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Is there anyone here very knowledgable with diagnosing 'fungus' issues on plants? I have lost many plants in the past to certain 'fungus' issues when I was always told it was anything but. I have lost Begonias, Prayer plants, certain tropicals, San's and so on to fungus like Botrytis and others that only one person actually helped me with when others told me it was something else. How can one tell when a disease is affecting their plants or the ones they are about to purchase instead of blaming other factors? Just wondering... Thank you |
This post was edited by meyermike_1micha on Sun, Dec 23, 12 at 15:07
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- Posted by DeadheadRI none (My Page) on Sun, Dec 23, 12 at 18:14
Hi Mike.. Didn't you say just the other day that I was a fungi? :-) Charlie |
Charlie: What someone may of said to you the other day might be a reason for debate but is of no viable response to the question. Sarcasm with to many people having to many different opinions could be part of the many reason why fungus issues or problems aren't easily diagnosed with in the general house plant forum as much as you would like for them to be. |
- Posted by DeadheadRI none (My Page) on Sun, Dec 23, 12 at 19:19
Sorry, Scrooge. Mike is a friend of mine. He'll get the joke. Any further problems Email me directly.. Or try a Laxitive. Charlie |
Seriously!?!?! |
- Posted by plantomaniac08 8 (My Page) on Sun, Dec 23, 12 at 21:56
I'm with tifflj on this one. Planto |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sun, Dec 23, 12 at 22:06
Charlie, I think you're a fungi too! And, FWIW, I'm pretty sure I've had stuff like that on my plants too. I think it's really hard to tell one from another via picture and there are many similar maladies. Give it a few days, seeing as how it's so close to Christmas... bet you'll get some info. |
Charlie: Try responding to the virus diagnosis subject. Who should be eating laxatives isn't why people dont post virus diagnoses on this forum. I dont know you either and care not to privately email you simply because you have an odd sense of humor and felt secure enough in it to ask. Again me emailing you privately does not explain why people dont post virus diagnoses on a forum either simply put your off subject. If that bothers you then grow up and stop wasting our time and yours. |
Ya know , i was just going to let this go because no one wants a back and forth stupid battle but its Christmas... Pull the tinsel out of your butt and drink some spiked egg nog. Loosen up dude. In case you havent noticed, we all joke around here with each other, we are all friends. And also if you havent noticed, most all these threads go off topic at some point. The fact is, Charlie posted a one sentence joke to his friend... It wasnt a 7 paragraph bantar .Its really no big deal. I happen to enjoy Charlies sense of humor very much. You on the other hand are just mean. And mean people suck. Merry Christmas. |
This post was edited by tifflj on Mon, Dec 24, 12 at 12:47
Hi Mike. It can be difficult diagnosing fungal disorders, even for those of us who may be more experienced. Consider that we're given a blurry image or two to try to identify the signs of disease and it's easy to see why most of us shy away from the mention of diseases, unless the signs and symptoms are very obvious. Part of the reason is that, sometimes, the symptoms may look quite similar to other types of damage. Sun burn, soluble salt damage, insect activity, improper chemical use, even dish soap...can all cause physical damage that might make someone ask, "What's this disease? " But there are pathogenic fungi which affect plants. There are many strains of Botrytis, for example. They affect different kinds of plant in a variety of ways....resulting in a range of symptoms. Another issue that can make diagnosis difficult is that some of the things we measly humans do to our plants can set them up for infection. Over crowding, excess watering or fertilization, the misting of some plants, etc., can create the perfect environment for the onset of problems. And many of us bring diseased plants home with us from the garden center. You've learned the hard way (like most of us) that certain plants are highly susceptible to certain problems. I tend to avoid those plants at all costs, whether houseplants or those for the landscape. Three factors must be present at the same time for infection to occur. Firstly, the propagule must be present in the first place....as a spore, for example. Many are ubiquitous! Secondly, the plant needs to be susceptible, either by genetic predisposition and/or So, we have a great deal of control over plant issues! OK...here's a question for anyone who's read this: name three specific things we can do to prevent a plant disease? Yes, this is a test! , |
- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Dec 24, 12 at 14:30
Hi Everyone...Merry Christmas, Mike, Fungus/fungi is mentioned every so often..Probably when someone suspects their plant/s have a fungus/fungi. If you do a search, type in fungus in GW's Search Box, you'll find fungus has been discussed. Do you mind naming the plant you received w/fungus? Charlie, 'don't want any battles,' but I love your sense of humor. When I'm feeling blue, click on a thread where you posted, it always puts a smile on my face. Toni |
- Posted by jojosplants 9/ Tucson, Az. (My Page) on Mon, Dec 24, 12 at 14:41
A test!?! But it's Christmas Rhizo. lol.. Ok.. I will guess at 2 of 3 but will have to read again when i'm not in a rush. last min baking and such. lol.. Avoid plants that are susceptible, and provide proper care and environment. :-) Merry Christmas to all! JoJo |
- Posted by pirate_girl Zone7 NYC (My Page) on Mon, Dec 24, 12 at 15:37
OK Rhizo, I'm game tho' happy to say have no experience w/ Fungi 1. Susceptability to it 2. Lack of air circulation 3. Soil kept consistently moist (w/out ever having a chance to dry out completely). am imaging all need to occur before fungi: Hi Mike: other than giving up on ordering plants which repeatedly get infected, have you spoke to Al about this? Am guessing he'd likely know a thing or 2 about it given all his yrs. of practical growing experience. Maybe you should adopt my 3 strikes rule. 3 strikes & you're out (plant), I will not give something another attempt after 3 failures. |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Mon, Dec 24, 12 at 16:01
Hello everyone, I had to stop by with all the craziness and wish you all a good one!:-) Let me start from the top///:-) Charlie, not only did I say you are a fungi, but after much thinking on this, I also think you are a fun knee guy..lol. I think highly of you and your character. You made me smile. Wes, I assume you got the joke? Knowing Charlie's character, he was trying to cheer me up. By the way, I did take you up on going to the Wayland Nursery, and publicly, that I yet again sinned..lol I did come back with another Orchid! I felt like I dies and went to heaven there! Purple, Planto and TiFF...:-)))))))) Toni....Now, what's up? lol Are you staying out of trouble and watering your plants as I speak? I wish you well. Rhizo!!! :-0))))) You always been an inspiration to me and there for me when ever I need you. Thank you:-) Karen, I must admit, I too have adopted that same attitude and no longer order plants susceptible to Botrytis or other diseases, begonias and bouvardia to name a couple. Jojo!! hello and I will join in on the test:-) Provide plenty of air movement? Rhizo, you got me....:-) Merry Christmas all and much love ! Mike |
This post was edited by meyermike_1micha on Mon, Dec 24, 12 at 18:30
Sin away Mike but dont have to many visions of the citrus you left behind in your dreams tonightSugar plums included My sin: Your virus question and concerns just didn't read as a joke to me.. I think key points for this type of discussion would be what plant are you asking about, with pictures that could assist someone who may be able to name or confirm the virus and offer more assistance. Mike It's okay every now and then to step aside from other problems other people have. I know this is hard you as your more the plant growers helper than the menace. If you did ask I'm more than sure someone would non jokingly help you. My planting sin: 12 Clay pottery classes 11 hours of wheel spinning 10 free form (by hand) disasters 9... I cant sing all that well and I have to start dinner now so you fill in all the blanks.... |
Mrl, no one has mentioned plant viruses. A discussion of virus diseases almost needs to be separate from fungal or bacterial disorders. Viral infections are quite rare with our common house plants, VERY species specific, and never spread from plant to plant by splashing water, strong breezes, or hand to plant contact. Plant viruses are also easier to identify (in my opinion) than a fungal or bacterial disease. I'm thinking that you're a bit mixed up about the different causal agents of plant diseases. Prevention and cures are entirely different for virus induced plant diseases. |
- Posted by plantomaniac08 8 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 25, 12 at 17:18
MeyerMike, :) Planto |
You can always take the suspected plant to your county agent and see if they can I.D. it. Here in AL, everything gets sent to Auburn and they send a report. farmerann |
three specific things we can do to prevent a plant disease? 1)Avoid susceptible plants by examination |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 26, 12 at 8:20
Very GOOD advice and thank you everyone for taking part!:-) I do think my main point is lost though. My point is this: At times many are blaming the mix, fertilizers, and or over watering, when effect the plant itself is 'diseased' or has some sort of fungus attacking the surface. The Nursery tried to blame it on my mix or watering practices when effect it was diseased to begin with. There were two members here that asked for specific advice, and the fact it was probably some sort of plant or leaf disease form the same company where I received mine was not discussed or a concern. I did make a mention of it though. I just wonder how many are treating their plants for problems that don't exist while ignoring the ones that do and fail? Mike |
This post was edited by meyermike_1micha on Wed, Dec 26, 12 at 8:38
I was wondering if you were talking about Impatiens, Mike. The fungus-like disease that is affecting Impatiens all over the world is called Downy Mildew. Science has not yet come up with a solution for this terrible problem. It doesn't respond to the usual list of treatments or cultural tasks. This topic has come up frequently in other forums. I've said for a long time that it's up to us, the consumers, to become educated about downy mildew of impatiens and to pass the word to others. The retailers are largely in the dark about this disease. The growers have all been informed, though, and the good ones do all that they can to deliver healthy plants to the retailer. The typical garden center is a teeming petri dish for diseases and insect pests. The spores of downy mildew can be persistant and widespread. Even if we bring home healthy impatiens, the spores can travel for miles in the air and on rain drops...it's practically impossible to keep our plants disease free. What to do? My opinion is that we need to practice avoidance of impatiens! Let the garden centers suffer the losses, not us. In the other forums, we've had discussions about what to use instead of that wonderful plant. Careful inspection before buying won't be helpful with this particular disease...it's very difficult to detect in the early stages....and all but impossible to avoid the spores. In the meantime, the real key to solving this problem lies with plant breeders and geneticists in laboratories world wide. They'll come up with a way to create a resistant impatiens and with the millions upon millions of dollars at stake, my guess is that it will sooner rather than later. |
- Posted by woodnative 6 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 27, 12 at 8:47
Hey Mike! I missed this thread until today. I worked as a grower in a a GREAT commercial greenhouse many years ago....and one that great a LOT of different type of plants and tried to always produce a quality product. You are right in that certain plants are more/less susceptible to certain fungal diseases. Botrytis was always a problem on certain plants.......begonias one of of them. Good air circulation, dry foliage helps with botrytis type diseases. It was often worst in the greenhouses in the cool/damp/dark winters. Treat any areas that are infected with a fungicide (and/or dispose of infected plants/sections). Powdery mildew would effect a lot of type plants.....usually the damage from it was more cosmetic. Then there was the damping off type funguses that usually effect youngers seedlings. Of course keeping the fungus from showing up in the first place (which can be difficult) is the best method......but once it is there you must treat the active infection and help makde conditions less favorable for it to spread. |
Ok, now my 2 cents worth. Plants must not be stressed out. Stress is what I think is most important here. Prevention. Like using cinnamon on the affected areas. Use of peroxide in the watering. Although it never did help me. And some times like Karen, avoid those plants that don't want to live with you. Hope it helps Mike. And to all. Please don't get mad and offended so easily. Some times it's hard to type just what we are feeling and is taken wrong. I really love all you guys and hope I never offended anyone. Also the use of virus in plants are being done to induce variegation and other weird effects. Which is wrong and produces a weaken plant. This was done with Hosta with virus X. Stush |
Careful inspection before buying won't be helpful with this particular disease...it's very difficult to detect in the early stages....and all but impossible to avoid the spores. Must admit it was a fun test though thanks for asking the questions to keep some of us on our toes. My results are two for three and 66 % is still a passing grade but no bonus question ? By visual eye inspection, yes in early stages it's more than impossible. As we dont go plant shopping with microscopes the common garden centers we shop usually doesn't use them to receive they're plant deliveries that they want to sell. Bonus question ??? Roots also share information and are usually never inspected by the plant sales centers and very often times ignored by the buyer to also inspect perhaps it is here where a plant problem can be found as well ? An effected root on an effected plant could still remain infected even if re potted or re planted in a freshly made mix you use or fool proof soil made from XYZ I just wonder how many are treating their plants for problems that don't exist while ignoring the ones that do and fail? Why would I treat a plant that doesn't have a problem if a problem doesn't exist ? |
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- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 28, 12 at 5:51
Exactly Wes! Thank you:-) It doesn't need to make sense to me because I know why I started this thread. But does it make sense to others? Those members left here feeling at blame with the demise of their plants when in was actually a disease problem not brought on by them personally, Privately one did e-mail me and I made her realize it was a fungus issue she was dealing with. I did recommend a different supplier who could provide the same plant yet another friend here had lost twice, 'disease' free, and now realizes it was not her mx or watering habits that were at fault, and is very successful with the plant she has always wanted grow. I am a proponent of good cultural habits and excellent mixes as many know, but these are not going to solve a fungus issue that already exists on the leaves of their plants. How to 'avoid' these fungal problems was discussed here in this thread which was very informative and may have opened many eyes to which I am grateful. My goal was to look at plants with leaf issues from a different perspective at times, and to understand it's important to take into consideration 'fungus' as a culprit too. Some to quickly blame the mix although it is true that the mix plays a key role in the vitality of a plant as I have always discussed. I just wish being here to express one's concerns and suggestions as I have done was not at times mis-interpeted. Stush, thank you for your wonderful and kind words. Hoping all is well these days for you. Woodnative...Thank you for all that insight. It just goes to show you that one has to be aware of the fact that every time leaves show us signs of distress, it could be just about anything. Rhizo! You are so right! None of them plants for me this year. In fact, I will be buying the Guinea ones that don't get affected at all. I will also be growing plants less effected my disease or get the from a nursery that stands behind their product and doesn't make me feel like I am the one at fault for loosing plants to a disease which they sold to me in the first place and hopefully others have gained insight here. |
This post was edited by meyermike_1micha on Fri, Dec 28, 12 at 8:28
Actually, everyone who took the test scored 100%. I guess it was sort of a trick question, because there are so many right answers. But not all of the suggestions apply to every situation. The very best scenario, in my opinion, would be that we all take a very careful look at our home and evaluate the actual conditions we have to offer plants. What is the light situation, the temperature, the relative humidity? Can we add artificial lighting, etc.? Then, we purchase the plants that are most likely to be a good match, doing a bit of homework ahead of time. Plants aren't usually purchased with that kind of forethought, are they, lol? At the very least, we should try to learn the inherent weaknesses of susceptible plants before we buy. And we should learn what the most common pests and problems look like so that we can leave the mites, scale, thrips, and diseases on the shelves of the garden center instead of in our home. Mike...with regards to the impatiens Downy Mildew (only)...your property is contaminated with this disease. That's the problem. You can't tell if the plants you buy are free from spores! Even if they are as clean as a whistle, they can become infected by wind or rain carried spores. We can't even grow our own impatiens from seed and be sure that they won't become infected. The only way to remain free of this particular disease is to not plant impatiens at all until they come out with resistant hybrids. Period. Yes, the New Guinea impatiens are not threatened by DM. They, however, thrive in the full sun...not those shadier locations so brightened by our treasured impatiens. I love them, though. Some of us in the other forums are becoming more and more intrigued by the gorgeous coleus hybrids showing up everywhere. Good job, everybody! And thanks to our dear Mike for starting this great discussion. |
- Posted by jojosplants 9 / Tucson, AZ (My Page) on Fri, Dec 28, 12 at 15:18
No fair! Trick question. lol.. You say plants from seed can be affected by Downy Mildew. Is it more prone in certain climates? I'm in AZ. Very hot and dry. Would it be a risk here, or is it more prone to humid climates? I have a ton of seeds. Do I pitch rather than chance? Not sure the exact name, would have to find seed pack and look. JoJo |
You say plants from seed can be affected by Downy Mildew. Is it more prone in certain climates? I'm certain you can get a more reliable answer for your question by researching the plant by name. I do a bit of research as well and consider researching a plant as part of an inspection. Printed words from reliable sources that tell us more about a particular plant help in plant buying or not to buy. My understanding and perhaps not accurate under all cases is that fungus only needs and would developed by environmental conditions and easily spread. I think a fungus could effect a seed if the plant had a fungus during it's growth and seedling harvest. I'm almost certain that someone else can state the opposite and say that it wouldn't. It's very possible the XYZ or ABC clematis you ask about could be a downy milder candidate but an accurate fungus effected plant and it's history answer doesn't always come from the persons trying to sell the seed. Plants dont have guilt and blame wont help them grow. Why worry if it was me ? was it them ? was it the pot ? was it the seeds ? was it the soil ? was it the what ever ? Those who read your comments can gain if they also notice your experience with begonias and other plants. Your failure means someone else can be aware of a POTENTIAL problem that may not of been known before to them. Tell your MIA friend that even failures have an option.. |
Jojo, downy mildew of impatiens is not spread via infected seed, but seed grown plants can become infected from the ubiquitious and persistant spores found almost everywhere. My remark about seeds was expressly directed to DM of impatiens. Call your local extension office and ask them if this particular disease of impatiens is prevalent in your area. If not, I'd go right ahead! Why not? Does that answer your question? |
- Posted by jojosplants 9 / Tucson, AZ (My Page) on Sat, Dec 29, 12 at 11:54
Rhizo, Wes, Thank you both. Lots to think about . I think I will pass on them all together. They are very popular around here in yards and containers. Not worth chancing it ending up here. JoJo |
Not to change your mind but if the ones you see growing take a closer look in seasonal and year round for good health and you have the same clematis seed .... If you really want to grow a clematis or two or three with no clematis addictions allowed. It's up to you. |
Like....jojo never mentioned clematis. The word 'climate ' was used. I'm reasonably sure that we've been discussing IMPATIENS and a very species specific fungus-like disease called Downy Mildew of impatiens. |
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A run on a major U.S. bank? Who could have been spreading such scurrilous rumors? They surfaced yesterday in the Rick's Picks chat room, and elsewhere, not long after we'd done some personal banking ourselves in an online account at the very same bank. We experienced no delays or problems with the transaction, notwithstanding reports of a "default situation" and "elevated" buying of put options on the shares of the bank. We were able to confirm that there had indeed been a flurry of put-buying, but the action was not so frenetic as to suggest that the bank was in any serious trouble.
To the contrary, banks are operating under such loosey-goosey rules right now that they shouldn't have a care in the world. Imagine having a notarized letter from your local police chief authorizing you to loot and plunder any store in the neighborhood without fear of arrest. That's how the banks are doing business these days – which is to say, however they want. And if a deal should turn sour it's no problem, since the U.S. government has assured banks that it will pay 100 cents on the dollar for any securities that ultimately fail to clear the market.
Smoldering Ruins
Tuesday's rumors of a big bank on the ropes evidently were prompted by general weakness in banking shares. The selling had been attributed to nervousness over the prospect of more losses to come in the banking sector. A few analysts added to the stresses of the day by speaking cautiously about bank shares. Has the spectacular rally begun last November finally run out of steam, they asked? We seriously doubt it. More likely is that those who have been accumulating bank shares hand-over-fist simply backed off their bids for a day, allowing the stocks to fall to more appealing levels.
Bloomberg, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal and all the rest bought into this ruse with a deluge of commentary concerning how financial stocks supposedly have gotten too far ahead of "fundamentals". Fundamentals!? If the day ever comes when fundamental analysis is applied rigorously to securities markets, the financial system will be reduced to a smoldering ruin in mere days. For the time being, though, the bankers are enjoying a holiday from scrutiny that makes all things possible. Under the circumstances, with Tammany Hall sensibilities determining the course of the financial system, we should not be looking for a top in banking shares, only an occasional pause in their upward spiral.
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Lincoln Memorial University President B. James Dawson recently announced the appointment of Parham H. Williams Jr. as interim vice president and dean at the LMUJohn J. Duncan School of Law.
The Mississippi native, who has a total of 35 years of experience as a law school dean, will also serve as a law professor.
"It is with great enthusiasm that I welcome Dean Williams to Lincoln Memorial University," Dawson said. "The Duncan School of Law has a strong academic program of legal education, and I am confident that Parham will continue to enhance this program. He will also play the crucial role of guiding LMUDSOL through American Bar Association accreditation. We could not be in better hands."
Among his responsibilities is leading the university through the ABA accreditation process, including overseeing the development of the school's selfstudy and preparation for the ABA site visit.
He will work closely with Leary Davis, the school's strategic planning consultant, to develop a long-term plan for LMU-DSOL.
Williams previously served as vice president, dean and chair in law at Chapman University for 10 years and vice president, dean and professor at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law for 11 years.
He has also served as dean and professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law.
Williams earned his bachelor of arts and law degree at the University of Mississippi. In 1965, he received his Master of Laws degree from Yale University School of Law.
He began his legal career as a first lieutenant in the United States Air Force JAG, after which he went into private practice for a year before he was elected district attorney with Mississippi's Fourth Circuit Court District.


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Elgin Hanes, VP of purchasing for Joey's Only Seafood Restaurants, was ahead of the curve five years ago when he switched the shrimp on the casual-seafood chain's menu from black tigers ( Penaeus monodon ) to Pacific whites ( P. vannamei ).
Pacific whites represented only 21 percent of the global farmed-shrimp harvest of 1.3 million metric tons in 2001, reported the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.
Over the next two years, production of Pacific whites more than doubled, to 723,858 metric tons, accounting for 40 percent of the global farmed-shrimp harvest of 1.8 million metric tons in 2003, the latest figures available from the FAO.
That year, vannamei production surpassed monodon production for the first time. Asia is largely responsible for the sharp increase.
Now several of Asia's largest shrimp-producing countries are raising more Pacific whites than black tigers. In 2005, Pacific whites represented about 70 percent of Thailand's farmed-shrimp harvest, 65 to 70 percent of Indonesia's harvest, 50 to 60 percent of China's harvest and 40 percent of Vietnam's, says Bill More, director and VP of the Aquaculture Certification Council in Kirkland, Wash.
Pacific whites represented about 60 percent of Asia's farmed-shrimp exports in 2005, says More. The continent accounted for 75 to 80 percent of the world's 2 million-metric-ton farmed-shrimp harvest in 2005, which is expected to increase by 12 to 15 percent in 2006, he adds.
"Almost all of the increase will be from whites," notes More. "I wouldn't be surprised if, within five years, 80 percent or more of [Asia's farmed-shrimp harvest] was whites."
Nice price and flavor
So what did Hanes see in Pacific whites that only a handful of his peers saw five years ago?
Hanes prefers Pacific whites because the meat is sweeter, more flavorful and firmer than that of black tigers.
He told his two shrimp packers - one in Los Angeles and one in Toronto - that they'd save 40 to 50 cents a pound, "and they almost fell to the floor," says Hanes.
Now Hanes imports from Asia about one container of 31-40 Pacific whites a month for the chain's 115 Canadian and U.S. restaurants (Embers America Restaurants of St. Paul, Minn., operates the U.S. units).
Pacific whites are included in several menu items at Joey's Only, including appetizers such as Classic Shrimp Cocktail ($6.49) and Malibu Coconut Shrimp ($6.99) and entrées such as Half Pound Shrimp Feast ($13.99), Shrimp Trio ($13.99) and Cajun Combo ($13.49). Diners can also add six shrimp to any entrée for $3.99.
Pacific whites' taste and texture attributes - and attractive prices - have landed the species on casual-dining menus and in retail seafood cases across North America.
At several grocery stores last month, 31/40-, 41/50- and 51/60-count cooked Pacific whites were retailing for just $5.99 a pound, according to Urner Barry Publications of Toms River, N.J.
But restaurateurs and retailers are not what's driving the dramatic shift from black tigers to Pacific whites.
It's matter of economics at the production level.
According to a 2004 FAO report, shrimp farmers prefer vannamei for several reasons:
• Specific-pathogen-free vannamei broodstock is far more readily available than SPF monodon broodstock, making vannamei more disease resistant. Vannamei's survival rate averages 80 to 90 percent in high-density ponds, compared to 45 to 55 percent for monodon. And, according to a 2006 FAO report, Thailand, China and Indonesia are developing the capability to produce their own SPF vannamei broodstock.
• Vannamei yields two to three crops annually, compared to one to two for monodon. Vannamei females reach a minimum spawning size of 35 grams in only seven months, while monodon takes 10 to 12 months to reach a minimum spawning size of 100 grams. Vannamei can be harvested at 100 to 120 days, monodon at 150 to 180 days.
• Vannamei is more durable than monodon. It tolerates stocking densities of 60 to 150 shrimp per cubic meter but can be raised at up to 400 shrimp per cubic meter. The species also tolerates lower salinities and temperatures. As a result, vannamei can be farmed year-round, even from October to February, when it's too cold in Asia to raise black tigers.
• Vannamei requires less protein. In Thailand, vannamei feed usually contains 35 percent protein, compared to 40 to 42 percent for monodon feed. As a result, vannamei feed costs 25 to 30 percent less. In Asia, it costs $2.33, on average, to produce a kilogram of vannamei, compared to $3.41 for a kilogram of monodon.
"Simply put, whites are easier and cheaper to produce," says More.
A sourcing dog fight
As vannamei production climbs worldwide, so does availability. But that doesn't necessarily mean the species is getting easier for U.S. buyers to source.
Trade barriers are changing the landscape of the U.S. shrimp-importing industry, driving up the cost of doing business and bringing confusion and uncertainty to the marketplace.
"It's a dog fight," says Ernie Wayland, executive VP of International Marketing Specialists in Wilmington, N.C.
In early 2005, the U.S. Department of Commerce slapped tariffs on shrimp, including Pacific whites, from six Asian and Latin American countries, following an antidumping petition the Southern Shrimp Alliance filed in late 2003.
In early 2006, U.S. Customs and Border Protection enacted a new continuous-bond policy designed to curb tariff evasion that forced several U.S. shrimp importers to consolidate or abandon the shrimp trade altogether.
Then in mid-2006, more than 100 foreign shrimp exporters inked agreements with the Southern Shrimp Alliance to bypass the administrative review and lock in tariffs at the rates set in early 2005.
By settling, the exporters avoided the possibility that the DOC would raise the rates during the review, an expensive, time-consuming process. In turn, the exporters agreed to pay the SSA an undisclosed sum and help the group in its effort to increase testing of shrimp for banned substances and limit transshipping, mislabeling and other forms of tariff evasion.
As a result of these trade barriers, program business is on the rise. Purchasing shrimp on the spot market is riskier. And more restaurateurs and retailers are buying shrimp directly from foreign packers, cutting the middleman out of the equation and saving money.
About half of U.S. shrimp imports have already been sold when they reach the port of entry, reports Wayland.
"Right now, there's not a lot of life at the street level versus the program level," he says. "The spot market and the game of sitting on product are dwindling."
While the cost of doing business is rising, the product itself is getting cheaper. In mid-October, raw, Asian-raised Pacific whites were priced in the mid-$2 range for 41-50s, down 25 cents a pound from mid-August, says Wayland.
During the last sizable demand surge in summer 2005, 26-30s from Asia fetched $4. Now they cost $3.75, notes Wayland. In 2000, 41-50s from Mexico commanded $6.45. Now they're tagged in the mid- to high-$2 range, he adds.
According to Urner Barry, in mid-October raw, shell-on, Asian-raised Pacific whites were priced in the mid-$4 range for 21-25s, mid- to high-$3 range for 26-30s, low-$3 range for 31-35s and high-$2 range for 36-40s. Latin American-raised product cost 5 to 10 cents a pound more.
Replacement costs for Pacific whites are high overseas, but prices in the U.S. market are soft because "there's too much product around," says Wayland.
About 100 million pounds of U.S. shrimp imports due to be sold during the late-2005 holiday season carried over into early 2006, and the domestic Gulf shrimp catch, which exceeded 100 million pounds through August, is nearly double what it was a year ago.
Moreover, U.S. shrimp imports continue to increase steadily, despite tariffs and the new continuous-bond policy.
Through August, total shrimp imports were up 11 percent, to 751.3 million pounds, from a year ago, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Imports from Thailand, China, Indonesia and Ecuador - the United States' leading shrimp suppliers in 2005 - collectively were up 22 percent, to 503.6 million pounds.
Another wave of Pacific whites is due to hit U.S. shores for the upcoming holiday season.
Prices are expected to remain soft through year's end. But beyond that, it's anyone's guess.
"It's a guessing game," says David Silverstein of MB Seafood in Flushing, N.Y. "I take it one day at a time."
Inclement weather, disease, political unrest and regulation, to varying degrees, are affecting vannamei production in Asia.
Global supply challenges
Some of the world's top shrimp-exporting nations are facing a variety of production challenges.
In Thailand, the bloodless military coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra while he was in New York in September had little, if any, impact on the country's shrimp trade.
"All the feedback we've received is that it's business as usual," says Wayland.
Thailand exported 354.7 million pounds of shrimp to the United States in 2005, far more than any other country.
Vietnam is reportedly committed to continuing to boost vannamei production. But Mother Nature is making it difficult for the country's farmers to do so; they've lost $3.8 million so far this year due to a turbulent typhoon season.
Sudden changes in air temperature and heavy rains, which reduce the water's salinity, are stressing shrimp.
"Some parts of Vietnam are exporting 30 to 40 percent of what they did last year," says the ACC's More.
"Production has been squirrelly" in Vietnam, adds Wayland.
Through August, U.S. shrimp imports from Vietnam were down 8 percent, to 45.4 million pounds, from a year ago.
Indonesia is also battling inclement weather and expects its shrimp production to fall shy of its 350,000-metric-ton projection for 2006.
Nonetheless, through August U.S. shrimp imports from Indonesia were up 22 percent, to 91.3 million pounds, from a year ago. That's largely because Indonesia is not subject to tariffs.
The Philippines exported only 4.4 million pounds of shrimp to the United States in 2005. But the country's farmers are pushing their government to lift a 2001 ban on imports of live shrimp, allowing them to obtain SPF vannamei broodstock so that they can raise Pacific whites competitively.
China was hit with tariffs of up to 113 percent in early 2005, more than any other country. But that hasn't stopped it from continuing to boost its shrimp exports to the United States.
In fact, through August, U.S. shrimp imports from China were up 44 percent, to 79.7 million pounds, from a year ago.
Ecuador's shrimp-farming industry was nearly wiped out by a white-spot outbreak in the late 1990s. But now the country, which farms predominately Pacific whites, is producing as much shrimp as it did before the virus hit.
Through August, U.S. shrimp imports from Ecuador were up 21 percent, to 92.8 million pounds, from a year ago.
"It took Ecuador five years to recover," says More, "but now it's back to where it was."
With Ecuador back in the mix and most Asian countries steadily increasing production, availability of Pacific whites will only continue to increase in the coming years.
And that's good news for casual-seafood chains like Joey's Only that are constantly adding shrimp items to their menus.
Associate Editor Steven Hedlund can be e-mailed at email@example.com.


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Adventures at Camp Moosetooth
3 programs - 15 min. each; K-4; Dental Health, Nutrition; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Human Services (1984)
In Adventures At Camp Moosetooth, Bruce the Dental Health Moose and his friend, Yvonne the French Canadian Goose, help the campers discuss the importance of good dental habits, including eating wisely; tooth brushing, flossing, and using fluoride; and what to do in the event of a dental accident. Each program emphasizes a particular topic area.
- The Sugar Shakedown
- Smug Smile Summer Games
- The Great Camp Moosetooth Scavenger Hunt
Be Smart, Stay Safe
22 min.; K-8; Guidance, Health, Safety, Self-Awareness; Distributed by: Key Bancshares of Maine, Inc. (1987)
Be Smart, Stay Safe serves as a guide for children to follow. It points out the importance of "being smart so you can stay safe." Through illustration and practice, children are taught to think carefully about strange and unusual situations and decide what to do about them. They are shown examples of how other children would handle difficult situations.
Behind the Smoke Screen: Facts About Tobacco Use
30 min.; 6-12; Alcohol & Drug Education, Health; International Telecommunication Services (1999)
Sadly, use among young people is on the increase. This program, targeted at middle and high school students in both urban and rural areas, tries to persuade viewers not to smoke or chew tobacco and coaches them on how to quit if they already do. The focus is on the toll which nicotine takes on the body. Graphic examples of people with emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cancer of the larynx, and cancerous mouth lesions drive home the point. The effects of smoking during pregnancy, cigar smoking, and secondary smoke are also addressed. Overall, tobacco use is portrayed as an overwhelmingly undesireable habit, likely to hinder social and job prospects, as well as shorten one's life.
Dare to be Different: Resisting Drug Related Peer Pressure
20 min.; 7-12; Alcohol & Drug Education, Guidance, Health; Distributed by: US Dept. of Education (1988)
The program focuses on a friendship that falters when Sarah and Kim realize that they have different goals for the end of senior year. Sarah pursues her interest in track, while Kim starts hanging out with a group that uses drugs.
Downfall: Sports & Drugs
30 min.; 7-12; Alcohol & Drug Education, Health; Distributed by: US Dept. of Education (1987)
This documentary shows athletes how drugs can harm their performance on the playing field and in their lives. The program focuses special attention on the dangerous mental and physical side effects that steroids can cause. The message is that drugs don't make athletic careers, they break them. And sometimes drugs kill.
Drug Avengers
10 programs - 10 min. each; K-6; Alcohol & Drug Education, Guidance, Health; Distributed by: US Dept. of Education (1988)
These animated adventures introduce drug education to the youngest students. Each vignette has its own message, such as: don't eat anything unless you know what it is; drugs make things worse, not better; offering or accepting an offer of drugs is not the right way to become someone's friend; there are ways to refuse drugs and still keep your friends. Drug Avengers teach easy, sensible ways to refuse drugs.
Please note: Programs 1-5 are for use in grades K-3; while program 1 plus programs 6-10 are for grades 4-6.
- From the Future...The Drug Avengers
- Body Talk
- Up & Down
- Street Talk
- Uh Oh Video
- Fast Friends
- Picture Perfect
- Trick or Treat?
- Double Scare
- Rock Solid
Family After Divorce: Restoring Family Fabric
60 min.; 9-12; Current Issues, Guidance, Health; Produced by: A Center for the Awareness of Pattern (1992)
The program demonstrates how families, instead of "breaking" after divorce can expand, and how families who have "broken" in the past can restore their family fabric for the well-being of the children and adults alike.
Fast Forward Future
60 min.; 4-6; Alcohol & Drug Education, Guidance, Health; Distributed by: US Dept. of Education (1988)
This fantasy program features a magical VCR that enables three students to examine the way they have handled peer pressure in the past and how they can change it. It includes a few "Drug Facts" about how different substances affect the body.
Franklin, The Good Food Friend
10 programs - 15 min. each; K-3; Health, Nutrition; Produced by: University of Maine at Farmington
Teaches positive attitudes and common sense about nutrition and life-long good food habits. Bill Wood as Franklin, a well-known figure in Maine, hosts the show.
- Can You Make Veggies Disappear?
- Are You Spending The Morning Yawning?
- Are You A Wasteful Wild Willie?
- Snacks With Zap
- Invisible Helpers
- Preventing Burger Burn-Out
- The Great Supermarket Safari
- Turn Up & Push Up
- What Are Little Boys & Girls Made Of?
- A Good Food Review
Friendship, Maine: A Case Study
6 min.; 7-12; Current Issues, Environment, Health, Maine Studies; Produced by: Media Source (1986)
Looks at an environmental disaster shaping up in one of Maine's prettiest coastal villages. The community is Friendship and the nightmare is the pollution of the water supply due to leaking underground gas tanks.
From Land to Landfill - A Systems Perspective
4 15 min. programs; 5-8; Agriculture, Environment, Health/Wellness, Nutrition; International Telecommunication Services (1995)
The Land To Landfill curriculum integrates social studies, mathematics, science, language arts, home economics, and health and nutrition into one entertaining short series. The programs help students develop a systems perspective on the crucial topic of how we get our food, how we consume and dispose of it and the packaging, and deals with future food sources and questions.
- Overview of the Food System
- The packaging Process
- Hunger and the Food System
- Sustainability of the Food System
Hard Facts About Alcohol, Marijuana & Crack
30 min.; 10-12; Alcohol & Drug Education, Guidance, Health; Distributed by: US Dept. of Education (1988)
The program opens with high school freshmen filing into an auditorium for their class picture. The segments that follow show alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and crack devastating the lives of the class. By graduation, six of them are missing from the senior class picture. Voice over narration emphasizes the dangers of each drug.
Hazards of Drugged Driving
2 programs - 15 min. each; 7-12; Alcohol & Drug Education, Health; Produced by: Mazda/Melear Multi-Media, Inc. (1986)
The Hazards Of Drugged Driving focuses on the specific issues which are relevant to the serious hazard of intoxicated driving, particularly among teenage drivers. The course provides students with the information that they need to avoid drug use, protect themselves from others who use drugs, and respond appropriately when confronted with a situation which involves drugs or drugged driving.
- The Drugged Driver
- Survival
Help Wanted
8 programs - 15 min. each; 7-12; Agriculture, Career Education, Comminication, Criminal Justice, Guidance, Health; Distributed by: International Telecommunication Services (1987)
Help Wanted investigates a variety of vocations for the student who is preparing to enter the work force or go on to college. Job preparation and survival are discussed by people who are active in the fields discussed. The responsibilities and the skills needed for each occupation are discussed.
- Registered Nurse
- Television & Radio Broadcasting
- Medical Technologist
- Animal Health Technologist
- Secretarial Science
- Educationist
- Law Enforcement
- Agriculturist
Jackson Laboratory
60 min.; 7-12; Career Education, Health, Maine Studies; Produced by: Maine Public Broadcasting (1984)
A setting that speaks of summer pleasures and the dramatic beauty of the rock-bound coast of Maine seems an unlikely spot for scientists whose influence and abilities are known world-wide, ongoing research vital to health and well-being, and buildings housing appealing mice especially bred to make their contribution to future generations. The program takes an in-depth look at the three principal functions of the extensive facility: the breeding of laboratory mice, cancer and genetic research, and education. Viewers are given a look at the research lab through the eyes of seven scientists who work there. Topics explored are: the difference between basic and applied research; the use of mice for research; concerns for the health and treatment of mice; cancer research; concerns for genetic manipulation and its moral and ethical considerations; the quest for funding.
Just Beer
20 min.; 7-12; Alcohol & Drug Education, Guidance, Health, Self-Awareness; Distributed by: Perennial Education (1985)
Drinking has become an alarming way of life for many teenagers. Just Beer speaks directly to teens, using a series of dramatized situations to illustrate the physiological reactions to beer and to dispel common myths about alcohol intake. The program includes comments from teenagers who have given up drinking beer because of the adverse effects on schoolwork, family life, friendships, and their health.
2 programs - var. lengths; 6-9; Guidance, Health, Self-Awareness, Teacher Education; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation (1991)
KID-TV is designed to give students a better understanding of mental illness. The central purpose is to help eliminate the stigma often associated with mental illness.
- Part 1 (18 min.) - Takes you behind the headlines for the real story on mental illness. The program features actors from the Teens inTheatre group and the Second Step Players in a sequence where they examine commonly held ideas and prejudices.
- Part 2 (24 min.) -Is a cast discussion on mental illness...the real story! The kids from Teens in Theatre and adults from the Second Step Players talk candidly about their feelings and apprehensions on mental illness and what life is like for those who have it.
Lookin' Good
2 programs - 30 min. each; 7-9; Alcohol & Drug Education, Guidance, Health; Distributed by: US Dept. of Education (1988)
Based on true-life incidents involving drug and alcohol use, Lookin' Good shows how a handful of concerned students, with the help of their school and community, build a peer support group to resist peer pressure to get involved with drugs. Although the programs emphasize prevention, they also recognize that some students have already been exposed to drugs and may need treatment.
- Part 1
- Part 2
Open Water & Safe Harbors
5 programs - 20 min. each; 7-12; Guidance, Health; Distributed by: Maine Committee on Aging (1988)
Open Water & Safe Harbors is an intergenerational program which grew out of a recognition that significant numbers of young people lacked the knowledge that life planning skills are necessary to make sound decisions in their lives and that decisions made in their teens affect their options in later life. Also, many of those same young people had never experienced a close relationship with an older person.
- On Deck
- Charting a Course
- Far From Shore
- Rough Waters
- Gentle Breezes
Private Victories
4 programs - 30 min. each; 7-12; Alcohol & Drug Education, Guidance, Health; Distributed by: US Dept. of Education (1988)
These programs emphasize that it's possible for young people to achieve private victories by caring enough about themselves to reject drugs; relate the dangers of drugs clearly and concisely; and demonstrate that those who decide against drugs can influence friends to do the same.
- Bobby
- Hank
- Jackie & Stacy
- Todd
Quest - 2003
60 min. each; 4-12; Environment, Forests & Forestry, Health/Wellness, Maine Studies, Science; Maine PBS (2003)
- Wilderness - Is there such a thing as true wilderness anymore in northern New England ? And would we know it if we saw it? Not everyone defines wilderness the same way. And a relatively new science, conservation biology, is giving us even more options. Experience the region's most wild and stunning places as QUEST seeks out wilderness, old growth forests, and ecological reserves in Maine , New Hampshire and Vermont . This is the first widescreen program ever produced by Maine PBS!
- Autumn - Long before the first leaf turns red or most wild berries are ripe for eating, the natural world is busy getting ready for winter. So if fall starts that early for plants and animals, how do they know the seasons are changing? Witness the incredible communication that goes on with biochemicals that "tells" the natural world when to start preparing for colder weather.
- Winter - For those plants and animals that don't migrate south for winter, a lot of preparation goes into getting ready for winter. But it takes more than that to make it through our long cold winters. Creating their own anti-freeze and re-directing bloodflow are just a few of the amazing adaptations the natural world has come up with that we'll explore on QUEST. What many plants and animals know that we humans don't when it comes to dealing with winter.
- Remote Sensing - It wasn't until manned space missions that we learned how seeing a bigger picture gave us a whole new appreciation of our world. Now we routinely gather and interpret data from a distance. See for yourself how remote sensing helped secure emergency relief funds in the wake of the 1998 ice storm in northern New England forests. And how satellite images of microscopic phytoplankton in the Gulf of Maine may help solve some global warming problems.
- Managing Wildlife - Wildlife is always surprising us - even when pushed to the brink of extinction. Animals we once tried to get rid of are now literally at our backdoors. Marvel at the triumphant return of black bear, moose, fisher, and perhaps the cougar. And see how we're just beginning to learn about other species. Discover how it took DNA testing to figure out that some songbird chicks have three or more parents. QUEST explores how the mysteries of our wildlife are being solved.
- Food - How is it that we're always dieting yet still face an epidemic of obesity and diabetes? We are what we eat, nutritionists tell us. But there seems to be mass confusion about what we should be eating. QUEST explores how the government's food pyramid and many of the latest diet plans only make it more confusing. Get the skinny on what you should know about food.
Right Chemistry
3 programs - var. lengths; 7-12; Environment, Health, Safety; Distributed by: Chemical Manufacturers Association (1984)
Discusses chemicals as a source of continuing concern: Are they safe? What do they do to the environment? What is being done to control them?
- Doing Something (22 min.)
- The Need to Know (28 min.)
- The Chemical Industry (5 min.)
Smokeless Tobacco
6 min.; 4-12; Alcohol & Drug Education, Health, Smoking; Produced by: Media Source (1986)
The urgency of and interest in the health alerts associated with the growing nationwide use of smokeless tobacco has prompted the Office of Dental Health, Maine Dept. of Human Services to muster a new information initiative on the dental disease and cancer risks triggered by the use of smokeless tobacco. Outlines the health risks and features Maine high school students who talk about their use of chewing tobacco.
Smoking & Teenage Women
5 min.; 7-12; Alcohol & Drug Education, Health, Smoking; Produced by: Media Source (1986)
The good news is that thousands of people have successfully quit cigarette smoking since the 1960's. The bad news is that Maine women are smoking more than the national average for women, and smoking among teenage girls is on the increase. In response to these facts, the Maine Lung Association is escalating its programs aimed at women, especially pregnant women. We look at why more Maine women are smoking and what kind of help is available for them.
Space Works 18: Commitment to Challenge
30 min.; 7-12; Environment, Health, Space; Distributed by: National Aeronautics & Space Administration (1988)
Gives a brief overview of the Johnson Space Center including mission operations and planning, new scientific and technological developments, and educational programs. Includes a look at a "cool suit" used by a young boy with a rare physical condition, the ozone hole over Earth, and improvements in aircraft instrument arrangements.
Speak Up, Speak Out: Learning to Say No to Drugs
20 min.; 10-12; Alcohol & Drug Education, Guidance, Health; Distributed by: US Dept. of Education (1988)
As the senior class boards a bus for the trip to Washington, DC, Steve tries to persuade Matt to hold a party in his hotel room the last night of the trip - a real send off for the senior class. Steve says he'll arrange for alcohol and marijuana, but Matt isn't so sure. His friends show Matt how to recognize and resist Steve's pressure. In the end, Matt refuses to do something he knows is wrong.
Straight at Ya'
45 min.; 7-9; Alcohol & Drug Education, Guidance, Health; Distributed by: US Dept. of Education (1988)
The teenage star of ABC's Growing Pains, Kirk Cameron, hosts this effective video which takes place in a typical junior high classroom. Kirk engages the kids in a lively discussion which covers such topics as peer pressure, mustering the resolve to say no, and cultivating a positive life style alternative to drug taking.
Straight Up: Talking to Your Kids About Alcohol
60 min.; 7-12; Alcohol & Drug Education, Health; Produced by: Maine Association of Broadcasters (1997)
The program looks at the problem of underage drinking in Maine. Using a documentary format, it explores all aspects of the issue and suggests solutions. The D.A.R.E. program is discussed. A must viewing for students, teachers, and parents.
Teens 'N Theatre 2
30 min.; 5-8; Alcohol & Drug Education, Communication, Guidance, Health, Fine Arts, Self Awareness, Teacher Education; Produced by: Adolescent Pregnancy Coalition (1987)
Improvisational theatre is being used nationwide in successful adolescent pregnancy and drug and alcohol prevention programs. In 1986, the Adolescent Pregnancy Coalition funded a new theatre group at Skowhegan Junior High to impact on the issues facing fifth through eighth graders. The troupe of 35 young people, under the direction of Marti Stevens, performs for schools and organizations statewide. The program explores the process by which young teens and school officials can cooperate in addressing the issues of adolescent sexuality, peer pressure, alcohol and drug abuse, self-esteem building, inter-generational communication and drop-out prevention. It also shows how teen theatre works to motivate students and to improve the overall communication climate in a school. It can serve as a framework for replication of the teen theatre concept in your school district or as background and preview before inviting TNT 2 to visit your school.
Teens @ Work: Starting Safely
12 min.; 9-12; Career Education, Health, Safety; Produced by: Maine Department of Labor (1998)
Understanding health and safety hazards young workers face on the job. Prevention issues, and rights of young workers, including child labor laws.
30 - 30 min. programs ; 9-12 ; Career/Vocational Education, Health/Wellness, Language Arts, Mathematics ;
TV411 is an exciting 30-part video series for adult learners that uses real-life topics to teach pre-GED-level basic skills. This indispensable learning tool is packed with expert advice and proven tips to promote active learning. The program content focuses on parenting, money matters, and health; specific subjects include reading comprehension, research how-to's, writing to others, filling out forms, calculating percentages, using fractions, taking tests, and more.
- #101 Question Man uses a thesaurus to find synonyms, while Stephen Colman illustrates the use of synonyms and antonyms in slam poetry. Laverne helps a coworker figure out how much of her pay is taken out in taxes, job seekers create dossiers to help in their job hunts, a Nashville mechanic shares his experiences, and Michael Franti of Spearhead explains how he writes songs.
- #102 Members of the Dallas Cowboys use football to illustrate examples of decimals and percentages; Agent Know How shows how to get a library card; poet Jimmy Santiago Baca tells how he discovered the power of language while serving time in prison, then leads a writing seminar; and Question Man explains when to use apostrophes.
- #103 Job seekers prepare for filling out applications by creating personal data sheets, and singer/songwriter Phoebe Snow talks about music and the composing process. A mother creates a medical "bible" in order to document and track her chronically ill child's medical history.
- #104 Actress Kathy Bates talks about books that have been made into movies, a woman from Pittsburgh tells how she reached her goal of becoming a travel agent, the book club reads Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate, and Malik Yoba shares tips on how to keep a journal.
- #105 The book club reads I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Agent Know How goes looking for information at the library, and Laverne helps a new father of triplets multiply his shopping list. The Lifelines segment shows how to prepare for a visit to the doctor.
- #106 Question Man shows how to take a phone message, Laverne helps shoppers get the best deals on television sets, and pop/rock band BETTY teaches about homonyms. Job seekers learn how to write résumés, and an Indiana woman talks about going back to school as an adult so she could become a nurse.
- #107 Olympic track star Florence Griffith Joyner introduces a segment in which skaters Tai Babalonia and Randy Gardner calculate an average. An animated segment shows how to look up a word in a dictionary, and New York artist Esperanza Cortez shares her battle with dyslexia.
- #108 Job seekers work on writing cover letters for applications, Laverne helps a shopper with diabetes get nutritional information from food labels, and "Dictionary Cinema" shows how to look up a word you don't know how to spell.
- #109 Agent Know How tries out the library computer to find a book, and a father shares tips on reading to children. The book club members read Angela's Ashes and meet author Frank McCourt.
- #110 A young couple gets advice on getting their finances under control from a credit counselor, and John Fugelsang hosts a look at the fine print on "too-good-to-be-true" credit card offers. The "Rip Off" segment looks critically at a TV ad, and author Studs Terkel reads from his book Working.
- #111 Salsa musician Rubén Blades performs some of his songs and talks about his writing process. An El Paso mother enters the Even Start program and learns ways to bring her family closer together through reading and writing. Then Question Man shares tips on taking tests.
- #112 Laverne helps a young man write a card to his girlfriend, parents choose a school for their child, and bluegrass singer/songwriter Hazel Dickens shares some of her music.
- #113 Professional women basketball players explain applications of fractions and percentages in their sport, new immigrants get advice on applying for citizenship, and Laverne helps a customer fill out an application for store credit. An Oakland woman shares how writing a letter can generate change in a community.
- #114 A son writes an emotional letter to his estranged father, and Dictionary Cinema shows how foreign words are listed. An adult learner talks to his boss about his continuing education. LaPhonso Ellis and Alan Henderson of the NBA demonstrate how to figure out time and distance on a map when planning a trip. Also, tips on highlighting text, a pop quiz about word origins, and an explanation of the word reconcile.
- #115 Question Man goes to the library for books on parenting, and Laverne explains how to use a glossary to read a health insurance plan. Street Beat offers advice on figuring the tip in a restaurant, and a mother and daughter create a daily schedule. Poet Jimmy Santiago Baca shows a group of adult learners how to keep a journal. Other topics include energy consumption of appliances and the word stereotype.
- #116 Question Man looks at the economics of rent-to-own deals, basketball pro Olympia Scott-Richardson shows how she uses her day planner to stay organized, and actor Dennis Franz gives a tip on reading the newspaper. Laverne helps a painting contractor figure the cost of a job, and singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon writes a song on the spot. Other topics include credit card debt and the word analogy.
- #117 A couple of first-time home buyers learn how to read a mortgage chart, Question Man works on understanding his utility bill, and Street Beat shows how to evaluate written information. Four students from California, calling themselves the Freedom Writers, use pen and paper to fight prejudice and intolerance. Also: how to use a thesaurus, a pop quiz about volunteering, and the word anomaly.
- #118 Question Man reads the newspaper, ABC News anchor Antonio Mora hosts a report on multiple intelligences, tennis pro Zina Garrison explains percentiles and rankings, and Jimmy Santiago Baca shows a group of adult learners how to summarize a poem. Street Beat covers looking up government listings in the phone book, while other segments introduce facts about the United States Census and the word dynamics.
- #119 Tips on how to summarize almost anything, a pop quiz about adults in college, and the word marginalized. ABC News anchor Antonio Mora reports on different learning styles, a Maryland steel worker studies for his GED, Laverne explains how to use unit price labels on store shelves, and poet Jimmy Santiago Baca talks about how he discovered the joy of language.
- #120 While reading a pamphlet on breast cancer, Laverne explains the basics of probability and odds. Elizabeth Daniels Squire, a novelist who is also dyslexic, talks about her work, and Antonio Mora of ABC News reports on dyslexia. Also: different meanings for the same word, how to learn and remember new words, a quiz about water and the human body, and the word genetics.
- #121 Body Works - Olympic medalist Marian Jones demonstrates the concept of rate, and two math-savvy Calculating Women take charge of an overweight friend's calorie counting. "Lifelines" explores smart ways to manage multiple medications, mind mentor Michael Gelb shares an innovative technique for brainstorming and retaining ideas, and Michael Beech of Third Watch offers tips for handling an emergency.
- #122 Personal Finances - Question Man gets financial advice from a millionaire, a teenage father gets help starting up a small lollipop business as he pursues his GED, the Calculating Women estimate and calculate their way to the perfect cell phone plan, and a federal official reveals the math behind common money scams.
- #123 The Learning Journey - Strategies for reading comprehension on the GED test, ratios in the kitchen with TV chef Curtis Aikens, the story of how one man left prison and low literacy behind, and a look at what happened when an entire Midwestern town read the same novel.
- #124 On the Job - Question Man figures out how to decipher legalese, an Appalachian man tells how he succeeded in changing careers after the end of his coal-mining days, and the Calculating Women explore strategies for building up retirement savings. "Math Behind the Arts" features a New York City subway tile artist.
- #125 Navigating the System - Tips on how to avoid credit card debt from the Calculating Women; a profile of a New York man who, despite a reading disability, teaches others how to pass written driver's license exams; and advice from Laverne on over-the-counter medicine labels and prescription dosages. Three Harlem Globetrotters demonstrate how to read a world map.
- #126 Family Matters - An African immigrant struggles to learn to read and raise a family in America, Laverne helps a young mother child-proof her home, and an African-American woman researches her family roots over the Internet and in the field. Hip-hop star Doug E. Fresh teaches parents and children how to rap while they read.
- #127 Writing - Question Man tackles sentence fragments in a grammatically correct dream, poet Jimmy Baca conducts a dynamic writing workshop with steelworkers, and Laverne helps a co-worker create an outline for a GED essay on disciplining children. A peek behind the scenes at the popular Bernie Mac Show looks in on a professional brainstorming session.
- #128 Express Yourself - Newly minted writer Kathi Wellington tells stories from her days as a female steelworker, and origami artist June Sakamoto gives a geometry lesson. Parents and children interpret art and symbolism at the Philadelphia Museum, and Broadway performers from Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam demonstrate that writing poetry can be both literary and exuberant.
- #129 Math for Life - A drummer and the chorus line of Forty-Second Street demonstrate fractions in action, a carpenter shows how math is critical to her work, Mets pitcher Al Leiter illustrates the perimeter of a baseball diamond, and Laverne explains percentages and multiple markdowns for bargain hunters.
- #130 Media - Question Man gets the scoop from a reporter on how to read between the lines, and "Straight to the Source" looks over the shoulder of political cartoonist Don Margolies as he creates his caricatures. DC United soccer star Nick Rimando shows how he uses computers and the Internet while he's on the road, and the book club visits a special class in New York where workers learn about the history of the Depression through Dorothea Lange's celebrated photographs.
What About Lindsay?
60 min.; 9-12; Current Issues, Health, Human Rights, Maine Studies; Produced by: Maine Public Television (1998)
This documentary features Maine citizens with developmental disabilities living successfully in their communities. It focuses on their daily routines, including finding work, paying bills, making friends, finding someone to love, feeling a sense of community, and having a home.
What Do You Say?
30 min.; 6-8; Alcohol & Drug Education, Communication, Guidance, Health, Self-Awareness; Produced by: Maine Association of Broadcasters (1998)
This program is aimed at helping parents of middle-school-aged children talk honestly and openly with one another about alcohol. Program segments include "role-playing" conversations between adults and adolescents and round-table discussions of typical situations involving alcohol that call for parental reaction.


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10:00pm | Maurice McIntyre "Ensemble Love: Hexagon; Kcab Emoh; Pluto Calling; Life Force; Humility In The Light Of Creator" from Humility In The Light Of Creator (Delmark 1970)Buy it! |
10:18pm | Lonnie Holley "Looking for All (All Rendered Truth)" from Just Before Music (Dust-to-Digital 2012)Buy it! |
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10:49pm | The Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra conducted by Lester Bowie "Gittin' To Know Y'All, Parts I & II" from Gittin' To Know Y'All (MPS 1969) —featuring Dave Burrell, Barre Phillips, Kenny Wheeler, Albert Mangelsdorff, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman and moreBuy it! |
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Porsche China is celebrating their 10-year anniversary with the release of an incredible limited-edition luxury car—the Porsche 911 Turbo S.
The Porsche 911 Turbo S features a stunning gold bronze metallic paint job, a 3.8-liter flat-six engine equipped with 530 horsepower and the ability to go from 0 to 62 MPH in a staggering 3.3 seconds.
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"Update: Zenni got my prescription WRONG twice, but handled the returns flawlessly.But if you are looking to buy "Progressive Lenses" be aware that the lenses Zenni produces are 'NOT" made the same way that most Progressive Lenses are made and "COULD" result in the wearer looking through a magnified portion of the lens" ALL" the time. This is very awkward and made the lenses that I ordered useless. Due to my procrastination contacting Zenni they politely told me that I had gone past the 30 day period and there was nothing they could do. The glasses look good and fit great "BUT" they are still useless."
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2 Yrs ago I purchased my first pair of glass & 2 childrens pair of glass from Zenni, all seem fine.
Fast forward 2 yrs.... I purchased the exact same pair (frame) of glasses for myself with the same 10% tint.
When I received them right of the bat I knew they were darker than my previous pair.
I also notice the prescription was off, the glass were giving me a 3D effect like they were to strong and I started to get a headache.
I know my prescription has not changed much because first of all my left eye got slightly better and the right eye has a slight decrease all per my eye doctor.
So, I purchase my contacts with my eye doctor no problem with them. But, decided to purchase the same glasses with Zenni ( I know now NOT the best idea).
I call Zenni to advised of the difference in the tint and vision and received a RMA. I took time to take a pic of the two glasses side by side so they can see the difference in the tint. Wrote everything out and placed pic (folded in the papers) in the package with the glasses.
I received a email that stated the glasses were inspected & to my surprise no problem. So, I call them to advised once again 1. Either you did not tint the first 3 pair correctly or 2. The tint is incorrect on the second pair. I was advised inspection show all is correct. I asked of the pic and advised (quote.... I didn't see a pic). So now i'm clearly upset & the CS advised would you like for me to see them through once again. I state Yes, because they are not correct.
Well, I received another email stating all is well.... so I call CS 10/6/14 and advised the glasses are clearly not right and to send them back. I will take them to my eye doctor to have tested because I can't wear them.
It has been 1 week & a day no glasses (10/14/14), so I placed a call to CS and was advised of notation were my glasses were to be sent out 10/6/14. But, do not know where their at this time system do not show them mailed out. I immediately request a supervisor and was advised their in a meeting. CS stated she will look into it and call me back.
I will be sure to share this story with all that I came in contact with that need glasses or know someone who do .....
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"I have ordered glasses in the past from Zenni Optical, but will order no more. In less than 20 days, the glasses I ordered broke. They were so poorly made that the arm came off with light wear in less than three weeks. I contacted Customer Service and was told they would send replacement frames, but I would have to replace the lenses. I am no Eye Technician. I was told here is a video with instructions. I inquired about the two additional identical pairs I had ordered and was told the frames would be replaced IF they broke within thirty days of receipt. I wear progressive lenses. Even a "cheap" pair of glasses is $55 - too much for what are in effect disposable glasses."
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The eighth annual Japan-U.S. Symposium was held at the Keidanren Guesthouse in Gotemba. Sessions considered the purpose of corporations and markets for corporate control in Japan and the United States, the management and regulation of large complex financial institutions, and reform of the Japanese postal financial institutions in the context of lessons from GSE regulation in the United States. A substantial majority of participants expressed positive evaluations concerning the short- to medium-term prospects of the Japanese and U.S. economies, and so discussion was able to focus on more long-term and fundamental issues of concern. Much of the discussion concerned general principles, while discussion of specific issues focused on Japan. On the one hand, considerable optimism was expressed regarding improvements in market discipline of corporations in Japan. On the other, concerns were raised about the benefits of financial conglomeration and the privatization process of postal savings and insurance. Discussion of the purpose of corporations and contestability of corporate control revolved around several main points. With regard to the basic question of the purpose of corporations, both continuing differences of perception and ...more...
• Capitalism in Japan and the United States: The Purpose of Corporations and the Contestability of Corporate Control
• Management and Regulation of Large Complex Financial Institutions
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CNN announced today that the PS3 would be priced at 2 prices that varied depending on the size of the HD. On November 17 it will be released with a 20GB HD for 499$ and a 60GB Drive for 599$.
XBox 360 will probably dominate the market again.
I reserved mine at a price of 500$ so ill probably stick with the 20GB drive.


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My mom found this camera, Olypmus iS100S for me :) The lenses is not interchangeable, so the term "bridge cameras" is used to describe the camera - halfway between point and shoot and SLR cameras. Unfortunately the flash does not work, but this is not such a big deal for shooting outdoors.
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