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Hey Gary
I got a message from Jeff a few days ago, he said that he made some more design changes to make the 60 a little faster and cleaner.
He thinks he has it where he wants it and will be cutting one out for me to put together this week if all goes as planned, he was waiting on a new EPP shipment.
He had originally set it up where he thought it should be for more of a mid range speed envelope but decided to change some things because of the greater area the 60" span offers. More stable in and of itself because of the added size.
That caused some other tweeks to make to make the package work.
I am planning on setting it up with my pulso motor that was slated for the 84 MCW as a pusher and running it with a real high pitch pylon prop to get it moving.
I think that motor will push it up into the low 100s on 4s . . . .I think.
If that doesn't pan out, Ill opt for something else - God knows Ive got enough motors laying around!
the video you were watching was the "alpha" build, first bite at the apple, that jeff made with the starfire.
From the flight tests on that model, he came up with the final version that is now out in production.
The Beta version/builds, mid motor and pusher were the real tests and shined!
With the Beta build, we went with the larger 400 class motors, like the Dons Wicked 2700 instead of the Jr and the axi 2212-10. Both are the same class of motor but completely different winds.
The Dons Wicked we ran on 4s for the speed tests and it rocked! That was the pusher.
Unfortunately I made two mistakes in the build process of the speed model, I did not have enough carbon in it to withstand the speeds I was getting and had used thin walled 6mm tubes which ended up crimping on a hard impact sliding into a stake on landing and later caused the wing to fold on a high speed pass/ high G pull out.
Speeds were well over 100 and the airplane tracked like it was on rails!
The roll rate was pretty exciting too.
The AXI (later replaced with a HC clone) was run on 3s and a mid motor set up and is one of the best maneuvering wings I have ever flown.
The speed is up there in the high 70s low 80s but will slow down to a crawl! Roll rate was very high and the ability to corner was phenomenal. it was super light - like the Alpha build and flying it on tree line ridge lift is easy to do.
Unfortunately, I am a flatlander and have no real slopes to mess with other than the annual beach trip to the Outer Banks (coming soon!) which are low rolling hills compared to the Calif. folks! The plane sloped beautifully though in those light lift conditions.
Just remember that if you plan on going fast, use the Kellys tape method and use at least 3 carbon rods or tubes but no thin walled stuff as it just was not designed for the type of abuse a wing can take! Great for sailplane spars and 3d but not flying wings!
Hey Phil
thanks for the lengthy reply back. When you mentioed Jeff was going to tweak the airfoil is he leaning toward making it for more speed? Looking forward to your build and flight videos of course! I will build the 48 and the 60 beefed up for serious speed and slope fun!!
Starfire build 48", from Australia
I have about 10 wings, half scratch built. 300-400 hours flight time, mostly slope. After building and flying the Starfire 48". I have to say, it rocks.
I have done around 5 hours of sloping on it so far, in 5-20 knots on several slopes. The starfire wasn't as quick as my 54" Windrider Bat (fast wing), but is was faster than my other 48" wings. I was very pleasantly suprised at the speed I got out of it sloping (motor turned off) given the 13% airfoil thickness. The handling, glide ratio and lift are excellent. Inverted speed and resulting lift is even better.
The Starfire is my new favourite wing, for sure! So the 60" Starfire with the thinner PW51 airfoil should be a slope rocket.
Build photos and details to come!
Hey Phil,,
I remember you mentioned that the don's 2700 was a better motor than the 3000 he carries. Unfortunately he has had qualitly issues with this line and is going to dicontinue it. Do you think the 3000 would provide enough punch for a stout built beta 2? I know you mentioned the lightflight inrunners..but am looking for the best economical alternative motor. Any thoughts/suggestions?
dons wicked 3000
hey gary
Man, am I sorry to hear about the quality issue and the discontinuing of that motor, that has been one of my favs for a few years now . .. . .I am going to miss that big when I fry mine . .
The 3000 will work fine, the acceleration is not as good but the top end is a little better. The 3000 is a little more fineky on the prop too.
Don has a little different prop mix for the 3000 than the 2700 on his web site, I would make sure you do not go outside his guidelines if you want it to stay together.
the 3000 is great for the 48 but the 60 will need a little oomph.
cleansurf -
wow . . .. really "down south!"
greetings to our starfire aficionados down under!
Ive been listening to the parkfliers NZ podcast, sounds like you guys have some great winds for the slopes down there..
Here in the South East US, we have a lot of flat land and limited slopes so the full starfire experience is limited to powered flight and short hills a few days a year for slope!
Great looking build
Can you share your experiences with the set up and build?
For the most part, my only suggestion for the speed needs is to try to ballast up a bit and the speed should come up for you.
I was amazed and the loading envelope of this bird, as I was adding cells and power, I found that the more weight I added with each version, the better it flew.
I also was amazed at how rock stable it was in every version with inverted flight. I even got the mid to do really big rolling circles (Im too much a chicken to do it low or in tight
The cornering was also spectacular, even with the basic set up I had for throw, the airplane would pitch around ultra tight, it almost looked like a square turn with pitch...much better than any wing I have flown.
please share your build notes with us, we would love to hear from you.
from Dons sight
Here are test results for the Wicked 3000 ( all data with APC props):
3S lipo:
Prop RPM Amps Watts Pitch Speed
4.7 x 4.2 26000 rpm 30 amps 320 watts 104 mph
4.5 x 4.1 27900 rpm 27 amps 290 watts 108 mph
4.1 x 4.1 29400 rpm 23 amps 260 watts 114 mph
4S2250 Long Max lipo :
Prop RPM Amps Watts Pitch Speed
4.1 x 4.1 36200 rpm 35 amps 510 watts 140 mph
Larger props are not recommended on 4S, and when using 4S the motor must get good cooling.
NOTE: The use of props larger than show on these charts will most likely fry the motor and DonsRC is not responsible for such damage.
Starfire build 48", from Australia
I will try and upload my build photo's and details this weekend.
My motor speed is not that fast, enough for full vertical. Built on a budget $6 HK motor. Did my first park flying test the other day till battery was flat. The budget gear speed was fine for me, best of all, I got 22 minutes flight time from a 1750mah 3S LIPO.
I estimate my throttle ratio for the seasion at:
40% full
35% half
25% off (glide)
Very happy with the flight time with this hardware (I will list part numbers in the build).
As for sloping as opposed to park flying, I am fortunate to have the oppertunity in my location. The big thing for me, in regard to testing wings, is the purity of slope gliding. It takes away issues of motors, props, thrust angles and allows you to do a pure performance test of a wings airfoil and handling characteristics. Most of my slope session would be at least an hour, doing glide tests in a park flying environment doesn't allow for that, nor the viewing angle much of the time.
My impression of the starfire on the slope is excellent. Speed, energy retention through turns, stall characteristics are superb. Airfoil was thicker than I had hoped for my applications, but saying that, the reflex when dialed in, is almost zero and overall airfoil performance is excellent.
I haven't had much oppertunity to ballast up yet, having the mid mount motor makes it difficult, as it is around the CG point. I might build up another as a pure sloper with ballast tube. I will try and run some slope tests later with some more weight.
Starfire build 48", from Australia
The Build log. Parts detail at the end.
Based on the CG from Jeff. Mid mount motor to keep the component weight forward to minimise balancing weight. Parts form Hobbyking.com
I masking taped the wings and layed out components to guess the CG, allowing for estimated weight of elevons, fins and covering materials.
A frame CF configuration (2x 6mm square section, 1x 3mm square section).
Motor weight is 40gram, the weight mass is just forward of the CG.
Battery weight is 145gram and as far forward as I could get it.
Other component weight is negligable. The hope was to get away without further weight in the nose (succeded!).
I hot wire cut my CF channels, after installing the CF, I had a couple of mm left to fill in to match the foam surface level. I tried 3 fillers. Spacfiller (used on walls) and expanding foam where both a pain to sand back. The best of the 3 was hotwired strips (6mm) of offcut foam glued to the CF, easy to sand back, light and durable.
I installed a small bungee tube just behind the CF join (first time, untested as yet)
I traced the airfoil centreline and marked out the engine and prop hole, with a 5 degree down thrust angle as recommended by Jeff and hotwire cut. I have played with this since, adding more angle as my flight testing motorised was giving me a lot of up pitch when throttle was applied . More testing today has made huge improvements , the thrust angle needs to be up on mine not down (centreline of the motor is angled up, toward the rear of the aircraft). Note; my engine mount is forward of the CG. I haven't tuned it to optimum angle yet, I will measure and post my angle later on. My Starfire now maintains a more level flight path when throttle applied.
Increasing pitch with increased speed is the only issue I have with the Starfire flight characteristics. Slope gliding indicated the wing suffered slightly more than other wings, increasing up pitch with increasing speed and associated lift. Can't tune that out for gliding like you can for motorised flying by adjusting motor angle. Gliding, I have to apply slight down control to maintain level flight after a dive!
Build log, to be continued.
Starfire build 48", from Australia
Photo sf6 shows the bungee tube behind the CF rods and just in front of the engine mount wall.
phot sf7 shows the hotwire cut foam glued to the CF rod as a filler. The yellow expanding foam can be seen toward the rear of the photo, that experiment didn't work to well!
in SF7 you can also see the basis of a elevon. 3mm corflute with hotwired styra foam to give the wedge shape. This design worked really well, I simply installed the servo post from the inside of the coreflute and gled the foam to the coreflute. Then monocoted the whole thing using HK shrink film (good quality, good price!)
more to come
clean surf
is your starfire the all EPP version or the mixed foam wing?
what is the large black tube that you have over the wing in the first set of pictures?
Is there a gap between your forward spars where the bungee post is?
The thrust angle in relation to the CG was a good point, the point at which you mount the motor makes a bog difference in exactly how that angle will effect the aircraft . . . like see sawing with a "big girl" on the end of the see saw . .. . like CG for performance!
LengthXarmXangle needs to play in when I relate my specs to Jeff . . . . \never really though about it from this angle!
Reply to build questions
is your starfire the all EPP version or the mixed foam wing?
All EPP version
what is the large black tube that you have over the wing in the first set of pictures?
That's my hotwire cutter, large one. Simple design, made from plastic waterpipe, one power wire through and one connected to the other end via a metal hose clamp. Nicrome hotwire spaned from one hose clamp to the other. I leave the wire loose and do a couple of wraps around one clamp to tighten the bow. I put a piece of bamboo down the pipe (half total length) to make the bow a little straiter in the middle and also increase bow tension. The downside as oppossed to a U shape hotwire bow is that the ends are not vertical, so limmitted hight clearance at the ends of the bow when cutting. Cheap and easy bow though. I also have a smaller one, same desigh you can just see in the photo of the engine bay cutt out process. I use a small U shaped thicker wire on the end of a stick for servo cut outs and a pivot one for some single template airfoil cuts.
Is there a gap between your forward spars where the bungee post is?
No, he 6mm CF spars are hollow, they are but joined with a short piece of wire through the middle and glued with epoxy giving the primary join strength. I also put epoxy all around the join and then a 1mm piece of plastic over that with epoxy. Few desent impacts so far and all good. I should be able to poke a piece of rod in to the bungee hole putruding an inch or so to use that, I am concerend about something giving way if I pull back to hard though
The thrust angle in relation to the CG was a good point, the point at which you mount the motor makes a bog difference in exactly how that angle will effect the aircraft . . . like see sawing with a "big girl" on the end of the see saw . .. . like CG for performance!
LengthXarmXangle needs to play in when I relate my specs to Jeff . . . . \never really though about it from this angle![/QUOTE]
I had considered this may be an issue and I designed to accomadate thrust angle changes including the opposite direction, as there where no details available as to if the other mid mount builds had the engine mount forward or aft of the CG.
60" Starfire questions
pval 3
Sounds like your doing the test build for the first one (powered I assume, due to your flat location).
I have only built one PW51 wing so far (48", 20 degree sweep, 8 inch chord root to tip). I thinned the airfoil section slightly and found that it's lift was ordinary. It was fast though, I had to design and install air brakes for landing. Needed 20 knots to play.
The Starfire should be fine for lift with the standard PW51 and wing shape.
Most of the PW51 builders are using zero wing twist for peak speed performance, stall still seems to be good according to many reports.
I am hoping that it's primary design is more toward a high speed big air slope glider rather than primarially a park flyer. A designed tweaked for speed gliding (no twist, etc..) can always be fitted with a motor. Vice versa designs tend to not achive their potential in slope gliding.
What's the latest on the 60" and what arena is Jeff tuning the aircraft to achieve best in?
I would love to do a slope build and review for Jeff, I'm happy to provide feedback to help with any tweaking. Would love to be involved in what could be the number one big air wing.
Starfire build 48", from Australia
Phot sf8 shows the top side. You can see an Elevon with the styra foam glued to the coreflute. Servo extension leads installed(30cm). I left a bay in front of the servo to roll up the extra servo lead. I then put a strip of 0.5mm plastic along the servo and extension lead join bay to cover and hold the servo in place. I taped it down with fibreglass tape so I can hinge it open if needed. Have to cut through the tape holding the other side of the plastic and the monocote finish to open though. Glad I did it. I have had to replace both servos already. The 9gram servos are strong enouth but the plastic gears are not up to this size/weight plane.
The electronics installed is a plane finder alarm.
photo sf9 shows the underside with fibreglass re-inforced tape. A piece of 0.5mm plastic under the battery/ESC compartments for some additional support for the foam under the battery.
photo sf91 is the top side with fibreglass tape applied.
I sprayed some 77 adhessive after taping, in preperation for the monocote covering. I hoped it would give a consistant iron on covering application. I found the monocote still applied better and smother to the taped areas.
Next time, I am considering testing 77 spray adhesive and applying light non stretch material (cotton or polyester) to give a consistant surface for a monocote finish. Anyone tried something like that???
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•Jewelry maker Barbara Colosi and photographer/mosaic artist Lori Erdley are featured in March at the Lower Township Library, located at 2600 Bayshore Road, Villas. Both are members of the Cape May Artists Cooperative Gallery. Also featured are works of advanced art students from Lower Cape May Regional High School studying under artist Patricia Neville. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays. Call 609-886-8999.
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First thing, downloaded the patch to display Google PR only to find on installing it was not compatible!?
I use nested tables for all my sites, border colour to match background, and when viewed with FF all the borders are visible in default grey
Is it just me who thinks IE works better, and faster?
Rod (disappointed)
As for your site, well at least you know now how an increasing number of visitors to your site are seeing your layout. The problem is almost certainly with your markup. Does your site validate [validator.w3.org]?
The main point here is why does FF seem unable to deal with what must be the most basic of vanilla html coding which works perfectly well with every other browser I have seen?
Just been surfing with it and it seems very much slower than IE as well
Verdict so far el crapo!
Just tried the validation link and indeed it throws up errors (I'm not surprised) but surely the bigger issue is should I have to change 1000's of pages on several sites to be FF compliant when in every other browser they work perfectly.
Surely the onus is upon them to make their browser capable of handling the many millions of sites that don't pass the latest validation.
when in every other browser they work perfectly
Does your site work perfectly in Netscape 4, Netscape 7.1, Safari, Konqueror, Opera, or just every other version of IE?
Firefox usually handles "tag soup" very well, but the simple fact is that there is no specification for dealing with invalid markup, so each browser has its own methods. Also, Microsoft introduces a swathe of proprietary, IE-only tags which may or may not be supported in other browsers - when dealing with multiple browsers, such coding practices are best avoided.
Maybe a content mananage system is what you need then, you'd only have a couple of templates to look after.
Plus, with new templates ditching your nested tables and using CSS and DIVs effectively you should get some really lean code and boost your search engine rankings.
Does your site work perfectly in Netscape 4, Netscape 7.1, Safari, Konqueror, Opera, or just every other version of IE?
Yes to all the above apart from Safari and Konqueror as I have never tried those.
The only problem I can find is the table colour issue otherwise all works OK. Have changed all my index pages to border 0 as suggested (many thanks for the tip) cured the problem so at least the homepages do not look like a train wreck.
Re the validation, I will of course try to ensure any new site is compliant but I cannot see it being an issue for older sites.
I was just checking other peoples sites for my key areas and cannot find one, as yet, that validates!
effectively you should get some really lean code and boost your search engine rankings
All pages are prepared on the latest version of FP so presumably roughly OK.
Very roughly! ;) (No offense, from a guy who used to use FP too.)
I'm surprised you found FireFox slower than IE. For me it's way faster right out of the box, and these tweaks [webmasterworld.com] help even further.
The funny thing is that the browser wars are over, Microsoft won. Don't you guys remember that the browser wars were about who could make new HTML Standards the fastest?
This new browser war is people who hate M$ vs nobody. Why do people think that a silly little free browser can dethrone Microsoft? You guys are funny! Even if Firefox had 99% of the browser market share MS wouldn't care, because there is no more money involved only donations! Remember how Netscape used to charge? Remember how Microsoft under cut them and yelled to everyone we make a free browser why pay? Doh! Just think M$ makes more money in one day then all the donations Firefox has collected, sad but true.
The main point here is why does FF seem unable to deal with what must be the most basic of vanilla html coding which works perfectly well with every other browser I have seen?
Well, the issue here is that you are using non-standard HTML that is ONLY supported in Internet Explorer. So the other 10% of the world will see it as you do now in Firefox.
You may want to try using padding and cell backgrounds instead of colored table borders if you're staying with table layouts. Or you could give DIVs a shot :)
Border colours only work in IE. Remember too that there are a lot of new areas the web is moving into (away from the desktop and IE6) such as mobile phones and TV. Border colours won't work there either, so my advice is to ditch any IE-only code completely.
Use divs and CSS for the maximum cross-browser compatibility, or tables if you need to.
Well, the issue here is that you are using non-standard HTML that is ONLY supported in Internet Explorer. So the other 10% of the world will see it as you do now in Firefox
This does indeed seem to be the problem.
Encyclo has checked some code for me from FP and says it only works with IE.
All too much for me I'm afraid
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All too much for me I'm afraid
Sadly, the days when you could design a webpage to work for just one browser with no regard for standards is over.
But getting a page to work in the browsers used in the marketplace is not difficult.
It starts with writing standards compliant code. It can (depending on the complexity of the pages and your tolerance for non "pixel-perfection") require some knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues.
The web designers who did not assume that IE would last forever have little work to do. The rest have to play catch-up.
The Mozilla browsers are *very* standards compatible, but may not necessarily work as expected with non-standard techniques. As a bare minimum you should beck in IE and Mozilla or Firefox (I use Mozilla).
Market share for Firefox may only be around 5%-10% for now, but it's definitely growing. Now is a good time to sort out any major problems with your site before it starts to impact on a larger proportion of visitors.
Why do people think that a silly little free browser can dethrone Microsoft? You guys are funny! Even if Firefox had 99% of the browser market share MS wouldn't care, because there is no more money involved only donations!
I'd say MS already cares about FireFox's growing market share. Have you read some of the Microsoft blogs lately? They appear to be outright incensed that anyone would dare to challenge their browser. From the heightened attention MS is giving FireFox, I'd say they're already noticing - and hating and combating - its trend of popularity.
Even if Firefox had 99% of the browser market share MS wouldn't care, because there is no more money involved
there is money to be made, as long as people use browsers to search then there is money to be made from the default search engine - some users at least will always use it.
This rule of thumb holds true 99.99999999% of the time.
Testing in FF will help you become a better web developer.
there is money to be made from the default search engine - some users at least will always use it.
And that's where we are today - watching the start of the Search Engine Wars. Google has risen, now Microsoft want to take a piece of the action. And don't forget Yahoo too. Funny how everyone is introducing desktop searches now. What one does, others may follow.
Microsoft is a predator - it watches the competition, then when it gets too big, moves in for the kill. Or they swallow smaller prey who live in a market they want to dominate. Netscape was easily crushed - they thought the browser could be forgotten about after that. But like a rebel resistance movement, others (Mozilla) have taken up the challenge again. Now Microsoft is worried (slightly). So they announce a fresh interest in browser development.
If Firefox takes over from IE, it's Microsoft's fault. They stopped improving it, stopped fixing bugs, stopped introducing new features. It wouldn't be so bad if they had finished the job of implementing all HTML and CSS 2. (Not to mention full XHTML and PNG graphics.) All praise to other browsers for doing the job properly, not coding what they think their customers want (the Microsoft policy!), but as much as they can.
FF handles valid, standards-compliant css-styled border colors just fine. Learn the standards, and code to the standards, and you won't have this problem.
FP may be the "world's most popular software for creating websites" (or it may not, I don't know) but it writes a lot of Microsoft-specific code that only displays properly in Microsoft's browsers. You're developing web pages for the World Wide Web, not the Microsoft Wide Web. Use the standards. Then your pages will work for everybody.
Use the standards. Then your pages will work for everybody.
I had hoped/presumed, incorrectly it seems, that by using the latest version of FP that I would be using accepted standards.
I also bought Dreamweaver MX 2004 which I just created a table in that also used the bordercolor instruction.
Is this also a non starter?
Is it just me or does it seem ridiculous that I spent a considrable sum of money on the 2 most famous software packages only to find they apparantly produce non standard code?
Anyway, here's my rant: The FF team has done a splendid job with emulating MS idiosyncracies and at the same time adhering the standards as no other browser does.
> If they want to compete with MS then surely they need to be able to view a simple page that works perfectly for 90% of the world.
True, but in cases where there is a conflict between the IE emulation and standards compliance, it is better to sacrifice the emulation. Your border problem might be such a conflict.
I'm more of an early adopter, especially with open source software. I guess your're a little more hesitant. But if you have some spare time, give FF another try. Just don't expect it to happen without some adjustment on your behalf. FF is designed to offer a user experience similar to IE's. The things that are different, are different for a reason. What might appear confusing at first, will turn out to be a clever improvement.
Only what I type in goes into my pages. That way I can keep them clean. FrontPage was reknowned for adding tons of junk into the code (though I believe the latest version is better). Obviously it's a Microsoft product, so will be likely to do things the Microsoft way. (Read: non-standard.)
May I also highlight the usefulness of validating. It will often show up any invalid code, such as border colours (I assume).
Borders are best done with CSS because they are styles. Only markup should really go in the HTML file. But that's another lesson for another day...
Is there a way to turn off Flash (ads) with one key? Java?
Can you de'css a page with one key? Graphics?
Did the mouse gestures hack ever get finished?
Is there any way to turn the shift-click into a open in new tab? and shift-ctrl-click in an back tab?
How does one zoom images with the text?
How do you turn off annoying gif animation - I just don't see it?


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Mobile payment technology
Your favorite farmer at the market might be donning a straw hat and overalls, but more than ever, he or she might be harboring an iPhone one of the pockets, too. Many growers realize the farmers' market shoppers often spend more when it's not "cash only," and are processing a customer's credit or debit card through an iPhone or other smartphone app.
On-site demonstrations
Nowadays, dish out a few bucks for local, organic greens and dairy products at a local farmers' market, and you're liable to get an all-out education. Farmers' markets are becoming learning hubs, featuring cooking demonstrations, wellness clinics, and even food preservation classes. (You can save major money by buying in-season produce in bulk at farmers' markets.) For instance, the maker of the popular Ball canning jars joined with the Farmers Market Coalition to provide funds and equipment for canning seminars at the following markets this season:
• Agricultural Institute of Marin, San Rafael CA
• Associated Farmers Market of Cambridge LLC, Cambridge MA
• Bloomington Community Farmers Market, Bloomington IN
• Capital City Farmers, Montpelier VT
• Carrboro Farmers Market, Carrboro NC
• CitySeed Farmers Market, New Haven CT
• Columbia Farmers Market, Columbia MO
• Community Markets, Ossining NY
• Crossroads Bellevue Farmers Market, Bellevue WA
• Downtown Farmers Market, Salt Lake City UT
• Easton Farmers Market, Columbus OH
• Eden Good Inc - West End Farmers Market, Alexandria VA
• F2M Texas, Cedar Park & Round Rock TX
• Farmers Market Association of Toledo, Toledo OH
• Findlay Farmers Market, Cincinnati OH
• Forsyth Farmers Market, Savannah GA
• FRESHFARM Markets, Washington DC
• fresh52 Farmers & Artisan Market, Las Vegas NV
• Glenview Farmers Market, Glenview IL
• Greater Lehigh Chapter of Buy Fresh Buy Local, Easton PA
• Interstate Farmers Market, Portland OR
• Lancaster Market, Lancaster NY
• Larimer County Farmers Market, Fort Collins CO
• Lawrence Farmers Market, Lawrence KS
• Lincoln Haymarket Farmers Market, Lincoln NE
• Main Street Farmers Market, Statesboro GA
• Maple Grove Farmers Market, Maple Grove MN
• Market Central Inc., Charlottesville VA
• Market Square Farmers Market, Knoxville TN
• Memphis Farmers Market, Memphis TN
• Mill City Farmers Market, Minneapolis MN
• Minturn Market, Minturn CO
• Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance, Seattle WA
• New Hope Community Farmers Market, New Hope MN
• Omaha Farmers Market, Omaha NE
• Oregon City Farmers Market, Oregon City OR
• Overland Park Farmers Market, Overland Park KS
• Peachtree Road Farmers Market, Atlanta GA
• Pearl Farmers Market, San Antonio TX
• Phoenixville Farmers Market, Phoenixville PA
• Plainfield Township Farmers Market, Grand Rapids MI
• Real Food Gulf Coast, Long Beach MS
• Red Stick Farmers Market (Project of BREADA), Baton Rouge LA
• Rochester Downtown Farmers Market, Rochester MN
• SFC Farmers Market, Austin TX
• St. Louis Regional Food Security Coalition/St. Louis Regional Farmers
Market Association, St. Louis MO
• Sustainable Nantucket, Nantucket MA
• Teller County Farmers Market Association, Woodland Park CO
• The Webb City Farmers Market, Webb City MO
• Williamsburg Farmers Market, Williamsburg VA
Facebook farm updates
You've probably heard of the make-believe Facebook farming game FarmVille, but the truth is, many real farmers and farmers' markets are creating Facebook accounts to keep fans in the know. For instance, you don't have to guess what produce, herbs, and flowers will be at this weekend's farmers' market. With a Facebook farm update, you can likely put together most of your shopping list before you even leave the house. Along these same lines, some farmers are also send text messages to members to keep them up-to-date on farmers' market appearances and other info.
Tweeting the harvest
"A lot of farmers are Tweeting," explains author Lynn Byczynski, editor of Growing for Market. "That way, customers can hear about the latest on what they'll be bringing to market that week."
She says one good example of a social-media-savvy farm is Kilpatrick Family Farm in upstate New York, where growers Tweet, blog, and Facebook about crop offerings and market appearances. (Yes, they even find time to farm amidst such robust social media efforts!)
Growers going gourmet
Not all farmers' market innovations involve technology. Some actually involve going back to the roots of farming. The return of older varieties prized for amazing taste—produce like gourmet fingerling potatoes, delicate skinned heirloom tomatoes, and purple carrots—are making a major comeback at farmers' markets. "Growers have really expanded the range of crops they grow and sell locally," says Byczynski. "There is so much gourmet produce at farmers' markets now, things you don't ever see at grocery stores. The quality of the products now is so much better than what it was 10 years ago."
Heirloom seedlings
Many farmers' market vendors are not only selling produce they grow, but also helping customers start their own gardens. Byczynski says selling heirloom seedlings is becoming all the rage of farmers' markets, which makes life easier for busy shoppers who don't have time to start seedlings (or may have forgotten) earlier in the year.
SNAP payments and gardens
Many farmers' markets have also secured the necessary equipment to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments. Stacy Miller, executive director of the Farmers Market Coalition, says the hope is that vendors and markets will soon be able to process SNAP benefits by iPhone for even more seamless transactions. For now, USDA's Farmers Markets search tool shows markets that are enabled to accept SNAP benefits, although that is based on self reporting. (Click "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" under "Forms of Payment Accepted" for participating markets.)
SNAP gardens
Customers receiving SNAP benefits (previously called food stamps) are also able to use the funds to buy vegetable or fruit plants for their own home gardens. The problem is, many people don't know about it. SNAPGardens.org is leading the charge to educate, and you may see some signs depicting this benefit at your farmers' market.


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Powers, Rights and Functions of the Nearest Relative
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Great posts as always but also: Top marks for use of the word skulduggeryReplyDelete
great post by the way currently involved in an application to displace a nearest relative and glad to say our legal have been a huge helpReplyDelete
- Anonymous6 January 2013 at 19:38
What do people think of the following situation? At a recent assessment I identified the Nearest Relative of a patient as his next oldest sibling (he was living in a care home; had never married and had no adult children and his parents had died some years ago. He had three younger siblings and as mentioned above I identified the next oldest as NR. However neither the patient nor his other two siblings had had any contact with the NR for decades and had no address or even knew if he was still alive. I indicated on the section papers that I had been unable to identify the NR although this was not strictly true - I knew his name but just did not have an address for him. I told the other siblings who have contact with the patient that they can apply to the county court to displace or that if the brother gets in touch he could nominate them. Would other AMHPs include the name but leave the address blank on the application form or do as I did?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 March 2013 at 15:27
I would do as you did as i would suggest it is easy to explain why you did this as the NR role is to protect the patients rights and the eldest sibling would undoubtedly not be interested or may not even be alive.ReplyDelete
Does the NR always have to be informed with every section of the mental health. I ask specifically about section 4 - does the AMHP have to speak to the NR during assessment?ReplyDeleteReplies
As Sec.4 is an emergency section, there is no requirement to consult with or inform the NR, although best practice says you should if possible. In the event, most Sec.4's are converted to a Sec.2 following admission, when normal procedures for the hospital to inform the NR or the admission etc would then apply.Delete
Thank you for your reply. Would you consider it to be a breach of confidentiality for an AMHP to disclose personal information ie self harm, diagnosis to the nearest relative during a section 4 assessment without first consulting with the patient (who had quite explicitly asked for no information to be shared with their partner or their family due to abuse during the 5 years they had been under the CMHT) to what they would and wouldn't like to be disclosed and then go on to inform the partner of self harm which the patient had kept from their partner for many years because of the effect on the relationship? And also to follow the partner out of the assessment room and continue the conversation without the patient in a public part of the hospital and a GP who was acting as the independent assessor having to go and stop the AMHP ?ReplyDeleteReplies
It's very difficult for me to comment about a specific case. However, an AMHP has a duty to obtain information relevant to making an assessment from whomever they deem appropriate. While a patient's views and wishes need to be taken into account, there's got to be considerable evidence to justify not discussing the situation with the nearest relative.Delete
- Anonymous28 August 2016 at 21:24
Does the NR's right to apply for discharge infer a right to access of information from the hospital; i.e. access to notes and records. my feeling is that it implies a right to the information that they reasonably require to enable them to make a decision whether or not to make an application for discharge. I couldn't find any info re this.ReplyDeleteReplies
No. NR's rights, powers and duties are strictly circumscribed by the MHA. They have rights to be involved in decisions relating to their relative, but no automatic right to access to personal records.Delete
- Anonymous31 August 2016 at 16:31
The power of discharge requires a decision to be made. The decision surely should be made based on available facts? I am not suggesting confidential information is shared without consent of the patient. I am suggesting that the right of discharge suggests that the NR has significantly more power than the legislation states and that the NR represents a significant check to the power of mental health services.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3 September 2016 at 20:31
nearest relative has the power to discharge however, its not a very nice hearts and flowers process for the patient or relative to go through having to sit there and be called dangerous and to be sectioned for another year in front of everyone to see that person who has human rights have there liberty taken away from them also the torturing them forcing medication that they do dont want and know it will make there psychosis worse.... to the benefit of these doctors etc who know there is no pill for mental illness not like diabetes nad thy take all human right away i have expereinced it 1st hand being a nearest relative and all there concerned about is compliance to their sudo pscycho practises and to be locked up away from family for years at a time never being given the opportunity to rehabilitaion and just dying very day due to the meds they are forced to take and then if objected to by the patient they are forcebly restrained lock away fro hours on thier own tied down to a bed.ReplyDelete
where is the humanity in that process im sure thay would object if they were forced to do half of what the mental health patients go the meds they dont work how can you medicate someone with pills if they hevnt healed there heart emotions just covered them up with drugs.
its a very sad sight to see and i will never forget what they have done to my relative over the years accusing them of being a intravenous drug taker drinker etc this person is so uncapable now he cant even stand up straight dribbles everywhere some days they stutter so much no speech thatthe otherside of nearest relative and what i have seen in this so called mental health society so much money spent for no recovery just bill for 5 thousand pound a week they are all in on it yes there are some good people but most are uneducted have no experience of looking after mental health patients and are always short staffed,
- Anonymous12 July 2017 at 11:54
Does the NR have the right to be consulted about the care of the patient? (I am thinking of a detained patient Under 16 here)Should the NR be involved in things like the reviews, meetings with the Consultant etc?ReplyDelete
Yes, unless there are established issues relating to abuse of the patient by the NR. Otherwise, yes, and especially for someone under 16, where there are also issues re parental rights and responsibility.ReplyDelete


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wikiHow to Use Truecrypt in Clever Ways
Large DecoyOS + Small HiddenOS TruCrypt is a free open-source on-the-fly encryption program. It can create virtual disks, encrypt an entire partition and be put in 'transparent mode'. This article demonstrates how to use it cleverly.
1Use Linux (or your favourite partition editor) to partition disk, as follows:
- Physical partition #1, size as for your HiddenOS (H)
- Empty space of size E, such that size_E+size_H = size_D (D - space you plan for DecoyOS)
- Physical partition #2, size as for OuterVolume for HiddenOS (O), size_O>size_D, even if you really don't wish to waste space...
2Format both partitions as FAT, make H bootable.
3Install windows to H, reformatting it as NTFS (quick if you like), install all other software, activate it, just prepare your HiddenOS. Install TrueCrypt.
4Run Truecrypt to produce Decoy+Hidden system, single boot, ignore warnings about unused space. Dispose rescue disk, if you are not smart enough to not produce it
5Run Linux, delete Partition #1 and recreate it of its full available size (D), mark it again as FAT and bootable
6Install Windows again within D, reformatting it to NTFS (normal, not quick, to wipe any traces of HiddenOS preparation). Prepare your decoy system.
7Encrypt it with the same algorithm as before. Keep the rescue disk.
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Monorail 2-Circuit 4 inch round single feed canopy mounts on the ceiling above the 2-circuit monorail run. It is mounted to a standard 4 inch junction box with plaster ring, or octagon electrical box, where the low voltage leads from the remote 2-circuit transformer (sold separately) are connected. Available in 1, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 96 inch lengths. Use with corresponding rigid standoffs. Finish available in satin nickel, polished nickel, or antique bronze. ETL listed.
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ELYRIA — In a game of stark contrasts, Elyria Catholic barely held off upset-minded North Ridgeville 66-63 in a West Shore Conference game at the Coliseum on Tuesday.
• The Rangers (3-13, 0-10) shot a blistering 55 percent from beyond the 3-point line (11-for-20), but only 34 percent from the field overall (25-for-63), while Elyria Catholic (9-8, 6-5) tried only five from beyond the arc, making three, but overall hit 52 percent from the field (23-for-44).
• North Ridgeville attempted only five free throws even though it had just five more fouls than Elyria Catholic (18-13), while the Panthers went 17-for-25 from the line.
• The Rangers got off 63 field-goal attempts to only 44 for the Panthers due to Elyria Catholic committing a whopping 26 turnovers to 19 for North Ridgeville.
John Stursa, a 6-foot-1 senior, pulled down a team-leading eight rebounds for EC, but none were bigger than the one he grabbed with just 10 seconds left in the game and North Ridgeville leading 63-62.
Fouled on the play, he made two free throws to provide the winning points. Daniel Whitacre added two insurance free throws with :02 remaining.
"When I was at the line all I could think was, 'They better go in,'" Stursa said. "But I was also shooting with confidence."
As for the 26 turnovers, Stursa gave credit to the Rangers' defense for some of that.
"We had a difficult time with their press," he said.
The hottest Ranger was 5-9 junior Bailey Gannon, who connected on career-high five 3-pointers, including three at crunch time in the fourth quarter, helping North Ridgeville fight back from a 48-37 deficit.
His last 3-pointer closed the gap to 60-59 with 2:23 remaining in the fourth.
Dennis Millgard, a 6-0 junior, gave the Rangers a 63-62 lead on a layup after EC's seventh turnover of the fourth quarter with 59 ticks left on the clock. North Ridgeville, however, could not score on its last three possessions.
"I thought they gave me some good looks at the basket," Gannon said. "This is a team we really want to beat."
"The key for us tonight was our defense," North Ridgeville coach Bryan Morgan said. "We forced a lot of turnovers and also hit some big shots. If we had only limited our turnovers and not missed a lot of layups we would have won this game."
Elyria Catholic coach Jason Smith was positive despite the many turnovers.
"Give Coach Morgan a lot of credit," Smith said. "He had a great game plan and his kids executed it. They were on fire in the last quarter with a barrage of 3-pointers."
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EC 66, North Ridgeville 63
NORTH RIDGEVILLE (63): Bailey Gannon 7-1-20, Matt Clark 6-0-15, Nate Inal 4-1-10, Dennis Millgard 4-0-9, Noland Freeman 2-0-4, Nathan Colbert 1-0-3, Dan Teitenberg 0-0-0. Totals 25-2-63.
ELYRIA CATHOLIC (66): Daniel Whitacre 5-5-15, Tyler Riddell 5-1-13, Xavier Bennett 5-2-12, John Stursa 2-6-10, Cory Strasko 2-3-8, Ceeven Shelton 3-0-6,Conner Riddell 1-0-2, D.J. Graham 0-0-0. Totals 23-17-66.
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Meal Planning And Staying Organized With Kahootie Co. {Review}Saturday, July 19, 2014
I received products from Kahootie Co. in order to facilitate an honest review. All opinions are my own.
If you've been reading the blog for a while, you know that I am an organizing and meal planning fool. I know for a fact that our home would not run as smoothly if I didn't take the time to make a meal plan. It's a pain sometimes when I'm busy, but it always pays off: I know what I'm supposed to be cooking, and when, and I know that I have all the ingredients I need, which cuts out a good deal of driving back and forth to the grocery store. If you need help with the How To of meal planning, see my post here.
Best of all? When I hear bored cries of "What's for dinner?" I get to stare at the person asking until they give up and look at the menu board. It's fun, you should try it.
I'm always looking for new ways to stay organized, and I found some great products at Kahootie Co.. They carry planners and logs of all kinds, lists, and chore charts, all in stylish designs that anyone would be proud to leave out on their desk.
I was sent their spiral bound Meal Planner and the Double To Do List to review.
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The Meal Planner will save you time and money planning out your meals and shopping list in advance. No more wondering what is for dinner at 6pm with an empty refrigerator. Plan out your weekly meals, write down new recipes, and make sure you're getting the lowest price with our "price tracker" page.
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It's just the right size for a meal planner and can be tucked away with your cookbooks when you're done. It comes with clear, plastic sheets over the front and back covers, and can be wiped clean if needed. The inside is beautifully laid out and starts with Price Tracker pages, then 60 weeks of Meal Planning pages, followed by Recipe Card pages; All spiral bound so it can be opened and laid flat.
The Meal Planning pages are thorough and contain spaces to plan breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks for the week, with a handy shopping list that you can fill out as you go. You can pop it in your purse when you go to the store and you'll never miss a thing!
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Designed with the ultimate organizer in mind, this bold and stylish notepad helps keep multiple to do lists organized and in one place. Feel good and keep motivated as you continue to cross off your to do items. 8.5 x 11 in size.
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- 50 page notepad with a hard cardboard backing
The To Do List is large in size; It's 8.5x11, the same size as standard American printer paper, so there is a ton of room to add tasks as you go, then check them off when you finish. It's got a hard backing that comes in handy when you're not at a desk; You can take it around the house to remind you of all the things that need to be done. Anyone else do this? With me, if it's out of sight, it's out of mind.
What I love the most is its double columns. I can have a home list and a blog list on the same pad! I usually keep them separate and something always suffers; I love being able to see all of my to-dos at the same time.
This could be amazing for you if you're a work at home mom or dad, have a fitness regime to stick to, want to have a list for Mom's chores and Dad's chores, or if you want to list your projects and meetings at work on the same, easy-to-see, pad.
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MORENO, Silvana Ramos Farias et al. Ultrastructural analysis of kidney, liver and duodenum isolated from treated rats with Ginkgo Biloba extract and effects of this medicinal plant on the biodistribution of the padiopharmaceutical sodium pertechnetate. Braz. arch. biol. technol. [online]. 2008, vol.51, n.spe, pp.185-190. ISSN 1678-4324. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-89132008000700030.
Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb) has been used to treat memory and concentration deficits, acts as platelet activating factor antagonism and prevents against damages caused by free radicals. EGb is a standardized extract that contains 24% flavonoids and 6% terpenoids. The aim of this work was to evaluate the possible influence of an EGb on the ultrastructure of some organs isolated from rats and on the biodistribution of sodium pertechnetate (99mTcO4Na). The animals were treated with EGb and after six days, received 99mTcO4Na. The organs were isolated and fixed for ultrastructural analysis. The results showed that EGb has modified the ultrastructure of kidney, liver and duodenum and altered the biodistribution of 99mTcO4Na (P<0.05). It is speculated that the substances present in the EGb could act directly or generate metabolites capable to promote changes on the biodistribution of 99mTcO4Na and on the morphology of organs at ultrastructural level.
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Suffolk New College Sports Centre has fantastic facilities including a four court badminton sports hall and two multi-purpose rooms available for public use located near to the town centre and waterfront. The sports hall is used for various sports including: badminton, basketball, indoor football, futsal, indoor hockey, martial arts, mini tennis, netball, table tennis, tennis, trampolining and volleyball. The multi-purpose rooms are suitable for all kinds of fitness classes from pilates to zumba, aerobics to yoga. One of the rooms has wall mirrors and a ballet barre which would suit various styles of dance and exercise. Our two multi-purpose rooms are also perfect for conferences, seminars and presentations. Both rooms have air conditioning and smart boards with projectors.
Our sports hall is also available for event hire (conditions apply)
The Sports Centre is fully accessible with a disabled lift offering access to the two multi-purpose rooms and bar upstairs
If you would like any information on what we can offer please call on 01473 219439 or email email@example.com
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The Sports Centre is available for community use in the evenings after 5pm and at weekends
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We run children's activity programmes during holiday periods. Activities vary but will include: Sports mornings, Trampoline courses for all age groups including Baby Bouncers (2-4 year olds) and Double Mini Trampolining (for those parkour/freerunning enthusiasts) Soft Tennis, Table Tennis, Inflatable Fun and Arts & Crafts, Inflatable Fun and Sports Challenges.
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The Sports Centre is also open to casual turn up and play, equipment is available for Badminton, Basketball and Table-Tennis
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Suffolk New College offers a variety of parties that are perfect for any childrens birthday treat. With a variety of packages ranging from trampolining to multi-sports, we are sure we will have the right package for you
All of our parties are 2 hours long (1 hour 15 minutes of activities in the sports hall and 45 minutes in the multi-purpose room where you can feed your hungry tigers after their runaround)
All of our parties include: a party pal, decorations and music and your own room for any food you want to provide afterwards. Subject to availability you can access the multi-purpose room prior to the party to set out your food and drink
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Please take a look at the booking form which you can access by clicking here. Once completed please email to email@example.com or you can visit the sports centre at Rope Walk, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1LT
PLEASE NOTE: Confirmation of your booking will be made in writing and a £20 deposit will be required
We have 4 badminton courts available for casual hire evenings and weekends, all casual bookings can be made up to 7 days in advance
Badminton racket hire is available and shuttlecocks can be purchased at the counter
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Ipswich Four trampoline club - casual trampolining is available on Saturday mornings 10.30 -12pm for anyone who would like to give this a go with the opportunity to try a new sport called double mini tramp (DMT) Just turn up on the day although numbers are restricted so is on a first come basis.
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State Senator Mike Nozzolio today announced that he and his Senate colleagues have renewed their commitment to adopting a tougher stance against violent crime by once again enacting "Brittany's Law" (S.3645D), legislation Senator Nozzolio sponsored to create a statewide registry tracking violent felony offenders.
"Brittany's Law represents a major step forward for our State in the fight against violent crime. By putting measures in place for law enforcement to track violent offenders and keeping our communities informed of their whereabouts, Brittany's Law will save lives," said Senator Nozzolio, who serves as Chairman of the Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee. "I thank State Senator Joseph Griffo for his invaluable efforts in developing this legislation and commend all of my colleagues for their continued support of this important measure. I will not stop fighting to enact Brittany's Law to prevent future tragedy from occurring."
The State Senate first adopted Brittany's Law last year, but the New York City-controlled leadership of the State Assembly refused to bring the legislation to a vote. Senator Nozzolio and Senator Griffo have continued to fight hard to see the measure become Law, working with law enforcement officials and crime victims' advocates, including Dale Driscoll, grandmother to Brittany Passalacqua, for whom the law is named.
"Words cannot express the gratitude my family and I share for all the hard work Senator Nozzolio has put into continuing to fight for Brittany's Law," said Dale Driscoll. "These horrific crimes were heartbreaking for our family, but if this legislation prevents another family from suffering what we have been through, my daughter and granddaughter will not have died in vain. People should have the right to know who they're bringing into their lives."
In November of 2009, 12-year-old Brittany Passalacqua was brutally and savagely murdered along with her mother, Helen Buchel, at their home in Geneva. The perpetrator was John Edward Brown, a violent convicted felon who had been released from prison early after serving only 2 ½ years for assaulting his infant daughter in 2003. Brown had been put on parole just months before he committed the murders.
Since these tragic murders occurred, Senator Nozzolio has worked closely with Dale Driscoll to develop legislation that would establish tougher penalties for violent offenders so they can no longer threaten the lives and safety of innocent people in our communities.
Brittany's Law would require all individuals convicted of a violent felony to register with the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) upon release from prison. The registry would be accessible to the public, similar to the registry of sex offenders that the State currently has in place. The legislation also establishes annual registration requirements for offenders to allow local law enforcement agencies and the State to monitor the whereabouts of these individuals.
"All we need now for the violent offender registry to become a reality is for the State Assembly to adopt Brittany's Law. New York State currently requires all convicted sex offenders to register with the State and keeps track of those individuals. It makes no sense that we do not do the same for those who commit violent felony crimes against our citizens. We cannot continue to put innocent New Yorkers at risk," said Senator Nozzolio.


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Last spring, a Titan specimen in a University of Wisconsin, Madison, greenhouse acted on its sexual juices by raising an 8-foot-long floral spike.1 Without a hint of shyness, the Wisconsin botany department shared the intimate event with the rest of the world, opening the greenhouse to visitors and showing off the overheated plant on the Internet.
On March 15, Wisconsin botanists began harvesting more than 1,000 fruits from the spent spike. While the Titan was in heat, herbarium director and systematist Paul Berry applied pollen donated by Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Fla., to the Titan's female flowers. The result was a remarkable 100% fruit set, with each orange berry containing one or two seeds. Berry doesn't take all the credit, though. Titan "isn't a terribly specific pollinator," he says—thousands of local houseflies buzzed the blooming Titan, attracted by its stench-like odor. The visiting flies probably helped spread the pollen.
Berry has no plans—or room—to raise 1,500 baby arums, so he's sending seed to botanical gardens and universities around the world, including quite a few along with a thank-you note to Selby Botanical Gardens. In collaboration with Australian and Indonesian botanists, Berry also wants to use seed to maintain Titans in their home rain forests.


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APO signs Anne-Flore Marxer to the team
APO is expanding the female ranks of its international team bringing the free spirited bombshell, Anne-Flore Marxer to join Canadian slopestyle world champion and multiple X games medalist Spencer O'Brien. Anne-Flore will help push the feminine side of APO who have increased the female line to include 4 boards and the dual entry G1.0 Belluga binding for winter 13/14.
Anne-Flore is stoked to be riding the MTD: ''I'm glad to announce that I just signed with Apo! I most definitely LOVE my new board! Super playful, light under the feet, mad pop, double rocker and super easy in pow but still awesome for freestyle moves! It's been a while since I had such a fun toy under my feet! The team is full of really fun shredders who I have tons of respect for and love to hang with! The Apo office is right around the corner and I LOVED our very first meeting which was supposed to happen in the office and ended up as a big half day of pow shred before everyone went back to work! 40cm and blue sky, what else for a great start!?!
Stoked to add APO to my sponsors who let me live my passion to the fullest and support me, APO, Swatch, Sosh, Oakley, Blue Tomato, 32, Etnies, Recco, TSG protections, Buff and Keep a Breast. Thank you all!
Anne-Flore Marxer is ever present in the snowboard scene, she has over 20 magazine covers to her name, was the Freeride World Champion in 2011, is an ambassador of World Snowboard Day and turns her hand to TV presenting at the X games and other events, not to forget her recent epic movie part in Standard films, 2112.
Anne-Flore live life to its fullest, she will be the first to hit the biggest kickers, claims podiums at the biggest free-ride competitions in the world and can slay rails with steeze… After all this she will still be the first to the dance floor and the last to go home. Passionate and open, Anne-Flore knows no moderation. She is constantly pushing the standards of female snowboarding. Welcome to the team Anne-Flore.
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Assemblymember Brown's Statement on California's Bid for Boeing 777X
Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D-San Bernardino) issued the following statement in response to Governor Brown's plan to submit a proposal to Boeing on Tuesday night:
"I am pleased to learn that Governor Brown has confirmed California's participation in the bidding process for Boeing's new 777X project. His decision comes at a critical time when the unemployment rate in our state, and especially in the 47th Assembly District, remains one of the highest in the nation. The Boeing project has the potential to create thousands of good paying jobs and promote economic vitality throughout our state.
As chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Small Business Financing and Development Opportunities, it's been my goal to introduce legislation and support policies that will help create jobs and stimulate economic growth. And in keeping with my goal, I fully support our governor's decision to compete for this project, and I look forward to the outcome of Boeing's decision."
Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown represents the 47th Assembly District, which includes Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Rialto, the southwest parts of San Bernardino, and the unincorporated communities of Bloomington and Muscoy.


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A shudder rippled through the genteel streets of a small seaside town yesterday after reports that members of the glam rock group The Darkness were planning to move there.
It seems that an outbreak of bubonic plague or the arrival of Godzilla in their midst would be more welcome than the latest wild men of rock among the good people of Southwold, a sleepy Suffolk resort best known for its large, elderly population, second home-owners and well-heeled summer visitors.
Justin Hawkins, the tattooed lead singer with a group whose remarkable success this year has spawned a new generation of heavy rock fans, and the drummer Ed Graham - both from nearby Lowestoft - suggested that they were eyeing property in Southwold after a concert in Great Yarmouth on Monday.
"I might buy a house in Southwold," said Graham, as he answered questions about the group 's new-found fame and fortune.
"And I might buy Southwold," added Hawkins. It might only have been a joke but it caused more nervous palpitations than it did laughs yesterday in a town where a modest beach hut will set you back £21,000 and where a nice, detached place on the cliffs is currently on the market for £750,000.
Jennifer Hursell, the clerk of the town council, was not amused. "I don't think this is something we would wish to comment on. Rumours are rife all the time about people coming here.
"People come to Southwold for a quiet time. They don't come to play their electric guitars on the beach.The whole thing is nonsense."
Albert Smith, 77, was equally unimpressed. "For me it's not right for our quiet corner of Suffolk.The last thing we need is some kind of heavy metal noise. It would spoil the town's character."
Joan Thompson not only felt that the band members were "not right for the town" but was particularly concerned about Hawkins 's body art. " I'm not sure I would really want to see that tattoo while I'm out doing my shopping," she said.
But at least Alice Stevens, 61, appeared quite taken with the idea of the group living in Southwold. "I think it would be really quite interesting," she said. "Rock stars in Southwold would be quite the novelty, wouldn't they?"
Not that all the band 's members seem enamoured of Southwold, or Lowestoft. Unlike the other three members of The Darkness, Frankie Poullain, the bass player, is from Scotland, not East Anglia.
"We're not all from Lowestoft, are we?" he said. "It's always Lowestoft this, Lowestoft that. I'm sick of it."