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The United States today is fighting an adversary at least as menacing as the one it confronted during the cold war, and bearing some of the same traits. Like the Soviet Union, al Qaeda, its affiliates, and its imitators are in the thrall of a totalizing ideology, are implacably hostile to liberal democracy, and are determined to overthrow and replace it wherever they can. As in the cold war, too, America's conduct in countering this adversary has occasioned fierce debate here at home, pitting hawks against doves and so-called realists against neoconservatives, along with many other lines of political division.
Of course, the differences between the cold war and the current struggle are enormous. The Soviet Union was a superpower with a continental empire at its disposal and a huge arsenal of intercontinental missiles tipped with nuclear weapons to deter the U.S. from action. With notable exceptions like Iran, our adversaries today are not even countries but shadowy and constantly evolving sub-national groups, some of them autonomous cells, that neither hold state power nor, for the time being, have access to sophisticated weaponry.
Still, even with the marked contrast between the two conflicts in mind, it is useful to look back at cold-war America for lessons, whether heartening or cautionary, about the foreign-policy challenges we face today. Among the twists and turns of that earlier conflict, the Hungarian revolution of 1956—an event that occurred exactly 50 years ago—sheds its own special light on our present situation. The appearance of a new and well-researched book by the historian Charles Gati aids in reassessing this highly controversial and still-pertinent chapter of the past.
Like the other countries of Eastern Europe, Hungary fell under Soviet control after World War II. Throughout the period leading up to the October 1956 revolution, its rulers, hand-picked by Moscow, proved especially brutal in implementing the Kremlin's decrees. No institution of public or private life was left untouched. Independent trade unions were destroyed, the economy was reorganized to benefit the USSR, private property was seized, and peasants were displaced from their lands. Democratic politicians were shot or jailed or forced into exile, and large numbers of ordinary citizens were similarly imprisoned or executed on spurious political charges. Priests, too, were executed or jailed. Newspapers were transformed into instruments of propaganda, Hungarian national culture was suppressed, and education was turned into a transmission belt for indoctrination.
By the mid-1950's, the ground had been thoroughly prepared for an anti-Communist revolt. As it happened, this was a moment when the Kremlin itself appeared to be rethinking its relationship with its subjects, and moving in the direction of a thaw. In 1955, two years after Joseph Stalin's death, the USSR withdrew its troops from adjacent Austria, allowing it to become a neutral power. Many Hungarians began to speculate that they too might soon enjoy a similar status. Expectations were further raised by news of Nikita Khrushchev's secret speech to the Soviet Communist party's 20th Congress in February 1956, in which he denounced Stalin's tyrannical rule.
On October 23, almost spontaneously, the Hungarian revolution erupted. Initially, the rebels voiced rather modest demands, centering on reform of the prevailing Communist order. But then the security police opened fire on crowds surging toward the parliament, killing hundreds and radicalizing the rest. A full-scale program of democracy and independence, including demands for multiparty elections and Hungary's removal from the Warsaw Pact, became a national rallying cry.
Moscow's response was at first hesitant. The Soviet politburo, with Khrushchev presiding and a collection of Stalin's other henchmen—some of the 20th century's worst butchers—taking part, was hardly unmindful of the seething discontent in the "people's democracies." On October 30, it approved a declaration holding open the possibility of increased sovereignty for the countries of Eastern Europe and a withdrawal, if requested, of Soviet troops.
But the limits of discussion inside the Soviet hierarchy were narrowly circumscribed, and its uncertainty over how to deal with the mounting resistance proved intensely volatile. Just a day later, on October 31, the politburo, now invoking orthodox Communist ideas, changed course and voted for decisive action. Failure to intervene, Khrushchev himself argued, would show weakness and "give a great boost to the . . . imperialists." Only one member of the ruling body objected, noting that in light of the previous day's declaration, a decision to invade would be interpreted as itself a sign of weakness. But the majority dismissed this argument: a reversal was not a reversal, ran its Orwellian formulation, if the politburo so decided.
On November 4, Soviet tanks entered Budapest. After several days of fierce fighting, Soviet control was restored. In the battle, several thousand Hungarians were killed; many more thousands were deported to the Soviet Union. The revolution's leadership—including Imre Nagy, who had previously served as prime minister but had been expelled from the Communist party for liberalizing tendencies, only to become prime minister again during the upheaval—was seized by the Soviet military, placed on trial, and, in the case of Nagy and a few others, executed.
Diplomatically and politically, the fallout was mixed. The Kremlin found itself on the defensive at the United Nations, and suffered a further hemorrhaging of support from leftist circles in Western Europe. Khrushchev, who had won international praise for his de-Stalinization initiatives, became known for a time as the "Butcher of Budapest." But, for Moscow, such public-relations setbacks were more than offset by the salutary impact of the invasion on the Soviet position in Eastern Europe. The action sent an unambiguous signal that the USSR would employ all necessary means to protect "socialism."
And that message was heeded for a long time. In 1968, the Kremlin was tested again in Czechoslovakia. But after it put down the "Prague Spring," once more using tanks and once more shedding blood, no significant popular movement for freedom emerged in any East European country until the rise of Solidarity, the Polish trade-union movement, in the 1980's. By then, however, the decrepit Soviet Union was losing the will to preserve its empire, and in another decade its entire position in Eastern Europe would collapse like a house of cards.
For the United States, as Charles Gati shows in Failed Illusions, the defeat of the Hungarian revolution was a humiliating setback. Since the inception of the cold war, American political leaders had expressed a rhetorical commitment to the doctrines of rollback and liberation, by which was meant the elimination of Soviet control over Eastern Europe. Indeed, the two major political parties regularly competed to get in front of each other on this issue: the Democratic party platform in 1956, an election year, excoriated the Eisenhower administration for its "heartless record of broken promises to the unfortunate victims of Communism."
But, Gati observes, while the fundamental building blocks of American cold-war policy—the Marshall Plan, the establishment of the NATO alliance, the enunciation of the Truman Doctrine—had indeed succeeded in preventing a Soviet push beyond the borders of Eastern Europe, there was no evidence of progress in bringing freedom to the satellites. Policymakers had developed a long list of potential schemes, most of which involved psychological warfare projects to undermine Communist stability, Almost all, however, were impractical and quickly forgotten. By 1953, when Eisenhower assumed the presidency, it had become clear, though seldom acknowledged, that the instruments available to facilitate the liberation of Eastern Europe were quite limited. Given the danger of conflict with a nuclear-armed USSR, any form of direct intervention inside the Soviet orbit was too risky to contemplate seriously.
Hence, when the Hungarian revolution erupted, the United States possessed virtually no capacity to influence events on the ground. The CIA had few agents or sources of information inside the country and lacked Hungarian speakers among its ranks. Some of the analyses it produced, Gati writes, showed a complete lack of familiarity with internal developments, for instance naming the Catholic Church and the peasantry as critical forces when both had been thoroughly beaten down by Communist oppression and would play no role whatsoever in the uprising.
With little ability to see, the U.S. was ill-positioned to act. Aside from expressions of sympathy for the freedom fighters and condemnation of the Soviets, the best the Eisenhower administration could muster was a proposal to place the Hungarian crisis before the United Nations. Preoccupied with the Suez war, which erupted while the Hungarian revolution was unfolding, Eisenhower never considered concrete steps to bolster Hungarian independence or to dissuade Khrushchev from launching an invasion.
The only weapon in the American arsenal at all capable of shaping events behind the Iron Curtain was Radio Free Europe (RFE). But Gati stresses that during the crisis this was a problematic instrument. Established in 1950 to provide an alternative to the government-controlled media of East Europe's Communist regimes, RFE oscillated between news and analysis on the one hand and polemical commentaries on the other. Although a team of American managers in the station's headquarters monitored broadcast content, RFE was decidedly not an official voice of the U.S. government. Significantly, that fact was not always clear to its listeners.
The Hungarian service of RFE suffered from a weak editorial leadership and a staff that often resorted to invective and polemics when reasoned argument was called for. Gati, who gained access both to unpublished RFE internal memos and to actual program tapes, builds a strong case that its broadcasts were shrill, propagandistic, and misleading, both prior to and during the period of the revolution.
Among other things, the station conducted a relentless assault on Imre Nagy, a genuine reformer, who was treated as a stooge of Moscow. One commentator even asserted, inaccurately, that Nagy had requested Soviet intervention and thus had "Cain's mark on his head." Hungarian listeners were exhorted to take action against the Soviets even as RFE failed to emphasize the low probability that America would come to their aid.
Subjecting the various strands of American policy—especially broadcasting—to critical scrutiny, Gati hands up a strong indictment. His main charge is that, toward Hungary as toward Eastern Europe more generally, the United States committed the cardinal sin of any foreign policy: willing the ends but not providing the means to accomplish them. Enunciating radical goals like rollback while doing nothing to implement them, the U.S., Gati suggests, shared responsibility with Moscow for the revolution's tragic fate.
This is a considerable overreach. Gati offers scant evidence that had the U.S. possessed better intelligence or conducted itself differently—by broadcasting more prudent dispatches, for example, or by making it utterly clear that we would not intervene—the course of events would have been much different.
A more relevant issue, but one that Gati unfortunately does not develop, is what lessons the United States drew from the Hungarian experience for the subsequent conduct of the cold war. In this realm, one of the revolution's healthier consequences was to close the gap between rhetoric and reality when American policymakers spoke about Eastern Europe. The words "liberation" and "rollback" were in effect banished from the political lexicon.
True, on some occasions the pendulum swung too far in the opposite direction. Many officials viewing East European developments began to suffer from the affliction that came to be called the Hungary Syndrome—the conviction that even modest support for democratic stirrings in the Soviet bloc risked provoking a military response. But while the United States suffered through a period of hesitancy and self-doubt in the wake of the Hungarian uprising, it never abandoned the goal of contributing to the eventual liberation of Eastern Europe.
Even during the Nixon-Kissinger era of détente, when Washington was striving to patch over its differences with Moscow, we declined to recognize the incorporation of the Baltic states into the USSR—a small gesture in the overall scheme of things but one that importantly signaled the enduring nature of American goals. Beyond such symbols, and beyond the enormous military aspect of containment throughout the remainder of the cold war, the United States also never gave up on more forward efforts to foster freedom. The changes that were instituted at RFE after the Hungarian revolution made the station a more credible and therefore more powerful voice of opposition to Communism. Much later, in the Reagan era, the establishment of a new, quasi-government organization, the National Endowment for Democracy, enabled the U.S. to channel millions of dollars in assistance to the opposition in Poland and other Soviet-bloc countries.
Despite setbacks like Hungary—and far worse debacles to come in Southeast Asia—the United States ultimately prevailed in the cold war because it came to recognize early on that it was in it for the long haul. To a certain extent, Gati is right: some of the mistakes he highlights were the result of professed goals on which America could not readily deliver. But once Washington rid itself of illusions about the duration of the struggle, politicians of both parties were able to concentrate on containing the Soviets and, where opportunities presented themselves, expanding freedom's reach.
Learning from its mistakes—and, over five decades, there were certainly many—America ultimately emerged victorious by, first, retaining a firm and unquestioning faith in the superiority of its democratic values and, second, by meeting its challenges with fortitude and patience. The same two sets of qualities are needed if we are ever to declare "mission accomplished" in the conflict with the committed and merciless set of adversaries we are confronting today. The great question is whether these qualities still persist to the same degree within American political culture, and in as many hearts, as they did a half-century ago.
1 Failed Illusions: Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt. Stanford, 280 pp., $24.95.


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Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum
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14 June 2012
Monthly Meeting
Bob Gardenghi K3FQP Fred Heath AI3Z
Alvin Glusick K0IQE Nick Yokanovich K3NY
Chip Weems W4PBG Phil Bernacke KB3WDI
Zory Glaser KB3VQC Ted Bauer WA3AER
Gary Cusack KB3YMQ Jim Dressler KB3GSA
Steve Stitzer WA3ZWC Jim Smith AB3CA
Jim Nowotarski N3GOO Tom Christovich K3YH
Gary Hendrickson W3DTN Chuck Angel AA3FB
Jim Williams K3JTW Tim Titus W1TRT
John Paul Howell AA3WI
John Paul Howell. President, chaired meeting.
2. MINUTES – minutes from May's meeting accepted, approved
(a) Treasurer's Report - - Fred AI3Z
Made $200 donation to NEM in May. Reimbursed Nick Y. for QSLs.
June starting balance $2803.36
June bank balance $2775.53 (includes $732 tube fund)
Report accepted, approved.
(b) Station Equipment and Operation Reports
i. Power Line Noise - - no report
ii. Northrop Grumman Family Net, Wed. 3PM ET - - Chip W4PBG / Bob K3FQP
Alvin and Bob are running net. Check-ins vary. Condx not good this week.
Alvin found that the Henry amp Load setting can be tweaked from 20M net setting listed to get 200W more output. More testing to be done, recorded on set up sheet.
iii. 2M Net, Wed. 7:30PM ET - - Ted WA3AER
Ducting 2 weeks ago to Williamsburg made operating the net difficult. Recently had 12 check-ins. Topics continue to vary and reportedly have been fun.
iv. Equipment Issues
• Henry Amp - see Family net note re. Load setting
• Antenna Rotor – produces modulation on FT-920 audio, RX and TX (known issue). Noted that it is not present if RS-232 connection is disconnected from rear of rig. Suspect shield (pin1) and signal ground (pin7) may be tied together. (Not sure who is following up)
(c) QSL Report - - Nick K3NY –
307 DXCC confirmed; closing in on 310 very soon. 22 entities not yet worked. Chasing down KH1 (Baker Is.) from 2002 for 2 yr now.
Libya, Faroe Is. QSLs recently received. HI confirmed on 40M for WAS.
(d) FISTS Report - - Nick K3NY – no report
(e) FAR Report – no report. We still need a FAR Representative.
(f) Training Report - - Technician class of 12 candidates wrapping up. Testing on 6/26.
ARISS class to be held in August. Details expected soon.
(g) Special Event Report - - D-Day (6/1) operation netted apprx. 100 contacts (Tom C). No one operated otherwise.
Titanic QSL cards to arrive from printer soon. Apprx. 2300 contacts.
• Inventory: no progress on report completion. Tom C. pre-occupied with family.
• DX4WIN: no additional progress reported.
• Digital Picture Frame: John Paul H. has .pps ready but hasn't figured out start up. Nick will donate a frame as a gap filler.
• Station 220VAC power drop: per Jim N., work approved; work order needs to be placed. Will complete this month, after Field Day.
• Reflector: issues continue despite Ted B. attempt to rectify. John Paul H. will pick up the troubleshooting.
• Program Suggestions: from Ted B. - Grounding/lightning protection; Jim Veatch's latest Home Brew Challenge winner; Atlantic Division Convention presentation
6. NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
7. Technical presentations – Suggest or volunteer by contacting John Paul. (see New Business)
• Field Day 2010 Planning, part 2: Facilitated by Jim N., Field Day Commander
➢ Ted B. will place a link on k3nem.org for K3NEM FD location (ARRL FD Locator)
➢ Tom C. to provide operator sign up sheet for preferred time(s); Ted will post on web site.
• Jim S. shared his experience with insect repellants and brought samples.
Next regular meeting: 12 July 2012 at 6:00PM local time.
Respectfully submitted by Ted Bauer, WA3AER
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Tea tree oil, neem oil and other plant oils containing nerolidol have been shown to have some effect on adult lice by interfering with their respiration and may kill some eggs. Some studies suggest they work best left overnight under a shower cap. Other home remedies are petroleum jelly and mayonnaise, which can suffocate adult insects.
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An Introduction to Kauai Vacation
About the Island
The name Kauai probably originated from Hawai'iloa, the Polynesian explorer who is known to have discovered Hawaii. Hawai'iloa was said to have a favorite son whom he named the island after. It also translates to "food season" or "place around the neck" just as how a father would lift his favorite child. The population in the island ranges over 60,000. The United States Census Bureau defines Kauai as Census Tracts 401 to 409. This includes all of Kauai County except for the islands Lehua, Ni'ihau and Ka'ula.
Kauai or Kaua'i is the oldest and fourth largest main island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is also the 21st largest island in America which lies 105 miles across the Kaua'i Channel, just northwest of O'ahu. It is also called "Garden Isle" with blooming flora and fauna, great weather and captivating volcanoes.
The island is of volcanic origin with Kawaikini the highest peak standing at 5,243 feet and Mount Wai'ale'ale at the center of Kauai at 5,148 feet. It is one of the wettest places in the plant with annual rainfall resulting to deep valleys, canyons and waterfalls.
Lihue Airport is the main air transportation hub of the island. There are several towns and cities all over Kauai but majority of the distinctive ones are located from the northern tip of Hawaii Route 560 to the western end of Hawaii Route 50. Some popular places include Kapa'a, Lihu'e, Wailua, Princeville, Hanalei, Hanapepe, Kilauea, Lawa'i and Anahola.
Kauai resembles the shape of an almost perfect circle over an area of 552 square miles. The location provides warm waters from the Pacific Ocean as well as great temperature any time of the year. About half of the shoreline of the island is comprised of Kauai vacation beaches. You can expect to find some very rare species of animals and plants both on and off shore such as bamboo, orchid, hibiscus, sandalwood, eucalyptus, java plum, kiawe, iwi, nene goose, sea turtle, whale, dolphin and humuhumunukunukuapuaa.
What to Expect
You get to enjoy several open and commercial beaches all across the island as well as the vast richness of marine life. Hiking is another great Kauai vacation activity because of its mountainous regions specifically the Waimea Canyon or the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" rising up to 4,000 feet. Another popular site is the Napali Coast featuring captivating coastline views, free-flowing waterfalls, secret sea caves and tall cliffs.
Enjoy the tropical weather of a Kauai vacation all-year round. Temperatures also drop later in the afternoon for cooler nights. There are micro-climates on the island wherein both lush and dry areas exist Mount Waialeale has a beautiful rainforest having more than 400 inches of rain per year.
Other areas usually have sunny days and warm breezes and surrounding sites around the peak are generally unaffected by the rain. Coastal spots have an average of 18 inches of rain annually. Rainfall usually occurs at night.


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Quick facts
Ants are some of the most common pests found in and around homes.
- Most ants are primarily a nuisance and cause little damage.
- Some ants infest food.
- Carpenter ants can weaken wood in structures.
- The species of ant determines the nesting site, food preference and the best method of management.
- The most effective way to get rid of ants is to find and treat the nest.
- Queens must be killed to properly eliminate a colony.
Ants are social insects and some of the most common pests found in and around homes. They are divided into castes: workers, males and queens.
Damage from ants varies. Most are primarily a nuisance and cause little damage. Some, such as Pharaoh ants, may infest food. Others, like carpenter ants, can weaken wood in structures. Generally, there are no disease problems associated with ants.
Knowing what a particular ant species likes to eat and where and how they nest is very important in controlling ant colonies.
Identifying ants
Ant identification can be challenging. If you find an ant that you do not recognize, send it to someone who can properly identify it.
- Ants vary in color from yellow to red to brown and black and various combinations of these.
- Ants have three distinctive body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen.
- All ants have
- a pair of bent antennae on the head and
- a constricted (pinched) area between the thorax and abdomen called the petiole. The petiole has either one or two nodes (bumps).
Ant castes
Workers are sterile, wingless females which range in size from 1/20 inch long to about 1/2 inch long. The workers of some ant species vary in size and are divided into major (large) and minor (small) workers.
The reproductive members of the colony are the males and queens.
Males are generally the same size or larger than the workers. They have wings and a small head with large eyes. They are found in older, large colonies. Their sole purpose is to mate with the new queens; they die shortly afterwards.
Queens are the largest members of the colony, often two to three times larger than workers. Queens have wings but break them off after mating. They have very large abdomens and can live for a number of years.
Males and queens will swarm (i.e. fly) from their nest to mate. A given species will mate during a specific time of the year. After mating, the female seeks a proper nesting site and begins a new colony. The presence of swarming winged ants inside buildings is an indication of an ant nest indoors.
Ants are sometimes mistaken for winged termites called swarmers.
Ants are different from termites by having a narrow, constricted waist, bent antennae and hind wings shorter than front wings.
Termites have a more rectangular shaped body with no constrictions; straight, beaded antennae; and four wings of equal size and shape that are much longer than the body. Termite wings fall off very easily and are usually found near where they emerge.
Ants are commonly seen in the open, as are winged termites when they swarm. But termite workers, which are creamy white and wingless, avoid light and are rarely seen unless disturbed.
How to get rid of ants
Knowing where a specific type of ant likes to nest and what they like to eat is the key to finding the best way to get rid of them.
Some ants build nests in soil, producing mounds, while some nest in homes behind moldings, baseboards, countertops and similar places. Other ants nest in decaying or moisture-damaged wood.
Ants eat different types of food, including starches, meats, fats and sweets. Many ants also feed on honeydew, a sweet liquid produced by aphids and scale insects.
Trying to discourage ants from invading the home can be frustrating. Proper food storage and waste management will reduce the food that attracts workers indoors.
- Clean all kitchen surfaces
- Vacuum daily
- Rinse recyclable containers before storing them
Ant trails can be temporarily disrupted with a mild solution of vinegar and water.
Sticky barriers using commercially available materials or water moats containing soapy water can be used to prevent ants from reaching plants or other items.
Caulk cracks that ants are using to enter the home.
Many ants enter homes from outside nests as they look for food. To find their nest, follow the ants. You can encourage foraging by setting out attractive food.
Ants usually take regular routes to and from their nest and the food source by making a chemical (pheromone) trail. The nest may be found by watching where the ants go. For some ants, such as carpenter ants, this works best at night. When you find the nest it can be treated or removed.
Outdoor nests can be very difficult to get rid of without chemicals. Be sure to select a product that is labeled for treating lawns:
- permethrin as liquid or granules
- carbaryl as liquid or granules
- bifenthrin as granules
- cyfluthrin as granules
- acephate as a liquid
Note: Liquids work best if they are soaked into the nest. You may need 1/2 gallon or more of mixed material to treat large nests.
Retreatment of nest sites may be necessary if above ground activity resumes after the initial application.
If you can't find the nest, ants can be kept out of the house by applying an insecticide barrier around the exterior of the building.
If ants are entering only through one area of the house, you can spot treat that area. If it is not clear where the ants are entering, then treat a 2- to 4-foot wide area around the entire building. This control method is temporary and you may need to retreat.
Insecticides for treating building exteriors
Be sure to select a product that is labeled for treating the perimeter of buildings' exteriors:
- permethrin as a liquid or granules
- bifenthrin as a liquid
- carbaryl as a liquid or granules
- cyfluthrin as granules
- deltamethrin as a dust
These methods are NOT effective to get rid of ants
- Flooding nests with water
- Pouring gasoline in a nest (it is dangerous and causes environmental pollution)
- Using spearmint gum, red pepper, orange peels or other herbs
Drenching a nest many times with an insecticidal soap solution is sometimes effective in forcing an ant colony to relocate.
Remember you must kill or relocate the queen to manage an ant colony.
When possible, find the nest and treat it with an insecticide. When the nest is hidden behind a wall, it may be necessary to drill small holes and apply an insecticidal dust (be sure it is labeled for indoor use). Follow product directions. Return any unused insecticide back to its original container and thoroughly clean the applicator.
Common insecticide dusts for treating cracks and crevices
Be sure to select a product that is labeled for indoor household use. Common active ingredients are deltamethrin or permethrin.
You can also use baits. Workers feed on the bait and take it back to the nest where they share it with the rest of the colony. An advantage of baits is that they are delivered into inaccessible areas that insecticide sprays cannot reach. However, baits act slowly and may take several weeks to several months to get rid of a colony.
Ant baits sold in stores for home use are generally labeled for many common household ants, although ants will not be equally attracted to all baits. It is important to identify what ant species you have so you use the right bait.
Ant baits
Be sure to select a product that is labeled for ants.
- abamectin
- fipronil
- sulfluramid (may be listed as N-ethyl Perfluorooctanesulfonamide)
- disodium octaborate
- orthoboric acid
- propoxur
Spraying foraging ants is only temporary and has little impact on the nest. Spraying may be useful for seasonal ant problems when ants enter from outside nests.
Aerosol ready-to-use insecticides for treating ants found indoors
Be sure to select a product that is labeled for indoor household use.
- permethrin as an aerosol or a liquid
- bifenthrin as liquid
- cyfluthrin as a liquid
- cypermethrin as an aerosol
- deltamethrin as a liquid
- tralomethrin as an aerosol or a liquid
Pest management professionals have the training and experience to deal with household ant problems. Contact a trusted pest management company if you want to have your ant problem handled by a professional.
CAUTION: Mention of a pesticide or use of a pesticide label is for educational purposes only. Always follow the pesticide label directions attached to the pesticide container you are using. Remember, the label is the law.
Common household ants
Open a drawer for more specific information and photos of each type of ant listed. It is often challenging to recognize ants from a picture. Because different species may be treated differently, be sure an ant problem is correctly identified before attempting control.
Camponotus spp.
Some species of carpenter ants are the largest ants in the north central states.
- They are black, or red and black
- Workers range in size from 3/16 to 1/2 inch
- Colonies consist of major and minor workers
- Carpenter ants have
- petiole with one node
- workers have a thorax with an evenly rounded upper surface
What they eat
- Other insects, both living and dead
- Meat
- Sweets, including honeydew, syrup, honey, sugar and jelly
Carpenter ants DO NOT eat wood; they chew wood into sawdust in the process of creating galleries and tunnels.
Where they nest
- Moist or rotting wood, including trees or tree stumps
- Behind bathroom tiles, around tubs, sinks, showers and dishwashers
- Under roofing, in attic beams, and under subfloor insulation
- In hollow spaces such as doors, curtain rods and wall voids
- In soft polystyrene and other forms of insulation
Carpenter ant tunnels are clean and smooth, making the wood appear that it has been sandpapered. In contrast, termite tunnels are not clean looking, but are packed with dirt like material.
Mating swarms
April through June. Occasionally swarms may emerge indoors earlier during late winter on warm, sunny days.
- Apply insecticide directly into the nest
- Replace damaged or decayed wood
- Eliminate any moisture problems
- Baits may also be effective if applied where ant activity is seen
See also Carpenter Ants.
Lasius alienus
Cornfield ants are very abundant outdoors.
- They are light to dark brown
- Workers are about 1/10 inch long
- Cornfield ants have
- petiole with one node
- thorax is uneven in profile (workers only)
- relatively large eyes compared to head
- first antenna segment (also called a scape) is not much longer than the head
What they eat
- Sweets, including honeydew (they are sometimes found feeding on honeydew from insects infesting houseplants)
- Live and dead insects
Where they nest
In soil, forming small craters, especially in lawns. They also nest in soil under stones, bricks, sidewalks and other concealed sites, as well as rotting logs and stumps. They rarely nest in homes.
Mating swarms
July through September, especially on sunny afternoons.
Check for and treat nests in the lawn and other nearby areas. If nests are not obvious, treat the building perimeter with a residual spray. Commercial baits available to the public may be effective.
Read more about carpenter ants.
Acanthomyops interjectus
These ants give off a pleasant citronella or lemon smell when crushed.
- Yellow ants are yellowish to reddish brown
- Workers are about 3/16 inch long
- Workers do not come indoors for food and are rarely seen
- They are most commonly seen when the queen and males swarm in homes
- Queens are about 5/16 inch long and often reddish and darker
- Yellow ants have
- petiole with one node
- thorax is uneven in profile (workers only)
- compound eye is small in proportion to head
What they eat
Honeydew, rarely other sweets.
Where they nest
In soil under stones, logs, bricks, patio blocks, concrete and other concealed areas. They also can nest in rotting wood. Yellow ants can nest in and around foundation walls and in soil under buildings on slab construction. Workers may be seen throwing out dirt or cement particles, but they do not damage masonry or wood.
Mating swarms
April through September. Swarms are also common indoors during winter if ants are nesting under heated concrete slabs.
Eliminate winged yellow ants with a vacuum or by hand. Large numbers can be treated with an insecticide that is labeled for flying insects, such as pyrethrins; these products are found in aerosol containers. Detection of yellow ants nesting under concrete slabs is difficult and control is not practical or needed.
Monomorium pharaonis
Pharaoh ants are an imported species, probably from the tropical regions of Africa. They have readily spread through the world along commerce routes.
Although they can nest in any heated building, Pharaoh ants are most commonly found in hospitals, nursing homes, schools and apartments. If you see persistent numbers of very small ants during winter you probably have Pharaoh ants. It is best to have these ants identified by an expert.
- Pharaoh ants are light yellow to red with a darker colored thorax
- Workers are about 1/16 inch long
- Pharaoh ants have
- petiole with two nodes
- thorax lacking spines
- antennae with 12 segments
- antenna club composed of 3 segments
- normal sized compound eyes in proportion to the head
What they eat
They feed on a wide variety of foods, especially those containing grease or fats. They also feed on many types of sweets, dead insects, toothpaste, soap and other foods that other ants rarely attack.
They often seek out water in kitchens and bathrooms.
Where they nest
Pharaoh ants nest strictly indoors in the north central states. They do not survive outdoors. They nest in a wide variety of small spaces, cracks and crevices, including behind countertops, baseboards, in wall voids, and many other small voids. They often nest near dark, warm sites and near sources of moisture. Pharaoh ant nests are very difficult to find.
Mating swarms
Pharaoh ants do not have a mating swarm but produce new nests through a process called budding. When the colony becomes too large or is under stress, a group of workers take brood (i.e. larvae and pupae) and move to a new site. One or more queens often go with them to the new nest.
Elimination of Pharaoh ants is difficult and the service of an experienced pest management service is recommended. Insecticides can cause Pharaoh ants to bud, creating new colonies. The use of baits is strongly recommended. Baits available to the public usually are not effective against Pharaoh ants. Professional pest management services have the experience and access to effective baits needed to successfully eliminate Pharaoh ants.
Solenopsis molesta
Also referred to as grease ants, thief ants are the smallest household ants in the north central states. Thief ants nest near the nests of larger ants and steal their larvae. They often have well-defined trails.
It is best to have these ants identified by an expert before taking pest management steps.
- Thief ants are easily confused with Pharaoh ants
- Thief ants are yellow to light brown
- Workers measure about 1/20 inch long
- They tend to curl up when they die
- Thief ants have petiole with two nodes
- thorax lacking spines
- antennae with 10 segments
- antenna club with 2 segments
- small compound eyes in proportion to their head
What they eat
They prefer protein and greasy foods, such as meats, cheese, peanut butter and nuts, but will also eat sweets. They are small enough to enter almost any type of food container.
Where they nest
Thief ants commonly nest in soil and rotting wood. They can nest indoors in small spaces, under countertops, in wall voids, cabinet voids, behind baseboards. Nests are often difficult to find.
Mating swarms
July through September.
Thief ants are especially common during mid to late summer when they enter homes from outside nests. Locating and treating nests is not practical.
Treat the building perimeter when thief ants are foraging into buildings from outside nests.
When nests are located indoors, baiting is the most effective management method. Use commercially available baits effective against grease-feeding ants.
Tetramorium caespitum
- Pavement ants are reddish brown to black
- Workers are about 1/8 inch long
- Pavement ants have
- petiole with two nodes
- head with furrows (lines) running vertically
- a pair of spines on the posterior portion of the thorax
What they eat
Variety of foods including meats, pet food, sweets, bread, nuts, and insects.
Where they nest
In soil under sidewalks, driveways, stones, logs and other concealed sites. Also commonly found under homes with concrete slab construction; ants enter homes through cracks in the concrete.
Mating swarms
May through July. When the nest is under a heated slab foundation, swarms can also occur indoors during winter.
Look for and treat outdoor nests. If you can't find the nest, treat the building perimeter with a residual spray. When pavement ants are nesting under heated concrete slabs, baiting is the most effective control tactic. Use commercially available baits effective against grease-feeding ants.
Less common household ants
Formica spp.
Field ants can easily be confused with carpenter ants but they are not as likely to forage indoors.
- They are black, brown, red, or combinations of these colors
- Workers range in size from about 1/8 to 1/4 inch long
- Found in healthy, vigorously growing turf
- They are most active during the day
- Do not cause any lasting damage to the grass
- Colonies consist of major and minor workers
- Field ants have
- petiole with one node
- thorax is uneven in profile (workers only)
- distinct simple eyes (ocelli) on top of its head
What they eat
Household sweets and honeydew. They also eat live and dead insects.
Where they nest
Build mounds in soil in exposed areas. Some species make extremely large mounds. They do not nest inside buildings.
Mating swarms
July through September
Look for and treat outdoor nests with a granular pesticide. Multiple treatments may be necessary.
If you can't find the nest, treat the building perimeter with a residual pesticide.
Prenolepis imparis
- False honey ants are light to dark brown
- Workers are about 1/8 inch long
- False honey ants have
- petiole with one node
- thorax is uneven in profile, looks 'pinched' (workers only)
- first antenna segment (also called a scape) is much longer than the head
What they eat
Prefer sweets, especially honeydew.
Where they nest
In soil in open, well shaded sites. Their nests are rarely concealed under logs, stones, etc. They do not nest indoors.
Mating swarms
April through May. Sometimes they may also be found indoors during winter.
Check for ant mounds in open, shaded areas and treat. If nests aren't found, treat the building perimeter with a residual spray. Use commercially available baits effective against sweet-feeding ants.
Tapinoma sessile
Odorous house ants give off an unpleasant smell when crushed; some people compare it to rotten coconuts.
- Odorous house ants are brown to dark brown
- Workers are about 1/10 inch long
- Odorous house ants have
- petiole with one node hidden by abdomen
- thorax is uneven in profile (workers only)
What they eat
Sweets, especially honeydew, and insects. When honeydew is in short supply, odorous house ants can forage indoors for sweets and other foods, including meats.
Where they nest
In soil under stones, boards, patio blocks, mulching plastic, and nearly any other object laying on the ground. They can nest in homes in walls voids and under floors. Odorous house ants do not cause structural damage to buildings.
Mating swarms
June through July
Check for outdoor nests, especially under stones, firewood, bricks, and other objects; treat any that are found.
If you can't find the nest treat the building perimeter with a residual spray. Use commercially available baits effective against sweet-feeding ants.
Crematogaster spp.
Acrobat ants get their name from their habit of holding their abdomen over their thorax, especially when they have been disturbed.
- Acrobat ants range in color from yellow brown to black
- Workers are about 1/8 inch long
- Acrobat ants have
- petiole with two nodes attached to the top of the abdomen
- head lacks distinctive furrows (lines)
- a pair of spines on the posterior portion of the thorax
- heart shaped abdomen
What they eat
A wide variety of food, including sweets, meats, and insects.
Where they nest
Dead or rotted wood, including logs, stumps, dead tree branches. They occasionally nest in soil under stones. Indoors they nest in wall voids and rotted wood, especially window frames.
They do not cause structural damage to buildings.
Mating swarms
July through September
Check for nests in rotted wood. Remove and destroy infested wood when possible. Nests can also be treated with an appropriate insecticide (do not treat firewood). If you can't find the nest, treat the building perimeter spray with a residual insecticide.
For acrobat ants found indoors in voids, inject an insecticidal dust. When possible, replace rotted wood and correct moisture problems.
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*** CFP: 2nd IEEE International Smart Cities Conference ***
Conference Website: http://events.unitn.it/en/isc2-2016
TRACK: Smart and Secure Cities
Submission Deadline: 30 April, 2016
The IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2) is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart Cities Initiative.
The goal of ISC2 is to promote innovative, conceptual, and city-wide platforms for technology-human-infrastructure integration in order to tackle the urban challenges highlighted above through the use of information and sensing technology, citizen engagement, manufacturing efficiency, economic development, and environmental sustainability.
Modern cities are becoming increasingly connected. The growing number
of interactions and communications between smart meters, surveillance
devices, intelligent recognition systems, vehicle-to-vehicle
communications, traffic management technologies, and a large variety
of sensors exposes the need for solutions that provide both security
and privacy guaranties for our citizens.
The Smart and Secure Cities track aims to bring together engineers, students, and researchers from both academia and industry to share their experiences and results on security, privacy, and trust solutions for smart cities. In particular, we solicit novel research papers in, but not limited to, the following areas:
* Security and privacy of cyber-physical systems
* Security and privacy of critical infrastructure
* Secure sensor communications
* Security and privacy for smart meters
* Secure and trustworthy mobile crowd sensing
* Security and privacy of mobile users
* Secure and privacy preserving data storage and analysis
* Privacy issues in video surveillance solutions
* Security, trust, and privacy for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications
* Authentication systems for the Internet of Things (IoT)
* Security and privacy for IoT devices
The above topics list is not meant to be exhaustive, and all other
aspects related to security and privacy solutions for smart cities are
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This week's NJ Magazine features "The Odd Couple": With his big win in Florida behind him, Mitt Romney hopes to impose order on the unruly GOP presidential race. But Newt Gingrich's vow to go "all the way" to the convention ensures that the drama isn't over. In this week's cover story, Beth Reinhard looks at the odd couple of GOP politics—Romney and Gingrich—and how they're stuck with each other for awhile. Read here.
Basketball Junkie: Not the typical Washington influence-seeker, Chris Herren nonetheless spent two days working the Hill last month, meeting with senators, representatives, and trade-association leaders. Herren is a former NBA player and, by his own admission, a recovering addict who spent roughly 18 years bouncing from alcohol to cocaine to painkillers to heroin. A Q&A with Jim O'Sullivan. Read here.


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Since I have started at Helena Chemical this summer I have probably driven over five hundred miles every week. Although I love driving through the countryside of New England, I often times find myself in bumper-to-bumper traffic on Interstate 91. Anytime I drive on I-91 through the city of Springfield around quitting time, the traffic is bunched tighter together than the draft at a NASCAR race. Needless to say, I always cringe a little when I look at my load tickets and see that I am driving through such high-traffic areas. At least I can take solace in the fact that if traffic comes to a grinding halt I am getting paid by the hour.
Due to the unusually warm spring, things have been slowing down lately. That means I spend less time on the road and more time at the office doing odds and ends for the salesman. One day, that meant trading in the truck for a tractor and side dressing the company's corn test plot. Besides herbicides, pesticides, and liquid fertilizers, Helena also sells a variety of different corn seeds. In half of the test plot, different varieties are planted to see which ones grow the best and provide the highest yields. The other side tests different mixes of fertilizer in an effort to see the effects on yield. This kind of information allows Helena to better serve its clients by providing them with the best possible knowledge and products.
A mixture of UAN 32 and Hydra-Hume was knifed into the test plot. Hydra-Hume aids in the uptake of nitrogen by stabilizing the nitrate from the UAN 32. It essentially acts as liquid humus that can be sprayed or knifed into the soil. It coats particles of the soil and helps to retain nitrate molecules much like organic matter. It is applied at a rate of ¼ to 1 gallon an acre and it is recommended that no more than 3 gallons are applied to an acre in a single application. Hydra-Hume also contains 1.00% soluble potash. Here is a link for the Hydra-Hume label: http://www.cdms.net/LDat/ld4G0001.pdf
At a later date the plot may be top dressed using Helena's CoRoN 25-0-0 Controlled Release Nitrogen Fertilizer. CoRoN gradually releases nitrogen to plants rather than making it all available at once. This helps to reduce burn out. CoRoN can be
applied to corn at a rate of 3 to 5 gallons an acre between the V-6 and V-8 stages of growth. It can also be sprayed as a foliar application from one to three gallons an acre as a nitrogen supplement during pre-tassel or at a rate of one to two gallons an acre between the pre-tassel and silk stages to help with ear fill. Three gallons of CoRoN on a one acre plot like the Helena test plot will replace 37.5 pounds of nitrogen in the soil. Besides corn, CoRoN can be used in a wide variety of other field crops as well as on vegetable crops, ornamentals, and fruits. Here's a link to the label for CoRoN 25-0-0: http://www.helenachemical.com/specialty/Labels/Coron25-0-0Code25.pdf
Helena sells CoRoN in either 2 by 2.5 gallon cases or in 250 gallon totes. I had to unload an entire tanker of CoRoN into twenty totes one day. That turned out to be quite a cluster when the driver showed up with a leaky hose to unload the product with and no air to blow out the line, but that is a different story. Helena also has two trucks with 2,000 gallon tanks that can deliver pre-mixed sprays to a grower to fit their specific needs and applications. The truck pumps the mix into the customer's sprayer or nurse truck. All the farmer has to do is sign off on the load ticket and then get to work spraying or side dressing. I wish I had that kind of support when I was side dressing, but I guess you have to put in your time and start somewhere.


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We shall not all sleep; but we shall all be changed.
And changed I was, from my jogger pants and t-shirt into my khaki linen shirt and my favourite jeans. Then forward to Hunningham I went with zoefruitcakefor a spot of lunch
At the lovely Red Lion in Hunningham. Therein I dined on finest scotch beef burger topped with cheddar and local bacon with home made chips...mmmmm nomnomnomnom
And then began the walk and I took some pictures:-
The first cache was in view of the pub we had just left.
I took this using full zoom on my camera phone so excuse the blurriness.
There was a lovely babbling river we were walking along. This made the air cool, fresh and spring like. The beginnings of fresh greenness erupting from the trees.
Swans, ducks and other water fauna also made the most of the beautifully warm day.
With spring comes the inevitable spawning of life. From frogs and fish to men and polar bears. Most importantly to sustain man's ever growing populace, he must feed himself. Indeed, the very food that man eats must reproduce and spawn. Spring brings not just greenery but also lambkins. Behold! The lambkins! Soon all these will be Sunday dinner. Nomnomnomnom.
The variegated greenness that purveys the countryside when viewed from the air makes England look like a patchwork duvet cover. One day, this field will be brown before going off to make flour (which perhaps will go to make the dumplings for lambkin stew)
No journey would be without the obligatory arty shot. This would make a bloody good desktop background don't you think?
Or an advert.
For jam
And then once more, sheeps. Sheeps. Constantly bleating. Bleat bleat bleat.
The only way to shut them up is to kill them all, put them in a pot, with stock, some veg and some nice dumplings.
Here you can see:
Waitrose Cornish Clotted Cream Ice cream, Tescos Toffee and caramel faux Ben and Jerry's, Tescos Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate ice cream faux Ben and Jerry's Phish Food thing, raspberry sauce, nuts, flake and wafers.
Oh and a spoon.
Which I ate it with.
The trumpet shall sound!


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|necklace - The Rogue + The Wolf / moon scarf - jessikafancy via Etsy / t-shirt - Target / sweater skirt - DIY / leggings - Sovrin via Etsy / boots - Target / Fitbit (bracelet) - Kohls
I think that I affectionately need to call this outfit the "handmade" outfit since most of the items are handmade (not by me, necessarily, but someone!). I see things online (other blogs, Pinterest, Instagram...) and decide that I have to buy them right away. This is not a good habit, admittedly. But I do end up with some really cool finds. Like this stuff.
My scarf was something I spotted via In the Thick of It, the blog of Amanda Lee Stilwell, of LastCraft fame. She was featuring the jessikafancy shop and having a giveaway and I just thought that it was really cool, so I bought one for myself.
Above: I am mysterious.
Do you like these leggings, too? I found the Sovrin shop via Pinterest, of all places (how did it not get recommended earlier for me via Etsy?) and I saved my pennies to buy these. $35 for a pair of leggings is steep in my world, but these are so worth it! I love how when I wear these with my moto boots, the sword tucks right into the boots.
The only thing that I have to get "used" to is wearing a shorter skirt or tunic with these, or they get covered up! There's no point in owning these if you don't show them off!
My skirt is something that I DIY-ed from a thrifted sweater and a pair of old yoga pants for the waistband. It's loosely based off of this pin via Pinterest. I originally had the bottom band of the sweater as the bottom of my skirt, but it sort of "bubbled out" weirdly, so I cut it off and used the serger on the sweater to give a straight, kind of ruffly end to the bottom. I like it much better.
I use the serger at work so much that I think I need to buy my own for at home. Got any recommendations?
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Even as they try to help the bees, people may inadvertently poison them by planting pesticide-laden plants purchased from big-box garden centers, suggests a new report.
More than half of ostensibly bee-friendly plants sampled at 18 Home Depot, Lowe's and Walmart garden centers in the U.S. and Canada contained high levels of neonicotinoids, which are considered highly toxic to bees, butterflies and other insect pollinators.
Even when they don't kill pollinators outright, neonicotinoids can impair their immune systems and sense of navigation, potentially turning gardens and backyards into flowery traps.
"That's what we're concerned about," said Tim Brown, a chemist at the Pesticide Research Institute, a pesticide consulting company. "People are being encouraged to help the bees out, and unfortunately what we found is that sometimes these flowers are contaminated at pretty high levels."
The report, released June 25 by the Pesticide Research Institute and Friends of the Earth, an environmental group, is one of the most comprehensive investigations yet of an often-overlooked source of neonicotinoids in the environment: gardens and the built landscape.
By contrast, most attention paid to neonicotinoids comes in farming contexts. First introduced in the 1990s, they're now the world's most widely-used agricultural insecticides, and have been linked to a troubling decline in honeybee colonies used to pollinate many crops.
Also implicated in honeybee declines are mites, viruses, fungal diseases and a loss of natural foraging habitat. It's a complicated picture, and some uncertainty remains as to the precise role of agricultural neonicotinoids.
Scientists do agree, though that the chemicals can be tremendously harmful to pollinators at higher doses and indirectly harmful at lower doses—and the entire range was found in plants at the big-box garden stores.
The researchers purchased 71 bee-friendly plants—including daisies, lavender, marigolds, asters and primrose—at 18 Lowe's, Walmart and Home Depot outlets across the United States and Canada. For more than half of the plants, the researchers measured neonicotinoid residues in the flowers at levels between 2 and 748 parts per billion.
According to ecotoxicologist Vera Krischik of the University of Minnesota, who was not involved in the study but reviewed it in detail, the data is solid and troubling. A dose of 192 parts per billion is enough to kill a honeybee, she says, and dozens of studies have found impairments in bee navigation, memory and foraging ability at between 4 and 30 parts per billion.
These exposures may pose an especially grave threat to wild pollinators. While problems with domesticated honeybee hives are well-publicized, many populations of wild bees and butterflies are also in precipitous but comparatively ignored declines. The life cycle of wild bees leaves them highly vulnerable, says Krischik: While domesticated honeybee hives contain thousands of workers, and can handle some losses, many wild bees live in small hives containing perhaps several dozen workers.
If even a few lose their way or gather contaminated food, the hive soon suffers. "You have these small annual colonies, maybe 30 workers with a queen. If you start losing those, there's no nectar, no pollen being brought back. That native hive is going to decline, and when it declines, they don't produce queens," Krischik said.
The neonicotinoid levels measured in the report far exceed what's typically found in agricultural settings, but are in keeping with manufacturer-recommended doses for garden and landscapes.
As the report details, a single corn plant grown from a seed treated with imidacloprid, the most popular neonicotinoid, has access to 1.34 milligrams of the pesticide. The recommended application rate for a perennial plant in a three-gallon plot is a full 300 milligrams.
An open question is to what extent neonicotinoids added to soil spread to other plants. Reliable data doesn't yet exist on this question, Krischik, but Brown warned that it's certainly possible. Neonicotinoids are water-soluble and can take years to break down.
"If one potted plant is highly contaminated, then when it's planted, it's very likely that nearby plants will take up these insecticides following a heavy rain or watering," said Brown.
Environmentalists are now pushing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to immediately review how neonicotinoids are used, and Congress is considering the Saving America's Pollinators Act, which would halt both agricultural and landscape neonicotinoid use until the EPA's review is completed.
The chances of either initiative succeeding appear to be slim, though, and citizens are also pushing forward on other fronts. Neonicotinoid restrictions have been proposed in nine states, including agricultural powerhouses California and Minnesota. Many retailers, including BJ's Wholesale Club, have pledged to reduce or eliminate their neonicotinoid use.
"We need consumers to have this dialogue with local retailers," said Brown. "If there's demand expressed in the marketplace, that's how changes can be made."
Among the retailers to curtail its neonicotinoid use is Bachman's, a Minnesota-based chain with 21 outlets. According to John Daniels, a vice president of nursery production at Bachman's, it should be possible for larger garden centers like Home Depot and Lowe's to do the same without substantially raising their prices.
"I don't think that chemical application is the final difference-maker in how they can produce plants at low cost," said Daniels. He did note, though, that cutting back on neonicotinoids could lead to increased use of other pesticides. While these should be less-toxic to pollinators, an even more pollinator-friendly option may simply be for gardeners to be more tolerant of pests.
In nature, said Daniels, there are a great many plant-infesting insects, and they only become pests when they enter our yards and interfere with visions of perfect-looking plants.
"I understand that perspective, and that's okay. I respect that as a matter of personal opinion," Daniels said. "But to have a perfect plant takes a great deal of effort."Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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This is an ad hominem attack, and logically without merit. Such a reference may raise questions in cases where the arguments may reflect a bias in favor of the employer; however those questions must then be answered by finding that actual bias, and arguing based on the direct evidence.
Quote from: UncleRice on November 22, 2011, 09:00:47 pm[T]he Laissez-faire group has the coal mines of 1900 to explain.Check out: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:8ZRM2ZtummoJ:www.be.wvu.edu/divecon/econ/sobel/UnleashingCapitalism/FinalChapters/Chapter4_booklayout_final.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiXnJ-GTkCuu8z8eqVZ-1fb8H4DLpWTMb1EuXntFqPyWUxkb7LR3poOzDxmwk1OIuI46sBaPVMbtRdfDPoplKvpH4Ve2jcLXVx7pw4j6CBJsggC17oAaXWuR2NB057MZUfdKfg3&sig=AHIEtbQaE_7d--oKN6WZ-WWrtxmj3Z5ewA&pli=1or the underlying text:http://www.amazon.com/Soft-Coal-Hard-Choices-Bituminous/dp/book-citations/0195067258
[T]he Laissez-faire group has the coal mines of 1900 to explain.
These elements have been a perennial element of human society that can only be countered effectively by specialists that do nothing but fight these groups.
Perennial, but not constant. Consider that, logistically, it is easier to hold a mine or big factory hostage than it is to hold a programming company hostage: the latter could be X number of individuals scattered over the globe, communicating through a network. If your operation can be decentralized, it will be harder for it to be taken over, and you won't need those specialists.
Your describing a system that needs cheap, rapid, unhindered transportation and an abundance of territory.
That's why I see spindle top and the Model T as the biggest friends of the free market system of the early 1900's. It made neo-feudalism impractical.
QuoteYour describing a system that needs cheap, rapid, unhindered transportation and an abundance of territory.And/or cheap, easy, widespread communications, like fax machines and the internet.QuoteThat's why I see spindle top and the Model T as the biggest friends of the free market system of the early 1900's. It made neo-feudalism impractical.PCs, modems and cell phones may be the current friends.
...but sooner or later you have to move real stuff, including yourself, and you need to do in somewhat rapidly and cheaply.
What is wrong with people today?!
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European funds up bond holdings, split on 2019 ECB rate hike - Reuters Poll
By Karin Strohecker
LONDON (Reuters) – European fund managers piled into bonds in November, boosting allocations to five-month highs, as concerns grew about global growth, but the popularity of U.S. assets remained unabated.
Following a torrid October, world stocks bounced in early November but ceded those gains later in the month as tech stocks and oil prices tumbled. Signs that global economic growth was losing steam, Brexit uncertainties, Italy's budget-linked standoff with EU authorities and U.S.-China tensions over trade added to pressure on global markets.
The Reuters monthly asset allocation poll of 15 European asset managers was conducted on Nov. 16-29 and saw fixed income allocations jump to 40.5 percent from 37.9 percent – the highest level since June.
Exposure to equities in global portfolios nudged half a percentage point lower to 45.3 percent.
"In this late-cycle phase, with heightened geopolitical and idiosyncratic risks continuing to weigh on sentiment, we remain cautious on risk assets," said Pascal Blanque, group CIO of Amundi.
"However, given the more appealing valuations and the fact that most of the bond yield repricing is behind us, there will be room to increase risk-taking in some areas of the market."
European fund managers warmed to U.S. assets in both the fixed income and equities space. Within bond portfolios, those gains came at the expense of euro zone securities.
Fund managers also nearly doubled holdings of British bonds to 5.8 percent from 2.9 percent as an escalation in Brexit noise and the growth hit associated with Britain's exit from the European Union made debt more attractive.
Ten-year British government bond yields fell around 10 basis points over the month <GB10YT=RR>.
Across equity portfolios, European asset managers raised not only U.S. but also emerging Europe and Latin America holdings, with the latter at levels last seen in May. That came at the expense of positions in the euro zone, Britain and Asia including Japan.
British blue chips <.FTSE> have lost about 2 percent in November, which compares with a retreat of roughly 1.5 percent for euro zone companies <.STOXXE> as global markets fail to rebound from a hefty correction in October.
Fund managers were split on whether the ECB would be forced to shelve plans to hike interest rates next year. Exactly half of the respondents predicted policymakers would plough ahead and deliver the bloc's first rate hike since 2011 in the face of slowing growth.
Latest numbers from the euro zone showed the bloc's economy grew at its slowest pace in four years in the third quarter. But some predicted this could change.
"After a disappointing 2018 euro area economic momentum should rebound into positive territory in 2019," said Jan Bopp, investment strategist at Bank J. Safra Sarasin.
"Therefore, recent disappointing data should not alter ECB's normalisation plans."
(Reporting by Karin Strohecker in London, additional reporting by Maria Pia Quaglia in Milan; Editing by Alison Williams)


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Virgil Aeneid
Causation by mortals, gods, and destiny
Events in the Aeneid are brought about on three levels: by mortals, by gods, and by destiny.
1. A mortal can choose his or her course of action, including whether to obey or disobey a god's instruction or go against destiny.
2. A mortal's actions can be altered by a god's direct intervention or by an uncontrollable passion (or both at once -a god may cause the passion).
3. If a mortal acts against a god's will and/or destiny, he cannot succeed - the result is disastrous.
Mortals perceive what happens to them as "divine will" and "destiny".
The Gods
1. As characters in the story, they take sides and help or harm mortals.
2. Jupiter is their king. The other gods cannot act against his will for ever .
3. Jupiter upholds destiny. The most another god can do in opposition to Jupiter and/or destiny is to postpone the outcome temporarily. Jupiter often reminds the other gods about what destiny has in store for Aeneas.
Destiny or Fate
1. Basically an impersonal force -unalterable, unavoidable (fatum, or, more commonly, the plural fata, "that which has been spoken").
2. Sometimes vaguely personified as the Destiny-Spinners (Parcae), based on the three Moirai of Greek mythology .
The gods
Aeneas' mission
Aeneas has learnt that fate has destined him to survive the destruction of Troy, sail to another land (in fact Italy, the Trojans' original homeland) , and establish a new nation. The gods are involved in various ways:
1. The fulfilment of Aeneas' destiny is guaranteed by Jupiter -and opposed by Juno.
2. Aeneas receives information from the gods (by means of omens, oracles, visions, and dreams) about his own future and that of his descendants (the Romans and their ancestors).
3. The gods represent superhuman forces which guide and control human events throughout the story .
Virgil's gods
Virgil sees the gods in various ways, often simultaneously:
1. First and foremost as dramatic characters in the story that Virgil has chosen to tell, with individual appearances, personalities, and feelings.
2. As religious beings in the Greco-Roman tradition, each with his own areas of interest; to be honoured, prayed to, sacrificed to; giving rewards and punishments in return; communicating through omens and oracles; upholding certain aspects of morality .
3. As mythological characters in traditional stories (originally Greek); individuals with their own characteristics, motivations, relationships with each other and with mortals.
4. As symbols of superhuman forces, controlling both natural phenomena and men's hearts (cosmic and psychological forces).
5. As agents of fate, especially Jupiter; or opposing it (Juno).
6. As literary devices. representing objects or concepts (Bacchus = wine, Mars = war, Venus = love etc.).
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Orzo pasta replaces rice in this clever twist on a Creole favorite. The sauce is also delicious spooned over hot cooked spaghetti. Depending on the level of heat you prefer, use mild or regular tomatoes with green chiles or a can of each.
How to Make It
Brown Italian sausage in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring often, 5 minutes or until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink. Remove sausage from Dutch oven using a slotted spoon, reserving drippings in Dutch oven.
Cook chicken and pork in hot drippings in Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring often, 4 to 5 minutes or until browned on all sides. Add frozen onion mixture and next 4 ingredients, and sauté 5 minutes. Stir in diced tomatoes and green chiles, tomato paste, 1/4 cup water, and Italian sausage; cover, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring often, 20 minutes.
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OCD, Learning, and Memory Problems
I've written posts and articles about my son Dan's struggle with OCD in college, and our family's experience is also fully chronicled in my book Overcoming OCD: A Journey to Recovery. The most frustrating aspects of this portion of Dan's journey were not only the widespread lack of understanding of what obsessive-compulsive disorder actually entails, but also dealing with an academic support staff who basically had no idea how to help him.
To be fair, it really wasn't their fault. They were typically willing to help; they just didn't know how. Aside from offering extra time on tests (which is often not even a good idea for those with OCD) they were at a loss. And so were we. Once my husband and I realized that Dan was struggling with time management, the balance of details within the big picture, and over-thinking, we asked that these issues be addressed mainly through the open-mindedness and flexibility of his professors.
But now there is something more concrete those with OCD can offer the academic support staff at schools and colleges. A January 2018 study published in the journal Psychological Medicine involved questioning 36 adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder and 36 adolescent controls without OCD. Participants were asked to complete two memory tasks designed to measure learning and cognitive flexibility. Adolescents with OCD struggled with cognitive inflexibility and showed significant impairments in both learning and memory. The study is summarized nicely here if you'd like to learn more about it.
I believe the implications of this study are huge. For one, unaddressed learning and memory issues in an academic environment are sure to stress already anxious children or adolescents. Their confidence and self-esteem are also likely to be affected. Not surprisingly, all of these issues can exacerbate OCD and quickly lead to a downhill spiral in both academic performance and overall well-being. Thankfully, the results of this study have already been shared with appropriate professionals who have subsequently helped students with OCD achieve a level playing field and realize their potential. What a relief this must be for students and their families who have struggled for so long, yet haven't quite been able to put into words what they are actually struggling with.
Another important implication of this study, in my opinion, is that it educates and enlightens those who still have little to no understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder. I know there are still academic support staff out there who believe those with OCD just need to be able to leave the classroom if they "have to" wash their hands – that is the extent of their comprehension of the disorder. But problems with memory, learning, cognitive inflexibility? Who knew? This study provides concrete evidence that those with OCD can present to others to help advocate for themselves.
I also find this study exciting because it shows we are making progress. Slowly but surely, hard-working researchers are chiseling away at the mysteries of obsessive-compulsive disorder, helping those with OCD along the way and giving them hope.
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Singer, J. (2018). OCD, Learning, and Memory Problems. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 27, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/ocd-learning-and-memory-problems/
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Catégorie : Ballet
Ballet dancer
Photography by Laurent Monserrat Ballet dancer ©L.Monserrat, Paris, 2019. Model : Avril (website)
Art of movement
Art of movement©L.Monserrat, Paris, 2018.
Ballet corps
Ballet corps©L.Monserrat, Paris, 2018.
Possession©L.Monserrat, Paris, 2018.
Sacred Dance
Sacred dance©L.Monserrat, Paris, 2018.
The Lost Dancer
The lost dancer©L.Monserrat, Paris, 2018. The Lost Dancer Spatial depths of being survive The birth to death recurrences Of feet dancing on earth of sand; Vibrations of the dance survive The sand; the sand, elect, survives The dancer. He can find no source Of magic adequate to bind The sand upon his feet, his feet…
The grace of a ballet dancer
The grace of a ballet dancer©L.Monserrat, Melun, Paris, 2018.
Dancing steps
Dancing steps©L.Monserrat, Melun, Paris, 2018.
And I dance
And I dance©L.Monserrat, Melun, Paris, 2018. I have stretched ropes from bell-tower to bell-tower; garlands from window to window; chains of gold from star to star, and I dance. Rimbaud, Sentences


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Small Congregations Can Make a Difference
Sometimes people ask, "What can we do? We are a small congregation! Here are two examples of two congregations that leveraged their resources to change the community for the better. St John's: Building Partnerships "St. John's United Church of Christ is a ethnic church in Aurora, Illinois, that has about twenty people in worship on […]Read more →


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As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Each Tuesday, I'll share one of those with you. They're always brief and always focused. Enjoy!
I've been having more than usual problems with my browser, Firefox. Often, I can fix things by switching to Chrome. Sometimes, it's the reverse, so I wanted to repost this tip as a reminder at the start of our new school year:
Q: I'm trying to use a website and it keeps telling me Flash isn't installed. I know it is. I even re-installed it and it wouldn't work. What do I do?
A: Change browsers. I have this problem more often with Firefox than Explorer in my lab. When students try to use one of the websites on our internet start page and find it won't run correctly, the first thing I check is which browser they're in. If it's Firefox, I switch to IE. That more often than not fixes it.
You may wonder why I have multiple browsers. Some programs work better in certain browsers. For example Google Body used to run only in Chrome. Now, they merely warn you about your browser:
In kid's internet websites, there are always lots of them that require Flash and Shockwave, so check the browser you're using before giving up on the website.
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In order for applications to be acted upon, each International Student indicating a desire to enroll in Eastern Wyoming College must provide the following: (Your application will not be considered complete until all of these materials have been submitted.)
1. An English translation of all required academic records, and complete all application materials and correspondence in English.
2. Completion of an EWC Application for Admission, and all other college application material must be submitted by July 1 if the student is planning to attend the Fall semester, and by November 1 if the student is planning to attend the Spring semester.
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3. Students who wish to live in the residence halls should submit an EWC Housing Application form at least twenty-eight days in advance of the initial term. Students should send the required damage deposit ($150) as a money order, bank draft or credit card in US Dollars before the first day of the initial term.
4. Proof of ability to bear the financial obligations incurred while attending Eastern Wyoming College. (i.e. Completion of all sections of the Confidential Financial Statement, including Statement of Guarantor and Bank Verification). International students may not work off-campus while attending college at Eastern Wyoming College. Students who are U.S. citizens receive priority consideration for jobs on-campus.
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5. International student applicants are required to furnish test scores for admission. Visit www.toefl.org for more information about the TOEFL. Eastern Wyoming College's institution code for TOEFL is 4700. International student applicants may be accepted into EWC with the following test scores:
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Paper based: 487 or Computer Based: 163 or Internet Based: 57 or IELTS Band: 5.5
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Completion of these exams for course placement prior to the issuance of the I-20. Exceptions to the minimum academic requirements may be approved by the Vice President for Academic Services of EWC. The academic requirements may be waived for international students transferring from another accredited college and otherwise fulfilling the EWC transfer application process.
6. Applicants must submit results of a tuberculosis exam with a negative result prior to enrollment. International Students are required to have and must show proof of medical insurance at the time of their application and during their enrollment at Eastern Wyoming College.
7. A SEVIS I-20 form will be generated by Eastern Wyoming College at the time of admission to the College.
8. . The SEVIS I-901 fee went into effect September 1, 2004. An International Student seeking an F-1 visa from an embassy or consulate abroad for initial attendance at Eastern Wyoming College is required to pay a fee to the United States government accompanied by the Form I-901. All procedures must be carefully followed. Payment may be made by mail or on the Internet at www.FMJfee.com.
9. After a receipt for the I-901 fee is received by the student, the Form I-20 must be taken to a U.S. embassy or consulate in the potential student's home country. The student will then be issued a student visa to enter the U.S. Students will also need a passport. (Exceptions to this requirement are Canadian citizens who do not require a student visa.) The SEVIS I-20 form, along with a copy of the confidential financial statement (certifying that the student has sufficient funds to remain in the U.S. for a period of at least one year), must be presented to the border officials at the time the student applies for admission into the United States.


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Teddy Bridgewater rides his bike to the Superdome for home games
NEW ORLEANS — You see a lot of people outside the Superdome after a Saints game, but have you seen Teddy Bridgewater?
The Saints QB let it slip after Sunday's win over the Buccaneers that he rides his bike to and from home games.
Bridgewater says he loves the peaceful ride there and back, but he wouldn't mind company.
"I had no idea it was a big deal," Bridgewater said in the Saints locker room Wednesday. "If anyone wants to ride a bike with me I'm open to it, but you know, I enjoy my little ride to the stadium. It's been a peaceful ride. I'm open to people riding with me though."
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A reporter followed up and asked if the Saints backup QB was worried about hitting a pot hole on his bike.
"I'm more worried about my car than my bike," he laughed.
The Saints are 3-0 since Bridgewater took over for an injured Drew Brees.
The Saints take on the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road Sunday. The game kicks off at noon on Sunday on Channel 4.