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I need to learn how to graft a persimmon fast!! The man that has the orchard that I alwasy pick in for free is nearing 100yrs. old and he is now slowly selling everything. He has some persimmon trees that bear HUGE fruit that ripen before they frost and I would love to have some in my yard. I didn't know if these would be under a nut tree or what. I'm sure its not citrus but I didn't know where else to post this. If anyone knows a site that explains grafting to a tee. or with good pictures...I'm very visual. Or a better place to post this. He also has some fig trees in a green house, pecans, coffee bean trees, etc. I am bound and determined to learn this and fast. And also, when is the best time to graft things. Thank you so much!! Jill in IL. |
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Joe Real (one of the contributors here) said that persimmons are not a good candidate for grafting or budding but prefferably marcotting or air layering is better. |
Both the native Persimon (D. virginiana) and the Oriental (D. Kaki) are usually propagated by grafting or bud grafting. The named cultivars can be grafted on wild seedlings of D. virginiana or D kaki. Clef grafting is usually the most sucessful on Oriental varieties. Newly grafted trees can be moved to their permanent location after the graft has grown for a season. Larger trees (such as your friends) should have their taproot cut off a foot or so below the surface of the soil a year before moving, to encourage side root growth. Good Luck. - Millet |
- Posted by Malcolm_Manners 9b C. Fla. (My Page) on Tue, Oct 4, 05 at 7:12
We chip bud onto D. virginiana stock, usually in October, when the rootstock leaves have turned red but before they drop. Using a very shallow chip (mostly bark, just a very thin sliver of wood) we approach 95% success, most years. Buds are left wrapped until spring, and the rootstock top is cut off at the time the wraps are removed. |
- Posted by garnetmoth z6 TN Antioch (My Page) on Tue, Oct 4, 05 at 13:10
I just IDed native persimmon in my back yard, if you need any seeds for rootstock! |
This is a test. For more than 5 days I can not read any input here. |
I have had good luck with persimmon grafting by chip budding, t-budding, whip/tongue, and bark graft. I had about 80% success. |
Here is a link that might be useful: mrtexas
It used to be very hard to graft persimmons for me, what I thought of very low success turned out to be high after all, when the after care was done properly. Will explain more on this below. The secret to successfully grafting persimmons is the timing. You will have to wait after the first leaf out during spring time when you do your graft. This is the best timing for me. Do not graft when the tree is dormant, nor just starting budswell, but wait until a small leaf is fully open on that branch that you are going to graft. Almost any type of grafting worked for me. Budding, tongue and whip, cleft and bark grafting. I love to do a combo of budding and bark grafting on a persimmon branch. With bark grafting, make sure to have a very long and large surface contact between the scionwood and the stock. I would then proceed to bud a scionwood about 4 inches below the bark graft. This combo has worked for me that I can add a variety with almost 100% certainty. If the bark graft fails, for sure the bud will grow, but oftentimes, both grows properly at the same time. The biggest mistake that I made was the after care. You will have to vigilantly remove all of the sprouts from the stock tree after you graft. I did not do this and my buds and my grafts did not sprout and I thought they were goners. But then a year late, I removed those sprouts and was surprised that my year old buds and graft grew and were not a failure all the while. So be sure to constantly remove any sprouts on the grafted branch aside from your scionwood. |
- Posted by GoneBananas 7/8 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 14, 05 at 20:51
You will note that the October budding is in central Florida. Like the post from California, I have been told that timing (season) is important for persimmons. Apparently they need relatively warm weather to grow the stock and graft or bud together. Many fruits will stand grafting in colder months, but apparently not persimmon. |
Another tip if you are doing the tongue and whip, bark or cleft grafting: You will have to cover the scionwood entirely with grafting sealing paint after the grafting operation, ie, Doc Farwell's heal and seal paint. Another method is to wrap the whole thing in plastic saran wrap, but don't forget to remove it as soon as you see the buds starting to push out. Still another method is to cover the scionwood with grafting tape either before or after the grafting operation. If you keep the scionwood from drying out during the healing process, and that along with the timing and aftercare, you should get near 100% take. |
- Posted by BabyBlue11371 z6 KS (My Page) on Sun, Oct 16, 05 at 21:03
would it be possible to root a cutting? my aunt has a wonderful persimmon with huge persimmons on it. and I have the opportunity to get some wood next week. it will be from Louisiana. Going to do a plant exchange. would like to get a start off her laurel tree too.. hate to be OT here.. but I trust y'alls info... feel free to e-mail me regarding the laurel tree or persimmon.. thanks for any info.. |
Persimmons are very very hard to root or grow from root cutting |
- Posted by brooklyner 5A (My Page) on Wed, Jun 27, 12 at 20:05
My own several years in a row experience in Brooklyn, NY says grafting persimmon is almost impossible. I'm talking about to graft Fuya or Hachiya on American Persimmon ( minus 40F). Indeed I made a mistake to buy American Persimmon instead of Asian version. Now I cannot cut my 5 years old and 10 ft long and 9 ft wide mature tree just because it does not bring fruits. I try to graft it. I don't understand what wrong I'm doing each year. I have tried everything and in different time : green-to green, wood-to-wood, bud-to-wood, bud-to-green. I've tried to root wood cuttings: several times I've seen leafs but they were fallen finally and no roots were developed regardless of what kind of rooting hormone I have used. People, I'm really tired and angry. I live in zone 5a that means October grafting is not for me. Apple I can graft 5-7 varieties on one stock but persimmon ......... What is wrong with that tree ? Would appreciate for any PROFESSIONAL advise, utube or any written instructions to read about successful grafting of the persimmon. |
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Easy to use. It helps the computer runs smooth and I do feel more protected, from malwares, spywares and others viruses.
I am running the free trial, I do wish I can afford to buy the full version soon.
I have been using the free software version for a wile, Now that I had the expirience using the pro, I do strongly recomended it, if you can afforted. This software works great!
"Best maintenance software EVER"
Version: Advanced SystemCare Pro 5.0
Damn rich features for damn low costs.
Rather complicated settings? For good though. Might require a bit of patience, otherwise you might explode and hate this thing.
I was skeptical when I was about to buy this thing, but as soon as I paid USD 13 for 3 PC for a year (which was the cost), I found this software to be the most excellent software I've ever seen. I've been running an Acer Travelmate 3273 since almost 6 years and no optimisation software has worked so far and given the occasionally negative reviews of paid software I was first doubtful of this one as well but decided to give a shot anyway and it was WAY MORE THAN WORTH IT.
The software could tell the state of your machine: bad, fair, or good. And it was bad when I opened it the first time, so I ran the "Deep Scan" feature, which isn't available in the free version, and I found more than 1,000 system errors!! That despite me having defragged the computer regularly. So I cleaned the things, coupled with other actions to optimise my machine, once and for all (I admit, it took about an hour to understand how this baby works), and I will never look back to the murky past of using all those software on the net.
If you do buy games and films/movies, then you should buy this too. -
"Needs bugs worked out before releasing product"
Version: Advanced SystemCare Pro 5.0
Removed malware my antivirus software missed.
Removed banners from my frequently visited sites. Made some sites hard to read/navigate. Removed some functions in Facebook account.
"Everything good except for annoying bugs!!"
Version: Advanced SystemCare Pro 5.0
+Many Features
+Fast De-fragmentation
+Customizable UI
+Turbo Boost REALLY WORKS.Cons
-Active Boost worsens your system speed
-Got many bugs, that are to be fixed
-System Maintenance is not promising
-Built in Security Feature is really annoyingSummary
Install this if u really think u are out of options in getting a System Maintenance softwares. There are many a good features in this software, but i would recommend u try other softwares before u do. This doesn't crash your system(unless,if u have speedy system). But it really slows down your PC a lot by the name of active boost. Extract a WinRar Archive,and Run a Norton Scan it takes atleast 15 minutes to extract the archive.
One Liner- If u want looks with less substance go for this, else stay away. -
Version: Advanced SystemCare Pro 5.0
The free one worked well
As soon as I purchased it, my computer froze and things wouldn't load. I have a black screen and can't re-install my computer. Have to take it to be fixed. ): freezing constantly, blocking EVERYTHING, including what was directly from Microsoft! Then my programs started to not open at all and I also got the black screen of death.
"Does what it claims"
Version: Advanced SystemCare Pro 5.0
Like my one line summary said-Does what it claims.
I wish it had bandwidth TCP optimizer for Win 7 .Even though it says its not needed because Win 7 already does this for you,that isn't technically true.There are tweaks that can be done to enhance TCP connections.
I read several of the personal reviews on this product and I'm not sure why so many people had drastic issues with this program especially after upgrading from the free version.I did the same and have had no issues.Ive also been using Iobit products for many years without a hitch .Like any program you shouldn't just leave the program set in default mode.Some tweaking to personalize it is a necessary task.Things like turning on or off auto updating or watching carefully what you deleting or for that matter making sure your not permanently deleting something vital like install logs which can affect whether you can uninstall a program later on or not.I would highly advise this program as well as a few others this company makes.Some would say it just does the same thing that Windows already offers.Yes this is true but it has everything bundled like many programs out there that offer the same.I like the deep clean one click solution after Ive already tailored the settings for my needs.You can also do the whole go on autopilot mode which is also nice.For those of us out there who enjoy spending less time fiddling with Windows in order to enjoy our computers hassle free this is an excellent program.Just because I gave this product a glowing review doesn't mean I work for this company .However if Iobit wouldn't mind kicking me down a buck or two for endorsing them I would OK with that too.Bottom line is they have provided many people I know a easy free solution for issues with Windows in a very effective package .The pro version is a wise choice for those who really want to get deep in there and clean house.As for those who have all these issues I would say please read the product guidelines and check out the forums before using it and or stop installing pirated software that the program may have found which could be why they're systems are having so many issues.Be careful what you install and or what you delete.The program only does what its told.
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To be fair to the media... (39 comments)
My mother's a teacher here in New Jersey. She said that the news media had made a collective decision after all of the coverage that Columbine got reduce the coverage of school shootings in the future (whether not to "glorify" it, out of respect to the victims, or what other reason I don't know).
So, if this is true, I would guess this is the main reason for the reduced coverage of the school shooting-and the spectacles of Schiavo & the Jackson and Blake Trials only helped to kepp it further out of the headlines.


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Happy Thursday, friends. My computer problems continue, and I'm still awaiting a damn Windows 7 restore disk from Gateway. As such, I am typing from my work laptop tonight (Wednesday), which is exactly what I want to do after working on it all day.
That said, I may not have the most stamina for looking at this little screen, so I'm going to get right to this. All I have is Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, my thoughts, and the natural tenacity of a former United States sailor. Ready…. BEGIN!!
1. A lot of interesting stuff has happened lately around the CBA negotiation, and by the time this drops around noon Thursday, what I'm about to say might be really old news, or even outdated. I'm going to go ahead with some thoughts though, as of 8:40 PM Wednesday night.
Have you ever heard of the term "judicial activist?" It always cracks me up when I hear it used, because depending on your political point of view, it seems that it's only activism if you disagree with the ruling at hand. A lot of people who say Roe v. Wade was judicial activism sure seemed to think it was cool when 2 of the 5 federal judges who've ruled on the Affordable Care Act found the individual mandate to be unconstitutional. Conversely, a lot of people who appreciate Roe v. Wade will tell you that the recent rulings by judges Henry Hudson and John Vinson constitute thinly-veiled political hackery by a couple of Republican appointees.
Of course, if we're going to have any kind of judicial integrity, none of us can have it both ways, even if we all seem to want to, at times. Judges have to be free to rule as they deem appropriate within the law. David Doty, a Ronald Reagan appointee of 1987, is a Senior District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. He's had jurisdiction over the NFL's CBA since 1993.
Good Morning, Broncos fans! Just to reinforce an important point that came up last night regarding the Broncos' tenders: Ryan Harris, Marcus Thomas and Kevin Vickerson will be unrestricted free agents if the next season is to be played under a new CBA. In other words, the only way Denver's contract tenders will have any true meaning is if the 2011 season is played without a CBA, which is a practical impossibility. If anything, offering tenders to these players (as most/all teams did with their younger veterans) can be viewed as just a gesture to express the team's interested in retaining them.
However, Matt Prater and Wesley Woodyard were scheduled to be restricted free agents this offseason no matter what - so their tenders do in fact mean that a team would have to give up a second-round pick to sign either of them, which one would have to think the Broncos would gladly accept with two open and extended arms. Prater may be a terrific kicker and Woodyard an excellent special teamer, but a second-rounder for each? Yes, please!!!
Big oops: Folks, Andrew Mason has redesigned his excellent site, and frankly I was under the impression he was taking a bit of a break. He wasn't, so I haven't read or linked his fine work in awhile - please check out his new design and update your bookmarks! Of course, I will be back to linking his material tomorrow, apologies to y'all for making you read so much Legwold of late...
Tight end Daniel Graham has been released by the Broncos today after four seasons with the team. Meanwhile, Denver extended qualifying offers to several veteran players - right tackle Ryan Harris, placekicker Matt Prater, defensive linemen Marcus Thomas and Kevin Vickerson, and linebacker Wesley Woodyard.
UPDATE 10:13PM ET - According to Klis, Woodyard and Prater received second-round tenders worth $1.835 million, while Harris, Thomas and Vickerson received original round tenders worth $1.2 miliion. However, in the likely case that the next NFL season is played under a new CBA, those latter three players will all be unrestricted free agents.
7:48PM ET - Via Josina and Twitter, Marcus Thomas' agent says the player will not be signing his tender and wants to test unrestricted free agency, for what that's worth...
Continue reading "Broncos cut Graham, extend RFA offers to five vets"
The question of whether the Broncos will run a 4-3 next season has been answered in the affirmative by John Fox, and changes to the linebacking corps will be forthcoming. There will be a few keys to which scheme the team primarily uses - and the choices of which LBs are kept, which are not, and who is brought in will be central to this decision. I'm going to talk in general about the LB corps, listing the current players and noting some thoughts on them today. At this point, most of us are fairly familiar with the basic duties of the LBs in each system (see the last two entries of Fat Camp for a refresher), so I'll be more specific as to which I like for each and why.
First and foremost, here's the issue: according to Brian Xanders, Fox wants smaller, faster linebackers, with coverage as well as run-stopping and pass-rushing skills. That's normal in most 4-3 approaches, but a long way from most of what Denver has accumulated. He wants them to be smaller, faster and more disruptive. This is a good example of the reason that you try to avoid changing coaches in a nutshell: it's a tall order, it means finding a new kind of player for the team, and at first glance, I didn't see it happening. After looking over the linebacker player pool carefully, it isn't going to be easy either, although it's doable, depending on whether there's free agency this year, and whether Denver is willing to pay good money. Certainly, as often happens, some fan favorites such as Mario Haggan may not survive the change, although he's a very possible temporary fill-in. With these general ideas in mind, here are the current players:
Good Morning, Broncos fans! Matt Bowen writes that after yesterday's performance, the Broncos could have trouble passing up the chance to draft Patrick Peterson. The 6-foot, 219-pound corner (that's 27 pounds heavier than Champ Bailey) ran a 4.34 official 40 time - so he's as big as a safety but as fast as a top corner, which means he could easily be utilized anywhere in the secondary. However, Bowen also says that with Peterson's considerable skills, this is not a player that you'd move inside to play safety.
The philosophy of taking the best player available is almost never misplaced, but at #2 overall is there really enough of a difference between these players to pass over a canyonesque area of need like DT or LB? Isn't it splitting hairs to say Peterson may be a better prospect than Nick Fairley, Von Miller or Marcell Dareus? Considering the needs of this Broncos team, Peterson seems at this point more like a luxury - yes, we at IAOFM talk all the time about the importance of passing and stopping the pass. But who do we have at linebacker that qualifies as a sure thing, even less a star? Nobody. The luster has been off DJ Williams for quite some time now, Joe Mays and Mario Haggan may be too big and/or slow for whatever John Fox and Dennis Allen come up with, and as much as we love him, Wesley Woodyard is an undersized player with durability issues. Justin Bannan and Marcus Thomas are solid players, but is either one a difference maker, an impact player? A disrupter? Most definitely not. What do you think? Should Patrick Peterson be a consideration for Denver at #2?
Judge David Doty has tonight dealt a serious blow to NFL owners in their negotiations with the players over a new collective bargaining agreement. Doty ruled that the financial protection the owners had built into their most recent television contracts did not align with their stated desire to avoid a player lockout. In the event of a lockout, the networks which broadcast NFL games had agreed to still pay the owners $4 billion, although much of it would have been offset in future seasons. Doty's statement reads, in part:
The court overrules the special master's findings as to the NFL's breach of the (Collective Bargaining Agreement) relating to its contracts with DirecTV, CBS, FOX, NBC, and ESPN, and holds that the NFL breached the (CBA) as to those contracts.
Continue reading "Judge rules against NFL regarding TV money"
Several weeks ago, my colleague Ted Bartlett looked at what the Broncos might be doing this year as they try to incorporate Dennis Allen's aggressive style of defense into John Fox's generally non-aggressive 4-3, where pressure is generated primarily by the front four defenders. If you haven't had a chance to read that piece, I would suggest taking another look.
Fox says he gives his coordinators free rein, so it's more than likely that Allen will bring at least some of the aggressive 46 to Denver. As current Saints coach Sean Payton said just the other day about Allen in the Denver Post:
"He'll be aggressive, blitz. Emphasis on the takeaway. He's very bright, a great staff guy. He was very instrumental in the success we've had."
This quote should fill the hearts of every Broncos fan with glee. That's because the system the Saints use isn't just talk. It's probably the most aggressive system in the entire league.
How does this aggression translate to the field? This offseason, we'll take a look using actual plays from the Saints (and sometimes the Panthers if needed) to demonstrate what Allen will likely bring to the table. Today, let's examine the overload blitz.
Continue reading "The Playbook Abides: Living here in Allentown; The overload blitz."
Good Morning, Broncos fans! Clinton Portis was released by Shanny and the Skins yesterday after seven seasons in Washington.
While CP was only a Bronco for two seasons, he remains one of my all-time favorites - drafted 51st overall in 2002, Portis was a faster (albeit not quite as durable) version of Terrell Davis who incredibly racked up 1,872 yards from scrimmage and 17 TDs as a rookie despite not becoming the team's primary ballcarrier until Week 5.
He backed that performance up in his sophomore season with 1,905 yards and 14 TDs despite missing three games due to injury, but then Shanny dealt him to DC for Champ and a second-rounder (Tatum Bell) - it was a deal of two superstars who wanted more money, and one of the most significant player-for-player trades in NFL history. In his brief Denver career, Portis posted a remarkable 5.5 yards per attempt and 106.9 per game, with 29 rushing touchdowns on 563 carries.
Back in 2008 at about this same time of the year, with both the Combine and the draft upcoming, I found myself looking back through the history of the NFL to try and learn exactly how each of those two essential processes had begun. I quickly found that there was a vast wealth of information available on the subject, and starting collecting books that referenced them, articles that covered their past as well as the present, and I also started questioning people who I knew were familiar with those subjects. The history of the draft is interwoven into the NFL, which was the first league to hold a reverse-order draft for its teams. Last Monday, we examined the league's formative decades -the 1920s and '30s; today we'll take a look at the monumental developments that followed in the 1940s. I hope you'll enjoy it.
Continue reading "Talegating: History of the NFL Draft, Part 2"
Good Morning, Broncos fans! Legwold slipped an interesting little nugget into one of his columns today - he mentioned that Denver would likely release some veterans who are due roster bonuses this week. Of course, he didn't bother to do any research regarding who the prime candidates may be. So, who may be on the chopping block? Justin Bannan is due a $500,000 bonus and will make $3.5 million each of the next two seasons. Let's call him an unlikely cut, but a possibility depending upon the Broncos' draft plan. Not only does Kyle Orton have a $1.5 million roster bonus coming his way, but he's also guaranteed almost $2.9 million of his 2011 salary. Can't see it as being within the realm of possibility, but it sure would be fascinating to see/hear the reaction to a release of Orton after last week.
There is one veteran, however, who sounds like a prime candidate to be cut - TE Daniel Graham. He's set to earn a $1 million roster bonus and a salary of $4.2 million, and although he's still an excellent blocker, he did seem to have a bit more of the dropsies in 2010. Perhaps that was just magnified due to a lack of targets? Either way, $5.2 million for one season of play out of a 32-year-old Graham (he'll turn 33 in November) with no team control beyond this season seems expensive. If so, and Graham is cut, then perhaps Legwold was correct last week in speculating that Denver needs to draft a TE - he just completely whiffed on the reasoning. However, it deserves mention that his colleague Klis did point to Graham's salary as a looming issue early last month. Hopefully he's amenable to a pay cut and will stick around...


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Petersburg Tollhouse
Petersburg Tollhouse
Front of the tollhouse
Location | Off U.S. 40, Addison, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 39°44′47″N 79°20′6″W / 39.74639°N 79.33500°WCoordinates: 39°44′47″N 79°20′6″W / 39.74639°N 79.33500°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1835 |
Governing body | Private |
NRHP Reference # | 79002346[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 20, 1979 |
The Petersburg Tollhouse, now located in the hamlet of Addison, Pennsylvania, United States, was the first tollhouse that travelers encountered while on the National Road heading west into Pennsylvania. The Old Route 40 now sits atop the National Pike at this tollhouse. The Petersburg tollhouse is one of three surviving tollhouses for the National Pike; the remaining ones are the LaVale tollhouse located between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland and the Searight's tollhouse located just west of Uniontown on Route 40.[2][3]
The toll house is owned by Great Crossings Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and is open to visitors by appointment.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ Ancestry.com page
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Mr. Irving Hall and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Petersburg Tollhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
External links[edit]
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5177, "Toll House, U.S. Route 40 (Cumberland Road), Addison, Somerset County, PA", 2 photos, supplemental material
- Petersburg Toll House - Great Crossings Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1835
- Transport infrastructure completed in 1835
- Buildings and structures in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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Savor the flavors of everyday real food, fresh from the garden or stored on your pantry shelves.
By Sue Van Slooten
Tags: bread, history, yeast, Sue Van Slooten
Bread has about as much lore about it as does Christmas. This is more than likely due to the fact that it's been around for millennia. Shortly after the Agricultural Revolution. I'm talking about the one that occurred about 10,000 to 15,000 years before present, after the last Ice Age. Not the one that occurred post World War II. The first cultivated grains are some of the same ones still with us today: wheat, barley, oats, rye, as well as some lesser known highlights, like kamut, spelt, millet and teff. The New World contributed quinoa, corn and amaranth. There are others as well, but our focus will be on the most well known at this point.
Early bread was a rugged affair. Simply put, ground grains mixed with water, and baked on a hot stone. Very basic, but it was a simple flatbread. These flatbreads were used for millennia, hence, today look to Mexico to the tortilla, or to India for the naan. The flatbread often served as the bowl, plate, scoop, or spoon, sometimes all of these. All that mattered was that the food was transported to the mouth, and enjoyment followed. It would be many years before the invention of yeast.
Early yeast was "discovered" in Mesopotamia and Egypt, but not always in the way one would imagine. These were wild yeasts, captured from out of the atmosphere. Once tamed, they eventually made their way into a number of products, including bread and beer. The Egyptians are widely credited with inventing beer, but not for drinking purposes just yet. As was the ancient way back then, beer was reserved for embalming. Just thought you beer drinkers would like to know that. The Egyptians did catch on to what a refreshing drink beer could be, along with their bread, and in fact became some of the earliest professional bread bakers. Don't know about the beer. They had a reputation among the ancients as making some of best bread, and they soon learned how to add things to their bread to create different tastes.
From the Egyptians on through time, with stops in Rome, the Middle East, Europe and today all over the world, it has been merely the refinement of technique and ingredients. You can literally travel the world exploring bread, from various flatbreads to yeast risen cakes to yes, even that fluffy stuff, American white bread available in supermarkets every where. As we can see, those early wild yeasts have now been harnessed and packaged into little jars, packets and cakes for our baking pleasure. Another important development was sourdough, again, a fortuitous taming of the little beast from San Francisco, where it is said, only that strain of yeast lives. Beware! Yeast inhabits the environment everywhere, even in your kitchen, these often being wild native varieties, but if you bake a lot, the cultured ones often get loose.
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You don't strike me as someone who grew up pining for a place on the nightly news. Do you feel like an outsider?
Well, you know, I love this stuff. I'm absolutely reveling in it. But I do not feel that I'm of the media world, even though I'm taking part in it. Maybe four years from now I'll be the ultimate insider, but right now I feel like I'm the kid who's like, "Wowwwwwww, this is amazing…and that guy's a tool!" Also, I guess it's just who I am. My dad worked at the water company, and I'm a big lesbian who looks like a man. I am not, like, Anchor Babe, and I'm never gonna be.
Pat Buchanan's speech at the 1992 Republican convention left a lasting impression on you. As a 19-year-old lesbian, it must have been a harsh welcome to the world of politics.
Well, I brought that speech up to Pat in Denver, because Michelle Obama's speech was notable to me because it was so the opposite of that. And that's the context in which I brought it up to Pat. This speech made clear the analytical point that the touchy-feely I'm-just-like-you political strategy is less about explaining who you are than it is about explaining and convincing the American people that you understand who they are and respect it. So it's not about "It's me, Michelle Obama from the South Side of Chicago, and this is what my parents did"—it's "I'm Michelle Obama, and I understand who you are, and I respect normal Americans who are living normal lives." But the emotional thing that it did, it made the case that she understood and respected what normal Americans lives are like and that we are a diverse and complicated country and we have complicated lives. It was emotionally important for me, because it was the opposite of what I felt when I heard Pat's speech in 1992, because that was war. That was, when you boil it down, the precipitate of Pat's political philosophy, which is divide the country and take the bigger half. That's what you do. That's what politics is. Turn people against another part of the country and then convince them that you are with the larger group. And it doesn't have to be that way. It's very successful, it works, but it doesn't have to be that way.
So was there something in St. Paul that accomplished what Pat Buchanan's speech did?
No, because nobody gave as good a speech as he gave. But was there something that made me feel like this is one part of the country declaring war on another? Yeah, it would be the Sarah Palin making fun of community organizers stuff.
Why hasn't more been made of Sarah Palin's church and its stance of curing homosexuality? They recently promoted a "pray away the gay" conference up there.
There are two reasons: One, Democrats are more shy on issues like that than Republicans. And more specifically to this election, because the Barack Obama campaign made the huuuuuge strategic error—that they only recently reversed—to tell their supporters to not support independent groups—527s—that would run campaign ads that Obama himself would not have to answer for. They shut 'em down. The McCain campaign said, "Sure, go ahead. Floyd Brown, Mr. Willie Horton, all the rest of you guys, hit it. I'm not responsible for that stuff." They gave the green light very early on, because they thought they had to, while the Obama campaign said, "No, no, no, we will keep a centralized, dignified message prepared at our headquarters in Chicago, and nothing will go out that we can't put our noble seal of approval on." And so therefore you don't get the stuff that you could get otherwise, if people felt free to run with their passions on the subject and if it didn't have to be tied to the dignity of the presidential campaign. So he screwed that up. But he's reversed it.
It seems like that's your main criticism of the Obama campaign, their reluctance to get aggressive. Is that one of your main frustrations with the Obama campaign?
Sucking? Yeah. It's uninspiring. Part of what you want to see from a politician is the way they're going to fight like hell for what they believe. And if they're going to say [adopts the voice of an aggrieved wimp], "This is an unfair fight, it's beneath my dignity," it's like, well, neat–write an essay about it. What I want is somebody to get in there and throw elbows. Sometimes the team with the most technical fouls wins the game. [adopting voice of the same aggrieved wimp] "Oh, you're very unsportsmanlike!" [laughs] You're also wearing a giant diamond-encrusted ring!
I think today actually was the first good day of campaigning from the Obama-Biden ticket—excluding the convention, which was a whole different thing—since the trip to Berlin. Honestly, today you saw some of what they've been preaching. What they've been preaching is, "We don't want to do the attack thing. We don't want to be down in the gutter with John McCain. We want to campaign on the issues." They've been saying that, and today is the first day where it worked. Because what matters in politics, what gets covered, what do people remember? Attacks. It is possible to attack in an issues-based, nonscurrilous, honorable way, and today Biden and Obama let loose with vicious, principled, policy-based attacks on John McCain, and they connected.


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October 23, 2013Local teams eliminated in state boys soccer playoffs
By Jason Carmel Davis
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The Utica Ford II boys soccer team ends the season with a record of
7-8-4. Pictured is Falcons junior forward Oliver Donoveski, right, during a regular-season match against Fraser.
Several local boys soccer teams saw their seasons come to an end in the 2013 Michigan High School Athletic Association district playoffs.
Sterling Heights Stevenson — 15-1-2 overall and champions of the Macomb Area Conference Red Division — fell 2-1 to still undefeated Troy Athens in a Division 1 district semifinal played Oct. 16 at Athens. The Titans knocked off Troy High 1-0 in a D-1 district quarterfinal played Oct. 14 at Troy High.
Utica Ford II (7-8-4) fell 3-2 to Utica High in a D-1 district semi played Oct. 16 at Athens. Ford knocked off Sterling Heights High 4-1 in a quarterfinal played Oct. 14 at Sterling Heights. The Stallions end the season at 8-9-2.
Sterling Heights Parkway Christian saw its season end in a 6-0 loss to Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest in a D-4 district semifinal match played Oct. 16 at Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett. Parkway drew an opening-round bye. The Eagles end their season at 0-5.
Warren Cousino remained alive in the race for a D-1 district title, as it played Fraser High in a district final played after press time. The Patriots (3-14-2) beat East Detroit and Grosse Pointe North to advance to the final.
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Created as a lighthearted satire in regard to the identity crisis of the French brand, this is a hilarious collection of sometimes scathing commentary on the leading fashion houses. Often playing on the high-profile designers and buyers of each brand, these images are strongly culturally connected and sure to get a laugh from those in the know within the fashion scene. Reflecting the celebritization of fashion icons, this is a funny spoof on high-end design houses.
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Its hard to imagine that a dish this ridiculously easy to make could be so good but it really is a winner. A purist would make their own salsa and fry up fresh corn tortillas wedges but when youre in a hurry, which most of us are, this quickie version hits the spot.
- 1 16-ounce jar tomatillo salsa
- 1/2 cup water
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro, divided
- 1 quart coarsely broken good-quality plain corn tortilla chops, not baked or low-fat
- 4 fried eggs
- 1/4 cup sour cream thinned with 1 tablespoon water or milk
- 1/4 cup chopped white onion
- 1/4 cup crumbled cotija or feta cheese
- Combine salsa and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in ½ cup cilantro.
- Add chips, stirring to coat with sauce, and cook, stirring gently, until softened but not mushy, about 1 minute. Spread chilaquiles on a platter and top with fried eggs.
- Drizzle dish with thinned sour cream and sprinkle with white onion, cheese, and remaining ¼ cup cilantro.


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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a new state regulation at it's Nov. 20 meeting in Key Largo that lowers the red grouper recreational bag limit from four to two fish per person in Gulf of Mexico state waters, excluding Monroe County. Earlier this year, the recreational red grouper season was closed in federal waters because of the recreational catch limit being exceeded in 2013. Florida anglers and for-hire captains requested the change in the bag limit hoping it will increase the length of the recreational red grouper season in federal waters. The changes also make state regulations consistent with pending regulations in Gulf federal waters. As long as the two-fish federal regulation is approved, the new state regulation will go into effect on January 1, 2015.
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Trick or Treat us, our fellow creatures, because this Halloween cosplay selection is either downright terrifying or impossibly cute. Dead, undead, half dead, almost dead, long dead and pumpkins..lots of pumpkins. Don't be a scaredy cat and visit us some more. [..]
With each spell and brew we're getting closer and closer to wicked Halloween. But nothing can spook us from sharing these baroque creations masterfully displayed in this week's cosplay selection. And as always, enjoy our witchful thinking some more. [..]
This week's cosplay selection is the love child of Overwhelming-Passion and Utterly-Madness: dying soldiers, enraged demons and godesses, undead queens, courageous princesses or strict earls. Yes, we have them all and there's plenty of free seats at the family table. [..]
We're back fresh and ready for action. Check out this week's top cosplay pics and if you simply want more, feel free to drop in! [..]
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This week's DA selection is looking to challenge the definition of ingenious cosplay in some breathtaking sceneries and shot by sleek photographers. It's all borderline crazy-fantastic! Would you like some insight? [..]
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Crazy doesn't even begin to cover it! This week's selection is determined to glide once again between the blurry borders of the cosplay universe. Taste adventure with each and every one of these shots … with clever aid from a few quadruped special guests. Come join us in this journey. [..]


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Our recent discussion on "Wiping Out Special Recovery Partitions" (see items #1 and #2 in http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-02-06.htm ) prompted this interesting tidbit:
There are some proprietary partitions that FDisk won't touch (an old Compaq I had comes to mind). For those, the best partition removal tool I've used is Delpart. It s a DOS based tool that will delete any partition that I've ever tried. It's not readily available but I did find it at Kansas State University's site http://hercules.lss.ksu.edu/download/MSSTUFF/ . Big caution with this one, it'll even delete BIOS type partitions. — Dennis
Thanks, Dennis. Yes, caution is the watchword with any tool like this. That's why it's so important to make a total drive backup first, before you do any kind of significant work on your system. With good backups, you can tweak without worry (because you always can get back to where you were before). Without a backup, one mistake, and you're toast!
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7 But Jephthah answered, "You hated me so much that you forced me to leave my father's house. Why come to me now that you're in trouble?" | 7 Jephthah said to them, "Didn't you hate me and drive me from my father's house? Why do you come to me now, when you're in trouble?" |
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William Basso Sculpture (Eldrich Design)
I've posted about William Basso's wonderful art before, and I was delighted to hear about his three dimensional works.
Detail (I wish tombstones still looked like this):
Some classic monster works in progress:
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NetherRelam Studios Teases Unexpected Surprise
By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
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Posted on November 18, 2011 AT 07:05am
THE BUZZ: Ed Boon, boss of Mortal Kombat Developer NetherRealm Studios, has teased an "unexpected surprise" is on the way.
He teased on Twitter: "Unexpected surprise from NetherRealm Studios coming…….?"
Most of his followers responded by asking if it was Mortal Kombat related to which he replied:
"RT @DQueBeats @noobde is the suprise MK9 related? thats all i need to know Noobde: No sir."
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+Compass Control represents the first fully integrated major control system built from the ground up to use Apple's iOS 5 devices - iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch - as its backbone. Let Compass Control be your guide to complete control for your residential or commercial application. Compass Control replaces all of your remotes and traditional control interfaces with one device. Compass Control becomes your cable remote, TV remote, thermostat, alarm control panel, and many other remote devices all contained in the sleek and beautiful shape of Apple's family of iOS 5 powered devices. Compass Control has an entire family of integrated devices allowing plug and play thanks to our Key Alliance Partners: Aprilaire, Denon, Furman, iPort, Key Digital, Lutron, Luxul, Marantz, Onkyo, Panamax, Russound, and SurgeX. Key Alliance third party hardware combined with Compass Control provides seamless integration and unparalleled capability for your entire AV or 'smart' automation system.DISCLAIMER: This application is intended for demonstration purposes only. To use the application for actual control of components please contact an approved Compass Control reseller or email@example.com for System Creating assistance.
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You can look on youtube, there are a lots of good videos, just type covering cakes (round and squares) with fondant. You will need fondant smoothers and pizza cutter. If you are using home made fondant, you need to pour powdered sugar when you are rolling the fondant and not to roll it very thin because it can cracks.. Sorry on my not so great english, hope i helped you
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May 29th, 2013 02:19 PM #1
Double MN Initial CAF
My fiancee and i have discussed having a child together, and we've discussed doing a double MN to honor both of of our parents depending on baby's gender. So I thought itd be fun to see how others manage this...as i find it difficult.
So using the letters provided, you can choose each child's gender or give a girl AND boy combo for each letter set.
DC:VAORachel mom of Seth Gabriel, Leah Gabrielle, Isaac Curtis, and Ruby Anastasia
May 29th, 2013 02:58 PM #3
PARENT 1: Jodie Grace Louisa
PARENT 2: Declan Marcus Jack
DC:GRM- Greyson Richard Maxwell / Grace Rihanna Maisie
DC:EAN- Evan Alfie Nicholas / Esme Amelia Noemi
DC:BFT- Bailey Finn Tobias / Bonnie Faith Taliah
DC:SLP- Stefan Lucas Paisley / Serenity Lola Peyton
DC:IDC - Indio Dylan Cane / Isabeau Danielle Caitlin
DC:KJS- Kasey Jackson Scott/ Kairi Jade Sienna
DC:ATB- Addison Theo Brayden /Amethyst Tiana Bellatrix
DC:VAO- Vincent Axel Orion / Vesper Arizona Ottilie*Britberry* Dani
Love thinking up name combos
Fave combos: ❤ Sawyer Phoenix Castiel?~Logan Elijah Mark~ Elijah Talon Jakob~ Xavier Kye (Kai) Roscoe~Spencer Devon Mitchell / Kairi Peyton Alana~ Marnie Isabeau Grace~ Wynter Amethyst- (Mysti/Thya''Thea'') Nova Madisyn~Cailyn Schuyler ❤
GP's: Castiel. Auron (Oren) Gunner, Orion, Roman, Zeke.
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PATNA: Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Thursday directed cooperative department officials to ensure supply of fertilizer to the Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) in the state.
The directive followed complaints to Modi about lack of communication about arrival of the railway rakes carrying IFFCO fertilizer. He said priority should be given to PACSs and voluntary agencies should be supplied fertilizer only after the PACS' demand for fertilizer is met.
The deputy CM also asked the cooperative officials to talk to private fertilizer companies and persuade them to sell more fertilizer to PACS.
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Here are five excellent tips about preparing your home for sale. Getting a pre-sale inspection is by far the best way to earn the trust of a potential buyer. Though buyers will probably have their own inspection, knowing the sellers have made a big effort to find and correct health and safety issues builds trust and paves the way for a smooth escrow.
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Judge Demands Email and Facebook Passwords From Women In Sexual Harassment Case
Thirteen? (218 comments)
Am I mistaken in thinking that Facebook's terms and conditions require you to be thirteen or older? And therefore, did the school not have a valid concern?
Behaviour on social networks is clearly relevant to a sexual harassment case, the only question is whether the provider should provide the information given that there would be security concerns about revealing a password to anyone, regardless of whether they are court appointed.


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Emory University preserves 18 gigabytes of Salman Rushdie's personal files
Electronically produced drafts, correspondence and editorial comments, sweated over by contemporary poets, novelists and nonfiction authors, are ultimately just a series of digits — 0's and 1's — written on floppy disks, CDs and hard drives, all of which degrade much faster than old-fashioned acid-free paper. Even if those storage media do survive, the relentless march of technology can mean that the older equipment and software that can make sense of all those 0's and 1's simply don't exist anymore.
Imagine having a record but no record player.
All of which means that archivists are finding themselves trying to fend off digital extinction at the same time that they are puzzling through questions about what to save, how to save it and how to make that material accessible....
"It's certainly one of those issues that keeps a lot of people awake at night," said Anne Van Camp, the director of the Smithsonian Institution Archives and a member of a task force on the economics of digital preservation formed by the National Science Foundation, among others.
Though computers have been commonly used for more than two decades, archives from writers who used them are just beginning to make their way into collections. Last week, for instance, the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, Austin, announced that it had bought the archive of David Foster Wallace, who committed suicide in 2008. Emory opened an exhibition of its Rushdie collection in February, and last year, not long before his death, John Updike sent 50 5 ¼-inch floppy disks to the Houghton Library at Harvard....
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