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If you were one of the many small investors clamoring to get a piece of the Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) IPO, then, I am sorry to say this, you deserve to lose your money. Twelve years after a Wall Street promoted, media hyped tech bubble ravished the portfolios of millions of investors and five years after a Wall Street promoted, media hyped housing bubble caused "The Great Recession," you would think that already skeptical investors, weary of Wall Street and financial markets, would see the Wall Street promoted, media hyped FB IPO and turn the other way. Granted, it was difficult to turn away considering that the IPO was mentioned on all financial and non-financial media outlets from here to Timbuktu. However, I do recall similar coverage of the 2000 tech bubble as well as numerous stories on how housing would make all of us rich so maybe it was best just to turn off the T.V. (or computer, radio, etc.)
When you stick your hand in a flame for the first time, it gets burned. Many people would stop at that point and make a mental note that fire=pain. Some will stick their hand in a second time, just to double check that fire=pain. However, there are those among us who continually stick our hands into fire and wonder, gee why is my hand in so much pain? Now maybe this isn't the best analogy (in fact I am sure it isn't) but why do so many people continually stick their financial hands into a financial fire?
When has reality EVER matched the hype of anything? I don't care where you look in this world, hype always leads to disappointment. It doesn't matter if it is in finance, politics, sports (great examples here!), etc, you name the hype and there is almost certain to be disappointment that followed.
Now I don't know much about FB, I don't care much about FB and I will never purchase FB stock so it would be very difficult to write an in depth article about finances and valuation, etc. The only things I do know about FB is that: a) it has a huge user base (800 million people I believe) which is a good thing; b) I have a Facebook page and have never once clicked on the ads [I can't be the only one and maybe a reason why General Motors (NYSE:GM) announced it will suspend FB advertising]; c) it has many headwinds simply because of the nature of the tech industry; and d) it came to market at a ridiculous valuation considering the revenue and profit figures that I know about.
The inspiration for this article (or better yet, rant) was an article on The Huffington Post I came across titled "Facebook Stock Collapse Contributes To Mistrust Of Wall Street" by Mark Gongloff. Now, I don't have any problem with the article or Mr. Gongloff as he is just writing about the entire situation surrounding FB. However, it made me laugh (especially considering I haven't been following the Facebook IPO story at all) that anyone is surprised that a big, over-hyped tech IPO has benefited insiders to the detriment of the small investors who wanted in on the action as well as the mess surrounding the whole IPO. Zuckerberg, Bono, the graffiti artist guy and everyone else who were on the inside are now rich (or richer). Why is anyone surprised by this? In addition, if someone didn't trust Wall Street before, was the massively hyped, ridiculously valued FB IPO suppose to fix that mistrust?
Hopefully, if there is one lesson that people can learn from Facebook and use, not just for investing, but in everyday life it is this: beware of hype! It can be hazardous to your wealth (and health).
P.S. If you are still interested in investing in Facebook, the only advice I can give you is to at least wait till the dust settles from the hype and ensuing IPO disaster, then perform your analysis and make a rational decision. If Facebook lives up to the potential that many believe it has, there will be plenty of time (and chances) to make money.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

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Super 8 Farmers Branch is situated in Farmers Branch and regional attractions include Farmers Branch Historical Park, Grapevine Mills Mall, and SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium. Additional regional attractions include Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden and Six Flags Over Texas.
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Amenities in air-conditioned guestrooms at Super 8 Farmers Branch include washers/dryers and coffee/tea makers. Complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is provided. 32-inch flat-screen TVs are equipped with satellite channels. Bathrooms offer bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. In-room microwaves and refrigerators are provided.
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Byrd's Body Will Lie In Repose In U.S. Senate Chamber, W.V. Capitol Rotunda
This afternoon, details emerged about memorial arrangements for the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV), who passed away yesterday, at a hospital in Virginia.
On Thursday morning, his casket will be placed in the U.S. Senate chamber — "upon the Lincoln Catafalque." Members of the House and Senate will be able to pay their respects from 10:15 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. ET.
Then, for three hours, the Senate chamber's public galleries will be open "to all those who wish their respects.
After a prayer from the Senate chaplain, Dr. Barry Black, Byrd's casket will be removed from the chamber, to be taken by hearse to Andrews Air Force Base, to be flown to West Virginia.
In Charleston, West Virginia, there will be a public procession from the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse to the West Virginia State Capitol. There, in the Capitol Rotunda, West Virginians will be able to pay their respects from 9:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. ET.
After a public memorial service in Charleston, there will be a private funeral service at the Memorial Baptist Church in Arlington, Virginia.
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Taiwan market: Acer aims at 2-digit on-year growth in 1Q15 revenues
Jan 26, 11:33
Acer aims to see its first-quarter 2015 revenues in the Taiwan market increase by double-digits on year, according to Acer Taiwan general manager Tony Huang.
Taiwan market: LG expects 20% sales growth in home electronics segment in 2015
Jan 23, 15:08
LG Electronics estimates it will see 20% on-year sales revenue growth in the Taiwan home electronics market driven by sales of refrigerators and washing machines, according to the...
Taiwan market: iPhone 6 devices record largest market share in December
Jan 23, 11:49
Buoyed by continued strong sales of iPhone 6 devices, Apple ranked as the top smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market in December both in terms of sales value and volume, according...
Taiwan market: HTC to ramp up sales through retail channels
Jan 21, 21:56
HTC plans to strengthen its cooperation with open retail channels to promote sales of its smartphones in the Taiwan market, aiming to ramp up the ratio of channel sales to 35-40%...
Taiwan market: Proportion of LCD TVs sized 47-inch and above reaches 50.3%
Jan 20, 21:54
From January-November 2014 the proportion of LCD TVs sized 47-inch and above sold in the Taiwan market reached 50.3%.
Taiwan market: PC vendors step up competition
Jan 19, 15:14
Toshiba reportedly will turn to focus mainly on enterprise products in Taiwan in 2015 as parts of its plan to gradually phase out from the consumer market worldwide and vendors including...
Taiwan market: Ultra HD TV sales expected to reach 3,000 in 1Q15; 10,000 in 2015
Jan 19, 14:39
Ultra HD TVs in the Taiwan market held an estimated 30% share of overall TV sales during the fourth quarter of 2014 and are likely to see a five-fold increase in on-year sales over...
Taiwan market: LED light bulb penetration reaches 50% in 2014, says Philips executive
Jan 16, 14:48
In the Taiwan market, LED light bulbs accounted for 50% of all types of light bulbs in 2014 and the penetration rate is likely to rise to 60% in 2015, according to Philips Taiwan...
Taiwan market: So-net launches 2 mobile games
Jan 15, 10:30
So-net Entertainment Taiwan, a subsidiary of Japan-based Internet service provider So-net, has announced two mobile games developed by Japan-based Colopl.
Digitimes Research: Production value of Taiwan IC design industry rallies 14.8% on year in 2014
Jan 12, 10:57
The production value of Taiwan's IC design industry reached NT$541.9 billion (US$16.98 billion) in 2014, representing an on-year growth of 14.8%, higher than the 11.7% growth recorded...
Taiwan market: Epson launches cloud-based MFPs
Jan 9, 15:55
Seiko Epson has launched two cloud computing-based MFP (multi-function peripheral) models, Epson WF-2631 and Epson WF-2651, in the Taiwan market for sale at recommended retail prices...
Taiwan market: CHT, Systex jointly launch EyeQuila
Jan 9, 15:35
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Systex, a Taiwan-based provider of IT management solutions and hardware/software system integration services, have announced their cooperation in launching...
Taiwan market: Mobile device penetration estimated at 69.1% in 4Q14, says FIND
Dec 31, 11:21
Of Taiwan's population aged 12 and above, 69.1% had mobile terminal devices in fourth-quarter 2014, according to results of a recent survey conducted by FIND (Foreseeing Innovative...
Taiwan market: Sony to drop pricing for several Ultra HD TVs
Dec 30, 16:09
In an attempt to push Ultra HD TV sales in the Taiwan market, Sony will drop pricing for several Bravia TVs throughout the Lunar New Year period and continue to aim lower-priced solutions...
Taiwan market: PHS operator Fitel goes bankrupt
Dec 29, 14:34
First International Telecom (Fitel), the only PHS low-power mobile communication operator in Taiwan, has declared bankruptcy.
Taiwan market: First TSM platform opens
Dec 29, 12:21
Alliance Digital Tech (ADT) has announced the opening of Taiwan's first TSM (trusted service management) platform to provide NFC-based over-the-air mobile payment services, according...
Taiwan market: Asustek launches ZenWatch
Dec 25, 12:29
Asustek Computer has launched its Android Wear-based smartwatch, the ZenWatch in Taiwan, priced at NT$5,990 (US$188). Company CEO Jerry Shen pointed out that monthly production capacity...
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom kicks off 4G commercial operation
Dec 25, 11:36
Asia Pacific Telecom began commercial operation of 4G mobile communication services on December 24 and aims to have its 4G subscribers accounting for 15-20% of all 4G subscribers...
Taiwan market: Oppo launches two flagship smartphones
Dec 24, 15:34
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo has launched two flagship models, the Oppo R5 and N3, in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications,...
Taiwan market: Apple is top smartphone vendor in November
Dec 24, 14:54
Apple ranked as the number one smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market in November, in terms of both sales volume and sales value, according to data compiled by local retail channel...
Taiwan market: LG launches 42- to 55-inch smart digital signage
Dec 19, 11:36
LG Electronics has launched 42- to 55-inch smart digital signage equipped with IPS panels produced by LG Display and multimedia editing software in the Taiwan market, with small-...
Taiwan market: FET expects 4G users to exceed 1 million by year end, says president
Dec 19, 11:23
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), based on applications for using 4G mobile communication services, is confident of attaining more than one million 4G subscribers by the end of...
Taiwan market: PND market becoming more centralized on few brands
Dec 17, 15:14
The PND device market in Taiwan has become more centralized on four brands, Garmin, Papago, Mio and TomTom, as second-tier and white-box makers have switched to focus on wearable...
Taiwan market: Samsung launches two metal smartphones
Dec 16, 14:54
Samsung Electronics has unveiled two metal-clad smartphones, the Galaxy A5 and A3, in the Taiwan market, targeting the entry-level to midrange segment.
Taiwan market: China-based MLS to wage LED lighting price war
Dec 16, 12:01
China-based LED packaging house MLS has set up a Taiwan subsidiary in a bid to launch LED light tubes and bulbs in the Taiwan market at retail prices 30% lower than market levels...
Taiwan market: Artifacts introduces Romo
Dec 12, 15:22
High-end retail chain Artifacts has introduced Romo, a programmable robot toy that can be controlled via a connection with an iPhone, for sale in the Taiwan market at a retail price...
Taiwan market: Samsung teams up with bike vendor to sell Gear S and Gear Circle
Dec 11, 15:17
Samsung Electronics has teamed up with Taiwan-based bicycle vendor Merida to sell its Gear S smartwatches and Gear Circle Bluetooth headphones in the Taiwan market.
Taiwan market: Driving recorder sales see polarized developments
Dec 11, 14:20
The driving recorder market in Taiwan has seen polarized developments, with white-box makers competing for the sub-NT$2,000 (US$64) segment, and first-tier vendors focusing on the...
Taiwan market: Sub-NT$10,000 models account for 50% of local smartphone sales
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Nine out of the top-10 best-selling smartphone models sold in the Taiwan market so far in 2014 are priced below NT$10,000 (US$320), and online sales of sub-NT$10,000 models have accounted...
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom to start 4G operation
Dec 10, 12:27
Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) has started trial operation of 4G mobile communication services and full commercial operation will begin on December 24.
Taiwan market: Acer unveils 4G smartphone Liquid Jade S
Dec 9, 21:46
Taiwan-based vendor Acer on December 9 unveiled an Android 4.4.4 4G smartphone, Liquid Jade S, for launch in the Taiwan market on December 18 at a contract-free retail price of NT$6,990...
Taiwan market: Samsung launches MILC Smart Camera NX1
Dec 8, 21:32
Samsung Electronics on December 8 unveiled its Smart Camera NX1, a flagship MILC (mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera), for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended...
Coolpad aims to ship over 20 million 4G smartphones in 2014
Dec 8, 15:22
China-based vendor Coolpad will launch Dazen F2, an Android 4.4.4 smartphone supporting 1,800MHz 4G frequency band, in the Taiwan market at a contract-free retail price of NT$5,490...
Taiwan market: Google launches Chromecast
Dec 5, 15:20
Google on December 4 launched Chromecast in the Taiwan market through cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and KKBOX at a retail price of NT$1,390 (US$44.80), according to Googl...
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- Taiwan plastic chassis makers reducing capacities
- Wistron invests in Arbor Technology
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- PCL Technologies expects steady growth in shipments of LTE, 10Gbps SFP+ optical transceiver modules
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- Getac Technology expects 2015 ruggedized device shipments to grow at least 15%
- Digitimes Research: China panel makers advancing production of high-end applications
- Sony Mobile aims to ship 38 million smartphones in FY2015, say sources
- Taiwan market: Gogoro to launch Smartscooter in summer 2015
- China PV makers expect demand to rebound in 2Q15
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- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
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As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
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Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market (Google eBook)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Apr 1, 2004 - Social Science - 320 pages
America's black market is much larger than we realize, and it affects us all deeply, whether or not we smoke pot, rent a risqué video, or pay our kids' nannies in cash. In Reefer Madness the best-selling author of Fast Food Nation turns his exacting eye on the underbelly of the American marketplace and its far-reaching influence on our society. Exposing three American mainstays — pot, porn, and illegal immigrants — Eric Schlosser shows how the black market has burgeoned over the past several decades. He also draws compelling parallels between underground and overground: how tycoons and gangsters rise and fall, how new techonology shapes a market, how government intervention can reinvigorate black markets as well as mainstream ones, and how big business learns — and profits — from the underground.
Reefer Madness is a powerful investigation that illuminates the shadow economy and the culture that casts that shadow.
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Many of you either have moved, are moving, or will move. You have may have found your own apartment or are living in Graduate Housing through University of Chicago. I lived in a studio through Grad Housing and I really enjoyed it- I loved the building manager, had a really nice view, and it was my first time living alone so I basked in knowing that I could leave dishes in the sink guilt-free. Matt also rented an apartment in Hyde Park, through Parker-Holsman, that he found on Marketplace's apartment page while visiting the area.
Moving for MAPH can feel a bit weird, because it is very temporary and, consequently, you have little time to make the space your own. But if you take some time to unpack and settle before Fall Quarter gets going, you'll have a much needed sanctuary for what is often a busy and stressful year.
One of the easiest and most reliable ways to get around Hyde Park is a bicycle. Even Chicago as a whole is pretty bike-friendly, with the beautiful path from Hyde Park up and along the lake to North Side neighborhoods like Lincoln Park. It is a beautiful ride and surprisingly fast, since there are no cars to wait or watch out for. Even just within Hyde Park, a bike can be a quick and easy way to get to campus, grab groceries, etc.
So, where are these so-called bicycles and where do I put my hands on those handle bars?
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Chicago is a vast city with incredible neighborhoods, sites, and food. All year, we'll encourage you to take advantage of this city and explore its many neighborhoods, from Lincoln Park to Logan Square to Chinatown (and beyond!).
This post will help you navigate public transport in Chicago. Even if you have a car, public transit will help you get wherever you are going. (For those of you who already live here, feel free to post any tips or helpful info we may have missed down in the comments section). And your devoted Mentors can also offer directions, transport advice, and even correct some Google Map directions to and from Hyde Park! Feel free to email us or pop into the office for additional info.
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In our last post you met the mentors, Matt and Lucy. Here are three more faces you will encounter in MAPH Central…
Sarah Smith, Program Coordinator
You can find Sarah at the front desk of the MAPH office, behind the daily puzzle calendar and next to the owl lamp. Come to her with any general questions or for administrative help. She's a great source of information and in the unlikely scenario she cannot answer your questions, she can both physically and figuratively point you in the right direction.
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Hello new MAPHers! Welcome to MAPHtastic, the blog for all your MAPH-related needs. We're your new Mentors, Matt and Lucy, and we'll be running this blog over the course of the next year, keeping it updated with info about the program, advice on living in Chicago, and the occasional enjoyable diversion. Apart from the blog, you can also follow MAPH on Facebook and Twitter for periodic updates.
We both graduated from the program last month, and we will be working in the MAPH office throughout the year as a resource for you guys. If anyone is in Chicago already, please feel free to come by Classics Building 117 to say hello, or you can email us at email@example.com and/or firstname.lastname@example.com. We'd love to hear what you're up to this summer and answer any and all questions you might have as you get ready to start this whirlwind year!
We're excited to get to know all you new MAPHers, so here's a bit about us…
What To Do With Your Parents This Weekend
Okay, so, you already know where to eat. You know what to do Friday afternoon (the MAPH Family & Friends reception!) and Saturday (graduate!). But, as someone who has spent the last 9 months sequestered in some kind of library, you may not be entirely sure how to fill up the rest of the weekend.
Don't worry. You have many options. Here are some ideas to get you started:
2014 Convocation Events & Information
It's coming! Yes, you may have like .5 more papers to write, but the end is near. Read on for information regarding impending Convocation-related events.
If you are not graduating next week, please do come to all of these things! It is very fun to celebrate the end of Spring quarter with the entire cohort.
** UPDATE: The Kennedy Expressway will be closed from 10 pm on Friday, June 13 until Monday, June 16 at 5 am. This means that anyone traveling to Hyde Park from the north by car will experience long delays/lots of disruption. Please help your family and friends plan ahead! For more information on closings and alternate routes, check here .**
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Master's attire costs $47 and can be purchased at the University Bookstore (Ellis & 58th — not the Co-op!). UChicago does not do hoods for master's students, but you will have some wacky sleeves. If you don't have your gear yet, hurry! You can get a cap and gown up to the 13th, but you run the risk of confronting a limited range of sizes if you wait too long.
Family & Friends Reception: Friday, June 13 – 3:00-5:00 PM, Classics 110
Your first chance to gawk at each other's kin and marvel at how it all makes sense now!!! Join us for a parent-friendly Social Hour (read: nice food, nice beer & wine, a Febreze-ed/aired-out room) the evening before Convocation. This is timed so that you can enjoy some hors d'oeuvres and introduce your guests to your MAPH colleagues, your preceptor, MAPHCentral, etc. before dinner. If you need a recommendation for the location of said dinner, check out these suggestions. Continue reading


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An opportunity to "test drive" a Healthy Beginnings session, sponsored by the CHIP (Coronary Health Improvement Project), will be offered to the community free of charge by several local churches offering to host the sessions at their locations.
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Native Lupinus question
I've been landscaping my small front yard with CA natives from Theodore Payne - all planted last winter, watered in to establish them though now I am trying to take the cue from each plant to see how much water they're wanting as they come in - one that seems to be struggling particularly is my silver lupine. It's in full sun during the summer - in winter this area gets a lot of shade (very tricky to figure out plants that can handle this seasonal change.) As you all know, we got (almost) no rain this winter.
It looks like the leaves are sunburned to me - and they're very closed up - not open like pictures I've seen. Is it just going dormant in the heat? Any advice would be great!!
I haven't grown that plant, but that looks like drought damage. I would expect an established plant to be happy with a half inch of water during the monthvof July in the basin. A younger plant will need more of course.
Do you have a small soil core tool? They are invaluable when you are learning to walk the line of minimal watering.
thanks nil13 - i dont' have a soil core tool but seems useful! is it something i can find at home depot or where would you recommend looking?
one question about that though - would you risk damaging roots with it? i guess natives should mostly have really deep roots though - and if mine have shallow roots i'm doing it wrong. ;)
Yes, I gave a deep watering yesterday - hoping it will help. It's really tricky to figure out how much to water these plants this first summer... They are all low water plants but I know they need a little extra help the first year.
What I did yesterday is use my 32oz yogurt container with pinholes in the bottom to water it several inches from the base of the plant - filling it up 4 times over a couple of hours. So a gallon total. I have a hard time understanding what "an inch: of water would mean in this case - each plant has a berm about 18" wide around the base. 1 inch in that berm doesn't seem like enough. And obviously I don't want to water the entire yard - seems a waste of water and also will bring up weeds.
Does that seem like a good strategy?
Here is agood place to start regarding learning about irrigation. You can find the reference evaporotranspiration rates (ET0) for your area. That lupine is listed in the Perry book as requiring low water in the winter and very low water in the summer (est. Plants). What that means is that in the winter you want to put down about 25% of ET0 and in the summer you want to put down about 10% of ET0. The December ET0 for LA is about 1 inch so the plant would need about a quarter inch over the month which should happen naturally. In July the ET0 is about 6 inches so the plant would need about .6 inches over the month.
Here is a link that might be useful: Cimis
This post was edited by nil13 on Wed, Jul 2, 14 at 21:38
I'm not a big fan of just watering in the wells. Especially if you have sandy soil. You end up with a narrow column of water that goes past the root zone very quickly and is wasted. I prefer to water the entire planting area. You want not only deep roots, but also wide roots. If you just water in the well the plant will have a hard time breaking out sideways into the native soil because it will be dry. Roots don't actively seek out water like some people believe. Roots grow wherever conditions allow them to grow. So if you have a zone of dry soil between a plant and a zone of wet soil, the roots won't go through the zone of dry soil to the zone of wet soil. Now if you have wide and deep zone of moist soil, the roots will grow out and down as far as they are able. The problem that people try to void with deep watering is a shallow band of moist soil that disappears before it can work its way down the soil column. Ideally, you want to maintain that whole soil column in a state of just barely moist for those drought tolerant plants while establishing them. That will encourage a good solid deep and wide root structure.
Also, be careful that the container medium that the plant came in isn't getting super dry compared to the native soil around it. That is a common problem when people try to minimally water not yet established drought tolerant plantings.
Thanks for all the great information nil13!
I guess I was thinking that if you do really deep watering around the "drip" line of the plant, which would be about where my wells are, it would encourage deeper roots - but I didn't realize you also want wider roots. I haven't gotten it all planted yet, so there is quite a bit of space between plants still. I wanted to see what would withstand the winter shade/summer full sun conditions of the front yard.
The Black Heart Mallow has done great - it's huge and seems decently happy, the two Ceanothus centennials croaked when it got hot/sunny, the tall Ceanothus "Siempre Blue" tree in the middle has also done really well so far. The silver carpet sandasters are hanging on - the one on the right has been shaded somewhat by the annual wildflowers (clarkia amoena mostly) that I've just pulled up, while the one is full sun seems somewhat stunted (or just going dormant?). The Red buckwheat and moss landing buckwheat are doing well and blooming now.
Would you recommend putting a sprinkler over the whole area to water between all the plants deeply? I'm not sure what to make of .6 inch of water over a month. I guess I was hoping to avoid weeding in all the dead spaces.... Or what about widening the berms around each plant now that they're larger? What if I made them more like 30" wide?
I need to put down more mulch also as it has thinned out since the fall....but I know you don't want to mulch right around the base of native plants....?
Thanks for all your expertise!!! I am such a newbie - but the long term idea for this area is that it is very low water, low maintenance in the future....;)
Interesting points made here but one question: what kind of soil have you planted the natives into?
I have the belief that natives need as much soil aeration as water in order to grow well. So working on a clayey soil I got a load of pea gravel and worked it into a section of my yard to at least a depth of 3 feet at a rough percentage of 50% gravel to 50% clayey soil.
At one time I had a fine looking plant of Salvia apiana growing in it until people started breaking off pieces to supposedly use in rituals so I took it out.
Currently the area is supporting a great growth of Lavatera besides Agapanthus.
I try to water weekly, hoping to broadcast about an inch of water over all. Water percolates rapidly into the soil.
While natives may be supposedly drought tolerant only the succulent species manage without substantial watering. Natives that are drought tolerant are so but that observation is based upon the species receiving a minimal amount of water throughout the year.
Understanding the soil dynamics of your growing area will help you make the best choices as to the frequency of a watering scheme.
Good luck.
Here is a link that might be useful: Some advice on growing natives
To be any more specific about this we need to know your soil composition. Perform the test linked below and let us know.
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Wooing Song
LOVE is the blossom where there blows
Every thing that lives or grows:
Love doth make the Heav'ns to move,
And the Sun doth burn in love:
Love the strong and weak doth yoke,
And makes the ivy climb the oak,
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Love no med'cine can appease,
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Love did make the bloody spear
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While in his leaves there shrouded lay
Sweet birds, for love that sing and play
And of all love's joyful flame
I the bud and blossom am.
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That as bright Aurora shows;
How they all unleaved die,
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Like unto a summer shade,
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Every thing doth pass away;
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Into my bosom casts his ore:
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Only bend thy knee to me,
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Whether or not it is bought by Sun Microsystems Inc. or another company, industry observers said Friday that hard decisions lie ahead for Apple's managers if they want the company to grow as fast as the rest of the personal computer industry.
Outsiders' ideas for Apple vary depending on their perceptions of its biggest strength.
Those who emphasize its simple-to-use software say Apple or its acquirer should forgo manufacturing and let others make Macintosh machines. But those who emphasize the huge number of fiercely loyal Mac customers believe it should keep the focus on hardware.
But others, like Rajendra Sisodia, an associate professor of marketing at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., believe that, besides producing its own Macintosh machines, Apple should start building the same kind of personal computers that all its competitors do. Those are the so-called "IBM-compatible" design of Intel Corp. microprocessors and Microsoft Corp. Windows operating software.
The idea goes completely against Apple's historic strategy and he said it's not likely to happen.
Sisodia notes that the "can't-beat-'em-so-join-'em" approach worked very well for Sony in videotape recorders.
When consumers a decade ago overwhelmingly bought VHS videotape recorders instead of Sony's Beta, the company started making VHS for the masses and Beta for those who wanted it, particularly broadcasters. The company is now the leading seller of hi-fi VHS VCRs to consumers.
Apple could do the same thing in computers, Sisodia said, building on its well-recognized brand name and distribution structure. And the move might cause existing PC vendors, such as Compaq and Dell, to start building Macintosh systems to stay even with Apple's product offerings.
"A lot of this is in the execution," Sisodia said. "If this is executed well, I think they could be very successful. It could also be botched very badly and end up hurting the Mac side."
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In addition, the costs for two kinds of manufacturing and other operational duplications may be too great.
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Nonetheless, Apple later this year will become less of an island in the PC business.
The company will start to build systems that can run Apple software or IBM-compatible software from the same microprocessor. The company previously has responded to customer desires to run non-Apple software by providing machines that had costly extra circuitry and chips.
But IBM and Apple reached agreement several months ago on common computer design that uses the PowerPC chip, which they co-designed with Motorola Inc. Apple's machine will have its Macintosh operating software to run its base functions and IBM's will have its OS-2 software and probably Microsoft's Windows NT.
But the companies haven't said whether they will cross over - IBM making machines that use the Mac operating software and Apple making ones based on OS-2, Windows NT or something else."Until the products are ready for the market, we cannot say," Apple spokeswoman Laurence Clavere said.
Photo A shopper tries a new Apple model at ComputerWare in Sunnyvale. The manager said the stores thrive despite Apple's problems. Associated Press
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Lighting Plan critique (XPOST build a home)
rsc2aOctober 7, 2009
Hey guys,
Thought I would post my lighting plan for everyone to critique. The cans with the numbers in the corners are 6". The others are 4". I haven't figured out the lighting in the master bath or guest bath yet. Stupid odd shaped rooms or wierd ceilings. :) Living room lighting will be on second floor plan (not posted yet).
If you see anything else you hate (layout, ceilings, anything really), let me know...eventually I'm going to have to stop saying that and "freeze" my house plan or I'll never make forward progress. For people that were concerned with natural light, the hatched windows are clerestory windows.


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"I have always been around big vehicles," says Jason Weiss, 27. Indeed, his work bears this out. From towing and repossessing cars to driving a tractor-trailer for a rail yard, it seems there has always been a large machine in his life. Originally from Pittsburgh, Weiss was a volunteer fireman for 11 years in Pennsylvania, ultimately serving as engineer for the White Oak Volunteer Fire Company Number One. "Dad was a fireman, and I decided to follow in his footsteps," he says.


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NATURAL HEALTH Will the Real Aromatherapy Please Stand Up? By Jimm Harrison marketed along with these synthetic or and lessens the focus on medicinal thera- perfume fragrances. py. However, therapy is what aromather- A thousand years ago, aromatherapy was Most producers of oils try to satisfy the apy was originally all about. A French practiced by priests, shamans, healers, demands of the flavor and fragrance perfume chemist, Rene-Maurice and alchemists. By the mid-twentieth industry. The resulting oils are often nat- Gattefosse, coined the name around century, chemists and medical scientists ural oils diluted with synthetics to lower 1930. He burned his hand in a lab acci- had uncovered an array of therapeutic costs and balance fragrance. This com- dent and then dipped it in pure lavender uses for aromatherapy. Today, instead of promises the availability of essential oils oil. The burn healed quickly, with no the respected alternative health practice it having the natural emphasis and thera- infection and no scarring. He had already should be, aromatherapy is often regard- peutic quality required for use in thera- been curious about the antiseptic proper- ed as New Age fluff or a punch line for peutic aromatherapy. Good quality, ties of lavender and other essential oils. TV sitcoms. The practice of using essen- undiluted essential oils become difficult The healing results of the lavender inten- tial oils in aromatherapy is now influ- to find because true oil producers cannot sified his interest. In documenting his enced and overshadowed by the mass compete with the low cost of and higher research results, Gattefosse used the word marketing of gift shop items and plug-in demand for synthetically altered oils. aromatherapy to describe the use of these air fresheners. Aromatherapy is common- There is no regulation regarding essential fragrant oils and their therapeutic proper- ly sold as "natural" perfume (mostly syn- oil labeling, so it is difficult to know ties. Though he used the word aroma, his thetic) and sniffed for some vague sense when you are purchasing a true or unal- research was based on the therapeutic of relaxation or emotional bliss. tered essential oil. If a synthetic or chem- aspects of the essential oils. Accepting aromatherapy as a serious ically fixed oil is purchased without with- When French doctorJean Valnet began healing practice is difficult in this vacu- out knowledge, it will not give the using Gattefosse's research in his medical ous, commercialized context. expected healing results of a true thera- practice during the 1950s and'60s, aro- The science and practice of aromathera- peutic essential oil, which, in turn, makes matherapy was validated as a medicinal py is based on the therapeutic healing aromatherapy appear as a sham or a joke. therapy. Aromatherapy was not engulfed properties of essential oils. The molecules This has weakened the value of aro- by the mainstream at that time, and that compose essential oils have been sci- matherapy as a viable alternative medi- instead became an alternative medical entifically studied for their medicinal cine practice. practice in France and Germany. properties, such as the antibacterial effect Aromatherapists concerned about thera- In England and the United States during of thymol in thyme oil. It is not only the peutic value attempt to create public the mid-1970s, aromatherapy was in tro- single molecules but also a natural com- awareness and a demand for pure, duced mainly as an adjunct to massage bination of essential oil molecules that unadulterated oils, the term used for therapy. This practice was not as medical- produce therapeutic effects. Synthetic essential oils that have not been tampered ly oriented; it was more akin to tradition- fragrances do not contain these therapeu- with to "improve" them. al folk medicine. tic molecules, or if they do, they are com- Those who are truly interested in the Throughout the 1980s and'9Os, aware- bined unnaturally in ways that may cause therapeutic value of essential oils will ness of aromatherapy and its history more harm than good. The aromathera- always seek the highest quality essential grew, especially among those interested py products that are commonly available oils available. This is difficult because of in holistic medicine and New Age often contain synthetic fragrances and/or lack of standardization, untrustworthy lifestyles. However, the historic aspects fragrance-fixed plant oils (chemically suppliers and producers, and widespread were often combined with distorted altered natural oils). The therapeutic ignorance of quality issues. translations of Native American, Pagan, properties, mostly related to emotion, The current marketing of aromatherapy and Eastern philosophies and misinter- feelings of well being, and minor wound places an emphasis on fragrance or aroma preted by the general public. While there healing, may be lacking-but are still being is value in understanding the historic uses permint oil as a mental energizer. These grances of real, unrefined essential oils. A of essential oils in ancient philosophies properties, and similar effects of other rose no longer smells like a rose unless it and religions, many of the emerging oils, are the driving forces behind essen- is synthetic. Makers of natural ingredient interpretations encouraged vague ener- tial oil use in the mainstream. products must resist comparisons to the getic and spiritual uses for aromatherapy Aromatherapy has become known as familiar synthetics. Essential oil perfumer that are difficult to substantiate. This something you smell for an emotional Martha Buldain, formulator of Bellevue- injured the reputation and credibility of lift. The upside of this is that people are based Spirit of Beauty Nutritional Skin aromatherapy among those who prefer able to benefit from a unique and simple Care, expressed it this way, "Most people more scientific validation. Many serious form of health care. Inhaling essential oils in the Western world have smelled syn- holistic practitioners, such as chiroprac- has positive effects on the nervous sys- thetic fragrances in everything from per- tors, naturopaths, and others involved in tem, emotional balance, and respiratory fume to laundry detergent to bubble plant-based medicine, began shunning function. gum for over fifty years. We no longer the use of essential oils and aromathera- Consumer marketing has taken advan- have an olfactory vocabulary we can rely py. This pushed aromatherapy away from tage of the "smell" aspect of aromathera- on, and have come to prefer many syn- its use in scientific alternative medicine py through its creation of aromatherapy thetic smells over real ones." and into the realm of potpourris. "fragrance products." The late 1990s saw One of the latest innovations is the use of In spite of these concerns, many dedicat- the "aromatherapy" label appear on essential oils in cosmetics touting the "all ed practitioners and converts recognized shelves in the most unlikely places, natural ingredients" banner. the value of aromatherapy and continued expanding from its presence as a health or Unfortunately, the essential oils and to use it in their healing practices. Those New Age store product. other so-called natural ingredients in cos- who saw essential oil use as a powerful Most of these commercial aromatherapy metics are often synthetic or chemically therapeutic health practice attempted, products were not developed with a ther- altered. The marketing emphasis is on with much success, to clinically validate apeutic understanding of essential oils. emotional response to aroma, though and scientifically understand the proper- The majority of these products contain there may also be some mention of ther- ties and chemistry of essential oils. From synthetic fragrance compounds that do apeutic skin healing properties. Once the 1970s into the 1990s, research vali- not offer the therapeutic composition again, the consumer is challenged to find dating the therapeutic effects of essen- found in essential oils. The role of scent those products that do contain real essen- tialoils accumulated. Academic botanical first gained attention from consumer tial oils in a truly natural cosmetic base. research scientist Paul Belaiche, Este goods manufacturers after World War II However, this hasn't stopped the essential Lauder's phytomedicine chemist Pierre as the fragrance industry saw a rise in per- oil companies and aromatherapy product Franchomme, and French medical prac- fume sales. Product manufacturers manufacturers intent on selling the real titioner Dr. Daniel Pénoël have all con- viewed women as a strong target market deal to the consumer. Aromatherapy tributed valuable scentific study and for perfumes and household goods. As a products using real essential oils are con- understanding of essential oils. way to increase sales of household prod- tinually entering the marketplace. The Essential oils have demonstrated safe and ucts, manufacturers began to put the use of authentic essential oils continues effective results in all areas of health and most popular perfume fragrance com- to be a vital and health-giving therapeu- healing, often surpassing the efficacy of pounds into their products. Synthetics tic practice. The true practice of aro- pharmaceuticals. Aromatherapists, found in popular perfumes were also the matherapy, which some are beginning to phyto-chemists, and clinicians continue fragrance ingredients used in household call Essential Oil Therapy, is very to bring new research and treatment goods like dish soap, toilet paper, and much alive and following the therapeutic studies into the world of aromatherapy. laundry detergent. The logic behind this path introduced by Gattefosse. There are many new therapeutic uses and was to stimulate sales of household goods Jimm Harrison founded the Phytotherapy true aromatherapy products entering the by recreating the "sexy" feel women get Institute in 1995 to advance education in marketplace. However, many of the from smelling their favorite perfumes. essential oil and plant therapy. He was the medicinal uses of essential oils, such as More and more synthetic compounds first cosmetologist invited by Harvard the anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, and tis- were created as the popularity of scented University, and MIT to discuss the impact sue regenerative properties, remain unfa- products grew. of essential oils in skin care. Jimm is the miliar to most people. The presence of so many synthetic fra author of The Essentials for Beauty and Essential oils have been popularized for grances has actually made natural scents Skin: A Practice and Philosophy in Pursuit their emotional and stress-relieving prop- less familiar in twenty-first century of Inner and Outer Beauty. erties. Lavender has been historically Western society. This has made it diffi- He can he reached at <jimm@nutrition- accepted as a calming remedy, and pep- cult for many people to accept the fra- skincare.com>.
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