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Joliet committee balks at funding request for minority training center
By Bob Okon email@example.com October 3, 2013 8:10PM
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Updated: November 5, 2013 6:38AM
Advocates who want more construction jobs going to Joliet minorities have proposed a $5.5 million training and outreach center.
The proposal made to a Joliet City Council committee this week, however, met immediate resistance because of a request for $532,000 in city support by early next year.
"The plan is to build a minority outreach and development center on Joliet's East Side or in the Will County area," Cathy Wells from the Harvey Brooks Foundation in Joliet told the city council's diversity committee on Tuesday. "Our target group is people who fall through the cracks — high schoolers and post-high schoolers."
The Harvey Brooks Foundation would team up with the Black Contractors of Will County to create the center. Harvey Brooks facilities would house the center initially, Wells said.
Wells proposed staffing the center by early next year with $532,000 from the city of Joliet to cover the first year budget. The money would include $410,000 for staff.
Committee members quickly said the city would not provide the money.
"Put that on your wish list, I'm sorry to say," said committee Chairwoman Jan Quillman.
She said the proposal is "very off the task of what we originally started talking about."
The committee is looking for ways to address concerns that not enough contracts for city construction work is going to minority contractors and that too few minorities are working on the jobs.
The proposal for an outreach center attempts to create resources where minority youths can be trained in the skills needed to work in building trades jobs.
"We're proposing as a diversity committee let's all get together and get the impoverished people up to speed so they can be competitive," said Burneva McCullum, secetary with the Black Contractors of Will County.
The advocates did not identify any other funding sources. Committee members said that while the proposal may have merit, the city would not be able to provide funding on the timeline set by the advocates.
"I'll be blunt," Councilman Larry Hug said. "There's no way the city can put together enough money to fund your staff in the first quarter (of 2014)."
Hug said the city was looking at a loss of $5 million in gambling taxes in the near future with expectations that Illinois would allow more casinos to open up in the Chicago area and create more competition for Joliet casinos.
The committee and advocates wrapped up with a commitment to work with local labor leaders to bring more young people into the building trades unions.
Thomas White, executive director of the Three Rivers Construction Alliance, said he would join the advocates in visits to local high schools to begin recruiting minority workers for future construction jobs.
"We need to get some kids trained," White said. "Let's start there."


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Translate this page Holiday Watch means ramped up patrolsThursday, November 8th, 2012 Issue 45, Volume 16.
Substation commander, Lt. Todd Richardson said, "We are going into a time of year when crime typically increases â which is during the holidays. We will be launching our Holiday Watch program with increased patrols by both deputies and senior volunteers." Richardson said citizens need to be as proactive as possible in helping protect their vehicles and homes from theft. "Citizens can help greatly with this by keeping valuables like purses, electronics such as cell phones, iPads, iPods, laptops, and more out of sight in their vehicles," he said. "I have seen areas where an 80 percent reduction in these types of crimes has been realized during a holiday season when citizens are diligent." Sheriffs Dept. crime prevention specialist John McLelland concurs that the holidays bring greater risk of theft. "Remember, the thieves are out looking for gifts too," said McLelland. "Unfortunately, they are not interested in paying for their gifts." He also said many thieves are looking to support a drug habit by stealing goods. "It can be something a thief wants for himself or something he can turn over (fence) to get dope," he said. McLelland said with the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it is easy for citizens to get distracted and become targets for crime. "We can all get caught up in the hubbub and not focus on things like we usually would; the fast-paced nature of the season and the many distractions can leave us open for crime," he added. Suggestions for citizens include: When out and about: ⢠One should be aware of his or her surroundings at all times. Cell phones should be used sparingly in order to not be distracted and stay focused on your surroundings. ⢠Always lock car doors and roll windows up all the way, whether out and about or at home. ⢠Leave nothing inside of a car in view of others. Do not tempt the thief. Those that drive an SUV or mini van should cover their packages so they are not visible from the outside. ⢠Avoid carrying large amounts of cash. Use credit cards or checks whenever possible. If one must use cash, carry different amounts in different pockets so as to not expose the entire amount to a potential thief. ⢠Discourage pick pockets by being extra cautious with purses and wallets. At the mall, carry a purse close to your side or place a wallet in a front pocket with a rubber band wrapped around it. Remember not to leave a purse or shopping bag unattended in a shopping cart. ⢠Shop during daylight hours when possible. At night, park close to the building and under a light. Think about shopping with a friend or two. If necessary, ask if a mall or store employee can provide escort to a vehicle. ⢠Have the car key ready when approaching a vehicle. Look under the vehicle, in the back seat, and the front seat. Get in quickly and lock the doors. Start the car and move to a different location to settle packages and let the engine warm up. While at home: ⢠Always keep windows and exterior doors locked, even when at home. Never leave a purse, wallet, checkbook, iPod, laptop or other important item in a vehicle, especially if parked outside of an enclosed garage. ⢠Never open the door to a stranger. ⢠Do not put large displays of gifts in front of a window or door visible from the street or passerby. ⢠After Christmas, cut up and conceal the larger containers that gifts came in to avoid advertising what is inside the home to a potential burglar later on. ⢠If leaving for a period of time, leave a radio tuned to a talk show radio station at a low volume and place several lamps on overlapping timers to simulate movement inside of the home. ⢠Contact the Sheriffs Senior Volunteer Patrol to do a vacation check if someone isnt house-sitting. The key to burglary deterrence is to make a home appears occupied at all times. Most importantly, the Sheriffs Dept. advises that if citizens notice anything suspicious or out of place, they should call the communications center at (760) 728-1113. If it is clear that a crime is in progress, 911 should be called. 0 comments Be the first to share your opinion on this article!
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How do You Prefer Your Education?
Education. Do you think of stuffy classrooms where you struggled to stay awake, or was your experience a positive one of engaging discussion and good test results? Do you prefer a formal or an informal mode of education? And why am I talking about education at all on the Saponifier blog?
If you hadn't noticed, the new issue is all about education, in particular, educating ourselves about soapmaking, candlemaking, and related topics–herbs, chemistry, art and design, and so on. If we sell product, we can throw in accounting and marketing. Fortunately, we can continue educating ourselves, whether we physically go back to school, we learn online, or we learn informally through books and other research.
Tamara Dourney filled us in on some exciting methods of formal education, by way of online learning in her article, Open Source Scientist. If your opinion of this modern way of being educated is negative, think again. Many opportunities for study at recognized institutions are available, and they continue to evolve and develop, making it easier for artisans to increase their knowledge of subjects important to their crafts. Tamara also wrote about various potential career paths that are related to our crafts in, Career Day: Five Options for Continuing Education.
If you prefer doing your own research on a specific topic, Erica Pence's, Natural Resources and her second article, Candle Resources, both filled with good books for learning soap and candle making, essential oils, herbs, botanicals and other body care products. Your knowledge base is sure to greatly increase by studying them.
If you find yourself wishing to take a class, be sure to read Marla Bosworth's, 10 Tips for Selecting the Right Soap and Skincare Classes to Match Your Needs. Heeding her comments may mean the difference between a wonderful class you'll think was worth every penny and one that was a waste of time and money.
In this issue, you'll even find an educational herb monograph on the lovely Glacier Lily, more commonly called, Dog-Toothed Violet or Trout Lily in my neck of the woods. I had no idea of the food and medicinal uses for this early spring treasure!
Whether you are a staunch believer in conventional education and desire to pursue a degree or you are looking for something less formal, but no less educational, you'll find ideas in the above articles. Tell us how YOU like to learn.
Until next time,
Happy bubbles & wax adventures.
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Have you been wondering what the next issue of the Saponifier will bring? Here's a bit of what you have to look forward to:
Education is the theme, and we offer it in spades. We'll be offering summer recipes and ideas that you can incorporate into your fair weather sales and activities. For some of you, this information is none too early. For others of you, well, let's just say that you'll have time to decide what to make and get your supplies before summer plants itself in your town.
We'll also provide an open source scientist for your learning pleasure, as well as the list of books that you must have. Want to make a career of your craft? We'll have help for that, also.
If that's not enough, do you know anything about the Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum)? If not, you soon will by reading the herb monograph!
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Finally, is everything you've been taught about soapmaking oils true? Which oils produce a hard bar, soft bar, a lathering bar,or a white bar? A Single Soap Oil Swap was conducted to prove or disprove everything we've been taught about oils, and I can only say that I think you'll be surprised at some of the findings; but, you'll have to wait until March 1st to find out!
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The parallels with The Baltimore Waltz are many. Before the siblings leave for Europe, Carl calls Harry Lime. On his arrival in Vienna, he encounters an oldster who explains in garbled English-German and with many a spluttered "sshplat!" that Harry Lime was run over by a car. Needless to say, there's also a scene with a Ferris wheel, but this one ends in an unexpected and inexplicably satisfying moment of pure Lewis Carroll fantasy.
Europe represents mystery; Europe represents death. The Third Man was shot in the rubble of a divided and destroyed Vienna; in scene after scene, a zither plays bouncily, emptily over a cityscape shadowy as the moon. In the play, however, it's a Viennese waltz that summons Vogel's brother back from the dead.
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With so many people saying Evan Bayh must come back to Indiana to "save" public education and many saying he is considering a run for governor, it is time to set the record straight and let Hoosiers know about the real Evan Bayh.
Here is just a glimpse (after only a few hours of research) into Indiana's hero, Fox News' on-air contributor, and former governor of and senator for Indiana, and it is not pretty.
Anyone who thinks Evan Bayh is good for public education is either lying or has not been informed. Let's inform the unformed now and expose the liars.
Back in 2002 in an article for the neoliberal Democratic Leadership Council entitled "How Bush Stole Education," Bill Gates' operative Andy Rotherham, the hedge fund-funded Democrats for Education Reform's former director, insisted that NCLB was more Evan Bayh and Joe Lieberman's pet project than it was George Bush's.
Rotherham, who plays a role in my book Hoosier School Heist, claimed that "Mr. Bush's education agenda is largely a New Democratic one…. The new education bill, which is regarded widely as 'Bush's education initiative,' was largely written by Democratic Sens. Joe Lieberman (Conn.) and Evan Bayh (Ind.), along with other New Democrats."
New Democrats here is a code word for privatizers like Bill Clinton and Bart Peterson, Bayh's past chief of staff.
Bayh, indeed, was a player in NCLB, the bill which set the dominoes in motion to use standardized testing to turn our schools over to private companies, many of them campaign donors.
So, it makes perfect sense that Bayh—in a scratch-your-back moment—now gets a paycheck from Apollo Global Management, the owners of McGraw-Hill Education which includes the CTB/McGraw-Hill division Indiana taxpayers have a $95 million deal with for ISTEP, despite constant errors and problems. Bayh, too, is a board member of McGraw-Hill Education.
Evan Bayh is also doing lobbying for McGuire Woods, a mega-law firm/lobbying outfit which has represented charter schools in court, has many members on charter school boards across the US, "counsels" charter school bond lenders, and even lobbies for online K12, Inc., the for-profit corporation started by racist Bill Bennett which buys out lawmakers in many states, including Indiana.
In 2011, Bayh joined the board of Fifth Third Bank, a bank also mentioned for various reasons in Hoosier School Heist.
Evan Bayh (who grew up in a small, small town just a coalmine down the street from me, years earlier; just a rabbit-throw down the highway from where Eugene V. Debs is buried) has ALOT of money in his rainy-day campaign closet. Not much of it comes back home to Indiana.
And Democrats running with no gas money from Bayh or the Indiana Democratic Party on the campaign trail this year should know that, in May, Bayh gave $4,000 (page 11) to Cory Booker's US senate campaign.
The former mayor of Newark, NJ, DFER hedge fund-supported Booker is the Walmart/Amway/Bradley Foundation operative who has worked for white billionaire school privatizers since his Black Alliance for Educational Options/Bush years.
In 2012, Bayh's election committee dished out $2000 to Andre Carson, Indiana's DC corporate schooler (page 9).
Carson met with his Gulen friends a week or so ago, just on the heels of the FBI raiding the Gulen charter school in Indy.
One of Bayh's own protégé's worked at Indy's Gulen school. Teach Plus' Patrick McAlister–IPS board member Caitlin Hannon's campaign manager, former TFA member, and teacher at Gulen's Indiana Math and Science Academy–got his big break as an intern with Evan Bayh back in 2008.
But Bayh and Andre Carson have another thing in common, and that is Christel DeHaan.
When the media and Democratic Party in Indiana painted DeHaan as merely a Republican mega-donor during the Tony Bennett charter school grading scandal, they hushed the fact that DeHaan has given campaign funding to Obama, Joe Donnelly, Andre Carson, and Evan Bayh.
Since 2011, Andre has received $10,200 from DeHaan (see here, here, here, and here). Bayh has received $3,000 since 1998 from Tony Bennett's princess, shockingly even more than Indiana Democratic Party's evil foe Mike Pence did when he was in DC (see Pence's $2,000 from DeHaan here and here).
The Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee is a DeHaan breadwinner, too. It got $10,000 from DeHaan in Sept. 2012. In 2010, she gave the same group another $10,000. In 2008, Oprah and Mitch Daniels' friend DeHaan gave the group $5,000 and another $1,000 in 1998.
If all is this is not enough to shake you, school voucher-supporting Republican School Choice Indiana's Fred Klipsch, Walmart and DeVos' main Hoosier front-man, gave Evan Bayh $2,000 in 1997 (scroll down the page here).
Democrat for Education Reform's hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt donated $1,000 to Bayh in 2004.
Former Gotham Capital hedge fund manager Daniel Nir, a good Bayh buddy, has also loaded (see here and here) Evan's campaign chest. Gotham Capital is thick in the school privatization movement.
Bayh, too, is giving campaign money to DFER's favorite son, Michael Bennett in Colorado (see page 10 here).
My new research reveals tons. In fact, the powers-that-be used the Black Alliance for Educational Options and the DFER (both started by many of the same people, and people from Indiana, as I note in Hoosier School Heist) to make it look like the Republicans and Democrats were both on the same page, for once, because school reform was good for children. That was the hoax. Then came NCLB. Then came the heist. Evan Bayh was bought by DeHaan and Klipsch a few years before Bart Peterson was making his move to school-privatize Indianapolis.
Bayh in many ways is as much a grandfather of the corporate school movement as anyone from the rightwing.
As most know, Indianapolis' first school privatizer Bart Peterson was Bayh's chief of staff. Other Bayh people have been and are still part of the heist.
Stan Jones, who Bayh selected for the Higher Education Commission in Indiana, now works for the Bill Gates Foundation.
The board of the Indianapolis Lighthouse Mission Charter School–now part of a multi-state outfit–had three people that used to labor for Bayh on it when the school applied for its charter several years ago.
Former Bayh and Peterson official Doran Moreland now is employed with the Friedman Foundation, a group funded by the Koch Brothers, the Bradley Foundation, and others highlighted in Hoosier School Heist.
Moreland runs Rocketship Education in Indiana, the charter school promoted by the Jonas Brothers and other billionaires.
We have some great candidates running for office in Indiana under the Democrat Party name this election, and it's time to support them.And them only.
Since so many Indiana Democratic corporate school reformers want to run for governor, the Associated Press recently asked if there was a civil war brewing in the Indiana Democratic Party. Who knows. But maybe it's time to start one before it's too late.
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As you'll probably be aware if you're planning a real skiing holiday this year, global warming has pretty much put paid to the concept of sliding down a mountain with your knee ligaments strapped, via your feet, to a solid piece of wood.
Still, while you're picnicking in the balmy Alps, waiting for some bright spark to concrete over the daisy-speckled slopes and sell rollerblades to all those overheated holidaymakers, console yourself with the fact that you'll soon be able to fire up your Wii and indulge in a spot of nostalgia with EA's rather tremendous, completely over-the-top SSX Blur.
Being effectively a Wii-mix of a long-running and successful series that has already had umpteen outings on Nintendo hardware, there's every chance that you'll be familiar with large chunks of the gameplay and course design.
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You've got three colossal mountains to explore, each with multiple branching routes that terminate, generally, in racing or stunting challenges. Scattered in and around these mountain hubs are secret areas containing collectable things and challengeable rivals. You ski or snowboard wherever you like, within reason, and take things as fast or slow as you please. Don't fancy the pressure of a full-on race? Simply weave your way to the bottom of the slopes at your leisure, searching for shortcuts and whatnot.
It's just like a real skiing trip except with faster lifts (otherwise known as loading pauses) and, of course, snow.
The major difference from all previous SSX titles is the use of the Wii's motion-sensing magic, and it's such a radical change that you can probably consider this a brand new experience regardless of how much SSX you've done in the past.
Gone are the simple thumbstick-and-button mechanics that have characterised this and every other snowbound game series. In their place, a radical new method involving tilting, shaking, waving and, at certain points, drawing patterns in a kind of gesture-recognition system.
If it sounds slightly complicated, just wait until you get your hands on it. We were the first people outside of EA's inner circle to actually play the game, and our first ten minutes or so were spent swerving wildly across the powder, bashing into walls, trees and gigantically avoidable boulders in an embarrassing display of gaming ineptitude. Oh dear, we thought.
But then, magically, it all clicked into place. The tutorial system is exceptional, quickly educating us beyond a level of mere competence and into a zone where we couldn't imagine how we ever convinced ourselves in the old days that moving a little nubbin with about one inch of play could equate to a realistic snowboarding experience. It's far, far better on Wii.
To steer down the mountain, you simply tilt the nunchuk - left and right to carve into the snow, forwards and backwards on the joystick to regulate your speed. Adding a bit of sideways on the stick makes you lean into hard turns or perform small adjustments if you're straight upright.
A slider in the options menu determines the balance between nunchuk and joystick movements, so it's possible to have the entire thing controlled by the motion sensor. Or you can switch to old-style controls if you can't get along with the new way.
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Even then, the use of the remote keeps it feeling unlike the SSX of old. When you launch into the air, via an upwards flick of the nunchuk, swishing the remote makes you do spins and flips. If you land the right way up, which is possible as long as you don't get swish-happy and attempt more flips than your altitude will allow, you get extra power added to your 'groove meter' - the giant yellow bar that dominates the right-hand side of the screen.


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Fall Color Drive - Twin Cities to New Ulm
Time: October 11, 2014 from 1pm to 6:30pm
Location: Starting Location: Chaska, MN
Join us for a fall color drive along the Minnesota River Valley down to the wonderful city of New Ulm for a tour of Schell's Brewery and Dinner at an "out of the way" hotspot!
Full details TBD - expect an early afternoon departure and end of the drive/tour at 5pm. Those who need to depart early can head back, otherwise we will be having dinner at 5pm and heading back to the cities after.


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I've been curious about Telosma cordata for sometime now. I've read how some people have had problems getting it to bloom. My main issue is that it's a vining plant that's not cold hardy where I live so I'd have to grow it in a pot with some support for it to grow on. How do you describe the scent? -Robert |
Here is a link that might be useful: Telosma cordata
Funny. I've been thinking of getting a replacement of this plant all this week. And I'm very tempted! My only limitation is not having space for one but I think I've said that too many times already. Lol. And of course the nursery near me just temps me with a boronia megastigma -- I've been waiting for this plant for years too-- .. ahh. |
- Posted by olympia_gardener 5 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 5, 12 at 17:08
Indeed, Kemistry. This is the plant you were just talking about recently. How lucky you are, can get boronia megastigma from local nursary. I have never seen boronia megastigma in my local nursaries or anywhere. what size plant the nursary sales? Do you know if they do mail order? |
I don't know how to descripe the scent. But it is heavy pleasent smell. If you like champaca smell, you will love this one too. It is a delicate vine. It needs moisture and heat to bloom I think. Now I am tempted by boronia megastigma |
- Posted by robert1971 7a OK (My Page) on Wed, Sep 5, 12 at 17:51
Kemistry is always tempting us with just one more fragrant plant! Laugh. Thanks for the Telosma scent description. I've read that fragrant lovers should have this plant. Maybe next year I'll try one! :) -Robert |
I have telosma since this winter, grows like a weed but hasn't bloomed yet... Kemistry, where did you find b.megastigma I've been looking for it for years!! Noone in australia is willing to ship :-< and in europe I only find b.heterophyla.... |
Ah you guys, we should start a B megastigma movement. Lol. This plant is currently available at Cistus Nursery It's in their retail section which means the plant is large. I think they do ship but for additional cost (since they usually ship smaller sized plants). Good luck everyone! Please update and post pic if you do decide to get one. : ) It's hard to choose but darn it, I think i'll go for the telosma. (lol). |
- Posted by olympia_gardener 5 (My Page) on Fri, Sep 7, 12 at 14:20
Thanks, Kemistry. Cistus has 1 gl size plant. The price is reasonable for this size. but the shipping cost probably will be more than the plant itself. I definately want this plant but if they have smaller one in Spring time, I might order a smaller one ...very tempted. I envy you live so close to Cistus... easy to access these fragrant plants... |
- Posted by robert1971 7a OK (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 12 at 17:35
Okay...broke down and ordered a Telosma cordata vine off eBay for $10 ($17.50 with s&h). I was really tempted to order another plumeria but then I decided I needed to not limit my nose. Laugh. So now I've joined the ranks of Kemistry and fenius! :) Now how I'm going to grow such a large vine come next summer will be the real challenge. I thought growing it with Passiflora x belotii would be a lovely color combo. ;) -Robert |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 12 at 19:08
Ok, I wanted to join the ranks too, but E-bay only had one up for bid with no one bidding at 9 dollars..lol It has 4 days left and I wonder what it will be by then:( Oh well, maybe next year. There is a whole lot of enablers here.lol Mike |
- Posted by robert1971 7a OK (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 12 at 19:30
Hey, Mike! Glad I could enable. -Robert |
Here is a link that might be useful: eBay seller
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 12 at 22:53
Robert. don't laugh, but I just bought one too>>>>>>laughing at load from joy! Now, who can we blame for this? I know I can blame you for the extra push though..And then we finally get flowers on our plants, we can thank our enabler..lol By the way, me thinks this plant grows almost like a Hoya. What do you think? Oh, I can't wait to get mine. Another thing we have in common pal. Mike |
- Posted by robert1971 7a OK (My Page) on Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 7:42
Ha! I'm glad you took the bait. Laugh. I don't know about it growing inside but I've seen pics of it covering fences outside so it looks to be a fairly rampant grower. I suppose it will be worth it if we ever get any blooms from it! :) -Robert |
- Posted by olympia_gardener 5 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 9:13
Nice, Robert. I think you got ahead of Kemistry. He wanted to have one , but I am not sure if he got one aleady or not. I have been thinking of this plant , but its growing habit is unknown to me so I just postpone buying it. Give you guys a chance to comment on it first..LOL. Guess what I just bought last night?? look at the price tag, Now , I am really in trouble...no room left. |
- Posted by robert1971 7a OK (My Page) on Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 9:43
Kemistry got one from Logee's. He's always ahead of us. ;) Wow! You got a ton of orchids! Does the price tag say $12.50 or $2.50? I'm sure it's the former. Laugh. -Robert |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 18:40
Annie! Annnnnddddd!!! Just about all fragrant orchids too! I can't believe you did that, of wait, I can believe..lol By the way, I am with Robert, if all you paid was 2.50, then I will cry after a good laugh! Robert, yup, you did it to me again.lol Mike:-) |
- Posted by olympia_gardener 5 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 26, 12 at 9:23
Oooh, Lowe's loves me for sure. I cleaned up their rack... got all the orchids they have on sale... I searched and searched, there were only 6 left... I wish I was there earlier. Yeap, $2.5 each total $15+tax. The pink Encyclia has chocolate scent, the Maxillara has coconut scent, the B. nodas... well, we all know its scent is wonderful but none of us has smelled it with our own nose...I actually have one already, but this one is hybrid called "little star" so it might smell a little different. Don't know the scent of the spotted Catt. yet, or it is scented or not. But I am sure the Dancing lady and Wildcat aren't. This summer when I visited a local orchid farm and went shopping spree, I regret left without getting the Maxillara. It was in my next year's plant list, I guess the X'mas comes early now...LOL. Here is the Maxi. picture after I report it. I think a brown colored oriental style pot will look good. I don't have one on hand, so just potted it into a oriental style orchid pot I have at that moment. BTW Temperature here was down to 35 last night and will be 32 tonight. Are you guys still toasted warm there? |
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another one...oh, I am tied of posting only one picture at a time... This is the last picture of my new orchid members. Don't want to bore you guys.. rajiram, If you are still here, " One more plant for fragrant addicts" is never enough for the addicted ... The more the merrier... to all, Have a good weekend! |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (email@example.com) on Fri, Oct 26, 12 at 10:03
Annie! You know? I could never find orchids at that price at my Lowe's!:(((( If I could, I would scoop them up and make room if I have too. Well, add me to your list to share when they get big enough to and when you find yourself so out of room, not even a mouse can find his way around.lol Oh, I LOVE the sounds of the Coconut one. LUCKY you for sure, and LUCKY orchids for finding your hands! I think all Ctaalaya have a fragrance, but don't quote me on that. You will be surprised. It is suppose to be 70 today again. Maybe a Hurricane by Monday. Mike |
- Posted by olympia_gardener 5 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 26, 12 at 11:34
Hi, Mike, 70s, still in summer, umh why I did not get this temperature here...ask the folks in FL.,who cares about the hurricanes, when the weather is so warm... Do you by the way have a guess room available so I can stay and enjoy this weather for few more days...LOL |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Sun, Oct 28, 12 at 12:39
Olymia, of course you can stay! At the same time, I'll take a much needed vacation and you can water my plants while I am away..lol Wouldn't that be a great idea? You know how they have Exchange Students? What about Exchange Plant Addicts? lol Yes, oh wait until your orchids bloom. I can't wait to see what you think. I did not see one Cattalaya that did not have a nice fragrance with it at the orchid show. They all smelled winderful and I remember smelling a 'twinkle' orchid, and I fell in love with it! Still waiting for teh winds here. I have yet to bring my plants out of the fierce winds about to come for two days. |
- Posted by olympia_gardener 5 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 29, 12 at 13:17
Hi, Mike, Love your wonderful idea of exchanged plant addicts...This way, we know our plants at home are in good hands, and we also get enjoy someone else's new plants... By the time we go home, we may all end up either cured or more addicted... Sandy is on your way. You are in my prayer. hope you and your family all safe and sound |
- Posted by robert1971 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 30, 12 at 11:47
Found a great blog about Telosma cordata and Radermachera kunming. Hope my vine gets this huge! Well...maybe not. Laugh. -Robert |
Here is a link that might be useful: Notes on Telosma cordata
- Posted by olympia_gardener 5 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 30, 12 at 13:32
Oooh , Robert, you keep me spending$... I can't wait to taste the Telosma omelet...sounded so yummy.. I heard it needs high light, I am just not sure how much light it needs. I will be very anxiously to hear you and Kemistry to post some growth experiences. |
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Wild sea vegetables are hard to come by here in the Colorado high country, so for the March 2014 issue of the Wild Edible Notebook I decided to travel through space and time to coastal Connecticut via several jars of seaweed—Irish moss (Chondrus crispus), sea lettuce (Ulva sp.) and sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima)—that I collected last summer and dried in my parents' house.
While researching the story I was fortunate to tap into the expertise of Dr. Charles Yarish, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut, who promotes the cultivation of sea vegetables as a means to clean coastal waters while also providing good food for the dinner plate. This edition also includes a lighthearted jaunt into wild jellies and things to make with them besides toast. The issue concludes with a handful of recipes using wild foraged seaweeds, including one by West Coast seaweed purveyor Louise Gaudet, as well as a recipe for serviceberry jelly pork glaze by the awesome cook that is my dad.
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I recently purchased the book... 'The Houseplant Expert'
It is by far one of the best houseplant books by far. Thank you for the recommendation ( whoever did a month or so ago) Love love it. |
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- Posted by plantomaniac08 8 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 12, 12 at 23:53
*Looks over at bookshelf* I have that one too... the pages are beginning to fall out due to use! Planto |
- Posted by FlowerPotTipper 6 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 12 at 7:19
If you ever get into the more 'unusual' houseplants or just want a different but great houseplant book, try the 'Unexpected Houseplant' (she also writes about a few common houseplants also). It's brand new, just came out a few months ago, and I absoutly love it!! I found mine at Barnes and Noble, and I cant put it down! I'm still looking for the houseplant expert 2...I think I may have to order it off of amazon... -FPT |
- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 12 at 10:01
Is this book of the series of books by a Dr. Hessayayan (sp?)? |
Yes, that is the person who wrote it. I cant spell it either at the moment. FPT. I got the first one off Amazon and they do have the second ne availble there as well. If you get it, an you report back andlet me know if it is worth buying? |
- Posted by FlowerPotTipper 6 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 2:45
tifflj- If I buy it, I will defiently let you know. But I'm wondering if it's just the exact same plants but just with more updated pics or something like that...if so, then it might not be worth me ordering it special (I'm trying to collect more on unusual and exotic houseplants)...also my local book store just got in a used houseplant expert's handbook, which is exactly the same as the full version but much smaller and with less plants and descriptions...I wanted to get it just for my plant libary, but they wanted $6, too much for a used tiny book for me. If your trying to build a houseplant libary, a wonderful place are 2nd hand/thrift stores... every time I get paid I go to my 5 local 2nd hand stores in hunt of houseplant books and pots. This last time I found 32 magazines from the Orchid society for 10 cents each at one of the stores, I only own 10 orchids but they still have good information in them, and my daughter loves trying to draw the orchids out of them. -FPT |
- Posted by greenlarry UK 8/9 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 5:53
I cant find mine! Had it since the 80s! |
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HBO's True Blood Returns on Sunday!
Have you been missing your favorite vampire crew as much as I have??
Well, you're in luck! HBO's True Blood FINALLY returns this Sunday, June 10! (Thank you, thank you, thank you! Seems like it's been gone for f.o.r.e.v.e.r…)
Make sure to set your DVRs for the sure-to-be-bloody season premiere at 9:00 p.m. EST!
And, guess who is True Blood's newest vamp?!
DETECTIVE STABLER (Chris Meloni)! I can't wait to see this!
Is it Sunday yet?
xx, L
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Is There a Hunger Games Support Group?
I feel like a total GEEKAZOID admitting this, but I think I really enjoy Fantasy books.
I mean, I've been obsessed with Harry Potter and the Twilight series, and so many of my favorite shoes have to do with the supernatural (The Walking Dead, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, the list goes on…) So, I guess I am a Fantasy geek. Whatevs. I'm totally entertained, at least!
Anyway, I felt a little left out of all the commotion (and y'all know how much of a pop culture freak I am) about The Hunger Games movie coming out last weekend + I kept hearing my friends talk about how much they loved/ quickly read the book. So naturally, I HAD to buy it.
Ummmmm, I had no idea what I was in for! This books is SO unbelievably addictive – I may need a support group.
(1) I've never read a book so fast in my life. I haven't been sleeping to finish it.
(2) I'm completely OBSESSED with it now! Move over Harry Potter…
(3) I can't wait to see the movie this weekend!! It's pretty much all I can think about.
Are y'all reading? Are y'all reading??
I'm taking a two-day breather + then diving into the 2nd book in the series, Catching Fire!
May the odds be ever in your favor,
xx, L
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O.M.G. The Walking Dead.
So, I am officially OVER vampires…
…and I'm fully on the ZOMBIE TRAIN. Kev + I have been Netfix-ing The Walking Dead, and I am totally, 100%, completely, helplessly addicted to it!
Are y'all watching? Are y'all watching?
I think it's the most addictive show on TV since 24 (only 24 seasons 1 – 3 to be exact), and I. can't. peel. myself. away. All zombies all the time. They are nasty, they eat your brains, and they are AWESOME! The Walking Dead is filmed in/ takes place in Atlanta (represent y'all), which is just icing on the cake. The cast is pretty bomb, too.
What the heck is The Walking Dead?? Here's a little wiki info for ya:
The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic television series based on a comic book of the same name.
The series stars Andrew Lincoln as Sheriff's Deputy Rick Grimes who wakes up after being in a coma to find the world dominated by zombies or "walkers." He sets out to find his family and other survivors along the way. The Walking Dead premiered in 2010 on AMC to wide acclaim, and was nominated for several awards, including the "Best Television Series Drama" at the 68th Golden Globe Awards. Based on its reception, AMC renewed the series for a second and third season.
This Sunday night is the season 2 finale, sooooooo if I've convinced you to start watching it, please start with season 1 on Netfix. Do not watch Sunday. It won't make sense. But, when you're all caught up + as addicted as I am, you'll probably want to check out the weekly viewing party at The Albert in Inman Park. Info below:
So cool. Wishing you all happy zombie-watching! The Walking Dead is where IT'S AT.
xx, L
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What I'm Watching + Reading + Waiting For…
Have y'all seen The Hangover Part II yet?
Slick + I caught it with some friends over its opening weekend. It was fine. The first one I saw twice in the theater the same weekend (Friday + Sunday – I'm hardcore like that…) and laughed SO hard both times I could hardly breathe. My abs were pretty stellar afterwards, I must say… Part II was just okay in my opinion. Same exact format as before, but more vulgar than funny. See it, but I don't think you need to spend $12 to see it in the theater. Just saying.
I also recently watched (Netflix) Matt Damon-narrated Inside Job, a documentary profiling the 2008 Wall Street financial crisis.
The subject matter is heavy, but important. Inside Job was reportedly well received by film critics who praised its pacing, research + explanation of complex financial material. I thought it was fantastic. Now, I may still count on my fingers, but I definitely felt like I had a good understanding of what caused the crisis by the time the film ended. I strongly recommend it if you are in the mood for an interesting docu. Matt Damon's voice isn't too difficult to listen to for a few hours, either…
Please tell me that y'all have seen Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. PLEASE.
It's an oldie but a greatie!
It used to be one of my favorite movies (came out in 2006) + I hadn't seen it in f.o.r.e.v.e.r., BUT it was recently on IFC (Independent Film Channel) and I TiVoed. I've since rewatched it 2 1/2 times over the past week. Working on the third… Love Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, the music Sophia uses in her movies, all the opulence. I love! And, you need to see it.
I promise that I'm not just watching movies… I also recently started reading Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain. It's super cute. Not a Pulitzer Prize winner or anything, but it did motivate me to stop by the Atlanta Humane Society during lunch last Friday to hold puppies. True story.
It's a good, quick read + Enzo is an unbelievably adorable dog.
Really, all this movie watching and reading is just helping me bide time until True Blood (Season 4) returns on Sunday, June 26!
Is it time yet? Is it time yet? Is it time yet? IS IT TIME YET?! I can't wait. I've been SO vampire deprived lately…
I've also started to make plans for the midnight showing of Harry Potter + The Deathly Hallows Part II on Thursday, July 14. AHHHH!!!!!
I just may go into shock when it's finally over.
xx, L
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ADDICTED to "The Girl" Series…
Over the summer, I breezed through Stieg Larsson's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. (Well, I did at least after the first 100 pages or so. The securities information kinda held me up a bit at the beginning.) The story was pretty unbelievable, and I loved that I couldn't predict where it was going or how Larsson was going to tie all of the story lines together.
I wanted to read the following books, but felt like I needed a bit of lighter reading before I completely delved into the series. (I was just coming up for air from the Harry Potter + Twilight series – and then reading anything + everything vampire-related. I'm pretty much a 16 year old w/ regard to my literary taste.) So, I read some fluff + about a month ago I found myself at Slick's parent's house holding a copy of The Girl Who Played With Fire. It was time to commit.
I brought the book back to Atlanta with me + have been reading it every night before bed. Maybe not the best material for sweet dreams, but it is SO good – I can't put it down! It's a beast, too, with over 700 pages. Played With Fire sucked me in from the very first page. I think that this story is much more interesting (+ much easier to follow) than Tattoo, although you really need the background from the first book to set up the second.
Now, I can't wait to get through it + move on to The Hornet's Nest!
WHAT an addicting series! I'm seriously lovin' it!
xx, L
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Here's Criss Angel and his new "girlfriend" in Mexico yesterday, and I love how Criss, who's typically dressed to the nines as some form of magic goth/emo douche, lounges around with his gut hanging out while texting on his BlackBerry. In daylight. Quick, someone confiscate his black nail polish. H...


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A man charged in federal court with threatening president Barack Obama via Twitter has entered a plea of not guilty. Jarvis Britton, 25, of Birmingham, Ala., has been held without bail since last month. After his arrest, Britton underwent a psychological evaluation, which revealed, a judge said, that Britton is not psychotic and acted intentionally.
In June, the Secret Service received an anonymous tip that a Britton was making threats against President Obama via Twitter. The first tweet, posted on June 28, read "Free speech? Really? Let's test this! Let's kill the president!" and was followed by another: "I'm going to finish this, if they get me, they get me! #ohwell. I think we could get the president with cyanide. #MakeItSlow." The next day, as if his message wasn't clear enough, Britton allegedly posted, "Barack Obama, I wish you were DEAD!"
After the June rash of Tweets, the Secret Service told Britton that threatening the president is a big deal and to cut it out, but didn't take any legal action against him. The USSS Internet Threat Desk kept an eye on him, and on September 14, they let the Secret Service know that he allegedly tweeted "Let's kill the president. F.E.A.R."
Once again alerted to Britton's tweets, the Secret Service had had enough. Now Britton is in federal custody, accused of "knowingly and willfully" threatening to take the president's life.
Britton's Twitter account @iTweet_Unspok3n is still up, and there appear to be a few anti-Obama tweets that the Feds didn't mention in their complaint. On September 8, Britton wrote, "Who wants to put a bullet through @BarackObama head?" and on August 28, he posted this gem: "@BarackObama Alabama will see my power in the next 36hrs! Word to the secret service!"
Besides threatening the president, Britton seems to be pretty into Astrology (he's a Saggitarius, of course) and, suprise, thinks 9/11 was an inside job.
See court documents below for a peek at the delightfully clumsy way federal prosecutors go about mentioning this newfangled "Twitter."


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ompany History
Grippo's was founded by Angelo Grippo in 1919. Known as
the Grippo's Cone Company, it manufactured rolled sugar
cones in a one-room office on Court Street in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Grippo's added pretzels to their business and in 1923 began
hand twisting and baking the traditional twist pretzel. The
standard sized pretzel sold for a penny each at retail locations
throughout Greater Cincinnati.
In 1930, Angelo Grippo invented the loop pretzel. Mr.
Grippo wanted a simple pretzel that could be made easily and
would resist breakage. The loop pretzel looks like a tear drop.
Mr Grippo not only invented but also constructed and put into
operation the pretzel looping machines.
In 1959, Grippo's added potato chips to its product line. Today,
Grippo's continues to bring fresh deliciously new snack foods
to market, like Grippo's famous Barbeque Potato Chips,
Cheese and Jalapeno Chips and Sweet Bermuda Onion
Chips. Grippo's products can be found in your local
Supermarkets and Convenient Stores.
Try 'em today
Grippo's Mission
Grippo's is the original "Fun Food
Company" because we've been having fun
satisfying your craving for snack food for over
80 years.
Three generations of the Grippo's family
are committed to making and distributing
the freshest, highest quality potato chips and
snack foods you can eat. So when someone
tells you to "get a grip!" you know what they
mean...get Grippo's!!!