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Wes Wilkerson is the head high school baseball coach at Ezell-Harding Christian School here in Nashville where he also serves as an assistant basketball coach for the boys' team. He teaches art at Ezell-Harding. He also is an active coach in the local summer leagues. He and his wife, Britney, also are parents of a seven-month-old girl.
Signed as a free-agent pitcher in 2000 by the Kansas City Royals, Wilkerson made it to the Triple-A level with three different Major League franchises. His career numbers at Lipscomb are impressive. He was an NAIA All-America performer. He ranks second all-time in career home runs (38), second in career RBI (213), tied for third in career triples (15), tied for fourth in career doubles (47), seventh in career runs scored (189) and in the top 10 in batting average with a career .337 mark.
Wilkerson, right in the photo above, stands with teammate Heath Giles after they were both named to the 1999 TranSouth All-Conference team.
Wilkerson was able to find some time to sit down and talk with Lipscombsports.com this week.
What sport did you play at Lipscomb? What years? Who were your coaches?
"I played baseball from 1996-2000 for coach Mel Brown. I played center field, right field and pitched"
What is your fondest athletic memory at Lipscomb?
"I will never forget the very first day I walked out from the left field gates and stood on Ken Dugan Field. I remember how awesome that was. It is a beautiful field. It was almost like you had made it to the Major Leagues.
"It was the same way the first time I walked on a field for the first time in the minor leagues. It was at Spokane (Wash.). I felt like I had accomplished something even though I hadn't done anything yet."
Who had the biggest influence on you during your athletic career at Lipscomb? How?
"It would have to be Mel Brown. He was very, very hard on us. He tried to push you to the limit and sometimes over the limit.
"He was pushing you on the baseball field, but he was also pushing you in life to be a better person. You might not have agreed with everything he wanted us to do, but when I look back I realized he made me a better baseball player and a better person."
What is your fondest non-athletic memory from your time at Lipscomb?
"I knew for the most part I could go to any teacher and they would help you out as much as they could - even if you really didn't know them."
"Everybody was friendly. It made you feel comfortable. We had a campus where you felt like you were welcome."
"This is not a fond memory, and it might be unusual, but the cafeteria was not as good as I thought it would be. When I first walked in I thought, 'this is awful'.
What is the most valuable thing you gained or learned from your time at Lipscomb?
"I learned how to become a better person in society. It is hard when you go into the minors and everything that comes along with it. Lipscomb taught me how to be a better Christian. You are tested as a minor league player but it is just like life. You are going to be tested no matter what."
"We had Baseball Chapel in the minors. Out of about 30 people involved with the team maybe five or six would attend Baseball Chapel on Sunday mornings. I enjoyed that. I was in so many different areas and different states you were able to see different aspects of life and Christianity."
Who was your favorite professor? Why?
"John Hudy. I worked with coach Hudy at Lipscomb High School for a year as a basketball player."
"If I had a question, even it wasn't a problem, I knew I could go to talk to coach Hudy. I always felt like I was welcome in his office."
Where do you live now?
"Nashville, Tenn."
Who is your employer? What is your occupation? What does your position entail?
"I am a coach and teacher at Ezell-Harding Christian School. This is my second year. I coach baseball and I am an assistant coach in boys' basketball in addition to teaching art."
Tell us about your family.
"My wife's name is Britney. We have a daughter, Briley, who is almost seven months old. The reason we named her Briley was we wanted to go with the letter B for Britney if it was a girl and a W if it was a boy. But my middle name is Wesley so we went with the 'ley' in my name. Everybody thinks we named her for Briley Parkway, but it has a deeper meaning than that."
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Wes Wilkerson is the head high school baseball coach at Ezell-Harding Christian School here in Nashville where he also serves as an assistant basketball coach for the boys' team. He teaches art at Ezell-Harding. He also is an active coach in the local summer leagues. He and his wife, Britney, also are parents of a seven-month-old girl.


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Searching for thrills at New York Design Week? Look no further – Inhabitat favorite Uhuru Design has just revealed an undulating roller coaster chair made of wood reclaimed from the demolished Coney Island boardwalk. Set to be unveiled this week at BKLYN Designs 2010, the piece is part of Uhuru's new Coney Island Line, which reflects on the history of the amusement park while celebrating the weathered nature of the 70 year-old aged wooden planks.
From furniture made from recycled bourbon barrels to striking stools composed of steel off-cuts, Brooklyn-based Uhuru is always on the cutting edge of eco design — and their latest collection promises to be another show-stopper.
Each of the six new designs in Uhuru's new Coney Island Line are inspired by individual experiences at the beloved local amusement park. The Ipe wood was first installed on the boardwalk in the late 1940's, and it's still in great condition as the beautifully-finished pieces attest. The designs are inspired by the duality of Coney Island — the hot, colorful summers and the cold, melancholy winters. Each piece attempts to interpret the surrounding architecture – from the low-rise buildings to the aged signs directing visitors towards the immense old-fashioned roller-coaster.
The reclaimed furniture collection consists of a lounger, coffee table, end table, console, lamp and mirror — all titled to reflect their individual theme park interpretation. The Cyclone Lounger resurrects the form of Coney Island's iconic roller coaster with an undulating array of light and dark wood, while the Wonder Coffee Table features a "Vaudeville-inspired scalloped pattern" that wouldn't look out of place on a ride itself.
Since there's an extremely small supply of the locally-sourced boardwalk material, the furniture line consists of six limited-edition pieces, and only 10 reproductions of each design will ever be available for purchase. If you'd like to check them out in person then head on down to BKLYN Designs 2010 this Friday!

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Quantum Monte Carlo Simulation of Hydrogen at High Pressure
Principal Investigator: Carlo Pierleoni, Universita' dell'Aquila (Italy)
HPC Platform: Hermit of HLRS
Quantum Mechanics is the fundamental theory on which our present understanding of the physical world is based. During the last century the "Founding Fathers" have developed the theory and established its fundamental character, and now we are facing the problem of using the laws to predict the behavior of systems of many particles in a wide range of physical conditions, from the ultra-cold states of matter to the extreme conditions of temperature and pressure found in the interiors of planets. This is a phenomenal challenge that can only be attacked by numerical methods.
The current description for extended systems of nuclei and electrons is based on a self-consistent mean field theory which is successful for many applications but has some well known limitations. In the specific case of hydrogen at the interesting physical conditions, related to planetary science, to high pressure experiments and to energy applications, this theory is not accurate enough and new fundamental developments are required.
The main goals of a project under the leadership of Carlo Pierleoni of the University of L'Aquila, Italy, were: 1) to elucidate important aspects of the hydrogen phase diagram related to the pressure-induced molecular dissociation and metallization. In particular a) the occurrence of two coexisting liquid phases (one molecular and insulating, the other monatomic and metallic) and the related reentrant melting line of the molecular solid; b) the possible existence of a liquid ground state of metallic hydrogen, a new state of matter. 2) to improve the treatment of electronic correlation by developing algorithms based on Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) methods. QMC is much more accurate than the mean-field theory but requires at least an order of magnitude more computer resources. However it is highly parallelizable and scales extremely well on many thousands of core, therefore is ideal for Tier-0 machines like Hermit.
The main results achieved are: 1) a new prediction of the liquid-liquid transition line with Coupled Electron-Ion Monte Carlo (a QMC-based method) including a proper treatment of nuclear quantum effects. These results are to date the most accurate predictions of this phase transition. Our results will be a reference for future experiments and also a benchmark for better approximations within the mean-field framework. 2) Benchmark studies of the mean-field method with several approximation which has been the subject of three publications. 3) Evidence for a stable crystalline low temperature phase of metallic hydrogen which rules out the ground state liquid.
The study will be very useful for the large community of scientists that uses the approximate theory to better understand its limitations. More in general the new QMC algorithms will constitute the method to overcome the mean-field treatment of electronic correlations in the future.
The project was made possible through the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe, PRACE, which allocated 24 million core hours of computing time on GCS supercomputer Hermit of HLRS Stuttgart to the project.
The team was international with a nearly equal number of participants from Italy and from the USA, and one additional member from France. The same team also benefitted from other computer time allocations within the INCITE-USA program.
Copyright: © University of L'Aquila, Italy
Figure 1. Phase diagram of hydrogen at high pressure. The four experimentally observed phases of the molecular crystal are reported at low temperature (I,II,III,IV). The reentrant nature of the molecular melting line is shown with experimental data below 200GPa and self-consistent theory predictions (black line and yellow downward triangles and yellow dashed line). The liquid-liquid phase transition predictions from several theories are reported by almost vertical lines. Full squares are from Coupled Electron-Ion Monte Carlo (CEIMC), our QMC based method, both with classical protons (black squares) and with quantum protons (red squares). Black upward triangles are predictions from the self-consistent theory with the standard approximation for the exchange-correlation functional (GGA-PBE) while downward triangles are predictions with an improved approximation (vdW-DF2). Note how wide is the scatter of self-consistent theory predictions with different approximations. Also the melting line of the metallic monatomic crystal (Cs-IV) at higher pressure (P>400GPa), as reported independently by two groups, is shown. This prediction rules out the existence of a stable liquid state at low temperature.
Carlo Pierleoni
Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche
Universita' dell'Aquila
Via Vetoio, 10 I-67100 L'AQUILA/Italy
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A city break that lives up to the build-up
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Vienna gives you gilded paintings and glorious classical music, a night at the opera or an evening holed up in a wine bar. Day trips to palaces and waltzing through gardens: a break in the city whirls you around like a debutante at a ball.
See St Stephen's cathedral's candy-bright tiles and the Hofburg chapel's extraordinary choir, then dancing horses and designer shopping. It's a city of unabashed grandeur, one has not forgotten its glorious past and it demands that you do the same. Be Viennese for a few days and indulge yourself with everything the city has to offer. When it comes to sachertorte, you can never have enough of a good thing.
No stay is complete without whiling away a few hours in a Viennese coffee house. The most lavish are Café Central or Café Demel. You're served by waiters dressed up for the part and you can order a coffee served with a traditional side of whipped cream. Enjoy the sumptuous surroundings and traditional touches, like newspapers fixed on wooden reading racks.
Vienna's art treasures include Gustav Klimt's The Kiss in the Upper Belvedere. Tour the Opera House or watch the Spanish Riding School's Lipizzaner stallions having a balletic training session. Spend a day out at the Schönbrunn Palace and stroll through the Stadtpark. The Vienna Boys' Choir sing heavenly music in the Hofburg Chapel and Egon Schiele's painted ladies lounge on the walls of the Leopold Museum.
There are some classics you have to try on holidays in Vienna. Dine on Wiener Schnitzel the size of your head, with creamy potato salad or currywurst from a street vendor. Then fill up on sachertorte, strudels, and all manner of continental cakes with Genoese sponge sandwiched between cream and fruit. Then there's classic fine dining from Restaurant Vestibül and contemporary, tasty fare from Ulrich.
In the winter evenings, follow the fairy lights to the Rathaus. Under the beautiful tower of the town hall there's a market and Ice World – where you can skate the frozen lanes through twinkling trees. Sample Austrian wine from the Wachau vineyards in Meinl and head to the Danube canal area, where an undercurrent of cool clubs has recently surfaced, including Grelle Forelle, right down on the waterside.
Unlock the hidden treasures of Vienna with advice from a local. We caught up with Tanja, she moved to Vienna to study 6 years ago and fell in love with the city, now she calls it her home. Check out her recommendations for the perfect stay in Vienna. You can connect with Tanja on the Ventoura app.
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In this article I will share some useful resources for iOS application and game design beginners. First things first though -- to understand the main interface, you should read this link -- IOS Human Interface Guidelines. It's a long read, but it's worth your time as it will answer most of your beginner questions in designing for iOS. With it, you will be able to understand Apple design principles. It also expounds on how the following play important roles in the design process:
Deference. The UI helps people understand and interact with the content, but never competes with it.
Clarity. Text is legible at every size, icons are precise and lucid, adornments are subtle and appropriate, and a sharpened focus on functionality motivates the design.
Depth. Visual layers and realistic motion impart vitality and heighten
people's delight and understanding.
[Definitions from: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/index.html]
Another amazing read is Ben's Taylor Guide to IOS Design. This article summarizes how human interaction plays a role in becoming an interface guideline when it comes to designing for iOS.
After you have gone through the reads mentioned above, you may want to grab these cheat sheets for starting and setting up your design station:
Both of these contain measurements, icons, and the like, to help you with your designing.
When you are done understanding Apple's design concept, you are now ready to design your first IOS app, or at least ready to play with designing the interface and to begin here are some resources collected from the web that will help you in the process.
1. Free IOS7 Basic UI Kit - Teehan+Lax
2. UI kits and Icons (some are free) - PIXEDEN
3. These Photoshop plugins will help you speed up your process but they are not free, though very much worth your money:
4. Screen patterns and inspiration to help make your creative brain ready to roll. - PTRNS
5. A free all-you-need UI Kit for iPhone 5 - TEETHER UI KIT
I would also recommend and suggest you to watch Apple tutorials, which will help you gain in-depth knowledge on designing for iOS.
These resources should be enough to get you all set and ready for your first design. Always remember that creativity is endless and you'll find that your own imagination will prove to be another valuable resource.


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Two Muslim players from Chechnya arrived in Israel today to join the country's most nationalist soccer team, and fans are up in arms.
Jerusalem-based Beitar is the last Jewish-only team in Israeli soccer, and fans are determined to keep it that way. When word got out this weekend that the controversial team owner had recruited the two players, fans unfurled a banner, "Beitar pure forever" – just as the world was promoting anti-racism efforts on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
While Beitar is an anomaly in Israel, and a small core of virulent fans get outsized attention, the public display of hatred and discrimination illustrates a deep societal divide. Though many Jewish-Arab programs have worked hard to promote coexistence in various segments of society, they are struggling to have a broader impact, especially since the collapse of the peace process and the rise of right-wing parties such as Yisrael Beytenu.
"It's not having a meaningful impact on the national level," says veteran Israeli diplomat Alon Liel, who founded a number of Jewish-Arab sports programs, including a semi-professional soccer team. "It can change the life of an individual and make him more open-minded, but it is so small – such a small project and it doesn't receive enough attention to change the country, to change the region."
But if Beitar ends up keeping the Chechen players despite their longstanding opposition to having Muslim players on the team, that could actually end up being a catalyst for such change, Liel argues.
"Maybe, maybe, now, if these two Muslim players will play in Beitar with the attention it is getting … and it will work, and in a year they will be part of the team and the thing will be forgotten that they are Muslims.… This can make an impact on the national level," he says.
Kicking through barriers
Nine years ago, Beitar dismissed a Nigerian player when fans discovered he was a Muslim – just like the Arabs they had long blocked from joining the team.
That spurred Mr. Liel to found the Abu Ghosh-Mevasseret soccer team that was split 50-50 between Jews and Arabs, not only on the playing field but also in the boardroom. The initiative, which grew to include basketball and indoor soccer, has dramatically strengthened ties between two communities on the outskirts of Jerusalem, the well-to-do Jewish suburb of Mevasseret Zion and the nearby Arab town of Abu Ghosh.
It has also cultivated open-minded people like Allah Awad of East Jerusalem, a father of three who, despite increasing Palestinian societal pressure in the past few years not to associate with Israelis, still keeps in touch with his former Jewish teammates. He hopes his 6-year-old son might have the opportunity to play in the Israeli league one day. Throughout Israel it has become more common – and acceptable – for Arab players to join largely Jewish teams, even the national team.
But now Mr. Liel's cause of coexistence is facing a moment of truth. The Chechen players, Dzhabrail Kadiyev and Zaur Sadaev, were scheduled to fly to Israel on Jan. 30 after a flurry of negotiations in Moscow, where at least one of the players expressed reluctance to follow through due to the fans' hostility.
"It's a very interesting test case," says Liel. "The chance that these guys will play there is close to nil, but whatever happens is very important because if they don't play there, they have a real problem now… Maybe the owner will leave them…. And if they let them play, and it works, it's historic."
Their first practice is scheduled for tomorrow, which will give some indication of whether the fans will accept them on the team, but the real test will be their first game.
Team values
Some of Beitar's most illustrious supporters, including the mayor of Jerusalem, Speaker of the Knesset Reuven Rivlin, and former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have all spoken out against the Beitar fans' racism.
"As we do not want Jews to be abused around the world simply because they are Jews… we must value Muslims and Christians playing on our sports teams," said Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat. "This is not just a soccer matter, but an international Jewish issue."
Such racism is not new; one of the chants most frequently heard from the eastern stands, where the most die-hard fans sit, is "death to the Arabs." And in March 2012, anti-Arab riots after a game in Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium spilled over into the nearby Malha Mall, where hundreds of fans assaulted Arab workers.
After the racist behavior of fans this past weekend, the team was fined 50,000 NIS ($13,400) and a court banned 50 of the most problematic fans from attending an upcoming match.
But the team faces financial troubles and can't afford to alienate too many fans, or risk a boycott. The enigmatic Russian owner, Arkady Gaydamak, is determined to follow through, but it's unclear whether he will prevail.
"I'm an extreme right-winger," says Dan, a high school student at a match last night against the Arab team Umm el-Fahd, who declined to give his last name. "It's inappropriate to [bring on] Muslims because the entire club is grounded in the Land of Israel – rightist values. I have no problem with Muslims. They can live there and we live here. They just shouldn't come here to play with us."
Coexistence on the field
Far away from the din of Beitar's home stadium in Jerusalem is a modest patch of grass where one of Liel's team's practices.
It's nestled on the campus of the Kiryat Yearim Youth Village, a Jewish boarding school for at-risk immigrant youth, most of whom have been kicked out of multiple schools and are as much as seven years behind their actual grade level when they arrive.
Take Nidan Eliezer, who had dropped out of school for more than a year before coming to Kiryat Yearim. He was almost kicked out again here, but soccer was the one thing that enabled him to keep functioning, says educator Naama Katz.
"It gives me more discipline, my days are more organized," says Nidan, who follows international soccer matches on a TV he shares with 22 other students.
It's also a cultural exercise in tolerance. Half of his teammates come from the Arab village of Abu Ghosh, where the Jewish school is located.
"It's not about Jews and Arabs, it's about getting to know each other. They are human beings, like us," he says, explaining how the team counters impressions given by the media of all Palestinians or Israeli Arabs as angry young men wearing keffiyehs and wielding stones. "They are just people like us who like to play soccer."
In an interesting twist, Abu Ghosh's mayor has been involved in Beitar's effort to recruit the two Chechen players. Town residents are said to be descended from the northern Caucasus, where Chechnya lies today, so the mayor, Salim Jabber, had traveled there before and agreed to be a kind of liaison.
While Mr. Jabber faced criticism for working with such a nationalist team, he was determined to try, says Liel.
Correspondent Joshua Mitnick contributed reporting from Jerusalem.


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Apple may be about to finally announce a deal with China Mobile, the world's largest wireless carrier.
(Read more: Here's how much it costs Apple to build new iPhones)
Posters leaked on Thursday show China Mobile may be getting ready for an advertising campaign to promote Apple's iPhone finally coming to its customers.
(Read more: Icahn may look to take new bite at Apple: To meet with Cook)
The posters, which were picked up by the website Unwiredview.com, show that China Mobile, which has about 700 million subscribers, is going to carry Apple's iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. The posters also mention that the iPhone carried on China Mobile's network will be "the strongest iPhone" in China, supporting both 3G and 4G.


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They did it, guys. They finally cloned a human, and as expected, something went wrong. This SCOUNDREL is running around calling himself "Shane Batch-ee-yay" to sound more dangerous, like Stephon Urquelle.
Well you're not fooling me Fake Shane Battier.
I've been watching you ever since that mustache showed up. You're shooting inefficient shots. You're not playing helpside defense. And when you challenge shooters, you're going for the ball and not putting your hand in their face. Did you think we wouldn't notice, Fake Shane Battier? Come on, son.
Next thing we know you're going to be trying to smooth out your head wrinkles. You're fooling no one Fake Shane. No one. Everybody who knows anything about facial hair knows that the mustache is the least efficient form of facial hair. It doesn't keep your face warm and it doesn't make your head seem longer, so what's the point? The real Shane Battier would never grow a mustache, YOU FAKING FAKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Hello there lovely readers, soggy greetings from rain drenched England. Don't try and tell me that we've had the first day of Summer, because I just won't believe you! It has literally been raining cats and dogs (well okay, not literally, otherwise this post would be about all my newly adopted furry friends...) over the last few days, and unluckily for me I don't have the ability to make the "in-the-rain-look" look glamourous, unlike these pictures of perfection...
|You're going to catch your death!!
|Matching gloves and shoes! Swoon
|Plastic rain outfit anyone?
|Traveling in the rain can still be fabulous
Oh, how I love Gil Elvgren's Pin Ups!
If, like me, you're thoroughly fed up with the changeable weather and are looking for a little pick me up, then allow me to give you a couple of wonderfuls to brighten up your day. A little ray of sunshine breaking the midweek clouds :)
- If you've ever had questions about shoe styles look no further than Vintage Chic's guide to shoe styles, a really good read. Although it has got me dreaming about buying shoes to fill in the gaps in my footwear wardrobe! Oh dear...
- If, like me, you love a picnic, you're bound to love this post on Country picnic style by Heart Handmade UK. The red caravan is just adorable!
- Portia, seamstress extraordinaire, shows us how to make tailor's knots, great for hiding away those straggly ends of thread that come from dart making.
- I had to share with you Gertie's photoshoot in a gorgeous blue romper that of course she made herself. She looks absolutely beautiful, a perfect pin up worthy of Gil Elvgren himself :)
- Penny Dreadful Vintage has done a wonderful series of posts on the recent Hollywood Costumes Auction. These iconic outfits have sold for small fortunes, if only I had that kind of money! (Read Parts 1 and 2 here)
- And finally, if you're craving a real taste of the summer then I'm pretty sure you can't go wrong with this peach and raspberry crumble from Joy the Baker. I think I may have to make this for my Sweetheart as it uses his very favourite fruits, I'll see how generous I'm feeling :)
I do hope the weather picks up soon, and that wherever you are you're enjoying your weekly adventures, whatever they may be!
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- Contents - e-ifc No. 20
June 2009
- Editorial
- Research Findings
- Higher Yields and Reduction of Incidence of Stem Brittle in White Carnation by Increasing Potassium Concentration and NO3-:NH4+ Ratio in the Fertigation Medium.
- Effect of Applied Potassium in Increasing the Potential for Nitrogen Assimilation in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)
- Preliminary Field Observations on the Response of Wheat and Barley to High Rates of K Fertilization in Rainfed and Irrigated Regions in Lebanon
- Position Paper: Potassium and CO2 Sequestration
- IPI Events
- New Publications
- K in the Literature
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Potassium and CO2 Sequestration
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The Kyoto Protocol imposed limits to industrial emission of six greenhouse gases (GHGs), mostly CO2, by the years 2008-2012. Concomitantly, it recognized three mitigation actions, all associated with land-use, and known as the land-use, land-use change, and forestry actions. Within the land-use category, tillage, crop residue, and nitrogen management effects on carbon sequestration have been studied and evaluated (e.g. Schlesinger, 2000; Allmaras et al., 2004). Similarly, the capacity of global forests to sequester CO2 has also been assessed but, due to variability in tree cover and biotic conditions, the current estimates are at best qualitative. No attempt has been made so far to evaluate the impact of plant nutrition on CO2 sequestration, although this approach is embodied in the land-use mitigation category. Potassium is of particular interest since crops are very responsive to it. Additionally, it requires considerably less energy than nitrogen for fertilizer manufacture and at an adequate level in plants can enhance N-use efficiency (NUE). This improving effect of potassium on NUE thus optimizes N management, while contributing to a lowering in emission of CO2 and other GHGs.
In 2001, the Soil Science Society of America drafted a position paper that included the following statement: "Worldwide, SOC (soil organic carbon) in the top 1 meter of soil comprises about 3/4 of the earth's terrestrial carbon; nevertheless, there is tremendous potential to sequester additional carbon in soil".
In order to explore this potential further, a group of soil scientists working together with the International Potash Institute (IPI) are currently studying the contribution of potassium fertilization to sequester additional SOC. The study comprises mathematical modeling and comparison of the results from this modeling with experimental findings. In addition, the interpretation of this information is expressed in terms of the contribution of potassium to carbon sequestration.
The IPI position
The unique IPI approach links two systems: (i) a soil-crop-atmosphere model, and (ii) the modeling of soil processes involving carbon sequestration. The integration of these two systems will be of particular value in assessing the beneficial effect of raising the K nutritional status of crops to increase carbon sequestration in the soil. The IPI approach is the attainment of increased crop production for the benefits of economic productivity, as well as for increased carbon sequestration at a global level. The IPI position can be realized by applying currently recognized best nutrient management practices based on a combination of modeling and scientific experience.
How potassium affects C sequestration
Raising the potassium status of the plant to an adequate level affects CO2 sequestration in two ways, namely by: (i) stimulating photosynthetic activity thereby increasing dry matter (DM) production of all plant organs, including roots; (ii) increasing the root:shoot ratio as a consequence of activating shootroot transport of photosynthates and thus also C allocation to the roots. Carbon released from roots into the soil as occurs, for example, when roots are sloughed off and decomposed to SOM is, to a large extent, sequestered in the soil. The processes of carbon mineralization and transport of soil CO2 are well understood (Simunek and Suarez, 1993; Pumpanen et al., 2003) and are included in the comprehensive model which is described below.
A model for assessing the role of K in C sequestration
The modeling approach is based on the measured effects of K-fertilizer on dry matter yields of tops and roots of major crops across the world. The model is modular in that it is based on a progressive build up of CO2 sequestration. It starts from calculating the gross potential carbon sequestration (GPCS). This is the total carbon present in the DM production i.e. the sum of roots and tops. It then determines the role of potassium fertilization and the potential carbon sequestration (PCS), which is based on the calculated DM accumulation in the roots. The actual carbon sequestration (ACS) is then further calculated using more detailed data pertaining to the specific soil conditions as they affect mineralization and other soil-related processes. It should be mentioned here that the model (as any model) is incomplete because it accounts only for the three major elements (N, P and K) and neglects crop response to other nutrients. The basis of the approach is that when K supply is inadequate, the root:shoot ratio will be low because the consequent low concentration of leaf K will impair photosynthate loading into the phloem and translocation to the roots. Raising the K supply will overcome this effect providing that other nutrients are not growth limiting. Moreover, the higher supply of K will not only increase the root:shoot ratio but also increase the absolute root weights and thus CO2 sequestration. Magnesium is also particularly important as adequate amounts must be present because, in common with K, it is required both in photosynthesis and in the loading of photosynthates into the phloem and hence their translocation to the root (Cakmak and Kirkby, 2008).
Model description
The GPCS calculations are based on a widely used soil-crop model known as DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer). It has been modified to account for crop response and CO2 budget to combine with NPK application by coupling it with the QPAIS model (Zhang et al., 2007). Its output is the PCS. The ACS calculation is the third stage of the model. This uses PCS results as an input and takes into account mineralization and transport of soil carbon from the major sources. Currently the integrated model is tested and calibrated and parametric values are assigned based on literature data.
Example of calculations
The simulated total corn dry matter (DM) weight in an arbitrary control (N, P and K=200, 100 and 0 kg/ha. respectively) is 15,515 kg/ha (Table 1). Applying 100 kg/ha K (at N=200 and P=100) increases the DM yield to 20,357 kg/ha. The calculated GPCS in the control and K amended soils are of 7,137 and 9,364 kg/ha, respectively. Hence the application of 100 kg/ha K resulted in an additional 2,227 kg/ha C bound in the plant material (equivalent to ~8,166 kg/ha CO2), or 22.3 kg/ha of C per 1 kg of K. This contribution of 100 kg/ha K to C sequestration is the calculated GPCS and is equivalent to 81.8 kg/ha CO2/kg K.
The PCS (i.e. binding of carbon only in the root system under zero CO2 efflux from soil) can be also evaluated from Table 1. Here, root DM increased from 1,875 to 2,852 kg/ha in the K amended soil. Hence the application of 100 kg/ha K resulted in 449 kg/ha C being bound in the roots (equivalent to 1,646 kg/ha CO2), or 7.6 kg/ha CO2/kg K. The model assumes that ACS is 30-70 per cent of the PCS, which leads to the calculation of ACS.
|Table 1. Example of model aided evaluation of the potential impact of K on the GPCS, PCS and ACS in maize. Data was obtained by the model assuming conventional N and P fertilization of maize under Mediterranean climate and clay soil. The model calculated range of ACS/PCA resulted from different soil organic C pools (SOC), pH, etc.
|Application rate (kg/ha)
|Nitrogen (N)
|Phosphorus (P)
|Potassium (K)
|DM and carbon potential
|Total DM (kg/ha)
|GPCS (kg C/ha)
|Root DM (kg/ha)
|PCS (kg C/ha)
|ACS (kg C/ha)
In summary
Carbon credits are a key component of national and international attempts to mitigate the increase in GHGs. We demonstrate here that potassium fertilization may assist in mitigation of GHGs, and possibly even provide some credits to users. The IPI approach uses a model to reliably estimate potential and actual carbon sequestration by crops in various soils and agro-climatic conditions, through a specific modelbased calculation process.
Further reading
- Allmaras, R.R., D.R. Linden, and C.E. Clapp. 2004. Corn-residue transformations into root and soil carbon as related to nitrogen, tillage and stover management. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 68:1366-1375.
- Bolinder, M.A., D.A. Angers, M. Giroux, and M.R. Laverdiere. 1999. Estimating C inputs retained as soil organic matter from corn (Zea mays L.). Plant and Soil 215:85-91.
- Cakmak, I., and E.A. Kirkby. 2008. Role of magnesium in carbon partitioning and alleviating photoxidative damage. Physiologia Plantarum 133:692-708.
- Hermans, C., J.P. Hammond, P.J. White, and N. Verbruggen. 2006. How do plants respond to nutrient shortage by biomass allocation? Trends in Plant Science 11:610-617.
- Jordan-Meille, L., and S. Pellerin. 2008. Shoot and root growth of hydroponic maize (Zea mays L.) as influenced by K deficiency. Plant and Soil 304:157-168.
- Marschner, H. 1986. Mineral nutrition of higher plants. Academic Press, New York.
- Pumpanen, J., H. Ilvesniemi, and P. Hari. 2003. A process-based model for predicting soil carbon dioxide efflux and concentration. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 67:402-413.
- Simunek, J., and D.L. Suarez. 1993. Modeling carbon dioxide transport and production in soil. 1. Model development. Water Resources Res. 29:487-497.
- Schlesinger, W.H. 2000. Carbon sequestration in soils: some cautions amidst optimism. Agric. Ecosys. & Environ. 82:121-127.
- Valdez, F.R., J.H. Harrison, D.A. Deetz, and S.C. Fransen. 1988. In vivo digestibility of corn and sunflower intercropping as a silage crop. J. Dairy Sci. 71:3-595.
- Zhang, K., D.J. Greenwood, P.J. White, and I.G. Burns. 2007. A dynamic model for the combined effects of N, P and K fertilizers on yield and mineral composition; description and experimental test. Plant and Soil, 298:81-98.
About this paper
This paper was prepared by Agriecology. Agriecology is dedicated to assessing and solving problems related to agriculture, environment and their interface. This position paper was written by Prof. J. Ben Asher (soil physics) and Dr. B. Bar-Yosef (soil chemistry). The authors recently retired from The Ben-Gurion University and Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Israel, respectively.
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The Egyptian man whose claim to fame is voicing Donald Duck for Disney Middle East has openly called for the destruction of Jewish state, while vehemently denying that he hates the Jews.
On Sunday, Wael Mansour, who identifies himself as the "official voice of Donald Duck" in the region, posted the following on his Twitter account:
"I truly wish #Israel is demolished, I hate Zionism, I have so much hate inside me with every single child they murder or land they seize!"
That post came shortly after another in which Mansour expressed his disgust after watching a short video clip allegedly showing Israeli soldiers roughly arresting a Palestinian Arab woman who had protested the seizure of her home.
Mansour was immediately beset by both supporters and critics. To those who took offense at his outburst, Mansour retorted, "I don't know why insulting Israel and Zionism is 'Anti-Semitic'?! They are just a bunch of Polish/Ethiopian immigrants ...We respect Jews and disrespect Zionism, there's a difference."
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This week is my busiest week of the month, going office every morning as usual, having classes to attend, helping friends to bake some cakes, my hubby's birthday and my parents are coming down this weekend. Haven't thought of any cake to bake for "him" and I hope I can come out with something he really likes..;p
Here's a recipe which I'll like to share, a very Moist Choc Cake which my youngest sister gave me. Its rich and soft, and I've used it for my project this week. Project?...you must be wondering..haha! Well, it was a friend's baby's fullmoon, and she has asked me to help make some fullmoon package to give out her relatives. Never thought it was so time consuming..;p Anyway, a promise is a promise, take it a good experience I told myself.;)
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The Lewiston Police Department this week announced it will be part of events to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics of New York.
One upcoming event is the Niagara Falls Torch Run, part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, taking place Tuesday, June 11, starting at noon at Prospect Point in Niagara Falls. The run will begin at Goat Island and travel down Fourth Street to Main Street and then Pine Avenue. It concludes with a Torch Run Appreciation Party at the John Duke Senior Center in Niagara Falls.
Pictured, from left, are LPD Justice Clerk Lisa Rizzo, LPD Officer Brandon Hall and LPD Chief of Police Chris Salada. Hall will participate in the run representing Lewiston Police. "I will be running on June 11 and will also at some point be running with the torch that day," Hall said. "I'm pretty honored, to be honest."
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Great-Ollie wrote:kmhebert wrote:Great-Ollie wrote:We are currently engaged in a 61 game war with Empire as well as the CL4. March is booked with FOED for a war, April i think we will give the Grimreapers a shot, and finally in May i know the Pig Renters wanted a war with us as well. The next month that is available for a war against the PACK will be September as we will be taking summer off from clan wars. Thanks guys and gals.
So where is our shot, Ollie?
Quit being a tool and stay out of out threads, last warning, and quit sending pm's to me. WE are too busy, please get this through your little p brain.
Perhaps once The Pack has some available capacity, maybe there can be some incentive for one of the top ranked clans to take on a lesser ranked. Something like a clan retirement match. If The Pack wins, the GR must go social and no more than half of their members can rejoin under a different flag.
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HandheldCare (see http://handheldcare.com) designs iPhone applications for the medical community. This app is aimed at a general audience. We have a completed application used to reduce stress. Need an illustration that will look good when shrunk to 57x57 pixels. This icon needs to tell the user that the app will be calming. We will also give credit to the winning icon in the application itself and on our website.
Anyone interested in reducing stress in their lives through an iPhone app.
Looking for a brain that is calming, not scary. Brain can be happy, or floating in fluid, or whatever you think will elicit a feeling that the app will calm you. Color choice is yours but am leaning toward predominantly blue. The icon cannot be too busy as it must be clear at a 57x57 pixel size. Icon must perfectly square with no rounded edges. Do not make a border. Do not add shadows or shine to the icon. Very important: Winner will provide 3 files: an Illustrator vector file, a 512x512 jpg, and a 57x57 png file. You must be able to submit all three types of files properly rendered, not just scaled up or down versions.


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Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S cabriolets revealed
When we first drove the new Porsche Turbo S, it was literally too fast for our eyes. The way the four-wheel-drive, four-wheel-steer monster put down 553bhp and a ludicrous 553 torques and proceeded to shoot us towards the horizon made us momentarily blind. Well now, that slightly scary, yet addictive sensation can now be done without a roof over your head. Say hello to the new Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S.
The new models use the same 3.8-litre flat six, developing 514 bhp in the 911 Turbo cabriolet and 553bhp in the 911 Turbo S cabriolet. That's 30bhp more than the previous generation of scalped Turbos and leads to a 0-62mph time 0.2 quicker than their predecessors - 3.5 seconds for the Turbo and 3.2 seconds for the Turbo S - too. They're still a tenth slower than their hard top siblings, but those numbers suggest that they're still blindingly quick. Especially considering both of them have a top speed of 197mph.
Porsche has designed the fabric roof with a lightweight magnesium frame so it maintains the same curve to produce the same silhouette as the coupe. It'll take around 13 seconds to close the lid and you can do it up to a speed of 31mph.
Elsewhere it's pretty much the same as the hard top Turbo and Turbo S. The two cabs make use of the same active aerodynamics (that big rear wing and a rubber lip at the front that deploys above 75mph) and are built on a body that's 28mm wider than the 911 Carrera 4. With these broader shoulders a PDK gearbox and the use of the same four-wheel-steer system that's in the GT3, it could be one of the fastest point-to-point cabrios ever.
We'll see the car in the flesh for the first time at the LA Auto Show in November and it'll go on sale December with prices starting at £120,766 for the Turbo and £149,511 for the Turbo S. So, this or a 458 Spider?
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By Matt Hawkins
March 14, 2014
Facebook and Twitter didn't exist when Kerrianne Mellott graduated from Bradley in May 2006. However, her studies in advertising and marketing paved the way to become eHarmony's social media manager in 2013.
As the online dating service's social media expert, Mellott interacts with eHarmony users, develops and evaluates social media strategy and analyzes company growth — all duties related to her college degree.
She recently returned to Bradley to visit students in the social media marketing program.
"I'm blessed to use my major," she said. "Every day I use advertising and marketing, which helped me form a career. Social media is new, advertising and marketing aren't. I'm just applying principles."
Mellott moved to the Los Angeles area after graduation and started her own consulting business. She mastered social media marketing after Facebook and Twitter opened to public use late in the summer of 2006.
Over time, her client network grew to include a range of businesses, entrepreneurs, celebrities and life coaches.
"A lot of them, strangely enough, were relationship experts," she said.
Relationships — through business networking — opened the door to the eHarmony job. When she visits classrooms to share her experience, Mellott emphasizes the importance of relationships in the professional world.
"Networking changes everything," she said. "It changes your life trajectory the way relationships impact you. Things don't just fall into place — it's a domino effect."
Mellott's dominoes began to align during a summer internship under the guidance of Professor Emeritus Dr. Ron Koperski. Mellott spent the summer at CSE Software in Morton and it began to push her toward consulting.
"What I learned was huge," she said. "It was a project I could've charged a big number of dollars and Dr. Koperski encouraged me to look into consulting."
Then, Mellott and classmates visited Los Angeles during a January trip with Koperski. She made connections and returned to the West Coast to reconnect with contacts over spring break.
That networking set in motion the dominoes that led to the pleasing work relationship with eHarmony. This journey enabled her to excel at building relationships with the company's current and potential customers.
"I still get to be a human but I represent a huge brand," Mellott said. "It's an opportunity to help people on a personal level that helps their lives."
Mellott's web monitoring enables her to see the company's positive impact as she reads tales of more than 600,000 eHarmony-made weddings and resulting "eBabies."
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It is the third robot to work at the hotel which, like many businesses in Singapore, is battling with the growing problem of finding workers.
Government quotas mean seven local staff must be employed to every foreigner in the services sector.
"With the quota even we cannot find staff," Danielle Gao Dan, general manager of Unitech Mechatronics, the creator of another service robot - Uni-bot - told AAP.
Robots are helping bridge the labor gap in Singapore. Read more: #FutureMaker #IamVZ https://t.co/Ws2StZdQmp pic.twitter.com/hBR7Llg6kN— Traci King (@traciking) September 21, 2016
At Park Avenue Rochester Hotel, two platform-like
They don't have the eyes, voice or character of their front of house sibling.
Their job is to cart trolleys laden with fresh linen to various levels at midnight, before returning hours later to pick up dirty sheets from the 29 attendants who clean 311 rooms.
"We actually calculate just to save travelling time (in the lifts) we can cut down three full-time employees," the hotel's general manager Ryan Sun said.
Across the city at Chilli Padi Nonya Cafe near the National University of Singapore another company's creation - Uni-bot - has landed a job.
Perched on four wheels with a "cute" round head, Uni-bot asks diners to fill its tray with unwanted cutlery, plates and bowls which it then delivers to the kitchen.
The third generation robot is less chatty than its predecessors, Ms Dan explained.
"At first we had the robot saying a lot of things, 'Hello. Welcome. Nice to meet you'."
"We found if he is talking and talking and talking he can't do his work."
This coupled with other modifications - like using locators instead of lasers for navigation - is helping the company create what they see as Singapore's upcoming workforce.
The government announced $S450 million ($A437 million) in funding over the following three years in this year's budget to support their National Robotics Programme - providing subsidies and grants to creators and businesses.
It estimates the global market in robotics will quadruple to $A106 billion by 2025, and promotes the idea that the machines will enable workers to take on higher value, more productive jobs.
"I foresee we should be able to use them (robots) as a bellhop to carry the luggage for the guests ... The robot at night should be able to double up as a security officer as well," Mr Sun from Park Avenue Rochester Hotel said.
As to how they rate as employees: "so far they are quite loyal", he laughed.


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I'm a raw food chef and have been called 'The UK's leading raw food chef' by The Times. I'm trying to make raw food accessible to as many people as possible by taking it mainstream away from the 'hippy crowd'. My sites are http://www.therawchef.com and http://www.therawchefblog.com but this logo is for http://www.therawchefacademy.com, which currently has only sample content on. This site will be a membership site with recipes, videos and loads of useful how to material, aimed at helping people that can't make it to my classes. I want to make raw food sexy and fun so something that conveys modern, clean, sexy, energetic and still earthy would be fantastic.
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I'm entering this card for the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp.
He's such a cutie, and really like how you've used the new paper too!
Wonderful card, Karin!! It's so happy and you gotta love Freddie with the champagne...now that's a celebration!
Super cute card =)
What a cute way to use a doily thanks so much for sharing
Love that frog image :) Darn cute and awesome card, Karin!
Love that frog image :) Darn cute and awesome card, Karin!
LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
sooo cute Karin!
SO you made a card for Frederick and he wears a crown... Oh he love it!!!!
Love how you combined everything together! Wo beautiful! Thank you for being a member of lily pad cards!
Oh what an adorable card, Karin! Love of the gorgeous layers and the cute froggie!
Great card! Hugs, Joan
Kjempeflott kort, Karin! Så søt den lille frsoken ser ut med bursdagskrone og champagneglass =) TFS!
What a cute card...now I have some ideas about doilies...LOL
Cute! I love the combination of papers, they look great together.
LOVE your card!! Lawn Fawn's my favorite, so that might be biased lol heheh But I just love how you put this together. And the doily adds elegance to it! Well done (:
amazing... just got that critters set my selv and I looooooooove it... you go girl..
Oh, what an adorable card, Karin! Freddie will love it! (I DO TOO!!) :)
This is so stinky CUTE, Karin! Love your creativity and design (as always)!! Awesome card on the Lily Pad birthday celebration!HUGS!
this is so cute!
So fun, love your little froggie. Great card.
This will be Fred's favorite card!!
So very cute! And perfect for a special celebration!
How adorable! love the doily. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ if you want to listen to news... thanks!
ohhhhhhhhhh this card is sooooooo cute...luv me some froggies...and the doily just seals the deal! ty...if u are a newsy gal like me...in MI, we listen to 760am...so wonderful!
Aw, very sweet. Love the colors and composition. The doily is a great touch. Mind if I use it?
Adorable! I love the colors and pattern paper and the flag.
What a COOL card, and tribute to Frederick DuPonde to celebrate Lily Pad's first year..
..my sentiments Exactly :)
Great card. I don't listen to any internet radio, sorry :-(
Wonderful colour combination and the frog does 'rock' (You too!)
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Cute card. I love your color and pattern combos!
This is just adorable! Love how you used the little flowers around the doily.
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What a terrific card for Fred! I really like your flag!
love your design, and the little flowers placed around the frog! I actually don't know the names of any radio talk shows! That's so bad I guess! I do listen to Pandora Radio online though. Right now I'm listening to the "relaxing" station and I'm really enjoying it. 12-15 yo probably will think it's dumb though!
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Very cute, the glass is a nice touch.
adorable card!
that champagne glass is the perfect touch!
The doily background is great!
Super cute lily pad layering! You should try Susie Larson's daily talk show, Live the Promise with Susie Larson. She's so down to earth and inspirational!
Hi Karin! I've been hopping from Lily Pad to Lily Pad celebrating Lily Pad Cards 1st Birthday. Your card is just adorable. Thanks for being part of this special HOP! I'm dreaming of winning an InLinkz subscription to support a challenge blog I've recently taken over, and want to continue this ministry. Hope you can check us out and play along some time at:
Thanks again for being part of Lily Pad Cards 1st Birthday Celebration HOP!
Karen L
Great card! TFS ;-)
Happy 1st blog-aversary to Lily Pad Cards! ;-)
The doily with the flowers is so lovely and Freddie with champagne! - brilliant :)
Your card rocks, Karin! ;D
What a great card. Wonderful colors and King Frederick on his lily Throne!
So darling!! Perfect B-day card!!
Love that little fro he looks so smug with that wine glass in his hand :0)
Jenny x
Love your card, great colour combos
Cute card.
what a great card! i just love your style of creativity! hugsxx happy birthday too!
Such a cute card, I'm sure Frederick will love it!
I apologize, but I don't listen to talk radio... so I can't name a favorite :-(
Have a great week!
Great card, love the doily....
Such a fun hoppy card!
And if I listened to radio, I don't listen to most talk shows, only at night if I need to keep awake on a long drive - I drove for so long without a radio in the car, that I prefer the quiet now. But definitely NOT Rush Limbaugh...
Adorable! Love the cutie pie frog and the design.
Very cute! thanks for sharing!
What a cute card! The colors are lovely and the doily is great!
I Love how you used the doily. Thanks for sharing
Sweet card... love that li'l frog!
Super adoreable card
Such a cute card and I adore that blue frog!!!
Such a regal looking frog! Great card.
Beautiful card, my husband likes the podcast Ted, I am not much of a listener
Super cute card =)
Very sweet card. Love the lil penant. Great hop.
Love all the froggie cards on the hop! Yours is super cute! Love the papers and doily!
cute froggie card - thanks sfor sharing
Barb Housner
Love it is so cute!
So cute ... Really cute frog
love this adorable frog
Adorable card. Love the little celebrating froggy!
I don't know much about podcasts and such. The only one I ever listened to was the Krazy Coupon Lady from her website and now they don't have it any more. Sorry I don't have any suggestions.
Love the froggy card...glad I hopped in.
Super cute!
Karin this is adorable! I love your little frog prince :)
Awesome card! So fun!
Again I love teal and this card is just too darn cute! I absolutely have to have that stamp set! Oh wait is that the "Enchanted Critters" stamp set? Oh that one is on the way to me now! Yay
Such a sweet card! Love the colours.
I recommend all BBC stations - particularly 4 and 5 for talk shows and 6 for great music!
Sweet card and perfect for the Lily Pads Birthday celebrations!!
Love your sweet card! The little crowned frog is perfect for Freddy!
I absolutely adore this little blue prince :) How cute!
I love the patterned paper used. And Mr Froggy is a cutie!
Lovely card! It is soo cute!
Cute card. Love Freddie with crown. TFS
This is just adorable!
Very cute card!
Very nice!
What a great card - love the lacy lily pad you created. Your froggie looks so content and cute. Love!
What a cute froggy!
THANKS for sharing!! I LOVE the fun doily as a base!! THANKS also for visiting my blog and leaving such a SWEET comment!! =) Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
What a cute card...love the doily and how you stamped the frog with the glass!
Love this so much! Love the colors, the doily and how the little frog is just sitting there center stage.
LOVE this little frog prince! Your card is adorable, love the design, the colors, the elements...FABULOUS!
Absolutely adorable! A blue frog must be a prince without a doubt!!
love your card!Lawn Fawn is awesome.Thanks for sharing.
how cute...I love how you added the little flowers around and that frog is just too cute..
your frog is so cute sitting on his "lily pad" doily!
I love the lily pad you made with the paper doily. Adorable.
Love that little frog prince :)
Oooh! This is so sweet. Lovely texture and details.
Fantastic card, great layers, cute frog!
gorgeous card! love the colors and dp
Your card is adorable! Love the frog! One of my favorite radio stations is http://www.kbnp.com/home.html out of Oregon Intoday's economy, I listen to several financial programs. PS Your pics of your little guy in Egypt are so sweet!
fabulous card
GORGEOUS card! Love your colors & design!
So far, this is my favorite on the hop! Great job, Karin!
I like the doiley
Cute card and I like to listen to the papertrey ink radio podcast because they share some fun crafting ideas!!
So cute! I love your blue (Freddy) frog! Love the doily too, Great card!
Ahhh what a cute card!
What a happy card! I love Car Talk on KLCC on Saturday morning and probably on PBS stations across the country. Just listening to the closing credits is worth tuning in.
Hi Karin, great card for Lily Pad Cards birthday. I enjoy following your blog.
Adorable!! Very cute card, perfect for Lily Pad's Birthday celebration!
This is super cute!
So cute Karin, love that little frog!
total cuteness...
Great frog card!
Such a cute card- I love the use of the doily.
Cute card!
What a cute card Karin! you really dressed up Mr Frog with that pretty doily! love his little champaigne glass!
It's really cute! Love this frog!
Lovely card. I like the papers you used, the doily and the cute frog. Papertrey Ink has a podcast that I enjoy listening to.
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Fabulous, love this card, color & this little frog!
He's a real cutie. Great card. Love your layers.
Karin, this is such a fabulous card!! I love your style.
I really like how you used the background papers, and those little flowers around the edge just add so much. I don't know any podcasts or any talk shows, I'm sorry. I'm just figuring out those things too. HAHA
Love the blue frog
Super card!! The patterned paper is spectacular. I would love to help with the podcast but know nothing about it. Thanks for doing your own give away though.
Don't know of a podcast but a web site was recommended by Melanie Muenchinger (designer for Gina K)that you might like. It's called Girlfriends in God.They have daily devotional articles & other stuff. Thanks for the cute card with the smiling frog.Good luck with your search.
aww so darn stinkin' cute! Love the frog, the glass and the adorable flowers. Love this!
what an adorable card. I like the nutrition diva, but you can go to podcast dot com to search a bunch of different podcasts.
Gorgeous card and beautiful colours. Love the inked frames around your image.
Happy birthday Lily Pad cards!Thank you for your lovely giveaways!
Great card! I love how you created his pad! And the little flag and flower are so cute!
Being a CDN I like CBC. I can find humour, science, gardening, home DIY, learning about Canadians who are doing something interesting. :)
very cute!!! :)
I am absolutely in love with your card! I don't like doilies, but this is ingenious and totally works! The colors are fantastic, the frog is regal, and the layers create a beautiful mirror effect. I love it! :)
Hermosa tarjeta!
So damn cute!
Such a cute card! TFS!!
What an adorable card! I love the colors --great idea!
So cute! I love the colors you used. :)
That card ROCKS!
Wow super pretty!
Wonderful card. Love the layout. Cute frog.
I'm making the rounds on day four and love what I see! This card is fabulous - Freddie will love how he's the star of the show - lol! Thank you so much for celebrating our one-year-anniversary with us!!!
This is an awesome card! I love all the layers and the patterned paper is adorable. Of course, the little frog is pretty cute as well!
cute card!
Hi Karen, your card rocks too! It's so nice, love the tag!
Greetings from Spain
Happy Birthday Lily Pad Cards! Great card!
I love your card! A radio show I love to listen to is Marketplace, which takes the financial news of the day and explains it in a thoughtful, well-researched way, with lots of context about why it is important. Also, I love Radio Lab!
these are amazing. Would love your design with us?
RUSH is always a good radio talk show for stimulating debates.
Nice card
Your froggie is such a cutie! Love the card.
That is so cute, I love frogs and I love how you put the little wine glass with the frog.....lol better get hopping on my way there is a lot of hopping to do on this Birthday Blog Hop....lol
This is too cute--love that you put a crown on the frog.
Love that cute little frog! Wonderful card, Karin!
This card ROCKS! So cute!!!
Love this card! So adorable!
That is so cute. I love the extra touches like the doily.
So cute!!!
LOVE your card!!! Such a clever layout!!! wonderful colors!!!
Great Card :) and I listen to Air1 online since I no longer live in an area they have a station.
Cute card - I love the smug look on the frog's face and the little be merry sign.
such a sweet card!!! Really great
Absolutely stunning. The frog is oh so cute and I love the doily background.
Absolutely stunning. The frog is oh so cute and I love the doily background.
The champage flute is a nice touch (so that's why Frederick is smiling!). ;-D I love the lily pad/doily. Very lovely.
As far as a radio shows go, I listen to Dennis Prager. (I'm not political or religious.) I like that he talks about taking responsibility for your own happiness and how to find your happiness in life. It's a great reminder to me to be happy with what I have and enjoy it.
cute and beautiful!
Very cute! The frog looks like he is up to something too!
Very cute...Im really loving the colors you choice here. Thanks for sharing.
This is such a cute card Karin. Love the design and that frog is adorable. The details are amazing and the paper is such a great choice.
What a cute card.
Love your doily lily pad, very cute.
This card is ADORABLE!!!! I LOVE the doily!
Such a perfect card for this celebration. Love the little sea roses around his " pad".
Very cute card. I love that the frog has a glass of wine. :)
Excellent use of the blue frog! Great card!
So cute. I love your little froggie on that beautiful blue.
This is the cutest frog! Everything on the card fits together so well.
Super cute card! Happy 1st birthday Lily Pad! I better get hopping if I want to be in the running to win some of these great prizes =)
Your froggy with the crown is so cute & so appropriate!
I love every element of this card! It's absolute perfection, one of my faves on this hop!


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Getting ready for another funfilled shift of night time shenanigans with the public.
I wonder….how many will be drink related? What ever happened to being arrested for being "Drunk & Disorderly" or "Drunk & Incapable"?
Will I be able to use my Paramedic training in Advanced Trauma Life Support, pre-hospital thrombolysis, paediatrics, gynae, obstectrics and all the other advanced techniques/procedures that I have learnt?
Or will I be sorting out drug/alcohol fuelled night people who have drunk far too much (and now say their drinks been spiked) or the ones who are vomitting all over the place, or the unfortunate ones who get the "big hello" from someones size 9 boots or a knife?
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An unemployed man in Dallas can now beef up his job applications in the "criminal history" section after including a dick pic along with his resume. The unique portfolio was sent to Texas Workforce Solutions, a staffing company, in hopes of finding job placement.
Unfortunately, all the gutsy applicant landed was a misdemeanor on his criminal record. The 25-year old TWS employee who opened his application package called the police, who were able to quickly track down the show-off because he used his personal email address in the submission.
Despite the display of business acumen, the man in question remains unemployed.
"I think I know why he can't find a job," Dallas police spokesman Demarquis Black tells the Dallas Observer.
Maybe he's just looking in the wrong industry? There are plenty of companies that require a dick pic along with one's resume!
I live in Texas. It is sad the things that earn you misdemeanors - even Class C misdemeanors here. It's a strange place. I'm a Yankee and up north we take our civil infractions seriously - either you get "fix-it" type tickets which do not go on your record at all - or you get a serious one - a felony. We don't have so many of these lower class misdemeanors nor did I hear of people obtaining them when I lived up north. Only in Texas do I see and hear so many people getting these - it's a means of making money for the counties. Keep in mind that in the South property and personal taxes are almost nil so they make it up "sin" taxes. Class C Misdeamnors rank among these. It's a different way of thinking and one that's quite stupid.


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The Oscars are beginning to look a lot like the Grammys.
Barbra Streisand is the latest high-profile singer to sign on to this Academy Awards' telecast, marking her second performance on the show. The first time was in 1977, when Streisand sang "Evergreen," the love theme from "A Star Is Born," winning the original song Oscar later that night for the tune.
"In an evening that celebrates the artistry of movies and music, how could the telecast be complete without Barbra Streisand?" the show's producers, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, said in a statement.
Streisand at Oscars: In the Jan. 31 Calendar section, an article about Barbra Streisand performing at this year's Academy Awards said that Norah Jones co-wrote "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" with Oscar host Seth MacFarlane for his movie "Ted." The song, which Jones will sing at the awards, was written by MacFarlane and Walter Murphy.
The producers provided no additional details on what Streisand will sing, but her appearance could encompass a medley of her work in movies such as "Funny Girl," "Hello Dolly!" and "The Main Event."


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Urban Outfitters URBN, +0.90% shares declined 2.5% to $36 on moderate volume after the specialty retailer reported second-quarter earnings of 49 cents a share on revenue of $811.3 million.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected 48 cents a share on revenue of $805 million.
Total sales rose 7% due to increases at the company's Anthropologie and Free People stores while sales at its namesake Urban Outfitters stores declined.
Also, the company said the gross profit rate fell 194 basis points from the year-ago quarter because of underperformance at Urban Outfitters stores.
In other retail developments, shares of Aeropostale Inc. US:ARO rose 3.7% to $3.36 on heavy volume after the company announced that Julian Geiger would return to Aeropostale as chief executive effective immediately, replacing Thomas Johnson.
Also, Aeropostale said it expects an adjusted second-quarter loss of 42 cents to 45 cents a share, compared to its previous guidance of a loss of 55 cents to 61 cents a share. Analysts expect a loss of 58 cents a share.
Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. US:SKH shares jumped 49% to $9.15 on moderate volume after the health-care services holding company said it would combine with acute care provider Genesis HealthCare in a 100% stock transition.
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Chinese researchers plan to build a solar sail-powered spacecraft that will launch into space in the near future on a suicide mission to save planet Earth. Now, stay on your toes, this gets tricky. There is an astroid, called Apophis, that is headed straight into our orbit in 2029. Predictions in 2004 said that this astroid in question would most likely hit the Earth or the Moon, possibly destroying all life on our planet. Additional observations said that Apophis, deadly astroid, was actually most probably not going to hit us in 2029, but would definitely whip back around through a "keyhole" in the solar system and hit us in 2036 — maybe ending all life on planet Earth. That is, unless the Chinese plan works out — if it fails, the Europeans are planning a deflecting game of their own, which they'll be trying out in 2015.
This graph above shows the projected path of Apophis in 2029 — a little close for comfort we'd say. After the asteroid passes by us on this trajectory it will be headed straight toward a "keyhole" in our solar system. A keyhole is a small area of space where an asteroid's course is changed due to its interaction with a planet's gravitational pull. After passing through this keyhole — which is only 2,000 feet wide — the asteroid would then spin right around and come crashing back toward Earth — without the keyhole it would just continue on its giant orbit. The Chinese plan is to use a solar powered spacecraft to crash into Apophis — before it passes in 2029 — at a speed of 56 miles per second which would hopefully knock the hunk of rock enough off course that it would miss the keyhole and in turn miss crashing into Earth.
The Chinese calculations say they'll need a spacecraft with just a 22 pound solar sail to hit the 50 million-ton asteroid sometime before 2029 to complete their mission. Though it seems like they've got it all worked out, there are a number of factors that could get in the way. Solar winds, for one, could alter wildly the solar sail-powered spacecrafts trajectory. A mission like this is a bit like trying to hit a speeding bullet with another speeding bullet in mid air. With the unpredictability of the solar system there's going to have to be a lot of good fortune involved. Otherwise, perhaps Deep Impact is about to become a reality. Let's hope Elijah Wood still knows where to run.