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Some scientists used MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) on 80 different species of plants and "discovered" what most gardeners already knew: pots limit plants' growth when roots reach the pot walls.
I wonder if I could get federal funding for determing whether or not water was wet?
To be fair, maybe these MRI images will tell someone something we did NOT already know.
For example:
- - "Even the largest pot was not large enough not to limit growth."
and (paraphrasing) :
- - 'plant roots quickly reach the edges of pots and concentr5ate in the outer half, hardly using the inner half.'
I always suspected the second observation, and figured it was why people pot up gradually from the current pot to slightly larger pots, rather than drop the seedling into a huge pot when pricking out.
MRI show that pots limit plants
I'm not sure if the article was poorly done or the experiment poorly performed. There are a number of factors that come along with pots that have the potential to limit growth and vitality, chief among them is the medium the pot is filled with. From the information offered, the question is begged, WHY did the roots run to the edge of the pot and stop? In my mind's eye, I can see a water retentive medium with roots wanting to grow near the inside wall of the pot because that's where the plant's access to air/gas exchange is best. How often have we seen a container with roots that wrap several times around the inside of pot walls at the interface between the inside of the pot and the outside of the soil mass, with the center of the soil nearly devoid of roots; this, because of a poor, water-retentive soil? The soils I use are always completely and evenly colonized by roots at repot time, indicating the entire soil mass provides a healthy environment that keeps roots happy. Obviously then, the tendency is not for roots to stop growing once they reach the barrier of container walls.
Generally speaking, growth and vitality begin to be notably affected at about the point where the root/soil mass can be lifted from the pot intact, and simply potting up at that point doesn't alleviate the stress associated with tight roots in the original root mass. Repotting on the other hand, which includes a change of soil and correction of the root congestion through root pruning, resets the ontogenetic clock and restores plants to their full potential for growth and vitality, the influence of other potentially limiting factors not withstanding.
In a perfect world, we wouldn't need to be concerned with things like high root/soil temps in containers, or poor air:water relations in the media, but in practical application they are significant considerations and capable of limitations even greater than root congestion. I'm sure there had to have been much more information that might have been included in the article, but who knows ...... and I do agree it seemed like a lot of trouble to go through to confirm what we already knew.
>> The soils I use are always completely and evenly colonized by roots at repot time
Ah hah!
>> correction of the root congestion through root pruning, resets the ontogenetic clock and restores plants to their full potential for growth and vitality
I've always been timid about removing roots, but I'll reconsider that the next time I pot up a root ball that's 100% roots on the surface.
I can't help but wonder if they've missed something else, besides the obvious "What sort of medium were the plants growing in?". Why did they choose only barley and sugar beets to test? I've not done enough container-gardening to give my own general observations of roots, other than lemon grass in pots on my front porch. When I dig out the old to replace with new, I also, like Tapla, find a root system that is evenly dispersed throughout all the soil, not concentrated in any specific area(s).
There simply must be more to that study than that one little article disclosed. I'd be very interested to read more about that study.
Here are some before/after pictures of plants repotted so you can judge for yourself whether or not plants are able to tolerate root work. Keep in mind that many of my plants are specimens I've worked on for 20 years or more, so it's unlikely I'll do anything I think puts them in jeopardy of succumbing to the after effects of the work.
One spot mentioned that 80 species were tested. I didn't even look for the original article - so many of those sites are pay-per-view.
Just guessing: they were like kids with a shiny toy: "what can we do with this MRI that will get us published somewhere?"
If they weren't really gardeners, or farmers, they may not have giv en much thoguht to the growing medium. "I dunno - soil or something".
Or it might have been a reasoned choice.
Hmm, I don't see any link to a paper ...
"The findings have been presented at the Society for Experimental Biology's annual meeting in Salzburg, Austria."
At least one of them owns some houseplants:
"Lead researcher Hendrik Poorter, from the Julich research institute in Germany, told BBC Nature that as soon as he saw the results, he re-potted all of his houseplants."
"Dr Poorter's colleague Dagmar van Dusschoten produced the MRI scans"
I found the meeting with Google, but didn't immediatly find their Proceedings offered for sale or free.
I would love to see a time-lapse video of the MRI - maybe beforfe, during and after the pot was flooded to drowning for 60 min utes. Watch the root hairs, then the roots die back and start tol re-grow.
Too bad drowning doesn't work like root pruning, and re-start the clock!
Al, thanks for the photos of the root massacres! I guess it is safe and even good for them. But I'm even a sissy about pruning branches. But ya gotta do what works, not what feels comfortable!
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Good morning. =)
I did a bit of searching last evening, and all I could find were several (upon several) articles just repeating the one you shared here, either in whole or bits thereof. Nothing new, and nothing mentioning the growing medium. I conclude that this is no conclusion at all, sorry. It certainly is interesting, but warrants much more info in order to be able to draw any reasonable conclusions.
I am quite certain that I have never done any root pruning like Al has, however, I sure am bold about cutting roots of new purchases before I re-plant them (into containers or otherwise), and thus far the only things I have had troubles with is Columbines... but, I hear they don't like transplanting very well anyway. Typically, I only remove about the bottom 1/3 of the roots, and then just "massage" the rest of the roots loose from the soil blob and then spread 'em out into their new home. (that's a technical term, by the way; 'soil blob'.) ;)
"Doing something" about tight root masses of bedding plants and plants in larger containers you're going to transplant can be extremely important to future growth/vitality. Many of us have planted root bound bedding plants, only to have them languish w/o growth for the entire growth cycle. If you can lift your plants from the cell pack or pot w/o the soil wanting to fall off the roots, they're too root bound to plant/transplant w/o giving up potential growth vitality.
I literally rip the bottom 1/2-2/3 of the root mass off the plant, and then tease the remaining roots apart. For larger plants, I use my fingers (3" pots & larger) to tease the roots apart by working them up into the center of the roots (this is AFTER tearing the bottom of the root mass off) and then outward, but for cell packs I use a nylon tool I made specifically for that purpose to tease the roots apart after tearing the bottom of the root mass off. This doesn't hurt the plant at all (witness the pictures above). I do it to every plant I pot in containers, year after year, without a hint of a problem.
Utter and complete drool-worthy beauty there, Sir! **applauds loudly**.
This just reminded me, I am embarrassed to say, I think I forgot to remove roots from my Clematises when I put 'em in their planters out back, EEK!!!! This would explain their languishing, to be sure. Would now (this time of year) be an ok time to do it, or would it be best to wait 'til the Fall?
On the other hand, I am happy to report that I did whistle while I worked with my gardening saw on the roots of the other climbers I stuck in the giant whiskey barrel out front today, as well as the Coleuses that I re-potted. I will be looking forward to their new growth with joyous expectation! =)
>> articles just repeating the one
I guess "news" has fallen on hard times, re-reporting what someone said that someone said". I'm just assumning that the "Proceedings" of that conference would cost triple-digits.
Better to spend the money on bigger pots and better mix! Al is giving better advice than the "newsy" articvles did. The article doesn't say much more than "if you do it worng, the pot really restricts the plant".
Al is showing that if you do it RIGHT, you can get great results with pots that don't look very big to me.
I'm about to launch some 5-gallon buckets for Sun Gold (?" Sungold?) cherry tomatoes.
Mmmmmm, sounds like a yummy endeavor, I wish you much success!! =)
Thnak you, it be only my second year trying to grow tomatoes. Last year was my first, and I didn't expect ANY to ripen.
But, as usual in the garden, the plants surprised me. Stupice did fairly well, but lost all flavor after one cold night. The Sun Gold stayed tasty.
And happy_macomb just pointed out that McMaster-Carr sells 3x3 mesh galvanised steel hardware cloth (for screening a few cubic feet of pine bark mulch). The "thin wire" variety is relatively cheap, $1.23 per sq ft. But I'm trying to find out what the shipping cost will be!
I think it's cute that they call the flimsy variety "easy to form".
I'm completely unfamiliar with hardware cloth.. but, ... correct me if I'm wrong here, but doesn't the word "cloth" indicate that it's **supposed** to be "flimsy"? Maybe not, and maybe I'm just showing my ignorance here. ;) I think I've seen it in our local True Value, but I may be mistaken. I've only ever looked at the different types of screening and cloths there, never had any hands-on experience with any of them.
Chain-link fence is also referred to as 'fabric fence', so go figure. ;-)
Just love the step by step pictures and your planters as always are beautiful.
>> but doesn't the word "cloth" indicate that it's **supposed** to be "flimsy"?
Not really - as with people, it takes all kinds. "Hardware cloth" usually means woven, welded for extra strength, and galvanized.
You've probably seen 1/2" galvanized hardware cloth (also called wire mesh).
The bigger the hole, it seems, the thicker the wire, and the stiffer the cloth.
I have 1/2" and 1/4" welded galvanized hardware cloth, and both are stiff enoguh to play ping-pong with.
I have some 30 mesh and 60 mesh (stainless steel wire) that are almost as flimsy as window screening made of fiberglass or aluminium wire. Floppy.
In this case, the 3-per-inch mesh came in two different grades, with different gauge wire and different prices. The wire that's twice as thick costs 3 times as much.
I'm sure the 16 gauge wire would last longer than 21gauge, but I'm cheap and willing to pre-screen the bark fast-and-rough, maybe twice, before I use the 3-per-inch wire cloth gently.
"easy to form" 0.032" wire diamter (21 gauge AWG) $1.23 per sq foot
other, tougher: 0.063" wire diametr (16 gauge AWG) $6.61 per sq foot
Chain link fence is also referred to as "fabric fence"... get outta town, really!? I've never heard that before, honest! LOL!!!!
Wow, I am always learning so much here!! And Mr. Corey, thank you for that explanation, it makes sense. See, I really was just showing my ignorance! =) Hmmm... the more I think about it, the more it really does make sense.. thinking about my "emery cloth" that I use to sand down wood... it's called "cloth", however it certainly is anything but flimsy or floppy! =)
Never too old to learn something new. Thanks guys! =)
There are some super-whiz-bang computer "buses" that they call "switched-fabric buses" ... I think they are arrays of fiber-optic links ... for when ONE fiber-optic bus isn't fast enough.
But I'm also happier calling things like cotton flannel "cloth" - good for wicking mositure and in a pinch can be used for diapers. I was thinking about shredding some cotton into beds that did not seem eager to share water around fairly ... but there must be better solutions.
These were taken while sc reening wood shreds (not bark shredds). I had uprooted some low juniper tol make more rasied beds, and wnated to shred the wood before composting it.
There is
1/4" hardware cloth (woven, welded, galvanized)
1/2" hardware cloth (also WWG)
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~ 3/4 steel shelving, thrown away where I work.
Oh my goodness, they throw away that shelving where you work?? Wow, that's some really useful stuff!!! I'm glad to see that you rescue it and put it to further use. :)
Oh, yeah. OH yeah! Oh, YEAH!
I keep hoping we'll throw away an entire shelving unit, but no joy.
My fvallback would be haunting the dump, recyle station, or the used-appliance second-hand store for wire racks from ovens or very old refrigerators.
My Darling DH (redundant, I know, but there really is emphasis on the "D"), whose birthday it is today by the way, (shameless plug! LOL!!!), brought home from work some really wonderful metal shelving units a couple years back, and we've got a bunch of them up in the basement, they are soooooooo helpful!!! They're rather like these "industrial" ones. I LOVE them! =)
They were re-arranging storage space and had gotten new shelving, so these ones were going in the dumpster. NO WAY! =)
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So.. I made my very first batch of kimchi the other day and we made it too salty…
Along with that, we also did not let it ferment long enough (less than a day >< don't kill me) before we put it in the fridge.
So now my kimchi is too salty, not fermented enough and in the fridge. Help?
Am I allowed to take it out of the fridge and let it ferment again? But im guessing that's bad for the cabbage…
You can definitely take it out of the fridge and let it ferment more. Check out what Maangchi has to say about it in the last two paragraphs of her "mak kimchi" recipe. She talks about it.
Why is it too salty? Did you not rinse the cabbage enough after brining? Too much salt in the brine? Did you add extra salt to the porridge? For the excess salt, I can only offer you the advice my father-in-law once gave me: "the solution to polution is dilution".
From your name, can I guess that you are a fan of choco-pie? ^^
Ahhh seriously? I can take it out of the fridge ? Lol kimchi is so daebak ><
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FEW months more before the anticipated integration of the ten countries in South East Asia leading to its transformation as Asean Economic Community by 2015 more talks about the issue is being asked to understand the impact of it.
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In her lecture during the 11th EdukCircle Convention on Media Communication held at UP Theater, Diliman, Quezon City on August 17 and attended by Communication students from the different universities nationwide Carlos appealed to all the higher educational institutions to give their students an opportunity to see the world and experience the benefits one can obtain in internationalization and globalization.
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"BA (Bachelor of Arts) is not a term or a degree. You need to have a Phd (Doctorate degree) to compete. Do not stop learning," Carlos said.
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Childminders and holiday pay, I just dont get it(51 Posts)
OK, I have nc'd for this as I will probably get flamed......
I was hoping someone could explain to me why every CM we have looked at, including the one we chose charges holiday pay when they claim to be self employed?
Apparently we dont employ them, they are self employed, so surely that means no holiday pay? One of the downsides to being self employed surely is that if you are not working you are not earning? I just dont get it. I'm being thick aren't I?
Our childminder didn't work school holidays but charged 1/2 fees. The other children she minded had a teacher parent so it suited them. I had to use another childminder for most of the holidays which was expensive and disruptive. However she was a great childminder so we went with it.
I did realise that, Filibear, although it may look as though I misunderstood
I just think it's up to the childminder to charge according to her business needs. It's not helpful to look at one aspect in isolation - you have to consider the whole package. A childminder who charges for holidays usually has a lower hourly rate. That might work out better for some parents than my practice of a higher rate overall - in fact, my experience is that many parents prefer it.
We've heard all about Pixie's ex-childminder on the childminding board
Of course there will be some that take the proverbial, just as they would in any profession. Most, though, have looked at the business they want to offer and the clients they want to attract, then set their charges accordingly.
Way back we were both S/E for a period.
If CM wasn't available we couldn't work, so didn't get paid. We resented having to pay our S/E CM for the day she wasn't working. It felt like she wanted the benefit of being self employed - picking and choosing her hours etc, and the benefits of being employed - paid holiday. We had to chose one or another, but as it was in her contract we couldn't complain
at least not to her anyway
I think the govt. encouraged this with standardised contracts that came in about 11 yrs ago; I think many CMs ignore it because they know customers won't stand for it.
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Surely the sensible thing to do is to have a chat well in advance and co-ordinate the family holiday with the childminder's holiday. So that at least for the main holiday the childminder and the parents are away at the same time.
I would expect not to pay when the child minder is on holiday but to pay when my family is on holiday. Although my dc are much much older and things may have changed.
I can see definitely your point.
We pay our cm 52 weeks of the year, whether she's on holidays/ sick (rare)/ or we take time off.
She prob has about 6 weeks hols per year (not all together)
anothershittynickname But unless none of your local counterparts take any holiday throughout the year, and you don't either, then the rate you charge when you're working allows you to eat and pay your bills when you aren't. You may only charge enough to cover the basics, but unless you actually aren't taking any holiday time, then the money your clients pay you does fund any breaks you have.
I had one that charged no matter what.
On top of her normal daily rate ( over £100 a day) her 4 weeks paid holiday and any holidays and sickness my end.
She also charged me when her kids were sick or she was. I worked it out that due to sickness ( that prevented her doing nothing else) she was unavailable 25% of the entire time I used her over and above her agreed holiday at full pay.
She also used to invent exclusion periods ones that the dept of health say arnt needed and I would get texts on the the day saying oh I forgot I've got a course to go to so I'm not working today and still charge me full rates.
dojo - I set my rate at a level which meets with the local average, in fact, I am lower than some!
I certainly didn't incorporate unpaid holiday into the rate! I don't charge for my holidays because I personally feel it's unfair to charge for a service I cannot offer!
anothershittynickname But presumably you do set your rate at a level which means you can afford to take holidays at some point?
Isn't it something to do with holding the child's place?
It always was with nursery. They could have another child during your holiday but don't so yours can return to the same place?
Isn't it something to do with h
Onwardbound, so long as your child is aged 4 and in full time education, or aged 5+, most childminders will not charge for the hours he or she is at school.
You'll normally be charged either for the hours you do use, or a fixed rate that doesn't cover school hours.
I would expect you to be charged normal fee for any school holidays and INSET days, though.
Op, you make the common mistake if assuming that, just because a child isn't physically with the childminder, that childminder is not working to the benefit of your child.
Do you know how much out of hours work we spend on paperwork, preparation, extra cleaning etc.?
Every holiday, I spend at least a week in maintenance of equipment, deep cleaning, and keeping my premises safe and up to standard.
Even if parents were to pay for my holidays, they wouldn't cover the hours I spend working.
For what it's worth, I don't charge for my holidays and sickness. I factor them into a higher rate, just like parents who raise this kind of moan claim they prefer.
Guess what? I get far fewer enquiries than the childminders with lower rates who do charge for their holidays. Which leads me to believe that all this posturing over holiday pay isn't actually the way the majority of parents prefer it.
Thanks surf and edwin
onwardbound I am looking at childminders for when ds starts school in Sept. I am also in SE London and being quoted around £25 a day to look after him from 7am until 8.50am and then from 3pm - 6.30pm.
onwardbound I charge an hourly rate for a child who is at school from 9 till 3 as once they are at school full time they do not need to be classed as early years and therefore would not be taking up a whole early years space. I would only charge for the hours before and after school. I am in the southwest and the average hourly rate here is £4
Normally I think its at a reduced rate if you're on holiday and nothing if they are on holiday.
I am a CM and I too charge when I am available to work whether the child attends or not as this would be an inconvenience to me in as much as it is difficult to budget for unexpected absences. However I don't charge for my own holidays or sickness as I understand that this is inconvenient for my customers and they have the task of sourcing and possibly paying for alternative care.
I do think though that you are missing the point somewhat. A good childcare provider is worth their weight in gold and you can't really put a price on that. We (unlike plumbers and builders) don't get to have an hour lunch break to sit and read a newspaper and drink numerous cups of coffee. We are on duty from the start to the end of our working day and these are usually long hours. I also tend to try and be 'flexible' for my customers and regularly overlook the children being dropped off 5 minutes early or 'I'm sorry I'm late picking up - the traffic was really bad'
There are loads of hidden costs involved in being a childminder which I don't think parents consider. My outgoings are approximately £800 per month for things like food, petrol, cost of employing an assistant, craft resources, playgroup charges the list goes on. I care for children from 7.30am to 6pm, 5 x days per week and then I have paperwork to complete on top of that plus planning activities, preparing activities, additional training we are encouraged to do in our own time, plus keeping my house in order as it is also my business premises. We don't charge for any of the time we spend doing that. I understand that childcare is expensive but I don't think you can begrudge us a few weeks holiday -
paid for or not!
Rant over!
When I met with CMs for my DS one of them said to me "well its nit like its a proper job for me so I don't charge for holidays"
At this point I thought my current CM who charges but reduces by 50% if we take the same hols seemed professional and organised
We pay nursery £45 a day per child
We pay if we go on holiday or if children sick, we also still lay for bank holidays when they close!!
We get Xmas free as the nursery closes
Slightly off topic but would any of the childminders on this thread mind letting me know what they charge or their policy in regard to a mindee who will be starting school in September?
I am just wondering whether it is the norm to charge for the full day when you have the child from 0730 to school drop off, then pick them up at around 3pm and keep them till 6pm when parents collect?
I see this two ways, one that the childminder may need to be paid for the full day as child is taking a place in her numbers in terms of needing some care and also picking up and dropping off during the day.
However I wondered if some childminders charge a fee per hour rather than a daily rate in this circumstance?
I haven't approached my CM to ask the question yet but was just curious to hear how others work this!
My CM charges for both our holidays and hers [2 weeks], also any days child is sick and we keep him off.
I met with a couple of other childminders when I was deciding on a care provider for DSs and they all had the same contract - that you pay when you are on holiday, when your child is off for other reasons and for 2 weeks when the childminder is on holiday.
CM charges £40 per child per day [0730 - 6pm] so we pay £80 per day for two.
I presume the paid holidays are factored in to her setting her daily rate, ie if she didn't charge for holidays she may instead decide to charge £50 per child per day for example.
We are in SE London by the way.
Current cm is 50% fees for her hols n ours n bank hols n if she is sick no fees if child is full fees.
Old cm full fees if we didn't go n no fees if she wasn't available.
Current cm cheaper per day not by alot n both take/took 2wks Yr plus some long weekends
we actually use cm 2 days n nursery 2 days.
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THE Celebrity Big Brother housemates put aside their differences last night to become great friends.
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California couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt had vowed not to forgive Rylan Clark and Frankie Dettori for banishing them to the basement on Day One.
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Des Smyth leads The Senior Open Championship, presented by Aberdeen Asset Management, by one shot at the halfway stage as he looks to follow in the still-fresh footsteps of fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington.
Inspired by Harrington's thrilling play-off victory in The Open Championship at Carnoustie five days ago, Smyth raised his own game at Muirfield on Friday when he defied strong winds with a second consecutive round of one under par 70.
Smyth closed with four birdies in a row to sign for one of only two scores under par, as 20 mph gusts blew a number of leading contenders down the leaderboard.
The other man round in red figures was Australian Stewart Ginn, who offset four bogeys with an eagle and three birdies for a 70 and a share of second place.
Smyth leads the way on two under par 140 but has a hugely talented and international pack on his tail, including the man who ended his dream of becoming a Senior Major champion two years ago.
Back then Royal Aberdeen was hosting The Senior Open Championship and Smyth lost to Tom Watson in a play-off. Fast forward 24 months and Waston is breathing right down Smyth's neck again after the five-time Open Champion tagged a level par 71 to his opening 70 to finish on 141.
Alongside Ginn and Watson – also a winner of The Senior Open in 2003 – are Gordon J Brand of England and Eduardo Romero of Argentina. Like Smyth, Romero is looking to go one better after losing a play-off to Loren Roberts at The Westin Turnberry Resort last year.
England's Nick Faldo, whose opening 68 gave him a share of the first round lead, endured a frustrating day with the putter and lies two shots off the pace following a second round of 74.
American Morris Hatalsky, Australian Graham Marsh and Japan's Kiyoshi Murota are keeping Europe's Ryder Cup Captain company on level par 142.
With the wind, which peaked at 25mph, whipping in off the Firth of Forth the day looked made for someone of Smyth's links experience and, ultimately, it proved to be the case.
After a third bogey of the day at the 14th, Smyth looked to heading nowhere. But then his fortunes turned dramatically with a closing run of four birdies for an inward half of 33.
"I hit a purple patch down the stretch – that changed the whole day really. Conditions were very difficult," said Smyth, who capped the run with a sumptuous six iron that landed pin high left off the pin on the 18th.
"I was delighted personally and for the Irish people that Padraig won last week, but I will only think about an Irish double if I am still there when we go down the last nine holes on Sunday. In the meantime I am going to practice and try to play the way I have these past two days.
"Obviously I would love to win but whatever happens I need a good result because of the way I have played all year on the Champions Tour. I only have two top tens and I am worried about keeping my card. I need a big result somewhere along the line and this could be the place to do it."
While Smyth reflected on Harrington's Open win, three-times European Seniors Tour winner Brand was asked to cast his mind back 21 years to The 115th Open at Turnberry where he enjoyed his best ever result, finishing second to Greg Norman and two clear of Faldo.
"If I can beat Nick again this week then I know I shall be in with a shout. Let's see if I can go one better," said the Englishman after his round of 73.
Sam Torrance, who tacked on a 74 to his opening 69 to be three over for the Championship, revealed the strength of the wind when he said of the 448 yard opening hole: "I ripped a drive down the first, and then three wood, but was still 50 yards short of the green, and I nailed them both."
The two-time European Seniors Tour Order of Merit was not alone in his battles. Indeed, of the 140 teeing up, only nine players matched par or better.
Watson (71) was one of those after he gave another wonderful links performance. A bogey at the last took some of the gloss off his day's work, but it was testament to the American's character that he was more worried by the condition of the spectator he hit on the head coming out of a bunker at the 14th.
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Defending champion Loren Roberts was in danger of going home early but produced a rallying riposte, coming back in 32 to stay in the Championship on four over par.
"I stood on the tenth tee seven over par, so knew I had to shoot at least level par on the back side, but three under was great," he admitted. "I haven't been hitting the ball well the last couple of days, until the back nine today. I kind of put my head down, found a good swing thought and finally hit a lot of good shots.
"It would have dented my pride to miss the cut, but I didn't really want to think about that. I didn't think anybody was going to be under par, but obviously Des birdied the last four and had an impressive finish. Six back is not insurmountable, but I'll need to play good and shoot low tomorrow."
A total of 77 players made the cut, which fell at nine over par.
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Discussion in 'Funstuff and Inspiration' started by Pacion, Jun 7, 2007.
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Been very seriously ILL since early this year.
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Today we're joined by author Laura Lee Guhrke, whose When the Marquess Met His Match is all about matchmaking and the course of true love. While Laura's book is a historical romance, the tips her heroine learns in the course of her matchmaking apply to modern times as well. Thanks for being here, Laura!
In my latest historical romance, When the Marquess Met His Match, my heroine Belinda Featherstone is the Victorian equivalent of Match.com. Belinda's specialty is the transatlantic marriage, setting up American heiresses in search of social acceptance with British peers in need of cash.
In Victorian times, true love wasn't really the goal. Marriage was, and that made pairing up pretty easy. People had a huge social network of family and friends to present men and women with possible partners for life. Nowadays, however, things are a bit trickier. You see, we expect love, too.
Love is a tough thing to find. Going on dates, the tried-and-true method of our parents and grandparents, has become like ballroom dancing: it's great, but no one knows how to do it anymore. And networking has become a superficial "friend each other on Facebook" kind of thing that doesn't do much to match people up. Despite a plethora of dating sites and living in the information age, studies show that most people who find love still find it through family and mutual friends.
You would love to set up some of the singles you know. Do matchmakers like Belinda have any tips that could help you out? Why, yes, they do!
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1. Keep an open mind about the singles you know. Just because you didn't click with that guy who works in your building, it doesn't mean he wouldn't be perfect for your friend, Susan.
2. On the other hand, if that guy was a jerk to you, he'll be a jerk to her, so don't set your friends up with people you genuinely don't like. It's insulting to your friends and ultimately pointless.
3. Never set up anyone with a person you secretly want. That's just a train-wreck waiting to happen. For everyone involved. Be honest with yourself as well as your friends.
4. Be sure your friends are genuinely okay with being set up. If they say no, accept it graciously.
5. Be honest in your descriptions, and yes, have pictures to show. Like it or not, physical traits are important to people, and study after study shows that people of similar attractiveness are more likely to click. As much as we love reading love stories about the plain-Jane spinster and the gorgeous millionaire, it doesn't usually work that way in real life. The gorgeous millionaire will want and expect the equivalent of a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader (with brains). Brutal, but true.
6. No mud-against the wall matchmaking. Don't just randomly throw people together and cross your fingers. Find out what your friends are looking for and what is important to them. Ultimate deal-breakers you should watch for: religion, desire for marriage, and desire/ability to have children. Possible deal-breakers: geography (most long distance relationships don't work out), timing (he's in therapy after his ex put him through the ringer in divorce court last month), politics (Mary Matlin and James Carville are the exception, people), and lifestyle (meat is his only food group and she's a vegan).
7. Take risks. This is in direct contradiction to rule #6, which is why effective matchmaking is an art. If one of the above "deal-breaker" scenarios is in play, but your instincts tell you they'd still be perfect together, go with your instincts. As long as you've followed Rules 2-5, that is. Honesty is always the first priority in set-ups, so warn the vegan she's meeting a meat-lover. If she's okay with that, and so is he, go for it.
8. Be considerate and subtle. If you are introducing them in person, don't just throw them together at a bar or party, and walk away. If you're the party host, don't make them the only two single people there.
9. Don't go into matchmaking with any expectations about the outcome. This was Emma's big problem in Jane Austen's novel. She had expectations about every match she tried to set up, and the result was a lot of hurt feelings (okay, yes, and comedy, too—but you don't want that sort of humor in your own life, do you?). In setting people up, don't have any preconceived expectations. If it doesn't work out, despite all your preliminary research that said they'd be perfect together, don't take it personally. Accept that love includes chemistry. If they don't think they have it together, they're right.
10. Don't interfere. If they do get together, great, but just because you brought them together, you don't have a say in how they handle their relationship. Butt out.
There you have it. Everything you need to know about matchmaking in our modern age. And as someone who was "set up" by well-meaning friends and ended up marrying that wonderful guy, I can say from my own experience that matchmaking does work, and I will be forever grateful to the brave friends who pushed us together. So, now that you know how to do it, go help your friends find true love. Or at least try to get them to go on a date. Who knows? You might be at their wedding a few years from now.
New York Times bestselling author Laura Lee Guhrke spent seven years in advertising, had a successful catering business, and managed a construction company before she decided writing novels was more fun. The author of many historical romances, Laura has received many literary awards, including romance fiction's highest honor, the Rita Award. When she's not writing, Laura spends her time skiing down the slopes and wakeboarding across the lakes of her beautiful home state of Idaho. She loves hearing from readers, and you may write to her by visiting her website: www.lauraleeguhrke.com.


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Kerbside recycling coming to Broken Hill
Kerbside recycling will be introduced in Broken Hill, but there will be a three-year wait.
Broken Hill City Council says the proposal has had favourable reaction from the public and was supported at a recent council meeting.
The group manager of sustainability, Peter Oldsen, says there is a lot to work out before kerbside recycling starts.
"We need to establish a materials recycling facility, there's additional bins, potential for additional trucks in terms of resources, so we'd need to gear up for that to happen so that's a two to three year timeframe," he said.
The scheme would cost each resident about $50 a year.
A survey on the topic done by the council found almost 90 per cent of respondents were happy to pay this charge.
Mr Oldsen says each house would get a new rubbish bin, and their current wheelie bin would turn into a recycling bin.
"You'd end up with an extra bin at your premises, which would be a recycling bin as you see in most of the cities these days," he said.
"You'd end up with a three-bin system - so there'd be one bin for green waste, one bin for recyclables and one bin for the residual waste."
Charges are also proposed for dumping rubbish at the Broken Hill landfill.
Vehicles would be weighed before and after delivering waste to the landfill. Items brought for recycling wouldn't incur a fee.
"It's certainly not the idea to charge everyone at the landfill, " Mr Oldsen said, "but to charge appropriately so the commercial operators who may turn up with large quantities would be charged but a resident with a trailer-load would get five or six free trips to the landfill."
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Behavioral Indifference Curves
According to the endowment effect there is some discomfort associated with giving up a good, that is to say, we are willing to give up something only if the price is greater than the price we are willing to pay for it. This implies that the indifference curves should designate a reference point at the current level of consumption. Such indifference maps are kinked at the current level of consumption. The kinks in the curves imply that the utility function is not differentiable everywhere and the budget constraint does not always have a unique tangent with an indifference curve. Thus, price changes may not bring about changes in consumption which may be the reason for the frequent stickiness of prices, wages and interest rates. We also discuss a multiple period example in which the indifference map shifts as the reference point shifts implying that the curves cross over time even though tastes do not change.
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Subject: [METIS] Obituary of Leo Lewis Turcotte
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:09:02 -0700
OBITUARY OF LEO LEWIS TURCOTTE, extracted by Eileen Horan, from the Wednesday July 27th 2011 edition of the Regina Leader Post:
Turcotte, Leo
Published: 2011-07-27
Mr. Leo Lewis Turcotte
March 14, 1929 - July 24, 2011
It is with deepest sadness and regret our loved one, Leo passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 24, 2011 after a serious accident. He was a wonderful man, full of life, very strong and determined. He will be sadly missed, but will be in our hearts and thoughts with many fond memories.
He is predeceased by his father Cyrenus and his mother Olive; brothers Louie, and Lyle; sisters Dora, and Dolores; sons Lyle, and Lorne.
He is survived by his wife Annie, sisters: Doris, Doreen, and Dorothy; children: Leonard (Marlene), Joyce (Terry), Lewis, Janice (Kevin), Lester (Melanie), Ted (Melissa), Paulie (Darryl), and Millie (Larry); Grandchildren: Joanne (Rocky), Lance (Tanya), Lisa (Bob), Sheri (Wade), Tanya, Trevor, Chelsea (Cory), Nolan, Nathan, Stevin (Ally), Marc, Paula, Lincoln, and Devonian; numerous great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, family and friends.
There will be no funeral service as our hearts followed Leo's wishes to be cremated with no funeral service. Everyone's support, thoughts and prayers have been more than anyone could have hoped for and are very much appreciated.
Special thank you to the General Hospital SICU for everything they did.
Addendum to Obituary, written by Eileen Horan:
Leo Lewis Turcotte was born in Webb, Saskatchewan, to Cyrenne-"Cyrille" Turcot dit Turcotte [he was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario - I don't know who his parents were] and Olive Margaret Lemay. His Mother, Olive, was a daughter of Lewis Albert Lemay and Margaret Villeneuve. Lewis Lemay was a son of Napoleon Philippe Lemay and Ellen Turpin. Margaret Villeneuve was a daughter of Francois LaFourche dit Villeneuve and Justine Robillard - a daughter of Jean Baptiste Lambert dit Robillard and Marie Rose "Antoinette" Lagimodiere dit Lagimoniere.
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'SNL' Preview: Andrew Garfield Tries to Live Up to Emma Stone
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After taking a few weeks off, 'SNL' will return this coming Saturday (when else?) to kick off the first of the 39th season's final three installments, webbing up 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' star Andrew Garfield for his first hosting gig, along with Coldplay's fifth appearance on the series. The first promos have arrived with Bobby Moynihan, but how does Garfield stack up against his 'Spider-Man' co-star/girlfriend/former 'SNL' host/lip-sync champion Emma Stone?
Early reviews for Garfield's second turn as the New York City webslinger have been mixed across the board, but thankfully the future 'SNL' star's first promos seem promising enough. One clip sees Garfield previewing the episode for British audiences, followed by one for Americans, and finished with 'SNL"s most loyal viewership, dogs. Another sees Moynihan attempting to distract Garfield with web-shooter noises, the increasing absurdity of which sees Garfield finally cracking up and walking out of the shot.
Should Garfield stumble, the final two installments of the 39th season are promising enough as 'A Million Ways to Die in the West' star Charlize Theron takes the stage for the second time, this round alongside The Black Keys, while alumni and 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' star Andy Samberg will close out the season with his first hosting return and with musical guest St. Vincent. Of course, 'SNL' has an even brighter future ahead in 2015 after the announcement of a three-hour 40th anniversary special.
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PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy T-45 trainer plane was successfully flown using biofuel as the service expands its alternative energy program.
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division said the high-performance jet trainer used a biofuel mixture of petroleum-based JP-5 jet fuel and plant-based camelina. The high oil content of the camelina seed makes it a valuable source of renewable and sustainable energy.
"This successful test flight brings us a step closer to meeting the Navy's energy security goals," said Vice Adm. David Architzel, commander, Naval Air Systems Command. "My congratulations to the Navy fuels team here at NAVAIR for playing an instrumental role in proving the viability of bio-fuels to power naval aircraft."
The T-45 "Goshawk" is a tandem-seat aircraft used by the Navy and U.S. Marine Corps to train pilots on carrier and tactical mission operations. It was the fifth aircraft successfully tested using bio-fuel at NAS Patuxent River. Previous aircraft tested include the F/18 E/F, MH-60S, F/A-18 D and the MV-22.
"This test of the T-45 with a 50/50 blend of bio-fuel represents another significant milestone in the long list of detailed flight test and demonstrations of the F-18 Super Hornet, the MH-60S, and the V-22," said Rear Adm. Philip Cullom, director of the Chief of Naval Operations Energy and Environmental Readiness Division.
"Our commitment to the aggressive test schedule for drop-in replacement fuels for JP-5 and F-76 keep us on pace for the 2012 demonstration and 2016 deployment of the Great Green Fleet."
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He is one of the most revered Superstars in the history of sports entertainment. Spanning a quarter century, Shawn Michaels's career was punctuated by countless accolades including multiple reigns with every major championship, and timeless matches that revolutionized the industry. The Main Event, The Icon, The Showstopper, Mr. WrestleMania and most recently...Mr. Hall of Fame has truly influenced a generation of fans. Now in this special collection, relive these show-stealing classics from his final run in WWE, including his one last stand with Triple H in DX and his emotional final match at WrestleMania XXVI.
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When the London Eye lit up the sky for the first time tonight, Marcellus native Justin Manor looked on with pride. He probably breathed a sigh of relief, too.
That's because the art and technology studio he co-founded, SosoLimited, was running the show — with some help from Twitter-savvy Olympic fans.
The 24-minute light shows run every night of the Olympics and are powered by the tweets of United Kingdom residents. The first show was tonight at 9 p.m.
"We have written software that captures all the tweets coming out of the UK mentioning the Olympics, and are running sentiment analysis algorithms on them to determine their emotional content," Manor, a 1996 Marcellus High graduate, wrote in a July 15 SoSoLimited blog post. "The rising and falling mood of the nation with respect to the Games is charted throughout the day on a large LED wall next to the Eye, and every night at 9 p.m., that data is played back out across full color architectural lighting fixtures around the Eye and with large ground based search beams."
Essentially, different colors depict different emotions.
"For example, good tweets will see the Eye bathed in yellows while bad tweets will show up as purple," according to a story on metro.co.uk.
The daily light shows can be viewed live here.
Manor founded Sosolimited in 2003 with John Rothenberg and Eric Gunther, who he met while studying at MIT. The company is based in Boston, Mass.
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Commodity price dynamics and the nonlinear market impact of technical traders: empirical evidence for the US corn market
We develop a simple model with technical and fundamental traders to explain the cyclical motion of commodity prices. The crucial element of our model is a nonlinear market impact of technical traders: Estimation of our STAR-GARCH model using monthly US corn price data reveals that technical traders increasingly enter the market as booms or slumps enlarge. One reason may be that they only gradually learn about the emergence of persistent price trends. The behavior of trend-extrapolating speculators obviously enforces mispricings and thus contributes to cyclical motion as observed in actual commodity markets.
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Happy birthday to Golden Tate, who turned 22 today. His gift was more of a charge. A veteran asked for doughnuts. Not Krispy Kreme, not Safeway. Yeah, Top Pot, and it wasn't cheap. $150 or so with an extra emphasis upon maple bars.
Linebacker Aaron Curry was absent from practice. He watched practice Sunday, too, and coach Pete Carroll said Curry suffered a "ding" Saturday evening and had headaches, probably residual from the pair of whacks he delivered to Justin Forsett on Saturday afternoon.
Tight end Jameson Konz also remains out.
With Russell Okung still unsigned and Ray Willis getting the morning practice off on Monday, you're first-string left tackle during drills was … Mansfield Wrotto.
T.J. Houshmandzadeh got the morning practice off, part of the schedule for dialing back the repetitions of some veterans. When Carroll took over he talked about believing in younger players, giving them a chance, and that is certainly evident through the first three days of practice. The depth chart is not rigid, veterans get plays and practices off. For instance, Charlie Whitehurst got most of the practice repetitions during the team drill as opposed to Matt Hasselbeck. On the defensive line, Lawrence Jackson is currently behind Red Bryant in the pecking order at left defensive end, but Jackson was getting some repetitions at defensive tackle in the Seahawks' nickel package during Monday's morning practice.
"If you're about competition then you've got to give guys a chance," coach Pete Carroll said. "You've got to show what they can do. It's our job to find the reps so that guys can get a look out there so we know where they fit in and all that. Right now, we're not even concerned about the depth charts being settled at all. So there is a lot of fluctuation. A lot of guys getting put in with the first group, in and out, so we can get a look at them, and get a sense from them how they fit in with the top guys."
Whitehurst was vastly better during today's practice as opposed to Saturday evening.
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Brown, Stuart Gerry, 1912-1991
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KCCI has announced Elizabeth Klinge will join Steve Karlin and meteorologist Kurtis Gertz on the Des Moines CBS affiliate's morning news.
"We are delighted to have Elizabeth join the KCCI morning news team," said KCCI president and general manager Paul Fredericksen. "She's extremely knowledgeable about central Iowa and our morning news viewers are going to really enjoy her intelligence and personality."
Klinge worked at Des Moines NBC affiliate WHO from 2005 until 2011. She left to form a business venture with her husband.
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Housing starts fall in AprilHousing starts fell 16.5 percent from March to April, according to USA Today. Construction decreased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 853,000 compared with 1.021 million in March.
Single-family construction starts fell 2.1 percent. However, building permit applications, which are viewed as a barometer of future construction, rose 14.3 percent in April to 1.017 million.
Housing starts are far above the annual rate of 478,000 in April 2009, which was the recession low. Housing starts also were 13.1 percent higher in April than in April 2012. However, a 1.5 million annual rate still is needed to be considered healthy.
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