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Good luck for the hardmoors. Next up for me is round Coventry way. A flat 40 miles. Cheap as chips and I fancy beating my PB of 7 hours. Next after that is the apocalypse 50 which will give me more indication of where I am.
Flat 40s will certainly give you a good idea of where you're at, just long enough that you can run all of it, hopefully at an even pace too.
Fellsman next for me a d I quite fancy a 100k in Transylvania two weeks after. Its not often you can say you finished a race in Dracula's castle
stop it you lot ... too depressing ... I have nothing on immediate horizon - mm binned due to partner still in injured, think I'll try and do a mountain yomp for a day that weekend anyway ... dirty thirty in June, need something before then though really!
Hi Cragchick. Those self-planned trips are often the best anyway
GKD - Also, saw that event and it intrigued me.
spen - Best of luck for the fast 40 and the apocalypse.
Hardmoors was a massive disappintment for me. Planning and prep was pretty darned good. All ready to go for a fast one. But didn't feel 100% the day before and despite best efforts to eat and do the right things evening before and morning of the event I was uncomfortable from the start and and using too much effort at what should be easy pace in early stages. So much so that on the way to Kildale (11m) on flat/slight slope after coming off hills I was already walking and decided it wasn't worth pushing on. Retired there at11m, feeling like I'd done 30+ in the legs, a bit dizzy and tired. Never felt this bad so early in an event I'm trained for. Pushing on with this one is a bit risky as no more indoor CP or anything much resembling civilisation or a chance to be picked up easily until 33m thereafter.
Strange really as I didn't fall over with flu (man- or the other kind) or anything the next day, just aching all over and tired. Been very busy work, rest and play so maybe just hit a temporary burnout. Starting to feel a bit better already and going to pull myself together as Woldsman 50 is only 2.5 weeks away.
Perhaps your own longer endeavours had taken more out of you than you'd anticipated?
Yes, self-planned trips are often better. I would love to try and do the Cairngorm circuit this summer at some point - will be good Spine practice too if I wait until autumn , so may try for a shorter section of that, likely still plenty of snow around.
A long run for me yesterday - hurrah!!! Not out of the woods yet on the niggle front, but 17 miles (admittedly knee was aided with some rock tape), but after an absolutely brutal sports massage last week (I was physically bruised ),( with a guy who is virtually impossible to book as he jets off everywhere doing massage for much more important people!!), I feel like my body is functioning better and more efficiently. Just need to banish the niggles for good now. 17 miles, half of which was along a windswept beach with just the seals for company and great views of a snow-capped Ben Wyvis, and then the rest back through the forest. So good to feel proper sun on my face.
14 weeks until Great Glen Way ... doable perhaps just about!!
Sorry to hear about your Hardmoors DE, sometimes you can just have an accumulation of little things like stress and lack of sleep which means your prep is all for naught. At least you're experienced enough to recognise there was no point thrashing yourself to the next covered checkpoint and potentially doing yourself some real damage.
Did you decide what to do about the Transylvania 100K? It looks good doesn't it?
Good news about getting back into things CC, I'm STILL struggling for form after the Spine but it's getting there, it took far more out of me than I realised. I still think I can take a decent chunk of time out of it next year but I'm not sure it's worth being trashed for a couple of months afterwards
GKD: could you please do me a favour and give me a piggyback for the first 99 miles next year I'll cope doing the rest
GKD - my friend who did the challenger was surprised more by how much it affected him mentally, as well as physically. Obviously a shorter distance, but even so, still 100ish miles, I think the combo of the distance and the brutal weather ... and he finished with a decent time/placing. So I think it's hardly surprising really but we do underestimate. I remember after my first ever 50-miler, I couldn't understand why my legs had no 'ooomph' for about a month following the event, I could run but just dead legs ... patience pays off, but is bl00dy frustrating in the meantime. Can totally understand about not wanting to write off the months afterwards too. Is a lot to ask the body for sure.
Hardest thing is being brave enough to call something a day - have done that in the hills on a fair few occasions when it's just not worth the risk, always the 'what if' though
Thanks all. I think it was probably an accumulation of things as already feeling quite a bit better and logged two commute runs this week where I've felt no worse than usual. It's funny how sometimes a long run seems to flatten your for ages, other times not so much. Certainly mindset created from a good run can help with another soon after, but can also stroll you into overuse I suppose. I had a disappointing finish to a tough trail mara last year and vowed to improve pacing, up the hill training, improve nutrition on the run and a few other things for my next planned one - and it did pay off.
GKD - Transylvania one in the memory banks for a future year I think as I'm just domestic-running this year, would love to hear about it if you do it.
Cragchick - Sounds a cracker from your description and not easy miles either on the beach!
Hey DE,
Still at it I see, just having a random browse after years of absence I guess most people run through Transylvania
CollieDave have you ditched me of your fb?
Hi Mr Zodiac, what you been upto, are you still out there running somewhere?
Hello, steve-z! We're all still here, some of us getting old and doddery now ... How are you?
DE - sounds like a bout of post-viral fatigue. Can hang around for a week or two.
Off to Connemara weekend after next but not sure I'll be able to better Fellrunner's time (at the same age, I believe?) in the ultra. training has been pretty non-existent for one reason or another.
Then on first BH w/e in May it will be the Thames Path 100 which is not at all gnarly and doesn't really deserve a mention on this thread. I understand the path has emerged out of the water in recent days.
My home town T Rex, lovely race, I just wish it was off road. Seems a shame to be running through such a lovely area with no real connection to it. Must go back and do it again some year
I know. Running around the mountains instead of in them! Still very scenic for a road race, though.
Wicklow Way ultra looks good: www.imra.ie/events/view/id/1119
I'm fine Mr. Rex an DE, but unfortunately not running, other than - occasional, disjointed jogs. My degree is time demanding...excuses...etc...etc...
Looks like you're still at it and enjoying - great stuff!
'Occasional, disjointed jogs'. That's sounds just like me, then!
Good to hear from you, though, steve. We'll all have to have a get together at some point, including collies.
Yeah Mr Rex, I'm intending on some sort of fitness campaign in the summer. but CD has disappeared from my radar - I need to contact him and will. To save me time backtracking the thread - have you been injured? Why the slow down?
Had a major setback 2012-13 with a broken collarbone and nerve damage to my shoulder (bike accident) which hasn't completely cleared up. Most of the movement has come back but can't do things like press ups, etc, and when I'm running I feel as if the left arm is a dead weight I have to carry around.
No, I'm just not training sensibly for various reasons, mainly work.
CD comes on here from time to time. Fellrunner has disappeared for a year or more. Probably bought a cottage in Knoydart to get away from the crowds.
Hi all. Whats been going on? Been a bit less wet and windy the last few weeks for us all - though if FR still out there I'm sure he preferred it as it was
How did Connemara go? did you manage ok despite training concerns? I'd still say that TP100 is pretty gnarly, its 100m afterall and most people have a tendency to adapt speed to the terrain so not that much easier than a hilly off-road one (maybe harder in some ways mentally).
Been a weird year for me so far, feel very fit/strong one minute and then not the next. Particularly noticable at Hardmoors 55. Since then bashed out a 25m in muddy hills on a wet and windy day the weekend before last and I felt it had mauled me. But the strange thing was the pace wasn't bad without pushing too hard from the start, though I had to work hard on hills/flats at the end. Feeling better the week since with some good runs, nothing beyond 11m, but some good hills and effort expended without the burned up feeling. Now back into a mini-taper for the Woldsman on Saturday, which is my local trail ultra and one I enjoy a lot. Then a month from that to prepare for a jump up to 83m for the Centenery Way (York Filey) unsupported.


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I don't think pitching wins should count for anything. I've expressed my feelings toward this counting statistic before, but maybe I haven't gone over exactly why I believe it to be useless.
I think most people are already accepting of the fact that a win and loss record for relievers is meaningless because, as we saw last night in the Blue Jays and Athletics extra inning game, a pitcher like Jason Frasor can supply the worst pitching of a string of relievers and still collect the victory, based solely on what the offense does the next inning. So, let's focus on wins and losses for starting pitching.
In order to win a baseball game, you need to score more runs than your opponents. This means that the responsibility for any game is broken up between offense and defense. That's why there are two halves of each inning. Already, we've got 50% of the entire game for which a pitcher, at least in the American League, plays absolutely no role in, and in the National League, he normally holds the least amount of responsibility in the entire lineup.
From there we look at defense, where the pitcher does play a role, but even within that 50% of responsibility, the fielders behind him play a role too. How much of one has been estimated before, but I can't say that I completely understand how those estimates work. However, I would say that fielding plays a significant role in defense, especially considering that modern baseball analysis has come to understand that, for the most part, pitchers don't control where hits end up going.
And then even from the leftovers of that, once a starting pitcher exits the game, he has to trust in the bullpen to maintain his win. It's something that he has absolutely no control over whatsoever.
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I bring this up because on yesterday's post game radio show on the FAN 590, one of my favourite baseball guys, Mike Wilner, attempted to justify his claim that Jesse Litsch was one of the best pitchers in the American League in 2008 by suggesting:
You can't throw away stuff like WHIP and ERA because they actually tell the story of what happened. They don't necessarily tell you why it happened or whether it's likely to happen again, but they tell you what happened, and that's significant.
To that effect, so do pitching wins. Wins and losses tell you what happened in the game in terms of how they're attributed to starting pitchers. ERA and WHIP aren't as limited as pitching wins, but they still give far too much weight to other factors beyond a pitcher's control. They're simplistic and somewhat arbitrary ways of judging a pitcher's worth, and not a very good indicator of a pitcher being good or bad, or at least, not as good as FIP.
If Wilner suggested that Litsch allowed some of the fewest earned runs or walks and hits in the American League, then by all means, use ERA and WHIP to justify that statement. It wouldn't mean much because it doesn't take the differences in fielding or official scorers into account, but it wouldn't matter all that much anyway because he didn't say that. He said that he was one of the best.
Interestingly enough, you can make an argument that Wilner is correct in his assessment looking only at Litsch's FIP for 2008. He ranks 21st in the American League in FIP among pitchers who threw 170 innings, but also behind teammates Roy Halladay and A.J. Burnett. It can be somewhat tricky claiming that a pitcher is one of the best in the entire league when it doesn't even seem as though he's one of the best on his own team.
In all of the other important peripherals Litsch ranks as average or slightly above, but he certainly didn't put up the kind of numbers that would indicate that he's one of the best. Still, based on FIP, you could make an argument.
However, if you really want to disagree with Wilner on his point about Litsch, a better response would have been, "So what?"
You know who else was one of the best pitchers in the American League in 2008? Ervin Santana, Gil Meche, Scott Baker, Andy Sonnanstine, Nick Blackburn and Jeremy Guthrie all rank in the top 25 for FIP in 2008 among American League pitchers with 170 innings. Since then, Litsch has had both Tommy John and hip surgery, and has pitched horribly in limited action across different levels.
I just don't understand how bringing up Litsch's success, whether warranted or not, in 2008 means anything as to his ability to contribute to this team as the fifth starter in 2011. I suppose we'll find out to some degree tonight when he makes his first start of the season against the Oakland A's.
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Jarrod Saltalamacchia has put together three solid seasons in Boston. As the Red Sox's primary catcher, the switch-hitting catcher hit double-digit home runs the past three seasons, including a career-high 25 in 2012.
His batting averages the first two seasons were a bit low, but he rebounded to hit .273 in 121 games, definitely a plus for a catcher.
One knock on Salty though that may affect his stock this offseason was his postseason performance during the Red Sox's World Series run. He struck out 19 times in 10 games and did not record a hit in eight World Series at-bats. He wound up being benched in favor of veteran backstop David Ross.
Despite a poor postseason, Saltalamacchia has proven he can be an offensive contributor in any lineup. A team looking to sign him must realize that he's not going to be a middle-of-the-order-type run producer, but he can be very effective as a lower third of the order hitter.
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A few teams are in desperate need of a catcher. The Seattle Mariners could use a veteran backstop with an impact bat. Salty's old team, the Texas Rangers, also have a need behind the dish.
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The Colorado Rockies are said to have some interest in Salty, but signing him would require moving current catcher Wilin Rosario to the outfield. We saw last season with the Braves and Evan Gattis that moving a catcher to the outfield isn't exactly a smooth transition.
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Gov. Janet Napolitano will fight the Arizona chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union in court, if necessary, to protect a monument to the Ten Commandments at the state Capitol.
Today is the ACLU's deadline for the state to remove the monument from Wesley Bolin Plaza or face a federal lawsuit. Negotiations with the governor's office have gone nowhere.
"The governor does not believe that this monument in this location constituents a government endorsement of religion," said Napolitano spokeswoman Kris Mayes said. "She also believes there are a host of more pressing problems before us including education funding and forest health.
"If the ACLU decides to continue to oppose the monument in its current location, we will let the courts decide the issue," Mayes said.
Pamela Sutherland, the chapter's legal director, said the group can't compromise on First Amendment protections that require a separation of church and state.
"The principles that this country were founded upon include a respect for all religions, not just one religion," Sutherland said. "It's those values and principles that we're adhering to and that, actually, courts across the country have adhered to in saying monuments to one particular religion do not belong on state property. So we will be filing suit."
The deadline comes in the same week a federal court reaffirmed an order for a 5,200-pound monument to the Ten Commandments be removed from the Alabama Supreme Court. A federal appeals court upheld a judge's ruling that the monument installed in 2001 was unconstitutional.
Supporters of the Arizona monument argue there are important differences in this case from other displays from the Bible that courts have removed from public property.
The 6-foot tall granite monument has been on state property since it was donated by the Fraternal Order of Eagles in 1964. It is one of about 20 monuments in Wesley Bolin Plaza, a park setting just east of the Capitol complex in Phoenix. The monument doesn't sit near a direct path to any government office, and the state provides no funding to maintain it, according to a letter signed by state Senate President Ken Bennett, R-Prescott, and House Speaker Jake Flake, R-Snowflake.
Flake and Bennett said the monument is similar to displays at the Colorado State Capitol, which the courts allowed to stay six years ago.
Still, the federal courts in 2001 ordered the removal of the same type of monument donated by the Eagles to Elkhart, Ind.
Some Arizona lawmakers said Napolitano could have used the conflicting legal cases, and an offer from the Eagles to pay for relocation, as excuses to duck a legal battle with a group that's more likely to be sympathetic to the Democrat governor.
"Her history is that's her crowd," said Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa. "Those are the kind of people who got her elected. So I'm pleased she would stand up for those 85 percent who not only believe it's right, but are pretty passionate about it."


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My wife has become addicted to Candy Crush on her Kindle Fire. Seeing her indulging her addiction made me wonder if I should look for a game to play on my Kindle Fire. I don't game much on the Kindle as I don't find the controls that accessible (I have the Atari collection, for example, but I can't really do any serious gaming on it because the controls are so unwieldy). Still, I decided to look and I found something I've always wanted: Dragon's Lair.
I have always wanted a home version of Dragon's Lair. I've wanted it for a couple of reasons. One is that I like the game. The other is that I'm no good at it and I need a home version that doesn't require quarters so I can learn to last more than five seconds. I've never been able to find this home version. Even the PC versions I bought didn't work. I think this was because they were always a system behind whatever system I was using and I was no good at hacking them. But that is now moot, because the Android Dragon's Lair is the port I have been waiting for. It is even better, actually. Not only does the Dragon's Lair app have the arcade version, an exact translation of what you found in the arcade, but it also has a home version, which includes deleted scenes.
I was quite pleased with those options. I was also quite pleased with the controls. Dragon's Lair doesn't really require aggressive controlling, so controlling wasn't a problem. I got much further through the game my first time through than I ever did in the arcade. It looks pretty good as well.
Now this Dragon's Lair will put a hurting on your Kindle storage. After it originally installed, it had to download additional data, and I think that data was 5 gig, more than half my 8 gig Fire HD. That aside, it is the best version of the game I have personally had, and I'm quite happy with it. You can get it for a reasonable $4.99 in the Kindle App store. There is also a Space Ace app as well. I did not see Dragon's Lair 2, but hopefully that will be coming soon. Until it does, I highly recommend the original.
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I have Emerite pole beans (some of you might remember the "fun" I had getting these guys to germinate this spring).
I now have a decent number of them, flowering and some with tiny fruit, BUT..... of the 8 plants on one cage, 3 are climbing the cage. The rest are climbing DOWN and forming a tangled mass at the base of the cage. They insist on doing this, no matter how many times I patiently unwind them and wind them up the cage. Anyone else ever have trouble with the way this particular variety climbs? It is a new variety for me. |
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LOL!!!!! Probably true! Got a lot of them, though! |
Many pole beans dislike climbing artificial supports... although I can't say if "Emerite" is one of them (yardlongs are the most finicky). Galvanized steel seems to be especially troublesome, so if the cages are galvanized, that may be the problem. When I grew "Emerite", I used string. As I recall, it was not a very strong climber. I occasionally use weathered steel (such as rusted construction mesh) for pole beans; and the Seed Savers Exchange uses it almost exclusively for theirs, with great results. But I prefer using natural twine for vertical supports, since it seems to be universally acceptable to anything which climbs. |
Thanks Zeedman--I will try that with these #%^& beans next year, and use the cage for something less picky, like trombetta zukes or something..... The ones that are climbing are climbing well, but not well enough to use cage space for them. I dislike using twine for climbers, because mine tends to rot/break before the beans are done with it (had that problem last year--hence the cages). I might try to get my hands on soe CRW and leave it out all winter (should weather fine in the Buffalo snow belt lol). |
susaneden, My Emerites are up to about 8 feet on ROUGH wooden poles. They climb fine on something they can grip. Next time you're out by your Emerites, touch near the tip of the vines. You'll see how "sticky" they are. CRW may be OK. The rougher, the better. Gary |
Thanks Gary! The ones that are vlimbing are doing it beautifully--I just need to be patient with the others :D |
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"The inability of the major polling organizations to accurately survey those US voters that no longer have landlines was a major source of controversy in the lead up to the last presidential election," said Arthur Goikhman, Cellufun's CEO. "Some pundits went so far as to question the validity of any polls that exclude this audience. While our polls are no more scientific than those of any online website, they will help issue advocates and marketers accurately measure the sentiments of this growing population segment."
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Cymone Fourshey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History, Faculty Coordinator for Post-Graduate Advising, International Studies Major Director
Cymone Fourshey has been at Susquehanna University since 2001 and is being recognized for her work in advancing the goals of "post-graduate opportunities" toward the strategic plan goal to "measure and communicate student outcomes." Although most know her as an historian, she agreed to take up some important administrative work as part of the restructuring of the academic program and our focus on successful student outcomes.
Under her leadership, Fulbright applications reached an all-time high of seven with three of those students being selected and placed. She has achieved excellent results for a first-year effort, demonstrated the value of collaboration in achieving success and set an outstanding example of committed work that advances university goals. She mentors students who apply for fellowships, volunteer opportunities such as the Peace Corps, or graduate school.
Brenda Balonis
Assistant Director of Human Resources
Brenda Balonis has been a member of the Susquehanna community since 1999. She stepped into the breach and assumed the duties of the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management during a 14-month vacancy. She revamped the immigration process, developed a policy for employment of relatives, helped select and implement PeopleAdmin–a hiring management system–which is still in progress. She served on two separate search committees to hire the permanent HR director and rebid the long-term disability and life insurance policies resulting in large annual savings to the university along with other achievements.
John Foltz '73
Web Video Lead
John Foltz is a Susquehanna alumnus who returned to his alma mater in 2008 to make us a better place. Nominated for strengthening the university as a "trusted mentor and advisor," he works in both a faculty role and in University Communications. Described as "a gifted videographer with a passion for his alma mater" and using his work to "evoke the emotion so important to moving people to action," John is "a perfectionist with a tremendous commitment to ensure the job is done and done well." He is a teacher and mentor and has played an important role in strengthening the experience of students interested in studying broadcast communications.
Cris Metzger
Laborer, Facilities Management
Cris Metzger has been with the university since 2008. He is described as having a great attitude and work ethic and has steadily improved the competency and effectiveness of the shop he runs. "He leads by example on a daily basis; taking an equal share of the daily assignments while efficiently using all of the staff to their full potential." He is a forward thinker and great problem solver and has demonstrated these skills by developing and executing a number of lighting projects that will result in significant energy savings while improving the overall quality of lighting on campus.
Laura Moan
Head Women's Lacrosse Coach
Laura Moan has been a member of the Susquehanna community since 2001. She has gained increased exposure for Susquehanna, which in turn has been beneficial in enhancing our reputation and assisting in our recruitment efforts. her nominator describes her as "a very talented coach. Her ability to communicate with the student-athletes, her knowledge and ability to consistently prepare her team to compete, and her deep love for lacrosse provide the foundation for an outstanding experience for the students-athletes." The 2013 season was the most successful season in the history of SU Women's Lacrosse. This coach's leadership resulted in an undefeated regular season, the first ever Landmark Conference Championship in the sport, the opportunity to host an NCAA playoff game, and a national ranking of #13 at the end of the season.


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''The Office'': Just like old times
''Ain't no party like a Scranton party!'' Michael and Dwight beat-boxing while wearing matching shirts: priceless.
For some reason, tonight's episode of The Office was satisfying on a whole different level from last week's. There were, of course, the regular belly laughs (Stanley chiming in about Pam having to put out on her date) and plenty of awkwardness (Michael, surrounded by colleagues at the Philly convention, pretending to also have gotten an e-mail from Jan, only to have Dwight call him out). But I think I was wrong last week about one thing: It may not have been the Pam-and-Jim banter I missed as much as the Jim-and-Michael banter. Or maybe it's just the Jim-and-everyone-else banter.
Jim is the show's salt he makes everyone else seem just a little better. He's the perfect straight man to showcase Michael's insanity (the paper airplane ''contest'') and his queasy vulnerability (Jim actually cared that Michael was hurt that he'd switched branches). Dwight is 10 times more fun to watch when he's perturbed that Jim's around (did you see the loathing on his face when Jim and Michael hugged?). Plus, I can't get enough of those faces Jim makes, and not just the ones he does for the camera. In this episode alone, there was the ''I can't believe you just said that'' face, the ''I think Dwight's got a hooker!'' face, and who can forget the ''Oh my, I almost said Pam's name'' face? He's still so heartbroken (sob!).
You'd think that Pam would be speed-dialing Jim now that she's gotten a whiff of what's happening on the Scranton dating scene (freedom fries, anyone?). But wait: Did this episode start a whole new unrequited-love story, or am I forgetting previous signs of Toby's interest in Pam? He's been divorced long enough to make it okay to date, right? Now if only he could spit out the words. Not that I want them to hook up or anything Toby's cringingly awkward himself but it might make for a funny scene when Pam inevitably shuts him down. (Sort of like she did with Michael and the whole let's-have-a-baby-together-in-10-years thing, to which she responded with a lightning-speed ''No.'')
Speaking of weird love connections, I'm really starting to worry about Ryan, who's now letting crazy Kelly force-feed him. What happened to him? For so long he seemed normal, that he planned to make Dunder Mifflin just a pit stop in his career. What happened to the business-management courses, Ryan? Was it prophetic when Michael said that you reminded him of himself?
And then there's Dwight and Angela/Monkey/Jane Doe, who showed up at the convention to save her big, strong ''D'' from those slutty Philadelphia girls. What can I say except ''Oh my god!'' and ''Who knew she had such sexy legs?''
But back to Michael: I know that the show wouldn't be anything without his combination of heavily guarded low self-esteem (sure, Michael, people have been streaming in and out of the ''party'' all night) and his efficient ineptitude (you come up with another term for his Rain Man-esque sales ability). Did he really steal away the Hammermill account from Staples? Or was he once again trying to one-up Jim's Stamford boss Josh, also known as ''the poor man's Michael Scott'' around my house? In any case, I say hurry up and merge the two offices. We need more Jim.
What do you think? Is the show perfect as is, or is there someone you'd like to see more of? How do you feel about this whole Pam-and-Toby thing? And is it just me, or is Creed getting waaaay creepy?


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- As of January 2014, we are publishing a monthly newsletter! For up-to-date information from us, you can read it here, and subscribe here to have it sent directly to your inbox.
Articles and Press Releases
- SOHP Director Malinda Maynor Lowery co-produces the PBS show "A Chef's Life," which recently won a Peabody! Read more about it here.
- On April 4, 2014 we celebrated our 40th Anniversary. Read coverage from the Daily Tar Heel here.
- We traveled to Atlanta, Georgia on April 10, 2014 to give an oral history workshop at the Organization of American Historians Annual Conference.
- Meet our Spring 2014 interns! Read about their jobs and research interests at the SOHP here.
- Read about the SOHP's founding, history, and future in the Carolina Alumni Review article "The Hearing" from the Jan/Feb 2012 issue.
- To learn about the Southern Oral History Program's background, read "Case Study: The Southern Oral History Program" (available through Google Books, pages 409-416), published in The Oxford Handbook of Oral History by Oxford University Press in 2011 and edited by Donald A. Ritchie.
- The Center for the Study of the American South proudly announces Malinda Maynor Lowery as the new director of the SOHP. Her appointment began on July 1, 2013. Read the full announcement here.
- The News & Observer named Malinda Maynor Lowery "Tar Heel of the Week" in their July 2013 piece, "Finding the Beauty of Story in a Difficult History."
- The Daily Tar Heel announces Lowery's appointment as new SOHP director here.
- Read about the release of our new mapping tool and partnership with UNC's Digital Innovations Lab in WUNC's piece, "UNC Develops Online Tool For Mapping History."
- The Digital Innovations Lab provides a guide to developing digital oral history projects using DH Press; read part 1 and part 2 of the guide, and try out the tool here.
- SOHP staff and students attended the Oral History Association Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City, OK in October 2013. We captured the conference's Twitter activity here.
- Seth Kotch guest blogs for the American Historical Association's AHA Today about digital humanities highlights at OHA 2013.
- SOHP partnered with Women AdvaNCe to host the first NC Women's Summit in October 2013: Ms. Behaving: How NC Women Make History!. Read more here.
- Seth Kotch speaks at Southern Voices, Digital Spaces, an event at the University of Alabama's Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South.
- Rachel Seidman traveled to the University of South Carolina Upstate to present a lecture on social media, the feminist movement, and the "worldwide internet phenomenon" Who Needs Feminism, which began in her classroom. Read more here.
- Adrienne Petty, one of the primary researchers for Breaking New Ground, just released Standing Their Ground: Small Farmers in North Carolina since the Civil War which utilizes oral histories in our collection. The book was released on 24 September 2013.
- Listen to Joey Fink's radio broadcast The Struggle for Workers' Rights in the 1970s South hosted by WUNC's Frank Stasio.
- Listen to Voices for Civil Rights: Encounters with the Klan hosted by WUNC's Eric Hodge and featuring Seth Kotch plus interviews from our collection with Dr. Robert Hayling, Cecil Williams, and Fletcher Anderson.
- Voices for Civil Rights Part II is the second installment of the series by WUNC with Seth Kotch and host Eric Hodge.
- In Voices for Civil Rights Part III, WUNC's Eric Hodge and Seth Kotch share excerpts from SOHP oral histories with Freeman Hrabowski and Moses Newson.
- Seth Kotch shares the story of Jamila Jones for WUNC's Voices for Civil Rights series. Listen here.
- Listen to clips of oral histories with Ella Baker and Julian Bond discussing SNCC's founding and legacy, aired with WUNC host Frank Stasio, Seth Kotch, and Duke professor Bill Chafe.


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Well my question is in my title. I use miracle gro potting soil (the non-organic version) and have grown plants from organic heirloom seeds. The only fertilizer I give them is the Jobes organic fertilizer stick and of the course the pre-mixed fertilizer already in the Miracle-Gro.
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The MG potting soil contains non-organic fertilizer, so technically no. Would I lose sleep over that? No. |
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Definitely not. That doesn't make you an evil person, but, definitely not organic. |
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haa haaa...ok I got the point. I did try the organic potting soil from miracle gro- last year and I think it didnt do as well as the original miracle gro...so I switched back. So if I want to do total organic...I have to make my own soil mixture? or do people buy ready made organic soil? I grow most of my vegetables in containers. |
I don't do much container gardening, but I have seen other brands of organic potting mixes. That said, it would most likely be far more economical to make up your own mix. |
There are probably close to a hundred recipes on line for potting soil mixes acceptable to an organic gardener but I have had good success with my compost for many years, even though there are amny that tell me it will not work and my plants will die although they have produced a bountiful harvest growing in that medium. This link may be of some help. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Organic Potting soil
When I'm growing seedlings, the mix I use has the same ingredients, but in different ratios depending on the plant's maturity: seed-starting is about 40% coconut coir, 40% perlite and 20% finished compost. When I pot up, it's about 20-20-60%. |
Miracle Gro does make a organic planting soil (to mix in around plants in your garden as you plant them) so does Jiffy. I used them to start seedlings this year without adding any soil and had good results. I get them both at Lowe's who also carries organic top soil in 40 lbs bags relatively inexspensive. You might be able to make a mix of yoir own with those |
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Late to the Draft N game, but in the game nonetheless, is Trendnet, with its TEW-631BRP N-Draft Wireless Router. Like the rest of the Draft N routers from vendors such as D-Link and Linksys, the TEW-631BRP is based on Draft N of the yet-to-be-ratified 802.11n spec. While its performance was quite impressive relative to the other Draft N routers', it still falls short of the throughput promised by the 802.11n spec. Our advice so far is for consumers to hold off on buying Draft N networking equipment: it's very expensive next to 802.11g gear, and we'd like to see how the performance numbers shake out once the spec is finalized in mid 2007. If you must have one of these routers now, it's very likely that a simple firmware upgrade will bring these Draft N routers in line with the final spec, but no vendor can make that promise until the final spec is known. Despite the strong showing by the $128 Trendnet router, our favorite Draft N router remains the Belkin N1 for its good performance and superior user friendliness.
The Trendnet TEW-631BRP looks just like a standard router. The body comprises Trendnet's signature blue plastic, and a row of indicator lights resides along the front edge. The lights tell you whether the device is working and let you know when data is being transferred, but this pales in comparison to the user-friendly Belkin N1, which takes transparency to a new level. Along the back edge are three antennas that you can bend and pivot to maximize your signal strength, along with a WAN port, four LAN ports, a reset pinhole, and a switch to turn the wireless capability on and off. The ability to turn off wireless capability is great for security, if you know you'll have only hardwired connections.
Setting up the router is a simple procedure, though interestingly enough, Trendnet has decided to forego the installation-via-CD route. Instead, the installation guide walks you through connecting the hardware, then it instructs you to enter the router's default IP address into an Internet Explorer window to access the configuration utility. While this method is neither better nor worse than a CD installation, newbies may not be as comfortable with it, because it doesn't step you through the process the way a CD installation does. Once you're in the configuration utility, you have a wide range of options. For security, you can choose between None (not recommended), WEP, WPA, and WPA2 password protection. The TEW-631BRP supports MAC address filtering, SPI and NAT firewalls, and a DMZ host. For gaming, the StreamEngine feature prioritizes gaming packets for a smooth gaming experience. If you're concerned about what your family is seeing on the Internet, the Access Control option lets you grant access only to approved sites, curtails Web access by day and time, and helps you block access for certain types of applications, such as P2P programs and games. The Web filter lets you create a list of accepted Web sites; sites not on the list are blocked. Unfortunately, you don't have the option of creating a list of banned sites instead, which may prove easier in some circumstances. As you peruse each configuration option, you'll find a brief explanation of what it is and why you would use it. If you need further explanation, the help link in the configuration utility provides a more in-depth explanation, which is an excellent feature for anyone new to home networking.


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Restrictions placed on the Police Department as a result of the federal lawsuit over stop and frisk are all on hold, and the judge who imposed them has been thrown off the case by the Court of Appeals.
The court determined that Judge Shira Scheindlin compromised her need to appear impartial in the case and criticized her for making sure she got to hear it when it was filed six years ago.
Scheindlin had determined last summer that stop and frisk — the police practice of patting down people whom officers deem suspicious for weapons, drugs and other contraband — was unconstitutional. She said it violated the Fourth Amendment right against unwarranted search and seizure and the 14th Amendment right to equal protection under the law, the latter because it unfairly targeted minorities.
The NYPD has been stopping hundreds of thousands of people a year under the practice, though the number has declined in the last few years as the policy came under increasing criticism.
Mayor Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and the police unions all maintain that they practice stop and frisk lawfully, adhering to the guidelines for police interactions with citizens that were codified in a 1968 Supreme Court decision, Terry v. Ohio.
The city and the sergeants' union had appealed Scheindlin's decision, while the other police unions are seeking standing to intervene in the case.
In an opinion piece the Daily News ran last Sunday, author Heather MacDonald of the Manhattan Institute said former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey are also seeking to intervene, requesting permission to continue the appeal as friends of the court.
The unions, Giuliani and Mukasey seek to keep the appeal going on their own because Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio is expected to drop the appeal when he takes office.
Scheindlin had made sure she would get the case, rather than have it randomly assigned to a judge. As remedies to the discrimination she determined existed, she had ordered that an attorney she chose monitor the Police Department, appointed a panel of a dozen academics to also oversee it, and insisted that officers in one precinct in each borough — the one with the highest number of stops — wear miniature cameras on their uniforms to record interactions with suspects.
All those measures are on hold as a result of the Court of Appeals ruling.
But a majority of the City Council and de Blasio agree more with Scheindlin and the plaintiffs in the case she heard, Floyd v. City of New York, which was brought primarily by the Center for Constitutional Rights.
"I'm extremely disappointed in today's decision," de Blasio, a Democrat, said in a prepared statement the day of the Appeals Court ruling, before Tuesday's election. "We shouldn't have to wait for reforms that both keep our communities safe and obey the Constitution. We have to end the overuse of stop and frisk — and any delay only means a continued and unnecessary rift between our police and the people they protect."
His opponent, Republican Joe Lhota, called de Blasio's thinking on crime "naive" and lauded the three-judge panel's decision in his own statement.
"Bravo!" Lhota said. "As I have said all along, Judge Scheindlin's biased conduct corrupted the case and her decision was not based on the facts. The ruling by the nation's second-highest court was an unprecedented rejection of both the result of the case and the manner with which it was achieved. From Day One, I have stood with Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Kelly in support of these proactive policies that have saved countless lives. The court has vindicated our positions."
The ruling does not affect other restrictions placed on the Police Department as a result of stop and frisk. The City Council this year enacted two laws, collectively called the Community Safety Act, that are designed to ensure people are not unfairly stopped due to their appearance and to impose another monitor to oversee the NYPD. That monitor, dubbed an inspector general, will answer to the city Department of Investigation, which is charged with uncovering illegal activities by municipal employees.
Mayor Bloomberg had vetoed both measures but was overridden by the Council. The administration then sued to block one part of the law in state court, charging that the Council incorrectly legislated in an area, criminal procedure, that is reserved to the state. The police unions also sued to nullify the law, fearing that the administration's lawsuit will not be pursued by de Blasio.