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Enjoy a beautiful 3800 square foot custom-built home in the Smoky Mountains 30 miles southwest of Asheville, North Carolina with a breathtaking view from nearly 4,200 foot elevation! You will enjoy a fabulous panoramic view from the deck during the day - and an absolutely enchanting view of the twinkling lights of nearby Waynesville at night!
Mother Nature invites you to relax and enjoy mountain streams, the forests, incredible wildflower displays, quiet ponds and delicious wild blackberries without leaving the mountain.
The deck and surrounding trees are visited often by the many varieties of songbirds. Enjoy watching the fast, feisty and beautiful hummingbirds that visit the feeders multiple times every day! Let your children and guests enjoy feeding the fish in the pond below 'No Fishing Please'!
You will be located only minutes away from many popular attractions such as the palatial Biltmore House and Gardens, Maggie Valley, Cherokee Indian Reservation and Casino, Blue Ridge Parkway, numerous championship golf courses, horseback riding, exciting white water rafting, llama trekking, elk watching at the Pisgah National Forest, snow skiing on Cataloochee Mountain, Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Railroad, gem mining and delightful craft and antique shopping and dining in Asheville, Waynesville and Dillsboro.
This luxurious home features private Master and Guest Suites, Kitchen, Dining Room, Office and Laundry on the main floor! Relax in the comfortable living room with cable TV, wood burning fireplace, VCR and CD players.
The master bedroom is spacious and features a king size bed, a large walk-in closet and a spacious private bath with a large shower and Jacuzzi tub. The private guest bedroom wing features a queen size bed and a separate bath with shower.
The kitchen includes a large refrigerator, stove and double oven, warming drawer, microwave, toaster, toaster oven and coffee maker, dishes, pots, pans, utensils and gadgets, etc. The Formal dining Room seats six or more comfortably - so invite your friends for dinner!
The lower floor features a spacious bedroom with two twin beds and a Sitting/Reading Room with a couch. The downstairs also features a covered patio.
A charming guest chalet below is also ready for rental 2008!
Additional Features
Huge 70' long deck with wide open view of the sunrise and the lovely pond below. The Deck, which has direct access to the upper and lower driveways, features a gazebo, and a large covered sitting area.
Wireless or wired High Speed Internet access for your laptop computer is provided with a separate office area in the Master wing. Unlimited long distance calling in the US is provided for our guests.
Access to this home and its interior rooms has been thoughtfully designed to accommodate those who may have physical challenges. The entrance to the upper (main) floor has only one 6" step from the covered driveway portico. All the doors in the house are three feet wide and both the upper and lower floors have separate driveways.
Rates shown below are for up to four guests. Additional guests are charged $80 each/week.
Rentals are normally done on a weekly basis from Saturday afternoon at 3:30 pm through Saturday morning at 10:30 am. This gives us time to make sure the home is properly cleaned and prepared for our next guests.
PLEASE NOTE: VRBO handles inquiries on our property but I handle all actual bookings & billings in order to save renters a VRBO 8% service charge! I can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 828-507-0848. Ron Thompson
We look forward to having you stay in our home.
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Mary Jane and Fran, best friends for many years, purchased this home in 2007. Both intend to make Walker-in-the-Hills their permanent home sometime in the future. Dave and Fran who reside in Marietta, GA now own this beautiful home.
Mary Jane who lives in Titusville, FL has purchased the chalet below with her husband Ron.
Ron Thompson purchased this house in 2007
Fran and MJ have vacationed here since the early 80's. They love it! It's quiet, peaceful, cool and beautiful.
THE PANORAMIC VIEW! The view toward Waynesville to the east is just spectacular. In the morning you will be greeted by a beautiful sunrise and in the evening the lights of Waynesville twinkle magically in the distance. Walker-in-the-Hills is a very special community of everything from small cottages to large, beautiful mountain homes. Located on the eastern slopes of Mt. Lyn Lowry, one of highest mountains in the Appalachians, this quiet and peaceful community enjoys a special ambiance loved by all who visit here.
The comments you read below were copied in full from our Guest Book at 181 Sunrise. Most of our guests prefer to hand write their comments rather than submit them on the internet. We hope you enjoy their heartfelt reflections on their stay here.
Fran and Mary Jane - Owners
We had the most relaxing time while staying at this beautiful, well appointed home in Waynesville. The view is breathtaking from the living area, the kitchen was stocked with all we needed to prepare all our meals in house, the fireplace was warm and cozy during the very cold nights and days, the Internet and TV worked flawlessly, and the owner was very gracious to any and all our needs. This home provided the peace and quiet we were looking for, and yet we enjoyed an afternoon in the quaint mountain town of Waynesville which was a short 10 minute drive away. This home provided for all our needs and left a good impression on the Guests accompanying us. We recommend this home with 5 stars and will plan a return trip as soon as possible.
I was pleasantly surprised on how modern and comfortable the home was. I have rented a few different homes in the NC Mountains, and where they have been nice, this one is everything it was advertised to be. If you want a real "mountain view", this is the home.
The large deck around the house was perfect for enjoying dinner outside, or just hanging out watching the sunset in the gazebo. The property was beautiful with multitude of birds, bunnies, chipmunks, and even a small fish pond.
The home was clean & tidy, and offered every amenity that a family of 5 needs. Full kitchen, living areas, quiet bed rooms, and an office with a desk to check into work "if needed". The driveway up to the home was a little intimidating for a Floridian in a mini-van, but by the second day it was no big deal. The covered parking area was perfect for returning to the home during rainy weather. If I could take another week off of work,,, I'd return in a minute.
What an amazing get-away in the beautiful Western NC mountains! My husband and I stayed at this home for 5 glorious days and can't say enough great things about our stay. The owners have thought of literally everything to make a stay in their home comfortable and hassle-free. From the extremely informative welcome packet to the tasteful little instructions posted throughout the house, no stone has been left unturned to make a visit thoroughly relaxing and delightful. There were so many thoughtful touches like the bottle of wine, cheese, sausage and crackers to greet their guests. We were greeted by a wild turkey as soon as we arrived, watched a wide array of birds from the deck every night, and fed the fish in the Pollywog Pond every morning. We would absolutely stay here again and highly recommend it to anyone considering this property!
My family had a wonderful time at this beautiful home. The owners are fantastic and the detail they have put into the home will be obvious from the moment you arrive. The home is impeccable- stocked with everything you can imagine and then some. The views from the deck make you never want to leave. So much to do in and around Waynesville-- the Parkway is only an exit away which provides great hiking, picnicking and a fun day trip to Slippery Rock. Asheville is a quick 25 minute drive if you want to tour the Biltmore Estate or have a special dinner at the Grove Park Inn. However, plan you days accordingly because the home itself offers plenty!
We had the most wonderful "stay in the mountains" last week and it was hard to leave! It was everything I wanted for my 94 year old mom and more. What a special trip for both of us that brought back many good memories. We were astounded at how gorgeous your home was, with everything anyone could ever need for a "more than comfortable" stay. It was a perfect fit for our needs of wheelchair access. The cool morning sunrises were breathtaking! Many hours were spent out on the deck sipping wine while admiring the flowers, listening to the birds, enjoying the conversation from the bullfrog, and watching fireflies! We have found our "home away from home" for future mountain trips! Thank you for being so gracious, kind, and thoughtful. I can't wait to visit again!
With much gratitude,
I have two words for this place; Stunning and Impeccable. Rarely would I give such high praise for a rental property, but this place is pure first class. Photos just cannot do justice in helping to describe how nice this house is, how much thought was put into the design and how gorgeous the surrounding property is. No expense was spared by the owners in the building of this home. All the rooms are huge. The ceilings are very high, making you feel like you are in a mansion. The decor throughout the home is like something out of a magazine. All the furniture is extremely comfortable and there is plenty of room to entertain as we did when we invited some local friends over for dinner one evening. They were as shocked and impressed as we were.
The home is clean and perfect… I mean there isn't even a scratch on the moldings. I think this house is six years old, but it looks like it was just built yesterday. Hardwood floors in the living areas, carpet in the bedrooms and slate tile in the bathrooms. The bedding in the bedrooms are all high-thread-count with big thick comforters. The dinning room table is big and impressive. The living room with the big flat-screen TV and all the cable channels on the DVR was great to relax in front of in the evening. Even the cooking utensils, appliances and double oven in the well-designed kitchen is perfect. We stayed in the winter and built fires in the fireplace. This home is just plain comfortable.
These are the kind of owners who actually spend time living in their rental and perfectly understand what you need. It's the little touches that we came to appreciate so much and there are just too many to put into words. The view out the massive front windows overlooking the mountains and the town seems to change hourly. As the sun rises and sets, the view changes and the mist and clouds add character to every photo we took. It's so quite and peaceful outside and the air is clean and crisp.
The home is about fifteen minutes out of downtown Waynesville. There is plenty of shopping and restaurants in this small town in the mountains. On top of that, you are only about forty minutes away from Ashville and there are lots of things to do and see in that city.
I could go on and on, but I just want to thank Ron, Mary Jane, Fran and Dave for making our stay so comfortable and your home is just beautiful.
Biltmore House Tours, Art Galleries, Whitewater Rafting, New Morning Gallery at Biltmore Square (a favorite!), Golf
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Winter/Spring 2016/17
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All Holiday Weeks
Jun 25 2017 - Nov 10 2017
4 night minimum stay
Winter/Spring 2017-18
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4 night minimum stay
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Holiday Periods (weeks) are billed at the Standard Rate ($1,400) for the week or $1,150.00 Minimum for shorter stays.
Pet Fees are charged only when applicable.
When I bill the rent, I send a Guest Handbook with information about our home including access instructions and driving directions.
Deviation from our standard Saturday to Saturday rental, including 4 night stays are approved on a case by case basis. Minimum 4 night stays are generally not available during July, August, October or major holiday periods.
We accept credit cards, eCheck (personal checks up to 30 days before arrival). PLEASE NOTE: VRBO handles inquiries on our property but I handle all actual bookings & billings in order to save renters a VRBO 8% service charge! I can be reached at email@example.com or 828-507-0848. Ron Thompson
Our booking process is as follows:
• If your booking is more than 60 days ahead of you
* Approximate monthly rate. Actual rate will depend on the days of the month you stay.


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Switchfoot, La Jolla murals, Island fest, Summer film fest, chili cook-off, and summer solstice celebration
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The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble presents its 2013 Spring concert featuring music of Europe including the British Empire, France, and Germany. The band will also perform the three winning pieces from their "Call For Scores" composition contest. This is one of the more challenging programs attempted by the 45 piece ensemble, which is in its 27th year of performing. Saturday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m.
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Macy's is among the retailers looking to drive impulse sales by delivering mobile coupons to nearby shoppers inside a mall.
Retailers are leveraging a digital network in 128 malls nationwide to inform shoppers of the availability of the coupons. Mobile users who download the Clip'd app can add a coupon from a retailer to the app's mobile wallet and redeem it at checkout.
"We designed the app because it gave us a way to extend our advertisers' ability to interact with potential customers," said Bill Ketcham, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Adspace Networks, New York.
"Macy's can put a coupon up there and make that available to their customers in the mall," he said.
"It gives retailers a chance to talk to a fairly big segment of their customer base."
The Clip'd app was developed by Adspace Networks, which operates a video network inside malls offering digital content from advertisers and reaching 31 million unique viewers per month.
Relevant coupons
Following a two-month pilot in four malls beginning in July, the app began rolling out to additional malls and retailers two weeks ago. The app and specific coupons are being promoted via 15-second spots on Adspace Network's more than 1,700 high-definition screens in malls around the country.
Other retailers participating in the program include Express, Stride Rite, Crabtree & Evelyn, Aeropostale and Jos. A. Banks.
Once consumers download the app, they can select coupons from retailers and send them to their mobile "wallet." Users only see coupons that are relevant for the mall they are in.
When users make a purchase, they go into their Clip'd wallet on the app, pull up the coupon and show it to a store associate, who inputs the code on the coupon into the system to redeem it.
Some retailers are able to scan the bar code on the coupon instead of having to input the six-digit code.
The next time users walk into a participating mall, the app will deliver a push notification asking them if they would see the coupons that are available for that location.
Redemption rates
The initial results for the pilot are strong, showing the mall shoppers like mobile coupons.
"Of those that downloaded a coupon, the higher the value of the offer, the higher the redemption rate was," Mr. Ketcham said. "In general, about half of the people that put a coupon in their wallet redeemed it.
"In some cases, the redemption rate went as high as 75 percent," he said.
"If someone is going to go to the through the trouble of downloading a coupon from a retailer, the chances are that they are going to redeem it."
Users can download the app at the Apple App Store, Google Play or by dialing **CLIPD to receive a text message with a link to the app.
The app is also being leveraged by movie studios and television production houses to show extended trailers for new films and TV shows.
One of the key advantages of the program is being able to offer coupons to shoppers who are steps from a retailer's store.
"Retailers can give offers to someone who is literally steps from their door, so you have the potential for an impulse purchase or an impulse visit," Mr. Ketcham said.
"The less friction there is, the better it is when it comes to retail activity," he said.
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The telecoms and pay-TV giant, which was announcing its last quarterly results before its £16 billion takeover by US giant Liberty Global completes, saw revenues climb 3.6% to £1.04 billion, despite adding only 8000 subscribers.
Around 2.5 million are now paying for more expensive super-fast broadband and 1.5 million have signed up for TiVo, the internet-connected TV set-top box with a record-and-recommend service.
"When we provide real value for money and continued new features, they're happy to accept a price increase," said chief executive Neil Berkett, noting churn — the rate at which subscribers quit — fell to a low of 1.1%. The New Zealander will step down after the takeover in June but will stay in the UK.
He insisted the company — known for ads featuring runners Usain Bolt and Mo Farah, sporting blond goatees like Sir Richard Branson's — would not change dramatically. "The business model carries on," declared Berkett, playing down the likelihood of job cuts and efficiencies as Liberty does not have an existing operation in the UK.
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Harvin, who had shoulder surgery on April 24, tweeted last week, "There's no such thing as minor surgery trust me.... From prac tues hope I didn't over due it."
Four minutes later, he seemed to back off with another tweet: "No worries I'm good just steady grind."
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said the shoulder isn't the reason Harvin hasn't participated in the last three voluntary practices.
"His shoulder, from everything I know from our trainer, Eric Sugarman, his shoulder is doing well. He's still on course to be back when we get back to mandatory minicamp and participate. That's what we're hoping," Frazier said.
"Expect full participation next week. … It's purely a voluntary situation."
Frazier is expecting other injured players to be ready for the mandatory minicamp next week – a three-day session from Tuesday to Thursday that is the last organized week of practices before the Vikings begin training camp practices on July 27 at Minnesota State University in Mankato.
The Vikings' rotation of offseason injury continues to dictate which players are participating in the voluntary OTAs and which ones aren't able to perform.
Middle linebacker Jasper Brinkley, who is expected to assume a starting role after the Vikings elected not to re-sign free agent E.J. Henderson, has been sitting out practice since straining his groin while breaking up a pass last Wednesday.
"A little bit more precaution and he tweaked his groin in practice the other day, so we wanted to try to make it so we have him for the mandatory minicamp so we held him out of these final OTAs hoping that we'll have him next week," Frazier said.
The Vikings were also without the services of linebacker Solomon Elimimian, the hard-hitting former CFL linebacker who, like Brinkley, attended practice but wasn't able to participate. Elimimian has a hamstring injury but is also expected back in action at next week's minicamp.
Linebacker Chad Greenway continues to attend to a family matter that has caused him to miss most of the OTAs sessions. He is the only player that is questionable for minicamp next week, according to Frazier, but his absence would be excused.
"Talked with him just a few days ago and … I don't know if we'll have him back for mandatory minicamp. His family situation is something he's dealing with. We may or may not have him back for that. It's understandable with what he's experiencing," Frazier said.
Veterans Antoine Winfield and Jared Allen also elected not to attend OTAs this week, Adrian Peterson continues to rehab his surgically repaired left knee (presumably in Houston this week), and receiver Kerry Taylor also sat out some of the full-team work with a hand injury.
While some Vikings were added to the injury list from last week's session that was open to the media, fourth-round draft choice Greg Childs was back in action after suffering a calf injury in rookie minicamp in May.
Childs said he did a little bit in last week's practices, but he has been attending practices and meetings the last two weeks to continue to progress with the playbook.
"We have multiple meetings a day. We got our playbook. You gotta go home and study," he said. "So it's really about getting your books so you can learn. Also when you're not taking the reps, be sitting there right beside the coach and learning the play as they're doing it."
"Nobody likes to be on the sideline. Maybe two weeks ago I wanted to go straight out there, you know, but there wasn't time for me to get out there and start running around yet. So I had to wait.
Childs said he will also participate in minicamp.
"It made me feel pretty good. I saw a play today where he really got angry. He got kind of fired up. You kind of need that out of your defensive backs. You need them to have a little something about them and it was good to see."
"We do want to put him in situations during practices and not surprise him during games," Frazier said.
"Just putting him in situations where he has to perform and hopefully get him through some of the anxiety of being a rookie kicker."
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Hi folks - it's finally my turn to post a question as I embark on a new project.
We have a 1960's house with an attached garage (living in Ontario, Canada climate). I am going to convert the back half of the garage into living space (likely an office or bedroom). My problem is what to do with the ceiling (There are bedrooms directly above the garage). I have attempted to attach a photo but basically it is stucco.
I have talked with friends and neighbours and opinions are varied. The opinions I have received are:
1) strap with 1x3s and drywall..do not cut into existing ceiling (i.e. pot lights) as this will allow sound to travel easily between rooms
2) similar to #1...strap with 1x3s and drywall but cut into existing ceiling to install potlights or whatever (i.e. no worry about sound travel)
3) tear down existing ceiling and remove insulation because right now it is insulated, and since there is already a bedroom above, you should treat this just like any other room
Currently #3 makes the most sense to me.
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
y r u removing the ceiling? don't like? tear it off i you like, but there is not need to remove insulation; it will help reduce noise. with strapping over "stucco" looking stuff, i'd be worried about it coming loose, so i'd leave it exposed or remove it, myself. there's nothing like starting new and doing it right.
Yes - I guess that's it really...I don't like the stucco plus it's a little rough. Maybe if it was an office I could do with it but it's more than likely going to be a bedroom.
IMO, you really want to have the same ceiling height and texture as the rest of the living space. I'd probably tear it down and redo it.
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Earnscliffe is a Victorian manor in Ottawa, Ontario. It is currently used as the residence of the British High Commissioner to Canada, and it was home to Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald. The manor overlooks the Ottawa River just east of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge. It is located just to the northwest of Sussex Drive across from the Lester B. Pearson Building.
The house is a National Historic Site of Canada, and the location of a plaque erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, but since it is a diplomatic residence, it is closed to visitors.
The manor was built by Thomas McKay company for his son-in-law John McKinnon in 1855.[1] McKinnon died suddenly in 1866 and the house was purchased by another of McKay's sons-in-law, Thomas Keefer. Two years later he sold it to railroad developer Thomas Reynolds. Reynolds resided there for several years, and it was during this period that it got the name "Earnscliffe," an archaic term for "eagle's cliff."
Reynolds died in 1879, and in 1883 his son sold the house to Sir John A. Macdonald. Macdonald had earlier stayed with Reynolds, and there are some stories that he gave it its name[citation needed]. In 1888 Macdonald made several additions to the structure. In 1891 Macdonald fell ill, and he died in his room in Earnscliffe. His widow, Lady Macdonald briefly continued to reside in the manor after his death and Queen Victoria made her Baroness Macdonald of Earnscliffe. Soon, however, Agnes and her daughter departed for England and leased the house to Lord Treowen, commander of the militia. Over the next decades the building was home to several local notables including Mrs Charles A.E. Harriss.
In 1930, William Henry Clark, the first British High Commissioner to Canada, arranged to buy the house for the British government. It has been the home of the High Commissioner ever since.
On October 4, 2011 a fire damaged the building. British High Commissioner Andrew Pocock, living in the house at the time, was fine and no one was injured in the fire.
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Coordinates: 45°26′15″N 75°41′56″W / 45.437378°N 75.698912°W
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-- Visit the Ballard BIg House for an open house on Saturday, April 7th, from 1 p.m. till 4 p.m. --
The Ballard Big House, located on 2007 NW 61st Street is up for sale. The former church, known for its funky front with kid's tricycles on the awning, is now on the market for $789,00 for anyone who ever dreamed of living in a church.
Build in 1907, the building was originally the Second Swedish Church, followed by Bethany Baptist, Bethany Assembly, Evangelical Chinese and Church of the Divine Man.
The old original classic church structure remains remarkably intact but has been renovated into a 6,300 square foot private residence with 6 bedrooms and 3.25 bathrooms, two kitchens, vaulted ceilings, a tower, stained glass, and more.
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F.E. Myers" Well Pump / Picture pump
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This is a "F.E. MYERS & BRO." picture pump. It is made in "ASHLAND O. U.S.A.". This pump has many significant numbered parts on it. The first is on the base. It has the number 3183 on the base after the "U.S.A. and the words "BRASS SEAT" centered between name and origin. On the cylinder is has the number 2685 and under it are the letters "POL" On the handle is the number 2684. On the top on the cylinder it reads "F.E. MYERS & BRO. ASHLAND O."T are two brasws bolts holding the base and the cylinder together and the handle is attached by 4 pins. This is an all cast iron pump. It is a working pump. It does contain a brass seat. IT HAS THE ORGINAL FACTORY CONDITION PAINT . This pump is very valuable becasue of its condition. It has very few scratch marks. It weighs approx. 25 lbs and is 19" tall. It is a dull green color. Antique Pump Enthusiasts Take Notice! You are viewing one of many available, painstakingly restored and operational (F.E.Myers & Co., Gould, Deming, etc.) antique pitcher-style and well pumps. Other colors, styles, and configurations vary, and will be up for auction in the coming weeks. Some have original brass cylinders, glass valve seats, fulcrum tops, new leathers & gaskets, and sharply-detailed raised dates from the foundry. Picture(s) of each will correspond to every ... read more


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David Borden at Brooklyn's Darmstadt Institute
Thanks to the Brooklyn-based experimental venue ISSUE Project Room and its Darmstadt Institute: Classics of the Avant-Garde series, Cued Up unearths some delights from past and present this Sunday at 2 p.m.: works by Phoenix-based composer Jacob Adler, Philip Glass, Steve Reich and David Borden with his pioneering electronic group, Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company.
Claiming the status as one the world's first synthesizer ensembles, Mother Mallard (formed in 1969) came about through Borden's relationship with Dr. Robert Moog, who taught the composer to use his various synthesizers and eventually gave him carte blanche access to the famed electronic instruments. Borden added a few more musicians to the Mother Mallard lineup and started performing his own minimalist-inspired works, along with pieces by stalwarts like Terry Riley, Reich and Glass. From this concert, recorded June 29, 2011, you'll hear Borden's Continuing Story or Counterpoint, Part 7 & 8.
More prismatic, tranced-out finds culled from IPR's Darmstadt: the composer/performer duo Zeelab and Iktus Percussion team up on Glass' Music in Similar Motion, Zeelab performs Adler's Dance of the Kicius and the ensemble Either/Or shakes through Reich's Four Organs.
If you missed Borden at ISSUE, or haven't heard Mother Mallard, this might put the music in to context for you:


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Paleolithic Diet in the Treatment of Diabetes Type 2 in Primary Health Care
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There is uncertainty about the optimal diet in the prevention and treatment of diabetes type 2. Earlier studies have generally focused on intakes of fat, protein, carbohydrate, fiber, fruit and vegetables. This study is based on another approach which compares foods that were available during human evolution with more recently introduced ones. The basic tenet from evolutionary biology is that if human physiology is less adapted to a relatively recently introduced diet based on agriculture, this could cause disturbances to human physiology and ultimately lead to diseases. Epidemiological studies indicates that diabetes mellitus type 2 is absent or near absent in populations eating a Palaeolithic ("Old Stone Age") diet which is free from food items produced in agriculture or the food industry. Our study hypothesis is that a Palaeolithic diet is better than the standard diabetes diet recommended today in treating diabetes type 2.
Fifteen patients with diabetes type 2 have been randomized to
- a Palaeolithic diet based on lean meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, root vegetables, eggs, and nuts
- a standard diabetes diet as recommended by national health authorities.
The patients eat the diet they have been randomized to for three months and then switches to the other diet for another three months. The study is conducted in Primary Health Care stations.
|Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
|Behavioral: Paleolithic diet
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
- area under the curve for glucose (AUC Glucose0-120) at the oral glucose tolerance test at baseline, 3 months and 6 months
- area under the curve for insulin (AUC Insulin0-120) at the oral glucose tolerance test at baseline, 3 months and 6 months
- HbA1C at baseline, 3 months and 6 months
- weight at baseline, 3 months and 6 months
- waist circumference at baseline, 3 months and 6 months
- satiation measured on visual semi-analogous scale at food intake during 4 days av 6 weeks and 12 weeks
- leptin at baseline, 3 months and 6 months
- fasting plasma glucose at baseline, 3 months and 6 months
- fasting plasma insulin at baseline, 3 months and 6 months
- Systolic and diastolic blod pressure at baseline, 3 months and 6 months
- Blood lipids at baseline, 3 months and 6 months
- C-reactive protein at baseline, 3 months and 6 months
|Study Start Date:
|January 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2007
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults with capacity to perform study
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- C-peptide > 0
- HbA1C >5.5
- Unchanged diabetes treatment during last 3 months
- Weight and HbA1C varied less than 5% during last 3 months
- No acute heart disease during last 6 months
- Unchanged treatment with betablocker last 6 months
- Unchanged treatment with thyroid hormone substitution last 6 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Treatment with insulin
- Chronic treatment with steroids (not inhaled)
- Treatment with Waran (anticoagulant cumarin type)
- Creatinin > 130 micromol/L
- Elevated liver enzymes (ALAT,ASAT,ALP or GT > 4 X upper reference value)
- Acute heart disease
- Changed treatment with betablocker or thyroid hormone substitution
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00435240
|Lund University Hospital
|Lund, Skåne, Sweden, 22185
|Principal Investigator:
|Tommy Jönsson, MD
|Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund Sweden
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|NCT00435240 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 13, 2007
|Last Updated:
|May 13, 2008
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 23, 2017


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I signed up for the CCW class for this weekend and went to Gander Mountain and purchased a cheap black padded nylon belt holster.
I tried it on for size when I got home and this gun under a T shirt stuck out like a sore thumb!
It was also like a boat anchor..HEAVY,im 5ft 6 in and 150lbs so im not
very big and I think this gun might be to large to CC for me..any thoughts?
I might have to buy another gun for carry like a 9mm glock 19?
I love this Smitty though,shoots real nice!
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The Tolkien Reader (edition 1986)
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Tolkien Reader by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Some great short works by JRRT... The book's introduction, "Tolkien's Magic Ring" by Peter Beagle, is fantastic.
People know Tolkien as the writer of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. In 1966, Ballantine books collected some of his shorter works to serve as a paperback introduction for those who had not yet read his Ring Trilogy.
Peter Beagle wrote a fine introduction to this volume. It was amusing to read his biographical blurb which described him as the author of A Fine and Private Place which was "published in 1960, and was extremely well received" (xvi). (Of course, he went on to write the much more famous The Last Unicorn.)
The works collected are a true miscellany, both in content and in style. "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son" is a somber fragment of a play where two battle-weary soldiers pick through the bodies of their comrades by lamplight to find their war-leader. "Farmer Giles of Ham," in contrast, is a comic fantasy story about a lowly farmer who becomes a dragon master. This story is suitable for younger readers. "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" is a collection of sixteen poems written during the third age of Middle Earth.
The highlight of this collection is "Tree and Leaf". After a lengthy essay on the nature of fairy stories which gives the reader insight into Tolkien's thought process, the story "Tree and Leaf" is a powerful account of a man—a painter—who spends his whole life putting off the future (and his neighbour) in order to paint the perfect leaf. When he is finally forced to go on his journey, he realizes his true role in the world and in the world to come. Reading from a Christian perspective, this story was very moving!
The works collected between these covers are so diverse, only a devoted Tolkien fan would be interested in reading them all. If that's you, then enjoy!
first publ 1966
This is a collection of shorter pieces by Tolkien and an essay "Tolkien's Magic Ring" by Peter Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn. The Beagle essay on Lord of the Rings is decent, the sort of thing you see in introductions to books, even if I didn't find it particularly insightful. "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son" is a short verse play by Tolkien inspired by an Old English poem, "The Battle of Maldon." I found Tolkien's afterward on that poem and the mindset of the Anglo Saxon nobility more interesting than his play itself, if again, not memorably brilliant. "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" are ballads based on the character in Lord of the Rings. By and large I loved that epic, I've read it through three times and watched the film based on the trilogy about as many times. But this embodies what I disliked most in it, both the poems sprinkled throughout which I found uninspired and tedious, and the character Tom Bombadil, for whom I felt the same. Yes, I get it--he's a force of nature and thus the one being uncorruptible by the ring, but I wanted to put a spork through my eyes when reading about him and Goldberry.
That leaves two pieces that I think alone do make the book worth buying and reading. First, there's "Tree and Leaf"--an extended essay about fairy tales and a short story written by Tolkien in the genre, "Leaf by Niggle." The essay was... interesting, and shows Tolkien's resemblance to his fellow Inkling C.S. Lewis in how it deals with mythology and Christianity and the nostalgia for a rural, pre-Industrial Britain. "Leaf by Niggle" read more C.S. Lewis than Tolkien actually, because it's so obviously Christian allegory, despite the fact that in one foreword to Lord of the Rings Tolkien claimed not to like allegory. And that leaves what I find the prize of the book, "Farmer Giles of Ham" a whimsical and charming tale of knights, giants and dragons with more in common with the spirit of The Hobbit than Lord of the Rings.
An odd mix of light pieces and critically important ones for understanding how [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] thought about his own work. Pleasant, lightweight reading until you reach "Leaf by Niggle" and "On Faerie-Stories".
"Leaf by Niggle" is a short story that seems to be about Tolkien's disappointments with himself as an artist: the mundane distractions that keep him from his art, his inability to realize the scope of his vision (he tried all his life to complete [The Silmarillion]), his fear that secondary creation (creative writing) was hubris against the Creator, and his fear that he would be remembered for only the least fragment of his work (Niggle is remembered for one leaf from his painting of a tree and its landscape, Tolkien feared being remembered only for [The Hobbit] and [The Lord of the Rings].
Think about that for a moment.
"On Faerie-Stories" is [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s essay on what Fantasy is and why it should be written (and read). An important view on what he thought his work would do for readers, why he wrote it, and how being a historian influenced his fiction. It has influenced [Patricia McKillip] and [Stephen R. Donaldson] and [Ursula K. LeGuin]'s book of essays [The Language of the Night] is, in part, a response to it.
If you are dying to hear Tom Bombadil's tale about "badgers and their queer ways", more Hobbit poems like Sam's "Oliphant", or read some of Tolkien's short fiction, this is the book for you. It also has two vital keys for understanding what he thought he was doing as a writer.
Highly recommended for the two works that reveal "the bones the soup came from" i.e. how he worked as an artist, a topic Tolkien (a Medievalist who invented an elaborate back-story that [The Lord of the Rings] was a medieval manuscript) usually avoided.
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The cachalot has horrible jaws, and no fewer than forty-eight enormous teeth; he could with ease devour all; both boat and man.
If it be the whale-ship, reasoned he, she must have come back in search of the cachalot.
First, there is the horrible cachalot, whose head makes a full third of its entire frame.
Spermaceti, the solid waxy body carried round in the cachalot's head in solution, is a valuable whale-product.
The crane itself consisted of the long iron arrow and socket of one of the harpoons found in the carcass of the cachalot.
Still, as a practice, these creatures leave the cachalot respectfully alone, knowing instinctively that he is not their game.
We left the crew of the Catamaran in full occupation,—"smoking" shark-flesh on the back of a cachalot whale.


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Nov. 2, 2010
Fri-Sat., Nov. 5-6 -- at Stanford, vs. Florida (Palo Alto, Calif.), 4 p.m./9 a.m. PDT
Live Results
Podcast: The Relay (Episode 3)
The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team (2-2, 1-1 Big Ten) hits the West Coast this weekend for its second double-dual meet in as many weekends, this time against defending national champion Florida and last year's national runner-up Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif. The action will begin at 4 p.m. PDT on Friday (Nov. 5) and conclude at 9 a.m. PDT on Saturday (Nov. 6).
Schedule of Events
Friday, Nov. 5
400-yard Medley Relay
1650-yard Freestyle
200-yard Freestyle
50-yard Freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley
One-Meter Diving
200-yard Butterfly
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
500-yard Freestyle
Three-Meter Diving
200-yard Breaststroke
400-yard Freestyle Relay
Saturday, Nov. 6
200-yard Medley Relay
50-yard Freestyle
400-yard Individual Medley
100-yard Butterfly
100-yard Freestyle
100-yard Backstroke
500-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Freestyle Relay
Oct. 29-30 -- at Indiana, vs. Texas
W, 188-182 (Indiana); L, 211.5-150.5 (Texas)
Recaps: Day One | Day Two | Michigan Daily
Dethroning a Champion
Michigan heads into this meet coming off a double-dual split last weekend in which it defeated defending Big Ten champion Indiana (188-182) but lost to Texas (211.5-150.5). The Wolverines improve their all-time record to 19-8 against Indiana, defeating the Hoosiers for the first time since the 2007-08 season. The two teams meet again on Jan. 8, also back in Bloomington.
Making an Impact
Sophomore Adrienne Bicek (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) has wasted little time in establishing a name for herself in the pool following a transfer from the University of Georgia. Bicek won the 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard butterfly in last weekend's double-dual meet against Indiana and Texas, meeting the NCAA provisional qualifying standard in both, as well as on the 400- and 800-yard freestyle relay teams. Through the first month of the season, she owns team-best times in the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyles and the 200-yard butterfly. Bicek is one of the team's more versatile swimmers, having swum in 10 events so far (six individual, four relay).
Sprinting Past The Competition
As the lone senior on the roster this season, senior Natasha Moodie (Miramar, Fla./Miramar) is undefeated in the 50-yard freestyle this season in meets and holds team-best times in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles.
Diving In
After having a breakout sophomore season in which she qualified for the NCAA Championships, junior Amanda Lohman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) has recorded team-best scores in all three events (one-meter, three-meter and platform). She earned the first Big Ten Diver of the Week honor of the 2010-11 season on Oct. 12 (and fourth of her career) after winning the three-meter competition and finishing second on the one-meter board against Minnesota on Oct. 8.
Big Ten Feel
Michigan will get a good look at the competition around the conference this season, as seven conference opponents dot the schedule. The Wolverines have already seen Minnesota (169-131 loss on Oct. 8) and Indiana (188-182 win on Oct. 29-30). Michigan faces Indiana again on Jan. 8 (also in Bloomington) and takes visits to Northwestern (Jan. 15; with Notre Dame) and Michigan State (Jan. 28). The final two home meets of the season are against Ohio State (Jan. 21) and Penn State (Jan. 29).
Making the Mark
The following swimmers/relays have met either the NCAA automatic (signified by a ^) or provisional (signified by a #) qualifying standard:
Adrienne Bicek
500-yard Freestyle: 4:48.90#
200-yard Butterfly: 1:58.56#
Natasha Moodie
50-yard Freestyle: 22.94#
400-yard Freestyle Relay - 3:24.40#
Natasha Moodie, Deirdre Jones, Adrienne Bicek, Mattie Kukors
800-yard Freestyle Relay - 7:21.15#
Liz Johnson, Adrienne Bicek, Kristyne Cole, Liz Koselka
2010-11 Top Times
50-yard Freestyle: 22.94, Natasha Moodie
100-yard Freestyle: 50.92, Natasha Moodie
200-yard Freestyle: 1:50.78, Liz Koselka
500-yard Freestyle: 4:48.90, Adrienne Bicek
1,000-yard Freestyle: 10:00.00, Adrienne Bicek
1,650-yard Freestyle: 17:10.94, Courtney Beidler
100-yard Backstroke: 57.09, Liz Johnson
200-yard Backstroke: 2:00.26, Mattie Kukors
100-yard Breaststroke: 1:04.32, Angela Chokran
200-yard Breaststroke: 2:18.25, Angela Chokran
100-yard Butterfly: 55.05, Caitlin Dauw
200-yard Butterfly: 1:58.56, Adrienne Bicek
200-yard Individual Medley: 2:04.25, Mattie Kukors
400-yard Individual Medley: 4:20.13, Mattie Kukors
One-Meter Diving: 308.40, Amanda Lohman
Three-Meter Diving: 352.50, Amanda Lohman
Platform Diving: 247.25, Amanda Lohman
200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1:34.34, Moodie, Dauw, Mehesan, Carl
400-yard Freestyle Relay: 3:24.40, Moodie, Jones, Bicek, Kukors
800-yard Freestyle Relay: 7:21.15, Liz Johnson, Bicek, Cole, Koselka
200-yard Medley Relay: 1:45.03, Kukors, Andracki, Mehesan, Jones
400-yard Medley Relay: 3:45.79, Johnson, Chokran, Dauw, Moodie
- Florida -
Series vs. Florida
Michigan is winless in nine dual meets all-time against Florida (0-9) ... first meeting came in the 1999-2000 season at Canham Natatorium, a Florida win (134.5-108.5) ... this will be the third double-dual meet with Michigan, Florida and Stanford in three seasons, with each school hosting. Michigan hosted in 2008, Florida hosted in 2009 and Stanford hosts this season ... Michigan lost 292-137 last season in Gainesville, Fla.
Opponent Overview
Florida is 1-1 on the season. The Gators defeated Virginia on Oct. 11, 150-148, but lost to Georgia on Oct. 29, 180-120. Florida was 10-2 overall last season, including a 4-1 mark in the Southeastern Conference. They finished ranked No. 6 in the CSCAA poll and second at the SEC Championships but went on to defeat Stanford by two-and-a-half points at the 2010 NCAA Championships, claiming its first national title since 1982. Individually, 12 Gators claimed 36 NCAA All-America honors and 12 All-SEC honors.
The Gators have multiple All-Americans and Olympians on their roster this season, including junior Sarah Bateman (Olympian, All-American), junior Teresa Crippen (All-American), senior diver Monica Dodson (All-American), sophomore Eva Lehtonen (Olympian; a Bloomington Hills, Mich., native), junior Anna-Liisa Pold (Olympian) and junior Lily Ramirez (All-American).
Coaching Staff
Gregg Troy is in his 12th season as the head coach for the Gators' women's swimming team. He is a three-time NCAA Coach of the Year, earning the honor twice for guiding the Florida men's swimming team (2002, 2004) and won it again last season (2010) after guiding the women's swimming team to the national title. Donnie Crane is the head diving coach, in his 27th season at Florida (34th overall).
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Series vs. Stanford
Michigan is winless in seven dual meets all-time against Stanford (0-7) ... first meeting was in 1989-90 season in Palo Alto, Calif., a 78-33 win by Stanford ... prior to that loss in 1991, Michigan had not lost a dual meet in five years, a stretch of 36 dual meets ... Stanford won last season's meeting, 307-122, in Gainesville, Fla.
Opponent Overview
Stanford is 1-0 on the season, having defeated San Jose State, 187-100, on Oct. 1. The Cardinal won their 17th Pac-10 championship last season and finished a runner-up to Florida at the NCAA Championships, giving them 20 top-three national finishes in their history. Like Michigan, Stanford graduated a large senior class last season (nine members), including Julia Smit, a six-time national champion and 26-time NCAA All-American and Elaine Breeden, a four-time national champion and 24-time NCAA All-American.
Coaching Staff
Lea Maurer is in her sixth season as head coach of the Stanford women's swimming and diving team. She is assisted by Dr. Rick Schavone, the head diving coach, who is in his 33rd year, and assistant coach Shane Whildin, who is also in his sixth season.
Young And Old
Michigan enters the 2010-11 season with one of the youngest rosters in the country. Out of the 30 members on the squad, 21 of them are redshirt sophomores or younger, including eight freshmen. After graduating 13 seniors off last year's squad, this year's roster has only one -- Natasha Moodie (swimmer). Diver Rachael Ropeik (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) is a redshirt junior and has one year of athletic eligibility remaining.
Transferring In
To help offset the loss of last year's stellar senior class, the Wolverines will be aided by a pair of transfers, sophomores Adrienne Bicek and Sam Pearson (Las Vegas, Nev./Faith Lutheran). Bicek, the 2008 Swimmer of the Year in the state of Illinois, comes to Michigan from the University of Georgia. A 10-time All-American in high school, Bicek swam in six events last season for the Bulldogs and met the NCAA 'B' qualifying standard in the 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard butterfly. Pearson transferred from the University of California-Berkeley. She was a three-time NISCA and U.S.A. Swimming All-American in high school.
Across The Country (And Beyond)
While Michigan pulls the majority of its student-athletes from the Midwest, the 2010-11 roster has 10 states and every region represented. In addition to the home state of Michigan and the subsequent pipeline states of Illinois and Pennsylvania, to which 22 of the 31 members on the roster combine to originate from, the Wolverines also have roots in Washington (Mattie Kukors), Nevada (Sam Pearson), Florida (Natasha Moodie), New Jersey (Melissa Lang), Iowa (Alexa Mehesan), Tennessee (Deirdre Jones) and Indiana (Nikki Hubbard). In addition, Genevieve Aube is the first foreign swimmer to compete for Michigan since Valeria Silva (2005-08 - Peru) and is the first Canadian-born swimmer to suit up for the Maize & Blue since former Wolverine great Shannon Shakespeare (1997-2000 - Winnipeg, Manitoba).
Coaching Staff
Richardson is in his 26th season at the helm for the Wolverines and is the longest-tenured women's swimming coach in the Big Ten. Over that time, his teams have dominated the Big Ten, winning 12 consecutive league titles from 1987-98 to add to the program's 13th in 2001 and 14th in 2004.
Since taking over in 1985-86, Michigan has finished in the NCAA top 10 on 14 occasions. In 1995, U-M finished in second place as a team, following that in 1996 by hosting the NCAA Championships and finishing third.
Richardson holds a career record of 165-67 in dual-meet competition, including an impressive 108-20 mark in Big Ten action. Richardson has coached nine individual national champions, 158 NCAA All-Americans and 195 NCAA Honorable Mention All-Americans. On the conference level, he has guided 159 individual and relay conference champions and has been named the Big Ten Coach of the Year six times. A two-time NCAA Coach of the Year (1993, '95), Richardson's athletes have excelled in the classroom as well as the pool with 30 CSCAA Academic All-Americans and 236 Academic All-Big Ten nominations.
Li is in his first season as the head diving coach, and Stefanie Kerska is in her 13th season as an assistant to Richardson.
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Dr. Smitley works closely with the turfgrass, nursery and floriculture industries on identifying and solving insect pest problems, including best management practices for growers and landscapers. Basic and applied research is followed with extension recommendations for growers. In 1991, Dr. Smitley worked with Dr. Bauer to introduce Entomophaga maimaiga, a natural fungal pathogen of gypsy moth, into Michigan. E. maimaiga is now widespread throughout the state and forest defoliation due to gypsy is less than 1/10th of what it was in the early 1990's. In the last 10 years, research on emerald borer led to the development of new management strategies, including the most widely used treatment for landscape trees: trunk injection with emamectin benzoate (TREEäge). Also, a series of field trials over the last 8 years led to a recent publication that explains how to use imidacloprid as a basal soil drench to reliably protect trees from emerald ash borer. This gives homeowners an option for treating their own trees with products available at local garden centers. Dr. Smitley introduced Ovavesicula popilliae, a natural pathogen of Japanese beetle, into Michigan in 2001 to help suppress populations of Japanese beetle. After 10 years, populations of Japanese beetle were lower and turf injury caused by Japanese beetle grubs was much less where O. popilliae was introduced.
At this time, the Smitley lab is working with the greenhouse and nursery industries to develop best management strategies for growing annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs that will be safe for pollinators after they are purchased and planted. Research is also continuing on the long-term impact of O. popilliae on Japanese beetle, including the distribution of infected beetles to areas where O. popilliae is not yet established.
Current assignment: Teaching 15% | Research 35% | Extension 50%
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I teach ENT 364, Turfgrass Entomology, each fall semester to a class of 20 to 30 students, consisting mostly of Turf Management students in the 2-year or 4-year program. For six years I also taught a similar class at Sichuan Agricultural University in Ya'an, China, as part of the MSU Sino-American Turfgrass Management program. The turfgrass entomology class focuses on the identification and management of the most important turfgrass insect pests. There is one 2.5 hour lab and two lectures each week. Students have an exam every other week, make a collection of at least 70 species of insects, complete a laboratory practical, and a final exam. Objectives for the class are for all students to be able to sight identify the most important turfgrass pests and beneficials, be able to discuss practical management options, and to write a scouting and pest management plant, including a budget for the golf course, lawn care company, or sports complex where they work. An additional objective is to teach students about graduate school options, including how to apply to graduate schools and how to apply for teaching or research assistantships.
In 2014 I began an intensive research program to develop pest management programs for nursery and greenhouse growers that will allow them to produce high quality plants that will also be safe for pollinators after the plants are purchased and planted in the yard and garden. Experiments with colonies of bumble bees are used to validate the safety of pest management practices being tested. In 2014, grants were received from the Michigan Floriculture Growers Council, Project GREEEN, MDARD Hort Fund, Horticultural Research Institute and from the Specialty Crops Block Grant program to address this issue. Another grant proposal to the Horticultural Research Institute is still pending. In 1999 and 2000 I introduced a recently discovered microsporidean pathogen of Japanese beetle, Ovavesicula popilliae, into Michigan. With fifteen years of research and several scientific journal publications I have documented that if O. popilliae is introduced to one location on a golf course it will spread rapidly to throughout the entire golf course within 5 years, will double the winter mortality of Japanese beetle larvae from 25% to 50%, and will reduce the fecundity of females. Research is continuing on the long-term impact of O. popilliae on Japanese beetle. IR-4 and funding from industry has assisted in the testing and development of more efficacious and selective pest management products for the turfgrass, nursery and greenhouse industries.
I am working with a team of researchers and extension educators to address the neonicotinoid-pollinator crisis experienced by nursery and greenhouse growers, both at the state and national level. A series of educational articles were published as MSUE news articles or magazine articles. Within Michigan, our Extension floriculture team and Extension nursery team have conducted a series of workshops for greenhouse and nursery growers on how to produce high quality plants that will be safe to pollinators after they are sold and planted. Other Extension team programs in which I have played a role in the last 5 years, at state, regional or national levels, include 'protecting ash trees from emerald ash borer', 'management of European crane fly', 'management of resistant whitefly', 'how to switch to biological control in greenhouses', 'safe suppression of ant mounding on golf course tees and greens', and development of 'smart lawns' recommendations for the 'smart gardening' program.
- Protecting pollinators on ornamental plants
- Long-term biological control of Japanese beetle
- Development of new pest management strategy
Professional Experience
- 1999 - Present - Professor, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University
- 1993-1999 - Associate Professor, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University
- 1985-1993 - Assistant Professor, Dept of Entomology, Michigan State University
Selected Publications
- Smitley, David R., Daniel A. Herms, and Terrance W. Davis. 2015. Efficacy of soil-applied neonicotinoid insecticides for long-term protection against emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 109: 1 – 10.
- Smitley, D.R. 2012. European chafer. Pp. 33 – 35 In Handbook of Turfgrass Insect Pests, Entomological Society of America, Lanham, Md.
- Smitley, D. R., Jo, Y. and I. Hudson. 2011. Association of Ovavesicula popilliae (Microsporida: Ovavesiculidae) with winter mortality of larvae and reduced fecundity of female Japanese beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Environ. Entomol. 40: 589 – 596.
- Doccola, J.J., D.R. Smitley, T.W. Davis, J.J. Aiken, and P.M. Wild. 2011. Tree wound responses following systemic insecticide trunk injection treatments in green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.) as determined by destructive autopsy. Arbor. & Urban Forestry 37(1): 6–12.
- Smitley, D.R., J.J. Doccola and D.L. Cox. 2010. Multiple-year protection of ash trees from emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with a single trunk injection of emamectin benzoate and single-year protection with an imidacloprid basal drench. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 36: 206 - 211.
- Smitley, D.R., E.J. Rebek, R.N. Royalty, T.W. Davis and K.F. Newhouse. 2010. Protection of individual ash trees from emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) with basal soil applications of imidacloprid. J. Econ. Entomology 103: 119 – 126.
- Rebek, Eric J., Daniel A. Herms, and David R. Smitley. 2008. Interspecific variation in resistance to emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) among North American and Asian ash (Fraxinus spp.). Environ. Entomol. 37: 242 – 246.


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During 2010, my colleagues on the Customer Experience team at Forrester and I evaluated the Brand Experience at the Web sites of 14 companies across three industries (and wrote individual reports for each industry). Specifically, we reviewed five auto manufacturers (Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Nissan, and Toyota), four hotels (Crowne Plaza, Hilton, Marriott, and Sheraton), and five skin care brands (Dove, L'Oreal Paris, Neutrogena, Nivea, and Olay). We've summarized our findings in my latest report, "The Best Of Web Site Brand Experiences 2010."
Using our Web Site Brand Experience Review methodology, we set out to test 1) how well the sites supported their key brand attributes in a manner consistent with other channels (Brand Image), and 2) how well the site supported user goals (Brand Action). While none of the 14 sites Forrester reviewed with our Web Site Brand Experience Review methodology passed both dimensions of our tests (Brand Image and Brand Action), there were some good practices that companies across industries can learn from.
Best practices in the Brand Action portion of our review include legibility practices from Sheraton and Nissan and Neutrogena's use of clear language. But one of the better overall examples we found was Marriott's innovative way of surfacing key content about its properties from the results listing page. When users search for a hotel in a city — say Denver, for example — they get a list of hotels as they would at any other site. But Marriott uses tabs for each property that let users see which amenities are available (in black) and which amenities are not available (in gray). Users can also scroll through thumbnail images of each property. Users can do all of this without leaving the search results page, meaning that when they do click to a hotel page, they can do so with a high degree of confidence that the property will meet their needs.
On the Brand Image side, Dove stood out for its use of imagery. The site uses images of women of all ages, shapes, and skin tones to push the brand's mission of "widening today's view of beauty." In the automotive industry, all sites exhibited high-quality production values, but Toyota stood out for its safety feature demos that show users how vehicles withstand impacts from different angles. But overall, Sheraton's site stood out as the leader in Brand Image across all 14 sites. Why? Because from beginning to end, the site's content, functionality, and language consistently hit on the brand's "connecting" and "sharing" attributes. In addition, a unique color palette and overall high-quality visual design differentiate it from other hotels and other sites in general.
For a full analysis and recommendations on how to put these best practices to work for you, please see the full report.
Where does your site stand?
Comment from Nancy Wichmann (not verified) on Tue, 11/09/2010 - 19:16
Did you test this site? I'd be interested in where you stand.
Hi Nancy, We didn't test our
Comment from Ron Rogowski on Tue, 11/09/2010 - 19:30
Hi Nancy,
We didn't test our own site and don't do it for published research, though we do use our methodologies internally to identify areas where we should improve the site experience. As with any other company, it's a process, and not always an easy one.
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Mouse extermination is one of the easier do-it-yourself pest control projects. There are both lethal and non-lethal options with a wide variety of price points. Before deciding how to kill mice, you want to make sure that mice are the pests you are actually dealing with. The common house mouse is brown or gray with a pointed nose and small eyes and a body that measures about 3 inches long. The tail is usually as long as the body and has little to no fur. Also, the head and feet are very small when compared to the rest of its body. While this may sound like the description of a perfectly cute pet, it is important to know that mice can carry a host of nasty diseases and parasites including, but not limited to, salmonella, Lyme disease, and tapeworm. It's better to learn how to get rid of mice than adopting them into your family.
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If you have a mouse in the house, you likely discovered him by the droppings he left in or around your cupboard. Mice prefer grains, like cereal or crackers, seeds, and sweets; basically everything you keep stored in your pantry. If provided with a hearty food supply, mice will reproduce rapidly. Ideally you want to learn how to get rid of mice before they start a family! After all, they don't enjoy living out in the cold, cruel world when your home is so cozy, warm and full of tasty treats. Knowing where your house guest has set up camp makes mice extermination a little easier, so be on the lookout for nests of shredded paper or piles of stuffing inside old boxes, under furniture and appliances, or hidden inside cracks in walls or other voids.
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Repellents: Use commercial or herbal repellents, like peppermint oil, in the areas where the mice are likely to congregate.
Copper Mesh: Seal any openings larger than 1/4 inches with copper mesh, one of the few substances mice cannot chew through.
De-clutter: Mice like to live within 25 feet or less of their food, so cleaning up the spaces around likely food sources will lower your chances of housing more mice. Messy floors, stacks of boxes, and piles of newspaper all have to be cleaned. Outside, you should move debris or wood piles 50 feet from the exterior of your home.
Learning how to kill mice or just how to get rid of mice is something many homeowners will face. If you keep your cool and follow all the steps outlined here, you will eventually have success. And if you still think mice are cute, go to the pet store instead.
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This is a metal kettle which is coated with thick, durable, white enamel. As well as adding to the overall elegance of the pot, the enamel keeps the heated water free from unwanted odors and aftertastes. Naturally, the enamel is easy to clean and also allows the pot to be used on most types of stove.
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Well, this entry is a long time coming. I've been putting off coming onto this site as I just couldn't bear to look at some of my beloved lost kitties. I know they cannot live forever, but each loss leaves such a void in my heart.
Chloe was a very special girl to me. She had a rough start and was further burdened by her positive Feline Leukemia status. Most of the time, these kitties don't live much more than about 3 years. My Chloe blessed me with 5 years. She was loved and well-cared for until the very end when the cancer took over her body so much she couldn't walk more than a couple of steps at a time. I kept her as comfortable as possible with various pain medications, but I could not cure her. :(
In August of 2012, we had a thunder and lightning storm, which is very unusual for where I live. That day, Chloe jumped out of her bed in the window after a loud thunder clap and hid. When she finally came out of hiding, I noticed her limping. I thought she must have injured herself and took her to work with me (I am a vet tech). We thought it was a sprain and I monitored her progress at home.
After a few weeks, things seemed to improve, and then Chloe slipped off the back of the couch and started limping even worse. Back to work for another exam which revealed nothing out of the ordinary except the same symptoms as before on the same front leg. After another couple of weeks, not only was she limping on her front leg, but her back legs were beginning to "sway and buckle" while moving and I was getting worried. Back to work with me she went and we took blood and x-rays. Bloodwork and x-rays revealed nothing unusual at all despite her obvious discomfort with certain limp manipulations on her exam. We started her on pain meds, which helped a lot, but she was limping worse everyday.
Back to work with me to do a joint tap to see if she this might be polyarthritis. Sent the fluid away to the histopathologist and hoped for an answer.... came back totally normal... and Chloe continued to worsen. Now, we are really suspicious this is neurological as she is also beginning to "twitch" quite a bit. So, the next step was to head to the veterinary neurological specialist and hope we could find some answers.
I packed up and headed over to the mainland to see the specialist. The whole way there all I could think was the inevitable was happening; Chloe is feline leukemia positive and cancer is finally rearing it's ugly head. She's lived over 2 years longer than the vast majority of cats with feline leukemia and this is it. I tried to stay positive as we headed in for our visit with the specialist, but as the exam progressed.... my positivity waned further. Her neurological responses and reflexes were slow or absent in certain areas which made him suspicious of a cancereous lesion in her t-l spine. Before diving in for an MRI, he suggested ruling out the other possibilities first.... and if those came back negative.... then we were left with no other diagnosis than cancer.
I tested her according to the specialists recommendations and hoped that something would come back positive and this wouldn't be the cancer that would take my Chloe away from me..... but the tests came back negative and I was faced with my worst fear for my sweet girl. By the beginning of December 2012, Chloe could no longer jump up on the bed with us. I kept her as comfortable as possible on a few different pain medications (which I kept having to slightly increase the dose on every few weeks) and she continued to eat and drink well until the very end. She even insisted on walking all the way down the hallway to her litter box even though I had placed a second one closer to her with lower sides so she could get in and out easier.
Christmas closed in and I wondered if she would see the new year. I woke up the morning of January 1st and Chloe had not eaten her food overnight. She always ate her food overnight. I looked down at her and called to her and she responded with a sad meow. I medicated her with the highest possible pain med dose that I safely could and she did get her appetite back a few hours later.... but I knew that this was almost it. She was crying out as she walked down the hall to her litter box and could not longer squat to pee anymore... she had to lay down and I had to help her clean up.
Chloe and I had a long chat together and we decided that the time had come for us to part ways. So, on the morning of January 3, 2013 I took my beautiful girl into the vet to help her pass over to the Rainbow Bridge. All was very calm and peaceful and she quickly slipped away from my arms. I will always feel sad that she didn't get a long and full life, but the odds were stacked against her being FeLV positive. No matter what, Chloe had a life full of love and happiness. She lacked for nothing and always had all the extra special care she needed.
Oh my girl, I miss your sweet face, but I know you are running free through the endless fields of catnip; chasing butterflies and flying like the angel you always were. May we meet again someday....
Never in my life have I been so scared as I was a few weeks ago when there was a storm outside. It was raining harder than I had ever seen it. I have a good view of the world sitting up in my special window seat - I think my human lady called it my Sunny Seat - and I was just watching it rain harder and harder when suddenly, boom, flash, boom, flash! The world, and my window, shook with the loud boom and moments later the sky lit up with streaks of fork-shaped light. I must say, I have never been so frightened in my whole life! I thought at first the world was ending and the sky was going to come crashing down and into my home. Thankfully, it didn't last too long and my meowmy was right there to let me know that everything is okay.
The only thing to worry about now is how long I'm going to be limping for. I must have hurt myself when I got scared during the storm. Well, my person will take care of me and do whatever is needed. We got a whole lot of love going on here!
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-October 29, 2009-Industry terrain park veteran, Nicholas Roma, has been named to the position of Terrain Park Manager for the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation.Steamboat has made considerable strides across its terrain parks over the past three years and we are delighted to have someone as talented and accomplished as Nicholas carry that momentum onward," said Jim Schneider, vice-president of skier services for Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. "As a seasoned terrain park manager and builder, we look to Nicholas to play a central role in maintaining features for all ability levels."
Roma joins Ski Town, U.S.A.® from Bethel, Maine, where he held the terrain park manager position for the past six years overseeing all aspects of Sunday River's top-rated terrain parks and superpipes. Comfortable in the seat of a number of Bombardier grooming machines, he has designed and fabricated approximately fifty varieties of rails and boxes as well as custom features for companies such as RedBull, Oakley and Empire. In addition, he is the owner of PARKhitecture, a network of industry leading terrain park designers and event managers that spans the spectrum from feature design to event management.
Roma has played an integral role during several special events over his career including the 2009 Sunday River World Cup Snowboard event; 1st Downtown Showdown Rail Jam in downtown Portland featuring pro athletes and more than 2,000 spectators; 1st Simon Dumont Cup; Simon Dumont World Record Quarterpipe Project with Snow Park Technologies; and numerous film and photo sessions. Steamboat's Olympic athletes won't be the only ones attending the 2010 Winter Games. Invited by the Vancouver Organizing Committee, Roma is the lone American on the 8-person snowcat/shaper team responsible for building and maintaining the 2010 Olympic BoarderX and SkierX courses this upcoming February.
At Steamboat, Roma will be responsible for managing all guest service aspects for the resort's terrain parks; development of terrain features, oversight of park staff and implementation of the resort's ParkWise safety initiative. He began his new duties this week and reports directly to Ski & Snowboard School director, Nelson Wingard.
"Steamboat has an incredible reputation within the industry and a growing one among terrain parks," said Roma. "In my new role, I want to spend more time enhancing education, promoting strong riding skills and simply creating a memorable terrain park experience for our guests no matter their level."
Catering to all freeriders, Steamboat's terrain park team strives to offer different levels of heart-pounding excitement to skiers and riders through four different terrain parks. Steamboat's signature terrain park, serviced exclusively by its own chairlift, consists of terrain and features spread across 14 acres, an outdoor music system and Mavericks Superpipe, a 500-foot long, 56-foot wide super beast. Just around the corner sits Rabbit Ears Terrain Park with numerous features, jumps and mini-Mavs, a 150-foot long halfpipe with 8-foot walls ideal for novice riders. Lil' Rodeo Park is a friendly base area beginner park popular with kids of all ages and typically is the first of the resort's parks to open. Rounding out the riding options is Sunbeam, the snowcross park, located in the family friendly area of Rendezvous Saddle.
Steamboat's parks have been featured in numerous print, television and film shoots and commercials, and were recently voted in the top-10 for terrain parks by SKI Magazine readers.


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