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Vlogging: The Future or a Passing Fad?
The New York Times has an interesting recent article on "vlogging," a term for video blogging:
Amanda Congdon is a big star on really small screens – like the 4½-inch window she appears in on computer monitors every weekday morning or the 2½ inches she has to work with on the new video iPod. Ms. Congdon, you see, is the anchor of a daily, three-minute, mock TV news report shot on a camcorder, edited on a laptop and posted on a blog called Rocketboom, which now reaches more than 100,000 fans a day.
In terms of subject matter, Rocketboom is actually quite a standard – one might even say traditional – Web log: Ms. Congdon comments on intriguing items she, and the site's producer, Andrew Baron, have found on the Web, and includes links to them which appear just below clear, smooth-playing video. The items tend to be developments in Internet culture (robots and flash mobs, say, or flash mobs of robots) with a sprinkling of left-leaning political commentary (Ms. Congdon announced the posting of Representative Tom DeLay's mug shot while wearing a party hat and blowing a noisemaker) and samples of Web video from around the world. . . .
In case you're wondering, it has occurred to Mr. Baron and Ms. Congdon that they just might be sitting on a gold mine. At a cost of about $20 an episode, they reach an audience that some days is roughly comparable in size to that of, say, CNN's late, unlamented "Crossfire" political debate show. They have no background in business, but Jeff Jarvis, who tracks developments in technology and culture on his blog, BuzzMachine.com (and who has served as a consultant to The New York Times on Web matters), pointed out to them that they might be able to charge $8,000 for an interactive ad at the end of the show, which would bring in about $2 million annually.
Is vlogging the television equivalent to blogging? Will vlogs have the impact that blogs are having? One can imagine that some vloggers may become celebrities — perhaps the next John Stewart. On the flipside, one can imagine vlogging as just a passing fad, something that will not take off as vigorously as blogging. Video is still not as easy to search and stumble upon as text on the Internet; nor is vlogging as interactive as blogging. But all that might change. What will vlogging become?
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Rangers to host Military Appreciation Night on 9/11
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers are hosting Military Appreciation Night on Tuesday at the Ballpark in Arlington as part of their observance of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. On the 11th anniversary of 9/11, a special on-field pregame presentation will honor eight Wounded Warriors. The Sheppard Air Force Base Honor Guard will present the colors, United States Airmen will unfurl the American flag in center field, and the 531st Air Force Band will perform "The Star Spangled Banner." U.S. Army veteran Joe Washam will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Project. Soldiers and their families from Fort Hood will be the guests of the Rangers on Tuesday night.
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Money & Ideology: the one or the other?
The UN Security Council voted in December to support a 3,300-strong African Union (AU) force to be deployed to Mali in January of 2013; the AU force was mandated by the UN to assist in the restabilization of the country following the March 2012 coup. In the meantime, France has deployed approximately 1,400 of an anticipated 2,400 troops to Mali in a bid to secure the peace until AU troops can be mobilized. The US has offered airlift and intelligence support to aid this effort.
Starting last Friday January 11th, France began extensive air raids in a bid to stem the movement of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghrib (AQIM) affiliated groups from the northern portion of the country (which they have held since April) to the southern portion of the country. The French air raids, as of January 17th, had evolved into the ground deployment of Special Forces troops to further counter the movement from the north. At this time, the previous lines are holding.
But while Europe has been cohesive in its condemnation of the potential terrorist haven within proximity to Europe, few other nations have expressed an interest in being involved in any kind of air or ground operation. Spillover to other armed groups in the area also seems likely, with the recent kidnapping of several foreigners around In Amenas, Algeria, and public statements linking these kidnappings to French involvement in Mali.
These new incidents build on a complex history in the region involving "radical Islamist"-affiliated parties and personalities involved in kidnapping-for-profit schemes. This is compounded by a complex political history that sees the former colonial power, France, as the current European aggressor. And a one-eyed, Afghani-trained mujahadeen fighter – Mukhtar bin Mohammed al-Mukhtar, or more affectionately, al-Awar – the one eyed. Al-Mukhtar is reputedly responsible for several kidnapping-for profit schemes in north Africa. It is also rumoured that he was kicked out of AQIM for these extra-curricular activities.
As aid agencies and neighbouring countries prepare for the anticipated floods of refugees, one wonders what the outcome in Mali will be. Are Western powers correct in their assumption of working to halt the creation of a terrorist haven in North Africa, that would allow Al Qaeda unprecedented control and networks in the region? Or, 10 years after U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, is the West preparing to once again become mired in some far-off desert?


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As executive engagement manager at Microsoft's New York office, Rosalind Murphy is something of a social liaison between her account managers and the Fortune 500 clientele they serve. She produces activities and meetings to develop brand relationships, with guest lists often limited to C.I.O.s and other I.T. executives—not surprising in the tech sector. But Microsoft desires to deepen its business ties, and part of Murphy's job is to increase her company's contacts within its client base.
Used to working with male-dominated technology departments, Murphy expanded her brand's network with a series of quarterly events just for women. In the two years since she introduced the Women's Executive Forum, she has already established it as a popular event series, buoyed diversity at other Microsoft functions, and increased contacts within clients such as Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Sony.
What sparked Microsoft's push to seek out more female clients?
We just wanted to reach out to women. The staff at Microsoft is about 75 percent male, and one of the things we found in our accounts was that when you get to the customer base, the chief information officers are also typically men. We wanted to develop other executives, so we made this a push to find people beyond the normal I.T. roles in different areas like marketing and finance. We wanted to seek out the developing female executives, women who might be in director or vice president roles now but are up-and-coming in our client base.
How did you settle on the programming?
It's just an extension of our relationship program. In other regions we have annual events like C.I.O. forums, but I thought just having this once a year wouldn't be as helpful as a quarterly series. Consistent touches have really allowed us to develop relationships even more. I didn't want it to be about Microsoft selling, so we came up with the theme of passions—cultural events that played off areas like food, fashion, sports, and art.
What value has the series given Microsoft?
If we go out four times a year, and we can get that V.P. of JPMorgan Chase or the C.F.O. of Johnson & Johnson to come back more than once, we're developing that relationship. We've managed to get 50 percent of attendees to come back to multiple events in a given year. What we've found now in having our fifth outing is that women were inviting their friends and inviting other women executives at their companies. Developing additional lines of business contacts is important to us.
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Many of the moves in professional wrestling can cause serious injury if you do not do them right. Although some pain is to be expected, the same as in all contact sports, but they are all impressive. In this article, we'll look at some of the most devastating moves in professional wrestling. Do not try any of these moves unless you have been trained to do so by a professional.
1Get them into a bent over position.
2Get them into a headlock and hold their arm so that it is around your waist
3Fall backward.
4For a Kick-Out DDT, lift your leg out behind you and kick the legs, letting you both land on the floor.
5Immediately hop up and pose, as you have probably just put your enemy down for the count! Flip him face towards you to pin him.
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- For extra style - Add a spike. If you know how to do a headstand, kick your legs up high into the air, and hold a headstand. You should have an arm free, and one the other side of the opponent to spring off with.
- Drop to your knees. It allows you to see where you are going. Also with a little practice, you can easily gauge how high off the ground you will be. However, it does look a little weak without extra selling
- Roll over on the DDT. The audience can see that your head hits the ground and looks great, a simple forward roll with your free hand is easy to pull off.
- As with any physical activity, be sure to take preventive measures to avoid hurting yourself or another, if it is fake wrestling.
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QUINCY (CBS) — A Quincy family is mourning the loss of their beloved pet after it was attacked by a coyote.
The predator scaled the five foot fence snatching the 13-year-old chihuahua in its teeth, as his elderly owner looked on.
"As I went and looked I said, 'oh my God'," said 85 year old Marjory Cristiani. "He put the dog in his mouth and I'm going, 'let it go, let it go."'
The dog named Cheech was put outside for just a few minutes before bedtime, but when Marjory looked out the window she came face-to-face with the coyote.
"He just looked at me defiant, they are very defiant animals."
Her son Anthony says Cheech is a member of the family. He gave the dog to his mother as a gift when her husband passed away thirteen years ago.
"It was horrifying to know my mother saw the dog in the coyote's mouth like a rag doll. It's disheartening to say the least," he said.
A friend of Anthony's found the remains, and Anthony says the coyote even returned after the attack.
"Right on that corner he was standing looking at me, the size of a small German shepherd."
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It's left a sudden emptiness for Marjory Cristiani who is also urging her neighbors to keep a watchful eye on their pets and children.
"I went upstairs in the bedroom and he wasn't there. Usually he's in his little bed," she said.
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Plenty of Turtle Fest Sports Action to go around
It's a good weekend to be a sports fan in Perham this weekend during Turtle Fest.
You can start your Saturday watching the 5K and 10K races or the PHS Basketball Tournament that starts at 8 a.m.
The 5K and 10K races start at 9 a.m. at Perham Lakeside G.C. and finish at Paul Miller Park.
The Perham Yellowjacket basketball team will host their annual summer basketball tournament June 20 at the PACC and at Prairie Wind Gymnasium.
The Yellowjackets will host varsity and J.V. teams from: New York Mills, Brandon-Evansville, St. Cloud Cathedral, Walker, Wadena-Deer Creek, Henning, Fergus Falls, Norman County East, Sebeka, Sauk Centre, Staples-Motley, menahga, Little Falls, Crookston and Cass Lake.
Varsity pool play begins in both gyms at 8 a.m. Tournament action will start at 2 p.m. The semifinals of the varsity tournamen will be at Prairie Wind Gymnasium at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., with the championship game scheduled for 6 p.m. at PWMS.
Perham will take on Brandon-Evansville at 8 a.m., Walker at 10 a.m., and St. Cloud Cathedral at 12 p.m. All three of the Jackets games will be at Prairie Wind Gymnasium.
The J.V. round-robin play will start at 2 p.m. Perham's J.V. will play W-DC at 2 p.m., Sauk Centre at 3 p.m., both at the PACC. Their final game will be at 5 p.m. against Pequot Lakes at Prairie Wind Gymnasium.
Maybe your thing is baseball. Well, the Perham Post 61 American Legion baseball team and the Perham Home Run Club will be hosting their annual Wood Bat Tournament this weekend during Turtle Fest. Games will be played at Krueger Field and Matt's Field June 20-21.
Perham will take on Frazee in the opening game at Krueger Field at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Other teams in the tournament include: Fosston, Park Rapids, Pelican Rapids, Win-E-Mac, Red Lake County and D-G-F.
Games continue all day Saturday and resume Sunday at Noon with the 7th place game at Matt's Field and the 3rd place game at Krueger Field.
The Championship game will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Krueger Field with the 5th place game at Matt's Field, also at 2 p.m.
If you stick around Krueger Field after the legion teams are finished, you can see the Perham Pirates take on Wolf Lake in Men's Amateur Baseball action starting at 7:30 p.m.
You say you'd rather watch the little guys? Then check out the Lakes Area Little League Tournament at the Little League Complex on Hwy. 51. While your out there, you can also check out the Turtle Fest Slow-Pitch Men's Softball Tournament. The 6-team tournament will begin play at 11 p.m. with the championship game scheduled for approximately 5 p.m.


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Quick Update
Ok, so just a quick update. Nothing much going on lately. The guys talked to the Dr. and everything is fine and we are moving forward. Hubby and I fly out to L.A. on Wednesday and do the match meeting on Thursday then fly back home. Hopefully everything goes great. I really hate match meetings. They make me so nervous. I don't know, maybe it's just b/c I'm so shy. Can't wait to go though, and finally get to meet the guys and get on with the good stuff. We are taking the kids to the circus for the first time tomorrow so that should be a lot of fun. I am probably as excited as they are b/c I know they are really going to like it. We saw one of the commercials for the circus on earlier tonight and Alyssa was watching it then a little while later she was in the kitchen trying to get me to help her stand on top of her big huge ball. Of course I was telling her no that she didn't need to be standing on her ball and asked her why she wanted to stand on it and she said b/c the people on the commercial for the circus were doing it...LOL!
Friday, February 11, 2011
New IFs?
Well, apparently the guys liked my profile but there was one thing in my medical records that they wanted to talk to the dr about and since the dr is on vacation this week i think they are supposed to meet with him on monday. It's nothing too serious but I guess, being 2 guys, they don't know that. I had an early miscarriage at 8 weeks before I had my kids. It was the first time I had ever been pregnant and it never happened again. I didn't have a bit of problem getting pregnant with my girls and the doctors all said that it was pretty common. So hopefully everything goes ok with their talk with the dr. If so, my husband and I will be flying out to L.A. in 2 weeks for the match meeting. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Turns out my intuition was right about the last couple. Part of my issue with them was communication. We hardly ever talked and we just weren't clicking. I think the language barrier may have played a part in that also b/c English wasn't her first language and her "husband" didn't speak english. Plus, I didn't find out until after I agreed to work with them, that they aren't married. I was talking to M, in an e-mail, just asking her some stuff about herself and R, trying to get to know them better, and I asked her when they got married and she didn't respond. I didn't really think too much about it but then when I went back and look at the information page with their names and everything on it, their last names aren't the same. Just felt like she was being dishonest way too early in the relationship. I am so glad I am not working with them anymore. After GG talked to them and told them that we weren't going to be moving forward they e-mailed me basicly asking me what happened and everything, which I totally expected. So I sent them the nicest e-mail I could and I felt so bad. I basicly told her that they are both really nice people but I didn't think we were meant to do a surrogacy together and told her several times how sorry I was. Well she sent me an e-mail back saying that I was just "playing" them b/c they are desperate to have a baby and that now they have to "start all over" and I just "wasted all this time" for them. To which I responded...
Didn't hear anything back from her after that. I'm sure it's a good thing.
I have found a new set of IFs that I like. GG sent them my profile on Thursday of last week and I am just waiting to hear back from GG about whether they liked my profile or not. I've got my fingers crossed that this is IT. I'm hoping third times a charm b/c I am ready to get started and make some babies! :)
... I just believe that everything happens for a reason and we weren't meant to do this together. And your attitude in that last e-mail just reaffirms my decision to not move forward with you. I was in no way "playing" you and never intended to hurt you or R and I am very sorry if I have. And I didn't feel like a lot of time had been wasted. We had only been matched like a month and hadn't even started contracts or anything. Yeah, you and R had been going to the embassy to see if he would be able to come to the U.S. but yall needed to do that anyways. With my last IPs we were done with the contracts in a month and we still hadn't even started them with yall. That's why I went ahead and decided against moving forward with you now rather than later b/c we hadn't actually started anything so I didn't feel like any time had been wasted. I could see you saying that if we had already finished contracts and legal paperwork but we hadn't.
I am so very sorry and wish you the best of luck on your journey.
Didn't hear anything back from her after that. I'm sure it's a good thing.
I have found a new set of IFs that I like. GG sent them my profile on Thursday of last week and I am just waiting to hear back from GG about whether they liked my profile or not. I've got my fingers crossed that this is IT. I'm hoping third times a charm b/c I am ready to get started and make some babies! :)
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Every year I get these little green worms on my Hibiscus! They eat the leaves and make them look awful before it can even make buds and bloom. Is it something about Hibiscus? I mean I have 3 or 4 and they are all in different places in the yard and the worms have found every one of them!! They don't seem to eat the other plants around the hibiscus eaither. I got out there today and started pulling off the ones that were holey then started checking the other leaves for any sign of the greeny meanie's and sure enough I found some that were sooooooo tiny!! I mean all you could see was the tiny heads and tails, the middle parts of them were clear! They look like tiny strings.
How do I get rid of them so that my hibiscus wont look so pittyful come bloom time??
Worms on my Hibiscus!
Every year I get these little green worms on my Hibiscus! They eat the leaves and make them look awful before it can even make buds and bloom. Is it something about Hibiscus? I mean I have 3 or 4 and they are all in different places in the yard and the worms have found every one of them!! They don't seem to eat the other plants around the hibiscus eaither. I got out there today and started pulling off the ones that were holey then started checking the other leaves for any sign of the greeny meanie's and sure enough I found some that were sooooooo tiny!! I mean all you could see was the tiny heads and tails, the middle parts of them were clear! They look like tiny strings.
hibiscus are prone to aphids and other garden bugs. If hibiscus leaves become yellow with green veins, that may indicate the plant has an iron deficiency, which means it needs food. And to keep them healthy, treat them with a fungicide at least once a year.
Using water-soluble fertilizer will help keep the plant healthy throughout its growing season, which lasts until late summer.
The more you use fertilizer blended specifically for a certain plant, the better the fertilizer works.
With the right care and the right weather, the tropical-looking blossoms may hang around for a lot longer through the summer.
Having good healthy plants; you are more apt to have less trouble with the plant.
I don't seem to have a problem with the getting yellow leaves, just gets green worms on them. Far as I can tell the plant is and was very green and healthy before the worms came along and started munching on the leaves.
I just want to get rid of the worms, any idea on how to do that? Aside from hand picking them off which I have already done.
Wonder if there is something I can mix up here at home to spray on them??
Molly, I have the same problem and they look awful. Sevin will work, but with all this rain, it seems an endless chore. Maybe an oil spray like Neem oil or Volk oil would stay on better. I completely lost the only pale pink one I had last year because of those little green buggers. Hope someone comes up with a better cure.
PS: Hope you are planning to come to the swap on the 31st!!!
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"Leaf eating worms can be controlled using products containing Bacillus thuringiensis such as Dipel, Biological Worm Control and Thuricide. Most insecticides are not phytotoxic to hibiscus"
quote taken above from following article.
At this point I am willing to try just about anything. I'll check out Wal-Mart and see if they have anything that will control these baddies!
(Hoping to come to the plantswap PJ, I'm sure it will be so much fun!)
Thanks CoCo heading to look at the link now.
I am bumping this thread since I have those little buggers and they have just about chewed through my two disco belle hibiscus and I DID spray with Seven after the garlic and insecticidal saop treatment made them laugh at me. Now they are on to different plants... hibiscus of course. Nothing else other than the confederate rose...which is also a hibiscus come to think of it, gets attacked like this.
I really like my butterflys and don't want to spray seven unless necessary, but what else can I do?? What are they??
Sounds like the "cotton square borer" which is the larval stage of the gray hairstreak (a butterfly).
Google cotton square borer and you will see images of the adult stage and the caterpillar stage. Is that it? If so, the least toxic control is Bt. It only affects caterpillars - the younger, the better.
If you like butterflies and have caterpillars that you don't want to kill, be very careful using Bt. It kills all caterpillars including swallowtail and monarch cats.
ceejay, nope thats not it... Hi Cala, My camera should be back from the shop any day now.. it is small, like the length of my fingernail and almost transparent. I had already looked at some leaves and then on closer reexamination discovered how they almost got away from detection. I spent a bit of time hosing them off another hibiscus yesterday and I will be keeping a very close eye on them. I love our butterflys and have planted lots of plants that attract them... However, I am unwilling to have shredded hibiscus.. if I can't find an acceptable way to prevent this, I will do away with them all. What about Bayer 3 in 1 systemic?
I have not used Bt, but I have used Seven and I'm guessing it kills everything..butterflys included. I'm not sure if I cross contaminated the measuring cup I was using with a prior application of round up, but I previosuly sprayed seven on some phlox that was being chewed and I lost a few and some others still look very ratty & yucky.. Does seven harm plants as well, or did I jsut mess up?
Sevin kills all - butterflies and the good guys included. Bt kills only caterpillars, but as Calalily says, that includes the butterfly caterpillars. If I had to choose one, I would go with the Bt and keep it away from all other plants. Sevin liquid should not hurt any plants that are listed on the label. I remember there was something that it was injurious to, can't remember what, but that would be listed on the label also. Sevin dust can cause phytotoxicity and is not recommended because bees can get into it and carry it back to their hives. Not a pretty picture.
Other possibilities:
(Anomis erosa): Also known as the okra caterpillar. Caterpillars are light green and grow up to 1 3/8 inches in length; they are similar to the cabbage looper in appearance and walk in a manner similar to loopers.. They feed on leaves of okra and related mallow family plants in the southeastern US. They are yellowish green or green and have a dark stripe down the back. I could only find pictures of the adult under the latin name.
Another could be the corn earworm, also known as the tomato fruitworm or cotton bollworm - because they have a wide range of hosts, including hibiscus. Now, that one you can google and find pictures.
Both of these are green.
Whatever you have, Bt will work, because they are caterpillars.
Good luck! I'm sure glad I've never had that problem on my hibscus. Only aphids - and the beneficials take care of them.
Edited: Oh, yes, once you have used Roundup in anything - sprayer, cup, measuring spoon, etc - never use it for anything else. Write on that item with a permanent marker: Roundup. Cross-contamination is a big problem with Roundup.
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CJ, thanks so much for the feedback :) I have googled both and like you could not find the first one and it is not the second... I will post a picture just as soon as I can.. Hopefully they will have been irradicated first.
I am convinced they have "memory". Last year, the first year my disco bells were in the ground, they grew huge and the blooms were absolute show stoppers and cars would slow to see them. After bloom, they started getting shredded and I wasn't on top of things (two young boys) and by the time I got around to them, they were so bad I just cut them back to the ground and hoped for the best. They started to return during the same season, and they have obviously returned this season, but now it is a few months BEFORE bloom and they are already under attack. I have recently planted other hybiscus in the front yard and while I have found some of the same varmits on some of my new plantings, it is nowhere near the same damage and infestation as the ones that were planted in the ground from last year... They have it in their genetic code to eat my disco bells!! I can't stand to see the damged leaves and don't know if I should cut them back now and if I do if I will still get any blooms this summer... last year there were tons... this is sad!!
Isn't their something (Bayer 3 in 1) that can be placed down as a fertilizer that is systemic and kills the insect that eats the foilage? I would need to make sure my hibiscus is covered as soon as it broke dormancy.
I can't wait to get my camera back and will post evidence ASAP!
I found it! Hibiscus Sawfly Larvae...
The PDF link I just posted doesn't work, so a google search may..
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A perfect picture...
Do try the systemic - that does seem to help. So far mine have not been attacked this year.
Thanks Brenda... I am going to do the systemic around all my hibiscus. I was venting to my husband about the Hibiscus sawfly when it occured to me that they don't have memory, but maybe the eggs are laid at the base of the plant and they sit overwinter waiting for their food to break dormancy? How's this theory?? Any experts out there?
Is the systemic you are talking about the one that has imidacloprid as the insecticide? If so, I would say go ahead. It is toxic to insects, but has a low toxicity to mammalians. I believe you just water that in around the base of the plant. If the one you are talking about has disulfoton as its insecticide, I would urge you not to use it. Disulfoton has a very low LD50, which means that it is highly toxic - and it is highly toxic to mammalians. Dogs, cats, children, critters...
I'm glad you were able to ID your critter. Again, good luck.
How about sprinkling them with diatomaceous earth or spraying them with pyrethrins?
CJ, Gee I haven't the foggiest notion... I need to go look at it tomorrow and get back to you. I have 2 small boys, a dog, cat and I really am inclined to not do any harm to my family or myself for that matter. I can name many times when I've accidentally cross contaminated with Round up no matter how careful I thought I was being... Like the time I finished spraying, took my shoes off if in the garage then took my clothes off in the laundry room and then showered. Went back, put my clothes in the wash and went to eat and apple and ate roundup residue in the first bite... How'd that happen?.. The spray had squirt on my clothes and I had obviosuly touched it with my hands to go in the laundry before I sliced my apple. Gross and phewy!!
However, I am not at all able to currently sustain an organic garden (I tried for some time and the dermatologist doctor in a high traffic Atlanta practice said it was the worse case of poison ivy he's ever seen and I got two shots instead of one.) The neighbors of origin are still on my "list". And since I just recently acquired a slew of roses, it doesn't look as if I'm going to be able to go completely organic anyway... I still am concerned for the wellbeing of my family and the beneficials.
Cala...going to go look those up and I'll get back as soon as I know what they are! :) I've heard of them...just not enough to be familiar..
Diatomaceous earth for agricultural use, almost the same thing used in swimming pool filters and diatom aquarium filters(the stuff used in filters has been treated and doesn't work as well). It isn't poison, the sharp edges cut their little exoskeletons to pieces and they dehydrate and die.
Pyrethrins, be sure they're "natural pyrethrins" because there are lots of synthetic ones on the market. They are derived from a type of chrysanthemum flower, break down in 20 minutes or less to harmless ingredients. Pyrethrins damage the nervous system of insects and they die, harmless to humans.
For roses: neem oil is a wonderful rose spray, keeps aphids, thrips and mites at bay and also is a great fungicide. Another natural spray for roses to keep black spot away: chop up 1 cup of tomato leaves in a blender and steep in a quart of water overnight, strain and spray your roses. Tomatoes contain something that kills black spot on roses.
I wouldn't say that Pyrethrins are harmless to humans. Its benefit is that it breaks down quickly in the environment, but it is just as poisonous as many other insecticides - just not as persistent. It kills beneficials too. If the "worms" are on the leaves, I don't see how you can treat with DE. And be careful not to breathe it. See - there are many caveats in "organic" gardening, also. I prefer going the IPM method. Least toxic and only on the affected plant, and only when necessary. Least toxic here is BT. But she apparently doesn't want to spray. So next in line would be a systemic that doesn't affect the beneficials or other critters: Imidacloprid, watered into the base of the plant fits that description.
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Cala and CJ, I am most greatful!
DUH!! I remember DE now! My husband sells the stuff! For goodness sakes... I knew it was very familiar.. He is in the pool industry and I have spoken with him about using it around my hosta. He said that it may not be the same as the horticultural application product, and he also felt that it would wash away. I never did try it, but I just use crushed egg shells and at times collect sweet gum balls and spead them all around the hostas.. which reminds me that I should be doing that soon.
Thanks for the tips for my roses! I will use neem, which I should have already been using and tomato sucker leaves for the spray.
I would appreciate a name brand of your favored pyrethrins and Imidacloprid and where to look for it! I am not at all opposed to spraying, I just want to do the least amount of collateral damge and have great looking plants. Also, I do not have any experience with all the different products available for such applications, which is why i am so appreciative for your help. I did just spray with seven... I had to do the remaining hibiscus that I had sprayed the leaf undersides with water, as I discovered the littlest tiny worms emerging and I realized that there was going to be a continuing cycle of them hatching unless I sprayed them with seven, which I did. Also, I own a slew of cannas and from experience last year, there is no way they can get through the season without getting shredded unless they are sprayed and protected from those canna leaf rollers. Thanks!
I agree with CeeJay! Pyrethrins are not harmless to humans and other living creatures, even if some are organic. It is a nerve toxin any way you look at it. I'd go for the BT if you are trying to kill caterpillars. I don't think that hibiscus is a major food source for most butterfly caterpillars anyway. Also BT's are about the least toxic to all the other creatures. The imidacloprid. It is a soil drench and is taken up by the plant systemically so it only affects the bugs that actually are eating the plant. Doesn't do too much collateral damage. Oh yea, it doesn't kill caterpillars very well! It is better on aphids, white flies, mealy bugs, etc. Isn't imidacloprid the active ingredient in Bayer tree and shrub insect control in the blue bottle? If you go that route, careful handling it. It also has some toxicity.
Swinming pool DE is not the same as ag DE .
Ag DE is heat treated to make it explode - with makes litte saws .
Swiming pool DE is just little bones from sea creatures
Hi Susan: A promised, I asked our entomologist, Dr. Ned French about your bug. Here is his response. Of all the products he suggests, I would go with the spinosad. I think it is the safest. Looks like the BT is a no go because the pest is not really a true caterpillar so it wouldn't work.
Hi Robin - Hope all is going great for you. Here�s a link with some good info:
I know Blake, and he�s a good entomologist.
The choice of product depends on whether this is a homeowner or commercial situation. Either way, because this critter is a defoliator, I don�t think that they�ll have any trouble controlling them. Products with A.I. such as permethrin (or other labeled pyrethroid), spinosad, and acephate (really good for aphis and such) are options that quickly come to mind. Just remember to get good coverage and to include Messenger in the sprayer. I suspect that larvae will reappear later in the season, as Blake noted, so be prepared to treat for them one or two more times.
Great thanks!! :)
Now to find that product??!!
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Gary Hart Slams Giulianiby Pamela Leavey
In an open letter to Rudy Giuliani, posted on the HuffPo, Gary Hart, co-chair, U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century, slammed Rudy Giuliani on his lack of "preparation" for New York, for the "clearly predicted attacks" on 9/11. Gary Hart makes it crystal clear that Giuliani has "not qualified to criticize others, let alone be president of the United States."
Since you have based your presidential campaign almost exclusively on your reaction to terrorist attacks on New York City, and since you have recently accused Democrats of being on the defense against terrorism and therefore guilty of inviting more casualties, I have one question for you: Where were you on terrorism between January 31, 2001, and September 11th?
The first date was when the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century issued its final report warning, as did its previous reports, of the danger of terrorist attacks on America. The George W. Bush administration did nothing about these warnings and we lost 3,000 American lives. What did you do during those critical eight months? Where were you? Were you on the defensive, or were you even paying attention?
Before you qualify to criticize Democrats, Mr. Giuliani, you must account for your preparation of your city for these clearly predicted attacks. Tell us, please, what steps you took to make your city safer.
Until you do, then I strongly suggest you should keep your mouth shut about Democrats and terrorism.
You have not qualified to criticize others, let alone be president of the United States.
Gary Hart
(co-chair, U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century)
P.S. You might ask these same questions of George W. Bush while you are trying to find a better reason to run for president.
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6 Responses to "Gary Hart Slams Giuliani"
Guiliani also needs to answer a few questions on where he was (or his brain) AFTER the attacks.
Like who allowed the EPA to declare the air safe to breathe at ground zero, creating so many further casualties for years to come.
Guilani is a hack. His record on civil liberties both as a U.S. Attorney and as mayor was abysmal.
Gary Hart, April 29,2007
Your letter is a responsible and refreshing stride toward the truth. There are "many truths" along the path in a journey of this nature. Where one stops as the destination is a matter of intention. To those who are unaware and believe what they are told, often have no means of knowing whether it is the whole picture or the real truth.
The fact is that Rudy Giuliani is a criminal and a member of a criminal enterprise. Others involved in the enterprise are President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Bernard Kerik and too many to mention in this letter. They did not want to stop 9/11 they intended to let it happen, then profit from it. Giuliani is one of those who made enormous profits in the first Twenty Four Hrs. Those involved already effectively owned the stock of select companies, which would be selling technology and related products/services post attack. Members in "The Criminal Enterprise" had been paid well before 9/11. Americans were sold out in a sinister plot, which transacted its early deals in the Middle East by Dick Cheney and others, years before the Clintons stepped foot in the White House. Bernard Kerik and I met in what seemed unintended in 1995 in a Luncheonette in N.J. It was not an accident on the part of Kerik and others. By 1998 Kerik asked me to be his best man. An important step in their plan in 1998, which has now failed. Their advance planning techniques are effective to most. "Plausible deniability" being the single most frequent trait in a simple pattern. A common calling card when any bright prosecutor is an active criminal disguised as a prosecutor. When they could not buy me or my services they decided to ruin my credibility, starting by framing me in a Federal indictment in March 2000, based on a report by Bernard Kerik's best friend special agent Gary Uher who I briefed on their criminal activity in 1998.
For many years I have been working to expose the truth, in an effective yet responsible manner about Bush, Cheney, Giuliani, kerik and a criminal enterprise. Objectives being to prevent as much of the harm and damage to our country and to see these reprobates brought to Justice. The record of my work in this regard is clear. I am the one who exposed Giuliani and Kerik In November 2004 to the N.Y. Daily News reporter Russ Buetner. No one else did. They subsequently attacked my two minor daughters, Talia and Ava in a gruesome manner. They got my ex-wife to go along because she coincidently had her own tragic-secret to hide so it served her purpose.
Included in the more than 2,600 audio recordings I made of conversations with others, I have recorded Government officials saying they were told "it is the republican party Line to destroy Larry Ray", before I exposed Giuliani and Kerik in November 2004. Why would they want to do that? I agreed to work with the New York City Department of Investigation on the Kerik/Giuliani investigation Dec 20, 2004. Walter Arsenault had contacted me after I put out the news in Nov/Dec 2004. It seems D.O.I.was actually a "Trojan Horse" intending to do damage control, find out what evidence I had, secure it, bury the investigation, bury me and I can prove exactly that. Where were they before I gave it to the Daily News? These criminals fleeced New York on the watch of The First Deputy Commissioner of New York City's Dept. of Investigation Walter Arsenault. During the 2 yr investigation Walter Arsenault was in regular communication with the Bush White House. Being that Kerik had to step down after being nominated by President Bush to head America's office of Homeland Security, why hadn't the F.B.I. launched a thorough investigation? After all, it involved National Security, it involved the President of the United States, it crossed state lines and it happened in the White House. I believe the jurisdiction belonged to the F.B.I. Seems Federal to me. Why wasn't the president outraged and responsible enough to order the F.B.I. to investigate? What was the Attorney General of the United States thinking ? Is Antonio Gonzales even allowed to think ? How come Gonzales did not take action? What about Vice President Cheney's take charge personality? Cheney may have been to busy, maybe aboard the Sequoia with Greenspan as his guest.
The F.B.I. is the best Investigative Law Enforcement Agency in the entire world in my opinion. I have worked with the F.B.I. on and off for twelve years and have experience with different agencies in various parts of the world for twenty-six years. The men and women I have worked with are honorable, bright, dedicated and well trained. They were told to stand down regarding Giuliani/Kerik. Not what these men and women wanted to do. Instead an agency in N.Y.C. did the investigation.
Had the D.O.I. done their job in the nineties, Giuliani and Kerik would have never been thru the gates at the White House, they would have been behind the gates of a prison. If others and I were aware, so was Walter Arsenault.
We had been working in the Eastern European Region and in 1994 it became clear to me that there existed a very dedicated effort to execute a large scale terrorist attack on the United States. None of us knew at the time in 1994 the attack would come to be known as 9/11. My effort since to expose the truth has been unnaturally difficult, unnaturally long and unnaturally costly. The American Terrorists; the very corrupt Bush/Cheney White House, and many corrupt politicians and officials such as Gonzales, Chertoff, Giuliani/Kerik , and Wolfowitz to only name a few. The ENEMY WITHIN.
My two little girls and I have paid an unimaginable price and still are. Hurting my children is more painful than every other tactic they used to discourage and /or stop me in their effort to make sure I did not expose what I discovered in my work in Eastern Europe during the Bush Sr. Presidency regarding activities of Dick Cheney and others.
N.A.T.O. I had been brought in to the Kosovo Crisis in an effort to avoid the senseless casualties to come in a ground offensive. I feel the Pentagon very accurately estimated anticipated casualties if a ground assault commenced. After I listened to the intelligence briefing the first night I was in Belgium at N.A.T.O. Headquarters, based on my analysis I presented a recommendation, which I believed to be the only available option. All in the room with the exception of Colonel Sponbeck agreed with me and asked how do we implement. I designed and submitted my tactical plan as I saw it. The necessary steps were completed over the next two days and I was then authorized. My first stop in the operation was Moscow. I accomplished both objectives, the cessation of the bombing campaign and mitigate the need for a ground offensive, thus avoiding the senseless loss of ground troops.
I had also been tasked after flight 800 went down while Departing N.Y., to locate and retrieve any of the surplus Stinger Missiles we supplied when we appropriately backed the Mujahidin during the Afghan Conflict. I was tasked originally by the F.B.I. I located and arranged to take that load of stingers out of circulation. There were logistical problems for the Bureau and time not being friendly I completed that task with the C.I.A. I am told it was the largest load recovered at the time, which concerned me since I was tasked due to an emergent need, before that I had never paid attention that program and I would have thought we as a Nation would have been more successful in that regard.
Mr. Hart I presume you have more than enough experience to know that any individual who is capable of successfully attaining objectives as the ones I state in this letter must be regarded in a particular manner to be tasked to begin with. I am and always have been proud of the fact I am an American.
The current exposure of President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and others yet to be named, for lying to the American people about the link between Sadam Hussein and Al queda is directly due to my effort. It is well documented. The Washington Post Easter Sunday Cover Article, about the Bush White House and U.S. Attorney Gonzales knowing in advance about Bernard kerik Rudy Giuliani happened because I gave it to the Washington Post. Take a look at what was going on before and after that article.
Cheney and others are responsible for the murders of United States Marines and other U.S. Military Personnel. How did it get this far?
From President Bush, V.P. Cheney, Mike Chertoff, Bernard kerik all the way down to Judge Thomas Dilts, Judge Julie Marino, Judge Anne Bartlett, the D.Y.F.S office in Somerset County Court, Union County Prosecutors Office, Livingston twp and others in New Jersey will be exposed and charged for their crimes. Then it will be the responsibility of the Justice system in America to administer the law in a balanced and honest manner, nothing less, nothing more. It is of paramount importance to all of us the system do as it is intended in order for our country to begin healing. No witch hunts and burnings, yet no special favors either. All Americans and the entire world are already watching.
Senator Hart, I was aware pre 9/11 of the reports you reference, including briefings with N.Y. Port Authority. Giuliani did do things, one was to build the Ultra Expensive Emergency Command Office in the World Trade Center, just one more for people to ask " how could Rudy have made a mistake like that "? It is simple he didn't make a mistake, it is the same pattern of his advance planning, he intended it to be one of several seeds of doubt to the public, worst yet maybe a jury. The same as asking, how could a man as smart as Rudy make someone who, is as ignorant, has a record of ties to organized crime and as uneducated as Bernard Kerik not only commissioner of corrections but then make him the New York City Police Commissioner? To ask it is to answer it.
It is interesting after I fought alone for so long and have endured so much stating all along that Bush/Cheney wants America to go to war with Iraq for a sinister criminal agenda and finally get it out in the media, now George Tenet comes out stating the same thing. Curious.
I hope some committee is already prepared to plug the wholes in our National Security due to many people who hold positions across the country in Homeland Security jobs as installs by Giuliani, Cheney, Kerik, or Chertoff.
I am confident Mr. Giuliani and others will soon be charged, arrested and in jail awaiting trial for more than just witness tampering. I know, since I am one of the witness's Giuliani has tampered with.
They are guilty of Treason.
I have recently contacted the office of Hillary Clinton since she wants to question Rudy Giuliani in an open forum regarding the removal of the World Trade Center debris. I have not heard back from her.
I have supportive evidence and can prove any of the above. I am willing to speak with you further if you like. You can contact me by email or can always ask Chuck Pitman, or Jim Jones, two very honorable friends.
Warm Regards,
Lawrence Ray
Mr. Ray,
What I can interpret from this sounds improbable, but mostly whatever you're trying to say isn't clear.
Can you tighten it up a little bit, and focus on a few main points to begin with.
I apologize but I need to vent. I was doing some more research on Giuliani today and I must say I am becoming more and more disgusted. I have never been fond of his nasty affairs and subsequent divorces, which exhibit his poor moral underpinning. After all, with the pervasive amount of bureaucratic corruption existing in the political world today, the last thing I want to do is elect an offical who has openly been deceitful to the people he allegedly loves and cares most about. If he can't be honest and loyal in his family affairs, those with whom he resides, will he be honest and loyal to American people at large? Speaking of his current marriage, I can forgive the "my wife will be part of my cabinet" comment and the more bewildering, my wife is an expert on "bio-terrorism" statement, but to many voters these rhetorical muddles question his champion presidential attribute of national defense. After all, do we really want his 3rd wife with a nurses background to help him in developing are strategic defense plan in the war against terror?
Also, I am sick of him riding the 9-11 carriage around the GOP, while waiving his hands as if he was the Savior of Manhatten. I respect Giuliani's leadership during the aftermath of 9-11, he did demonstrate some leadership skills. However, I feel that the various accolades he received, were not so much an indication of his strength as a leader but rather an outpouring of a Country to a city during a time of crisis and upheaval. Giuliani in time became a symbol of ALL those who acted heroically. Of course, every presidential contender will use his past achievements to further their cause, but what else does Giuliani have to offer? Yes, I am aware of his New York's crime improvement, something that is commendable, but is it a pressing national issue? An issue which should determine the next president of the U.S?
What pesters me is how much he benefited personally and finanically because of 9-11. I have no problem with giving honor where it is due, but the fact that he made hundreds of thousands of dollars off rebuilding/reconstruction contracts, inside investments that followed, and the thousands of dollars for every speech he gave afterwards is bothersome.
The fact that he is arguably pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage is really a thorn in my side. In this day and age those are the true indicators of a social conservative. Yes, he is for small goverment and tax cuts, but what GOP candidate isn't? With regards to the war, I am somewhat concerned with his approach, as I am with Romneys and McCains, however nothing is strikingly impressive about Giuliani candidancy. The only unique feature he offers as a GOP contender is his liberal social views, something that hinders his GOP credibility. Out of all of the candidates I am strongly leaning towards Mitt Romney.
Lawrence Ray, Hero
The Federal Government OPR, is in the process of overturning the "noted conviction" of Lawrence Ray.
Nonetheless, sticking to the facts that have been out, Berard Kerik has been offered two years in prison as a plea deal, Kerik was arrested, charged and indicted in June 2006 in the Bronx. I'm sure you saw it in the news that other charges are coming out in the future in addition to what you are reading.
Obviously, everyone in the world sees factually that he is a criminal.
Doesn't it make you wonder when you look into the record of the past, Kerik has criminal involvement as a teenager in Passic, there is in public record ties to organized crime in the 80's. Kerik was kicked out of Saudi Arabia framing a Saudi doctor and they were kicked out of their own country.
Additionally, there is a public record of DEA doing several investigations into Kerik and his partner Jerry Spiezile for taking money on drug raids when they were attached to the DEA Task Force. Kerik is a high school dropout and Phil, I am sure you are aware there are far too many other incidences of Kerik's wrong doing to speak of. It does not beg any question in this instance, most people that I've spoken with are stunned about how glaringly obvious that it was no secret to people like Guiliani. Why would R Guiliani, an accomplished Federal Prosecutor have picked a man like B Kerik to Head the largest city police dept. in the world as the Commissioner of N.Y.P.D.
As we have been , and did not need 911 to make us suddenly aware, of the existence of terrorism and the threat it always posed to our National Security,
can you stop and think, it is abundantly apparent that R. Guiliani had to have know about all this all along. Nonetheless can you imagine that Bernard Kerik was the very man that our President chose to head the Department of Homeland Security.
Be mindful it was at the request and urging of Rudi Guiliani. As far as I am concerned, whether intentional or mistake it would have been an unforgivable and frightening crime to be committed upon the American public by any president. History would have been looking back at this as left to be as another HUMAN ATROCITY. All of us will never forget the horror of 911. It has brought about changes of everyday life for everyone,
Yet, Rudi Guliani and Bernard Kerik, as all of us are finding out have made and will continue to make extraordinary money upon the souls of the deceased of 911, and the profits are being paid by the pain and hard earned dollars of every single American.
Everyone should stop, reflect and be thankful that one man, Lawrence Ray cared so much about all of us, had the integrity and the immense courage in December of 2004, to step forward with the truth reversing what was at a minimum an irresponsible and horrifying decision of President Bush.
I don't know if you are aware that is not the first time Lawrence Ray has done something of this magnitude for so many people. It was clearly beneficial to so many thousands of people.
Look back to the recent Kosovo Crisis. specifically at the commitment American Troops and all attempts to stop the bombing as to avoid the senseless loss of live of thousands of American Troops.
Larry, thank you….you are my Hero and my friend


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HAMILTON -- Some might say Patrick Coulombe had an unfair advantage when it came to attending Vancouver Canucks training camp.
Being on the ice and training with one of the great young players in the National Hockey League for a couple weeks is a sure-fire way to help you feel comfortable.
And the fact you spent two seasons playing on the same power play with Sidney Crosby on the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League tells you all you need to know about Coulombe's skill level.
"When you play with the exceptional guy, you just want to elevate your level," said Coulombe, who was among the final cuts at Canucks camp, despite being on an American Hockey League contract with the Manitoba Moose. "This summer I practiced with Sidney in Rimouski for two weeks and that helped a little bit."
Coulombe, who joined the Moose on an amateur tryout contract late last season but didn't see any playoff action, was among the last cuts after suiting up in four of the Canucks eight NHL pre-season games.
In his first game action against the San Jose Sharks, Coulombe spent part of the night going up against Joe Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo.
"It was a great experience for me," said Coulombe, who played on a pairing with Sami Salo. "My first few shifts I was really nervous but then I found I relaxed."
Coulombe looked comfortable running the power play and played nearly 25 minutes in his second-to-last game against the Edmonton Oilers.
Ultimately, head coach Alain Vigneault and the Canucks brass opted to keep 2005 first round draft pick Luc Bourdon.
"Now, a couple of people know who I am," said Coulombe, who is hoping to sign a two-way contract with the Canucks.
Coulombe, who recorded his first assist of the season yesterday, isn't letting his pre-season success go to his head.
He knows he's got plenty of things to work on down on the farm.
"I was surprised to spend the whole camp in Vancouver, my focus in the summer was more on Manitoba," Coulombe confessed. "That was a good thing for me. I learned a lot up there but I want to play good down here. Good defensively, help the offence as well and help the team win."
Moose assistant coach Brad Berry, who works closely with the defence corps, sees plenty of upside when it comes to assessing Coulombe's talent.
"There's a lot of things (you notice) but first and foremost is his skating ability ," said Berry. "The way he handles himself on the ice, jumping up in the play, getting back and retrieving dumped pucks and getting out of trouble that way. Also, shooting and puck handling too, his skills are tremendous. That's a very valuable asset on the power play."
It can be tough for some players to adjust after being sent down when they get so close to making it to the NHL, but Moose head coach Scott Arniel isn't concerned about Coulombe's mental state.
"If anything, his confidence level has risen quite high," said Arniel. "He's one of those guys that both organizations (Canucks and Moose) are excited about."


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I just realized who I am.
I am an elderly rural white guy, and a Republican, too. I voted for O. How can that be? Here is my hypothesis: I am pathetically trying to fend off death by voting with the kids. They're waiting for us to die. If I demonstrate that I'm one of them, maybe they won't kill me.
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Hi all, from Essex, and love learning bushcrafty stuff !
Hi all, from Essex, and love learning bushcrafty stuff !
Hi El and welcome!
Loud words. Spoken softly. Leave no Trace!
A very warm welcome to the NaturalBushcraft forum.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Hello El and welcome.
Do you want to be happy or do you want to be normal?
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Hi EI you found it then wear about's in ESSEX do you come from?
Romford Tony, not to far from you apparently lol
Ha thats not to far from us we'v got some woods over that way you'r most welcome to come over the next meet we have.Mark runs it just north of romford keep an eye out for the next meet inside the M25,be good to meet up..................TONY
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Thanks for the welcome guys, Next time your at the North of Romford meet I will "stroll" round and say hello lol


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I think if you are too cowardly to even use an unidentifiable user name, you should lose the right to block people. If you want to troll and block people from saying you're a troll, you should have to identify yourself at least with a user name!
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But... Trolls have feelings too!
Honestly, I don't really see the point of anon, it's the internet, we're all basically anon already.. why the need for uber top secret stealth mode?
unless you are doing something that would hurt your standing in the "community"
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Before you dig into your savory turkey—or tofurkey—dinner this Thanksgiving, steel yourself to endure those less-savory relatives and hit the streets with other Boiseans looking to "earn the bird."
The Turkey Day 5K offers your metabolism a running start and getting out there on Thanksgiving morning may just enable you to gobble a few extra helpings when you sit down for dinner.
Starting on Main Street and Capital Boulevard, the race works its way to Fort Street, through the North End and back downtown to Eighth Street.
This flat course is intended for participants of all paces and abilities—even parents pushing strollers. Walkers, joggers and runners are all welcome to pace themselves and enjoy the scenery.
If you really want to get into the spirit, don a costume—the best Thanksgiving-themed attire wins a prize. There are also prizes for the top 10 male and female finishers in the race.
But beyond burning some calories, you can help those in need by donating nonperishable food items on race day or packet pick-up the day before the run. All food contributions go to the Boise Rescue Mission.
As a bonus, you'll receive a raffle ticket for each food item you donate for a chance to win prizes from local businesses.
Give the Turkey Day 5K a shot, help the Boise Rescue Mission, and give yourself a jumpstart before the tryptophan kicks in.


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About Large Leaf Sorrel: Large Leaf Sorrel, said to be the most strongly flavored of sorrels, is especially valued for its early appearance in spring; in centuries past, sorrel provided a necessary source of vitamins and nutrients after a long winter. Though not especially well known in North America, Europeans have made use of this versatile plant since the 17th century; it makes itself useful as a culinary herb, cut fresh for salads, or cooked for greens. French chefs in particular often include sorrel in their salads, soups, and sauces. Sorrel soup grew to be especially loved, and eventually Americans with a taste for this delicacy learned to make their own version with a native sorrel. Sorrel has proven health benefits including reducing fever, generalized inflammation, and preventing scurvy. This powerful plant provides a very good source of vitamins, including A, B, C, D, E, and K; however, it can be toxic in large quantities.
Large Leaf Sorrel Germination: Sorrel can be started indoors 3-4 weeks before the last spring frost. Sow the seed thinly 1/4" deep and press the soil down slightly to ensure good contact; germination should take place within 21 days. Transplant the seedlings in rich, well draining soil and full sun or partial shade after the last chance of frost, placing them 12-15" apart in rows 18" apart. For direct sowing, plant the seeds 4-6" apart and thin the seedlings to 12-15" apart. For a continuous harvest, sow a new crop every 2 weeks until the heat of summer. Sorrel can also be propagated by cuttings or root division.
Growing Large Leaf Sorrel Seeds: Keep the soil rich and moist for the best tasting leaves; a layer of mulch may help keep the soil cool, control weeds, and slow bolting. Removing the developing seed stalks also slows bolting; when the plant bolts, cut it off at ground level and it will produce a new crop of leaves. Watch out for slugs, which will harm the leaves. If grown as a perennial, sorrel will need to be covered thickly over the winter for protection. In the spring of its fourth year, sorrel plants may need to be dug up and divided to continue their healthy growth.
Harvesting Large Leaf Sorrel: Fresh leaves can be harvested as soon as they reach a length of 3-5". Harvest the outer leaves until the plant becomes established, when the entire plant can be cut at ground level. Small, tender leaves have the mildest flavor, while the large leaves make excellent greens when cooked; cooking greatly lessens the sharpness of the flavor. Sorrel also freezes well.
Saving Large Leaf Sorrel Seeds: Sorrel will send up a seed stalk in its second year. As soon as the seeds begin to dry, rub them lightly to separate them from the stalk. Store them in a cool, dry place for up to 2 years.
Detailed Large Leaf Sorrel Info: Rumex acetosa. Also known as Garden Sorrel, Sheep Sorrel, Dock, Sour Dock, De Belleville Sorrel. Perennial. 120 days. Zone 3-9. 28,100 seeds per oz. 18-24" height. 12-15" spacing. Produces large, arrow shaped green leaves.


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Cheapest USA Specialized / Trek Dealers?
Which Specialized / Trek dealers have the cheapest prices? What red tape might there be, getting in the way of people like me, importing to the UK?
Not sure of cheapest but you may run into dealer contract problems with the manufacturer. Many bike dealership contracts list conditions such as no internet sales outside the dealer's defined area. Also no exports to countries where they have distributors.
Try an internet search for dealers for both brands and see if intenet sales and foreign shipments are listed. If not covered then an email to the dealer might help.
Trek and Specialized do not permit mail order or online sales of their bikes. So, your biggest red tape will be finding someone to buy the bike in person and ship it to you.
Most dealers of these brands have about the same prices for the same models.
My not so close near by dealers are 145 and 120 miles aways, each city have 4 to 5 stores sell these bikes.
I did a generic 'find a dealer' exercise on Specialized's site. There are 20 dealers in the UK. I tried using Trek's dealer locator, but it just kept finding the two in my town (even after changing from the US to UK sites).
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The search for Talaash tickets (yes, we do have a massive backlog on the blog 😀 ) ended at Gopalan Cinemas. We thought this was a good enough excuse to check out the restaurant scene in JP Nagar. From the various options that Zomato gave us, we zeroed in on Kakori Kababs & Curries. You can find the map and menu at Zomato. The map was perfect and the place wasn't difficult to find at all. They have valet parking for 4 wheelers and suficient space for 2 wheelers right in front of the restaurant.
When we arrived, we were only the second group there. The place had a <insert dimming Instagram filter> effect to it, almost like a place that was taking its baby steps towards disrepair. But we found a comfortable table, I asked for a Breezer (they only had orange and cranberry) and D wanted to try a Blush. 😀 For starters, we wanted to check out the Kakori Kabab, but that was unavailable! So we decided to go for our second preference – Murg ka Soola. The Blush, it seems, had all the promised ingredients – strawberry, guava, cranberry etc, and was quite good from the way D was slurping. The Soola was quite spicy thanks to the ground chillies, and though the cinnamon wasn't really present, we really liked the dish.
For the main course, we asked for a Murg Dil Bahar and a Meat Beliram, and to go with it, a Kakori Naan and a Chilli Olive Naan, and later, a Butter Tandoori Roti. The Murg Dil Bahar was a rich creamy gravy and the mutton dish was well cooked with a mildly spicy gravy. We enjoyed both and the breads were subtle enough to complement the dishes very well.
By the time we left, all the tables were taken, and there were 2-3 groups waiting outside! Judging by the food we got, worth the wait in that part of town, I'd say. All of the above cost us just under Rs.1400. The service was prompt. But what I really really enjoyed was the instrumental music – 90s Bollywood – Sainik, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na, Damini, Imtihaan. AWESOME.
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The FightWorks Podcast confirmed today with the Professional Submission League that they are "still working" on a submission grappling match between MMA legend Randy Couture and Kurt Angle.
Couture's been involved in a legal tussle with the UFC since October 2007 when he resigned from his position with the organization as both a fighter and a spokesperson. At the moment it appears that he will be waiting until that contract with the UFC expires before pursuing another mixed martial arts fight. At the last PSL event Couture competed against former BJJ world champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, an encounter which ended in a draw.
Kurt Angle won the 1996 Summer Olympics gold medal in freestyle wrestling as a heavyweight, and became very popular as a professional wrestler since then. There have been numerous mentions of his interest in crossing over to mixed martial arts from pro wrestling in the fashion of Brock Lesnar.
Currently the PSL is hammering out other details regarding the next PSL event, and is seeking more sponsors. There are no details on a timeframe for the next event. The PSL's prior two submission grappling events, which took place in May and November 2006 received popular acclaim from competitors, commentators, and fans.


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Death notices for Jan. 11, 2010
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Thadeus �Ted� Glogowski, 91, Elkhorn, died Sunday at Willowfield Nursing Home, Delavan. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Arlington Park Cemetery, Greenfield. Haase-Derrick-Lockwood Funeral Home, Elkhorn, is assisting the family.
Fletcher Opitz, 85, Elkhorn, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haase-Derrick-Lockwood Funeral Home, Elkhorn.
Helen B. Wagner, 96, Spring Grove, Ill., formerly of Elkhorn, died Friday at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. Private services will be held. Haase-Derrick-Lockwood Funeral Home, Elkhorn, is assisting the family.
Elmer A. Zingle, 96, Lake Geneva, died Saturday at the Geneva Lake Manor Care Center. Services will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Steinke Funeral Home, Lake Geneva. Visitation will be 4 p.m. until the time of service.
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Moss: 'We haven't met our expectations'
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady made clear Wednesday he believes the Patriots, 14 games into their season, have yet to find their offensive identity. Today in the locker room, wide receiver Randy Moss concurred with his quarterback, saying the Patriots have not met their expectations as an offense, but that he couldn't put a finger on why.
"I believe that," Moss said. "I believe we're looking for an identity. The fact [is] that we haven't met our expectations as an offense and really been able to execute for four quarters. There's a feeling out period. It's actually kind of late in the season for us to be trying to feel it out.
"But it is what is, and we'll just leave it at that. We're just going to keep fighting, and whatever happens, happens."


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East Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Second Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 12/01/1996, Docket: RP97- 34-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 216 First Revised Sheet No. 216 : Superseded
Superseding: Substitute Original Sheet No. 216
BALANCING AGREEMENT (continued)
2.3 Allocation of Variances - The difference on any day between the Scheduled
Quantities and the actual quantity delivered at the Delivery Point(s) shall be
the Daily Variance and shall be allocated to this Agreement. The difference
between the sum of the Scheduled Quantities during a calendar month and the
total actual quantity delivered at the Delivery Point(s) during the calendar
month shall be the Monthly Operational Imbalance. Any Monthly Operational
Imbalances will be resolved in accordance with Article III.
2.4 Unauthorized Overruns - On any day which Balancing Party takes gas in excess of
the daily variance tolerance for the delivery point as established in an
operational Flow order issued pursuant to Transporter's General Terms and
Conditions, the Balancing Party shall be subject to an Unauthorized Overrun
Charge for all such excess volumes in accord with Section 14.8 of General Terms
and Conditions of Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff.
2.5 Reports on Actual Deliveries - Should Transporter not have the ability to
monitor actual deliveries at any Delivery Point on a daily basis, Balancing
Party shall provide to Transporter the best available information compiled on a
daily basis on the actual deliveries at such Delivery Point(s) within two
business days after the date of delivery. Nothing in this section will require
Balancing Party to install metering devices where none currently exist.
3.1 Corrections in Flow Rates During a Day - Balancing Party will be able to request
adjustments to actual deliveries at its Delivery Points at any time during the
production day by coordinating with Transporter's gas dispatchers. Transporter
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Twice the Lady
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AFFECTIONATELY S. Aqueduct, January 26, 2013, $75,000 Guaranteed, value of race $75,000, 3 yo's & up, 1 1/16 miles, 1:44.05 Inner track FT.
(Bay Mare ,
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Quiet American Catherine's Crown , by Chief's Crown
BEdmond A. Hudon & Sharon Hudon , KY ; ODubb, Michael, Grant, Stuart, Aisquith, Gary and Akman, Scott K. ; TAnthony W. Dutrow
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Hold That Tiger Doubleyourpleasure , by Double Negative
BValerie Blethen & David Blethen , KY ; ODavid Blethen ; TDavid Nunn
Stephanie Jayne
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9 yo,
lb) $7,500
Henny Hughes Pratella , by Jade Hunter
BAlvin Haynes , KY ; OAlvin D. Haynes ; TKiaran P. McLaughlin
Margins: 2, 3½, ½ . Others: R Gypsy Gold 120 ($3,750) . Winning Jockey, Cornelio H. Velasquez.
Top Flight H. (gr. II)
TOP FLIGHT H. (gr. II), Aqueduct, March 02, 2013, $200,000 Guaranteed, value of race $200,000, 3 yo's & up, 1 1/16 miles, 1:44.10 Inner track FT.
(Bay Filly ,
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Harlan's Holiday Summer Exhibition , by Royal Academy
BGreenwood Lodge Farm, Inc. , KY ; OCampbell, Gillian S., Greenwood Lodge Farm, Inc., Clark, Dan and Skoda, Greg ; TChad C. Brown
Twice the Lady
(Bay Mare ,
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Quiet American Catherine's Crown , by Chief's Crown
BEdmond A. Hudon & Sharon Hudon , KY ; ODubb, Michael, Grant, Stuart, Aisquith, Gary and Akman, Scott K. ; TAnthony W. Dutrow
Sunny Desert
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8 yo,
lb) $20,000
Wild Desert Hoping for Sun , by Louis Quatorze
BBreed of Characters, LLC , NY ; OKupferberg, Saul J. and Max ; TJohn Parisella
Margins: 2¾, neck, 2¼ . Others: Lady Gracenote 113 ($10,000) , Sisterly Love 118 ($6,000) , Withgreatpleasure 115 ($2,000) , Natalie Victoria 108 ($2,000) . Winning Jockey, John R. Velazquez.
Top Flight H. Recap
Bill and Carol McAlpin, who bred and co-own Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) winner Summer Applause, knew they had a special filly on their hands when the daughter of Harlan's Holiday took her first steps at their Paris, Ky.-based Greenwood Lodge Farm.
"We were always impressed by her…she was very elegant, has a wonderful temperament, and was very sweet (as a foal)," said Bill McAlpin. He added that Summer Applause had similar characteristics to the first offspring out of her dam Summer Exhibition (by Royal Academy), a stakes-placed daughter of Gulch named Big Easy.
"(Summer Applause) looked quite similar except had a little more substance," he explained. "We thought she'd have a good chance to be successful on the racetrack, which is why we RNA'd her when she didn't meet her reserve."
Summer Applause was consigned to the 2010 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale by Greenwood Lodge through Bluewater Sales, agent, but was bought back when the bidding stopped at $82,000.
Trained by Chad Brown, the 4-year-old bay filly is owned by Greenwood Lodge with Gillian Campbell and R Group Management, a partnership put together by bloodstock agent Mark Cornett. It's safe to say McAlpin was right about Summer Applause's chances on the racetrack, as she has now won or placed in six of her nine starts, including an additional victory in the 2012 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (gr. III), for earnings of $472,406.
The McAlpins, who are also involved in the coffee industry, bred Summer Applause's dam Summer Exhibition under the name Paradigm Thoroughbreds.
They bought the Top Flight winner's stakes-winning second dam, Dewan's Flag (by Dewan), for $50,000 when she was 16 years old at the 1996 Keeneland November mixed sale. In foal to Cherokee Run, she was consigned by Jaime S. Carrion, trustee through Robert Courtney, agent.
The couple liked Dewan's Flag because she had already produced multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire Recoup the Cash (by Copelan), plus other stakes winner Up With the Flag.
Twelve-year-old Summer Exhibition, whose youngest offspring is a yearling Congrats filly, was bred to Tiznow for 2013.
Harlan's Holiday is the sire of 36 stakes winners, including five 2013 added-money victors. General Election, a 3-year-old son of Harlan's Holiday, won the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway on the same afternoon as the Top Flight. The son of Harlan stands for $35,000 at Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky.—E.M.


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Mark & Chrissy Donnelly
Married: September 10, 1995
Though they were former schoolmates in Portland, Ore., Mark and Chrissy Donnelly didn't make a love connection until several years after graduating. They knew the moment they locked eyes at an athletic club that it was love—so much so, they married one year later.
While honeymooning in Hawaii, the Donnellys decided on a career change that would afford them more time together; a move that meant leaving their high-powered positions (his as the 11-year vice president of marketing for Contact Industries, his Oregon-based family-owned and -operated company; hers as a CPA for Price Waterhouse). After brainstorming multiple ideas, Chrissy, still in honeymoon mode, suggested compiling a book based on real-life romances. "Wouldn't it be fun if there was a collection of short stories that was uplifting, inspirational and gave some take-away value," she says.
Over the next several years, the Donnellys worked side-by-side coauthoring 10 "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books, including their own passage, "Fifty Ways to Love Your Partner," for "Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul." The Donnellys also work side-by-side, as they formed the Donnelly Marketing Group. They say being each other's best friend—in and out of office—has been the key to their personal and professional success.—C.W.


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2007 Toyota Matrix Hatchback - Consumer Review
Build Quality
Reliability Value
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Reliability Value
Just a Nice Little Car
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Vehicle2007 Toyota Matrix XR 4dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
ReviewI have loved driving my Matrix on trips and around town. The gas mileage is OK. This is my fifth toyota and I find myself constantly comparing, which I should not do. I find that there is a lot of room especially when the rear seats are down. A mat would have been nice to cover the whole cargo area. I have read many revues on the car but have not yet seen my pet peave yet, which is a roof rack. It is so very expensive to fit this car with a roof rack. I cannot believe it's not an option. But I guess, given the overall performance, gas mileage and especially the handling, it still comes in as a number one car for me.
Best FeaturesSteering, handling, looks, interior design, stereo, dash lights at night.
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The Classic Coming of age story brought to life in the original one man show.
– written and performed by Chazz Palminteri
"A Bronx Tale is a good yarn, a vivid true Story" – Stephen Holden, New York Times
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Matthew Hrodey of Milwaukee Magazine's NewsBuzz quotes me regarding Dick Leinenkugel's chances of winning the Republican nomination and beating Senator Russ Feingold:
But conservative blogger James Wigderson departs from the naysayers and wonders if Leinenkugel is being underestimated, arguing Westlake and Wall are weak candidates and the unpredictable former secretary of commerce will appeal to independents. "I bet it takes one, maybe two speeches and he becomes the biggest threat to Feingold," Wigderson writes.
Hey, if Dick Leinenkugel flops, everyone will say they saw it coming and they'll forget what I wrote. If Leinenkugel somehow pulls it off, I'm a genius and he'll send me at least a case of beer for my trouble.