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Revisiting Two CEOs' Economic Outlook
Host Scott Simon catches up with two CEOs who shared their views on economy recovery and hiring trends a few months ago. In light of Friday's report, Simon speaks with Christopher M. Gorman, CEO of KeyBank in Cleveland, and Lynn Ann Casey, CEO at Arc Aspicio.
A few months ago, we sat down with two chief executive officers to talk about their views on why many companies aren't hiring, what they think it might take to spur hiring. Given yesterday's jobs report that the unemployment rate has fallow to 7.8 percent, we thought we'd revisit the issue with those same CEOs. Chris Gorman is the CEO of the KeyBank in Cleveland and joins us from his office. Chris, thanks for being back with us.
CHRIS GORMAN: Good morning, Scott.
SIMON: And Lynn Ann Casey is the CEO of Arc Aspicio, a management consulting and information technology company that she founded in Washington, D.C. It's focused on homeland security and intelligence. She joins us in our studios. Thank you very much for being with us.
LYNN ANN CASEY: It's nice to be here, Scott.
SIMON: We'll begin with you, Chris. In Cleveland, what do these numbers look like to you?
GORMAN: You know, I think the numbers are pretty good. The only area of some concern I think, Scott, is this U6 number, which of course is the unemployed and underemployed. That is stubbornly hanging in there at about 14.7 percent or so. But in total I think the numbers look pretty good.
SIMON: Lynn Ann?
CASEY: I think the numbers look good and they really match what we're finding is happening in our business today. We are definitely seeing an uptick in the work and we've been hiring more people, so it seems like the jobless numbers are reflecting what's happening on the ground in business here in Washington, D.C.
SIMON: Well, let me ask, 'cause you point that out. You're involved in homeland security, and I would just guess that that's a growth industry. Out in Cleveland with the Key Bank, Chris Gorman, are the companies that you're involved with hiring too?
GORMAN: I think we're in an inflection point. The first step, I think, in moving the economy forward is to stop the exit out the backdoor in terms of layoffs. And I think that has subsided. We haven't seen a lot of pick-up yet in companies hiring, but I really - I'm an optimist. I really think the economy is somewhat of a coiled spring right now.
SIMON: Lynn Ann Casey, I remember the last time you told us that sometimes, or not just sometimes, often when jobs came open in your industry, you couldn't find qualified people to fill them. Is that still the case?
CASEY: There are more candidates applying with a broader level of experience. Not all the candidates, however, meet all of the requirements for the jobs, so we're having to find more innovative ways to either provide training as an employer or we're looking for candidates who are taking on training on their own to demonstrate that they're willing to develop the skills you need if you hire them.
SIMON: When you with us during the summer, you gave advice to a hypothetical unemployed person, and said candidates had to find out what they were passionate about and show companies how their skills can help those companies. We got quite a few e-mails, and let me read you one from George Franks of Williamsport, Maryland. I think it's fair to say his comments were shared by a lot of listeners.
Mr. Frank says, quote, "Even at the most senior levels, any employee in today's workplace is more often viewed as an expendable commodity rather than an investment. Employers need qualified people who have skills, experience and a level of drive. Passion comes from the vision and leadership of the executive team. I believe you wrongly put the cart before the horse.
CASEY: You need passion in a leadership team and you need passion in every single employee that works for you. The more passionate they are about the business, the more that we're going to succeed as a team.
SIMON: I think the implication of what Mr. Franks said, and from a lot of listeners we heard from, was essentially saying you're expecting us to have passion when we know that the bottom line makes us expendable.
CASEY: That's not how we approach people at Arc Aspicio. It's a bit of a cynical view, I think. I know that most small businesses out there take every single employee they hire as an individual and they really value those individuals and what they contribute to the business. That's the way we have to work to serve our clients and that's the way we have to work to stay competitive.
SIMON: Let me ask you each at the end, if you could, to give us an idea or two that the government might undertake in the next few months that could be good for the economy and therefore increase hiring. Chris Gorman at the Key Bank?
GORMAN: Scott, I think the biggest thing government can do is for the government to come together and get things done for America. It's what people in poll after poll indicate that they want the government to do. And I believe our elected leaders will come through and make some of the decisions that need to be made to continue to position the United States for growth.
CASEY: The government needs to pass a budget. We need to get over the possibly or threat of sequestration. That will increase the confidence in the economy and really make things move forward.
SIMON: Lynn Ann Casey, the CEO of Arc Aspicio in Washington, D.C. and Chris Gorman, the CEO of the KeyBank in Cleveland. Thank you both for being back with us.
CASEY: Thank you, Scott.
GORMAN: Thank you.
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In most of the south, sweet corn (Zea mays var. rugosa) can be produced from early spring until fall. However, sweet corn does have some specific environmental and cultural needs that must be met for the plant to produce high-marketable yields.
Corn is a warm-season crop that requires high temperatures for optimum germination and rapid growth. Soil temperature should be between 70 and 85°F for best germination. If the soil temperature is too low, the seed will not germinate. If, at the same time, the soil is too wet, the seed may rot before the soil temperatures are adequate for germination. In general, sweet corn does not tolerate cold weather, and frost will injure sweet corn at any stage of growth. Other stressful climatic conditions, such as drought or flooding, can reduce yields and cause small, deformed ears.
Because corn is a short-day plant, some cultivars will not flower when the day length is more than 13 hours. This is rarely a problem with commercially available sweet corn varieties in the Southeast, but a grower should be mindful of day length when planting heirloom or tropical corn varieties.
Corn is wind-pollinated and should be planted in blocks of at least 4 rows for good pollination to occur. Sweet corn can also cross-pollinate with other types of corn. If sweet corn is planted downwind of popcorn or field corn, kernels will be starchy instead of sweet. Cross-pollination between white and yellow cultivars will change the colors of the kernels. Extra-sweet and standard cultivars also should not be planted near each other or at the same time. To prevent cross-pollination problems, sweet corn should be separated from different types of corn by at least 400 yards, different types or cultivars of corn should be planted at least 1 month apart, or cultivars with different maturity dates should be planted.
Overview of an Organic Production System
Organic agriculture employs a combination of the best methods of traditional agriculture and modern technology. Present-day organic growers use tried-and-true practices such as crop rotation, growing a diversity of crops, planting cover crops, and adding organic matter to the soil. At the same time, most organic production systems include use of modern equipment, improved cultivars, and new technologies such as drip-irrigation and plastic mulch.
In contrast to "conventional agriculture," organic farming relies on preventive rather than corrective practices. Instead of depending on synthetic insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides for pest control, organic growers employ an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach and use beneficial insects and biological products such as Bacillus thuringensis (Bt). Rather than amending the soil with synthetically derived fertilizers, organic growers build soil fertility by using natural products such as cover crops, manure, and compost. A successful organic system provides a grower with an income adequate to maintain a good standard of living by producing an abundance of high-quality food, while at the same time nurturing the soil, protecting the environment, and ensuring that the land will be healthy and productive for generations to come.
Organic Certification
The organic industry uses standards to verify that foods labeled "certified organic" are produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. If a grower sells $5,000 or more of a product labeled as organic, he or she must be certified by a federally approved certifying agent. To be certified organic, land must not be treated with any prohibited substances for 3 years. During that 3-year period, a farm is considered transitional. In addition, a grower must have and follow an ecological soil management program. Growers in North Carolina can be certified organic by any organization that is approved by the National Organic Program, a division of the USDA. The North Carolina Crop Improvement Association is the organization that certifies many organic growers in North Carolina. More information on organic certification can be found at the New Crops & Organics portal, as well as at the homepage for the National Organic Program.
Soil Management and Fertility
Sweet corn grows best in a well-drained soil with a pH of 5.5 to 7.0. In choosing a site for corn production, heavy clay soils with poor drainage and areas subject to flooding should be avoided. Dry, sandy sites should only be used if irrigation is available. Soil pH can be raised by incorporating ground limestone. Because the soil reaction with lime is slow, limestone should be incorporated early, preferably in the fall before a spring planting.
Sweet corn is a fairly heavy feeder, and proper soil fertility is critical for high yields and good growth. Once stunted by lack of nutrients, sweet corn may never fully recover. Over the growing season, sweet corn needs approximately 150 lbs of nitrogen (N) per acre. A grower should ensure that 50 to 60 lbs N per acre are available at the time of planting. It will probably be necessary to side-dress with a natural fertilizer source with rapidly available N starting when plants are about 2 ft tall. Additional nutrient needs should be determined from soil tests but usually consist of about 50 lbs per acre of potash and 75 lbs per acre of phosphate.
Nitrogen deficiency is fairly common in sweet corn, particularly in cold, wet soils; flooded soils; or dry, sandy soils. Nitrogen deficiency in young plants causes the whole plant to be pale with spindly stalks and yellow leaf tips. In older plants, nitrogen stress is often expressed by shriveling of tip kernels.
Phosphorus-deficient plants are usually dark green with reddish-purple leaf tips and margins. At low pH or in sandy soils, magnesium deficiency may occur. Magnesium deficiency in corn appears as yellow to white striping between veins of leaves. Older leaves become reddish-purple and leaf tips may die.
Commonly used organic sources of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium are bloodmeal (~15% N), bonemeal (~4% N and 21% P2O5), cottonseed meal (7% N, 2.5% P2O5, and 1.5% K2O), and soybean meal (7% N and 2.3% K2O). Many local growers use poultry litter or commercially available poultry-litter based products. For example, a 3-2-3 or 3-2-2 poultry litter product can be applied before planting at a rate of 700 to 1000 lbs per acre. A blended fertilizer or cottonseed meal/bonemeal mix (10-10-10) can also be used. Natural sources for micronutrients include rock phosphate, greensand marl, and limestone rock. A liquid fish-emulsion and seaweed product (average analysis of 4-1-1) may then be used for sidedressing.
Adding organic matter such as feedlot manure and compost to the soil increases the level of nutrients, improves soil microbial activity, and increases water-holding and nutrient-holding capacity. Organic matter also improves the physical condition of the soil for cultivation and improves soil structure so the surface of the soil does not crust. Any soil can be improved through the addition of organic matter. A vast array of organic materials are available in the Southeast, including manures from poultry and livestock operations, wood by-products from mills, and crop residues from a wide variety of farming operations. Tobacco stalks, which are readily available in much of the state, are approximately 4% N and 4% K2O. All of these materials may be used fresh or composted. Cover crops are also an important, inexpensive way to add organic matter to the soil, and much of sweet corn's N needs can be met via cover cropping.
Cover Cropping Systems
Most organic sweet corn growers use cover crops to increase organic matter, improve soil tilth, and reduce erosion. In North Carolina, the most popular cover crops used are rye, rye with hairy vetch, crimson clover, and wheat. Legumes, such as hairy vetch, clover, and alfalfa, fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and can supply more than 100 lbs N per acre. To ensure the nitrogen-fixing capabilities of the legume, a grower should inoculate the legumes with the proper bacteria before seeding. A study on legume cover crops for no-till corn, conducted at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station in Fletcher, NC, by Dr. Greg Hoyt, showed that no one specific legume residue was observed to be superior as a cover crop, though hairy vetch consistently survived Western North Carolina winters. Grasses, such as wheat and rye, produce large amounts of biomass and develop long roots which can bring nitrogen up from deep within the soil.
In North Carolina, winter cover cropping is the most commonly used system in both organic and conventional farming. The cover crop is drilled or broadcast-seeded in the early fall. In spring, the cover crop is disked under for a clean culture system.
In most low-till or no-till systems, the cover crop is sown in the fall, killed in the spring, and left on the surface of the soil as a mulch. For an organic grower, the options for killing the cover crop include mowing or undercutting. In a no-till system, the crop is planted through the cover crop. In a low-till system, a narrow strip is cultivated for planting the crop seed or transplant.
Research on sweet corn production in low-till or no-till systems is still in progress in North Carolina. In Connecticut (DeGregorio et al.), however, sweet corn grew well in a no-till system with hairy vetch. Marketable yields were three or more times higher with hairy vetch than with crimson clover or winter peas. Inoculated vetch seeds were planted in early August and flail-mowed to a stubble-height of 6 inches in mid-June. Corn was then planted in 30-inch rows with a conservation planter. For weed control, the vetch strips were mowed again to about 4 inches tall in late July.
Results may be site- or region-specific, however, because, in Oregon, sweet corn growth and yields were reduced 16% with strip-till and 31% with no-till compared to a conventional tillage system (Peterson, et al. 1986). The reductions were attributed to lower soil temperatures, wetter soils, and more slugs found under the reduced tillage systems. Thus, in our region a low-till or no-till system for sweet corn may work best in the lower elevations of the Piedmont and Coastal Plains where soils warm up early in the spring.
Growing a cover crop as a living mulch between rows of corn is an alternative to conventional cultivation and fertilization. A perennial living mulch provides a year-round groundcover which protects against erosion and soil compaction. Growing the corn in narrow rows with wide mulch strips improves access to the corn and facilitates mechanical control of the mulch crop. Even under very wet conditions, with a living mulch in place a grower can still move equipment through the field. A living mulch increases soil nitrogen availability and reduces annual weed populations. Legumes, such as alfalfa, clover, and hairy vetch, add fixed nitrogen and organic matter to the soil. To avoid competition with the corn, a living mulch may need to be suppressed or controlled by mowing or light tilling during the growing season.
Grubinger and Minotti (1990) in New York tested white clover as a living mulch for sweet corn. The clover was broadcast seeded in late April. In early June, a wheel-hoe (a hoe blade on a wheeled frame) was used to open 15-inch strips for sowing the corn. They found the most effective means of clover suppression was partial rototilling with a multivator (multiple-row unit rototiller) when the clover was well established, about 2 weeks after corn emergence. As long as a strip of clover roots passed intact between the tiller tines, regrowth of the clover was extensive providing an effective, yet non-competitive, living mulch. Corn yields were reduced when the clover was mowed rather than tilled. Conversely, in an Oregon study by Fischer and Burrill (1993), mowing the clover did not seriously reduce corn yields. A grower might want to experiment with both methods in this region. An interesting side note from the Oregon study was that when corn smut was present, corn grown with suppressed clover suffered less damage than clean, cultivated corn. Growers should note that a living mulch system for vegetables can be risky if irrigation is not available, because the mulch may out-compete the cash crop for limited soil moisture.
A living mulch system can be difficult to manage during the learning phase. Anyone considering a living-mulch system should start small. Some problems that may be encountered include increased numbers of rodents and slugs, as well as cooler soils, which may slow germination. According to Burrill et al. (1987), the most predictable and least complex system to start with involves annual seeding of clover after the corn is well established. The clover then has no chance to compete with the corn and makes most of its growth after the corn is harvested. The clover then protects the soil during the winter and grows in the following spring. The clover can then be disked under and another crop planted.
Crop Rotations and Intercropping
Crop rotation is the single most important practice in an organic vegetable production system. Crop rotation is the practice of following one annual crop with another crop that is as different from the first crop as possible in terms of nutrient needs, rooting patterns, disease and insect pests, and growth habit. Many growers have detailed, complicated crop-rotation plans that range from 3 to 7 years before the same crop is replanted on a plot of land. For example, sweet corn may be planted in a 3-year rotation with pumpkins and beans.
Soils deteriorate because of erosion, continuous cropping, deep plowing, and compaction. Rotating fields with soil-improving crops maintains long-term soil fertility. According to Eliot Coleman (1995), a well-thought-out crop rotation is worth 75% of everything else that might be done, including fertilization, tillage, and pest control. Diversity is the key to stability in a biological system.
Intercropping is the practice of planting several crops together in one area. Increasing diversity of crops and reducing the amount of land in a monoculture discourages many pests. To conserve space, sweet corn is often planted at the same time in a field with vine crops, such as cucumbers, pumpkins, and muskmelons. The vines can be trained to grow between the corn plants. In western North Carolina, it is a time-honored tradition for farmers to grow greasy beans in their corn. An alternative to intercropping within the same field is strip-cropping. In this system, two or three different crops are grown in strips, commonly 2 to 6 rows wide.
Variety Selection
Four types of sweet corn are available: standard (su), sugary-enhanced (se), and supersweet (sh2), and synergistic or triplesweet (sy). The su type is the old-fashioned sweet corn with which we are all familiar. It must be consumed quickly after harvest, or the sugars rapidly turn to starch. The se types contain more sugar than the su type and, if cooled, will remain sweet for several days after harvest. The sh2 type also contains more sugar than the su type but converts very little sugar to starch. If properly cooled, an sh2 variety will remain sweet for 7 to 10 days after harvest. The sy type is a hybrid comprised of 75% se and 25% sh2 kernels, resulting in an ear with the sweet and tender characteristics of the se type but with the shelf- life of the sh2.
Replicated organic sweet corn variety trials have not been conducted in North Carolina. Many North Carolina organic growers, however, prefer the following cultivars. 'Platinum Lady' (se) and 'Bodacious' (se) are good early-season sweet corn varieties. 'Silvarado' (se), 'Kandy Corn' (sh2), 'Argent' (se), and 'Snowbelle' (se) are excellent mid-season varieties, and 'Delectable' (se), 'Pegasus' (sh2), and 'Silver Queen' (su) are good late-season white corns. In a crop-rotation study (J.M. Davis, unpublished), 'Silver Queen' exhibited very little earworm damage, probably because of the tight tips on the husks. All of these varieties are among those recommended for all North Carolina commercial vegetable growers.
During the early 1990s, an organic growers network in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont recommended 'Silver Queen' (su) (because of consumer name recognition and earworm resistance) and 'Snowbelle' (se) as good white corn varieties for organic growers. For an early-season yellow corn, they suggested 'Sugar Buns' (se). 'Bodacious' (se) is a favorite early to mid-season yellow, and 'Clockwork' (se) is an excellent mid-season bicolor in that part of the country. For wholesale shipping of sh2 varieties, the Northeastern group recommends the varieties 'Aloha', 'Skyline', 'Diablo', 'Starstruck', and 'Escalade'. They caution that results in another location or market might be different. Varieties for the new sy type include 'Renaissance' and 'Nantasket (early season), 'Montauk' and Bojangles' (midseason), and 'Providence', 'Cameo' and 'Charmed' (late season). In addition, improved sweet corn hybrids are being introduced every year, especially se, sh2, and sy varieties, with improved disease resistance and seed germination.
Please note that you should be careful to avoid Genetically Modified varieties of sweet corn. These varieties are transgenetic, for example, containing the Bt gene. The use of GMO corn is not approved for organic production.
Fresh corn seed should always be used, especially for supersweet cultivars. Standard and sugary-enhanced corn seeds should be planted about 1 inch deep in moist, heavy soil; 1 to 2 inches deep in very light, sandy soils. Supersweets need to be planted shallow - only about 1 inch deep. Minimum soil temperatures for germination are 50°F for su varieties and 60°F for se and sh2 varieties. Seed planted in moist soil below these temperatures will often rot. The optimum, but rarely obtained, soil temperature for sweet-corn germination is 85°F.
When planting small acreages of sweet corn, be sure to plant the corn in blocks of at least 4 rows to insure good pollination. If large acreages of sweet corn are being planted, especially se and sh2 varieties, purchase of a precision seeder might be cost worthy to reduce seed costs and labor costs for thinning. No-till systems require no-till planters such as those used for field corn. Depending on the cultivation equipment available, seeds are usually planted 5 to 6 inches apart in rows 30 to 42 inches apart. Once the plants are well established, they should be thinned to stand 8 to 12 inches apart in the row.
Because sweet corn is wind pollinated, quality is best if the stands are isolated from field corn, popcorn, and ornamental corn, as well as from other types of sweet corn. Isolation, in this sense, means either planting the crops at least 250 feet apart, or staggering your plantings so that there is a 10 to 14 day difference in maturity between crops. If possible, sweet corn should be planted upwind of field corn.
Successive plantings can be made to provide a continuous supply of sweet corn. A second planting can be made when the first plants contain 3 or 4 leaves. Early and late-season cultivars may be planted at the same time for a longer harvest. Many growers, however, try to time their harvests before August when armyworm and earworm populations are highest.
Weed Control
Weed control is one of the most difficult management problems facing organic vegetable growers. Before planting, weed populations can be reduced through use of crop rotations and cover crops. Try to rotate crops with different growth habits, warm and cool season crops, and crops grown in wide and narrow rows. On small plantings, organic mulches, such as straw or grass clippings, can help shade out weeds between the rows. Growing corn in strip-till, no-till, or living mulch systems can also reduce weed problems.
In a clean-culture system, cultivation is a common and effective method used to control weeds before and after the crop is planted. Prior to planting, till the soil several times to expose weed seeds and stimulate their germination. Conduct the last tillage just before sowing the crop. After the crop has emerged, cultivate frequently, getting as close to the corn plants as possible without damaging the roots. Spring-tooth harrows and finger weeders work especially well for this purpose. When the corn is 12 to 18 inches tall, till for the final time, throwing soil against the base of the plant. Commonly used equipment to cultivate between rows include multi-row rototillers, coil-tine harrows, and rolling cultivators. For small-scale production, a grower may walk the field frequently with a hand-held hoe.
Soil solarization is a relatively new method for weed control that is still being tested. Solarization kills weed seeds, perennial weeds, soil pathogens, and nematodes by heat treating the soil. Solarization requires long-range planning because a field must be solarized the summer prior to planting the corn. The system involves laying clear plastic over tilled, moist soil and sealing around the edges with ridges of soil. The plastic is left in place, usually during mid-summer, for 6 to 8 weeks. After the plastic is removed the soil surface should be disturbed as little as possible to prevent bringing weed seeds to the surface. It is better to plant a fall vegetable crop or winter cover crop than to leave the solarized soil fallow for the winter.
Flame weeding by propane torches is another method used by some farmers. Small, inexpensive, hand-held propane units and large, tractor-mounted units are available. Weeds are best controlled by flame weeding when the weeds are 1 to 2 inches tall or at the 3- to 5-leaf stage. Flame weeding can be used before a cash crop emerges or as a directed flame after the crop is 2 inches tall.
Pest Management
Pest management in an organic system is based on prevention. The goal is to have a healthy, balanced plant and soil system in which pest populations will be stay within tolerable limits. In a conventional system, synthetic pesticides may help a grower save the current crop from an immediate pest problem; however, in many cases, the problem recurs or another develops. The organic approach is based on the theory that major pest problems usually occur when something is out of balance in the system. Are the plants undernourished or stressed from growing too quickly? Is there a nutrient imbalance? Is the soil too wet or too dry? Has a good crop rotation been followed? Is there a diversity of plants to support beneficial insects? Thus, studying the problem and trying to determine why it occurred should help prevent similar problems in the future. This will, of course, take time to learn and develop. Unless growers refuse to use any pesticides, they may at times choose to apply some organic pesticides to save a specific crop.
An integrated pest management (IPM) approach is well-suited for organic production. IPM is a system in which insects, diseases, and weeds are closely monitored, and different methods are used to keep pest populations at levels that are not economically damaging with minimal adverse environmental effects. IPM encompasses use of cultural and biological control methods, use of resistant varieties, and judicious use of pesticides. When pesticides must be used, an effort is made to select ones with low toxicity, non-persistent residues, narrow spectrum of control, and low environmental impact. There is not enough room here to cover IPM thoroughly. Several good books are available and should be consulted, such as Vegetable Insect Management (1995).
There is no guarantee that, once an organic system is established, there will never be a disease, weed, or insect problem. Stressful conditions that a grower cannot control will occur, such as weeks of endless rains, droughts, periods of extremely high temperatures, hurricanes, plagues of grasshoppers, or hail. Likewise, if an airborne disease invades your area, your plants will probably be infected. However, with careful observation and preparation, an organic system should progressively have fewer pest problems as years go by.
Disease Management
Although there are several corn diseases of concern in the Southeast, there are many sweet-corn cultivars available with resistance to the major diseases. Whenever possible, a grower should select marketable cultivars with disease resistance to fit specific needs and conditions.
Corn smut, which appears particularly on white cultivars, is characterized by large, fleshy, grey-black galls on the stalks, tassels, or ears. It is important to remove and destroy the first galls before they open. To control smut, avoid injuring plantings and avoid areas where smut occurred before. Root rot frequently occurs on seedlings planted in cool, moist soil. Planting should be delayed until soil temperatures are adequate to allow for rapid germination.
Stewart's bacterial wilt is sometimes a problem in the mid-South. Early-infected plants wilt and die. Later-infected plants are stunted and contain yellow streaks on the leaves. The disease is spread by the corn flea beetle, especially after mild winters. New cultivars resistant to Stewart's wilt should be used if early sweet corn is to be planted where flea beetle populations were high the previous year.
Rust and leaf blights can be a problem in extended periods of warm, moist weather or areas of heavy dew. Rust blown from field corn planted upwind nearby can threaten sweet-corn crops. Cultivars resistant to rust are recommended in threatening conditions.
Insect Management
Insects which attack sweet corn during its early growth include southern corn rootworm, cutworm, white grub, wireworm, and flea beetle.
Wireworms and white grubs are often abundant in soils previously planted in alfalfa or sod. After the soil has been worked, large numbers of birds feeding in the field indicate a high pest problem. To avoid pest damage to the crop, a farmer can delay planting to let exposed worms and grubs starve or be eaten by birds. Another strategy is to till the field and plant it with another legume cover crop, such as crimson clover or Austrian winter peas, for a season before planting a crop susceptible to wireworm or grub damage.
Corn earworms are a major pest on corn. The night-flying, light brown- or buff-colored moth lays eggs on the corn silks. In North Carolina, the moth can emerge as early as late March. These tiny, dome-shaped eggs hatch in 1 to 2 days in warm weather or 10 days in cool weather. The small caterpillars move down the silk into the ear, where they feed on the tip. After 12 to 13 days, the caterpillars leave the ears by boring out the side or crawling out the tip. They burrow 3 to 5 inches into the soil to pupate. After about 12 more days, they can emerge to start the cycle again. There can be at least three generations per year, and the pupal stage can also overwinter.
Once earworm caterpillars have worked their way inside the ear, they cannot be controlled. Early plantings often are not affected by earworms, but late plantings can be under serious pressure. Low infestations are often handled by simply removing the damaged ear tip of the corn after harvest. Some growers provide a free "de-silking" of the ears at sale, so the consumer never sees the worms.
Earworm adult moths should be monitored by pheromone traps placed near the corn field. In Oklahoma, Kuepper and colleagues (1991) used oils and oil-pesticide blends to control corn earworm on small acreages. They injected oil into the neck of the ear (where the silk emerges from the husk), with a standard oiling can. To be effective, oil must be applied 2 to 3 days past the full-brush stage (when silks are at maximum extension from the eartip). Addition of Bt or pyrethrum is more effective than the oils alone. Be aware that using Bt with oil is difficult, time consuming, and not always effective. Estimates obtained for costs of these methods, however, are competitive with the conventional pesticide methods.
Fall armyworms can also be a major pest in North Carolina. They overwinter further south and migrate north each year. The female moths are about 1.5 inches across the wings with grayish-white hind wings and dark gray forewings with splotches and white spots near the tips. They deposit clumps of up to 150 pinkish-white eggs on the leaves. In warm weather, these eggs hatch in 3 to 4 days. In 2 to 3 weeks, the armyworms are about 1.5 inches long, light tan or green to almost black with yellow and dark stripes running the length of the body. Their distinctive characteristic is an inverted Y on the front of the head. Fall armyworms will feed on just about any plant, but damage is especially severe in late sweet corn and field corn. They will eat all above-ground parts of the plant and are very messy eaters. The best defense is to plant early so that corn matures in mid-August before armyworms peak in the fall.
Pheromone traps have not been very reliable, so blacklight traps are recommended for monitoring armyworms. Traps should be checked daily and both male and female moths counted. Less than 10 moths per night do not indicate an immediate problem. More than 10 moths per night for 3 consecutive nights indicate that moths are laying eggs.
Mature European corn borer larvae overwinter in stalks and ears left in the field. The larvae are .75 to 1 inch long, cream colored with small, round, brown spots on the back. Early in the spring the larvae pupate, and in June adults emerge and lay eggs. The adult female moth is pale yellowish-brown, with wavy bands running across the wings. The males are darker, with olive brown markings on the wings. Both have a wing span of about one inch. The females lay white eggs in masses of five to fifty, usually on leaf undersides. In less than a week, the eggs hatch and the young larvae feed on, but not through, the leaf surface. They move into the whorl and within 2 to 5 days enter the midribs of leaves and continue boring into the stalk or ear. The stalks become weakened and may fall over. Nutrient movement in the corn plant is also disrupted. European corn borers usually have two generations per year.
Corn is vulnerable to corn borers when tassels, silk, and pollen are present; preventative action is required or damage will occur. The size of any year's European corn borer population is greatly dependent upon the synchrony of the pest population and the development stage of field corn in the region. If field corn is planted early and provides the first generation moths with plenty of corn to lay their eggs on, large populations will probably be available to attack sweet corn later. Field corn planted nearby is the source of most European corn borer problems for sweet corn.
In most cases, a grower should plow under corn debris at the end of the season to help destroy overwintering stages of some pests. Tilling, however, will also destroy many beneficial insects.
Growers in North Carolina are experimenting with beneficial insects, although to date there are few true success stories. Trichogramma wasps may provide some control of European corn borers, beneficial nematodes sprayed on the corn plant and silk may reduce earworm damage, and ladybugs will help control aphid populations.
Bird Management
Young corn seedlings are vulnerable to bird damage. A large flock of crows can quickly devastate a new corn planting. There are several methods to reduce bird problems. The most common, inexpensive, and easy methods are designed to frighten birds away. A method that is sometimes effective in western North Carolina is a bird-scare balloon with shiny, mylar "eyes," or inflatable owls. These should be suspended about 5 feet above the ground and moved every few days. Reflective bird tape that is silver on one side and red on the other can be twisted and suspended about 6 inches above the newly seeded rows. A field full of this shiny tape will disorient bird and grower alike. Noise making cannons are used by some large producers, but will not make you popular if you have neighbors close by.
Irrigation and General Cultural Practices
Sweet corn needs a continuous supply of moisture to ensure pollination and growth of kernels in the ear. After the tassels are produced, sweet corn requires 1 to 1.5 inches of water each week. Overhead irrigation is the most common method. Small-scale growers may use soaker hoses laid on the soil surface and covered with an organic mulch. Whatever method is used, a grower should never allow the soil to dry out. It takes consistent, adequate moisture from silking through kernel fill to ensure high yields of high quality ears.
Common recommendations are that suckers should not be removed from the base of the corn plant. It has been reported in many vegetable production publications that their removal does not increase yield or ear size and that removal may actually reduce yield and consume valuable time. Reports from both Clemson University (2002) and Colorado State University (2004) support this recommendation. Many growers who feel that sucker removal is beneficial still continue this practice.
Harvest and Postharvest Handling
Each sweet-corn plant will produce at least one large ear that should be harvested at prime maturity, when the silks are dry and brown and the ear has enlarged to the point that the husks are tight. This stage is usually 17 to 18 days after silking under warm day and night conditions, or 22 to 24 days after silking during cool weather conditions. At harvest, kernels should be plump and exude a milky liquid when punctured (except for most supersweets with the sh2 gene where the liquid is clear). This stage only lasts 4 to 5 days, so the corn must be checked and harvested frequently. Sweet corn is removed from the plant by simultaneously snapping and twisting the ear away from the stalk.
To retain peak quality, sweet corn should be picked in the early morning and cooled immediately to 32°F preferably, or at least 40°F. The longer the delay between harvest and cooling, the more conversion of sugar to starch and subsequent loss of quality. Prompt cooling is critical for standard varieties, but also helps maintain quality in supersweets and sugary-enhanced varieties. Hydrocooling involves immersing the corn in cold water, or less commonly, drenching with ice-cold water. Crushed ice can be added to the crate or box. Corn must be stored close to 32°F, with high relative humidity, and transported with ice in a refrigerated truck.
Mesh cabbage bags are frequently used to package corn for local sales. For marketing to wholesalers and supermarket chains, corn must be properly cooled and packaged. For sales to chain stores, corn is usually packaged in wirebound wooden crates or waxed cartons which hold 4 to 6 dozen ears.
Yields, Marketing, and Economics of Production
With a final plant population of 12,400 plants per acre and an average yield of one ear per plant, total yield will be 248 crates per acre. In western North Carolina in 2004, direct sales of organic sweet corn brought around $0.50 per ear. This translates to a gross return of $6,200 per acre. In western North Carolina, where most organic farm acreages are small, this is low compared to gross returns for many other organic vegetable crops. However, many growers who sell directly to the consumer at farmers' markets, tailgate markets, roadside stands, or have a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) subscription farm, report that their customers expect sweet corn and that sweet corn is necessary for sales of other produce. In contrast, in the Piedmont of North Carolina, growers with larger acreages report that sweet corn is a profitable part of the vegetable mix that they grow.
Near urban areas, fresh, organic sweet corn is usually sold directly to the consumer at tailgate and farmers markets. Wholesalers of organic produce, however, report a need for more locally grown organic sweet corn.
I gratefully acknowledge the assistance of William McCarthy with information gathering, Susan Schmidt with initial preparation of the manuscript, and Agatha Kaplan for the latest revision.
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- Coleman, E. 1995. The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener. 2nd edition. Chelsea Green Publishing Co., White River Junction, Vermont.
- DeGregorio, R.E., R.A. Ashley, and J.S. Barclay. 1991. No-till sweet corn in three-legumes' cover-crops for improved productivity. Environmental Conservation 18(1):68-70.
- Fischer, A. and L. Burrill. 1993. Managing interference in a sweet corn-white clover living mulch. Amer. J. Alt. Ag. 8(2):51-56.
- Flood, B., R. Foster, and B. Hutchison. 1995. Sweet corn. In: R. Foster and B. Flood (eds.), Vegetable Insect Management with Emphasis on the Midwest. Meister Publishing Co., Willoughby, Ohio.
- Grubinger, V.P. and P.L Minotti. 1990. Managing white clover living mulch for sweet corn production with partial rototilling. Amer. J. Alt. Agric. 5(1):4-12.
- Hazzard, Ruth, ed. 1994. Proceedings of the Northeast Farmer to Farmer Information Exchange, Sweet Corn Meeting, 1992 and 1993 Winter Meetings. Northeast Organic Farming Assoc., University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Service.
- Hornick, S.B. 1988. Use of organic amendments to increase the productivity of sand and gravel spoils: effect on yield and composition of sweet corn. Amer. J. Alt. Agric. 3(4):156-162.
- Kuepper, G.L., T. Maurer, and T. Wright. 1991. A Report of 1990 On-Farm Demonstration and Research Trials. Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Oklahoma.
- Peet, M. 1996. Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South. Focus Press, Newburyport, MA.: 184 p.
- Petersen, K.L., H.J. Mack, and D.E. Booster. 1986. Effect of tillage on sweet corn development and yield. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 111(1): 39-42.
- Reganold, J.P., R.I. Papendick, and J.F. Parr. 1990. Sustainable agriculture. Sci. Amer.: 112-120.
- Roos, D. The NCSU Email List Server: Growing Small Farms Mailing List. Archive December 2004. http://lists.ncsu.edu/cgi-bin/digest?list=growingsmallfarms .
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Publication date: Nov. 30, 2005
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Designed from the grip down, the new Verdana line is the lightest women's set Nike Golf has ever produced.
Nike describes the Verdana set as a "total game solution" that includes 11 clubs: a driver, 3-wood, three hybrids, 7-iron through pitching wedge, sand wedge and putter, along with a matching carry bag. This full-set design takes distance gapping, trajectory and spin profiles into account, producing a set engineered just for women.
"The set was designed specifically for female athletes looking to maximize distance and control," said Tom Stites, Nike's director of club product creation. "With this ultralight set, slower swing speeds can now gain more distance without sacrificing control the course demands."
The Verdana driver features a full-sized 460cc head with additional loft for higher trajectory. The 18-degree 3-wood features a low center of gravity in a large-breadth profile for more forgiveness and easier ball striking.
The hybrids – a 4-hybrid with 24 degrees of loft, a 5-hybrid with 27 degrees of loft and a 6-hybrid with 30-degrees of loft – feature wide soles and deeper iron-like faces with a slight offset. These characteristics, Nike explains, allow more forgiveness from a variety of angles and lies.
The irons and wedges include a wider sole design and larger face profiles to help improve contact. The faces also are of variable thickness, which helps to improve shots even when mis-hit. And the Verdana putter is a classically shaped blade with a 33-inch shaft.
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The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) was organized in 1991 by a group of physicians who recognized the need for an organization within the field of sports medicine that approached athletes, exercising individuals, and teams comprehensively with consultative and continuous care of their orthopedic, medical, nutritional, and psychosocial issues. Although sports medicine concepts are often thought of in conjunction with professional and elite athletes, these concepts apply to athletes of all levels including grade school, high school, college and recreational athletes - "weekend athletes". AMSSM is comprised of Sports Medicine Physicians whose goal is to provide a link between the rapidly expanding core of knowledge related to sports medicine and its application to patients in a clinical setting.
What is a Sports Medicine Physician?
• A physician with specialized training who promotes lifelong fitness and wellness, and encourages prevention of illness and injury. This physician helps the patient maximize function and minimize disability and time away from sports, work, or school.
• He or she is a leader of the sports medicine team, which also includes specialty physicians and surgeons, athletic trainers, physical therapists, coaches, other personnel, and, of course, the athlete.
• They are experienced sports medicine physicians with a primary specialty in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, or Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, most of whom obtain 1-2 years of additional training in sports medicine through accredited fellowship (subspecialty) programs in Sports Medicine. Physicians, who are board certified in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Pediatrics, are theneligible to take a subspecialty qualification examination in Sports Medicine. Additional forums, which add to the expertise of a Sports Medicine Physician, include continuing education in sports medicine, and membership and participation in sports medicine societies.
What is the difference between a Sports Medicine Physician and an Orthopedic Surgeon?
• Both are well trained in musculoskeletal medicine. Sports Medicine Physicians specialize in the non-operative medical treatment of musculoskeletal sports conditions. Orthopedic surgeons are also trained in the operative treatment of these conditions. Approximately 90% of all sports injuries are non-surgical, and Sports Medicine Physicians can expedite referral to an orthopedic/sports surgeon when indicated, and can help guide referrals to appropriate rehabilitative care and ancillary services as needed. Common examples of musculoskeletal problems include:
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• Acute injuries (such as ankle sprains, muscle strains, knee & shoulder injuries, and fractures
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The most anticipated property is the luxurious Baha Mar complex in Nassau. Poised to open in December 2014, the Baha Mar will offer more than 2,900 hotel rooms and residences, overlooking a white sandy beach. The $3.5 billion investment comprises five hotels, private residences, gaming, golf, shopping and entertainment.
The portfolio of Baha Mar properties will include Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Mondrian, Grand Hyatt, Melia at Baha Mar and The Baha Mar Casino & Hotel. Amenities at Baha Mar include a 100,000-square-foot casino, an 18-hole, 72-par Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, an ESPA spa and more than a dozen pools. A dedicated on-site convention center will be the cornerstone of approximately 200,000 square feet of meeting and conventions facilities on the property.
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Ive been itching to get my hands on a copy of Billy 'One book a decade' Dembskis new book, 'Design of Life', just to see how many of my predictions came true. Problem is, it doesnt appear anyone has this book, except for DI sycophants and a few of the Usual Suspects. Amazon doesnt have it in stock, Barnes and Noble doesnt even have it listed, local libraries have no idea what Im talking about.
But its okay. I have the best readers on the internet, and someone sent me the answer to exactly what I was really wondering:
1. 'Someone' with the DI contacted Harvard and asked for a copy of 'Inner Life'. Harvard said no. Dembski used a butchered copy of it in his presentations anyway.**Spoiler** No. :(
2. 'Someone' with the DI contacted Harvard and asked to use stills from 'Inner Life' in a 'publication'. Harvard said no. Would DI have the balls to use them anyway? Is the publication 'Design'?
But there are similarities between a page in 'Design', and Dembskis use of Harvards animation which clearly show where stills from Harvards animation were slotted for use, and clearly shows that Dembski knew prior to his presentation at OU that Harvard wanted nothing to do with the Discovery Institute but Dembski used their animation anyway.
Lets compare a page from 'Design' with a still from Dembskis OU presentation- just prior to Harvards animation:
And then lets zoom in on the picture in 'Design':
Caption: Figure 8.1 This image, from a computer animation in Unlocking the Mystery of Life (www.illustramedia.com), illustrates information processing inside the cell (i.e., the transcription of DNA into mRNA). The animation shows why it is entirely appropriate to compare the cell with an automated city.
Dembskis new title for 'Inner Life of a Cell'? 'The Cell as an Automated City.'
Its obvious to even the most casual observer that 'Design of Life' is the publication DI wanted to use stills from Harvards animation in, but they acknowledged Harvards unwillingness to contribute to Creationism and did not use the stills.
Unless Figure 8.1 was changed within the past month, Dembski knew at the time of his presentation at OU Harvard wanted nothing to do with Creationism, but subsequently played dumb "Aw gosh golly I just found it on the intranets and thought it was neato! I didnt mean nuthin by it!"
This reminds me of my very first encounter with a Creationist. His name was Brad Harrub. Some low-level con artist, got snukered by an April Fools joke in Discover magazine, had this fishing reel he presented as part of his 'Evidences of Creation!'
When it was pointed out to him that the 'fossil fishing reel' was an obvious fraud (you could see the saw marks in the rock, for petes sake), he removed all references to the reel in his online/print media. Yet when I attended a presentation of his a year and a half later, he presented the 'fossil fishing reel' as EVIDENCES OF CREATION!
So what happened? Print media can be traced. If DI had used stills from Harvards animation in print, they would have been royally screwed. So they used 'Inner Life' in presentations instead. Harrub presented information he knew to be fraudulent in his presentation. Who attends these presentations? Average Joe Creationists that have no idea the material is stolen/fraudulent. Dembski was so confident that I would never get video proof of him using the animation, he pretended it never happened for two months.
Professional Creationists are snake-oil salesmen and con artists. They know they are lying, they know they are stealing, they just think theyre 'too good' to get caught.


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The Degree of Master of Arts in Folklore is offered by part-time and full-time study. The program normally requires extensive fieldwork research in Newfoundland and/or the Maritimes.
Integral to the teaching of the Department of Folklore is work of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive.
Applicants may be admitted to the graduate program if they have an average of at least grade 'B' in no fewer than 36 credit hours in Folklore or in any other discipline in the Humanities or Social Sciences.
The M.A. program will normally be completed within six consecutive semesters (i.e., a two-year period). The Degree of Master of Arts in Folklore may be taken by course work and comprehensive examination, course work and thesis, or course work and co-operative education work terms. All options are available to full-time and part-time students. However, the work term component of option C cannot be completed on a part-time basis.
Students choosing to do the M.A. with thesis must normally complete a minimum of 24 credit hours plus a thesis. Normally, the required courses are:
6010, 6020, and 6030, normally taken as an integrated foundation in the Fall semester.
At least one of the following: 6060, 6100, 6120, 6130, 6200, 6210, 6220, 6250, 6260, 6360, 6720.
At least one of the following: 6070, 6300, 6310, 6350, 6370, 6400, 6410, 6420, 6430.
Nine additional credit hours to be selected from courses in the groups listed above or from the other courses offered by the Department.
A brief thesis pre-proposal, including a statement of topic, working title, plan of research, ethics statement, preliminary bibliography, and the name of a preferred Supervisor, shall be submitted no later than the end of the student's second semester. A full proposal shall normally be submitted to the Department of Folklore and orally presented before members of the faculty by the end of the student's fourth semester. The written thesis proposal should be made available to faculty members at least two weeks prior to the scheduled date of a student's oral presentation of the proposal. Following approval of the thesis proposal and consultation with the student, the Supervisor and thesis topic will be recommended to the Dean.
M.A. With Comprehensive Examination:
Students choosing to do the M.A. with comprehensive examination must normally complete a minimum of 30 credit hours plus comprehensive examination. Normally, the required courses are:
6010, 6020, and 6030, normally taken as an integrated foundation in the Fall semester.
At least one of the following: 6060, 6100, 6120, 6130, 6200, 6210, 6220, 6250, 6260, 6360, 6720.
At least one of the following: 6070, 6300, 6310, 6350, 6370, 6400, 6410, 6420, 6430.
Fifteen additional credit hours to be selected from courses in the groups listed above or from the other courses offered by the Department.
Each student selecting the M.A. with comprehensive examination option shall normally submit, by the end of the student's second semester, written notification of intention to take comprehensives.
Each student selecting this option shall normally write the comprehensive examination at the end of the student's fifth semester in the program. The comprehensive examination will be graded by a comprehensive examination committee appointed by the Dean of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the Head of the Department, in accordance with General Regulations governing the School of Graduate Studies.
M.A. With Public and Applied Folklore Co-operative Education Work Terms:
Students choosing to do the M.A. with Public and Applied Folklore Co-operative Education option must normally complete a minimum of 24 credit hours plus two co-operative education work terms. Normally the required courses are:
6010, 6020, and 6030, normally taken as in integrated foundation in the Fall semester.
6740 or 6800 and at least one additional course selected from the following: 6551, 6740, 6760, 6790, 6800.
At least one of the following: 6060, 6100, 6120, 6130, 6200, 6210, 6220, 6250, 6260, 6360, 6720.
At least one of the following: 6070, 6300, 6310, 6350, 6370, 6400, 6410, 6420, 6430.
Three additional credit hours to be selected from courses in the groups listed above or from the other courses offered by the Department.
601W and 602W.
The dates for starting and finishing each work term are shown in the University Diary.
A competition for work term employment is organized by Co-operative Education in cooperation with the Department of Folklore. Students may also obtain their own work term jobs outside the competition. Such jobs must be confirmed by letter from the employer and approved by the Head of Folklore and Co-operative Education on or before the first day of the work term. Work term jobs may be outside St. John's and possibly outside Newfoundland and Labrador. Students who do not wish to accept a work term job arranged by Co-operative Education shall be responsible for finding an alternative acceptable to the Head of Folklore and Co-operative Education. By entering the competition, students give permission for Co-operative Education to supply their Memorial University of Newfoundland transcripts to potential employers.
Each work term placement will be supervised by the student's program Supervisor, the on-site Supervisor assigned by the employer, and Co-operative Education. The overall evaluation of the work term is the responsibility of the program Supervisor, on-site Supervisor, and Co-operative Education. The work term shall consist of two components:
On-the-job Student Performance as evaluated by the on-site Supervisor and Co-operative Education, in consultation with the program Supervisor.
A Work Report graded by the program Supervisor in consultation with the on-site Supervisor.
Evaluation of the work term will result in the assignment of one of the following final grades:
Pass with Distinction: Indicates EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE in both the work report and work performance.
Pass: Indicates that PERFORMANCE MEETS EXPECTATIONS in both the work report and work performance.
Fail: Indicates FAILING PERFORMANCE in the work report and/or the work performance.
If a student fails to achieve a final grade of Pass or Pass with Distinction, and provided the student has not failed to achieve a grade of 'B' or better in any program course, the student may request to repeat the work term component. The request will be considered by the Department Head in consultation with the program Supervisor and must include a proposal for a new work term placement. Only one work term repeat will be permitted in the student's program. Alternatively, the student may apply for a change of route to the thesis or comprehensive examination program option.
A selection of the following graduate courses will be offered to meet the requirements of students, normally after consultation with the Head of the Department or the Graduate Studies Administrator, and as far as the resources of the Department will allow. Courses are structured according to the categories of: Theories and Methods, Issues, Form and Performance, Special Topics, Regional, National and International Heritage, Social Identities, Public and Applied Folklore, Interdisciplinary Perspectives, and Required (Ph.D.):
- Theories and Methods
- 6010 Survey of Folklore Genres and Processes
- 6020 Field and Research Methods (may be offered in accelerated format)
- 6030 Folklore Theories
- 6040 Feminist Theories: Perspectives and Issues
- 6080 Vernacular Theories
- 6090 Ethnology
- Issues
- 6050 Issues in Folkloristics
- 6060 Issues in Oral Tradition and Performance
- 6070 Issues in Folklife
- Form and Performance
- 6100 Song and Music
- 6120 Ballad
- 6130 Folk Music Canons and Documentary Sound Recordings
- 6200 Folktale
- 6210 Legend
- 6220 Personal Experience Narrative
- 6250 Language and Play
- 6260 Ethnography of Communications
- 6300 Ethnography of Belief
- 6310 Health Systems
- 6350 Custom
- 6360 Traditional Drama
- 6370 Ritual, Festival and Public Display
- 6400 Material Culture
- 6410 Vernacular Architecture
- 6420 Art and the Artifact
- 6430 Food and Culture
- 6720 Folklore and Literature
- Special Topics
- 6511-29 Special Topics in Folklore
- 6550 Special Research in Folklore
- 6551 Indigenous Expressive Cultures in Cross-cultural Encounter
- 6552-69 Special Research in Folklore
- 6570-79 Reading Course in Folklore
- Regional, National and International Heritage
- 6600 Folklore of Newfoundland
- 6610 Folklore of Canada
- 6620 Folklore of the United States
- 6630 Folklore of the British Isles
- 6640 Traditional Culture of Scotland
- 6650 Culture and Traditions of Ireland
- 6660 Folklore of the Francophone Regions
- 6690 International Folklore
- Social Identities
- 6510 Occupational Folklife
- 6730 Folklore and Gender
- 6770 The Global and the Local
- 6780 Ethnicities
- Public and Applied Folklore
- 6380 Perspectives on Cultural Tourism
- 6740 Public Sector Folklore
- 6760 Archiving
- 6790 Museums: Perspectives and Practices
- 6800 Applied Folklore
- Interdisciplinary Perspectives
- 6700 Folklore and Culture
- 6710 Oral Tradition and Oral History
- 6750 Popular Culture: Theory and Debate
- Required (Ph.D.)
- 7000 Advanced Folkloristics I
- 7100 Advanced Folkloristics II Research and Ethnography
Credit may not be obtained for both 6010 and the former 6110; 6020 and the former 6111; 6030 and the former 6112; 6100 and the former 6430; 6120 and the former 6445; 6300 and the former 6230; 6350 and the former 6230; 6400 and the former 6501; 6720 and the former 6460.


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Send gifts to Malaysia. Looking for gift inspiration at Easter? The Tinggly collection is where you'll find it. Give someone the gift of choice and watch a smile light up their face.
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Enjoyable tour and nice guide. Better to be booked when the weather is good.
Excellent - hosts very welcoming & inclusive, spoke excellent English, cooking experience fantastic - really enjoyed it and would highly recommend
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New Microsoft OS boss wants to create unified app interface across all devices
In the wake of the recent Microsoft corporate restructuring, all of the company's operating systems, including Windows 8, Windows Phone, the Xbox Dashboard, and so on, are all under the purview of Terry Myerson, who has plans for bringing them together.
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Rumor - New Xbox Live dashboard to launch next week
According to a rumor posted over on tech site Win Rumors, Microsoft's new Xbox Live dashboard update is set to launch next week. The site said it had a look at the update yesterday at the Nokia World event, and has posted a video of its hands-on with the update's Windows Phone integration and Kinect […]
New Xbox 360 dashboard is called Twist Control, has less cluttered interface
Robin Burrowes, Xbox Live product marketing manager for EMEA, has revealed that the new Xbox 360 dashboard slated for release later this year is called Twist Control.
Rumor - Zune Marketplace getting revamped as streaming video service on Xbox 360
A report over on The Daily states the Zune Marketplace on Xbox Live could be changing into a streaming subscription service. According to an anonymous source at Microsoft, the Zune service could take on the same sort of streaming option Netflix and Hulu Plus offers. It's unknown if the new initiative will be part of […]
Kids can now use Facebook and Twitter through XBL
Minors outside the US can now use Facebook and Twitter via Xbox Live, according to The Major. Microsoft has released an update allowing the use of the services, as long as parental permission's given. The system has to be set in a way afterward, though, so parents won't have to worry about punching in a […]
Microsoft discusses upcoming Netflix changes on XBL
When Netflix gets updated on Xbox Live August 11, users will have to add new movies to the queue via their PC and do it manually. Granted, the change will happen momentarily on the dashboard, but apparently users will only be able to choose the 50 most recent titles added to a each category. If […]
Preview of new XBL Dashboard is live [Upate] [Update 2]
Those who were lucky enough to have been picked to checkout a preview of the new Xbox Live Dashboard, can do so now because it is up. This is according to Engadget. Dunno if this is the same in Europe or not, but give it a go anyway. Newness goes live August 11. Update: Kotaku […]
Facebook and Twitter integration screened for XBL
Twitter and Facebook integration are coming to Xbox Live this Fall. Your living rooms will never be the same. Mixing with the NXE interface, users will be able to view photos, friends, updates, and add people from the application. D'Toid has loads of screens for it. Expect it to launch sometime this fall.
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New Microsoft OS boss wants to create unified app interface across all devices
New Xbox 360 dashboard is called Twist Control, has less cluttered interface
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Ice Skating Afternoon Ornament Set Kit
So many people remember making embroidered felt ornaments in the 1970s! I remember my mom making them for us, and even today they are some of my favorite holiday decorations.
I am so excited to offer this, my first collection (2008) of ornament patterns and accompanying supplies designed to help you create three hand-stitched, hand-embroidered felt ornaments: a Hot Cocoa Cup, an Ice Skate, and a Gingerbread Girl.
Approximate finished sizes: Ice Skate: 7" x 6" (18cm x 15cm); Hot Cocoa Cup: 7" x 6" (18cm x 15cm); Gingerbread Girl: 6" x 7" (15cm x 18cm).
This kit contains:
- Stitching instructions for each ornament
- Illustrated embroidery tutorial
- Printed pattern templates
- 12 pieces of wool-blend felt in various sizes and colors to complete ornaments
- DMC embroidery floss to coordinate with felt
- 3 lengths rick-rack for hangers
- Yarn for pom-pon
You will need:
- Wool batting or polyester fiberfill for stuffing
- Sharp embroidery needle
- Water-erase fabric marker
- Paper scissors and sharp fabric scissors
- Dressmaker's wax-free (chalk) tracing paper
- Fabric glue


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NEARLY TWO months ago, Patrick R. Donahoe, the postmaster general and chief executive of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), announced that the postal service would stop Saturday mail delivery in August. At the time, we expressed the hope that Congress would treat Mr. Donahoe's cost-cutting measure as a cue to address, at long last, the structural problems that necessitated it.
Alas, it appears that lawmakers are bound and determined to do the opposite. Instead of supporting Mr. Donahoe's plan and providing USPS management with the tools to implement further savings, they are obstructing him.
The Republican-dominated House of Representatives has adopted a bill to fund the government for the rest of fiscal year 2013 that includes language historically interpreted to require six-day mail delivery. As this page went to press, the Democratic-majority Senate appeared poised to do the same, without even voting on an amendment from Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) that would have let the USPS stop Saturday delivery. This, despite the fact that the Postal Service is losing $25 million per day and has maxed out its $15 billion line of credit with the U.S. Treasury.
The USPS says ending Saturday delivery will cut its losses, projected to reach $7.9 billion this year, by up to $2 billion. Poll after poll show that most Americans are willing to give up Saturday delivery rather than add to the risk of an expensive postal bailout later on. The most recent such survey, by CBS News, found that 71 percent of the public favored ending Saturday delivery. It's no mystery why: In the digital age, fewer and fewer people actually depend on mail; many regard USPS-delivered ads as a nuisance. According to the CBS News poll, 18 percent of the public says it "almost never" uses the mail — a figure that is bound to grow, given that Americans younger than 30 are the least likely to say they need the postal service.
The arguments for the status quo have taken on a certain desperate quality. Even though every serious analyst to study the USPS's financial predicament has recommended curtailing Saturday delivery, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.) say that shouldn't happen until the USPS details exactly how it arrived at its savings estimate. Others have made an issue of the supposed defiance of Congress that the USPS demonstrated by trying to curtail Saturday delivery, when in fact the agency was doing lawmakers a favor by offering to take the political hit for service reductions.
Congressional foot-draggers are ignoring public sentiment and postal management's abundantly documented cost concerns in favor of postal unions, corporate mailers and other groups that cling to the outmoded postal business model, regardless of the potential cost to taxpayers. The fact is that ending Saturday delivery is only a small part of the change the USPS needs to survive in the post-paper world. Yet seemingly even that is too much for a Congress wedded to the status quo and the special interests that benefit from it.


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The American was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles by the sport's governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI), following a report by the US Anti-Doping Agency which concluded the 41-year-old and his US Postal Service team had run "the most sophisticated, professionalism and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen".
It will be Armstrong's first formal interview since he was banned for life by the UCI with the Oprah Winfrey Network claiming in a statement that "Armstrong will address the alleged doping scandal, years of accusations of cheating and charges of lying about the use of performance-enhancing drugs throughout his storied cycling career."
The interview will take place at 9pm ET on Thursday, January 17 (0200amGMT on Friday, January 18) and is scheduled to last for 90 minutes.
The New York Times claimed at the weekend that Armstrong was close to admitting to the damning report from USADA.
The Texan, who did not co-operate with the USADA investigation, has remained silent since the sanction, although he opted not to appeal the decision.
Armstrong, who has shown an interest in competing in triathlons, also removed mention of his seven Tour wins on his Twitter profile.
Asked whether the 41-year-old was set to come clean about his drug-taking past Armstrong's lawyer, Tim Herman, told the New York Times: "Lance has to speak for himself on that."


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I've been a long-time advocate and big proponent of having a mechanism in my end-to-end BI solution that can show me what has changed and what will changed BEFORE something breaks. By end-to-end BI solution I mean from the data source to the ETL to the data mart to semantic layer to the scorecards and dashboards. If something changes anywhere in my complex system of data integration and data analysis, I need the system to either self-heal (ultimate vision!) or at least flag this and let me know the impact. In fact, back when I was a BI consultant and PM for BI solutions, we use to include a custom-built Microsoft Console Snap-In that would collect your solution's metadata from database to scorecard, store that data about your data and allow you to analyze changes flagged as red for breaking change, yellow for caution, etc.
SQL Server Codename Denali (SQL Server v-next) had the original public beta as CTP1 last year that included a "Dependency Service" which is meant to be a SQL Server based lineage and impact-analysis tool. You will notice that in CTP3, that service is gone from Object Explorer.
But have no fear! For those Microsoft BI solution architects out there, if you have not seen it yet, Microsoft is still working on this capability under the project name "Project Barcelona". This is their blog here and I recommend you visit it if you would like to have a sneak peak at the tool and find out the latest from the project team's efforts. One thing that is really cool on their blog is that they have a link to where you can try out and provide feedback on the UI. below is a screen capture sample of the latest UI that they have put up publicly for comment:
You should check it out and submit your feedback. Even if you don't care for the monochrome approach, I can tell you this much: having worked on projects for impact analysis tools before, I personally find this approach very nice and easy to follow. Particularly from perspective of being able to browse the linkages and relationships of different metadata. It is also a unique way that they are using Windows Azure to share out a sample of the UI and the tool's functionality for the community to comment on, see it here.
When you go to their blog, you can read about what seems to be a unique approach that is being taken to impact analysis and lineage by approaching this problem space from the aspect of the web crawler solution technique. I've pasted a copy of their system architecture below. You will see an index server that sits above a series of crawlers based on different metadata types and then an API that exposes the discovered connections to different end-users.
For me, the bottom-line is this: impact analysis, lineage tracing, and dependency data is a problem in SQL Server BI solutions that is very much needed. It has evolved throughout the Denali build timeframe and I'm happy to see it getting a lot of focus and attention from a very talented project team in Redmond. You can also watch a short video that the team has put up on Channel 9 here.
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It's a fact that in the morning our digestives system takes just as much time to wake up as the rest of our body does. The best way to gently get it going is by drinking easy-to-digest juices, smoothies ,etc. They're hydrating and packed with nutrients to replenish vitamins and minerals lost during the night and provide energy without feeling weighed down.
Some of the best raw food recipes for breakfast are green smoothies, fruit salads,granola and chia pudding. Even if you do not eat a strict living/raw food diet, having a breakfast of living/raw foods can do wonders for your health.
Your breakfast choice is crucial to whether or not your body can continue to detoxify or is forced to stop. For example, eggs and bacon will bring a halt to all the body's hard work after a long night of fasting, but a raw food breakfast such as a fruit smoothie or bowl of chia oatmeal will allow the body to continue to cleanse itself.
A light breakfast of raw foods will also result in higher energy levels throughout the day because of how easy it is to digest. A few of my favorite living/raw food breakfast is fresh juice, fresh frutits, chia pudding or even smoothie, which is predigested by the blender and even easier to digest.
Though we need food for nourishment, we also need food to taste exquisite and be pleasing to the eye. Are not the most memorable meals the ones where every human sense is enticed? Don't be discouraged if you never been proficient in the kitchen. Balancing flavor, creating texture and beautiful presentation are culinary arts that anyone can master. With living foods, there are countless possibilities within the parameters of not heating them. Sometimes you just have to think outside the box. As you look at these pictures, I hope that you are inspired.
Please use only certified Organic Ingredients( if you can) ~Use Discernment~ in Gratitude ~ Peace ~ Love ~ Compassion & *Light*


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Redfish for Beginners
By Craig Lamb
The red drum—or redfish—is the most popular coastal game fish from the Chesapeake Bay south to Texas. Red drum favors shallower water that makes this sporting gamefish easier for beginning saltwater anglers to find and catch.
Follow these basics for tackle, locations and tactics to get in on the action.
Rigging up
Redfish are strong and can put tackle to the test. For beginners, a good choice is spinning tackle. You get fewer backlashes and better fingertip lure control than with a casting reel.
Rig up with quality monofilament or even better, fluorocarbon if you plan to fish around shoreline cover like a jetty, bridge or anywhere else abrasion can weaken the main link between fish and angler.
Tying it on
Smell and hearing are the senses that attract red drum to their favorite foods. Favorites on that menu are hard-shelled creatures like crab and shrimp. The crushers found in the back of their throats and a downwardly turned mouth provides the visual evidence why crustaceans are a high priority food.
Red drum are oriented to the bottom and will target shrimp and crabs accordingly. As predators these aggressive fish will ambush mullet, ladyfish and other shallow water fish.
For warmer months—and especially during a summer vacation to the coast—go natural with live bait. Live shrimp and crab are ideal when rigged on a popping cork. You can rig your own or find pre-rigged popping cork outfits at the same tackle shop where you purchase the live bait.
You can also use the popping cork when all else fails. The chugging action of the cork is an attention grabber. The rig is fun, easy to cast and beginners get the thrill of watching the cork disappear as the popping cork rig gets pulled the opposite direction by a red drum.
The most universal artificial rig for red drum is the jig head rigged with a scented soft plastic lure. Remember the key is the scent. Red drum feed by smell and the lure must be impregnated with a scent. Berkley Gulp! and D.O.A. Shrimp are popular choices.
For a reaction strike, the soft plastic stick bait is a good bet. Popular choices are the Zoom Salty Super Fluke and Berkley Gulp! Minnow.
Topwater and subsurface casting plugs the action can provide the most fun of all. The classic Heddon Saltwater Super Spook and MirrOlure should be inside the tacklebox of any red drum angler. The twitching, splashing and diving action make these lures irresistible for hungry red drum.
Casting targets
Red drum of all sizes inhabit brackish creeks, grass flats, mangroves, oyster beds, bridges, passes and even beaches. The key is the presence of food. In shallow, calm water look for the telltale sign of the tail of a red drum slicking slowly through the surface.
Choose baits based on the mood of the fish. Use topwater plugs when the fish are actively feeding. Switch to popping rigs when the water is calm or under slight breezes. The deeper the water, the heavier the rig should be.
Getting there
You can't expect to have the skills, tackle, and luck without the right boat. Inshore fishermen, and especially redfish anglers, need a boat with plenty of gear storage and space to move around and make pinpoint casts to the fish. You get all of that and more in the Tidewater 2400 Bay Max. This boat is big with lots of room to roam. Large fish boxes for bull reds, dual live wells for keeping shrimp and bait alive, and lockable rod storage for peace of mind. Add gunwale rod holders for quickly grabbing a rig and a console with room for a marine head, and you get the storage needed for the long hauls.
Click here for the spec sheet about the 2400 Bay Max.
Tidewater Boats are designed with distinctive Carolina Flair, setting up the dry ride, to direct waves away from the hull using reverse chines. Tidewater likes to appropriately call that feature the Dry Chine Ride.
Carolina Flair and the Dry Chine Ride are enhanced by another feature adding to the smooth, dry ride. The Corrugated Grid Stringer Vertebra absorbs the shock of waves against the hull in choppy water. Filled with foam to reduce noise and vibration, the stringer system works like a human skeleton to create a rigid, unified construction that tightly secures all of the internal parts. Those include fuel tanks, consoles, seating and storage compartments that are fastened to the stringer system. To ensure a solid, tight fit, every stringer system is customized for each Tidewater model.
Another defining Tidewater feature is the Spray Relief Point. That is the point of impact on the hull deflecting water away from the boat. Multiple SRP areas enhance the characteristic dry ride of the Tidewater.
Composite construction, foam filled hulls, cored decks, and gunwales plus much more quality design, materials and construction are extras that come with the price of a Tidewater.
By taking extra steps not found in most brands, Tidewater has the confidence in providing owners a 10-year, transferrable warranty that covers the hull.
Tidewater stays close to it's saltwater roots with the manufacturing facility located in Lexington, S.C. Find out more about the complete lineup of models, at tidewaterboats.com. Visit the growing community of Tidewater owners on Facebook at Tidewater Boats LLC.
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Old Dominion Falls to UAB
By ODU Athletics
Nov. 22, 2008
NORFOLK, VA--UAB senior guard Robert Vaden scored a game high 28 points to lead the Blazers (4-0) to a 77-62 victory over the Monarchs of Old Dominion(1-1) Saturday afternoon In front of a crowd of 7870 at the Ted Constant Convocation Center.
Vaden scored 22 of his 28 points in the first half on 8-for-10 shooting from the field and six-for-seven shooting from three point range. UAB led 47-37 at the half, hitting (17-27).630 from the floor and (8-10) .800 from beyond the arch. Lawrence Kinnard added 17 points and 10 rebounds and Paul Delaney,III scored 15 points and dished out five assists.
The Blazers finished the game shooting .500 (26-52) from the floor and .524 (11-21) from three. The eight treys by Vaden is a new Constant Center record. The previous mark was six held by Brooks Hall of Dayton on Dec. 20, 2002.
ODU shot .299(20-67) for the game, but outrebounded the Blazers, 43-35 and committed only nine turnovers. From beyond the arch, the Monarchs were 8-30 (.267).
Marsharee Neely (Greensboro, NC. )led ODU with a career high 14 points and eight rebounds. Gerald Lee (Uusikaupunki, Finland) followed With 10 points and four assists, while Jonathan Adams (Ringgold, GA. ) scored nine with 10 rebounds. Darius James (Virginia Beach, VA.) scored eight points and dished out five assists.
Vaden got UAB off to a 5-0 lead to start the game, but the Monarchs came back on some strong shooting from Jonathan Adams and Marsharee Neely to 8-5. There were five ties in the first half, he Last at 10:45 left with the score 20-20 on a layup by Vaden. Keyon Carter (Riviera Beach, FL.) put ODU up,22-20, but Vaden came right back and hit a trey with 9:17 left to put the Blazers up for good at 23-22.
In the second half, UAB led by as much at 16, 53-37 with 17:48 left. ODU cut the leads to eight twice at 59-51with 10:56 left on a layup by Ben Finney and 61-53 with 7:44 left on a free throw by Gerald Lee.
The Monarchs return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Bucknell for a 7 p.m. contest in Lewisburg, PA.