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Hi all, Portage 1.8.8r1 has been released. Below is a list of all new features and fixes. For users * added support for emerge --unmerge which respects an additional --pretend flag if you just want to see the list of packages that would be unmerged. Use emerge --help or man emerge to get the details about how to use it. Don't forget to also read up on the additional --safe option * made env-update disregard backup files in /etc/env.d For ebuild writers * added support for a pkg_setup() function which is executed before anything else and can be typically used for package configuration actions or required system checks, the default behavior does nothing and can be overridden for most packages that currently have behaviour outside of the standard ebuild functions * implemented the noauto MAINTAINER flags for all relevant ebuild commands * rewrote the packagename without category support to also graceously handle deps specifiers at the beginning, this shouldn't be used in the ebuilds, but is very handy when using emerge --unmerge. This is how emerge handles unmerging "<portage-1.8.8". Thanks a lot to everyone who has helped to make these features and bugfixes being supplied so quickly! -- Geert Bevin the Leaf sprl/bvba "Use what you need" Pierre Theunisstraat 1/47 http://www.theleaf.be 1030 Brussels gbevin@... Tel & Fax +32 2 241 19 98
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$3 million in state funds to cover federal shortfall and get people off waiting lists and into training
MARION, IL- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Director Warren Ribley visited the Marion workNet Center today to announce that $3 million in state workforce funds are being targeted to get dislocated workers off of waiting lists and into training.
�Getting people who want to work, back to work is our number one priority,� said Director Ribley. �Caseworkers at Illinois workNet Centers across the state have run out of their annual federal allotment and many clients are on a waiting list for services. We're acting now to fill the gap to get people back into training and back into the workforce.�
DCEO administers the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) on behalf of the state, which provides job training and workforce services for adults, youth and dislocated workers. The federal WIA allotment to Illinois was cut by 16 percent this program year. To prevent the interruption of service delivery and training services for dislocated workers, DCEO's Office of Employment and Training is transferring $3 million from discretionary funds to alleviate waiting lists and serve additional workers who have lost their jobs due to the recession.
Workers like:� Fleda McCoy's position as a fieldworker at Grow was eliminated as of July 27, 2009 due to a lack of funding. She has been attending John A. Logan College with the goal of completing a two-year degree program, but it has been a struggle financially with the cost of books and supplies. She has received some assistance with the Pell grant and Map grant but not enough to cover all the expenses.
� Donny Craft was dislocated from Transcraft. When he signed up for classes in the technology field at John A. Logan College, he lost his unemployment benefits. He is now fighting to get his unemployment insurance back and looking for work.
"We are very excited because the funds will allow us to serve job seekers who have been waiting for training dollars and to also serve our businesses who would like to hire," said Kathy Lively, Chief Executive Officer of Man-Tra-Con. "It is a win for the job seekers and for the employers in our region."
Funds will be distributed to local workforce areas (LWIA) based on allocations and dislocated worker expenditure rates. Areas that have expended 80 percent or more of their local dislocated worker dollars will receive additional funding from State administrative funds (See chart to the left. Funding is listed by LWIA). A map of the state�s workforce areas can be found online at www.illinoisworknet.com.

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Welcome back. Today's tip will show you how to add a user-friendly button allowing users to join and start games, like I have in my game Runica.
When figuring out how to code a new feature for your game, it helps to decide just what you want the feature to do. We need:
1. An icon
2. That sits in a stat panel
3. That does things when you click it.
Objs have icons to represent them, and objs have Click() procs, and objs can sit in stat panels; therefore, we will use an obj. Additionally, we want our button to say "join" if a user hasn't joined the game, and "start" if he has. That means our button will show different things to different users... so we also need:
4. Each user to have his own button
5. "Join" and "start" icon_states for the button's icon.
Let's make a button obj first.
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Now, of course, we have to make button.dmi. Make a "join" and a "start" icon_state. (For those unfamiliar with icon states, each time you click the palette button, you're making a new one... double-click underneath the new image to name it.) For optimal user-friendliness, your "join" icon_state should be an image of the word "join," and your "start" state should say "start."
So. We've made the prototype for our button. Now to ensure that each user gets one:
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There. What we just did was to create a new mob variable, named "mybutton," designed to hold an obj/button. We put a couple lines in mob/Login() as well that create a new obj/button for the user when he logs in, placing it in that mybutton variable, and making its icon_state "join." Now each user has their own button, which will say "join" when they enter the game.
Unfortunately, they won't be able to see it, since we haven't displayed it anywhere. For that we need a stat panel.
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This creates a new panel called "Game," in which users will see the words "Click to" followed by a button saying "join." (If you prefer, you can insert the stat code line after a statpanel that already exists in your game.)
Now for making the button do what it's supposed to. If we're going to be differentiating between playing and watching users (which we are!), we need a variable for that. I lean toward a global list of players you can add people to. And we need to alter the button prototype to make use of its Click() proc.
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Think fast! Can you spot the problems with the above code? Well, I'll tell you.
1. The join code doesn't check to see if the user is already joined
2. The start code doesn't check to see if the game is already started
3. Worst of all, we check to see if the icon_state is "start" right after the join code sets it to "start"!
These are common runtime bugs for game-joining code. Let's fix them.
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What we return doesn't matter as much as the fact that we're returning, but in situations where it doesn't matter (no other proc called this one looking for an answer), I like to use "return 1" to indicate that the user was successful in what he was trying to do, and "return 0" to indicate that he wasn't. It might come in handy if I'm quickly scanning my code.
Now we have a basic joining and starting system! You might add other niceties yourself, such as an if statement in client/Stat() so the "Click to" stat line is shown only when no game is in progress, or code to make the button switch back to "join" again when the game has ended. Or you can use mob variables, stat panels, and obj/Click() to make a whole interface with lots of buttons that do different things... toggle sounds on and off, make your character invisible, heck, even switch you to other stat panels. The world of user-friendly buttons is your oyster, my friend.
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Stat panels have some great uses in games, but like just about everything, it's possible to use them unwisely. Stat panels rarely hurt a game... until you have so many that the user has to scroll with those little left and right arrows to get to them all. If the first use of stat panels is to have quick access to important info or commands, making them hard to get to defeats the purpose.
When your game has so many stat panels that their tabs can't all be seen at once, consider removing some. Ask your players which panels are the most useful and turn the rest into verbs. Using these new verbs would display the relevant info right in the text window. Some players are more mouse-oriented, and some are more keyboard-oriented; you can even consider making verb-activated alternatives for all your stat panels. That way, players who prefer typing "inv" to clicking the inventory tab will be happy. Until they find something else to complain about.


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I.D.?s Executioners
The blogosphere was born and the global economy fell to pieces. And yet nothing in the corporate zeitgeist shifted an iota. Though the cells were constantly regenerated, the parent entity remained exactly the same. Like hundreds of American businesses, it was obsessed with short-term profitability, the future be damned. And no one who had any serious power over I.D. seemed to understand anything about design.
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Google's Image Search Now Requires Explicit Queries For Explicit Results
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I taught in Saudi Arabia during the last year. There's a mandatory Google safe search there. For the first few months I taught English before teaching IT. When students would ask what certain words meant, I'd show them pictures on Google images. Occasionally, the word wouldn't show. These were non-porn words. I wish I could remember what some of those words were because I'd like to check to see if they're also blocked in the US. What a fucked up thing, Google.


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After finding success on the collegiate level, some National Collegiate Athletic Association football coaches have to decide whether to take their talents to the professional stage or remain loyal to their university position.
A recent trend among NCAA football coaches is to make the jump to the National Football League after an accomplished college career. Some head coaches, such as Seattle Seahawks' Pete Carroll and San Francisco 49ers' Jim Harbaugh, have made a smooth transition from college to pros, where others have struggled to make the switch.
There are certain differences between coaches at a collegiate level and a professional level. Dale Lennon, head football coach at Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, believes he can better develop relationships with athletes at the college level.
"The relationships are unique, you are able to recruit, develop and teach these guys from when they are freshman to their senior year. In the NFL it's much more like a business and the relationships are probably not as strong," he said.
When college players enter a university they expect coaches to stay throughout their college career, however, that's not always the reality. Former NCAA football player and current SIU student studying history, Quez Patterson thinks coaches abandon players when they leave for the NFL.
"When you go to a school, as an athlete you are picking based on the coach. Coaching played about 95 percent into my decisions. When you go somewhere it's usually for the coach's system, so when a coach leaves they definitely let players down," he said.
Highly touted quarterback Andrew Luck said he knows that feeling all too well.
Before he entered his senior year at Stanford University, Luck's coach of three years, Jim Harbaugh, decided to leave his head coaching job at Stanford to take the position as head coach for the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL.
Harbaugh, in an interview with the New York Times said the opportunity was too great to pass up.
"I view it as the perfect opportunity the perfect competitive platform, with the level playing field a chance to be part of a team that goes after the highest award in all of sports, the Lombardi Trophy," Harbaugh said.
What the NFL and NCAA do have in common, though, is the fact they are both businesses and the football program at some schools is a multi-hundred million dollar business. The coaches are well compensated for their success in both leagues.
The highest paid NCAA coach is Nick Saban of the University of Alabama, who makes a salary more than $5.4 million a year. Where the highest paid NFL coach, Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots makes $7.5 million annually.
Coaches such as Notre Dame's Brian Kelly could not be drawn by the pay raise, whereas others like former Syracuse head coach and current Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone would gladly accept.
Some colleges put a clause in the contract that does not allow coaches to opt out of their contract for the NFL. SIUC Associate Athletic Director Andy Pettit said there are ways the NFL teams can get around contracts.
"In most contracts there are guaranteed buyouts that can be payed in order to void a contract. The NFL team will pay the school millions of dollars for the buyout along with paying for the coach's salary to release the coach."
In response, NCAA contracts have began to increase significantly to keep up with the NFL.
"Coaches salaries have become very competitive," Lennon said. "You have seen now where coaches' contracts enable them to be the highest paid coach in their conference, so if another coach gets a raise, the first coach would also get a raise."
Saban has tried his luck in both the NCAA and the NFL. Previously the coach of Louisiana State University, he took the head coaching job for the Miami Dolphins in 2005 after he won a Bowl Championship Series National Championship in 2003. After going 15-17 with two seasons in Miami, Saban took the head coaching job at the University of Alabama in 2006. During Saban's tenure at Alabama he has boasted a 68-13 record through six seasons as well as three more national championship wins.
Despite recent accomplishments by coaches who moved from the NCAA to the NFL, Lennon believes the key to success in the NFL is prior experience there.
"You look at all the other guys who had a quick stint it was their first year, where coaches like Carroll and Harbaugh had been there before, whether it's as a player or as a coach, they understand how the business works."
Pettit believes the draw to the NFL will only increase because the style of play, different responsibilities and coaches ability to focus entirely on football.
"There are more mobile quarterbacks in the league than ever, the college read option is now working better because the speed of play has increased. Also, coaches don't have to play scout, general manager, coach and mentor, instead their attention can be completely on football."


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Lawyers Choose iPhone 3G
Chicago-based law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP is a world leader in bankruptcy, labour and corporate finance law. To stay ahead of their clients' needs, Sonnenschein's lawyers require real-time access to confidential corporate information — email, calendars, contacts and the firm's massive legal library
— wherever they go.
Their solution? Apple iPhone 3G. "iPhone is the first wireless device that really addresses the things we need from a business perspective", says Sonnenschein CIO Andrew Jurczyk.
By communicating directly with Microsoft Exchange Server, iPhone 3G gives Sonnenschein secure, enterprise-grade access to essential business information, including push email, calendar and contacts. iPhone enables the firm to keep its 1,700 legal professionals constantly connected — and productive — from boardroom to courtroom.
Minimal Investment, Big Returns
One of the biggest benefits of iPhone is its ease of deployment and administration, Jurczyk says. "We were able to support a large number of devices at launch, without any significant investment. The infrastructure was there, the expertise was there. It was a tremendous ROI".
The only challenge during rollout was high demand among the lawyers for iPhone 3G, he adds. The IT team set up an activation system to distribute iPhones as quickly as possible while streamlining front-end support.
"When we hand the lawyers an iPhone, it already has all their contacts and calendar information", says Jurczyk. "So they are productive as soon as we put iPhones in their hands".
Secure and Confidential
Sonnenschein lawyers deal with highly confidential information, so the enterprise-grade networking capabilities of iPhone are essential.
"Out of the box, we found that iPhone meetsour enterprise security needs", says MikeBarnas, Director of Application Services. "We were able to extend the security featuresourselves within iPhone. We enforced alphanumeric pass-code authentication and we can remote-wipe the device, which is critical". The IT team also uses digital certificates to authenticate iPhone users against its corporate network, creating a highly secure VPN connection.
Through SharePoint on the firm's server and the Safari browser on iPhone, lawyers can access and search text in Sonnenschein's legal library of more than six million documents.
"Lawyers can search our intellectual capital on an iPhone anywhere in the world", says Jurczyk. "They can even pull up and read a library document on iPhone. We've never been able to do that on any other wireless device".
Integrity of Documents
For Sonnenschein, perhaps the most important function of iPhone is how it easily retrieves — and correctly displays — corporate email and attachments. iPhone delivers the best email experience of any mobile device used at Sonnenschein.
"What differentiates iPhone from other devices is that it maintains the full fidelity of email and attachments", Jurczyk notes. "Word documents, PowerPoints, Excel spreadsheets and PDFs are viewable, readable and formatted correctly. It's invaluable for our business".
The Future of Mobile
iPhone 3G has quickly become a must-have business tool at Sonnenschein. The firm plans to expand on its iPhone investment by developing custom time-tracking and on-demand training applications, Barnas says. "What I see next for iPhone is the ability to provide rich multimedia information at your fingertips. You don't see that with any other device".
iPhone has transformed mobile communications, Jurczyk agrees: "When I think about the features of iPhone and what it allows us to do in our business, it's obvious that iPhone is truly a game-changing device in the mobile world".
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Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora's song "Black Widow" raises a lot of questions—like what does it mean that Rita Ora wants to love somebody until they hate her and also like a black widow? And what is up with Iggy's tautologically fraught line, "If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be stuck singing this song?" And has someone, possibly a close friend or family member, talked to them about the fact that getting into "Fatal Attraction s–t" isn't something they should be so proud of, and maybe they should consider a course of intensive therapy?
The video for the track only keeps the questions coming. Why is Iggy Azalea working in a greasy spoon with a poster in the kitchen that clearly has a drawing of her on it? What kind of high-intensity boob tape are she and Rita Ora using in those jumpsuits? And did anyone think that there were people out there who were begging to see Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora try their hand at comedic acting?


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I thought this had already been asked, but did a search & couldn't find the answer. How long should you keep your bank statements? I have at least a couple of years worth piling up -from 3 different banks- & want to get rid of as many as possible, but I don't want to throw away something that I might possibly need 2 months down the road. I keep all of our paid bills for 1 year... I have 12 file folders each labeled for each month. When I get back around to that month I throw out last years; for example, I will soon be throwing away May 2007's bills & replacing w/ May 2008's paid bills. Could I do this w/ bank statements too? Thanks in advance for any replies! :) |
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The first question I'd ask - how many times since you've had bank accounts have you needed to dig out an old check? How many times have you had to prove that you paid something? The law of averages is on your side that you will never have a check go astray in the mails or that you'll be audited by the IRS. I save bank statements for one calendar year at most. When tax returns have been filed, the tax year bank statements get shredded. I don't keep routine paid bills for any length of time (basically, only as long as it takes me to pay the bills and run by the post office with them) - if a utility or credit card or whatever didn't get a check, I'd know about it on their next bill. Lots of people are drowning in paper and everyone's a little different with regards to saving paper. You sort of have to look at what you're holding on to and why and for how long and find your comfort level. |
What about scanning them into your computer and scrapping the paper (which I would think could then be requested again from the bank should anything ever come up that needs it)? |
I hope you're shredding these as you dispose of them and not just dumping them into the trash. My credit union keeps statements available to me online for 2 years. |
If you get paper statements and your checks back...keep for at least a year. After a year, you can toss the statements, IF you pull out all important checks, like taxes, real estate/home improvement stuff, large dollar purchases and so forth. Retain these checks as long as necessary (tax stuff 7 years, large dollar purchases as long as you own the item, etc.) If you did the above, you could use your 12 month revolving file for bank statements as well, but as Kframe said, shred 'em before you toss 'em. |
- Posted by zone_8grandma (My Page) on Wed, Apr 30, 08 at 13:43
I shred statements that are older than 2 months. Once I had to get old statements for my mother's account. The bank sent me photo copies of them for a small fee. |
I don't get paper bank statements, so my response would be you don't need to keep them any longer than it takes to reconcile them and find any mistakes. |
With some banks you can go back several years on the computer. I have to go back and shred some stuff now. Check with your tax advisor. |
I've set all my bank statements to be paperless. I download them, naming each statement "Giant Bank Year Month" There is probably no need to be keeping them, but at least I'm not drowning in paper... well, actually I am, but at least not bank statements! |
I do everything electronically, and this is something that has been bothering me. I don't remember the last time I even received a bank statement, so I am obviously not keeping any sort of record of them. I am constantly "in" my transaction activity, however. I even go so far as to have my balances and certain transactions meeting specific criteria emailed to me on a daily basis (for example, any transaction over $X). How much trouble could this practice cause? Does the fact that I'm regularly accessing my transaction histories (and, presumably, aware of any discrepancies) somewhat mitigate the fact that I do not receive (and keep) a paper statement? |
I don't think there is any definite answer to your question. In my case, I save 4 years of statements (2-3 pages per month) which fit nicely into a 1" 3-ring binder. When a new statement comes, I shred the oldest one. There are not many instances when you would need very old statements. Medicaid is one, however. They will want to see the lasy 5 years of statements. I went through this with my mother who was in a nursing home. The bank was able to provide the missing statements, and they did so at no charge! |
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Security concerns and trust worries are playing a big role in a general apprehension towards Facebook shopping, a new survey by the Ponemon Institute and ThreatMetrix suggests.
The study surveyed 722 American 'active users of the Internet', who each spend an average of 24 hours per week online.
Sixty-seven percent of respondents said – pre-holiday season – that they planned to spend more on Internet purchases than on in-store purchases, but where does the balance lie between traditional online shopping and Facebook-centric shopping? The report reveals that only 32 percent of the people surveyed said they'd ever browsed a brand's Facebook page and then made a purchase on the brand's website, and only one in five said they'd made a purchase directly through Facebook. These meagre numbers, it seems, are down to security concerns and fears of fraud .
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• 72 percent worry 'in general' about becoming a victim of online fraud.
In a Facebook-centric capacity, only 26 percent of respondents believe that Facebook storefronts are secure. Fifty-three percent do not think Facebook storefronts are committed to protecting users, and 23 percent are unsure.
Alisdair Faulkner, Chief Products Officer at ThreatMetrix, told Mashable that by and large people trust the Facebook brand, but don't necessarily trust their friends and family to be vigilant to scams and phishing attacks. Facebook could help itself in this arena, Faulkner said, if it responded more quickly to such incidents: "It takes them hours, and that's a lifetime on the web," he noted. Indeed, the report indicates that 43 percent of those surveyed said that their perceptions about the security of a website can affect their use of the site, and highly-publicised stories about spam attacks on Facebook won't help in this regard.
However, ecommerce platform Payvment reports that it saw one million purchases through its online channels this December – can that be linked to its solid and well-respected reputation? Regardless, online merchants need to pay attention to how their security protocols appear to users – even the tightest mechanisms will prove fruitless if there are no customers there to protect.


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That list included: Nick Watney (910D3 10.5º), Gary Woodland (910D3 7.5º), Bud Cauley (910D2 7.5º), Tom Gillis (910D2 9.5º), John Merrick (910D2 8.5º), Mark Anderson (910D3 8.5º), Ben Curtis (910D3 8.5º), Brendon de Jonge (910D3 9.5º, Martin Flores (910D3 9.5º), Hunter Haas (910D3 9.5º), Kyung-tae Kim (910D3 8.5º), Seung-yul Noh (910D3 7.5º), Tom Pernice Jr. (910D3 8.5º), D.J. Trahan (910D3 7.5º)Team Titleist caught up with Nick Watney, Gary Woodland and Ben Curtis earlier in the week to get their first impressions of the new prototype Titleist 913 drivers after hitting them for the first time on the AT&T National range. Here what they had to say in the above video.
"Well, what an awesome week really. I don't know where to start really," said Titleist Brand Ambassador Marc Leishman minutes after winning the 2012 Travelers Championship last Sunday, marking his first-career victory on the PGA Tour.
Marc went out early and posted a final round 8-under 62 to take the lead into the clubhouse – a lead that would stand as Marc waited close to two hours for the final groups to come in. What did Marc do during that wait?
"Just got something to eat and then sat down, watched a little bit of soccer. I turned it over. I didn't want to watch the golf the whole time because I would have been sweating," he said.
As the final groups closed-in on the often action-packed finishing holes at TPC River Highlands, Marc headed to the practice tee, "hit some balls and putted for a bit, and it turned out well that it was a practice session, not a warmup session. I was very happy about that."
The Travelers Championship has a rich history and recently has played host to a number of first-time winners on the PGA Tour including Pro V1x loyalists Bubba Watson (2010) and Hunter Mahan (2007).
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Posted: June 28, 2012
Tour seeding of Titleist's new 913 drivers began Monday at AT&T National and Team Titleist arrived early on Tuesday to find a flood of buzzing media members, spectators and players, all eager to learn more about the new prototype clubs.
From the moment they arrived on site at Congressional Country Club, the team has been hard at work, outfitting Titleist Brand Ambassadors with new prototype 913D2 and 913D3 drivers. Experts from Titleist's Club R&D, Club Development and Tour Promotion departments are all on hand to dial in players' club specifications, collect data and solicit feedback - the essential ingredients in Titleist's performance validation process.
It's an exciting time for everyone involved, a final step that must be undertaken successfully before any Titleist product can go to market.
Take a look at Team Titleist's images from Tuesday's testing sessions in the slideshow below, and stay tuned for more pics, video and updates from Congressional.
Posted: June 25, 2012
If you haven't heard, the tour seeding and performance validation process for the new prototype Titleist 913 drivers is now under way.It began early this morning on the range at the AT&T National with the sound of Titleist Brand Ambassador Bobby Gates hitting a new prototype Titleist 913 driver for the the first time, his Pro V1x golf ball launching far down the range at Congressional Country Club.Several other Titleist players, including S.Y. Noh, Jimmy Walker and Brendan Steele, also took their first swings with the new prototype 913 drivers today, our Titleist Tour Reps there to help them get dialed-in with their optimal shaft and SureFit Tour hosel setting.Meanwhile, Titleist Brand Ambassador Rory McIlroy took advantage of a nice day in Ireland to test his new prototype 913 driver before getting ready to play in this week's Irish Open.The buzz will get even louder Tuesday, as many more Titleist players arrive at Congressional, each with a new prototype 913 driver built to their specifications waiting for them in the Titleist Tour Van.Take a look at Team Titleist's pictures from Monday's testing sessions in the slideshow below, and stay tuned for more pics, video and updates from Congressional.


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PCRI Insights May 2005 vol. 8, no. 2
By Oliver Sartor, MD Chief, Hematology-Oncology Section; Director, Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
PAIN FROM BONE METASTASIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CLINICAL PROBLEMS IN PATIENTS WITH HORMONE-REFRACTORY PROSTATE CANCER (HRPC). Radiographic evidence of distant metastatic spread to bone occurs in the vast majority of cases of late stage disease, and in most patients these lesions are osteoblastic (bone-forming) in nature.
The most reliable method of detecting bone metastases in a prostate cancer patient is a conventional bone scan. However, even in a patient with prostate cancer, not all areas of enhanced uptake on bone scan are associated with metastatic disease, particularly in the case of solitary lesions or uptake in joints. Confirmation of metastases by additional imaging modalities such as plain radiographs or MRI scans may be needed prior to making a clear diagnosis. Bone metastases may or may not be associated with painful symptoms when initially detected.1
Conventional bone scan (99mTc-MDP) versus 153Sm-EDTMP demonstrating identical uptake. 153Sm-EDTMP emits an imageable 103 keV gamma photon that can be viewed up to 3-5 days after the initial injection by either planar or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Uptake and distribution of 153Sm-EDTMP are similar to those of 99mTc-MDP used in bone scans. Comparison of the two images produced by gamma radiation emitted by gamma radiation emitted from 153Sm-EDTMP and 99mTc-MDP in the same patient illustrates how similar the radiographs produced by 153Sm-EDTMP are. Thus, 153Sm-EDTMP may also be used for diagnostic imaging. Images courtesy of Todd Hoover. |
In patients initially diagnosed with bone metastases and then subsequently treated with hormonal therapy, Newling and colleagues have determined that increases in serum PSA occur approximately six months prior to changes in bone scan which in turn occur approximately four months prior to patient reports of pain.2 The timing of this sequence of events in patients treated with hormonal therapy before the onset of bone metastases (most patients today) has not been well studied, but the interval between PSA rise and the onset of a positive bone scan is suspected to be much longer (more than two years on average).
Even in patients with a positive bone scan who report painful symptoms, a comprehensive examination may be needed to establish the cause of the pain and evaluate any possible complicating factors such as spinal cord compression, neuropathic conditions, and pathologic fractures. Patients with bone metastases may also have non-malignant sources of bone pain, and the causes of such pain need to be evaluated on a case by case basis. It is not uncommon for arthritis or other benign problems to cause pain in a patient with cancer.
Decay properties such as half-life and particle energy play significant roles in such important clinical characteristics of these agents as onset and duration of palliative effects and degree of and time to recovery from bone marrow suppression. The particle emission energies of 32P and 89Sr and the corresponding ranges in bone and soft tissue are much greater than those of 153Sm. Higher energy particles are associated with greater marrow toxicity as the result of the larger volumes of marrow exposed to radiation. The shorter physical half-life of 153Sm (1.9 days) results in a more rapid delivery of radiation than either 32P (14.3 days) or 89Sr (50.5 days). For example, delivery of 90% of the total dose of radiation requires approximately 3.5 half-lives of decay, a time interval of approximately one week for 153Sm, seven weeks for 32P, and 25 weeks for 89Sr.
1.Gandhok N and Sartor O.Bone-targeted therapy for prostate cancer. In: Klein EA, ed. Current clinical urology: Management of prostate cancer, second edition. Totowa: Humana Press, 2004:589-606.
2. Newling DW,Denis L,Vermeylen K.Orchiectomy versus goserelin and flutamide in the treatment of newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer. Analysis of the criteria of evaluation used in the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer- Genitourinary Group Study 30853. Cancer 1993;72(12 suppl): 3793-3798.
3. Serafini AN, Houston SJ, Resche I, et al, Palliation of pain associated with metastatic bone cancer using samarium-153 lexidronam: A double-blind placebo-controlled study. J Clin Oncol 1998;16:1574-1581.
4. Sartor O, Reid RH, Hoskin PJ, et al, Samarium-153-lexidronam complex for the treatment of painful bone metastases in hormone refractory prostate cancer.Urology 2004;63:940-945.
5. Tu SM,Millikan RE,Mengistu B, et al.Bone-targeted therapy for advanced androgen-independent carcinoma of the prostate: a randomised phase II trial. Lancet. 2001; 357(9253):336-41.
6. Widmark A, Linne T, Modig H, Johansson L. Optimizing the time of co-administration of docetaxel and samarium-153 for advanced androgen independent carcinoma of the prostate [abstract]. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 2003;22:433.
7. Arnsmeier SL, Spies S, Shervin D, et al. Phase I/II study of taxane and estramustine with samarium in patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer [abstract]. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 2004;23:438.


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Hello--I've found a ceramic birdbath I really want but I'm concerned about the top getting knocked off and breaking. I have a cat and he never catches birds, but I can see him potentially jumping up there to drink from it. (Although the way the bowl is shaped, I don't think he will because he would probably slide into the water.) I also have dogs that could possibly run into it.
The maker of the birdbath makes a birdbath adhesive that is like a removeable plumber's putty that stays soft. It's expensive though, and I'd have to buy it separately from the bath and pay extra shipping. I'm wondering if the putty adhesive for posters, etc would work. The Loctite brand says it's waterproof and freezeproof, but it's not recommended for outdoor use for some reason. I wouldn't leave it out in freezing weather anyway. Then there is something called Quake Putty for sticking stuff down in earthquakes, RVs, boats, but I'd probably have to order that, too. Have any of you had this problem, if so, what did you use? |
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Question, why a flexible putty, so you can remove it later? You want something that will stick to the birdbath but allow you to take it apart later? |
Yes, but I'm not totally opposed to the idea of just gluing it on permanently. If I could take it apart it would make it a lot easier to store in the winter and pack when I move. |
How heavy is the bowl? I am skeptical that a putty product will be able to withstand being hit by a dog or something. If the surface is not porous, how about trying hot glue. You'll need to buy a heat gun, but if you have one already, you can run it out to the yard. The heat glue can be removed with some rubbing alcohol, assuming the finish on the bird bath isn't affected by alcohol (see video). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNNqSXgj6DE Paul |
That's a good idea, I didn't even think of using the glue gun. |
Around here, hot glue would easily get too hot and/or to brittle. I was thinking either some plumber's putty or a bead of silicone caulk. |
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Does anybody tip???
Who and what do you tip while at WDW ?? We all tip for food service but generally how much? It seems more and more people are going over the 20% mark. If you are on the DDP, I understand that there is a 18% gratuity charge (I pretty sure that's what I read) but then I also read people tip on top of that! Is that the general rule ?? Do you tip mousekeeping and if so, how much? If you are staying at a Deluxe, do you tip the person who loads your luggage onto the cart or just the person who delivers the luggage to the room, or both?? Who elso do you tip?? When you see all the tip jars at local stores near the cash registars do you tend to leave your change in the tip jar or not? Just curious
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I tip. Mousekeeping, I usually give $1 a day for every person in the room, BUT I leave an envelope every day; your maid service may change throughout the week. As for luggage/ bell hops, I've heard you should tip $1 for every bag they carry to your room. I've only had to do this on business trips. Food: I've worked as a server & a bartender (so has my DH) so we always tip at least 20% unless it's just awful service- at Disney or away from Disney. That's just our personal preference. 18% is a good tip. If you feel like your server did a better job than most, you can always leave an extra $1 or $2. Hope that helps out some.
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Anything is possible! What aboout the luggage? I know when we travel we usually have alot of small bags in addition to our suitcases (we drive), I know they usually say $1.00-$2.00 a bag, would you consider each of those small bags as an individual bag??Originally Posted by PinkTink918
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I agree with the above except about table service.
I use 15% minimum and 5$ per person minimum. I was home yesterday eating food from a restaurant and I tipped the people $5 on $22 and all I ate there was tea and salad, took the rest home.
50% in rare but has happened. If staff spends lots of time entertaining your kids, special orders food, helps disabled guests, puts up with annoying people like me, or does stuff that a spouse or parent would not do then tip big. It does not matter if you are on vacation or not. The table servers also have to be nice to cooks and tip bus boys usually so they may not get much in the end.
How many people will bring mustard, run back for ketchup, run back for sauce, run back for more napkins and then repeat at another table? It is very hard work being a waitress. There is busy work to do, clean tables, answer questions, and deal with people who often treat people badly. I tip big because I get treated well. If they have an attitude problem then I tip way less and have done that but not for a long time.
We generally can't afford to eat in any restaurant at Disney.... but we usually try to be able to splurge and buy some popcorn, or a popsicle. Those are not the kinds of things to tip for (I don't think?? Goodness I'm so embarrassed if they are things most people tip for and I have never tipped!) We ate at the Castle once, a couple years ago, and we would have tipped, and it would have been probably 20%.
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Panthers Defeat Oilers
Brian Campbell scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, and the Florida Panthers got two more scores in the third period to win their third straight, beating the Oilers, 4-2, in Edmonton.
January 12, 2015, Monday
Sabres Top Senators in a Shootout
Matt Moulson's shootout goal gave Buffalo its sixth straight home win and its fourth over all.
December 16, 2014, Tuesday
Henrik Lundqvist Makes a Shutout Look Easy
Henrik Lundqvist made 16 saves, and the Rangers beat the Edmonton Oilers, 2-0, Sunday night.
December 16, 2014, Tuesday
Back at Garden, Pouliot Makes the Rangers Pay
The former Ranger Benoit Pouliot, who signed a five-year, $20 million deal with the Oilers last spring, scored the go-ahead goal in Edmonton's 3-1 victory.
November 10, 2014, Monday
Sather Is Used to Stanley Cup Finals, if Not With the Rangers
The presence of Glen Sather, the Rangers' general manager who won five championship rings with the Oilers, lent a certain kind of old-fashioned hockey star power to media day.
June 4, 2014, Wednesday
Rangers Rout Oilers, Tying Franchise Road Win Mark
The Rangers won their 24th away game of the season as Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello scored two goals each in a 5-0 win at Edmonton.
March 31, 2014, Monday
Flyers Best Penguins Again
Semyon Varlamov made 38 saves and Andre Benoit, Nick Holden and John Mitchell scored for the visiting Colorado Avalanche in a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.
March 17, 2014, Monday
Rangers Defeat Penguins in Shootout; Devils Win in Overtime
Pittsburgh had won all of its shootouts this season, but the Rangers managed to inflict a rare loss in a tiebreaker.
February 8, 2014, Saturday
Streak Over, Rangers' Focus Turns to Penguins, Then Sochi
The Rangers' bid for a fifth straight victory was halted by Nail Yakupov's goal against Cam Talbot with 1 minute 38 seconds to play.
February 7, 2014, Friday
Oilers Win in Shootout
Jordan Eberle and David Perron scored in a shootout, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the host Dallas Stars, 3-2.
December 2, 2013, Monday
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Panel conversation Women and Men in a New Millennium with Barbara Annis, Michael Kimmel, and Carlos Andrés Gómez moderated by Courtney Martin
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Experiencing Gender Reconciliation with Cynthia Brix, Will Keepin, Jennifer Buffett, Peter Buffett, Zanele Khumalo, and John Tsungme Guy
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Moving Beyond Our Stories with Vinny Ferraro and Pam Dunn
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Gender Reconciliation creates safe spaces for women and men to engage in experiential, interactive exercises and dialogues to address issues rarely discussed aloud. This session builds trust and authentic communication where we can speak truth to our pain without blame and shame, and move beyond to reclaim mutual harmony and beloved community. There will also be a powerful dialogue with Jennifer Buffett and Peter Buffett on intimate relationships, and an interactive conversation with leaders of Gender Reconciliation based in the U.S. and South Africa.
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Vinny Ferraro and Pam Dunn
It is one thing to know a person by their gender, race, accomplishments, or "image." It is a completely different process to connect to each other's humanity and learn who we really are through the details that are often missing in our day-to-day encounters. Many of us are so afraid of becoming vulnerable that we end up settling for superficial relationships and conversations. As a result, we may spend our lives feeling separate. In this session—in small and large groups, through discussion, mindfulness meditation, and other exercises—we explore taking the risk to see past our conditioning, our assumptions, and our stories in order to truly connect and heal that which divides us.
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Hi all.
I have 2 strawberry towers made of 8" PVC with 5 feet sticking out of the ground (the remaining length is in-ground to provide balance/support). The towers have either 2" or 1.5" holes (I don't remember which) with around 75 strawberry plants growing in each tower. The towers are filled with 1-1-1 mix and the strawberries are doing quite nicely. I'm in Mercer County, NJ (near Princeton), so we have snow and freezing in Winter. What do I do to protect the plants in Winter so that I don't have a total kill-off by Spring. I can cover them in burlap, but watering them in sub 30 degree weather doesn't seem reasonable. I am at a loss. Help? Andrew |
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hmmm. maybe try putting a chicken wire type frame around the towers, maybe with a 6 inch or so space all the way around, then get a bail of straw and fill it up all the way with loosely packed straw. you could probably then wrap this with burlap as well... you would probably want to extend the chicken wire cage over the top as well. don't do this until they have died back after the first frost or two. I would think this should work fairly well and not cost an arm and a leg to do. I am in NJ and grow about 200 strawberry plants, however mine are in raised beds so the soil insulates them, I do mulch them over with a thick layer of straw in the winter though and they do just fine. btw, that must have taken quite a bit of the gritty mix to fill those towers! |
- Posted by queenskitchen 6B/7 (NYC) (My Page) on Thu, May 10, 12 at 10:27
According to my calculations it should have been about 13 gallons (just less than 2CF) for an 8" pipe with a 5 ft soil(less) column, 26 gallons or 3.75CF total. I was curious and had to figure it out. |
The gritty mix was (relatively speaking) the easy part. I actually managed to blow the math - my measurements of volume were somehow too aggressive so i have lots of ingredients left over. The hard parts were b) actually filling the towers - I covered the towers with newspaper held down with painter's tape. and then filled to each hole-level. I then poked a hole to push the strawberry in and then filled to the next level. I left all the newspaper on to help hold the mix in until the roots firmly lock everything in place. This cover is actually working well and I've had little spillage from the sides. c) my garden has a heavy clay level a foot below the surface - which is why everything is in raised beds. I ended up having a handyman service come by with a power auger to punch the holes; I wasn't able to do it with a one person gas powered auger (good thing I have other skills). My new task is to cut some 1/2 PVC to create a shell around my 2 strawberry beds and cover them with shadecloth. The rabbits are being ferocious and will end up eating all the plants before they really get established. I was hoping for a bed of green above the mulch covering them, but instead I'll have to look at a white cover which will hopefully keep them at bay. Andrew |
Andrew I like your towers. They should look great covered with strawberries. Good use of space too. I was to suggest the wire frame just as other poster suggested. I don't think you need to worry about moisture, since the top will be 'open' (I mean not covered with anything solid&waterproof, just wire keeping the straw/chopped-up fallen leaves inside; this is also a method of overwintering the fig trees, palms 7 such in colder zones), any rain and/or snow should be enough to keep them 'watered'. In your last post you said to cut some 1/2 PVC to create a shell; do you mean 1/2 inch PVC tube? Actually, here is some info I just found: Barrier fencing. Constructing a simple wire fence around the part of the garden containing vegetables and other highly rabbit-vulnerable plants is an almost foolproof method for protecting plants from rabbits. Cottontails will not jump a 2-foot-high fence. Jackrabbits can jump higher if they are being chased by dogs or otherwise frightened, so A 30- to 36-inch-high fence constructed from woven wire with a mesh no larger than 1 inch is recommended for excluding rabbits. The lower end of the wire mesh should be turned outward at a 90-degree angle and buried 6 inches in the ground to discourage rabbits from digging under the fence. Regular 20-gauge poultry netting supported by stakes can provide protection from rabbits for three to five years and is inexpensive to replace. Welded wire will provide protection for longer periods. Other option could be electric fence...spray repellents really don't work that well, they are short-term only. Good luck growing yummy strawberries. |
Not to hijack my own thread, but ... I'm a bit concerned with covering the strawberries with either shade cloth or hardware cloth. How will the flowers get pollinated? I have a huge roll of shade cloth and it will let in 95% of the light. I don't have hardware cloth so I would have to buy. I'm cutting the 1/2 inch PVC into a 2 foot height and and connecting the 4 foot width (bed width) with 90 degree elbows. The shade cloth is wide enough to completely cover and then be held down with bricks along the two widths. That should keep the rabbits out. Should I cut slices in the top of the cloth to allow bees to visit? I can't say I'm concerned that the bunnies will learn to fly and divebomb into the opening - but who knows? I mean these are Princeton-area bunnies so perhaps the Ivy League rubs off on them. At this point it's better to get them covered and growing than to worry about berries (tough to have tasty berries on a plant with 2 leaves left). I really don't want to build an uncovered 3' high cage from wire - too ugly, cumbersome and may serve only as a pen for the rabbits. Since the animals have nothing better to do than spend the day trying to cirumvent my actions it's always difficult to win. Especially when I'm not much smarter than they are and they certainly outnumber me. Andrew Andrew |
Andrew; hardware cloth is actually a wire mesh, comes in many sizes (size of opening). You can use chicken wire instead, it is less expensive. I suggested hardware cloth with min. 1/2inch to 1inch openings, so any bees/pollinating insects will be able to fly thru. If you read my previous post, fence of 3' tall should be enough to 'stop' bunnies from munching on your berries. You could also build the frame like a teepee and cover with wire mesh to get different look. Or inverted 'V'. Or inverted 'U'....options, options. I use this methods to fight off squrrels. Rina |
Andrew, since your 'beds' are actually towers, I would think that teepee idea would look good.... Rina |
The beds are actually beds (14x4) and the towers are separate. I covered the beds this weekend with Agribond over a frame made of 5 1/2" PVC 'brackets' (ie inverted U) and held down at the sides and ends with bricks. Since the garden fence and raised beds are all white it is a white on white look. Not as nice as green and black on white, but hey, at least the rabbits are frustrated. The towers with the Brunswick strawberries is flowering and berries are filling out. The Record strawberries in the other tower are just beginning to throw out flowers. The raised beds have two other strawberries, and while they have some flowers, given the bunny damage, I'm not holding my breath for this year's taste test. There used to be a way to directly post/link a picture into a posting without creating a link through flickr (for example). Does this still exist - I can't find it - because I'd like to post some pictures and I can't be bothered to create a flickr account with various privileges. Thanks. Andrew |
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Hope everyone is having a wonderful week! I am really looking forward to being on the farm this weekend! Blue Sky will be open Sat., 10-4, as usual. Also, going on this weekend is "Open Barn" at the farm. It will be a time to visit the alpacas, shop Humming Star Alpacas' store, and come by the stand for fresh, local produce. This weekend Blue Sky will have kale, turnips, collards, mustard greens, broccoli, chinese cabbage, carrots, cracked pecans, satsumas, meyer lemons and a limited supply of fresh yard eggs (hard to come these days because all the chickens seem to be molting this time of year). =)
Remember, all of the produce at Blue Sky is fresh-cut the day before you purchase, and it is all grown right here in Baldwin County. The growers practice organic methods, and we strive to keep our prices competitive with grocery stores and other farmer's markets in the area, even though our produce is grown organically.
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Nintendo honcho Satoru Iwata has said that the difference in visuals between the next consoles from Sony and Microsoft and Wii U won't be as "drastic" as the visual gap between Wii and PS3/Xbox 360.
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"We cannot promise that the Wii U will never be excluded from multiplatform software for eternity, but we can at least assure you that the Wii U will not have such a big difference as the Wii had in comparison to how, on other platforms, developers could expect very different graphic capabilities of generating HD-applicable high-resolution graphics," said Iwata.
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Live in Kennesaw. Have been to HOme Depot, Lowes, Ace, Pikes and others and can only find fine sand. Anyone know where to find commercial grade course sand in this area? |
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Stuart, You may get a lead using the link below. Google "course sand kennesaw georgia"... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Aggreate / Materials
Check with Lowes again. Ask for swiming pool filter sand. John |
- Posted by farmersteve N. AL Zone 7 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 12, 08 at 11:00
I was on the same quest last year in my area (N. Alabama). I would check any local large nurseries or landscaping companies that carry landscaping materials in bulk. Ask for "paver's sand" or the landscaper's opinion on what would be best. That's what worked for me. Good Luck, |
Be careful if you are adding that sand to your clay soil to break it up. I tried doing that and the results were less than satisfactory. The sand was like glue that held the clay together. It formed little balls about the size of quarters which could not be broken apart. After doing a lot more reading about the subject of adding sand to your clay soil, I found that many sources do not recommend adding sand because of the problems you may have. Good Luck. |
- Posted by stuart_2008 7 GA (My Page) on Thu, Jun 12, 08 at 14:00
Would using organic materials mixed with the clay @ 50/50 be appropriate to get good drainage for my azaleas in clay soil? |
Would using organic materials mixed with the clay @ 50/50 be appropriate to get good drainage for my azaleas in clay soil? IMO, it would be 100% better than it would be if you added sand. In my clay soil I have only used compost and shredded leaves and I challenge anyone to find any clay soil to a depth of 12 inches or more. Organic matter in red Georgia clay has made all the difference in my plots, there is no other solution IMO... Blutranes |
- Posted by farmersteve N. AL Zone 7 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 12, 08 at 17:42
Stuart, I have added sand (paver's sand) to my clay with satisfactory results. I think that my success was in the fact that I added about equal amounts of sand to the existing clay. Although I agree with blutranes that organic matter can have the best results (and possibly with the least risk) when amending clay. Steve |
- Posted by stuart_2008 7 GA (My Page) on Thu, Jun 12, 08 at 20:36
Thanks everyone for the help. I think I will just go with the 50/50 clay and organic materials. |
- Posted by belgianpup Wa/Zone 8 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 13, 08 at 1:16
Ask for white silica sand ('sharp' sand). Under no condition buy the kind of 'sand' that looks like clay pebbles. Contact a place that supplies wholesale concrete ingredients to builders. Try the two below: Alley-Cassetty Brick - Auburn Alley-Cassetty Brick - Morrow Sue |
Here is a thread which this topic was discussed at length. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Clay + Sand
For amending your clay soil the best thing you can add is organic matter, leaves, compost, even wood chips. What you need is a humus level, the residual amount of organic matter in your soil, of around 5 to 8 percent. The native habitat for Azaleas, or any Rhododendron, is as an understory plant in the forest, growing in a soil well endowed with organic matter, that is evenly moist and well drained. Sand will not do that. If you could get enough sand mixed into the clay to start to make any difference any moisture would flow through so quickly that the plants would not be able to use it. |
- Posted by farmersteve N. AL Zone 7 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 13, 08 at 18:11
"If you could get enough sand mixed into the clay to start to make any difference any moisture would flow through so quickly that the plants would not be able to use it." kimmsr, Not in my experience. Steve |
Steve, what is your native soil mixture? How much clay, silt, and sand does your soil contain and in what proportion? |
- Posted by farmersteve N. AL Zone 7 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 14, 08 at 20:10
Kimmsr, I did the "add some soil to a jar of water test" and after a few days waiting for everything to settle out I found that most of the material was not going to. There were some thin layers of coarser material at the bottom of the jar (and a few floating on the top), but the vast majority of the material was very small clay particles that did not really settle out well at all (it feels all slimy when it's in the water like that). From that test, which I performed a few times in a few different places, I concluded that I have clay, at least 85 or 90% clay (that's a rough estimate). In the yard, below the top inch or two (where the sod was once laid) it's thick and marbled with chalky white and rust colored stuff. It takes me 15 minutes with a high pressure hose and a scrub brush to properly clean a shovel after working with it (by the way I have gone through two of those "10 year guarantee" shovels from Lowe's and at least 3 spading forks trying to work the soil in my yard - they just fold up like paper). The only other material that is in the ground in any quantity is chunks of chert. Steve |
- Posted by californian 10 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 17, 08 at 1:12
Did you ever think of looking in the yellow pages? Just about any building supply place should sell bulk sand. Masonary or plaster sand would be fine, concrete sand would be coarser. You can also get sand premixed with pea gravel, or just pea gravel. Last time I checked it was about $45 a cubic yard plus delivery. If you take a full 10 cubic yard truck load they will usually give you a better price or eliminate the delivery charge. If you buy it in Lowes or Home depot by the bag it will cost you a fortune if you need a lot. Silica sand is used for sand blasting and is the most expensive, would be a waste of money for your purposes. |
Steve: You may want to spend some time with this article by Keith Baldwin, who was at the time he wrote this a professor of Soil Science at North Caolina State University, as I recall. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Amending Clay Soils
- Posted by farmersteve N. AL Zone 7 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 08 at 18:20
kimmsr, Great article! I think this is exactly what we should all be striving for and if you include the final paragraph of the article: "A note of caution to gardeners who would attempt to improve clay soils by amending them with sand: This is a very risky business unless the sand (often incorporated as much as 50:50 by volume) is a very sharp sand. Otherwise, additions of sand to clay soil can create a cementlike creature that resists root growth and impedes the flow of air and water." it is exactly what this thread is discussing, i.e. paver's sand or masonry sand. Steve |
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It's just what I need today, when I'm feeling a little grumpy, & thanks to BoxerMama Little Terri is throwing a fit over wanting pancakes for breakfast ;p
I reminded her that pancakes are only for days when we don't have anything to do, because even paleo pancakes will be slathered with Maple syrup (grade B, & real. Is there really any other kind?), rendering us all worthless for the day.
I promised pancakes for Saturday! She also gets to pick out next tea…
So we're having eggs & bacon on a bed of sauteed veggies, & this glorious tea, which competes pretty highly in my mind with Laoshan Black. I drank the first 2 steepings while cooking, & am having #3 & 4 while we eat.
I have just enough left of this for one more session.
That will be a sad sipdown day.
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