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The Trachy is now at least 14' tall, still growing like a weed. Here's my new Washingtonia, outside for just 2 years. It's growing faster than the Trachy. It's now 5-6' tall. Here's the grand daddy of the group, a slow growing Med. Fan Palm that's been outside for 18 years. |
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- Posted by tropicalzone7 7 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 20, 10 at 0:39
I always enjoy your pics! Your palms are looking amazing and that medd fan palm is better looking than many that I have seen in warm climates! The washingtonia is getting quite a bit of size on it too. Its going to be a beautiful challenge in a few years! Your windmill palm is also looking fantastic as alway, and is getting very big! You must get lots of compliments about the yard from your neighbors! Thanks for sharing! -Alex |
- Posted by brooklyngreg 7a NYC coastal (email@example.com) on Mon, Sep 20, 10 at 11:18
Thanks for posting the pics. I like the layout of your gardens. Your windmill palm is going strong! What a shock you have a medd palm surviving zone 4. Your protection methods speak for themselves. |
Looking good-Trachys a beauty! |
It would be cool to see pictures of those palms when they were first planted. Im guessing that was quite few years ago. |
coltrane They didn't have cameras back then(-; -------------------------------------------------------- |
- Posted by mike-jaramillo Z6 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Sep 21, 10 at 16:39
Very nice healthy trachy and actually all your palms are awsome. I can say you and your method of covering saved the life of more than half my palms in the yard. Jim you are very right when it comes to covering the washingtonia but thats one problem I am happy to have. Jim I just got some seeds from a seller on ebay. There musa Schizocarpa. Heres a pic of my washy problem. |
Looking good Mike- hopefully we/all will be sharing more Washy pics next spring! Not sure about that Banana-grows to 30'? Can't seem to find any pics. How many seeds did you get? |
- Posted by mike-jaramillo Z6 (email@example.com) on Wed, Sep 22, 10 at 21:37
I got two packs 5 seeds each pack |
- Posted by arctictropical Z4 (My Page) on Sat, Sep 25, 10 at 1:19
Hey Coltrane..... I dug out a picture of my "baby" Trachy from about 10 years ago. I scanned it, and here it is. It's amazing how fast it has grown! |
Arctictropical they should give you s Nobel Prize for doing impossible or former impossible things. I showed your pics to my mates and they still do not believe they were taken in a place with verrry cold winters. I have been thinking of protecting Dicksonia antarctica using your method. The problem is how to keep it moist over winter inside the box....? |
- Posted by statenislandpalm7a 7a (My Page) on Sun, Sep 26, 10 at 1:19
Looks amazing that trachy is amazing. i hope someday my trachies get that big. |
Arctic, thanks for posting that pic. Thats an awesome tree. The past to present pics are way cool. The surrounding landscape has really grown up as well. |
- Posted by arctictropical Z4 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 26, 10 at 17:40
Thanks guys.... Martin, no nobel prize.... it's just fun tricking mother nature here in zone 4. Here's a couple different pics of the Trachy and 20 year old Med Fan Palm (18 years outside): |
Nice pictures. It's funny to me to hear everybody talking about protecting their palms in the winter - they're weeds in my yard. Almost every day I find a few to pull up. The house across the street has five very large ones - about 60' tall and they throw their seeds everywhere. Very pretty, but they get too big for my tiny yard. I do have several queen palms, a couple of windmill palms and a pindo palm, but, fortunately, it doesn't get cold enough to worry about them in the winter. |
- Posted by arctictropical Z4 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 29, 10 at 0:29
Hey, catboy! Weeds? How would it be! Those of us who grow them in our frigid climates consider them to be one of the family! I'm already mourning the day that they die. I had an 18 year old palm that died last winter because its box somehow lost electricity to the light bulbs, and man, was that a sad day when I pulled off the box and found a black, moldy mess. |
As usual very impressive pictures, many thanks for sharing! Nobel prize or Guiness record come to mind looking at them. :) |
- Posted by brooklyngreg 7a NYC coastal (My Page) on Wed, Sep 29, 10 at 16:56
That's an strange name for a guy, catboy??? Nevertheless, palms in zone 9 are like winter snow in New York.. common. Artic Tropical... your palms in zone 4 give me great ideas about what I can do in a zone 7. Thank you. |
- Posted by arctictropical Z4 (My Page) on Sun, Oct 3, 10 at 17:50
So, brooklyngreg, what are you going to do in zone 7? |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (email@example.com) on Wed, Oct 6, 10 at 15:35
Artictropical, can you please hook me up your protection method and where I might find some plants like these, please.. I would love to learn and to give this a shot! I look forward towards the links and help.. Thank you very much Your plants are amazing!!! Mike |
- Posted by arctictropical Z4 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 7, 10 at 0:18
Mike. I started with two 4x4 Styrofoam boxes made out of 2" thick blueboard and pine. After about 15 years, I refurbished and improved the design several times, and built an additional 8' box for the tallest palm. I used to have a clear acrylic panel to let light in the top of the boxes. Bad idea. It leaks, it is not energy efficient, and is not neccessary. Improvements: I now put a solid plywood or waferboard panel over a solid Styrofoam panel on the top of the box and use treated fir 2x4's as a base so that the pine does not rot on the bottom of the box. I cover the boxes with clear plastic to keep the weather out. I have 3 screw-in florescent light bulbs in the top of the boxes for a little heat. Here are three pictures of how I prepare the 14-15' foot palm for winter. You can see one of the smaller boxes in the background of the last two pictures. |
- Posted by arctictropical Z4 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 7, 10 at 0:24
Mike. I bought all of my palms at the local hardware/variety store as 1-gallon potted plants, many years ago! My slow growing Med. fan palm has been outside the longest.... I think it has been 18 years. I had two of them that were the same age, but lost one last winter because the electrical cord failed for some reason. The 15' Windmill palm has been outside about 15-16 years. |
Nice picture illustration on how things are done artictropical. The only question I have is how do you pull the fronds up so neatly when the palm gets that large? One day my trachys will be that large and I need to know the secret. :) |
- Posted by brooklyngreg 7a NYC coastal (My Page) on Thu, Oct 7, 10 at 10:57
Hi Artic, I am growing a butia (jelly palm) and a tracky in the ground. The palms are taking off and last years winter protection worked so well that I am sure I can have my Jelly palm get large over the years in a low zone 7 since you are doing so well with a med fan palm and tracky in zone 4. The Jelly palm would like a zone 8b - so I am stretching it. One idea I had besides covering them and using some lights on cold nites < 22* F, was to use some foam board around the base of the plants as well. Using large rocks to hold the foam securely on the ground. Since I am located in a court yard the tall buildings with deep foundations facing north keep the southside of my house warm providing a micro-climate. I still need to protect them. I am also going to try to protect a olive tree that just become too large and so I planted it. I get olives from it:) I have a sabal minor but have been neglecting it since its not trunking. I have limited space in the city here. |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (email@example.com) on Thu, Oct 7, 10 at 13:44
I must say, INCREDIBLE...You are a guenius! Thank you for the information..Some day I just mat try this..Thank you again..It is one beautiful tree..I bet the neighbors love it!I bet the drive by's slow down to take a look too, wondering what the heck a tree like that is doing there... Mike.. |
- Posted by arctictropical Z4 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 8, 10 at 1:09
wxman81, I take some plastic twine to pull the frond stems together to some degree, then I take treated burlap tree wrap to wrap the fronds tightly together. It's the only way to fit them under the box. brooklyngreg, good luck with your palms! I wish we had zone 7 weather. You'll have to post some pics of your palms. Mike, you're welcome! Yeah, I live off the "beaten path", so don't get a lot of traffic in front of my place, but yes! I do get a lot of cars that slow down as they pass. Sometimes I get some pretty funny exclamations that I can hear from the open windows, like, "Wow, he's growing a palm tree!" in a loud surprising voice. Ha ha. |
- Posted by coconutmike z5b Can (My Page) on Fri, Oct 8, 10 at 12:40
Hey Arctictropical-Coconutmike here from Montreal-Canada. I love the way your palms are looking. Sorry to hear you lost a chamaerops. I had a video made of some of the palms I have outdoors at 4 different properties. there are 4 other videos as well go to you tube and type in the browser-- cappadocia & page web these movies will pop up. sorry it took me so long you asked about seeing pics in the spring. Enjoy-- Some of these are 5-7 years old now. P.S I make boxes also but have been using 2 floodlight-energy saver bulbs and do not make wood frame just glue the sides. On the taller palms I am thinking about putting a light bulb at the base. Take care and keep up the good work your garden is amazing and diversified, Best Regards Coconutmike |
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Hillsound Trail Crampon
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Weight | 448 g | 460 g | 480 g (L) 500 g | |
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1/2 inch long |
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Didn't know how much I need them until I took them…
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Didn't know how much I need them until I took them off.
- Easy on/off
- great traction
A late winter training on an icy trail without traction convinced me that I need something more than Yaktrax.
I bought a pair for my son and myself for an April hike in the Whites. The trails were a mix of ice and snow so we put these crampon on as soon as we hit the trail. We spent two days hiking and I just assumed that because we never had any traction issues that the trail wasn't as slippery as it looked.
When we got back to the car we stopped just before the snow and ice covered trail transitioned to asphalt to take the crampons off. After hike miles on ice and snow we both slipped, they work so well that you can on find out who well when you try walking without them.
These are crampons, but please don't mistake them for mountaineering crampons. There are no toe picks and they are held on by silicone rubber. They are hiking traction devices on steroids.
Keeps you vertical on icy, frozen surfaces, providing…
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Price Paid: $45
Keeps you vertical on icy, frozen surfaces, providing you with the ability to get where you want to go when snowshoes are not the preferred choice.
- Easy to put on.
- Good traction under most circumstances.
- May slip off when climbing/descending very steep slopes.
Bought them a year ago and have used them on several hikes in the Catskill Mts of New York State. On steep surfaces, like climbing out of a steep-sided gorge, I had the top part of one crampon pull off on two occasions. Not sure how this happened, but it was a little disconcerting that they would do this as well.
The upside is that they do have the secure velcro retaining strap, which ensure that they won't lose your foot altogether, but you should be careful when descending or ascending very steep slopes, particularly if your foot is at angle (sideways) to the slope.
Quite the adventure. It was my first winter hike up…
Price Paid: $59
Quite the adventure. It was my first winter hike up Mt. Kearsarge. I found out found out from my fellow hikers it's not typical to have a solid sheet of ice half the trail length to the top? I wouldn't know any better since it was my first winter hike.
I had returned my Katoola Microspikes the week before for the Hillsound Trail Crampons after a winter hiking lecture. I'm glad I did. From what I saw, the Hillsounds blow the doors off Microspikes, they really crunch in and hold. A 50% longer spike, rigid plate arrangement, and stabilitizing strap (plus nice storage bag) make a big difference.
Make sure you size them so they are a snug fit. I would see little reason for purchasing Katoola Microspikes because these cost the same and are much better (from what I could see of the dozen other hikers gingerly walking across the ice).
These are my first crampons and I bought them specifically…
Price Paid: 59$
These are my first crampons and I bought them specifically for day hikes in the Adirondacks. Last weekend I brought them on a 9-hours hike to the top of Algonquin and Iroquois (Adirondacks) and I've been absolutely amazed at how secure they felt on steep icy surface.
They are light, easy to put on/take off and they really stick to your feet when in place. They also take little space in the backpack, do not interfere with normal gait yet they are sturdy enough to withstand a beating on rocky trails. IMO they strike a perfect balance between smaller crampons (like Kahtoola's micro-spikes) and standard 10-12 points crampons.
I have only used the product nominally. I have a medium…
Price Paid: $52
I have only used the product nominally. I have a medium size, it weighed in at 466gms, right at spec. I bought these primarily for trail racing. The stuff sack is the right size (compact) as I was able to carry the pair (in stuff sack) comfortably on my aqua-pac waist belt (ready for instant on and off). Even with only a few practice sessions I was able to put them on and remove in less than a minute. It was also easy to fold them in half (spikes in) for safe storage around the waist (in stuff sack).
The crampons are well engineered with a good retaining (velcro) strap across the top of the foot. The spikes are well laid out with smaller ones inside. The crampon flexes surprisingly well with my trail runners. The "spike" platform is wide and feels stable.
So far although the product is heavier it does provide superior traction with strength (solid chain and spike should handle continued abuse).
I would highly recommend these traction crampons,…
I would highly recommend these traction crampons, the fact that they work great up or down the slipperiest hills is one thing. But the main thing I like is easy on, easy off and easy and light to carry. They work much better than the arch type especially when going up hills. Also great for crossing slippery logs.
Having tried the Hillsound Trail Crampons in different…
Having tried the Hillsound Trail Crampons in different terrain and snow conditions, I can say that they perform surprisingly well, especially when considered that they are designed for recreational use / hiking.
They are versatile, easy to put on and even easier to take off, store well / don't take up much space, and therefore can be carried in a knapsack without taking a lot of (precious) room or adding much weight ... They also compare favourably with other similar products.
In short, this would be a great choice for any winter outdoors enthusiastic (seasoned or novice), and on occasion a city dweller too (yes, even a Vancouverite!)
I certainly have made these crampons a part of my 'winter gear essentials' and often find them more useful than (after all) cumbersome snowshoes.
I borrowed a pair from a guy who may have had a larger…
Price Paid: $59
I borrowed a pair from a guy who may have had a larger size foot than I, but I can't imagine going up the mountain without them. I got to the trail and it looked like it would be "dry". Not so, I really woudn't have made it up there without having them. For this reason i went as soon as I could to buy a pair!!!
Great traction and easy to put on, compact enough to fit in the back pack. Only thing is I wish the carry case for it was a little larger..tight fit anyhew.
In March we went for a beautiful hike through the…
In March we went for a beautiful hike through the snow on Mount Seymour. It was the second time that I used crampons and I recommend them highly! I did a comparison with and without the crampons and using the crampons allowed for a much more enjoyable experience because they gripped the snow so well.
It took less energy to hike since I wasn't constantly trying to maintain my balance on the icy trail. They were comfortable and very easy to put on and take off. We did make one adjustment during our journey as one had slipped a bit.
One minor inconvenience was that the snow did occasionally ball up underneath, although, it didn't cause any problems. Other than that, it was a very, very satisfying experience.
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Got home, called the vet and got the cat out of boarding. If you could have translated what she said to us I don't think it would have been printable. By the time we got home with her everything was O.K.
I went out and sat on a bench by my shop door. Out of the wind and in the sun, the cat of course was sitting beside me. She all of a sudden jumped down on the patio and was rubbing her cheeks on something that looked like a small twig. She did it over and over so I pulled her away and looked, it was a millipede. She begin licking it and I picked her up and tossed the millipede in the lawn. She jumped down and was looking for it when she laid down and was totally inert. I actually thought she was dead. I could lift a paw and it would drop. Her head would drop if I lifted it, was about to make an emergency call to the vet when she stood and swayed slightly and began looking for the millipede. It must have been pleasurable because she looked for quite a while for it. Have never heard of that kind of cat behavior before but I don't think I'll try licking a millipede. |
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Here all this time we thought they loved a bowl of milk more than anything! I wonder if it was sending little stingy charges as she licked it? I'll never figure cats out; they're always two jumps ahead of me, so to speak.... |
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I'm with KJ on cat's behavior and preferences. What is great today is "pfft" tomorrow. Mine do at times get obsessed with small bugs of all sorts, millipedes and gnats and moths, must be something very wonderful, I'm not trying to take them up on their offer to share...LOL |
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I forgot to figure out cats years ago. Cats are fastidious, right? So why does my cat like to take a dust bath? Is it because she knows that she gets brushed afterwards? It's not like she does not get brushed otherwise. She needs to get a couple of brush strokes everytime she goes out or in? She is a cat! |
My big bear of a black kitty Oliver has apparently taught hiimself how to river dance. When he's feeling playful he sidles over to the wall where I have hung a 4' x 4' painting. Oliver delights in confusing the corner of this painting with his scratching post. So I say "NONONONONO!" At which point Mr. Oliver Wesley Catt dances over to me, jig-style, with a look that suggests, "Oh yeah? Make me!" Then he river dances off as if he were Michael Flatley. Now how on earth could I still be miffed at that point? lolol It's so much fun having him around and way cheaper than springing for the deluxe package from my cable TV provider. lol Karen |
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3 Dragging out the same old same old....Posted: 12/07/2012Before I start - I love Irvine Welsh's previous novels. So I am very dissapointed to be here critising this latest outing for Rentboy and the rest of the trainspotting gang.Trainspotting was unique, Porno was excellent fun - but this story about how these characters came from teens to become the druggies and misfits seems one step too far and even as a firm fan of Mr Welsh's previous novels I felt it was time to move on and leave the Trainspotting gang and venture into new ideas.. Irvine Welsh could do so much more with his talent, to keep treading the same old ground feels to me like he is just looking to capitalise on these characters and to drag them out again is a bit of a let down...
3 Odd and unfulfillingPosted: 12/07/2012Not great - confusing story and characters. The serial killer is dull, the murders are dull, the ending is dull... I gave it 3 stars as its not terrible, just seemed like 500 pages of effort with no exciting parts and I spent a fair bit of time backtracking as the characters are not well played out and I kept getting lost! Bottomline a pretty naff read, but readable just...
1 Don't get it... Its not that good!Posted: 05/04/2012I read this and struggled to get to the end many times... I have always loved fantasy novels above and beyond all other genres, but this just felt like a generic attempt to cover the same old ground so many other authors have done "time and time" again and in many cases a lot better. Confusing characters and a long winded plot just made it hard work. Give me Joe Abercrombie any day, at least he is treading new ground in this field.So many of my friends rave about these books, but for me it looks like I wasted a fair amount of time and effort on the first one and I certainly will not be looking into the ridiculous amount of sequels!
5 Was surprised... Great readPosted: 04/04/2012It is blatantly a rip off of Battle Royale. The author states she came up with the idea whilst watching reality tv and a war documentary, but I don't believe this for a minute, she saw or read Battle Royale and thought the idea would work in a US format - it is practically the same story... After the apocalypse a totalitarian government maintains control of its people by killing children in a contest format.But that said, it is still a great read, the characters are good and the action is pacy. Compared to Twilight rubbish, it is far better and the appeal is broader as I am not the target audience for this book, yet still thought it was a suitable adult read and a real page turner.If you have nothing left to read after Potter and Vegitarian Vampires - you won't find better than this!
3 Not... Let the Right One In - But still okPosted: 04/04/2012It seems odd that this book came after "Let the right one in", mainly because it is nowhere near as good... It feels more like the author had this as backup when the first novel was a success.The story is compelling and it is a very original take on the usual zombie fare! It looks at the problem not from dead people eating brains angle, but how would you actually deal with someone who died then came back to life. I enjoyed it, but it seemed to miss any real depth and the characters (bar the small boy who is brought back) don't stick with you and I came close to putting it down unfinished more than once.I expected more from this author with his second book, but didn't get it! Shame really as he does Vampires better than anyone else!
5 One of the best Vampire books ever written - Modern ClassicPosted: 16/03/2012The films made of this book were great films and touched a part of my heart other films rarely get anywhere near...The book is even better. Where the films are restricted by running time, the book wasn't. Eli's character in particular is developed in much more detail... Since reading the book I have brought it twice again for friends.Anyone who likes a bit of original horror and a compelling story line should read this book, it seems to touch a nerve inside that is very hard to explain, but a great feeling too... One of my absolute favourite books ever!!
5 Who doesn't want to see fighting robots???Posted: 29/02/2012Great movie... Didn't expect it to be great , but was pleasantly surprised! Bit cheesy in places and a robot version of Rocky so nothing too new on the story... But, was loads of fun and Hugh Jackman is great!! Proper good family film!
5 Great read - even if you don't like the Stones.Posted: 31/10/2011I have never been a big fan of the Stones, therefore I brought this book on a whim, also I've always struggled with over indulgent, self worshipping biographies of the rock elite.. But... This is something else. A small lad from a scruffy part of London, turned superstar and ultimately becomes the worlds most famous Junkie!Keith's story needs to be heard. Even after I read the book, I still didn't really like him or the Stones, but the story of unbelievable excess, beautiful women and Super Rock Stardom surely cannot be matched anywhere on the planet! Best rock biography I have read by a long way! Good ole Keith... how you are still with us is a question only the Man himself could answer!!
5 A book of challenges - but, so worth it...Posted: 05/10/2011"Crime" is somehow very different from Irvine Welsh's previous books.. It has his feel and style... But, its touching and ultimately more heartfelt than past Welsh novels I have read.The main character Ray is a policeman who is painfully flawed, but you grow to like him and when you learn why he is like he is you grow to love him... This book deals with a very difficult subject matter and is hard reading at times, its a subject that not many authors would have the courage to tackle and its real and it happens. Welsh has a canny way of making you feel part of the story and I for one, really routed for Ray in the end... I was touched and amazed by how "powerful" this story became as I turned the pages... Beautifullly written and I "truely" hope people read this brief review and buy this book... Irvine Wlesh can be amazing and this novel is up there with the best I have ever read.
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We are looking for a 10 ft 4 panel sliding door. We are open to any company. We are probably getting Marvin Integrity Windows, but they don't have a 4 panel slider (to our knowledge). The Andersons look nice. Have read the threads about Anderson 200 vs 400 windows, but does anyone have any experience with them on these type of sliders and do you forsee any problems with going with the 200 vs 400. Any other company you would recommend?
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difficulty with which metastatic tumors are treated. In 1997, Borgström
al. investigated the role of LT in leukocyte recruiting through experiments
with Lewis lung carcinoma-induced tumor microvessels in nude mice.
They found that gene trasfer of plastocytomas using human LT-expressing
plasmids to the nude mice resulted in tumor growth inhibition due to infiltration
by granulocytes and macrophages (Borgström et al. 1997).
Thus, the efficiency of leukocyte recruitment into tumor cell stroma was
greatly enhanced in nude mice with the introduction of functional LT, which
has far-reaching implications in the treatment of malignant tumors (Borgström
al. 1997).
Since LT is a leukocyte-recruiting cytokine, which is beneficial in the
presence of tumors, it can also contribute to autoimmune pathogenesis by
causing chronic inflammation. Research has shown that treatment of
experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE, an animal model of multiple
sclerosis) with anti-TNF/LT antibody results in the virtual disappearance
of central nervous system inflammation (Körner et al. 1995).
EAE can be induced in mice by immunizing them myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein
(MOG). Suen et al. (1997) showed that wild type mice developed
central nervous system inflammation and demyelination upon immunization
with MOG, while LT-a-deficient
mice (LT-a-/-)
were very resistant to EAE. In addition, EAE was transferred to LT-a-/-
mice via wild type T-cells. These results indicate that T-cell production
of LT-a3
plays a major role in the pathogenesis of neurologic inflammatory diseases
(Suen et al. 1997).
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Using gene targeting in embryonic stem cells to render mice LT-a-deficient, De Togni et al. (1994) found that the mice developed an apparently normal thymus but no morphologically detectable lymphnodes or Peyers patches. While this result indicates the importance of LT in peripheral lymphoid organogenesis, the mechanism by which LT contributes to lymphoid organ development is unknown. A hypothesis based on the known leukocyte adhesion-inducing action of LT and TNF-a is that an essential interaction between bone marrow-derived lymphoid cells and lymphoid stromal cells requires the presence of LT (De Togni et al. 1994). A few years ago, it was suggested that LT and TNF-a were functionally redundant for the most part. However, the abnormal lymphoid development in LT-/- mice even in with functional TNF-a expression indicates that LT has a specific function that is not duplicated by TNF-a or that LT and TNF-a are produced at different stages in development (De Togni et al. 1994). In 1996, Matsumoto et al. showed that lethally irradiated LT-a-deficient mice were able to form germinal centers (GC) and organized follicular dendritic cells (FDC) in the spleen after bone marrow transfer from normal mice (Matsumoto et al. 1997). On the other hand, lethally irradiated normal mice that received a bone marrow transfer from LT-a-deficient mice were unable to generate GC or FDC. These results indicate that the LT-a-expressing cells that are necessary for the development of organized FDC and GC are bone marrow-derived, i.e. non-bone marrow-derived LT-a is insufficient for or does not contribute to lymphoid organogenesis (Matsumoto et al. 1997).
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Cytokines (1) proteins made by cells that affect the behavior of other cells by acting on specific receptors on the cells they affect (Janeway et al. 1999). (2) Cytokines are a diverse group of soluble proteins and peptides that act as humoral regulators by modulating the functional activities of individual cells and tissues (Ibelgauft, Cytokines, 1999).
Inflammation general term for the local accumulation of fluid, plasma proteins, and white blood cells that is initiated by physical injury, infection, or local immune response (a.k.a. inflammatory response). Chronic inflammation occurs when the infection if persistent or in autoimmune responses (Janeway et al. 1999).
Lymphoid organs - organized tissues characterized by very large numbers of lymphocytes interacting with non-lymphoid stroma. The thymus and bone marrow are the primary lymphoid organs, where lymphocytes are generated. Adaptive immune responses are initiated in the secondary (peripheral) lymphoid organs, which are the lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, and Peyer's patches (Janeway et al. 1999).
Necrosis the death of cells or tissues due to chemical or physical injury, as opposed to apoptosis, in which cell death is biologically programmed. Necrosis leaves cellular debris that is later phagocytosed, while apoptosis does not (Janeway et al. 1999).
Nude mice mice that are homozygous for the nude mutation, which causes hairlessness and the inability to produce any mature T-cells (Janeway et al. 1999).
Tumor angiogenesis directed sprouting of new blood vessels in the direction of the tumor mass. This facilitates blood supply to the tumor, without which the tumor cells would die by necrosis (Ibelgauft, Angiogenesis, 1999).
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Borgström P, Hughes GK, Hansell P, Wolitzky BA, Sriramarao P. 1997. Leukocyte Adhesion in Angiogenic Blood Vessels. J. Clin. Invest. 99: 2246-2253.
De Togni P, Goellner J, Ruddle NH, Streeter PP, Fick A, Mariathasan S, Smith SC, Carlson R, Shornick LP, Strauss-Schoenberger J, Russel JH, Karr R, Chaplin DD. 1994. Abnormal Development of Peripheral Lymphoid Organs in Mice Deficient in Lymphotoxin. Science 264: 703-707.
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Körner H, Goodsall AL, Lemckert FA, Scallon BJ, Ghrayeb AF, Sedgwick JD. Unimpaired autoreactive T-cell traffic within the central nervous system during tumor necrosis factor receptor-mediated inhibition of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 92: 11066-11070.
Matsumoto M, Fu Y, Molina H, Huang G, Kim J, Thomas DA, Nahm MH, Chaplin DD. 1997. Distinct Roles of Lymphotoxin a and the Type I Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Receptor in the Establishment of Follicular Dendritic Cells from Non-Bone Marrow-derived Cells. J. Exp. Med. 186: 1997-2004.
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von Boehmer, H. 1997. Lymphotoxins: From cytotoxicity to lymphoid organogenesis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 94: 8926-8927.
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Last year I was offered these three plants...for the digging. I had no idea what they were. They had long since bloomed and were pretty ratty looking. Being a plant lover....I couldn't turn it down. Later a friend told me they were peonies....I was pleasantly surprised :) It was quite hot last summer when I planted them, so I doubted they would survive. They came back very nicely and I've been patiently waiting for them to bloom....anxious to see what color(hoping no reds). The first one has finally bloomed :) ......what a beauty! Very pleased with the color. Any idea what kind? I'm still waiting for the other the other two to bloom....they look to be a dark pink.... I did post this in the peony forum but wanted to share with you too. |
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I have a similar one. Might be 'Bowl of Beauty' altho' the foliage doesn't look right. |
That's not Bowl of Beauty. Then again, what passes for Bowl of Beauty seems to be a huge ugly mess out there in the plant world. You might want to try on the Peony Forum, but a proper ID is probably next to impossible. There are just so many double pink ones. Kevin |
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I was told it looks like a raspberry sundae. From the pics, I agree. There are so many varieties....I never knew...wow! Patiently awaiting the others to bloom :) |
Did the others bloom yet? I love peonies but have only two-a pink and a dark rose color one. How lucky for you that you were given these. They are beauties. |
Who cares what they are they are gorgeous - especially the light pink one! |
- Posted by pam_whitbyon 6 Niagara (My Page) on Sun, Jun 15, 14 at 1:28
mxk3, I'm waiting for your peony porn as in past years :) |
Nothin' for me this year.....because bloody great builder's boots and scaffolding stands ended up right in the middle of mine. They had not a single bloom (just many tiny aborted budlets....damn!). Gritting my teeth at the miserable garden devastation (new roof - not my choice), I have to avert my eyes from the entire bed. Thankfully, I did remove a few of the plants before the chaos but the paeonies were enormo-size. Next year, they should recover.....or the year after. Good for you - free plants are always a bonus.....but good free plants are the tops. |
Lol mxk3. The light pink is my favorite also. The other 2 were the same...dark pink. Sorry to hear camp. Those who do not garden are totally clueless! I've had people just stomp thru my beds! Of course I'm always quick to correct their clumsiness (to put it nicely). My daughters friends saw a new side of me after running/cutting thru my beds. They haven't been near them since ;) Another pic of the light pink peony..... |
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This is the final post in a 6-part series from Ziba's Industrial Design Director, Paul Backett, on rethinking design education. Read the Introduction to the series, Teach Less, Integrate More here
Design school is not a theoretical exercise. It's a professional program; a set of courses that prepares students for a complex creative job upon graduation. Much of this complexity comes from the fact that designers don't just define and develop solutions, we must also present them. Good designers are able to tell three different types of stories, and if students want to hit the ground running, they need to know all three intimately.
1) The process review - telling the story so far to an internal team. 2) The final presentation - telling the big picture story to a client or professor. 3) The portfolio - telling a capability story to a prospective employer or client.
We hear a lot about the value of storytelling in design, and with good reason: the objects and experiences we design have to fit into the user's story if they're to succeed. Moreover, telling the right stories to collaborators often makes the difference between a skeptic and an advocate. Here's a brief overview of the three, and how students could be better prepared to tell them.
The Process Review
The process review is the least formal of the three stories, but in many ways it's the most important. Think of it like a trailer for your movie: it draws the viewer instantly into the story, summarizes the plot up to a point but doesn't give away the ending just yet. Unlike the other two stories, the process review is just as much about receiving information as giving it, so it's up to the presenter to get the audience up to speed quickly, so they can respond in a helpful way.
In school and in professional practice, it's important to start at the beginning: who is the user, what are the problems being addressed, why is it relevant. But the students I've observed overwhelmingly jump straight into their ideas without laying these foundations. Those character boards and 360 models from the research portion of the project serve an essential role here, and I require my students to begin any mid-phase presentation by using them to establish context.
In any project, by the time that designers are giving a process review, they should know their users intimately and be able to talk about the project from their perspective. They should also have a clear goal for the review and use this to channel discussion toward getting the input and feedback they need. It's a presentation best given face to face, with boards and sketches posted on the wall and treated like a working session rather than a formal presentation.
Setting up for a mid-phase process review at Ziba.
The Final Presentation
If a design project were a film, this would be the final scene. It's not the whole movie or even necessarily the most important part, but it is the most integrative, drawing on everything that came before and communicating the big picture. The final presentation is as important in the real world as it is for a student. Only the audience is different.
The final presentation is the point where the product and user are brought to life. It's important to show how the design solution connects with the user and how it answers her functional and emotional needs. A final model is essential, and works even better when shown in the user's hands, as an in-use image or short movie. Anything that draws the audience into the experience will make the story more powerful.
When I was in school I remember students dressing up to play the part of a user and handing out candies the same color of the mobile phone that they had designed (the theme was Bubblegum Pop)—it worked beautifully. Video can make a presentation more immediate, but it's important to not let it get in the way of the person presenting. The more practice a student gets at talking about their work in school, the better off they'll be in industry.
A finished model, photographed in context, makes for a powerful final presentation.
The Portfolio
If the final presentation is the film's climax, the portfolio is the 'directors commentary,' giving an intimate look behind the scenes. A great portfolio, like a great movie, varies its pace. Far too many portfolios I've reviewed use exactly the same format for every project: "Here is my research, here are some sketches, here is the final product." After seeing hundreds or even thousands of projects presented this way, a powerful sense of carelessness sets in, as if the student simply put the elements there to prove that the parts of the project were checked off. A portfolio is a personal document. It should feel connected, and showcase who you are as a designer. It should reveal how you think and make.
With this aim in mind, I give my students several pieces of advice on portfolio design, drawn very heavily from what I look for when hiring.
- First, each project within a portfolio should showcase a specific skill. One project may dive deep into the student's research process, while another showcases sketch exploration skills.
- It also helps to vary the length. Some projects may only need a couple of spreads while others may warrant a whole process book.
- We look for passion when hiring, so be passionate. Sell yourself, your ideas and your process. Show what excites you about design and what makes you unique.
- And last, remember that it's not just your final idea that matters but how you got there. Sometimes the challenges you overcame can be as compelling as the solution.
Two pages from the student portfolio of Sam Amis. The first depicts the research and user empathy portion of a snowboarding equipment project, the second demonstrates craft and detail in a wineglass design. Each shows passion, but in very different ways. We liked Sam's portfolio so much we hired him.
All three of these story types are essential to design practice, and each must be mastered while at school. As with any other skill set, the only real way to get better is practice, practice, practice. Schools must demand rigorous presentations and push their students through these exercises over and over again.
All of these skills are directly transferable to the real world. At Ziba, we use reviews to draw clients into our process and make them a part of our team, ultimately sharing responsibility for the design solution. When we make final presentations we inspire the core team within the client organization, helping them believe in the product we've created and equipping them with the tools they need to sell it internally.
Building a strong portfolio is something professional designers do too. Consultancies in particular are constantly presenting themselves in pitches and the clients want to know almost exactly the same things employers do: what are your beliefs, how do you work, what are your success stories, what makes you who you are? Great designers, like great students, have the ability to inspire with great stories.
Rethinking Design Education Series
Download a full .pdf of this series from Ziba's Perspetives page here.
» Introduction: Teach Less, Integrate More
» Research: Learning Extreme Empathy
» Sketching: Approaching the Paper with Purpose
» Prototyping: Learning to Think and Make with Your Hands
» Collaboration: No Rockstars Please
» Presentation: The Three Stories Every Designer Must Tell
» Designing the Ideal Industrial Design Program
About Paul Backett
Paul leads industrial design teams at Ziba on a variety of strategic and tactical design programs ranging from medical devices to consumer electronics, apparel and footwear. He is responsible for the design intent for all industrial design products, and a mentor to the Ziba ID team. His diverse experience, coupled with the desire to immerse himself fully in the target consumers' world, has helped Paul deliver innovative brand building solutions for clients such as Nike, P&G, Respironics and Dell. Paul enjoys uncovering solutions to problems of all sizes and particularly finds the prototyping process to be an inherently rewarding part of the design process.
Prior to joining Ziba, Paul was a designer at Seymour Powell in London, where he was involved in programs for Nokia, Unilever, and Mission Speakers. Paul is a native of Edinburgh, Scotland; and holds a First Class Honors degree in Product Design from the Glasgow School of Art.


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After a career of highlights, he's riding particularly high after the recent Oscar haul for Gravity. He'll have his pick of future projects — which is why it's so exciting there are now rumors the director is in "deep talks" to direct the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. For what it's worth, reps for Cuarón told EW they know nothing about the rumors that have been floating around the Internet for the past 24 hours, so this might all be a case of collective wishful thinking.
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Staff at Bristol Zoo Gardens are celebrating the birth of a baby western lowland gorilla.
The baby was born at lunchtime today (Tuesday September 27) by natural birth to Salome, and both mother and baby appear to be doing well.
The Gorilla House has been temporarily closed to allow the gorillas, including Dad Jock, time to bond with the new arrival.
The youngster, which is yet to be named, is the perfect gift for the Zoo, which this year celebrates its 175th birthday and is participating the European Zoo Association's Ape Campaign, which aims to raise funds and awareness of the threats facing gorillas in the wild.
Senior Curator of Animals, John Partridge, said: "We are thrilled with the arrival of a baby gorilla. It is still very early days, but Salome is a great mother and has been cradling and cuddling her baby affectionately. We are pleased to say that both Salome and the baby are doing well."
He added: "Salome keeps the baby very close and we are keen to give the gorillas space, therefore it is still too early to determine the sex of the baby. Naturally the gorilla keepers will keep a very close eye on mother and baby in these crucial first few days and weeks to ensure that they, along with the rest of the gorilla group, are healthy, content and bonding well."
To see a video of the new baby visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgQepJ2il30
This is the third baby Salome has had at Bristol Zoo. Her last baby, Komale, was born in December 2006 following a course of ground-breaking fertility treatment, pioneered by Bristol Zoo's former head vet, Sharon Redrobe. This time however, Salome conceived her baby naturally.
As well as Salome and her baby, Bristol Zoo Gardens is also home to silverback Jock; Namoki, six; Komale, four; Kera; seven and Romina, the Zoo's other adult female gorilla, famous for undergoing the first ever cataract operation performed in Europe on an adult gorilla.
The gorillas at Bristol Zoo are part of an international conservation breeding programme for the western lowland gorilla, which is a critically endangered species.
All gorilla species are facing serious losses in the wild caused by a number of issues including forest destruction for logging, diseases such as ebola and the slaughter of primates for the illegal bushmeat trade.
Bristol Zoo Gardens has, for many years, supported Ape Action Africa, a charity working hard to prevent primate extinction in Cameroon, through caring for confiscated orphans of the bushmeat trade, and educating people about the bushmeat trade and habitat destruction.
Visitors to Bristol Zoo can currently see the Zoo's Wow! Gorillas sculptures on display, as it is holding a 'Goodbye Gorillas' event until tomorrow (Wednesday September 28).
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Well, we had our first MG class today. The class was about 18-20 people, 2 of whom were male. Ages seemed to range from about 25 to 70. We had a little pre-test, sort of a "you'll know the answers to all these after the course" thingy. I was surprised how much of it I already knew, except for the term, "IPM" to which I cheerfully replied "beats me!" (I now know it's Integrated Pest Management.
Had a couple of hours of botany which were quite interesting. Got to razor apart a couple of seeds and examine them with a loupe, name the parts, etc. We all introduced ourselves & told where our interests lie -- I was amazed to find one guy was there for turf grasses! Guess he'll stay awake for that class! (I've got to admit, to me a lawn is just a section of the yard that hasn't become a perennial bed ----- yet).
The textbook is a 2-inch thick tome called the Maryland Master Gardener's Handbook, and it is really impressive, from what I looked at. It was a nice class. Next class is on soils, and that's my #1 interest. Pat |
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- Posted by Gardener_Sandy z7 VA (My Page) on Tue, Sep 14, 04 at 20:28
Hi, Pat. When I took the course 5 years ago, I was impressed by the diversity in the students. They ranged from a professional landscape designer who wanted to learn more about plants to people who weren't sure how to plant the 6 pack of petunias they bought every year. We all had great fun and made new friends and learned a lot in the process. I can honestly say the whole MG experience has been one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. Sandy |
paste, Are you in Carroll County by any chance? I almost took the class last year but didn't want to ask for a week off from my new job. This year I was thrilled to see they are offering it on Tuesdays for 6 weeks, but I got called for jury duty the first 2 weeks and I didn't want to pay if I might have to miss the first 2 classes. Now I have to wait another whole year!! Sigh. |
I am indeed in Carroll, watergal. What a shame to have to miss it just for jury duty, when you may not have to serve on a jury on those days anyway. (I never get picked, as a retired lawyer myself). I didn't know how often they're offered -- they did mention that previously it had been an intensive one-week course, instead of stretching it out to 9 weeks as this one is. This is much more convenient for me, and it seems to me it will be easier to absorb the info when stretched out. I'm in Westminster, across from Hashawha (the good news is that it's beautiful with a Nature Preserve across the road -- bad news is that it's crawling with destructive wild life) Pat |
Well, the first Tuesday I didn't have to serve! There was a trial starting Monday - a man slipped and fell at a business and was suing. One of the questions put to the prospective jurors was if we had ever falled and injured ourselves on the job. I was working at a garden center this past spring and tripped over a lawnmower that had been left in the aisle of the back room and sliced open my foot. So I guess the lawyers didn't want me! One of my good friends happened to be called the same time. She got kicked out because she works with the daughter of the defendant. So we took our expense money and went out to lunch. I'm in Westminster, near Wakefield Valley Golf Course. |
- Posted by little_dani 9/Texas gulf co (My Page) on Thu, Sep 16, 04 at 22:40
Hey, Pat, I think I made a score of about 12 on that test. I think the highest score in the class was about 50. We still all laugh about that. Enjoy, it's a great chance to make new friends. I have gained a lot of them in the 5 years I have been a MG. Janie |
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According to the description of "K1 by Geoff Hardy" in the Opimian brochure, this ultra-premium, cool climate vineyard in the southern Adelaide Hills of Australia, is as well known for its beauty as for its premium wines. Since a visit to Australia to admire the scenic vineyard is not on my schedule right now, I had to settle for tasting some of the K1 premium wines at the Opimian food and wine-pairing evening at the Fish House in Stanley Park.
My supper club friends and I have recently been experimenting with low-carb recipes from a cookbook by Karen Barnaby, Executive Chef at the Fish House: The Supper Club makes Moussaka, Low Carb "rice", and Low-carb Pizza and Breakfast Muffins. So I invited a few of my foodie friends to join me at this event.
Since we planned to enjoy the wines as well as the food we decided that a cab to and from the Fish House was the way to go. The reception was set for 6:30 PM with dinner to follow at 7 PM. Despite a pelting rain and slow traffic we got to the Fish House with time to spare.
Hardy is a very well known name in the Australian world of wine and "K1 by Geoff Hardy" sounded as though there would be a story behind. it. Bec Hardy, Sales and Marketing manager for "K1 by Geoff Hardy" wines was on a cross-Canada visit, with her new husband, to talk at the Opimian events, and would be telling us about the history of this vineyard and the wines we would taste with dinner.
When we arrived at the reception, we were offered a glass of the sparkling Hand crafted Salmon NV. Blended from handpicked grapes from specific blocks of Pinot Noir from the Adelaide Hills winery and Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from their Limestone Coast winery, the wine presents a complex impression of strawberry, red apple and citrus... and of course it "sparkles".
While a smoked salmon and goat cheese moussse was set before us, Bec told us a bit about herself, and then gave us an introductory overview of the vineyards and the wine.
Bec has a Viticultural Science degree from the University of Adelaide, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust certifications, and worked for several different winemakers and agencies before coming back to work in the family wine business.
The Kuitpo Vineyard at the southern tip of Adelaide Hills was founded in 1987 when Geoff Hardy and his family began planting vines to grow grapes of the highest quality in order to make super premium wines.
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Post-game Presser: Berenson, Glendening, Pateryn
On defensive turnovers making it a close game… (NMU) played hard checking hockey and I thought we were careless with the puck. And they forced turnovers, and it was a weekend of turnovers. Both goalies made some big saves. I think both teams were lucky, at times. We were lucky they didn't score more and they were lucky we didn't.
On the defensive pairings today… I don't think it was the defensive pairings. I know we had two new defensive pairings tonight, but I don't think that had anything to do with it. It was our forwards as much as our (defense).
If he senses on Senior Night the seniors play their best… I know they're dialed in every night, but this has to be a special night, and especially when things weren't going well. Is it a coincidence that Luke Glendening get a goal and an assist tonight? You know, on Senior Night. I don't think so. I don't think it was a coincidence Carl Hagelin saved the night last year. So it's a special night for those players, and they're the only ones who know what it feels like. The other players—they don't get it yet.
But it was a big win for Michigan. It was a great play by Luke Glendening to A.J. to score the winning goal. In the mean time it was a hard fought game. Northern played a strong-willed game and they came from behind. We took that lead with that power play goal, I thought that was a huge goal, and then they got that back. There wasn't much to choose between the teams.
On A.J.'s goal in overtime… You know he's done that a couple of times now. We saw that at Michigan State. He's just getting a ton of confidence right now. Getting him to shoot the puck before was like pulling teeth. Now… we always wanted him to shoot it, but is it ever nice to see them find the back of the net.
On the small senior class… We lost at least two players who left early in this class.
On cutting down penalties… I think it was really important. I don't know that we could have killed six penalties again tonight. I thought we did a good job on the penalty kill. Our team played under control, we played better, and I thought the officials…they had a good feel for the game.
On Greg Pateryn's game tonight… He's our most physical player every game. Game in, game out he plays like a man. I can't tell you how much those players have developed and improved and matured since they came as freshmen. Like it's night and day. And that's what college sports and college in general is suppose to do for you. But definitely a sport. And you can see it in their performance and their behavior, their mannerisms, their leadership, their interaction with everyone, their presence. These guys are as good as it gets.
On their slim chance of winning the CCHA regular season title… It depends on what other teams do, but all we can do is win our games and that's what we're trying to do. As long as we win our games we'll be in a good position.
On Luke Glendening's night… When he came here we didn't know how much he would play or if he would play at all and he just turned himself into a player within weeks. He practiced his way into the lineup and he stayed in the lineup and he's been rock solid and he gets better every year. You talk about a character kid and a work ethic and a no nonsense, great student athlete. That's the kind of kid you want at Michigan. Obviously he's on a scholarship now, but it wasn't an issue about money. He just wanted to come to a good program and good school.
On when Berenson knew Glendening earned a regular spot… I would say after a few weeks of practice. He impressed us every day. He just did it. He did what we were asking our team to do. Beyond that, he's blossomed into the team leader and the captain. He is the captain of this team and voted by his teammates.
(While waiting for the players Red came back out and mentioned the players were doing a dance and called it "a Swedish shuffle or something."
Glendening on the dance… After a sweep we decide whether a dance we'd like to do in the locker room.
On when it started… Last year. Get all the doors closed. It's a good time.
Pateryn adds… We try to keep most people out, but obviously someone gets in there.
Does Red join?… No, no…
Glendening on his Senior Night performance… It's just really good for the team. I'm glad I can help in any way I can, but I'm just really glad the team won. It's kind of weird to think this could be my last game here, but I'm just real happy the team did well tonight and pulled out the victory.
Pateryn on the Senior Night ceremony… It's kind of bittersweet. You think about all the good memories that you had here, but then you realize you're going to miss this place and miss everything that has to go with it. All the teammates you've had, coaching staff, the atmosphere. But you also get to move on to hopefully bigger and better things in life.
Glendening on pulling out two close victories… I think yesterday we were fortunate. A lot of things, I don't really think we played our game. Coach talked a lot about will and I don't think we had a lot of that in our game yesterday. I thought today was a lot different. I thought we played hard. We let in two goals that were unfortunate. But I thought we played with a passion that we didn't have yesterday and I think that was a big difference today.
Glendening on if he thought A.J. was going to finish off his pass… It's pretty fitting. The way he's been playing has been unbelievable. He has 15 goals now. He's tied Guptill, I think, on top of that. But he's just been playing well offensively, but he's also been playing real well defensively. I think he was +2 maybe tonight and that's huge for this game.
Glendening on anticipating the back pass off the boards on winning goal… He just didn't have anywhere else to go. He would have had to go cross ice and most (defensemen) don't like to do that, especially in overtime. I just got lucky, I guess.
Pateryn on if they play with a surge of energy on a night like this… I think guys had their hands down a lot more tonight and they were defensively giving them really good passes. I saw my opportunities and I try to step up. I have a few big hits that kind of gets everyone going as well. That's kind of what I was trying to do.
Glendening on what it is about Senior Night and overtimes… I don't know. We've been fortunate both times, I'll tell you that. It'd be nice if we could have just won in regulation, but hopefully next year they'll figure that out.
Pateryn on what it's like to have a night like this (said at practice he wanted a less nerve wracking Senior Night this year)… It's really special, and right when Luke had that puck and I saw A.J. wide open and I knew Luke was going to pass it for some reason and A.J., the way he's been putting the puck in the net, I was a little premature on my celebration. My gloves weren't off. I was putting my hands up in the air a little bit and thankfully he put it in.
Pateryn on the defensive turnovers… That's just work ethic. Just winning battles on the puck, having support down low. I think there's time we did it really well and times we struggled maybe at the end of a shift or something. I think it's something you got to find within. I think guys worked hard tonight, but it's something we got to bring up tonight.
Pateryn on what they did to cut down penalties… I think just playing harder. Playing the man, not trying to hit the puck and trip guys or what not. But I think we did a good job today.
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The Bradley County Commission voted to approve three different substitute motions as the governing body's vice chairman presided over Tuesday's meeting.
On the agenda were three items concerning county speed limits, the distribution of liquor taxes and appointing two commissioners to the board of the SPCA of Bradley County. However, nothing was approved as originally planned.
The first item was "to adopt the attached list of County maintained roads and posted speed limits as the enforceable limits."
Mel Griffith, who chairs the county road committee, introduced a substitute motion to refer the list to the committee before the Commission makes a final vote.
"Some questions have been raised about the roads on this list," Griffith said.
Commissioner Terry Caywood said he also wanted to review the list before it went to a vote because the limits on some roads varied widely from others. Griffith said county residents could likely argue some speed limits are too high, while some would say they were too low.
The original resolution, if approved, would have set speed limits for a variety of county roads and stipulated that the default speed limit would be 45 mph unless otherwise posted.
The next item was "to approve Bradley County School Board action regarding consumption on the premise tax." This concerned the ongoing question of whether liquor taxes had been distributed properly to the county school system. No representatives from the school board were present, so no explanation was given on any action in the works. Commissioner Bill Winters said the board had, to his knowledge, not met to discuss the issue.
County Attorney Crystal Freiberg said the Commission did not have to take action on the matter because the school board members were absent. Commissioners passed a substitute motion stating the school board would be asked to address the Commission in the event it did pursue any litigation on the matter.
The Commission also approved a substitute motion to recognize that Charlotte Peak-Jones and Mark Hall had been named as the body's representatives on the SPCA of Bradley County's board of directors. Though their approval had originally been up for a vote, the Commission had previously given Chairman Louie Alford the authority to name two commissioners to the board. He had already named his choices at a previous meeting.
In reports from individual commissioners prior to the votes, Commissioner Bill Winters noted that residents along Highway 60 would be invited to attend a meeting during which easements would be negotiated as the road is set to be widened. The date and time for the meeting had not yet been set.
Commissioner Jeff Yarber asked again whether the Commission had heard back from the Bradley County Board of Education after having passed a resolution asking for an official opinion from the school board on Common Core state standards. Winters said no but explained the school board has not met this month due to health issues faced by some school board members and their families.
As she had mentioned in the Commission's most recent work session, Peak-Jones said a man who lives next to Michigan Avenue Elementary School had complained about the lack of a "buffer zone" between the school property and private residences. She said it was a "nuisance" to those residents, and it needed to be addressed. The matter was set to be discussed at the Commission's next work session.
Commissioner Adam Lowe questioned whether or not political campaign signs could be placed in a "right of way" — an area right beside a road. Mel Griffith, chairman of the Commission's road committee, said he believed they could not be placed within four feet of the edge of a road.
The sign question concerned a homeowner finding a political sign near their home and worrying that others might think they endorsed the candidate, Lowe said. Commissioner Terry Caywood said the county road department could be called to pick up any signs violating the space restriction. The department picked up "a large number" of political signs last election year, he added.


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I can see a few sprigs of green on each one just outside the dried clump. They were cut back to 6-7 " or so in the late fall so I could mulch well as I know they're only hardy to zone 5, I'm zone 4.
Is it still too early to tell if they've made it? How long should I wait? Should I cut back or remove somehow some of the dried stuff to make room, or would that even help? This year with no snow cover kind of blew my plan to baby them along in my zone!
Thanks, Deb |
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It's too early to give up on warm season grasses in zone 4. Wait until your soil has warmed up well. Bluestem.ca is a specialist in grasses for cold climates, and they call 'Hameln' for zone 4. It wouldn't hurt to cut the dead foliage back. It won't cause them to sprout sooner, but you'll be able to see the shoots more easily. Just be careful not to cut any new growth. |
Searching through older posts I did learn it was warm season grass and I guess a little early. Thx, just what I needed to know! |
- Posted by achnatherum z4or3 Ontario (My Page) on Sat, May 12, 12 at 7:09
From another zone 4 garden - I second Donn's comment. It is a bit toooo early for any of the Pennisetums. Mine have been quite hardy for the past 4 years - we do get good snow cover when the temps are at their lowest. HOWEVER, Pennisetums don't bloom well for me in this zone. The hot weather doesn't last quite long enough :O( A. |
I've always thought I was pushing the zone limits with my Hameln. I'm sure when I bought it they said zone 5. Good to know there is success further north than me too, thanks! |
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My have 3offspring who I are making the kinds of choices that inspire to vomit. Watching them "do life" is something akin to watching a guesome horror movie. Honestly, I spend many moments either cringing from the impending consequential doom that looms large over their ridiculous choices. Or alternatively, screaming[inside]with the gutwrenching emotional pain of watching one of them suffer.
I HAVE HAD IT! This is where I get off! Seriously, my heart can't take the emotional and psychological pain inflicted by their choices. The worst part is, they are very bright, intellectually gifted individuals who are fully capable of knowing and doing better! Seriously, the older two are classified as "genius" and "gifted" but in my humble opinion,they act like imbeciles! They get themselves into the most ridiculous-Stevie Wonder-could-have-seen-that-coming predicaments. Then, they come whining and crying to me. Now for the really annoying part. Because these tend to be the types of things a reasonable, thinking person could predict, neither I nor they are ever shocked by the outcomes. Moreover, the element of surprise has been removed because in most cases, we have thoroughly discussed the situation ahead of time and analyzed the foreseeable outcomes. Therefore, there is no reason to be surprised or shocked. Because we all saw it coming and readily admit as much. But none of this stops them from doing what they do. IT IS INSANE!
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"Seriously, the older two are classified as "genius" and "gifted" but in my humble opinion,they act like imbeciles!" What are they doing that has you so upset? |
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