text:
CSExtra – Friday, May 3, 2013
To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here.
If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at [email protected] with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line.
Friday's CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. A new assessment of alien planet discoveries suggest our solar system may be unusual. In Florida, community support grows for a commercial space port next to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. In Virginia, authorities reach a plea agreement with a former contract scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center and National Institute of Aerospace. Bo Jaing receives a sentence of time served for misdemeanor use of government computer equipment. Near Earth Objects pose a legitimate threat to Earth. An analysis of small pebbles deepen the mystery over origins of a 1908 blast over Tunguska. Space Center Houston announces a unique shuttle era tribute. Robert Bigelow, founder of Bigelow Aerospace, explains his commercial space vision. Curiosity marks an anticipated communications loss with fresh pictures of Mars.
1. From Discovery.com: Reporting in the Journal Science, experts conclude our solar system may be quite unusual in the Milky Way. The analysis is based largely on observation by NASA's four-year-old Kepler mission. Kepler is seeking evidence for Earth-like stars around distant starts. So far, most exo-planets fall in to the category of "super Earths," bodies larger than Earth but smaller then Neptune. Our solar system has not one of them.
A. From Space.com: Planetary analysis appears to favor the core accretion planet forming model over a competitor.
B. From Space.com: As NASA's Kepler space telescope mission deals with multiple reaction control wheel problems, experts look to follow on planet seeking spacecraft. Future European and U. S. missions are in development.
2. From Florida Today: Along Florida's space coast, the Volusia City Council approves a resolution in support of a new commercial space port north of NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Officials are hopeful the site will prove attractive to SpaceX and other U.S. launch enterprises. "We need jobs," explains one council member.
3. From The Hampton Roads Virginian Pilot: Bo Jiang, a former Chinese contract scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center and the National Institute of Aerospace, is ordered to leave the U. S. as part of a plea agreement. The agreement included time served as punishment for a misdemeanor charge of improper use of a NASA computer. Jiang was detained at Dulles National Airport in March after a Virginia Congressman raised concern about possible export control violations.
A. From The Associated Press via The Washington Post: Former NASA contract scientist order to leave the U. S. as part of plea agreement in alleged export control case.
4. From The Newport Daily News, of Rhode Island: Asteroids that cross the Earth's orbit pose a significant threat, explains Joan Johnson-Freese, a space policy expert at the Naval War College. Hollywood films have misled the public into thinking we can avoid being hit by a Near Earth Object (NEO) — the term for asteroids and meteors with the potential of colliding with earth, says Freese. Freese is among experts who have testified before Congress recently on the concern.
5. From Discovery.com: In 1908, a large explosion attributed to an asteroid or comet leveled more than 800 square miles of forested territory in Tunguska, Russia. A modern analysis of elusive fragments from the object leave open the possibility the impactor was a comet rather than an asteroid.
6. From Collectspace.com: Space Center Houston, the visitor/educational center for NASA's Johnson Space Center, announces plans for a new $12 million tribute to the shuttle era: a NASA Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft topped with a replica of the winged shuttle orbiter.
A. From Collectspace.com: The original Canadian developed robot arm that became a fixture on many space shuttle missions goes on display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, Ontario
7. From Bloomberg Business Week: A look at Las Vegas businessman Robert Bigelow's vision for commercial space — large privately operated space stations focused on science and other market driven enterprises.
8. From NBC News and Cosmic Log: NASA's Curiosity rover transmits fresh images of Mars, following an anticipated interruption due to a solar conjunction.
Brought to you by the Coalition for Space Exploration, CSExtra is a daily compilation of space industry news selected from hundreds of online media resources. The Coalition is not the author or reporter of any of the stories appearing in CSExtra and does not control and is not responsible for the content of any of these stories. The content available through CSExtra contains links to other websites and domains which are wholly independent of the Coalition, and the Coalition makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained in any such site or domain and does not pre-screen or approve any content. The Coalition does not endorse or receive any type of compensation from the included media outlets and is not responsible or liable in any way for any content of CSExtra or for any loss, damage or injury incurred as a result of any content appearing in CSExtra. For information on the Coalition, visit www.spacecoalition.com or contact us via e-mail at [email protected].


text:
Battle against your friend while digging for gold! Send your claws deep underground in Gold Miner 2-Player, and grab as much treasure as you can. You must drop the claw perfectly to latch onto the loot. Open mystery bags for special powers!
Gold Miner 2-Player is one of our selected Arcade Games. Also very popular on this website right now are Mega Miner, Agario 3D, Shop Empire 3 and Jewel Academy.
Report game as broken
Cancel report of broken game

subset: commoncrawl


text:
- Bronx Banter - http://www.bronxbanterblog.com -
What's the Word?
Posted By Alex Belth On February 12, 2013 @ 10:08 am In 1: Featured,Baseball,Games We Play,Sports Media | Comments Disabled
Friend of mine asked if I know of any good baseball podcasts and off-the-top-of-my-head, I don't. Suggestions are welcome.
Article printed from Bronx Banter: http://www.bronxbanterblog.com
URL to article: http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/02/12/whats-the-word/
URLs in this post:
[1] Image: http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/radio-dial.png
Click here to print.
Copyright © 2011 Bronx Banter. All rights reserved.


text:
A Canadian owned and operated company, at Green Patch Environmental Consulting Ltd (GPEC) we pride ourselves on supplying the Energy, Mining, Erosion Control, Construction and Reclamation industries with a variety of products ideas and solutions. Our goal is to give you the peace of mind that whatever you need is there when you need it. The right products for the job every time.
GPEC's consultants and engineering expertise, knowledge, and history speaks for its self. We work relentlessly with our manufacturers to bring you the newest and innovative solutions that help you get the job done right. Whatever the job may be, whatever the industry may be. GPEC has a solution for you.
GPEC's trained specialists will answer any questions that you will have.


text:
Sorry Gladiators is not working with your browser
-Please read about solutions here
The war of Men vs Monsters goes endless PvP in the stunning ManOrMonster.io!
There are 3 awards in Gladiators. View All Awards
Learn how to fight like a true Gladiator! Entertain the audience and unleash special attacks to defeat your opponent.Add Gladiators to Your Website Help


text:
THE 37th Royal Signals Army Reserve Unit will parade through Redditch on June 28 after it was given the much-deserved privilege of the Freedom of the Borough.
Redditch councillors requested the then-mayor, Cllr Wanda King, to confer the ?Freedom Scroll? in recognition of the voluntary service of the regiment's men and women. The scroll was presented in March.
The mayor?s chain passed to Councillor Pat Witherspoon at the recent annual meeting of the council.
Cllr Witherspoon said: "The freedom is a confirmation of how the ties between the regiment and local people have grown since they first moved here and I'm sure people will turn out in numbers on June 28."
The 37th Signals have bases in Cardiff, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Coventry and have been headquartered in Moons Moat, Redditch, since 1992.
Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Dominique Cairns TD said: ?We have developed strong links with Redditch and it is an honour for that to be formalised further. We rely heavily on our local personnel to support our activities and look forward to building even stronger links during the coming years, and working closely with the people of Redditch - many of whom are currently serving with the regiment.?
Army Reserve soldiers use their spare time training for and supporting the regular armed forces. After completion of basic military training, they are encouraged to participate in sports and adventurous training.
To find out about joining, call 01527 599324 or visit army.mod.uk/jobs.?


text:
Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
New York Hilton Midtown
1335 Avenue of The Americas, New York, NY
0.2 km from
Rp 3,146,667+
Clean room with a comfortable bed. The hotel is very centrally located with many attractions close by. Staff was very efficient and friendly. The walls are paper thin and we had very loud neighbors. We could hear everything going on in the room next door. Unfortunately the neighbors were very inconsiderate and we had to call down to security to ask them to be quiet.
Very clean, great location! I have stayed here a few times and always have a nice time there. The cleaning staff is so friendly. The food at the hotel is very expensive. I searched all over for an atm machine and couldn't find one. The lines for the elevator can be a bit long
It was close to all the places we wanted to see. Walk to Times Square, subway nearby, etc.. Lots of restaurants all around. We had a corner room so view in 2 directions! Nothing
Location check in staff
Nice sized room for NY. Updated and modern. Heat was stuck on high and it was super hot. Luckily the windows work and we could get a cold breeze. Pillows were fluffy and flat at the same time.
Great location. Close to Times Square, Central Park, and Rockefeller Center. Large rooms for a New York hotel. Very professionally run and business like facility. High energy level with constant activity in the public areas. It isn't cheap but you can easily pay more for less value in NYC.
Great location, staff, cleanliness. Had two double beds for an affordable price. Towels were a bit scratchy, bathroom was small.
Great location, good room comfort. When you book the price seems to be great, but then you find that the Internet is not included and also the bagage keeping has a cost.
Room service. Cold, stale food
Dirty bathrooms
clean and mid town so all the attraction you can cover by walk breakfast was not included while we expected bed and breakfast
Clean, spacious rooms that are tastefully decorated and comfortable. Too difficult to get the internet. You have to join their club or jump through hoops daily.
Location, roof top Small room, needs renovation - room looks outdated, paper thin walls - can hear everything from next door, expensive for what you get
Great location, just steps from Central Park, shopping, restaurants, etc. Nice decor. The $25 fee per guest. Really? What a rip off. BUT, it includes free wifi! And a bottle of water! Many hotels offer wifi and water for free to anyone that signs up for their loyalty/rewards program (which is free!) You do get a $10 credit, though, which can be used to purchase a $20 drink on the roof top. Stop gaming your customers.
Nice upscale, modern and hip boutique hotel. Close to my work in midtown and 6 1/2 Ave. Friendly and consistent staff. Fantastic in room amenities. Comfy bed and nice big bathroom, robes and slippers.
Ideal location. Small but well appointed room. Had a great deal so excellent value; likely not great value for money at regular rates, but in that location, would be hard find better options.
Very friendly, responsive staff. Great location. The superior king room we had was very small, like Paris hotel room small. The bed could have been firmer
Everything Restaurant service and housekeeping seem more lax and work without urgency or purpose... Unmotivated!
The concierge gave wonderful recommendations before and during our trip!
Great location, friendly staff and the luxury linens on bed made it extra comfortable I don't have a bad thing to say
The hotel is amazing, it was renovated recently and worth the price to stay at this historic hotel at least one time in your life! Also, location is excellent.
The location. the phone at the room did not work properly
location crazy crowded lobby!!!!
Location is great. Staff were all curteous and prompt. Room size was good and everything was clean and new. Breakfast at Palm Court was good. Will stay again. N/A
Ubicacion Todavia algunas partes en remodelacion
Luxurious hotel and rooms.
Everything was great about the Plaza! The hotel staff was so nice. They were always asking us how we were doing and if we needed anything. Our room was amazing! Very luxurious! The bed was like sleeping on a cloud. The mini bar was filled with all kinds of drinks and snacks. I think our favorite part was the bathroom. The walk in shower with the huge shower head was ginormous! The tub was rather large too! Everything was very very clean. It felt like it was brand new and we were the first people to stay in it! The hotel location was great also. Central Park and a subway station is right across the street so it was quite easy going to and from the Yankees games. We will definitely stay at the Plaza again!
everything is superb... from the location, the room , the food, the service no complain at all.
Service was terrible, our flight got delayed, we called to tel them know, when we got there they had charged us for the first night and they didnt have a room for us!!!! On top of the night manager on our last night was really rude... I will go to the St Regis next time...
Courteous and professional staff. Very nice restoration of this NY landmark. There were no mirrors in the room. Only the one in the bathroom vanity.Maybe they are still finishing the decoration details.
Ambience and history. The Hotel's position is fantastic and the staff were a pleasure to engage. No.
The best concierges! Very bad breakfasts. A small choice, tastelessly, the high prices.
The decor, the green aspect, the products, the staff Lack of personalised service - had to change room twice due to noise and restaurant - was charged $64 for breakfast. Ridiculous and was told that it's separate from the hotel.
Sustainable approach and best designed rooms yet experienced in our travels. Slightly aloof staff - but maybe that's a NY thing...
Zachary at the front desk was wonderful! All of the staff were so pleasant. The fresh flowers in the lobby were just beautiful. The art in residence program showcased interesting pieces of art throughout the hotel. The rooms were lovely, comfortable bed, very clean - an all around 10 out of 10 stay! nothing negative.
Location was fantastic, as it was easily accessible to Central Park and train stations. Breakfast selection was great, since it was included in part of the $40 per day per person deal. I am having mixed feelings about the $40 per day per person charge, since the only benefit to someone who is on a business trip might be the breakfast (which was great). But I guess everyone might want an option to opt in or out for such fees. Housekeeping was bad - requested some extra hangers/hairdryer at night but never came. I had to remind them the next morning for it. Same deal when they make up the room - sometimes they are missing bottles of water, others they forget to replenish towels. No standardization in the process. I do not exactly feel the five stars was well deserved as compared to other hotels.
The team at WestHouse went out of their way to take care of the two of us. Small requests, such as for a flat iron or extra luggage stand were met almost immediately. Even with the air conditioning on, it was still a tiny bit warm in the room (we like very cool rooms). The hotel was great and provided a fan, though, which helped.
The room was clean and the beds were comfortable. The location was excellent for our needs. The hotel is tired and worn. It needs an injection of cash to update and refresh the rooms and fixtures. It wasn't the worst place to stay because it was clean and the location was great. The front desk was understaffed at both check-in and check-out. This created long lines and long waits. We had to wait an hour for our room to be ready because they were behind on their turn-overs and we arrived at 8PM. They need to hire more staff for peak times.
Being close to Broadway, Central Park and Rockefeller Center. The staff was very helpful.
Place, location, access, and security
Location Poor a/c - room was very warm. Bathroom was small and bed wasn't that comfortable
Location 1. No communication by hotel staff. They tried to place us in a room that is half the size of a regular room without even telling us when we checked in. We found about this when we actually entered the room. After that we had to reconcile this very uncomfortable and unexpected experience. 2. Hotel management spent 10 minutes explaining how they cannot keep the fully paid room and that upon check in they will place and assign the room of their availability. Why bother and pay in advance if there is no guarantee? 3. We didn't feel hospitality was there at all. It truly came across as just another place interested in making money rather than building long lasting experience 4. Hotel is definitely run down and it stinks super bad. 5. We would not recommend this hotel and definitely would not have given it 3 stars. Stay some place else!
Location Too noisy
Noise from nearby club was very present in the room every night until 2AM
Location & service.
The location was ideal as it was close to tourist attractions. Lobby was beautifully decorated for Christmas and had a very festive luxurious feel. The rooms however were comfortable, standard but clean and gave Bath and Body Works as complimentary toiletries which was a nice touch. Staff were also friendly. Chargable WIFI - We live in a day and age where communication abroad is important to some. Free WIFI should've been included with the room as it wasn't cheap to book here and would be nice if it was complimentary like other hotels in the area. Also we stayed in room 754 where the air con fan wouldn't switch off (in December)!
Perfect location. Great value for money.
Very good, central location on 7th Avenue. Just a few blocks from Times Square, Central Park, immediately adjacent to Broadway...can easily walk (or use subway) to anywhere in Midtown. Hotel staff was courteous and helpful. Had a decent breakfast bar in the lobby with very kind, courteous employees staffing it. Was an enjoyable visit every morning, though it's primarily only got muffins, fruit, and coffee. Room was very minimalist and small. Bed was not particularly comfortable. TV only has a few channels and reception was fuzzy on about half of them. Wi-fi is not free - costs roughly $15 per day, less if you buy several days' worth of usage up front. Noise from the street below was pretty noticeable; it would have been very difficult to tune it out completely had I not been using ear plugs. Basically, it's cheaper than the other (nicer, I would assume) hotels in the area, but the location could make it worthwhile if you don't plan to spend a lot of time in your room...and it's NYC, so why would you? Spend a lot of time out in Manhattan, making use of the great location, and you won't mind the facilities as much.
Great Location and wonderful people made this place worth being in NYC!!! Nothing...
Location, housekeeping services, large room. Gym is spacious and it offers certain fitness activities to the guests, such as Pilates and Yoga. The blinds didn't close totally and allow some lighting into the room. Next day it was fixed with Velcro straps. The front desk assured me that I had a view to 5th Ave and it wasn't true. I saw the back of other buildings towards W 55 St. The gym is spacious but the machines are outdated and only for a certain group of muscles.
nice and quiet. Great service the room is too small
Gorgeous hotel, but the staff was rude on multiple occasions. I am used to being treated like royalty when I spend this much on a room.
Service, rooms, location Nothing
Everything. It was perfect. Room was a little small but I can't complain for the price I paid.
Great employees with lovely attitudes
This hotel was absolutely beautiful. Very spacious and luxurious. It has a great location and a spectacular pool. We loved our stay so much.
Pristine gym and pool, stylish service and friendly staff but not snobby. Great turn down service. Amazing bathroom and overall decor. Very clean and new. We went with our 4 year old. They where nice to us even though we had a little kid with us. We used to live on NYC but now are just visitors. So this hotel is perfect location. I will only stay here from now on in NYC. No complaints
If you want impeccable service, and enjoy every amenity you could think of, then this is your hotel! Everything from friendly service to comfortable clean rooms, this hotel delivers. It's close to everything interesting, theatre, shopping, restaurants. I can't wait to return! Thank you St. Regis. A fun-filled weekend that gave us a life time of memories.
Beautiful hotel with a wonderful staff. Location couldn't be better. If you enjoy luxury this is the place.
My experience made every other hotel I have stayed at seem 5-Star! I paid over $----- for the night and checked out to sleep at a hotel staffed by sane people. The security guard Patrick banging on my hotel door demanding entry and falsely accusing me of smoking marihuana. I am a 55 year old man and my guest was a medical doctor. No phone call, No 'Sorry to bother you sir...' Just an unhinged rent-a-cop. Wow!
Very dedicated hard working staff from the front door men to the cleaning people. Exceptional service, wonderful amenities, excellent location, close to everything. Nothing.
The best things about the Ritz Carlton Central Park are its Club Lounge area and Spa. Especially good is the ladies lounge where frest fruit, beverages and La Prarie products are provided at no extra cost. The hotel is expensive but worth every cent.
The service at this hotel is the best we ever had.
Faultless service, excellent attention to detail, great location some problems with check-in, room was not ready
great location and view on Central park
This hotel is by far the best hotel I have ever stayed at. The Ritz Carlton staff could not do enough for you. The place is luxurious and no request is too small. The staff are very courteous and even though the Hotel is geared more towards adults and business travellers, the staff were exceptionally friendly and welcoming to my two children. Who also thought this hotel "rocked"!!
Staff were incredibly courteous, friendly and helpful. Club level facilities and food were excellent. Surprized considering the price that the room was a bit small
location room comfort breakfest , no restaurant for dinner , staff has charge double my card
Everything - and especially Norman the Bartender - a great person. None.
Location was perfect! They have a house car that can take you to the airport or pick you up. We had a king room that was beautifully decorated and so spacious. Would definitely stay here again. There were a couple of spots that were stained on the shower curtain and on the down comforter. However, I never felt that these things weren't clean there were just some spots. The knobs on the shower were backwards and the facet was slanted so it was sometimes difficult to turn the shower off. This doesn't take away from the fact that the shower felt absolutely amazing!
The staff was friendly and the location was great. The guest services were pretty quick: We had issues with the first room and were quickly moved upon request. One of our charge ports stopped working and it was quickly replaced. Lamp shades were dusty and were quickly cleaned upon request. The rooms are really outdated and truly need to be updated, ESPECIALLY the bathrooms. We had to request a move from the first room due to the tub leaking. The sinks and tubs are chipped and the tubs don't drain well (both rooms). The lamps were dusty and some were broken. The hallways are a bit dark and carpet looks dingy. There is a mandatory facility fee that includes calls, wifi, etc...that is overpriced and totally not worth it.
The staff was very accommodating. My son had to rehearse for a concert he was playing in and the Manager allowed him to use a Ball Room that was not in use. We greatly appreciated that. Also, the evening reception was very nice. The bathroom could be cleaner. There were chipped tiles and the faucet was lose.
The bed was certainly comfortable. Probably the best part of the room. A coffee maker would be nice to have.
They ignored my original reservation of a King executive suite and put me in a double room. This room had gum on the floor, the bathroom looked dirty, the carpet was disgusting and discolored, overall it needed to be updated. I complained and they ignored my reservation, again, and put me in another double room. This room was slightly updated, but still not what I paid for! After returning a third time, they finally gave me the King room I paid for, but it was almost as disgusting as the first room. Luckily, I had business meetings and was not in my room very much, but it made the end of a long day very uncomfortable. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone!!
The location is amazing and the staff generally helpful. Rooms need some updating as do the bathrooms, but overall the hotel is good value by NYC standards.
Large Thermostat didn't work so tbe temperature was 80 degrees all day. Couldn't call front desk BC phone didn't work. Old towels were in room
The location of the hotel is perfect, On the edge of Central Park minutes from 5th avenue shopping. There are some restaurants nearby too. If you are interested in doing something touristy the horse and carriage rides are right outside. Where to begin. I was only there for one night and it was extremely expensive. On top of that they charged me a $35.00 "facilities fee" which was for WiFi, cocktail happy hour, and other amenities. I used the WiFi which worked fine but the cocktail happy hour was a disaster, very disorganized and the staff wasn't super pleasant. I wish I had the choice of adding on these extras. Also, upon check-in the key machine was not working so I was not authorized a room key. Each time I needed to go into my room I had to ask someone; one time I was waiting in the hallway for 30 minutes until someone showed up. It could've been a better experience.
Great location, fabulous staff, good amenities. Old beds, lumpy pillows, dated decor.
The room was overlooking Central Park and very enjoyable. My Grandaughter(10) and I were so impressed by the hotel service. Everyone was so accommodating and friendly. Best NY trip ever! Central to everything You see and hear everything in NY. Its a life experience !
They hit me with a $30 dollars plus tax facility fee which is ridiculous why should we pay facility valet parking is ridiculous expensive , they hotel needs to be updated the style is from the late 90's we should get more for what we paid for
Location is good. The front desk people are not friendly. They hit me with a "Facility Fee" of $30.00 puls tax (daily) no prior explanation from the front desk ( as to what Facility had I used) when I checked out. Poor communication with guests. Luckily I did ask them to waive this charge. They should explain to me on Facilities Fee when I check in!. Poor customer service! Would I come back to this hotel? You guess!


text:
I love politics. I grew up in Sacramento, CA running the halls of the State Capitol Building where my mother worked for various legislators for nearly 25 years. I still have aunts, uncles and friends who are heavily involved in politics and I have always believed that public service is honorable calling. The intricacies of the system, the importance of relationships, [Read More…]
Obama, Romney and a Conservative Evangelical Counter-Cult Expert
June 27, 2012 by


text:
Clinical Team Leader Review Memo Regarding SGE Patient Representative - Provenge, April 26, 2010
Background: PROVENGE® (Sipuleucel T, APC8015) is an autologous cellular immunotherapy product consisting of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) obtained from patients by leukapheresis and activated in vitro with a recombinant fusion protein (prostatic acid phosphatase fused with GM-CSF). A BLA was submitted, based on survival advantages observed in 2 randomized studies of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic, metastatic, castrate resistant (hormone refractory) prostate cancer. Study 9902B enrolled 512 subjects: 341 subject in the sipuleucel-T arm and 171 subjects in the placebo arm. The primary analysis showed a statistically significant difference in overall survival favoring the sipuleucel-T arm; the difference in median survival times was 4.1 months (25.8 months vs. 21.7 months) in favor of sipuleucel-T. The safety of sipuleucel-T was evaluated in 904 patients randomized 2:1 in four blinded, placebo-controlled studies. Overall, treatment was relatively well tolerated: chills, fatigue, pyrexia, back pain, and nausea were the most common AEs. A possible increased risk of stroke was noted.
FDA has initiated a program of incorporating patient representative special government employees as advisors to FDA during the review process through the Office of Special Health Issues (OSHI) in the Office of the Commissioner. Mr. Jim Kiefert of Tucson, Arizona is an SGE for prostate cancer applications who was recommended by OSHI and cleared for receipt of confidential proprietary information. He was evaluated for of COI by the CBER Advisory Committee Executive Secretary and cleared for participation.
Mr. Kiefert was provided with the sponsor's study report and draft label and participated in 2 teleconferences with the clinical review team, on February 8, 2010 and again on April 25, 2010. Mr. Kiefert provided general advice regarding the indication statement, labeling, and patient instructions on the label and the clinical benefit noted in the study report. He indicated that he thought stroke was an important risk to patients. FDA will require the sponsor to complete a post marketing study to evaluate the risk of stroke in patients who receive sipuleucel-T.


text:
they were collaborators #266
|your thoughts:
1 comment:
- 95thfoot said...
Fuzzbox. I used to read about them a lot in the papers in Europe when I lived there in the 80s. Newsworthy they were, and the music press ate them up.
A rather talented band who were, like so many, misunderstood at their beginning. They subsequently refused to stay locked in their image as wacky schoolgirls with wild hair and outfits (much to the chagrin of some who called them "sellouts" when they changed...), and achieved their biggest success as an imaginative Top 40 rock band. They initially got a lucky break and garnered some hits where others in similar situations did not. They only lasted four or five years, however, before debt, infighting, wandering of direction, and poor management tipped the balance. They also just outgrew each other. But in their prime, they were a singular example of "girl power" who didn't make a big deal of it, unlike pale, damp later imitators such as the Spice Girls. They just got on with it, and didn't make a big deal of the fact that they were female, but didn't shy away from their obvious sex appeal either. With a better management team, and more patience with each other, they would have done quite well, more than they got in their brief existence. Still, the music sounds good today, 20 years on, and that's what counts.
- December 13, 2009 9:36 PM


text:
Event photos are constantly updated, plus growing list of bands in the Bands section.
View the SPINE Commercial here Now!
When was it: Tuesday, March 11th, 2003 6:00p.m.
The NEW Video!
All-new live footage of hard core bands along with footage of Team Riders, pro skateboarders and all kinds of other SoCal havoc! A MUST HAVE — COMING SOON!
Please see our Contact Page for contact info.
|Shop online using our secure server.
|Member BBB Southland
Home | Contact Info | Team Spine Photos | Links | Ordering Info/Return Policy
Free Stickers | Reseller Info | Sponsorship Info
Online Store: Shirts | Shorts & Cargos | Hats & Beanies | Sweatshirts & Jackets | Other Stuff
© 2002-2009 Spine Inc. Web design by sushi3 Industries.


text:
Sequester II: The Fall's Scariest Sequel. Coming to a Community Near You??
Aug 27, 2013
During the last days of 2012, the political news was dominated by stories of the "fiscal cliff" and "sequestration." At the last minute, Congress and the President came to a deal that extended most of the Bush-era tax cuts and other provisions that would otherwise have expired on January 1, 2013. Taxes were allowed to rise for some of the wealthiest households, and payroll taxes returned to their usual levels. Congress temporarily postponed the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts of sequestration - but they began to take effect on March 1. These cuts have disproportionately affected the poor and vulnerable - children in Head Start, homeless families hoping for a housing subsidy, Native American students at Tribal schools. While the effects on middle-class families have been less visible, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that these cuts will slow U.S. Gross Domestic Product growth by 0.7 percentage points and cost 900,000 jobs.
However, most Americans have not yet focused on the fact that another round of sequestration cuts could hit this January - even deeper than last year's. The Budget Control Act of 2011 - created under the deal to raise the debt ceiling, which is the statutory limit on how much the United States can borrow - sets caps on total defense and non-defense discretionary spending that ratchet down each year through 2021. If Congress fails to agree on appropriations bills that conform to these caps - as seems increasingly likely - another round of across-the-board cuts will take effect 15 days after Congress adjourns for the year, presumably in January. These cuts are likely to be more painful than the 2013 cuts because agencies are likely to have exhausted any carry-over funds from previous years that they may have used to cushion the effects of the sequester.
Sequestration was designed to be politically painful to both parties, with cuts to all discretionary government spending, defense and non-defense, in order to force both sides to negotiate a deficit reduction plan. However, Congress was unable to come up with a plan to set aside the sequester in FY 2013. More members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are now expressing the need to eliminate the sequester. In particular, shortly before Congress left for its August recess, the spending bill for Transportation and Housing programs was defeated in the House as some Republicans joined Democrats in refusing to support the lower level of funding consistent with the Budget Control Act.
However, most Republicans want to replace the sequester with cuts to the mandatory spending programs, such as Social Security, Medicaid and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) that are not affected by the sequester. President Obama has stated that he will only consider such cuts in the context of a balanced deficit reduction plan that includes new revenues. Congress and the President were unable to come to agreement on such a plan in late 2012, and have not seriously negotiated on one since. Others in Congress have proposed to lift the caps for defense spending, while continuing to apply sequestration to non-defense discretionary spending.
Between now and January, Congress and the President face a series of deadlines that they must navigate in order to avoid shutting down some or all government agencies- or having the U.S. default on its debts.
- October 1, 2013: Start of Fiscal Year 2014. By this date, Congress is supposed to have finished work on its appropriations bills to provide funding for FY 2014. However, deep disagreements both between House and Senate bills, and within each chamber, ensure that this will not occur. Therefore, Congress must pass a short-term extension, or "continuing resolution," in order to avoid a government shutdown. Congress must also act by this date to extend funding for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and to avoid dramatic increases in government price supports for dairy and certain other agricultural products.
- Mid-October, 2013: While the specific date is uncertain, OMB estimates that the U.S. Treasury will reach the limit on how much it can borrow in mid-October. Congress must vote to raise the debt ceiling by this point, or the U.S. will default on the debts it owes, and be unable to make the payments it has committed to, from paychecks to government employees, to Social Security checks, to payments for goods and services. House Republicans have suggested that they will require significant cuts to mandatory programs - or even a repeal of "Obamacare" - as the price of such an increase. President Obama has stated that he is not willing to negotiate over this.
- December 31, 2013. Federal extended unemployment insurance expires on this date, as do a number of targeted tax provisions. Without Congressional action, the fees paid by Medicare to physicians will drop sharply.
With a deeply divided Congress and multiple pending deadlines, it's easy to feel like this is the same old story that we've been hearing for years. But this sequel could be the scariest one of all. Congress needs to hear clearly that a government shutdown, default on the debt, cuts to core safety net programs, and continued strangling of government services through sequestration are all unacceptable. Instead, Congress must come up with a plan that replaces the sequester for multiple years and supports both short- and long-term growth through balanced and gradual deficit reduction.
In Hollywood, summer is the time for movies full of special effects and explosions, while the fall schedule has more serious and dramatic fare. It's time for Congress to get serious too -- but let's hold the drama.


text:
NATO's governing body will likely condemn the shooting down of a Turkish military plane by Syria but refrain from responding to it militarily, officials and diplomats said Tuesday.
Turkey will brief NATO's North Atlantic Council on the downing Friday of its unarmed RF-4E reconnaissance jet over the Mediterranean Sea. It crashed into the sea a mile (1.6 kilometers) inside international waters. The two pilots are still missing.
The discussions will be held under Article 4 of NATO's founding treaty, which allows a NATO member, in this case Turkey, to request consultations if its security has been threatened, officials and diplomats said.
On Monday, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said Ankara would request that the incident be considered under Article 5, which states that an attack against one NATO member shall be considered an attack against all members and would possibly allow for NATO military retaliation.
But diplomats and officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the alliance's standing rules, said Turkey had formally requested that the incident is discussed under Article 4.
Syria said the downing was an accident, caused by the "automatic response" of an officer commanding an anti-aircraft position who saw an unidentified jet flying at high speed and low altitude.
Diplomats said the 28 ambassadors who make up the North Atlantic Council will discuss Turkey's concerns and would likely condemn the downing, but refrain from military action.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has repeatedly said that the alliance would need a clear international mandate, and regional support, before it embarked on a mission in Syria. Last year, NATO launched air attacks on Libyan government targets only after receiving such a mandate from the U.N. Security Council, along with backing from the Arab League.
But in Syria's case, the Arab League hasn't been able to agree on the need for military intervention. And Russia and China - both veto-wielding members of the Security Council - have consistently shielded Assad's regime from international sanctions over its violent crackdown on protests. They have called on neighboring countries to refrain from provocative actions that could spark a wider war.


text:
The Teen Driver Safety team at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at CHOP has published several research reports. These reports describe findings from our studies and include teenage driver statistics and actionable steps teen driver safety advocates, educators, and policymakers can take to help reduce crash rates involving teens behind the wheel.
These teenage driving statistics reports include:
- Miles to go: Focusing on Risks for Teen Driver Safety (2013), the Center's third report on teenage driving statistics, focuses on risky behaviors associated with teen driver crashes. It also shares the progress made in reducing teen driver-related crashes since 2005 and direction for the development of strategies to further drive down the number of people killed in these crashes each year.
- Driving Through the Eyes of Teens, A Closer Look (2009), a summary of seven CIRP research studies published in 2008-2009 that stress the important role parents play in helping their teens become safe drivers.The teenage driving statistics found in the report also offer recommendations for advocacy to improve teen driver safety policy.
- Parents Teaching Teens to Drive: The Adolescent Perspective (2011), a research brief that provides adolescent perspective on parents teaching teens to drive.
Click here to access a complete listing of our Teen Driver Safety reports, filled with the latest teenage driver statistics.


text:
Flames NewsFlames Home > News
Liberty Claims BSC Title No. 13 in Thriller
|Watch highlights of Liberty's 68-66 championship game victory and the postgame press conference.
Listen to Jamie Hall's Championship Call
Devon Brown's contested bank shot from the right block dropped through the hoop with 4.2 seconds remaining in Sunday afternoon's Advance Auto Parts Big South Women's Basketball Championship title contest, giving No. 2 seed Liberty a dramatic 68-66 victory over No. 1 seed Gardner-Webb at the Millis Center.
Devon Brown takes the game-winning shot.
The Bulldogs, who erased a 20-point second-half deficit with a 24-2 run, had just tied the score at 66-66 on Courtney Epps' driving layup at the 12.7-second mark.
After Brown's game-winner, Monique Hudson sprinted down the right side of the floor, but her off-balance attempt from the right baseline caromed off the front of the rim and into Avery Warley's hands as time expired.
The nail-biting victory, Liberty's 10th in a row, makes it three consecutive Big South titles for the Lady Flames and 13 championships in the last 14 years. The Lady Flames will enter their 13th NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship with a 27-5 record, after avenging two regular-season losses to the Bulldogs.
Gardner-Webb, which has equaled the Big South single-season victory record this year, falls to 28-4 on the year after seeing its program-record 16-game winning streak halted. The Bulldogs will await their postseason assignment Monday evening, after their second straight Big South runner-up finish.
Brown, who led all players with 24 points, became the first freshman to be named Big South Championship MVP since the Lady Flames' Elena Kisseleva in 1997. She was joined on the all-conference team by Amber Mays, Liberty's only senior.
Gardner-Webb was represented on the team by Dominique Hudson and Margaret Roundtree.
For the third consecutive game in the tournament, Mays opened the scoring with a layup during the opening minute of play. Her conversion sparked a 6-2 Liberty run to start the contest, capped by Rachel McLeod's mid-range jumper at the 16:11 mark.
Gardner-Webb briefly cut its gap to 8-6 on a perimeter hoop by LaTroya Pope at 13:28, before the Lady Flames opened up some breathing room with a 9-2 surge. Kylee Beecher closed the run emphatically, making the score 17-8, Liberty, on her old-fashioned three-point play, 10:36 before halftime.
The Lady Flames took their first double-digit advantage, 22-12, when Jelena Antic banked in a putback in traffic at the 8:01 mark.
Liberty continued to gradually increase its lead, pushing its edge to 33-18 on another three-point play, this one by Danika Dale at 4:05.
The Lady Flames took a pair of 16-point advantages, before Big South Player of the Year Roundtree hit a hoop from close range as the halftime buzzer sounded. Her basket cut the Bulldogs' deficit to 38-24 at the break.
Liberty shot the ball exceptionally well during the first half, hitting 60.9 percent (14-of-23) of its field goal tries. The Lady Flames also scored 22 points in the paint and 13 points off of Gardner-Webb's dozen turnovers.
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs shot only 24.1 percent (7-of-29). However, Gardner-Webb made 90.9 percent (10-of-11) of its charity tosses and outrebounded the Lady Flames, 19-16. Half of the Bulldogs' 24 first-half points were of the second-chance variety.
With many of both teams' starters mired in foul trouble, the latter part of the opening stanza became a battle of the benches. Liberty's reserves outscored Gardner-Webb's bench players, 12-4.
Coming off a career-high 21-point scoring outburst in the semifinals, Mays led all players with eight points in the first half, to go along with three steals and two assists. Brown contributed seven points, a half-high seven boards and a trio of steals. Antic came off of the bench for seven markers of her own.
Roundtree's six points paced Gardner-Webb's attack, although she misfired on 10 of her 13 field goal attempts before the break. Epps added a team-high five caroms, all at the offensive end.
Liberty scored the first four points of the second half, taking a 42-24 lead on Warley's second-chance hoop at 18:34.
Margaret Roundtree's layup finished Gardner-Webb's quick 5-0 burst with 13:38 left, trimming the gap to 48-34.
The Lady Flames countered immediately, tallying the next six points in succession. Brown's back-to-back layups lifted Liberty's lead to 54-34 with 11:47 showing on the second-half clock.
The Lady Flames were still in front by 20 points at the 9:41 mark, prior to the aforementioned 24-2 run by the Bulldogs. Monique Hudson tallied seven of the run's points, but it was twin sister Dominique Hudson's acrobatic three-point play at 2:32 which gave Gardner-Webb a 62-60 lead.
Brown responded with a three-point play of her own 19 seconds later, putting Liberty back on top, 63-62. Two more charity tosses by Dominique Hudson at the 1:57 mark provided the Bulldogs with their final lead of the afternoon, 64-63.
Dymond Morgan tied the score at 64-all at the 1:26 mark by splitting a pair of free throws and Brown drove to the hoop to make a contested basket with 31.3 seconds left, setting the stage for the action-packed closing sequence.
Liberty continued its hot shooting in the second half, finishing the game at 59.6 percent (28-of-47) from the floor. Gardner-Webb shot just 38.6 percent (22-of-57) from the field, but made the game interesting in several other ways.
The Bulldogs made 85.7 percent (18-of-21) of their free throws and scored 24 points off of 26 Liberty turnovers. Gardner-Webb also kept the rebounding margin close, as the Lady Flames finished with a slim, 30-29 edge on the glass.
Brown was key for the Lady Flames down the stretch, scoring 13 of the team's final 18 points. She also pulled down eight boards, setting a new Liberty freshman rebounding record with 268 caroms this season. On the defensive end, Brown came up with four of the Lady Flames' 13 steals.
Beecher and Antic contributed nine points apiece for the Lady Flames, while Warley corralled a game-high nine rebounds. Mays contributed in a number of categories, ending up with eight points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Dominique Hudson, limited by foul trouble in the first half, scored 13 of her team-leading 17 points during the final 20 minutes for the Bulldogs. She was one of four Gardner-Webb players to score in double digits, including Monique Hudson (13 points), Roundtree (13) and Epps (11). Roundtreee's seven boards paced Gardner-Webb's strong rebounding effort.
The 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship will begin Saturday and Sunday with 32 first-round games at 16 different sites. The Lady Flames will learn their tournament destination and first-round opponent Monday at 7 p.m., when the NCAA selection show airs on ESPN.
2010 Advance Auto Parts Big South Women's Basketball Championship
All-Tournament Team
Devon Brown, Liberty – MVP
Amber Mays, Liberty
Dominique Hudson, Gardner-Webb
Margaret Roundtree, Gardner-Webb
Shamia Brown, High Point
Shanice Cole, Winthrop


text:
5 Min Read
* China industrial profit jumps 22.8 pct in Nov * U.S. fiscal cliff talks to remain in focus * Indonesia to raise purity requirements for tin exports By Silvia Antonioli and Harpreet Bhal LONDON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Copper rose to a one-week high in thin trade on Thursday, rebounding from falls in the previous session, as encouraging data from China reinforced signs of a recovery in the economy of the world's top metals consumer. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange closed at $7,915 a tonne, up more than 1 percent from its $7,801 official price in the final ring trade of a holiday-shortened session on Monday. The metal was on track for its strongest daily increase this month. A session high of $7,945.25 was its highest since Dec. 19. Data from Beijing showed that profits earned by China's industrial companies jumped 22.8 percent in November from a year ago, accelerating from October's 20.5 percent. China accounts for about 40 percent of the global copper consumption. "It's not only this one data point; we have seen a series of data releases lately that were quite encouraging. Everything points to the fact that the Chinese economy has probably hit the bottom and is now on the way to a very moderate acceleration. At least it's getting better, and this is good for cyclical markets like metals," said Credit Suisse analyst Tobias Merath. "But I think this rebound has to be seen in the context of the drop that we had just ahead of Christmas. That drop was not fully justified, and now market conditions are pretty thin and with a few orders you can move the market." Traders cautioned as well that the thin holiday trade exaggerated price movement, while the physical market remained sluggish. "Trading volumes in the physical market are quite slow as traders are tight on cash near the year end," said a Shanghai-based trader. "I don't see any significant change on the macroeconomic environment or policy." SLOW GROWTH Looking ahead, analysts said U.S. budget talks are likely to dictate the direction of metals prices in coming weeks as investors wait to see whether the White House and Republicans can reach a deal to avert massive tax hikes and spending cuts as the deadline is only a few days away. Failure to reach an agreement would risk tipping the U.S. economy back into recession. "The complex remains touchy to the U.S. fiscal cliff quickly approaching. With no deal as of yet, the market is concerned the recent strength in the U.S economy could reverse if the wave of higher taxes and lower spending becomes reality," RBC said in a note. "Unless a deal is done before the new year we expect volumes and activity to remain subdued over the next three trading sessions." In industry news, workers at the world's biggest copper mine, Chile's Escondida, rejected an early pay offer by mine controller BHP Billiton, a union leader said on Wednesday. In other metals, tin closed at $23,400, up from $23,200 at the previous session's close. Indonesia will increase its minimum purity requirements for tin ingot exports next year, a trade ministry official said on Thursday, in its latest move to bolster its domestic processing industries. Aluminium ended at $2,080, down from $2,092 on Monday. Japan's Kobe Steel will cancel a plan to build an aluminium products plant in China amid uncertainties over the sales outlook to its major customers, such as Japanese automakers, the Nikkei business daily said on Tuesday. Zinc, used to galvanize steel, ended at $2,102 from a last bid at $2,090 on Monday, while battery material lead closed at $2,335 from $2,319. Stainless steel material nickel ended at $17,275 from $17,005. Metal Prices at 1705 GMT Comex copper in cents/lb, LME prices in $/T and SHFE prices in yuan/T Metal Last Change Pct Move End 2011 Ytd Pct move COMEX Cu 359.10 0.75 +0.21 344.75 4.16 LME Alum 2080.50 -1.50 -0.07 2020.00 3.00 LME Cu 7914.75 83.25 +1.06 7600.00 4.14 LME Lead 2336.75 29.75 +1.29 2034.00 14.88 LME Nickel 17275.00 -75.00 -0.43 18650.00 -7.37 LME Tin 23401.00 176.00 +0.76 19200.00 21.88 LME Zinc 2100.50 29.50 +1.42 1845.00 13.85 SHFE Alu 15350.00 50.00 +0.33 15845.00 -3.12 SHFE Cu* 57450.00 360.00 +0.63 55360.00 3.78 SHFE Zin 15585.00 95.00 +0.61 14795.00 5.34 ** Benchmark month for COMEX copper


text:
BRIGITTE WELTMAN-ARON - During the academic year 2001-2002, my release from
teaching obligations enabled me to concentrate on
my current book project, Algerian Women in French.
I wrote on the material I had gathered in the previous years.
This work represents two thirds of my ongoing project.
In addition, my research led me to investigate other approaches to my
topic, which will constitute the basis of the rest of the book.
These new lines of inquiry link my project to the work of feminist
philosophers such as Luce Irigaray and Sarah Kofman.
I have also analyzed and discussed studies on colonialism (particularly
in Frantz Fanon and Albert Memmi). Finally,
the time I could devote to reading and reflecting on the works by major thinkers
such as Sartre, Heidegger, Derrida and Deleuze, on the questions of
representation and alterity, has proved invaluable.
I believe that it will contribute to inform my project with a greater
political as well as philosophical relevance.
By capitalizing on that corpus, I have been able to establish
continuities or differences in the literary works of Algerian women writers, who
are themselves drawing on the �colonial� heritage, while inflecting it
I extended one published article into one chapter, and I wrote two others. Part of one of my chapters on �the figure of the Jew in Northern Africa� has been submitted for publication. This paper discusses questions relevant to literature and philosophy (for instance, metaphoricity), as well as pressing political and historical questions, such as the State of Israel.
making significant progress on my book, I read six papers at conferences last
academic year. Two of these papers
were invited lectures. They were generally connected with my project, and reflected
my interest in philosophy and colonial politics.
One of my papers, which have been solicited for publication, analyzes the
work of Deleuze and Derrida regarding the issue of �location�.
This essay stems from my project, and some of its conclusions find their
way in the book as well. I will
also present part of my chapters (one on H�l�ne Cixous and her subversive
appeal to love, and the other on Assia Djebar and linguistic politics) in two
forthcoming conferences in 2002-2003. These
papers will in turn structure the writing that remains to be done.
I am in the last stages of the project and I gratefully acknowledge that
I owe this possibility to the award of a PDA.


text:
We didn't think Louis Tomlinson could get any cuter -- but now that he's a dad, he has proved us wrong.
The 24-year-old member of One Direction, who attended the 2016 Brit Awards on Wednesday, spoke with Capital FM about being a first time dad with Los Angeles-based stylist Briana Jungwirth.
WATCH: One Direction's Louis Tomlinson Welcomes a Son!
"It's great! I'm still getting used to it, obviously," he said of his newborn son, Freddie. "It's my first time away from him so I miss him, obviously, but it's cool. I do get Father's Day now."
Tomlinson also revealed that he doesn't mind doing his share of parenting duties, including changing his 1-month-old son's diaper.
"Have I changed a nappie?" he jokingly gasped when asked by a reporter. "I've probably changed a hundred nappies before Freddie because I used to help out with my sister so I have changed his nappy, thank you!"
WATCH: One Direction's Louis Tomlinson Confirms He's Going to Be a Dad on 'Good Morning America
And when it comes to what he hopes his son's first world is, he said, "It's a tough question because the immaturity is just pushing through there but -- dad!"
In January, Tomlinson took to Twitter to reveal his son's name with an adorable photo.
"Meet my little lad, Freddie 👶," he tweeted out along with a photo of the pair snuggling. He followed up the tweet by thanking fans for their support.
Meet my little lad, Freddie 👶 pic.twitter.com/nec7OqwuQR— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) January 28, 2016
Thank you so much for the all nice messages :)— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) January 28, 2016
WATCH: Louis Tomlinson Tweets About His Newborn Son: 'I'm Very Happy!'
"Louis is happy and very excited about becoming a dad and he thinks Briana will be an amazing mother," a mutual friend of the new parents revealed to ET back in July. "It was a surprise at first, but he and Briana are very, very close friends and this has brought them even closer."


text:
E46 (almost) unscathed after 90 MPH encounter last night!
Last night I'm running home from Tallahassee on I-10 westbound. It's pitch black outside, my wife following me in her car, an old Infinity sedan.
I pass a car and as I return to the right lane,
I hit something on the right front part of my car. "FVCK! What the hell was that??!". I slowed down out of shock, trying to figure out what just happened. I hit it so hard, the car lost momentum for a second. It felt like it was the size of a German Shepard. I was definitely shaken, and called my wife. "I hit it too, but not bad! Mom screamed...". We pulled over to look at the inevitable damage. "Damn", I thought, "this is gonna be bad. Fvck!"
We got out and looked, under the Rest Area's street lights. Huh? There was NO DAMAGE that I could see. NOTHING! I'm completely blown away, laughing in relief. My wife's car had some damage to the bottom plate and front facia. There were rubber marks on her silver paint that were visible. Because of the rubber, we are thinking that the object i hit was probably a large truck tire section. Must have been big.
This morning I went out to take a better look, and there is a part of my bottom cover (the plastic piece) that is broken and bent forward. Not bad at all!
Happy that BMW builds a thick-metaled, well-engineered car! :thumbsup:
1 Attachment(s)
Truck tire jiblits are always fun to avoid.
I hit a truck tire once at around the same speed and it felt the same way you explained it my car was fine but my buddy behind me was in his 240 and made a mess of his car.
Still gotta say though... Don't out drive your headlights!
Sent from my DROIDX using Bimmer App
So I was visiting friends in Fl. last night and let my beagle, Cindy, out for a walk. Anyone happen to see a beagle wandering around?
have high beams on when theres no on coming car.
Hood dent
I managed to damage my car when I was not in it & it was not moving! I was rolling the snow tires away into the garage loft & one got away from me and fell 10 feet onto the hood of the car. You can not imagine how helpless I felt watching it fly towards the car. It landed right on the BMW emblem. Ok, it was dented & the paint less dent repair estimated it would cost $ 400 to fix. I probably will get it done this year..
calling every tire debrie on the road jiblits from now on. thank you e46fanatics forum.
I hit a dog and it messed the whole drivers side of my mount for the fog light. You're lucky.
Friend hit some jiblits and ripped his CSL Race lip off.
lmao I remmeber that happening once. A friend of mine upfront didn't see it and clipped it with his front wheel. went up in the air and my friends 240 that was behind him ended up getting whiplash to the face.... lmao
90mph... Slow down?
|All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:51 PM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
(c) 1999 - VerticalScope Inc. All rights reserved.


text:
Subject: [htdig] indexing mhonarc archives
From: Markus Mohr (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Date: Fri Jan 28 2000 - 15:14:25 PST
Another question! :)
I´m indexing a ca. 100MB ´mhonarcisized´ mailing list archive. Problem
here is, that this is heavily interlinked. There is a thread index and a
date index and both link to each other and to every mail in the archive.
And the messages themselves link back to the indexes...
I would have to set max_hops to around 500 to reach every document, but
then I would also descend 500 levels on every page.
Is there any way around that?
To unsubscribe from the htdig mailing list, send a message to
You will receive a message to confirm this.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b28 : Fri Jan 28 2000 - 15:17:53 PST


text: This demo comes from my endless passion for this wonderful animal and for the film that made me love this animal, Steven Spielberg's Jaws. In fact, the boat of this demo is a reconstruction of the boat on the first film, the 'orca ". for the webplayer version check this url http://www.francescogallorini.com/jaws-the-game enjoy P.S. turn up the volume and watch your back.


text:
- Search CSN:
- Members: Login to search all areas
- Not a member? Click here to search public areas
Apr 21, 2010 - 4:23 pm
It has been confirmed today that I have a 2cm tumor on the base of my tounge!!! I am 25 & have to young children & just cannot believe this is happening to me. I have smoked in the past but never alot (1 or 2 a day) & not for the last 3yrs.
Apr 21, 2010 - 10:05 pm
Hi Zoebirch,
I hope you will find the answers you are seeking and have the support you need along the road to your recovery. Keep us posted along the way. Best wishes, Becky
Apr 22, 2010 - 6:46 am
Hi Zoe,
Sorry to hear you have this diagnosis, but keep your spirits up as these things are now very treatable. You are probably going through some emotional drama now which is normal. I don't have answers for your particular diagnosis but the treatment regimes are usually similar.
If not done already (you didn't mention what test confirmed ??) but usually your Doctors will now do some type of Scan and most commonly a PET /CT to determine the size and spread of your tumor and then they will 'Stage' you. This will indicate size, advancement, spread etc.
There are usually any combination of 3 treatments being 1. Surgery, 2. Radiation & 3. Chemotherapy - not necessarily in that order and if the case is right, you will usually get the Chemo & Rads together. While these treatments can be rough, you do get through it and come out the other side. We al have different reactions to the treatment.
Can you get back to the board here with more details like what stage or how they determined you case (Biopsy perhaps). More people will follow with their assistance and advice.
Apr 25, 2010 - 3:14 am
Perhaps I can be of some help and some hope.. I am a 62 year old male. A painful lump attached inside my right jaw was biopsied by an oral surgeon after a visit to the dentist in December. On Feb. 1, medical doctors at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., at the University of Florida removed a salivary gland beneath and behind my right jaw which had stage two mucoepidermoid carninoma. It was a 10 hour operation, as the tumor was fairly far back, but they were able to go in through the mouth, and for this I give thanks, as an option was to break the jaw and go in by rotating the jaw.
A neck dissection revealed no further spread into lymph nodes, so radiation was called for, and I have just finished the six weeks of this treatment.
I spent a week in the hospital and three weeks on feeding tubes through the nose (two at home), and a couple or three more weeks of healing before the radiation began. During the six weeks of radiation, I lived at Hope Lodge in Gainesville, run by the ACS. It was one of my best decisions, because it gave me the counsel and friendship of so many people going through cancer. You can live there free with your caregiver, alternatively my wife and my daughter.
I am not the best of patients, but once I saw the courage of other people who were going through this and worse, I knew that I could do it. I am still recuperating at home and hope to be back out in the world in a few weeks, at least for short times. Recovery from any cancer may take months, so I will have to be patient. Radiation effects are pain, nausea, and exhaustion. Fortunately I can still swallow liquids (no need for more tubes during recovery) and my voice is good.
My best suggestion is to never let yourself be alone and to talk to people who have gone through this sort of thing. Face to face, if possible. I will be happy to answer any questions here or by email. I'm Mike at firstname.lastname@example.com
Apr 27, 2010 - 8:16 pm
Hi Zoebirch
It was almost 25 years ago that I was diagnosed with a mucoepidermoid carcinoma on the roof of my mouth right where the hard and soft palate meet. My dentist found it on a routine cleaning. I was also told it was slow growing but it was malignant. It was removed. No radiation. No chemo. That was nearly 25 years ago when I was 17 years old. I had never smoked. No one could explain why that happened to me.
If the margin is clear once it is cut out and it has not invaded any bone, you should be fine! It's not a very aggressive cancer. It's probably nicely encapsulated and just needs to be cut out. We're all praying for you Zoe. I know you'll be fine. I have two little kids too and I can only imagine what's going thru your mind. But of all the cancers to have, this one many times is very tame. May God be with you. I will keep you in my prayers. I have faith though that this is going to be ok :)


text:
A Republican said:
"Based on the person chosen from the rumored field of candidates to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy on an interim basis, it is once again evident that political ambition was the key factor in the selection," Ms. Capito said in a statement.
Don't you have to have some political ambition to want to fill a Senate seat? I'd be worried if wither the guv or the appointee didn't have political ambition.


text:
A fusion restaurant adds global flavors to homestyle meals, forgoing the need to replace mom's recipe book with Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Globalize your palate with this Groupon.
Choose Between Two Options
- $30 for $60 worth of Asian-fusion cuisine
- $40 for $85 worth of Asian-fusion cuisine for four or more.
The menu includes such pan-Asian specialties as vegan singaporean curry with tofu ($14), toasted salmon filet with ginger-orange glaze ($19), and seared Salmon Creek Farm pork loin ($22).
Region unites the intense flavors of Southeast Asian and Chinese cuisine with flourishes familiar to Western palates, resulting in edible masterpieces that are equal parts approachable and exotic. The restaurant highlights its signature beijing duck as the epitome of this fusion: the duck's crispy skin and moist meat has been a Chinese delicacy since the Imperial era, yet the restaurant sources the poultry from a small farm in Petaluma to honor modern values of community and sustainability. These multifaceted influences suffuse every dish they serve as each bite introduces taste buds to rich new flavors, from szechuan-peppercorn and peanut nuoc-mam sauce to basil, anise, and coconut milk.
Like an edition of Jane Eyre written in internet jargon, the space seamlessly blends an old-fashioned sensibility with a contemporary vibe, placing tufted leather couches and nautical maps alongside neon-lit cocktail bars and hand-wrought iron designs. A copse of birch trees surround diners seated at soft leather banquettes as they complement the fusion of Asian flavors with a retinue of wines, teas, and exotic desserts.


text:
Tomato Cost Analysis File
Dr. Kent Fleming, Agriculture and Resources Economics Dept., CTAHR, (808-322-9136), developed this program to help farmers determine their costs and profits. You will need a spreadsheet program such as Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Excel, etc. to run the cost analysis file.
Cost of Analyis Spreadsheet
Flowering and Fruiting
The tomato is self-pollinated. Flowers are born in clusters, located on the stem between the nodes. Tomato is sensitive to high night-time temperatures, especially the large fruited fresh varieties. High night-time temperatures may lead to lower fruit set or to small, seedless fruit development. Optimum temperature for fruit set is 60-70F (15-20C).
Fruits reach the mature green stage about 27 days after fertilization. Environmental stress, such as poor nutrition, unfavorable weather, or insect and disease pressure may result in abscission during or after flowering.
Staked tomatoes provide ease of harvest and higher fruit quality. The trellis keeps the fruits off the ground and results in less soft rot incidence. Stakes 50 inches long are driven into the ground halfway between each plant or in alternating plants 2-3 weeks after transplanting. Training of the plants by tying the plants with plastic twine beginning 3-4 weeks after transplanting is repeated 3 or 4 times during the growing season. The twine is run around each stake and on both sides of the plant to provide vertical support. Before re-using, stakes should be sterilized by steaming 1-2 hr at 200F below a plastic tarp, or with methyl bromide fumigations.
Drip irrigation for tomatoes has gained popularity because of an increased water use efficiency, and due to the ability to apply fertilizers and pesticides with the irrigation water. With drip irrigation it is possible to closely synchronize weekly water and nutrient application rates with the corresponding stage of crop development.
Tomato yields may be reduced by a myriad of insects pests and diseases. The best approach to manage disease and insect pressure is to follow an integrated management approach. The IPM approach is based on proper pest identification, periodic scouting, and the application of pest management practices during the precise stage of the crop's development where no control actions would result in significant economic losses.
Two additional strategies of an integrated management approach consist of 1) Taking pest control actions during the most vulnerable stage in the pest's life cycle (to maximize results with the least possible effort), and 2) To utilize synthetic pesticide spray applications for pest suppression, only after all other pest control alternatives have been considered and exhausted.
Alternative pest controls include those basic "old-time" practices such as rotation, sanitation, the use of disease resistant varieties, and other biological controls. The main objectives of utilizing alternative pest controls over pesticide treatments, is to reduce the high capital costs incurred with frequent pesticide applications, and secondly to maximize the abundance of beneficial organisms.
Bacterial canker
Cornybacterium michiganense can be a serious disease in tomato because it can persist in the soil for many years, and because it is seed transmitted. Symptoms include wilting and cankers on stem and fruits. For control use disease free or certified seed. Contaminated seed may be treated with the following treatments:
Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria may become a problem during wet weather. Both foliage and fruits are affected. Infection occurs through natural leaf openings or through wounds in the fruit. Fruits show numerous 1/8 inch spots. Leaves show irregularly shaped, brown spot lesions. Destroy tomato plants after harvest.
Bacterial wilt
Pseudomonas solanacearum is the most serious disease of tomatoes in the tropics and sub-tropics. Symptoms include rapid wilt and death of the entire plant without any yellowing of the leaves. If the stem is cut, a gray-brown bacterial ooze is visible. The disease is difficult to control because it remains in the soil for many years. Contaminated fields should be rotated with non-solanaceous crops. Prevent machinery and field personnel from moving from contaminated to non-contaminated soils. The disease penetrates the plant through wound openings in the roots. Old cultivars developed by the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Kewalo and BWN-21s are highly tolerant to bacterial wilt.
Blossom-end rot
This physiological disease may cause severe yield reductions in tomato. Initial symptom in the stylar end of the fruit is a slight discoloration appearing water-soaked. The lesions enlarge and turn dark brown or black. An irregular water supply compounded with a fast growing crop may promote blossom end rot. The disease results from a calcium deficiency in the fruit. Calcium is translocated in the plant via the transpiration flow. As a vascular system sink, leaves obtain the primary source of calcium, and when calcium deficiencies occur, fruits will be the first organs to show deficiency symptoms. Factors which have an effect on the plant's calcium supply should be monitored including cultivar, plant nitrogen status, and soil fertility, pH, and an even moisture supply in the root zone. Nitrogen over-fertilization may accentuate blossom end rot by promoting excessive shoot growth.
Blotchy Ripening or Gray Wall
This physiological disease also called internal browning is characterized by irregular browning on the side walls of the tomato. The fruits will develop a normal red color except in the affected areas. A cross-section of affected fruits will show brown veins with yellow to gray cells in the blotched areas. The incidence of blotchy ripening is increased with TMV infection, succulent growth, low potassium, and sudden temperature changes. Commercial cultivars have good resistance to this disease.
A physiological disorder in which fruits show extreme malformation and scarring at the blossom ends. Catface results from any growth factor that affects normal pistil development in the flower. Prolonged heat during blossoming and other stress factors may result in catfacing. Most commercial varieties are not affected by catface. When possible, remove affected fruits as early as possible.
Double Streak Virus
This disease is normally a combination of TMV and potato virus X or Y. Initial symptom is light green mottling of leaves followed by development of small grayish-brown spots on leaves. Later, brown spots occur on stem and leaf petioles. Infected plants are stunted and fruits, if produced, are covered with dark spots. The virus complex is transmitted mechanically. Controls include growing TMV resistant cultivars, and the use of ground culture determinate cultivars.
Early blight
Symptoms of the fungus Alternaria solani are concentric markings of dead tissue on leaves and stems, as well as spotting on leaves and fruits. The disease can result in crop defoliation during wet and warm weather, at any time during the crop cycle. Controls include a three-year rotation, planting on wide, high beds, and fungicide treatments.
Fruit cracks
Three common types of physiological cracks make fruits unsalable, and permit the entrance of secondary disease organisms.
Cracking can be partially controlled by providing an even moisture supply, thus preventing alternating stages of fast and slow fruit growth.
Fusarium oxysporum f. lycopersici is a soil-borne fungi which enters the plant through the root and plugs the plant's vasular system, stopping the transpirational flow. As a consequence lower leaves are first affected, turning yellow and withering. The symptoms progress and eventually the entire plant is affected, with a dark-brown discoloration in the bark of affected areas, and with only leaves near branch tips remaining alive. Commercial cultivars are available with resistance to races 1 and 2. In addition, sanitation, rotation with grass crops, soil fumigation, and soil pH near 6.5 should be used for control of races 1,2, and 3.
Gray Leaf Spot
Stemphylium solani begins as small circular sunken brownish lesions with spots surrounded by yellow halo. The fungus is favored by hot weather, and can cause severe defoliation in susceptible cultivars. Best control is achieved with resistant cultivars. Destroy the tomato crop after harvest.
Late blight
Phytophtora infestans causes severe defoliation, stem girdling, and destructive rot of fruits. Cool nights and warm days with abundant moisture favor development of this fungus. Fruit symptoms include irregular watersoaked spots on which turn brown and wrinkle the surface. Control includes careful monitoring with fungicide applications.
This physiological disorder is common during the winter or early spring. Affected fruits are light and feel soft. Fruit shape is normal but the surface is flattened or shrunken over the sections between the internal walls. Fruit cross-sections show a normally developed outer wall and poorly developed seed locules, with existing cavities between the locules and the outer wall. Factors which may promote puffiness include poor pollination, excessive N applications under cloudy weather, excessive irrigation, and temperature extremes.
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum can cause serious losses in both tomato greenhouse and field operations. The fungus attacks the main stem at the soil line and is characterized by watersoaked areas which become light to dark brown. Further disease development results in wilting and plant death. Masses of white mold and sclerotia are identifying characteristics. High moisture and temperatures promote disease development. Control with proper sanitation, soil drainage, crop rotation with grass crops, and fungicide applications.
Spotted wilt virus
Tomato plant growth ceases and senescence is promoted after infection with spotted wilt virus. In older plants, leavesnear the growing tips show dark, bronze or purplish, circular necrotic spots. Fruits also show circular concentric marks. Tomato spotted wilt virus is the only virus known to be transmitted by thrips. The only effective means of control are resistant cultivars. Celebrity, the standard tomato cultivar in Hawaii is highly susceptible to the new strain of spotted wilt. Currently PetoSeed cultivar PSR 55289 has shown resistance, and comparable horticultural traits to Celebrity.
Tobacco mosaic virus
Symptoms include mottling or mosaic effects on the leaves. Yields will be reduced significantly with viral infections during the early crop stages. The virus is transmitted by mechanical means, including pruning, staking, and by field workers. Several com mercial varieties are resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.
Soil Acidity
Optimum pH is 6-6.5. Liming to raise the pH to 6-6.5 may aid in reducing fusarium wilt in the field.
Nutrient Rates
Fertilizer applications should be based on crop nutrient demands and on stage of crop growth. Tissue and soil analysis will help to determine how much fertilizer to apply, to complement the nutrient levels already available in the soil. Excessive fertiliz er application, above crop needs, may result in salt buildup, phytotoxic effects on plant growth, ground water contamination, and capital losses due to purchase of unneeded fertilizer. Recommended rates for Hawaii are 1,500 to 2,000 lb/Ac of 10-20-20 or s imilar type fertilizer, with half applied at planting and the remainder 4-5 weeks later. Supplemental 100 lb/Ac of Urea or 200 lb/Ac of sulfate of ammonia applications (lbs/acre) can be applied every 3 to 4 weeks after harvest begins. Phosphorus is an imp ortant nutrient for root development and to hasten fruit maturity.
On soils which test low for phosphorus apply 1,000 lb/Ac of treble superphosphate. This is preplant applied in 30 cm bands in the plant row worked to a depth of 15-30 cm. Soil magnesium deficiencies are corrected with 150-200 lb/Ac of magnesium sulfate. M inor crop Mg deficiencies may be corrected as needed with magnesium sulfate sprays of 10 lbs/100 gallons of water per acre.
An adequate calcium supply is necessary to prevent blossom-end rot in tomatoes. Calcium deficiencies are corrected with weekly foliar calcium nitrate or calcium chloride applications at rates of 10 lb/100 gal and 5 lb/100 gal respectively.
In non-mulched crops, apply all P and up to 1/2 of N and K prior to planting, incorporating with disks or rototilling. Supplemental fertilization during the growing season should be banded on both sides of the row.
For drip irrigated crops apply all phosphorus and micronutrients and 20% to 40% of total N and K prior to laying the plastic mulch. The remaining N and K is applied at levels corresponding with the crop developmental stage. At the seedling stage apply wee kly 2-5% of the total N and K requirements. At the early fruiting stage begin weekly applications of 10% of the total N and K requirements.
Nutrient Tissue Analysis
To maintain a diagnosis of the crop's nutritional status, and a historical record of crop performance year after year, conduct periodic leaf tissue analysis. The tissue analysis should be calibrated with soil fertility levels, according to soil samples taken before planting. For tissue analysis collect a young mature whole leaf (petiole and leaflets),located below the last open flower cluster. Recommended optimum ranges for tomato are:
Nutrient Range Target Level N 3.0-5.5% 3.0% P 3-1% 0.5% K 3.0-7.0% 3.5% Ca 1.0-5.0% 1.2% Mg 0.40-1.5% 0.4% Fe 100-250 ppm 120 ppm Zn 25-150 ppm 25 ppm Mn 40-300 ppm 75 ppm Cu 5-25 ppm 10 ppm B 25-100 ppm 25 ppm Mo 0.15-5.0 ppm 0.16 ppm
Washing tomatoes
Water for washing tomatoes should be at or above the temperature of the tomatoes. Water with cooler temperatures will be absorbed by the fruits. Washing water management practices should be an important consideration during the handling process, to preven t the spread of post-harvest diseases. Decayed fruit should be removed from the handling process, to remove any potential sources of inocolum. Washing water is chlorinated at 150 ppm and fruits are maintained in this water for no longer than 2 minutes in a single layer of floating tomatoes.
Presizing, Sorting and Sizing
Tomatoes with a diameter of less than 2 inches are placed in the cull section. This operation is carried through an automatic pre-sizer in large commercial operations. Sorting and grading is conducted visually in the packinghouse by separating tomatoes ba sed on USDA color stages. This operation takes on a double effort when sorting out tomatoes with irregular ripening symptoms brought about by whitefly (Bemicia tabaci) feeding on the crop during the growing season. Larger commercial operations in the main land are moving toward the use of automatic electronic color sorters such as the ones developed for apples. Tomatoes are then sized based on market classifications and conveyed to the packing line. Tomatoes are normally packed in 25 lb cartons and unitize d in 2000 lb pallets.
Ethylene treatment
In Hawaii some green picked tomatoes are treated with ethylene to enhance and promote ripening uniformity. Some growers have moved to ethylene treatment to overcome the irregular ripening caused by the sweetpotato whitefly. However, preliminary research c onducted at the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources did not show improved ripening uniformity with ethylene treatment, but instead indicated the need to improve harvesting techniques and improved training of the harves ting crew to pick fruit at the same stage of physiological maturity. Optimum ripening is obtained when the ripening rooms are maintained at 68F and 90-95 relative humidity at ethylene concentrations of 150 ppm. Ethylene is normally applied with on-site c atalytic generators or with flow-through systems.
Maintain stored tomatoes at temperatures above 55F (13C). To delay ripening of tomato at a particular stage place in the holding room below 68F (20C). Chilling injury occurs below 50F (10C).
Mature greens are sold in 25 lb bulk-packed cartons. Fruits are packed on each carton based on fruit number per row and column in a two layered tomato package. Pick and vine-ripe tomatoes are packed in two-layer lug or tray packs. Cherry tomatoes are pa cked in flats holding 12 1-pint boxes. Plum tomatoes are preferably packed in quart boxes, 8 per carton.
Time to First Harvest
Time from transplant to first harvest is 70 to 75 days for cherry types, 75-80 days for the plum types, and 80-90 days for the large fruited type tomatoes.
Production yields
Ground culture in Hawaii: 20,000 lbs/Acre
Pruned and staked culture in Hawaii: 30,000 lbs/Acre
Average Florida yields: 30,000 lbs/Acre
Average Ohio yields: 13,500 lbs/Acre
Tomato fruits mature about 25-30 days after fertilization. Maturity is correlated with increased fruit size, weight, specific gravity, total acidity, and hydrogen concentration. Fruit categories sizes for tomatoes are large 205 g, medium 150 g, and small 115 g. Harvesting stages for tomato include immature green, mature green, turning, half-ripe or pink, and ripe, or red-ripe. Indices of maturity for green picked tomatoes include 1) size, which varies with cultivar; 2) rounded shape, not angular; 3) a whi tish green color development in the blossom end; 4) development of a browny corky tissue on the stem scar of some cultivars, and the preferred method of choice: 5) a representative sample of the fruit's internal appearance (a destructive test). Both cherr y and plum tomatoes are normally picked vine ripe.
Harvesting operation
Fresh market tomatoes are hand picked in 40-50 lb buckets and placed in bins, where a truck takes them to the packing shed. An alternative harvesting operation consists of a conveyor belt on ground tomatoes. Pickers travel a few feet to the conveyor where the tomatoes are placed and conveyed into the loading truck. Bruising of tomatoes from excessive handling and unloading is significantly reduced with the conveyor belt harvesting technology. Tomatoes should be maintained under the shade until taken to th e packinghouse where they are washed, presized, waxed, sorted, graded, sized, packed, unitized for shipment, and shipped to its destination market.
Tomato yields may be reduced by a myriad of insects pests and diseases. The best approach to manage disease and insect pressure is to follow an integrated management approach. The IPM approach is based on proper pest identification, periodic scouting, and the application of pest management practices during the precise stage of the crop's development where no control actions would result in significant economic losses.
Two additional strategies of an integrated management approach consist of 1) Taking pest control actions during the most vulnerable stage in the pest's life cycle (to maximize results with the least possible effort), and 2) To utilize synthetic pesticide spray applications for pest suppression, only after all other pest control alternatives have been considered and exhausted.
Alternative pest controls include those basic "old-time" practices such as rotation, sanitation, the use of disease resistant varieties, and other biological controls. The main objectives of utilizing alternative pest controls over pesticide treatments, is to reduce the high capital costs incurred with frequent pesticide applications, and secondly to maximize the abundance of beneficial organisms.
Important insect pests of tomato include aphids, thrips, leafminers, whiteflies, russet and red mite, cutworms, flea beetles, pinworm, fruitworm, and melon flies. Outbreakes of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemicia tabaci, and perhaps related sweetpotato whitefly strains is currently a major problem for tomato production in Hawaii. Apply insecticides only when necessary, and when possible rotate pesticide families to reduce the possibility of insect resistance. Insects with exploding population growth rates such as thrips, whiteflies, mites, and aphids are especially prone to develop pesticide resistance, when exposed to frequent applications of the same chemical.
Aphids feed on plant sap with sucking mouth parts. Intensive feeding may result in reduced plant vigor. Aphids may also act as vectors of plant viruses, and may also introduce toxins into the plant, resulting in growth deformations. Timely insecticide applications may effectively place in check growing aphid populations.
This caterpillar pests which include the variegated cutworm, Peridroma saucia, and the black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon, can be devastating on young tomato plantings, by chewing through stems at the soil line. Cutworm activity is greater at nighttime. Control is warranted when high populations occur in the field before planting tomatoes. Baits containing Bacillus thuringiensis are available for cutworm control. Control is normally not recommended when the plants are 1 foot tall.
The larvae of the fruitworm, Heliothis zea, eats into the green fruit. Heliothis zea is also an important pest of corn, lettuce, beans, and other crops. Eggs are laid singly on leaflets close to small fruits. The larvae eats into green fruit, and when mature burrows into the soil for the pupation stage. The pupa is formed in a tiny cell 2 inches below the soil surface. Adults concentrate their activity at dusk and night, and begin laying eggs after 48 hours. Complete foliar insecticide applications should targe eggs and newly hatched larvae before larvae bores into the fruit and damage occurs. Important natural enemies of the fruitworm include the parasitic wasps Trichograma spp., and Hyposoter exiguae as well as some insect predators.
Leafminers may be serious pests in tomatoes. These are small larvae which drill trails beneath the leaf epidermis as they feed. Because contact insecticides won't reach the larvae, systemics are recommended. Parasites may maintain leafminer populations below damage thresholds under the proper environmental conditions. Parasite populations, however, are normally low in fields which experience frequent scheduled pesticide applications.
Melon Fly
The melon fly has long been a major pest of tomatoes in Hawaii. The pest has traditionally been controlled in problem areas with malathion baits, and with malathion treatment of corn border rows. Remove infected fruits from the field to reduce insect numbers.
Population explosions of spider mites, and the tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici, may occur during hot and dry weather. These tiny insects feed preferentially in the lower stem, and then move on to feed on the upper section of the plant and on leaves. Their life cycle, egg hatching, and two nymphal stages until maturity, lasts one week in hot weather. Presence of the mites is manifested in the bronze and greazy apperance of stem and leaves. Sulfur dust, wettable powder sulfur, and other miticides are effective on mites.
The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, is a vector for the tomato spotted wilt virus, resulting in dramatic decreased tomato acreage in Maui over the past few years. Thrips may also reduce plant vigor when feeding on tomatoes in large numbers.
Recent sweetpotato whitefly, Bemicia tabaci, outbreaks have caused considerable losses in tomato fields state-wide. The main symptom is the irregular ripening on the fruits, which is difficult to distinguish on green-ripe tomatoes. The irregular ripening symptoms which are probably caused by a toxin injected by the whitefly, are visible only after ripening, when tomatoes have normally already reached the wholesaler.
Additional sorting operations, and an in-house ripening step may be required to reduce the numbers of poorly ripened fruit in the shipments to market. Full canopy coverage with insecticide sprays is necessary to reach the eggs and adults on the abaxial side of the leaves. Area-wide control strategies may be necessary in areas where whitefly numbers are abnormally high. The sweetpotato whitefly transmitted gemini virus, which has resulted in stunting and reduced fruit size in Florida and California, has not yet been detected in Hawaii.
The common whitefly is the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, which does not normally reach damaging levels on the field. Parasitic wasps, and predators such as minute pirate bugs and lacewing larvae help to keep the greenhouse whitefly below damaging levels. Tomatoes can sustain greater population levels of the greenhouse whitefly without yield reductions. Control strategies will therefore vary depending on the specific whitefly species in the field. Before conducting and pest control measures, identify which whitefly species is actually present in your field.
The tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum, is the most popular vegetable crop in Hawaii in terms of popularity and in market value. This unique vegetable,a member of the Solanaceae Family along with the peppers and the Irish potato, is a native of Central and S outh America. It is a warm season crop grown from sea level up to 6000 feet in elevation.
In 1991 14 million pounds (6,400 MT) of tomatoes were consumed in Hawaii of which 23% was produced locally in 95 hectares. The farm value of local production of tomatoes in Hawaii for 1991 was about $3 million, with production concentrated in Kona, Mt. View, Kula and Molokai. Local production has decreased substantially over the past few years due to crop losses caused primarily by the tomato spotted wilt virus.
In typical commercial operations, tomatoes are grown in polyethylene-mulched beds with a drip irrigation system. Irrigation and fertilization can be monitored closely with a drip irrigation system. The plastic mulch helps to maintain a high degree of wat er and fertilizer use efficiency. Wind break your crop in wind-prone areas with willy willy, sugarcane, or other shrubs suitable to your area. An in-field rotation may be conducted for the following crop by rototilling the row where the windbreak was grow n and planting in the row and preparing the bed in that area.
Time to plant.
In Hawaii tomatoes are grown year round at 300 to 1,000 m elevation; March through August at 1,000 to 1,500 m; September through May from sea level to 500 m elevation.
Field preparation.
Plow and disk to bury the old crop. Liming, when necessary is broadcasted before bedding, fumigating, and pre-plant fertilization.
Tomatoes are normally transplanted in Hawaii to assure proper field establishment. Seedlings are transplanted 3 to 5 weeks after sowing. About 1 oz of seed is needed per acre if seed is transplanted, and 2 lbs per acre if direct seeded.
Spacing for ground or unstaked tomatoes is 5-7 feet between rows, and 3-4 feet in the row. Spacing for pruned and staked tomatoes is 4-5 ft between rows and 15-24 inches between plants.
Seedlings are grown in containerized trays. Containerized transplants are placed in the field with the growing medium attached to the root system. Early root development may be enhanced with 10-52-17 fertilizer solution applications of 3-4 lbs per 50 gal lons of transplant water. Transplants are grown in the multi-cell or tray pack system. A plastic or styrofoam cell surface area of approximately 2 square inches (5 sq cm) is optimal for tomato transplants. The transplants are kept in a greenhouse or shade house. Follow proper sanitary conditions by using sterile trays and soiless growing media. The seedling should be carefully monitored to maintain proper watering, nutrition, and disease-free material.
An integrated management approach should also be employed to tackle weed competition in tomato production. The IPM program for weed control will also rely on weed identification, monitoring, sanitation, alternative cultural practices, and timely herbicide applications. A weed map for each field will serve helpful in the design of weed control measures, and also as a record to provide a field history of weed problems in each field for tomato production.
Cultural control practices for weed control include shallow cultivation, plowing, disking, hoeing, crop rotation, cover cropping, living-mulches, organic or plastic mulching and herbicices. The benefits of proper field preparation can not be overemphasized to improve tomato growth and also to minimize weed problems during the crop growth cycle. Useful crops for rotation with tomato include alfalfa, sugarbeets, and onions. Solanaceous crops such as potatoes and pepper are not recommended as rotation crops.with tomato.
Problem weeds in tomatoes include perennials, dodder, weeds of the nightshade family (solanaceous family), and grasses.