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Four Seasons and Counting…
I realized something yesterday: I am going into my fourth year as a Padres fan. Wow! It seems unbelievable that it's been that long, but here I am, a month or so away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training.
A lot has happened over the past three years, that's for sure. 2007 was a great year, let me tell you that. We were a great team, with a lot of marvelous players. Things were really clicking, but we didn't quite make it. That fateful Game 163 knocked us out of the playoffs. It was heartbreaking to listen to Trevor Hoffman just totally fall apart in the 13th inning. Man that was a tough one to get over.
2008 wasn't easy either. A lot of the prominent players of 2007 left the team, so we were left with a bottom-of-the-barrel group of guys who didn't really qualify for the word "team." It was not pretty at all. We were terrible. I was shocked at how a team who won two NL West titles in a row and then came within one game of the playoffs could suddenly have this major of a meltdown. It was literally depressing. And believe me, it was almost a relief to get that season over with.
2009 brought new hope, but a lot of heartbreak, too. We lost Trevor Hoffman, the all-time saves leader, and Jake Peavy, Cy Young Award winner and Padres ace. That was tough. But after an average first half, the team rebounded with the help of a bunch of young guys and actually finished decently. It was a long, hard season, but it was great to see that improvement at the end there. We ended the season in fourth place in the NL West.
Now, we're really hoping that the momentum from last year will carry over to this year. We've got a ton of amazingly talented young players, and I really think that they're going to only get better. It's going to be a good year. There's hope. There's excitement.
I am just so proud to be a Padres fan. There's no other team I would rather be a fan of. Sometimes I wish I was a fan of a team who won more, who had more money to work with, who was actually good, but I don't want to be a fan of the Yankees or Red Sox. My Padres are good enough. And you know what I think, I think that you have to be a true fan to stay commited to these Padres. Not to insult any Yankees fans, but it's easy to be a fan of a team like the Yankees who gets all the good players and wins a lot of World Series. It's not so easy to stay a fan of a team who can't get any good players, who doesn't win that often, who doesn't have one World Series win under their belts.
My Padres are absolutely incredible. I love their uniforms, their gorgeous stadium, and this incredible city of San Diego. It truly is America's Finest City. I love it!!!
I've met so many great people, Padres fans. I feel connected to all Padres fans because we all have a love for our team. It thrills me so much to discover new people who have a passion for Padres baseball like I do. I can't wait to meet more and more Padres fans in the years ahead!
I'm a die-hard Padres fan and proud of it. I don't care if we stink and never win anything. They're my boys and I'll defend them and argue for them anytime. I can't wait to see what the years ahead hold for my San Diego Padres.
By the way, Everth Cabrera was awarded Nicaragua's Athlete of the Year yesterday. Everth had an incredible season, and this is totally deserved. He was just amazing. Congrats, Everth!
Oh man, I just watched the video from Everth's walk-off grand slam, and I'm getting the chills and tearing up. I love these guys so much, and I wouldn't trade them for any other team!!
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I started following my boys on middle of 2005 season. So I guess '05 doens't really count and it means that I became a fan on 2006. 2010 will be my fifth season as a fan. Can't belive time went by so fast.
I'm so glad I met you and I can't wait to go to more Padres games with you! You are a true fan and Padres are lucky to have a such devoted fan like you.
Pretty amazing huh? I've realized that this is my 9th year following the Angels. Its spectacular when you actually think about it. Well here's to another great year for baseball
Looks like I am working on year #31 with my Phillies…of course, I am a tad older than you…LOL Time flies though and even when the team totally sucks, it is still fun :O) You have many great years ahead of you!
I think the Padres will actually work their way back quickly. The rest of the division isn't so great; I think they need to start by NOT doing something: they shouldn't trade Adrian Gonzalez.


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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Heidi Cullen hates Me!
Many people know Dr. Heidi Cullen as the intelligent and friendly climatologist on the Weather Channel. She is a believer in human-caused global warming and believes it will lead to catastrophe if not stopped now. That is her scientific opinion and she is entitled to it.
However, she has called on the American Meteorological Society to "revoke their 'Seal of Approval' for any television weatherman who expresses skepticism that human activity is creating a climate catastrophe." That must be the scientific way, crush internal debate. Galileo would be proud.
I am a huge fan of Harm de Blij and Bjørn Lomborg when it comes to climate change. Both these doctors recognize climate change and Lomborg of the Skeptical Environmentalist fame even acknowledges humans have played some role with recent climate patterns but both these men point out how the Earth can and has violently changed climate quickly.
The most recent warming started in 1850 as the Earth left the "Little Ice Age" period. The pace at first as on par with the increase of today even though industrial activity back then has insignificant compared to today. Also, from around 1945 to 1975 the world was actually cooling at a rapid rate. I wonder what Dr. Cullen thinks of this.
By the way, the Russian Academy of Sciences has predicted global cooling will occur in 6 to 9 years.
The moral of the story is that scientists are still working things out and to terrorize dissenters with censure is wrong.
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In the interest of accuracy, I can find no mention of global cooling or a scientist named Abdusamatov on the official Russian Academy of Sciences website. Just thought you might want to know.
Note to the anonymous poster: There are reams of info on 1970's Global Cooling theories. I was around and aware back then also and I remember the hysteria about man-made global cooling.
Check Wikipedia or just google it.
Typical of shallow hit-n-run leftist who beleive beyond all reason in their socialistic causes.
Dear anonymous - you should try using Google.
I quickly found Khabibullo Abdusamatov (spelled
Habibullo I. Abdussamatov) on the staff of the Laboratory of Solar Physics at the Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences at Pulkovo. http://www.gao.spb.ru/english/)
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The license plate issued for Wisconsin's Sesquicentennial will no longer be available as plates with white backgrounds and black letters or numbers start to replace the 17-year-old plate design, according to a release.
The aging plates, issued between 1996 and 1998, are creating concerns for safety and law enforcement, officials said.
"The oldest Sesquicentennial plates have been on the road for more than 17 years now, much longer than national standards recommends," Mitchell Warren, director of the Bureau of Vehicle Services in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Division of Motor Vehicles, said in the release. "Many of the plates are so faded and their reflectivity is so deteriorated that they can't be read easily, if at all."
Law enforcement officers have been struggling with reading the faded plates for a while now, said Steven Riffel, president of the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association.
The DMV will also be replacing other standard vehicle plates that have red letters that are also showing their age, according to the release. The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators recommends license plates with white backgrounds and black letters or numbers.
Holders of plates being replaced will receive new plates over the next 14 months, starting in August, officials said.
About 160,000 Sesquicentennial and 135,000 red-letter standard plates will be reissued, according to the release. The DMV expects to reissue on average about 25,000 sets of plates per month through September 2014.


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"We've had people come to the fire station with photos of somebody crossing the stream and falling in and dying," said Capt Sam Lee of the Kauai Fire Department. "It's horrible. It's so unnecessary."
It is the stunning beauty of Kalalau Valley, with the trail rimming Kauai's Na Pali Coast enticing tourists ready, or not.
Our guides were Lee and firefighters Dane Smith, Gavin Kennelly and Bryan Doo. They're all well-trained in the challenges of the trail.
"We're just trying to tell people when you walk in on the trail, you're walking into the middle of nowhere," said Lee.
This is fair warning with rescue crews now coming in up to three times a week.
The river can be deceiving. But, if you take a look at the water line, that's how high it can get all within an hour.
"It was pretty intense," said hiker Eric Wolfbrandt.
On Feb. 21, Wolfbrandt and his wife Myrna were two of 55 people caught on the Hanakapiai Trail when the waters began to rise.
"It was still not raining till we got about a half-mile in," said Wolfbrandt.
A photo was taken with 43-year-old Norka Villacorta in the background. Not long after the picture was taken, there was a downpour.
That cross-able stream was now a raging river.
"I was literally about six feet from her when she let go of the rope," said Wolfbrandt.
Villacorta was swept away to her death.
"We could see the look in her eyes of desperation and wanting help. I think that was one of the toughest parts," said Wolfbrandt.
Hiker and Seattle firefighter Joaquin Hubbard shot stunning video of rescue crews plucking dozens of other out of danger that night.
"There was young children, there was a pregnant lady, there were people stranded in the back of the valley. This isn't an isolated thing. This is becoming more and more frequent," said Lee.
"They're passionate. They're passionate about what they do," said Deputy Chief John Blalock of the Kauai Fire Department.
Blalock says because of the increased calls, for the first time, firefighters are getting swift water training. Rescue tubes are up and they're formulating more ways to handle the masses.
"We really want the visitors to come, but to really be safe, enjoy it and go home," said Blalock.
About halfway into the Hanakapiai Trail, you can see the bluff just drops off really sharply. In recent years, they've been opening up little landings where helicopters can come in and rescue people who are hurt and need help and get them out of here as quickly as possible.
Capt. Lee is hoping for the return of a guide posted at the trail head -- a position axed a few years ago. Not long after, Lee says the calls started to climb.
"When we came out here it was rainy, it was sunny, it was rainy, it was sunny. And that was from the car to the beginning of the trail," said a visitor.
"It's like Disneyland -- with no one to tell you not to do things," said Lee.
Right now, the county and the state are revamping master plans for the area. On the table: manning the trail head once again, limiting the number of visitors and cars on any given day, even writing letters to guidebook authors asking that ocean and hiking conditions and tips be included in their write-ups.
"All it really takes sometimes is somebody to warn somebody, hey, just be careful and maybe we can save somebody," said Lee.
It's already been a heartbreaking year for the island. Despite monumental efforts in ocean safety, 11 people have drowned in less than four months.
But, for the first time, safety videos are up at Lihue Airport, brochures are everywhere and those in the tourism industry are getting extra training.
Officials are also hoping to have that master plan for the entire area finalized sometime this summer.
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The Lady Cats finished in a three-way tie for second place in district.
The three-way tie caused a three team tournament to determine seeding for the playoffs.
The Lady Cats ended up in the fourth place seed causing them to draw San Antonio Cole in the first round of the playoffs.
Cole was ranked no. 3 in the state and brought a 35-1 record into the game.
Cole had height of 6'0 in the post and 5'10 at both guards spots.
The Lady Cats fought extremely hard until the final buzzer sounded.
Size and quickness in Cole eventually won out and the Lady Cats were defeated 59-29.
Jackie Gonzalez led the lady cats with 12 points and seven rebounds. Kiasha Brown had seven points and Morgan Klaevemann had six. Laterrian Perkins pulled down six rebounds.
"I was super proud of the way our girls played. We battled until the final buzzer sounded and that's all I can ask of them," stated Coach David Hemphill.
The Lady Cats finished the season tied for second in district and a season record of 20-8.
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Church Buildings: Sermons in Stone
Mike Aquilina is vice-president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and the author or editor of more than a thirty books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. He is co-host, with Scott Hahn, of eight series that air on EWTN. For many years he also appeared as a regular panelist on The Weekly Roman Observer, broadcast by Catholic Familyland Network. He is a frequent guest on Catholic radio.
Mike's career in publishing spans almost three decades, and hundreds of his articles have appeared in periodicals and journals in the United States and abroad.
In 2011 he was a featured presenter of the U.S. Bishops' Diocesan Educational/Catechetical Leadership Institute, an online formation program co-sponsored with the National Catholic Education Association and the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership. He also wrote the USCCB's theological reflection for Catechetical Sunday in 2011.
He has co-led pilgrimages to the Holy Land and Italy and has keynoted major events, such as the Conference on Catholic Social Thought in Nassau, Long Island, the Aquinas Forum at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Society of St. John Chrysostom's celebration of the 1,600th anniversary of their patron's passing to heaven.
Mike is also a poet and song lyricist. His poems have been translated into Polish and Spanish and have appeared in First Things, Plains Poetry Journal, Catholic Digest, and elsewhere. His songs have been recorded by Grammy Award-winner Dion DiMucci.
Using the words of the early Christians themselves -- from many documents and inscriptions -- Aquilina traces the Mass's history from Jesus' lifetime through the 4th century. The Mass stood at the center of the Church's life, evident in the Scriptures as well as the earliest Christian sermons, letters, artwork, tombstones and architecture. Even the pagans bore witness to the Mass in the records of their persecutions.


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Thursday, December 3, 2009
It's Egg Nog Time - Evan Williams Egg Nog
Evan Williams is a popular Bourbon from the Heaven Hill distillery. I've heard raves about their egg nog for years but until this year, I had never seen it for sale in California. Now, at last, it's showing up at reputable Southern California spirits stores like Wine & Liquor Depot in Van Nuys and Hi Time Wine in Cosa Mesa for a very affordable $7 per bottle.
The Evan Williams nog is premixed egg nog that includes Bourbon, blended whiskey, rum and brandy. It is a pale yellow in color and has a good, creamy texture. The nog is rich and very balanced. It's sweet without being cloyingly so with just a hint of nutmeg. There is a definite dairy flavor that comes through as well.
The booze gives it a nice kick but it's not overwhelming (It weighs in at 15% alcohol). This is definitely the best of the pre-mixed nogs I've tried and the price is right. Popping open a bottle is a great way to kick off the holiday season.
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Great job. Please keep up the good work. Question. Do you recall a holiday booze that contained rum and whiskey? I thought it was called Tom and Jerry and came out around the holidays. Thanks again!
- December 10, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- sku said...
The Tom and Jerry is indeed a rum and brandy drink popular in the winter. There may well be pre-mixed versions available for it, but it's not something I've ever looked for.
- December 14, 2009 at 2:29 PM
I had some in Florida it was great. Does anyone know where it can be purchased in the state od Delaware?
- December 17, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Our family loves your eggnog, it is by far the very best on the market and a great price, Happy Holidays and never stop making this great eggnog. We make it a tradition. xo
Merry Christmas
- December 25, 2011 at 8:29 AM
What is the "shelf life" of Evan Willams Eggnog? I have an unopened bottle from Dec. 2010 and has not been refrigerated. Thanks!!
- December 29, 2011 at 1:52 PM
The new label says "New Look same Rich Creamy Taste," not true; the rich and creamy taste is gone.
I have been drinking this since 2009; this year is like a LITE version.
- December 24, 2015 at 8:48 AM
We are in 2016 ,and I found this drink in Dec 2015, I had to find it again ,love it. I bought 5 bottles to keep during the year of 2016. Thank you.
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MELBOURNE – The long-running dispute between Geoffrey Smith, current chairman of Sotheby's Australia, and his former partner of 14 years, Robert Gould, a Melbourne-based private art dealer, has once again reared its ugly head. Since 2006 Smith and Gould have been embroiled in a series of public battles over assets acquired during their relationship.
Smith, 42, is currently in the process of suing Gould, 56, for a portion of the assets, which include real estate and a significant collection of fine art. The total value is said to be between $31.3 million and $58.4 million – $58.4 million according to Smith's lawyer, and $31.3 million according to Gould's lawyer.
Smith claims that he contributed to the couple's personal art collection and also advised on most of the acquisitions made by Gould's gallery business while they were together, and thus contributed to the gallery's profits.
It is claimed that Smith's contributions to the running of Gould's gallery were instrumental in the rise of Gould and his business to national and international prominence – a sentiment echoed by one prominent Australian art dealer who says that without Smith's intellect and knowledge, Gould would not have had the successful business that he has today.
Smith is seeking a share of the proceeds from a number of works by artists such as Brett Whiteley, Arthur Boyd, Howard Arkley, Fred Williams, Sidney Nolan, Charles Blackman, and Andy Warhol. Documents from 2006 estimated the works of art being fought over to be worth $7.3 million. Gould denies that the collection exists.
Allegations that Smith had an affair with another man during his relationship with Gould, and were thus no longer living in a domestic relationship as defined by the Property Law Act, are part of Gould's defense against Smith's claim. The man he is alleged to have had the affair with is none other than Sotheby's chief executive and former deputy lord mayor Gary Singer. Smith denies that the affair took place.
This is not the first time that the relationship between Smith and Gould has made headlines. In 2006 Smith, then curator of Australian art 1900-1970 at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), was suspended by his employer while investigations were conducted into allegations of misconduct relating to the implications of his relationship with Gould.
The 2006 inquiry into Smith's actions began after it was discovered that in a sworn affidavit which emerged as part of the dispute between Smith and Gould, Smith stated that he had played a crucial role in developing the business of his former partner Robert Gould during his time as an employee of the NGV.
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WASHINGTON, DC — Dairy farmers across New York and Pennsylvania are once again looking for some leadership in addressing the structural problems facing the waning dairy industry here. But will they get it?
Statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture now show that in 2009, dairy farmers across the nation lost $17.7 billion. Over the last four years, 25 percent of dairy farms throughout the nation went belly-up.
Is the small family dairy farm an endangered species?
In the United States, the farm bill is the primary agricultural and food policy tool of the federal government. The comprehensive omnibus bill is passed every five years or so by the United States Congress and deals with both agriculture and all other affairs under the purview of the United States Department of Agriculture.
It sets policies that govern a broad array of programs, from crop support to conservation and from flood assistance to forestry.
The farm bill makes up only about 2% of federal funding, but every American benefits from its provisions. The largest percentage of funds is spent on nutrition programs such as food stamps, which make up nearly 80% of the bill's spending.
One local agricultural expert, Arden Tewksbury of the Progressive Agriculture Organization (ProAM) in Meshoppen, PA, who favors Senator Bob Casey's legislation, Senate Bill 1640, complains that "interest in the dairy farmers' cost of production soars while Congress waffles."
At issue is that the farmers' cost of production is not a factor in determining what price farmers get for their product. However, the Senate version of the farm bill does include an unpopular insurance program that will be funded by the government. "The Senate Agriculture Committee once more refused to consider any cost of production bills that were submitted to Congress," Tewksbury said.
The inclusion of the cost of production is the hallmark of legislation introduced by Casey. But, so far, Casey has not been able to enlist the support of other senators, including his Republican colleague, Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.
Recently, Toomey was quoted as saying that he had no knowledge of the legislation.
Just last week, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) voted against the bill in committee for two reasons: first, that the bill cut too drastically food stamps for poor families and, second, because of the lack of strong provisions for dairy farmers.
"Senator Gillibrand had the courage to vote against the farm bill," Tewksbury said. "The senator probably has several problems with it, but certainly the cuts in the feeding programs for the needy along with the Senate Agriculture Committee not resolving the dilemma facing dairy farmers were her two main reasons in opposing the bill. It takes a lot of courage to vote against your party's leadership."
Gillibrand is currently out of the country but her staff person, Bethany Lesser, confirmed her negative vote.
But is a solution likely?
"The answer to us is very simple," Tewksbury said. "There has to be a new raw milk pricing system that gives dairy farmers a chance to cover their costs and give the dairymen an opportunity to obtain a profit," he said. "I don't see any proposal that's going to give our dairy farmers the price they need except S-1640, the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act. Remember, S-1640 combines all manufactured milk into one class at the same price. Some ask: will S-1640 establish too high a price for manufactured milk? The answer is no."
Is Tewksbury a voice crying in the wilderness? Despite numerous rejections, he never seems to give up.


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Habitat Regions: Tropical; Saltwater or marine
Aquatic Biomes: Reef


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According to Karnes County Road and Bridge Administrator Jeff Wiatrek, the plan to place the materials around the support structures of the bridge, was his and his alone.
Wiatrek said he talked TEC Construction, the contractor hired for the hospital demolition project, and he and the contractor reached an agreement to have the contractor deliver materials to sites along County Road 326 near the bridge for later use by county workers.
"The first few loads that were hauled out there looked good," Wiatrek said. "And then all of a sudden – I wasn't paying attention and all of a sudden, when we started getting into the river, we saw all this black paper and everything... a little roofing here, and a little insulation here and there, and some boards, here and there."
Wiatrek said officials with the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) told him that the materials could not be placed under the bridge unless all the unacceptable materials were first removed.
In a press release sent to local media, SARA explained that on May 7, it learned of a large amount of debris in the floodplain and on the San Antonio River underneath County Road 326.
"SARA's environmental investigator met with Karnes County officials after it was reported that material from a demolished hospital building was being used to stabilize the banks of the river to prevent erosion at the foot of the bridge," the statement read. "The material consists of rebar, lumber, roofing tar paper, pipes, electrical wire, insulation, vinyl baseboard and other materials. (This could have become a flooding hazard and water quality hazard.)"
"SARA is working with Karnes County and the Texas Commissioner on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to ensure the material will be removed and disposed of properly."
According to Steven Schauer, SARA manager of external communications, SARA is asking for all of the debris to be removed that was placed into floodplain of the river as well as the piles of material staged in the area for the purpose of bridge stabilization.
"As well-intentioned as it was, it probably wasn't the best solution to that problem," Schauer said. "We want to make sure the debris is removed and then provide any further direction or guidance or assistance that the river authority may be able to offer Karnes County to help make sure that a proper solution is identified."
According to Andrew Pokorny, one of the partners and owners of TEC Construction, Wiatrek left a note on the security gate at the hospital demolition site expressing an interest in using some of the materials from the site. Pokorny called Wiatrek and after Wiatrek looked at the materials, they agreed to deliver them to locations on County Road 326 about 60 yards away from the bridge.
Some of the materials were moved from that location, down under the bridge by county workers, Pokorny said, adding that Wiatrek and other county workers knew what kind of quality of material they were dealing with because it had been inspected before it was loaded and also inspected as the loads were delivered and then later moved under the bridge.
Pokorny would not comment on whether or not TEC would assist with moving the materials to a landfill, or contribute financially to the cost of moving the materials.
The county's road and bridge administrator, Jeff Wiatrek, said the hospital, which had been vacant and abandoned for many years, had been at least partially cleaned out years ago. Lead paint and asbestos were removed in preparation for a plan to use the building as a facility to house mentally ill children, although the plan never moved forward.
Wiatrek said the idea of moving the materials to the bridge was part of his plan to use the materials to cover the support structures under the bridge.
"TxDOT tells us that if we don't get it fixed, something could happen to the bridge and the bridge could collapse," Wiatrek said.
Water flowing in the river is not supposed to be in contact with the "legs" or support structures under the bridge, Wiatrek said.
"They (the legs) are supposed to have dirt around them," Wiatrek said. "Years ago, they had dirt around them," Wiatrek said, explaining that gradual erosion over many years has exposed the legs to the streamflow.
Wiatrek said his plan involved using the materials from the demolition site to build up around the legs and then cover all of it with rock, and then dirt and grass on top. He said he consulted with others who indicated this would be a good plan to help extend the life of the bridge.
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Spokesman Rickey Dailey said that TxDOT routinely inspects all bridges in Karnes County every two years to make sure all bridges are safe for public use. TxDOT is federally mandated to carry out this task for the sake of public safety.
According to Dailey, the inspection reports are sent to the county whenever they are completed.
These reports are not public records, however, since 9-11, as they are now considered an infrastructure security concern.
"The bridge is safe," Dailey said, adding that if there was a concern, one of the first steps would be to post a load weight limit sign on the bridge. There was a recommendation to stabilize the pilings under the bridge in at least one of the reports sent to the county, Dailey said.
Robert Busselman, who lives in the area and uses the river for recreation, noticed the demolition materials piled along the road and near the bridge and brought it to the attention of officials with the San Antonio River Authority.
Busselman said the materials he saw were not acceptable, but instead were a mix of concrete, steel, wood, roofing materials, insulation materials and a lot of other stuff he said are not fit for any use with any project along the San Antonio River.
"We are trying to make it right," Wiatrek said. "We are not hiding anything because there is nothing to hide."
Wiatrek said he did not review the plan with any of the members of Commissioners Court before making the agreement with TEC Construction and moving forward.
After the materials were dumped by TEC workers in massive piles along the edge of County Road 326 leading up to the bridge, county workers moved about 45 cubic yards of the materials down into the riverbanks near the support structures of the bridge before being asked to stop by SARA officials.
Although Wiatrek said none of the materials were pushed into the river itself, an investigator for SARA said an amount estimated at less than a cubic yard had been pushed underwater.
As far as SARA is concerned, having any of these materials within the river's floodplain is unacceptable as a major rain event would cause the river to rise and potentially wash large volumes of contaminated materials downstream.
"I think the best thing to do is to just haul it all off," Wiatrek explained noting that the materials would have to be moved to a landfill in either the Seguin or San Antonio areas.
"It will be the contractor, and I told the contractor that I will help them – whatever it takes, to get it loaded back on the trucks and disposed of in a proper place," Wiatrek said.
Wiatrek wasn't sure of the total volume of materials moved to County Road 326 from the hospital demolition site, but he thought some of the materials could be suitable for the county's use after all the contaminants had been sorted out and removed.
The contractor said that 25 trailer loads had been moved from the site to locations along County Road 326, with each load carrying about 18 cubic yards of demolition materials – the sum of the loads totaling 450 cubic yards with an estimated total weight of 720 tons.
"This was kind of a total screw-up," Wiatrek said, placing part of the blame on the contractor for not thoroughly sorting and cleaning the materials before moving them to the site, but also part of the blame on himself for not monitoring and supervising the delivery of the materials closely enough.
The item was up for discussion during the May 13 meeting of Commissioners Court.
County Commissioner Pete Jauer asked Wiatrek if he had any written agreement with TEC regarding moving materials to the site near the bridge.
"No sir," Wiatrek said.
"Just a verbal agreement?" Jauer asked.
"Yes," Wiatrek said.
County Judge Barbara Shaw said that the county had not been cited by SARA or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Wiatrek told the court that the effort was put forward as a way to save money – an opportunity to get fill material without the expense of purchasing it or transporting it to the county for these kinds of projects.
Robert Busselman expressed concerns about Wiatrek's decision to place the materials under the bridge and along the side of County Road 326 at the meeting.
"We are downstream from all this material," Busselman said. "My father in law doesn't want it on his place. We swim in the river, we fish in the river."
Busselman said that on two occasions he asked Wiatrek to stop putting the materials into the river and was told by Wiatrek that the materials would be placed at the site until the project was done.
"I don't want this insulation, copper wiring and all this other crap in the river and on the river bottom," Busselman said.
Eric Curry, owner of TEC Construction apologized for the situation, and offered to work with the county to get it cleaned up.
"It is going to cost a fortune to haul it out of there," Curry said. "We just want to help get it taken care of."
Karnes City Resident Dr. Scott Kimble asked the court what was its definition of "clean" fill to be used for these types of projects.
"I saw the material when it was hauled, and it was not what I consider 'clean' at all," Kimble said.
Karnes City Resident Cheryl Moy expressed disbelief about the situation with all the materials dumped along County Road 326 and into the river bottom.
"Who can decide that it is okay to dump a hospital into a river?" Moy asked. "We don't have a lot for our kids, anyway, but the river is a thing that I know that young boys love to explore... my concern is what are we leaving for our children? What are we doing?"
Although Wiatrek indicated his willingness to work with TEC Construction to move the materials to a landfill, there were others that expressed concerns with that approach.
Brenda Jalufka, who also spoke at the meeting asked Curry if his company would pay the bill for the clean-up. Curry said that he would not.
"That means the taxpayers are going to have to pay the bill for the clean-up," Jalufka said, adding that a third party should be hired to clean up the site, instead of either of the two parties that caused the problem to begin with. She also said the contractor should pay the bill for the cleanup because they should have known better to dump such materials at the site.
Commissioner James Rosales said that he agreed that a third party should be hired to clean up the site.
Scott Hall, a county resident in the audience at the meeting, questioned Wiatrek's qualifications to plan and carry out this type of project.
"Is he qualified to do that?" Hall asked. "Or is the county liable if he does it wrong and the bridge collapses? Under the statute, you are supposed to hire a road engineer. You have all been warned about that and you have failed to do it."
"I don't have anything to say about this," said County Commissioner Tracey Schendel, the commissioner in whose precinct the site is located.
Commissioners Court met again on May 17 and County Judge Barbara Shaw said she requested and received a bid from Liska Construction for the first step in the clean-up – moving the materials from the banks of the river to a location farther away from the river on County Road 326.
The amount of the bid from Liska Construction totals $35,830 estimating 10 working days needed to move the materials out and away from the river banks.
County officials approved a resolution declaring the situation a "public calamity" which allows the county to legally award the bid without going through the normal bidding process, due to the urgency of the situation and "grave public necessity." In the same action the court also approved hiring Liska Construction to carry out the first phase of the cleanup.
The Karnes Countywide reached out for comment from County Commissioner Tracey Schendel, but phone messages left with the commissioner have not yet been returned.
County Judge Barbara Shaw, however, was available for comment on Monday, May 20, and said that she was not aware of Wiatrek's plan to move the materials from the demolition site to the bridge until it was brought to her attention by Robert Busselman about two weeks ago, at the same time Busselman notified SARA about the issue.
"It is just wrong," Shaw said, regarding the placement of the materials in the river bottom. "There was so much boards and rubble... it was trash."
"What SARA and TCEQ says you can use is inert material," Shaw said. "Inert material would be clean concrete and some bricks."
Shaw said it was hard to know what the total cost will be to move the materials to a landfill, but she hopes that the county will not be fined on top of the costs of the cleanup.
When asked about who might be held accountable for what had happened, Shaw said a meeting of Commissioners Court is set for May 21 and on the agenda is a closed session item to consider the employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of the county road and bridge administrator.
At that time Shaw said she expects that she and the commissioners will talk to Wiatrek about what happened and why it happened, but whether or not the court will take action in regard to the road and bridge administrator's employment is not known at this time.
Controversy such as this is not new to Wiatrek in his role as road and bridge administrator.
In September of 2011 a large group of residents who live along County Road 127 in the Choate area spoke out in Commissioners Court to complain about Wiatrek's decision to plow up the county road which had been a paved road. At the time Wiatrek made that decision without first consulting with local residents or Commissioners Court.
In July of 2012, Commissioners Court approved advertising for a new road and bridge engineer or administrator. In discussion about the item, Commissioner Pete Jauer cited numerous complaints about the county's road and bridge department.
County Judge Barbara Shaw said she wasn't sure why the issue of finding a new road and bridge engineer or administrator went away after that, but said it may have been due to the fact that since advertising, no one has applied for the position.


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LOOKING AHEAD: With his Chase chances ended at Phoenix, the best season finish he can hope for is third place. Here are the thoughts of Michael Waltrip Racing executive vice president and general manager Ty Norris: "We are all proud of the entire organization, especially the run for the championship from the No. 15 team. This group came together very late last year and overcame a lot of early season adversity. Once all of the key players learned how to work with each other, this team has been in great form. What has been most impressive is the depth across the organization with speed every week, at all different tracks with all three teams and five different drivers. That broad consistency is what gives us the confidence we will be able to continue this trend into the 2013 season and beyond."
LOOKING BACK: Bowyer still had a mathematical chance of contending for the championship until he was intentionally wrecked by Jeff Gordon with two laps left in Sunday's race at Phoenix, igniting a pit road brawl between crew members for both teams. Bowyer ultimately finished 28th.
ETC.: Bowyer has completed 98.4 percent (1,578) of the 1,603 laps contested in his six career starts at Homestead. His average start is 16.7; his average finish is 13.8. He has 0 DNFs there.
11 DENNY HAMLIN, Toyota
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: After losing four places in the previous two races, Hamlin regained two spots at Phoenix, moving back to fifth place. He trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 62 points, fourth-ranked Clint Bowyer by 10 points and leads sixth-ranked Matt Kenseth by 12 points.
HOMESTEAD RECORD: 7 career starts, 1 win, 3 top-5s, 4 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: first in 2009. Finished ninth in this race last year.
LOOKING AHEAD: Hamlin's Chase hopes are done, but he mathematically he can still finish as high as third place. By the way, Sunday is Hamlin's 32nd birthday; a win to close out the season would be a great birthday present to himself. Hamlin's thoughts on Sunday's race in Homestead are the same that he had going into Phoenix: "We're going to try to work our way as far up in the points as we possibly can and just keep digging."
LOOKING BACK: Hamlin had an outstanding race at Phoenix, finishing second, right in front of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch. Unfortunately for Hamlin's hopes for the Chase, it was too little, too late.
ETC.: Hamlin has completed an outstanding 99.8 percent (1,866) of the 1,870 laps contested in his 7 career starts at Homestead. His average start there is a terrible 31.0, but his average finish is a significantly better 10.9. He has 0 DNFs there.
17 MATT KENSETH, Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Kenseth fell one spot after Phoenix, dropping from a tie for fifth to sixth. He trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 74 points, fifth-ranked Denny Hamlin by 12 points and leads seventh-ranked and Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle by four points.
HOMESTEAD RECORD: 12 career starts, 1 win, 3 top-5s, 5 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: first in 2007. Finished fourth in this race last year.
LOOKING AHEAD: Kenseth ends his 13-year tenure at Roush Fenway Racing at Homestead. He moves to Joe Gibbs Racing next season. And even though his championship hopes this season have fallen short, Kenseth can still mathematically finish as high as third. He'll need a bit of luck, though. Here are crew chief Jimmy Fennig's thoughts on Sunday's race: "We're looking to get a win for Matt this weekend. Our team is hoping to close out the season and Matt's time here at Roush doing all we could for him. The car we're bringing this weekend is our winning car from Kansas and I feel it's a really good car."
LOOKING BACK: Kenseth had an ill-handling car at Phoenix, leaving him with a 14th-place finish.
ETC.: Kenseth has completed 91.0 percent (2,921) of the 3,209 laps he's contested during his 12 career starts at Homestead. His average start is 19.6; average finish is 17.6. He also has two DNFs there.
16 GREG BIFFLE, Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Greg Biffle climbed three spots, from 10th to seventh, after Phoenix. He trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 78 points, sixth-ranked Matt Kenseth by four points and leads eighth-ranked Kevin Harvick by eight points.
HOMESTEAD RECORD: 10 career starts, 3 wins, 3 top-5s, 4 top-10s, 0 poles. Best finish: first, three years in a row: 2004, 2005 and 2006. Finished 35th in this race last year, tying his career-worst showing.
LOOKING AHEAD: Biffle has little left to race for other than the best finish he can amass in the remaining two races. Mathematically, he can potentially finish as high as third, but a more likely finish would be in the top-five. Here are Biffle's thoughts on the season finale: "I'm looking forward to Homestead this weekend and I hope to have another good run. We've won three times there, so hopefully we can finish off the season in the top five in points if everything goes our way. … I've got my fingers crossed."
LOOKING BACK: After consecutive finishes of 10th in the previous two races, Biffle finished seventh at Phoenix.
ETC.: Biffle has completed 94.5 percent (2,527) of the 2,675 laps contested in his 10 career starts at Homestead. His average start is 16.4; average finish is 15.3. He also has 2 DNFs there.
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A calf was discovered in the basement of a Beloit home during a domestic-disturbance call Sunday, according to police.
Officers were called to the home at 813 Vine St. for a report of a domestic disturbance.
A woman living at the residence claimed she was assaulted by her husband, police said.
"(Police) discovered the domestic disturbance originated over the fact that the children were not feeding the cow that was being kept in the basement of the house," said Capt. Vince Sciame, of the Beloit Police Department. "The husband was upset that the cow hadn't been fed properly by the children, or children were supposed to feed the calf and they hadn't done so; he got upset about that and assaulted his wife."
Police said the calf was malnourished.
Police said the calf is several weeks old and it's not clear where it came from.
The house was deemed uninhabitable by city officials and the family is facing building-code violations, according to police.
They were also cited on suspicion of keeping livestock in the city.
Police transported the calf to University of Wisconsin Veterinary Hospital and said the calf has since been adopted by a shelter.


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If you have a garden, unused food and leftover food products can be a great resource. You can collect them in a pot indoors and then empty the pot into a compost bin each night.
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Getting your windows tinted professionally can cost around $5 to $7 per square foot."
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The tax breaks and deductions for green home improvements are a result of the 2005 Energy Policy Act. And the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 extended many consumer tax incentives originally introduced in 2005 act.
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My husband is beginning to "practice" give our daughter a bottle of EBM because he'll be staying at home while I go to work. Does EBM have to warmed in or under warm water, or can it be warmed on the counter sitting at room at tempeture. My conern is she'll get hungry and start crying before he can get the milk ready. I'm wondering if when I leave for work, I can put a bottle out on the counter and it will be ready for her next feeding. Then at that feeding he takes out the bottle for the next one. Is this reasonable and/or safe?
Also...any bottle/nipple reccomendations for going back and forth from breast to bottle?? I'm thinking about using disposable bottles since the storage bags I bought are compatible. We've tried the Breastflow bottles three times, but I think the nipple is too hard and she doesn't like it too much.
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How can I help my son to improve his sucking stamina?
My son was born at 32wks and today is 11wks (3weeks corrected gestational age). He spent 4.5 wks in the NICU and went through the normal gavage tubes/bottle feedings of expressed breast milk, but I was able to breast feed a few times a day. Since he's been home we have actively been working at it, but supplementing with a bottle after weighing him.
He's willing to latch on & suck. The issue is that after a short while he loses stamina and falls asleep. I can wake him up easily, but he just isn't able to maintain a steady/strong suck and therefore is getting very little milk directly from the breast.
I'm maintaining my supply by pumping and have tried all of the standard remedies-- skin to skin, pumping first to encourage let down, seeing 3 certified lactation consultants, giving him a pacifier to practice with, and simply being patient with the hope that when he passed his due date the "lightbulb would go on". It's been 3 weeks now since his due date has passed.
My support system for help ended last week. I was fortunate to have a family member with me 24/7 for 11weeks, but am now trying to encourage him on my own. The process of trying to nurse, bottle feeding, pumping, washing the bottles/pump equipment, attempting to eat & get some rest is becoming frustrating.
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Re: Lo Tec 10g step-by-step: as told with a ton of crappy pictures and failed logic
Glad some of my travails were of help.
The very last picture is of a different tank, a 17g hi tech with Hagen GLO 2 x t5ho.
The 10g does have 2 CFL bulbs that soon will be moved over to the 30g. Sorry for the confusion.
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Even though I like plants, I do like something moving among them. The 5 existing Black Molly fry and the snails did not satisfy my desire for more fins. That started my predictable search for the additional occupants.
Over the following 2 weeks I jerked around many people and single-handedly propelled the hit count on anything fishy to the new heights on Google. Given that I only had 10g to play with, I concentrated on 'nano' fish: CPD, badis, ember tetras, rasboras of different stripes and colors, Microdevario kubotai, and even glow light tetras were on my list.
Predictably, I ended up with something different: C. pygmaeus and Sparkling Gourami. Even this effort did no go without snafus. The first shipment of fish arrived with some DOAs (for which I was given prompt, no questions asked credit). The subsequent order was screwed up by me as I went long on the previous DOAs and the seller run out of corys.
First Fish Order (recieved 2 weeks ago):
13 C. pygmaeus (including 1 'extra')
2 Sparkling Gourami (+4 DOA)
After 15 mins of acclimation, all fish promptly went into the tank.
Even if you know that the fish is tiny, you are still unprepared to how tiny. Very tiny indeed. Hard to believe that you can 'loose' 15 fish in a 10g.
After watching the fish for about a week I decided that more is better and that I'm missing that all-elusive 'center fish'. That lead me on another chaise that was not without it's own set of issues.
The sale at PetSmart was my downfall: against my better judgement and experience I decided that saving a $1 per fish was too hard to resist. I was going to get 4 German Blue Rams but after examining the PetSmart's stock I took home just 1 pair as they did not have another male to my liking. Back I went the next day (when they receive new fish) and home I went with 1 more.
Why 1 M + 1 F were not good enough for me? First off, the rams are max 1", even when wet. Second, my experience with a single pair of cichlids or with 1 M + 2 F are not that great: either the pair does not like each other and fight for the rest of their lives or one F kills the rival F. Blah... So, the common wisdom is to get around 6 juvies and let them sort things out. Right, it's all logical but no one told that to the rams.
Initially, my 1 M + 2 F decided to make the other 1 M's life difficult. Like chasing him around and pushing him in the side. Once that game got stale, 1 M + 1 F decided that there will be more romance in their future. Now the previously persecuted M is left alone, but one F is chasing the other F. Reminds me of the HS. The only good news here is that if the current state of likes/dislikes holds, the 10g will be left to the lover birds and the other M+F will get moved to another tank. IF I can catch them... and if I do ... the right ones.
The Subsequent Fish Order (received today):
7 C. pygmaeus (ordered 12 but the seller run out)
4 Sparkling Gourami
All alive. The 7 corys promptly went into the tank and do what corys do the first 1/2 hour: swimming all over the place
Now, everything is well but do I really want/can have 6 Gourami in a 10g? Scratch head here, scratch head there. Damn if you, do damn if you don't. My mistake - gotta find a solution. After some fuzzy soul searching and self-lynching I add 1 new Gourami to the 10g and (gasp) add the other 3 to my 17g.
What's wrong with that brilliant solution? The new Gourami is being chased by the other 2. Crossing my fingers that they will work things out, helpd out by me moving some plants around. Gotta watch that now and hope for no dead bodies.
The 17g for the other 3 new Gourami was a panic-driven compromise. It's a great, established, over-planted and under-stocked tank:
It houses 12 ottos and 2 and a half Black Mollies. BUT it is also home to 4 Dwarf Puffers... Oh my. Did I just fed some young, innocent fish to them? It's not even the $$. It's that feeling of dread when your stupid actions are likely to result in something bad and irreversible. 15 mins after my 'dinner served' action I brave a peek into the 17g: one Sparkling Grourami is calmly swimming right between 2 DPs that are an inch apart. Um, I have no idea what is going through the DPs murderous brains... They have been leaving Black Molly fry alone for the last couple of months but this!?! Another tank that needs close watching and some prayers.
As they say: "The worst enemy of Good, is Better".
but in the pictures those are not them, they are different What are they ?
After a long search, I finally found a 30g 24" x 24" x 12"H tank that will replace this one in a week or so. I do not expect to update this journal from now on.
The 30g Journal.
April 23, 2013
Another water change and some trimming: 4 stems of L. repens, Limno, R. Bangladesh got a trim. I keep dividing and pulling out more Blyxa.
Started adding some red stems: the corys really like the wide leaves of A. reineckii and now hang on them more and more often. Also planted 1/2" R. macrandra to see if it will survive. No visible signs of algae.
After the trim:
The stand-off:
Baby macrandra:
Another trim
11 days later and it's time for another trim + WC. Algae check does not uncover much of anything and I leave the tank's glass alone for now.
I am slowly moving towards a more open scape, but I am still concerned about the tank's stability and the comfort of the inhabitants. The trim:
The result:
Most of the grow-out Hygro will be pulled tonight as they have been promised to another TPT member. I will probably plant the area they currently occupy with some HC I have floating in another tank.
The over-grown Blyxa was pulled and replaced with tiny versions in the front right corner.
Both the Red Tiger Lotus and the Banana plant are starting to take off. I got to keep both of them in scale:
Hey! Who is eating my plants!!! Started moving snails out:
Ludwigia is not doing too badly after the last trim:
Blyxa is not looking too shabby either:
The Cory Bar: food? where where where? C'mon man, another beer:
The GBR eggs are gone and no fry...
Moved 2 and then 2 more Black Molly fry out. Somehow, out of the original 6 I still have 4 left in the tank.
So far, no algae. Trimmed all Rotala Bangladesh which grew to ~20", pulled the largest grow-out Hygro, a water sprite and some more Blyxa. The plants are going to a couple of friends.
The tank still looks too full of plants. But the fish needs it, ... right?
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My planned discourse on the tank inhabitants got upstaged by a pair of GRB spawning last night. Almost from the start I thought that I have identified a pair in the making, one 'loaner' male and one 'the other woman'. My biggest surprise is that it's the last two that spawned, and not 'the pair'.
Dad guarding eggs:
Mom is guarding the perimeter:
The other female trying to sneak in:
The other male that did not perform: camera shy (I wonder why)
Thank you.
4 tbs KNO3 + 3 tbs K2SO4 + 1 tbs CSM+B + 1 tbs MgSO4 7H2O
mixed in 1 Litter of water
add ~ 5ml of Excel to prevent mold
dose 5ml of the above solution per 10g every other day.
1 bulb is on for 4 hours, 2 bulbs on for 6 hours, total of 10 hours per day for now.
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I really love your tank! Are you dosing ferts, if so would you mind sharing what you use and how often? What's your photoperiod?
4 tbs KNO3 + 3 tbs K2SO4 + 1 tbs CSM+B + 1 tbs MgSO4 7H2O
mixed in 1 Litter of water
add ~ 5ml of Excel to prevent mold
dose 5ml of the above solution per 10g every other day.
1 bulb is on for 4 hours, 2 bulbs on for 6 hours, total of 10 hours per day for now.
|I really love your tank! Are you dosing ferts, if so would you mind sharing what you use and how often? What's your photoperiod?
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It's Water Hacynth, a floater.
Working a completely STUPID schedule of 7days/12hr shifts for the last month my tanks look like $&*$%!!! Finally made it to startup mode on this power generating pig of a power plant. We get to drop back to 10hr day's starting tomorrow. (doing the dance) Might even get a couple days off next weekend.
Thanks for the thread,,, it was the read I needed today.
|Your problem is you have to many plants mine is I don't have enough plants. I dig the tank looks like a jungle. What's that plant growing on top of the tank?
First trim and evaluation
As per my previous post, it is time to trim and check the plants more closely for the first signs of trouble.
Without doing pre- and post- planting dry weight test, I am guessing that the plant mass doubled in the last ~ weeks. The surface is now ~75% covered with pennywort, water sprite, L. repens, S. sessiliflora and R. 'Bangladesh'. I trim the L. repens to ~4" off the substrate, remove the trailing water sprite stems and shove the rotala to the side. This gives me better access to the mass of floating pennywort.
The first thing I do is check the roots: they are long, bushy and dense. The bad news is that I'm seeing some strands of the thread algae. Not really unexpected. Based on this appearance I take two remedial actions: I thin the plants more then I initially wanted (to improve circulation) and I raise the water level ~ 1/4" to slightly reduce the o2. I trim off ~1/2 of the plant to open the substrate to more light.
Blyxa is next: it looks green, healthy and ready to take over whatever space is left. I pull out the longest stems and check the roots. The roots are long and healthy. The roots on the water sprite are partially in and out of the substrate and looking white and healthy, with no signs of rot. Given the state of the roots on Blyxa and the water sprite, I will not vacuum or loosen the substrate.
Vesuvius is next: I remove several decaying blades and check the runners. I find at least 3. I remove the longest, which is snaking all over the tank. That guy has 9 plantets (smile). Even with a bunch of runners, the plant is staying put and I see no signs of rot on the roots visible above the substrate. Another indicator to leave the substrate alone.
The S. sessiliflora is looking better then in any of my high-light co2-injected tanks (as expected). It is now snaking across the surface from the back corner to the front. That's about 10". I really do not want to reduce the plant load in this small tank too much too fast. So, I leave it and the rest of the plants be.
I check the trimmed stems of L. repens in the white kitchen sink. Only against the white background I can see that the top of the leaves are not completely green but do have just a touch of color. I check the leaves' edges and do not find any bites from snails (more on this later). I also do not find GSA on the lower leaves. Therefore, I will not change my fert dosing just yet.
I check the R. 'bangladesh' and it looks totally green in the tank. The internodes are on the longer side, telling me that it could use a bit more light.
As I have removed a chunk of floating plants, it will be interesting to see if more light will benefit the rotala and the L. repens.
With the exception of a couple of rotten stems on Vesuvius, there are no rotting matter in the tank. That's good news. I check the outflow, the rocks, and the tank corners for BBA. I cannot find any (another smile). If BBA does not show up on it's own, I will do a 'BBA test' in a couple of weeks.
The last thing I do is double-check the glass for GDA and GSA. I only find some spots around the tank. I take a bunch of pictures and, lo and behold, they show a lot more GDA and GSA that I could see with my naked eyes. The glass will get cleaned at the next water change and I make a mental note to dump in some extra K.
Overall, I am happy. So far, my initial guesses on light, ferts, and flow seem to be holding. But the tank is not even 2 months old and popping open the champagne would be a bit premature.
Remedial Actions Summary:
- add K at next WC
- raise water level ~ 1/4"
- keep checking for green thread algae and BBA
- keep everything else the same
The trimming bounty:
(check the roots on Blyxa, the color of L. repens and pennywort and the length of that single runner)
After the trim
Too long internodes on R. 'Bangladesh':
The picture that showed me algae on the glass:
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Friday the 13th is a great day to just stay home and hide in a corner until the clock strikes midnight
Are you threatening us, Enty?ReplyCancel
I'm going campingReplyCancel
Always a lucky day for me!ReplyCancel
Well lets see….
Its storming outside–check
I have no e-mail service since yesterday afternoon–check
I have a new cable modem that is supposed to supply 60mogs and only gives me 20–check
Yep time for bed
I have to work tonight AND its s full moon. yikes. If not I would hide in my room under the covers and watch The Gilmore Girls…ReplyCancel
im going to basketball gameReplyCancel
The last season made me sad.ReplyCancel
I got an extra shotgun you can borrow if necessary, Kristin. Ain't no Enty zombies gonna get us.ReplyCancel
I t'aint scared of Enty zombies! What are they gonna do, kill me with poor grammar?
I still have the crossbow you got me for Arbor Day, Charlie. If anyone needs me I'll be hiding in my tub I Am Legend-styles.ReplyCancel
It's really Saturday the 14th we all should be afraid of! Anyone else remember that movie?ReplyCancel
Sugar – I do, and I was gonna say the same thing! Richard Benjamin means srs bzns!ReplyCancel
Orrrrr it is a great time to talk about Book Club! Last day for suggestions for the June 29th meet, book and movie.
I will put up a post tomorrow for voting on, that will close Sunday and I will post the choice in Monday. Not too many suggestions yet, jump on in there with an idea! I'm planning to put in some previous suggestions as well. Everyone / all welcome! Last time was a BLAST!ReplyCancel
I dont like to think about Fri 13. So i wont. I am up in New England and we are getting some Noah's Ark kinda rain! Luckily i accidentally bought a bag of Doves milk chocolates, and got 2 good books out of library. And got 2 mags in mail. Plus i have u guys. My cup runneth over.ReplyCancel
Sooooooo, no picking a fight with your fiancee for me. I totally did not call him a big wuss.ReplyCancel
Maybe Shocky is the one graduating, hmmm Charlie?ReplyCancel
She very well could be, my little Wiglet. However, her left hand visible in the pic looks to be in too nice of shape to have been bitch slapping little punks like me around. Whereas her fiancee looks like he could break me with mere intention. That being said, I could be wrong.ReplyCancel
It's fun to comment and joke about it, but it's just a day, a superstition, as @FS mentioned. Calendars are a man-made construct. And I'm skeptical about the lunar effect, too.
That said, I think it's pretty cool to be able to say I was born on a Friday the 13th with a full moon. 🙂
@Sugar, ahahaha, I had forgotten about that movie. Thanks!ReplyCancel
Nah Friday the 13th means getting out the hog and driving down to Port Dover on Lake Erie for a wild day and/or weekend.
Born to be Wild. Lots of people with assless chaps apparently.
Better than when Friday the 13th falls in the winter time.ReplyCancel
Me too Renoblondee! Hubby and I got married on Friday the 13th, with a full moon and rain. And today is our 11 year anniversary with the exact same forecast 🙂ReplyCancel
Happy Anniversary @Looziana!ReplyCancel
Thanks!! Hope you're having a great day and weekend ahead!ReplyCancel
@Bikey – I had to look that up to check it out. Discovered that Spain and the 'Spanish speaking world' have the superstition as being about Tuesday 13.
Interesting, thanks!
Also Olé olé olé … anyone from the 'Spanish speaking world' is going to be World Cupping right now! Go Australia, don't comply with the odds (the game is on now and I have stuff on so I'm avoiding the results until I get home and YouTube it).ReplyCancel
@StewMcG Hey, can you do me a favor and tell her she's beautiful* for me? Don't worry, not trying to make a move or anything. It just never hurts to know people think you're beautiful
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This A+ list everything except movies drank three bottles of champagne in about 90 minutes while waiting to appear on the big premiere of a show
. Drunk out of her mind.
Look for the gassiest person you can imagine. Lotta tiny bubbles = Madame BurpsalotReplyCancel
though Glitter was GOLDReplyCancel
Were any of them particularly burpy, did you notice, th47?ReplyCancel
I'll go with MariahReplyCancel
All of them. Gaggag- for sure and it would be easier to keep track of when mimi ' s sober.ReplyCancel
Gaga isn't A+ everything but acting. Mariah.ReplyCancel
Have we been on topic long enough? Can we ask Derek aboot his date yet??ReplyCancel
We have. Someone needs to ask, and you're just that woman, TTM!ReplyCancel
Yay! Derek! How was the date????ReplyCancel
hey TTM—it was good thanks for asking. Prob another one soon–we just watched movies (well sorta) ; )ReplyCancel
Yay! Derek got some!ReplyCancel
2nd base 3rd base homerunReplyCancel
nah just 2nd base—gotta test out the merchandise..lolReplyCancel
Yes, but now I've forgotten what each base means, Brenda! Homerun I vaguely rememberReplyCancel
I think
1st base kissing
2nd case ya know–touching lol
3rd base oral
4th base intercourse
But who knows what the wild kids do these days!
Or Count. His 1st base probably involves a ball gag thing lol
@Derek: That last line made me spit potato chips. Well done.ReplyCancel
Would it help I we used curling terminology instead?
Around the Horn sounds promising.
Back of the house… Probably not on first date.
Bite Stick… NO, just NO
Front of the House… third date, legs shaved
Tee Line… Say hello to the girls.
It's a start. I had no idea curling could be so risqué. I may have to watch it some time.ReplyCancel
What?! Derek!! I'm SHOCKED! You must be WAY younger than I am, because the bases when I was growing up were:
1st base: kissing
2nd base: hands up the shirt
3rd base: hands in the pants
4th base/home run: sex
What is Carey A+ in? She is A+ in music, diva and knockers if you strecht it a little, but I don't recall anything else (tv, literature…).ReplyCancel
I am such a bad Canuckadian, even that doesn't help, Charlie! Although it DOES make me want to watch curlingReplyCancel
I'm with you, NN! I thought there was shirt somewhere in there and I had no idea oral was on that menuReplyCancel
Me too @Naughty!ReplyCancel
Mimi ! She loves champagne and could def drink that much in 90minsReplyCancel
The blinds always have stories like this, but i rack my brain thinking about it and van never figure it out. Simply because I've seen plenty of people who drink like this and there are always sure signs. Tops is usually slurred speech and being off balance. While Mimi and Gaga have had there share of odd appearances, they never seem to aft drunk, as much as people seem to like to say they are. Every interview Mimi has done lately, as whacky as she act, she's always completely coherent and composed, and speaks clearly. Doesn't seem drink at all, just a little loopy. And Gaga just loves the attention she gets from acting weird and outlandish.ReplyCancel
Oral was never on that list of bases, because oral is MORE intimate than intercourse! Oral wasn't something done BEFORE you actually had intercourse with somebody! That is definitely a shift in perception over the past 15 years or so. Dumb kids thinking they can avoid STDs by having oral sex. Wait until they all have head and neck cancer from HPV.ReplyCancel


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Schmitt: Soccer violence growing in America
Although soccer is not recognized as America's game, it has grown immensely in popularity nationwide, particularly with larger numbers of youth involved with the sport than ever before.
It is, however, arguably recognized as Europe's and perhaps the remainder of the world's game with play getting so intense that rioting and fans storming the field, setting fire in the stands and even threatening or taking the lives of players, which cost their country a game, is not unheard of by any means. That sort of psychotic behavior and off-the-wall lunatic actions wouldn't happen in the USA, however.
Unfortunately that is wrong. The level of violent play has risen as indicated by the number of concussions and head injuries sustained and growing violent situations on the playing field. Stickers bearing the motto "Soccer is Life" are seen more frequently, and assaults on the field have increased.
Very recently, however, the growing lack of control of discipline in the game and lack of control by coaches and players came to a head. Ricardo Portillo , a referee out of Utah, had been working games in a league that had grown more violent . His family had warned him of this, but he continued in the league. This past month during a league game, Portillo had issued a yellow card to a 17-year-old goalie in the game, who became extremely violent after the foul was called and punched Portillo in the head, causing him to lapse into a coma for a week before dying.
The player has been booked on aggravated assault with further charges pending. This was a youth league game, not a World or Euro Cup match. This sad and unacceptable event is not an isolated one. With the "winning is the only thing" attitude, I have seen full blown fights break out between players at PAWest matches and at large tournaments, with little regard for referee intervention.
Along with the growth in popularity of the game has come the ugly side of the win-at-all-cost mentality. It is destroying Pele's concept of soccer as the beautiful game. It is time for every parent and every coach at every level to police their ranks, crush this mentality of uncontrolled violence and tighten up dangerous play significantly. That can't all be done by the referees, rather it is the responsibility of the entire league from club president and director of coaching to parents and players. Senseless violence like that in the Portillo case must be put to a grinding halt and the game brought back in to focus immediately.
n The popularity of the game is reflected in the local community with the record number of teams involved in Altoona Soccer Club Spring travel leagues. With 176 players registered and 14 travel teams, the problem which was feared most has come to fruition. There virtually are no fields to play on or even practice on. Older teams needing full fields have been using field space at the AYSO Valley View fields, which are slightly smaller than regulations require for full field play.
Leopold Field, a mud pit for the bottom 20 yards, has not even been a realistic option. The Altoona Area School District IM turf field, where many games were played, is still being resurfaced, while Mansion Park, which used to be used almost weekly, has been shut off for weekend play, and the AAHS junior high field sits empty on weekends, but the club cannot secure permission to play any games here.
They have even reached out to PSU Altoona to utilize Spring Run Stadium, but the rental cost put on the field by the university is far too high for the club to afford. So while fields are available, they are currently unattainable for use, and many teams are playing a vast majority of their games away every week in Pittsburgh or farther as a result. T his is an issue best addressed by the school board since most of the players are students in the district, and parents are Altoona taxpayers.
n Several schools will see some coaching changes for the upcoming scholastic year. Central Cambria will be bringing on a new high school girls head coach, and the Altoona girls program will be bringing on an new assistant varsity girls coach.
n St Francis University has always been active in working with area youth in soccer development and has scheduled soccer camps for co-ed players ages u-6 to u-14 and also for high school boys on July 28-Aug. 4. Coaches or parents interested can gain additional information by going to www.sfuathletics.com under men's soccer and click on summer camps.
n Positive local soccer news comes from the American Youth Soccer Organization ranks in that following the sale of Valley View Home by the county, the organization will be able to retain use of their fields and won't have to search for a new home for hundreds of area youth to enjoy instructional soccer programs.
Tom Schmitt writes a monthly soccer column for the Mirror.


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#135215 - 11/14/04 05:58 PM Laika et alia
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Laika was a female, Plutarch. And something I had forgotten, she was one of many dogs shot into space by the Russians.
I remember the horror felt in the United States by the launch of the first Sputnik. It was as if our whole nation had been judged and found wanting in terms of the science education given to my generation. We were all of us certain that Communists would parachute from satellites and take over our country.
People who did not live through those times usually don't have a good grasp on just how serious the cold war and the arms race were. Those of us who were in school from about 1952 or 1953 through hmmm, let's see, at least the Cuban missile crisis will never forget practicing taking cover under desks and in enclosed hallways, as if that would do one damned bit of good in the event of a nearby a-blast.
We all remember the national despondency when our first three or four attempts to put a satellite in orbit failed live on national television, just as we thrilled to hear JFK's challenge to "send a man to the moon and return him safely to Earth before the decade is out."_________________________
#135216 - 11/14/04 08:59 PM Re: Laika et alia
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Oh, the memories of Sputnik! My mother was young...twenty-five years old; I was seven. She made golden sputniks to hang on our Christmas tree, golden sputniks to hang from the dining room light; she had sputnik-making parties, glue everywhere and jars of gold paint and glitter. She embraced sputniks and the excitement of the period. I really didn't experience the fallout from Sputnik until I was thirteen-years old in Fairfax County where I encountered 'the new math'--and I remember distinctly liking the new math much better than the 'old.' Cannot imagine why. It was there when the Cuban missile crisis occurred and I began to hear about bomb shelters and the possibility of World War III. That's when the 'Russian nightmares' began for me.
#135217 - 11/17/04 04:52 PM I never knew.
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Laika barking and dieing alone in outer space. My heart breaks just thinking about it. How cruel and utterly sad. I think I was happier in my ignorance about that.
#135218 - 11/18/04 06:35 AM Re: I never knew.
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Well, when you stop to think what they were doing to their own human citizens at the time, I suppose killing off dogs by suffocation could almost be seen as kind ...
#135219 - 11/21/04 06:40 AM Re: I never knew.
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when you stop to think what they were doing to their own human citizens at the time, I suppose killing off dogs by suffocation could almost be seen as kind ...
Good point*, Capfka.
The same comparison could be made between the gulags in Siberia and the "ethnic cleansing" in West Darfur today.
The only difference is that today we know what is going on and we have the means to stop it, and we look the other way.
Perhaps if it was happening in outer space, we would take more interest in these preventable atrocities.
* Subject to this caveat, Capfka. It can never be "seen as kind" or "almost kind" to cause suffering to any sentient life, whether a dog or a human. But sometimes such measures can and must be tolerated when they are undertaken for therapeutic reasons, or, in the case of animal research, to advance human civilization or human health.
I hope you will understand any suffering I may have caused you personally, or anyone else on this Board, in that light, Capfka.
#135220 - 11/21/04 09:45 AM Re: I never knew.
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#135221 - 11/21/04 09:57 AM Re: I never knew.
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You make my case more eloquently than I could ever have made it for myself, Capfka.
You are hung on your own canard.
I take no pleasure in it.
#135222 - 11/21/04 02:46 PM Re: I never knew.
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And I take exception to your constant, pointless, contentless multiple posts. Take the hint, big boy.
#135223 - 11/21/04 04:34 PM Re: I never knew.
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Take the hint, big boy.
Ah, Capfka. Will you never learn?
Offer no offence, and none will be offered to you.
There is a flip side to that equation, however.
And, one more thing, Capfka. If you must pick on someone, pick on someone your own size.
Your odds are better.
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