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Year-End Donations are a Win-Win: Great Gifts Now, Tax Deductions in April
The year-end holidays provide lots of opportunities for charitable donations that have meaning now, and may also provide a break on your taxes come April 15 or the end of your company's fiscal year.
Few donations are more meaningful than the ones that benefit our entire community, like the gifts Santa Clarita Valley individuals and corporations give to the non-profit Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation.
"The foundation is the philanthropic arm for the not-for-profit Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, so the resources provided by our efforts to raise major funding really do save lives," said Diana Vose (pictured), the foundation's president since 2001. She's been active in the Valencia-based organization for more than 30 years.
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Established in 1984, the Health Foundation board members work year-round raising funds to augment and enhance healthcare services offered at the hospital. Donations also help provide capital for the hospital's ongoing expansion projects to meet the growing Santa Clarita Valley's likewise growing health care needs.
"The foundation includes philanthropic support groups, like the Home Tour League," Vose said, which held a fundraising gala Friday night and hosted the annual tour of holiday-decorated homes on Saturday.
"Those proceeds come back to the hospital to benefit the new NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) and a new women's unit which will be part of the new patient tower," she said.
"Our foundation) advocates for our community hospital, the only hospital in the Santa Clarita Valley providing care for those who are ill or injured," she said. "And, with the foundation's philanthropic efforts, we are truly able to help fund new programs, services and expansion projects that benefit our entire community."
While annual and major gifts are the basis of the foundation's philanthropic efforts, Vose noted the annual Frontier Toyota/Henry Mayo Golf Classic is now in its 41st year, and supports the hospital's ER and trauma services.
Many Ways to Donate to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation
Santa Clarita Valley residents and business owners who'd like to donate to the foundation may do so in several ways beyond participating in local fundraising events, as detailed on the foundation's Henry Mayo Giving website.
They include annual gifts, corporate partnerships, employee giving, "Healthcare Heroes" recognition, in-kind gifts (for goods or services, auction items, etc.,), giving as a memorial to departed loved ones, matching gifts, naming opportunities, planned giving through wills, bequests or trusts, and donations of bonds or stock or mutual funds shares that are converted to cash.
"Annual gifts are important and help our ability to count on funds that are important for continuing our service to our hospital, and ultimately, our patients," Vose said.
"One of our annual programs is the Corporate Partners Program, which is specific to businesses and corporations in Santa Clarita," she said. "The program features several levels of giving with benefits that include several of our events as part of the package. For instance, if a corporate partner contributes $5,000, that could include a foursome in the golf classic, participation in our 'Gift of Life' program, a Guild event and the Home Tour."
Both private and corporate annual donations help the foundation establish its budget, Vose said.
So does employee giving, which includes Henry Mayo employees and in some cases employees of corporate partners.
"We are proud of our very generous employees, who give regularly through payroll deductions," Vose said. "Giving one hour per paid period deducted from their paycheck makes it easy to give. This year, most donations through deductions coming to the foundation are supporting the new Education Center now under construction.
"However, employees have the ability to choose the area or service for which they would like their contributions to be applied," she said. "For example, Employees working in the emergency room will most likely want to support that area."
'Health Care Heroes' Program Recognizes Excellent Health Care Providers
The foundation's "Health Care Heroes program is about patients recognizing Henry Mayo doctors, nurses, staff or volunteers for excellent care.
"Our patients are the ones who recommend the Health Care Hero," Vose said. "We receive great accolades from our patients. Their comments are priceless testimonials. They describe the nurse, physician or technician who helped make their stay at Henry Mayo a good one, and how wonderful their care was. In return, we'll honor the employee. with a small ceremony and presentation of a 'Health Care Hero' pin. A photograph of the hero is sent to the entire (Henry Mayo) organization – including employees, board members, physicians – (to) promote our 'Health Care Hero.'"
The foundation often receives donations made to commemorate a family member or close friend who has died.
"Our memorial program includes meaningful contributions for a friend or loved one," Vose said. "Instead of, or in addition to, buying flowers, individuals can make a contribution to Henry Mayo in memory. The foundation sends a note to the family informing them that their loved one has been remembered. the loved one's name, and we in turn send a note to the family telling them that their loved one has been remembered by this donor."
Matching gifts are popular among local companies, she said. "There are corporations in the Santa Clarita Valley who encourage their employees to give, and when they do, they'll match the gift."
Naming Opportunities, Endowment Funds and the 'Gift of Life'
Naming opportunities at the hospital abound for substantial donations or large endowments.
"There are many opportunities to name and area or service at the hospital," Vose said. "Our intensive care unit was named for Wayne and Connie Spears. Our NICU was named for Kim and Steven Ullman. Roberta Veloz named our cardiac program and the catheterization lab in particular. There are other terrific naming opportunities throughout the hospital. for the larger areas and even for the smaller areas, too. At the Education Center, for instance, rooms within the center begin at $50,000."
One of Henry Mayo's best-known buildings named after a former patient is the Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center. Sheila Veloz lost her battle with breast cancer, and in special memory, her husband Tom contributed to help develop the new breast imaging center.
"Right now, we are developing an endowment fund for the Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center," Vose said. "That special person would be recognized in perpetuity. To name an endowment fund, a gift of $50,000 is necessary to begin collecting interest that can be used for the center."
Planned giving through wills, benefits and trusts helps both the hospital and the donor, Vose said. "I encourage your readers and listeners to go to our Gift Legacy website to really understand how that can support our hospital."
Finally, the foundation accepts donations of bonds, stocks and mutual funds. They are sold at current market value, and the proceeds applied to the general fund.
Right now, it's not too late to give a "Gift of Life" in remembrance of a loved one. Sponsorship levels are $25 for a light, $50 for an icicle, $100 for a snowflake, $250 for an ornament and $1,000 for a treetop ornament. The donor will receive a special 2013 commemorative ornament. (Click on the link for details.)
Henry Mayo Education Center Top Fundraising Priority
Vose said the Health Foundation's primary fundraising focus in the coming year is the hospital's Education Center, now under construction.
According to the center's Web page, it's "designed as a 10,280 square-foot state-of-the art facility, Henry Mayo's new Education Center will provide the environment, resources, technology, staff and curricula to deliver coordinated education programs to patients and families, nursing staff, employees, volunteers, physicians, and members of Santa Clarita Valley community."
A major component is the center's simulation lab, which provides nurses hands-on practice with case scenarios related to their specialties, using state-of-the-art technology including life-like interactive dummy patients wired to respond as humans. The foundation needs to raise $1.6 million to equip the lab.
Last summer's $100,000 challenge grant raised more than $127,000 in donations from local residents and businesses. The San Francisco-based Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation, established in 1963 to carry on the 19th century California pioneer's philanthropic mission, matched that figure.
"We are still raising funds for the Education Center," Vose said. "In fact, we recently received a wonderful $200,000 gift from a board member to name one of the training rooms."
A Decade-Plus of Changes with Vose as Health Foundation President
As head of the foundation for more than a dozen years, Vose has evolved its fundraising efforts to focus on what works best.
"The biggest change we made is significantly reducing event planning," she said. "Other than our annual golf classic and events produced by our volunteer groups, our focus is major gifts, annual giving and planned or legacy gifts. Focusing on major giving makes a big difference in how we introduce the funds needed to really keep the latest technology available for all who live in Santa Clarita and beyond."
As fundraisers, Vose said, "We are shaping missions and changing lives through philanthropy. With the generosity of our community, we can save lives."
Vose recognized the last few years have been tough on SCV nonprofits, including the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation, but sees what she hopes is a change for the better in everyone's fortunes as the economy slowly improves.
"The economy has been such that people who can give have been reluctant to do so," she said. "I see a little progress in the last few months, and I think we're on track for future philanthropic events. Hopefully our constituents will be in a good enough place personally to give to their favorite charity."
Value of Donations is More than Dollars
The value of giving and receiving usually goes beyond the quantifiable numbers and into the emotional feel-good zone, for both the recipient and the donor. That's more difficult to quantify. And the value varies from person to person.
"I think the value is with the donor: 'Did I make a difference in my life? Did I leave a legacy of hope?' Vose said. "Philanthropy provides the knowledge that hope is just around the corner. Again, resources provided to the hospital by our community do save lives, and that is really the bottom line."
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Top Ten Educational Opportunities in Walt Disney World
Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show - Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #192 for the week of October 17, 2010.
There are many layers to the Walt Disney World experience, and part of what I try to do on the show, site and in my books and CDs is help you peel back many of them to help you enjoy the parks and resorts in new and exciting ways. From highlighting the stories, to the details, history trivia and overlooked experiences, visiting the parks is so much more than simply enjoying the attractions on their face. But one way to enjoy and explore the parks is to take advantage of the many opportunities that are available. This week, well explore just one of those ways as we look at the Top Ten Educational Opportunities in Walt Disney World. Not only for kids, there are countless opportunities to not just learn, but enhance your experience, as well as educate others about so many different things in so many different ways. This will be a fun look at the parks from a unique perspective that will help you look at your next visits as ones that are filled with wonderful opportunities.
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5K and marathon don't go in the same sentence. A 3 mile run is something every healthy child over say 8 should be able to do. That said, good heart Marine.
Yeah, fine, nice guy, nice story, but it seems "finishes with a slower time than he could have" is more accurate than "intentionally loses race". Even in a small local race, there was probably some kid from the local high school who broke 18 minutes for 5k. And don't even get me started on "5k marathon".
We need more nice people in our world. Â This young man has shown what we all need to do, be kind and caring toward others. Â
Nice story but KOMO headline writers - there is no such thing as a "5K marathon". A marathon is a run of 26.2 miles. A 5K is a run of 3.1 miles.Â
@Lrry*x*KÂ Do we care? Â What we do know is that he has a fine concept of what is really valuable. Â I'd be glad to salute him anytime. Â Forget the 5K, this guy is a winner.
@Lrry*x*KÂ Nobody said he would have won it. The point is that he sacrificed the possibility of winning in order to accompany a stranger who needed encouragement.
It's called selflessness. We don't expect you to  understand.
@Picker For darn sure! If someone said to me: "Hey, will you run a marathon with me?" I'd tell them they are out of the ever loving mind. If they asked me to run a 5K with them, I'd say, "sure". ;)
@Shocky I didn't expect you to understand my question either.Â
When the headline says "Marine purposely loses 5K marathon to run with child" it clearly implies he was about to win it and gave up the lead.Â
@Lrry*x*KÂ It doesn't imply he was about to win, just that he had no chance to win by purposely losing, there's a difference.


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Kansas City Royals Fan Has a Fantastic Reaction To Getting a Surprise Playoff Game Ticket [VIDEO]
The Royals are in the playoffs for the first time in 29 years, and this fan's surprise when his kids give him a ticket to the game is priceless.
The Royals are in the playoffs for the first time in 29 years, and this fan's surprise when his kids give him a ticket to the game is priceless.
Bryan, TX - Ryan Benitez was superb in six innings on the mound; Brian Portelli drove in three runs; and the Generals beat the Bombers 5-1 in the series opener.
The Generals were hacking early and jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first. David Paiz drove in the opening run of the game on a single that scored C.J. Pickering. Pedro Barrios followed suit with a single of his own, scoring Piaz and Brian Portelli.
Bryan, TX - The Generals traveled to Cellucor field to take on the Brazos Valley Bombers, as Wednesday was game two of the series. Armando Arevalo was the losing pitcher. He played the whole game for the Generals, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 3.
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The Generals jumped on the board first in the top of the second. Tanner Hill led off the inning with a single, moved to third on another single from Blake Cooper, and crossed the plate on C.J. Pickering's sacrifice fly to right.
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I plant this vine every year near the back porch. Normally when the blooms have been open awhile, the leaves they emerged from fold back and really do create a little "saucer". This year the blooms are dropping before that happens. Not sure why. A different variety? I didn't notice when I bought the plants this year. Maybe because of the cooler temps right now. Most people don't like to plant Cup and Saucer vine because it takes so long to boom. Planted in early June, it began blooming the second week of Sept. I love it anyway. |
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- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Mon, Sep 20, 10 at 14:20
That's so pretty! I've always wanted to try a cup and saucer vine. I didn't realize it bloomed so late. I wonder if it is like the Moonflower Vine in that respect? I've tried to grow that and sometimes it didn't even bloom for me at all. Are they hard to grow? Full sun? I like the color of yours. Sorry I don't know why the flowers are dropping early. Is it perennial for you, or do you have to grow it from seed every year? |
- Posted by schoolhouse z5/ohio (My Page) on Mon, Sep 20, 10 at 14:54
Here in Ohio it is grown as an annual vine. Definitely not hard to grow, once it's established it is very vigorous. Tendrils have little sucker feet,that cling so keep that in mind when planting it on a surface that you aren't able to tear it off of well. Water now and then and esp. in the beginning during droughts (and heat like this year). I can't really say which soil conditions are best as I have always grown it in the same spot. The dirt in front of the porch is not rich, just ordinary. It gets full sun until noon, then light shade when the sun moves to the western side of the house. Wish I could show you the saucer effect, it's really charming. Earlier in the Spring I bought what I thought was a Cup and Saucer plant, not vine, the tag said it would get a bushy 3' tall and the photo showed these same blooms growing along a spike like a floxglove. I posted about it here, and all three plants bloomed as delphiniums. Never did get a straight answer from the nursery as to why they had "Cup and Saucer plant" on the tags. I'm still curious if there are really two different types of Cup and Saucer. |
- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Mon, Sep 20, 10 at 15:22
Yes, now that you mention it, I remember growing the cup and saucer plant and it is a different plant. I just went looking for it and it's called Canterbury Bells, Campanula medium. Pretty sure it is a biennial. I started mine from seed, wintersowing it. I was going to grow it again and I guess I forgot until you just mentioned it. It was a nice bloomer in part sun. I think I prefer your vine though. But to grow both would be nice. |
- Posted by schoolhouse z5/ohio (My Page) on Mon, Sep 20, 10 at 16:36
You are right! Canterbury Bells. I remember I grew those once years ago when I had flower borders in the orchard. Thank you for researching them, I may try them next year as well. |
- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Tue, Sep 21, 10 at 7:42
schoolhouse, they are easy to start from seed with the winter sowing method. You do have to wait until the next summer to see them bloom, but really I don't usually see them offered as plants at the nurseries any way. |
- Posted by herblady49 Z6 PA (My Page) on Tue, Sep 21, 10 at 10:31
Very pretty and they look lovely growing on the white railing. I'm sure they're well worth the wait. |
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 21, 10 at 11:26
Schoolhouse- That's a very pretty vine and I love the purple flowers. Do they all turn purple, or are some of them the paler pink? I'd like to grow a vine like that on my porch railing, but I think it might freeze, before it bloomed. |
- Posted by schoolhouse z5/ohio (My Page) on Tue, Sep 21, 10 at 13:08
The blooms are a dark purple (if you call that purple in the photo)when fully opened. Start out creamy white, then pale pinkish, then the purple. I planted three plants this year instead of just one. It really made a difference. Plus the tree there is dying and there are less leaves to block the light, I'm sure they appreciated that. |
- Posted by koszta_kid Iowazone 5 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 23, 10 at 8:56
I bet the hummer just love them. Never have tried growing them. But next year after seeing your pictures. |
- Posted by schoolhouse z5/ohio (My Page) on Thu, Sep 23, 10 at 16:48
I buy transplants from a nursery, have never tried planting seeds; I'm guessing if you do start from seed you would have to do so very early indoors. |
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Does anyone have this one? I just ordered it and hope it is as pretty as the picture. |
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A quick search of googleimages shows the exact same photo over and over. This one's been out for a few years and there are apparently no pictures from an actual homeowner? Makes me wary. |
I believe several members here have Kirinmaru and are waiting for it to bloom; if I remember correctly, Kousa has it. I've heard that it takes a while to get established, but it's caught my interest. For the reason mentioned by Jackie, I'm waiting to hear from other members before I seek it out. |
I bought mine last year. Hopefully it will bloom this year, but here is the linkof photo that I posted earlier Link to a picture of Kirinmaru from someone who actually grows the plant. |
Here is a link that might be useful: kirinmaru photo
Kousa that's the same photo I found over and over on every website. Do you know that guy? I was just assuming even though he has the plant, that he just posted the nursery photo. |
I think his photo is different from the ones used by the vendors - the side buds, the shape of the bloom and the leaves are different from the vendor's photo. It looks pretty real to me but I can never be sure as so many photos can photoshopped. I will post a photo if my plant blooms this year. Sometimes Springhill has it on sale around late April/early May. I got mine for about $15. |
I can't wait to see a picture of yours! I hope it's as pretty in real life. :) |
I just got a special offer from Springhill for Kirinmaru. If you use this keycode: 04491731 the price of the peony is $12.49. This offer expires 2/14/14. |
Not very active on here, but wanted to give thanks to kousa :) I'm not very fond of springhill, but I couldn't resist that discount and I couldn't find any other, more reputable vendors selling it. I've been itching for a peony, now i have two. Hopefully it will thrive and be true to photo. |
I am glad you can use it Auron. I recently saw a photo of the Kirinmaru Peony on the Yahoo peonies forum and it is just gorgeous. The photo was posted by a forum member who took the photo of the peony in her garden. I wish I can put a link here but the Yahoo Peonies group forum is a website that you have to sign in to see the posts and photos. When I saw the photo, I wish I bought 3 Kirinmaru peonies last year instead of one. Now I have run out of garden space unless I convert more lawn to flower beds. |
- Posted by graycrna4u 10 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 22, 14 at 8:03
Chateau Charmarron has the peony for sale. I can't vouch for the authenticity of the pictures, but I can vouch for CC and the high quality of their products. I believe it is $25 and she typically sends huge roots with many eyes. |
- Posted by graycrna4u 7 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Mar 16, 14 at 20:23
Kirinmaru was just advertised in the latest Blossom Hill Nursery magazine. |
I received the peony from springhill nursery yesterday. I don't know what a healthy one looks like, but from what I can tell without taking it out it has 2 eyes. When I plant it I will post a pic for some verdict on whether it is worth it for $13 + shipping. I could post updates as well annually if anyone would like that. Is there a reliable website that provides information on how to plant herbaceous peonies? graycrna4u, |
- Posted by graycrna4u 7 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Mar 17, 14 at 17:35
You can sign up for their mailing list on the website. Your location will determine what depth you need to plant the root. The further north you are, the deeper you will plant. I am in Zone 7 in North Carolina so my herbaceous peonies are barely below the surface. It will be 2 years before you see significant blooms. Loving peonies means being patient while they establish. |
I planted a Kirinmaru 3 years ago, it grows beautifully every year but no flowers yet. Hope this is my year. If it blooms I'll post pix. |
Wow, that is a long time,Kathy. I hope that you get more than a few blooms from your Kirinmaru this year. As I had only planted mine last year, I guess I won't have any bloom this year though I am still hoping. :) |
Kathy89, I look forward to the possible pix :) I'm anxious to see different pics than those all over image results. Springhill nursery has this peony on sale again, watching online nurseries closely for so long....I'm noticing they toss around "sales" like there is no tomorrow. I'd hate to think anyone buying anything regular priced from them.lol. I don't think they ship the healthiest of peonies....but if you wanted a cheap one the price is reduced to $12.49 + shipping again. Keycode 0454300. Expires 3/28/14 I'm assuming it's ok to say these things? A thread dedicated to kirinmaru, looked like trying to get it as cheap as possible was something others were interested in, like myself. Or am I the only frugal gardener? |
This post was edited by Auron22 on Mon, Mar 24, 14 at 15:49
It is ok, Auron22. I do it all the time. I wonder how many people used the codes that I put up. Should there someone out there who really want the plants but can't afford it at regular price, you are helping them. I think the company still makes money either way, at regular price or at discounted price because people will just end up buying something else with it. |
Reply to all at random order. These notes are also for my own reference. 1) Keycode 0454300. Expires 3/38/14 <=== No such date, this code works in the US, but not in Canada. It allows discount on Kirinmaru Peony only. It cannot be combined with discount code for other plants, so it means you would have to pay separate shipping charges if you want to buy multi plants. 2) One supplier shows Kirinmaru Peony was introduced by Krekler, 1963. So the plant is not so new after all? http://www.jardinsshefford.com/pivoine.php 3) If your peony does not bloom after 3 years, chances are you planted the peony too deep. Most publications and YouTube videos tell you to plant 1" below soil for bush peonies and 4" from top of the soil to the graft line for tree peonies, so the tree peony will eventually make its own root. 4) I found 4 different pictures for Kirinmaru Peony. I haven't found out how to group and upload all, so I will upload the other pics in different posts. Pic 1 is attached. |
Funny that last pix is mine. I recognize the maple seeds in my rock border lol when purchased they called it Fesiiva |
Whoops Festiva |
I think you mean Festiva Maxima, Miellez, 1851. However, all Festiva Maxima flower pics I've seen, including the ones in my garden don't have a streak of red on the back as shown in the bonus pic. I got this pic from EBay. In fact, there are 2 pics, the second pic look similar. Is it your posting at EBay? A couple of corrections. I am surprised no one noticed pic 3 is an enlargement of pic 2. And the bit about Keycode, it doesn't work for me in Canada maybe because it knows I've already provided an order and used another Keycode. |
U r correct Festiva maxima. But no I am not selling on eBay. This was a pic on photobucket I think. Wow. So easy to steal stuff on net these days |
Kirinmaru has buds, they look small. Will post pic later. It came from Spring Hill also. |
Looking forward to it Kathy89 :) |
I saw a small bud on one of the two stems of my Kirinmaru too. Hope it will bloom. |
Wow.... Please post pictures once they bloom. I have bought one from spring hill. I don't think mine will bloom this year. I would love to see them bloom. |
Wow, that is an awesome amount of buds. I look forward to see your Kirinmaru in bloom, Kathy. Karen |
Color me impressed! I sure hope mine is that loaded with buds in 3 years. I'm really excited, I hope they open soon. |
photo is missing. how old is your plant? |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (email@example.com) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 22:25
That is an AMAZING amount of buds, Kathy! Has this one bloomed before? I got the impression that this was its first year--if so all I can say is WOW! Can't wait to see the blooms open! |
It is a 3yr old plant, has not given blooms ever before. The plant has always been very healthy. Got first buds on 3 of my plants. |
- Posted by LizinElizabeth 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, May 14, 14 at 22:57
Congrats, Kathy! Looks like a good peony year for you! |
My plant is setting buds now. Is it going to bloom for this year. I do see one tiny bud on it. |
Kathy, I am sorry to hear about your Kirinmaru. I hope my purchase does not have the same fate. My one and only bud on my Kirinmaru should open any day now. I would be terribly upset if it turns out to be something else. If this is any consolation to you, I have discovered 5 mislabeled peonies from my purchases in previous years. Some of them I have grown for more than 2 years. |
So sorry to hear that Kathy....it's really pretty though :) I am also down for the count.....Potted mine up and some critter must be a magician, because it disappeared without a trace. The pot was hardly disturbed at all.....I assumed there would be a mess.I'll try next year, maybe..... Good luck to others still waiting on their blooms! |
That's a big/mature peony plant you have, Kathy. Did Spring Hill shipped, you this plant this year? I got mine from Spring Garden, Canada. AKA Spring Hill, USA. When I received it, the item number is correct, but the description is labeled as "Giant Peony Mix" instead of "Kirinmaru" Peony. Spring Garden is good enough to offer to resend if they made a mistake. Here are my pictures as received and now. I don't see how one tuber can get to the size of your plant within the same year of planting. |
My plant is 3yrs old, healthy every year but these were 1st blooms. It wasn't what I wanted but I still like plant. |
Unfortunately, my bloom looks like Kathy's. There is no white splashed with red like in Springhill's picture. It is just a pink bomb. This is really disappointing. Hope others have better luck. |
If it is the wrong peony, then Spring Garden, Canada. AKA Spring Hill, USA. will refund or send you another. They are very generous that way. Mine has a one year guarantee, but bloom may not happen until maybe the second year. I had their supervisor to reword the contract to suit. My understanding is that the guarantee was unlimited at one time. They may send another Kirinmaru Peony to Kathy if she complains to a supervisor. Spring Garden only supplies Kirinmaru Peony in the spring. Other more common peonies are available in both spring and fall. There is not a great deal written on the Kirinmaru Peony. I wonder if it is a mutant like the Shima Nishiki peony tree. The flowers on the first Shima Nishiki I brought was pink. So was the second tree. Then I looked at the pictures on the internet, and research on it further. It turned out that the colour on a young Shima Nishiki peony tree may be pink or white. The flowers will not be bi-colour until the plant matures. Even the store manager did not know this. |
This post was edited by Moxx on Sat, May 31, 14 at 19:13
Thank you Moxx for the info. I was wondering too whether this Kirinmaru is behaving like the Shima Nishiki. I certainly hope so. This year, most of pinks are much darker than they were last year because of the cool temps. Anyway, here is a pic of my Kirinmaru. |
I hate to be a downer but I'm certain your peonies will never look like the original photo. It happens a lot. They know you're not going to return a peony three years later when it blooms and is not the right cultivar. If they send you another one I'm pretty sure it will not be Kirinmaru either and you'll have to wait a few more years to find out. There was only one photo I found of that peony. It may have looked like a few different shots, but it was just creative cropping. At least the peony you got is really pretty. :) |
I am afraid I am more tenacious than you. Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water! Consider Pic 1 in my Mar 24, 14 post. Here is the text that goes with the picture: " This Japanese peony is stunning in flower, but takes several years to get established." http://allthingsplants.com/plants/view/589148/Peony-Paeonia-Kirinmaru/ Don't like my pictures that's posted? Attached is another pic from a Russian site: http://www.irininsad.ru/index.php/piony-travyanistye/pion-kirin-maru |
Moxx I wish you well. I really hope you get that peony and I'll be watching for it here on GW! :) |
I just got Kirinmaru. So it could take +/- 5 years or more, like the Shima Nishiki. You'll be an old maid by then lol. The pictures below caught my attention today. Maybe it takes a long time to make beauty, but for some, it may worth the wait. |
This post was edited by Moxx on Sun, Jun 1, 14 at 19:28
Finally got an answer from the master gardener from Spring Hill/Spring Garden today: Here is the best answer that I can give you. This comes from the grower. - in variegated plants whether leaf or flower variegation, it can vary. Unfortunately this peony has variations also. The grower has seen almost all white or almost all red within stock that is true to the photo. But within the stock he had also found the pink, which was rogued out as soon as they saw it. No photos are currently available from his fields as they are done blooming for the season. I hope this is helpful. |
Not one peony in his fields that looked like the web photo? Come on, pull my other leg ;) I work in horticulture and understand variegation. I will be totally shocked if you get a red and white striped flower on yours Moxx. :) |
- Posted by RyseRyse_2004 5 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 3, 14 at 10:40
I started this thread and canceled my order before the season began. Glad I did. |
The more information I gather on this plant, the more I incline to think this plant is a mutant like the Shima Nishiki tree peony. Spring Hill/Spring Garden never said the flowers don't look like anything as shown in the like the web photo as jackie_o tainted. Spring Hill/Spring Garden said the flowers varies, but we already know this from looking at the pictures. Refer to the Russian pictures I've uploaded on Sun, Jun 1, 14 at 1:38. The two flowers are not identical. The first has much more white. This is very much the character of the Shima Nishiki tree peony too, another mutant. Let me make the point by cramping several years into a few pictures. Consider the three pictures below: The first is my Shima Nishiki. The flowers have no streaks, so I brought a second plant, but the flowers are still the same. No, I didn't throw in the towel like jackie_o would. I did my homework, evaluating facts and drawn my own conclusions. The internet provided enough information to guide me, especially with comments like: "Shima Nishiki is a bud mutation of TP cultivar Taiyo (red)" "Shima Nishik peony tree May bloom all red for the first couple of years" "Shima_Nishiki (Japan) Tree peony. Young plants may display solid red flowers" "Shima-nishiki - no two (mature) flowers are the same" |
This post was edited by Moxx on Sat, Jul 5, 14 at 1:43
Pic 2 - Here is another young Shima Nishiki. This picture is from the internet. This one is starting to show signs of dual colour and streak. |
Pic 3 - A more mature Shima Nishiki. The picture shows some flowers in red, while other flowers start taking dual colour streaks. |
Bonus pic - And of course, a mature Shima Nishiki picture. I never forget the comments from an uploader who appreciates beauty. His point is that if beauty takes many years to make, then what are you waiting for? It was his mother who showed him the plant. Of course you can argue that this is a Kirinmaru Peony. I am staying the course because all the signs indicate this is also a mutant. |
RyseRyse, Yea, i decided not to purchase kirinmaru too....again that is. I've decided i have enough white, hydrangea paniculata, lilium longiflorum (or regale...don't know), pieris, immortality iris, narcissus, hyacinth city of haarlem and dahlia's. I'm lacking some other colors, and fall interest. Think i'm going to look for an orange-ish peony, hopefully an itoh or tree peony...have yet to look it up. I'm still highly interested to see how the others kirinmaru peonies turn out, and might change my mind....who knows, darn thing changes all the time.lol |
"Shima-nishiki" is much much more beautiful than Kirinmaru. |
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I am looking for a wooden knife tray and I can't seem to find one at any local stores to look at. Does anyone have any experience with knife trays like the ones made by rev a shelf, Henckels, Wusthof? Doesn't need to be those brands. I am just looking for a tray for my cooking knives vs steak knives. |
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My cabinets came with one and it was awful- I bought a double wusthoff and it is perfect for my knife collection. I will try to post when on my computer. |
- Posted by angela12345 (My Page) on Wed, May 8, 13 at 21:36
This is the one I have (actually have 2 of them). I think it was less $$$ in the store than online. |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.target.com/p/hampton-forge-drawer-knife-block/-/A-11141793
- Posted by williamsem (My Page) on Wed, May 8, 13 at 21:46
I just got the Wustoff 13(?) knife one on Amazon. I decided to risk it and try their warehouse deal since it was less than $20. It looks fine so far, though it won't be in use for another 3 weeks or so. |
Do you have Williams-Sonoma? I linked it below. It looks similar to the one from Target and may be identical to the one on Amazon but I have not seen that one. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Knife Organizer
- Posted by controlfreakecs (My Page) on Wed, May 8, 13 at 22:20
We have had the Henckels 13 knife in drawer block for years. No problem with it, and I like having my knives in a drawer right in my primary prep zone. We are out of space for any longer knives, but we really don't need anymore knives that I can think of. We'd only get new ones as a necessary replacement. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Henckels 13 slot in-drawer knife tray
- Posted by cluelessincolorado (My Page) on Wed, May 8, 13 at 23:16
We have the same as controlfreakecs and are completely happy with it. |
- Posted by breezygirl (My Page) on Thu, May 9, 13 at 2:23
I have a Wusthof. (Some knives in use in this pic.) I'm very pleased with the quality, how it fits in my drawer, and how the knives are stored. |
Thanks for the replies. I will look at Target and I forgot that we do have a Williams Sonoma about 20 miles away. |
Tom- I have the same one as Breezy. I picked it up an the local vacuum store for under $30.00. It is so much better than the one that came with the cabinets. |
I am very happy with the one I picked up at Ikea. |
I think I got mine at BB&B. (It may have been Tuesday Morning, but I don't think so.) It's fine. It looks similar to a2gemini's, but has only two levels for the knives. |
- Posted by brooklyngalley (My Page) on Fri, May 10, 13 at 19:45
I have a bamboo knife "dock" from the Container Store - it's flexible and any size knife will fit - I even keep my pizza cutter in it (I guess it was in the DW when I took this photo). There is also a style wider than the one I have. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Knife Dock/Storage
I bought mine at a knife store (House of knives) so if you have one of those around you could check there. |
I bought the Container Store cork leaf bigger version of the one shown above. It didn't work at all for us. Really awkward putting knives in and out, took up waaaaaaay more space that needed, I thought it would be perfect since DH is a knife specialist. No, stupid waste of space. Get s knife block on the counter or a magnetic holder on the backsplash. A few good knives, not thrown in the drawer , good to go. |
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cidaintx - as noted above, we a very happy with our cork knife holder and find the flexibility it allows a great use of space in our small kitchen (not at all, "a stupid waste of space"): I guess it goes to show what works for one kitchen and/or cook, might not work for another. Hopefully Tom2013 will find the right fit! |
I bought mine on Amazon... In Cooking & Prep Tools drawer under cooktop. Mundial, Item # KST-2..... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Mundial Solid Wood In-Drawer Knife Storage Tray, Large
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- Posted by andreak100 (My Page) on Sun, May 12, 13 at 8:15
Benefited from this post. Really like the Wusthof ones that I'm seeing used by several of you and don't think that I've seen those before here on GW. I actually just placed my Amazon order for both the 14 and the 7 as I have a few too many knives! It looks as if the 2nd tier knife area will allow for paring knives, not just steak knives. Can't wait to have these for the drawer. Thanks for the suggestion. |
I have the Wusthof, but I won't be able to use it until my new cabinets are installed in July. I did do a trial run when it arrived, of course! The intended drawer is wider than the unit, so I have some space to the side for the few extra knives. I do hope I like it - I am very much looking forward to getting 2 big knife blocks off the counter. |
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A strong push in the academic community and amoung college students is needed. There was a time when every university and college campus system in the US and many other countries had Informix available and professors used it in class examples. There has to be a return to that. IBM should be giving freebees to universities and colleges worldwide and offering course formulation help and installation help for CS courses related to RDBMS and ORDBMS subjects. | |||
Explain the new position of Informix inside Information Management more clearly. It has to be obvious to everybody that there are two emancipated databaseservers inside Information Mangement, Informix and DB2. | anonymous | 20-Oct-2006 The positon and target markets of the individual IBM data servers should have been explained by IBM at the IOD conference in Anaheim. Hopefully the presentations will soon be available for public viewing. | |
Give Informix it's own logo, deeply blue. Show it on the website and on all sales materials. | anonymous | ||
Announce new project-wins based on Informix technology on the website and thru the press. Emphasize especially on the features that won the project. Show everybody that Informix is alive, well doing and the basis for interesting new projects. | anonymous | 20-Oct-2006 There are now a few, new press releases out that describe new project wins. Take a look at the IIUG Informix News. | |
Support the Informix minded technical people working directly with ids at the customer sites more seriously. Give them incentives like free trainings, early access to new releases, sponsored visits at the lab. They are germ cells inside the customer, being able to further disperse the use of Informix. | anonymous | ||
Promote the replication features of the databaseserver more abrasively, especially enterprise replication. The performance of ER is unequaled. Animate software houses to build new applications on top of this great technology. | anonymous | 20-Oct-2006 The next release of IDS (Codename Cheetah) will further enhance the outstanding replication features, check an early press release about Cheetah. | |
Develop some self study courses for IDS and distribute them for free. The problem determination tutorials are a good start, but something related to application development might be more helpful. | 20-Oct-2006 The IDS problem determinations are no longer availabe at the IBM website. Where have they gone ?? | ||
Bring the IDS and DB2 certification exams on par. It doesn't make sense that you need to score 79% for IDS and only 61% for DB2. | 21-Oct-2006 There is a new IDS 10 certification exam out, see IDS 10 Certification Exam 917. You 'only' need to earn 61% to successfully complete the exam. | ||
Distribute all datablades under an open source license. This will generate some attention in the market and make Informix more visible. Encourage and support business partners in building additional blades. | |||
I'd like to see the spatial capabilities of Informix more tightly coupled and marketed with IDS. Not only is IDS the leader in OLTP, it also has high performance GIS capabilities; meet the Informix Spatial and Geodetic Datablades. The spatial (and other datablades) can be downloaded and used for free; I'd say that is worth some serious marketing hype. | |||
[1] sap support for informix and no lame excuses. [2] publish descent benchmarks for IDS and even for XPS!! [3] kick out all references to db2 on informix pages. This act as a red piece of cotton in front of an angry bull | 03-Mar-2006 [2] A new BAAN benchmark result has been published. This is great news. However it would be advisable to mention the competition database in the PDF document in order to see against whom IDS performed better. A press notice would also be helpful.. 03-Mar-2006 [3] The references or at least the "DB2 Information Management Graphic" have been removed from the IBM/Informix Website. 25-Mar-2006 [3] Unfortunately the DB2 graphic is still existing on these pages: Informix DeveloperWorks Informix Support 06-May-2006 [3] The DB2 graphic is still existing on this page: Informix DeveloperWorks 20-Oct-2006 [3] The DB2 graphic has been removed from Informix DeveloperWorks -:) | ||
Informix needs its own color on the IBM web site. It needs to be a product of its own, not under the umbrella of DB2 or 'Information Management'. DB2 should be its own product, as it already is. I would suggest a dark navy color similar to the original Informix color as the 'Informix color'. When you visit the IBM site, you should see the new Informix-colored box just like you see the green DB2, the yellow Lotus, the red Tivoli, and the purple WebSphere. This positions Informix as a separate product, a peer product, just as if we go back to the argument about car manufacturers--and I'm supporting the clown's arguments as well as everyone elses. This is consistent with what they insisted on, that you can sell peer products owned by one manufacturer. | DoubleEcho | ||
Redbrick and other U2 type databases should also be moved away from Informix brand. They were purchased by Informix, and have little in common with IDS or XPS. They too need a life of their own. Most IDS users and customers will never touch this product or even understand its use. It is a niche product that also deserves a chance to develop its own market. By keeping it close to Informix it adulterates the Informix brand, and again, it causes confusion. | DoubleEcho | ||
Developer programs. Again, move the handful of Informix developer programs over to a Informix-only developer website and programs. Make sure there are trade-press announcements for developer programs. Make sure ALL the Informix engines are available for download, and take off the crippling timeouts and any other thing that makes it not suitable for production. Today DB2 is good to go from download to production, Informix products should have the same track. When you offer the downloads, make the download area easy to find, and set it up under platform types. This will help technology people find patches, and other products easier. Put the products under platform, and bundle the necessary components as suites, to make sure when you download the server you find the other pieces for the client, etc. Today products are separated by product-type, all the servers in one area, etc. This is tedious and time consuming to have to hunt for everything. And makes it easy to miss something. I shouldn't have to hunt for all the pieces for a Linux machine, or an HP/UX machine, these should be under their own platform. | DoubleEcho | ||
Trade press and other communications should emphasize autonomy of the Informix brand. To be sure we don't want to throw the baby out with the bath water, the advancements to both products via technology sharing are a good thing, but each product should not be held back because one does something better than the other. Let the market decide what they want. Announcements should come ad hoc, infrequently and with competitive energy. | DoubleEcho | ||
Marketing program. There should be real marketing, and real advertising of the Informix brand in trade press and other optimized methods to get the Informix brand out there. In the grand scheme of things IBM gets yet another REAL channel of their name brand ownership out there. It's owned by IBM, but it has a life of its own. Developers and the SMB space should have direct access to products, there needs to be incentives to using the product as a developer, and this will move the product into the widest audience for maximum product exposure. Developers are the first audience to go after, not the last. They will help you inside to get the product into the corporate space. Also start selling Informix pens, pencils, t-shirts, coffee-cups, and make these items promotional give-aways as incentives in developer programs. | DoubleEcho | ||
Continue the efforts by the dedicated people who are on the road to make the product more visible. Get David some help and visibility on the FAQ. :-) | DoubleEcho | ||
Dare I say, take the money away from the IIUG. If you're going to have end-user advocacy, then make sure it is represented honestly. The IIUG is too close to IBM, funded by IBM, and no longer is a voice for Informix users. If you need money, sell memberships and sponsorships, but keep your voice honest, and support the end-user first, not the vendor. Hold an eBay auction and make your way honest. I realize that having an IBM insider linked to your user advocacy is important but it adulterates your autonomy, and your ability to speak your mind. Let's get the IIUG back to real advocacy and real autonomy. Either do that or rename it to IBM Informix User Group, making it clear it is sponsored by IBM. | DoubleEcho | ||
Fix the website asap and remove the "DB2" in front of the "DB2 Information Management Graphic". | 03-Mar-2006 The website is fixed and the "DB2 Information Management Graphic" has been removed. 25-Mar-2006 Unfortunately the DB2 graphic is still existing on these pages: Informix DeveloperWorks Informix Support 06-May-2006 The DB2 graphic is still existing on this page: Informix DeveloperWorks | ||
Make the same offer for IDS Express as already done for DB2 Express. Freely downloadable for production use with the same constraints as DB2 Express. And don't forget to tell the press about this new offer. | 20-Oct-2006 The IIUG does now offer a free IDS edition with no time bomb thru their member area. Downloads for AIX, HP/UX, Solaris, Linux an Windows are available. Membership in the IIUG is free of charge. | ||
Publish a (hopefully excellent) TPC-C benchmark result because IDS is the preferred data server for OLTP environments. | |||
Speak with SAP and convince them to further support IDS with their NetWeaver platform. Show them the TPC-C benchmark results if already done. | |||
Let everybody (including press and analysts) hear an encouraging statement about Informix from the general manager of IBM Information Management. | 03-Mar-2006 The latest IIUG Newsletter contains a positive statement from Ambuj Goyal about Informix. However it is only limited to the eyes of the Informix community. This statement should be published on the official IBM/Informix Website and also being communicated to press and analysts. 20-Oct-2006 The official letter from Ambuj Goyal regarding the strategic position of Informix@IBM has been published on the IBM website, check http://www.ibm.com/informix/execsupport. 20-Oct-2006 Early press releases about the next IDS Version (Codename Cheetah) have been published: IBM to Unleash Cheetah IBM previews Cheetah IDS "Cheetah" Data Server | ||
Speak with Oracle and make sure that the Peoplesoft application software will support IDS 10. | 03-Mar-2006 (Update from Darren Jacobs) Oracle/Peoplesoft is not going to certify any Tools version for IDS 10 that is currently available. However, there has been no determination in certifying Tools version 8.49. The reason that no earlier version is going to be certified is that all the development efforts for previous versions have completed. Since 8.49 is still in the development phases, if enough interest (we are still hoping IBM will assist), they may work towards a IDS 10 w/Tools 8.49. I strongly believe IBM could jump in and help here. |


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Will Europe outlaw Hezbollah?
BERLIN -- The July suicide bombing of a bus full of Israeli tourists at the seaside Bulgarian resort of Burgas, which killed five Israelis and a Bulgarian bus driver, catapulted the Lebanese-based terror organization Hezbollah into the spotlight for politicians in Europe and the United States.
American and Israeli intelligence officials attributed the lethal European attack to a joint Hezbollah-Iran operation. The Bulgarian murders, along with Hezbollah's support of Syria's bloody crackdown on reform activists, and Hezbollah's series of killing sprees against US and European soldiers since its founding in 1982, prompted a bipartisan group of 76 US Senators to urge the European Union to include Hezbollah in the EU's terror list.
Jacob Campbell, a research fellow at the Institute for Middle Eastern Democracy, perhaps best captured the confused--wittingly or unwittingly-- posture of European politicians toward the Shiite terror group: "Within just days of the Burgas bombing - almost undoubtedly perpetrated by Hezbollah - the Presidency of the EU Council explicitly ruled out the possibility of listing Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, insisting that there is no 'tangible evidence' to link Hezbollah to terrorism. This ludicrous statement was made despite an earlier resolution adopted by the European Parliament, which cites 'clear evidence' of terrorist acts committed by Hezbollah. On this issue, as in so many others, Brussels appears to have its head buried firmly in the sand."
In 1995, the United States designated Hezbollah a foreign terrorist organization. But despite the murders of EU citizens by Hezbollah over the last three decades, the major European powers--Germany, Italy, France, and the United Kingdom--have shown no appetite for a complete ban on the group.
With the exception of the Netherlands, which declared Hezbollah to be a terror organization several years ago, the 26 remaining EU members have rejected attempts to blacklist Hezbollah within the EU. The United Kingdom has banned the military wing of Hezbollah but not its political wing. In September, Douglas Murray, associate director of the Henry Jackson Society, a London-based think tank, argued in an article titled "What 'Hezbollah Political Wing'?," that Britain and the EU are making a distinction without a difference.
"The EU is one of the few organizations in the world that still recognizes a difference between the 'political' and 'armed' wings of Hezbollah. This difference is not recognized in the US or Canada, it is not recognized in Lebanon and it is certainly not recognized by Hezbollah itself," Murray wrote.
He continued: "The EU's wall of separation is not only its own invention, it is a fiction with which European countries have some first-hand experience, and something they have suffered from in the past."
Recent US actions against Hezbollah
Growing frustration among US lawmakers prompted a bipartisan group of senators to dispatch a letter in September to EU top diplomat Catherine Ashton, stating: "Attacks by Hezbollah's predecessors on the US Embassy and Marine barracks in 1983 killed 258 Americans and 46 others. The US State Department's Country Report on Terrorism named Hezbollah as the likely perpetrator of the 2011 attacks on UN Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeepers that injured six Italian soldiers, three French soldiers, and six French civilians."
Nearly a month before the senators' letter, the chairwoman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida), issued a letter to José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, appealing to the EU to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. Ros-Lehtinen wrote, "Hezbollah has executed attacks in the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America, killing hundreds of people and wounding countless others." The Florida congresswoman cited Hezbollah's financial and weapons support for Hamas, and Hezbollah's role as the long arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Earlier this year, in testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security, Dr. Matthew Levitt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy exhaustively demonstrated the threat posed by Hezbollah to US interests both at home and across the globe.
The US Treasury Department ratcheted up its pressure in September by meting out "financial sanctions against the head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, for providing support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad."
Treasury also sanctioned two other Hezbollah officials, Mustafa Badr Al-Din and Talal Hamiyah, for their "terrorist activities in the Middle East and around the world." [See LWJ report, US adds 2 senior Hezbollah military leaders to terror list.]
The prospects for European action against Hezbollah
It is too early to assess whether the EU is prepared to evict Hezbollah's members and operatives, including fundraising "charities" and so-called "social service" organizations, from its territories.
There are growing signs that some political momentum might be emerging to outlaw Hezbollah, however. In early September, Dutch foreign minister Uri Rosenthal and his British counterpart William Hague called for the EU to sanction Hezbollah.
The previous month, Philipp Missfelder, the Bundestag foreign policy spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party, said that "[i]t is long overdue to place Hezbollah on the EU's list of terror organizations."
Germany's foreign ministry is "considering" a measure to push the EU to include Hezbollah in its terror list. Traditionally, the Federal Republic has gone to great lengths to block efforts to designate Hezbollah as a terror entity. The number of Hezbollah members has increased in Germany from 900 in 2010 to a current figure of 950 in 2012. Hezbollah remains a legal political organization in the Federal Republic.
France, it can be argued, remains the most recalcitrant EU country and, like Germany, has consistently stonewalled attempts to prohibit Hezbollah activities in Europe. In July, the Jerusalem Post's veteran diplomatic correspondent Herb Keinon wrote: "According to one official, the main country blocking these efforts is France, which has historic ties with Lebanon and feels its influence there would be diminished by such a move."
There have also been media pushbacks against a terror designation for Hezbollah. One British-based commentator argued on the opinion page of the New York Times in September that a ban could destabilize Lebanon's domestic politics. In sharp contrast to the NYT opinion piece, however, the EU has viewed Hezbollah as a volatile force in Lebanese politics since 2005. According to a 2005 EU parliament resolution, the legislative body "considers that clear evidence exists of terrorist activities on the part of Hezbollah and that the Council should take all necessary steps to curtail them." Hezbollah played a key role in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri--a Western oriented politician--and the murders of innocent civilians.
The growing global role of Hezbollah as a terror organization advancing the goals of Iran's regime will continue to wreak havoc on the interests of Western democracies, internal Lebanese politics, and the security of the state of Israel.
The big question mark over the EU's counterterrorism strategy is: Will the EU take seriously the business of protecting its citizens and ensuring a terror-free European Union?
Benjamin Weinthal is a Berlin-based fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a European affairs correspondent for the Jerusalem Post.
READER COMMENTS: "Will Europe outlaw Hezbollah?"
Posted by My2Cents at September 27, 2012 4:47 AM ET:
Europe's member countries primary concern is to maintain a gentleman's agreement that Hezbollah does not carry out any attacks within their individual countries or targeting their citizens, in return for safe bases for their political and planning operations.
Short sighted, but all too common throughout the world.
Posted by ban hoc sinh at September 30, 2012 1:51 PM ET:
@My2Cents: Exactly right. The only questions that remain are what form the blowback will take, when it will happen and where
Posted by TEM at October 1, 2012 8:24 PM ET:
I concur with my 2cents. Much of western europe has been infested with a group of immigrants,hostile to western culture. In many large cities the radicals have established sharia compliant zones. These are basically no go zones for local police,EMT's,and fire departments.
The appeasement minded burueacrats that run european countries are fearful of antognizing these immigrant,lest they see another train bombing in Madrid,subway in London,riots in Paris,etc.
The europeans (UK,France,and Spain) started down this road in the late 70's and have reached a point where there is no turning around.
The USA must remain vigilant and learn from the europeans mistakes.
Posted by bob haraami at October 6, 2012 10:53 AM ET:
It would be a good thing for you media outlet types to stop using the term "Hezbollah" when referring to that organization. It is a misleading term that obfuscates the true meaning and nature of their name, which is Hiz'b Allah, or The (Political) Party of Allah. I think that once people start reading the proper term they will get a better understanding of who these people are.


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I am simply appalled, disgusted, & disappointed that roughly HALF of Americans feel it's ok that the Government has been, in secret, building a database for every single citizen to "combat terror." Then you have articles such as
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I've been so overwhelmingly shocked by a country's willingness to forego their constitutional rights in the name of security. Do people not realize that such programs can only increase in size and scope?
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The Story
Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette, he is instantly captivated and determines to break the spell that holds her captive.
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Swan Lake was Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky's first score for ballet. Its 1877 premiere was poorly received, but it has since become one of the most loved of all ballets. The twinned role of the radiant White Swan and the scheming, duplicitous Black Swan tests the full range of a ballerina's powers, particularly in the two great pas de deux of Acts II and III. Other highlights include the charming Dance of the Little Swans performed by a moonlit lake and sweeping ballroom waltzes in the splendour of the royal palace.
Anthony Dowell's glorious interpretation uses classical choreography created by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa for the ballet's revised 1895 version. Dramatic costumes emphasize the contrast between human and spirit worlds, while glowing lanterns, shimmering fabrics and designs inspired by the work of Peter Carl Fabergé create a magical setting.
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11 September 2013Watch La bohème, Eugene Onegin, Swan Lake and other ROH productions on demand.
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22 October 2012The Royal Ballet Principals answer your questions about their partnership, the pressures of ballet and South American football.
Your Reaction: Swan Lake
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On Wikipedia
Swan Lake (Russian: Лебединое озеро / Lebedinoye ozero), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger. The ballet was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March [O.S. 20 February] 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Although it is presented in many different versions, most ballet companies base their stagings both choreographically and musically on the 1895 revival of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, first staged for the Imperial Ballet on 15 January 1895, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. For this revival, Tchaikovsky's score was revised by the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatre's chief conductor and composer Riccardo Drigo.
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WCF Durable services
My friend Jesus Rodriguez has published an excellent article about one the cool features that will be part of WCF 3.5 (Orcas timeframe), "Durable Services". If you want to know more about this feature, take a look at his post here.
Integrating the WCF trace with the Logging Application Block
As part of the integration between WCF and EntLib 3.0, this last one comes with a nice feature to redirect the WCF trace to the logging application block. This is done by Entlib through a custom trace listener (system.diagnostics) that captures the trace generated by WCF, and then, transfer that trace to any of the EntLib's trace listeners (Logging application block) configured in the application.
The image below illustrates the approach used by EntLib.
The fact of executing an extra component to transfer the trace messages and the logging application block itself will add some overhead to the overall solution by sure. On the other hand, we can use many of the available features in the logging application block, such as formatters, filters and trace listeners. Regarding the trace listeners, they will allow us to store the trace in different storages, like databases, msmq and files to name a few. Since we can actually do the same with a custom trace listener in system.diagnostics, the real benefit here is that we can leverage one of listeners provided in EntLib without needing to write one from the scratch or centralize the application trace and WCF trace just in one place.
If want to still use the trace viewer tool provided in WCF (svctraceviewer.exe), the bad news is that this tool only supports xml files (It would be great to have a plugging architecture here to read the trace information from any storage). Therefore, we will have to store the trace in a valid xml format, and then build something to dump the trace to a xml file. Entlib comes with a trace listener XmlTraceListener that generates a xml file with the format expected by the svctraceviewer.exe tool.
The EntLib's trace listener to redirect the trace messages the Logging application block can be configured as follow
<add name="EntLibListener" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.TraceListeners.EntLibLoggingProxyTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging"/>
<source name="System.ServiceModel" switchValue="Information, ActivityTracing" propagateActivity="true">
<add name="EntLibListener"/>
For this post, I will demostrate how to configure the XmlTraceListener that comes out of the box to generate the file expected by the trace viewer tool.
<loggingConfiguration name="Logging Application Block" tracingEnabled="true"
defaultCategory="General" logWarningsWhenNoCategoriesMatch="true">
<add fileName="trace-xml.xml" listenerDataType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Configuration.XmlTraceListenerData, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging"
traceOutputOptions="None" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.TraceListeners.XmlTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging"
name="XML Trace Listener" />
<add switchValue="All" name="System.ServiceModel">
<add name="XML Trace Listener" />
<allEvents switchValue="All" name="All Events" />
<notProcessed switchValue="All" name="Unprocessed Category" />
<errors switchValue="All" name="Logging Errors & Warnings" />
ASMX/WCF Migration - REST/POX Articles
My coleague Juan Wajnerman has written two interesting articles about "ASMX/WCF Migration" and "REST/POX". The first one describes an complete procedure to migrate a plain ASMX web service to a WCF service using an incremental approach.
In the second article about "REST/POX", he illustrates how to write a client in WCF for a "REST/POX" service (Clemens made an excellent job implementing this kind of service in WCF). REST/POX will be fully supported in the next version of WCF (Orcas timeframe), in the meantime, if you are interested in this topic, you can take a look to Juan's article.


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Dos_Corazones's review:
The ultimate and one-and-only revenge-thriller that deserves to be called so. Beautiful cinematography and a story, that hits you very deep and probably the final twist and ending will haunt you for days.
One of the all-time classics for sure.
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the ending.. it still haunts me.
the ending.. it still haunts me.
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