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Plant Health Care Report April 6, 2012
Tagged as: strange winter, degree days, pine bark adlegids, boxwod psyllid, Cedar rusts, Eastern tent caterpillar, European pine sawfly, Gypsy Moth, Juniper webworm, larch case bearer, Lichen, Pestalotiopsis blight, Rhizosphaeria needle cast on spruce, Wooly alder aphid, Zimmerman pine moth
April 6, 2012 Issue 2012.1
Welcome to the first issue of the Plant Health Care Report (PHCR) for 2012. My name is Sharon Yiesla. I am on staff at the Morton Arboretum Plant Clinic and I will be responsible for compiling the newsletter this year. If you have any comments or concerns regarding the Plant Health Care Report please send them to me at
Our report includes up-to-date disease and insect pest reports, as well as color images, for northeastern Illinois. You'll also find a table of accumulated growing degree days throughout Illinois, precipitation, and plant phenology indicators to help predict pest emergence. The report is published bi-weekly on Fridays in April and August, and weekly May-July.
Arboretum staff and volunteers will be scouting for insects and diseases throughout the season. We will also be including information about other pest and disease problems based on samples brought into the Arboretum's Plant Clinic from homeowners and professionals.
If you prefer a PDF version of the PHCR, please click here to download and print.
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What indicator plants are in bloom at the Arboretum?
Wayfaring tree viburnum (Viburnum lantana) - early bloom
Redbud (Cercis canadensis) - late bloom
Accumulated Growing Degree Days (Base 50): 225 (as of April 5)
Accumulated Growing Degree Days (Base 30): 969.5 (as of April 5)
- Strange winter and spring
- Lichens
- Feature article: What are degree days and why do we care about them anyway? By Donna Danielson, M.S.
- Eastern tent caterpillar
- Gypsy moth
- Woolly alder aphid
- Boxwood psyllids
- European pine sawfly
- Larch casebearer
- Juniper webworm
- Pine bark adelgids
- Zimmerman pine moth
Figure 1 Wayfaring Tree Viburnum (Viburnum lantana)
- Cedar rust diseases
- Rhizosphaera needle cast
- Pestalotiopsis
Oak and Elm Pruning Advisory
With the early season, pruning oaks and elms should have stopped already. Elm bark beetles, which spread the fungus that causes Dutch elm disease, are already active. The beetles are attracted to pruning wounds. Oaks and elms should not be pruned now through November 15.
Degree Days and Weather Information
As of April 5, we are at 225 base-50 growing degree days (GDD), which is 210 GDD 50 ahead
of 2011 at this time and ahead of the historical average (1937-2011) by 145 GDD50. Since
January 1, we have had 4.64 inches of precipitation since January, including 1.36 inches in
Location | B50 Growing Degree Days Through April 5, 2012 |
Precipitation (in) |
Aurora, IL* | 243 | -- |
Carbondale, IL* | 477 | -- |
Champaign, IL* |
342 | -- |
Chicago O'Hare** | 246.5 (as of 4/4) | .027 (3/28-4/3) |
Crystal Lake, IL* | 227 | -- |
Harvard, IL* | 217 | -- |
Kankakee, IL* | 290 | -- |
The Morton Arboretum | 225 | 4.64 |
Peoria, IL* | 359 | -- |
Quincy, IL* | 401 | -- |
Rockford, IL* | 241 | -- |
Springfield, IL* | 401 | -- |
Waukegan, IL* | 180 | -- |
**Thank you to Mike Brouillard, Northbrook Park District for supplying us with this information.
*We obtain most of our degree day information from the GDD Tracker from Michigan State University web site. For additional locations and daily degree days, go to http://www.gddtracker.net/
Winter weather
The following charts show 2011-12 winter weather and compares it to previous years. This winter was marked by much less precipitation (especially snowfall) and relatively warm temperatures. March was significantly warmer leading to fast accumulation of growing degree days. This has resulted in early flowering of many plants and early emergence of a number of insect pests.
Strange winter and spring
Overall, the last few months have been very interesting in terms of the weather. A mild winter with very little snowfall was great in terms of less shoveling and better winter driving, but less snow cover can lead to winter damage on ground covers, since they are more exposed to dry, cold winter air. Also with less snow to melt, the ground is a little drier than usual, leading to a deficit that may stress plants. Hopefully spring rains will compensate for this deficit. Mild temperatures may have made it easier for insects to survive although the lack of snow cover also means less insulation for insects overwintering in the soil.
The record-breaking heat we experienced in March has greatly accelerated bloom times for many of our plants. Plants like lilac and viburnum that normally bloom in late April and into May started blooming in late March. This accelerated growth may make it difficult to get pesticide sprays done at the right time. For example, spraying crabapples for apple scab starts when the new leaves begin to emerge. Bud break, flowering and leaf emergence not only came early, but over a shorter period of time than usual. This made the timing of sprays more difficult.
Insects are emerging about 4 weeks earlier than normal. Keep this is mind when looking for pests and when considering the use of pesticides. Insecticides for the most part need to be applied when the pest is present and at a vulnerable stage.This will be a very interesting year and one that will certainly keep us on our toes.
What are degree days and why do we care about them anyway?
By Donna Danielson, M.S.
We list the growing degree days we've accumulated at The Arboretum, The Chicago Botanic Garden, and other sites around the state near the beginning of each report. Just what are degree days and why do we care about them?
Accumulated degree days are very important tools used for scouting insect pests. Many living organisms, including plants, insects, and fungi, are dependent on heat energy from their environment to develop. They develop faster as temperatures increase and slower as temperatures decrease. You know from your own experience that plants bloom earlier when we have warm springs compared to cool springs. Insects and many diseases develop earlier when the weather is warmer, too. In fact, many plants and pests have evolved together. So, a tool for measuring this environmental heat can be helpful for determining when to scout for pests. That's why we use accumulated degree days to determine the appearance and growth of insect pests.
Insects don't have calendars, although they probably would like the Far Side calendars created by Gary Larson. Pest outbreaks can be predicted with much more accuracy using growing degree days than the calendar. For example, here at The Morton Arboretum in 1997, we found European pine sawfly larvae hatching around May 12. In 1998 we discovered them hatching on April 16, nearly four weeks earlier. Why? Spring 1997, was much cooler than spring 1998. On May 12, 1997 we were at 159.5 degree days base 50, whereas on April 16, 1998, we were at 165 degree days base 50. Essentially, insects don't care what day or month it is.
There is much less data on predicting the appearance of diseases based on degree days than on the appearance of insect pests, but we intend to collect this information and, over time, identify links between diseases and degree days.
How are degree days calculated? The easiest way to determine daily degree days base 50 is to add the maximum temperature to the minimum temperature for a day, divide by two, and subtract 50. If the resulting number is greater than 0, then that is the number of degree days for that day. Otherwise the number of degree days for that day is zero. For example if the high of the day is 62 and the low is 42, we add 62 to 42 and divide by 2. The result is 52, the average temperature for the day. If we subtract 50 from 52, we end up with 2 degree days. If the result was below 50, we would assign 0 degree days to that day. We add up the total of the daily degree days since January 1, although usually we have very few base 50 degree days until April. That is the number we use to look for many insect pests. 50°F is used as a base because many plants, most insects that feed above the ground, and pathogens begin to grow and develop when the temperature is above 50°F (or 10°C).
Consider microclimates when scouting for insects based on degree days. Some areas may be warmer or cooler than the place where the temperatures are recorded for the degree days. For example, temperatures may be higher on the south side of a light-colored granite building. Insects may hatch earlier in that location than they would in another site. A shady location on the east side of a building may be cooler, so insects may hatch later in that area.
Don Orton's book Coincide is a great reference for use in Northern Illinois to determine what pests to look for at various degree days. In his book, Don also lists indicator plants, which relate pest life cycles to life cycles of common ornamental trees and shrubs. For example, when wild black cherry (Prunus serotina) is blooming, hawthorn leafminers, juniper tip midges, lilac borers, and oystershell scale (brown race) are susceptible to control.
The Plant Clinic has received a number of calls regarding strange growths on tree branches and trunks. These have all turned out to be lichens. Lichens are often flat and scaly and come in many colors (gray, white, blue-green, blue-gray). Lichens are the result of a relationship between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium. These organisms are harmless
and no control is needed.
Figure 2 Lichen
Eastern tent caterpillar
Eastern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum) were found on March 28, nearly a month earlier than last year. The caterpillars ultimately grow to two inches long and are hairy with white stripes down their backs and blue spots between longitudinal yellow lines (they are beautiful). The larvae gather at a fork in a tree branch and build a web or "tent". They leave the web to feed during the day, but return at night. Severe defoliation only occurs when populations are high.
Figure 3 Eastern tent caterpillar larva
Eastern tent caterpillars prefer trees in the rose family, such as wild black cherry, apple and crabapple, plum, and peach, but occasionally will feed on ash, birch, willow, maple, oak, and poplar.
Management: The safest way to control the caterpillar is by tearing out or pruning out the webs. This should be done on cloudy or rainy days or at night when the caterpillars are in the nest and not out feeding. Another option is to remove the overwintering egg masses before spring if you can find them (good luck with that – we've tried it and it isn't easy). The egg masses are dark gray to black and are wrapped around twigs that are about the diameter of a pencil. Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (Btk) can also be sprayed on young larvae but will not kill mature larvae. For chemical control, refer to the Commercial Landscape & Turfgrass Pest Management handbook if you are a commercial applicator or Home, Yard and Garden Pest Guide from the University of Illinois if you are a homeowner.
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Gypsy moth
Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) caterpillars are serious defoliators that feed on over 450 species of trees and shrubs. A mature caterpillar can eat one square foot of foliage per day. Their favorite trees are oak, crabapple, birch, linden, willow, and hawthorn. Although deciduous trees that are defoliated can put out a new set of leaves, the trees use a lot of resources to do so. Trees that suffer a lot of defoliation (approximately greater than 50%) several years in a row may die. Severe defoliation also makes trees more susceptible to other problems. Needle- bearing conifers, including spruces and pines, cannot re-foliate and therefore may die after one season of attack.
Figure 4 Late instar gypsy moth larvae
The first instar (stage of the insect between molts) of gypsy moth caterpillars is black, hairy, and only about 1/4 inch long. Their head is black, shiny, and large compared to the rest of the body. The second instar has a brown stripe down its back. By the third instar, the caterpillar develops orange spots. Mature gypsy moth larvae (fourth, fifth, and, if females, sixth instars) have five pairs of blue spots on one end and six pairs of red spots on the other end. All instars are hairy. By the time they reach their last instar, the caterpillars are two to two and a half inches long.
Each gypsy moth caterpillar eats leaves for about six weeks. They then pupate at the end of June for one to two weeks, emerging as adults in mid-July through mid-August (these stages may show up early due to the warm spring we have been having). The adults mate, lay eggs on the trunk of the tree, and die.
Management: The gypsy moth is attacked by a number of natural predators and pathogens. The insecticidal bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (Btk), can control young larvae but is not as effective against mature larvae. Other natural enemies include an introduced fungus, Entomophaga maimaiga, which builds up in gypsy moth infested areas and has led to major gypsy moth reductions in the East during wet weather.
Knowing some gypsy moth biology is helpful in control. The first three instars remain in the tops of trees, but mature larvae (fourth instar and later) feed at night and crawl down from the tops of trees to hide during the day in protected spots. A homeowner can trap gypsy moth caterpillars by wrapping a layer of burlap around an infested tree trunk with the top folded over. The folded flap captures the caterpillars as they ascend the tree, and they can then be discarded into a container of soapy water. The burlap also traps female moths as they climb trees to lay eggs (females moths don't fly). Barrier bands act similar to burlap. They consist of double-sided sticky tape or a sticky material such as Tanglefoot™. Tanglefoot™ discolors bark when applied directly to it and so should be applied to the surface of material such as duct tape or tar paper that is wrapped around the trunk. Both the burlap and the barrier bands should be removed after August. The bands should not be so tight as to girdle the tree.
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Woolly alder aphid
Small masses of woolly alder aphids
(Paraprociphilus tessellates) were found on
March 21
Figure 5 Woolly Alder Aphid
Aphids are small, approximately 2 mm (0.1 in) long, and are identified by their sucking mouthparts, long, thin legs, long antennae, pear-shaped body, and pair of tube-like structures (called cornicles) emerging from their abdomen that look somewhat like tailpipes. Two hosts are needed to complete their life cycle: alders and silver maples. The eggs are usually laid in fall in the bark of the maples. When the young hatch in spring, they collect on leaves and reproduce. Their offspring fly to alders and collect on the twigs where new generations develop. They are small and covered with white waxy filaments. In fall, they will fly back to the silver
maples to lay eggs. They do little damage.
Management: Aphids can be dislodged from plants using a strong jet of water from the hose (syringing). Periodic syringing will keep the aphid populations low and allow the parasites and predators to build up to effective control levels.
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Boxwood psyllids
Figure 6 Psyllid damage on boxwood
Boxwood psyllids (Cacopsylla buxi) began hatching this week on the Arboretum grounds. The psyllids overwinter as tiny orange eggs in the bud scales of the boxwood. As the buds open, the psyllids hatch and begin to feed. The nymphs are about 1/16th of an inch long, yellowish, and partially covered with a white, flocculent secretion that protects them from parasitoids and chemical sprays. Their feeding causes cupping of the leaves. Winged adults normally appear in late May to early June, but this stage may show up earlier this year. We sometimes see ladybird beetles (also known as ladybugs), feeding on the psyllids.
Management: Damage is mostly aesthetic. Shearing boxwoods reduces the population as the insect or the eggs are removed in the process. Chemical insecticides can be applied, but if using a spray, it is important to spray inside the cupped leaves.
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European pine sawfly
Fig 7 European pine sawfly
The Illinois Department of Agriculture reports that
European pine sawfly was already out on
March 23. These insects are interesting to watch. Groups of sawfly larvae rear up their heads simultaneously when disturbed, making the group to appear to be one much larger organism. This is a great defense mechanism. When fully grown, the sawflies will be about ¾ - 1 inch long and will have several light and dark green stripes on each side of their bodies. Their heads and the first three pairs of legs are black. Their mouths are so small after hatching that they can only eat one side of each needle, making the chewed-on needles look like straw. Eventually as the insects mature, they are able to eat entire needles. The larvae feed for weeks on old conifer needles but are finished feeding before current year's needles emerge. Then they drop down into the ground to pupate, emerging in September as adults to mate and lay eggs. The eggs look like small gold dots along the needles. In an extremely heavy infestation, trees could be entirely defoliated or stunted. But because new growth is rarely attacked, the trees survive.
Management: Birds feed on the larvae and rodents eat the pupae in the soil, but these predators are usually inadequate to control the larvae. If you can find the needles before the larvae hatch, remove the needles. Larvae can be removed by hand or washed off with a strong stream of water from the garden hose. They have no hooks on their feet like caterpillars do, so they can't hang on very well. Since the larvae are not caterpillars, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) does not control them.
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Larch casebearer
Figure 8 Larch casebearer
Larch casebearer (Coleophora laricella) was found by our scouts on March 21 this year. The larvae hollow out needles causing them to first wilt and then bleach to a light off-yellow color. The needles will soon turn reddish-brown and drop prematurely within a few weeks.
The caterpillars of this species are very small and overwinter as larvae within tiny tan-colored cases made of hollowed out needles lined with silk. Larvae emerge and begin feeding in early spring as needle growth begins. They feed for several weeks, pupate on the twigs, and emerge as adult moths in late May and early June. The adults lay eggs on needles, and in a few weeks, eggs hatch (late June and July) and larvae begin to mine inside the needles (remember that this schedule may be accelerated a bit this year because of warm weather). Larvae mine the needles for about two months before making their cases from hollowed-out needles. These cases will be carried around on their backs (like a backpack) for the remainder of their larval period.
Management: Unlike most other conifers, larches can develop a second set of leaves. However, repeated defoliation can weaken trees and make them more susceptible to attack by other insects and pathogens. There are various natural controls, such as weather, predators and parasites, and needle diseases that usually keep populations in check. For severe or repeated infestations, insecticides may be needed.
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Juniper webworm
The overwintering juniper webworm
(Dichomeris marginella) larvae have been Figure 9 Juniper Webworm damage
found feeding this week. Infestation is
evident by brown needles bound together with silk, primarily in the thick, inner foliage of the tree. The larvae are small, light brown caterpillars, with dark reddish-brown stripes and dark brown heads. They reach 3/4 inch in length at maturity. The adult moths will emerge in June (or perhaps earlier this year) and lay eggs on current year's growth. Young larvae feed as needleminers and often build silken tubes around their feeding sites. Juniper webworm prefers Juniperus horizontalis, J. depressa, J. aurea, and many of the Chinese junipers.
Management: Prune out and discard webbed needle masses now and whenever you see them. Pfitzer juniper (Juniperus chinensis var. pfitzeriana) and Savin juniper (J. sabina) are reportedly immune. Insecticides are most effective against young larvae in summer.
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Pine bark adelgid
Figure 10: Pine bark adelgid eggs
Adult pine bark adelgids (Pineus strobi) have been found by scouts this week on white pine. Adult females secrete a protective white, woolly mass, which covers the light-yellow eggs and can be found at the bases of needles and on the bark of limbs and trunks. Crawlers should begin to emerge within the next two weeks. The adelgid prefers white pine but also attacks Scots and Austrian pines. Healthy trees are not usually harmed by this adelgid.
Management: Eggs should be washed off now with a high-pressure water spray. Do the same to the crawlers if you see them. In severe or repeated infestations, an insecticidal spray can be applied when the crawlers are out. Lady beetles, hover flies, and lacewings feed on adelgids, so if these predators are present, it is best to use an insecticidal soap or high pressure water spray.
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Zimmerman pine moth
Figure 11 Zimmerman pine moth pitch
We are finding white to pinkish pitch masses caused last summer by Zimmerman pine moth (Dioryctria zimmermani) larvae on pine. Larvae damage trees by tunneling just beneath the bark of the trunk and branches. The tunnels can girdle and weaken the trunk or branches, so they are easily broken by wind or snow. Heavily infested trees are often deformed and are sometimes killed. Common hosts include Austrian, Scots, and ponderosa pines.
Larvae overwinter in cocoon-like structures under bark scales. They become active in the spring and tunnel into the bark and sometimes the terminals. In late spring, they migrate to the base of branches, tunneling into the whorl area where pitch masses exude from the wound site. The larvae continue to feed, pupate within the pitch mass, and emerge as adults in August. After mating, female moths lay eggs, often near wounds or previous pitch masses. Eggs hatch in about a week and the larvae feed for only a brief time before preparing to overwinter.
Management: Larvae are very difficult to detect by scouting, so you have to focus on symptoms and phenological indicators. Damaged wood should be pruned out as soon as dieback and pitch masses are seen. Larvae can be controlled by spraying bark and foliage with insecticides when saucer magnolia is in pink bud to early bloom (70 –160 GDD50), or when panicled hydrangea is pink (2700 – 2900 GDD50). We have already missed the first treatment time, so be prepared to treat this summer.
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Cedar rust diseases
Figure 12 Cedar apple rust on juniper Figure 13 Cedar quince rust on juniper
All three cedar rusts have been found on common juniper (Juniperus virginiana) within the last ten days. There are three main rusts on juniper: cedar-apple, cedar-hawthorn, and cedar-quince. Cedar-apple rust and cedar-hawthorn rust both form golf ball-shaped galls on junipers, with the cedar-apple rust galls being larger than the cedar-hawthorn galls. During spring rains, gelatinous tendrils called telial horns expand from the galls. This is what is happenign now. Spores are released from the telial horns as they dry and are blown to a host in the rose family, e.g., apples, crabapples, quince and hawthorns. Later in the season, orange leaf spots subsequently develop on the rose family plants. Spores from the large galls, (the cedar-apple rust), create orange spots on the leaves of apples and crabapples. Spores from the smaller galls, (the cedar-hawthorn rust), create orange spots on hawthorn leaves.
Cedar-quince rust is not well-named. Of the three cedar rust diseases, cedar-quince rust can cause the most damage by infecting fruits and twigs on trees in the Rose family, especially hawthorns. Although cedar-quince rust spends part of its life cycle on junipers similar to cedar-apple and cedar-hawthorn rust, it does not form galls on the junipers. Cedar-quince rust appears as spindle-shaped swellings on twigs and branches of junipers. In spring, the swellings turn orange and release spores. We will discuss symptoms on the alternate hosts in a later issue.
Management: The disease is usually not serious on the juniper host. Management is usually based on the hosts in the rose family. The best management is to plant resistant varieties of crabapples and hawthorns. Remember, resistance is not the same thing as immunity. "Resistant" does not mean that the tree will never get rust. It only means that, in an average year, it is not likely to have much problem with the disease. In a year that is very favorable to the fungus, even "resistant" trees may show some signs of disease. When considering the purchase of a new crabapple, check with your local nursery about which rust-resistant (and scab-resistant) cultivars they offer. We will discuss scab in a future issue.
Chemical control for rosaceous hosts, if used, needs to start as leaves are emerging and when the telial horns are expanding on junipers (now).
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Rhizosphaera needle cast
Figure 14 Spores of Rhizosphaera
In 2011, there were numerous reports of Rhizosphaera needle cast on blue spruce (Picea pungens) and we should be prepared for more reports of it this year, due to the long time it takes for symptoms to develop. Rhizosphaera needle cast is a disease caused by the fungus Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii.
Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii infects needles on the lower branches first and gradually progresses up the tree. The needles become infected in
May and June, when the new needles are emerging. However, symptoms do not usually appear until late summer to late fall or the following spring. Infected needles initially turn yellow, and small dot-like fruiting bodies (pycnidia) can be seen (with a hand lens) erupting through the stomata. Later, the needles turn purple to brown and begin to drop. Although trees are not usually killed by this pathogen, branches which lose needles for 3 to 4 consecutive years may die. If left unchecked, the disease can turn the tree into an undesirable landscape specimen in two to three years. Colorado blue and Engelmann spruces are highly susceptible to Rhizosphaera needle cast. White spruce is moderately susceptible and Norway spruce is relatively resistant. Hosts in other genera include true firs, Douglas fir, and pines.
Management: Rake and dispose of infected needles to reduce the source of inoculum. Prune off lower branches, provide adequate spacing between trees, and control weeds and unwanted shrubs to improve air movement. Chemical controls are most effective if the disease is detected early. Fungicides should be applied when needles are half-grown (as soon as bud caps fall off) and again when fully elongated. Two years of applications are usually required.
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Figure 15 Pestalotiopsis on arborvitae
Pestalotiopsis blight was found on juniper and Chamaecyparis in late March. The blight is caused by the fungus Pestalotiopsis sp., which attacks injured or weakened foliage and causes foliage to turn yellow, then dark brown to almost black. The disease starts at the tips of the foliage and progresses toward the leaf base. Damaged foliage is usually near the base of the plant where snow or mulch has accumulated keeping moisture conditions high.
Management: This is a minor disease and can be controlled by pruning out the damage as soon as you see it in the spring. Do not allow snow to accumulate at the base of the plant for an extended period of time. Keep mulch about two inches from plant base.
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The Plant Health Care Report is prepared by Sharon Yiesla, M.S., Plant Clinic Assistant and edited by Stephanie Adams, M.S. Research Specialist (Plant Heath Care); Fredric Miller, Ph.D., research entomologist at The Morton Arboretum and professor at Joliet Junior College; Doris Taylor, Plant Information Specialist, and Carol Belshaw, an Arboretum Volunteer. The information presented is believed to be accurate, but the authors provide no guarantee and will not be held liable for consequences of actions taken based on the information.
Thank you...I would like to thank the volunteers that scout for us and who found most of the insects and diseases that are in this report. The Scouting Volunteers include: Mary Carter Beary, Davida Kalina, Ann Klinglele, LeeAnn Cosper, Kathy Stephens, and Loraine Miranda. Your hard work is appreciated.
Literature recommendation:
Indicator plants are chosen because of work done by Donald A. Orton, which is published in the book Coincide, The Orton System of Pest and Disease Management. This book may be purchased through the publisher at: http://www.laborofloveconservatory.com/
The 2010 Commercial Landscape & Turfgrass Pest Management Handbook (CPM), for commercial applicators, and the Home, Yard & Garden Pest Guide (HYG) for homeowners from the University of Illinois, are available by calling (800-345-6087).
This report is available on-line at The Morton Arboretum website at http://www.mortonarb.org/tree-plant-advice.html
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Acadiana News Briefs for Oct. 3, 2012
SLCC's second fall mini-session to begin
LAFAYETTE — South Louisiana Community College will offer 14 courses during its second mini-session of the fall semester with classes beginning Friday.
The last day to register for the courses is Monday.
The college created two mini-sessions, or short semesters, to accommodate students who were unable to register for courses due to technical issues with a new online registration system.
For more information, visit http://www.southlouisiana.edu.
Magnet academy sets open house Tuesday
LAFAYETTE — The David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy will hold an open house from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise Center, 537 Cajundome Blvd.
The event is designed to showcase the technology used by teachers within their classes to parents and community members. The public is invited.
Business workshop to address grants
LAFAYETTE — Small businesses can learn how to secure federal grants during a workshop at 9 a.m. Oct. 24 at the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise Center.
The workshop is offered by LITE in collaboration with the Louisiana Small Business Development Center and the Louisiana Technology Transfer Office.
Participants will learn from experts how to prepare a proposal for funding through the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer grant programs.
"Small businesses in the state of Louisiana are not receiving their fair share of funds from SBIR and STTR sources, and our goal for this event is to help our community secure their share of $2 billion (in) federal funds," stated Kam Ng, the LITE Center's CEO, in a news release.
The event is free but due to limited seating, registration is required. For the agenda and registration information, visit http://www.lite3d.com/news-events.
ULL president lauded for architecture work
LAFAYETTE — University of Louisiana at Lafayette President Joseph Savoie was named "Patron of Architecture" on Friday at the Louisiana Architectural Association's annual conference in Lafayette.
The Louisiana Architectural Foundation selects a Patron of Architecture each year to honor those who have played a significant leadership role demonstrating the merits and quality of architecture in the state, according to a university news release.
Upon becoming the university's president in 2008, Savoie launched an initiative for the planned development of the university campus. He also was recognized for championing the cooperative transfer of about 100 acres of university property, known as the Horse Farm, to the city of Lafayette for its development as a city park.
"I'm not sure if I deserve recognition for trying to do things that we all are responsible for doing," Savoie said in his acceptance speech. "But I am pleased to accept this honor on behalf of our students, as a reminder to them of their responsibilities in the future."
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11Dec 12
Rage PS3
So I got Rage and a bunch of other games for cheap during a cyber monday deal from toysrus.com. I paid 9 bucks for rage. Some of my friends were b*tching and moaning at me for getting it because they really disliked it. I knew it had problems, but I was too curious to try it since ID made it.
After playing it about 3 or 4 hours, it feels like Rage could have been a great game, but was rushed out and the games length was padded out with boring pointless things.
The game tries to do many things imo. It has typical linear first person shooting level which are a lot of fun. The weapons are fun to use, the enemies ai is pretty smart as they will jump around, use cover well, and will often rush at you. The problem with the game is that these shooting levels are so infrequent in the game. Rage consists of lots of pointless driving in a vehicle from town to town. You leave one town, drive for a few minutes to another, talk to a guy, drive back to the other town, drive to a quick fetch mission, drive back to a town, drive to the other town..... After about 30 minutes of doing that boring crap you finally might get lucky and get to do a linear style first person shooter level for about 15 minutes. The vehicle sections are so pointless. You drive straight back and forth between towns and there is no real open world. You pretty much drive in a straight line. There are random enemies you encounter, but there is no point to fight them, as your vehicle's ammo is depletable and you will have rebuy it. It makes more sense just to drive fast and avoid the enemies. So you just drive pointlessly between every mission in a straight line for no good reason.
The pointless driving back and forth between towns might be more bearable if the game wasnt riddled with frequent very long loading screens. Every time you leave a town there is a loading screen, once you reach another town there is a loading screen. If you enter any other area in the game there is another loading screen. It really gets annoying after awhile. The game feels as if you spend about half the time driving pointelssly between areas or waiting on loading screens.
Another problem is that the textures in this game never ever fully load. It's the weirdest thing I've ever seen in a game. The textures take 10 seconds to load in front of you, but they never stay loaded forever. The textures only load in your direct field of view, but have to reload every time you turn away and turn back. Its like you have tunnel vision and textures only load where you can see, but it's only temporary. You can even see the textures loading every time when you look down the sights of your gun. It's really really distracting. I guess though it better that they did this than making the frame rate really crappy. The game does run pretty smoothly, and enemy animations looks really good.
I was haing fun with Rage at first since it started off with typical first person shooting action, but then the majority of the time in the game turned into fetch quests, and pointless traveling back and forth every few minutes. I think the game would have been a lot better if they simly made it linear first person shooter. They should have just scrapped the driving sections and the little towns where you can talk to people. ID is know for making linear shooters and I think they should have just stuck with that formula.
I guess one good thing about the game is that John Goodman does some voiceacting in it. After about a hour or so of gameplay though you don't hear from him anymore. Also, there is a doom style space marine bobblehead on the dashboard of John Goodman's characters car in the opening cut scene which was cool heh. Another stupid cool thing about the game is when you crash on an atv into a wall or something. Your body launches into the air while you hear a hilarious scream and watch the ragdoll physics as your body bounces around the environment.
11Nov 12
Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a great singleplayer game.
Been a long ass time since I wrote a blog. Part of the reason is that I just haven't felt like it, another reason is that I've been a bit busier as I've been developing more of a social life ha, and another reason is that I use gamespot less because of all the problems it has.
I feel like most of the bloggers that I knew for years and that had me eagerly checking the site for new blogs have moved on from gamespot and it's kind of sad. Some of them check in from time to time but its not the same . There are some other bloggers I follow that I dont know as well, but sometimes make some good blogs too luckily.
Even though I've been blogging less I still have been gaming a good amount. I recently got Lord of the Rings: War in the North on the PS3 and wow this game really surprised me with how fun it was. I couldn't put the game down for a few days until I beat it. It has its share of problems, mostly in the form of semi-unforgivable bugs because it was rushed by its publisher WB Games probably. There are a few bugs that are game-breaking, forcing you to have to restart your game due to you being unable to progress in the game. I didn't have it happen to me, but my friend did, and so have lots of other people when you search about it online. Also, It is marketed as a 3 player co-op experience for online play, however the game seems to handle lag terribly and is pretty unplayable online. That saddened me as I looked forward to playing this online with 2 other guys, but playing it in singleplayer was really fun even still.The computer controls the 2 other co-op partners in the game, but they have an acceptable level of intelligence for video game AI and you can order them around a bit and make them act slightly less dumb.
I am a fan of the Lord of the Rings world. I found the movies to be so-so after re-watching them for the 2nd time recently. I read the book The Hobbit when I was in the 6th grade but dont know how I would feel about it now and I never read the rest of the books because the movies came out and ruined the story for me anyways. My opinions about the movies and books doesn't matter though since I am just a big fan of the setting of the series. I like the whole middle age era with crazy magical sh*t going on thing the series has ha. The enemies and villains in the Lord of the Rings are just so awesome too.
The above paragraph, although a bit of a tangent, does relate to how I feel about the game. The game does a great job of making you feel like it's part of the Lord of the Rings universe. It feels like the quality of a movie almost in the story and voice acting. It tells a tale of a dwarf, sorcerer, and ranger that is supposed to happen at the same time as the main story of the Lord of the Rings. It was cool to go through a new adventure rather than the same one from the books and movies again.
I am a big fan of the Two Towers and Return of the King games on the Playstation 2 and Xbox. They had great combat systems, cool level design, and nailed down the feeling of the Lord of the Ring movies. Lord of the Rings War in the North surpasses those games even imo. The combat doesn't use button combination style combo's like those older games, but feels actually more like a beat-em-up. You mash light attacks on enemies until and indicator pops up that lets you do critical hits. I've been told that the combat system is similar to the newer Batman games, even though I haven't played those myself. This combat system has healthy amounts of gore in the style of awesome beheadings and limb severing though ha. You also can shoot projectiles with your crossbow, and as you level up your character you unlock lots of special attacks that you can do easily by pushing two buttons together. The pacing in this game is really good too. The environments and enemies you fight change right at the best moments, right when you feel like you are almost getting bored of things. One other thing that keeps the game interesting is that you find tons of new weapons and armor throughout the game. You are rewarded for exploring the less obvious areas in levels with treasure chests and other goodies that help you a lot in the game. There are tons of different weapons to choose from and they alter your play style quite a bit which is nice since it gives the game a lot of replayability.
I wasn't expecting much from this game as it had fairly low reviews and I knew it would be a bit buggy. Despite the bugs though I had a huge amount of fun playing it as a singleplayer game. I'd rate the singleplayer a 8.5/10, but think the game overall is like a 7.5 because of the bugs and crappy online problems. I would highly recommend this game to play offline either alone or in split screen. YEP, this game actually has at least 2 player split screen and seems like it would be a great local co-op experience. If you are looking to buy this game to play online, I'd not bother as its online mode seems to not have been tested enough and cannot handle the slightest bit of lag before things get unplayable. It is a shame since the core game is really well- made.
25Sep 12
Tip-toeing my way into the world of Anime...
I've always disliked anime. The way that animations were so choppy on purpose always annoyed me. I disliked how most characters in anime look identical except for their haircuts. I never enjoyed the over the top voice acting I'd seen on the few animes I'd looked at.
However, I'd realized I hadn't seen to many animes, so maybe the ones I had looked at were just garbage and not representative of the entire genre. I also was told that in general English dubs are terrible, and yea the voice acting was a huge thing that annoyed me before.
My friend suggested I watch Cowboy Bebop and I had downloaded it and had it sitting on my hard drive for months. Finally started it a couple weeks ago and wow I really really like it. The story, dialogue, and voice acting are all really good. It could pretty much not be an anime, all the stereotypical anime things that normally bother me are missing in this show or are toned down to the point where they don't bother me. I really enjoy the setting as well. Watching space bounty hunters is always cool. Show has a good sense of humor too.
I also watched the movie Spirited Away. I liked it, but at the same time it annoyed me because it had a lot of the typical anime things that bothered me. Thought the voice acting was decent, but annoying sometimes, especially the main character. As beautiful as the art style was in that movie, the animations were really choppy and it bothered me. I know that is supposedly the style of Anime, but just seems lazy to me to have such choppy animations. But overall, I liked the movie for its weirdness and cool visuals. It was targeted at younger audiences too, so I probably enjoy Cowboy Bebop much more since its for adults.
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Great pics Tanks
1967 - Six Day War (video)
Feel free to post anything you got, from any point of view!
IDF soldiers charge the "Police officers school" in east Jerusalem.
IDF troops in Jenin.
IDF tanks in Umm-Kataf.
Captain Reoven Aliaz, commander of Sayeret Golani during the war.
Rabin at the shores of Sharm A Sheikh.
IDF forces in Latrun.
Fighting in Augusta Victoria.
Raful and Tal during the battle for Rafah.
Tal and Gonen at the Gaza strip.
Destroyed jeeps in Jerusalem.
IDF soldiers in Jerusalem.
Carrying a wounded soldier.
IDF forces advancing into east Jerusalem.
Golani troops are briefed before the assault on the Golan heights.
Wounded soldiers are evecuated in Sinai.
Soldiers resting after taking over the Wailing wall.
Fighting in Jerusalem.
Tank battles in Sinai.
Destroyed Egyptian plane.
All of the pictures are from the IDF's archives.
I'll post more pictures later.
Great pics Tanks
1967 - Six Day War (video)
Sweet pics bro...keep them coming.
Israeli Paratroopers at Western Wall, the holiest Jewish site.
Famous Six Day War photo of (from left to right) Generals Uzi Narkiss, Moshe Dayan (Defense Minister), Yitzchak Rabin (Chief of Staff) entering Jerusalem after its capture from Jordan in 1967
Israeli troops in Sinai
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great picture, very interesting!
Holee molee! These are just great pics. Never seen them before. Thanks. Great modelling subjects. Anything on the "enemy" side?
IDF forces advancing in Sinai.
Knocked out tank in Sinai, what is it? the turret kind of reminds me a T-34.
Soldier unloads a captured weapon in Sinai.
IDF soldiers strating to move out towards Sinai.
Israeli soldiers waiting inside a trench on the Egyptian front.
IDF tanks in Sinai.
Israeli soldiers take cover behind a Halftrack, i have no idea on which front.
IDF tanks advancing, could be in Sinai or the Jordan valley
Warlord@ right now my source is the IDF's archives so i doubt there will be pictures of the other side beyond prisoners or captured equipment, so if anyone has such pictures then please post them.
Great pics!
Great pics as usual but the one at the western wall says everything.
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I've got that old propaganda book that Israel created after this victory with a lot of pictures but I don't have a way to upload it in reasonable picture quality.
I also have a few pictures of IDF soldiers playing football with Egyptian soldiers in 1973.
I'll see what I can do about it, maybe at the weekend I'll find a solution.
Well, nothing stops me from quoting this book (apart of my English):
"When ended the war of the sons of light in those that tried to bring darkness upon us.
The Israeli Defense Force, in land, sea and air crushed the four Arabian armies. Jerusalem is liberated, the west bank is in our hands. The whole Sinai island is in our hand and the Syrian threat over the northern villages has perished.
The war was not easy. It was all done by the IDF and the IDF alone. The battles spread to vast and large areas. IDF and all its corpses, the reserves and conscripts, the front line villages and the homefront, carried this great effort.
Many of our best commanders and soldiers died in this battle. We will carry their memory in pain and pride.
The IDF faced all its missions by the power of its commanders and soldiers..."
"The soldiers of the Iron division!
The signal has been given.
Today we are going to crush the hand that was sent to strangle our neck. Today we will go to open wide the gates of the south that the Egyptian aggressor closed. Our armor shall bring the war deep into enemy territory. We are not pleased to go to battle. The enemy wanted it. The enemy started it. The enemy will get it once and for all.
We shall remember:
It's for the third time that the Egyptian dagger had been raised upon us.It's the third time that the enemy is mistaken in his insane illusion: seeing Israel kneeling.
In blood, in fire and iron we will rip this skim from from his heart
We must also remember:
We are not fighting the Egyptian civilians. We do not want their land and their property. We do not come to destroy their land or inherit it.
We jump forward to crush the enemy forces that are threatening our peace.
We jump forward to take down the gates of the Egyptian blockade.
We jump forward to stop the skim of destruction.
Today the Sinai desert will know the power of the Iron division.
And the earth shall shake underneath it.
The division commander, Israel Tal."
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What would it take to get you to do what I want? If I looked you in the eye when asking? If it was a Tuesday? If your name sounded like mine?
According to scientists, it's the last. We feel more warmly towards people or things we associate with ourselves, like if my name was Mary Anne and yours was Marilyn. They're close enough in sound and visual likeness that I'd be more apt to do you a favor than one for, say, Richard or Jennifer.
These kinds of findings, argued Nancy Harhut at Integrated Marketing Week, have implications for marketers because we're trying to get people to do things all the time: click on a link, choose our product over another, like our company on Facebook.
Knowing the instinctive, reflexive behaviors that people rely on when making decisions helps our marketing strategies and how we go about designing the prompts or triggers to get others to do what we want.
Harhut identified seven that will help you on your way to world domination.
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by Cielo Lutino 17 June 2013 16:17pm 5 comments
Here are some of the most interesting digital marketing stats we've seen this week.
Stats include connected TVs, online customer satisfaction, mobile news publishers, Amazon's ad revenues and the boom in tablet use.
For more digital marketing stats, check out our Internet Statistics Compendium.
by David Moth 07 June 2013 13:18pm 6 comments
This time last year I looked at the mobile sites for the UK's top 20 retailers to see which offered the best checkout process.
I found that there were a number of common flaws, such as forced registration, but in general the standard was quite high.
However I was also surprised to see that eight of the retailers were still relying on desktop sites.
As 12 months has now passed I thought it would be interesting to see whether the situation had changed at all and find out which retailers have made an effort to upgrade their sites.
by David Moth 05 June 2013 10:42am 4 comments
In the varied world of ecommerce no two product pages are exactly the same, though there are a number of features that many sites have in common.
We previously looked in detail at the kind of tools retailers should consider including to help boost their conversion rates, including product videos, large images and user reviews.
And in this post I've tracked down 10 retailers that have excellent product pages for one reason or another. None of them is perfect, however each has several features that make them examples you can learn from.
by David Moth 23 May 2013 14:07pm 5 comments
According to a recent report three quarters of the worlds top brands have Google+ pages, with a combined following of more than 20 million fans.
This is a massive 9,400% increase since December 2011 when only 222,000 people followed them collectively.
But while writing a recent series of posts looking at how some of the world's top brands use social I noticed that the amount of effort put into their G+ pages massively varies, while user interaction with content and posts is almost non-existent.
So to find out whether this is a common theme, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how the UK's top 20 online retailers use G+ and the levels of engagement that they achieve.
Just to clarify, this post isn't about the SEO benefits of G+ or the potential for +1s to become more important in future, it's an evaluation of how brands use G+ and how their fans respond...
by David Moth 26 March 2013 10:42am 12 comments
First the $1 trillion part: According to a recent report from eMarketer, ecommerce topped the trillion-dollar mark for the first time in 2012.
This was not a one-time fluke, or even something unexpected, on the contrary, this number is expected to rise: The National Retail Federation and Shop.org both reported that eRetail spending grew by 15% over 2012.
ComScore recently reported that ecommerce represented 10% of all discretionary dollars spent in 2012 and that web sales for 2013 are expected to increase from 9 to 12%
How can you get your slice? Truly, a trillion dollar question. We have prepared some tips that can help you on your way to having your pie and eating it as well.
by Arie Shpanya 21 March 2013 18:02pm 2 comments
From social media sentiment analysis to digital ad buying, faster is increasingly seen as better, or at least necessary.
So it's no surprise that the ability to generate lots of data and analyze it rapidly is changing the way products and services are sold.
by Patricio Robles 25 January 2013 14:01pm 2 comments
Responsive design is a hot topic in web design at the moment, as it allows site owners to tailor content to any sized screen from a single set of code - which is obviously very useful as the mobile web continues to grow in popularity.
Yet it's still quite difficult to find examples of retailers that have embraced the technology.
This is particularly true among the top retailers that tend cling to their existing mobile sites and apps rather than going responsive.
Though responsive design is an all-encompassing way of building your site rather than a mobile strategy per se, for the purposes of this post I thought it would be interesting to look at which of the top 20 UK retailers use responsive design compared to those who have a separate mobile site.
Here's what I found out...
by David Moth 24 January 2013 12:36pm 13 comments
You need only take a look at Amazon's homepage to understand the importance of product recommendations to ecommerce.
One report suggests that 70% of Amazon.com is devoted to recommendations, so it's obvious that they play a vital role in exposing customers to new products and increasing sales.
In fact, according to an infographic from Monetate recommendations can increase revenue by up to 300%, improve conversions by 150% and help boost the average order value by 50%.
Obviously these figures will vary wildly depending on initial benchmarks and how extensively recommendations are used across the site, but the evidence is still too compelling to be ignored.
by David Moth 22 January 2013 11:33am 0 comments
Brick-and-mortar retailers may face challenges in competing online, but pure-play online retailers that think they've won the ecommerce game shouldn't count out their old-school competitors.
In fact, in some product categories, brick-and-mortar retailers are starting to beat out pure-play retailers.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Slang Perfectly satisfactory; fine.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Same as hunky, hunk, 2.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- Probably alteration of hunky, safe, all right, from obsolete hunk, goal, home in a game, from Dutch honk, from Frisian hunk. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
""So everything was hunky-dory between you and Victor the last time you saw him?""
"Tim McGraw brought his Emotional Traffic Tour to suburban Denver, Colorado on August 5, and everything was hunky-dory."
The Huffington Post: Michael Bialas: Concert Review: Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan Manhandle Denver
"You mean you can't just print up trillions in Monopoly Money and everything will turn out just hunky-dory?"
"T_T Things are moving along quickly but very hunky-dory."
"Without leaving the boat, fishing arm-deep into the brush, he announced, "All hunky-dory."
"So tunneling under a high school with thousands of living children is hunky-dory, while tunneling under a cemetery with thousands of dead people is verboten."
"The weekend before Eric was injured, Beth and I were living in our own home, involved in sea turtle rescues, walking on the beach, and everything's hunky-dory."
Caregiving strains families of veterans with severe injuries
"These jerkwads think everything is hunky-dory with "health care" because they have access to it."
Think Progress » GOP congressman praises government health care system that paid for his treatement.
"Besides which, the idea that all was hunky-dory until direct election of senators ruined everything in 1913 is pretty nutty."
"McCain is a fool if he thinks that after 5 months into a probably too small stimulus plan that everything should be hunky-dory again after 28 years of conservative, McCain supported bad ideas like deregulation, sub prime, leveraging to the hilt, etc, etc."
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The family of Brian Sullivan, the Chili teenager who had gone missing back in 2007, held a poker run to raise awareness of his disappearance, and the dissaperance of others.
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So many bars relegate food to burgers, wings and nachos, forgetting all the finer menu items that go well with a cold beer. Mussels served with a Belgian ale might be one of life's greatest culinary pleasures, and fish and chips with a pub draft can border on divine. The Old Monk does both of these well, and rounds out the menu with a good Reuben and a chicken sandwich featuring pistachio-breaded chicken tenders. Hell, there is even a decent burger if you want to be a traditionalist. If... More »
This distinction isn't given based on the television-to-patron ratio. If that were the case, The Old Monk would surely lose out in this super scientific selection process. No, this is based on a handful of criteria that enrich the sports-watching experience: Patio, food, booze and, yeah, televisions. The Old Monk has one of the best patios on Henderson, which is a generally accepted fact and of the utmost importance during basketball season. You can choose from an admirable selection of... More »
There are plenty of bars where you can grab a decent bite in Dallas--Lee Harvey's, the Meridian Room and the Lakewood Landing all come to mind--but the Old Monk is the only one we frequent even when we're not drinking. From the sizable burgers to the awesome fish and chips, everything on the menu is tasty, and it's all better with a side of the best skinny fries in town. And don't forget your vegetarian friends, who'll surely love the renowned (in our world at least) vegetarian... More »
At the Old Monk you can select from 14 beers on draft and nearly 50 bottled beers, including Belgian varieties so strong they could intoxicate Nate Newton. Of course, it's not just the selection of fine brew that makes the Old Monk a Dallas institution; it's the cozy feel of the place, highlighted by dark wood floors, elegant antiques and round, polished tables that look like they came from your grandparents' house, which in our case render us a little nostalgic. While the place is always... More »
This selection is perhaps unduly influenced by the unfortunate fact that we're reporters. Attorneys might prefer Ghost Bar; doctors drown their sorrows at Primo's. Laborers at insurance firms likely choose to forget about life for a while at any chain restaurant offering some variation of the Bloomin' Onion. We prefer the Old Monk, which is an affable and engaging setting for anyone who likes to talk to old friends and meet new people. The haphazard way the Old Monk is laid out allows for... More »
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Its happy-hour deals are paltry. It offers no Golden Tee; doesn't have a dance floor; bathrooms are small; front deck overlooks a busy intersection; isn't open for lunch and is often so dark inside you can barely read. Did we mention how much we love Old Monk? This is a bar's bar, a true pub, a place that takes Irish mainstays (lots of good strong beers on tap, very few tequila choices, several great whiskey options) and combines them with a low-key charm and usually excellent customer... More »
There are several elements to a good bar. A good bar must have an outdoor sitting area to enjoy the six days of nice weather we have each year. (Check.) Inside, the bar must be dark, for ambience and illicit hookups. (Check.) The waitstaff must be friendly but not fake, knowledgeable but not pushy. (Check.) The beer selection must be ample. (Check.) The clientele must have a median age above 29 but have enough pieces of 21-year-old male and female eye candy to make the view pleasant.... More »
Few gastronomical adventures really excite us anymore. We love good food, but it seems as though we're too jaded--or just too fat--to believe that there is really any end-all, be-all dish. "Oh, the sea bass, yes, it was tremendous, but surely someone in town does it better, no?" Not so with this dish. No one in town does fried calamari better. No one on this earth does calamari better. It simply cannot be prepared in any more perfect a fashion than it is at Old Monk. The delicate ovals of... More »
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After a few days it seems your liver is finally recovering from Saturday's St. Patrick's Day parade. But then the realization hits you: St. Patrick's Day is actually Wednesday. You thought you were done drinking green beer and listening to bagpipe music? Wahahahahaha--no way are you done drinking green beer and listening to bagpipe music. The Old Monk's celebration begins bright and early at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, with corned beef and cabbage, Guinness beef stew, and fish and chips on the menu till 10 p.m. Considering the line-up of entertainment--Irish dancers at 4 p.m., Homespun Remedies at 5 p.m., a live bagpiper at 7:30 p.m. and the mighty RTB2 at 9 p.m.--you'll also have plenty of time to let that delicious Irish cuisine marinate in a belly full of green beer (or one of the Old Monk's many other fine selections). So head on down to 2847 N. Henderson Ave. and practice your fake cough, 'cause you are definitely calling in sick Thursday. Call 214-821-1880 or visit oldmonkdallas.com.
A Dallas mainstay. The parking situation is terrible, but don't let that keep you from going. Beer selection is first rate and the food is delicious.
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Little is known of Bramante's life and works before 1477. He probably served as an assistant to Piero della Francesca in Urbino, which, under the nobleman Federico da Montefeltro (died 1482), had become a humanist centre of considerable importance. In 1477 Bramante was working in Bergamo as a painter of illusionistic murals of architecture. He probably derived his training not only from the works of artists active in Urbino but also from those of other artists he may have observed in his travels, such as those of Leon Battista Alberti (in Rimini and Mantua), Andrea Mantegna (in Mantua and Padua), Ercole de'Roberti (in Ferrara), and Filippo Brunelleschi (in Florence).
None of Bramante's youthful productions has survived, though some historians attribute various architectural perspectives to him. Almost all of them show some characteristics of Bramante's work, but they appear very different from each other. Before 1477 Bramante may have been primarily a planner, designer, and painter of architectural perspectives that other artists partly modified and inserted into their own paintings or carried out in construction; there are a number of later instances in which he is known to have furnished painters with such architectural perspectives.


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Hi, that's a cool name. I'm wondering if they write songs wherever or only in the studio and if there's a certain time that feels more creative where songs just come to them? Like a full moon or late at night? Thanks. Ann. Minnesota misses them :-(
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Insurance coverage and payment is required by the State of North Dakota. The North Dakota state-mandated health insurance policy for international students is provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, and the plan's name is "ND Student Blue." It has a $100 deductible per injury or illness. However, the deductible is waived if the student first receives treatment at the Student Health Center on campus.
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Friday's event was the third Project T.I.P.S. event of the summer. T.I.P.S. is an ancronym for trust, information, programs and services. Gary Mervis is the Chairman of the Project Exile Advisory Board and helped start the Project T.I.P.S. in 2008. "It's an effort to try to improve the trust between the people that live in many of these communities and those men and women which are charged with their public safety," he said.
When that trust breaks down, Sheppard said it becomes harder to keep the peace. "A lot of times the violence that we see in the city, it continues due to the fact that people don't tell us who's involved," he said.
Sheppard's frustration with that reality came across in a YouTube video he released. During the recorded message he said, "When homicide involves black on black violence, it seems no one cares enough to get involved."
Friday Sheppard discussed his assertion. "My outcry was that they should be involved, the solution isn't just the Rochester Police Department," he said. "We all have a hand in this and asking them to come and be a part of that."
Sheppard said another problem is people attempting to take matters into their own hands. "A lot of the violence that we have is retaliatory, where someone is shot, injured, cut, and rather than work with the Rochester Police Department to address it, they'll go out and say, they'll tell us, I'm not telling you what happened, I'll take care of it myself and that violence just continues to perpetuate," he said.
Project T.I.P.S. is an opening for residents to improve their own neighborhoods, and Sheppard's support is important. "It kind of makes him one of us instead of, he's way up there, where he's accessible," said Rochester's Prudence Anderson Leusch.
Rochester City Councilman Dana Miller, who lives in the Aberdeen Park neighborhood, echoed that sentiment. "It is important for people to really view the police as their support service, not somebody to be afraid of," he said.
One more Project T.I.P.S. event is planned for September 28 at School 33 on Webster Road.