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New York-based G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. ( GIII ) reported adjusted earnings of 13 cents per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, breezing past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 7 cents. Reported results were also above the company's guided range of 4 cents to 8 cents. On a GAAP basis, including expenses associated with the acquisition of Vilebrequin, the company recorded earnings of 7 cents per share, a penny below the year-ago earnings of 8 cents per share. G-III Apparel's net sales surged 9.4% year over year in the quarter to $251.5 million, driven by double-digit comps growth in the category of dresses, sportswear, suits, handbags, team sports, and specialty retail operations. Quarter Highlights The significant growth in net sales was chiefly aided by improved performance of wholesale licensed apparel (up 13.0% year-over-year) and retail operations (up 16.0%), partially offset by a dip of 4.7% in the wholesale non-licensed segment. The robust wholesale licensed apparel sales were driven by higher sales of Calvin Klein products as well as increased sales of new Kensie sportswear line. Retail sales surged on the back of unit growth as well as comp store uptick of 13.0% in the quarter. During the quarter, G-III Apparel's gross margin expanded 130 basis points (bps) to 29.8%, due to a decline in cost of sales as a percentage of revenue. Margins at wholesale license segment and wholesale non-licensed segment enhanced 70 bps to 26.2% and 90 bps to 24.7%, respectively. Moreover, gross margin at retail operations improved 290 bps to 48.0%. Financials At the end of the quarter, G-III Apparel had cash of $22.7 million and shareholders' equity of $364.2 million, compared with $8.7 million and $309.7 million in the year-ago quarter, respectively. The company also has no long-term debt on its balance sheet. As of July 31, 2012, short-term revolving debt was $87 million compared to $142 million a year ago. Outlook For the third quarter of 2013, G-III expects earnings per share in the range of $2.25 to $2.35 and net sales between $510 million and $570 million. Based on strong second quarter results, the company raised its outlook for 2013. G-III now anticipates earnings per share in the range of $2.68-$2.78, up from the previous forecast of $2.62 to $2.72 and expects net sales to be $1.41 billion versus the earlier projection of $1.35 billion. On an adjusted basis, the company expects earnings per share in the range of $2.74 to $2.84. Our Take G-III remains optimistic regarding the second half of 2013 based on impressive booking for the key fall season, expansion through unit growth, strong demand for its core products and new business initiatives. Management also remains positive regarding the acquisition of the leading luxury resort brand, Vilebrequin. The acquisition might not be accretive until next year, but based on the company's pricing power, it is likely to support the development of a high margin multi-category business as well as expand G-III's business in the domestic and international markets such as China and Japan. Moreover, based on better-than-expected second quarter results and increased outlook, we expect estimates to go up in the coming days. The Zacks Consensus Estimates for 2013 and 2014 are pegged at $2.87 and $3.16, respectively. G-III, engaged in apparel business, currently retains a Zacks #2 Rank, which translates into a short-term Buy rating. We are also maintaining our long-term Neutral recommendation on the stock. G-III peers include Columbia Sportswear Company ( COLM ) and Nike Inc . ( NKE )
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World of Warcraft's 10th anniversary preview
The mark that WoW has left on the gaming industry is indisputable--but we're not here for musing retrospectives. At least, not yet. We're here because there's going to be a whole bunch of fun in-game events to celebrate WoW's first decade of existence, and Blizzard has given us a lovely preview of what at least a few of them are.
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Homers By Marte, Rodriguez, Cunningham, And Rojas
Catching up with the action for the Pirates' lower minor league affiliates for Thursday…. several home runs
Trenton Thunder 8 , Altoona Curve 6
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A 3-run homer by CF Starling Marte and a solo blast by SS Josh Rodriguez were not enough to get past the Thunder.
The Curve got the game started with a run in the top of the 1st on singles by RF Andrew Lambo and C Tony Sanchez, plus a fielding error by the Trenton center fielder, allowing Lambo to score. Trenton came back with 4 runs in the bottom of the inning, on a walk, two singles, and two doubles, for a 4-1 lead. The Curve took the lead back in the top of the 2nd, when 1B Matt Curry and 3B Greg Picart both singled, and Marte drove them in with his 5th home run of the season. That tied the game, but the tie did not last long. Five singles in the bottom of the 2nd brought in 3 runs for the Thunder, who were back on top, 7-4.
Starter Aaron Pribanic gave up a single in the 3rd, then gave up an unearned run in the 4th on a fielding error by Picart, a single, scoring on a double play. That made Pribanic responsible for 8 runs (7 earned) on 11 hits and a walk in his 5 innings of work. Matt McSwain took over to begin the 6th. He gave up a single in the 6th, but erased that runner with a double play, and then gave up a double and a walk in the 7th, but left those runners on base. Anthony Claggett pitched a scoreless 9th, allowing a single. That runner moved up to second base on a throwing error by Rodriguez, but was out in a fielder's choice run-down between second and third.
Rodriguez led off the Curve part of the 6th with his solo homer. LF Quincy Latimore followed the homer with a walk, and Curry singled, moving Latimore to third. Curry was thrown out trying to steal second base, but Picart's single drove in Latimore to give the Curve their final run.
Alvarez Joins Marauders; Harrison Back to Pirates
Tuesdays' action… and again the player moves are as interesting as the games.
3B Pedro Alvarez was moved from the GCL Pirates to the Marauders to continue his rehab work.
With OF Jose Tabata being placed onto the Disabled List, the Pirates were no longer forced to wait 10 days before recalling INF Josh Harrison. Harrison joined Chase d'Arnaud and Alex Presley as the new kids on the block in Pittsburgh. Backfilling, OF Anthony Norman and SS Jordy Mercer were both promoted from Altoona to Indianapolis. INF Josh Rodriguez was sent down to Altoona.
Bradenton Marauders 8, St. Lucie Mets 1
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A 5-run 4th inning gave the Marauders a big boost, as they bombarded the Mets in Bradenton. Pedro Alvarez started the game at third base for the Marauders. He grounded out in the 1st inning, then singled to lead off the 4th, and was hit by a pitch in the 5th. It was not a particularly busy day at third base for Alvarez, but he successfully fielded 3 grounders that came his way. Elevys Gonzalez took over for Alvarez at the beginning of the 6th.
Brett Lorin allowed only one run in his start, and earned his 3rd win of the season (3-4 record). The lone run scored in the 3rd, on a hit batter, a ground out, and a ground-rule double. Lorin scattered 3 more hits, no walks, over the rest of his 6 innings. He hit another batter and he struck out 5.
The Marauders got onto the scoreboard when they batted around in the 4th. Alvarez's single got the fun started, then 1B Aaron Baker lined a double into left field, moving Alvarez to third. DH Adalberto Santos walked to load the bases. CF Evan Chambers brought in Alvarez with an RBI single, and C Carlos Paulino's double into center field plated both Baker and Santos. LF David Rubinstein walked to load the bases again. After a pitching change, SS Kelson Brown's RBI ground out scored Chambers, and RF Robbie Grossman's sacrifice fly brought in Paulino, to give the Marauders a 5-1 lead.
Tyler Cox replaced Lorin to begin the 7th inning. Cox walked the first batter he faced, then retired the next 6, including two strikeouts in each inning. Duke Welker pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the 9th, with one strikeout.
The Marauders also did some late-inning scoring. Brown and Grossman led off the 7th with back-to-back singles, and 2B Jarek Cunningham drove both of them in with his double into right field. Chambers started the 9th with a single, and moved to second base on a wild pitch. He tagged up and advanced to third on Rubinstein's fly out, then scored on a wild pitch, to give the Marauders their 8 run total.
Leach's First Win In Marauders' Hit-Fest
The Pirates have signed 23rd round draft pick RHP Jordan Cooper to a contract. He had been a pitcher for Kentucky, and that experience might get him a start at State College. Here is a list of all the 2011 draft picks, with notations for which ones have signed.
Friday's game action:
Harrisburg Senators 2, Altoona Curve 0
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A 2-run homer in the bottom of the 10th broke the scoreless tie for the only scoring in this pitching duel. Jeff Locke pitched 6 scoreless frames for the Curve, scattering 3 singles and a walk over his first 3 innings. The he retired the Senators in order for the next 3 innings. He threw 78 pitches (48 strikes) in those 6 innings. Bryan Morris pitched a scoreless 7th, allowing just a single. That base runner moved to second base on a balk, which started an argument by Altoona manager PJ Forbes — and resulted in Forbes being ejected. Michael Dubee, back with the Curve after some time with Indianapolis, gave up a lone single in the 8th, and Noah Krol allowed a single and a walk in the 9th, but both kept the Senators from scoring.
But the Curve weren't scoring either. They pounded out 7 hits, including two by SS Jordy Mercer. Mercer's triple i n the 7th was the only extra-base hit for the Curve, and the only time that a Curve base runner reached as far as third base. RF Andrew Lambo also walked twice. CF Starling Marte opened the game with a single, but was thrown out at second after Mercer's strikeout. 1B Matt Curry and LF Brad Chalk both singled in the 2nd, but Curry was picked off second base, and Chalk was thrown out trying to steal second. 2B Brock Holt singled in the 4th, and pinch-hitter Anthony Norman singled in the 10th and stole second base.
Marte In Futures Game; Marauders Win In The 14th
Two Pirates' minor leaguers have been chosen to play in the MLB Futures game, which is held during the All-Star festivities. OF Starling Marte will be on the World team, and INF Chase d'Arnaud was named to the USA team — though that might change if d'Arnaud is indeed called up to Pittsburgh.
The State College Spikes' game against the Jamestown Jammers was postponed due to rain. They will go for two on Friday night, beginning at 6:05 pm.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats 2, Altoona Curve 0
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This shortened game was a pitching duel, with the two teams combining for just 7 hits. Kyle McPherson pitched 5 innings and allowed 2 runs on 3 hits. Two of those hits were solo homers, both coming in the 4th inning, and that accounted for all of the Fisher Cats' scoring. The only other 'Cats' hit was a single to lead off the 1st inning, and that runner was picked off base. McPherson walked two batters, one in the 1st, and former Indy Indian Craig Stansberry in the 5th. Stansberry was caught stealing second base. Anthony Claggett pitched the bottom of the 6th, walking one and hitting one batter with a pitch.
The Curve batters collected 4 hits. CF Starling Marte led off the top of the 1st with a double, the only extra-base hit for the Curve. SS Jordy Mercer singled, and C Tony Sanchez was hit by a pitch to load the bases with one out. But new Curve player RF Andrew Lambo lined right to the 'Cats' first baseman, who doubled off Sanchez for a double play. The other 2 hits happened in the 4th. Sanchez led off with a single up the middle, but he was caught stealing. 3B Jeremy Farrell also singled, but was left on base. There were only 2 more base runners for the Curve for the rest of the game — Sanchez walked in the 6th and 1B Matt Curry walked in the 7th, and both were left on base.
This was scheduled to be Game 1 of a double-header, and so was scheduled for 7 innings. But this game was also interrupted by rain, and the second game was washed out. The Curve move on to Harrisburg to begin a series tomorrow. They will play New Hampshire again in mid-August, and will have to do the make-up then.
Marauders Hold Off Jupiter; Spikes Shut Out
Wednesday's action with the Pirates' lower minor leaguers:
The West Virginia Power have a day off today, wrapping up their All-Star break. The Altoona Curve and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats had their game postponed tonight, due to rain. They will try for a double header tomorrow, beginning at 6:05 pm.
Jordy Mercer was named the Eastern League's Player of the Week for last week. Mercer had an RBI in each of six games he played in last week, with a total of 9 RBI. He hit 3 doubles and 2 homers last week, and earned a .381 average for the week. Mercer is hitting .267 overall for the season, with 17 doubles, 13 homers, and 48 RBI.
The Pirates have signed two more draft picks: LHP Josh Poytress (18th round) and RHP David Jagoditsch (32nd round). Both were college pitchers, and could be assigned to State College. The list of all of the Pirates' draft picks, including who has signed, is here.
Bradenton Marauders 5, Jupiter Hammerheads 4
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The Marauders wrapped up the first half of the Florida State League season with an early afternoon win over Jupiter. Brett Sinkbeil pitched 6 innings for Bradenton and allowed one run on two hits, with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. The only run he allowed came on a solo homer to lead off the top of the 3rd. He allowed a single to begin the 2nd inning but erased the runner with a double play. The walks came in the 5th and 6th inning; one of those runners was left on base and the other was thrown out by C Carlos Paulino as he tried to steal second base.
The Marauders also began their scoring with a solo home run — by 1B Aaron Baker to lead off the bottom of the 2nd. SS Kelson Brown began the bottom of the 3rd with a triple into center field. After a walk by RF Robbie Grossman, 2B Jarek Cunningham grounded a high chopper to third, which forced out Grossman at second but allowed Brown to score. Cunningham stole second base, then both DH David Rubinstein and Baker worked back-to-back walks to load the bases. 3B Elevys Gonzalez's sacrifice fly brought in Cunningham and CF Evan Chambers' line drive back through the box brought in Rubinstein, giving the Marauders a 4-1 lead.
The Marauders added an unearned run in the 5th. With two outs, Elevys Gonzalez walked and stole second base. Chambers grounded to short, but a throwing error by the Jupiter shortstop let Chambers reach safely and let Gonzalez score. Paulino also had two singles in the game, in the 2nd and 6th innings, but did not score.
Jason Erickson relieved Sinkbeil to begin the 7th inning. The lead-off batter smacked a ground-rule double, but the next three batters flied out, and the runner did not leave second base. Erickson began the 8th inning with a ground out and a solo homer, then had a batter reach base on a fielding error by SS Brown. Ryan Beckman came on in relief, but he gave up a single and another ground-rule double, driving in a run. The third run of the inning scored on an RBI ground out, to bring Jupiter within a run of the Marauders, 5-4. Beckman got a strikeout to end the inning, then retired the side in order in the 9th, to hold on to the win. Beckman earned his 5th Save, and Sinkbeil earned his first win of the season.


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News station confuses man's Twitter feed for rapist's
A Houston news station writes about a police officer convicted of rape. It inserts a widget that it believes will feature his tweets. Except they're not his tweets, but those of a journalist.
Twitter handles can be confusing.
Sometimes people select them in a hurry, or from a menu after the one they really wanted is not available.
So it's worth checking whether a Twitter feed really does belong to the person you'd like to follow.
This is a lesson that the Houston-based KHOU news station seems only recently to have learned.
For the station, in writing about a policeman convicted of raping a waitress -- Abraham Joseph -- didn't manage to spot that the Twitter handle @abrahamjoseph doesn't exactly belong to that policeman.
Sadly, it inserted a widget into its Web page, so that the feed would run alongside the news story.
As BetaBeat reports it, New York journalist and producer Abraham Riesman wasn't very pleased.
He, you see, is @abrahamjoseph.
Naturally, being a journalist and producer -- and especially being from New York -- Riesman attempted to point out to KHOU that he was not a rapist and, well, free to tweet.
He even tweeted KHOU: "Hey, @KHOU -- I'm not a convicted rapist! Please take my Twitter feed down from this article: http://www.khou.com/news/crime/Jurors-sentence-ex-HPD-cop-to-life-in-prison-for-raping-waitress--173135661.html ..."
He told BetaBeat:
Basic logic dictates that there is no way this is (the rapist Abraham Joseph's) Twitter feed. For one: look at my avatar. It's a really white, red-headed gentleman with glasses and the fact that this is a TV station would convey they have some visual sense of what this convicted rapist would look like.
KHOU does not appear ever to have returned any of Riesman's entreaties. However, the widget now appears to have been removed from the article.
I have contacted KHOU, just to ask how this might have happened and whether it might, at some point, reach out to Riesman. Or at least follow him on Twitter.


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Winter Dilemma
Out of nowhere is where I am;
Casting my sights on unfamiliar places,
Unsure where this road will lead me
Still clinging to my spark of hope.
A wanderer is who I am;
A traveller venturing without a map,
Uncertain where these instincts lead me be
Yet I am lost in my own "make-believe".
Time is fleeting, and still I am thinking;
Will I forever live this subtle life?
I don't have all the time in this Winter
However this "time" will be taken away eventually...
The winter wind blows so harshly;
My body is freezing up to the bone
My skin is now as pale as snow,
What can become of me, no one will know.
Author's notes: well, its been a very long while since I last posted a poem here. ^^
Well, thanks for reading. By the way critiques and comments are well-appreciated. *disappears*


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With great coffee, desserts and sandwiches, this cute coffeehouse is definitely a welcome addition to St. Augustine.
We recently popped into TABLESPOON COFFEE & DESSERT HOUSE to grab coffee drinks and hot chocolate. And, upon spotting the desserts we just had to stay for a lovely light lemon cake and decadent chocolate mousse cake.
TABLESPOON has something for everyone with its menu of hot and cold coffee drinks, tea and hot chocolate, smoothies, sandwiches, pizzas, pastries and desserts. Links to our Tablespoon pictures HERE & HERE.
Cuisine – Coffee; Bakery/Pastries/Desserts
Address/Phone/Facebook Page – # 79 Eastern Main Road, St. Augustine, Trinidad. (868) 221-8504. Tablespoon on Facebook. (Tablespoon is the third to last building on the left before the shopping center with HiLo St.Augustine, if you're heading East.)
Hours – Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 2pm-7pm
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Mental Health CPT Codes for 2013
Dear Patients,
As of January 1, 2013, Medicare and the federal government have made drastic changes in the reimbursement and coding of psychiatric care. At the same time, they have mandated that private insurance follow the same changes. This hasn't made the headlines because mental health represents less than 10% of overall healthcare, but please believe me, the changes are major.
Basically, what is new is that medical "evaluation and management," which has long been part of your internist's billing is now considered a part of psychiatric care taking place within a session but billed separately. Adding to the complexity, these management services are not tied to time, and vary widely in reimbursement depending on the complexity and seriousness of the situation. What used to be my standard 50 minute therapy session is now split into a variable component of management with the remaining time spent on therapy. For many decades, I have been compensated for the time I spend with my patients. Now, the same face to face time entails widely varying reimbursement depending on just what we do in that time.
At least for the present, I have decided to maintain the same basic fees as before while using the new coding to make sure that you receive the reimbursement that you are entitled to. The end result is that you will see different procedure codes, often two of them, with a fee for each, adding up, in the end, to the old fee. The one change I am making is that when there are phone calls or "Interactive complexity," meaning exchanges with others besides my patient, I am following the government's lead in allowing a small charge for that additional work. For that reason, you may find a $10 charge added to some services where third parties were involved.
Here are some typical examples of how the new system works:
1. 53 min. face to face therapy only: 90837 $350. Note: 53 min. counts as a full hour, so I'm spending the extra minutes and coding that way to give you maximum reimbursement.
2. 50 min. face to face with medium complexity medication management or evaluation of a potentially dangerous situation: 99213 $100 for management; 90836 for therapy $250. The total, unchanged from my usual fee scale is still $350, the same as for the past 5 years.
3. 30 min face to face for medication management and review of progress, 99213 $100 for management and 90833 $100 for therapy, with the same total as before, $200.
4. The code for third party contact, whether in the session or outside is 90785 $10.
As always, you should be able to attach my statement to your insurance form for reimbursement.
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Angola Loses to Ghana, and a Nation Mourns
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I cannot speak for the rest of Angola, but in Luanda—in my tiny little understanding of it, anyway—people seemed to wake up a little bit glum this morning. It's not so much that they had expected their national soccer team to beat Ghana last night in the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations. No, it was well understood in advance that Ghana had the superior team. Heck, Angola had not even qualified for the World Cup, while Ghana will be in South Africa this summer to improve on its own showing in Germany in 2006, when the Black Stars were the only African team to advance beyond the group stages.
The problem—the thing that just sits there in your gut and gnaws at you for days—is the way Angola lost. They controlled the ball most of the game. They had four or five incredible opportunities to score, but in each instance the excitement of the moment seemed to take over at exactly the wrong time, and the shot would go wide, or soar far over the cross bar, or land smack in the hands of the goalkeeper for an easy save.Ghana? They took advantage of their one golden opportunity, scoring on a goal by Asamoah Gyan in the first half and then hunkering down to play defense the rest of the way.
This was not the prettiest of games—sloppy passing, unremarkable footwork in close quarters, the aforementioned nerves—but it was a game the host nation should have won, favorite sides be damned. The 50,000 or so people at the stadium—a shiny spaceship-looking thing, built by the Chinese just for this tournament and dropped into a blank tract of land several miles from the city center—wanted so badly to explode with celebration that with each bit of progress by their team they let out a collective shriek that seemed on the verge of hysteria.
But it was not to be. As we filed out of the stadium a fan walked past me distraught, gesticulating to the setting sun as it flashed its flaming orange and red against the low sky, heavy with a coming rain. "The other team feared us!" he said, defiant and soaked in sweat. A few feet away a woman cried in the arms of her companion, inconsolable. "They were afraid!" the man roared.
A procession of thousands of fans headed for the main road in a dirge-like march on their way home. Sebastiao, my translator, and I walked mostly in silence. "We lost with dignity," he said. "But all our dreams were shattered. That stadium will never be full of life like that again."
Coils of metal fencing, piles of gravel, and random slabs of concrete lay scattered about—a parking lot, I guessed, or at least the plans to build one. The stadium and its grounds were never quite finished in time for the tournament. "So many millions of dollars were spent. We waited so long for this," Sebastiao said as we slid down a mud bank and nearly splashed down into the muck of a four-wheel-drive track. "Such a shame. Such a shame."


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Chuck Robinson, Media WatchCommercial fishing is a tough life.
It is the deadliest job in the U.S., or so I hear listening to NPR's "Morning Edition" in late August.
"If you fish New England cod, you are 37 times more likely to die on the job than a police officer," host Steve Inskeep told us.
Even so, the industry has been slow to adopt safety measures that could lower the death toll.
Reporter Curt Nickisch said none of the 165 commercial fishermen killed on the job from 2000-09 had life jackets on.
When forced to upgrade equipment, the industry does it begrudingly but no one is trained how to use it. That was the gist of the article.
"If there's a resentment to these kinds of rules, it's based on the overall huge number of regulations that have come down on our industry in the last decade — so much federal nanny state, kind of telling us how to operate, when I think I have a pretty good understanding of what I need to do to keep safe," said one boat owner.
I can hear echoes of this comment in the produce industry.
Right after that boat captain spoke, another was quoted about a safety equipment training session he and a few other fishermen organized.
They tried to abandon ship using the proscribed safety equipment and learned it wasn't easy even under good conditions.
"There's a holy crap issue to it," the second boat captain said.
We know some cantaloupe shippers who must have thought "holy crap" or stronger stuff in recent weeks.
Trials and traceback
I can imagine adding a few acres of something to give it a try, figuring we will get serious about all the details once we have stuck our toe in the water.
I can see myself adding to my responsibilities and not realizing until I am neck deep that I need help to keep afloat.
We can all empathize with that holy crap feeling.
However, shipping cantaloupes with no lot numbers for traceback, like Chamberlain Farms' owner says they did? Really? In this day and age?
So when does the industry get serious about growing cantaloupes? We've got growers abandoning melons in their fields.
The Food and Drug Administration blew a January deadline for issuing rules required by the Food Safety Modernization Act. Since then, the White House Office of Management and Budget has stalled it.
However, national commodity-specific guidelines for cantaloupes are in the works, thanks to the cooperative efforts of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, Produce Marketing Association, United Fresh Produce Association and Western Growers.


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Saving lives one cell at a time
Cytology of Pleural Effusions: Diagnostic Challenges and Dilemmas
Teresa M. Alasio, MD
Presentation date: October 25, 2011; Expiration date: October 25, 2014
Pleural effusion specimens are common in hospital-based cytology laboratories and the indications for examination of these specimens are varied. This webinar provides an overview of the indications for examination of pleural effusions and our experience with the processing of these specimens. Finally, some of the more challenging cases encountered in pleural effusion cytology will be discussed in a clinical vignette format, with an emphasis on differential diagnoses and diagnostic pitfalls.


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The secret is out - Liverpool can win Premier League title
Diego Maradona thrust his "Hand Of God" into the air and smiled in approval. If there was a moment that confirmed Liverpool's right to be taken seriously as Premier League title contenders, this was it.
The legendary Argentina World Cup winner, sharp suited and sporting deafeningly loud ear-rings, was in attendance in Old Trafford's directors' box on a day of huge and contrasting significance for Manchester United and Liverpool.
And Maradona, looking like a well-dressed pirate, will have savoured the quality in Liverpool's display on a day when the secret was well and truly out. Manager Brendan Rodgers, in the shadow of Chelsea and Manchester City, has shaped a side that can win their first title since 1990.
Maradona will have appreciated the movement and menace of his fellow South American Luis Suarez, whose partnership with Daniel Sturridge shone a harsh light on the seemingly dysfunctional footballing relationship between Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie.
The Argentine will have noted the relentless work-rate and pressing of Jordan Henderson. He will have relished the enduring brilliance of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, now in a deeper role but still the controller.
If Liverpool needed to deliver a defining mission statement that they can stand alongside any of the challengers for the Premier League title on their own terms, they produced it most emphatically to humiliate Manchester United in their own self-styled "Theatre Of Dreams".
This was more like the stuff of nightmares for United manager David Moyes, who was worryingly at a loss to explain a shameful effort from the reigning champions that at times bordered on surrender.
Liverpool's domination was on such a scale that the sight of veteran defender Rio Ferdinand replacing £37.5m Juan Mata with three minutes to go as United trailed 3-0 was almost embarrassing. This was not so much a substitution as a plea for leniency.
Forget 3-0. This game was not as close as the scoreline suggests.
Starved after success
Liverpool, who won the league championship 11 times in the 1970s, 80, and 90s and 18 times in total, have not lifted the title since 1990
At this same stage last season, Liverpool stood on 42 points while United were heading for the title on 71 points. In the entire Premier League era, Liverpool had never gone into the second league meeting of the season ahead of United.
When Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford in January last year it gave them a 24-point advantage over Liverpool who, in title terms, were a complete irrelevance.
It is an illustration of the turnaround, and of the wonderful work undertaken by Rodgers, that Liverpool now stand 14 points clear of United.
Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier once announced, mistakenly as it turned out, that his team were "10 games from greatness". This current vintage are nine games from the Premier League title and have that most precious of commodities to help them on their way. Momentum.
And, best of all for Rodgers, they have their destiny in their own hands with Chelsea and Manchester City to visit Anfield - where teams of the calibre of Arsenal and Everton have been taken to the cleaners this season. Some regarded this visit to United as their toughest remaining test but to say they passed it with ease is to do Liverpool a disservice.
While United's decline under Moyes has been sharp and startling, it would be wrong to suggest this played the major part in Liverpool's success at Old Trafford. This was the work of Rodgers and players he has filled with belief and freedom of expression.
As Moyes has struggled to coax anything out of United - how can a team containing Rooney, Van Persie, Mata and Adnan Januzaj be so utterly bereft of threat? - Liverpool are responding to Rodgers's methods with such gusto that it could now give them the game's greatest domestic prize.
Liverpool's 4-1 win at United under Rafael Benitez in March 2009 is regarded as a benchmark performance in the recent era. This was better, more convincing.
In that game, United led and the scoreline was given a slightly misleading appearance as Liverpool scored twice after Nemanja Vidic, as he was here, was sent off. Liverpool deserved to win but the margin flattered them.
Here, the 3-0 scoreline flattered United. Gerrard scored two penalties and missed another while United goalkeeper David de Gea saved magnificently from Suarez before he scored the third.
Liverpool have been picking up speed and confidence throughout the season to reach the point where they dominated United from start to finish. The home fans fell silent ominously quickly before a late show of defiance in the face of taunts from exultant Liverpool supporters.
Rodgers also showed his tactical acumen, leaving out Philippe Coutinho and using Raheem Sterling as the cutting edge of a diamond formation while utilising Joe Allen to help keep possession.
Liverpool's remaining games
22 March: Cardiff (away)
26 March: Sunderland (home)
30 March: Tottenham (home)
6 April: West Ham (away)
13 April: Man City (home)
20 April: Norwich (away)
27 April: Chelsea (home)
3 May: Crystal Palace (away)
10 May: Newcastle (home)
Liverpool have flexibility and threat. They currently look the most dangerous attacking team in the Premier League, with the power to score far more than an occasionally vulnerable defence will concede.
Manchester City and Chelsea may not relish those visits to Anfield, particularly with the Kop now sensing that long wait to take the title back to their home could soon be over.
Whether Liverpool win the title or not, Rodgers has done a remarkable job in restoring them to such status inside two seasons. The return to the Champions League, regarded as perhaps the height of achievement before the season started, now looks a formality. Sights are being trained on higher things.
In his recent autobiography, Sir Alex Ferguson, face seemingly set in concrete as he suffered with United's supporters on Sunday, could not resist a swipe at Liverpool as he wrote: "My reading of their squad was that they needed eight players to come up to title-winning standard."
If you are feeling particularly brave, you could suggest to the old streetfighter that on this desperate evidence it is United who require those eight players to even dream about title number 21.
No such concerns for Liverpool. They gained another illustrious admirer in Maradona as he looked on with pleasure.
Rodgers was coy while Gerrard was bullish but there is no hiding place for Liverpool any more - they can win the title and this was the performance of a team that believes it will.
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Comment number 1756.
19th March 2014 - 9:591750. Baggios
I agree. A new manager will need new players which could take yrs. I don't think Carrick or Fellaini cover enough km per game to excite Klopp ;-D
Again, he had no choice as players like Iniesta were a by-product of the Fidelity Strategy that was set up yrs before, bit like at BM. He was just their at the right time. -
Comment number 1755.
19th March 2014 - 9:53@1750 Baggio - I really don't buy this "4-5th best squad". Really? For starters, strikers wise, only arguably city have a better squad. Winger wise, likewise possibly only cfc. CMs wise, ok lacking, Spurs / cfc / Ars probs have strongest. Defence wise, again, Utd up there as 1 of strongest. As I keep stressing, the poor training, tactics, set up & Management has made this squad look poor.
Comment number 1754.
19th March 2014 - 9:52@1751
The problem with your argument is that most other teams in the PL have improved since then, and more of them will improve again.
Be honest, Do you really think you could have won the league with Vidic and Ferdinand at the back? or Carrick and Cleverly in MF?
Players like Young, Valencia, Cleverly and Smalling have gone backwards and aren't good enough to play for Man Utd. -
Comment number 1753.
1954 Shenanigans
19th March 2014 - 9:46Not playing Moyes dour lump it up to Feilani tactics would be a huge help. It's a bigger hindrance than SAF ability to get more out of the squad was a help
Ive not been one to call for the guys head but it's clear he only knows one way to play, a style alien to the current squad backed up by anyone with speed being on the bench or not in the squad and it's not going to change anytime soon -
Comment number 1752.
19th March 2014 - 9:43@1747 - Ah that explains it, basically need to act like an a-hole!
Van Gaal? He's off to Spurs in the summer anyway isn't he? Rather have a younger manager like Poyet or Poch.
Liverpool can win the the league but they won't. City will, probably hoping Chelsea go very far in the CL now. Good luck to United for tonight. Arsenal Top 4 again but need to win the FA Cup. Funny if they don't!
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Welcome to my diatribe on bad Web design! I just need to get something off my chest…
There is a habit, and perhaps an urge, among web designers to produce websites which are actually awkward to use, due to simple mistakes or assumptions that the designers have inadvertently made, or because they have relied too heavily on design tools that make those assumptions – one party or the other has mistaken web design for desktop publishing (DTP), most likely. Most web surfers might not notice these problems, finding the pages just fine to use, because they are in a majority that browse in a certain way – but there are other ways which are equally legitimate and deserving of usability.
This site is a plea to website designers to place usability of their sites way above aesthetics, to counter the growing insane trend which seems to aim to ditch the best and main features of the World-Wide Web.
While there are other websites about the distinction between good and bad web design, many of these are prepared to let certain faults go, as if they were minor compared to the benefits, disregarding the problems experienced by the legitimate minority. The designs of some such sites even suffer from those bad habits.
Exploiting the Web — Why should the Web be used? What makes it worthwhile?
Advice to designers — General principles to be followed, to avoid making the Web go wrong
Advice to implementors — The way I'd like the Web to go
Complaints — Things to be avoided, and what to do about them
Casebook — Some sites to laugh at, or cry over
Advice to websurfers — A few tricks the visitor can do to get round designers' faults


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This is Part 2 of the 'Banking crises and legislation' podcast with UK financial historian Prof Ranald Michie and legal expert Dr Folarin Akinbami. Both researchers are part of 'Financial Crisis in the Banking Sector: Present and Past', that looks at recent historical banking crises in the UK. In this part of the podcast, Folarin and Ranald talk about why London became a global centre for investment banking and other financial services. They also address the political issue of government intervention and regulation of the banking system.
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Big Hair Day / by Fiona Baddeley
The play is set in a hairdressing salon. The year is 1976. The set can be kept very simple: chairs, a desk, a phone and posters or images that reflect the seventies. A big central flat or fly with the name of the salon on could be effective.
Carmel - bubbly, naive
Jenny - bored, intelligent
Roz - caring
Jo - a little 'tarty' and over chatty
Tracey - the receptionist
Barry - the salon manager
+ Four girl actors who play the following parts:
4 unspeaking clients
Instructor + 3 unspeaking class members
Mrs Willis
4 Old Ladies: Mrs Smith, Mrs Jones, Mrs Arscot and Mrs Carter
Teacher + 3 girls, Tracey 1, Tracey 2 and Tracey 3. The
real Tracey becomes Tracey 4.
Alternatively, the Boy playing the Vicar, a very small part, could play the Teacher with the 4 extra girls taking Tracey 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Sample Pages from the script
Extract 1
I wish they taught you useful things.
What do you mean?
Well, I wish they taught you about love and emotions and what
life's about. Almost so that it would sort of train you for life,
like sports people train for a race. I can just imagine it...
Scene 4
Change of lighting, aerobics music. Other girls and instructor
march on.
Let's march it out. March it out. March it out. OK... let's shake
it out. Shake it out. Shake it out. OK, we're going to go for
the first move in this week's pop-mobility lesson in LUV. And
number one is the greeting . Everyone ready - one, two, three
... [she blows two kisses in the air and then says:] Darling
[This is repeated three or four times.] And march it out.
March it out. March it out. And shake it out. Shake it out. Shake
it out.... OK, moving into number Two: looking bashful. Everyone
ready? And one, two, three ... [she puts her hand to her mouth
and then toms away looking bashful. This is repeated three or
four times as before.]
And march it out March it out. March it out. And shake it out.
Shake it out. Shake it out. And number three: lick those lips.
Follow me ... one, two, three and lick those lips ... [Again
this is repeated three or four times.] And number four: the
kiss. Get those tongues ready ... one, two, three and ... [they
all freeze as Jenny interrupts them]
Carmel... will you snap out of it, you've got a customer waiting.
[Aerobics people walk off] Pull yourself together, will
you, and stop staring into space.
Scene 5
So who's rattled your cage? You haven't a good word to say to
anyone today.
I'm just bored, OK? Do you never think that there may be more
to life than washing heads and cutting hair? I sometimes think
that if I see another hopeful face lookin' at me out of that mirror
hoping that I can transform them into Farrah Fawcet Majors in
the course of an afternoon, I'll scream. And then, when you fail
to perform the required miracle, they look at you as if you've
Just destroyed every chance they ever had in life. Take that woman
who came in last week. She had a real attitude problem ...
Jenny, it's Mrs Willis for you. Shall I bring her over?
Thank you, Tracey.
I'd just like to say that I was very disappointed that Barry wasn't
available to do my hair. I always have the lead stylist and if
it weren't for the fact that I have to have my hair done for a
very high-class wedding, I would have rescheduled.
Well, we'll do our best, Mrs Willis.
Who's 'we'. I hope you're not using 'we' in that patronising way
people do when they are talking to children, old people and the
No, Mrs Willis, I just meant ...
Well, good. Now I don't know if Barry's told you, but the colour
I have is 'Autumn Gold.' He says it gives my hair the richness
of a forest in its autumn glory. And I'd just like you to bear
in mind that I'm looking for lustre, shine and fullness. None
of this flat stuck-to-the -head look. As for the cut: it needs
to be kept off the face. I can't stand these styles that you're
constantly putting out of your eyes, but I like to have it that
bit longer at the back. You young people don't understand what
is meant by the words 'style' and 'elegance'; you think that a
few strings of beads around your neck and some scruffy denims
is all it takes. We knew elegance in my day. I wouldn't have been
seen dead walking down the street in the clothes you wear. And
half of you don't look as if you have had a proper wash. Now,
as you haven't done my hair before I thought it best to bring
a picture from a magazine to show you what I expect it to look
I'll do my best, Mrs Willis. Would you like to take Mrs Willis
through to the basins, please, Tracey? [Mrs Willis and Tracey
leave.] She left me with a picture of a woman that had more
hair in her eyebrows than Mrs Willis had on her head. Needless
to say when I couldn't deliver the goods, she complained. [Mrs
Willis enters with a bright red wig that gives her a hideous hairstyle.]
I knew it was a mistake not to have Barry. How am I going to make
the right impression at the wedding tomorrow when I look like
an Afghan hound that's just been through a carwash? And as for
the autumn tints, I'd say it was more like forest fire. You needn't
think you are getting a tip and you can rest assured I'm telling
Barry about this.
Barry wasn't too pleased when he got to hear about it but luckily
he had other things on his mind ...
Scene 6
Girls, I've made a management decision. I want you to be the living
examples of the style that the salon is promoting. I want your
presence to say to the customers, This is the style of today;
this is the style for you.' And the style of today is the Afro.
Now Carmel, I'm pleased to say, has offered to be the first to
model it for us. Carmel, would you like to come in? [Carmel
enters looking pleased with herself and wearing an Afro wig.]
Now I don't expect you all to change your hairstyles immediately,
but do bear in mind that as employees of this salon, I see you
as being responsible for establishing and advertising the look
of the salon. I see it not only as a question of aesthetics but
also of loyalty. [Barry exits.]
Well, if he thinks I'm going to go around looking as if I've been
plugged in to the nearest electric socket, he's got another think
Carmel looks dismayed.
I think your hair looks lovely, Carmel. It really suits you.
So you are going to be the next one to have it done, are you?
I didn't say that; I just meant it looks really good on Carmel.
Well, she would have it done, wouldn't she? Anything to impress
Barry, as if it is going to make any bloody difference. [Carmel
starts crying and goes out]
Now look what you have done ... [She goes out. An awkward silence
I think my Terry would quite like me to have an Afro. He likes
big hair on a woman. He says it's sensual. It's funny that, isn't
it, 'cause although he likes Afro hair, he's very against all
these blacks and packies being over here. He says Britain is for
the British and we should all be demonstrating to get rid of them.
He says they'll take all our jobs if we are not careful and anyway
there's not enough room for them.
So, Terry's a racist as well as an idiot, is he?
Extract 2
[Music changes to Max Bygraves.]
Well, I just hate OAPs day! It's just depressing thinking that
in days to come that'll be me. Blue rinse, pork pie hat and wrinkly
It doesn't have to be like that.
I like it when the OAPs come in. I get on with old people. I suppose
it's because my gran brought me up really. My mum was on her own,
you see. My dad left her for the bar-maid in the Horse and Hound.
She had to work really hard to make ends meet. She did a cleaning
job in the day and then a night shift stacking the shelves in
Kwik Save. So I always went to my gran's after school. She had
time for me. Always had something nice to eat waiting for me when
I got home. On Thursdays, when she got her pension, she'd go to
the cake shops and get some chocolate eclairs for a treat. So
I like chatting to the old ladies; I see it as my chance to do
a bit of good in the world. I mean, for some of them you are their
lifeline; the only person they might talk to that day. It's my
opportunity to be a little ray of sunshine, a warm friendly voice
in a cold uncaring world, a comforting hot chocolate after a snowy
winter's walk.
Oh, give over, Roz. Here they come!
Four old ladies enter and struggle into the chairs
Morning Mrs ...
ROZ Arscot
CARMEL Carter.
How are you today?
Oh, not so bad, dear. I've just got this pain in my ...
... .... [She mouths something silently and points below in the
manner of Les Dawson.]
Well, I hope you've been to the doctor's.
There's nothing he can do at my age, dear. You've just got to
cope as best as you can.
Is it the usual blue rinse?
Yes, please, dear, and not too tight with the rollers. It hurts
me 'ed.
Are you going out tonight, Mrs ...
JO Jones
ROZ Arscot
CARMEL Carter
Pardon me? I'm sorry, you'll have to speak up - my hearing's not
too good.
Are you going out tonight?
Oh, just the usual ...
Coronation Street
Toy boy and me, out on the town.
I hope that these awful power cuts haven't been bothering you
too much.
Oh no. dear. My generation have been used to hardship. We haven't
been accustomed to all these modern comforts. When I was a girl
you didn't have ...
Central heating
Hot water
Electric gadgets to do the work for you
Electric blankets. You had to find other ways of keeping warm
in bed, if you know what I mean ...
Our idea of a treat was ...
Putting your feet in the gas oven to warm up
A piece of stale bread with a bit of marge
Eating the pet rabbit for Sunday lunch
Getting the milkman to give you a bit extra on the side
Actors freeze.
JENNY to the audience
And so it goes on, the same thing week after week. I wouldn't
mind but as soon as you've done their hair they put their hats
back on.
Old ladies put their hats back on and slowly make their way
to the door.
See you next week then Mrs ...
JO Jones -
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PRODUCTION NOTES + TECHNICAL CUES etc.
N.B. These notes are suggestions only. You may find them helpful to follow; or they may act as a springboard for your own ideas; or you can choose to ignore them entirely!
This is a fun, bubbly play which is not intended to be too serious in its intentions. There is a modicum of social comment inherent in the light satirical style but it is largely an affectionate glance at seventies' fashions: its music, clothes and, of course, its hair.
The interest and main focus of the play are the girls themselves. Somewhat in the style of 'Dreamjobs' - a perennial favourite with drama teachers with GCSE exam classes- it focuses on the dreams and aspirations of the four hairdressers.
Conflict is added by the tension between Jo and Jenny on the subject of Jo's boyfriend Terry.
CARMEL is described as 'bubbly and naive'. Her voice should be light and delivery quite fast. She has a tendency to dream - a contrast to the others - and this should be built into her characterisation. For instance, whenever Barry enters we should be aware of her adoring interest in him - she watches him all the time with an expression of alert attention and tries to bring herself to his notice not by flirting but by extra efficiency when he is around. When he leaves the stage - a beat or two as she watches after him and the dreamy expression takes over her face - before she gets back to work. She needs to come over as pleasant and rather young for her age - a 'nice' girl.
JENNY, described as 'bored and intelligent,' acts as a good contrast to the others. Her tone of speech should be slower, deeper, emphasising the undertone of irony which is in much of what she says. At times she is sharp, cutting, hurtful - because she is impatient with the silliness of others. The increasing conflict with JO, which is only explained at the end of the play needs to be carefully underlined. The audience needs to be asking - what is behind all this? - and this gives a necessary depth to the play. The real Jenny is only revealed in this final scene on Page 14, but we do need to notice the progress of her bitterness about Terry before that. The speech on Page 14 should be delivered with a kind of wry bitterness - not with self-pity; that isn't Jenny's style.
ROZ is described as 'caring' and that is a good due to her character. She is kind, forgiving of others, a peacemaker. She ends up happily looking after old people. Her tone is pleasant and warm - sometimes placatory,as she often has to soothe the feelings of others. She should speak quite slowly, show that she listens to others, be distressed when someone, like Carmel, is hurting, treat her customers with gentleness and warmth. She is not desperately bright - a bit literal - but she is not a weak character. Her positivity gives her strength and she always smiles and has a good word for everyone.
JO is described as 'a little tarty and over-chatty.' She is the other side of the coin from Jenny - flouncy, sure of herself, full of received opinions from her boyfriend Terry. She hasn't an original thought in her head. Her delivery could be harsher in tone than the others - the kind of voice that grates on you - and very fast, hardly drawing breath between sentences. Her body language could be mannered, subject to posing - in a very stereo-typical way. Care should be taken to emphasise the fun side of her character, though, because we should not dislike her at the end when she hears the truth about her beloved Terry. She is so full of feistiness throughout the play, that this scene should show the stuffing being knocked out of her. She is gutted - and for once almost silent.
TRACEY, the receptionist, has little to do until Page 11, when she has a chance to reveal her character a bit. Up to then she is a caricature receptionist using that typical bored phone voice with its strange stresses on inappropriate words so familiar to us all. Though the script does not always spell it out, we should hear her 'set phone speech', given on Page 2, often throughout the play. It should act as a background, preceded by the brief ringing of a phone, keeping us aware of where we are. Her speech on Page 11 reveals that she has a pretty low intelligence level. This should be reflected in her voice delivery which may be a little too slow, with less varied modulation than the others have. She lives at home and dotes on her parents. Though Carmen admires her for her confident phone manner, this is ironic, since cleary Tracey has little confidence in herself. Her opinions are her parents' and one has the feeling she will never break away from their protection.
BARRY, the salon manager is a type pure and simple: camp, extrovert, full of himself, with emphatic and extreme body language and the over-pronounced way of speaking and overemphatic lip movement, that we associate with the camp type. He does not listen to others, flounces around, is tetchy and difficult. I cannot imagine why a nice girl like Carmen might think she loves him - but he does pay her attention and that is flattering. He should touch her often - a little squeeze, an arm round her, that sort of thing - which might, to someone as naive as Carmen, be misinterpreted. If he is generally touchy-feely, then that would make more sense of his character.
All the other characters are types and self-evident. The skill for those undertaking them, is to show distinct differences between all the characters - in voice and body language.
All the characters are to a degree stereotypical, but care should be taken to differentiate them as indicated above, otherwise interest is lost. Their characters should be reflected in their dances, too - the moves varying in slickness and punch according to the dancer. I am not saying that moves should be wrong - just that facial expressions should differ [Tracey fiercely concentrating, Jenny sure of herself, scowling a little - etc.] Dance inserts in pieces are one area that I have noticed young actors tending to drop character and enthusiastically perform the dance as themselves. Just a warning.
The girls should have varying degrees of regional accents - JO's the strongest.
There needs to be plenty of free performance space in the centre, for the dance and dream sequences. As the author suggests. a central flat - can be free-standing - set towards the back, with the name of the salon on and posters and images reflecting the fashions and icons of the seventies, would add interest and a focal point. You could add Barry's slogan, written large across it: 'Tomorrow's hair styles in today's salon.' This flat could also be an 'exit/ entrance for the parts of the text that require customers going off into another part of the salon itself - e.g. for washing or to the dryers. Have a table set behind it with Mrs Willis' and Jean's wigs on it. This would add variety to the usable stage entrances.
Sharply angled at one side of the stage - a row of chairs, for the customers and for the girls to stand behind. On the other side of the stage - Tracey's desk, chair and phone. It would be good if chairs matched.
This is all that is necessary. Any other dressings are up to you. You may want a long table or a trolley for the hairdressing equipment - sprays. scissors, hand mirrors and so on, that the girls use as part of their 'business.' And of course you are free to create a whole salon if desired.
Lights can be very simple. Three main statements need to be made by them:
- the salon itself - bright and warm.
- the dream sequences - colour added to give an unreal effect. Dimmer and more orangey perhaps.
- the dance sequences - disco lights would be ideal, but otherwise - flashing between two strong colours such as red and blue.
are identified as 'salon' , 'dream' or 'dance.' Those managing the lights should have a separate set-up for each. Dream lights and Dance lights can be just focused on the central area, leaving the salon props and furniture in shadow.
Apart from the three essential 'moods' or areas identified above, you need a single spot for when there is a freeze with one girl narrating. This could be in one distinct area, such as D.S.L. and could be used every time there is a narration moment.
Opening, Page 2: Dance lights.
Scene 1: change to Salon lights.
top of Page 3: Carmel steps forward as the others freeze. Dim stage lights and spot on Carmel.
Scene 2. Page 3. up to Salon lights.
Page 3, halfway down. Cue: Jean - 'Oh, Barry!' fast change to Dance lights.
Page 3. Cue - Jean's re-entry with wig. abrupt stop of music and lights revert quickly to Salon.
Page 5, near top: Cue: Carmel -'I can just imagine it...' Slow fade into Dream lights.
Cue - end of Instructor's speech ... they all freeze as Jenny interrupts. Lights change rapidly back to Salon. -


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There are 3 mini marshmallows that are stuck in the carpet. What method can I use to get them out? |
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I'd wet a towel and lay it on them to soften and dissolve them and then use a spot carpet foam cleaner of some kind. Marshmallows are water soluable. |
barnmom, I followed your instructions and voila, the marshmallows in the carpet disappeared. Thank you so much! I had thought I'd have to use an iron and paper on the carpet to get them out. |
Good thing you didn't try the iron and paper! Marshmallows are sugar that has been cooked to one of the softer candy stages. They disolve in water just like they disolove in hot cocoa. :) If you use an iron and paper, you can cook them into one of the hard crack candies and also carmelize or burn the sugar. It would be a lot like mixing a bit of melted lollipop with carpet fiber and then letting it harden. You could still get it out eventually by disolving it - but it would be a whole lot harder to do! Lynda |
I'm glad that worked for you! Yep, ironing it would certainly have created a bigger mess. As a mom and dog owner, I have managed many food-y stains. |
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I went crazy at the Hosta Library Auction and bought 9 hostas from Naylor Creek Nursery. They arrived today and they're huge! From left to right in this picture are: First Love, Olympic Sunrise, Pathfinder and Heat Wave. |
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- Posted by flower-frenzy (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 19:41
Those were potted up. (Ugly pots, I know. I'm just wintering them over in my unheated garage until I can find permanent homes next Spring.) Here are 'First Love' and 'Pathfinder'. |
This post was edited by flower-frenzy on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 19:50
- Posted by flower-frenzy (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 19:43
Here are 'Olympic Sunrise' and 'Heat Wave'. |
This post was edited by flower-frenzy on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 19:44
- Posted by flower-frenzy 8 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 19:49
The other 5 (from left to right) are: Clear Fork River Valley, Great Escape, Dream Weaver, Silver Serenity and Devil's Advocate. I didn't get individual pics of these, as they're already in the ground and the light in that part of the garden at this time of day is horrible for taking pictures. Feel free to add any comments and pictures of your own. I'd love to see some mature specimens if anyone has any of these. |
- Posted by DelawareDonna 7 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 19:55
Great looking plants! My favorite would be Devil's Advocate. I love the color. I would grow it if I had the space. DD |
- Posted by hippieindenial 5b Ontario (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 19:56
Nice haul! |
- Posted by flower-frenzy 8 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 20:12
DD-I think you're right about space. It's a sport of Blue Angel, and it seems that it has inherited mom's size! I bid on it before I read the size (stupid me) because I loved the subtle colors. Luckily, I have 1 spot that's large enough to handle it. I just hope it likes it there. |
I was looking at some of those too, but bid on a couple of others. Here is a young Dream Weaver. I think you will like it. |
- Posted by Don_in_Colorado 6a (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 21:24
Very nice! Aaaaaaand pardon me while 'Heat Wave' goes on 'The List'...'Clear Fork River Valley' is already on it. Nice purchases; Enjoy! Don B. |
- Posted by MadPlanter1 5 Nebraska (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 21:37
Nice plants! I think Pathfinder and Devil's Advocate are going on my want list..... |
- Posted by flower-frenzy 8 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 22:12
Don-I think 'Heat Wave' is going to be a good one. I like the color combo in the smaller size. BTW, Naylor has tons of plants currently on auction at the Hosya Library...including 'Heat Wave'! (Enable., enable) lol Mbug-I like your 'Dream Weaver'. I'm glad I bought it, even though I swore I wasn't going to buy another slow grower. That one seems worth it, though. I'm glad that we didn't end up bidding against each other! |
Here's the Clear Fork River Valley that I recently saw at Hidden Lake Gardens in Tipton, MI. That one is definitely on my list. |
- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 16, 13 at 7:13
have you succeeded in wintering them over in a structure.. in z8? .. surprised it gets cool enough.. long enough nice selection ken |
Let's see... Don't be fooled by that young foliage on First Love - that is a reversed montana Aureomarginata - I'm not sure how it is different from On Stage. This is a Marco Fransen plant (so how come it isn't Paradise something?!) and he doesn't register his. I grow his Paradise Backstage - which is a reversed On Stage - which didn't end up looking like montana Aureomarginata... complex - nonetheless it should be a large plant with large leaves... and will probably take some time to get there as montanas tend to be a little slower than some other hostas... Pathfinder... another of the Patriot clan... they all have the good white and dark green contrast... Olympic Sunrise - a fun one from the Halcyon clan. Olympic is the naming for hostas originated by the Naylor Boyz. I gave Gary a hard time when they took it out of their catalog - he said they just have to make room for the new ones each year. It is different from the rest of the clan... coloring not too different from Paradise Joyce or maybe Katherine Lewis... but left alone the leaves get enough larger that casual observers will not place it in the family. Ah... Heat Wave. It will be lovely - truly beautiful! But... I've been growing tokudamas for at least 20 years... and every few years they produce one they say is a faster, stronger grower. Bright Lights was supposed to replace Tokudama Aureonebulosa because it is a faster grower. I didn't find it to be noticeably faster - but it is easier to sell with that name than with the TA name. So Heat Wave is supposed to be a stronger grower than Bright Lights. With the wider margins, there might be some truth to that. It is a lovely plant - but mine has been tokudama-slow. Great Escape - slow, slow for me... Dream Weaver - slow, slow for me... all worth growing... here is wishing you some patience! |
- Posted by flower-frenzy 8 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 16, 13 at 14:13
Eleven-lovely picture of CFRV! I can't wait until mine looks like that. Even though mine is small now, it already shows heavy corrugation. It's definitely not one for smooth hosta lovers. Ken-yes, I've overwintered in the garage before. It seems to be ok. They do tend to break dormancy a bit early (say 4 weeks), but it hasn't been a problem as long as I leave them inside until the outside hostas start. I haven't kept any in pots longer than a year though. I usually move them into the ground, but I have no more room with the smaller lot we have now. Is it going to be a problem (long-term) if they keep breaking dormancy early? Maybe I'd be better off tipping them on their side and leaving them outside. I was just concerned about the freezing and thawing that's bound to happen faster in a pot than it does in the ground. Idiothe-thank you for all of the great information! I knew some of those were slow growers, but I just couldn't help myself! They looked worth the wait and I have plenty of other faster-growing hostas to keep me busy. I was especially intrigued with 'First Love'. It looks a lot like 'On Stage' but the colors appear to be darker. I think it's going to be a beauty when it finally grows up. I'm going to be keeping that one in a pot. Maybe it'll help with the growth rate...who knows? I was surprised to hear that 'Great Escape' was slow for you. I wasn't expecting it to be as it 's a sport of 'Halcyon' and those always grow fairly quickly for me. Do others in the 'Halcyon' family grow slow for you? |
- Posted by hostahosta Z6OH (My Page) on Fri, Aug 16, 13 at 16:09
I too recently succumbed to the Hosta Library Auction and ordered 6 new ones from Naylor Creek: They always have such nice, good sized, carefully packed and shipped hosta. Morning Star I'll post pics of mine soon in a separate thread. |
f-f Halcyon family typically is medium in growth... but there are a few exceptions in the crowd. June Fever is a pretty fast grower... and Devon Green given enough water and good soil will grow faster (I believe) than Halcyon. Silver Scrolls can be downright glacial in growth. Great Escape was registered as medium in vigor - but the other wide white-margined Halcyon sport, Blue Ivory, is recognized as a slow grower. For me, GE grows... but on the slowish side compared with other family members. |
- Posted by flower-frenzy 8 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 16, 13 at 17:54
Thanks, idiothe. I guess only time will tell, but I'll set my expectations on slow so I don't get frustrated. Luckily, the Naylor Creek Boyz set me up with large plants and/or double and triple divisions so nothing looks too puny. Hostahosta-looks like you've got a nice haul as well! I think you probably were the one that outbid me on 'Christmas Pageant', though! Lol |
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Not just for African violets! (Mine did better in little glass candle votives, anyway.)
Ooh, nice new leaves, growing large—what a happy plant, now that it isn't sitting un-watered in full sun in the outdoor section of the department store. Well worth the dollar I paid to rescue it… While pondering how to keep these ferns alive in a dry house over the winter, I finally hit upon an obvious solution. Not just for ferns, either… Voilá! The fittonia, who had wilted flat on me at least three times over the winter and once when out on the hot deck this summer, loves having its feet constantly wet… What other plants do you grow in self-watering pots? |
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That would make sense. While I tend to think a lot of plants would stay far too wet in a self watering pot, there are plenty of ferns that freak out if they get wet at all. Realistically I should probably put my Blechnum gibbum in a self-watering pot although even more realistically that doesn't really qualify as a houseplant and I need to get around to setting up an actual terrarium. Anyway, I have a Ponytail palm in a self watering pot. That's not really an appropriate pot for that kind of plant. |
Ooh, wow, that tree fern is a really neat plant. (I'm a Googling fool today! "No, Wren, no! You have no place to put a terrarium." "But [says the devil on her other shoulder] you have the 55 gal fishtank with no fish in it! It just needs emptying and scrubbing..." "No, that's for the nine inch shubunkin stuck in the 35 gal tank that is too small for it...") Wow, my Beaucarinas are some of the most forgiving of my plants about being neglected and underwatered! I understand that plants can be as individual as animals, but really, it would be nice for novices like me if they grew by the book! *lol* |
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why does the bride get all the attention?
where are the pictures of the groom? i've got some honeymoon shots i'll sell ya.
Here we go, here we go, here we go now...GET BUSY!
Trip Start
Apr 09, 2006
Trip End
Jun 09, 2007
The time has finally come - I'm leaving to catch the bus to DC in just a few hours. It's difficult to describe how I feel right now. Countless hours of contemplating, researching, planning, preparing, packing...and dreaming...have led me to this day.
I don't feel worried. I don't feel anxious. I don't feel nervous.
I don't feel excited.
I feel ready...
...to open myself to new and different cultures that I've only read about.
...to embrace the multitudes that I will meet on the road.
...to stop and really notice the world around me.
...to speed up and live a very different life, even if only temporarily.
...to be flexible and to change.
Or, to say it another way, I'm ready to experience....to share myself and gain all I can from others who are sharing.
I must admit to having some regret for leaving at this particular time. Two of my grandparents are in poor health and have been in my thoughts a lot. I added a trip home to Arkansas in the last month to see my family and I was glad for the chance to visit. Please keep them in your thoughts as they will continue to be with me as I travel.
I said I wasn't going to get all introspective on yer asses, but what are ya gonna do? This entire entry is, so far, the perfect definition of a travelogue cliche. Surely I won't be this sappy on the road?!? But hey, I said I wanted to be flexible. Maybe sappy is what I'm destined to change to.
Naaaaaaa. It must be the past 48 straight hours of drinking that have worn me down. I wonder if they have sweet tea in Istanbul so I can have my favorite cocktail? How do you say "sweet tea" in Turkish? If someone could e-mail me that it would be greaaaaaat.
I was going to post pictures of my hairline & flat belly to allow for a comparison when I returned but I never got around to it. For the record, I'm leaving at 150 lbs - a year of drinking and street food should up that a bit. If my waistline will be growing, I'm sure the few hairs I have left will shrivel and die. I'll be returning as a completely bald dude with a huge gut. I'll be this guy. I should have a better tan tho.
I've included a few random pics from the past few weeks, including Lee and Jerramy's wedding. I was in FL a few short weeks ago to celebrate their union on the beach. Get used to seeing that blue shirt, because it's an integral part of my "going out-fit" for the trip.
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu...to you, and you, and you and you and YOU!


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