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Category:TreesTropicals and Tender Perennials
Height:6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)20-30 ft. (6-9 m)
Spacing:4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
Hardiness:USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure:Full SunSun to Partial Shade
Bloom Color:PinkBright Yellow
Bloom Time:Late Winter/Early SpringMid SpringLate Spring/Early SummerMid SummerLate Summer/Early FallMid FallLate Fall/Early Winter
Other details:This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birdsFlowers are fragrantDrought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscapingAverage Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwaterFlowers are good for cuttingSuitable for growing in containers
Soil pH requirements:6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
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Propagation Methods:From woody stem cuttingsFrom softwood cuttingsFrom semi-hardwood cuttingsFrom hardwood cuttingsAllow cut surface to callous over before plantingFrom seed; sow indoors before last frostFrom seed; germinate in a damp paper towelBy graftingBy air layering
Seed Collecting:Bag seedheads to capture ripening seedAllow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seedsSeed does not store well; sow as soon as possibleN/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
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The closest lodge to the Monteverde reserve has enormous rooms, with wood paneled walls and ceilings, marvelously crafted wood furniture, balconies, and lovely views from most. The woodsy style is appropriate, as the lodge is surrounded by trees, just a 10-minute walk from the park entrance. The friendly Chilean owners are always around to provide personalized service. Other than a small hutlike enclosure near the entrance, the entire property is nonsmoking.
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With my current famine of female company I went for the next best thing and got Toy Boy to come along with me to review Dockhead's premiere Indian restaurant, Mumbai.
Toy Boy - or Jimmy, as my son much prefers to be called - isn't always up for coming out with me but I promised him I wouldn't get drunk and dance.
Mumbai is small and intimate and, going by the constant full-to-the-brim carrier bags leaving the premises to be delivered to your door, a big regular with the locals for take-away.
As with many Indian restaurants there is an air of calm when you go in, like entering an ashram. Sitar music gently floats around and spiced aromas waft up from the kitchen. I wanted to get into position and meditate.
Papadums were set before us with an array of pickles and dips, and as we tucked in two large bottles of cold Cobra - that wonderful Indian lager specially concocted to accompany curry - were poured. Young James, a game boy who is ever willing to dive in before testing the waters, soon realised he preferred the milder mango chutney to the fiery lime pickle and had to gollop half a pint of Cobra to cool his burning palate.
The menu carries a wide selection of dishes ranging in price from £4.50 to £10.95, all with mouth-watering descriptions. For starters we succumbed to the temptations of the Tandoori Malai Chops, which I found a little overcooked, and the King Prawn Butterfly which was spot on. A good start.
As me and the son discussed the credit crunch, the NHS, Michael Moore documentaries, his computer course, the last girl he slept with and getting out of debt, the restaurant slowly began to fill up with couples.
Myself and the boy had gone for two of the chef's specials as our main courses: Lamb Badam Pasanda (a personal favourite) and Chingri Hara Piaz. And how could we resist that when it is described as, king prawn, lightly seasoned with spices and herbs, cooked with onions, green curry leaf and garnished with coriander?
The lamb was definitely special; tender and succulent in a great sauce, while the prawn dish, which hit the table in a blaze of colour, was one to remember for next time.
We both felt quite full now but when the waiter put a dessert menu on the table we agreed that there is always room for ice cream. The small selection included those frozen bought-in desserts that do the perfect job of refreshing the taste buds after a lot of hot spice, so we had a Funky Pie and a Vanilla Fudge.
After those we were completely done in and really could not find room for coffees.
Mr Miah, the man in charge, came and said hello and posed for a few photos just before we left smiling and satisfied. Mumbai is a good, solid local Indian restaurant that has stood the test of time. It is consistent in quality and I predict it will remain a firm favourite in the area for many years.
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This saddle seat helps you replicate an equestrian's healthy posture to reduce back fatigue and discomfort while seated. Its gentle forward slope shifts the pelvis forward and raises the buttocks above the knees, resulting in semi-standing posture that discourages slouching--major causes of back discomfort. The sides of the seat are also sloped, spreading the knees apart (hip abduction) and keeping the pelvis upright to reduce stress on the back, shoulders, and neck. Unlike traditional chairs that can restrict blood circulation in the legs, the saddle seat does not exert contact pressure on the back of the legs, reducing muscle fatigue. The chair swivels 360� and has five casters for optimal mobility and stability, its polyurethane foam seat is soft yet supportive, and it has a durable polished aluminum frame. With tilt- and height-adjustment. Supports up to 280 lbs. 21"-28" H x 17" W x 14" D. (17 1/2 lbs.)
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If one isn't experienced with riding a horse, this seat will strike you as quite odd initially. However, it works quite well. Sit back a little further so your tailbone is close to ...Read complete review
If one isn't experienced with riding a horse, this seat will strike you as quite odd initially. However, it works quite well. Sit back a little further so your tailbone is close to the edge of the back, relax, and you will find you naturally sit quite comfortably. The Posture Improving Saddle Seat is very convenient for small spaces, too, where fitting under a desk or turning is problematic.What could be improved? Perhaps a smidge more padding right over the area where it supports the edges of pelvis, but then I am working to improve my conditioning and may be more aware of that than most.Basically, I'd give it 4.5 stars.
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I would not recommend this to anyone who wants to use it at a task chair at a desk. It is too high even in the lowest position for me and I had it adjusted as low as it would go. The seat was very hard and uncomfortable. Also, the leg portions are so long that your feet get tangled in them when you try to move around. I was really disappointed it didn't work for me and had to return it. Taking it apart was near to impossible.
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By DB
from San Luis Obispo
I put the chair together in 10 minutes. It couldn't be easier--just four bolts screwed into the seat, five casters snapped on, the gas post set in position and Volia!
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By mar
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Very impressed. sturdy, well made. would need thicker padding on seat.
most comfortable seat I have sat on
By Vet Gunsmith
from St. Louis, Mo
This is the only stool that I have been able to find comfortable due to my disabilities.
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By Dean
from Chicago, IL
This seat is comfortable and helpful in attainig good posture although it could certainly use a little more robust padding as it gets a little sore after a while.
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from TX
The first hour I used it, I felt great. Then, my back got tired and I switched back to a chair. Each day, I'm using it longer and feel my back and posture responding positively. It's a great ride!
it works!
By Rascalblackie
from Winnipeg, MB
I hurt my back shovelling snow. My physiotherapist thought this would be excellent for me. And it has really helped. You just cannot slouch on this stool! Since hurting my back, I have become aware of how much I slouch in front of the computer, so this stool is just right for me, and is really helping my posture.
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My daughter said WOW!
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from Millville, MA
The recipient of this product was my middle aged daughter who has been suffering with back and other area pain for years. This saddle seat has enabled her to sit at a computer to enter data for longer periods of time.
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from Shreveport
I like the height adjustment - it can be raised higher than most chairs.
Looks weird but is great for your back
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This looks strange and takes a while to get adjusted properly but has really helped my back and leg pain. i need to be at my computer all day at work and have bulging discs that cause back and leg pain. This chair has greatly reduced my pain levels -- well worth the price!
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from Vancouver, BC
I've been a rider for most of my life, and had been wishing that there was something I could sit on at work that would be like sitting in a saddle. I googled "Saddle chair" on a whim, and the rest is history. I've been sitting on a ball for a number of years after a whiplash injury made long periods in a chair difficult. Since getting progressive lenses and a much bigger computer monitor, I found myself craning my neck all the time in order to see the screen through the reading portion of my lenses. The saddle chair allows me to sit higher, my view of the screen is much sharper, my neck is relaxed, and I find good posture on this chair as easy as on a horse. The ball gave me more movement in my lower back throughout the day, but also made for more outward pressure on my knee. This chair is answering my needs very well.I have to say that getting the casters install was a struggle, and the allen key supplied was awkward; I switched to one I had with one short side which allowed me to get in under the lever more easily.


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Rap Legend Lil Kim has become the butt of many jokes when it comes to her botched plastic surgery. It's clear that Kim while once a very attractive woman displays many underlying self-esteem issues. Kim's image problems all started with her relationship with the Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie) who was a rising rap star at the time choose to marry Faith Evans although he was in a relationship with Kim.
B.I.G. would not be the first man to diss Kim for a chick with a lighter more caucasian like features. The troubled relationship eventually sent Kimberly Jones into a downward spiral of nose jobs, cheek jobs, butt jobs, boob jobs and so many other plastic surgeries, all in hopes of drastically altering her African-American features.
To the disappointment of her fans, they watched a once sex symbol slowly diminish herself in the public eye. Kim ended up looking like she was Michael Jackson's twin on display at Madame Tussaud's Wax Musuem.
But we might just get some insight to exactly what was going on in Kim's mind. According to Allhiphop.com, the Brooklyn-bred femcee is prepared to open up on all aspects of her life including her plastic surgery and her relationship with the deceased Christopher Wallace (Biggie).
Kim is rumoured to be in talks to star in a taping of VH1's Behind The Music.
Behind The Music is a highly successful show which dives deep into the real life of celebrities. If this is true VH1 just might have hit ratings gold. Everyone will be tuning in.
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Next year, lay off the cookies…Santa Holland (the Netherlands) takes a big lead over Estonia's Santa Aare and Sweden's black-bearded Snaretomen at last month's Santa Claus Winter Games in Gallivare, Sweden, where Santas from all over the world gather for events that also include…
Next year, lay off the cookies…Santa Holland (the Netherlands) takes a big lead over Estonia's Santa Aare and Sweden's black-bearded Snaretomen at last month's Santa Claus Winter Games in Gallivare, Sweden, where Santas from all over the world gather for events that also include porridge-eating and karaoke.
Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes…but Santa here was just performing with sardines at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul. Christmas is big in South Korea, where a large proportion of the population is Christian.
Reindeer, shmeindeer…Santa promoting holiday shopping last month in the newly upgraded downtown—fresh lighting, sidewalks and streetscaping—of Jefferson, Iowa.
Back home at the North Pole he's a benevolent despot, but…Santa casting his vote in a Chilean municipal election in October.
Travel 6,000 kilometers and still I have to wait in line…Santa in the queue to buy the newly released iPad mini at the Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo last month.
Even St. Nick can't save the Lions…Santa showed up in Detroit Lions blue for his team's game against the Houston Texans last month—and watched them fall in overtime for their ninth straight Thanksgiving Day loss.
Silver bells, silver bells, it's Christmas time in the city…Santa after ringing in the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange last month.
Santa on ice…sailing on frozen Bolshoye lake in Siberia Dec. 2
Boehner said what?…Santa sings with U.S. President Barack Obama and his older daughter, Malia, at the 90th lighting of the National Christmas tree in front of the White House on Dec. 6.
Santa can't lose!…the annual St. Nicholas Run in the German town of Michendorf Dec. 9.
Let's get small…a pair of 0.8-millimeter (0.03-inch) resin Santas, made by Taiwanese artist Chen Forng-shean, standing on a pencil in Taipei Dec. 12
Everybody's a lobbyist .... Capitol Hill police checking Santa as he headed to Speaker of the House John Boehner's office Dec. 12 to push for solving the 'fiscal cliff' issue before Christmas.
You wouldn't hit a jolly old man wearing glasses, would you?…Santa on Dec. 12 with Amir 'King' Khan, Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya and Carlos Molina, ahead of the junior welterweight bout between Mr. Khan and Mr. Molina Dec. 15.
We're all mammals here…Santa communes with some dolphins at the Marineland aquatic park in Antibes, France, Dec. 12
Santa Claus is coming to Betzenweiler …St. Nicholas cycling between villages though a dusting of snow in southwest Germany's Swabia region Dec. 6.


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So, it appears that the elusive "They" are making a live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (hereinafter referred to as TMNT) movie. Lawyerish already indicated that she was unaware of the existence of this movie, but what about the rest of you?! Did anyone else know about this?! Why was I not informed?
Seeing the above preview inspired me to do the popular "6 weird things about me" post, as it stirred up a memory of a particularly weird moment from the childhood of Li'l Metalia.
I've already done a similar "weird things" post, but dude. I think I have a pretty good sense of myself, and I (um, and probably you) therefore know that I have MUCH more than one post's worth of me-related weirdness:
1. The Weird Art Thing: I have random Ninja Turtle-drawing skillz
Everyone on my mom's side of my family is incredibly artistic. My grandmother makes things like this:
My mom makes things like the quilt displayed in the second photo here.
And me? Well, I can draw small, cartoony dog heads, which, upon reflection, do not resemble canines, so much as a puppy/elephant hybrids:
"I am not a monster!"
I shall call him Skippy...because I am eating peanut butter on apple slices as I type this. It's just that scientific.
Anyway, over time, I've come to terms with the fact that the artistic gene skipped me.
The summer of my 9th year (that phrase is about as highbrow as this post will get), I fancied myself quite the artist. Clueless at this point as to my utter dearth of talent, I busied myself with many art projects. This in and of itself would not be so bad, but you see, I got cocky. I thought I could take my show on the road… and thus became a door-to-door t-shirt artist. I shit you not. Oh, and my business plan? Why, it went a little bit like this:
Approach door.
Ring bell.
Wait for poor unsuspecting soul to answer.
Hit them with my pitch, which basically consisted of me describing my skills with puffy paint, and then offering to puffy paint a t-shirt for the low low price of only $5.
I had no portfolio, or inventory, or any actual skills to speak of. Just some puffy paint and a pocket full of dreams. Do you want to die yet? No? Wait.
Somehow, miraculously, people occasionally said "okay." And when they did, I'd draw the design on a little notepad I carried with me, and show it to them before beginning the "project." Of course, I didn't have any t-shirts on hand; no, part of my plan was for them to supply me with a t-shirt. Shockingly, no one really wanted to part with a shirt of any actual significance, and so I received quite a number of old, assy, and yellowed undershirts…which I would then paint.
Now THAT's the part where you'll want to die. Or maybe that's just me.
It being 1989, one of my most popular designs was the Ninja Turtles. The request is not really surprising; they were seriously everywhere then, including, of course, on crunchabungas. (Naturally!) And I painted the hell out of those suckers.
(Side note: I'm almost certain that J, who works in intellectual property, is having a mini-stroke right now at the thought of me painting TMNT on t-shirts for cash without express written permission from the licensor. It's like he's a cop married to a drug dealer or something.)
As my gift to you, I am going to now draw one of my world, er, town uh...block famous Ninja Turtles, exactly as they appeared on the shirts.
Now, I know you're going to all want to flood me with offers to start up the business again, but please try to hold yourselves back. Next up:
2. The Weird Musical Thing: I've inadvertently and repeatedly sung about something that I'm pretty sure is illegal in some states.
The song "Disarm" by Smashing Pumpkins figured prominently in my life; in eighth grade, this song was hugely popular, and I adored it (still do). It always found its way onto my mix tapes, even well into my college years. One night in college, some friends and I had a drunken intelligent and well-planned evening at a karaoke bar. I have some old standbys that I usually perform, but that night, I decided to sing "Disarm." After all, I reasoned, what better song to sing when you're past the point of being able to really see individual words anymore, than the one you know by heart?
I got up onstage and sang my intoxicated ass off. I started off okay, and then got to the line that I now know is "Inside of me, and such a part of you." However, I had unfortunately been singing the lyrics wrong for years. Really wrong. Like, "Sodomy is such a part of you" wrong. In my haze, I saw the correct words scroll by, but it was too late—MY words were already out of my mouth.
Fortunately, I'm fairly certain that I was slurring my words, so no one knew the difference, but the fact remains that I did, in fact, sing to a barful of people about sodomy.
For that is, evidently, how I roll.
3. The Weird CrushThing: I have a secret crush on my governor
You know, it's one thing if your governor looks like this:
(Oh, you lucky
But we here in
And yet? Huge unstoppable crush, right here. I can't explain it, it just…is.
Please, send help.
Tomorrow (oh, who am I kidding…probably Thursday or Friday): I really don't want to give it all away, but the second part of this list involves, among other things, the fact that I recently discovered a childhood friend is a hugely successful porn star.
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LAHORE: I could not afford heart surgery for my ten-month daughter, who has a hole in her heart, but a peace initiative between Pakistan and India made it possible, said Syed Abdul Basir - who comes from a remote town, Qila Abdullah, near Chaman, Balochistan - prior to his departure to India early on Tuesday morning for treatment of his daughter, Muslima Bibi.
The free treatment is a result of the concerted effort of Aman Ki Asha - a peace initiative of the Jang Group of Newspapers Pakistan and Times of India Group, India, Rotary India Humanity Foundation (RIHF) and Rotary Pakistan.
I am just a schoolteacher and do not have enough resources to meet the expenses for heart surgery of my daughter, Muslima , he told The News while appreciating Heart to Heart project of Aman Ki Asha .
Basir said he was thankful to the Jang Group of Pakistan and Times of India as well as Rotary people for their support at this critical moment of his life. He went on to say that the project was, indeed, a gesture of friendship between both the neighboring countries. This also highlights how lives can be changed through this friendship.
It is pertinent to mention that, in September this year, five-year-old Aakash, five-year-old Atif and three-year-old Dharti from Sindh province had left for India with their parents for heart surgeries under the same initiative.
Aman Ki Asha , in February, 2011, had signed an agreement with Rotary India Humanity Foundation and Rotary Pakistan to provide free heart treatment, including surgery, to 200 under-privileged Pakistani children under the Heart to Heart initiative. So far, 25 children have undergone heart surgeries.
Under the Heart to Heart initiative, children suffering from congenital heart defects are sent to the world renowned heart institutions in India to undergo comprehensive treatment, including surgery.
Syed Abdul Basir said he came to know about the friendship initiative between Pakistan and India through Jang newspaper and was happy that his daughter would be provided treatment under the project.
Major (r) Mujib Aftab of Rotary Pakistan - who coordinated stay of Syed Abdul Basir here in Lahore and their subsequent departure to India - said they would first stay at Delhi while the heart surgery of Muslima Bibi would be performed at a hospital in Bangalore, India.
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I bought two pair one black which my son wore on the court outside and had no problems so I went back and got the Red pair for his indoor court shoes and those (after 2 weeks of practice and only one game all indoors)the black part of the sole seperated from the shoe right by the "Full Lenth Air" on one side of the shoe> I am very upset because now I have to go get him another pair for his games indoor. Weird how the ones he wore outside on the courts did not have a problem but the indoor ones did! Angry mom I wish I would have read your comment before buying
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KheloPakistan present their first ever fan following. A young man from Australia went to see the Melbourne Renegades in action last week. Here is a snipet of what, Eliya Abbas made of the game and experience:
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Shahid 'Boom Boom' Afridi and Abdul 'Bang Bang' Razzaq in my town playing for the same team - Do I really need any other reason to go watch this match?
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The moment I found out that Afridi and Razzaq were going to be playing for Melbourne Renegades (which also happens to be my home team), I was already their fan! My love for these two players also lead me to being one of the first hundred members of the Melbourne Renegades so the team I was supporting was obviously the Melbourne Renegades.
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RENNES, France -- Renault declined to comment on trade union claims that Turkey will become the main production site for its new Clio subcompact car in a move to cut costs.
Renault plans to build more than 70 percent of its fourth-generation Clio models in Turkey, union sources told Reuters. The shift that could inflame tensions with workers and the government, its biggest shareholder.
The outgoing Clio was built in Flins, France, Valladolid, Spain, and Bursa, Turkey. A Renault spokeswoman said Flins and Bursa will be the production sites for the new models but said it is not possible to predict the volume split between the two sites at this time.
"We are producing the Clio in both factories to be able to balance the volumes," the spokeswoman told Automotive News Europe.
During internal presentations, Renault disclosed plans to source less than 30 percent of the new Clio from France, Reuters reported, citing two union officials who declined to be identified.
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Renault will export Clios built in Bursa to Russia and other eastern European markets, Ali Kassai, the automaker's head of minicars and subcompacts, told Automotive News Europe at the Paris auto show. "We will use Bursa to mainly export cars to Russia and to the Euromed region and also to western Europe. Flins will serve mostly western Europe."
Last year, Renault built 147,971 Clio hatchbacks in Flins. Bursa produced 42,426 Clio station wagons and Valladolid built 48,974 Clio hatchbacks, according to company figures.
Ian Fletcher, an analyst for IHS Automotive, said it made sense for Renault to build the majority of Clios in Turkey where costs are less than in France.
In February, Carlos Tavares, Renault's chief operating officer, told the French Senate's economic commission in Paris that a Clio made in France, costs 1,300 euros more than the same car built in Turkey. The executive was seeking to highlight the hurdles Renault faces in competing in Europe against mass-market carmakers with lower labor costs like Hyundai.
Shifting the majority of production of what could be Renault's best-selling model next year is a politically sensitive move. French officials and ministers are outspoken critics against French companies that seek lower-cost production options overseas.
French plants accounted for 42 percent of Renault's overall European deliveries last year. That compares with 64 percent for rival PSA/Peugeot-Citroen, which has angered unions and politicians by announcing 8,000 job cuts and the closure of its factory at Aulnay near Paris.
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Renault's gradual transfer of production to lower-wage economies has already proved to be a sore point in relations with the French state, which owns 15 percent of the automaker.
Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn was summoned for a public dressing-down by former President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2010, after reports first emerged that the Clio could move abroad.
Renault responded at the time with a pledge to maintain production levels in Flins, west of Paris, until output of its Zoe electric cars had ramped up to take the Clio's place. But the shift to Turkey is going ahead, union sources said, even as Zoe manufacturing volumes remain an unknown. Zoe deliveries are not due to start until early next year.
"There's no visibility on how many Zoes they're going to produce and it's unclear who's buying them at this stage," London-based UBS analyst Philippe Houchois said. "They're obviously under pressure and may have to decide whether to build more (Clios) in France to keep the peace with the government."
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LOL, we've done a couple of 18 hour days (one on a /5 and the other on the K1100) plus many 12 hour stints. Sure got to REALLY like each other though! Now if we could only get a faultless and wireless (on board) communications system. No matter, we ride well together so we'll give this idea a bit of serious thought. - Bob
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A trailer would be an advantage if you were team riding. AKA napping in the trailer.
This one, Sedalia 1000 is "official"... IBA blessed with Rob Nye as coordinator.
And I dont know why Scranton @ 1071mi. The Bloomsburg "motel" interchange
along the route allows 1008 miles? You could ask
I agree, somewhere between Harrisburg and Allentown would make more sense. Harrisburg shows 967 miles. Hamburg PA is right off 78 and easy to get to from all the surrounding highways, more importantly there is a Cabelas there!
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Problem's with both Harrisburg & Hamburg.... TOLL'S for both on PA TPK!
No/not enough lodging at Hamburg, Harrisburg short on distance.
IMHO... Travel'in John
Bloomsburg certainly has hotels. As for Hamburg only 76 and 476 are toll roads (PA Turnpike) in that area, regardless both accept EZ-Pass. Hamburg is on 78 (Not a toll road), which 81 South from Scranton runs into. While not right at the start point, plenty of rooms in Allentown area.
There will be plenty of issues taken with any location picked, different strokes for different folks. Scranton is not only an hour extra, it's the heart of Lackawanna coal country (Not particularly scenic) and it's a city. If I were riding all the way from Nova Scotia, I'd like to squeeze in a nice visit to a summer destination, thus my suggestion for Canandaigua NY. Ah, but then you are dealing with the NYS Thruway which is a toll road.
So where in the Northeast is a nice summer destination if you are riding a considerable difference to stop, rest and recharge one's batteries? Toll roads will be difficult to avoid given the state of this countries aging infrastructure (ie. the NYS Thruway was supposed to be toll-free years ago!)
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Bloomsburg to Sedalia is 1,017 miles. Also, there is a symmetry of sorts in the locations. - Bob
Good morning Mile-Eaters!
Thanks for all your comments on the start locations.
For the record the IBA distance from Bloomsburg, PA to Sedalia, MO is 974 miles. This is because for any ride the shortest distance calculated is the one used, even it it makes no sense.
As the goal of this location is for folks coming out of New England, Northeast US and Eastern Canada the next logical location with a lot of services is Scranton or perhaps Wilkes Barre. If we move the start to Wilkes Barre the total distance (Shortest) is 1034 but quickest is up to 1057.
For the start locations we're looking for multiple 24hr gas stations; ideally a truck stop and a few budget hotels up to a Hampton Inn. The idea is riders stop here for a good rest not necessarily to sight see. The closer it is to a direct route from the major eastern cities the better.
Rob Nye
MS Streets and Trips: Scranton to Sedalia is 1071 quick and 1063 short. I wonder what mapping authority is being used to determine distance. Google Maps also concurs with both of the MS calculations. Google also indicates 1,012 and 1,009 for the quick/short calculation out of Bloomsburg. Likely there are other factors that I am not aware of which come into the final calculations. However, if IBA says "it ain't so" then it really is a moot discussion so moving forward, or not, are the only options. We'll be there - Bob
I'm just looking forward to final details so I can make my travel plans... trying to take as little time off from work as possible and make the best use of the time I take. I am guessing I will ride down to Scranton after work on Tuesday evening and head out from the designated start around 5 AM Wednesday. -Dennis
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Sounds like it's Scranton for the east coast start. A quick search on MapSource has an EconoLodge and a couple of gas stations close to exit 182 on Hwy 81 for a start receipt. Anybody with local knowledge recommend a better starting point?
A conclusion is pretty much the place where you got tired of thinking ...
I don't know the area but it looks like that EconoLodge at 182B (on Kane St) is a fine location with decent rates. Rooms are available for booking. Convenience store and gas just around the corner. Our plan is to get there as early as possible with a 5 am departure. Might be Monday because we want to get to the rally site and be available to volunteer a bit (already booked twice for the beer slinging again). - Bob


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PRESTONSBURG — As restrictions on prescription painkillers become tighter in the wake of new legislation, officials battling substance abuse in Eastern Kentucky say some addicts are turning to more illicit markets to get their fix.
Heroin is growing in popularity across Appalachia, according to law enforcement officers and substance abuse counselors, who say they are seeing a surge in "black tar" heroin from Mexico.
Mike Vance, a partner in VanArk Behavioral Management, says heroin has not really been a problem in Eastern Kentucky throughout his career, but he is beginning to see more of it in recent months.
"I'm in my 43rd year of doing alcohol and drug counseling, and until last year, I had only seen one case of heroin addiction," Vance said. "Only one. And in the last six or eight months, it's popping up. And black tar is one of the things they're doing."
Keith Napier, Big Sandy Task Force manager with Operation UNITE, said heroin is not the only drug on the rise.
"It appears over the last year or so, we're starting to see a slight decrease in the prescription drugs, but it also appears we're seeing an increase in the meth labs that we're finding, and also heroin," Napier said.
Napier, who spoke to the monthly meeting of Communities Against Drug Addiction, held Tuesday at Pit Stop BBQ, said black tar is becoming popular simply because it is widely available.
Jim Recktenwald, a substance abuse counselor with the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center, in Thelma, agreed.
"Doctors are beginning to be a little bit more careful," Recktenwald said. "There's a little more training on that. And as those sources are drying up, people are turning to, basically, it's Mexican heroin that's coming in. Because it's accessible and it's cheap."
Vance said there have been instances of addicts attempting to sneak heroin into a treatment center. However, while he is seeing heroin surge in popularity, he believes the drug is simply serving as a replacement for prescription drugs.
"They're not addicted to it, yet," Vance said. "They're mixing it with their other drugs. It's something new for them, something different. A lot of them like the pain pills better, but can't get them."
While all counties in the Big Sandy area are beginning to see declines in prescription painkiller abuse, Recktenwald said the rate of addiction is not changing, but that addicts are simply turning to different drugs.
"One of the things that we seeing is a dropoff in some areas, but a resurgence in other areas," Recktenwald said. "As we're gathering the 2012 data around the counties, we're finding that the death rate is still 1-out-of-4 of the deaths that's occurring in some of the counties is a drug-related death. And that's a pretty high ratio — 1-out-of-4 deaths in the county. So we haven't really seen any data so far that we can say, 'OK, we can use this to predict where it's going, up or down.'"
Recktenwald said although officials are beginning to see some success in controlling prescription abuse, there is still much work to be done to tackle the root cause of addiction.
"As we have a resurgence of heroin and things like that coming in, we can expect that that's likely to show an increase down the road in the death rate," Recktenwald said. "I don't think we've got this problem under control, by a long shot."


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The majority of white wines are made from green or yellow-skinned grapes, however if the juice is separated from the skins gently and quickly, white wines can also be made from black-skinned grapes.
Upon entering the winery, the grapes are crushed and destemmed, and the skins are then separated from the juice before fermentation as the colours, flavour compounds, phenolics and tannins found in the skins are usually not wanted in white wines. The grape juice, or must, is now ready for fermentation.
The fermentation usually takes place in inert vats, such as stainless steel, but can sometimes be done in oak barrels of varying sizes. Barrel fermentation can add additional complexity to a wine's aromas and flavours, with oaky and toasty aromas being most apparent. To start the fermentation, yeast is added to the wine, along with sulphur dioxide to prevent oxidation.
When the alcoholic fermentation is complete, the wine may undergo a secondary fermentation - the malolactic fermentation - to convert the harsh malic acid into the softer lactic acid. This is not always desirable, as some wines may be better suited to the fresher, crisper natural acidity, so the winemaker will prevent the malolactic fermentation from taking place.
The wine may then undergo lees stirring. This is the stirring of the natural sediment that forms during fermentation. The purpose of lees stirring is to add additional flavour and texture complexity to the wine.
The wine will then undergo racking to remove the lees, ready to be blended, if necessary. The wine is fined (the process of removing solids from the wine using a coagulate), stabilised and bottled. Alternatively, if the wine is destined for barrel maturation, it will be racked into oak barrels, prior to bottling.
Chardonnay is one of the most widely grown grapes varieties in the world, as it adapts well to different soils and climates. Its spiritual home is in Burgundy, where it produces some of the world's greatest wines. It is also produces great wines in Champagne, Australia, California, Oregon, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa. In cooler climates it produces dry wines with flavours of green apple and citrus fruit with high acidity. In warmer climates it tends towards tropical fruit flavours (pineapple, banana) and medium acidity. Chardonnay is often fermented and / or aged in oak, and can age very well.
Sauvignon Blanc is a hugely popular and widely planted variety. It is typified by its crisp, high acidity and pungent aromas of gooseberry, capsicum and vegetal notes. In warmer climates it can also have aromas and flavours of ripe tropical fruit, citrus fruits and minerals. It is at its best in the Loire, particularly in Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé, Bordeaux, where it is often blended with Sémillon, and New Zealand. It also produces some fantastic wines in Chile, South Africa, California and Australia. It is normally unoaked to retain its freshness, but oaked examples are becoming more common.
Pinot Gris (Pinot Grigio) has seen its popularity soar over recent years, due mainly to inexpensive, light bodied, crisp and refreshing wines from Northern Italy. At its best, Pinot Gris produces wines with pear, citrus and tropical fruits with honeyed & spicy notes. It can also make excellent sweet wines with dried fruit, apricot and honey flavours. Pinot Gris is at its best in Alsace, North-East Italy and increasingly in cool-climate regions such as New Zealand, Tasmania and Oregon.
Pinot Blanc gives medium bodied wines with green apple, pear and citrus fruit flavours which are dry and have high acidity. It prefers cool climates and is a speciality of the Alpine regions of Alto Adige & Friuli in Northern Italy. It is also widely grown in Alsace.
Chenin Blanc produces some of the greatest sweet wines of the Loire Valley - think Bonnezeaux, Quartes de Chaume and Coteaux de Layon. But it also produces some exceptional dry wines, both in the Loire and further afield, notably South Africa where it is one of the most widely planted white grape varieties. In cool climates it produces dry wines with green apple and leafy notes with high acidity. It also produces sweet wines with tropical, dried fruit and honey flavours, and high balancing acidity. In warmer climates it tends to have flavours of citrus and stone fruits with high acidity.
Sémillon is a very flexible variety with a range of styles from light bodied and dry to full and sweet. In its dry capacity, it produces wines with citrus fruit, vegetal notes and a waxy or oily texture. As a sweet wine it tends to have tropical fruit flaxours with honey and sometimes a nutty edge. Sémillon is one of the great white varieties or Bordeaux, both in the dry wines and the famous sweet wines of Sauternes. It is often blended with Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle, and can be oaked or unoaked. It is equally at home in Australia, most notably in the Hunter Valley, but also in Margaret River where it is often blended with Sauvignon Blanc. There are also good examples from elsewhere in France and in South Africa.


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Anderson Varejao's latest injury could help Cleveland Cavaliers in the long run (Ingraham column)
So much for the debate on whether or not the Cavs should trade Anderson Varejao.
There's not much market for a one-legged Golden Retriever.
Nobody in the NBA recovers more loose balls or fetches more missed shots than the indefatigable Brazilian. Nobody has a motor like that, a nose for the ball like that, or is so completely devoid of selfishness like that.
He is the poster boy for "team player".
He's also injured.
The problem with Handy Andy is that when he gets injured he gets INJURED. He doesn't just come down with a cough or a cold or a cut or a cramp. When Varejao gets injured it's like those videos you've seen of a high-rise building being dynamited and collapsing into a giant pile of twisted, mangled imploded rubble.
Smoke billowing into the sky, debris flying everywhere. Sirens going off.
One minute the building is there. The next minute it's gone.
One game Varejao is dropping 20/18 (points/rebounds) on some opponent. The next game he's gone. The next week he's gone. The next month he's gone. Continued...
Invariably he's torn something, broken something, ripped something, shattered something, or dislocated something.
Whatever it is, it's never minor. He's never day-to-day, he's equinox-to-equinox.
This is not Varejao's fault. The trait that makes him so valuable is the trait that makes him so vulnerable — his utter fearlessness and will to win.
Without that he's a D-League player.
So, when he's healthy — or his version of it, anyway — the Cavs send him out there, hoping for the best, but knowing that the next 10-car pileup could be just around the corner.
That's where the Cavs are now, laying eggs and shooting bricks — with Varejao up on blocks.
It's his quad. His thigh. The muscle therein. It's either ripped, ruptured, frayed, frazzled or some other cataclysmic infrastructure imperfection.
As usual, it's going to take a long time to heal. That's bad news for the Cavs in the short term, better news for the Cavs in the hunt for more ping pong balls in April, and, perhaps, best news of all for the Cavs beyond that.
Most immediately, the chances of the Cavs trading Varejao — a very legitimate issue that generated strong arguments both ways — are now gone. He won't be able to play again for at least another six to eight weeks, which means the NBA trade deadline will come and go while he's out.
So, barring the unexpected, when the NBA season ends, Varejao will almost certainly still be a member of the Cavs, who are going to continue to be so bad without him they will likely get a top five pick in the next NBA Draft. Maybe a top three. Maybe even No. 1. Continued...
That draft should allow them to add another solid player to their slowly-growing core. It's a core that includes Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson, Dion Waiters, and Tyler Zeller. The upcoming first round draft pick makes it five players, the return of Varejao next year would make it six.
Here's where it gets interesting.
Just for the sake of argument, let's say a certain Chosen One in Miami, who is a free agent after next season, decides to return to Cleveland.
It could happen. The Heat could win another title this year, but Dwyane Wade is aging fast. Who knows how much his skills will have declined by this time next year?
A year from now The Chosen One's "Heat Thing" could have run its course, and it's not out of the question he could consider taking his talents elsewhere. A couple months ago he himself broached the subject of a return to Cleveland.
I'm not saying. I'm just saying.
Put the potential pieces of the puzzle together. If you-know-who returns to you-know-where after next season, you've got him, Irving, and Varejao, assuming the Cavs don't trade him.
You couldn't have three star players whose diversity of skill sets would be a better fit than that. You'd also have as role players, Waiters, Thompson, Zeller, and two more high draft picks still to come.
That's a pretty good looking eight man rotation, and a pretty good argument — whether Miami's Mr. Big returns to Cleveland or not — for not trading Varejao.
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All I know is if a rookie coach had done what Redskins coach Mike Shanahan did last Sunday — kept playing Robert Griffin III until his knee virtually blew up, leading to reconstructive knee surgery that could cause RG III to miss all of the 2013 season — that rookie coach would have been fired first thing Monday morning.
People who are bashing Hall of Fame voters for not voting for steroid users for the Hall of Fame, or even those bashing Hall of Famer voters because they DID vote for those players, are missing the point completely.
The voters aren't the villains here. The players are the ones who used the steroids and created this mess.
Feel free, however, to bash my fellow writers for the committee that decided which players appeared on the ballot. When Reggie Sanders and Aaron Sele each get one vote and 10 other players on the ballot don't get any votes at all — that's the part of the process that needs to be changed.
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Chris Carter, building inspector for the city, tells the Oxford Eagle that much of the increase was due to student-geared housing developments with cottages that are rented out per bedroom.
Carter said since the units are stand-alone homes, they are counted as single-family homes.
"We have two new developments that are not complete yet, but were issued their permits in 2012 — The Retreat and the Highlands," Carter said. "Both have mostly cottages in their developments which is a large part of the jump in the permits."
The value of the single-family-homes was approximately $25.8 million in 2012, which brought $136,909 in permit fees to the city. In 2011, permits totaled approximately $9.3 million, which brought in $42,623 in fees.
Condominiums and apartments also showed jumps with 94 permits issued for condos with a value of approximately $9.2 million and $52,024 in permit fees in 2012 compared to 41 permits issued in 2011 with a value of approximately $3.8 million with $21,633 in fees brought in.
Duplexes went from no permits pulled in 2011 to 39 in 2012 with a value of approximately $6.2 million and $31,402 in permit fees.
"We're had some big apartment complexes come in — Taylor Bend, Molly Barr Trail and the Hub, which is not complete yet," Carter said. "Some of the newer developments for students, like The Retreat, are building a few duplexes as well as the cottages. We haven't seen too many duplexes going up for a while."