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Fall 2011 This is an advanced course in meteorology and reviews the various types of anthropogenic pollutants in the atmosphere and their chemical and physical behavior in it. Properties of various gaseous, particulate and aerosol pollutants are examined. Affects of atmospheric pollutants on the biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere as well as on humankind and its various artifacts are discussed. Methods by which pollutants diffuse and mix through the atmosphere are examined. Techniques to reduce and/or control anthropogenic pollution from fixed and mobile sources as well as from point and non-point sources are reviewed. Course includes a laboratory/recitation period which includes hands-on demonstrations of topics reviewed in lecture and experimentation utilizing the analytical techniques and equipment reviewed in the course. Prerequisites: COSK2220, METE1000, METE1050, and 15 additional credits of science at the 2000 level or above. 3 Credits |
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10 Seats | Credits: | 3 | Days: | M W F | ||
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Time: | 12:45-01:35 pm | Instructor: | Lasota | |||
Session: | 1 (08/24 - 12/12/15) | Term: | Fall 2015 | |||
Prerequisites: COSK2220 or COSK2225 and METE1000 | ||||||
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During the Nov/Dec 2012 hiatus between meetings of the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group, we encourage regular attendees to continue to participate as a group...but in a virtual way. While we may not have an actual meeting scheduled during these two months, this blog is available to keep everyone active with their mystery reading and discussions.
Our "hiatus author" for 2012 is John D. McDonald, creator of the classic mystery/suspense series featuring Travis McGee. McGee isn't a typical P.I. or detective, but instead calls himself a "salvage consultant", specializing in recovering lost or missing items. His standard fee is 50% of the value of the item recovered. McGee lives aboard a large houseboat called "The Busted Flush", which he won in a poker game, and which is now docked at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. McGee appears in 21 novels, starting with The Deep Blue Goodbye in 1964 and ending in The Lonely Silver Rain in 1984. The Lincoln City Libraries have all but one of the 21 Travis McGee novels (we are missing #9).
We encourage Just Desserts participants to read any book in the Travis McGee series (click this link to jump to the library catalog), at some point in November or December 2012, then come back here and leave a comment about whatever you read or watched, as a response to this discussion topic.
As a bit of background, here are some links to MacDonald and Travis McGee information:
Travis McGee series entry on Wikipedia, including series order
John D. MacDonald entry on Wikipedia
The JDMHomepage – a comprehensive fan site about MacDonald
John D. MacDonald wrote much more than the Travis McGee series. In total, he wrote over 40 additional stand-alone novels, in both the mystery/thriller, general fiction and science fiction genres.
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Solid southpaws square off as Twins face O's
Diamond goes against Chen in series finale at Target Field
It might not be wise to anticipate a repeat of Saturday's slugfest when the Orioles and Twins reconvene at Target Field on Sunday.
A pair of flourishing southpaws are set to take the hill in the rubber match of the three-game set, one day after Baltimore and Minnesota combined for 13 runs and 22 hits.
Scott Diamond (3-2, 3.03 ERA) will make the start for the Twins on Sunday. The 26-year-old has compiled a 3-1 mark and 2.13 ERA over his last four outings, during which he has walked only three batters in 25 1/3 innings.
"He's one of the most prepared pitchers that I've ever been around," said catcher Ryan Doumit. "He has a game plan every time out. He sticks to it and never wavers."
The Twins have been cautious with Diamond, who had surgery to remove a bone chip from his elbow in December. He has yet to eclipse 97 pitches in any outing this season, though he has intentions of building up his endurance.
"We are all on the same page, that we want to get that pitch count up," Diamond said. "That's the goal right now, to get stronger."
Wei-Yin Chen has provided the Orioles with a similar boost in recent weeks. The 27-year-old lefty has posted a 2-1 mark with a 2.96 ERA over his last four outings.
"I just want to keep helping the team, do my job, keep my team in the ballgame," Chen said through an interpreter after his last start. "And keep winning the ballgame."
Orioles: Johnson struggles in start
• The Orioles optioned right-handed reliever Alex Burnett to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday to clear a roster spot for Steve Johnson, who started against the Twins on Saturday night. Johnson yielded six runs on seven hits and four walks in four innings against Minnesota. He threw 88 pitches, but only 48 for strikes. Johnson was optioned back to Norfolk after the game.
Twins: Burton closes the door
• Jared Burton earned his first save on Saturday, as he pitched a scoreless ninth inning in place of Glen Perkins, who was unavailable for the second straight game. Perkins is dealing with discomfort in his left side. He played catch prior to Saturday's contest.
"He doesn't want to sit around and not throw for a few days, but he's not available," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said before Saturday's game.
Worth noting
• Twins catcher Joe Mauer is batting .429 (18-for-42) during his 10-game hitting streak, and .517 (15-for-29) over his last seven games.
• Orioles third baseman Manny Machado is hitting .404 (23-for-57) over his last 13 contests.


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- "Every great wizard in history has started out as nothing more than what we are now: students. If they can do it, why not us?"
- —Harry Potter[src]
Dumbledore's Army, also known as the D.A. or Defence Association, was a secret organisation initiated by Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley to teach their fellow Hogwarts students proper Defence Against the Dark Arts in 1995. This organisation was made necessary by the refusal of Dolores Umbridge, the subject's professor during the 1995–1996 school year, to teach anything in her classes other than textbook theory. It had approximately 28 members. The group was disbanded during the 1996–1997 school year following the appointment of Severus Snape as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, although several members heeded the call and participated in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower at the end of the year.
It was restarted by Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, and Luna Lovegood during the 1997–1998 school year after Hogwarts fell under the control of Lord Voldemort in order to oppose Death Eater professors Alecto and Amycus Carrow, who spread propaganda against Muggles and Muggle-borns and taught the Dark Arts. Dumbledore's Army played a vital role during the Second Wizarding War, and members of the organisation fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, and the Battle of Hogwarts.
- Harry Potter: "You don't know what it's like! You — neither of you — you've never had to face him, have you?... you two sit there acting like I'm a clever little boy to be standing here, alive, like Diggory was stupid, like he messed up — you just don't get it, that could just as easily have been me, it would have been if Voldemort hadn't needed me —"
- Ronald Weasley: "We weren't saying anything like that, mate. We weren't having a go at Diggory, we didn't — you've got the wrong end of the..."
- Hermione Granger: "Harry, don't you see? This... this is exactly why we need you... We need to know what it's really like... facing him... facing V-Voldemort."
- — Hermione and Ron propose the idea to Harry.[src]
Shortly after their fifth Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson during their fifth year, it soon became clear to Harry, Ron, and Hermione that practical defensive magic would not be taught in the class. Instead, a Ministry-approved course of theory, under the stewardship of Dolores Umbridge, would be taught. Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge was afraid that Albus Dumbledore would use these lessons to train an army of wizards and witches to oppose him and to try to take over the Ministry, since he refused to believe that Lord Voldemort had returned. They claimed that Cedric Diggory's death was a tragic accident, and refused to admit that Voldemort had killed him.[1]
Concerned that they needed defensive magical skills to combat Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, Hermione proposed the formation of a practical study group to be taught by Harry.[1] Since he had more experience than any of them with using actual defensive and offensive magic following his encounters with Lord Voldemort,[2][3][4] Hermione believed that he would be the perfect instructor. Harry was initially reluctant, but after two weeks of having to deal with Umbridge, and her appointment as the first Hogwarts High Inquisitor, finally agreed. Hermione arranged a meeting in the Hog's Head during the first Hogsmeade visit of the school year for anyone who wanted to learn, although Harry was sceptical that anyone would turn up. Since the Daily Prophet smear campaign against him, many of the students considered him to either be a liar or insane.[1]
In the Hog's Head, Harry was surprised to see a large amount of students from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw turn up, although he harboured the suspicion that a few, such as Zacharias Smith, only wanted to hear about the night Cedric Diggory was killed. After some initial scepticism, Harry's friends started to list his achievements — the rescue of the Philosopher's Stone, defeating the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets using Godric Gryffindor's Sword, driving off one hundred Dementors by producing the Patronus Charm, conquering the Triwizard Tournament, and duelling Voldemort himself.[1]
The need for secrecy would be vital — if Umbridge found out about them, they would surely be shut down and punished. Each student then signed, some rather reluctantly, a special piece of parchment to show their commitment. Unknown to any of them, Hermione bewitched the parchment to include a jinx. If any student should betray the D.A., then the word "SNEAK" would be written across their face in spots. The meeting broke up and sessions were to begin once a location had been found to train in.[1]
Unbeknown to any of the D.A., they were being watched. Mundungus Fletcher, disguised as a witch with a thick black veil, was keeping an eye on Harry for the Order of the Phoenix, while Willy Widdershins informed Umbridge of the meeting in a plea-bargain to avoid punishment for a series of regurgitating toilet incidents. Umbridge used the information to implement Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four, which banned all student organisations that were not approved of by the High Inquisitor.[1] Although not revealed at that time, Aberforth Dumbledore also relayed information about the D.A. to the Order, as they were meeting inside his pub.
Initially, Ron thought that a student at the meeting had betrayed them, until Hermione pointed out that if they had, she would have known about it due to the jinx she placed on the parchment that they all signed. Despite the ban, Harry assured all the members that the meetings would go ahead once an ideal location was found. They would just need to be careful. Soon, Harry was told about the Room of Requirement by the house-elf Dobby, who occasionally used it to store the drunken house-elf Winky in. After Dobby told him how to summon the Room to Harry, Hermione, and Ron, the D.A. convened for their first practice session.[1]
- Cho: "The Defence Association? The DA for short, so nobody knows what we're talking about?"
- Ginny: "Yeah, the DA's good. Only let's make it stand for Dumbledore's Army, because that's the Ministry's worst fear, isn't it?"
- — Cho Chang and Ginny Weasley.[src]
During the first session, Cho Chang created the name Defence Association, but Ginny Weasley gave the group a pseudonym — "Dumbledore's Army" to frighten the Ministry officials, since they were frightened that Dumbledore was creating an army to take over the Ministry. Harry started them off slowly, practicing the Disarming Charm. When Zacharias Smith scoffed at its simplicity and wondered about its effectiveness, Harry responded that it was the spell that saved him from Lord Voldemort in the Little Hangleton graveyard. Aware that arranging meetings and passing the word about them verbally was not a secure method of communication, Hermione bewitched several coins with a Protean Charm, one for each member of the D.A. When activated by Harry, the numbers on each coin would change to inform the bearer of the time and date of the next meeting. The class progressed at a fair rate, practicing the Impediment Jinx, the Reductor Curse, and the Stunning Spell before temporarily breaking up for the Christmas period.[1]
Lessons continued during the early months of 1996, and the mass breakout of imprisoned Death Eaters from Azkaban spurred them on to greater efforts, particularly Neville Longbottom, whose friends learned that three of the escapees had tortured Neville's parents into insanity at the end of the First Wizarding War. The class mastered the Shield Charm, and began to work on the Patronus Charm. The class also welcomed a new member, Seamus Finnigan. Despite being a Gryffindor in the same year as Harry, the two boys had argued when Harry insulted Seamus' mother for believing the Daily Prophet's version of events. However, with the publication of an interview in The Quibbler, many, including Seamus and his mother, came to see the holes in the Ministry's stories, and started to back Harry.[1]
Betrayal and discovery
Shortly before Easter, one D.A. member, Marietta Edgecombe, betrayed them to Umbridge. She was a reluctant member of the D.A., having been brought to the meetings by her friend, Cho Chang. Her mother worked in the Floo Network Office and was helping Umbridge to monitor the Floo Network at Hogwarts. Afraid that her mother's job was in jeopardy, she revealed the location of the D.A.'s meetings to Umbridge. Immediately, the jinx that Hermione had placed on the parchment that each member of the D.A. had signed activated, causing the word "SNEAK" to break out in boils across Marietta's face.[1]
Dobby learned of this turn of events, and rushed to the Room of Requirement to warn Harry and the D.A. Most members escaped, but some, including Harry, were caught by Umbridge and several Slytherin students, many of whom would go on to be members of the Inquisitorial Squad. A search of the room uncovered the parchment that each member of the D.A. had signed, entitled "Dumbledore's Army." Finally having "proof" that Dumbledore was building an army to challenge the Ministry, Umbridge immediately contacted Cornelius Fudge.[1]
During a confrontation with Fudge and Umbridge, Albus Dumbledore took full responsibility for the creation of Dumbledore's Army to shield Harry and the students from the Ministry's wrath. Kingsley Shacklebolt, an Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix, used a False Memory Charm on Marietta to make her version of events tally with Dumbledore's. His "confession" led to Fudge attempting to arrest him. Dumbledore escaped, but Umbridge was installed as the Headmistress of Hogwarts.[1]
Disruption of authority
- Umbridge: "You two are about to learn what happens to wrong-doers in my school."
- Fred: "You know what? I don't think we are. George, I think we've outgrown full-time education... Time to test our talents in the real world, d'you reckon?"
- George: "Definitely."
- — Fred and George Weasley prior to escaping Hogwarts[src]
Members of the DA, especially Fred and George Weasley, rebelled against the new authority at the school. On one occasion, the twins released enchanted fireworks through the school, which caused chaos, and which the professors neglected to assist Umbridge with. Fred and George took it easy during the Easter holidays, but then took their rebellion to a new level. They turned a corridor of the school into a swamp to create a diversion for Harry to access the fireplace in Umbridge's office in an attempt to contact Sirius Black, and were cornered by Umbridge and members of the Inquisitorial Squad. In a final act of defiance, the twins summoned their brooms, openly mocked Umbridge's authority, struck the Squad members with a variety of jinxes, and escaped the school behind to pursue a career in their joke shop. In the aftermath of Fred and George's departure, the student body took up their mantle, releasing dungbombs, using Skiving Snackboxes, and, in the case of Lee Jordan, releasing Nifflers into Umbridge's office. Even Peeves, who had never taken an order from any student, followed Fred and George's request to "give her hell from them."[1]
Despite this, the O.W.L. exams went ahead, and members of Dumbledore's Army impressed the examiners during the Defence Against the Dark Arts practical exam, especially Harry, who produced his corporeal Patronus for bonus marks.[1] He imagined Professor Umbridge being sacked, looked her straight in the eye and did his Patronus. Though she looked smug on the outside when Harry finished his O.W.L., she was furious that he indeed had passed his Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L.
Battle of the Department of Mysteries
- Neville Longbottom: "We were all in the DA together. It was all supposed to be about fighting You-Know-Who, wasn't it? And this is the first chance we've had to do something real - or was that all just words to you?"
- Harry Potter: "No - of course it wasn't -"
- Neville Longbottom: "Then we should come too. We want to help."
- — Neville Longbottom and Harry Potter before heading off to the Department of Mysteries[src]
After receiving a vision of Sirius Black being tortured by Lord Voldemort in the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry of Magic, Harry vowed to rescue him. However, Hermione pointed out that he needed proof that Sirius was indeed in danger, and convinced him to use the fireplace in Umbridge's office to contact 12 Grimmauld Place. Harry and Hermione were to break into the office while Ron distracted Umbridge. Ginny and Luna Lovegood were to stand guard outside Umbridge's office to ensure that no one caught them. However, during the attempt, Umbridge saw through their ruse and caught them all with the help of the Inquisitorial Squad. Neville attempted to help Ginny, and was captured along with them.[1]
Umbridge first attempted to interrogate Harry with the use of Veritaserum, but Professor Snape informed her that he had none left. She then threatened to use the Cruciatus Curse on Harry to make him talk, prompting Hermione to feign a breakdown. She pretended to cry and made up a story about the D.A. creating some kind of weapon for Dumbledore. Umbridge believed her, and Hermione and Harry lured Umbridge out into the Forbidden Forest, where she offended a herd of centaurs and was carried off. With some assistance from Grawp, Harry and Hermione made it back to the castle, where they were reunited with Ron, Ginny, Neville, and Luna, who had escaped the Inquisitorial Squad using a combination of Stunning Spells, Disarming Charms, and the Bat-Bogey Hex.
The six members of the D.A. then flew to London on Thestrals, only to discover that Lord Voldemort had planted the vision in Harry's mind to get him to remove his prophecy from the Department of Mysteries. During the subsequent battle, several of the D.A. members suffered injuries until the Order of the Phoenix arrived to rescue them. All the D.A .members survived the battle, and were treated by Madam Pomfrey in the hospital wing upon their return to Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny all lost their close friend and, in Harry's case, godfather, Sirius Black. This battle exposed Voldemort's return to the public, and signalled the beginning of open war.[1]
Practical gains
During the 1996–1997 school year, Dumbledore's Army did not reform since there was no need to learn practical magic secretly, despite the wishes of some members to continue with the meetings—especially Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom, who regularly checked the coins Hermione Granger had made. Severus Snape had taken over as the subject professor, and many of the former D.A. members benefited from their practical experience, finding lessons easier than expected.[5]
Battle of the Astronomy Tower
Towards the end of the school year, Harry had become convinced that Draco Malfoy was a Death Eater, and was planning something. However, he was due to accompany Dumbledore on a trip to recover one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes. He asked Hermione and Ron to watch Malfoy and the Room of Requirement, and to gather as many other members of the D.A. as they could. Only Ginny, Luna, and Neville (and possibly Ernie later on) answered their call, and they fought alongside the Order of the Phoenix during the Death Eater invasion of the school that ended with the murder of Albus Dumbledore by Severus Snape. Neville got badly injured during the battle, but survived. None of the other D.A. members were injured because Harry had given Ron, Hermione and Ginny the rest of his Felix Felicis, making all of the curses just miss the Order and D.A. members.[5]
- "Dumbledore's Army, still recruiting."
- —Graffiti found all over Hogwarts during Severus Snape's tenure as Headmaster[src]
On 1 August, 1997, the Ministry of Magic fell under the control of Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Attendance at Hogwarts became mandatory and Muggle-borns were rounded up and imprisoned in Azkaban after biased trials at the hands of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission. The school acquired a new headmaster, Severus Snape, and two new professors: Death Eaters Alecto and Amycus Carrow. While Harry, Ron, and Hermione went on the run to hunt down and destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes, Neville Longbottom revived Dumbledore's Army, alongside Luna Lovegood and Ginny Weasley
The D.A. rebelled against the new authority, which spread venomous propaganda about Muggles and Muggle-borns and taught students the Dark Arts. D.A. members snuck out at night and painted slogans on the walls, and generally defied the authority of the Headmaster and the Carrows. The members would regularly receive punishments in the form of beatings from the professors for their insolence; some were even punished by being used as practice for the Cruciatus Curse by other students, such as Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe.[6]
The D.A. also attempted to help Harry, Hermione, and Ron in any way they could, prepared to revolt against the professors when the trio returned. Ginny, Neville, and Luna attempted to steal Godric Gryffindor's Sword from Snape's office early in the year. Presumably, Ginny had learned that Dumbledore had left it to Harry in his will since it would be important to whatever Harry had to face, and resolved to do anything she could to help him. The three D.A. members were caught, however, and sentenced to detention in the Forbidden Forest with Rubeus Hagrid.[6]
Slowly, the movement died down, however, when Luna was taken by the Death Eaters after Christmas, 1997 to hold her father to ransom over his articles in The Quibbler, and Ginny never returned from the Easter holidays because her family had to go into hiding following the escape of Harry, Ron, and Hermione from Malfoy Manor. However, during this same escape, the trio, with the help of Dobby the House-elf, rescued Luna Lovegood, Garrick Ollivander and former member Dean Thomas and the organisation learned of this when Luna managed to send them a message about her rescue through her old D. A. coin. [6] Finally, when Michael Corner was tortured by Alecto and Amycus Carrow for trying to free a first year boy from imprisonment, Neville realised he could no longer ask the students to risk their lives for the D.A, and scaled back the D. A.'s actions against the administration. [6]
Several weeks before the Battle of Hogwarts, the Carrows came for Neville, since he had been identified as the ringleader. Originally, they had planned to hold his grandmother hostage to keep him in line, but when she escaped and went on the run herself, Neville became a target. Escaping from them, Neville came upon the Room of Requirement, and it turned itself into the ideal hiding place, including a tunnel linking it to the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade. Aberforth Dumbledore, owner of the Hog's Head, assisted Neville by sending food to him to allow him to survive. Eventually, more members of the DA started to turn up in the Room, hiding from the school authorities, and the Room accommodated them by growing larger and even adding a female bathroom when girls began showing up. Eventually, representatives from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw called the Room home.[6]
Battle of Hogwarts
- "I'll join you when hell freezes over! Dumbledore's Army!"
- —Neville Longbottom to Lord Voldemort[src]
When Harry, Ron, and Hermione returned to Hogwarts on the 1st of May to find one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes, Neville took this as a sign that they had returned to fight for the school and used the D.A. coins to summon members who had left Hogwarts or had already graduated. It had not been Harry's intention to engage in a battle, but Lord Voldemort was on his way with his army, and Harry needed time in the school to search for the Horcrux. As former students, supported by members of the Order of the Phoenix, began arriving to fight the Death Eaters, Harry was persuaded by Ron and Hermione that a battle could not be avoided. Harry himself led an impromptu coup against the Death Eaters and aided by Luna Lovegood and Professors McGonagall, Sprout, Flitwick and Slughorn, retook the school in a short amount of time. Harry and Luna defeated the Carrows and Professor McGonagall joined them and summoned the other teachers once she learned what Harry was there to do and together they drove Snape from the castle. Dumbledore's Army stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the Order of the Phoenix, the Hogwarts staff, and anyone of age who wished to fight against the forces of Lord Voldemort.[6]
During the battle, D.A. members fought on the front lines throughout the school. Some were wounded during the conflict, while others, such as Fred Weasley, Lavender Brown, and Colin Creevey, were tragically killed defending the school. The survivors then defeated many Death Eaters and watched their enemy Lord Voldemort die at the hands of Harry Potter.
Following the downfall of Lord Voldemort and the end of the Second Wizarding War, the members of the D.A. held onto their coins, preserving them as badges of honour.[7]
Also, everyone who participated in the Battle of Hogwarts, including the D.A. members, was given special permission by Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt to become an Auror without the usual difficult qualifications, if they chose to. Harry Potter took up this offer, as did Neville Longbottom, temporarily, as well as Ron Weasley before working at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes with his brother George. It is unknown what became of Dumbledore's Army as an organisation following the war.
Member list
- "We're his army. Dumbledore's Army... Everyone in this room's been fighting... Everyone in here's proven they're loyal to Dumbledore – loyal to you."
- —Neville Longbottom to Harry Potter just before the Battle of Hogwarts[src]
Name | House | Notes |
Harry Potter | Gryffindor | Founder/teacher/leader. Duelled Voldemort during the Return of the Dark Lord, fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, the Battle of the Seven Potters, the Luchino Caffe Duel, the Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic, the Attack at Godric's Hollow, the Ambush at the Lovegood House, the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor, the Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and the Battle of Hogwarts. Married fellow member Ginny Weasley. |
Hermione Granger | Co-founder/deputy leader. Came up with the original idea of the group. Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, the Battle of the Seven Potters, the Luchino Caffe Duel, the Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic, the Attack at Godric's Hollow, the Ambush at the Lovegood House, the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor, the Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and the Battle of Hogwarts. Married fellow member Ron Weasley. | |
Ron Weasley | Co-founder. Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, the Battle of the Seven Potters, the Luchino Caffe Duel, the Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic, the Ambush at the Lovegood House, the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor, the Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and the Battle of Hogwarts. Married fellow member Hermione Granger. | |
Alicia Spinnet | Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. | |
Angelina Johnson | ||
Cormac McLaggen | ||
Dean Thomas | ||
Colin Creevey | Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts; killed in action. | |
Dennis Creevey | Signed member, attended meetings. | |
Fred Weasley | Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of the Seven Potters and the Battle of Hogwarts; killed in action, possibly by Augustus Rookwood | |
George Weasley | Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of the Seven Potters where he was badly wounded, and the Battle of Hogwarts. Married fellow member Angelina Johnson. | |
Ginny Weasley | Signed member, attended meetings. Came up with the name "Dumbledore's Army" after Cho Chang suggested the abbreviation "the D.A" when naming the group. Acting leader in 1997-1998. Fought at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, and the Battle of Hogwarts. Married leader of Dumbledore's Army Harry Potter. | |
Katie Bell | Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. | |
Lee Jordan | ||
Lavender Brown | Signed member, attended meetings. Assumed to be responsible for it forming a bathroom with washing facilities at the Room of Requirement. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts: killed by Fenrir Greyback. | |
Neville Longbottom | Signed member, attended meetings. Acting leader in 1997-1998. Fought at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, and the Battle of Hogwarts. Married fellow member Hannah Abbott. | |
Nigel Wolpert | Signed member, attended meetings. The other members used spells on him for training. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. | |
Parvati Patil | Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. | |
Romilda Vane | Later signed member. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. | |
Seamus Finnigan | Never signed the list, attended last meeting only, after apologising to Harry. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. Deputy to Neville, Ginny and Luna during the Battle of Hogwarts. | |
Anthony Goldstein | Ravenclaw | Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. |
Cho Chang | Signed member, attended meetings. Suggested the abbreviation "the D.A" when naming the group. Ginny Weasley then suggested it stand for "Dumbledore's Army". Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. | |
Luna Lovegood | Signed member, attended meetings. Acting leader in 1997. Fought at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, and the Battle of Hogwarts. | |
Marietta Edgecombe | Signed member, attended meetings. Betrayed the D.A. to Dolores Umbridge.[8] | |
Michael Corner | Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. | |
Padma Patil | ||
Terry Boot | ||
Ernie Macmillan | Hufflepuff | Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. |
Hannah Abbott | ||
Justin Finch-Fletchley | Signed member, attended meetings. | |
Leanne | Later signed member, recruited by Katie Bell. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts. | |
Susan Bones | Signed member, attended meetings. Fought at the Battle of Hogwarts | |
Zacharias Smith | Signed member, attended meetings. Deserted before the Battle of Hogwarts | |
Luca Caruso | Unspecified | Signed member. |
Alice Tolipan | Signed member. |
Member profiles
Behind the scenes
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, it was Cho Chang who "betrayed" the D.A. to Dolores Umbridge rather than her friend Marietta Edgecombe. In the film, Harry refused to talk to her after that incident, leading to their breakup. However, it was later revealed by Severus Snape that she was unwillingly forced to reveal their activities under the influence of Veritaserum, although Harry and Cho still did not reconcile their relationship but they at least remain as friends.
- Also in the film adaptation, it is Neville who discovers the Room of Requirement, not Dobby.
- Nigel Wolpert, a character created solely for the film, was a member of the D.A. He appeared to take the place of Colin Creevey. Additionally, Bem is present at the D.A. meetings.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Dolores Umbridge breaks into the Room of Requirement using the Bombarda Maxima spell. In the book, Harry is warned in advance of this by Dobby and the Inquisitorial Squad rounds up D.A. members as they flee. Draco Malfoy captured Harry with a Trip Jinx and brought him to Umbridge's office.
- In the film, all of Dumbledore's Army is given detention and wrote "I must not break rules" with Umbridge's Blood quill that carved the words into the back of their hands.
- In the film, the injuries the D.A. suffered while trying to escape from the Department of Mysteries were portrayed merely as cuts and bruises, while in the book most of the D.A. were seriously injured or rendered unconscious.
- Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, and Luna Lovegood re-forming Dumbledore's Army is not mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
- DA is also short for direct action, a kind of a military operation: "Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets."
- The members of the Dumbledore's Army appear to have an increase in late 1997-1998, when Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood attempted to revive the group. Leanne is one example of a new member.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Leanne, Romilda Vane and Cormac McLaggen join the DA unlike not appearing in the book.
Language | Abbreviation (D.A.) | Translation (Dumbledore's Army) | Notes |
Finnish | AK | Albuksen Kaarti = Albus' Guard | Asiallinen Kerho = Appropiate Club |
Swedish | DA | Dumbledores Armé = Dumbledore's Army | |
Danish | DA | Dumbledore's Armé = Dumbledore's Army | Direkte Aktion = Direct Action (Cho's idea) |
Dutch | SVP | Strijders van Perkamentus = Fighters of Dumbledore | Stichting Verweer en Protectie = Foundation Defence and Protection |
Greek | Σ.Ν. (Σίγμα-Νι) = Sigma Ni | Στρατός του Νταμπλντορ = Dumbledore's army | Σύνδεσμος Νικηφώρων = Winner's Club |
Serbian | DA | Dambldorova armija = Dumbledore's army | Da on Serbian means Yes |
Hebrew | צ.ד (DA) | צבא דמבלדור = Dumbledore's Army | |
Hungarian | DS | Dumbledore Serege = Dumbledore's Army | |
Indonesian | LD | Laskar Dumbledore = Dumbledore's Army | Latihan Duel = Duel Training |
Italian | ES | Esercitazioni segrete = Secret Training Esercito di Silente = Dumbledore's Army | |
Norwegian | HL | Humlesnurr-legionen = The Dumbledore Legion | |
Romanian | AD | Armata lui Dumbledore = Dumbledore's Army | |
Slovenian | DA | Dumbledorjeva Armada = Dumbledore's Army | |
Spanish | ED | Ejército de Dumbledore = Dumbledore's Army | |
Ukrainian | ДА | Дамболдорова Армія | Also may be translated as Армія Дамблдора |
Russian | ОД | Отряд Дамблдора = Dumbledores troop | Also may be translated as Армия Дамблдора or Дамблдорова Армия |
Icelandic | V.D. | Varnarlið Dumbledores = Dumbledore's Defence Team | Also known as "VerndaræfingaDeildin" |
Portuguese (Europe) | ED | Exército de Dumbledore = Dumbledore's Army (literal) | |
Portuguese (Brazil) | AD | Armada de Dumbledore = Dumbledore's Army | "Armada" was, prior to the introduction of the term "Exército", used to refer to a country's armed forces. Now, it used mostly to refer to the navy. |
German | DA | Dumbledores Armee = Dumbledore's Army | |
Croatian | DA | Dumbledoreova Armija = Dumbledore's Army | |
Polish | GD | Gwardia Dumbledore'a = Dumbledore's Guards | |
Czech | BA |
Branná aliance = Defence Alliance (Cho's idea) Brumbálova armáda = Dumbledore's Army | |
French | A.D. | L'armée de Dumbledore = Dumbledore's army | |
Català | E.D. | L'Exèrcit d'en Dumbledore = Dumbledore's army |
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter for Kinect
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ Bloomsbury Webchat with J.K. Rowling, 30th July 2007
- ↑ In the film adaptation, Cho Chang unwillingly betrays the D.A.


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Hi all,
Does anyone know if Gwendal Peizerat speaks Breton?
Hi all,
Does anyone know if Gwendal Peizerat speaks Breton?
Gwendal was born in Brun, France, a town outside Lyon, in the southeast area of France, not far from the Swiss border.
Bretagne is in the northwest part of France, across the English Channel from Cornwall and Dartmoor, England.
Highly unlikely that he speaks Breton.
Thanks, his first name, which is Celtic, made me wonder if he had some link to Brittany.
People do move though. That means that his family could have been born in Bretagne. Roots are a tough thing to ferret out.
Do people in Brittany still speak this language?
Apparently the people of the West coast of France can converse with the people of Wales in a Celtic dialect.
Yes they do, but it becoming less common. I think that if a child has only one Breton-speaking parent, they tend to speak French at home rather than Breton. You hardly ever hear Breton in Rennes, the administrative capital of Brittany. It's quite common in the more distant smaller towns such as Quimper. Also signposts, museum information and maps are usually written in both French and Breton everywhere in Brittany, though I think only about 1 in 5 people can speak it. I think it's pretty unlikely that Gwendal can speak it, since the population of France is 60 million but the number of Breton speakers is less than half a million. In other words, more French people speak German as their first language than Breton. France's main naval base as well as air force and army bases in the area have brought lots of non-Breton speakers to Brittany and the language has been diluted. Not forgetting the large number of British people who have bought holiday homes there, who rarely speak anything other than English.
Breton does indeed sound a lot like Welsh to me, though I don't understand either language. However, I have heard that Welsh and Breton speakers cannot understand a word from each other. They diverged too long ago. In Wales, Welsh is very prevelant everywhere and about 50% of the population are first language speakers (and the other 50% have had compulsory Welsh tuition in school). This isn't what I observe in Brittany, where the Celtic language is dying. I believe there is some attempt to re-introduce the language into schools and save it.
NB my sister lives in Brittany, which is how I know. She is a teacher and she thinks less than 5% of her students are Breton speakers.
edited to add. This is my first post because I usually don't think I can comment on much. Sorry if it's too long.
Thanks so much for the info, and welcome to the forum.
Our motto around here is "post often, post long!"
Great Linguistics lesson, anyway. Thanks
Thank you snow-shoe very informative post. Welcome to the forum.
Really 50%? Isn't that quite a high guestimate? Welsh is only visible in non-Welsh speaking areas because it's the law to have every sign in both languages. I think you're giving the impression that Welsh is spoken as much as English in Wales, and I don't think it is really.
Funnily enough I heard Manx spoken on TV last week, that's the Gaelic language of the Isle of Man, which is between Liverpool and Ireland. That sounded very unusual, and the speaker said only about 1,500 people in total can speak it.
Cornwall was mentioned earlier, and it's interesting that all attempts to make the Cornish language more prominent don't seem too successful. I've never heard it spoken, I wonder if that sounds like Breton?
Manx and Cornish are both dead languages so there are no first language speakers. You can go to Manx speaking primary school on the IOM though. It has had a bit of a revival. IOM only has a tiny population anyway so it's never been a common language. I've been there 4 times (childhood holidays) and never heard it spoken. It's a nice place IOM. Trapped in the 19th century and a bit wild but still nice. A tax haven with several casinos. You have also certainly seen IOM in film as film making is major industry there. It is Ireland, Scotland, Yorkshire, Cornwall and many other places. "Waking Ned" and "I capture the Castle" were filmed there entirely and Johnny Depp can be seen there in "The Libertine" apparently (but I haven't seen this one).
I've only been to north Wales where nearly everyone is a 1st language Welsh speaker. I've heard no-one speaks Welsh in Cardiff. I've just googled this and it seems that 50-60% of the population of Wales claim to speak Welsh but only about 20% are fluent first language speakers. So that's about half a million I'd estimate. Plus there are some Welsh-speaking outposts in Argentina.
It wouldn't surprise me if 50% of the welsh population speak welsh as a first language - having been to college in Chester (not very far from north wales) i was given the impression by a large contingent of students from Aberystwyth uni that most of the welsh students that go to Welsh universities actually take their subjects in welsh. Add to this the fact that welsh students remaining ni wales for university get a hefty chunk of their tuition fees paid for by the assembly i would have thought it is about right. My trips into Nroth wales have usually shown most of the small towns and villages to be predominantly welsh speaking as a first language and i'm told that the trend is greater in teh south of wales.


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Winner of the rare Gold Medal from AAS!
Even if it hadn't won top honors, Fresh Look Red was already tops in my book, just for how it's performed in our trial gardens this year. Not only did it outlast every other Celosia (by weeks, not days!), but the individual blooms are much more eye-catching than others. The color is vivid, and the flowerstems reach up to 10 inches high on neat little plants just 12 to 16 inches tall and wide! Best of all from my point of view, Fresh Look Red never needs deadheading! New blooms and leaves spring up all around the old ones, keeping this plant looking as fresh in its third month of bloom as it did in its third week!
The flowers are awe-inspiring, but the vigor and adaptability of this Celosia really make it a sure bet in just about any garden. It needs full sun and appreciates good garden soil, but once it gets going, Fresh Look Red isn't about to be slowed down by heat, drought, or pests. It takes off with strong lateral branches that keep the blooms coming all summer long, and needs very little attention from you.
Fresh Look Red has an AAS Award-winning sister, Yellow, and the two make a fine combo in the sunny annual bed or large containers. I think they also look terrific with ornamental Peppers, Floss Flowers, and Rose Mosses, among others. With giant spires of brilliant red, you really can't go wrong!
Start this seed indoors in late winter, about 8 to 10 weeks before last anticipated frost. The seed germinates in about 10 days and will begin blooming about 70 to 100 days after sowing. Pkt is 100 seeds.
Genus | Celosia |
Species | plumosa |
Variety | Fresh Look Red |
Item Form | (P) Pkt of 100 seeds |
BloomStartToEnd | Early Summer - Early Winter |
Habit | Upright |
SeedsPerPack | 100 |
PlantHeight | 12 in - 16 in |
PlantWidth | 12 in - 16 in |
BloomSize | 10 in |
Additional Characteristics | Direct Sow, Flower, Long Bloomers |
Bloom Color | Red |
Foliage Color | Dark Green |
Light Requirements | Full Sun |
Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
Resistance | Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant |
Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
Uses | Cut Flowers, Ornamental, Outdoor |
Celosia Germination Information
How to Sow Celosia:
- When danger of frost is past, sow outdoors where plants are to grow
- Indoors, sow 4 weeks prior to planting outside
- Cover the seeds with 4 times their thickness in soil
- Maintain 70-75° F within the medium during germination
- Germination takes 10-15 days
- Blooms arrive 12-14 weeks after starting seeds. Sowing too early can hurt flower performance
- When sowing seed outdoors, we recommend a maximum planting depth of 4X the width of the seed
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Spacing: In spring, after danger of frost is past, space 6-18 inches apart in full sun in a well-drained, sandy soil rich in organic matter
Temperature: It prefers warm climates with nights above 60° F
Soil: Keep soil evenly moist and feed plants moderately
Additional Care: Celosia transplants easily, requires no staking and tolerates heat and drought. Mulch in summer to keep the roots cool and retain moisture
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This trouble-free annual, with colorful blooms for cutting or drying, is used as an edging, in borders or beds, in containers or for greenhouse growth. Plants, growing 6- 36 inches tall and 8-12 inches wide, range from stately and stiffly branched to dwarf and compact. Tiny blooms of red, orange, yellow, pink, or purple are held in combs or spikes, 11/2- 21/4 inches wide. Soft, lush green foliage is oval- to lance-shape and can have a bronze appearance
Cristata group: The inforescence is terminal, flattened, and crested, resembling the comb of a rooster
Plumosa group: The blooms are erect, tapering and feather-like
Spicata group: Slender heads of blooms
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Pronunciation: sel-o-se-ä âr-jen'-te-ä
Lifecycle: Annual
Origination: Amaranthaceae; native to the Tropics of Asia, Africa, and the Americas
Common Name:Cockscomb
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Park Seed offers some of the highest-quality vegetable and flower seeds available in the industry, and there are a number of reasons for this.First of all, we have humidity- and temperature-controlled storage, and we never treat any of our seeds with chemicals or pesticides. Nor do we ever sell GMO's (genetically modified seeds), so you always know the products you're buying from us are natural as well as safe for you and the environment.
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To make sure we are providing the best seed product possible and that our customers will get the highest number of seedlings from every packet, we conduct our own germination testing and have quality-control measures in every stage of our seed-handling operation. We hold ourselves to standards that are at or above federal and state standards, including testing specific crops more frequently than recommended by federal guidelines. And in order to maintain our organic certification, we welcome Clemson University to inspect us annually to make sure our organic seeds, which are stored and processed separately, are being handled properly.
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Park Seed has been handling and packing vegetable and flower seeds for 145 years, a history that has given us a great understanding of how each variety should be cared for and maintained throughout every step of theprocess, from collection to shipping.
When packing our seeds, the majority are actually done by hand (with extreme care!), and we often over-pack them, so you're receiving more than the stated quantity.
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And many of our seeds are packed in our exclusive Fresh-Pak gold foil packets, which are lined to keep moisture out, so the seeds stay fresher for longer. We carefully pack very tiny or fragile seeds in crush-proof vials to ensure safe delivery to your home. Some of the small seeds are also offered as "pellets" (have a clay coating) to make sowing and growing easier. When it comes to the kinds of seeds we offer, we are constantly seeking something new and provide many unique and hard-to-find varieties from all around the world. Our on-staff horticulturists are ready and available to share their expertise to help you with the success of these seeds, so you can grow a beautiful and productive garden!Does Park sell GMO's or treated seeds?
It is important for our customers to know that Park Seed does not sell GMO or treated seed. We do buy a small amount of traditional hybrid seed from Seminis, a division of Monsanto Co., but that is all we purchase from them.
What are the differences between organic, heirloom, and hybrid seed?
Basically, organic seeds are seeds that are produced without the use and exposure to artificial/chemical fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and other chemicals. They have to be grown, harvested, stored, and handled under very strict organic rules and procedures. All of our organic seeds are USDA 100% certified organic through Clemson University and the certificate has to be renewed yearly.Heirloom Seeds are open-pollinated -- they are not hybrids. You can gather and save heirloom seed from year to year and they will grow true to type every year, so they can be passed down through generations. To be considered an heirloom, a variety would have to be at least from the 1940's and 3 generations old (many varieties are much older -- some 100 years or more!).
Hybrid seed are the product of cross-pollination between 2 different parent plants, resulting in a new plant/seed that is different from the parents. Unlike Heirloom seed, hybrid seed need to be re-purchased new every year (and not saved). They usually will not grow true to type if you save them, but will revert to one of the parents they were crossed with and most likely look/taste different in some way.
What are pelleted seeds? Why do you use them? How do I handle/sow them?
Extremely small seed such as Petunias and Pentas are shipped as pelleted seed to make them easier to handle and sow. Pelleted seed are coated, usually with clay, to make them larger in size. After sowing, the coating will dissolve when wet and the seed will germinate. Pelleted seeds are shipped in vials placed inside seed packets, which protects them from being crushed. When sowing, be certain to use thoroughly moistened soil, to be sure that the clay coating absorbs enough moisture to dissolve. For sowing pelleted Petunia seeds, place the seeds directly on the soil surface and do not cover with soil, as light aids in the germination.
What is ideal temperature to germinate most seeds?
The ideal temperature to germinate most seeds is approximately 70 degrees F; give or take 1-2 degrees either way. This would be a good germination temperature for most flower and vegetable seeds and would be the most practical and feasible temperatures achieved for gardeners starting seeds in the home. You will notice for some seeds that it is recommended to use alternating day (warmer), night (cooler), temperatures, which is fine if one can provide such conditions. But most people are unable to provide those temperatures in a home setting, so just use the overall 70 degree F recommendation and the seeds should germinate well.
How long should grow lights be kept on per day and how close to the plants should the light be kept?
For germination and seedling/plant growth, you want to simulate the natural day-night cycles, and as a general rule, grow lights should be on 8-12 hours per day and off at night. You can vary this timing, as some seeds such as tomato, pepper, petunia, impatiens, and others, benefit from 14-17 hours of light per day (and the remainder of the 24 hour period in darkness). The most common grow lights used are fluorescent; using cool white, warm white, and wide-spectrum fluorescent tubes. These lights work well for germination and for growing plants up to a transplantable size. Fluorescent lights should be kept close though, 3-6 inches above the soil or the growing plants, adjusting the height as the plants grow.
How long will seeds keep in storage?
Park Seed stores seed in a special temperature- and humidity-controlled storage facility, which keeps seeds in excellent condition. Our seeds should be good for at least 1-2 years on average. Seed viability and storage time will vary depending on the seed item; some will keep a shorter time and some will keep longer. Seeds should be stored in a cool, dark, dry place. A basement will do (if not too humid), or a cool, dark room or closet. We recommend the best way to extend seed storage life is to store them in something air tight, such as a plastic zipper storage bag or canning jar, and place it in the refrigerator. This will extend the life of seeds for many years.
What is the best way to store seeds over a longer time period?
We recommend the best way to extend seed storage life is to store seeds in something air tight, such as a plastic zipper storage bag or canning jar, and place it in the refrigerator. This will extend the life of seeds for many years.
What depth should I sow various seeds?
When sowing seed outdoors, we recommend a maximum planting depth of 4X the width of the seed. When sowing seed indoors, the planting depth can be less, depending on the seed being sown, so it is always best to check specific directions. Here are some general guidelines concerning planting depth in relation to seed size: Tiny, dust-like seeds need to be sown on the surface of the growing medium or soil, uncovered, as they need light to germinate. The planting depth for small seed can be anywhere from barely covering, to 1/8-inch deep, to possibly 1/4-inch deep, depending on the recommendation. Medium seed should be planted at 1/4- to 1/2-inch deep, depending on the recommendation. Larger seeds can be planted 1-inch or deeper, depending on the recommendation.


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James Beard Award winners announced
The chef of a restaurant owned in part by a Shorewood native won a James Beard Award Monday night for best chef Northeast, while Justin Carlisle, chef-owner of Ardent in Milwaukee, lost out to a St. Louis chef for best chef Midwest.
Rachel Miller Munzer is part owner of Hungry Mother in Cambridge, Mass., where Barry Maiden is chef. Beating out Carlisle for best chef Midwest was Gerard Craft of Niche and other restaurants in St. Louis. The Midwest region includes Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. »Read Full Blog Post
New DVD releases: 'Selma,' 'Mr. Turner,' 'Black or White'
SELMA (Paramount) Drama about Martin Luther King Jr. and the historic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., to push for equal voting rights. Directed by Ava DuVernay, with David Oyelowo as King, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Tim Roth as Alabama Gov. George Wallace and Oprah Winfrey (who also co-produced) as voting rights activist Annie Lee Cooper. Oscar winner for best original song for "Glory." (PG-13; mature themes, violence, brief language) »Read Full Article
Lebowski Fest coming back to Milwaukee, with Here Come the Mummies
Good news for dudes, nihilists, little urban achievers and any other fans of the Coen Brothers' 1998 cult classic "The Big Lebowski." After skipping over Milwaukee last year, Lebowski Fest is returning to the city on Aug. 21 and 22.
From 5 to 11:30 p.m. Aug. 21 there's the Lebowski Fest Movie Party in Cathedral Square Park, featuring a screening of the movie, white Russians (the favorite beverage of His Dudeness...or Duder...or El Duderino), and live music by undead funk band Here Come the Mummies. (Check out our video of the mummies enjoying rides at the Wisconsin State Fair, below.) »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: The Waterboys at Turner Hall Ballroom and Alejandro Escovedo at Shank Hall
There's a common theme connecting the two top live music shows in Milwaukee tonight: second chances.
At Turner Hall Ballroom (1040 N. 4th St.), there's the Waterboys, which is touring behind last month's "Modern Blues," its first all-originals album in eight years. The band for this run includes bassist David Hood, who is on his first tour since playing with Traffic way back in 1972. »Read Full Blog Post


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The part of a clipper/swan or similar cigarette lighter which holds the flintwheel. This can be removed and is used for packing down/inserting a roach into the end of a joint.
"You got a podgerer mate? I can't get this bastard roach into my spliff"
by Dan 'The Hitman' Humperdink
April 01, 2007