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Politely Puffing with Japanese Smoking Manners Posters
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Overwatered African Violets
When we left for a family vacation for a couple of weeks over the 4th of July, with the kids, I asked a neighbor to please water my houseplants. She did, but overwatered my violets. They are dying and so I just cut off the roots on a couple of them and plopped the stem into a container of water . I lopped off the mushy stems and leaves and left the limp leaves on. The limp leaves are firming up. My question is this. Can I take leaf cuttings for new plants. or can I just replant the plant . There are no roots. Any advice would be appreciated.
You can replant the crowns (the whole plant). Covering them (for humidity) while they are rooting helps them root faster. But it can also increase the chance of rot. So you should be careful. I would also put down some leaves as insurance. If you have rooting hormone, I would use it on the crown (not individual leaves) before planting, but it isnt necessary. African violets will grow roots anyway.


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12 tracks of some of my favourite acoustic songs
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Defense Inventory Management:
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T-NSIAD-97-109: Published: Mar 20, 1997. Publicly Released: Mar 20, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed defense inventory management issues, focusing on: (1) a historical overview of defense inventory management problems; (2) measures taken by the Department of Defense (DOD) to improve inventory management; and (3) the actions DOD needs to aggressively take, both near and long term, to solve longstanding inventory management problems.
GAO noted that: (1) inventory management problems have plagued DOD for decades; (2) despite numerous efforts on DOD's part to correct these problems, GAO continues to consider inventory management a high-risk area because it is vulnerable to fraud, waste, and abuse; (3) as of September 30, 1995, about $34 billion, or about half of DOD's $69.6 billion secondary inventory, was not needed to support war reserve or current operating requirements; (4) most of the problems that contributed to the accumulation of this unneeded inventory still exist, such as outdated and inefficient inventory management practices that frequently do not meet customer demands, inadequate oversight, weak financial accountability, and overstated requirements; (5) DOD recognizes that it needs to make substantial improvements to its logistics system; (6) DOD has made little overall progress in correcting systemic problems that have traditionally resulted in large unneeded inventories; (7) DOD top management needs to continue its commitment to changing its inventory management culture so that it provides its forces with necessary supplies in a timely manner while avoiding the accumulation of unnecessary materials; (8) to effectively address its inventory management problems, DOD must adopt a strategy that includes both short- and long-term actions; (9) in the short term, DOD must continue to emphasize the efficient operation of its existing logistics systems; (10) this includes reducing and disposing of unneeded inventory, implementing efficient and effective inventory management practices, training personnel in these practices and rewarding the right behavior, improving requirements data accuracy, and enforcing existing policies and procedures to minimize the acquisition and accumulation of unnecessary inventory; (11) in the long term, DOD must establish goals, objectives, and milestones for changing its culture and adopting new management tools and practices; (12) a key part to changing DOD's management culture will be an aggressive approach to using best practices from the private sector which, if applied in an integrated manner, could help streamline DOD's logistics operations, potentially save billions of dollars, and improve support to the military customer; (13) in GAO's opinion, DOD has not been aggressive enough in pursuing these practices; and (14) recent DOD reengineering efforts have not incorporated some of the most advanced practices found in the private sector for reparable parts, and they have been slow to adopt best practices for hardware items.
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Building Partner Capacity:DOD Should Improve Its Reporting to Congress on Challenges to Expanding Ministry of Defense Advisors ProgramGAO-15-279: Published: Feb 11, 2015. Publicly Released: Feb 11, 2015.
Defense Business Transformation:DOD Has Taken Some Steps to Address Weaknesses, but Additional Actions Are NeededGAO-15-213: Published: Feb 11, 2015. Publicly Released: Feb 11, 2015.
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Before Sunday he had scored 16 points in his last three games combined.
"When I'm aggressive," Henry said, "a lot of things open up for me. I get to the rack, I get fouls, I can hit jump shots, I hit 3s. When I'm in tune and aggressive, a lot of things are just easy."
One more injury
Backup point guard Jordan Farmar left Sunday's game in the first half because of what was determined to be a moderate strain in his right hamstring. While the injury is not thought to be devastating, he remains day to day and it's unclear how much he will be able to practice this week.
"I had the same thing in the playoffs last year," Steve Blake said, "so I know exactly what he's going through. I don't know how severe it is, but it's something that you can come back from."
Pau Gasol said after his 6-point, 5-rebound performance that he will undergo an MRI Monday on a sprained right ankle. He has been playing through the injury. … With four days off until their next game, the Lakers will take Monday off and return to practice Tuesday. Steve Nash and Bryant are both expected to participate.
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After narrowly escaping an assassin's bullet in Sweden, hitman Jack (George Clooney) is asked to move to Italy and told to hide out in the village of Castel del Ex-con Mitchel (Colin Farrell) emerges from prison determined to put his past behind him and takes a job as a bodyguard to a reclusive, troubled actress (Keira Knightley). But while this path offers a route to possible redemption and even romance, the presence of a ruthless crime boss (Ray Winstone) and several dubious 'friends' mean his past is never far behind him. View photos from London Boulevard.
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Human homeostasis is derived from the Greek, homeo or "constant", and stasis or "stable" and means remaining stable or remaining the same.
The human body manages a multitude of highly complex interactions to maintain balance or return systems to functioning within a normal range. These interactions within the body facilitate compensatory changes supportive of physical and psychological functioning. This process is essential to the survival of the person and to our species. The liver, the kidneys, and the brain (hypothalamus, the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system) help maintain homeostasis. The liver is responsible for metabolizing toxic substances and maintaining carbohydrate metabolism. The kidneys are responsible for regulating blood water levels, re-absorption of substances into the blood, maintenance of salt and iron levels in the blood, regulation of blood pH, and excretion of urea and other wastes.
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My comfrey didn't make it through our very harsh winter - at least I'm not seeing it yet. I make comfrey salve every year so I just have to get some!!
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Precise Pangolin
Precise Pangolin is the Ubuntu codename for version 12.04 of the Ubuntu Linux-based operating system. Officially released in April 2012, Precise Pangolin follows the Natty Narwhal (v11.04) release and serves as a major update for Ubuntu, with new cloud computing storage features via the Ubuntu One service as well as long term support (LTS), Metal-as-a-Service (MaaS) support and a number of other enterprise-focused additions and enhancements.
Precise means "sharply defined or stated," and the pangolin is a scaly anteater indigenous to tropical regions of Africa and Asia. The Precise Pangolin release of Ubuntu was succeeded by Quantal Quetzal in October 2012.
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Mathews Family YMCA
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10746 Buckley Hall Rd.
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Mathews, VA 23109 Get Directions
Facility Hours
Mon - Thur 5:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Fri 5:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sat 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sun Closed
The Mathews Family YMCA provides a warm, friendly, comfortable environment where our members and guests are welcome. Serving the community since 2002, our programs are designed to engage youth, families, and adults in promoting and encouraging growth and well being of spirit, mind and body.
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Annual BBQ Bash
Presented by Kloke Group
Saturday, May 9, 2015 6:00 -10:00 PM
Kingston Plantation, Kingston Lane, Route 658, Mathews, Virginia
Great Music!
Pulled Pork BBQ, Chicken & Fixins' Beer & Wine included
Tickets $50 each
Live & Silent Auction
Dress: Country Casual
Denim & Diamonds!
Join us for champagne and hors d'oeuvres at the Pre-Party!
"Gotta Have It Now!" bids that you won't want to miss!
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Tai Chi
We are now offering Tai Chi! Location and day change! Tuesdays, 5:30 pm at Mathews Rescue Squad Building.
Tai Chi is a set of movements and poses that are soft, flowing, and moving mediation practice. It's easy to learn and is considered a low level impact class.
Summer Swim Lessons
These combination swim lessons are designed to assist youth learn to swim at their own speed. They develop personal safety and growth, learn stroke skills, play sports and games, and learn rescues in the water. A skills test on the first day determines the appropriate class section for each child: Polliwog, Guppy, Minnow, Fish, Flying Fish or Shark. Skills mastery, in all aspects, is required before advancement to the next level.Learn More »
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Shower base - one piece or tiled?
Hi, I'm replacing an old jacuzzi tub and shower with a new tiled shower. I've gotten different recommendations on what to use for the shower base. The floor outside the shower will be basket weave marble and the walls of the shower will be subway tile. I'd like to use the basket weave on the shower floor - looks better and affords good traction. My contractor recommends a swanstone or max acrylicbase. They look kind of cheesy to me. But after scouring this forum before posting the stories of incorrectly installed tile scares me.
What do you recommend and, if tiled what method, and if base, what kind?
This is a great question. We remodeled our home 4 years ago and I insisted on a custom tile shower complete with marble mosaic tiles on the shower floor. The contractor tried to convince me to use a one piece shower "pan" for maintenance purposes and I looked down on that suggestion. Well, four years later we are building a new home and I am seriously considering the shower pan....my marble mosaics are insanely hard to keep clean. In fact, I hate my "custom tile shower". It is so hard to keep looking clean and mildew/mold free. Some of the cream colored marble tiles are starting to discolor. I NEVER had this problem before. At least with a shower pan you can easily remove it and put it a new one if it starts looking gross....
I have never had a tiled floor for a shower base. I hate cleaning grout, and find that any tiled floor I have seen or used does not look clean or new for very long. We had a custom cultured marble base made for both our guest bath and our Master. The guest bath was done 4 1/2 years ago, and looks like brand new. We receive compliments from everyone that uses it. It is comfortable and secure underfoot, and when I scooch on to the floor to shave my legs, is very comfy...don't think I'd want to do that on a tile floor with tons of edges against my bare behind..LOL!
Haven't used our Master yet, but one advantage of custom, is that I got him to make it in the exact colour I wanted based on a BM paint chip!
So, keep in mind I don't have a tile shower floor, but I am very happy with our cultured marble one. It was quite expensive, so there was no cost savings, but we have peace of mind that there will be no leaking, it is comfortable, and we think it looks great!
raehelen-Would you mind posting a pic or two of either your guest or master shower base?
Have not had a tiled shower floor, so can't comment on maintenance at all, but I do love the look. :)
If you decide to go the solid base route, another option to consider is a cast iron shower receptor (pan). We installed a Kohler cast iron receptor in our guest bathroom shower after reading about them here on the Bathroom Forum. It might not give as "high-end" a look as a tile floor, but still looks pretty nice. Ours is solid, sturdy, has no-slip grips (not rough or uncomfortable in the least), and is very easy to clean. If the grips do happen look a bit grungy (rarely happens, but when it does, I use a Magic Eraser on them, and they look like new).
Here's a pic of ours:
I have a 36x60 Kohler cast iron shower pan. Didn't even consider anything else. I love cast iron. I haven't got the bathroom done yet. My shower pan is in the color Ice Gray. There are many color options, but of course not as many as a custom cultured marble like Raehelen used. I love the depth of enamel in cast iron.


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Why vertical gardening or plants?
I understand vertical gardening is useful for using space more efficiently when planting vegetables etc.
But does anyone use vertical gardens/plants to decorate or beautify their houses? If so, how do you do so with soil?
When I was in Taiwan, where ground space is more limited in the urban areas, there were many people who planted small pots of plants on their fences.
This same idea could be used on fences or houses (just attach the small pot properly). These are not the traditional round pots but probably more like a half-circle or half-moon pot that would be flat up against the fence/house wall and then have plants in it.
Climbing flower plants, like roses or clematis, could also be started at ground level and be allowed to move up the side of the house or rain gutter spout and decorate the house that way.
There are also now hanging tower garden items that let you plant many plants vertically in that tower.
People living in small homes or apartments will often use vertical gardening to beautify their homes, balconies, patios, etc. while saving space. There are lots of different ways to go about making your own vertical garden -- it just depends on what sort of space you are working with, what types of flowers and/or vegetables you like, and how much sunlight your space receives.
I recently read an article about this exact topic -- it's got some great ideas for how to start a vertical garden with simple, homemade container options. Check out the link below if you'd like to read the article.
Happy gardening!
Here is a link that might be useful: Vertical Gardening Ideas
Hi there - I use to use my vertical garden wall planters indoors in London - I use to change the plants according to the festive season - I would have the same base plants and then use red plants for Christmas time - I even had an easter egg hunt in the vertical garden
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