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Bikram Yoga is a style of yoga which is practiced in a 105° room. Some refer to this style of yoga as "Hot Yoga". Bikram was created by a company in California with Bikram Choudhury. Not only is the room heated but the humidity is set at a level of 40%. Classes are said to include twenty six positions or postures and two specific breathing exercises. A vigorous yoga session performed at this temperature is said to promote extreme sweating and that it is able to rid the person's body of toxins. The body becomes very warm which is said to increase one's flexibility. Let's see if Bikram Yoga produces and noticeable weight loss benefits.
Bikram yoga was designed to stimulate every muscle in a systematic way to bring heath to all parts of the body, especially one's joints and organs. Those who participate use a series of 26 distinct postures for this type of yoga. Through the art of Bikram Yoga, all parts of the body are affected including blood circulation, heart, and lungs, all of the muscles, and even brain activity & mental capacity. The 26 posture exercises of Bikram Yoga are referred to as asanas and pranayama, which are postures and breathing exercises, respectively. While practicing Bikram Yoga, some participants may not use their entire lung capacity at first. As time passes if one continues to practice this type of yoga, a person will eventually be able to withstand holding more oxygen due to stretching of the lungs. This holds true with any type of exercise of the muscles. Enhanced oxygen conversion and absorption along with improved blood circulation is said to be an added benefit of practicing Bikram Yoga.
Extension and compression are two main principles of Bikram Yoga which affects the circulation of the blood. Extension and compression work together to send fresh oxygen to all parts of the body including muscles, organs, and joints. As a participant performs a certain "asana" parts of the body are compressing or stretching alternate body parts to temporarily cut the circulation off. The restricted circulation is said to cause one's heart to send excess blood to those places which were previously compressed. 'Extension' is what happens when excess fresh blood is pumped to parts of the body. Once one has completed the "asana" and comes out of the posture or position, the fresh blood will rejuvenate the arteries that were just being compressed through the use of oxygen. Bikram Yoga is also said to be able to release toxins, bacteria, or infections due to the excess delivery of fresh blood in one's body.
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Christian Laettner
Christian Donald Laettner (/ˈleɪtnər/, LAYT-nər; born August 17, 1969) is an American former basketball player, entrepreneur, and basketball coach. He had a distinguished college and national team career, and played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for thirteen seasons, from 1992–2005. He was also a minority holder in the Major League Soccer (MLS) club D.C. United from 2007 until 2009. He is a current assistant coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.
Laettner played college basketball for the Duke University Blue Devils, starring on the 1991 and 1992 NCAA National Championship teams.[1] He was the only college player selected for the US national team in 1992, nicknamed the "Dream Team". Sometimes considered the greatest team ever assembled in any sport, the Dream Team won the gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics.[2] Laettner was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1992 NBA draft and went on to play 13 seasons in the NBA, including an NBA All-Star Game selection in 1997 while a member of the Atlanta Hawks.
As an individual, he was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010, and as a member of the "Dream Team" he was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2009, and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.[3]
Early life[edit]
Laettner was born Christian Donald Laettner in Angola, New York to a blue-collar Catholic family.[4] Although the Laettner name was German, his father George was of Polish descent. George had attended a Polish-American school, and his grandparents spoke Polish as their first language. The young Christian and his brother frequently worked as farm laborers to supplement their allowance.[4]
Prior to high school, Laettner was crossed up by Buffalo, New York, native Steven Silsby for a layup and one. Silsby rolled his ankle on the play and never returned to the game. Laettner attended Nichols School, where he played high school basketball. Although he received a financial aid package that paid a substantial part of his tuition at the exclusive prep school, his family had to sacrifice to send him there, and he also did janitorial work at the school to defray some of the cost. According to ESPN.com columnist Gene Wojciechowski,[4]
He was, in all probability, the poorest student at the school and almost certainly the only one whose parents ordered his clothes from the Sears catalog, which was the one place they could find pants that fit his growing frame.
In his freshman year, Laettner once scored 67 points in a game.[citation needed] He set the school record for most points at Nichols by scoring over 2000 points in his career. During his career at Nichols, the school won two state titles and reached the state semifinals another time.[4]
Laettner received his first recruiting letter, from nearby St. Bonaventure University, as a freshman. The following year, he became a national recruit, sought after by virtually every major Division I program. He first narrowed his list to 11 schools, and eventually decided he preferred the brand of basketball played in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). By his senior year, he decided he would make only three official visits—to Duke, North Carolina, and Virginia.[4]
College career[edit]
Laettner attended Duke University, and played for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team. He is one of only four players (including teammates Greg Koubek and Brian Davis) to play in four consecutive Final Fours, and the only one to ever start in all four Final Fours. He owns the record for most tournament games played (23) out of a maximum possible of 24 in four years at that time. Laettner's #32 jersey was retired in 1992, making him the sixth of thirteen players so honored by Duke.[5] He averaged 16.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game at Duke and is the all-time three-point shooting percentage leader at Duke with 48.5%.
NCAA Tournament Records Held:
- Most points scored: 407[6]
- Most free throws made: 142
- Most free throw attempts: 167
- Most games played: 23
Laettner is especially known for his last-second, back-to-the-basket, turn-around, game-winning jump shot on March 28, 1992 in Duke's dramatic 104–103 overtime victory over Kentucky in the East regional final of the 1992 NCAA Tournament, played at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. This game was acclaimed by many[7] as the "greatest college basketball game ever played." Footage of Laettner's buzzer beater shot on an across-the-court in-bounds heave pass from Grant Hill is frequently included in televised montages depicting college basketball and the NCAA tournament; in 2003 it was used in a nationally televised commercial by Allstate. In 2009 Laettner appeared in a commercial for Vitamin Water, again replaying the shot with a Vitamin Water bottle; the ad also features Rick Pitino, who was the coach at Kentucky in 1992. In the game as a whole, Laettner made ten of ten shots from the field and ten of ten from the free throw line. His performance in the game as a whole earned him a 1993 ESPY Award for "Outstanding Performance Under Pressure," and the shot in particular received the 1993 ESPY for "College Basketball Play of the Year." Laettner also received the 1993 ESPY for "Outstanding College Basketball Performer of the Year."[8] The shot was also named the most memorable basketball shot of all-time (including the NBA, college, and high school) by The Best Damn Sports Show Period in 2007[9] and the fifth most unforgettable sports moment of all-time across all sports in 2006.[10]
Laettner's shot was clouded somewhat by an incident earlier in the game, in which Laettner tapped with his foot on the chest of Kentucky Wildcat forward Aminu Timberlake, who was lying on the floor. Laettner later said, "It was just from the emotion of the game. There was maybe too much adrenaline flowing, but it was a big mistake. It's worthy of a technical. I don't think it's worthy of getting kicked out of the game even though all the Kentucky fans will disagree with me on that. But it looks horrible. It's one of the things that I'm embarrassed about in my Duke career. There aren't many things, but that's one of them. Coach K was not happy with me about doing that. And he made a point to let me know about it a few times the following week going into the Final Four."[11]
International career[edit]
He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[12][dead link]
In 1992 he was selected for the men's Olympic basketball team, which became known as the "Dream Team". He was the only college player selected to the roster, beating out Shaquille O'Neal for the final spot. The team went on to win the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics, and has been called the greatest sports team ever assembled.[2]
During his 13-year NBA career, Laettner was a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Atlanta Hawks, the Detroit Pistons, the Dallas Mavericks, the Washington Wizards, the Golden State Warriors (though he never played a game for them), and the Miami Heat. Though Laettner never became the superstar some expected, he was voted onto the All-Rookie First Team in 1992–93 and was an All-Star reserve in 1996–97.
Minnesota Timberwolves[edit]
Laettner was drafted third overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves after Shaquille O'Neal (1st overall) and Alonzo Mourning (2nd overall) in the 1992 NBA Draft. (All three would later play together on the 2004–05 Miami Heat.)
Laettner led the Timberwolves in rebound average per game during all three full seasons playing for them, with a 3-year total of 1923, and an average of 8.28 boards per game. He also led them in scoring average during the 1993-94-season, and placed 2nd in scoring in both 1992-93 (behind Doug West) and 1994-95 (behind Isaiah Rider). During the 1993-94 season, he also placed 2nd in assists per game (behind Micheal Williams), with a 4.4 average. He also placed second in steals per game in his first two seasons, only surpassed by Williams, who (along with Tom Gugliotta) failed to qualify during the 1994-95 season, thus securing Laettner the team lead that season. Laettner also led the Timberwolves in total blocks all three seasons, as the team average leader, Luc Longley, failed to play in as many games.
Even though he had been the team's leader for more than 3 and a half seasons, the Wolves were still struggling in the standings (during his tenure they had a paltry winning-record of 75-222).[13] During the 1995-96 season, at the league's trading deadline, the Wolves sent Christian Laettner and backup center Sean Rooks to the Atlanta Hawks for the expiring contracts of center Andrew Lang and guard Spud Webb - both players who would only last that one season with the Wolves. After the season, the Wolves would also rid themselves of their troubled star-guard Isaiah Rider, and the two trades ended up opening up more playing-time for both Kevin Garnett and Tom Gugliotta, who along with Stephon Marbury became the new faces of the franchise.
Further NBA career[edit]
The following year, Laettner made his only All-Star game appearance as a member of the Hawks. After a strong full season with the team, he then lost his place in the starting lineup to Alan Henderson. Laettner was then traded to the Pistons, but missed most of the 1998–99 season due to a torn Achilles tendon. After that, Laettner's playing time and numbers saw a decline, and he bounced on to Washington, where he was suspended five games without pay in 2003–04 after failing three drug tests.[14] The league would not identify what substance(s) Laettner tested positive for.[15]
He finally wrapped up his NBA career in 2004–05 as a reserve with the Miami Heat, where he was teamed up with college rival Shaq, and retired after the season - one year before the Heat became NBA champions. In 2008, Christian Laettner was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame.[16]
Laettner finished with career averages of 13.3 points per game, 6.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists. He also shot 47.8% from the floor and 82.1% from the free throw line.
Business ventures and philanthropy[edit]
Laettner founded the community development company Blue Devil Ventures (BDV) with former Duke teammate Brian Davis and Duke alumnus Tom Niemann. In 1995, BDV began developing a community in downtown Durham, North Carolina named "West Village." BDV's website describes West Village as a "mixed-use, upscale community consisting of the adaptive-reuse of historic tobacco warehouses built between 1899 and 1926 and located in the Brightleaf District."[17]
In 2001, Laettner donated $1 million to his high school, Nichols School in Buffalo, New York to create a scholarship fund for students in financial need and to aid in the completion of a new gymnasium.[18] In 2005, Laettner and Davis donated $2 million to Duke's men's basketball program to endow an athletic scholarship and support the construction of a planned athletics center and basketball practice facility.[19] Their donation to the Duke Legacy Fund—which seeks to make the Duke basketball program financially self-sufficient—represents the largest donation by former Duke basketball players to the program since Grant Hill endowed a $1 million scholarship in 2000.
In October 2006, an investment group including Laettner and former teammate Brian Davis had agreed to purchase the 70% share of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies from majority owner Michael Heisley. Laettner considered coming out of retirement to play with the team,[20] but the purchase fell through when Davis and Laettner could not come up with the $252 million needed to purchase Heisley's controlling share.[21] Laettner and Davis (as minority owners) were successful in their bid to purchase operating rights for Major League Soccer's D.C. United.[22][23] Laettner had previously joined Jason Kidd and other investors in the purchase of a AAA baseball team in Phoenix.[18]
In July 2011, Laettner formed a training camp called the Christian Laettner Basketball Academy.[24]
Financial difficulties[edit]
In 2012, it was reported that Laettner, Brian Davis, and another business partner owed close to $30 million to various creditors. Attorneys for one of these creditors, former Duke basketball player and later Stanford head basketball coach Johnny Dawkins, twice filed motions to find Laettner and Davis in contempt of court for failure to disclose financial records pertaining to debt collection activities. While US District Court judge Beryl A. Howell declined to find Laettner and Davis in contempt (which could have resulted in jail time), she ordered the disclosures in two separate rulings.[25][26]
In October 2011, Laettner joined the roster of the Jacksonville Giants of the ABA, agreeing to appear in six games over the season.[27]
NBA D-League[edit]
On January 20, 2012, it was announced that Christian Laettner would join the NBA D-League Fort Wayne Mad Ants as an assistant coach. [28]
Personal life[edit]
Laettner lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida with his wife, two daughters and one son.[29][30]
See also[edit]
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 145 games played
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career free throw scoring leaders
- ^ "Christian Laettner". CNN. 2005-03-31. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ a b "The Original Dream Team". NBA.com. 1992-08-08. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/1992-united-states-olympic-team
- ^ a b c d e Wojciechowski, Gene (January 10, 2012). "How can you be that confident?". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 11, 2012. Excerpted from The Last Great Game: Duke vs. Kentucky and the 2.1 Seconds that Changed Basketball, Blue Rider Books (imprint of Penguin Group USA), 2012.
- ^ "Duke Legends". Dukeupdate.com. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ "WashingtonWizards.com Mailbox: Christian Laettner". Nba.com. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ "SI on Campus: 16 Greatest Games". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ "The 2002 ESPY Awards – ESPY Awards past winners". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ The Best Damn Sports Show Period – aired March 14, 2007.
- ^ "FOX Sports on MSN – Television – Best Damn's Top 50 Unforgettable Sports Moments". Web.archive.org. 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- ^ "Christian Laettner tries to make amends for infamous stomp". Rivals.yahoo.com. 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ^ 1990 USA Basketball[dead link]
- ^ http://atlantasportsteamshere.blogspot.dk/2012/09/southern-revival-ex-wolf-laettner.html
- ^ CBC Sports. "NBA suspends Wizards' Laettner" 15 January 2004. Accessed 06 February 2008.
- ^ OutSports. "Laettner suspended" 14 January 2004. Accessed 28 January 2010.
- ^ http://polishsportshof.com/inductees/basketball/christian-laettner-2/
- ^ http://www.bluedevilventures.com/westvillage.html
- ^ a b "Christian Laettner Bio". NBA.com. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ "Laettner, Davis Give $2 Million to Legacy Fund, New Athletic Facility". Dukenews.duke.edu. 2005-07-28. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies, Christian Laettner, National Basketball Association - CBSSports.com". Sportsline.com. 2006-10-03. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ "Owner sets May 1 deadline to take team off market". Retrieved 28 April 2007.
- ^ Davis remains a team player : Grizzlies : Commercial Appeal[dead link]
- ^ "MacFarlane leads group in purchase of Major League Soccer's D.C. United". Archived from the original on 18 March 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
- ^ "www.laettnerbball.com". www.laettnerbball.com. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- ^ "Judge again denies contempt motions". The Herald Sun HeraldSun.com. 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ^ Stych, Ed; Producer, Web (2012-03-18). "Ex-Timberwolves Laettner, Davis again avoid jail time over Dawkins debt". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ^ "Getting to Know... Christian Laettner". Jacksonvillemag.com. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- ^ Posted by J.E. Miller (2012-01-20). "Christian Laettner Joins NBA Mad Ants". Milleronsports.com. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- ^ 30 Seconds with Christian Laettner NY Times, March 29, 2009
- ^ Smits, Garry (2012-02-12). "Christian Laettner never lost his taste for the game". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
External links[edit]
- Christian Laettner NBA.com playerfile
- The Sporting News with a March, 1997 interview of a 27 year-old Atlanta Hawks Laettner
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
- 1992 Oscar Robertson Trophy
- VIDEO – Interview With Christian Laettner by Richard Miller- Miller on Sports Radio
- VIDEO -Christian Laettner discusses NBA Lockout by Richard Miller- Miller on Sports Radio
- VIDEO -Christian Laettner joins ABA Jacksonville Giants basketball team
- -ABA Jacksonville Giants Christian Laettner pulls off buzzer beater six years after retiring from the NBA
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Zone 5 phals spiking?
Hello all. As I moved all the orchids inside and enjoying several blooms on dendrobium, catts, oncidium, and vandas; I can't help but wonder what's up with the phals? For some reason, I think I should have spikes on the 20+ phals that I have. For the rest of you in IL, IN, IA, are your phals doing anything??
This summer they were in a "summer house" (shed with windows and a spa) with extremely bright light (I used to keep all phals in the N window of my city apartment - since moved so the orchids are with my parents, much to their dismay). The orchids in the city bloomed from Thanksgiving to Easter more or less, and this year, after impressive growth, nothing. I have been pushing the light limits so to speak with all orchids the last year or two and the results are impressive, every orchid flowered, except the old standby phals (which bloom for me every year for the last 4 yeas around this time).
I am thinking that since my dendrobiums were off by 3 months this year (they always flowered in June/July, this year they are flowering now!). Every other orchid seems to be on its own schedule (especially some catts), but the phals were always so dependable - even though they had plenty nights where it was cool and the windows in the summerhouse (contains a spa - so it is also humid) were left open. Any ideas ??
Ooops, forgot to say now they are in an attached sunroom (west exposure) but behind all the other orchids and furniture with an hour or two of direct light and the temp goes to 60-65F at night and up to about 72-74 on a sunny day. The warmest days have not seen over 80F either. But I remember +90F was the temperature at which flowering was inhibited. I felt the leaves on sunny days and they are still cool, so no over heating that I am aware of.
Fertilzer is every other watering in a diluted form, and once a month I flush with RO water. Most are planted in sphag, some in both sphag and bark, and a few in bark; water frequency is adjusted accordingly.
I am anxiously waiting for some spikes on my phals, too--and this year I will be sure to write the dates down!
I have one phal that has a bump that is very slowly getting larger--I'm pretty sure this will be a spike!
If memory serves me, my phals started spiking in late November, December last year--at any rate I still had flowers in August...
I have maybe 5% of the winter/spring bloomers with spikes right now. The longest are about a foot or so, but most are just emerging. I don't expect to see the rest of the mature plants in spike for another month or two. I think the unusual weather this year may have coaxed some of these plants into spiking early.
I take digital photos and notes for the better looking seedling as they bloom. This way I can compare the quality of the flower from one year to the next and decide if I really want to keep the plant. I can also look at my notes and see when the plant bloomed. It is surprising how regular some of these guys have been.
I meant to post a week or two ago. I have my first spike forming on one of my NOID phals. *Happy dance* It's about 3 inches or so now. I was so excited when I saw it, and I've been keeping a good eye on it, just to see how it grows. I also have another phal that bloomed, but strangely. It had two spikes with two buds on each. The one opened, but the other spike blasted. Now there is a new spike (offshoot?) growing off of the spike that blasted. Aren't plants neat?
I'm no expert (yet.. LOL) but everyone on here tells me it will still be primetime for phal spiking in the next few weeks. So, yours may just be slow. My phals are obviously also now all indoors and seem to be prospering... two have brand new spikes, and four have secondary spikes from pre-exiting spikes. Once I added supplemental lighting, they all took off (still truly amazing to me that I aided in this!).
I watered a few this morning, an lo and behold, one has a spike!! I guess they heard me when I asked them if they were interested in flowering this year, or are they going to sulk like the odontoglossum that earned a spot in the compost pile (first healthy orchid I actually threw out!). In any case,I believe some plants are just like people, they will do what they want when they are ready.
I'm in a small spot of Z6 in MI, but most of the lower peninsula is Z5. I have 6 phals in spike right now, and one catt, one onc. (already in bloom), and one epi. all in spike. I didn't do anything differently. All in an east/south tilted window plus supplemental lighting, throw&grow at 17-17-17 and a 7-9 day watering schedule in 65-72% humidity. The house gets down to about 62 degrees F at night.
Hi, since your posted this you may have begun to see spikes. I'm in Chicago and began to see spikes on some of my Phals about 2 wks ago.They're usually in bloom between Nov.-Jan. I have had NO LUCK with dend, onc, and have just added some mini-catts that I've previously not had luck with. I'm curious to know your trick. The phals do fine in my living room, though it is bright. Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Derek, I tried to email you, but the server for my email was out so I posted here.
Once I had luck with the oncidiums and dendrobiums, I was hooked, so be careful. In Chicago land, my oncidiums, dendrobiums, and catts go outside intermitently (few hours here and there) in April, and permanently out in late May. They get dappled sun under a tree (I hang them in all our large trees and shrubs). I bring them inside in late September/October, but have been known to run a couple outside for a few hours for a nice rainstorm after this. I leave my cymbidium outside as long as possible, for weeks bringing it in the garage at night (I just brought it indoors yesterday, with 3 spikes). I have never successfully grown any orchid other than phals and paphs without summering them outside. I never have to worry about humidity, or light, and unless we have a drought - water. Your dends might look better than mine with shiny nice leaves - but even though mine looked like they survived a bomb (squirrels, birds, sunburned leaf) I don't care since I usually look at the flowers. I noticed that after I stopped babying them, they bloomed larger and more frequent.
My advice is keep you phals the way you are and experiment with a dendrobium or oncidium you are not attached to (a common one), and see what happens. Last year I grew one dendrobium in almost all sun, and the flowers are huge. I also fertilize with orchid food every other watering and water them with pond water (koi pond) in between, it seems to help. It is almost impossible to duplicate tropical weather, but our summers are close. Place tehm outdoors in a east exposure (or north) for a while and slowly move them more south or west to get more sun a the summer progresses.
I put most of my plants outdoors during summer, Phals included. Most begin to spike while still outside. When the nights get cold, I bring them in but will put them out in the daytime if warm. Winter in NY is long and cold. They go in a bright room with W. exposure. Some I finish under lights, CFL's in a warm room. I keep my house cool and I have lost a few Phals over winter to rot due to the cool temps. Most winter Dens begin to spike outdoors in summer and continue either in a SW window or under CFL's.
This year I moved most plants out into a sun-room with a space heater. As winter progresses, it will most likely become too cool for the Phals and some Catts. It was in the 20's this past week.
This is a photo in the sun-room taken tonight. Phals are all in spike(never got around to staking them), which started in Sept/Oct. They have been in window light, no artificial light.
These are a few Phals under CFL's in a warmer room. They will get moved out to the windows when further along. The spikes go toward the lights. You can train the spikes with the lights to grow straight up.
This is a shot of the other end of the sunroom where I have my higher light plants. I add a few CFL's to extend the hours of light. There are spiking Dens and Catts. This section gets full sun (east, south & west) with some skylights above.
With good light from windows and some supplemental CFL's you can get growth and flowers. Without window light, you need to get stronger artificial lights.
I have one Phal that my mom gave me as a rehab project last winter after it have exhausted its blooms. It sat all winter, spring, summer, and fall putting on new growth and shooting four or five new roots. Went to water this AM and notices the tiny flower spike! This will (hopefully) be my first orchid to bloom.
Hi Brad!
My aging OS and GWeb haven't been in sync. Hopefully this belated message will post.
Congrats on your basement conversion. Sounds like you've got some happy orchids, and the place looks beautiful.
Your Phals may be spiking like crazy by now, but to clarify - the Phals you were posting about had been in the spa house during the summer and have since been in the West-facing sunroom w/ an hour or two of direct light a day?
If they've had the same schedule the last few years, that 's one thing. If they moved this year (sounds like it), the move could have thrown them off, including changes in their temp range.
Minneapolis is in Zones 4 and 5. Eleven of my 18 Phals are spiking or in bloom. Just checked - none went into spike in Sept., but 2 did in late Aug.; the rest between early Oct. and mid-Nov. Hmmm - five of the nine that spiked after August started between Oct. 12-24.
The huge variable here is a few months ago, I replaced the 2 T8s in the 4' long shop light fixture w/ three 42W spiral CFLs in 3 brooder fixtures. (Natural light is a 4'x 4' E/SE window) Whoa!! Phals that haven't spiked in the 3 or 4 years they've been here are spiking. Two Phals have 2 spikes each!!!
One other thought - because the sun's so weak this time of year in our zone, could your Phals perhaps benefit from more Western direct light, esp. cuz you were pushing light earlier?
Regardless, here's hoping they've sorted themselves out by now.
Hmmm. Riddle me this: Out of 7 phals, 5 are spiking--violently! 2 or 3 spikes on each, some spiking off old spikes...all have been blooming on and off since May.
The Paphs are all blooming too, one or two at a time since August...
They're all in a sunroom, but sheltered from direct light; orchid food once a month along with Super thrive. I never flush them or put them outside.
Maybe it's our water?
I've always wondered how the plants would know what season it is since their growing conditions never change much--somewhat warmer in the summer, sure, but the temp is basically in the same range, and in the winter the lights are on in the greenhouse, so the short days aren't an issue.
So the phals, oncs, paphs, miltassias, dens, and catts all bloom year round whenever.
But! I can't get my cyms to bloom. Ever. Aargh.
Whitecat8- Been busy trying to get my dissertation written, so I havent been keeping up with the posts either.
Thanks for the comments on the basement set-up. I plan on taking pics and posting while we build the permanent structure this winter/spring. I have a lot of practical ideas (some from ideas here, other from experience I cannot wait to share/implement).
Its been busy this year: marriage, new house, landscapping the yard, graduation, new job, and trying to get the orchids taken care of. I think between it all they received a certain amount of neglect - which stimulated blooming. I cannot remember how many times they were fertilized this summer, I may not have even done it more than three times?? I do know one thing: I unnecessarily pampered most of them. Before I used to measure the fertilizer and check to make sure water didnt end up in the apex of the phals, etc. Now I just turn the water on and soak everything.
Elvis, my cymbidium is spiking, I leave it outside until its almost frozen (I loose leaves every year - but so what). I actually went to fish the new divisions I made from the backyard and post to see if anyone wanted them - but they uhm...died. I still have one huge one (4 feet wide that will get divided with an axe in a few years).
Right now, I have a few winter cattleyas, a dendrobium (since September!), 2 vandas, 5-6 phals, a Tolumnia, and Oncidium Sharry Baby flowering.
Also jamed under the lights are some epi cuttings (kind gift from another Garden web memeber)growing dangerously quick and some amaryllis bulbs that will flower the week before and 4 weeks after Christmas no mater what because they are just a pain but I like them.
I am so sold on the indoor lights though, I will never keep orchids near a window again. I never liked the idea of a "grow room" but now I just bring blooming orchids upstairs to enjoy - the only problem is everything is blooming!
take care all - merry christmas and happy holidays.
Hi bradarmi, your point about bringing blooming plants upstairs was something I'm curious about. I had heard that you shouldn't move phals until all of the blooms had opened, otherwise they'll open in all random directions. Has this been true in your experience?
Also, are the plants okay with lower light when you bring them upstairs temporarily? How long are they away from the grow lights from?
Thanks! Ateles
I move plants from wherever they are growing to a space where the blooms can be enjoyed by us no mater what. If the plants are growing outdoors, under lights, a sunny window etc. once they start blooming (ie flower buds open) they go into the dining room, foyer, master bathroom etc. The lower light is fine for a few weeks, its not going to kill the plant, especially since after its blooming, it gets returned to the original growing area immediately.
I do wait a while until bringing the phals in particular to a darker (less suitable for growing, but more suitable for viewing) location - the buds sometimes do distort - but not that bad, I try to face the stem in the same direction it was growing (usually towards the light source) once it is moved. Don't worry about it and enjoy all your hard work.
All being said, I found that when you move orchids (and other blooming plants) out of direct sun, the flowers last longer. So it actually extends the life of the flower (slightly) by keeping it somewhat in subdued lighting. I also keep them away from heat sources if possible since it tends to dry them out.
(For example - we have a dendrobium that is to tall - 3 feet total with flower stalks, that it only fits on a foyer table which has a heat source near it. I just water more frequently and close the heat source 50% to keep it from drying out).
Sounds like your phals get taken care the same as I do here in Massachusetts. All of mine are either in bud or blooming and will find themselves in different rooms to be enjoyed by all. Last year at this time only a couple had spikes and this year it's just the opposite. They have a mind of their own.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas


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The use of concept maps for knowledge management: from classrooms to research labs
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Get AccessThe knowledge explosion, information technology development and globalization have dramatically affected our society [1]. Knowledge societies, which have been emerging since the end of the last century, have shaped our contemporary way of life [1, 2]. New challenges and global problems with long-term impact must be addressed, implying a need for changing the way we transmit knowledge (education) and produce knowledge (research) [3, 4]. Both classrooms and research labs must be transformed into learning organizations, i.e. groups of people who are continually enhancing their creative capabilities [5, 6]. According to Peter Senge, there are five disciplines critical to building effective collaborative teams: systems thinking, personal mastery, mental models, building a shared vision and team learning [5]. Despite all the theoretical frameworks available, there is a lack of strategies and tools to change old-fashioned practices still prevalent in education and research labs. In this paper ...
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- The use of concept maps for knowledge management: from classrooms to research labs
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Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Volume 402, Issue 6 , pp 1979-1986
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- 2012-02-01
- 10.1007/s00216-011-5694-8
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- 1618-2642
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TortoiseSVN Integration
Installation of Artifacts for Visual Studio includes a plugin for TortoiseSVN to help you enter artifacts IDs into the commit comment messages. This article describes settings required to use this feature.
To setup integration of Artifacts and TortoiseSVN you should add several Subversion properties to the root directory of your project.
- Add bugtraq:provideruuid property with "{76F5E5DC-85F1-4543-9615-F3ABDF74A296}";
- Add bugtraq:providerparams property with relative path to your artifacts projects root
(for example, "doc" if artifacts are stored in trunk/doc/bugs and trunk/doc/wiki); - Add bugtraq:logregex property with hyperlinks regexp
(for example, "((bugs|wiki)/[^\s]+)" where bugs and wiki are artifacts project names); - Add bugtraq:url property with relative path for artifact URL
(for example, "^/trunk/doc/%BUGID%.art" if artifacts are stored in trunk/doc/bugs and trunk/doc/wiki).
See bellow for more details.
Please see TortoiseSVN documentation for more information about integrating TortoiseSVN with bug tracking systems.
Enabling Artifacts plugin in TortoiseSVN
There are two ways to enable Artifacts plugin on a Subversion working copy. You could either add working copy to the list of paths with hook scripts using TorotoiseSVN settings window or set bugtraq:provideruuid property on the working copy root.
After you have enabled Artifacts plugin on the working copy there should be "Artifacts" button at the top right corner of TortoiseSVN commit window.
Configuring root folder for Artifacts
To help Artifacts plugin find artifacts in your working copy you should set path to the folder containing folders with artifacts in the plugin settings or via bugtraq:providerparams property (e.g. if you store artifacts in folders trunk/doc/bugs and trunk/doc/wiki then you should set "doc" as the value of the "bugtraq:providerparams" on the trunk folder). If folders containing artifacts are direct descendants of the working copy root then you could leave the parameter blank. Please note that Artifacts plugin for TortoiseSVN supports only layouts in which all artifacts folders belong to the same parent folder.
After configuring the root folder you should be able to scroll through the list of artifacts after clicking on the "Artifacts" button in commit dialog. When artifact is selected in the list a reference like "bugs/bug-1" should be appended to the commit message.
Configuring hyperlinks
To make all references to artifacts appear and function as links you should set bugtraq:logregex property on the working copy root folder. The format for the regex is as following.
All folders with artifacts should be listed, separated with vertical bars ("bugs" and "wiki" are provided for example).
Additionally bugtraq:url property should be set to the relative path to the folder containing folders with artifacts, counting from the repository root.
After setting these properties all references to artifacts in commit messages should become hyperlinks. Click on a link should open raw artifact file in the default web browser.
Enabling Artifacts for Web
This step is optional. In order to view coveniently, print and edit artifacts in the web browser you should add artifacts.html to each folder with artifacts. See product description for details. Please note that Artifacts plugin for TortoiseSVN currently supports links to one web-enabled project only.
To open artifacts references from TortoiseSVN in Artifacts for Web you should tune properties a bit. Add a second line to the bugtraq:logregex property with the following value.
Change bugtraq:url property to include artifacts.html as following.
Please note that you should always perform commits from the working copy root to help Artifacts plugin correctly list all artifacts. This limitation might be removed in future versions.


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Do It Yourself: Marinara Sauce
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Store-bought marinara sauce can be pricey, especially when you buy the good stuff (made from whole tomatoes instead of tomato puree). Our homemade sauce comes together in minutes and relies on ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. Plus, at only 47 cents a serving (versus up to $1.50 per serving for bottled sauce), you may want to double the recipe and freeze the extra for a future pasta supper.
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Nutritional Information
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Calories | 55 |
Total Fat | 3g |
Saturated Fat | 0 |
Cholesterol | 0 |
Sodium | 395mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 8g |
Dietary Fiber | 2g |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 2g |
Calcium | -- |
Illustration by Michael Toland
Yields: 3 1/2 cups, 7 (half-cup) servings
Total Time: 30 min
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- 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 clove(s) garlic, crushed with press
- 2 tablespoon(s) tomato paste
- 1 can(s) (28-ounce) whole tomatoes in juice
- Salt and pepper
- 1/3 cup(s) (loosely packed) fresh basil, chopped
- In 4-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat until hot. Add onion and cook until tender, about 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in garlic and tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes with their juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; heat to boiling over high heat, breaking up tomatoes with back of spoon.
- Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. Stir in basil. If not using right away, transfer to a container with tight-fitting lid and refrigerate up to 3 days or cool 30 minutes and freeze up to 3 months. Makes enough to coat 1 pound cooked pasta.
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What about traditional search engines?
For Google, this new service represents the organization and distribution of data that Google does not have access to. Sure Google might know your email address, that you like food blogs and the types of things you've searched for lately. However (unless you've completely filled out your Google+ profile) they don't know where you live, the name of your company, specific restaurants you like, how many pictures you are in with specific groups of friends, etc. That being said, Graph Search is not (in its current state) direct competition for Google. There is plenty of information outside of Facebook that people are looking for.
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