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Let me sing you a song dear,
of moors wide and skies clear,
of love that reside in amber rays,
wild blossom and butterfly plays,
spiders tangled in silver webs,
footprints on the receding ebb,
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Apples Steal the Spotlight
"Washington has an ideal climate for apples, particularly on the east side of the mountains."
–Jack Toevs
If the old adage is true—that an apple a day keeps a doctor away—then the world owes a lot to Washington.
The Evergreen State produces more than half of all apples grown in the United States for fresh eating, according to the Washington Apple Commission. In fact, Washington apples are sold in all 50 states and more than 50 countries, meaning that many a person enjoy the fruits of Washington's labors.
For Washington residents, our expansive apple orchards are one reason it's easy to buy and enjoy local fruit.
Each and every Washington apple is picked by hand, and there are more varieties than a person can remember. The industry here is based primarily on nine of them:
- Red Delicious
- Gala
- Fuji
- Granny Smith
- Golden delicious
- Cripps Pink
- Honeycrisp
- Braeburn
- Cameo
But an enterprising eater can sink their teeth into many more varieties, including rare heirlooms. Or search farther afield for your favorite of more than 7,000 varieties grown worldwide.
The sweet, crunchy apple is a large part of the economy and culture in Eastern Washington, home of Nature Conservancy board member Jack Toevs. For Jack, growing apples is a family operation, now involving his son. "The family has been involved in farming for centuries," he said. "It's our heritage."
He's observed many changes over the years. For example, the Red Delicious has been overtaken in popularity by the Gala. And many growers – himself included – have gone organic, meeting the public's demand for more healthy and sustainable fruit. Our state cultivates 14,309 acres of certified organic orchards, compared to 7,642 just 4 years ago, according to the Washington Apple Commission.
It seems Washington has an ideal climate for apple production – particularly organic apples. "It's a dry climate, with fewer problems for disease and insects. It's just been a great place to grow apples," said Jack.
In addition to serving as a Conservancy board member, Jack and his wife volunteer as stewards at the Conservancy's Beezley Hills Preserve, which sits atop the hills visible from their orchard in the town of Quincy. This Eastern Washington preserve is awash with wildflowers every spring.
In Eastern Washington apple country you'll find a strong connection between people and nature. That's one of the reasons why The Nature Conservancy has a presence here, as we do in the Skagit farmlands in the west. In the Skagit, we're collaborating with farmers on an experiment to protect shorebirds while improving flood protection in the region. It's the kind of win-win solution the Conservancy strives to create in communities everywhere we work: conservation that will bear fruit for generations.


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Seamus Heaney in exciting line-up for Listowel Writers' Week
THE programme for Listowel Writers' Week was launched in typically ebullient fashion.
Speaking about this year's festival, the chairman, Sean Lyons, said: "Less than a year after man first walked on the moon, a group of visionary people gathered to plan the first Listowel Writers' Week. Since then, only a dozen people have walked on the moon but tens of thousands have thronged the streets of Listowel to share in a celebration of Irish and international culture and literature.
"This year, while the moon is deserted, we will bring an exciting and varied programme of events to Ireland's Literary Capital, here in the heart of north Kerry."
Looking at the programme, you can see why they wax so lyrical. The festival, which runs from Wednesday, May 28 until Sunday, June 1, has a distinguished line-up of international authors, among them IMPAC winner Gerbrand Bakker, Jim Crace, Tishani Doshi, Douglas Kennedy and Aminatta Forna. They'll be joined by indigenous talents – IMPAC nominee Donal Ryan, Goldsmith's winner Eimear McBride and Belfast's inaugural Poet Laureate, Sinead Morrissey. And the festival will celebrate our late, much loved Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney in a special Poetry Aloud event, where young award-winning students will read from the poet's work.
Meanwhile, The New Writers' Salon will continue to showcase the best and most exciting emerging poets and prose writers in Ireland today, with the opportunity for budding writers to read their work at an open-mic session.
Now in its 43rd year, Listowel will recall the 100th anniversary of the First World War and the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide with a panel discussion featuring BBC foreign correspondents Fergal Keane and Andy Kershaw, and army officer and author Tom Clonan. Catering for our youngsters, the Kerry fest features an alternative cultural school tour, 'authors in schools' day, workshops, picnics, book clinics and will include celebrated children's writers such as John Boyne, Siobhán Parkinson and Sarah Webb.
And there's good news if you're on a budget – there's a newly established Festival Glamping Site located in Listowel's beautiful park in the heart of the town. For more information and tickets for all events, visit www.writersweek.ie.
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Morning Joe's 'romcom-vérité,' vindicated
Outside of the debates, we're not usually in the business of publishing ratings, but this new statistic from MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' warrants notice:
In 2011, "Morning Joe" beat CNN's "American Morning" among both total viewers and A25-54 (P2+: 449,000 vs. 293,000, A25-54: 148,000 vs. 125,000). "Morning Joe" had the best delivery ever for MSNBC in the 6-9 a.m. time slot and had more year over year growth than CNN, FXNC, and HLN combined. In addition, "Way Too Early with Willie Geist" ranked #2 for the year among both total viewers and A25-54 (P2+ 222,000 vs. CNN's 158,000 A25-54 100,000 vs. CNN's 74,000) and was up 32% among A25-54 and 15% in total viewers from 2010, more growth than all cable news programs in the half hour combined ("Way Too Early" data through Dec. 11, 2011).
Morning Joe is its own kind of show -- in May 2010, Leisl Schillinger of the New York Times labeled the new genre "morning-news-romcom-vérité" for Joe and Mika's opinionated, off-the-cuff banter -- and these latest numbers are proof, if any was needed, that the latest iteration of the morning news model is working.


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Tuesday's CSExtra presents the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from around the world. Memorial plans for Neil Armstrong, who died Saturday, begin to take shape. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover sends back new photos of Mount Shape, the robotic spacecraft's ultimate destination on Mars. Will Curiosity's mission rival Apollo 11′s? NASA engineers look to Android smart phones as the heart and soul of tiny satellites awaiting launch this year. Arctic sea ice levels drop to a record low, say scientists. Essays examine Neil Armstrong's legacy and Latin American space aspirations. China looks to the skies for evidence of Earth-like alien worlds.
1. From NBCNews.com: Memorial services for Neil Armstrong, who died Saturday of complications from heart surgery, begin to take shape. A private family memorial is planned for Friday. http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/27/13508020-memorials-to-neil-armstrong-taking-shape-flags-to-fly-at-half-staff?lite
A. From Spacepolicyonline.com: In a proclamation Monday, President Obama directs that all U. S. flags at the White House and other government installations and grounds be lowered to half staff in honor of Neil Armstrong on the day he is buried. http://www.spacepolicyonline.com/news/presidental-orders-flags-at-half-staff-to-honor-armstrong
B. From Collectspace.com: Neil Armstrong in photos. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-082712a.html
2. From Spaceflightnow.com: NASA's Curiosity rover sends back high resolution images of its ultimate destination, Mount Sharp. Curiosity will drive up Mount Sharp over a two year mission looking for evidence of habitable environments. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/mars/msl/120827color/
A. From Space.com: Coming to Earth soon. Curiosity will transmit a tune, Reach for the Stars, composed by Will.i.am, rapper and member of the pop group The Black-Eyed Peas. The music should reach the Earth on Tuesday at 4 p.m., EDT. The musician has a passion for science and education. http://www.space.com/17320-mars-rover-will-i-am-song-broadcast.html
3. From The Associated Press via the Washington Post, and others: Will the Curiosity rover's landing on Mars deliver the same inspiration that Neil Armstrong provided when he became the first human to step to the surface of the moon more than 40 years ago? http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/decades-after-armstrongs-moonwalk-can-nasas-new-robotic-mars-landing-inspire/2012/08/27/60a02d7a-f0a6-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html
4. From The Los Angeles Times: At NASA's Ames Research Center, engineers fashion small satellites powered by Android smart phones. Priced at $3,500 they could be the least expensive satellites ever launched when they fly late this year. http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-nasa-nexus-one-satellite-20120827,0,7812569.story
5. From the Associated Press via The Houston Chronicle and others: Arctic Sea ice falls to record low levels, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported on Monday. Levels have fallen below the previous record low of 1.61 million acres in 2007, according to scientists who rely on satellite data for their estimates. Global warming is to blame, they say. http://www.chron.com/default/article/Warm-Arctic-sets-record-for-summer-sea-ice-melt-3817773.php
6. From The Space Review: Two essays look at Neil Armstrong and his legacy and examine the space aspirations of Latin America.
A. In "Farewell, Mr. Armstrong," TSR editor Jeff Foust offers a contemporary context for Neil Armstrong's life. "It's quite possible that the next person to set foot on the Moon, or the first man or woman to land on an asteroid or walk on the red sands of Mars, will share some or all of Armstrong's defining characteristics, essential as they are, ultimately, to the future human exploration of the solar system," writes Foust in tribute. http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2145/1
B. In "Latin America's space programs in 2012," W. Alex Sanchez finds the region rich in talent with a deep interest in space exploration. Melissa Soriano, of Peru, part of the Curiosity rover team, is among the latest. Sanchez is a fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2143/1
7. From Xinhuanet of China: China turns to the highest elevations of Antarctica in its search for Earth-like planets in the Milky Way. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/27/c_131810648.htm
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Lyles shows off power fastball against Mets
Lyles powered through six innings against the Mets, reaching a career-best 96 mph with his fastball multiple times and, in turn, holding New York to just one run.
"In the past, I've tried to locate, locate, locate and just keep some guys off-balance, but sometimes you've got to just say, 'Hey, here it is. I'm going to give you my best fastball and see if you can hit it,'" Lyles said. "I think my last couple starts I've been doing more of that."
Lyles said the biggest difference has been adding a third scheduled workout day between starts. Asked whether dead arm was a resulting concern, Lyles said he's felt fine despite the increased workload.
"Every time he throws it, the confidence is coming," said Astros interim manager Tony DeFrancesco, who previously managed Lyles at Houston's Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City. "His delivery looks outstanding, I think he has a nice gather. I'm looking up at that board and seeing 93-95 mph, and that was all the expectation of Jordan Lyles -- he's going to grow into this power pitcher."
Lyles said adjustments in his delivery -- specifically "staying tall on the mound" -- were key in his three-hit effort on Friday night, his first win since June 26.
"He showed some signs of [the adjustments] yesterday," DeFrancesco said. "He had a good sinker at times, he elevated his fastball, his breaking ball was consistent. It was just good to see Jordan pitch that quality, get a win under his belt and get back on track."


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I can't stand either of these guys. Never have liked Rob. Russell is a total bore. Both bragging media whores.
I can't stand either of these guys. Never have liked Rob. Russell is a total bore. Both bragging media whores.
The producers are trying too hard to give Russell a win. They need to accept that it just isn't gonna happen (unless they rig to a new degree)
That's pretty much what I'm counting on. I guess let him win, otherwise Survivor will never go off the air. I enjoyed Russell and think he played a fantastic game, but really, he isn't the greatest thing to ever hit this show.Originally Posted by JohnnyK;4079304;
If they want him to win then they'd have to make it a fan voted show, which Jeffrey said isn't Survivor. Duh!Originally Posted by JohnnyK;4079304;
I just want this man off my teevee forever. Is that too much to ask?
Okay, so I was just lurking *shame* over at sucks...one of the spoiled S22 contestants is Carrie Prejean! This is per Missyae, who is a very reputable spoiler over there.
There is also a former Auburn University cheerleader missyae mentioned and if she's on she's my pre-season fave for sure because I live in the lovliest village on the plains!!!
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Carrie Prejean?? Wow...
Not surprised. I don't know how well she'll do, but she's bound to be on a tribe with someone gay, and the show will definitely play that up.
I had a blank and had to look her up....guess I'm a believer in repression now. But did learn one interesting thing via Wikipedia---that she was born in 1987 and her parents divorced in 1988...so her opposition to homosexual marriage can't be based on exposure to a loving heterosexual one. Also her parents used accusations of homosexuality as an insult during their divorce proceedings...so something in her background.
First boot please.
Well, I guess there is the first member of Russell's "dumb girls" alliance. And that is not meant to be a knock on Carrie Prejean. I don't even know her. Unless Russell decides to change things up this time around, I fully expect him to try to rule with intimidation again.Originally Posted by JohnnyK;4082486;


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Hope and pride coursed through the capacity crowd that gathered in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore on a sunny Saturday in 1974 to witness the ordination of Maurice J. Blackwell. The ceremony had an unusual air of importance, because until that year the city had never had an African American priest.
But as Blackwell bowed his head to receive a hands-on blessing from Cardinal Lawrence Shehan, the newly minted priest was guarding a secret. While studying to devote his life to God, he had carried on a lengthy sexual relationship with a teenage boy.
Blackwell later confessed to the relationship — which he said occurred before his ordination — but not until a quarter-century had passed. For the moment, attention was focused on him as one of the two new black priests who had come to Baltimore that spring to lead the city's large African American parishes.
Blackwell was "carrying the whole hope and dreams of a whole race of people on his shoulders," recalled one of his seminary classmates, the Rev. Edward P. Kenny, a Baltimore priest. "Just so much hope was placed on him, not just in the African American community. Everyone was so excited to see the priesthood being integrated."
On Monday, Blackwell was shot three times in the arm and hip, allegedly by a former parishioner who said he, too, had been molested by the cleric while a minor. Blackwell remained in fair condition yesterday at a Baltimore hospital and has not made any public comments about the accusations that derailed his once-promising career.
The suspect, Dontee Stokes, 26, who Wednesday was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, will appear in court this afternoon for another bond hearing.
The late 1960s and the early 1970s were a heady yet challenging time for a black man to study for the priesthood anywhere, but especially in Baltimore, said the Rev. Donald A. Sterling, who was ordained by the Roman Catholic Church as the city's first African American priest a few weeks before Blackwell's ordination.
"I think I'd be safe to say we both felt the pressures from the perspective of race," Sterling said yesterday. "There were two sides to that. The diocese had never ordained a black man before us; that's a sad history from our point of view. On the other hand, people were extremely proud a color bar had been broken."
Blackwell's first assignment was as youth minister of St. Bernadine Roman Catholic Church in West Baltimore, where he served for five years and was popular with teenagers who congregated in his office to talk about school, black politics and life on the street.
Former colleagues and parishioners described Blackwell as a hip young priest. After he was transferred to St. Edward Roman Catholic Church in 1979, he started driving a white BMW with vanity license plates reading "PRIEST." He once let a Baltimore filmmaker shoot a movie trailer in the church, featuring a cameo by Blackwell.
"He was real cool, real nice," said Cindy Hearn, 25, a college student who lives in Blackwell's neighborhood. "He didn't talk like a priest or a father or a reverend. It was like talking to an everyday Joe. He was on your level."
they were not aware of any sexual misconduct involving Blackwell
Several former colleagues and acquaintances said they were not aware of any sexual misconduct involving Blackwell during his time in the seminary or in his early years as a priest.
In 1993, that changed. Stokes, then 17, told a counselor that the priest had molested him on numerous occasions during the previous three years in the St. Edward church office, according to a police report.
Blackwell denied the allegations, and no criminal charges were filed. But authorities said they believed Stokes, noting that he passed two lie detector tests. An independent lay panel appointed by the Archdiocese of Baltimore also investigated and concluded that the youth's accusations were credible, but its findings were overruled by Cardinal William H. Keeler.
The archdiocese ordered Blackwell to undergo counseling but allowed him to remain in his job at St. Edward. Officials said he volunteered to move from the church rectory into his family home. Many of his parishioners stood firmly behind him, posting ribbons of support outside the church during the investigation.
Five years later, Blackwell's past confronted him again. In 1998, a man came forward and told the archdiocese that the priest had sexually abused him while he was a teenager in the early 1970s.
This time, Blackwell admitted the wrongdoing. Church officials stripped him of his duties and forbade him to perform Mass or other sacraments in public, though he was allowed to keep his title as a priest.
News of Blackwell's transgressions were widely reported in Baltimore, but he stayed in the city and remained popular with many former parishioners and supporters. He landed a job as state director of a nonprofit group called One Church-One Addict Inc., which organizes drug rehabilitation programs based in churches across Maryland.
He ran the program out of his family's house in a crumbling neighborhood of brownstones on Reservoir Street in West Baltimore. A tattered red-and-white canopy and a black wrought-iron door mark the front entrance to his home.
Despite his troubled past, Blackwell has enjoyed the support of many local and state officials in his new job.
Since 1997, the state has awarded $50,000 in grants to finance chapters in five communities. In June 2000, the organization gave Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D) an award of appreciation, presented by Blackwell at a ceremony in Catonsville.
Townsend, who is running for governor, knew nothing about Blackwell's past when she was given the award, said her campaign spokesman, Michael Morrill. The ceremony took place two years after most of Blackwell's powers as a priest were removed.
Last year, the governor's Office of Crime Control and Public Safety awarded a $2,000 grant directly to Blackwell, who had requested the money on behalf of One Church-One Addict to help finance an anti-drug campaign.
Blackwell was awarded the money in part to organize an anti-drug poster design contest that hoped to attract entries from 300 schoolchildren, according to documents filed as part of the grant application.
Yesterday, state officials said they were reviewing the grant, especially in light of Blackwell's proposal to work with children.
"We'll look very, very closely at how the money was spent and what activities it was used for," said Gregory Leyko, program director for the agency that approved the grant. "Absolutely, it's a cause for concern."
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The post race blues have hit. I'm antsy, bored, and frustrated.
And tired. Perhaps the 10K around the block yesterday wasn't the best idea. Coupled with a misinterpreted email, that didn't mean what I thought it meant, was a light night of sleep. My cashier told me about one hour before my shift ended "that I looked really tired."
Thanks. I felt very tired. After lunch, the food just hit me and I was glad to get out of work.
The "post recovery marathon blues" articles instruct me that I should have had a "post run" plan in place.
Well, that would have involved the gods goodwill that I didn't fall off Grant Swamp Pass or Oscar's or Virginius and returned to the East in one piece. I was serious when I told people at work about falling off a cliff.
So what's on the plan for the future?
Well, so much for my plan of NOT.DOING.NOTHING. I've perused a list of 100 mile races for the fall.
Nothing has really got my attention. Well, I have one scenario. To be announced later.
Fall (and late summer) Plans:
YUTC Volunteer/Familiarization Run August 4. First time back on the Mill Creek Park since the Monkey Hill Marathon..of last year.
North Country Trail Run 50 Miler August 25. Somewhere in Michigan. I signed up for this race, like one year ago. Before HR. I ended up with a comp entry. So this is my first race post HR. And it's a 50 miler.
I'm very apathetic about this race.
50 milers are not my forte. But, it's after HR. And not at elevation. I should plan on finishing this under the cut off. I should find out where this is, in Michigan. Maybe get a hotel room, if any are still available.
Or get ready to hang my hammock and blue tarp out there somewhere.
YUTC- our club run!! I finagled Friday off, before the race. That will allow me and Coach Hanks to mark the course. Saturday, September 15 is the date of the YUTC. Eight years of the race. I won't be running it, just working the Aid Station at the Log Cabin.
Akron Marathon? I should find out when this is..is this the year they changed the course? Maybe I should run a back to back on the Zoar Valley Trail, instead.
Slim Pickins-our club weekend of Fat Assness, in November. This year we are going to Cooper's Rock, in WV.
URINEO-December 22. Our next club FA. I'm planning on 50 miles this year.
SO, yes, I do have some plans for the fall, but it's just "fairly normal" activity, no great epicness in the works. Maybe that is my problem, coming back to "fairly normalcy" after my big HR trip.
So, at least typing out this post gives me several ideas to peruse..maybe not future epicness, but maybe just some plain trail fun..


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It wasn't a classic - and it certainly wasn't winter - but at least they got it in.
The 2011 Winter Classic hit the NHL record books Saturday as regular season Game No. 566: a 3-1 victory by the Washington Capitals over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Not much of a game, perhaps, but a significant event.
As a game, it was certainly not one for the ages - and barely one for the new decade. Nor was it even remotely the hoped-for mano a mano challenge match between Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Washington's Alexander Ovechkin.
Neither superstar figured in the scoring, leaving the two young faces of the NHL curiously tied at 571 career points since they burst upon the scene in the 2005-06 season.
If either Ovechkin or Crosby was noteworthy for anything in this game played under increasing rain at Heinz Field, it was for stumbling over the ice that most players found difficult to master. They weren't the only ones to fall, however, referee Paul Devorski taking a slippery-sidewalk quality spill early in the third period.
"We knew the fancy, tic-tac-toe stuff wasn't going to work," said Washington coach Bruce Boudreau.
At puck drop, they announced the "official temperature" as 10.9 C - bad golf weather, worse hockey weather. The rink had the eerie look of a northern lake the afternoon before the ice goes out in spring. All that was lacking were the ghosts of snowmobile trails.
Players seemed so reluctant to carry the puck that there were cracks that the NHL would have to switch to a tennis ball for the remaining two periods - but it was not to be.
"The conditions were all right," Crosby said rather diplomatically when it was over. "It's the same for both teams."
The game had been delayed from its 1 p.m. scheduled start on warnings of "heavy rains," though they never came. There was no rain at the beginning, a drizzle through the second and enough rain in the third to cause many of the 68,111 in attendance to duck under rain gear.
"Lots of rain," Ovechkin said. But he denied it had any effect on the game. "We handled it," he said, "and it was a pretty good game.
"It was very fun."
"I was hoping they'd call it on account of rain in the third," Boudreau joked. "But it ended up okay for us."
First goal went to the host Penguins when Evgeni Malkin beat Washington goaltender Semyon Varlamov - who was otherwise brilliant - on the glove side. But the Capitals then scored three times, one by Mike Knuble and two by little-known scorer Eric Fehr. It was far from highlight hockey.
It was, however, a success as an event, which is what the NHL wished for most. The Winter Classic - in its fourth incarnation in the United States, where they don't count the 2003 Heritage Classic played in Edmonton - is a novel idea with obvious appeal: the winter game played in natural conditions. Rain does fall in January - though only rarely in hockey country.
This year's version had everything going for it but luck with the weather. They had the two most visible faces in the game, a seething dislike between the two nearby franchises, a stunning setting at the Heinz Field football stadium and it was being held in the most underrated city in America.
All through the week, the event had been at the centre of a merchandising orgy, with "vintage" jerseys and team tuques flooding - no pun intended - the streets and the media on a feeding frenzy, from a reality series on HBO to a special Winter Classic section in USA Today. NBC gave it full, and courtesy of the rain, prime-time coverage.
"The event was terrific," proclaimed league commissioner Gary Bettman.
"It was a magnificent couple of days," added losing coach Dan Bylsma, who wished only that the score had been different.
"It's two points," Boudreau had said before his team's victory.
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Hi All - I have loved pinks for so long and most that have come are long gone from my garden by now due to encroaching shade and interfering arthritis. However! Some trees are about to come down in a couple of weeks, so I have hopes of wintersowing whatever low-growing species of dianthus I might find in the North American Rock Garden Society's seed list when it goes on-line December 15 (http://www.nargs.org/ ) to plant out next spring over some walls holding our dirt up off the front street. Whatever species or cultivars of dianthus I might wind up with, I'm looking for ones that will make a low, thick, silvery mat that will cascade over and down stone walls (up to 6' high). I estimate maybe 6 - 8 hours of daily sunlight. Anyone have any suggestions for me? I'd love to hear them.
May I begin a discussion of what to put at the top of this forum's webpage? Some forums begin with a remark something like, "Welcome to the X forum, where tips and photos abound." And, if ultimately y'all prefer something like that, I won't argue against it.
However, I wonder if we could come up with a poem or quote, instead, that would layer some subliminal, magical interest over the nakedly informative? I'll start, and hopefully y'all will come up with some other possibilities.
From The Online Books Page for Emily Dickinson -
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Dickinson%2c%20Emily%2c%201830-1886 -
-- click on Dickinson's "Single Hound: Poems of a Lifetime - http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/dickinson/hound/hound.html
"...So spicy her Carnations red,
So drunken reel her Bees,
So silver steal a hundred Flutes
From out a hundred trees..."
This is only the first one I've found for our purposes, so there must be others out there. I hope y'all will comment and let me know one way or another wacha think about my idea for the top of this forum. Not to mention - submit some more possibilities.
I notice that a reference/link to a great book on dianthus got buried under the subject of sources for dianthus. Perhaps we can talk about that, too? A sticky could organize references to various aspects of Dianthus, like Cultivation, Design and Combinations, Germination, Hybridization, Library, Species and Cultivars, Sources - for starters. If you prefer to leave the starter thread for this forum in the Dave's Garden forum, then at least a sticky would link this forum to it, as well as to the dianthus-related thread(s) in the Hybridizers forum.
Would anyone like to take a look at what I did for the Morning Glory forum as the Sticky Index in post #2 at top of the MG forum and then let me know if something like that would be desirable? Or not? The links would be alphabetized by subject (with a condensed explanation for each link) as opposed to randomly listing them.
I will not do anything without approval of Michael and this forum.
I wish we could get Starlight1153 back over here...? Perhaps we at least could maintain participation via email for some until hopefully we could entice them over here?
Thanking everyone in advance for their consideration and for creating this forum,
ps: Attached is a painting of sweet williams participating in the cacophony of a Victorian cottage garden. It is said that the artist sometimes painted these gardens just before the wrecking ball arrived.
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Hi All - I have loved pinks for so long and most that have come are long gone from my garden by now due to encroaching shade and interfering arthritis. However! Some trees are about to come down in a couple of weeks, so I have hopes of wintersowing whatever low-growing species of dianthus I might find in the North American Rock Garden Society's seed list when it goes on-line December 15 (http://www.nargs.org/ ) to plant out next spring over some walls holding our dirt up off the front street. Whatever species or cultivars of dianthus I might wind up with, I'm looking for ones that will make a low, thick, silvery mat that will cascade over and down stone walls (up to 6' high). I estimate maybe 6 - 8 hours of daily sunlight. Anyone have any suggestions for me? I'd love to hear them.
To one of your points, our DG-Admin Melody has requested ideas for an introduction to the Dianthus Forum which I posted at: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1050879/ (scroll to the bottom). I am reposting the information here with some additional thoughts.
To get things started I suggest that we could use parts the open source text from Wikipedia as an introduction:
Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America. Common names include carnation (D. caryophyllus), pink (D. plumarius and related species) and sweet william (D. barbatus). The name Dianthus is from the Greek words dios ("god") and anthos ("flower"), and was cited by the Greek botanist Theophrastus.
The species are mostly perennial herbs, a few are annual or biennial, and some are low subshrubs with woody basal stems. The leaves are opposite, simple, mostly linear and often strongly glaucous grey-green to blue-green. The flowers have five petals, typically with a frilled or pinked margin, and are (in almost all species) pale to dark pink. One species, D. knappii, has yellow flowers with a purple centre.
The color pink may be named after the flower, coming from the frilled edge of the flowers: the verb "pink" dates from the 14th century and means "to decorate with a perforated or punched pattern" (maybe from German "pinken" = to peck). Source: Collins Dictionary. This verb sense is also used in the name of pinking shears.
The following 1901 book has a nice introduction to the phrase �Divine Flower�.
American Carnation Culture
By L. L. Lamborn (1901)
Three hundred years before the Christian Era, Theophrastus, a disciple of Socrates, philosopher and moralist, lived in Greece. He published a little work on the Flora of his native land; he had no conception of genera and species, and divided all plants into three classes; Aquatic, Flowering Plants, and Culinary Herbs. He wrote in Greek, and was the first author to mention and name a little procumbent, five petaled flowering plant; he called it Dianthus, from two Greek words, Dio (divine), anthos (flower), meaning Divine Flower.
Many of the older books are too Carnation specific and don�t address the genus Dianthus directly. The use of the phrase �Divine Flower� is must in the introduction.
I am still searching the Archive.org and Google Books resources to determine if I can find anything which would be applicable. Wordsmiths are invited to be creative with the above highlighted text which is all the public domain.
I would also like to recommend the following source for public domain photographs of Dianthus.
Dianthus species photographs can be found here:
And there is primary Wikipedia page for Dianthus which has several photographs.
And last but not least is the DG PlantFiles:
Can anyone suggest an iconic photograph for the Dianthus forum or submit a new one?
In the prototype for the Dianthus Forum at http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1050879/ I made a number of posted pertaining to public domain books on the subject of Dianthus and Carnations which can be found in Archive.org and Google Books. At the time of my posts, the format of Archive.org and Google Books did not lend themselves for inclusion in the Garden Bookworm. The prototype Dianthus Forum is in public area of DG and will not be moved to the new Dianthus Forum which is for members only. I am going to repost the Archive.org and Google Books references to a new thread on this forum and then we can have a discussion on how best to handle this information which I would very much like to see incorporated into the Garden Bookworm if that is possible. And yes, I would very much like to see a �Sticky� for Dianthus Reference Materials.
p.s. For the record, I have exactly zero administrative control over this Forum; our ever bending DG-Admin Melody has that thankless task. However, I am always happy discuss ideas on now to make this Forum and DG in general better.
Hi Michael,
Thank you for organizing such great information that is applicable to my questions. I thought it would be nice to throw this up to the general forum so that everyone could work on it together. It might be a day or two before I get back with a more focused response - but still hypothetical.
Regarding historical references to dianthus species, I wonder what searching for 'gillyflower' might bring up? It has Anglo-Saxon roots and can mean many flowers besides dianthus, especially if they bloomed in July in England and France - gilly being an old word for July. Perhaps look at old herbalists' texts? At this time, I don't remember the exact sources for this information. Associating the word 'clove' might narrow down the search. For an iconic picture, wouldn't it be something if we could find an old illuminated manuscript from some bygone monastery with a dianthus flower built into one of those heavily calligraphed letters? I'll come back with a rare book link so others can help with that hunt, if anyone might be so inclined.
It's my understanding that text and artwork dated before 1923 qualify as open domain and can therefore be used without copyright restrictions. The Japanese woodcuts included flowers, including dianthus species, and they have a simplicity of design that puts them on an iconic level in a heartbreakingly lovely way. But the current source of these images would still need to give permission in most cases - the DG writers group might help us out with how to do that. Also, I do like to honor the artist, as well.
What a wide distribution of dianthus species :) It would be fascinating to understand them within their geographic habitats. Somewhere, and I can't remember where, I once read that the number of chromosomes increased among rose species, as their habitat origins progressed from the subarctic circle to the equator (or was it decreased?). I'd love to know if any DNA or related subcellular entities of dianthus species have any patterns of change that would correspond to change of habitat, as well?
Hope I'm not muddying things up here. I'll be back later tonight.
Thank you for the word Gilliflower!
Well it looks like Gilliflower is an old name for a Carnation. That recipe for Gilliflower wine is something we should look into. Try that trick with some of the flowers on DG and your next of kin will be receiving Carnations.
The search term �Gilliflower� is an information goldmine. Here is a Google Books search, limited to publications before 1800.
Here are some interesting references.
The Universal Gardener and Botanist: or, a general Dictionary of Gardening and Botany
Thomas Mawe, John Abercrombie (1778)
First Head. The Gilliflower or Carnation kinds.
There is but one species of Gilliflower or Carnation, but which admit of a profusion of most elegant varieties, all very ornamental flowery plants, for the embellishment of the pleasure-garden, flowering beautifully in July and August, succeeded by abundance of seed in autumn. The species is, DlANTHUS Caryophyllus. Carytfbyllus, or Clove Gilliflower, including all the varieties of Carnation.] Dianthus, with many short trailing shoots from the root, garnished with long, very narrow, evergreen leaves,and amidst them upright slender flowerstalks, from one to three feet high, emitting many fide-shoots, all of which, and the main italic, terminated by large solitary flowers, having short oval scales to the calix, and crenated petals.
The varieties of this are very extensive, and unlimited in the diversity of the flowers.
This 1778 reference confirms that Gilliflower and Carnation are one and the same.
And here is a tidbit of knowledge from 1700!
Systema horti-culturae
or The Art of Gardening
John Worlidge (1700)
If you have any Gilliflower that are broken, small, or single, you may graff on them other Gilliflowers that are more choice, but graff them in the most woody part of the stalk; the best way is by whip-graffing.
310 years ago they were grafting Carnations in England. That has some really interesting implications for
hacking reverse-engineering some of our modern Carnations which are difficult to root from cuttings.
In the same book, note this bit of editorializing on the preceding page (116).
To have Gilliflowers or Carnations ( as they are vulgarly termed from those ancient English Flowers that were usually of a Flesh Colour ) during the most part of the Winter, they may be placed in Pots, in some convenient Room open to the South, and to be shut at pleasure to defend them from the Cold, unless to give them the benefit of the warm Sun at Noon sometimes, or a little Southerly Rain ; into which Room may be conveyed some warmth from your ordinary Fire, or else a Fire therein on purpose.
The word Carnation was considered vulgar in 1700 by some! There are book references to Gilliflowers going back to the 1600�s. I now understand why I was having difficulty locating information beyond 200 years old. The language changed and I was using the wrong search terms. What else don�t I know? I have no excuse; I have reproductions of 300 year old books which contain dictionaries which defined the meaning of words as they were used 300 years ago. Google makes it much too easy to search for the right thing or the wrong thing. I have a lot of reading to do.
Hi Mike & forum - just wanted you to know I haven't disappeared - lots to read and digest here, to make an understatement :)
Speaking of another search word, which might at least expand icon possibilities for this forum - how about the Japanese word for carnation: Nadeshiko. I must say, though, most of the artwork I've found with dianthus in it does not have any wording in the title related to any kind of dianthus. But still, it might be fruitful to search for:
Nadeshiko + woodcut
or Nadeshiko + kachoga
or Nadeshiko + Sakai (or any variation of artists here: http://themakari.com/ny/?page_id=170
or Nadeshiko + (any Ukiyo artist from here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ukiyo-e_artists )
Beyond an Asian candidate for this forum's icon, though, this might open up some more research possibilities in other related subjects. I'll have to get back to y'all with how to get a computer to recognize Japanese characters. The Japanese language has tiers of languages that vary from Japanese characters to Western alphabet - might be helpful in tandem with good ol' google translator.
Mike, I'm glad the word gillyflower was helpful - not sure if I'm about to send us all on a wild goose chase with nadeshiko - for starters heehee
I might be a few more days before coming back with something intelligible.
Translating Carnation and Dianthus into native Japaneses and then searching in http://google.jp yields some interesting results.
Carnation = Kānēshon
Dianthus = Nadeshiko (Warning some of the pictures are X-rated.)
I can't display the Japanese charters in DG but you will see them in the Google windows. Click on the �Read phonetically� button to see Japanese words phonetically in English.
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text: Kwaggafontein - The days are numbered for corrupt officials in Thembisile Hani municipality in Kwaggafontein, Mpumalanga, after their municipal manager was suspended on Monday.William Kosabo Mahlangu was suspended with full pay during the year's first sitting of the council for his alleged involvement in corruption, and incompetence.The chairperson of the council's investigating committee, Thami Kubheka, confirmed that Mahlangu had been suspended for his involvement in corrupt activities and incompetency. R2.6m fraud"He has been suspended with full pay for undermining the municipal authority and being incompetent. He defrauded the municipality of R2.6m for a fan parks project without the council's authority. He failed to implement decisions from the council, which caused serious problems with service delivery," said Kubheka on Wednesday.The alleged fraud relates to Mahlangu awarding tenders to unaccredited companies owned by fellow senior councillors and friends to supply big screens for soccer matches in fan parks between 2008 and 2009. The money for the fan parks project, which was left incomplete, was paid to companies that were unaccredited service providers without valid tax clearance certificates.Illegally adjusting salariesMahlangu is also accused of illegally adjusting the salaries of senior personnel, including his own and that of executive mayor Victor Nkosi, and not paying out the full salaries of ward councillors. The adjustments led to junior employees embarking on a strike that left the municipality ungovernable in September and October last year. "The manager for corporate services, Aaron Mahlangu, has been appointed interim municipal manager while William Mahlangu is being investigated by the council's investigating committee," said municipal spokesperson Themba Mtsweni.Not fit to leadKubheka added: "His suspension proves that he is not fit to lead the council and he will remain on suspension until our investigations are completed. We are confident that we will come up with fruitful results."Mahlangu could not be reached for comment. The chief whip of the DA in the municipality, Diamond Ntuli, said the party welcomed Mahlangu's suspension. "His suspension was expected to have been done in November last year after the corruption was discovered. We appeal to the council to investigate other senior personnel involved in corrupt activities and to ensure that the amount of R2.6m is fully recovered," said Ntuli.


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Whats the tyre profile like? is the rim a little too narrow for 2.3's or is it OK?
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anyone running 2.3 tyres on Mavic xm819 ust?
I'm running 2.35 LUST High Rollers and it's perfectly fine, the mavic site states it's for up to a 2.3 tyre. I also know people who are running 2.5's with no issues.
I asked similar questions, was wondering whether to get XM717's or XM719's. Mavic say the XM719's are suited for use with 2.3's so no worries there. A good few people said they used 2.3's on 17mm rims!
2.35 Bontys on my 819s, quite big 2.35s aswell, I have no eye deer how this effects the profile.
I believe that bigger rims will give (slightly) more volume to a tyre, and a flatter profile. Smaller rims will give a rounder profile, so the 'corners' won't stick in as much, e.g when leaning over or on off-camber stuff. That's the theory at least.
Thanks for the replies, currently running d3.1 ust and wanted someting a bit lighter, so going to get a set of 819's with pro 2 front and rear built up.
Maxxis High Roller 2.35's on a 717 rim here - still very square profile, and no squirming (that I've noticed from 1 ride!), so you should be fine.
Have run 2.3 Conti Gravity's before too.
Blimey, I've got Mountain King 2.4 on a X717, and didn't give it a moment's thought. I'd have no worries at all putting a 2.3 on a 819 rim.
I had 2.4 mk's on mine, and they felt a little squirmy, but i did run quite low pressure. They'll be reet im sure.
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We're all being told that constant practice is the absolute key to mastery. You have to practice all day. Don't leave your room, before you finish that verse is what you tell yourself.
Of course, trying to perfect your craft is very important, but if it's not within limits, it can turn into a nightmare.
It can carve you into a great technical rapper, but a sheltered one, with no other experiences, no fun stories to share, no interesting points of view to talk about, no real sense of what different is.
Just another guy, who can rhyme incredibly well, but doesn't really say anything.
This is where the jist of this lesson comes into play.
Go out and Live life!
Commit yourself to something crazy and experience the feelings it brings you.
Fall in love, get your heart broken. Apply for a shitty job, learn about people there. You need experiences to be a great rapper. If you look around, the most successful rappers are always the ones, who had a crazy life before their rap career took off.
Living a rich life, gives you a big pool of emotions that you can draw from.
It gives you the bird's eye view when it comes to life and this helps a lot, when you're writing lyrics. If you're talking about something, that you've gone through, you're likely to share emotions, that someone is experiencing right now.
You're already passed the issue, but the listener is in the midst of a storm. That builds a connection.
Live life
That's the only way you could get your feet on the ground. Live life. Don't be afraid to do new things, because they're all new experiences.
New experiences let you touch new layers of emotion. New layers of emotion add to your arsenal, which in turn improves your ability to connect with the audience.
Focus on rapping, but don't make it the center of the universe.
Learn how to balance life and you'll see how your lyrics will grow. You'll see how your meanings and metaphors will become rich and touch the souls of your listeners, as they're coming from a real place.
Don't forget to rap though.
You'll only become a master, if you stay diligent throughout the years. You have to put the work in, it's inevitable. However, don't shut down the whole world.
We're rappers and we're speaking to people. If you don't know anything about the world your listeners live in, how are you supposed to touch their souls?
Would you agree with what was written here? What is the best way to enrich your lyrics?
I want to do fast rapp, bt i can't speak all the words properly in flow or in just a single breath. What to do?
try pauseing a secound before you spit the fast part
Don't worry about rapping fast then. When I first started I wanted to rap really fast too, and I can reach that. But as I was practicing the skills needed to flow fast I started writing slow songs to practice rhyming and I ended up loving it. Just play to your strengths.
This book is one of the most direct when you want to learn to rap. One of the best I've come across. 🔑
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I agree, how else are you gonna get content? You have to experience shit, to write about it.
Some important stuff in this article.
I remember that a couple of months ago I just locked myself in the room practicing rhyme schemes, delivery and so on. I had so many bad feelings I wanted to pour on the paper, but also- wanted the lyrics to be technically the best. Of course it was just impossible, but I learned a lot.
Now, sometimes I think that my stuff is pretty advanced, but there's a big trouble. I have some nice rhyme schemes in my mind, but there's no else to say. I breath and I feel, but just can't turn these feelings into rhymes. I'm just exhausted. Tired of thinking about rhymes 24/h, tired of forcing myself to record some shit, and tired of not recording this shit because "it's not good", "not perfect". Sometimes perfectionism causes nothing else but problems. I think rap started to be my nightmare 😀 Definitely, something like that. And it's not as easy to solve, because I know that I'd not be able to just stop writing.
That's the reason why this article is so important for me. Practice your craft, but don't forget to go outside and live your life.
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Absolutely! That's the ish right there, be efficient in the way you practice but also remember that rap is basically giving words to your personal reality (personality) and in a way you need to practice "rap" outside of rap. To quote Blu – Get a life before you get a mic, haha. So yeah, go out and live, talk to people and be curious about the world. And also, you should pay more attention to pop culture because movies, sports and video games are a rich source for references. Feed your brain with diverse info so that it can come up with all sorts of crazy combinations. And lastly, start Reading books! Can't stress that enough, reading books is a fucking must.
You can practice rapping for 5 hours, but it's much better to spend 1 on reading, 1 and half on a movie, and 1 and a half spending time with a friend, and only 1 on rapping but you will have more to work with for the raps.
seems like keeping a journal as well can also enrich your lyrics. But only if your journal writing is balanced out with actually living a life so that way your journal will be packed with life experiences and emotions to reflect on.
That's kinda what he's sayin
Honestly that's what I use Facebook for. I share things on my timeline not necessarily for others but for myself to refer to later.
It gives me things to write about as I go back and look at quotes, memes etc


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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks have a glimmer of hope following an awful season.
The Hawks get their highest pick in the NBA draft since 1985 when they choose No. 6 Wednesday night, the lone consolation for enduring a 54-loss season and missing the playoffs for the first time in eight years.
Of course, Atlanta's management team must demonstrate more skill at judging young talent than it has through the last decade, when first-rounders like Ed Gray, Priest Lauderdale, Doug Edwards and Rumeal Robinson transformed this ritual into a wasteland of missed opportunities.
The heat is squarely focused on general manager Pete Babcock, who has presided over the team's picks since 1990. Already, he endured the wrath of the city for trading model citizen Steve Smith for the troubled Isaiah Rider, released before he could even make it through one season in Atlanta. Now, Babcock must prove the Hawks made the right decision when they kept him and showed the door to Lenny Wilkens, the winningest coach in NBA history.
Asked if he was feeling additional pressure, Babcock replied Monday, ''No more so than any other year.'' That could be interpreted as confidence, or it might be a reflection of all the criticism he already has endured for his draft-day blunders.
Fifteen years ago -- before Babcock was hired, it must be noted -- the Hawks had the No. 5 pick and were determined to get a center. They chose Jon Koncak of Southern Methodist, who had an undistinguished NBA career, when they could have had Chris Mullin or Karl Malone.
This time, Babcock would love to land an athletic player with big-time scoring potential -- another Rider, if you will, without all the off-the-court baggage.
''We're looking for the best basketball player,'' the GM said. ''It's not that complicated. We want the best player, period.''
The Hawks would love for Darius Miles from East St. Louis High School or Marcus Fizer from Iowa State to slip all the way to the sixth position. More than likely, Atlanta will end up with a player like Florida's Mark Miller or Fresno State's Courtney Alexander, flashy college players who must prove they can stand out in the pros.
''I don't think you can evaluate the draft in a meaningful way until three years later,'' Babcock said. ''It's all just conjecture at this point. Who knows? We'll have to see how guys develop.''
Especially this year, when there's no franchise player dominating the pre-draft buzz. Most people use the word ''potential'' when discussing players like Miller, who left Florida after his sophomore season, and Miles, who skipped college altogether.
''That's the reason it's so difficult to project,'' Babcock said. ''The draft is dominated by younger players. You don't know how they're going to turn out. After Tracy McGrady's first year, you didn't know if he was going to be a player or not. A couple of years later, there's no doubt he's going to be a player.''
The Hawks began the rebuilding process last year with three first-round picks, including guard Jason Terry at No. 10. He didn't start right away but showed enough potential for Babcock to feel the team is in good hands at the point.
Now, despite losing one place in the lottery, the Hawks will get an even higher pick.
If there's an upside to losing, it's the chance to escape the draft limbo that hindered this team from 1993-98, when it always played well enough to make the playoffs but didn't have a pick higher than 15th.
''When you're always drafting middle to late in the first round, look at the history,'' Babcock said, defending his own record. ''The majority become role players at best.''
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nice shadow ( but whats making the shadow? is it an UFO floating above them? or its just a huge holeless tree leaves and trunk or what? well, by the way, i love the colouring :) i see you did the watercolour and blending very well! its lineart less?!
Lol you are right- it even says so in the picture on the piece of paper haha. :p It is amazing that you guys did all of this in one layer. :D It's so colorful, tranquil and cheery. :) I especially love their eyes and hairstyles. xD Great details! 5/5
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WOW in one layer? Gosh your talented I can't ever do that XD I really love how you coloured this as well as their pose thier outfits look awesome too ?:D It's really cute how you drew the books and papers to state that this is a collab :D 5 hearts ^^
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EPIC! One layer!? even I can't do that! awesome collab :D Love the colors and cuteness
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Hello,With the new iOS4, people are reporting that you can navigate the iPhone using the various navigation commands on the braille display. So, it looks like you can use an iVhone coupled with a bluetooth braille display to accomplish the stated task.
David Chittenden, MSc, CRC, MRCAA Email: dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx On 6/24/2010 11:26 PM, David Poehlman wrote:
you'd probably have to use text messaging but yes, you can type and what you type will appear on the refreshable braille display. I guess you could use any editting app ut I think there are character limits so you'd have to take that into account. this is a lot like using a computer to do the same thing. On Jun 24, 2010, at 5:25 AM, John J. Boyer wrote: I am deaf-blind. Would it be possible for me to use an iPhone and a bluetooth braille display for face-to face communication? What I want is for anything typed on the iPhone to show up on the braille display and anything typed on the braille display to show up on the iPhone. I've never actually seen an iPhone. Can a blind person type on it? If an app for facee-to-face communication is needed, it should be simple to create. Thanks, JohnClick on the link below to go to our homepage. http://www.icanworkthisthing.com Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. http://www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceoverUsers can subscribe to this list by sending email to macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at http://www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover


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One of the best talks at last year's TED talk was Nicholas Christakis' speech on "The Hidden Influence of Social Networks". Nicholas talks about the importance of social relationships and how human emotions balloon out through social networks and affect the world around them. He starts with a fascinating story about a woman suffering from illness, and how it affected the world around her by touching a huge variety of points on her 'social network'.
A whole series of the points that Nicholas makes could easily be applied to technological social networks, and his points on the translation of emotion through interaction are things that haven't yet been quantified but will certainly be at some point. The video is quite short, at around 20 minutes, and will probably help you think about Social Networks in a new way.


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Seeing this stock made me order a mosin so I can have this wicked looking gun.
This is pure awesomeness!!!
I will buy one for sure and some mags.
Will there be a scope mount option?
That stock would be perfect for my M44. Watching closely!
Crazy, not one **** CTD in this entire thread.
That would be a fun setup. If I were to purchase that stock, it would not be from CTD.
Oh yah. **** CTD.
Looks pretty cool.
Any updates yet?
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Thursday night's debate between Vice President Biden and GOP running mate Paul RyanPaul Davis RyanDem: Ex-lawmaker tried to pin me to elevator door and kiss me Two months later: Puerto Rico doesn't have power, education or economy running again On Capitol Hill, few name names on sexual harassment MORE offers a delicious contrast in style, age, vision, temperament and ideological persuasion.
With that in mind, here are the big questions framing the tussle.
Mitt Romney's dismantling of President Obama in their first presidential debate has reconfigured the race more dramatically than anyone predicted. A swath of new national polls shows a tied contest, and polls suggest Romney has also evened the score in important battleground states like Florida and Virginia.
Make no mistake: Obama needs a good headline to help blunt Romney's momentum, and ironically, he turns to Biden for it. "Ironic" because Biden has produced so many "oops" headlines for Obama over the past four years that he's an odd relief pitcher to turn to.
But Thursday night Biden gets a big chance to atone for those gaffes, to set things right, to save Obama — even if only for one night and one news cycle.
Can Ryan win?
Yes, but confident conservatives should beware and approach Biden with caution.
According to a 2008 Pew Research opinion poll, viewers thought Biden performed better in his vice-presidential debate than GOP running mate Sarah Palin, and they also thought Biden did better in his debate than Obama did in his first presidential debate. Biden struck viewers as presidential, knowledgeable and, perhaps most importantly, likable.
To wit: A CBS poll of unaffiliated voters found that 53 percent liked Biden more after hearing him debate, while just 5 percent had a more negative opinion. So Ryan is going up against an experienced veteran.
But that doesn't mean Ryan's awed or easily overwhelmed in the presence of power. In 2010, he joined Obama for a bipartisan healthcare summit and delivered a powerful, six-minute attack on the president's healthcare proposal that quickly went viral and stoked Republicans' hunger for the same kind of performance but on a different, bigger stage.
Can Biden turn this into a debate about Medicare?
When Romney picked Ryan, Medicare immediately became a big issue in the campaign, thanks to Ryan's plans to reform the entitlement program. Instead of backing away from the fight, the Romney team embraced it, with Ryan frequently averring, "We want this debate. We need this debate. We will win this debate." For a few weeks, it seemed like the ticket might be onto something, and polls showed an initial burst of enthusiasm for Ryan's proposed Medicare reform.
But that edge has disappeared. The most recent CNN survey showed Obama leading Romney-Ryan on Medicare, 52 percent to 44, and ABC News put Obama up 4 points on the issue.
To be sure, those aren't overwhelming advantages, but it's certainly better territory for the president than the economy, and look for Biden to steer the conversation to that end.
The question is whether Ryan will take the bait or resist the urge to indulge Biden's prodding.
Can Ryan keep up with Biden on foreign policy, and can Biden keep up with Ryan on the budget and deficit?
Biden has deep foreign-policy experience, having sat for over a decade on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chaired it twice. Meanwhile, Ryan's focused largely on domestic policy while serving in Congress, and has one of the swiftest and most alert minds on budgets, the debt and the deficit.
Biden will have to prove he can weather Ryan's storm of numbers, while Ryan will have to prove he can weather an Arab Spring or two. Look for each to press the other into an uncomfortable corner.
Who will play against type?
Ryan and Biden are perfect stalking horses for bad stereotypes about their parties, which is, frankly, what might make the debate so good.
Biden often seems to be the emotional Democrat who won't bow to the hard realities of numbers, while Ryan often comes across as the wonky Republican who won't bow to the soft realities of the heart.
Of course, the truth is considerably more complex, but at the core, Biden's strength is emotional while Ryan's is numeric.
But the question for Thursday night isn't who plays best from his relative position of strength but, instead, who branches out into his opponent's territory more effectively.
Will Biden make a big gaffe?
After last week's presidential debate, Obama's campaign took some comfort in the fact that, for as bad as it had gone for their guy, the president hadn't made a haunting gaffe.
Biden is another story. Over the years, he's been caught making racially insensitive and vulgar comments, once claimed that Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonO'Malley tells Dems not to fear Trump FBI informant gathered years of evidence on Russian push for US nuclear fuel deals, including Uranium One, memos show Pelosi blasts California Republicans for supporting tax bill MORE would have been a better vice-presidential pick than himself and, most recently, created a headache for the Obama campaign after saying the middle class had been buried during the president's first term.
The debate will last 90 minutes. That's a lot of time for a stray word or sentence to drift from Biden's mouth.
Heinze, the founder of GOP12.com, is a member of staff at The Hill. Find his column, GOP Presidential Primary, on thehill.com


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