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Magnolia Grandiflora hardiness
How is everybody's Southern Magnolias doing with this bitterly cold winter we're having? Anybody have any idea if a small 4ft grandiflora would survive -12 degrees? That's the coldest we've reached here in my yard, and all the leaves of my magnolia are toast, but still wondering if it will come back...anybody had any similar experience?
-12 is cold, but not anywhere near a record for the species. Things like humidity, wind, the length of the cold period, and soil moisture levels will make a difference. If I had to bet, I'd bet that your tree will come back (at least from the roots) if it was healthy to start with, but thankfully, I don't have to bet.
Wow, another magnolia post. :) I had -12 here followed by another night at -8. So far not many problems, but I've learned from experience that Magnolia grandiflora will fry below 0 and -5 in full sun here. I do recall in 2007 we had a night around -6 followed by a -3, which burned the leaves much more severely on grandiflora than this year, so I was expecting the worse after the -12. The difference is though it was colder, we had AT LEAST 18 inches of snow cover and VERY little sun during the 2009 cold snap.
I've learned to start with larger plants, water well from Sept-Nov, spray with anti-dessicant in Dec, and most importantly watch the sun angle in winter and plant appropriately, thereby minimizing winter burn.
Magnolias will recover from complete defoliation. In an exposed area I have even had a 4ft BBB recover completely from defoliation and about 6 inches of tip dieback after the -6 in 2007. It has no leaf burn *so far* this year and has reached about 6 ft.
I have no idea what cultivar it is, but I do know its not BBB. I also know that we hit -5 last winter, and it recieved about 50% leaf burn, but recovered fully and then some, growing back fuller and lusher than the previous year. This is its second winter in the ground, in an exposed site, only blocked by a few deciduous trees. We've gone below zero at least 5 times this winter so far(holding my breath).
I don't usually visit the tree forum, tend to stick to the palm and banana forums, so please excuse my posting if magnolias are a common theme. I know that they're supposed to be zone 6 hardy, but we're experiencing the coldest winter I can remember, definitely zone 5 temps.
Leaves can be short and skinny to long and broad, most hardy forms can be subzero hardy to a considerable degree with perhaps others not really good much below zero or even having problems above it. We had a recent cold and snowy episode here in the Seattle area. Some well-established 'Little Gem' near me are quite burnt. Don't know how cold it got but someone not far north of here is claiming 8 degrees F.
These things can suffer for two or three years after being planted, but then resist the cold better. My recommendation is to be patient and nurse them along and then if they are still damaged after being in the ground for 4 years, you may be in a zone too cold. Of course they can do well until a particularly bad winter, but I would not give up on one too fast. Edith Bogue is supposed to be hardier than most, but I have heard of a number of other hardy selections.
Arrowhead Alpine in Michigan has a selection of Southern Magnolias Called Tony. It is a selection from a group of seedlings that are from the most northern native population of southern magnolias in the US. Gee Farms is near Arrowhead Alpine and they may bring in some southern magnolias in the spring.
Well after seeing at least 5 lows of below zero weather, one being -8 and the coldest being -12, I went outside to take a look at my 5' Grandiflora. Looks like there is still a little green on a couple leaves, not to mention the wood itself is still green. So it looks like my tree is going to make it, putting it through its second winter here in the ground in Southeast Michigan. I wouldn't have expected a tree this small to survive such harsh temperatures, especially since I have no idea what cultivar it is.
It was purchased from a Lowe's in Chicago, so there's really no way to tell. Anyway, good news. It should releaf in the spring.
There may be something to BBB and potential snow/ice damage. I have a few grandiflora cultivars (Bogue, Little Gem, Victoria, Majestic Beauty, Greenback and BBB). After a few heavy snow/ice storms the only ones that had any any degree of storm damage were the BBB. Maybe the orientation of the leaves just don't shed the snow as readily as the other varieties. Still, it was really only very minor damage to a stray smaller branch here and there. It wouldn't stop me from growing them in cooler climates. As far as Little Gem goes, it is usually rated as hardy to 7 (minimum 0 F. I guess). I haven't really noticed any burning on mine. Actually, I have a wee bit on the older leaves of the Victoria which is supposed to be hardier (but the Victorias are in full sun/all day and the Little Gem is somewhat more shaded from winter sun, so direct winter sun may be a contributing factor here. Will post again in the Spring once any and all damage finally gets revealed. Let's hope the ground hog was wrong!
9' tall, 5-yr old Victoria MG here in full sun/exposure has just a few partially browned leaves (& some blown off) after -8F (-22C) & soil frozen for weeks at least a foot down.
Even straight MG can survive -20F (-29C) w/considerable leaf-loss, like my brother's 55-footer in 1994, tho it is protected fairly well by his house.
Thanks everybody. I don't mind if it loses its leaves in late winter, as long as it puts out new leaves each spring. Although it would be nice if it was evergreen year round. Just wondering now how big it has to grow before I can expect it to flower.
We have some lovely Saucer Magnolia that bloom most years, and we are near Lansing. I would say these Magnolia are pretty tough and take the winter cold pretty well. Blooms are usually affected most by late frost or cold snaps. Two years ago that May cold snap gave us one day of Magnolia blooms, then killed ALL of the blooms and buds. Last year, 2008, we had a better showing! Trees by my mother near Kalamazoo have bloomed faithfully (if not frosted in late spring) for many years, despite some incredible cold and snow down there from Lake effect weather. Tree leaves over summer are always nice.
I am not sure if Southern and Saucer are the same, to answer your question. We are now rated 5b for a zone up here, but it does get downright cold at times. -15F is not as low as it gets here in the country.
I'm going to dig an 'Edith Bogue' out because it came apart in wet snow. Foliage is unexceptional anyway.
When there are no high mountains, deep valleys, deserts or other specific identified factors preventing a plant from growing wild in areas north of its existing natural range then there is an implication that it is simply too cold for it farther north. Individual specimens can be grown for sometimes comparatively long periods north of the native range because the natural distribution reflects climate conditions over centuries rather than decades.
Out here Californian trees like tan oak and coast redwood survive as planted specimens in western Washington but are scorched periodically by hard winters, showing why these do not grow natively north of southern Oregon, where Californian climate conditions begin to occur.
I will chime in as we are dealing with similar Zone and Southern Magnolia cultivars.
I am trialing some of the hardier Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) cultivars in my Hamburg NY, yard.
Here are the results as of July 1, 2008:
1) Unnamed clone from Appalachian Gardens - Regrowth is fair, however the tree is planted near a large Norway Maple that is slated to be removed this summmer. I am quite sure there is root competition from the Norway Maple...
2) 'Pocano' - Planted late April 2007. No tip dieback. Regrowth is extremely vigorus and tree looks very healthy. Has dropped some leaves, but has replaced them. Had to pinch some growth that was emerging near the base, left other growth for food making. Tree was purhased from Rarefind Nursery.
- 'Edith Bogue' - Planted late April 2007. leaves look same as last fall, no tip dieback.Bought from Forest Farm Nursery and is grown from a cutting. Extremely healthy and vigorus growth and has dropped very few leaves from last year.
4) 'Bracken's Brown Beauty' - Planted late April 2007. Leaves look same as last fall. Has dropped few, if any leaves! Later to start into growth, however it is putting on healthy growth. was forming a flower bud, that I removed as the tree may redirect it's energy into growth. Tree purchased from Forest Farm.
5) '- 24 Below' - Planted in April 2008. This tree is growing quite good in it's first year in the ground. Tree purchased from Beaver Creek Nursery.
January 28,2009
Brief winter update on my Magnolias.
Our winter, especially January, has been cold. According to the January 27 edition of the Buffalo News, this January is the coldest ( In Buffalo area) since January 1977 - the year of the blizzard!
This spring will provide me with the results of the best testing (low temperature) for my trees. The lowest temps that we have had are not the actual lowest recorded temps for these Southern Magnolia Cultivars.
I have constructed burlap screens that block the winter sun from shining on the snow and reflecting into the tree. The results will be in after the growing season starts in the spring.
A brief look at all Magnolias show no damage at this point, the true test will be when the growing season begins. So far , so good...
February 25, 2009 - UPDATE:
All of the trees have slight leaf burn - we are having/have had colder than normal winter temperatures. I also believe the amount of wind has been more than normal. I consider this a good test of their hardiness. Trees look good at this point.
All buds on all trees appear good at this point. This refers to the buds being green, flexible along with the stems appearing green. I realise this is early, but I feel confident of their hardiness.
I am looking forward to the growing season and the updates will continue!
~ Gerry
Hi goodhors,
Saucer Magnolia and Southern Magnolia aren't the same.
I thought you'd wanna know.
Saucer Magnolia is deciduous (loses it's leaves in the Winter) and Southern Magnolia is evergreen. Saucer Magnolia is more hardy than Southern Magnolia. I always look forward to seeing Saucer Magnolia in full bloom in Spring! They are such reliable and pretty indicators that Spring has arrived.
Thank you for noting the difference in Magnolias for me Shortleaf2002. I will endeavor to keep them straight! I have a couple Stella Magnolia's, but always enjoy seeing the Saucer types.
The reports on how the newer types are succeeding in NY winter sound really good, makes you want to get some of those new varieties for your own yard!!
March 9, 2009 - Update
I checked all magnolias - all except for Edith Bogue have minor burn on their leaves. The burn is not severe, however the winter has been colder and windier than normal. My magnolias normally lose leaves in the spring when new growth begins so I am not too concerned with springtime leaf dropping.
The trees have burlap screens on the side where the Sun would normally shine on them in the afternoon and the burlap is on the side that the winds normally come from.
I gently "wiggled" random buds on all Magnolias. A stiff rigid bud indicates winter kill and possible die back. All buds that I tested were flexible indicating that they survived to this point. I have done this last year so I am confident that they have survived the worst of this winter.
I have four Brackens Brown Beauties in Eastern PA. I had such success with my first one, that I planted a second in close proximity to the first. Two years later, I planted another two (again fairly close to each other) on the other side of the yard.
One winter ago, the original BBB sufered severe freeze damage which killed off most of the crown of the tree. After waiting until July to see what would re-sprout, I trimmed away many blackened lifeless branches and the tree has made a robust comeback (although pretty mis-shapen with the crown missing). What was odd is that it's twin (no more than 15 foot away) suffered NO damage at all.
Last winter, a similar situation with the third and fourth trees (also, no more than 15 foot away from each other). One of the trees held up without a blink, while its mate had ALL of its leaves burned off and is now sitting leafless. I am not sure if it is alive or not.
Our area gets more than its share of ice storms, this winter around 8 of them. The ice tends to weigh down the branches of the magnolias, so I am pretty religious about shaking the ice off of them so that they can stand upright. For the life of me, I am mystified as to why one tree doesn't even blink, while its mate in close proximity has a catastrophic winter.


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Over the next two years, Anittel will deliver full-time managed services support to Kingsway Christian College, Mandurah Baptist College, and Peter Carnley Anglican Community School.
Before the Apple Watch even gets out of the gate, it's time for another forecast about just how well it will do this year -- or not.
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Technology-based services continue to perform well even in a difficult year.
A subsidiary of France's second biggest banking group has introduced a novel money transfer service tied to Twitter.
Available now for iOS and Android, Okta Mobility Management is already in production with multiple Okta customers.
Since Dell decided to pull out of the public cloud market two years ago, it has refocused on selling services from partners, continuing that strategy with the launch of Dell Cloud Marketplace.
Amazon Web Services' directory service will take on Microsoft Azure Active Directory Service in a scrum for centralized cloud identity management.
Dell plans to keep public cloud partnerships central to its efforts to bulk up its end-to-end services capability, according to Dell Australia and New Zealand managing director Angela Fox.
Big Blue is calling the effort the IBM Internet of Things Foundation, but it is essentially an extension of the company's Bluemix platform.
MongoDB is putting a software as a service spin on its management tools that should make deployments easier for enterprise customers.
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Charges dropped against Arizona RB Ka'Deem Carey
TUCSON, Ariz. - City prosecutors say all charges have been dropped against Arizona's All-America running back Ka'Deem Carey in a domestic violence case.
Carey was facing misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident in December involving his ex-girlfriend.
The Tucson City Prosecutor's Office issued a statement Friday saying it was dismissing all charges against Carey.
The statement said that ``a key witness for the prosecution is unavailable and even if the witness were available, there is no substantial likelihood that a judge would convict Mr. Carey.''
As a sophomore for the Wildcats last season, Carey led the nation in yards rushing with 1,929 and set a school record with 23 touchdowns.
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-Before we get to anything else, YU DARVISH. This guy is going to make someone a contender right away. He'll be the best pitcher to ever come out of Japan, that's how much I love this kid. 25 years old, he's ready to play right away. 6'5", throws SEVEN "plus pitches"... seven!
Kid's going to get PAID too...
-Bedard in Pittsburgh is perfect for him. I've tried to follow the Pirates in the past, it'll definitely be easier now.
-Looking forward to seeing which team ponies up Pujols' retirement contract. I think he'll end up back in St.Louis, honestly. Just a gut feeling. If he leaves St. Louis, it will be on an 8+ year mega-contract that some team is going to regret when they're paying Albert $22+ mil/yr to produce .280-25hr-85rbi-80r by the middle of that contract.
-Miami Marlins? I honestly don't know what to think about this:
It sort of makes me want to vomit, but then let the vomit dry and hang it in a gallery somewhere. It's a graphically nice design, it just does not belong anywhere NEAR a baseball game.
-Miami, Part 2: Jose Reyes is not your answer. Good luck with that. Bell was nice though, although I imagine Ozzie Guillen will find a way to make this team of superstar-spare-parts implode by August.
-Texans win the World Series this year, or jinx themselves for the next two decades. Something has to give.
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Gov. Rick Snyder Fields Tough Questions At 'Pancakes' Forum
Gov. Snyder talks Detroit, Emergency Manager, education and more at the Michigan Chronicle's political forum.
Obamacare's Impact On Metro Detroit: A 'Michigan Matters' Exclusive
An all-star lineup of executives from Michigan's leading insurance companies appears on "Michigan Matters" this Sunday to talk about the federal Affordable Care Act and what it means to Metro Detroiters.
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As the city that put the world on wheels regroups to find a new future — one lined with jobs and new opportunities — what's ahead?
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Michigan went from being home of the UAW and stronghold of the labor movement to becoming the 24th state in the union to adopt Right to Work legislation. This week on Michigan Matters, host Carol Cain talks with one of the architects of the campaign.
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What's the deal with this guy? Is he an everyday catcher now (as "everyday" as a catcher can be)? He hits really well against righties and is in the Tigers lineup. I figured with the Catcher carousel this year he should be on some radars. I'm considering adding him to my Catcher carousel now that Napoli is out.
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Former ASU running back 'Fast' Freddie Williams passes away
Former ASU running back "Fast" Freddie Williams, who starred for the Sun Devils from 1973 to 1976, passed away May 14.
After playing sparingly in 1973, Williams burst onto the scene a year later, leading the team in rushing with 1,299 yards on 249 carries. In 1975, Williams increased his output, rumbling for 1,427 yards for a Frank Kush-coached team that went 12-0, beat Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl and finished second in the nation in the final AP Poll.
Williams' 3,424 career yards are the enough for second on the all-time ASU list.
He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the eighth round of the 1977 NFL Draft, but never played in the league.
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Ace Books, Sep 15, 1987 - Fiction - 160 pages
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Washington State residents: Listen Up! 91.7 FMSubmitted by pawnstorm12 on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 20:22
Radio station 91.7 FM is now TVW which monitors state government, much like the TV station. Much of it broadcasts from the capitol in Olympia. I believe this is a fairly new thing here. You won't believe what you'll hear on this station.
Things like state legislators or steering committees speaking about future or current bills, proposals and initiatives. Or just citizens petitioning the state government for laws, fees, taxes etc. It's a great way to hear what they are thinking and what they want to do here so we can try to stop it.
Some examples of things I've heard: Implementing a state income tax. Implementing a user tax for drivers (ie using GPS to track your mileage and charge accordingly). Fining you if you live in one county and work in another.
Calling All Austin, TX DPers!Submitted by Awakened Patriot on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 17:34
In November 2012 the voters of Austin passed a ballot initiative called the 10-1 plan that broke the city into single-member districts to elect City Council members (as opposed to being elected At-Large).
What this did was to prevent the small select group of liberal elitists from being continually elected to City Council. Now with their power transitioning into the hands of the people they are acting to transfer power over to the Mayor.
Please go to the following page (yes, it's a liberal group, but 10-1 had broad coalition support) to oppose agenda item #46 on Thursday's City Council meeting:
And the Drones just keep Getting CreepierSubmitted by pmpowell001 on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 16:33
Video showing new drone surveillance technology:
ACLU: Police Given Option to Arm Drones(Non-Lethal, For Now)
FAA Releases New Drone List—Is Your Town on the Map?
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List or at lesat partial list of drone applicants in America... many law enforcement agencies and a ton of universities:
A Brief Note From Argentina On Spontaneous OrderSubmitted by Marc Clair on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 16:01
Good afternoon to all of our liberty loving readers across the land! As many of you may know, I spent the last several weeks traveling through Argentina and Uruguay. I make a concerted effort to travel outside of the country every year for several reasons, the biggest of which as a liberty activist is to just "get away from it all". Leaving the country also helps to get some great perspective on how other societies function, and how their citizens view the world.
Many Argentinians, despite having a popularly elected, verifiably socialist President, have a generally skeptical view of government, largely stemming from the economic collapse of 2001. I will have a full report on the current goings-on with the Argentinian economy, and what we can learn from it, later this week. But first, a brief note from something I witnessed in the quiet town of Puerto Iguazu, which serves as the staging area for tourists looking to visit the spectacular Iguazu Falls.
While having dinner in the center of town, we noticed something strange about the 6-way intersection where all of the main roads leading into town came together: there were no traffic signals whatsoever. No lights. No stop signs. No "caution: crazy-ass six way intersection ahead" signs. Zero, zip, nada. By typical statist logic, the lack of a government intervention to create traffic lights and/or signs in this area would of course result in complete chaos. We should have seen cars ablaze and the mangled corpses of pedestrians everywhere!
Revitalization of the State Militias: A Review of Edwin Vieira's The Sword and Sovereignty
Revitalization of the State Militias
A Review of Edwin Vieira's The Sword and Sovereignty
by Nelson Hultberg
On April 19, 1775, the battles of Lexington and Concord on the outskirts of Boston ignited the conflict that led to the most momentous political event of man's history – the Declaration of Independence and the birth of America. In the early morning hours of that day, a command of British troops was dispatched from Boston to search out and confiscate stores of militia weapons and supplies at Concord. On the way they confronted a small and unimposing band of armed American militia at Lexington. The British Major John Pitcairn shouted out, "Ye villains, ye Rebels, disperse; damn you, disperse! Lay down your arms!"
The American militia were under the command of Captain, John Parker; and their orders were to remain non-antagonistic to the British. They were outnumbered by almost ten to one. So why didn't they lay down their arms when ordered to do so? "Because," says constitutional scholar Edwin Vieira, "free men with a duty to keep and bear arms never willingly lay down their arms. And at Lexington, none of them did." The heroic militia Captain John Parker warned his men, "if they mean to have a war let it begin here." And begin it did.
Importance of the State Militias
With his newest book, The Sword and Sovereignty, Edwin Vieira, Jr., has given us a magisterial work that meticulously documents the history of the early American militias and why similar units must be revitalized today if we are to adequately confront our disintegration as a society and restore the republic that the Founders gave us. It is a book that will profoundly shock 98 percent of Americans. It is so overpowering in its legal logic and constitutional veracity that the intellectuality of Cicero and Plutarch comes to mind as one reads the prose. It is not a book that can be read lightly; it demands a tolerance for legal thought and abstract conceptualization. But for those "men of the mind" who understand the importance of ideas in the unfolding of history, the effort will be most rewarding. You will be shown an entirely new way of seeing things regarding guns, militia, the Second Amendment, homeland security, how they intertwine, and how they have been grossly misrepresented by quisling, pseudo-experts of the establishment.
The Commander in Chief, 1775
This is (finally) and update to the January 26 post, "Who's the Commander?"
The Commander is none other than George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
Below is a diorama in the lobby of the Commander Hotel in titled "Washington Takes Command - July 3, 1775, Cambridge Massachusetts." The diorama depicts
Across the street in the Cambridge Common, where Washington took command, is this memorial:
Reuters: A breakthrough speech on monetary policy - QE for the public!Submitted by Apple on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 13:26
REUTERS - Consider the U.S. Federal Reserve.
At present the Fed prints $85 billion of new money monthly and distributes it to banks and Wall Street investors by buying government bonds. And the Fed has promised to continue this monthly "quantitative easing" until such time as unemployment drops and is clearly and sustainably declining to more normal levels.
Now suppose instead that the Fed divided its $85 billion monthly money production into 300 million checks of $283 each and sent these to every man, woman and child in America. Suppose, moreover, that the Fed promised to keep sending out these checks, worth more than $1,000 a month for a four-person household, until the United States reached its unemployment target – and the Fed chairman added that he would increase the checks to $1,500 or $2,000 a month for that household if $1,000 monthly proved insufficient.
Ben Swann and Dr. Jim Garrow: Military Brass Required to Fire on American Citizens?Submitted by NHLiveFree on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 11:49
Great episode of Full Disclosure. What are your thoughts on this?
Paul Craig Roberts: Obama's Expanding Kill List — Feb 11, 2013Submitted by go213mph on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 11:12
Prosecutors always expand laws far beyond their intent. Attorneys in civil cases do the same. For example, the 1970 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was passed in order to make it easier for the government to convict members of the Mafia. However, the law, despite its intent, was quickly expanded by prosecutors and attorneys and used in cases against pro-life activists, Catholic bishops, corporations accused of hiring illegal immigrants, and in divorce cases. "Junk bond king" Michael Milken, a person with no ties to organized crime, was threatened with indictment under the RICO Act. Prosecutors have found that the asset freeze provision in the Act is a convenient way to prevent a defendant from being able to pay attorneys and, therefore, makes it easier for prosecutors to coerce innocent defendants into a guilty plea.
We are now witnessing the expansion of Obama's Kill List. The list began under the Bush regime as a rationale for murdering suspect citizens of countries with which the US was not at war. The Obama regime expanded the scope of the list to include the execution, without due process of law, of US citizens accused, without evidence presented in court, of association with terrorism. The list quickly expanded to include the American teen-age son of a cleric accused of preaching jihad against the West. The son's "association" with terrorism apparently was his blood relationship to his father.
7 Things Democrats Would Have Freaked Out About If Bush Had Done ThemSubmitted by Pieter on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 06:57
Poll: Americans Still Approve of Drone Strike ProgramSubmitted by DeMolay on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 04:54
Approval rate has grown over past poll taken last year
Despite renewed controversy over the United States' secret drone strike program in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, a new poll shows that a majority of Americans on both sides of the aisle support the program.
More people currently approve of the program than in July of last year, according to the PEW Research Center poll conducted over the weekend. Last year, 55 percent of American approved of U.S. drone attacks; now, 56 percent approve. Just 26 percent of Americans disapprove of drone attacks according to the latest poll, compared to 34 percent last year.
The poll found a gender gap in support of the strikes: 68 percent of men approve of drone strikes; just 44 percent of women do.
Got a Problem? Solve it With Opposite-Thinking.Submitted by Chris Cockamameski on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 02:39
(This idea came from one of my many many Brian Tracy cassette tapes, so credit goes to him. The guy is such a genius that brilliant ideas like this one that are worthy of an entire tape course themselves get mixed in with all the other great things he has to say. Here is my take.)
Opposite Thinking is a method of problem solving and simple goal achievement that forces you to step back from your situation and view it from multiple angles. It consists of just one step that is repeated until desired results are attained. The single step is this:
What is your problem? What would its opposite be? What would the opposite of the opposite look like?
Houston City Council Passes Ordinance to Fingerprint, Photograph Precious Metal SellersSubmitted by emalvini on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 01:08
Wednesday, February 06, 2013 - HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Next time you try to sell gold, silver or other precious metals you can expect to be fingerprinted and photographed.
The Houston City Council passed an ordinance meant to help track down criminals who try to resell stolen valuables. Gold-buying businesses will now be required to photograph and fingerprint sellers as well as photograph the items that are being sold to the dealer.
"It's going to allow us the tools necessary to combat a lot of the high-end jewelry thefts that's going on in the city, whether it's robberies or burglaries," said Houston Police Officer Rick Barajas.
How the Korean Merchants survived the L.A RiotsSubmitted by GroverCleveland2012 on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 00:45
This is Larry Pratt's favorite example in response to the question.
"Why do you need a 30-Round magazine"
Judge Napolitano on the Unusual Circumstances Surrounding the Manhunt for Christopher DornerSubmitted by eduardo89 on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 20:05
Judge Napolitano on the Unusual Circumstances Surrounding the Manhunt for Christopher Dorner
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Steve Dior is a British musician, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter best known for being in bands such as the The London Cowboys,[1] Filthy Lucre and The Idols.
In 1976, Steve Dior and Barry Jones built the basis of The Idols[2] after previously rehearsing with Chrissie Hynde and Keith Levene and others in a band called The Quickspurts.[3] The Idols evolved into what become The London Cowboys in the early 80s, where Steve was joined together with the Sex Pistol Glen Matlock and singer Russell King.
In 1993, Steve formed a band called Filthy Lucre, with his friend Phil Lewis who was previously in the American glam metal band L.A. Guns. According to Phil "We recorded a cool record called Popsmear, drank a lot of tequila, and drove around America in a van playing clubs and having a blast".[4]
In 2002, Steve joined The Black Tongued Bells, which also featured bassist Nino Del Pesco. Steve was introduced to the band through Phil Lewis. Both Steve and Nino left in 2003.
In 2013 Steve Dior finished a new album with a brand new lineup of musicians under the name "The Steve Dior Band". The release date is currently unknown.[5]
On 25 September 2013 The Steve Dior Band released the first track from the new album on YouTube, entitled "Hanging Onto The Backside of Something Good"[6]
Over his career, Steve has been featured on many albums and singles.
Studio albums[edit]
- Sid Sings (1979) with Sid Vicious, Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Arthur Kane and Jerry Nolan.
- Animal Pleasure (1982) with The London Cowboys.
- Tall in the Saddle (1984) with The London Cowboys.
- Popsmear (1997) with Filthy Lucre.
Live albums[edit]
- On Stage (1986) with The London Cowboys.
- The Idols with Sid Vicious (1993) with Sid Vicious, Arthur "Killer" Kane and Jerry Nolan
- Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy[7] (2009)
- Who Killed Nancy? (2009)
- ^ "London Cowboys biography". Jungle-records.net. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "Band Biographies". 2brilliant.net. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "The Idols – US/UK Punk band". Punk77.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "FILTHY LUCRE: Phil Lewis guitarist / singer of L.A. Guns (+ Girl, Hollywood Roses)". Yperano.com. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "The Steve Dior Band". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "The Steve Dior Band – Hanging Onto The Backside of Something Good". YouTube. 15 September 2013.
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Is there a trick to drying sheets?
Sorry if this has been addressed before a million times, my google search didn't find a discussion.
A couple (few?) years ago I bought a Samsung WF520ABP washer because I needed a new washer, and a matching DV520AEP dryer because, well, it matched.
I'm no laundry expert so these suit me fine, washer washes with no mold issues, dryer dries, EXCEPT sheets and blankets. They roll up in a ball and don't dry. Short of interrupting he cycle every 15 minutes or so to unroll, shake them out, and restart, I can't get them to dry. More often than not I end up spreading them out over chair backs and sofas to finish air drying.
While this would occasionally happen with dryers in my past, this is BY FAR the worst. Any hints?
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When I load sheets into the dryer, I typically load the flat sheet in the back, then the fitted in the front, and the pillow cases go towards the back with the flat sheet. Amazingly, they do stay separated through the cycle.
Of course, I have a different brand dryer. But give it a shot and see if your results change.
There are a (very) few dryers that reverse the tumble direction every few minutes through the cycle to help avoid large/bulky items from balling-up.
Some dryers may have baffles (fins, vanes) that are designed to toss items back-and-forth between front and back of the drum.
Line drying! I have the exact same problem, though not always as bad as you describe. I have Kenmore made by Samsung W/D, so not sure if it's a problem with this brand.
I do find line-drying the way to go with sheets. Too bad we're still enveloped by winter where I live!
This is the EXACT reason we kept our Samsung dryer only about 2 weeks. The washer was fine, but the dryer sent sheets and most clothes loads into a giant ball. The sheets were all balled up, moist and wet on the inside, hot and wrinkled on the outside. Awful. For me, Miele and Electrolux with the reverse tumbling dryer seems to be our only solution!
I've tried pretty much everything with my Bosch Axxis: large loads, small loads, folding styles, dryer balls... nothing stops my microfiber covers from balling but line-drying.
What I have witnessed is that the microfiber sheets get sucked onto the lint filter inlet just enough to stay there for a few moments and then get twisted up as the drum turns - almost like having a piece of laundry caught in the door seal and then turning the dryer on.
This video shows something similar happen to small items:
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Good day! I understand that this server is limited to say the least in remaining Horde PVP players. However, I would like to get the ball rolling if there are any of you out there to organize a bit.
A bit about me: I am just returning after a long break but have been on this server since the Vanilla days. Back then I played to Rank 11 with the dedicated PVP crowd. Like many of you, I burned out a bit on BGs and switched to Arena when they became available. I've played over 2200s on my Rogue {Ginxx-Terenas/Lightbringer} and a little under that with my Shaman {also played 2400s 5's but the team could've won even without me}. As I only played Elemental in Arena briefly, I feel I could have played up to about the 2300s without issues given a bit more time to learn the class. While I feel I fall short of Gladiator skill and dedication {without surrounding myself with current Gladiators}, I do consider myself competent and very easy to play with. I've qualified for Duelist many times but always drop the team before seasons end. Also, I haven't completely let myself go while on break. I spent time in SWTOR PVP and Guild Wars 2 PVP.
What I'm looking for: Anyone who has been hiding out waiting for the chance to come back for some organized PVP. If you need to level up, that's fine {I'm doing the same}. If you're super rusty, that's fine. Good players can always learn their class over and hopefully learn the changes in other classes. While I would really like to see some players with some history of success in either Arena or BGs, I'm well aware that there are great players out there who just haven't had the chance to get their feet wet. With enough people, we can make gearing up much faster and learn to play together while doing it.
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Although nearly three-quarters of federal information technology managers recognize the benefits of virtualization, just 20 percent say their agencies are harnessing the technology to its fullest, according to a new report.
Seventy-nine percent of the respondents said their agencies have begun implementing some form of virtualization, but only 50 percent said the implementation has been successful.
The report, released today by CDW Government Inc., surveyed 377 federal IT managers in April.
The IT managers cited the many benefits of virtualization, including reduced capital and operating costs, improved continuity of operations and network security, and better utilization of computing resources.
However, they also cited the lack of up-front funding to capture the larger but later benefits as the single biggest obstacle to greater success in establishing virtualization within the federal government.
The IT managers agreed that education and training would improve virtualization success.
The survey found that 51 percent of federal agencies are utilizing storage virtualization, a method of making many different physical storage networks and devices appear as one entity for purposes of management and administration.
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Does anyone have Veterans Honor rose cuttings to trade.
Needs to be hardwood cuttings at least 8 inches, but preferably a little longer. I root by sticking about 4 or 5 inches deep in soil.
I don't have any luck with tip or softwood cuttings.
Hi Ruth,
I have a good size specimen of VH that needs to be pruned between now and the end of February. I am interested in cuttings of the rose 'September Morn' if it the old (1913) hybrid tea with a high petal count. I am also interested in your Brugsmanias. I may be interested in a larger trade. I over 200 roses and have spares on some rooted cuttings as well as a good number of choice named perennials from Bluestone-mostly veronicas, asters, chrysanthemums, etc.
John, if you decide to prune your VH now, I would love to have cuttings. My only success with rooting roses seems to be starting hardwood cuttings in November.
Last year I pruned mine in February and tried to root lots of cuttings with no success.
September Morn is new this year from Rogue Valley Roses, but isn't big enough for cuttings yet.
I've just finished trading some Brugmansia cuttings and won't be able to take more cuttings of some species.
Let me know what your interested in and I'll check.
Hi John.
I too would love to have a cutting of your VH rose. I first saw it back in June (at our local Park of Roses) and fell in love. However, I spent all summer looking for it at a local nursery but no one had even heard of it. I have nothing to trade, but would be willing to pay for postage if you're inclined.


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With founding member Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh at the helm for nearly 30 years, Altan has existed as one of the most important live acts to play traditional Irish music in Ireland and on the world stage. Altan have toured all over the USA and Europe as well as Asia and their appearance at the Opera House this February marks the first night of their US tour, their only Maine appearance and one of only three New England shows for the group this year. From sensitive and touching old Irish songs to stirring jigs and reels, the Boston Globe describes them aptly as "The hottest group in the Celtic realm!" The acoustic quintet features Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (lead vocals, fiddle), Ciarán Tourish (fiddle, tin whistle, backing vocals), Dermot Byrne (button accordion, melodeon), Dáithí Sproule (guitar/vocals) and Ciarán Curran (bouzouki, bouzouki guitar). Come listen to the group called "one of the Celtic world's great treasures, gifted with a front line that is a sheer powerhouse," says the Los Angeles Times. The Irish Echo says, "…under no circumstances should they be missed in concert." Do not miss this show! Visit their website at www.altan.ie. The show begins at 7:30 PM. Doors for seating open at 7:00pm. Advance tickets $25, day of show $30.


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My story is simple.
I always had lone, creative hobbies (beside astronomy). As a young kid, I built Lego stuff. From the age of 11 to 16/17, I did paper modelling Reinvented everything, I didn't have a clue then (no internet) that this is actually a quite popular hobby. Then I did programming, now I design Lego stuff again (Technic).
EDIT: I forgot music. I played the drums in a progressive metal band, that wasn't really a lone hobby. We wrote our own music.
I first met programming in elementary school, at the age of 13 or 14. It was only a small part of the computer science class, extremely basic stuff (maybe it was some Basic). I immediately had the sense of programming (the sense of the ability to create anything from zero, breaking down stuff to manageable pieces), but I only had a 386 then as I can recall, and didn't know how to do (compilers, editors etc) programming and I didn't bother too much with it.
The next time I met programming (C language) was in the University (19 y.o), programming class. It was only an introductory class, since it was a Mechanical engineer university. I immediately fell in love with programming and it became a "full-time" hobby. I learned on my own, I didn't have internet till 2009 when I immediately joined Gamedev.net. I learned things by downloading random tutorials to floppy disks, and learned by hacking a LOT.
I reached some level in programming but I didn't want to be a real programmer, so I didn't worry about gaining much knowledge. I was excited from coding, so didn't read any books besides documentation. I learned whatever I needed to work on specific projects which were always fun/dream projects, never did "big" projects for only learning.
Actually somehow I ended up rejecting programming jobs (again, I don't have a certificate). One of them from another country just found my portfolio on the web, another found me through a common friend, I also applied for 2 jobs just for the heck of it on a job fair, one of them would have hired me (passed their written exam and the interview), the other one was much about C++ knowledge which I don't have.
Somehow I'm lucky, or smart (...), but I never stressed myself about always learning, always doing useful things in every minute of my life. I live a quite relaxed life (you may say lazy), but I feel successful. I always had a relaxed learning/work tempo in large which was always enough. I don't have big life goals and schedule so I'm not worried if I'm just relaxing even for weeks, and I usually don't feel I'm wasting time with anything and I don't really know the feeling of regret. When I do feel it, I just change my life.
For this reason I care much about always having free time which I can spend with doing nothing, that was the reason I rejected two job offers. I could have done both of them, I had just enough time, but I know I would have burnt out quickly.
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Walk far enough along a village canal system in eastern Afghanistan and you will find yourself in the mountains. Open canal paths and friable soil give way to tight corridors framed by towering granite mountains. These corridors become choke points when snowmelt creates floods, driving rock down from mountain ridges toward local intakes and canals.
Deh Sabz Village is located in Adraskan District, 95 km west of Hirat Province. Due to a lack of resources in the Afghan government, many of the community's grievances remained unaddressed, creating a gap between the government and the local communities.
After a strict ban on poppy cultivation was imposed, farmers in the Spinghar District of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan started growing lawful crops instead of poppy. Their livelihoods now rely on staple crops and naturally grown pine nuts and walnuts harvested in the district's uplands. Though the crops were cultivated successfully, transport to local markets was critical to completing the value-chain and supporting livelihoods.
Developing new markets for Afghanistan's fresh fruit is critical for the development of the Afghanistan agricultural sector – both to increase job opportunities in Afghanistan and as a platform for future agricultural growth. Five Afghan companies attended the India Fresh Fruit Trade Office opening looking for ways to expand their export sales. They are especially interested in taking advantage of the huge and profitable India fresh fruit market. Afghan farmers receive a high price for their products in India because their production is at a different time of the year and is considered of the highest quality.
More than 1,500 women members of the Afghan Women's Business Council were trained on good agricultural practices, proper harvesting, sorting, packing, and marketing, including food processing at Badam Bagh farm in Kabul, a USAID-supported facility owned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Used as a place to train people interested in agriculture, the farm demonstrates modern agricultural methods like grape trellising, drip irrigation and greenhouses. The farm also researches new varieties of fruit and vegetables for Afghanistan and features fields of grapes, sweet corn, spinach, cabbage, strawberries, and tomatoes.
Twenty-five years ago, Abdul Hakimi lost his home on the outskirts of Ghazni City to floods. He lost his replacement home to a new round of floods six years ago. He lost his second replacement home when floodwaters again surged over the banks of the Shamas River in the spring of 2011. Each time, it took him four years to rebuild his house at a cost of $10,000 to $20,000 apiece. The risks that Abdul Hakimi faces are not unusual. Seven hundred families living in the Sayanee area north of Ghazni City face the same risks and 200 hectares of attached farmland are subject to the same flooding.
Masons work with unskilled laborers to reconstruct six kilometers of footpaths in Nili, the capital of remote Daykundi Province. Engineered to last for decades, these concrete, brick, and stone footpaths will provide permanent relief for pedestrians who typically commute through knee-deep mud during the harsh winters. Burdened by the absence of paved roads and sidewalks, Daykundi essentially shuts down each winter after the arrival of heavy rains and snowfall. The footpaths in and around the capital are part of a broader plan to ease transportation within the province and beyond. In addition to the footpaths,
Community meetings are an effective tool for identifying community grievances and creating communication and cooperation between unstable communities and Afghan government officials. USAID creates linkages between local governments and communities through the planning and implementation of small grants less than $25,000. The communities select and implement the projects in coordination with Afghan government representatives. After linkages between the communities and the local government are created, communities are encouraged to collaborate with their local government to ensure and maintain stability.
Traditionally, village women in Afghanistan have taken a limited role in the justice system, acting as an invisible hand behind male elders in the decision making process. However, women are now stepping into the mediation forefront as the result of elders networks established by USAID.
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