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Rainfall monitoring pays off
The Extension Office's rain gauge (on a dry day)
By Paul Wilson, Columbia County Master Woodland Manager
My cats get me up every morning by 7:30. They get fed. I check the rain gauge.
Then I record the amount and other observations on a website. After more than a year, I have a habit. It's simple, useful, and fun.
We're five years into reforesting a clearcut. The early spring after our first planting was unusually dry, but the effects varied a lot even on our small forest. Clatskanie averages almost five feet of rain a year. Even so, we lost a lot of site-adapted seedlings because they dried out – in February and March. Soil differences played a role. But where we were able to irrigate a bit the trees thrived.
Last fall we saw a blurb in the paper about the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) network. When we checked out the CoCoRaHS website there was only one regularly reporting volunteer in Columbia County. There are official weather stations around – the City of Clatskanie, the Kelso airport, and others, but none seemed to describe what happens right here.
Our local Extension office offered a workshop to help get more people involved in precipitation monitoring. We were intrigued, bought a rain gauge, studied how to mount it to get accurate readings, and started entering the numbers.
So now we are part of a network of rain gauges. Our measurement goes into a national database where it is used together with National Weather Service data for everything from everyday weather forecasts and predicting river levels to building computer models and tracking the effects of climate change into the future.
Now, I learn every day something about what is happening on this place. I know when I need to get out and check on road and ditch erosion. I know how much I need to water the driest sites and when. And I just like the routine of checking the gauge and knowing exactly how much rain fell here yesterday.
Being part of a network feels good. Lots of small pieces, connected, become something vast. Each bit makes the whole better, across the country. It also works locally. Looking at the map of daily reports in Columbia County, I can begin to see how the shape of the land changes how much rain falls where. CoCoRaHS stations measuring the rain make the pattern.
Columbia County CoCoRaHS observations from Dec. 1, 2012 (left) and Dec. 1, 2013 (right). Note how many more stations are on the map! And the range of rainfall reported across the region (click graphic to enlarge).Amy just did a follow-up survey of last spring's workshop participants. Other people who have put in gauges are also having a good time. They use the information to run a water system, to know when to water newly planted plants, and to estimate when they will be able to get out and work the soil. They like knowing how much rain fell. People enjoy comparing rainfall amounts with neighbors, and looking at the maps and the record of what has happened (one person said, "I think a cloud lives over our house and I get more rainfall than others. But I can see on CoCoRaHS, it's not true!"). People are learning about the weather by attending webinars and reading the CoCoRaHS newsletter. They watch the progress of storms. Flower and veggie descriptions are read carefully; days are planned better. Folks are just more aware of weather conditions, and they enjoy it.
Editor's note: this is a follow up to an article I posted about a year ago, when we first started getting involved in CoCoRaHS. We've been thrilled by the positive reception from participants here in Columbia County, so look for future workshops in other counties in 2014.
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Pest Scene Investigation
Our Master Woodland Manager trainee class wraps up next week, after sixty-plus hours of learning and sharing together over the past six months. As an instructor, what I've enjoyed the most of this experience is that over half of our instructional time has been spent in the field, doing hands-on activities designed to encourage critical thinking about the day's topic.
Root excavationFor each class session, we've tried to hone in on a few key themes. One theme for our forest health session was the importance of being observant in diagnosing a pest or disease. Our instructor, Dave Shaw, had the class look methodically for signs and symptoms at each site we visited. Where on the tree is the problem noticeable? Was there a pattern to the damage across the stand? What's going on at the ground level? Any signs of chewing, wounding or scraping? What else is going on in the area?
Twice that day, we learned how easy it can be to prematurely jump to conclusions about a forest health problem, without pausing to get the full picture of what's going on around you. We went to one site where there was extensive mortality of young Douglas-fir trees. Knowing that laminated root rot is the #1 most common disease in the area, when we walked into the stand and saw symptoms consistent with laminated root rot, most of the group who had seen it before agreed that it was the likely cause. But it was not until we started excavating around some of the dead trees that we found signs of two other root diseases, as well.
A sign of black stain root disease A sign of Armillaria root disease
At another site, young trees had dead branches and wilting tops. On our scouting visit before the class, Dave and I had pegged this site to be an example of drought-induced stress, possibly combined with branch cankers, diseases that also are exacerbated by weather stress. So there we were in the class, all standing around, talking on and on about cankers and drought, wondering whether there might be any yellow jackets lurking in the brush, trying to find some meager shade. Not until we were about to leave, one class member thought to look down at the base of the tree.
Girdling by a mountain beaver
That's no branch canker. Sure enough, we were all standing on a minefield of mountain beaver tunnels. Like we were instructed, be observant. Look at what else is around you. Look at (and under) the ground.
Teaching in the field presents many challenges. Compared to a classroom setting, there are more logistics to contend with. The weather may not cooperate. It is harder to cover as much material as one could with a slideshow. Keys may get locked in the van, 25 miles from town (guilty). Nevertheless, there have been many instances over the MWM training that have affirmed to me that sometimes the best learning happens when one can see, touch, experience, and practice. And as often as not, it doesn't happen quite as planned.
Amy Grotta, Forestry & Natural Resources Extension, Columbia, Washington & Yamhill Counties
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Choosing your words carefully
In one word, what's this a picture of?
Last month, the Port of Portland rejected a billboard that was proposed for the Portland airport. "Welcome to Oregon: Home of the Clearcut", reads the ad, developed by a coalition of groups that oppose legislation that would increase timber harvests on federal lands. Now a subject of a free-speech debate, the fate of the billboard is unclear.
The billboard is meant to be provocative. But what interests me more than the billboard itself, or even the purpose behind it, is the public's reaction, as expressed in various Letters to the Editor in the Oregonian. These letters reveal wide-ranging perceptions of what forests and forestry are (and aren't).
One letter writer tried to distinguish a clearcut from a forest: "an old-growth forest is a diverse and active ecosystem that has evolved over hundreds or even thousands of years. A tree farm on clear-cut land is a monoculture plantation forest that exists solely to produce a new crop for the timber harvest."
That prompted another letter from Ron Larson, a local Master Woodland Manager, and his wife Nicky. The Larsons wrote:
The distinction [that the previous] letter writer draws between a forest and a tree farm is too simplistic.
We are members of the Oregon Small Woodlands Association. As the name implies, our tree farm — Urwald Tree Farm — is small. We are careful stewards of our forest. We plant, we thin and we harvest, avoiding clear-cutting as much as possible. We try to preserve its diversity.
Members of our association work tirelessly to find new ways of making use of forest products. It is a serious challenge to keep the forest healthy and economically viable. Very few of us ever keep track of the hours we spend doing this work. It would mean acknowledging that it takes having a "real" job in order to be able to afford hanging on to the tree farm, in the hope that future generations may enjoy it as well.
This short letter raises all sorts of points worthy of further reflection. But let's think about the first sentence, and the terminology that many of the people that I call "small woodland owners" use. Do you own a tree farm? Or a forest? Or both, or neither?
I've never met a self-described Tree Farmer whose sole objective is to produce a new crop for harvest. On the flipside, I run across very few people who say they own a forest. Instead, they call it timber, woods, woodlands, "the farm", etc.
What do you call your land? Why? Does it matter? Do the words that you use evoke a reaction?
Most of the land owners I know stay involved in the business of forestry (or whatever you want to call it) because they like tending the land, making it productive, being out in the woods, the physical labor, keeping up a tradition, or some combination of these. Very few would put communicating with the public about forestry at the top of that list. But like it or not, forestry is very much a public issue in Oregon. We are fortunate to have passionate woodland owners who can articulate its nuances to others.
Amy Grotta, OSU Extension – Columbia, Washington & Yamhill Counties
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Using foliar herbicides: Getting the bang for your buck
Even a wall of blackberries can be tackled
In recent entries in this series on the basics of herbicide use in weed control, I have reviewed how some foliar herbicides work, and the relationship between the plant's physiology and the herbicides' behavior. Now I want to illustrate how that that information translates to what gets done in the woods, looking at controlling blackberries, a frequent target of foliar herbicides.
Blackberries are a problem because they are widely dispersed by birds and start readily from seed and once established, rapidly spread vegetatively by tip rooting, quickly forming daunting patches seemingly too tall and wide to tackle. We've all seen these conditions in old pastures, riparian areas and struggling plantations.
Confronted by this situation (and assuming for this example it is a pre-plant, site preparation situation), many people begin by spraying the vigorously growing berries in the spring. Or by mowing them down in the summer, then starting to spray them when they reemerge later that year with glyphosate or triclopyr. Yes, it sure improves the looks of the place, and often seems to solve the problem for a while…but it is not generally a highly effective approach. The roots are not killed and the plants soon come charging back. Both of these approaches often lead to a cycle of repeated, frequent and arguably unnecessary spraying.
Why do these treatments not work very well? There are two issues involved here: timing and coverage.
Let's begin with timing. As discussed previously, foliar herbicides need to be carried down to the roots to kill the plant. In the spring and after a disturbance like mowing, the plant is pushing reserves up to support growth rather than stockpiling them. Spraying a translocated herbicide (such as glyphosate or triclopyr) on the plant at that time is like pushing a string up hill. In each case the treatment tends to kill the tops, but not the roots.
Now let's talk about the target. To be effective, you need to get enough herbicide absorbed by the plant to kill it. Mowing has some clear advantages, but reduces the target. The plant has a much smaller canopy, fewer leaves, so less surface area to catch and absorb the herbicide. But the roots are still about the same size, so you get a much smaller relative dose carried to the roots. Spring spraying generally burns the top without killing the plant. Think of it as "chemical mowing". Like mechanical mowing this makes subsequent sprays later in the season less effective than they might be.
So what are the alternatives? Generally, your first chance is your best chance. Make it count. Take advantage of timing and coverage. Avoid mowing berries before you spray and spray when the blackberry plant will do some of the work for you and carry the herbicide to the roots. For triclopyr that is probably from flowering to the first frost. For glyphosate, there is a narrower window in the late summer and fall.
"But my blackberries are much too big for that!" you say. Probably not. A blackberry patch is often really many small patches, with some paths and alleyways. And besides, a surprisingly large patch can be treated from the edges with a wand and a small ATV-mounted sprayer, or even a back pack sprayer and an adjustable nozzle. Stand up on an ATV or truck, or lay a couple 2×12 down in the patch to help you reach farther in. This way you can take advantage of the surface area there, and get good spray coverage on the leaves when it can be most effective.
A couple years since mowing, this plant has two years of cane growth and is suitable for treatment in the fall.You can mow dead canes the following spring to give better access, but allow a full summer for re-growth before treating again, to allow them to build target and begin translocating downward. You can also treat plants at the center of the patch you could not reach the first time. This way you are using both the plant's physiology and the herbicide's activity to your best advantage, improving the effectiveness of the spray and also reducing the time, effort and amount of chemical used.
I hope this gives you some useful insights to the effective use of herbicides, should you choose to use them. The attention given to herbicides in this series does not indicate an advocacy for their use. Please see Forestry Pesticide Disclaimers.
I'll continue this series later in the year. Many thanks to Bruce Kelpsas and Ed Peachy for their help and review of this series.
Brad Withrow-Robinson
Categories: TreeTopics
Understanding foliar herbicides – part 2
In previous installments of this series on the basics of herbicide use in weed control, I distinguished between foliar and soil active herbicides, describing foliar herbicides as those applied to the leaves or stems of plants to be absorbed and carried throughout the plant to affect control. In the previous post I began discussing foliar herbicides in more detail with an overview of glyphosate.
In this entry I will look at a group of herbicides called "growth regulators" that include some important foliar herbicides and popular weed and brush killers commonly used in forestry, agriculture and habitat restoration.
Note: The attention given to herbicides in this series does not indicate an advocacy for their use. Please see Forestry Pesticide Disclaimers.
Growth regulators are selective herbicides, highly effective against broadleaved plants. Most have foliar activity, can be picked up readily by leaves and stems, and are actively translocated in the phloem. Some have foliar activity, meaning they can be picked up by the roots of emerging or established plants. The growth regulators' mode of action is to disrupt the usual balance of hormones (including auxins, or gibberellins) interrupting normal division and growth of cells. This causes characteristic symptoms of twisted stems, cupped or crinkled leaves which generally appear rapidly after treatment on susceptible broadleaved plants. Some also have soil activity, meaning they can be picked up by roots and shoots of emerging plants, and sometimes established plants. Conifers are generally rather tolerant to growth regulators when dormant, and so some are used for conifer release as well as for site preparation. But there are significant differences within this group.
The growth regulators present some particular challenges. Some are relatively volatile at warm temperatures, meaning that in warm weather they can turn to vapor even after the spray has dried, and can then potentially drift in the air and damage susceptible plants in the vicinity. Grapes are particularly sensitive to growth regulators in the spring, deserving extra thought and caution to prevent injury. Some herbicides are produced in two forms, an ester and an amine salt. Each has some advantages, but an important distinction is that ester form is relatively more volatile than the amine.
So what are some herbicides in this group?
Triclopyr (Garlon) is a familiar and versatile herbicide used to control a variety of woody species. It is can be used as a foliar spray in summer, as basal spray on woody stems in the winter, and also applied to cut stumps. It has little soil activity. Triclopyr comes in both an ester and an amine form. The ester is oil soluble and better able to penetrate bark and waxy leaves. Ponderosa pine is extremely sensitive to triclopyr.
2,4-D is another familiar growth regulator, with many trade names, widely used in agriculture and forestry. In forestry it is used to control certain herbaceous broadleaf plants, as well as certain woody trees and shrubs. It has little soil activity, is relatively volatile and comes in both an ester and an amine form.
Note, Crossbow herbicide is a very popular brush killer which is a mix of 2,4-D and triclopyr. It is registered for non crop areas such as fence rows, but IS NOT labeled for forestry!
Clopyralid (Transline) is especially effective against thistles and many other plants in the aster family, and is also very hard on elderberries. It is produced as an amine salt. Conifers are generally very tolerant. Clopyralid will persist in the soil for several months and has some soil activity. Also in the growth regulator group are some less familiar herbicides including aminopyralid and picloram (a restricted use herbicide). Both have strong residual soil activity. Both are amine salt formulations.
Next time I'll give an illustration of how this applies in the woods.
Brad Withrow-Robinson
Categories: TreeTopics
Understanding foliar herbicides – part 1
In my previous installment of this series on the basics of herbicide use in weed control, I distinguished between foliar and soil active herbicides. In this post I begin discussing foliar herbicides in more detail. Note: The attention given to herbicides in this series does not indicate an advocacy for their use but an acknowledgement that using herbicides presents some unique risks, and that landowners and managers need to know enough about them to make informed decisions on their use.
Foliar herbicides are applied to the leaves or stems of plants to be absorbed and carried throughout the plant to affect control. They are common and widely used to control annual and perennial herbs and also woody shrubs.
Glyphosate is probably the most familiar foliar herbicide, and one of the most-used chemicals in forestry and agriculture. Created and exclusively marketed under patent for many years by Monsanto with the trade name Round Up, glyphosate is now produced by many companies, in many formulations and sold under dozens of trade names. The individual labels allow a range of specific uses and applications. Many, but not all, are labeled forestry use. Be sure that whatever product you have is labeled for the specific use you have in mind (be it forestry, farm or restoration). More on that another time.
Glyphosate is an amino acid derivative in a class of herbicides called amino acid synthesis inhibitors. Once absorbed by the plant, it binds to an enzyme involved in the production of certain amino acids which then disrupts the flow of carbohydrates in the plant– this is its "mode of action". Symptoms often appear slowly (10-14 days) as amino acids are depleted and membranes weaken, causing the foliage to turn yellow then brown.
Glyphosate symtpoms showing on quackgrass, foregroundGlyphosate is a broad-spectrum (non-selective) herbicide that will damage or kill most vegetation it contacts, if absorbed. Waxy surfaces of some plants may limit absorption. It is short lived, rapidly deactivated after contact with soil and not very mobile in the environment. Glyphosate is relatively nontoxic to mammals, and to fish and other aquatic organisms. This all makes it a popular choice for reforestation and restoration professionals alike.
To be effective in controlling established perennial weeds of any kind, foliar herbicides such as glyphosate must be absorbed by leaves or stems and carried to the roots along with the carbohydrates produced in the leaves. For herbaceous perennials, this generally means that the optimal timing for treatment is when flower buds are developing in summer, or shortly after. The best time to treat woody species such as poison oak or blackberry with glyphosate is the early fall when these plants are transporting reserves to their roots, but still active, and before the leaves start to color in the fall. For many sites, that means the window to treat poison oak has closed by mid-August, but remains open for blackberries, often into October. But you need to observe how different plants grow on your site. It is the plants' physiology, not the calendar that counts!
Annual weeds and seedling perennials (as in a new plantation) are easily controlled with glyphosate, any time they are actively growing and still small, if possible. The problem here is that this is often when young tree seedlings are also actively growing, and at their most susceptible to spray damage.
Knowing something about how an herbicide works helps you choose the right one(s) to use, and time your application to be effective (meaning killing the weeds but NOT killing your seedlings). I'll be back another time with more on foliar herbicides.
Brad Withrow-Robinson
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Weed control and herbicide basics
Weed control is a top of mind topic now for many landowners. Following this spring's strong log market, a lot of folks will be reforesting a harvest unit. Others may be planting a field of Christmas trees, or a swath of trees and shrubs as a restoration project to improve habitat conditions. And it seems everyone is struggling to control one invasive weed or another on the property.
While a number of approaches and strategies (including mowing, pulling and mulching) can and are used in managing weeds, many people will use herbicides as at least part of their approach. This is no surprise given their demonstrated effectiveness and efficiency. But not all users are well-versed in vegetation management, or the science behind it, so some review of herbicides seems to be in order. The attention given to herbicides in this and later articles does not indicate an advocacy for their use but an acknowledgement that using herbicides presents some unique risks, and that landowners and managers need to know enough about them to make informed decisions on their use.
Now, it is important to realize that one need not be a crop scientist to use herbicides. The label gives instructions that ensure the safe and allowable use of an herbicide, so the label needs to be read and followed. But responsible and effective use of herbicides requires some additional understanding about herbicides and how they work, as well as knowledge about the life cycle and other characteristics of both crop and target plant species they will be used with. Let's begin talking about some basics.
One of the first distinctions to be made is between foliar active herbicides and soil active herbicides.
Doug-fir seedling enjoying weed-free startFoliar herbicides are applied to the leaves or stems of plants to be absorbed and (in the case of those used in forestry) translocated throughout the plant to affect control. They vary widely in their selectivity. Common foliar herbicides include glyphosate (Accord, Rodeo) and tryclopyr (Garlon, Element) and are widely used to control annual and herbaceous perennials (both grasses and broadleaved plants, often called "forbes") as well as woody shrubs such as blackberries and broom. Foliar herbicides vary in their selectivity or effectiveness on types of plants controlled. Foliar herbicides are easy to use in broadcast and spot treatments, and can be applied in a number of ways including back pack sprayers, ground based sprayers or aerial applications.
Soil active herbicides are applied to the soil to be picked up by the roots and shoots of emerging plants. Often called pre-emergent herbicides, they are used to keep an area free of weeds by preventing seeds from emerging and establishing following other weed control actions such as tillage or foliar herbicide application. Pre emergent herbicides are generally quite selective, with effectiveness varying by groups (grasses v broad leaf) or particular families of plants. Common soil active herbicides registered for forestry include sulfometuron (Oust) and hexazinone (Velpar). Soil active herbicides are more demanding to use than foliar herbicides since their activity and selectivity is based on their concentration and location in the soil. They need rainfall after application to be activated. Calibration of spray equipment is critical to allow application of the correct amount to 1) ensure effective control and 2) avoid injury to crop plants.
A weeded planting strip in a riparian planting
Any effective planting plan involves removing perennial weeds before planting and maintaining weed control following planting to improve survival and growth of planted seedlings. Since many involve the use either foliar, soil active herbicides or some combination of the two, look for more information about them in future postings.
Brad Withrow-Robinson
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this season at Santa Anita Baffert horses are a real shame, all horses have been very bad.
It is the fault of the riders?
in my opinion very demanding on the horses in the pre-race work and arrive without energy.
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Baffert Horsesthis season at Santa Anita Baffert horses are a real shame, all horses have been very bad.
It is the fault of the riders? in my opinion very demanding on the horses in the pre-race work and arrive without energy.
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Yeah, has no idea what he's doing. He hasn't had a lick of success in the past 20 years..
Re: Baffert HorsesIMHO, Baffy is pressed by high dollar owners to get starts from his horses...they either survive his training tactics or don't....the fast works MAY be his way of getting them ready faster....if they don't survive those fast works, it's out the door they go....MOO....if they DO, they are always dangerous...
Re: Baffert Horsesfor what its worth. i knew a vet who worked at the so cal tracks and he told me that bob baffert had an eye for a horse like no other. he said baffert
could watch a horse walk by and diagnose everything that was wrong with him better than any vet could after giving the horse an examination. dude just wins big races.
Re: Baffert HorsesThe money gets better as the Santa Anita season progresses, and so will Baffert.
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Power Broker and Flashback seem to be his top 3 year olds and they are both probable for the Robert Lewis Stakes.
Re: Baffert HorsesI like those horses. Hope Power Broker gets better luck with his next start. Flashback looks like the future superstar.
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he's a great trainer but also can make mistakes, nobody's perfect.
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Sharp post.
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Ya what a shame. He's won more Derbys and TC's races than all the trainers in Socal combined by a huge margin.Do me a favor study HR and get back to me in ten years.
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says "damn those" who try to stir unrest in Libya. Gaddafi is currently giving a speech on Libyan state television where he declared that he will "die a martyr" before leaving Libya. I watched his speech live on AlJazeera. I am amazed at the role that AlJazeera (Qatar based) news source has played in supporting the protests throughout the Middle East. As Gaddafi is speaking – on both the Arabic and English AlJazeera station – the script that is scrolling on the bottom of the screen offers services by Google called "Speak to Tweet" for protestors who do not have access to the internet. The scrolling script says: "Google Launches 'Speak to Tweet' service for protestors unable to access the internet"… Phone numbers are provided for the "Speak to Tweet service" and internet access is also provided by IP proxies… Frequencies are also provided so that AlJazeera can be watched (in English or Arabic). It is still unbelievable to me that in the 21st century a country's government is able to almost completely shut down the communication network between their people and the outside world. It seems the global community is beginning to respond – at least in word. Libyans ambassadors around the world, including the ambassador to the United States, have stepped down. Hillary Clinton, the U.S. Secretary of State says Libyan govn't must "stop this unacceptable bloodshed." According to Haaretz, Gadhafi (as they spell it) describes himself as a "Bedouin warrior who brought glory to the Libyan people." Yesterday, he appeared on Libyan state television with an umbrella and wearing a hat with ear flaps made out of fur. Haaretz has described Gadhafi's response to government protests this way: "the bloodiest crackdown of any Arab country against the wave of protests sweeping the region, which toppled leaders of Egypt and Tunisia." More than 250 people have been killed and hundreds more have been injured. Gadhafi's government and supporters made statements that any Libyans in the street "would be shot" (Haaretz).
Most reports that I have read about the history of Gadhafi's regime have seemed to indicate that he has always been a little "majnoun" (crazy). He has been the leader of Libya since a coup in 1969 and is also considered one of the "longest serving rulers in history" (if Wikipedia is to be trusted). Gadhafi is a Bedouin, which is one of the most detested minority groups in the Arab world. Bedouins live a transitory life style and most are incredibly poor. He has been an advocate of Arab nationalism and followed the lead of other revolutionaries who wrote out his main ideals of leadership in a Green Book (that explains what he was waving around for a part of the speech that he still happens to be giving)! Gadhafi was a supporter of Nasser (Egypt) and also of the PLO (which later damaged Libya's relationship with Egypt). He is reported to have been one of the main financiers of the 1972 Summer Olympic massacre that occurred in Munich against the Israeli Olympic team. He has long-held to anti-Western policies. He supported Iran during the Iraq/Iran War (from 1980 to 1988) which led President Reagan to identify him as the "mad dog of the Middle East". Libya took responsibility for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (which came to be known as the Lockerbie bombing because of the 11 people in Lockerbie, Scotland who were killed by the debris) where 259 people were killed on a flight departing from Heathrow headed to New York city. Gadhafi has several children – I think 8 biological and 2 adopted. One of his adopted daughters, Hanna, was killed in the April 1986 U.S. bombing of Libya. One of the "crazier" things Gadhafi has done is his choice of bodyguards. He has a 40 member team of ONLY women protected him – called the "Amazonian Guard"… the women are supposedly all virgins and are hand-picked by Gadhafi himself. They are trained in martial arts and the use of firearms before they are put on Gadhafi's staff.
Gadhafi is still continuing speaking… it has been over an hour… he sounds crazy. One commentator made the comment about how "incomprehensible" the speech has been. All the while, the mass protests continue… Gadhafi made the comment that the bloodshed in Tiananmen Square was worth the 'unity of China' – a very scary thought in terms of what is yet ahead.


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A long-sleeved, zipped jacket from Martin Storey.
A long-sleeved, cropped sweater with a diagonal design from Leah Sutton.
A long-length, cabled cardigan from Kim Hargreaves.
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GENERAL RULE: Approval may be granted for expenditure of funds up to 90 days prior to the expected start date of a new award. Advance funding must be necessary for the effective and economical conduct of the project. Pre-award costs will not be approved unless a Department Head/Chair or Dean/Director guarantees to reimburse OSU in the event the grant is not received. Indicate who is making the guarantee in the blank provided on the OPAS form. Agency specific information/requirements for pre-award costs are included below:
AFOSR, AID, ARO, DOE, EPA, NEH, NASA, NOAA, NSF, ONR, PHS, and USDA-PNW - See general rule above.
USDA-CSREES: In addition to the general rule, (above), the OSU Office of Post Award Administration must notify CSREES of pre-award cost approvals within 10 days of the approval.
ALL OTHER AGENCIES: OSU is not authorized to approve pre-award costs for other agencies. However, it may be possible for OPAA to set up a "pending index" for awards which have passed the start date, but for which the award document has not yet been received. A pending index allows any costs incurred in the start-up phase of the project to be correctly allocated and eliminates the need for any cost transfers upon receipt of the actual award. The dean and/or department is required to sign, as is the principal investigator and OPAA representative. The OPAS form allows costs to be incurred, but the department must guarantee those costs. Should the award not actually be received, any costs incurred on the pending index are charged back to the department. Contact your OPAA grant accountant for further information on the use of OPAS forms for pending indexes.


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Fall Quarter 2008 Service Improvement Survey
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We conducted a Library Service Improvement Survey during the fall quarter, to help us understand user preferences about some of our services. We had a total of 474 responses, an excellent response rate for a survey of this kind. All but 7% were students, and 62% of all respondents were juniors, seniors, or grad students.
Here's what we learned...
Sustainable Printing is Preferred
- Results
- 81% of respondents said we should change the default print settings to "black, two-sided" with color and single-sided printing available as an option when needed. Many comments stressed the need for good notices about the change, as well as clear instructions on how to change the default to color or single-sided when needed. » See all results for Printing Preferences.
- What we're doing
- Sustainability wins the day! The Library will be changing the default print settings to "black, two-sided." Signs will be provided to alert users to the change when it happens, and help users find other print options as needed.
Two Hour Laptop Check Out is OK
- Results
- 80% of respondents like the two-hour limit on laptop checkout. The remaining votes were split between users who wanted longer or shorter checkout times. So we know two hours isn't ideal for everyone. » See all results for Laptop Checkout Time Periods
- What we're doing
- We're keeping the two-hour limit for now. By the way, the Learning Commons will be getting new, replacement loaner laptops this spring. Battery life should improve!
Who Knew about ITS Laptops?
- Results
- Only 36% of respondents were aware that ITS Media Distribution Service (MDS) also loans laptops and for longer periods, although they require faculty approval. Still, more information about this service would be helpful. » See all results for ITS Laptop Awareness
- What we're doing
- We now provide information at the Learning Commons Desk and web site about the MDS loaner laptop program.
Mix it up (Scheduling Collaboration Rooms)
- Results
- Only 12% of respondents thought we shouldn't schedule the Collaboration Rooms in the Learning Commons. A resounding 86% said yes, they should be scheduled; and most respondents (84%) thought a mix of unscheduled (first come, first served) and scheduled rooms was ideal. » See all results for Scheduling Collaboration Rooms
- What we're doing
- We're in the process of setting up a scheduling experiment in spring quarter for the 2nd floor collaboration rooms in the Learning Commons. All other group study rooms will remain first come, first served.
Online Self-Scheduling is Preferred
- Results
- Over 71% of respondents said they'd prefer a self-scheduling option for the collaboration rooms, with 56% preferring online self-scheduling. Oh, and the preferred length of time for scheduling? 137 minutes – somewhere between two and three hours. » See all results for Collaboration Rom Scheduling Preferences
- What we're doing
- We're working out a scheduling solution that allows online schedule requests. We hope to have it available in spring quarter. We've decided to allow the rooms to be scheduled up to three hours. Same day reservations won't be possible, but open rooms can be used on a first-come, first-served basis.
PolyConnect Lab Hours on Fridays
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- Maybe it's the way we asked the question, but 76% of respondents said there's no need to keep the PolyConnect Lab open later than 5 pm on Fridays. On the other hand, 20% said "Yes!" we should be open later on Fridays. » See all results for PolyConnect Lab Hours
- What we're doing
- Beginning March 6, we're planning to keep the PolyConnect Lab open till 2am on both Fridays and Saturdays (see next question). This means the Library will have space open until 2am, 7 days a week: no need to remember special hours. Even if many students don't need it, we think one out of five students is a lot of people we could help out.
Saturday Hours
- Results
- Many respondents would like the library to stay open later on Saturdays 59% in this survey. On the other hand, 36% preferred that the library keep the current 10 am opening on Saturdays. » See all results for Saturday Hours
- What we're doing
- For now we're going to keep our 10 am opening on Saturdays. But (see question above) we're also going to expand the evening Saturday hours of the PolyConnect Lab beginning March 6, to 2 am. We want to see if that helps students who need a computer and printer as well as a place to study when the main Library is closed on weekends. If so, may be a better (and less expensive) option than keeping the whole Library open later.
Background Music
- Results
- "Tough call" said one respondent, and we agree: while 71% of respondents said low background music or occasional live music in the "café corner" would be fine, a full 28% said "no way." » See all results for Music at the Library
- What we're doing
- We're going to go slow on this. We already know that sound (noise) is an issue that needs attention. We already have occasional events going on in the café corner and we don't want to overdo it. But this summer we're planning to do some work to help manage the acoustics better. After we've made these improvements it may be possible to experiment with occasional background and/or live music too.
Who won the iPod Touch?
Dale Kohler, Directory of Information Technology for the Library presented Animal Science senior Steven Chen with his winning iPod in January 2009.
There's more!
If you like data, we have the full survey results available here, including all comments. We read every single one of them and look for actionable items. Some items are not actionable yet ("better air conditioning!") but we take note and some day, who knows? Thanks to all of you for your interest and especially to all the survey respondents for taking the time to let us know what you think.
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2013 BoG Meeting Minutes Posted
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CRS Banquet to be held at The Grand in Long Beach, January 25th, 2014
If you're coming from out of town, the venue is convieniently located near the Long Beach Airport (LGB) and the 405 freeway (exit Lakewood Blvd). The CRS has reserved a block of rooms with the nearby Holiday Inn - 2640 Lakewood Blvd (562-597-4401) with a group rate of $105/night. There is a lounge / bar at the hotel where attendees can relax before and after the banquet, as it is open from 1pm-midnight with free appetizers from 4-7pm. The Hotel has a free area shuttle that can be reserved upon check-in for a ride to and from the banquet.
There are 3 other hotels in the area, please feel free to shop them for reviews and rates: Residence Inn by Marriott - 4111 East Willow Street (562-595-0909), Long Beach Marriott - 4700 Airport Plaza Drive (562-425-5210), and the Extended Stay America - 4105 East Willow Street (562-989-4601).
2013 BoG Meeting Minutes Posted
Want to know what to expect from the CRS in 2014? Check out the Board of Governors Meeting Minutes. Info on the 2014 CRS Rally Calendar, RallyX, and much more. All contained within!
2013 California Rally Series Season Comes to a Close at the Prescott Rally Los Angeles – The 2013 Prescott Rally marked the finish of the 2013 California Rally Series (CRS) Championship. Twenty teams took the start of the two day event that covered over 110 stage miles on October 4-5. The stages located northeast of Prescott, AZ offered a stunning backdrop with red canyons and beautiful vistas. The new to CRS team of Tingwu Song and Martin Brady, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution came into Prescott as the Open four-wheel drive class leaders thanks to overall wins at the Mendocino and Gorman rallies. The team started off the Friday night stages by trading stage times with Chris and Lori O'Driscoll in their Subaru. By the end of the night, the O'Driscolls had the advantage, winning Friday's event by just 7 seconds over Song/Brady. Saturday's stages marked a separate event in the championship, and Song/Brady started off by winning the first two stages. However, a flat on stage three cost Song/Brady over thirty seconds and the O'Driscolls moved back into the lead. Song/Brady charged back to win the last five stages and take the overall win, cementing their championship victory. Chris Psara came into Prescott second place in the championship, and nearly threw it all away when he and co-driver David Ault rolled their Subaru WRX STI on the third stage, but remarkably the car landed on its wheels and the team finished the stage with little more than a flat tire! The team took a conservative approach on Saturday and managed to finish the event and secure second place in the driver's championship for Psara. James Riley and John Dillon drove a clean race in their Subaru WRX. Their solid finish earned Riley and Dillon enough points to finish third and second in the driver's and co-driver's championships, respectively. Rookie John Trucks and co-driver Chris Fine showed phenomenal improvement, finishing sixth in class on Friday, but managing an impressive third in class on Saturday's stages, where they set consistently fast times on each stage. The hotly contested small-displacement two-wheel drive CRS-2 class had three teams with a shot at the championship coming into the weekend. Husband and wife team Kris and Christine Marciniak threw down the gauntlet from the very first stage, setting times in their normally aspirated Dodge Neon that put them among the turbocharged Subarus and Mitsubishi! Prescott veteran Brian Scott is used to running at the front of the pack in his Subaru, but showed up in a historic liveried Datsun 240Z. He teamed up with co-driver Michel Hoche-Mong, who happens to be last year's CRS-2 driver champion. The Marciniaks took the win on Friday night, but Scott/Hoche-Mong got faster and faster all weekend, and wound up taking the win on Saturday, with the Marciniaks in second place. The finish yielded enough points to solidify the season victory for Kris and Christine in the driver and co-driver's championships. Jason Lightner came into Prescott as the CRS-2 points leader, but battled brake issues in his Porsche. A fifth place on Friday and fourth place on Saturday meant he slipped to second place in the championship. Meanwhile, Markus and Alicia Saarinen showed impressive speed in their Mini, finishing third in class on both days. They were plagued by suspension issues earlier this season and seemed happy to have the car sorted out. In the popular Performance Stock (P-Stock) class, the father and son team of Sarkis and Michael Mazmanian came in as the points leaders and their dominance continued through Friday, where they once again won the class. However, after dodging a bullet with a minor off that could have been much worse on the fourth stage on Saturday, bad luck struck them on the very last stage when they holed the fuel tank in their Acura Integra, forcing them to retire. Fortunately, the team had collected enough points to clinch the P-Stock driver and co-driver championships. Taking the class victory on Saturday after coming in second on Friday were Jen Imai and Terry Stonecipher in their Suzuki Swift. The finish left them in second place in the driver's and co-driver's class championships. The normally aspirated four-wheel drive CRS Open Lite class had but one entry this weekend, but a solid and clean drive from newcomer Kurt Smith saw him earn enough points to tie for second in the championship with Daniel Rockrohr. Driver Ray Piloto did not make it out to Prescott, but he had previously earned enough points this season to clinch the driver's championship. The 26th Annual Prescott Rally took place on smooth dirt roads outside of Prescott, AZ on October 4-5, 2013. The rally is a favorite among CRS competitors for its flowing stages and breathtaking views. For more information on the Prescott Rally, visit http://www.prescottrally.com/. The California Rally Series is the premier performance rally championship in the southwestern United States. The Series incorporates events from various sanctioning bodies in order to create a meaningful regional championship for its members. The Series celebrates more than 35 continuous years of performance rally, making it the longest running rally series in the United States. To learn more about the California Rally Series visit www.californiarallyseries.com and follow @crspress on twitter. Standings have been updated!Revised CRS rally standings after Gorman have been updated! Find them here. Apologies for the delay in posting. |
Final 2013 Rally Standings Posted!Final 2013 CRS Rally standings can be found here as well as the link above in the menu bar. Congratulations to our class winners! 1st place drivers: Open 4wd: Tingwu Song CRS-2: Kris Marciniak CRS Open Lite: Ray Piloto Performance Stock: Sarskis Mazmanian CRS-5: Jeff Rados 1st place co-drivers: Open 4wd: Martin Brady CRS-2 Christine Marciniak CRS Open Lite: Tyler Deal Performance Stock: Michael Mazmanian CRS-5: Guido Hamacher The California Rally Series prepares for the final championship event at PrescottPrescott, Arizona (August 26, 2013) – From the Organizers of the 2013 Prescott Rally presented by Scott Roofing. The historic Prescott Rally prepares for rally teams to once again converge on the central Arizona town of Prescott. Champions will be crowned in the NASA National Rally Championship and in the California Rally Series during this two-day event. Event organizer, Michael Taylor said that they are proud to continue their relationship with presenting sponsor, Scott Roofing of Phoenix, Arizona. Scott has been a part of this event for 9 years. Prescott Rally also welcomes two, new associate sponsors, Lamb Nissan and Guidance Aviation. Lamb Nissan will host registration and tech and the pre-race BBQ as well as the final MTC and champagne spray finish celebration. Guidance Aviation will provide aerial support for the duration of the event. Guidance will be filming the entire set of stages from one of their Robinson helicopters with footage being posted for competitor review prior to recce. Guidance will also provide aerial support during recce and will be filming during the actual event. This year's event will cover 400 miles with 114 competitive stage miles. The traditional Prescott stages of First View, Witty Tom and Perkinsville will be used in various configurations. No turn-around stages are planned and the last of the 12 weekend stages will be a "Powerstage". Laengworks of Hesperia, CA, to celebrate 15 years of service to the rally community and to say thanks, has offered a $500 cash purse for the Prescott Rally Powerstage. $250 will go the fastest AWD competitor on the Powerstage and $250 will go to the fastest 2WD competitor on the Powerstage. On June 30th, 2013 Prescott suffered a tremendous loss when 19 young firefighters perished in the Yarnell Hill fire. Nearly everyone in the community was touched by this tragedy. David Turbyfill, a long time friend of the Prescott Rally and the father of one of the fallen firefighters has set up a fund in his son's name. The fund, the Travis Turbyfill Wellness Fund, has been established to support health care to underprivileged children in the area. The Prescott Rally will be making a donation to this fund and are asking for anyone interested in supporting this worthy cause to send checks to: Make checks payable to: The Prescott Rally will feature live scoring, presented by RallyData.com, available through the event's website. For more information about the Prescott Rally go towww.prescottrally.com. Like us on Facebook too! |


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Hey guys here is one of my better jumps from practice.
I'm a junior, 5'4" 145 pounds on a 13'7" 155 Spirit holding at 12'6". Bungee is at 12'10" and my standards are at 31.5. I ended up blowing through this pole at our district meet the next day, but I do have a 14' 155 pacer to move to I got some good jumps on today.
Just looking for a little advise on my jumps, If anything catches your eye that I should improve.


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The hotel is situated within short distance from Via Appia Nuova; the Roman Castles, the Archaeological Park of Via Appia Antica and the city centre are only 20 minutes away.
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Enjoy clean, bright cosy rooms at the Giardino d'Europa. Hotel staff are always available to assist you with tourist and travel information.
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Rooms are spacious and comfortable, all rooms are furnished in a classical style and have private bathroom, hairdryer, TV sat, direct dial Telephone, heating, air conditioning, minibar and internet connection.
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Located outside Rome city centre, Hotel Giardino d'Europa is set near the ring road in a convenient position to reach the nearby Ciampino Airport and Anagnina Metro terminal station. Giardino d'Europa offers a free shuttle service (with a fixed timetable) to/from Anagnina Metro station - with charge. From here you can reach Rome city centre in approximately 20 minutes. Shuttle to Ciampino Airport is available at scheduled times when requested 24 hours in advance (the service is available Monday to Saturday from 09:00 to 23:00). This comfortable hotel also provides an outdoor swimming pool, open from June until September.There is free Wi-Fi connection and a free unguarded car park at Hotel Giardino d'Europa.The hotel can arrange a shuttle service to the Ippodromo delle Capannelle concert venue, with charge.
- Swimming pool - outdoor seasonal
- Concierge desk
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Free parking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Internet point
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in
- Total number of rooms - 70
- Tour assistance
- Laundry facilities
- Number of floors - 3
- Train station pickup (complimentary)
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 861
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-out
- Half board rates available
- Free Wi-Fi
- Medical assistance available
- One meeting/conference room
- Multilingual staff
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- Free guest parking during stay
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 80
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Year Built 1970
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- Self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Television in lobby
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Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi, Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Free parking, Free guest parking during stay, Self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
- Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Direct-dial phone
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- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
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- Daily housekeeping
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- Shower only
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- Satellite TV service
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- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
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- Dining
The restaurant is the reference and meeting point for all our guests who like tasting our local and international specialities an enjoyable atmosphere. For banquets and business dinners you will make your Guests satisfied!The restaurant will be close on sunday.
- Recreation
A large and sunny outdoor swimming pool with beach umbrellas and beds. Outdoor Swimming pool available seasonally.
- Golfing nearby
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Check-in time ends at 11:30 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
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Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets allowed, Pet policy - dogs and cats only, Maximum number of pets per room 1
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 11 years of age.
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): EUR 7 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 6 per person
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 2 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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A quest for the exotic seems to motivate some people to pass up dogs and cats for the unknowns associated with nontraditional pets. When Junior asks for a sugar glider (small rodents imported from Indonesia), Gambian pouched rat, or flying squirrel, consider how it will affect the household.
"Exotic wildlife doesn't make good pets," says Jeff B. Bender, DVM, MS, assistant professor veterinary public health at the University of Minnesota. "We don't want to encourage folks to want to buy exotic animals, especially those that come from outside the country, or dangerous animals—venomous snakes, the big cats, or primates. Those are inherently dangerous."
Many exotic pets are wild animals and as such are unpredictable. They are not suited for captivity. Do not plan on taming one. Although cute and cuddly as babies, once grown up, they may become aggressive or bite.
The American Animal Hospital Association, the Animal Protection Institute, and the Humane Society of the United States discourage people from keeping wild animals as pets. Confining wild critters increases their stress levels. Many destined for the pet market die in transit.
Bender warns people not to touch or try to help an orphaned raccoon or other wild animal. Call the authorities, who can take the animal to a wildlife sanctuary.
Animals sold in pet stores may not be tame. Ask where the animal came from. Was it imported from the wild or bred in captivity?
Marc Morrone, owner of Parrots of the World Ltd., a pet store in Rockville Centre, NY, sells chinchillas, ferrets, and hedgehogs. He considers them domesticated animals, because humans, through selected breeding, control the genes.
Morrone believes "children should be encouraged to explore any interest in the natural world." He pointed out that many people do not have time for dogs. But other animals can be responsive and, because caged, will not interfere with a busy lifestyle. "A child who grows up taking care of and being humane to another organism is going to be a more humane person."
Bender cautions potential pet owners to opt for an animal that provides companionship, is great to interact with, and that you are not going to discard in a year or so because you become bored with it. He recommends US-bred hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs,or rats if you want a small "pocket pet," or fish if you want a low-maintenance animal. Consult your local veterinarian about an appropriate pet for your needs.
If you decide to move forward with an exotic pet:
Animal Protection Institute
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
Pets aren't wild. The Humane Society of the United States website. Available at http://www.hsus.org/ . Accessed March 16, 2008.
Wild animals as pets position statement. American Animal Hospital Association website. Available at: http://www.aahanet.org/. Accessed March 16, 2008.
Last reviewed May 2012 by Brian Randall, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Bought for my daughter. She likes it. She is petite and it fits her well.
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Love the style of this jacket, and the look and feel of the leather! Its warm, but not good for extreme cold weather use, more for mild-moderate cold temperatures. Great look to go with dressing up for work or casual wear. Sizing of this jacket is pretty true. I had to get a large for my bust size, but that made it a little big in the waist. Probably could have fit into a medium, but wouldn't have been as roomy for sweaters, and not sure the arms length would have been long enough in a medium. Typically I do wear a medium or large, depending on the style and brand of shirt or jacket.


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This is just a little sample of the fun and wildly entertaining show hosted by Daryl Nitz! In this clip you see Daryl performing with Beckie Menzie, Jeff Hedberg and Nick Christiansen at the Mayne Stage. The show name was VOICES IN CHICAGO and was a musical revue celebrating the 175th incorporation of Chicago through music. Truly it was a wonderful show, chock full of talent and variety. Congratulations to Daryl and the cast and crew of VOICES IN CHICAGO. We are looking forward the next show by Daryl Nitz!
http://www.chicagostudioclub.net/2012/03/lynne-jordan-mark-madsen-audrey-morris-kimberly-gordon-and-more/ , has the details. Photos from the show here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicagostudioclub/sets/72157629143209440/
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Hinkley Lighting 5317PL Polished Antique Nickel 1 Light Pineapple Mini Pendant from the Plantation Collection
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Base Color | Brass, Bronze, Nickel |
Bulb Base | Medium (E26) |
Bulb Type | Compact Fluorescent, Incandescent |
Collection | Plantation |
Energy Star | No |
Finish Application | Polished |
Height | 44 |
Installation Available | Yes |
Light Direction | Down Lighting |
Number of Bulbs | 1 |
Pendant Type | Mini |
Shade | Yes |
Shade Color | Clear |
Shade Shape | Dome |
Style | Transitional |
Suggested Room Fit | Bedroom, Foyer |
Theme | Transitional |
Wattage | 100 |
Watts Per Bulb | 100 |
Width | 5 |
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Hinkley Lighting 5317 Single Light Mini Pendant from the Plantation Collection
- Dimensions: Width is 5" and Height is 8.25"
- Canopy Diamter: 6"
- Includes 1-6" Stem and 2-12" Stems plus 12' of wire
- UL Listed for Dry Locations
- 1-100w Medium Base (Bulbs Not Included)
Featuring: Solid Brass Construction and Hand-Blown Clear Optic Glass Shade
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Would this work for an angled ceiling? Can you get extensions if the ceiling is very high?
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Tropical / Safari Single Light Mini Pendant from the Plantation Collection
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very pretty pattern on ceiling when using the 100wt
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I spent countless hours looking for a pendant light. When I found this unique one, I thought this is it! It is beautiful, classy, and an added bonus: it makes a really cool light design on my ceiling. Everyone who visits my home, remarks on it. I absolutely love it!
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This SA-76 Casio Mini-Size keyboard is great for children to explore the world of music. The SA-76 is an economical way to introduce a child to keyboard playing. The small size is fun to use and will surprise you with great sound.The Casio Mini Keyboard features:
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I received this today and am very happy with it. It is a nice weight for a child. My daughter will have no problem carrying it around. It has lots of different tones/songs...Read complete review
I received this today and am very happy with it. It is a nice weight for a child. My daughter will have no problem carrying it around. It has lots of different tones/songs/tunes for her to experiment with and it looks like it is going to be really easy for her to figure out how to work everything. Also, the tiny keys are so perfect for her tiny hands!Two reasons I only gave it 4 stars: I think a 30.00 price tag would've been better. I'm not sure that had I seen it in the store for [$] I would've bought it. Also, the tones at the top are not individually labeled. Like 1-10 are different pianos, well what type of pianos? We will never know bc it doesn't say.
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The keyboard is great! Our 1 year old son who already loves music just LIT UP when he saw it. Unfortunately, I ordered the the adaptor that is listed with the casio mini keyboard...Read complete review
The keyboard is great! Our 1 year old son who already loves music just LIT UP when he saw it. Unfortunately, I ordered the the adaptor that is listed with the casio mini keyboard on this site. It does not fit the keyboard. (sigh). I looked at the keyboard on [@] and ToysRus. [@] users warned about the incompatibility of the adaptor. Because the one shown with the keyboard on ToysRus site looked different and they list them together, I thought it would work. It didn't. Unfortunately, the write up on this adaptor on this site does not give the model number to compare with the keyboard package or the one listed on [@]. Don't buy the adaptor here.
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Just Right For My 7-Year Old
By Happy Daddy
from Glendale, CA
This keyboard is a great deal for the price! It's a perfect intermediate keyboard between a 'kiddie' model and a full-sized keyboard for my 7-year-old daughter - she loves it. Easy to use, clear sound, sturdy - I am very pleased with the purchase!
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Fun product for a child just interested in a piano type
Great teaching toy
By Judy
from New Jersey
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My son used his birthday money to purchase this keyboard. It has met all expectations and is a great teaching toy!
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from Atlanta, GA
This is a Christmas gift.
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Great 1st insrument!
By Travel In Style
from Lanham, MD
My child loved this item for her birthday. Only wish that it came with am AC adapter.
i would buy this product again and again
By tee
from jersey city
my son is 9 years old and he wanted a piano, I told him we don't have enough space in our apartment so I bought him this. he loves it. awesomw!
By Ali
from Mishawaka, Indiana
Keyboard is worth the money, but no power cord comes with it. Another $20.00 investment.
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By Bebs
from Woodbridge, NJ
The only thing I would suggest is to already sell the adaptor with the keyboard, not buy it separate
Both my 8 & 5 year olds loved it!
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My 8 yr old needed to practice @ home during the time after his 1x weekly piano sessions & he loves the size & feel of this portable version (he has some sensory issues)
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Cut, cut, cut: A popular short-term, buzzword strategy but does it make long-term sense?
Thursday, August 25th, 2011Given: System-wide, US healthcare costs have been on an upward trajectory for decades.
Given: The #1 reason Americans go bankrupt is that they cannot pay their medical bills.
Given: As we grow older, our healthcare (and health insurance) costs increase.
Given: Baby Boomers are entering their Golden Years, and between 2010 and 2040, the US population over 65 years of age will double.
Given: Fiscal hawks at the state and federal level want to reduce, dramatically change, or eliminate government-backed health insurance (Medicare and Medicaid), as well as social safety net programs (ie, Social Security, food stamps, and unemployement).
Given these facts: It is not difficult to see how the colliding forces of an aging population, increasing healthcare costs, and decreasing government support could create a perfect storm in US in the not-so-distant future.
New research published in the September 2011 issue of The American Journal of Medicine gives us a glimpse of what that perfect storm may look like.
Using statistical modeling, scientists from the University of California, San Francisco and Columbia University reported that without significant changes in risk factors or treatments, "…the aging of the US population will result in a sizeable increase in coronary heart disease incidence, prevalence, mortality, and costs."
More specifically:
- "…incident coronary heart disease [new cases] is projected to increase by approximately 26%, from 981,000 in 2010 to 1,234,000 in 2040…
- "Prevalent coronary heart disease [is projected to increase] by 47%, from 11.7 million to 17.3 million.
- "Mortality will be affected strongly by the aging population; annual coronary heart disease deaths are projected to increase by 56% over the next 30 years, from 392,000 to 610,000.
- "Coronary heart disease-related health care costs are projected to rise by 41% from $126.2 billion in 2010 to $177.5 billion in 2040 in the United States."
The public health and economic consequences of these projections are staggering– particularly if extremist Teapublicans like Congressman Paul Ryan and sheep-like followers (including Arizona's own Jeff Flake) have their way.
Let's assess the current situation…
- 52 million Americans don't have health insurance.
- 61% of bankruptcies in the US due to medical costs.
- 9.1% of Americans are unemployed.
- Teapublicans– with the help of President Obama– want to fix the "deficit problem" by cutting entitlement programs WITHOUT cutting military spending or raising revenues or creating jobs (which would boost the economy).
If you think income disparity and greed are destroying our country now, just wait. If Teapublicans like Michelle "down with entitlements" Bachmann, Rick "minimum wage" Perry, Mitt "the oligarch's baby" Romney, Sarah "cut NPR to balance the budget" Palin, Jeff "I was against austerity before I was for it" Flake*, and, of course, FOX "the poor need to pay their fair share" News have their way, there will be literally millions of sick, elderly Americans living at the subsistence level without healthcare services or medicine.
Is this the future we want?
The balanced budget deal passed earlier this month is the only one in history that includes cuts in spending and no increases in revenue. We need sanity in government, and I'm not sure we'll get it from the Gang of 12.
We need to put people back to work– at good-paying jobs (not the kind Perry created in Texas)– so they can contribute to the economy and contribute to Medicare and Social Security through their paychecks. To control healthcare costs, we need universal healthcare– instead of this hybrid system that allows insurance companies to continue their rape of the American people. We need to eliminate the Bush era tax cuts for the rich and cut tax loopholes for individuals and corporations. We need to end the wars and cut military spending.
Yes, we need sanity in government.
* In all fairness, this is also the position of Senators Jon Kyl, John McCain, and Mitch McConnell and Congressmen John Boehner and Paul Ryan.


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Breed: | Domestic Shorthair | Color: | Brown Or Chocolate (Mostly) | Age: | Young |
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I am already neutered and up to date with shots.
Cisco and his brother Poncho were abandoned at about 14 weeks of age. The were both very frightened and went into foster care. Poncho has become more relaxed and friendly but Cisco is still a bit nervous and frightened. Cisco would probably do best in a quiet home and would do well with his brother or another feline companion. Additional Information: Microchipped, current on shots
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We are always in need of volunteers and have many areas in which you can share your talents. Please attend one of our volunteer classes to get started. More infomation is available on our website.
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Health Care Shock Creates Pile of Debt: The Plan to Pay It Down
The Problem/Goal
Americans plan for many things. We plan our vacations, we plan our retirements, we plan our weekends. But very few Americans plan on becoming disabled, on becoming ill, on having to leave work for an extended period of time. That's unfortunate because nothing can wreak havoc on a financial plan like a health-care shock. Case in point: David and Marcia Palmers, a married couple who live in the Pacific Northwest. More>
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From a planner's side of the desk, it's important to start at the beginning. Financial planners and clients typically mutually define a client's personal and financial goals, needs, and priorities. The next step is what financial planners call the data gathering: Financial planners will obtain all the quantitative information and documents about a client before any recommendation is made and/or implemented. More>
The Bottom Line
As with most plans, we generally want to clear the decks of debt first, then begin the planning process in earnest where we explore goals, values, and what the Palmers care most about funding in the world so that we can get them on the road for building a base of assets that will provide a secure income in their later years. If we don't get past the debt, we can't get to the planning, and the time value of money is lost forever as the years tick by. The Palmers have enthusiastically embraced a tough solution and dedicated themselves to the task of paying debt down first. We congratulate them in their efforts knowing it is difficult and necessary.
The Summary
Many folks who are in debt are also suffering stress and therefore may feel somewhat paralyzed about seeking help from a financial planner. If you are unable to make progress on your own, consulting with a financial planner may help you immeasurably to get past your debts, stabilize your financial situation, and move on to planning your financial future. More>