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13th Oct 2003, 04:29 PM | #1 |
[Surgery]I am going to be gone for a while
Well I have a herniated disc in my back between L4 and L5. I originally herniated the other side of that disc from a skating injury back in 1996, and they went in and corrected the disc. Everything was fine until last summer when I went to the Beach Water Park in Cincinnati and went down a slide. I felt my back pop, and knew it that if I was in pain the next morning that I would be ****. Well the next day came, and sure enough, I was in pain. It wasn't as bad as the last time, and I did some swimming, so that helped take away a lot of the pain, but it is still kind of ****ed, and I am requiring surgery to correct it again. So tomorrow 10/14/2003 at 1:30pm EST I will get cut open again to correct my back.
The funny thing is, is that I am more scared this time, than I was last time. I found out after they almost killed me last time, that I am exstremely sensitive to anesthesia. I guess they came close to killing me last time, so I made sure to tell them this time about my problem with it. Another concern is for some reason I feel like my odds have been halfed since I have already this kind of surgery before. I know that it is all in my head, but it's driving me crazy. It also bothers me knowing how ****y things are going to be after the surgery. I won't be able to bend over to tie my shoes. If I drop something it is lost unless somebody can pick it up for me. I won't be able to sit in a chair for any amount of time, so video games and computers are out. When I sleep I have to sleep flat on my back, and that is not comfortable to me. Basicly I am going to be as fragile as a 100 year old person as of tomorrow night assuming they don't kill me. I just thought I would let you guys know that I am not leaving, I am just not able to sit at a computer. I might run a network cable from my router to my bed so I can talk to you guys, but we will see. Those of you that are spiritual please keep me in your prayers. Just thought I would post this now since I don't feel like getting any work done today.
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13th Oct 2003, 04:33 PM | #2 |
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hmmm... good luck and hope you have a good recovery so take it easy
13th Oct 2003, 04:35 PM | #3 |
best of luck BBA. sleep on the floor always good for backs.
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13th Oct 2003, 04:35 PM | #4 |
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Good luck man, just keep thinking about all those japanese chicks to keep your 'spirits' up and you'll be fine
13th Oct 2003, 04:43 PM | #5 |
i will pray for ya bba, seriously. I am aware that herniated discs are uber-painfull. Hope all goes well and that you get better.
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13th Oct 2003, 04:50 PM | #6 |
Nurse: "I heard that you were feeling ill, headache, fever and a chill. I came to help restore your pluck 'cos I'm the nurse who likes to..." (door is slammed in her face)
May the roads rise to meet you. May the wind be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; The rain fall soft upon your fields And, until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
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13th Oct 2003, 04:51 PM | #7 |
good luck BBA. i hope that you will recover quickly and be back here as soon as possible.
13th Oct 2003, 05:24 PM | #8 |
Halfed chances? Hell, they've already practiced on you! You're familiar territory now. It'll be a walk in the park compared to the first time. No surprises; you know what to expect. I am sorry you have to go under the blade, it can't be entirely pleasant. But expect a warm welcome when you do come back. Good luck and get well soon!
13th Oct 2003, 07:28 PM | #9 |
Gambler's Fallacy.
Independent events cannot influence other independent events. The probability is multiplied for the total number of events, but, once the outcome of any of those events is known, that event becomes probabilistically irrelevant. Thus, your probability of death is actually lower here, because your sensitivity to the anaesthesia is known. BTW, 802.11b/g
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13th Oct 2003, 07:53 PM | #10 |
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Can I have your Asian hotties if you die?
Just kidding, get well.
13th Oct 2003, 08:05 PM | #11 |
good luck with it BBA, sure it'll go fine. may you have a speedy recovery
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13th Oct 2003, 08:07 PM | #12 |
get well you bad ass you!
14th Oct 2003, 12:59 AM | #13 |
Get well as soon as possible, dude.
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14th Oct 2003, 02:01 AM | #14 |
what a coincidence man, i click here a lo and behold theres an ad for back surgery
http://www.back.com/?consideringbacksurgery=google but anyways, i hope this works out oh ya and if you do by chance die, make sure some one comes online to tell us when and where the funeral will be
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14th Oct 2003, 03:39 AM | #15 |
Sorry man, that sucks.
If it makes you feel any better, you can always get one of those robot claws to pick things up with. It's cool, in a way. You have an excuse to carry a robot claw around now. Also, you can ask people to pick up the soap for you. Think of the possibilities.
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14th Oct 2003, 05:57 AM | #16 |
Good luck, BBA
14th Oct 2003, 09:40 AM | #17 |
Well this is it. Thanks for the kind posts, and hopefully I want die. I am going to go jump in the shower, and wash my balls for a final time, and then I am off to the hospital. I hope to talk to you guys soon!
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And what if they perform the wrong surgery and you wake up with a larger penis or breast implants..anyway good luck
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14th Oct 2003, 03:18 PM | #20 |
gl hf....
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#10 Nickelodeon Party Blast
Platforms: Xbox / GameCube / PC / PS2 (cancelled)
Average Review Score: 19.6%
What the press release promised: "Anything goes in this highly competitive, totally wild, all-out, all-star Nickelodeon™ challenge. Taking the best of the party games that have come before it, Party Blast offers a freestyle game approach, focused on fast and furious rounds of competitive gameplay, where you step into the game as your favorite cartoon star."
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Even if, for some sad and strange reason, you wanted to play a party game based on annoying Nickelodeon shows, this would not be worth your time. The mini competitions make absolutely no sense (basketball-hockey on skates!) and slog down with four players on screen. That's right – to get Nickelodeon Party Blast working seamlessly, you must play alone. Seriously, though, who would have agreed to play with you in the first place?
The nicest thing anyone had to say: "It is sort of confusing." – Metacritic user
The most scathing review quote: "Kids may never want to play games again after playing this." – IGN
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Platforms: DS
Average Review Score: 18.9%
What the press release promised: "Climb behind the trigger and help our distressed farmer friend obliterate hordes of no good cluckers! Great comic sound effects, and catchy original songs to fashion a world where hunting fowl is a blast! Brilliant animation takes you through forests and villages, through deserts and mountains, winging winged adversaries and piling up points."
What the game actually delivered: Nothing mentioned above, that's for sure. The "brilliant" animation consists of a few pieces of stale and static background scenery with crudely drawn chickens flapping in front. The sound effects can only be described as "great" if you love the cacophony of gunfire and dying barnyard animals filtered through portable speakers. Even calling the farmer "distressed" is misleading; he's a murderous old coot.
Chicken Shoot's true crime, however, is charging you a single dime to play. This was originally available as a free Flash game, and while still pretty worthless, worked a lot better in that format. Asking $15 for a far inferior version is just insulting.
Oh, and there's a Wii version. Compare its graphics to the PC edition – which, once again, is free – and see if you give a damn.
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The most scathing review quote: "Chicken Shoot is like Duck Hunt for idiots." - GameSpot
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Platforms: 360 / PS3 / PC
Average Review Score: 18.8%
What the press release promised: "Marking a return of the trademark humor that has brought joy (and sniggers) to millions of teenagers for over two decades, Box Office Bust will feature saucy comedy and bombshell babes as players tackle exploration, platforming, racing and puzzle-solving challenges to complete missions. Lampooning the glitz, glamour and gorgeous women of Hollywood, Larry's set to run riot."
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GamesRadar's own Mikel Reparaz went so far as to declare Box Office Bust one of the "unfunniest games of March"… a critique that is exceedingly kind in its specificity. Watch the footage he courageously put together and you'll realize this would qualify as one of the unfunniest games of any time window ever.
The nicest thing anyone had to say: "Visually the game doesn't look terrible." – ZTGameDomain
The most scathing review quote: "Just like George Lucas tried to do with the Star Wars Holiday Classic, [the publisher] should go out, find all the copies, bury them in the darkest place known to man, leave it there and never speak of it again." – GameFocus
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Platforms: Xbox Live Arcade
Average Review Score: 18.5%
What the press release promised: "Hop into a Toyota Yaris and drive it on crazy tracks loaded with stubborn obstacles, cool power-ups and intense enemy action. The relentlessly twisted courses might have loops or even be tube-shaped, but the Yaris never has to worry about sliding off track, as it defies gravity by scaling side-walls and going all topsy-turvy."
What the game actually delivered: Failure and embarrassment. From a player's perspective, Yaris is an absolute mess. The controls suck. The graphics suck. The music sucks. The multiplayer sucks. Take whatever expectations you'd usually have for a cynical piece of advertising shovelware and lower them by a few hundred percent. Sneak King is a masterpiece in comparison.
In an ironic twist, however, Yaris fails utterly as a marketing tool as well. Read that press release description again. "Defies gravity"? "Scaling side-walls"? Nobody's going to associate those spectacular feats – let alone the laser guns, sawblades and rocket launchers also included in the game – with a four-door budget sedan driven by soccer moms. So now, instead of associating the word "Yaris" with reliability or affordability, we think of the seventh worst-reviewed game of the past decade and a half.
Good going, suits.
The nicest thing anyone had to say: "Still, it's free." – Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
The most scathing review quote: "A festering turd." – X360 Magazine UK
#6 Pong Toss: Frat Party Games
Platforms: WiiWare
Average Review Score: 18.4%
What the press release promised: "Speed and strategy are the keys to this fast-paced game. Jack up your opponents by using a slew of power-ups that will slow them down. The first one who sinks the last cup wins it all. Be fast. Be furious. Be victorious."
What the game actually delivered: Well, the game does enable you to "toss" a virtual ping "pong" ball, so at least half of that title is accurate. Never mind that, due to the broken controls, you'll rarely get the ball to land where you intended. Or that, due to the ridiculously dated graphics, you'll rarely be able to see where the ball actually did land. Or that, due to the stupid simplicity of the activity simulated, you'll rarely care one way or another.
As for the second half of the game's title? Not many college fraternities we know of engage in pong tossing… They do play Beer Pong, but this game's publisher (with a helpful push from censor-happy Nintendo) was too afraid to stick with the original name. America's children are safe from alcohol, then, but who will protect them from overpriced, underdeveloped WiiWare?
The nicest thing anyone had to say: "If you want to get any real enjoyment out of this game, you absolutely have to get some friends to play. It's still not very good, but it does make it that little bit more bearable." – Nintendo Life
The most scathing review quote: "Six-pack of bottled domestic beer: $6.99. Package of 20 16-ounce cups: $1.79. Not having to pay 800 Wii Points for a terrible game: priceless." – IGN


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On the one-year anniversary of the April 2010 BP oil spill, those with ties to the Gulf are taking stock of the damage and long-term fallout from the estimated five million barrels of oil that poured into the water.
The oil spill may have fallen off the radar of the 24-hour news cycle, but it's still fresh in the minds of the fishermen who catch the shrimp, oysters, crab and finfish that crowd Louisiana's coastline, seafood processors and the chefs who buy Gulf seafood.
For a few, it's about business. But for most, like New Orleans chef Frank Brigsten, it's personal.
"Louisiana seafood isn't just what we eat," says Brigsten, owner of the venerable Brigsten's restaurant and Charlie's Seafood. "It's a way of life. It's our cultural heritage. It's part of who we are. For the Gulf to be hurt the way it was—I took it very personally."
"We have something no one else in the world has because of the way the fresh water of the Mississippi pushes into the Gulf. It is a rich resource for seafood, and one of the most diverse resources on the planet. It's a chef's dream to be able to cook and live here."
For Brigsten, the months that oil gushed into the Gulf were punctuated by sleepless nights, daily stress and more than a few tears. Last June, Brigsten took a trip to Grand Isle with his wife Marna to see the damage firsthand.
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But if the devastation of Hurricane Katrina taught the chef anything about large-scale disasters, Brigsten says it taught him to be patient and flexible in the face of adversity. So he did what many chefs and restaurateurs in the Gulf region did: He worked harder.
Brigsten weathered fluctuating shrimp prices and daily uncertainty about seafood supplies and the future of the unique fishing culture of South Louisiana. He found alternate seafood suppliers and, when local oyster stocks were at their lowest and the oysters he vetted from other regions weren't up to his standards, he took oysters off of his menu altogether.
Ten months later, oysters are back on his menu but Brigsten is still worried about the millions of people along the coast who make a living from the Gulf. And, like other chefs, Brigsten is anxiously awaiting news about the upcoming spawning season and harvest of shrimp and crab.
"The spill coincided with the offshore spawning season for shrimp and crab. Everything comes down to how those larvae were affected—or if they were affected at all," he says. "The worst-case scenario has not happened, but I am waiting for brown shrimp season to open. If the catch is good, we've been very lucky."
In the meantime, Brigsten has one lasting hope as a chef and restauranteur. It's not a grand ambition. "I just want to get back to the boring, normal days where we just do what we do," he says. "I don't like adventure. We don't need any more excitement down here."


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Christina: My mother starting having severe vertigo about 2 1/2 years ago. It became mild to moderate after about 1 year. She still struggles with it. Her ENT also said it came about from an inner ear infection. There is an organization called The Vestibular Disorders Association which is very helpful with their educational brochures on this problem. Check out the link below and I believe they can direct you to their website. Good Luck. I know there are now some therapies for this condition. Adrian |
Here is a link that might be useful: Vestibular Disorders
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Interestingly, Giant are still offering 26in and 29in mountain bikes for 2014, with big wheel versions of both the Trance and Anthem still remaining. That is likely to change in the future though. Anyway, the Trance X was, with 140mm of rear wheel travel, always a bike that should have worked perfectly for the UK mountain biker, but for one reason or another it's never really clicked.
It looks like they've nailed the geometry on this redesigned bike though, with a slacker 67-degree head angle compared to the previous bike. Adam Craig has been hammering a Trance X development bike in enduro races this year and been doing pretty well on it too.
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Convenor of the group Prashant Inamdar said that while there are number of road works undertaken by the municipal corporation in various parts of the city, it has been found that necessary safety measures are not being taken by contractors. The issue, he said, has now become much more serious because of the start of rainy season.
Contractors should put up retro-reflective cautionary sign boards prominently. Strong and sturdy barricades to prevent any vehicles from inadvertently falling in to the pit should be put up. He said that flashing red lamps should be put up to warn road users. The danger prone area should be properly illuminated and that spillage of excavated soil, sand, water on to the road should be avoided as it can cause skidding of vehicles and consequent accidents.
Highlighting the hardships faced by pedestrians during road works, the group said that in many cases the footpath gets blocked during the ongoing work due to digging or dumping of construction material, and debris. Pedestrians have no alternative but to walk on the carriageway of the road at great risk to life. The situation becomes worse and life threatening during rainy season. Senior citizens, ladies and children suffer the most. It is imperative that the contractor should put up barricades adjacent to the dug up pits to create a safe, segregated and reasonably wide walkable path for pedestrians'', Inamdar said.
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The "Barbaric" Visigoths
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012Thanks to the September 11, 2001, atrocities, some Americans began to accept a practice previously considered barbaric; thanks to John Yoo and the Bush administration, that practice became something American military and "intelligence" organizations did. Torture.
The moral aspects of the issue convince me that good people do not use torture. But, apart from concerns of justice and principle, there's a big hurdle: unreliability. Torturers rarely retrieve good information.
Under torture, victims will say almost anything; even the innocent fabricate confessions to stop the pain.
Economist David D. Friedman recently discussed one "ingenious, if imperfect, solution to the problem in what is apparently the oldest surviving Germanic law code," that of the Visigoths: The judge compels the accuser to describe the crime in detail and in writing, and makes sure this information is not told to the person about to be tortured. If, under torture, the victim confesses with the appropriate detail, then he's considered guilty. But if he confesses without the appropriate detail, then the accuser is himself tortured.
What's good for the goose. . . .
On Sunday, viewers of CBS's 60 Minutes took a gander at Jose Rodriguez, the CIA official who says he's proud of the "enhanced interrogation techniques" he oversaw, and not ashamed of his destruction of the 92 tapes of those interrogations. It was a bizarre interview, at the very least not "enhanced."
Amy Davidson, writing for The New Yorker's online site, argues, "There is much evidence to suggest that Rodriguez and others are simply lying when they claim that the torture produced reliable intelligence."
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Fishman uses the Blackfin ADSP-BF532 running at a power-conserving 169 MHz (well below the processor's 400 MHz maximum). Because Blackfin integrates microcontroller functionality as well as digital signal processing (DSP), there was no need to add a separate microcontroller unit (MCU) that would have subtracted from battery life.
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Actor Christopher Swan just wrapped up one "in-your-face" role and is about to jump into another.
Swan spent the last few weeks playing tough-talking lawyer Jack Lawson in a run of David Mamet's "Race" at Warwick's new Ocean State Theatre. Wednesday, he's back on the Ocean State stage as the King of Siam, in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I."
"You have to put yourself out there for both these roles," said Swan.
Actually, rehearsals for "The King and I" overlapped with the final days of "Race," perhaps the high point of the theater's inaugural season.
"I had to make sure some of the profanity from "Race" didn't creep into "The King and I," said Swan, who grew up in Vermont but these days is based in Florida.
That's where he met Amiee Turner and Joel Kipper, the two theater veterans behind Ocean State Theatre.
Swan got back in touch with Turner and Kipper when they were putting on shows at Matunuck's Theatre By The Sea. He ended up with a part in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," the show that marked the reopening of the historic theater in 2007. And he returned to play André the French lieutenant in TBTS's "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."
Then, when visiting family in Vermont last Christmas, he noticed online that Turner and Kipper were holding auditions for their new 400-seat theater on Jefferson Boulevard.
"I got cast for 'Race,'" said Swan, "then said if you need a King, I did a mean one about 15 years ago."
Swan, who's in his 40s, was bitten by the acting bug early, as a high school student in Barre, Vt. After a two-year stint in the Army, he got a musical theater degree from Boston Conservatory.
He said he had to perform in front of his peers every day in school, which he found "terrifying." But it helped him to develop into an experienced actor. "I have a toolbox," he said. "I can do a lot of things."
Swan wasn't sure about going into theater after high school, though. But he found he missed the stage while in the Army.
"I decided to keep acting until someone told me to stop," he said. "But no one did."
Swan spent time in New York, but said there's much more acting work in Florida.
"Every time I get a job," he said, "my dad says the plank has been extended a few feet."
Swan, who's single, said he had to fight off a "sense of panic" when he took on the role of Lawson in "Race," because he had to learn so much "lawyer-speak."
"I really had to bury my head in the script. I didn't even call my mother. I had to make the guy believable, as though he'd been around the block."
As for the King of Siam, Swan said it's impossible to play the part without giving a nod to Yul Brynner, who created the iconic role.
The big challenge is "embracing and battling" the memory of Brynner, he said. "You don't want to copy him, but you don't want to ignore him, either. You try to find a balance, where you're influenced by him but make the role your own."
Of course, the part also depends on the chemistry between the King and Anna, the British governess, who's played by Alison Mahoney. They grow close, but their relationship never blossoms into a full-blown romance.
Rodgers and Hammerstein "never go there," said Swan. "It's not like 'South Pacific,' where they end up in each others arms. Instead, it's wonderfully messy."
"The King and I" opens in previews Wednesday and runs through May 19 at Ocean State Theatre Company, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick. Tickets are $39 for previews, and $39-$54 for all other performances. Call (401) 921-6800, or visit oceanstatetheatre.org.


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Last week, in collaboration with the One Drop organization, the partnership announced that Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil, will hold a special outdoor exhibition of photos from his recent trip aboard the international space station. Beginning 1 September, 65 large scale photos will be shown on the Promenade des Artistes.
Corresponding with Montréal Complètement Cirque's performances at different venues throughout Montreal, from 7 to 24 July, passersby walking on a giant chessboard in the Quartier will trigger video projections that preview upcoming shows. And 50 circus artists will perform a variety of free mini shows in the Quartier. (The daily schedule will be posted on their Facebook page.)
"The real end is to have people smile and be happy in Montreal. That's our mission," Fortin said.
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Festival International Nuits D'Afrique from 12 to 24 July
Just for Laughs from 5 to 31 July
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EASTON, Md., March 3, 2012 — You can't make this stuff up: Yesterday it was a racist email about President Obama from a Federal judge; today it is an Arizona sheriff insisting that his Cold Case posse's investigation has found "probable cause" that Barack Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate is a fraud, or rather, the long version that the White House released is a fake.
Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, self-proclaimed toughest guy in the West (or anywhere else for that matter), has announced the results of his investigation of Obama's birth certificate released by the White House back in April 2011.
Arpaio has proclaimed that it is in all likelihood a "computer-generated forgery." Not only that, but he said it looks like the Selective Service card that Obama filled out in 1980 is also a forgery.
But he is not accusing anyone of anything. Or at least not yet.
"We don't know who the perpetrators are of these documents," Arpaio said, although he was quick to add that he didn't think President Obama forged them.
However, he does contend that the evidence proves a crime has been committed. "I'm not accusing anyone of anything until we find out who may have committed these alleged crimes," Arpaio added.
A Tea Party Tip Get the Ball Rolling
What turned Sheriff onto the trail of "forged documents" in the first place? The investigations were triggered by an Arizona Tea Party group last summer.
That's when the Sheriff called in his special posse. Trying to ensure that his investigation doesn't look like it based on political motivations, he insists that his investigators are volunteers, retired police officers and interested lawyers, using no taxpayer money.
In the past, the Sheriff's posse has stepped in to give free police protection at the malls during Christmas, assist with immigrations sweeps, and help with the movement of prisoners to jail.
So is the investigation a politically motivated stunt? That question can best be answered by explaining who Sheriff Arpaio is.
If you don't remember, Sheriff Arpaio is the swaggering law enforcer and scourge of illegal immigrants. He calls himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," while the New York Times has dubbed him "America's Worst Sheriff."
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that he had violated the constitutional rights of Maricopa County jail inmates by "feeding them moldy bread, rotten fruit and other contaminated food, housing them in cells so hot as to endanger their health, denying them care for serious medical and mental health needs and keeping them packed as tightly as sardines in holding cells for days at a time during intake."
Justice Has Its Own Investigation…of the Sheriff
The Sheriff's troubles now include "a federal grand jury probe over alleged abuse of power, Justice Department accusations of racial profiling and revelations that his department didn't adequately investigate hundreds of Arizona sex-crime cases."
So is this sweet revenge, this dredging up of the birther issue? "I'm not going after Obama," said Arpaio. "I'm just doing my job." Really?
Or is it a diversion from all the hot water the Sheriff has found himself in with the Justice Department?
Whatever his motivations, Sheriff Arpaio has been reelected five times since 1992. The 2012 GOP candidates have been soliciting his endorsement since his favorite guy, Rick Perry, dropped out of the race.
At the Mesa, Arizona debate last week, the audience went wild at the mention of Arpaio's name when Rick Santorum said federal government should be supporting local police like Sheriff Arpaio, who is enforcing the immigration laws.
And in case you forgot or never knew, Mitt Romney in 2008 picked the Sheriff to head up his presidential campaign in Arizona and Arpaio obliged, basically turning his back on the state's own favorite son, John McCain.
At that time, the headlines were all about Arpaio's treatment of inmates, forcing them to wear pink underwear and cramming them in crowded tent cities that baked under the hot Arizona summer sun.
So what did Mitt have to say to Joe the first time they hooked up? Anything about humane treatment of prisoners? According to the Sheriff on Fox News, "The first time I met the governor at a private meeting, first thing he said was 'How's the pink underwear doing?'"
Guess that says it all.
Just for the record, so far the White House has no comment about the latest birther nonsense stirred up by the forgery charges. But dollars to donuts, Rush Limbaugh will have a comment or two.
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PFBC Proposes Changes to Delayed Harvest Streams
Published by Dave Kile [
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The Pennsylvania Board of Fish and Boat (PFBC) Commissioners
proposed major changes
to the existing delayed-harvest-artificial-lures-only (DHALO) stream sections when they met on January 21-22. Anglers who enjoy the special regulation waters will find trout harvested earlier and be sharing these streams with some who will be able to fish live bait year round if these changes go through January 1, 2016.
The current regulations for DHALO waters provide year-round trout fishing opportunities using only flies and artificial lures such as spinners. No bait is allowed. Anglers may harvest fish between June 15 and Labor Day with a limit of three fish a day greater than 9". Less than 96 miles of water and 55 streams make up the DHALO regulations that include stream sections on West Valley Creek, Oil Creek, Neshannock Creek, Black Moshannon Creek, First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek, Pine Creek, Quittapahilla Creek, Laurel Hill Creek and Tulpehocken Creek.
The newly proposed rule changes by board members take the special regulation program in a very different direction. Changes for the DHALO move up the start of the delayed harvest period three weeks to the Saturday before Memorial Day. The daily limit would be set to three fish greater than 7". Bait fishing would be permitted during the new harvest period for all anglers. Finally, anglers 16 and younger would be able to fish with bait year-round.
The PFBC hopes to provide more opportunities for anglers and enhance the fishing experience with these changes. "By expanding the harvest period and allowing the use of bait, we can increase angler success while improving the use of the trout before they are lost to natural mortality in the warmer summer months," said PFBC Executive Director John Arway.
Pennsylvania contains over 85,000 miles of streams and rivers. The PFBC and cooperative nurseries stock over 4,100,000 trout in approximately 735 streams and numerous lakes across the state. The DHALO projects are made up of 55 streams that on average cover about 1.6 miles of water. All DHALO streams are subsections of approved trout waters open to public fishing and stocked for all anglers in the Commonwealth.
Back in 2004 then Commissioner President Samuel M. Concilla of Erie County shared his views at a board meeting about the DHALO regulations as they are established today, "I think Delayed Harvest is one of the best programs developed by the commission. It offers a lot of angling opportunities."
Over ten years later many anglers still agree and are not in favor of the proposed changes. "The new proposal is not the right approach and I don't see how harvesting more fish sooner will make fishing a better experience on these streams" shared Ron Kolman of Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
Many of the DHALO streams contain hold-over trout during the summer and are available for another fishing opportunity by anglers in the fall. This is important to anglers with most fall stockings having been eliminated. Anglers fishing in DHALO streams with flies and artificial lures are able to catch and release a trout multiple times. Early harvesting and bait fishing clean out a project much more quickly.
"Bait fishing mortality is greater than the use of artificial lures. Even in the Delayed Harvest period, anglers with bait will likely be killing trout through their intent to catch and release further reducing the angling opportunities for those willing to abide by the original regulation," offers Maurice Chioda of York County.
In addition, Trout Unlimited worked hard with the PFBC to establish and encourage landowners to provide access for anglers to these special project waters based on the current regulations. Will these landowners still provide the same access if the regulations are changed?
Memorial Day weekend is considered by many anglers as the top weekend for fly fishing and continues for several weeks afterwards. Pennsylvania offers some of the most premier fly fishing destinations on the east coast, which includes many of these special regulation streams. Tourists travel to the state to enjoy these unique (fly fishing) waters through the late spring and summer. With limited budgets, will tourist still want to come to streams already harvested or go to other more appealing destinations in the west or north?
Thoughts and comments can be shared in the Paflyfish
. Directing comments to state officials is even more important.
The proposed changes will be published as a notice of proposed rulemaking in the PA Bulletin for a 60-day public comment period. If adopted on a final rulemaking, the amendments would take effect on January 1, 2016.
Interested persons are encouraged to submit written comments, objections or suggestions about the proposed rulemaking to the PFBC Executive Director John Arway, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000.
Anglers are encouraged to contact their Pennsylvania State Representatives. Written letters are best and Representatives can be found at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Fly Fishing Show 2015
Published by Dave Kile [
] on 01/22/2015 (100 reads)
This weekend brings the Fly Fishing Show to the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, NJ. This is the best fly fishing show you can find and a great opportunity see what the latest and greatest is going on in the industry.
For those of you that have not made the trip before it is a three day event that includes a very large exhibit floor, fly tiers, retail shops, educational programs and more. Many members from Paflyfish make their way to the show every year. Here is a
to a video and recap of the show in 2014. If you are looking for trips, rods, reels, flies, waders any gear or tying materials this is the show to hit. There are many outstanding presentations about fly fishing techniques and locations to attend as well.
I enjoy going to the show to see a lot of good friends that end up there every year. Justin and team from Allen Fly Fishing can always be found at the show. Tom "afishinado" Ciannilli at the Orvis booth on Saturday. Guides and tiers from the site like Mike Heck, Dave Allbaugh, Rick Nyles & Nick Raftas are there at booths.
Details can be found on the Fly Fishing Show
Somerset dates: January 23-25, 2015
Show Hours
Friday: 10am – 6pm
Saturday: 8:30am – 5:30pm
Sunday: 9am – 4:30pm
If you can't make it this weekend there is the Fly Fishing Show in Lancaster on February 28 and March 1, 2015. A little smaller venue, but a good very good show as well.
Show Hours
Saturday: 9am – 5:30pm
Sunday: 9am – 4:30pm
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Fly Fishing Getting Started - Spring Creek Winter Flies
Published by Dave Kile [
] on 01/19/2015 (1277 reads)
Winter fly fishing can be a good opportunity to get out and take a break from your fly tying bench. The opportunities are certainly a little more limited during the winter months with many streams possibly iced up. Southcentral Pennsylvania can often offer several options in in the region during the winter with spring influenced streams and wild trout.
Trout during the winter are not as active as you might normally find them in the spring and summer. Spring fed streams offer a much more consistent temperature often in the 50's year round and thus more resistant to the cold weather conditions. Some of these popular winter streams in Southcentral Pennsylvania include Yellow Breeches Creek, Big Spring Creek and LeTort. The wild trout in these streams can be incredibly challenging when the weather is warm, so have some realistic expectations for your first trip to the region.
Dave Weaver offered some solid ideas in the
. "My usual advice to CV [Cumberland Valley] newbies is to embrace the reality that trout in these creeks are bottom feeders and live on a year round diet of scuds, sculpins, midge pupa, and cress bugs. This isn't to imply that you won't find rising fish, you can, and there are hatches as well (mainly sulphers and BWOs) but for someone used to fishing upstate or in the Catskills....it's often a big disappointment. You can fish for days (esp this time of year) and not see any surface activity around here."
Dave Weaver on LeTort Spring Run
I asked Southcentral Pennsylvania fly fishing guide,
Mike Heck
, what are his favorite flies are for wild trout on his local spring fed streams. Mike shared, "If I had only the option to carry just a few flies. Toss all boxes in my vehicle and pull out five flies. I would without a doubt carry shrimp, cress bugs, black sculpin, BWO parachute and a olive CDC midge. These fab five should be just enough to fool a trout and cover any stream condition I may encounter."
Take a little time planning before you head on a trip to any spring fed stream in the winter. Knowing where you want to go, what flies to bring and tactics to try can really make a difference. There are other streams outside the Cumberland Valley that are spring influenced and open during the year. Doing a little homework can offer a few quite locations. I would suggest looking through the forums with key words like #spring creeks, #limestone and #winter to get you started. I also recommend you get a copy of the book
Spring Creek Strategies
(Mike Heck, Harrisburg: Stackpole Books, 2008)
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Hi-Vis Coachman from Tightline Productions
Published by Dave Kile [
] on 01/13/2015 (331 reads)
Tightline Productions has been offer up a host of great videos over the years. Recently they added offer up video instructions on tying . You can check out their Vimeo Channel
Hi-Vis Coachman
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Fly Fishing Getting Started for Beginners
Published by Dave Kile [
] on 12/29/2014 (6660 reads)
Paflyfish is a popular spot for fly fishing anglers in the region for many good reasons. There are all sorts of great conversations and information shared in the forums on a host of different topics. We are very fortunate to have so many folks not only provide information online in the forums, but help out beginners at clinics and instructional jamborees. Also there are some darn smart anglers on the site coming from all walks of life. The site is filled with thousands of great post and threads that offer any angler any opportunity to expand their fly fishing opportunities. This section will be a dynamic page for beginners to find an index of information to get started with fly fishing. As relevant blog posts and threads are collected they will be added for quick and easy topics.
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Types of Trout
Trout Food
Trout Food Overview
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A Dozen Top Flies
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Getting Ready For Fall Fly Fishing
Conquer the Cold: The theory of bigger being sometimes better
Getting out for some fall fly fishing
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It's the 10th year in a row that Minnesota State Mankato's Student Health Services has held the event, during which students take a tour of an off-campus house and explore a "house party" from a sober perspective.
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Five years after the costliest riots in US history, Los Angeles has become neither the prototype of American urban revitalization that many had hoped nor the "Bladerunner" dystopia others had feared.
The city has rebuilt hundreds of buildings damaged during three days of rioting that turned Los Angeles into a worldwide symbol of racial anger and urban despair. Bridges have been built between disparate and distrusting groups. New opportunities have been created in inner-city neighborhoods - symbolized by a gas station in the heart of sprawling South Central that helps youths find jobs.
Yet many believe Los Angeles is no better off today than it was before the riots - and may be worse. Many neighborhoods in South Central remain pockmarked with abandoned buildings, and the ethnic tensions that helped ignite the unrest persist. Thus the city that is the nation's premier laboratory for multiculturalism moves forward still shaken by its past and uncertain of its future.
"On the cusp of the 21st century, Los Angeles has been probing two possibilities for the rest of urban America," says California historian Kevin Starr. "The city as a cutting edge of culture - say, a new Athens or Alexandria - or the city of the dreadful night. The story it has faced, that communities can be squandered and go up in smoke, is one that holds lessons for cities around the globe."
The civil unrest sparked by the acquittal of white police in the videotaped 1991 beating of black motorist Rodney King hit 70 square miles of the city, damaging more than 10,000 businesses and costing $1 billion.
But amid the flames, there was hope. Helicopter-loads of politicians arrived in the heady days of the riot's aftermath, calling for a new progressivism in the city's leadership and a plan of public and private money to rebuild neighborhoods.
Recently, Los Angeles has begun putting some of the lessons learned from the 1992 riots into practice. But by and large, many observers say that the progress has been disappointing. The reason for this, they say, is tied to the continued inability of residents, community leaders, and public bodies to undo the underlying patterns of inequality that have existed for decades.
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A concentration in information systems provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to analyze business processes and identify ways to improve those processes through innovative application of information technologies. Management Information Systems examines the use, management, and impact of information technologies on businesses and consumers.
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- Business Analyst
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Business Process Analysis: Analysts determine and develop application solutions to maximize business processes. There are many areas of specialization, including feasibility analysis, web design, process or data modeling, change management, training, and process design.
Consultants work with client organizations to enhance organizational performance through the application of process change and information systems. They develop and manage a wide range of projects such as optimizing the IT infrastructure and applications. Many consulting firms also offer technology outsourcing for clients.
Client Services Support have a variety of different responsibilities such as upgrading software, replacing hardware, system set up for new employees, providing user support, performing virus scans, etc. They may work with servers, networks or storage which may require learning new operating systems or software and acquiring new certifications.
Software: working with software includes building databases, interfaces, and applications which support business processes. MIS grads, especially those with courses in Computer Science, may start as junior programmers. Eventually, they may become a senior software developer which involves designing, taking specs and writing new software.
Project Managers manage a team of people who are engaged in systems development, maintenance and/or implementation for major applications. Entry level positions include junior project manager or a project administrator on a large project.
Both work and volunteer experience can help you gain the necessary skills to get a job in the field of information systems.
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The choice of information systems as my concentration was one of the best decisions I've ever made. The Goodman School of Business has allowed me to leverage the opportunities provided by both co-op and the information systems concentration to make me ready for today's job market. I've had unique experiences as a data consultant and as an SAP Project Manager in the field. The program has exposed me to advanced information security topics, data analytics, and e-business systems, all of which have taught me skills that are in high demand across North America. I'm excited to enter the workforce full-time, and optimistic about applying my schooling in new business situations.
-Glyn Holmes, BBA Information Systems student
Having chosen Information Systems as my major, I have been given a number of unique opportunities to both observe and take part in the exponentially growing areas of business analytics, and Information Security Management. I am currently working on an independent study project with Dr. Anteneh Ayanso, Associate Professor of Information Systems, in which we are linking traditional Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to Social Media CRM (SCRM). Through research and active engagement with business professionals via social media channels, we are working towards providing firms with an actionable framework for achieving measurable business objectives, such as, increased revenues and lead generation. Brock has provided me with the critical thinking and analytical skills necessary to operate in today's super demanding business world, where mission critical is, having the right information, at the right time, in the right format.
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This certainly is a good thriller that examines the innocence of a man whose impeccable past cannot stand up to the accusations of bearing child pornography photos. His family, friends and job are lost in the process. I couldnt help but draw comparisons to The Fugitive here and there.
People have been knocking me over the head regarding action descriptions and character descriptions. While I dont mind a little superfluous bit of into about a character. You have them even for characters that dont feature and I wondered whats the point, no one is going to care that Briggs couldnt resist to go on a vacation. Ive been told that characters descriptions should be limited to build and features and the rest should be left to readers and actors to discover. There are a few cluttered paragraphs here and there with far too much description. They had tike 6 to seven line worth of information. While you do a good job of writing them and describing the scene they could do with some reduction.
Many characters in the screenplay, the main characters were pretty well fleshed out. Very distinct in voice and goals. I thought it was strange that Jack didnt try and disguise himself or anything. His on every news channel. Hes trying to clear his name and avoid detection, thats the first thing most people would do. When I saw Nagpoli, I just thought heres someone whos just waiting to be showed up by Jack, its very obvious. It would have been better not to see him so careless but just someone whos trying but failing only by the magnitude of the task rather than deliberate. It took him a while to recognize Jack, it seemed strange that he only managed that when he confronted. His should have at least been suspicious of Jack prior and it seemed so sudden. The other characters were well done.
Its a great setup, you paint the Jacks life really well. The first 30 pages I was rapt and really into but for some reason the second act just didnt do it for me. It just seemed like it wasnt going anywhere. We learn very little about the case himself and were still seeing what a sterling man Jack is which is not a bad thing because we feel for him and I felt for him by the time he was picked up because its obvious his innocent. Theres a scene where he continues the computer hacker and that comes to nothing. I realize that you want to show us that his trying but things like this need to come to something otherwise why have it. He mentions to stark later that hes tried everything but bears no fruit. It was a good ploy to team Stark and Jack together. The last act was drawn out. I suppose you wanted to end it where it began but it would have been better to see it end at Jacks home. When they find out Nora is the perpetrator, they race to save his family. You can build up the tension at home then. The kids are playing, Nora nd Maggie are having coffee, getting along. Maggies phone rings but she doesnt hear it. Everything can proceed as is. She stalks the family in their home. We fear for all three of them instead of just the kids. We know the kids are not going to die at the cabin anyway and Maggies in hospital, so shes safe. Were just waiting for Nora to get whats coming to her.
In my opinion Noras motivation for framing Jack didnt justify her actions. This didnt make Jack special at all. It just made him a statistic, one of many others. I was expecting something clandestine at work. I figured it was Nora when they were at the park. I thought shes just way to helpful. In my opinion it needed to be more sinister.
Your structure is on the dot. Things happen when they should but the events didnt grab but that is my own fault because I was expecting quite a bit considering the setup, by pg 30 Jack was in the mire, I wanted to jump in your SP and help the poor guy.
You drew attention to how the press scandalize and sensationalize everything but I found the use of Maggie in her scanty robe over the top. This case involves pedophilia and Maggie would be considered a victim. Jack should be the focus, hes picture doesnt appear in the first few broadcasts.
Please dont get me wrong, I really did enjoy reading this, what I have up here are only my observation and thoughts, nothing more. Your writing is top notch. I hope you find this review helpful. Thanks for the read. Best of luck
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Pg 79. going to on a fun - going to go on a fun trip.
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Amid life's struggles, 'remember each day God is here,' bishop says
By Elisabeth Deffner
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IRVINE, Calif. (CNS) -- More than 5,000 Catholics -- including about 50 bishops and archbishops -- filled Irvine's Bren Events Center Dec. 10 to witness the installation of the fourth bishop of Orange.
"Thank you," said apostolic nuncio Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano to Bishop Kevin W. Vann early in the Mass, "for your generosity in answering your call."
Indeed, Bishop Vann wholeheartedly answered the call to Orange from the moment it was received. Less than a month after his appointment was announced, he traveled from the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, which he had led for the past seven years -- to Orange County to lead the prayer service concluding the Diocesan Ministries Celebration.
On other whirlwind trips to his new diocese, he has made great inroads getting to know the laypeople and clergy of Orange County, as well as its parishes.
He made his desire to immerse himself in the Diocese of Orange explicit in his homily at the installation Mass. He tied together his experiences in his home Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, at what is now Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in the St. Louis Archdiocese, and in the Diocese of Fort Worth with the history of the Diocese of Orange and of the church in California.
Citing St. Kateri Tekakwitha as a role model, he noted that she is represented in the grand "retablo" behind the altar at Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, which is in the Orange Diocese.
He compared the Catholics of Orange County to the 110-foot-tall Moreton Bay fig tree planted outside the rectory at Holy Family Cathedral in orange: Like the tree, the community has deep roots, and like the tree it has many soaring branches -- of various cultures, communities, and ecclesial movements.
Still, as Bishop Vann has noted over the weeks since his Sept. 21 appointment, leaving a beloved community -- even with a desire to get to know another -- is not easy.
"I've had to trade ball caps a couple times, you know?" he quipped.
Worshippers' chuckles turned to cheers as the bishop whipped out his Angels baseball cap -- one of the welcome gifts given to him by the Diocese of Orange upon the announcement of his new appointment.
The Mass was a warm celebration of both welcome and thanksgiving, and despite the size of the crowd felt rather more intimate than evening prayer held the night before at the future Christ Cathedral's Arboretum -- the first worship site on the former Crystal Cathedral campus -- which was so crowded that not all the people in attendance could actually squeeze into the event.
As at the evening prayer, though, attendees' enthusiasm was loud and consistent at the installation. Worshippers shouted and whistled as Bishop Vann was seated in the cathedra, the bishop's seat. Applause thundered throughout the arena. Vietnamese and Korean Catholics responded more than warmly to phrases Bishop Vann spoke in their languages throughout the quadrilingual Mass (the homily, primarily in English, included a substantial amount of Spanish).
"It was a moving experience for all of us in Orange," said Trudy Mazzarella, director of tourism ministry at the future Christ Cathedral, "and not only for now, but for the future."
Bishop Vann started his homily by thanking his predecessor in Orange, now-retired Bishop Tod D. Brown.
"Thanks to you, Tod, for your friendship to me all these years -- for all the things you've done for me, and with the priests, with formation, with education," Bishop Vann said, painting a glowing picture of his new diocese.
He then thanked his recently widowed father, William, who was watching the installation from home in Illinois via a live Internet broadcast. "Who I am now, Dad, is greatly because of you," he said.
He went on to speak about the city of St. Louis -- a sort of metaphorical home base that provided a fun childhood destination, later becoming the site of his formation to the priesthood.
Along with Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, King and the St. Louis Gateway Arch, the Mississippi River was one of the first sights to greet him when he visited the city, Bishop Vann recalled. "It could be placid and calm, or it could be relentless," he added.
Like the river, he said, "the winds and culture of our society can pull us in different directions and weaken our mission. We need to remember each day that God is here. We, like that Mississippi River, indeed keep rolling along."
Following the Mass, as he crossed the foyer of the to the reception site, people clustered about him. Smiling, greeting and blessing parishioners, he made his way -- seemingly unaware that some of the people he blessed were so thrilled to have encountered the new bishop that they stopped to do a little dance amid the crowd.
Leann Kampley, 18, a freshman at the University of California in Irvine, ran from her final exam -- which finished at 12:30 p.m. -- to make the 1 p.m. seating deadline at the Bren Events Center, which is on the university campus.
"It was really moving," the resident of San Diego County told the Orange County Catholic, the diocesan newspaper. "It's crazy how everyone is welcoming the new bishop."
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Here is Romeo, produced by Millet et Fils in 1912. I bought it mail order this summer. Having run out of room, I planted it in a container. A few weeks ago the raised bed was ready to plant, but this one had a flower shoot. So I placed it in a cool room, sunny window. Here it is today. It doesn't look a lot like photos of Romeo. Maybe it's the odd timing, or the odd situation, or the growth medium. It's in a used potting soil. Maybe it's mislabeled. I like it better than than the linked site. The colors have a sepia tone, like an old Kodachrome photo. I don't know if winter blooming can be done intentionally. This was unplanned. |
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Hmmm, that doesn't look at all like Romeo- I'll bet it's a reblooming tall bearded iris that was mislabeled. I bought some this year that have already bloomed too- Desert Legacy by Margie Valenzuela, but it is listed as a reblooming iris. I don't think it's possible to get an iris without the gene for fall bloom to bloom in fall. Renee |
It probably won't bloom next Spring, having used the one mother rhizome for bloom now. The new growths are tiny. So I guess it will be 2014 before I see what it looks like in the garden under proper conditions! Long way away! Meanwhile I'm happy to have a unique holiday flower for the table! |
Here is a link that might be useful: American Iris Society: Romeo
It looks like 'Romero' at this link. |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://growinggreener.blogspot.com/2012/08/some-more-new-iris-varieties.html
Should mention C and T Iris Patch in 2008 had more mis-identified pictures of iris than any other seller online. Don't know if they've corrected the mistaken names/pictures. Heads up. |
Thanks, that sheds some light on the matter. C&T does list that one as Romeo even though their pic is labeled Romero. I googled on Iris Romero and could not come up with any irises but there was an interesting mug shot of someone by that name. I actually like it better than the photos of Romeo. I guess I should call it "Uncertain ID" |
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Moroccan Carrot and Hemp Salad
We have another fantastic recipe from our very own Nutiva Chef, Evan Rilling! This unique Moroccan Salad Recipe uses Coconut Oil and Hempseed that results in deliciousness.
- 5 carrots large
- 4 Tbsp Nutiva Organic Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil or Olive Oil
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 tsp cumin Ground
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- sea salt (I like to use Celtic sea salt) and Black Pepper to taste
- ½ lemon Juice
- Nutiva Organic Hempseed
- Wash and scrub the carrots and trim off the tops and tails. Cut them in quarters lengthwise and then cut each quarter in half to produce sticks.
- Boil in salted water for 10 minutes, until tender but not to soft, then drain.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil and put in the carrots, garlic, cumin, and some salt and pepper.
- Sauté on a medium-high heat, stirring and turning the carrots over, until the garlic just begins to color. You can toast the hempseed in the same pan as the sauté or add them raw once the carrots are cooked.
- Sprinkle with lemon juice and cilantro leaves and serve cold.
- This dish is great alone or mixed into a salad with spring mix and lemon vinaigrette. Enjoy
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- Course: Salad
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Tim York, Markon CooperativeA year or so ago, Forbes named one company "America's Most Promising."
Was it a technology start up? A resurgent U.S. automaker? Actually, it was Smashburger, a shining star among many bright lights in the fast-casual segment of foodservice.
Fast-casual concepts continue to outpace overall restaurant sales. The segment accounts for around $31 billion of the $660 billion restaurant industry (less than 5%), but is driving industry growth, posting sales increases of 13.2% in 2012, compared to an average of 3%, according to FastCasual.com and Technomic.
Forbes credits the segment as a whole for offering more interesting food in a nicer environment than quick-service restaurants and for doing so at just a modest premium over the average quick-service restaurant ticket.
What does this mean to the produce industry?
Depending on how we respond — in terms of production, operations and outreach — fast-casual dominance is great news for specialty crops.
Chipotle's approach is well documented: promoting "food with integrity," it offers made-to-order meals with a variety of fresh produce.
Panera Bread, alongside its namesake carbs, offers produce-rich pastas and soups and a wide range of salads, from Caesar and Cobb to seasonal favorite Signature Strawberry Poppyseed.
Many fast-casual restaurants are also showcasing health and wellness prominently in their marketing, and highlighting fresh produce on menus.
Many in the industry cite the salad subsegment for helping foodservice meet demand for quick, healthy options. A recent Technomic report emphasized the importance of bold flavor and unique menu selections to salad shop core customers.
At Markon, we've seen regional chains Freshii and Mad Greens — which recently received a significant investment by the Coors family — grow by focusing on the quality and variety of their fresh produce.
Another subsegment, Mediterranean, was showcased in United Fresh Produce Association's debut "Fresh Insights Report." Encompassing Greek, Indian and Middle Eastern restaurants, these stores use vegetables on the menu and in marketing to invoke the benefits of the Mediterranean diet.
Smaller, niche concepts like these may have more need for fresh produce product experts at their sides, given their smaller or still-developing food safety and product development teams.
Worried you'll be less relevant if you're not offering "on-trend" products like kale or the next new thing?