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Millions of people have been positively impacted by solar energy. Those who use solar energy have discovered the amount of money it can save. This article exists to help you know the many benefits of solar energy.
Choose several panels that are efficient to maximize your energy generation. Do the math and figure what you require. It's a good idea to get a few really good panels, over many mediocre ones.
Solar Panels
In order to maximize the potential from your solar panels, try and find a system that doesn't directly rely on the schedule of the sun. More recent solar panels can gather energy from the sun and allow you to use it whenever you would like. If you use a lot of energy at home in the evening, this is a good thing.
It is still possible to have solar energy in a cloudy, chilly region. The solar power isn't produced by temperature, it is produced by the sun's rays. In fact, some say they receive the most energy on cool, clear days.
Check your solar panel inverter from time to time. You always want to make sure that the green light is on and steady. Erratic blinking or no light may signal a malfunction. Unless you are an expert, you may be unable to diagnose the cause of the problem. If your solar energy system has a good warranty, your service visits should be included.
Photo-voltaic panels or a solar-powered water heater should help you save a lot on your energy bills. Photovoltaic panels work best in areas that get about five hours of unobstructed sunlight. Soar power is one of the best ways to keep a pool heated while saving money.
Solar Energy
If you care about the environment, you'll want to start using solar energy. Solar energy relies entirely on sun rays, which means you will not be impacting the environment by using this source of energy. Using solar energy will lessen the amount of fossil fuels you use.
Chart your patterns of energy consumption and use that information to estimate your needs. Prior to going over to solar power, you should have a solid idea of your power needs. The amount of power you need will determine the size and number of solar panels you require. The best thing is to review a year's worth of utility bills and examine their trend lines.
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Solar powered attic fans are great if you can't fully transition to solar energy. An attic fan that runs on solar power will turn on due to a sensor if the temperature in the attic reaches a certain number. This will remove your home's heat and lower cooling costs. As a bonus, being solar powered, it will not add to your power bill.
Find an easy location around your home to convert to solar energy and begin there. Start with smaller appliances, one at a time. It will be easier to make a long-term commitment if you take small steps.
Solar panels are most often installed in areas that give them the most sunlight exposure, however things can change over time. Check on them often to make sure there is no foliage blocking them from the sun.
Analyze the weather in your area to determine if solar panels are right for you. You need at least five hours of sunlight every day to get the most use out of them. Look elsewhere if inclement weather conditions dominate your area.
Your solar panels need to face the sun. Solar rays produce your energy; therefore, its important to orient your panels for maximum sun exposure.
Avoid standing or walking on solar panels except when no other option is available. This could damage the expensive panel and prevent it from working. Keep your weight in the center to reduce the risk of damage if you absolutely must walk on them.
There isn't a single method to save this planet, however if you use solar energy, you are taking a step in the right direction. Are you tired of your energy bill sharply increasing over each decade? Use what you've just learned to become the newest member of the green society!

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Our Saturday rides are growing and its great to see so many in our Saturday morning Peloton. We have between 25 - 40 riders each week riding with us from Elwood to Mordialloc, Patterson Lakes or Frankston. With everyone in club uniform, it makes for a great sight as we roll down the road. Choose a distance and speed that suits you and come along for a Saturday morning shmooz followed by a great coffee. Car Parking along Beach Rd is prohibited from 6am - 10am so its a great clear ride all the way - without any parked cars. Meet us at the corner of Beach Rd & Head St, Elwood at 7am sharp every Saturday. Our club ride is a "no drop ride" so that we ride as a group.
Our new uniform kits to being delivered this week. These new kits will be distributed to all new as well as renewing members. All members will all be advised how to collect them as soon as they arrive.
The Junior program was very successful in Term 4 last year and is continuing again this year with a great group of kids. If you are interested in finding out more details about the juniors program, contact Nick at email@example.com
We have also begun a ladies riding group every Sunday morning. The group is open to all ladies of all standards & fitness levels and is open to non members as well. So if you have a bike, come along on Sunday morning for a ride along Beach Rd. Meeting place is on the corner of Beach Rd & Head St, Elwood at 8am. This is a "no drop ride" so a club member is always riding with the group. This is for safety and any technical things that may occur on the road. For more details, please contact John at email@example.com or just come along on Sunday morning.
Membership renewals are now due. If you have not yet joined, go to www.maccabicycling.com.au . Click on the "Join Online" link" and fill in your details. If you have not yet renewed, go to the "Join Online" link, select "New Registration" and then select Adult member renewing.and fill in your details.
We have some great club rides and events planned for 2012 beginning with the Otway Classic on March 24th. A great ride around the Otway's and the Great Ocean Rd between Lorne and Torquay.
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Mupironic is a broad spectrum antibiotic for local application. In minimal doses the medication exerts possesses bacteriostatic action, in high doses - bactericidal. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible to the medication microorganisms such as: impetigo, folliculitis, furunculosis and others.
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Mupironic is a broad spectrum antibiotic for local application. It is produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens. Action mechanism of mupirocin is associated with inhibiting the enzyme Isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase that is necessary for synthesis of proteins in bacterial cells. By suppressing this enzyme, Mupirocin prevents protein synthesis. In low doses the medication exerts bacteriostatic action, in high doses - bactericidal.
When Mupirocin is prescribed?
For ointment:
Treatment of primary infections: impetigo, folliculitis, furunculosis,
Treatment of secondary infections: infectious eczema, trauma
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Bacterial infection of the nasal cavity caused by Staphylococcus aureus
What should I know before taking Mupirocin?
Do not take Mupirocin if any of the below conditions apply to you:
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If you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or breastfeed, you should take Mupirocin only under a strict control of your doctor. Mupirocin belongs to a pregnancy category B meaning that safety of the medication was not studied in pregnant women.
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Which are Mupirocin overdose symptoms?
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Which other medicines may affect Mupirocin?
Mupirocin may interact with the following groups of drugs:
For a complete list of possible interactions ask your doctor or pharmacist. Before taking Mupirocin, let your doctor know what other medicines, including OTC, you currently take.
How should I store Mupirocin?
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Avio reports it has completed operational tests for the first P120C sold rocket motor booster casing, which will be used on the new Ariane 6 and Vega C launch vehicles.
"The mechanical tests were carried out using a platform specifically designed and built to simulate the actual conditions of a space launch: pressurization inside the combustion chamber, engine thrust and mechanical loads resulting from the launcher's operational phases," the Italian company said in a press release.
"The technological casing, equipped and complete with instrumentation, was subjected to a test cycle up to the maximum engine operating pressure as well as a series of axial load cycles, which demonstrated that the prototype fully corresponded to engineering predictions for its mechanical behaviour," the company added.
Vega C is set for its first launch in 2019. Ariane 6 is scheduled for the following year.


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May 23, 2006 — I've been procrastinating a little on answering this question because it's far from a simple situation. Any comments from my readers who have lived in Mexico would be welcomed. Here's the question, with the specific location removed for privacy's sake. (It's a place I've never been.)
I wondered if you could guide us as to the best way to proceed on our proposed trip to Mexico next year. We adopted (in the US) two girls of Mexican birth parents. We are planning to go back and meet the birth parents next year. We very much want to get together with them, but we also want to be safe and to feel that we are not exposing ourselves to too many dangers on a trip to a country where we have never been, with two small children who will be 5 and 7. Any support you could give us would be much appreciated. I am trying to learn Spanish!!! But it is slow going.
Hmm… there are pros and cons about a trip like this. I'll start with some cautions.
First, I would be 100% positive that your daughters' papers are in order IN MEXICO so that you run absolutely no risk of encountering Mexican objections to the adoption. The Mexican court system can be quite a hassle for anything, and I know a situation where a judge turned down an adoption for reasons that were specifically disallowed in Mexican law. The system here generally is more of who you know and less a matter of abstractions like "fairness" or "impartiality." (BTW, that judge's decision was not the end of that story, and for my friends who might think they know who I am referring to, it was someone else.) So I would think you would want to have signed papers from the parents from the time of previous paperwork, that they had given up the children willingly and without coercion, etc. Legal advice or a good talk or email conversation with the adoption agency you worked with is in order here. I imagine you have perfect passports for the girls, but if they have dual citizenship with Mexico, do ask advice.
Another caution would be regarding the parents themselves. If you were to be at risk of anything more than the usual tourist problems of diarrhea and so on, it seems to me (paranoid as I sometimes am) that the first question would be the parents. This is where your intuition is important, but cross-cultural communications can make intuition trickier. If they did give up the girls willingly, what is their attitude now? Do they have their lives in better shape and secretly hope that the girls will want to live with them (if they live together)? I don't know, of course. But you can be sure that some parents or cousins or other relatives will feel that the girls belong with their blood family. Do you have any ways of learning more about the parents before you go there? Rather than going to their home, you could arrange to meet in a place that was more secure for you, such as a good downtown restaurant or some such, during daylight hours.
A third caution concerns your not speaking the language. It's good to keep studying, because when you know almost nothing, every word you learn expands your vocabulary! BUT if I were in your shoes, I would hire a bilingual Mexican who lives in that general region (but not a friend or member of the family) to accompany me during the time of the visit and perhaps for more of the time. This would not have to be terribly expensive, and you could find someone who was recommended in a variety of ways. One way would be to join the useful forums (which have a paid membership) at mexconnect.com, a website about Mexico in English for foreigners. Another could be word of mouth. Such a person could be a tremendous help, and I would check out in advance their attitudes about adoption.
Well… you asked for support. I hoped I haven't scared you silly! Mexicans LOVE children, and travel with your girls should generally be fun, if a bit confusing as you deal with the exuberance of a Latin culture. I was 9 the first time I went to Mexico, and my sister was 5. Many foreigners travel in Mexico with kids.
The potential positive effects on your girls are another factor. To experience the culture from which they came at young ages could be terrific for them. My sister and I have lots of memories of that trip we made.
I remember once when I was a teenager and was dithering over some decision which I have now forgotten, my mother said, "Whatever you do, you'll learn something!" I'll echo that thought here.
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At May 24, 2006 9:04 AM, said…
Hi Rosana,
I have a somewhat different slant here. Let me preface this by writing that my wife is Hispanic – her birth mother was born in Mexico. My son is 16 and of course half Hispanic. Aside from being 6'2″ he looks Mexican. We three have crossed over the border many times with absolutely NO problems going into or being in Mexico. He has only been asked for his visa at the check point beyond the border once or twice – NEVER been asked fo any ID while moving about Mexico beyond that check point. I just can't see there being a problem – if they have their papers in order – no problem in my estimation.
Coming back into the US is where we have been under more scrutiny. Obviously they want to be sure you are NOT bringing in Mexican Nationals – again proper documentation is the key. Beyond this rehearsing the kids for the return at the border a little is good – the US Border Patrol people always ask our son questions- they want to hear him speak English. Recently when we came back in the US our son had picked up Spanish quite well. He started to answer in his newly adopted Spanish – I stopped him and warned him to NOT practice his new second language at the US Border where they are trying to determine if he is an American (kids).
I guess what I am writing is my belief there are no worries when you have proper documentation – be sure and bring several extra copies of everything; keep them in different places. Enjoy Mexico; it is safer than you think. They are a warm, kind and family oriented people who will most likely respect your having adopted homeless Mexican children.
John Calypso
At May 24, 2006 10:08 AM, Rosana Hart said…
Thanks very much, John! I felt the need to voice my concerns but your post adds a good balance.


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Lee is back in the saddle again with some new events this fall - one of which I was lassoed into participating! Honestly, we just kind of noodled on these ideas for a few months, spent our time in Florence hearing about the grand history of conversation and thought it would be wonderful to revive the practice! That is how "Conversations on Calhoun" came about.
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We will begin on Friday, Nov 9 - 7 - 9 - and see how this g(r)oes!
St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church
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The first topic will be Joseph Campbell's work - THE POWER OF MYTH, and the legendary interview with Bill Moyers. We'll watch 1 hour of interview, then spend the rest of the evening in conversation - over wine and light food. We hope you'll join - it is open to the public. Donations only.
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Air Rarotonga announced the flights early in October. The plan was to operate them using chartered Fiji Airways A330-200 aircraft with a capacity of 230 economy and 16 business class seats.
The charters were aimed at members of Rarotonga's expatriate Fijian community wanting to go home for Christmas and for their relatives wanting to visit the Cook Islands.
Air Rarotonga managing director Ewan Smith said the flights had been "canned."
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The Prophetic "Call" Narrative:
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The most well developed of these narratives is in Exodus 3-4, where Moses voices a series of five questions or objections to God, all expressing his hesitancy to accept the task of leading God's people out of Egypt: "Who am I that I should go?" (3:11); "What shall I say to them?" (3:12); "What if they do not listen?" (4:1); "I am slow of speech." (4:10); "Send someone else." (4:13). In various ways, God's response to each of these objections is: "I will be with you." Likewise in Ezekiel, there are a series of five commissionings paired with five calls to attention, with the confirming sign, a vision, following the first commissioning.
Even a cursory examination of this structure reveals that the narratives of Moses, Gideon, and Jeremiah share more common features, while the narratives of Samuel, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Michiah only exhibit abbreviated versions of the form. Some scholars (for example, Walter Zimmerli) have noted that in the case of the latter group, there is emphasis on a Divine Assembly, a Heavenly Council, or a vision of the transcendent (to use modern philosophical categories) that gives shape to the commissioning. In this case, the encounter with the divine provides its own assurance and alleviates the questions or objections before they can be spoken.
It is possible that this emphasis on the divine activity of God reveals a more priestly perspective, but this connection is far from certain. What seems more certain is that this emphasis on the side of God with little or no response from the person suggests a perspective that wants to emphasize leadership as grounded in God's revelatory activity in the world. That is, leadership of God's people is a response to an understanding of God as he reveals himself to human beings. The use of this form of the commissioning narrative would emphasize that God is active in the world, that he is at work in unfolding historical events, and that leadership of God's people must be grounded in an understanding of that activity of God in the world (the prophetic phrase "stand in the council of God" carries the same theological implication, for example, Jer. 23:18-22).
In the longer structure, exemplified in the Moses narrative, there is incorporated a standardized reluctance or opposition to the commission, answered by God's reassurance to the person of his active presence to enable them to carry out the commission. While it has been common practice to try to psychologize this reluctance or objections, this feature is more an expression of the community's theology than it is a character flaw or human frailty. While the previous structure focused on God, here the confession of inadequacy that forms the heart of the objection serves to focus on the inability of the human agent to accomplish the commission. In response, the assurance in the formulaic "I will be with you" emphasizes the commitment of God to the human agent in spite of his/her inability or reluctance to accomplish the task.
The use of this fuller form in the commissioning narrative would serve two purposes. First, it serves to highlight the conviction that leaders would not be able to succeed because of their own skill or knowledge. They are not being commissioned because they have the ability to succeed, but because they are willing to acknowledge their inability. As a theological commentary on leadership, this affirms that true leaders are not those who think they have the skill to lead or who seek leadership. Rather, they are those who are reluctant because they understand how inadequate they are for the task, yet are willing to depend upon God for guidance and empowerment. This concept of the reluctant and inadequate leader who can be used by God to do great things is reinforced by other rhetorical techniques in Scripture, such as the choosing of the younger son (David, Joseph) or a childless couple (Abraham, Hannah, Manoah, Elizabeth).
A second purpose of using this fuller form is to emphasize the role of God and his faithfulness in guiding the people, even through leaders who on the surface might be inadequate for the task (note the comment about David in 1 Kings 1 Sam 16:7). The confession of inadequacy is always followed by assurance of God's presence. "Who am I that I should go?" is always answered by "I will be with you" (Ex 3:11). Finally, the task does not depend on the leader's ability, but on the leader depending on God. It is the leader going in the name of God, and God's power at work through him/her that brings success.
All of these dimensions of the commissioning narrative serve to eliminate any basis for arrogance or self-sufficiency on the part of the leaders. They are simply a vehicle through which God can work and reveal himself in the world. On one level, the commissioning narrative serves to legitimate the leader as God's leader. Some scholars (for example, Reventlow) have even suggested that this form reflects a public ordination service. While that may perhaps move a little too far into modern categories and liturgy, there is some truth to the observation. This form clearly presents the leader as commissioned by God for a specific task in the world.
On another level, the commissioning narrative serves to authenticate the message or action of the leader, both from the perspective of its divine origin and its human agent. As such, it is easier to acknowledge that the commissioning narrative may have its origin as a literary form in the community of faith in affirming the authenticity of the leader's action and message from the perspective of a later time in history when the leader's activity had confirmed by history. That does not imply that the traditions about the "call" do not originate with the leaders themselves, only that the specific literary form of commissioning narrative may be more the vehicle for a theological confession about the leader than it is testimony from the leaders themselves.
Two major theological ideas emerge from either form of these commissioning narratives. First, leadership of God's people is not something to be sought and cannot be accomplished by the skills and strengths of the individual. The great leaders of the Bible did not campaign for the position; they were placed there by God, by the community, or by situations in which they sought counsel from God. Not a single leader of the Old Testament is portrayed as having in themselves the abilities to be a great leader. Even with figures that are remembered as having great personal skills (Joseph, David, Solomon, Nehemiah, or New Testament leaders like Peter or Paul), the biblical record is careful to attribute their "success" to God's presence in their lives, their faithful response to Him, and their understanding of their role in the service of God, not to their personal proficiency or charisma.
In fact, a careful examination of the narratives reveal that often God chooses leaders that are totally outside the accepted power structures: the youngest child (David), a woman (Deborah), a wandering Aramean (Abraham), a scheming liar (Jacob), a coward (Gideon), a simple fisherman (Peter), a teenage girl from a remote country village (Mary). There is far more than romantic imagery in the birth of Jesus in the stable of a relatively unimportant Judean village to poor peasant parents, and in the fact that the first worshippers of the Christ were shepherds. Such details of the narrative, which may well be grounded in historical events, go beyond historical reality and reveal a deliberate theological confession about service to God.
Second, leadership does not directly relate to what skills a person possesses, because ultimately it is not the power structures, the connectedness, the oratory, the management expertise, the personal flair, or the intellect that makes the difference. In another context, to another leader (Zerubbabel), a prophet declares "not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit [presence], declares the Lord." (Zech 4:6). This is the basic idea that is expressed in all of these narratives. The questions or objections in the commissioning narratives serve to confess the inability of the person on their own to carry out the task. It is a way to say, "I cannot possibly do this." That kind of humility before the task of leadership is understood to be a crucial element of good leaders in Scripture. The same purpose is accomplished in the narratives in which the commissioning is grounded in an encounter with God "high and lofty" (Isa 6:1) that leads to the confession "Woe is me . . . for I am unclean" (v. 5).
And yet, the promise is always, "I will be with you." The promise of God to divinely commissioned leaders is that, while they cannot lead God's people in their own strength, He will be with them to enable and empower them through His strength. It is only when they realize that they cannot adequately lead God's people, are willing to confess that inadequacy, and are willing to defer to someone else, that they are in a position to hear and accept the promise of God's presence. And that acknowledgement of the power and presence of God active in the world is enough to sustain the leader.
Paul declares, "We have this treasure [of the Gospel] in earthen vessels that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God, and not of ourselves" (2 Cor 4:7). This follows closely his statement: "For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake" (4:5). Paul's favorite term for himself was "slave" or "servant," both of God and of the people. But he also affirmed, relating to his task as leader, "I can do all things through him who gives me strength" (Phil 4:13).
That same idea echoed as a warning to Israel throughout the Old Testament, the temptation to assume that success was the result of human effort and skill (Deut 8:11-20, Josh 7:3). The fact that it is repeated so often, in both Testaments, should itself be a significant warning to us, and to potential leaders. In this sense, the commissioning narrative, even as a culturally shaped literary structure, becomes a significant theological confession.
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Rafael Palmeiro.
Juan Gonzalez.
A combined 1,003 home runs. A combined 0% chance of getting inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame.
The reason? Steroids, of course.
Both former Texas Rangers' sluggers are on this year's list of candidates and - sans the drug thing - could make a great case for inclusion.
Palmeiro is 12th on the all-time homer list with 569 and also had 3,020 hits, joining only Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray in the exclusive 500/3,000 club. But in 2005 on Capitol Hill he infamously wagged his finger for emphasis when he testified that "I have never used steroids. Period." Couple months later he tested positive and was suspended. Credibility gone. Immortality vaporized.
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Gonzalez won two AL MVPs in Texas, hit 434 homers, slugged 40+ five times and never tested positive for steroids. Andre Dawson only hit four more homers and got into the Hall last summer. But in his 2005
book bible, Jose Canseco claims he used the drugs with Gonzalez and it didn't help when former owner Tom Hicks admitted to being suspicious about his star player's possible use. Gonzalez was also named on the notorious Mitchell Report, linking him to a syringe-filled duffel bag in '01.
Since steroid slugger Mark McGwire was named on only 23 percent of ballots last year (75 percent is required), there seems little hope for Raffy and Juando.
I don't necessarily want to regurgitate the old "should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame" argument, but ...
Should there be a steroid wing in Cooperstown?


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The Morning Download: Target CIO, in Shift from IT Outsourcing, Hires Software Developers
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Design School: Planting for Privacy
You know the feeling. It's that spidey sense that you're on view in your own outdoor space. Feeling exposed makes it hard to relax and enjoy being outside. Who wants that?
You could, install a fence or a wall made from a solid material such as brick or stone. While pricey (an average of $16 per foot for a fence and the skies the limit for a solid wall), it's likely money well spent. The downsides are that you may face restrictions on height, placement, and style, and tall fences and walls can make a space feel confining rather than cozy.
A more integrated privacy solution is to use plants (with or without a fence or wall) that have lots of texture, form, and color to incorporate your landscape's design while still providing plenty of sexy solitude. And this isn't just limited to hedges planted in the ground–planters, trellises, hanging baskets can all be put to work to to give you the privacy you crave.
But first, there are a few questions you need to ask yourself. Here are 4 things to consider when planting for privacy. (BTW, according to SmartMoney.com, hedges alone raise property values by 3.6 percent.)
For more tips and ideas regarding hedge plants for privacy: Zone: 3 – 7 and Zone 8 – 11
4 Most Common Mistakes
Creating a fortress that feels tight and cramped rather than pleasant and peaceful.
Not factoring in seasonal versus year-round privacy needs when selecting plants.
Choosing the "fastest" solution over the best long-term solution.
Not installing proper irrigation.
If you need wall-to-wall privacy, think hedges. Before selecting plants, decide if you need year-round or just seasonal privacy which can expand your choices. Options for high, medium, and low privacy.
(Left) High: A row of evergreens (here Green Giant Western Arborvitae) provides year-round privacy, acts as a windbreak, and helps absorb ambient noise. More: Hollies, Conifers, Camellias, Laurels.
(Lower left) Medium: Tall deciduous shrubs (this is Limelight Hydrangea) provide showy seasonal screening, typically in spring and summer– that might be enough. More: Spirea, Viburnums, Rhododendrons.
(Below) Low: Airy, tall shrubs such as Purple Hopseed Bush provide a filter rather than a dense screen, enough to minimize prying eyes. More: Nandina, Cornus, Pittosporum.
Sure, there are plenty of #gardenenvy options out there, but before you commit to a plant solution for privacy, be honest about how much of your time you're willing to devote to maintenance.
Take the yew hedge at the left. Plenty of privacy and plenty elegant, but you're looking at routine trips up and down ladders wielding hedge trimmers to keep it pristine. If you love this exact look and love to clip and snip, go for it. If not, a combination like the one on the right–a combo of Arborvitae and boxwood–is also narrow, solid, and dense, but needs much less work.
A solid hedge might not be the look your after and these examples demonstrate how layers put the "landscaping" into a landscape.
(Left) The line of evergreen shrubs would have been sufficient for privacy, but here they're used as a backdrop. Adding the middle layer of shrubs adds interest and increases the sound barrier property of the hedge, too.
(Below left) Terracing this space below a row of conifers and then adding a row of Sargent crabapples makes privacy pretty rather than just a necessity.
(Below) If these are just too much, consider adding just a second row at the base of your shrubs. These barberry will grow to about 4 ft. tall and help to hide any gaps at the base of the shrubs.
(Left) Hey, maybe you like your fence but not so much of it! A row of small trees adds even more height and padding.
(Right) Small-to-medium sized columnar trees (Hornbeam is one example) spaced well create a lush, green screen.
Fancy but functional, none of these are "difficult", but each requires a level of love (by you or by your talented gardener!) to achieve. You won't see these next door.
(Left) Pleaching involves weaving and tying of living tree branches together to make a flat, raised hedge with a clear stem below. Look how they've created a bit of window while getting plenty of privacy.
(Below left) If a hedge is not your thing, a planted privacy screen like this one, made from small gauge wire fencing on which vines can scramble, is an idea to consider.
(Below) Here, they've used espalier to create a living privacy wall. Espalier is the process of selecting certain lateral branches and tying them to a structure so they grow in the shape you want.
A few more options that provide privacy with a glammy edge.
(Left) Massed taller growing ornamental grasses create a seasonal screen that's hard to beat for movement and texture.
(2nd row left) Bougainvillea's long branches can be tied laterally to a sturdy structure to create this kind of horizontal screen.
(2nd row right) Chosen and planted with care, bamboo can be a good privacy option.(This is black bamboo which without containment may become invasive.)
(3rd row left) Planted in a raise bed, shrub roses can be the most romantic of privacy screens (these are Knock Out).
(3rd row right) Italian Cypress grows tall and narrow–we like how it's uses here to add depth to an existing tall hedge.
We've seen large scale solutions using plants for privacy. Here are a few ideas for smaller spaces! Simple garden center coir-lined metal baskets can be planted then suspended at different heights to create a bit of privacy on a porch. And, where planting in the ground is not an option, a row of tall matching containers filled with a shrubby plant makes for a wall of green just about anywhere.
We are NOT here to judge, we're here to learn from each other. Here are a few examples where a small change would have made a big impact.
Scale up!
That is one gorgeous dense and lush privacy screen–textbook, in fact.
The missed opportunity here is the chance to create a strong middle layer that would be in better scale with those tall shrubs and smaller annuals. A larger and taller fountain would have made all the difference here.
Takeaway: Privacy plants that serve their purpose are probably going to be tall. Play with that lovely feature by adding elements that are at least 1/2 as tall as the plants.
Finish your thought.
We love the idea of using lattice panels in the garden to provide privacy while still letting lots of light and air come through.
While this trellis does what it means to–provides separation from the house–the missed opportunity here is that there are no other elements that relate to this structure.
Takeaway: Just a few taller containers or capping the boxwood hedge with larger boxwood globes would have make this a home run.
Consider the neighbors
There's privacy and then there's building a fortress! Now some of us may look at this and be envious of the wall of visual silence this hedge provides, shielding the view of whatever is on the other side.
While it's true that "good fences make good neighbors", ask yourself if having a hedge that's as tall as the house is the statement you want to make.
Takeaway: Consider the mature height of your privacy plants and evaluate the impact they might have on neighbor relations.
Yes, scale AGAIN
This has all the right moves–lots of textures and different heights– and it's really cool, but it misses the mark by not following the rule of thirds. The fence is too low which makes the height of the front, shorter hedge visually confusing.
Takeaway: When designing a layered hedge, use this formula–8′, 6′, 4′–and the proportions will always be right.
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I really like the "missed opportunities" — these are EXTREMELY HELPFUL to people like me, trying to find my guidelines in landscape preparation!
I learn so much from your site!
Great!!. I am surrounded by two story homes. In zone 9. Low water needs and part sun. Love these ideas. Thanks
Hello! I live in northern california and am looking for a school to learn gardening design as a prefession. Do you have any offerings? If not where do you recommend?
I need the type of school that I can learn CAD system. Thanks in advance.
I really appreciated the "Missed Opportunities" section. Very few blogs ever show examples of how to improve existing spaces which look good initially but could benefit from a few tweaks.
I was going to share this but the photos are now gone.
I'm an old Nurseryman in Ontario Canada.
My wife and I are considering from a 6 acre mini estate to downsized smaller in town home.
Thanks for your great ideas. My mouth is watering, in a horticultural way. Can't wait for a new challenge!
Thanks again.
Don Henry
Is the large shrub in the top picture a laurel? can you tell me the name?
What would be good for a shade privacy ?
What a lot of really great advise with excellent photos, a whole design course in a newsletter! thanks, Lilian R. Jackman
Wilder Hill Gardens, Conway, MA
While I love all the information and beautiful photos, you neglect to mention the name of the plants and shrubs used in most of the photos, which is the reason for looking in the first place. Thank you for your blog however, it is always interesting!
My areas are totally in the shade. Having problems keeping evergreen alive. Help!
Good article … would love to see some "privacy" plant material appropriate for zone 9 included! Creating privacy is an issue I am asked about all the time when creating landscape designs here in the greater Houston, Texas area where homes are built so close together in neat rows or at odd angles on small plots of flat land!
The area I need privacy is completely shady. What could I plant for privacy ?


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Summertime brings warm weather to be enjoyed by everyone, including our pets. However, warm weather can bring health risks to your pets. Being aware of these risks, as well as how to prevent them and help to manage them should they occur, can sometimes mean the difference between life and death.
The weather dangers in the summer are not strictly related to heat. In fact, heat and humidity combine to create unhealthy weather.
This chart developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows how the combined effect of heat and humidity creates a more significant health hazard than either by itself.
A frequently used calculation to determine the level of risk with the weather is to add the temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) and the percent humidity. For example, if it is 80o F, and 70% humidity, the result is 150. If this total number is greater than 140, the risk for heat-associated events is high, and the activity or exercise should be reconsidered.
This is especially true for dogs with pre-existing respiratory problems such as laryngeal paralysis, tracheal collapse, stenotic nares; and for breeds with shortened noses, such as Boston terriers, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, pugs, bulldogs, and Lhasa Apso dogs
Every year, hundreds of pets die of heat-related complications after they were left in parked cars on warm days. A recent study on heat stress from enclosed vehicles showed that the internal temperature of a parked car can rise 20o in just 10 minutes, and in an hour, can increase over 45o F. What's more, cracking the windows to allow for cooling did not significantly slow this heat rise down (it only slowed the heat gain by about 1/4o every 5 minutes). In the summer, our pets are much better left at home to help avoid this dangerous situation.
The asphalt surfaces our dogs are exposed to, including driveways and roadways, can reach over 150o F on a summer day.1 2 Other surfaces may be less hot, but prolonged exposure to any surfaces approaching this temperature has the potential to cause thermal injury.
1 Piping Hot Asphalt
2 Hot Pavements – How Hot Can Pavements Get?
A dog's foot pads have evolved to be tough and can withstand more than our feet can, but these hot surfaces have the potential to burn a dog's paws, especially if they are playing strenuously on that surface. Contrary to common belief, dogs will not always stop playing if their paws hurt — many will keep playing until made to stop.
Are Your Pet's Paw Pads Burned?
Signs of burned paw pads include limping, licking of paws more than usual, abnormal pad color and blisters. In severe cases, the footpads can completely come off the feet themselves. Many dogs tolerate wearing protective shoes, or booties, on their paws. These can allow for longer exposure or play time on these hot surfaces. Otherwise if the surface is too hot for us to walk on it without shoes, we should refrain from keeping our pets on it for too long.
Garden Hoses Sitting in the Sun
Many of our pets love to play with water from the hose, and what better way to keep our pets cool than to spray them with this cool water? However, it does not take a long time for the water in the unused hose to heat to a dangerous temperature. According to one study, in as little as 2 hours on a 90o F day the temperature of water in a garden hose that has been left out can reach 120o F. Let the hose run for a couple of minutes and allow the cool water to force out the hot water before playing with your pooch.
Dogs Swimming in Ponds, Lakes and Rivers
Many dogs love to play in ponds, lakes, and rivers. Some of the same risks that people are aware of apply also to pets. Currents in rivers can often be too strong for even the most advanced canine swimmers, and care should be taken to keep to an area of slower current. Even in lakes and ponds, dogs can fatigue quickly, and often do not show signs of distress before they become too tired to keep swimming. A canine life vest can help to offer buoyancy and could potentially save a dog from downing. Also, for dogs who go boating with owners, the life vest can protect them from injury if they fall off the boat or swim in the area of the boat propeller.
Dogs and Cats Can Get Sunburned
Often forgotten due to their beautiful hair coats, our canine and feline friends can get sunburned. This is especially true in areas where the hair coat is thin (for example the nose, ears and underside of their belly), and in our dogs who are clipped down for the summer, their coat is less able to protect them from getting a sunburn. Sunscreen for babies is okay to use on these dogs if they need to be in the sun for an extended period of time, and it may help reduce the risk of sun-associated skin problems such as sun burns or skin cancers.
Heat Stroke Can Be Deadly
Heat stroke is a very dangerous (and sometimes fatal) complication of overheating, when the body's cooling mechanisms are overwhelmed, and multiple organ systems in the body can shut down. When a dog starts to get hot, they do not have the capacity to sweat to cool off the same way people do, and they rely on panting to cool themselves. If the temperature rises too far, this is not enough to prevent them from overheating.
Heat stroke affects many major organ systems in the body. Due to effects on the heart and blood vessels, the pet can go into shock. Liver damage, kidney failure, intestinal damage allowing bacterial leakage, and problems with the body's blood clotting ability may occur. Brain damage may occur, and at temperatures of 105.8oF, there may be irreversible brain damage.
The Warning Signs of Overheating
Clearly, if any signs of overheating occur, action needs to be taken quickly. These signs may include: dry, tacky gums if caught early, or excessive panting, drooling, weakness and collapse, muscle tremors, and even seizures. If any of these signs are seen and you are concerned they might be related to overheating, try to cool your dog quickly. This may involve moving him to a cooler area; putting cool (not cold) water on his ears, armpits and tongue, and then covering him with cool wet towels or hosing him down with water. Please note that due to the different ways we cool from our pets, a fan will likely not improve their conditions very much, and might create anxiety and worsen the situation.
In a heat stroke situation, the more quickly you can rush your pet to a veterinary hospital, the more favorable the odds are he may be able to survive.
If your pet is admitted to a hospital in heat stroke, anticipate that he may need to be hospitalized for several days, even if the increased temperature responds quickly. These pets are cooled aggressively, and are often put on intravenous fluids therapy, monitored with bloodwork, and they occasionally even need blood transfusions. In one study investigating heat stroke, 50% of patients brought to the hospital died of complications.
Preventing Heat Stroke in Pets
The severity of heat stroke underscores the importance of preventing it from occurring. The following list includes suggestions to help prevent a pet from overheating and going into heatstroke:
- Don't exercise your pets in the hottest parts of the day
- Keep your pets indoors on hot days as much as possible; or make sure they are in a shaded area outdoors.
- Don't wait for your pets to tell you when it's too hot. Often, they don't know until it's too late. Closely monitor their condition and provide them with plenty of water.
- Avoid leaving your pets in a car on a warm day, even for a short while, and even if the windows are open.
- Take extra care of old, sick or obese animals, or those with conditions or physical features that make them more at risk of overheating.
The summer is a very fun time for people and our pets. But we need to watch out for them to prevent these tragic situations from happening.
Dr. Charles Tucker is Chief of Staff at Stratford Hills Veterinary Center in Richmond, VA. An active member of the AVMA and the VVMA, he earned a VMD degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Tucker's goal is to make every pet's visit with us an enjoyable experience.


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Iskin, Ruth E. The Poster: Art, Advertising, Design, and Collecting, 1860s–1900s. Hanover: Dartmouth College Press, 2014. Pp. xxi + 408. 48 color and 188 b&w illustrations. ISBN: 978-1-61168-616-6
Sharon Larson, Christopher Newport University
Ruth Iskin's The Poster: Art, Advertising, Design, and Collecting, 1860s–1900s proposes a cultural history of the illustrated poster in late nineteenth-century Europe. Though international in scope, Iskin devotes large portions of her book to French artwork and criticism and argues that the modern color lithographic poster was born in the Hexagon. As she states in her introduction, the poster, while prolific in late nineteenth-century urban life, remains marginalized by art historians and is frequently obscured by "high art" mediums such as photography or sculpture. Her interdisciplinary study thus seeks to draw attention to the poster and its intersecting fields of popular culture, art, graphic design, and advertising. Iskin's theoretical framework, though underdeveloped at times, draws from the writings of Benjamin, Bourdieu, Bakhtin, and Rancière, and her artistic analysis centers primarily on works by Jules Chéret, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Pierre Bonnard. Her discussion is supplemented by nearly two hundred black and white reproductions of nineteenth-century illustrations, as well as two stunning sections of selected color plates.
The study is divided into four major sections, the first of which is devoted to the status of poster advertisements in urban life. In chapter one, Iskin argues that the poster served as an unprecedented experimental medium for avant-garde visual art and urges scholars to acknowledge its contributions to modernist discourses. As a testament to the poster's artistic novelty, chapter two traces the shift in iconography from the male to the female print connoisseur in the 1890s. Iskin links the increased representation of the female print collector in posters to aesthetic controversies surrounding modern color lithography. However, her otherwise engaging discussion of Jane Avril, frequently depicted as a collector, could benefit from a more nuanced approach that draws from nineteenth-century discourses on sexual difference and the New Woman.
In Part II, Iskin discusses the ambivalent reception of the color print by critics in the era of mass reproduction. Chapters three and four provide a comparative analysis of Roger Marx, André Mellerio, and Walter Benjamin, and their respective discussions of the artistic value of the original color art print. Specifically, chapter four considers color lithography in the context of Benjamin's seminal theories on the diminishing aura in the age of reproduction and how the poster challenges the rigid dichotomy of "original" and "copy." While many contemporary art scholars remain focused on the loss of aura in reproductive mediums, Iskin convincingly points to a need to recognize its complement, auratization, in discussions of poster reproduction.
Part III is primarily focused on the design strategies of poster advertising. In chapter five, Iskin examines both written and visual portrayals of the poster's function in French and British society and views it as a site of experimentation for the emerging field of graphic design. In her comparative analysis of French and British criticism of the period, she challenges the widely accepted myth that the poster turned the street into a museum for the masses and instead demonstrates that the marketing tactics of poster advertising targeted spectators based on gender, class, and professional differences. In the following chapter, Iskin's continued discussion of the poster's commercial role draws its inspiration from Bakhtin's work on the hybridity of language. She argues that in reworking the ratio of the image to the text in late nineteenth-century Europe, poster artists designed a new form of visual communication that united image and word into a single, interrelated utterance.
The final section is devoted to the iconography of poster advertisements and poster collecting. In chapter seven, Iskin examines the poster's contributions to the culture of spectacle that characterized metropolitan life in the late nineteenth century. While images were a ubiquitous part of everyday life for city dwellers, critics and journalists voiced their anxieties about the dangerous influence that posters had on the most susceptible members of society: women and children. This iconophobia, however, was counterbalanced by those who embraced the emergence of the image-centered culture of the fin de siècle. In the final chapter, Iskin considers the figure of the iconophile and his contributions to the cultural history of the poster. A curator and scholar in his own right, the iconophile believed that the ephemeral print held the key to understanding the culture of city life and sought to preserve prints for future historians. Iskin's study attempts to do just that, and though its theoretical approach might have been further elaborated, it will be of particular interest to scholars of nineteenth-century visual culture and urban life.


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Hadith 1: The example of a good companion and a bad companion is like that of the seller of musk and the one who blows the bellow of the blacksmith. As for the seller of musk, then either he will grant some of it to you, or you may buy some from him, or at least you will enjoy the pleasant fragrance from him. As for the one who blows the bellow of the blacksmith, then either he will burn your clothes or you will get an unpleasant smell from him.
Hadith 2: Keep only the companionship of a true believer.
Hadith 3: Sit amongst the elders and enquire from the Ulama and be friendly with the (Religious) Leaders.
Hadith 4: A Muslim, who associates with the people and is patient when they aggrieve him, is better than the Muslim who does not associate with them and is intolerant when they aggrieve him.
Hadith 5: A good companion is one, that when you remember Allah, he assists you and when you forget (to remember Allah), he reminds you.
Hadith 6: A good companion is one, that by seeing him, you remember Allah; and his conversations help you to increase your virtuous deeds and his deeds remind you of the hereafter.
Hadith 7: Do not keep the companionship of a person who does not acknowledge your position, like you acknowledge his position 1
1. In other words, do not keep the company of a person who looks down on you, or it could mean that he is aware of his rights which you are responsible for, but he does not acknowledge your rights.
Hadith 8: Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu anhu said 'Do not involve yourself in that which is not beneficial to you; and stay away from your enemy and avoid your friend unless he is trustworthy, as there is none equivalent to one who is trustworthy and only one who fears Allah can be regarded as being trustworthy (An Ameen). And do not be in the company of a 'Faajir', for he will teach you sinful acts and do not discuss secretive issues before him; And in regards to your affairs, (only) take the advice of those who fear Allah'.
Hadith 9: Hazrat Ali Radi Allahu anhu said 'Do not establish a brotherly bond with a sinful person, for he will adorn his actions before you (i.e. make his wrongs look good), and he will desire that you too may become like him, and (in doing so), he will bring forth his worst traits, making them seem good before you. His association with you is flawed and shameless. Also, do not establish a brotherly bond (friendship) with a foolish person, for he will put himself into hardship and he will afford you no benefit, and at times, he will try to cause you benefit, but he will end up causing you loss. His silence is better than talking, and to keep him at a distance is better than his closeness, and his death is better than his life. And do not befriend a liar as well, for living with him will not bring you any benefit. He will carry your issues to others and he will bring that which others say to you, and even if you are speaking the truth, he will not be truthful'.
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Healthy food and regular exercise can keep type 2 diabetes from affecting your future.
With headlines warning of increasing numbers of people with diabetes and prediabetes, you may wonder whether you can prevent type 2 diabetes or whether diabetes is your destiny. The good news is that you can significantly reduce your risk of diabetes through diet, exercise, and other lifestyle choices.
"The question is, do we do the lifestyle change for all of society or just try to find the individuals who are at risk?" explains Vivian Fonseca, MD, professor of medicine and pharmacology and chief of endocrinology at Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.
A recent analysis of 7,300 adults found that 13 percent have type 2 diabetes and another 30 percent have prediabetes, which means they are at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes in the next 10 years.
Diabetes: Prevention
There are some simple steps you can take to prevent diabetes:
Maintain (or return to) a healthy weight. Obesity is one of the leading risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. It may be reassuring to know that if you are overweight, dropping a moderate 5 percent to 10 percent of your weight cuts your risk of developing diabetes in half. A low-calorie, low-fat diet is recommended as the best way to control your weight and prevent diabetes.
Focus on fruits and veggies. Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables every day may cut your diabetes risk by as much as 22 percent, according to results from a 12-year dietary study of 21,831 adults. Your risk reduction is directly related to how many fruits and veggies you consume.
Cut out the sugary drinks. Health data from 43,960 black women showed that women who drink two or more sweet drinks a day (think soda or fruit juice) have a 25 to 30 percent higher risk of diabetes than their peers.
Get moving. Getting at least 30 minutes of exercise a day can help you achieve your weight loss goals and cut your diabetes risk — but exercise also has a beneficial effect on blood sugar and insulin levels.
Cut back on TV time. The hours you spend watching television are correlated with diabetes risk.
"People who watch television [for] more than 20 hours a week have much more diabetes than people who watch for 10 hours," says Dr. Fonseca.
This effect may due to the fact that people who are watching TV are not physically active — or to the increased risk of unhealthy snacking during evening shows. Instead of parking yourself in front of the tube, use that time to take a walk with your spouse, practice your dance moves, or play with your children or grandchildren.
Type 2 Diabetes: Other Risk Factors
Besides those who are overweight or obese, certain groups of people have an increased risk of diabetes and may need to take extra precautions with lifestyle choices, early diabetes screenings, or even medication to prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes. People with an increased risk include those who have:
- A family history of diabetes (especially a parent or sibling with diabetes)
- A physically inactive lifestyle
- Native American, African-American, or Hispanic heritage
- A prior gestational diabetes diagnosis
- Birth of a baby over nine pounds in weight
- High blood pressure or treatment for high blood pressure
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis
- A history of heart disease
Discuss with your doctor whether you need to be tested for diabetes.


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Gary Gelinas wasn't born when dad Roger was on the first Edmonton Oil Kings junior team 70 years ago, but the apple definitely didn't fall far from the tree because Gary was involved with several junior teams, also summer U.S. collegiate baseball teams.
The Edmonton-born entrepreneur is out of the business now but was president of the Everett Silvertips of the WHL, owned the Nanaimo Clippers, Langley and West Kelowna in the BCHL, and the company he was with, Consolidated Sports Holdings, owned a pro squad in New Mexico, junior teams in Texas, Indiana and northern Iowa and a baseball operation for summer wood-bat college players in California and Oregon.
He started as an owner of the Clippers in 2004. One of the minority owners was a player who became an actor. "Eric-Peter Kaiser played Mark Johnson in the Miracle on Ice (2004 movie starring Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks)," said Gelinas, 54, now back in the wealth management field where he was before he took the sports plunge, not just hockey but collegiate summer ball.
"Eric played in Nanaimo (three years) then went to play college hockey in the U.S. and said he enjoyed the Miracle experience immensely. It certainly launched his acting career.
"He looked like Mark, that was about it. He was a tall, lanky guy and he could skate. He certainly didn't have the natural ability or natural drive Mark did but he played him quite well in the show.
"Owning Nanaimo seemed like a good idea at the time … there was no competition in that market and the NHL was about to go on strike (lockout). The stars aligned. We led the country in attendance a couple of years running and had several kids drafted by the NHL I loved the entertainment value, the dynamic offence of the league," said Gelinas, who moved Nanaimo to Langley, then got to West Kelowna to launch that franchise.
In Nanaimo, former Oiler Jason Garrison played for the Clippers.
In West Kelowna, there was a raw kid named Justin Schultz.
"I had the pleasure of recruiting Justin," said Gelinas. "He had been part of a rookie camp as a forward but we told him he had to play defence at the main camp. I remember him saying, 'but I am a defenceman.' He was a tremendously talented player."
Gelinas had Schultz for three years at West Kelowna, then he went to U of Wisconsin.
Gelinas got involved with Consolidated Sports Holdings (CSH) after that and they started buying franchises in various leagues.
Everett is one of the premier franchises in the WHL, but it was more a sell job elsewhere. CSH owned two North American Hockey League franchises in Texas, a lesser junior team in North Iowa, then a USHL team in Bloomington, Indiana. In 2015-2016, Gelinas was president of Everett, Amarillo, North Iowa and Bloomington.
"We had a junior team in Frisco, Texas, where the Dallas Stars are headquartered, and another in Amarillo, and one in north Iowa. Amarillo was like going back to the Slap Shot days. We took over a pro market and turned it into a very good junior franchise. The fans there wanted rugged, old-style hockey. After every goal they would throw balls onto the ice … we charged them a dollar for the balls. Our coach there was Dennis Williams, who is now coach in Everett," said Gelinas.
Gelinas was involved in the CHL/players labour dispute when president in Everett. Several former Western League players filed a class action suit against the CHL for $187 million in unpaid wages. They just settled for $30 million.
"I'm glad they settled it and the leagues can get back to what they do, giving kids an opportunity to play hockey at an elite level with the chance of making a career out of it," he said.
The baseball endeavour was a detour but very enjoyable.
"We were in Chico (Calif), the home of (ex-Blue Jays GM) Pat Gillick and we partnered with Pat and averaged 3,000 fans a game. Pretty neat experience," said Gary Gelinas.
Gelinas's dad Roger and Walter Babiy were the shepherds for the entertaining Ukrainian Druzhba '78 kids team across Western Canada in the 90s, too. They could certainly sense uneasiness between the players and the hard-driving coach Ivan Pravilov in the various hockey stops but Pravilov kept everybody at bay.
Pravilov was later accused of abusing his players and eventually committed suicide in jail in Philadelphia in 2012.
"Once you hear what went on it's a sad situation for sure," said Gary Gelinas, who helped find opportunities for several kids later. "It was a great hockey team but sometimes we're taken over by how talented kids are and all the winning they do."
"I was happy to get to know the kids. But everybody got taken in by what Ivan was doing and didn't look at the big picture on how the kids were being treated."
Gary Gelinas brought over the Druzhba's best defenceman Andre Lupandin to the Brandon Wheat Kings (four years), and forward Denis Shiraev to St. Albert Saints, Shiraev played minor pro including ECHL in Bakersfield. Lupandin, now a youth coach back in Ukraine, played in several pro leagues, including a short time in the AHL where Brad Lauer was a teammate.
"Hockey and sports…it was a great ride," said Gelinas.


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Be sure to stop by the University of Illinois tent sponsored by the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. The tent is located on West Progress Avenue, just south of the main entrance.
Organizers have an entire slate of daily activities planned, including daily shows featuring farm radio legend Orion Samuelson, on stage from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Todd Gleason will offer market updates at 2 p.m. each day, broadcasted live on WILL-AM radio. And each day at 3 p.m., a panel of U of I marketing experts will convene on stage to discuss and dissect the latest grain and livestock market information.
And for even more news you can use, be sure to tune into AM 1610 on your way to the show. During the morning drive times, U of I Extension staff will offer up show traffic and parking updates, and preview selected show attractions. The temporary radio station is exclusively for Farm Progress Show information, and can be picked up anywhere within seven miles of the show site.
Officials with the National Soybean Research Laboratory will also hand out soy milk samples. The samples will be processed on-site by one of their new VitaGoat portable processors, which was created specifically for use in developing countries and built to run without electricity. And for more interactive exhibits, be sure to check out the 4-H wind power booth.
Throughout the show, plenty of folks from the career services and academic programs departments of the College of ACES will be on hand to answer questions and share more about the many careers available in agriculture. A special focus on young people is set for Wednesday, which is Ag Youth Day at the tent. Exhibit coordinator Kendra Courson expects a number of FFA groups from high schools across the state will stop by to visit. Four deans from the college will also be on hand to talk through curriculum options, campus life and opportunities both in and out of the classroom, specifically in the large number of ACES student organizations.
Alums: grab a bag
All College of ACES alums are invited to stop by the U of I tent for a free environmentally-friendly tote bag (while supplies last), in what else but…orange!
Tractor pulling on Tuesday
Be sure to check out the Illini Pullers, showing off their quarter-scale tractor pulling action throughout the day on Tuesday. The Illini Pullers are members of the student branch of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, and their goal is to build the best quarter-scale pulling tractor in the world.
The pulls are a competition among several universities. At press time, in addition to the U of I, three other universities will be attending, including Southern Illinois University, Iowa State University and Purdue University. The pulls will be held on the south end of the show grounds, just outside gates 8 and 9, on the outside of the fence.


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Bakushou!! Ai no Gekijou (爆笑!!愛の劇場[A/the burst of laughter!! Theater of love]) is a Famicom board game that simulates life with an added interactive twist. Tests of strength and intellect are offered to the player at certain points in order to develop the player's avatar. These tests are interactive and mandatory because failing them will prevent the player from being admitted to the higher school grade in September. Getting a low mark in the pre-game exam sends the player to a less prestigious school than getting a higher mark.
The player first creates a name with up to five Japanese letter. Then he creates an avatar by picking cards that randomly select the facial features of his mother and father. Vital components of their appearance will be inherited into the avatar. The father's masculine facial features dominates the avatar if a male is chosen. However, the mother's feminine facial features dominates the avatar if a female is chosen. If both parents have eyeglasses, then the avatar will have eyeglasses. If only one parent has eyeglasses, then the avatar has a 50% chance of wearing eyeglasses. On the other hand, the character will not wear eyeglasses if both parents do not wear eyeglasses. This is based on the theory that requiring eyeglasses is hereditary using imperfect eye sight as in inevitable factor in the avatar's pretend DNA.
Holidays are marked with red. These days offer times for dating and other non-school related events. Days that are marked with black numerals are normal days and offer school related events like work, socializing with fellow clasmates, and interactions with elders. Most importantly of all, days with blue numerals are non-holiday weekends that also offer opportunity for dating and improving social relationships. All players get a certain amount of Japanese yen placed into their account every other week. However, money can be lost on certain bad events or during certain dating events.
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- knowledge of Japanese
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- excellent dexterity with the Famicom controller or computer keyboard


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So your friend is over and you at last have a chance for some adult conversation, some time for yourself. You're right in the midst of a lovely conversation and Lily is drawing on the wall. I understand what it is like to just want to have some time for you. It will never come if you don't do something about it now. You need to sacrifice your pleasure now for a far more pleasurable future with your child. Get up from your coffee, walk over to Lily and say in a calm voice, "I don't want you to colour the wall, Lily." Take her back to the desk or table or spot where the colouring book is and tell her to colour there. Take action. Do not let it escalate until you are angry or she has done some great amount of damage.
Now we have done enough parenting seminars to know what you are thinking about what we have prescribed. You are thinking, "Right, like Lily is just going to nicely cooperate with me? So, now she is screaming and shouting and kicking her feet. What do I do with that? Seems to me this action has just escalated the problem." That may happen depending on what level of training your child is at. This will be dealt with in another chapter.
The point of this chapter and the fundamental truth of parenting is to walk your talk. Do something to correct the behaviour and do it consistently day after day. This will produce an incredibly peaceful, well-behaved child. If you ignore this reality, their behaviour will get worse and you will not enjoy their childhood.
(excerpt from Chapter 3 of 24 Secrets to Great Parenting, Pg. 21)
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For the Port Authority, it's do as they say — not as they do.
The agency sent a stern cease-and-desist letter to Fishs Eddy demanding that the Manhattan housewares store stop selling its popular "212 New York Skyline" dinnerware because the company is "unfairly reaping a benefit from an association with the Port Authority and the [9/11] attacks."
But the same Fishs Eddy china is sold at the 9/11 Museum gift store, which peddles many goods with Twin Tower images to raise operating funds. The Port Authority owns the 16-acre site that houses the museum.
"There must be some kind of disconnect," said Fishs Eddy spokeswoman Julie Gaines. "Maybe the Port Authority didn't do its homework before they fired off that letter."
Fishs Eddy launched the collection in 1986. Plates are rimmed with a drawing of the skyline including the Empire State Building, Grand Central Terminal and the Brooklyn Bridge.
"It's our number-one pattern," said Gaines, who added that 9/11 only made it more popular. "On 9/12, there was a line to get in the store. Everyone wanted a piece of New York City."
But in a letter dated July 24, PA lawyer Veronica Rodriquez accuses Fishs Eddy of selling items "bearing unauthorized reproductions and names of exclusive assets" of the Port Authority.
The letter was ridiculed on HBO's "Last Week Tonight" with John Oliver, who quipped that the Port Authority's reputation is as "terrible" as its Midtown bus terminal.
The letter demands that Fishs Eddy "destroy" all wares with images of the Twin Towers, as well as its "Bridge and Tunnel" collection.
"Fishs Eddy has no plans to cease or desist or otherwise stop selling its products," lawyer Jason Nardiello replied. "These images belong to the American psyche — not the Port Authority."
The museum marks up the prices. For example, Fishs Eddy retails the cereal bowl for $10.95, while the 9/11 gift-shop price is $14. The $22.95 pasta bowl sells for $29 in the 9/11 shop. The $14.95 salt-and-pepper pair goes for $23.
PA spokeswoman Erica Dumas refused to comment on sales at the 9/11 gift shop but said of Fishs Eddy: "They should stop selling it, period."
A 9/11 Museum spokesman declined to comment.


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The femtometre (American spelling femtometer, symbol fm[1][2][3] derived from the Danish and Norwegian word femten, "fifteen"(15)Ancient Greek: μέτρον, metrοn, "unit of measurement") is an SI unit of length equal to 10−15 metres, which means a quadrillionth of one. This distance can also be called a fermi and was so named in honour of physicist Enrico Fermi, as it is a typical length-scale of nuclear physics.
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1000 attometres = 1 femtometre = 1 fermi = 0.001 picometre = 1×10−15 metres
1000000 femtometres = 10 ångström = 1 nanometre.
For example, the charge radius of a proton is approximately 0.831 femtometres[4] while the radius of a gold nucleus is approximately 8.45 femtometres.[5]
1 barn = 100 fm2
The femtometre was adopted by the 11th Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, and added to SI in 1.
The fermi is named after the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi (1901–1954), one of the founders of nuclear physics. The term was coined by Robert Hofstadter in a 1956 paper published in Reviews of Modern Physics entitled "Electron Scattering and Nuclear Structure".[6] The term is widely used by nuclear and particle physicists. When Hofstadter was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics, it subsequently appeared in the text of his 1961 Nobel Lecture, "The electron-scattering method and its application to the structure of nuclei and nucleons" (December 11, 1961).[7]
- Archived May 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "Units: F". Unc.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
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- "The Case of the Shrinking Proton | Perimeter Institute". Perimeterinstitute.ca. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- Blatt, John M.; Weisskopf, Victor F. (1952), Theoretical Nuclear Physics, New York: Wiley, pp. 14–16.
- Hofstadter, Robert, Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, "Electron Scattering and Nuclear Structure," Rev. Mod. Phys. 28, 214–254 (1956) © 1956 The American Physical Society
- Hofstadter, Robert, "The electron-scattering method and its application to the structure of nuclei and nucleons," Nobel Lecture (December 11, 1961)


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Does anyone else ever notice that when your in a room with a bunch of people, that it feels like time is the slowest thing moving and that it feels like everyone is watching you when no one is? That happens all the time because in my section at school, I have only 2 friends in there, and I don't trust them at all. I'm also a third wheel to them, so I don't really associate with them. Well, there it! Everyone else I don't know well enough, so during partner work it stinks because I just have to sit there while almost everyone else is partners with someone else. Making friends is easy, but at this point in the school year, everyone already has their group of friends while mine all moved to Pottsgrove, Boyertown, or out of state. There are literally 2 left that I have and they're the ones I don't trust, and I really would just like to move, but that would make it even harder to make friends.
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Telligen Medical Director, Dr. Jason Kessler, was recently invited to serve on the Rural Health Expert Panel for the Quality and Cost Efficiency Measurement Efforts Directed at Small-Practice and Low-Volume Providers Project. The goal of the project is to examine performance measurement issues for rural small-practice and low-volume providers, particularly in the context of payment incentive programs.
"Iowa is largely a rural state and I do think there are differences in the ways we can measure quality in smaller and rural practices. I have worked on other studies where data suggests smaller practices may outperform the larger ones on many quality metrics. Questions do arise though; How can you get truly meaningful data when the denominators get low? How does quality change where resources are low? I hope to help answer some of the questions being on the panel as well as bring some of Iowa's experience in rural healthcare to do so."
In addition to this newest achievement, Dr. Kessler is on the steering committee for the Medicaid Medical Directors Network which includes representatives from over 40 states. This group has conducted a number of multistate studies including:
- Antipsychotic use in children
- Medicaid hospital readmissions
- Perinatal care and early elective deliveries