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#72524 Jan 7, 2013
The 2% reduction in Social Security payroll taxes were part of Obama's stimulus package of Jan.2011. The stimulus that ALL you Repubs bitched about. NOW that it is expired you Hypocrite bastards bitch about the thing being gone that you bitched about 2 years ago should have never been put in place. OMG. The fact is you just hate Obama and America. Because either way you are going to bitch about it.
#72525 Jan 7, 2013
just admit it idiot obozo raised your taxes after he promised he wouldnt
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#72526 Jan 7, 2013
Is Obama and the Democrats responsible for this or are Republicans involved too?
#72527 Jan 7, 2013
I knew the 2% reduction would expire when it was put in place on Jan.1, 2011. You should have read the plan back in 2010 and you would have known also.
#72528 Jan 7, 2013
The mental illness of believing in Chemtrails? It started in 1996 on the net.
#72529 Jan 7, 2013
Contrails, or condensation trails, are "streaks of condensed water vapor created in the air by an airplane or rocket at high altitudes."[4] These condensation trails are the result of normal emissions of water vapor from piston engines and jet engines at high altitudes in which the water vapor condenses into a visible cloud. Contrails are formed when hot humid air from the engines mixes with the colder surrounding air. The rate at which contrails dissipate is entirely dependent on weather conditions and altitude. If the atmosphere is near saturation, the contrail may exist for some time. Conversely, if the atmosphere is dry, the contrail will dissipate quickly.[4]
#72530 Jan 7, 2013
You must not pay much to the fact that people who give money to politicians to get elected expect something in return. Grover Norquist is an unelected fool lobbiest and he controls the republicans. Money makes our politicians bow down and vote like idiots. Funny that you say dems are destroying the country. We are smarter than that. Repubs had a balanced budget and a surplus when Bush took office. After record spending bills and unpaid for tax breaks and war the coutry was destroyed as he left office. Here is a fact for you Over 5 trillion in new spending bills passed under bush. 1.4 trillion in new spending under Obama, and dont forget 800 billion of that was to stimulate a bad economy left by 8 years of republican policy. Facts are something repubs dont understand. Oh god look out for the boogie man that all repubs say. I dont believe that things are going to get better because the repubs still dont want a black man to have a legacy as a good president. Congress is the problem. Repubs in congress just like fox news cant believe that Obama was reelected. I love how the idiots like Carl Rove and Dick Morris who said Romney will win by a landslide are now hideing. Remember Rassmussen a fox right wing poll was the one that was way off. All other polls that they were saying were left wing and wrong were the ones that were right, and yet you fools still believe fox news.
#72531 Jan 7, 2013
dumb you are a bald faced liar, bush never had a balanced budget nor surplus, obozo has spent 6 trillion dollars stop the lies, the only reason democrat polls were correct is they included illegal messigan votes which should not have counted, you truely are dumb i agree
#72532 Jan 7, 2013
these idiots dont know because of qe1 qe2 andq3 he dolar is worth 1/3 what it was before this idot becme president to break even the dow hs to reach 21,000
#72533 Jan 7, 2013
leftwinghackadoos, want you to believe, unemployment rises by tickof 350,000 a week and they claim they create 157,000 jobs that obozo has created jobs hahahahahahaha what idiots
#72535 Jan 7, 2013
Conservaturds still whining about getting stomped in the Election.
#72536 Jan 7, 2013
Nancy Pelosi and others have been working on this even before Obama was re-elected. They were just waiting for him to win re-election. When we discussed this on the forum before all the progressive nutjobs told us to run because the sky was falling and accused us of believing conspiracies, etc. It's just like with all the things Palin was ridiculed for and I'll be damn if most of what she said has come true. Our country is being ruled by the Cloward and Pivan theory and the Progressives have been working on implementing that theory for years now. Nancy Pelosi has been bragging for years about the Progressives. She is the most corrupt politician of our time so that tells us all we need to know. It's gonna get worse.
#72537 Jan 7, 2013
Try English next time dick head.
#72538 Jan 7, 2013
Really? Bush had a surplus from Clinton when he took office, right? Is that what your whole rant is based on? That fact? LMAO Our country's last surplus was 54 years ago. Clinton borrowed heavily from the Social Security fund and the Defense fund. He got creative and put that borrowed money in a surplus column, told you idiots that he was so great he was leaving a surplus, you idiots fell for Slick Willy's crap, you idiots repeated and repeated his lie until most of you are now convinced that he actually left a surplus. It has to hurt you idiots being so damn dumb. I can't even imagine. lol
Here's a little fun fact for you. It blows your whole theory but just for fun lets discuss it, wanna? In order for our government to have a surplus the deficit HAS to decrease. There's no plan B or what if or maybe...to have a surplus the deficit HAS to decrease. The last time our deficit decreased was 54 years ago. Was Clinton president 54 years ago? Do tell!
LMMFAO Instead of showing your stupidity on the internet every chance you get try cracking open a book every once in awhile or at the very least take a Civics class. While it obviously doesn't bother you to be stupid it concerns the rest of us. You idiots that will fall for anything are the reason our country is circling the sewer drain.
You are living proof that this old saying is so true...you fell for that now kneel for this.
#72539 Jan 7, 2013
Coming from the Village Retard.
#72540 Jan 7, 2013
Clinton did leave a surplus Stupid. Turn off the Faux and get educated, stupid and Republican is no way to go through Life.
#72541 Jan 7, 2013
This is how we would feel......
#72542 Jan 7, 2013
Sisterboy, I had hopes that you would somehow, by some miracle, get yourself educated for the new year. Too much too soon? lmao I feel sorry for you, sort of, because you do come by your ignorance honestly. Your old heathen mammy and pappy probably didn't have one complete brain cell between them. What are the odds? You were born with half a brain cell and it is confused!!! Too funny.
#72543 Jan 7, 2013
hey libofags, what happened on October 22, 1999? Bet you can't guess cuz you don't understand history.
1. The sun rose in the west and set in the east
2. wtf discovered his sodomistic behavior was legal
3. Bill Clinton set forth the largest banking deregulation in history.
hey libofags, what happened in 2000 - 2007?
1. The sun rose in the west ans set in the east
2. wtf discovered his sodomistic behavior was a threat to chickens
3. Country Wide Financial (owned by BofA) sold massive bad debt loans to Freddie Mac
hey libofags, what was the result of Clintons deregulation of the housing market?
1. Nothing
2. Its Bushs fault
3. It crashed
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Taijuan Walker is an elite pitching prospect. Despite the TINSTAAPP rules, Walker has ranked in the top 15 of the major top 100 lists, and he's Seattle's No.1 or No. 2 prospect, depending on the list. Walker's 2012 line, however, was a little underwhelming. He posted a 4.69 ERA and 4.04 FIP, and during the couple chats I've done with Mike Newman, I've seen quite a few questions about whether we should be worried about it. The answer is no, but I thought it warranted a longer, more detailed answer. Age is one of the most important aspects when looking at prospects, and Walker has that going for him. While being older doesn't mean a player isn't talented or even talented enough to be a quality player at the major-league level, a young age allows for more development time and more time to convert tools into skills. It's also important because you want a player's physical peak to match the timeline in which he can use those physical gifts meaningfully in a major-league game. If a person physically peaks in his/her early-to-mid-20s, then you would like for players to be in the majors and producing at that time. Getting to the majors as a 21- to 23-year-old can help the player adapt to the high level of play and begin utilizing skills while he's physically peaking. When he begins to physically decline in his late-20s, his experience and "baseball IQ" will (theoretically) compensate for the slight loss in physical talent, leading to his "performance peak." If the player waits until his mid-20s to get to the majors, he's fighting Father Time while trying to adjust to the majors, but it's certainly not impossible for him to be a quality player. Walker is on pace to pitch in the majors at the age of 21. That puts Walker is on the right side of this age conversation. Born on August 13, 1992, Walker was 19 for almost all of last season. Here are the median ages of each full-season league in 2012, courtesy of Baseball America. League Level Median DOB Median Age Midwest Low-A 11/28/1989 22 South Atlantic Low-A 1/6/1990 22 Carolina High-A 11/1/1988 23 California High-A 10/3/1988 23 Florida State High-A 12/20/1988 23 Eastern AA 12/20/1986 24 Texas AA 10/20/1987 24 Southern AA 11/3/1987 24 International AAA 1/4/1985 26 Pacific Coast AAA 7/3/1985 26 Having been skipped over High-A and the California League, Walker went to the Southern League (Double-A) and pitched against hitters several years older. As Keith Law noted, Walker was the youngest pitcher who spent the entire season in Double-A. But even if he was young, his stuff should have been able to get batters out, right? Well, kind of. Many of the batters he faced had a few more years of baseball experience, and they're also more physically capable of punishing Walker for his mistakes. He was good enough to hold his own, but he also had to learn some lessons he would have otherwise learned in High-A, which hurt him occasionally But even if he was young for his age, does his moderately underwhelming performance signal a sign of trouble? I took a look at the top pitchers from this past season, specifically the ones drafted out of high school (it would be unfair of me to judge the ones drafted out of college for being a bit older) and found out how they performed their first time through Double-A. Player Age League IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 ERA FIP Taijuan Walker 19 SOU 126.2 8.4 3.6 2.3 0.9 4.69 4.04 Felix Hernandez 18 TEX 57.1 9.1 3.3 2.8 0.5 3.30 3.17 Edwin Jackson 19 SOU 148.1 9.5 3.2 3.0 0.5 3.70 3.11 C.C. Sabathia 19 EAS 90.1 9.0 4.8 1.9 0.6 3.59 3.90 Matt Cain 19 EAS 86.0 7.5 4.2 1.8 0.7 3.35 4.08 Zack Greinke 19 TEX 53.0 5.8 0.8 7.3 0.8 3.23 3.60 Clayton Kershaw 19 SOU 24.2 10.6 6.2 1.7 1.5 3.65 5.02 Gio Gonzalez 20 EAS 154.2 9.7 4.7 2.1 1.4 4.66 4.80 Josh Johnson 21 SOU 139.2 7.3 3.2 2.3 0.3 3.87 2.92 Johnny Cueto 21 SOU 61.0 11.4 1.6 7.1 0.9 3.10 2.89 A couple things are interesting here: The first is that a lot of these pitchers pitched in Double-A around the same age as Walker. The second is they didn't all perform so well, statistically speaking. King Felix is otherworldly, so comparing him to other guys is a little unfair. Edwin Jackson mowed through Double-A, but Sabathia, Cain and Kershaw had some bumps along the way (though Kershaw's performance was only 24 innings). Gonzalez was a year older and had an even worse go of it. As for Johnson and Cueto, they were a full two years older than Walker. If Walker could sit in Double-A for another year or two, he'd probably dominate there, as well. This, of course, isn't to say that Walker is definitely going to be the top-of-the-rotation pitcher like these fine gentlemen, but it should alleviate concerns over his Double-A performance. Getting to Double-A at 19 means you're pretty good — and being able to hold your own at that level at that age means you're pretty good, too. That, however, leads me to a final point about minor-league statistics. Be careful. Statistics are great for major-league players because they're accrued against major-league players. Everyone is assumed to have the skills to produce at that level. Minor league statistics are accumulated against a lot of guys who will never step foot on a major-league field, and as a result, context really needs to be considered when looking at them. Minor league players use the minor leagues to work on aspects of their game that aren't so good because those weaknesses need to improve by the time they reach the majors. This is good for them in the long-term, but it hurts short-term production. Luckily, statistical results don't really matter in the minors, but once they're in the majors, they do. This is why so much focus is placed on the scouting reports: If you have the raw tools of major-league talent and are gradually turning them into skills, you're on the right track. As for Walker's scouting report, Mike loves him some Taijuan Walker. A scout once told me minor-league development is about the journey, not individual events. We're so used to looking at individual season performances because each season is so important in the majors, but the minors don't work that way. 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How would I make the hat larger for a 10yr old? I want to make this for my neice who is penguin crazy (like her Aunty). Thought I'd just add 5 stitches on each end keeping the pattern in the middle the same size. What do you think??
Another thing, the pattern says the circumference of the hat is 18", that sounds pretty big for a toddlers head doesn't it??
I know I should measure my neices head but it's supposed to be a surprise.
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First, the Pakistan government turned over the Swat Valley to the Taliban and allowed it to impose sharia law and kill opponents. If there is a government in Pakistan how can they sanction a terror group imposing law, burning down schools for girls and beheading opponents? Who exactly is in charge? In the face of government weakness, the Taliban entered another region, Buner and began imposing its version of the law. It appears the Pakistan government is finally grasping the salami tactics of the Taliban mean they eventually will head for the capital. Many Pakistan leaders are now demanding action against the Taliban even as some Taliban leaders are heading for Buner to persuade their colleagues to leave before the entire Pakistan army gets the message that action is the only way to deal with the Taliban.
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Over a year ago, Nancy and I started dreaming up a new way of presenting and delivering albums. Wedding albums last a lifetime, and now, as photography moves into it's second century, we are learning they are cherished for two and three lifetimes. We wanted to create a case that would protect our albums on their century-long journeys. This case must fulfill three requirements:
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I have been lurking on the board for the past month. First of January I bought the ATS 2.0T RWD Premium - black raven with red interior. I have been commuting for the month of January - mainly driving early and late when it is dark out. This last weekend I took a road trip to drive from Houston to New Orleans for the Superbowl (my team lost...but I had a great time!) It was a great opportunity to drive the car and also drive during daylight hours. So I thought I'd put down a few bullet points of my impressions from the first two thousand miles. Overall...I love it - but that's probably what you are supposed to say after dropping 50k on a car. No regrets about going with the ATS over the competitors. It's not perfect either, as you can see by looking at this forum but I am really enjoying the car. Anyway - here are my thoughts after 2k miles and a 1k mile long weekend road trip:
- favorite features are the HUD and adaptive cruise. That adaptive cruise makes long trips quite relaxing (after getting comfortable with how the car breaks for you)
- Love the technology in the ATS. It's the reason I got the car. It is finicky though. Same issues as others with the memory seats not going into proper position always. After phone calls the NAV doesn't come back up, etc. I know we are hoping for a miracle CUE update at the end of Feb. It will be a big update but I'm sure it won't fix everything. Happy it is coming though.
- Others have commented on the stereo. I am not as happy as I should be. It's okay but I wish it was better. I put an after market sub in my old 97 STS but there were issues going through the Bose controls. I will look forward to hearing from others on successful after market upgrades.
- I have been using an iPod touch in the hidden compartment plugged into the USB. It is a 64 GB version that at first I loaded all my music but after it not seeming to work well and reading comments here - I dialed it back to my favorite 1,996 songs. The iPod connection is finicky though. Sometimes the album artwork comes up, sometimes not. Sometimes when I start the car the iPod only plays songs from the artist that was playing when I shut the car off. If I take the iPod out of the car and plug it back in - the iPod plays a song and then seems to play a one second clip of the next song before advancing to another song. Weird. If I either unplug or shut the car off it goes back to normal. Usually when I start the car there is no music and I have to select the iPod from the DIC.
- I have been happy with the comfort of the seats - on the long drive I was comfy.
- Not sure if it is the 'new car smell' but it sometimes smells dusty in the car...can't figure it out.
- In the sunlight you sure see the smudges! I've been reading about them but they aren't visible too much in the dark. - in the sunlight the car looks GREAT!
- MPG: for my commute I have been averaging 24. For my 1k mile weekend I got 26.9 (receipt calculated) with my best performance being my 412 mile drive over at 28.2. I'm happy with that; best I've ever had.
- There is a way to get your mileage up and it is to slow down. On the way back I didn't go overboard (much) but had a great time and still got 25.7mpg.
- Navigation is okay. Voice recognition is better than wife's Honda but I like the Honda interface better. Love the turn alerts on the HUD.
- Driving in the sunlight I didn't think the HUD was working great. Then I took off my polarized sunglasses to clean them and noticed the HUD was very bright. Time for new glasses? Oh, bugs that get squashed right in front of the HUD are annoying...
- This is my first keyless car. Is there really no ACC position to listen to the radio for >10 minutes?
- Tinted. Definitely. Nice and dark with the fronts one step darker than Texas legal with the same levels around the car.
- Vibrating seats. Loving them but once on this trip it started going to audible alert instead. During a gas stop I went int the settings, turned the vibrating alert off, then on...and it worked.
- I love the brakes and the chassis. I never knew that you could love brakes and cannot explain my love of brakes or chassis to anyone. I just love them. I was trying to explain it to my uncle and gave up. He's going to have to drive it for himself.
Sorry for the long post. Thank you for your posts. Keep 'em coming!
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Press the start button without hitting the brake, should do acc mode.
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People who aren't impressed by brakes have never truly learned to drive. Afterall, most cars brake 2x better than they accelerate. But I hear you, most people want 0-60 times and HP numbers. The ATS has everything in the right balance, IMO. I still smile on the way to work in the morning, and that says something considering I'm not always looking forward to getting to work.
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great feedback
and i think exesivefire is correct about acc...
also should be noted in the owners manual
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Very good read. I do agree the iPod integration needs a ton of work. The one in the Denali never gives me an issue and I run an old 120 GB iPod. I think the issue lies with when the car is turned off the power to the ipod is removed once the door is open and I don't think the ATS have some type of "memory" to at least maintain what was in the ipod so when you come back and turn the vehicle back on it has to index all the music again. I hope that makes sense so that Cadillac can see this and come up with some type of fix. The USB in my Yukon is always powered so when I get back into the vehicle it is ready to go.
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hopefully the CUE updates will fix this issue
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No worries! I figured it out on accident.. Haha I always forget to press the brake


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Course DescriptionProvides an in-depth view of the biological, cultural, and sociological origins of male roles and behavior and explore the implications of this for understanding mental health, sexuality, addiction, and criminal behavior of men. Develops a framework for the essential elements of gender-specific treatment for boys and men. Audit available.
Addendum to Course Description
Men and Addiction will present to the student scientific, historical and statistical analysis of the male experience. Critical thinking skills will be heavily emphasized as a framework in which to evaluate relevant information. This course is required for students enrolled in the Alcohol
and Drug Counselor Program.
Intended Outcomes for the course
At the conclusion of this course students will be able to:
1. Describe and apply program elements of gender specific addiction treatment for boys and men.
2. Identify and demonstrate gender specific addiction treatment interventions and processes.
3. Incorporate Trauma and Wellness Informed Services specific to the male population.
4. Identify, address and monitor issues of countertransference that are stimulated when working with the male population.
Course Activities and Design
- Utilize critical thinking strategies to analyze gender specific information.
- Identify gender specific communication styles. Describe how these differences could influence addiction treatment strategies.
- Compare and contrast the "Stage 1" male to the "Stage 11" male as described in the book The Myth of Male Power.
- Identify definitions of violence and sexual abuse and outline in terms of statistical evidence incidence rates among men relative to women from both perpetrator and victim perspective.
- Describe health issues specific to men including gender differences in utilization of health resources.
- Describe the relationship between gender and suicide and factors which contribute to male suicide.
- Describe cultural conditioning relative to the male roles of provider and protector and the impact this has on the "modern male" as described in the book The Myth of Male Power.
- Describe the disparity in life expectancies between the genders relative to men being viewed as "success objects" and as the "disposable sex". Outline how addictive behaviors may be related to this disparity.
- Identify recent research on male specific addiction treatment and the implications this research has for future treatment models.
- Identify community resources which provide male specific services.
- Describe the male experiencing in terms of parenting including examination of legal and social bias against fathers relative to custody issues.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
At the beginning of each term, the instructor will detail the methods used to evaluate the student acquisition of the targeted competencies. The methods used may include one or more of the following tools: examinations, quizzes, homework assignments, research papers, small group projects, oral presentations or maintenance of a journal.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- Critical Thinking Skills and Gender Specific Research
- Cultural Bias prohibiting focus on male experience
- Historic Male and Female Gender Roles
- Gender roles and communication patterns
- Man as protector and provider
- Emotional expression as a function of gender
- Parenting including legal bias against fathers
- Male relationships
- Violence and sexual abuse
- Men as perpetrators
- Men as victims
- Social sanctions against disclosure of sexual abuse
- Social sanctions supporting male violence
- Male specific health issues
- Factors effecting life expectancy
- Suicide risk and prevention strategies
- Male utilization of health resources
- Addiction
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SALEM, MA -- The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) unveils its redesigned and expanded Art & Nature Center with a free opening day celebration on Saturday, October 19. Featuring new exhibition spaces, art studios, interactive stations and amenities for young families, the museum's Art & Nature Center attracts adult and children audiences alike. Ever-rotating programs, activity stations, multimedia elements and annual exhibitions highlight the vital connections between human creativity and the natural world. The Art & Nature Center's premiere exhibition, Beyond Human: Artist-Animal Collaborations, features nearly 40 paintings, installations, photographs and audio and video recordings by artists who co-create or investigate art with live animals.
"Artists are remarkable for their ability to continually offer fresh perspectives and share creative new ways of interacting with the world," says Jane Winchell, PEM's Sarah Fraser Robbins Director of the Art & Nature Center. "While artists have depicted animals for thousands of years, Beyond Human celebrates a relatively recent phenomenon: artists who work directly with animals - either through collaboration or by tapping into an animal's innate behavior - to create unique works of art."
At turns humorous and surreal, German artist Corinna Schnitt's 2005 video Once Upon a Time explores animal behavior in a human context. By situating a rotating camera at floor level Schnitt documents how, in the course of 25 minutes, a living room descends into chaos as animals -- domestic and barnyard -- are introduced into the space. Kittens climb the curtains, dogs drink water from a fishbowl, ducks tip over baskets while goats and a donkey sets about deleafing every houseplant in sight. Suspense is generated as the camera pivots from one scene of casual destruction to another while the sounds of crashing objects and braying animals come from just beyond the frame.
William Wegman's creative partnership with animals first began in the 1970s when his first Weimaraner, Man Ray, kept wandering onto the set of his video studio. Hundreds of photos and several generations of Weimaraners later, Wegman's images of dogs have made an indelible mark on the art world. With their expressive faces, malleable forms and patient dispositions, Wegman's Weimaraners are ideal collaborators in the studio. In his 2008 work Platform Shoes a Weimaraner has a somewhat worried look while balancing atop four upside-down galvanized planters. Ever-inventive and always executed with a wry sense of humor, Wegman's creative experiments with "man's best friend" have become one of the most iconic examples of artist-animal collaborations.
Mary Jo McConnell, a Massachusetts painter, considers the bowerbirds of Papua New Guinea to be fellow artists. Unique to the animal world, male bowerbirds are known to create elaborate and carefully constructed displays to attract a mate. Insects, flowers, berries, rocks, fungus and moss are collected by the birds and judiciously arranged to create original compositions emphasizing color, texture and light. For more than 20 years, McConnell has made an annual sojourn to the forests of Papua New Guinea to sketch -- and later paint -- the bowerbirds' fantastical creations. In addition to McConnell's paintings, Beyond Human features an interactive station where guests create their own bowerbird-inspired displays.
OPENING DAY CELEBRATION: Saturday October 19, 2013 | FREE
Celebrate the opening day of Beyond Human: Artist-Animal Collaborations! Meet featured artists from the exhibition, learn to dance like a bird, make beeswax art, and more!
DROP-IN ART MAKING: Paws-On Painting | 10 am-12:30 pm | Create Space 2
How would you paint if you had a trunk or claws instead of hands? Try out our animal-inspired painting tools and make your mark!
COLLABORATIVE ART: Natural Patterns with Gowri Savoor | 10:30 am-4 pm | Atrium
Join environmental artist Gowri Savoor to create a rangoli masterpiece of natural materials. Come back throughout the day to watch the pattern emerge and evolve!
ARTIST DEMONSTRATION: Painting with Cockroaches | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Atrium
Beyond Human participating artist Steven Kutcher demonstrates how he uses live hissing cockroaches to create collaborative artwork.
STORY TIME: Elephants Can Paint Too! | 10:30-11 am | For children ages 4+ with adult | Info Desk
Do elephants learn to paint the same way as kids? What tools do they use? Find out as we read Elephants Can Paint Too! by Katya Arnold and look at paintings made by elephants on display in Beyond Human.
PERFORMANCE: A Passion for Birds | 11-11:45 am & 1:15-2 pm | Atrium
Artist and performer Henry Lappen studied numerous birds to create the masks and movements that form his dance. Learn how to strike a pose like a seagull or soar like an eagle in this participatory, comic performance!
DROP-IN ART MAKING: Art of the Hive | Noon-3 pm | Create Space
Meet beekeeper Barbara Milhender and find out more about the tools and techniques for working with bees. Then create your own beeswax artwork to take home.
ARTIST PRESENTATION: Elephants as Artists| 1-1:45 pm | Morse Auditorium
Renowned international artist Alex Melamid, a participating artist in Beyond Human and co-founder of the Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project, is joined by program director David Ferris in this special presentation about the artist's groundbreaking partnership with Asian elephants in Thailand. Find out what the artist has learned about elephant creativity and what we can learn about elephants from their art.
PERFORMANCE: Go, Dog, Go! | 2-2:45 pm | Bartlett Gallery
Watch the dogs of Operation Canine go through their paces! These remarkable and highly intelligent dogs work in close collaboration with their human partners.
ARTIST PERFORMANCE & DEMONSTRATION: Scratch Theremin | 2:30-3:15 pm | Morse Auditorium
Beyond Human participating artist Julie Andreyev performs a site-specific composition on the amazing Theremin, creating a collaborative piece featuring projection video and recordings made with her companion dog, Tom. After the 15 minute performance, find out how this fascinating instrument works (think electro-magnetic fields) and try playing the Theremin yourself - on stage with the artist! Made possible by a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.
ARTIST PRESENTATION: Bugs in the Movies | 3:30-4:15 pm | Morse Auditorium
Artist Steven Kutcher also works as a bug wrangler for numerous movies, television shows and commercials, including Spiderman, Matilda, and We Bought a Zoo. Enjoy behind-the-scenes stories of working with insects on camera and see clips of these six- and eight-legged stars in action.
THE OPENING CELEBRATION CONTINUES: Saturday November 2, 2013
Come take a walk on the wild side of art as we celebrate the opening of the redesigned Art & Nature Center!
DROP-IN ART MAKING: Stackable Stones | 10 am - 1 pm| Atrium
Work with environmental artist Kyle Browne to create one-of-a-kind balanced sculpture of stones and other natural materials collected around the North Shore.
ANIMAL FACE PAINTING | 10 am - 1 pm | Atrium
Let the award-winning face painters from Art on the Spot transform you into your favorite critter.
DROP-IN ART MAKING: Live owl sculpting | 10:30 am - 1pm | Create Space
Join artist Sarah Seabury Ward as she leads a clay sculpting demonstration featuring live owls from Eyes on Owls.
DROP-IN ART MAKING: Silk screening | 10:30 am - 1pm | Create Space
DROP-IN ART MAKING: Tagua Nut Scrimshaw | 10:30 am - 1pm | Art Nook
PUPPET PERFORMANCE: River Tales, Flights of Fancy | 11:30 am - 12: 15 pm | Atrium
MARIONETTE WALKABOUTS | 10:30 - 11 am & 12:30 - 1pm | Art & Nature Center
EXHIBITION CREDIT: Support provided by the East India Marine Associates of the Peabody Essex Museum.
IMAGE CREDIT: Platform Shoes, 2008, William Wegman. Courtesy of the artist.
Founded in 1799, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents outstanding works of artistic and cultural creativity in ways that transform people's lives. The museum's collection is among the finest of its kind, showcasing an unrivaled spectrum of American art and architecture as well as outstanding Asian, Asian export, Native American, African, Oceanic, maritime and photography collections. In addition to its vast holding, the museum offers a vibrant schedule of changing exhibitions and an interactive education center. The museum campus features numerous parks, period gardens and 22 historic properties, including Yin Yu Tang, a 200-year-old house that is the only example of Chinese domestic architecture on display in the United States. Currently, a comprehensive $650 million Campaign is underway to advance PEM's mission, fortify its endowment, improve infrastructure and build a 175,000-square-foot expansion.HOURS: Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-5 pm, and the third Thursday of every month, 10 am-9:30 pm. Closed Mondays (except holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. ADMISSION: Adults $15; seniors $13; students $11. Additional admission to Yin Yu Tang: $5. Members, youth 16 and under and residents of Salem enjoy free general admission and free admission to Yin Yu Tang. INFO: Call 866?745?1876 or visit our website at www.pem.org
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Looking for local plants
Hey Colorado! Im in Fort Collins looking for some plants for my recently set up 90 gallon. Please pm with with what you have, how much, and where you are located. Im really just looking for extra trimmings of anything! Thanks!
Im in the Fort Collins Area. Ive got some H Difformis and a few other stems/clippings.
If you get to Denver or Aurora, I can usually spare some of the common plants to give you a start.
Depending on the above answers, I can get you a trimming of several types of plants. most require higher light, co2 injection, and a good fertilizer regimen.
In the next week or two, I can provide you with a few trimmings of Ludwigia inclinata 'cuba', pogostemon stelattus 'broad leaf', these are my higher light plants. mid and lower I have hygrophilia corymbosa 'angustifolia' which is a nice wide stem plant (6-10" wide!) Rotala Rotundifolia 'green', some bacopa of some sort, Lindernia sp. 'India'
lol I have a ton of plants, some I only have a very short quantity of some of the stems.
please excuse the spelling of the species, I did not want to spend the time looking up the correct spellings lol
LOL you sound like me Noahma.. With several tanks full... Its not hard to come by depending on what ive got at the time.. Have several low/mid and high light set ups.
The hygrophilia corymbosa 'angustifolia' is one I have tons of. Grows great in low, medium and high light.. But it like most all Hygrophilia is a major nutrient sucker. Think ive got about 8 different species of hygrow now. Maybe more.. have to look..
But Right now ive got a few different trimmings.
Hey it's a 90 gallon high light co2 injection. It's on my tagline. Aquaticfan I'm also in the fort Collins area and would love anything you can spare!
If you are looking for some red plants, I can always spare a stem or two of Pogostemon stellatus 'Broad Leaf' (sends out side shoots like crazy when trimmed)
Wonder if we could all do a casual plant swap meet somewhere central to all? I don't have much to offer just yet, but should within a couple of months, including a lovely red stem (ludwigia or rotala... escapes me at the moment). I'd sure love a start of your Pogo sometime, Noahma.
i would be down for a plant swap!
That would be pretty cool. I dont have near as many plants as i used to, but could bring one or two stems for someone. I am doing a massive trim and replant tomorrow, but I am sure no one wants the trimmed parts lol, they are the lower parts of the stems that are starting to get ratty. but after it gets going again, I usually trim the top and allow the side shoots to grow. I do the trims like that for a month or two, then do the total replant of the upper portions. (usually when the stems new growth slows, and I get some stem melt at the bottom.
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The last time Ohio State played a home game, the Buckeyes stumbled their way to a 3-2 halftime lead with Akron before chalking up a rather ugly 20-2 win.
What a difference two weeks makes.
The Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0) returned to Ohio Stadium on Sept. 22 looking like a different team, kicking off the 2007 Big Ten season by rolling to a 58-7 victory over Northwestern (2-2, 0-1).
The point total was the largest for an Ohio State team in the Jim Tressel era, eclipsing the 54-10 win over the Wildcats last season. It was also the most points scored by the Buckeyes since a 72-0 wipeout of Pittsburgh in 1995.
Offensive stars were plentiful for the Buckeyes, who piled up 396 yards of total offense. Quarterback Todd Boeckman connected on 11 of 14 pass attempts for 179 yards and four touchdowns, while junior split end Brian Robiskie gathered in three passes (all of them scoring passes) for 89 yards.
Boeckman became only the eighth OSU quarterback to throw for four touchdowns in a single game. The others – Troy Smith, who did four times last season; Craig Krenzel (2003) and Vic Janowicz (1950), who each did it twice; Bobby Hoying (1995), Tony Curcillo (1951), Art Schlichter (1980) and Mike Tomczak (1983).
Meanwhile, Robiskie became the first Ohio State receiver to catch three touchdown passes in a game since Terry Glenn caught four in that 1995 game against Pittsburgh.
While the passing game was clicking, the Buckeyes were also doing plenty of the damage on the ground. Sophomore tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells picked up 100 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries while backup Maurice Wells added 44 yards and two scores on 15 carries.
"We got off to a great start, obviously," OSU head coach Jim Tressel said. "At the beginning, we got a good kickoff return, were out there in free-wheeling zone, and were able to do a couple of things. Then, really the defense took over and gave us good field position. It was a decisive win that hopefully we can go back and learn from."
On defense, Ohio State held the Wildcats to just 120 total yards. That included a net of zero yards rushing for Northwestern, whose leading ground gainer was running back Omar Conteh with 28 yards on 15 carries.
NU quarterback C.J. Bachér was constantly hounded by Ohio State all afternoon, and finished with 17 completions on 32 attempts for 120 yards. Bachér was intercepted twice and sacked five times.
Junior middle linebacker James Laurinaitis led the Buckeyes in tackles for a fourth consecutive game, registering seven stops including a sack. Junior defensive end Vernon Gholston also had a big day – three solo tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery that resulted in a touchdown. The other sacks belonged to junior linebacker Marcus Freeman and sophomore safety Anderson Russell.
To go along with their five sacks, OSU totaled 13 total tackles for loss. Freshman defensive end Cameron Heyward led the team in that department with 2½, while Gholston and junior linebacker Marcus Freeman each had two.
The Buckeyes got the scoring under way with a 42-yard pass from Boeckman to Robiskie at the 13:50 mark of the first quarter. OSU kicker Ryan Pretorius added the PAT for a 7-0 lead.
Just over two minutes later, Boeckman and Robiskie hooked up again, this time from 28 yards out. Pretorius added the extra point for a 14-0 advantage with 11:31 to go in the first period.
And the Buckeyes were just getting warmed up. At the 7:25 mark, Maurice Wells vaulted into the end zone for a 3-yard touchdown, and then OSU defensive end Vernon Gholston scooped up a Northwestern fumble and ran 25 yards to the end zone. Pretorius added PATs after both scores, making it 28-0 for Ohio State with 5:26 still remaining in the first period.
The onslaught continued early in the second quarter with Boeckman and Robiskie connecting for a third touchdown pass, this one covering 19 yards, before OSU tailback Chris Wells blasted up the middle for a 36-yard touchdown run. Pretorius again kicked the extra points, then added a 40-yard field with 1:19 left before halftime to give the Buckeyes a 45-0 lead.
It was the most points scored by Ohio State in a half since the team put a 52-spot on Pittsburgh in the first half of that 72-0 win in September 1996.
Northwestern made its only noise of the game on the second-half kickoff. Redshirt freshman Stephen Simmons broke a couple of tackles and returned the kick 99 yards for a touchdown.
But the Buckeyes continued their offensive explosion on their very next drive. Boeckman threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Ray Small, and when Pretorius added the PAT, Ohio State had a 52-7 lead and there were still more than 11 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
OSU tacked on another touchdown at the 2:08 mark of the third period when Maurice Wells jumped over the pile for a 1-yard score. The Buckeyes, however, botched the PAT snap – about the only thing that went wrong for them during the entire afternoon – to leave the score at 58-7.
Tressel, who had already played second- and third-stringers, emptied his bench to get nearly every healthy player in uniform (with the exception of those who are redshirting) some appreciable game time.
The Buckeyes hit the road next week, playing at Minnesota. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. local time. Television coverage is scheduled to be handled by ESPN2.
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Is it okay to adopt 2 puppies from the same litter? Boy/girl 4 months old, I have the time to train them... will it work? Is it a good/bad idea?
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Hey, if youre willing to put the time into it and realize its going to be a rough go for a bit then I see no problem!
Make sure you have all the health background knowledge on both parents because the lamest thing ever would be to adopt two sick pups at once, expensive AND heart breaking!
Jasper answered on 5/11/09. Helpful? / 1
It's certainly doable to raise two siblings together, though I have heard accounts that getting a brother and sister from the same litter can make some things easier, while it makes other things harder. Beyond that, I don't know much about it. I don't have any experience in this department (yet), and while I have been researching breeding and raising puppies for several years, I did not read into raising siblings specifically.
Cookies 'n' Creme (1998-2011) answered on 5/11/09. Helpful? / 1
From all of the pairs Ive seen- personally its alot more work than people think. First of all littermates always play super rough with eachother. (not sure if its also true for small breed dogs). But they may learn rough play habits from eachother which will not translate well to playing with OTHERS.
Also, as far as training goes- its not about time but more about how to get the 2 dogs apart from eachother for individual time. It is VERY hard for ONE person to train TWO puppies at the SAME time- (Ive seen it) They will want to play with eachother and unless you have a second hand and have the space to separate the pups during training sessions- its going to be HHAAAAARRRD!!!
And time apart... take it seriously!! Take them separately to many places, they will spend PLENTY of their life together at home so they need to develop independantly! Alot of littermates use eachother for safety and gang up on a 3rd dog when playing.
I guess it all depends on the breed of the potential pups!
Stormy answered on 5/11/09. Helpful? / 1
the trouble with raising two puppies is they need individual training especially if they are not a tiny breed. they wont like being taken out apart unless you have someone else at home to help you. two together will be too interested in each other to listern to you.
Obie answered on 5/12/09. Helpful? / 1
My friend has two lab/border collie mixes from the same litter, a boy and a girl, and she got them together when they were about 9 weeks old.
They're now about 4 years old and they get along wonderfully, however, when they were puppies it was quite a challenge for my friend as she had TWO puppies to train instead of one. And they were much more interested in playing with one another than listening to her. But she really worked at it, and now that they're adults they're very close to each other and have a bond like I've never seen! So yes, it is doable, you just have to be willing to put in that extra work that it's going to take!
Good luck!
Jasper answered on 5/12/09. Helpful? / 1
as long as they are neutered and spayed before accident happen.
And if you have the time and knowledge, patience to raise two the same age. That means twice the mess and twice the chewing up of things. Twice the expense of food, crates, chew toys, vet bills ect...
Member 783537 answered on 5/12/09. Helpful? / 1
The one thing that I would take very seriously is the rough play factor. Because they will be together most of the time, they will be setting the pace of how they play. That is unless you set boundries. Not all siblings play rough, I know. This is the "just in case" response. If you take them to a park, they're going to play rough with the other dogs and that doesn't always go over well. My dog got ganged up on by sibling dogs and I had to take my dog out of the park. I also have a friend who has a set of brothers and they are super sweet, but they play incredibly rough with each other and when I've been with them out on the trails, her dogs are just as rough with the dogs they encounter. I've even witnessed the two of them isolating a dog from it's pack and harrassing it to the point that it gets scary. I know not all siblings are like that, but it's something that you have to be very aware of and you have to teach them that playing nice is much better for them.
Member 768404 answered on 5/12/09. Helpful? / 1
I have two Dobermans from the same litter, their now one year old and omg what a battle it has been. Simple training of basics is a challeng because they want to play with each other all the time. I simply seperated them by leaving one in the kennel for an hour while training the other to do things it needed to do. It did work, they are both potty trained completely, they will sit and stay until I tell them to get up. they do well on a leash or they can walk beside me without it and not wonder off to far. They do well with other dogs including our new 12 week old bulldog, but I am constantly on them about the rough play with each other, it makes me bananas.. I can't let them do it, becase it will set a bad example for the puppy and so far all that they have been trained to do has rubbed off onto the puppy, he is only 12 weeks and potty trained and leashed trained. None of them bark at other dogs nor do they chase them. Even cats are safe. But I'm at my wits end with the harsh playing.
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For people willing to test my patch installer, it is available to download from sourceforge. Be aware that it's in beta, unofficial and can have bugs. For known issues, check the list below.
Download link: Windows 1.8.x to 1.8.5 binary patch installer (39.5 MB)
For interested: Source code (NSIS script)
Known issues:
- Just the binaries and game files are patched to the newest version - none of the shortcut names, directory names, menu entries, registry entries etc. containing string 1.8.x is updated to string 1.8.5 on patching. That is, despite seeing the correct version number and having up-to-date binaries, you will still see old 1.8.x version string all over the place in Windows.
- Uninstaller works, it isn't broken (patch doesn't replace the uninstaller binary). However, it won't remove any files added between patched release and the release you patch up to. There aren't many of them, since it's the stable branch, but there are some (at least between 1.8.0 and 1.8.5).
- The patch weighs ~38 MB, while it could weigh ~23 MB. That's because of one music file and many graphic files changed between 1.8.0 and 1.8.5. However, according to Ivanovic, that shouldn't happen in stable branch, so hopefully in 1.10.x the patches will manage to keep smaller size.
- Script doesn't check what version of Wesnoth are you actually patching (I'm not sure how to do that since we don't include version string in binary properties), it just checks if Wesnoth.exe is in the selected directory
- Build of the patch is not fully automated. It isn't much work to build, but still, it would take ~10 minutes for a new release to set everything up and generate the patch.
- List of changed files is created with (modified by me a bit) NSIS Patch generator run on two installed directories of Wesnoth (1.8.0 and 1.8.5 with above patch). Maybe the preferred behavior should be rather to grab the list of changed files from SVN and always include compiled binaries in the patch.
Any feedback is welcome, as well on the source code, features as on the need of such patch. If you feel it would be useful to you, please state your interest in the poll above.
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Also, I used the same procedure for generating as I did for the 1.8.5 patch, so other weird things may happen (such as reported putting northeners.ogg into macros/ directory in the previous patch...). The current procedure doesn't update registry/menu entries (that's also why I don't touch uninstall.exe in the patcher, since if I did it, it would look for the 1.9.6 registry entries when uninstalling), so - be warned.
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Born in 1911 (1909 according to some sources) in Japaratuba, Sergipe on the east coast of Brazil, Bispo do Rosário found work as a cabin boy, as a signaller in the navy and as a boxer. In 1933 he was dismissed for recalcitrance and spent five years in Rio doing odd jobs at power plants, hotels or in private homes. He was first admitted for psychiatric treatment in 1938. He believed that he was Saint Joseph, who had an apparition of Jesus in the company of blue angels. At the hospital of Colinia Juliano Moreira, he began to work creatively, believing he was on a mission from God. His works soon spread across the entire building. He lived there until his death fifty years later everything he did and everything he made was in preparation for the Last Judgement.
One important element of his work is language: he embroidered his messages on those materials which he could find where he lived: bedsheets, bedspreads, old uniforms, asylum clothing. In his home town of Japaratuba it is traditional for men to devote themselves to the slow and meditative work of sewing the banners and costumes for the procession of the Madonna. Bispo do Rosário felt comfortable in expressing himself through this handcraft, he needed neither patterns nor sketches.
His texts are diverse. There are poems, but also advertising copies for bibles, which end with the rather ironic conclusion "but even with the bible, in the psychiatric ward one is abandoned". In other texts, he comments on current events or speaks of an impossible love. The embroidered letters, which often appear in large, clear and splendidly ornamental form, are reminiscent of the incunabula of mediaeval book-making arts. In the same way, the diversity of materials, which sometimes form a small-scale but colourful patchwork, but which can also be as large as blankets, have something in common with the arte povera, for which no shred of cloth is too small to be decorated with a gesture of humility or a symbolic motif.
Bispo do Rosário did not write on cloth only, but also on paper, card and wood, and built racks for his works from countless boards. He compiled lists of names, columns of numbers, sorting systems: thus, he worked constantly on a catalogue of his own life. Valerie Smith, who, as curator of the exhibition "Rational / Irrational" put this work on show in Germany for the first time at the House of World Cultures in 2008, sees a relation between him and the Hamburg conceptual artist Hanne Darboven. Her work challenges the permanent passing of time with systematic recording methods.
Bispo´s past as a boxer and his life as a sailor crop up repeatedly in his imagery. He designed entire topographies of Brazilian landscapes and filled them with ships, embroidered in fine detail, from which little silver anchor chains dangle. He nearly always used his materials for a new interpretation: he turned beds with silk cords into celestial chariots and bicycles into Wheels of Fortune, he created assemblages out of buttons, brooms, cups, spoons, rubber boots and bottles. Sometimes, like a travelling hawker, he would combine the most diverse of items. Many elements of his works were composed in a colourful manner - empty bottles for example would be filled with brightly-coloured scraps of paper.
He also embroidered jackets and turned them into ceremonial robes. There are 32 photographs in which he presents these costumes. As Wilson Lázaro, curator of the Museu Bispo do Rosário Arte Contemporana, stresses, he always gave the photographer very strict instructions on how he wished to be pictured.
Wilson Lázaro also knows that Arthur Bispo do Rosário was in possession of a key for most of the years he spent in hospital and therefore enjoyed a special status as opposed to other inmates. The institution was a kind of asylum for him, where he could pursue his business in peace. Although he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, he was spared the "hardest" of treatments. He also availed of the services of other patients, staff and visitors, for example, to acquire materials. His mission to prepare for the Last Judgement lent him an authority that others were expected to obey. He decided who was allowed to see his work. Thus his work, which actually forms a gigantic unit, a continuous accumulation, also contains performative acts.
A line can be drawn here to the "Ready Mades" of early modernity, the assemblages, which Fernandez Arman constructed in the 1960s. This explains why the art world was so enthusiastic about this autodidact who had no reciprocal interest in it. His reclusiveness, his concentration on his work, the fact that he continued to make creative art regardless of success or failure in the "outside world", lent him a special aura that lasts to this day. It has become a rare virtue for artists not to define themselves by their standing on the art market or to act independently of the art world. It is for this reason that the art world occasionally opens its arms to outsiders such as Arthur Bispo do Rosário, who embody the notion of an untouched creator.
This was how Bispo do Rosário´s work came to the Venice Biennial in 1995. His works had been on show in many group exhibitions in Brazil since the 1990s and in 2003 he was awarded a solo show in the Jeu de Paume in Paris.
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Received a Macoun Apple Tree for a wedding present last year and planted it in September. It went through the winter good and this spring it is beginning to bud really good.
Now - I understand that it is always good to get another apple tree to plant with the existing one? I am looking for someone who may know the proper care of this tree...
Any help in regards to pruning the tree and/or planting another apple tree nearby would be appreciated!! What is my best option for another tree? will it have to be another Macoun tree?
You should have done a dormant oil spray last fall and if you are ok using pesticides may want to keep an eye on the tree this year to get insects before they get a chance.
Apples, pears and most fruit trees require diligent and aggressive pruning and you should get a book on how to do them specifically. Basically apples blossom and produce on new spurs.
Obviously if it is a young tree, trim out all the branches that grow inward and overlap each other now before they become problems later. You want to encourage branch structure and strength that can support the fruit.
Watch the bark near the ground for insects and rabbit damage. You may have to add some tree tape or piece of pvc type drain material to keep the tree from being chewed.
What a great wedding present by the way!
Thanks for the help.
Currently it is standing alone on a bare 2 acre piece of land. The only other trees on the parcel are young pine trees that are scattered along the border as well as neigboring wooded area 100 ft. away.
We do have a piece of drain tile around the base of the tree. But, I will have to take a look under to make sure insects are no issue.
In regards to pollination, how do I know there is pollination? There are no fruit trees in the area either.
Fruit will not set after it blossoms if there is no pollination.
Congrats and best wishes on your marriage. When we bought our home, almost 30 years ago, there were 3 pretty good size apple trees on the property, and, for the first two years or so, I sprayed and tended to them quite regularly, but since the deer always seemed to beat us to the punch, and we have a couple of great fruit stands in the area, I stopped spraying althogether, and cut back on pruning them as often. Then, a year and a half or so ago, we decided that they could use something more than simply trimming them to mow under, so last winter we went out in the snow and cut out the center tree, in order to give the remaining two space to grow, and I got real aggressive in cutting and pruning them. We removed all of the dead growth as high as I could get to with a ladder and pole saw, and cut all of the suckers, as well a lot of healthy but interior branches. Well, last year we saw some improvement, nothing to write home about, but this year they are absolutely beautiful; full of blossoms, with a very commanding presence in the yard. Okay, so part of me is bragging, but the other part of me is saying to stay on it, maintain it, and you will enjoy it for many years to come.
Thanks a lot guys, for the input.
It appears to me that the best thing to do for now is to take a look to make sure no branches are overlapping and do a bit of trimming. Then, just wait and see what happens after it blossoms.
Again - thanks for the tips and pointers.
You cannot do a bit of trimming with fruit trees. You have to be aggressive and stay on top of it. Like I suggested, get a good book on how to prune apple and other fruit trees. But in the meantime, now is the time to fix structure problems in your tree.
Not to bring a dead topic to life but I was wondering if now would be a good time to prune my apple tree or should I hold off until the winter? Does it matter?
As mentioned before, if you are serious about growing fruit trees to their fullest potential? Get a good book inclusive of a nice pruning guide. You will find it a great investment.
And always use sharpened tools when pruning anything. It is better for the plants and safer for you. It is not a bad practice to dip them in bleach between cuts if you have the patience. And there is a split jury that seems to vary by region of the country as to whether you should seal at least major cuts.
Spraying for bugs and diseases is an absolute must for fruit trees. An inexpensive dormant oil spray will do wonders. You can use organics or just use other pesticides with care and common sense. Or hire someone to just deal with it (cheaper in the long run that paying retail for stuff and doing it yourself).
Deer, squirrel and some birds can be a problem with fruit trees and I have not found a way to deal with them over all the years. At least the deer usually eat the whole piece of fruit. The birds and squirrels just peck or take single bites out of 400 pieces and of course the fruit flies are not far off the scene after the nonsense starts.
As I think I mentioned, my parents went a little crazy when freed from the climates of Minnesota and planted just about every kind of fruit tree you can imagine---because they would grow---in California. It was fun to a point but many of them had fruit that ripened all at the same time and that had to be dealt with or it would fall to ground, rot and create all kinds of problems. It was hard to consume, freeze, give away so much. Mom was of a generation that new how to can but that did not resolve the problem and why would you open a jar of cherries or sliced apples when you new fresh ones were just around the corner of the calendar? Never plant more fruit or nut trees than you can actually manage to deal with.
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MILLERSBURG -- After 90 years, the Holmes County Fair finally has "quacked."
Market duck projects are new to the 2014 fair to judge and show off to families. And early return on this "test" is ducks are here to stay because of the ease with which they can be raised, even by younger children.
Junior Fair board member Stacey Plank, 17, said when she and her mom would visit surrounding county fairs they noticed they each had market ducks and they asked, "why don't we?"
Plank, who is Keith Plank's daughter, said she took the idea of Holmes County showing market ducks to the poultry committee, and it was passed.
This year was the test year for market ducks, Plank noted. While she said original thoughts were six or eight people would show ducks, they had 29 people show this year from as young as 8 years to 18 years old.
Early plans are to bring market ducks back to the fair for 2015 and beyond as families, such as the Plank's, learn about raising ducks.
"We don't have ducks," Plank said, as she previously raised chickens, turkeys and other poultry. Ducks are new to them. But already Plank said they are "at the top" of her favorite animals to raise.
"It's been great," she said, especially how "they clean themselves, which is great."
But ducks also love the water, so are easier to maintain in areas where flooding may occur, for obvious reasons.
Plank's specific breed she showed at the fair is known as the Jumbo Pekins duck. The Pekins breed, she said, also comes in a mini size, which makes them easy for smaller children to show at the fair so they are not docked points.
Jewel Rose, 12, also showed ducks this year in the test year for market ducks.
"I like the experience with the ducks. I'm used to chickens," she said, adding ducks are easy to handle and hold.
Kerry Taylor, fair board president, joked having ducks at the fair "really quacks me up."
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