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Hey all, I have a concern here for my "Ramapo F1" tomato seedlings. Are the leaves to large compared to the others within the plant? These 2 tomato plants seem to be the tallest so far out of about 10 of them. The others seem to be smaller and mre proportionate. - The potting mix is Miracle grow organic choice (originaly started from peat pellet then Espoma Organic potting mix. I ran out and was force to by MR at the time.) - Plants started germation March 15th (and poped in 4-5 days) -I re-poted first photo plant 5-6 days ago. - I water every other day and check if it is dry, I also rotate them. - The Hydrofarm Grow T-5 Grow light at 6400k is placed about 3-4 inches above. I read the instruction on the Hydrofarm and they said keep light 6 inches from plants except right after germination. Now Rutgers University recomends (the instruction sheet I got with the Rampo seeds) said to place grow lights 4-6 inches from top of the plant so I have confusion here and keep it around 3-4 inches. My other question are that is it time to start hardening? It my area (Philadelphia), the lowest night temps are about 42 F for the next 10 days (from reading the weather channel), but I think we past the last frost over 10 days ago and recently had a heat wave for 80+ F for a few days. The average days seems to be around 65 F now. Thanks all in advance - Mr Beno |
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Your last frost date is April 15th (same as mine) so plant out is 7-10 days later. You can start hardening off now if you want assuming you will give them a week or so to do it. I'm waiting until the end of the week to start as my extended forecast for the week shows 3 nights still in the upper thirties. The disproportionate leaves happen with some varieties IME. Never found it anything to be concerned about. Dave |
- Posted by thebutcher 6b (Philadelphia are (My Page) on Mon, Apr 15, 13 at 22:22
Thanks a bunch again to you Dave and everyone that answers on this forum for great advice. I placed them out today, the weather was overcasted and around 60 F. I had them out for about 4 hours in the shade from the top deck (with out direct sunlight, even though the photos show a little bit). And brought them in tonight around 7pm when the temp was about 55 F. The temp was supose to be 46 F tonight with tomorrow getting to the 70's. Tomorrow , I am placing them out around 8am on the other side of the house away from direct sunlight for another few hours, then will introduce them to an hour of sunlight and bring them back under the top deck in the back with out direct sunlight after my lunch break. I probably am not doing it the correct way, but I can chance these plants (7 Ramapos) and 4 (4th of July plants) incase it does not work out. I got back ups planed every 2 weeks just incase. Here is the photo today around 4 PM. Thanks again all for the great advice. (And I know that I may be exposing them too much at first, but with work it is kind of hard to get the exact time ratio.) I also had a fan blowing on them for 5 days before at (3x) a day for about a half hour each time. - Mr Beno |
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Nice looking seedlings! |
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- Posted by thebutcher 6b (Philadelphia are (My Page) on Sat, Apr 20, 13 at 19:37
Many thanks again for the comments Digdirt and Monet, I am now about 5 days into the hardening off stage, this is what I have done so far. - I Kept them out of direct sun for 3 days and left them out for about 4 hours the first time now at about 10 hours. - They had no night exposure yet and just leaving them in kitchen on fridge at about 72 F - Last two days exposed them to about 1-2 hours the first day and 2-3 hours the second day of sunlight. @ thanks for the advice Monet and about the larger pot size, I am switching the red cups to a 5-6 inch pot and will get them ready tomorrow or next day with new organic potting mix I just got real cheap (All of these will be planted in-ground eventualy soon.) The only thing I fear now is that the temps for the next 10 days at night should average around 45-50 at F in the Philadelphia area. Except for the next 2 nights where it is getting to 34 F and just read a Frost warning an hour ago. (These Plants will be indoors). I hope they make it out ok if it means being in the pots possibly a little bit longer, if not then I have back ups. Thanks again for the great advice from both and for the rest of this forum that is really helping me out. -Mr Beno |
Mr Beno, What pretty 'mater babies! I am so jealous! If you will be planting out into the garden in the next week or ten days, I wouldn't bother potting them up again. You might be introducing another level of stress on the plants followed shortly by yet another transplant. Far better, IMHO, to leave them in their current containers and just transplant one time into the garden. (Not to mention the fact that you will save the cost of additional growing medium and containers) Betsy |
Not sure where you're getting a last frost date of April 15. Granted, I'm in the suburbs, and we're a few degrees cooler esp. at night, but I wouldn't plant out before May unless you're prepared to cover the plants if a late frost is predicted. I've always heard our last frost date is May 15, maybe a week earlier for the city. That said, the 10 days are looking good right now, but you never know. |
If you do pot them up, I'd pot them deep. I agree you might be pushing your plant out date. Like caryltoo said "you never know". Besides, while I haven't followed the weather in PA, here in Michigan, it looks like Spring was cancelled. Temp 32* right now. Wind chills were in the teens last night. |
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- Posted by thebutcher 6b (Philadelphia are (My Page) on Sun, Apr 21, 13 at 11:46
Thanks again all, I started germination on March 15th and I originally intended to have them be planted around May 10-15 and assumed on the 6-8 for planting out, but the seeds germinated quickly and grew quickly. The T-5 light was always around 3-4 inches and let them get about 16-18 hours each day. They were kept in my basement and I Think the temp is a constant 65-68 F. If I am forced to re-pot them I will bury them deep. Tonight is supposed to drop to 38 F then mid next week it seems to be climbing near 45-50 at night for the next 10 days. If all else fails I got about 10 more that should be ready to start hardening off next week. I will keep this thread updated and I want to thank everyone again for the great help. - Mr Beno |
- Posted by thebutcher 6b (Philadelphia are (My Page) on Mon, Apr 22, 13 at 16:36
Today I started to inspect some of the back up tomatoe plants and moved 5 of them out side in the shade for a couple of hours today. I need to do this because I am running out of grow light space and I thought these were getting to big. Anyway the two photos below is the roots after I got the biggest one out of the red cup and put it in a 6 inch wide container. Why? because I am a noob :) but plus I think it is better to see what will happens so I can learn, the rest I will probably keep in the red cups until planted in ground. As for the ones I shown before up above, I think I will put 4 or so in 15-20 gallon smart pots or bags. That way I don't have to worry about the soil being as cold or if a surprise frost occurs within 2-3 weeks. I orginally planned to do both, but not so soon. And I am now germinating new back ups for the back ups just in case to plant around June 10th-15th. |
Those roots look great. I'd pot up the others right now. Otherwise, they could be root bound in just a couple weeks. You're doing great for a noob and wise to know it's a learning process. I'll bet you'll have extra plants to give away. |
- Posted by thebutcher 6b (Philadelphia are (My Page) on Mon, May 6, 13 at 20:37
First night out on the town for my babies. Tonight 52 F and should be ok besides some rain on wed, but these plants need to get a job now and stop relying on me. :) They have been outdoors during the day for 2-3 weeks (about 4-5 hours of direct sunlight the rest shade). The night temps were to low about 42-45 F so I brought them in. A week longer then expected but ohwell. I also saved the other half of the bunch to be out after the rains on Wed. I will update the photo to see how they did. Thanks again all for the responses and great advice. - Mr Beno |
- Posted by thebutcher 6b (Philadelphia are (My Page) on Thu, May 9, 13 at 17:41
They have been out for 2 nights and 3 days now straight. I went to my local nursery and bought Espoma Organic Bio-Tone Starter plus The guy said that this should be real good when I plant them in ground in my soil initialy? I will add compost as well to my ground soil if needed? My soil PH tested around 6.5-7.0. I know they are long overdue to be planted and some are getting tall but no blossoms yet and they average 12" (except for the few Leggy ones). I plan on putting them out in a day or 2 depending on Monday/Tuesday nights weather forecast which is to drop to around 40-45 F at night.. I guess it is the point of no return. I could probably wait til after Tuesday when night gets back up to 55F. The past two nights went down to about 50F with on and off showers the whole time. They have been getting gabout 4-5 hours of direct sunlight for nearly 2 weeks or more and the rest of the time in the shade on my porch. New update photos below. (and the total time since germantion has been about 7 weeks.) Thanks, |
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Sound volume at Linux boot - how do I set it?
I have a problem that's not serious, but annoying nonetheless. Everytime someone logins to Linux on my network, he/she has to use alsamixer to change his/her volumes (such as Master, PCM, Video, PC Speakers). While this doesn't bother me, the other user is complaining loudly about it. I'm starting to think it might be easier just to make it so alsamixer is set to certain values whenever Linux starts. However, Alsamixer includes no option for specifying volumes on the command line.
So I ask you this: If not through Alsamixer, then how can I set certain audio volumes to certain values every time Linux boots? I realize that just modifying the ".xserverrc" files is probably an easier option, but, again, I'm not sure how to set alsamixer to certain values on the command line.
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$ alsamixer
modify the settings to your liking - press M to (un)mute a channel, use the arrows to adjust the sound level, then do:
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This is just what I needed. Thank you.
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Using alsactl store to set sound levels on boot is what I was looking for as well.
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Days of the Dead convention comes to town this weekend
The things that go bump in the night will be celebrated all weekend long at the Days of the Dead convention at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center in Peachtree City. Doors open at 5 p.m. Friday and the event lasts until 5 p.m. Sunday.
The convention honors the creators of horror movies, television programs, comics, music and more as well as the fans who have made the genre as popular as it is today. In addition to guests like Roddy Piper ("They Live"), Gary Busey ("Piranha 3DD"), Derek Mears ("Friday the 13th"), Linnea Quigley ("Return of the Living Dead") and many, many more guests, Days of the Dead will have film screenings, costume contests and balls, the Hell on Wheels Hearse Show on Saturday, tattoo contests, panels with guests, rooms full of vendors and makeup seminars. The full schedule is available at daysofthedead.net.
"We've added some new panels to the schedule and things like the Hearse show, but I'm interested to see what the fans bring to the convention," said one of the organizers Adolfo Dorta. "When we did it in Indianapolis fans really made it their own. I'm really excited to see how Atlanta does it."
Dorta said that ticket sales have been going great and that they are looking to exceed expectations this weekend.
The screenings, guests and overall atmosphere are obviously a big draw for Days of the Dead but the vendor room that features the work of numerous artists as well as merchants, magazines and more will give the people plenty to peruse as they make their way around the event. Dorta expects a party-like atmosphere and is sure the South's biggest horror fans will not disappoint.
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Hope those housekeepers at the Wyndham get hazardous duty pay.
Gary Busey filed Chapter 7 last month. Over $500k in debt.
I wouldn't mind meeting the Buseys, but some of that stuff is too morbid for me. I like DragonCon and ComicCon, but the horror stuff is really icky for me.
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Two days after lighting up Rucker Park in Harlem, and a night removed from scoring 41 points in a Pro-City tournament game, Durant continued his summer ball tour by torching a bunch of fifth grade kids in Wisconsin.
Wednesday, the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar scored an insane 284 points to help his team, the Holy Apostles Chargers, destroy the Elmwood Cougars, 320-30. Durant's box score was one for the ages. He connected on 112-of-126 shots overall, including 24-of-29 three-point attempts, and made 36-of-38 free throws. He also grabbed 18 rebounds, had four assists and blocked 25 shots Bill Murray style.
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If it is what I think it is, I gave it as a B-day gift to someone who really wanted it though I was concerned after reading Amazon reviews. What the reviews said is true. You have to handle it with kid gloves and never use any hard utensils, even wood. The coating is "nano-thin" and will peel off otherwise. The edge coating will peel off no matter what but the food does not touch it. It seems to cook nicely but I am going to wait till the technology gets better. I find cast iron and good SS pretty non-stick and/or easy to clean. My three Calphalon non-stick pans, that were said to be the best of the best when I bought them years ago, are still in mint condition but they are now sitting in the cupboard. I am not buying another non-stick in the foreseeable future. :-) |
I am just going to assume it is the "Bialetti" and from what I see on Amazon reviews I would stay away. Ceramic coated wise I would stick with something like LeCreuset, Staub or even Lodge. Will cost more than $20 per pan however, BUT in the long run will work better from day one and will only get better with age. There is no other cookware that get better with age and will last a lifetime and can be handed down for generations. Best thing to do if you need several pots/pans right now is go ahead and buy a cheap set, my recommendation would be the "Kirkland 15 piece set at Costco" it is decent quality, good price hard anodized is only $10 more than the one you are looking at but has much more to it and far better quality. THEN, when you can afford it, even if just one pot or pan a year buy a really nice one to start building up a full set of real quality cookware, like the LeCreuset for pots, their 12qt and larger stock pots are carbon steel with enamel over it, either that or get an All-Clad 12qt stainless stock pot. For frying pans you simply can not beat either the cast iron or the slightly lighter and even slightly better Carbon Steel DeBuyer pans. The original cheap set from Kirkland which is about the best you are going to find for the price will probably last 5-8 years like ALL non stick stuff does. http://www.amazon.com/DeBuyer-Mineral-Element-Frypan-Round/dp/B00462QP0W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348321658&sr=8-1&keywords=debuyer+pan http://www.amazon.com/Chef-King-Gauge-Steel-Griddle/dp/B001BQYS3C |
Here is a link that might be useful: Costco Kirkland cookware
Yes the name is Bialetti. sorry I left that out. Thanks Eleena and Nubyabiz 1 for your feed back! |
I would actually go with Tramontina SS (tri-ply, I think) set from Walmart. As far as I know, it is as good as All Clad, just does not look as fancy. Unlike anodized aluminum, it is induction compatible and DW safe. There have been countless discussions on Cookware forum. |
I would not buy a set but would buy individual pieces so that each would be best for the task. This is a very active cookware forum. |
I agree but Tramontina is different. They read the Cooks Illustrated list of "must have" cookware items and created such set. It included SS, non-stick and (if I am not mistaken) even a cast iron skillet. It was around $250 in 2008. IDK if they still make the set though. |
- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Sun, Sep 23, 12 at 10:42
Yes, Tramontina used to offer just the usual not -so-well-chosen set, and they got dinged for it in a Cook's list and adjusted what they offer (they have two sets of triply available--the old one and the one that follows the Cooks recommendations). If I were in the market for cookware, I'd buy Tramontina, but you need to be sure you get the tri-ply. They have several different lines and the rest are more what you'd expect to find at Walmart. |
This is repetitive from other threads, but my preference is to get "real" All-Clad, but to do so by purchasing irregulars from Cookware & More. To the best of my knowledge they are still the only authorized vendor of irregular AC. I have multiple pieces from them and in most cases I cannot tell what made them irregular, they are indistinguishable from the first quality AC i've purchased. I had one where there was a flaw that was obvious, and they took it back with absolutely no problems, and then when they received another they sent it back out to me. |
Amazon has a 50% sale on some Cuisinart stainless right now. For $144 seems like a decent deal |
Here is a link that might be useful: Amazon Cuisinart
I got the Tramontina revised 10 piece TriPly set from Walmart on-line, and I have used every piece. But I also bought non-stick skillets, 8", 10" and 12", and I use those a lot, too. They are TVS, an Italian induction-capable pan, and I got them at TJ Maxx. It's been over a year, and they show no sign of disintegrating. The Tramontina is great, but, like All Clad, it's heavy. |
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We have a big house with a lot of gigantic leaded-glass windows. The glass is loose in the zinc cames (they're called leaded glass, but they're not lead), some of the zinc is damaged and the sashes rattle in the wind. So we called the local old-window guru who came to remove the four sashes from two windows in a room that I was redecorating. He sent them for re-zincing with the same glass, and reinstalled them in newly-weatherstripped openings with new sash cord. What a difference. Beautiful! Tight and smooth-opening. I can't wait for winter so I can laugh at the cold! (Storms are OK; sooner or later they get replaced too, but right now it's sashes.)
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And, I believe your house has retained more $$$$ value with those original windows still in place! Congrats on a wise decision! |
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vj: any chance of pics of your home/windows? Not sure when you have posted but I can't seem to remember whole house pics. Would love to see.What a smart idea you had for the windows.c |
The cames are normally packed with window putty to seal against weather. There are actually plenty of lead cames around, and it is still made. |
OK, here's the URL: Our House. More pictures than you'll ever want to look at. Most of the pictures are 4-6 years old; I took a lot of them right after we moved in. There is a subalbum entitled Restorations or something like that; you can find the kitchen renovation in that one. |
Brickeyee, the cames were of course packed at one point, but the putty is mostly loose or gone in our windows now. And I'm sure that there are plenty of lead cames, as you say, but in this neck of the woods, they used zinc in the 20s. |
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ah..I remember the bird room and the " column" in the kitchen. And the little windows in the attic. Such an amazing house. You need to take a whole new set of " walkthrough" pics !! Would love to see what you have done. Such a beautiful location too. c |
Thank you for your kind words! You've seen most of the things that show. We've insulated, and right now there are two carpenters in the back yard taking care of some rot in the corners of the siding. The windows are the big project; we're going to do a couple every year until a) they're all done, or b) we're dead of old age. It's not certain which will come first. An elderly couple down the street replaced all of their old windows with new ones. I don't know what kind; I didn't ask. I was too busy trying not to let them see how horrified I was. I love these old windows! Think of the sights that have been seen through them, the sounds that have vibrated the wave glass. Why would I give all that up? |
I was relieved to see that the replacement windows were not Robyn Brothers' fault: |
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I feel the same way about my old wavy windows. I love to look out of them when the rain streams down and the way the light shines in...and..well you already know why they are so wonderful. Who needs to see the world more clearly..not me. c |
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Is this related to the evening primrose? Flowers look similar but foliage is all wrong? Is it native to the northeast (VA)? Thanks for any help! |
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If the flower goes with the multi foliage rather than the lance leaves, it could be a Ranunculus. |
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Looks like a trollius to me. |
Yes, the flowers go with ferny foliage...can you tell which species? Native or not? Invasive? Def. looks like Trollius genus which is in the Ranunculaceae family! Thank-you both! |
Could we have a clearer view of the flowers please? Could be Ranunculus acris, Meadow Buttercup. I can't see if the flowers are double or spherical enough for Trollius, or big enough. |
Flora, I think you might be right...another noxious weed...I am posting flower close-up and leaf close-up....does this look like Ranunculus acris? |
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Meadow Buttercup. Ranunculus acris. A beautiful denizen of the British Meadow. Sadly, a weed for you. |
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Thanks for confirming, flora! They really are beautiful aren't they? I think I might make an exception and leave it be. It is the only specimen I can see...and I am trying for a mini meadow...thanks for the meadow link! |
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Citigroup reported improved first-quarter earnings on Monday, with steady growth in the bank's globe-spanning consumer businesses and a rebound in investment banking from a poor previous quarter.
Net income was $3.4bn in the first quarter compared with $3.2bn a year earlier as revenue grew just 1 per cent to $20.2bn. Those measures exclude the impact of so-called "debt valuation adjustments" – an accounting rule that makes companies take gains or losses from swings in the price of their own debt. On a reported basis, including DVA, Citi's net earnings were down at $2.9bn.
So three useless thoughts/questions for you on that:
(1) WTF guys:
Citigroup Inc. (C), the third-biggest U.S. bank, said profit fell 2.3 percent, missing analysts' estimates on a bigger-than-projected accounting cost.
Why is it so hard to predict DVA? That's $0.95 of actual GAAP earnings vs. IBES of $1.00. You'd think that the main inputs (credit quality changes, balance sheet) are sort of knowable. So I went and tried to figure it out, and this is what I came up with:*
So, yeah: Citi really did have a larger-than-expected DVA loss here, by call it 15 cents; it also had a smaller-than-run-rate DVA impact last quarter. Now I'm willing to agree with everyone else that ha ha accounting anomaly not a real result of operations etc. But this is not just about Citi's spreads getting tighter and that affecting earnings in some mechanical way: Citi's big DVA losses this quarter represent not only accounting noise but also a pretty big increase in the sensitivity of its balance sheet to its own credit – higher than recent quarters, and much higher than last quarter. Does that mean that it's moving to a longer-duration balance sheet? That would be nice – but then what's up with last quarter?
(2) Why is Citi Holdings the wrong way?
Citi Holdings revenues of $874 million in the first quarter 2012 were 47% below the prior year period. Excluding CVA/DVA, Citi Holdings revenues were $786 million, 53% lower than the first quarter 2011.
So Citi Holdings made $88 million of DVA, whereas Citi as a whole lost $1,288mm on DVA, with ($1,376mm) from the investment bank and +$88mm from Citi Holdings as the only components of that. Citi CDS spreads pretty monotonically declined over the quarter so I don't think it's a timing thing. That leaves you with: Citi's "bad bank" somehow made a profit from Citi's credit getting better, which is the opposite of how it usually goes. Did Citi Holdings credit somehow get worse during their wind-down? Or does Citi Holdings have some Citi exposure that is reflected here? Anyway, I don't know, but it's weird, talk amongst yourselves.
(3) One thing that I idly thought to myself was "boy, it's a shame Citi lost so much on DVA, otherwise maybe it would get to that dividend." (As it is it looks like they'll be waiting until 2013.) This of course is too glib; DVA losses are not the thing that's going to push Citi's capital too low to return anything to shareholders – e.g. Basel III doesn't let you count DVA gains in income to determine capital levels (see paragraph 75). Which is pretty obvious: being a worse credit shouldn't be a reason to return more capital.
Or should it? Last week I finally read Engineering the Financial Crisis,** which is good fun and persuaded me of the benefits of countercyclical capital requirements.*** Including DVA in earnings for capital purposes is I submit to you a pleasingly automatic, countercyclical thing with immediate effect: if Citi's CDS tightened by 85bps last quarter, maybe that means that it's only one quarter away from much wider spreads / just a bit too early to pay dividends? And if your CDS widens out because everyone's panicking about you, maybe that's exactly the time that regulators should cut you a break and let you tell everyone how well capitalized you are?
* This is pretty dumb but the notion is, DVA should be something like (a) relevant debt times (b) change in credit spreads times (c) some sort of duration factor. Relevant debt is unclear; I used trading account liabilities plus long-term debt because Citi reports that a lot of its DVA comes from fair-value-option debt rather than derivatives liabilities. So it's some subset of that so pretend it's a constant subset. Change in credit spreads I used Citigroup 5-year CDS, which is debatable. Some sort of duration factor is what I called "normalized DVA gain," just (i) DVA gain (loss) divided by (ii) CDS change divided by (iii) total relevant debt times (iv) 10,000. If you assume that something like .22ish is a normal factor here, then the zero-ish last quarter and .33 this quarter both look odd.
** This is sort of an amazing book. I don't personally think it's like the A+ #1 explanation of the financial crisis or anything, but it's compelling and at the very least every regulator should read it as an ode to epistemic modesty. Also it's full of these wonderfully dry and catty attacks on prominent economists, and who can resist that?
*** It did not intend to persuade me of that, though, which may say something about the book.
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DVA is only calc'd for unsecured debt at FV which in Citi's case is approx $27 billion and without duration of the portfolio you are just making shit up by trying to predict what DVA will be. Other than that, I have no concerns. -
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Leave him alone. He's on a roll.
"So three useless thoughts/questions for you on that:"
Oh come on–you aren't even going to pretend we should want to read this?
I'm a Colonel you bloody stupid Eye-tie!
Mr. North, I believe he's referring to the size of the shit he took this morning.
I don't understand a word of this.
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they could call it UR-BS
That's exactly what I was thinking.
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1 And Marie spake and Aaron against Moses, for his wife (was) a woman of Ethiopia, (And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses, for his wife was an Ethiopian woman,) | 1 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. |
2 and they said, Whether God spake his will only by Moses? whether he spake not also to us in like manner? And when the Lord had heard this, he was wroth greatly (he was greatly angered); | 2 "Has the LORD spoken only through Moses?" they asked. "Hasn't he also spoken through us?" And the LORD heard this. |
3 for Moses was the mildest man, over all men that dwelled in earth. (for Moses was the humblest man, more humble than any other man who lived upon the face of the earth.) | 3 (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.) |
4 And suddenly the Lord spake to Moses and to Aaron and to Marie, (and said,) Go out ye three alone to the tabernacle of the bond of peace. And when they were gone in, (And suddenly the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and Miriam, and said, Ye three go out alone to the Tabernacle of the Covenant. And when they had gone out to it,) | 4 At once the LORD said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, "Come out to the Tent of Meeting, all three of you." So the three of them came out. |
5 the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud, and he stood in the entering of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Marie. And when they had gone forth, (the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud, and he stood at the entrance to the Tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam. And when they had come forth,) | 5 Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud; he stood at the entrance to the Tent and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them stepped forward, |
6 he said to them, Hear ye my words; if any among you is a prophet of the Lord, I shall appear to him in revelation, either I shall speak to him by a dream. | 6 he said, "Listen to my words: "When a prophet of the LORD is among you, I reveal myself to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams. |
7 And he said, And my servant Moses is not such, the which is most faithful in all mine house; (Then he said, But my servant Moses is not such a prophet, for he alone is most faithful in all my household;) | 7 But this is not true of my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house. |
8 for I speak to him mouth to mouth, and he seeth God openly, and not by dark speeches, either dark likenesses, and figures. Why therefore dreaded ye not to backbite my servant Moses? (and I speak with him face to face, and he seeth God openly, and not only through riddles. Yea, he hath even seen my form, or my figure! So why do ye not fear to backbite my servant Moses?) | 8 With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?" |
9 And the Lord was wroth against them, and he went away. | 9 The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he left them. |
10 And the cloud went away, that was on the tabernacle, and lo! Marie appeared shining with leprosy (and lo! Miriam had become leprous), white as snow. And when Aaron beheld her, and saw her besprinkled with leprosy, | 10 When the cloud lifted from above the Tent, there stood Miriam--leprous, like snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had leprosy; |
11 he said to Moses, My lord, I beseech thee, put thou not this sin upon us, which we did follily (for we acted foolishly), | 11 and he said to Moses, "Please, my lord, do not hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed. |
12 (and) that this woman be not made as dead, and as a dead born thing that is cast out of the mother's womb; lo! now the half of her flesh is devoured, or over-covered, with leprosy (lo! now half of her flesh hath been devoured by the leprosy!). | 12 Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother's womb with its flesh half eaten away." |
13 And Moses cried to the Lord, and said, Lord, I beseech thee, heal thou her. | 13 So Moses cried out to the LORD, "O God, please heal her!" |
14 To whom the Lord answered, If her father had spit into her face, whether she ought not to be full-filled with shame, namely seven days? Therefore be she separated out of the tents by seven days, and afterward she shall be called again (And so let her be set apart from the tents for seven days, and then she shall be called back again). | 14 The LORD replied to Moses, "If her father had spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back." |
15 And so Marie was excluded, or put, out of the tents by seven days; and the people was not moved from that place, till Marie was called again. (And so Miriam was sent away from the tents for seven days; and the people did not move from that place, until Miriam was called back again.) | 15 So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on till she was brought back. |
16 And the people went forth from Hazeroth, when the tents were set in the desert of Paran. (And then the people went forth from Hazeroth, and pitched their tents in the wilderness of Paran.) | 16 After that, the people left Hazeroth and encamped in the Desert of Paran. |
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Thanks for keeping in touch; please let me know what else goes on. I believe you are going to be alright. I really do. ANother post on this string gives some encouragement, too. I will certainly be praying for you. NOthing like that has to be permanent. I've seen too many miracles. And the other post is right about our brains being far too resourceful not to be able to work around certain things. Its design is wonderful. I really have no more ill effects. IN fact, my mind is quicker and clearer then ever.


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hi-tech automatic watering system (if Duncan doesn't forget to turn it on...) Evie, the hydroengineer, immediately jumped up on the sawhorses for a thorough inspection:
things I'll probably miss explode in bloom while I'm away, this...uh...dynamic Yucca Color Guard: homage to Deanne, my one fuchsia. Just about to bloom is the trachelium at the bottom right, seeded into the bricks, and a dwarf buddleia (Apollo? Adonis?) growing in the border behind the pot: Alstroemeria Third Harmonic just beginning to bloom. The buds were so red, I thought it must have been mislabeled, but it's the real goldeny deal: nice little annual, laurentia with a solanum and the giant Euphorbia ceratocarpa leaning in for the camera and saying "chartreuse!" Marty got the windows in the fence and an undercoat of paint yesterday, the tools moved out and everything swept. I took about 4 feet off the top of the pittosporum to the right so the window could be seen (barely!). I can occasionally be cooperative when it comes to keeping plants in bounds... Deutzia Magicien just about in full bloom: A weird, twilighty, seasick-green photo of Buff Beauty: and lest you think the West Coast has nothing but good times with roses, here's my Madame Alfred Carriere after the rose slugs have their way with her (I hate roses but love dogs and babies): Trying to stay positive about leaving the garden in May...for 12 whole days...can't wait to read and see idyll photos upon return! |
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Oh boy, spring pictures! I'm particularly fond of Madame Alfred Carriere, she looks like she'd fit right into my garden. LOL Thanks for the trip through your garden. Loved the last photos of Evie too. :) Jerri |
Maybe the bloom on the Yucca will recede soon. Is that the foliage of Crocosmia solfatare?! The ones you sent were potted up and spent winter in GH. They've been up for months but stunted by the pot size. Waiting for a vacancy (I may have to evict something) in one of my few sunny garden spots. The fence windows are great! Makes me want to get wood fencing just so I can have windows. I see a trend starting. Actually everything in your gardens could be a trend. There's a lot to marvel over there. Enjoy your trip Denise! |
- Posted by dodgerdudette NapaCaz9 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 30, 08 at 20:50
Fabu-Fabu Denise ! The fence turned out great and your garden looks happy- Have a fantastic trip and we fully expect tons of pics ! Kathy in Napa |
I love private garden tours! Yours is a treat! OH THAT FENCE!!!! |
- Posted by veronicastrum z5 IL (My Page) on Wed, Apr 30, 08 at 21:34
Wow! great garden, Denise. But that yucca is making me a little nervous, you know? V. |
- Posted by triple_creek z5 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 30, 08 at 22:02
Chuckle, V. I'm wondering does it bloom in color instead of white like the common ones? The buds look like they have color. I have been considering getting that plant. Denise, I too really like the fence and windows and your garden looks great except for maybe the rose tee hee. |
- Posted by dodgerdudette NapaCaz9 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 30, 08 at 22:10
And P.S. I'm envisioning a huge container display uder the fence windows... Kathy in Napa |
- Posted by michelle_zone4 zone 4 NW IA (My Page) on Wed, Apr 30, 08 at 23:14
Denise, you really do have an enchanting garden. I love how the brick path curves around and all the interesting plants. The fence turned out great and is so unique! Enjoy your trip. Maybe you should pick up a water timer. That's what I use for my containers when I'm on vacation. Michelle |
Aren't you gone yet, Denise? Your pictures are lovely but are reminding me of my own sloth with respect to the gardens. :( Any chance you could post some shots from shipboard? Have a lovely time. |
You should drop a little "miracle grow" in the Yucca's watering can *wink*wink* What a beautiful eclectic funky fun garden! I want to visit in person as this just seems like a tease! I, too, love the fence, and I want windows in mine even though I don't have one yet! Have a great trip! I'd love to see a photo from on board! Saucy |
That's it! Saucy and I are taking a trip a la Thelma and Louise to California! We'll remember to turn on the water, promise!!!! :-) What is the bronzy foliage in front of the Buff? Martie |
Wow, wow, wow!!!!!Denise, I absolutely adore your garden. How incredible to have so much lush growth this time of the year. That fence is wonderful. Love it all! Deanne |
- Posted by chloehoover z6b VA (My Page) on Thu, May 1, 08 at 9:03
I hope Duncan remembers to turn the water off as well, LOL... How wonderful of you, Denise, to share your spring garden -- Im feeling the hurt of what you (and we) might miss while you're gone! Simply stunning -- worthy of any California private garden tour. I just love your way w/ colors & foliage - you've really mastered it all -- as I've probably said before. And those windows make it so special. Have great fun and enjoy the times (and gardens) I hope you see as well -- they'll be sure to be growing off the hillsides -- Im always amazed by the plethora of wildflowers. --Cindy |
Denise, I found myself wanting to enlarge your pictures so I could see what all you have there. I'd love to stroll through your garden. What a little jewelbox of interesting things. The gate turned out fantastic! I too love the windows. They really make it special. I think quite a few of us know the pain of tearing ourselves away from our gardens during peak season. I have faith in Duncan though! Eden |
Leave it to Cindy (of the basement floods) to worry about Duncan turning OFF the water... I just came back to study the fence again. |
denise...an absolutely amazing garden. Everything is lush for you so early in the year. I didn't recognize at first that that was fence...so cool. Have a great trip. |
- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6/MA (My Page) on Mon, May 5, 08 at 6:01
Denise...thanks for sharing your garden. To my East Coast eyes, this is very exotic. [g] Great brick pathways. Photo #2... The bud on that Yucca is really something! I hope you get home in time to get a photo of the bloom. Very artistic combination there with the grass and the variegated plant in the lower left corner. What is the pink blossom peaking through the grass? What type of grass is that, and does it stay in place? The windowed gate is really shaping up. Your DH is doing a great job! pm2 |
- Posted by full_bloom z5 IL (My Page) on Mon, May 5, 08 at 7:35
Wow! How did I miss all these separate posts?!? Denisez...everything is beautiful! Everything looks so lush and exotic to this midwesterner! :-) And, I *love* all your hardscape...the brick and *especially* that tile! Is it part of a courtyard? It's been my dream that if we ever move, we will be able to build our house and have a courtyard...I've been in *love* with courtyards ever since first visiting my BF Anita in Arizona where it seems so many people have courtyards. There's something so "secretive" (can't think of the word I'm looking for) about them. But it's the same feeling I get when I see old victorian houses that have a turret room. If I had turret it would for sure be my bedroom, no matter how small it was! :-) Anyway thanks for the lovely tour of your home and gardens. Oh, and I almost forgot...*love* your windows in the fence...so serendipitous and charming! There are so many creative people on this forum! :-) |
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Cheadle Thanks Kurasz for Steel Band 25th
Richard Cheadle just sent this lovely note thanking Rick Kurasz for the great Steel Band 25th Anniversary event. Kurasz had invited Cheadle, who founded the Steel Band, as the guest of honor. Many, many alums attended to participate and reminisce and encourage today's students to continue the good work of the excellent WIU Steel Band…..25 years young.
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Dr. Rick Kurasz
Director of Percussion Studies
Department of Music
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL 61455Dear Rick:
Thank you so much for inviting me and the alumni steel band members to the
25th Anniversary Steel Band Concert last Saturday. It is impossible to tell
you how much I enjoyed coming back and playing with everyone. I know how
hard you worked to organize this event and it turned out to be a fantastic
success. The stage was full of pans, the house was standing room only, two
standing ovations and I got to play and speak. Wow!!! I could not have
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starting the group back in 1985. They also enjoyed hearing the comments
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