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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
A reader
Moments like this make me realize not only am I doing *something* right, but I also am extra blessed to have this wonderful little girl in my life. Seeing her immersed in a book when she has her choice of activities...well, it warms my heart.
I love you more than you will ever know, sweet girl.
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12 comments:
- melissa said...
what a precious picture. she looks like a little lady with her legs all crossed! so cute!
- July 7, 2009 at 7:40 AM
My boy is turning into quite the little reader too, and it makes me so happy! :)
- July 7, 2009 at 7:49 AM
- Jessica said...
such a cutie :)
- July 7, 2009 at 8:37 AM
- Get Real Girl said...
I love watching my girls read! I hope they grow up to love books, like I do. This is a great picture.
- July 7, 2009 at 8:47 AM
- Sharone said...
This is a great picture! :) A reading child is such a rarity any more - you must be doing something right! :)
- July 7, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- Dawn said...
this is such a great photo!!
my girl loves her books, too... i wish i had a shot like this of her :)
- July 7, 2009 at 2:16 PM
- Bernadete said...
These are the moments that make motherhood so worth wild!
- July 7, 2009 at 5:13 PM
- Carrie said...
great picture its always great to see a child love to read!
- July 7, 2009 at 5:25 PM
- Our Complete Family said...
It would warm my heart, too! Look at her little toes curled up. You can just tell she's loving that book, too!
Bryce is reading Anne Frank's diary right now. He's been to her hiding house in Amsterdam but doesn't remember going b/c he was so young. I'm loving that he wants to read about places he's been.
I hope our little ones continue to love to read!
Happy summer reading~ Hugs, Les
- July 7, 2009 at 7:53 PM
- Kelli said...
This picture is precious! I love it!
- July 7, 2009 at 7:55 PM
- Jodee Leader said...
Cute picture!
- July 7, 2009 at 8:24 PM
- Debbie @ The Shabby Bungalow said...
I would frame that photo - she looks so cute - so unusual to see a kid with a book and not a games console! LOL xxx
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by Lynn Riechmann
Susanna Payne-Passmore, a May 2012 graduate of New College of Florida, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to teach English in the country of Georgia in eastern Europe, formerly a part of the Soviet Union. (Ed. Note: Its most dubious claim to fame — or infamy — is that it's where Joseph Stalin was born.)
Payne-Passmore, a Chestnut Hill resident, attended Springside School. She is one of New College's four Fulbright winners for 2012-13. With a bachelor's degree from New College in music composition, Payne-Passmore plans to introduce American culture to her students through music, skits, one-act plays, the American presidential campaign and even a few comics to help contextualize the words.
"I have loved teaching from a very young age, when I would come home from school and try to teach my little sister what I had learned that day," Payne-Passmore said last week. "For developing vocabulary, I can write songs on any given topic and ask the students to listen and figure out what they mean or help students write a song of their own."
Payne-Passmore first became aware of the country of Georgia during a concert in Philadelphia of the Anchiskhati Ensemble, a polyphonic choral group from the capital city of Tbilisi. A former member of the Pennsylvania Girlchoir, she said she hopes to delve deeper into Georgian traditional vocal music and study part-time at the V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire.
At New College, Payne-Passmore collaborated with the Sarasota Orchestra's String Quartet for rehearsals and performances of her original composition during the annual New College Composers Concert. She also created the NEW Ensemble, a chamber group dedicated to performing student works as well as contemporary classical work, and was a teaching assistant in several music courses.
"It was at New College that I fully realized my interest in contemporary classical music, as a composer and as a listener," she said.
Payne-Passmore is the daughter of Martha Payne and Lawrence Passmore. After her Fulbright year, she plans to attend graduate school in music composition.
New College of Florida in Sarasota is the state's official honors college. As one of the nation's higher education leaders in per capita production of Fulbright scholars, New College has produced 69 Fulbright winners since its founding in 1960, with more than 30 Fulbright scholars in the last five years. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.


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John 1
From LOLCat Bible Translation Project
|New Testament
Teh Cat Macro Becamded Flesh
1 In teh beginz is teh meow, and teh meow sez "Oh hai Ceiling Cat" and teh meow iz teh Ceiling Cat.2 Teh meow an teh Ceiling Cat iz teh bests frenz in teh begins.
3 Him maeks alls teh cookies; no cookies iz maed wifout him.4 Him haz teh liefs, an becuz ov teh liefs teh doodz sez "Oh hay lite."5 Teh lite iz pwns teh darks, but teh darks iz liek "Wtf."
6 And teh Ceiling Cat haz dis otehr man; his naem iz John.7 He tellz teh ppl dat teh lites is tehre, so dat teh doodz mite bleev"8 Him wuz not teh lite; he jsut sez teh lites is tehre.9 Teh tru lite ov lotz of lite wuz comes, k?
10 He iz liek, "Oh hai, I mades u," but teh wurld duznt sees him.11 He iz comes to his peepz, but his peepz sez "Do not want!"12 And sum guyz did want, and sez "Teh Ceiling Cat pwns," and deez guyz iz liek his kidz—13 But not liek reel kidz, k? Iz liek teh Ceiling Cats kidz.
14 Teh cat macro comez dwn frm Ceiling (omg) and he is lives wif us. We is sees teh glorie taht is frum teh one n only; him come from teh dad wif teh grace and teh truth.
15 John is liek "Oh hai" becuz uf him. He sez "OMG tihs guy iz teh one taht is comes after me him iz bettr becuz him comes frst, k?"16 Becuz is a lotz of grayce we can has cheezburgers.17 Moses is liek "Hay I has teh lawz"; Jebus is has teh grayce and teh trooth.18 Ceiling Cat is Invisible, but teh one n only (him is wif Ceiling Cat) is liek "Hay look."
John teh Baptist Sez "I Iz Not teh Chozen Won!! No Wai!!11!!!1!!1!!
19 Dese are teh meows sez by John when da religulous autoritahs in Jerusalem sent Levites and Pretchers to ax "OMG! Who r u?"20 John says "Me no lyer, not teh Chozen1, Ceiling Cats kitteh"
21 They asked him, "Who R u? R u Elikhat?"
He said, "Omg no!"
"R u teh Profitz?"
He sez, "WTF? Omg, No!"
22 Tehn they wuz, "LOL, so hoo ar you?"
23 John got all liek profitz Isaiah LOL srsly, "O hai I am liek gai meowing from teh littr box, 'Strayten up for Ceiling Cat but DO NOT USE vacuum!!!!1!' "
24 Pharisees sez,25 "Oh hai wai you washt ppl if no Chozen1 or profit? NO LIKE WET FURZ!!1!"
26 John sez "Ai washt wit water (WTF???). But among yoos is kitteh u not no,27 Him folowz me, an ai no allowd to play wit hes shooz."
28 Wuz at Bethany cross water wher John wuz washiz.
Ceiling Catz Shepe Happy Cat
29 Next dai John seed Happy Cat . Sez "O hai Ceiling Catz shepe. Him fix invisibul error!!!1!30 Tihs gai ai sed folowz me.31 Ai washt peepz wit water (WTF??!1! Srsly) so Israel ppl no him."
32 John sez "Invisible Cat caem an stuck to him.33 Invisibul Cat proovs34 I seed an I no him is Ceiling Catz Kitteh!!!1!"
Happy Cat Noo Posse
35 Next dai John seed Happy Cat.36 Sez "O hai Ceiling Catz shepe" (agin lol)37 Hiz ppl heerd him. Tehy stalk Happy Cat.38 Happy Cat seed tehm sed "Oh hai, sup?" They sed "Oh hay Teachr, ware ur place?"
39 Him sai ovr heer. So they chillt wit him an eated cheezburgrz.
40 Andrew was 1 those gais.41 Andrew telled his brother Simon "Oh hai we found teh Chozen Wan. He was behind teh sofa."42 They went to saw Happy Cat an he sed "Yu Simon. I cal yu Rocky LOL."
Happy Cat sez Oh Hai Philip an Nathanael
43 Happy Cat wan go Galilee. Sez to Philip Yu coem too.44 Philip was from Bethsaida tu.45 Philip tolded Nathanael "Oh hai we found the gai Moses an profitz were sayin, iz Happy Cat frm Nazareth."46 Nathanael sez "Nazareth! nutting good from there!" ROFL PWNED!!!1!!1
47 Happy Cat seed Nathanael sez "Oh hai you good kitteh. GOOD KITTEH!"48 Nathanael wuz "You no me? WTF??!?"49 Happy Cat sed "I seed you."
49 So Nathanael sayed "You teechr is good kitteh. Ceiling Catz kitteh. Bosscat."
50 Happy Cat sez "ROFL! you sawed nuthin yet.51 Just waet, I gotz teh MAD PWNZOR SKEELZ!!!1!!1"
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Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Israel on May 11, the midpoint of his eight-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land, to participate in a series of events promoting peace and reconciliation among Christians, Muslims and Jews and to tend to a rapidly shrinking flock of Christians in the region. The pope had begun his eight-day trip in Jordan, where he walked a pilgrim's path, energizing its minority Christian population and building bridges to the moderate Muslim world.
Arrival. The pope's first day in Israel began with a remembrance of Jewish suffering during the Holocaust, accompanied by a strongly worded papal warning about new forms of anti-Semitism. Speaking at a welcoming ceremony in Tel Aviv, the pope said that he had come to Israel to honor the memory of the six million Jewish victims of the Nazi regime and "to pray that humanity will never again witness a crime of such magnitude.&rdquo "Sadly, anti-Semitism continues to rear its ugly head in many parts of the world. This is totally unacceptable,&rdquo the pope said.
As Israel's President Shimon Peres and other Israeli government leaders listened, the pope also urged a negotiated settlement to the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians- settlement that would allow each group to "live in peace in a homeland of their own, within secure and internationally recognized borders.&rdquo This so-called two-state solution to the conflict is currently a matter of vigorous debate among Israelis. Later the same day, meeting with Mr. Peres at the presidential palace in Jerusalem, the pope further explained his understanding of security, arguing that it is inseparable from full justice and peace and that it should not be understood simply as "the absence of a threat.&rdquo
Yad Vashem. In a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, Pope Benedict prayed silently before the eternal flame in the Hall of Remembrance and reiterated that the suffering of Jews during the Holocaust must "never be denied, belittled or forgotten.&rdquo In a talk that explored the concepts of "name&rdquo and "remembrance,&rdquo the twin themes of the memorial, the pope called the Holocaust an atrocity that disgraced mankind and said the church is committed to working tirelessly "to ensure that hatred will never reign in the hearts of men again.&rdquo He also met with six Holocaust survivors.
Yet the pope's "pilgrimage of peace&rdquo could not completely avoid the real-world divisions among Christians, Muslims and Jews. After describing the visit as "positive, important, a step forward,&rdquo Avner Shalev, chairman of the Yad Vashem directorate, echoed the sentiments of some other Jewish leaders by saying that he was disappointed that "the pope did not mention the Nazi German perpetrators&rdquo of the Holocaust. Some leaders also expressed regret that the pope did not address what they believe to be the church's own failures during World War II. At an interfaith dialogue event shortly afterward, the pope told the group that in a world that has in some ways become "deaf to the divine,&rdquo religions must give common witness to God's rightful place in the world.
The event was interrupted when a Muslim cleric seized a microphone and denounced the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, prompting some participants to walk out and precipitating an early end to the program.
Western Wall. The pope made a morning visit on May 12 to the Dome of the Rock, revered by Muslims as the place from which Mohammed ascended to heaven. He told Islamic leaders there that Christians, Muslims and Jews have a "grave responsibility&rdquo to expand dialogue and to mend divisions. The pope then went to the Western Wall, a site sacred to Jews. Taking a piece of paper on which he had written a prayer, the pope firmly folded it into quarters and placed it in a crevice of the Wall. He then stood in silent prayer for two minutes while facing the massive stones of the Wall, the only remnant of the Jewish Second Temple, destroyed by the Romans in the year 70 A.D.
The text of Benedict's prayer began: "God of all the ages, on my visit to Jerusalem, the 'City of Peace,&rsquo spiritual home to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, I bring before you the joys, the hopes and the aspirations, the trials, the suffering and the pain of all your people throughout the world.&rdquo Pope Benedict's prayer asked God to "hear the cry of the afflicted, the fearful, the bereft send your peace upon this Holy Land, upon the Middle East, upon the entire human family [and] stir the hearts of all who call upon your name, to walk humbly in the path of justice and compassion.&rdquo The pope ended his prayer with a quote from the Book of Lamentations: "The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.&rdquo
Mount of Olives. Standing below the Mount of Olives, where Scripture records that Jesus wept for Jerusalem, Benedict urged the region's Christians to stay in the Holy Land and work for harmony among its people. Those who love Jerusalem want to see the city "as a prophecy and promise of that universal reconciliation and peace which God desires for the whole human family,&rdquo the pope said in his homily during an outdoor Mass there. "Sadly, beneath the walls of this same city, we are also led to consider how far our world is from the complete fulfillment&rdquo of the prophecy of Jerusalem as a city of peace, he added. In Jerusalem today, "hope continues to battle despair, frustration and cynicism, while the peace which is God's gift and call continues to be threatened by selfishness, conflict, division and the burden of past wrongs.&rdquo
Like many of the events, the Mass was tinged with politics. Welcoming the pope, Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem said Palestinians dream of a "free and independent&rdquo state of their own while the people of Israel dream of living in their state in peace and security. The patriarch said the Catholic community is shrinking, mainly because of emigration due to the "just occupation&rdquo of Palestinian land by Israel and "all its humiliation.&rdquo The pope asked the city's Christians to hang on to the hope that comes from Jesus&rsquo resurrection and to demonstrate that hope to others by "bearing witness to the power of forgiveness and showing forth the church's deepest nature as the sign and sacrament of a humanity reconciled, renewed and made one in Christ.&rdquo Israeli police said about 5,000 people attended the Mass.
The pope's pilgrimage to the Holy Land concluded with visits to Bethlehem and Nazareth on May 13 and 14.


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Spanish GP 2008
Thursday Press Conference
DRIVERS: Rubens BARRICHELLO (Honda), PEDRO DE LA ROSA (McLaren Mercedes), Fernando ALONSO (Renault), Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari)
Q: Pedro, how much has your role changed this year? Are you still doing pretty much what you have always been doing?
Pedro de la ROSA: My role is pretty much unchanged. Obviously, we are very limited on mileage during the testing season and we have to maximise every mile we do and every set of tyres. From that point of view it hasn't changed at all.
Q: So perhaps you can describe what that is.
De la Rosa: It is the normal work that a test driver needs to do. First of all you have to be at every grand prix as a reserve driver and that's why I am here. Secondly at the test sessions I am testing anything that is required by the team, backing all that work up in the simulation facilities at Woking and being of any help for the team. It is very similar to before but basically doing less kilometres at the track and spending more time in the simulator, so it is great fun.
Q: You are not frustrated at not racing?
De la Rosa: Yes, of course it is frustrating not racing. I have to be realistic as I am at that point of my career where I don't have many more years left. Not because of me but because of the other people's perception unfortunately. Every year that goes by it is just getting closer to a point where I won't be able to race again. I am aware of that. I am a realistic person and I am just hoping that something happens for me.
Q: Lewis had a little blip at the last race. How were you able to help him during that weekend and how have you been able to help him since?
De la Rosa: A blip? What do you mean? A blip could mean also to go up. We hope that the blip comes here. Yes, he had a bad weekend but all we can do from the team's point of view is to make sure that we make it as simple as possible for him not to make any mistakes. That's what we have been focussing on for the past few weeks, to make sure that this won't happen again. Not that he has to change anything, but from our point of view we make sure that is simpler for him to activate everything he has to from the cockpit.
Q: Does your role include driver coach, giving advice to drivers or anything like that?
De la Rosa: That's not a part which is included in my contract but obviously I am just trying to be helpful for everyone. I am just trying to listen as much as I can and know what the biggest problems are. For example this afternoon I will walk around the track and see if there is anything I can see. During test sessions I am driving around the corners on the side-road just to see with my eyes if I can help. If I see anything I don't like I go to the guys and I just tell them. I am very open and they can rely on me fully. They know I will always help, that's my role.
Q: Rubens, I think in Turkey it will be 257 times you have turned up to a race. Looking back at the last race you didn't look like a driver about to retire, giving Fernando quite a hard time. What was that like?
Rubens BARRICHELLO: It was bad. We were fighting for 10th place. I wish it were first and second. That would have been a lot better. He was having plenty of problems with his rear wing and I was having a lot of understeer on the car. Unfortunately in Formula One nowadays it is still very impossible to overtake. Hopefully in the future, if slicks really come into play, that will be the way to go. To play with a lot less aerodynamic devices and with a lot more grip from the ground and from the tyre that will give us the chance to follow other cars. As soon as I caught him I turned the revs down because there was nothing I could do. I was five kph slower on the straight. I feel very motivated. You talk to the young guys and they are all sort of fed up with F1, too much to do, PR. My life has kept on getting better and better. The first year with Honda I really did a lot of PR. But they put things in place and I am focussing and putting my energy on the car. I have been working quite hard. Last week I did 140 laps around Barcelona which I thought was phenomenal. I still feel young on that side. I am just going to prove Pedro wrong. I think I have many more years left.
Q: Going back to the car. Do you think you are close to scoring points?
Barrichello: We had a god improvement last week and obviously the first race was what it was and we would have finished in the points already with the car. But the first race is always a bit crazy anyway. In Malaysia we were far out and in Bahrain we had the pace but we did not have the straight line speed to overtake. But I think we are very close to the points. I think Barcelona is open on that. The car is a good time better. I don't know how much improvement the others made because last week was very difficult to read. It was slicks on the car, people with less fuel and more fuel, so it was really difficult to see. But the car is better - definitely better. We have made an improvement and hopefully that is going to put us on Q3 all the time and that will lead us to points and more.
Q: It would be a nice way to celebrate your record. Apparently the celebrations are going to last several races?
Barrichello: There is a little bit of confusion. You ask everyone and the numbers seem to go up and down, so we decided to take Turkey because that is the races I have taken part in. The ones that are not happy with that, because it seems too early, then we have three races to celebrate - the Brazilian way.
Q: Fernando, the car has been modified quite a lot. Outward particularly - things that we can see - but obviously inwardly as well. How are you feeling about the modifications since Bahrain?
Fernando ALONSO: I think we made a step forward in terms of competitiveness of the car and we will see this weekend what the result is. I think as Rubens said last week it was difficult to read times as it was a mix of slick tyre and more or less fuel between the teams, so you know we tried to concentrate on our performance and our car and I think we gained a couple of tenths in the car. We will see if it is able or not to make us easy in Q3 and not have the problems we had in the first few races and hopefully regularly get in the points. Obviously we were in Australia, we just had one point in Sepang and were not in the points in Bahrain. This is not possible for us, so we need to raise our level and hopefully here is the starting point.
Q: You have been in the top four here for the last five years including a win from pole position. What are the chances of maintaining that record?
Alonso: Very difficult this year. It is true that every time I come here to my home grand prix I had always the possibility to fight for the pole position and fight for the victory. If not, the podium was a real possibility always. This year I don't think it is a real possibility, just a dream as it was in the first few races. Something strange needs to happen during the race if we want to reach the podium now. Hopefully this will be the first step we need to do during this season to be close to the podium. Sooner or later we need to start improving the car and I think this race will be the first opportunity to see if we are going in the right direction.
Q: The President of Ferrari had some interesting comments to make about your chances of joining Ferrari in the near future it would seem. Did they come as a surprise to you?
Alonso: No. I have nothing to say. People talk about me, normally very often, which is good. It seems I am quite famous here. Part of that I respect everybody.
Q: A lot of the press thought that you would be going to Ferrari next year. But you weren't expecting to?
Alonso: I don't expect anything. This is only the fourth race of the championship. I try to be better and better every year - a better driver. This year will be a tough season for me. It seems I will race in the middle of the group always, so at the end of the year I will be a better driver and for next year we will see.
Q: Kimi, what does it mean for you to be leading the championship at this time of the year, coming here for the start of the European season?
KIMI RAIKKONEN: Of course it's nice but the season is only a few races old. It is a long way to go and it doesn't help if you are leading now and you can't keep it up and lead when it really matters. But so far it has been pretty okay. It could have been better at the start of the season but we are leading in the points, so I need to be happy.
Q: You won here in 2005 but it hasn't been a fantastic circuit for you this one, has it?
Raikkonen: No, last year we didn't finish. I think we only did nine laps in the race. I can't remember all the things that have happened here but usually they are not very good results. It can turn around. Hopefully this year we can be strong and finish the race at least. We will see how it goes tomorrow.
Q: How do you feel about the modifications made to your car since Bahrain?
Raikkonen: I don't really have a clear picture about it. I did four or five laps in the dry and it was a bit damp. The team is happy how we improved the car and we brought some new parts and they seem to work. It should be better. I tried the new front on a few laps on intermediates, so we will see how it goes over the weekend, how the car goes. It should be better than it was in previous races.
Q: So tomorrow will be a real discovery for you in comparison?
Raikkonen: I have been here before in dry conditions and every time you improve the car it should make it better. We have some work to do but I think for sure we can be fast here.
Q: (Livio Oricchio - O Estado de Sao Paulo) To Alonso, can you confirm you are using the mass damper here? If you are, is it a new motivation for you and your team to improve in the championship?
Alonso: No, we are not using the mass damper. We are using a different concept of suspension but most of the teams are using it already, so we just will be similar to everybody from this race.
Q: (Dan Knutson - National Speed Sport News) Kimi, how do you see the hierarchy between Ferrari, McLaren and BMW? Is the fight between the two of you or is BMW also a threat now?
Raikkonen: I mean they were second best in the last race, so for sure they are there. I think it all depends from race to race. If you look at the last couple of races they are very similar and we are a little bit ahead of them. I don't know how it is going to be here. We need to wait and see really but it is going to be close between all the three teams.
Q: (Anne Giuntini - L'Equipe) Pedro, has your role this season with two quite young drivers become even more major than it was last season with Fernando in the team?
De la Rosa: No, it is exactly the same really. The only thing for me that changes, that is more demanding every year for a test driver, is that you have very little kilometres available to you and whenever you are sat behind the wheel driving you have to be fully prepared. There is no room to have a run to feel warm and feel the car again. You have to prepare very well physically outside of the car because you are not that often in the car. That for me is the biggest challenge and maximising every kilometre you have. Every kilometre is a jewel you have and you have to use it. That's why I think my experience is important. But from a driving point of view, the fact that they are young and Heikki being new to the team, it hasn't changed much really. Fernando was new to the team last year, so it was a little bit the same.
Q: (Paolo Ianieri - La Gazzetta dello Sport) Fernando, were you expecting some bigger improvements from the test?
Alonso: No not really. We had what we were expecting and we are quite happy with the car and the improvement we did. But, as I said, maybe we will not be happy anymore tomorrow when we see the others and they are quick as well. I think we did a god job and probably the others teams did a good job as well. It is just a matter of which team took the biggest step and we are optimistic we can improve, but we must improve what we did in the first few races. So let's start from this race.
Q: (Toni Lopez - La Vanguardia) Question for Pedro and Fernando, today, the FIA has launched a campaign against racism. Do you agree that it starts here and now in Barcelona?
De la Rosa: He's a two-time World Champion, he should take...
Alonso: He's from Barcelona, so...
De la Rosa: I don't really know what to say. I was not aware of that and all I can say is that the Spanish people will show to the world how good they are this weekend, and how good historically they've been. We've never had any problems here before and we will never have (them again). Wait and see. But I was not aware of this campaign or anything to be honest.
Alonso: Same. I was not aware but this weekend it will be OK and it will always be OK here. Everybody will be able to see that.
Q: (Jerome Bourret - L'Equipe) To Kimi and Fernando, can you imagine, during your career, racing two hundred and sixty GPs or will you be fed up with the PR etc before that point?
Raikkonen: What, whether I will do two hundred and sixty something races? I don't even know how many I have now but probably not.
Alonso: I don't know, I don't know. I don't think so either. I don't know how many I have at the moment either, but 260 seems too many years.
Barrichello: By the time that I finish I will have three hundred anyway, so...
Alonso: The problem is Rubens. Without Rubens you can go for the record but with him it will be tough.
Q: (Dan Knutson - National Speed Sport News) After the test here there was a lot of discussion about the coming ban of tyre warming blankets. A lot of series don't have tyre-warming blankets and have pit stops. Is that going to be a problem for F1, to have this ban?
De la Rosa: My personal point of view is that obviously it's a matter of safety. Running without tyre warmers, tyre blankets, obviously increases the chances... or makes the speed difference between the car that comes out of the pit lane and the car that is on a flying lap much greater, so the possibility of an accident is higher. We have seen the bigger accidents over the past few years happen when one car is slower than another, not necessarily a car is stopped on the track. The speed difference is a safety issue for me, that's my point of view, so that's what I am saying. I've raced all my career without tyre warmers but it's quite different in Formula One, mainly because the compounds or the compound-operating window is very narrow in Formula One. So until they are at a very high temperature, they do not work at all. In other categories you have a much more progressive build-up of temperature and grip, so it's easier. I find it more difficult here.
Barrichello: Well, I think there are good and bad points to be honest. On the one hand people want to see some overtaking which is fair. We all want to see that, but the problem is that I think Formula One could become quite boring. People will invent a car that has a big tank again and whoever stays on the track gains the advantage of that one pit stop. I think at the end of the day it will become a little bit too much like IndyCars or something like that which is fine, but I think Formula One is about the competitiveness of what's going on on the track. To add to that, I've also raced throughout my whole career before Formula One without tyre blankets but I never saw something like this. You go out of the pits and you already have a chance to spin out of the garage, and when you get to the first corner, it's like an ice rink and so with that, if you get conditions like we've had at Nurburgring in the past or any race that is very cold and we take the wrong tyres, then it's going to be very, very dangerous.
Alonso: Yes, same thing. I think it's dangerous. As Pedro says, the speed difference between the cars and as Rubens said, the races will become boring because you need to stay on the track. When you pit, over the next two laps you will be eight seconds slower, so you cannot be creative with the strategy or anything like that, so it will become more boring. I know that in some other categories they don't have tyre blankets like IndyCars, but they don't have any corners either, they go around. I think Formula One is different, the compounds are different and as Rubens said, we should look for the maximum performance in the car. We are in Formula One, so it needs to be the peak of motor sports. And (the notion of) saving costs is a little bit ridiculous.
Raikkonen: I haven't run the tyres at all, so I don't really have any idea how it will be but I heard that, as Rubens and everybody else said, it's going to be very difficult, so I'm not really in the right place to say. But if it's purely for saving money, it's the wrong place to save money. It's not much and they are going to spend the same money somewhere else anyhow, so...
Q: So Pedro, is the GPDA planning to do anything about this?
De la Rosa: Well, first of all we are going to talk between ourselves to see what is the majority agreement of the GPDA and then we will act accordingly. We are very relaxed about it, we are not in a hurry. We were waiting until this week, because I tested the tyres at Jerez back in early December, I think, and it was extremely dangerous. It was very cold and I nearly put the car into the pit wall, just coming out of the garage. The car didn't turn and I nearly hit the wall, so it would have been quite embarrassing if I had done so, but I just avoided a stupid accident. And then, when we came here, Bridgestone has made some further steps and now the tyres are easier to warm up, so they are working at a lower temperature range. They are still difficult; we were waiting for these tests to happen, so that we could have a meeting between the drivers who had done the tests with the tyres and then decide accordingly. We are pretty relaxed, we just know that the FIA will listen to us and we just have to be sure that we all have the same criteria, that's all.
Q: (Livio Oricchio - O Estado de Sao Paulo) To all of you, considering the information about the 2009 aerodynamic package that you have, do you think it's a good direction for Formula One? Will it be easier to drive, easier to overtake?
Barrichello: I think it follows the rule that I think all drivers want which is less aero and better mechanical grip, but whether it will be good or not is a bit too far ahead to know. But I think it is, it's a step that... Honestly, I don't know how we got into the grooves. We raced go-karts, formula cars and everything on slick tyres and all of sudden, for a boy who dreamed of racing in Formula One, they have this tyre that is just ugly. Of course, Bridgestone has done a super job with the tyres because we are going faster and faster, but you saw last week that when we put slick tyres back on the cars, even though it was a hard compound, we went 2.5s faster. That's the way it should be: slick tyres.
De la Rosa: I would add that where we are, or where we think that the regulations should be for next year, or what I am aware of, is that it's definitely in the right direction. These new regulations come from a thorough study by the technical working group and everyone involved in the FIA and there's some scientific proof that less downforce and more mechanical grip will improve overtaking opportunities. Still, Formula One will always be Formula One, it's going to be more difficult than motorbikes - here in Spain there's always this tendency of comparing both - and we just have to be aware of that. It's definitely in the right direction. I am very comfortable with that.
Barrichello: Back in '98, when I first tested the tyre, I had a crash that I really thought I was going to stop, but because of the lack of mechanical grip caused by the tyre, I kept on spinning and crashed. So I think we depend a lot on the grip level of the tyre. If we have the whole tyre on the ground, it's going to help a lot on the safety side as well.
Q: (Carlos Miquel - Diario AS) Kimi, do you agree with Montezemolo when he says it might not be good for Ferrari to have Fernando Alonso as your team-mate?
Raikkonen: (Laughs) It's better that I don't say anything.


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It came to my attention Saturday that a group using the community room at the Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library was the OC Writers Guild, which has been meeting weekly since July 2011.
This group, which met through http://www.meetup.com, has aspiring writers as young as 15 and older than 70. Of the 130 members, 15 to 20 meet weekly to write a piece on a particular subject and then share it with the other members for comments.
Two other groups of this guild meet at the library once or twice a month. These are the published writers, or those who have a book or article ready for a publisher. Meeting in groups of six or eight, members critique what has been written.
According to the website, the group was established to create a "community of writers that can learn from each other on many different levels, whether this is through critique groups, free writing, reading, talking, etc."
Group co-Director Lisa Congdon says writers of all levels are welcome to join.
Groups like this are one of the reasons for meeting rooms in libraries. Additionally, there is a real need for smaller meeting rooms — think five or six people — where students can study together, small community committees can meet, and tutors can work with their students.
There is the possibility that one or two small study rooms could be added to the Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library. The best time to do that would be when the delayed roof repairs are being done — a few months from now, if things go as planned.
There is no possibility of any addition to the Mesa Verde Library because the building's infrastructure is inadequate and far out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Yes, I know, I have been on this soap box before — it is just that I continually hope that more people will become involved in planning future library space in Costa Mesa.
Thanksgiving Holiday
All three Costa Mesa libraries will be closed Nov. 22 and 23 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Events at the Mesa Verde Library
Remember the children's monthly raffle, where each child has a chance to win a new book, toy, stationery and other goodies. Call the library at (714) 546-5274 and ask for the Children's Desk for details.
Preschool Storytime continues at 11 a.m. Tuesdays, with fun stories, songs and crafts. From 3 to 4 p.m. children can play with the Lego collection to make cars, planes, action figures, animals or whatever else comes to mind. Pajama Storytime will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 21.
The Friends of the Costa Mesa Libraries Book Club is at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Friends' bookstore behind the library. The book selection for November is "Still Life," by Louise Penny.
A special sale of all hardback mystery books with red labels continues until Sunday at the Friends bookstore at Mesa Verde Library. These books will be $1 each. Call the Friends' number at (714) 438-0517 for information.
Events at the Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
This year the library is holding its third annual recipe raffle.
Each year around this time library patrons are asked to submit their favorite recipes. Everyone who enters a recipe is placed in a raffle to win a prize. The recipe raffle began Nov. 1. Submit your recipe by Tuesday for a chance to win.
Thanksgiving Tales Storytime will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Call the library at (949) 646-8845 for information.
Toddler Storytime is at 11 a.m. Tuesdays.
The Mystery Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 27 to discuss "A Catered Thanksgiving," by Isis Crawford.
MARY ELLEN GODDARD produced this column on behalf of the Friends of Costa Mesa Libraries, the Costa Mesa Library Foundation and the three Costa Mesa branches of the Orange County Public Libraries.


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Crucial investment
In recent weeks, Gov. Sam Brownback has been touring college campuses in support of public higher education. His budget calls for stable funding and targeted investments in growing and vital areas of the higher education system to support the recovery and growth of the Kansas economy. The Board of Regents is grateful for the governor's efforts on behalf of a strong higher education system.
In order to grow tax rolls, Kansas needs new businesses to succeed, existing businesses to grow, and more people working. Achieving a higher education credential, from a technical or community college or a university, is the best way to ensure Kansans are the first choice of current and future employers; and to ensure that businesses invest in Kansas with confidence.
Nearly 7 percent of Kansans are enrolled at a public higher education institution right now. Their investment in higher education is their pro-growth strategy. And, more than 60 percent of Kansans have obtained some higher education.
Clearly, a majority of Kansans realize higher education is crucial to the future of the state.
We applaud the governor for advocating for his higher education budget. If we want Kansas to grow, it is time to make investments that support growth. Providing stable higher education funding is an investment in the growth of the human and intellectual capital of Kansas ... it is an investment in the future of our state and our citizens.
Tim Emert, Regents chairman; Fred Logan, vice chairman; and Andy Tompkins, president and CEO


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(Reuters) - United States goalkeeper Tim Howard looks set to miss crucial World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Mexico later this month after his English club Everton said he had two fractured bones in his back.
Howard sustained the injury against Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup fifth round replay ten days ago and Everton manager David Moyes said he would be out for several weeks.
"He has broken two bones in his back. We don't think he will be out for the season," Moyes told the team's official website.
"We are not sure how long Tim will be out for because, obviously with a goalkeeper, he has to dive around and hit the ground.
"I have let him go away for a few days. It might be that, if everything goes well, he misses next week's game as well and then because of the international break he might be close after the rest because that would be four weeks."
U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann is likely to call on Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan for the March 22 qualifier against Costa Rica in Denver, Colorado and the game away to Mexico four days later at the Azteca stadium.
The U.S. lost their opening game in the final qualifying round in the CONCACAF region to Honduras.
Three of the six remaining nations will qualify automatically for the World Cup finals in Brazil in 2014.
Moyes said his goalkeeper only needed time to rest for the injury to become less painful.
"He has two fractures, but they are not bones that are supporting anything," he said. "It is off the spine. They are not weight-bearing. It just needs a bit of healing time.
"It is not like a pure fracture where you need to wait to look at it. It is a question of whether he can cope with the pain. The bones will heal themselves but it's not good."
Reporting by Simon Evans in Miami, editing by Nick Mulvenney


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[Illinois] Biophotonics 2012: Photonic Crystal Enhanced Fluorescence Imaging
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Meng Lu, who will be joining the ECpE department as an assistant professor in January 2013, believes that label-free biosensors, which use biological or chemical receptors to detect analytes, will make the leap from laboratory research to applications in a variety of disciplines, including medical screening, pharmaceutical research, and environmental testing.
"In the past decade, the photonic biosensor community has demonstrated many label-free sensing technologies, but most of them are still in the proof-of-concept stage. Eventually, I expect to see label-free technology become an indispensable tool in biology laboratories," says Lu, due the devices' potential portability, sensitivity, cost effectiveness, and rapid results.
Lu's background brings together an understanding of the rigors of academic research with the commercial demands of the private sector, a key strength in translating developing technologies to commercial use.
Currently a postdoctoral research associate at the Illinois Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Lu is leading a team of graduate and undergraduate students to develop a microscopy tool enhanced by a label-free biosensor. The microscope, Lu says, can quantify cell behaviors including adhesion, communication, migration, and apoptosis.
In the private sector, Lu served as a research scientist at SRU Biosystems in Woburn, Massachusetts, a startup company marketing a high-throughput label-free detection tool used in drug discovery and life sciences. There, Lu was responsible for developing the next generation sensor and expanding the product line.
"That was a very challenging job. In industry, you must study the market frequently to bring the product of highest quality to the broadest range of consumers, and industrial research usually requires a rapid turnover," he explains. "In a university setting, we can afford to work on a technology that will demonstrate potential in the next ten years."
Lu has also worked on a research project, his favorite to date, which developed a cancer biomarker detector currently being developed for point-of-care applications. The technology was created using an antibody microarray on a sub-wavelength grating substrate.
"This technology offers the possibility to analyze human blood, detect disease biomarkers at low concentrations, and provide instant results that help a doctor diagnose a disease at its early stage," explains Lu. "The biomarkers we were looking for are traceable substances associated with certain types of diseases. With the improved sensitivity and the multiplex microarray format, the approach can provide more accurate determination of complicated diseases like cancers."
His research group at Iowa State will develop biosensors carrying nanoscale patterns that are capable of quantifying biomolecular interactions and cell behaviors.
"My research effort at Iowa State will be dedicated to designing, prototyping, and testing optical sensor systems for high sensitivity, high throughput, portability, and resolution… In the long term, I believe the technology we invent in our lab can be eventually commercialized and become a useful tool in research and clinic laboratories," says Lu.
Lu was encouraged to pursue his field of research by his thesis advisor and associate professor Brian Cunningham at the Illinois Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory.
"He (Cunningham) is a genius of technology with novel ideas and is also a well-known entrepreneur," Lu says. "The way he innovates inspires me; it's a precious experience to see how he transferred a technology from laboratory to industry."
Lu received his bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2002 and his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2008.
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The Cleveland Browns made it official Thursday, announcing the worst-kept secret in the NFL: Norv Turner is coming aboard as the team's offensive coordinator.
New Browns coach Rob Chudzinkski worked under Turner in San Diego and now has hired his former boss to his staff. It's a coup for Chudzinski to get one of the most experienced offensive minds in the game to work under him. Turner has developed quarterbacks everywhere he has coached and is a noted play-caller. We'd expect Chudzinski to hand play-calling duties to Turner.
The Browns also named other staff members: Brad Roll (strength & conditioning), Mike Sullivan (offensive line) and Scott Turner (wide receivers). Chris Tabor (special teams coordinator) and George Warhop (offensive line) will be retained from last season's staff.
"Norv has been one of the most respected offensive coaches in the NFL over the last 25 to 30 years, and he has had a tremendous amount of success at each one of his stops -- as a position coach, coordinator and head coach," Chudzinski said in a statement released by the Browns. "I was able to learn a great deal in the time that I worked for him in San Diego, and I expect that having him as our offensive coordinator will make a big impact on that side of the ball."
It speaks well for Chudzinski that Turner respects him enough that he is willing to work under him. Turner had options for jobs elsewhere around the NFL. You can question Turner's ability as a head coach, but he always has been effective as an offensive coordinator. That's why he has been hired as a head coach on three occasions.
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Like most of California, San Francisco has been experiencing a heat wave during the past few days. And when I say heat wave, I mean temperatures in the 80s. You may laugh, but 80 is considered hot in these parts. "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" is a quote (mistakenly) attributed to Mark Twain. Regardless of the origin, there is some truth to the saying (just ask any tourist), that is, until late August or early September. That's when the San Francisco summer really begins. We can bask in some summer warmth during these final summer days and into the start of autumn as well.
What better way to celebrate the season than to throw a party? That's exactly what Ivonne of Cream Puffs In Venice and Lisa of La Mia Cucina are doing. La Festa al Fresco is a virtual patio party and they've invited everyone. All they ask is that guests bring a party dish featuring a fresh, seasonal ingredient. I chose black friar plums and blackberries for my upside down polenta cake. The polenta adds a nice crunch to this not too sweet cake from the August 2007 issue of BHG. The original recipe called for an assortment of berries, but the plums were too good to pass up. But feel free to use blueberries, raspberries or even huckleberries (if you are lucky enough to find some). See you at the party!
Upside Down Polenta Cake
(adapted from Better Homes & Garden August 2007)
3/4 cup fresh plums, chopped
1/2 cup fresh blackberries
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup polenta
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp lemon or orange zest
2 large eggs, at room temp
2/3 cup whole milk, at room temp
1/3 cup canola oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Icing (optional)
1/3 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp milk
2 tsp lemon or orange juice
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour an 8-inch round cake pan. Line bottom with a parchment paper circle and butter paper.
Arrange blackberries and chopped plums in the bottom of your prepared pan. In a large bowl, stir together flour, polenta, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In another bowl, whisk sugar and zest. Whisk in eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Add egg mixture to flour mixture all at once. Stir until just combined.
Pour batter over fruit and spread evenly. Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of pan to loosen cake. Invert onto a cake rack. Remove parchment paper.
Optional icing: Whisk sugar, milk and juice until smooth. Spoon over or lightly brush on warm cake.


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Desert Storm, circa 1990, Women of War
"Operation Petticoat"
By the Leaders of the art group"HolyLand" (1988-91), Reverend Ralph and Doctor Brett.
Photography by John Eder.
This shot was part of a series for a Calendar.
Hmmm. You just got to wonder who the models are. I'm not at liberty to disclose their identity... but the one in the middle.. she went by the name of Dudette. She was studying Fine Art at the Art School in the mountains, and frequently modeled for students.


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I'd like the experts here to weigh in on this. I've been hearing a lot of claims about the better IAQ you get with geothermal systems. In my mind, a forced air system is still a forced air system,…Continue
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I wash, dry, and fold approximately 10 loads of laundry per week. It is a constant logistical challenge to allocate enough time for these sequential chores.
Imagine what would happen if it took twice as long to dry the clothes. I'd be frantically drying my kids' soccer uniforms with a hair dryer, while they paced about in that "My world is ending and it's all your fault!" sort of way that teenagers are famous for. What parent needs more…Continue
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My home is heated and cooled with a geothermal heat pump – also known as a ground source heat pump. I was sold on the idea of geothermal heating and cooling for the same reasons that I suspect most homeowners are:
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Want to buy quite a few,which are the best value.
Want to buy quite a few,which are the best value.
Easy Life
Fox do a PVA bag with a plastic loader and ring the do them in 55mm by 120mm so pretty close to what you are after. I'm been using them for a few years now and more than happy with them, albeit in a different size.
I found the fox system is good, but the bags taste foul, and are very thin. They have an acrid bitter taste. I have some of the PVA Bag Company extra thick bags from some time ago, which are excellent, but i have yet to find anything available now comparable in terms of strength. I'd be interested if anyone knows of a strong pva bag that won't burst on impact with the water.
Used 4thirds before, but not for a couple of years as been using stringers(ssshhh)
Used to be good and good value
Korda ones are quite thick I use the xs ones just round the hook bait or the fox ones for sticking the whole rig/lead in and never had a problem with splitting
The korda ones are very tough. I use the xs size and put the whole rig & lead in. You can be really rough with them and they don't split.
Mo's PVA used to sell good bags at good prices.
CVbaitandtackle (google it) sell cheap pva and all sort of sizes


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Opinion: Can Democracy Take Root In Afghanistan?
Editorial page editor Paul Gigot on weekend presidential elections and record voter turnout. Photo credit: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... I ... the ... while ... looking the IP Monday I'm Mary Kissel ... I can stream to the polls this weekend to vote for a new president ... in a stream they are in record numbers ... in democracy taking root in the country of that editorial page editor Paul GBO joining me now off ... a record turnout figures so what's your reaction we saw this numbers generally very good news I think it's a great demonstration of the people of Afghanistan ... really do not wanna go on to that elbow room return to that and they want to like somebody who ... they think will improve their lives so I mean is a big step forward ... now to frontrunners I'd given the initial vote council had to quell the finals ... I do love to law and I'd try Afghani ... are these two guys that America can work with yes I think the answer is yes we've had them both in here ... Gandhi is a ... it's a technocrat former World Bank official former finance minister didn't do too well the last election and again partly because he was deemed ... technocrat padi since formed alliances ... with others in the country and the Datsun reservoir Mendillo dos panel beating ... political figure in Afghanistan for more than a decade he's presented GE and a push to ... the push to stop course are the dominant ethnic repair ... but he has ... roots in the two G North West ... so it's it's interesting I think that either one of them would be somebody who that we could do we could do very good this ... is how it Karzai's influence waning ... yes I mean obviously he's not gonna be the ... president the next time he's been trying to ... to assert himself through other candidates is widely believed that his favorite candidate was a fourth former foreign ministers only resell who apparently didn't do as well in the voting although we're going have to wait and see ... we'd be happy about that Karzai's difficult part ... he very difficult part I mean I think ... I think the country needs a fresh start ... I really do I think that of the Obama administration botched ... the ended the ... relationship with Karzai and poison so much of what's happened since ... aam ... yell Karzai was an ... important transition figure I after the fall that olive on but I think he has no one has welcome ... I've been to not just us but to the Afghan people are you worried about what happens after U S troops leave the country ... well I'm hoping we don't we ... I mean that's still a possibility it is a possibility there's a negotiation going forward it's actually done bilateral security agreement to keep ... some ... portion of American troops behind is not totally completed Karzai has refused to sign that the part I think out of pique with the Obama administration but both of the leading candidates have promised a sign that all of the leading candidates promise to sign it ... and so I hope we can maintain a presence there ... that provides ... him the ten thousand or more troops I would mind seeing twenty really like you know we haven't been in Korea ... on the up and provide intelligence to provide their assets ... provide training continued training for the Afghan police ... and army in them remember we gotta keep an eye on the border regions where al Qaeda's leadership still wins the to keep them on the ground ... well ... I'm outside is ... hopefully still on the front although it seems to be spreading and so ... yes ... it's that they're in high


text: Weed Warriors: Resistance Red Flags January 25, 2013 08:51 PM Tweet After a drought, it can be difficult to determine whether weed escapes are simply that or, worse still, the start of a resistance problem in your field. © ANNA MCBRAYER TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ben Potter AgWeb Social Media and Innovation Editor Email Are those weeds resistant? Here are the warning signs The 2012 drought caused a complex network of agronomic challenges for farmers. Now, they can add another one to their list: the drought has made it harder to spot herbicide-resistant weeds. Fortunately, there are some resistance "red flags" that farmers can use to more accurately diagnose problems, says Mark Peterson, global biology leader for the Enlist Weed Control System at Dow AgroSciences. "The most important thing is to walk fields and ask if weed escapes are occurring in any kind of pattern," he says. "A pattern could indicate a plugged nozzle or a sprayer that drove too wide. In the early stages of resistance, seeds from a resistant individual can also create patches." Another red flag is observing a variety of weed sizes. If only big weeds escaped, there's a better chance that the herbicide was sprayed too late or at an improper rate. The presence of large, medium and small weeds could indicate that resistance is at work. Even the weed species itself can be a red flag, Peterson contends. "The top species tend to be some type of amaranth, marestail or ragweed species," he says. "They also produce a lot of seeds—such as pigweed—or have seeds that are easily relocated—such as marestail." This last point has resulted in Midwestern weed scientists warning farmers to be wary of equipment or even manure that comes from areas with established resistant weed populations or from cows that were fed cottonseed meal. Resistant or not, Ohio State University Extension weed scientist Mark Loux says any weeds that survive a drought might be harder to kill. That's because during extended dry conditions, weeds grow more slowly and develop thicker cuticles on leaf surfaces, which can reduce herbicide movement throughout the plant. Therefore, weed specialists say, a more aggressive burndown program might be in order in advance of the 2013 planting season. Zemax herbicide from Syngenta joins a group of several effective burndown options that further diversify modes of action to stave off the spread of resistant weeds. "Based on the same capsule-suspension formulation technology as Halex GT corn herbicide, Zemax combines two active ingredients—mesotrione and S-metolachlor—into one product with optimized handling and physical properties," explains Johnny Reynolds, senior group leader of herbicide formulation development for Syngenta. Increasingly, zero-tolerance pigweed policies are the norm for farmers everywhere—whether or not the weeds are actually resistant to any herbicide. "I treat them all as if they were resistant and kill them all," says John Everitt, Monsanto technology development representative. His advice to farmers: "Start clean and stay clean." Three Resistance Options University of Tennessee row crop weed specialist Larry Steckel has seen more resistant weeds than he'd care to admit. He knows that control options can quickly become limited—especially when some resistant species, such as pigweed and waterhemp, can grow more than 2" per day. When resistant weeds have spread from patches of a field to the entire field, Steckel says you have three options: "Till the field and replant it." "Hit the resistant weeds with a PPO over and over." "Let it go." You can e-mail Ben Potter at email@example.com. Back to news


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A Tragic End for a Father of Many in Williams County, Ohio
Divorce, 1882
By Pamela Lash
MB Plummer married the couple in Wms Co on 20 Nov 1879 (Bryan
Democrat, 27 Nov 1879; Marriage V4 p656).
The bride being only 17 was given permission by her father to marry Charles.
Frances was the daughter of David Daniel and Margaret Gusler Deck,
natives of Huntington Co, PA and Allegany Co, MD, respectively; this couple
was married in Wms Co, OH on 7 Aug 1856 (Marriages V2 p168). In the 1860
Washington Twp, Defiance Co, OH federal census PO Ney p411, the Deck family
was listed as D. 25 PA, Margaret 21 MD, Emery 3 OH, and Arthur 9/12 OH.
Having moved to Bryan, the family was listed in the 1870 Pulaski Twp,
Wms Co, OH federal census p161, as David Deck 36 PA, Margaret 32 MD, Emery 13
OH, Arthur 10 OH, Frances 7 OH, and Adam 45 PA.
Charles Austraw, b 15 Jan 1854 in Wayne, Holmes Co, OH or Wooster,
Wayne Co, OH, was the son of William and Mary Ann Starn Austraw.
The Austraws appeared in the 1870 Pulaski Twp federal census p2, as
William 50 PA, Mary 40 OH, Charles 16 OH, George 14 OH, Willis 11 OH, and
Isabelle 5 OH.
Austraw died on 30 Jan 1875 @54Y and Charles' mother Mary sued her son who was
administrator of the deceased father's estate (Wms Co, OH Probate #1723 – 31
Mar 1875; Wms Co Civil and Criminal Court Journal 9 p51 - Nov 1876).
Mary Austraw stated that her son had control of the land and property
(Sec 33, Pulaski Twp) and he needed to distribute this to her and the other
heirs; several were minors (George, Isabelle, and Willis) who were granted
John Starn as guardian on 11 Dec 1877 (Probate #1975).
Frances Deck Austraw appeared in the Williams Co, OH Civil and Criminal
Court (Journal 11 p478 - Dec 1882; Roll 38 case number 1000 - 6 May - Nov
1882), and charged that on 3 Apr 1882 Charles refused to support Frances and
daughter Emma or to live with her. He
was guilty of extreme cruelty and use of violent language; he choked and
forced her to the floor. Charles
owned real estate in Sec 33 of Pulaski Twp, valued at $2500.
Frances feared that he would sell this and cheat and deprive her of any
financial support. She was
pregnant with another child. The court dismissed the case but Charles had to
pay court costs. David Deck, Frances' father, passed away on 25 May 1884 in
Wms Co (Death V2 p29). Frances
died of lung fever on 25 Jan 1888 @25Y 5M (Bryan Press,
2 Feb 1888). "She was the mother of four small children, one son and three
daughters; the youngest was a year old."
These children were Emma B (13 July 1880), Elgison (f – 28 July
1882), Zella/Julia (25 Dec 1884), and Virgil (10 Feb 1887).
Frances' mother, Margaret Deck, died on 13 Sept 1889 in Wms Co (Death
V2 p51).
Charles later married Mrs. Lucy E. Hamilton on 13 Nov 1892 in Wms Co
(Marriage V6 #807). Note that
this marriage date is different than the date of 3 Feb 1892, mentioned in
Charles' obit (Bryan Press, 2 June
1921). An Internet source stated that Lucy, the daughter of William and Anna
Lourchi Young, was born in Wms Co on 31 Sept 1864, although the 1900 federal
census information stated her birth as Aug 1868.
In the 1870 Center Twp, Wms Co federal census p1 there was an Asa Young
69 NJ, wife Mary A 68 NJ with son Charles 38 OH and his wife Ann 35 OH plus
their children, one of whom was a Lucy 7 OH. Another Internet source stated
that Lucy had a son, George Hamilton, from a previous marriage; there was a
Wms Co, OH marriage for George W. Hamilton and Lucy Mattice on 30 July 1887
(Marriage V5 #1024), but the bride's maiden name was listed as Mattice, not
Young. Further research needs to
be made to clear up this mystery.
In the 1900 Bryan, Pulaski Twp, Wms Co, OH federal census p159, the
Austraws lived on East Bryan Street, and were enumerated as Charles Ausstrow
Jan 1854 (46) OH, laborer, with 6 children, 4 surviving, wife Lucy, Aug 1868
(36) OH, Julia Dec 1884 (15) OH, Virgil Feb 1887 (13) OH, Earl C Nov 1892 (7)
OH, Walter O May 1894 (6) OH, Donald E Sept 1896 (3), and Edith A Dec 1899
(5/12) OH. A son, Ray, b 21 Sept
1895, had died on 5 Feb 1897 and a son Byron died 12 Jan 1897 @1Y 3M 10D
(Death V 3 p1). In the 1910
Pulaski Twp federal census p165, Charles Austrow 56 OH, married 18Y with 11
children, 8 surviving, was a shoe store clerk, listed with wife Lucy 46 OH,
and children Virgil 23 OH, Charles E 17 OH, Wallie Owen 16 OH, Donald D 12 OH,
Editha 10 OH, Adrian 8 OH, Carelton Wayne 7 OH, Juneta Pearl 4 OH, and Stephen
Lester 1 10/12 OH.
Charles committed suicide by hanging himself in his barn on 30 May 1921
@67Y 4M 15/19D and was buried in the Brown Cemetery, Center Twp. His obituary
in the Bryan Democrat, 3 June 1921,
stated that Charles "had been in abnormal mental condition for some time but
his rash act was not expected." His estate was probated on 19 Aug 1921
(#6938). Lucy died on 14 Apr 1937
and was also buried in Brown Cemetery.
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I whipped this number up in such a flurry! My New Years plans were still up in the air until the day before, so I ended up making it the day of. Sadly that means it's quality took a serious hit! but none the less, it's still wearable.
You may not be able to tell but this dress is made up from four different types of fabric. The yardage is insane, and I didn't have enough black in my stash in the same quality. So I literally used every different black I could lay my hands on. It's an odd mix of Elastane/Cotton/Wool, Rayon, Poly Georgette and then the lovely silk printed panelling.
I actually got the silk from work. It was a print strike off that was rejected. It was later altered minutely and put it into production.
A week ago I wore it to work, much to everyone's confusion."did we do that style?" "I don't remember that one!" - Nope, this is all me! (As said proudly by any seamstress just dying for someone to ask her where her dress is from.)
If you have an amazing memory, you'll remember this dress from this post.
The hem has dropped massively on the wool side, as the fabric is so heavy; particularly in contrast to the sheer lightness of the silk on the other side. But lets just call it artistic and keep that been you and I.
I actually haven't worked with silk before. It was seriously difficult! Damn, that stuff moves about like crazy. It's as if it was trying to avoid my scissors! Can anyone offer me any tips on cutting silk without it running away?
I used India tape in the hem and seams on the silk side in a bid to try to weight it down, and also to prevent any seam slippage around the hips. I'm not sure if it did anything really, but physiologically I feel like its more sturdy.
Well, no more sewing for at least a week for me now. I'm getting all packed up and ready for move day next weekend. I'm very much looking forward to it. That said I have a few more things up my sleeve to share with you shortly, Maybe even the next "Wicked Stitch".
Until Then,


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Chris (reviewed 05/09/2017)
Going to be my go to board for a while. Thanks David and Ian!!
George (reviewed 21/08/2017)
The waves were very poor and closing out, the bigger sets were dumping so decides to just try and chase the dump! It held up very well.
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Didnt get the chance to try to throw it around but it was loose enough to tell that on a clean set it will do well through the sections.
Cant wait for next weekend now!!
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Love it
Bring on september!!!!
lee (reviewed 07/07/2017)
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