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Geopolitical greed at its salivating worst. The stench of the slimey drool is nauseating.
How about Russia? As one of the biggest producers of oil they must also play a significant role in the oil market. Where does Russia stand when it comes to adjusting supply, and what is the price of oil that they need (have budgeted with)?
This is a very dangerous moment and undertaking given the existing tensions in the middle east gulf area and will require a resolute stance on the part of Americans, the Congress and its allies. Any effective plan must include a meaningful strategy including a blockade of ships from countries determined to work naval mischief in the strait.
Also the President needs a reset on pipeline negotiations with Canada and a speed up of American oilfield permitting and activity. We must open immediately a meaningful conduit of private communications with Iran on all relevant topics including their nuclear intentions. We as a nation must give unequivocal notice and suspend by naval and air quarantine further nuclear component shipment to Iran. We can monitor carefully Israeli responses in the area and control their irrational responses to serious negotiation. Do we know if the Saudis have provided added oil production for countries affected by shipping disruption?
Let us staff the gulf theatre strongly and adequately with military and diplomatic resources. As a nation we can push the Iranians for nuclear development cessation. In a time like this of great pressure we can thoroughly communicate the consequences of oil disruption to the Iranian government. Let us secure congressional backing for actions to be taken by the military clearly defining our goals and objectives.
This plan is not an omniscient paradigm but it is a beginning in strategic development.
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Seems to be business as usual.
Or we could attack Israel, preventing them from continuing to instigate a war with an important oil exporting nation like Iran, who, due to their natural resources, are a better ally.
This would just be temporary until Iran develops its own nuclear weapons (10 years from now) so they can defend themselves (and our oil interests) on their own dime.
Attacking Israel would also have the benefit of immediately ending the Arab spring, as their would no longer be a need to repress middle easterners with harsh dictators now that we will have stopped the constant Israeli war crimes. And while were attacking Israel, we might as well put an end to the billions of dollars that the U.S.A. give them each year. That would more than cover the costs of the occupation.
Perhaps attacking Israel truly would be the war to end all wars.
Somebody remind me why we should prefer Israel as an ally over Iran.
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Taking the "mess" out of Messaging (part 1)
An email arrived in my Inbox not too long ago with the following subject line:
Design a Monetization Strategy to Enhance Strategic Goals While Protecting Core Assets
Hmmm…a strategy to enhance strategic goals. Alrighty.
The body of the email had more gems. It was an announcement email for a small conference. Here's part of the header graphic.
"Untapped Reserves of Intangible Assets"???
Who speaks like that?
Perhaps patent lawyers or accountants speak that way. I don't honestly know, but most people I know certainly do not.
What's interesting about this conference is that I think I understand what they are trying to say, but the language they are using is so abstract that it's rather funny.
One other funny line from the email, that has nothing to do with the conference topic, but which indicates a marketing writer running amok is this one:
Cutting Edge Sessions that Provide Comprehensive and Relevant Information!
As opposed to what? Dull sessions that provide incomplete and irrelevant information?
Now I'm not picking on this email specifically, but it's a great example of what ails a significant part of B2B marketing.
For those of us who spend (at least part of) our time thinking about things like messaging and positioning, reading industry press releases, announcements and collateral (as well as that produced by our own companies), this kind of language is problematic to say the least.
Ever tried reading a company's website to understand what they do? Here's some text from a well known company's website. Read it and see if you can guess who it is. The text is taken verbatim from their corporate overview page, with the only difference being that I've changed the name of the company to MegaCorp.
At MegaCorp customers come first and an integral part of our DNA is creating long-lasting customer partnerships and working with them to identify their needs and provide solutions that support their success. The concept of solutions being driven to address specific customer challenges has been with MegaCorp since its inception.
Wow, customers come first at this company. How unique. They identify customer needs and provide solutions that support customer success. And this is something they've done from day 1. Well, isn't that special. OK…narrowed it down yet? Figured out who they are? No? I don't blame you. Here's another sentence from the same page:
Since then MegaCorp has shaped the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors and ecosystem partners and has become the worldwide leader in networking – transforming how people connect, communicate and collaborate.
A little better, we know they are focused on the Internet and are a leader in networking. You could probably make an educated guess by now. But what's this about "creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees" etc. More mumbo-jumbo. They might as well be talking about this company!
So the company is Cisco. Click here to see the page. Surprised? I picked Cisco to illustrate that even a well known, successful and focused company can also speak about itself in abstract terms and generalities. But if you look around, you'll find this kind of language all over the place. David Meerman Scott calls it "gobbledygook". I simply call it bad messaging.
So here's a couple of open questions.
- How did we get into this mess?
- What can we do to try and get out of it?
- Is it even possible to get out of this mess?
I'll explore these questions in future posts, but before I do, I'd like to hear your thoughts on these questions and the issues you see in product and corporate messaging.
Also in this series:
- Taking the "mess" out of Messaging (part 2) – reasons behind the problem
- Taking the "mess" out of Messaging (part 3) – some solutions
- Taking the "mess" out of Messaging (part 4) – the future
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Nice post. Thank you. You're right. Unfortunately this mess-aging is rampant online. I'll take a stab at your 3 questions:
1. Could it be that, as a company's product lines and # of target markets increase and diverge, it simply gets too difficult to be more specific, so we fall back on generalities that appeal to almost everybody? Many, many, company web sites have this problem.
2. Since messaging about a product can be more specific than the umbrella company's message, maybe the solution is to let products develop their own brand, messaging, web sites, etc. which target customers with real, demonstratable value statements. This seems to have been the approach in pharmaceuticals. I mean, how many of us know, or even care about, the manufacturer of the drugs we take? Most of us don't. We only care about the benefits of the product, so we memorize and seek out the product/brand name. A fair amount of this happens in the beverage industry, too. I remember thinking recently, "What do you mean my new favorite drink is a Coke product?! I thought I had discovered something rare, new and wonderful!"
3. Don't try to be all things to all customers. Target your market and make sure everybody (from prospective/current customers to engineers to front-line support staff) understands who your customers are and why your product is selected by your customers.
Let the products run their brand independently and link back to the parent company, for the few people who really want to learn more about the company (ostensibly these are only investors and job seekers).
As usual, a good, thought-provoking topic!
That lead paragraph on Cisco's corporate overview page could benefit from a good writer – its possibly the victim of committee editing! But a quick glance down the page does promise some clearer and better messaging.I've seen lots of companies fall into the committee editing trap. A good writer presents some tight, well-crafted copy, and then everybody swaps in their favorite buzzwords and sound bites. What you get is blather.
Or, a writer without adequate understanding throws together lots of cool, sophisticated phrases and comes up with blather, which no one challenges (see huhcorp) because they were high-priced and recommended by the VP of whatever as an "expert". Can't tell you the number of times I've called bull**** on that one.
Good post Saeed. I think you really described the problem well, and this is a trap that so many well intentioned Product Managers fall into.
RT @onpm: Blog post: Taking the "mess" out of messaging. http://tr.im/BBhA #prodmgmt #marketing #innovation
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One of the challenges is that it is easy to spend time deep in your product features and those of your industry. When it comes to messaging, it is then a race to get as much jargon out there as possible.
Your are so deep that you don't even realize how your messaging comes across as mumbo-jumbo.
I think the classic test of asking someone outside of your field to critique your messaging main points is a good place to start. They might not understand everything, but if they are completely lost, you may be slinging "gobbledygook".
Thanks for the post.

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Mail has been in a decline for years, and has earned the name "snail-mail" because it takes days to send items. The first threat to the postal service was the fax machine. The biggest threat has certainly been email, because it sends instantly and for free. Today with texting and social media, the only reason you have to send a letter is to someone who does not use the internet at all. Even bills are paid largely online.
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With the new Hawkes and Ross renovation, students living in those dorms no longer have to walk to the YU to get their mail and instead their mailboxes in the dorm. Though students living in those dorms still have to walk to six blocks to mail anything out.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have prioritized Prevention with Positives in its Advancing HIV Prevention for Positive initiative. HRSA has also determined that prevention with positives is a priority and developed a Special Projects of National Significance model demonstration project on this topic. Providers have told us that they recognize the need for risk reduction behavior among their HIV-infected patients; understand that through their unique relationships with patients they have an opportunity to make an impact in their lives; and they need to know what interventions are efficacious and feasible especially with limited time and resources. The OPTIONS project has demonstrated that provider-directed HIV prevention interventions can be conducted successfully in the context of a clinical setting. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to replicate and evaluate this model across a variety of HIV clinical settings.
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Fisher JD, Cornman DH, Osborn CY, Amico KR, Fisher WA, & Friedland GA. Clinician-initiated HIV risk reduction intervention for HIV-positive persons: Formative Research, Acceptability, and Fidelity of the Options Project. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, October 1, 2004; 37 (Supplement 2): S78-S87. PubMed Abstract
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CSU's Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology (COAST) and CSU Monterey Bay's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center have launched a summer research program that pairs students with COAST faculty at campuses across the system.
CSUMB undergraduates studying science, technology and mathematics are working with professors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU East Bay, San Diego State and San Francisco State.
During their 10-week paid internships, students are researching topics such as the influence of temperatures on sea turtles, the sleeping patterns of sea slugs, development of non-toxic coating for boats and how organisms have adapted to changes in the environment.
The pilot program, which is leveraging UROC's Department of Education HSI STEM and Articulation grant and COAST's financial contributions, allows students to engage in research outside of the Monterey Bay area, with costs for housing and research supplies covered. Students were able to travel to their host CSU campus and participate in hands-on research opportunities. Additionally, undergraduate interns are working with – and learning from – graduate students in the host labs alongside the COAST faculty members.
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COAST – a network of hundreds of CSU faculty members, scientists and students actively working to address the state's critical marine and coastal issues – has made strides in research that are integral to the development of ocean, coast and coastal policy. In academic year 2011-12, COAST provided $181,000 in research support for CSU students. Scholars received the opportunity to work with CSU faculty on marine science projects; travel across the state, nation and world to present their findings; and participate in summer internships with organizations dedicated to conserving California's ecosystems.
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Hello, hope you may be able to help - any advice welcome!
Just sold my house and have been looking at properties to buy. This is the big move, the family home that I can grow into, babies, marriage etc so its really important to me and will be for the next 5-10 years.
I have seen the ideal house, we really love it (nice quiet village location) but we found out last night it has Oil central Heating. I have never had any experience of this so am a bit worried. It sounds uneconomical and messy(!) to me! Can anyone advise of cost, maintenance, potential problems? The house is 3 bedroom, quite old, radiators throughout but does have a wood burner in the living room.
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- my dad has old fired central heating, and a few of his neighbours have had leaking pipes, leading to long months of insurance claims, 12 foot deep holes dug in the garden and general misery. also you have to get the tank filled up twice a year depending on your useage.
But i dont know how common this problem is, but it is a consideration,
maybe you could get a survey done on the system before you move in? - Only disadvantage in oil is you have to stump up loads of money in one hit. Not messy at all as you have no contact with the tank. Rather a village and oil than a noisy town and gas imho.
- Thank you for your responses - its a lovely house/area etc and this really is the only bad point. I am most worried about people stealing it (which I have heard happens) and the general cost of oil. I believe it is more expensive to run than gas?
- You can chuck a rayburn in and run the C/H off that with a bit of work then just use the oil burner as and when needed.
- Is a rayburn something similar to an aga? In which case, it would be lovely but I would have to save my pennies!
- If it's oil you might find there is no gas in that area, same as village i live in, yes it means paying up front though once established as a used most companies give you 30 days to pay after the invoice is in and that can be up to a month after delivery as well.
At the moment think it is slightly dearer but probably your only option as propane gas is even less attractive and more expensive. - We have oil, it is not messy - the tank is in the garden has no spillage, the boiler for the central heating is clean and efficent too.
One down side to oil is the price fluctuations, so you need to try and work out when is best to buy, ie when crude oil prices low fill up and to stock up before the winter kicks in and demand goes up. Now is pretty good, we got 1,200 litres for £400 and that will do all the energy (aga, hot water, central heating etc.) for our pretty inefficient 4 bed house for the next 4 months or so. Use boilerjuice.com to get the best oil prices locally.
We have no problems whatsoever with our oil boiler and you should not let it put you off a house! - thanks for the info. I have seen boilerjuice and it looks pretty informative. Just a different way of working I guess, perhaps a bit more effort than my current 'inner-city' set up! I don't think there is gas in the area so don't really have much of an option if I want the house. Anyone had any problems with people stealing the oil? Maybe I am being paranoid?!
- I have heard of people who have had their oil tanks drained. This is the main reason we only buy 1,200 litres at a time even though our tank has a 2,500 litre capacity. The advice I will give you is the same that the local police gave us, and not to buy the special oil tank locks which cost around £80 which you put on the screw opening of the tank as if thieves who come accross this will damage your tank by piercing holes into it or other damaging ways and you will not only be left with no oil but having to fork out for a new tank aswell.
- Good advice, I am finding it difficult to gain a rough idea of annual costs for the oil (I understand it depends on our usage) so I can budget accordingly. Any suggestions?
- You do have another option which would mean NEVER having to buy oil or gas again for heating or hot water and that is by installing a heat-pump in place of your boiler. Providing your property is well insulated a heat-pump costs a fraction of what it costs to run a conventional boiler, will produce all your heating and hot water plus you'll receive a grant for installing one and depending on your electricity supplier, you could also be able to get much cheaper electricity.
- We have a badly insulated large house with 4 bedrooms, and to run the aga, hot water, central heating etc. I would say we fill up by 1,200 litres 3 times a year. At the current price that would be £1,200 but expect winter to be more expensive. There are 3 adults living in the house. And if you do not have an aga, expect the bills to be significantly lower, ours is on 24/7 365 days of the year and is the oil eater of the house.
We have had 3 people cancel on us for the loft insulation and cavity wall insulation, but when that is eventually done, we would expect the bills to go down.
If I was you I would ask the people selling the house how much they use, what size the tank is, if there are any groups who buy oil in bulk locally (boilerjuice give you discounts on bulk orders), and how much they spent last year on oil. I'm sure they won't mind giving you that information. - Thanks sicklysweet for all of your help - I am going to do exactly as you suggest and ask the current owner. Also Kingy58, I am going to look into the Heat Pump suggestion. Thanks again :)


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Asda National Primary Schools Cup
Sponsored by ASDA Stores Ltd since 2010 and in its fifth season Cricket Scotland's Development Flagship event for Under-10s has involved over 500 Primary Schools annually in the 8-a-side Pairs Kwik Cricket format.
In those four years the CS Development team has delivered taster sessions annually to over 5,000 primary school children the length, breadth and width of Scotland; many with the assistance of the local club network who have clearly benefitted from the increase in competition and tournaments in their areas.
Once again the 16 successful teams form the Regional and Area tournaments will gather at Doo'cot Park in Perth (on June 18) to find Scotland's champion primary school; the winners will compete in the UK national tournament.
Previous winners:
2012 - Strathkinness
2011 – James Gillespie (Edinburgh)
2010 – George Watsons
National Emerging Schools CUP
National Emerging Schools Cup
Devised to provide cricket for S1-3 pupils at schools that have little or no tradition of cricket and adapting the popular 8-a-side softball format used in the primary school event.
The numbers of schools involved (18 teams) in 2012 was a 25% increase on the inaugural year and the format has proved to be popular with schools, coaches and clubs alike.
Once again the successful teams from the 4 qualifying Regional tournaments will meet to play two semi-finals, third place play-off and the National Final at Doo'cot Park on June 20.
Previous winners:
2012 – Airdrie Academy
2011 – Kinross High School
National Secondary Cup
Using the very popular twenty overs aside T20 format the Secondary Schools Cup, now in its fifth year the competition was launched to provide our schools with a national competition for S1-3 pupils. Finals day involves the winners of the 4 qualifying Regional tournaments meeting in two semi-finals, third place play-off and the National Final at Doo'cot Park on June 19.
Previous winners:
2012 – Glenalmond College
2011 – Glenalmond College
2010 – Edinburgh Academy
2009 – The High School of Glasgow
How to enter
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Line voltage is cheap and lame, dude. Low voltage is hip and cool! Er, Not really. Low-voltage filaments are short and fat, in comparison to their line-voltage equivalents. The smaller filament means that the light emanates from a smaller "point" in space. Such light is exceptionally crisp and easy to direct with reflectors. It makes diamonds sparkle and shadows more pronounced. A low-voltage reflector bulb can throw a great deal of light in a very specific direction; if you want to throw a spotlight on something and really make it stand out, low-voltage is the way to go. Low voltage bulbs also tend to be smaller, which is good if you want smaller fixtures. For example, low-voltage undercabinet lights seem to be about 1/2" thinner than similar line-voltage fixtures. Also, since low-voltage current is less dangerous, it's acceptable to have exposed electrical contacts in places where they might be accidentally touched, which makes some specialty fixtures possible. Low-voltage requires a transformer to step the current down, which makes the fixtures more expensive. If you want to dim low-voltage lights, you need a special, more expensive, dimmer to do it. Line voltage filaments, on the other hand, are larger so the light tends to be more diffuse. Shadows are less pronounced. It's a better choice for general lighting, where you don't want hard shadows. The fixtures are cheaper, as are the dimmers to control them. |
- Posted by hardware_bum (My Page) on Tue, Dec 12, 06 at 19:58
A few other considerations: as jon1270 explained, low voltage filaments are thicker than line voltage. This makes them more rugged in locations where vibration is a consideration (like slamming cabinet doors). Line voltage wiring and fixture installation falls under the juristicition of the National Electrical Code and thus must pass inspection. Low voltage does not. |
How do you guys know all this (it's an education, that's for sure)? |
The NEC covers low voltage lighting systems in article 411. If the wiring system is concealed it has to follow the standard wiring rules in Chapter 3. Class 2 power limited low voltage systems have less restrictions and tend to be easier to install. If you look at a typical "puck" light system such as Hera Lighting you'll notice that they use class 2 transformers. Doorbell systems are another example of class 2. Having said the above, I've noticed that many inspectors choose to ignore low voltage lighting systems. But it is within their right to inspect it. |
- Posted by homeschoolmom2 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 13, 06 at 21:56
Thank you for all the responses. One more question: If I'm not working with a lighting designer (I sure wish now that I was but it is not in the budget!) how do I know when to ask for what from my eletrician? We are building new. |
dmlove, I'm addicted to that moment when a mysterious subject starts to make sense. I'm driven to keep reading about certain topics long past the point where a sensible person would've moved on to something more productive.... like doing the laundry. : ) |
- Posted by fourwheelin (My Page) on Thu, Dec 14, 06 at 10:47
I'm not a lighting designer by no means...but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. |
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We are sad to report that our father, Donald Davis Young passed away on June 4, 2014. Don was born October 5, 1928 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Donald W. and Margaret E. (Davis) Young. With the exception of his college years and two years with Uncle Sam in the U.S. Army, Don lived only in Granville. He enjoyed retirement since selling his bookstore in 1989 and spent much of his time is studying and recording the genealogical history of his family and editing what he considered to be important local genealogical information for presentation on the internet. His ancestors on his mother's side, 3g-grandfather Samuel DAVIS and his family, came from Virginia to Licking County, Ohio in 1806. Click here to view Sam's descendants. On his father's side he recorded ancestors as far back as his 5g-grandfather, Andrew GIFFIN I, in Pennsylvania as early as 1740. Click here to view Andrew's descendants.
The first four links at the bottom of the page relate to the activities of Don's children. The cemetery links will take you to lists of burials in the two cemeteries located within the corporate limits of Granville and another out in the far north-east corner of Granville Township. "The Granville Times" link will take you to an index to obituaries and death notices in that newspaper. Don's father was the publisher and sometimes editor of "The Granville Times" from 1927 until publication was suspended in 1941. The Record of Birth Registrations and Corrections is a little known historical resource you should check if your ancestors and relatives lived in Licking County. It consists of birth information filed by individuals themselves when they found that a record of their birth was incorrect or did not exist. The Licking County Death Records are those recorded after the 1875 Courthouse fire for the years 1874 through 1908. There are a few more than 14,000 names in the three books.
Don's son, James Albert (Jay) Young, is a very talented professional artist whose specialty is rural landscapes painted in oil. In addition, he and his wife, Jenifer, operate the Kussmaul Gallery and Flower Market. Click on the links below to learn all about them.
Don's first daughter, Sarah who is a CPA, is now employed as Controller of an internationally known corporation based in Cleveland. She is married to Steve H. Taylor who, after twenty-four years of service, is the recently retired director of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Steve now leads safaris and is a zoological consultant. Click on his link below to learn more.
Don's second daughter, Donna, in addition to being a self-employed computer consultant, counts among her many accomplishments that of being a prize-winning maple syrup maker way up in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. For a brief introduction to the art of making maple syrup click on her link below. There is also an opportunity for you to purchase some of the "real stuff."
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We have forwarded Don's email address, don at kinfinder dot com to Donna and we plan on keeping this site up for at least the next six months.
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Found him growing among my chili peppers. At first I thought hybrid chili, now I am not sure. Any ideas. |
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Did you keep any annuals near by that could have seeded into your potting soil? Callistephus did produce some volunteers in my garden, the foliage looks somewhat like similar ps: I grabbed the pic from the web |
Linaria... nope sorry no annuals. Not sure where it came from. Good call though, it does look similar. |
the scale is not clear, how tall is that pot, a birch? but there would be more than just one |
Maybe Hibiscus syriacus. |
Scale wise; Plastic cup. Seedling maybe 1-1 and a 1/2 inches. How about Rose of Sharon? |
RonnyB123 - bboy agrees with you. Hibiscus syriacus is Rose of Sharon (in the US, at least, but that's another story...) |
You guys and your fancy names. LOL. Us U.S people like it plain and simple (well at least for me). :) Thanks |
Botanical names were come up with because many plants have more than one common name, making plain and simple an impossibility in those instances. Except where the botanical names make it plain which plant is being talked about. |
Botanical names are not an attempt to show off or confuse They are a universal language which means that bboy(US) linaria (Switzerland) or I(UK) could go anywhere in the world, even if we didn't speak a word of the language, and know what plant a fellow gardener was referring to. We can also exchange plant talk with each other as we do on these forums. If one starts seeking specific plants or information about plants, one soon finds out the value of being explicit. And for that you need to use the botanical name - plain and simple. Here's an example of why the botanical name matters. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 'Rose of Sharon'
Did you keep any annuals near by that could have seeded into your potting soil? Callistephus did produce some volunteers in my garden, the foliage looks somewhat like similar ps: I grabbed the pic from the web |
No annuals linaria, I just try to raise veges. It just seemed strange that that would be found in a pot of seedlings which was kept in a greenhouse and the soil came from a LOWES bag of compost. I guess I could assume that a seed flew in there when they were packing the compost on the farm. I do not believe any of my neighbors have this kind of plant. |
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- 1/2 cup of shortening 1 1/2 cups of sugar 2 eggs 2 tablespoons of cocoa 1 1/2 ounces of red food coloring 1 teaspoon of salt 2 1/2 cups of flour 1 teaspoon of vanilla 1 cup of buttermilk 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1 tablespoon vinegar
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream the shortening and gradually beat in the sugar. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Make a paste out of the cocoa and red food coloring and add it to the creamed mixture. Add the salt, flour, and vanilla alternately with the buttermilk, beating well after each addition. In a separate bowl, sprinkle the baking soda over the vinegar and pour over the batter. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.


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At NECC, students can earn college credit for high school coursework if their school has an articulation agreement with the college. An articulation agreement is an officially approved agreement that aligns coursework at the high school level with coursework at Northern Essex Community College. An articulation agreement also outlines the procedure by which Northern Essex Community College awards credit to secondary education students who have successfully met the criteria to be eligible to receive credit. In order to receive articulated credit, students must…
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DETROIT, MI — At the conclusion of a marathon overnight session, Wisconsin legislators early this morning added a provision to the state budget that would expel the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, a nonprofit investigative journalism institute, from its offices at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The measure also prohibits university employees "from doing any work related to the Center for Investigative Journalism as part of their duties as a UW employee."
With the budget now cleared by the Joint Finance Committee and poised for final approval soon, journalists and educators are scrambling to preserve what is widely regarded as a successful collaborative model that both trains emerging reporters and produces high-quality investigations.
The relevant budget language—available in full on the center's website, WisconsinWatch.org—was part of a package of amendments that was approved by the Republican-led committee 12-4 on party lines. The full spending plan now heads to the Assembly; it must also be passed by the Senate and signed by Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican.
Founded in 2009, the WCIJ is a nonprofit, nonpartisan outlet whose recent projects include an exploration of frac sand mining, an investigation into hormone disrupters in water, a series on nursing home neglect, and a look at the impact of legislation on abortion access. The center—about which CJR has written enthusiastically—receives no direct university funding; its $400,000 budget is supported primarily by foundations.
But the partnership between the center and the university's School of Journalism and Mass Communication is tight-knit. The center has access to two small offices at the school for use by its four-member professional staff and four UW reporting interns, plus a third room for summer interns. That internship program, which has involved nearly two dozen students to date, is robust: it offers paid opportunities to do public-service journalism, several interns have won awards for their WCIJ work, and many have gone on to professional journalism careers.
The center also hosts special events on campus, and its staff members reportedly teach and guest-lecture at university courses. Though no J-school faculty work at the center, professors say the proximity and collaborations give educators a window into an alternative model of media sustainability. Together, SJMC and WCIJ won The Associated Press's first-ever Innovator of the Year for College Students award last fall.
Lucas Graves, an assistant professor at the school (and an occasional CJR contributor), said it was too early to say what effect the legislative language might have on the internship program.
"But I really can't stress enough what a huge asset it's been to have a working newsroom operating independently right in the middle of the department, and what a loss it would be to see them go," Graves added. "They do the kind of investigative work that a lot of career journalists never get the chance to, and which has been so hard hit by the newspaper crisis. That makes them a really unique resource for training journalism students."
Before last night, there was little sense that this peaceable partnership was in peril. Greg Downey, department chair of the journalism school, did not hear about the motion that targets the collaboration until about twelve hours before it passed, and many staff did not learn about it until this morning
"It took me by surprise," Downey told me. "We did not know this targeted attack on the center was coming." He said he does not know who added the legislative language, or why. "We're still dealing with this in real time."
Andy Hall, the center's executive director, could not be immediately reached for comment. But he told Romenesko and the alt-weekly site City Pages, "we were blindsided."
However, the move wasn't wholly spontaneous: Charlie Hoslet, executive director of strategic partnerships at UW-Madison, said in a June 4 email obtained by CJR that his office had "received an inquiry last week from the legislature about the arrangement between the university and the Center for Investigative Journalism." The email continued:
We explained that the Center was not part of the UW but that there is a Facilities Use Agreement in place that provides space for the Center in exchange for various services and educational resources for students provided by the Center. It seemed that the information provided satisfied whatever concerns there might have been.
However, we learned this afternoon that there has been some discussion about introducing an amendment in the Joint Finance Committee that would somehow impact the Center's use of the space. We have not been provided a copy of the amendment and probably will not be given anything until right before it is introduced (assuming that actually happens). Don Nelson, our Director of State Relations, will continue to monitor and and (sic) try to influence this…


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First up – tackling the piles of papers your little artists generate every day. Everyone knows that drawing and coloring is a good way to keep kids entertained, which explains the constant inflow of important colored papers into your home, each with an important memory attached. While it might look like scribbles to you, to your child, it's a reminder of the most recent library story time.
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I've just finished watching the "C# 4.0 Meet the Design Team" video, and here's what I've learned:
According to Anders, the big "target areas" for 4.0 are:
- More declarative programming (a la LINQ)
- More dynamic features
- Concurrency management
Anders has brought in some dynamic language guys (IronPython and (to a much lesser extent) VB). They all spoke about different things they're interested in adding to the language. As dynamic languages are being introduced into the .NET platform, other .NET languages are looking at ways of better integrating with these languages and the libraries written in them. However, C# will not loose its static typing.
Another example of what they are talking about is scripting. Its hard to use a statically typed language used as a scripting language within another application. IronPython has been the current choice for this internally in Microsoft.
Listening to Anders, the big push seems to be parallelism. There is much talk about how to guarantee purity in functions and how parallelism can be implemented in different ways without placing this on the backs of the developer. Anders doesn't want to hide concurrent execution, however. Developers should know and understand that their code may run in parallel, but have a well-stocked toolbox to use in order to take advantage of this.
The parallelism stuff sounds promising, however I'm a bit skeptical about the ability of developers to take advantage of it. One of the toughest things to do is think about how your code will work in a multithreaded environment and what possible issues you may have. But it definitely is, as Anders says, the big problem that nobody is paying attention to. Moore's law is going to be upheld by increasing cores in CPUs, not just by cramming more transistors into a single core.
I am a bit disappointed that there wasn't any mention about adding more language features to bring testing forward. There are a few areas where some compiler work could help make it much easier to do….


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In 0-4, cant remember the month, (the reason I should up
date my garden journal)'' everytime'' I put something elese into the yard. Any way it was ordered from a garden catalog and they always tell you by what date to plant by. My question is this, will I see blooms this year? Or will it take two years to bloom? Thanks Lori. |
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I forgot to add that this was not seed, but a root. Does this, make a diffrence? |
Good luck w/ your question Lori. It seems they aren't too fond of helping others (answering questions) on this forum. I asked a simple question last year 9-13-04 and not one response to date. Maybe people here just want to brag about their plants? Unlike many other forums, they are not a helpful bunch. |
- Posted by brianmkerr S/CoastQLD Aust (My Page) on Mon, Apr 25, 05 at 23:57
Hello lori2you, Can you name the species of hibiscus or the plant name ? Seed can grow to blooming stage after 1 to 2 years, though some are known to bloom at 7 months and some can take more than 5 years - most are less than 2 years. Cuttings/roots sounds like Mallow hibiscus .. with root it may be quicker, suspect seasonal conditions will affect blooming times. Others will know this info. Good luck, Brian Kerr. |
Brian It would help if those asking questions provided enough info to get a decent answer. The hibiscus family is rather large. Shall we just guess and risk giving bad advice? When you go to the doctor because of illness, you usually play the 20 question game to narrow the field. Then you are examined. Whining about a lack of help is not the answer. You might look back on your question and see if you provided enough onfo to put someone in a postion to help you. It gets old trying to read peoples minds here. I have enough problems just trying to read my wife's :-) randy |
Brian I'm sorry I named you in my response to PaulB. I Did not intend to dog you at all. Please forgive me. PaulB, I did mean to dog you :-). randy |
PaulB Just as I suspected. You give a common name of "Fireball", but no scientific name. You just call it hardy. Common names are a dime a dozen and usually apply to numerous species. I know of a few common names that are given to both temperate and tropical plants. You certainly don't treat them the same way. It much more helpful to give a little more info to get good advice. randy |
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Sorry but when you are new to these types of plants and the label on the plant you buy states "Hardy Hibiscus" "Fireball" it's aweful hard to know the latin name unless you are a born psychic. Besides, since then I was able to do a search on that plant and it truly is labeled on the internet as "Fireball" so I don't think that name applies to many other Hibiscus. Still it was a very simple question indeed. I was basically looking for general information (not air layering or grafting) regarding hardy hibiscus in my zone. Along w/ my question, given the facts that my climate zone is readily visible to all and I stated the word's "hardy hibiscus" that was enough input on my part to stimulate some discussion. Even the people in the Roses forum don't have their noses up that high. |
"PaulB, I did mean to dog you...." If you're the dog, then you are barking up the wrong tree. What part of "Hardy" don't you understand? I would not refer to it as hardy if it were tropical. But then again, I wouldn't expect a DOG to understand english. :)~ |
PaulB, The only one around here who seems determined to incite something is you - how come you just can't let this post rest already? Since you won't let it rest, I will finally chime in. I agree with Randy PERIOD. Describing a plant as "hardy" or "tropical" simply defines it's preferred climate and does little to define the species. Like it or not, knowing the species is actually a helpful tidbit of information if you want an answer. |
Hardy Hibiscus - Fireball 'Fireball' is second only to "Kopper King" in popularity. It is the second most popular Fleming Hibiscus on the market today, growing to a height of 3-4'. Hmmm, let me see....THE SECOND MOST POPULAR HIBISCUS. Geesh, it strikes me odd to find the so called "experts" who are concerned w/ specie unable to recognize the words "Hardy Hibiscus - Fireball considering it's ONLY the second most popular hibiscus. 'Fireball' has bright burgundy flowers that explode over purplish 'cut-leaved' foliage. It has the best flower in the Fleming Hibiscus species because of its overlapping nature, texture, red color and outer shape components. It is best to plant this Hibiscus in a full sun area and it will tolerate most soil types. I guess now I answered my original question w/o the help of "experts". In the future I think I'll direct my questions to the Vermicomposting Forum regarding hibiscus. They may know more about these plants. |
Lori, I know this is late but hopefully it'll help anyway. Since you have a plant from a dormant root you should see blooms this year. With the long growing season we have here we can see them when growing from seedliings. HTH, dstartz BTW randy, What lil_Rhody said about recognizing Hardy Hibiscus 'Fireball'! What a no brainer. |
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We bought some of these plants this year to keep critters out of the garden. They worked OK. They are an annual, and I am just wondering if anyone knows if you can save the seeds or somehow keep them til next year. |
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Cuttings should root really easily in either moist potting soil or water. You could probably also just dig the entire plant, cut the top back about 1/2 to 2/3rds and pot it up an grow inside over the winter. These things are pretty easy to grow all in all, they just want decent light and slightly moist, well-drained soil. |
OK - thanks. I was thinking more in the line of saving seeds. I don't really want to over-winter this plant. |
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- June 06, 2013 - 17:53
Here are reasons about what you wrote in your article and your comments????The Declaration of a Childs Rights.And if any one that has got concerns and that are interested, you should get to read about and under stand the rights of a child and the responsibility of the Government and not only just the Government in society.It explains families and not only just families and you have to be very educated to under stand these rights and the reasons that go with these rights and self supporting and false impressions of the lives in the economic system????
- Ron Tizzard
- June 05, 2013 - 10:07
Colin, by all accedptable standards, I am a fairly well educated academically individual, ...as it happens, in the area of Social work. Your, surprsing sarcasm aside, I've read your comment several times, and am still unable to figure out what exactly your 'point' is! I accept that you are well educated, but, too frequently your comments confuse your comments. Why not do a re-take, if not for any other reason, than to CLARIFY your point...remain on point would help. It's a very important piece of work... A review of Child Care Services Act and Regulations. Cudos to government on this one.
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Colin, I am a fairly well educated individual, by social standards i.e. three degrees, in the realm of social socience. I read your comments several times....and, I am still not sure what you are suggesting. Stupid me perhaps, but, would you like to clarify? That said, I always appreciate your motives...and, perhaps, I would join you in your direction, in this instance..
- Colin Burke
- June 04, 2013 - 10:23
"Child care system" is what's wrong with the child care system. Systems don't even have children. What children need are parents who know why they ought to have had children if the first place, which is not "to contribute to society," but rather to be the families who in fact are society and so ought to be as self-supporting as some think society itself is now. That our society now supports itself is a false impression: The economic system by which it "lives," wherein all maintain tenuously their continued existence by selling nonessentials instead of growing or making directly what people directly need, is like a forest where all the trees keep from falling only by leaning against others.


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