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Christie stopped by to show us her costume, a rare orange-flowered spineless prickly pear.
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Christie stopped by to show us her costume, a rare orange-flowered spineless prickly pear.
What makes a succulent a Halloween Succulent? Why, it's the gravestone sitting next to the Tillandsia in the the terrarium. And the ghostly figure of Rikki reflected in the glass while she's holding the terrarium up for me to photograph.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel wants to make sure you're ready for the holidays by letting you know about the cool things you can do around Santa Cruz to get ready for the holidays.
DIG is a very cool place if you can make it to Santa Cruz and have some time left over after surfing. If you haven't stopped by to check them out, now would be the time because they're going to teach you a skill.
DIG Gardens is planning ahead for the holiday gift-giving season.
DIY Hypertufa Pots, 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, will be taught by concrete artisan Katrina King from 5 Feet from the Moon Concrete and Metal Designs. Hypertufa [pronounced hyper-toofa] is a man-made stone created from various aggregates bonded with cement. Participants will make two medium pots to take home. The $50 cost includes instruction and all materials.
California deserts have some of the prettiest marigolds. This flower is just starting to open.
Baileya multiradiata from Southern California
Desert Rose, also known as Adenium obesum, is a nice little flowering shrub in the Oleander family (Apocynaceae), more commonly called the Dogbane family for some reason, from the nether regions of the Sahara Desert, and thereabouts.
They like a lot of sun and a lot of heat. We tend to grow them in normal indoor Berkeley conditions, in a sunny window, but not particularly hot, so they tend to be less leafy for us, and grow a lot slower too. But they are still very reliable bloomers, even into and through the winter.
Colors vary, and some people name the differently-colored-flower-cultivars so that people can collect them all. But we don't. I consider it natural variation.
This is what an unsuccessful delivery to us looks like.
Note the Up arrows, one is up the other down. Clearly the worst of it was the box being turned upside down. Oh, and crushed too.
We have new grafted Euphorbia lactea crests all grown up now. 3 colors! 3 styles! 3 pretty pictures!
I support all 3, but this one is the better.
Jason doesn't want to get up this morning. He heard it was cold out.
The Arizona Republic features DIY home renovations.
The cactus wall-hanging is made of leftover wood-flooring slats that Michelle attached. She covered the whole piece in contact paper. Then she projected the cactus image onto the piece, drew around the image with a pencil and used an X-Acto knife to cut around the design. She peeled off the background and painted it white, then peeled off the cactus design. She figures she spent less than $10 on the piece. Michael McNamara / The Republic
Seems easy enough. If you have a nice branching cholla that you can put a strong light behind to get a shadow on a piece of paper.
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed Exploded
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed with seeds getting ready to be carried on the wind.
Pregnant Onion Flowers Start to Open
Getting a Cactus through Airport Security
Can you get a cactus through security and take it home on an airplane? My Ngoc To did, as she wrote in the Harvard Crimson recently.
I have a pet cactus, and his name is Earl….
I was a bit nervous going to the airport. I was really afraid that they wouldn't let him through because I know they usually don't allow pets or plants on any international flight. But I figured—this is a domestic flight, and Earl wouldn't hurt anybody … his spines are fuzzy. But just in case something happened, I asked my parents to stand outside of the security line so that I could give them Earl if he couldn't pass. They waited.
I walked up to the start of the security line and handed my ID to the man at the counter. He saw Earl in my hand, looked at me, and said, "You'd better not eat that thing—I hear they're poisonous." He smiled and let me through.
The real panic came at the security line. I didn't think I could carry Earl in my hands through the scan. I couldn't put him on the conveyer belt either because a million monstrosities could happen to him—he could get knocked off, he could get confiscated, he could get tipped over or caught in one of the grooves and lose all his soil. Luckily, I realized that I could nestle him inside one of the trays.
I went through the scan and looked back in anticipation at the man overlooking the scans. A few beats passed, and I knew that Earl was safe when the man turned back, gave me a weird look and shook his head. He was trying hard not to smile.
Click through for the picture of the happy cactus. And now you know how to get a cactus through airport security.
Do you have a traveling-with-cactus-story to share?
I recently blogged about getting christmas cactus to bloom and Sara has a question about the instructions.
I've got some Christmas Cacti I would like to start getting prepared for blooming. I was reading through the latest posts and saw that link for this very thing. The instructions prompted a question that I feel you guys may be able to answer quicker than I can find it myself online.
That question being- When they mention feeding it bloom food- is their an organic, chemical free option for this type of product. I guess my refined question would be what is bloom food and is their an organic chemical free option for this?
Thanks for your time and assistance.
That's a pretty fair question.Fortunately there's a pretty simple answer.
We use organic Fish Bone Meal for blooms. We do sell it in large boxes and small packets as well.
What's nice about this is that fish bone meal works for all types of flowers. (And yes, I mean that generally, not specifically every type of flower.)
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed Revisited
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed with Bee.
Cactus in Art Through the Ages
Designer: Murat Suyur
Apparently gardeners in Ohio are lazy because the Plain Dealer recommends you replace all your difficult to grow plants with the easy to grow Sansevieria.
One reason for the drop in popularity of house plants is that so many varieties were just too difficult or demanding to grow….
Probably the easiest house plant to grow is the… extremely hardy houseplant is sansevieria….
Low light, low water – easy is right.
Size-wise there are two types, low-growing Bird's Nest (Sansevieria trifasciata) that is perfect for a desk or table, or the old-fashioned taller varieties that look spectacular in an 8-inch or larger pot….
The taller types are definitely old-fashioned, but the bird's nest types can actually be very modern and quite appropriate even for your well-designed home.
A study by NASA found that it is one of the best plants for improving indoor air quality by passively absorbing toxins such as nitrogen oxides and formaldehyde.
NASA got in the act studying sansevierias too? Nice!
Rikki noticed that we have a crested Euphorbia characias right up the street from us.
She's been noticing strange plants like this ever since she started working at the Jungle.
Do you think we should ask the building owner's if we can take a cutting and propagate it ourselves?
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed with butterfly.
Another article about the New Zealand cactus thieves I blogged this morning indicates they thought they were stealing San Pedro cactus, which makes more sense.
The writer also assumes they had stolen San Pedro cactus.
But it was a Cereus. Also known as the Peruvian cactus apple they have delicious fruit, but no mescaline.
One Hamilton garden centre staff member, who did not want to be named, said she had been approached in the past by people wanting to buy cactus and boil it up for a "high".
Associate Professor Merilyn Manley-Harris, of the chemistry department at Waikato University, said the stolen cactus looked strikingly familiar to the Echinopsis pachanoi, the San Pedro cactus, that contains the hallucinogenic mescaline.
The cactus held a "chemical cocktail of psychedelic agents" that if taken in the wrong dosage could kill, Ms Manley-Harris said….
And always they must tell you that drugs are bad and even here that drugs can kill.
"If you muck around with it this sort of thing can kill you."
The Relative Youth of the Cycads
Big news in the cycad world.
Cycads are considered living fossils from the days when Jurassic dinosaurs browsed upon them. New research has found that modern cycads are much younger than that. Specimen in Strybing Arboretum in Golden Gate Park. Photo courtesy Tantek Çelik of Flickr under Creative Commons license.


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MY TRIP TO MoCCAReviews by Alex Bernstein
I had the pleasure of attending the Art Festival at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art this past Sunday at the Puck Building in Manhattan. Along with meeting PI Editor-in-Chief Ed Matthews for the first time ever - (as well as former EIC Chris Butcher and phenom PI artists Tim Fish and Monica Gallagher) I had the opportunity to meet literally dozens of creators whom I've corresponded with or just simply read works of, for the past few years.
This was my first "small press" con - and it's a completely different world than the mainstream conventions. First of all, there are no dealers. No boxes upon boxes of mid-80's and 90's mouldering Valiant and Image books for 50c apiece. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) Second of all, unlike Wizard World or San Diego, there are no "big guns" (unless you count Dark Horse). There's no DC. No Marvel. Slave Labor, Drawn & Quarterly and Fantagraphics are the giants here. Seth, Joe Sacco and Kyle Baker are celebrities - with Kaz, Howard Cruse and Rick Altergott coming in a close second. (And Roz Chast was the Guest of Honor.)
In this day and age of great films based on "American Splendor" and "Ghost World" - of a Seth-designed book (PEANUTS: VOL. 1) making the NYT best seller list - of Kaz and Sam Henderson creating comics and cartoons for Spongebob Squarepants and Nickelodean - MoCCA is a testament to the concept that anything - and everything - in comics is possible.
When looked at in this light, the (occasionally) crowded halls of the Puck Building looked no longer like a D&D refugee camp - but a place that's kinda - happenin'. Y'know? And these former freaks and geeks begin asking themselves the real question: who's next?
I saw quite a few exceptional books at MoCCA. Hopefully, I'll get to most of them over the Summer. For now, here's a few picks to look out for. All are recommended.
THE SWIMMER WITH A ROPE IN HIS TEETH Original play written by Jeanne E. Shaffer Adapted and illustrated by Howard Cruse Prometheus Books $14.00 www.prometheusbooks.com
Cruse has left his familiar, cartoony trappings (WENDEL, STUCK RUBBER BABY) behind to adapt this modern-day parable written 35 years earlier by a close friend in college. The departure was a risk for him - this isn't a comic book per se - and the art has the appearance of woodcuts - but SWIMMER is simply the starkest, strongest book to appear from a comics creator in the past few years. This is the experiment of a great comic creator at the peak of his form.
Reading elegantly like a piece of undiscovered, yet modern mythology SWIMMER tells of two lands - a Land of Good and Happiness - and a Land of Evil and Woe - divided by an immense river. The story tells of the brave Swimmer from the Land of Good who trains and trains to swim the river, dragging a rope to be tethered to the Land of Evil - in an attempt to unite the two lands. But the story isn't about the Swimmer or his swim - it's about Us - that is, the people of Land of Evil and Woe. Approaching the other side, the people of the Land of Evil immediately kill the Swimmer (they try to kill him with cannons but can't see him in the dark waters, fortunately a boy with a bow and arrow has better eyesight). The people then deify him and the effects of his journey without ever comprehending his simple purpose. The satire here on organized religion (particularly Christianity), the media, and America and Western Civilization in general is brutal, hard felt and evocative. And it is deceivingly simple. While there's some violence, this is a book that will not only satisfy general readers - but could have an impact on young students in grade school, high school and colleges.
Cruse, with Shaffer, has created a work that should stand next to MAUS, in it's use of comic sensibilities in conveying a vital, universal message.
THE GYPSY LOUNGE by Jasen Lex Aweful Books $13.95 www.awefulbooks.com
Jasen Lex has created a book that stands completely apart from everything else on the shelves. As it says in the introduction, LOUNGE is a book that was developed over a long period of time - in a myriad of places - on buses, at home, in friend's houses, on the road. It has the look at times of someone who has obsessed over a work - over a certain style - over a certain feel - a certain thought - to the point of actually losing touch with whatever the original story was in the first place. And that lends GYPSY LOUNGE what can only be described as a deep, feverish, trancelike quality. And let me tell you: that's a good thing. You can't exactly tell whether the characters in LOUNGE are heroes, drug addicts or dream characters - but it doesn't much matter. Characters light other characters on fire, talk to super-giraffes, take drugs and have breakdown conversations with their parents. (Imagine Louis Bunuel trying to write X-MEN - and you might end up with the GYPSY LOUNGE.)
Lex' has a unique style, as well - blocky, angular, slouching characters - against a melange of manipulated black and white photographed settings. But Lex wrings great, brooding variety out of his palette. I met Jason at MoCCA and he's very much like his LOUNGE, energetic, fidgety, a little too caffeinated. But driven, interested. I'm told he's signed on for a new color series with Antarctica Press. It'll be interesting to see what he does next. To get a glimpse of something that truly breathes gut and originality, try the GYPSY LOUNGE. But get some sleep first.
LEAH AND THE OWL by Cori Doerrfeld Stylish Vittles $3.00 www.stylishvittles.com
LEAH AND THE OWL is the size and shape of a mini-comic, but has the art and feel of a full-blown children's book. The story is delightful and - speaking as someone who's lived in the children's section of libraries (with my four-year-old son) for the past several years - her brilliant illustrations surpass most of what you'll find in any oversized children's book. At MoCCA, I literally stumbled across this little book on one of the tables and was enchanted.
The simple story is about a little girl who is visited by an owl late one night - who takes her on a magical adventure. That's all there is to it.
If Cori stays with children's illustration she will have a long, long career ahead of her.
SMUT PEDDLER #1 & 2 by Various Saucy Goose Press $5.00 www.saucygoosepress.com
I was very happy to see the new issue of SMUT PEDDLER making its debut at MoCCA. SP was originally assembled by talent from the Sequential Tart message boards with contributions by Trisha L. Sebastion, Carla Speed McNeil, David Stanley, Johanna Draper Carlson and Harris O'Malley, among many others. The covers of both #1 & #2 (you get four of them - two per issue) are brilliant, turn-of-the-century pieces. The kind of high quality smut you'd expect Gatsby would be showing off at one of his parties.
Inside the art varies from awkward to highly stylized and professional - but throughout there is a keen sense of humor, joy and non-stop eroticism. Both books exude the sheer fun and comradery these creators clearly had in assembling these books. And at the website they invite basically anyone who's interested to submit work for future issues. After reading these two issues, I wouldn't be surprised if everyone eventually became a SMUT PEDDLER.
WEAPON BROWN by Jason Yungbluth Death Ray Graphics $4.95 www.whatisdeepfried.com
My favorite guilty pleasure from MoCCA had to be WEAPON BROWN - simply - a cross between THE PUNISHER (via Image Studios) and PEANUTS. Yeah, this is exceptionally ludicrous - but Jason Yungbluth wrings tremendous laffs from: a highly Lovecraftian Kite Eating Tree and Great Pumpkin; sides of Peppermint Patty and the Little Red-Headed Girl that, I promise you, you've never seen before (whether that's a good or a bad thing, I leave for you to decide); and great moments with Lucy, Linus and PigPen, among others. Of all the classic characters only Snoopy - relegated to regular "dog" status (sort of) - falls short. Otherwise, quite amusing. (And this coming from a huge PEANUTS fan.)


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This week the world lost Jack LaLanne, the incredible father of fitness. Jack literally brought exercise into our homes when "The Jack LaLanne Show" went national in 1959, the year I was born. Soon moms and kids everywhere were doing toe touches and jumping jacks with Jack as he turned exercise into a family affair. Ironically, this week I learned that my fittest moments happen outside of the house without my family. Sorry Jack. If that sounds cruel, you've probably never had relatives walk in on your basement Zumba performance. Some things are best practiced among strangers who are too polite to laugh. I love Jack's concepts in theory. Fitness doesn't require expensive equipment. A broom, a chair and a few soup cans will do. And they will...for some people. For me, a broom, a chair and soup cans mean clean, sit and eat. Not exactly what Jack had in mind and probably why he later opened a line of gyms.
When you're not an exercise enthusiast, it's especially easy to let distractions get in the way. Requests from others keep you from the treadmill and when you do get on, laundry and anything that speaks, rings or buzzes can coax you off. Household distractions were my sort-of-legitimate excuses to shelve a fitness plan. It became apparent once snow and cold forced me into the basement. Now that I've found a great gym that fits my needs, it's obvious. I'm diligent, dedicated and excited about my workout when it's the only thing in the room to do. We're all different. At the age of 70, Jack pulled the weight of 70 boats. At the age of 51, I'll be happy when I can pull my own weight and finish one half-marathon. I know he'd cheer me on. Farewell, Jack. Hello, Gym.
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April 7, 2013
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Los Angeles, Calif. - The 10th-ranked UCLA Baseball team fell to Oregon State State in the series finale on Sunday afternoon, dropping a 5-2 decision to the Beavers in front of a crowd of 1,057 at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
Sophomore left-hander Grant Watson took the loss for the Bruins to fall to 5-1 on the year. Watson allowed four earned runs on five hits in 3.1 innings pitched, striking out two. Ben Wetzler earned the win for the Beavers, throwing seven innings and allowing one run on five hits. Scott Schultz picked up the save for Oregon State.
Oregon State took the early lead in the top of the first, getting two runs off of Watson. With the bases loaded and one out, Jake Rodriguez singled to right to score Ryan Barnes to give the Beavers a 1-0 edge. Kavin Keyes brought in another run with a sacrifice fly in the next at-bat to bring the lead to 2-0 for Oregon State.
The Beavers tacked on one more in the top of the third, when Michael Conforto scored from third base on a fielder's choice, making the score 3-0 in favor of Oregon State. After Watson was pulled in the top of the fourth, freshman James Kaprielian came in and gave up an RBI single to Andy Peterson to give Oregon State a 4-0 lead.
In the top of the sixth, the Beavers threatened again by loading the bases with two outs, Rodriguez at the plate and junior Zack Weiss pitching. The count went to 3-2, but Weiss won the battle, striking out Rodriguez and ending the threat. UCLA took that momentum into the bottom of the sixth and got on the board when freshman Brett Urabe smacked his first career home run off of Wetzler to cut the lead to 4-1.
After a scoreless seventh, Oregon State got another run across in the top of the eighth, when Michael Conforto singled up the middle off of sophomore David Berg to score Joey Jansen and give the Beavers a 5-1 lead. The Bruins got one back in the bottom half of the inning, when Oregon State first baseman Danny Hayes dropped a pop up from junior Pat Valaika that allowed junior Brian Carroll to score from second, making the score 5-2 Oregon State. UCLA could get no more runs across though and the Beavers went on to take the 5-2 victory.
Sophomore Kevin Kramer led the Bruins at the plate, logging two singles in four at-bats. Carroll went 1-3 with a run scored while sophomore Eric Filia and senior Cody Regis each posted hits in the ballgame.
The Bruins (19-9, 7-5 Pac-12) will continue their homestand against the Hawaii Warriors (7-21) in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday, April 9 at 6 p.m. out at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
Game Notes: Today's loss by Grant Watson was only the second time in his career that he has lost as a starting pitcher...it was also the first loss that Watson has suffered since May 6, 2012 against Purdue...UCLA's pitchers recorded 11 strikeouts in the game, which matches a season-high in nine-inning games...the Bruins dropped back-to-back Pac-12 series for the first time since Stanford and Oregon State each took two out of three from UCLA in 2012...Pat Valaika extended his streak of consecutive games without an error to 18 straight games...Brett Urabe's home run in the sixth inning was also his first career hit as a Bruin.


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text: High on a hilltop with panoramic vistas of Gold Beach, which has been her town for 26 years, is the home of Lonni Munson, where the solitude of flower gardens gives her the motivation to make beautiful things. It wasn't always that way. "(I was) diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer, divorced within a month, my dad and grandmother dying during my chemotherapy almost seven years ago." Yet, she says, "I have so much to be thankful for." Munson is a survivor, and from her perspective, every day of her 59 years is a gift. So she seeks out simple treasures where ever they may be found. Munson's specialty as an artist is creating miniature doll houses that she either builds or refurbishes. What sets her houses apart from others' is that Munson's creations are not only built to scale, are populated with porcelain dolls, and they boast real stained glass windows for each and every window. Munson has spent hundreds of hours in "solitary pursuits," as she refers to them, to make it all work by methodically repeating the same process. A process goes like this, she said: "Draw picture, number each piece, cut glass, wrap each piece with lead or copper foil, solder both sides, wash, touch up, wash, patina, wash ... frame. Repeat." To deviate from the formula is not an option, she said. In addition to doll houses, Munson creates stained glass inserts for everything from wall frames to Tiffany-style lamp shades to oak kitchen cabinets. Different colored glass is cut into shards, giving birth to tree-branch-sitting cardinals, blooms, butterflies, and bluebirds tending their nests. At other times the cabinet glass in one of Munson's works might be devoid of any color, instead yielding to crystal clear beveled glass graced with attractive metal diamond patterned inlays, such as the custom cabinet covers Munson created for her mother. Support system Munson is quick to point out that she and other artists typically can't do what they do without "a support system" of others in their lives. These are the people who sacrifice their own time and talents, often putting their lives on the back burner to accommodate and free up the artist to be able to create the works they do. "I don't think the people behind the artists get enough credit," Munson said. "It would be difficult to do what we do without them." For Lonni that person is Dale Munson, her deceased husband's brother, whom she affectionately describes as "Still my best friend and facilitator." She is thankful for Dale's unswerving commitment to her life's work. "He is almost 80 and sweetly, quietly, kindly, took up helping me to realize my (artist) dreams only after he retired from being a supervisor at the Champion (plywood mill)," Lonni said. "If I needed something for a project like kitchen cabinets, Dale bought oak boards and went to work in his shop, the old garage, making the upper and lower cabinets with drawers and hidden compartments." She said she appreciates Dale's dedication. "Those (cabinets) took months and are such fine quality. (Dale) is an artist in his own right." Lonni is a collector as well. A vast porcelain doll and antique shoe portfolio initially came to her by way of her grandmother, mother and sister. But Munson has continued to add to both over the years. Once again, Lonni said, Dale came to the rescue, furnishing "a huge shadow box" to display over a hundred pairs of hard-to-find footwear. Munson's work has caught the attention of others beyond Curry County, as well. A large, four-sided stained glass canopied overhead light cover with 4-foot frames for a pool table was commissioned of the artist for a Florida resident. The Munson original features a seafaring theme replete with tall ships with bearded, rain-gear clad navigators found braving wild seas while gripping a large wooden pilot wheel. "It was solid oak and Dale included the wiring and fluorescent bulb so the piece was ready to hang when it got to Florida," Munson said. "And it got there all the way from the West Coast to the East Coast in one piece!" The New Year for Lonni has her engaged in three new projects: a stained glass creation for a business window, a series of human hands symbolizing service in the Spirit of God titled "Human Hands," and the one she said she is most excited about — a series of 12 angels, all in different colors; she will adapt the drawings into a series of children's books. In addition, she hopes to display her work this year at the Biscuit building in Gold Beach. Why does Lonni create art? She ponders the question and responds this way. "I just keep creating things — not seeking anything — but finding that feeling that bubbles in my heart called joy."


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It's no secret that as a brand, Free People has a little infatuation with tribal prints. Right now there are a whole slew of them on our website – popping up in fun and creative ways. I would happily add any of these to my closet, but which is your favorite way to rock ethnic (…) Read more
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Summer fashions are already out. Shorts dresses blouses or pants. Whatever you need to update your wardrobe you can do now. There is an endless supply of new bold colors ready to wear. Just in time for the warmer weather ahead. Nothing beats a warm summer day like a nice pair of shorts. Topped off with a nice tank or blouse. For evening the look can be casual or dressy. Perhaps a light summer maxi for a night on the town with friends. Or a pretty floral dress for a dinner out with a special someone.
Summer is the time to mix and match pieces with what you may already have. Add a red skirt to a nice neutral blouse. Or perhaps a floral top with a nice pair of beige shorts. Mix and match these pieces and you will have a new updated look. Shop at your local Chicago area retailer. Ask the sales professional for the newest trends. If you are not sure about things have them perhaps make a few suggestions. The possibilities with summer fashions are endless.
Update your closet and bring along family or friends for suggestions. Black is also a good color to keep in your wardrobe. It is a classic color that you can wear year round. And with just about anything. Enjoy the warmer weather that will be coming ahead. It will only be here for a short time. Along with the summer fashions.


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Texas Tech Announces 2010 Football Schedule
Nov. 11, 2009
LUBBOCK, Texas - While the Red Raiders are in the midst of a challenging 2009 schedule, a formidable mix of traditional Big 12 matchups and a solid non-conference slate await the program in 2010. On Wednesday, Texas Tech officially announced its schedule for next season.
"We are pleased with how this schedule fell into place," Texas Tech Director of Athletics Gerald Myers said. "We were able to work some things out with our league schedule to accommodate a network opportunity, while also bringing our fans an attractive non-conference schedule as well."
One of the highest viewer-rated games in ABC history, the 2008 home game against Texas is continuing to pay dividends. The game was moved ahead in the schedule this season to provide the network an attractive early-season Big 12 game, and the same has been done in 2010. The Red Raiders' annual rivalry with the Longhorns will kick off on either ABC or ESPN on Sept. 18 at Jones AT&T Stadium.
Texas Tech opens the season at home against SMU (Sun., Sept. 5), before traveling to New Mexico (Sept. 11), the first trip for the Red Raiders to Albuquerque since 2004. Following the game against Texas, the Red Raiders will have an open week, before continuing the conference schedule at Iowa State (Oct. 2). The second tilt in the two-game series against Baylor in the Dallas-Fort Worth area will kick off at the Cotton Bowl Stadium on Oct. 9 during Texas State Fair week.
The Red Raiders host Oklahoma State (Oct. 16) in their only home game of the month, and finish out October at Colorado (Oct. 23) and at Texas A&M (Oct. 30). Tech returns to Jones AT&T Stadium against Missouri (Nov. 6) and travels to Oklahoma (Nov. 13) for the final conference game of the season.
For the first time since Texas Tech began its long-standing affiliation with the Southwest and Big 12 conferences in 1960, the program will close the regular season with a pair of non-conference games. The Red Raiders will host FCS member Weber State (Nov. 20), currently ranked No. 19 in the latest FCS poll. The regular season finale will be against Houston (Nov. 27) at Jones AT&T Stadium. The last time Texas Tech faced a pair of non-conference opponents in November was during the 1964 season against West Texas State and Washington State.
To accommodate the ABC or ESPN broadcast of the Texas game, a previously scheduled game against TCU will be moved back to a future schedule.
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T Mobile USA is reported to be planning a national launch of a service which would enable customers to hop onto T Mobile Wi Fi hotspots when in range. Today's issue of the Wall Street Journal reports that the service known as Hotspot at Home has been in trial in Seattle for a few months and the carrier is ready to roll it out nationwide as early as mid June people familiar with the matter told the newspaper.
The devices which currently work with the service are supplied by Nokia and Samsung.
In the trial, customers pay a premium of US$20 per month for the service, and then their handsets will hand-over to a Wi-Fi point when in range, with no disruption to the call or data service. The news report says that T-Mobile has had some teething troubles with the seamless handover between cellular and Wi-Fi, but the operator expects to fix these prior to the national launch.
T-Mobile USA declined to comment on its launch of the service.
Frank Hanzlik, managing director of the Wi-Fi Alliance, a trade group told the newspaper that the biggest opportunity might lie not with consumers, but businesses, since people spend so much time in their offices, where cellphone service can be weak. "I think that enterprises are going to drive this trend aggressively," Mr. Hanzlik said. "That's where the low hanging fruit is." Companies like Cisco Systems Inc. and SpectraLink Corp. have already been pushing sales of Wi-Fi handsets to businesses, though they don't double as cellphones.
T-Mobile already has around 8,000 Wi-Fi hotspots around the USA."
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This is the 23rd article in the project, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.
Frank Armstrong Crawford is a first cousin three generations removed on the Everett and Hand sides of the family.
She was born to Martha Eliza Everett and Robert Leighton Crawford in Mobile, Ala., Jan. 13, 1839. She was named after her father's good friend, Frank Armstrong Crawford. The plan was to name the first-born child as his namesake. Apparently, the Crawfords did not plan on having a girl, but they named their daughter Frank just the same.
Martha was the daughter of John Fagan Everett and Sarah Britton Hand. She was the granddaughter of Obadiah Hand.
Frank Crawford married John Elliott in 1859 in Mobile and was divorced by 1860. After Crawford's death, the "New York Times" published an article about Crawford that stated, "the union was not a happy one, and did not last long."
On Aug. 21, 1869, Frank Crawford married Cornelius Vanderbilt. He had recently lost his wife of many years, Sophia Hand Johnson. Vanderbilt and his wife had been first cousins through the Hand lineage.
Vanderbilt and Crawford were first cousins, twice removed, through the Hand line as well. He was 75. She was 30.
The book, "Reminiscences of Famous Georgians, Embracing Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of the Great Men of the State, Also an Appendix Devoted to Extracts From Speeches and Addresses," mentions many prominent Southerners, including the Crawfords and the Crawford-Vanderbilt wedding.
While the wedding was a private affair in Canada, the book states, "A special car carried the wedding party to Saratoga Springs. The fashionable world was electrified by this event and the newspapers were filled with descriptions of all the facts and attendant circumstances."
In 1873, Frank invited her cousin by marriage, Methodist Bishop Holland N. McTyeire, to stay at the Vanderbilt mansion to recover from a medical treatment. Holland's wife was Amelia Townsend, granddaughter of John Fagan Everett.
Over the course of the visit, Holland and Frank persuaded Vanderbilt to donate $1 million to establish a university in the war-ravaged South. This became Vanderbilt University.
After Cornelius Vanderbilt's death in 1877, Frank Crawford continued to live in the Vanderbilt residence under conditions outlined in a prenuptial agreement. She wrote her memoir in 1883, "Laurus Crawfurdiana: Memoirs of the Crawford Family Memorials of that branch of the Crawford Family which comprises the descendants of John Crawford of Virginia." Although the book is primarily about her father's Crawford ancestors, it has chapters on Everett and Hand families.
Frank Crawford died unexpectedly May 4, 1885. The "New York Times" reported May 5, 1885 that she caught a cold while she stood on damp ground at a cemetery when she attended the funeral of another Vanderbilt relative on April 25. The cold turned to pneumonia and Crawford's health quickly took a fatal turn for the worse. She was buried in the Moravian Cemetery in New Dorp on Staten Island.
She did not leave a will. The "New York Times" reported that a friend had said she did not expect to die and when she became so ill so quickly, it was too late.
Frank Crawford's brother, Robert Leighton Crawford, became administrator of her estate, valued at more than $1 million.
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TMZ has got a cut of Kanye West's upcoming Good Summer track "Clique" and is sharing their bounty with the public. If that seems to you an odd choice of venue, well, there's a reason TMZ is into it: West jams a number of gossip-ready references in the 30-second clip.
A selection:
Break records at Louie, break breakfast at Gucci
My girl a superstar all from a home movie
Clearly, Kanye West is not the type of suitor to be turned off by his paramour's sex tape.
Yeah, I'm talking Venice, I'm talking CIA
I'm talking George Tenet, I seen him the other day
He asked me 'bout my Maybach, I think he had the same
Kanye probably hasn't chatted about cars with the former Director of Central Intelligence for the CIA, but hey, since we're reporting all hip-hop name checks as fact now, let's just go ahead and assume Kanye pals around with waterboarders.
You know white people: Get money, don't spend it
Or maybe they get money by menace
Nobody tell Glenn Beck.
Listen to the sample here. The full version of "Clique" features Jay-Z and Big Sean and will be the second track on Good Summer.


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The expansion of Chelomei's facility has been enormous, and the in the quality of the rockets and spacecraft the influence of the higher standards of the aviation industry is obvious. The meticulous project planning, the high quality of the hardware, the intricate finishing of details - all are significantly better than at OKB-1. The UR-100, cancelled UR-200, and UR-500 missiles are exhibited.
Chelomei has designed the UR-700 heavy booster based on the proven UR-100 and UR-500 technology. The design was reviewed favourably by an expert commission, but no resolution authorizing its development and production was forthcoming. The development of Korolev's N1 has already consumed hundreds of millions of roubles, and the leadership will not authorise a similarly expensive parallel project. The Saturn V has a payload of 130 tonnes to a 200 km orbit, the N1 95 tonnes, but the UR-700 would beat both with a 145 tonne payload. The technology of the N1 was frozen 5-6 years ago, and there is no growth in the design. By contract, the UR-700 uses the latest technology and its modular design would allow easy growth to more powerful versions.
It is tragic for Soviet Union that Smirnov and Ustinov supported Korolev rather than Chelomei. It is true that Chelomei's manned boost-glide vehicle never got off the drawing board, and he has had only limited success developing umanned satellites. His primary task now is development of the Almaz military space station. The visitors closely examine the Almaz mockup and Kamanin concludes it is a good multipurpose spacecraft.
The first Almaz station is expected to be launched within a year. Crews of three will be rotated every two months. Metal is already being cut for the first station. Perhaps it will be launched that soon, but Kamanin has no confidence that by 1967-1968 the experience will exist for keeping each crew in space for two months. The crews will probably have to be changed more frequently.
Three years ago Chelomei was charged by the Central Committee and Council of Ministers with developing and flying a manned circumlunar spacecraft. But Korolev was able to take this project away from Chelomei after the fall of Khrushchev. This was a pyrrhic victory for the state - it resulted in a delay of two years in the project. Chelomei and OKB-52 continued development of his lunar spacecraft quietly, on their own risk. Kamanin finds it a pleasure to familiarise himself with Chelomei's LK-700 manned spacecraft and to sit in its crew seat. He finds Chelomei's spacecraft to be considerably simpler, more reliable and more fully thought out and developed than OKB-1's L3. Unfortunately, Chelomei's spacecraft is designed only for direct flight to the moon. It has a mass of 45 tonnes, which means it can only be orbited by a booster in the class of the N1 or UR-700.
Kamanin's general impression of OKB-52 is outstanding - the competence of its people, the order in the shops, and the quality of products. The production base at OKB-52 greatly resembles that of a contemporary aircraft plant. By comparison OKB-1 still shows vestiges of its origin as an ordnance factory. Improved contacts with Chelomei are agreed, and Kamanin promises to bring Vershinin and Rudenko to visit the plant in January. Kamanin sends Chelomei films of the Gemini 6, 7, 11 flights and the Apollo program as thanks for his hospitality.


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Guests were greeted at the front door with two large balloons, a "Cameron's Dog House" hanging sign, and a jumbo stuffed dog (all dressed up in a party hat).
They set up one long kids table in the family room, which was dressed with a red tablecloth and custom table runner in our bone basketweave fabric and embellished with blue pom pom trim. Stuffed puppies (wearing party hats, of course), sat at each end of the table. Two different centerpieces were alternated down the center of the table: a grass plant holding centerpiece sticks, and a silver bucket of red & white striped balls. Oversized balloons soared above the table, defining the vertical space. Puppy chair plaques were tied to the backs of the mini white Chivari chairs, and party hats dressed up with stickers sat at each placesetting. We wrapped patterned labels around the dog bone sippy cups for each child, and bottled water was served to adults and kids alike.
The food buffet was set up in the dining room, and we accessorized the room by placing anoversized cling of our spotted puppy holding a banner that said "bone appetit" on the mirror hanging behind the table. Two white urns flanked the table, with red carnation pomanders to resemble red balls. The napkin rolls were housed in large silver dog bowls, and each item on the buffet table was identified by a coordinating food tent card.
The bar was set up on the kitchen island, framed by a pennant banner and a doghouse sign that exclaimed "Cameron's Water Bowl." Drink dispensers full of sweet tea and lemonade were labeled with dog bone tags, and paper cups were dressed up with puppy stickers.
Outdoors, the seating area was dressed with throw pillows made in our custom fabric, and the fireplace mantel was strung with a red ball garland. A tray of "fetch" sticks (licorice) sat on the coffee table for guests to nibble on, and a basket of red balls and frisbees dressed up with custom labels sat nearby with a sign that said "play fetch." A bounce house and face painter kept the kids quite busy, and while they waited for their turn, they could "pose with the pups." This was, by far, my favorite design element to the party: we designed life-size dog silhouettes in coordinating party colors that were printed on foam-core. We added ribbons to them to act as leashes and the kids could pose with them, as if they were walking the dogs. It was the most fun photo booth I have seen yet!
The children and adults were invited to "shop" at Cameron's Barkery - the dessert table! The table was dressed in a brown tablecloth and had a custom fabric backdrop to frame the table. It was laid out as if it were a bakery counter, and each treat had a tag on it with the "price". All white cake stands were used to highlight the sweets, and were embellished with coordinatingCake Plate Clings and brown & white striped ribbon. Treats included puppy cupcakes, chocolate macarons, tennis ball cake pops, sugar cookies in the shape of our spotted dog and a bone, polka dot chocolate covered oreos, and whoopie pies. Various candy jars added a pop of color to the table, and an official "menu" sign alerted guests to their options. Kraft paper bags held a "thank you for visiting Cameron's Barkery" sticker, and guests could fill them with treats to bring home.
The life-size puppy cake from Cakes by Gina was downright AMAZING! It sat on it's very own table, flanked by oversized balloons.
At the end of the event, the little guests were invited to visit "Cameron's Puppy Shoppe" and adopt a stuffed puppy. The table was lined with artificial grass, and a custom fabric backdropfeaturing our puppy silhouette pattern. Wood crates held stuffed puppies, and each child had their very own "adoption certificate" and "doggie bag" to grab.
This party was such a joy to plan and design! I think there are so many fun details that could be pulled out of it for any puppy party. Our Puppy Party collection is now available in the shop, for those readers that wish to incorporate our designs into their own party.


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|June 1, 2012, 09:11 AM
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Have you ever taken apart a store bought round of ammunition?
If you have ever taken apart a round of store bought ammunition, what was the...
1. Caliber
2. Manufacturer
3. Grain of bullet
4. How many grains of powder were in it (and if possible to discern, what type..ie flake, ball, stick)
Just curious if this could be done to replicate a factory round.
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|June 1, 2012, 09:23 AM
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Commercial ammo manufacturers use proprietary powder that unavailable to the public so how much is in there is irrelevant and you can't identify powder by looking at it. So it makes no sence to pull a bullet just to look unless of course you just want to.
|June 1, 2012, 09:31 AM
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You can pretty much replicate the performance of most factory rounds as long as you know which bullet is being used. As TMD said, you can't just use exactly the same charge of the same lot of powder they used, but you can use a suitable powder to fire the same bullet at the same velocity as the factory round.
|June 1, 2012, 09:31 AM
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It's almost impossible to identify a powder visually.
Knowing that it's "ball" or "stick" doesn't tell you a thing.
As mentioned by TMD, many factory rounds are loaded with powders or blends of powders that we couldn't buy even if we knew what they were.
If you want to duplicate factory ammo, shoot some in your gun over a chrony and then find load data that gives you that velocity.
"Velocity chasing", which is blindly trying to reach a speed without consulting known safe data because you managed it with factory ammo is very dangerous.
If you want to get even closer to duplicating factory loads, you can do as you say and disassemble a round, weigh the powder and then find load data that matches the speed you get and the powder charge. The problem you'll find there is that charges in factory ammo will vary by a SHOCKING amount.
Ultimately, duplicating factory charge weights is pretty pointless. I care about two things in my ammo.... coming close to the cartridges capabilities in terms of velocity and consistent accuracy. Neither matters to me without the other.
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|June 1, 2012, 09:49 AM
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Thanks, that is one of the things I was very curious about. If the powder varied and to what degree. I made my first rounds of 30-06 a few days ago and made absolutely sure that my test loads all had the exact same charge and wondered how much the accuracy would vary with .1 grain of powder or if it would even be noticeable.
I guess I was thinking that "factory ammo" was a standard and a starting point with which to measure my extremely meticulous nature when throwing powder charges.
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|June 1, 2012, 09:54 AM
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You can duplicate case, primer and projectile, there's no way you can duplicate the powder, as has been pointed out the powder is propriatary usually blended and ran thru a ballistics lab to find the exact blend that produces the velocity and accuracy desired. William.
|June 1, 2012, 09:56 AM
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I have that same meticulous nature and I like to believe that it matters.
Unfortunately (or fortunately?), the best shooters in the world have found that, at least "good" loads, are not very sensitive to charge variations. Many of them don't even weigh their charges, but use volumetric measures instead.
In fact, one of the better ways to find good loads, The OCW Method by Dan Newberry, results in loads that are not charge weight sensitive, which is one reason why they are consistently accurate.
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|June 1, 2012, 10:08 AM
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"Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals. It can only be ensured by instinct, sharpened by thought practicing the stroke so often that at the crisis it is as natural as a reflex." ~ T. E. Lawrence
|June 1, 2012, 10:28 AM
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243 Winchester
2. Manufacturer-Remington
3. Grain of bullet-80
4. How many grains of powder were in it (and if possible to discern, what type..ie flake, ball, stick)
42.5 grs Looked like IMR 4350-stick type. Back in the days when Remington, IMR/Dupont were one.
|June 1, 2012, 10:46 AM
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To 243 - Thanks for posting results. Looks good and much appreciated.
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|June 1, 2012, 10:54 AM
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I have used that method only once, with my Ruger M77 MkII. I know my guns must be weird because I don't see dramatic shifts in groups as charge weight changes, in anything I've ever loaded.
My M77, which is chambered in .204, shot so consistently from bottom to top of the charge range that I didn't even bother to analyze the results. I went to published max and stayed there.
However, Uncle Nick (moderator of this forum) is a big proponent of the Newberry method. He is highly experienced and learned in reloading. He says it works, which is enough for me to recommend it to others.
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|June 1, 2012, 11:48 AM
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In addition, some guns like varying amounts of powder etc. IE have 2 AR15, both with 16 inch (one bull one not) and both 1:9 twist. One likes a particular Varget load that I do and the other doesn't like it at all so I have to drop a full grain for the same target results. Now the one is my target gun and the other is just a plinker so I don't have to do 2 different loads. Difference for 5 shots is 1.5 groups vs 1 at 100 yards so for hunting etc it would not matter but for target it matters a lot.
|June 1, 2012, 11:51 AM
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What's the attraction of duplicating mass produced ammo?
Isn't one of the reasons for reloading to make ammo that's better or different than factory?
Loads that are more suitable to one's own needs and not everybody else's?
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|June 1, 2012, 12:11 PM
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My previous post below:
To g.willikers - Yes that is true, but as stated above in my previous post, this would be a standard (bar) to measure against to start (as I'm very new to reloading)(Been researching for a year, but made first rounds a few days ago).
Additionally, I'm curious as to the info that I asked for in my original post. It's also very interesting to note from Brian that the factory cartridges powder charges vary greatly at times.
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Performance. The proof is in the performance.
Taking apart a factory round will tell you the weight of the bullet, but little about the primer and not much about the powder.
So, you can probably find virtually identical bullets. Might produce a good guess as to the type (magnum or standard) of primer with a few test firings of the primer only.
Knowing the type of powder (stick, ball, flake, flattened ball) you could then search for loads of that type of powder with that approximate weight that promise that velocity with those bullets. Then work up safe loads that actually deliver that velocity. You will need a chronograph for this.
Then decide for yourself if the recoil, flash and report is approximately equal to the factory loads.
Lot of work, that. To what end?
Lost Sheep
p.s. I included the step of using the same grain type of powder assuming that the factory might be using a commercially available powder, or a close chemical relative.
I note that many loaders believe the the powder quickness makes a difference in felt recoil.
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30/06 experiment
Many years ago, I had a Winchester Model 70 Lightweight carbine in 30/06 that was pretty particular about what it liked to shoot. I had tried a number of highly recommended handloads, and was lucky to get 3 shot groups under 2 inches at 100 yards. I happened to pick up a box of PMC ammo for it with the 150 gr soft point bullets on sale for like $6 (hey, I said it was a long time ago) and was shocked to see a nice 1 inch group off the bench. So I had to know what was in there. Now I agree it is impossible to tell exactly what kind of powder they use, but I figured I could figure out if it was ball or extruded, and also get an educated guess at the burning rate based on the charge weight. It turned out to be loaded with about 49 gr of an extruded powder that looked very similar to IMR-4895. On a whim, I picked up a pound of IMR-4895 and loaded up some cases with 49 grains (after checking multiple loading manuals to make certain it was within acceptable pressure levels, seated some 150 gr Nosler Solid Base bullets and tried them out. They shot better than anything else I had tried up to that point! So, at least in my experience, it is possible to get an idea of something to try by checking out factory ammo. I suppose I could do something similar with the Fiocchi 40 gr V-Max .223 ammo that seems to be so accurate in my 700 SPS Varmint, but I would rather enjoy shooting it! I do have handloads that approach it in accuracy and velocity, so I just flip a coin as to which to use in that rifle.
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All of the statements above have taken care of my opinion on the matter:
You can't figure it out by disassembling a cartridge.
But, for giggles...
Winchester "Supreme"
36 gr HP
6.5 gr unidentifiable (super fine) ball powder
Winchester "Supreme"
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6.5 gr unidentifiable (super fine) ball powder
Same powder charge, but a 20% difference in bullet weight.
That powder is highly unpredictable, but seemed to be identical during my experimentation. The (seemingly) same ball powder can be found in the 40 gr (45 gr?) Dynapoint "HP" load, with a 5.6 gr to 6.0 gr powder charge.
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In a chat with a Federal rep at the High Power Nationals some years ago, we talked about powder. He said Federal uses the same powder that's sold to consumers. But they buy in large quantities and develop loads to their own pressure and velocity specs. So their ammo does not use proprietary powder that's mixed to some custom blend. It's the same that us consumers buy, just a different lot number as each one of us often gets.
He also said all the ammo companies do the same thing; he had worked for others. But powder making plants often mix production lots of the same powder type to get the mix to a performance standard they set. Mixing powder components is not an exact science; there's a small difference between lots sold to both customers and ammo making companies.
Most folks don't realize that the many different testing techniques and quality thereof that handloaders use to judge a given powder's performance will end up with a wide range of answers for the exact same set of components and even with the very same rifle. Which is why the smarter ammo companies used expensive test barrels both rifled and chambered to strict chamber specs. Those test barrels are clamped in special barreled actions for pressure, velocity and accuracy tests which give much, much more precise results than us humans do holding a rifle.
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Certainly all the loads from all the companies aren't blended from different powders but, at least as a marketing gimmick, they often say that handloaders can't duplicate their performance. The 204 Ruger is a good example of that, they said exactly that... the powder was a proprietary blend not available on the open market and therefore handloaders could not duplicate factory velocity.
It's true too, or was for a while. Most people couldn't reach the claimed 4,200 fps with a 32gr bullet.
Of course, factory ammo, as it turns out, doesn't make it either.
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Brian Pfleuger says:
Compare the chamber, bore and groove specs in the following:
to what your .204 Ruger barrel has. Most folks who've done this for other cartridges are quite surprised. I doubt this one will be any different. And if the factory's test barrel was held in a solid mount (Universal Receiver), it's gonna shoot bullet out faster than us humans do holding a rifle against our shoulder. Shoulder fired rifles' recoil subtracts several fps from solid mounted test barrels.
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The media are very important players in climate change communication – most people do not read scientific reports, specialist websites and blogs, or the reports of the IPCC. Although in theory, the 'facts' of climate change science should be reported in a straightforward way by newspapers and television networks, considerable differences exist between the editorial lines taken by different media organisations about the reality and seriousness of climate change.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, there is a strong relationship between the political perspective of a media organisation and its position on climate change (Painter, 2011). The website of the left-leaning UK newspaper the Guardian, for example, is known internationally as a hub of climate change and environmental reporting and opinion – and sceptical opinions are rarely to be found. In comparison, right leaning media (such as the US Wall Street Journal) are far more likely to carry sceptical opinion and editorials. Although it is difficult to establish cause and effect, it seems highly likely that the position of right and left-leaning media is one of the key influences on public perceptions (which display a similar split along ideological lines), and media-generated controversy is also often cited as a reason for scepticism about climate change (Poortinga et al., 2011). But interestingly, media 'exaggeration' of climate change is also one of the measures that has been used to indicate scepticism in public attitudes – so there is a complex relationship between public perceptions and media reporting of climate change (Whitmarsh, 2011).
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Boykoff, M. (2007). Flogging a Dead Norm? Media Coverage of Anthropogenic Climate Change in United States and United Kingdom, 2003-2006. Area 39(4) 470-481.
Butler, C. & Pidgeon, N. (2009). Media Communications and Public Understanding of Change – Reporting Scientific Consensus on Anthropogenic Climate Change. In T. Boyce & J. Lewis (Eds). Climate Change and the Media (pp.43-58). Peter Lang: New York, USA.
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MidPoint is just around that corner and we have alot of goodies to share with you here at ENS pre-festival. But today, it's all about the "secret" show. In the past, secret shows have been played by Superdrag in 2008 and did not happen last year. Today, the clues are trickling out as to what band will be this years preformer and here is what we have to go on so far.
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Secret Show Hint #2: The band's first album sold more than 500,000 copies
Secret Show Hint #3: The band has toured in support of Pearl Jam
Secret Show: Clue #4: There are always four people in the band.
Secret Show: Clue #5: The band formed in New York City.
Secret Show: Clue #6 The band has been partial to makeup over the years.
Secret Show: Clue #7 The band had a song land on seven different charts.
Secret Show: Clue #8 Some might describe them as aliens.
Secret Show: Clue #9 The band has something in common with Tom Tom Club, The Flaming Groovies, and k.d. Lang.
The "secret" show takes place at 9:30 on Friday at the Cincinnati Club, who do you think it is? Guess the correct band in the comments and win an album of your choice (under $20) from us here at ENS!
As much as I hope this isn't the case, it might be Kings of Leon.
Debut album went gold, toured with PJ, and they are able to route though Cincy via their tour schedule.
Silversun Pickups sold more than 500,000 copies of their first album. Not sure about the PJ connection.
That would be a huge name to keep "secret", though.
@kenny: while KoL happens to have an open date on their tour schedule for the 24th, I'm gonna go on record that NO WAY they will be the secret show. For one, it would probably cause a riot. The Cincinnati Club holds 450 people. KoL played Riverbend 10 days ago for about 15,000 people…
Band of Horses???
The Black Keys? They sing in English at least I think.
Death Cab for Cutie
Kings of Leon, Band of Horses, Gomez and Death Cab are all too big and expensive for MidPoint, not to mention, aren't what MidPoint is about. They're about (first) booking far too many bands (250+) that features nearly every original band in town (no need for that seeing that the majority play in town week after week); secondly, booking too many of the same bands year after year; third, booking bands who they claim are the next big thing in indie music (honestly, out of the 250, there's really only a handful who actually are or do go on to great things and creating a lot of buzz in the indie scene); fourth, Cincy's not a music city and is not designed as such – how many of these small businesses (or venues) will be non-existent next year? Lastly, MidPoint organizers are showing their age by booking all these washed up acts year after year that aren't relevant and no one cares about anymore, which is exactly the type of band you're getting for the Secret Show. Spacehog is basically a one hit wonder, had a hit in 1996 with "In the Meantime." Haven't done shit since. Extremely disappointing for a Secret Show. I think people need to know about who is playing it, so they can take a look at the several other better options at that particular time slot. But my guess is that, once this band does take the stage and people figure it out, you're gonna have a noticeable amount of people walking away to check out other bands.
The Secret Show is at the same time as Caribou, so if it's some washed band, forget about it.
Agree w/@Amy: Spacehog!
It's Spacehog. I bet the majority of young 20-somethings who attend MidPoint have never even heard of them.
What about Gomez?
Nate – We're with you man! MPMF is lame and the people who run it are unrealistic and fail to work in ways to promote it better. Someone else should start a festival and eat MPMF u for lunch. AMEN!
Ah crap, looks like Interpol is in Europe right now…
Then I'm going to say The Futureheads
I thought the 2008 secret show was Radio 4.
My Morning Jacket?
#5 The band formed in New York City.
#6 The band has been partial to makeup over the years.
So that eliminates…
Band of Horses
My Morning Jacket
Death Cab for Cutie
That does not eliminate them all Caitlin
argh, you're right joe. i stand corrected.
Spacehog final answer.
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It's Spacehog
I would think Vampire Weekend but….
Gomez, The Futureheads and Spacehog formed in England, Band of Horses in Seattle, Death Cab in Washington, My Morning Jacket in Louisville, KOL in Tennessee, Sonic Youth has 5 members… this is tough!
Unfortunately, I agree with the Spacehog consensus. Yeah, they're all Brits, but per Wikipedia they formed in NYC and everything else matches up.
maybe Gaslight anthem? no show listed on their tour schedule on the 24th…
The only answer is Sonic Youth. They have four core members and always have — Mark Ibold is a late addition to the band, the four core members have always been Kim, Thurston, Steve and Lee. Everything fits. Sonic Youth, no questions asked.
Or, of course, it could be SPACEHOG (which is the correct answer)
It's gotta be Spacehog (orig from England, formed in NYC, toured for PJ)– but yeah, it'd be a poor choice for Midpoint because I don't think many people will know who they are.
ditto Spacehog
Of course… Sonic Youth toured with PJ too. Hmm. The question is, which was partial to makeup? Haha. That'd be crazy if Sonic Youth came to midpoint!
Here's why I agree with others that it's Spacehog:
The date is wide open in their tour.
Secret Show Hint #1: The band sings in English.
Secret Show Hint #2: The band's first album sold more than 500,000 copies
Secret Show Hint #3: The band has toured in support of Pearl Jam
CHECK- they opened in the '90s
Secret Show: Clue #4: There are always four people in the band.
Secret Show: Clue #5: The band formed in New York City.
CHECK- formed there, but members from Leeds, England
Secret Show: Clue #6 The band has been partial to makeup over the years.
CHECK(maybe?) They've broken up but now 'made up' and got back together
Secret Show: Clue #7 The band had a song land on seven different charts.
POSSIBLE CHECK- I have found at least 5 charts
Secret Show: Clue #8 Some might describe them as aliens.
CHECK- the name of the band
Secret Show: Clue #9 The band has something in common with Tom Tom Club, The Flaming Groovies, and k.d. Lang.
CHECK- all (at one time) on The Sire Records label
I don't think that Sonic Youth has sold 500,000 copies of their debut. Even so, they are probably 'too big' to play the secret show.
Given the Pearl Jam, Bowie, English, aliens clues, I'm going with Spacehog. Their first alien was Resident Alien. i recall my younger brother buying the cassette single for "In the Meantime". He would have been a sophomore in high school or so at the time…
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Last Modified: Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 3:28 p.m.
Hundreds of Davidson County youths participate in travel sports. This includes AAU basketball teams, travel baseball and softball teams, club soccer teams, swimmers, Junior Olympic volleyball squads and more. When it comes time to play tournaments, many of these teams hit the road to play outside the county.
One of the primary reasons for this is the lack of a large sports complex in Davidson County. Commissioner Todd Yates hopes to change that, and he has asked representatives of The Sports Facilities Advisory from Clearwater, Fla., to speak to the board next week. The firm focuses on advising communities on constructing multipurpose youth sports facilities.
Various groups have dreamed of building such a complex in Davidson County for years. Proposals have been floated for central and northern Davidson County. Some have involved private investors; others have been public-private. But the result — so far — has always been the same: No complex has been built.
Two questions immediately come to mind when discussing such a facility: where and how much. It takes a large tract of land to hold multi-purpose fields. While some focus on one particular sport, the best facilities offer fields for multiple sports, such as baseball/softball and soccer. They also often include other amenities such as a playground, clubhouse facility and walking trails.
The second question concerns the amount it would take to build such a facility. That can't be answered for Davidson County until SFA completes its assessment, should the commissioners go forward with engaging the company's services. The board already has made a commitment to three high-dollar projects: a new high school in northern Davidson County, an industrial park in Linwood and a new law enforcement center outside Lexington. So committing to a multi-million-dollar sports complex could be a tough pill to swallow now.
But that doesn't mean the process should stop before it begins. Paying SFA to conduct the survey would provide commissioners — and other potential investors — with valuable information. Without question, sports complexes can give the local economy a major boost. Teams and families who travel to events spend money in hotels, restaurants, gas stations, retail stores and more. Even having just two or three events a year can move the needle for local businesses. And teams based here can use the fields for regular home games, too.
Davidson County has lagged what other counties offer for recreation for years. All those traveling families with young athletes can testify to that. For now, the hope of seeing a complex built here will have to suffice. But a definite commitment from commissioners to see it happen would be an even more important step.
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