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Marine Protection Area poised to ruin local fishing
I have attended many meetings about the Marine Life Protection Act and it's application to fisheries management (andquot;Marine Protected Areas,andquot; Jan. 18). The latest meetings have been about setting Marine Protected Areas in the south central coast of California. Never in my experience have I seen such a blatant takeover of the public process. Environmental groups have pushed the public out of their way to institute a program aimed at destroying fishing and the communities that support it.
While I support protections for our fish stocks, these environmental groups want to end fishing altogether. Through their control, the south central coast is facing almost thirty closed areas that will put 60 percent of the high relief rock cod congregation areas off limits to fishing forever. The local fishermen presented an alternative that fit all of the scientific qualifications and would have left some promise of continued livelihoods, but where ignored.
The major environmental groups have funded the process (You can't vote them out of office if you don't like the outcome.). They have stacked the blue ribbon science committee to cherry pick the science. They spoon feed you, through a continuing series of press releases, the distortion of over fishing in your coastal waters and then offer the false panacea of marine reserves.
Traditional management is protecting your fish stocks. There is no collapse of near-shore fish happening because of fishing. Closing small parts of our coast cannot protect against pollution or warming water temperatures that are threatening to permanently change our oceans. The money being spent, almost $100 million budgeted so far, could have supported traditional management to create higher levels of protection for all state waters. Instead, you will have little marine parks with no fishing.
Sadly, local fishermen cannot withstand having any closed areas within 10 miles of either side of our outer buoy. We cannot run through our notorious weather to fish on the other side of a closed area. That is why you will hear our campaign to keep a 10-mile radius around our harbor clear of MPAs, and to make any Northern MPA a State Marine Conservation area that will allow crabbing. I hope you will understand that we want our fisheries protected, not taken.
I want to continue in my life's work and you should not lose access to your local resource. This is an SOS from your fishing community. Help us if you can.
Kenyon Hensel
Crescent City
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HELL-VILLE, Madagascar, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Two French men suspected of trying to traffic the organs of a slain child were tortured and killed Thursday on the Madagascar island of Nosy Be, police said.
A local police official said the two men "admitted under torture from the crowd that they were organ traffickers," Radio France Internationale reported.
"The two Europeans were killed and burned on the beach," another police officer from the Nosy Be city of Hell-Ville said.
The French Consulate in Madagascar has advised French citizens to avoid the island's beaches, a tourist destination.
The violence began Wednesday following the disappearance of an 8-year-old boy. An angry crowd gathered outside the Hell-Ville police station because they thought a suspect in the child's disappearance was being held there. At least one person died and two others were injured in the confrontation.
On Thursday, the boy's body was found on a beach, with the tongue and penis missing, police said.
The crowd suspected the two French men of the boy's slaying and of attempted organ-trafficking, RFI said.
The BBC cited local media reports that the protesters found human organs in a refrigerator in the building where the two French men were staying.
Police said the mob was still looking for a third person, a doctor also suspected of being involved in organ-trafficking.

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The Seattle Mariners' struggling offense is turning to hot-hitting young infielder Kyle Seager as a possible solution.
The Mariners selected the 23-year-old Seager from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday following their 2-0 loss in Oakland. The team designated for assignment catcher Jose Yepez.
Seager was a third-round pick of the Mariners in 2009 and sprinted through the minors. He was hitting .312 at Double-A Jackson before being promoted to Triple-A Tacoma on June 23. In his 12 games with the Rainiers, Seager hit .455 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and 12 RBIs.
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With 10:15 left in the first half, Virginia Tech senior guard
He'd just made a wicked crossover dribble, putting a Clemson defender to the ground and drained a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's the type of move that Hokies fans have come to expect this season in Cassell Coliseum and it was one of the last they'll see.
On senior night, Green poured in 29 points as Virginia Tech held off a late rally to take down the Tigers 69-61. The Hokies also got 14 points from sophomore forward
"Honestly, when I started off the game, I hit the first shot and me and my dad were joking before the game," Green said. "I told him, if I hit the first one, it's gonna be a good night. My mom and dad told me, at the end of the day, make it one the Hokie fans will remember. I definitely think this is one some of them will remember."
Green was honored by Virginia Tech before the game as he received a framed copy of his jersey and warm embrace from coach
"That touched me, touched me close," Johnson said. "Had chills there. I've known that kid since he was 15 years old, I've watched him grow as a basketball player, but more importantly as a young man. He's going to be successful at whatever he does after Virginia Tech."
After his move that crossed his defender up, Green added to a strong Hokies start with a jumper from the right corner that pushed their lead to 25-19 with 7:23 in the opening half. Later, Green rattled in a three-pointer that gave Virginia Tech a 31-23 lead with 2:13 to go.
Brown, who had been mired in a long slump just a few games ago, again showed why he's back out of it, as he made a nifty move in the lane for a floater and a 33-23 lead with 1:21 left. He put the exclamation mark on the half with a three-pointer just before the halftime buzzer to give the Hokies a 36-25 advantage.
"I think that I am turning the corner, getting better, getting more confident," Brown said. "Hopefully, we can keep this going."
Collectively, Virginia Tech shot 62.5 percent from the floor in the first half, while the visiting Tigers shot just 37.5 percent. Green had 17 points, while Brown added 11 as the two combined to shoot 11-13 from the floor.
Virginia Tech kept the momentum going to open the half, building a 42-27 lead on a pair of free throws by Green. But after Clemson cut the lead to 42-33, the Hokies burned two timeouts, the second after Brown couldn't inbound the ball with 14:54 to go.
The Tigers weren't done, with a 16-4 run that trimmed the deficit to 46-43 after a slam dunk and lay-in by senior forward
The lead for the Hokies went back to 57-50 after a floater from Brown with 7:21 remaining. With 3:40 to go, Green made another one of his patented moves, a crossover dribble and step-back three-pointer from the right wing to push the advantage to 60-53.
Virginia Tech's advantaged dwindled to 64-61 with just over a minute to go, but Clemson couldn't connect when it counted, missing two free throws and a jumper. Meanwhile, Barksdale connected on all four of his free throws in final seconds.
Green went to the free throw line with 9.5 seconds left, missed his first, but hit his second and checked out to a raucous ovation.
For Clemson coach
"I've said all week that what's more remarkable about what he's done is to do it in the ACC," Brownell said. "A lot of times, a guy's averaging 25 points, who leads the country in scoring, plays in a mid-major league that I'm used to. He's physically just superb to everybody he's playing against. Erick is certainly a physically talented guy, but he's also incredibly smart, poised and confident."
He might not win the player of the year award because of the Hokies' struggles, but that doesn't weaken Green any less as an individual. And for all the team struggles this season, Green walks out of Cassell Coliseum for the final time as a winner.
"I told the guys before the game, this is one thing I really want," Green said. "I couldn't ask for anything else. Just to go out in Hokie Nation with a win, I started with a win my first career game here and I wanted to end with a win walking out. And I did that."
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Lorelei Lee: From DP to NYU (and back again)
Though doing porn to "pay for college" is an oft cited cliche, there are, in fact, many girls in the adult industry who are working their way through school–and taking their classes seriously, too. Lorelei Lee is one of those girls: the ten year veteran of the adult biz recently moved to New York City to pursue an MFA in creative writing at NYU.
But it's not a story of mainstream crossover: Lorelei has no immediate plans to leave the adult industry, even after she's got her degree in hand (a wise move if you ask us: in this economy, there's many an unemployed MFA wandering the city). And Lorelei's not alone in bringing higher ed to this hedonistic business: Vivid Girl AJ Bailey has a master's in anthropology (and we suspect she's not the only one).
Our best wishes go out to Lorelei on her grad school journey. And, uh, if she can impart some of the knowledge she picks up in her writing program to some of Porn Valley's more prolific scriptwriters, well, that'd be pretty swell, too.
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Keen MTBer looking for his 1st roadbike. It's fair to say I'm a Clydesdale - 6'3" and 17.5 stone.
Work and family commitments mean time off road riding is becoming ever decreasing. I just want to keep getting any kind of bike miles in and a blast on the road bike looks like an alternative just to try and keep some semblance of fitness.
So I've been looking around. Set myself a budget of £800 and can get something very adequate. Standard Ally frame, compact chainring 10 speed etc etc.
BUT I have this nagging doubt I really want a steel frame. I have an On One Summer Season and really feel this frame takes the 'ring' out of the rough stuff compared to my previous Alloy hardtail. Does this really matter on a road bike?
There's a few out there (Charge and Genesis to name a few) but I have to up the spec to around £1k and possibly compromise on component spec.
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The GAA rule changes
In 2014 the GAA will introduce changes to some of the rules and regulations to Gaelic football that have been around for decades.
In 2014 the GAA will introduce changes to some of the rules and regulations to Gaelic football that have been around for decades.
Some of the rules are more so clarifications than rule changes but there are new elements coming into our game next year and unless every single player, supporter, mentor, and official, knows exactly what is happening, there will be war.
That's no exaggeration as the new 'Black Card' is something no football player has ever experienced before, the advantage rule, where play can be brought back after a foul has never been seen before and finally, after all of Kieran McGeeney's asking the GAA have defined the tackle in Gaelic football.
Here are the six big changes which take effect on January 1 next year and will also be applicable to the club All-Ireland series.
1. Introduction of a Black Card for Cynical Behaviour Fouls.
2. Change in the number of substitutes allowed.
3. Distinction between Deliberate and Accidental Fouls.
4. Definition of the Tackle.
5. Introduction of a clearer Advantage Rule.
6. A player in possession may score a point with an open-handed hand-pass.
It makes most sense to start with the biggest change first and that is hands down the black card.
The 'Sean Cavanagh Incident' hardly needs any more publicity but during the summer it highlighted a tackle that defines the above mentioned 'Cynical Behaviour Foul'.
Cavanagh received a yellow card on the day and by the letter of the law that was the correct decision however were the same tackle to happen in 2014 Cavanagh would receive a Black Card and this will mean he will leave the field of play.
The following are a list of the specific cynical fouls:
1. Deliberately pull down an opponent.
2. Deliberately trip an opponent with the hand(s), arm, leg or foot.
3. Deliberately body collide with an opponent after he has played the ball away or for the purpose of taking him out of a movement of play.
4. Threaten or to use abusive or provocative language or gestures to an opponent or a teammate.
5. Remonstrate in an aggressive manner with a match official.
The Cavanagh incident was clearly number one above and a deliberate trip should be straight forward enough to most people but number three is probably going to be the biggest difference in 2014.
If you "stop the runner" as is often heard at football matches these days by body checking or colliding, then a black card will be issued.
If a player is shown a black card he is effectively sent off but can be replaced by a substitute. This brings to light the new change in the amount of subs that can be introduced which is going from five to six.
The first three players to be shown black cards can be replaced by a sub but this is counted as using three of your six permitted substitutes and if a fourth player gets a black card, he will be sent from the field of play without being replaced.
If a player is sent off via a black card, his replacement may join the game at a break in play.
Shortly we will deal with red and yellow cards but for now it is important to note that for a player who gets a yellow card and subsequently gets a black card, he is then shown a red card and must leave the field of play without being replaced.
Red cards remain the same but to refresh people's minds here are the fouls for which a red card is warranted.
1. Striking or attempting to strike with arm, elbow, hand, knee or head.
2. Kicking or attempting to kick with minimal force or with force or causing injury.
3. Behaving in any way which is dangerous to an opponent.
4. Spitting at an opponent.
5. Contributing to a melee.
6. Stamping.
7. Inflicting injury recklessly.
8. Abusive language towards a Referee, Umpire, Linesman or Sideline Official.
Football people should note that while abusive language to an official is a straight red card, to remonstrate with a match official in an aggressive manner is a black card, and this will be explained in greater detail below.
Yellow cards will now be shown for the following reasons
1. To block or attempt to block with the boot when an opponent is kicking the ball from the hand(s).
2. To prevent or attempt to prevent an opponent from lifting or kicking the ball off the ground by striking an opponent's hand, arm, foot or leg with the boot.
3. To engage in any other form of rough play.
4. To attempt to achieve an advantage by feigning a foul or injury.
The above are all currently existing Yellow Card Infractions.
Wicklow referee's Craig Cahill of Avondale and Kieron Kenny of Tinahely were kind enough to share their views and expertise on the new rules and they recently attended an intense training course in relation to the new rules.
Craig Cahill says the new rules make sense but they don't eradicate some of the problems that were already there.
"They are big changes in fairness and they make sense but a big problem is that so many of the players don't know the current rules as they stand and now we are asking them to adhere to changes in the rules, so I think there are going to be a few arguments over this at the start, but that can be avoided if players, supporters and mentors familiarise themselves with the new changes" said Craig.
His colleague Kieron Kenny had a similar view.
"I must say I was very sceptical of the new rules when I first read them but after the course the other night I was very impressed and there is no doubt that if implemented correctly the new rules allow for better, more attacking football and I think a big word is protection.
"The reason I say that is because high fielding players, ball carriers and skilful player are being protected from cynical fouling and that will be massive and then with some of the other rules it has been made much easier for a referee to make a decision and that in turn protects him too, in relation to the advantage rule and defining the tackle" suggested Kieron
Both referee's had strong views on the awarding of a black card for "remonstrating" with an official in an aggressive manner but both were along the same vein.
While a player may not use abusive language toward an official should he be "in the referee's face" or invading the official's personal space or acting in a way that the official deems to be an aggressive manner, that player will receive a black card.
This is an interesting development as before, if foul language was used toward a referee, they were often reluctant to show a straight red as it lead to slight complications between supporters not being able to tell why a man has been sent off, to the specific wording in reports etc.
But in this instance, a player who is being over aggressive, or making the official uncomfortable in anyway can be sent from the field for the remainder of that game without necessarily getting a suspension.
This is perhaps no harm as often players don't realise they are being aggressive and react suddenly to an instant. This is also unacceptable but rather not deserving of a suspension.
The 'noting' or 'ticking' fouls have not changed.
1. To hold an opponent with the hand(s).
2. To use the fist on or around the body of an opponent for the purpose of dispossessing him of the ball.
3. To charge an opponent in the back or to the front.
4. To charge an opponent:
i. Who is not in possession of the ball, or
ii. Is in the act of kicking the ball, or
iii. If both players are not moving in the direction of the ball to play it.
5. To charge an opponent for the purpose of giving an advantage to a team-mate.
Noting Infractions remain unchanged – Two notings result in a caution (yellow card) with a third resulting in an Order Off (second Yellow, followed by Red).
Note: To charge an opponent does not include a side to side shoulder charge with one foot on the ground, if one player is in possession of the ball he may be challenged this way even if in the act of kicking the ball.
The Tackle is re-defined as:
Tackle is a skill by which a player may dispossess an opponent or frustrate his objective within the Rules of Fair Play. The tackle is aimed at the ball, not the player. The tackler may use his body to confront the opponent but deliberate bodily contact (such as punching, slapping, arm holding, pushing, tripping, jersey pulling or a full frontal charge) is forbidden. The only deliberate physical contact can be a Fair Charge i.e. Shoulder-to-shoulder with at least one foot on the ground. More than one player can tackle the player in possession."
This rule is self explanatory but a few points are worth noting according to our Wicklow referee's.
Craig Cahill points out something that will no doubt upset defensive minded teams.
"It is physically impossible for three or four players to attempt to tackle one, without touching the player, if all three or four have a hand in looking to dispossess that player, while there is no problem with group defending in theory, they will have to be very disciplined in order to only hit the ball and not the man, it can be hard for referee's to spot but at least now there is a definition there for the official to work off," offered Cahill.
Kieron Kenny felt that this would benefit more attacking teams.
"Unless defenders become very precise in their tackling they are going to concede fouls and this means that teams trying to play nice attacking football will benefit more, I'm only sorry they didn't introduce "The Mark" as I thought that was a great benefit and a good way to reward the skill of high fielding," added Kenny.
Avondale referee Cahill says there is no excuse for any football supporter not to know the new rules inside and out.
"It's all over the GAA website, it's in the papers, there are videos on YouTube, all the club referees now know the rules inside and out and I can guarantee you any Wicklow referee will have no problem going to his own club or a neighbouring club and going through the rules in detail for the benefit of our games," suggested Craig.
For a number of years now referees by their own accord have been allowing 'advantage' to a player in possession and more recently the GAA introduced a certain amount of definition to 'advantage' but while the referee could hold his hand up and instruct play on, that was all he could do, if no advantage was forthcoming and the player lost possession the referee had no authority to bring play back for a free, now however, he can.
Advantage Rule is defined as:
"When a foul is committed the referee may allow the play to continue if he considers it to be to the advantage of the offended team. He shall signal that advantage by raising an arm upright. If he deems no advantage to have occurred, he may subsequently award a free for that foul from where it occurred. The referee shall allow the advantage to run by maintaining his arm in the upright position for up to five seconds after the initial foul or for less time if it becomes clear that no advantage has accrued. He shall apply any relevant disciplinary action."
Let's look at an example of the advantage rule that will no doubt cause murder at a match somewhere.
Take a player running towards goal who is within shooting distance and he is being fouled but manages to get away from the offender. The referee raises his hand in the air and allows the player five seconds.
If the five seconds elapses and the player shoots and misses, his advantage was over and play should not be brought back. However, if he shoots and misses within the five seconds play can be brought back for the appropriate foul.
The final couple of rules to be dealt with are the compulsory wearing of gum shields at all levels and the scoring of a point with the open hand.
The latter is something that was probably being allowed in many cases but has now being clarified for the benefit of all but the mouth guard or gum shield one could be interesting in some cases.
If a player is not wearing gum shields and this comes to the attention of the referee, the official must ask the player to put them in, of for any reason the player does not do this he shall be shown a yellow card.
If the same thing happens again, the same punishment will occur and the player will be sent off, in theory within a matter of seconds.
All in all 2014 is going to be an interesting year but for the benefit of all Gaelic football fans, it's in your interest to know these rules.
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What is a Point Solution? A point solution solves one particular problem without regard to related issues. Point solutions are usually called for when there is a need to fix a specific problem or fast-track the implementation of a new service. Unfortunately, point solutions often don't deliver meaningful or sustainable results. The sales training/consulting industry is littered with point solution providers, all promising 'sales excellence in a box' ranging from the latest selling style [1] you must adopt to a New York best seller book promising the golden nugget that will turn your sales around. When it comes to improving sales operations training is the point solution of choice – and often "any training" will do. And if it is not training then it's a CRM point solution that will solve all of the sales ills. This has been going on for more than 70 years. While it's fair to say that some of the content in these point solution offerings is useful it would not be fair to say that, on its own, a point solution can improve anything for long, let alone something as complex and dynamic as a sales organisation. The challenge of point solutions is the outcome of unintended consequences. For instance, a point solution could be to train sales people to be more productive i.e. better at prospecting for new business. So your sales team is trained and now they go and get more business, however, the business systems and operations have not been geared to support the increase in new business thus leaving sales people frustrated and customers disappointed. Large organizations are the worst offenders when it comes to point solution overload. Preyed upon by vendors offering the latest in sales excellence, you can find several different point solutions that do not talk to each other or, worse still, compete with each other therefore littering sales processes, sales language, sales systems and sales people with conflicting information. All this does is create more confusion for the sales teams who are often trying to report on 15 or so different sales metrics that make no sense and keep them from doing what they are paid to do – sell. Ironically many of these point solution vendors come off as nothing better than snake oil salesmen themselves – offering sales salvation in a box (or training, or software, or assessments, or coaching, or technology, etc .) You know what I mean. So why do business leaders continue to let point solutions take precedence over a more a considered, integrated and strategic approach? There are three main reasons:
- There is no formal education where business people can learn and understand all the elements involved in running something as complex as sales operations. For instance, in the conventional MBA program you would spend as few as 18 hours on the theory of selling out of a total of 425 days of study. No wonder people do not understand the complexity of selling, the sales value chain, sales strategy, etc. So when you don't understand something you look for the easiest fix to your issue – hence the market for the quick fix point solution in the absence of real education.
- For many years the USA was seen as the Mecca for sales solutions with people thinking 'if it is from the USA it must be good'. [2] Many point solution vendors hail from the USA. Why? Well, the USA is such a huge market place that many purveyors of point solutions are able to make a great living shopping their 'solutions' in a relatively small geographic area with a huge population. They are able to move around for years from one client to the next without really improving sales operations. What they leave behind is a trail of the illusion of sales improvement. When the short term effects wear off the client has to keep looking for more solutions and the cycle continues.
- The use of expert language and terms in sales has created nothing but confusion with people speaking in clichés and slogans. You constantly need to decipher what people mean. For instance, one person's version of being strategic is unlikely to be the same as someone else's. Point solution vendors create terms and language to differentiate and make a name for themselves but only leave people unable to communicate with each other on what are the fundamentals of sales and sales operations. It's a bit like the bible story about the Tower of Babel where no one could understand one another.
The brutal facts are that building and improving sales operations is multi-faceted and complex – it is a dynamic process that is changing constantly. What is vital is that organisations have a clear vision that directs their strategy and creates focus that in turn drives the right actions and behaviours. The vision is critical. Whilst strategy changes as we navigate around obstacles the vision should be immutable. To give a sales operation the focus, tools and capability to navigate their way towards the vision there needs to be core fundamentals in place. Running an effective sales operation is not easy. The well validated Sales Atom is an excellent framework on which to build and improve sales organisations. The Sales Atom is a unique value chain for sales consisting of revenue generating activities and revenue absorbing functions. A strategically aligned organisation is usually one that gets the appropriate balance of effectiveness (i.e. doing the right things) in its revenue generating activities and the efficiencies (i.e. doing things right) in its revenue absorbing functions. So beware of the point solution, it may sound like the ideal fix but unless it is integrated into a sound sales framework you are likely wasting your money, time and effort. In short, you cannot change, fix, develop or cultivate an effective sales operation with a point solution approach.
[1] There are many sales styles that have been touted as the 'ideal' sales style over the years. Think mood selling, barrier selling, formula selling, needs satisfaction selling, consultative selling, solution selling; these are, all forms of selling practice across the last 100+ years. The latest is a derivative of needs satisfaction selling called Challenger Selling. And while this style does make valid points, none are actually revolutionary or innovative, rather it is a progression on the insights into needs satisfaction selling. Solutions Selling is by far the most effective selling practice. Some reports indicate that "solutions selling" has past its sell by date. The reality is that solutions, as opposed to products, are precisely what buyers (customers and prospects) are looking to purchase. (see our article on 'Solutions Selling isn't dead'). [2] Knowing what makes sales people tick is critical for finding and keeping top producers. The implications are serious and far-reaching, especially when it comes to multinational sales management practices. American sales management, training and procedures adhere to US presupposed values and perceptions, and may not be optimal, or even suitable, for other countries. It is often better to access country and culturally specific training for your sales people. Remember everybody lives by selling something. Author: Sue Barrett, www.barrett.com.au


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Monday, 8 May 2017
Autumn Fairy
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deep ocean-ATG
fab'n'funky-lovely ladies
Pennys challenges-ATG
creative moments-ATG
crafting by designs-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
Patties creations-for the girls
Morgans artworld-ATG
cupcake inspiration-ch 406
corrosive challenge-ATG
making memories-ATG
crafts and me-ATG
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Just beautiful CArol, an amazing Autumn piece and colours...xx ♥[aNNie]ReplyDelete
gorgeous CarolReplyDelete
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Beautiful card with interesting design! Thank you so much, Carol, for using this image.ReplyDelete
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Fabulous piece of art. Love the way you've used up your bits on the background. Such a good imaginative use :-)ReplyDelete
So pretty Carol, gorgeous colours. Creative Blessings, Tracy xReplyDelete
Gorgeous card Carol, love the image and design!ReplyDelete
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Gorgeous card Carol, love the image and design! Thanks for sharing your talent at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous card, such a beautiful image and great use of dies and embellies. Thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky challenge.NevaReplyDelete
Smashing colors and I think your own made background of many DPs look great!ReplyDelete
Your inter of the inspiration colors is perfect I really like the image Good job ........LisReplyDelete
Carol, beautiful card! I love the pretty paper piecing in the background, and your gorgeously colored image! XOXOReplyDelete
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Pupils at Catmose College were treated to a special visit from an active serving Army Apache helicopter today (Tuesday).
After landing safely on the school's tennis courts, pupils were given a tour of the aircraft by the pilot, Captain Wilkinson and the Commander, Staff Sgt Wollams.
Cadets from the school were shown around the huge amount of technology on board and asked many questions about the helicopter and military life.
Based at Wattisham Air Field in Suffolk, the helicopter is part of the 663 Squadron of the 3rd Regiment of the Army Air Corps.
The visit had been arranged for the cadets by a member of staff who had served previously in the British Army.
Principal Stuart Williams said: "We are very proud of the work our cadets do within the college, so it was great to be able to offer them the opportunity of not only seeing an Apache aircraft, but to see it flying, then examine it up close and personal.
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Compassion is at the very center of Jesus' being – it is the main way that he relates to people. Jesus shows compassion by incarnating, by stepping into other people's shoes. It is an entirely different way of approaching people—one that begins by looking. In this student manual, students will learn how Jesus shows compassion, how our hearts can prevent us from showing compassion, and how to share Jesus' compassion with others. Through stories, illustrations, and activities, this curriculum will help learners apply biblical truths to daily life. Visit the study's Resource page for more information.
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I go through the Starbucks drive-thru every single morning after I drop my kids off at school. And while I am feeding my green-straw addiction, I'm having a conversation with my best friend, Kari. It is our morning check in with each other, and something is off with the rest of my day if we don't get a chance to talk. Occasionally these conversations are heartfelt and bring on the tears. Sometimes they are so full of laughter that either one of us can hardly breathe. But one thing remains the same.
At some point, I will interrupt Kari with to place my Starbucks order.
"Trenta, Very Berry with no water and medium ice" . . . . .
"No, not light ice. MEDIUM ICE."
It always happens when SHE is talking, not me, potentially sharing something deep or profound or just in the middle of a thought. Yes, I am publicly acknowledging that I am rude as hell five mornings a week to my best friend. She doesn't see it that way, and we always laugh. But I'm acknowledging it anyway.
As typical of most of our conversations, there is a slightly schizophrenic pace when it comes to topics. Between juggling my Starbucks addiction and the demanding needs of her six-year old, we've got a lot of ground to cover in a short amount of time! During one such morning, we talked about single parenting, how crappy other mothers made us feel, and the 2014 Listen To Your Mother show. The LTYM call for submissions had been open for a few days, and I was wracked with panic. I was in the midst of the worst writers block ever and struggling for something decent to come out of my brain. After the raw and emotional piece I submitted last year, I had decided that I didn't want to head in that direction. But the free-form writing I'd been doing for a week wasn't yielding anything I loved. Kari had decided, after going with me last year and seeing what LTYM was all about, to jump in to the scary end of the pool and challenge herself by submitting a piece (which she had already done).
Our morning conversation sparked something and later that night, I was finally able to write something that I was excited about. I pressed the SEND button on my email before I thought twice. If I hesitate and give myself time to over-think the scary things in life, I find that I don't do them.
Both of us made it through the first cuts, and were asked to audition our pieces. Our time slots were very close and we ended up at the auditions together. I was slated to go first and was almost sick with nervousness. As I got up to go in, Kari looked at me and started reciting the lines from "The Help" . . . .
you is kind . . . you is good . . . .
And I started laughing. Uncontrolably. Hysterical, tears-streaming-down-my-face-laughter that transitioned in to a coughing fit where I sound like a barking seal. Which just caused more laughter.
It was awesome. And exactly what I needed.
I finished, she auditioned (with me doing a crazy dance as she walked in to calm her nerves) and then we were done. The waiting game would now begin.
Kari and I had several conversations over the next couple of days. We would both cry, scared of what was coming next. Both of us wanted the other person to be cast over ourselves. That's what being a best friend is really all about. Putting the other person before yourself.
When Kari was cast and I wasn't, I breathed a sigh of relief. You see, I second guessed my piece about ten minutes before my audition and had a full-fledged panic attack in the parking lot. Something I didn't entirely let on to Kari because I didn't want to throw her off. I had an instinctual feeling which I can't explain that I wasn't going to make the cast this year. All I prayed silently for was that Kari would be cast. Her piece is amazing (don't panic, Melisa, I'm not saying a thing!) and she will be INCREDIBLE!
At some point I'll share the piece I wrote. But that's for another day.
Today I want to say that I am HONORED Kari calls me her best friend. We are a perfect blend of neurotic, ridiculous, wackiness that support each other during the good, the bad and the scary. I can't wait to sit in the audience of the Anthenaeum Theatre on May 4th and cheer like a goon for her and the rest of the amazing cast. Melisa Wells and Tracey Becker, the producers of LTYM Chicago, are the bomb diggity. My feelings for them and the incredibly difficult job they have casting this show have only magnified times a thousand since last years gushing. They rock, plain and simple.
Come join me to watch these brave women share their stories. And maybe . . . just maybe . . . . it'll be me up there next year.


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Jelly Bean jumps to 1.2% and ICS hits 21%
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1. Android1 (Posts: 59; Member since: 16 Jul 2012)
480 ...million :o
2. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
If the Galaxy S III and/or the One Series gets JB this month, the numbers could move quite a bit.
3. Captain_Doug (Posts: 1035; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
I am part of the 1(.2)%!!!
9. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Pssh, 1.2% is so mainstream. I'd kill to be part of the 0.2% Cupcake-crowd!
On a semi-related note, I just saw somewhere that the first two versions of Android were apparently called Astro and Bender. I really wish they continued this trend of famous robots instead of desserts.
11. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
The dessert names are friendlier. They get people to laugh and actually pay attention to version names. It's so much easier to talk to customers about software versions when they're named after something silly, harmless and relatable.
Customers are very cagey people. A lot of them are fundamentally scared of tech, especially when they feel it lacks a more human element. Believe it or not, a simple little thing like naming software after a sugary snack is a great way to add that human element.
Hell, Android itself is sci fi enough and scary as it is. The general public is going to think of scary s**t like Terminators when they hear "Android." Why do you think the Android mascot is cutesy instead of badass?
14. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Don't forget though that Verizon's Droid series is marketed as a cold, ruthless, monotone-voiced, red-eyed killing-machine whose chilling, emotionless wail of "DROOOOOIIIIDDDDD" is enough to strike fear into the most valiant of Jedi Knights, and yet it's been one of the top-selling smartphone brands.
Also, kids take them camping and women call taxis on them, unaware of their impending doom.
16. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Yeah, except this was the kind of advertising that Verizon had for the original Droid launch:
With that kind of advertising, they were almost making the Droid a counter culture, rebel thing; a smart device that did what needed to be done.
When their advertising really got all scifi and techy though, it didn't really work out all that well. People like you and me dug it, but the general public didn't.
I wouldn't expect any really sci fi commercials to come out for the new Razr phones as a result.
18. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
Excellent description, Commentator. xD
22. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
not to mention that using famous robot names could possibly open them up to lawsuits..
or tie ins.
either or.
13. The_Godfather (Posts: 196; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
I'll be part of that 1.2% as I am getting my MONSTER (Note 2) :)
4. rahulcena5565 (Posts: 57; Member since: 01 Nov 2010)
Solve the Fragmentation prob!
5. SamsungFan (Posts: 201; Member since: 16 Apr 2012)
I hope Samsung would deliver the updates faster than others
17. GUNDAM (Posts: 63; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
samsung is fine... its the carriers responsibility to distribute the updates xD
21. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
The SGS2 and SGS3 have gotten/getting updates at any moment. Its up to the carriers to push it. blame them. Unnoficial leaks have been coming from Samsung for quite some time showing they are ready. They have to have carrier permission to push.
6. Snap123 (Posts: 33; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
The disparity between the android os versions are ridiculous. Google really needs to do something about this. Its 2012 and manufacturers are still releasing Android Gingerbread phone. Their OS update cycle doesn't even have a yearly pattern. ICS came out October 2011 and Jelly Bean came out July 2012. They should move into a yearly update cycle so it gives manufacturers times to upgrade.
7. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
It's not the manufacturers, it's really the carriers.
The Wifi only Xoom got ICS literally a month after the update was released. It's now rocking JB.
The Verizon Xoom finally got it in JUNE.
The SGS2 variants didn't start getting ICS in the States until the SGS3 came out.
If anything, Google needs to negotiate with the carriers to get them to stop d**king around with the update cycle.
And the only manufacturer to release a GB phone in the last couple of months on a major carrier was Sony, with the Xperia Ion. Everyone else has been releasing ICS phones for the last several months, starting with HTC and the One series in May.
19. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3963; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
The last part is not true. There are tons of Gingerbread phones that have come out across the major carriers in the last few months. It's a little ridiculous at this point.
10. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Oh and also it's the people who want to hang onto their phones a lot longer.
I mean, look at the numbers for Cupcake and Donut. That's over two million people who are holding onto devices that stopped being sold in phones over two years ago. At this point they have no excuse; they can walk into a store at any time and pick up a decent newer phone for less than a hundred.
Also, Eclair. I mean, that's 17 million people who are, once again, holding onto phones that are way past their upgrade cycle.
Some people on Froyo still have an excuse, but again, you have almost twenty million people right now who can walk in at any time and just get a new device with much newer software. That's all that's needed to make ICS numbers jump another 5 percent.
And in about 5 or 6 months anyone on Froyo will be out of excuses as well. Ten percent, just by the fact that phones will either be at or past their upgrade due date. But there are people who will simply hang onto phones until they die for good. I should know. My parents are two of them. My mom still uses a nearly decade old Nokia candybar phone. My dad will use my old Droid X until it croaks, which it still hasn't after two years of use.
You can't force people to upgrade/update unless you're Apple. That's the nature (and the beauty) of the free market.
And really, if you think Android has it bad, just take a look at Windows. There are plenty of people out there still using XP, for crying out frickin' loud.
23. bikingpadres (Posts: 20; Member since: 19 Jan 2012)
I totally agree with you about a person uses a phone until it breaks because almost all friends have flip phones from 2008 while the rest have the newest or 4th gen Iphone. I mean even my dad is still rocking the i860 on nextel from 2004 and dosn't plan to upgrade until nextel will totally shut down next year.
8. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
These numbers aren't too bad overall. A 3.4 percent drop on Gingerbread coinciding with a rise in ICS numbers indicates that a large chunk of its gain was due to updates from GB phones. That 3.4 percent translates to 16.32 million, by the way.
And 1 out of every five phones rocking ICS isn't too shabby, considering what a huge update it was, and also that a lot of Android's growth came from last year, the first year it actually really pulled ahead of iOS.
This time two years ago (in the upgrade cycle) was when the original Galaxy S variants were selling in the US, along with the Droid X. People at large still generally believe they have to wait the full two years to upgrade their phones.
We're going to see a large jump in adoption as the next few months go on. The iPhone will be a huge seller during the holidays, because parents buying Christmas presents won't dare buy anything else but an iPhone if that's what their kid asks for, and kids tend to go for the phone they think will make them seem cool. I mean, just look at that Twitter meme from this past year where a bunch of spoiled s**theads cried about how evil their parents were because they didn't get iPads or iPhones.
However, the holiday crop of Android phones will be there, and once the initial hype dies down and people have time to actually pay attention to what they're buying, Android sales will pick up again.
At least it'll go this way unless the Android manufacturers get off their asses and really advertise the s**t out of their phones and make them seem awesome and cool.
12. CreeDiddy (Posts: 1093; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
I am have been an Android and current iOS user.
To see JB at 1.2% is sicking for the new Android platform. What is says is that Google would rather put the updates in the hands of the carriers. Also it says for every Android device you buy, you are stuck with the carrier's mercy. We won't support you once you buy a device from any carrier. This makes it increasingly difficult to develop a solid ecosystem for fast and timely updates. Technology is a moving target. To see Google become a non supporter of their product is absolutely unacceptable as they would rather be an advocate of the free (open) software push for advertising sales. This will become the demise of Android. As much as like Android and as good as where Android is now and how developed it has become, it will go as far as Google's support. Google needs to step in and become an advocate like Apple and take control of the software updates, but secure freedom for their handset manufacturer's. XDA Developer's/rooting are available and make up less than 5% of Android users, so why should be compelled to have an open system that is beneficial for a small group of customized supporters.
As for iOS the percentages are staggering good! The updates are immediate, timely, and make users happy. Regardless of all of the Apple haters out there on these forums, there are millions of happy customers with iOS devices. Say what you want to say about less features, customers being overcharges, bland styling, slow adaption, non innovators, no customization, they still make a simple phone for the mass of people. They create an eco system that supported worldwide, rather than divide.
15. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Hey broski. Calm down, all right? It's been, like, a month since JB was announced. The S3 is already supposed to be getting it pretty damn soon.
I agree that the carriers are assholes, but don't blame El Goog for that. The carriers are like freaking cartels in this country; they have a TON of power. The US is actually weird like that. I wish Google would find a way to get them to cooperate better myself, but in the meantime I'm not going to punish them by giving up on a platform that works well even in its older versions.
20. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
I have JB on my RAZR, N7, and captivate....hands down the best upgrade yet....


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finally! i can't wait to read this! those mods better hurry! WAIT! no, i love the mods! they're the best! (acts all paranoid and looks around wildly. eye twitches.) their watching me... 8o
Author's Response: Well, I hope you like it! We all know you've waited long enough. *shifty eyes mods* They can be sneeeaaakyyy.......*also loveds mods*
Wonderful chapter. That scene actually sounds like my wife, "helping" me do dishes when her baby tummy was too big reach the sink. Great job. God bless!
Author's Response: Thanks! Glad you liked it! God Bless!
this story is great keep it coming
Author's Response: Thanks! Chapter Seven is with beta right now!!
Awww fluff n humour nice one! Harrys really sweet. Youve transformed Ginny into something like a devil, though. The snogging didnt need warning; almost all fics have some amount of snogging and snuggling in them. It isnt something that people will not read.
I had fun imagining Harry clean all the places. The Boy Who Lived The Chosen One The One Who Will Hopefully Defeat an Idiotic Wizard Called Voldemort ooh, I wish VMort butted in and said, Harry Potter! Look at you, youre cleaning the house! Dont you wish you had faithful servants like my Death Eaters? and then, if VMort pointed to the lavatory in his lair and showed Lucius Malfoy scrubbing it with Mrs. Skowers All Purpose Magical Mess Remover ahhhh!
Sexy chapter, no doubt. ;)
Author's Response: Thank you! Harry is sweet. Ginny is almost too much fun to write in this fic. Glad to hear that. I would prefer that Voldemort is all forgotten. Harry and Ginny need to think about the happy lives they will have with their children. That would have been quite funny, though. It sure made me laugh.
It's nice to blame your hormones, during my exams, I used to get angry at every tiny thing (Oh well, I had been studying for them for a whole year!) and when my Mum used to ask why I was angry, I said that they were the effect of 'raging hormones of a teenager'! Cute chapmer, though. :)
Author's Response: Tell me about it! LOL. Thanks! Glad you liked!
I have really enjoyed this story so far. I like to see Harry doing domestic things! It warms a muggle womans heart to see a wizard struggle in this area! Ha Ha.
I think the twins will be a boy and a girl, what else? A perfect family for a perfect couple! Now that did sound like fluff! Great job though!
Author's Response: Thank you! It only seems fitting the Boy Who Lived became the boy who cleans. *wink* I don't know about boy/girl. Thanks! Fluff is a bit of a hinderance with me.
please keep writing!!! i can't wait for the next chapter! ;)
Author's Response: I will! Thanks! And slowly, but surely, it's coming!
That was great! i just wish that is was longer=) as for my guess on the babies gender: i think it'll be a girl and a boy! am i right?? i'll just have to wait i think
Author's Response: Thanks so much! The next one promises to be long, but you'll have to wait a while! I'm not sure what they will be yet...or am I?
2 girls
Author's Response: Hmm, I don't know...
It's definitely a girl and a boy. No doubt. Sorry, but the clues are very obvious.
P.S.-Good story so far. Watch for punctuation, though.
Author's Response: What clues?! Somebody better help me make up my mind soon!! Thanks so much! P.S Thanks, I'll check it out!
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I like it! People often complain about smaller chapters, but it was a good one! I'll wait as patiently as I can for the next chapter *bites fingernails*
Author's Response: Thanks! I try to spread out a few days at a time over one chapter, so some may be shorter than others. Thanks!! I'm sorry, you may have to wait a while.
lol master dust buster, classic!
Author's Response: Thanks! I thought it was qutie fitting!
Hee Hee Hee.
Author's Response: Thank you! Glad you liked it!!
Not really my fovourite chapter so far, but good anyway.
Loved the cleaning part.
Author's Response: Can you explain why you didn't like it? Thanks for reviewing anyway.
Author's Response: THAAAANKS!! But I think you skipped one
good story!! i love how harry and ginny have absolutely no clue what to do!!
Author's Response: Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Keep reading!
I dont like the layout at all, it seems like it is so spread out to make it seem longer, but the chapters are kinda short too. I think it might do better with longer chapters
Author's Response: I'm sorry. I am trying to cover a few days at a time with each chapter. They will be getting longer here soon. Probably with the next one, it will be longer! Thanks for reading anyway!
Love the chapter!
Author's Response: Thanks!
WOW, Ginny and Hormones, not a pretty picture. :) NIce touch with the photos on the wall. Great chapter.
Author's Response: Thanks so much! I really had fun writing Hormonal Ginny. The photos were a on the sopt kind of thing that I absolutely did not plan, and it turned out fantastically. Glad you liked it, and God Bless!
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New Richmond, Somerset football teams lock up playoff berths
The New Richmond and Somerset football teams both locked up spots in the 2010 WIAA state football playoffs with lopsided wins on Thursday.
New Richmond went to Ellsworth and won in a romp, 49-0. The Tigers scored on their first drive of the night and were rarely stopped. They led by a 29-0 score at halftime.
Somerset hosted Amery and rolled to a 56-8 victory. The Spartans had a tenuous start, at least partially due to several personnel changes on the offensive side of the ball. Amery led 8-6 until Somerset scored on the first play of the second quarter. From that point on, the Spartans dominated.
In other Middle Border Conference games, Durand surged in the second half to overtake Osceola 28-13. Prescott gave undefeated Baldwin-Woodville a battle for a half on Thursday. The Blackhawks got the game under control in the second half, winning 27-14. Prescott led at halftime 14-13.
The MBC returns to Friday games next week. The marquee matchup comes in Somerset, where Baldwin-Woodville will be visiting. If Somerset wins, and New Richmond tops Amery, it would result in a three-way tie at the top of the conference standings.


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Our sweet corn is about 5' at least the first we planted in our little crop garden. We are planning to be around throughout August this year. Last year we were away and got very little sweet corn by the time we got back. Ours is getting small ears and should be start coming in another month.
Is your Sweet Corn Knee High Yet?
My first planting is about a foot high, 2nd planting is about 3 inches. I grow a smallish variety called Early Sunglow, it does well in a short season area and germinates well in cool soil. I need to get the 3rd planting in now, it may not have time to mature but there is always a chance.
No, I didn't sow any this year but they would only be about the same size as Mary's right now anyway :( Last year they didn't get away well until mid July early August, they stopped at 7ft. Don't know the variety other than they were one of the blue corns.
Have to ask DH the variety and he just left for a meeting. Two years ago the corn and veggies were just looking great and he accidentally sprayed with weed killer - need I say more LOL!
My corn is knee high to the cat! I got it in so late and it stayed cold so long that it's getting a slow start, and now it's extremely hot already. Maybe it will grow now.
LOL Joan hope it's a BIG cat!
Mine's 47 inches high. It was planted some time after June 1 by a squirrel. (Field corn -- yucky.) I've been measuring since the perennial bed it's growing in is being treated with a growth hormone. So far, no sign of corn. Just leaves. With my luck, it'll produce more squirrels. :)
I have a recipe posted somewhere for cooking those squirrels into potpie if that's all you wind up with LOL! I think you will have much better luck!
Hmmm..my sweet corn in the No Work Garden is about 5 ft high and just now tasseling! Can't wait! Me and DD also put in two rows of "corn sets" (I started them in flats) just before we went to the Roundup...they are about 18 inches tall, and in desperate need of rain! As for squirrels? BAM! They usually get more corn that we do around here so I don't feel bad thinning them out in the winter months for that glorious pot pie you mentioned haighr!
Oh goodie, somebody else loves that potpie!!! I've had a hard time trying to convince a few on here that it really does taste just like chicken potpie!
HAH!...Well, sorta! I haven't seen your recipe yet tho. Last ones I cooked I parboiled a bit, then marinated over nite, then battered and fried them in onions and olive oil! So Tasty!!! And tender!!!
That's sorta what we do. Boil in salt water for a long time and then we marinate batter and fry like chicken wings.
Same for the potpie boil till meat falls off the bone. We just don't get many around here anymore what with all the kitties LOL!
Squirrel huh? The ground squirrels around here don't look like there's enough meat on em to bother with. Feed em to the dogs maybe.
Dad and I harvested his corn Tuesday. 42 ears of Stowells evergreen. It's a white sweet corn that you can supposedly harvest the whole stalk, hang, and it will "keep" for a month. We're gonna try it with a few stalks of the fall crop.
Stowells evergreen? That sounds like an old variety. Would like to try it sometime. Is that a long-maturing variety? Early? Mid-season? I'd like to hear how the hanging/storage of it goes, and whether it retains its sugar.
I'd like to hear how the hanging/storage of it goes, and whether it retains its sugar. >>
Yeah....LOL....Us too! I'll report in mid winter how it does. We'll try that with some of this planting.
I know nothing of age. The seed was originally purchased at least 5 years ago from Seeds of Change. Before they started selling food stuff anyway.
I don't know how to judge time for corn either. It was transplanted to the garden 4/4 there were ears ready 7/4 (just a couple) we harvested the rest 7/9. There are smaller ears that didn't pollinate well left on the plants for seed. So 90 - 100 days for sweet corn. is that midseason or early?
Hopefully this batch will do excellent. We want HUGE amounts of creamed corn and Goulash. Maybe even a little tomato corn salsa. I haven't tried canning that yet
If there is no possibility of crossing (have to see what the neighbors are doing) I'll have seed for you. Remind me in winter after I report on the "hanging storage" LOL
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dsrtgdn - each stalk produces two ears one matures and the other remains a stub - that's how sweet corn goes. You only get the one good ear on each.
Ankle high on Monday, knee high by Wednesday, thigh high by Friday and chest high by Sunday...well, it grows ALMOST that fast, lolol. We got ours in a little (lot) late, so I'm hoping for some sweet corn in about three more weeks. Unless the racoons beat me to it again.
From corn country! Had our first meal Sunday night, yummy--
Corn grower here has very large acreage. We get it wholesale and sell at our farm market. They have trucks on street corners of 3 large towns. Fresh corn from now until frost; (about Sept 20th). Lots of farmers raise corn here that goes to canneries for freezing & canning. All your favorite brands are canned here in southern Minnesota. Enjoy that corn!
Well now ours is about 6' at least the first planted. We are getting some nice ears and should be picking by the beginning of August.
But, but.....there is corn on the stubs??? Are they mutants?
I'm just kidding....are you saying that you get one decent nice full ear and anything else is useless or that there wont be corn on those ears at all? I'm asking cause, several have even up to 3 MORE ears still there. Some of those are small but definitely filling out. Any clues?
No clue, never heard of more than two. Did you plant sweet corn? In our planting experience, only the first big ear is fully developed the second can go to the birds or deer.
dsrtgdn, I've never experienced the "stub" syndrome that haighr mentioned. I've often gotten two full ears per stalk, and sometimes three. Perhaps it's the type of corn haighr is growing, or the type I'm growing. (My favorite sweet corn is called Kandy Korn and have grown it nearly 10 yrs.)
I do know that if your corn is planted too closely together that the ears may not receive proper pollination due to the leaf growth being 'in the way'. (I like to grow some very small intensive patches sometimes to teach backyard growers that they don't need lots of room in their gardens in able to grow corn. When the silks begin to show I pull pieces of the tassels off and dust the silks by hand if I'm concerned about such closeness in planting.) However, in my usual gardening habits I just space the plants in the usual manner and have excellent results.
That's what we have horseshoe a small intensive patch. It has always worked well for us. I'll have to post a pic.
I'm so glad to hear that! For so many years people would tell me they didn't have room to grow corn, so I just had to persuade them!
My first small patch (and also my most recent)is planted with staggered mounds, 4 or 5 stalks/mound. (I previously put some fish heads/guts under them sometime before planting tho.) Right now I have a patch like this in the No Work Garden area.
Would like to see your pic haighr!!
No problem horseshoe. You'd be amazed at the size and there are rows of corn, bountiful tomato plants, potatoes and green peppers. I'll take a shot when I get home and get the measurements for you (if it's not raining, which I hope it is!)
I've ever only gotten one edible ear to a stalk too, then the little one that doesn't develop. Maybe it's just us in the northern part of the country that have this happen. Growing season's not long enough for the other one to develop maybe?
By the way Carmen, my corn is now over the cat's head and knee high on me. It got hot and I've kept it watered and it's growing fast, finally. I have more hopes for it now.
If you can find it, an excellant variety is called "Radiance". About 85 days, large ears, supersweet variety. It also is aleast favorite of racoons. If there are other kinds around they will go there before the Radiance. Deer love it though. This corn will have two ears most of the time. Takes high fertility to develop the second ear. (Around 100 # of actual N per acre.) Good luck to JoanJ in ND. We grew up in Brainerd Lakes Area of MN. Lots of corn never matured north of there. Corn for dinner here today!
Thanks Bernie. I've made myself a note to look in my seed catalogs and see if anyone carried Radiance.
Candy and Shoe, thanks for the input. It may very well be soil fertility AND being in the south with PLENTY of heat for production.
Stowells evergreen is a white sweet corn.
Shoe we grew outs intensively in a small to medium patch. Say 20X20'. It may have served us better to space closer to a foot than 8" like we did. Thanks
As your corn nears harvest, be sure to add your photos and comments to the Plants Database.
We've recently added ~350 varieties of corn (OP and hybrid, sweet, popcorn, dent, flour, etc.) If you don't see your crop in there, you can add it yourself, or send me an email and I'll add it for you.
Your unbiased recommendations (or cautionary notes) will be tremendously helpful for gardeners in succeeding years!
Ahh, finally a home for the pictures of my pink popcorn. :)
Cool! Will check it out!
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By Alex Byington
Killeen Daily Herald
Seven months into his first year on the job, Salado Superintendent Michael Novotny sees no reason to make any sweeping changes within the Eagles athletic program.
"I think that our athletic program and our coaches do a good job," Novotny said. "I think we have a good athletic program."
But, in light of a recent effort by a select group of dissatisfied parents, that doesn't mean there can't be some small changes.
"Now, is there room for improvement? Yes, there certainly is. And that's why we're going to work collaboratively with the parents to find those areas of improvement and figure out how to do that," Novotny said. "(Let's) not just list concerns, but figure out solutions in how we can improve things to provide the best possible program for our kids."
During the open session at Monday's school board meeting, Salado parent Ty Hankamer presented a petition for "positive change" within the Salado athletic and instructional program that was reportedly signed by nearly 340 members of the Salado community.
The petition features an admonishment of the current Salado athletic administration and second-year athletic director and head football coach Glenn Talbott, requesting "a change in leadership and program administration."
Talbott's yearly contract with the school is one of many up for renewal at the next school board meeting in February.
The petition lists nine reasons for "change," claiming everything from bullying by coaches to a perceived overall decrease in the student-athlete population in Salado.
"It lists nine points of different concerns they have, but it never specifies what they're asking for or what the solution is," Novotny said, adding the petition did not include the list of the 340 signees for fear of "repercussions" against either themselves or their children.
"(But) by putting vague, unsubstantiated claims in petition, that isn't helpful for any of us to deal with."
There's also a claim that Talbott, a longtime defensive coordinator hired in July 2010 to replace departed Jeff Cheatham - who left after a decade at Salado for 5A Round Rock - was "assigned a mentor for the past 18 months due to his inexperience in leadership and athletic program development."
Regarding the four claims of bullying by coaches, Novotny admitted he's dealt with two reports made against coaches - neither of which he would classify as "bullying" or "harassment" - and both were resolved to the satisfaction of the parents involved. Novotny also directly denied Talbott was never formally administered a "mentor," only that he has an informal relationship with an experienced former athletic director who happens to be an employee of SISD.
There also was a counter-petition submitted showing support, started by the Salado student body. The student-led petition included a list of nearly 160 student-athletes signatures - several with phone numbers next to their names - while making counter arguments for each of the allegations. Three students stood up at the school board meeting and voiced their support, including senior Mikey Joe Sellers.
In an effort the quantify the overall opinion of the average Salado student-athlete, Novotny personally administered a survey to a randomly selected group of athletes. More than 70 percent of the anonymous student-athletes either strongly agreed or agreed with the statements describing their athletic experience at Salado as positive.
"On all 19 questions, a majority of the kids gave us an A or a B - the two highest ratings - on the choices of every question," Novotny said.
Among the questions that received the highest positive response was "I know what is expected of me in athletics," of which 96 percent of the students agreed, while the lowest was "My coaches make me excited about athletics" which only 54.7 percent agreed. Nearly 80 percent of student-athletes said they were either "extremely satisfied" or satisfied with Salado as "a place to go to school."
"Truly, I do appreciate the passion and involvement and high level of interest regarding our district and regarding our athletic program, and I do think we share the same goal of wanting to provide the best possible education to all our students, including with athletics," Novotny said.
In order to try and "bring every one together in a collaborative effort," Novotny is putting together a committee of parents, coaches, administrators and athletes to talk about the athletic program.
Main petition points
* A decrease in student-athlete population, contending that "more than 25 secondary student athletes" have transferred to surrounding school districts "in search of higher (athletic) standards." It also is pointed out that the current senior class only has 90 students, a decrease from the 123 students reportedly enrolled as freshmen in 2009.
* It also points out less than 30 student-athletes that previously played football have either stopped playing altogether or transferred to surrounding districts in the past two years.
* A loss of qualified/effective coaches, citing four of the ISD's "most respected and experienced coaches/teachers" have left for better opportunities despite still maintaining residency around Salado.
* An overall lack of leadership and support in fostering a general interest in the athletic program, referencing that the girls basketball team is "barely able to field (two) teams."
* Rising student injuries, claiming an "inordinate amount of significant weight room and other" injuries have taken place over the past several years.
* Loss of community/athletic support, indicating a "significant drop in sponsorships, support and attendance" at the Salado Athletic Booster Club fall fundraising event, which directly led to "lower funds" for the athletic department.


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Waller, Texas defensive tackle Eddie Brown is on the verge of seeing his recruiting process take off.
Coming in at the 6-foot-1 mark at the Rivals.com Junior Day in Houston, Texas, the 266-pounder holds one verbal offer from Oklahoma and several other schools are showing him interest.
"Oklahoma is the only school that has said I'm going to be offered," Brown said. "But, I'm also getting attention from Texas A&M and others. I went down to Texas A&M's junior day."
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Brown says that the junior day in College Station, Texas was definitely a trip that he really enjoyed
"A&M just fit me," Brown said. "I just liked the environment there. I got a chance to meet a lot of the different players from around the state and the food was good too. It was all pretty cool."
Brown says that he receives hand written mail from Texas and is going to try and make a junior day there later this month. Texas Tech is also a school that he's trying to take a trip to.
"I'm probably going to Texas Tech on Feb. 17," Brown said. "I like them, so I'm excited about that too."
Waiting around for a decision is something that Brown doesn't plan on doing.
"I want to make an early commitment so I can start focusing on my grades," Brown said. "That way, I'm done, and I don't have to worry about during the season."


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Last week we profiled two area residents who have switched political parties: a former Republican who said he'd be voting for President Obama on Tuesday and a former Democrat who is now a registered member of the GOP. As you might expect in a contentious election year, their stories generated some heated comments in our online forums (as well as a few emails and phone calls).
That led us to wonder: if there is such a significant and widening ideological divide in the country, what would it take for other area voters to switch political parties?
To help us answer that question we turned to our Facebook followers and asked them to finish this sentence: "I would switch political parties if…"
Some of the responses we received were humorous, others enlightening. But in general, we heard five answers.