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It's like voyeuristically living in the best neighborhood in Los Angeles to stay overnight at "luxury" B&B Tuscali Mountain Inn. Innkeepers Teresa and Bruce Royer opened the inn in 2008 on three acres next to Topanga State Park, in rolling foothills above Woodland Hills. Not the least bit quaint, this is a high-end experience (room rates are $245 to $295), with all-inclusive packages such as the Gourmet Cycling Weekend — $880 per person double occupancy — in which your group zips along winding roads in the Santa Monica Mountains accompanied by a Tuscali Mountain Inn "supply" car and pampered with gourmet meals. You've stayed in funky, urban bed-and-breakfasts in San Francisco or Albuquerque where you don't sleep right thanks to the "highly authentic" street traffic. But the only sounds here are songbirds or the occasional mournful cries of coyotes. Though isolated, it's only a few minutes to excellent canyon restaurants Froggie's, Inn of the Seventh Ray and the Canyon Bistro. 1224 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. (310) 455-1828, tuscalimountaininn.com.
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Virginia; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Virginia, (FEMA-1458-DR), dated March 27, 2003, and related determinations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Virginia is hereby amended to include the following areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by the catastrophe declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration of March 27, 2003:
Appomattox, Craig, Floyd, Halifax, Henry, Lee, Pittsylvania, Scott, and Wythe Counties and the cities of Danville and Norton for Public Assistance.
Buchanan, Dickenson, Montgomery, and Wise Counties and the cities of Roanoke and Salem for Public Assistance (already designated for Individual Assistance).
Prince William, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park for emergency protective measures (Category B) under the Public Assistance program for a period of 48 hours.
Lee, Pulaski, and Roanoke Counties for Individual Assistance.
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537, Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 83.556, Fire Management Assistance; 83.558, Individual and Household Housing; 83.559, Individual and Household Disaster Housing Operations; 83.560 Individual and Household Program-Other Needs, 83.544, Public Assistance Grants; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.)
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Going back to the puzzle's roots, KenKen Classroom? distributes puzzles to tens of thousands of teachers?with thousands more signing on each month?in an effort to aid them in engaging students. Parents looking to help their children and teachers looking for guide those parents now have a solid resource in these first four titles of a planned series. Starting with addition, addition and subtraction, multiplication, and multiplication and division, these books each offer three sections of puzzles carefully crafted by Tetsuya Miyamoto himself to lead students into greater mastery of the puzzles, and in doing so, their own math skills and confidence. Each section ends with a certificate to celebrate its completion?a tangible way to mark the accomplishment.
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I have a program that receives an audio (mono) stream of bits from TCP/IP. I am wondering whether the speech (speech-recognition) API in Mac OS X would be able to do a speech-to-text transform for me.
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Frequently forgotten in the bright city lights, the night sky has remained a source of inspiration, imagination, and fantasy. On June 14, in Halibut Point State Park, escape with the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club at 9 p.m. to gaze at the stars and other celestial beings. Telescopes will be available, and local astronomers will be present. So, bring your kids and a blanket and let your mind drift off into the cosmos. Call 978-546-2997 for more information.
Continuing on with your rediscovery of Mother Nature and join Adam Morris and Christine Ward as they lead an invigorating ID hike along the Tree-mile Hill Trail near Fountain Pond the morning of June 15. Listen for wildlife and investigate the diverse species of plants and trees over 1.5 miles of the trail (a shuttle will be provided for a ride back). A perfect family activity and it's completely free! Bond with your beau, your brats, and your buddies, all while basking in Beartown State Forest. To register, please call the Berkshire South Community Center at 413-528-2810.
To cap off the events, don't miss the summer solstice lecture in Western Gateway Heritage State Park June 15, beginning at 2 p.m. Titled "Yours Truly, Earth", this year's lecture centers around the golden record that was attached to the Voyager spacecraft. A sort of time capsule, on it is recorded 115 images, a variety of natural sounds, greetings in a multitude of languages, musical selections from different cultures and eras, along with other representations of the people on Earth. Come learn about this special, hope-infused piece of history, and listen and look at its portrayal of Earth and its people. Appropriate for adults and children high school and up.
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I just moved into this 2 yo complex in florida. There are two problems:
- humidity level is about 55% which i find uncomfortable. I had maintenance check ac and it turned out ok. I tried a portable dehumifier but they are loud and blow hot air.
- walls are thin; can hear everything going on in next door bedroom.
I admit i am more sensitive to these things than most people would be; however at the high rent i am paying, i was expecting better. Is there anything i can do about humidity? And how am i supposed to spot problems like this before signing a lease? I checked reviews on apartmentratings.com and they were mostly ok( there were not that many reviews though)
I've never rented an apartment with central A/C, so I can't help much with that. I know with my window A/C unit, I have to set it for much cooler than I want in order to keep the humidity down.
With the noise, for future apartments, try and bring a friend along when you view the place. Have the friend go into another room and talk or play an iPod loudly, so you can get a feel for how sound carries from room to room. (It's possible that there'd be more sound-proofing between apartments than there is between rooms in the same apartment, but I haven't found that to be the case very often). Also, while you are in the building, listen carefully for noise from the units upstairs or downstairs, and noise from the hallway that might carry through the walls. If possible, try to see the apartment on a weekend or in the evening when the residents might be home, instead of the middle of a weekday when many people will be at work.
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The great documents in this important collection helped form the foundation of American democratic government. Compelling, influential, and often inspirational, they range from Patrick Henry's dramatic "Give me liberty or give me death" speech at the start of the American Revolution to Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, issued in the closing weeks of the Civil War. Also included are the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's classic rationale for rejecting allegiance to the government of King George III; the Monroe Doctrine, the cornerstone of American foreign policy; and these other landmark statements: The Constitution of the United States; James Madison's The Federalist, No. 10; George Washington's First Inaugural Address and Farewell Address; Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address; William Lloyd Garrison's Prospectus for The Liberator; Andrew Jackson's Veto of the Bank Bill; and Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, Emancipation Proclamation, and Gettysburg Address.
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NEW YORK — Two heroic city firefighters pounced on a cleaver-wielding maniac yesterday as he hacked his terrified wife, authorities said.
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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- A 24-year-old Sandy Springs man has been arrested for stabbing his mother to death in their home.
Patrick Wayne Tyson was charged with malice murder, aggravated assault with intent to commit murder, and possession of a knife in the commission of a felony in the death of 57-year-old Cathleen Tyson. He was denied bond Tuesday during his first court appearance.
The victim was found dead in her unit at the Dunwoody Ridge Apartments on Spalding Forest Court at around 7:20 a.m. Monday. Sandy Springs Police Sgt. Ron Momon said she suffered blunt force trauma to her head and several stab wounds to her face.
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I've had problems with acne, clogged pores, blackheads, and generally just RIDICULOUSLY oily skin since I was 13. I've been prescribed god knows how many antibiotics, topical gels, creams, and toners, I finished an 8-month course of Accutane, and have had three photodynamic light therapy treatments.
I can honestly say I've seen the best LONG TERM effects with the Clarisonic. I've been using it every day, twice a day for seven months and for me it's unequivocally the answer to my major skin flaws. I went through a month-long purge (lots of cystic acne) but after that my skin has been almost unrealistically clear. Because they're clean and not clogged, my pores appear much smaller and my skin doesn't have that chronic "dirty" look it always had before. My blackheads have been reduced by 90%, I'd say, and the blackheads I DO have are much more easily extracted. I used to have a big problem with cystic acne along my jawline-- especially around my period-- and for the last three months I haven't had a single cystic problem. Now I get a whitehead or a blemish maybe once every couple of weeks. It's phenomenal. And I've used buff pads and two different drug store battery-operated knock-offs (Neutrogena makes one, I can't remember who made the other) and they didn't even come close. Not even REMOTELY. I use a Sonicare toothbrush, too, and have for close to ten years, so when I heard about the Clarisonic I immediately understood how it would work, what with each individual bristle oscillating independently.
If you have a cleanser that works for you, use that instead of the product that comes with the system. I've also used products containing microbeads with the Clarisonic and it hasn't been an issue at all. I now use the Clarisonic twice a day with Neutrogena Fresh Foaming Cleanser followed by oil-free moisturizer in the morning and 2.5% benzoyl peroxide cream at night.
And if you're reading these reviews trying to decide whether the Clarisonic is worth the money, please take note of how many people used it for a week or only a month or two before leaving unsatisfied reviews. It's a PROCESS. You'll definitely notice a favorable difference in your skin's surface texture almost immediately, but it take several months of continuous use to see a substantial (and I mean seriously, amazingly substantial) improvement in your skin. I can't say enough about this awesome product.
on 12/15/2008 1:14:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
I should preface this review by stating that I've only used my Clarisonic for two weeks. If anything changes, I will update.
Onto the review... In the two weeks that I've been using my Clarisonic, I have completely fallen in love with it. The blackheads that are on my nose have SIGNIFICANTLY diminished, so much so that I hardly notice them at all. It seems like every day there are fewer and fewer! I tried everything - Paula's Choice BHA, Neutrogena BHA, biore pore strips, various AHAs - and the Clarisonic has outperformed them by far in a short amount of time. I hope that these results last!
I will say that the first time I used the Clarisonic, I had a small breakout about one day into it. This was really discouraging, but I stuck with it. My skin now looks better than it has in ages - I've had several compliments. I do still have a few clogged pores on my forehead that I had before I started the Clarisonic, but they seem to be much closer to the surface now. I'm guessing that with another month or so of use, they'll be gone.
Here's my routine: I use Aveeno Ultra Calming Cleanser with the Delicate brush head for 1 minute 1 to 2 times daily, depending on how sensitive my skin feels. DO NOT OVERDO IT, especially initially. This is not meant to be a scrub-the-heck-out-of-your-skin product. It is more of a gradual, gentle exfoliation that works best over time. In the mornings I usually apply Acne.org's AHA+ if I'm not going outside, or if I will be going out, I use Olay Complete SPF15 Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin. At night, I apply either Differin or Tazorac (Differin if my skin is feeling a little raw). Some nights if my skin is really feeling sensitive, I'll just soothe it for the evening with Clinique DDML and nothing else. Of course, YRMV, but if you have sensitive combination skin, maybe this will help you.
My biggest advice is to PAY ATTENTION to how your skin is feeling. If it feels raw, don't use the Clarisonic or strong products that night. Try not to be overly eager just because it feels cool. Just take it easy and be consistent, and more than likely the results will come. I can now go out without ANY makeup whatsoever and get compliments on my skin - that's how good this thing can be if you are patient with it!
Edited to add: I just read that someone recommended using a Buf-Puff below. I tried this before, and at least for me, the Buf Puff was way too strong. This could possibly be because I use retinoids, which make my skin rather delicate. So if the Buf Puff is too much for you, the Clarisonic may be a better choice.
on 12/13/2008 10:47:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
My skin: Combination- oily t-zone, dry cheeks. Blackheads, large pores and small bumps beneath surface. Not sensitive or acne prone.
I came on this site in January 08 looking for great skincare, and I'm happy to say now in December I've got it! Being a good MUAer, I saved my giftcards all year and waited til Sephora's annual sale. My total came to less than $17 so I figured what have I got to lose? Well after using the Clarisonic for a full month, I can say I'm truly happy with my skin. I noticed change within the first 4 days, and although theres been times where I felt like the product was all hype, I learned its important to experiment with products and the amount of time you spend using the brush. I've been using it with one of the included cleansers (yellow bottle for dry skin, first i rub a layer of that on my face) and Shiseido's Pureness Deep Cleansing Foam applied to the brush. They say not to use foaming cleansers or anything with microbeads, but it hasnt caused me problems. I first started off at a minute on low speed with the sensitive head, and after 2 weeks i upgraded to 2x daily sometimes on high.
12 days into using the brush i had a few nasty pimples come up (not sure if this was the ''purge'') but a helpful tip I received is to boil the brush head 1 or 2x a week for 2 minutes to kill bacteria. Over using the brush has also been known to cause trouble, so like I said- start slow and experiment! My skin is now smooth in texture, even in tone and my normally greasy t-zone is producing much less oil and gunk. Moisturizer sinks in soo quickly and theres an overall glow to my skin. Although my blackheads arent completely gone, I'm hoping to try a BHA product soon to handle them. Also I've got a bad tendency to pick and squeeze my face, but now I think I can kick the habit!
Changing the settings for timer and speed can be a little tricky, but it you hold down the button for a few seconds (while on) you can change between high and low. Hold it down longer and you can change the timer (its frustrating and Ive wanted to throw it a few times, but yes it does work!) Also remember to register your brush on the Clarisonic site for a free brush head- mine arrived within a week=)
on 12/12/2008 4:38:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I was tempted to purchase one of these by all of the positive reviews, and then persuaded to do so by a lovely SA who pointed out that the store had a liberal return policy so if I decided I didn't like it, I could definitely return it. At first, I thought I liked it except my sensitive skin didn't appreciate the brush that comes with it. So I got the delicate skin brush, and to my surprise, it wasn't soft enough for my skin either. Bottom line--I didn't see any improvement in my skin, still had to use a separate exfoliant, found it took up too much room in my tiny bathroom and required too much cleaning to keep it sanitary. I returned it, and had no regrets.
on 12/12/2008 12:00:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Ive been using this for about 6 months, once a day, sensitive brush. I started off with the cleanser that came with it, but I think it was not the best cleanser for my oily/combo skin. The brush still did a fantastic job though. Now I use with Cetaphil for oily skin. WOW! My skin has never looked better and Im 37.
I do have to say that i have to take precaution to remove my make up before I cleanse with the brush, I have heard that just using the brush to remove make up may *possibly* push the make up into your skin, but I dont know if thats true. Regardless, I used Ponds to take make up off, then use the Clarisonic.
I also take care to cleanse the brush after each use with soap, and deep cleanse the brush weekly with denture cleanser tablet, which removes all bacteria.
Even thought the brush is expensive initially and the brush heads must be replaced....I save in the long run, based on the fact that I dont get facials, spend much less on special face creams that I dont honestly need anymore, and the Cetaphil and denture tablets are super cheap. I get a lot of compliments on my skin, and dont have to wear a ton of make up.
Highly recommend!!
on 12/9/2008 10:03:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I adore this brush. I've been using it for about a month and I have never had so much compliments on my skin. My skin is smoother, brighter, and my pores are smaller. I was accustomed to having a few pimples here and there, despite all my other products / devices, and this was the solution I was looking for. I also purchased one for my 17 year old brother who is struggling with acne, and it has made a huge difference for his skin.
I've found that I can use it in a variety of ways, other than just as a cleanser. I just make sure to keep separate brush heads for each purpose!
A few of my favorite ways to use this:
- Once a week I use it to apply a vitamin c peel, using the delicate brush head. Great exfoliation.
- I use it to take off my makeup / sunscreen with jojoba oil, before washing my face with a gentle cleanser. This makes my skin ridiculously soft
- to apply tea tree oil
Oh and finally, just make sure to clean your brushes. I use an antibacterial cleanser.
on 12/2/2008 10:20:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
I've had the clarisonic almost a year. I love it and it's great, but it's not the solution for all skin care issues. And I seem to have had a different experience with it than other posters. I have sensitive skin, slight rosacea, and large pores. I also use retin-a somewhat regularly.
when i first received the clarisonic, i used the sensitive brush. i used the purity cleanser by philosophy and my skin developed bumps all over it. i switched to cetaphil, which had been my go-to cleanser, and my skin still broke out. but i loved the clarisonic and could tell my skin was getting a deap clean (which a facilalist told me i needed on a monthly basis -- why pay her when i have a clarisonic?!) so i decided to try an olay cleanser. bingo -- no break outs and my skin was starting to glow. i still had minor black/white heads on my lower chin. after the sensitive brush was trashed, i tried the delicate brush -- it did nothing for my skin. but i used it b/c i'm too cheap to run and buy another brush. last week, i switched and tried the normal brush. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! i also decided to try an olay cleanser with exfoliating beads. some might think this is too much exfoliation -- but the condition of my skin is outstanding. the little bumps on my chin are much improved in just one week. (i haven't used retin-a since i switched to the normal brush, but i'll probably start regular use in a week or so.) since using the clarisonic, i think i've worn foundation once or twice. i don't need it anymore. i wear a little concealer and tinted moisturizer with SPF.
on 11/30/2008 4:36:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
NOTE: My skin is uber sensitive and rosacea prone.
I'm returning mine. I used it the other night with my LRP Toleriane Dermo Cleanser and the next morning I woke up to many irritation bumps. I used the sensitive brush head that came with it very light-handed, but I guess it's still too much stimulation for my sensitive skin. Bummer.
on 11/30/2008 12:52:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Very Dry, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Amazing- I have been using this for 4 days and my skin has never looked better! Im 35 with dry skin and uneven tone few wrinkles. My skin is glowing and Im using 75% less BE mineral makeup as well. The price is high but QVC has it on easy pay. With all the item Ive bought creams,lotions and potions all while wasting because my skin was not clean its really worth the price since now my Natural Advantage is actually working better than before. My skin is tighter, softer and in four days shows 100% improvement and that is huge. Im hooked. Im using the brush it came attached with and the cleanser. No break outs at all. LOVE IT!!!!!
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I purchased a TDS measuring tool and did some measuring around the house with some contradictory results.
We live in Phoenix with hard water that as of the 2009 Water Quality Report states a Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) range of 518 to 676 ppm and a Total Hardness range of 166 to 305 ppm.
We have a United Standard Hydro-Quad HQ-1054 -1.5 water softener in place with the Fleck 5600 Econominder control valve. We believe the softening system is plumbed as a whole house softener.
The water at the sinks, showers, and faucets "feels" softened, but the TDS measurements indicate otherwise.
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Water enter house at a TDS of 449 ppm and water after softening reads a TDS of 486 ppm ? ? ?
Water at the bathroom sinks read a TDS of 618 ppm and the shower at 655 ppm ? ? ?
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Water at the kitchen sink reads a TDS of 445 ppm ? ? ?
Running hot water only is a TDS 585 ppm ? ? ?
Water in the master suite measures TDS of 451 ppm at the sinks and a TDS of 473 ppm at the toilet ? ? ?
Measured with an HM Digital TDS-4TM with an accuracy of plus or minus 2%. Readings are corrected by the tool for temperature.
Shouldn't a functioning water softener reduce the TDS readings at all downstream points of measurement ?
How can the water "feel" softened and not be softened ?
By the way, TDS measurement on a R/O drinking water here shows 25 ppm, so calibration of the new TDS tester doesn't appear to be an issue.
This phenomenon confuses lots of people...
Remember, your softener is softening the water by ion exchange and if you're using NaCl as a regenerant the exchange is at 2 sodium ions for each ion of hardness.
The harder the water being softened the more sodium is exchanged (@ 2 for 1).
See where we're going? Remove 100 ions of hardness and the softener adds 200 ions of sodium. That's how your TDS increases when softening water.
The lower the hardness of the service water the less noticeable the increase in TDS will be. The harder the service water the greater the increase in TDS will be but only someone who buys a tester and goes looking for confusion will ever see it.
If your softener is correct sized for the # of people, the water conditions, SFR, and it is set up to regenerate efficiently and the water feels soft then all is well.
Your TDS tester is the right tool to monitor the RO. Routine replacement of the pre and post filters is important, but when the TDS tester shows that the rejection rate falls below 90% it's time for a new membrane
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Confusing is the right word.
I thought that the Ca and Mg ions in the incoming city water supply met the zeolite inside the water softener and attached to the zeolite itself.
Doesn't the briny regeneration simply reverse the attachment of Ca and Mg ions to the zeolite and flush the loosened Ca and Mg ions, now in the brine wash, to the city wastewater system as part of the brine waste ?
My understanding, limited as it is, was that the sodium or potassium chloride wash and rinse cycle cleansed the zeolite and only a small amount of that brine process would seep into the house system.
If most of what I am measuring downstream from the water softener is sodium or potassium, rather than Ca or Mg solids in the water, we are presented with quite a dietary dilemma. A liter of water from the tap would contribute around 445 milligrams of sodium to one's daily intake towards an RDA of 1,300 mg per day. Guess I'd better drink the R/O water at a TDS of 28 ppm, or 28 mg/L, after all.
If you want to learn the chemistry of ion exchange there are volumes you can read and years you can invest. Water softening is ion exchange... not ion wash or ion rinse.
Regarding the increased sodium in the softened water... we are talking ions exchanged not grams and your TDS meter is measuring PPM. Sodium exchanged into soft water is roughly 7.85 mg/l per grain of hardness exchanged. So 10 gpg * 7.85 = 78.5 mg/l. A slice of white bread has 150 mg of sodium. A glass of skim milk is 530
What you are measuring downstream of the softener is sodium or potassium along with whatever else is in the water when it enters your home that is not ion exchanged out by the softener.
Most people with hardness at your level and above do drink and cook and make ice cubes with RO water.


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What are the spots on my rose leaves?
I have two Lady Banks grown from cuttings, and now in the ground over a year. This is their second summer.
What are these yellow spots on the leaves? They get deep waterings, lots of sun, Epsoma rose food, are mulched, and�. oh yes, they are in hot Phoenix. What did I do?
Sorry about the out of focus picture. Something went wrong when I tried to download (upload?) the pictures and the worst one went through. Sighâ¦. some of the spots have dead brown spots in the center. The leaf in the upper left shows how the yellow spots are sprinkled through the leaf.
I think a closer look might show that these are eaten from below. The edges aren't smooth (and smooth is what I've seen most often with anthracnose.)
If you have a scanner, you can scan a problem leaf at high resolution and then zoom in/ magnify it.
From the image, I wonder if the leaf was eaten and all we see left is the outer later of the leaf.
From the rolled up leaf in the background....I wonder if you might have a worse kind of spider mite in your part of the world????
The spot with a ring looks like spot anthracnose fungus, or possibly cercospora. There may be more than one thing. In any case, I think it has been there for a while and has escaped notice--it's inactive. I wouldn't worry about it. Those diseases are not going to spread during the Arizona summer.
Aak! I didn't even notice the rolled leaf. There aren't other rolled leaves that I know of. Will check again tomorrow, working now.
The picture doesn't show the yellow spots that are coming before the brown dead areas. Most don't have the brown areas, just the yellow spots. They start small, irregular, and become larger and the leaves will be mostly yellow like this one. Most leaves are fine. This is mostly happening lower on the plant. The only ones with the brown areas are the ones that had yellow. I'll have to look at the back to see if it looks like something is eating at them.
Some of the yellow is around the rims of the leaves as well.
I don't believe I am underwatering, or overwatering. THey get a long deep soak with a trickle from the hose over several hours at least once a week.
What would a nutrient deficiency look like? I was told zinc is deficient in our soil here.
One thing: I have chickens and they kick up a lot of dust. The leaves will be coated with dust, and I will sprinkle the dust off with the hose. Is this a bad idea? It isn't done every day, but usually more than once a week.
I did have some powdery mildew in the early spring, before the sun got around the other trees to really shine on the roses. I treated it with milk spray which worked.
Sorry to be a pain, but I really want roses and have not been successful before.
I'm looking at three possibilities which may be occurring at the same time:
1: Anthracnose which does produce red rings (visible in your first picture)
2: Sunburn from water being left on the leave, focusing sun rays to burn the leaves (the yellowing areas). Alternatively, thrip infestation also produces the same yellowing symptom.
3: Too much fertilizer; which would case the browning leaf roll (also called "Leaf Burn") as if you took a blowtorch to the tips.
Use a fungicide for the anthracnose and water during the early morning so the leaves can dry before the sun gets high. Check the directions for fertilizer and be careful you don't use too much.


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But that was before she met Gabe Logan..
If the past were different, Gabe and Faith would sooner have love. But now they must decide: will they let fear of disappointment and rejection keep them from accepting the love God has placed in their paths?
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Unable to give her husband children, Faith Anderson watched his love change to disappointment before he died in a riding accident. She's determined never to marry again, and instead plans to build a new life in Guthrie, Oklahoma, with thousands of other settlers who have rushed to the area.
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WPP takes full ownership of Columbian agencies
By Maisie McCabe, campaignlive.co.uk, Thursday, 10 January 2013 09:18AM
WPP has taken full ownership of the Columbian agencies REP/Grey, REP/G2 and Massive, as part of its strategy of investing in fast-growing geographic markets.
The wholly-owned WPP companies Grey, G2 Worldwide and MediaCom have bought the remaining share in ad agency REP/Grey, digital marketing agency REP/G2 and media-buying firm Massive respectively, for an undisclosed sum.
The companies were part of the Grey Global Group which WPP bought it in 2005.
When asked what proportion of the three businesses WPP had left to buy and what the deal valued the businesses at, a spokesman for WPP declined to comment on the terms of the deal.
In a statement, WPP said the investments "further strengthen WPP's position and commitment to the Colombian communications services industry". Other WPP agencies in the country include JWT, Ogilvy, Y&R and Wunderman.
Last week WPP invested $70m in a 20% stake in Buenos Aires-based technology services provider Globant, which Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, said would make "digital marketing efforts more effective and simpler to manage".
Other recent investments in the region include WPP network Wunderman buying the Mexico City-based digital marketing agency Crossmedia in December last year.
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ZURICH (Reuters) - When Roche paid $46.8 billion in 2009 to gain full ownership of Genentech, fears were rife that the arrival of the Swiss men in suits would stifle the free-wheeling innovative culture at the California-based biotech.
Three years on, however, the jeans-wearing scientists in San Francisco have proven they are the ones driving the drugs pipeline of the 116-year-old Basel-based pharma giant, casting a shadow over Roche's own research operations.
Roche's four top-selling medicines in 2011 - Rituxan, Avastin, Herceptin and Lucentis - were all cooked up in Genentech's labs and accounted for 55 percent of total pharma sales last year.
And five of the seven most promising drugs in Roche's pipeline, identified by brokerage Bernstein, stem from Genentech, including "armed antibody" experimental anti-cancer drug TDM-1, which received top-billing at this year's meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
A decision last week to close Roche's 80-year-old Nutley, New Jersey research facility, which gave the world Valium, underscores how Genentech's Research and Early Development operations, known as gRED, are outshining Roche's own unit called pRED (Roche Pharma Research and Early Development).
After culling 1,000 jobs at Nutley, both gRED and pRED will have around 2,000 staff each, a downsizing of the legacy Roche wing that is prompting veteran Roche employees to fear that a stealthy Genentech reverse takeover is underway.
"In essence, the merger of Roche and Genentech was about Genentech going global," said Andrew Weiss, analyst at Swiss private bank Vontobel. "At the time they probably had the upper hand and I think that hasn't changed."
Genentech's approach of unlocking the biological pathway of a disease to find a specific target for its drugs is paying dividends, compared to the old-school method of developing a drug before the biology is truly understood.
While the biotech notches up one success after another, the old Roche labs have been hit by a litany of high-profile and costly failures.
Most recently the Swiss company halted clinical trials of experimental heart drug dalcetrapib - one of the several new medicines aimed at boosting levels of beneficial cholesterol - a failure which perhaps was the final nail in Nutley's coffin.
Roche is also now starting to adopt the Genentech approach by trying to understand the chain of events that cause disease.
The closure of Roche's former U.S. headquarters comes on top of a 2010 programme which aimed to slash 6 percent of its workforce worldwide or 4,800 jobs over two years. In this cull, gRED got off more lightly than pRED, which shed 600 positions.
Manuel Wyss from trade union Unia says employees in Switzerland see no great threat at present as the firm already slashed 770 positions in the country under the 2010 programme.
The family of Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche, who founded the firm in Basel in 1896, still holds a big stake. The company is splashing out 550 million Swiss francs ($576 million) on a 178-metre-tall office tower that will dominate the skyline.
Schwan has said Roche is committed to Switzerland despite the impact of the strong safe-haven Swiss franc on costs in recent years, but the additional axe-wielding at Nutley raises questions as to whether more cutbacks are on the horizon.
"The announcement definitely indicates that Roche's margins are more under pressure than previously thought," said Birgit Kulhoff, analyst at private bank Rahn & Bodmer in Zurich.
The Nutley cull also ensnared Basel-based Jean-Jacques Garaud, Roche's French/American head of pRED, who admitted in an interview last year that researchers from the different operations work very separately.
"We talk to each other, but we don't talk about science too much. We talk about life - books and movies," he told Reuters last September.
Keeping the two research units autonomous was a concession to Genentech which feared the merger would damage innovation and send top scientists and managers heading for the door.
As Roche sought to redefine itself after the Genentech deal, it quit the U.S. industry lobby group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) in 2009 to join the biotechnology association BIO.
It also markets its drugs in the United States under the Genentech brand and Roche's Chief Medical Officer, Hal Barron, comes from the San-Francisco firm.
Genentech staff seem happy with the set-up, stressing at a recent meeting in New York that Roche respected the biotech's culture as well as its science.
Jeans still prevail over formal business attire, while Roche staff who moved to San Francisco when the U.S. headquarters were shifted there in 2009 have integrated well, they say.
It hasn't been all smooth sailing at Genentech since 2009.
The biotech company suffered a blow last year when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revoked approval of its blockbuster drug Avastin as a treatment for breast cancer. The drug also failed in clinical trials for stomach and prostate cancer.
But Vontobel's Weiss said Genentech's top-notch reputation still helps attract workers.
"Everybody wants to go there and write a paper and put their name on it and Genentech. If you are lucky to find something that is where it's potentially going to happen."
While Roche argues maintaining two research units gives researchers the freedom to tackle problems from different angles, it inevitably pits the two against one another.
"The discovery track record of pRED over the past decade has not been exactly overwhelming, particularly in comparison to its counterpart in south San Francisco," said Fabian Wenner, head of European Healthcare Research at Kepler Capital Markets.
"The question is whether this can be changed or whether something more fundamental needs to be done?" ($1 = 0.9546 Swiss francs)
(Additional reporting by Bill Berkrot in New York; Editing by Peter Graff)
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Imaging technique can 'out run' damage from X-ray radiationFebruary 21, 2012 5:36 am | News | Comments
X-ray crystallography has become crucial to modern biological imaging, but large single crystals for high-quality data acquisition are difficult to grow. Plus, radiation damages delicate samples. A new technique, femtosecond diffraction imaging, could solve both problems at once and still deliver high-quality images.
Multi-element detectors greatly accelerate FT-IR image acquisitionFebruary 21, 2012 5:31 am | White Papers
Infrared spectroscopy has been used in combination with traditional microscopy for more than 25 years, but has always been extremely time-consuming, requiring hours to resolve a sample area less than one square millimeter. The addition of multi-element detectors, along with Fourier transform technology, as described in a recent Bruker Optics white paper, enables a detection to assess all points on an image simultaneously, saving considerable time.
Near-infrared spectrometry speeds up fats and oil analysesFebruary 21, 2012 5:26 am | White Papers
Labeling requirements for fats and oils under U.S. Food & Drug Administration guidelines are stringent. Values for iodine, free fatty acids, anisidine value, and even trans fatty acids are all mandatory. According to a recent white paper from Bruker Optics, the traditional analyses for these substances are designed for just one specific parameter and tend to be tedious. Near-infrared (NIR) spectrometry can identify multiple components with a single, fast measurement.
Bruker's NIR spectrometers troubleshoot fermentation analysisFebruary 21, 2012 5:21 am | White Papers
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is the most widely used method for monitoring industrial-scale fermentation. But HPLC requires a lot of time, a high degree of skill, and can be expensive in the long-term. In addition, it can only analyze soluble components. Near-infrared (NIR) spectrometry, as detailed in a Bruker Optics white paper, can perform the same analysis with no waste and much greater speed.
NIR spectroscopy solves blending bottleneck for alcohol analysisFebruary 21, 2012 5:09 am | White Papers
Because of both strict government specification and tax rates, distillers must be sure their finished products contain the correct alcohol content. Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy solutions from Bruker Optics, as detailed in a recent white paper, can ease this common bottleneck for laboratory analysis, which typically involves the time-consuming and potentially inaccurate density meter analyzer method.
Corn grain quality quantified with near-infrared spectroscopyFebruary 21, 2012 5:03 am | White Papers
The largest expense to a distillery or a fuel ethanol plant, corn's value is highly contingent on its quality, especially with regard to moisture. However, the grain goes largely unmonitored through both industries. A new white paper from Bruker Optics details the steps by which near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy can be used to quickly identify and verify moisture targets for corn grain, as well other important metrics such as oil content.
Ruminant calibration package lets Bruker FT-NIR optimize recipesFebruary 21, 2012 4:58 am | White Papers
International NIR Global Operating Technologies (INGOT) is a set of universal near-infrared (NIR) calibrations for the analysis of raw materials and finished products in the feed industry. A new white paper from Bruker Optics details how INGOT packages for Bruker's MPA and Matrix-I Fourier transform NIR (FT-NIR) spectrometers can be used to optimize recipes and account for parameters such as moisture, oil, protein, fiber, and ash.
Calibrations can transfer from a monochromator NIR system to the MPAFebruary 21, 2012 4:52 am | White Papers
Building calibration data takes effort, which is why many laboratories stay with older monochromator-based near-infrared (NIR) instruments instead of upgrading to more accurate Fourier transform-based systems (FT-NIR). A recent white paper from Bruker Optics details the possibility of transferring old calibrations from a monochromator system to an FT-NIR system such as Bruker's MPA.
Iodine value of edible oil, monitored with FT-NIRFebruary 21, 2012 4:44 am | White Papers
Bruker Optics has published a method for on-line monitoring of edible fats and oils. Iodine value is important to these substances because it affects the viscosity and susceptibility to oxidation. Performed by a Fourier transform near-infrared spectrometer coupled with specially designed fiber optic probes, the methodology described in a recent Bruker Optics white paper speeds up analysis, reduces production down time, and achieves product consistency.
X-ray CT scans reveals underground world of plant rootsFebruary 20, 2012 9:34 am | News | Comments
Plant and computer scientists can now study the underground world of plants with more accuracy and clarity thanks to the adaption of X-ray micro computed tomography (micro-CT). The method has been used in the U.K. to examine the shape and branching patterns of roots in soil. The new technique should improve the chances of breeding better crop varieties and increasing yields.
Chemists mimic nature to expand the range of biosensorsFebruary 15, 2012 4:11 am | News | Comments
Biosensors used in medical diagnostics are typically very specific, detecting within a fixed dynamic ranges. Researchers recently designed a new type of biosensor that copies nature's approach, which is to employ many different sensors all looking for a common target over a wide range.
Plants use circadian rhythms to prepare for battle with insectsFebruary 14, 2012 9:45 am | News | Comments
According to a recent Rice University study, plants make predawn preparations to fend off hungry caterpillars. Using powerful genetic analysis tools that allow them to monitor precisely the accumulation of certain hormones, researchers found that plant can anticipate events and respond to them with the help of circadian-regulated genes.
Link found between sodium, calcium, and a beating heartFebruary 13, 2012 1:46 pm | News | Comments
Recent studies using the Canadian Light Source synchrotron have revealed, for the first time, one of the molecular mechanisms that regulates the beating of heart cells by controlling the movement of sodium in out of the cells—and what calcium has to do with it.
Mitosis mystery: How chromosomes align perfectly in a dividing cellFebruary 13, 2012 5:22 am | by Nicole Giese Rura | News | Comments
It's a mystery that has puzzled researchers for years: In a cell undergoing mitotic cell division, what internal signals cause its chromosomes to align on a center axis? Using fluorescence microscopy, Tomomi Kiyomitsu at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research found the solution by observing something no one had noticed before.
Nervous system wiring may rely on just a handful of genes, proteinsFebruary 12, 2012 4:42 pm | News | Comments
In a startling finding, researchers at the Salk Institiute have recently discovered that only a few proteins on the leading edge of a motor neuron's axon—its outgoing electrical "wire"—and within the extracellular soup it travels through guide the nerve as it emerges from the spinal cord.
Collaboration adds timing capability to living cell sensorsFebruary 9, 2012 3:25 am | News | Comments
Individual cells modified to act as sensors using fluorescence are already useful tools in biochemistry, but now they can add good timing to their resumé, thanks in part to NIST. With the added capability to track the timing of dynamic biochemical reactions, cell sensors become more useful for many studies, such as measurements of protein folding or neural activity.
Brooks Automation, Scripps initiate imaging development partnershipFebruary 8, 2012 10:00 am | News | Comments
An agreement to complete the development of a microplate imaging system invented by Scripps Research Institute engineers has been formed between the institute and Brooks Life Science Systems, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc. The system is intended for biotech and pharmaceutical companies performing high-throughput screening.
The reason why bad immunity genes persistFebruary 7, 2012 5:54 pm | News | Comments
Biologists have found new evidence of why mice, people and other vertebrate animals carry thousands of varieties of genes to make immune-system proteins named MHCs—even though some of those genes make vertebrate animals susceptible to infections and to autoimmune diseases.
Entire genome of extinct human decoded from fossilFebruary 7, 2012 12:49 pm | News | Comments
In 2010, Svante Pääbo and his colleagues decoded the genetic information from small fragment of a human finger bone discovered in Denisova Cave in southern Siberia. Now, the Leipzig, Germany-based team has develop sensitive techniques to allow them to sequence every position in the genome of this extinct group of humans using less than 10 mg of bone.
Smallest tools could give biggest results in bone repairFebruary 7, 2012 6:52 am | by David Tenenbaum | News | Comments
Researchers reported at a recent Orthopedic Research Society meeting that orthopedic implants "dip-coated" with modular growth factors can stimulate bone and blood vessel growth in sheep. This new modular approach, the report suggests, might be able to stimulate bone formation without side effects.
First detailed image of nerve cells of living mouse brainFebruary 7, 2012 2:48 am | News | Comments
Using a stimulated emission depletion microscopy technology developed by a Max Planck Institute researcher in Germany, scientists have, for the first time, managed to record detailed live images inside the brain of a living mouse. These images, resolving to a previously impossible 70 nm, have made the minute structures visible which allow nerve cells to communicate with each other.
CRAIC Technologies introduces the Scientific Concierge ServiceFebruary 3, 2012 8:56 am | News | Comments
CRAIC Technologies Inc. has introduced its Scientific Concierge Service. Offered to CRAIC customers and prospective customers, the service is staffed with a support team who can guide them through their purchase and coordinate installation, delivery, and training.
Flow-chip holder lets researchers see cells in native environmentFebruary 1, 2012 4:04 pm | News | Comments
Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a way to isolate biological specimens in a flowing, liquid environment while enclosing those specimens in the high-vacuum system of a transmission electron microscope. The new platform lets them peer into the world of cells and molecules within a native, liquid environment.
First-of-its-kind head patch monitors brain blood flow and oxygenFebruary 1, 2012 11:09 am | News | Comments
A research team led by investigators at Mayo Clinic in Florida has found that a small device worn on a patient's brow can be useful in monitoring blood oxygen in stroke patients in the hospital. Unlike a pulse oximeter, which also performs this task, the head patch uses near-infrared spectroscopy to quickly the presence of another stroke.
Scientists spy how mysterious protein handles toxic payloadJanuary 27, 2012 6:51 am | News | Comments
The function of the protein mitoNEET, an important player in diabetes, cancer and aging, is slowly revealing itself to researchers. At Rice University, a combination of laboratory experiments and computer modeling have show how the protein's iron-sulfur cluster is involved in the process of apoptosis.


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Dove Season, a graduate of Fred and Wilhelmina McEwan's Fenwick Farm in Boykin broke his maiden at first asking by winning a $45,000 maiden race on Sunday at PARX Racing in Bensalem, Penn.
One of the first things which Jessica Mullins did after being named the head volleyball coach at Lugoff-Elgin High School last spring was to meet with her predecessor, Susan Morris, to discuss the returning members of the 2011 Lady Demons.
Camden native and former Camden High standout Vonnie Holliday agreed to and signed a one-year contract to return to the Arizona Cardinals for the 2013 NFL season on Monday.
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It is a coach's worst fear; especially one who oversees a young team.
It was a scene which could have been from anywhere in the country or, even, on a sitcom.
What a bad time for the offense to get picked up again.
The Kershaw County Post 17 Senior American Legion baseball team wraps up its first week of play in League IV with two games in three nights.
Athletes will, oftentimes, go to great lengths in order to change their luck during an event and/or a season.
Gone are games which count with League III rivals Sumter, Hartsville, Cheraw and Manning-Santee. In fact, that circuit is now in Kershaw County's rear-view mirror.
When Roger Smoak called his friend and Chapin High boys' head tennis coach, John Rodgers, to congratulate him on the Eagles' third consecutive AAA state championship, the veteran Bulldog boss heard the phrase which would make any coach feel good, at first, before cringing after thinking about it for a while.
The Carolinas Hound Show held on May 12 at the Springdale Race Course, brought together fox hunts from North and South Carolina. Hound breeds, including English, American, Crossbred and Penn-Marydell, were judged on conformation according to breed standards. Camden hound Midnight was judged champion brood bitch.
While the Camden High golf team missed earning a spot in this week's AAA state golf championship held at the Hackler Course at Coastal Carolina University, the two-day event did have a Bulldog presence along the Grand Strand.
Things opened up much differently for Jonathan Sheppard than they finished in Saturday's 71st running of the Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville.
As he prepared to tack up Cougar at Heart for a mid-Monday morning gallop at the Springdale Race Course, Brian Crowley peered beneath the neck of the 5-year-old mare and pointed a finger across the way to the vacant stall 618 which was occupied by Arcadius.
Bargain basement purchases, horses with Camden ties and an Irish import making its first start over fences on this side of the Atlantic. What more could you ask for in a jump race?
Less than enthralled with Tyler Jordan's first at-bat in Tuesday night's game with visiting Richland Northeast, Camden head baseball coach Denny Beckley had no complaints following his second baseman's second trip to the plate. And after the third, the Bulldog boss was ecstatic.
Officially, Minimambo carried jockey Rosemary Homeister and 120 pounds on her back in Saturday's fifth race, a $16,500 maiden claimer run at Tampa Bay Downs.
Five novice jumpers are expected to take the starter's flag for Saturday's $75,000 Carolina Cup steeplechase race after entries were accepted Monday by the National Steeplechase Association.
An athlete is an athlete is an athlete.
Everything about it reeked of "trap" game. But Camden High baseball coach Denny Beckley would have none of that talk following his team's 3-2 come-from-behind victory over visiting Dreher Friday night.
Given the harsh winter in the Mid-Atlantic region, there was more than a bit of concern as to how many horses would be ready and headed for the Saturday's March 28 running of the $75,000 Carolina Cup steeplechase race in Camden.
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Is this something easy to fix myself.
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what can cause the airbag service like to keep coming on in the dashboard when
i'm driving
command start not working
ok posted previous post about engine light on and obd code p0008 got a few replies but doing more...
2008 chev equinox sport engine light on
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has there been a recall on 2008 Chevy Equinox for paint peeling off.
my paint has bubbled up and is starting to crack and peel off
when I turn take key out car temperature guage raises and the
engine fan runs
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