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News Release 124
Folk artists featured Tuesdays in April at State Capitol
Volume 38-124
(For Immediate Release)
Contact: Sue Holst
573-751- 6510
JEFFERSON CITY, MO., MARCH 17, 2010 - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is partnering with the Missouri Folk Arts Program to sponsor "Tuesdays at the Capitol" for the 23rd year. The annual event brings Missouri's finest traditional artists to the Missouri State Museum for live, hands-on demonstrations. On two Tuesdays this April, demonstrations will take place from 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. in the Missouri State Museum on the first floor of the State Capitol in Jefferson City.
On April 13, Irene Livingston of Columbia and her apprentice, Diana Lehman of Jefferson City, will demonstrate and display the art of rug "twining." Twining is a traditional method of rug weaving using a large frame loom. Like quilting and rug braiding, twining is a tradition that recycles old fabric scraps into functional and beautiful objects. Livingston, a retired school teacher, learned to twine rugs from an extended family member as a teenager in Verona, Mo.
On April 20, fourth-generation Ozark dulcimer maker and old-time musician Don Graves, along with apprentices Brili Graves and Ryan L. White, all of Lebanon, will share songs, tunes and family stories about the "walking cane" dulcimer, an older version of the instrument strummed with a turkey quill. For more than 50 years, Graves and his sisters performed old-time ballads and gospel tunes at their father's side until his death. Graves and his apprentices continue the family tradition for another generation.
The artists who demonstrate during these programs are current participants in the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, a 25-year-old project that pairs master traditional artists with talented apprentices to pass artistic and cultural traditions on to the next generation.
The Missouri Folk Arts Program and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program are funded by the Missouri Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. MFAP, administered by the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri-Columbia, was established in 1984 and builds cross-cultural understanding by documenting, conserving and presenting Missouri's living folk arts and folk life in collaboration with Missouri's citizens. maa.missouri.edu/mfap.
The Missouri State Museum is located on the first floor of the Capitol building at 201 West Capitol Avenue. The museum is open to the public free of charge from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. For more information, contact the Missouri State Museum office at 573-751-2854 or the Department of Natural Resources toll free at 800-334-6946 (voice) or 800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). For information on state parks and historic sites, visit the Web at mostateparks.com.


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The public is invited and requested to arrive no later than 6:15 p..m. so that they may be seated before the forum begins. Photographing of the forum for campaign purposes is prohibited, as the forum hosts are non-partisan political organization and do not endorse candidates.
Panelists are Dr. Albert Samuels, League of Women Voters of Baton Rouge; Nicole Anthony, Esq, the Martinet Society; Dr. Adell Brown, 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been questioned over claims his 2007 election campaign received illegal donations from France's richest woman.
After a 12-hour grilling by a judge Mr Sarkozy was declared a material witness - which means he is a suspect but has not been formally charged.
Mr Sarkozy is suspected of accepting thousands of euros from L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.
The 57-year-old, who in office had immunity, denies wrongdoing.
Police raided his home and offices in July as part of an inquiry ordered by examining magistrate, Jean-Michel Gentil.
Although he has stepped back from frontline politics since his defeat by Socialist challenger Francois Hollande, Mr Sarkozy is rumoured still to harbour ambitions of running for re-election in 2017, the BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris reports.
The outcome of the investigation could determine whether the former president will make his widely anticipated return, our correspondent says.
Cash envelopesMr Sarkozy was given the status of a material witness at the end of the gruelling session with the judge in the south-western city of Bordeaux.
The decision means he is still a suspect, but there is not yet the prima facie evidence to bring a formal charge, our correspondent says.
The judge can call him back to answer further questions, and the former president is not yet in the clear, our correspondent says.
This was a better outcome than Mr Sarkozy's supporters might have feared, as there had been speculation he could be placed under formal investigation, our correspondent adds.
Mr Sarkozy avoided the media when he arrived at the heavily guarded courthouse in Bordeaux on Thursday morning.
It is alleged that staff acting for Mrs Bettencourt gave 150,000 euros (£120,600) in cash to Mr Sarkozy's aides during his successful 2007 campaign to become president.
Individual campaign contributions in France are limited to 4,600 euros.
Mrs Bettencourt's former accountant, Claire Thibout, alleges Mr Sarkozy's campaign treasurer at the time - Eric Woerth, who later became budget minister - collected the cash in person.
She also revealed in a leaked police interview that Mr Sarkozy, while mayor of Neuilly from 1983 to 2002, paid "regular" visits to the Bettencourt house, our correspondent says.
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- November 2012: Nicolas Sarkozy questioned about claims Mrs Bettencourt illegally helped finance his 2007 electoral campaign.
- July 2012: Police raid Sarkozy home and offices after he lost immunity as president
- September 2010: French financial police searches the main offices of President Sarkozy's party
- July 2010: Mrs Bettencourt's former accountant, Claire Thibout, alleges Nicolas Sarkozy was one of a number of centre-right politicians to receive regular envelopes of cash
The former president has dismissed as mere gossip claims that he took envelopes stuffed with cash.
Mr Woerth, who was forced to resign as UMP party treasurer in July as a result of the scandal, is already under formal investigation over the 150,000 euro payment allegations.
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Another thing to keep in mind is that this work only applies to tenants and landlords in a residential rental agreement relationship with each other. While evictions of business tenants in commercial property can be accomplished under these procedures (and in fact, they should be accomplished under these procedures to remove certain legal counterclaims by such commercial tenants), it is not strictly necessary to do a commercial eviction in the manner herein described.
Further, it should be noted that schools providing dormitory space to their students are not required to follow the processes in this eviction kit.
Breach of Lease Agreement or End of Right To Possession
The first thing that must occur before a landlord may initiate an eviction under the legal process in Ohio is the there must be a breach of the rental agreement or an end to the right of possession by the tenant. Examples of a breach of the lease might be the tenant's failure to pay rent, having an unauthorized pet or other occupant, or damage to the premises. Examples of the end of the right to possession would be the fact that the term of the lease agreement has ended without an agreement to renew, or that the landlord has decided to end a month to month tenancy. In any case, this triggering event is the first thing that occurs in the eviction process
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Three-Day Eviction Notice Required to Be Posted Before Court has Jurisdiction
Once the triggering event has occurred, every eviction should begin with a three-day notice to vacate. The three-day notice to vacate tells the tenant what the problem is and indicates that you (the landlord) may proceed with an eviction proceeding against the tenant. The notice is a prerequisite to the eviction proceeding. Without receipt of it, the tenant can defeat the eviction proceeding because the court is without jurisdiction to hear the case in the absence of a properly served three-day notice to vacate.
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We have put together a form to be used with this kit based upon three-day notices that has been successfully used to evict tenants in other court cases. The three-day notice should identify the premises the landlord seeks vacated, it should have on it the date that it was posted and the day that the landlord wants the tenant out by. But most importantly, there is a certain amount of statutorily mandated language which must not only appear on the face of the three day notice, but the text of the language must be set off from other language in the notice.
Defenses To Eviction Actions
Problems at the Rented Premises
Tenants' favorite defense is to begin listing off all the problems that existed at the premises during the eviction hearing. This has no relevancy at the eviction hearing and the landlord does not have to address these arguments.
While tenants have multiple remedies if the landlord is not accomplishing his duties under Ohio Revised Code Section 5321.04 or is breaching some aspect of the lease agreement himself, normally, a tenant will not have followed the proper procedure in such situations. If conditions exist at the premises posing a threat to the health or safety of the tenant then the tenant must inform the in writing of the problem (note, some courts even require that this writing be served by certified mail).
After informing the landlord in writing, the landlord has the lesser of 30 days or a reasonable amount of time depending on the problem to correct the problem. If the landlord fails to do so within that time period, the tenant may place rent in escrow (provided they are current on rent) with the clerk of courts, sue to force you to make the repairs, or if the conditions warrant, terminate the tenancy. The only time that problems at the premises are relevant is when the tenant has followed this procedure and placed the correct amount of rent in escrow at the appropriate time.
Accepting Rent After Posting the Three-Day Notice to Vacate
Once the landlord has posted the three-day eviction notice to vacate, he cannot accept any future rent. Acceptance of past due rent after the three day eviction notice has been posted is fine, but rent for any time after the three-day eviction notice has been posted will waive the three-day eviction notice, thus removing jurisdiction from the court to hear the proceedings.
To illustrate by way of example, let's say the current month is March and rent was due on the first of the month. It is now the seventh of the month and the tenant has not paid rent for March yet. On the seventh of March, the landlord posts the three-day eviction notice to vacate. The tenant comes later that day and offers to pay the rent but not late fees. The landlord accepts the rent. Can the landlord maintain the eviction action against the tenant at this point?
The tenant can now argue that he has paid rent through the end of the month and is, not only current on rent, but has paid future rent. Furthermore, the tenant may argue that the landlord waived late fees by accepting the rent without them and by not demanding them at that time. The landlord may argue that the rental obligation for March had already become due, thus making his acceptance of rent for the month of March an acceptance of past due rent. But why get into this argument? If the landlord just doesn't accept any rent after posting the three-day eviction notice then he will not have to worry about this defense.
A far clearer example of accepting future rent would be where the landlord posts the three day eviction notice on March 15 after discovering an unauthorized animal at the premises, waits the appropriate time, and then files the FED Action. When April 1 rolls around, if the landlord accepts money for April's rent, then this is a complete defense to the eviction action as the court will find the landlord to have accepted future rent.
It is often hard to turn down money from a tenant. But if the landlord is serious about maintaining the eviction action and removing the tenant, these amounts must not be accepted. Most landlords refuse to accept any amount other than the full amount owing to resolve an eviction. Once an eviction has been filed, most landlords have already determined they no longer want the individual as a tenant and will not accept any money prior to the eviction.
The seminal case on a landlord's acceptance of future rent as a defense to the eviction is the cases of Associated Estates Corp. v. Bartell (1985), 24 Ohio App.3d 6; and Presidential Park Apartments v.. Colston,1980 Ohio App 4819 (March 20, 1980) Franklin Co. App. No. 79 AP 604, unreported. The seminal case on a landlord's acceptance of past due rent as not being defense to the eviction is the case of Graham v. Pavrini (1983), 9 Ohio App.3d 89. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Baton Rouge, La (NBC33) — The Athletic Committee at Southern will meet on April 19 regarding former Men's Basketball Head Coach Rob Spivery.
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The cold front that pushed through Central Florida Saturday - raining out the ARCA race and Bud Shootout - has got us in its grip now.
Temperatures are predicted to dip below freezing tonight, with a stiff wind kicking in a chill factor. I know that doesn't seem like much to folks from parts north and west or Washington and the Northeast that just got dumped on by a big winter storm. But here in Daytona, it's not just local fans bundling up.
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Kris just cannot stop talking about the affair that broke up her first marriage. Love expert Diana Falzone tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY why Kris needs to leave her past behind her.
Many think that Kim Kardashian is the drama queen of her family. However, the momager matriarch Kris Jenner usurped the title with her latest antics!
First she writes a tell-all book sharing intimate details of a sordid affair that caused her marriage to first husband Robert Kardashian to fall apart. Now she is making it a part of the reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians!
A preview of next week's episode shows Kris running into her former lover and then talking about how good he looked to a friend.
Kris, get it together! You're not a silly school girl — you're a wife and mother. Your philandering ways tore your family apart once. Do you want to tempt fate again?
What happened in the past should stay there in order to keep it from haunting the present.
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The. Pimp whore momager thinks that people in the USa love and adore for all the dirty things that they are doing so she's theiir audience what they deserve:TRASH!
For as long as there are stupid people watching them they will continue what their audience are looking for.
Ban this trashy family so they will disappear!
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I know the show has finished filming but the ratings are tanking lower every week so the publicity is needed and Kris could care less if she is promoted in a bad light as long as it will get people to watch.
They went overboard with the photoshopping of Kris in the picture. She wish her waist was that tiny. lol
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French and British authorities are in disagreement over the handling of the investigation into the 25 July 2000 Aerospatiale/British Aerospace Concorde crash. But both parties agree on the fundamental causes laid out in the Bureau d'Enquetes Accidents (BEA) final report published on 16 January.
Dissent by the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) is appended to the BEA report. The main complaint is that the involvement of the judiciary from the beginning of any French accident inquiry slows the technical investigation, and that Concorde crash evidence the AAIB wished to examine was either actively withheld, or the AAIB was only allowed to examine it briefly.
The Concorde crashed soon after take-off from runway 26R at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, France, when the aircraft's No 2 port main- gear tyre exploded after it was cut by a strip of metal from another aircraft. The BEA says tyre debris pierced the No 5 fuel-tank within the left wing, and the resulting fuel stream caught fire. Hot air, debris and some unburned fuel entered the engine intakes, reducing available engine power.
But the AAIB says it believes it has not been proven that wing-piercing was the result of hydraulic shock. The report says, following the tyre-burst just after take-off-decision speed, the aircraft veered left, with the port gear entering soft ground. The aircraft had caught fire on the ground and air traffic control warned the crew of this.
According to the report, the crew rotated the aircraft for take-off 15kt (30km/h) before reaching the planned 183kt. This put the aircraft in a position from which it was almost impossible to accelerate after the two left engines began to lose power. The gear also would not retract, increasing drag.
Following a fire warning on No 2 engine, the flight-engineer began to shut it down, and the captain told him to carry out the fire drill, which he did.
The aircraft was left with three operating engines, the gear stuck down and the No 1 engine losing power. According to the report, the minimum speed (Vzrc) to maintain a zero climb rate in Concorde with power on three engines and the gear down is 205kt, and with two engines inoperative more than 300kt.
The highest speed achieved by the aircraft was less than 211kt before the power on No 1 engine began to run right down, and the speed began dropping until the aircraft became unflyable.
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Michelman opens new European Technical Center in Windhof, Luxembourg
WINDHOF, Luxembourg, Sept. 25, 2013 (Press Release) -Michelman celebrated the grand opening of the company's new European Technical Center in Windhof, Luxembourg on September 24, 2013. The facility is located in the state-of-the-art SolarWind building.
Heidelberg's Speedmaster XL 145/162 VLF press series receives 2013 InterTech Technology Award
KENNESAW, GA, Sept. 30, 2013 (Press Release) -For the first time in 35 years, Printing Industries of America has honored a 57"/64" sheetfed offset press with a prestigious 2013 InterTechTMTechnology Award.
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ECMA, the European Carton Makers Association, has provided its members vital inspiration in their quest for growth. During the congress 200 people were present. The delegates looked into new markets, the speakers provided ideas to break down boundaries and ECMA offered its members and the industry guidance in the very competitive marketplaces around the world where they operate in.
China's Nine Dragons tests PMs with 650,000 tonnes/yr of containerboard capacity
SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2013 (PPI Asia) -Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) has started trials runs on two recycled containerboard PMs with a combined capacity of 650,000 tonnes/yr at a greenfield site in Quanzhou city, Fujian province.
Their startup has raised the firm's total recycled containerboard capacity to 9.98 million tonnes/yr.
Paperboard Packaging Alliance announces student design winners at Pack Expo
WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 24, 2013 (Press Release) -The Paperboard Packaging Alliance (PPA), a joint initiative between the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) and the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), announced the winners of its Ninth Annual Student Design Challenge on Monday, Sept. 23 at the PACK EXPO convention in Las Vegas, Nev.
H.B. Fuller showcases Sesame high modulus tape for corrugated packaging to protect produce
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 24, 2013 (PRNewswire) -In a packaging era where light weighting and flexible substrates are the name of the game, corrugated packaging designers are looking for solutions to a myriad of fruit and vegetable produce distribution challenges.
The Alexir partnership launches Cartocan at Packaging Innovations London
LONDON, Sept. 25, 2013 (PRWeb) -Leading carton board converters, the Alexir Partnership, will be attending Packaging Innovations London and will be launching the new Cartocan® to the UK market at the event. This exclusive event for branded and inspirational packaging will take place at the London Business Design Centre on October 1 and 2.
Favini to showcase its Crush, Majestic, Dolce Vita, Softy and black range of paper products at Packaging Innovations London 2013, Oct. 1-2
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Stampede 3D!
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I want to announce here my latest game for iOS - Stampede 3D! Stampede brings the controls of games like Diablo or Dota to the causal realm in a title packed with fast-paced arcade survival action rendered in toon style 3D. Quickly and carefully path your way through the horde or use spells to hold your ground! (Much like a bullet-hell shoot-em-up) The game-play is a pretty unique combination of other elements, which might be hard to picture so here is a video of some raw game-play (a very hard level late in the game's progression); Youtube link | Pop Up As the game progresses survival becomes more difficult with new types of enemies being added into the mix such as enemies that cant be killed, homing enemies and large boss enemies. To face the increasing intensity of the stampede players can raise their power to fight and escape their foes by using levels ups to upgrade their spells and abilities or to unlocking new characters. Players can also interact with their environment in order to survive, throw special enemies off your trail by triggering a falling log or leading them into a trap. Stampede has just been approved for sale on the App Store by Apple and will soon be available on iPad, iPod and iPhone, but I still have some work ahead of me submitting PR and emails etc. If you want to hear when the game is release and grab it early at a discount price you could follow the facebook page here; [URL=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stampede-3D/203400843098509]Stampede 3D on Facebook[/URL] or alternatively, the game has a twitter page here; [URL=http://www.twitter.com/stampede3d]Stampede 3D on Twitter[/URL] This should be available on the App Store on the 7th of February Hope you guys like the look of it , -Mittens |
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Windows getting an all-new Start menu in future release, and here it is
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One of the biggest complaints about Windows 8 is the lack of the Start button, but the feature is about to make a return with an overhauled look and feel. In the leaked screenshot above, you see the new Start menu, which incorporates Microsoft's tile design that you'll find it using across its product line in areas like Xbox, Windows Phone, Office, and of course, Windows itself.
As you see in the screenshot, there are tiles embedded into the Start menu for items like People, Mail, PC Settings, Calendar, Xbox, Camera, and more. We'd imagine that you'd be able to rearrange items, pin your favorites, and remove things you'd never use. Bringing back the Start menu could be seen as a big step back, with Microsoft succumbing to users who refuse to embrace change; others may see it as the company finally listening to user feedback and addressing those needs. The Start button is much more usable on a computer that doesn't have a touchscreen than the home screen version of the Start menu. No word on when the change will go public.
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HP decided that it was time to build a business notebook that sports the best features of the top consumer laptops, and the result is the HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1. Ridiculously long name aside, the thin and light body construction is the right first-impression, and is a stark change from the typical squared-off black boxes that you typically find in a business notebook.
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Microsoft has officially the new Surface Pro 3 during a press event in New York City this morning, just under 7 months after releasing the Surface Pro 2. While the Surface Pro 3 may look similar at first glance, what with the kickstand and all, Surface chief Panos Panay went out of his way to make the point that this device is all about solving the problem of deciding between a laptop and a tablet. The Surface Pro 3, after all, can replace your laptop, claimed Panay.
So what makes the new model so impressive? Let's take a look at a rundown of features. First, Microsoft has increased the display size to 12-inches at a 3:2 aspect ratio and 2,160 x 1,440 resolution. That is the largest Surface display yet, with the highest density to boot. Despite being larger, it's also lighter than the Surface Pro 2 as well, weighing in at 800 grams. Panay made the point by comparing the weight of the Surface Pro 3 against the 11-inch MacBook Air, which has a smaller display without as high a screen resolution.
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Microsoft Surface 2 with AT&T 4G LTE available tomorrow
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Microsoft has announced that it'll finally release the Surface 2 with LTE built in with 64GB storage capacity. Interested buyers will be able to pick up the updated model starting tomorrow from Microsoft Stores, Best Buy, and AT&T Wireless locations.
With the exception of the added LTE support, don't expect other changes in the Surface 2 hardware. You'll find a new SIM card slot located by the volume rocker, but that's it. Users will be able to use the LTE function as a mobile hotspot for their other devices as well. A year of free Skype calls to landline numbers and 200GB of OneDrive cloud storage is also thrown in.
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Windows super-fan Paul Thurrott, who has a good track record for internal Microsoft rumors, is sharing information that he has heard as it pertains to the launch window and pricing of the new Xbox (which we are assuming will be called Xbox Reveal or Infinity, but is codenamed Durango.) First, the next Xbox will launch in early November 2013, and will cost $499 out of the gate. Alternatively, you'll be able to pay $299 for the console if you also pay a $10 monthly subscription fee.
If this is true, then we imagine that this is where all of the hoopla over an "always-on" console is coming from. If you choose to go the subscription route, then your Xbox will likely need to be connected to the Internet in order to make sure the subscription is active. Piggybacking on that thought, maybe if you stop paying (or if you can't get the Xbox online,) then the Xbox will simply not let you play games until you are paid up or reconnect it to Xbox Live.
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We arrived in Manarola by car, our tour company driver phoned ahead as we arrived and Giuliana was waiting for us near the church. There is limited access to cars, our driver was allowed in to drop us off. We were prewarned by the company to travel light and not to take our suitcases, which we left at our hotel... More
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Since WooCommerce 1.5.3 the plugin comes bundled with dummy data which can be imported to instantly give you a working store with products to test the different features WooCommerce has to offer.
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The dummy data for WooCommerce is located in a file called dummy_data.xml which is located in the WooCommerce plugin directory. Once WooCommerce is installed go to 'wp-content/plugins/woocommerce' and locate the dummy_data.xml file.
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From the WordPress admin area go to Tools -> Import and click on the WordPress link.
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You can control your Xbox One console by using voice commands via a Kinect sensor. For example, you can pause a movie or invite a friend to chat by using your voice.
The Xbox One Kinect sensor uses a microphone to hear your voice commands. Making sure that your Kinect sensor can hear you is key to a great experience. This article describes how to troubleshoot issues with the Kinect microphone when you try to use voice commands.
Consider the following points when you adjust the Kinect microphone or configure your play space:
If you are having trouble getting your Kinect sensor to recognise voice commands, try the following.
Verify that your Kinect sensor is on
Perform a full power cycle of your console
A full power cycle reboots the console fully. Doing this does not erase any of your games or data. Here's how:
Note If your console is in Instant-On power mode, these steps will shut the console completely off. Instant-On mode, or the ability to turn on your console by saying "Xbox On", won't be enabled until you restart the console.
Calibrate the Kinect microphone
Before you start the procedure:
To calibrate the Kinect microphone, follow these steps
During the audio check, the sensor checks the background noise in your play space. If there is not too much background noise, the system automatically goes to the next step. If there is too much background noise, minimise the background noise and then run the audio check again.
During the audio check, the sensor plays several tones to determine speaker placement. The system displays a screen when it calibrates the microphone. This may take a few seconds.
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Organic...still Grubs
I have maintained an all natural organic lawn for the past 4 years. I follow all the rules, mow high, water deep (1inch) weekly, leave clippings, spray compost tea, top dress with compost, overseed in the fall, fertilize with Ringer brand organic fertilizer, sbm, and corn gluten meal.
Most areas are doing very well, but the last two years my lawn in the front yard has gone yellow in late July. I assumed it was dormant and would come back, but it never did. This year was worse and when I dethatched the lawn it literally just peeled off in sheets. Underneath I found grubs...lots of them. In a square ft. section I could could almost 20. I plan to treat with beneficial nematodes, Had anyone had success/experience with applying nematodes?
2 other questions:
1. Why is there a belief that organic lawns don't get grubs, or at least not in high enough volumes to destroy a lawn. Last year I didn't even inspect closely for grubs, because everything I read online suggested that is just an issue for synthetic lawns. I reseeded last fall and the this spring an early summer it was one of the best looking sections of my lawn, lush, thick, and green.
2. I also always hear that a healthy organic lawn won't need to be dethatched, but mine needs to be annually. I'm confident that my lawn is healthy, when removing the grubs the soil was a nice loan with many worms... yet I still have a thatch build up by the fall? thoughts?
1) That myth is just that, a myth. You'll still get grubs. However, there are at least two organic methods of control--nematodes, which will happily eat the grubs and kill them, and Milky Spore, which will happily infect the grubs and kill them.
Nematodes take effect immediately, Milky Spore requires some time to build in the soil.
I had limited luck with either and use...non organic methodology...on that one single issue. Grubs are a real problem for me, and damage or widespread lawn death would happen if I didn't. I had more than a thousand square feet of lawn "float" a few years ago.
2) If you're dropping enough organic food to keep nitrogen levels at the top layer up, thatch will disappear. Most of us don't do that (including me this year), so we get some thatch. It's usually not nearly as bad as a synthetically-fed lawn, though.
You can safely ignore up to a quarter inch of thatch (in the lawn, when pulled out even a quarter inch looks like several inches). It won't do any harm, isn't thick enough to encourage insects, and does help to protect the crowns a little bit.
Amounts larger than that should be dethatched. Alternately, heavy use of soybean meal for a year or so will consume the thatch as the bacteria get more than ample nitrogen from the soybean and go after the thatch for carbon.
morpheuspa, really appreciate the reply. Yes, the grubs did a lot of damage this year, not 1000sq, but probably like 400 or so. I hand picked out like 200 today, as I am preparing the area for reseeding. The grubs should be dying soon anyways, so I will wait until next year to put down the nematodes.
I have heard that milky spores take a very long time to be effective, as much as a few years and that timing is critical. Did you apply the milky spores year over year and still have no improvement?
Your probably right about the thatch not being too thick, but seems like a lot when I pull it all up. The main reason I feel the need to do that is I need to overseed and if I don't remove the thatch, the seed will have a tough time making good contact with the soil.
I noticed a lot of birds feeding in that area of the yard. I thought they were eating my worms, but now think they were eating the grubs. Maybe I will look into attracting specific birds to the yard if the nematodes don't work. I have been temped to use chemicals for crabgrass, but refused and slowly strengthened my lawn organically...hopefully I can solve this naturally as well. If not, I'll just let it turn to dirt...haha.
Grubs don't actually die for winter, they go dormant and wait for spring. But at that point, they're quite large and tough to kill. Post-September, you'd have to pull out guns big enough that I wouldn't ever contemplate using them. Even now, the guns are bigger than they would have been in July.
Fortunately, spring grubs don't feed much (Japanese beetles, anyway). Then they turn into beetles and stop hassling the lawn and start hassling everything else. :-)
You can stop hand-picking them unless you enjoy doing it. You can't really make much dent in the population, I'm afraid. Fortunately, a flock of robins can whip through and pick out more than you could ever manage.
I did do the Milky Spore over several years at slightly above recommended rates. Zip. Nada. No dice. But others do report good effects from it, so perhaps I was just unlucky.
For overseeding purposes, I can understand dethatching, so no argument there at all. Although really, you shouldn't have to overseed every year, which may reflect on your care regimen.
Crabgrass definitely does reflect on it. I do get it in the gardens and my pots, but not one bit in the lawn. It gets choked out. But if you look at my blog (link included) you can kind of see why. There are photos down the list somewhere there from early September.
That's a Kentucky Bluegrass lawn, fed organically. My care regimen is kind of heavy:
early May: 15 pounds per thousand sq ft of soybean meal
August 1: 15 lbs/K of soybean meal
August 20: Milorganite at bag rate
September 10 (or so): 15 lbs/K of soybean meal
October 1 (or so): 15 lbs/K of soybean meal
October-ish: Mulch all fall leaves, import leaves if I have time
Growth stoppage, usually Thanksgiving-ish: Winterize
...for a total of around 6 pounds per thousand nitrogen equivalent per year. And this is a low year, I've been transforming my soil and adding organic material in previous years. My top flight year was over 1,200 pounds per thousand of organic material in the form of grains, leaves, and everything else I could scrounge including home-made compost. That's severe overkill, but sure did whip that soil into shape fast.
Here is a link that might be useful: My blog
I am not sure where you ever saw that organic lawns would not get these grubs but that is very incorrect information. Many people do not understand how Milky Spore, "Bacillus popilleae", Disease works so they will tell others that it does not. MSD is a passive pest control product, the grubs must ingest the spores, the spores do not go out in search of the grubs. MSD is also effective for only a fairly short time tin the grubs life, shortly after they hatch which means it should be applied so it is there when they hatch. Many people apply MSD in the spring hoping to control the grubs that are almost ready to pupate which is the wrong time since these grubs are not affected by the MSD.
There is also a genuine misunderstanding of what lawn thatch is, and the link below may be of some help understanding what it is. An accumulation of grass clippings is not that evil thatch although many people think it is. Some thatch is even beneficial.
You may well be putting too much Nitrogen on your lawn. The recycled grass clippings can provide up to 1/2 the N requirements of your lawn annually and that is about 2 pounds of N per 1,000 square feet. Compost, Compost Tea, The Ringer, Soybean Meal, and the corn gluten meal all provide N. Since N is quite volatile what is not used fairly quickly by the plants can be washed out into the ground water which causes that water to be polluted.
What does a good reliable soil test tell you about the soil you have?
How much Organic Matter is in that soil?
How well does that soil drain?
How well does that soil retain moisture?
Other then the grubs what kind of life is in that soil?
Here is a link that might be useful: About lawn thatch
Kimmsr, Thanks for the info. I have seen it mentioned that grubs don't typically occur in an organic lawn. Probably the main place I am recalling and quoting comes from http://www.richsoil.com/lawn-care.jsp
That website, while simple started me down the organic lawn care path. The author says:
"I have never had to personally deal with grubs. And I have yet to encounter an organic grower that has had to deal with them. But I have had many people write to me and ask how to deal with grubs organically. Nearly all of them have mentioned "Last year I sprayed toxic goo to get rid of the grubs and now they're back"
In terms of thatch I doubt I put down too much nitrogen, since I have lots of clover, which indicate a lawn is nitrogen deficient. I listed all the stuff I use, but sparingly due to cost. I haven't done a soil test in 3 years, I sent it to my extension office. I was more concerned with pH at the time and can't find the results now. The soil has a lot of worms. Drainage tested using the 1ft by 1ft hole, fill/drain, then fill drain again and found that it all drained very fast (about 1/2 hour).
Im no expert, just trying to maintain an acceptable lawn without chemicals.
None of us are experts although we are students trying to learn how to live and grow in our environment.
Although clover can be an indicator of low available Nitrogen in soil it will grow even in soils with ample amounts of N once established. Thatch and Nitrogen are only remotely connected, but thatch buildup is an indication that the Soil Food Web is not very active. Your drainage test indicates there is too little organic matter in the soil and that has an adverse affect on the Soil Food Web because they feed on organic matter. In addition to a soil test for soil pH, P, K, Ca, and Mg perhaps these simple soil tests may be of some help.
1) Soil test for organic matter. From that soil sample put enough of the rest to make a 4 inch level in a clear 1 quart jar, with a tight fitting lid. Fill that jar with water and replace the lid, tightly. Shake the jar vigorously and then let it stand for 24 hours. Your soil will settle out according to soil particle size and weight. For example, a good loam will have about 1-3/4 inch (about 45%) of sand on the bottom. about 1 inch (about 25%) of silt next, about 1 inch (25%) of clay above that, and about 1/4 inch (about 5%) of organic matter on the top.
2) Drainage. Dig a hole 1 foot square and 1 foot deep and fill that with water. After that water drains away refill the hole with more water and time how long it takes that to drain away. Anything less than 2 hours and your soil drainsâ too quickly and needs more organic matter to slow that drainage down. Anything over 6 hours and the soil drains too slowly and needs lots of organic matter to speed it up.
3) Tilth. Take a handful of your slightly damp soil and squeeze it tightly. When the pressure is released the soil should hold together in that clump, but when poked with a finger that clump should fall apart.
4) Smell. What does your soil smell like? A pleasant, rich earthy odor? Putrid, offensive, repugnant odor? The more organic matter in your soil the more active the soil bacteria will be and the nicer your soil will smell.
5) Life. How many earthworms per shovel full were there? 5 or more indicates a pretty healthy soil. Fewer than 5, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, indicates a soil that is not healthy.
+above. You can get thatch buildup from heavy use of synthetic nitrogen due to the excessive growth. It leads to excessive sloughing of material that your food web may not be up to digesting fast enough--and hence, thatch buildup.
But the link between the two is kind of vague and indirect. Even heavily overfed lawns with good food webs can handle the thatch. Poor food webs may not be able to handle even normal thatch levels.
I have KBG, which is famously thatchy (not quite as bad as zoysia, though), but have very little to no thatch. I've encouraged the food web by increasing organic material and feeding organically.
None of us are experts although we are students trying to learn how to live and grow in our environment.
Ahem. I'd like to introduce this forum to MorpheusPA. Morph, meet the forum. I consider myself to be fairly well read on organic lawn care, Kimmsr, too; but I consider Morph to be an expert. Sure we're all students, but Morph has been my teacher for the past few years. I realize Morph left this forum years ago, so the reintroduction may help people when trying to evaluate the advice they get. If there was a planetary award for lawn of the year, Morph would get it. Listen carefully to what he says.
Back to the grubs, I think we all jumped out of our chairs at the idea that organic lawns don't get them...or might even be less prone to getting them. Grubs come from the Japanese beetles and June bugs that flock to our porch lights in the late spring. I have heard it said that people usually don't get grubs two years in a row, so this might be a rare case.
I have used beneficial nematodes successfully and unsuccessfully. The key to success is to apply them to a saturated soil and then water them in. I tell people to apply them on day 3 of a 4-day rainstorm. So water an inch, apply bn, and continue to water another 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
In terms of thatch I doubt I put down too much nitrogen, since I have lots of clover, which indicate a lawn is nitrogen deficient.
There's another misconception. Clover loves fertilizer. So do most other plants. But clover is simply a plant that will tolerate worse soil than some other plants. It will not die out when you start fertilizing, and the presence of clover does not indicate much of anything. It can be very hard to get rid if organically because it drops so much seed. It rebounds easily.
I'm concerned about reseeding. It sound like you reseed every year. Is that right?
I have spent many hours reading about organic lawn care and feel like I understand all the concepts, but clearly am still having issues. I am going to submit another soil test, have not done one in about 3 years. In the meantime, I have starting working through some of the tests outlined by Kimmsr.
Here is what I have found so far:
1. About 6-8 worms in a shovel full of the lawn.
2. Tilth - tough to tell. Wouldn't hold together at all when slightly damp, adding a bit of water and hit held together too well...
3. Smells earthly, no foul odor
4. Just did the soil in jar test, I will review in 24hrs. I have done this in the past and couldn't make heads or tails of the different layers, hopefully this time it is more clear.
Dchall, thanks for the info on the nematodes, will be doing that next June. I will wait to see what the soil test says, but I interpret the clover as nitrogen deficiency because I go very light on the fertilizer due to cost. This year, as an example, I put down probably 20lbs of corn gluten meal in the early spring as a pre-emergent, and then again 6 weeks later, and that is about it. In the fall I usually would also apply ringer brand organic fertilizer at about the same rate. This year I have not, because I have been so busy re-seeding all of the damaged areas.
Yes, I overseed every year and seem to always have dead spots after the summer. This is probably because I cannot keep up with the 1inch per week that is needed. Water is just too expensive. As a result, my lawn goes dominant, but often I have many spots that just don't come back. Then in the fall I spend many hours using a detaching rake to pull out all the dead grass and overseed. Next spring, my lawn will look really good, thick and green, but by July it starts to suffer.
I had grubs in the same area last year, but didn't inspect closely as I assumed they were a small population. This year, they are Bad...
Other issues I have to deal with, are mature trees on surrounding properties that limit the amount of direct sun I get. Nothing I can do about that. Probably as a result, I have areas of my lawn that always get moss, although I may be able to improve that by adding amendments.
Thanks again for all the advise. I will keep you posted when I get my soil test results
Where we did do some digging this year we found here no grubs and I did not see any June Bugs or Japanese Beetles anywhere this year while I have heard from people that have been inundated with them. Last year we had many of both.
I think moss is more an indication is compacted soil. Common thought is that moss grows on compacted, moist, acidic soils in shady areas, while I find moss growing on my crushed dolomitic limestone covered driveway in full sun that only gets wet when it rains. I also find moss growing on the concrete blocks that are the foundation for the house, lime, little moisture, but on the north side so little sun. I also find moss growing on some loose sand, very well drained and in full sun.
Grasses need bright light, not necessarily direct sun, and there are species of grass that grow better in shadier areas then some other grasses, ie. Fescues rather than Blue Grass.
@Kimmsr/All -
Here are the results of my soil test done by Umass Extension Office. I was quite surprised that I have been able to increase my organic matter to > 11% in the last 5 years. The last time I had this test done I was also lower in Potassium and my pH was around 5.9.
Anything else that can be determined from these results? Actions to be taken?


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There is only one sure way to get rid of those unwanted kilos collected over the New Year period - get in your kayak and paddle!!!
That is just what Bob Glenister and friends are doing when they Kayak for Kemo Kids on January 13.
The 1,000 km from Coolangatta to Sydney will be covered in 23 days by the five kayakers, all dedicated to raising as much money as possible for cancer research at The Children's Hospital at Westmead. This is the third year the event has taken place and each time it is bigger and better.
On Monday 11th December, The Children's Hospital at Westmead will be hosting a workshop for health professionals to focus on the problem of, and potential solutions to, obesity in childhood and adolescence. This workshop will tackle one of the most serious health risks to young Australians.
There is clear evidence that the prevalence of obesity and overweight in Australian children is increasing. At the recent Pre-Olympic Congress Dr Michael Booth presented evidence showing that approximately 20% of Australian children and adolescents are currently overweight or obese and the trend is for this figure to increase.
On 6 November 1995 we welcomed our first patient to our new Hospital at Westmead. So on 6 November 2000, acknowledging that we aren't really 'new' any more, we launched our new name - The Children's Hospital at Westmead.
This change takes into account the view of many staff and a wide range of our donors and supporters. By modifying our commonly used name we will now more accurately reflect what we are... a Children's Hospital, and where we are... at Westmead.
On March 16, 17 & 18, 2001, The Children's Hospital Education Research Institute (CHERI) will be presenting their sixth annual Conference. This Conference offers the first national focus to display, share and promote Australian research and experience in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and associated conditions.
The Hon Craig Knowles MP, Minister for Health, will be launching the Operation Art 2000 display at The Art Gallery of NSW on Tuesday 24 October at 10am. The art works are the winning 50 from over 450 that have been created by children from across NSW for sick kids at The New Children's Hospital, Westmead.
The program is in its sixth year with entries each year surpassing all expectations. Operation Art is a way of involving young people in the special work of the hospital, and its arts program.
On Friday 1st December enjoying a great cuppa will take on a whole new significance.
Friday 1st December will be the first ever Cuppa for Kids. Select cafes, clubs and hotels will donate 50 cents from each hot drink sold to the Children's Hospital at Westmead.
Kids Health, the Child Health Promotion Unit at The New Children's Hospital, Westmead, runs seminars for parents throughout the year.
On Tuesday 14th November Ian Wallace will present "ADHD Behaviours, Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Behaviour" in the Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre at The New Children's Hospital.
Kids Health, the Child Health Promotion Unit at The New Children's Hospital, Westmead, in collaboration with Parramatta City Council and Holroyd City Council has organised a "Child Restraint Awareness Day" for Saturday 21st October 2000. Restraint checking will be offered at the front entrance to the Hospital and there will be a free Sausage Sizzle. The Bandaged Bear Road Safety Centre will also be open.
While we all know that fresh fruit and vegetables make healthy people, cherries have never before played such a vital role in building strong beautiful bones in children.
At 8am on Wednesday 18th October the first box of cherries for the season will be auctioned at Sydney Markets to raise money for children with brittle bones being treated at The New Children's Hospital, Westmead.
On Tuesday 7th of November Dr Ken Nunn will present "Parenting Skills in a Changing World" in the Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre at The New Children's Hospital.
Due to the far-reaching impact of the Olympics in Sydney The New Children's Hospital has decided to postpone the Teddy Bears' Picnic until 2001.
The Teddy Bears' Picnic has been an integral part of the Hospital's calendar since 1980. And in 2001 we will be celebrating the Picnic's 21st birthday!
On Tuesday 29th of August Dr Matthew Sanders will present "How To Win At Happier Families" in the Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre at The New Children's Hospital.
Parents with young children should take great care when reversing their car in the driveway at home, according to a study on driveway trauma published in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of Australia.
The study, by Research Fellow, Dr Andrew Holland, and colleagues at The New Children's Hospital, examined records for children admitted to the hospital with injuries sustained from driveway trauma over a four year period. They also examined driveway deaths reported to the NSW Paediatric Trauma Death Registry between 1988 and 1999.
This is an invitation to you and any other grandparents in your community who would like to attend a free information session at the New Children's Hospital, Westmead. It is an event organised by Grandparenting NSW - an association established in 1998 by the Council On The Ageing NSW (COTA) and Kids Health (the Child Health Promotion Unit at The New Children's Hospital, Westmead).
This very special information session "Grandparents: Keeping Grandchildren Safe and Healthy", will take place on Thursday 10th of August and will cover important issues such as road safety, safety around the home, mental health and self-esteem. Small discussion groups will also take place to give all participants an opportunity to share their experiences. The information session will run from 9AM - 1PM with refreshments served at the beginning and a light lunch at the end.
Operation Art - an initiative of The New Children�s Hospital at Westmead, the Department of Education and Training and The Art Gallery of New South Wales - launches its 6th Exhibition at 6pm on Tuesday 1 August at Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith.
Since its inception in 1995, Operation Art has showcased the artistic talents of many New South Wales school children. A very special program, Operation Art combines the creative spirit of children with their desire to do something to help other kids. Every year, the calibre of work continues to impress and delight all those who see the artworks.
The secrets of cancer cells are now being unlocked at The New Children's Hospital, Westmead, thanks to the acquisition of leading edge technology - the latest confocal microscope, which is the first of its kind in Australia.
The Hon. Gabrielle Harrison MP, Member for Parramatta, will launch the Confocal Microscope Facility at The New Children's Hospital at 10am on Monday 31st July.
The purchase of this state of the art equipment is a remarkable example of community co-operation. At a cost of $500,000 the confocal microscope was purchased with funds donated entirely by individuals and members of the corporate world over a 2-year period.
We know that risk factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) include exposure to cigarette smoke during pregnancy, and difficulty to be aroused from sleep. "It now appears that smoking during pregnancy may cause defective arousal responses of an infant." Dr Chris Seton, paediatric sleep specialist at The New Children's Hospital, Westmead, says.
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited metabolic disorder that affects approximately 1: 10,000 children born each year in Australia. It is detected by the Newborn screening laboratories around the country.
Before PKU was identified in the early 1960's children born with the disorder suffered severe intellectual disability. Children who are born with PKU now follow a strict diet low in phenylalanine, one of the essential amino acids, and with good dietary compliance enjoy normal health, growth and development.


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