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Fiberglass vs. pleated furnace filters
posted by: ljbrandt on 05.04.2010 at 11:33 pm in Heating & Air Conditioning Forum I've been doing ALOT of reading and research on this subject and can't find a definitive impartial opinion on which filter to use.
My situation : 2 year old Goodman 95% furnace and a/c unit. No allergies or excess dust buildup in the house...I just want the air handler to run as efficiently as possible with the least restrictive air flow, but don't want to lose mechanical efficiency by having dust build-up on the coils. Will a basic 'el cheapo' fiberglass filter changed every month be adequate in preventing dust buildup inside the unit? What's your opinion? thanks! P.S. as far as air filtration goes for pollen/dust etc…I'll be using a 20" box fan with a 20x20 pleated air filter attached :=) NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 08.17.2012 at 09:15 am last updated on: 08.17.2012 at 09:15 am
Transition from pavers on slab down to sidewalk without pavers
posted by: cindywhitall on 06.06.2009 at 10:35 pm in Gardening with Stone Forum My ugly concrete slab is going to be covered with pavers, probably the brick looking type from HD or Lowes. The patio meets a sidewalk which 30 feet later meets the driveway. At some point the pavers will end at either the sidewalk or the driveway. Has anybody found an easy, not unattractive way to transition from paver height down to sidewalk height. Hubby WILL NOT remove the slab to lay the pavers. DOn't know if we can put a diamond blade in the miter saw and make wedge shaped pieces. Maybe fill it with cement? (probably ugly-since it wouldn't match the old cement)
Why don't they sell a paver shaped for this?????? NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 06.06.2009 at 10:35 pm last updated on: 06.06.2009 at 10:35 pm
paint no tiles
posted by: broadwinged on 03.29.2009 at 08:29 pm in Bathrooms Forum So, we're just buying a new to us older house. Lots of good work was done about 7 years ago but the one sore spot is the main bathroom. While we want some nice touches we need to watch the pocket book.
It is a 6' x 8' bath with an older - kind of deco - tub along the far wall. That will stay, as will the odd corner toilet (on the opposite wall from the bath) most everything else will go. We've found a nice older sink. We'll likely use a bead board wainscoting at about 4' height and keep a wide plank wood floor that we'll likely paint. Here's my question. Is it possible or desirable to avoid the use of tile on the wall where the tub is? Will a paint like Benjamin Moore Aura Bath and Tile hold up to being on a tub wall where there is a shower? I'd like to simply put in a rain shower system...the wall will get wet. Is this foolish? I'm assuming so but thought I'd ask before continuing to consider how to cover the wall with the tub, make the transition from wainscoting to tile etc... Sorry I don't have a photo yet...if this makes sense to folks here, I'd be interested in initial thoughts about this. Trying to keep it simple. Thanks NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 03.30.2009 at 12:31 am last updated on: 03.30.2009 at 12:31 am
Permanent marker on the bottom of china figurine
posted by: bronwynsmom on 02.12.2009 at 09:53 am in Cleaning Tips Forum My darling aunt has divided her collection of figurines between her daughters, and in preparation, she wrote their names on the bottoms in either Flair pen or Sharpie or some such thing.
How do they get it off? NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 03.06.2009 at 12:13 am last updated on: 03.06.2009 at 12:14 am
Drapes for french door and windows?
posted by: amblyopia on 12.25.2008 at 10:45 pm in Home Decorating Forum Greetings, everyone. Happy holidays!
I'm in the process of decorating my family room which has french doors open to the deck and 2 windows. What do you usually do with drapes? using matching material or not necessary? curtains for french doors and roman shades for windows? or full length curtains for windows also? I would appreciate it very much if anyone can post some pics. TIA. NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 02.24.2009 at 11:28 pm last updated on: 02.24.2009 at 11:28 pm
Need advice - patio door coverings
posted by: kismet08 on 11.25.2008 at 11:00 am in Home Decorating Forum I think my vertical blinds have finally had it. I went to close them last night and lost another panel (darn thing broke at the clip, second one in 6 months). Now when fully extended, it no longer covers the entire door.
I want to replace the vertical blinds with thermal pinch pleat drapes, since the windows are a southern exposure and it gets quite warm in the nook in the summer. I was looking online and it seems I would have two options: a single patio door panel, or just do a pair as you would on a window. I like the look of the pair vs. a single panel that would gather at one end. My concern is that it might make it difficult to use the patio door? would the panel on the sliding side get in the way? Anybody have this on their sliding patio door? My other problem is, I have two windows flanking that door (its a bay window, with the patio door in the center of the bay). Should I cover them all with floor length panels? Right now I have vertical blinds on the patio, and roman shades on the side windows. Anybody else struggle covering these? NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 02.24.2009 at 11:26 pm last updated on: 02.24.2009 at 11:26 pm
sneak preview: my hand-blown glass cabinet knobs!!
posted by: susanpn on 02.19.2009 at 01:50 pm in Home Decorating Forum They just arrived! You have to imagine them on white cabinets though, I photographed them on white paper to get an idea. I put a couple on my current wood cabs just to see what they would look like mounted. I love that they are not all uniform in size and even a bit in shape, it shows they are truly handmade (in the Arts & Crafts tradition of craftsmanship, yet a little more eclectic than the standard!) I wanted something fun and different so instead of spheres I asked for them to be squares (more craftsman/arts & crafts like than round shapes) and I was hoping they would look like slightly melted ice cubes with the color swirls inside. I think it's "Mission Accomplished"!
Now I just have to wait a few more months to have an actual new kitchen to put them in! Can't wait. At least this is making me feel like it is actually going to happen. Susan NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 02.24.2009 at 11:20 pm last updated on: 02.24.2009 at 11:21 pm
Cleaning oven door between glass
posted by: SouthboundTrain on 09.17.2004 at 11:00 pm in Cleaning Tips Forum Help, please. I have a standard GE oven and somehow dark streaks of something have gotten inside the oven door, it looks like it's sort of between glass panels. Nothing in the oven directions speak to this. Has anyone else had this problem? It looks like I can unbolt the inside glass panel but I'm concerned about the insulation looking strip. Any advice would be most welcome. Oh, the self cleaning cycle has no affect. Thanks.
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clipped on: 02.13.2009 at 10:02 pm last updated on: 02.13.2009 at 10:03 pm
granite slab shower floor
posted by: kpaquette on 01.27.2009 at 09:37 am in Bathrooms Forum We are considering doing a black honed granite shower floor - I want something dark, and one of our friends says he saw this done in a hotel. He said that it was a slab without a slope, and it surprisingly was not slippery. Has anyone here ever done it? is it even possible?
Also, the shower is 30x40 and is for a second floor bathroom - we've already framed, sheetrocked, etc - would a slab be too heavy, or should we have beefed up the floor to handle the weight? Or are we better off doing cultured granite or some other composite? NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 02.13.2009 at 09:43 pm last updated on: 02.13.2009 at 09:43 pm
Will this cabinet re-fit work?
posted by: cindywhitall on 01.30.2009 at 10:22 pm in Bathrooms Forum I have Yorktowne Avondale cabinets that are 13 years old, but in great shape. My vanity is 90" long and has a 30" cabinet w/double doors on each end and just a desk type of drawer in the middle w/ an opening underneath for a vanity chair that I will never own.
I tried to get a third cabinet to slide in the middle but was advised that Yorktowne had since changed the height of the toe kick and it wouldn't line up. In addition, there is now tile around the cabinets, but not under them, and there is tile under the drawer area, so it could never line up, or even fit a standard base cabinet. I have played with the idea of mounting a WALL cabinet (no toe kick) under the drawer by using a one inch filler and building a faux toe kick base out of lumber and covering all the toe kick w/molding. The wall cabinet would sort of sit on the base and attach to the sides of the exisitng cabinets. With a one inch filler it should all line up across the bottom of the face frames. I wondered about the distance from the bottom of the face frame to the bottom of the door, and whether that will match on the wall cabinet and existing cabinet. Also deciding between 12" depth($314) and 21" depth ($414) For $250 I can get just the doors and face frame, and not have a "real" cabinet at all, just sort of like doors leading to an empty space. I would glue/nail them to the exisitng cabinets(husband or brother could figure it out!) I mainly want to fill the useless space because it is not attractive. I have cleaning supplies hidden in a basket in the space now. Just got new granite counter last week. Love it! (Then needed new knobs, new bathrugs, new towel, new facuet....the granite just starts the snowball rolling!) Any thoughts. I'd post photos if I new how! Anywhere else I should post this? NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 01.30.2009 at 10:22 pm last updated on: 01.30.2009 at 10:22 pm
Here's my vanity...is this a good choice for the floor tile???
posted by: sarahandbray on 01.25.2009 at 02:41 pm in Bathrooms Forum We are FINALLY starting our bathroom renovation in our 150-year-old farmhouse. It's a small bathroom--10' long, 7' wide and only 7' ceilings. I've already purchased the vanity--crema marfil top and VERY dark espresso cabinet (much darker than in the picture...in dark light it looks almost black). And the crema marfil is a very pretty, yellowy cream with very thin, tan veins--not as white as in the picture.
Goal for the look--clean, simple, fresh & new, but keeping the old feel of the farmhouse reminiscent in some things. Bathroom is very bright and sunny with the original thick trim & rosettes, original doors, and refinished (but original) radiator. I would like a tile floor that can keep up with a young family of five (kids are 1, 3, 5) with no cleaning lady (except me!), and will look great with this vanity. I saw a basketweave tile at the tile shop--how do you think this would look with it? I'll take any and all suggestions, links to websites...whatever!!!
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clipped on: 01.25.2009 at 11:14 pm last updated on: 01.25.2009 at 11:14 pm
Custom or Stock Shower Door?
posted by: susanuws on 01.22.2009 at 01:22 pm in Bathrooms Forum We are at the point in our bathroom remodel (upstairs hall/kids' bath)when we have to make a decision about a shower door. It's a cast-iron Kohler 60" tub (Villager) with a shower overhead. We want a dual-bypass frameless slider. Custom door estimate is $1500, including the special coating that reduces the need for squegee-ing. Stock doors I've seen run about $500. Is it worth it to go custom?
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clipped on: 01.24.2009 at 11:47 am last updated on: 01.24.2009 at 11:47 am
12 X 9 master bath with HUGE tub (pics)
posted by: jdechris on 01.23.2009 at 03:15 pm in Bathrooms Forum My 5 year old master bathroom needs updating. The problems we face are: small 48" vanity, small shower unit (46 X 33) with outdated doors, and a huge corner tub (71" corner to edge). I am hoping to spend minimal funds with a DIY and we are not plumbers.
I definately want to to:
I'm not sure what to do about the large tub. Should I keep it and retile around it? Should I replace with a smaller corner tub? I was also considering putting in a pedastal tub ($1200 at costco) on an angle but not sure if this would look weird. Some people walk in the room and think the tub is great. I walk in the room and think its way too big for the space. Please give me your opinions. We plan to stay in this house about 8 more years. I'd love to gain a bigger shower and small tub but not sure our budget allows this so we are trying to get the most bang for the buck.
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clipped on: 01.24.2009 at 11:31 am last updated on: 01.24.2009 at 11:31 am
NEED Advice - glass door vs shower curtain!!
posted by: kiwihouse on 01.08.2009 at 06:22 pm in Bathrooms Forum We are redoing entire house and have gone WAY over budget and running out of money...We just got estimate for glass door for Master Bathroom which was tiled with carrera marble on walls and basketweave marble on floor. The door is almost $2,000. If we can't handle more debt today should we 1. use a shower curtain rod and curtain until we are comfortable taking on more debt or 2. get it the glass with metal framing to bring the cost down and get it done "right" the first time???? What would you do???
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clipped on: 01.23.2009 at 08:16 pm last updated on: 01.23.2009 at 08:16 pm
laminate on bathroom vanity (advise to do-it-yourselfer please)
posted by: maidinmontana on 01.23.2009 at 01:33 pm in Bathrooms Forum I am a renter so I have to put up with a lot of other peoples choices, so in the master bath I decided to do away with the 80's blue counter top. It is formica or laminate whatever they call it. Well, I decided to take the cheap route and bought crylon fusion spray paint. It went on good and everything was fine until I set stuff on it, it left indents in the surface, so I bought some more paint and rolled it on, (I know, what was I thinking) anyway, the end result was anything but accomplished. Now I am back to square one. I want to resurface the entire counter top with a sheet of laminate. I have read about the process, the contact cement, the wood dowels to allow for accurate placement, I am pretty sure I can do it, my ?'s are
1. Will it work to put the laminate over the already painted surface?
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clipped on: 01.23.2009 at 08:15 pm last updated on: 01.23.2009 at 08:15 pm
3 CM or 2 CM granite?
posted by: teppy on 01.22.2009 at 08:06 pm in Kitchens Forum I always had no doubt that I wanted 3CM granite, but after talking to my granite man, he tells me that 8 of 10 kitchens that he does is done with the 2CM. This kind of surprised me. I am just curious what people here have. Please anyone post your granite thickness.
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clipped on: 01.23.2009 at 07:31 pm last updated on: 01.23.2009 at 07:31 pm
Tile vs. hardwood - please help me decide
posted by: buildinginva on 01.23.2009 at 03:48 pm in Kitchens Forum I know this subject has been covered to some extent before, but I would really appreciate thoughts from those of you with hardwood and tile in the kitchen.
My biggest concern is that the kitchen is very open to the family room (and also has door openings to the butler's pantry and mud room). The rest of the main floor, other than the mud room, will have hardwood floors (red oak, medium stain). I am also concerned about hardness/back and knees issues and grout maintenance. In addition, our basement will be unfinished for the next few years and I am paranoid that the floor will be cold (radiant heat is not in the budget). DH is totally set on tile (it would be porcelain), being from CA where it's common. He likes tile for aesthetic reasons and loves the feel of smooth cold floors (go figure!). He thinks that hardwood floors will not survive the wear and tear imposed by us, our toddler and our cat, and that scratches will be visible. I would really appreciate thoughts on all of these issues (plus any arguments to help me persuade DH). Thanks! NOTES: <none>
clipped on: 01.23.2009 at 05:38 pm last updated on: 01.23.2009 at 05:38 pm
Should I be wary of a really cheap granite quote??
posted by: staceyinmaine on 01.07.2009 at 04:42 pm in Kitchens Forum We are ordering our cabinets tomorrow so I've been starting to think about counters. Although I personally like the soft, organic look of limestone or soapstone or slate, this is a 3-year house for us and I need to keep resale very much in mind. Here in New England, it seems granite is still king.
I have seen ads from granite fabricators looking to fill this slow season, most around $55 sq. ft. installed with limited color choices. If I choose the "perfect" color at the stone store, I'll pay about $75. But I saw an ad from a Massachusetts shop for $35 sf installed!!!!! I can only choose from a very limited selection, but he says I CAN drive down to Massachusetts and choose the slab I want. Does this sound too good to be true? What should I be asking? Thanks- this forum is so helpful!! Stacey NOTES: <none>
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Cattle Mobility Score
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Nearly a year ago DairyCo launched a ground breaking cattle mobility score with the aim of it becoming the industry standard for measuring lameness and in dairy herds. The scoring system, which was developed to be simple enough to use on farm every month, enables producers and their staff to pick up the early signs of lameness before they develop into serious problems.
Vet and research fellow Dr Nick Bell from Bristol university, who was heavily involved in the development of the score and has been involved in rolling it out to the industry, talks about the progress since the launch.
"The launch last year of the DairyCo mobility score has been a tremendous move because it's standardised our approach to scoring lameness which is fundamentally important with a topic that can be open to subjectivity. It has helped clarify the confusion between locomotion scoring used as a breeding tool and mobility score which is used as a tool for managing the cow." says Dr Bell.
"Since it's launch there has been a series of really well supported ADAS mobility score workshops held nationally. It was interesting that many of the producers who attended the events already scored their cattle using different systems but were looking for a national system to apply on their units. As well as getting some great practical tips from those who attended we were impressed at the consistency with which people were spotting lameness within their herds," he says.
"There have also been a series of other workshops and training events for producers, consultants and advisors on the practicalities of using the mobility scoring system. It's encouraging to see the high degree of repeatability with the training materials that have been developed to accompany the score and thses can be down loaded from the DairyCo website. It's great that we are all singing from the same hymn sheet!
Dr Bell continues; "There are a number of research groups across the country using the DairyCo mobility score and putting figure to the economic impact of animals within each score. We have are involved in an intervention study focusing on the response to the treatment of score 2 cows. Do these cows benefit from treatment?
"It's early days yet but it is already very clear that there is a better response to treatment from cows that have recently moved into score 2 versus cows with chronic lameness that are identified for treated. One of the striking things was the number of repeat treatments needed by some of these chronic cases, some requiring as many as seven repeat treatments, compared to the small percentage of cows caught early that needing repeat treatments.
"It has been a challenge to get people to make that move from talking about locomotion scoring, which we really feel should only be reserved as a HUK breeding tool," says Dr Bell. "When it comes to a farmer management tool that can be used to identify cows that are likely to benefit from treatment, it is much better to talk about mobility scoring.
"After all we are scoring cows on their ability to move around the farm, which is crucially important for the cows performance and health and welfare within that herd. Cows are doing the equivalent of running a marathon a day and so they need to be fit on their feet to compete. By using the mobility score we can proactively manage foot health for optimal performance." he concludes.
Dairy producer Andrew Mycock's milks 315, high yielding, year round calving cows at his farm near Buxton in Derbyshire. Last November his herdsman, Gregg Bird, attended a DairyCo meeting on mobility scoring at Sutton Bonnington, University of Nottingham.
"We use a foot trimmer every six weeks, who looks at all late lactation cows before they are dried off and every cow three to four months after they've calved. We picked up any obviously lame cows feet in-between his visits and I suppose I'd say we were reasonably on top of our lameness problem. But Gregg going to the mobility scoring event and his subsequent monthly mobility scoring of the herd has opened our eyes to the benefits of identifying cases early and treating them quickly.
"By mobility scoring every month I'm the one that is consistently seeing the cows move and picking up the little things," explains herd manager Gregg Bird. "I'm picking up cows who's mobility has changed from last months' score before they develop into full blown lameness cases and cost us more money.
"Lameness has a knock on effect in this herd, as in any other, on milk production and fertility. If the cow can't walk properly she can't perform properly," he says. "And crucially we can't ignore the public perception and concern about lameness within the British dairy herd.
"You'll always have cows going lame but with mobility scoring we can keep cases to an absolute minimum and for many cases we can pick up the early warning signals before they develop into full blown lameness," Gregg Bird concludes.
Andrew Mycock continues, "Mobility scoring is also good for picking up lameness trends within the herd. For example it highlighted to us that there was more lameness amongst our cattle that go outside then those that are kept in-doors all the time. Information like this can help us target the causes of lameness within the herd.
"Mobility scoring is a great motivational tool for all the staff on the farm. We have the correct figures about our lameness situation every month and can plot them against our targets," he says. "Last month 75% of our herd scored 0 or 1 but we are all working towards over 80% of the herd being in this category!"


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I'm normally a fan of Bloomberg BusinesWeek, but I found myself baffled by last week's article, "Crowdfunding for Skyscrapers", particularly with the idea that this is a revolutionary concept in real estate funding. Was the writer too young to remember the "syndications" of the 1970s and 1980s, which made general partners richer and limited partners poorer? Did the writer not notice the TIC (tenants-in-common) scams of last decade and the recent bankruptcies of SCI and DBSI, two of the largest TIC sponsors? (http://www.internationalappraiser.com/2011/05/warning-about-international-real-estate.html) He even implies that real estate crowdfunding is a concept that originated in – sit down for this one – Colombia , a nation that has given the world so many good ideas.
This concept often changes its name with each new decade as it repeats itself, with the sponsors selling their own properties or unwanted properties to investors, or buying first and then charging a hefty mark-up, all the while charging investors for selling commissions, wholesaling fees, placement fees, reimbursement of offering costs, underwriting fees, and reimbursement of offering and organization expenses. The sponsor is always the winner while investors are usually losers when it comes to "crowdfunding".
It's not the concept of crowdfunding that is the problem, though, so much as the people and the marginal quality of real estate that it attracts. There is nothing wrong with organizing investors to fund great deals, but crowdfunding, or whatever else you want to call it, often attracts the unscrupulous seeking to exploit the unsophisticated, even if it is just to get rid of their own properties.
The crowdfunding sponsor featured in the BW article, Rodrigo Nino, started his Prodigy Network to sell troubled condo projects, such as Trump SoHo inNew York and Sole'in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. To his credit, Mr. Nino didn't cause the problems at these projects, he just solved the problem of selling the condos, something he does very well. He sells them to foreign investors. And he is an immigrant from Colombia , which makes me suspect that BusinessWeek just let him write his own article.
The crowdfunding sponsor featured in the BW article, Rodrigo Nino, started his Prodigy Network to sell troubled condo projects, such as Trump SoHo in
What's in it for investors in these ventures? "Let's get some investors to buy condos that Trump can't sell!" is an investment proposition that does not inspire confidence. It is instead a casting call for suckers.
What was most alarming about this article, though, was the observation that the new JOBS Act "will open new deals to Americans", as if the Obama Administration is doing our nation a favor in removing SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) barriers between naïve small investors and fast-talking condo salesmen.
What was most alarming about this article, though, was the observation that the new JOBS Act "will open new deals to Americans", as if the Obama Administration is doing our nation a favor in removing SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) barriers between naïve small investors and fast-talking condo salesmen.
SEC scrutiny of crowdfunding promotions can already be avoided by making "Private Placements" to "Accredited Investors" of 35 or fewer. An accredited investor self-certifies that he or she has at least $1 million in net worth or an annual income of at least $200,000 ($300,000 for couples). The concept of "accredited investor" has been greatly weakened by time and inflation, though, as in the early 1980s, when these thresholds were established, an accredited investor was meant to be in the top 1% of Americans in terms of wealth and presumed sophistication. Today, this category covers about the top 7%, and many accredited investors are ordinary professionals, widows or heirs who are not financially sophisticated. To counteract this weakening of the definition of "accredited investor", the SEC has now eliminated home equity in the computation of net worth. Nevertheless, this whole system relies upon investors certifying that they meet the definition of an accredited investor and understanding the change in the definition.
As a Certified Fraud Examiner, I have been approached before by groups of aggrieved "accredited investors" who lost most of their money to TIC promoters. All who I met were senior citizens, and these were people who were counting on a secure retirement after an honest life's work as, for example, a geologist, a radio engineer, and even a handyman. The DBSI and SCI bankruptcies alone (after the sponsors had received ill-gotten gains) wreaked financial havoc on 22,000 such investors, and the media has ignored the massive predation of the real estate investment industry on unsophisticated senior citizens.
My neighbor, for instance, invested in the SCI Mezzanine Fund, in which investors paid for the privilege to lend SCI money, unsecured, rather than the usual protocol of the borrower (SCI) paying fees to borrow money from lenders. His $87,000 investment has disappeared now in the SCI bankruptcy. We watched the well-tailored SCI co-founder Marc Paul squirm in the bankruptcy court hot seat as he explained how he lost his home as the result of the bankruptcy. He currently lives in a 4000 square foot Beverly Hills mansion (9661 Wendover Drive) that he deeded, not really "lost", to his children. What suffering he must be going through. Meanwhile, the SCI trustees are now suing my neighbor and his fellow investors for "performance fees" that are somehow owed to these TIC sponsors.
Thanks to the JOBS Act, though, the real estate investment industry will be able to find even more suckers with the new ability to use general advertising and general solicitation to attract accredited investors. Final SEC rules have not been issued yet.


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This one is a shoe-in for time traveler. He's like Dr. Emmett Brown stuck in the 1890's...
You're doing it all wrong.... (79 comments)
Obviously you realize there are differences in how people send CW. While I applaud your drive to make a smarter decoder - the reality is that you need to make sure it works on live traffic. So in that respect, you should hook it into some kind of SDR software like HRD or even make your own that can decode multiple streams of CW. If you don't have a radio, I suggest maybe a SoftRock receiver?
1. It gives you actual live conversations with all the mistakes and alterations. Not everyone uses computer generated CW. In fact, most brass pounders dislike it because it's boring to listen to and dry to copy.
2. There are sanctioned CW events all the time... QSO parties, commemorative stations and even at the beginning of next month there are straight key nights where people put the paddles away and break out the straight key.
3. I'm going to assume the end goal is to put this listening to live feeds anyways. You should work toward that goal now as then you can write code to compensate for QRM and QRN/fading.
Having people feed you 'tapes' won't accomplish your goal. You need to have it work with the real source.
Hindsight is 20/20 (1 comments)
Is it obvious before the invention of FAT or after? It's easy to call it obvious after entire generations have lived with it.
Re:Only for business (106 comments)
The system is shut down during takeoff and landing. So no, this wouldn't happen normally.
Re:The problem is not the FAA, or the FCC... (106 comments)
I wouldn't say that. I'm sure the companies who already provide WiFi services let alone the history of AirFone and other hardware manufacturers have lobbied the US for years. The difference is that the EU use common sense while the FAA are mainly run by luddites stuck in the 1950's.
Think of how long it has taken to get GPS based ILS put in place and approved even tho the practices and technologies have been around for decades.
Re:Cost Benefit Analysis Needed... (106 comments)
Satcom is a mostly fixed cost as it's based on usage overall (think 95% average billing). Plus deals can be worked out with the satellite providers. They would rather have the network making money rather than being idle.
But think of the stream coming off the satellite as one big pipe. So that's a known cost based on overall usage. But then it's routed on the ground different ways. Since GPRS/GSM/UMTS/LTE/etc... is a mobile protocol, you're now having to route to another network or if you're the provider having to invest in infrastructure to unencapsulate all this data and turn it back into IP as opposed to WiFi which is already IP. Hence it may be cheaper to still use WiFi opposed to leaving LTE burning. In Europe, you're already used to that tho.
Re:What's the point? (106 comments)
Flight 93 once hijacked was flying very low in an attempt to avoid radar after diverting towards Washington. That is how people were able to use their mobile phones.
Re:Cell towers (106 comments)
On old school 800mhz AMPS cell phones and at lower altitude this may be true. But today most cell towers are pointed at the ground hence why you don't get a carrier signal until you're approaching/leaving the runway. What happens today is that cell phones just burn power as the phone goes to full power trying to connect. Think of how many people leave their phones on in the luggage or pocket while flying. If a phone can bring down an airplane, don't you think you'd see mobile phone jails prior to boarding?
These systems work on the premise of noise generators that blot out the external signals and a new carrier is presented just above the noise level that commands mobile phones to idle their transmitters down. In fact, one might say this causes *less* interference as you don't have a bunch of phones blasting away RF energy inside the cabin.
Re:Only for business (106 comments)
Doesn't apply to Airlines as the connection is satellite driven.
Cost Benefit Analysis Needed... (106 comments)
Having worked for a provider of these services, I can tell you that telephone calls are usually very, very short due to cabin noise and connection charges. But SMS and Data have always been a bigger draw. I see this as a win as hopefully this will nudge the FCC/FAA to become more symmetrical in the rules between the US and Europe.
The real question is what will be the cost model for UMTS/LTE vs In-Cabin WiFi as each has a entirely different set of data protocols and are routed differently once they reach the ground network.
Re:WRONG yourself. (599 comments)
These aren't claims. The lower court and a jury affirmed these are the actions taken nor did Childs ever dispute that he removed the configurations from NVRAM. The appellate court affirmed these findings.
Re:Terrible Laws (599 comments)
He rigged it to go against best practices to prevent other skilled engineers to maintain a critical network. This wasn't by accident. Everything he did was intentional to make him a "critical irreplaceable employee"... no one is irreplaceable.
Re:More Courts (599 comments)
The requests were made multiple times. Yes, his manager wasn't heavy handed regarding obtaining passwords due to the desire to keep the talent. But the fact is that he designed in backdoors into a critical system and rigged it to where he was the only one who could access the network management. The rest is theatrics which lead to his demise.
Re:How, how HOW (599 comments)
Actually, he demanded to see the Mayor after his arrest as he refused to divulge the passwords to his manager or anyone else in the chain before or after arrest.
Re:Passwords are property of the employer (599 comments)
Wrong - it wasn't that simple.
In December 2007, the city"s Human Services Agency (HSA) experienced a
power outage. When power was restored, its computers could not connect to
FiberWAN—the configurations of its CE device had been erased because they had been
saved to VRAM. Childs reloaded the configurations and got the system reconnected.
When the HSA information security officer learned that the CE configurations had been
stored in VRAM, he protested to Childs that this was unacceptable. Citing security
concerns, Childs explained that he wanted to prevent a physical connection to the CE that
would allow someone to obtain the configurations using the password recovery feature.
He suggested disabling the password recovery feature instead; the information security
officer agreed. Tong also agreed to this solution, as it would address a concern about
hacking into the HSA"s CE device. Soon, Childs disabled the password recovery feature
on all CE devices citywide, and there were no backup configurations on any of the city"s
CE devices. As the password recovery feature could not be disabled on core PE devices,
Childs erased their configurations that had been stored on NVRAM.
Re:Passwords are property of the employer (599 comments)
No, that's not true either. The junior admins likely only had access to the switch infrastructure or maybe pieces that were not part of the core network. But from what I recall, he was the only one who had access to the core network infrastructure and ran it in a memory-resident condition without a configuration saved to the NVRAM for "security purposes".
Re:Passwords are property of the employer (599 comments)
Actually, he went one step further. The way you do a password reset to infrastructure hardware is to bring the hardware down to a single user mode by powercycling and connecting into the console port. But he configured the network in such a way that there was no non-volatile configuration saved and that the act of power cycling would wipe out the configuration of the network thereby making that piece of the network failed until it could be reconfigured which on a network as large as San Francisco would be quite a challenge.
He went to far to believe that he was irreplaceable and the fact that his own supervisors let themselves be put in that situation are almost as culpable.
Re:no such beast. (6 comments)
+1 as you cannot change the laws of physics.
You might want to look into providers like Inmarsat who will be releasing a new product soon that will be >1mbit bi-directional. Also there are Ku band providers like Hughes and others who provide megabits of speed. As for weather, keep in mind as the higher in frequency you go, the more that weather and obstructions play a factor in connection speed.
Re:Is this really something we want to celebrate? (666 comments)
I've driven both... alot. And I would consider the Autobahn *marginally* better in terms of condition. And he was driving a vehicle that passed those same vehicle inspections (save for the extra fuel tanks). The reality is that most drivers in America don't drive well. Typically they're way too distracted.
In Europe, there's nothing all that special about the roads except that people have learned to drive in the right lane. When you take away the speed limit, people just go the speed they feel is comfortable. And if everyone is in the right lane, there isn't the issue of having to do erratic maneuvers to avoid other drivers. Certainly there are speed limited areas and some places have speed cameras. But in Germany, to me it was no different than driving in the midwest until you got to the cities... then it was like any other city.
Italy on the otherhand was both awesome to speed... er.. drive and freaky to drive in the cities (pedestrians walk into the streets even on major throughfares without second thought).
CastAR has it beat already.. (80 comments)
CastAR has a higher resolution and it can switch between AR and VR as well as Projected AR. Get on the Kickstarter now!


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Purdue's A.J. Hammonds (20), Raphael Davis (35), Travis Carroll (50) and Ronnie Johnson walk off the court after the team's 76-70 loss to Wisconsin in an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis) ORG XMIT: WIAM108
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Whether you view Ronnie Johnson's transfer as addition by subtraction or subtraction by subtraction for Purdue, there's no doubt it dramatically changes the dynamic going into next season.
Without their two-year starting point guard, the Boilermakers currently have just one player on their roster at that position in Bryson Scott.
He has the work ethic, drive and determination to improve, but the freshman scuffled to adapt to that role this season. P.J. Thompson, too, has verbally committed, giving Purdue another option at that spot, a crucial one in general and a focus of coach Matt Painter in particular (with his consistent talk about decision-making and taking care of the ball and shot selection; also, recall the position's responsibility in Purdue's traditional pressure defense).
When the Indianapolis Brebeuf point guard signs his letter of intent (the late period begins on April 16), the Boilermakers officially will have five incoming freshmen in their recruiting class (joining forward Vincent Edwards, guard Dakota Mathias, and big men Isaac Haas and Jacquil Taylor) — matching the number of scholarship players scheduled to return.
With Terone Johnson, Travis Carroll, Sterling Carter and Errick Peck completing their eligibility, and Jay Simpson's career-ending heart condition, sophomores A.J. Hammons and Rapheal Davis, and freshmen Scott, Kendall Stephens and Basil Smotherman remain.
Purdue had entered this season with six returning scholarship players (including Simpson, who had redshirted after playing 10 games) and five newcomers (the three freshmen and two graduate transfers), with four players having transferred (and two more graduating).
So in recent seasons, a sense of unfamiliarity has not been uncommon for the Boilermakers, who currently don't have any scholarship seniors-to-be.
Given their composition, they seemingly would be in position to add a player (or more) in the spring, dipping into the increasingly competitive (and unpredictable) fifth-year senior market and/or the junior college ranks (less likely). But how many newcomers can one team realistically incorporate?
With that absence of seniors and with the amount of first-year players entering the program, it's more and more looking like Davis' team.
And that might not be the worst development for Purdue, considering his demeanor and the plaudits that Painter has sent in his direction (including this post-Northwestern gem: "If everybody cared and worked as hard as Rapheal Davis, we'd be wearing diamonds. I really believe that. He has a great heart, he's a great guy, he cares about Purdue. We need more of that, we need to recruit more of that.")
Even if Ronnie Johnson wouldn't have been that type of leader for the Boilermakers, he's still a talented player, one who seemingly has the ability to make further strides, even if he and Painter didn't always see eye-to-eye.
And as if it wasn't important before, it becomes even more so for the Boilermakers that Hammons returns, that he delays entering the NBA draft for at least one more season.
Next season figures to be a pivotal one for the program, after back-to-back losing records and NCAA Tournament misses. The prospect of heading into it without both the two-year staring point guard and two-year starting center — both potential difference-makers at key positions — can't be particularly appealing for Purdue.
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The sophisticated flavours of rural Wales
To really return to the roots of traditional Welsh food though, you need to go foraging. To get a taste of what SAS trainees endure during their weeks of wilderness survival, sign up with Mountain and River Activities, an adventure company that was running foraging trips long before the likes of Noma chef René Redzepi made the pastime fashionable. Under the company's guidance, a valley-side stroll can become a feast of wild food – think baked river trout tasting of lemon from wood sorrel and of garlic from wild ramsons. Dessert? Try whortleberries, washed down by acorn tea. Once refuelled, you will be ready to try their more-adventurous activities of hawk walking, caving and nighttime navigation using the stars.
Welsh spirit
But beyond the cuisine, it is the drink that is stealing the culinary show in Brecon Beacons – in the shape of Wales' only distillery, Penderyn, 27km southwest of Brecon. The whisky still (just one, as opposed to the two- or three-pot system Scottish and Irish distilleries use) was designed to create a standout product: not an easy task with the world's most famed single malt whisky distilleries not far away in Scotland. Made exclusively for the distillery, the Penderyn single malt produces an exceptionally strong and flavoursome spirit (initially 92%) that needs less maturation time in casks than other whiskies. In contrast to the 10 years an award-winning Scottish whisky would normally need, Penderyn's Swansea City cask-strength port-wood finish, which garnered 2013 Whisky of the Year, was aged just seven years.
Gourmands will discover other reasons aplenty to linger in the national park. The internationally renowned Hay Literary Festival, which ex-US president Bill Clinton described as the "Woodstock of the mind", takes place every May or June. And August (9 to 11 this year) sees the 30th anniversary of the Brecon Jazz Festival – the extravaganza that late jazz great Humphrey Littleton described as "one of Europe's most important jazz festivals", and where, back in the day, British music sensation Amy Winehouse honed her talents.
But to evade the crowds, the best solution is perhaps to simply recline in one of self-catering cottages in the heart of this mesmerisingly beautiful farming country. It is a sure-fire way to enjoy Brecon Beacons the best way possible: going wild, without relinquishing those creature comforts.


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At the northern tip of Miami Beach, the tony enclave of Bal Harbour has long been known for its wide, white-sand beaches, lavish residences, and high-end shopping. Yet the area lacked a true luxury hotel. Enter Starwood, which poured a fortune into a three-tower development with a new 243-room St. Regis. Celeb chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is behind the restaurant and poolside grill, and the Yabu Pushelberg–designed interiors include the eye-catching entrance hall—a very chic take on a house of mirrors. In the guest quarters have mirrored surfaces and cool blues and grays, plus—a coup—every room overlooks the ocean. Less impressive is the overly ambitious in-room technology, including a lighting system so confusing that, as one staffer admitted, the hotel has considered penning an instruction booklet.
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Deluxe Ocean Front Rooms on the top floors have the best Atlantic Ocean views (plus large walk-in closets).
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The Royal Designers Summer School sets new challenges
The RDI launches its 8th Summer School. Each year the Royal Designers invite 30 young designers to a four-day design experience in a rural location.
Dragons invest in social care
Five inspirational initiatives win support from the Meet the Dragons project.
Channel 4 partnership
Both organisations will work together to develop ways in which greater public value, beyond the screen, can be delivered via the use of new digital technologies.
RSA launches education network for schools
The RSA, in partnership with the Innovation Unit, has brought together a network of education practitioners to drive innovation and change in schools.
Election of deputy chair
This year the trustee board will, with the concurrence of the AGM, elect a deputy chair from among the Fellowship.
Short films to debate environmental crises
Animate Projects and RSA Arts & Ecology, in partnership with Arts Council England and Channel 4, have commissioned seven artists to make short films for the internet exploring ecological themes.
Government approves funding for RSA Academy in Tipton
The government has approved funding for the development of the RSA Academy.
Why children need space
We need to halt children's retreat from public spaces and improve the quality of their relationships with their peers and elders, says David Willetts, the shadow secretary of state for education
The root of the problem
Food security has risen up the political agenda, but sufficiency of supply is not the whole challenge say Dr David Barling, Professor Tim Lang and Rosalind Sharpe.
Fighting for human rights
Asma Jahangir is a Pakistani lawyer and the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of religion. The foreign correspondent of the year, Christina Lamb, met her in Lahore to discuss taking on mullahs, generals and feudal lords.
Art in the danger zone
Artists are providing new perspectives on the subject of war, says RSA head of arts Michaela Crimmin as she explores the history of art and conflict and introduces
White noise
Fellow and author Michael Collins gives a personal reflection on why television continues to provide a distorted portrayal of the white working class.
Shopping for skills
Today's approach to education encourages children to pick and choose topics at the expense of learning core subject knowledge, says Michael Young. He met Ian McGimpsey, the RSA's senior manager for education, to discuss alternative curriculums and whether progressive education has gone too far.
In conversation: mentoring
This 'in conversation' brings together two Fellows, Paul Miller and Matt Kepple, to discuss mentoring and their personal experiences of it.
Enhancing intelligence
Can parents, employers or the state create environments that will make people cleverer? Professor James Flynn debates this and urges us all to fall in love with ideas.
The joy of failure
Evidence suggests that we are a risk-averse nation and therefore deny ourselves avenues for growth, says Fellow Mitchell Sava. Success can be limiting and instead we should embrace the glory of failure.
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Heart Health And You
Written by Mallory A. on 01/02/2015Tuesday, February 10th at 12 noon
Dr. Salvatore Carbonaro will present on how to live well and care for your heart.
About the Presenter
Dr. Salvatore Carbonaro is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascaular disease, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. His interests include treatment of coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, cardiovascular prevention, and cardiac imaging. He attended Fairfield University and completed his graduate and medical education at New York Medical College. Dr. Carbonaro is committed to providing compassionate and up-to-date cardiovascular care for his patients.
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"We Back Pat" Week!
Start making your plans to attend one of the 17 women's or 12 men's games next week during The Southeastern Conference's. "We Back Pat" Week. This week-long event is meant to focus on awareness and recognition to the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and its fight against Alzheimer's disease.
During the week of January 15-22...Twenty of those games will be televised.
The Pat Summitt Foundation Fund launched November 27, 2011 by Pat Summitt after her diagnosis of early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type at the age of 59.
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*Ole Miss at Alabama 2:00 p.m.
*Auburn at Arkansas (FSN) 1:30 p.m.
*LSU at Florida (CSS) 1:00 p.m. ET
*Georgia at Mississippi State 2:00 p.m.
*Kentucky at South Carolina 3:00 p.m. ET
*Vanderbilt at Tennessee (SECN) 2:00 p.m. ET
19 (Thursday)
*Alabama at Florida 7:00 p.m. ET
*Vanderbilt at Arkansas 7:00 p.m.
*South Carolina at Auburn 6:00 p.m.
*Kentucky at Georgia 7:00 p.m. ET
*LSU at Tennessee (CSS) 7:00 p.m. ET
*Mississippi State at Ole Miss 7:00 p.m.
22 (Sunday)
*Arkansas at LSU (FSN) 2:00 p.m.
*Auburn at Mississippi State 2:00 p.m.
*Florida at Kentucky (SECN) 2:00 p.m. ET
*Georgia at Ole Miss (CSS) 2:00 p.m.
*South Carolina at Vanderbilt (ESPNU) 12:30 p.m.
Men's Games:
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*Auburn at LSU (ESPNU) 6:00 p.m.
*Arkansas at Kentucky (ESPN) 9:00 p.m. ET
18 (Wednesday)
*Tennessee at Georgia (SECN) 8:00 p.m. ET
*Mississippi State at Ole Miss (CSS) 8:00 p.m.
19 (Thursday)
*Vanderbilt at Alabama (ESPN/2) 6:00 p.m.
21 (Saturday)
*Alabama at Kentucky (CBS) Noon ET
*South Carolina at Auburn (SECN) 12:30 p.m.
Michigan at Arkansas (CBS) 1:00 p.m.
*Ole Miss at Georgia (SECN) 4:00 p.m. ET
UConn at Tennessee (CBS) 4:00 p.m. ET
*LSU at Florida (FSN) 6:00 p.m. ET
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Have been reading that Almond Oil is good for the skin, absords easily into the skin. Has anyone here used almond oil with any success. |
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I also read about it in this forum. So I bought a bottle and so far so good. It absorbs into the skin nicely. But I haven't used it long enough to notice any great changes yet. |
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it's a good all-around oil, smells more feminine than olive or jojoba oil, and has a long and well-documented history in cosmetics and general beauty/health. |
I bought my bottle from the health food store and was expecting it to smell like almonds. But this stuff has NO scent whatsoever! I kinda like it that way but I do love the scent of almonds. |
maybe you could put a drop or two of a favorite essential oil and personalize it. |
Mitch that's a nice idea. I could make it a different scent each day!! |
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By "flower show", I'm talking about the indoor (usually a large auditorium-type setting), centered around a theme of some sort, with masses and masses of forced blooms of every sort. I think flower shows across the pond may be of another kind entirely. One of our local retailers who's name sounds a lot like Nacy's or Pacy's (hint, hint) is either right in the midst of their annual show here or just starting to advertise it lot and I could not be LESS interested in attending. I guess I've always found these flower extravaganzas depressing. Number 1: I hate the crowds, but number 2: Masses and masses of tulips and lilies and mums and orchids and everything else that is possible to force arranged in some artificial setting just doesn't do it for me. I think it's just too weird and unnatural for me to appreciate. Am I alone? Kevin |
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I used to go to the mother of all garden shows--the Philadelphia Flower and Garden Show every year for years. But as I became an experienced gardener, I started hating the Philly's show gardens as I realized that they were made up of plants that could never flower together in nature--plant that bloom April to November all forced in bloom at ounce. You fell in love with a look and realized it wasn't a look you could ever come close to having. For several years, I did a comment card and emails saying please have a competition category for "gardens that actually could happen. You could still do over the top but pick a period of the year and have all plants forced at one time. Now I just don't bother to trek up from D.C. at all. The Washington Flower and Garden show turned into mostly a home show and I stopped going to that too. Now I visit arboretums and botanical gardens instead. |
- Posted by SunnyBorders 5A (My Page) on Thu, Mar 28, 13 at 16:06
I believe that flower shows across the Pond can be held when people can be gardening. Where we are, Canada Blooms occurs when the ground is still frozen solid. |
No, I actively detest these extravaganzas of fake. Usually around the middle of May, I get a bitter taste as the annual Chelsea flower show looms - every thing which is wrong about not just horticulture but society, encapsulated in a horrid spectacle of excess, bloated globalism, dim celebrities, shallow, shiny, hollow. Ludicrous expenditure, sponsorship by bankers and insurance firms, utterly unsustainable 'show gardens', badly constructed edifices - a total triumph of style (I s'pose) over substance, Even worse, the current trend for importing enormous trees from around the globe, pioneered by 'designers' (ha, could REALLY get going there), has fatally compromised our native ash trees - yet will there be responsible behaviour from the particpants and organisers of Chelsea? Not a chance. Then there is the insane use of finite resources (peat, hardwoods, natural stone (despite attempting some self-conscious figleaf puff for whatever the current costly greenwash fad is doing the rounds).......nope, ghastly, hopeless, to be avoided at all times. In case you hadn't got the hint.....not very keen on them. |
I like the annual flower show, as a spectacle-- to bask in the abundance of bloom, fragrance and color. MN is too white and black and brown at this time of the year. I don't see it as a practical gardening show for ideas to use in our gardens. Also don't mind the crowds as feed off the energy, though it helps to go when the kiddies are in school or napping. Going with a gardening friend and making it a social event adds to the enjoyment. Kevin, while it is now sponsored by M's to my mind it is really B's garden show. For others, this show is not like the Home and Garden shows. It is one huge display around a single theme, this year India, covering the top floor of a downtown department store. I only occasionally go to the H & G shows, sitting in on some of the garden |
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It depends on the flower show- we have a fabulous local festival every year. All local nurseries and businesses, children's craft areas, some show gardens; everyone is encouraged to bring their own wagon and fill them with plants as you go. They shut down several streets in the historic section of town, so it's all outside and you can tour some of the historic gardens in the area. Of course this is small town rural VA, it's not a behemoth, and the competitions aren't that serious. But yes, I do enjoy it very much! |
Sunnyborders wrote: Where we are, Canada Blooms occurs when the ground is still frozen solid. And this is the advantage that this show has over (all?) others i.e.it is the first. I decided to attend this year due to the fact that I was given free tickets. |
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But who like me just LOVES going to those outdoor residential garden tours....I cannot get enough. I would go every weekend if I could. It is so exciting seeing what other real life home gardeners can do so successfully. I usually take away at least one idea I can use in my own garden. |
we have something called the Yellow Book where people open their gardens, sometimes once a year and sometimes several times. There is usually a small entrance charge. I love going to these gardens - it puts everything into perspective, seeing real gardens, created by real people, in real time (with real budgets). So different from garden mags, with their perfect staged moments (making us all feel a bit demoralised). I even enjoy spotting weeds. Absolutely the best source of inspiration and delight, Rouge, and a million miles away from the fake shenanigans of Show Gardens. |
I even enjoy spotting weeds You are funny campanula :).. |
Well, I still hate these things. There's absolutely nothing to be learned or inspired to because everything is totally unnatural and masses of color simply for the sake of masses of color is overkill in my mind. I'll take my one lonely crocus bloom in my garden any day of the week over an auditorium of forced blooms doomed to the garbage within a week or so. That is not inspirational. Happy Easter!! Kevin |
Wow, I haven't been to one in sooooo long - like 15 years long! The last one I went to was a home & garden show, and I picked up a potted Bloodgood Japanese maple for a song, we went on the last day late in the day and the booths didn't want to have to cart away plant material. Over the years that tree has grown to a stunning specimen, I get comments on it often :0) I think that was the first and last show I went to. :0p |
I agree about the forced plants looking sad , but I go for the marketplace areas that sell bulbs and neat garden art. I found the most adorable bird houses built from reclaimed barn wood and topped with vintage ceiling tiles and old hardware as a perch. That was worth the trip alone! |
I'm definitely in the group that doesn't like staged shows - of any type - but loves the local tours! I don't bother with Canada Blooms after going twice a few years ago and always being disappointed. Ditto with other nearby ones I've tried, so now I just don't pay attention to any of them. |
I have never been to a flower show, and don't have much interest. If somebody handed me free tickets, and it were right down the street, I'd probably check it out. Otherwise, not so likely. No doubt the flowers are spectacular, but gardening is about much more to me than just flowers in peak bloom on display at an expo. I like the whole experience of the soil, sun, birds and bugs, etc. and find plenty of excitement in my own garden. Besides blooms are only one part of the life cycle of plants. A freshly sprouted seed and a seedpod ready to be collected are also fabulous! |
There are two kinds of "shows " that I like. One is the green industry trade show that often accompanies regional or national educational conventions for professionals. Not at all pretentious, the trade shows consist of rows of booth after booth exhibiting every kind of product, gadget, tool, or piece of equipment that a nursery, grower, golf course, landscaping company, etc., might need. Plants are featured heavily, of course, with growers showing their best examples of what they grow. Fun! Such trade shows are free if the fee for attending the educational conference has been paid. I also love the judged shows, where people can compete with others with their, say, camellia flowers or orchids or bonsai or whatever. Very straight forward and fascinating, with each grower (non professional) exhibiting the products of their labor. It can be very intense! Not so much of a fan of the "garden shows ", either. Kind of fun for the first fifteen minutes. After that, my feet always start to hurt or it suddenly seems boiling hot in the room, lol. |
Actual flower shows are OK for temporarily dispelling winter blahs. There aren't any right here in town and I'm not about to travel a couple of hours to get to one. The real disasters are so-called Home and Garden shows, which are really Home and Garden shows, with lots of focus on building projects and just a few token plants. I avoid those like the plague. |
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- Posted by christinmk z5b eastern WA (My Page) on Sun, Mar 31, 13 at 20:14
I've never cared for the H&G shows either and decided I would never go to another. Turns out the nursery/landscape company I work for is sending me to (wo)man the booth they have at the h&g show this weekend and then maybe the fairgrounds a week after that. Lol. Not a flower show per se, but there is a local Garden Expo that is in late spring and has outdoor and indoor booths selling plants. It grinds my gears that they let the totally unrelated booths in. Someone please tell me how the heck fresh baked goods, chocolates, music cds, homemade aprons, and hand lotion are garden related?! I know gardeners eat, wear lotion (etc) too, but really.... It seems more an more of these are creeping in and displacing the actual PLANT booths. |
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No, I don't really enjoy flower shows. The last few I went to were mostly devoted to rows of vendors selling all kinds of things, not necessarily garden-related. I felt like I was in a mall. I'm in the camp of those who prefer open garden days tours. To me, those give a better view of how gardeners can work in (and around) environmental issues in their yards ---- I've gotten a lot of ideas looking at other's gardens. Molie |
I do enjoy an occasional flower show. The ones I attend, either in Boston or in Portland, ME, provide me with a shot of green and growing during a time of year when I know I've got about another month to 6 weeks of winter followed by about two weeks of mud season. I don't go every year, but I do enjoy them when I attend. Perhaps it's the particular shows I attend, but often the display "gardens" are actually realistic gardens, with a particular time of year emphasized, often spring. I've learned about particular plants that I haven't seen elsewhere. For instance I have Rhododendron viscosum, swamp azalea, in my garden because its scent drew me to a set of them at a long ago Boston Flower and Garden show. I guess I look at them as a form of spectacle as opposed to being literal gardens.
The other places I go to get some green during the winter is any of several commercial or educational greenhouses that are relatively local to me. I also really enjoy visiting real gardens on open garden days, as well as public gardens when I travel. Seeing how others have used the space on garden tours and what plants they have combined is such a personal aspect of gardening. |
Flower shows are, to me, the first sign of Spring. I go because I need a fix. |
- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Tue, Apr 2, 13 at 5:43
I haven't been to a flower show in probably 20 years. I used to enjoy going for the most part, because it allowed me to see something green growing before spring had sprung. But the experience of the show was not like the anticipation of going. Too many people. Way too crowded. Too commercial. So many booths selling something. And everyone is correct, you would hope for ideas for your own garden only to discover you couldn't use many of them. One valuable aspect of the shows though, would be to see on display and compare the abilities of various local landscapers. And I always enjoyed the judged section where people competed for best houseplants etc. I have gone to only a couple of real gardens and that was only by chance. I have wanted to go to the Open Gardens Conservatory Days for a long time, but still haven't got there. Maybe this year. |
Oh, don't get me started. The Maryland Home & "Garden" show got so bad in recent years, I left feeling nothing but anger. Lousy, no-imagination displays of over-forced plants do nothing to dispel winter blahs, and for the past several years, there has been only ONE vendor selling plants: a florist selling potted bulbs, primroses and pansies (I have nothing against any of those plants, but supermarkets are full of them after all). I have only attended for the orchid show that coincides with the "flower" show, and skipped that this year due to time constraints. How the hell cheery is it to see people leaving a flower show carrying mops? Mops! GD MOPS! |
- Posted by rosesstink z4 NY (My Page) on Thu, Apr 4, 13 at 18:59
H&G shows. Blech. I think they should pay us to attend since the biggest gardening thing they offer is an opportunity to buy hardscaping stuff and services. I'd be more interested if the local nurseries showed up but they don't. |
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1 Didst Thou not rend the heavens? Thou didst come down, From thy presence did mountains flow, | 1 Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! |
2 (As fire kindleth stubble -- Fire causeth water to boil,) To make known Thy name to Thine adversaries, From Thy presence do nations tremble. | 2 As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down to make your name known to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you! |
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4 Even from antiquity [men] have not heard, They have not given ear, Eye hath not seen a God save Thee, He doth work for those waiting for Him. | 4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. |
5 Thou hast met with the rejoicer And the doer of righteousness, In Thy ways they remember Thee, Lo, Thou hast been wroth when we sin, By them [is] continuance, and we are saved. | 5 You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways. But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How then can we be saved? |
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7 And there is none calling in Thy name, Stirring up himself to lay hold on Thee, For Thou hast hid Thy face from us, And thou meltest us away by our iniquities. | 7 No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and made us waste away because of our sins. |
8 And now, O Jehovah, thou [art] our Father, We [are] the clay, and Thou our Framer, And the work of Thy hand -- all of us. | 8 Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. |
9 Be not wroth, O Jehovah, very sore, Nor for ever remember iniquity, Lo, look attentively, we beseech Thee, Thy people [are] we all. | 9 Do not be angry beyond measure, O LORD; do not remember our sins forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray, for we are all your people. |
10 Thy holy cities have been a wilderness, Zion a wilderness hath been, Jerusalem a desolation. | 10 Your sacred cities have become a desert; even Zion is a desert, Jerusalem a desolation. |
11 Our holy and our beautiful house, Where praise Thee did our fathers, Hath become burnt with fire, And all our desirable things have become a waste. | 11 Our holy and glorious temple, where our fathers praised you, has been burned with fire, and all that we treasured lies in ruins. |
12 For these dost Thou refrain Thyself, Jehovah? Thou art silent, and dost afflict us very sore!' | 12 After all this, O LORD, will you hold yourself back? Will you keep silent and punish us beyond measure? |
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We have found two huge centipedes (maybe) in the house. They are almost as thick as worms and are brownish redish. Does this mean there's a nest somewhere? We've never seen them before. Don't know if they are centipedes really, they are longer with many legs. |
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