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When a forest is worth more as a farm than as a forest, it tends to be cut down. That is why deforestation is a problem in many places. Why does the Amazon rain forest lose its value?
I recently heard a conversation between Miguel and Juan, two natives of the Peruvian Amazon, that helped me understand why the rain forest is losing value.
Miguel was explaining to Juan how to ambush peccary with bow and arrow in bamboo thickets: "You must go barefoot. Your feet just know where the thorns are. Boots are useless. They'll give you away".
Juan looked at his boots: "I used to do that. I can't anymore. When I was drafted by the army, I had to wear boots. I lost my hard foot soles. Now, I can walk barefoot for short periods only."
"You miss out on peccaries in bamboo?" Miguel asks.
"I just use a shotgun."
Juan is an Ese'eja native from the Tambopata River in Amazonian Peru. Miguel is a Machiguenga who lives along the Manu River. Juan lives 20 kilometers by road from the town of Puerto Maldonado (50,000 people). Miguel is two days boat travel by river from the town of Boca Manu (500 people).
They are on a journey on the same path, but Juan has advanced further on it. The path was laid out in the nineteenth century by the Industrial Revolution. The path is no longer useful. You can see this clearly in the Amazon. When a native boy trades an arrow made of palm bark, wild cane stems and forest bee wax for a shotgun, the forest has lost a little bit of value to him. Every time a native boy forgets how to walk barefoot and loses a chance to hunt peccary in bamboo groves, the forest is worth just a little bit less. Every liter of mercury, oil or sewage poured into the Amazon River basin takes value out of it. Every time an Ese'eja or Machiguenga has to travel further to fish because his neighborhood stream is polluted, he has just subsidized us. How can this be? How can we change it?
We need a path leading into the Green Economy. Except I imagine that path more like the Amazon river basin, with hundreds of tributaries carving their way into one large river - the Green Economy. I will describe one of these tributaries: the tributary that adds value to forests. We need to add value to standing forests worldwide. Forests are the world´s largest carbon sink and hold most of our biological diversity. They play a critical role regulating the water cycle and soil erosion. So what does this added value tributary look like in the Amazon?
The Amazon is not empty. It is full of residents who use it. I know a lot of them: indigenous people and second or third generation settlers. Most of them have intense personal relationships to the forest. They want any excuse to keep it standing. Their reasoning is like this: "I will keep the forest standing on part of my property. I will do this because it is right, or because it is what my parents would have liked, or because it might prove to be a good investment. But, if I need money to send my kids to school, or to pay for my mom's operation, then I need to cash in. I can do this by cutting forest and planting corn or renting out to palm oil planters."
Your job is to help Amazon residents make an income out of standing forest. Get on the internet and find handicrafts, wooden decorations, ecotours, carbon credits and other products. Make sure their produced by Amazon residents bent on keeping their forest standing. Make sure you agree to their quality. Purchase them. You will help add value to the forest. You will help carve this tributary of the Green Economy.
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The big picture of Instragram's success.
I wonder if the high valuation of this social site is the bellwether of a new internet bubble. Maybe it will be the Social Bubble?
I suppose pundits more opinionated than me will sort that all out.
This clever infographic via Fast Company.

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For the more information about natural sounds and night skies in the National Park Service, please visit http://www.nature.nps.gov/sound_night/.
Managing Lightscapes
National parks are lands with public treasures and expressions of our American values. They tell stories of the strength of our nation and its peoples, the American frontier wilderness, and the beauty and wonder of nature. Parks are places we can go to for rejuvenation, inspiration, and to delve into the larger world within which we live. Gazing upon the cosmos is just such an experience that deserves to be retained in our parks. Part of the NPS mission is to share these natural lightscapes with the public and to protect and restore them. Whether deep in a mountain wilderness area, at the edge of a historic battlefield, or beside the stone ruins of a 1,000-year-old culture, a natural lightscape is crucial to the overall integrity of parks.
The night sky can be one of the most awe-inspiring views we will ever experience. But the night sky and natural darkness are easily damaged and in many places are becoming lost in the glow of artificial lights. The protection of night skies have only recently been recognized as an important cultural, natural, and scientific resource by the National Park Service and the nation. At the turn of the century it was estimated that two-thirds of the country's population live where they cannot see the Milky Way (Cinzano, 2001). As starry skies have become more rare, park visitor interest in stargazing has increased sharply with corresponding economic benefits.
Many people seek protected lands, such as national parks and wilderness areas, to experience starry skies and dark nights. Maintaining the dark night sky above many national park units is a high priority for the National Park Service, and we actively seek partnerships to restore this heritage. The NPS strives to enhance the enjoyment of the resource for park visitors. Many visitors to national parks report "never seeing night skies this remarkable" or had "forgotten what the Milky Way looked like." Increasingly visitors are seeking out these experiences, and the NPS is proud to point a telescope skyward for them or guide them on a nighttime walk.
A critical step in the management of natural lightscapes is to measure and inventory the night sky condition. To address the measurement of this resource, the NPS Night Skies Team was formed to develop a system to measure and ultimately monitor changes to night sky brightness. Since 2001 the NPS has systematically inventoried night sky quality in approximately 100 parks. The data show that nearly every park measured exhibits some degree of light pollution.
A growing pool of knowledge regarding ecological relationships with light, and the understanding of the impact light pollution has on human perception and experiences, combined with growing night sky data, will help the NPS to manage this resource for the benefit of parks and the people who visit them.
An essential management action is to work with neighboring communities to ensure that the protection of natural lightscapes is integrated into park and community planning. Basic principles such as using existing zoning to set appropriate outdoor lighting usage, following best management practices, and tracking progress can protect and even restore natural lightscapes.
The NPS recognizes the importance of natural lightscapes and supports research and monitoring to protect this vanishing resource. The NPS will preserve, to the greatest extent possible, the natural lightscapes of parks, which are natural resources and values that exist in the absence of human-caused light. To prevent the loss of dark conditions and of natural night skies, the NPS will seek the cooperation of park visitors, neighbors, and local government agencies to prevent or minimize the intrusion of artificial light into the night scene of the ecosystems of park units. The NPS will not use artificial lighting in areas where the presence of the artificial lighting will disrupt dark-dependent natural biological resource components of a park, such as sea turtle nesting locations.
Light pollution is a relatively easy environmental problem to resolve. Solutions are immediate, effective, and often save money. Protecting night skies for ourselves and future generations only takes a bit of knowledge and effort in choosing night sky friendly outdoor lighting.
Cinzano P., Falchi F. Elvidge C. 2001. World Atlas of Night Sky Brightness, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 328, 689-707.
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In commemoration of California Music Month, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and K·Swiss pay tribute to the artists, groups, and movements that helped shape its sounds.
It's hard to imagine California without Brian Wilson. He may not have been the one to put the state on the map, but he did much for our perception of it as a surfer's mecca under a perpetual summer sun. Back in the '60s, the Beach Boys' intricate harmonies vividly evoked an endless paradise. The music they made continues to thrill generations of fans worldwide — even the ones surrounded by land, with nary a beach in sight.
Appropriately, Wilson was born in the summer, on June 20, 1942, in Inglewood, California, the eldest child of Murry and Audree Wilson. He was joined two years later by a brother, Dennis. The growing family then moved seven miles south, to the city of Hawthorne, where final Wilson brother, Carl, arrived in 1946.
Visitors to the house at 3701 West 119th Street would have instantly seen how important music was to the Wilson family. It went way beyond the piano in the living room. Murry was something of a composer himself, although not as successful as his oldest son would prove to be. Audree was often recruited to harmonize; her voice was one of the qualities to which Murry had initially been drawn. All three children were singing by the time they were old enough to talk. And every Christmas came something of a grand finale, when the Wilsons would gather at the home of Murry's sister, Emily "Glee" Love, and the holiday would transform into a show. Family members were grouped by age and performed before a capacity living-room audience. It was here where Brian first joined his voice with that of his cousin, Mike Love.
In 1961, the Wilson brothers and Love moved beyond these private showcases to their first professional gig, at a Hawthorne High School talent show. Soon after, the budding group picked up Al Jardine, one of Brian's old Hawthorne classmates and football teammates, and became The Pendletones.
It was this configuration that would record "Surfin'," written by Mike and Bryan at the suggestion of avid wave-catcher Dennis, who openly raved about the craze then sweeping beaches all over California. The boys practiced it while Murry and Audree were vacationing in Mexico; they used grocery money to rent the necessary equipment. When the elder Wilsons returned, Murry was miffed, but he heard promise. The group soon found itself in a genuine Beverly Hills studio, waxing the track for real. In late 1961, "Surfin'" was released on the tiny X label, credited to the "Beach Boys." The name stuck, and the single led to concert dates and even surfaced on the national Billboard Pop chart, climbing to #75.
The next few months were a whirlwind. Jardine briefly left in early 1962 and was replaced by 13-year-old David Marks. That summer the Beach Boys were signed to Capitol Records, and thanks to the songwriting, subjects, production, and that exquisite vocal blend, the hits came fast. Here are just a few: "Surfin' Safari" (#14), "Surfin' U.S.A." (#3), "Surfer Girl" (#7), and "Be True to Your School" (#6). By the end of 1963, the group had amassed seven Top 40 singles, many of them double-sided. Everything Brian touched seemed golden, even the songs he didn't record himself. "Surf City," which he co-wrote for Jan & Dean, gave the pop duo their — and his — first #1 record. (The Beach Boys would land four chart-toppers in all, ending with the late-career "Kokomo" in 1988.)
Despite the accolades, the pressure was getting to the 22-year-old bandleader. In 1964, he suffered a nervous breakdown on a flight from Los Angeles to Houston and retired from touring. He was replaced by Glenn Campbell, who later achieved fame as a country star, followed by Bruce Johnston, who became a permanent member of the group.
Freed from the road, Brian began experimenting with the pop form (among other recreational delights that came with the '60s) and the possibilities of the studio. He was growing beyond surf ditties, and his music was becoming more complex. This was due in part to artistic maturation, but also to his attempts to unlock producer Phil Spector's exquisite "Wall of Sound" technique and the competition he felt with The Beatles, who had taken Billboard's upper notches by force. In 1965, they released "Rubber Soul," an album whose breadth challenged Brian. Inspired, he responded with what's commonly regarded as the Beach Boys' peak as well as a pop-music cornerstone: "Pet Sounds." The sessions were grueling, last nearly a year. But to hear "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "God Only Knows," "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)," "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times," and "Caroline, No" in their finished form is to know perfection.
If only Brian himself were that together. Instead, he was slowly unraveling, retreating into himself, and suffering from paranoia. "Pet Sounds" follow-up "SMiLE" fell apart and was shelved for nearly 40 years. Wilson sank deep into depression and addiction, increasingly isolating himself from his band and the world. The hits, which had once flowed as surely as the ocean, stopped coming. By the 1970s, Brian Wilson was merely a shadow in the lineup, an occasional contributor but hardly the confident captain of old.
Rescue attempts were made. Many failed, until 1975, when therapist Eugene Landy was brought in. He took charge, banishing members of Wilson's indulgent inner circle and instituting an aggressive health program that often found the now-dangerously-overweight artist huffing and puffing up and down a beach. It seemed to work. In 1976, Wilson was back playing with the band again. Unfortunately, Landy's growing influence and his patient's increasing dependence resulted in the doctor's dismissal that December. Not surprisingly, Brian fell back into his funk and didn't emerge until Landy returned some seven years later. This time the two worked together until 1991, long after their doctor/patient relationship had become toxic and crossed myriad ethical boundaries.
But something miraculous happened during that period: Brian began making music again. He released his first solo album in 1988…and hasn't stopped since. He even managed to revisit and complete the long-abandoned "SMiLE," with assistance and encouragement from power-pop band The Wondermints, in 2004, resulting in Wilson's first-ever Grammy, for Best Rock Instrumental ("Mrs. O'Leary's Cow"). His most recent album, 2008's "That Lucky Old Sun," captured him in a reflective mood, pondering the music he made with his brothers and a few chosen others in a nostalgic California glow. His latest project finds him reaching even further back, to the unfinished works of George Gershwin, one of earliest influences. "I'm proud to be able to do it," Wilson told the Los Angeles Times last year. "Hopefully, I'll be able to do them justice." With his history, we'd like to think he's more than up to the task.
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The Stuttgart Firefighters Union Local 4680 played the role of Santa Claus this Christmas to local children. On. Dec. 20 firefighters Joshua Griffin, Brandon Rollins and Joshua Addison took five children and their family shopping, buying them Christmas presents.
Griffin, president of the local union, said the family and children were very excited to receive the extra helping hand during the holiday season. The union was in contact with the family's pastor, James Cain, of Pentecostal Church of God, where the idea of helping this particular family came about.
"We actually took them shopping and then bought what they wanted," Griffin said. "We do this every year and we all decided that we want to do it again."
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Remarkable progress has been made in breast cancer screening and care in the past 20 years. Survival is improving, surgery can be less invasive in most cases, targeted therapies with fewer side effects are available, and not every breast cancer has to be treated with harsh chemotherapy.
However, even with all of this progress, one recent study(2012 Racial Disparity in Breast Cancer Mortality Study), funded by the Avon Foundation for Women, suggests these advances aren't available to everyone. Dr. Steve Whitman of the Sinai Urban Health Institute and I recently reported on the breast cancer mortality rate in black and white women in 24 of the largest U.S. cities. In 21 of the 24 cities, we found that black women had higher mortality rates from breast cancer. Since the size of the disparity varied by city, we know the disparity is primarily due to a woman's access to screening and treatment services. Some cities, like New York City, have public hospitals offering low-cost or free screenings throughout all five boroughs; other cities, like Chicago, which has a much higher disparity, have fewer public hospitals, making it much more difficult for women to get mammograms.
The 2012 Racial Disparity in Breast Cancer Mortality Study also showed that black women are not dying from breast cancer any more than they were in the past; it's that white women are dying less. For the last 20 years, the breast cancer mortality rate for black women has remained the same, but the rate for white women has been cut in half because they have access to the new advances in diagnosis and treatment. Although genetic factors cause about 10% of the disparity (black women get more aggressive forms of the disease, such as triple-negative breast cancer), 90% of the disparity is due to societal issues such as poverty, racial inequities and a lack of culturally relevant education about breast cancer. This racial disparity in breast cancer deaths obviously must change, but the fact that some women are dying less because of fixable societal issues is hopeful news for all women.
How can we change these societal issues?
· First, we must ensure that all women are educated about the importance of breast health screening. Although most people are "aware" of breast cancer, awareness alone doesn't save lives. All women must understand their risks, the importance of screening and how to get low-cost screenings. Women should speak to their doctors and educate themselves about their options.
· Second, all women must have access to screening regardless of their ability to pay. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) enables women to search for free and low-cost screenings across the country.
· Third, all women who need treatment must receive high-quality treatment in a timely manner and complete their recommended therapy.Far too manywomen miss their treatment because they can't afford the transportation or childcare. The AvonCaresprogram at CancerCare provides financial assistance for homecare, childcare and transportation.Learn more about the AvonCares program at 1-800-813-HOPE (4673).
We believe this is a fixable problem because many of the contributing factors, such as poverty, are societal. For information on ways to help fund programs to overcome this disparity, visit theAvon Foundation online.
Compounding the disparity is the reality that more cancers develop in black women at younger ages—years when mammography does not work and is not routinely recommended. A recent research breakthrough might help solve this problem. Using ultrasound to detect breast cancer, in addition to mammography, as reported in a recent medical article by Dr. Wendie Berg of the Magee-Womens Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh, could identify cancers missed by a mammogram. However, ultrasound also identified more false positives which caused some women to needlessly have a biopsy performed. Though breast imaging by mammography or ultrasound is not perfect, it is available. And it can help save women's lives.
Remember: early detection can help save your life. Discuss breast cancer screening with your doctor, a nurse, or a medical provider. Make informed decisions about what age to start mammography. Get to know your risk and risk reduction strategies.If you're looking for further ways to get involved and raise awareness consider signing up for an Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. There are six walks remaining in 2012, including: Chicago (June 2-3), Rocky Mountains (June 23-24), San Francisco (July 7-8), Santa Barbara (September 22-23), New York (October 20-21), Charlotte (October 27-28). And it's not too early to sign up for a 2013 Walk. I'm pleased to offer a $10 registration discount for More.com readers. When registering at www.avonwalk.org, just enter the code "WALK2″ at checkout to receive the discount.
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A 19-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection with an October burglary in which he allegedly broke into a Harrington home and stole multiple firearms.
Theodore Shields of Harrington was taken into police custody at his home in the 6000 block of Milford-Harrington Highway without incident, according to Sgt. Earle Brode of the Harrington Police Department.
Shields is accused of breaking out a window at a home on Meadow Wood Lane and making off with five weapons, including shotguns and a crossbow, as well as a television.
He is charged with five counts of firearm theft, second-degree burglary, conspiracy, criminal mischief and theft under $1,500.
Shields later was released on a $12,000 unsecured bond.
In addition to arresting Shields, Harrington Police detectives also searched a home on Fairgrounds Road in an attempt to recover the stolen weapons. However, no guns were recovered, he said.
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Jesse Craig James (twitter: @craigjames32)
Position: RB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: January 2, 1961 in Jacksonville, TX
High School: Stratford
College: SMU (school history) (James college stats)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 7th round (187th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 23 (4315th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Trish Little, Ada Area Smart Start Community Coordinator, organizes literacy books that are being distributed to a four-county area by Ada Area Smart Start at East Central University. Child care centers and health departments in Pontotoc, Garvin, Johnston and Murray Counties will be recipients of the children's books through funds made available from Smart Start, Oklahoma's early childhood initiative.
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Lt. Gen. James D. Thurman, the deputy chief of staff of the U.S. Army, will be named an East Central University Distinguished Alumnus during ECU's fall Commencement ceremony on Dec. 13 [SATURDAY].
Thurman will receive the highest honor the university bestows upon its former students at 10 a.m. in the Kerr Activities Center. In the tradition of ECU, he will present the commencement address for ECU's December 2008 graduates.
Posted on: 26 November, 2008
Question: What kind of impact does an "extra" $20 million a year have on East Central University, the Ada community and beyond?
Answer: A lot. That $20 million represents money ECU will receive during the 2009 fiscal year from grants and other external funding, not including donations.
Posted on: 25 November, 2008
Community members are invited to join East Central University students, faculty and staff members at ECU's annual Holiday Party on Dec. 4 [THURSDAY].
A reception will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the University Center. The tree lighting will be at 4 p.m. Also scheduled are carol singing and performances by ECU's Brass Choir and Musical Theater.
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The Rotaract Club at East Central University will host Rotary International District 5770 Water Project chair Brian Henderson at 2 p.m. Wednesday [DEC. 3] in the Regents Room of the Memorial Student Union. ECU students, faculty, staff and the Ada community are invited to attend.
Henderson is a Rotarian from Sayre. He will speak about Rotary's project to provide water filters to villages in areas of Honduras that have no access to clean drinking water.
Posted on: 24 November, 2008
John Rutter's "Requiem" will be performed by the East Central University Choir at 7:30 p.m. Monday [DEC. 1] at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ada.
Dr. Steven Walker, ECU professor of music, will conduct the 54-member choir.
Posted on: 21 November, 2008
The deadline to sign up for a tour of Spain in East Central University's Study Abroad Program is Dec. 1 [MONDAY]. Participants can earn three hours of academic credit in Spanish culture or language as they experience Spain's culture and history and immersion in the Spanish language.
Posted on: 21 November, 2008
Students in East Central University's Social Work Practice II class listen as Ada Mayor Barbara Young (far right) reads a proclamation at ECU declaring Nov. 19 Adoption Awareness Day in Ada. The proclamation encourages citizens, community agencies, religious organizations and businesses to honor families that have adopted children. The class distributed information about the need for adoption on Nov. 19 as part of National Adoption Awareness Month.


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|2014 Summer Camps
Starting in June the University of Idaho will begin offering sport specific summer camps. Camps will vary in dates and age groups. For more information please see all details below.
Women's Basketball – Individual camp is June 9-11 with high school scrimmage days June 16-20. The individual camps are $80 per athlete and scrimmage days are $150 per team. Contact Christa Sanford at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 208-885-4696 to register or for more information. Here's the link to complete details: http://www.vandalwomensbasketballcamp.com/.
Football – Football team camp is June 16-19 with the fee for overnight campers $300; day campers $225 and a team rate of $275. One-day skills camp is Jun 23-26, for grades 9-12 and is $35 per day. To register, go to www.vandalfootballcamp.com. Here's the link to complete details: http://www.vandalfootballcamp.com/.
Golf – The University of Idaho Golf Course will host the Idaho Junior Camp June 22-26 http://johnmeansgolf.com/course_description.php?cID=12
Soccer –This season the Vandals will host the Idaho Elite Soccer Academy. The youth camp (5-13) will be held June 23-26 with high school (July 22-24) and Idaho Elite (Aug. 10) at the University of Idaho. Please contact assistant coach Ashley O'Brien at 860-539-9762 with any questions. To registers visit: www.VandalCamps.com
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We are nothing more than the assemblage of stories we tell about ourselves. This is one way to state the premise of Patrick Flanery's compelling, unsettling debut novel set in the turbulent South Africa of the past 30 years. Dazzlingly intricate, Absolution (Riverhead) asks us, through its very structure, to ponder the reliability of memory and history—asks us to question the authority of all stories and suggests that in those involving murder and torture, the "truth" is as evasive as a dream. Told by Clare, a novelist who has lost both a sister and a daughter to the antiapartheid movement; by Sam, her biographer, with whom she shares a buried past; and by an "objective" observer, Absolution adroitly stays one step ahead of the reader. Ultimately affirming the ways in which we search for what is real even while it confounds us and implies our complicity in the lies our cultures and our countries tell.
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Cem Boyner Is A Businessman. But He Is Equally A Photographer. His Interest In Photography, Which Began In High School, Has Taken Him To The Depths Of The Sea And The Deserts Of Africa. This Hobby Also Produced A Series Of Fabulous Exhibitions. Here Is A Pictorial Summary Of One Of Them.
A look such as you would only show yourself in the mirror, or perhaps show your mother. A look you would keep for yourself alone, if you like yourself a lot, or that you would show to someone you love very much, but definitely a look not everyone could see. This man found me. He started an argument. He made himself the center of attention and got himself photographed.
After making some of these trips, I said I couldn't go on only taking black-and-white photos. I had to act according to the demands of the scene, whatever it was. As a result, some photos are black and white, and some are in color. The colors of Africa are so powerful, so unbelievable, that they add something to the photo.
I did my homework for most of the cultures I was going to visit. I tried to learn about their habits, beliefs and traditions that might seem strange to us. You have to be very careful about the things these people believe.


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OnDemand provides two related job managment tools, one which allows you to create and submit jobs via your web browser, and the other allows you to monitor your queued and running jobs.
Here is a tutorial video that gives an overview of OnDemand's Job client's capabilities and how to utilize them.
My Jobs
Selecting "My Jobs" in the Jobs menu will open an application that allows you to create new jobs and submit them to the cluster, and inspect the results of jobs submitted via this tool.
New Job
The core functionality of this tool is provided by the "New Job" button. Clicking on it will open the job creation wizard.
Following the steps in order:
- Input a job name.
- Select which cluster you wish to run the job on from the pull-down list.
- Select whether you want to use one of our provided job templates as a starting point, use a job you have already created with the wizard, or use a template for which you know the directory.
- Expanding the list items will show you what files are associated with that template. Click on the template you wish to use to ensure it is selected.
- Click "Copy" to copy the template files to your new job.
- Select the file you wish to submit from the job directory. Double click it to have it loaded into the editor pane.
- Make any necessary changes to the script.
At this point, you can either submit the job to the queue using the "submit" button, use the "save" button to save the job (if you need to make more advanced changes to the input files, for example, or just want to save it until later), or "cancel".
After you exit the wizard, you will be returned to the main My Jobs screen.
Job Management
On the main screen for "My Jobs" you can click on a job to examine it.
Submit Job
If the job has not been submitted, the "submit job" button will be active, and will submit the selected job to the queue.
The "Edit" pull-down menu will allow you to edit or delete a job, depending on it's status.
The "View" pull-down menu will allow you to view the script, job output, and job error files.
The "Go" pull-down menu will launch the file transfer client or ssh client, starting in the job directory, or jump directly to the job monitor for that job, depending on the job status.
Active Jobs
The "Active Jobs" application will show you all of your jobs currently in the queue (running or queued), regardless of how the jobs were submitted.
System Status
Across the top are four links, the first jumps back to the default screen for "Active Jobs". The other three provide systems status for the two supercomputers, and your home directory file server. All three of these screens will look like the following screen shot.
Across the top, you can select the timeframe you are interested in examining. The four charts show the percent of cores of the entire system that are in use, the total system load, the total cluster memory use, and the total network traffic on the cluster. The "CPU Report" showing less than 100% use means that there are some cores not currently being used by job, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are available to be scheduled; there may be a system reservation that is preventing the scheduler from utilizing all of those cores.
Job Inspection
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Job Status
Selecting the "Job Status" button will open a screen similar to the system status, but allowing inspection of each node in the job individually, over the duration of the entire job.
This screen will allow you to select each node individually (listed as tabs across the top) and examine each node's state. You can check that your job is working well in parallel, if the network communication is high or low, if the memory is swapping, etc.
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ZF-11923: Zend_Db_Adapter::fetchRow is returning a BOOLEAN false on empty query
when i was fetching a single row using Zend_Db_Adapter::fetchRow() I was expecting that if I was retrieving an SQL with no result that I would get an empty ARRAY but instead i am getting a boolean FALSE.
The document/annotation is stating that it SHOULD return an array:
739 /** 740 * Fetches the first row of the SQL result. 741 * Uses the current fetchMode for the adapter. 742 * 743 * @param string|Zend_Db_Select $sql An SQL SELECT statement. 744 * @param mixed $bind Data to bind into SELECT placeholders. 745 * @param mixed $fetchMode Override current fetch mode. 746 * @return array 747 */ 748 public function fetchRow($sql, $bind = array(), $fetchMode = null) 749 { 750 if ($fetchMode === null) { 751 $fetchMode = $this->_fetchMode; 752 } 753 $stmt = $this->query($sql, $bind); 754 $result = $stmt->fetch($fetchMode); 755 return $result; 756 }
There are many of these types of errors in the docblocks of Zend Framework. According to the manual page {{Zend_Db_Statement::fetch}} should return FALSE if no records are found, so {{Zend_Db_Adapter::fetchRow}} is functioning as intended.
For this case I will correct the docblock
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Today, AOL Video has signed on as Videology's inaugural publisher platform to expand the potential scope of addressable audience ad market with unprecedented analytic and measurement capabilities. Videology, Inc., formerly known as TidalTV, Inc., today announced the launch of its sell-side platform that complements and mimics the platform capabilities currently offered to media agencies, solving the growing disconnect between video advertisers' buying preferences and digital publishers' audience data.
The VideologyAddressable Audience Platform (videologygroup.com) is a screen-agnostic video advertising technology that works to connect brands with consumers. Videology achieves this through mathematically-driven data analyses that allow them to target precise consumer segments-at scale-by demographics, psychographics, and behavioral segments. This precise targeting permits advertisers to extract increased value from every media impression, and allows our content partners to monetize their audience more effectively.
Working with Videology will vastly increase the audience data available, and AOL Video will gain insight into our total audience, as opposed to the small portion identifiable through a panel-based sampling. More granular audience data would not only allow more scalable audience analysis and targeting, but also greater insight into the consumer purchase cycle, or the ability to track ad exposure to online or offline sales which is so important to brand advertisers.
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Of Dogs and Kids and Judgment Abound
I have kids, and I love them. I even like other people's kids, which admittedly only came about after I had my own. Obviously, people who want kids should have them. It is really heartbreaking when people desire to have kids, but are unable to... It is also quite tragic, on a completely different level, when people wish to have kids but believe that their career is completely incompatible with having a family -- this is a failure of our society, and we need to tirelessly keep working to enable every person a chance to find fulfillment on both fronts without having to choose.
I also think that there is absolutely nothing wrong with being childless by choice.
Only, whenever I read a statement like this one, whether it's written by me or someone else, I cannot help but feel that it's indeed a very patronizing statement, especially when it comes from someone who has kids. It sounds like I am giving my blessing to people who are childless by choice, whereas, in reality, they should not be expected to give a rat's ass what I or any other random person thinks about their choices.
The people who are childless by choice are often expected to justify themselves, and then they fall into the trap of other people feeling it's their duty to pick apart each reason and offer counter-examples or counter-arguments to show how parenting is actually feasible in spite of said reason. That is totally beside the point -- all problems are relative: I am sure that many of mine would appear completely self-indulgent and trivial to someone else.
Dear childless-by-choice people, please accept my apologies in the name of all us patronizing people with kids. You really, really should not care what any of us think. We really should never get to pass judgment on you. It goes without saying that your choice to not have kids -- or any other of your choices -- is a priori perfectly valid, simply because you are an adult.
But, can a person who has kids really, truly ever understand and respect another person's wishes not to have them? Will there always be a hint of self-righteousness and judgment in there? I think the best way may be to try and draw parallels: for instance, not wanting to have kids would, in my case, probably be analogous in many ways to not wanting to own dogs. (Yes, I know that having kids and having dogs are, in fact, not the same. And neither are the societal pressures to have them.)
I do not want to own a dog. Ever. I do not hate dogs -- I would never wish for anything bad to happen to any dog and I find some of them very cute. I will pet other people's dogs, but I am ultimately always relieved when they leave.
There are many, many dogs in my neighborhood; seemingly everyone has not one but multiple dogs. So whenever I go for a walk, it's impossible to avoid people walking their dogs. I usually just want to be left alone and enjoy the walk, but a lot of people will stop -- especially when I'm with one of my kids -- and offer us to pet the dog, then start talking about the dog's name and how she is nice and gentle and how kids love her, and won't my kid pet her some more, whereas all I am thinking is that my kid now has dog slobber on his hands and where am I going to get something to clean him up. And then there are the questions why I don't have a dog; I say that my eldest son is allergic to pet dander (which he is), but in reality, even if he wasn't, I would never ever own a dog. To me, dogs appear to be an unnecessary hassle and an unnecessary expense. You have to make sure someone's there to pet sit when you leave town, and I don't think I can put a dog on on my health insurance plan. And don't even get me started with having to take them out in all kinds of weather and having to pick up all that poop.
I have a friend from grad school who has four dogs and calls them his babies. He spams me incessantly with pictures of his dogs (and his extravagant holidays). I would not have a big problem with his doggy pics and doggy stories if he ever, even once, showed any interest in my kids, such as asked how they were or whatever. Since he doesn't care about my kids, I am considerate enough not to bring them up in conversation and I certainly don't send him their pictures. I wish he would extend the same courtesy to me.
If I somehow ended up owning a dog (and were for some reason unable to put it up for adoption) I am sure I would eventually get emotionally attached to it, because I am not made out of stone. I am sure owning a dog is great and rewarding for many people, but I really don't care to try. I just don't want to own a dog, period. And I really don't think it's anyone's place to tell me that I should want to own one because it's so awesome (and because if I don't want to, I must be somehow broken), and it's also no one's place to tell me that I am overestimating how much work or money or poop collection they require. And it's certainly no dog owner's place to pat me on the head and tell me, patronizingly, that it's perfectly OK to choose not to have a dog. Duh.
29 comments:
- Rebecca said...
I absolutely agree with you and could not have said it better myself. And I am glad to encounter another person who is just not a dog person and would never have one herself. Personally I just do not feel comfortable with animals.
- April 24, 2011 at 12:03 AM
- inBetween said...
I love this post. I thought I wanted to be childless until fairly late in my 30's so I have a good sense of all the reasons not to have kids. I totally get it. And from my perspective it is very much like your not wanting dogs example. The one big difference though is that you can at least eventually potty train kids. Dogs, you always have to pick up their poo. But you can crate a dog when they misbehave... Pros and cons all around.
- April 24, 2011 at 12:27 AM
- academicgrinch said...
Ha! Looks like it will be fun when your kids decide to gang up on you and demand a dog.
- April 24, 2011 at 6:49 AM
- Female Computer Scientist said...
Good post, definitely agree.
I never understood the anti-childless-by-choice people, nor the anti-child people. Or the you-need-a-pet-too people, or the you-need-my-religion-too people. Kids, pets, and religion are all personal choices, and people should respect the choices of others. And if they don't respect them, they can at least be polite.
- April 24, 2011 at 7:55 AM
I am childless by circumstance, and petless by choice. The fact that I don't (and won't) have a dog (or any pet) is what seems to astonish people more than anything. I can't tell you how many times I've had to listen to coworkers, friends, etc. extol the virtues of having a pet and say that I should just give it a chance - I'll love it, etc. So, I have to keep justifying my petless state (I've never learned how to say MYOB nicely), but have never had to justify (or qualify) my childless state. [p.s. I love this post, GMP]
- April 24, 2011 at 9:20 AM
Dog people are about 583 times more insane than new parents when it comes to proselytizing their new religion. And eleventh million times more annoying.
- April 24, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Why thank you! All my life I've been put in awkward situations and sometimes "attacked" by the religion (cult?) of parenthood. I am glad you see how patronizing it can be for people with kids to say my choices are acceptable to them. But it's very clear to me that is not your intent. And also, there's vastly more people (in all countries I have lived in) who think a woman doesn't deserve to exist unless she becomes a mother. May sound crazy but true.
I never had a dog, always cats. I may have had 3-4 conversations about dog ownership in my life. I find it uninteresting. Compared to this I must have had hundreds of conversation (attempts) about parenthood. I am OK with it now but in the beginning it was distressing. I now have no problem making it clear that I indeed do not give a rat's ass what these people think.
but thanks for acknowleding our situation, even though you are a parent (which I have absolutely no problem with at all; and I even like kids).
- April 24, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Ha. That's pretty much how I feel about dogs. They're fine, I get the appeal, but it's just not my thing. I'd sooner get a cat.
I do sometimes get surprised looks when I tell pet people that I've never had one and am not particularly interested in one.
- April 24, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Good post! First, I also have the same thought, when someone asks me to pet their dog, "how am I going to clean the slober off my hands?" haha.
But I usually do it anyway.
I also have/had the same pressure for marriage. People who are married push so hard for all of their friends/family to be married.
I had to come up with excuse after excuse for why I was holding off (10 years). Finally I just caved in and, wow were so many people happy about it. We didn't last long enough to get pressure on kids.
In my relationship now I am getting lots of pressure to get married again (not family this time, they don't pressure me anymore). I have my standard excuses all lined up. But I really get tired of having to explain to people why we are not getting married. It's no one's business!
It's just not for me. I don't want to be legally bound to someone. I don't see the need for it.
I guess it's human nature to want to know and inquire as to reasons. I wish people could realize how uncomfortable it is when they are pushing and demanding a reason, even if they are just being friendly or kidding around.
- April 24, 2011 at 1:18 PM
- Lesley said...
LOL great analogy!
- April 24, 2011 at 1:27 PM
- sciencegeeka said...
Blogger just ate my much longer comment, but as a childless by choice person, what really get's my goose is that people thinking I have pets as a kid-replacer. There is no nice way to tell people that my cat is not my 'baby'. He's a 25lb spoiled feline who has, in the 15 years I've had him, gone into liver failure and scared a dozen pizza delivery guys. I am also not his mother. Last I looked, I didn't have fur and 6 nipples.
- April 24, 2011 at 2:00 PM
- Girlpostdoc said...
I have a friend from grad school who has four dogs and calls them his babies. He spams me incessantly with pictures of his dogs (and his extravagant holidays).
I have the same feeling about friends who post cutsie facebook profile pics of their kids or images of themselves with their babies. And although I'm sure no harm is meant by it. That it is really just pride, "Hey look I can and did reproduce!" I find that sometimes it's just a little too much.
- April 24, 2011 at 5:16 PM
- gerty-z said...
I have always wondered about the "pushers": marriage, pets, kids, religion, etc. Do people do this because they are desperate for someone to validate their own decision? For any choice that someone makes, they are giving up something. But, there are things in my Is convincing others to follow "your path" somehow make it seem more like you must have made the right decision? I'm happy with how my life is now, even though I may not have the unrestricted freedoms of my former single-and-childless self. I really don't care how others choose to arrange their life situations. I want my friends to be happy, but that is about it.
- April 24, 2011 at 8:13 PM
Sort of related: Don't assume that the childless are happy, care-free people enjoying every advantage in the world over the academics with children. My (non-academic) wife and I are childless because of a medical condition that makes pregnancy ill-advised while also making life complicated enough that some adoption agencies might not see us as ideal candidates.* And while my wife works, her income is very low compared to most of the spouses (of either gender) in my department. So, we work on saving money and trying to get our complicated lives in order while I pursue tenure, so that in a few years we can make our case to an adoption agency.
I know that academics with kids don't have it easy either, but if we could we would not hesitate to trade places with somebody with kids. Despite that, I've had colleagues tell me that I'm "lucky" and that I have an "advantage." Oh, if only they knew what our life is like...
*My response is that dealing successfully with life challenges is the perfect qualification for parenthood. We'll find out in a few years whether they buy that or not.
- April 24, 2011 at 11:34 PM
- Dr. Sneetch said...
You know those rat dogs that people dress up in jackets and carry around like babies.....
- April 25, 2011 at 8:27 AM
- Barefoot Doctoral said...
Once upon a time, I remember visiting some friends and being very disturbed that it sounded like they were praising their child in the same way I would expect to praise a dog. "Good eating, good sitting" etc. I was childless at the time, and my house mate had a dog I helped care for. A few weeks later, I realized that, no, in this society we talk to our dogs like we should talk to our kids. "Go get it boy, you are such a smart poochy". Then I was even more disturbed.
- April 25, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Anonymous, I really feel for you and your wife and wish you the best. (Childless faculty with painful yet invisible chronic disease).
gerty-z, yes I think the pushers are frequently unsure about their own choices and are more trying to validate themselves than influence you. Because ultimately how much could they really care about my uterus contents?
I never did forget all the guys with pregnant or new-mom wives who used to hit on me when I was younger, drinking and spilling the beans. That's what I know lies behind at least some of the facebook posts!
- April 25, 2011 at 10:43 AM
- Ms.PhD said...
Great post! I may have to use this argument next time somebody asks. Yes, in theory I could have a dog with the right person, if I were sure they would do their fair share of poop-scooping. But I always get the lecture about how I'm still young enough to change my mind, and I find that insulting and incredibly inappropriate, especially since I think it has hurt my career.
- April 25, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Girlpostdoc: funny how you can agree with a post about non-judgmentalism with a judgmental comment.
GMP: I love your post. Can you now put one together about academics who shake their heads when a faculty member has a child and mention stuff like "I knew she wouldn't be serious about her career"?
- April 26, 2011 at 4:43 PM
Great post!
As a single female untenured academic, I find it almost as hard to imagine having a puppy as having a baby, although I love dogs and other animals (not kids though). I can barely manage a cat right now. (Cue jokes on how no one "manages" a cat.)
And I agree with the commenter that all those pictures of people's kids are kind of obnoxious. I want to know how/what my friends are doing, not just their offspring. Perhaps it's judgmental of me to think that there must be something more to their lives than procreation.
- April 27, 2011 at 11:11 AM
@Anon at 11:11 - I make the same joke about *my* cat, who has chronic diarrhea. Then I tell people that maybe a kid would be better, because at least you can put a diaper on a kid and contain said diarrhea and the kid would not step in the diarrhea on the way out of the litter box and track the diarrhea all over the damn house.
GMP, thanks for this post, it is spot on. I'm kidless by choice, unmarried (but partnered) by choice, and agnostic by choice. I don't care what anybody else decides for themselves, and it baffles me that I get people trying to convince me that I've made three very wrong decisions. By far the worst is the inevitable look of pity that I get when I tell someone that I don't intend to procreate.
- April 27, 2011 at 12:44 PM
I think there is tension in defending both the position that:
1. Having kids is just a personal choice.
2. "We need to tirelessly keep working to enable every person a chance to find fulfillment on both fronts without having to choose.", quoting GMP. Where "both fronts" means career and children.
If you're going to defend position 2 you need to believe that people with children deserve special protection so they can thrive in their careers despite the very real costs of having children. Even though having a dog, as you rightly mention, may require pet sitting and other personal sacrifices, no one is concerned about allowing every person to have a dog.
I was recently talking to a colleague who argued that having kids is a personal choice just like watching TV, that people do what they want with their free time. Therefore, he argued, people should bear the cost of their personal choices. So people with children do not need to be helped any more than people who watch too much TV.
I was left a little speechless because it's hard to defend the need for people (and especially women faculty) with children to be helped in their careers without getting into some possibly unpalatable arguments. For example, you could argue that women scientists should be able to reproduce because it would improve the abilities of the next generation. But do we really want to go there?
I'm still unsure what the right answer to my colleague's argument is.
- April 27, 2011 at 3:34 PM
I agree with your colleague.
I guess one could argue that if society doesn't help parents then there won't be any offspring for the next generation.
But Ii don't think it's true--people get some sort of inate pleasure from raising kids that a few disincentives probably won't undo in any catastrophic way. Not to mention that a decent portion of parenting will still be shouldered by those who accidentally get pregnant and don't want to abort.
- April 28, 2011 at 9:39 PM
- GMP said...
Ioana: Well, I would tell your colleague that raising children has a different role in the society that owning pets or watching TV. Society actually needs at least some people to decide to bear and raise children.
On the level of an individual, yes, having kids and many other aspects of life are certainly personal choices. But when it so happens that a certain type of personal choice is prevalent and affects the society's dynamics, then different structures in the society intervene. When the personal choice to smoke resulted in massive health care costs due to lung cancer, the government intervened and now we have all these bans on smoking and a drastic reduction in the number of smokers. If everyone all of a sudden decided not to have kids, the society would have to intervene: Europe and Japan are rapidly aging, I am sure their governments are doing something to motivate procreation; China's measures to curb population growth are well known -- you may or may not think that they are draconian, but I understand that they had to do something. Perhaps if it turned out that the personal choice to excessively watch TV or play online games is good for, say, work productivity, I am sure we would see incentives to get people to make these choices.
Dual income families are now prevalent -- and it's not just because these pesky feminist women want to work despite what is traditionally meant for them (being perpetually barefoot, pregnant, and chained to the kitchen); the middle class's demise makes it impossible for most families to survive on one income. Therefore, procreation cannot be solely in the domain of two-parent, single-income families, which presumably need little work-life accommodation. So it is clear that lots of people who procreate will be in the workforce (single working parents or working couples), and you need to accommodate them.
It feels really silly having to argue in favor of accommodating work/family needs for working parents (men and women) at this day and age. Are working parents universally viewed by fellow coworkers as slackers who dump the work on others, or what?
I am curious about the age, marital and family status of your colleague. If he's not an old timer, I will be very disappointed
- April 28, 2011 at 11:48 PM
- Cath@VWXYNot? said...
Great post: I am bookmarking it and will send the next person who tells me that I should have kids a link :D
- April 29, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- Unbalanced Reaction said...
This just might be my favorite post. EVER.
- April 30, 2011 at 11:57 AM
- prodigal academic said...
Awesome post, GMP! I often wonder why some people feel threatened by those who make other choices.
I know many more people who want to spend less time on work than happy workoholics. I know many talented people of all genders and family makeups who have left science over a lack of work-life balance. We would all benefit from a less work-centric culture regardless of our family situations.
As for why I expect some accommodation for my family? It is because I help out my coworkers who have other pressing obligations (family or not). It is the human thing to do. We all exist outside work, and everyone has a family of some sort. Even in the absence of this feeling, there is a normal reciprocation between people who work together. I help others, they help me. I would not enjoy working someplace where this was not the case.
Also, the time-intensive part of child rearing is a small fraction of someone's working life (unless they have an unusually large family). Everyone has periods in their life when they are more and less productive. Calling someone out over having children is just more socially acceptable than calling them out over an obsessive love affair.
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- Shera said...
Great article! I'm 44, female, and childFREE by choice -- and I love my dog! I have never asked anyone to pet my dog, or care whether or not someone else has a dog. I do - however - post her picture to facebook occasionally.
I state my gender, because people seem to view a female that chooses not to have kids harsher than a man. My boyfriend is a "hero" for not getting married or having kids while people "feel sorry" for me, or assume I hate kids. I love kids....I'm the one on the floor drawing pictures of dogs with them.
Having children is an entire lifestyle change... a lifestyle that is not for everyone. So why is the woman who chooses to be childfree and has the nerve to be happy with no regrets... such a mystery? I don't know. Just glad we live at a time when things are becoming more accepted! Gotta go walk the dog now. Ciao!
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Blood tests. Blood tests help your doctor check your immunoglobulin (antibody) levels. These are the proteins that your plasma cells make. Multiple myeloma causes an increase in M protein (immunoglobulin) levels. Your doctor will also take a small sample of your blood for a complete blood count (CBC). This will let your doctor check for anemia and other problems that may result from multiple myeloma.
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Los Angeles electrohop group Far East Movement visited the Rock Hall on Friday, July 22nd. The band, who have toured with Lady Gaga and Rick Ross, were particularly fans of the Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg and Nine Inch Nails - the latter being a band they were pleasantly surprised to discover is from Cleveland.
Rock band Taking Back Sunday toured the Rock Hall on Saturday, July 23rd. The band visit the Museum on most of their tour-stops in Cleveland, even tweeting this photo while here. Their favorite artists featured in the Rock Hall's collection include Talking Heads, the Beatles, the Who and Nirvana.
Actress and singer/songwriter Victoria Justice visited the Rock Hall on Sunday, July 24th, pictured here in this photo in front of the Museum's The Wall exhibit. While here, she tweeted "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame baby!! So cool." and posted a photo of herself with a well-known Jackson...
Actor/comedian Bill Maher, pictured here in the Rock Hall's Beatles exhibit, toured the Museum on Sunday, July 24th. Before visiting, Maher tweeted "Never seen [the Rock Hall], but got my blue suede shoes!"
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Gardening Articles: Edibles :: Small Fruits & Berries
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by George Thabault
Customer Service is Key
Perhaps because it was our first year, we paid particular attention to our customers. A man in the spring asked for a single 'Sweet 100' tomato plant. I told him I'd bring one the next week. I noticed him the next Saturday, as he was about to leave the market. I called over, "I've got that 'Sweet 100' you asked for." He was surprised and smiled, and then bought other things, too.
Grow Sturdy Varieties
We live just 3 miles from the market, but I never realized how much "shipping and handling" our tomatoes received between picking and market. We picked them, put them in baskets, carried them down our hill, washed them, and set them out to ripen a bit. Then we packed them in boxes, loaded them in the car, unloaded them at the market, and finally displayed them where customers examined and often rolled them around. Whew! The thinner-skinned home garden varieties such as 'Early Girl', 'New Yorker', and 'Oregon Spring' bruised much more easily than I'd anticipated. About a third of the harvest had to be left at home-they were a little too beat up to sell. One firm-skinned variety, 'Ultra Girl', held up very well.
Do the Required Work
I always think I'll stake the tomatoes. My wife, Candelin, always knows that I probably won't. During the winter, I'd envisioned elaborate, well-crafted trellising dotting the hillside, but if a neighbor hadn't donated 20 old cages, all the plants would have sprawled.
We had a wet spring and summer, so I made the superhuman effort to stake the cherry tomatoes and 'Brandywine', but nothing else. Not staking the rest of the tomato plants was a big mistake. About a third of the crop was lost to rot, bruises, and slugs. For staking to happen at our place, I learned that I probably should get stakes and twine ready in December.
Price Has to be Right
The growers with the season's first tomatoes started selling them at around $3.50 per pound at our market. The price was lower when ours came in. To keep costs low, we didn't buy a scale but sold all tomatoes at three for $1 for most of the season. At that price, I usually met my goal of not bringing any home.
One of Us Must be All Business
I liked the market's social aspects: meeting old friends, talking to tourists, sharing gardening talk. Candelin was a bit more interested in the bottom line. We were packing up one day, and a customer, pointing at a few leftover flowers in a bucket, asked, "Are those for sale?" I was about to say, "Go ahead and take 'em," when she jumped in: "How about $2.50?" "Deal," the man said.
One time, I took a break at the end of the day. The tomatoes were almost sold out. Only three large 'Supersteak' tomatoes were left, so I told Candelin: "Two dollars for those." When I returned, the big tomatoes were gone, and I learned that she'd sold them for $2 each! Because of the cloudy summer, tomatoes were late, and people were a bit desperate for the real thing.


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The City of Wilmington will host the 2013 Fringe Wilmington Festival from October 30th - November 3rd. Fringe Wilmington is currently accepting applications from visual, performing and cinematic artists that will take you on a journey beyond the edge.
Fringe Wilmington is a presented by the Office of Mayor Dennis P. Williams and the division of Communications and Cultural Affairs. Fringe Wilmington is managed by a dynamic and active steering committee comprised of members that represent several arts organizations throughout the community. Fringe Wilmington is a juried Festival and the Artist Selection Committee is composed of local artistic directors, artists, actors, writers, and producers.
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Last year was KRCL's first holding this event, but this year's is going to be even better.
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The Polar Jubilee, presented by KRCL, 7 p.m. Dec. 9 Salt Lake Hardware Building, 105 N. 400 West, SLC Click here for more info
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Popsicles and shaved ice are the everlasting summer relief from hot weather, right?
But Amber DeBirk's Wasatch Pops and Snow Shack (www.facebook.com/wasatchpops) serves icy treats unlike any other in the city–made from fresh shaved ice with organic syrups and organic brown rice sweeteners, with no artificial coloring or flvoring. Visualize snowy fruit bombs, like Lime with Fresh Mint & Coconut Milk, Fresh Berry Organic Lemonade, Thai Iced Tea, Apricot Rosemary, and Avocado Banana Lime, with fresh herb syrups such as Rosemary Citrus, Lemon Mint & Basil and Serrano.
DeBirk serves from a classy blue and white vintage 1965 Aristocrat trailer refitted for food service and parked in Dan's parking lot at 3981 S. Wasatch Blvd.; hours are M-Sat from 1-9ish and occasional Sundays from 1-5. You can also find them at the Millcreek Community Farmer's Market this year, Thursdays from 4 to dusk starting July 26th, 3474 S. 2300 East.
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If you doubt that these snowcones beat the usual neon-colored artificially flavored bubblegum variety that stained all your childhood T-shirts, ask Amber for a taste. I tried Grape/Rosemary Citrus, Strawberry/Lemon Mint, Esspresso Mexican Cane and Mango/Serrano Chile shaved ice and both popsicle specials: Pineapple Lime Serrano & Strawberry Balsamic with Black Pepper.
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If you don't already have WinZip, Click here to visit their site and download the WinZip application. We do, however, recommend you first try to download a zipped file and see what happens. You might already be able to open them.