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Corazon Aquino was a reluctant political leader, thrust into the political limelight after the exile and subsequent assassination of her husband Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, an opposition senator. "I don't know anything about the presidency," she declared in 1985, a year before she agreed to run against Ferdinand Marcos, the authoritarian then-leader of the Philippines.Aquino was born into the Cojuangco clan in the northern province of Tarlac on January 25, 1933. She was a product of power and wealth, but harboured no political ambitions until she met Ninoy.The bright young journalist from another prominent Tarlac clan was seen as a president-in-waiting, but in September 1972, Marcos declared martial law and jailed hundreds of his opponents and critics, including Ninoy.During this time, Aquino - known to many as "Cory" - helped the opposition movement, speaking on behalf of her husband and demanding democratic change. When he went into exile in May 1980, Aquino joined him in the United States, a quiet time she described as the best period of their marriage. AssassinationIn 1983, against the advice of friends, Ninoy flew back to the Philippines from Boston to seek an audience with Marcos but before he could even get off the aircraft, he was shot dead.Aquino returned and led a huge funeral procession for her husband with crowds estimated to be as high as two million people.Under increasing pressure, Marcos called a snap election for 1986 and Aquino was encouraged to stand against him. "I don't seek vengeance, only justice, not only for Ninoy but for the suffering Filipino people," she declared as she reluctantly accepted the nomination.Marcos won the poll, which was marred by widespread reported irregularities, but with the support of the Catholic church, Aquino soon brought one million people onto the streets to protest.
The "People Power" movement was born and Marcos was quickly ousted.Aquino was sworn in as president and quickly set up a commission to redraft the constitution, dismantled the network of Marcos supporters that controlled the economy and freed political activists.Mixed legacyShe also started negotiations with communist and Muslim rebel groups, but her efforts were undermined by problems in her coalition government. "I think her legacy will be a mixed one," Al Jazeera's Veronica Pedrosa said.
"There was so much hope riding on her administration but the truth is nothing has changed ... the Philippines still has those two insurgencies in which people are dying every day."Endemic poverty also remains, while the population has almost doubled since 1986, so most Filipinos are looking at a future where they don't know what's going to happen."Aquino was also attacked over an agrarian reform bill that virtually exempted large plantations like her family's sugar plantation from being distributed to landless farmers.
When farmers protested outside the Malacanang presidential palace on January 22, 1987, troops opened fire, killing 13 and wounding 100.Aquino's presidency was also undermined by at least seven attaempts to overthrow her government.
'Painful' decisionsIn the 1990s, Aquino acknowledged the diffuclties of her time in the presidency.
"I realised that I could have made things easier for myself if I had done the popular things, rather than the painful but better ones in the long run," she said.
"After all, in the long run, I wouldn't be around to be blamed."After leaving the presidency in 1992, Aquino was constantly sought out to support political candidates and causes.She became a vocal critic of Gloria Arroyo, the current president, whose family has been accused of massive corruption, and joined street protests against Arroyo until she was diagnosed with colon cancer in March of last year. Time magazine made Aquino its woman of the year in 1986 and in 2006 named her one of Asia's heroes, praising her "quiet courage" and describing her as "the symbol of People Power and an inspiration to others around the world struggling against tyranny".
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Lemon Cypress as house plant?
I know I should not buy it before I know what it is. The only tag says "smell me" with a Lemon on it. But I could not resist - I was thinking after Chrismas I will plant it outside and the only concern is if the soil is frozen. But to my horror after some research aka google - it is Lemon Cypress - Cupressus Macrocarpa, is it? It is not hardy in my 6B zone. I am willing to try overwinter it, It is repotted into gritty mix now. Anybody keep Lemon Cypress as house plant, any tips are welcome, and wish me luck.
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Had one for almost three years but last week it just dried up and died on me. I kept it outside in the summer out of direct sun and in the winter it was in a south facing window. I don't know why it died I think I didn't give it enough water. Mine would over winter fairly well inside but the dry air turned the tips a little brown but they would go back to green once the humidity was fixed. It's a fairly easy plant!
It's amazing how 'ease to grow,' store employees/managers make a plant sound. Temptation. :)
'Smell Me.' lol.
I agree with Will, your Cypress needs a chilly area. Heat browns fronds.
Some firs, 'if Cypress is a fir,' needs humidity too. They dislike dry air.
Your tree is so pretty, Green.
Heck, I'd decorate the tree for Christmas. 'Short period.'
Would you happen to know if Lemon Cypress is hardy to your area? Toni
Yes, that was what I planned, decorate it as a Christmas tree and then plant outside. But I do not think it is hardy to 6b, from what I read it only hardy to 8b. I like to just have it as house plant for the winter and then summer outside. Wish me luck.
Monterey Cypress (C. macrocarpa) is a warm climate conifer, thriving into the tropical zones. I believe that the limiting factors for Indoor culture will be insufficient light and low humidity, not temperature. Factor in improper watering practices and poor quality potting medium and the chances for failure are pretty high.
There is a Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest ' that has the common name of Lemon Cypress...not for its smell, but for the yellow tinged new growth. That's what this probaby is.
Thanks, rhizoï¼Âfor the further info. Yes, I do believe it is cupressus macrocarpa 'goldcrest'. I also read about that it smells like lemon when the needle is crushed. Didn't know the common name is from the color though.
The back of the tag actually says plant outdoors and indoors and with some pic shows how to dig a hole and plant the tree. But nowhere shows the hardy info. Anyway, I will do my best to keep it alive and move it outside when it getting warmer. I will pay more attention to the light and water. Thanks
pic of goldcrest cypress, lemon cypress. These are coastal trees, tolerant of salt spray, it is a cultivar, so, anyway I just got this plant at a super mark down price because it was real close to death and had a blatent piece of bird dropping on it. Cypress is just one of those plants that leaves a lingering question, is it dead or alive.. I think that is perhaps the most infamous thing about them. They do not like wet roots that are drenched but like a small bit of water regularly that drains well. Lemon cypress is real popular in fairy garden type landscape designs, but, pots only afford it life for so long, could be years could be months. Either you like that about them or don't. Misting them mimics a fog or dew, but, it suffices. Assume freshly bought means transplant shock from weeks ago and just leave it in it's pot, don't fertilize for awhile and let it adjust. Relax it is most likely a propagated stick and just needs time. I have in the past killed enough little unique bonsai in the learning process to perhaps save you from doing it, just because testing the limits of various bonsai was a way for me to establish a general method to bonsai. Bonsai can be real cheap. All of them are usually propagated sticks and have had branches and roots relocated on them. That is fine, but they are not as hardy as to just stick them in the dirt walk away and wait or even re-pot. Any tree of any size growing in a pot is a bonsai, just not all are judge worthy. I have decided that a cypress is one that can be versatile in home decor. The rest kind of require some kind of themed room, wall or even corner, even juniper. Cypress kind of blend in better even all gussied up judge worthy of a bonsai event and don't seem so culturally ethnic specific. Just an opinion. In a pot, never assume the thing is drought tolerant.


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Hello there!
I just found 3 bees in my family room. Two were alive, but very lethargic, and one appeared dead. I think they are bees but will post a picture and perhaps someone could confirm that.
Any advice? I live in Northern Virginia, where it's been very cold this winter (colder than usual, though we just had a warm weekend with temps in the high 50s...but it's around 32F today).
Strange thing: they were all either on or under a mattress cover that I had recently laundered and had not yet gotten around to putting away. The mattress pad was sitting on my family room rug for a few days. I've searched the family room walls, moved some of the furniture, etc. to see if I can find where they came from but see no clues...though there is a stack of firewood over by the fireplace...could they be there? Or were they somehow living in (eeek!) in my daughter's bed? They wouldn't have survived the washer and dryer, would they?
They're probably inside my walls, aren't they? I did some quick googling and most sites say it's best to have them removed in late winter...again, any advice? I am a casual fan of bees but not in the house!
Thanks for any light you can shed!
They're bees but can't make out what they're are, perhaps you can post a close up clear shot.
Hard to say from where they come from,..definitely not from the washer dryer. You might want to check all cracks, light/power sockets on walls and sealing and see if bees come from there.
Put your ear onto the wall and knock with your palm, ..if a hive inside you could hear a buzz, do it on several places, about every two foot.
Could have they flown into the house on a warm day?
Bees will get into a house just by looking for potential new hive locations. They scout out potential sites to build a new hive. Just because you find a couple bees in your house doesn't necessarily mean you have a hive in your walls. But yes, those are honey bees although the pic is a bit fuzzy. Personally, I would welcome honey bees in my walls and try to catch the swarms that came out.
It's too early for bees to be scouting out new hives and it's very unusual to have bees in the house. Even as a beekeeper, I can't remember ever finding a bee in my house. My guess is that you have a hive in your walls near your dryer vent. The heat of the dryer is maybe bringing a few out of their winter dormancy and they're finding their way into your home (through the vent?). Call your local beekeeping group and ask them to send someone out to take a look.
I am having the same problem. In the last 10 days I've found more then 2 dozen honey bees in my family room. They seem to love a sunny window sill. My problem, I'm deathly allergic to all bees. All the research I've done states, if its winter & they are in the house, then its an established hive and most likely in a wall etc. I've contacted a local beekeeper. I'm waiting to see if he's interested in removing them. I suggest you do the same. Honey can cause damage to your home's structure. Good Luck


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The Mavericks came out with a 97-94 victory.
"I was proud of our guys. I thought it showed a lot to come back from arguably
our worst performance in New Orleans, and we lost to a good team," said Sixers
coach Brett Brown.
Evan Turner led all scorers with 26 points, but he also had nine rebounds and
seven assists. Tony Wroten filled in once again for rookie Michael Carter-
Williams, who sat out his fourth straight with a sore foot, and had 19 points.
Spencer Hawes and Thaddeus Young both had double-doubles and James Anderson
scored 14 points.
The Sixers struggled to 38.4 percent from the floor, 28.6 percent from the 3-
point line and a dismal 54.5. percent from the free-throw line. They did force
21 Dallas turnovers.
The Raptors have fallen the last two times out, including home losses to the
Chicago Bulls and red-hot Portland Trail Blazers. Toronto lost to the Blazers,
118-110 in overtime on Sunday, despite a furious fourth-quarter comeback.
The Raptors allowed Portland to shoot 46.9 percent from long range.
"One of the best offensive teams that we've seen," said head coach Dwane
Casey. "I think as far as scoring the basketball, averaging 103 points a game,
they are a very explosive offensive team so we've got to be on point. We've
got to guard the 3-point line."
Rudy Gay led the way for the Raptors against the Blazers with 30 points and 10
rebounds. Unfortunately, Gay shot 12-for-27 from the field and didn't have one
assist in almost 42 minutes of action.
DeMar DeRozan managed 29 points, while Jonas Valanciunas scored 19. Kyle Lowry
had 10 points and 10 assists.
These Atlantic Division rivals will meet three more times.
The Sixers took three of four from the Raptors last season and seven of the
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I see a variety of answers to how thick the subfloor must be prior to laying tile. What's the bottom line.
In my case, I have a kitchen floor I would like to tile -- probably with 16" porcelain, but could go 12" if needed. The joists are 2X8 Doug Fir 16" OC, 10'2" unsuported span.
The current floor is 1/2" plywood with 3/8" particle board on top. Everything is in sound condition.
My intention was to float the surface for tile installation or, I could go Ditra, or whatever is a good choice -- but not go cost crazy.
How should I prep the sub floor. It what I have adequate? Should I add 3/8" or 1/4 inch plywood on top of the existing particle board and ply and screw it all into the joists? Should I rip out the particle board and put in 5/8" plywood? What will work, and what would be best?
Thanks for any help -- Rodger
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rip out the particle board, it has no place being under a tile installation. Put 1/2" underlayment rated plywood, like ACX or BCX,perpindicular to the existing one half inch ply. Leave a 1/8" gap in the seams and fill with cheap latex caulk, use screws at 8" intervals, dont worry about hitting the joist with the screws. Put Ditra or cement board over that. Check the Deflecto to see if you need midspan supports for your 2x8s.
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Here's the biggest problem with Butler -- [Butler] is a high usage scorer. Butler's career usage rate (the percentage of offensive possessions used by a player during his time on the floor) is 22.7 percent. Last year in an injury-shortened season on a championship Dallas Mavericks team, it was at 25.1 percent. That ranked him seventh in the NBA for small forwards, ahead of guys like Paul Pierce and Rudy Gay. Short version: Caron Butler uses a lot of possessions.
... With Chris Kaman coming back healthy and demanding a big chunk of the looks (he hasn't passed up an open 15-footer since, oh, 2005), and Gordon and Griffin demanding more possessions if anything, where are all these shots for Butler supposed to generate from? Who loses all those possessions?
... Let's say, despite all that, you're sold on Butler as the scorer the Clippers need. Sixteen points a game at 44 percent shooting is nice. He's got a nice midrange game and can slash. OK. I'm with you.
But if the priority is placing shooters around Gordon and Griffin — and unless something has changed, it is — then why add Butler? Prior to what can probably be labeled as a statistical outlier (43 percent in 29 games last season), Caron Butler was a 31 percent career 3-point shooter. On his career, he's attempted less than two 3-pointers a game. He's not a deep threat or a spot-up shooter by any means, and he doesn't really stretch the floor because all of his damage is done in iso situations, off his own jab steps. If you want to chase good 3-point shooting numbers in a small sample size, Al-Farouq Aminu's start to last season works just as well.
Mike Kurylo of Knickerblogger: "[T]he Knicks should concede the rest of the season and use the remaining 15 games to prepare for next year. One way is to allow Nate Robinson to be the starting point guard (which may have already occurred). Another is to give minutes to Wilcox, Curry (if healthy), Samb, and Nichols in order to better understand how they may help the team...
And in the interim, playing the reserves would increase New York's standings in the June draft. While the only team that they might realistically pass is Indiana ... it's just as important for New York to not allow any of the teams ahead of them to improve their draft day position ... From any perspective the worst scenario would be New York passing all those teams in the standings without making the playoffs. If D'Antoni shifts his main focus from winning individual games to developing the end of his bench, New York would probably avoid such a undesirable fate."
Matt McHale of By the Horns: "Ben Gordon has been the Bulls' leading scorer for the past five seasons. That also happens to be the same number of seasons that Gordon's been in the league. But despite that fact, nobody knows yet whether he's even going to be in Chicago next season … and opinion is pretty firmly divided on whether or not John Paxson should spend any more of the team's precious salary cap space on him. That's too bad. I know BG is streaky and woefully undersized, but he brings it every night, and has been since his rookie campaign."
John Krolik of Cavs the Blog: "Mo appears to have hit some sort of a wall, because every other game it seems like his shot's not there, which suggests tired legs more than it suggests something mental keeping him out of his rhythm. Delonte, on the other hand, is in a major, major funk. He played gritty defense and got to the rim a few times, but his shot is off to the point he just can't buy one from outside the paint and he's not moving the ball right now. There's no option here -- we just have to wait for him to snap out of it, because we don't win in the playoffs without him. He's our Lamar Odom -- he's the difference between good and great for us."
Raptors Republic: Toronto fans are thinking draft.
Hoopinion: The Hawks brutalize Dirk Nowitzki.
48 Minutes of Hell: Some competing thoughts on the Spurs bench.
(Photos by David Sherman, Larry W. Smith, Ronald Martinez/NBAE via Getty Images)
Chicago and New York were big players at the deadline. The Spurs and Suns were non-players. Who got played? Read the tea leaves at the TrueHoop Network.
Matt McHale of By the Horns: "Are the Bulls a better team today? Yes.
Look, Rome wasn't built in a day. In fact, that McDonald's down the street? It wasn't built in a day, either. This wasn't a dramatic 'Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to the Celtics' uber-makeover. (And how often do those even happen – let alone work out - anyway?) No, we didn't bring in a superstar. Or even a regular star, for that matter. What John Paxson did was address a few of the team's glaring needs while clearing future cap space for a strong run at a bona fide superduperstar in the [insert dramatic music here] Summer of 2010. That's win-win, right?
We needed more size up front, some interior defense and a center who can score. We got all that. Miller is hardly a defensive wiz, but he's at least got the bulk and veteran wiles to body up to opposing big men. He's not much of a post player, but he can shoot and pass as well as or better than most centers. And he seems genuinely psyched up about returning for a second stint with the Bulls...Miller's not a long-term answer. But he's a decent stop-gap. Especially if he's motivated, and it seems like he is."
Dan Feldman of Piston Powered: "Pistons president Joe Dumars did Chauncey Billups the favor of sending him home to Denver, and Iverson was the only Nugget who had a big enough expiring contract to make the deal work?
Well, Detroit has Iverson, and last night's game showed the upside of the move - at least until Dumars can parlay Iverson's expiring contract into somebody more valuable.
The game was the type of slow-paced, grind-it-out contest you see in the playoffs. And how many times have the Pistons lost a playoff game because they didn't have a player who could create his own shot?
From 1:30 left in the third quarter until the end of the game, Iverson scored 16 points. None of his baskets in that stretch were assisted.
Iverson, who finished with 31 points and seven assists, drove for layups, found pull-up jumpers and got to the free throw line. He didn't look 25. But he definitely didn't look all of 33, which he has for most of the season.
So even though Detroit lost to the Spurs, one the NBA's top teams, Iverson performance tonight is encouraging for the Pistons in playoff games.
That is, if they make the playoffs."
Mike Kurylo of Knickerblogger: "As for the Knicks' other deal, it's not necessarily who they got that makes them better. Larry Hughes is an aging slasher/defender who perhaps was never a great defender despite his reputation. Kevin Broom and I used to discuss Hughes' defense, and Broom thought that Hughes' gambles on the defensive end hurt the team. As for the slasher aspect, Hughes averaged 6.9 FT/36 in 2005 and that number has decreased in every full year since (5.4 in 2006, 4.3 in 2007, 3.4 in 2008). That means he's either not able or not willing to get to the hole more, which would explain his tumbling shooting numbers. This year has been a small rebound year for Hughes, as his TS% has increased nearly 60 points from last year (TS% 52.5%) But at this point it's possible due to the small sample size instead of a real improvement.
What's more important about the Bulls trade is that the Knicks unloaded three players for one. [T]he team has been playing shorthanded nearly the entire year. With two new roster spots freed, the Knicks can grab two players from the D-League to fit specific roles (shot blocker?, point guard?) that the team needs.
In both of these deals New York has given up only one player who was in their rotation: Tim Thomas. The Knicks will be able to replace his role on the team with two players. The first is Wilcox who will give New York a big body to defend the post. The second is Gallinari who will provide scoring from the perimeter. Giving the rookie more playing time is the icing on the cake for the Knicks."
48 Minutes of Hell: Did the Spurs blow an opportunity?
Roundball Mining Company: How about Denver?
Valley of the Suns: Did Phoenix do well by doing nothing?
(Photos by Jonathan Daniel, Joe Murphy, Mike Stobe/NBAE via Getty Images)
Strangers were high-fiving each other in the streets in Oklahoma City. All was swell.
And then ... Tyson Chandler fails a physical and the fun's over.
Royce Young of the Daily Thunder:
Everything we were just getting so psyched about is gone. The "fearsome foursome" talk. The new nicknames. The optimism. Zapped. Gone. See ya. Well, the optimism isn't entirely gone because we're still on track with KD, Uncle Jeff and Russell, but the immediate optimism took a hit.
I have no idea what could be the reason this thing was ripped, but it's got to be something with Chandler's ankle. Maybe there's long term damage in there. Who knows. And who knows if Sam Presti will be back on the horn tonight trying to swing another deal at the deadline. All I know is that my head's spinning.
I think I speak for everyone when I say, this sucks. And I mean that in the nicest way possible Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox.
In New Orleans, the Tyson Chandler mourning period was just winding to a close. Ryan Schwan of Hornets247 had been pointing out that, despite his bitterness at seeing Chandler go, there was no arguing the center was having a bad year.
I think I've wallowed enough now. I'm not going to rip Shinn or Bower in this post. I'm not happy with what happened, but I don't have anything to say about it that hasn't been said in a dozen other places. It's time to move on and get to what we received and how it impacts the team. In other words, it's time to take refuge in numbers.
The first thing you have to remember is that Chandler, when he wasn't missing games, was actually playing fairly poorly. Chandler has only been in double figures in rebounding 13 times all season, he's missed 18 games, and his offense has been down and he's only been in double digit scoring 16 times this season. His rebounds per 40 minutes have been the worst he's ever averaged -- even worse than his rookie year. There have been a lot of reasons given for this -- his baby being born, his family being in California, his earlier knee injury -- but the fact remains, he's been having a terrible, terrible year.
Now Niall Doherty of Hornets247 writes:
I'm not sure. I'd like to throw a party to celebrate this, but OKC aren't sending Tyson back for no reason. Remember, they're not playing for anything this season, so they must feel that the injury is something that will affect Chandler's play beyond the next few months.
Best case scenario, the Thunder are being overly cautious and Tyson will be healthy and ready to help the Hornets make a good playoff run this season. Then we can worry about shedding salary in the summer, or perhaps put together a more fan-friendly trade before tomorrow's 2pm Central deadline.
Worst case scenario, Tyson has some serious health issues, meaning he can't help us on the floor and we're stuck with his contract. Then we might have to settle for a real ugly trade to avoid paying the luxury tax next season.
Now we learn a few things. For one, that it might be a tad awkward for Smith, Wilcox and Chandler to head home -- their teams just celebrated their departures!
And don't you think the Hornets wish, now, that they would have admitted the trade was about money? Instead, they told everyone they really wanted Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox. But hey, Tyson, buddy ... we didn't really mean that.
I wonder if perhaps we also learn a little something about why the Hornets may have been willing to make a lopsided trade. Not that they were trying to dupe the Thunder, but if the medical staff has long-term worries about Chandler, then that might be one more reason to make a move.
And while Thunder fans are the ones hanging their heads tonight, I wonder whether it isn't Hornets fans who find themselves in the bigger pickle. Now we know the Hornets -- a team on delicate financial footing -- are likely to be spending more than they think they should, and a lot of that will be going to a big man who has some kind of long-term health concerns. And even with a healthy Chandler, the Hornets needed another quality big man. The future was annoying after the cost-cutting trade that would cost the team a year of contention. But now, with money and health problems, the joy of Chandler's return has to be laced with a couple of profound new worries.
Peja Stojakovic, anyone?
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Cell phone help-Is this $250 down the drain?
I recently purchased a Sony Ericsson w600i Walkman cell phone. This cell phone has the included mp3 and radio features. The phone was purchased online in an unlocked status. Quiet honestly I didn't know what unlocked meant at first, but was assured that the phone would work with my Cingular account. When I received the phone, all the features worked great, except that when I would make or receive a call-the audio would work for a few seconds and then there would be no sound (I could't hear the other person and they could't hear me).
When I contacted the company that I bought the phone from--I was told to try contacting Sony first-- that they would normally send me another phone. I was told by SonyE to reset the phone and then to update the software. Neither of these things fixed the audio problem.
I then called the SonyE CS# and was told that they would repair the phone but that the phone would be returned to the original locked position in which it was sold. Therfore, I wouldn't be able to use the phone on Cingular. I'm looking for suggestions on how to get this phone fixed and still be able to use it. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
If you bought the phone unlocked, you can get it unlocked again once it's repaired. I don't recommend that myself -- Cingular did not certify that phone on their network for some reason or another -- but there are people out there who will do it for a fee. It likely won't be cheap, but it's better than owning a $250 paperweight.
After exploring all of my options, I decided to return this cell phone to the company where purchased for an exchange. I have now received a replacement phone. The same audio problem still exists. I believe I may have been sent the same phone again. Could anyone tell me which number on the phone identifys it as being the same phone-is it the FDC-ID#, the IMEI#, or the S/N?
If this isn't the same phone? Does any one have any suggestion as to what I could be doing wrong? Maybe having it on a wrong setting or pushing a wrong button?
Thanks for the help.
The serial number should be unique. If you have the s/n from the "previous" phone, you can check it against the s/n on this one.
If it is a different phone but you have the same problem, you can do a few things:
- Try to do a "hard reset" of the phone. This should set it back to factory defaults, so if it's a setting you changed inadvertantly, this should set it back to normal. The instructions should be in your user's guide. If not, you should be able to call Sony-Ericsson's tech support for help. You may have to re-enter your phone book info, reload your tunes, and set things like ringers again. But the phone isn't real usable as it is, so ....
- See if you can return it yet again. I know it's a pain, but maybe your vendor just got a bad batch. Try to get a phone with a s/n further away from the bad phones.
- Check the Web to see if others are experiencing this problem with this phone. Good forums would be http://www.howardforums.com and http://www.phonescoop.com . You also might check http://www.agoraquest.com ; it's a fan-site for Sony product users, though I don't know if that includes SE phones. When you get to those sites, search for your phone's model number and see what people say before you post a question.
Thanks, Steve--You have been a big help. I checked all of the numbers and then contacted the SE Customer Service. All of The numbers from this phone--matched the numbers to the other phone-so it seems that instead of replacing the phone--the seller just sent me the same phone again. I have contacted him -but no reply yet. I tried the reset,but I'm still having the same audio problems-this isn't suprising since it is the same phone.
I am going to check out the web sites to see if anyone else is having this problem with these phones. Thanks again for your help.


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which fig is best for east Tennessee?
We planted some figs years ago that were supposed to be for this region(between Knoxville and Kingsport). I believe one was Brown Turkey. None of the figs start ripening until October, and I usually get at most a handful then we have a frost, which kills all the figs. These are more bush-like than tree-like, I have seen one a mile from here that is more tree-like(tall, with limbs, ours are more growth from the ground that die every year, then I have to look at dead growth for 9 months unless I get a spurt and cut them to the ground) that has loads of ripe figs in August.
I would love to have these early figs and would like to know if the trees can be bought locally or must be mailordered? Is it too late to plant them now?
The three most common figs grown in Tennessee are "Brown Turkey", "Celeste", and "Chicago Hardy" (and probably in that order). Be aware that just because they are marked as one of these DOESN'T mean that's what they are ("Brown Turkey", especially, is notoriously confused in the trade). All three of these cultivars should be hardy (once established) in just about any part of Tennessee. A few other cultivars are probably safe bets too, but are not as common here.
One thing that can make a LOT of difference is microclimate. A rock outcrop, sidewalks and driveways, the wall of a building, or the side of a hill can make a huge difference in marginal areas.
It would be a real challenge to keep a fig alive if planted out right now. It's probably the worst time of year possible to plant trees. If it were me, I'd probably wait until spring to plant a fig. Fall might be OK, but, since figs are close to being marginally hardy here, they'd probably be a better bet in spring. Take a look at the link below for planting tips.
I have seen all three of the cultivars listed above for sale at Home Depot. The trick is knowing which Home Depot and when. It seems to be a hit-and-miss kind of thing. I have also seen Home Depot figs range from amazingly healthy looking to looking like they were drug behind the truck on their way to the store. Some local nurseries also have figs in stock (usually in springtime).
Here is a link that might be useful: Planting a Tree or Shrub
Your comment about digging up a young tree brings up some questions. If you are considering digging up a nearby seedling, do realize that it WON'T be the same as the parent. It may have some similar characteristics or may not. If you are wanting something that you can count on, you probably will want to grow a cultivar (vegetatively produced offspring of a tree with known characteristics). Besides buying one, another options is to root cuttings from the tree you wish to replicate.
It may be possible to separate a rooted root-sucker from the larger tree, but (at least in my experience) usually figs don't produce suckers that are far enough away and sufficiently self-rooted to be easily separated from the parent tree without a lot of root disturbance.
"may be possible to separate a rooted root-sucker from the larger tree"
Yes, that is what I was going to try. If the owner will let me dig one up, I would like to try. I really have nothing to loose. Our figs ripen so late we hardly ever get any. I will also look into purchasing a cultivar for this area, though from reading Gardenweb it sounds that many are mislabeled.
Nancy I have the three fig cultivars Brandon was telling you about. This year the Celeste beat the others hands down. Celeste has been ripe for about two weeks, Chicago Hardy and Brown Turkey are just starting to get ripe. Now next year it could be the other way around. Be sure and plant on the south side of a building. No variety likes the north wind. I am not in East Tn but zone seven in West Tn.


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Has anyone used Round-Up to contol weeds? Yesterday I sprayed Round-Up on some very weedy beds where I want to transplant/add some roses, hydrangeas and other plants--how long should I wait before tilling and planting?
Thank you, jean001a however the label did not provide the info I was really looking for. From other's experience, I'd like to know how successful have their results been using Round-Up. Was a reapplication required? There has been some rain after I applied the Round-Up and the weeds still look the same. Any advice beyond the label?
GGardens, you aren't giving us much info. Are the weeds that you sprayed actively growing? Are leaves visible? Roundup works through leaves.
Did you spray well before it rained? Roundup needs a few hours of dry weather to be absorbed.
Did you make the concentration that the label recommends? Or was it the premixed stuff?
In general, Roundup works much more slowly in Winter than it does in Summer. Figure several weeks.
Are you in the Pacific Northwest? If so, I don't think you should be tilling until around late May. The soil is too wet. For digging and planting, I would wait several weeks after applying Roundup. A couple of reasons: you will be able to tell if the weeds are dying, because they will turn yellow; and Roundup may not deactivate quickly in cold winter soil. So I would recommend patience.
The reason people are reluctant to give advice is because they don't know your level of skill, they don't know if you followed directions, and they don't know if you did something completely unpredictable. So it's always good to give as much info as possible.
I had Shotweed growing like crazy in my gravel driveway (good luck hand digging it out!!), we had a warm day on the weekend recently probably mid-50s, I sprayed it with Roundup, there was no rain for about 18 hours after I sprayed it, a week later the Shotweed is completely dead. I'm actually amazed it worked because the night temps were really low and mid-50s sounds really questionable for Roundup to work but luckily it did. I live in a suburb of Tacoma, WA. The shotweed was pretty small when I sprayed it, perhaps that's why I had good results vs. if the Shotweed had been more mature perhaps it wouldn't have worked.
I live on the Olympic Pennisula; I'm about 2 blocks from Liberty Bay in Poulsbo, WA. I have moderate experience gardening--mostly failures. So in trying to reburbish my small garden, I thought I would seek expert advice. I used the pre-mixed Round-Up last Fri when it was in the mid 50's, there was no rain until Mon nite--only night moisture. I'm trying to get rid of dandelions, English Ivy creeping over from the neighbors, grass, some sort of weed that looks like fuzzy shamrock with many but short roots and a weed that sticks like glue to your gloves when you pull it.
I should have mentioned I used concentrate and put it in a 3 gallon garden sprayer and also include "Spreader Sticker" sold by McLendons to get the solution to stick to weeds. I started using this when I was trying to kill some ivy and salal since both have slick leaves and solution would just run right off.
The Roundup will kill the dandelions and grass,but it won't kill the English ivy. With a plant that's growing from somebody else's yard, you need to be careful, because Roundup is systemic, and will eventually kill the entire plant. But as I said, you can't kill English ivy with Roundup, unless you really work at it.
Here is a link that might be useful: English ivy control
bboy, what's the reason that the Fall application is better? Is it understood, or more of an experimental finding?
Fall applications of glyphosate tend to be recommended for woody plants, blackberries for instance. In this case they are transporting chemicals from the top to the crown (bud head) at that time of year, glyphosate applied then is thought to be concentrated in the overwintering buds in the crown, resulting in more damage than during the growing season.
Ivy, of course is not a cane grower with a bud head, but will still be growing less actively in fall than in summer. I don't know what, if anything the label or other source of direction says about ivy.
Recently a landscape contractor friend and I were discussing using glyphosate to kill giant morning glory (Calystegia). As I remember it the directions say to begin applications when flowering commences, the idea being that at that time the top is now big enough to take up enough herbicide to kill the roots - this is a recurring theme with glyphosate application. He pooh poohed this, saying that he did not get good results with morning glory until switching from summer to fall applications. Starting at flowering time was a waste of time and money.
At $100/gallon for the super concentrate (at CostCo prices), I definitely would not want to be trying to clear out a patch of ivy with repeated growing season applications if it was possible that was not the most effective time to be making them.
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Glyphosate (RoundUp) is most effective on plants in active growth - since it is translocated from the foliage to the root systems and then throughout the plant tissue, the foliage must be actively photosynthesizing to achieve this movement efficiently.
It is still a bit too early in the season for a lot of plants to be in active growth. Some early weeds perhaps but the vast majority need a few more weeks before your use of RoundUp is most effective. Generally, the recommendation is to apply, wait to see results (7-10 days) then reapply as necessary. If/when plants are in active growth, the results may be evident a lot faster - a day or two depending on species. The less active the growth, the longer for results and the less effective those results may be. The second application is more or less for insurance purposes :-) It is not always easy to tell at the time if your first application was thorough or complete.
As to the effectiveness of RoundUp or its generic equivilents on ivy, fleshy and glossy evergreen foliage - like English ivy - has a waxy covering or cuticle on the leaf that makes penetration of the herbicide into the plant tissue very difficult. There are additives you can get that helps with that process but that is the primary reason why the RoundUp/Rodeo/Ranger Pro type products are not recommended for ivy control. Crossbow is a different herbicide altogether and has a more far-reaching toxicity. It's overkill for most weeds.
Crossbow is great for controlling broadleaf weeds in lawns. But I've never tried it in cold weather. The label says it should be used in warm weather.
Crossbow is also systemic, so if you spray Ivy from your neighbor's yard, it may kill the whole plant.
Here is a link that might be useful: Crossbow
Roundup is inactivated by soil bacteria. That doesn't work so well in cold, wet winter soil. I've killed dormant bulbs with Roundup applied in winter, even though they had no foliage. It might take a month or more for it to be inactivated. In the winter, that's plenty of time to get washed into the root zone and beyond. It pays to be cautious with this stuff.
I sprayed RU liberally around my fruit trees last summer and within 2 months 2 trees died. I discussed it with a local commercial farmer with a large orchard and he had the same problem. He said RU killed a lot of his peach trees, so now he limits the spray to 10 ft from the trunks of all his trees. He rototills around the trunks to control weeds.
I respectfully disagree with the manufacturer's stated safety of Round-up and encourage those considering the use of it to do a search on the hidden dangers of Round-up. Natural News has an article with references.
Another important consideration is that monitoring by the US Geological Survey (USGS) has revealed that glyphosate and its breakdown product Aminomethylphosphonic acid (known as AMPA) are frequently found in rainfall and rivers in the Mississippi Basin, where most GM crops tolerant to glyphosate are grown.
Green Med Info site has an article on the health concerns of eating GMO foods with glyphosate residues
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Those look AMAZING! I direct sowed a few russell hybrid seeds (I think the chatelaine - a little bit more of a pinker purple)and they're doing well but still very small. If mine look even half as good as this next year I will be EXTREMELY pleased! Especially now hearing that they may rebloom later in the season :) Thanks for sharing
David, Good luck with your lupines... These just exploded this year. I will say if there is one negative to this wonderful plant is that they give one big massive bloom in early summer and then you get maybe a second very small (a couple stems) bloom a few weeks later. I have found by deadheading the spent stems after blooming that gives you a much better shot at a possible second blooming period.
Thanks for the background info Adam. I think that is around when mine bloomed too. I don't deadhead too religiously with these because they have seeded around in just the right places. In fact, I think all the lupine we currently have are ones that have planted themselves. We have a native lupine that has also seeded itself into the gardens and it always gets to stay wherever it lands.
Thanks again for the wonderful photo!
I hear you! It is a battle between tidiness and the surprise of new plants in unexpected places. In general I am wary of re-seeders after doing full battle with some incredibly annoying plants. But some, like lupine, get a pass. It's different for everyone's garden. I tend to deadhead plants in prominent places because I don't want to be greeted with aging seed pods every time I enter the garden. But there always seem to be a few that escape my Felcos and produce some offspring.
As a result, for a few years I had a delightful partnership of a pink/white lupine with a pink/cream columbine. It was way prettier than anything I would have come up with! Of course the downside is that these plants were growing on the path right where the hose dragged by, so I was constantly struggling to protect them. But that's the price for spontaneity, right?
I put in a dwarf Gallery Red last year and like yours, Adam, my plant exploded with flowers in late May into June. I did not dead head because I wanted to keep the seeds and I even hope for a few seed pods to open on their own so that I can have a few surprises for next year. I'm always delighted to see any volunteer lupines from year to year.
Beautiful! Gorgeous colors! I grew some from seed back in the winter of 2008-09, labeled "blue perennial" and they are still going strong, and reseeding nicely. I love the blue, but I'm loving the colors you have Adam, as well.
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So I am torn between building a bar or making a kegerator out of the whirlpool mini fridge we have (not even sure if this is possible as it has a small freezer compartment) that says EL05C on the inside, not sure what the model or size is as it wasn't mine.
My question is which is more expensive? I can always do one a year or so after I do the other. Here is my scenario...
We currently live in a small 2 bedroom apartment and SWMBO likes the idea of brewing because she can help (even though she doesn't drink) and it's better than me doing something on my computer while she is doing other things. The mini fridge is hers but she said we could make it into a kegerator. We are move from our tiny apartment to renting an 1100 square foot townhouse with an unfinished basement (not included in the square footage) which basically doubles our space. Now I was thinking maybe making half of the basement with small straight or L-shape bar, can't do anything drastic as we are renting. I figured if I made the bar first I could always make a kegerator later.
But really it comes down to money, moving to the bigger place is happening at the end of May and money will be tight once we move. So really the main question is, Making a kegerator from a mini fridge or making a bar cheaper?
I've been looking around and eventually I would want both so I can keg beer and have a bar, but right now I am just looking for some input.
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May I suggest a kegerator with tower for now? Could always rearrange the parts later and install in a bar with the tower on the top and fridge under it...
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