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Some Summer days, it's too hot to even consider baking. But even the greatest heat waves shouldn't stop you from satisfying your sweet tooth. With puddings, panna cotta, cheesecake, and lots and lots of fruity options, there's no reason to turn on the oven when you have the choice of these 20 no-bake desserts.
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I've made this before and it is a HUGE hit! Instead of the peppermint, I layered the sandwich bars with chocolate fudge sauce and crunched up health bars. Then sprinkled some of the crunched up heath bars over the whipped cream topping. Was gone in seconds! No left overs at all. Easiest and biggest hit I've had this summer :)
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I'm sure everyone in the East Coast would appreciate these yummy recipes in the midst of the heatwave!
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I am making the frozen mojito cake, the cheesecake, and the peanut butter tart this weekend...friends are coming over for a barbecue.
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New gym re-launches in Park Inn Hotel in Cardiff North after £120,000 investment
Local people wanting to get fit and active this year will have no excuse not to don their trainers following the re-launch of innaction gym at the Park Inn Hotel, Cardiff North. The club has been closed for two months while it benefited from £120,000 being spent of refurbishing the existing club and updating it with new equipment.
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The deal still needs to be approved by the union's roughly 800 workers, and a vote is scheduled for Friday.
Workers will not return to the plant, which makes hydraulic parts for much of Caterpillar's construction equipment, until the contract is ratified, a company spokesman said.
A representative of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers was not immediately available to comment.
The strike began on May 1, 2012, when the union rejected a contract that included a $5,000 (U.S.) ratification payment and participation in the company's annual bonus plan.
Union members rejected the deal because it did not include sufficient pay raises and called for higher health care costs, a union official said at the time.
Caterpillar used office workers and temporary labour to staff the plant, and said production did not dip during the strike.
The company's proposal to the union earlier this year included "market-based wage adjustments" for employees hired over the past seven years. Workers hired before May 2, 2005, would have wages frozen as Caterpillar said they were already paid above-market wages.
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The Illinois strike follows a high-profile labour dispute that took place late last year between Caterpillar and the Canadian Auto Workers at a locomotive plant in London, Ontario. CAW workers voted down a Caterpillar offer, and the company ended up closing the plant and moving the work elsewhere.
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The poems in Nikky Finney's breathtaking new collection Head Off & Split sustain a sensitive and intense dialogue with emblematic figures and events in African American life: from civil rights matriarch Rosa Parks to former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, from a brazen girl strung out on lightning to a terrified woman abandoned on a rooftop during Hurricane Katrina. Finney's poetic voice is defined by an intimacy that holds a soft yet exacting eye on the erotic, on uncanny political and family events, like her mother's wedding waltz with South Carolina senator Strom Thurmond, and then again on the heartbreaking hilarity of an American president's final State of the Union address.
Nikky Finney was born at the rim of the Atlantic Ocean, in South Carolina, in 1957. The daughter of activists and educators, she began writing in the midst of the Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements. With these instrumental eras circling her, Finney's work provides first-person literary accounts to some of the most important events in American history.
In 1985, and at the age of 26, Finney's debut collection of poetry, On Wings Made of Gauze, was published by William Morrow (a division of HaperCollins). Finney's next full-length collection of poetry and portraits, RICE (Sister Vision Press, 1995), was awarded the PEN America-Open Book Award, which was followed by a collection of short stories entitled Heartwood (University Press of Kentucky, 1998). Her next full-length poetry collection, The World Is Round (Inner Light Books, 2003) was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Award sponsored by the Independent Booksellers Association. In 2007, Finney edited the anthology, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (University of Georgia Press/Cave Canem), which has become an essential compilation of contemporary African American writers. Her fourth full-length collection of poetry, Head Off & Split, is Ntional Book Award Winner.
Finney and her work have been featured on Russell Simmons DEF Poetry (HBO series), renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson's feature The Meaning of Food (a PBS production) and National Public Radio. Her work has been praised by Walter Mosley, Nikki Giovanni, Gloria Naylor and the late CBS/60 Minutes news anchor Ed Bradley. Finney has held distinguished posts at Berea College as the Goode Chair in the Humanities and Smith College as the Grace Hazard Conklin Writer-in-Residence.
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Ever since she was 19 years old, Nikky Finney dreamed of being a poet. She published her first book in 1985, and has taught writing for years at the university level. Her collection Head Off & Split received the National Book Award for poetry in November. More at NPR.org
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"Nikky Finney has been a fine poet much too long to say that this latest treasure is her promise coming into being. She exploded with so much talent with On Wings Made of Gauze and beautifully matured with Rice, yet Head Off & Split takes the promise of youth with the control of adulthood to bring her greatest exploration. Honest, searing, searching. We all, especially now, need this book of poems; we all, especially now, need this poet." -Nikki Giovanni, author of Bicycles
"Beginning with the sweepingly inclusive and powerful 'Red Velvet,' a Middle Passage poem for our times, Nikky Finney takes the reader to a wonderfully alive world where the musical possibilities of language overflow with surprise and innovation. Finney has an ear to go along with the wild-ness of her imagination, which sweeps through history like a pair of wings. Her carefully modulated free verse is always purposeful in its desire to move the reader in a way that allows us intimate access to necessary observations about ourselves. These poems, in other words, have the power to save us."
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US 6929812 B2 Abstract A device for frying food products in fat under vacuum conditions includes a rotating vacuum chamber for centrifuging the product after frying. The centrifuged product is directed through a valve in the bottom of the vacuum chamber to a sluice structure, and subsequently is subjected to atmospheric pressure.
Claims(13) 1. A method for frying products, comprising the sequential steps of:
exposing products to heated fat at a vacuum pressure,
removal of fat from said products by introducing the products into a centrifuge chamber of a centrifuge,
centrifuging the products in said centrifuge chamber, while under the vacuum pressure, as a centrifuge treatment step forming centrifuged products,
discharging the centrifuged products directly from said centrifuge chamber through a bottom valve of the centrifuge via an inlet valve of a sluice chamber located at the bottom of said centrifuge chamber and connected with an outlet valve of said sluice chamber closed to the atmosphere during said centrifuging treatment step, wherein, at the end of the centrifuge treatment step, with said inlet valve open, said bottom valve is opened to immediately discharge said centrifuged products from said centrifuge chamber directly to said sluice chamber, and
after which immediate discharge of the centrifuged products to said sluice chamber, the inlet valve is closed and the outlet valve is opened,
wherein during the step of removal of fat by introducing the products into the centrifuge chamber, the introduction of said products is done while said centrifuge chamber is rotated.
2. A method according to
3. A method according to
4. A method according to
5. A method according to
6. The method of
7. A method frying products, comprising the sequential steps of:
exposing products to heated fat at a vacuum pressure to obtain heated products;
introducing the heated products into a centrifuge chamber of a centrifuge;
centrifuging the heated products in the centrifuge chamber to remove fat from the heated products and obtain centrifuged products;
at an end of the centrifuging step, discharging the centrifuged products from the centrifuge chamber immediately to the sluice chamber by first opening the inlet valve of a sluice chamber located adjacent a bottom of the centrifuge chamber, and second, with the inlet valve remaining open, opening the bottom valve of the centrifuge in communication with the opened inlet valve to allow the centrifuged products to immediately discharge from the centrifuge to the sluice chamber,
during the discharging step, maintaining an outlet valve of the sluice chamber closed to the atmosphere while the inlet valve and the bottom valve are both open; and
after the discharging step, first closing the inlet valve and second opening the outlet valve,
wherein after each centrifuging step, the centrifuged products are discharged directly into sluice chamber.
8. A method according to
9. A method according to
10. The method of
11. A method frying products, comprising the sequential steps of:
vacuum heating products with fat to obtain heated products;
removing fat from the heated products by centrifuging the heated products in a centrifuge chamber at a vacuum pressure to obtain centrifuged products;
at an end of the centrifuging step, discharging the centrifuged products directly from the centrifuge chamber into the sluice chamber to avoid conglomeration, by first opening an inlet valve of a sluice chamber and second opening a bottom valve of the centrifuge chamber in communication with the opened inlet valve to immediately discharge the centrifuged products to the sluice chamber, during the discharging step an outlet valve of the sluice chamber being closed to the atmosphere; and
after the discharging step, closing the inlet valve and opening the outlet valve, wherein,
the inlet valve of the sluice chamber is located adjacent the bottom valve of the centrifuge chamber.
12. A method according to
13. A method according to
Description The present invention relates to a device for frying products such as slices in fat, comprising a vacuum vessel provided with a container for fat, supply means for said products, discharge means for said products, and removal means for water vapor, centrifuging means being present between said container means for fat and said discharge means, in a centrifuge chamber, having sluices for connecting with said vacuum vessel and the atmosphere, said centrifuge means being provided with an inlet near its stopend. Such a device is known from U.S. Pat. No. 5,988,051A. It is known in the prior art to carry out the frying process at reduced pressure in a vacuum vessel, which makes it possible to work with a lower fat temperature. On the one hand, this extends the service life of the fat and, on the other hand, the absorption of fat is limited. It is known in the prior art to subsequently subject crisps fried in such a way to a mechanical vibration treatment or the like outside the vacuum vessel used in the process, in order to remove the last of the fat from the slices. Steam is added in the process. One problem here is that the mechanical energy supplied to the slices must be limited. The fact is that if this energy supply is too great, the brittle, hardened, just baked crisps will break, which is not desirable. This means that in practice only the outside of the crisps is heated and fat removed from them there. If, for example, potato crisps are being fried, it is possible to achieve a fat percentage of approximately 24% using such a method. U.S. Pat. No. 5,988,051 discloses removal of further fat from the products by subjecting said products to a centrifuge treatment in a vacuum chamber. After introduction of the product in the centrifuge, the centrifuge is started and fat material is removed. Subsequently connecting with the vacuum vessel is closed whilst connection is made to the surrounding atmosphere. The centrifuge body together with the product is removed from the centrifuge chamber and the product is removed from the centrifuge. It has been found that despite these chips still tend to agglomerate, resulting in rejection of chip material. The invention aims to obviate these drawbacks. According to the invention this is realised with a device as described above in that said centrifuge means are provided with an outlet at its lower end opening into a discharge from said centrifuge chamber. According to the invention after closing the connection with the vacuum vessel and opening the centrifuge chamber to the atmosphere immediately removal of the product is effected so that no agglomeration can occur. Agglomeration of material can be further prevented in that the rotating centrifuge member is provided with portions which extend radially. A further step to prevent agglomeration and to improve the quality of the product and to prevent breakage of the product comprises introduction of the product whilst the centrifuge is rotating. A further advantage can be obtained by removal of the product whilst the centrifuge is still rotating. According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the centrifuge means and more particular the rotatable container in which the chips are received is tilted relative to the vertical preferably with an angle of about 30� relative to the vertical. This improves both loading and unloading more particular if the centrifuge still rotates. Because centrifuging is a batch wise operation preferably two centrifuges are provided being alternatively operated allowing for continuous feed of chips and other material to the centrifuges. Means for regulating the residence time of the crisps in the vacuum vessel as uniformly and as accurately as possible can be present in the vacuum vessel. Combinations of conveyor belts and rotating wheels in the fat bath can be present for this purpose. Likewise, a separate belt, which forces the crisps into the fat, can be provided. In the course of frying many foods, owing to the increased temperature of the fat, considerable quantities of water vapour are produced at the time of entry into a vacuum vessel. This increases the pressure in the vessel. In the prior art it is proposed that a large number of heavy vacuum pumps be used in order to remove this water vapour and maintain the vacuum. It is proposed according to the invention that in the discharge of vapours, the water vapour is condensed before entering any vacuum pump. Because of removal of water by condensing water vapour the total vapour volume is substantially decreased meaning that it is not necessary to use heavy vacuum pumps. Such condensation can be produced by compressing the water vapour slightly using simple fans and guiding it along a cooled surface. It has been found that condensation occurs in the process. Of course, this measure can also be applied in the case of other vacuum installations known in the prior art. The invention also relates to a method wherein the axis of centrifuging is about 30� relative to the vertical. The invention will be explained in greater detail below with reference to an exemplary embodiment illustrated in the drawing, in which: The device according to the present invention is indicated by 1 in the figures. This device is composed of a vacuum vessel 2 of considerable length The latter is provided with an inlet sluice construction 3 and an outlet sluice construction 4. Fat is present and is indicated by 5. This fat can be stored in a separate container. The fat level is kept constant by means of a fat storage container 8 and a fat supply line 9. A circulation system for fat (not shown in any further detail), in which the fat is filtered and heated up, is present. For a fat customarily used for flying potato crisps, an optimum temperature is lower than approximately 136� C. Reference numeral 6 indicates a conveyor belt which moves through the liquid fat. Metering/control rollers, which accurately regulate the residence time of the product, are indicated by 7. A further conveyor belt is indicated by 16, and the arrow indicates that the latter is designed in such a way that it presses the products below the fat level. An elevator (extension of conveyor 6), which interacts with conveyor 18, is indicated by 17. This elevator opens on a cross belt 30 which can be driven to move (as seen in A vacuum pump is indicated by 13. A branch line for water vapour is indicated by 10. It contains a pump 11 in the form of a fan. The fans used can be so-called Rootes blowers. Reference numeral 12 indicates a condenser, which is connected to a further external heat exchanger 15. A collection tank for water is indicated by 14, which collection tank can be isolated with respect to the vacuum in a manner not illustrated in any further detail, or which can be drained in some way. The device described above functions as follows: The slices, such as potato slices, to be fried are introduced through the inlet sluice 3. During this process they fall downwards several tens of centimeters before reaching the fat level 5. During this fall the pores of the material of the slices are opened by the vacuum and the evaporating water. The pores do not seal immediately when the slices come into contact with the fat 5. The oil temperature is preferably 120� C. The product is then conveyed on belt 6, the residence time being accurately regulated by the rollers 7. A maximum residence time of approximately 360 seconds is mentioned as an example. All this depends, of course, on all kinds of characteristics, in particular the thickness of the crisps and the temperature of the fat. The crisps are pressed below the fat level by means of belt 16. The crisps are subsequently deposited on belt 30 and conveyed either to centrifuge 19 or 20. Bottom valve 33 of the related centrifuge is in the closed position. Charging of the centrifuge can be realised while the related centrifuge is still rotating at relative low speed. Because of the separations 32 in the rotating centrifuge body the crisps are evenly distributed over de volume of the centrifuge body. After filling the related centrifuge the crisps are subjected to a centrifuging treatment in centrifuges 19 and 20. The centrifuges have a diameter of 50 cm and preferably a speed of revolution of approximately 400 revolutions per minute. However, this diameter could be increased and a different rotational speed choosen. The centrifuging treatment is maintained for a maximum of 1 minute. During centrifuging the adjacent sluice 21 or 22 is brought under vacuum. At the end of the centrifuge treatment at opened valve 23 (and closed valve 34) bottom valve 33 is opened. Because of the presence of such a bottom valve the crisps can immediately be discharged in for example sluice 21 without the danger of conglomeration. Subsequently valve 23 is closed and the related valve 34 is opened discharging the crisps. In the meantime the other centrifuge, for example centrifuge 20 is filled with new crisps. By means of the device described above, it is possible to subject the crisps to a full frying treatment and treatment for the removal of fat in the course of an extremely short residence time. It has been found that the temperature of the crisps hardly rises above 60� during the frying, in view of the brief residence time. Moreover, the temperature of the crisps hardly falls after frying during the conveyance along belts 17 and 18 and supplying to the centrifuges 19 and 20. Drops in temperature of approximately 5� C. have been found. This means that the crisps remain relatively soft and have great mechanical strength, in other words, they will not readily break during the centrifuging treatment. Furthermore, the vacuum hinders rapid ageing of the fat used in the system and prevents fat from solidifying in the crisps. Although the invention is described above with reference to a preferred embodiment, it must be understood that numerous modifications can be made thereto. Adaptations can be made, depending on the product to be prepared and the specifications set for the product. Of course, it is also possible to carry out the various steps in separate vacuum vessels connected to each other in some way. These and similar modifications immediately spring to mind for a person skilled in the art on reading the above description, and lie within the scope of the appended claims. Patent Citations
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Oct 5, 2013 Full Version 1 commentStalker is released in IndieDB. We finally made it. We've been working on this about a month. It's not mean that this game is pretty long but might fun...
Note : There is a glitch of pick up battery after scene1 where your battery will go up to 100 after you pick up for unknown reason. I'm not be able to fix it
Warning : If you have heart attack or fear to ghost, please don't play this game. I will not responsible for anything happens to you. You have been warned!
A story of man who got lost in a mysterious mansion, there is a guy who left note in the mansion about a long time ago, same thing happens to him but more worse.
W,A,S,D or Arrow Keys - Move
Space bar - Jump
F - Flashlight on/off
Note : No sprint and jump
If you want to support us, please go to our campaign on IndieGogo. You will get some stuff from us for return ;)
If you want to subscribe to us or anything like that. Take a look at link below!
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Hey guys! We just finished our latest game Stalker. We're so glad that we could finish it yesterday. We're now trying to share this around the internet so we could get more attention.
Stalker is a brand new horror game that made by us. 3 people. I'm programmer, designer and everything. My friend just give me an idea. The story of this game is that you lost in a mysterious mansion. There is someone who left a note at that mansion. He got lost too about a long time ago. He felt same suitable like protagonist but more worse. What could be worse? Find out by go through the game!
Also, we need your help. We just made a campaign on IndieGogo. So if you want to support us, just donate to us. You'll get a stuff from us as a return to your kindness!
That's all from us. See you later!
Stalker is released in IndieDB. We finally made it. We've been working on this about a month. It's not mean that this game is pretty long but might fun...
I made a video for your game, too. Glad I could help! ( Youtube.com )
"Let's try another ending" "Look we don't have battery left" "You know what, **** this. I don't give a ****" xD
Anyway, I'm 14 years old
You thought that is russian accent .. lol!
Thanks for the video. Sorry if it's not good but I'll try harder in next game ;)
Hey guys, i just made a small Let's Play, unfortunatly the game crashed on me/bugged out, so i didn't get much, regardless, i enjoyed the game, and if you want to see more horror Let's Plays, stay tuned!
Sorry because of crashed. I don't think this is not my game problem. Maybe your PC has problem with it so it crashed. Anyway, thanks for the video!
My let's play Hope you enjoy :)
It kinda funny when you know I'm asian guy :D
Anyway, thanks for the video. Sorry if my voice is not good. But I try my best. Also thanks for rated 8/10. We do appreciate it!
Thanks for the video. We will feature it right away
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yeah , im an assassin.. because i use pantheon! be carefull with me haha
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yea i'm definitly a supporter from what i did yesterday though i only started playing yesterday but i play taric....now if this suspension would hurry up and end(note to self never log out when you'll just come back even though you think you're not gonna be back)
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why can't i connect with lol its been 4 days sence i could not connect
I love threads about team work, and I read this when I first started playing, and it helped inspire one of my own - it's quite different in scope, and focuses on what you can do to play well, regardless of champion. if anyone's interested: Power, Attention, and Respect on Your Team.
Nico Tio
i like Runeterra with pictures better :P still help full though
How can I get free Campion?
Eitan Leigh
Im really learning Master Yi. But I'm havimg death issues- kills are in theteens sometimes now, but my deaths almost always match the total number of deaths and assist combined. I'm finding escape hard. I'm about to try a new build that might fix this, but are there any movement suggestions you might have?
Any advice for Garen? He's my preferred champion.
Thanks, helped me a lot! I'm new at LoL


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Socio-technical congruence sabotaged by a hidden onshore outsourcing relationship: Lessons learned from an empirical study
Document type: | Conference Papers |
Peer reviewed: | Yes |
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Author(s): | Darja Šmite, Zane Galviņa |
Title: | Socio-technical congruence sabotaged by a hidden onshore outsourcing relationship: Lessons learned from an empirical study |
Journal: | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
Conference name: | 13th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement, PROFES (Madrid) |
Year: | 2012 |
Volume: | 7343 |
Pagination: | 190-202 |
Publisher: | Springer |
Organization: | Blekinge Institute of Technology |
Department: | School of Computing (Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation) School of Computing S-371 79 Karlskrona +46 455 38 50 00 http://www.bth.se/com |
Language: | English |
Abstract: | Despite the popularity of outsourcing arrangements, distributed software development is still regarded as a complex endeavor. Complexity primarily comes from the challenges in communication and coordination among participating organizations. In this paper we discuss lessons learned from participatory research carried out in a highly distributed onshore outsourcing project. Previous research established that socio-technical congruence principles alleviate distributed work. In practice we have found that alignment between the systems structure and organizational structure can be studied from different abstraction levels and also during different phases of project lifecycle. We have found that official organizational structure differed from the applied one, which meant that the planned alignment in task allocation strategies was broken. Our findings indicate that the lack of socio-technical congruence caused several implications, including unclear responsibilities, delays in problem turnaround, conflicting changes, and non-delivered parts. |
Subject: | Software Engineering\General |
Keywords: | Conway's law; Distributed software development; onshore; outsourcing; sociotechnical congruence |


text: Nobody can escape me. I am sometimes good and sometimes harmful to your health. I can be the spice of life. I can be life threatening. Stress is "a non-specific response of the body to any demand or challenge" -Dr. Hans Selye Stress is anything that … * threatens us * prods us * scares us * worries us * thrills us Stress is an inevitable aspect of life. We are under stress every day. Without it, we wouldn't move, think, get out of bed, or care. Stress is caused by both positive and negative situations. The initial reaction when stressed (ALARM RESPONSE) is the same every time, whether the source of the stress (STRESSOR) is real or imagined, positive or negative. Stress can be good (called "eustress") when it helps us perform better, or it can be bad ("distress") when it causes upset or makes us sick. * Stress is the cause of or contributes to most human illness. * Stress can act as a motivator. Some people do their best work under stress. * Stress is a challenge for everyone but the ways in which it affects behaviour are highly individualistic. * Each of us has a great deal of freedom to decide exactly how much impact stressful events will have on our lives. * The most healthy, successful and accident free persons are those who manage stress. * Persons who understand stress factors in others make the best bosses. * People who feel alone in the world, who are uninvolved with other people and their community, run a higher risk of illness due to stress. * Stress can be managed, and the healthiest among us manage it on a daily basis. Stage I : The Initial Alarm Reaction…The "Fight or Flight" Response Stage 2- Intensification or Recovery Stage 3- Adaptation Stage 4- Exhaustion **Use the page in your booklet to record some of the signs of each stage The "Fight or Flight" Response 1. The mind becomes aware of the stimulus through the senses or thoughts. 2. Within seconds, sometimes even before the stressor is identified, the brain's arousal system activates the sympathetic nervous system. Adrenalin and other stress hormones are released. Nervous stimulation and hormones act upon every part of the body to prepare it for physical action. 3. Mental alertness increases and sense organs become more sensitive, e.g. the pupils dilate to take in more details over a wider range of vision. 4. Pulse and respiration speed up and blood pressure increases to improve transport of glucose and oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the muscles and brain. 5. Sweating increases as body heat is moved from the core of the body to the skin. 6. Muscles tense up in preparation for exertion. 7. The liver releases more blood clotting factors in case of injury. 8. Blood sugar, fats and glycogen are mobilized for extra energy. 9. Stomach and kidney action stops as all blood is re-routed to organs of priority. 10. Hair may stand on end. In animals this protective response makes the animal appear larger and more threatening to its attacker. The "fight or flight" response takes a lot out of you. Luckily it doesn't last forever. You may realize almost immediately that the threat was not really a threat at all, or you may use the energy that your body that has gathered for action to actually run, hit or lift a car off the person trapped underneath. Then the body reverts to a normal or even more relaxed state, and recovery takes place If the source of stress doesn't go away or is only slightly lessened, the body changes are retained. The level of stress begins to be viewed as "normal". Physical Symptoms: heartburn, tense muscles, nervous sweat, headaches, stomach aches, diarrhea, skin problems, heart palpitations, frequent illness (weakened immune system), menstrual difficulties Emotions: anxiety, irritability, crying, preoccupied, sleep disturbance Behavioural Signs: overeating, lack of appetite, increased use of caffeine or smoking, difficulty falling asleep, increase in anxiety- reducing habits (e.g. biting nails), stuttering, increased use of prescribed drugs (tranquillizers). If stress continues unrelieved for a long period of time, serious health problems result: Physical Symptoms: high blood pressure, heart attack, ulcers, colitis, strokes, rheumatoid arthritis, exhaustion, migraine headaches, decrease in sex hormones Emotions: depression, suicidal tendencies, rage, hysteria Behavioural Signs: frequent serious accidents, loss of sexual desire, disordered eating. Brainstorm a list of stressors Categorize them (there should be 6 if you got them all) the effect of an event on your mind and body, these effects can be both helpful or harmful; the forms of stress can be either positive (e.g., something that one is looking forward to like a school dance or wedding) or negative (e.g., break-ups and death of a loved one) Physical Stressors – Positive; strenuous activity. Negative; bacteria, smoke, lack of sleep, injury Social Stressors – Positive; receiving compliments, expectations of others. Negative; rejection, embarrassment, ridicule, arguments) Intellectual Stressors – Positive; challenging problems. Negative; mental fatigue, inability to comprehend Emotional Stressors – Positive; falling in love. Negative; anger, lack of love, mistrust Spiritual Stressors - Positive; acting in accordance with your moral code. Negative, guilt, moral conflicts, lack of meaning or purpose in life Environmental Stressors – Positive; possession of a lot of money. Negative; lack of money, shelter, food) Complete a worksheet, by filling in each cell with an explanation of the positive and negative effects of various stressors. Be prepared to share your answers and carry on a discussion in a small group. You will be assessed on your ability to communicate clearly. Categories Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Communication • communicates • communicates communicates communicates of positive and information and information and information and information and negative ideas with ideas with some ideas with ideas with a stressors limited clarity clarity considerable high degree of clarity clarity 1. Compensation When one exaggerates a desirable trait to reduce the feeling of inferiority caused by an undesirable trait. 2. Rationalization When one explains one's undesirable or foolish behaviour or failures by giving a reasonably but untrue explanation for it. Examples: "sour grapes" – a person unable to obtain what he/she wants maintains that he/she did not want it anyway "sweet lemons"- instead of trying to convince ourselves and others that we did not actually want the thing we were after, we talk ourselves into believing that our present situation really is best for us. 3. Projection When one places the blame elsewhere. 4. Identification When one imitates the behaviour and mannerisms of someone else. 5. Regression When one recalls pleasant experiences making the past appear much more attractive than it actually was or when one's behaviour regresses to an earlier stage of development. 6. Repression When wishes, thoughts, and experiences associated with unpleasantness are excluded subconsciously from awareness. 7. Suppression When one dismisses a thought or unpleasant experience. 8. Fantasy and Daydreaming When one escapes from difficulties of real life with preoccupying thoughts. 9. Withdrawal When a person persistently retreats from a situation in which he/she is experiencing difficulty. 10. Displacement When one redirects emotion toward a subordinate person or thing. 11. Denial When one refuses to admit or acknowledge the reality of the situation. Complete the Everyday Coping Exercise to identify the maladaptive strategey that was used in each case. You can never completely avoid stress but you can learn to cope with it. You will be better able to cope with stress if you practice the following strategies: Physical maintain your health – exercise your body, eat a nourishing diet and get enough sleep learn to relax – learn a relaxation exercise to release muscular tension, take up a hobby and have a warm bath, listen to calming music Mental think positive thoughts – think of your strengths, think about things you've done well organize your time – sort out your tasks from most to least important; do small parts of a tough job, reward yourself, then continue to work value yourself – don't blame yourself needlessly when things don't go well, figure out what you can learn from your mistakes plan and think ahead – think about stressful situations and make plans to deal with them, make alternative plans in case what you are hoping for doesn't happen express your feelings – laugh when you feel good and hug your family and friends, let yourself cry when you are feeling sad and reach out to comfort others Social communicate with people – say something nice to someone, discuss your problems with someone you trust seek new activities – pursue new hobbies, plan something fun and exciting, spend time with someone who is calm and reassuring Change lifestyle habits -care for yourself -well-balanced diet -regular exercise -adequate sleep -decrease intake of caffeine (coffee, tea, colas, chocolate) -decrease intake of junk food -balance school/work with leisure time -build a support system of people with whom you can talk freely -seek out activities and situations, which affirm your strengths Change stressful situations -communicate your needs and concerns with assertion -learn time and money management skills -develop and practise a problem-solving process -possibly leave a situation (job, relationship) if it cannot be improved Change your thinking -look at things more positively -see problems as opportunities -be realistic in your expectations -refute negative thoughts -keep a sense of humour Learn how to replace the alarm response with the relaxation response -take a deep breath when you get bad news -count to ten before responding -write down your thoughts or talk to someone -give yourself time to react ("sleep on it") In your package you have an assignment that will be due by the end of the health block. We will have a focus period booked in the library for research. The remainder must be completed on your own time. What is a mentally healthy person?? Brainstorm some ideas with a neighbor What distinguishes the mentally healthy from someone who is not mentally healthy is their resilience. Resilience is a person's ability to recapture their sense of emotional wellness within a reasonable time using a variety of coping strategies. (An example of resilience – If your partner breaks up with you, are you able to overcome this emotionally and eventually start seeing other people?) hopefulness about opportunities and life's challenges persistent in achieving one's goals practical/realistic about goals as well as their strengths and weaknesses responsible for own personal behaviour respect own needs and the needs of others healthy self-esteem / positive self-concept healthy self-confidence ability to manage stress effectively ability to work productively support network (family, friends, mentors) healthy attitude towards life's problems and difficulties seeks help / advice when needed A psychologist names Abraham Maslow developed a theory that illustrates the different kinds of needs that everyone has. His idea was that we have to satisfy certain basic needs before you can begin to satisfy other ones. Need for self-actualization SELF- FULFILLING Need to know, to explore, to understand AESTHETIC Need to achieve, to be recognized Need to belong, to love and be loved EMOTIONAL Need to be secure and safe, out of danger PHYSICAL Need to satisfy hunger, thirst, sleep etc. 1. The National Mental Health Association describes mentally healthy people as those who: Feel comfortable about themselves. They are not overwhelmed by their own feelings, and they can accept many of life's disappointments in stride. They experience all of the human emotions (for example, fear, anger, love, jealousy, guilt, joy) but are not overcome by them. Feel right about other people. They feel comfortable with others and are able to give and receive love. They are concerned about the well-being of other people and have relationships that are satisfying and lasting. Are able to meet the demands of life. Mentally healthy people respond to their problems, accept responsibility, plan ahead without fearing the future, and are able to establish reachable goals. OR 2. A mentally healthy person is not unduly upset by difficulties encountered; attacks problems in a real fashion; accepts the inevitable; understands and accepts his/her own limitations and those of others. He/she does not feel guilty of failing after having done his/her best. This involves a satisfactory relationship with i) self ii) others iii) environment. OR 3. Mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. Good mental health is when everything feels like it is working well. You feel good about yourself, your relationships with other people and are able to meet the challenges/demands of life. I It is important to realize that mental health is a continuum. Your mental health may suffer when things in your life go wrong, and you have difficulty coping with everyday problems and changes. A person is considered to have a mental disorder when the changes in how a person perceives, thinks, and feels begins to interfere seriously with his or her daily life. People who have a mental disorder may find it difficult to make routine decisions, even simple ones like what to eat for breakfast or what to wear. They may withdraw from those who are close to them, feel disconnected and unable to form new relationships. Internal Factors – genetic, hormonal, physical, neurological, physical fitness, personality External Factors – family influences (physical, sexual, emotional abuse), drug abuse, dietary deprivation, environmental factors (crime, unemployment, role models); availability of services and supports Work on the case study in your booklet with a partner to identify the internal or external factors Phobias are one type of mental illness. Do you know any of the following phobias? Think about how one of these phobias might affect a person's daily life. Just like the phobia's mental illnesses come in a wide variety with varying degrees. Most of us at some point in our lives will experience a mental health disorder either personally or with a family member or friend. Technophobia Fear of…technology Sciophobia Fear of…shadows Decidophobia Fear of…decisions ("making decisions") Nyctophobia Fear of…nights Electrophobia Fear of…electricity Topophobia Fear of…performing ("stage fright") Triskaidekaphobia Fear of…number thirteen (#13) Gatophobia Fear of…cats Hydrophobia Fear of…water Spermophobia Fear of…germs Cynophobia Fear of…dogs Aerophobia Fear of…flying Agoraphobia Fear of…open space Claustrophobia Fear of…small / enclosed spaces Apiphobia Fear of…bees Gamophobia Fear of…marriage Scholionophobia Fear of…school Astrapophobia Fear of…lightening Pyrophobia Fear of…fire Media are very influential in shaping our impressions and ideas about mental illness. We are exposed daily to radio, television and newspaper accounts that present people with mental illness as violent, criminal, dangerous, comical, incompetent and fundamentally different from other people. These inaccurate images perpetuate unfavourable stereotypes, which can lead to the rejection, marginalization and neglect of people with mental illness. 1. People with mental illness are all potentially violent and dangerous. most common misconception in reality people with mental illness are no more dangerous than people who do not experience mental illness. (Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division, 2000) people with diseases such as schizophrenia are more likely to be violent towards themselves 2. People with mental illness are somehow responsible for their condition. wrongfully characterized as a weakness or character flaw occurs all over the world in all races, in all cultures, and in all social classes often there are biological, chemical or genetic factors that contribute to the mental illness 3. People with mental illness have nothing positive to contribute. throughout history, people with serious mental health problems have been leaders and visionaries examples in every area: politics, culture, academics, business, athletics, arts and science Actors / Entertainers: Composers/Musicians/Singers: Drew Carey Ludwig van Beethoven Jim Carrey Karen Carpenter Dick Clark Eric Clapton Frances Ford Coppola Kurt Cobain Audrey Hepburn Sheryl Crow Anthony Hopkins Janet Jackson Joan Rivers Billy Joel Roseanne Elton John Winona Ryder Sarah McLachlan Damon Wayans Alanis Morissette Robin Williams Axl Rose Artists: Business Leaders: Vincent van Gogh Howard Hughes Michelangelo Ted Turner Athletes: Scientists: Dwight Gooden Charles Darwin Elizabeth Manley Sigmund Freud Monica Seles Sir Isaac Newton Darryl Strawberry Authors / Journalists: Political Figures / World Leaders: Agatha Christie Napoleon Bonaparte Charles Dickens Winston Churchill Emily Dickinson Diana, Princess of Whales Ernest Hemingway Thomas Jefferson Larry King Florence Nightingale Edgar Allen Poe Mary Shelley Neil Simon Mark Twain Mood Disorders Anxiety Disorders Personality Disorders Schizophrenia The emotion of 'Anxiety' is a common Personality Disorders Schizophrenia is a feeling sad, 'blue', and normal emotion, are an enduring thought disorder, down-in-the-dumps, experienced by when pattern of inner characterized by a and unhappy are part faced with a stressful experience and history of acute of the normal range situation. behaviour that psychosis, and of emotions deviates markedly chronic deterioration experienced by An Anxiety Disorder is from the individual's of functioning, lasting everyone. when this anxious culture, is pervasive for at least six feeling persists, is and inflexible, has an months. 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Choosing the right Chicken HouseChoosing the right Coop and Run for your garden No harm in a bit of character though !! So, they say the minimum sizes should be 10 / 12 square feet per bird on the outside and 1 square feet for each bird inside although I wouldn't go down the one square foot per bird which is quite cramp, especially in summer when there's a fear of them overheatingl. CHICKEN ARKS / MOVEABLE HOUSINGThe joy of the ark is that you can move it around the garden thus giving the chickens fresh grass to eat and scratch every day or so. The other good points are you know where they are and can easily shut them in for the night. I took pictures of a few types whilst at the local Auction.....
Remember chickens are very adaptable. There is no problem with the 'standard / basic' ark, but you may find after a while that they do need a small shelter area. Also, by that time you'll probably be thinking of increasing your flock anyway !! STATIC AND SEMI STATIC HOUSING I started with 2 chickens and a 6' x 4' Ark, I then extended the ark, then built a shed and used the ark as their external area, then sold the ark and made a 60' square enclosure and at one time went up to over 30 chickens ! That's what happens I'm afraid - either by off periods of egg laying or the pure joy of having chickens usually brings this about. Having a 'proper' hen house or coop allows you more space and options for perches and nest boxes. I have three perches about 4' long each and a laying area of about 4' x 2'. But don't believe they're going to lay the eggs where you want them to and where they're easy to get at ! Many people make a run alongside a garage - some make a hole in the garage wall, house the chickens inside and let them out into the run as 100% exercise area. The only problem is with static housing is that the ground is going to get destroyed quite quickly and quite completely. That is grass and greenery wise, so ample food is required for them. After a while they'll make their dust baths and the ground will become quite dusty. One rather enjoyable plan I came accross was this. A 4' x 6' shed with a exit hole on each side. Three exit holes are shut at any one time and a 12' x ' 4' run is put into place for a fortnight, then rotated round the shed. This gives the used area 6 weeks to get going again. (see left column) Inside the Chicken House - my set up
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Pineapple Guava
Just wondering how everyones Pineapple Guava shrubs (Feijoa sellowiana) are doing? I left a nice 6 footer behind at my last home 4 years ago, and not too much for flowering at the time. I've planted a new one here and it's only about 2 and a half feet tall. I hear there are some nice well established old specimen around the PNW.
Cheers, Barrie.
I know of a couple that are 6 ft. or more in Seattle. Flowering is somewhat sparse, as with yours. Garden centers have beens stocking it, winters have been mild, so smaller examples are fairly easily found while walking around urban residential neighborhoods.
I've had mine for 10 years. It is 9 feet tall because every year I pinch it repeatedly and height-prune to boot.
It would grow about 30" in all directions otherwise. In years of cold weather all leaves will brown and fall, but the plant will leaf, bloom, and fruit in spring/summer anyway.
Two blossoms open so far; at least 500 buds to open in next 2 or 3 weeks.
Harvested 176 fruits last year, an average crop.
On the other hand, a feller just down the street has one for at least 3 years and it is doing nothing. He is real good with plants, so I don't why that plant is stubborn.
Mine aren't blooming yet. They are about 4' tall and have never set fruit. They lived through December 1998 though in about the coldest part of my garden (temperature might have been about 10 - 12 F). I have heard that fruit set it more likely if you have two different clones of this plant that can cross pollinate each other.
My parents have had one in a pot for 10 or more years in Bothell, Washington at 350 ft elevation. My Mom never knew that the plant might be affected by cold so she never planted in the ground until recently. It has bloomed like crazy every year, but the fruit, when produced, lasted until March at the latest, then fall off. At that point they were never even been close to being ripe ( 1 inch long.) The last two years she had it in the ground, and it seems to flowers later, but has become much larger. I guess if the immature fruit stay on the stem through the winter without dropping, you can get a crop of ripe fruit by mid to late summer, but it takes 5 to 7 months ( or longer ) from flower to fruit in most of California. The one good thing is the flowers taste great! Kind of like marshmallows. I have picked a bunch of them, and added them to waldorf salads, and it is.....awesome! Give that a try if you never can get fruit.
I'm up to 6 open blooms now, the thing's stalled because of the cool wet weather. The only year in 10 it didn't fruit was a late bloom after 1 July, so time is tight.
These feijoa plants seem highly variable in all aspects of growth, bloom, & fruit. My fruits enlarge in October and ripen during the holiday season.
My plant attracts NO INSECTS, so I molest the blooms by hand or with a brush. Pollen has to transfer from the stamen tips to the central flower spike for fruiting to occur.
I've also had trouble with my feijoa's. We have three of them and they've only produced a few flowers ever. I hand polinated them, but then the fruits just aborted when they were still small. Maybe they are too shaded? Does pruning help?
Fruit drop is reported for feijoa if water is inadequate. I put the sprinkler under mine for a couple of hours every 2 or 3 weeks during hot weather.
I suspect this plant may be wind-pollinated to some extent because the pollen goes flying when I molest the blossoms.
Feijoa blooms on last year's growth; rarely on older wood.
For some years most independent garden centers in the Seattle area have stocked them. Nearly all of the time they are unselected seedlings, fruit size and perhaps quality can be expected to vary. If you do not see any in stock now it will be because it is too early - ask when they are going to get them in. If they are not going to get any, never have had this item you are not asking at a place with a full selection.
I saw some for sale at the garden show this weekend...........
sorry but I can't remember which vendor.
Their name/ booth was something about edible plants.
Maybe Northwoods/One Green World. I think they have worked the show in the past, supplied local garden centers - I may have seen their tags on plants here.
I see they are offering named forms. That is noteworthy - as long as their stock is clonal, and not seedlings of named forms. The pricing could be taken to imply that they are vegetative propagations. But I would ask before ordering.
Here is a link that might be useful: Pineapple Guava
This post was edited by bboy on Tue, Feb 26, 13 at 13:35
We have five 4 1/2 year old feijoas, grown from seeds. The two largest finally bloomed last summer (in June-July I think). I expect the other three plants to bloom next year as they are getting large too.
The two largest that bloomed are 6' and 8' tall and 4-6' wide. I prune them somewhat as right now all but one tree is in a container. I also prune them to force them to grown more dense.
One of the two that bloomed set fruit. That tree bloomed 6 flowers and has four feijoas of which three will definitely be viable with the four fruit a question mark.
We have two varieties, Apollo and an unknown. The unknown was grown from seeds from Hirt's Garden (Amazon). I contacted them for the variety, but they don't know. Unfortunately, this unknown is also the one fruiting. The four Apollo varieties might need another to cross-pollinate. I'm hoping they can pollinate next year if the others bloom too.
As I understand it, the main issue with Feijoas producing fruit it battling the freezing temperatures because in the PNW they won't ripen until Dec or around then. I have placed larger X-mas lights on my tree and turn them on when temps get below 35 (so far only twice). The X-mas light should keep the air around the tree from freezing.
I will probably add another cultivar to my feijoa forest next year. I was looking at OneGreenWorld's selection and leaning toward Mammoth, since they are a good pollenizer for my Apollos. I would also like a Triumph, but don't see them for sale in the US. FYI, My Apollo seeds came from New Zealand, where feijoas grown like weeds.
Ed, thanks for that report. Feijoas may grow like weeds in NZ, growing them in Australia is discouraged because of a native fruit fly. Ironically, feijoas are native to Brazil and Paraguay where they are not cultivated and there is no industry for them.
There may be hope for your plants bearing fruit as mine in SE Portland (in-ground) had 63 pounds last year and will be close to 100 pounds this year. They started dropping before Halloween this year, a couple of weeks early. Hard freezes will ruin the fruit, 30 degrees is OK if brief. Since 1995 have only lost one crop to a freeze (2011). The lights may help if an east wind is not blowing.
I do not have a second plant for x-pollen, but I transfer pollen by hand for 2-3 weeks in early summer.
Pruning for dense growth may be OK up to a point, I have seen densely-foliaged plants bear a good crop.
If you would like some fruit, please email me via my forum "My Page" link.
Wow, what a picture. Thanks for the information.
Maybe i don't need my lights for warmth then, I am encouraged :)
Our tress are all young and here's hoping they produce exponentially more blooms and fruits in the next couple of years. Last summer's growth was the most so far, almost twice the foliage on most of our little trees at the end of summer.
We also hand pollinated the 15-20 flowers that two of our tress produced. The few fruits we have are maybe 1.5 inches long and just starting to flip on the underside of the branches.
Love all that production. Wouldn't call any seedlings by cultivar names, likely once growing from seed entered the sequence the cultivar characters were lost.
The convention with most kinds of woody plants (and many perennial herbaceous plants) is that only clonal productions (cuttings, divisions, grafts) are entitled to cultivar names, the assumption being that seedlings will not be coming true to type. Woody plant seedlings may often be similar, sometimes even coming up with their own red stems, cut or purple leaves - whatever general features the cultivar exhibits - but will not so often be just like the parent. And will definitely not have the exact same DNA.
I have put a single 250-watt infrared heat lamp near the base of the plant to protect ripening fruit from 29-30 degrees in past years, any other use of heat via lights for this plant may be impractical.
If your fruits are no larger on 1 December, pick and bring indoors to see if they soften. Useful fruit are at least half as thick as they are long. Slender fruit does not amount to much.
Here is a picture of the larger of our trees. This one produced the most blooms last summer (15-20) but did not set fruit. It is going to be up-potted into a wine barrel or equivalent this spring.
Another tree, the smallest of our forest :)
I've got all but one in pots.for several reasons still:
- we haven't lived in this home long.
- I'd like to see if they produce fruit before putting in the ground.
- we have 5 trees and if they get too large, I'll probably give one or two away
- In case we move in 5-10 years, It would be nice to take some of them with us and not to start all over again :)
This post was edited by OregonEd on Sun, Nov 17, 13 at 13:51
You have a logical long-term plan. Sometimes stressing a plant can cause it to bloom / set fruit, but you need to upgrade the potting situation for those as they are likely all getting rootbound and that can cause a year's delay in vigor when roots are overly disturbed during a transplant. They all show more growth than many I have seen about, even those in the ground.
Various casters or wheeled mechanisms are available for making larger pots mobile.
I've transplanted these with success. Personally I would put them in the ground and just dig them up when/if you move. They are pretty carefree plants in the ground. Just a little bit of water now and again to speed along the growth. But if you leave on vacation and a dry hot spell hits, they are fine.
More open growth than usual would be result of inadequate light at some point in their history; inability to hold themselves up would be due to spindly, shaded top growth and/or deformed roots - this last is pandemic among commercially grown containerized trees and shrubs. Often there is a tight wad or even burl (turnip) of main roots right at the base of the stem(s) which dates from when the specimen sat too long in a band, liner or 4" pot at a production facility before being potted on, without the roots being corrected.
More open growth than usual would be result of inadequate light at some point in their history; inability to hold themselves up would be due to spindly, shaded top growth and/or deformed roots - this last is pandemic among commercially grown containerized trees and shrubs. Often there is a tight wad or even burl (turnip) of main roots right at the base of the stem(s) which dates from when the specimen sat too long in a band, liner or 4" pot at a production facility before being potted on, without the roots being corrected.
bboy, unless you have specific experience with feijoas, while you may be correct in general, feijoas are known for spindly, scraggly type open growth. This is one reason I am surprised when I see recommendations to use it as a privacy hedge, since it will never really fill out very dense!
at casa de fruta in the picnic area just off the parking lot there are a couple very large feijoas. probably about 20 feet tall or so. great climbing tree, i went up and snacked on the flowers. very open growth in that location.
Here is a link that might be useful: casa de fruta
Oh great bboy.
I would love to have gotten my little trees in the ground sooner, but I lived in rental housing until recently. We have up-potted each one about every year, though yeah that surely stresses them out some :(
I'm planting one tree more in the ground soon, and maybe a third but I am also skeptical to plant one until I see it fruit, otherwise its a waste of time and yard space.
Could be a Catch-22 here, will the plants fruit poorly from repeated repottings or fruit poorly because they are seedlings, even in the ground? It is a hard call. An extended stay in a larger container could be successful, or maybe not.
At the current rate of growth, your plants could be hard to transplant in 5-10 years. I certainly would not have attempted to do mine at years 10-15.
Although my plant has always been sprawling, most plants I have seen in PDX are much denser and have acute branch angles. And mine might be sprawly because it is essentially a foundation plant, plastered against the side of the house, no morning sun.
These plants have many fine, fibrous, shallow roots, similar to rhododendron. If kept potted, I would locate them where the plant is largely in sun and the container is largely in shade during warm/hot weather and leave enough pot headroom for a coarse mulch layer providing additional surface root shading and moisture retention.
Starting tonight, all feijoa fruit needs to come in, areas out of the wind may be in mid-20s for several nights.
I thought a nocturnal animal was eating the occasional fruit on the ground, but in shaking loose the rest of the fruit today, there were some empty rinds right on the bush.