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I can't decide if we should hope the tree will re-root better or if we should take it out. It's a flowering pear, about seven years old. Some type of tall, columnar variety. Very narrow for its height.
It blew over about 35 degrees. DH uprighted it w/ropes but subsequent wind/rain caused it to tilt again. The ropes are ugly so I was hoping DH could straighten the tree again and take them down. I like the shade we get from the tree, w/o it there is no shade on the grass for my boys to play in their wading pool this summer :-( What would you do? Can a tree re-root and be sturdy? |
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Your tree can "reroot" if supported. You should be considering why it blew over? Is it shallow rooted in a very loose soil? Is the canopy so dense it is acting like a "sail" and not allowing the wind to blow through the tree? It will blow over again when you remove the supports unless you do something. Al |
- Posted by dick_sonia Sunset 17 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 2, 10 at 14:06
Poor wind resistance is a known fault of flowering pears, and it only gets worse as the tree gets larger. The more common problem -- especially with 'Bradford' and 'Cleveland Select' (which is probably what you have) -- is that the tree eventually falls apart because the fastigiate habit of the tree produces week crotches that split the trunk down the middle. Were it I, I would remove it and replace it with something more climate-suitable like Cotinus 'Grace,' Vitex agnus-castus or a small oak such as Quercus gambelii. I think you're just going to have increasing problems with it as it gets older, even if you manage to get it through its current root crisis. Fastigiate trees don't cast much shade anyway, so I don't see that as a major factor in favor of keeping it. |
- Posted by melle_sacto Z9/Sunset 14 CA (My Page) on Fri, Feb 5, 10 at 11:48
Thanks for responding! I'm sure it blew over b/c the branches acted like a sail. It has a tall, dense canopy. The tree grows in heavy soil and, even though I THOUGHT I deep-watered it, maybe I didn't do it right :-( Yes, the branches mostly have narrow crotch angles. It was a free shade tree through our utility program so I'm not out the $, but it's the only thing that shades our lawn in the hot afternoon sun and I have two young kids. Yes it's not much shade, but it's about eight feet of shade and that's better than nothing during Sacramento mid-day summers. I have a Vitex that I LOVE, but we're on a tight budget so buying another tree isn't an option. We do have a pomegranate that's about 6 feet tall and needs to be moved--I guess DH will take out the pear and put the pomegranate in it's place. |
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Have you thought about Fruitless Mulberry? I had one in my front yard for 30 years. It shaded my house in summer. It died and I have replaced with another .. named Barry Mulberry. http://home.howstuffworks.com/fruitless-mulberry-tree.htm |
- Posted by melle_sacto Z9/Sunset 14 CA (My Page) on Fri, Feb 5, 10 at 21:30
Thanks for the mulberry suggestion but we don't have space; I don't care for their look, plus DH is deathly allergic to them when they have all their spring pollen. I agree w/you that they provide great shade--deep, cool shade--for the right yard and people :-) Our backyard is small, which is probably why the utility company suggested we grow the narrow, columnar flowering pear. Pomegranates are small trees/large shrubs, plus ours is free--plus DH said he would be willing to move the pom and take out the pear. I mainly wanted to know whether it was worth the effort and stress of trying to get the current tree upright and keep our fingers crossed that it doesn't blow over again--sounds like it's not. |
- Posted by melle_sacto Z9/Sunset 14 CA (My Page) on Tue, Feb 16, 10 at 16:01
Hi everyone! I wanted to thank you for your advice. DH removed the pear this past weekend. All the main roots ranged from 1-5 inches below the soil surface and were mostly in the lawn (which was the direction it blew...toward the lawn and the house). I guess I didn't deep-water it enough :-O !!! I'm sad that the shade it gone, but the pomegranate will probably do a lot better. It was also near the lawn, and near the house, but didn't have a bunch of big roots snaking toward the lawn, the roots were more evenly distributed. Now the pom has more room to grow and we don't have to worry about it blowing over--plus it has a much prettier shape :-) |
Roots will grow where the moisture is. If only one side of the tree is consistently moist that is where you will find the roots. Unfortunately roots mostly on one side does not make the tree resist the wind from ALL directions very well. Al |
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One of the shots struck the car's front seat passenger, who was blinded in his right eye as a result.
The incident happened in a cul-de-sac in the Rockmount area in the early hours of 28 January 2007.
The Police Ombudsman's Office was informed about the incident by police and launched an immediate investigation.
The scene was forensically examined and accounts obtained from witnesses, including police, the occupants of the stolen car, and local householders.
Investigators established that two officers had been on mobile patrol in the Comber Road area of Dundonald shortly after 1.30am when they noticed a Vauxhall Monaro car reported as having been stolen in Comber earlier that evening. It was being closely followed by a Volkswagen Golf.
The officers turned their car and followed the vehicles, which turned into Rockmount. The officers used their car to try to block the Monaro's exit from the cul-de-sac.
Having initially stopped at the end of the street, about five metres away, facing the police car, the Monaro then accelerated and struck the front of the police car before reversing.
The officers got out of their car and moved towards its passenger side where they believed they would be safer, given that there was more space for the Monaro to pass on the other side.
An officer then drew his personal protection handgun and shouted "armed police" but the car drove at speed, with tyres screeching, towards him. At this stage, he was between the car, the footpath and a garden wall.
The officer said he feared for his life and was aware that his colleague had been moving to join him and was also likely to be at risk.
He stepped onto the footpath to his left but by this stage he said the car was "on top" of him.
Fearing that he and his colleague would be killed, the officer said he discharged two shots in quick succession at the driver of the car.
One of the shots struck the passenger in the head.
The car then mounted the footpath and drove through the gap between the police car and the wall, narrowly missing the officer, before turning onto the Comber Road and stopping a short distance away.
The occupant or occupants of the Volkswagen made off on foot and have never been identified.
The officers provided first aid for the injured man, before their colleagues drove him to hospital, having decided not to wait for an ambulance.
A subsequent forensic examination of the scene established that one of the shots had lodged in the pillar between the driver's door and the windscreen of the Monaro.
The shot which struck the front seat passenger passed through his right forearm, struck him on the right side of his head, before finally lodging in the front passenger seat door. The bullet damaged an optic nerve, blinding the man in his right eye.
The driver was uninjured.
The Police Ombudsman did not identify issues or make recommendations as a result of this investigation, however, it is of course regrettable that a man suffered a serious injury as a result of this incident.PSNI ACC Will Kerr
The Police Ombudsman did not identify issues or make recommendations as a result of this investigation, however, it is of course regrettable that a man suffered a serious injury as a result of this incident.
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Forensic experts were commissioned by the Police Ombudsman's Office to reconstruct the sequence of events.
Although they were unable to conclusively determine the officer's position when the shots were fired, they estimated he had been between 2.4 and 4.9 metres from the car.
The evidence suggested that the bullet which struck the passenger had been fired through the driver's door window.
Statements were obtained from the two men who had been in the stolen car, who both accepted that they had been drinking alcohol on the night of the incident.
The passenger recalled that after the car had been driven forward he had felt a pain on the left side of his head and realised he had been shot.
The driver, however, said the car had been stationary and claimed it was only when the shots had been fired, shattering the window to his right, that he had then driven through the gap between the police car and the wall.
A resident said the shots were fired as the car appeared to be about to hit an officer, while another heard car engines, followed by the sound of a collision and two shots being fired.
A file of evidence was prepared on the incident and submitted to the Public Prosecution Service which directed that the officer should not be prosecuted for his part in the incident.
The Police Ombudsman, Dr Michael Maguire, noted that forensic evidence suggested the first shot was fired when the car was only a few metres from the officer, and the second when it was even closer. He said the officer would have had little or no time to react between the two shots.
He added that while officers were discouraged from firing shots at moving vehicles, legislation and guidelines did provide for rare occasions on which there was an imminent and seemingly inescapable risk of death or serious injury.
Dr Maguire concluded that the use of live fire had been justified in the circumstances, and made no recommendation for disciplinary action against the officers involved.
Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr said the PSNI welcomed the Ombudsman's findings.
"The report stated that witness and forensic evidence supported the officer's belief that he and his colleague standing nearby were at risk of death or serious injury when he fired shots at the stolen car which was deliberately driven at him," he said.
"The legal and procedural framework in which police operate discourages the discharge of firearms at moving vehicles for a variety of reasons but also provides for those rare occasions on which police officers find themselves, or others, at imminent and seemingly inescapable risk of death or serious injury from the actions of those driving such vehicles."
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If you open Windows Explorer and pick a file, any file by right clicking on it – a menu opens up that gives you choices to Open, Explore, Cut, Copy, Send To, etc. Handy stuff. But it's gotten out of hand with all sorts of programs I've installed adding their own RAR, WinZIP, ScanSoft listings. The menu list is now so long and cluttered that I have to scroll to find Rename, which is the one I use the most.
How can I get rid of some of those items? I've searched the registry for the text in the menu, I've poured through the SHELL commands, I've looked for associations with the file name with no luck.
I have to be missing something very simple and I bet this probably affects a lot of people since most programs now do this when installing.
Thanks from a Plus reader! —Courtney Harrington
First, let me point out an alternative: Highlight any file, hit F2, and you can then rename the file directly, without needing to call up a menu.
But to answer your specific question: Indeed, some context menu items are handled by shell commands stored in the Registry, but others are controlled other ways. There also are differences depending on whether the item you're editing is a file, a desktop item, an icon….
PC Mag has a utility called "context edit," that would probably help, but they charge for the download (which seems really cheesy to me— PC Mag isn't exactly a struggling shareware author…). But if you want it, it's here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,9879,00.asp
If you want a purely-shareware tool, System Workshop 2.3 contains a context menu editor. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2012.html
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I have one large vanilla orchid and a few of the raja puri bananas. This delicious desert banana is hardy to zone 8 and rather short for a banana so acceptable for pot culture. My wish list: Dominico's white italian fig My plants are well rooted good sized plants I am looking for the same but will entertain offers for cuttings. |
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- Posted by whatisntseen 10 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 24, 13 at 11:17
I have a bunch of longans and hawaiian papayas that were started from seed. Would you be interested in trading for vanilla orchid? I can also try making a cutting from our sugar apple tree if you'd like. Unfortunately we have nothing from your wishlist, sorry. |
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Its a given that many people plod along daily, faithfully performing their tasks unnoticed by the crowd, seldom getting a word of thanks or praise. Last week we celebrated Mothers Day. That was good, but who remembered to thank single mothers? Many men and women work hard each day and together add a great deal to keep the machinery of life functioning smoothly, so much so that many take it for granted. Often theyre only appreciated after they are gone. Personnel in our Armed Forces are often so treated. We are reminded of the 243 Marines that died in their sleep in Lebanon or those sailors suddenly swept out of the land of the living on the USS Iowa, to give a couple examples. And it seems like some would like to just be forgotten after what happened in Benghazi with our Ambassador and Navy Seals.
This weekend is Pentecost, which in Greek means 50th, the fiftieth day after Easter, when the Holy Spirit came in a visible way. Read about this great wonder in the 2nd chapter of Acts. It is this person of the Godhead who is sadly often forgotten among us, and He is the One that gathers and enlightens the whole Christian church on earth and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith. By bringing us to faith in Christ He gives us the blessing of the cross. This is necessary because by nature we are spiritually dead and cannot by our reason believe in Christ or come to Him. So He always accompanies the gospel whenever it is used to create faith and bestow the forgiveness of sins to us, to all who believe. At the end of time this often forgotten Holy Spirit will raise us up from the dead.
In preparing His disciples for His departure (you might read the whole chapter of John 16) Jesus called this forgotten person, the Comforter. He said He had to go away in order to send Him and when He would come He would remind the world of three things. He will convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment.
Of sin because they believe not on me, the world has come to have a superficial idea of sin. Although it recognizes coarse outbursts and we have policemen and prisons, it falls far short of the measure of a God that is so holy, any thought, word or deed contrary to His commandments is a transgression. Disobeying your parents is as bad as Eves or Cains sin, or some thieves stealing and going to jail. What is serious is that it puts us out of a right relationship with God. And to satisfy His justice against sin God sent His son to the cross for all mans sin. All sin, the greatest and least, has been paid for on the cross. Again, this is not understood by the world!
Now there is one sin that is unpardonable and becomes the greatest of all, because it makes a person accountable for all his other transgressions; that is the sin of unbelief. It condemns because it refuses to accept the pardon that exists for all men. Now if you believe this and you find you believe in the Christ who pardoned you, this is a conviction that the Holy Spirit has worked in you, so be grateful!
Second, this Comforter the Lord sent will convince us of true righteousness, because I go to the Father. Man likes to think righteousness is within himself, that it is something we must produce ourselves. By our egocentric nature we all think this way. But the Lord is saying when the Holy Spirit comes He will convince you and show you there is only one righteousness that avails before God; it is not in you or me but in Jesus Christ, Who sits at the right hand of God. If you are convinced of this and that His perfect life and death credits you with His righteousness, then the forgotten person of the Godhead has been working in your heart.
Finally, the Comforter convinces us that judgment must come because Satan has been judged. Satan who brought the curse of sin on mankind was conquered by the cross. His evils of sin, death and hell are removed by the cross. The day is coming when you will witness the final judgment.
In the meantime, resist Satan and do not grieve the Holy Spirit. Enjoy Pentecost and always remember the Lords Word, if earthly fathers give good gifts to their children how much more will the heavenly Father give you the Holy Spirit! Do not forget to ask!


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I have a number of herbs growing in pots outside my back door on my patio. We used to have a big ant problem, with thm getting into our house through the back door. Now all the ants are gone. As I put all the herbs out around the same time, I don't know which one(s) deter the ants. I'd like to know so I can leave the herb(s) by the door in the winter. |
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Could it be that you had put down some kind of poison for the ants you forgot about? Boric acid seems to kill ants and mixed with water and something sweet like sugar, makes for a great ant bait. Here, I see ants all over my garden, which don't seem to affect any plant growth. I am now growing tomatoes, peppers, dill, basil, string beans, peas, limas, thyme, oregano, rosemary, asparagus, onions, garlic, chives, fruit trees including apple, peach, raspberries, blueberries. None of these seem to be bothered by any ants. |
- Posted by daisyduckworth Aust (My Page) on Sun, Jul 8, 07 at 18:30
Ants will often come and go according to the weather. They'll often come into the house if it rains, or in a drought, for instance. If they're after termites, they'll invade, too. Once the population of termites has depleted enough not to be able to support the population of ants, they'll go hunting elsewhere. Sage, pennyroyal, peppermint, rue, mint, bay, lavender, marigolds, pyrethrum, wormwood, yarrow or tansy will all deter ants. If they got to your coffee grounds, they wouldn't like that, either. And they don't like vinegar, or chilli, or cucumber. Boiling water isn't so good for them, either! |
- Posted by mommie_rose 5 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 9, 07 at 12:35
Thank you guys! I have mint and marigolds back there and I do put coffee grounds in my pots as well. I thought it may have been my echinasia. |
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text: Thursday, August 31, 2006 NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk recognized for asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, in Human Rights Magazine: The Spring 2006 issue of Human Rights Magazine, by the American Bar Association (ABA), focuses on "Aboriginal Occupiers of the Soil" and calls attention to the efforts of NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk. Echohawk, a Pawnee, was the first graduate of the University of New Mexico's special program to train Indian lawyers, and has been with NARF since its inception, having served continuously as Executive Director since 1977. He has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America by the National Law Journal since 1988 and has received numerous service awards and other recognition for his leadership in the Indian law field. The article, titled "Human Rights Hero: John Echohawk," is available online at the web site of the ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities. |


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Photos: Nature heavily influences shows at Robischon and William Havu galleries
Michael Paglia visits Robischon Gallery and William Havu Gallery in this week's review, "The Nature Lovers," taking in a group show, an exhibit featuring both Sam Scott & Jim Waid, as well as a show from Homare Ikeda. These three shows are all heavily inspired by nature and the art in them ranges from paintings to sculptures. Continue reading for photos from all three exhibits. William Havu Gallery Sam Scott, Earth, Water & Sky II
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Southeast Europe: a new land for Business Process Outsourcing
Romania, Bulgaria and other SoutEastern European countries are experiencing an outstanding growth, despite the economic crisis in Europe. Call center debt collection also boom in Eastern Europe.
Romania and Bulgaria have true democratic political regimes and are members of the European Union. This translates itself not only in the protection of the overall business environment by the EU's laws and regulations, but also in a much better trained workforce. As many students now have the opportunity to study in world renowned universities in the EU, they not only improve and consolidate their multilingual skills, but also are presented with the opportunity of having first hand contact with the cultural values of those countries, with the system of values that govern their societies and also with the way in which their citizens behave in certain given situations.
When a customer calls to report a problem and get help, agents in countries like Romania or Bulgaria have such backgrounds that they are will able to much better address his/her needs than SouthEastern Asian competitors, thus improving the level of customer satisfaction for companies. For this reason, an increasing number of companies haved started to consider exploiting this potential "HR gold mine", which combines low labor costs and large multilingual labor pools, and decided to outsource this branch of their business to SouthEastern Europe providers.
Aside from the outsourcing of IT and telecom services, there is also a recent growth in the outsourcing to Eastern Europe of customer care support for ecommerce companies.


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Reviewing the SteelSeries WoW MMO Legendary edition gaming mouse {WoW}
Dec 5th 2011 1:58PM I feel as though there is a far more practical and intended use for this function.
As the reviewer has stated that he seems to find that the button is in an unnatural position to be pressed by the digitus minimus, I believe the original intention was for the player bind a survivability cool-down ability / macro to that specific mouse key so that in the unexpected event that you find yourself going 'oh shi-' and under the immediate effects of the flight-or-flight response and prone to 'flinching' as your muscles tense up, you should be able to train your body to 'flinch' the mouse immediately to the right side of your mousepad / desk to the secured brick that you have conveniently placed to perform the maneuver that will cause the digitus minimus to activate the otherwise normally considered 'ergonomically flawed' button due to the resulting collision between the brick and the mouse at high speed. This gives function to the otherwise immobile minor knuckle portion of the finger that seems to be responsible for the use of the mouse key and I believe this genius and thinking-out-of-the-box design should have received a lot more praise in the article.
It may have also been intended for people who use a tad more extreme 'claw grip' on their mouse, but that's hardly interesting.
The Queue: Back in the land of weather {WoW}
Oct 26th 2011 11:25AM "What are the writers (who are interested in this feature) going to use in their team?"
And to extend on that, would there be a writer that could possibly do a weekly article for pet battles and other related activities like training and catching wild pets? :P
It shouldn't be too hard to find a punny name for it.
WoW Moviewatch: Still Subscribed {WoW}
Oct 14th 2011 2:11PM I also found it funny that your comment (so far) seems to be one of the few that actually took the moment to see the funny side of it and not (frankly speaking) be butthurt because they some found it insulting, inaccurate or some such.
I'm not too sure if people just haven't listened to the song that it was parodied from or what. The original song is generally dark, witty, and passive aggressive and the creator of the lyrics did a good job of reflecting that into this song.
Even for those who don't know the original and/or just disregard everything above, is it so hard to just stand back and laugh? I'm still subbed to the game (at least until I see what Blizzard has planned at Blizzcon) but I can still take a neutral stand point and be critical enough to know that parts of the song aren't far off from the reality of the game. It might be a tad bit harder for people who may have a stronger bias towards the game and Blizzard and naturally attempt to support it, but please just loosen up and enjoy it.
And this is me biting my tongue after looking at some of the blue rated posts that are borderline aggressive in regards to "people who don't agree with me should shut up and leave"
The Queue: Pig-tailed bank teller {WoW}
Oct 14th 2011 11:24AM Has Blizzard said anything in regards to transmogging and a work around to keep the effects of things such as from Fandral's Flamescythe (fire kitty staff)?
I imagine it would be a technical limitation so would I have to be content in the hope that feral would get another weapon with a cosmetic effect in the next tier? A lava kitty (or bear) with armoured plates?
The Queue: Healing is ________ since the start of Cataclysm {WoW}
Oct 14th 2011 1:02AM @MattKrotzer
"I'm sure we all have a different definition of security, but having tense moments isn't the same as open warfare/attacks."
Well if you count the proxy conflicts that were influenced by the Cold War such as the Vietnam war, Soviet war in Afghanistan and the Korean war where we've had millions of civilians killed, I'd be interested to know the casualty count post-Cold War between two common parties. To think the Cold War was nothing but world leaders playing a game of chess while sending strongly worded letters seems more like someone didn't look beyond the direct threat to themselves and what was actually going on beyond their own borders which both sides were still responsible for.
Sure, you didn't have open warfare or conflict in your home, but it was your soldiers who may have come from your home town doing the same thing elsewhere.
Patch 4.3 PTR Video: New spell effects for shaman, warlocks, druids {WoW}
Sep 29th 2011 2:31PM "DOSE REKOUNT WURK YET?"
Oh lawdy.
WoW Archivist: The changing raid design of Naxxramas, page 2 {WoW}
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Halo 4 creative director Ryan Payton leaves Microsoft, opens Camouflaj [update] {Joystiq}
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Breakfast Topic: What size and frequency do you prefer for expansions? {WoW}
Sep 2nd 2011 10:27AM @MattKrotzer
"LOTRO especially, offered lifetime subscriptions for a pretty hefty fee when they were launching. I suspect there were some pretty disappointed people 6-9 months later when they announced they were going F2P."
"6-9 months"
Oh boy, here we go.
Release date: April 24, 2007
Announcement of F2P option: June 4, 2010
Also, LOTRO uses a hybrid of F2P, Premium (F2P player that has purchased items on their store. They gain extra account wide benefits), and subscription (VIP) options. Those with a VIP account get premium + additional features and 500 points to spend on their store each month (roughly $7~ USD worth of points per month). Those with a lifetime subscription have lifetime VIP benefits. I haven't even played the game but most of the information is around 2 clicks away on their website.
Breakfast Topic: What size and frequency do you prefer for expansions? {WoW}
Sep 2nd 2011 8:45AM The idea that we might have a shorter period between expansions just makes me feel like I'm going somewhere different for an extended holiday, rather than calling a new world home for the foreseeable future.
One of the main pulls I had to WoW was that it was a large, immersive world where I could basically lose myself in wonder. Vanilla, Outland, and Northrend all did that for me. I went through the pre-expansion gap woes fairly easily, but Cata has already worn me down even though we're only (already) at it's mid-point. Even though the time between patches in WotLK was quite long, they were at the very least accessible, and had plenty of content left over from just the base expansion release or the previous patch.
The cost of buying expansions more frequently (assuming they'll be the same price) isn't all that much of a concern to me, but it will be harder for me to justify the subscription cost, expansion cost, and content it may have in comparison to other games I could purchase and spend my limited time on.


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How to build world-class studios
Great studios aren't just wired, they're built from the ground up. First, size does matter. While other constraints often force studios to be smaller than optimum, it is easier to build and to service equipment in a room that was not previously a closet. Find enough space to have the studio furniture away from two walls and preferably three. This provides good options for reaching the back of equipment racks and for punch block access that does not require you to become intimate with the on-air talent.
For the best sound isolation, use double-wall construction between different studios and staggered-stud construction on outside walls or between studios and the rest of the facility. All studios should have hard ceilings. Even if a suspended ceiling is installed for acoustic purposes, the walls should go up to the building's hard ceiling and be well sealed at the top. Use commercially available sound isolation doors or build copies of them. The same is true for windows. Double- or triple-pane windows should use glass panes of different thicknesses. This provides the maximum efficiency to prevent sound transmission because the panes will resonate at different frequencies. Make sure the glass rests on rubber gaskets, too.
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Air handling is a vital but often overlooked component of sound isolation. Make sure that the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) contractor understands the issues of sound isolation and wind noise. Low-noise registers in a sufficient quantity will ensure low air flow velocity. Sound baffles or multiple bends in the supply ducts will reduce blower noise. Use a minimum of 25 feet and three bends between any blowers and a studio. Each studio also needs its own return register with baffles or multiple bends. Do not use the plenum space above a suspended ceiling as an air return, it will result in sound leakage from studio to studio. I have successfully used pigtails on plenum return systems, which consist of about 20 feet of flex duct snaked with several bends in it in the plenum space. One end is open to the plenum and the other is connected to the return register. This provides excellent sound attenuation while not impeding air flow.
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Studios should be fairly dead, acoustically speaking, but the best live mic sound is obtained when there is some warmth to the room and instead of being completely anechoic. There are some studio acoustics basics that should be kept in mind.
Different acoustic treatment techniques work better at different frequencies, so use a mix of different types. A suspended ceiling that does not cover the entire room, typically floating about a foot from all the walls, is an excellent bass trap and is unobtrusive. For an aesthetic touch, paint the hard ceiling above the float black or some other dark color. Sound absorption panels are available in different thicknesses and colors to match the decor. Wooden baffle-type sound diffusors, while expensive, are excellent acoustics treatments to prevent slapback echoes on walls behind talent, and they can be quite attractive as well. Another trick that enhances acoustics is to build the studios with non-parallel walls, although this usually takes some serious explaining to management. The offsets don't have to be large; a foot longer on one wall than the opposite wall is enough offset to reduce acoustic standing waves, but odd-shaped rooms take some getting used to. One way we dealt with this in a recent station-cluster project was to build all the studios as wedges around a circle. This worked well acoustically and looked impressive, too.
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I prefer wood floors to carpet because they are more durable if a sufficiently hard material is used. This will put more strain on the rest of the acoustic treatment, especially the ceiling. Use a hard wood, such as oak or Australian cypress, and do not use the pre-finished type. Instead, have it sanded, finished and sealed after installation — this makes for the toughest, spill-resistant floor. Wood floors last much longer when chairs with special wheels intended for wood are used, so make sure the person who specs the studio chairs knows the difference.
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Get the people who will be using the studio involved in the design process of that studio. Draw a set of studio layout sheets for each studio with the proposed rack layouts, equipment placement and console channel assignments generated with input from programming and production staff. Then submit this documentation to the client. Have the client's general manager or program director sign off on the design — literally. Have him sign each sheet. This allows a minimal chance for misunderstanding, and if any last-minute changes are wanted, it's easy to document justification for additional labor charges, if needed.
There is enough prefabricated furniture available for just about everyone's taste and budget, so I don't see much point in having a local carpenter of unproven experience with broadcasting build furniture. Either way, make sure that the cabinets are deep enough for the equipment, that the placement of equipment suits station personnel, that there is sufficient access behind and underneath equipment for servicing and ventilation, and that there are large built-in wiring channels and punch-block areas. Look for quality details like inlaid Formica or other surfacing, and real wood instead of pressboard. Free-standing furniture can be shifted as needed and can be disassembled without ripping it from the walls in the event that the studio must be moved. Generally speaking, built-in furniture cannot be moved. It involves too much hassle, too much damage to the furniture, and too little likelihood that the new room will be the same dimensions as the old one. Free-standing furniture can move relatively easily.
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Would love to find ways and places to perform it in the Bay area, thanks in advance for any contacts and stuff! ;)
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What Happens when FEMA Approves CAP?
The underlying mechanics of the Emergency Alert System have been the source of extensive debate recently. It's not a new subject, but interest was quickly renewed when news of a radio spot for gasoline company Arco included a modified EAS tone that caused some EAS units to decode the partial RWT header to be logged. Some attentive engineers investigated the issue and discovered the details, which we documented at RadioMagOnline.com.
The poor choice in marketing caused many to think about EAS again, especially with the near perpetual wait for FEMA to finally adopt CAP as its standard. Once the decision is made (I have heard speculation that the announcement will come at the beginning of October), many broadcasters are concerned with the now legendary 180-day clock that will begin counting down.
FCC Rules 11.55 and 11.56 mention the 180-day clock. 11.55 discusses how CAP could be implemented into state plans and how stations might receive those messages. 11.56 has the meat: "[A]ll EAS participants must be able to receive CAP-formatted EAS alerts no later than 180 days after FEMA publishes the technical standards and requirements for such FEMA transmissions."
We knew CAP was coming. Some still question the reasons for implementing it, but the reality is that stations will have to comply with the change. If you attended the 2010 NAB Show you heard the CAP demonstrations (which you could not avoid hearing anywhere in the Central Hall). The technology and hardware exist. Similar demos (although hopefully not as loud) will be held at the 2010 Radio Show.
Some stations are already in complete or near-complete compliance. Stations that bought an EAS encoder/decoder within the last 12 months (and possibly longer) can very likely already decode CAP messages, although many newer EAS units will need a software update with the latest CAP protocol. Some estimates say 10 percent of stations are ready when the 180-day clock expires.
I hear complaints about the unexpected cost of replacing EAS equipment. It's hard to call it unexpected at this point. The notice of the 180-day clock has been in place for more than two years. Granted, some stations operate on tighter-than-tight budgets, but this is an expense that should have been planned for by now. While no one likes to scrap equipment that works, the current EAS was designed 15 years ago. That's a step away from stones knives and bear-skin huts in technology terms.
There are also several unknowns in how states and local agencies will transmit CAP messages. Much of the CAP rollout is a work in progress. But for stations, having the CAP-compliant EAS unit is the basic step. As engineers, we usually want all the details before installing a new system, but all the details are not yet known. If a state or local plan has no mention of CAP, a station obviously cannot fully integrate the system. But the CAP-compliant EAS unit can still be installed.
There have been pleas to extend the clock to 12 months or more, but even if the clock is extended to 24 months, many broadcasters will wait until the very last day before updating their equipment.
If nothing else, the 180-day clock puts a firm deadline on events that have already been put into action.
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Full of dreams, fifth-graders aim to work for a better tomorrow
We asked fifth-graders at two diverse elementary schools in Renton to share their dreams with us. A decade ago, it was hard to imagine what the future would look like for these kids, the first crop born after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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TARAS SUKHOVINSKYY and his buddy, Daniel Ortiz, are sitting on the prickly gray carpet outside their fifth-grade classroom at Tiffany Park Elementary School in Renton, talking about their dreams.
"I want to be an inventor and invent new things so life is easier for people," says Taras, 10, a darling, earnest boy with sleepy eyes. His T-shirt is embroidered with the word "awesome," which pretty much describes him and his plans to invent flying cars and robots that do laundry and take out the garbage.
Taras' playful classmate, Daniel, says he's going to be a video-game designer.
"I'm going to sell it for a lot of money so I can pay my family back," Daniel says proudly. He's grateful, he says, for everything his family has given him.
Good-hearted, kind, smart, ambitious dreamers. Meet the Class of 2013, fifth-grade edition.
We didn't know what to expect when we asked fifth-graders at two diverse elementary schools in Renton to sit down with us and share their dreams.
A decade ago, it was hard to imagine what the future would look like for these kids. They were the first crop born after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The world seemed so dark then, the future so uncertain, that a pregnant woman was just as likely to get a look of concern as congratulations.
As they learned to walk, scribble, dribble a soccer ball and page through "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," the country endured two wars, a prolonged recession, home foreclosures and job losses in the millions, including some of their parents'. School and family budgets were cut even as income inequality became so skewed that citizens took to the streets in protest.
It was enough to wear down the most committed optimist.
Yet here they are, a spirited parade of humanity clad in jeans and T-shirts, fuzzy jackets and hoodies, ready to claim their future.
These 10- and 11-year-olds, with their coltish legs and smiles unspoiled by the tyranny of orthodontia, have not learned there are things they can't do.
They want to help. They want to be useful.
They want to go to college, and start businesses and build things. They want to take care of pets and their parents.
That's not to say they've figured it out. They're still trying on titles like socks from their parents' drawers: architect/photographer, veterinarian/artist, teacher/pediatrician ... Some day, one or more of them will fit.
They know chasing dreams requires hard work and practice.
They are the embodiment of hope, and they're counting on us, the adults, to help them find their way.
They want to learn from us.
We can learn a lot from them, too.
AT THE RIPE old age of 10, Farhiyo Aden already has her eye on business.
"I want to be making clothes or making a restaurant," she says shyly, her head covered by a patterned purple hijab.
The third oldest of seven children, Farhiyo says her mother wants her to be a doctor. But she'd rather be running a restaurant with her sister in France, serving up French fries and pizzas. If not that, then she wants to make wedding dresses and casual clothes, she says.
Farhiyo has only a vague notion of what it takes to run a restaurant: "Ask my mother for more recipes," she offers when questioned about how she plans to make her dream happen.
But her teacher, John Paul, is gradually helping fill in the knowledge gaps.
When he has a few minutes between lessons, he cues up a 3-minute animated Web video featuring America's most benevolent businessman, Warren Buffett, talking in kid terms about managing money and starting a business.
Buffett describes how much work it takes to build a reputation and how easy it is to destroy that reputation with a single act of dishonesty. As he wraps up the lesson, the students repeat the closing line along with him: "The more you learn, the more you earn."
Last year, the Renton School District began encouraging teachers to teach career and college readiness. Paul, 34, who is also a writer and musician, seized on an idea floated by the school's music teacher: Instead of preparing kids to enter the workforce, why not prepare them to be the source of that workforce?
"Resilience is going to have to be underlying everything, no matter what they do," Paul says. "They know they have to go forward and attack that dream."
Paul says many of his students have been affected by the bad economy and "bring it up in a big way."
"With all the bad news, it's tough for people," Paul says. "Things can be pretty bad, but I tell them, 'You can be the person who pulls it off.' "
The students pick up ideas at school, he says, but their exposures outside the class, whether on television or in person, can have a searing effect. For instance, a few weeks earlier, a Renton firefighter came to the school for an assembly. When asked their future plans, four of the 21 students we spoke to in Paul's class said they wanted to be firefighters or paramedics.
ACROSS TOWN, at Talbot Hill Elementary, Melissa McDowell's fifth-graders are already holding down jobs.
The school runs a "microsociety" within the school that includes government, courts, a bank, media outlets and businesses that they manage and work for as employees. Some of them have been promoted to managers, while others have been "fired." Still others make products they sell at the school marketplace, operate a bank, and a magazine and television station.
"They're building real-world skills that give them the confidence to go forward," says McDowell.
The 14 students from McDowell's class who spoke with us were confident, but their choices at this point seem more informed by the people they're exposed to, or stories they've heard, than by the microsociety experience.
"I want to be a nurse in Africa," says Devante Lawyer. "I want to help kids that, like, lost their parents and stuff."
Devante says he began thinking about his career choice last year. He can't put a finger on the genesis, except to say, "I just don't feel like they should ... have a life that's unfair, like, to ours. They work hard and don't get as much as they need."
Devante says he doesn't have a specific country in mind, just "one that needs help the most, maybe."
He says he'd like to go to Harvard, and find a mentor to tell him what nursing is like and what steps he needs to follow.
His classmate Helen Chen also has plans for college.
"I really wanted to be, since I was 4, I wanted to be a vet and artist — so probably both," she says.
"I'm fascinated by animals and their distinctive features," she says, warming to the subject. "Since when I learned to read, I've been interested in animals: what they're good at, how they react to predators and prey."
Her favorite: "The duck-billed platypus. They're the only mammal that lays eggs, and they have a sixth sense, too."
THE TALBOT students and their counterparts at Tiffany Park included a few with aspirations to play professional sports, though not in conventional ways.
Amaziah Lynch emerged from the school's library with six paperbacks about the National Basketball Association — study material to prepare her for a career in the NBA, either as a player or coach.
It's a longshot career, and she knows that, she says. That's why she has a backup plan: doctor.
Her grandparents are disabled, and she enjoys cooking for them: greenbeans and corn, waffles, sausage and eggs.
Either way — pro baller or doctor — she says she's headed for college. Adults can help her by telling her the steps she needs to take, and things she needs to learn at an early age.
"I'm pushing myself to be better than my parents were," she says.
Kamyah Alexander from Tiffany Park is determined to play professional football.
"My mom says there's no football girl league, but I tell her I'm going to make one because I want to play," says Kamyah, who, at 11, has more confidence than half of Seattle. Not surprisingly, she wants to play quarterback.
"I'm not a girly-girl," she says, scrunching up her face as if she'd just tasted overcooked broccoli. "I'm sort of tough, a tom boy."
She wants to live in a mansion in Los Angeles or Miami. Maybe Atlanta or Las Vegas. Someplace warm and sunny. She settles back for a minute with her eyes to the ceiling dreaming, a slow smile spreading on her face.
Her classmate, Rachel Knittle, is equally certain about her desire to write fantasy. She's already written at least 10 stories, she says.
"I've liked writing books since second grade, and loved actually spelling things correctly," says Rachel, who got hooked on fantasy, thanks to J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series.
"I started reading Harry Potter, but stopped because it was hard. I picked up again in fourth grade," she says, and got hooked on the details. She's started looking for those telling details for her writing, too, she says, and keeps writing so she won't forget them.
Carlos Silver, who attends Talbot, also has a jump-start on his dream of designing a more interesting smartphone.
His brown eyes widen as he describes the ways they could be better and cooler.
"Maybe it can be a different shape," he says, like maybe triangular, made entirely of blue glass. He's got other ideas, too, that he's sketched at home.
Carlos says he wants to work at Microsoft when he's grown, and says adults can help him get there by assisting him with homework.
ONE OF THE MOST striking things about these young people is how many of them are interested in helping others.
There's Elijah Ogundimu, who wants to be a teacher.
And Liliya Kozub and Karyna Yukhno want to be doctors; Angelique Martin wants to be a doctor or a nurse.
"My mom, she had cancer and I really wanted to help her," Angelique says. "I really want to be a nurse to help people who have cancer."
There's Tyler Ashley, who made a pact with his older sister to become police officers in Renton. But he watched a TV show called "Chicago Fire," and decided to be a paramedic instead.
If one thing is clear, it's that we don't have to worry about their hearts. We do have to worry about giving them the resources and encouragement they need, and about ways to teach them more than academics.
A recent Brookings Institute study shows that social and emotional learning are just as important as academic competency in predicting success in middle school. Children with self-awareness, self-control, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making skills do better in school than a child still navigating those waters, according to the authors. Without those skills, emotional distress takes over.
The more adults expose children to possibilities, and talk about their own successes and failures, what worked and what didn't, the more children will understand the importance of perseverance, says Tiffany Park's Paul.
Because, at the end of the day, after the math and reading lessons, after library and music and art class, there's something else the kids need: hope.
Susan Kelleher is a Pacific NW magazine staff writer. John Lok is a Seattle Times staff photographer.


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Does anyone know a source of this Rhododendron 'Chikor'
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Chikor is a tender yellow. I can't imagine it growing in zone 5 NH outside a greenhouse. You will have to order it from a warmer climate like: Greer Gardens in Eugene, Oregon Rhododendron 'Chikor' — (rupicola var. chryseum x ludlowii) 18", 0°F, EM, 4-5/4. A fine, true yellow dwarf rhododendron from Peter Cox in Scotland. The intricate, twiggy stems make this plant appear like a tree in miniature. Winter weather brings a bronze-red coloration to the foliage that contrasts well with accompanying winter greens. Even Hank Schannen at RareFind in New Jersey doesn't list it for sale. |
PS: I just looked up Chikor in Ken Cox's book, Rhododendron & Azaleas, a colour guide. It is his family's plant, the first in their bird series. He says: It "needs cool roots and moist, but well-drained soil. Good in Scotland (zone 7) but rather a struggle in the Pacific Northwest (zone 6). Not very suited to container production." |
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Thank You Rhodyman. What comes close to 'Chikor' then ? |
If Mr. Cox is referring to Scotland as 7 and PNW as 6, he's using Sunset Zoning so even further from z5NH in temperatures. We're USDA Z8 here in Western Washington and as close as I am to the ocean I'm really Z8b - haven't grown Chikor however so I couldn't tell you if it struggles :) |
Yellow and New Hampshire are a stretch. The rhododendron search feature on the American Rhododendron Society website lists a number of "hardy" "yellows": Capistrano is probably the yellowest, but is very hard to keep alive and the flowers usually look ragged. Many people try it over and over. Casanova is probably the best one to try. It is not as yellow but a much better plant. For good hardy yellows, deciduous azaleas are the best. My favorite is Klondyke. |
Here is a link that might be useful: American Rhododendron Society
Zone 7 = Scotland wouldn't be the Sunset Climate Zones either, nor would it be expected he'd be using those way over there - Sunset has never gone beyond North America with them. Sunset Climate Zone 7 is the hot summer climate of the Rogue Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills. Presumably he was attempting to use USDA Hardiness Zones, and as is so often the case mistook the minimum temperature ranges indicated for these as reflecting the record lows rather than the average annual lows. Scotland = Zone 7 (average lows 0 to 10 degrees F.) and PNW = Zone 6 (average lows -10 to 0 degrees F.) is just plain wrong, period. Scotland ranges from cold mountain areas that would fall within USDA 7 to coastal strips as mild as those of California. Most rhododendron collections there would not be located in the colder interior. Likewise to get into Zone 6 here you have to go way up into the mountains. Most people in this area are gardening in Zone 8. |
When I worked at a nursery in Tukwila, Wa., near Seattle over thirty years ago we grew Chikor. It didn't do too well. I doubt they have it now. |
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A public forum was held Tuesday night to introduce the two finalists for superintendent of the Tempe Union High School District. The finalists are Kenneth Baca and Greg Wyman.
Baca is currently assistant superintendent for business services for Phoenix Elementary School District, where he has worked since 2002. He previously worked as director of assessment, evaluation and externally funded programs for that district.
Wyman is currently the associate superintendent of schools for Tempe Union High School District, where he has worked since 2002. He previously served as superintendent of Snowflake Unified School District and Apache Junction Unified School District.
The governing board is looking to fill the spot that will be vacated by current superintendent Steve Adolph, who will retire June 30.