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Q. Who is Mr. Smarty Plants?
A: There are those who suspect Wildflower Center volunteers are the culpable and capable culprits. Yet, others think staff members play some, albeit small, role. You can torture us with your plant questions, but we will never reveal the Green Guru's secret identity.
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Monday - September 30, 2013
From: Houston, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Seed and Plant Sources, Meadow Gardens, Planting, Seeds and Seeding, Grasses or Grass-like
Title: Grasses for a prairie in southeast Texas
Answered by: Guy Thompson
QUESTION:We have a small place (about 100 acres) in Colorado County, Texas, on the Colorado River north of the town of Weimar. We are gradually clearing (bulldozing) the woods of cedars. One particular spot is fairly steep, 4-5 acres. We need to plant, sow grass seeds. What would you recommend? It is now fairly exposed to the sun, the soil seems ok, is irregular in type, somewhat loamy (though I am no expert). I notice the highway department seems to use some kind of mat that must be embedded with seeds. I mention that only because it seems such material might help to prevent erosion while the plants begin to take root. We are trying to be as environmentally correct as possible, within financial limits. We have no irrigation system, just mother nature. Any thoughts? Thank you very much.
Mr. Smarty Plants has answered a number of questions similar to yours from various parts of Texas. I have excerpted one of these that is appropriate for your needs.
First, there are several prairie restoration organizations with a wealth of information to help you in your very worthwhile project. You might start by looking at the information from the Native Prairies Association of Texas. In particular, see Planting a Tallgrass Prairie: What to Plant.
Here are some of the grasses that would be appropriate for your area. Schizachyrium scoparium (Little bluestem), Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass), Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem), Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) and Andropogon glomeratus (Bushy bluestem)
Native American Seed in Junction TX has a Prairie Starter Mix with most of the grasses named above as well as a few more. But for your area I recommend a mix of grasses and wildflowers such as Native American Seed's Coastal Prairie Mix. If you prefer to assemble your own mix, most of the seeds are available as individual species at Native American Seed or probably at some of your local plant nurseries.
It is important to prepare the ground to remove the most noxious weeds and make certain that your seeds contact mineral soil, as described in some of the above-referenced instructions. If erosion seems likely, you might consider laying down either straw- or wood fiber mats, available at Native American Seeds, after sowing the seeds.
You might also find several of our "How to Articles" useful, especially Recreating a Prairie. You might also like to visit Clymer's Meadow Preserve, the largest tract of tallgrass prairie in Texas located in Hunt County.
There is more information about prairie restoration at Prairie Parcel Restoration from Teacher Research Associates (TRAC) Program at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia Illinois and at Prairie Restoration from Prairie Plains Resource Institute in Nebraska.
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Hundreds turn up for Hull KR send off
Hundreds have turned up to wish Hull KR well as they head off to the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley.
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Cockayne pens Hull KR contract extension
Long-serving Hull Kingston Rovers winger or full back Ben Cockayne has signed a new contract extension that could take him through to his tenth season with the club.
The former England Knights international was out of contract at the end of the current campaign and has put pen to paper on a new one-year deal with a further one-year option that could keep him at the KC Lightstream Stadium until the end of 2017.
Cockayne has made 180 appearances and scored 68 tries in his two spells with the Robins and having re-joined Rovers last season after playing for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, he said he's happy to commit his future to a club that means so much.
From my point of view, I just wanted to keep playing for a club that has been a big part of my life for all kind of reasons. I'm very appreciative for all they've done for me and it's a privilege to be able to contribute for hopefully another couple of years.
- ITV Report
Hull KR players revisit 80's classic ahead of Cup Final
Hull Kingston Rovers have teamed up with 80's pop group, Erasure, to record a charity version of their song "A Little Respect".Read the full story ›
Robins release charity version of 80s hit to mark Wembley final appearance
Hull Kingston Rovers have teamed up with 80's chart stars Erasure to record a special edition version of their song "A Little Respect" to mark the club's appearance in this month's Challenge Cup final, with all proceeds going to charity.
The song, which features vocals from the club's first team squad as well as the original backing track from the band, is available to download now for just 99p from iTunes (other stores to follow soon), with proceeds split between Freddie's Friends, Downright Special and the Terrence Higgins Trust.
Organised jointly by Hull KR, Erasure, their management, BMG Records and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the charity single is expected to prove popular with Robins supporters celebrating a first Challenge Cup Final appearance in almost 30 years after they adopted the song as the club's second anthem in recent weeks.
Social media footage of Rovers fans singing along to the tune after the recent semi-final victory over Warrington first attracted Erasure lead singer Andy Bell's attention to the club and that connection is set to strengthen on the road to Wembley after the players recorded a charity version at local studio Fruit Trade Music.
"When I saw the video of the Hull KR fans singing the song together and the club contacted me to ask if they could re-release it for charity, it was an easy decision.
"It's fantastic to see what the song means to those fans and I couldn't believe how many of them were singing along who wouldn't have even been born when the song was originally released.
"The proceeds are going to three fantastic causes so I hope people get behind it and download the track. I'll be keeping a close eye on the Cup Final result on August 29th and wish everyone at the club the best of luck."
The special-edition version of "A Little Respect" will now become the club's official song for the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Final against Leeds Rhinos at Wembley on Saturday, 29th August, with representatives of the charities joining the players and coaching staff in the studio this week to record the song and the track's official music video.
"We've seen over the past couple of weeks how our supporters have really taken this song to their hearts, especially during the celebrations after our semi-final victory.
"When Andy Bell uploaded his own tribute video to the club after the game, everything went one step further and the song has gone on to encapsulate a very special moment for the club on this season's run to Wembley.
"Red, Red Robin will always be the traditional anthem associated with Hull Kingston Rovers and that will never change but we also wanted to celebrate a special connection between Erasure's song and our club this season.
"Recording a special edition of the track before the Challenge Cup Final with all the proceeds going to charity seemed like the perfect option.
"It's taken a lot of hard work to get the necessary permission for this project and our thanks go out to Erasure's management team, BMG Records and Sony/ATV Music Publishing for their support, as well as our players and the people at Fruit Trade Music for getting involved.
"It's now down to our supporters and music fans to play their part in helping to raise money for three very worthy causes by downloading the track. Given the excitement around the club for the Challenge Cup Final and their love for this song, I'm sure the charity single will prove very popular."
Proceeds from the new edition of "A Little Respect" will be split between the Terrence Higgins Trust, a charity nominated by Andy Bell which supports people with HIV, and Hull KR's joint Charities of the Year for 2015 Downright Special and Freddie's Friends.
The club's charity edition of "A Little Respect" is available to download now for just 99p from iTunes. It will also be available on Google Play shortly.
Rovers will also be producing 100 limited-edition vinyl copies and these will be available to order online in the near future atwww.hullkr.co.uk/shop priced at £15.
All vinyl copies will be available to collect after the Challenge Cup final and £5 from each copy sold will be donated to the charities.
- ITV Report
Hull KR boss believes in Wembley dream
Hull KR coach Chris Chester admits he will have an eye on the prospect of a Wembley appearance as the Super League season draws to a closeRead the full story ›
Larroyer given one-match ban
Hull Kingston Rovers' second-rower Kevin Larroyer has been given a one-match ban after admitting a shoulder charge during his side's defeat in the Hull derby.
The French international submitted an early-guilty plea after being charged by the Rugby Football League's match review panel with a grade B offence.
It means that Larroyer will miss Rovers' Super League game at St Helens on Friday but will be free to play in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup semi-final against Warrington at Headingley on Saturday week.
Hull KR coach Chris Chester is set to give new signing Dane Chisholm his debut at stand-off against Saints and switch Maurice Blair to Larroyer's second-row spot.
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Robinson swaps Hull KR for Halifax
Hull KR have released hooker or half back Connor Robinson to allow him to join Championship club Halifax with immediate effect.
The 20-year-old came through the Robins' academy ranks and made his Super League debut against London Broncos last season but has found first-team opportunities limited and, after recently playing for Halifax on dual-registration, has signed a one-year deal with them.
KR head coach James Chester said: "I've got no doubt that Connor has the potential to be a Super League player but he needs regular game time in order to develop and unfortunately we aren't in a position to be able to guarantee him that."
Hull KR sign Chisholm on loan
Hull Kingston Rovers have signed former French international half back Dane Chisholm from Canterbury Bulldogs on loan until the end of the season.
The 25-year-old, who has also had spells Melbourne Storm, Wests Tigers and Manly Sea Eagles during his career, has become the latest player to join the Robins and will link-up with the club later this week.
With club captain Terry Campese sidelined for the rest of the campaign, Chisholm will provide cover for half backs Albert Kelly and Maurice Blair as well as adding further competition for places across the back division.
Chisholm, who has scored three tries in four international appearances for France after qualifying through his mother and grandparents, will be handed squad number 35.
Hull KR Head Coach Chris Chester is delighted with the signing:
Dane has been really impressive for Canterbury's reserve grade side this year and he's an exciting player to watch. As well has having plenty of experience at playing in the halves, he's got blistering pace and he's a great finisher too, so he gives us plenty of options.
Hull clubs in controversial move to merge academies
Hull FC and Hull KR are to risk the wrath of their fans by casting aside their fierce rivalry to merge their youth development systems.
In a controversial move, the Super League clubs are to combine their academies from 2016 at a new set-up based at Bishop Burton College, the home of Hull City's academy.
The clubs have yet to come up with a name for the under-16 and under-19s teams but have agreed they will play in the neutral colours of yellow and blue while progress to the first teams will be determined by a draft system.
The move has been welcomed by the Rugby Football League.
It is in no way, shape or form a pre-cursor to a full merger between the clubs. We have always been outspoken about the pride, passion, history and rivalry that exists between the two sides and that will never change.
We often shout about Hull as a hotbed of rugby league talent, a founding home for the sport, but the harsh reality is that the talent pool is smaller than it once was. The base cost of running successful academies of this nature is growing and the opportunity to spend quality and focused development time with our young athletes faces numerous challenges.


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Free Wi-Fi Begins At Magic Kingdom
Published: Friday, August 3, 2012 at 11:56 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 3, 2012 at 11:56 p.m.
Guests at Disney's Magic Kingdom now can enjoy free Wi-Fi.
The Orlando Sentinel reported Friday that Disney quietly implemented the free service on Wednesday.
Guests have free access to Wi-Fi once they agree to Disney's terms of service. Disney plans to start providing free Wi-Fi at its other Orlando parks next year.
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We are all social creatures always looking for fantasy in real life to trigger our thought process and seek inspiration from them. On a daily basis we come across a lot of strangers but we seek inspiration from only a few of them, and what sets them apart is the stories that they have to tell. Even as a child, we grow up listening to stories of how a hero comes to the rescue of his people and his family, we find solace in such stories. Studies have also found that such inspirational stories have a positive effect on our brains and helps us become more (27 comments)


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sunilck Apr 22, 2012 4:04 PM
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I have the same issue and no matter how i chance the billing address, redid the International Region, i entered a credit card and all the information just like on the Credit card bill and still it does not take me further after creating the card. I have also re-logged my phone using the apple ID after signing out and restarting the iphone after powering off fully and re-synchronizing with the app store. I have also deleted the cards app and re-downloaded the app to see if that was the issue.
It give me the same error.
" Login Failed: There was an error signing in. Please try again."
I am using an iphone 4S and the same credit card and contact info and my user name has worked in the past where i have sent cards a couple of months ago. So i am not sure what is causing the issue now.
If anyone knows please let me know.
Biuccia. May 12, 2012 1:08 AM
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SAME problem.
In another topic someone says that you must use an ID with firstname.lastname@example.com
Don't know why only this app requests this kind of mail.
btw, i tried to change my primary ID email from @gmail.com to @me.com , but the transition from gmail to me.com doesn't work
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- A tribute to New York City, Syracuse star Pearl Washington Updated: Apr-21-16 8:08 am
NEW YORK - There wasn't much space left to stand in the park when we got there. We were lucky to be standing behind a group of kids we had by five, six inches each. Everyone was there for the same reason: to see Pearl. No last name needed. Pearl was coming to play in a summer league game, and that meant a big crowd and few seats - only hot cement.
- Former Syracuse star Pearl Washington dies at 52 Updated: Apr-21-16 2:22 am
SYRACUSE, New York - There was a gleam that shone through the sorrowful tears in Jim Boeheim's eyes as he recalled the first time he saw Pearl Washington play.
- Signature moments of the career of the late Pearl Washington Updated: Apr-20-16 3:10 pm
Former Syracuse star Pearl Washington, who died Wednesday in New York from complications of a brain tumor, was a playground star in his native Brooklyn.
- Syracuse frosh Malachi Richardson to enter name in NBA draft Updated: Apr-18-16 4:03 pm
SYRACUSE, New York - Freshman guard Malachi Richardson of the Syracuse Orange is entering his name into the NBA draft but will not sign with an agent.
- Starter in 2014-15, Orange's Kaleb Joseph heads to Creighton Updated: Apr-18-16 12:22 pm
OMAHA, Nebraska - Syracuse's Kaleb Joseph is transferring to Creighton, where he will sit out next season and then have two years of eligibility.
- Syracuse guard Kaleb Joseph transferring Updated: Apr-05-16 6:11 pm
SYRACUSE, New York - Syracuse guard Kaleb Joseph, relegated to the bench for most of his sophomore season, is transferring, according to coach Jim Boeheim.


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Not to be rude, but please don't suggest CIO if you don't have a child with sensory issues. I never knew a child could get so worked up until I had a child like this. Last night I thought maybe I would try not picking him back up (after nursing and falling asleep, then waking when put down), and he got so panicked it took another hour to calm him back down to sleep, and he only slept another hour before waking again. Ouch.
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Not to be rude, but please don't suggest CIO if you don't have a child with sensory issues. I never knew a child could get so worked up until I had a child like this. Last night I thought maybe I would try not picking him back up (after nursing and falling asleep, then waking when put down), and he got so panicked it took another hour to calm him back down to sleep, and he only slept another hour before waking again. Ouch.
Happy Mommy to Peanut (girl, 6/27/07), Bean (boy, 12/11/09), and Sprout (girl, 10/31/13)
My 3 year old has been diagnosed as autistic and he has major sensory issues. CIO never worked for him to be honest with you because he would get himself so worked up that he couldn't calm down. Even now if he wakes up at night wet it is a 3 hour ordeal so we still do diapers at night. My little guy was just on the go and he was tired but he couldn't stay down. My son was still in a crib at this point and I had a crib toy that played and it definitely helped. it had like a screen that moved and played calming music but it wasn't super bright. Another thing that helped him was stars on the ceiling (weird but it helped).Â
My son did grow out of this some too. He sleep great now so hopefully it is more like a stage your lo is going through.
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This is what my daughters OT gave me for sleeping. I thought she was NUTS but we have used this cd since she was 15 months and it worked the first night. My daughter was like your child up every 2 or 3 hours every single night. Every since we started using the CD my girl sleeps through the night with no problems, and she doesnt even stir. I just play the cd through once and it works every night. Heres the link. Oh and this CD was developed for Sensory Kids, mine being one of them
I am an OT with a 3 year old and a 7 month old. I would definitely try the CD or something similar. The sound might give him something to focus on and calm instead of getting aggitated by the quite and darkness. This might be making his little system go on overload with lack of sound and abiltiy to see whats around him. Did your son like to be swaddled when he was younger? You might try covering him with a heavier, thicker blanket. The weight typically helps with calming. Also, I don't know if he is averse to touch, but massage before bed might help with some deep, firm pressure. Ask you Early Intervention person about OT and see if they can come out an give you some ideas if he currently does not get OT services. Joint compression after the massage is also a great calming mechanism, but you really need to be shown the right way to do it. Sensory issues are so hard to manage at such a young age because everyone reacts to all of the input differently and until you figure out what you little guy seeks and responds well to, it's going to be challenging. Best of luck with your babies!Â
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Thank you ladies! I ordered the CD -- worth a shot. Anything is, LOL. We start the OT tomorrow, actually. He officially qualified under expressive language and social skills (don't get me started on the separation anxiety, it's not pretty), but they recommended an OT because they realized the sensory issues were the biggest thing. I'm really hopeful because they seem to really get it and respect my parenting methods. My pedi has been recommending CIO since 4 mos, at which time we had as-yet-undiagnosed allergies and he was just getting over colic. I tried CIO with my DD and it never worked, and that has driven me towards attachment parenting and now I just don't really believe in it for any kid, but my pedi still won't give me the time of day and swears it's because I nurse him to sleep. I have given up trying to explain that I nurse him to sleep because he has no capacity to self-soothe, not the other way around. Proof for me is that nursing doesn't soothe him back down in the middle of the night. He still sits up and cries and I usually have at least one period in the night when I just have to switch him breast to breast and hope he'll eventually fall asleep. Eek.Â
Anyway, thanks again. Just one quick follow-up. What do I do while the CD is on?  Keep doing what I normally do and leave it on when I put him down? Or try putting him down awake while it's on? I've tried his mobile and he loves it when he's awake but just screamed when it was on at bedtime. Our aquarium toy broke -- my DD played the heck out of it -- but I'll try the CD before getting a new one.
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I don't have experience with this, but a thought just popped into my head. What about a calming scent like lavender to keep in his room. Not sure if it would help, good luck.
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I am able to tuck my daughter into bed and turn the cd on and leave the room while shes awake, At first I laid in the room with her, with a nightlight on till she went to sleep. I have only used the CD while shes awake, and for us within the first 5 minutes of the CD you can see how calm they are its amazing. Good luck and if you can let me know how the cd works for you!
I will say that I have just tried to be consistent and tried to help him feel comforted. He does sleep in his own bed for as much as 3 or 4 hours a night now and then sleeps with us for the rest of the night.
Good luck and I hope it gets better for you.
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Best of luck with the OT tomorrow! I hope that she/he is able to help. I will say after thinking about it more, that you also need to be careful of trying too many new things at once. Maybe try one or two and adjust slowly becuase if you change too much that might also overload his little system. Keep us posted on how he is doing! I hope that all gets better soon and that he can get some sleep.
Married to the man of my dreams. Mommy to a 3 yr old little girl and 1 year old boy.
I would be interested in what the OT says. My son is two and I was told he needs Early Intervention as well as he does not say much at this point about 15 words. He also has a HARD time going to bed. Some times it takes an hour. I have a glow seahorse that plays similar music that I have used since he was a year old, plus a fan, plus a cool mister. I used to have to hold his legs down to get him to sleep when he was younger. I don't have to do that now. He cannot stand blankets and hated being swaddled at just a few months old. I noticed when he goes to daycare, which had been just once a week, he went to bed easy. When he doesn't have daycare it's much harder. He also flip flops in his sleep constantly. He'll sit straight up in bed in the middle of the night several times and then flop back down and fall asleep. He used to wake up every 2 hours like yours at the same age and some times stay up. I also tried CIO several times and it never worked. Once he climbed out of his crib and hit the floor so at 15 months I tranformed the crib to a toddler bed but he would get out of it every 2 hours so I just started co-sleeping. Now that he is two he doesn't fully wake every 2 hours but he does flip flop and sit-up several times a night in his sleep. He checks if I am there often. It does get better but takes time. He starts daycare 3 xs a week next week so I hope to get on a better sleep schedule. He also can go all day and not nap and be perfectly fine. I have to make him lay down and I lay with him at nap time, shut the lights off, put on a home improvement show (not sure why that works) and give him a bottle to go to sleep for a nap. Now at daycare he does just fine but never sleeps more than an hour. I guess my point is, it's getting better with time. It's amazing how I could function with just 4 hour of interupted sleep a night. I am so thankful it's finally gotten better - thought I'd lose my mind for a while.
Let not the fear of the thorn keep you from the rose.
My DD goes to sleep after being rocked, or I lay down in her bed with her (she now sleeps in a twin bed because she hated her toddler bed). She'll sleep from 9PM to 1AM, then climb into bed with me. If I put her back in her own bed after she's gone to sleep, she'll wake every 2 hours begging to sleep in my bed next to me, so I gave up on putting her back in her bed. It seems to me that she can't self soothe herself back to sleep. She turns 3 in 2 months, and I'd like to have her sleeping in her own bed all night long, it just seems like we're a long ways off from that point. CIO never worked for her either, and I'm starting to see that it's SPD. Her doctor originally tried to tell me "she has ADD" but it's not that because she CAN sit still for over an hour playing quietly. So I did my research online and found out she probably has SPD. I am talking to her pedi about getting her into a early intervention program in my area. Any tips on how to help an SPD almost 3 year old to sleep all night will be a big help!! Getting her to take naps are not an issue, she takes a 2 hour nap on a daily basis for me.
I am starting to lose my mind!!! Can anyone offer any advice for me to try?
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GOP Goes With 'Old-Man Scotch'
TheStreet) - If you're expecting to grab some top-shelf liquor at the convention center here at the Republican National Convention, you may be disappointed. Stocked in a mobile bar on the first floor at the end of the convention building (not to be confused with the Tampa Bay Times Forum where Mitt Romney speaks Thursday) are bottles of Cutty Sark, Smirnoff, Cruzan, Jim Beam (BEAM), and Jose Cuervo.But the bartender, who works for the Tampa Convention Center's foodservice supplier Aramark, says that the Republican National Committee didn't splurge for the best drinks. "I call it old man scotch," says Rene Tschudy, the only bartender in the convention center, as he holds up a bottle of Cutty Sark. "It's cheap." Tschudy, 51, says what he's selling is mid-level quality compared to what Aramark has stored at the convention center. Tschudy says the RNC was able to choose from a package of various alcohols, which ranged from inexpensive -- Sky Vodka would have been available instead of Smirnoff -- to premium -- Grey Goose vodka instead of Smirnoff. Though it's a mobile bar -- which is to say that options are fewer than what patrons may find at an actual drinking establishment -- Tschudy also has beer options like Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Light and Heineken. The RNC's choice to skimp on the bill may have been a wise choice as Tschudy says that he's had very few customers. On Sunday, the bartender's first day on the job, he sold beverages to just two people, and on Monday he banked only about $100. The problem, Tschudy says, is that they had him posted on the third floor of the convention building in a remote corner that obstructs a passerby's view of his bar. As he says this, a woman approaches and asks for a Coca-Cola (over the course of 20 minutes he sells only water and soda, very few people are thirsty for booze at 11 a.m. EDT). Tschudy asks for $3, and tells her: "I swear, it's not as bad as you think when you get to the forum and pay $4.50 for a drink. You're going to get serious sticker shock."TAMPA, Fla. (
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Fernley - New Convention Center
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#1 Jan 15, 2010
Dear Fernley City Council Members:
Fernley could use a new convention center.
Hi all, thought I would write about this idea I had and wanted to share it with all the residents of Fernley. I am not sure if any Fernley residents will read it, much less care, but - here goes.....
First of all, to be upfront I am not a resident of Fernley, however, I was a past resident for 8 years, though. I am just a citizen who cares about what happens to Fernley and wants positive things to happen in Fernley.
It would be nice if the City of Fernley took some of that sales tax money that they now have and leased one of the empty warehouse spaces (appx 6,000 s.f. would suffice for the size of the City), in Fernley to make a new convention center that ANYONE can rent.
Presently there is space at City Hall to use, however, their policy dictates that one MUST be a non-profit in order to use the space...that's not good for the general public's needs.
The old Fernley Community Center building run by the ladies of the Lutheran Church and the Fernley Improvement Club does have a great location on Main and Center Streets, however parking is not the best and the facilities are very out-dated. It desperately needs modern bathrooms that are ADA accessible and a modern commercial kitchen facility for the customers to use.
While the existing Fernley Community Center did serve its purpose in the good ole days - we need modern facilities. I believe that the City of Fernley has pretty much turned its back on the business at hand that does put the citizens' health and well-being at risk every time they use the existing Fernley Community Center. The kitchen, bathrooms and interior ceilings should also be tested for mold issues. It could very well be the case of "What you can't see - CAN hurt you".
If the City of Fernley were to lease space (not build a brand new building) in the warehouse district of Fernley, a lot could be done with an open shell of a warehouse. All you have to do is use your imagination. My simple ideas include nice, streaming curtains from ceiling to floor; a commercial kitchen for wedding receptions and other major functions; decorative stained/painted cement flooring to accent the curtains would be a nice touch too. The sky is the limit on creativity. The city kings and queens should at least review the possibilities and maybe conduct a feasibility study for the best interest of the community. Once you have the space rented on a regular basis then eventually build a stage for performing arts.
The other idea I had was - it would be a great place for the Fernley Chamber of Commerce to work. My thought was you let them use the space and in turn, the Chamber could be responsible for renting the building out for large and small functions. The Chamber good earn a few coins and the City could do the same. For the whole - the City gets the majority of the money the Chamber gets the free space to promote Fernley and its a win-win situation for all! And the Chamber could host their monthly luncheons there. Lets face it, a convention center/community center is just one amenity that new residents look for.
Yes, it will cost some funds but remember youll get it back by charging fair market value to your customers. The other side of the coin is - when the building goes dark other ideas would be is to host a weekly event called,Movies at the Warehouse youll make your money back in concessions. I think you should at least look into it. Pastor Rod at the Journey Community Church has the equipment. The City of Fernley has the people what more could one ask for?!
Thanks for reading this letter from a non-resident.
#2 Jan 23, 2010
Fernley needs to "get it's act together" before it considers building and providing a convention center to try to attract people from outside to come to Fernley and bring badly needed dollars to the city. First, the city needs to have professional, competent, and ethical city government and good leadership. Second, it needs an attractive town center to replace the slum-town appearance of the current town center. Third, it needs to have events that people, not just the local "Ferntuckians," will want to come to. And finally forth, it needs a positive vision of the future; with the current lack of and failure of leadership, it does not/will not have this. No amount of "wishful thinking" will bring positive change to Fernley... it is all about competent leadership and hard work.
#3 Feb 8, 2010
How about something positive from Citizen4Fernley?
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#5 Feb 11, 2010
I actually agree with Citizen4Ferleny with one addition. I feel that in order to improve the areas image the residents need to pitch in as well, not just the leadership. I have met some really amazing people in Fernely, I have also met some amazingly "hillbilly" people, full on jerks. When I was 8 months pregnant I had one rude woman run into me THREE times with her shopping cart and then attempt to run down my then 3 year old daughter. My child ended up with a knot on her head and my foot was left bleeding badly enough that the store manager needed to get me bandages. I had never seen the woman before in my life as I was new to the area, so its not like we had a history. She also called me some colorful names when i jumped out in front of her to prevent her from running my child down, she was trying to slam my daughter between my shopping cart and hers.
I watched someone slam their car door into my car and when I said "hey, thats my car" they laughed and told me to "get the f*** over it." These were not teenagers, these were grown adults. I could name countless other examples, but the fact is that I have encountered more rude people in this area than any other area I have lived in. I honestly feel that the rudeness of some locals contributes to the negative views of "Ferntucky."
If Fernely wants to draw people from nearby cities for events and such not only does the city need a facelift, but some of the residents need to learn some manners.
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7/20/2014 (1 year ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
On July 12, 2014, this prophetic Pope made waves again. He addressed
participants in an international conference entitled - The Global Common
Good: Towards A More Inclusive Economy.
The conference was convened in Rome and sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. This is the Council which gave us the great gift of the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church. In spontaneous remarks he criticized what he called anthropological reductionism. The reducing of the human person to an object of use. He told the gathered scholars, activists and academics, - I believe that this moment is the most powerful time of anthropological reductionism. He then asked a probing question: When man loses his humanity, what awaits us?
Pope Francis is absolutely correct. It is not "progressive" to try to resolve problems by eliminating a human life. He was prophetic when he warned of the danger of anthropological reductionism. Now, how will we respond?
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
7/20/2014 (1 year ago)
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Keywords: Dignitatis Humanae Institute, The Gospel of Joy, Pope Francis, social teaching, The Global Common Good: Towards A More Inclusive Economy, Pope Francis, economics, economic theory, reductionism, Deacon Keith Fournier
VATICAN CITY (Catholic Online) - On July 12, 2014, this prophetic Pope made waves again. He addressed participants in an international conference entitled "The Global Common Good: Towards A More Inclusive Economy." The conference was convened in Rome and sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. This is the Council which gave us the great gift of the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church.
In spontaneous remarks he criticized what he called "anthropological reductionism". The reducing of the human person to an object of use. He told the gathered scholars, activists and academics, "I believe that this moment is the most powerful time of anthropological reductionism". He then asked a probing question: "When man loses his humanity, what awaits us?"
He warned of more consequences from what he labels a "throwaway culture" - throwaway politics, sociology, and entire attitude of the use of other persons. He opined that "what isn't needed is thrown away, because man is not at the center. And when man is not at the center, something else is at the center and man is at the service of that other thing."
His comments will be criticized by some who are attempting to paint him as being against economic progress. He is not. He properly affirms that the human person must be at the center of any such progress, if it is to be real. This is consistent with his message in the apostolic exhortation The Gospel of Joy (Evangelii Gaudium)
It is also consistent with his powerful words offered last year, on December 7, 2013, when he addressed a delegation from the Dignitatis Humanae Institute who had gathered for a conference in Rome. Their motto is Promoting Human Dignity Based on the recognition that man is made in the Image and Likeness of God. The Institute was founded in 2008 and explains its global mission in these words:
"The Dignitatis Humanae Institute (Institute for Human Dignity) is a think-tank founded in 2008 whose goal is to protect and promote human dignity based on the anthropological truth that man is born in the image and likeness of God. Our primary aim is to promote this vision of authentic human dignity mainly by supporting Christians in public life, assisting them in presenting effective and coherent responses to increasing efforts to silence the Christian voice in the public square. We do this by coordinating affiliated parliamentary working groups on human dignity throughout the world. "
"Each working group is based on the Institute's common philosophy: the Universal Declaration of Human Dignity . This enables such politicians to speak out more effectively in defense of the human person in all of life's stages. Like any other think-tank, the Institute also tries to keep others abreast of news and developments on human dignity issues through its own research, press releases, articles, and conferences. Furthermore, we are also building up a network of outreach partners - charities and non-governmental organizations offering practical help to the poorest and most vulnerable in society."
This think tank rejects the politicized rhetoric which limits the explanation and application of the Social teaching of the Catholic Church. They offer a source for Catholics and other Christians who are tired of the politicized language of left/right/liberal/conservative/neoconservative/neoliberal to form a new vocabulary and build a movement to effect change in the culture. It is time to drop the loaded political language and recapture the heart of our authentic social mission.
The Institute recognizes the assault on Christians in the cultures which have rejected the anthropological truth of the human dignity of every person as the foundation of society. Here, in their own words, "DHI is a direct response to a growing secularist intolerance to Christians of all confessions that has led to a myriad of attacks on human dignity. Just as many secularist groups have mobilized to create effective advocacy groups across the world, so the Institute plans on doing the same, pushing back the tide of radical secularism which is threatening the dignity of increasing numbers of people, especially the vulnerable and the weak."
I invite you to read the Universal Declaration of Human Dignity and sign the declaration of this Institute. I did. The Institute has established three working groups in the UK Parliament, the Lithuanian Parliament and the Romanian Parliament. They intend to keep building. I hope they start a branch in the United States.
What they properly affirm is that the only solid foundation upon which authentic Christian social action can proceed is the dignity of every human person. That was exactly what Pope Francis said to those gathered in Rome on July 12, 2104.
In addressing the representatives of the Institute last year, Pope Francis said:
"Your institute proposes to promote human dignity on the basis of the fundamental truth about man, who is created in the image and likeness of God. So, there is an original dignity of every man and woman that cannot be suppressed, that cannot be touched by any power or ideology. Unfortunately, in our epoch, so rich in many accomplishments and hopes, there is no lack of powers and forces that end up producing a throwaway culture (cultura di scarto); and this threatens to become the dominant mentality".
"The victims of such a culture are precisely the weakest and most fragile human beings - the unborn, the poorest people, sick elderly people, gravely disabled people... who are in danger of being "thrown out," expelled from a machine that must be efficient at all costs. This false model of man and society embodies a practical atheism, de facto negating the Word of God that says: "Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness" (cf. Genesis 1:26).
"Instead, if we let ourselves be interrogated by this Word of God, we let it question our personal and social conscience, if we let it shake up our discussions, our ways of thinking and acting, the criteria, the priorities and choices, then things can change. The force of this Word poses limits on whoever wants to rule by abusing the rights and dignity of others. At the same time, it gives hope and consolation to those who are not able to defend themselves, to those who do not have access to the intellectual and practical means to affirm the value of their suffering, of their rights, of their life."
"The Church's social doctrine, with its integral vision of man, as a personal and social being, is our "compass." Here there is a fruit that is of particular significance to the long journal of the People of God in modern and contemporary history: there is the defense of religious liberty, of life in all its phases, of the right to work and to decent work, of the family, of education.
"All initiatives such as your own are, therefore, welcome, initiatives that aim to help people, communities and institutions to rediscover the ethical and social importance of the principle of human dignity, which is the root of liberty and justice. In view of this purpose efforts at raising awareness and formation are necessary.
"These will assist the lay faithful of every walk of life, and especially those who work in politics, to think according to the Gospel and the Church's social doctrine and to act consistently, dialoguing and collaborating with those who, with sincerity and intellectual honesty, at least share - if not the faith - a similar vision of man and society and its ethical consequences. There are not a few Christians and non-believers, who are convinced that the human person must always be an end and never a means."
We need to learn from this Institute, hear the words from Pope Francis to the participants in the conference on the economy, and begin to think with renewed minds. We then need to build a new form of Christian social action movement which rejects the current political labels.
The Social Teaching of the Catholic Church offers principles which can steer western culture away from self-destruction. It is not only for Catholics, other Christians or even just religious people. It is for all people and all Nations. It is offered to those who seek to build a truly human and humane society and promote the real common good.
The teaching is called social because it speaks to human society and to the formation, role and rightful place of social institutions. Contrary to the relativism of our age which rejects any notion of objective moral truth, Catholic Social teaching insists that that there are unchangeable truths which can be known by all men and women through the exercise of reason. They are revealed in the Natural Law (Catechism #1950-1960).
This Natural Moral Law is "present in the heart of each man and established by reason. This law is universal in its precepts and its authority extends to all men. It expresses the dignity of the person and determines the basis for his fundamental rights and duties." (Catechism of the Catholic Church# 1956)
It is here we find those foundational human rights which must be recognized by the civil or positive law as rightfully belonging to all men and women. The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church (paragraph 140) further explains:
"The exercise of freedom implies a reference to a natural moral law, of a universal character, that precedes and unites all rights and duties. The natural law "is nothing other than the light of intellect infused within us by God. Thanks to this, we know what must be done and what must be avoided. This light or this law has been given by God to creation. It consists in the participation in his eternal law, which is identified with God himself. This law is called natural because the reason that promulgates it is proper to human nature. It is universal; it extends to all people insofar as it is established by reason."
"In its principal precepts, the divine and natural law is presented in the Decalogue and indicates the primary and essential norms regulating moral life. Its central focus is the act of aspiring and submitting to God, the source and judge of everything that is good, and also the act of seeing others as equal to oneself. The natural law expresses the dignity of the person and lays the foundations of the person's fundamental duties."
This Natural Moral Law is more fully revealed through faith and revelation. However, foundational truths such as the dignity of every human person at every age and stage, the nature and ends of real marriage, our obligations in solidarity to one another - are all knowable through the exercise of reason.
These truths provide a framework for structuring our social life and building a common home. We should acknowledge them together, agree upon them and then build a movement rooted in them. The social teaching of the Catholic Church offers principles to be worked into the loaf of human culture.
Christian social teaching challenges any notion of human freedom which begins and ends with the isolated, atomistic, person as the measure of its application, or as an object of use. We are by nature and grace called to relationship. Only in communion can we become fully human and find human flourishing. This is the Christian vision of the human person which must inform a new movement.
Human freedom must be exercised within a moral constitution. We currently mouth the word freedom while we build our own shackles, engaging in dehumanizing behavior. There is a moral basis to a truly free society. Freedom is not only about having a right to choose but choosing what is right and embedding within the polity the safeguards of a robust vision of freedom; it is not only a freedom from, but a freedom for.
Freedom must be ordered toward choosing the good, respecting the truth about the human person, promoting marriage and the family and fostering the real common good. Our freedom must respect our obligation in solidarity to one another - because we are our brother and sisters keeper. This is the principle of solidarity or social charity.
The Catholic Church rightly reminds all men and women of our obligation to give a love of preference to the poor. This is the kind of love which the Lord Himself shows in his identification with the poor. The implications of our response to this command are expounded upon in the 25th chapter of the Gospel of St Matthew.
This means incorporating in the social order, which includes the economic order, a concern for their well-being. We can construct a system which includes them within its embrace and expands the promise of participation and advancement. Catholic social teaching does not propose a particular economic theory. Rather, it insists that every economic order must first be at the service of the dignity of the human person and the family and further the common good.
In recent encyclicals and magisterial teaching the market economy has been recognized as having a real potential for promoting all of these goods - when properly understood and morally structured. The Catholic Church prophetically stood against the materialism of the atheistic Marxist system.
She prophetically cautions Nations which have adopted a form of liberal capitalism that there are dangers in any form of economism or materialism which promotes the use of persons as products and fails to recognize the value of being over acquiring.
She reminds consumerist western culture that the market economy must be at the service the human person, the family and the common good, lest 'capitalism' conflate its claims to offering freedom and become what Saint John Paul II once referred to as savage in its application, encouraging business practices which devolve into greed.
The Church warns against and rejects collectivism, whether of the left or the right on the political spectrum. The Church's social doctrine holds that authentically human social relationships of friendship, solidarity and reciprocity can also be conducted within economic activity, and are not only outside it or after it.
As Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI wrote in his 1999 encyclical letter Charity in Truth, "The economic sphere is neither ethically neutral, nor inherently inhuman and opposed to society. It is part and parcel of human activity and precisely because it is human, it must be structured and governed in an ethical manner."
Contrary to what some wrote after that letter was published, it neither endorsed nor rejected capitalism. As the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church consistently has done in the past it simply did not use the term, preferring the terms market economy or free economy. So it was with the Apostolic Exhortation entitled The Gospel of Joy by Pope Francis.
Markets can only be free when free people are engaged in them. Freedom is a good of the human person. A free economy should also seek to continually expand by opening the way for the participation for as many people as possible, while promoting enterprise and initiative. This is what the Pope was calling for in his
Also, though we are to give a love of preference to the poor, recognizing our solidarity with them, this call to solidarity is to be applied through the application of the principle of subsidiarity, rejecting all forms of dehumanizing collectivism, either of the left or the right.
Subsidiarity in governance and economic participation rejects the usurping by a larger entity of participation which can be done at the lowest practicable level. The West, with all of its promise of freedom, flirts with an instrumentalist materialism devoid of any understanding that the market was made for man not man for the market.
In this mistaken approach to a market economic order, the accumulation of capital can come to be viewed as prior to the flourishing of the person, the family and the common good. It devolves into a throwaway culture as Pope Francis rightly warns.
We cannot separate moral, social and economic issues in the body politic, just as we cannot separate the spirit, soul and body of a person. Human society is a form of corporate person. All of our political and economic concerns have some moral dimension because they concern the human person.
The reason we should care about expanding economic opportunity is because we respect the dignity of every human person and want to expand participation to as many human persons as we can.
The reason we should care for all of the poor, in all of their manifestations, is because they all have human dignity, having all been created in the Image of God.
This is where the Institute for Human Dignity has done such a great service in formulating their Declaration. This is also at the heart of what Pope Francis not only writes about, but proclaims in prophetic word and deed.
In the Gospel of Joy Pope Francis wrote that "among the vulnerable for whom the Church wishes to care, with particular love and concern, are unborn children, the most defenseless and innocent among us. Nowadays efforts are made to deny them their human dignity and to do with them whatever one pleases, taking their lives and passing laws preventing anyone from standing in the way of this. Frequently, as a way of ridiculing the Church's effort to defend their lives, attempts are made to present her position as ideological, obscurantist and conservative."
"Yet this defense of unborn life is closely linked to the defense of each and every other human right. It involves the conviction that a human being is always sacred and inviolable, in any situation and at every stage of development. Human beings are ends in themselves and never a means of resolving other problems.
"Once this conviction disappears, so do solid and lasting foundations for the defense of human rights, which would always be subject to the passing whims of the powers that be. Reason alone is sufficient to recognize the inviolable value of each single human life, but if we also look at the issue from the standpoint of faith, "every violation of the personal dignity of the human being cries out in vengeance to God and is an offense against the creator of the individual.
"Precisely because this involves the internal consistency of our message about the value of the human person, the Church cannot be expected to change her position on this question. I want to be completely honest in this regard. This is not something subject to alleged reforms or "modernizations". It is not "progressive" to try to resolve problems by eliminating a human life.(Par. 213,214)
Pope Francis is absolutely correct. It is not "progressive" to try to resolve problems by eliminating a human life. He was prophetic when he warned of the danger of anthropological reductionism. Now, how will we respond?
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