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Here's what to consider in making the TDM vs. AoIP decision.
The way AoIP systems distribute signals is via the wire. A source is available to any destination on the network because the source is multicast onto the network. Let me explain a little bit about what that means.
Recall that with a Layer 2 switch (like you see in use for the office network) any device can have a unicast connection to any other device that connects to the same switch. (Those two devices are going to need to be in the same subnet and the same VLAN as well.) A broadcast is a message that the Layer 2 switch floods throughout that entire VLAN. A multicast is a message that is meant to be heard by many hosts on the subnet (as opposed to a unicast, which is a one-to-one communication - and broadcast - which is heard by every host on the subnet). If every stream that represents an audio source is multicast on the local subnet, then any member of the multicast group will be able to not only hear that stream, but to further process it for use. This is fundamentally how the AoIP system types distribute audio. Whereas a TDM system has time-slots that are assigned to sources, and wired connections that carry specific signals to and from the router core, an AoIP system distributes audio over the shared network fabric.
Differ in practice
The sharing of the medium is the basic advantage of Ethernet (and IP communications in general). Fundamentally, networking multiple sources together is simplified by the use of Ethernet, mainly because of that fact that Ethernet is a standard. (This is to say the carrier - Ethernet - is a standard. The AoIP message within the Ethernet carrier is proprietary to the manufacturer.) The fact that it is used so much means that many sources are available for its components, and many sources means lower prices. That's just economics.
There is a caveat with the shared medium though. Whereas a TDM system has a throughput delay that is insignificant, AoIP systems do have a very small amount of delay because of the shared nature of the medium. It takes a finite amount of time to build up the packets, for the Layer 2 switch to process them, and then for the destination device to reassemble all the packets in the correct sequence (because it is possible for them to get out of sequence as they transit the network). The amount of delay that is objectionable to the human ear has been studied thoroughly in VoIP engineering and what has been learned in that field applies to AoIP as well. While those delays are not insignificant they are manageable, and minimized in the system engineering.
Both TDM and AoIP systems are scalable in that they can be increased in size after the original design and installation is done. In a TDM system, typically another input card or output card will be installed in a frame when and if more inputs or outputs are needed. Those new cards essentially live in the hub of the system. AoIP differs here in that the inputs/outputs are never part of the hub of the system; they are always at ends of the spokes. A new input/output module would be added to an AoIP system by putting it in a rack somewhere in the facility, and then making it part of the network by adding a single Ethernet cable from it to the local switch.
In terms of wiring one type of system versus the other, it really comes down to your wire management style. Typically TDM systems are based on card-cages, with connectors that carry dozens of circuits at a time. For this reason they are typically landed on external punch blocks because the only real practical way to deal with those large connectors is to terminate all of their associated circuits at the same time during the installation phase. AoIP systems are based around smaller nodes that have fewer inputs and outputs (usually eight pairs of inputs and/or outputs). The installer could chose point-to-point wiring on all those nodes; or, like with a TDM system, all those circuit connections could be landed externally on punch blocks. It really depends upon how you want to organize the wiring. In either case, the number of ingress/egress points is obviously going to be the same for systems that have the same capability (i.e., 128 by 128 TDM vs 128 by 128 AoIP). In other words, wiring is wiring. Both systems can be as simple or complex to install as the installer desires.
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I love to learn. I take lots of spinning classes and read as much as I can about spinning. Filling my brain with knowledge and my hands with skills is one of my favorite things, I'm an information packrat.
I've noticed a big item of contention among spinners and spinning teachers – predraftng. Predrafting includes striping, fluffing or attenuating commercially prepared fiber, to spin just a regular yarn, not a textured, fancy or art yarn.
Most of the time the sides are: always or never. My thoughts lie somewhere in between with, "it depends".
I spin mostly commercially prepared fibers that are dyed by fiber artists in small batches.
There is nothing I love more than spinning a fluffy just shake and spin roving or top. Shake and spin fibers are ones where I can do just that, pull them out of their braid or bag, give them a shake and spin away without a hitch or a clump.
I would say 30%-40% of the fibers I spin are shake and spin worthy. There are many factor that go into the fluffiness of a roving or top, including the quality of the roving or top before it's dyed, how the fiber is handled when it's dyed and dried, how the dyer stores it & how long it sits around as stash.
Sometimes fiber gets compacted, sometimes the fiber seems just too big, sometimes I want to alter the color, sometimes I just want to touch it before I spin. Depending on the fiber, the yarn I want and my mood – I almost always fluff, usually strip and occasionally predraft.
Why and when you ask?
I love to fluff my fiber. Fluffing is just pulling the top or roving horizontally, a little, just teasing it open. I fluff fiber when it seems closed, maybe it sat squashed in my stash. I also fluff to get to know my fiber. As I fluff down the top or roving I notice any lumps,bumps or vm in the fiber (and remove them), study the color changes and decide if I want to strip the fiber.
Stripping is dividing fiber vertically. First let me say that I never strip my fiber to the size I want my yarn. Yes, I said never. If I strip to size there is no time or space to draft my fiber. Stripping to size only allows for adding twist. Drafting is what makes my yarn what I want it to be. I have to draft it forward to get the smooth of worsted and draaaaft it back to trap the air for woolen. It just doesn't work for me when I strip fiber to the size I want my yarn.
I do usually strip my fiber to control bulk or color. By bulk, I mean, I just don't want to hold the whole roving or top in my hand. Sometimes it just feels unwieldy, sometimes it makes my hands sweat. So I divide the fiber in half lengthwise and carry on.
With variegated tops or rovings I control color by stripping or not stripping in a couple of ways. If I want long color runs, I don't strip and do my best to draft the fiber back and forth across the tip of the fiber like a typewriter. If I want shorter runs of color I will strip the fiber in half or more.
I like to combine colored tops and rovings by drafting 2 or 3 together at one time. To do this without losing my grip (or mind) I strip to a one or two-fingered width depending on how many I'm holding together.
I don't attenuate often. I do this only when a fiber is compacted and just fluffing alone won't turn it into a lovely, lofty fiber. For me attenuating tops or rovings is a lot like stripping to size – it removes the space for drafting. But when a fiber is compacted, it can make the difference between fighting the fiber and happily spinning.
This week I had I fiber in my hand that I wanted to spin that had been squashed and compacted. Take a look at what I did.
This is a before and after. The fiber on the left is the before. If I had tried to spin this as is, I would have said a lot of words, none of them nice. The fiber isn't felted, but it's compacted and there would have been pushing and pulling and overtwisting while I tried to spin it. The fiber on the right has been fluffed and attenuated, slightly. A dream to spin. It looks like it's taken a big breath of air.
First I fluffed it horizontally, all the way down. Sometimes this is enough. But this fiber is compacted enough that I can see each spot where I fluffed the fiber. It needs more work.
Then I attenuated slightly. With my hands a staple length apart I pulled gently, just until the fluffing wibble-wobbles smooth out.
Here's a different view of before and after. The predrafted top is fluffy and smooth, easy to spin and rescued from the wrath of a frustrated spinner.
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The House was closed by three Nobles representatives, namely Lord Vaea, Lord Ma'afu and Lord Fakafanua.
A closing speech that is normally delivered by his Majesty King George Tupou V from the throne was read out by Lord Vaea.
In addressing the Speaker and members of the House, Lord Vaea informed them that successful appointments were made for the interim positions of Attorney General and the Lord Chancellor.
According to Lord Vaea, this has been done according to a legislation enacted earlier this year.
However he also revealed that Tonga's Judicial Appointments and Discipline Panel are also working towards nominating two experienced candidates to fill up the two permanent positions.
The House was also informed that Lord Chancellor has the responsibility to protect the administration of the courts and as well as maintaining judicial independence.
On economic matters, Lord Vaea said despite the impact of the global financial crisis Tonga seems to cope with those challenges.
"Government continues to receive financial budget support from donor countries as well as from international donor agencies. The balance of trade and foreign exchange is satisfactory which in turn helps to reduce inflation.
However renewable energy is one of the many factors that impact the costs of goods and living.
In that regard, government works with Meridian Company, New Zealand government and World Bank in efforts to divert Tonga Power's non renewable energy into solar energy," explained Lord Vaea.
Lord Vaea added that there's hope the solar energy would help to reduce the cost of power electricity. Similar project is also scheduled for Vava'u.
The House was also told that government is negotiating a way to export fuel in bulk level from Singapore and build bigger oil refinery in Nuku'alofa to reduce prices of this widely used energy.
Parliamentarians were also informed that government have completed negotiation with the Asian Development Bank's for funding of an international fiber option cable project. Such development is expected to be up and running by next year, according to Lord Vaea.
"Such developments will pave the way for easier and faster internet connection service that will help to boost commercial, social and economic activities, according to Lord Vaea.
In regards to the World Rugby World Cup, Lord Vaea noted the importance of such spectacular event but highlighted the fact that it greatly helps to boost Tonga's tourism.
"In that regard, there's hope more tourists would visit our kingdom and open better opportunities for our talented rugby players to play rugby overseas," maintained Lord Vaea.
He also conveyed a sincerely thanks to the Tonga Rugby Union's Board, Head Coach as well as the 'Ikale Tahi players for making us all proud because of their spectacular performance during the Rugby World Cup tournament.
Lord Vaea also thanked the donor countries like governments of Japan, Australia, People's Republic of China, New Zealand as well as donor agencies the World Bank and the Asian Development Banks for their continuous support throughout the year.
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A tow truck (also called a wrecker, a breakdown truck, recovery truck or a breakdown lorry) is a vehicle used to transport motor vehicles to another location (generally a repair garage or impound lot), or to recover vehicles which are no longer on a drivable surface. A tow truck is distinct from motor carriers that regularly transport multiple cars simultaneously.
The tow truck was invented in 1916 by Ernest Holmes, Sr., of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was a garage worker who was inspired to create the invention after he was forced to pull a car out of a creek using blocks, ropes, and six men. An improved design led him to manufacture wreckers.[1] A museum in Chattanooga called the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum features restored antique wreckers and displays related toys, tools, equipment, and pictorial histories of the tow truck industry.
Types of towing equipment[edit]
Five general types are in common usage, usually based on the type or size of vehicle to be towed truck chassis:
- Boom – not a specific type, but a piece of equipment used on many types of tow truck; an adjustable boom winch aids vehicle recovery from a ditch, culvert, over an embankment, or any place the vehicle cannot be safely backed-up to.
- Hook and chain (also known as a "sling" or "belt lift") – chains are looped around the vehicle frame or axle, which is drawn aloft by a boom winch to rest against a pair of heavy rubberized mats so the customer's vehicle can be towed on its other axle. Slings are not used much today because they can scratch the bumpers of cars. But they are sometimes used for towing vehicles that have been in an accident or have one or two of the front or rear wheels missing or for pickup trucks and other vehicles that have steel bumpers. Cars equipped with all-wheel drive cannot be towed with a sling, since it can cause problems with the car's drivetrain.[2]
- Wheel-Lift (or spectacle lift) – evolved from the hook and chain technology to produce a large metal yoke that can be fitted under the front or rear wheels to cradle them, drawing the front or rear end of the vehicle clear of the ground by a pneumatic or hydraulic hoist so it can be towed. This apparatus generally picks up the drive wheels of the vehicle (i.e. the front wheels if it is front wheel drive, the rear wheels if it is rear wheel drive) touching only the tires. The wheel lift was designed by Frank Casteel and Felming Cannon Jr.[3] The name spectacle lift is common in Europe; the cradle resembles a pair of squared spectacles (eyeglasses).
- Flatbed (also called a Rollback or a Slide) – the entire back of the truck is fitted with a bed that can be hydraulically inclined and moved to ground level, allowing the vehicle being towed to be placed on it under its own power or pulled by a winch.
- Integrated (also referred to as a "Self Loader" Snatcher, Quick Pick or Repo Truck) – boom and wheel-lift integrated into one unit. Used in light duty trucks to repossess vehicles or move illegally parked vehicles. Most have controls for the apparatus inside the cab of the tow truck to make quick pickup possible without the inconvenience of exiting the truck to hook up the vehicle. Heavy duty trucks are also manufactured with integrated lift.
These are the most common arrangements, but are by no means exclusive, as there are flatbed units that offer a wheel-lift, boom trucks that can recover but not tow, and wheel-lift units that offer a combination boom with sling.
Tow trucks are usually operated by private businesses, except for major highways and toll roads, where the road authority may operate the tow trucks for that stretch of road. Businesses who operate a large fleet of vehicles, such as school bus companies or package delivery services, often own one or several tow trucks for the purposes of towing their own vehicles. Government departments with large fleets (such as the police departments, fire departments, transportation authorities and departments of public works of major cities) may similarly own tow truck(s). Police department tow trucks may also be used to impound other vehicles.
The military also deploys tow trucks for recovery of stranded vehicles. In the US Army, a variant of the HEMTT truck is used for this purpose, the M984 wrecker. For recovery in combat situations while under fire, many armies with large vehicle fleets also deploy armoured recovery vehicles. These vehicles fulfill a similar role, but are resistant to heavy fire and capable of traversing rough terrain with their tracks.
In the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria there exists a Tow Truck Act, and tow trucks are identified by number plates ending in "TT". An example of a statute regulating the operation of tow trucks and the towing industry generally is the Victorian Accident Towing Services Act.
Requests for service are placed to a dispatching center. Some tow services communicate with drivers using wireless telephone equipment. In others, the dispatching center contacts an available tow truck driver via mobile radio or by sending a text message using a mobile data terminal. Recent technology includes the use of GPS and on board wireless equipment to dispatch drivers via an LCD screen receiver.
Some smaller towing companies, especially single-truck owner-operator outfits, may have only a single telephone and answering device for their "dispatch center." Increasingly, this will just be a mobile phone for the operator on duty, or may be the main telephone number for an associated mechanic, who will then send the truck from the shop or call the operator's mobile phone.[4]
Dispatching networks exist for geographic automobile clubs, such as the British Royal Automobile Club, the American Automobile Association, and the Canadian Automobile Association. These organization primarily contract with many local tow truck operators (though they do have fleets of their own in some areas). The clubs will re-dispatch the requests from the club dispatch center to the local operators dispatch line, which, as above, may be a true dispatch center for larger tow fleets, or a simple business telephone line or mobile line for smaller operators. The club dispatch center will typically handle any follow-up needed on behalf of the customer, so that they do not need to track the multiple levels of dispatching.[5]
Impounds and storage[edit]
Many tow companies can store vehicles that have been wrecked or impounded by police agencies. In these circumstances, police agencies notify a contracted towing provider to secure the vehicle and tow it to a storage lot. The tow company will sometimes prevent access to the vehicle until the law states the owner can claim it (usually after any fines are paid). Some local governments operate their own towing and impound lots, and don't need a contracted provider.[4] [6]
Nearly all tow companies charge a fee for storing vehicles.
GPS and AVL[edit]
Navigation systems are becoming more commonly used to tell the location (of stranded vehicles) to tow trucks. Automatic vehicle location (AVL) systems are sometimes used to help the dispatch center staff determine the closest tow truck. AVL may use GPS technology. It may display the location of all tow trucks on a map or may feed data directly to a computer-assisted dispatch system which automatically recommends the closest available units.
See also[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tow trucks. |
- Automotive navigation system
- Armoured recovery vehicle
- Breakdown (vehicle)
- Car safety
- Emergency road service
- Impounded vehicle auction
- Insurance
- Spectacle lift
- Tow hitch
- Tow (disambiguation)
- Vehicle recovery
- ^ "Entrepreneurial Hall of fame inducts three". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. May 17, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
- ^ "How to tow a four-wheel-drive vehicle". HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ US patent 4451193, "Wheel lift apparatus". Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ a b Gillikin, Jason. "What Do I Need to Start My Own Tow Truck Business?". Houston Chronicle. Demand Media. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "TCC Tip: Roadside Assistance". Lifestyle. BusinessWeek. Bloomberg. December 29, 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ Morris, Kaye. "How to Start My Own Towing Business". Houston Chronicle. Demand Media. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
External links[edit]
- International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- Photo Gallery on Transporting and Towing Autos
- UK Vehicle Recovery History


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A quick and easy pasta dish perfect for any night of the week. Submitted by LILYANN2 Carbs: 25.4g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 4.7g | Protein: 14.3g | Calories: 207.6
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My family loves this recipe. Chicken can be substituted for the shrimp. This recipe is simple to make. I use fat free chicken broth to greatly reduce the calories. Submitted by WATOGA17 Carbs: 34.7g | Fat: 7.4g | Fiber: 4.3g | Protein: 30.2g | Calories: 326.6
Delicious and quick, this dish is a great way to get more fish into your healthy meal plan! We think this baked tilapia recipe can't be beat! Submitted by RACHIELOO Carbs: 1.2g | Fat: 10.5g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 19.6g | Calories: 177.1
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This is from the Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start Book but the recipe has been adjusted down from 6 servings to 3. Submitted by KWENBEE Carbs: 12.4g | Fat: 8.9g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 21.9g | Calories: 220.3
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From the Original Biggest Loser Cookbook Submitted by DUST_COVER Carbs: 58.2g | Fat: 9.8g | Fiber: 11.9g | Protein: 45g | Calories: 497.6
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One serving of sausage and pepper rigatoni from the Original Biggest Loser Cookbook Submitted by DUST_COVER Carbs: 51.3g | Fat: 17.7g | Fiber: 8.7g | Protein: 25.5g | Calories: 452.8
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This is taken from their cook book. Submitted by LADYV1781 Carbs: 31.3g | Fat: 4.1g | Fiber: 9.5g | Protein: 19.4g | Calories: 199.3
I stole these from Chef Rocco segment and this has become a family favorite! Submitted by AML1118 Carbs: 36g | Fat: 9.5g | Fiber: 8.5g | Protein: 15.4g | Calories: 276.2
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From biggest Loser Family Cookbook Submitted by SEESKO Carbs: 21.9g | Fat: 4.4g | Fiber: 2.1g | Protein: 33.9g | Calories: 262.2
I don't like fish much, but I love this baked tilapia recipe! I think the sauce can be used with other fish/seafood. Submitted by JENNAGUERRA Carbs: 1.8g | Fat: 7.3g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 26.1g | Calories: 175.2
My favorite recipe of all time, very satisfying and full of fresh veggies! Submitted by SHEMARIE78 Carbs: 41.4g | Fat: 1.4g | Fiber: 3.9g | Protein: 18.1g | Calories: 254.8
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Pasta tossed with shrimp and feta cheese Submitted by RACROBIN Carbs: 21.9g | Fat: 14.6g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 19.7g | Calories: 301.6
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I have been told that my LeCreuset cookware will hold too much heat for an electric stove/cooktop because it will crack. True or not? I need to know ASAP because I am having a sale and need to know if I should sell it or keep it. THANKS! |
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- Posted by covingtoncat (My Page) on Fri, Apr 13, 12 at 19:51
Never heard that before. I've used mine (dutch oven) on gas, electric coil and electric glass top. Not had a problem. I would hold on to it. Sell it if it doesn't work at your new place. But doubtful. HTH |
Not true at my house, I have the glass smooth cooktop by Kitchen Aid. |
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From a physics standpoint, I don't think the amount of heat an object will hold depends on what's heating it, but rather how it heats up would. |
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I hope you kept your LeCreuset! I love mine (inherited from my Mom in 2004) ... they're still going strong! We down-sized to a house with an electric stove three years ago ... no cracks ... no problems. |
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Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part I
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Recently there has been considerable media attention to instances of employers rejecting candidates or firing employees based on information obtained from social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook.
For example, see New York Times: "For Some, Online Persona Undermines a Résumé," telling this story:
When a small consulting company in Chicago was looking to hire a summer intern this month, the company's president went online to check on a promising candidate who had just graduated from the University of Illinois.
At Facebook, a popular social networking site, the executive found the candidate's Web page with this description of his interests: "smokin' blunts" (cigars hollowed out and stuffed with marijuana), shooting people and obsessive sex, all described in vivid slang.
It did not matter that the student was clearly posturing. He was done.
"A lot of it makes me think, what kind of judgment does this person have?" said the company's president, Brad Karsh. . .
Today I'll discuss a question posed by Steven Rothberg of collegerecruiter.com — prefacing my remarks with a lawyerly disclaimer that I am not providing legal advice and have not thoroughly researched these issues, but am merely making some general comments.
Steven asked that I comment on the lawfulness of making adverse employment decisions on this basis. He raised several concerns:
- With Facebook, students often have an incorrect understanding that only other students can access their profiles.
- There may be false information on those sites, perhaps not even posted by the individuals themselves.
- Facebook's terms of service explicitly prohibit users from using Facebook for commercial purposes.
General rule (employment at will)
Let's start with the proposition that, like it or not, generally employers are free to make unfair, stupid, arbitrary, and wrongheaded hiring and termination decisions, even based on false information, as long as in doing so they do not violate some specific law.
Discrimination Law
One category of specific laws that could be violated by an adverse employment decision based on information on a social networking site is federal and state discrimination law.
It could be evidence of unlawful discrimination if an employer checked for such Internet information on only certain types of applicants or employees, for example, African-Americans and Hispanics.
It could also be evidence of unlawful discrimination if, although the employer searches for such information on all applicants or employees, discriminatory bias affects the employer's evaluation of the information obtained.
For example, an employer may view more negatively photos of an African American male, beer in hand, hanging out at a bar with a hip-hop DJ than photos of a white boy, also with beer in hand, hanging out at a rock 'n roll bar with a bunch of other white boys wearing frat T-shirts.
In such a situation, was it really the public evidence of drinking or intoxication that disqualified the individual? How many current employees would be disqualified from employment if never getting publicly intoxicated — or even drinking in public — was a job requirement? These are the kinds of questions the EEOC would ask if discrimination was raised.
Sexual orientation might be another touchy area. These days, it may be frankly disclosed on social networking sites without much thought. Yet, sexual-orientation bias remains common, and it might cause some employers to make adverse decisions. In many states and municipalities, though not yet under federal law, sexual orientation discrimination is unlawful, so such decisions will be prohibited.
Invasion of Privacy
Invasion of privacy is a claim that would be tougher. It requires a "reasonable expectation of privacy." A student may believe that access to their Facebook profile is limited to a few thousand of their schoolmates. The Facebook FAQs clearly support such a belief in limited access, stating:
Can I see the profiles of people on other networks?
Facebook was intentionally designed to limit the availability of your profile to only your friends and other people on your networks. This simple but important security measure promotes local networking and makes sure that your information is seen by people you want to share it with, and not by people you don't.
Nonetheless, it might be tough to prove that this expectation of limited access, even if reasonable, is an expectation of "privacy."
On the other hand, if you are using privacy features that you believe allow you to limit access to only invited, carefully selected individuals, as opposed to all others on your network, and an employer somehow hacks past such a privacy barrier, you might have a strong privacy claim.
Terms of Service Violation
Now, onward to the terms of service issue raised by Steve. For sake of brevity, I will only address Facebook. MySpace may present somewhat different issues. The Facebook terms include the following:
You understand that the Service and the Web site are available for your personal, non-commercial use only. You represent, warrant and agree that no materials of any kind submitted through your account will violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary rights; or contain libelous, defamatory or otherwise unlawful material.
You further agree not to harvest or collect email addresses or other contact information of Members from the Service or the Web site by electronic or other means for the purposes of sending unsolicited emails or other unsolicited communications. Additionally, you agree not to use automated scripts to collect information from the Service or the Web site or for any other purpose.
You further agree that you may not use the Service or the Web site in any unlawful manner or in any other manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair Web site. In addition, you agree not to use the Service or the Web site to:
- impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent yourself or your affiliation with any person or entity; . . .
- intimidate or harass another;
- use or attempt to use another's account, service or system without authorization from the Company, or create a false identity on the Service or the Web site.
Steven thinks it's a no-brainer that checking individuals out on Facebook for purposes of employment decisions is a commercial use. This certainly is a possible interpretation, but I believe not the only one.
The next sentence focuses on materials submitted through your account, not what you do with information you learn about others. Therefore, "non-commercial use only" could be interpreted as prohibiting only posting information for commercial gain, such as advertisements, not surfing the site for information in support of a business purpose.
The paragraph goes on to specifically prohibit certain methods of obtaining and using information about others. Though it prohibits automated scraping and spamming, it does not address the issue of searching for specific individuals and using the information to make employment decisions.
It seems a stretch to say an employer is "intimidating or harassing" the user of Facebook by using Facebook information to make an adverse employment decision, but this certainly could be argued.
A more serious issue would arise if the employer misrepresented their affiliation with a college in order to create an account allowing them to look up certain individuals, or used another's account to do so. This would appear to be a plain violation of the terms of service.
Consequences of Terms of Service Violation
Now, let's assume the employer violated the terms of service. So what? My answer is that this fact may support a tortious interference with business expectancy claim, but probably only if it was a third-party recruiter or investigator who committed a violation. This is because interference by a third party is required. Perhaps such a claim against the individual who obtained the information improperly, not the company, would satisfy this requirement, but that is still somewhat iffy.
Other elements of this type of claim might also be difficult to prove, such as whether the candidate has a reasonable expectancy of employment.
There might also be a federal cause of action under the Federal Computer Fraud And Abuse Act to the extent the recruiter/employer exceeds authorized access (as authorized in the terms of service) in obtaining data from a computer system (the Facebook server).
Other Laws
Another law that could come into play is the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Despite its name, this law has broader application than credit inquiries. It might apply if the Facebook information was obtained by a third party investigator such as a recruiter or background-checking service. It would not prohibit use of the information, but would require disclosure of the fact that such information was the basis for the decision.
Thinking Practically
Those are a few of my well-educated, but still speculative, legal thoughts. Long ago, one of my mentors taught me to always ask not only what the law requires my client to do, but also what the client should do, taking into account extra-legal factors such as business realities, employee morale, employee and public perceptions, etc. Here, in the face of some murky and emerging law, I have some thoughts on what both employers and applicants/employees should do, given this growing trend of employers checking social networking sites.
I would advise applicants/employees to assume that future employers will read everything you post. So when you put something about yourself out there, you can be yourself, but avoid obvious negatives like saying you hate to work or posting sleazy or drunken photos. It may help to ask yourself whether you would want your mother to see your site. Sorry to say, but you may not even want to admit homosexuality or extreme political or religious views.
On a positive note, use your Internet postings, including blogs as well as social networking sites, affirmatively. They can help you build visibility and credibility as an expert in your field (or hobby). Join more "serious" networking sites like LinkedIn even if you are still a student — and work at building a network there that can help you in future job searches.
I would advise employers to cut applicants and employees some slack. You were once young too and maybe did similar things — if not publicly on the Internet. Ask yourself how relevant the information creating the negative impression is to job performance.
If you are going to do Internet searches and use them as a basis for employment decisions, you better do so consistently, without regard to any legally protected classifications, e.g. race, sex, age. You should document them.
I also agree 100% with Steven's suggestion to use social networking sites and blogs in a positive fashion in your search to find good candidates. Consider the whole person, of whom the Internet persona is not always a fully accurate reflection.


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Scenes from a Baby Shower
A couple weeks ago I attended the most charming Baby Shower, and have been meaning to share some highlights with you here. I frequently write about ideas, tips, and products for parties, but the most fun (and helpful) things I get to feature here are parties that happen in real life.
We were invited for an "Afternoon Tea" – the perfect type of party to give if you want to go the no-booze route. The party was given by a sweet group of girlfriends of the mommy-to-be. It was held at the home of Nancy, who is oh-so-adorable and runs this cute little shop in the small town where they all live. (Definitely check out Lavish if you ever find yourself in Thomasville, GA.)
In the meantime, here are some pics I snapped at the shower, along with some steal-worthy ideas for the next shower you host…
Tea in high style! Loved the silver tea service.
Gifts galore. This is one lucky baby! Lots of loot. And yes, we did the sit around in a circle and watch her open the gifts thing, which I think most people like and expect at a shower. Don't you?
Really amazingly yummy food – petit fours (my personal fave), tea sandwiches, scones, assorted cheese, and gingersnaps – attractively displayed.
A better look at the tea table, including the tiered serving dish with tea bags – several different varieties, each marked with cute personalized tags.
Also loving the sweet floral tea cups and plates (mommy-to-be is really into fine china, so this was a particularly thoughtful touch). If you don't have enough of your own china for serving (who has 25 tea cups?), borrow an assortment from local friends – a mix-n-match approach here could be really fun…
And a delicious favor as guests leave – monogrammed cookies from the local stationary shop.
Hats off to the hostesses behind this lovely Baby Shower – they did an amazing job.
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Posted onGander Mountain Co. today reported sales of $252.9 million for the quarter ending Aug. 2, an increase of 16.8 percent over the prior year period, while comparable store sales decreased 11.7 percent in the second quarter.
The 2008 period includes $39.7 million in revenue because of the expansion of the company's direct marketing business through Overton's.
Net loss for the second quarter was $4.9 million, or 20 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $9.7 million, or 48 cents per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2007.
For the 26 weeks ending Aug. 2, the company reported sales of $460.5 million, an increase of 17.4 percent over the comparable period in 2007. The company reported a net loss for the 26-week period of $29.3 million, or $1.22 per share, compared with a net loss of $32.5 million, or $1.61 per share, for the 26 weeks ending Aug. 4, 2007.
"As anticipated, second quarter results reflect continuing economic pressure on consumer purchases of discretionary items, and we expect these conditions to persist in the second half of fiscal 2008," said Mark Baker, Gander Mountain president and CEO, in a statement.
"Entering the seasonally stronger second half of our year, Gander Mountain's concentration on growth in the direct business, targeted marketing, and cost-saving initiatives offer opportunities for improved performance in the remainder of fiscal 2008," he added.
Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., Gander Mountain is among the nation's largest retail networks of stores for boating, hunting, fishing, camping, marine and outdoor lifestyle apparel, and footwear, products and services. There are 115 Gander Mountain outdoor lifestyle stores in 23 states.
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I'm trying to ID a vintage pitcher and the manufacturer's mark is pretty bad. It's downright sloppy, half missing. The pitcher is nice, though.
Is there anything left to do if you can't read a mark and the item isn't common? It's got the English registration diamond (with useful parts unreadable) and (possibly) the company's name in a ring around that. But the letters I can read don't seem to fit into any manufacturer lists soooooooooo I'm stuck. Any suggestions? Do I just impress what there is into my memory on the off chance I eventually run across a properly-imprinted version? I'm not a collector, but I do like THINGS. And y'all seem to be pretty knowledgeable and helpful. (= So direct me if you can! Thanks! |
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Can you take a picture of it? Is the mark impressed-if so, does a soft pencil rubbing help to reveal the unreadable parts? If you can't link to images for us to examine and try to help, you could take that picture with you to the bookseller's or library and try to find something in references. Images of the entire jug would be helpful too. We all like THINGS, and I believe that inside every antiques lover there is also a mystery lover. |
Yep....what fori said.. That mark was used between 1842 and 1883....so that narrows the time frame. Pictures please! Linda C |
Thanks for the suggestions. I tried taking a rubbing (it's an impression) but I think I'm doing it wrong. Do I need vellum or something? This THING is my favorite Christmas decoration--I know it predates the poinsettia tradition, but it passes. I took some pictures, although the mark isn't that clear (much like real life). Playing with photo effects didn't help. To me, the letters read: (And now, thanks to Google, I know there were pottery grenades in WWII!) Great photo huh? I will try to get a better image of the mark. |
Sometimes rubbing with a piece of carbon paper, with carbon side toward the pottery/china, will highlight the letters in black making them readable. The carbon residue will wash off. Easy to see why it's a favourite....would be mine also! |
Wonderful pitcher!!! |
It's cute, isn't it? Not quite as clean looking as in the photos though. Now, carbon paper. That's something I haven't heard of in many many years. :) Maybe I can find a substitute. |
Joanne's has it called graphite paper now. Altho an office supply place might still have carbon paper. I checked my 2 Kovel Marks books & that mark isn't in either of them. |
shows you how good Kovel's is! I do think I saw the IV in the top part of the diamond...indicating earthenware! LOL! Try doing a rubbing of the mark....place a piece of white paper over it and rub with the side of a soft pencil. Look up gravestone rubbings...that will show you how. Linda C |
Here is a link that might be useful: rubbings
Yup, the IV is the only part of the code that's readable, and I was able to figure that out without it! heehee. They must have let the new guy do the stamping that day. I'll try rubbing with different materials and see if I can't find some modern carbon paper. But I don't know--the base is slightly concave and with the stamp not centered, it didn't have much of a chance. |
I also see the ******renade,(possible serenade) but don't continue reading the letters after that because they'll be upside down, lol. The print is in two lines, around the circle one banner above the other. It looks like the last letters of the next easily visible printing are *******MO(Y?)LS or MOYES Take a light with a very strong beam and shine it across the relief of the mark from the side at a very sharp angle to throw the indentation into sharp shadow. If you using a camera with flash, you may want to snap a shot that way. I do photographs of old gravestones for my research and this often works better than rubbing. |
That's a beautiful pitcher! I'm a total novice so can't help you at all but wondered if anyone saw the same thing I did in that last photo. The lines of the pitcher handle remind me of a woman standing with one shoulder thrown back and her hand on the curve of her back over her rump! Try squinting. No, I haven't been in the eggnog yet, why do you ask? |
I think it's the eggnog. So, I was almost convinced that bit on the right read "shape". (I admit I have a slightly better view than you all. Only slightly.) I saw some items being described by their shape, but didn't know that a manufacturer would put "Xxx Shape" on their product but look! Is this it or what? I don't know what that web site is about...I'm not gonna pay to find out. But I'll be looking into "Boote" I guess. Bahhh picture isn't embedding properly... |
Here is a link that might be useful: this looks like it!
So...I've IDed the potter I think--looks like this company really does imprint the name of the shape of the piece! T. & R. Boote. I still want to read those smudges in the diamond but that's not likely to happen. |
Boy, good sleuthing! So the ********erenade is actually Grenade. LOL. It's a beautiful, beautiful pitcher. And if it is Boote there's a lot written on them with time lines. Is this a small pitcher? Most of the examples of Boote pitchers were very small, like for cream or sirup. |
I definitely got lucky on this one. Or it's a lot more common than I expected. It's 8" tall, so big for cream, but small for water. I'm still going to try to get a good rubbing done, but I'm not sure there's anything left to rub. The word "shape" is pretty smeared and the letters look as believable upside down as right side up. Past that is barely an impression at all. But I have to try it... |
Great sleuthing! And it looks very "T. R. Boote"...dense and very very white not at all grey. Easy for me to say, now that you have found the picture!! It's a milk pitcher. I suppose for on cereal and in coffee? Linda C |
Why I thought it wasn't shape, is I copied your photo and ran it through an imaging editing program, playing with midtones, shadows and highlights. When I finally tweeked it as much as I could, you could see a lot more writing. I can email you the edited one, and let you look at it, if you think it could help. |
I'd love to see what you came up with, Calliope! Thanks! |
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This is beautiful. I think I will make one for ea. of my DDs for Valentines day. Enjoy! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Valentines Heart Box Template
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That is really neat...I remember Gayle Pounds from the old Prodigy days. We were part of a group called PALS...Print Artist Lovers. She has done some really great stuff. |
Hi taunia - Wow. That's a beautiful box. I have a couple friends interested in boxed and they would love it. I do too! thanks for posting it. -- Michele |
Gayle is great. She used to be on my Yahoo Computer Crafts group. There are a lot of members in my group that make awesome templates!! ~Summer °ü° |
Would you bring that into print shop or some other program? and what kind of paper would you use? Jackie |
Jackie, I would use white cardstock to make one. |
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But ever since the All-Star Game, something's changed. After knocking off the Cavaliers in their first post-break contest, the Knicks have lost five straight and D'Antoni has even benched his high-priced starters Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony in the fourth quarters of a couple of the losses. Basically, the Knicks are now a basketball hybrid of "The Road" and "The Hunger Games" trilogy and there is a lot of sadness and hunger. We lost a lot of good men out there.
So now Mike D'Antoni needs his job saved again. Which needs Mike D'Antoni needs to find another miracle that's been buried somewhere far away from NBA eyes. Maybe that miracle comes from the Knicks' bench, maybe it comes from somewhere else. The only thing we know is that Mike D'Antoni needs to find that player and exploit him. Here are the most likely prospects:
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Perhaps the problem with the Knicks is that Tyson Chandler is too good at defense. This allows the rest of the Knicks to be lazy, which in turn leads to a bunch of points because even Tyson Chandler can't cover for four other guys, no matter how hard he tries. That's why Jerome Jordan is a perfect substitute. Like Lin, he basically never plays. Like Lin, he averages less than three points a game. Like Lin, no one else in the NBA really cares about him. He's the perfect, most Jeremy Lin-y choice on the Knicks. I expect he'll start every game from here on out.
Mike Bibby — Point Guard, New York Knicks
Kind of like a reverse psychology thing here where the Knicks will start playing Mike Bibby again in the hopes that that will refresh him, kind of like how farmers rotate crops every year to keep the soil fertile. Bibby is a hardened veteran who has been a great shooter from long range and I can't even pretend to do this because it's Mike Bibby and uuugggghhhhh come on he's still in the league? Criminy.
Armon Johnson — Point Guard, Unsigned
Johnson was just released by the Trail Blazers, meaning he's already got the prerequisite first cut from an NBA team under his belt. He'll obviously need to be picked up by a team with a well-respected GM (the Thunder, perhaps) and then cut before ever playing a game if he truly wants to succeed. Nonetheless, Johnson is talented and seems like he might be on the path to bouncing around the league, which is exactly when you want to sign a potential Jeremy Lin.
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It would be an unprecedented move to bring in a college student who hasn't formally declared for the draft, but it's probably something that isn't covered by the new CBA and is therefore a loophole through which the Knicks should jump. Higginbottom is averaging nearly 33 points per game on 28 percent shooting in the Concordia University intramural league, so he should be able to provide exactly what J.R. Smith has been since his return from China. And since Carmelo Anthony apparently hates J.R. Smith, the Knicks might as well replace him with a reasonable facsimile.
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Seth Rosenthal — Blogger, Posting and Toasting
Seth's a big fan and a really funny guy, so it might do wonders for the Knicks' ticket sales if they brought in someone like that. I've seen "Eddie," so I know this is a legitimate possibility. I only need 7 percent for negotiating the contract.
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No. 5 Georgia beat Georgia Southern 45-14 at Sanford Stadium on Saturday. But for one half at least, the Eagles had the Bulldogs worried.
The teams had played to a tie at 7 through the first 23 minutes and the Bulldogs were clinging to a 10-7 lead inside the final two minutes of the first half with Georgia Southern threatening to score a go-ahead touchdown. But the last 90 seconds of the half changed the course of the game.
Georgia Southern's Trevor McBurnett was called for a personal foul for a chop block on noseguard Kwame Geathers on a run that would have made it first-and-goal inside the 5. Instead, the penalty backed up the Eagles to the 22 and kicker Alex Hanks missed the 37-yard field goal attempt.
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The origins of Napa Valley's Mi Sueño Winery are not dissimilar from other peer wineries of Mexican-American ownership. More than thirty years ago, owner-winemaker Rolando Herrera accompanied his parents and family to St. Helena in Napa Valley as his father sought a better life for his family. Señor Herrera found work in a nursery while Rolando and his siblings went to school.
Five years later, the Herrera Family returned to El Llano, Michoacan, a departure from other winery stories of similar origin. Young Rolando now worked with his grandparents, farming corn, wheat and strawberries, and learned valuable lessons about the relationship of crops to the land on which they were planted. Rolando Herrera also nurtured a goal, one that was gleaned from his earlier experience with Napa Valley and its grapes. Upon reaching his fifteenth birthday, he returned to Napa to finish high school. While in school, Rolando went to work for fabled Napa icon Warren Winiarski at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars as a cellar worker. The job there would last ten years and would provide the momentum for the remainder of Rolando Herrera's tenure in the wine industry. Herrera was named cellar master at the youthful age of twenty-one.
"Warren was one of the most generous people you could ever imagine," commented Herrera. "He prompted me to go to college and provided me the means to take the wine industry seminars at UC Davis. Each year we would have a UC Davis grad come to the winery. They would teach me the theory and I would show them the practical approach to winemaking." In 1995, Rolando Herrera made the most difficult decision in his life and left Stag's Leap for nearby Chateau Potelle and French owner-winemaker Marquetta Fourmeaux. Here, Rolando believes, was the place where he learned the art of winemaking.
"This was the first time I was actually exposed to natural winemaking as the French prefer to do it," he explained. "In the end, it was all quite artistic and really changed my attitude toward my craft. I was extremely happy with everything and my life was pretty secure, but in the back of my mind something was missing."
It had started during the difficult harvest of 1996 when Herrera realized he was always making wines for other people and at someone else's direction. He knew he would never be able to prove himself and his abilities unless he did it on his own. Herrera decided to purchase some grapes and make some wine that he could eventually sell on the bulk market and recapture his investment. His initial purchase of Chardonnay came from the incredible 1997 vintage and the rest of the story is history.
"I was winemaker at Vine Cliff Winery at the time," he added. "They were kind enough to allow me to use their facility and make my wine. I chose Chardonnay because I felt it was a grape that California didn't utilize to its fullest." Herrera produced 250 cases of the first Mi Sueño (My Dream) Chardonnay. It was so good that his friends urged him to label it and sell it rather than put it on the bulk market. The wine sold out immediately to rave reviews and Mi Sueño has not looked back since. A number of French people called him to say that they thought the wine was French and not Californian in origin. Herrera has stuck with the style and today produces somewhere around 5,000 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, and a Cabernet/Syrah blend.
He is also beginning to look out for a near-perfect location on which to build his dream winery. He has outgrown the 4,000-foot facility he began with and even the 12,000-foot new facility he currently uses. He gives credit to each of his mentors, Winiarski, Fourmeaux, and his current business associate, Paul Hobbs. Each provides a different introspect to the wine business that affected the ultimate existence of Mi Sueño Winery.
"I am living my dream every minute," Rolando Herrera finalized. "And I consider myself a truly fortunate person." There's a little bit of Mi Sueño in each of our dreams, as Rolando Herrera's wonderful wines bear out.


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I collected several dozen buckeyes last fall, and stored them in a bag of soil in an unheated garage over the winter. Come spring, they were happily sending out nice long roots. I decided to use them for an experiment. At my job, we have heavy cardboard tubes left over at the end of the day, approximately 5" in diameter, 1/2" thick walls and 16" long. I sunk these into the ground 4-5", filled with compost, and planted the seeds into these to see how they would perform as free tree pots for tap-rooting trees. The tubes look like the link below. At first, the seedlings grew very well. Starting in mid-June, however, the leave edges started to turn brown and die. Eventually all the leaves turned brown/yellow and the plants died. Upon "dissection", the seedlings' roots looked large and healthy, and the soil was a little on the dry side. We've been having a record year here in Minnesota for rain, so I never bothered to water them. So, either a blight of some sort attacked all of them, a chemical in the tubes killed them, or the cardboard wicked away enough moisture to kill them. I'm not upset, as I have nowhere I wish to plant a buckeye anyway, but I DO want a plausible answer before I start trying to grow species I really do care about. Anyone want to help me play CSI: Buckeye with me here and chime in? |
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I think if you would've grown them facing eastern exposure, or dappled light or even an hour to two hours of sun-only, they'd have done ok. I grew a batch of buckeyes in-ground with full western and nearly full southern exposure and right around this time of the year the leaves would turn at minimum half-black from sun scorch. Their neighbors, oak seedlings and species with thicker leaves didn't burn, however other oak seedlings with less thick leaves also burned. Dax |
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the cardboard wicked away enough moisture to kill them. ==>> some variation of that is my vote .. had you simply stuck them in the ground... and i hope you did with some... i presume you would have had no problem ... as an experiment ... you created a non-normal growing culture and failed ... two thumbs up for the experiment ... just guessing.. you completely interfered with water management ... exactly how.. who knows ... and part of the problem is the whole tap root mythology .... IMHO ... its simply not requisite ... its just another root ... thx for the experiment ... BTW .. we get newsprint end rolls for the kids ... and the tubes are the same ... with the laminate glue in it.. i could beat a yugo to a pulp with the roll ... i cant see how any moisture permeated it ... in one season ... they are probably as hard as a 2 x 4 .... unless yours are different ... where the leaves sticking out the top??? ken |
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They dried out. You didn't water them, plus wicking. Rain was not enough, and you have no trays to collect and store any rainwater. I grow a lot of plants in plastic pots here near wet Seattle. They will dry out in the rain. Slower than if it's not raining, but they will dry out....and they don't wick and most of them have trays. Any plant in a pot needs constant monitoring. Mike |
Thanks for the constructive criticism, everyone :-) The seedlings were planted a couple inches deep into the pots, with compost over them to the top of the tube. That might have made things worse, since there wasn't even that little rain catchment basin present. Once I dug the tubes up, the ends in the ground were SLIGHTLY moist and soggy, just starting to come apart after several months in the ground. So yeah, they're VERY sturdy. I tried cutting a few up once, and anything short of a 12" miter saw is a joke against them. Even without the possibility of a taproot, I do like the idea of having free pots that I could easily move rather than dig up. I think I'll give it another shot with some oak and walnut seedlings next spring, but this time water them often. Thanks again! |
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I'm really interested in growing bromeliads outside but I've never grown them before inside or out. Does anyone know how they'll do outside here in SF? I've seen them growing on trees and on the ground at the botanical garden and I wanted to grow mine below my banana trees in part sun/shade. Advice on varieties and care? |
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