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Dates can be formatted in various calendars in the Flex SDK. Let's explore how it works.
Flex SDK lets you format a given date in "alternate calendars" besides the Gregorian calendar. The industry convention refers all non-Gregorian calendars as alternate calendars. To use an alternate calendar, it requires a little bit of care in your Flex application.
Types of calendars
Before we dive into the alternate calendar usages in the Flex SDK, let's take a brief look at a couple of calendars of the world so that you get familiar with what this calendar talk is about. Please be aware, I can only describe the basic usages of some common alternate calendars. There are complexities behind each of the calendars and I may not be explicitly state them. Investigate further before you actually use them.
Gregorian calendar
This is the calendar most systems provide as the standard. You probably know this calendar already but here are some of the characteristics: There are always twelve months in a year and each month has 28 to 31 days. The numbers of days in each of the months are fixed (30 or 31 days) except for the second month (February), which includes 28 (non-leap years) or 29 days (leap years). The number of days in a year is fixed (365 or 366 days).
Islamic calendar (Hijri calendar)
Islamic calendar is one of the lunar calendars. There are always twelve months in a year. Each month has either 29 or 30 days. Beginning of a month is determined by observing the moon phase (Islamic religious calendar). Because of this nature, it is not very possible to predict the dates with the Islamic religious calendar. For the sake of convenience, there is the variant of the calendar, Islamic civil calendar, which determines the dates through some pure mathematical calculation. Islamic civil calendar may not be accurate for religious events. Number of days in a year is 354 or 355 days. Hence, the Islamic calendar year and the Gregorian calendar year are not synchronized.
Japanese calendar
Japanese calendar is very similar with the Gregorian calendar. The difference is the era part and the year. The Gregorian calendar has been using the same era name for the past 2,000 years (AD; Anno Domini). There is also BC (Before Christ) era but BC years are not by supported by pretty much all calendar apps. On the other hand, Japanese calendar era name changes when there is new emperor. Therefore, every ten to a couple of ten years, there are new eras. *1
*1 Before the 1868, the era name changes were more frequent, an era lasted only as low as two years. But just like the BC in Gregorian, there is not much demand to be able to deal with the older eras in today's calendar applications.
There are much more types of calendars in the world but I hope you got some ideas how calendars can vary.
How to use the alternate calendars in Flex SDK
Now let's look at the usage of alternate calendars. How do you use calendar other than the Gregorian in the Flex SDK? The answer is to use the locale ID.
The locale ID can optionally contain calendar tag. For example:
|Locale ID
|Arabic used in Saudi Arabia
|Arabic used in Saudi Arabia. Islamic calendar
|English used in the U.S. Islamic calendar.
When you need to format a date in an alternate calendar, the calendar tag can be appended to the locale ID. Here is an example:
import spark.formatters.DateTimeFormatter; private function calendarDemo():void { var d:Date = new Date(2011, 9, 15); var dtf:DateTimeFormatter = new DateTimeFormatter(); dtf.dateStyle = "long"; dtf.timeStyle = "none"; dtf.setStyle("locale", "en-US"); trace("(1) " + dtf.format(d)); dtf.setStyle("locale", "ar-SA"); trace("(2) " + dtf.format(d)); dtf.setStyle("locale", "ja-JP"); trace("(3) " + dtf.format(d)); dtf.setStyle("locale", "en-US@calendar=islamic"); trace("(4) " + dtf.format(d)); dtf.setStyle("locale", "ar-SA@calendar=islamic"); trace("(5) " + dtf.format(d)); dtf.setStyle("locale", "en-US@calendar=japanese"); trace("(6) " + dtf.format(d)); dtf.setStyle("locale", "ja-JP@calendar=japanese"); trace("(7) " + dtf.format(d)); }
Here is the result you might get.
Please note that the result may vary depending on the run-time platforms.
Limitations you should be aware of
There are couples of limitations in the current Flash Player and Flex SDK for alternate calendar support.
- The Date class can handle only Gregorian dates.
- The Spark DateTimeFormatter class can format a Date object but parsing feature (translating a formatted Gregorian or non-Gregorian date string into a Date object) is not available. English Gregorian date string can be parsed through the Date class constructor in some degree.
- The availability of alternate calendar support and its behavior is platform dependent. Please check the platform if the alternate calendar support is important for your application.
If you would like to know more about alternate calendars, the calendar entries on Wikipedia is a good source.


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Cold Feet in the Roadster
Cold Feet in the Roadster
Do you mean cold foots? Or are you talking about your oat bags? Maybe frozen sandwiches?
English lesson: "feed" as a noun means animal food.
"feet" is the plural of "foot".
Maybe he has a cold :-). Dhis weadher is sdarding do feel doo cold.
I guarantee that Eberhard's English is better than my German. If I were to post a message on a Deutsch-speaking board, I'd mangle more than 'feet'. And I'll bet you knew exactly what he meant.
(Don't mind me, I'm just impatiently waiting for my new Roadster. Eight weeks to go.)
I'd agree with Eberhard, the Roadster leaves your feet a little cool, even at a mere -7C. Hans at the Toronto store recommended earlier that I close the vents and put all the heat on the floor. That helped a lot, but it wasn't exactly toasty.
Other than that, the Tesla seems to handle winter conditions as well as any other car. Due to poor road conditions I originally took my SUV today, but after stopping for gas it wouldn't crank; apparently the battery is getting old and can't handle the cold. I had to get a boost start so I could go home and get the Tesla. Fortunately even with summer tires it easily handled the winter conditions. The traction control works amazingly well on snow and ice.
Along the way I stopped in at Canadian Tire to pick up a new battery for the SUV. Seemed ironic to be hoisting a lead-acid battery into the Tesla's trunk behind the huge Li-Ion battery.
A hilarious and iconic story. Tesla should use it for marketing!
Very good story, but be careful with those summer tires. They are good until they stop being good, and after you lose grip you won't stop. My friend did drive one winter with summer tires in his car and he used to give himself a remainder ever now and then how slippery those tires were: he got into empty parking lot, accelerated a bit and used the hand brake to get it spinning. After he saw the same building fifth time in his windshield he was sufficiently convinced that these tires are slippery.
Don't worry Timo, I'm not planning to drive through the winter on summer tires!
Now that sounds like a good idea!!! let us know how it works.
I wonder if that is actually more efficient way to keep feet compartment warm than blowing heated air there. That might actually be so good solution that Tesla should consider putting that as default heating mechanism (if it works).
Floor space needs more protection from wear and tear than seats though, so that that heating-film doesn't get broken by footwear (tiny rocks and sand and stuff you get in with your army-boots) or short by water.
I got my Tesla only 4 days ago and already my heart is flaming hot red with passion for this car... but unfortunately that doesn't help keeping my feet warm either, especially when it's below zero as it was in Zurich. So I'm really interested in a satisfying solution for this problem, if there is one.
I have a solution, but I'l wager you won't like it.
Wear thicker socks.
Or better shoes.
Karin, Don't pay any attention to the high tech "peanut gallery". Don't know design configuration but wonder if plywood could be cut to fit under some of the carpet. Of course some type of water proof technology here would be necessary but wood is one of the best insulators of all. And of course styrofoam or has this been discussed.
In California it is not major issue but "cold feet " problem can be improved on.
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1- When heating or cooling car used recycled air button option. Instead heating or cooling outside air you are heating / cooling air in the cabin.
2- Exposed chase aluminum wall above the carpet is very efficient heat sing for the car cabin air and it will make big deferens if is has insulation layer of some king. I searched the WEB under Car Heat and Sound Insulating Material and found lot of material for this application .Below is sample of the material used for this purpose. I have not done this myself so I have no opinion or experience what is the best product for this.
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Insulation + that heating film sound like very very very effective way to warm car up. Probably much better than any air heater efficiencywise.
Moon boots in a Tesla, I don't know I don't know...
I'd prefer an only-insulating solution anyway, it's simpler than a heating pad and I don't dare fumbling with electricity on my own.
Eberhard, buying a Tesla is an act of pioneering, so just don't expect too much fully developed comfort (better for your nerves) ;-)
I'd be interested in the make/model pad you get. The one's I saw looked like they were designed for an area larger than you have for the Tesla foot area. Also, the seat heater films looked interesting as well. keep us posted
I bet many of the film heaters for cars run on 12VDC so you could just put a car adapter on it and plug it into your accessory port. No messing with car electronics necessary.
Thanks for raising this topic. I absolutely agree that the level of floor-level heat in the Roadster is terrible!
I particularly note that switching to just warm air recirculation doesn't prevent cold air from coming in once you are driving at speed. Either the bulkhead leaks air or the recirculation damper is not very effective.
I have asked my Tesla technician to investigate some solutions.
If you make a specific choice of heated floor mat, will you please review it here or on teslamotorsclub.com, and give a reference to which specific product you chose? Thanks.
Also can you please write up your England to Germany roadtrip? I think these international roadtrips in Europe in Teslas are pioneering and we need to share the experiences, charging locations, etc.
Hallo Eberhard and sorry in advance if this is the wrong place for my request: I'd like to get in touch with you and ask you some more Tesla questions in German ;-)
Please write me a short email: firstname.lastname@example.com
I read of a low-tech solution to the cold feet issue on one of the Tesla forums, not sure where. There are 2 floor outlets one points toward the passenger side, the to the driver. I put tape over the passenger side outlet and now my feet are toasty warm. Surprisingly my passengers claim there feet are also warm. I used 2 inch wide cellophane packaging tape since that was handy. Duct tape may prove to be more durable. This may be worth your effort to try before going a more hi-tech route. The KISS method.(keep it simple stupid)
Eberhard , You already have Seat heater in the Roadster?
Why do you need extra/ second Seat heater?
How is Seat heater helping with the cold feet problem?
lol, nice floormat
Another low tech thought on warmth in the floor. Was wondering how much insulation would plain old carpet padding {a layer or two under the carpet } help with this?
One word: Dynamat. It's a common product used in aftermarket auto upgrades. They have a variety of constrained-layer damping products (minimize vibrations, blocks sound) as well as sound/thermal barriers. Any reputable car audio shop can provide and install the materials. It is installed under the carpet/flooring easily.
I used their products to great advantage in a 2004 Scion xA I had - being an econobox, it was noisy - a few layers of Dynamat Extreme and Dynaliner on the floors and doors made an astounding improvement. Much quieter ride. It also made heating in the winter more efficient. I'm going to add some in my 2010 Mercury Mariner hybrid so that it's quieter for easier hands-free phone conversations. It's not bad from the factory, but there's always room for improvement.
You should probably have at least one layer of DynaPad. It's specifically designed for being a thermal barrier, as well as a sound barrier. Either that, or a layer of Dynamat Extreme and a layer of 1/2" Dynaliner.
Again, stop advertising your website on every single thread when it has nothing to do with the topic. Your username is your website anyway so that should be enough.
I'm flagging each of his (ifilm77) posts as spam. I'm hoping that he gets banned from this site soon.
Timo, I gave him a little one on one talk since I had defended him because I thought he was just new to the site but confronted him with what you all had been saying and reminded him it made me look ridiculous if this was his real motivation.
Timo. Of course making me look riduculous on the site is no big deal as I have often proved my capability to do this on my own on several occasions,ha.

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Construction is full-steam ahead on the Denny Sanford Premier Center and once completed in 2014, it will have a seating capacity of 12,000 spectators. The facility will be named after title sponsors First Premier Bank and T. Denny Sanford.The existing Sioux Falls Arena will remain and will host smaller concerts and events, with the Denny Sanford Premier Center hosting large scale concerts and sporting events.
The first five months of work on the site has been preparation and construction footings and foundations. The next phase underway is the construction of four towers as the building will be more than 100 feet tall when it is completed.
One interesting part of this $115 million project is instead of exposed beams common in a number of venues, the Denny Sanford Premier Center will have ceilings.
The building is named after South Dakota's most-famous 1-percenter, T. Denny Sanford, philanthropist extraordinaire.
This 2007 Forbes profile humanizes the man behind the money. His mother died when he was 4 and his father died of heart disease at a young age.
This statue of T. Denny Sanford stands at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. (Image from Wikipedia/Jake DeGroot)
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The Aluminum Evolution: Co-existence with Steel
Steel has created a number of new grades promising greater strength and lightness, most OEMs aren't about to incur the costs associated with tearing up their assembly plants in order to switch materials.
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Forget the claims that the all-aluminum automotive future was "right around the corner" and that "steel's days are numbered." The fact is that steel has created a number of new grades promising greater strength and lightness, most OEMs aren't about to incur the costs associated with tearing up their assembly plants in order to switch materials, and steel is a known quantity well supported within the engineering ranks. Even the tightening of fuel economy standards probably won't start a wholesale stampeded to aluminum as automakers chase every mile per gallon in order to reach the requirements. So why is Lloyd "Buddy" Stemple, chairman, Aluminum Association Auto and Light Truck Group and VP and general manager of Specialty Products at aluminum supplier Novelis smiling?
Growing Aluminum Useage in Cars and Trucks
"Worldwide, aluminum use in cars and light trucks has grown uninterrupted for the past 33 years," he says, "to an average of 327 lb. per vehicle. And while its use in the vehicle structure has lagged behind, we see that demand rising to 417 lb. per vehicle by 2015." That's because the industry backed away from its "aluminum or nothing" rhetoric and pursued a strategy whereby it could peacefully coexist with other materials, and grab a bigger piece of the pie in the bargain. Take, for example, SUVs and light trucks. When rollover concerns plagued this segment, the aluminum industry stepped up with studies that showed how an aluminum upper structure could lower the center of gravity of these vehicles, and help reduce rollovers. OEMs began asking for more information with the result that the first examples of this hybrid structure are nearing production.
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When automakers began taking their first steps toward meeting the tougher CAFE standards, the aluminum industry didn't rush in with aluminum-intensive vehicle designs, it showed OEMs how they could take a step-change approach by increasing the material's use in powertrains and suspensions, and adopting aluminum engine cradles. "The greatest growth potential in the next few years," says Stemple, "is in the closure panels–doors, roof, hood, and decklid." Only 18% of the hoods on North American cars are made from aluminum today, and none of the roofs or doors. European automakers have begun switching these panels over, and Stemple believes U.S. automakers will follow as they update existing vehicles and introduce new ones. However, though that change is relatively easy to make, it will come to a relatively swift end as the saturation point is reached. That's when he believes automakers will begin the move toward more aluminum in the vehicle structure.
"Even with the shift to alternative fuels and drivetrains, the gains in fuel economy and reductions in CO2 emissions will begin to slow," says Stemple, "and the consumer will be looking for those vehicles that give the greatest return without adversely affecting vehicle performance." By removing 30% of the weight from the structure while supporting further secondary weight savings, Stemple believes aluminum will move the to the top of the OEM materials consideration list for both cars and light trucks. However, the turnover in the industry as it downsizes could alter this scenario. "I had senior engineers at a car company call and ask if it was possible to build vehicle structures out of aluminum, and–if so–would it be possible to come and talk to them about it," he says incredulously. Just another example, perhaps, of why adoption of aluminum vehicle structures will be an evolutionary, not revolutionary, process.—CAS
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In fact, the working mom – who built a dance studio in her basement at the family's home in Pennsylvania so she could be with her kids as much as possible – recently defended her busy schedule to Access Hollywood's Billy Bush.
"Maybe because I'm in front of the camera so much and people see where I am – I'm in LA. I'm in New York. I'm here or there – the bottom line is I'm just doing what every other mom is doing. They just don't have cameras following them so people can't keep tabs on how many hours a day they spend with their kids," Kate told Billy. "I have to do it. I have eight kids. It's not a joke, it's the truth. I have to provide for them."
The new family drama comes on the same week that Us Weekly has described Kate's "DWTS" performances and poor attitude behind the scenes as "Kate's Train Wreck."
So, what do the folks who work closely with Kate on the show have to say?
"Well, I saw the train wreck last night. I was there," judge Carrie Ann Inaba told Access of Kate's ballroom performance. "It was kind of scary, but the thing about Kate is, she's a housewife and I think that people really relate to that… She's inspiring people who have never danced before… She's not the best, but she's still doing it and I give her a lot of credit for that."
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My string of Guilford Courthouse-related posts is finally coming to a close, with this last historic site review from my jaunt over to North Carolina. The final site in this batch is Tannenbaum Historic Park in Greensboro, managed by the city's Parks and Recreation Department and Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, which is just a stone's throw away.
Two centuries ago, this park was part of the Joseph Hoskins farm. Hoskins was a sort of Revolutionary War version of Wilmer McLean, the fellow who moved from the battlefield of First Bull Run only to end up hosting Lee's surrender at his parlor in Appomattox. In the 1770's Hoskins lived near Valley Forge, while Washington's army was keeping an eye on British-occupied Philadelphia. He then migrated to the North Carolina backcountry, settling near the site of Guilford County's small courthouse. On March 15, 1781, Cornwallis used his farm as a staging area, forming his troops there before sending them forward against Greene's lines, posted just across the fields.
I headed over to THP after touring the battlefield and grabbing some lunch. My plan was to breeze through the place in half an hour or so and then rush over to hit Alamance Battleground before closing time. Things didn't work out that way. I never made it to Alamance, because I didn't know there was so much to see at Tannenbaum. It's nothing less than a trip through the entire early history of the Carolina Piedmont.
The park encompasses about seven acres of the farmsite, with a few early nineteenth-century buildings typical of those found in the area. It's also home to the Colonial Heritage Center, a museum devoted to life in the early backcountry and the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. The Heritage Center is a fantastic little museum, brimming over with information on the region's early history—its settlement, politics, religion, architecture, and trade. It's a great overview of the backcountry and the perfect way to contextualize your visit to the battlefield. History buffs will admire the research backing up the exhibit narrative, while parents with kids will appreciate the models and interactive elements that illustrate different aspects of backcountry life. It's a much more detailed and insightful examination of the Carolinas' hilly interior during the late eighteenth century than you'll find in most museums.
In addition to the main gallery, there's also a separate room devoted to the battle. The centerpiece here is a wonderful diorama, accompanied by a very effective recorded narration and electronic presentation that clearly explains the deployments and the way the battle unfolded. Along the walls are a series of gorgeous paintings of the battle by Dale Gallon, as well as other objects that illustrate various aspects of the war. (Click here to see Gallon's depiction of the Hoskins farm as it appeared when used as a launching pad for the British attack.)
Unfortunately, none of the buildings that were on the property during the battle remain today. There is, however, an 1813 house used by the Hoskins family, a restored barn, and a couple of reconstructed free-standing buildings and gardens. It's a rare chance to see the types of structures that were once common in the backcountry but often disappeared or were altered beyond recognition.
A lot of what you'll see at the park is due to the dedicated efforts of the Guilford Battleground Company, which spearheaded its creation and now supports the operations both there and at the national battlefield. I highly recommend that you visit their website and have a look at what they've done and are continuing to do. They deserve both your gratitude and your support.
I recommend, too, that you make an effort to visit Tannenbaum Historic Park. My suggestion is to give yourself a good part of the day to see both Tannenbaum and Guilford Courthouse. Go to THP first, and plan on spending about an hour and a half there to take in all the exhibits before touring the military park. You'll appreciate the battlefield more when you understand something of the surrounding region and its people, a people whose history neither began nor ended when their homes became the seat of war.


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It's entered in a competition. Voting is still allowed until tomorrow.
If you wouldn't mind, go here and scan down to the "T's" -- it's alphabetized under "T" for the "The" in "The GameRev," despite the fact that that's totally retarded.
You can also watch at the button there , but if you don't have time to watch, well I watched on your behalf my guess is that you'll think it's very funny and would want to vote for it.
But seriously, it's a cute look at game-geek culture and nerd heirarchies. A little like Grandma's Boy.
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Assistant Professor of Communication Design
Julia Gorton is a designer, illustrator, photographer and collaborator. She started her career as a photographer and visual editor of a punk music fanzine, landed her first job as an editorial designer at National Lampoon, worked freelance at Condé Nast and art directed at Fairchild Publications. As an illustrator, Julia has over 20 children's books to her name with various publishing houses including Scholastic, Abrams, Simon and Shuster and Hyperion Books for Children.
She is currently the Director of Graphic Design and Printmaking, and has been a member of the Communication Design faculty for over 20 years and was recently recognized as one of 15 Notable Art Professors in New York City by The Art Career Project.
Julia had work in MoMa's Designing Modern Women 1890-1990 show last year, and is currently represented in Making Music Modern: Design for Ear and Eye in the Architecture and Design Galleries on the third floor.
collaboratin, team-based work, the design process, workshops, editorial design, graphic design, illustration, book arts, printmaking, typography, products and packages, words and typography, people and street photography, making images and talking to strangers
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Teochew Png Kueh 潮州饭桃 (peach shaped rice dumpling) is one of my favourite chinese kuehs. It usually comes in either pink or white and is always shaped as a peach. Do you know why? Legend has it that the Monkey God Sun Wu Kong (Journey to the West) stole and ate the peaches of immortality during the royal banquet held by the Jade Emperor in heaven. And he attained immortality after eating them. Hence it is a custom for chinese people to always offer peach buns or peach dumplings, both symbols of longevity or immortality, as offerings to the gods during religious ceremonies. The pink ones are offered to the gods who dwell in heaven, whereas the white ones are offered to the ancestors who dwell in hell. :)
I was busy the whole friday afternoon making png kueh and steamed tapioca kueh. One was successful and the other was a complete disaster! :( As this was the 2nd time I failed in making tapioca kueh this month (the first was baked kueh bingka ubi), I swear to myself not to make anything with frozen grated tapioca again, unless I can somehow find fresh grated tapioca in Belgium. Somehow all my experiments with frozen grated tapioca failed miserably. But I am glad that my first attempt at making png kuehs turned out to be great, at least they saved my day, otherwise I would be sulking for the whole night!!! I guess I would probably stop at making any kuehs for this month, it is simply too much work and nobody appreciates them except myself!!!
The recipe for my png kuehs is adapted from Violet Fenying's old blog (which has ceased to exist). I halved the recipe and managed to make 6 pieces out of 320g of dough. But the glutinous rice filling, even though already halved in portion, was far too much for the dough. My png kuehs were actually meant for dinner. However they were still not ready for steaming by the time hubby and toddler came home, so the 2 boys ate the remaining big pot of glutinous rice instead for dinner, while I continued labouring in the kitchen. :S
Ingredients for Glutinous Rice Fillings
Ingredients A
250g glutinous rice (soak 1 hour, drained)
Ingredients B
2 pieces of shallots (chopped)
3 cloves of garlic (chopped)
a handful of dried shrimps, about 25g (washed)
Ingredients C
3 pieces of chinese mushrooms (shredded)
100g chinese sausages (chopped into small pieces)
Ingredients D
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tbsp light soya sauce
Method for Glutinous Rice Fillings
1. Heat up 2 tbsp of oil, add Ingredients B and stir-fry at medium heat till fragrant.
2. Toss in mushrooms and pork, stir-fry till fragrant.
3. Add glutinous rice, fry till fragrant. Add Ingredients D and fry till well combined.
4. Dish the rice into a 20cm steaming tray, add water to level with the rice and mix well.
5. Transfer to steamer, steam over high heat for about half an hour until cooked.
Ingredients for Skin
110g rice flour
10g glutinous rice flour
7g tapioca flour
500g water
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp red colouring
a handful of tapioca flour for kneading
Method for Skin
1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well, strain into a non-stick pot.
2. Using medium heat, stir and cook to form a dough. Turn off heat and remove from pot when dough is formed.
3. Add some tapioca flour and knead into smooth and non-sticky dough.
4. Divide dough into equal portions and roll each into a round ball (I made about 320g of dough which I divided into 6 portions of 45-50g each). Flatten each ball of dough slightly with your palm and wrap up 1 heaped tablespoon of glutinous rice filling.
5. Using a brush dipped with some oil, grease the inside of the peach-shaped mould each time before pressing in the dough. Knock the mould lightly to dislodge the kueh and then place it on a small piece of banana leaf.
6. Transfer the kuehs to the steamer, steam over medium heat for 10 to 15 min till cooked.
7. (Optional) Dish up, brush with fried shallot oil and serve.
I am submitting this to Aspiring Bakers #12: Traditional Kueh (October 2011), hosted by SSB of Small Small Baker.


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Father accused of killing his two children
Two deaths in less than two years
40/29 News got new information Thursday night about the family of Travis Fox, the father who's accused of murdering his two babies. Police say Fox confessed to "violently shaking" his seven-month-old child and a six-month-old, who died more than a year ago.
On Sept. 2011, West Fork police investigated the suspicious death of a 6-month-old child. Investigators say the father, Fox, was a suspect, but the autopsy was inconclusive, and no arrest was ever made.
Wednesday in Springdale, police say it was the same situation, only this time it was Fox's 7-month-old that died, and police say this arrest may have saved the lives of other children.
"The wife might be expecting, but that's speculation. I can't confirm that," said Sgt. Kenneth Albright with the Washington County Sheriff's Department in a news conference on Thursday.
He was talking about Fox's wife. A woman who says she knows the family would not go on camera, but she also told 40/29 that Fox's wife is expecting.
Fox, only 24-years-old, faces two counts of first-degree murder. Police say the first child died in West Fork back in 2011, but the investigation came up empty.
"The child, a 6-month-old baby boy, was sent to the crime lab. The medical examiner performed an autopsy, at which time the results were undetermined," Albright said.
Investigators say there wasn't enough evidence to make an arrest, but when a 7-month-old died at Northwest Medical Center on Wednesday, investigators started connecting the dots.
"Deputy Coroner Randall Galloway was on scene assisting Springdale with that. He recognized the name from the previous West Fork death, advised the detectives of that, at which time they spoke with our office," Albright said.
That's when they brought Fox in for questioning, and police say he admitted to shaking the babies.
"He was interviewed by Washington County detectives as well as Springdale detectives, at which time he made a confession to shaking both babies, shaking them violently, and throwing them down onto the couch," Albright said.
He said this was a team effort between four different agencies, but if it weren't for the due diligence of the Washington County Coroner's Office the arrest might not have been made.
Counseling services are available to the investigators who covered this. The mother of the children is not facing charges right now, but police say the investigation continues.


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Conservation partners from the 49 state affiliates of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) met in Baltimore last week to hear and learn from each other's efforts to protect and improve our blue planet. This year's conference theme was WATER: It Connects Us All.
As the host affiliate for the state of Maryland, the National Aquarium not only helped steer some of the conversation, we also had a chance to display some of our aquatic conservation initiatives to a national audience.
Highlights of the conference included:
- Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, addressed the audience during the Opening Session and spoke about government transparency and the critical importance of public participation in the federal regulation and rule-making processes
- Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, spoke about the explicit need for individuals and communities to create a groundswell of positive change to both hold the public sector accountable and support and reinforce good work
- Conservation organizations from across the country shared innovative ideas on improving both water quality and water quantity in local and regional jurisdictions, and managing invasive species in our ecosystems
- Conservation policy resolutions were passed that would help provide the future framework for NWF work. These included initiatives focused on alternative energy, deforestation, invasive species, fisheries management and climate change
- George Hawkins, General Manager of DC Water spoke about "making our cities work" and improving urban infrastructure to help relieve development pressure put on rural landscapes
As the local sponsor, National Aquarium had a chance to highlight healthy aquatic communities around the world by inviting meeting participants into our Baltimore venue for an evening. We were also able to show our partners our successful education and stewardship work at both Fort McHenry and Masonville Cove through off-site field trips.
Aquarium staff also shared our expertise in climate change communication and social media strategies to build the capacity of other organizations in those areas!
At the end of the meeting, participants had an opportunity to hear from Collin O'Mara, NWF's newly appointed President and CEO. He left us with the following charge: "Confronting the pressing conservation challenges of this generation will require that Americans from every corner of our nation and every walk of life work together community by community and state by state to drive change at the national and international level." We couldn't agree more.


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The "Deathly Hallows" trailer appeared online a few weeks ago, only to be chased off by lawyers at Viacom who were worried there film would get free publicity. Last night, however, an officially sanctioned trailer dropped for all of us to enjoy.
Even speaking as a non-fan, it's impossible to ignore that it looks great, with all manner of wizardry and explosions and dragons and the like.
But whoever mixed the sound on that thing needs a talking to. Trying to watch this here at the office with a co-worker or two, we had to crank the volume up to 11 just to make out what Voldemort the hoarse whisperer was on about -- and then, KA-BOOM! -- here comes the overwrought, overly loud score. Seriously, cut it out.
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Also, after his brief appearance in the laughably bad "Clash of the Titans," the sight of Voldemort makes us giggle more than ever.
The film debuts Nov. 19, with the final chapter of the final chapter following on July 15, 2011.


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World Design Rankings 2014
World Design Rankings 2014 Update Brings Nine New Countries
WDR – World Design Rankings once again announced the updated design rankings of countries based on the number of design awards won at international juried design competitions and awards. The 2014 rankings update was made on June 24, 2014 and brought interesting new insights to the design competition landscape.United States ranked as number 1 among the 78 represented countries, followed by Italy, England, Japan, Brazil, China, Germany, Korea, Hong Kong and Turkey which took the top positions in 2014. Nine (9) New countries are included in the 2014 rankings: Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Belarus, Sri Lanka, Norway, Cyprus, Albania and Colombia. Top 10 remained the same compared to last year except for China ascending in the ladder from 8th to 7th position, which moved Brazil a step back.In the past years, most new entrant countries usually took the last places in rankings, however, this year Saudi Arabia started from a good position with an unexpectedly high-score for a new comer country. Likewise there has been an increase of scores from countries taking part in Middle East and the Arab world.Countries such as Egypt, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait were highly competitive this year. It seems the Arab World is ready to compete with its tertiary sector, especially for Architectural design where top 2 countries are Lebanon and Kuwait, followed by Hong Kong, Greece and Brazil.As always for the past several years, Hong Kong and China took top positions in Interior Design Awards; when we also include Turkey and Singapore this hints us that the interior decoration is indeed a competitive market in Asia, where it is common to invite guests to personal houses and spaces thus more focus on their decoration. Packaging design results were not surprising either, Great Britain and United States of America took the top places for the packaging design rankings. This once again proves that Americans and the British know how to turn mere ideas into great products. Interesting however is the increased number of developing countries that are competing in this category, this hints us that there is a global awareness for branding.Japan, Brazil and United States of America took top places in Graphic Design Rankings, followed by China and Russia. From a historical perspective, all these countries has strong roots for public communication as well as visual arts. New comers to this category included countries such as Sri Lanka, Croatia and Romania.Jewelry Design Category demonstrated the competition of United States, Iran and Hong Kong as well as Kyrgyzstan, Brazil and Germany. India, Estonia and Netherlands were new comers to this category, where China and Korea increased their rankings significantly. Since jewelry design relates to luxury consumption, the results are indeed interesting.Italy was the winner in Lighting Design rankings, followed by United States of America and Germany. China and Spain is also creating heavy competition in the lighting design category where countries such as Sweden, France and Brazil are not competing as good. Indeed USA and Italy were mostly successful in product-design related categories. Arts category had great competition from America, Japan, Italy and Britain. USA scored top in art rankings with more than double awards won compared to the second top ranked country Japan. Meanwhile the results of the Digital Goods category were surprising since Turkey took the top place followed by America and Hong Kong. Turkey was also winner in Sanitary Ware design, this could be thanks to their ceramics culture, yet Italy and USA provided strong competition in this category followed by Germany, Portugal and Russian Federation. Best bakeware designer country was Britain. Futuristic Design rankings showed United States and India as top winners. Indians especially demonstrated creative thinking in this category.Fashion design category definitive winner was Italy, followed by Hong Kong, Great Britain, Finland and Greece. Italy had more than double the score of Hong Kong which took the second place in world fashion design rankings. Israel, Netherlands, Taiwan, Vietnam, Canada , Australia and Argentina was also successful in this category.About World Design Rankings: World Design Rankings aims to provide additional data and insights to economists and journalists regarding the state-of-art in design industry. The ultimate aim of the world design rankings is to contribute to global design culture through advocating and highlighting good design. The rankings aim to provide a snapshot of the state-of-art and design potentials of countries worldwide by highlighting their creative strengths, design weaknesses and available opportunities. The "Design Business Insights" section provides a ranking of countries based on their success in diverse design fields and creative categories. Using the "Design Business Insights" section, media members and design lovers could discover leading countries for specific design sectors and get answers to their questions such as "Which country is best in industrial design", "Which country is best in interior design?", "Which country is the best in fashion design?" etc.Design Business Insights section of World Design Rankings: For each country, three additional tables for strengths, weaknesses and opportunities are listed. The table of "Design Strengths" displays dominant design fields, in which a country is highly competitive and successful; i.e. for example you could learn whether Italy is better in Fashion Design, Furniture Design or Graphic Design. . The "Design Weaknesses" table display design fields that are below average in comparison to other countries. The "Design Opportunities" table display latent design categories that could be further explored by the country. Using this functionality press members and design enthusiasts could discover more about countries, and understand the importance of diverse design sectors for each country. These insights could also be used by policy makers to determine which specific design sectors or industries could need or receive government subsidies or subvention. To discover the complete list of countries included in the World Design Rankings, and to see in-depth design business insights for each country, interested parties could check the World Design Rankings at worlddesignrankings.comCategory Based Top Designers List: Parties who are more interested in the success of individual designers than countries should check the "Design Classifications" platform instead. The "Design Classification Platform" ranks designers, artists and architects in hundreds of creative fields and design categories including architecture, interior design, furniture design, fashion design, graphics design and packaging design among others. Using the Design Classifications platform, design enthusiasts could get answers to their questions such as "What is the best advertising design agency in the world?", "Who is the worlds' leading architect?", "Who is the best Graphics designer in Japan" etc. The "Design Classifications" platform is therefore ideal for both press members to find excellent designers, artists and architects to feature, and is also a great source for businesses who are actively seeking the top talent in any given design field. Interested parties could discover "Design Classifications" and checkout category based designer rankings at designclassifications.com Designer Rankings : If you are interested only to discover top designers, artists and architects regardless of the design discipline could check the individual and overall rankings of all designers, artists and architects at the Designer Rankings website. The Designer Rankings website provides an overall score and ranking of all designers based on the number of design awards won globally, in more than hundred creative disciplines including product design, graphic design, architecture, interior design, fashion design and service design. One may call that this is the list of "Top Designers". The Designer Rankings are accessible online at http://www.designerrankings.comExerpt:WDR – World Design Rankings once again announced the updated design rankings of countries based on the number of design awards won at international juried design competitions and awards. The 2014 rankings update was made on June 24, 2014 and brought interesting new insights to the design competition landscape.United States ranked as number 1 among the 78 represented countries, followed by Italy, England, Japan, Brazil, China, Germany, Korea, Hong Kong and Turkey which took the top positions in..
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Taking part in clinical trials isn't just for adults. Teens, children and even babies can also take part in trials. Obviously very young children will need their parents to start a conversation about participating in a trial. But, as they get older, many young people start to show an interest in the science and purpose of trials and choose to ask their CF team about trials suitable for them. They want to get involved, know what is going on and feel part of a forward thinking group driving the focus for a better future for cystic fibrosis (CF) care and treatments.
Jade, who is a member of our Youth Advisory Group, wrote and voiced our latest clinical trials video for young people. Watch it and find out how you could change the future of cystic fibrosis treatment! This video was commended at the British Medical Association's Patient Information Awards in 2019.
Read on to explore resources about young people and clinical trials, including:
Some adults with CF told us about clinical trials they took part in when they were teenagers – you'll probably recognise the name of some of the treatments as those you use every day now. Without their involvement, these treatments would never have been available and we could have been stuck with pancreatic powder in our food instead of easy to swallow Creon tablets!
Clinical trials stories
To help answer some of the questions you may have about clinical trials and help you to find out if it's something you would like to take part in, here are two videos that might help:
Generation R is a National Young Persons' Advisory Group made up of local groups across the UK. Take a look at their video on clinical trial myth busters.
Explore some of the questions and issues that might be raised when a young person is invited to take part in clinical research in this video from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and Mosaic Films.
You can search our Trials Tracker to see what trials you may be suitable for, and you can even search for trials by age groups.
Generation R make lots of videos and games looking at research and clinical trials for all sorts of conditions, not just CF – here are some more that might be interesting to you:
If you want to find out more about clinical trials and get involved without actually having to take part in a trial, please get in touch. Researchers and doctors want to hear what young people think about the trials they are planning and how you think they should find out if new treatments work better than those you have now. Let us know you're interested by emailing Lorna Allen, email@example.com.
Every trial is different so here are some questions you might want to ask you CF team:
All these questions and more would be answered for you before you agreed to take part. Even then, only once you give your consent would the trial begin.


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What's Your International IQ?
Academic WorldQuest CompetitionUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Friday, April 13, 2007, 1:30-4 p.m.
Honolulu Community College,
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Honolulu Community College
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HONOLULU--Community college students will soon learn more about their international intelligence quotient (IQ) when they compete in the first University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges Academic WorldQuest Competition on Friday, April 13, 2007.
Sponsored by the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, the Academic WorldQuest competition will be held on the Honolulu Community College campus in the Kapalama Multi-Media Conference Center, Bldg. 2., from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Over 20 teams composed entirely of community college students will compete in a contest that will test their knowledge on current events in Asia and the Pacific, famous international women (past and present), geography of Africa and history related to world religions, nationalism and imperialism. Members of the first, second and third place teams will each receive prizes valued at $100, $50 and $25 respectively.
The event is free and the public is invited to observe this fun and exciting competition that validates what students have learned in the classroom.
For more information, visit the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council Website at www.paachawai.org/cc or contact Tandy Awaya, PAAC higher education and community relations coordinator at 944-7780.
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Making Amends
Many green-industry textbooks describe an ideal growing media as having the following volumetric proportions: 50 percent solids, 25 percent air-filled porosity and 25 percent water (see the Figure on page 39). This assumes that the soil is at field capacity, meaning it was once fully saturated and gravitational drainage has stopped.
The purpose of the solid component in the equation is obvious: plant structural support, etc., and the 25 percent water retention and 25 percent air-space provide a moisture reservoir, which minimizes drought stress, and the air space also contains oxygen for healthy root respiration. These physical properties can be found naturally in many loamy garden soils or soils that possess a granular structure. While these physical properties are probably enough to successfully culture many field, greenhouse and houseplants, turfgrass soils require additional considerations.
The main difference between soils for crops and those where turf is grown is that turfgrass soils require a functional consideration because they are often subjected to intense traffic. Therefore, to maintain the aforementioned physical properties, which ensure proper water infiltration, drainage, and a resistance to compaction, the actual soil particles and their arrangement is important. These properties are in addition to the nutrient retention and an active microbial population, so that the turf does not have to be fertilized often and the biological health of the soil is maintained.
Compounding the problem of creating the perfect environment for turf is the fact that turfgrasses are frequently established on infertile, poorly structured soils or areas that have been deemed unsuitable for building construction due to poor soil strength, flooding, etc. Thus, given these challenging site conditions, turf managers often consider improving soils with soil amendments to ensure successful establishment and maintenance.
There are many commercially available soil amendments, each with unique qualities that make it appropriate for a variety of situations. Therefore, it is important to understand the differences between soil amendments to be an educated consumer. First and foremost, it is important to remember that one size does not fit all. Before purchasing soil amendments, you need to keep in mind what your overall objective is going to be. Typically, improved soil structure, compaction resistance, better drainage and increased nutrient or water retention are the biggest benefits to modifying a soil.
As you evaluate a specific amendment to determine whether it fits your use criteria, consider the following list of questions.
What is the current texture of the soil you are trying to amend?
Is it dominated primarily by sand, silt and clay, or does it contain a mixture of these particles (e.g. a loam)? Are you amending an established, heavily trafficked area, a poorly structured native soil, or an expensive synthetically prepared sand-based root zone?
How will the addition of this product affect soil texture, the physical properties, soil chemistry and the microbiology?
Is turf going to be grown in the area? Baseball and softball infields have skinned areas that do not need to support plant life but need a consistent moisture content and provide specific functional use characteristics. By contrast, the goal mouths on soccer fields or other sports fields receive significant traffic and the presence of turf in those areas is essential for player safety and proper use of that area.
What is the long-term stability of this product? Many soil amendments are byproducts from other industries (such as crumb rubber and expanded shales) and the quality control of some products might not be very high. How much will be required to achieve effective results? Is the product available in your region? If not, how much is it going to cost to ship this material? Some of the best mineral amendments in the world may be located somewhere outside of the United States. It might not make economical sense to ship them to the far reaches of the interior United States.
Realistically, you are probably trying to identify an amendment that achieves one or more of the aforementioned goals. Most importantly, you need to select an amendment that is not going to cause long-term soil-related problems, which might require expensive soil removal and turfgrass re-establishment. For example, the incorporation of an extremely fine-textured amendment to a sand rootzone with drainage problems would not be appropriate because it could further decrease percolation. Additionally, if you use a poorly cured compost product, an unfavorable soil carbon-to-nitrogen ratio will occur, which affects nitrogen availability.
There are two major classes of soil amendments: the organics, which are derived from plant and animal materials, and the inorganics, which are mineral based and found in naturally occurring deposits throughout the world.
Organic soil amendments have numerous benefits, but their major advantages are in moisture and nutrient retention. Large organic matter additions to clay soils help improve soil structure through increased aggregation, which, over-time, improves soil aeration, increases drainage and ultimately improves turfgrass root health. Organic materials also promote microbial activity, which is important for nutrient cycling and many other soil processes. In drought-prone sandy soils, adding certain organic materials like peat moss can dramatically increase moisture retention. They also improve soil resiliency and enhance the ability of soils to withstand traffic and other physical stress in these soils.
Some examples of commonly used organic amendments are composts, manures, sphagnum or reed sedge peat moss, granular sea kelp and many other humic substances. When selecting organic materials for soil modification, it is important to use properly composted or well-decomposed sources because they are less likely to cause problems. Some products (e.g. peat moss) hold several times their weight in water, making them excellent for water retention. Once dry, however, they can be extremely difficult to re-wet. Some of the drawbacks to the organics are that their influence may be short lived because soil micro-organisms will eventually consume them and many materials are not sized for easy, uniform applications with traditional spreading equipment. They also tend to be regional in nature due to their link to local municipal or agricultural operations. The organics are relatively inexpensive compared to many of the inorganic products.
Inorganic soil amendments include a wide variety of materials, which range in cost depending on the specific material, its proximity to where it is going to be used and, of course, marketing expenses.
Robert Carrow, professor of turfgrass breeding and stress physiology in the University of Georgia's department of crop and soil sciences at the University's Griffin campus, found that an effective inorganic soil amendment will have the following qualities:
Retains water in pores within the particles and most of the water is released to the turf plant.
Will not accumulate salt in the pores.
Retains its physical structure and does not deteriorate.
Is cost effective compared to organic amendments at application rates to achieve comparable water retention.
With these guidelines in mind, there are a wide variety of inorganic soil amendments that turfgrass managers can choose from. Some examples of common inorganic amendments often used for turfgrass soil modification include sand, diatomaceous earth, porous ceramics, zeolites and also crumb rubber.
Sand is an obvious choice for improving heavily trafficked turfgrass soils because sand particles are strong and extremely stable, which is why they are frequently used in road building. Furthermore, sand is relatively inexpensive and widely available most anywhere. However, not all sands have the same physical properties. Sands suitable for road building and brick laying are generally not appropriate for use in turfgrass situations. It is important to carefully consider the sand source and its particle size distribution before using it. Repeated applications of coarse-textured sands over a native soil can make an area droughty, and frequent applications of very fine sands can actually hold substantial moisture. Round sands move and tend to be rather instable, whereas extremely angular sands may pack tightly affecting proper drainage and aeration. By their nature, sand particles have virtually no internal porosity and no ability to hold moisture inside the individual grains. Regardless of which sand you use, in order to effectively improve the structure of a native soil, it will take at least 60 percent sand by volume, which must be evenly distributed throughout the soil with proper mixing. This process normally uses much more sand than most turf managers have the capacity to apply or mix in one single application. A simple garden tiller will not properly accomplish this task. Lastly, sand has very poor nutrient retention and frequent applications during stress times like drought or heat can be very abrasive and inflict damage to sensitive turfgrass plants.
Diatomaceous Earth is a product that is mined from deposits of diatom shells. Diatoms are single-celled aquatic organisms having rigid cell walls composed of silica. The skeletons of these diatoms have a high degree of internal pore structure offer the opportunity for water-holding capacities and some nutrient retention. These products can be produced with and without small amounts (5 percent or less) of clay binders, and most are subjected to a ceramic heating process. Several products have been shown to increase water retention in sand-based rootzones. Diatomaceous earth products also confer a very small degree of nutrient retention and can be used for filtering. Diatomaceous earth is often used in swimming pool filters. The long-term stability of some of these materials is not yet fully understood, but materials that are heat-treated probably have greater stability than those that are not.
A small to moderate quantity of clay can be beneficial to a sandy soil. Clays hold substantial quantities of water and serve as a repository for soil nutrients. Many of the clay-based amendments are derived from illites, montmorillonite and attapulgite minerals. Clays with large surface areas like attapulgite are favored by the industries that produce amendments because they have the capacity to absorb large quantities of water or other fluid. The clays are usually heat-treated, a process sometimes called calcining. The intent of this process is to improve particle strength. In addition to its use as a soil amendment, heat-treated attapulgite is often used as pet litter and oil absorbent.
Another term that has been often used to describe the clay products used for the turfgrass soil market is porous ceramic. A porous ceramic is merely a mineral material that is heat-treated at high temperatures and possesses intrinsic porosity while retaining its chemical properties. Depending on the temperature and duration of firing, the heat hardens the amendment, which increases particle stability. Other benefits associated with the high temperature process are that the materials become sterilized, killing any weed seeds, fungal pathogens, spores and nematodes.
Expanded shales are another heat-treated product that have been successfully used for modification of heavy soils with compaction problems. These products have excellent particle strength and are moderately porous, which enables them to retain some moisture. Nutrient retention is slightly more than that provided by sand but less than clay-based products. Like sand additions, their biggest advantage is improved soil structure.
Both calcined clays and vitrified clays could be categorized as porous ceramics. At baseball or softball fields, a combination of both materials is used as infield conditioner. Used together, these materials allow improved water relations, decrease the soil strength and allow the skinned areas to be worked easier. The soil can be repeatedly wetted and dried without becoming bricklike. Both vitrified and calcined products often start with similar base minerals. The difference is in the firing process. Both calcining and vitrifying helps the granules maintain their physical hardness. In some ways, vitrified products are similar to large sand grains, which also do not retain moisture very well. In terms of appearance, vitrified clays have a slightly redder color due to the oxidation of iron during the firing process, than the tan colored calcined clays.
Zeolites are tremendous absorbers, and they have long been used for many industrial processes like the removal of environmental pollutants. Some zeolites have even been fed directly to livestock to improve gastrointestinal difficulties. The application of these minerals to fine turf has become very popular in the last decade. Zeolite, like the negatively charged clays, has a strong affinity for cations. Although zeolites retain moisture, they do not retain as much as the clay-based porous ceramics. The main reason a turf manager might consider a zeolite would probably be to increase nutrient retention on infertile soils. Several university studies have documented reductions in fertilizer needs in zeolite-amended sand rootzones. One minor concern with some of the zeolites is that they have exchange sites that are dominated by the sodium (Na
Millions of tires are discarded annually, many of them once ended up in landfills. However, it's now a common process to recycle them, where the tire is broken down and the steel removed. Finding a market for the crumb rubber particles has been difficult. One use, however, has been for improving turfgrass soils that are heavily trafficked. The theory is that introducing crumb rubber into the soil will increase wear tolerance, minimize soil compaction and enhance long-term performance. Researchers have found that when relatively small particles (¼ inch diameter) have been surface applied or incorporated (20 percent by weight) into the soil, the method has successfully improved the turf surface. This provides a very resilient soil. Additionally, compared to conventional sand topdressing, the repeated application of crumb rubber seems to be less abrasive to the turf plant because there are no sharp edges, which could tear and damage the turf leaves.
All of the inorganic amendments possess varying degrees of internal pore space, which give them the ability to absorb water. The number of pores and their size affect the ability of that amendment to release water. Thus, because of the variety of materials on the market and the variability in the heating processes, there is much debate about regarding much of the internal water is actually released. Throughout the years several research experiments have documented the water release of many of the amendments on the market. In a study at North Carolina State University, researchers characterized several inorganic soil amendments and compared them to three quartz sands and a sphagnum peat moss. It was documented that the inorganic amendments and sphagnum peat moss had very high total porosities as evidenced by their high saturation values (55 to 75 percent). Researchers also observed that the inorganic amendments released a substantial amount of their water rather quickly, similar to the sands tested. Most of the inorganic amendments, however, also retained a substantial quantity of water (20 to 40 percent compared to < 1 percent for sand) at relatively high tensions equivalent to wilting conditions. What this means is that there is still water contained inside the particles and that water might be beneficial and available if the plant can access it. The problem is that in many situations this water is located in extremely small pores and it might not be accessible to the plant roots. By contrast, the peat moss that was tested released most of its water at a much more gradual rate. This makes it a very desirable soil amendment. Certainly, as new materials are marketed and variations in the ceramic process continue to occur the debate will continue on specific amendments and their ability to retain and release water.
With any amendment addition, the success or failure has to do with the soil in which it is being incorporated and the quantity of amendment applied. In most situations, the overall pore geometry and architecture of the pores in the existing soil is probably going to have a much greater influence on the water release/retention than the intrinsic pores of the amendments. Remember, for most turfgrass areas we are trying to promote a granular structure with abundant macropores to enhance drainage and natural soil aeration
Ultimately, as with all business decisions, the final determination in amendment selection is probably going to come down to economics. Among the amendments there is a substantial difference in cost. In most cases, inorganic amendments cost considerably more than organic products such as sphagnum peat moss when used at the same incorporation rate. The difference may be five or 10 times as much. Comparatively, where improving soil structure is important and crumb rubber is being considered, crumb rubber costs much more than sand. However, 40 to 50 percent less crumb rubber could be used, which may make it more cost effective but still slightly more expensive than adding sand.
Remember not all soil amendments are suitable for every situation. Each amendment will react differently depending on the existing soil texture and structure and the quantity of the amendment incorporated. Depending on your final goal, it may be appropriate to use a mixture of several different amendments. For example, mixing sand, organic matter and perhaps zeolite together will create an amendment mixture that, when properly incorporated, produces a soil that resists compaction, encourages aggregation, drains well and increases nutrient retention than a soil that was deficient in these properties.
Cale A. Bigelow, Ph.D., is assistant professor of agronomy at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.).
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Dear readers, friends and followers of the::unwired! As every year, on behalf of the::unwired, I want to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas! While it was quite a busy and tough first half of the year for me, it was nevertheless a pleasure to work for you and trying to find the latest news, testing devices, software and services and just being part of a great community. I want to say thank you, dear loyal readers, for visiting the::unwired another year and making the site a great Microsoft Windows Phone and Google Android resource. Thanks for all your input, thoughts, feedback, tips and E-Mails! Furthermore I want to thank all contributing editors and helpers in the background for another year of hard work!
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Happy Christmas by John Lennon
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There are some classic MoMA PS1 mixes that I still listen to every no and then, like those by Prefuse 73 or FaltyDL. The latest edition comes from London's Om Unit and it has all it takes to become another classic.
As warm-up for this year's Dimensions Festival, Aus Music's Midland has done a mix for the XLR8R Podcast.
Following his brilliant mixtape for our own podcast, London's K15 has come up with a new one. On X/O he once again proves his knowledge across genres – recommended download!
Restless Soul's Phil Asher plays house and techno classics made in the city of Detroit.
I said it before and you probably know by now: Boiler Roomis always worth a visit, but I'd like to highlight Shlohmo's DJ mix from the LA edition some weeks back.
And lastly, an insane 12-hour mixtape I came across via Gilles Peterson's blog: Black Classical takes us on a journey through 57 years of Spiritual Jazz. No typo – 12 hours!


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Having just received copies of the book in which our paper appears, here is another excuse to plug both our paper and the rest of the book's contents. Here is an extract from Roger Koppl's introduction:
This volume contains papers given at the third biennial Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies Conference on Austrian Economics. The conference was held at a beautiful waterfront facility of Simon Fraser University on October 15 and 16, 2010. In spite of all warnings to expect fog and rain in the Pacific Northwest, the weather was sunny and mild, as were the spirits of the conferees. Our topic title, ''Austrian Views on Experts and Epistemic Monopolies,'' was perhaps a bit misleading because some of the views represented were not ''Austrian.'' Indeed, the editorial mission of Advances in Austrian Economics has been to promote dialogue between the ''Austrian'' tradition of economics and other traditions both within in economics and beyond. Participants discussed the problem of experts from several Austrian and non-Austrian perspectives. While representing different points of view, the participants did tend toward the view that experts may pose a problem in one way or another, especially when they enjoy an epistemic monopoly.


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Google recently released a supposed "Evernote killer" called Keep.
Keep is a simple note-taking app available on the Web and for any device running Android 4.0 or higher. But Keep is not nearly as robust of a service as Evernote, The New York Times' David Pogue says.
Here are some of Pogue's thoughts on Keep:
- It's "fast and simple and limited, especially compared with Evernote."
- There aren't very many features in the app. For example, you can't group notes by color, or even group them at all.
- Keep doesn't have any folders, or any sorting and filtering options.
- Unlike Evernote, a single note can't contain more than one type of data i.e. text, audio, and photos.
- Keep looks "bare-bones" compared to Apple's Reminders and Notes app. It also doesn't offer any reminders or alarms.
Pogue notes how with Evernote, you can create separate notebooks, and have the option to put several of them into folders. With Evernote, you can also snap a photo of text and convert it into a searchable, digital file.
"But remember, more features are not always better," Pogue writes. "There's much to be said for fast and simple, too."
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