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Wednesday, May 20, 1936
DVBS returns
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First Baptist Church conducted the annual Daily Vacation Bible School. DVBS proved to be a vital part of the life of the church and outreach into the community. Each summer a great number of children attended the sessions. In 1935, there were more than 250 children in attendance, and the church looked forward to exceeding that number.
Mrs. Lloyd Householder had a great deal of experience in working with DVBS programs and was named the general Superintendent for 1936. She was assisted by a group of carefully selected and well-trained workers. Classes began at 9 o'clock and ended at 11:30 a.m.
Everyone was invited to attend.
Women's Auxiliary
celebrates another year
First Presbyterian had its annual birthday party of the Women's Auxiliary in the social rooms of the church. The offering taken went toward the building fund for the construction of a World Fellowship House at Montreat, N.C., where there were summer conference grounds of the Southern Presbyterian Church.
The program offered was a pageant, "At the End of the Rainbow," led by Miss Elizabeth Sheddan. Miss Emily Jory gave the devotional. A social hour followed the program.
When the building was completed, it was for the exclusive use of the women of the Presbyterian Church during conferences and as a vacation resort to be let for a nominal fee. During the winter months, it was to be used as a dormitory for Montreat Junior College.
Friday, May 22, 1936
Smiles class met
at the Huffine home
The Smiles Sunday School class of First Methodist Episcopal Church met at the Huffine home on Church Street, with Mrs. Mildred Smith and Mrs. J.T. Huffine Jr. as joint hostesses.
A color note of red and white was developed in the decorations and refreshments. A profusion of garden flowers, with red roses predominating, filled the rooms in the home.
The game Heart Dice was played at six tables, with the word "Smiles" instead of "hearts." The high-score prize was presented to Miss Lucille Miller. The prize in a unique flower contest was awarded to Mrs. Ruby Steed.
MacDowell Club meets
at the Hughes home
The MacDowell Junior Music Club held its meeting for the year at the home of Donald and Harold Hughes on Georgetown Pike, with full attendance of its members.
A short business session was conducted by the president, Miss Annette Hilliard. At the meeting, the club decided to give the library the "Life and Times of Beethoven" by Edouard Herriot.
After the business session, a program was given by various club members.
Refreshments were served and a time of fellowship followed.
A graduate of distinction
The end of the school year brought honors to outstanding students and probably sighs of relief that a respite from long hours of study, papers and presentations was found at long last.
Paul Geren, son of Rev. and Mrs. H.M. Geren, was a student at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He was selected as a member of a group of the most outstanding college men and women in the United States whose biographies would appear in the 1936 Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities and Colleges, according to information provided by H. Pettus Randall, editor of that publication.
Mr. Randall said that the honor was the greatest recognition a boy or girl could attain while in college, as only one-half of one per cent are selected from each institution.
The Rev. and Mrs. Geren were former Bradley county residents who had recently visited this area. Friends and relatives were glad to hear of the honor bestowed upon their son.


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"We gladly feast on those who would subdue us."
I went to the Glasgow School of Art today, and bought the world's cutest thing. It's called a 'tinyment' (aaaaah!) and you can look at mine here. They're made by a company called Finch & Fouracre, who make loads of other great models and things. Truth be told, I've got a pretty major crush on architectural models, and it's exciting to find these buildable-by-rank-amateurs versions!
I am boxing up all my books and DVDs into two piles, sell and keep. The sell pile is 5 times the size of the other. I am moving out, and I don't want anything weighing me down! What if I want to get a job on an ocean liner? Or bare knuckle boxing in Hong Kong? Will my apartment really need all three Ocean's Eleven moves? Will I really
need two versions of Sleepaway Camp? I suspect not. Things I am keeping: Old peanuts collections, which have the best names ever. "Don't hassle me with your sighs, Chuck." and "Duck! Here comes another day." and "Kiss her, you blockhead." Charles Schulz taught
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So, I've loved the information from this site and it has come in very handy as I work on my bathroom remodel. My question is how to best run circuits for the bathroom given the number of "things" in it. So, I obviously will have lights (vanity, general, and shower--most likely as part of a fan combo), a receptacle, vent fan, underfloor electric mat heating, heated towel rack and most likely a heat lamp just outside the shower door. My thought was to put the lights, fan and receptacle on a single 20A circuit (protecting the outlet with a GFCI) and put the heating elements (underfloor mat, towel rack and heat lamp) on a separate 20A (or 30A?) circuit. Would that work? I am open to suggestions as how to best approach this. I have a subpanel with plenty of room in the box, and the wiring is all accessible from the attic, so running the cables isn't an issue. Thanks. Jeff |
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If the circuit serves no other places other than this bathroom it can be reasonably all on one 20A circuit. The towel racks are less than an amp, and the floor heat is 12W /sqft usually so unless your bathroom is huge sharing the circuit isn't usually a problem. As anybody with teenage girls can tell you, the killer are monster blow dryers. Two 20A circuits should be plenty. |
Blow dryer power is often computed at 130 V (because more power is better, even if it is not real) so a few other small loads on a 20 A is OK. |
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Before considering a pocket HD camcorder, understand what these devices are not: they are not full-blown HD camcorder substitutes. Instead, for about $100 to $250, pocket camcorders are quick-and-easy pocket-sized gadgets for shooting near HD-quality video. As evident by the market-leading Flip's success, consumers don't seem to mind the bare-bones nature of the devices or their sometimes silly names.
Which brings us to the Sony bloggie HD MHS-CM5, a $200 (price at launch) pistol-grip style pocket HD camcorder with a 2.5-inch swivel LCD monitor and a 1/2.5 inch CMOS sensor that Sony hopes will penetrate the market more successfully than its predecessor, the very similar Webbie. Sony also recently released the less expensive bloggie PM5 ($170 at launch), which more closely resembles the Flip in shape and size.
In addition to snapping 5.0 megapixel stills, the bloggie can shoot h.264 (MP4) movies in four sizes, 1920 x 1080 and 1280 x 720 at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 at 60 fps (all considered HD), and VGA; each suited for different situations. For example, users looking to become the next YouTube sensation may want to shoot in VGA since it produces the smallest file size, perfect for uploading, while a youth soccer game should look nice at 1280 x 720 at 60 fps because the extra frames capture smoother action. However, most users will likely shoot in the maximum possible resolution, 1920 x 1080, to take advantage of the bloggie's HDMI output (cable not included), which streams footage to an HDTV.
The bloggie sets itself apart from the competition with its 5x optical zoom lens that allows users to get tight and detailed shots from a distance. Because of their small size, competing devices don't have optical zoom lenses, and instead rely on digital zooms that actually degrade picture quality. Though Sony doesn't tout it much in marketing materials, the optical zoom is among bloggie's main selling points.
Ergonomics and Controls
Unfortunately, in order to fit the optical zoom lens into the bloggie, Sony had to increase the device's bulk. The bloggie measures 4 inches tall by 2.75 inches wide by 1.56 inches and weighs about 7 ounces, so unless you are wearing loose sweatpants, it won't comfortably fit in your pocket. Another downside is that the bloggie is currently available in one color: eggplant. The bloggie ships with a neck strap that provides two attached points, securing against its bottom and lens cap, which helps keep the bloggie stable when it dangles from your neck.
With its pistol-grip form and swivel out LCD, the bloggie more closely resembles a traditional camcorder than rival candy bar-shaped devices. The bloggie has a rounded bulge with slightly protruding lens area at the top. On the opposite end of the lens are the record buttons for video and still mode, zoom, and a control toggle. Underneath that, a small portion of the casing slides open to reveal a USB dongle, AV out and HDMI out ports. Hidden underneath the swivel LCD are three buttons for playback, recording, and the menu. Finally, the bottom of the bloggie houses a tripod mount hole and a segment that flips open to reveal a lithium battery and expandable memory slot, which accepts both SD/SDHC and Memory Stick cards.
The bloggie is small enough to fit in the palm of most hands, has some decent weight and balance, and despite the lack of a dedicated grip, can comfortably be held for extended periods. However, a glossy finish won't do much to hide smudges and fingerprints.
Menus and Modes
Accessing the bloggie's menu is simple: just hit the "Menu" button tucked underneath the monitor. There, users can select photo size (5 megapixels at 4:3; 4 megapixels at 3:2; 3 megapixels at 4:3; 2 megapixels at 16:9; and VGA at 4:3), video size as described above, turn on or off steady shot and facial detection, and access the camera's controls, clock, shooting, and memory card settings. Users can navigate and access menu commands with a four-way control toggle just below the zoom and record controls, pressing it to select a menu item. I've had trouble with similar navigation schemes on other devices, constantly clicking and selecting when attempting to scroll; this was never a problem with the bloggie. The control button was big enough and provided enough resistance for even my chubby digits.
The bloggie's menu lacks color correction and exposure controls, which isn't necessarily a bad thing considering the bloggie's less tech-savvy target demographic. Nevertheless, shutterbugs will be turned off by the inability to set the white balance or adjust the ISO.
Users can monitor the action via the bloggie's 2.5-inch flip-out LCD, which unlike the candy bar-shaped Flip, can rotate 180 degrees for shooting flexibility and self portraits. At a glance, it appears the monitor can also swivel in and out, but it doesn't. More than once I caught myself trying to make that adjustment. The LCD held tight though and is solid enough to withstand light abuse.
The menu settings allow users to slightly adjust the LCD backlight from "Normal" to "Bright" to optimize viewing in varied lighting conditions. Despite the controls, I still had trouble tracking details on the monitor when using the bloggie outdoors in bright sunlight. The inevitable fingerprints and screen smudges also compounded the problem.
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Mustard Green Manure is a fast growing green manure that can be sown from March – September. It has a growing period of 1-2 months and can reach 60-90cm tall. This half-hardy annual grows on most soil types but particularly likes fertile ones. It may require additional watering in dry periods especially to help it establish.
Mustard Green Manure produces large volumes of green matter and residual fibre which when chopped up and dug in is particularly good for soil that lacks organic matter as it helps to improve soil texture and moisture retention. It is not very hardy but may come through a milder winter. If Mustard Green Manure does get frosted, the foliage can be left on the soil surface as a mulch. It will gradually be incorporated by worms etc. and the remainder can be dug in during early spring.
After 4-8 weeks of growth chop down the Mustard Green Manure plants and cultivate into the top few inches of your soil. On sandy ground let mustard reach 40cm in height before digging in. This will produce more fibrous plant matter that can help very free draining soils retain more moisture and nutrients.
It is also thought that mustard may reduce the population of wireworms by stimulating the pest to complete their life cycle much quicker – these insects can devastate a crop of potatoes. (We sow it before planting our seed potato beds).
Mustard Green Manure is part of the brassica family so caution is needed if sown before a brassica in a crop rotation plan as it may increase the likelihood of diseases.
The seeds produced are used to make the yellow mustard sauce that Americans use on their hotdogs. This green manure is not suitable for human consumption.
When to Sow: | March, April, May, June, July, August, September. |
Growing period: |
1-2 months |
Ideal Soil Type: |
Most. |
Nitrogen fixer: | No. |
How to Sow: |
Prepare the soil by roughly digging it over and removing any weeds. Lightly tread the soil, and then sow the seeds by broadcast sowing (i.e. scattering evenly) for good coverage. Rows can be sown but are not as good for weed suppression. Rake the soil and water well. In dry periods you may need to water until the green manure is established. |
Care: | Mustard Green Manure should be cut down before flowering when the stems are nice and soft as they decompose quicker, retain more beneficial nutrients and are easier to incorporate into the soil. They can be dug into the soil by turning over into the top 15cms or left on the top as a mulch, the worms will drag down the organic matter and help to aerate the soil. |
Sow Rate: |
4.5 grams per square metre. |
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Are you looking for a way to serve those who have served our country? Can you spare one hour to volunteer on January 21? You pick the hour, any hour to set aside to help veterans with their career. It's that simple.
You can help by joining a new peer-to-peer, online community called ACP AdvisorNet. Dedicate one hour of your time on Martin Luther King Day, answering veterans' career-related questions. Share your personal experiences and career tips.
ACP AdvisorNet (www.acp-advisornet.org) is an online "Quick Question Community" where service members can receive advice from business professionals nationwide through an easy-to-use question and answer platform. GE employees will also serve as Advisors on the site, who will answer career-related questions asked by veterans or their family members
Here's how to become involved:
- Sign Up: Sign up and create an account by visiting www.acp-advisornet.org/signup. Creating an account takes just a few minutes.
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01/18/2013 08:03 pm Posted by Bruce Mason
I am retiring from the US Coast Guard and would like to work foor GE. My field is Marine Technition (Mechanic). I perfer to work in NY,TX,TN,AK but will accept a job anywhere in the US. Anyone can contact me with advice especially in Houston, Texas since this is the hottest job maket in the US right now.
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Hi Bruce,
Please visit http://www.ge.com/veterans and http://www.getskillstowork.org. For more info see http://jobs.gecareers.com/search?q=marine+technician
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The best street style from London Fashion Week: http://ow.ly/p48HS via @StyleCaster
After kicking off the Venice Film Festival, Keira Knightley brought her latest romantic drama, Atonement to Toronto's Elgin Theatre. "I think it's always really great to be able to sit and watch the film with the people who are there to see them and not just people who make them," the actress told reporters of screening her film for Canadian film fans. "It felt just absolutely extraordinary!" Following the screening, Knightleyin Chanel couturejoined Rosamund Pike, James McAvoy and a fashionably late Jessica Alba for a late night nosh the Rosewater Supper Club.Read MoreLess


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How much discipline do you administer to your grandchildren? Do you correct them even if their parents are in the same room? The just don't seem to get "naughty chair"....what they need is a swift swat on the behind to get their attention... I am sure we all got it and are no worse for it. I really think that our school systems went to h--- when they took away the right to discipline...if it was done in fairness and without anger.
I was a school secretary for many years and I well remember even the senior boys getting swats from the Principal....they never had to come in there again and still remember it to this day and say it was well deserved~~ Spare the rod and spoil the child~~ |
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I only "swatted" one of my 13 grandchildren and it was because he ran across the street in front of a car down town and scared me badly. I told him he was almost road pizza. They introduced me to that description, so I knew he would relate to it. All of my grandchildren were very well behaved at my home, only had to discipline them one time for running in the house and slamming doors. If I were to raise another child I would never lay a hand on the child, because I think we teach them to hit by hitting them. |
I have never swatted or spanked any of my grandchildren. I give their parents ample time to correct the kids, and if they don't, I usually "suggest" something in a calm voice. If I could go back and raise my children again, I wouldn't spank them, and I certainly wouldn't let anyone else, including the school, hit my child. |
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I do not believe in spanking. I did not do it to my son and I would not do it to my 2-1/2 year old granddaughter. And believe me, she pushes me to the limit!! I think verbal corrections work much better, but they take more self-control on our part. |
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Geological sciences graduate student, Alex Patthoff, and his adviser, geology professor Simon Kattenhorn, have made a discovery of international significance. Their groundbreaking research documents evidence of a liquid ocean on Saturn's moon Enceladus, which is currently being imaged by NASA's Cassini spacecraft and has intrigued planetary scientists with its erupting geysers of water, emanating from giant cracks near the south pole of the moon.
Alex's doctoral research, documenting evidence of the find, has already secured his selection as the 2012 recipient of the national Pellas-Ryder Award for best peer-reviewed student research paper in planetary science.
Alex expects to complete his PhD degree in May 2012 and was recently awarded a highly-competitive postdoctoral fellowship from NASA at the Jet Propulsion Lab.
April 3, 2012: The Princeton Review named Karen Harpp, associate professor of geochemistry at the University of Idaho, one of the 300 best professors in the U.S.
Formerly of Colgate University, Harpp was chosen out of over 42,000 professors nationwide using student data collected by the Princeton Review and RateMyProfessor.com.
January 2012: Dennis Geist, professor of geology, was named President of the Charles Darwin Foundation, which is dedicated to research in support of conservation in the Galápagos Islands.
UI Geological Sciences researchers Alex Patthoff (PhD candidate) and Prof Simon Kattenhorn were recognized by ScienceNews.org (Sept 6, 2011) for their work studying evidence for a global ocean on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus. They have a paper on the topic in Geophysical Research Letters (view journal article).
Further recognition of this work has been cited in USA Today (Sept 27, 2011).
Geology Professor Mickey Gunter has been honored by the International Mineralogical Association, which voted to name the newly discovered mineral after him.
"It's one of the biggest honors a person could have in their life as a mineralogist," says Gunter. "It's a bit overwhelming at the same time."
The orange-yellow mineral -- Na4(H2V10028)22H20 -- is the most recently named new mineral to be discovered this year. It comes out of the Sunday Mine in San Miguel, Colorado, a mine that has already produced several new minerals in recent years.
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Shopping for your wedding gown is a cause for celebration and here at SMP, we've been known to ogle over a dress or two. Speaking as a bride-to-be, finding the dress is memorable beyond measure, and it's best to go in prepared. With our easy step-by-step guide, you'll have a tote full of goodies and sustenance, the perfect kit that'll have you ready to say "Yes!" to your dress.
Canvas bag
"Bride to Be" label
Muslin bags
"Dancin' Shoes" label
"Bridal Underthings" label
Iron transfer paper
Survival gear of choice, we used:
Hair ties
Bobby pins
Mini hairbrush
Mini hairspray
Blotting papers
Jewelry wipes
Minimergency kit
Hand lotion
Water bottle
Lip balm
Granola bar
Celebratory confetti
Print out the labels onto iron transfer paper. Cut out the labels with scissors, removing as much of the negative space as possible.
Iron the labels onto the canvas and muslin bags, following the instructions on the iron transfer paper.
Pack the canvas bag with goodies and give to the bride-to-be on dress shopping day!
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June 26, 2007, 3:58 PM
By Thomas P.M. Barnett
Illustration by Joe McKendry
Globalization: Life During Wartime
Good News: The world has never enjoyed a bigger and more dynamic global economy than the one we're riding high on right now, with unprecedented amounts of poverty reduction concentrated in China and India alone. Advanced economies are expanding steadily in the 2 to 3 percent range, while emerging markets dash along in the 7 to 8 percent range, giving us a stunning -- and steady -- global growth rate of roughly 5 percent. Rising Asia will add upwards of a billion new consumers (i.e., people with disposable income) in the coming years, providing the biggest single impulse the global economy has ever experienced. Financial flows in 2005 hit $6 trillion, more than double the total in 2002. If terrorists are running the world, nobody has told the global financial markets.
Bad News: There's plenty to be nervous about, especially if you're a white-collar worker who's always assumed your job can't be outsourced. (Hint: If your graduate degree involved tons of memorizing facts, you're in the crosshairs.) But with financial panics becoming far less frequent and damaging (e.g., a recent scare in Thailand passed without turning contagious), the biggest dangers now are political. Trade protectionism is on the rise (keep an eye on our Democratic Congress), and the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Round is going nowhere because the West refuses to reduce agricultural subsidies. But neither trend surprises, as a rising tide lifts everybody's demands when it comes to trade deals.
Wild Card: A supply shock in the maxed-out oil industry, which faces a persistently rising long-term global demand due overwhelmingly to skyrocketing requirements in emerging markets led by China and India. "Peak oil" predictions are overblown, focusing exclusively on easily extracted, known conventional reserves. If prices remain high, then the shift to exploiting unconventional reserves and alternative energy sources will grow exponentially. But timing is everything, so a shock to the system could have the lasting effect of moving us down the hydrocarbon chain faster toward hydrogen, nuclear, and renewables. When that happens, it won't be just Al Gore sticking out his chest in pride -- we'll all be able to breathe more easily.
Read Thomas P.M. Barnett's "Author's Commentary" to get his current take on this situation.
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Nebraska has become ground zero for the fight against Keystone XL, and Art Tanderup - farmer and retired schoolteacher - has become a leading voice in the struggle. He spoke to Kate Aronoff about the divisive impact of the pipeline on the local community, threats to the Ogallala Aquifer, and the urgent need to shift to clean, renewable energy sources. more...Running in reverse: the world's 'nuclear power renaissance'
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The global rebirth of nuclear power was meant to be well under way by now, writes Jim Green. But in fact, nuclear's share of world power generation is on a steady long term decline, and new reactors are getting ever harder to build, and finance. The only real growth area is decommissioning, but that too has a problem: where's the money to pay for it? more...After the oil spill: ode to the Yellowstone River
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In the face of environmental atrocities like the recent spill of crude oil into the Yellowstone River, writes Grant Mincy, quiescence be damned! To stop more of the same, we must reclaim from the corporate-captured state the rights of commons and community to decide on how local resources are used. more...100GW solar support in US-India climate talks, but no emissions cuts
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Julian Rose
17th December 2014
A key element of the TTIP is the deregulation genetically modified seeds and plants for cultivating in European soils, writes Julian Rose. This alone is reason enough for us to reject it - but it's only the beginning of a huge power grab that would make our governments more accountable to corporations, than to people. more...Austria's campaign to 'stigmatise, prohibit and eliminate' nuclear weapons
Rebecca Johnson
27th December 2014
Austria's pledge to strive for the elimination of nuclear WMD kindled fresh energy and hope at this month's Vienna Conference on Nuclear Weapons, writes Rebecca Johnson. Now we must maintain the momentum towards global nuclear disarmament at the May 2015 meeting of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. more...Disused oil and gas wells wells a major source of methane
Richard Heasman & Oliver Tickell
28th December 2014
Long-disused oil and gas wells in the US have been found to be a 'significant' source of the super greenhouse gas methane, writes Richard Heasman. The climate impact of oil and gas is underestimated, as this long term impact is not included in existing calculations. more...Miscarriage and stillbirth linked to fracking chemical exposure
Tamsin Paternoster
15th December 2014
Fracking for oil and gas uses a wide range of chemicals that disrupt reproductive function in both sexes, writes Tamsin Paternoster. Now an academic study has found a powerful correlation between stillbirth, miscarriage, low sperm count, and exposure to fracking chemicals. more...Petcoke: the toxic black dust coming to a community near you
Ben Whitford
9th December 2014
It's the fossil fuel industry's latest stroke of genius - a coal substitute that's cheaper, dirtier and more toxic than coal itself, writes Ben Whitford. The waste product of refining heavy oil from Canada's tar sands, petcoke is stored in open mountains around Chicago's 'Slag Valley', sending plumes of sticky black dust over poor neighborhoods every time the wind blows. more...COP20 and corporate power - destroying the edifice of false climate solutions
Alexander Reid Ross
10th December 2014
Peru, notorious for its brutal exploitation of forests, oil and minerals, theft of indigenous lands and murder of eco-defenders, is an unlikely host for the COP20 climate talks, writes Alexander Reid Ross. Except that Peru's actions reflect the corporate land-grabbing agenda manifest in the false solutions on offer in Lima this week. It's a time for resistance, not compromise! more...BLM sued - no environmental review of coal leasing since 1979
Mike Gaworecki
8th December 2014
Coal leases on public lands operated by the US Bureau of Land Management are responsible for 40% of US coal production and 14% of total US CO2 emissions, writes Mike Gaworecki - yet their environmental impacts have not been reviewed in 35 years. more...Appalachia: a small city's fight against toxic waste incineration
Caitlin Johnson
5th December 2014
East Liverpool, a small city by the Ohio river, is a cancer-ridden dumping ground for the detritus of the global economy, writes Caitlin Johnson. With its filthy power station, coal ash lake, 1,300 fracking wells, silica sand mountains and a huge toxic waste incinerator, the city's people need your help in their fight for environmental justice. more...Climate change and the downfall of California's big agriculture
Joshua Frank
5th December 2014
Thanks to cheap water and plentiful sunshine, California grows most of the US's fruit, vegetables and nuts, writes Joshua Frank. But with the drought looking ever more permanent, the $40 billion industry is facing a terminal crisis. It's only a matter of time before we have to rely on local produce - so let's make a start now! more...'Fracking frenzy' - how the shale gas industry is threatening the planet
Friends of the Earth Europe
11th December 2014
The world is in the grip of a 'fracking frenzy that threatens us for centuries to come with polluted aquifers, runaway climate change, destruction of biodiversity and worthless 'sub-prime' investments. Just as the world must make the transition to a sustainable future, our 'leaders' are determined to make this last losing throw of the fossil fuel dice. more...There's no place for nuclear in the 'Clean Power Plan'
Tim Judson / NIRS
28th November 2014
The EPA's plan for 'clean power' are welcome, writes Tim Judson - except for its inclusion of nuclear, and economic distortions and serious omissions that favour the technology. In this open letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, he and co-signatories call on her to ditch the 'false and irrational assumptions' used to justify both new and existing nuclear power. more...A whisker from victory! Oregon GMO vote goes to a recount
The Ecologist
26th November 2014
Oregon's 'Yes on 92' GMO labeling supporters are just 809 votes from winning, forcing a recount in which they are confident of prevailing - despite being hugely outspent by a corporate 'no' campaign that received nearly $5 million from Monsanto alone. more...The para-judicial persecution of Julian Assange
John Pilger
24th November 2014
It's easy to forget that Julian Assange - reviled by mainstream media, hounded by Sweden's judiciary, 'red-listed' by Interpol, publicly attacked by the US defense secretary - remains an innocent man, 'wanted' for nothing more than questioning, writes John Pilger. His disgraceful treatment dishonours only his persecutors. more...ECOLOGIST COOKIES
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Billy Joe Herron, 79, a resident of Cleveland, passed away early Wednesday morning, July 16, 2014, at the family residence.
He was the son of the late Sena Smith Herron and Willie Dewey "W. D." Herron. He was preceded in death by his sister, Margaret McDonald; and his brother, Calvin Herron.
He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Korea. He was the superintendent for Battlefield Golf and Country Club for more than 20 years. Along with his brother, he owned and operated Herron's Golf Carts. He was a member of the Stuart Park Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Vina Parker Herron of Cleveland; daughters: Cyndi Holtsclaw and her husband, Dee, of New York City, N.Y., and Sandra Johnson and her husband, Eddie, of Cleveland; son, Chris Herron and his wife, Lynne, of Benton; grandchildren: Jenifer Williams and her husband, Shaun, Amy Herron, Bethany Holtsclaw, Erik Holtsclaw, Leah Thompson and her husband, Michael, Kevin Johnson and his wife, Heidi, and Brandon Sprague and his wife, Mary Beth; six great-grandchildren; sisters: Edna Guinn and her husband, J.W., of Chattanooga, Edith Rollins and Joyce Moser and her husband, Clint, all of Cleveland; brothers: W.S. Herron of Phillips Ranch, Calif., Coy Herron and his wife, Linda, of Cleveland; and several nieces and nephew.
The Remembrance of Life service will be held Friday, July 18, 2014, at 3 p.m. from the North Ocoee Chapel of Jim Rush Funeral Homes with the Rev. Daniel Malone and the Rev. Teresa Norman officiating.
Interment will follow in the Hilcrest Memorial Gardens with Shaun Williams, Michael Williams, Michael Thompson, Erik Holtsclaw, Kevin Johnson, Mark Herron and Rick Rollins serving as casketbearers. Military honors will be given.
The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 this evening at the funeral home.
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2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his exceeding greatness! | 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. |
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There are lots of compact crossovers -- and more all the time -- but there aren't many that are any fun to drive. At the same time, this popular category of vehicles also is not the place to turn if you're looking for good fuel economy -- when it comes to gas mileage, traditional mid-size sedans leave even the smallest SUVs in the dust.
The all-new CX-5 from Mazda attempts to address both those issues. It scores a solid hit with one but achieves only a near-success with the other.
A Mileage Champ
The CX-5 is powered by Mazda's new Skyactiv 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, which made its debut recently in the Mazda3. This engine is highly efficient, and in the CX-5 it delivers terrific gas mileage. With four-wheel drive, the EPA figures are 25/31 mpg (city/highway); that puts the CX-5 at the very top of the heap for AWD crossovers, besting even tiny 'utes like the Nissan Juke and the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. Naturally, the front-wheel-drive CX-5 does even better, at 26/32 mpg with the automatic transmission and 26/35 mpg with the six-speed manual. With that kind of mileage, we hardly mind the fact that the aural quality of the direct-injected engine leaves something to be desired -- a typical downside to this technology.What About the Fun?
Slip behind the wheel of the CX-5, and you'll find that the driving position is very sports-sedan-like. The relationship between the driver, the windshield, the steering wheel, and the dead pedal reminded me of a BMW 3-series -- sounds ridiculous, but it's true.I love the tight, precise steering, which is so much better than the crossover norm. What's all the more amazing is that this is an electrically assisted system -- which only proves that electric power assist is no excuse for lifeless, overboosted steering.
I also liked the firm chassis; body roll is notably absent, yet ride quality is not bad.
The CX-5 would walk away with the award for best-driving compact crossover, except for the fact that 155 horsepower and 150 pound-feet of torque are marginal for a four-wheel-drive crossover, even one as commendably svelte as this Mazda (3426 pounds). Off-the-line acceleration is adequate -- just. The bigger issue is that the six-speed box pretends not to hear the driver's calls for more speed. And when you encounter any upgrade, the automatic transmission is also loathe to give up on the higher gear until you've lost considerable momentum or have given the throttle a shove. There are no shift paddles, but the driver can take things into his own hands via a shift gate that enables manual up- and down-shfits -- although it follows BMW's strange logic of push-up-for-downshift and pull-back-for-upshift.
One possibly fix would be to get the available manual transmission (yes, there is one). Unfortunately, it can only be had with front-wheel drive, on the base trim level. So no leather, heated seats, moonroof, or backup camera. Here, then, is another example of a manufacturer offering a manual, then packaging it so as to virtually assure that no one buys it. One might have hoped for better from Mazda.
Out of the Box
Whereas the boxy Tribute was a style-free zone, the CX-5 exterior is all sinewy and handsome. A glance behind the rear seats, however, reveals the price you pay for those good looks. The tiny quarter windows afford little visibility, and the sloping roofline cuts into the cargo space.When it comes to passenger space, however, we have no complaints. The rear seats are plenty roomy, and the both the front and rear perches are comfortable. The well-padded door armrests are a nice touch and the cabin is classed up with a smattering of shiny black trim and matte-finish metal. The switchgear is better laid out than most, although the (built-in) TomTom navigation unit is pretty rudimentary.
Covering Two Bases
The Tribute is on its way out and Mazda recently announced that it's also dropping the slightly larger CX-7, so the CX-5 effectively replaces both vehicles. Although the CX-7 was bigger outside, it didn't really have any more room inside, so this is a pretty logical move. (The three-row CX-9 remains as Mazda's medium-large SUV entry.)The CX-5 is a very strong entry in a crowded field. Its gas mileage is exceptional, and it's quite rewarding to drive. But it would be even more so with a bit more power -- or, possibly, just with a reprogrammed automatic transmission. A vehicle with a chassis this good deserves a livelier powertrain, even at a cost of 1 or 2 mpg.


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14 If a king faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever. | 14 If a king judges the poor with fairness, his throne will always be secure. |
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My name is Hope!
Facts about Hope
- Breed: Domestic Shorthair
- Color: Black & White Or Tuxedo
- Age: Kitten
- Sex: Female
- ID#: 4680680-Hope
- Hair: Short
Hope's Info...
I am already spayed, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, and good with cats.
Please contact Terry (email@example.com) for more information about this pet.
More pictures and complete description of Hope coming soon. For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the FURR rescue facility to meet Hope, please contact Terry at 864-483-2444.
Other Pets at Feline Urgent Rescue and Rehab
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Hope, a Waxhaw Domestic Shorthair kitten was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Domestic Shorthair for sale in Waxhaw, or seeking a Domestic Shorthair kitten from a breeder in Waxhaw.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Waxhaw already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Waxhaw breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Domestic Shorthair breeders who help with Domestic Shorthair rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Waxhaw paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Happy Monday everyone!!
With Easter right around the corner, I thought you guys might enjoy these cute Easter Bunny Cupcake Wrappers!
I designed 2 versions based on our current Easter Printable Collection so they go really nicely with the rest of the printables, which you can get here!
Simply, print, cut and wrap around your decorated cupcakes - Cute and Easy!! :)
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I am a Canadian and have just recently discovered this site...so very impressed with all the great advice and recipes.
A few years ago I was holidaying in California and had the opportunity to go to dinner with a friend's family...one of the side dishes we had was a green bean casserole....I do not even like green beans but not wanting to be rude tried a small helping...it was so good I had thirds!! As I recall it contained crumbled bacon and I believe cream soup then done in a casserole dish in oven. Anyone have a clue what the recipe is? I would really appreciate it! |
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- Posted by mrs_nesbitt (My Page) on Sun, Dec 3, 06 at 7:34
There are a lot of ways you can make it. Basically drain your green beans, I use two cans, stir in a can of cream soup and possibly a little milk if it is too thick. You can add shredded cheese or top with sliced cheese, crumbled bacon and a can of french fried onions and bake or microwave until hot. Hope that helps! |
Thank you so much Mrs Nesbitt I do so appreciate it!! I will be making it tonight!! Brenda |
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President Obama has signed a major disaster declaration for Virginia following last month's severe storms.
Several thousand people lost power across the Commonwealth, and several homes and businesses were damaged.
The declaration means federal funding is now available for the state and eligible local governments.
Fifteen people died from storm-related injuries across the state. At one point 1.3 million people were without power.
Some costs that will be eligible for reimbursement are activation of emergency crews, opening of shelters and cooling centers, debris removal, and repairs to publicly-owned property (roads, water and sewer systems, electrical systems).
Virginia was not eligible for FEMA's Individual Assistance program, which provides aid to individuals with uninsured losses. According to Governor McDonnell's office, that's because most private property that was damaged was insured.
The governor is encouraging people to donate to the Virginia Disaster Relief Fund. In previous disasters $1.4 million has been distributed from that fund to volunteer and recovery groups in 15 localities.
Here is the news release from the White House:
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and straight-line winds during the period of June 29 to July 1, 2012.
Federal funding is available to commonwealth and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms and straight-line winds in the counties of Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fauquier, Floyd, Fluvanna, Frederick, Giles, Greene, Halifax, Highland, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Nelson, New Kent, Nottoway, Orange, Page, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Tazewell, and Warren and the independent cities of Bedford, Charlottesville, Covington, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Manassas Park, Martinsville, Radford, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton, and Winchester.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures for all counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Donald L. Keldsen as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area.
FEMA said additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the commonwealth and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.


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Venezuela's Andean playground
The world's longest and highest cable car will reopen in Merida in early 2013. (Krzysztof Dydynski/LPI/Getty)
Like a phoenix from the ashes, the world's longest and highest cable car is due to rise again in the Venezuelan city of Merida in early 2013, after being out of commission for nearly five years.
Spanning a distance of 12.5km and rising to 4,765m above sea level at the summit of Pico Espejo -- one of the highest peaks in Venezuela's Andean mountains -- the cable car offers travellers a direct, less than two-hour route from the centre of the bustling South American city to the top of the country's snow-capped peaks. On a clear day, the craggy outcrop of Pico Espejo -- where the resident Virgin Mary statue is sometimes covered in ice -- provides panoramic views of the surrounding range, as well as a bird's-eye view of Merida in the distant valley below.
The system was originally built in 1960 by technicians and engineers from a host of countries including France, Poland and Italy. But in 2008, the Venezuelan government closed the cable car, declaring that it had reached the end of its serviceable life. They then hired the Austrian company Dopellmayr to rebuild the system, with the hopes of reinstating the smooth ride into Venezuela's Andean peaks. When it reopens, the remodelled cable car will cross the valley of the River Chama and pass through cloud forest – the air thinning as the cable car climbs – until finally the summit emerges.
But the cable car is just one of the many attractions in Venezuela's capital of adventure activities. Hiking the massive peaks in the area – none of which are for the faint of heart – sometimes requires ice picks, ropes and crampons to get to the top, especially in rainy season when there is likely to be more snow close to the summit.
Guamanchi Expeditions offers six-day treks to the summit of Venezuela's highest mountain, Pico Bolivar (5,007m) and four-day trips to the top of Pico Humboldt (4,952m).
Visitors start their hike in lush, grassy valleys, trekking past thick bamboo trunks and babbling brooks. Camp is often set up close to turquoise pools and lakes, and travellers carry everything they need in large packs, including cosy sleeping bags to cope with the frigid nights. Higher up, the vegetation thins out and waterfalls freeze over at night. As hikers reach the jagged crags and boulders close to the summit, climbing can get technical and the altitude will leave most people short of breath.
Picos Bolivar and Humboldt are the only remaining Andean peaks in Venezuela where glaciers still exist, though they are disappearing fast. But those who make it this far are rewarded with stunning views that can extend as far as Venezuela's southern llanos (plains), located hundreds of kilometres to the southeast.
For the slightly less adventurous, Guamanchi offers easier two or three-day tours to the lower altitude white rock summit of Pico Pan de Azucar (4,660m) or hiking around the village of Los Nevados, located about 20km outside of Merida, where mules carry loads up the steep cobbled streets and the white-washed cottages all have red-tiled roofs.
Paragliding is another popular way to enjoy the mountains, as the glacial peaks offer high altitude jumping off points with strong winds, giving pilots plenty of air time to enjoy the view of patchwork valleys below. Arassari Trek offers tandem flights with experienced pilots at several different sites close to Merida.
While the mountains are often the stars of the show, visitors can also use the city as a springboard to explore other adrenaline activities in the surrounding regions.
Streams running off the southeastern slopes of the Andes soon turn into boisterous rivers with plenty of class III and IV white water rapids. Aguas Bravas offers two-day rafting trips on the Acequias and Siniguis Rivers, staying one night on a sandy beach along a calm stretch of the Acequias.


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Childcare During Alumni Weekend
Bring your kids to campus... Let them experience Pomona early!
Infant/Toddler Care
For children up to and including the age of 5, we will contract with the nationally accredited child care program at the United Church of Christ located across the street from campus (233 W. Harrison Avenue) for Friday, May 1 from 6:30-10 p.m., and Saturday, May 2 from 5-10 p.m. Parents must provide meals and diapers for their children.
Pre-registered childcare is offered to alumni during Alumni Weekend. The Children's School on CMC's campus will provide childcare for ages two through twelve, on Friday and Saturday nights. Parents will need to drop off children at 5:00 p.m. and pick them up no later than 10:00 p.m. A boxed dinner will be provided for each child.
For both these programs, limited space is available and reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
Alumni Weekend 2015 costs have not been determined. For 2014, the costs were as follows:
$20.00 per child for United Church of Christ (for children up to and including the age of 5)
$35.00 per child for The Children's School (for children aged two to twelve)
Reservations for Infant/Toddler Care and/or Childcare can be made on your Alumni Weekend Registration Form, or by contacting the Alumni Office at 909-621-8110, firstname.lastname@example.com, or by mail: Alumni Relations, Pomona College, The Seaver House, 305 N College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 (ATTN: Infant/Toddler Care). Make checks payable to "Pomona College." Only paid reservations will be considered confirmed.
Deadline for child care reservations: April 3, 2015.


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Create magical moments with these inspired ideas and feel-good products.
I have something to admit, I've read very few parenting/baby books. I've attempted to and then I get distracted by something shiny in the corner. I kind of figure things will happen when they happen and if I have questions, I can look them up or ask the pediatrician. Because of this, I'm not really sure when certain milestones are supposed to occur so last week when Beck and I were crafting I was surprised to hear his chatter turn into a recognizable word – mama.
I may have started crying then called anybody I could think of who would care. Yes, it was very much a first child thing of me to do and I know he doesn't know that he's actually saying a word but that didn't stop my heart from swelling with joy. It really is the sweetest sound in the world.
I think my husband is ready for him to start saying dada now!
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Our May "Focus on Moms" issue is out, with some special articles just for moms. We've got a story detailing the Top 5 Stress Busters for Busy Local Moms, a feature about a fun Moms' Retreat to McMenamins Grand Lodge and the Oregon Wine Country, plus What's Up Down There?, an article exploring common gynecological health issues.
You'll also find a Family Fare review of brunch at The Heathman Restaurant and Bar, an Angels Among Us column featuring Adelante Mujeres and their Adelante Chicas program, a Viewpoint about Pap-HPV co-testing, and, as always, our extensive Family Calendar.
Pick up a copy at your favorite distribution point, or read it online today.
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Didn't get much help in the organic forum, I asked there first because I thought it could be related to application of milorganite. Here's the original post, and below the update to it I applied milorganite at the proper bag rate on my 13000sq ft lawn... In the sane timeframe I leveled out and fixed some parts of my drainage ditch in the front yard. (The ditch was graded improperly and held water for up to a week after rain) I used soil from the woods behind my house, the top layer was 1 ft of good black soil, then about a foot of sand, and then another foot of clay/sand mix. I mixed it up pretty well, and didn't notice any oil in the soil when I put it down. Now, there is white foam forming in the ditch , every time the sprinkler hits it it all goes away, similar to popping bathtub bubbles - but it's back the next day... What could be causing this? It's a subdivision and we see tons of rain so I doubt it just all of a sudden washed off the road when it never had before. No cars park near there that would've leaked oil either |
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- Posted by morpheuspa 7A--PA (My Page) on Tue, Jul 29, 14 at 21:49
I have no idea what it is--but I can say that I use Milorganite by the bagful and have never seen that side effect anywhere at any time. Rust is certainly theoretically possible, I suppose, but again--never seen it. The iron sulfate/iron chloride in Milo is very water soluble and rapidly washes into the ground with no residue. It sounds more likely that there's something in the soil you used, or you're getting some very strange fungus. Could we get some photos to see the area? |
I'll snap some photos tomorrow thanks |
- Posted by morpheuspa 7A--PA (My Page) on Tue, Jul 29, 14 at 23:20
Please try to get closeups of the rust and froth. The more I think about it, the more it sounds (offhand) like a really severe fungal outbreak. Google the fungus called "rust" and see if it looks like that. The frothy stuff could be something like slime mold, but the area impacted sounds way too large. Unless you have a total infestation... |
"I use Milorganite by the bagful" is an understatement if you follow Morph :) I also use a lot of Milo (as a result of following Morph for a couple of years). Never seen a problem whatsoever. |
- Posted by morpheuspa 7A--PA (My Page) on Wed, Jul 30, 14 at 13:41
>>"I use Milorganite by the bagful" is an understatement if you follow Morph :) True. I used a bagful...yesterday, just on the flower gardens. The flower pots probably got a 5X dose (constrained environment, high stress, and I demand a lot from them). This evening's task is three bags of soybean meal on the lawn to start the fall feeding cycle (it takes three weeks to even think about starting to release). It would be entirely possible to light off fungal issues with Milorganite or any other organic, but I think you'd need spillage or really, really work at overdoing it. The first would only give you problems in one spot. The second would stink unbelievably as it decays so the problem would be obvious. Hopefully the photos will clear things up a little for us. |
Here's the first pic, as you can see now there is some green foam spots showing up. Also you can see the oily residue draining into the ditch so it did not come from the dirt in the ditch , and it's draining in from the house side too , so it didn't come from the road |
I'll do the close ups from my computer if that's not enough... This website sucks from my mobile devices and always half loads every page |
I'll do the close ups from my computer if that's not enough... This website sucks from my mobile devices and always half loads every page |
- Posted by morpheuspa 7A--PA (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 0:53
What. Was. In. That. Soil? That most definitely looks like oil spillage at the grass margin. I can't ID anything in that...mess...in the drainage area. The one thing I can say is that Milorganite would never do that at any reasonable application rate...or any unreasonable application rate I can think of. Can we get an extreme closeup of the stuff in the drainage ditch? I can't zoom in, and I'm hopeful it's a nice, friendly fungus that's happily chewing up the oil for you...but I wouldn't count on it. Solution as we stand right now...wait for it to flush naturally. Under no circumstances use any surfactant (including the shampoo soil softening) on this site or any other until at least a year after you don't see any more oil. The only thing that will do is render it water soluble and accessible to the grass--and oil is toxic to grass. Hopefully somebody can ID what that actually is... |
That oily looking sheen is actually from bacteria that is often present when there is iron in the water or soil. You see that sometimes in stagnant streams. It looks like the oily petroleum sheen but it is not. Sounds like the iron from the Milorganite is leaching into the water that's running off. I'd bet the bubbles are part of the same thing. I don't think any of this is particularly harmful, although it sounds like you could use less fertilizer next time to prevent the runoff. |
I don't know! Soil from the hole I dug right next to this one is all over my backyard and my new bermuda is sprouting up fine from it with no fungi!!! |
Another spot I noticed which may or may not be related... This is same soil that went in the ditch- it was used to raise the level around my tree roots. After a hearty week of rain white shaving cream like fungus was present all over the ground... My backyard is going to get quarantined here! |
Close up of that... Tree and ditch are 150 ft apart and separated by a driveway. Also if it helps- the entire slope near the drainage ditch is super saturated, to the point that walking on it feels spongy and it hasn't rained in a week |
- Posted by morpheuspa 7A--PA (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 1:58
I'm seriously thinking the CDC might not be a bad idea. With the extreme closeups, I'm going to go out on a limb--that top soil contained a lot (and by that I mean a LOT) of raw organic material. Which is now happily rotting in the damp conditions. Which is attracting a ton of decay fungi (which you see) and bacteria (which you don't usually see but can if they form plaques). That oil still concerns me. I toss around iron sulfate and Milorganite like both are going out of style, and I never--and I mean never--see any oily residue. We're talking ten pounds per thousand ferrous sulfate per year here. For now, I'm going to write it off as fungal and bacterial effluva--but I'm also going to tell you to watch the grasses carefully where it congregates. My recommendation to not use any surfactants stands. I don't want that oil re-integrating into the soil, I want it to run off into your swale and Go Away. On the up side, decay bacteria and fungi don't attack living organisms as a general rule (there are exceptions that can cross over, but none of these look particularly threatening). Quite the opposite--the grasses invading those areas are a darker shade of green from the looks of it. Decaying organic material will certainly release plenty of nitrogen. For now, let's put this on a watch. If it's still a problem by the end of August we'll reconsider--or if the grass or plants start dying. But I don't want to interfere with a normal decay process since that's simply going to delay the inevitable. |
This post was edited by morpheuspa on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 1:59
I agree with Karin, the oily sheen is probably not oil, but a bacteria attempting to break down minerals in the soil. The bubbles and green algae in the other picture look to be a normal but unsightly growth of algae in standing water and sunlight. I am linking to an article from the state of Michigan that describes the oily sheens and which minerals cause the different colors. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Oil-Like Films and Slimes (Bacteria): A Naturally-Occurring Phenomena
- Posted by morpheuspa 7A--PA (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 15:31
You learn something new every day. OK, so try breaking the surface of the oily film. If it reforms in reasonable time, it's petroleum. If not, bacterial. |
- Posted by botanicalbill 9b SWFlorida (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 20:30
The coating or membrane of most bacteria and mammal cells are purely made of lipids, aka fat. I will also agree that this is just a natural bacteria getting its feed on in some nutrients in the soil. I have seen this many times. |
That explains the oil... Any ideas on the white fungus in the last pictures? Thanks guys, the grass is healthy as hell I was just worried I had some kind of EPA issue on my hands haha |
That explains the oil... Any ideas on the white fungus in the last pictures? Thanks guys, the grass is healthy as hell I was just worried I had some kind of EPA issue on my hands haha |
- Posted by morpheuspa 7A--PA (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 14 at 23:04
>>That explains the oil... Any ideas on the white fungus in the last pictures? If that's lipid coating, it has to come from somewhere...which means an extremely healthy and numerous population of bacteria and fungi. The fungi you have look much like the fungi I sometimes get in mostly-done compost, or used to get in areas where I was dumping over 100 pounds per K of organic matter. It doesn't look like anything to worry about as it's clearly not doing any damage. Strangely, even my compost bin doesn't do this, and that's one hundred percent OM. Hum. Try sticking your nose down near the soil surface and see if you can smell decay. You may not if oxygen levels are sufficient in the soil and whatever's decaying doesn't have a high nitrogen level. Heavy scent means heavy decay of high nitrogen stuff--which confirms the hypothesis that it's decaying OM. No scent doesn't disprove it, though, just that there's not enough nitrogen or enough anaerobic decay to produce a bad odor. I'm of the opinion that I probably wouldn't use that top soil again. For something like this to happen, raw organic material levels had to be absolutely unreal...and those are going to decay down to practically nothing over time. It's for this reason that filling holes with peat moss or other organics isn't recommended, eventually you lose close to 100%. In this case, most of that should still be soil, so some minor settling is all I'd expect. I'd expect decay to back off fairly quickly as the soil runs out of early-stage OM. Labor Day? Somewhat before or after? In that range anyway if the soil stays damp. |
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Insider Trader: Beat the RNG making Darkmoon cards
We've all heard someone say something to the effect of "I don't make Darkmoon cards because I don't have enough gold to beat the random number generator." What do they mean? Here's the situation: Darkmoon Cards of Destruction are craftable by maximum-skill scribes, and they award a completely random card. There are 32 possible cards they can give you in four different "suits" of eight, and if you match up a whole suit, you can create one of four Darkmoon decks. These decks start a quest that, when turned in at the Darkmoon Faire, provide one of the best trinkets in the game.
The Darkmoon greatness decks last expansion "outlived their iLvl" in the sense that since they were so perfectly itemized for quite a few classes that they would reward their owners with better performance than later-tier trinkets, especially token-bought trinkets. Looking at the new decks, they are almost as perfectly itemized, so I suspect that they will provide their owners many months of use before they get overshadowed by some new drop. What this means is that everyone wants one of these, and they're very expensive to make and thus very rare.
Expensive to make
Each random card is generated when a scribe spends 10 Inferno Ink and 30 Volatile Life. That amount of ink can be gotten by milling about 10 stacks of Cinderbloom and trading all the Blackfallow Ink in for Inferno Ink. How expensive the deck is is going to be directly related to how many spare cards you end up with. Anyone can tell you how many cards on average you need to make in order to get one deck, but that number goes down significantly when you make your second deck because of all the extras you have left over.
I checked, and there's no clean way to derive a formula for this, apparently. I know when I'm outclassed, so I asked OutDPS addon writer Pherra for help. He came up with a very simple python script (which I can share via email but is beyond the scope of this post) that would that would get me some experimental results:
- On average, you'll need to make 52 cards to get your first deck, assuming you aren't trading.
- To make your second deck, you'll need to make 18 more cards.
- Every deck you make takes fewer new cards than the one before, because you are more likely to have a mostly complete deck (your third deck takes 15 more cards, and your ninth deck is 12 cards more than the one before it).
Finished Decks | Average Cards Created | % of Cards Used | New Cards Made for This Deck |
1 | 52 | 15% | 52 |
2 | 70 | 23% | 18 |
3 | 86 | 28% | 15 |
4 | 100 | 32% | 14 |
5 | 113 | 35% | 14 |
6 | 126 | 38% | 13 |
7 | 138 | 40% | 12 |
8 | 151 | 42% | 12 |
9 | 163 | 44% | 12 |
10 | 174 | 46% | 12 |
I have the numbers for unrealistically large numbers of cards created, but while they're mathematically interesting, they're not relevant because there just aren't that many herbalists. The most important part of all this is that yes, as you make more cards, you get a higher efficiency. Most people who can only make 50ish cards will have one deck and a lot of spares. Most people who can make 200ish cards will have 13 decks and a much smaller percentage of spare cards (although a higher overall number).
Another way to increase your efficiency is to trade with other scribes. Every time you can choose a card, you're eliminating the randomness of this system. Heck, there were days in Wrath of the Lich King when I was able to buy a complete set of greatness cards off the auction house for less than the decks were selling. That's rare, of course, but it goes to illustrate the point: The most expensive part of this system is that you can't choose your cards.
There are two types of trading: one for one cards and money.
- One-for-one cards are usually preferred by those still trying to make decks. It takes a waste byproduct (spare cards) and gives them a valuable card that may finish a deck for them. All cards are be default valued equally.
- Money trades are preferred by people exiting the market (who have their card or their profits) and just want to recoup their expenses. This is also something long-term traders do to keep their odd, high stacks of cards in check. The price of a card is usually much higher than it cost to make, probably because the seller reasons that someone might need just this card to finish a deck and be willing to pay for it.
That said, the number of potentially mutual beneficial matches among the trading community is finite. It changes every time someone makes a deck or a card, but at any given time, there's a finite number of trades that could be done. As you trade more, you'll come up against this wall. The more efficient the market is, however, the more decks will be created. This may drive down the price per deck, especially this far between Darkmoon Faires.
There are some who argue that if you can afford to make a lot of cards, you should only ever trade money for cards. Their reasoning is that preventing your competition from benefiting from your production will help keep the supply of finished decks lower. This is a valid way of approaching the trading question; however, you have to compare the increased price of the decks to the money you spend on cards. You also have to be very careful not to spend too much on buying a card that finishes a deck.
The advantage is that in theory, you've created a higher barrier to entry to other scribes. They will not benefit from the increased efficiency that trading with you would offer, and their costs will be higher. The disadvantage is that if they trade with someone else, they will be benefiting more than you. Even if you've made 200 cards, someone who has made 100 will potentially be able to get a lower cost per deck by trading with another scribe who has made 100 cards. I'm rarely willing to spend money (or lose profits) to hinder my competition, especially when they can just go around me and trade with someone else.
Assuming you want to trade, your best bet is to advertise in trade and your realm forums that you're looking for other card makers. Other techniques I've been using include sending tells to people I see creating cards in the Dalaran scribe shop or listing cards on the AH.
A huge factor in this market is the number of people who make 10 to 20 cards and try to trade their way to a deck they want. These people are usually just trying to avoid a 50,000g price tag for an already-completed deck and are very much subject to the RNG. If they're lucky, they get a deck for cheaper than they could buy, but if they're very unlucky, they end up with a bunch of common cards. They will often sell their cards on the AH for close to what the raw mats are worth and use the money to buy the specific cards they need, sometimes at a huge premium. It's worth scanning through the cards on the AH once in a while to see if you can pick up some needed cards on the cheap.
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Has anyone grown Atlantic Giant Pumpkin before? If so how did it go? Any cultivation Hints for the Coffs Harbour region.
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Mark, I tried Atlantic Giant only once (5 seeds for $5) and found germination to be ~50%. Had better luck with Burbee Prizewinner variety for pumpkins in 200# range without even trying. Below is a site with tips on growing them bigger. Good luck, vgkg |
Here is a link that might be useful: Tips on the Great Pumpkin
Our Family has a Annual Pumpkin Weigh-Off every Fall. We have a trophy and all kinds of prizes. For the family members who don't garden we have carving and painted creations. We also have a prize for the ugliest. We have a horse-shoe pitching contest, a cookout and games for the kids. Last year my nephews pumpkin weighed in at 480 lbs. Everyone on our mailing list gets seeds from the previous winner, however we may purchase our own seeds. |
- Posted by potatoe_man_oo1 z5pq canada (My Page) on Wed, Jun 5, 02 at 13:16
LOl re- growing tips for a great pumpkin three years ago , i gave a shot at growing a large pumpkin just for the fun of it. I simply removed three feet in diameter of sod, dug a hole about two feet deep ( it was in clay ) filled the hole with shrimp compost, manure etc. result....752lbs |
I went to those giant pumpkin giant websites. I basically understood the 700 and up methods. What I did not see was removal of all but one or two pumpkins while going for the big show. This is my first practice year. (smile) It's go for the 1000lbs next year. What about snipping off all but one or two? |
Mark..........search the web for Giant Pumpkin. You will be amazed. Those nuts are serious. Those nuts are I. >:o) |
Well I see that no answer appeared. I have one that wants to be big and two that are just not growing . I took all new pumpkins except three off the vines and began folage feeding. Basically I just planted Atlantic Giants four weeks ahead of last frost and transplanted in the garden. No special planting hole. From this meager shakey begining I think I will see one well over a hundred lbs. That will be enough to amuse my neighbors. Unfortunately I came here and found out about how to really do it. I now know how to get a big one. #1 Build a prize winning hole in the fall. #2 Get the seed from the persons who grow 1000 lb. pumpkins.#3 Stand back and do what the winners do. You can jump with glee as your yearly average jumps out over 500. The next year may be your year! "So now you need a ton of good manure, a ton of old leaves and a ton of compost to start off your planting hole this fall" "What are we waiting on"? |
How do you get these things to a scale? Do you need to grow them on tarp, and then have a bunch of people help lift it? Where can I find a list of weigh offs so I can enter one near me? I want to grow 2 Atlantic Giants next year in my front landscape and put one pumpkin on each side of my front porch when small so I won't have to move them for Halloween. I'd even like to carve them and put a light bulb in them. My wife thinks I'm off my rocker, but things it would be cool to do. I'm want to try those giant 20'+ sunflowers too. My neighbor is always bragging about his sunflowers and his giant pumpkins. Sunflowers are about the same size as mine, but I also grow a bunch of small exotic looking ones in a sunflower bed. He wants to know what went wrong with those ones. He grows a bigger variety of pumpkin than mine, but he doesn't grasp the apple-orange comparison. I'm not a one-upper, but he is arrogant and laughs at my gardening practices (no till, lot's of compost, cover crops, no chems, etc.). He has a peach orchard, and when he sprays his orchard, he makes a pass at his garden. He buys Miracle Grow and Round-up like it's being discontinued or something. I just want to shut him up once. I'm going to grow the sunflower on the opposite side of my house (1 story) so he can see it as it goes above the roof. I clued his wife and one son in on the plan, and they love it. |
- Posted by little_rhody z6b RI (My Page) on Sat, Aug 16, 03 at 9:53
We are growing them here in Rhode Island. I'm surprized there isn't a forum dedicated to giant pumpkin growing here at the garden web. What do you all think? Is there enough intrest? carolyn |
Post that request on the "Suggestion & Comments" forum and see who bites. I'll add my vote, growing big pumpkins every year now. vgkg |
A pumpkin forum won't work. I know a few guys that grow them competitivly, and they will not share a single tip. They act like it's a matter of national security. The best part for me is growing withen a hundred pounds of theirs with out trying. |
- Posted by sunlight2231960 (My Page) on Wed, May 24, 06 at 18:33
hey, I live in Iowa (i think zone 4) and I just planted some giant pumpkins. I was woundering if anyone has any advice to try to get a really big pumpkin this year since I started them late they havn't even sproted yet. Is it to late to get a huge pumpkin this year or is there still hope? Melissa |
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Bible Verses About Fairy Tales
Bible verses related to Fairy Tales from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance
2 Timothy 3:16 - All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
1 Timothy 1:4 - Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: [so do].
Job 26:7 - He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.
1 Corinthians 2:14 - But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Psalms 119:105 - NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
2 Peter 1:20-21 - Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. (Read More...)
Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Hebrews 1:1-14 - God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, (Read More...)
Romans 10:9 - That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Luke 24:44 - And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in] the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me.
Matthew 6:33 - But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Isaiah 40:22 - [It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Joshua 10:13 - And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. [Is] not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
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