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Commissioner: Reassessments are needed more frequently
Lycoming County Commissioner Tony Mussare said he initially opposed the idea of property reassessments when he first got into office about a year and a half ago.
That changed, however, when he began to realize the iniquities of the county's assessed property values, he told members of the Lycoming/Sullivan Counties Boroughs Association Wednesday night.
As a business owner who has multiple properties, Mussare said he, like most other taxpayers, didn't want his taxes increased.
But he soon realized that other property owners who had much newer buildings were being assessed at about the same or lower values than his older buildings in the same neighborhood because the county's property assessments hadn't been updated in 10 years.
The last countywide reassessment took place in 2004.
"I changed my mind about reassessment after I went through my first board of appeals," he said.
Mussare and fellow Commissioners Jeff C. Wheeland and Ernie Larson agree that the county's present system of determining property values is outdated and unfair. In some places, neighbors on the same street with similar properties are paying very different property taxes.
The longer the county goes without a property reassessment, the more the actual property prices and assessed values move apart. Over time, that means that some people end up paying more or less than what they actually should owe in property taxes.
Commissioners also said they were forced to take action when the Muncy School Board last year appealed the values of 83 properties within its district that sold within the last few years.
Mussare said that was an "unfortunate" outcome of natural gas-related property sales in the district.
Commissioners feared other school districts would take matters into their own hands and appeal more properties. Mussare said there were at least 235 properties that were identified where owners could have challenged and won appeals in county court, which potentially could have cost the county more than $700,000.
"And that would not have solved our problem," he added.
Pennsylvania is one of only six states in the country that does not mandate property reassessments on a regular basis, Mussare said.
Blair County, for instance, has not had a countywide property reassessment since 1958, he said. That means a brand new house is assessed at the same ratios as a 100-year-old home.
"Somebody's not paying their fair share there," said Mussare.
He added that previous boards of commissioners were right to institute a countywide property reassessment years ago, even if it was considered to be unpopular.
Mussare said the present board of commissioners agrees that reassessments should take place every six to eight years.
The commissioner said that although the purpose of a property reassessment is so everyone pays their fair share, he doesn't want businesses to be hampered with additional taxes.
"I would hate like heck to see their taxes go up to make them not competitive. That's my biggest concern," he said.
Mussare said that while the county may see additional tax money from a reassessment, the purpose is not to raise revenue. By law, the county may only receive an additional 5 percent in taxes from a reassessment. While property assessments may increase overall on the average, the county would be required to reduce its millage rate correspondingly.
That 5 percent is estimated to be about $1 million, which would be used to pay for the cost of implementing the reassessment, Mussare said.
Property owners will receive surveys this fall to verify property information. New property values will be mailed in June 2014.
No one from the county's assessment office will go inside people's homes, Mussare said.
He said he urges property owners to check the accuracy of the information they receive and to file a timely appeal by Sept. 1, 2014, if they dispute their new assessment.


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DETROIT — Just a few questions in and the Dominika Stanley, the mother of Aiyana Jones, 7, who was shot and killed when police raided her grandmother's Detroit home in 2010, walked off the stand, clearly distraught.
"She's my..." said Stanley, and trailed off into silence with her hand over her face when Prosecutor Robert Moran asked how she knew Mertila Jones, Aiyana's grandmother.
"She's Aiyana's grandma," Stanley responded after the minute-long pause during which Moran fetched Stanley a glass of water.
Moran's questioning veered to Stanley's knowledge of Chauncey Owens, a murder suspect who lived in the upper flat of the home where Aiyana's grandmother lived.
Both Aiyana and Stanley were visiting on the night of the fatal raid during which Owens was arrested and Aiyana killed.
Stanley said she doesn't know how long she'd known Owens, but it was months.
"We're you aware that Chauncey Owens was a suspect in a homicide case," Moran asked, to which Stanley said, "no."
Stanley claimed to be unaware of the fatal shooting of a teen that occurred two days earlier at a liquor store near Mertila Jones' home.
Aiyana's father, Charles Jones, was subsequently arrested and charged with providing the murder weapon Owens said he used to kill Blake. Owens since pleaded guilty to the slaying and said he would testify against Jones but then refused. Jones remains jailed pending trial.
On the night of Owens' arrest, Aiyana, wrapped in a pink and purple "Hanna Montana" blanket, slept on the couch with her grandmother near the front door. Stanley slept in a bedroom with Charles Jones and her other children.
Police, led by Weekley and recorded by two videogrpahers from A&E homicide reality show "The First 48," threw a flash-bang diversion grenade inside, entered and Aiyana was shot with Weekley's gun.
Stanley said she was awoken by "something loud" followed by "Mertila's screaming."
Moran asked what Mertila Jones was screaming; Stanley began to cry on the witness stand.
"She said they killed Aiyana," Stanley said, adding shortly after, "I hate this."
Moran requested a break for Stanley to compose herself. When Stanley returned to the stand, she told the court that police on the night of Aiyana's shooting made her sit on the "bloody couch" where Aiyana was shot for two hours before telling her what happened to her daughter.
At the hospital doctors revealed her "baby didn't make it." Wayne County Medical Examiner Dr. Carl Schmidt said Jones was shot once in the right-top side of her head. The bullet exited her neck.
On cross-examination, Weekley's attorney, Steven Fishman, asked more questions about Stanley's knowledge of Chauncey Owens, the boyfriend of Aiyana's aunt for nearly 15 years, and the murder he was later convicted of.
Stanley said, as of the night her daughter died, she hadn't heard about the fatal shooting that occurred less than two blocks. She had never seen the moped Owens was known to ride, she told the court.
Moran questioned Stanley about her testimony that Mertila Jones was face down on the ground when she first entered the room.
After presenting contradicting responses Stanley gave during a deposition for the civil suit the family filed against the city, she changed her answer and said Mertila never said anything about being placed on the floor. She also said Mertila Jones never said she could see what happened to Aiyana.
Fishman told the jury that the shooting was nothing more than an "accident."
"Mertila Jones, reacting probably to the flash-bang... reached down and she hit the gun," he said. "He falls back and his hand hits the trigger and the gun discharges, there's no doubt about that... but that's not gross negligence and that's not careless and reckless."
Ron Scott, founder of the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, is acting as a spokesman for Aiyana's family.
About five of Aiyana's relatives were in the courtroom Monday, although they did not speak with media.
"They're really upset," Scott said. "The question is whether or not the prosecutor adequately prepared (Dominika Stanley) to answer the questions that came before her and some of those questions... were meant to impeach her credibility.
"She's a distraught parent and it's very hard to remember all of the things... exactly what happened that night. Obviously, some of that, she wishes to forget."
Presideing Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway said the trial is expected to last up to two weeks.

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Lahore: As the furore over the arrest of a minor Christian girl over blasphemy charge is yet to die down, the body of an 11-year-old boy from the minority community, bearing torture marks, was found in Faisalabad city of Pakistan's Punjab province today, police said. Samuel Yaqoob, a resident of the Christian Colony of Faisalabad, 100 km from Lahore, was brutally tortured before being killed. ...
I was first to blog on the young 11-year-old girl with Down's syndrome beaten and arrested and called an Atlas Action Alert: Urgent Appeal.
PAKISTAN: A mentally retarded minor is arrested on the charges of blasphemy; her mother and sister remain missing after their arrest(thanks to David)
I further urge Atlas readers in the UK to attend a demonstration outside London's Pakistani High Commission -- 22nd August, organized by the British Pakistani Christian Association. More here.
UPDATE: More (thanks to David): Yaqoob's burnt body was found near a drain of the Christian Colony Wednesday. His lips, nose and belly were cut off and he could hardly be recognised, as his body was badly burnt, relatives said.
The boy's family recognised him from a mark on his forehead. Police sent the body for an autopsy.
Yaqoob's family and other residents of the Christian Colony staged a protest and demanded the arrest of his killers.
Asia Bibi, the boy's mother, told police that her family had no enmity with anyone in the area.
"We neither received any phone call for ransom nor were we told that Samuel had committed blasphemy," she said.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Shafiq Ahmed said police were investigating all aspects of the case.
He said Yaqoob's father died a few months ago and the family was very poor, ruling out the possibility that he was kidnapped for ransom.
"We did not receive a complaint of blasphemy. However we are investigating this aspect as well. The autopsy will tell whether the boy was sodomised," Ahmed said.
The killing came days after an 11-year-old Christian girl with Down Syndrome was arrested by police in Islamabad on a charge of blasphemy for allegedly burning pages of the Quran.
Rimsha Masih's family and dozens of Christians fled their homes due to threats from Muslims.
President Asif Ali Zardari directed the Interior Ministry to investigate the incident and to provide protection to the Christians.
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After a frantic set of games last week, things in Major League Soccer quieted down a bit in Week 25.
Aside from the crazy goings on at Sporting Park Friday night, this weekend's set of matches felt a bit dull compared to recent weeks.
Despite the lack of production on the offensive side of the ball, there were still a decent amount of controversial calls, defensive lapses and standout performances. And there was also the second managerial sacking of the year.
Continue reading for our weekly list of the biggest winners and losers in MLS.


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Our North Street resident is apparently having a hard time finding anyone who wants to hire him as a consultant. I know of no former Lehman folks who think much of him.
Daily Archives: July 6, 2011
Sadly, mine's more a replica than representative
Korean scientists announce that you ladies can estimate a fella's weenie size by comparing the ring to the index finger. I'll have to start wearing gloves when dating.
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Who said Obama can't create "green" jobs?
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Darwin strikes again
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So, what's Greenwich's Skip Skowron up to these days?
A reader asked, so I Googled our latest hedge funder gone bad and came up with this story from June 22. The guy's looking for a plea deal, if you believe the story. Makes sense to me. Look for a nice house on Doubling Road to hit the market?
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Twenty-one price reductions reported this morning
And they are all for houses asking less than $2 million, nothing above. Nice to have money and patience, I guess. We're up to something like a four-year inventory on high-priced houses and obviously, those sellers don't intend on going anywhere. Well why should they? Greenwich is a nice town.
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Real estate news!
It's still happening. Here are three sales, just reported.
8 Dingletown, sold for $2.4 million. Owners paid $2.2875 for it back in 2002 and put an awful lot of money into it – a great house, in my opinion, but they practically stole some new construction on Boulder Brook, so I'd guess they made out just fine.
32 Nimitz Place, Havermeyer. Again, paid $1.472 in 2006, renovated and improved, sold for $1.495.
520 Indian Field, Mead Point. Older house but beautiful yard, asked $5,925,000 in February 2010, sold for $4.525.
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PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN -- Today I served as circulating nurse for Dr. John Lazar and Dr. Paul Stauffer as they amputated the diseased right leg of a 41-year-old woman named Merry at the military hospital here in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan, the Philippines.
The surgery seemed both traumatic and dramatic. As I received the amputated leg and put it into a bucket for possible study, my own heart felt heavy. I thought of what Merry will face here, a difficult life on crutches.
Later, as Paul and I discussed the case, I got an inspiration. Let's take it one step further than the amputation. Let's buy Merry a new leg.
Thus began my "good deed" of this mission. (I try to come up with and fund a good deed for at least one person on every mission trip, a person who touches my heart and who really, really needs some help.) Thus began a project I call "A New Leg, A New Life."
The idea is simple: At this end, I'm trying to find out how much an artificial leg will cost to replace Merry's, which was amputated a bit below the knee. Then, I'll try to pay for it -- along with help from anyone interested in helping this dear lady with beautiful but sad eyes and a sweet smile. I don't know if we can find a prosthesis shop here or if we will have to fly her to Manila for it after she heals -- but let's do it!
Who knew today would prove so unforgettable?
The day began on a light note -- breakfast, then a trip to a pearl shop to buy some pearls! (This island is world famous for it's beautiful South Sea pearls.) Although I don't wear much jewelry, I bought a few strands of pearls. I joked with some of the other team members that it's our DUTY to spend money to help the local economy. We can help end this world recession, one pearl necklace at a time!
Then, we went to the hospital, where the first operation I saw was a thyroidectomy. Dr. John Lazar, a Harrisburg Hospital surgical resident, and Dr. Peter Rovito of Lehigh Valley Hospital removed a thyroid that was 10 times its normal size. Diana Davidson, a Holy Spirit Hospital nurse anesthetist, handled anesthesia and taught me much about what drugs are used in that job
I also watched Dr. Paul Stauffer, a surgeon and friend from Sonoma, Calif. and Dr. Roger Levin remove a parotid gland as Dr. Roger Bucs of Harrisburg gave anesthesia. Our operating room had a bonus one doesn't find in Harrisburg -- you can look out the window and see palm trees!
Next came the nearly two-hour long leg amputation. Merry's right foot was hot to touch and swollen so much it didn't look human, a condition she has had for three years. After she was put to sleep, the surgeons got to work. I, the circulating nurse, helped with the preparations, then supplied them with sutures and whatever else they wanted.
I WON'T tell you all the details of an amputation except to say that it's quite involved. I said to one of the doctors "isn't it amazing that it's so easy to break a leg yet relatively difficult to remove it?" Although I see a lot of operations, many more complex than this one, I'll never forget this amputation.
After Merry's operation was done, I was circulating nurse for Paul Stauffer's next case, a hernia repair. He's an easygoing, steady surgeon who makes surgery seem natural and logical. He's also a fine teacher.
Meanwhile, Dr. Domingo T. Alvear of Harrisburg, our leader and group founder, was busy in another operating room, removing oversized thyroids from patients as his wife, Dr. Vinnie Alvear, provided anesthesia. Dr. George Faries of Susquehanna Surgeons was doing colonoscopies. Marsha Day of Oregon, our pharmacist, ran our makeshift pharmacy and supply room, making order out of chaos and finding what the surgeons needed in a hurry. Her husband, Dr. William Day, kept busy operating.
Nancy Cohen, the foundation director, and Gilda Cabarlo, worked on the business end of the mission as they handled finances. Heath Varvel of Mechanicsburg, our electrician, made "house calls" to the various operating rooms to handle electrical problems with lights, outlets and machines.
After the day's cases were finished, we returned to our hotel to take showers and change clothes. Then, we went to dinner with Congressman Abraham Mitra, who has supported our mission and privided us with staff to make our stay here easier.
Now, I'm back at the hotel, tired but pleased at how today went. Tomorrow, we tour the Underground River, which sounds interesting. It will be great to have some fun!
Do keep Merry in your prayers. Anyone interested in helping with Merry's leg could send a check to the World Surgical Foundation, 2600 N. Third St., Harrisburg, Pa. 17110. Write "LEG FUND" on the outside of the envelope -- and know that you have my and Merry's everlasting thanks!


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A motorcyclist was injured in a collision early Saturday afternoon on Hartzdale Drive in front of the BJ's Wholesale Club in Lower Allen Twp.
The Lower Allen Twp. man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Derry Township, according to a Lower Allen Twp. police officer.
The incident occurred after a car turned left in front of the motorcycle and cut him off, the officer said.
A Cumberland County communications supervisor said a call for the collision came in a 2:07 p.m.
A woman driving the car received a traffic violation for the incident, the officer said.


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At least five Yemeni soldiers were killed Sunday morning by presumed members of Al Qaeda in an attack on a military checkpoint in the province of Shabua in southern Yemen, an official with the security forces told Efe.
The attackers staged a surprise attack on the soldiers while the latter were sleeping beside the checkpoint in the Rodum zone, at the natural gas export port of Balhaf, 570 kilometers (353 miles) southeast of Sana'a.
The terrorists opened fire with machineguns on the soldiers, who belonged to a special brigade tasked with monitoring the country's oil and gas facilities, and then fled.
The military source did not rule out that the attack could have been staged in retribution for recent army operations against Al Qaeda militants, operations in which U.S. drones have been used.
Washington last Tuesday asked its citizens to leave Yemen immediately because of a serious terrorist threat in the country, while London temporarily withdrew all British personnel from its embassy in Sana'a.
The U.S. Embassy in Yemen remained closed on Sunday, in contrast to other U.S. diplomatic offices, which opened their doors after the alert declared a week ago by Washington.
The U.S. government had ordered about 20 of its diplomatic posts, mainly in the Mideast, temporarily closed to guard against what it said was a serious terrorist threat. EFE


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HOLLYWOOD, Alabama -- French-based Areva, one of the world's largest nuclear power companies, will work with TVA on the utility's $4.9 billion project to finish work at its Bellefonte site in Jackson County.
Luc Oursel, the company's CEO visited the plant today.
The company owns the design of the Babcock and Wilcox pressurized water reactor that TVA plans to place into operation by 2020. Company officials said the Bellefonte reactor is a larger model of a Babcock and Wilcox 177 design that is operated at a number of plants in the U.S.
Areva executives said the design at Bellefonte has been proven through the 177 and called it an "evolution not a revolution."
Last month TVA's board decided to complete work on the reactor. Work on the plant began in 1974 but that effort was halted in the late 1980s. The plant is about is about 55 percent complete today.
Oursel said the company is working on similar projects in Brazil and in Bulgaria, where construction of a reactor was halted and is now being resumed.
The French company is the world's leading builder of nuclear reactors and does everything from uranium mining to nuclear reprocessing.
In the Bellefonte project the company will be closely involved in the major engineering work and also provide detailed analysis about the reactor and how it will perform. That analysis is a key part of the licensing process that the plant will have to undergo with federal regulators.
Oursel said Bellefonte, in the small Jackson County town of Hollywood, will be among the most modern and safest nuclear plants in the world when it is completed. He said the plant's control room will be digital - only the second U.S. nuclear plant to have a digital control room - and that the company is committed to the highest safety standards.
The terms of TVA's agreement with Areva have not been finalized, utility officials said Thursday, and a cost estimate was not immediately available.
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MOUNT MORRIS, MI -- Allyson Ramiller, a 2008 Mt. Morris E.A. Johnson High School graduate, is the heart and soul of the football team and she's nearing the end of her life after a 13-year fight against cancer. This is the first season since before her high school days that Allyson, 24, has not been in the stands on Friday nights and on sidelines during practice each week.
The Panthers have dedicated this season to her.
Watch the video above as members of the Mt. Morris team talk about what she means to the program and the community. You can read the full story on Allyson here.


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GWINN - Aidan Winkler, 7, intently colored, concentrating on a fish, making it a bright clear blue.
"I like to fish," he said. "But I don't like to eat them."
Aidan and his sisters, Therese, 5, and Gwendolyn, 2, were coloring while waiting for the party to get started. The party was a celebration of the Forsyth Township Public Library's Summer Reading Program, thrown by the township's senior citizens.
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Gwen Chapman serves up pizza to hungry young readers during a party at the Forsyth Township Community Center. The community's senior citizens and library board threw a celebration for the youngsters who participated in a summer reading program this year. (Journal photo by Renee Prusi)
Sisters Kadie and Shanna LaRock, foreground, are served pizza by Chapman, Chris Adams and Edna Hocking, seniors and library board members. (Journal photo by Renee Prusi)
Kadie and Shanna enjoy their pizza. (Journal photo by Renee Prusi)
"It's my vision to connect seniors with youth," said Julie Shaw, Forsyth's senior citizen center director. "I am an advocate of intergenerational programs. Seniors can be a positive force for lighting the way for kids' futures."
For Aidan, his summer reading was fun.
"My favorites were 'Sheep Take a Jog' and 'Sheep in a Jeep'," he said, his face bright with a smile.
Aidan's mother, Danyl Winkler - who has nine kids ages 20 years to 4 weeks - said reading is a great activity for her children.
"Reading means some quiet time," she said with a smile. "My kids like books a lot."
As Aidan and the other children colored, preparations were being made all around them.
The coloring sheets on the tables at the center were just the start: The seniors had also ordered pizzas for the kids in celebration of their reading efforts this summer.
Some 33 children had signed up for the pizza party, but the crowd ended up being near 50. And that was pleasing to librarian Kathy Holman.
"Children come in to the library the second week of June and get a free book plus a book log," she said. "They read the books on their own and write in a book log, which their parents sign. They bring the logs back in and get a prize. Children who complete the program get a special certificate and this pizza party."
Members of the Forsyth Township Library Board baked treats for dessert and helped serve the food to the children and parents who attended the party.
"Reading is obviously very, very important to our library board," said Donna Adams, that group's president. "There are three retired teachers on the board. It's important to us to encourage some kind of reward for these kids who read in the summer. I am a big believer in the idea that we adults get paid for our work, so these children should, too. It's just a different pay scale: Pizza."
The summer reading program in Forsyth Township was for preschoolers through eighth graders. Two readers going into eighth grade who participated in the program were at the party.
"'Dear Pen Pal' was my favorite book this summer," said Ellen Borrett.
"I liked 'Dragon's Tear'," said her best friend, Abby Cairns.
In addition to the pizza party - which included ice cream, as well - the young summer readers were invited to play bingo with the seniors and library board members in attendance. But this was a different kind of bingo, using creatures instead of numbers, and each child kept the bag of pennies he or she was given to play the game.
Shanna LaRock was the first one to get a bingo, winning a cash prize. Then as the game progressed, other winners earned new books.
"It went better than I even hoped," Shaw said as the party wrapped up. "I think it was a fun afternoon for everyone."
Renee Prusi can be contacted at 906-228-2500, ext. 253.


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The end of summer is in the air. The nights are getting cool and the mornings here are down right nippy. The pressure is on to get all my fleeces washed and dyed and I am feverishly trying to be ready to go to Rhinebeck this October. Getting Ready for Rhinebeck , the New York State Sheep and Wool festival, really begins about a month after the last show , but now its crunch time and my dye pots are seldom cool.
I did harvest and dry a gorgeous garlic crop as well as a large amount of herbs and our last honey harvest will be this week. Its been a wonderful summer ..our freezer is full of baked goods and dehydrated vegetabes and I even managed to try my hand at some old fashioned half sour crock pickles this year. They turned out terrific . Our hens are producing wonderful eggs . They love running after and catching bugs in the late summer grass and I love watching them.


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At the Kalamazoo Nature Center, the great outdoors is keeping young minds active in a variety of summer programs.
"Eggsploring" a barn, hiking in search of fossils and practicing wildlife field-study techniques are among KNC's summer youth activities geared for learning and fun, said Lisa Panich, KNC marketing and communications coordinator.
"We hope that through their visits to the Kalamazoo Nature Center, kids will have the opportunity to explore, think freely and experience a lasting connection to nature," Panich said.
For more information or to register for Kalamazoo Nature Center camps or other programs, visit www.naturecenter.org or call 269-381-1574.
Research shows that spending time in nature encourages creativity and social and physical development and decreases stress, Panich said.
Themed camps
Registration is still open for summer camp experiences, guided youth programs and barn programs scheduled through fall at the Nature Center, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.KNC summer camps are tailored for age groups ranging from pre-K to high school.
Each camp explores a different theme, such as "Bug and Slugs" or "Awesome Amphibians and Rockin' Reptiles." Off-site trips take older campers to Saugatuck Dunes State Park and behind the scenes at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery.
Students who register for camp also receive an annual membership to KNC, Panich said.
Weekly camp prices start at $110 for members and $135 for others. Financial assistance is frequently available, Panich said.
"We've been fund-raising for scholarships and giving out more and more every year," Panich said. "We think it's so important for kids to have a chance to come to camp."Guided programs
Guided summer youth programs for groups ages 4 and up investigate topics like pioneer life and wetland ecosystems under the supervision of professional staffers.
Groups can customize their experience to earn Scout badges, or study particular subjects like wetlands or fossils in depth, Panich said.
Guided group programs cost $4.50 per person, in addition to Nature Center admission fees. KNC members pay no admission fees. Admission rates for others are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $4 for children ages 4-13 and free for children under 3. An annual family membership is $50.
Groups must register seven days in advance.
Animal visitsBarn programs allowing families to mingle with ponies, goats, sheep and other animals have been the most popular attractions at KNC this summer, Panich said.
"It's a fun, themed activity that people can look forward to and come back for every week," Panich said.
Barn programs are offered on Wednesdays and Saturdays now through Labor Day. The fee is $2 for each participating child, in addition to admission.
Unstructured fun
Families who are looking for unstructured experiences with young learners are also invited to visit KNC for a nature hike or a stroll through the seasonal hummingbird and butterfly garden, Panich said.
Just remember to bring practical footwear, water and insect repellent, she said.


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Jackson Browne is far from running on empty. After more than 40 years in the business, the singer-songwriter is still brimming with talent on guitar, piano and vocals.
He showcased his musical prowess and personal insights during a sold-out performance at the State Theatre in Easton Saturday night. The audience in the full theater gave the 65-year-old rocker a standing ovation before he even played a note.
Browne started out strumming the guitar as he sang "I'll Do Anything," a love song filled with promises, then sat down at the piano for the more somber "For a Dancer." He packed the two-and-a-half hour acoustic show with slower compositions that all started to sound the same after awhile.
His easygoing demeanor gave the show an intimate, almost effortless feel. While some musicians have set lists they insist on adhering to so that they know what to expect, Browne assured the audience he isn't one of them.
"I need to know that I don't know what's going to happen next," he said.
Browne saved his most recognizable hits for later.
The audience was forgiving when he had a hard time remembering the intro to "The Fairest of the Seasons," a song he co-wrote with Greg Copeland not long after high school. He said he hasn't sung it very much.
Browne closed the first part of the show with the folksy, anti-political number "I Am a Patriot," written by Steven Van Zandt.
A few songs into the second half, the crowd shouted requests and questions at him as he paced in front of his rack of about 20 guitars trying to decide what to play next.
"Have you noticed? I've been playing Martins all night," he said, referring to the guitars made by C.F. Martin & Co. in Upper Nazareth Township. He said he used the brand throughout most of his recent album.
The first highly recognizable hit came seven songs into the second half, when Browne started pounding out "Doctor My Eyes" on the piano. That livened up the mood, and the crowd started clapping. Manny Alvarez really made it work when he joined him on electric guitar. Alvarez helped Browne tune his acoustic guitar when he struggled earlier in the show.
Browne had no set list and was supremely patient as the audience repeatedly peppered him with song requests. He played whatever he wanted most of the time but humored a fan who requested "Running on Empty" during the second half of the show.
"If anybody calls for 'Running on Empty' then we gotta do it right then," he said.
It was rough. Some songs just aren't the same acoustically, and that's one of them. The pizzazz of the electric guitar really makes it. "Take It Easy," however, is a song that's meant to be played acoustically, and it made the night. People filled the front of the stage and aisles dancing and clapping to the beat.
It didn't take long after the "Our Lady of the Well" finale for Browne to return to the stage for an encore. Finally, he played "Somebody's Baby," although he couldn't sing the high notes and it was painful to hear him try. He ended for good with "Before the Deluge," which again had the audience clapping along.


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Nebraska traffic stop nets 53 pounds of marijuana
Published 11:37 AM CDT May 23, 2013
The Nebraska State Patrol says a traffic stop on Interstate 80 just west of Grand Island turned up nearly 53 pounds of marijuana in a car.
The patrol says the a trooper stopped a car with California license plates Wednesday night and was given consent to search the car.
The patrol says the marijuana was found in five duffel bags in the trunk of the car.
The driver and lone occupant of the car, 50-year-old Peter Millar, of San Francisco, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
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An unconstitutional place to house inmates.
That's what the Department of Justice and advocates for inmate rights say about Orleans Parish Prison after amassing evidence of violence, sexual assaults, questionable deaths, and inadequate sanitation, medical and mental health care.
At stake in the Feb. 1 election for Orleans Parish sheriff is who will lead the jail through major changes over the next four years as the multimillion-dollar federal consent decree mandating sweeping reforms is implemented, a new 1,438-bed building opens and negotiations with city officials continue over the lockup's ultimate size and its funding.
The race pits Sheriff Marlin Gusman against his immediate predecessor, Charles Foti, who was sheriff for three decades, as they blame each other for the prison's problems, including inmate violence, escapes and death. Ira Thomas, who serves both as the president of the Orleans Parish School Board and the campus police chief at Southern University of New Orleans, is running on promises to bring the jail in a new direction. A fourth candidate is landscaper Quentin Brown, a frequent candidate for office.
For more on OPP's troubled history, you can download these reports.
National Institute for Corrections Report, October 2008: Finds that the jail does not meet minimum safety standards.
U.S. Department of Justice Finding Letter, September 2009: Civil Rights Division finds OPP fails to adequately protect inmates from harm and serious risk of harm from staff and inmates, among other problems.
U.S. Department of Justice Review of OPP Conditions, April 2012: Citing no improvements on conditions.
Report on Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails, April 2012: Reports finds OPP had one of the highest reports of sexual assaults in the nation. Page 68
Federal consent decree, June 2013: U.S. District Judge Lance Africk concludes OPP is an "indelible stain" on the community.
Metropolitan Crime Commission inmate population snapshot, August 2013:
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My heart hurts. My mom died.
This may seem like a funny place to eulogize my mom — a video game column — but I wouldn't exist here on this page without her.
I remember the only video game bonding moment we shared: Mom asks to see my Nintendo Game Boy. I show her "Tetris" on it.
"Just twist these blocks as they're falling from the sky, so they will land safely together at the bottom," I say.
She becomes obsessed with "Tetris." I can see in her eyes what she sees in mine — staring at a screen, trying to make the world fit together better.
Mom was a teacher of gifted students, Dr. Julia Elfman, in New Orleans at Gentilly Terrace Elementary, across the street from where she lived her final 25 years. She was named one of the best educators in North America.
For her teaching accomplishments, she met President Clinton. She took a photo of him extending a handshake. Her photo is a comical close-up — Clinton's smile and bulbous nose falling into her lens.
Mom was born in Little Rock.
"I saw Elvis in a barn when he had brown hair," Mom boasted.
She went to Little Rock Central High at the exact moment racist white parents were taking their kids out of the school during its historic integration. She detested racists.
Mom would always ask me where I ate last, eternally concerned my meals had been tasty. Her diet caused adult diabetes, which did not prevent her from dying at 72.
Memories flood in.
I'm 4 or 5. I tell Mom I want to play piano music I hear in a movie. She finds me piano lessons, which turn into violin lessons, which turn into a music scholarship.
I'm 9. She makes me keep a diary, thereby brainwashing me into loving the art of writing, which leads to my cherished career.
I'm 10. She is singing me to sleep. An old song by Joni Mitchell:
"Bows and flows of angel hair, and ice cream castles in the air, and feather canyons everywhere — I've looked at clouds that way. But now they only block the sun. They rain and snow on everyone. So many things I would have done. But clouds got in my way."
I'm 10. A single mother of three, she works three jobs. We live in poverty. Home looks like the cinder block walls of student housing at the University of Georgia, where she earns a doctorate in early childhood education.
I'm 12. Mom is driving. She is reciting all the characters and symbolisms of William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury," to prep me for college someday.
Memories are echoes. But echoes are all I have now. Mom is a pocketful of echoes.
I'm 17. She says, "No one can make you unhappy. Only you have the power to make yourself happy. All I want you to be is happy, no matter what you decide to do."
I love you, Mom. You taught me to piece together the world on my own. I'll be a good boy, I promise.
("Tetris" by Tetris Holding Inc. is a basic but free Web game at Tetris.com for PC and Mac — Plays fun. Looks old-school. Moderately challenging. Rated "E." Three out of four stars.)
Doug Elfman is an award-winning entertainment columnist who lives in Las Vegas. He blogs at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Twitter at @VegasAnonymous.
"Jeopardy" (THQ) just came out for the Nintendo Wii U, but you can find cheap used copies (under $20) for the Xbox 360, PS 3 and the old Wii. The handheld DS version is going for a paltry $5 on the used market.
Quite obviously, the game simulates the action of the TV show, featuring the same look and sound effects, plus host Alex Trebek.
You get 3,000 clues to the puzzles, and you can compete against up to three other players. (The DS version has 2,400 clues.) It's rated "E."
(Ratings: "E" for "Everyone;" "T" for "Teen;" "M" for "Mature 17+")
[] "Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch" (Namco Bandai Games America) is a Japanese role-playing game with spectacular artwork and a deep story.
The look of "Wrath of the White Witch" is old-school cartoon-ish. You portray a kid named Oliver, who has a very sad backstory regarding his mother.
The game begins in 1950s America, where Oliver is growing up until he magically transports into another dimension.
That dimension is full of adventure and intrigue — a fantasyland of purple dragons, swords, capes, wooden ships, forests, snowy mountains, a cruel Disney-esque witch and actors with British accents.
This game came out several years ago in Japan, earning rave reviews. PlayStation Lifestyle magazine called it a breathtaking, 40- to 60-hour adventure, declaring, "If you have ever liked a Japanese RPG at all, you owe 'Ni no Kuni' a shot."
The Jan. 22 retails for $60 for PS 3. It's rated "E 10+" for alcohol and tobacco reference, comic mischief, fantasy violence, mild language and simulated gambling.
[] "BioShock Ultimate Rapture Edition" (2K Games) is a collection of both 2007's "BioShock" and 2010's "BioShock 2," plus the original downloadable content for both games. There's also a new level.
If you're new to the "BioShock" games, they were acclaimed and very popular first-person shooters, with creepy adventures.
You portray a plane survivor in the 1960s who finds refuge in an underwater city called Rapture.
But Rapture is a haunted horror show filled with super nasty monsters, including these things that feed on humans.
The next game in the series, "BioShock Infinite," is set for release come March.
The Jan. 22 release "Ultimate Rapture Edition" retails for $30 for PS 3 and Xbox 360. It's rated "M" for blood, gore, drug reference, intense violence, sexual themes and strong language.
(Ratings: "E" for "Everyone;" "T" for "Teen;" "M" for "Mature 17+")


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Synonymous with brightly coloured bricks and its signature simplicity, LEGO was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen. The company has passed from father to son and is now owned by Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, a grandchild of the founder.
Today, the brand continues to create the original bricks that we all know and love, while incorporating a variety of themes and characters into its ever-growing range. Big kids and younger children will cherish this iconic toy, plus film fans can enjoy sets by Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean and Star Wars.


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Tentative Schedule
(Subject to change)
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshops
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. LID Model Ordinance Committee
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Green Roofs Committee
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Bioswales & Filter Tips Committee
12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Exhibitor Move-In
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Community Service Event at Lake Merced
3:00 - 6:00 p.m. LID Standing Committee
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Permeable Pavement Committee
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Bioretention Technology Committee
Monday, April 12, 2010
7:45 - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Hours
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Opening General Session: Welcome by Udai P.
Singh, D.Engr., BCEEM, M.ASCE; EWRI President, Vice
President CH2M Hill
Keynote Address: Alexis Strauss, Director, Water Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon and Special Presentation
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Manned Poster Sessions
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Opening Reception
7:30 - 10:30 p.m. Rainwater Harvesting Committee
7:30 - 10:30 p.m. LID 2011 Conference Committee
7:30 - 10:30 p.m. Green Streets Committee
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
7:45 - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Hours
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break/Manned Poster Sessions
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon and Special Presentations
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break/Manned Poster Sessions
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions
4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Exhibitor Move-Out
6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Dinner in San Francisco at the Franciscan Restaurant
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
7:45 - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions/Panel Discussions/Closing
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Technical Tours
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Westin Ballroom
Sponsored by: San Francisco Estuary Partnership
WELCOME:Udai P. Singh, D.Engr., BCEEM, M.ASCE, EWRI President; Vice President, CH2M Hill
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Investing in LID
PRESENTER: Alexis Strauss, Director, Water Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9
Alexis Strauss, the dynamic director of EPA Region 9's Water Division, will highlight the region's investments in low impact development and give a glimpse into what the future may hold.
Ms. Strauss has been director of the Water Division since 1994. She joined EPA as a Presidential Management Intern in 1979, and in the 1980s worked in the hazardous waste and Superfund programs, managing cleanups and enforcement for private sites and federal facilities. She served as deputy director of the Water Division in the early 1990s. She earned a B.A. in Geography and a Master's Degree in Urban Planning from UCLA.
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Westin Ballroom
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: The Challenges of Stormwater and Combined System Retrofitting in Europe
PRESENTER: Richard Ashley, C. Eng, University of Sheffield, Pennine Water Group
Richard Ashley is a Professional Civil and Environmental Engineer, Professor of Urban Water and Managing Director of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council-funded multi-disciplinary Platform Centre, and the Pennine Water Group (PWG) at the University of Sheffield, UK. He has more than 300 publications in journals, articles, reports and books. His work includes management of sewer solids, assessing sustainability of water related assets, and adapting local drainage to climate change for global water infrastructure needs.
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Westin Ballroom
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Rethinking the Urban Water Management Paradigm: Cities of the Future and Sustainable Water
MODERATOR: Vicki Elmer, Ph.D., University of California/Berkeley
PRESENTERS: Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy, Ph.D., CEng., FICE, University of Birmingham; Herbert Dreiseitl, Atelier-Dreiseitl; Jamie Comley, Melbourne Water
Dr. Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy is Chair of Water Engineering at the University of Birmingham in the UK. He holds a Chair appointment at UNESCO-IHE and at the Technical University of Delft in the Water Management Group. Dr. Vairavamoorthy is the Scientific Director of SWITCH, an EU Integrated Project for Sustainable Urban Water Management. He received a Ph.D. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering and an MSc in Environmental Engineering, both from Imperial College, University of London. His first degree is in Civil Engineering from King's College, University of London. He is also a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK). He is the co-chair of the International Water Association's City of the Future Program.
Herbert Dreiseitl is an artist, landscape architect, and founder/partner of Atelier-Dreiseitl. Mr. Dreiseitl trained as an artist through apprenticeships in England, Norway, and Germany. As a young man he did his required civil service as an art therapist in a drug rehabilitation center. In 1980, inspired by a vision for water, architecture, environment, and art, he founded the Atelier-Dreiseitl. For more than 20 years he has been the creative and moderating link between the Atelier's staff, encouraging a synergistic interface of art, ecology, engineering, and hydrology. He is the author of "New Waterscapes: Planning, Building and Designing with Water," and a member of the German Architects Association, the American Society of Landscape Architects, and the Wurttemberg Association of Visual Artists, as well as of the German Association for Water Management, Wastewater and Waste.
Jamie Comley is Program Leader of Regional Stormwater Projects at Melbourne Water in Australia. In this role, he is responsible for managing Melbourne Water's Stormwater Capital Works Program, piloting innovative stormwater solutions through the Threatened Catchments Program, and assisting councils with the implementation of stormwater-related policy and stormwater solutions in urban development. He is widely recognized as having played a key role in pioneering Water Sensitive Urban Design for Melbourne. Mr. Comley has a background in environmental engineering, urban planning, and geography, and has worked in local government and the private sector.


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I have been growing daylilies for over 20 years now and during that time I have had both healthy and unhealthy soil. Because of this, I can attest to the fact that good soil health is a key factor in growing great daylilies. I don't claim to be an expert but like most hobby gardeners have made observations over the years and hopefully, learned from my mistakes. If you want to know more about my mistakes, check out the history of my garden's soil.
Healthy soil is a combination of minerals, rock, water, air, organic matter (plant and animal residue), microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and protozoa and a variety of insects and worms. This intricate web carries out a process that continually replenishes the soil and maintains long-term soil fertility.
For sustained growth, plants require macro-nutrients and trace elements. Macro-nutrients include, nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and sulfur (S). Trace elements include, iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn). For optimum plant growth, soil must be capable of storing these nutrients and transferring them to the root surface for uptake by plants.
The first thing I recommend in a program to increase your soil's health is to have a soil analysis done. This soil 'check up' will give you a starting point from which to work. I believe most states have a program where you can submit soil for analysis. Here in Texas soil testing is conducted by Texas Agricultural Extension Service at Texas A & M University. You should attempt to provide your soil with what it lacks (usually not too difficult) and in some cases attempt to correct problems when your soil has an overabundance of something if it is causing problems (this can be much more difficult). I recommend using organic materials whenever possible.
Soil pH is an important factor in your soil's health. Daylilies do best with a pH between 6.5 and 7 (neutral to slightly acid). In most cases, increasing the organic matter in your soil will go a long way toward bringing your soil's pH into the proper range. However, if your soil is too acid, it can be brought back to a favorable pH by applying agricultural-ground limestone. Dolomitic limestone is preferred over calcitic limestone because it contains magnesium in addition to calcium. If your soil is too alkaline, it's best to incorporate naturally acid organic materials such as oak leaves, oak sawdust, ground up oak bark, cottonseed meal, or acid peat moss.
There are various materials that you can add to your soil that will improve its health. I can't really give you a specific program to follow because each soil's needs are different. Instead, I'll just comment on some of these various products that can be used and what they do for your soil. You can then form your own program.
Manure - well composted of course is the mainstay of the organic garden. Horse and cow manure are probably the most commonly used but manure from any non-meat eating animals can be used. Manure feeds the soil's microorganisms which break down the manure into humus and other products which can be absorbed by the plant roots. It supplies various macro and micro nutrients necessary for proper plant growth. Manure also feeds the earthworms which are important for soil aeration. While it does not have a particularly high nitrogen content, the organic matter feeds soil microorganisms that release nitrogen and thus it's also effective when applied as a fertilizer. Rabbit manure is harder to come by but has the highest nitrogen content of all manures.
Humic Acid - this substance, called 'liquid compost' by some, is an excellent addition to your garden soil. It is a naturally occurring compound that makes up a significant part of decayed organic matter. Here's a list of the benefits that turned up during a brief web search:
- adds humus to your soil
- the most concentrated organic material available
- increases the efficiency of fertilizers
- increases nutrient uptake
- transforms insoluble nutrients into useable ones (especially iron)
- retards pathogenic fungi build-up
- stimulates microbial activity
- increases drought tolerance
- improves seed germination
- it's an excellent root stimulator
- naturally aerates the soil from the inside
- pH-buffering capacity
- flushes high levels of salts out of the root zone
- helps keep fertilizer from leaching through the soil
- promotes good soil structure
- Increases root growth
- capacity to detoxify chemical residues and heavy metals
- contains an auxin-like growth stimulant capable of enhancing cell division and cell elongation
- A powerful, natural chelating agent
There are various sources of Humic Acid. Some have high concentrations while others use it as part of an overall formula. The product I'm currently using is called Humate from the Medina Corporation. It contains about 12% humic acid.
Compost - this is basically organic matter such as garden waste and kitchen scraps (vegetable only) that has been decomposed. good compost is rich in nutrients, microorganisms, and humus. It also improves the soil's tilth.
Vermicompost - this is an organic matter compost that is made by using worms to do the composting. it creates some of the best compost (also known as worm castings).
Leaf Mold Compost - as the name suggests, this is made primarily from compossting leaves often with small amounts of other vegetable matter added including manures. Because it is typically composted slowly it is especially rich in microbes and humus. it can be worked into the soil or used as a top dressing.
Green Sand - comes from ancient sea floor deposits. It contains potassium, iron, calcium, and many trace elements. It also helps loosen heavy clay soil. It is used both as a soil conditioner and as a fertilizer (NPK = 0-1-6).
Expanded Shale - this is made from shale that has been fired at very high temperatures. This causes the shale to expand. The result is a lightweight nature material that not only has the ability to loosen heavy soils, it also holds moisture.
Alfalfa pellets - addition of alfalfa pellets to the soil stimulates vigorous growth. This is primarily from the nitrogen made available as the alfalfa breaks down but there are also important trace elements plus growth hormones present in the pellets. The most obvious result is larger plants and the daylily foliage is a darker green than the foliage of untreated daylilies. Care should be used when mixing alfalfa pellets in the soil around the plants roots. During decomposition alfalfa pellets can give off heat and can result in the soil getting quite warm if too many are used. Applying to the soil surface prior to mulching is an alternative method of use. Alfalfa is also a good additive to a compost tea.
Microorganisms - yes, microorganisms are something that you can add to your soil. True they are present already and manure will add more, but you can purchase microorganisms that are known to be beneficial to give your soil a real jump start. A high concentration of beneficial microorganisms will also help keep the unfavorable ones in check. Agricultural molasses is a bio-stimulant and can be added to the soil to provide additional food for the microorganisms. Microlife has a good organic fertilizer that contains microorganisms and they can also be purchased as additives.
Compost teas - these are an excellent way to boost your soil's productivity. Yes, they are a little work (and usually unpleasant smelling) but are well worth the effort. A number of tea recipes can be found on the internet and you can create your own. The basic concept is to create a liquid that contains a high concentration of beneficial bacteria plus additional nutrients to feed the plants. Here is a sample recipe using a 5-gal bucket. Fill the bucket most of the way and let stand for 24-48 hours to allow the chlorine to dissipate before adding the ingredients.1 cup alfalfa pelletsStir the mixture vigorously to incorporate air and mix the ingredients. Then allow the mix to stand for at least 3 days (or longer if it doesn't smell bad) stirring periodically. Apply the liquid around each plant. It can also be filtered (to remove solid particles) and used as a foliar spray.
2 Tbsp kelp powder
3 Tbsp humate (humic acid)
3 Tbsp agricultural molasses or unsulfured blackstrap molasses*
2 cups garden soil
4 cups compost (non-sterilized)*** The molasses contains sugars which feed the bacteria so they can multiply rapidly.
** The reason non-sterilized compost is used is because we want the natural beneficial bacteria and fungi present in the compost be able to multiply in the tea. Alternately, you can purchase products that contain beneficial bacteria as well as products that contain mycorrhizal fungi to add instead of the compost.
Organic Sources of macro-nutrientsNitrogen (in addition to those already mentioned)
- Bone Meal
- Blood Meal
- Ground Feathers
- Sewage sludge
- Cottonseed meal
- Manure
- Ground phosphate rock
- Bone meal
- Manure
- Wood ashes
- Granite dust
- Greensand
- Natural ground limestone
- Dolomite
- Wood ashes
- Bone meal
- Ground oyster shell
- Dolomitic limestone
- Agricultural Molasses
Organic Sources of micro-nutrients
- Usually there is plenty of iron in most soils but it is primarily in the form of insoluble rocks and minerals and therefore unavailable to plants. Adding humus (or humic acid) is the best way to make iron available to the plants.
- Shortage of manganese is likely to occur in a high organic soil that is too alkaline. Check soil pH and work acidic organic materials such as oak leaves into the soil.
- Alfalfa pellets
- Sawdust
- Wood shavings
- Grass clippings
- Manure
- Manure
- Granite dust
- Alfalfa Pellets
- Ground limestone
Note that for some micro-nutrients, too much is just as bad than not enough so be sure and get your soil tested. Using organic methods to correct your soil's deficiencies is the safest way.
The organic method of improving my soil's health is working for me. I hope you have found something in this page that will give you healthier and more beautiful daylilies.


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If you're using any kind of skincare product, be sure you're also moisturizing, especially in dry weather. Many acne-fighting soaps and spot treatments dry the skin out, which makes it want to produce more oil and you start the cycle all over again. Make sure the moisturizer is oil-free and labeled non-comedogenic. Cetaphyl makes a good one, and if you live near CVS their store brand works just as well. That is what I use, but now I'm also interested in some of the natural methods mentioned above.
Good luck!
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I used to have terrible acne. Now it's only bad when I get sick or stressed. Part of it was getting older I'm sure, but the biggest changes I've noticed were from the following...
1. Stopped washing my face
2. Stopped washing my hair
3. I change (or flip) my pillowcase every night.
I need to have my daughter try the cider vinegar and coconut oil.
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Hey all. Recently when I run the heat in the winter time the blower motor on my 85 Brat is making quite a bit of noise, like the white blower cage (dont know the right name for it) is loose on the motor. Miles Fox hooked me up with a new blower motor with a cage. I am looking in my haynes manual and it looks like you just pop a plastic piece off under the passenger side dash and swap the fans out, but for the life of me I cannot figure out how everything down there comes apart. If anyone could give me some tips or steps on installing a new fan down there that would be awesome. I started popping the clips off holding the one piece of plastic, but it just isnt coming off and I am starting to feel pretty clueless to the whole process.
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Installing a Brat Blower motor
Posted 13 January 2014 - 04:37 PM
Posted 13 January 2014 - 05:54 PM
I edited your topic title to help those understand what you need help with better.
Essentially you take that little shelf out on the passenger side. 2 10mm nuts on the inside end near the radio and the screws along the bottom edge of the glove box edge at the top.
Posted 14 January 2014 - 02:30 PM
Right, I have taken the shelf down as well as taken the glovebox out too. There are two plastic black containers under the dash it seems. I do not just see the brat blower motor anywhere, feel like its behind one of the plastic shields or guards. The ones that are held together with metal clips.
Posted 14 January 2014 - 03:19 PM
looks like i got it wrong.......
Edited by jono, 18 January 2014 - 12:48 AM.
Posted 15 January 2014 - 02:26 AM
Don't know if it's like my '89 DL wagon, but I ended up removing the whole blower housing. It looked like it should just unclip, but just couldn't figure out how it should come out. Here's why I removed it:
Posted 16 January 2014 - 01:58 PM
Don't know if it's like my '89 DL wagon, but I ended up removing the whole blower housing. It looked like it should just unclip, but just couldn't figure out how it should come out. Here's why I removed it:
Can you give me any tips or let me know what you did for removing the whole blower housing? I'm sure there is a rats nest in mine as well, it sat for a minute, and I see constantly pieces of grass and other stuff caught up in my blower. And I have taken the shelf down and cannot for the life of me see a way to get to the motor you have in the picture without taking the housing out.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 09:26 AM
If I recall correctly the unit itself is held in by 3 10mm bolts to underside of dash / back of gutter.
Post Pic Here Later :
Sorry its for AUS so you'll just have to flip it ...
Once you have it out, can see clearly the case splits in half & is held together with about 1/2 dozen spring clips.
The motor itself is bolted to one end via 3 rubber grommets.
Assemble in reverse order you took apart ...
I hope this helps ...
Cheers, Bantum ...
Edited by Bantum, 17 January 2014 - 09:39 AM.
Posted 17 January 2014 - 10:28 PM
Posted 19 January 2014 - 01:18 AM
Sorry, it's been a while since I removed it, so I'm a little short on specifics. It seems to me that between the wiring and the squirrel cage, it just seemed easier to take the whole housing out. I'm glad I did, because each section I removed, revealed more mouse nests and excrement. Even after I got the dash out, when I broke it down, there were mice nests inside the ducting contained in the dash itself. Taking the dash apart also allowed me tho replace deteriorating weather stripping between the components. The heater core was also picked with mouse nests.
I painted my dash with Duplicolor Vinyl paint today, and I have tho say I think I'd came out very nice. Not a 100 point con cours restoration quality, but certainly good enough for a daily driver.
I replaced my fan motor as well, even though the old one was still spinning, just because this cat has 258K miles on it, and the fan was covered in oil like it had thrown it's lube.
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Can't say I'm surprised about Treanor. If I were a team that needed catching and the Rangers offerred Teagarden I would have asked about Treanor.
By the way this is a test for the rest of you guys out there….they've changed everything around….the new sign in is cumbersome.
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After all, Portland hardly boasts the talent of the Beavers' (22-6) Pac-12 counterparts. It is toiling through a 13-game losing streak, matching the Pilots' (5-23) longest skid since 2004. It entered Tuesday's matchup batting .208. It has only mustered more than three runs six times during its prolonged drought against OSU.
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Freshman right-hander Jake Thompson struggled with command, recording four walks and two earned runs before junior left-hander Zack Reser replaced him in the fourth inning. Reser, who has yet to allow a run in seven appearances this season, pieced together 3 2/3 scoreless innings. When Fox replaced Reser in the bottom of the seventh, the Beavers seemed headed toward a feel-good blowout.
A rout of Portland, though expected, would've boosted confidence after two less-than-ideal Pac-12 series. OSU dropped its first home conference series since March 2012 late last month to Arizona State before sandwiching a loss at Arizona with two victories. The Beavers, a group with national championship aims, had seemed poised to sweep a Wildcats team sitting second-to-last in the Pac-12 standings.
"If you want to host a super regional, these games are the ones that matter," Davis said. "It doesn't matter who we're playing."
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"Next time we've got to make the right decisions," Casper said. "But I think we'll be fine."
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