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As far as TV with all the channels we have, it could still go away and we'd probably all be better off fir it. Maybe living in the middle of Wyoming would be an advantage right now. Maybe we could get the kids off the flipping gaming console long enough to see it's okay to be outside and have things to do other than rot away staring at the screen in front of them.
If I were you I wouldn't be telling anybody about this LJ. Its to good to be true and if word gets around, outsiders will come and ruin the place. It sounds like you have found it all to me.
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Fly into Guatemala City where you will be met and transferred to your hotel in Antigua.
Volcan Fuego rises to the roof of the world above the streets of Antigua below. Once the capital of Guatemala and all Central America, Antigua resembles a living ruin. Mammoth churches and palaces tell the story of Antigua's past glory, and restored fascades speak of a bright future for this wonderful city. This morning we tour the city and admire Antigua's gilded cathedrals. The afternoon is yours to rent mountain bikes to explore the countryside, visit a coffee finca or macadamia nut plantation, or just people watch in the main plaza.
This morning rise and drive about an hour before arriving to San Juan de Comalapa. Enjoy the bustle of the lively market less visited by tourists. Vendors set out their handicrafts, vegetables, and animals to sell. Explore the market and see the local painters who continue the tradition of naïve paintings. See the famous mural painted by school children in 1996 depicting Guatemala's recent civil war events. Explore the town and try the bread in one of the local panaderias before you leave.
Next visit the Maya site of Iximché, a pre-columbian Mesoamerican archeological site abandoned in 1524. Walk amongst a number of pyramid temples, palaces, and two ballcourts and observe the painted murals on the sides of some complexes. Sculptures and ceramics are also displayed in the small on-site museum. Head next to the shores of beautiful Lake Atitlan, a deep caldera lake flanked by three majestic volcanoes. Settle into your charming hotel along the shores near Panajachel.
Today board a passenger ferry and ride across the azure-colored waters of Lake Atitlan to the village of San Juan La Laguna. Here visit the women's textile cooperative to see hand weaving and the natural dye process used to make their famous petates, woven mats made from lake reeds. You may also visit the home studios of the celebrated naïf painters.
Continue to the village of Santiago, where villagers still adhere to the traditional lifestyle of the Tz'utuhil Maya and on our walk we'll see many people cloaked in brightly-colored, hand-woven clothing. Along Santiago's main street are art galleries filled with oil paintings depicting busy market scenes and typical life in the highlands. Scholars tell us that the ancient Maya disappeared mysteriously a thousand years ago, but anyone who has intimately explored this fascinating region knows that the Maya continue to thrive in the highlands of Guatemala. Visit Maximòn and leave an offering to this curious and revered deity. Return to Panajachel this afternoon and enjoy the rest of the day as you wish.
Today rise early to visit the famous market of Chichicastenango. This beautiful town, surrounded by valleys and shadowed by mountains, has many shamanistic and ceremonial overtones. Its large market brings villagers from throughout the region, who often arrive the night before and sleep on blankets in the market square. Rising early, they set out their colorful fruits, vegetables and handicrafts. The market disperses early afternoon and you drive back to Guatemala City in time for an early evening flight north to the tropical lowlands of the Peten and the home of the ancient Maya. Overnight near Flores.
Spend this day free to enjoy the jungle of the Peten region and the gorgeous views of Lake Peten-Itza. Swim in the hotel's pool, take a kayak out on the lake, or wander into town and explore the quaint colonial shops that comprise the island town of Flores. Ixpanpajul National Park is nearby with a great trail system and zipline tour as well. Plan an optional excursion this day, or relax at your hotel.
Meet up with your guide and visit the ruins of Tikal for a private tour today. Here you'll encounter towering pyramids rising above the thick jungle canopy, and learn how the city thrived as an important religious, scientific, and political center for 1500 years. The pristine forest engulfing the ruined city is home to howler and spider monkeys, white lipped peccary, brocket deer, coati-mundis, toucans, scarlet macaws, parrots, ocelots and the seldom seen jaguar. After lunch, the day is yours to explore the ruins until mid- afternoon when you return to Flores for an evening flight back to Guatemala City.
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Renovation photos: Royals Hall of Fame
The Royals Hall of Fame opens on July 17. Royals photographer Chris Vleisides passed on a few photos as the construction enters the final stages. Here's a sneak peek:
The photo below is a protective case that holds a giant number 5. Construction workers were busy taking this covering off of the case. We didn't stick around to see the final product, which is a plexiglass number 5 for George Brett. It will house 3,154 baseballs, one for every hit in Brett's career.
Next you see a panel about Municipal Stadium. Royals Hall of Fame director Curt Nelson and his team spent many hours researching Kansas City baseball history for the text and graphics that fill these panels.
Fans of all ages will soon be enjoying the Royals Hall of Fame. Be sure to stop by on or after July 17, or see the Hall of Fame article in Issue 4 of Royals Gameday Magazine, which goes on sale July 17.


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Yes, it's near the bottom as trophy elk states go
No, it's a great trophy elk state
Not workin guys, Im still comin to your state!
Ya'll cant miss me, I'll be totin a trailer with my prius, loaded to the gills with solar panels. Stop by and say "hi", we can share a cappuccino or tea? You cant miss me, im the one with the windmill on the roof!
BTW, if your ever interested in killin a pig in the oak hills of central CA, killin "piles" of duck/geese, dont think about CA, were really not nonresident friendly
Sorry guys...coming to CO anyway...can't beat the CO high country.
Same problem here in West Central IL...no such thing as big whitetails...not sure why all these NR drop $4000 for a 5 day hunt...it's just a pesty whitetail...
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Aren't the 'trophy' areas more in the SW part of the state?
I've never elk hunted CO but have been considering it.
Arise... Kill, Eat! - Acts 10:13
Real trophy area is NW part of state, but it takes mega points to draw....upwards of 20!!!!
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I agree ... as far as trophy quality goes they are hard to come by. Every year there are a couple killed over 300 around here but there are LOTS more rag horn bulls that are killed. We have a good amount of elk here, but not many are true 300 inch trophies. Most of those big bulls stay on private property if they are around and there are usually over a dozen people waiting for it to make a mistake and go on public land. Not much fun!
Even trying to find a place to get away from hunters anymore is getting harder to do. There are still lots of elk but SO many hunters that are now going off the beaten path its hard to find those honey holes anymore.
And yes, NW Colorado has the big bulls but takes WAY TO MANY years to try and draw it. Its worth it to look somewhere else you might be able to draw.
I disagree about it being the worst trophy state. There are nice 300 bulls killed in many units every year and some bigger. Especially le and on private there are a lot bigger bulls than people give credit too. I don't call it the best and for trophy it's towards the bottom but there are good 6 pt bulls around.
I see multiple bulls taken by hunters every year over 350. had a 371 brought in last year was killed otc archery on public land. We do have the largest herd in the world. But are average bull is nothing compared to some places. And yes we have lots of good 6pts.
http://www.outdoorlife.com/node/45327 Here is a link as to why colorado sucks for elk hunting. I hate to burst everyone's bubble but only rags and cows here!


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Last week, i conducted a mini dosa mela at home:)Yup,I made 4 +1 dosas and dosa upma .I made 2-3 dosas in each variety..
So here are the dosa varieties,
- Idli / Dosa batter – 1 cup
- Grated Coconut – 1/2 cup
- Oil – to sprinkle
- Heat dosa tawa by greasing with oil and pour a ladleful of batter.
- Spread a little.Don't make it too thin, at the same time not like uthappam.Thickness should be in between.
- Now sprinkle the grated coconut and pour little oil/ghee around the dosa and cook for a min.
- Flip the dosa and leave till coconut turns light golden brown.This gives the nice aroma & flavor for this dosa.
- Dosa Batter – 1 cup
- Big onions – 3 nos (Grated )
- Green chillies - 1 no ( finely chopped , optional)
- Sesame oil – to sprinkle.
- Repeat the first two steps given above and spread the grated onions around with a tsp of sesame oil.
- Cover cook for a minute and then flip the dosa.
- Cover again and leave till onions turn golden brown.Flame should be medium.
My MIL used to make this dosa in a kadai.Heat the kadai with little oil and pour half-ladle of batter.Top up with grated onions and cover the onions by pouring another half-ladle of batter.Cover cook by pricking in the center.Serve hot!!
- Dosa batter – 1 cup
- Carrot – 1 no (Finely chopped )
- Beans – 4-5 nos (Finely chopped)
- Big onion – 1 no (-do-)
- Green chilly – 1 no (-Do-)
- Ginger – 1/2 inch piece (-do-)
- Oil – to saute & sprinkle
- Heat a kadai with a tbsp of oil and add all the finely chopped veggies (chop it like how u chop for fried rice!!)
- Saute the chopped onions ,green chillies,ginger and then veggies.Keep aside.
- Then heat the dosa tawa and pour the ladleful of batter.
- Make it thick like uthappam.
- Sprinkle the sautéed veggies and pour little oil around it.
- Cook for a minute and flip it over.
- Cook the other side and serve hot.
Last but not the least , dosa upma
- Dosa – 2-3 nos (dosa shouldn't be thin,should be slightly thicker)
- Big onion – 2 nos (slice cut )
- Red chilly – 2 nos (split into two ) or chilli powder – 1/4 tsp ( i used red chilly )
- Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Urad dal – 1 tsp
- Channa dal – 1 tsp
- Curry leaves – a sprig
- Coriander leaves – to garnish
- Lemon juice – a few drops.
- Oil - 1tbsp
- Cut the dosa into bite sized pieces. set aside.
- Heat the kadai with oil and add mustard,urad,channa dal,red chilly and curry leaves and onion slices in the same order.
- Fry till onion turns transparent.
- Now add the dosa pieces and toss it well.
- Add salt if required.
- Sprinkle very little water and cover cook for a minute.Stir it in between.
- Remove from the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Add 2-3 drops of lemon at the end just before serving.
Iam very happy in sending this to Monthly Mingle 31– Kids Launches hosted by Srivalli and originally started by Meeta.
Ok friends, i hope u enjoyed reading all dosa varieties and i am sure u will try it.I am leaving to my native place tomorrow and will be back on Monday.See u all on Tuesday. Bye for now.
Have a great weekend ahead!!Take care:)


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May 29, 2016
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You can enjoy a nice lunch just minutes after the procedure. Some doctors have expressed concern about the long-term effects. The procedure costs $2100, it is not covered by insurance, but may help you snore no more.
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Hmmm... quite interesting, but you should use less dust and more stars.
I was inspired by Andartar's test galaxy and I thought I would play around with a star chart. Anyone with Gimp savvy point me to a tut that can help me create a circular grid? Anyways, this is what I got so far:
Solli, also looking for pointers
Hmmm... quite interesting, but you should use less dust and more stars.
It's not bad for a first shot. It's a bit too uniform though it probably needs to be more broken up. Also the stars around and throughout the galaxy should either be mostly confined to the circular disk of the galaxy or otherwise must represent a star field between the observer and the galaxy. If the stars are actually part of the observer's galaxy (such as for all galaxy photos we see here on Earth) then you should use more than just blue stars. Red, Orange, Yellow, and White would also be individually distinguishable. (and there are far more visible Yellow and White stars than Blue.) If the stars are part of the galaxy being viewed then they should be more like crystal hard pinpoints rather than blurry masses and they should be for the most part contained within the disk of the galaxy.
Maps encourage boldness. They're like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.
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wormspeaker; you're neglecting a third class of objects, other galaxies in the background.
>>< drow ><<
I suppose that's true. On the other hand, at this close a range to the target galaxy if you were going to see that number of other galaxies in the background at that density they would probably be very distant galaxies and thus would be red-shifted as seen in the images here.
Maps encourage boldness. They're like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.
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Great to see someone else tackle galaxy mapping
As I found out while doing my galaxy map, the tutorial doesn't yield satisfactory results when you compare it to real galaxies. My tip is to use the spiral shape and then butcher the whole thing, adding clouds and stars.
I made my grid with Inkscape, which is a free vector program. In fact I used Inkscape for all the infoboxes, linework and text.
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You also have to keep in mind that space unlike a surface has no top of bottom. So the map would perhaps be in 3D. In a galaxy the 'Dust' you see is actually stars. Each one of which could contain a system of planets and so on. So in a map you are perhaps trying to show navigation between the stars.
I would perhaps reduce to nearly invisible the 'dust' cloud as that is only to show the scope of the map (it's boundry). With in the map itself you have the stars that make up the galaxy. As it's a spiral galaxy you have there is something called the ecliptic which is the position above or below your suns will be as they orbit the center. If you think of your galaxy as a pizza (anchovy galaxy - kidding). The stars could be on the crust but could also be above or below the crust as well. Their orbits around the center may not be eclipitcal but such orbits take millions of years so their current position is rather stationary when it comes to your map.
As such though systems could be in the ecliptic but above or below each other as well as separate from each other. So you may want to include the systems inclination as well as in it's position.
I myself am interested in making a similar map. I like to illustrate locations for my science fiction writing. I wish you best of luck with yours


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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Nate Robinson scored 12 of his 19 points in the
fourth quarter to lead a late rally that propelled the Chicago Bulls to an
87-86 win over the Orlando Magic at the United Center.
Luol Deng also had 19 points for Chicago, which trailed by five with 10
minutes to play before embarking on an 18-4 run to take an 87-78 lead with
3:51 remaining.
The victory, Chicago's sixth in its last eight games, moved the Bulls within
one game of Brooklyn for the fourth playoff seed in the Eastern Conference.
Chicago now owns sole possession of the No. 5 spot as well after Atlanta lost
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Beno Udrih poured in a season-high 27 points for Orlando, which scored the
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1970 Chevy Chevelle Convertible - No CodeWritten by on March 1, 1999 Contributors: Giant Haystacks GM Performance Parts' 502/502 Chevelle Ragtop: It Is What It Is
In this modern age, we have become obsessed with codes. And it's getting us into trouble. Infinite lines of computer code that are allegedly designed to make our lives easier are conspiring to backfire into a Y2K catastrophe that could bring us to a grinding halt and trigger a worldwide economic recession the likes of which haven't been seen in our collective lifetimes. Politicians on the nightly news never say ex-actly what they mean, especially about the unpleasant stuff like war and taxes and porking interns; it's all couched in despicable double-talk-some sort of beltway BS code that you can't get through without a manual. There is even a faction in our society that claims that codemania stretches clear back to the Bible itself, which, when every 7th or 11th or 23rd letter in Hebrew is read, spells out prophecies that would set Nostradamus himself wondering, "Wow, how'd they know that?"
Nothing can be taken at face value anymore. It's all made for endless controversy, bitter arguments, heated rivalries, and, of course, it's made a lot of people very, very rich. It's ominous, it's insipid, and it's ruining everything. (Can you say OBD-II?) The ease and simplic-ity of a life without such intervention is something many of us long for but are unable to find in many aspects of daily existence.
Apparently, cars are the last bastion of such thinking-a last retreat into an earlier time. As a result, GM can't build enough of its brute-force big-block 502-cube thumpers-you, our performance-mad readership, have seen to that, and GM thanks you. Just because 502s are in short supply, however, doesn't mean it can't build itself a killer promotional toy to bash around the country in. The GM Performance Parts '70 Chevelle ragtop, then, is a throwback that adheres to simpler principles. It's Stone Age. Yestertech. Dare we say, virtually medieval. A glorious example of just how right things can be when you choose to keep it simple. A paean for the good old days when mere brute force got the job done as well as-or better than-any stupid little black box could. One reason for the phasing in of computers two decades back, allegedly, was reliability: Old cars quit all the time, you know. Breaking rocker studs; difficult, fidgety carburetors; indifferent ignitions; all sorts of excuses. It is a testament to a simple, basic, outrageously fast, and quick machine like this one that it made it through both of our '99 Power Tours without so much as a hiccup in nearly 5,000 top-down miles all across and up and down our nation's highways. And on Power Tour, it is true, plenty of old cars broke down. But you know what? A whole host of new ones did as well. (We just had a 2,000-mile test-car demonstrator sent back on a flatbed with a bunch of electrical and electronic gremlins.) So much for that theory.
It is a harbinger both for things past and for things to come, this soft-lid Chevelle. Though the car itself will, of course, never return to production, it exposes the underlying potential of every GM A-body-all seven quadrillion of them built in the '60s and '70s. It is an example of what nearly anyone with a socket set and a checkbook can build in his or her own driveway. It is not a trick. There are no exotic components beyond the age of metal to throw this car off its purpose. Rather than build dream cars that make you say "what if?" (as has been GM's wont recently), this Chevelle, spearheaded and commanded by the able and affable Mark McPhail throughout the tour and built by Scott Leon at GM's Phoenix, Arizona, proving grounds, is a solid, rooted-in-reality ride that makes you say, "I can do this." About the trickest thing here is the Overdrive tranny swiped from an unsuspecting Buick Grand National-and even the newest GNs are a dozen years old now. It seeks to serve as an inspiration to backyard builders everywhere. If it were personified, it would be Popeye: nearly unlimited muscle and a simple, humble "I yam what I yam" attitude that gets the job done-no futzing around. Judging by the crowds on the Power Tours, we'd say that its mission has been accomplished.
It's a plain-speaking execution for a plain-speaking car, with a plain-speaking story to accompany it. Conversely, you could take every fifth letter herein, write them down in reverse order, and read my secret, hidden prophecies on the 2004 World Series, the outcome of the Kosovo conflict, and my mom's generations-old linguini sauce recipe.
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GM Performance Parts' 1970 Chevelle convertible
Type: GM Performance Parts 502/502, four-bolt mains
Induction: Chevrolet high-rise dual-plane aluminum intake, 850cfm Holley
Heads: Aluminum oval port with 2.25/1.88 valves
Cam: Hydraulic roller (0.527/0.544 lift at 0.050, 224/234-degrees duration)
Pistons: Forged aluminum, 8.75:1 compression
Rods: 1/16 forged
Crank: 4-inch stroke, 1053 forged steel
Ignition: GM HEI with AC Rapid-Fire plugs and red 8mm spark-plug wire and loom kit
Exhaust: Hedman 1 7/8 shorty headers, HPC coated, Flowmaster mandrel-bent Chevelle 2 1/2-inch system with two-chamber mufflers
Power Rating: 502 hp @ 5,200 rpm; 567 lb-ft @ 4,200 rpm
Transmission: Buick Grand National 200-4R four-speed automatic with Overdrive
Rearend: 12-bolt, with Moroso Brute Strength limited-slip and 3.55:1 ring-and-pinion
Front: DeCarbon '96 Impala SS shocks, polyurethane bushings
Rear: Hotchkis upper and lower rear-lower control arms with polyurethane bushings
Wheels And Tires
Wheels: Wheel Vintiques 15 x 8 five-spoke Rally wheels, 15 x 8 front, 15 x 10 rear
Tires: Goodyear Eagle GT II 235/60 (front), 295/50 (rear)
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Kotsay's value as Padres' wiseman
PEORIA, Ariz. The basket sat next to Mark Kotsay's locker on the first day of spring training, a gift from friends making light of his advanced age.
Duct tape, WD-40, bandages, that sort of thing.
Kotsay is 37! Gasp!
He was asked what is different now than when he was 30. Without hesitation, he replied, "The first five steps out of bed."
Only those of us who sometimes actually feel sitting still for an extended period of time can grasp that truth. And us geezers can appreciate, too, lending a little levity to the challenges of bodily changes.
But everyone should take this very seriously: Mark Kotsay is crucial to the Padres' success in 2013. And beyond.
If all goes to plan, the utility outfielder won't have more than 175 plate appearances this year. If he has three dozen hits, it will mean he was healthy all year. A half-dozen homers would be one more than he had the past two seasons combined. A dozen RBI would be two fewer than he had last year.
As he said of his career, now entering its 17th year: "My accomplishments aren't going to be posted on any wall."
OK, but maybe they should be. Not in Cooperstown, but somewhere they value guys who played the game right and made teams better to be on.
There just might not be enough to say about Kotsay simply being there -- at the locker right by the hallway every player passes several times a day, in the dugout, in the dining room, on the plane.
The Padres have aged. Perhaps not like a worthy bottle of Bordeaux or a mature chunk of Gouda just yet, but certainly refined by working through the struggles of early 2012.
Chase Headley has become the man, Yonder Alonso is more of a man and Cameron Maybin learned enough about himself to maybe once again have us saying "Whoa, man!"
And let's not forget Bud Black's consistent and calming influence, nor the input from Darren Balsley and the rest of the coaching staff.
But Kotsay remains the Padres' peer Yoda.
With Jedd Gyorko, Yasmani Grandal, Alonso and Maybin likely to form the nucleus of this team going forward, with all of them being 26 or younger, the influence Kotsay wields will be felt here for some time.
"He's a great sounding board, a great resource for players," Black said. "He's a great resource for me, a great resource for our coaches ... There is always a leadership figure (that is) a coach or manager, and there is message to be sent that way. But a lot of times, a greater message is sent from a teammate ... If you have those type of people in your organization, it's advantageous. A lot of good teams that win, they always have that good veteran."
Carlos Quentin is not conversational, but he can be one of those guys.
Kotsay definitely is one of those guys, having been the only voice of experience around that could tell his youthful teammates that last April and May would pass.
When he talks, he does so with the credential of having played professional baseball in three decades.
When Kotsay made his major league debut on July 11, 1997, Headley was about a month from starting high school. There are no more than a dozen guys currently on MLB rosters to have played more than Kotsay's 16 seasons. Fewer than 300 players in the history of the game have played more than 17 seasons.
Kotsay is the only Padres player left to have played with Tony Gwynn. Heck, he's one of four remaining Padres to have played with Trevor Hoffman.


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I'd like to commission a map for a non-commercial fantasy roleplaying game project. Originally my fellows and me had intended to turn it into something bigger (i.e. commercial) but a death in the team sounded the knell for the project as well. Yet still we mean to finish a single issue in loving memory of the perished team member and to be able to say "we've made it" in a manner of speaking. The RPG is based on a high fantasy tale called 'Those who wish ill' written by that person and features a variety of traditional fantasy themes in a new environment. It functions as the game's "bible" and rule book and the map to be created will serve as an illustration on its second page.
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- important: the same goes for the labelling. We have a copyrighted font here which we'd like to use and also we'd require a country-specific character set perhaps not available to just about everyone (letters like Ðð etc.) so the cartographer would have to consider in their work a labelling done only afterwards (unless that happens to be their standard way of working anyway, of course). If you're still interested in doing the labelling I'm sure we can figure something out.
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- exact scale preservation is not required; distances are measured in day's walks.
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- remains with the cartographer
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Thu Nov 25 0:00:00 EST 2010, Erie Canal, NY
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The leaks in the doors are not a problem, just somewhat interesting to watch.
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Lock 18, early in the morning.
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Thursday, 23 July 2009
Wicking Worm Bed Questions?
Will the beds become waterlogged in heavy rain?
Remember this diagram from this link on The Basics of Wicking Beds (click it to see it better)
In the left hand, bottom corner is a tag called "Gap for Overflow".
If the wicking beds are built with an adequate drain hole (Gap for Overflow) above the bottom "pool" area they should not fill above that level. The excess will "leak" away.
As the growing area is raised there should be no chance of flooding, it will drain naturally.
Make sure the "soil" you fill the bed with has lots of compost in it. The plants will use the water as in "normal" beds, these raised beds will have better drainage that "normal" ground level beds.
In my "in ground" beds this drain point is at ground level (but doesn't have to be) and I can see the water escaping from that point so I know when the beds are full. This is also where any excess rain will escape.
If this point is lower in the ground the theory is that excess water will drain into the surrounding soil. That is providing the surrounding ground is not already saturated.
The only time I have noticed a problem was in some of the older Wicking Boxes.
The holes in the side had become blocked and were not draining. During a reasonable downpour the worms were escaping everywhere! I fixed this by putting a short piece of poly hose in the hole to drain them.
These older boxes were made with vegetative matter in the base, this has now collapsed as it has broken down and this seems to have caused the blockage.
The new boxes I've made this year have a 15cm piece of 13mm poly hose inserted through the hole in the side. They seem to be draining successfully now.
I'm also using a mixture of small gravel and sand in the bottoms of the boxes and 'stacking' some gravel around the outlet holes for drainage and to help prevent them clogging.
While it is raining regularly, even a little, you should find less need to water (filling the bottom pool area should not take long at all). One of the best things about these beds is that they make full use of any rain that falls on them.
I have only this week needed watered the beds since May.
Another question was about the size of the beds.
Basically you want them wide enough to be comfortable for reaching into the middle. You can not walk on these beds. Apart from squashing the worms you will compact the soil and reverse all of the good work they do aerating the soil.
The length of the beds would depend on how level your site is. The bases of these beds must be perfectly level for the wicking process to be uniform throughout the bed.
If the water pools at one end that is lower, that end will be wet but the other areas will dry out too much. It would be better to build smaller beds and 'terrace' them down the slope.
I did not remove the curtain covers from the beds this winter. This seems to have given the plants shelter from the cold as growth in these covered beds has been more successful than in others I have left uncovered.
It really is important to start growing winter vegetables during summer though. Most of the seeds for these crops were sown in early January. They need to be well grown before May when our cold weather sets in and growth slows down.
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Scarecrow, you are such an expert gardener! Your vege garden just looks great! :)ReplyDelete
Hi Scarecrow,ReplyDelete
I don't have any wicking beds but I do have wicking boxes (21 at last count!) and like you, I was finding drainage-hole blockages in some cases. I decided that my original drainage holes were a bit small and drilled them out slightly and that seems to have solved the problem. However, I regularly poke a large nail into all the holes to keep them clear. It's only really been a problem in the winter with excess rain. In the summer it's a job to keep up with adding the water!
Bev (aka foodnstuff)
Awww thank you SMReplyDelete
You can leave comments like that one anytime :)
Thanks for your feedback Bev!
Wow you have been busy with those wicking boxes.
I agree that they didn't have any problems during summer, maybe we are just not used to rain anymore! ;)
Hi Scarecrow,ReplyDelete
I'm finally constructing my first wicking bed. I first heard about wicking beds on this site. The past few weeks i think i have looked at every wicking bed site google has to offer. A question for you though, as you have been operating your wicking systems for a while now i presume. I am concerned with what to put between the water resevoir and the growing medium. Do you think hessian bags would be good? It's just that i have access to some. But thought they may break down too quick. I also have a roll of frost cloth (white stuff, looks like interfacing)What would you use? We have chosen medium coarse sand for the water base.
Apreciate your thoughts..
Hi RobynReplyDelete
It's great to hear that you are trying this system!
I have not used any barrier between the layers (or anywhere) of the in-ground beds. The ones I have needed to rebuild (for whatever reason) still have had sand evident in the base layer. I also found no sand/soil within the watering pipe so barrier cloths seem unnecessary.
I don't think it would matter too much if this base layer did have some of the 'soil' mixed in with it as it is only a water storage area. Plant roots are unlikely to survive the repeated wetting that occurs at this level (only). The same would apply to the worms.
I do think that hessian would break down quite fast not only from the water but I should think the worms would eat it! :)
The best way to get to know this system is to try it. What works for me in our very dry climate here may not work as well in wetter more humid areas.
When you do experiment please share you knowledge either here or on your own blog as others may find the information useful.
I hope this helps and please don't be afraid to experiment!
- Anonymous08 April, 2010 20:29
Would roses grow successfully in wicking beds/boxes?ReplyDelete
Hi AnonymousReplyDelete
I should think they would grow OK in a deeper in-ground bed. A box setup would probably not hold enough soil/growing medium for their root system.
Give one a try!
I don't grow roses as I am allergic to them and I prefer to grow food! :)
- Anonymous26 August, 2010 01:11
Hi Scarecrow, just starting out with wicking beds. They seem awesome and really so simple. I do have a question though. I have recently been given 3 apple crates (and will be getting heaps more soon) and am going to turn them into wicking beds. Each of the three I have done slightly differently. They are all lined with plastic, but the rest is differnt:ReplyDelete
1) Straight garden soil with drainage slits halfway up the crate on all 4 sides. Handfull of compost worms thrown in.
2) bottom half filled with straw and then soil on top. Handfull of compost worms thrown in.
3) (still in construction) will put slotted pipe down, fill to the drainage slits with sand/gravel mix (left over from concreting and I am assuming salt content is minimal to none) and then top up with garden soil, making a worm bin in one corner, full of compost worms. The worms will make their merry way out through holes and I will feed them kitchen scrapes through this bin.
Given that the crates are 700mm deep, do you think these 3 systems will work?
I am hoping that the first two will not get water logged (I have made three other beds the same way at 750mm high and so far they seem fine). Your thoughts are more than welcome!
Here is my blog:
Hi QuachyReplyDelete
I hope my email answered your questions.
Good luck growing your food, the garden looks great!
Just dropping in to say 'hi'.ReplyDelete
I'm researching wicking beds as I've heard they produce fabulous results, and I came across your blog.
I'll probably be back a few more times to check out ideas before setting up our own system.
Thanks for all you've written so far!!
Hi AlecatReplyDelete
There's loads of wicking bed info around now it can become confusing.
Go with a method that feels right for you and you won't regret it.
Hi scarecrow! I want to try your beds. From what I gather from your site, in a nutshell, you use foam boxes (from grocer?), drill holes in base and a larger hole in side and angle a short bit of tubing. You then fill the base with sand/gravel - do you fill to below or abo e the drainage pipe? - and top the rest up with soil/compost and then plant and mulch. Is this right?ReplyDelete
Hi Mrs BokReplyDelete
The boxes I use are Broccoli boxes (with no holes in them) we actually got ours from the local pub...they get their veg delivered in them and can't send them back!
NO holes in the bottom/base.
One hole about 10cm up from the base for drainage. We are making a reservoir for water in the base here, this hole is to ensure the box doesn't fill with water.
A length of hose with holes in it (drainage pipe or other large hose with holes cut or drilled into it) this sits at the base of the box (inside it) and comes up the side to allow water to be added to the base.
The tubing (at the side) is not at an angle it just helps to keep the hole clear of potting mixture. You can wriggle it if you think the hole is blocking up.
I now use sand/gravel mix in this base area but others have used straw and other compostable material with success. I prefer one that doesn't break down but mine are now very heavy and can't be easily moved.
I fill the sand/gravel mix to cover the drainage pipe. Up to where the drainage hole is.
Top up with compost/soil/potting mix/coir (coconut fibre peat substitute) add compost worms and mulch well.
You'll need to feed the worms occasionally or they will try to escape. I do this via a feeding tube or just tucking finely chopped veg scraps under the straw mulch.
I hope that has cleared things up for you.
BTW I have been experimenting with large pots (with a plastic liner), big buckets and other large containers too.
- Laneypoo05 November, 2011 18:09
Hi Scarecrow. I have studied your raised garden beds using the wicker system and am excited. We live in hot Perth and have tried unsucessfully to grow vegies... our summers are tortuous on plants but I have hope that this time it will work out as....well you live by a desert and if you can do so can I! Thank you for the inspiration SC.ReplyDelete
Hi LaneypooReplyDelete
Good luck with your wicking beds. Just remember mine are covered with shade cloth on polypipe/hose structures. It helps to keep the hot winds off the garden too!
- Anonymous21 November, 2011 10:32
Greetings from Southern California, Scarecrow! I am very excited to put together a front-yard lettuce and herbs box on the Friday after Thanksgiving, in a few days. Question, please: Is the worm can/pipe (which I gather accepts kitchen scraps) essential for the success of these? I suppose they need to eat something... If it's a pipe, which I'm inclined to do, does one simply drop the scraps down it -- is it that simple? Also, given that the box will be visible from the street, would wood rather than metal or styrofoam be an acceptable material for the structure? Thanks! Living in LaLa LandReplyDelete
Hi AnonymousReplyDelete
Wood would be fine as long as you can make the bottom 'pool' area sealed. Make sure the wood hasn't been treated with toxins.
As for the feeding tubes, this post will give you some hints on making that easier.
I now use the pulp left over from our morning veg juice and the worms love that.
Yes you put the food scraps down the tube.
It is best to cover the food scraps with a lid or mulch layer to stop flies getting it. Yes it is that simple really. They don't need feeding everyday.
Sometimes I just tuck soft leaves or flower debris under the mulch layer for the worms to eat too.
- Anonymous23 November, 2011 17:39
This is fantastic -- thank you SO MUCH!ReplyDelete
- Newbie29 May, 2012 21:19
Hi there SC, love your site. Being a novice and actually understanding the methods being described by you is really liberating so a big thankyou for your practical explanations.ReplyDelete
I live on the Eyre Peninsula and we have crazy snail and millipede problems so just wondering if you had any suggestions r.e keeping them out of garden beds. (The boss has forbidden us to have chooks).
Many thanksReplies
Snails I can cope with as they are easy to see and on a damp night we collect many and squish them. Coffee grounds are supposed to help deter them as is a coffee spray...I am still testing this as the slugs keep climbing over coffee grounds but I am yet to actually spray the coffee solution. Rain would wash this off but it is supposed to be the caffeine in it that actually kills the slugs and snails.Delete
This is an interesting note about farmers using caffeine against snails.
As for those pesky millipedes I know that they love mulch so clearing the bed at planting out time will help, as it does with earwigs, then putting the mulch back but carefully sifting through it to get them out. This will cut down on the numbers but I am investigating a couple of traps that rely on a light source to attract the millipedes here's a link with some more info. I am thinking of trying this around the strawberry patch with a cheapo garden solar light for the light source.
Keep pushing for those chooks!!!!
- Newbie30 May, 2012 22:14
Thanks for the prompt reply SC. Unfortunately the boss says chooks = rats = snakes and when her minds made up......Delete
So when we build on our own10 acre block later this year I am going to have a go at building one of these http://www.geodesicdomegreenhouse.org/ with the help of a few mates and use a combination of wicking beds and aquaponics (both really affordable) which will hopefully allow for better pest control as there's nothing more disheartening than actually getting something to grow only to have it ruined before it gets on the dinner plate!
Thanks again for all your advice in this blog.
Wow! Good luck with the move...what you are planning with the dome sounds fantastic!! I reckon the combination of wicking beds and aquaponics inside a green house type structure will be great. The water in storage within the systems will help with heat retention. Win-win situation and fewer pests!Delete
Has anyone heard of using polystyrene balls instead of gravel or scoria in wicking beds ? I have a few old bean bags about the place and it would save money if they can be used. My only thought is that they may not be absorbant but would this matter?ReplyDeleteReplies
I did think of this but didn't have a supply of the balls just old boxes that would need to be broken up. I think they should work OK.Delete
The only concern with using them in the base is that some people don't like to use polystyrene at all. These people wouldn't be using these boxes either. If you are comfortable using polystyrene then try it.
Other than that you may find that the balls squash down after a while, maybe an issue, might not.
- Anonymous22 January, 2015 07:28
I am thinking of using an icecream container filled with sand in it placed in the bottom of a bed. Fitting a garden or polly hose from the inner container sloping down to a drain hole at the side of the bed. The rest of the bed filled with soil. If including a water filling system maybe place slotted tube with a tee piece directly down into a second sand filled icecream container.ReplyDelete
Possible advantages
1. Minimal sand required meaning minimal total weight.
2. If the drain hole is sealed properly, the height of the inner container should determine the reservoir height of the bed.
3. The sand with a bit of mesh at the start of the drain tube should stop soil and sand getting in.
4. The slope of the drain hose should prevent water pooling in the hose to avoid mosquitoes breeding.
5. The slope of the drain hose should also help to drip any excess water away from the side of the bed.
6. To be water wise, any excess water could be collected in a plastic container or bucket and reused before more water is required to be added. (Empty water storage container regularly to avoid mosquitoes breeding.)
7. Using the filling system should prevent overfilling of the bed as the filling tube will start to overflow.
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Sounds good...I would be interested to know how it turns out.
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Sativex® for Relieving Persistent Pain in Patients With Advanced Cancer (SPRAY III)
This study has been completed.
GW Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
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Last updated: December 17, 2014
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This nine week study will aim to determine the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Sativex® as an adjunctive treatment, compared with placebo in relieving uncontrolled persistent chronic pain in patients with advance cancer.
Eligible patients will not be required to stop any of their current treatments or medications.
Advanced Cancer
Drug: Sativex®
Drug: Placebo (GA-0034)
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Study of Sativex® Oromucosal Spray (Sativex®; Nabiximols) as Adjunctive Therapy in Relieving Uncontrolled Persistent Chronic Pain in Patients With Advanced Cancer, Who Experience Inadequate Analgesia During Optimized Chronic Opioid Therapy
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- The primary endpoint is the percent improvement from baseline to the end of treatment in NRS average pain score. [ Time Frame: 5 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline in mean NRS average pain [ Time Frame: 5 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change from baseline in mean NRS worst pain [ Time Frame: 5 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change from baseline in mean Sleep Disruption NRS [ Time Frame: 5 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|May 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: Placebo (GA-0034)
Patients will be randomized to receive either Sativex® or placebo using a 1:1 allocation ratio.
Drug: Placebo (GA-0034)
Administered orally with a spray into cheek
Experimental: Sativex®
Patients will be randomized to receive either Sativex® or placebo using a 1:1 allocation ratio.
Drug: Sativex®
Administered orally with a spray into cheek (100 μl oromucosal spray administered twice daily up to a maximum of 10 sprays per day)
Other Name: Nabiximols
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- The patient has advanced cancer for which there is no known curative therapy
- The patient has a clinical diagnosis of cancer related pain, which is not alleviated with their current optimized opioid treatment
- The patient is receiving an optimized maintenance dose of Step III opioid therapy, preferably with a sustained release preparation, but also allowing a regular maintenance dose of around the clock use of immediate release preparations
- The patient is receiving a daily maintenance dose Step III opioid therapy of less than or equal to a total daily opioid dose of 500 mg/day of morphine equivalence (including maintenance and break-through opioids)
- The patient is using no more than one type of break-through opioid analgesia
Exclusion Criteria (abbreviated):
- Have any planned clinical interventions that would affect their pain (e.g., chemotherapy or radiation therapy where, in the clinical judgment of the investigator, these would be expected to affect pain)
- The patient is currently using or has used cannabis or cannabinoid based medications within 30 days of study entry and is unwilling to abstain for the duration of the study
- Has experienced myocardial infarction or clinically significant cardiac dysfunction within the last 12 months or has a cardiac disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator would put the patient at risk of a clinically significant arrhythmia or myocardial infarction
- Has significantly impaired renal function
- Has significantly impaired hepatic function
- Female patients of child-bearing potential and male patients whose partner is of child-bearing potential, unless willing to ensure that they or their partner use effective contraception, for example, oral contraception, double barrier, intra-uterine device, during the study and for three months thereafter (however, a male condom should not be used in conjunction with a female condom as this may not prove effective)
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|December 17, 2014
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United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Keywords provided by GW Pharmaceuticals Ltd.:
Cancer pain
Opioid therapy
inadequate analgesia
optimized chronic opioid therapy
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In case you haven't noticed, IBM Sametime 9 is a pretty significant release for us. It marks a new chapter in the life of the platform in more ways than the version number alone suggests. So far Sametime 9 has been well received. Analysts like it, customers like it and business partners are busy learning about it and deploying it for their customers.
All this is encouraging and it validates the decision we made to move on from our old UC2 strategy and embrace Social Communications as our guiding principle. We worked very hard to make Sametime 9 a proof point of that strategy and to use it as a launchpad for a new way to deliver software and bring innovation to the marketplace.
Transitioning from Sametime 8.x to Sametime 9 is like a play in two acts: Act One features us--designers, product managers, developers, sellers, and all the people that makes shipping software possible but you never see at conferences or "singing" karaoke at Kimonos in Orlando. Act Two brings our customers and business partners to the stage while we move to playing supporting roles.
The play is still running through the last scenes of Act One and the frenzy is starting to heat up backstage as Act Two is about to start.
The play is a drama (of course) garnished with hints of comedy and musical theater--there are a couple of songs somewhere in the script. The Sametime Song you've probably heard a million times, and this one, which I just came across on YouTube:
I don't know these guys but I applaud their enthusiasm. Now let me tell you about Act One.
After we released Sametime 8.5.2 IFR 1 in November of 2011 we understood the 8.5 code base had run its course. We initially tried to structure an 8.5.3 release but we quickly realized that we needed to close the 8.x chapter and move on. At some point we thought about skipping a version number and go with Sametime 10. That lasted for a few months. Then somehow we decided it was better to go with 9 and that's what we ended up doing: Sametime 9 it is.
We sat down to ponder where we wanted to take Sametime moving forward. We decided to focus our efforts on four main areas: rich communications, mobile, enhancing the social experience and cloud. Then we took inventory of our existing capabilities in each area, we talked to customers and business partners about what we needed to do to get us where we wanted to be, and we devised a plan to get there.
First we focused on taking Sametime 8.5.2 IFR 1 to SmartCloud for Social Business and in adding the capabilities needed to give our customers an attractive offering: integration with Connections Files, built-in audio conferencing, server-side remote control and meetings recordings, and other features that were not originally shipped with Sametime 8.5.2 IFR 1.
Getting a cloud-based offering up and running was by far the easiest of the many things we realized we had to do. We spent most of 2012 doing that and the result is IBM Web Meetings, an IBM SmartCloud for Social Business offering.
We also understood that our cloud story required not only a public-cloud offering but also an option for those customers interested in having their own private environments with integrated telephony hosted within the IBM SmartCloud infrastructure. That's how the new IBM SmartCloud Unified Communications Dedicated offering was born.
Secondly, we understood we needed to revamp our media services infrastructure to support the next generation of mobile apps we had envisioned. We also knew (because you told us) that we had to provide a richer, more personal set of integration points with IBM Connections, WebSphere Portal, Notes and the rest of the IBM software portfolio. So, we set out to build a brand new media services infrastructure from scratch. We wanted it to be standards-based, highly scalable, flexible enough to support not just our desktop client technology but also our Web and mobile clients. Julie Reed has been blogging about that extensively in the past few weeks.
Finally, we took a long, hard look at Sametime 8.5.2 IFR 1 and we noticed it looked like a Windows 95 application (I have to credit John Del Pizzo for such a witty observation). We then decided that we needed a brand new user interface. Thankfully, IBM had recently introduced a new user experience framework called IBM One UI that gave us the modern, streamlined user interface you see today in Sametime 9. Then, as we always do, we allocated bandwidth to clean up, update and improve the platform.
Then we were ready to build our next major release: IBM Sametime 9.
Doing all this took long days and nights; hundreds (thousands, perhaps?) of meetings, conference calls and IM and email exchanges. Release schedules were proposed and discarded. People went on medical leave, others left, and new people came on board. Many content proposals were considered and rejected and--here's the drama--while we were in the middle of all this we were asked to be the first team in the Collaboration Solutions Group to follow the new release management methodology IBM just recently adopted across all product segments.
The new release methodology promised to make the entire process shorter, more focused and less onerous (it did). There was one little problem: It was technically still under development when we made the switch and we had to absorb changes while in flight and reflect them accordingly on the work products we had to complete. We had a long Spring and an even longer Summer. Many of us just got used to working weekends as if they were weekdays. I, for one, did not take any time off until September 27, seven days after we shipped.
Lots of work, for sure, but with very good results. Sametime 9 is a great release and we're all very proud of the work we did to make it happen.
IBM Sametime 9 is the embodiment of the four themes I alluded to above: rich communications, mobile, enhancing the social experience and cloud. I know you've probably read about this in other postings on this blog but I'm going to repeat it anyway because it's wroth mentioning.
Sametime 9 features the new IBM One UI-based user experience designed to get you where you need to go in no more than three clicks (or taps). It's primarily visual, with very little text on the user interface (reading takes longer than spotting an image) and it makes better use of the available space on the client. It's also faster than our old UI framework and it brings all relevant communication channels to the forefront for easy access; all on a common user experience across clients and platforms.
Sametime 9 also features a standards-based media infrastructure built from scratch exclusively for IBM Sametime 9 and implemented on top of WebSphere Application Server.
Our new media infrastructure is an implementation of the H.264 SVC standard. SVC stands for Scalable Video Coding. It's a very efficient way to distribute video streams between a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) and two or more endpoints (clients). This makes the system as a whole capable of handling high workloads and complex topologies through clustering and geographic distribution.
When we talk scalability in this case we're referring to three different ways in which the new media infrastructure can handle workload and topology: In addition to the intrinsic benefits of the H.264 SVC standard we've added features such as server-side recordings (we already support client-side recording) for meetings, the ability to dial out to audio conferencing bridges via third-party gateways and we are retaining backward compatibility with non-SVC endpoints such as Sametime 8.5.x clients.
We're working on the next generation of mobile apps for Sametime 9. Our new mobile apps will feature audio, video and telephony support along with lots of new capabilities. For instance, our new meetings apps for Android and iOS will feature the first installment of a concept we call Smarter Meetings, which is a specification for capabilities designed to help you optimize the time you spend in meetings and enhance your situational awareness prior, during and after a meeting. The idea is to help you make better, more informed, more educated decisions around issues being discussed with your colleagues, customers and business partners.
Sametime 9 also features closer integration with IBM Connections as part of our commitment to enhancing the social experience. We're starting with integration with IBM Connections Files on SmartCloud and on our new mobile meetings apps, which will also feature integration with Connections Profiles.
We're working on three Widgets initially for Connections communities (and Portal later): the Sametime Video Widget, a Meeting Rooms Widget and a Persistent Chat Rooms Widget. We have a long list of integration points we want to implement and we're just getting started. You'll see more in this area in the future.
Finally, we repackaged our offerings to make them more functionality-oriented. Sametime Entry, Standard and Advanced were, for the most part, structured around what's included in the server components that conform each offering. Our new Sametime Communicate, Conference and Complete offerings are structured around the functionality our customers need for one-to-one communications, Web conferencing and full-fledged social communications respectively. We continue to offer Sametime Unified Telephony as part of our offering catalog with all the functionality and robustness that made it famous at a great price.
Sametime 9 supports Notes 9 and higher; it supports Connections 4.5 and higher and Portal 8.5 and higher. It's available in Greenhouse today if you want to play with it.
Next, we're taking it to SmartCloud.
Sametime 9 shipped in September of this year, as I mentioned before. We're working on a Hotfix scheduled for November that will make Sametime 9 compliant with the new US Government encryption guidelines that are coming into effect on January 1, 2014. The Hotfix also includes updates to our integration with Microsoft Office applications. We're adding support for Office and SharePoint 2013 on Windows 7 and on Windows 8. We'll also publish the Widgets I mentioned earlier to the Solutions Catalog in Greenhouse. This is the first time we're going to deliver product functionality this way and we're very excited about it.
I mentioned we're taking Sametime 9 to SmartCloud. We'd like that to happen in two stages.
We want the first half of 2014 to be all about upgrades to the SmartCloud for Social Business offerings as well as the SmartCloud UC Dedicated infrastructure. We'd like to add support for mobile apps and add new capabilities to the offerings as well. That's our intention but, as you know full well, all plans are subject to change without notice.
On the second half of the year we'd like to focus on enabling multi-point audio and video in SmartCloud and in completing feature parity with the on-premises code base. Again, that's what we'd like to do.
In the meantime, we'll continue working on what's next. This is work that's already started. We are already consolidating the information we've been gathering from sales, development, our customers and business partners on what should come first on Sametime Next. We're also transitioning to a new delivery model that's more dynamic, more flexible and more open. Continuous Delivery and Cloud First (that's the name) is transforming the way we design, build and ship software. You'll hear more from us on this topic as we move along.
That's Act One of this play. I'll tell you about Act Two on a future blog posting. Stay tuned.


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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Georgia has received a boost for 2013 as offensive lineman Kolton Houston finally has won his long battle for eligibility.
Houston was granted reinstatement by the NCAA on Thursday following three years under suspension for an anabolic steroid he was given for shoulder surgery.
Houston was declared ineligible in January of 2010, his first semester at Georgia, following routine NCAA drug testing which detected the banned substance, 19-norandrosterone. The substance continued to show up in Houston's system in subsequent tests.
He has two years of eligibility remaining and could petition for a third year. He was projected as a starting right tackle had he been eligible entering the 2012 season.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Tuesday, President Obama visits Newport News, Virginia to discuss the impact of the $85 billion in budget cuts set to take effect on Friday. Unless there's an agreement everything from early education to law enforcement will be affected. We're just three days away from the deadline, and it doesn't appear there's a deal in sight.
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