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Has the EU reached breaking point?
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Could the European Union collapse? The question, dismissed a few years ago as the stirrings of Europhobic fantasists, is now pertinent. National governments across the continent are struggling for authority and credibility. Econ-omies are struggling for growth and dynamism. The confidence and certainties of the post-Second World War settlement are being eroded. The British disease of animosity towards European institutions has spread.
The desperate struggle to approve the constitution in countries which had been the bedrock of the project is not the cause, but the manifestation, of the crisis. The first sign that something was awry came in 2001, when Ireland voted No to the Nice Treaty. A country which until that point had only benefited from membership gave it a resounding thumbs-down. The minutiae of that particular treaty was not the issue in that referendum. The Irish simply wanted to make their anxiety known, and it was an inchoate list comprising anti-foreigner sentiment, opposition to abortion, support for Sinn Fein and/or generally giving Bertie Ahern a good kicking.
As Francois Mitterrand remarked: "When a government consults its people on a particular question through a referendum, the answer it gets is often aimed at a different question." For the French this time around - and don't forget how they nearly rejected Maastricht in 1992 - it is a resistance to the chill winds of globalisation and fears of the end of Gallic exceptionalism. For the Dutch, the strains over immigration have been evident for some time. The constitutional treaty is no panacea. It contains very little that is objectionable, but not much more that is commendable. It is essentially an oversize (852-page) management manual with a mission statement at the front.
The treaty will, to some degree, streamline the workings of the three institutions that comprise the EU - the European Commission, the meetings of the member states that are the council, and the parliament. It creates an EU foreign minister, a good thing, although in Javier Solana the organisation already has one in all but name. It is, as the French resistance rightly points out, more of an Anglo-Saxon cobble-together than anything the founding fathers would have agreed to.
Europe's problems extend far beyond the fate of this document. The spectacular rejection of Gerhard Schroder's SPD in state elections in Germany attests to discontent with one variant of social democracy. The impending demise of Messrs Chirac and Berlusconi suggests that centre-right solutions in France and Italy are similarly not finding favour. Should that bring a smile to the face of the recently re-elected Tony Blair? Hardly. Leaving aside the legitimacy or otherwise of his victory, Blair is an equally denuded figure in EU chancelleries. Iraq saw to that, more particularly his craven support for the Bush administration's attempts to divide Europe into "new" and "old". What was done so wantonly will take years of assiduous diplomacy to undo.
And yet the task of keeping "Europe" afloat will fall to the very man who has failed to reconcile that very project to his own people. Britain has played a desultory role in the EU - late in arriving and truculent in participating. Blair will assume the EU presidency in the summer at the least propitious of moments. The last Blairite presidency, in 1998, was long on stunts (speech on platform as Eurostar arrives at Waterloo Station, that kind of thing), short on substance. This time will have to be different.
What matters is not the fate of constitutions or institutions, but providing a means for Europe to thrive, or at least survive, in the face of the dual threat of Chinese and Indian economic might and American military hubris. There is simply no future for us - the UK, France, Germany or any other EU member - in going it alone. Integration per se is not the solution. Clever integration, on economics, diplomacy and defence, is.
Will Europe's leaders be up to the task? The omens are not good. While the French kick up rough over the admission of Turkey, the Brits defend their indefensible budget rebate, negotiated 20 years ago by Margaret Thatcher and her handbag. Trading it in for some serious progress on the Common Agricultural Policy would be a deft piece of negotiation. But of course we won't. The shrill cries of Euroscepticism have, as ever, intervened.
"Red lines", once the preserve of the UK, are now invoked by all governments as they seek to indulge their voters and "get something out of Brussels". A mean spirit has taken hold. A club once so popular that countries clamoured to join is now having to justify its very existence.
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Talking of Europe . . . Britain has once again succumbed to the power of the Swedish export. The effortless rise of the "Crazy Frog" ringtone towards number one in the music charts - 5,000 sold an hour, with the prospect of it becoming the biggest-selling hit of the year - is testament to our masochistic streak. Is there no depth to which the public will not sink? At the last count, two members of the New Statesman staff, senior ones at that, have admitted to possessing the offending item on their mobile phones. Both plead in mitigation that they were forced into it by ringtone saboteurs (their children).
Meanwhile, an even greater affliction is about to befall high streets and offices across the land. Word has it that an even more arresting jamster ringtone, "Sweetie the Chick", is preparing its assault on our CD racks. One NS offender has already been identified, and there are surely more to come.


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Funny how things work in life. A mere three months ago Evan Fournier was the pariah of Nuggets Nation before even stepping foot on the court wearing blue and yellow. Then when he actually did, you know, start playing basketball — people come around. And fast.
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My MacBook has a large trackpad instead of a mouse. It's about 3 by 4 inches and that's large enough to draw on. So I downloaded a little program called Inklet and sure enough, now I have a little drawing tablet. I also got an inexpensive stylus but if it works better than using a finger, I'm not skillful enough to tell.
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has anybody played call of duty big red one yet? I heard it is really good and i'm thinking of buying that one or resident evil 4. still thinkin about it
I haven't played it, yet. But, I read about it in the gamespot website..................it sounds cool and enjoyable:thumb:.
It's pretty good, the whole theme is getting a bit old though. A decent WWII experience but don't expect anything groundbreaking.
That is very true. The overall theme is basically the same, but these types of games are always fun to play............:thumb:Quote:
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Hum, I haven't really played any of the Call of Duty games, so I have no place to say whether it is good or bad. Is it better than Medal of Honor? (Then again, it's hard to find something that is worse than MoH.)
I don't mind playing WW2 games, just because I like that period of war history.
If you ask me, I would definitely say that Call of Duty games are much better than the Medal of Honor ones. Then again, it is just a one dude's opinion. But, I would advice you to try to play atleast one Call of Duty games. Since you said that you like the history of that time period, you will love these games...........:thumb:Quote:
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Well it's like this: The creators of CoD are the people who left Medal of Honour (and EA) to become their own studio.Quote:
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After that all MoH games have sucked... It's not hard to figure out why.
WOW!!! I didn't know that....................no idea. No wonder why the recent Medal of Honour games suck, bigtime. That is why I prefer Call of Duty games.Quote:
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Tor Is Building an Anonymous Instant Messenger 109
from the most-private-of-messages dept.
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That hides the content of your communication, but it still shows that you're communicating, and with whom. So the "metadata" that the NSA and/or FB are interested in is still available...
Ostensibly using TOR hides the fact that you're the one communicating, and who you're communicating with... (Whether that's still true in practice is another question...)
yep that's the one. I wouldn't trust Tor network as an anonymity service for anything, let alone something I really wanted to keep secret.
Tor is solid, are you and the GP trying to deceive, or have you been decieved?
Would you like to know more? "How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations"
https://firstlook.org/theinter... [firstlook.org]
>> Additionally the NSA's own documents released by Edward Snowden showed that the NSA can't break current TOR releases.
That was 2007.
Other things you couldn't do in 2007:
* Use an iPhone
* Use a Samsung Galaxy
* Use What's App
* Read anything except "this housing boom will go on forever!" in the news
In other words, that was forever ago.
Where is a more recent credible assessment of adversary capabilities specifically to the TOR network?
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Here's one last victory lap for "Django Unchained." Last night, the film took home two awards which were both a bit of a surprise -- Best Supporting Actor for Christoph Waltz and Best Original Screenplay for Quentin Tarantino. But just before the festivities got underway in California,...Read More »
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With the BAFTAs now done and dusted -- and Ben Affleck seemingly one inch closer to a complete "Argo" victory -- the Oscars are next in line to focus everyone's attention on the films of 2012. The Academy should be pretty confident that people will indeed tune in, but this year they&...Read More »
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Age and Persistent Use of Cardiovascular Medication After Acute Coronary Syndrome: Results from Medication Applied and Sustained Over Time
Article first published online: 15 SEP 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02483.x
© 2009, Copyright the Authors. Journal compilation © 2009, The American Geriatrics Society
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume 57, Issue 11, pages 1990–1996, November 2009
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Ali, R. C., Melloni, C., Ou, F.-S., Schmader, K., Ohman, E. M., Roe, M. T., Peterson, E. D. and Alexander, K. P. (2009), Age and Persistent Use of Cardiovascular Medication After Acute Coronary Syndrome: Results from Medication Applied and Sustained Over Time. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57: 1990–1996. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02483.x
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- Issue published online: 27 OCT 2009
- Article first published online: 15 SEP 2009
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- persistence;
- evidence-based medications;
- cardiovascular disease;
- older adults
OBJECTIVES: To describe the persistent use of evidence-based cardiovascular medications (EBCMs) 3 months after discharge from an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event and patient-reported reasons for nonpersistence across age groups.
DESIGN: Medication Applied and Sustained Over Time (MAINTAIN) is a longitudinal follow-up cohort study of the Can Rapid Risk Stratification of Unstable Angina Patients Suppress ADverse Outcomes with Early Implementation quality improvement initiative and Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network registry.
SETTING: Forty-one acute care hospitals in the United States from January 2006 to September 2007.
PARTICIPANTS: One thousand fifty-four patients with a median age of 60 (interquartile range 52–71), including 27% aged 70 and older, admitted with an ACS.
MEASUREMENTS: Three-month posthospital discharge telephone follow-up with EBCMs reviewed and reconciled. Patients who reported nonpersistence were surveyed regarding reasons for EBCM discontinuation.
RESULTS: At 3-month follow-up, overall persistence was 71.2%. There was a significant trend toward lower overall persistence with prescribed EBCMs in older adults than in the other age groups (74.9% for <60, 71.0% for 60–69, 64.5% for ≥70; P=.02). Overall, 112 (10.6%) patients discontinued EBCMs with provider advice, and 178 (16.9%) self-discontinued. Provider discontinuation increased across age groups (9.1%, 10.4%, and 13.6%, respectively). A similar trend was observed for EBCM self-discontinuation (15.2%, 17.0%, and 19.9%, respectively). Reasons for self-discontinuation included adverse effects, cost, and perception that the medication was not needed.
CONCLUSION: Older patients are less likely to be persistent with EBCMs after an ACS event at 3-month follow-up. Understanding patient-reported reasons for discontinuation can influence intervention strategies to improve long-term adherence to EBCMs.


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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing & intelligent read
This book tackles the topic of grief and coping with being the person left behind in a lovely way. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone.
Published on 1 Jan. 2009 by Odette Kelly
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Lost & Found
After reading 'A Friend Like Henry' and 'Marley and Me' I couldn't wait to get stuck into another K9 book. I must say in comparison with these other 2 books I was disappointed with the content. It didn't keep me wanting to read on, the story wasn't as gripping. I quite happily set the book down at bedtime and didn't think about it again til the next night. That said,...
Published on 23 Mar. 2009 by C. Nicol
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Lost & Found,
C. Nicol (Wick, Caithness, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lost & Found (Paperback)
After reading 'A Friend Like Henry' and 'Marley and Me' I couldn't wait to get stuck into another K9 book. I must say in comparison with these other 2 books I was disappointed with the content. It didn't keep me wanting to read on, the story wasn't as gripping. I quite happily set the book down at bedtime and didn't think about it again til the next night. That said, I did enjoy the book just not as much as the others.
I haven't stopped here though, I am already into my next K9 book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing & intelligent read,
Odette Kelly (France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lost & Found (Paperback)
This book tackles the topic of grief and coping with being the person left behind in a lovely way. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Dog Novel with a Twist in the Tale,
Chris in Hampshire "Mrs C" (Hampshire, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lost & Found (Paperback)
When I ordered this Book from Amazon, I did not realise it was a novel. I don't usually read novels as I prefer Biography or Autobiography books, so I wasn't sure what to expect. It had a dog in it so I thought well it can't be bad. No disappointment - it was not bad it was very very good. It was another page-turner and a quick read. You had to keep on to the next page to find out what was going to happen. I would thoroughly recommend this book as it tackles a lot of human issues as well as those of the dog.
4.0 out of 5 stars We've all been lost and longed to be found at some point in our life.,
Alison Roberts (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lost & Found (Paperback)
I've read many books that involve our loving canine friend. Up until now they have been true stories or at least heavily based on true stories.
I took a gamble and read Lost and Found by Jacqueline Sheehan. Not such a huge gamble as it was about doglets but it was a novel, a made up story.
And I loved it.
I read the book over a weekend, barely putting it down until I had finished. I was gambolling to the end, almost needing to know how the story went but also wanting to savour it - one of those lovely books I have spoken about before.
There is a time in everyone's life that I think they become aware of their own mortality and then they become aware of those around them. Dying has never scared me - but being left behind whilst others around me die does. And in this story Roxanne Pellegrino finds out about this the hard way when her beloved husband suddenly dies right out of the blue. Roxanne is left reeling - she's trying to come to terms with how to continue in life whilst also feeling very guilty for not being able to save her husband.
Roxanne tries to shut herself off from the world but it doesn't really work. She's moved away for a year long break from her old life and ends up meeting some wonderful quirky characters and a dog called Lloyd. Or rather they find each other. Both hurt and hurting. And together they help to fix each other. Quite literally as Lloyd is found with an arrow sticking out of him. Roxanne is led to an Archery instructor - which tangles up a story of a girl who has appeared to have killed herself and her mad ex boyfriend.
The story unravels at a pace that keeps you hooked from start to finish, you feel the characters, you become part of the story and cling on to the hope of a happy ending....this is another book that is going back on my book shelf to be read again!
4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable book that kept my interest,
Mrs. M. Connolly (Leicester) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lost & Found (Paperback)
I bought this for 10p in a library sale, expecting it to be a very cosy 'animal helps bereaved lady through her grief' tale. It is a great deal more than this, with a dark theme of obsession and illness, an unpleasant mystery set up, and uncertainty as to which characters are to be trusted, if any. It is written in American English, which keeps it at one remove for this English reader, but helps create the spooky atmosphere that haunts it. I would not expect to go for a book where chapters are devoted to what the dog is thinking, but in this book that works well, supporting the authorial voice, and assisting the reader.
Nearly all the characters have huge issues of various sorts, loss, fear, illness, uncertainty.The author, and the main character, both have a training in psychology, and this too provides an extra dimension to the story. It would be a great book to read on a journey, where you need to get immediately back into the story between interruptions, and the very direct style of storytelling facilitate this well.The last fifth of it I just had to keep reading to see what happened.
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing,
This review is from: Lost & Found (Paperback)
I love books that include dogs, as dogs are such a major part of my life. I was drawn to the cover and thought that this book would be similar to 'Emma and I' by Sheila Hocker, 'A dog named Christmas' and 'Christmas with Tucker' by the fantastic Greg Kincaid and the tear-jearking 'Marley and Me' by John Grogan. I thought that this was going to be in the same vein as many of the previous books I had read involving dogs. It took a very long time to get to the Labrador,'Lloyd' and I found that his role in the book was peripheral. Much of the book discussed suffering anorexia through one of the characters, how to load a traditional bow and arrow (which I found very strange) and the psychological problems associated with grief. I felt analysed through characterization. I had little empathy with the central character and found myself putting the book down more than wanting to find out what happened next. All in all, I found it very disappointing and it wouldn't entice me to read any more of this author.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Lost & Found,
Nikki - See all my reviews
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Loved this book - it had a bit of everything thrown in, a good story to it and I wasn't expecting the mystery aspect. I thoroughly enjoyed it and got through it very quickly, I would certainly recommend reading this.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars No Suspense, No Romance, No Reason to Read,
Sonia "Sonia" (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lost and Found (Mass Market Paperback)
I found the beginning of the book quite hard to get into. Krentz kept going from one person to another and although it wasn't difficult to follow it didn't really engage me. I felt like I wasn't really given an opportunity to really get to grips with anything before she moved onto the next scene. The only thing at this point that did make me want to keep reading was the main character. Cady has suffered from panic attacks for years and this is quite a big part of her character. I have also suffered from panic attacks for most of my life and having something in common with the main character, especially something that's so significant in my life, made me really want to keep reading. Obviously this won't be relevant to the majority of people! I thought that Krentz wrote the anxiety really well. She either did her research very well or has personal experience. For me it wasn't the big descriptions of anxiety that were good, although they were very accurate, it was the more subtle things, the way that Krentz captured the way that anxiety impacts on every aspect of life. The thought patterns, the reactions, the triggers, they were all so realistic, at least in my experience. I think that this is something that could easily be missed if you don't have an anxiety disorder but for me it just really made me feel like I could relate to the character. At times this wasn't necessarily a good thing because there were points in this book where I had to put it down because I thought I was going to have a panic attack. I think that's actually a compliment to Krentz who wrote anxiety so well that she made me feel it.
I felt both the plot and the romance side of this book were weak. Ideally the two should compliment each other and I felt that in this book they didn't. Krentz seems to have minimised the romance as much as possible to concentrate on the murder plot which is not particularly well done. The suspense side of the novel lacks originality. It's very predictable which takes a lot of the suspense out of the book. I like to be able to guess who the murderer was but in this book it was so obvious that it felt like an insult to my intelligence. She tries to throw in a twist in the plot but I could see it coming almost immediately. This book is not written in a way that builds suspense. Although there is murder and plotting and everything you would expect in a crime novel there is no excitement. It lacks that moment where your heart's in your mouth and you're holding your breath waiting to see what's going to happen next. I think perhaps it's because it's a romance novel so you know who is going to survive. That takes a lot of the excitement out of it.
As I have said I feel like the romance was sacrificed for the suspense side of the novel. There are some romantic scenes but certainly not enough for a romance novel, in my opinion. The romance scenes that are in this book often felt very incomplete to me, like Krentz only explores the relationship and the emotions to a point and then stops. It just left me feeling like I wanted them to have their happy ending because I liked both of the characters but I didn't particularly want to read about it. There are a number of secondary characters who have romances. These romances aren't explored much, they're just mentioned in passing but like the murder plot they were very predictable. I could guess who would end up with who as soon as the characters were introduced.
For the most part the writing was fine but Krentz seems to end each scene at really odd moments, they never feel like they're quite finished. She doesn't end on cliff hangers, it's more like she ends halfway through a scene and then doesn't pick them up again later.
Overall I thought that this novel was very predictable, failed to build any suspense and wasn't very romantic. I have given this book two stars because I thought Cady's anxiety was written very well and the characters were both likeable but I certainly don't recommend this novel.
5.0 out of 5 stars A heart-warming story,
Amazon Customer (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lost & Found (Peaks Island) (Kindle Edition)
What a wonderful book! This novel runs the gamut of emotions, having the reader laughing one minute and crying the next. It also crosses genres, with thrills and mysteries, sadness and joy, and a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure. A truly heart-warming story, this has shot to the top of my all-time favourite books.
5.0 out of 5 stars Dog Lovers will enjoy this book,
This review is from: Lost & Found (Kindle Edition)
I loved this story. Anyone who is a dog lover like me will enjoy it too. I fully recommend this book.
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Hartley set to hear his fate
ESPNscrum Staff
March 26, 2012
England hooker Dylan Hartley was cited in the wake of his side's Six Nations victory over Ireland earlier this month © Getty Images
England hooker Dylan Hartley will appear before an independent disciplinary panel in London on Tuesday to face a charge of biting Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris during their Six Nations clash earlier this month.
The 26-year-old Northampton captain, who won his 39th Test cap in England's impressive 30-9 victory over the Irish at Twickenham, faces the prospect of the second major suspension of his professional career and being sidelined for the tour of South Africa last this year.
The offence carries a low-end entry point of a 12-week suspension, which would put Hartley's participation in England's summer tour in doubt. The mid-range punishment for biting is 18 weeks while there is a ban of 24-plus weeks at the top end in the International Rugby Board's disciplinary sanctions table. The maximum sanction is a four-year punishment.
Hartley, who boosted his British & Irish Lions chances with a string of strong performances in this year's battle for northern hemisphere supremacy, previously served a 26-week ban for gouging in 2007 after being cited for making contact with the eye areas of Wasps players Jonny O'Connor, James Haskell and Joe Worsley during a Premiership fixture. Hartley pleaded not guilty on all three counts, but a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel found him guilty in relation to the offences against Haskell and O'Connor, but he was cleared on the Worsley charge.
The incident with Ferris occurred during the 28th minute of England's comfortable win, which saw them secure second place in the Six Nations table after an encouraging campaign under interim coach Stuart Lancaster. Television footage did not capture the alleged incident but Ferris and some of his team-mates complained to Welsh referee Nigel Owens in the immediate aftermath.
Owens said he had not seen anything but told captains Chris Robshaw and Rory Best: "I have an accusation of biting, a clear mark on the finger. I did not see something. If I do it will be dealt with severely, which would be a red card.
"It could be dealt with afterwards. If it is seen it will be dealt with. I did not see it. Have a word. Nothing like that takes place in this game. I can only deal with what I see. Have a word please. I have had a look. Unless I can see it, it's been dealt with, okay?"
Owens then spoke to Ferris while the Ulster forward received treatment, saying: "I have done all I can. It has been noted. If I don't see it I can't do nothing about it. It has been spoken about and dealt with.''
The charge of an act "contrary to good sportsmanship" against Hartley was brought by the Italian citing commissioner Alberto Recaldini after reviewing footage. But Recaldini incorrectly documented that the incident took place in the 23rd minute, when it fact it occurred in the 28th minute. Press Association Sport understands Recaldini has acknowledged the mistake in his report and it is unlikely to lead to the case being dismissed on a technicality.
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Pier & Beam: Redo or let it be?
We live in Central Texas in an area with clay soils. Our 1929 bungalow is still standing on its original pier and beam foundation, large cedar posts, about 10" in diameter. They are all upright, showing no signs of rot or damage.
We've been in the house 7 years, and have not seen any evidence that it's "moving". We are about to embark on a kitchen remodel and had an engineer over to double check that the wall we wanted to remove wasn't load-bearing. He recommended that we might want to replace the foundation with concrete piers before we started work on the kitchen.
We'd had the foundation looked at previously and every professional has always shrugged and said we got lucky with our sturdy posts, that they're in great shape and don't need to be rebuilt or replaced. But we do want to sell the house in 5-10 years, and I would hate to put in a lot of tile, new doors, etc., only to have them crack and shift out of level if we needed to fix the foundation.
Ultimately, I decided that the original piers might be a huge turn off for buyers in the future, so we should replace them before remodeling. The engineer is drawing up plans that specify the depth that all the piers should be poured and how the foundation should be reinforced.
But this afternoon the foundation guy came to give a bid on the new plan and told us, once again, that it seemed wasteful to pour all new piers. Especially considering how much better the foundation is than others in the neighborhood. He suggested that, if we wanted to do anything, we go for the less costly option of leveling the house with metal shims, sawing down any uneven posts, and adding cinderblock posts between the existing posts for added stability. He speculated that the current foundation had at least 50 more years in it, and just needed maintenance.
I would, of course, LOVE not to drop 10k on foundation work. But I don't want to defer this if it needs to be done or will hurt the resale value of the home.
We redid ours with wood and are very happy with it. In the current market there is no value to dumping a lot of monney into things that aren,t easily visual. If its in good condition I don,t see why it would hurt resale. I think if its not broke don,t fix it.


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Time to stop doubting and learn to love immigration
RANT ALERT (This is v abnormal for me, but I'm quite exercised about it!)
I'm getting tired of people complaining about immigration, and just wish politicians would have the courage to speak up for it. The UK has ALWAYS been a country of immigrants – you just have to look at the history of London's East End over the last 5 centuries to see this. Read more
Friday Fun 48: Monopods vs Monobracchs Cricket
Well, the book's first draft is done and sent off – the initial editors' comments are awaited with trepidation. But the good news (I hear you ALL cry) is that I can get back to some serious blogging. And what better way to mark this momentous event than by offering some Friday Fun.
One of my recent excitements is the quirky Cox's Fragmenta. This is edited by Simon Murphy from a really bizarre tome in the British Library – essentially a scrap-book of news clippings kept by one Francis Cox (1752-1834) on every subject under the sun. In fact, it takes up 20 feet of shelving. So I thought it might be fun to pick out a few choice morsels.
A Cambridge wander
Have been spending this week in Cambridge for the CICCU main events. It's been a really encouraging time. But I had a lovely time on Tuesday afternoon wandering around with my camera, revisiting old haunts and generally taking it easy. Marvellous. Even more marvellous was the fact that the sun actually came out. Hard to believe when the south-west seems afflicted by hurricanes and tsunamis. Read more
Q Conversations 5: Politician Elizabeth, Baroness Berridge
Elizabeth Berridge, until very recently, was the youngest woman in the House of Lords, the UK's upper house in Parliament. Raised to the peerage in the 2011, she was before that a barrister and then in 2006 became Executive Director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship which exists to bring together Conservative Party voting Christians of all denominations. She describes herself as a classic Tory 'wet', as opposed to the 'Dry' Thatcherite end of the party's spectrum. If that terminology is rather meaningless to you (or even sounds mildly offensive!) then listen in! Read more
A model of devout resignation
I was in Cambridge for a few days speaking for some events that took place far too late at night for me (carol services at 10pm!!). So naturally, my mind wandered from time to time while the shepherds were watching. And my gaze settled on this memorial which was just above my head. It looks like any other, and is quite wordy. But those words definitely bear close reading. For this particular plaque testified to something far greater than the usual pieties of such things. Read more
Double-entendres: the problem with symbolic shortcuts
This is not a particularly profound post (which, incidentally, is not to claim that regular posts on Q are either), but having just finished Sarah Lyall's rather delightful (if affectionately acerbic) The Anglo-Files: A Field Guide to the British, I came across this amusing story from the Blair landslide of 1997 at which a record number of women (very patronisingly described at the time as Blair's babes) were elected to Parliament. Read more
The perils of drink – but it's not quite what you think
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Plant sale- What are your choices?
Well, it's getting time to start potting up plants for our annual Master Gardener plant sale. We were not sure if it would be such a good idea to have it with our current drought; however, we have decided to emphasize drought tolerant plants. For you experienced gardeners: What are some of your toughest plants that you would recommend to those brave souls who want to keep trying? I have quite a few tried and true things that I am going to propagate and divide.
Bearded Iris
Purple Cone Flower
all types of black eyed susans and the more unique the better!!
bulbs of any kind
phlox - the carpeting kind
creeping thyme
pussywillows - mine are rremarkably drought tolerant!
confederate rose
hens chicks
groundcover veronica
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Leaves turning yellow
On October 31st I planted up 90+ rose cuttings. These are the steps I've taken.
1. Cut all my cuttings in about 6" lengths.
2. Placed half peat moss and half peralite in a 20 gallon clear plastic container with a clear plastic lid.
3. Added to the soiless mix 1 ice cream bucket full of rain water and mixed the medium real well. The medium was not soggy it was crumbly and absorbed the water readily. It did not appear too wet in fact I was a bit worried it was not wet enough. There is approx. 3.5 to 4" of soiless mixture in each tub. I think I put in 5 ice cream buckets of peat moss and one small bag of perelite into each container.
4. Placed a hole into the medium with a pencil.
5. Cleaned the leaves off of my rootins except the top 3 or 4 groupings of leaves.
6. I then dipped the end into a powder rooting hormone and placed the rootings into the premade holes.
7. I closed the containers, placed them in a south facing window and have misted them once per week since then.
The cuttings are turing yellow, some are turning black with mold forming on them and a few have new shoots sprouting from the tops. What do you think I may have done wrong? Perhaps it was still too much water and that is why I am seeing the mold. WOW! If this is the case the medium must have to be fairly dry?
I've read through George's website and the only thing I may not have done was provide bottom heat. However, my house is constantly at 70 deg F and the containers during the day heat up with the sun beating on them. Any thoughts?
Hi Tj, many of mine are developing yellow leaves, especially around the large veins, some are falling off. I think the leaves probably have large numbers of fungal spores on them. I took out a stem to look at it, and it was all nice and green, with the beginnings or a root starting to bud from the base. I'm just going to watch and wait. I dropped a little no-damp onto my soil with a syringe before sticking them to help ward off mold, and mixed in quite a bit of sand with the upper third of the medium. I water my medium in well. So far no sign of mold on the soil yet. Paul Mozarowski.
Thanks guys. I do have a few that are beginning to send out new growth but not enough of them to make me feel as though this trial has been a success. I can't wait until Spring. I will continue to take cuttings until I've mastered this process. ha ha.
Boy, it is really tough to get that fine line of when it's too wet and too dry. From now on I am going to take precise measurements of soil, perilite and water and make notes on each propagation bin. I wonder if after awhile, I will find the right measurements that will work for any batch I make. We shall see.
It is so fun to experiment with these things. Thanks for all the advice.
Hello Tj,
I read your story.
you wrote at the end :
"....the containers during the day heat up with the sun beating on them.
# One reason could be the sun !
You "DO NOT" want the sun beating on them!
Reason # 2 :
"NOT" using new growth like you see in my :
"Own Root Cuttings Setup Gallery with detailed comments and info for each of the 30 images"
# 3 : You may be using softer new growth, but down below the plant had some blackspot !
# 4 : I don't think your medium was "TOO WET"! I water my little 2 1/4 pots filled with # 4 mix really well, so that I have to squeeze the water out from 4 sides at the bottom. Then I let them sit & drain some more for an hr or two before sticking my cuttings. After that I will not water any more and only open the tent every 7 to 10 days to check and mist the foliage. After about 3 or 4 weeks the roots come out of the drain holes and "then" it's time to transplant into larger pots. I may lose one or two in a hundred.
# 5 a few lines from my info page :
Note: Use thoroughly cleaned or new pots, disinfect pruners & other tools. Mix"# 4" is a professional mix, which contains, Peat Moss, Perlite, PH Adjuster and a Wetting Agent. Also the "BEST" for starting seeds, for growing seedlings etc. Also note: Don't pack mix in tightly - put in loose and water thoroughly.
I hope this info will help you and others.
Go to the Rose Gallery on my site and the you find my "Own Root Cuttings Setup Gallery"
Here is a link that might be useful: Roses of Excellence
Hi, I (of course) agree with George. The leaves on most of my cuttings have turned yellow and fallen off as well, but I think in my case a fungus has overtaken them, and the stems are still healthy, the stems are rooting, and sending out new leaves. I keep them under fluorescent lights, well away from the lights, and with a night time period to cool down. I water my cuttings in well, but also inoculate each pot with some no-damp, and mix about 50:50 sand with the promix. I don't use any special sterile techniques, I use regular tap water, and my cuttings have one basal bud, cut straight across, no wound, and one apical leaf/bud only. I use the same set of sharp pruning shears, because it is important to have a good clean cut without crushing the stem. My pruners are generally clean to look at, but I do not wash or sterilize them.
At this stage, the cuttings cannot under any circumstances tolerate any excess light, they must have only low levels of light, and I use warm white fluorescent, 3000K
color temperature, 2 four foot lamps for two standard 11x21
trays of cuttings. The cuttings must not be allowed to overheat, because as George points out, this stimulates top growth before the roots have a chance to form, and the heat and light will kill the leaves.
I find my cuttings root perfectly well with no wounding at all, and with just a simple straight cut just below the lower bud. I think wounding and diagonal cuts may allow for more fungal pathogens to enter the stem. My cuttings form roots all along the buried part of the stem, the "stem-cells" under the cambium proliferate and split it open. Roots even emerge from above the soil line, and when I see this, I bury that part of the stem with extra medium. Hope this helps. Paul Mozarowski.
As far as not using new growth, I just
chopped up THE WHOLE BUSH and stuck any cutting with a good leaf. All of my cuttings are taking very well. Actually some cuttings of the very tiny new growth from the very tips have shrivelled up, but just about everything is doing great.
Hope this helps, Paul Mozarowski.
I think as an additional point, the leaves on the old wood probably have more fungal spores on them, but this is balanced out by the stem having more stored carbohydrates, and this may be one reason that ALL of my cuttings are doing well, even the older stems from previous 2 generations of blooming
(ie 2 generations of new growth on this wood, I still use for
cuttings and it is rooting really well nevertheless, in 10 days. I think
the ultra cold conditions and the very low angle of the sun, which at this time of year has loads of far red component, may be activating the genes for rooting - this is pure speculation on my part, but it is quite amazing to see these
big old stems rooting so fast - could it be the photomorphogenesis effect of the far red component on the phytochrome red stimulating or activating the rooting gene?
Could this be simulating the effects of etiolation???
I see from google search of "far red" "rooting" that far red light stimulates rooting (reason for why I use warm white fluorescent only) Normally sunlight has a much higher component of 660nm compared to 730nm. At my latitude, the sun right now is really low in the sky; this means a lot more of the shorter wavelengths are being scattered off. I could speculate that the plant can sense this shift, and uses this shift to tell that winter is very near, and to proliferate the roots, and store carbohydrates in the roots and stems. Another wierd thing is I notice that a lot of the stems are a very very red color, compared to the usual dark green, and I don't mean like changing colors, because the old leaves are green, and the new leaves and stems are red. There must be something going on.
Paul Mozarowski
Here is a link that might be useful: Washington Edu Botany Class
As I stated in my post titled 'News Flash' I am very surprised when assessing my cuttings that almost all of them have started growing. There are two of them that don't appear to be doing anything. However, those two still have a green stem and may eventually even grow.
About all the leaves dropping. I thing you might be on to something Paul. I had been thinking perhaps they turned yellow and fell off because the weather outside may have gotten too cold before I took my cuttings.
I also noticed some very red growth in the new leaves that are growing as well as the swollen leaf nodes. It's facinating.
I hvae read your posting and I can feel your pain. I stick roses all the time. Sometimes the leaves turn yellow, mostly in cool weather. You did cut them 1/4 inch below a leaf axil didn't you? Do not worry about leaf yellowing too much. I have had many a cutting that has lost all of the leaves before rooting. New leaves grew back at the bud unions and they grew into fine plants. As long as the stems don't turn black don't worry about it. The next time it may be a good idea to add a little sandor pearlite to your rooting medium though. And get them out of the hot sun!
I have 3 large rose bushes that were in the garden when we bought this house 5 years ago. I've gone through bugs, fungus, rust, heat, below 32 degrees, but now, some of the leaves start turning a little red, then yellow, and then fall off. To me, this bright red is the beginning of the problem. Is it a fungal problem?


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