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Total Law of Attraction - Dr. David Che Returns
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Great show featuring the science behind the Law of Attraction and even more as Dr. Che discusses Parallel Universes, Other Dimensions, Law of DETACHMENT and THE 4 STEPS TO MANIFESTATION. GREAT SHOW
TRUNEWS 03/23/15: Prof. Michael Haykin & Dr. David Jockers
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Is JADE HELM 15 another warning sign that calamitous events are near? Could the purpose be preparation for World War III? In Part 2, Rick interviews Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Dr. Michael Haykin about the lessons we could learn from Patrick of Ireland's revolutionary formula to evangelize a pagan society. In Part 3, Maximized Living Dr. David Jockers talks with Rick about food intolerances, and gluten's harmful effects on our neurological system.
SOLITUDE! By Prophet Dr. David Owuor
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Solitude, By Prophet Dr. David Owuor:
Only the Holy Spirit of GOD has the authority and the power to prepare the Church for the RAPTURE because the Holy Bible emphasizes that without Holiness, no one will be able to see The LORD (Hebrews 12:14). Holiness is a benchmark that The LORD has stressed in every Scripture and cannot be taken for granted.
HE requires absolute Holiness in the nature of The LORD in all that the Church does. In the book of 1 Peter, chapter 1 verse 15, The LORD appears to call the Church to a very high level of uncompromised complete Holiness, a level that when one evaluates the circumstances around which the Church !nds herself, one would say it is absolutely impossible to achieve within the framework set up in today's Church. In this Scripture, The LORD asserts affirmatively HIS position on Holiness when HE says,
15 But just as he who
called you is holy, so
be holy in all you do;
16 for it is written:
"Be holy, because I
am holy."
Therefore, the standard of Holiness that The LORD has called the Church to live in, is absolutely high and there is no way the Church can achieve this level without the help of the supernatural transforming power of the Holy Spirit.
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Bert speaks w/ Dick Beardsley, Michael Eastham , Dr. David Nash, Robyn Benincasa
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Dr. David Nash board certified internist and the founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health on the campus of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. This is the only School of Population Health in the nation. Dr Nash is internationally recognized as a leader promoting the transition of care from volume to value
Robyn Benincasa World Champion Eco-Challenge Adventure Racer, CNN Hero, New York Times Bestselling Author, Founder of the 501c3 Project Athena Foundation, 3x Guinness World Record Distance Paddler, Proud Owner of 2 Metal 'Bionic Hips' and Full Time San Diego Firefighter Robyn Benincasa definitely knows a thing or two about creating Human Syngery--or as Robyn puts it, "that magic that allows groups of ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things together."
Michael Eastham founding principal of Fellowship Financial Group in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Mr. Eastham has been involved in financial services for over twenty five years. He is an active member of the American Institute of CPA's and has earned their Personal Financial Specialist designation
Dick Beardsley international best selling author, but he is one of the world's most extraordinary, respected, and compelling motivational / inspirational speakers. He is also the subject of a feature film, entitled Against the Wind. He has been the keynote speaker at Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, conferences, conventions, corporate events, fundraisers, sporting events, prisons, schools and drug treatment centers, to name a few. He has spoken to countless number of groups all over the world, ranging in size from 5 people to 15,000 people! He has a gift of making people laugh, cry and most importantly, think and appreciate life to the fullest, despite any ups and downs that may come along
Bert Martinez joined by Dr. Bertice Berry, David Shenk, Sean Hyman, Karen Davis
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Dr. Bertice Berry best-selling author and award winning lecturer has been named Comedian of The Year, Lecturer of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. She has published 11 best-selling books in both fiction and non-fiction and has won numerous awards and accolades for both her writing and presentations. Berry has had her own nationally syndicated television show and has hosted, interviewed and made numerous television, documentary and radio appearances on a variety of diverse venues including The Tonight Show, Oprah Winfrey
David Shenk award-winning and national-bestselling author of six books, including The Forgetting, Data Smog and The Immortal Game. He is a popular lecturer, a short-film director/producer, and a contributor to National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Gourmet, Harper's, Spy, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and NPR. His most recent book, The Genius in All of Us: New Insights Into Genetics, Talent, and IQ was welcomed as "a deeply interesting and important book" by the New York Times
Sean Hyman has an extensive background in the financial markets, having spent more than 20 years in the investing trenches. Over that time, he's been a stockbroker at Charles Schwab, a trading course instructor for foreign exchange market maker Forex Capital Markets, a financial writer for numerous outlets, and a key speaker at conferences both nationally and internationally
Karen Davis psychotherapist specializing in individual, couples and family therapy and maintains a private practice in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. With almost 20 years experience as a psychotherapist, she is currently serving as private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. Among her areas of expertise are anxiety, depression, weight loss, self-esteem and addiction
Apostasy in the Church, A Bible Study, by Prophet Dr. David Owuor
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Apostasy in the Church, A Bible Study, by Prophet Dr. David Owuor!
Powerful teaching on apostasy in the church today and why we need to understand what the LORD says concerning these specific days, and the signs even in the House of the LORD!
Possessing a revelation on these global events, the economic crisis inclusive, and what they spiritually portend towards the rapture, is what a prudent church that has access to GOD 's hidden counsel and wisdom beholds. This is because the LORD is using the LION that HE presented to me in this vision to send forth the message that HE is coming, but this time around, the the day of HIS arrival will mark an irreversible event.
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Reversing the Aging Process, Week 4, With David Hulse
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Join Master Teacher David Hulse as he explores the role that DNA plays in aging, and why your DNA is not your destiny.
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NEXT ON UNIVERSAL SOUL LOVE: Dr Lana and David Love Interview Trina Markandu Bawden-Smith
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Please join us for a live show (Tuesday at 6:00 PM PST) as we interview Trina Markandu Bawden-Smith - Yoga Instructor, Personal Development Professional, Spiritual Events Manager, and Social Activist.
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Trina Markandu Bawden-Smith is a trailblazer in the fields of Yoga and spiritual and personal development. Trina is passionate about connecting people, building communities, changing lives and raising consciousness.
Trina is the creative heart of Enlightened Events. Through Enlightened Events, she offers life-changing, pioneering events. Trina hosts Australia's premier yoga therapy conference, now in its fifth year and conducts in demand, world class Yoga therapy training. Her visionary event, Divine Feminine offers timeless wisdom for the modern woman through a deeper understanding of the ancient mysteries of womanhood. People talk about her events for years after they have finished and often tell her that her events changed their life.
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December 1 Memorial Service for Anne Jackson
November has been a season of sadness for Nyack College, but well-lived lives are also a cause for celebration.
On Wednesday, December 1, the campus community will pay tribute to Nyack senior, Anne Elisabeth Jackson, who passed away on November 17. A memorial service will be held at 10:10 a.m. in Pardington Hall on the Rockland County campus for the 21-year-old Cheektowaga, NY resident.
Blessed with a beautiful voice, her performances in Nyack's School of Music productions included La Boheme, Suor Angelica, La Traviata, and Gianni Schicchi. The music education major with a 3.97 GPA was also a Music Theory and Ear Training tutor, president of the Nyack Chorale, a member of Carol and Candlelight, and the second place winner in Nyack's Invitational Scholarship Competition for voice. She was also president of MENC, the National Association for Music Education, an arts education organization. The scholar athlete, a member of the Lady Warriors cross country team, was known for her winning smile, which reflected her gift for encouraging others.
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Found these yesterday (pics)
Does anyone know what type of eggs these are in the first picture? They were underneath the tomato leaves. Of course, I already know what the other pests are, as I find them on a regular basis. I just thought i'd share the photos with everyone- for future reference.
Mr. hornworm, with eggs laying beside him, that I also found.
PREDATORY STINK BUGS: Although most stink bugs in Kentucky feed on plants, we have a few common species that prey on other arthropods. Like assassin bugs, predatory stink bugs use their mouthparts to drain fluids from arthropod prey, including caterpillars and other pest insects. Some predatory stink bugs are important beneficial insects in crops and gardens.
Spined Soldier Bug feeding on a caterpillar
these two are the only kinds that are ok to have in your garden they are arboreal stinkbugs, the rest will eat your crops,
~ Medo
Here is a link that might be useful: stink bugs
The only kind of stinkbug that I get is the one in the picture. They have a yellow bottom. I squish them with my fingers. Medontdo - thanks for supplying the link and photos. I've never seen any like that in my garden. Dirtdauber, that's alright about the eggs, i'll eventually find out about them - I eradicated them anyway.
sure!! i do get curious about bugs!! LOL especially if they bite or not, i have to tell talla they are fairy bugs, if they bite i tell her they are skeezites. LOL and spiders are a no no altogether. its a much better thing than to listen to the screams of a little girl!! LOL i can't wait to find out what kinda eggs they were!! did ya post them on another site?? ~Medo
No, medontdo - it is considered bad form - to post the same thread on multiple forums. I have done a little research, and believe they might be the eggs from the 'ol stinkbug.......As far as the spiders go - I have a few in my garden, and let them do their jobs! The other day, I had one munching away on a cucumber beetle. That's the first time that I can recollect actually being relieved that a spider was near.
ok, i didn't know that! thanks! ya, i see that a wheel assassin bug was bad, i keep flicking them, i didn't know they sting/bite you. LOL i don't give any bug a chance to get me, but darned if them blister bugs don't keep getting me at night somehow!! LOL ~Medo
Medo - I went out this morning, and there was a huge spider web completely covering one of my sections. I was like "cool!" . I suspect when I get home this evening, there will be some kind of message in it, like "That's some pig", or "salutations". I'm going to try to get a photo of it this weekend. Oh, and yesterday morning - I found a big tomato hornworm, so - I just plucked the entire leaf, because I was taking it to work with me, to show my other new gardening friends what to look for. I can't find it now, it's somewhere in my truck.LOL. I bet it's like "oh god! I just had to be abducted by a redneck. He's spitting out the window and everything....At least he's not playing heavy metal music...wait...oh god - not Metallica......this is gonna be a long ride" LOL
LMBO LOL now that's tooo funny!! LOL ya gotta wonder what they think when they just go flying! or go for a walk with ya! one day i picked up a leaf that had a cacoon in it, and a tick or a spider, wasn't really for sure, and i went next door to ask my neighbor what it was, we have them brown recluse here and i never saw one, this was a good canidate, BUT it was laying down and a baby, so.... i was being VERY careful not to tick it off, ya know, as i was taking it out of my garden area!! LOL she wasn't home so it started raising up and getting back, i was like TABOR GET MY CAMERA!!! HURRY!!!! so he was running, which is what i shoulda sone in the first place, but i do everything the hard way anyhow, so i tried taking the darned pic. he was tooo small to get the back. then the darned wind blew and away he went!! LOL i love the older metallica!! actually i love all the 80's!! we were talking about it in the rr's. LOL i love playing that when i "clean the house" or garden. HEE HEE and loud!! or country! but i like some of the southern rock. ya/ i'm pretty wierd! LOL one day it's one thing the next its another. hubs say's he never knows what he's gonna come home to. LOL he say's at least this gardening phase of my life has stayed consistant!! LOL so he can handle that!! LOL and now that i'm getting all the winter sown containers out of the way he's really happy!!LOL just if i'd get other stuff out of the way! LOL isay i know, but i love ya honey!! and a *big grin* and hand him the ironed work clothes, hoping to suffice him a little longer!! LOL **grinning**
my daughter calls us redhicknecks!! LOL hubs said i'm not redneck, so she said fine then daddy your redhickneck LOL she's only just turned 6. LOL ~Medo
Yeah, I still haven't found it. He better get out, because today is "Mudvayne day". HA! And I just bought a new can of Red Seal- fine cut, natural flavor. I also understand about listening to music while doing something else. I usually listen to Jackyl when I cut the grass. I can't listen to 'em when I run the weedeater, though. When the songs get to that chainsaw part- I start cutting everything down. Last time, I cut one of my mother's elephant ear plants down, and she gave me a good scolding. Her, out there in her moo moo, just wearing me out, verbally. HA! Anyway, I've got an employee that does photography on the side, and he showed me how to take good closeups - so, i'll try to get some good pictures this weekend. Get ready for alot of pics next week! Take care.
Well....Me and my cat (he always goes with me) went out last night with my flashlight, and liquid sevin in the red pump spray bottle - to check on the garden. Lo, and behold - there were 2 brown bugs fornicating on one of my cucumber leaves. So, I just ended their happy moment right there on the spot! Anyway, this morning I checked on the garden, and saw one by itself. So, I tried to do some research on it, but haven't figured out what it is yet. It doesn't look like any of the cucumber beetles i've seen pictures of on the internet, but it also could be a different color for my region. Here's a photo of it, before I eradicated the little pest. EG
I have been finding another beetle in my garden, so I took a photo of it - to email to my local county extension agent. It's a white fringed beetle, that is known to attack almost 400 varieties of plants, and the larvae do serious damage to root crops. I figure my turnips are toast....here's the photo I took.
WOW you even got the eyes!! that's an awesome pic!!!
so today after seeing this we went out and we looked under the leaves and i saw a BUNCH of them AGAIN!! AND a whole bunch of baby eggs!! man they just don't give up!!! LOL so we just squashed em. so we'll see what's up!!! seems we are growing some pickles!!! YAY!!! :') and gourds?? ~Medo
Yeah...I am pretty proud of that one. The people at the extension office were thrilled about it. I also sent them a picture of my garden...hee hee. The lady wrote me back, and said it was very unusual..hee hee. You've still got squash bugs? Me too! I'm killing them everyday. Seems that I have another problem, as well. This is the most serious of all. The dog woke me up at 1 am to go outside, and I grabbed my flashlight and liquid sevin, and just went out to the garden. I knocked down a small moth right over the turnips, and as soon as it hit the ground - a very large black widow spider pounced on it, and wrapped it up. I soaked that little Â¥ÂΨââ¦â⤠with the sevin, and will check it out this evening. Whew! That could have been serious.
WOW that was close!! thank goodness for your dog!! he/shes smart!! and looking out for your garden!
ya we still had them yesterday, and on my nite blooming jasmine i have aphids, i am sooooo danged mad!! so tonight i'm gonna make up a batch of that ivory soap and oil. and tomarow i'm gona spray some of them things down, since no more rain.
ya that's a pic to be proud of!! that's for sure!! :') ~Medo
Oh god, I just went out with the flashlight, and liquid sevin - and found every bad bug in the top ten! Squash bugs, another cucumber beetle, 6 of those white fringed beetles, a stinkbug, and about fifty-eleven click beetles!
My dog's not smart....it just has to use the outdoor facilities alot. Yay! for super macro on a digital camera!
OHHH NOOOO!!! i think tomarrow we are gona go out and get some of the dead stuff and one's that have been pulvarized!! and tomarow night we are gona go out and see what its gona be like at night! i think it will be great for the kiddo's!! LOL although the hubs will be home, LOL hmmm.........
~Medo **big grinn**
I have discovered the name of the brown beetle, toward the middle of this thread. It is a click beetle, and they are particularly fond of potatoes and corn. The larvae will over-winter in the ground, and feet on the roots and tubers.
Ok this thread is giving me the heebie jeebies. I'm really not a wuss but some of the pics make me cringe, that I think the click beetle, ist hat the hairy one? *shivers*
I am good so far. I have not seen another beetle nor hornworm in my garden!!! My broccoli leaves still have some gorgeous holes from those hornworms LOL but eh, I now have actual broccoli growing in one of them!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the spider...I don't do spiders. Daddy long legs I'm fine with but anything fat. Ick. I kill those bastards as fast as a I can. LOL. Or scream for DH if he is home and let him do the honors ;)
I have not seen eggs for ANYTHING in the garden!!!
Oh.....and I now have 4 cans of pickles done!!
Yoohoo EG........I'm back!
Good lord you have a battle on your hands. It seems like you have every type of pest in your garden. I would be completely freaked out. I am a complete wuss when it comes to bugs. I still jump when I dig up a worm. I know, I know.
You would have died laughing if you had seen me turn my compost for the first time. Full battle gear - haha! Thankfully that has changed. I now look forward to fluffing it. I even have a psycho worm that goes all acrobatic when I turn it.
Question - which camera are you using? I am pondering a new one. Don't want to spend a fortune though.
Jeni - No, the click beetle is the smooth brown bug, that had it's back to me. The bug you are referring to is a white fringed beetle. Also....the eggs are there, I assure you. You just have to look for them. You have made pickles????? Yay! what kind?
Oregon - I use an Olympus c5000, with the camera set to super macro.
Maureen - Yay!!!! You came back! Did you hear about me calling the pickled green tomato lady? LOL She gave me her recipe! And she loves pickles and stoves in the same picture. Ha Ha and, yes - I have found a wide range of bad bugs in my garden. I can guarantee you that to them, i'm public enemy #1. I understand about the compost pile...i've got all kinds of stuff in mine, but still take my hands and break up the large clumps.
I am so all over the place that I sometimes lose posts. What's the story on the pickled green tomatoes?
I'm loving the compost thing - how quickly we can change. I went from being squeamish to having OCD (obsessive COMPOST disorder). I wake up thinking "Is today compost turning day?" Haha!
Maureen - that's a funny explanation of OCD. Very good! Oh, i'll help you get caught up - on the pickled tomatoes. Just click on the link below. Enjoy!
Here is a link that might be useful: Maureen's happy place
that's too funny!! i also lose my posts!! sometimes i can't sleep or just get bored so i just start clicking and reading and then next thing ya knwo@!!! BOOM!! i'm i'm in everyone's business!! as if!! LOL hmmmm.... all female!! LOL and giving my opinion!! geeze!! welllll.....ya know what they say, about opinions and such!! LOL **big grinn**
i had read about maggots and how they help break down the compost, soooo me being the "thinker" (nnot the best LOL) i am, so i processed the meat and such in the fridge, and added it to the compost tumbler. well it worked. drew the maggots like ya wouldn't believe. another thing that works is chew if it wasn't so bad, but spit in there. i'm sooo not kidding. flies are drawn to the human stuff!! LOL ~Medo
I made great grammas recipe!! Now if only they turn out like great gramma's...we shall see!!!
As for eggs...Imma keep lookin! Aside from mosquitoes the bugs seem to be pretty minimal so far. I had those dozen or so cuc beetles that for some reason surrendered on their backs to Sevin dust, hehe, and I had 2 green lil worms (I'm thinking hornworms but they were still too lil to tell). That is IT. But I am NOT jinxing myself. :)
Jeni, hhmmmm.....never tried those pickles before....lol. I'll warn ya, though - I bet she'll be hard to beat. About once every 6 months, my mother cooks something while everyone is at her house - just to let us kids know that she can still spank us anytime she wants at cooking!
Ok, it's about 8 pm...gotta get the flashlight and liquid sevin- and head out to show the bugs who's the boss on this property....
I would give great gramma's recipe but it would cost ya ;)
Are you finding anything out there??? Killing anything???
Here is what I found today sitting on one of my sunflower leafs. Is that not the most gorgeous bug ever??
Now someone tell me what it is!
ROFL.OMG you just made me seriously laugh out loud. I have been out there snapping pictures like crazy of plants and the garden and such to look up and go OMG, the neighbors are looking! I bet they think I'm CRAZY!!! I've been message boarding since pregnant with my 4yo and the things we share sometimes even makes my husband raise an eyebrow. "Honey, WHY are you taking a picture of the inside of the freezer?"
You mean people don't normally do that?? Whodda thunk?
LOL i know my neighbors think i'm strange anyhows, but i let them know right off the bat, i'm sending pics to my garden buddies!! LOL they're like ohhh!! i say, ohhh while i'm at it can i take a pic of your garden?? and send it!!?? they're like ya!! :') LOL i'm just terrible!!
that is a beautiful bug!! did ya know that yesterday was my daughters (6yr) fake daughters birthday, i say this cuz she's driving me nuts with, is this march?? and her name is lindsy. ahhhhhh its crazy the things a real mom has to remember about the fake moms kid. LOL ~Medo
Belly laugh! I KNOW that I am off the wall according to some people but now THEY know when I am taking pics of bugs, tomatoes, yada yada with my big ole butt in the air. Whut-eva! As Flo would say "Kiss my grits!". (That comment will help to date me!)
Today I had a tomato sandwich for lunch and saved some seeds and was taking pics of the seeds with the tomato and my 21 YO daughter was like "Mom - why are you taking pics of your lunch?". Cuz I'm saving seeds for next year silly!
Hey Jeni - the bug is gonna be a leaf hopper of some type....just research those words, and you should locate it. It should be a sucking insect....and yes, it also sucks to have it in your garden.
Maureen - taking pictures of your lunch again?
not bad!! your just showing off!! mmmmm hmmmm!!!! LOL **big grinn** LOL thanks, that's not what i had. let me see if i can find one of that'll Bas**** again!! i'll put it in a bottle just for kicks and grinns and then take its pic!! LOL
yep, today we had a preacher originally from ark. at vbs!! talk about a different kind of preaching!! LOL MAN!!! totally loved it!! coulda listend alll day!!! he gets on a roll and you knew it was coming!! LOL **happy smile**
ok so far no bugs, but we went to my moms and OMG she had sooooooooo many spiders on her porch and such!! it was gross!! and one just dropped down, ohhhh man o man, it missed us by 1/2 a foot. now i know it was a hobo but still. what if it was a recluse!! the others were just gross!!! look at this!!
these are ALLLLL over her porch
there's gotta be at the very least, maybe 100 that we can see!! and the biggest i saw was (the body) the size of a quarter, they are so fat off of the bugs from they're huge lights!!! they automatically come on while they are away. what kinda spider is it? ~Medo
Medo - I don't know what kind of spider that is. Speaking of spiders, I went out to the garden this morning, and of course - my bees were all busy doing there pollinating thing. I noticed a big bumblebee dangling from a spider's web, and he was trying to break loose - but couldn't. The spider was about an inch away from the bee, when I took my coffee cup, and knocked the bee loose. He flew off, in complete relief. YAY! I saved one of my bees. I bet the spider wasn't happy at all. LOL
ahhhh that's so cool!! ya spiders suck!! Literally!! LOL
i'm at my parents and they're watching sci fi, so i'm on the pc, and dad say's ya, medo you could go out and slay the spiders, its not the spider preventer/killer, just the killer. ahhhhh hell, not worth it!! i'm like not now, tomarow when there's no mosquito's, i'm not nearly dressed for this (i'm thinking) they will eat me alive. more than likely i will be out there spraying, especially if mom goes out there to start spraying. LOL
thems some big ole suckers!!
have ya'll heard of one thats black and hairy, with orange spots on the back? apparently we have one on the front porch that's huge. don't know what kind it is. ~Medo
Good job EG! Bee populations are suffering. Did you know that bees pollinate 1/3 of the world's food supply? They are very important little critters. Truly "tux & tails" kind of critters.
This year I was kind of worried about pollination because there weren't many bees but I did notice mini bees. Came to learn that they are hover flies. They were very intent on visiting each and every bloom. Good guys! I don't like to kill bugs really, unless it comes down to my food -vs- their food, then I attack. Otherwise, eat whatever the hell you want.
I am completely enthralled with the circle of life. Doing a lot of seed saving this year....growing some green zebra tomatoes from a tomato that I ate last year. We can actually live out our lives with fresh fruits and veggies by buying one fruit or veggie and collecting the seeds. AMAZING!
Maureen- yeah, I was proud to save my bee friend. I found a new bug this morning, on one of my succhini plants. I researched svb moth, and this doesn't look like them. Hmmm... I don't know what it is, but will send the photo to my extension agent on Monday. I killed it after taking it's picture.
very interesting looking critter.
i agree with you Maureen. i save seeds, and tops and such of the foods we ate, i grew the pineapple plant. kinda cool. my garlic grew back after tabor was done eating it, he cut the roots off, and threw them back into the ground and planted it, they grew back, kinda cool. so anything that does like that i/we just regrow. and i've grown a lemon tree from the lemon that they put in the tea at the diner. the only thing i can't succesfully do is get a apple tree to grow. ~Medo
Medo - I've never grown garlic but would like to. It's planted in the fall for harvest next spring, right? What kind of stuff have you grown from tops? Like radishes, carrots and stuff like that?
This past Thursday I threw some turnip seeds in one of the beds and they were already sprouted yesterday. I was shocked! Anyone grow turnips?
EG - I saw that bug in my garden recently. I wasn't able to kill it though. I'm a weenie. The only bugs that I CANNOT tolerate are cucumber beetles.
EG - I was thinking about how you redirected me back here and now I want you to check out one of my favorite forums "Going Green". All I ask is that you check out the "Story of Stuff" posting and then you are free to leave. Deal?
never tried carrots, but now i'll have to!! LOL we did try radish, and it did grow for a while till talla pulled it, she said it was for the fairy, lets see beets, garlic, turnips, pineapple, mango (had 3 tree's but swapped 1), lemons, onions, a few vinish things, don't really know what they are yet. but i'll see a pic i'm sure, the survival rate of things here would be better if talla'd just be nice and remember that'fairie's have to eat too!!! LOL ~Medo
EG - does that bug break down leaves making them more easily compostable? (PS - I saw that you watched the video - honorable man!)
Medo - garlic....do you plant in the fall for a spring harvest?
My daughter is visiting - hurray, hurray! She spent the whole day traveling by bus. She is sleeping a few feet away from my in Mamadukes' (her name for me) bed. She is pooped - trip should have been about 6 hours by bus but they were held up at customs, yada yada. Important thing is that she is here!
Maureen - that video was quite lengthy, but very informative. I liked the little stick people. I really don't know what all this bug does, but it's definitely not in my top ten most hated bugs. I killed another black widow tonight at the garden. She was freakin out, when I hit her with the liquid sevin- over and over and over.....I really soaked her good! heh Yay! Your daughter came to visit! Mine came home from college a couple of weeks ago. It was when I was making pickles and jam....on the stove! Woo Hoo! (you remember the stove, don't you?) hee hee If you don't, here's a little link for ya!
Here is a link that might be useful: the revolving door of happiness, for Maureen
EG - I "fondly" remember the stove! Isn't that what started it all?
Ok - so you are a redneck, right? That means armadillos 'n guns and other wild critters..yada yada. Are you still a redneck when you are sweet? Or shall we keep that a secret?
I really need an education in how the rest of the country lives. Now I am not trying to be silly here but the notion of owning a gun and actually needing it on a daily basis is sooooo foreign to me. My dad used to hunt (in the fall hunting season) and shot trap and skeet (???) but that is the only time I have ever come into contact with a gun. Obviously recreational. I suddenly feel so ignorant about the ways of the world. Very sheltered in a princessy kind of way. Uggg....this has reminded me of a very unpleasant thing. When I was about 10 years old, my dad came home with the remains of a moose that he had shot and he had the liver in a green garbage bag. As he climbed the stairs to our 2nd floor walk-up the liver flipped out of the bag. Blood everywhere! Maybe that is what scarred me for life.
To this day, I kill nothing. Not ants or bugs. If they show up in my house,, I escort them outside.
I grew up in a redneck town. I still consider myself a bit of a redneck ;)
Yknow, going mudding, chasing raccoons, sitting around campfires. The person wit hthe muddiest truck at the end of the day was the COOLEST. Let's not talk about people who rode tractors to school. OMG. Now that was only a Horicon thing. I grew up in a town of 3800 people. The only thing big in our town was John Deere! Thats what ran our town.
The Horicon Marsh was the big attraction, people used to come into town just to see the geese and all of their sh*t everywhere you stepped. Crazy people.
Guns though were recreational only. We actually don't own guns. The only time I've personally ever touched/shot guns was when I worked as a Correctional Officer before having kids.
I now have a major phobia with guns though cuz my baby brother shot his knee off with my dads hunting rifle while sleep walking after taking Ambien this past January. (I have cool pictures if anyone wants to see I can email them, I won't post them though LOL).
that's what my husband is, a corrections officer, i think, well he works for a prison. sucks cuz he somtimes gets held over and we live so far away. so he'll be there for 16 hours and then have to go back that night.
guns are ok, in my opinion, (we all know about opinions) i love to shoot them, just not rifles, they are to long for my arms!! LOL and not the 40's, they are to jolting, i love the 45 cuz its (shot)alot like the 9 only a little more, and doesn't kill your arm afterwards. LOL
that totally sucks about your brother@!! no gun locks?? hubby has them all the time. i think i'm not sure, what am i supposed to say to a robber if he comes in?? hey stop!! i need to get this lock off!! if i can't get to lock and it off if he's in the room befor hand.. but ya know. and then he bought these danged gun safes', one for the guns, one for the ammo. BUT my dang paint ball gun is in there, so i can't have any fun, i really want to shoot animals that come in my yard that don't belong to me!! hmmmmm.....that would be any of them!! LOL ***big grinn** LOL ~Medo
well hubs does say that if i pulled the shot gun, but of course it'd have to be unlocked!! and of course they scare the hell out of me!! i'm scared of the kick!! i've never shot one!! of course there's always talk of them using your own gun on you, i'm like as if they'll get that close!!! i'm a dang good shot!! and even from a distance, so ya, they won't get close, even in the dark!! shivering, at just the thought!! thank goodness we got out of the big town, we live in a tiny town, probably 200 people altogether! i love it that way!! everyone knows everyone, the only problem with that is everyone "thinks" they know everyones business!! LOL so when i make something everyone tallks!! Tee Hee Hee ~Medo


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Senior Exhibition I
March 12 — 29, 2015
Opening Reception
Join us as we welcome the first group of graduating art majors for Senior Exhibition I.
Sara Krug
Krug was born in St. Marys and is the daughter of Steven and Helen Krug. She expects to graduate in May with a bachelor of arts degree in both graphic design and communication. While on campus, she has dedicated her time and talents as a work-study for Campus Ministry, as a layout and design intern for the marketing and communications department and as the the art director for the monthly School of Social Sciences, Communication and Education e-newsletter. She has also served as the secretary and vice president of the Respect Life Club and worked as the marketing and design coordinator for the first ever Mr. SVC pageant, which raised money for the Banana Project in Guatemala. Krug teaches music for Children's Faith Formation at the Saint Vincent Basilica Parish and has also helped with several different retreats and programs over her four years at Saint Vincent. She is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, Alpha Chi honor society, Lambda Pi Eta honor society and Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities and has been named to the dean's list every semester. Krug is also a recipient of the Saint Vincent College Community Service Award. She traveled on a spring break service trip to Brazil with Campus Ministry last year and will be traveling with a group to Haiti this March with the Office of Service Learning. Krug enjoys being involved and serving the Saint Vincent community because she describes it as her "home away from home."
"Art is equivalent to an Energizer bunny living inside of me," Krug commented. "It is the fuel that keeps me moving forward. It is my freedom. It is my drive. It is my passion. It is my past, my present and my future. It is my addiction. It is my happy place. Art is my home. Ever since I was a little girl, I loved art class so much that I could not wait to take a project home and show it to my parents. I was so proud of what my hands had created. Then, in high school, art became my refuge. I claimed my independence and found a place with few limits and barriers, just a blank canvas with endless opportunities for me to create. In college, art became my career and my identity. Now, my heart continues to be penetrated with a love for art that is expressed through endless bursts of creativity. I am so blessed with every talent that God had gifted me with. My faith gives me the drive to embrace every opportunity for originality. I am never quite able to understand where my ideas come from, but they are like a jolt of lighting that comes out of nowhere. I am powered by my own imagination. I love creating 3-D sculptures out of repurposed materials and turning typical objects into something completely new and exciting. Every medium of art is an opportunity for me to explore and try something that has not been done before, at least with my perspective and purpose. I am very expressive and passionate about my work. I love finding inspiration in the smallest places, which includes marveling over my enormous collection of colorful and detailed buttons. I am drawn to abstract and conceptual elements of art and design and enjoy stepping outside of the box. Instead of recreating what I see, I strive to take art to a new level and bring my own ideas to life."
Maria Lang
Lang was raised in DuBois in a Catholic, homeschooling family. Her parents raised her and her siblings to love and embrace their faith and they encouraged her to follow her dream to become an artist. This background has shaped her college experience and she came to Saint Vincent College to major in studio art and theology. While there, Lang has been active in campus ministry. She plays keyboard for the music team at their Festivals of Praise, she has helped to lead small groups, and she enjoys taking part in Bible studies. Lang sings in the Saint Vincent Camerata. She has enjoyed taking part in Art Club and Respect Life Club and being a work study for campus ministry and the art department. She is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, Who's Who among Students in American Colleges and Universities, Theta Alpha Kappa honor society, and the dean's list. She has also started an online art education business called Art Talk'n.
"Ever since I was able to hold a marker, I have been drawing," Lang commented. "My art has always been about the things of which I dream; it embodies my passions. It is about bringing to life the things which one does not experience tangibly in everyday life. I strive to live my life for God and to glorify Him with all my actions. I yearn to show His light, love, and joy to those whom I encounter, but I realize that the best way to bring Him into the lives of others is not by preaching to them but by showing them His beauty in some small way. I see art as my own unique way to bring people to Him. I seek to create art which places the viewer in an intimate moment with God, to help them to place themselves in a scene in which He is present in a special way. My art does not always deal with images that are overtly Christian. Much of my work is inspired by beauty that I see in the world and in people, beauty that comes from God. The art which I make that is clearly about Christ or other Christian figures is meant to bring out His love, joy, and humanity in order to make Him relatable to the people who enter into the image. I dream of helping people fall in love with Him, and through my passions, become passionate for God."
Muffley is majoring in graphic design and communications, concentrating in advertising and public relations. While attending SVC, she also worked in the food service industry for several years as a food server and bartender. In addition, Muffley also completed an internship this past summer as a consultant for the Kiski School in Saltsburg. Working specifically in the communication department, she helped complete projects such as the promotion of campus beautification, writing for the annual Alumni Bulletin and archiving press releases and articles. Upon graduation she hopes to continue working in a similar field. This coming exhibit at the Saint Vincent Gallery will be Muffley's first art show.
"For most of my life the art I create has been inspired by the natural world around me," Muffley commented. "Finding a vista to paint on a canvas, or a small piece of nature to photograph has been much of my artistic focus. As every artist, I am always finding new inspiration, and trying to find the beauty in things that would maybe otherwise go unnoticed. While most of my work has been inspired by the natural world around me, recently I've been working on finding the beauty in an urban setting. In my professional career I hope to create useful graphics, layouts and templates that others may use, copy or at least be inspired by. However, for me, art is something that I've just always loved to do and creating works for friends and family has always been a top priority for me. Though I'm not sure where my path in life will take me, working on my art and improving upon what I've already learned is something I hope to continue."
Ivy Schoonover
An active member of the Saint Vincent community, Schoonover has been featured in the college's Generation Magazine as well as on the cover of Saint Vincent magazine. She is involved with the Spanish Club and works as a student assistant for the Athletic Training Department. She traveled on a mission trip to Guatemala and hopes to continue traveling after graduating in May with a bachelor of arts degree in graphic design. She is from Waynesboro and is the daughter of Laura and Stephen Schoonover.
"My art is an extension of myself, a way for me to express my feelings and share my thoughts in a manner that makes more sense than words," Schoolover commented about her art. "Through conceptual and abstract works, I create unconventional bridges and interrelate time and space. I enjoy working with a variety of mediums and techniques, including acrylic and oil paints, computer graphics and fiber arts."
Other times by appointment
Brightening the Atmosphere:
o celebrate Carol Pollock's enduring contributions to the art collection at Saint Vincent College, the Saint Vincent Gallery is pleased to present this special exhibit.
An artist herself, Carol Pollock served as special programs coordinator and art gallery director at Saint Vincent from 1977 until her retirement in 1997. Her vision was simply to create a "campus-wide" art gallery that made the collection accessible to everyone. "I've attempted to brighten the atmosphere," was her modest mantra.
This exhibit displays a sampling of pieces created by Pollock, plus several contemporary artworks she added to the Saint Vincent collection during her tenure at the Gallery. A self-guided walking tour of campus will direct visitors to the artworks on view.
As an artist, Pollock sought to enrich the cultural life of both the campus and surrounding community. She expanded the art collection by adding works in all media, including paintings, weaving, sculpture and antique furnishings. Organized activities, like a September plant and handmade pottery sale, helped fund the purchase of new art for the collection.
The Gallery was located in the former rifle range in the basement of Kennedy Hall, now known as the Carey Center and hosted four exhibitions a year. Her diverse, imaginative exhibitions ranged from objects from the set of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood to a collection of photographs from film taken by the Voyager space probe as it flew past the planet Saturn.
In addition to her Gallery work, Pollock was integral in helping to define the Saint Vincent art degree programs during their infancy. She was awarded the Saint Vincent College Presidential Medal of Honor in 1998.
A Complimentary exhibit booklet accompanies this exhibition.
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Other times by appointment
A complimentary catalogue accompanies this exhibition.
eauty, like truth, brings joy to the human heart, and is that precious fruit which resists the erosion of time, which unites generations and enables them to be one in admiration. Blessed Pope Paul VI, Address to Artists. The primary purpose of the competition is to foster the arts of the Western Christian tradition; other artistic traditions of Christian subject matter are also considered. Artworks must be iconographically recognizable and appropriate for liturgical use, churches, chapels, shrines or home altars.
Subjects sought (but not limited to) include: scenes from the life, passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ; other biblical scenes, stories and characters; depictions of saints and their lives; current and historical events in the life of the Church; depictions of the seven sacraments; personifications of the corporal works of mercy, virtues and vices, etc. Modernization of the subject is acceptable (e.g. Caravaggio's The Calling of Saint Matthew, which depicts Christ in biblical clothing but those around Him in the contemporary dress of the artist's times). Ethnic acculturation is also acceptable; thus, works portraying Christ as an African, Asian or other ethnicity are welcome for jurying. Subjects which will not be considered include: portrayals of noncanonized persons as saints; portraits of clergy or religious; works which are only recognizably religious from their titles; and scenes of the exterior or interior of churches (unless the work is illustrating an important religious/historical event or the administration of the sacraments).
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Janet McKenzie, Juror
Janet McKenzie is an artist internationally-renowned for her distinctive iconography of sacred subjects which glow with an inner, spiritual light. It is appropriate for an artist working in the field of religious art to juror a competition and exhibition fostering religious art, both in its traditional forms and in new expressions. Her works have been chosen for exhibition in the three Nationwide Juried Catholic Arts Competitions she has entered, and she has won prizes twice.
McKenzie is known for sacred imagery that transcends time and place. Her Jesus of the People was selected First Place winner of The National Catholic Reporter's global competition by juror Sr. Wendy Beckett, the famed art historian and BBC personality. It was revealed for the first time on the Today Show in New York and generated enormous worldwide interest and discussion. The controversial painting challenges stereotypical thinking by including two groups traditionally left out of iconic imagery of Jesus — people of color and women.Janet McKenzie, the 2014 juror, is an artist internationally-renowned for her distinctive iconography of sacred subjects which glow with an inner, spiritual light.
Her art is featured in Holiness and the Feminine Spirit – The Art of Janet McKenzie, which won the 2010 First Place Award for Spirituality from the Catholic Press Association. Another book, The Way of the Cross – The Path to New Life features her Stations of the Cross with reflections by leading religious writer Sr. Joan Chittister, O.S.B.
Her solo exhibitions include: The Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee; Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago; Carlow University, Pittsburgh; and the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington, D.C. Her works can be found in the collections of: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Carnegie, Pa.; St. Mary's University, Winona, Minn.; Daughters of the Heart of Mary, Holyoke, Mass.; and the Archdiocese of Chicago. In 2013, she was the William Belden Noble Lecturer, The Memorial Church, Harvard University.
The Opening Reception/Prize Award Ceremony
October, 26, 2014
Ann Holmes, Gallery Administrative Director, gave an opening welcome, followed by the
awarding of the prizes by Archabbot Douglas Nowicki, O.S.B., Chancellor of Saint Vincent College.
1st Prize - The Brother Nathan Cochran Award in Sacred Arts
Neilson Carlin, Temptation in the Wilderness
2nd Prize
Gwyneth Holston, Saint Catherine of Siena
3rd Prize
Bernadette Carstensen, Saint John's Revelation
Honorable Mentions
Zach Brown, Saint Sebastian
Jordan Hainsey, Savior
Pasquale Pristera, Pietà
Christopher Ruane, Rebuild My Church
Congratulations to Christopher Ruane's "The Nativity," People's Choice Winner
The Exhibition
On View
Free and Open to the public
anctæ reliquiæ. Holy Relics. Comprised of over 1,000 relics, Saint Vincent's relic collection encourages veneration and reverence of the saints. Many of the relics have been collected or authenticated by the founder of Saint Vincent, Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., (1809-1887). Saint Vincent is very blessed to possess a leg relic from a martyr of Otranto, canonized by Pope Francis this summer (The Otranto relic can be seen in the middle photo, above, during veneration on the day of their canonization). Many other relics were sealed and authenticated by Archabbot Denis Strittmatter, O.S.B., sixth Archabbot of Saint Vincent, who was also authorized to re-seal and re-document relics with broken seals or lost documentation.
In the Roman Catholic tradition, a relic is a piece of the body of a saint or holy person, an object or piece of an object owned or used by a saint or holy person, or some other important religious artifact that is maintained for veneration. In Christianity, the first scriptural mention of relics comes from Acts 19:11–12, and concerns Saint Paul's handkerchiefs, which were said to be imbued with the healing power of God. They were sent to various Christian communities and many accounts of healings were reported. In the early church the graves, tombs and relics of martyrs and holy men and women were venerated. The Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, written, between 150 and 160 A.D., records that St. Polycarp's relics were objects of veneration by the faithful.
In Rome, early Christians frequently went out to the catacombs on Sundays, spending the day worshiping, praying, eating and recreating near the tombs of holy men and women and family members. When Christianity was legalized in 313 A.D., Christians began building churches, many of which were built over the tombs of martyrs. A perfect example of this is the old Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome built between 326 and 363 A.D. over the tomb of Saint Peter the Apostle. As the Church grew, demand for the bodies of the saints (martyrs and holy men and women) also grew. By the early Middle Ages it was already a long-established practice to include the body of a saint or a significant relic of a saint in the altar on which mass was celebrated. In 787 A.D. the Second Council of Nicaea decreed that every altar should contain a relic.
A complimentary booklet accompanies this display.
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he greatest Catholic missionary of nineteenth-century America," is how the late dean of American Catholic Historians, John Tracy Ellis, described Boniface Wimmer, the founder of Saint Vincent and Benedictine Monasticism in North America. Coming from the Bavarian Abbey of Metten, Wimmer came to America in 1846 to establish the Order of Saint Benedict in the New World, to evangelize the immigrants, and to preserve and strengthen their Catholic faith and identity by providing them with pastoral care and formal education.
Numbers never tell the full story, but it is interesting to note that by 1880, only 34 years after Wimmer and his eighteen companions arrived in Pennsylvania, nearly 900 Benedictine monks and nuns were working and praying in 60 monasteries in the United States. These monastics served 138 parishes where they provided pastoral care for 44,000 souls, operated three major seminaries, six colleges, and 63 elementary schools, and educated an estimated 7,000 students.
By 1880, Benedictine monks and nuns served in 21 American dioceses and vicariates apostolic (out of a total of 70), located in 20 states and territories of the Union. Most of the Benedictine monks and nuns who carried out this work of pastoral care, evangelization, and education in nineteenth-century America regarded Boniface Wimmer as their founder and their inspiration.
Today, American Benedictines who trace their roots back to Wimmer serve in more than 20 American states, as well as in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Colombia, Brazil, Taiwan, and Japan.
To honor the 125th Anniversary of Boniface Wimmer's death (December 2012), the Gallery inaugurated a permanent exhibit made up of personal artifacts from Wimmer's life to honor his legacy and enduring contributions to the Church and monasticism.
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By Maria Jose firstname.lastname@example.com Developers expect to finish demolition of the old Ford Hapeville assembly plant in April or May as they make way for a 130-acre mixed-use development where one of the automaker's most popular cars was once made. Scott Condra, senior vice president for development of Jacoby Development, Inc., briefed area business leaders on his company's plans for the site Thursday during a breakfast meeting hosted by the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce. An 11-acre portion of the site, which is in Clayton County, will be secured parking lots for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's employees, Condra said. "We purchased 130 acres," Condra said. "Twenty acres are part of Atlanta and 11 acres are part of Clayton County. The rest is part of Hapeville." Condra said when building begins, work will likely move from the southern portion of the site to the north. He expects to be able to use some of the site's existing infrastructure. "The sewer and utilities that are already there are good and will accommodate our site," Condra said. The development, which Jacoby is calling an "aerotropolis," will be an Atlantic Station-type mix of office space, retail and hotels. Jacoby developed Atlantic Station on the site of the old Atlantic Steel mill. Condra said the Hapeville development is aiming for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, and will draw power from natural sources. "We have a joint venture with a company to have 15 acres of their solar panels on rooftops," Condra said. Ford announced the sale of the assembly plant property to Jacoby Development last June. The plant, which had built Ford's Fairlane, Fairmont, Falcon, Galaxie, Grananda, LTD, Rachero, Torino, Thunderbird, Marquis, Sable and Taurus models, opened in 1947. It was shuttered in October 2006. Condra said while the plant employed about 3,000, his company's future development could employ 10,000 to 15,000. The site is located along Loop Road, adjacent to Interstate 75. Condra said his company is still negotiating with potential tenants.
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Our current solution is to compile a list of valid voters and candidates for each day, then formulate a many-to-many table which records the latest valid measure.
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Details about Authentic Original TY Beanie Babies Old Bears Retired Rare Dogs Cats Etc 300++See original listing
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300 +++ plus Beanie Babies
You are buying one beanie for the price!
Please let me know which beanie you want I can not ship until I know & if you do not care let me know that also!!
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I also have some of the large beanies "Beanie Buddies" and I not sure if I am going to post them yet but if interested just let me know - these would be more!
I also have old beanie magazines!
I also have a lot of older attic treasures!
***Some of these I have online are listed individually for over 9.99 a piece in others auction mine are only 1.00!!!!
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4 Sugar 'N Spice Light Pink fuzzy bear with lace around neck headband with flower on head bottom of foot says - I "Red Heart" Mom hang tag says "I was born a Healthy Baby for Mother's Day, 2003 very nice bear 9 years old retired ( i have 4 for-sale)
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Clematis w/different pruning requirements
Hi, I'm afraid I've made a huge mistake. I live in zone 5, in Syracuse, New York. This is the first year I've grown clematis. I have a 7' tall x 4' wide arbor and have planted Sweet Autumn, jackmanii, fireworks, lasurstern and blue angel to grow up the arbor. They're going to be one gigantic mass of vines and I'll have no idea of how to prune what! Will the Sweet Autumn Clematis be as aggressive here as it would be further south? Any suggestions? Thanks so much. (I've posted this to the clematis forum but wanted to hear from those of you in my area who may have had a similar situation).
That is too many clematis for a single arbor, they will not have enough space.
I grow sweet autumn clematis and it has gotten huge in just 2 years. That single clematis would more than dwarf your trellis, I would consider moving it somewhere else because it will outcompete all your other clematis.
I just LOVE clematis, so I know why you got carried away :-)
Wantoretire, they are easy to find at local nurseries here. Try going to www.monrovia.com and enter your zip code in the upper right hand corner of the page. Should tell you which nurseries carry their plants in your area. Their stuff is of excellent quality - I've never been disappointed.
Gottagarden, thanks for your advice! Any suggestions where I could move the SAC? I have no fences or anything other than the arbor that could support it. Where do you have yours?
I agree, way too many for one arbor. My sweet autumn (I'm near Buffalo) gets to be at least 16 feet long minimum in filtered sun, and I hack it back to just a couple inches high each year. And it has gotten thick enough that I just let it hang out with one climbing rose on each side of the arbor. I have a rather generously sized arbor at that -- one of the big, heavy smith and hawken ones. I used to have a smaller cheap one, and a combination of a wind storm and the weight of the sweet autumn brought it down. It is much more vigorous (MUCH MORE) than any other clematis I own (and I've got seven others, including clematis tangutica which is rather, um, energetic).
My others are all happy climbing chain link fences (OK, the tangutica climbs the fence and then hops onto the coral honeysuckle) or a trellis. I can't imagine SAC on a trellis. Before I got the arbor, I let it run down the chain link fence. Horizontally. I can't imagine where else you'd put yours if all you have is the arbor. You might want to move a couple of the others onto trellises, perhaps.


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Multidisciplinary studio Esp No. 1, run by two veterans of the creative industry, is a making modern unisex clothing for children. Their focus is on classic and versatile pieces both sophisticated and understated with a cool flavour, at reasonable prices. Their A/W14 was shot by LA based photographer Emily Ulmer. Art Direction Andrew Hogge.Read more


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There's never been anyone quite like Buck Dawson in the industry and probably never will be. The champion of the International Swimming Hall of Fame has been described as a fund-raiser extraordinaire, war hero and ambassador of swimming. He was all that and more.
Known as much for the black eye patch over his left eye as his gregarious nature, the man worked tirelessly to establish ISHOF in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and became its first executive director in 1963. Then he threw all that energy into developing it into a top-notch facility, as well as traveling around the country, promoting ISHOF and swimming.
Born in 1920, he packed a lot of living into his 87 years. William Forrest Dawson was a track team captain and state champion halfback at Blair Academy in New Jersey. In fact, that's where he got his nickname. The other football players started calling him "Buck" after he returned from a summer job on a ranch. He went on to University of Michigan, where he was a track star, too.
During World War II, Dawson fought in the Battle of the Bulge and other engagements, receiving numerous medals, including the Bronze Star. He later headed public relations for the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in Berlin, and helped facilitate filming of the Billy Wilder movie "Foreign Affair." When Dawson was discharged in 1948, he traveled to California, hoping to break into show biz. But it wasn't meant to be.
After returning to the university to get his degree, Dawson then tried different jobs, but nothing clicked. So he re-enlisted in the Army and was sent back to Germany. He was involved in a bad auto accident there, sustaining the eye injury that caused him to wear a patch the rest of his life.
In 1955, he married RoseMary Mann Corson, a swim coach and widow with three children. Together, the Dawsons organized one of the nation's first women's swim clubs, and also worked with competitive swim camps founded by her father in Canada. Buck served on the U.S. Olympic Swimming Committee as well.
Yet for all his works, Dawson is probably remembered most for his crowning achievement: ISHOF. He worked there 22 years, retiring in 1986. He passed away in 2008.
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Do I think Qatar was awarded the World Cup fairly? I don't know for sure. But neither do you.
If you happen not to have read any opinion on Qatar 2022 this week, let me help you out with an example, from my country.
"It's a scorching Islamic desert hell-hole which routinely employs slave labour and has the kind of respect for human rights you might expect from, say, Darth Vader."
That pretty much captures the level of considered analysis we are dealing with in the UK. This one to be found in a newspaper notorious for trying to pin the deaths of 96 innocent football fans on those 96 innocent football fans.
But it's not just that particular tabloid. Infact, far from it. Another respected writer wrote about terrorist links, one suggested the tournament should have been awarded to Australia (fair point, until the last line of his piece gave him away):
"Qatar will host the World Cup and visiting fans will just have to pinch their noses at the stench."
The stench of what? Corruption? Abuse of workers' rights? Be nice if he'd made that clearer too.
Presuming the tournament is played in Qatar, will these two writers be there? Or will they be turning down their accreditation? Will they only be agreeing to go under certain conditions? Will they be doing any investigative journalism to explore whether Qatar has moved on satisfactorily? Or will they sit in their ivory towers until the end of the year 2021 then suddenly soften to a Qatar World Cup?
Clearing things up
I want to try and spell out my issue with coverage of Qatar 2022 as well as the information that is being fed to the public. I believe it's my duty to do this because of the privileged position I am in. I have been able to put tough questions to Fifa and the Qatar 2022 organisers as a neutral journalist for an international and independent news organisation.
Last week, Fifa Secretary-General Jerome Valcke made the time to face such questions despite the problems over Brazil. His answers can be seen in a forthcoming 'Talk to Al Jazeera'.
I accused Fifa of having been riddle with corruption for years. I pushed him on workers' rights progress. And displayed incredulity at Fifa originally thinking the tournament could be played in such heat. In October, I grilled Qatar 2022's Hassan al-Thawadi over workers' rights while Al Jazeera was independently carrying out its own journalism in Qatar and other countries with such problems.
Fifa's mistake
Do I think Fifa messed up by awarding two World Cups at once, leaving the process particularly vulnerable to 'deals' and 'dark arts'? Yes, and I've told Fifa this.
Do I think Qatar 'bought the World Cup'? I don't know. I could speculate but I believe it's for independent investigator Michael Garcia to enlighten us with and not for us to presume.
Do I think the World Cup should be taken away from Qatar? Absolutely not. Why would anyone even suggest it before the investigation's findings are revealed? The World Cup should be in the Middle East. Those who say it should be taken away are those that need challenging. Because my key question is this: On what specific grounds?
Take it away because they bought the World Cup? The Daily Telegraph proved it. No they didn't.
The Telegraph proved a further large payment had been made to the disgraced former Fifa big-hitter Jack Warner and I congratulate them on that. The headline was designed to make us believe they had a smoking gun from Qatar 2022. Halfway through the piece, the name Mohamed Bin Hammam appeared. The only Qatari mentioned by name. The man kicked out of Fifa for corruption around his attempt to become its chief.
Did the Telegraph try and prove a link between Bin Hammam and Qatar 2022? If they had, my opinion would have changed. But there is no proven link hence the speculation and assumption.
Take it away because it's hot? This is Fifa's fault. Sooner or later the tournament had to be played in a country with extreme temperatures in June/July. Fifa should have planned for this. Valcke graciously accepted my criticism. It's not Qatar's fault.
Take it away because of the treatment of its construction workers? At last an issue where there is proof. An issue where action was needed urgently and has been taken. Qatar, like many countries - many countries in the region - needed to be tackled on this. It's been a horrible situation.
We are not the United Nations but we can tell the country it goes against Fifa's rules, ethics codes and principle
Jerome Valcke, FIFA Secretary General
A colleague said to me this morning that World Cups and Olympics should be awarded on humanitarian grounds. I am sympathetic to that view. But there is a limit to what FIfa can do.
"We are not the United Nations," Valcke told me in that interview. "But we can tell the country it goes against Fifa's rules, it goes against Fifa's ethics codes, it goes against Fifa's principle. And we can help and change that."
Theo Zwanziger has updated the Fifa Executive Committee on the progress and said that 'honest updates' are needed. Blatter himself will be part of the ongoing monitoring process with a visit to Qatar in the coming weeks. There will be 'microscope above Qatar', according to Zwanziger, and that's surely a good thing. He added that progress has been made and there's been a 'realisation that change is needed'.
If you think the World Cup should be taken away because 'it's a scorching hot Islamic desert…', please ask yourself if you're being fair, if you're informed, if you – or someone you know - have been to Qatar, if the World Cup should ever be played in the Middle East, if you'd prefer to deal in fact that hearsay and supposition.
If, after all those questions, you still want the World Cup taken from Qatar, fair enough. Everyone, even Qataris, are entitled to an opinion.
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