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15 Tips for getting sound sleep and waking refreshedLast modified on 31 December 2014. Not doctor reviewed. Read disclaimer. If you've spent any time researching fatigue or sleep issues, you're probably aware of how the lifestyle choices we make during the day can affect our sleep quality at night. The question is, do you make those practices part of your daily routine? Most adults need 6-9 hours of sleep per night; if you're in the 40% of Americans who are not getting enough, try these tips for a more peaceful, refreshing sleep.
If you spend the right amount of time in bed but you regularly wake up tired or get sleepy during the day, you may have a sleeping disorder. Consult with your health care provider if you continue to have trouble sleeping. To learn more online, two wonderful resources are: Love your sleep; your heart health may depend on it.Did you know that sleep quality -- whether it's good or bad -- affects your heart health? That's because, while you sleep, your heart rate and blood pressure dip, which helps promote cardiovascular health. Lack of sleep can trigger the release of adrenaline, cortisol and other stress hormones during the day, which keep your blood pressure from dipping during the night. This can increase your risk for heart disease. Plus, lack of sleep can trigger the release of proteins thought to play a role in heart disease, including C-Reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation. High levels of CRP may increase the risk of atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries. Need more reasons to take sleep seriously? A chronic lack of sleep has been associated with suppressed immunity, insulin resistance (a factor that can increase your risk of diabetes), elevated blood sugar levels (which can contribute to weight gain and depression) and, obviously, it increases your chances of injury from accidents as a result of fatigue. |
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Marty B
February 19, 2012
Rather than buying a white noise machine, there is a free app for iphone and android that plays continuous relaxing melodies (mostly nature but, hey! they even have a laundry dryer. And, of course, there is the white noise channel.). The app is called Relax Melodies and their website is http://ipnossoft.com
August 29, 2012
Taking just a tiny amount of melatonin (1 mg) a couple hours before bedtime sure seems to work for me. And, like you said, stay away from the computer or tv before bedtime since the light they give off can disrupt your brain's natural melatonin production.
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Attack Of The 50-Foot Blog
by Brian Plante
If you've been reading these pages, you know I've already had a kinda-sorta experience with writing a blog --
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Earlier this month, though, I started a more "traditional" blog, which I'm calling
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So, what's the point of a blog, if I'm already doing these monthly columns? What's the point of a blog, even if I
doing the columns? What's the difference between the two, and will I continue writing both?
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you here for, anyway? Well, maybe that's what a blog is better at than these columns. The blog gives you more of a chance to talk back to me on whatever topic I've gone off on. The monthly columns, on the other hand, are more like little lectures.
The blog will be a bit more personal than the columns, I think. There will be a lot of entries on reading and writing, and there's bound to be a lot of overlap with the monthly columns, but overall, the blog will contain shorter chunks, without going into the same level of detail that a column might. There will also be entries in the blog that don't relate at all to the writing process, if there's something I just want to get off my chest. Perhaps my personality, if I have one, will show up a bit more clearly over time in the blog entries.
I realize that a monthly column and a daily blog is probably much more non-fiction from me than most rational people really want to read. No, I'm not one of those self-centered types who thinks the world is fascinated with his grand self. And I'm not such a compulsive writer that I can't stop myself from pounding out paragraphs (hypergraphia, a word I just learned from NPR recently). The blog is a sort of warm-up exercise, to make me sit in front of the computer and start tapping out words. My hope is, after I'm finished with the blog for the day, that I'll continue typing away at my fiction. That said, it's really not necessary if the blog builds up a big readership or not. I'll get the same benefit -- the writer's warm-up ritual -- even if I'm the only one who reads it.
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I have an Intelliflo VF variable speed pump that I keep running at about 1650 rpm 24 hours a day to turn over my 19,000 gallon pool about once a day. The low revolutions are more than enough to keep my pool clean with about 290 watts total draw, according to the pump's readout. I also have an Aqua Rite SWG (standard model, I think; installed a couple of years ago), running it for six hours a day, and everything is just fine. But recently, the "No Flow" light pops up on the SWG on occasion, which shuts off all chlorine generation. Goosing it to 1700 rpm turns off the light but there have been times it's needed to be kicked up to 1750 or 1800, and then it seems fine back down at 1650 for a week or so. The problem is that more RPMs mean higher wattage and the fact that the SWG can turn off whenever it feels a little fussy is a nightmare-in-waiting, especially where I live (the triple-digit California desert) or if I go on vacation for a while. Changing the pump setting to 2000 rpms or higher would cure the problem but result in higher electric bills. Slavishly cleaning the pool filters every week to keep the flow at peak levels isn't a realistic option either.
What I want to do is to rig up something that would allow me to override the flow switch so that the SWG always thinks the water is flowing adequately. I realize there might be dangers with something like this but it it highly unlikely that the pump will ever stop flowing on its own while the juice is still going to the SWG. I'm willing to take that risk. This should be easy as inspection of the switch suggests that it's simply a tongue of thin flexible metal that closes a circuit when pushed enough as a result of water flow. All I should have to do is to put a little switch on the wire from the flow device to the generator box that would complete the circuit. But at least from an external inspection, that wire looks like it only has one strand. I can't figure out how to rig up something to bypass that switch. Any suggestions???? Nick in Palm Springs |
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Don't even think about this. The flow switch is a vitally important safety device. If it is powered on and there is no flow, hydrogen can build up. Think of a small Hindenburg disaster in your back yard. Scott |
I agree that you shouldn't even consider bypassing the switch. Mechanical systems fail and even if the Hydrogen doesn't ignite, any gas in a pool system can compress to a dangerous extent in the piping and cause a burst/fragmentation hazard. Even though PVC has a high burst pressure rating, my understanding is that the rating is only at relatively cool temperatures and rapidly degrades in the heat. That's why it's not safe to use PVC in compressed air systems. Perhaps if you call the SWG manufacturer they can tell you what the minimum flow rate is, and if you're above it, it may be possible to increase the flow before the switch by downsizing the piping. |
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Sounds like wise advice! I'll come up with another way to address this issue rather than bypassing the switch. It does seem to me that there is a conflict between the traditional designs of SWGs and the new advances in low wattage, low flow pumps, which will eventually become mandatory if other states follow California's example. Moreover the flow switch included with the Aqua Rite systems is a pretty cheap and flimsy product. You'd think that with a system costing many hundreds of dollars and given the switch's safety mission as suggested by the responders, Aqua Rite would have put a little more design work and thought into these things. Thanks for your counsel. Always appreciated! Nick in Palm Springs |
I doubt Hayward is listening. Scott |
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As part of his diverse public service record, Professor Deosaran has served as an Independent Senator to the Ninth Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago ( December 2007 - April 2010). Prior to this he served during the October 2002 - September 2007, April - August 2002, January - October 2001 and January 1986 - November 1991 parliamentary sessions, and as Chairman or Member on several Joint Select Committee of Parliament, for example, the Joint Select Committee appointed to Enquire into and Report on Municipal Corporations and Service Commissions (Police Service, Public Service) (Chairman); Joint Select Committee appointed to Enquire into and Report on The Local Government Bill, Police Service Reform Bill (Member), etc.
Professor Deosaran was a founding member and Executive Director of CARIBCARE (The Caribbean Institute for Human Rights) serving as well as Director of Workshops and Consultant across the Caribbean when he developed training programmes and workshops on human rights, drug trafficking legislation, crime management / prevention, domestic violence, national security and democracy, police - community relations, prison reform, cultural diversity and governance (1987-1993). He has also acted as an official human rights and elections observer in the national elections in Nicaragua, Panama and Guyana.He is also an active member of several international professional organizations.
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this is a beautiful shimmery pearly pink shade, that i use as a highlight over a pink blush (such as NARS Orgasm). it could be used as a blush on a very pale person, however it is too light to be used on my skintone (NC20) as a blush.
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I bought a load of makeup on Boxing Day and I swore that was it for 2013.then I saw mac had the new après chic range out.i have wanted an msf for a long time but I needed a colour that wouldn't look ashy on my nc 30-35 ish skintone. I tried soft and gently instore and I did not like it.it looked ashy on my skin. The sales girl was more tan
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It's my new absolute holy grail highlighter.it will gently pick up any makeup look.the particles are very fine, not big and glittery at all.the colour is a very soft warm pinky peach.it would work as a very light blush on the palest skins.ive heard this is comparable to the msf in 'by candlelight' from a few years ago.
This is one product I will def be keeping a stash of and I usually change my makeup all the time,so its rare for me to keep to one particular thing. If in doubt buy it!! You won't be dissapointed with this!!
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Just got this from the après chic collection. Put it on today paired with the perfect cheek blush and I'm tickled pink. It is gorgeous!!!! I'm an nw25ish....depending on what day of my weekly spray tan I'm in. It is the perfect color for me.....happy happy highlighter:)
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MAC Pink Porcelain MSF is my absolutely #1 favorite MSF of all time. It's so pretty that I have two backups in my shelf already. Obviously, it's not part of a permanent line but it's well worth stacking one or two of these MSFs when they're repromoted. It's a very sheer, light pink that leans on towards to light peach which I think is very 'everday wearable' shade. You can't go wrong with this color. You can just use it on your cheeks for a sheer pink glow or layer it over another blush for a different effect. I personally like to use this as a highlighter on my cheeks. It doesn't necessarily pop out of my cheeks but it gives that lovely pink glow (all girls want, right?) during different angles of the light. LOVE LOVE LOVE. Highly recommended.
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My Favourite mac msf by far , I am Nc15 brown hair . I love this for giving my cheeks a lovely healthy looking glow. Its subtle and flattering. I even bought a back up just to make sure I don't run out any time soon.
I bought this and lightscapade when MAC rereleased them earlier in the fall. I am a huge fan of both, and enjoy using this one as a highlight or over blush. Between the two, I think Porcelain Pink is the must have as it is very universally flattering, compared to lightscapade, which can look ashy on darker skin tones (I don't have this problem, but I usually use LS all over my face with a light hand).
I'm NW25 for reference.
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This is definitely a HG product for me. I'm on my second Porcelain Pink now and just bought another back up last week at the CCO. I use this product for highlighting and getting that dewy sort of look. I use it over pink blushes (use Soft n Gentle over browner/darker blushes) and it really makes them pop. I usually use it in conjunction with Fix+ which also helps with the dewy look and also sweeps the product on a bit better. This definitely falls under the category of a harder pressed MSF but not awful.
PROS: beautiful MSF, shimmery without being overpowering, great with fix+
CONS: since it's a LE it's harder to find (but MAC repremotes this one often enough that it's not too too bad)
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The post-1870 period was a tremendous time of upheaval in American education. The opening of The Johns Hopkins University in 1876 inaugurated the phenomenon of the American research university. The simultaneous expansion of the relatively new institution called the "high school" further stratified the levels of American schooling and raised new issues about the relation between the schools and the colleges. Simultaneously, Harvard initiated the elective system in 1869. All these changes fostered a new subject tentatively called "English," a subject that emerged at first uneasily and then with increasing strength and institutional stability by the 1890s. This new institutional location for Shakespeare altered his curricular meaning, moving from (without completely expunging) the elocutionary Shakespeare of an earlier era to other Shakespeares that responded to a new institutional climate of an emergent higher curriculum.
I will explore "Shakespeare" as a curricular phenomenon at the college level in conjunction with these other major historical transitions, focusing on specific curricular programs at an array of institutions of higher education. Choosing institutions that operated on distinct educational models, including The Johns Hopkins University, Mount Holyoke College, Wilberforce University, The Ohio State University, Transylvania University, and The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, I will survey the specific historical moment and institutional context in which "Shakespeare" emerged and took shape in the curriculum in question. My method will attend to both similarities across the landscape of higher education—for example, the extent to which a relatively stable canon of plays characterized course offerings--and to differences as they emerge as specific institutional sites.


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SODDY-DAISY — The Cleveland bats that had made so much noise against Walker Valley and Bradley Central Tuesday and Wednesday fell eerily silent in the District 5-AAA baseball semifinal Thursday against Soddy-Daisy.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the diamond, the Soddy-Daisy bats that had quieted down against Ooltewah Wednesday woke back up against the Blue Raiders. The Trojans beat up on Cleveland pitching with 14 hits in the 10-1 win.
"We hit quite a few balls hard, just right at them," Blue Raiders coach Ted Carson said afterward. "We didn't have too many strikeouts, we just couldn't get anything to drop or go through."
Lack of hitting and a plethora or errors in the second inning put the Raiders in an early hole they would not be able to dig out of. Officially, Cleveland was "credited" with five miscues. Carson said that number may have been a bit low.
"The biggest thing of the night was errors. There were five on the board, but I believe we had more than that. We had some mental errors also," he acknowledged. "When they are hitting the ball and you are giving them the extra [chance] it's hard to win."
Soddy jumped on Cleveland early and often, scoring six times in the first three innings. The Trojans added two more in the fifth and topped that off with a pair of little needed insurance runs in the seventh.
"They put more pressure on themselves when they got behind, but I'm proud of our kids. They never gave up. We had two long nights before this game, two real good games then we had a little fatigue set in. But, you've got to work through that," said Carson.
The Blue Raiders broke the shutout with a run in the bottom of the sixth on singles by Jackson Earle, Eric Powers and Taylor Thompson. The short-lived rally came to a close when Soddy cut down a sliding Blue Raider at third for the final out of the inning.
"This tournament has been indicative of our season. We've played some real good baseball then we'd have some mental letdowns. Part of that is because we have a fairly young group of kids. Hopefully, they will learn from this, adjust and be better next year," Carson stated.
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posted by: vegangirl on 09.22.2005 at 09:28 pm in Wildlife Garden Forum Since building our house (which still isn't completly finished) I have wanted to attract more birds to our property. We have a creek and another small stream which really helps. But this summer I have noticed several things. First of all, it was a terribly busy summer and I wasn't able to keep up with weeding so several areas are now bursting with color from goldenrod, asters, ironweed, etc. Virgin's bower is scrambling over all and has gone to seed. Touch-me-nots, and many other wild plants are blooming and going to seed. We didn't trim back the elderberries, dogwoods, blackberries, etc. along the creek and they are all loaded with berries. The past couple of weeks, we have been inundated with birds! They are feasting on all these fruits, seeds and insects on the flowers. In the past two days we have had waves of warblers and vireos passing through and gleaning bugs off the goldenrod, asters, and berry bushes. Rose-breasted grosbeaks and scarlet tanagers are eating the berries and the grosbeaks and cardinals are also eating the seed from the ironwood (carpinus) trees. There were 4 scarlet tanagers bathing in the creek at the same time. My conclusion is that a well-kept yard is not as friendly to birds, so I think I'm going to keep the front yard for people and the back and side yards for the birds. In one week, e've seen the following warblers--tennessee, chestnut-sided, blackburnian, black throated blue, black throated,green, magnolia, Louisiana waterthrush; red-eyed and blue-headed vireos, black-billed cuckoo, scarlet tanager, rose-breasted grosbeak, several unidentified empid flycatchers, and several warblers we weren't able to identify, plus all the regulars--cardinals, blue jays, chickadees, nuthatches, titmice, bluebirds, downy and red-belllied woodpeckers, etc.. I haven't had so much fun in years:-)
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Heard's Garden Tour
posted by: denisez10 on 05.02.2009 at 11:48 pm in Perennials Forum I'm tired and hungry, but photos for the idylls take precedence. Mary Lou Heard's Memorial spring garden tour, a self-guided tour, kicked off this weekend and continues tomorrow. Today's gardens were closer to me, and I may skip tomorrow's gardens. Mitch accompanied me, interested in getting a feel for garden photography in a much bigger setting. I have no idea how many photos one thread can handle, but here goes.
This first garden was created by an interior designer. A corner lot in the city of Orange (Orange County), which has some marvelous old houses, including this largish bungalow. Very heavily planted, every nook and cranny, lots of statuary and pots. That's just the first house! I'll try to post some more tomorrow, and it'll be interesting to see what Mitch's camera came up with. Here is a link that might be useful: Heard's Memorial Garden Tour NOTES: May 2009 Denise's garden tour.
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Heard's Garden Tour Part II
posted by: denisez10 on 05.03.2009 at 10:09 am in Perennials Forum Lots of tea tables set up at the gardens:
I'm not sure if this plant is seen much elsewhere, Loropetalum chinense, a witch hazel relative. Has a dark burgundy-leaved form too. This is a plant I've grown for some time and saw it quite a bit on this tour, Calandrina spectabilis. Here it's paired beautifully with acidy yellow flowers of bulbinella: Detail of a curbside planting with succulents: Aeoniums are usually such a hit with the idylls, I had to include a few: This hand was given permission to grab a peach! This next garden was very spare, austere, built around a mid-century house, a one-level structure built to flow into the landscape, the back of the house usually mostly glass. The owner writes a gardening column for a local newspaper. The garden was enormous, with paths wide enough to ride a small pony on. Here's the "font" right outside the back of the house. The entrance to the garden from the driveway Here's a view of how the house curves around the landscape. (Note dueling photographer!) This seating area at the far perimeter looks back at the house. This gives a sense of the openness, looking back to the house. Decomposed granite was used extensively throughout the garden as hardscape. Must be an amazing place for parties! This next 12-year-old garden sat on 3/4 of an acre in Huntington Beach, sitting on land formerly used to hold vast greenhouses for growing orchids. Condominiums have been built around this house. I'll try to get the photos in some order as one enters. This line of red shrub roses runs the length of the property which abuts a flood channel, if I remember correctly: Front entrance, boundary of red shrub roses to the left in this photo: Looking down the pergola/porch: Around the back is where things really start to happen, like this waterwheel... Glasshouse Pathways all bordered in box a golden locust? Eden, cinerarias, and an obelisk The golden cotinus with watsonia, a South African bulb I thought this airy shrub was a breynia but more likely fallopia: Solanum 'Glasnevin' with matching clematis Queen's Wreath. Haven't looked it up yet but probably petrea: Dovecote and viburnum in background Fruit tree espaliers along the vegetable garden boundary Hedge trimming detail around the statue enjoy! NOTES: May 2009 Denise's Garden Tours. Lovely.
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Planting Schedule
posted by: piantini on 03.10.2009 at 04:46 pm in Vegetable Gardening Forum I found this planting schedule for my zone online and I wonder how accurate it is. I am really interested more on the maturity lenght.
The reason why I ask is because every year I planted beets, carrots, etc. (cool season veggies) in May and harvest them in Fall. Basically takes me longer that the time mention in the package. So thats about 4-1/2' month of waiting time. So, I thought maybe it has to do with me planting the veggies in the summer which problably affects the growth of the cool season veggies? The schedule mentions harvesting beets and carrots within 2 months (or half the time) which coordinates with the package harvest time. I don't have this issue with my summer crops (tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, etc) If this is true, I can triple my harvest (spring, summer, fall crop) within the same space which I am very limited. I am really worry that some of my summer veggies get delay if my spring crop does not mature in time. I am not as worry for the fall crop since I can live without it. I do get at least 9 hours of sun, and plant my veggies in two 4x8 square foot boxes. Both Contain Mel's Mix. NOTES: vegetable planting schedule
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RE: Moving shrubs, the buds are fattening up, still time, right? (Follow-Up #6)
posted by: ego45 on 04.07.2008 at 08:01 pm in Shrubs Forum PM2, there is nothing on your list (except maybe Juniper Witchita Blue since I don't know anything about it) that I would hesitate a single moment to move right now.
Do it!!! Soil is still cold, but already workable, your plants are relatively young and small, there still will be plenty of spring rains ahead.... so I'm willing to make a bet that all of them will be OK. BTW, for oakleaf hydrangeas early to mid spring is the best time. Much better than in a fall. George, The mover. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Mildew (Follow-Up #8)
posted by: jayk on 07.08.2006 at 12:30 am in Perennials Forum Most people misunderstand powdery mildew and are confused as to the conditions that favor it. Mildew is unlike many other kinds of fungal disease in that wet foliage does NOT favor it. In fact, free water will actually kill mildew. One method of control is to frequently hose down foliage, as the linked article above states.
What favors this disease are moderate temps, lack of rainfall and shade. This is why PM is usually encountered after cool spring rains are gone, and summer warming arrives. Dry soil has nothing to do with PM spread, but its a common occurence during good mildew growing weather. Here is a link that might be useful: UC Davis NOTES: Summer of 2006, barely a touch of PM on anything after record rains.
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RE: Continuity in the garden (Follow-Up #3)
posted by: gardengal48 on 08.29.2006 at 10:22 am in Perennials Forum I understand your dilemma and can sympathize :-) I too am a plant collector as well as a landscape designer and trying to combine those somewhat diverse interests can be a challenge. As someone on another forum described it, collectors run the risk of having a plant zoo as opposed to a garden that has a sense of unity and cohesion. Cohesion or continuity can be achieved by repetition but you don't necessarily have to repeat the same plants - a similar effect can be achieved by repeating similar plant forms, colors or even different forms of the same plant type. For example, the spiky, blade-like foliage of irises can be repeated in clumps of crocosmia, sisyrinchium or ornamental grasses. Members of the Asteraceae have similar flower forms so using shasta daisies, coneflowers, asters and rudbeckia, even heleniums or perennial sunflowers will provide a sense of repetition, even though offering a wide range of heights, colors and even bloom times. White flowers tend to be a good unifier as well as an effective foil for other, more intense colors. Or repeat similar foliage colors, like the gray-green found in lamb's ears, lavenders or sunroses. And if you collect hostas or similar plants with a wide range of varieties, several groupings of even very different hostas will make an impressive showing, but the repetition of the similar forms and shapes will tie separate areas together. Another trick is to use what someone once described as "snakey" plants that weave and wind to tie various plants together - hardy geraniums can be a good choice for this or herbaceous (non-vining) clematis. And finally, developing a feel for plant combinations can help significantly. In my classes, I try to encourage budding designers to select at least three different plants that combine well - a pleasing and complimentary blending of forms, textures and colors, both in foliage, stems and flowers: Carex 'Ice Dance', hosta 'Francis Williams' or 'Patriot' and a fern, for example. Then take one of these and use it as the foundation for yet another combination of three and so on throughout the garden. A successful development of these type of plant combinations will draw the eye through the garden with little stopping and starting.
In a zone 8 PNW garden, winter interest is not all that hard to achieve. There are a good many evergreen perennials or groundcovers you can incorporate that will retain a presence throughout winter - bergenia, heucheras, hellebores, many euphorbias, most Mediterranean herbs (lavender, sages, thymes, rosemary, germander), sunroses, candytuft, thrift, various ornamental grasses or grass-like plants. And I include small evergreen shrubs and dwarf conifers as well as heaths and heathers. You may be missing the high impact color charge of midsummer but a winter garden - even one focused primarily on perennials - doesn't have to be devoid of interest or present a barren appearance. NOTES: <none>
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Any ideas for easy ways to provide vertical supports for vines?
posted by: adamm321 on 01.26.2006 at 05:57 am in Vines Forum Hi,
I am hoping to have more vines next year. I need arbors and trellises etc but that seems to be hard for me to obtain for some reason. I just don't want to spend the money on something expensive and I do have grown kids that could help me make something with copper pipe or wood. I have a stockade fence and would like to grow some Morning glories along it, but can't figure out what will be the most workable and attractive way to do that. I have been brainstorming and have gone so far as to daydream of stretching a wire from corner to corner of the back of my house, just under the 2nd floor windows and using string anchored in the ground to grow morning glories all along the back side of the house. My obstacle always is the vinyl siding on the house. I am always afraid to put any holes in it for fear water will get behind the siding. Has anyone else ever tried that or do you think it is workable? Sometimes I am not sure if my ideas are practical. [g] I also wanted to find some pattern to build copper trellises etc. What has everyone else done for vertical supports? Thanks,
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When you move into a new place, you'll inevitably have some changes to make to your decor and/or furniture. For me, since I didn't have a lot of furniture in the 2-bedroom I shared with a roommate, I now have a lot of space to fill in this 1-bedroom I have all to myself. But unless someone wants to give me a million dollars, it's not going to happen immediately.
So, I'm curious, how do you set priorities when you want to make a lot of changes to your home? I think I'll probably start with the living area, since there isn't a whole lot I need to do there. But I totally almost blew that plan the other night in an Target with an unfamiliar layout, where I got lost and then distracted by the cutest shower curtain (and, of course, my bathroom is the one place that actually doesn't need anything).


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O'Reilly aims for new shark-jumping record
Wizbang rightly rags on O'Reilly for defending Dan Rather. Kevin suggests O'Reilly is afraid to throw stones because of his own sex-scandal glass house. I don't think so; I seem to recall he was already defending Rather before his own situation blew up in his face. And I don't see the situations as analogous at all. O'Reilly's scandal was based on a personal peccadillo, and a fairly tame one at that, even if you believe his accuser was an innocent victim (which I don't). Rather brazenly used fraudulent evidence to peddle lies about a sitting President, with the aim of taking down his presidency. And he continues to stonewall unrepentantly. If he had a single atom of self-respect, he would have fallen on his sword in September, crying out a mea culpa to the President and the entire country.
I've always been a desultory watcher of O'Reilly, if I watched at all. But he's developed a kind of weirdness-charisma for me. It's as if there's some kind of slow, interminable trainwreck going on in the man's mind. He's started to behave so strangely — recommending Bill Clinton for Secretary of State? — and yet, I believe he thinks there's some method to his madness. He seems to be angling for something; what is it? After helping to pioneer one of the most influential arms of "new media," why regress to aligning himself with extinction-bound dinosaurs like CBS and Rather? Who knows? Maybe now that he's clawed his way to the top, he doesn't know where to go from here. At this rate, he's going to claw himself to the bottom again.
This new "I'll say one loony-left thing, and one rabble-rousing right-wing thing, and this way both sides will love me" schtick seems transparent and ultimately self-destructive to me. And it's not the first self-destructive bender O'Reilly's been on lately, as we know. But then they say each man hurts the one he loves most.
the one you shouldn't hurt at all...
Update: Ace agrees with Wizbang that O'Reilly defends the indefensible because he's got some indefensible baggage of his own:
I would suggest that he began this campaign against "smear merchants" in order to insulate himself against his own coming scandal, one he knew about but which his audience did not.
I don't know; I suppose it's plausible, but I seem to recall that things went from hunky-dory to legal death struggle very quickly with his producer. I don't think the situation was brewing long enough for him to have concocted a left turn as self-defense.
My suspicion is that, along with whatever grand scheme he has in mind, there are a few specific reasons he started attacking the "smear merchants," especially during the campaign. First, I suspect he was hedging his bets in case Kerry won. Second, he appears to have believed, delusionally, that he had a shot at interviewing Kerry. (Though that may have been a publicity stunt so he could claim Kerry feared his tough, take-no-prisoners style. Predictably, after the election, he claimed one of the reasons Kerry lost was because he'd refused to appear on the Factor.)
Third — and I'm just guessing here — he had a special reason to attack the Swift Boat Vets and defend Kerry. Vietnam has got to be a sore spot for any male of a certain age who didn't serve. Especially for a very high-profile hawk like O'Reilly. Anything short of "how dare these liars attack a Vietnam hero" would have opened him up to accusations of draft-dodging. That's no excuse; I can't admire someone for tailoring their commentary so it best covers their own ass, as if news has value only in how much it can aggrandize or undermine them personally. But I believe that was the rationale behind O'Reilly's attacks on the Swifties.
Now he can claim that he doesn't have to discuss his scandal, because he won't give the "smear merchants" time on his show, and that's a principled position he's strongly believed in for, oh, three or four months or so.
No need to make this claim; the terms of his legal settlement with his ex-producer appear to forbid either one from ever speaking publicly of the matter. That's a pretty airtight excuse for avoiding the topic.
O'Reilly occasionally he does ask tough questions of those who need asking, and he's pretty good about animating America about important issues. I don't get his "Guards on the border" fetish, but I'm thankful for his promotion of the boycott-France movement.
I do agree with Ace on this. The big O certainly isn't all bad, and I don't wish any ill on him. What I wish, in fact, is that he'd snap the hell out of whatever bizarro midlife crisis he's going through, and rejoin the rest of us on planet Earth, where he can do some good.
Update: Democracy Project has proposed a new name for incidents like O'Reilly's defense of Rather.
Posted by EtherPundit at November 29, 2004 08:28 PM Category: Media
I think O'Reilly is simply confused and frightened by the emergence of this mysterious "blogosphere" he keeps hearing about.
He _was_ the new media a few years ago, and now he is facing the same kind of fire under his feet that the networks were getting from Fox News. FNC didn't seem like it had much of a chance against the entrenched big three when it started out. But we know now how Fox is eating their lunch.
Maybe Bill knows he is no longer at the back of the media conga line, and is wary of somebody coming up from behind.
To throw around the silly claims that bloggers are not held accountable for fairness or accuracy ignores the obvious facts. The media held least accountable has been the "trusted" and "responsible," thus unassailable authority, and how dare you smear Rather's good name, and besmirch the NY Times!
The blogs are self-regulating, and unlike CBS and Newsweek and BBC and NPR, bloggers don't get away with anything. Your very existence out here is based on reputation, something the networks, and I guess O'Reilly, don't really value much these days.
Time for another Laura Ingraham intervention, perhaps?
Posted by: Jim O at December 1, 2004 12:13 AM
If Laura Ingraham is doing interventions, she's probably doing more harm than good. She's a beautiful female. Her getting in Bill's face is probably no punishment for him.
Instead of Laura Ingraham "punishing" him for tacking left, perhaps he needs Madeleine Albright "rewarding" him. That'll teach him.
Posted by: EtherPundit at December 1, 2004 11:32 PM
Your's is the intellignet approach to this issue.
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Two NYPD officers were injured after their patrol car was hit by an allegedly drunk driver in Ozone Park just after midnight Sunday morning.
Police say a car slammed into an NYPD vehicle at 104th Street and 107th Avenue, about four blocks from the 106th Precinct, around 12:15 a.m. The two officers who were in the car were taken to the hospital with injuries to the knee and back, according to an officer at the scene.
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The driver of the car who hit the officers was identified as 20-year-old Nandaram Persaud of 105th Street. He allegedly fled the scene and was captured two blocks away from the accident scene at 106th Street and 107th Avenue a short time later and arrested.
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I have the a/c guys out here today, the younger of the two kept looking at my sewing machine as they were in and out the door, he finally stopped and really took a good look at it then he asked "can you make phone calls from this machine" he thought the key pad with the stitches were a phone.
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Too funny!!!! |
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HeHe, my DH asked me if I could send a fax on mine. I told him that was so obsolete... it sends emails! |
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Too funny! We had a guy here last Sat. and when he saw the quilting frame & machine he said "What the heck is that!?!" So DH was trying to explain it to him! LOL Donna |
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This is kind of related....We have a very old, old black dial phone in the living room (the rest of the rooms have the newer push button) but a couple of years ago, we had to have Comcast down to check out the service...Well, the young fellow had to call the office, looked at the phone, picked it up and asked how to use it..He had never seen a dial phone...I sent him to the kitchen to use the "modern" one.... Dorothy |
- Posted by glassquilt (My Page) on Sat, Aug 18, 07 at 12:32
Dorothy Grandkids had the same problem at Aunt's house. |
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Copacabana is a musical written by Barry Manilow, based around the song of the same name. The musical began when Dick Clark approached Manilow and cowriters Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman, and persuaded them to develop a musical film around their popular song, Copacabana. The resulting 1985 production, starring Annette O'Toole (Lola), Barry Manilow (Tony), Estelle Getty (Tony's mother) and Joseph Bologna (Rico) was well-received, collecting an Emmy. Soon after it was developed into an hour-long show for Caesar's Resorts in Atlantic City, and eventually expanded into a full-length musical for the West End. It opened in London at the Prince of Wales Theatre on June 23, 1994 and ran for over two years, touring the UK for an additional year. The musical made its US debut in Pittsburgh in June 2000, touring over the next year. SynopsisThe story follows aspiring songwriter, Stephen, as he composes what he hopes will become a hit musical. His imagination takes him back to the 1940s as he creates a story surrounding an ambitious young singer Lola Lamar who arrives in New York City from Tulsa hoping to become a star. She lands a position at the famous Copacabana Nightclub, "the hottest club north of Havana", and strives to become a 'Copa Girl' dancer with the help of the bartender, Tony Starr. Notable songs
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 27,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Great one of a kind sport coupe from AMG"
Cons: "negatives: weight of the car and small rear tires"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"This is an exceptional car. I don't remember MB ever making a front engine coupe like the C63 AMG - gift for the true driving enthusiasts. The M156 V8 is a wonderful engine. The Multi-clutch transmission is also very good. Handing is very good but the car could use wider tires in the rear. The car is very comfortable and packed with nice features. I just wish it was lighter. Weight is always the enemy of the good in performance cars."
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By W204C300 on Monday, December 08, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 28,372
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "great price, sporty, lots of tech"
Cons: "small backseat, folding rear seats is an option"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"I have a 2012 C300 Sport and it is one of the best cars I have ever owned. Small and maneuverable, sporty ride while being comfortable at the same time. If you're looking to get a 328i or this, go with this!"
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By jimmbo on Friday, November 21, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 21,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "handles like a dream"
Cons: "cant rotate tires"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"i bought the car in may of 2013. I use it around town. 21000 miles never had a dent. just had my 20,000 service."
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By Peter on Wednesday, November 05, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 12,500
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Smooth, road hugging, quiet comfort"
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Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"2011 300 Sport with just 12,500 miles! Surprising that for the price of Hondas and Toyotas, we could land a MB. On the highway, I am getting just shy of 30mpg, with a smooth, comfortable ride. The acceleration is nice, but it is the comfort that was most important to me. My wife's favorite car color (gold) and a wonderful sound system for me, it is the most comfortable car I have owned in 30 years. Now to let my daughter drive it on her learner's permit will be my next challenge! Rear wheel drive in snow is never easy, but I will rely upon the best snow tires I can obtain."
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By Makiboi on Friday, October 24, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 40,100
overall rating 9 of 10rating detailsPros: "Fun and easy to drive."
Cons: "Super unleaded gas. Luxury and expensive car."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"Best car ever driven, power and reliability is the Best. Best looking car and I always get compliments everytime i drive it."
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"Simply put, have you ever wished you had bought multiple of something you love when it was new so you would have another when it wears out? Happens with shoes and clothes for most. For me, this car."
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Tell the group the items in the story basket will be placed on this table after the children have passed them around the circle. Take the story-related items from the basket, one at a time, and pass them around. Objects that are fragile, or which should not be passed around for any reason, can be held up for all to see and then placed directly on the table.
Name each object and ask a wondering question about each one. As items come back to you, display them on the table. Then say, in your own words:
Today we are exploring the Jewish message of love. Jewish teachings that tell us to love all others as we love ourselves are part of our fourth Unitarian Universalist Source. The story today comes from the Torah (the Jewish holy book). It's about Jacob and Rachel. It's also about being different.
Ask the children briefly if they have ever felt excluded. Ask them why it is important we are inclusive of everyone. Affirm that as Unitarian Universalists, we believe it is right to treat everyone the way we want to be treated, and we work to make sure everyone is treated fairly and accepted for who they are.
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In the story you will hear, two people were not accepted because they did not behave the way people expected them to. The story was written a very long time ago, when gender stereotypes were very strict. That means girls and boys were expected to act a certain way, according to their gender: girl, or boy.
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As you breathe in, feel your body opening up with air. As you breathe out, feel yourself relaxing.
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When I hit the chime (turn the rain stick over), listen as carefully as you can. See how long you can hear its sound. When you can no longer hear it, open your eyes and you will know it is time for the story to begin.
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If children will play roles, invite them to come join you. Indicate the parameters of their "stage."
Read/tell the story. When you have finished, sound the instrument again. Lead a discussion with these questions:
Ask the children to take a moment and think about things they like to do. Say, in your own words:
Sometimes boys or girls fit a gender stereotype, but just as often, they do not. Gender stereotypes are wrong and unfair. They hurt all of us, because they do not fit many of us. Whether our gender is " boy" or "girl," most of us like a few things people do not expect us to like because of our gender, or we don't like some things people do expect us to like. Whether someone is a girl or a boy and what they like to do or wear should not matter. We need to accept everyone, whether they fit a gender stereotype or not.
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Psychology Today recently reported that exercise helps beat depression, calling it "not just a theory, but scientific fact."
The Jan. 11, 2014, article said the exercise need not be intensive or exhausting to be effective. "After all, mustering up the energy to even get out of bed during our worst moments can be a real struggle," said its writer, Graeme Cowan, best known for his award-winning "Back From The Brink" book series.
Cowan, who in 2000 went through a five-year episode of depression that his psychiatrist described as the worst he had ever treated, shared three forms of moderate exercise that have proven effective with depression.
He suggested: 1. Walking with a friend as "a great way of combining casual social interaction with moderate physical activity." 2. Gardening or cleaning. "The longitudinal review of over 26 years of research specifically included gardening as part of the daily moderate physical activity which can have a profound impact on treating and preventing depression," he said 3. Taking a pet (or friend's pet) for a walk, thereby combining the energy and love of a four-legged friend with moderate exercise.
"Even the above suggestions for moderate exercise can be started off in small, manageable chunks for just a few minutes each," Cowan said. "Don't try and do too much too quickly."
According to a report issued by the World Health Organization, more than 350 million people around the world have depression. A considerable number of people suffering from depression fail to acknowledge they suffer from it. Thankfully, this is nothing to be ashamed of. The Bible acknowledges that people can become low in spirit. At 2Corinthians 2:7, the Apostle Paul, a servant of God, showed concern for a man who "may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow." — English Standard Version.
How comforting to know that our loving Creator is described at 2 Corinthians 7:6 as the "God, who comforts and encourages and refreshes and cheers the depressed." — The Amplified Bible. Psalm 34:18 says, "The Lord is there to rescue all who are discouraged and have given up hope." — Contemporary English Version. According to Isaiah 57:15, God is so close to His depressed servants that He dwells "with the crushed and the lowly, reviving the spirit of the lowly, reviving the heart of those who have been crushed." — Common English Bible.
How can anyone depressed get such comfort from God? Philippians 4:6-7 says, "In every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks. Then God's peace, which goes beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your thoughts and emotions through Christ Jesus." — GOD'S WORD Translation.
Does this suggest God will remove all our difficulties right now? Not necessarily? Why? Consider God's promise at 1Corinthians 10:13: "No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." — New International Version.
Perhaps you noticed that God did not promise to remove the temptation, but instead, to "provide a way out." If the problem was removed, why would the verse say "so that you can endure it?" In the case of depression, knowing that exercise can improve our mental health may provide us with "a way out" to endure feelings of despair.
According to helpguide.org, "The key to depression recovery is to start with a few small goals and slowly build from there. Draw upon whatever resources you have. You may not have much energy, but you probably have enough to take a short walk around the block or pick up the phone to call a loved one."
The online resource for mental and emotional health added, "You can make a huge dent in your depression with simple lifestyle changes: exercising every day, avoiding the urge to isolate, challenging the negative voices in your head, eating healthy food instead of the junk you crave, and carving out time for rest and relaxation. Feeling better takes time, but you can get there if you make positive choices for yourself each day and draw on the support of others."
Experts say physical activity triggers new cell growth in the brain, increases mood-enhancing neurotransmitters and endorphins, reduces stress, and relieves muscle tension — all things that can have a positive effect on feeling depressed. Some people have been helped by their family physician. Others have included herbal medications, vitamins, with more nutritious meals. Still others need special treatment involving prescribed antidepressant medications. Why not check with your doctor?
Until a permanent solution for depression is granted, we can all find comfort in the prophetic words of Revelation 21:4 as they take on special meaning for sufferers of depression: "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." — King James Version.