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I took a random stab at old dates and ended up in 1977 which shows Elvis Costello and the Attractions playing at Bunky's, Tom Waits at the Park Motor Inn and AC/DC at the Stone Hearth. It also lists YES and Emerson, Lake and Palmer as both playing the Dane County Coliseum twice that year. I know prog was big in the late 70's but I don't think it was THAT popular.
They also list LaCrosse, Whitewater and Dubuque along with Madison listings. Maybe that search can be refined but I didn't bother with it.
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I made this dress for the Art Deco Festival on the Queen Mary.
The pattern I used was vintage from 1935, McCall 8139. I love the unexpected low back on this dress.
I was originally going to make this in a solid but changed my mind, inspired by the plaid used on one of the illustrations on the pattern cover. The body of the dress is a vintage cotton fabric which is printed with a bias plaid design (the dress is cut on straight of grain). It was a bit of a pain to match the plaid for the seams, but I had been holding onto the fabric forever waiting for the right project to come along and I'm glad I put in the extra effort when making this dress. The collar is a new white cotton pique. The collar is trimmed in a red braid, and the pocket flaps are decorated with vintage red plastic buttons. The belt was purchased from a thrift store.
More photos from the event are on my blog here
For the body of the dress: a vintage cotton print
For the collar: a new white cotton pique
Apr 11, 2014, 05.39 AMby ginaminton
Lovely dress.
Aug 26, 2013, 04.01 PMby pictureit17
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Oct 4, 2011, 08.37 PMby SweetC
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Sep 28, 2011, 07.16 PMby tirrs
this is one of the nicest dress I've ever seen! so lovely…
Sep 27, 2011, 07.02 PMby lullith74
This is adorable. One day I'll make it to the Queen Mary Art Deco Fest.
Sep 25, 2011, 08.16 PMby patti-r
Adorable, great job!!!!!!!!
Sep 25, 2011, 03.20 PMby sophielophie
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Sep 23, 2011, 03.18 AMby gabcorb
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Sep 22, 2011, 08.33 PMby nouvellegamine
omg- this is amazing. i love the v in the back!
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Sep 22, 2011, 02.47 AMby Ruffles Gazebo
oh wow this dress is truely gorgeous! you look a stunner! and agreed, unexpected low back is really quite fantastic!
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Sep 21, 2011, 06.45 PMby gemmafloyd
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Sep 21, 2011, 10.39 AMby janene
Just stunning. What a perfect fit. Is the fabric cut on the cross or it that how the fabric is? I love the low back and a sailor collar is always darling! Amazing photos too!
Sep 21, 2011, 01.01 AMby mollykatherine
Amazing, amazing, amazing!! I'm entirely envious, it turned out just like the picture on the cover, which almost never happens, i'm very impressed!
Sep 20, 2011, 11.11 PMby elegantmusings
You are seriously the most inspiring seamstress, Lauren!!!! :)
Sep 20, 2011, 11.11 PMby elegantmusings
You are seriously the most inspiring seamstress, Lauren!!!! :)
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This is to die for. La-la-LOVE it!
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Sep 20, 2011, 10.14 PMby cmetzel
Great work! Love the plaid.
Sep 20, 2011, 09.32 PMby ichigogirl
I have to second MientjiB: fabulous! I've actually got a slightly similar 30's pattern that I've intended to use forever, I hope seeing your can make it happen :-) Great styling, and I love your shoes…
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Sep 20, 2011, 08.28 PMby missjackieo
wow , I love the silhouette , its quite a different kind of sailor dress , quite refreshing , and the shoes are just splendid
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My european connection finally came through, and I was able to order the cards from the edge site in spain. The cards are gorgeous, I got a good look at them, and then realized that my high school spanish was all the way back in high school so... I'm offering to resell them to anybody who can actually use them. Please contact me via PM, or post here. I'd like to get rid of these fellows to a good home.
[Selling] All three card games in spanish
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I don't know how to sell a PM in this forum, so I'll post here. I'm interested only in the third set, since I already have the first two, are you interested in selling that?
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Yes, I am willing to sell just one game. I'd like to get back the money I spent to get the games, and well... shipping overseas is expensive. I'm not so much a fool that I think everyone will pay that though. The cost for the card game plus the shipping (so, my cost basically) was $48. I won't know how much the shipping to whereever you live is though, so until you tell me, I can't quote that price. I live in San Fransisco California, so it should be possible to backwards calculate from that.
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I'm pretty sorry, Black Cat, but since I live in Palermo in Italy (and I guess, you ordered the game from Spain, probably), the cost I'd have to pay is around the same you paid, which would be a bit too much for me at the moment (also, I believe that if I decide to find a way of ordering from Spain, I should be able to pay a bit less for shipping). I wish you find a buyier as soon as possible!
PS - I've been 5 times in San Francisco and really love that city!
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sorry for getting back to you really late Black Cat, but i live in socal and im willing to buy set 3. I have FedEx Account so i can pay for the shipping costs from SF to Torrance no problem.
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Southern Italian-Style Short Ribs
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- 10 bone-in beef short ribs, trimmed of excess fat
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons EVOO, plus more for drizzling
- 3 to 4 anchovy fillets
- 4 cloves garlic, sliced
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 onions, cut into wedges with root end attached
- 1 large or 2 medium bulbs fennel, cut into wedges, plus 1/2 cup fennel fronds
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- Scant palmful chopped golden raisins
- Pinch ground cloves
- 1 bottle Nero d'Avola or other spicy red wine
- 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, coarsely chopped
- Orange or lemon zest (or both), for garnish
- Shaved pecorino cheese, for garnish
- Ciabatta bread, for serving
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
Bring the short ribs to room temperature. Pat the ribs dry, then sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper and drizzle with EVOO. Arrange the ribs on a broiler pan and roast until well browned, 12 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons EVOO in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the anchovies and stir to melt them into the oil. Add the garlic, bay leaves, onions, and fennel bulb, and season with pepper. Stir for a few minutes to develop some color on the bottom of the pan, then add the tomato paste, raisins and cloves. Stir for a minute or 2 more, then add the wine and cook until reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Add the short ribs to the Dutch oven and stir to coat with the sauce. Cover and roast in the oven until the ribs are very tender, 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 hours. Remove the ribs to a platter and cover with foil. Reduce the sauce 10 to 15 minutes more.
Reserve 4 short ribs for another meal. Add the remaining ribs (on or off the bone) to the sauce. Divide among serving dishes and top with the parsley, fennel fronds, a sprinkle of zest and some pecorino. Serve with the bread for mopping up the sauce.
If you're not serving the short ribs immediately, cool them and store in the refrigerator. Reheat over a low flame or in a moderate oven. Wrap the breads in plastic to store then crisp and reheat in the oven.
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If I only ended up with one or two plants of a certain pepper variety, can I save seeds from it? Or should I just give up on that idea and try to get more seeds from someone else?
I know tomatoes do just fine with inbreeding, but I don't know if I can make assumption that all nightshades are the same way. I'm not especially worried in this particular case, because I can get more seeds some other way if it turns out I don't have enough plants, but I'm working on perfecting my seed-saving technique in case some day... |
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Most plants do suffer from inbreeding, but it takes many generations. Nothing to worry about for 4 -5 generations. The old folks called the phenomena "running out" and it was fairly common before WWII. Easily avoided by adding unrelated plants to the mix every 4-5 years. |
Ok, that doesn't sound so bad then, as long as I'm not the only person who's growing this variety (which I'm not). That will at least give me enough time to figure out if I really like this variety anyway. |
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Has Drupal peaked?
Drupal, a leading open source content management system, is at a crossroads. The same traits that have made Drupal a strong framework are likely to create a glass ceiling for its growth and acceptance.
Drupal is the product of a devoted, closely knit developer community spearheaded by Dries Buytaert. In many ways its evolution and structure has mirrored the Linux community as led by Linus Torvalds. Its name is owned as a trademark by its founder, there's a nonprofit foundation named after the application… the comparisons abound.
Like Linux, Drupal has embraced every principle of open source, with a development and review process for code that's enviable. Its internal quality standards are exceptionally high. Its culture is a model of open source in action, and I've presented Drupal a few times at conferences in that light.
Drupal's deference and loyalty from developers has also made it remarkably resistant to adoption and contributions from designers and the creative community. It's not unique in this regard: the relationship between developers and designers in the open source world is a testy one. In the Drupal community, processes have been set up to accept and management contributions that work for developers -- but they fail the purposes of design completely. Few designers know PHP, and even less are willing to work with tools like CVS, or navigate the quirky and underdesigned morass that is Drupal.org.
Will Drupal continue to grow in the creative community?
Not likely. Even if Drupal were made prettier with a beautiful user interface and Drupal and groups.drupal.org were gorgeous community sites, the fact still remains: Drupal is a remarkably difficult tool for someone who is not a developer.
While the framework is breathtaking at times in its elegance and flexibility, it's often surprisingly difficult for someone with a traditional HTML/CSS production background to change the HTML that Drupal puts out. This can lead to countless hours spent chasing down functions and arrays, and trying to change their output with trial-and-error.
For a hardcore developer, this is the province of the "theming layer", a part of the Drupal architecture that produces HTML output. The underlying assumption of Drupal is that "themers", or those working in the theming layer have strong PHP skills, and are comfortable with the Drupal API and all of its functions. In fact, an entire industry has sprung up for themers, and it's not uncommon to see ads for themer positions in the job boards.
The high skill level required for theming drastically changes the economics of using Drupal, and not very favorably at that. Most independent designers and small boutiques have creative talent that is quite comfortable working with front-end code, as long as that's limited to HTML, CSS, and very light PHP. These designers and these firms are the very sweet spot of the WordPress community.
For a design firm in a grinding recession, economics force a grim choice: scale down your projects and designs to work with WordPress, or share your slimmed-down budget by partnering with a development firm. There's also a third choice of hiring an in-house Drupal developer, but that's not an option in every geographic area, and it involves maintaining significant overhead in an economic downturn.
As a creative director, partnering with developers changes my experience from working directly on a site to the equivalent of slipping notes under the door. It's a huge loss of efficiency and control over the process, and creative direction is likely to become far less ambitious as a result. It's also far less profitable.
As WordPress and other CMS's evolve and add on more of Drupal's functionality, the choice will be less dire for a design firm – but it will put brakes on Drupal's further growth in the creative community.
How can the Drupal community respond?
When released, Drupal 7 will have many usability improvements built into the user interface. For those hungry to experience those improvements today, the Admin module created by Development Seed is a very strong step in the right direction.
A better UI will make Drupal a far better experience for those managing a Drupal site, or for those with very limited site development skills. However, it does not address the challenge of working in Drupal's theme layer.
Drupal's mantra is "don't hack core". This means that all changes to HTML output need to be handled by overwriting functions and code in the theme layer. Currently, much of that code is absent from the theme layer and a site builder (that could be a designer, themer, or developer) needs to go to through Drupal's modules or to http://api.drupal.org to track down those functions. Hours or days of research and trial-and-error can slip by before a solution or compromise can be found.
Drupal could make the process far simpler by changing how its theme layer is packaged and presented to the site builder. Each module or theme should be distributed with an embedded library of code snippets, functions, and templates in an easily-removed /FOR_THEMERS folder.
Think of all those design feature requests that go into the Drupal issue queue and are routinely brushed off with "that could be addressed in the theme layer". These could be used as vital feedback into what people are trying to accomplish with Drupal, and could be the basis for what gets packaged with the module.
What's a "duh" function to a Drupal core developer is a lifeline to a designer or a novice.
A poor return on design investment?
Drupal has made other investments toward usability and improved design, but these have been very limited in scope. Like a city that builds a single subway line, its investment may be doomed to failure because it's failed to achieve a critical mass.
If Drupal is to embrace the creative community, time is slipping away. It needs to address the needs of the designers that don't attend Drupal conferences and meetups. The ones that have quietly chosen to go with other solutions, or who have scaled down their ambitions.
It may require a cultural change in the community, and that change will have to come from the very top. It's time for founder Dries Buytaert to choose to lead the community aggressively to embrace design, or simply keep Drupal on its developer-centric path.


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How did Mars get so dusty?
The Martian surface is littered with rocks, which I presume are from asteroids or other objects hitting the planet surface. But the red dust, or dirt that covers the planet surface...is that also an effect of impacting asteroids or other objects, or has the red dust always been a characteristic of the planet surface, created possibly by atmospheric changes or perhaps ancient surface features?
The dust on Mars could have been formed in many different ways. As you pointed out, impacts break up rock to form smaller particles, and they certainly contributed to the Martian dust. Dust can also be formed by wind abrasion, when particles carried by wind chisel away at rocks over time. Landslides will break up particles, as will chemical alteration of rocks exposed at the surface. If there was water on Mars, flowing water can also erode rocks and deposit fine-grained particles elsewhere. Volcanic eruptions can produce ash and dust as well. The Martian dust was probably created by some combination of these processes, and then mixed up over time by dust storms.
I don't think anyone really understands the history of Mars well enough to know how the volume of dust on the planet has changed over time. For example, was the planet this dusty 3.5 billion years ago? Does Mars get dustier over time, or has some of the dust/sand been cemented to form rock (as happens on Earth)? There are definitely more ways to create rock out of dust and sand on Earth, because water does this very effectively (the particles carried by water form clays and sandstones). On Mars, the current lack of water is probably part of the reason that Mars is so dusty. But I'm afraid I don't have a good answer as to how long the planet has been this dusty. If Mars had a wetter and warmer period in its early history, there may not have been much dust at the time, and the planet would have become dustier as it aged. But if there were only sporadic, 1000 year periods when Mars had a limited amount water erosion, then large amounts of dust may have been present on Mars over a lot of its history.
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Rolls-Royce share of Gulf Air V2500 order worth $60 million
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Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a share of an order from Gulf Air for V2500 SelectTwo engines to power six Airbus A321 aircraft. The order is worth over $60 million to Rolls-Royce.
The V2500 is produced by the International Aero Engines consortium (IAE) in which Rolls-Royce is a senior shareholder. IAE's other partners are Pratt & Whitney, the Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.
The 22,000 – 33,000lb thrust V2500 powers the Airbus A319, A320 and A321 family of aircraft as well as the Airbus Corporate Jetliner. Nearly 6,500 V2500 engines are in service or on firm order worldwide.
- Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
- As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad customer base comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,500 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.
- Annual underlying revenues were £10.8 billion in 2010, of which more than half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order book stood at £59.2 billion at 31 December 2010, providing visibility of future levels of activity.
- Rolls-Royce employs over 39,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing and service facilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees are engineers.
- In 2010, Rolls-Royce invested £923 million on research and development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental performance of its products, in particular reducing emissions.
- Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University Technology Centres, which connect the company's engineers with the forefront of scientific research.
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Believe it or not, working at a car magazine doesn't involve jumping from the driver's seat of one exotic car to another. Yes, we get paid to drive cars and then write about them, but it's really not the endless, 200-mph party full of hot journalism groupies that you'd think. Most of us live modest lives, have modest incomes, and don't get to drive a Ferrari or a Lambo but once every twelfth blue moon. (If that.)
As a result, we have pretty modest tastes. More than anything else, we dig practical, fun, and affordable wheels--or anything that simultaneously hauls kids, groceries, and ass. So on that note, we bring you two examples of Real Cars. This is the reality check; these are the cars we own. But they are two very special cars. The 1988 BMW M3 and the 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 shown here not only kicked off the German horsepower war, they helped revitalize their respective makers--and in doing so, established themselves as icons.
It's 1991, and I'm a sixteen-year-old kid sitting in the back seat of my parents' station wagon. We're on the A5 autobahn, and out of nowhere, I hear the demonic wail of a racing engine pass us at tremendous speed. I'm confused, because it seems to have come from a sinister-looking, black Mercedes-Benz 190E, and I am under the impression that Mercedes makes only boring cars for half-dead old men.
When I got home, I dug out some car magazines looking for information on the baby Benz with the big spoiler. Mercedes had planned to race the 190E from day one, and in order to participate, it needed to produce at least 5000 street-legal versions of the race car for sale to the public. This homologation special, the 190E 2.3-16, was introduced in 1983 following a spectacular endurance trial during which it broke nine international and three world speed records, including covering more than 31,000 miles in eight days at an average speed of 154 mph. It was as if Stuttgart had put on a set of brass knuckles embossed with the numbers "2.3-16" and backhanded everyone in the room. I knew that I had to have one.
The 2.3-16 was sold here only in 1986 and '87. Fabulously expensive, it had the usual arsenal of Mercedes luxury and safety equipment. Its aggressive body kit cut aerodynamic lift by almost half. The contemporary journalists who criticized the car for looking too boy-racerish missed the point--nothing about the 2.3-16 was done for looks or subtlety.
It was all about performance. Compared with the standard 190E, practically every part of the driveline was upgraded. The twin-cam cylinder head was designed by Cosworth; bigger brakes, wider wheels, a firmer suspension, and a limited-slip differential were also fitted.
Driven gingerly, the 2.3-16 shares the regular 190E's indifferent confidence, relaying filtered messages through its taut suspension and solid chassis. It's difficult to drive it gently for long, though, once you've heard the Cosworth's ferocious bark. Gearing is short and close, so you constantly work the shifter to keep the 167-hp four in the meat of its power band--which, thanks to a ridiculously short stroke, is crammed into the top half of the tach.
Braking is superb even by modern standards, and the chassis is perfectly balanced--mild understeer on corner entry is easily nixed with a gentle application of throttle. A little more gas, and you get a neutral, four-wheel drift; a lot more, and you're on your way to a lurid, giggle-inducing power slide.


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The PSU routinely provides escort services for funerals in Cleveland and Bradley County.
Mark Grissom, owner of Grissom Funeral Home, said, "I have the deepest, most sincere appreciation for the men of the Public Service Unit and for the assistance they provide us in funeral escorts. Many other communities in our area have stopped providing this service, but thanks to our Sheriff Jim Ruth, Cleveland has continued to provide these services."
The PSU was established in June 2007 when a casual conversation between Jim Flanary, then a city employee, and Sheriff Tim Gobble, touched on the topic of how to better serve the county. There was a city unit at the time, but they could not operate in the county. The idea of a PSU that could operate in both the county and the city was discussed, and several months later the new unit became a reality.
Flanary was selected as the coordinator. "A large percentage of funerals at the time were outside the city and we felt that the citizens of the county should have similar services," he said.
The PSU is made up of 10 men dedicated to serving the public. In 2013, this group has conducted 101 funeral escorts, 174 doors have been unlocked, and 14 cars were boosted. The total amount of hours of service to the community to date has been 1,968.
Sheriff Jim Ruth said, "I've been a police officer for 41 years in Cleveland and Bradley County and the Public Service Unit has been around in some form. The men that make up the PSU do a wonderful job in assisting the community. I have no intention of cutting these essential services."
The donation by Grissom Funeral Home to the PSU will fund the annual holiday dinner for family and friends.
Grissom said, "We are very thankful for the men that provide this valuable service to our community. It's clear to me that they all have serving hearts."


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Casey Mears Surprises Dad with Birthday Gift
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (March 30, 2007) - Roger Mears, father of Casey Mears, drives his son's motor coach from race to race during the NASCAR season and is a familiar face at the track.
However, the former off-road racer won't be so easy to find this weekend in Martinsville.
Roger Mears, who celebrated his 60th birthday last Saturday, will be at the Barrett-Jackson auction—also known as the "World's Greatest Collector Car Event"—in Palm Beach, Fla., from March 28 to April 1.
The younger Mears, driver of the No. 25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, arranged for his father to attend the event as a birthday present and even slipped a blank check in with the ticket.
"I still don't know what to say," said Roger Mears, who rarely misses SPEED Channel's Barrett-Jackson Car Search program and plans to make the trip south with his brother, open-wheel legend Rick Mears. "It's a pretty amazing thing to do for your dad. I was speechless."


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Enhanced language options, year-round school, how to help struggling students, and whether District 861 leaders will continue to close schools are some of the topics expected to be explored by the Winona Area Public School Board of Education Thursday night.
The board will receive an update from administrators on a list of topics identified by the board in May during a strategic planning session. During that May session, board members came up with a list of goals that they asked the administrative team to study, and an outside consultant was hired to help administrators in drawing up plans for how to tackle the task.
Many of the goals identified by the board have been talked about in the past, including ideas for enhanced language offerings and year-round or modified school calendar. Also on the list was a goal to determine how best to deliver district resources to students who are struggling in school.
The board also discussed at length the goal of long-term facility and financial planning. Board member Steve Schild said during the May meeting that the district should seriously look at the future of school buildings as it anticipates declining enrollment. He said he didnt simply want a conversation about whether elementary buildings will remain open to students, but he wanted steps made toward more cohesive financial planning in general. Citing several instances in which the board was not made aware of future spending needs when making financial decisions, Schild said that without long-term financial planning it can be hard to prioritize spending. Board chair Greg Fellman said it would be a good idea to study enrollment trends and facility space to see if the district could fit more students into fewer buildings.
Other than those goals, the agenda for the meeting Thursday is relatively light. Not included on the agenda is a discussion of the role of the school finance committee, a request made by board member Jay Kohner during the last regular meeting. He said he had concerns about the committee that he wanted to see discussion of it on the next agenda.


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146 destinations around the world signed the bilateral tourism agreement with China, called ADS as of 2013. The list of destinations that have actively begun to implement the agreement and promote tourism to the Chinese is below.
ADS was first introduced in the early nineties for destinations in Southeast Asia such as Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Prior to ADS, travelling abroad was only allowed for business purpose and official visits with government approval needed for every single visit. ADS policy was created to account for the growing interest of Chinese citizens in foreign travel and the fast increase in disposable income.
ADS is granted to overseas destinations through a bilateral government agreement. The ADS only concerns tourism groups handled by assigned Chinese local travel agencies. Business and official travel to overseas destinations are not included in ADS agreements. The purpose of ADS is to have a control mechanism on the organising parties on both sides (local travel agencies and international tour operators) in order to guarantee safe and reliable tourism services for the Chinese customers.
An important issue within ADS is to avoid possible illegal immigration through tourism channels. All tourism groups travelling within the ADS framework are supposed to be monitored by both Chinese and foreign authorities to ensure they return to China. Embassies and consulates apply different methods to monitor the return of the Chinese tourists. Whenever a tourism group member does not return to China, the local travel agency is held responsible and sanctions are applied.
Only certified ADS travel agencies are allowed to promote and organise tourist groups including visa application and payment of foreign currency to foreign parties. Each of the certified travel agencies must assign special couriers to handle the visa application procedure. Countries without an ADS agreement are not allowed to receive tourism groups from China or to promote their destination in China for tourism and are restricted to business and official travel groups only.


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CASS, W.Va. – Cass Scenic Railroad State Park will host a photography workshop featuring national award winning photographer Clayton Spangler from Friday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Sept. 12. All skill levels are welcome and participants should bring their cameras, film or memory cards, tripods, sturdy walking shoes and outdoor clothing. Electric cords and outlets will be available for those interested in bringing their laptop computers.
The workshop will begin Friday evening for meet-and-greet from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday will feature a variety of classroom and field experiences followed by an evening cookout. The workshop will wrap up Sunday afternoon. The three-day workshop topics include:
Clayton Spangler's photographic images have appeared in outdoor magazines such as Wonderful West Virginia, Paddler, and Southern Living as well as brochures, advertising, and marketing projects nationwide. His work also is included in the Professional Photographers of America's traveling loan collection. Various assignments have allowed him to visit and photograph areas from eastern Canada to the mountains and plains of the Carolinas.
In addition to his journalistic and environmental portraiture, Clayton also shoots fine art, landscapes and nature photography. His work captures the essence of location, mood and feeling in every shot. His work is represented by the Art emporium Gallery in Charleston, W.Va.
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, located in Pocahontas County, offers train trips that transport visitors back in time to relive an era when steam-driven locomotives were an essential part of everyday life. Participants of photography workshop are encouraged to stay in one of the state park's restored company two-story houses. The steam locomotives, historic town and the rich beauty of the area will provide participants with many enjoyable learning opportunities. Workshop space is limited. For photography workshop registration or for overnight accommodations, call 1-304-456-4300.


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anyone use plastic mulch ? Heres some info since i read up on it... ------------------------- Why Plastic Mulch? Peppers responded more to silver mulch compared to black, with an average 20 percent increase in marketable fruit yield and fruit size over a three-year study. Lowest yield or marketable peppers were harvested from plants grown on either white or light blue mulch Tomatoes responded to red mulch compared to black, with an average 12 percent increase in marketable fruit yield and fruit size over a three-year study. There appeared to be a reduction in early blight in plants grown on red. Light reflected from red mulch has a lower red (R) to far-red (FR) ratio than normal sun- clear plastic mulch absorbs little solar radiation but transmits 85% to 95%, with relative transmission depending on the thickness and degree of opacity of the polyethylene. The under surface of clear plastic mulch usually is covered with condensed water droplets. This water is transparent to incoming shortwave radiation but is opaque to outgoing longwave infrared radiation, so much of the heat lost to the atmosphere from a bare soil by infrared radiation is retained by clear plastic mulch. in a pepper canopy, twice as much reflected photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) was measured above clear plastic mulch than above black plastic or bare soil. Although both red and black plastics raised soil temperatures similarly, higher early yields and less foliage were observed in plants grown on red plastic. Both red and black mulches reflected about the same amount of PAR, but red plastic increased the ratio of red:far-red wavelenghts (R:FR) in the reflected light. when tomatoes are grown on red mulch they have higher yields, stronger stems and ripen earlier. Research has also found that red mulch reduces nematode damage. |
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- Posted by bmoser z6PA (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Jan 27, 14 at 9:43
Interesting info but sources may be questionable. Most repeated trials with red mulch vs. black indicate that one might expect a small advantage in 1 of every 5 years with tomatoes. Since red mulch costs double the sq. ft. price of black very few larger scale growers are using it anymore. I will admit that the one year that I alternated red strips with blue and black I had a lot more inquisitive customers. I'd like to find a source for yellow plastic rolls which are almost imposible to find anymore. It was no good in the field but it is an excellent market table cover. |
- Posted by courtneysgarden none (My Page) on Mon, Jan 27, 14 at 9:44
Hmmm. Personally I would never intentionally add plastic or anything else unnatural into a garden, especially a vegetable garden. Goes against my style of gardening naturally & organically. Why not use a natural material mulch instead? It will reserve moisture, protect soil, keep down weeds, and the bonus is it breaks down slowly to add organic matter & nutrients to the soil. |
In your zone 9b the use of any color plastic mulch could have some distinct drawbacks - primarily heat trapping and cooking roots. While it works ok for some in the northern zones even though there are better alternatives, for those in warmer climates it's benefits are minimal and the risks increase. There are many discussions about using it all over the various forums here that the search will pull up for you. And the majority of experienced tomato growers agree with bmoser's comments above - the red plastic has minimal if any benefits. It has been tested often. Dave |
- Posted by Natures_Nature 5 OH (My Page) on Mon, Jan 27, 14 at 12:18
I'm with Courtney. I garden to get away from plastic, not to be a consumer of plastic. I never seen the benefit of plastic mulchs unless your a farm with acres trying to get the cheapest mulch. Other then price and moisture protection, what good is plastic? It doesn't decompose leaving you with rich soil, it doesn't work in harmony with the organisms in the soil, and it is just non sustainable. I wonder about the toxins in the plastic as well. BPA free drinking bottle ok, but i doubt they make BPA plastic mulch. Or how about the other chemicals in plastic other than bpa? Plant material for mulch is where nature is now. There's a reason she uses leaves. |
The heat buildup under clear plastic will burn out roots - that's how soil is sterilized. My reading goes with bmoser above - most studies show very little difference between dark colors and black. As a side note, I don't see the point of commenting in a thread if you don't use the product. All you do is suggest that you're some kind of superior human being - not particularly flattering to yourself. I can't imagine going into an organic gardening thread and telling people that chemical pesticides are a better choice. Just sayin.' |
I never seen the benefit of plastic mulchs unless your a farm with acres trying to get the cheapest mulch. Other then price and moisture protection, what good is plastic? Weed control and moisture retention are nothing to scoff at. And using it can have some real benefits for northern gardeners when used to pre-warm the soil for earlier planting. Organic mulches don't provide that benefit. Even some southern gardeners will use it in early spring for soil warming but then we have to remove it or cover it with organic mulch once summer arrives. That would definitely be required in the OPs zone. And it sure isn't the cheapest mulch available. So while it isn't recommended by organic gardening purists, that doesn't mean it doesn't have its uses. Dave |
- Posted by greenman62 9b (My Page) on Mon, Jan 27, 14 at 15:41
thanks i have some old black and clear tarps, it wouldnt cost me anything. that stuff is expensive ive never burned the papaya roots with them, but i only use them in the winter for papaya. Peppers and veggies may be much more sensitive, i will probably go with compost. problem is i just filled a huge bin with coffee grounds from starbucks, and it will take forever to break down, theres like 50lb or more. .i am very hesitant to add it- too fresh, as to attract the wrong bugs, gnats etc... |
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I have read some university study about various plastic cover (mulch). It was mentioned that RED increases tomato production by 15% -20%. Clear plastic warms up the soil better than black ( due to greenhouse effect). Black plastic radiates heat MORE at night. I agree with Dave, using any plastic where and when you have high temps, lots of direct sun, long days .. can cause more harm than good. But places like PNW (where I am) It can have positive effect by warming up the soil early in the season. And I have plans to experiment it this year. The same study indicated that using clear plastic is better than black and it can warm up the soil by as much as 5F(vs. no plastic). That is significant (IMO) early in the season, where and when you have long and cool spring weather. Once it warms up, you can either remove the plastic or mulch over it conventionally. I would prefer to remove it. |
- Posted by little_minnie 4 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 28, 14 at 13:36
- Posted by greenman62 9b (My Page) on Tue, Jan 28, 14 at 15:17
We all do pick and choose our level of comfort with environmental principals... absolutely. I am a vegetarian and in the summer+fall, home grown food accounts for about %25 of what i eat. maybe 30+ this year. I barely generate any trash, i take my trash out once a month. I figure a reusable tarp, or even 1/100th inch think plastic ive earned if i want to use it to generate my food. :) I believe in being conscious about the environment, very much, but i think some people dont realize what things are the real harm and what are not. Planting earlier from my seedling trays , especially papaya could be a real benefit to me. i plan on having at least a dozen papaya trees and up to 30-40 pepper plants plus a bunch of medicinals, guava, POMs, and other stuff. i get like 20lb a week of grounds from starbucks, a good bit of grass clippings when summer gets here, but its not enough |
I personally don't like to use plastics as MULCH, to prevent weed or conserve moisture. Which has nothing to do with the environment. But I want to use it to combat cold and the inclement natural growing conditions. And I don't think that using plastic as cover/mulch is harmful to our environment. JMO |
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- Posted by daninthedirt 8b / HZ10 Cent. TX (My Page) on Tue, Jan 28, 14 at 23:29
Interesting discussion, and the explanation of energy transport difference between clear and black much seems correct. I'm a little perplexed about the advantages of colored mulches, however. Are you saying that certain plants like some colors of light more than other colors? I'd be a little skeptical about that. It occurs to me that light colored mulch must be an advantage in areas that get a lot of shading, and for crops that like a lot of sun. Of course, for that same reason, you get more badly sunburned standing on snow than on grass.That being the case, I have to ask. Has anyone looked into using aluminum coated mylar (e.g. space blanket) as mulch? Cheap stuff, and quite durable. It would reflect ALL the sunlight hitting the ground back up. Not very handy if you want to heat the soil, but if you want to enhance the amount of sunlight a plant gets, that would sure do it. It would also, like black much, serve for weed control. |
Dan, The color of plastic, other than clear and black, is for their reflective property not for energy transport in heat form to the soil. That is how I gathered from that study. Black and clear plastics were studied on their effect on warming the soil. I have found that to be interestingly useful early and late in the season. |
- Posted by little_minnie 4 (My Page) on Wed, Jan 29, 14 at 15:36
White on black plastic keeps the soil cool. |
- Posted by daninthedirt 8b / HZ10 Cent. TX (My Page) on Wed, Jan 29, 14 at 15:47
I understand that colored mulches are just used to reflect light of a given color, rather than to manage soil temperature. Red mulch reflects red light back upwards. I'm just a little surprised that plants like some colors of light more than others. Not clear what advantage that would give to a plant. |
- Posted by greenman62 9b (My Page) on Wed, Jan 29, 14 at 18:06
"Not clear what advantage that would give to a plant." me neither. maybe if there is a lot of RED, the yellow is "blurred out" to insects, and they leave it alone? |
Here is a link that might be useful: light color spectrum t5growlightguide.com
Well, they talked about mulching the ground , not making an enclosure. Obviously tomato plant will get the full spectrum as normal but with the red mulch it will get additional light near red reflection. Black/grey plastics just have low reflectivity but no light can pass through it. So the solar heat will heat just the plastic. Then it can cool off at cold temperature and at night very quickly. White plastic act more like a mirror, reflecting most of the solar energy. Clear plastic will let most of the solar energy in, where it will be trapped and will heat the soil under it (greenhouse effect). |
- Posted by daninthedirt 8b / HZ10 Cent. TX (My Page) on Thu, Jan 30, 14 at 10:10
I think that's exactly right, seysonn. But then the issue really becomes why/if plants do better with extra light of one color. In fact, for starting plants (like we're all doing now), the emphasis is on using lights that reproduce the color of sunlight. I don't see folks shining red lights on their seedlings. Evolutionary pressure is going to make plants that are optimally adapted to sunlight. Not to red light. So there is something a bit fishy about colored mulch. Colored mulch may well have value in repelling insect pests, but ... This is the kind of thing that is easily tested -- with large, double-blind studies. References? As I said, if you aren't worried about warming the air (black mulch) or the ground (clear mulch), but just want more sunlight on your plants, white or reflective mulch is surely the way to go. |
- Posted by little_minnie 4 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 30, 14 at 12:00
I don't think there is a question about IF they respond to color; university tests have shown they do. But the difference has been a bit small and maybe not worth the expense of the colored plastic. |
Lots of research-based info at PSU's Plasticulture site http://extension.psu.edu/plants/plasticulture |
Here is a link that might be useful: PSU's Plasticulture site
- Posted by daninthedirt 8b / HZ10 Cent. TX (My Page) on Thu, Jan 30, 14 at 23:50
Thanks. That's an interesting reference. That link says that colored mulches have some significant effect on insect damage, but the paper on "Colored Mulch Trial" for tomatoes it points to seems to suggest that, for tomatoes, black is a lot better than other colors for maximizing the weight of the total crop. The paper "Is there a Difference in Red Mulches", recalls an old paper saying that red mulch may provide a small advantage in tomato production, but this newer paper somewhat curiously just tested many different red mulches with canteloupes, and didn't compare red to black or none. So it really isn't clear if it's the redness that helps, or just the slightly different effect different hues had on the soil temperature. |
- Posted by diggity_ma 5 MA (My Page) on Fri, Jan 31, 14 at 10:59
It's interesting how what works in one person's garden does not necessarily work in another's. I've tried plastic several times and never had satisfactory results. Don't get me wrong - I wanted to like it! I wanted it to work. Who wouldn't like the promise of less weeding, fewer pests, and increased yields? It just never seems to turn out that way for me. It had been several years since I used plastic, so I decided to try it again last year for all my warm season crops. Here are my observations based on MY garden (yours may be different): 1) Fairly easy to install. A bit tricky to get it tucked in nice and tight around the edges of the beds as is recommended, but it only needs to be done once. Overall, less work than other mulches. 2) Difficult to control moisture! I know one of the promises of plastic mulch is that it conserves water, but I found it difficult to keep the soil moist, despite adequate rainfall AND me sticking the hose under the plastic at least once each week. I'm sure a soaker hose would work better, but our water is extremely hard and full of iron, so it would foul up a soaker hose in no time flat. So at least once per week all summer, I would turn the hose to a moderate trickle and stick it under the plastic, positioning it between plants so as not to erode the soil around the roots. Move it every 15 minutes or so, when the soil was good and damp. My hope was that capillary action would help transport water around so plants did not have to be watered individually. Unfortunately, whenever I peeled back the mulch a few days later, the result was always the same... dry, dry DRY! 3) No apparent improvement with regard to pests. In fact, squash bugs were even worse last year. Not sure if this has anything to do with the plastic, but.. 4) No early ripening of fruits. In fact, tomatoes were later than ever. Then again, many gardeners in the Northeast reported this last year though, so I'm not blaming the plastic. My theory is that the heat wave we had in June sterilized the first round of blossoms, so we all had to wait until Round 2. 5) Black plastic definitely attracts snakes. This could be good or bad, depending on what variety of snakes we're talking about and how you feel about them. I saw them lounging on the plastic frequently and found numerous snake skins under the plastic at the end of the season. I can accept the snakes (in my case all harmless garters), but not being able to control (or easily monitor) moisture was a real problem for me. Again, your mileage may vary. This is just my experience. |
- Posted by little_minnie 4 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 31, 14 at 20:18
I wish I had more snakes, especially those that eat gophers! For me the only drawback of plastic mulch is a gopher problem. I use drip lines in my beds (t-tape) and the plastic definitely holds in moisture. I used to use black plastic for peppers and still water with a sprinkler and found the soil stayed nice and moist under. I do poke holes where water puddles or you get stanky gross pretty fast. As for laying the plastic- I do it by hand and have some tips. First make sure to get the soil worked nicely by tilling or by hand. Lay drip lines if using and sprinkle the area or let it rain on it. Then lay the plastic by rolling ahead of you. It makes a nice suction if the soil is wet. Then sprinkle again if you have wind problems which I do- real bad! I use both some soil on the edges and lots of blocks and rocks and staples over the drip lines. Even with all that I was having the wind take it all up if I didn't sprinkle well after laying it. |
plenty of research on light spectrums and yields, blue white for vegetative growth, red for flowering and so on.....but this is for the leaves and not the root system. Remain sceptical about coloured plastic mulch. regarding plastic anyway - been there done that, gave up - too much work, mess, irrigation issues and the clear-up was horrendous. |
Lets make some distinctions here about the application of plastic ground cover, 1) One application is as MULCH in true sense, for weed and moisture control . this can be incorporated best with drip irrigation line under the plastic For this application mostly black plastic is used. Then when it heats up you will need either to remove it or top it with another layer of some kind of mulch to prevent heating the soil. 2) Application to assist in trying to heat the soil in early spring. For this application CLEAR plastic is used. As the researched has shown, this method can effectively heat the soil during the day and prevent coolin/maintain heat at night. (3) Color Spectrum application: This method is aimed at increasing production I will not get into that area. My personal interest is in application (2) area. Living/gardening in the cool PNW, I think the use of clear plastic can be very meaningful and beneficial. And I am set to explore and experiment it this coming season. |
I use very little plastic mulch, but here in Indiana it can have some spot usefulness. Like covering April or very early May sweet corn plantings with clear mulch until they start to emerge. Also I use a bit for some early watermelons. I like IRT100 for that and I reuse both these plastics many times. |
- Posted by hornervegetables 7b (My Page) on Thu, Feb 6, 14 at 22:10
Think about this for a second about the red mulch. Plants are green correct? That means that the plants do not absorb the yellow through green spectrum of light, but rather reflect it. What does this leave? IR, red, blue and UV. The red light reflecting off of the mulch provides just those wavelengths (400-500nm) of light that is absorbed by the plant and utilized in photosynthesis. |
- Posted by daninthedirt 8b / HZ10 Cent. TX (My Page) on Thu, Feb 6, 14 at 23:25
No secret that chlorophyl absorbs red and blue light. I believe that the blue light is actually used more for growth by the plants, and the red light is used more for cues about when to flower, germinate, and photo-trope (as in, lean towards the light). So you need both. I've heard that germination is largely inhibited by green light. I guess that's with seeds close to the surface. Why? Because green light is what you get when the seeds are covered by a canopy, and that's not a good time to germinate. Also, it isn't simply "red"-ness that counts. There is a big difference in plant response to "red" (600nm) and "far red" (700nm), so it isn't completely obvious what plain-Jane red mulch is going to provide best. I still think that given all that, if a plant needs more light, the best mulch is white, because it just reflects more total light. Do that, and let the plant sort out what it wants to use. If you're in a VERY hot area, however, probably best not to increase the total amount of light. |
Plants are green correct? That means that the plants do not absorb the yellow through green spectrum of light, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Color is our perception of wave length of the light that is reflected from an object. When we see something green, it means that just that specific wave length is reflected from that object and the rest is absorbed. In other words, color doe not exist as a matter. |
- Posted by runswithscissors MT 4/5 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 8, 14 at 16:02
Wow...I wish this thread existed last year. Last summer was my "plastic mulch experiment year." I read about all those studies and wanted to find out if they would help my harvest in my garden. Here's what I discovered: In a nutshell - they were far more trouble than they were worth. Red, green, blue and clear would work fine to heat the soil up if you had no weed-seeds whatsoever underneath. In my garden the weeds were in 7th-heaven under there and grew until they made tents out of the stuff. Black, brown, and the double black/white stuff worked much better for weed suppression. For my northern garden the dark colors actually "shaded" the soil instead of warming it up faster. But once the summer heat hit, it basically cooked everything that is still low enough to be touching (melons especially). My bare (no mulch) tomatoes did not grow any different than the ones that had red under them. (Although Wall-o-waters significantly improved vigor). I used aluminum foil in place of silver and that worked pretty well actually, and I didn't have ANY flea beetle damage on any of the plants it was under. Black/white was my favorite and I will use it for beans again this year. It suppressed weeds (black side down) but reflected light (white side up) and my beans grew really fast, healthy and did not get dirty. One thing that is an absolute must - You must have an installed drip system underneath the plastic. I thought I could get away with not having it, by leaving bare soil strips between the rows. Not enough. The water just pools on top and then evaporates off. Also, the colored mulches are very flimsy. Kind of like the real wimpy painter's plastic. The slightest breeze and you will need at least two people to peg it down, and then it still rips free from the pegs. My plans for this year based on last year's experiments - Wall-o-waters for sure! Black/White under beans and melons. Aluminum foil under eggplants. |
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In one of their worst defensive outings of the season, the Raptors allowed Houston to shoot 53% from the field and 50% from three-point land. Toronto failed to build off of a competitive game against the Spurs, as James Harden and Jeremy Lin carved up their defence, both finishing with double-digit assist totals. Terrence Ross provided the lone bright spot for the Raptors, as he registered career-highs of 19 points and 5 rebounds.
- Terrence Ross needs to be added to the starting lineup RIGHT NOW. Not only for development reasons, but because he is currently the second best wing player on this team. With the exception of possibly Linas Kleiza, Ross has the best 3-point shot of any wing player on the team and with the exception of Dom McGuire, Ross is the best wing defender on the team. His foot speed is definitely superior to McGuire's. Ross played fantastic defence against James Harden on four possessions in the 2nd quarter, forcing four straight misses. The hook shot he showed late in the first quarter is something I haven't seen before and it makes me think there are other wrinkles to Ross' offensive repertoire that we haven't seen. He then showed a nice two-dribble pull-up off of a screen-and-roll later in the 2nd quarter.
Ross also added two three four dunks of the spectacular variety – the type of plays that give a team an emotional boost.
- I don't agree with running a post-up for Dom McGuire in the first 5 minutes of any game. There has to be higher priorities offensively. It's especially befuddling to give him post looks early in the shot clock and early in the game. He is not a high percentage scorer.
- It's not just that Andrea Bargnani doesn't understand the concept of help defence – he clearly doesn't understand the concept of rotations. When Valanciunas takes Bargnani's man, Andrea must rotate to JV's man, but this never seems to happen. In the second quarter, JV was forced to step out on a shooter, leaving Lowry to guard the 7-foot tall Omer Asik. Bargnani was standing three feet away and yet he was completely oblivious to the fact that he should have rotated on to Asik. As a result, Omer converted an easy layup over Lowry.
Offensively, Bargnani put the ball on the floor four times in the first quarter and good things happened every time. He drew a foul on Patrick Patterson, cashed two reverse layups and missed a close hook shot. It's very frustrating that Bargnani doesn't look to do this when his jumper isn't clicking – say in the Spurs game for example.
- I'll say it again…every bucket Jose Calderon makes for you, he gives back at the defensive end. Jose got caught standing in no-man's land (AGAIN) early in the 2nd quarter and gave up a three-pointer as a result. He promptly cashed a three at the other end.
- You can probably say the same thing about Linas Kleiza. His atrocious lateral quickness was on display as Chandler Parsons had a straight line drive against him in the 2nd quarter for an easy layup. If he is forced to respect an opponent's three-point shot, as he should with Parsons, then he doesn't have the ability to stay in front of them off the dribble.
- For some reason Dwane Casey continues to push out the two point guard lineup, as he appears to feel there isn't enough playing time for Calderon if he only plays with the second unit. In my opinion, Calderon doesn't deserve any more minutes. Toronto has 6 five-man units that are better than the best Calderon-Lowry unit, and yet they continue to play significant minutes together. As we talked about on Monday's edition of RaptorBlog Radio, Casey needs help with his offensive tactics.
- It's hard to believe that Kyle Lowry is playing at full strength. Ever since he returned from his ankle injury, he hasn't been the same player at either end of the floor (7 pts [3-10 FG], 8 reb, 5 ast tonight). He isn't able to stay with point guards on the defensive end and he isn't able to beat them on the offensive end. Nobody has ever questioned his effort, so you have to think the ankle is slowing him down. Tony Parker got the better of him on Sunday and there is no other reason for Jeremy Lin to do this to Lowry…
Jeremy Lin: 16 pts, 10 assists in Rockets win. He was 7-9 from field, his 1st game this season shooting better than 50 percent
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 28, 2012
- Amir Johnson jacked up his fifth and sixth 3-pointers of the season. I get a sick feeling in my stomach every time I see him prepare to hoist these shots. If Amir thinks this will give him a leg up in the battle to be the first big man off the bench, he is sorely mistaken. Speaking of the battle to be that 3rd big man, Ed Davis had another solid effort tonight. He was 5/6 from the field and also recorded 4 rebounds and a block in 21 minutes of action. Although Amir made a couple nice passes, Ed took another step ahead of him tonight. The mid-range jump shot was Amir's biggest advantage over Ed, but that advantage isn't as big as it used to be…
#Raptors You know when every story is how players "worked on their game" all summer? Ed Davis actually did that. #RTZ ow.ly/fDc5y
— Tom Liston (@Liston) November 28, 2012
- Team story of the first half was points off turnovers. Toronto gave up 16 points off turnovers in the first half and didn't manage to score any themselves. They also gave up 9 offensive rebounds in that half.
- The third quarter was a defensive disaster for Toronto. The effort level appeared to drop as Houston poured in 39 points. The drive-and-kick game was the main problem as the Rockets made 7 three-pointers in the quarter – most of which came as a result of dribble penetration by Harden or Lin. Toronto won the fourth quarter (the only quarter they won), but they never closed the margin to make it competitive.
Raptors' player of the game: Terrence Ross – 19 Pts, 9/17 FG, 1/4 3PT, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 TO in 35:44
Rockets' player of the game: James Harden – 24 Pts, 9/19 FG, 4/8 3PT, 2/3 FT, 6 Reb, 12 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk, 4 TO in 43:36
Things don't get any easier for the Raptors as they travel to Memphis for a date with the NBA-leading Grizzlies on Wednesday. Memphis has a league-low 2 losses this season and their frontcourt of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph might be the most imposing tandem in the league. If Toronto is going to keep this game competitive, Bargnani and JV will have to match the physicality of Gasol and Z-Bo.
I'm eying Friday's home game against Phoenix as the spot for Toronto to break out of this losing streak.


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