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Weekend Rugby Predictions – EOYT Week 2
November 6, 2013 in Uncategorized
The End Of Year Tours kicked off last week with three matches when the All Blacks thumped the Brave Blossoms, the Maori All Blacks thumped Canada and the ref thumped the Aussies.
This weekend the EOYTs start in earnest ranging from some big match ups between the Boks vs Wales and the All Blacks vs Les Bleus, some lesser match ups between England and the Pumas, Ireland vs Manu Samoa and Italy vs the Aussies, down to a number of "who cares" match ups.
Sat 9 Nov
GEORGIA v CANADA: Dinamo Arena – TBILISI, GEORGIA SAST 12:00
Canada, the game against the Maoris didn't affect their 14th ranking, takes on the 16th ranked Georgia. My thumb suck goes to Canada.
Canada by 9
ITALY v AUSTRALIA: Stadio Olimpico – ROME, ITALY SAST 15:00
Surely the Wobblies game haven't regressed so far that they are in danger on losing to the Azzuri? But then Italy's forward pack isn't half bad while the Oz pack is. Anyway, I'd still go with the Wobblies to record one of their rare wins this year.
Australia by 18
ENGLAND v ARGENTINA: Twickenham Stadium – LONDON, ENGLAND SAST 16:30
Last week England got by with a little help from some friends but they should be able to scrape another win this weekend considering that, as bad as they are this year, the Wobblies still beat the Pumas twice during the Rugby Championship.
England by 7
SCOTLAND v JAPAN: Murrayfield – EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND: SAST 16:30
The Blossoms versus the Thistles, the game you probably won't watch as the England Pumas game is on at the same time.
Scotland by 18
PORTUGAL v FIJI: Estádio Universitário de Lisboa – LISBON, PORTUGAL SAST 17:00
I'd love for Portugal to do the impossible but it's not going to happen.
Fiji by 15
WALES v SOUTH AFRICA: Millennium Stadium – CARDIFF, WALES SAST 19:30
The Boks should play their best side against a B&I Lions loaded Welsh team in a game that could be affected by whether the Welsh leave the roof open or close it – wet field or dry field. The Welsh will hope to record one of their rare victories over the Boks but that won't happen unless the Boks completely fail to gel. Should still be a tight game though.
South Africa by 5
ROMANIA v TONGA: Arcul de Triumf – BUCHAREST, ROMANIA SAST 19:30
Another thumb suck prediction on a game that I wouldn't have thought about if it wasn't part of the Superbru game.
Tonga by 9
IRELAND v SAMOA: Aviva Stadium – DUBLIN, IRELAND SAST 19:45
Last year Samoa surprised Wales at home but I'm sure the Irish will not be caught offsides this year. A tough physical game but the Irish should get enough penalties to make sure they win.
Ireland by 9
FRANCE v NEW ZEALAND: Stade de France – PARIS, FRANCE SAST 21:00
Les Bleus tend to surprise the All Blacks during the World Cups but seldom outside that. We all know that the French can be great the one week and dire the next and from a Bok perspective one would hope they are great this weekend and beat the Kiwis but I won't bet on it.
New Zealand by 8
Sun 10 Nov
USA v NEW ZEALAND MAORI: L Park – CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA SAST 03:30
The Maoris beat Canada, Canada is a better side than the Eagles. Ergo, the Maoris to win comfortably.
New Zealand Maori by 30


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- by Rev. Judith Bither -
Many of us have been trying to work within the
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debating the interpretation of scripture or moral issues is long past.
In my vows for ordination 39 years ago I pledged to be in ministry to all of God's children. Likewise I have asked those being baptized or joining the United Methodist Church: "Do you accept the freedom and power God gives you to resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves?" Surely we as clergy can do no less.
Every church I've served over the years included gays and lesbians, or members with lesbian or gay children or grandchildren. My own two children withdrew their membership from the United Methodist Church in 2008 because the denomination continued acting out of fear rather than trust, responding with hate rather than love, refusing to live by their motto: Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors. The church of their childhood no longer represented their core values. It broke my heart, but I understood their choice.
Five years ago a church member with a gay son living in NYC brought me a bulletin from the United Methodist worship service she attended with her son. Across the top it read boldly: There will be no weddings performed in our church until all can be married in our church. Same sex marriages are now legal in the state of California and many of us will uphold our ordination vows by treating every couple as sacred before their Creator even if this act of ministry is in violation of our Book of Discipline. And we vow with members to "resist evil, injustice and oppression." We can do no other.
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I was happy when I saw this news in PC World yesterday. According to PC World, Canonical is experimenting with context aware technology that could let users control Ubuntu by body movements instead of using input devices like pen or keyboard etc. Ubuntu will utilize hardware sensors using cameras to respond to the body movement.
A gesture from the user, meanwhile, could affect the launcher appearance or even launch applications through a "windows parallax" mode, which would make the desktop appear three-dimensional. In such a case, users could lean to one side to see what's behind the window in the foreground, for example. As an alternative to cameras, proximity could also be detected with infrared or ultrasound sensors.
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Sorry guys no photo.. I was in lowes the other day and I was severly attracted to this flower called "Oriental Violet" It had several buds on it and one flower open. It was pinkish and huge and sorta similar to black and blue flowers but much much bigger , almost bought it but didnt , looks like a hummer magnet, $10, is it,,,, |
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- Posted by kristin_williams Z6 SW PA (My Page) on Sun, Mar 25, 07 at 13:20
I have no idea what this is, hummersteve. Hopefully, someone else does. Do you think it's a named Salvia hybrid? I'm afraid you've got only the varietal name--not the scientific name. It's as if you were looking at a hollyhock strain called "Ruby Red," but the word "hollyhock" wore off the label and all you've got for a name is "Ruby Red." If you didn't know it was a hollyhock, you'd have a hard time tracking it down. Without that scientific name or a familiar common name, I have no idea what it is. I did do a google search on "oriental violet" and nothing useful came up. Tell you what, if I'm at Lowe's in the next few days, I'll look for it, and see. Maybe others can do the same. I don't know if your Lowe's carries what ours does, but since our climates are similar, there's a good chance it does. |
- Posted by hummersteve Indy (My Page) on Sun, Mar 25, 07 at 14:03
Kristin The reason it caught my eye is it had that one big flower open. That was the only name it had that I saw , maybe if I went back I detect something else. See what I can do. Only problem is they only had a few and with the weather people may be snatching them up rather quickly. |
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I have read about one called 'Hawaiian Queen' that is fully double (while Grand Duke of Tuscany is actually a crested double). T0ptr0picals has a variety called 'Arabian Knights' that looks a lot like the one here. |
- Posted by yellowthumb 5a Ontario (My Page) on Thu, May 28, 09 at 22:47
I would be very happy to say the I got this cultivar of Jasmine from Canadian Tire, and even better it's a tree from in 10 inch container, yes the tire store sells jasmine too. This cultivar has round and plump flower buds, I counted there are about 25 petals in just one flower, it smells very refreshing. I also got another cultivar of jasmine which has long buds, there are around 10 flower petals. |
In Thailand, they call it 'Malee Tord' (this is not the same as Grand Duke). It has the pointy tip on the petal edge. The flowers is described as 3 to 6 layers of petals with 3 flowers on the end of each stalk. And the flowers are 2.5 to 3.5 cm (smaller than Grand Duke). |
Logee's has a jasmine that they are referring to as 'Flora Plena' for sale. I believe that what they are selling is the same jasmine variety as snasx picture, judging by their description and picture. The problem with their name is that 'Flora Plena' is actually a synonym for 'Grand Duke of Tuscany' (of which they are selling also). I ordered it last weekend and will let you all know what it is when it blooms. |
I know I've seen a rounded-leaf cultivar like this before at one of the Chinatown florists in Manhattan, but I'm not going to put a name on it -- jasminum nomenclature is all over the place, and sambac varieties seem to have whatever name the grower gave them. It's lovely, though! Jim |
The 'Flora Plena' jasmine from Logees finally has open blossoms. It is turning out what I believe to be 'Mysore Mulli.' Although, both, the cultivar of this topic and Mysore Mulli are double, the Mysore Mulli petals are not as wide and the sides of the petal curl back. I must note this one I have is awfully fragrant, just a few flowers are stronger than my Michelia alba in bloom (or maybe the scent of my Michelia alba is growing weaker). |
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Taking a new tact in fighting wildfires, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on
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three fire ponds in the village, a bell that tolled when a fire began, and
guess what a firetruck," the blogger wrote in the 600-word post titled
"Do You Know Why We're on Fire?"
He said everything changed when "the democrats" came to power, with
authorities replacing the bell with a village telephone and filling the
ponds with sand.
"Give me back my [expletive] fire bell, you [expletive], and take away
your goddamn telephone," the blogger wrote.
The blogger also suggested that his tax money be directed toward a
A copy of the post, which has ignited a flurry of attention in the Russian
blogosphere, was forwarded to Putin by Alexei Venediktov, editor-in-chief
of Ekho Moskvy radio.
The post, Venediktov wrote to Putin, is a typical and "not overly sharp"
example of the public criticism that the government is facing as it
struggles to extinguish the wildfires.
"I knew I was taking a risk," Venediktov told The Moscow Times. "I
purposely sent the text of the post to Putin, not Medvedev, because I know
for sure that Medvedev really reads blogs on the Internet himself, while
Putin would never see that post himself."
He said the post was found by station staff who monitor blogs and had
caught his attention because the blogger had offered a solution by
proposing that his own tax payments be used to buy a firetruck, rather
than just complaining.
On Wednesday evening, Venediktov received an e-mail from the government's
web site with Putin's answer. He called Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov,
who confirmed that the letter had been written by Putin longhand and then
typed up as an e-mail.
Peskov said by telephone that the government's press service had showed
the blogger's post to Putin and Putin had decided to write the reply
Addressing the blogger as "dear user," Putin wrote that he had read the
post "with interest and enjoyment."
"You are surely an amazingly honest and candid person," Putin wrote,
adding that the author was also "a gifted writer."
Putin also said the authorities were partly excused by the fact that the
current heat wave that fueled the fires is the hottest on record, meaning
that the Communists never faced such a large problem.
He also noted that Europe and the United States have to deal with similar
disasters. The blogger did not mention any other country in his post.
But Putin wrote that he agreed with the criticism "in general."
He said he hoped that both he and the blogger would "manage to survive
until pension age" despite the ordeal and invited the blogger to claim a
fire bell from Tver Governor Dmitry Zelenin.
Zelenin confirmed on Twitter late Wednesday that he had, at Putin's
request, asked the head of the Kalyazin district, where the blogger's
dacha is located, to install a bell and added that it was already being
But the blogger wrote early Thursday that the bell had not been installed
and the real problem was not bells but a lack of resources to fight fires.
An e-mailed request to the blogger for an interview went unanswered
Thursday. His LiveJournal blog was created just last week, on July 27.
Zelenin's spokeswoman Zhanna Lyapunova said Thursday that the Tver
administration had failed to make contact with the blogger, saying he had
not provided his name or the name of his village, Interfax reported. She
did not explain why her boss had earlier said the bell was being installed
if the village name remained unknown.
"The governor was aware of the problem even before the correspondence with
Putin was released," Lyapunova added.
The head of the Kalyazin district, Konstantin Ilyin, told Ekho Moskvy on
Thursday evening that a new bell had been installed in Vysokovo, a village
whose location matches the blogger's description.
He added that a second bell for the blogger's personal use had been left
with the village's administration because he could not locate the blogger.
He also said there was no threat of wildfires in the district.
Venediktov said he found the blogger by sending a reporter to the village
and planned to interview him on the air Saturday. He declined to identify
the blogger.
Putin, with state television cameras rolling, has met nearly daily with
Russians who lost everything they owned in the fires that have destroyed
more than 3,000 homes and killed at least 50 people over the past week.
But communication with bloggers has hitherto been the domain of Medvedev,
who runs a LiveJournal blog, a channel on YouTube and even a Twitter
Nikolai Petrov, a political analyst with the Carnegie Moscow Center, said
the fire bell story resembled an elaborate publicity stunt aimed at
attracting a younger generation of voters. He noted that Putin also met
with bikers and rode a three-wheeled Harley-Davidson last month.
"It all looks like an election campaign," Petrov said, referring to the
2012 election.
Putin and Medvedev have not said whether they would run in the election.
Petrov said he did not expect public discontent over the wildfires to grow
or pose a threat to the popularity ratings of Putin and Medvedev, which
top 70 percent.
"In the current situation with the fires, both Putin and Medvedev are
building up their images as saviors," he said.


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Mus Mus - 5/13/12
I agree with Isa. The quotes are both profound and inspiring. It's a fantastic reminder of why we still mist Sagan so much. The voice both detracts and lends something to it - one must wonder what he'd think of a rabbit reciting his words electronically.
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Very thought provoking. I'd prefer if they were recordings of Carl himself, but very thought provoking none the less. Unfortunately, some of the quotes tread into the Uncanny Valley coming from an internet connected object in a robotic sounding voice...
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About Neighborhood Planning
Center For Neighborhoods seeks to enable neighborhoods and resident leaders to articulate and accomplish their vision for community improvement. Effective planning is integral to this, because through planning neighborhoods are able both to discern a broadly-held vision for their community and to develop feasible strategies to create that vision.
Center For Neighborhoods has practiced community planning and design since its founding as the Louisville Community Design Center. Our approach to neighborhood empowerment has been enriched and amplified thru the establishment of the Neighborhood Institute (a neighborhood leadership academy) in 1987 and more recently, by engaging in the Making Connections Network (an intensive community organizing initiative focused in four inner-city neighborhoods).
We believe this tripartite, interactive approach (planning, organizing, and leadership education) builds powerful synergy that enables neighborhoods to begin moving toward realizing their dreams and visions for the future.
The Plan Approach
To succeed in accomplishing any goal, however ambitious or humble, a neighborhood must be motivated by a clear and compelling vision of success. Such is the case in Irish Hill and in Old Louisville & Limerick, where community stakeholders – residents and business owners together – have developed powerful visions and implementation strategies that will ultimately transform the identity of these neighborhoods and, consequently, that of the community as a whole.
While the Center For Neighborhoods has been instrumental in evoking these visions and in crafting implementation strategies unique to each situation, our work has been successful only through the tenacity and commitment of the citizen planners we have served. Together, plan task force members and other stakeholders have contributed hundreds of hours of thought and aspiration to the making of real and vital neighborhood plans.
To develop a coherent neighborhood vision and strategy, we recommend and practice a traditional planning sequence:
During the inventory phase, the plan task force "builds the picture," assembling all data, information, and opinion relevant and available to describe the neighborhood in its current state. Through a series of facilitated discussions, the task force then seeks to "understand the picture" – to discern patterns and trends, neighborhood assets and liabilities. This analytical phase is most important – when task force members and the neighborhood they represent must come to terms with the critical problems that threaten neighborhood vitality, while discovering and then embracing the possibilities that could lead to substantial neighborhood improvement.
From this analysis springs a rationally synthesized vision and strategy for the neighborhood. Instead of what we are, what do we aspire to become? What inherent strengths shall we build upon, and what shortcomings need we resolve? What cumulative result should the neighborhood aspire to, and work toward, over the coming months and years? How may government help to accomplish these goals? What can we do ourselves, or with the assistance of partners and resources other than government? By what means can the neighborhood institutionalize their responsibility to lead the implementation of the plan, once completed?
The process for developing the core plan – the inventory, the analysis, the vision and strategy – is a series of facilitated discussions and dialogues. From the outset, the role of the planner is to structure and to conduct the process in an orderly and effective manner, and to provide the task force with sufficient information and analysis upon which to base their own thinking, choices and decisions. If neighborhood planning is a process of discernment, then the role of the neighborhood planner is both to provide the information through which the task force may reach common understandings, and to lead the process in such a way that effective discovery and consensus can be reached.
Our approach, then, to a "typical" neighborhood – recognizing that none such exists – is a series of up to six, 2½-hour task force meetings, during which time the task force progresses through a sequence of inventory, analysis, and synthesis of a vision and accompanying strategy. During the inventory, the task force depicts the neighborhood's present identity; while the vision, later, describes the identity that the task force would have the neighborhood become. Implementation strategies are based both in constructive changes necessary to accomplish the vision, as well as in remedies to problems or shortcomings that presently detract from the kind of neighborhood to which the task force aspires.
A Two-Phase Approach
The following is a delineation of our plan approach, written in conformance with the Plan Model articulated by the Department of Planning and Development Services in their Request for Qualifications.
We envision a two phase approach:
Phase I
During Phase I, the neighborhood plan task force will be appointed and organized as the representative stakeholder group empowered with the responsibility of developing the neighborhood plan. Phase I represents the core of the planning process, during which time the task force will develop the Vision Statement, Neighborhood Identity, and a strategic Implementation Plan intended to accomplish the Vision – and to create the desired Neighborhood Identity – over the coming months and years. During Phase I, two public hearings are proposed: a first to solicit broad public participation in a so-called "SWOT analysis" (the identification of neighborhood Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats); the second to present to the community the Task Force's work, thinking, visions, and strategies at the conclusion of Phase I.
Phase II
Phase II will include the development of the Land Use/Community Form section, and of "optional" sections described in the RFP. The nature and scope of the latter will be entirely warranted by the findings and thinking of the Task Force during Phase I. Meanwhile, the Land Use/Community Form section will include a more detailed examination of land use, community design, and zoning issues surfaced during Phase I, attempting to develop cost-effective measures and plans that are consistent with the spirit and letter of the plan's Vision and Identity sections.
Phase I: Center For Neighborhoods - Neighborhood Plan Process
IDENTITY, VISION and IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
Synthesis: Vision
Synthesis: Strategy
Identify recent previous planning efforts/products.
Description of neighborhood characteristics and trends, e.g., history current land use, zoning, demographic profile, recent developments.
Task Force describes their neighborhood's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT), in order of importance.
Beginning discussion of relevant measures or indicators of success (e.g. homeownership vs. rental properties, amount of open space convenient to residents, total floor area of neighborhood-serving businesses)
Develop a statement of values.
What values and characteristics should the neighborhood embody?
Trend analysis and the "story" behind the indicators. What is happening here (both positive and negative), and why?
How can the neighborhood influence any of these circumstances or trends?
Crafting a vision statement. Knowing what we know – about strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats; about existing character and trends; and maintaining a stated set of values: what is our vision for the neighborhood in the future?
To what identity does the task force aspire?
Accomplishing the vision: what are our specific goals, priorities and strategies?
What strategies are realistic, given existing community capacity?
Accomplishing the vision: what resources, agencies, and mechanisms (e.g. zoning and other regulatory) are available to assist us to enact the strategic plan?
Phase II: Center For Neighborhoods - Neighborhood Plan Process
LAND USE and COMMUNITY FORM
Plan Development:
Land Use and
Community Form
Other Built Environment
(i.e. "Other optional sections")
Public Processes and Summary of Recommendations/Plan Reports
From Phase I analysis, further develop the analysis of built form, land use patterns, accessibility, streets, sidewalks and parking, open space, context and urban design. Based in Vision/Identity/Values, develop specific land use and community form recommendations (e.g., zoning or form district changes; local preservation or design overlay districts; enforcement or amendment of existing codes).
From Phase I analysis and Vision, develop other plan recommendations related to the built environment (e.g. schematic master plans, streetscape plans, park and open space design, design review standards, housing revitalization or economic development strategies, local preservation district nomination, brownfield remediation plan)
Conduct public neighborhood meetings at three (3) appropriate junctures within the plan process. Administer the plan process, including timely notification and regular communication with task force members and DPDS.
Prepare plan reports, including background/briefing reports, meeting minutes, plan graphics, and intermittent progress reports.
Prepare final plan report, including final plan graphics. Present report to Metro Council and to Planning Commission for adoption.


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Oooh, look what I just discovered under the vct tile in my new old house. The vintage gods have blessed us and the particle board above it was not glued on, just stapled, so it's just a matter of ripping it off carefully. The surface of the linoleum looks pretty good, albeit with some yellowing, and I've read that one can sand it carefully and refinish, since the color goes all the way through.
Since the previous owners absconded with the house plans, I'm hoping this lino border can provide a 'map' as to the original outlines of the kitchen space. |
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Very cool. I like the pattern on the grey section. |
Terrific! I didn't realize it could be refinished. Your former owners did a good job choosing color and pattern for several generations' use. If only we could see their reaction to your delight nearly a century later, though... :) |
It's like Christmas, isn't it? :) |
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 14:14
That's great! MamaGoose posted this scullery link, on the Smaller Homes forum...originally from the kitchen forum. You've probably seen it before, but if you could somehow open the wall between the butler's pantry and the kitchen (maybe take down that mudroom wall?) this might be another option. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Link to Scullery
- Posted by debrak_2008 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 14:15
That would be so cool. |
I really, really hate to say this, but: Test it for asbestos--especially if you want to sand it. |
From what I've read linoleum itself was never made with asbestos. It's possible that the backing or glue could contain it, but I think in 1910 unlikely. Asbestos started to be used more widely in flooring in the 1920's with asphalt tiles and really took off in the 1940's and '50s with introduction of vinyl flooring. We had to remove our old kitchen floor in our 1909 house due to a 1950's remodel with vinyl asbestos tile, so you need to be sure the floor is original. |
I agree that there's strong hope there's no asbestos there, but testing really is called for. |
Was thinking the same thing... Good luck! Great find for historical purposes |
Aside from color, the patterning on my Marmoleum is the same as your beautiful original linoleum. I'd love to see it refinished, good luck! |
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UBA Introduces Reloadable Prepaid Card
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc said it has introduced a reloadable prepaid card offering customers financial control, convenience and security.
The UBA prepaid card, according to the bank, is available in Nigeria and 18 African countries where it is located. The bank also added that the card is accepted at all VISA acceptance points, on over one million Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), 30 million Point of Sale (PoS)/merchant terminals in over 179 countries across the world.
UBA further described the card as "one of the most prestigious prepaid cards in the world. It gives user full control over personal finances as it is not linked to any bank account and therefore attracts no minimum balance."
Commenting on the new product, Head, e-Banking, UBA, Dr. Adeyinka Adedeji said the UBA prepaid card helps customers control spending and be in control of their funds making it ideal for budgeting and travel.
"It is also ideal for students and even employees or casual workers who may not have a Bank Account," he said.
Other key benefits of the card, according to him, include "efficiently allowing customers that cannot get approval for a current account to have access to financial services and deepen financial inclusion; while banked customers can still use the prepaid card to effectively manage their spend to what they have loaded on the Card.
"In addition, they can limit their account exposure by using prepaid card online or at locations where they do not trust safety of their information. Travelers can load Naira and be able to spend as much as $40,000 equivalent per annum on the secure card which is protected with the CHIP and PIN technology," Adedeji said.
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I am looking for some white Datura & yellow Datura seeds. I have the purple and white Datura's growing and I have some seeds from last year in the fridge to exchange or we can wait for the plants I have now to seed in the fall.
This is the first year I grew these. I was given a few seed pods from my job at a hotel. I can't believe how amazingly easy they are to grow! Let me know! |
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I have some dble yellow datura seeds e-mail me and we can do the exchange. I already have the white-purple daturaseeds-plants, Do you have something else to exchange? |
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I wish I did, but I am just starting to garden. If you still want to do the exchange please let me know. Thank you. |
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Ok all done, thanks again! Christine |
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Billy Ray Everidge, 79, of Statesville, went home to be with the Lord on June 26, 2012.
Mr. Everidge was born May 15, 1933 in Iredell County and was the son of the late James W. Everidge and Pearl Shumaker Everidge. He attended Harmony School and was a member of St. Mark Baptist Church.
He was a retired employee of King Arthur. On October 21, 1966, he was married to Barbara Reavis Everidge, who survives.
Also surviving are one son, Gary R. Everidge of the home. He is also survived by three grandsons, Joshua R. Christopher M and Tim Everidge of Maiden along with two great grandchildren also of Maiden. He is further survived by two sisters, Clara E. Jenkins and Lucy E. Mason, one brother, Bobby Everidge (Sue) and two sister-in-laws, Margaret Everidge and Ruth Hix.
In addition to his parents to his parents, he was also preceded in death by five brothers, Grady, Roland, Bruce, Hal and Paul Everidge and one sister Ruby Taylor.
Funeral services for Mr. Everidge will be conducted 3:00 pm Saturday, June 30. 2012 at Light In The Darkness Church with Pastor Jerry Wallace, Rev. Lester Carson and Rev. Rick Safriet officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will visit with friends from 7:00 until 9:00 pm Friday evening at Nicholson Funeral Home.
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US FAA sets new Air Safety Rule
January 28, 2015 · 16 Views
Six years after the fatal crash of a regional turboprop plane operated by Colgan Air near Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 on board and one man on the ground, the USFAA have now begun to implement new safety rules that are the last airline safety enhancements mandated by Congress in 2010 in response to the Colgan crash. The FAA is imposing the latest safety techniques on everything from pilot training to data analysis in one all-encompassing program rather than through piecemeal mandates. Carriers have been given three years from 8th January to implement these rules. Under the new rules, airlines will have to develop an improved safety culture which will encourage employees to report hazards as well as studying operational data to try and identify safety issues or anomalies that may raise safety concerns. The US Transportation Secretary, Antony Foxx, is quoted as saying, "Call it predictive safety management."
These new regulations, which apply solely to US carriers, are expected to cost them in the region of US$135m over the next decade, however with the intention of reducing airline fatalities by 50% from 2010, the savings to airlines in the long run are expected to run to between US$105 and US$242m over the same 10 year period. The timing of these new rules could not be better after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 last March with 239 passengers and crew on board, and the crash last month of Indonesia's AirAsia flight QZ8501 near Borneo killing all 162 on board.
The FAA identified 123 air accidents between 2001 and 2010 that might have been preventable if these new measures had been in place, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said. He also indicated that 96 percent of those affected by the rule currently gather and share data. Nick Calio, Chief Executive of Airlines for America, made it clear that airlines are fierce competitors "except on safety. This is the next step in an ongoing process to find an ever better level of safety."
Design flaws led to 787 battery fire
December 2, 2014 · 185 Views
On the 7th January 2013 a fire was reported on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner while parked at Boston's airport in the USA. The fire was put down to a problem with one of the plane's lithium-ion batteries. A week later an All Nippon Airways 787 Dreamliner had to make an emergency landing after smoke was discovered inside the plane which was subsequently traced back to another lithium-ion battery. As a consequence of this incident, all 787 Dreamliners were grounded until April of that year until further acceptable testing and improvements were carried out to the battery system on board the plane. The battery itself was manufactured by GS Yuasa and comprised eight individual cells making up a combined weight of 63lbs.
Nearly two years later and the results of the investigation into the first incident have concluded that the lithium-ion battery installed in the plane should not have received certification by the FAA. The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) were also critical of Boeing who they believed had erroneously ruled out the chances of thermal runaway in its assessment of the battery's safety. Boeing's battery tests to obtain original certification included crushing battery cells, driving nails through them and deliberately introducing short circuits to cause failure. Boeing found "nothing adverse happened" while these tests were carried out, and so deemed the battery's box and internal protection to be of an acceptable standard. Boeing stated that it had followed the certification process set out by the FAA. It would seem that while the cause of the fire has been clearly identified, responsibility for its occurrence has not been accepted in full by anyone.
Rolls-Royce forced to axe 2,600 jobs after second profit warning this year
November 5, 2014 · 148 Views
Back in February this year, Rolls-Royce, the FTSE-100 engine maker, lost over £3bn of its value after shocking the market with its first profits warning in a decade. To announce a second one this October has created considerable concern and Rolls-Royce has decided that over the next 18 months they need to reduce costs by up to £80m a year by axing 2,600 jobs, the majority of which will be in the aerospace sector in Britain and the United States. The focus is on Rolls-Royce's key Trent engines as they move from the development to the production phase, which consequently requires fewer engineers.
Back in February John Rishton, Rolls-Royce group's Chief Executive, had admitted that the future was "bumpier than I had expected", while blaming the current problems on deteriorating economic conditions and a tit-for-tat trade war between the EU and Russia over the Ukrainian crisis which had affected its nuclear and energy business as well as its power-systems unit. This week Rishton has had to admit that "We are taking determined management action and accelerating our progress on cost. The measures announced today will not be the last; however they will contribute towards Rolls-Royce becoming a stronger and more profitable company."
Another consequence of the situation is the unexpected departure of Finance Director, Mark Morris, leaving the company after 27 year without any explanation. He will be replaced by David Smith, who is being promoted from Finance Director of the Rolls-Royce Aerospace division. This second profit warning saw share value fall 11% to 832p, wiping a further £2bn off the company's value. However, news of the redundancies was well received by investors and the share price rallied by 2%, currently standing at 832p. This is clear confirmation of comments made by Espirito Santo's analyst, Ed Stacey, who indicated that investors would be expecting a clear message from the new Finance Director and tight control on all finances.
Air France-KLM selects GEnx engines for Boeing 787 fleet
March 25, 2014 · 103 Views
Air France-KLM selected the GEnx-1B engine to power its 25 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 12 leased 787 aircraft. The total engine order is valued at more than $1.7bn. Air France-KLM and GE Aviation have also signed an agreement that will allow Air France-KLM to offer maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the GEnx-1B engine. Under this agreement, Air France-KLM will be licensed to perform maintenance and overhaul work on the GEnx-1B engine and GE will provide technical support and assistance on overhaul workscoping and component repair licenses, comprehensive material support and training.
ILFC closes $1.5bn senior secured term loan
March 7, 2014 · 70 Views
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has closed a new senior secured term loan of $1.5 billion. The loan will bear interest at LIBOR plus 275 basis points with a 0.75% LIBOR floor, is priced at 99.5% of par value, and will mature in 2021. The collateral used to support the transaction has an initial weighted average age of 9.1 years. It will be secured primarily by a first priority-perfected lien on the equity of certain of ILFC's subsidiaries, which directly or indirectly own a pool of aircraft and related leases. ILFC plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including purchasing aircraft and supporting the company's liquidity cushion.
Airbus Commercial reports another year of financial improvement
February 26, 2014 · 71 Views
In 2013, Airbus achieved a new industry record of 1,619 gross commercial orders (FY 2012: 914 gross orders) with net orders of 1,503 aircraft (FY 2012: 833 net orders), excluding ATR. Gross orders comprised 1,253 A320 Family aircraft, 77 A330s, 239 A350 XWBs and 50 A380s. Fourth-quarter orders included Emirates Airline's agreement for 50 A380s and Etihad Airways' order for 50 A350 XWBs, 36 A320neos and one A330-200F. Airbus Military (now part of Airbus Defence and Space) received 17 net orders (FY 2012: 32 net orders). Airbus' net order intake increased sharply to €202.3bn (FY 2012: €88.9bn). At the end of 2013, Airbus' consolidated order book was valued at €647.4bn (year-end 2012: €525.5bn). The Airbus Commercial backlog was worth €627.1bn (year-end 2012: €505.3bn), comprising 5,559 Airbus aircraft (year-end 2012: 4,682 units) and representing over eight years of production. Airbus Military's order book was worth €20.8bn (year-end 2012: €21.1bn). Airbus series aircraft deliveries increased to 626 aircraft (FY 2012: 588 aircraft, including three A330s without revenue recognition). Airbus Military delivered 31 aircraft (FY 2012: 29 aircraft). Airbus' consolidated revenues increased seven percent to €42,012m (FY 2012: €39,273m), reflecting higher commercial and military aircraft deliveries. The Division's consolidated EBIT rose to €1,710m (FY 2012: €1,252m). Airbus Commercial's revenues rose to €39,889m (FY 2012: €37,624m). The Airbus Commercial reported EBIT was €1,595m (FY 2012: €1,147m) with the EBIT before one-off at €2,216m (FY 2012: €1,669m). Airbus Commercial's EBIT before one-off benefitted from the improved operational performance, including favourable volume, some better pricing and an improvement in A380 losses. It also included higher A350 XWB programme support costs. Revenues at Airbus Military rose to €2,893m (FY 2012: €2,131m), driven by the A400M ramp-up and higher volumes from both light and medium transport planes and tankers. The EBIT at Airbus Military was €166m (FY 2012: €93m).
Boeing Commercial Airplanes reports full year revenue of $53bn
January 29, 2014 · 66 Views
Boeing Commercial Airplanes fourth-quarter revenue increased to $14.7bn and full-year revenue increased to a record $53bn on higher delivery volume. Fourth-quarter operating margin improved to 10.3% and full-year operating margin grew to 10.9% on the higher volume, favorable delivery mix and continued strong operating performance. During the quarter, the company launched the 777X with 259 orders and commitments. During the year, the 787 program completed first flight of the 787-9, successfully launched the 787-10 and began operating at a 10 per month production rate in final assembly. The 737 program delivered at a record production rate of 38 per month and has won nearly 1,800 firm orders for the 737 MAX since launch. In 2013, a record 648 commercial aircraft were delivered. In January 2014, the company reached an eight-year contract extension through 2024 with the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers District 751 (IAM). Commercial Airplanes booked 465 net orders during the quarter and 1,355 during the year. Backlog remains strong with 5,080 airplanes valued at a record $374 billion.
A350 XWB in Bolivia for high altitude testing
January 9, 2014 · 61 Views
The A350 XWB development aircraft, MSN3, is in Bolivia where it will perform a series of tests at the high altitude airfields of Cochabamba and La Paz. Cochabamba is around 8,300 feet above sea level, and La Paz is one of the world's highest airports at 13,300 feet. Operations at such high altitude airfields are particularly demanding on aircraft engines, Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and systems. The aim of these trials is to demonstrate and validate the full functionality of engines, systems, materials as well as to assess the overall aircraft behaviour under these extreme conditions. A number of take-offs with all engines operating and with simulated engine failures are being performed at each of the airfields to collect data on engine operating characteristics and validate the aircraft take-off performance. The autopilot behaviour will also be evaluated during automatic landings and go-arounds. Since the A350 XWB's first flight with MSN1 on June 14th 2013, over 800 flight test hours have been performed in close to 200 test flights by both MSN1 and MSN3. In total the A350 XWB flight test campaign will accumulate around 2,500 flight hours with the fleet of five aircraft. The rigorous flight testing will lead to the certification of the A350-900 by the European EASA and US FAA airworthiness authorities, prior to entry into service in Q4 2014.
Firefly welcomes first ATR 72-600
July 5, 2013 · 60 Views
Firefly, Malaysia Airlines' subsidiary carrier has taken ownership of its first brand-new ATR 72-600. The aircraft is the first of 20 latest generation firm ATRs, plus 16 options, ordered by Malaysia Airlines in December 2012. Firefly currently operates 12 ATR 72-500s, and with the arrival of the new ATR 72-600s will almost triple its exclusively ATR 72 aircraft fleet, taking the total to over 30 aircraft.
GE's Passport engine begins first full engine test
June 26, 2013 · 35 Views
Certification testing is underway on the first Passport development engine at GE Aviation's Peebles Testing Operation in Ohio. The engine began ground testing on June 24th and ran for more than three hours, reaching more than 18,000 lbs. of standard day sea-level takeoff thrust. Eight Passport engines and one core will be involved in the engine certification program. Flight testing on GE's flying testbed is scheduled for 2014. Engine certification is expected in 2015. The Passport engine certification program follows three years of validation testing. GE Aviation has conducted validation tests on the fan blisk design, including two fan blade-out rig tests, ingestion tests and a fan aero rig test to demonstrate fan efficiency. Testing is complete on the third eCore demonstrator, and GE has accumulated more than 300 hours of testing on eCore demonstrators to date.
Rolls-Royce wins order from CIT to power 23 aircraft
May 22, 2013 · 48 Views
Rolls-Royce has won an order from US leasing company CIT Aerospace for Trent XWB engines, to power ten Airbus A350 XWB aircraft and Trent 700 engines to power 13 Airbus A330 aircraft. The Trent XWB engines will power ten CIT A350 aircraft that were announced in January 2013 which were in addition to five A350 XWB aircraft already on order. The Trent XWB, specifically designed for the Airbus A350, is the fastest selling Trent engine ever, with more than 1,200 already sold. The engine variant that will power the A350-800 and -900 was awarded European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification in February. The engine will power the first flight of the Airbus A350 XWB this year and the aircraft's first in-service flight in 2014.
ARINC deploys AviNet airport service for three major Chinese carriers
June 16, 2011 · 12 Views
ARINC Incorporated reported that three major Chinese airlines—China Southern, Hainan Airlines, and China Eastern—have signed for the company's AviNet Airport wide-area network service. ARINC will deploy its AviNet Airport service at 14 airports in the Asia Pacific region and worldwide to support the international operations of these airlines. Some of the locations include Haneda Airport, Incheon International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, and John F Kennedy International Airport.
The AviNet Airport network solution utilizes a single IP connection to bridge the airline host systems and airport services, whether they are common-use passenger processing systems or back-office systems. This flexibility allows the airlines to support a wide range of applications, ranging from check-in and ticketing to flight information.
Boeing 747-8 Freighter to fly to Paris Air Show on sustainable biofuel
June 16, 2011 · 13 Views
Boeing will fly the new 747-8 Freighter to its international air show debut in a doubly historic fashion, flying the airplane across the Atlantic Ocean to the Paris Air Show using a renewable aviation jet fuel – the world's first transatlantic crossing of a commercial jetliner using biologically derived fuel.
Boeing pilots Capt.. Keith Otsuka and Capt. Rick Braun and Cargolux Capt. Sten Rossby will fly the airplane with each of the 747-8 Freighter's four GE GEnx-2B engines powered by a blend of 15% camelina-based biofuel mixed with 85 percent traditional kerosene fuel (Jet-A). The airplane is scheduled to arrive at Le Bourget Airport Monday at about 5 p.m. Paris local time after a 4,989-mile trip.
"This historic flight is a boost to aviation's efforts to reduce carbon emissions and improve efficiency in all phases of our industry," said 747-8 Vice President and General Manager Elizabeth Lund. "And the 747-8 Freighter fits in well with these efforts by bringing huge improvements in fuel efficiency, lower carbon emissions and less noise."
Monarch Aircraft Engineering sign Single Point Assist agreement
June 16, 2011 · 10 Views
Independent aircraft maintenance provider, Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Single Point Assist. Single Point Assist, who's headquarters are based in Wellington, New Zealand provide a unique international AOG maintenance service and assist with AOG's across the world due to their extensive network of engineering partners.
MAEL's highly experienced engineering team will provide support to the Single Point Assist network within the UK, Ireland, Spain and across the world through existing Monarch Aircraft Engineering line stations.
Ian Malin joins A J Walter Aviation
June 16, 2011 · 12 Views
Ian Malin will join A J Walter Aviation on 1st July after eleven years in investment banking, having financed several billion dollars worth of aircraft, rolling stock, infrastructure, power and aircraft component assets. He will be responsible for managing AJW's funding relationships as well as for financial planning, analysis and corporate development going forward.
First Sukhoi Superjet 100 for Aeroflot enters into commercial operation
June 16, 2011 · 18 Views
Aeroflot Russian Airlines completed the first passenger flight of new Russian regional jet Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) from Moscow to St. Petersburg. This flight marked the beginning of commercial operation of the new aircraft by the Russian National carrier.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN 95008 was delivered to Aeroflot under a lease agreement with VEB-Leasing JSC. The delivered aircraft is designed to carry 87 passengers in a comfortable two-class layout (12 – business class and 75 – in economy class). Aeroflot ordered 30 SSJ100 aircraft in total and plans to to purchase ten more.
Australia selects U.S. Navy's MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopter
June 16, 2011 · 18 Views
The U.S. Navy announced the Commonwealth of Australia has selected the MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopter to fulfill the Australian Defence Force's AIR 9000 Phase 8 requirement for a fleet of 24 new-generation, multi-role naval combat aircraft. The Commonwealth will acquire the helicopters with associated training and logistical support via the U.S. Government's Foreign Military Sales program.
The Commonwealth of Australia this week signed the Letter of Acceptance, a formal agreement with the U.S. Navy. The Letter of Acceptance marks the first-ever purchase of the U.S. Navy's MH-60R helicopter outside the United States. The Royal Australian Navy is expected to take delivery of the first two MH-60R helicopters in 2014.
AAR to provide component MRO solution for Finnair
June 16, 2011 · 18 Views
AAR has been selected to provide a rotable component support program for Finnair's fleet of Boeing 757 aircraft. The three-year agreement with Finnair Technical Services encompasses materials and repair management for a complete inventory of 757 components that will be housed at Finnair Technical Services' facilities at Helsinki Airport.
The program provides Finnair with competitive and predictable costs for the repair and provisioning of its 757 inventory while ensuring continuing high levels of service reliability. The program covers more than 250 rotable components for Finnair's fleet of four 757 aircraft.
Eurocopter inaugurates new global logistics center in southern France
June 16, 2011 · 15 Views
Jade Cargo signs heavy maintenance contract with Ameco Beijing
June 17, 2011 · 6 Views
Jade Cargo International signed a heavy maintenance contract with Ameco Beijing for 6 Boeing 747-400ERF, for the term of 9 years, starting from 2011. The contract was signed on May 19th, 2011 in Shenzhen, China. Jade Cargo International started flight operations in August 2006 and operates currently a fleet of six B747-400ERFs (Extended Range Freighter).
Nexcelle unveils Next-Generation Integrated Propulsion System (IPS) concepts at Paris Air Show
June 17, 2011 · 16 Views
An industry-leading integrated propulsion system (IPS) will be highlighted at the Paris Air Show, where a functional scale model demonstrating key elements of this next-generation configuration will be displayed by Nexcelle – the engine nacelle joint venture of GE Aviation's Middle River Aircraft Systems and the Safran group's Aircelle company.
Nexcelle's half-scale model will highlight many of the company's integrated propulsion system features that are to reduce fuel consumption, improve performance and enhance maintenance for jet engine applications on commercial airliners. They include a low drag front end with single-piece air inlet; a fan cowl which is structurally integrated to the engine; a translating O-duct thrust reverser that provides improved fan flowpath while eliminating door links, lower bifurcation, latches and split lines; and the new integrated mounting system for reduced engine distortion and enhanced on-wing performance.
Cebu Pacific to order 30 A321neo aircraft
June 17, 2011 · 16 Views
Cebu Pacific of the Philippines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the purchase of 30 A321neo aircraft. The carrier has also exercised existing options for seven more standard A320s, increasing to 41 its total firm orders for the Airbus single aisle product line. The aircraft will join an existing fleet of A319s and A320s flying on the carrier's fast growing domestic and regional network which covers 33 domestic and 16 international destinations, including Osaka, Seoul (Incheon), Beijing, Jakarta, Bangkok and Singapore.
AG Aero named Authorized Service Center for GE's M601 and H80 engines
June 17, 2011 · 16 Views
AG Aero, part of the AGA Group of Companies, has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to become an Authorized Service Center for GE's M601 and H80 turboprop engines in Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines regions.
As part of the agreement, AG Aero will offer comprehensive line maintenance, removals and re-installations of engines and line-replaceable units (LRUs) and engine spares for the M601 and H80 engine families. GE Aviation will provide AGA Services with comprehensive material support and training.
ANI Group Holdings signs MOU with Mitsubishi Aircraft for 5 MRJ's
June 17, 2011 · 8 Views
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hong Kong-based aircraft lease and maintenance company, ANI Group Holdings Ltd. for an order for 5 next-generation Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft. ANI Group Holdings Ltd. currently services five Indonesian airlines.
P&WC launches engine diagnostic tool for PW100 engine
June 17, 2011 · 17 Views
Pratt & Whitney Canada officially launched an engine diagnostic tool on May 16th, powered by Spotlight, for its PW100 engine. The diagnostic tool is an interactive system designed to help operators and service providers solve issues in a fast and thorough manner. With this tool, the technician is asked a series of questions about their engine issue and is provided the best information available for fast and effective diagnosis. The knowledge base behind this tool represents both P&WC's Fault-Isolation Charts data and the collective wisdom and experience gained through years of in-field service. This effort encompassed 26 engine models and created 1680 fully validated fault isolation charts. It also harmonized fault isolation data across 11 maintenance manuals.
Blue1 to phase out Avro RJ-85 aircraft
June 17, 2011 · 13 Views
In order to strengthen the SAS Group's long term position in Finland and improve the profitability in Blue1, the SAS Group has decided to phase out the remaining 5 Avro RJ-85 aircraft and streamline to Boeing 717. The phase out of the Avro fleet is expected to start in August 2011 and will result in maximum 85 redundancies within Blue1. The refocus on the Finnish market will also result in closure of a number of European destinations. Some capacity adjustments will also be made on Finnish domestic routes. At the same time Tampere-Copenhagen route will be opened
Saudi Arabian Airlines selects Goodrich carbon brakes for Boeing 777-300ER aircraft
June 17, 2011 · 16 Views
Goodrich Corporation has been selected to supply wheels and carbon brakes on Saudi Arabian Airlines' fleet of 12 new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. This selection compliments Saudi Arabian's existing Goodrich-equipped fleet of 777-200 and 747-400 aircraft, making Goodrich the preferred supplier for Saudi Arabian's wide-body fleets. Saudi Arabian's first 777-300ER aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in January 2012.
Goodrich's 777-300ER carbon brake uses proprietary DURACARB carbon material. The DURACARB carbon provides exceptional brake performance and a 35% brake life advantage over competitive equipment.
AERO Vodochody completes first BLACK HAWK helicopter cockpit for Sikorsky
June 17, 2011 · 13 Views
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. reported the completion of the first UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter cockpit produced in the Czech Republic by AERO Vodochody, a longtime Sikorsky supplier that has manufactured more than 300 S-76 commercial helicopter airframes since 2000. Sikorsky awarded AERO Vodochody a contract in January 2010 to begin producing the cockpits as a second source for the newest BLACK HAWK model.


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I thought I'd jump in here and see if anyone lives close me or even in Florida somewhere?
I live in Ocala, now. We have lived in several cities in Florida. We have been here over 55 years. We just love it. We were from Pennsylvania. We love both states. But Florida seems to be best for us. I say us ..I am alone now , but my children are in Florida and I would not want to move from here.:-) Gosh! I hope there are lots of you living near me? God Bless! Betty in Florida |
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The Shillingtons have moved to the Villages as well. have you met them? |
- Posted by Betty_The_Villages (email@example.com) on Tue, Sep 23, 03 at 19:59
I have not met the Shillingtons. Do they write on this forum? How did you meet them? Betty in Florida |
They moved there last year. I met them through Senionet computer courses at The University of South Fl. They do not post here. |
- Posted by Betty_The_Villages (email@example.com) on Wed, Oct 8, 03 at 17:41
This is a small world! But, so far no one living in Florida has jumped in here on this Forum. Maybe on another forum? Thanks Mona, I just might look up the seniornet forums. God Bless! Betty |
- Posted by Carol_SWFL (My Page) on Fri, Feb 27, 04 at 9:34
Hi Betty, I'm south of you, near Ft Myers. Carol |
- Posted by Betty_The_Villages (My Page) on Fri, Feb 27, 04 at 17:18
Carol, I an so glad you wrote and added yourself to the Flotida group. This forum is real slow at people writing. I hope we can get it going more. We will have to tell people on the other forums about us all wanting to get together<:-)) Maybe we can get together once a year to meet somewhere if we get enough of us interested? |
Hi Betty, I am new to this forum. I found it from the kitchen forum. I currently live in Virginia, but am moving to Florida. I think I will really enjoy the weather. They just started on the house the beginning of this month. We will be living in Clermont. Laura |
- Posted by Betty_The_Villages (My Page) on Sat, Mar 13, 04 at 8:20
Laura, You will love Florida no matter what area. I now live in Ocala and like it very much. My husband passed away and I needed to be near friends and relatives. Happy for you! God Bless! Betty |
Hi Betty, Thanks for writing back. I am sorry to hear about your husband. I'm glad you live near good support people now. I don't know much about the surrounding areas yet. How far away is Ocala from Clermont? Have a great day. Laura |
I live and work (in real estate) in Citrus County Florida and love to go to the Villages for dinner. We enjoy the outside music festivities for a while afterwards. It looks like a fun place! |
- Posted by Betty_The_Villages (My Page) on Mon, Mar 22, 04 at 6:16
MzMint, Nice of you to join us. So far not many live in Florida. Yes, the Villages is a great place to visit or live. Betty in Florida |
- Posted by Deb_from_Pa (My Page) on Sun, Apr 25, 04 at 6:52
My children live in Pa, where I live now, but we've been seriously considering moving to florida this past year....my aunt lives near Orlando, and has for 24 years, and we might go visit her this summer sometime to see if we even like it a little! |
Hi, Betty: I posted something on the Retirement forum about active adult communities just today! Small world! Anyway, next year my DH & I will be building at The Plantation, just down the road from you in The Villages. We looked at The Villages, but found it to be too big for us. Well, actually, I LOVED the place, but my DH wasn't quite as smitten. I have an internet "penpal" who will be building in the Villages this summer. Anyway, we are SO loooking forward to living in Florida. We live in Boston now, and the weather has been miserable! Ellen |
We live in Clermont now. Will be building in Groveland shortly. Know of any good custom builders in Groveland? |
- Posted by Gina_in_Fl (My Page) on Wed, Jul 13, 05 at 23:41
First time to this forum. Yep, I live in FL. NPR. However, right now I'm up in NJ driving slow in retaliation! |
- Posted by pghgrammy (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Jul 26, 05 at 23:49
I just moved to Florida, Clearwater (Largo) from Pennsylvania Hope I like it, I'm sure I'll love the weather |
I've just bought a home on Anna Maria...where I lived 18 years ago. Will be moving-in October 1st! I cannot wait to move back!!! pghgrammy...it's only about 40-some miles south of Clearwater. |
Gina and pghgrammy - I AM IN YOUR AREA!! Email me! |
- Posted by Betty_The_Villages (My Page) on Thu, Oct 27, 05 at 6:58
Gina, I tried to e-mail you. I cannot find your e-mail address in your journal. E-mail me. I since remarried and now live some south of Ocala. I live near Leesburg, Fl. Betty in Florida |
- Posted by dogwoman24 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 5, 05 at 12:50
Hi Betty, I'm in Winter Haven. I'ts in Central Florida. About an hour drive to Orlando and an hour and a half to Tampa. Cyndy aka dogwoman24 :o) |
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Hi, I grew a papaya tree from seed and recently harvested my first papaya off of it. When I cut into it it was seedless! there was a "skin" with little stubs were the seeds would've been but there was nothing there. Is this common?
Thanks |
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- Posted by rayandgwenn z11 Puerto Rico (My Page) on Mon, Dec 7, 09 at 18:09
I have had that happen a number of times. And it seems to happen often with the first few fruit I harvest from a plant. Mainly from the Hawaiian varieties like Sunrise from my experience. |
- Posted by plumeriaman 9a (My Page) on Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 16:10
I grew a papaya tree from a potted plant 2 years ago and just got my first fruit. It too was seedless and it wasn't very sweet either. Should I be able to grow sweet papayas in Orange County California? |
I have seen it before with papaya but I am not sure how common it is. I can think of a some different reasons why the fruit were seedless. It is possible that the flower was pollinated but fertilization did not occur. Or sometimes auxins can be used to stimulate the flower to form a fruit without fertilization. That too will cause seedless fruit. Another possibility is that since it was the first few fruit the plant set those fruit without pollination and fertilization because there was nothing around the pollinate it and it wanted to make fruit. |
Yes, I've noticed this with smaller, first fruits on papaya plants. The bigger ones that develop later will surely have seeds. |
Hi, My "Red Lady" papaya flowers are opening now, in the home and under artificial light. The flowers are all female. Is it possible for it to set fruits? Thanks Luigi |
- Posted by budershank (My Page) on Sun, Dec 5, 10 at 19:51
A little weird that you bumped a really old thread to ask this question. Are you sure they are female and not hermaphadite? If they are female, and you don't have a male nearby, then no, it will not set fruit. |
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- Village Creek Country Inn
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Phone: (780) 586-0006
Charming 35 room Country Inn located in the Village At Pigeon Lake offers the perfect location for business retreats, spa & personal getaways. - Village Emporium
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Phone: (780) 586-6213
Retail gift and decorating store. Furniture, seasonal, home decor, children's gifts, jewelry, home and garden - really, something for everyone! - Village Market
- Westerose, AB
Phone: (780) 586-3860
Large super market store stocked full of fresh produce, meats and all your grocery needs, including a bakery. - Village Pizza and Subs
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Phone: (780) 586-3838
Licensed Restaurant serving Pizza, Subs, Salads, Nachos and more. Dine in or take out.