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Sri Lanka is so jam-packed with alluring outdoorsy activities that visitors often high-tail it out of the capital a day or two after arriving, choosing instead to spend their vacation days lounging on a southern beach, whale-watching off the coast or leopard-spotting in a national park. Yet Colombo is fast becoming a draw in itself. This city of 555,000 people has been on fast-forward since a 25-year civil war ended in 2009. Checkpoints have come down, trendy lounge bars have opened up, and the vibe is one of cautious optimism combined with an increasingly cosmopolitan outlook. Today, this colorful city on the Indian Ocean, with its laid-back island ambience, palm trees, decaying colonial buildings and smattering of modern office blocks, is the perfect place to get a sense of where Sri Lanka is going after so many tumultuous years.
1 p.m.
1. Rice and Curry
Hungry like the wolf? Stop at the capacious Pagoda Tea Room, arguably the oldest dining establishment in the city (circa 1884) and the place where the Grammy-winning Duran Duran video was filmed. Find a seat in the cool and cavernous dining room and order what almost every Sri Lankan eats for lunch: "rice and curry." Not strictly curry in the Western sense, this is a heaping pile of rice topped by three or four of the day's offerings of delicately spiced coconut, chile and vegetable concoctions; vegetarian version, 170 rupees ($1.35, at 127 rupees to the dollar); beef version, 250 rupees ($1.95).
2:30 p.m.
2. To Market
Experience the merging of Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim cultures in the tightly packed streets of Pettah, Colombo's main market. Shirtless men in sarongs haul carts loaded with vegetables, electrical goods spill out of shop doorways, and mosques compete with Hindu temples for space. Ayurvedic medicine for what ails you (widely used in Sri Lanka) can be found in abundance on Fifth Cross Street, and jewelry shops, many selling the cut-price gems (sapphires in particular) for which the country is noted, line Sea Street.
5 p.m.
3. Sunset Stroll
Cool off from the immense heat of the day with a stroll along Galle Face Green. This broad stretch of lawn borders the ocean on one side and the city's business district on the other. On evenings and weekends, the green fills up with a cross-section of Colombo citizens, from elderly couples enjoying the sea breeze to groups of scruffy youths playing cricket, and still others strolling, flirting, jogging and flying kites. Pick up a couple of isso wade (deep-fried shrimp cakes, around 50 rupees each) from one of the myriad vendors. Then, just before sundown, settle in for a refreshing gin and tonic (770 rupees) on the veranda of the venerable Galle Face Hotel, at one end of the green. The hotel was built by the British in 1864, and its Victorian suites have played host to a varied collection of guests, including Richard Nixon, Indira Gandhi, Yuri Gagarin and Arthur C. Clarke, who wrote the final chapters of "3001: The Final Odyssey" here. The veranda offers some of the city's best views of Sri Lanka's gorgeous sunsets: a spectacular daily show of fiery pink, orange and red sky as the sun sinks into the ocean.
8 p.m.
4. Crabs and Cocktails
The Ministry of Crab combines two grand Sri Lankan traditions: cricket and crab. A joint project between two famous local cricketers and a top restaurateur, Dharshan Munidasa, this elegant restaurant serves up top-notch fresh crabs in garlic, chile, butter and pepper variations (dinner for two, around 10,000 rupees). The Ministry is in the much-lauded Old Dutch Hospital, a 17th-century building of thick walls and red-tiled roofs, converted after the war into a beautiful structure that houses the city's trendiest cafes and restaurants, set around courtyards. For postdinner cocktails, go to Colombo Fort Café or Heladiv Tea Club (around 600 rupees).
9 a.m.
5. String Hoppers
Start the day the local way with "string hoppers," discs of rice flour noodles commonly eaten (by hand) for breakfast. Servers at the bare-bones but popular Amirthaa bring a plate to the table, then ladle on yellow dal and pol sambal (a sort of Sri Lankan salsa, based on grated coconut) from metal buckets. Add a steaming glass of chai and you have a satisfying breakfast for less than 200 rupees.
10 a.m.
6. Tropical Modernism
Stroll around algae-laden Beira Lake in the city center, once used to transport goods within the city and now patronized by couples in swan-shaped paddleboats. Then visit the Seema Malaka temple, a meditation center designed by Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's best-known architect, known for his signature tropical modernism style. The temple (100 rupees) extends from the bank into the lake, an elegant construction of wood and stone with a surfeit of Buddha statues. It's a peaceful haven in a city filled with honking tuk-tuks and buses blasting Indian pop tunes. An abundance of pelicans and storks call the lake home, and it's not uncommon to see a yard-long monitor lizard pulling itself onto the banks.
7. Lunch With the Burghers
Dutch Burghers (the descendants of Dutch colonists in Sri Lanka, most of mixed race) once played a prominent local role, and while their numbers are much diminished, the Dutch Burgher Union remains their century-old club, brimming with Old World nostalgia. Its casual ground-floor cafe serves the best lamprais (490 rupees) in the city. Lamprais is a Dutch-influenced Sri Lankan original, a banana-leaf package of rice, meat curry, eggplant, frikkadel (a kind of meatball) and shrimp paste. Order in advance; ask your hotel to call.
2 p.m.
8. Coffee Break
Ceylon tea may be famous, but in the 1860s Sri Lanka (Ceylon, until it changed its name in 1972) was the world's biggest coffee producer. It was only after blight struck that the British converted their acreage to tea. Good coffee is still hard to find, but for a pick-me-up, head to Hansa Coffee. This relaxed bohemian cafe with colorful cushions and wall hangings seats only about 10 people, which facilitates conversation with other customers and the friendly baristas. Its Seattle-born owner Laurence Goldberg has been working to revive Sri Lanka's coffee culture since 1996. The excellent beans are shade-grown and roasted in the highlands, which means that profits remain in the country. A 200-gram bag is about 550 rupees.
5:30 p.m.
9. Train Time
Colombo's antiquated yet meltingly romantic trains (with bare-bones interiors and often with surplus passengers clinging to the side) run straight down the coast. Buy a ticket (10 rupees) from any of the colonial-era train stations; then hop aboard. Stand in the open doorway and watch the waves of the warm sea break just feet away. Arrive 15 minutes later in Mount Lavinia, a relaxed southern neighborhood that's home to the city's best beach — a clean, wide stretch of yellow sand. Stop in any of the numerous seaside restaurants for a cold Lion beer (200 to 400 rupees) and watch the families and couples frolic in the waves as the sun goes down — some fully clothed for modesty, but having the time of their lives.
8 p.m.
10. Dinner in Style
Head back into the city center in a tuk-tuk (around 400 rupees) and coast up Galle Road, past temples, mosques, churches, shopping malls, hole-in-the-wall "pure veg" restaurants, and vendors of Bombay sweets while breathing in Colombo's unique aroma of exhaust, curry and ocean breeze. Disembark at the Gallery Café, the favorite haunt of Colombo's smart set. This stylish courtyard restaurant is housed in Geoffrey Bawa's former office, and serves up elegant fusion food like black pork curry (1,095 rupees), best accompanied by a tamarind chile martini (945 rupees). Finish up with the jaggery crème brûlée (695 rupees), which incorporates the local unrefined palm sugar (jaggery) into a French classic. Note the scrap metal sculptures by Prageeth Manohansa, one of Sri Lanka's most significant up-and-coming artists.
11 p.m.
11. Colombo Cool
Join Colombo's young nabobs at QBaa (entry, 1,000 rupees, deducted from your bar bill), home to the city's best live music. Rub elbows with the beautiful people — a mix of resident foreigners and local trendsetters educated overseas — who gather to schmooze, down sangria (980 rupees) and Champagne cocktails (880 rupees) and get in the groove to consistently excellent groups like Glory, a boy band that performs energetic cover versions of everything from Stevie Wonder to Jason Mraz.
11 a.m.
12. Go Barefoot
The ideal place to while away a leisurely Sunday, Barefoot is a Colombo landmark. This frangipani-scented compound is a combination art gallery, restaurant, cafe and shop, and is the best place to pick up colorful hand-loomed textiles, books on Sri Lanka, handmade stuffed toys and other gifts. The garden restaurant, studded with palm trees, has live jazz on Sundays and lunch items like spinach quiche (900 rupees) or deviled prawns, a spicy concoction of shrimp sautéed with chile, garlic and ginger, with rice (1,050 rupees).
1. Pagoda Tea Room,105 Chatham Street, 94-11-232-5252.
2. Pettah market.
3. Galle Face Green. Galle Face Hotel, 2 Galle Road, Colombo 3; gallefacehotel.com.
4. The Ministry of Crab, Old Dutch Hospital; ministryofcrab.com.
5. Amirthaa, 115 Galle Road, Colombo 4, 94-11-259-3447.
6. Beira Lake. Seema Malaka temple.
7. Dutch Burgher Union, 114 Reid Avenue.
8. Hansa Coffee, 24 Fife Road; srilankacoffee.com.
9. Mount Lavinia.
10. Galle Road. Gallery Café, 2 Alfred House Road; paradiseroad.lk/gallery_cafe.
11. QBaa, 2 De Fonseka Road, 94-11-488-9088.
12. Barefoot, 706 Galle Road, Colombo 3; barefootceylon.com.
Casa Colombo (231 Galle Road, Colombo 4; casacolombo.com) is a quirky yet sumptuous small hotel off bustling Galle Road. The eye-catching design by the hotel's founder, Lalin Jinasena, includes super king beds and LCD TVs, housed in high-ceilinged rooms that retain hints of the Moorish style in which they were built 200 years ago. Rooms start at $250, including breakfast for two.
Tintagel (65 Rosmead Place, Colombo 7; paradiseroadhotels.com), now a luxury boutique hotel, is where Sri Lanka's political history was made. The building was home to the country's most prominent political family, including Premier Solomon Bandaranaike, who was shot on the building's veranda, and his wife, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who became the world's first female elected head of state. Today, the 10 spacious modern suites feature wooden floors, mosaic tile bathrooms and rain shower heads. Rooms start at $311 including breakfast.


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Our Senses: Creating Your Reality - Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80205
Phone: 303-370-6000
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Denver, CO 80205
Phone: 303-370-6000
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Wed., July 03, 2019
Your senses are one of those things you don't think much about, yet they are constantly at work shaping your perception of the world. Now they get the scientific spotlight in Our Senses: Creating Your Reality, an exhibition for the whole family that playfully reveals how and why what we perceive is not all, or exactly, what's actually going on around us. In a series of interactive galleries, you will enjoy some "sensory overload" as you play with color, patterns, sound, scents, and touch and discover how there's so much more to our senses than just the usual five.
- Watch walls lit with alternating colored lights that reveal just how much a world bathed in white light can differ from one illuminated in blue, green, or red.
- Explore a garden through the eyes of a bee or a butterfly, encountering larger-than-life models.
- Hunt like a snake and find prey using an infrared viewer.
- Dial into a variety of animal sounds normally outside the range of our hearing.
- Test your skill using an audio collage to track individual sounds, such as a certain creature in a natural setting or an individual instrument in an orchestra.
- Find out what happens when your senses disagree, as your feet feel a flat floor beneath you but your eyes see walls and a floor that appear to curve and ripple.
- Look through a pair of goggles that upends the information your brain receives from your eyes.
- Explore 3D models of specialized touch receptors that demonstrate our complicated touch system.
- Take a smell test to single out the fragrance notes in a complex scent, since what we perceive as a particular odor is actually a symphony of smells.
Our Senses is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (amnh.org).
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I promised this ages ago, well I finally finally got around to taking some photos today !
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The price ? £1 each any number body or chassis . Postage and packing only £2.50 per order worldwide , but if you want your order to include any of the high sided/end wagons these go at a slightly higher rate due to the parcel being thicker and postage will be £5.50
My choice, but will try and accommodate any preferences, but no guarantees.
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OBETZ, Ohio – A Columbus Crew goalkeeper allows a unique goal against New York that soon makes its way to YouTube and is quickly transmitted around the soccer world.
We're talking about the "olimpico" by Thierry Henry against Matt Lampson on Saturday, right?
Well, yes. But the first such instance was actually nearly four years ago when the Crew's Andy Gruenebaum was victimized by his New York counterpart, Danny Cepero, on the first goal by an MLS 'keeper in history.
"I can empathize with him," Gruenebaum said of his understudy Lampson, "because I've had something probably more embarrassing happen to me against New York in New York."
Cepero's goal was a result of an 80-yard free kick that bounced high on the Giants Stadium turf at the top of the penalty area and over the head of a stunned Gruenebaum on Oct. 18, 2008.
Gruenebaum was indirectly involved again Saturday in Red Bull Arena. He had to leave in the 79th minute when he dove into the left goal post trying to stop a header by Dax McCarty.
Enter Lampson for the rookie's third MLS appearance.
With Columbus trailing 2-1 in the third minute of stoppage time, Henry sent a left corner kick off the right post and in for the insurance goal.
"I took a step forward because I thought, and so did everybody else, that he was going to kill the game out and hold it in the corner," Lampson told MLSsoccer.com on Monday. "Even if I don't take that step forward, he hit that ball pretty much as perfect as you can hit it."
Lampson reviewed the play numerous times and came to the conclusion there wasn't much he could do to stop Henry.
"It was a freak thing," he said. "He's one of the best players in the world, definitely one of the best in MLS. If he tries to do that again a thousand times, I doubt he'll be able to hit it that perfectly."
Gruenebaum said Lampson's demeanor will help him shake off the goal.
"He'll mope around until I give him a hug and then everything will be fine," he joked.
Still, Lampson knows he's became part of Henry's legacy as he told the Frenchman after the match.
"I said, 'Why did you have to make me look like an idiot?'" Lampson said. "Essentially that's what the fan base and all the soccer critics will say now: 'What the hell is this goalkeeper doing?'
"I told him, 'I'm in there five minutes and you do that to me?' He said, 'I saw you take a step to the near post, so I had to try it.'"


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OK, thanks for putting up with that!
And thanks for indulging us as we share with you that we have recently traveled (on your behalf, of course!) to the Mecca of Portuguese custard tarts, the home in Belem of the famous *pasteis*.
The place is a mad house...In one door if you want table service, in another if you just want counter service. Place your order, hand over your euros and move to the next line. Hand over your receipt, receive your order, and find a place to stand at the counter while you try to savour both the experience and the pastries before feeling obliged to relinquish your space to the Japanese lady hovering behind you.
But BAM, these babies give you a smack up the side of the head that'll make you forget that there's anyone else in the place! Custard that tastes more of egg than sugar, and a crust that makes you swoon (and makes a mess of everything below your chin) Nirvana!
Enough chatter! Here are a few images of our research (including a couple of discreet shots of what lay below the counter). On our return we promise to sample some of the elixirs stashed in the cubbies of the historic walls.


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I recently discovered I live quite close to one of the least-used railway stations in the country! How could I resit a visit to Doleham station? With just 56 passengers in 2007/8 Doleham station is a pretty quiet place. What is there to see and do once you arrive at Doleham? This helpful map shows […]
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Some observations on the subject of cows
I'm back at home in Hastings at the moment. Went on the hill near our house with t'family this afternoon and encountered this herd of cows. They are cute! It looks like they are well prepared for the snow with all that hair!
Some pictures of Hastings beach
Back at my parent's home in Hastings at the moment. Went out the this afternoon to visit some local museums and go to the beach. Weather was a bit foul but managed to take a few photos. They all look a bit miserable: not sure I'm doing Hastings tourist board any favours…
Nice sunset
It was a really nice evening yesterday. Went up on the hill near my parents' house to take some pictures. I think they came out quite well!


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Board of Regents recognize UH researchers for scholarly contributionsUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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HONOLULU—The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents have selected UH Mānoa researchers Robert Bidigare, Ralf Ingo Kaiser and Michael C. Liu as the recipients of the 2007 Regents' Medal for Excellence in Research. The award recognizes scholarly contributions that expand the boundaries of knowledge and enrich the lives of students and the community.
Robert Bidigare is a professor of oceanography at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology. Bidigare's research in biological oceanography concerns the bio-optics, pigments, the foundation of the marine food web, and the effects of UVB radiation. His work has been recognized both nationally and internationally, and he has won best paper awards from the Geochemical Society and the Japanese Phycological Society. Bidigare has more than 170 refereed publications and his publications have been cited more than 3,000 times.
Ralf Ingo Kaiser is a professor of chemistry. Kaiser's research is making exceptional progress at understanding a very complex chemical area, how molecules form in extraterrestrial environments. The results emerging from Kaiser's laboratory are beginning to explain the astro-chemical and astro-biological evolution of our universe, and he has established himself as a leader in this field Since arriving at Mānoa less than five years ago, he has published 54 articles in international. peer-review journals. During this same period he has also brought in over $4 million in extramural funding.
Michael C. Liu is an associate researcher in the Institute for Astronomy. Liu has worked on observational projects as diverse as proto-planetary disks, brown dwarfs, distance scales to galaxies, star formation, and stellar population analysis to galaxies from infrared imaging. A common tread of his work is developing new technology to carry out high resolution imaging. Liu is one of the most cited young astronomers working in the highly competitive field of extra-solar research. His new role as the leader of the international AO project using the twin Gemini telescopes (Mauna Kea and Chile) is perhaps the best testament of his standing among the leaders in the field of extra-solar planets.
Recipients of the 2007 Regents' Medal for Excellence in Research will be recognized for their contributions to the university along with other UH award winners at a systemwide ceremony on September 5.


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WOAH, Bang Out In Halloween Night 09: 4 Hood Chicks Give A Man A Beating At A Chinese Food Spot! (Dude Gets Stomped Out & Left With Bloody Face) [Raw Footage Caught On Tape]
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from CanMag (Canada) / by Fred Topel
Marion Cotillard came to most people's attention when she won the Oscar for Best Actress in La Vie En Rose in a surprise upset. Now she plays John Dillinger's final love, Billie Frechette, in the summer true crime drama Public Enemies in a Hollywood adventure that continues to amaze her.
Marion Cotillard Falls in Love With Public Enemies
"I didn't expect all this," she said. "I might have dreamed of this but very deep, that I didn't know I dreamt that big and that it's actually happening. I have the opportunity to meet and work with amazing directors and actors. When I was a kid my favorite movies were all American and when I started to be an actress, the only think I wanted was to tell great stories. I mean, there were a lot of directors I wanted to work with but the most important thing for me was and is the story. So I think that having no limits, having no impossible things in my head led me here today and, and my Hollywood adventure has been, I don't know what is the word strong enough to describe what I'm living right now. It's bigger than a dream. It's a reality and I'm still dreaming in this reality, it's an amazing feeling."
Cotillard is French, as she appeared in her Oscar winning film. She has worked in English language films like A Good Year and continues to grow more comfortable in the language. "It depends on which character, because for Public Enemies I really had to get a Midwestern accent. I knew from the beginning that how hard I would work. It would never be a hundred percent perfect, and it's kind of frustrating that I really wanted to do my best. Fortunately Billie had some French blood, even if she's not supposed to have a French accent, but also in the '30s there were many accents, still many accents from Dutch and British. You can even hear in most of the movies of the '30s, you have different kinds of accents, so it's not totally out of context and especially a flavor of French because she had some French blood. So I have to say that it was really, really hard for me to think about the language and then the accent and to, at the same time, let it go to be able to give flesh and blood to Billie Frechette."
At least in this way, language and accent become a tool of the character. "You really have to work hard to be able to give some aspects, many levels of feelings. You have to work hard because I'm more and more aware of the way Americans or English speak, but to understand all the aspects, I think it's when you really want to understand all the little corners of language, you really have to work and work and work to, to be able to give all he aspects of something. There are many aspects on the same thing and if you really want to give the richness of the whole thing, you really have to work and work and work."
Since English is the language most susceptible to misunderstanding with all the double meanings and grammatical constructions, Cotillard has her work cut out for her. "The English language is more into action because there is more stress, that the words aren't really stressed. It's like more singing, and so it's really close to the action whereas the French is really not flat but flatter in a way. I love English language but it's really, really rich and to be able to give all the richness of it, you're going to have to work hard."
Public Enemies is out in theaters now.


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It looks like Matthew McConaughey is confronted in "The Lincoln Lawyer" by the old "greasy lawyer meets a human too despicable for even him to defend" conundrum. What to do?
Based on crime writer Michael Connelly's novel of the same name, the film stars McConaughey as Mickey Haller, a morally ambiguous barrister driven around Los Angeles in a Lincoln Town Car by a former client working of his legal fees.
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As luck would have it, he lands for a client the wealthy real estate developer Louis Ross Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), who's been accused of attacking a beautiful young woman. Did he or didn't he? If you're McConaughey, who cares? You're dating Marisa Tomei in this movie, and I think it's pretty obvious what the answer is.
"The Lincoln Lawyer" opens March 18, 2011.


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Take on responsibility
Fine Print – October 2010
In the business world, "socially responsible" is fast becoming what "low fat" is to potato chip makers: a suggestion of goodness, a whiff of virtue and a declaration of commitment to the values of its customers (who may not exactly go around preaching, or even living, those values but surely appreciate goodness by association). Casting a skeptical eye on such a socially responsible business as The Redwoods Group Inc. is akin to wondering out loud about Mother Teresa's secret motives. What soulless creature even starts down that path? Naturally, I'll take a whack at it.
I first heard of the Morrisville-based insurer a few years ago, while interviewing a teenage cancer patient who had founded a surprisingly successful charity focused on providing various diversions — coloring books, DVDs, phone cards, etc. — to sick children. When I remarked on the professionalism of the operation, the young philanthropist mentioned that "Kevin" had made his company's office staff available for virtually all administrative chores. That company was Redwoods, which provides comprehensive insurance to YMCAs and Jewish Community Centers, and "Kevin" was its CEO, Kevin Trapani.
I began to notice Redwoods popping up occasionally in the news, almost always in relation to its carefully nurtured image as a do-gooder company. For instance, it requires employees to perform at least 40 hours of community service annually (while on the company clock) and limits Trapani's pay to no more than 10 times that of its lowest-paid office grunt. It also invites representatives from Duke University's and UNC Chapel Hill's graduate business schools to conduct an annual "social audit" to ensure that Redwoods hews to its principles. It was amusing, then, to see these headlines both appear in my local paper within 14 days: The first said, "Social Responsibility Doesn't Have to Hurt Profits"; the second, "Civic-Minded Redwoods Loses Money with Pride." Together, they handily sum up the ethos of do-gooder capitalism: If you make money, you're doing something right; and if you lose it, you're still doing something right. It's all gooder.
There is much to admire about companies that value their employees, contribute to the economy and sacrifice short-term profit for long-term stability. But practicing that style of capitalism with the fervor applied by Redwoods means decision-making becomes much more complicated, as an hour-long conversation with Trapani revealed. It's one thing to be bound by law and regulation. It's another to be subject to endless moral/social calculations, even if they are of your own making. You can be off the fairway and into the weeds almost before you know it.
Consider the agonizing over whether to keep Chartis Insurance as one of its primary reinsurers. Chartis is the new name for the property-and-casualty division of New York-based American International Group Inc. — better known as AIG, with which Redwoods had an existing relationship. How does a socially responsible company even consider continuing business with one whose greed and mismanagement helped bring the world's economy to the precipice? Not to be snarky here, but Redwoods found a way. It decided that AIG's insurance operators shouldn't be made to pay for the sins of their corporate cousins and that sticking with AIG would be best for Redwoods' customers. "Really, that was one of the hardest professional and moral decisions I've ever had to make," Trapani says.
Still, there's much parsing and little moral clarity behind that line of reasoning. Likewise for Redwoods' choice last year to lose 50 customers rather than reduce rates to keep them. Lowering costs to customers, Trapani says, would have meant reducing his staff or trimming $700,000 in charitable donations Redwoods planned to give — and he was unwilling to make those trades. That's admirable, if you're a Redwoods employee or a local soup kitchen. To customers — which have the welfare of their own employees to consider — it's an unmistakable indication of where they stand on the priority ladder: third place, at best.
I won't second-guess these decisions and certainly wouldn't pass judgment on them. Redwoods is privately held and gets to do what it wants. (That it conducts itself with as much transparency as a public company is admirable and remarkable.) What I will do is enjoy the irony that accompanies those choices. The complaint about most businesses, of course, is that all other considerations are secondary to the goal of maximizing return to shareholders. Profit-driven companies act in their own interests, first and foremost. But their primary interest is staying in business, and they'll do whatever it takes to achieve that. Redwoods also puts its interests first and will do what it needs to — dance with the AIG devil and let customers slip away — to meet them. The only difference is found in the definition of "interests."
It's a mistake to think of Redwoods as anti- or even quasi-capitalist. To my eye, it's ruthlessly capitalist. It leverages its capital, both economic and human, on behalf of its goals and does so without apology. Sure, Redwoods posted an operational loss of nearly $400,000 last year, but it can do that five more times with the cash it has on hand. And if it does, the truly tough moral choices don't hit until 2015.


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Harry Belafonte is an 85-year-old black has-been singer who made his career singing cheerful calypso "Banana Boat" songs.
Yesterday, Dec. 12, 2012, Belafonte appeared on MSNBC where he was asked by black racist Al Sharpton about the wrangling going on between the occupant in the White House and Republican House Speaker John Boehner over the budget and the looming fiscal cliff.
Sharpton: "You've fought for decades for some of 'entitlements' that the right wing wants to try and balance this budget, erh, balance the deficit off of. You look at this — Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security. You've been an activist leader through Roosevelt…to Dr. King to Mandela to Obama. How do you view this and what is the challenge for those that are on the [battle] field today?"
Belafonte: "What I think is most attractive about this whole process is watching the political maturity of the American people…. The first question is whether Barack would even be elected. And after the turnout put him emphatically in the presidency, it's interesting to watch his second term. Everybody really didn't know what the game would be. But the American people in their maturity declared themselves fully, 'We want what Barack Obama is talking about. We want the country going in that direction."
Then, beginning at the 1:07 mark, Belafonte continues: "And what fascinates me is that in the face of millions of Americans expressing their desire, the whole political establishment defining its game, that there should be lingering infestation of really corrupt people who still try to dismantle the wishes of the people, the mandate that has been given to Barack Obama. I don't know what more they want."
Beginning at the 1:45 mark, Belafonte then says: "The only thing left for Barack Obama to do is to work like a third world dictator and throw these guys in jail."
To which Al Sharpton chuckles "He he!"
You saw and heard it for yourself.
We have reached the low point in American politics where two black wealthy faux-socialists — Belafonte with a net worth of $28 million; Al Sharpton, a Baptist minister who mysteriously managed to accumulate a net worth of $5 million — openly call for a president (who was "supposedly" elected by 62,615,406 voters to a second term) to throw anyone who disagrees with him in jail, thereby junking every right guaranteed to the American people by the United States Constitution.
Harry Belafonte, you piece of shit. On November 6th, 59,142,004 Americans did NOT vote for your dictator idol. You don't have enough jails and FEMA camps to jail all 59 millions 142 thousands of us!
H/t Gateway Pundit


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Shop for Stickley
Lorelei Rowars is the Director of Merchandising at the Newark Museum.
After visiting the new Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement exhibition, opening on September 15, 2010, you will have the opportunity to order your own piece of reproduction Stickley furniture from the new "Stickley Shop" at the Museum.
Fine reproduction Stickley Furniture is provided by Valley Furniture Shop in Watchung, NJ. All the furniture is for sale at 40% off the marked retail price 10% of your purchase helps support the Newark Museum.
In addition, all things Arts & Crafts including pottery, lamps, clocks, tiles and decorative accessories will be sure to tempt the most sophisticated buyer, including pottery by: Jemerick Pottery, Clark House Pottery, Motawi Tiles, Pewabic Pottery.
The richly illustrated 272-page catalogue, Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement, written by Kevin W. Tucker, The Margot B. Perot Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Dallas Museum of Art, is now available on site or online. The catalogue also includes essays and contributions by Beverly K. Brandt, David Cathers, Joseph Cunningham, and Beth Ann and Tommy McPherson and an introduction by Bonnie Pitman, The Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art.
To order the catalogue or other items in our museum shop, visit www.newarkmuseumshops.org


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Lac-frontiere city is located in Quebec, Canada
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Lac-frontiere Area Code is 418 and Time Zone is Eastern (GMT -05:00).
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Pork meatballs in red pepper sauce
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal303
- fat17g
- saturates5g
- carbs14g
- sugars8g
- fibre3g
- protein25g
- salt0.9g
- 450g pork mince
- 1 small apple, peeled, cored and grated
Grown in temperate regions, apples are one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. There are…
- 1 small garlic clove, crushed
- 25g fresh white breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp olive oil
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Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 250g spaghetti, to serve
For the sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
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- 1 onion, finely chopped
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- 400g can chopped tomato
- 3 roasted red peppers (from a jar), roughly chopped
Put the pork mince in a bowl and stir in the apple, garlic, breadcrumbs and some salt and pepper. Shape the mixture into 16 balls, cover and chill for 10 mins.
Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and add the onion. Cook for 2-3 mins, until softened, then tip in the tomatoes and half a can of water. Stir in the peppers along with some salt and pepper. Partially cover and simmer for 15 mins.
Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and add the meatballs. Cook for 5-6 mins, stirring occasionally until they are browned all over. Set aside and keep warm.
Using a hand-held blender, whizz the tomato sauce until smooth. Carefully add the meatballs to the sauce and simmer for 5 mins, until cooked through. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti following pack instructions, drain, then divide between serving plates. Top with the meatballs and sauce.
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Victoria and David Beckham are going to have another baby. The couple already has three sons. I hope this one's a girl just so I can see what Posh dresses her in.
Jermaine Jackson is stuck in Africa and can't come back to the U.S. until he pays what he owes in child support which is reportedly around $100,000. His passport expired during his trip and he can't renew until he pays up. I think it's time to man up and pay the ex. Either that or ask Mama Jackson for a loan.
Sarah Palin's Alaska will not be returning to TLC for a second season, making this Sunday's two-hour finale its last episode.
Speaking of shows I won't watch, Khloe Kardashian and NBA star Lamar Odom are getting their own spinoff. Haven't we all seen enough of the Kardashians?
Adam Levine posed nude for Cosmopolitan UK. You're welcome.
Britney Spears is set set to drop her new single, Hold It Against Me,
Jamie Pressly was driving in Santa Monica when cops took notice of her after she committed a traffic violation. She then failed a field sobriety test and was booked on suspicion of DUI. I'm guessing she wasn't dressed like this when she was pulled over. She totally could have gotten out of it if she had been.
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Write a program to simulate a simplified board game called Settlers. Settlers is a two player game played on a 10x10 game board, where the objective is to create as many settlements as possible in the land to win. The winner is the player who has the highest scores in terms of their settlements. This modified version of Settlers will be simulated using two computer players.
No user input is required for this game. The 10x10 board will be simulated using a 10 x 10 2D array. At the start, the game must randomly decide which computer player (1 or 2) will go first. This game will include the following pieces:
• "Settler" piece – represents a single settler in the land
• "Castle" piece – represents a settlement
• "Tower" piece – represents a tower to protect the settlement
• "Mine" piece – represents a mine for the settlers to do mining
The following are the initial number of pieces for the entire game:
Piece Quantity
Settler 20
Castle 5
Tower 10
Mine 10
Then, the program should simulate the game play as follows:
• At each turn, the current state of the game board should be displayed
• At each turn, each computer player rolls a dice. Then, the program must also generate two random numbers that represent the x and y position in the 2D array.
• The rules to follow for placing an item on the game board is as follows:
o If the dice value is between 1 and 3, inclusive, and there are "settler" pieces available, place a "settler" piece at [x][y] position on the game board
o If the dice value is 4 and there are "castle" pieces available, place a "castle" piece at [x][y] position on the game board
o If the dice value is 5 and there are "tower" pieces available, place a "tower" piece at [x][y] position on the game board
o If the dice value is 6 and there are "mine" pieces available, place a "mine" piece at [x][y] position on the game board
• If the [x][y] position on the game board is occupied, the computer player skips its turn.
Overall, each position (or slot) in the displayed 10x10 2D game board can contain any of the following:
• E = empty space
• S = settler
• C = castle
• T = tower
• M = mine
Your program also needs to track which computer player owns which piece on the game board.
The game ends when the following condition is satisfied:
• When there are no more remaining pieces to place on the game board. At this point, your program should go through the game board and add up the scores for each computer player according to the following table:
Rule Number of points
For every "settler" piece 1
For every "castle" piece 5
For every "tower" piece 3
For every "mine" piece 3
For every "settler" piece
that is surrounded
by a castle* 15 points for each surrounding castle
For every "mine"
piece that is adjacent
(left or right only)
to a "settler" piece 10 points for each adjacent mine
*Surrounded means there is a piece on one of the 8 neighbouring positions around position [x][y] on the game board.
In the computation of the scores you can assume that there will be double-counting for certain pieces based on the rules above.
Your program must, at least, include the following methods/functions with the correct input parameters and output type:
i. initializeGameBoard, which will take as input the player's 2D array and assign empty slots containing E.
ii. placeItem, which will take as input the 2D array and place an item onto the game board depending on the above stated rules.
Your program also needs to track and print the following:
• The total number of pieces dropped onto the game board by computer player 1
• The total number of pieces dropped onto the game board by computer player 2
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It came down to the wire, but an elite international energy organization has snubbed Houston in its bid to host the triennial World Petroleum Congress in 2017.
Houston lost to Istanbul late Wednesday in a final vote by a delegation of the London-based World Petroleum Council, which had already eliminated competing cities Copenhagen, Denmark, and remote Astana, Kazakhstan.
A Houston victory would have heralded the first time in 30 years that any U.S. city held the conference, which the World Petroleum Council characterizes as the Olympics of the oil and gas industry.
Houston's bid package cost sponsoring companies, including Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Schlumberger and 12 other oil and gas companies $500,000, and it took nine months to put together. A group of Houston oil and gas executives delivered their final pitch for the city at a council meeting Wednesday in Calgary, Alberta. The 52 voting member countries swung to Turkey's largest city 55 percent to 45 percent.
The event is expected to draw some 10,000 high-level executives and government officials from energy-producing countries. Houston hosted the World Petroleum Congress in 1987, the last time the event was in a U.S. city.
Houston narrowly lost to Moscow in a bid to host the 2014 conference.
Despite the loss, Don Hrap, a ConocoPhillips executive and chairman of Houston's official bid committee, said he is proud of the work Houston's bid committee put together.
The bid committee, a group of executives from sponsoring oil and gas companies, in its pitch used articles in The New York Times and Forbes that had highlighted Houston as one of the country's top places to visit this year.
Texas' congressional delegation on Oct. 15 sent a letter to the London group in support of Houston's bid, touting the city's "spacious convention and meeting facilities, world-class hotels, nationally and internationally recognized attractions for attendees to visit and modern transportation hubs."
In the previous bout for the World Petroleum Congress, several delegates were concerned about their countries' access to the U.S. Houston lost again, narrowly, despite promises from the U.S. State Department to support the city's goal to make visas readily available for delegates.
Houston was expected to soak up a $50 million economic impact from the five-day forum in the George R. Brown convention center, which would have been scheduled for September 2017.
Still, some of the city's industry gatherings dwarf the prestigious World Petroleum Conference, and Houston is home to a sea of oil and gas conferences every year. More than 100,000 people showed up to Houston's four-day Offshore Technology Conference in May.
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NASHVILLE, TENN. - The Lady Tigers three-game winning came to an end Monday night at the Gentry Center as UT-Martin used a big first half run to defeat TSU 77-58.
Chelsea Hudson had a season-high 17 points off the bench in 21 minutes, but it wasn't enough as TSU didn't have anyone else reach double figures. Kesi Hess and Simone Hopes added nine points, while Tanesha Stenson and Destiney Gaston both had eight points off the bench
The game started off at a fever pace with TSU (11-13, 7-6 OVC) and UTM (13-14, 8-5 OVC) tied at 10 just three minutes, 30 seconds into the contest. A Jasmine Newsome three tied the game at 10 for the Skyhawks, which was the catalyst for a 17-0 run over the next 4:50 to give Martin a 24-10 advantage.
Newsome had 31 points on 12-of-27 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. Teammate Heather Butler equaled Newsome with 31 points on 7-of-18 shooting and six boards. The juniors combined to go 8-for-17 from three.
After scoring 10 points in the first three-and-a-half minutes of the game, it took TSU nearly 12 minutes to score their next 10. TSU shot 4-of-6 from the floor to start the game, including a pair of three's from Hess, before missing 13 of their next 15 attempts.
UT-Martin headed into the locker room with all the momentum and a 44-28 lead.
The game slowed down early in the second half as it took the two OVC teams until 11:32 remaining in the game to combine for the 20 points that it took them all of 3:30 of the first half to do.
The Big Blue never cut the deficit to single digits as they closest they got in the second half with 13.
TSU shot 30 percent from the field (20-of-66) while UTM shot 46 percent (26-of-56), including 58 percent in the first half.
The Lady Tigers did hold the advantage on the glass outrebounding UT-Martin 44-38 and pulling down 22 boards on the offensive end.
The Skyhawks have now won the last six meetings.
TSU has the rest of the week off until their next game at SIU-Edwardsville (13-13, 7-7 OVC) on Monday, Feb. 25th at 7 p.m.
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|System: PC, PS3*, Xbox 360, PS4*, Xbox One
|Dev: DICE
|Pub: EA
|Release: October 29, 2013
|Players: 1 (2+ Online)
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Blood & Gore, Language, Violence
In the campaign, you play as Sergeant Daniel Recker of Tombstone Squad, a small unit of Marines assigned to the USS Valkyrie. During a routine intel mission, all hell breaks loose, and a chain of events are set into motion that could start World War III. The action is palpable, almost never slows, and set-piece-driven levels create spectacles that you have never seen before in a shooter. Although the campaign is short and sweet, it is easily the best Battlefield campaign so far, in both scope and quality.
Even on current-generation consoles, this game looks great. The sheer amount of on-screen action is astounding for this aging hardware to be capable of producing. Character models are easily the sharpest that they have ever been; the weapons look accurate and clean, and character animations flow through the environment without looking stiff or forced. DICE's new Frostbite 3 engine shows its quality and diversity even on current-generation technology. Although, I will say I did encounter an occasional framerate drop and a character glitch from time to time. Once, I even saw an enemy fly through the air, and continue to do so, until he was out of sight, and all I could see was the orange marker I placed over his head. But overall, these issues are so few and far between that they don't detract from the experience as a whole.
The audio of Battlefield 4 brings as much to the table as the visuals. Soldiers screaming or shouting orders, bullets whizzing by your head and snapping behind you, explosions, crumbling buildings, vehicles rolling or flying by, and other ambient noise put together a soundscape that will simply blow your mind. Score only plays a minor role in the multiplayer, but the single-player campaign uses it to an advantage, and the voice acting is surprisingly well done.
Thankfully, the control scheme hasn't really changed, something any Battlefield veteran will be able to appreciate. Moving, shooting, driving, and flying all feel tight and well rounded, and fumbling over controls is kept to a minimum. I did have a little bit of trouble figuring out the weapon loadouts, but after a little trial and error, and several trips to the new Test Range (where you can test out new weapons, attachments, and vehicles), I figured it out without too much hassle.
In short, Battlefield 4 is an experience that any shooter fan is going to want to have. The developers at DICE have crafted their own brand of mayhem and destruction out of the series that simply defines their gameplay style. So if you like explosions, intense combat, accurate weapons, and the freedom of choice to play how you want to play, then do yourself a favor and go buy this game. I'll see you online.
Joshua Bruce
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Transitions Collection
Queen panel bed, dresser/mirror, and night stand: $1,676.00
Just as its name suggests, Transitions represents the happy intersection of traditional and contemporary furniture. Function abounds in the cases, with feature generous drawers, some with map drawer effect. Wide pilasters, fitted drawers, subtly arched base rails, and stylish knobs and strap pulls complete the picture on cases, and beds are offered with arched, contemporary top rails, capping your choice of a wooden panel, or padded linen upholstered panels. Transitions is a collection which will be at home in any style home.
Available in Dark Oak, Driftwood Oak, Dark Cherry and Merlot
|5-Drawer Chest:
|40.00″W x 19.00″D x 50.00″H
|7-Drawer Dresser:
|62.00″W x 19.00″D x 37.00″H
|Landscape Mirror:
|41.50″W x 1.50″D x 39.50″H
|Media Chest:
|41.50″W x 20.00″D x 40.00″H
|Night Stand:
|26.50″W x 16.00″D x 26.00″H
|Panel Bed (Queen):
|63.50″W x 56.50″H
|Panel Bed with Storage (Queen):
|63.50″W x 56.50″H
|Upholstered Bed (Queen):
|63.50″W x 55.00″H
|Upholstered Bed with Storage (Queen):
|63.50″W x 55.00″H
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|Queen Panel Storage Bed, Dresser/Mirror and Night Stand
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We showcase the Vaughan-Bassett brand in our stores not only because they offer products that are well made and an outstanding price point, but also because the company is based in Virginia. Over the last 100 years, Vaughan-Bassett has become a leader in sustainability - replanting over 150,000 seedlings for the trees they harvest just since 2007. This family-owned company employees over 700 American workers and is now the largest manufacturer of adult wooden bedroom furniture in the United States.
The majority of the Vaughan-Bassett collections are made with Appalachian hardwoods including pine, oak, maple, cherry, ash, poplar, birch and beech. One hundred percent of their designs are manufactured in the United States, with about eighty percent of the trees they use coming from within 200 miles from their factories.
If you are looking for an exceptional value on furniture that is created less than 5 hours from Preston County, the Vaughan-Bassett brand is a wonderful purchase for your home.
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- 8 Drawer Dresser
- Choice of Shadowbox or Arched Mirror
- 5 Drawer Chest
- 3 Drawer Night Stand
- Beds avaliable in Queen or King
- Sleigh Bed avaliable with storage
- Poster Bed avaliable with storage
- Avaliable in Coffee, Saddle Gray, Weathered White
|Finish: Driftwood
|Style and Design: Maverick timbers are hewned and crafted to look like rustic nature at its finest. No fussy designs, only natural grains and texture. Oversized cases and elements ring true to value. Artistic distress with a beautiful aged finish are sure to impress.
|Construction and Finish: Hand applied multi-step finish on beautiful pine solids. Large scaled posts and rails are softened to look like massive timbers. Hardware consists of a nostalgic hand pull with fake screw heads. French front and dado construction produced of solid wood. Metal drawer guides with positive stop movement.
|Special Features: Available in queen and king size. Footboard comes with four slats with center supportsSee Progressive Furniture's website for more details.
|Finishes: Distressed Pine, Distressed White, Distressed Black, Distressed Dark Gray and Weathered Gray
|Style and Design: This group bestows elegance with the splendor of a unique finish and the nature of salvaged wood. Willow has five different finishes to choose from as well as two different styled beds. An upholstered bed presents a more feminine look while the thick tops and parting rails allow you to hone in on it's substantial elements.
|Construction and Finish: Hand applied distressing on rough hewn and planed pine solids to achieve a natural, vintage look: made to look like paint is chipped and natural pine color shows through. Tops and ends are solid planked panels, oversized thick tops and parting rails. Tongue and groove construction with pine solids produce durable cases. Inset drawers constructed of solid pine drawer interiors with metal positive stop guides. Gunmetal finish on nostalgic cup pulls. Mitered framed upholstered bed features a linen-look trimmed in nailhead or choose a wide plank slat headboard. Extra wide mirror frame.
|Special Features: Available in queen and king size. Upholstered bed or slat bed. Fabric content for upholstered bed is 100% Polyester for easy clean-ability and also has a knit backing. Media chest provides component storage as well as room for additional clothing.


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Version 3970/3974/3976/3978 firmware for the Volkswagen RNS 510 and the Skoda Columbus has been released. Confirmed BETA firmware.
- Voice Control (requires microphone – see Volkswagen RNS 510 Microphone Connection for voice control)
- NEW hold down the setup button for 30 seconds and get the following menus: FM, AM and the new VERSION INFO (map version and type, hw and sw versions)
- NEW Compass
- NEW POI- see Volkswagen RNS 510 Maps POI – New Features with firmware 3xxx
- NEW Languages – Arabic, Russian, Turkish and Polish
- Speed Limit Display
- Stability Improvements
- Faster Startup (this has been improved on 2720)
- Display OPS and RVC at the same time
- SDHC 32 GB Support (HW04 and above)
- Display Off on extras tab
- Climatronic control if approriate climatronic fitted
- Clock display if RNS 510 swtiched off
- Excluded roads (under route options)
- GPS coordinates entry
- Additional adjustments for video
- Larger RVC screen with transparent menus at the side
Units that can be upgraded include (still being compiled may not be 100%)
- All D and later versions.
- 1T0 035 680 C (1T0035680 C) from software version 1000, 800, 900, 1100 , 2660 and 2700 to version 3810.
- 3T0 035 680 A (3T0035680A) to version 2704.
- 7F0 035 680 (7F0035680) to version 2700.
- 7E0 035 680 (7E0035680) to version 2700.
- Revision A, B and C units can be upgraded however there are issues.
Revision A, B and C revision units
These units will become SW revision D after the upgrade however when coding the unit using VCDS you will receive the error
"Coding Rejected, Error 31: Request Out of Range"
Before saving the new coding manually add a 10th byte (00) at the end before pressing "Do It" as per the example below
9 byte coding (A/B/C SW revisions):
10 byte coding (D SW revision):
Warning! This upgrade will not create the new partitions required for the new POI system if you upgrade from 1xxx/2xxx. Upgrading from 3800-3910 is required so the new partitions are created.
Warning! 7L6 Touareg RNS 510's are no longer supported since version 3870 due to the Touareg being fitted with the RNS 850. Version 1200 was the last version factory loaded on the 7L6 units with a hardware revision B.
Warning! There is a remote chance of you 'bricking' the unit, this is a fraction of a percent but it could happen! The process takes around 60 minutes.'
Warning! There are a small number of users where the RNS 510 does not know where it is after it's been powered on, details of the previous location are kept in the unit but at this stage there is no pattern to this problem.
Warning! There are a small number of users where the RNS 510 display has a dim backlight after upgrading. See the post "Volkswagen RNS 510 Backlight Dim after upgrading Firmware" for more details.
Warning! Users with cars MY07 and earlier may experience power drain issues after the upgrade. See the post "Upgrading 2nd generation radios (RCD 300, RCD 500) to 3rd generation (RCD 210, RCD 310, RNS 310, RCD 510) power drain issue" for more details.
Warning! Users with the Skoda UHV bluetooth 1Z0 035 729 B (1Z0035729B) may want to delay upgrading the firmware, there is an issue with the RNS 510 no longer displaying the phone book and/or the call details but signal strength etc are visible for some phones. My HTC Diamond for example worked fine before the update but only partially afterwards however my Iphone 3G worked fine before and after. This is not a problem with the 1Z0 035 729 D (1Z0035729D) Skoda UHV bluetooth kit. The MFD functions as per normal with phone book and last calls listed correctly. Android 2.1 phones work fine with the update.
Note! Test/Setup Mode. The firmware can allow access to enter test/setup mode without Vagcom/VCDS access see Accessing the Setup Menu on the RNS 510 head units with firmware later than 1100. The procedure for entering the test/setup mode for those with Vagcom/VCDS is slightly different as well. To enter the test/setup mode when the RNS 510 is operating press and hold the setup button, keep holding it when the radio menu appears and shortly after the test menu appears . I had to reboot my unit after coding it but it may be possible a power cycle is enough.
Note! Failure (Gateway Error 202) – You can downgrade back to 1100 by inserting the 1100 firmware and rebooting the RNS 510 (Setup + eject + info).
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I made three dozen tissue cozies last week (yes, Susan, some of them are for you), and two dozen eyelet sachets after that. Well, those aren't quite done since I had to wait for a shipment of lavender. Which is here now—all 15.5 pounds of it! I'm also trying a couple of new fillings/scents—rose petals (which should go well with the floral fabrics) and balsam (kind of homey and Christmasy).
Yesterday I started on a wholesale order for a shop in California. They want six pillows but very small ones—just 12" square! I've gotten used to working larger so it's a challenge to think "small" again. But I'm liking that I'm able to use up smaller embroideries and fabric scraps—things that were too small to work with the larger sizes.
Of course, I'm still busy with graphic design but that should start to slow down soon. At least I hope so ;)
6 comments:
- randi said...
You sound like a busy gal these days! The tissue holder is cute---nice and bright!
- September 26, 2007 8:52 AM
- SallyB said...
What an amazing blog. Thank you so much for sharing with us all here in the UK too! I'm about to embark on a needlework project and your instructions are by FAR the best and easiest to follow. Many, many thanks.
Sally. x
- September 28, 2007 8:05 AM
- Moira Anne Dickson said...
Love the pink fabric, it's great.
- October 01, 2007 1:51 PM
- charlotte said...
just stopping off to tell you that I pulled a shirt from the bottom of the drawer where your beautiful sachet lives....it smells lovely- the sachet, the drawer, the shirt, now me! thank you so much!
- October 03, 2007 6:35 PM
We can't wait for more tissue cozies to arrive!
- October 04, 2007 12:36 PM
- Niesz Vintage Home said...
Cute tissue cozies!
I have a cold this week, so I could have used one. LOL
Kimberly :)
- October 05, 2007 10:28 AM
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We received an extraordinary number of calls and emails in response to last week's column. We were heartened by all your kind expressions of support for Mary's dad, John Kinzer, who continues his rehabilitation under the care of the good folks at NHC. Our portion of adversity has had the salutary effect of bringing the family closer, with a greater appreciation of all the blessings we enjoy. Gratitude truly seems to be the key that unlocks family happiness.
My modest proposal to change the designation of the day following Thanksgiving from "Black Friday" to "Bluffton Friday" also stirred a bit of commentary as well. The consensus was that more often than not, holiday shopping has become a chore, rather than the preparation for a family celebration. The idea of removing the stress, and emphasizing the fun parts of the holiday, certainly picked up a ringing endorsement from our callers.
For whatever reason, the weekend following Thanksgiving was pleasantly busy in Old Town Bluffton. There were a goodly number of folks who all seemed to be having a great time as well as making purchases and enjoying our fine restaurants. The perfect weather seemed to be appropriate to the occasion. The art walk put on by the art gallery sub-group of the Merchant's Society was well attended with more than a little local art changing hands. The "Buy Local" campaign is a pretty easy sell in our community.
In truth, there are a host of things about Bluffton that are somewhere between extraordinary and amazing. Our churches appear to compete to see who can have the most effective outreach. Bluffton Self Help is on course for record donations and distributions. When there is a need, Bluffton folks step up.
When the Bluffton/Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine needed funding, my friend Joanie Heyward stepped up with a fabulous party that did the trick. Joanie also is a new board member of the Technical College of the Lowcountry. When the various local boards and commissions have vacancies, Bluffton folks step up. When redistricting created a seat for our region in the statehouse, my friend Weston Newton stepped up. He put together a very effective campaign and managed to defeat a very smart, qualified opponent in the primary, and ran unopposed in the General Election. He will join the Beaufort/Jasper delegation for the next session.
Now, my friend Tabor Vaux has stepped up and announced for Weston's old seat on County Council. Most of us only know Tabor as the well-mannered, attractive son of Mary and Roberts Vaux. In truth, he is a successful lawyer, freeholder and responsible married man, who just happened to have served for years as an assistant solicitor under Solicitor Duffie Stone. It's difficult for many of us to reconcile the image of the kind young fellow who grew up in Bluffton, and the current reality that Tabor Vaux is a hard-nosed former prosecutor who is in the vanguard of a new generation of Bluffton leadership. He has stepped up for one of the hardest, most crucial jobs around, a seat on Beaufort County Council.
My hat's off to Tabor, to Joanie, to Weston and all those community-minded folks who give of themselves so we can continue to enjoy the benefits of living in this lovely part of the Lowcountry.
Finally, if you want a demonstration of what kind of community we are, turn up around 11 a.m. Saturday for the outrageously entertaining Bluffton Christmas Parade. It speaks volumes about who we are and how we can have a ton of fun and still take care of business.
Bill Herbkersman, R-Bluffton, represents District 118 in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He can be reached through his website at www.herbkersman.com or by telephone at 757-7900.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - In normal times, next week's slew of U.S. economic data could be a springboard for a December rally in the stock market.
December is historically a strong month for markets. The S&P 500 has risen 16 times in the past 20 years during the month.
But the market hasn't been operating under normal circumstances since November 7 when a day after the U.S. election, investors' focus shifted squarely to the looming "fiscal cliff."
Investors are increasingly nervous about the ability of lawmakers to undo the $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts that are set to begin in January; those changes, if they go into effect, could send the U.S. economy into a recession.
A string of economic indicators next week, which includes a key reading of the manufacturing sector on Monday, culminates with the November jobs report on Friday.
But the impact of those economic reports could be muted. Distortions in the data caused by Superstorm Sandy are discounted.
The spotlight will be more firmly on signs from Washington that politicians can settle their differences on how to avoid the fiscal cliff.
"We have a week with a lot of economic data, and obviously most of the economic data is going to reflect the effects of Sandy, and that might be a little bit negative for the market next week, but most of that is already expected - the main focus remains the fiscal cliff," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital in New York.
Concerns about the cliff sent the S&P 500 .SPX into a two-week decline after the elections, dropping as much as 5.3 percent, only to rally back nearly 4 percent as the initial tone of talks offered hope that a compromise could be reached and investors snapped up stocks that were viewed as undervalued.
On Wednesday, the S&P 500 gained more than 20 points from its intraday low after House Speaker John Boehner said he was optimistic that a budget deal to avoid big spending cuts and tax hikes could be worked out. The next day, more pessimistic comments from Boehner, an Ohio Republican, briefly wiped out the day's gains in stocks.
On Friday, the sharp divide between the Democrats and the Republicans on taxes and spending was evident in comments from President Barack Obama, who favors raising taxes on the wealthy, and Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, who said Obama's plan was the wrong approach and declared that the talks had reached a stalemate.
"It's unusual to end up with one variable in this industry, it's unusual to have a single bullet that is the causal factor effect, and you are sitting here for the next maybe two weeks or more, on that kind of condition," said Sandy Lincoln, chief market strategist at BMO Asset Management U.S. in Chicago.
"And that is what is grabbing the markets."
But investor attitudes and seasonality could also help spur a rally for the final month of the year.
The most recent survey by the American Association of Individual Investors reflected investor caution about the cliff. Although bullish sentiment rose above 40 percent for the first time since August 23, bearish sentiment remained above its historical average of 30.5 percent for the 14th straight week.
December is a critical month for retailers such as Target Corp (TGT.N) and Macy's Inc (M.N). They saw monthly retail sales results dented by Sandy, although the start of the holiday shopping season fared better.
With consumer spending making up roughly 70 percent of the U.S. economy, a solid showing for retailers during the holiday season could help fuel any gains.
Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati, believes the recent drop after the election could be a market bottom, with sentiment leaving stocks poised for a December rally.
"The concerns on the fiscal cliff - as valid as they might be - could be overblown. When you look at a lot of the overriding sentiment, that has gotten extremely negative," said Detrick.
"From that contrarian point of view with the historically bullish time frame of December, we once again could be setting ourselves up for a pretty nice end-of-year rally, based on lowered expectations."
Others view the fiscal cliff as such an unusual event that any historical comparisons should be thrown out the window, with a rally unlikely because of a lack of confidence in Washington to reach an agreement and the economic hit caused by Sandy.
"History doesn't matter. You're dealing with an extraordinary set of circumstances that could very well end up in the U.S. economy going into a recession," said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors in New York.
"And the likelihood of that is exclusively in the hands of our elected officials in Washington. They could absolutely drag us into a completely voluntary recession."
(Wall St Week Ahead runs every Friday. Questions or comments on this column can be emailed to: charles.mikolajczak(at)thomsonreuters.com )
Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Jan Paschal


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|Hey look, it's Emilio Bonifacio!
You wanted a splash, and you got it. In fact, it's hard to conceive of a move more splashy than this. Twelve players - Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Emilio Bonifacio and John Buck in one direction, and Yunel Escobar, Henderson Alvarez, Adeiny Hechavarria, Jeff Mathis, Jake Marisnick, Justin Nicolino, and Anthony Desclafani in the other - along with tens of millions of dollars in salary shifting north. Not to mention the deep impact on the psyches of the two fan bases.
Big names. A much bigger payroll. It's precisely that for which so many of you - fans and media alike - have clamoured over the past few years. It's a demonstration of might. A show of strength. And as such, I hesitate to dampen the expectations or somehow speak ill of this pending mega-deal.
And yet, here I stand with a bucket of cold water weighing heavily in my hands, the weight of which is dominating my thoughts at the moment.
Okay, let's take a step back. Let me splash a bit of that bucket's contents on my own face to snap myself out of this odd funk, and to accentuate the positives of this proposed deal.
The Blue Jays come out of this deal with a pitcher who can pitch like a legitimate staff ace, and another starter who has traditionally been reliable for more than 30 starts and 200 innings per season. plus an All-Star offensive talent at a premium position who has put up WARs around 6.0 in multiple seasons. Plus, they get a versatile switch-hitting utility player and a veteran catcher who returns to the fold, and who remains a pretty good catch and throw guy.
If that's where the Blue Jays netted out at the end of the offseason, you would have probably been pretty satisfied that they were living up to their promises of adding big league players to the 2013 roster. And maybe more importantly, you would have been happy to see the payroll's "parameters" - collect yourselves, it's gonna be okay - broadened somewhere closer to the $120 million mark.
If seeing "proven veterans" added to the 25-man roster and a substantial amount to the payroll is your thing, you're understandably over the moon today. I can't blame you, either. The notion that the club has more resources going forward expands my notion of what will be possible in the coming years, and that maybe the Blue Jays will settle into life as a top-10 payroll. This is all good, and the sort of thing you can dream on.
Now, here come the bucket.
Let's not mistake this trade for a long term solution to the Jays' woes. Because the Jays are trading for a single season of Josh Johnson (or his pursuant value) this trade is completely oriented towards success in 2013. The Blue Jays needed two starters to plug into their rotation while they wait on the development of the next generation and the convalescing masses, and in order to get that, they needed to take two bad contracts - Buehrle and Buck - and one very expensive-if-defensible contract in Reyes.
The Jays also moved five players under the age of 24 to Miami, and while upsides of Alvarez and Hechavarria seem to be as something less than All-Stars, they are still in their ascendance. The Jays' system doesn't seem to have been overly culled in sending Nicolino (perhaps the most movable of the Lansing Three) and Marisnick (who struggled in a year in which he was pushed through two levels), but there's plenty that is going in the other direction.
And all of that is wagered on Josh Johnson being healthy and having a good season next year. That's the bottom line.
Certainly, the notion of José Reyes as a fixture in Toronto is an attractive one, even at that price point, but by this time next year, people will be judging this trade on two levels: Did the Blue Jays make the playoffs? Or did they retain Johnson beyond 2013? Otherwise, you're staring down the $39 million left on Buehrle's deal and hoping that it is offset by Reyes' performance, minus the $82 million he'll be owed from 2013 through 2017.
And don't forget that the mere presence of these players by no means guarantees a good outcome. As much as the Marlins were pushed to the forefront at the beginning of last season, let's take a moment and recognize that the same players we're gleefully taking in are the ones who were heralded as missing pieces which would put them over the top in the NL East last year.
Our splash? It's last year's splash in Miami.
There's plenty of downside to this deal, but if I'm going to be optimistic about it, I'll recognize that a bigger payroll permits the Jays to make some mistakes and sit on them if they need to. If Buehrle's contract turns into Barry Zito's in two years' time, it's possible that this newly flush front office can swallow it and go about their business.
Again, let me be clear: It's really fun to envision all of these players wearing blue next year. Also, this move is probably a much better one than overpaying for one or two starting pitchers. Would I trade this package for Zach Greinke and Anibal Sanchez or Edwin Jackson? Probably not, especially when you consider the years and annual salary they'd have commanded if they even deigned to come to Toronto.
Ultimately, the team is better today than they were at lunchtime yesterday. If I feel somehow as though I have to begrudge the mechanism that got them to that place, then let me at least acknowledge that there's a reason to be excited about the team on the field. And that should be all that matters.
But if this goes completely pear-shaped, keep in mind that this is the game that many of you implored the Jays to play. You want this? You got it.


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Anaemia (a reduced number of red blood cells in the blood) is probably the most common problem affecting the blood in pets. In the early stages, there may be few symptoms of anaemia and these may not be easy to recognise. This is particularly true if anaemia develops very gradually because the body has time to adapt to the reduction in red blood cells. The first sign of anaemia may be low energy levels and general weakness due to reduced oxygen supply to the muscles. Anaemic animals often have a poor appetite. In severe cases more dramatic signs such as collapse and rapid breathing may be seen. If you look at the gums of an anaemic animal you will notice that they are pale or even white. Anaemia is not a disease but a symptom of another disease. Anaemia can be caused by loss of red blood cells through bleeding, a reduced production of red cells or destruction of red cells within the body (usually an immune mediated disease). If your pet is anaemic your vet will need to do some tests to find out what the underlying cause might be.
Bleeding or haemorrhage is something that almost all owners will have to deal with at some point in their pet's lives. This can occur as a consequence of a serious injury and may be obvious to the owner, eg a cut pad. However blood loss can also occur internally and this can be very substantial before signs are noticed. Sometimes the signs of bleeding will be related to loss of volume of blood or anaemia – lethargy, collapse and breathing difficulties. However, if an animal is bleeding internally signs may be related to compromise of other organs, eg coughing or vomiting of blood. All these situations need urgent veterinary attention.
Occasionally animals suffer a defect of the blood clotting mechanism. If the blood does not clot, even minor injuries (which might otherwise go un-noticed) fail to stop bleeding and become significant problems. If you notice bruising on your pet's skin or your pet suffers bleeding around the gums or nosebleeds then you should get advice from your vet. Some bleeding disorders are inherited, whilst others can be the result of liver disease or from eating rat poison. Whatever the cause it is important to get help quickly from your vet.


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Draping a Pattern: a demonstration with Lily ChinThere are many ways to draft an original pattern. Draping is one of them and is never talked about nor covered in knitting. With commercial knit fabric, we will construct garments on two volunteers and use this "mock up" as a basis for our knitting. We will transpose the pieces onto gridded marker paper then plug in our gauge and figure out areas of simplification. Motifs may be previewed, stitch patterns "tried out," and details tested. Most importantly, a personal and customized fit will be ensured.
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UH mourns passing of Sinikka Hayasaka Strand, president emeritus of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, linguistics professor
Memorial service to be held on Jan. 30University of Hawaiʻi
Arlene Abiang, (808) 956-5637
External Affairs & University Relations
A native of Finland, she was known professionally as Professor R. Sinikka Hayasaka. She dedicated 39 years of her career at the University of Hawaii, having served as acting provost of Leeward Community College, acting dean and chair of its language arts division. She was a founding member of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly and led the faculty union as president for six years.
Prior to her academic career, Hayasaka worked as a broadcaster in Finland, Japan and the United States. She was fluent in many languages, including Finnish, Japanese, English, Swedish, German and Spanish. Recognized internationally as an expert in the field of professional teaching standards, she was a member of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards and served as an active leader of the National Education Association.
Hayasaka received dozens of national and local academic and community awards, but was most proud of her commitment to the people of Hawaii through her service as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hawaii Public Employees Health Fund.
The family plans to establish a scholarship fund in her name with the University of Hawaii Foundation. More details will follow when they become available.


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Val Chmerkovskiy And Kelly Monaco Chat On General Hospital And Dancing With The Stars (New Interview)
ET Online interviewed Val Chmerkovskiy and Kelly Monaco on their Dancing With The Stars post finale thoughts. Val reflects back and said he expected to get Bristol Palin for a partner which he would have been happy with. He's thankful for getting Kelly instead and he did what he was asked. Kelly says they had so much fun and have formed an amazing friendship together. They also talk of Val's upcoming role on General Hospital too at the end. Nice interview. More in detail below….


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...is a time machine. That's all... just one basic model, functional, reliable, user-friendly time machine. Sure, I'll take pretty if I can get it, but I don't really need the fuss of all that leather, brass, and crystal ornamentation, a la H. G. Wells. Simple is okay.
Time machine image courtesy of Danny Cardle, artist and creator of Visual Engineering
Forget for a moment, if you will, about asking if a time machine is plausible, or just plain crazy. Forget the fact that Santa can't possibly fit it into my stocking. Shoot, he probably can't even fit it into his sleigh.
I'm not really asking for much. It doesn't even have to go into the future: we'll leave exploration of that to genealogists and historians who will come later on. I just want to be able to travel purposefully and selectively into the past, as any historian dreams about.
Oh, the people and the sights I would see! The questions I would ask! The notes I would take! A time machine would provide hour after hour of useful entertainment. It's such a good idea for a present... so, well, educational.
For starters, I'd like to go back to about 1917 and meet my grandmother at just the time when she was tying the knot with Grampa. "Howdy-do," I'd say. "I'm your long, lost granddaughter. And by the way, lay off that cow's milk, will you please?"
If Grandma hadn't drunk cow's milk, she probably wouldn't have gotten T.B. If Grandma hadn't caught T.B., my mother wouldn't have been orphaned so young, and perhaps she wouldn't have been left with such a complex, and maybe (just maybe), I would have gotten yelled at a little less. I'm kidding of course. Mom's done a fine job, but I sure have missed the particular pampering of a grandmother all these years, not to mention the extra Christmas cookies and overnight stays.
All I want is one basic, easy-to-use time machine. I'll clean and oil it regularly, and make regular insurance payments... promise.


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The problem of negative returns on sovereign bonds may be spreading. U.S. Treasuries are seeing yields fall on all parts of the curve, with 10-year and 30-year yields reaching historical lows. The 10-year Treasury fell to 1.38% in early morning trading Tuesday, a historic low as fears about growing global uncertainty hit growth expectations both in America and globally. The 30-year Treasury fell to 2.15%, a 101 basis point decline from a year ago (10-year yields fell 100 basis points over the same period).
While short-term rates are still up from a year ago, all rates have fallen in the past month. The three-month yield is down to 0.25%, down three basis points in the past month, or a decline of over 10%.
The specter of negative interests is growing over American markets, with growing fears that the Federal Reserve is powerless to change the fall in interest rates. As Treasury rates theoretically reflect market expectations for future economic growth and inflation, the decline indicates that the market expects growth and price growth to remain weak despite the central bank's moves to catalyze both.
Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen has rejected a negative interest rate policy. Although acknowledging their legality, Yellen last month said that a NIRP was unlikely to come to American soil as growth remained strong and inflationary tailwinds would bring both prices and wages up.
More recently, the Federal Reserve has been significantly more downbeat on global growth. The United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union, a shock to markets and political analysts alike, has caused expectations of interest rate hikes later in 2016 to reverse, with the Federal Reserve hinting that it is likelier to postpone rate hikes until the uncertainty around the Brexit is more fully resolved.
NIRP Ineffectiveness
At the same time, the effectiveness of NIRP in countries where it has been implemented has remained heavily under question.
Japan was the first country to implement a negative interest rate as a matter of monetary policy, but the technique has spread to the Eurozone, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland. To stave off low growth and increasingly low money velocity, these countries have effectively instigated a tax on deposits to encourage savers to invest in riskier asset classes.
While some investors have looked to riskier assets, the net effect of NIRP remains unclear and controversial. At the core of NIRP's criticisms in Europe, analysts and economists warn that banks' inability to pass on NIRP costs to savers has resulted in shrinking margins and inevitable losses due to banks' business model of borrowing at short-term rates and lending at longer-term rates.


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Landscaping on a Slope: An Uphill battle
If you could change one thing about the property you manage, what would it be? A few years ago, I had the opportunity to present that question to an industry group during a presentation at a turfgrass conference. Overwhelmingly, the audience identified maintenance of slopes as one of the most difficult issues they face.
No doubt about it; slopes can be a headache. In fact, just about any maintenance function is more difficult on a slope, and there's no magical way around it. However, slopes can be invaluable site features for aesthetic as well as functional reasons. Learning how to cope with slopes successfully will help you get the most out of them without undue struggle.
Slopes differ. Gentle slopes are desirable because a 2 to 3 percent drop-off facilitates water movement away from buildings, yet still generally allows for adequate water movement down through the soil profile. However, when slope is 4 percent or greater, problems may arise.
The problems associated with a severe slope are of four main types:
- Low infiltration
On flat or relatively flat ground, water has a longer time to soak in before runoff occurs. As the slope increases, runoff occurs more quickly and infiltration therefore decreases.
The net result is that plants at the top of the slope don't get enough water and plants at the bottom of the slope often get too much because they are on the receiving end of all that runoff. Both results create an unhealthy growing situation for plants. The soil will be drought-prone at the top of the slope, while soggy soil at the bottom of the slope may create conditions that cause root rots.
- Difficult mowing
Slopes are difficult to mow safely. When mowing a slope, the weight of the mower is not evenly distributed, leading to two problems:
Increased risk of overturning of the mower;
Difficulty in steering, because more weight is being applied to downslope wheel. The steering problem creates excessively worn turf as the wheel crushes turf plants during turning and slipping.
- Poor fertilizer uniformity
Related somewhat to the problem of uneven water infiltration, fertilizer application and uptake is also problematic on slopes.
Rainfall can cause the particles to wash down the slope. It is similar with other chemicals such as herbicides.
Uneven chemical distribution can reduce product concentration at the top of the slope to the point where it is no longer effective. Conversely, if enough chemical washes to the bottom of the slope, it may be enough to cause phytotoxicity.
- Hard to mulch
The fourth category of trouble with slopes is retaining mulch. Just as fertilizer, herbicides and water are prone to tumbling down the slope, mulch also has a hard time staying put.
In general, horticulturists and arborists are more fond of using a plant by-product as a mulch — bark nuggets, cypress pieces, stump grindings, cocoa bean hulls, cottonseed hulls, wood chips, etc. — than inorganic products such as river rock, washed stone and the newest product on the market, colored rubber tire chunks. Organic mulches are relatively short-lived, but have a better capacity to cool the soil and retain moisture than inorganics. Plus, they simply look more natural.
However, on slopes, the weight and characteristics of rock, stone and rubber allows significant advantages in terms of keeping the mulch where it belongs.
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