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Princeton Review
Review of Princeton Review Test Prep services.
All About Princeton Review:
Customer Review of Princeton Review Company
Getting into Yale has been my dream ever since my dad talked about his fun experiences there. Working in law has been a family profession for generations, and I was excited to walk in my dad's footsteps. However, my practice SAT scores were a little lower than I wanted. As a result, I decided I needed to invest in a tutoring company that could help me succeed.
After doing a lot of research, I decided on Princeton Review. This company has many tutoring services that are designed to help people achieve the SAT score that they want. While it has many other services (which I'll briefly discuss below), I wasn't too interested in them. As a senior, I wanted to find a way to maximize my SAT scores quickly and efficiently.
In this review of Princeton Review, I will take a look at what this site offers you, how it can help improve your SAT score, and whether or not it worked for me. There are many different companies like this available on the market today.
As a result, it is important for you to know which of these companies are worth your time. Spoiler alert: Princeton Review is a pretty substantial investment. Though it isn't exactly a flawless experience, it can be beneficial to you or your child. And here's why...
The Pricing Options for Princeton Review
One thing that stood out to me right away about Princeton Review was its variety of tutoring payment options. Though pricey in many instances, they did explain what you would get from each course in a way other programs did not. For example, the self-paced program is $299 for three hours of online help and a variety of other Princeton Review courses.
Next, is the Ultimate Classroom option, which starts at $1,099. That might seem like a costly investment, but you get access to various online drills, lessons, 15 hours of tutoring time, and much more.
Other courses offered by the Princeton SAT prep company include college admission counseling for juniors and a jumpstart program for sophomores. The prices of these two programs were $1,800 and $2,099, respectively. They are advertised as a way of preparing for getting into a university by creating a strong college application. As a senior, I naturally wasn't interested in these courses.
Picking My Princeton Review Tutor
My biggest problem with the SAT was my math scores. While Yale doesn't require a large number of high-level math classes, they do expect competency. My problem is especially obvious with calculus, a math course I just couldn't understand. After looking through the various tutors available on the website, I chose one who had a Ph.D. in calculus and mathematics.
My parents and I saved up and bought the Ultimate Classroom course. After paying for the course, I received an email from my tutor asking when I wanted to schedule my sessions. I had five three-hour sessions to use, so I scheduled them out over a two-month period before the SAT. Between each session, I looked through the courses that came with my package.
The depth of the packages was pretty surprising to me. There were a lot of practice questions that I could study, as well as explanations of complex calculus ideas. The latter part was particularly helpful because it made it easier for me to understand these concepts. Before my first tutoring sessions, I found that I already grasped everything a little bit easier.
On the day of my first tutoring session, I was contacted by my tutor a few hours beforehand to confirm the appointment. I logged on about 10 minutes early, and they showed up right on time.
That promptness was a nice part of the experience. I'd heard horror stories about other tutoring services and having to wait for hours for a teacher. Getting a tutor who showed up so quickly was a nice bonus.
The Quality of My Experience with Princeton Review
Now, I'll discuss the experience of actually working with my tutor. He was a very professional and prompt teacher and one that understood calculus very well. Our first couple of sessions were a bit tricky, though, as he struggled to understand my particular method of learning. It turns out I had learned calculus in a way he didn't approve. This issue caused some slight conflict.
Not that he was anything less than completely professional. However, it was evident he was annoyed, and it took our whole first session for him to catch me up with his teaching method. This delay annoyed me because it felt like a waste of money. Thankfully, this was the only hiccup we had working together, though it did tend to tinge everything after.
That's fine, though, as he did help me out with my calculus problems. One of the best things he taught me were various memorization techniques for formulas. Having those methods available in mind is so essential to success on the SAT. With his help, I could remember that quickly and easily. This memorization boost resulted in an almost immediate improvement in my calculus skills.
However, we didn't focus on just calculus. My tutor also taught me studying skills that would maximize the effectiveness of my learning. For example, he taught me how to concentrate on studying for 25 minutes before taking a five-minute break. As a result, I was more focused on what I was doing and didn't regularly run off to do something else. Tips like this were useful for studying for other portions of the test.
How Much It Helped With My SAT
On the day of the SAT, I felt pretty confident. My Princeton Review courses had done a lot to prepare me for the difficulties of the test taking process. My studying had been very focused and productive.
For example, I didn't have to cram before the day of the test nor did I feel afraid when I got to the math portion. Fear was the biggest problem with me in the past. Stress and confusion had always distracted me when I got to the math portions of my practice tests, making it more difficult for me to focus.
When I finally got to this section, I found that my it was a lot easier for me to manage. For example, I was able to do the algebra section confidently. My multiplication came quickly, and I remembered all my formulas without any difficulty.
Even better, when I got to the calculus section, I didn't struggle. Instead, I recalled the formulas and was able to get everything done quickly. While I didn't understand everything flawlessly, I was at least confident enough to manage most of it.
Being able to handle the math problems of the SAT gave me the confidence to get through the rest of the test without much struggle. After turning in the test, I felt pretty confident that I would end up with an improved score.
While waiting for my results to come back, I emailed my tutor and let him know how it went. He seemed pretty happy with my confidence. Though we may not have been friends, he was professionally pleased that his tutoring was so successful.
Finally, the test arrived. I tore it open and looked at my scores. My score had jumped a total of 40 points. Just about every section had improved slightly, with the biggest boost in math. That was more than enough improvement to meet the exacting standards of Yale.
Sending in my application to Yale was a difficult moment, but getting back my acceptance letter made it all worth it. Currently, I am in at the end of my freshman year and loving every minute of it.
Conclusion about Princeton Review
Here's my confession... After taking the online course with Princeton Review, I also enrolled in Top Test Prep's private tutoring. Though it was more expensive than Princeton Review, Top Test Prep increased my score by an additional 140 points. With Princeton Review + Top Test Prep, my combined score increase was 180+ points.
Who would I pick between Princeton Review and Top Test Prep? Well, I lean towards Top Test Prep.... but both companies offer solid tutoring and test prep for you to consider.
While I would have liked a slightly bigger improvement in my overall SAT score, I was pretty satisfied with this company. As it helped me get into Yale and met my goals, I am comfortable giving Princeton Review a 6 out of 10. While not a perfect company, it did satisfy my goals and got me where I wanted to be in life.
One thing that I struggled with when rating this company was the cost. It was pretty difficult for my family to afford. In fact, I don't see many people being able to afford this kind of service without special help. That's why it doesn't get a higher score. It also gets knocked slightly because of the initial difficulty I had connecting with my tutor.
I hope that this review of Princeton Review has given you an idea of whether it is right for you or your children. It can cost a bit of money to pay for these courses, so you need to consider it carefully before making a decision. It's one that my parents and I would gladly make again, though.
And you should definitely check out Top Test Prep as well. They're another solid company in the industry ... and they could make a big difference in your test preparation.


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Andreas Vollenweider is the Swiss genius who gently plucks the electroacoustic harp with such feeling and with such beautiful tones, that he manages in just a few bars to conjure up everything good about the genre of music known as New Age. Next to brilliant keys composer Kit Watkins, he ranks top of the class in this, his chosen art.
Andreas hasn't been to the states for a very long time, much less, in his native Europe as he's long been working on new material, for which we are waiting with great expectations. Let's hope he returns soon.
My wife Artina and I have been "on a tear" over the last decade catching bands and individual musicians in concert wherever the appear – locally in San Francisco or Los Angeles if possible, but if the closest a favorite band plays happens to be on the east coast, New York, Boston, Philly, etc. we will make the trip. We've done this for U2 (360 tour), Billy Crystal (one-man show), The Cure, PFM, and many others. We were fortunate over the last three years to have multiple reasons to go to the U.K. — home of my heart as it comes to music. We saw Simple Minds do their early album cuts at the Roundhouse, Kate Bush at the Odean for one of here 22 rare comeback performances, Stone Roses in the park, and, importantly my hero Rick Wakeman performing his masterwork Six Wives at the castle of Henry VIII, and his Arthurian Legend Redux at the O2. We even saw Artina's favorite-ever singer/saxman Van Morrison in Lugano – what a blessing. It's been expensive, certainly a luxury, and I owe it all to my last job at Splunk. I think we've "done it all" so to say – not sure as we peruse the list of bands we've loved, that another would draw us over the pond again.
Having said that (never say never – a lesson well learned from Sean Connery) I was looking through my hundreds of concert DVDs – yes I'm THAT guy) and slipped in the concert film of Andreas this morning. It's brilliant, heartfelt, beautiful, as with all of his work. Then I checked his website, and it appears that, at least as of September last year, he plans a new release and tour. If he does that and does not come to the states, we will travel once again. If it is to be in Switzerland, which would not raise a complaint from this fan, then maybe an evening in Interlaken, Zermatt, or Lugano? Please Mr. Vollenweider!
The other main things to report, after I took quite a break from writing:
- LCD Soundsystem, the brilliant, Talking-Heads-ish electro-indie band, sold three nights at the Greek Berkeley – gotta go
- Steven Wilson is back at the Fillmore in May – his concerts are second-to-none
- Bananarama plays in February, as does Robert Plant – certainly two ends of the musical spectrum!?!?
- Best yet, the Dixie Dregs have reunited the original lineup, and are playing all over California in April – more on that to come
- Anything else I missed?

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Sunday, January 2, 2011
First of all we want to renew the best wishes for 2011. We hope everybody had einen guten Rutsch into the New Year on Friday night. After a white Christmas it was lovely weather for the start of the new year.
Especially for those of you who can still enjoy wonderful food and wine even after the perhaps at times "heavy" end of year celebrations
I would like to start the blog in the new year with a very interesting report on Cahors wine and truffles. It is called "The Scent of Black". The documentary is mostly French spoken with English subtitles.
Just enjoy. And we hope that it gives enough pleasure or calls back memories to (re)visit the region (again). Cahors here we come (again).
Some background information :
In the Cahors region of France, black truffles are almost literally as valuable as gold in the culinary world. Prized for their glorious scent, black truffles are fungi that grow exclusively on the roots of oak trees. Found in late autumn and winter, the truffles cannot be seen since they grow under the ground. Pigs, or specially trained dogs have been used to search for these elusive truffles. About 20% of the French production comes from southwest France, which possesses the limestone soils and dry hot weather that truffles need to grow.
In the late 19th century, an epidemic of phylloxera destroyed many of the vineyards in southern France. Large tracts of land were set free for the cultivation of truffles. Thousands of truffle-producing trees were planted, and production reached the peak of hundreds of tonnes by the end of the 19th century. Wars during the 20th Century decimated the fields. After 1945, the production of truffles plummeted, and prices rose dramatically. In 1900, truffles were used by most French people, and on many occasions. Today, they are a rare delicacy reserved for the wealthy, or used on very special occasions.
Originally a common grape in Bordeaux, Malbec has lost popularity as one of the five varieties in the Bordeaux blends. Meanwhile, Malbec increased its status in the French region of Cahors, an area southeast of Bordeaux, where it creates distinctive wines that now require 70% of the variety.
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Holiday Couples Session | San Luis Obispo | Family photographer/
Every year Jeff & Yovani create holiday cards for their friends and families. it is not a tradition in either one of their families to send holiday cards, so they enjoy being the first. This year, they requested a rural setting that overlooked our city. We trekked up one of the smaller hills in the area to get these images. At this Open Space, there are a lot of proposals, picnics and large groups of people who get together to enjoy the city views. There was even a Miss San Luis Obispo contestant photographing her images up there!
I also wanted for them to experiment with me and do some more romantic couples posing.They were great sports and I think their images came out great!
These two are always fun to photograph because they have fun with each other and don't mind my capturing their fun. I hope their families enjoy these images on the holiday cards!


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Do all existence proofs proceed indirectly (a.k.a "by contradiction," "reductio ad absurdum," etc.)?
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Gorgeous Flex-three Bdrm + private balcony in amazing luxury full service building.
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Monday, April 19, 2010
When False Flags Don't Fly
Those who have studied history know that nothing invigorates and empowers an authoritarian regime more than a spectacular act of violence, some sudden and senseless loss of life that allows the autocrat to stand on the smoking rubble and identify himself as the hero. It is at moments like this that the public—still in shock from the horror of the tragedy that has just unfolded before them—can be led into the most ruthless despotism: despotism that now bears the mantle of "security."
Acts of terror and violence never benefit the average man or woman. They only ever benefit those in positions of power.
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Senior Business Development Executive (Full Time, Chicago)
The role of Senior Business Development Executive of Workplace Learning is a critical role within the Webanywhere team. The Senior Business Development Executive is responsible for representing sales, marketing and client services at the executive level of the organization. The Senior Business Development Executive is also responsible for ensuring the profitability of work undertaken by the Workplace Learning division for our clients. This individual will report to the Vice President of Workplace Learning in the UK. Our USA office is based in Fulton Market in the West Loop of Chicago.
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A five-star rating is hard to come by from me. Schooled by the Cute Gardener's basic Yelp guidelines as well as my own for doling out boos or praise on Netflix, I tend to distribute a lot of average threes. If I really like something it will get a four. So when I attribute five stars to a restaurant or foodie place, there has to be something special about it that goes beyond the norm. Here are the top ten reasons why Dandelion Chocolate, where we spent part of a misty grey recent morn, hits this note for me.
1. The half chocolate shop – half drink and dessert place is located on Valencia Street smack dab in the Mission District in San Francisco (which happens to be my favorite street in my favorite neighborhood of my favorite city in the US).
2. The entire interior is rich with wood the color of roasted cacao beans.
3. There are only a few bars of chocolate for sale and sample shards in dishes to try before you buy, which denotes a jaunty air of confidence.
4. You can rattle a giant pod filled with cacao beans, or buy one to take home.
5. You can purchase a copy of David Lebovitz's latest pastry porn book My Paris Kitchen.
6. You can order a spicy café mocha sprinkled with chocolate shavings and soft homemade marshmallows. You can also order a decadent cup of European drinking chocolate.
7. You can eat various baked goods made from the signature chocolate. Our brownie tasting platter was delicious—these guys know how to make proper, dense and ultra-chocolaty bites.
8. You can see the chocolatiers (who sign the wrappers on the bars they make) working behind the scenes, going about their business in a room full of shiny machines.
9. The small-batch, harvest-specific chocolate bars are dark – all above 60%. They are made with only two ingredients – chocolate and sugar, which eliminates the waxiness of bras with cocoa butter.
10. The place is named after my favorite liver-cleansing weed.


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Austin Hillebrecht
The year is 1992 (probably) and my life is changed when my parents show me Indiana Jones for the first time. I knew from that moment on I wanted to be a whip-cracking, adventure seeking, temple exploring archaeologist. What's that? Archaeologists don't punch Nazis in the face and run away from giant boulders? Very well. I'll settle for the next best thing: an actor.
Since then my interests have grown into all different mediums of story telling. Acting, directing, writing, art, animation, sculpting, music... it's all a means to help me visualize and inhabit other worlds. Worlds I want to share with others.
When I'm not working on my own films and stories I've found myself fortunate enough to work on some really cool projects for some pretty big clients including Disney, Coca Cola, Hallmark, Rice-Krispies, WWE, NBC, Lionsgate and many more.
I'm constantly trying to push myself as an artist and develop stories everyone can enjoy. I very much look forward to where my work will take me. Stay tuned to this site for all of my latest creative endeavors!
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Moving On
By Mike and Donna Martin.
Well, it has been quite some time since our last blog. Some of you may have been wondering if we had disappeared. Well, in a way we have. We have spent the last 45 days cleaning out closets, bringing things down from the attic, having two garage sales, looking for an apartment, preparing to move and finally moving! Yes, after having been on the market for two and one half years our house finally sold, and we downsized and moved into a two bedroom apartment in Plano, Texas.
It was a big move for us. We had lived in our home on Lynwood Street for a little over 36 years. Of course over the years we had collected a lot of "stuff". Since we were moving from a 2800 square foot house to an 1195 square foot two bedroom apartment not all of the "stuff" could go with us. However, letting go of some of those things was a little difficult. We had a closet full of the kids' toys upstairs. Whenever, our grandchildren or nieces, nephews and friends with children visited they always enjoyed playing with the "old" toys (as our great-niece called them). I asked all of our children if they wanted this toy or that toy, but none of them were interested, so I began to list the toys on E-bay. It was really hard at first because I was emotionally attached to them. Each toy brought back memories of time spent with each child. But after I got started sorting and selling, I began to realize that some of the toys were missing parts and did not even work. I wondered why I had filled the closet space with them for so many years. It was refreshing to get rid of the clutter.
I moved on to the kitchen – more memories – the glasses we had received at our wedding shower, the magnet my grandmother has made, the candy dish we acquired in France. But most of these things had just been stuffed back in the cabinets and were not being used. Painfully and thoughtfully I let go of the past and placed them all in the garage sale box.
Then there were the boxes of memories – the receipts from our wedding flowers (we really got a bargain compared to today's prices), the cards and letters we had exchanged during our college days, the pictures of elementary school friends, old report cards, and examples of our school work that each of our parents had saved – even my baby gown lovingly made by my mother. We took pictures of some of these things, threw a few things away, and then gingerly tucked some of them in a file cabinet for our children to discard after we are gone.
This experience has been a lesson in letting go and moving on. So how does all of this relate to having a happy together marriage? Obliviously, it was good to look through our cards and keepsakes of our honey moon and remember all of the good times we had together. Remembering the good times in our relationship always helps to strengthen our marriage.
But just as it was good for us to "let go" of some things – it is also good to "let go" of things in our marriage that keep us from growing closer to our spouse. For example:
- Hanging on to disappointments and ways our spouse has hurt us
- Dwelling on regrets and worrying about how we could have lived our life differently
- Living in the past and trying to build our life around our children after they had left the nest
- Being dissatisfied with what we have instead of being thankful for our blessings
Paul said in Philippians 3:13 "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Let go of the things in the past and that have kept your marriage from growing and make your goal to create a "Happy Together" marriage so that you can glorify Christ in your relationship with your spouse.


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The Roco Rescue Blog has moved to our main website at http://www.RocoRescue.com – We have over 200 rescue-related articles on our blog and are constantly working to bring you the most relevant content in the industry!
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Rescue Challenge moves to Baton Rouge – October 2012
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Commack Firefighters train extensively in "Trench Rescue"
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Learn the Ropes in a 2012 Roco Course!
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This past weekend CitCon North America, pronounced kit-kon NOT sit-kon for those, like myself, who were unaware, was held here in Dallas. It was a limited engagement but I was lucky enough to get a spot so I thought I'd give you my impressions of the event. Friday night was a the meet & greet and planning for the sessions. The conference adheres to the Open Spaces idea and I have to admit I was pretty skeptical. There are no formal speakers or talks but rather semi-organized discussions surrounding the ideas that the participants put forth. Sounded pretty touchy-feely and little too hippy for me (in spite of my environmental bent I don't classify myself as "crunchy") but I have to say that I found it to be significantly more informative. No one really wandered off, in spite of the rule allowing you to do so, because the discussions were free to meander to topics that were important to the group.
Not to be completely neglectful, there were several vendors there to show off their CI software or a new book but it was such a minute part of the experience. I look forward to hanging out with some of my new friends and hope to enjoy their company again soon.
Oh and I'd be remiss if I didn't share a photo of the book autograph. That's right boys & girls, I got Martin Fowler to sign my copy of "Refactoring"!!


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Justin's Miracle Field provides opportunities for children with disabilities to play Miracle League baseball, regardless
We are raising money to build a shade structure over our bleachers at Justin's Miracle Field. After experiencing 2+ seasons of Miracle League baseball in southern GA, this project has become a necessity to protect our players and their families from the sun and weather. Our goal is to have the funds raised and the construction completed by April, 2013. We have joined forces with the Georgia…
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Join is this Saturday at the Agape Christian Fellowship Church (10600 Colerain Road in St. Marys) for our 3rd Annual Community Yard Sale! We have collected items for nearly 5 months to put them on display for you!! We have furniture, appliances, TONS of clothing, baby items, tools, toys, yard…Read More
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Klonopin has a half-life of 18 to 50 hours, according to Drugs.com. This means that the Klonopin level in the body reduces by half every 18 to 50 hours after the last dose. This, however, is impacted by a few factors such as the metabolic rate of the user.
A person taking 1 milligram of Klonopin would have 0.05 milligrams in his system 18 to 50 hours after the last dose. Klonopin is a benzodiazepine, and it is prescribed for anxiety, seizure disorders and panic attacks, reports Drugs.com. Klonopin is highly addictive and can be deadly if stopped without medical advice. Signs of an overdose are extreme drowsiness, confusion, muscle weakness and fainting.


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Behind The Scenes // Seductive Lashes
At the beginning of March I shot beauty photos for Seductive Lashes, an eyelash extension business in Rhode Island. Our models for the day were Kati Rose (ADAM Models), April, Jo-Ellen, and Seductive Lashes owner Jamie. Kayla Resendes from Luniac Glamour was on hair and Lena Tsukatos was on makeup, and my friend Nicollette was there as my assistant. It was a fun shoot and the photos will be posted soon. Also I can't wait to get my own eyelash extensions in April!


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I've heard it said a thousand times. I've probably said it myself just as many.
Break my heart for the things that break Yours.
And I agree with that wholeheartedly. It's a prayer I need to pray more often. I so easily get caught up in the routine, the busyness. The to-do lists and endless meetings. My heart breaks over unaccomplished tasks, unmet goals, insufficient funds, inadequate sleep. My heart needs to break more often, more consistently, for the things that break God's.
God's heart breaks for lost sheep. Prodigal sons. Rich young rulers. Prostitutes and tax collectors. Priests and agnostics. Kings and commoners. And for them—for the people He loves—my heart needs to break more. Much more.
Lately, though, I'm even more captivated by this thought:
God's heart breaks for my broken heart.
He loves me that much. His compassion is that far-reaching. His grace is that incomprehensible. God's heart hurts for my hurting heart.
The King of the Universe aches for me. The God who spread out the expanse of the sky, flung the stars into place, set the sun in its perfect position, and carefully placed the moon to simply reflect a light not its own… this God also reaches out to me, pulls me onto His lap, wraps His arms around me, holds me tighter than I realize I need, and refuses to let me go.
He weeps with me.
He doesn't say much; He doesn't need to. He certainly doesn't feed me ridiculous clichés: "Smile, I love you." "I work in mysterious ways." "When I close a door, I open a window." "Let go and let Me."
His tears say enough. They tell me He understands. He cares. He sees my hurting heart and He holds it in the palm of His hand. And He holds it ever-so-gently.
God's heart breaks for my broken heart.
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First, Samois Ser Siene, where Django Reinhardt spent his winters in refuge. Django was a gypsy musician in the 1930's and 40's. Not only do I love his music, but his life has been an great inspiration to my own. He played guitar, and unlike anyone else, for his left hand was disfigured from an accident in his early years. Determined to continue his passion of music, Django redesigned conventional chord structures to fit his new limitations and developed, in essence, an entirely new style within the Jazz genre. By this, he became the gateway for American music (and thus ideals) to reach European youth and inspire them in spite of the spreading Nazi movement of their time. His tenacity, one might say, changed the world.
Second, London, the home of Kensington Gardens, where Sir J.M. Barrie created his classic Peter Pan. Barrie's writing across the board has been a major influence on my creative endeavors and spirit of hope. I grew up with my sister reading "Peter Pan and Wendy" to me and, as I got older, I found treasures in his other works as well, so that reading him now is like the feeling of going home.
Lastly, Skellig Michael is an island off the coast of Ireland where a sixth century monastery resides in preservation. Need we say more?! But in all seriousness, there are countless reasons to go here. It was the home for centuries to men of conviction, who loved the Lord and devoted their lives entirely to him, even to the point of defending their sanctum from invaders on several occasions. It is a place of tranquility and profundity, but also dangerous to reach (making it all the more intriguing, of course).


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I have a craft book which confidently asserts, "Easter is all about the eggs." It's not. I don't think I've ever seen Easter as big as it is this year in the supermarkets. There's Easter bonnets to decorate, Easter cards (honestly, who sends these?), Easter trees, Easter bunny headbands, Easter bunny bubble wands and more! The goodfood magazine is full of "Easter weekend traditions." The message seems to be that Easter was a good old pagan tradition before those pesky Christians tried to appropriate it for themselves. Continue reading "Easter – all about the eggs?"
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text: Andy Stewart is a boat builder on Fidalgo Island, Washington, USA. He is a master craftsman, with a love of his work that is utterly contagious. Kat Gardiner has made a brilliant and beautiful short film about Andy, recorded largely in his workshop at Emerald Marine Carpentry, in Anacortes. Take a look below.


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They won the award even before the product is released! Yes, DesktopFactory's famous-but-not-yet seen inexpensive 3D printer has won Popular Science's Best of What's New Award for 2007 in the "Home Tech" category. Fabbaloo has covered the Desktop Factory 125ci 3D printer before, again, and will no doubt again when it finally hits the store shelves. According to DesktopFactory, "The Desktop Factory 125ci is currently in beta with initial shipments planned for 2008."
Along with the 125ci, other Home Tech PopSci awardees were:
- Cub Cadet I1050 Zero Turn Tractor
- Festool DF500 Domino Joiner
- Inspired Technologies Frog Tape
- Oliso Frisper (Vacuum bagger)
- Black & Decker VPX Cut Saw
- Therma-Thru Doors Tru-Defense (Hurricane proof windows)
- A123 Systems Nano Phosphate Lithium Ion Batteries
- Naturemill Automatic Composter
- Benjamin Moore Aura (No stink paint)
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Linear's reputation for innovative work spans the globe, as does its collaborator and client network, but even as a relatively young organisation, Linear's brand felt flat and did nothing to convey the organisation's culture of passion and innovation.
Deliverables: Working with Perth digital agency BirdBrain and brand agency Luminosity, our copywriters helped create the foundations for a new, more dynamic brand. This included creating a new vision, mission, values and tagline, as well as writing web content for the new Linear website.
With such a rich and inspiring brand story to tell, it was an epic website copywriting project, which involved working closely with the Linear team to craft a narrative that not only paints a clear picture of Linear's positively charged culture, but helps engage prospective clients.
Result: See for yourself. Take a tour of Linear's beautiful new website and our website copywriters' words, then read about our case study and capability brochure copywriting for Linear.
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AT ISSUE: And scrap the tax that funds it to send message on fiscal sanity.
AT ISSUE: And scrap the tax that funds it to send message on fiscal sanity.
Forget all the debate about how the Oneida County Convention and Visitors Bureau should be reorganized. There is a much simpler solution that ultimately benefits visitors, local businesses and taxpayers the most.
Eliminate the visitors bureau. And abolish the 2 percent bed tax that funds it.
That might sound radical, but it's time that the county with the state's highest sales tax strike a blow for fiscal sanity. Eliminating an unnecessary tax funding an unnecessary agency would serve our region's economy far better than rejiggering the visitors bureau.
It's impossible to look at the bureau and conclude that the public has gotten a suitable return on its investment. Indeed, the retirement of Paul Ziegler, the only person ever to lead the quarter-century-old bureau, is occurring amid expression of a wide array of concerns over the bureau's effectiveness:
* Hotel Utica complained this past spring that the bureau acts in a way that favors some of the hotel owners who sit on the agency's board.
* The day the O-D reported Ziegler was leaving, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente made it clear that he had concerns over favoritism as well. "I think there are some members of this board that are more concerned with their own agendas than promoting tourism for Oneida County," he said. Picente subsequently asked for and received the resignations of visitors bureau board members.
* Oneida County's hotel occupancy rate of 52.6 percent lags the national average of close to 65 percent, and is also behind the rates for Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse.
* The visitors bureau hasn't tracked tourism patterns, making it impossible for the public to ascertain what return it's getting on the bed tax money that funds the bureau — $400,000 in 2007.
Indeed, a number of motel owners interviewed this past summer by the O-D couldn't say how the 2 percent bed tax levied on hotel rooms was helping their businesses.
"The county says you've got to pay it, so you pay it," says Warren Hall, owner of the Frontier Motor Inn in Floyd.
The visitors bureau contacts local hotels when visiting groups plan to come, but it's hard to see that this and the bureau's marketing efforts are solely responsible for attracting people to our region. State tourism figures show that the No. 1 force driving visitors to Oneida County is not the bureau but the Oneida Indian Nation's Turning Stone Resort and Casino.
Turning Stone is such a draw that Oneida County attracts 11 times more tourism dollars than Herkimer County, despite the fact that Herkimer County is home to Old Forge and the southwestern Adirondacks.
What would eliminating the bureau mean? It would force Oneida County to build a stronger partnership with the state's I Love New York tourism efforts. It would reduce hotel room prices by a few dollars. It would mean $550,000 spent on visitors bureau operations might be saved, or somehow spent more wisely in the public and private sector. And it could mean greater cooperation with the Oneida Nation so that Turning Stone's presence can benefit the region in more ways beyond the employment of 5,000 people there.
Getting rid of the visitors bureau and the bed tax would also send a clear message to local residents and to the rest of the state: Oneida County will no longer use tax money to fund ineffective operations. And that might be the most important message of all.


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The following enquiry has been received from: Tony Schuck
"At Christmas I was given a Royal British Legion poppy (Somme 100) dedicated to the above soldier Walter Rawnsley who was resident in Otley.
I have begun research on him and have found census details and army record etc. I intend to visit Otley to see his name on the memorial in All Saints Church.
I am trying to trace a photograph of him and have enlisted the help of a very kind lady at Otley museum to scan the Wharfedale Observer for the time when he died.
Do you know if there are any family members still living in the area who may be able to help in this quest?? I have established that he had a brother who also was killed in the Great War and that his last surviving brother died in Otley aged 87."
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Mandy Moore is co-hosting the Thanksgiving festivities with her future mother-in-law, because her new home isn't quite ready for partying.
The This Is Us star is celebrating her first Thanksgiving holiday as rocker Taylor Goldsmith's fiancee, and she's teaming up with his mother to host the parties this weekend.
"I am gonna be staying here (in Los Angeles) 'cause we're shooting right now," the actress and singer explained. "I've sort of bucked the traditional Thanksgiving holiday and celebrated Friendsgiving for the last couple years... and I'm actually co-hosting my Friendsgiving holiday with my soon-to-be mother-in-law. I'm excited about that."
And her family will be coming to her for the holiday: "Everyone's out here now so there's no going home for the holidays, which is nice," she said. "I'm psyched because I get to celebrate Thanksgiving this year as an engaged lady, so there's a little more pomp and circumstance around it.
"His mum is technically hosting and I'm co-hosting. We're building a house right now and we were going to host our Friendsgiving at our home but it's not quite ready yet.
"My mum and my stepmum and my dad and my mum's partner and my brothers (will be there) and then (there's) a whole cast of friends... 40 people."
Mandy recently told Access Hollywood Live she won't be cooking the turkey, but she'll be bringing some desserts, adding, "I'm still recipe searching. I'm gluten-free, so I'm going to bring a gluten-free, paleo pumpkin pie. I brought that last year and it was a big hit."


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Siglinda Scarpa is founder and primary benefactor for the non-profit cat sanctuary The Goathouse Refuge nestled on her several-acre property in Pittsboro, NC. The unflagging animal activist provides a safe haven for cats that were dispossessed or scheduled for euthanasia by public shelters. A team of dedicated volunteers work year round to provide care regardless of age, medical issues or disposition until a permanent loving adoptive home is secured.
The Italian-born sculptor landed in Chatham County in the mid-1990s after emigrating from the foothills of the Italian Alps to New York to pursue her work. Her home studio is peppered with storage sheds used for work spaces and a towering hand-built outdoor oven to fire the intricate pieces. Her collection includes shelves lined with punctilious vessels reminiscent of sea anemones and sculptures perched on stands evocative of fragile pleating coral. (images of her work will be appear in the next post)
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Thank you for your support in 2019! We are looking forward to a great 2020!
We will release our official 2020 schedule and open registration by October 1, 2019. Have a great remainder of the summer and a fantastic September!
We are extending our offer of a one year membership to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) to all coaches (at 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U) that have not received their complimentary one year membership from us previously and are not already NFCA members. This is good for all of the coaches for any of our tournaments who register for our tournaments before April 1st. We feel the NFCA is by far the best organization working to grow softball, and the benefits of a membership are many (click here for a list of benefits). Most importantly, we feel the many opportunities they offer to make you a better coach – drills, educational videos and books, instructional manuals, monthly tips, practice plans, coaches clinics, exclusive "Coaching Tools", etc. – will help grow the sport of softball in our area, and make your experience as a coach more effective and more enjoyable. As a coach you are a teacher first, and they offer the knowledge and experience for you to continue to grow. It is up to you to take advantage of what they offer, but we wanted to give all of the coaches that participate in our tournaments the opportunity to do so.Your membership will be activated during the first 2 weeks of the month following your Fastpitch Showdown Tournament registration and will be good for 1 year. We think that you will find the membership so beneficial that you will renew your membership on your own the following year.
We have been involved with fastpitch for over 30 years and have seen it grown from its infancy to one of the largest women's participation team sports in the country. The theme of all of our tournaments is fun, friendship and good competitive softball. Our tournaments also benefit the our sister organization Fastpitch for the Cure, as we believe it is important that the girls are aware that there are things more important than softball. We sincerely invite you to join us, and if you do or do not, always enjoy the game of fastpitch softball.
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What is Your Life's Work?: Answer the Big Question about What Really Matters...and Reawaken the Passion for What You Do
Harper Collins, May 2, 2006 - Business & Economics - 256 pages
What Is Your Life's Work? captures a most extraordinary moment in each of our lives—the time when we sit down with loved ones and attempt to answer the big question about what really matters. Bill Jensen has created a wonderfully practical space for you to explore who you are, what you stand for, what you believe in, what's risky, what's not, what's worth it, what you're struggling with, and what you've accomplished.
He has captured the intimate exchanges between mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and caring teammates—all talking about what really matters at work, and in life. Their conversations are as real as yours would be:
In What Is Your Life's Work? you will discover a new way to see and know who you are in today's more-better-faster world. Exposed is what usually stays private; the raw truths we've all experienced, the personal frailties and mistakes we'd like to hide, and the proudest achievements we'd like to celebrate.
In the letters and work diaries of others, we see ourselves. In their struggles, we see our own.
Bill Jensen has made it his life's work to battle corporate stupidity and help us all simplify our workdays, take more control, and rediscover our passions. As your trail guide and partner, he will take you through five distinct discoveries that thousands have encountered in finding their voices:
While it touches your heart and lifts your soul, What Is Your Life's Work? does not shy away from difficult introspection. You are an active participant in this book. Yes, you will find value here—stories of people like you, new ways of looking at what really matters, or simple confirmation that others have chosen the same path as you.
But the ultimate takeaway asks something of you in return: Take something from this book and pay it forward. Start a new conversation with a loved one about what really matters—about your own life's work.
You will get back even more than you give. You will have brought these pages to life.
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As I nurse the quad/hammy in my left leg, I still have to say that Today was a Good Day! I feel like I did everything pretty much the way I had wanted, and I finished with an official time of 1:10:48 (almost five minutes faster than my goal of 1:15). And, I wasn't last (258 out of 307 but not last)! These people were fast runners -- more than half finished under an hour (since the race was a Trail Run, I feel even better since those races tend to be slower than those on paved or harder surfaces). So here is my race report.
Morning / Pre-Race
I got up at 4:30am. Yes, really early! One of the downfalls of living in Crystal Lake is that everywhere you go is a long drive. The race was in Wheaton so that meant a 45-55 minute drive for me. And, since there was limited parking near the race start, I wanted to get there early enough to assure myself of decent parking.
Last night, I laid everything out so I was pretty much good-to-go this morning. Got dressed, ate a light breakfast of toast with almond butter and a banana, packed my gear bag, and was out the door by 5:30. I brought some Apple Juice with me to have about 15 minutes before race start, and I had water bottles with Powerade and water in them for the race itself.
I arrived at the Danada Forest Preserve at 6:30am with plenty of time to just relax in the car, listening to some Casting Crowns and visualizing my race strategy. My strategy? Simple. Run slow the first 3 miles and pick it up the last 3 miles. And sprint the last 1/5 mile to the finish. Well, I kinda followed my plan. More on that later.
So at 7:15am, I get out of the car, pay a visit to the Porta Potty (nice and clean one, I might add), and headed to the race tent. I put on my bug spray (trail run means mosquitos), checked my bag, and decided to mingle. At 7:30, I decided it was time to warm up. This is when I noticed my first 'ugh' moment. The race was starting on grass. Very WET grass, in fact. So my warm-up walk/run resulted in my shoes and to some extent, my feet getting wet. Nothing I could really do about it but it made me worry about blisters. Luckily, I was wearing wicking socks that have the toes in them. So I hoped that it would keep them dry and prevent any blisters from forming. So I finished my stretching and walked over the start. Hmmm... no corrals. So I decided to stand in the last third of the 300+ group.
The Race
The race started on grass for the first 1/5 mile. Again, my shoes and feet got wetter. Ugh! Then we turned onto a limestone path that was dry! I went out running a 11:00/mm pace and it was immediately clear that I picked the right place to start in the group. At that pace, I was staying in step with most of the others around me, and passing others. That kinda felt good, right? The forest preserve was a real sight! Very pretty, very green (due to recent rains), and quite curvy. The course was relatively flat with lots of 'rolling hills' -- nothing too steep but enough to make you 'feel' it.
I decided to listen to Joe Taricani of The Marathon Show for this race instead of music. In case I haven't said this enough, if you are a runner you NEED to be listening to The Marathon Show Podcast. It is a great podcast, filled with good information, encouragement, and humor. Often Joe interviews well known runners in the sport, and listening to their stories and insights is really awesome and educational. And at least for me, listening to podcasts and/or audiobooks while running does not interfere with my pacing.
Miles 1 and 2 kinda flew by as I was running well, no pain (even in my left hammy), and I was enjoying the view. At about 2.5 miles, I passed the first water station and grabbed a cup. Can you believe that was my 'first' water station? (They don't have those on 5K races) So that was kinda cool!
At Mile 3, I was passed by a guy in his 60s like I was standing still. Hmmm... Oh well, clearly he has been running a lot longer than I have. Then I was surprised to see runners coming towards me in the opposite direction! Runners who were in the lead were already returning back to the finish and I had just gotten to the midpoint! OMG!!! Of course, they were also half my age, so that made me feel a bit better about it. :)
Mile 4 came with my second water station. I decided not to take their water and drink my PowerAde instead. I must have needed it because it tasted SO good! I was still feeling pretty good. Now at this point, my PLAN was to speed things up. So I tried kicking it up a notch to a 10:30/mm pace. I think that lasted for about 5 minutes before I decided that my 11:00/mm pace was working just fine for me. At this point, I was running with more or less the same group of runners. Two women in front of me and a third (the woman in blue) who was running alongside or a little behind me for most of the race. I made a mental note that I was going to pass the two in front of me before the finish.
At Mile 5, I started to make a move. I sped up a bit and passed the two women who had been in front of me most of the race. I think they were slowing down because I got some distance between me and them, which made me feel pretty good. But then, I started to feel a little fatigue due to the speed increase. My heart rate was increasing a bit and felt like I should slow down somewhat. So I finally decided to take a 1-minute walk to recover a bit. Drank some water and more PowerAde and took some deep, cleansing breaths. The 'woman in blue' passed me for the first time so that got me moving again.
By the time I passed the Mile 6 marker, I still hadn't caught up to the 'woman in blue' and there was another guy in front of her. So I decided it was time to pull on the reserves and start my kick. My luck that we then hit the grass! I passed the woman and set my sights on the guy. But he had too far a lead so we finished with me right behind him! My race time: 1:10:48! I was SO Happy (and pretty winded)!
As I stood next to a fence catching my breath, the 'woman in blue' came over to do the same. And then she said "Thank you." I must have showed my confusion because she said "I was using you as my pacer for the whole race. I appreciated that". I did not know what to say other than 'Glad to be of service. Good race!"
After the Race
The post race refreshments were awesome! Pizza (which I did not have), broiled chicken slices, bagels with cream cheese and salmon, bananas, watermelon slices, homemade chocolate chip cookies, and bottled water/Gatorade. Wow, what a spread! Everyone ate while results were being announced. I wanted to know my age group results. Turned out the three AG winners all had times below 40 minutes! I landed at 28 out of 33 in the 50-54 AG. Well, I guess I have some room for improvement, eh?
A nice surprise was running into my friend Deacon Michael Kitt and his family at the race. He ran a good race and placed fourth in his AG with a 56 minute time. I thought I had seen him at the start but I couldn't see his face at the time. Michael came up to me and said "Hi! I thought you might be here today!" It was great seeing him and being able to share the experience with him!
All pre-registered runners received a nice, quality tech shirt. This year it was kelly green, and, it is a long-sleeved shirt! I do not have one of those so I was happy to get one. I can definitely use this during training runs later in the fall. The shirt is very nice. No finishers medals for this race though. AG winners got a nice drinking glass inscribed with the name of the race.
I finally drove home, showered, and met Christi for lunch. Then I went to LifeTime Fitness's Spa to have a nice 30-minute deep tissue massage on my legs, especially the left one. It was a nice treat and made it feel a lot better. It is still achy but manageable. Later, the family celebrated a good race with dinner at The Village Squire.
So that's it. The end of my report. Today was AWESOME! I had a good race, a good massage, and a good dinner! And my race time should give me a good corral placement for the Disney Half Marathon in January. So unless my November 15K race turns out better, at least I now have a race result I can use for corral placement.
What next? Well, I am going to take this week off from running, especially since this weekend my son and I are going to Space Camp for four days!!!!! We are both very excited about the trip (and the left hammy will appreciate the break from running). When I return, my run training for the Half will being -- I am using a modified Galloway Training program for the Half.


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Tributes have been paid to Dromara woman Ally Whan who passed away last night (Wednesday).
Ally, who was in her early 30s, was a stalwart of Castlewellan Agricultural Show Ltd.
Last night the show paid tribute to Ally who they described as a highly esteemed organising committee member, finance committee member, poultry section adviser and above all a good friend.
The Dromara woman had been diagnosed in November 2006 with Pulmonary Hypertension.
In a facebook post, the show said Ally had lost her battle with her illness on Wednesday 24th May 2017, with her devoted family at her bedside.
It added: "We the committee tender our deepest sympathy to her mother Edna, father David and her adored brother Stephen and the entire family circle and friends, you will always be in our thoughts and prayers.
"Ally had such an infectious personality she was sure to light a room up by just entering it, a beautiful smile and always a kind word for everyone she met.
"We as a show were privileged to have had her involvement during our meetings and of course on the build up to show day itself. Ally was the poultry section chairlady for a few years and it always amazed us how Ally got so much help from her friends and family to set the cages up, but we were let into a secret by Ally, her helpers had their main course before they setup and she promised them pavlova when they finished," the statement added.
"Leaving all that aside people were willing to help Ally, just as much as she was willing to help others when ever she could, nothing was any bother. We will certainly miss her wise counsel on our committee especially our finance committee where she was simply amazing using her professionalism to guide us. Ally only handed over the reins of the poultry section this year and was delighted to support the new chairman and share her expertise and knowledge she had obtained over the years.
"This year Castlewellan Show are celebrating our 50th anniversary. We had a committee night out on Friday 28th April and Ally was full of her usual spirit when she joined us. We had a great evening together and have some precious photographs of the event.
"Goodbyes hurt the most, when the story was not finished," the statement concluded.
A tribute has also been paid on behalf of Spa Young Farmers Club members, both past and present, who have passed on sympathy to Ally's parents, brother and wider family circle.
The tribute stated: "Ally was an outstanding past member of Spa for many years with achieving various awards over her time within the club including best secretary and treasurer at Northern Ireland level.
"Ally always went the extra mile and her support was shown at both club and county level in every aspect whilst always appreciated by all our members," it concluded.
The President, staff and members of the Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster have also passed on sympathy to the Whan family.
A statement on facebook read: "Ally was a lively, vibrant and hardworking member of Spa YFC for many years acting as Club Secretary and Treasurer. She played a major part in the re-emergence of Spa and rose to be County Secretary. Despite illness she continued to be fully involved in young farmers events, the Castlewellan Show and her charity work and in recent years was a Vice President of the Spa club.
"Ally always went the extra mile and the YFCU pledge describes her best – she did her duty, she supported all activities, she helped and encouraged others and with her help so many young people in Spa became 'Better farmers, better countrymen and women, better citizens,'" it added.
Pulmonary Hypertension is high blood pressure in the lungs. The heart is not designed to pump against these high pressures and over time it starts to 'fail'.
Since being diagnosed in 2006 Ally as involved in fundraising efforts in an attempt to raise awareness around the disease.


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We are starting to hit our stride with our focus on loneliness and are now proposing tests - or identifying gaps in our knowledge.
One of the questions that is still puzzling us is whether we really need a Tinder for loneliness.
There are loads of skills in the community - but how does someone find what they need when they don't even know what they are looking for?
What is the very best way for communities to share skills and connect them to those that need them?
There are lots of digital tools on the market that purport to perform this function - but if that's the case why are we still one of the loneliest countries in Europe?
So one of the first things we are doing is some quick desktop research (closing next Thursday) of what's available, what the impact is , and whether we could connect it better for Bromford residents.
Could it be that we put too much faith in digital tools as a way of connecting the disconnected? Perhaps loneliness is not a disease for which we can find a convenient tech solution.
Or maybe there already is a Tinder for loneliness - Tinder itself.
If you have some great examples or success stories of how digital platforms that help match skills with need - please let us know. You can comment here, by adding a post to our Trello board or by mailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Cherry trees are the pride of backyards and the livelihood of orchard growers. If you're not careful, all of your harvest can disappear in a few days. Fight back to keep the fruit out of the thieves' talons.
Method One of Three:
Scaring Birds Away
1Start when birds begin to show. Keep track of bird sightings in your garden or orchard, either with a formal count or by intuition. Once the number of birds starts to grow, and the fruit shows the first hint of color, it's time to protect the trees.[1]
- These scare tactics are very effective, but only last a few weeks.[2] Starting too early may leave your trees vulnerable later, once the birds are used to your tactics.
2Choose shiny objects. Pick exactly one of these proven ideas, or another bright object:
- Aluminum pie tins
- Scrunched up sheets of tin foil, coiled into a spring shape
- Old CDs or DVDs
- Strips of white cloth
- Mylar streamers
- "Scare eye" balloons
3Tie them onto strings. Tie a string about 6 inches (15.2 cm) long to each object.
- If using CDs/DVDs, slip a second CD onto the string to sit on top of the first one.[3] This will sit at an angle, reflecting light upward.
4Hang them up around your tree. Tie the shiny objects onto the trees. Space them about 5 feet (1.5 m) apart, or just enough to be visible from every angle. Five or six should work for a small tree, but a large tree may need many more.
5Switch to other shiny objects periodically. Once birds learn that the objects are harmless, they'll start to eat your cherries again. The repellent tends to work longer for tart cherries or yellow cherries — sometimes a full season, if you're lucky. Birds will spend more effort for sweet red cherries.[4] To protect them, change the repellent every week or two.[5]
- For instance, put up CDs. When bird activity increases, replace them with foil springs. Replace again with aluminum pie tins, then return to CDs.
6Add noisemakers if necessary. Commercial orchards often add scary noisemakers as well. This is more effective than visual repellents alone, but birds still get used to them. When birds start to approach again, replace either the visual repellent or the noisemaker.
- If you only have a couple trees, just hang aluminum cans or other clusters of noisy objects. Anything louder may not be worth the annoyance in a home garden.
- The cheapest commercial devices are handheld noisemakers that fire a small, loud explosive. These require frequent patrols.
- To save labor, buy a stationary gas cannon or electric distress signal. Place these above the canopy, one for every 5 acres (2000 square meters).[6]
Method Two of Three:
Covering Trees with Netting
1Try this for small to medium trees only. Before you buy your netting, make sure you can drape it over the tree. Trees more than 8 feet (2.4m) tall are impractical to cover. For trees near this height, use ladders and/or a device that can lift the netting on a tall pole, then drape it outward.
3Cover the entire tree. This part can be a pain, and requires at least two people for most trees. Wait until your cherries have formed, then cover the tree once you see them starting to take on green color. The netting will catch against the branches, so hold the netting flat above the tree and lower it. It should cover the entire tree, and hang fairly loosely, since cherries tight against the netting will still get eaten.
4Secure the netting at the base. Birds can fly underneath the netting and get trapped. To prevent this, tie the base of the netting securely to the base of the tree with twine or hog rings.
- You can also stake the netting down to the ground around the drip line of the tree.
Method Three of Three:
Other Methods
1Plant mulberry trees. Fruit-eating birds love mulberry trees. Plant a female mulberry tree nearby, from a variety that fruits just before the cherry trees. The birds should flock to the mulberry tree much more than the cherries, as long as the tree still has fruit.
- Avoid the mulberry variety Illinois Everbearing, which have slow-ripening fruit too large for many birds.[11]
2Get approval for shooting or trapping. Some orchard growers shoot larger cherry thieves such as jays and magpies, and/or trap starlings and other small birds. You may need government approval.[12]
- In the US, contact the Department of Fish and Game or the local Agriculture Commissioner. In the UK, contact Wildlife Management.
- Local university agriculture extensions can teach you how to choose and set traps. Traps are much more effective when matched to your bird population and set by an expert.
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- For more efficiency, only hang the shiny objects on the outside of the tree.
- To help get netting over a tree, cut a slit in a tennis ball and slip it over a broom handle or long pole. This will give you a way to lift the netting, and something you can easily use to slide it over the tree.
Things You'll Need
- Tin foil
- String
- Bird netting
- A ladder
- A long pole
- Stakes
About This Article
- ↑ http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/C105/m105yi01.html
- ↑ http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r105600111.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPOaVh5Y2UI
- ↑ http://www.garden.org/foodguide/browse/fruit/cherry/1456
- ↑ http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r105600111.html
- ↑ http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r105600111.html
- ↑ http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/pest-control/how-to-protect-fruit-from-birds-zm0z15amzkin.aspx
- ↑ https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/livingwith/flyingfoxes/netting_fruit_trees.html
- ↑ http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1470341/when-to-net-cherry-trees
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Today marks the six month anniversary of my 25th Annual Album of the Year Report, meaning that it's now time for the mid-year report of 2017. As has been my June 1 practice in most recent years, I offer the following interim list of eleven new records that have most rocked my world since the preceding January, plus any late additions that came out last December after I closed out 2016. Some of these discs will very likely be contenders for "Album of the Year" honors come December 2017. The list is in alphabetical order by artist (more or less), with links to help you explore. Happy listening . . . and let me know in the comment section what you're loving that's not listed here so I can check it out myself before year end!
The Black Angels — Death Song
David Bowie — No Plan (EP)
Robyn Hitchcock — Robyn Hitchcock
Irontom — Partners
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard — Flying Microtonal Banana
Meat Wave — The Incessant
Pile — A Hairshirt of Purpose
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The Residents — The Ghost of Hope
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