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This recipe is a weeknight standby in my house. I've made it with leftover turkey after Thanksgiving, and have even used canned turnip greens when I was out of spinach. I use cubed Neufchâtel cheese and a few teaspoons of Italian seasonings instead of the cooking creme, which isn't carried at my grocery store. Always good!
I love this. One problem, both my local grocery stores are no longer selling ANY cooking creme. I need to check Walmart. But could you please give alternatives for the cooking creme? I make up my own, but not everyone is comfortable doing that.
Awesome dish! Very easy to make and very tasty...perfect easy dinner with salad. Definitely will make again.


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Garnish each serving with 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil or parsley.
Get dinner on the table quickly with this low-calorie, low-fat meal. As a bonus, the peppers are rich in vitamin C and the cheese provides calcium.
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Very tasty! I made this when I wanted to use up the ingredients I had on hand. Very simple and easy to make. I added minced garlic when cooking the chicken to add some more flavour and used marinara instead of spaghetti sauce since that is all I had. Also, I only had 1 red pepper and no green so I added asparagus and it tasted great and added the colour of the green pepper. Will definitely make again!
very delicious . my whole family enjoyed
Great, simple recipe! I added some chopped garlic with the chicken to add flavor, but I think it would still be great without it.
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A little more than year after Mindy Adams began working for Servpro, her husband was diagnosed with cancer. One week after Servpro approved Adams's Family and Medical Leave Act leave, it fired her for insubordination, relying on statements from customers and co-workers that she had been disrespectful, exhibited a poor attitude, and failed to perform her job properly. Believing that the real reason for her termination was the need for time off to care for her ill husband, Adams sued for disability discrimination.
In Adams v. Valega's Professional Home Cleaning (N.D. Ohio 11/2/12), the court dismissed her claims, concluding that employers are not required to provide reasonable accommodations to employees associated to those with a disability.
In addition to protecting disabled employees, the Americans with Disabilities Act also protects employees from discrimination based on the "known disability of an individual with whom the qualified individual is known to have a relationship or association." Yet, at least in the 6th Circuit, "employers are not required to provide reasonable accommodations to non-disabled workers under this section of the Act."
The Adams court illustrates this rule:
For example, an employee may be fired under a neutral policy concerning attendance or tardiness, even if the reason for the absence or tardiness is to care for the disabled spouse. There is a distinction between firing an employee because of a relative's disability, and firing an employee because of the need to take time off to care for the relative.
The court recognized and discussed the fine line between firing an employee because of a relative's disability and firing an employee because of the need to take time off to care for that same relative (quoting the ADA's legislative history):
"[A]ssume, for example that an applicant applies for a job and discloses to the employer that his or her spouse has a disability. The employer believes the applicant is qualified for the job. The employer, however, assuming without foundation that the applicant will have to miss work or frequently leave work early or both, in order to care for his or her spouse, declines to hire the individual for such reasons. Such a refusal is prohibited….
"In contrast, assume that the employer hires the applicant. If he or she violates a neutral employer policy concerning attendance or tardiness, he or she may be dismissed even if the reason for the absence or tardiness is to care for the spouse. The employer need not provide any accommodation to the nondisabled employee. The individuals covered under this section are any individuals who are discriminated against because of their known association with an individual with a disability."
There are two points to make about this case:
- A refusal to grant time off as an accommodation for the disability of an employee's family member will only pass muster for employers too small to be covered by the FMLA or employees who did not work long enough to be eligible for FMLA leave. If you are an FMLA-covered employee, and an employee is FMLA eligible, then he or she is entitled to 12 annual weeks of leave, which includes leave for the serious health condition of a close family member. The court concluded that Servpro was too small to be covered by the FMLA, and dismissed Adams's FMLA claim. You must analyze both statues—the ADA and the FMLA—before you can conclude that you don't have any obligation to provide time off.
- I cannot over-state enough how fine a line it is between lawfully terminating an employee because of the need to take time off to care for an ill relative, and unlawfully terminating an employee because of a relative's disability. These decisions are risky, and need to be made carefully. Nine times out of 10, firing an employee who recently asked for time off to care for an ill family member will result in litigation. You need to decide whether you can swallow that risk before you make the termination decision.
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The Obama administration is temporarily waiving some Clean Air Act requirements in Mississippi, Alabama, 14 other states and the District of Columbia to reduce fuel disruptions from Superstorm Sandy.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson says in a letter to governors that extreme circumstances related to Sandy will prevent enough gasoline from reaching consumers.
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Tom Medley, Stroker McGurk Creator, Loses '40 Ford in Garage Fire; Fund Established for Rebuild EffortWritten by Brian Brennan on January 11, 2012
Tom Medley, creator of the "Stroker McGurk" cartoon character that appeared in Hot Rod magazine in the 1950s, once joked he would have liked to own a flamed '40 Coupe.
But this isn't what he had in mind.
In mid-October, Medley suffered a hot rodder's most feared nightmare - a fire that destroyed nearly all the contents of his garage - tools, welders, sewing machines, car parts, memorabilia, etc.
Medley escaped injury but his beloved 1940 Ford Deluxe coupe wasn't so lucky. It was heavily damaged, a near total loss. In response, Medley's friends and family have joined together to rebuild the car and get the 91-year-old hot rod legend behind the wheel again.
News of Medley's misfortune quickly spread through the hot rod community, triggering an outpouring of support that has been remarkable. Currently, the car is being rebuilt by car-builder Randy Clark and his talented staff at Hot Rods & Custom Stuff in Escondido, Calif.
Considering the resources required to complete the project, help is needed. For those hot rodders interested in helping Stroker rebuild his '40, a fund has been established to donate additional support. Regardless of the amount, everyone who pitches in will receive a gift from Medley himself.
Interested in helping? If so, please visit one of two websites, www.vintageair.com/medley.asp, or www.hotrodscustomstuff.com. A click on the DONATE button will lead to PayPal, where a debit or credit card can be used to pledge support. Being a PayPal member is NOT required. Checks can also be sent to the The Stroker McGurk 40 Ford Trust, 2710 Vista Crest Road, Orange, CA 92867.
If you are not familiar with Medley's involvement in the sport of hot rodding, see the January 2011 issue of Rod & Custom (http://tinyurl.com/6uohbtf). A photo essay in The Rodder's Journal, Issue 7, also detailed Medley's career with Hot Rod and Rod & Custom magazines.


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Save 30 calories and 5g fat, including 1.5g saturated fat per serving, by preparing with reduced-fat condensed cream of chicken soup, BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream and KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese.
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This is the new family favorite! I caught a little flack in the few min I was preparing it (I have one that doesn't like dressing and one that doesn't like carrots), but by the end of the meal my family was practically licking their plates. I will be making this again. It's a great way to get picky eaters to eat all their vegetables!
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Daniel Bryan out for a month
Rumors are floating around right now that Daniel Bryan might be forced to miss a month of action, and WWE did something to further fan those flames. Every month, the company generates preview videos for each month that is taking place on the pay per view. While they still have his match with Wade Barrett listed on their website, they did not bother making a preview video for their upcoming bout at Extreme Rules.
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Videos on YouTube of the entertaining Intercontinental Championship gauntlet match that WWE did on the latest episode of Smackdown, which includes an awesome battle between Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler.
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|Forget the turkey and gobble up some pumpkin
|Written by Darci Tomky
|Wednesday, 14 November 2012 13:51
It's starting to feel more like winter. The weather is getting cooler, I'm wearing my flannel PJs, hot chocolate is in full supply, and the Hallmark Channel is showing plenty of cheesy Christmas movies.
I must admit I got a little giddy the other day when I was shopping and unashamedly took a stroll through the Christmas aisle. Even if you've broken the rule and have been playing Christmas music for a month already, we can't forget Thanksgiving is next week!
I heard Black Friday shopping begins as early as Thursday at 9 p.m. Really? It's called Black "Friday." That means it's on "Friday." Hmph. Poor old Thanksgiving keeps getting cramped on by Christmas.
My solution: Eat more pumpkin.
These pumpkin chocolate chip cookies from allrecipes.com are ridiculously moist and delicious. You won't be able to eat just one. And if you're really feeling crazy, try dipping them in whipped cream. They rival any dolled up Christmas cookie any day!
I've also been itching to try some pumpkin fluff dip. Just mix together a can of pumpkin, a large tub of whipped cream, a small package of vanilla instant pudding and one teaspoon pumpkin pie spice. Grab some graham crackers, cookies or apples, and you're all set with a perfect Thanksgiving appetizer or post-Thanksgiving-dinner snack!
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|Holyoke City Council discusses city-wide recycling program
|Written by Kyle Arnoldy
The possibility of a residential recycling program was discussed at length Tuesday, July 16 at the Holyoke City Council meeting.
Waste Management, Inc. recently reached out to the City of Holyoke about the possibility of beginning a city-wide residential recycling program.
The proposed program would put a curbside recycling bin in front of every home in Holyoke.
A fee of $3.82 per house would cover the cost of collections once a month and $6.64 for twice a month. If it is decided to go forward with the program, the council would have to decide who the financial burden would fall on.
If the city were to foot the bill for the 870 residential customers in town, the plan would cost the city $3,323.40 a month for one collection and $5,776.80 for two collections each month.
Through the program, it is estimated by Waste Management, Inc. that 40-50 pounds of garbage would be removed from the city's monthly waste stream, saving the city between $546-$682 each month.
"Unfortunately it ends up costing more than it saves, but that's pretty much how recycling works," City Superintendent Mark Brown said.
Brown noted that Holyoke and Haxtun had worked together to get a state grant for the large recycling bin placed outside of the Holyoke Police Station, and the city does not want to enter into any agreement that would jeopardize that.
Marick's Waste Disposal out of Crook pays Holyoke $50 each time the current recycling bin is dumped, which is one-to-two times a month. That money could be lost if the new program is implemented.
The residential bins would serve as single-stream receptacles, meaning plastic, tin, aluminum and paper would all go in the same bin. Brown mentioned his concern with who would be responsible for sorting the recyclables. He stated the city workers do not have the time for the extra work.
Brown also pointed out that trash collection in Holyoke doesn't necessarily make money now, so whatever is charged for the recycling program would be reflected on the garbage collection rates.
Council members David Churchwell and Steve Moore expressed their beliefs that just because everyone has a recycling bin in front of their home does not mean that they will participate in the program. The group questioned how many more people would recycle based purely on the convenience of having a bin at their homes.
Council member Scott Murray also voiced his concern that citizens shouldn't be forced to pay for a recycling program that they have no intention of using.
No final decision was made on the subject and council members will return to the topic during the Aug. 6 City Council meeting.
Grant writer tapped to help land GOCO grant
For the third attempt at securing a grant through Great Outdoors Colorado for improvements to the Holyoke baseball complex, it was decided by Holyoke City Council that Heidi Hillman would be hired as the grant writer.
Hillman wasted little time as she arrived in Holyoke Wednesday, July 17 to visit the fields and review past grant applications and GOCO feedback.
With the work that has already been put toward the grant by City Clerk/Treasurer Kathy Olofson, Hillman anticipates needing 20-30 hours to complete the application.
Hillman has had success applying for GOCO grants in the past as she recently served as the grant writer for the Phillips County Community Track Project.
Citizens are encouraged to participate in a short online survey regarding the possible improvements at the ballpark found at surveymonkey.com/s/7WF8NSM.
City will participate in coordinated mail ballot election
For the November coordinated mail ballot election, city council members agreed to include a pair of questions.
The questions, titled Referendum A and Referendum B, deal with a lodging tax and term limits.
Referendum A raises the question of whether Holyoke should be authorized to implement a lodging tax of five percent on rooms at lodging facilities for short-term visitors and guests. Referendum B asks voters if the City of Holyoke should have term limits for elected officials.
Changes by the council to the wording of the questions can be made up until Aug. 27.
Officials report
Brown reported that there had been four power outages since the last city council meeting. There were two outages Saturday, July 13. The first one occurred at 4:45 p.m. between the 100-500 blocks of Phelan and Morlan avenues The cause of the outage was undetermined. The second outage occurred three hours later between the 200-500 blocks of South Belford and Baxter Avenues. A squirrel was to blame for the outage.
Monday, July 15 there was a power outage in the 900 block of Belford Avenue due to a squirrel. A squirrel was also to blame for the Tuesday, July 16 outage at 8:40 a.m. in the 200 block of Bowman Avenue and Sherman Street.
Sergeant Damon Ellis with the Holyoke Police Department reported that from June 27-July 10, the police department had generated 80 calls for service, made four arrests, wrote 15 reports, handed out seven citations and issued seven warnings.
Ellis also made mention that the department had investigated an infant death which turned out to be from natural causes.
On the Fourth of July the department also handled several calls regarding fireworks.
Other Business
In other business July 16, the council:
—accepted a quote from Perfection Door Co. for three overhead doors to be installed at the fire shed at a cost of $11,535.
—approved request from Holyoke Housing Authority to waive the excavation permit fees and the labor for the tap fees for the new laundry facility.
—determined that Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Scott would contact the state highway department about the condition of Highway 385.
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Substitute 1-inch asparagus pieces for the broccoli florets.
For added flavor, sprinkle salad with OSCAR MAYER Real Bacon Bits just before serving.
Any vegetables, as well as different pasta shapes, can be used to prepare this salad.
Enjoy! This colorful salad is a good source of both vitamins A and C from the vegetables.
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This is a great recipe. I used Kraft Balsamic Tomato Basil Anything Dressing. I then used Kraft Balsamic Tomato Basil Anything Dressing. I liked the Tomato Basil Anything Dressing better for the salad.
I made this for a Memorial Day BBQ and it was a big hit, I made a couple of changes. I couldn't get the sun dried tomato vinaigrette so I used balsamic vinaigrette, I used rotelle for the pasta and I omitted the peppers. Everyone loved it.
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Today's lineup: The Royals were proud to announce the signing of Tim Melville, our fourth round choice out of Wentzville, Mo. The 6'5″ righty was the 2007 Aflac National Player of the Year and compiled a 10-1 mark with a 0.89 ERA at Holt High School as a junior, helping the team reach the Missouri Class 4-A Finals. As a senior, Melville went 8-1 with a 2.56 ERA and 89 K's in 52 innings.
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|Commissioners plan new budget
|Written by Darci Tomky
At the Phillips County commissioners meeting Tuesday, Sept. 29, commissioners reported planning county's budget has kept them busy during the month of September.
This year, county property was reappraised by county assessor Doug Kamery, a process that takes place every other year. From this, the county's assessed value is figured.
Phillips County's preliminary assessed value was recently reported at $58,327,170, a $9.3 million increase from last year's $48,975,446.
Commissioners noted the number is based on production income in 2008 which was high due to natural gas production. The price is much lower in 2009, so the county's assessed value will drop back down again next year.
Final values are due by Dec. 10 so budgets can be planned and groups will know what they are allotted based on the mill levy.
Additionally, commissioners met with several regionally funded groups Sept. 2 to plan their budget for the coming year. These groups included Northeast Colorado Health Dept., Northeast Colorado Bookmobile, Centennial Mental Health, Northeast Colorado Association of Local Governments, County Express, Eastern Colorado Services for Developmentally Disabled, Golden Plains Extension and the District Attorney's Office.
Furnace installed at Courthouse
A furnace contract with BDM Boiler Repair from Brighton was approved by commissioners, and construction on the Courthouse furnace began last week.
Two steam boilers will be installed, and commissioners reported they will use the lead-lag system which is more efficient than the previous system used in the Courthouse. The cost of the boilers plus installation totaled $67,851. Commissioners noted the county received a $40,000 grant for the project.
The first boiler should be installed by the middle of October, but the second, needing to be ordered, will take several weeks to arrive and be installed.
Event Center construction continues
Commissioners noted construction on the Phillips County Event Center has been gaining but is going somewhat slowly. They have been busy organizing final touches on the facility during the month of September. Source Gas has been working at the Event Center, and flooring and electrical work are being wrapped up, reported the commissioners.
County to receive funding
Colorado has changed the way mineral lease money is distributed, and Phillips County will get an increase in funds from what was previously received for mineral production. Commissioners said the county will receive $42,258 from Energy Impact funds and $6,125 from the Federal Mineral Lease.
Other business
In other business during the month of September, county commissioners:
—discussed rates to charge for use of the Event Center and compared them to other facilities' rates in northeast Colorado.
—noted the Phillips County Sheriff received a $3,200 criminal justice grant from the stimulus package to be used for evidence collection equipment.
—approved Holyoke City Public Works, including the Holyoke Volunteer Fire Dept., to move their antennae to the Courthouse roof.
—noted prisoners put tin from the former fairgrounds building on beef barns at the fairgrounds.
—approved a size increase of the Ward gravel pit by Amherst to up to 19.8 acres. It was previously 9.9 acres.
—noted Phillips County is looking for people to serve on the fair board. There are vacancies in Districts 2 and 3 as well as one at-large vacancy.
—approved the use of the Courthouse square for Relay for Life June 4-5, 2010.


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In most states felons can bowhunt, not Utah however.
Martha Stewart can't own a gun, what her crime has to do with guns/violence is beyond me, and why she wouldn't be allowed to bowhunt Utah doesn't make much sense if you ask me.
Yes, any felon who has served their time should be able to.
Yes, if crime was non-violent, non-weapon related
In most states felons can bowhunt, not Utah however.
Martha Stewart can't own a gun, what her crime has to do with guns/violence is beyond me, and why she wouldn't be allowed to bowhunt Utah doesn't make much sense if you ask me.
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Martha Stewart Hunts!? How come I don't see camo pattern bedsheets, and a recipe book specifically for wild game??
J/K....Common sense tells me if they have aleady paid there debt to society and don't have a history for violence there should be no problem.
I definitely think that as long as the crime is not violence related and they did their time, they should be able to bowhunt. I would love to bowhunt with Martha Stewart, I'd bring the drinks if she brought the snacks!! yummmm.. Could you imagine eating a 5 layer chocolate cake with raspberries so lightly baked in and some sort of truffles on top and fudge melted over everything.. Beats the heck out of the stale jerky I usually take.
I don't think I am going to spend too much time worrying about the hunting rights of felons.
Hunting is a privilege, everyone knows the consequences of a felony before its committed, should take away as many right and privileges as possible.
I'm surprised there is this many posts on this topic....
I have mixed feelings on the topic. I know a guy in his 30s that hung out with the wrong people and made some bad decisions when he was 18 (burglary, grand theft). He did his time and paid his fines and now is a hard working law abiding citizen. Works 40 hours a week and hasnt had a run in with the law since. He still cant possess or a hunt with a firearm, and apparently cant hunt in utah with a bow either. The point is some people do screw up and do stupid things and pay for it, and they learn from it, thats the point of the criminal justice system (even though it doesnt seem like it all of the time)
The only problem I have with felons being able to bowhunt and NOT rifle hunt is that here in Oregon at least is forces all ex-felons become bowhunters. I see where there could be some potential for that to be a problem. Most people are good and will try and change and stop breaking laws but a small percentage will not and they will be breaking laws as archery hunters and consequently give us all a bad rap. Of course the reality is a lot of those lifetime criminals will just poach without even trying to pretend to be a legit hunter so I may be making more of it than need be.


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Fishing for smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River. Photo by Tom Pelton/CBF Staff
One of the longest rivers in America, the Susquehanna River provides over half of the freshwater to the Chesapeake Bay, drinking water to millions of people, countless recreational opportunities, and scenic value. For these and many other reasons, the river is a valued natural and economic resource to this region. But the Mighty Susquehanna and her keystone fishery, the smallmouth bass, need help. Recent declines in the smallmouth bass health and population, along with water quality data suggesting poor conditions at key locations and at key times of the year, indicate the river fails to meet some of the basic requirements of the Clean Water Act.
Over a year ago Pennsylvania's top fisheries scientists at the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) sounded the alarm for urgent state action to address widespread disease and death among smallmouth bass in the lower Susquehanna River, the largest tributary to the Chesapeake Bay.
CBF joined the Commission—along with the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited, American Rivers, and Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future—in a petition to urge the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to prioritize the health of the Susquehanna and commit to a sound plan to help restore it.
The petition urged DEP to list a 98-mile stretch of the river as an impaired water body on the federal 303(d) Impaired Waters list. Data included in the petition supports the request and warrants including the stretch from Sunbury to the Maryland state line.
"In the autumn of 2011… outbreaks were so severe that approximately 40 percent of the adult smallmouth bass surveyed had extensive lesions and open sores," stated a recent letter from the Commission to DEP. Similar outbreaks of disease in adults and death of young smallmouth bass in the lower Susquehanna River have occurred in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, as well as 2011. These specific conditions have been found nowhere else in Pennsylvania but in this 98-mile stretch of the Susquehanna River.
The group contends that the river fails to meet some of the basic requirements of the Clean Water Act.
DEP disagreed denied the petition. In January 2013, DEP excluded the river from its 2012 Impaired Waters List.
Of Pennsylvania's 86,000 miles of rivers, streams, and small creeks, over 18,000 miles are currently on the impaired list. Being included on the list ensures that each of these waterways will eventually have a recovery plan. By listing this section of the river, we ensure that a recovery plan will be developed for the lower Susquehanna.
Based on the studies of the Commission, the U.S. Geological Survey, and others, and concerns about a collapse of this economically important fishery ($2.7 million in a 2007 study), the Commission took what steps it could to protect the smallmouth bass. It imposed catch-and-immediate release requirements and closed seasons for smallmouth bass during the spring spawning period.
These actions may help in the short-term, but to return long-term health and sustainability to the fishery, the state must commit to finding the answers and developing a plan to fix the problems.
Designating the river as an impaired waterway helps assure this occurs.
CBF will continue to urge reconsideration of our petition by DEP and EPA, who ultimately must approve DEP's list.
For the millions who depend on the river, the millions of dollars made from her bounty, and for generations to come—there is no better time to act on behalf of the Susquehanna River and clean water.
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The Final Report is the 2012 Pennsylvania Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report. The report did not identify the lower Susquehanna River as impaired under the Clean Water Act, despite scientific data to the contrary and a significant impact on the smallmouth bass fishery.
The letter argues that "By not listing the Susquehanna River as impaired, the Final Report violates the letter and the spirit of federal and state law."
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Nancy Rosenthal, president of the Nassau County League of Women Voters, said that her organization has submitted its own redistricting plan, which she hopes the Legislature will consider.
The Legislature has the final say on the maps, and has until March 5 to adopt a plan. Abrahams said he doubted that either plan would be adopted in its current form, and that much debate would take place over the next several weeks.
Norma Gonsalves, the Legislature's presiding officer, said that there is still much work ahead. "We will be reviewing both maps and reviewing testimony obtained through the various commission meetings and legal obligations involved with redistricting," she said. "We will do our due diligence to explore all factors involved with redistricting to meet the charter-mandated deadline of March 5."
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There should be a few people on this board that are lawn experts I bet. Here is my question.
I have a fairly new house built in 2004 and the sod has taken a hit last year. It became over run with White Grubs and also a new Chocalate lab Puppy. I normally just get the Trugreen At Home package that consists of 5 steps through out the spring and summer. Since I don't know much about this can someone give me advice on what the best thing to do with my lawn starting here in the spring to get it green and healthy again. I had it professionally treated for grubs in the fall.
So do I need Spring Grub Control? Turf Builder? Seed it? Crabgrass preventer, Lawn Food,.....This makes my head hurt. And I get scared because I don't want to burn up my grass by applying the wrong or too much stuff. I have about 5,000 SF of grass.
Plain and simple, if you want it green you have to have a Nitrogen. If you look at a fertilizer bag it is going to have 3 numbers which is the fertilizer analysis (ex: 30-4-3). The first number is the Nitrogen analysis and in the example shows there is 30lbs of Nitrogen for every 100lbs of product. It used to be that when you applied fertilizer all the N became available for the grass to use right away so ya your lawn turns green, but you are mowing it twice a week. Now, at least with the higher quality stuff, the N is encapsulated so it becomes time released allowing your grass to turn green but not grow as fast. The second number is Phosphorous and the third number is Potassium. These fertilizers are actually better for your grass in that they promote root growth so your grass is more drought tolerant and isn't so quick to turn brown in August when we don't get so much rain. Basically the N stimulates growth on top of the ground, the other two promote growth underneath the ground. If you could find the ultimate, it would be something where the N number isn't so high and the P & K numbers were higher. Most Coops carry a product that has the analysis of 9-23-30 and that is my choice. I worked agronomy for quite a few years.
Just follow the Scott's fertilizer schedule (on the back of the bag), water regularly and you'll be fine.
Also apply some GrubX come mid-June.
Excellent info, Cyclonesrule91!
Thanks for the info.
I also have a a nice collection of Yellow spots from Dog urine right in the middle of my yard. Isn't that because of excessive nitrogen in the urine? So I should probably not treat that with more fertilizer?
Grub treatments in the summer? Is that because that is when they start to arrive?
Grubs are moth larvae. You treat in the Summer to kill any that have been laid in your soil
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Grubs are moth larvae. You treat in the Summer to kill any that have been laid in your soil
Whatever they are I know they:
a. Are Gross
b. A magnet for birds, Racoons and dogs to dig up your yard.
c. Basically destroy your sod making it like a roll of carpet sitting on dirt.
Cyclonesrule91 provided the same advice to me last year - the man speaks the truth. We seeded last year, so our lawn still looks like crap - but I expect that to change by around fall this year - after I put some crabgrass preventer down this spring, feed it properly and then overseed again (with aeration this time) this fall.
Ok, so my lawn question. When do we put the first step on? Before it gets green or once it starts going?
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775
Also for a really quick green up if you have a fairly decent yard a little iron will do wonders. And yes, crabgrass preventer/fertilizer in the spring, grub control in early to mid july will get the little ground shrimp, and the ABSOLUTE best time to control dandelions is with a herbicide in the fall. As far as the dog there really isn't anything you can do unless you can train your dog to pee on a tree that has rock landscaping or something around it so it won't kill anything. Watering the spots heavily can help by washing the urine through the roots and helping reduce the time it takes before the grass recovers.
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Ok, so my lawn question. When do we put the first step on? Before it gets green or once it starts going?
I would wait until the frost is out of the ground. Right now there is about 8-12" of frost in the soil yet. When the weather turns warmer and the moisture soaks into soil istead of running off towards the sewer drains is the time to apply. Also when the soil temperature gets to stay at least 50 degrees is when things start to wake up in the soil. Wait until then and preferrable late evening before we get rain is ideal.
The dog urine in the yard question is not a problem with too much N but more so that dog urine is quite acidic I think and so it burns the grass.
Originally Posted by brianhos
Ok, so my lawn question. When do we put the first step on? Before it gets green or once it starts going?
From early march to april is your optimum time to fertilize the first time. It all depends on the weather though. If you fertilize tomorrow and it gets watered in it will do no harm at all.
(sorry, this is more for omaha right now. we have the frost out of the ground so it is o.k. to fertilize)
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Hmmm, I was going to get my crabgrass preventer/feeding on the ground as soon as all the snow was gone - which should be tomorrow. We had so much crabgrass last year it was sick.
Should I still wait a week or two?
I would definitely overseed you lawn too early on when the soil warms up some. Spraying for weeds, as tyrelrobert said is best done in the fall and using something with Dicamb(Banvel) or 2-4D will do the best job on weeds without affecting your grass. You will get the biggest bang for your buck if you spray your yard, but make sure you use an oil based(ethly) chemical and not a waterbased(amine) because those products by themselves tend to turn into vapor when it warms up and drifts whereever the wind takes it and neighbors flowers, some small trees and shrubs are pretty succeptible to those products. The oil based products will stick to the plant material and are then much less proned to drift. Spray later evening as well and then the product has all night to dry out and get into the weeds system.
I would wait a while to fertilize though. With the frost in the ground yet, if we get a cold rainstorm the rainwater will flow across the top of the grass heading towards the sewer drain, as opposed to soaking into the ground, and you could lose your fertilizer or worse yet it could get taken to the low spot in your yard where it collects and too much will kill the grass. Most likely you would be alright doing it now, but I would wait till frost is gone and soil has warmed up some.
Last edited by Cyclonesrule91; 03-15-2008 at 10:16 PM.
I'm not looking to kill weeds now, but need to prevent crabgrass. I'm going to put crabgrass preventer down - even the man himself couldn't stop me from doing that. Our lawn was nearly overgrown with it last year.
But I'll wait a week or two before I do it - thx. :)
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Does this company have an ethical code of conduct based on International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards.
First things first: has the company at least put together a set of principles when it comes to ethics?
The ILO is 'the international organization responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labour standards'. It is a United Nations agency and has developed a set of labour standards covering key issues for workers such as wages, health and safety at work and child labour. You can find out more on the ILO's website, although the information provided there is very detailed and can be hard to navigate. A simple summary of the ILO's standards can be found in the Base Code on the UK's Ethical Trading Initiative's website. The Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code is a good example of the type of code of conduct we would expect a company to have in order to meet our first indicator.
A code of conduct is a list of rules that a company expects each of the clothing factories it uses to abide by. Just having a code of conduct doesn't mean that a company always sticks to these standards, but it is a start. At least it means the company has started to think about ethical issues and has made some basic commitments.
Is the full supply chain governed by the company's code of conduct?
Tracking the source of the clothes we wear is complicated. A fashion company may have a direct relationship with its supplier factories where the clothes it sells are actually sewn together, but there are numerous steps in the chain before that. For example, the supplier factory must buy the fabric and accessories it uses from somewhere. It may also contract out some parts of the manufacturing process – such as intricate embroidery – to other factories or to home workers.
It's obviously very difficult for a clothing company to keep track of what's going on during all these steps, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't try. We think the minimum a company can do is demand of its supplier factories that any suppliers they themselves use will also adhere to the same code of conduct described under Indicator 1. That means that when the clothing company is performing audits of its factories – something we'll come on to in later indicators – these checks will include an assessment of whether the factory is applying the same standards to its suppliers as it is expected to meet.
Does the company have evidence that suppliers are paid enough for workers to be given a living wage?
Within their ethical code commitments on wages, many companies include a commitment to pay living wages. This is a start, but unfortunately too many companies make this pledge without actually providing any evidence that they are doing anything to make it a reality. To meet this indicator we expect companies to go beyond words and provide evidence of action.
A living wage is usually defined as enough to meet basic needs and to provide some discretionary income. This is, for example, how the UK's Ethical Trading Initiative defines it. You might have heard that certain companies have suggested that they can't commit to a living wage, because no-one's sure what a living wage actually is in different countries. We recognise that there are still problems around calculating living wages. But, at the same time, there are internationally agreed calculation methods which provide a good starting point. The Fair Trade Initiative is one example. So we don't think companies should be able to hide behind this argument to avoid making commitments to pay living wages. Enough for basic needs and some discretionary income is not a particularly high standard after all. .
Some companies are now facing up to the reality that, although they might like to think their workers are being paid a living wage, they do not have any evidence or data to back up this claim. Although they have a code of conduct which commits to paying living wages, some companies have not been ashamed to admit that their workers may not currently be receiving a living wage. As a result, they are starting to conduct studies to work out what a living wage is in the countries were they produce and to work towards a goal of ensuring that their suppliers are paid enough for this wage to be paid to workers. This is a really positive step and – if companies are doing it – we've said they are 'making progress' on this indicator. They are no longer hiding behind the argument that defining a living wage is too difficult. Nor are they pretending things are fine when they are not. We hope this indicator will encourage more companies to implement similar programmes.
We have deliberately said that we want the evidence to be around whether suppliers are paid enough for workers to be given a living wage, because this focuses on the part of the process which is directly within the company's control. It is more difficult for them to work out whether their suppliers are actually passing the wage on to workers – something we will come on to in later indicators when we look at auditing.
Meeting this third indicator requires two things of a clothing company. Firstly, it requires them to know how much a living wage is in the countries concerned. Secondly, it requires that they pay their supplier factories enough to cover their costs and pass this wage on to workers. If they are paying their factories less than even the living wage in the first place, there is no way the factory will be able to do this.
Is a full list of the locations of the company's supplier factories publicly available?
One of the best things clothing companies could do to help us learn more about conditions for their workers is to be more open about where their clothes are produced. If a company provides the locations of all its supplier factories it means that journalists, NGOs or anyone else with an interest in the issues can make connections to the companies involved when they hear about poor conditions in these factories. It also makes it easier for such people to visit the factories and see for themselves.
Many companies say they cannot provide this information because it is commercially confidential. We're not convinced by this! We have examples of both large and small companies disclosing all their factory locations. Nike, for example, has published a complete list on its website since 2005. And small, fair trade company, People Tree also provides a complete list of the producers they work with. If these companies can do it, then anyone can.
Does the company ensure that each of its supplier factories receives a social audit at least every two years?
Social auditing has come to prominence in the past decade. It is a way of helping companies keep tabs on their supply chain in the wake of scandals over issues like child labour. A social audit should be conducted against the company's code of conduct, described in indicator 1.
Like financial auditors, social auditors spend time at a factory –usually a couple of days – and review the company's records and procedures. They will then give the company a score, identifying any failures against the code of conduct.
Different companies conduct social audits in different ways. Some of these methods are better than others – something we will come on to in later indicators. The same factory often makes clothes for a number of different companies so often companies will share audit results to avoid the factory having to undergo an excessive number of audits.
This indicator requires as a minimum that the company ensures some sort of social audit has taken place at each of its supplier factories. We weren't sure what a reasonable timeframe was so initially we asked companies how often they audit their factories as a minimum. We found that two years was a number that often came up. It seemed to us to be a happy medium between ensuring factories are checked fairly often but not overburdening good factories with unnecessary controls (most companies would audit poorly performing factories more often).
The auditing system is not perfect. We have heard that in many countries it is not uncommon for auditors to accept bribes in return for a good score. We have also heard of factories falsifying their records and coaching their staff to say the right things to auditors. Despite these problems, at present, social auditing seems to be one of the most feasible ways for companies to monitor their supply chain.
At the same time as conducting social audits, some companies are working on 'beyond auditing' programmes. They are experimenting with ways to work more closely with factories, avoiding the need for spot checks with all their pitfalls. In time, it may be that these schemes overtake the social auditing programmes – in which case we'll need to come up with some new indicators!
Do the company's own staff routinely visit factories to carry out checks or audits?
Not all companies have a regular, direct relationship with their suppliers. Some only really use external auditing companies to check up on factories and assess how things are going. We were impressed, however, that some companies have their own ethical trading teams that regularly visit suppliers and maintain a relationship with them. We think this is something that all companies should look to emulate – although the size of such a team will obviously depend on the size of the company.
Having staff who have been to factories and worked with them directly on ethical issues can give a company a much better understanding of the challenges and pitfalls that can arise in its supply chain. It also helps to guard against one of the problems with social auditing that we mentioned under indicator 5: that of auditors accepting bribes in return for good audit results. A company should be able to have more confidence in the integrity of staff it has recruited itself. And the fact that it would have to take responsibility for any corruption amongst its own staff should be a powerful incentive for it to crack down heavily on any such practices.
Are unannounced checks or audits routinely carried out at factories?
One of the main difficulties with social audits is the danger that factories simply make sure everything looks perfect on the day. That might mean they get rid of any child workers, coach their staff on what to say to the auditors or hide their real records of working hours and replace them with false ones.
One of the ways these problems can be avoided is if factories are subjected to unannounced checks or audits. This means they have no chance to prepare and it gives auditors a higher chance of seeing conditions in the factory as they really are.
Ideally all audits would be unannounced but the industry is very far from that standard at present. So under this indicator we've chosen to reward companies that are at least starting to make unannounced audits a routine part of their ethical policies. By routine, we mean that they have started to make unannounced checks on all their factories, not just those that they suspect are performing poorly. We've given them a tick if they have provided evidence that this is the case, even if they haven't yet ensured that all their audits are fully unannounced.
Do audits include confidential interviews with workers selected by the auditor (not, for example, management)?
As we've mentioned in relation to Indicator 7 above, there is a danger that a factory may put forward workers who have been coached to give the 'right' answers in audit interviews. Allowing the auditor, rather than the factory management, to select interviewees helps to get around this problem.
We have also heard stories of workers being bullied by factory management after giving negative feedback to auditors. Ensuring that any audit interviews are confidential and ideally take place off site helps to ensure that this does not happen.
Are the company's social audit results publicly available?
One of the key things we want our indicators to do is encourage companies to improve. We are really impressed that some companies are now publishing detailed information on their social audit results on their websites. That means they are stating openly things like the number of cases of child labour they have found in their factories and the number of breaches of health and safety procedures.
Making this information public is a brave decision on their part. It puts them at risk or criticism for admitting to such problems. And it means they will take flak from journalists and NGOs if they can't demonstrate that they are improving. There are many companies who currently refuse to publish their audit resultsv – presumably for just such reasons.
We could, of course, take the information from companies that do publish their audit results and use it to tell you which ones appear to have the most breaches of their codes of conduct. But that would penalise those firms who have chosen to be open and honest. There are still many companies that do not publish any audit results at all so we think the first step is to encourage the openness and honesty that some firms are showing.
If a firm makes its results public you can read them for yourself and make your own decision as to whether they are good enough. Hopefully at some point it will become routine for all companies to publish their social audit results – then, at that point, we can use the results to start to differentiate between them.
Has the company put in place a mechanism by which factory workers can confidentially get in contact to raise issues of concern?
We have heard that some companies have recently put in place mechanisms (usually a telephone hotline or internet mailbox) for workers in their supplier factories to contact them directly and in confidence if they are experiencing problems. We think this is a really positive step. It gives factory workers a way to make their voice heard if they are facing difficulties with their management or in their day-to-day working conditions. It also helps to give they buying company greater insight into what really goes on in factories. Although we realise that it is not a panacea and that (for example) workers may be actively discouraged from raising complaints, we do think a mechanism of this sort is a very easy thing for a company to put in place and it is something we would like to see all companies doing.


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Becvar's 14 star names
Posted 18 January 2013 - 12:50 PM
Achird, Arich, Haris, Hasseleh, Hatysa, Heze, Kaffa, Kraz, Ksora, Kuma, Reda, Sarin, Segin and Tyl
Star name researcher Paul Kunitsch could find no earlier reference nor any clear etymology for these names, at least in Latin, Greek or Arabic. They seem to have been dreamed up from thin air, or from a source that was known to only Becvar and his team.
Anyone have any information about them? It's an interesting mystery.
Here' my post for more information...although really what we know is...very little.
Posted 18 January 2013 - 02:50 PM
Posted 18 January 2013 - 03:02 PM
It may also be from the Arabic for "foot", rijl (hence "Rigel"); al-rijl would assimilate to ar-rijl. Eta Vir was also known as ar-rijl al 'Awwa, "Foot of the Barker," and Gamma may have been similarly designated at one time.
Posted 18 January 2013 - 03:11 PM
Posted 18 January 2013 - 03:32 PM
Posted 18 January 2013 - 03:35 PM
It's not Korsa, though, but Ksora. Interesting information, however. Arich refers to Gamma, not Alpha Virginis...so it's even more of a stretch. Constellation matches.
Well, Ksora might have still originated from the above, if one applies metathesis to it (the process by which ask becomes "axe"). It could have been a mistranslation/misreading of the word.
Hard to say, but fun to speculate.
Posted 18 January 2013 - 04:22 PM
They could be anagrams of Czech words or names; like Navi, Regor, and Dnoces.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 12:21 PM
Posted 23 January 2013 - 02:25 PM
Posted 23 January 2013 - 07:47 PM
Arich Gamma Vir
Haris Gamma Boo
Hasseleh Iota Aur
Hatysa Iota Ori
Heze Zeta Vir
Kaffa Delta UMa
Kraz Beta Crv
Ksora Delta Cas
Kuma Nu Dra
Reda Gamma Aql
Sarin Delta Her
Segin Epsilon Cas
Tyl Epsilon Dra
Posted 23 January 2013 - 08:22 PM
Posted 23 January 2013 - 10:48 PM
Here is the SkyTools 3 information. Let me know if you want me to double check any of these. I googled each of the Becvar designations and entered a NOTE of some of what I saw online. Anyone interested can click on the link at the end of each NOTE.
I also liked what Rick Woods said.
Achird Eta Cas -- Yes in SkyTools 3: multiple star system, R.A.: 00h49m07.5s, Dec.: +57°48'47".
NOTE: Designation used by James Kaler.
Arich Gamma Vir -- Not in SkyTools 3: designation is Porrima, multiple star system, R.A.: 12h41m39.1s, Dec.: -01°26'57".
NOTE: "Arich is a giant red spider, that appears as a boss in the game Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. He appears as the boss of the second area of the game, Kremwood Forest, where he is fought in a level called Arich's Ambush" (wikipedia).
Haris Gamma Boo -- Not in SkyTools 3: designation is Seginus, multiple star system, R.A.: 14h32m04.5s, Dec.: +38°18'32".
NOTE: "Traditional name for the star gamma bootis, name of a county and city in Iran" (wikipedia)
Hasseleh Iota Aur -- Yes in SkyTools 3: variable star, R.A.: 04h56m59.6s, Dec.: +33°09'58".
NOTE: "Hasseleh was Al Ka'b dhi'l 'Inan "the Heel of the Rein-holder" a title which other authors gave to gamma (γ) [gamma Auriga which marks the right Heel of the Rein-holder is now beta Taurus, El Nath marking one of the Bull's horns]" (Richard H. Allen, 1889).
Hatysa Iota Ori -- Not in SkyTools 3: designation is Nair al Saif, multiple star system, R.A.: 05h35m26.0s, Dec.: -05°54'36".
NOTE: "Iota (ι) Orion, Hatsya, is a triple and nebulous star, 3.5, 8.5, and 11, white, pale blue, and grape red in the sword tip of the Hunter, the brightest star in Orion's sword. Al Tizini (Arabian astronomer, first half of 16th century) designated this as Na'ir al Saif, the Bright One in the Sword, but it is practically unnamed with us [Wikipedia says it is a traditional name; "sometimes with the typographic error Hatysa."], although far more deserving of the title Saiph than is the succeeding star kappa (κ Saiph). In China it was Fa, a Middle-man, upsilon (υ) and intermediate stars being included under this name; but Edkins translates the word "Punishment," and gives another title for it, — Tui, or Jui, the Sharp Edge, analogous to the Arabian Saif and perhaps taken from it.) [Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Richard Hinckley Allen, 1889].
Heze Zeta Vir -- Yes in SkyTools 3: single star, R.A.: 13h34m41.4s, Dec.: -00°35'44".
NOTE: "Heze is the westernmost prefecture-level city in Shandong" (wikipedia).
Kaffa Delta UMa -- Not in SkyTools 3: designation is Megrez, multiple star system, R.A.: 12h15m25.7s, Dec.: +57°01'58".
NOTE: "Kaffa is the name of several places in Ethiopia" (wikipedia).
Kraz Beta Crv -- Yes in SkyTools 3: variable star, R.A.: 12h34m23.2s, Dec.: -23°23'49".
NOTE: "KrAZ is is a factory that produces trucks and other special-purpose vehicles in Kremenchuk, Ukraine; particularly heavy-duty off-road models" (wikipedia)
Ksora Delta Cas -- Not in SkyTools 3: designation is Ruchbah, multiple star system, R.A.: 01h25m49.5s, Dec.: +60°14'06".
NOTE: Google search revealed no clues.
Kuma Nu Dra -- Yes in SkyTools 3: alternate designation is Nu 2 Dra, multiple star system, R.A.: 17h32m16.2s, Dec.: +55°10'23".
NOTE: "Kuma is a word in several languages and might refer to 'Kuma Lisa', a character from Bulgarian and Russian folklore, a fox who usually plays the role of the trickster; Kuma, is the word for "bear" in Japanese; Kuma is the name of several places in Japan; name of a river in Russia" (wikipedia).
Reda Gamma Aql -- Not in SkyTools 3: designation is Tarazed, multiple star system, R.A.: 19h46m15.6s, Dec.: +10°36'48".
NOTE: "Reda may refer to a town or river in Poland" (wikipedia).
Sarin Delta Her -- Yes in SkyTools 3: multiple star system, R.A.: 17h15m01.9s, Dec.: +24°50'19".
NOTE: "In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi al Mouakket, this star was designated Menkib al Jathi al Aisr, which was translated into Latin as Humerus Sinister Ingeniculi, meaning the left shoulder of the kneeling man" (wikipedia)
Segin Epsilon Cas -- Yes in SkyTools 3: variable star, R.A.: 01h54m23.8s, Dec.: +63°40'12".
NOTE: "In Chinese, 閣道 (Gé Dào), meaning Flying Corridor, refers to an asterism consisting of ε Cassiopeiae, ι Cassiopeiae, δ Cassiopeiae, θ Cassiopeiae, ν Cassiopeiae and ο Cassiopeiae.[16] Consequently, ε Cassiopeiae itself is known as 閣道二 (Gé Dào èr, English: the Second Star of Flying Corridor.)" (wikipedia)
Tyl Epsilon Dra -- Not in SkyTools 3: designation is 63 Dra, multiple star system, R.A.: 19h48m10.6s, Dec.: +70°16'05".
NOTE: "Tyl is a Russian word meaning 'rear' in a military sense" (wikipedia).
I enjoyed reading through your Bicycle Astronomy blog.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 11:45 PM
Posted 24 January 2013 - 08:08 AM
Just to note, Hasseleh is not named by Allen in the original. The page linked seems to have it superimposed on the map and the quoted passage is misleading in that it seems to suggest that Hasseleh is in Allen. The link at the top, to google books, shows no sign of it nor does a search of the book text.
A few of these possible meanings might make sense in terms of things that might have been familiar to Becvar. Kraz russian trucks would likely have been common in socialist Czechoslovakia (it actually sounds familiar, like I saw them when I was a volunteer in Slovakia), Poland is just next door (Reda), Russian was taught in schools (Kuma), Sarin was a nerve gas common to both Nato and Soviet arsenals in the 1950s and certianly matches the "sinister" connotations of the star's earlier names. Place names farther afield could have come from an Atlas.
I have a hard time believing that Hatysa was a "typo" given that it's about as far from the Arabic tranliteration as possible! That might be worth correcting the Wiki, which I've never done, but Wikipedia is an awesome project...
Thanks again Bob, this is good work. No definitive answers, but the mystery gets richer.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 08:10 AM
Posted 28 January 2013 - 12:05 AM
1889 edition of Star Names, by R.H. Allen.
Haven't checked the rest, but I bet that's where many of them came from. Whether Allen made 'em up is another question, but I doubt it.
- Jim
Posted 28 January 2013 - 12:14 AM
Very cool topic.
Posted 28 January 2013 - 12:24 AM
- Jim
Posted 28 January 2013 - 09:31 AM
Hasseleh and Hatsya are not as far as I know named thus in Allen. The website you linked is a little misleading, most likely unintentionally. From the pages you linked, however, there is further link (under the star name title at the top) to the google books version of Allen's work and I can't find either name there. For example, see page 91:
The Wiki page on Ksora says it is a traditional name, but doesn't give more detail. It references a 1995 Cambridge Guide to the Constellations.
Allen again does not use the name Ksora: http://books.google....8&lpg=PA148&...
Arich sounds like a good lead...now just to figure out what source Becvar got it from, or maybe he was just reading Greek mythology and liked the name...
Posted 28 January 2013 - 10:17 PM
I also checked a scanned pdf of the first edition of the work. Same as the linked version so far.
Here's a source that claims not only that Hatsya is a "traditional name" for Iota Orionis, but also that it is sometimes misspelled Hatysa.
I'll bet that if we check old astrological (Middle Ages) sources we'll find some "hits" for these "lost" star names.
More research is in order.
UPDATE: Astrology forums are full of examples of use of these Becvar "lost names" for the cited stars.
Example for "Kuma":
"North Node
*Kisaba (Theta Apodis)
Kuma (Nu-1 Draconis)
*Han (Zeta Ophiuchi)
*Rho Ophiuchi
*Antares (Alpha Scorpii)
*Shark's Jaws Nebula (King 1-3 Scorpii)
*Gatria (Gamma Trianguli Australe)"
I'll bet these are names (probably derived from Babylonian or old Persian) from astrological sources. Astronomy and astrology weren't really differentiated until the last few hundred years. Even Isaac Newton believed to some extent in mumbo-jumbo and mysticism.
Incidentally I also found references to Archid and Hasseleh on that astrology site, though no reference to Arich interestingly enough.
Posted 28 January 2013 - 10:42 PM
Note: I am in no way endorsing, condoning or indicating any affinity for astrological beliefs. I'm approaching this as a historian and etymologist, not as a crackpot. Not that I'm not a crackpot, mind you. It's just that I'm not the kind of crackpot that thanks his lucky stars.
Posted 28 January 2013 - 11:07 PM
That is my suspicion as well....I have this fantasy that somewhere in the library at Skalnate Pleso there's an old star atlas that nobody has bothered looking at in years, and there those 14 names will be. Since my wife is from Slovakia I might actually have a chance to pursue this.
However it might not be that easy. In an appendix to one of the more recent editions of A Dictionary of Modern Star Names, Smart wrote that Paul Kunitsch, the book's co-author, spent 15 years researching and interviewing Czech and Slovak astronomers who worked with Becvar for some clue of the 14 names, and came up with zilch. Since star names, in particular Arabic star names, were his expertise, I'm assuming he had access to a lot of old star maps. I might write to him to get a better sense of what he did, so I don't recreate the wheel.
Posted 28 January 2013 - 11:23 PM
Also check out Jim Kaler's site.
He has interesting things to say about some of your strange names. He agrees that some are indeed strange. He goes so far as to say of Achird: "The proper name "Achird" seems to have been applied in recent times and has no clear meaning, one unsupported source suggesting "girdle.""
Interesting stuff.
- Jim
Posted 29 January 2013 - 12:27 AM
This brings us the interesting question of how the history of Slavic astronomy compares with the astronomy history of other regions? Is it possible that some star names have a deep history within Slavic astronomy, that is not shared by either the Greek or Arabic astronomy histories? For myself, I know nothing about the history of Slavic astronomy--and next to nothing about Greek and Arabic astronomy histories. Is something written up in print or on the Internet about the history of Slavic astronomy?
The brief wikipedia article Serbian folk astronomy states "Stars are anthropomorphised as women, sometimes described as sisters of Sun and Moon.[7]"
[7] Kulišić, Špiro (1970). "Звезде". In Kulišić, Špiro; Petrović, Petar Ž.; Pantelić, Nikola (in Serbian). Српски митолошки речник. Belgrade: Nolit. pp. 136.
Does gender play a role in the naming of stars in Greek or Arabian astronomy?
I agree more research is needed.
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:19 AM
Slavic Literature
Gladyszowa, Maria
1960 Wiedza ludowa o gwiazdach (Folk knowledge about stars), Wroclaw. Jankovic, Nenad Dj
1951 Astronomija u predanjima, obicajima i umotvorinama Srba (Astronomy in the lore, customs, and the folk wisdom of the Serbs), Belgrade.
Kale, Jadran
1995 Izvori za etnoastronomiju (Sources for ethnoastronomy), Kucerin zbornik, 103–120. Sibenik (Croatia).
Maticetov, Milko
1972 Slovenska ljudska imena zvezd in predstave o njih (Slovenian folk-names of the stars and their perception). In: Anzeiger fuer Slavische Philologie 6:60–103. Wiesbaden.
Rut, Mariia Eduardovna
1987 Russkaia narodnaia astronimiia (Russian folk astronomy). Sverdlovsk.