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'Please let me live': Woman brutally attacked speaks about brain injury
Leigh Bain speaks about National Brain Injury Month
A woman who suffered a brutal attack that left her permanently injured is speaking about what she went through, as part of a national campaign.
Leigh Bain was beaten in front of her Hyde Park home on Christmas Day in 2004. She was attacked and left for dead.
Monday, she spoke only with WLWT News 5's Amy Wagner about her injury and her hopes for National Brain Injury Month.
Bain's attacker was never found. She has to live with her injuries every day.
"I've come a very long way," Bain said.
Further than doctors ever imagined. Bain said she doesn't remember anything about her attacker.
"He began hitting me in the head," she said.
But before she blacked out, a neighbor heard her cries for help and called 911. The caller watched the man drag Bain by the feet, her face scraping the sidewalk.
"The only reason someone looked out their window is because they heard me yelling, 'Please don't kill me. Please let me live,'" Bain said.
Bain, now 32, spent six weeks in a coma.
"I had to learn everything again, from holding my head up to walking to talking," Bain said.
Doctors told Bain's parents she would be lucky to have the mental capacity of a 6-year-old for the rest of her life. But Bain defied all expectations and used her attack as motivation to live.
"Whoever did this to me, they don't win. They don't win until I can't do something I was able to do before," Bain said.
Doctors can't explain why, but said she functions completely normally today.
"I think God saved me for a reason, to do something," Bain said.
She said she thinks her attacker was trying to steal her car.
More than one-and-a-half million people sustain traumatic brain injuries every year. Ten percent of those injuries are caused by assaults.
Today, Bain is engaged to be married and completing a license in massage therapy. She already has a degree from Ohio University.


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I wrote in my blog about the possibilty of teaching my 4 year old daughter how to program.
Now I admit I am not going to have her coding on a pi next week but I thought I could see if there was any way (likely with games) to promote that kinda analytical thinking needed for programming.
Step one was to observe what she plays with to see if we any anything already...
What do you guys think? Possible? Could I get my girl coding while she is learning to read and write?

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ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss recently suggested that veteran wide receivers Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd aren't "locks" to be back with the New England Patriots for another season. The Boston Globe's Greg Bedard seconds that notion.
Applying the franchise tag to Welker for a second consecutive season would cost the Patriots $11.4 million, roughly $2 million more than he was paid last season. Owner Robert Kraft has hinted that both sides would reach an "intelligent" long-term agreement as long as Welker's agents don't "mess it up."
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I'm interested in doing some astrophotography and I'm looking into the equipment needed to get a photo like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cscunha1984/6619321531/in/faves-heyvian/
I'm not looking for brands or anything, just the recommendations on what a beginner* should be looking for in a telescope/tracking mount and so on. Would entry level equipment get me the photo above? If not, could you provide an example of what I could expect please?
How would these recommendations differ if I weren't interested in taking photos but just looking? I assume I wouldn't need the tracking mount. I ask because if the photography part makes it too expensive, I would be happy to just look.
*beginner meaning not only someone new to the field but also someone not looking to make a large initial investment.


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=='''CDMA Version'''==
=='''CDMA Version'''==
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#[[User:dyous87|dyous87]] -- CDMA support for carriers such as Verizon wireless is all I would need to get this phone. If this comes out I would get it without having to think twice.
#[[User:dyous87|dyous87]] -- CDMA support for carriers such as Verizon wireless is all I would need to get this phone. If this comes out I would get it without having to think twice.
#[[User:SteveoSupremo|SteveoSupremo]] -- I am willing and able to do hardware design. And if FIC wants it I will sign a NDA.
#[[User:SteveoSupremo|SteveoSupremo]] -- I am willing and able to do hardware design. And if FIC wants it I will sign a NDA.
# [[User:Ryuch|Ryuch]] 06:48, 26 October 2007 (CEST)
# [[User:Ryuch|Ryuch]] 06:48, 26 October 2007 (CEST)
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[edit] CDMA Version
Currently there is no such version planned.
The reason is simple:
Openmoko is about free phones.
We are currently not aware of any carrier using CDMA and supplying R-UIM (smartcards, similar to SIM cards in GSM networks).
Every phone needs to be provisioned by the carrier itself.
Most CDMA phones do not even have a R-UIM slot it seems.
Thus a CDMA Version is currently not feasible.
Verizon Wireless recently announced their 'Any Apps, Any Device' option for their customers in 2008. With this announcement, a CDMA2K-EVDO-based Openmoko has become a distinct possibility.
If you notice http://investor.verizon.com/news/view.aspx?NewsID=872 and belive me that "LTE is a GSM technology," it does not seem like CDMA is going to be around for much longer. That is, unless you consider that the OFDMA based LTE has as much technical connection to TDMA (GSM) as to CDMA, so chips can be and are being developed to adapt it to both lines of development. Anyone with Verizon should probably just wait until the switch is made. Unless you consider that there will be both (CDMA) EV-DO based, and W-CDMA (UTMS/HSPA) based LTE phones on the market as seen here: http://news.digitaltrends.com/news-article/15692/qualcomm-embraces-lte
2009-02-17 update: I just inquired from Verizon customer service about using Openmoko on Verizon's network...
To learn more about ODI [Open Developer Initiative], please visit the following link:
I am sorry that I cannot confirm if the equipment you are looking into is compatible with the Verizon Wireless network. Other equipment can be activated, provided it is compatible with the Verizon Wireless Network. Verizon Wireless uses the CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) digital network, and requires a GPS enabled device to ensure it meets E911 requirements. Future plans we offer will also be using the CDMA network as well.
Although a wireless device may be compatible with our network, we cannot guarantee the equipment's performance, nor can we honor the manufacturer's warranty on wireless devices not purchased through Verizon Wireless or one of our authorized agents.
So, contrary to the "CDMA is [not] not going to be around" statement above, it seems Verizon still plans to be using CDMA. For Openmoko to work on Verizon, it also seems this means someone needs to do the work to integrate CDMA support onto Openmoko and get it certified by Verizon (as described in their FAQ, https://www22.verizon.com/opendev/faq.aspx).
[edit] Interest
This page is to suggest the possibility of a CDMA version of the Openmoko and see if there would be any interest in accomplishing this:
Leave your nickname here if you are interested in a CDMA version.
- NeoSpawn -- Being a current Verizon wireless user, they use a CDMA system, and so I would very much buy Openmoko if it is a phone that I have full access. This would be unheard of, and honestly I think this would take off like a wildfire
- dyous87 -- CDMA support for carriers such as Verizon wireless is all I would need to get this phone. If this comes out I would get it without having to think twice.
- SteveoSupremo -- I am willing and able to do hardware design. And if FIC wants it I will sign a NDA.
- Ryuch 06:48, 26 October 2007 (CEST)
- Andronov Philipp 27 October 2007 it would be greate to have CDMA smartphone
- brusstoc Nov 2007 - I am interested. (if this is an 'open' phone, then we should not eliminate carriers just because they are short-sighted, right?)
- artlex Nov 27th 2007 - Now that Verizon has decided to open up their CDMA network to all device makers in 2008 (for a 'small' fee), isn't this very desirable? In my area Verizon coverage is superior to all others. (http://news.vzw.com/news/2007/11/pr2007-11-27.html)
- aesiamun Mar 11th 2008 - Acutally Verizon is moving to a GSM network. They are building out a GSM-based network called LTE http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/21/verizon-dumps-cdma-for-gsm-based-lte-in-4g-networks
- RyanT5000 05:20, 28 November 2007 (CET) - I'm currently locked into a Verizon plan, and this phone seems clearly superior to all the Verizon phones (except for slide-out keyboards, which some prefer). If I understand correctly, Sprint's selection is almost as bad. Openmoko could capture a huge segment of the CDMA high-end phone market, especially since there's no indication that a CDMA iPhone will be released any time soon.
- Endingexodus Feb, 9th 2008 - As I currently use Verizon, I would very much like to see a Verizon compatible phone, I am in agreement with brusstoc, in which if openmoko is truly open, it would be compatible with as many carriers as possible. A higher price for a more specialized phone would not be terrible.
- Swagger March 1st, 2008 - I'm currently a Sprint customer and I would LOVE a CDMA version of this phone. The current selection of smart phones is crap.
- derekv March 22nd, 08 - Verizon Customer, I get good service with Verizon but their selection of phones is terrible. At the moment they only have one linux based phone, which is their cdma/gsm "worldphone". I'm curious to see how this "any device" thing is going to pan out. It could change everything. Having not looked at the hardware design, would it be possible for a phone to be configurable for different networks by having hardware modules? Even if the phone had to be taken apart, it would allow you to switch networks and travel more easily, as well as upgrade, while not having to pay for networks you don't want -- ideally -- perhaps -- maybe --
- sarumont March 24th, 2008 - I'm currently a Sprint customer and I would LOVE a CDMA version of this phone. My HTC Touch is horrible, but the GSM carriers in the US are worse.
- heathhey April 14th 2008 - I would gladly pay $600 for a cdma freerunner. I am moving to a rural area that is only serviced by CDMA carriers (Verizon, Sprint, Alltel). I'm currently trying to decide which of verizon's terrible phones I want to be saddled with for the next two years, and I would much rather it be the FreeRunner.
- wldtazm4 April 20th 2008 - I would be so happy if they opened it up for cdma I love verizon, but they don't have any phones that I like. this phone is an awsome phone by the looks of it...free runner all the way!
- 5m0k3 May 11th 2008 - Alltel
- Will June 3rd 2008 - Telus Mobility. Most of Canada is now using CDMA (EVDO) for it's phone networks and this functionality would be very beneficial for me. The area I live in only has CDMA networks.
- bakytn June 23rd 2008 - I would be very happy if there will be Openmoko for CDMA (EVDO). Can't find right phone for my needs. Openmoko is great! :D
- slick666 June 26th 2008 - I would definitely be interested in a CDMA phone. I'm currently on Verizon Wireless in the USA as well as many of my friends and family so to have an Openmoko on CDMA would be a definite sell for me.
- Mjpatey 23:39, 13 July 2008 (UTC) - Very interested! I think you'll find that, though Verizon is very closed and proprietary, they have a lot of customers. To ignore them on an ideological basis seems self-defeating.
- Bill McGonigle 2008-07-15 - In the US, with Verizon at least, if you want to change phones, you call a toll-free number and give the operator the ESN. That's it. I'm not sure that's such a terrible affront to freedom, despite being a minor inconvenience. The phone itself can do anything - both Windows Mobile and PalmOS phone are available that are completely unrestricted. Due to poor penetration of 3GPP in the US, not supporting CDMA probably reduces the addressable market by about 40%. LTE will start to ease this in perhaps four years. Until then, lots of folks won't be hacking on Openmoko who otherwise could be.
- clovis - 8/10/2008 - Where I live in the states T-Mobile is not available, and the only other (major) GSM carrier we have here is AT&T, and I can't in good conscience give my money to them, what with the constant invasion of privacy and all. So I'm stuck. Otherwise I'd buy a FreeRunner today. A CDMA Openmoko phone would be quite welcome.
- Radar - 8/29/2008 - On Verizon. It's time for me to update phones, and I'd love to have a CDMA OpenMoko phone.
- stozi - 9/15/2008 - In China CDMA service uses R-UIM cards. I think Korea too, where CDMA is dominant. In Canada CDMA service is superior to GSM. I've read Telus has hired a firm to develop R-UIM cards for them. CDMA emits lower radiation and drops calls less often. Who knows when 4G, LTE will see the light of day. It is called Long Term Evolution. GSM is based on TDMA, Most UMTS, including HSPA, is based on W-CDMA, and LTE is based on OFDA & SC-FDMA, so I don't think you can say that, while developed with UMTS in mind, LTE is better suited to GSM than it is to CDMA. It will not be a factor causing CDMA to die off any faster than GSM, since chips handling combinations of LTE with both are being developed.
- Carpy - 11/13/2008 - Sprint. Currently using an Instinct. Really wanting a Linux-based Sprint phone like the Instinct.
- Leptogenesis - 11/21/2008 - Currently using Verizon, and would very much like to use OpenMoko. Does anyone know what happened to the "Any apps, Any Device" deal that Verizon promised would happen in 2008? If Openmoko supported CDMA, would it actually be possible to use it on Verizon's network?
- pete With respect to CDMA and it's relevance in the market is un-important; since some consider it a dying / dead technology. Now for the record there are some of the largest carriers use CDMA and some are migrating to GSM. However, there are several smaller companies that offer cellular service at reduced cost using CDMA. Here is a short list of CDMA carriers: US Cellular, Cricket Communications, Virgin Mobile, Boost Mobile. Since these smaller carriers use CDMA they can under cut prices for cellular services. By reducing prices in the market for cellular service; GSM companies are forced to compete with price. These independent companies are putting price pressure on the larger companies; so in effect by supporting CDMA will put pressure on GSM companies to reduce prices. Just for reference purposes; please check out some of the pricing plans for the 3 CDMA carriers that I have listed. You will note that there are unlimited calling packages for $30 USD and up. The debate between causation verse correlation can be brought into the picture; however, I will leave this topic with the thought that there is a strong correlation; with the strong disclaimer: Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations notes that competition brings efficiencies and reduction in costs in the market place. In addition by supporting more carries we will in effect support competition in the cellular markets and reduce the effects of the monopolies and oligopoly. I can say one thing for certain. There is a major convergence of Cellular companies (Oligopolies); which will lead to less efficiencies and higher prices in the US. One final thought; OpenMoko will be able to sell more phone to more people for use on more networks. End result; you will be pushing the adoption of using unlocked, vendor & carrier independent phones in the market place. Here is one link to various providers with support for CDMA and other cellular technologies here in the US [1]
Open Cell phones (hardware and software), unlocked cell phone, carrier independences, etcetera can be consider to be a disruptive technology or at a minimum and evolutionary step. In my humble opinion this would give the complacent cellular world a much needed kick in the pants.
On a related note: The smaller CDMA carriers might be more open to selling unlocked phones to their perspective consumers. Just a thought; not sure about how realistic it would be to be able to change between CDMA carriers. Just a thought on potentially expanding the distribution of OpenMoko.
PS: For CDMA and their frequencies: CDMA 800, 1700, 1900 and 2100 MHz networks. Some of the carriers that I am looking at are at 2100 MHz; for what it's worth.
Sorry, about my long winded pseudo dissertation on market forces and economics.
- tlhonmey October 2012 - It's been four years since CDMA was called "dying" and there are still a number of carriers that don't support anything else. The settings having to be programmed by the service provider seems rather trivial on an open hardware phone where, worst-case, a user could replace the CDMA module entirely if a provider decided to be a jerk.


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Plenty of chicken, a variety of kids games and lots of softball. That's what the summer festival is all about in Lyons.
The 49th annual Lyons Chicken Barbecue is scheduled this weekend at the community park.
Festivities kick off Friday night with a DJ spinning tunes from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Men's and co-ed softball tournaments will begin Thursday and run through Sunday. A volleyball tournament is also planned.
On Saturday, John "6" Linehan and his crew will begin serving chicken dinners at 11 a.m. The parade is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., with line-up at the fire hall at 12:30.
Inflatables for the kids will be set up from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., and a cornhole tournament is scheduled at 2 p.m., with registration at 1 p.m.


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In Part I of this multi-part article, I wrote that the master/slave approach to elementary behavior control in the COSA programming model should be extended to high-level software construction. My thesis is that this control mechanism is so simple and intuitive that it will revolutionize computer programming by moving it out of the exclusive realm of computer nerds into that of the average computer user. Since COSA is inherently parallel, this will, in effect, solve the parallel programming problem. Below, I go over the elementary principles of control used in COSA.
Effector Control
Most of us are familiar with the controls that come with many of our electrical and electronic appliances. Some may be a little bit fancier than others but almost all come equipped with a minimum set of controls: the on/off (start/stop) buttons. To reuse the metaphor of the previous post, we are the masters and the appliances are the slaves. It turns out that motor command neurons in the brain's basal ganglia use a similar method to control their target muscles: excitatory (start) and inhibitory (stop) signals. The way it works is that the neuron begins firing as soon as it receives an excitatory signal and stops firing when it receives an inhibitory signal. This is what gave me the original idea for COSA effectors. The addition effector shown below will repeat its operation over and over until it receives a stop command.
A single motor command neuron may receive excitatory and inhibitory signals from hundreds or even thousands of afferent synaptic connections. It goes without saying that the basal ganglia are using some kind of error detection mechanism in order to keep all those incoming control signals from conflicting with one another. COSA effectors, too, use a special mechanism that automatically detects command conflicts. It is applied during application development for debugging purposes and it is based on what I call the principle of motor coordination:
No action can be started if it has already started, or stopped if it is already stopped.
In sum, low-level behavior control in COSA is a very simple thing that even children can grasp. In Part III, I will explain how to control the behavior of high-level COSA components by applying the same principles used with elementary objects.Related articles:
How to Solve the Parallel Programming Crisis
Parallel Computing: Why the Future Is Compositional


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The most common ingestion method has traditionally been to smoke the dried flowers and/or leaves of the cannabis plant. Dried cannabis can be smoked in a pipe, rolled into a cigarette (or 'joint'), or smoked using a water pipe (commonly called a 'bong'). Water pipes were once thought to filter out some of the carcinogens in cannabis smoke, but studies suggest that there is no significant health benefit to smoking from a water pipe over other smoking methods. Regularly smoking any plant material can have a negative impact on pulmonary health, and therefore THC recommends patients use vaporizers or edible forms of medicine whenever possible.
Vaporizing Cannabis
A vaporizer is a device that allows the patient to separate the cannabinoids (the therapeutically effective chemicals in cannabis) from the plant material without burning. This is possible because cannabinoids vaporize (turn to a gaseous form that can be inhaled) at a temperature lower than that required for burning. As a result, the patient can inhale without taking in the burned plant material that constitutes "smoke". While scientific studies are lacking, it is commonly believed that vaporizing is a healthier form of ingestion than smoking cannabis. Vaporizing is believed to mitigate many if not all of the negative effects of smoking. It tastes better as well. If you are used to smoking your medicine, you may think that you aren't "getting anything" at first when you vaporize, because vapor does not burn the throat. Even though the vapor doesn't burn, it is still quite effective. Use caution and wait a few minutes to feel the full effects before taking more.
Edible Cannabis
Edibles are foods cooked with butter or oil that has been infused with cannabis. Edible cannabis usually takes longer to take effect (20 minutes to an hour or more) and the effects generally last longer than smoking or vaporizing. Edibles taken on an empty stomach will take effect significantly faster than if taken immediately following a meal. It is difficult to know how strong an edible medicine will be, and because it can take an hour or more to feel the full effects, it is easy to over-medicate. Use caution! If you have taken your medicine in an edible form, wait at least an hour to be sure you know how strongly it will affect you before taking more.
Edible Treats
Any food that contains butter or oil can be made with cannabis-infused butter or oil, but the most common edibles are cookies, brownies, cakes, or candies.
Oils and Honeys
Cannabis infused oils can be used directly in foods, consumed in capsules, or mixed with honey to be used in tea or on other foods.
A tincture is a concentrated form of cannabis in an glycrin solution. Tinctures can be taken under the tongue or mixed into water or other beverages.
Types of Cannabis Medicine
Cannabis Flowers and Leaves
Commonly referred to as 'buds', the flowers of the cannabis plant are the most potent for medicinal properties. The leaves of the cannabis plant also contain some cannabinoids, but in much lower concentration. The flowers and leaves of the plant can be smoked, vaporized, or used to prepare edibles.
Hash or Hashish is manufactured by separating the trichomes from the cannabis flowers, to create a concentrated dose of this specific part of the cannabis plant. (The trichomes are the reddish 'hairs' that you see on dried cannabis flowers.) The trichomes are then processed into a relatively solid paste or block. Hash can be somewhat powdery or more solid and sticky, depending on exactly how it was processed.
Kief is also made from the trichome part of the cannabis flower. Kief is just the dried trichomes, without any further processing. It comes as a dry powder. It can be smoked or vaporized or used to make edibles. It is often sprinkled on the top of cannabis before smoking or vaporizing, to augment the trichome content in the flowers. Some grinders (used to evenly cut up the cannabis flowers before vaporizing or smoking) have a small-mesh screen at the bottom for the purpose of collecting kief over time.
Sativa vs. Indica
Cannabis is the botanical name of a genus of annual flowering plants in the Cannabaceae family. There are over 150 species and 10 genera included in the Cannabaceae family. Besides cannabis, the hop plant (often used in the production of beer) is also part of the Cannabaceae family. Some species of cannabis (indica and sativa) produce fairly large amounts of a chemical known as Tetrahydrocannabinol (a cannabinoid commonly called THC). Cannabis plants that are grown for their THC content are referred to as marijuana plants. Plants in the cannabis genus are commonly referred to as hemp plants, but the term hemp is more appropriately used to describe cannabis plants that are cultivated for commercial purposes (like clothing, fuel, etcetera) rather than THC content. Medical cannabis comes in two basic types: sativa and indica. Each type has its own distinct set of characteristics. Medical cannabis types are available from pure sativa strains to pure indica strains, and include every combination in between.
Cannabis Sativa
Cannabis Sativa is a tall, slower growing and maturing plant that typically has long thin leaves which may vary in color from light green to darker greens. Sativa buds are long and thin and turn red as they mature in a warm environment. In cooler environments the buds may be slightly purple. Sativa plants smell sweet and fruity and the smoke is generally quite mild. It is a source of fiber for rope and other products. The cannabis sativa medicating effect is often characterized as uplifting and energetic. The effects of a cannabis sativa are mostly cerebral. They give a feeling of optimism and well-being, as well as providing a good measure of pain relief for certain symptoms. A few pure sativas are also very high in THC content. They are known to have a quite spacey, or hallucinogenic, effect. Sativas are a good choice for daytime medication.
Cannabis Indica
Cannabis indica is a short to moderate height bushy plant, generally between 3 and 6 feet, and its leaves have short broad fingers. The leaves are generally dark green, and are sometimes tinged with purple. As they near maturity, the leaves may become significantly more purple. It is a strong smelling plant with a "stinky" or "skunky" smell. The smoke of indicas is generally thick and more prone to cause coughing when inhaled. Indicas are the traditional source of hashish. The cannabis indica medicating effect is most often described as a pleasant body buzz. Indicas are great for relaxation, stress relief, and for an overall sense of calm and serenity. Cannabis indicas are also very effective for overall body pain relief, and often used in the treatment of insomnia. They are the late evening choice of many patients as an all-night sleep aid. A few pure indica strains are very potent in THC, and will cause the "couchlock" effect, enabling the patient to simply sit still and enjoy the experience of the medicine.


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LETTER: Vote for Assemblyman Bill Magee for N.Y.'s 121st District on Nov. 6
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Assemblyman Bill Magee's district runs from Oneonta to Cazenovia and everything in between. Stop for one second and think what he has done for the schools, the farmers, fire departments, towns, villages in your area.
A year and a half ago there was a real safety issue with the bridge on Clark Street in Cazenovia, which services our elementary school. The Madison County Highway Department declared the bridge unsafe and closed it and said there were no funds to replace it for at least 5-10 years.
With Bill Magee's help, one year later the bridge was replaced.
Bill is a huge asset to all of us in one way or another. Please remember this on Nov. 6.
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NumPad, Commanders category, VoiceOver Utility on Mac
Use the NumPad pane of the Commanders category in VoiceOver Utility to enable the NumPad Commander and assign VoiceOver commands to numeric keypad keys.
To open VoiceOver Utility, press Command-F5 to turn VoiceOver on, then press VO-F8.
Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier.
Enable NumPad Commander
Enable the NumPad Commander.
When the NumPad Commander is enabled, you can't use Mouse Keys, an accessibility feature in macOS.
Modifier pop-up menu
Click the pop-up menu, then choose a modifier key to increase the number of numeric keys you can assign VoiceOver commands to.
Numpad Key
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The Smart One (Hardcover)
With her best-selling debut, Girls in White Dresses (An "irresistible, pitch-perfect first novel" —Marie Claire), Jennifer Close captured friendship in those what-on-earth-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-life years of early adulthood. Now, with her sparkling new novel of parenthood and sibling rivalry, Close turns her gimlet eye to the only thing messier than friendship: family.
Weezy Coffey's parents had always told her she was the smart one, while her sister was the pretty one. "Maureen will marry well," their mother said, but instead it was Weezy who married well, to a kind man and good father. Weezy often wonders if she did this on purpose—thwarting expectations just to prove her parents wrong.
But now that Weezy's own children are adults, they haven't exactly been meeting her expectations either. Her oldest child, Martha, is thirty and living in her childhood bedroom after a spectacular career flameout. Martha now works at J.Crew, folding pants with whales embroidered on them and complaining bitterly about it. Weezy's middle child, Claire, has broken up with her fiancé, canceled her wedding, and locked herself in her New York apartment—leaving Weezy to deal with the caterer and florist. And her youngest, Max, is dating a college classmate named Cleo, a girl so beautiful and confident she wears her swimsuit to family dinner, leaving other members of the Coffey household blushing and stammering into their plates.
As the Coffey children's various missteps drive them back to their childhood home, Weezy suddenly finds her empty nest crowded and her children in full-scale regression. Martha is moping like a teenager, Claire is stumbling home drunk in the wee hours, and Max and Cleo are skulking around the basement, guarding a secret of their own. With radiant style and a generous spirit, The Smart One is a story about the ways in which we never really grow up, and the place where we return when things go drastically awry: home.
About the Author
Jennifer Close is the best-selling author of "Girls in White Dresses." Born and raised on the North Shore of Chicago, she is a graduate of Boston College and received her MFA in fiction writing from the New School in 2005. She worked in New York in magazines for many years. She now lives in Washington, DC, and teaches creative writing at George Washington University.
Praise For…
"As in her previous novel Girls in White Dresses, Close nails the yearning, confusion, fear and bravado that characterize contemporary young adulthood. . . . Wit and vibrant characters make The Smart One an engaging exploration of a thoroughly modern family dynamic." —Robin Micheli, People
"The Smart One has such authentic, multifaceted characters. . . . Close does a great job of creating these protagonists. They had depth, they were distinct from each other, and their motivations were believable. . . . [Close] is a strong writer, and other people will connect with the well-drawn protagonists of this novel." —Marisa Atkinson and Casey Peterson, Book Riot
"If you're looking for the literary equivalent of HBO's Girls, then check out Jennifer Close's debut novel, Girls in White Dresses, which charts the travails of flailing twentysomethings. Her follow-up, The Smart One, feels the way Girls could circa season 6, when 'almost getting it kind of together' ceases to be cute. . . . This bighearted novel examines a generation of nonstarters with a mix of empathy and Close's signature deadpan, pathos-driven humor." —Stephan Lee, Entertainment Weekly
"Close's gift as a writer is her spare but delicious prose and unflinching way of describing her characters." —Marissa Stapley Ponikowski, The Globe and Mail
"A pleasure to read." —Sherryl Connelly, New York Daily News
"Close's sophomore effort (after her acclaimed and best-selling Girls in White Dresses) is a well-written family drama in which all the characters keep moving forward, but not all the loose ends are completely and neatly tied. . . . Sure to please." —Karen Core, Library Journal
"I want to be friends with all of the narrators of Jennifer Close's addictive novel." —Megan Angelo, Glamour
"While Claire, older sister Martha, younger brother Max, and the rest of the Coffey family try to navigate the logistics of having adult children return to the previously empty next, they realize that no right answers can be found in any parenting manual. The Smart One focuses on the intersections of self-discovery, independence, and reliance in the modern family, all enlivened by Close's signature wit and warmth. Close does an admirable job of equally voicing the Coffey children, straining to reevaluate their priorities under a shared roof, and the Coffey parents, aching to provide guidance without wanting to seem heavy-handed. A touchingly tender, emotionally honest novel about shifting priorities and the nontraditional career paths so many find themselves on." —Stephanie Turza, Booklist
"Close, whose first novel (Girls in White Dresses, 2011) romped with recent college grads newly on their own, focuses here on two sisters on the cusp of 30, both torn between independent womanhood and lingering dependence on parents. . . . Martha, who has always been needy and socially off-kilter, steals the novel . . . The friction between the sisters is palpable and real. . . . The novel sings in the small moments when its women express uncomfortable truths, undercurrents of sibling resentment and parental disappointment, which usually remain unspoken. . . . Perfect for the beach or a long plane trip." —Kirkus
"The Smart One is emotionally engaging and thoughtful; like Anne Tyler, Close goes straight into the heart of a group of people to show all its flawed, complicated members clearly and deftly and totally without judgment. There is not one dull moment—Close is a subtle and incisive writer who gets better with each new book." —Kate Christensen, author of The Astral


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New Delhi, Jan 24: Defending Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over his remark on "Hindu terror", the Congress Thursday termed the BJP's nationwide agitation as an attempt to deflect public attention from its problems.
"Why is the BJP threatening to agitate over (Shinde's) remark? They are doing this to deflect people's attention from their in-house problems and misguide them," Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhury told reporters here.
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Last night's amazing trailer for Doctor Who's upcoming Birthday bash was packed to the rafters with kisses to the past. Some were obvious, like the oodles of past Doctors, companions and monsters - but some were a little more secretive, hidden in plain sight. Here's 24 you might have missed!
A Fez
The Eleventh Doctor's headgear du jour, which first made an appearance in 2011's The Big Bang, flies past as the trailer blazes into colour.
The Masque of Mandragora
Hanging on the top shelf of the rack to the First Doctor's left is a darkened version of Hieronymus' creepy golden mask from The Masque of Mandragora (1976).
Roboform Helmet
Two shelves below that, we see the head of a Roboform - a.k.a the Pilot Fish née Robot Santa - from The Runaway Bride (2006).
Fob Watch
A Gallifreyan Fob Watch from the Chameleon Arch, from Human Nature (2007), floats just by Hieronymus' mask.
Clockwork Android Mask
The ceramic guise of one of the SS Madame du Pompadour's Clockwork Androids from 2006's The Girl in the Fireplace is shown falling from the shelf.
Yeti Sculpture
Now this one's a timely reference! A tiny Yeti sculpture sits on the middle shelf - the tiny sculptures were used as tracers to summon their larger, hairier Yeti brothers in the recently recovered The Web of Fear (1968).
The Cloven Hoof Pub Sign
The poor exterminated soldier the First Doctor is watching flies over this sign for the local Pub in Devil's End, the village setting of 1971's The Dæmons.
Polyphase Avatron
The Pirate Captain's robotic parrot from The Pirate Planet (1978), part of Season 16's Key to Time arc, is seen menacing the First Doctor. Speaking of the Key to Time...
Key to Time Tracer
The Tracer device, often seen being waved around by Mary Tamm's Romana I during Season 16's hunt for pieces of the Key to Time, is floating by the Polyphase Avatron.
The Himalayas
The shadowed Second Doctor is framed by the Himalayas - home of the Dat-Sen Monastery and where we first encounter The Great Intelligence and the Yeti in 1967's The Abominable Snowmen.
Dalek Saucers
Sarah Jane Smith stands in a ruined London, where a Dalek Saucer (in the style of the ships first seen in 2005's Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways) hovers over Big Ben.
The Most Important Leaf in the Universe
As we transition to Clara looking into Sarah's crystal ball - which still has Sarah Jane's reflection in it - the Leaf that she kept in her 101 Places to See book floats by. It's technically the leaf from this year's The Bells of Saint John rather than the leaf used at in the finalé of The Rings of Akhaten: the production team used a different shaped leaf in error during filming.
Half-moon Spectacles
Brainy specs! The half-moon spectacles worn by the Fifth Doctor in several of his stories - and referenced by the Tenth Doctor in 2007's Children in Need short Time Crash - fly past the cricket ball he's bowling.
TARDIS Key
Also flying past the Fifth Doctor's cricket ball is the spade-shaped TARDIS Key, designed by Jon Pertwee (!) and first seen in 1974's Season 11.
Judoon Scanner
As we blaze through the Doctors of old battling monsters and aliens, a Judoon's scanning/translation device from Smith and Jones (2007) goes hurtling by an Ood.
Empress of The Racnoss
Sarah Parish's giant arachnid empress from The Runaway Bride (2006) is seen scuttling over the rocks behind the Eighth Doctor.
This series of numbers briefly seen at the feet of the Ninth Doctor actually breaks down to 17:16 23/11 - 5.16pm on November 23rd, the exact time An Unearthly Child began in 1963.
The Third Doctor's favourite yellow roadster, first seen in Doctor Who and The Silurians (1970), is seen driving past in the background on the the Tenth Doctor's right.
The Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco's iconic bridge is seen in the far background beyond the Eleventh Doctor's rock platform - it made an appearance in 1996's TV Movie, which was set in the city.
The Shard
And on the other side lies The Shard, an 87-storey London Skyscraper first opened last February, which played a significant role in Series 7B's opening episode, The Bells of Saint John (2013).
High Gallifreyan
The rocky outcrop the Eleventh Doctor is standing on has the circular language of the Time Lords etched into its side. Whatever does it say?
A Piece of the Key to Time
Fragments of the Key to Time from 1978's Season 16 are seen floating around The Eleventh Doctor at the end of the trailer.
Laser Screwdriver
As the Eleventh Doctor reaches out for his own Sonic Screwdriver, we can see the Master's screwdriver of choice float by, first seen during the climax of The Sound of Drums (2007). Laser beats Sonic!
Sonic Pen
Finally, floating just by the Laser Screwdriver is Matron Cofelia's Sonic Pen, her stylish accessory seen in 2008's Partners in Crime.
Was there anything else you spotted? These might just be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the bevy of wonderful references hidden in the trailer - so get looking! Any excuse to watch it again...


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For years, we've heard that U.S. soybean growers risk losing market share due to low bean protein and oil content. But now, a hungry world changes market dynamics.
"Things changed forever in 2006," says Charles Hurburgh, director of the Iowa Grain Quality Initiative and Iowa State University ag engineer, describing price leaps that place overseas buyers' focus on security of supply above bean protein levels.
"High bean prices say, 'we want you to grow twice as much, and we will pay you much more for it.' The game changer is China and India growing at double-digit rates with increasing demand for soybeans," Hurburgh says.
Brazil is knocking at our door, says Stan Hanson, Garretson, S.D., and Soy Transportation Coalition director and South Dakota -Soybean Research and Promotion Council director. "We know that yield
will always be king for farmers, but we benefit the most by selecting high-yielding varieties with high protein and oil. Brazil's favorable climate, high bean protein and oil levels, and its ability to increase acreage, means we have to make sure our protein and oil are as high as possible. In domestic markets, high protein levels make soybeans more competitive than DDGs and canola meal."
Yet, soybeans with lower crude-protein content (typically from regions farther from the equator) actually have better amino-acid profiles, research shows (see sidebar), Hurburgh says. This makes U.S. lower-protein/better amino-acid balance beans a better value because they require fewer synthetic amino acids to balance a meal ration, he says.
U.S. beans have a better and more uniform amino-acid profile than South American beans, says Miguel Escobar, U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) director of international business development. USSEC studies confirming the superior nutrient profile of U.S. soybeans span decades. It gathers 2,200 soybean tests nationwide annually as part of its Soybean Quality survey. (To read these studies, see http://bit.ly/REwBuk and http://bit.ly/SUjUMs.) These detailed, georeferenced findings on U.S. soybean protein, oil, seed size and foreign matter are presented annually to major soybean buyers in China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea by Seth Naeve, Extension soybean agronomist and Jim Orf, soybean breeder, University of Minnesota.
The 25 years of historical data helps them preview the year's crop before buying. "Supply is the biggest issue for them," Naeve says.
Protein and oil are "very important to Asian buyers, but farmers are paid for yield," adds Orf.
"We need to look at how we market grain quality," Hurburgh adds. "Growers need to market amino-acid balance and remove restrictions on total protein. It takes more plant energy in biosynthesis to make protein, which, in general, will make it harder to increase yield."
USSEC CEO Jim Sutter adds, "The world demand for protein is growing. And we will continue to need all the production that Mother Nature and U.S. farmers can generate. It's important we remind buyers that our expanded production areas allow us to sell them a sustainable, economic source of protein; and that we take time to educate our customers as to the full story about soybean quality."
USSEC emphasizes to potential soybean buyers that "amino acid profile, amino acid digestibility, metabolizable energy and uniformity among batches should be the focus of value in the buying and selling of soybean meal," says a recent USSEC white paper. "U.S. soybean meal will reduce feed cost because it has higher concentration of nutrients per kilogram of meal.
"The superior nutrient profile for U.S. soybean meal…reduces ration costs and improves animal performance when compared to soybean meals of other origins," it says, citing a global eight-year series of 29 swine and poultry feeding studies.
We need to "do everything we can to stay competitive; we have a lot of challenges here," adds Naeve. "I recommend that producers first choose varieties only from among the very highest yielding varieties available. Then disregard those soybean lines with below-average quality (generally very low protein levels).
"If we can convince farmers to quit buying the [low protein] 'dogs' we can make tremendous headway at increasing the overall protein level of the U.S. crop."
This soybean-content trend is part of a larger picture, too, Hurburgh says. "Agriculture's not used to being in an economic driver's seat. This change in ag's higher profile and our need to operate professionally as a business will percolate in ways that we can't know right now."
To compound the issue of what buyers are most interested in, U.S. soybean acres are shifting farther North and West, regions associated with lower protein and oil. "All three new U.S. export terminals are on the West Coast," Hurburgh says. "They'll be fed by rail from the western and northern Corn Belt, and ship off the West Coast to Asia." (See related article on this at http://bit.ly/PiA0Ye.)
Powerful protein profile
Soybeans with lower protein content actually have better amino-acid profiles and digestibility, according to University of Minnesota and Iowa State University (ISU) research. This makes them a better value because they require fewer synthetic amino acids to balance a meal ration, says Charles Hurburgh, director of the Iowa Grain Quality Initiative and ISU ag engineer. U.S. beans were found to have relatively higher levels of the five limiting amino acids (lysine, methionine, cysteine, tryptophan and threonine).
"The Chinese, Japanese and Philippine trade teams know our beans are an amino-acid bargain," Hurburgh says. "Scientific evidence is floating to the top.
"The soybean industry is part of a supply chain, and what's best for the end user at a scientific level is the new focus," Hurburgh says. He's a veteran of the soybean-protein issue, having been part of the first soybean-quality initiative when Asian buyers initially requested higher-protein beans in 1985.
The soybean industry's been trying to engineer a better bean ever since.
"I am glad to see the amino-acid profile research mentioned in your article, as a majority of the northern-grown soybeans, especially North and South Dakota, are exported," adds former USB director Stan Hanson, a soybean farmer from Garretson, S.D.
Jim Orf, a University of Minnesota veteran of annual soybean quality missions to Asia to educate buyers there on U.S. beans' quality, adds, "As the Chinese livestock producers become more sophisticated and the technology to measure meal's amino acid content becomes widely available, there will likely be more attention paid to the essential amino acid content of the meal," says the University of Minnesota soybean breeder. He meets annually with Asian soybean buyers to report detailed findings on U.S. soybean protein, oil, seed size and foreign matter. The data comes from about 2,200 tests nationwide in the USSEC's Soybean Quality survey. "This is true for China and is only beginning to be used in the U.S.," Orf says.
Yet, concern for beans' protein and oil content remain. In the domestic Upper Midwest market, "it's still very difficult for us to get high enough protein beans to make 48% meal," says TomKersting, commercial managerSouth Dakota Soybean Processors, Volga, S.D.
What is EPV?
Estimated process value (EPV) assigns values to beans' component parts. In the example here, there's a 93¢/bu. difference in EPV between varieties A and B it his example.
The scatter chart illustrates the huge variability in oil and protein content among varieties grown in one location in one year. Variety A exceeds the industry targets of 35% protein and 19% oil, while variety B does not. Minnesota growers, in this example, have a 23¢ basis difference (from Illinois), almost half of which is a quality differential.
Yield is the accumulation of protein and oil, explains University of Minnesota Soybean Extension Agronomist Seth Naeve. "As protein increases by 2%, we generally decrease oil by about 1%. Some years with good growing conditions and lots of sun, beans put on more oil late in the season and we see 60-70-bu. yields. Other environments are more limiting, so it's not an easy relationship to explain. That's why you see the large variation in varieties' protein and oil content," he says.
A soybean-quality toolbox is available at http://bit.ly/UGHZk6 that helps you select varieties with high protein and oil content.
"There are some varieties out there that have protein, oil, yield and disease resistance, but it takes some digging to find them," says Shawn Conley, Wisconsin Extension soybean agronomist.
He surveyed growers about how they chose their varieties: "They buy yield first, then weed-control traits; then disease resistance. Grain-quality traits were way down the list. The perception among growers is they don't get paid at the local elevator for anything but yield. But I try to get across that our overseas customers weigh grain quality, so growers should consider that."


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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Houston Dynamo fell to the Chicago Fire, 3-2, on Saturday night in the opening game of the Carolina Challenge Cup at Blackbaud Stadium. Adam Moffat and Cam Weaver each scored for the Dynamo, but Chicago received goals from Sherjill MacDonald, Dilly Duka and Jeff Larentowicz to secure the win.
It was the Dynamo's first-ever loss in the Carolina Challenge Cup after winning the 2006 and 2007 tournaments with a combined record of 4-0-2.
The Dynamo seized the lead in the 15th minute on a free kick 25 yards from goal. Brad Davis rolled a short pass to Moffat, who drove a low shot through the Chicago wall and inside the post for a 1-0 lead.
Eight minutes later, the Fire equalized as McDonald slipped in behind the Houston defense and slid his shot past Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall for an equalizing goal.
Chicago added a second goal four minutes later. Patrick Nyarko broke free on the right flank and bent a pass across the six-yard box, where Duka managed to steer a shot into the net under pressure from defender Kofi Sarkodie and Hall.
After the quick pair of goals from the Fire, Hall kept the Dynamo in the game with several key saves. First, near the end of the first half, Hall stopped Duka with an outstretched leg on his goal-bound effort from the top of the box. Next, in the 48th minute, Hall produced another great reaction save, diving to his right to push aside a strong header from Chris Rolfe.
But the Fire took advantage of the ensuing corner, with Joel Lindpere serving up Larentowicz, whose header found the side of the net for a 3-1 lead.
Houston fought to get back in the game, and Giles Barnes came close to scoring in the 64th minute. A nice buildup led to a layoff for Barnes, who cracked a shot from 30 yards, but Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson dove toward the upper corner to deflect it wide.
Just like the Fire, the Dynamo capitalized on the resulting corner kick. Davis swung in a quality service and Weaver snapped a header into the far side of the net to pull Houston within a goal, 3-2.
Hall rose to the occasion again in the 82nd minute. The U.S. national team goalkeeper stopped a penalty kick from Maicon Santos, diving to his right to smother the penalty with a two-hand save.
The Dynamo came close to scoring a late, tying goal, including a shot from Jason Johnson that just missed the far post and a free kick from Barnes that resulted in a wide header from Eric Brunner, but could not convert their chances.
Houston midfielder Ricardo Clark left the game in the first half with a left knee contusion.
The Dynamo continue the Carolina Challenge Cup on Wednesday at 4 p.m. CT in a meeting with the Vancouver Whitecaps at Blackbaud Stadium. The game will be broadcast live at USLnation.com.
Houston Dynamo vs. Chicago Fire
Carolina Challenge Cup
February 16, 2013 – Blackbaud Stadium
Scoring Summary:
HOU – Adam Moffat (Brad Davis) 15
CHI – Sherjill MacDonald (unassisted) 23
CHI – Dilly Duka (Patrick Nyarko) 27
CHI – Jeff Larentowicz (Joel Lindpere) 48
HOU – Cam Weaver (Brad Davis) 64
Houston Dynamo: Tally Hall; Kofi Sarkodie (Eric Brunner 68), Bobby Boswell (Warren Creavalle 68), Jermaine Taylor (Anthony Arena* 68), Mike Chabala* (Jimmy Nealis* 68); Boniek Garcia (Alex Dixon 68), Ricardo Clark (Giles Barnes 36), Adam Moffat (Je-Vaugh Watson 68), Brad Davis (Luiz Camargo 68); Will Bruin (Jason Johnson 68), Cam Weaver (Brian Ching 68)
Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Logan Pause (Hunter Jumper 70), Arne Friedrich (Steven Kinney 61), Austin Berry (Michael Videira 83), Gonzalo Segares (Jalil Anibaba 31); Patrick Nyarko (Yazid Atouba 61), Jeff Larentowicz (Wells Thompson 80), Joel Lindpere (Daniel Paladini 66), Dilly Duka (Corben Bone 61); Chris Rolfe (Alex 66), Sherjill MacDonald (Maicon Santos 70)


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Many people have heard of paw-paws, especially from a children's song. It is considered an exotic fruit, but I don't think it should be. It is in fact the largest native North American fruit. They grow easily without diseases, bugs, or heavy predation from local animals. The fruit is extremely delicious. In fact, it is my favorite fruit. The main impediment to it becoming a commercially important fruit is its quick ripening and soft texture which hampers shipping and storage. In fact it may be one of the best fruits to have in your home orchard.
There are a few main challenges in growing paw-paws. The main one is pollination. The paw-paw is not pollinated by bees, because it is evolutionarily older than them. Instead it is pollinated by carrion flies and beetles, so the flower is meat-colored, downward facing, and not so sweet smelling. The paw-paw is not native to the Northwest, so nothing here pollinates it naturally. I have seen houseflies attracted to the flowers naturally, and I have confirmation that it will set some amount of fruit without pollination. However, once you taste the fruit, you won't want a few fruit, you will want a lot of fruit.
To pollinate the paw-paw, act as a bee and hand pollinate with an artist's paintbrush. You must be careful, however, because each individual flower will only accept pollen from a flower from a genetically distinct individual tree. If you buy two trees, don't buy the same variety. If one of the plants is a seedling, that will work out, or if you simply buy one tree and graft on another variety, that will work. What I do is collect pollen from the first tree that has pollen in a small pill container and brush that pollen onto the flowers on the next tree before they show pollen, which is when they can accept pollen. I have hung chicken bones to attract carrion flies to the flowers, and others have used this practice to improve pollination. However, I warn you that once I did that and a large animal (presumably a cat) broke two large branches trying to get to the chicken bones. If you get confused, the Kentucky State paw-paw center has a great explanation.
One other issue with paw-paws is that they have a taproot. When you are planting one, empty it out of the pot carefully and place it in loose soil carefully when planting it. I would amend the soil to make it loose and ensure that the roots can grow and establish themselves. Leaving it to fend for itself in heavy clay is not advised. As with most tap-rooted trees, you probably don't want to move it once it thrives in place, so don't plant one until you are also "setting down roots." It probably will take a few years to go from a one gallon pot to make fruit. Mine took 5 years.
The paw-paw is a large fruit that is a little unusual. It is usually light green colored and about the size of a fat and slightly bent cucumber. Sometimes people ask me to describe the taste of paw-paws and usually my best answer is "it tastes like banana ice-cream". In fact, ice cream is one of the many uses of paw-paws if you end up getting a lot of them. At our house, they don't last too long, so we haven't had to worry about preserving them. They usually flower close to apple time in April. In the Midwest, they often ripen in August, but due to our cool nights and rainy Springs, they usually fruit in September and October here. The leaves of the tree are large and tropical-looking, because the asimina genus of paw-paws is the only genus of an otherwise tropical group of fruits, like cherimoya and soursop.
The paw-paw has several black disk-shaped seeds in each fruit. You can plant them to try to make more paw-paw plants. However, it is a little complicated, because they must remain moist, and when they do germinate, they will need shade to protect them from the sun for the first year. In nature, this happens naturally, as the seeds grow under the mother plant, making a paw-paw patch.
The paw-paw is not a large tree. It typically grows to be about 15 feet tall and it has an attractive pyramidal shape. The branches are not large. The leaves make an attractive yellow color in the fall. The paw-paw needs chilling in order to set fruit, but that is not anything that we lack in the Northwest. The paw-paw is probably the fruit tree that is most under-planted in our typical home orchard.


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The In-The-Sky.org Star Wheel
The wheel below shows the entire sky that is visible from Fairfield .
Change the limiting magnitude to see more or fewer stars. By clicking and dragging the wheel, you can turn it to place different green compass points at the bottom. The stars at the bottom of the wheel will then match the ones you will find above the horizon in that direction.
Link to this star chart
You can link directly to this view of the sky with this URL:


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Cavaliers hold off rally, hand Timberwolves first loss
CLEVELAND -- The Minnesota Timberwolves had exactly what they wanted -- their best player with an open shot and the game on the line.
Kevin Love's 3-point attempt with 1.9 seconds left bounced off the back rim, sending Minnesota to its first loss of the season in a 93-92 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
"Heck yeah, we'll take that shot every time," said guard Kevin Martin, who led the Timberwolves with 23 points. "The best power forward in the league with a great look to win the game."
Love's 29.7 average going into the game led the league in scoring. Even though he struggled from the field, hitting 8 of 20 shots and scoring 17 points, he was confident his late shot would go down and his team would come all the way back from a 23-point deficit in the third quarter.
"More often than not, I believe I'm going to make that shot," Love said. "J.J. (Barea) made a good pass and I was in good rhythm, but I just hit the back rim."
Even the Cavaliers realized they were fortunate.
"Luckily, K-Love missed a shot and we got the stop," said Kyrie Irving, who had 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists, but committed a career-high nine turnovers and missed two shots down the stretch that would have helped Cleveland extend its lead.
The Timberwolves got the lead into single digits several times in the fourth quarter, but still trailed 93-84 with 2:43 remaining. The Cavaliers didn't score again and Minnesota had its opportunity after Irving missed with 15 seconds left.
"We finally decided to play some defense in the fourth quarter and gave ourselves a chance to win," said Love, who was named the Western Conference player of the week. "I just didn't convert."
Minnesota, which won its first three games, was off to its best start since going 6-0 in 2001-02.
C.J. Miles led the Cavaliers with 19 points. Rookie forward Anthony Bennett, taken with the No. 1 pick in the draft, missed all three of his shots and is 0 for 15 from the field this season. His only points have come on two free throws in the season opener.
Cavaliers center Andrew Bynum played 18:40, his longest stint of the season, and scored 10 points with four rebounds. After playing 9:42 in the first half, he returned in the third quarter for the first time in the four games he's played. Bynum, who missed all of last season with injuries to both knees, said before the game he's not sure if he will regain the explosiveness he had earlier in his career.
Minnesota trailed 76-61 going into the fourth quarter and cut the margin to nine points early in the period. Two baskets by Miles and a jumper by Bynum pushed the margin to 84-69, but the Timberwolves weren't finished, outscoring Cleveland 31-19 in the final period.
The Cavaliers avoided a third straight loss after a season-opening 98-94 home victory over Brooklyn.
"It was a great learning experience," said Cleveland coach Mike Brown. "Hopefully, we can build off that if we're in that position again, especially in the near future."
Game notes
Love downplayed his individual award which was announced Monday. "I'll take a 3-0 start over any individual honor, but it's cool," he said. "It just shows that if you win, good things happen for everybody." ... Cavaliers F Tristan Thompson had 12 points and 11 rebounds. He scored two points and had four rebounds in 35 minutes Saturday against Indiana. ... The Cavaliers play at Milwaukee on Wednesday. ... The Timberwolves host Golden State on Wednesday.
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