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LONDON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen is expected to get the final political nod in the next couple of weeks to chair the U.S. Federal Reserve.
So when she signaled in congressional testimony last week that the U.S. economy was still in need of easy money, it was more than a throwaway line to please vetting senators worried about their voters' lack of jobs.
Yellen was using her clout to highlight the two main characteristics of the world economy: Recovery in America and elsewhere is not yet durable. And there is no fear that inflation will demand an end to the ultra-low interest rates and money-printing being used to sustain what growth there is.
This week's economic data drop touches on both sides of this equation - U.S. consumer inflation for October is reported on Wednesday and preliminary purchasing managers' indexes (PMI) for both the euro zone and the United States are out a day later, along with Philadelphia Fed's November business index.
Inflation's amazing disappearing act is rising to the top of the agenda in many economies. Fears of Japan-style deflation are premature but recent slides have at the very least raised policymakers' interest.
A plunge in euro zone inflation to just 0.7 percent in October prompted the European Central Bank to deliver a surprise interest rate cut, though not with unanimous support from its members.
The bank targets at or slightly below 2 percent as the level it considers inflation healthy, and the economy is still moribund.
Other non-euro countries in the region are reporting much the same on inflation. Poland's is running at 0.8 percent, Sweden had a month of falling prices, and even Britain's relatively high cost-of-living unexpectedly dropped to 2.2 percent year-on-year in October.
Although the U.S. consumer price index figures to be released this week are not the ones the Fed targets, they may point to inflation shrinkage as well.
The early consensus is for October CPI to show no increase month-on-month from September, when the annual rise was 1.2 percent. Some analysts even predict a fall in prices for the month.
The Fed targets either side of 2 percent for inflation. It favors the PCE, or personal consumption expenditure, index, which tends to run slightly lower than CPI. It was up just 0.9 percent in the 12 months through September.
"We are not seeing any upward inflation pressures - generally the opposite," said Sarah Hewin, Standard Chartered Bank's head of economic research for Europe.
The immediate fallout from any sign of diminishing U.S. inflation would be further to boost expectations that the Fed will delay any slowing of its quantitative easing (QE) asset-buying program.
Yellen has already fed this expectation at her confirmation hearing. Falling inflation would mean the QE money-printing might even be useful to ward off any deflation threat, on top of pumping up the economy.
This, in turn, will provide some succor to emerging markets - particularly those with high current account deficits - that have seen their currencies clobbered as the prospect of U.S. stimulus ending has pulled cash out of their economies.
India, Indonesia and Turkey have been particularly hard hit this year.
Markit's flash PMI indexes are expected to underline the unevenness of economic recovery, particularly in the euro zone.
Third-quarter gross domestic product released last week showed the euro zone barely growing with No. 2 economy France contracting and No. 1 Germany's pace of growth slowing.
Analysts at Barclays described the euro zone as undergoing "a somewhat disappointing recovery".
The consensus forecast for the flash euro zone composite PMI, incorporating both manufacturing and services, is for a very slight rise to 52.0 from 51.9 a month earlier.
That would indicate expansion and be the highest since the middle of 2011. But it is still below its long-term average.
The U.S. economy is, on the face of it, in better shape. GDP grew at an annual 2.8 percent in the third quarter, albeit boosted by inventories.
But data has not been not uniformly upbeat. Weekly jobless claims and trade numbers last week showed weaker progress than expected.
A Reuters poll suggests that the Philly Fed's business index - one of the first looks at November - will fall quite sharply.
Yellen, meanwhile, has made clear that she sees the economy as below its potential. She intends to keep working at getting it into sustainably strong shape.
Additional reporting by Tim Ahmann in Washington, editing by Mike Peacock


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Welcome to my Happily Ever After giveaway, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Valerie from Murphy's Library. This hop runs from October 9 to October 14, and you can win lots of new reads. Click here for a complete list of blogs participating in the hop.
I am giving away an ARC of Diane Zahler's MG fantasy Princess of The Wild Swans. I love Diane Zahler's fairy tale retellings, and I think you will, too!
About the book:
Princess Meriel's brothers have been cursed. A terrible enchantment–cast by their conniving new stepmother–has transformed the handsome princes into swans. They now swim forlornly on a beautiful heart-shaped lake that lies just beyond the castle walls.
Meriel will do whatever it takes to rescue her beloved brothers. But she must act quickly. If Heart Lake freezes, her brothers will be forced to fly south or perish.
With help from her newfound friends Riona and Liam–a pretty half-witch and her clever brother–Meriel vows to finish a seemingly impossible task. If she completes it, her brothers may be saved.
But if she fails . . . all will be lost.
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Get your bandana, courtesy of 2002 hikers
Gottago, Yogi, and Cupcake.
Wanna know which vendors will
be at the Kick Off?
...will be held April 26-28, 2013.
It was great! 917 in attendance.
Pictures, more details, coming soon. But for now:
Lost And Found
Lose something at KO? I have a box of unclaimed items: Camera,
glasses, hats, headlamps, bandanas, etc. If you lost something,
contact me to identify and I'll get
it to you.
Check back here
for updates, or follow us on Twitter (@adzpctko).
Our focus has always been on Pacific Crest Trail
thru-hikers, and the
weekend events are designed primarily for these intrepid hikers. If you:
If you're not in one of these categories, ADZPCTKO is probably not for you.
Although we'd love to throw it open to anyone and everyone who has a passing
interest in the PCT, we no longer have the space to do that. Come on back
when you're ready for your thru hike!
Get to work on your submission for the Pacific Crest Trail Short
Film Festival at the Kick Off. You'll find
complete details here.
The ads on this page are from hikers (and generous donors to ADZPCTKO)
who have created some cool
equipment and other goodies and now are selling their products commercially. Click the
ads to check out their
offerings, and be sure to thank them for their support of ADZPCTKO.
Links at the top of each page lead to all kinds of good stuff:
Click the PayPal button below or check the
donations page for more information.
ADZPCTKO organizers--indeed, the entire PCT community--were
shocked and saddened to learn of the
death of Bill "AsABat" Jeffrey on August 10, 2012.
AsABat was an organizer and director of ADZPCTKO practically
from the beginning, and he's best known for the water and
trail conditions report he gave each year at KO, and for the
invaluable PCT Water Report. The information he gathered and
shared gave confidence to countless PCT hikers through the
dry stretches of southern California. But Bill also provided
wise counsel behind the scenes, whether it was directing
search operations for overdue hikers or helping to define
the mission of ADZPCTKO. Even as we take some solace in the
fact that AsABat died on the trail he so loved--and who
hasn't dreamed of that?--individually and as a group, we
will greatly miss him.
The family requests that instead of sending flowers,
donations be made to the PCTA (Pacific Crest Trail
Association) or Father Joe's Village/St. Vincent De Paul in
San Diego in his name.
AsABat and
Meadow Ed: water report at ADZPCTKO 2005


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CAMBRIDGE, MA-- Williams College began the day on a strong note, winning two of the three Doubles matches in Saturday's match against MIT en route to a 7-2 match victory.
Matt Michelli and Bryan Chow competed at No. 1, beating Ken Van Tilberg and Matthew Skalak 8-6. Larry Pang and Curtis Wu were able to grab a point at second doubles with an 8-6 victory, but Will Petrie and Zach Weiss regained momentum for the Ephs, defeating Kevin Pang and Edwin Zhang 8-5. Williams was up 2-1 at the close of Doubles play.
Williams head Coach Dan Greenberg said "Doubles was key to winning the match. MIT has three talented doubles teams, so to come out 2-1 after doubles was key."
Williams swept the first three singles matches, making the score 5-1 in the Ephs' favor, including Felix Sun's 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 1 Singles over Van Tilberg. Greenberg said "Felix stayed true to form, played very well, and set the tone for singles."
The Engineers' second point came during the No. 4 Singles match, when Edwing Zhang defeated sophomore Zach Weiss. Weiss had to retire from the match due to injury. The final two matches were also Williams victories, with Brian Oldfield and Curtis Wu both falling in straight sets.
Complete Results:
1. Michelli/Chow (W) def. Van Tilberg/Skalak (M) 8-6
2. Pang/Wu (M) def. Sun/Meyer (W) 9-7
3. Petrie/Weiss (W) def. K. Pang/Zhang (M) 8-5
1. Sun (W) def. Van Tilberg (M) 6-0, 6-0
2. Michelli (W) def. K. Pang (M) 6-0 6-4
3. Chow (W) def. L. Pang (M) 6-3, 6-1
4. Zhang (M) def. Weiss (W) 6-3, 4-1 (retired, injury)
5. Meyer (W) def. Oldfield (M) 6-3, 6-2
6. Petrie (W) def. Wu (M) 6-4 6-0
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Current Law Students / Re: Psychopath attorneys« on: February 16, 2012, 02:37:37 PM »
There are, however, other ways that similar types of defenses against the homosexual self-label can be articulated. These males to be "homophobic, gay-bashing hoodlums who pick up or are picked up by a gay male, have sex with him, and they exorcise their own homosexual guilt by assaulting and maybe killing him. The "exorcist syndrome" which is a version of the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" nature manifested by people like Cardinal Spellman and Roy Cohn. The phenomena is also similar to a "split personality" situation. One of the personalities is "the grand inquisitor," as McCarthy and Cohn had become in a spectacular way, and it needs to punish the homosexual part of their 'personality'. This internal war is also projected outward causing these socially created monsters to harm other gay males by ruining their careers or, as other males will do, punishing them may include physical assaults and even murder.
Here's another parallel from poster maj:
[...] The "grandiosity gap" - the painful and narcissistically injurious gap between their grandiose fantasies and their dreary and humiliating reality - becomes emotionally insupportable. They decompensate and act out. [...] Unbeknownst to them, they seek self punishment. They are at heart suicidal. [...] This is called "projective identification". They attribute evil and corruption to their enemies and foes. These forms of paranoia are called projection and splitting. These are all primitive, infantile, and often persecutory, defence mechanisms.
When coupled with narcissism - the inability to empathize, the exploitativeness, the sense of entitlement, the rages, the dehumanization and devaluation of others - this mindset yields abysmal contempt for the narcissist's victims. The overriding emotion of terrorists and serial killers, the amalgam and culmination of their tortured psyche - is deep seated disdain for everything human, the flip side of envy. It is cognitive dissonance gone amok. [...] To justify this apparent contradiction, the mass murderer casts himself as an altruistic savior of a group of people "endangered" by his foes. [...]
[...] Their cosmic significance is daily sustained by newspaper headlines, ever increasing bounties, admiring copycats, successful acts of blackmail, the strength and size of their opponents, and the devastation of human life and property. Appeasement works only to aggravate their drives and strengthen their appetites by emboldening them and by raising the threshold of excitation and "narcissistic supply". Terrorists and killers are addicted to this drug of being acknowledged and reflected. They derive their sense of existence, parasitically, from the reactions of their (often captive) audience.
Erich Fromm suggested that both Hitler and Stalin were narcissistic mass murderers. Hitler and Nazism are often portrayed as an apocalyptic and seismic break with European history. Yet the truth is that they were the culmination and reification of European history in the 19th century. Europe's annals of colonialism have prepared it for the range of phenomena associated with the Nazi regime - from industrial murder to racial theories, from slave labor to the forcible annexation of territory. [...] Moreover, Nazi Germany innovated by applying prevailing racial theories (usually reserved to non-whites) to the white race itself. It started with the Jews - a non-controversial proposition - but then expanded them to include "east European" whites, such as the Poles and the Russians. Germany was not alone in its malignant nationalism. [...] Nazism - and Fascism - were world ideologies, adopted enthusiastically in places as diverse as Iraq, Egypt, Norway, Latin America, and Britain. At the end of the 1930's, liberal capitalism, communism, and fascism (and its mutations) were locked in mortal battle of ideologies. [...]
What was the role of the Jews in all this? [...] The Jews constituted a perfect, easily identifiable, reification of all that was "wrong" with Europe. They were an old nation, they were eerily disembodied (without a territory), they were cosmopolitan, they were part of the establishment, they were "decadent", they were hated on religious and socio-economic grounds, they were different, they were narcissistic (felt and acted as morally superior), they were everywhere, they were defenseless, they were credulous, they were adaptable (and thus could be co-opted to collaborate in their own destruction). They were the perfect hated father figure and parricide was in fashion.


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It's been a while since the latest Microsoft-should-open-source-Windows article, so SJVN felt compelled to write one. "Although Microsoft may claim otherwise, Vista, from both from a technical and business point of view, is proving to be a failure. Why not turn it over to people who have shown time after time that they can deliver the goods?"


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The MTV movie awards were inspiring and we've already covered them here. We just couldn't get enough of the glitz and glam. With luxury swimwear coming up hot and heavy, there are a ton of hues that can help you recreate your designer swimwear wardrobe. Selena Gomez was my absolute favorite. Regarless of being without the Biebs she glowed in gold and her hair was perfectly teased and braided.
Her look is pure charm, flirty and fun. Metallics will be hot for the summer especially as contrast pieces. Getting that Selena glow can be achieved by choosing colors that are golden and brown is perfect for that. Call on Me is a reflection of summer as a vibrant season that should be celebrated.
Melanie Inglesias also gave us a deep, sexy, V neck that bordered of risque but was saved by the charming way she smiled and the classy hairstyle that she wore. The white is a contrast on adventure and innocence. This gown really matched Melanie's pace and proves you can have a little bit of naughty inside class.
White is also a great contrast to gold in case you ever decide to mix any of these colors into your designer swimwear. White goes very well with purple hues and Lady Lux debuts a beautiful monokini that screams Heaven Can't Wait. I always love the summer because of the colorful flowers that decorate the countryside. Purple happens to be one of the chosen favorites. Nothing quite pops like it. This luxury swimwear is the perfect ensemble to take the plunge.
Lastly, Happy 23rd to Emma Watson who celebrated her B-day as of yesterday (April 15th). She looked charming in a Maxime Simoens dress. Her look is very classy and grown up nowadays. She definitely is maturing into a sophisticated young lady.


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G6705, Reviewed February 2015
Established lawns may be maintained at different levels of perfection according to individual situations and desires, but good lawns seldom "just happen." This summary outlines major steps required to maintain a high-quality lawn year round.
Steps in boldface type indicate a minimum program where time, money or interest dictates a usable lawn with least effort. Other selected steps of the schedule may be adopted occasionally or in alternate years to upgrade the program.
Timing is approximate for central Missouri. It may vary two weeks or more from one area to another in the state or from year to year.
This publication refers primarily to cool-season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and fine fescue. For zoysia and Bermuda grass lawns, see MU Extension publication G6706, Establishment and Care of Zoysiagrass Lawns.
The key to good maintenance is doing those things that best counterbalance unfavorable conditions in the lawn environment. To attain equal success, lawns on soils of inferior physical quality or low fertility require more attention than those on deep, friable loam-type soils. Followed properly, the steps below should provide satisfactory lawns.
Variation in soils, lawn standards and grasses require different approaches to lawn fertilization. The ideal program provides for uniform moderate growth throughout the season. Such growth can be provided through fertilization programs that use organic forms of nitrogen.
Problems arise when rates and forms of fertilizer cause irregular "spurts of growth," especially in spring and summer. Turf that is not fertilized enough has little competitive ability against weeds or disease.
Nitrogen recommendations and materials tend to overemphasize the dark green color and fast growth response. In too many cases, this has been detrimental to balanced plant growth and health. For example, much emphasis has been given to early spring as the best time to fertilize bluegrass. If a lawn is stunted and has a pale to yellowish-green appearance, a very moderate feeding at this time would be advisable.
On the other hand, fertilizing a lawn that already had moderate vigor at the time most of us get "spring gardening fever" will stimulate excessive succulent growth. The grass becomes more susceptible to fungi, which will take their toll a few weeks later during summer stress. In addition, excessive leaf growth usually occurs at the expense of new root growth, placing the plant at a further disadvantage during summer.
All lawns should be fertilized at least once a year. Additional fertilization will depend on the desired level of turf appearance, turfgrass species, soil type and fertilizer carrier. As indicated in Table 1, other fertilizer applications may be desirable and even necessary.
If only one fertilization per year is desired, September is an excellent time for it.
When a second application is desired, mid-October is a good time for it. Moderate rates in October or November, after days are cool enough to discourage vigorous leaf growth (50 degrees F), will help prolong green color into the winter and at the same time encourage development of a stronger root system for next spring's growth.
If a spring fertilization is desired, it should be done in early to mid-April. Two or three fertilizer applications in the fall may eliminate the need for a spring application.
When fertilizer is applied at higher rates, give greater attention to thatch- and disease-control measures, as well as to watering.
Table 1
Fertilizer application schedule.
The two basic types of nitrogen fertilizer are soluble and slow release. Soluble types are available quickly to plants even at low temperatures, stimulate rapid growth and are depleted quickly (3 to 4 weeks). Steady, uniform plant growth requires frequent, light applications. Slow-release types of several different forms release nutrients to plants over longer periods of time (6 to 8 weeks) and very slowly at low temperatures.
Lawn specialty fertilizers often contain 24 to 50 percent of the total nitrogen in slow-release form and the remainder in quickly soluble forms. This combination gives immediate response in cold weather while the remainder is available over a longer period.
When 35 to 50 percent or more of the nitrogen is a slow-release type, rates may be increased at least 50 percent, especially for high-quality management. With these fertilizers, frequency of application may sometimes be reduced.
Nitrogen sources from urea (quickly soluble) should not be confused with urea-formaldehyde (UF; slowly available).
Recommendations are usually based on amounts required to supply a given amount of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet of lawn. Most lawn fertilizers are "complete" in that they contain nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), and so, the amount of phosphorus and potassium applied is determined by the ratio of these two elements to nitrogen.
Two fertilizers with label analyses of 20-5-10 and 12-12-12 would contain 20 and 12 percent N, 5 and 12 percent P, and 10 and 12 percent K, respectively. The N:P:K ratio would be 4:1:2 for the first fertilizer and 1:1:1 for the second.
The amount of fertilizer required to apply 1 pound of nitrogen to 1,000 square feet can be calculated by dividing 100 by the percent of nitrogen in the fertilizer (for example, 100 ÷ 20 = 5 pounds fertilizer per 1,000 square feet). The same formula would apply for phosphorus, potassium or any other nutrient percent.
Suggested annual fertilization schedule
For routine maintenance where a soil test or experience indicates no major deficiencies, use a lawn fertilizer with an approximate ratio of 3:1:1 or 4:1:1 or 4:1:2 at recommended rates according to the schedule in Table 1.
Where a soil test indicates low phosphorus or potassium levels, or where basic fertility levels are not known, use fertilizers with a ratio that more closely approximates 1:1:1 or 2:1:1 or 3:1:2. If lawn application rates are not given on the container, amounts to apply can be calculated as in the example above.
Do not routinely apply lime to established lawns unless a soil test indicates a need. Excess can be as harmful as deficiency. Established lawn soils seldom need to be limed unless a soil test indicates a moderately to severely acid soil of pH 5.8 or lower.
Where such need is indicated, apply finely ground or specially pelletized agricultural limestone at rates up to 50 pounds per 1,000 square feet. If more is required, make separate applications about six months apart. Limestone can be applied almost any time, but fall or early winter is the best time.
Mowing height and frequency directly affect the performance of a lawn. The shorter turf is cut, the more frequently it should be mowed. The common practice of mowing a lawn short under the assumption it will require less frequent cutting is responsible for much lawn deterioration.
When grass is cut too closely, not enough leaf surface remains to manufacture necessary foods for sustenance and root growth. For this reason, a standard guide is to never remove more than one-third of the green leaf area with a single mowing. If a mowing is missed, cut only half the way back to the intended height, and then a couple of days later cut to the regular level. Recommended mowing heights are presented in Table 2.
Clippings need not always be removed. When they are short enough to filter down to the soil surface, they decay and recycle nutrients back to the soil. Remove clippings when they remain on the surface or when excessive thatch is already causing a problem.
Table 2
Recommended seasonal mowing heights* for cool-season grasses in Missouri.
Bluegrasses, fescues and other cool-season grasses naturally protect themselves by going into a semidormant stage during periods of high temperature or drought. They cease growth and turn brown but bounce back quickly with sufficient water and cooler temperatures, usually in September.
Except in cases of extreme prolonged drought, tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass do not need water to stay alive during the summer; however, their appearance suffers. During dormancy, drought-tolerant weeds such as crabgrass, plantain, thistles and dandelion dominate lawns.
Because of its deep extensive root system, tall fescue remains green longer into the summer than other nonirrigated cool-season grasses.
Kentucky bluegrass has many underground stems, called rhizomes. Each rhizome can produce several new bluegrass shoots that result in turf thickening when water becomes available following summer dormancy, usually in September.
Perennial ryegrass and fescue, other than tall fescue, should not be grown as monocultures — only one grass species — without irrigation in Missouri because of their tendency to bunch during severe moisture stress. Perennial ryegrass is also susceptible to heat stress and many different diseases, and in many cases a monostand of this species will not survive through a Missouri summer. Similarly, annual ryegrass is not a suitable turfgrass species in Missouri.
The principal purpose of summer watering is to maintain an attractive green surface when it may be appreciated the most. Watering will not substitute for poor fertility or improper mowing, and can encourage crabgrass and other weed problems. Extra growth stimulated by watering increases fertility requirements, thatch accumulation and other problems.
If, in the desire for a summer green lawn, you cannot give attention to related management, let the turf follow its natural tendencies to go dormant during summer. (Plants will be brown from lack of water but are not necessarily dead.) Homeowners who have a lawn-care service should not allow their lawn to enter drought dormancy.
Rules for watering
On clay- or silt-type soils, or any turf receiving constant traffic, soil sealing and compacting can seriously impair turf growth. Grass roots are injured because air, water and fertilizers cannot reach them in sufficient quantities. Mechanical aeration to break through this barrier is essential for continued turf health. Fertilizer applications following aeration most efficiently provide nutrients to the turf roots.
Aeration is best done by power equipment that pulls out small cores of soil, or by cutting vertical grooves to provide openings every 3 to 4 inches. Power equipment is usually available at rental stores. Lawn-care companies may also provide this service to their customers.
For small areas, suitable hand-equipment is available, but using it is hard work. Even an ordinary spading fork plunged into the soil at 3-inch intervals when the soil is lightly moist — not wet — is far better than nothing at all.
Aeration should be done at least once a year where compaction is a problem. Early fall is the best time for bluegrass lawns, but aeration will be highly beneficial anytime the grass is actively growing, except possibly during midsummer heat.
Thatch is a layer of undecayed plant parts accumulating at the turf base. It forms a barrier to water and air movement in the same manner as compaction.
Thatch is primarily a problem of intensely fertilized and watered lawns. Even though clippings are removed regularly, thatch still can form because old plants and basal leaves are more resistant to decay than are the clippings.
Thatch removal should be initiated whenever accumulation exceeds 1/2 inch. Early fall is the preferred time for dethatching lawns.
For more information on thatch, see MU Extension publication G6708, Managing Thatch in Home Lawns.
Top-dressing is the periodic addition of a thin layer, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch, of soil to the surface of growing turf. Mixing soil with accumulating debris hastens thatch decay. Shallow depressions in a turf can be leveled gradually by this practice as well.
The texture of the top-dressing material should be similar to or coarser than the soil on which the turf already exists. When top-dressing with soil to reduce thatch, the addition of compost or peat moss is not required because the thatch layer is already high in organic matter.
Top-dressing may be done immediately after coring, dethatching or slicing. Never bury the existing turf with too much top-dressing soil. After top-dressing, at least three-fourths of the grass plant should be exposed to sunlight. Never top-dress during the heat of the summer.
Rolling is not desirable for smooth, uneven lawns. Surface compaction is common in many lawns, without adding to the problem by heavy rolling. Rolling moist soil causes maximum compaction — a fine way to build roadways but not soils for turf.
When late winter freezing and thawing have resulted in "heaving" young plants out of the ground, or if mole activity is serious, rolling may be required and is acceptable. In such cases, roll soon after spring thaw when the soil surface is relatively dry, and use as light a roller as possible. Don't roll more than is absolutely necessary.
The best weed control is a healthy, dense, competitive turf. Correct cultural practices to achieve this will keep out most weeds. In particular, maintaining a proper mowing height and not cutting lawns too short will reduce weed invasion.
Chemical weed killers are useful but should not be relied upon entirely to cure lawn weed problems. Suggestions for timing herbicide applications for several common weed problems are indicated in the calendar of this guide.
Relative merits of using fertilizer-herbicide (weed and feed) or fertilizer-insecticide combinations should be considered carefully before they are used indiscriminately. In many cases, at least one of the ingredients may not be needed or will be used at an inopportune time.
If your lawn is less than acceptable but contains at least 40 percent desirable grasses, you may be able to replant without preparing a completely new seedbed. Start in August with steps similar to the following:
If the original problem was due to soil itself, poor drainage or excessively thick thatch, till the lawn and start over following the steps for establishing a new lawn. (See MU Extension publication G6700, Cool-Season Grasses: Lawn Establishment and Renovation.)
Prevention is the best approach to disease problems in home lawns. Often by the time the disease is diagnosed, the damage has been done.
Controlling thatch, avoiding frequent sprinklings and fertilizing properly for healthy but not succulent grasses are simple lawn-grooming practices that aid disease prevention.
Two major insect pests are white grubs and sod webworm. White grubs are described in MU Extension publication IPM1020, Turfgrass and Insects. Routinely inspect the lawn for white grubs and sod webworms. Treat only after the insects have been properly identified and only when they are in sufficient numbers to cause a noticeable loss of turf. Treating lawns every year with insecticides as prevention is neither necessary nor advised.
Order publications online at http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/shop/ or call toll-free 800-292-0969.


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The Kodak Hero 9.1 is Google Cloud Print ready, can print from emails and also output directly from mobile devices using a free app. It offers Wi-Fi, Ethernet and USB connectivity and has a 4.3-inch touchscreen.
Kodak claims that although its printers cost a little more than its rivals, low ink prices make them cost effective over time. This top-of-the-range Hero 9.1 all-in-one printer is packed with features and priced at £200 in the UK, or $250 in the US.
But with costs falling across the board, can it match the print quality of rivals such as the Canon Pixma MG5250, Epson Stylus Office BX625FWD, HP Photosmart 7510 and other multifunction devices in our Best inkjet printers list?
The Kodak Hero 9.1 is at the high end of Kodak's new Hero range of home and small office multifunction inkjet printers. The entry-level model, the Hero 5.1 (full price £99), offers wireless printing and scanning, a 2.4-inch display and automatic Duplex.
The more office-orientated Kodak Hero 6.1 (which has an RRP of £169) adds fax facilities, a 35-page automatic document feeder (ADF) for scanning and photocopying and a larger 200-sheet paper tray that also holds 70 pages of photo paper.
The Hero 7.1 (which also costs £169) drops the ADF and fax facilities, and capacity is down to a 100-page paper tray with a separate 40-sheet photo feeder, but it adds a 3.5-inch colour touchscreen display.
This top-of-the-range Kodak Hero 9.1 is similar to the Hero 7.1 but has an ADF, fax facilities and a 4.3-inch colour touchscreen.
Kodak is keen to stress that its printers are more expensive to buy than its comparable rivals, but this is because it doesn't subsidise printer costs by raising the price of its ink cartridges. The company claims its printers are 30-40% dearer than rival manufacturers', which seems a little harsh considering this top-end model can be bought for around £180, or $200 in the US - not wildly pricier than others.
The inks can be bought for around £15 online for a complete set. Based on their RRP and stated yields, a black-only page costs around 1.25p and a colour page 2.15p (ink costs only), which is definitely cheap. The Kodak Hero range of printers is certainly worth considering if you want to keep your running costs down.


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Junior Seau, a former All-Pro linebacker who spent most of his 20-year NFL career playing for his hometown Chargers after starring at USC, was found dead at his Oceanside, Calif., home Wednesday morning of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. He was 43.
The case is being investigated as a suicide, although police found no suicide note.
Seau's ex-wife, Gina, said that on Tuesday he sent her and each of their three children -- Sydney, Jake and Hunter -- a text message, ending with "I love you."


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Atlanta Hawks sign Cartier MartinPosted by Inside Hoops
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The Atlanta Hawks have signed forward Cartier Martin, it was announced today by President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Danny Ferry.
Martin played in 41 games (three starts) last season for the Washington Wizards, and averaged 6.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 16.9 minutes (.381 FG%, .397 3FG%, .714 FT%). The five-year veteran has appeared in 161 career NBA games (nine starting assignments) with Charlotte, Golden State and Washington, averaging 5.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 14.2 minutes (.389 FG%, .381 3FG%, .725 FT%). Martin has also seen action in China, Turkey, Italy and in the NBA Development League with Iowa. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward played four seasons collegiately at Kansas State (2003-07).
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Hi there
Am in the process of formatting my first createspace book. Am using Indesign and the 5x8 template that I downloaded from here:http://www.selfpub.info/templates/book-templates-for-indesign.html
My questions are about images. My book is a fiction book with some illustrations. They images are black and white with some quite large areas of black.
I'm planning to print to the cream paper.
The images themselves are illustrator (vector) images that I've placed in the Indesign document, and two of them are 300dpi Photoshop documents (raster) CMYK.
Is there anything I need to watch out for? Should I worry about "show through" with text on the other side of the page?
An example image (hope is shows up!)
Oops! Ok so that did not work. Here is a link to the image
The only thing you can do about show through is to anticipate it, but a lot depends on your book. If an image can only go in one place related to the text, you live with it. Otherwise you can place images back to back on the same leaf, or where there might be blank space on the opposite side of the leaf. Some books used to have separate image pages, with either nothing on the back side, or another image. (I don't see this as much these days.)
If your art uses Photoshop Black (C75 M68 Y67 K90), or any other value black where K is not 100, it may be screened and will therefore look less than 100% black, especially if it is near art that was created use some color including K-100. My tests using PS Black and other rich blacks demonstrate this both in text (vector), and raster art.
What program do you use to create PDFs? This, too, will effect whether your black is 100% or screened.
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Here is an example of two rich blacks and black only. These were CMYK art that CS printed in color and in black and white (converted by CS when printing). This is the black and white version.
The black on the at the left was a C70 M35 Y40 K100. The PS Black was C75 M68 Y67 K100. The little bit in the lower left corner was 100% black only, C00 M00 Y00 K100. The blue lines indicate units of 10 halftone dots, therefore 106 lpi.
Disclaimer: all statements of apparent fact in this post are empirical inferences based on observational data. These are idiosyncratic in nature and have not necessarily been subject to verification.
Thanks Walton that's very helpful.
I guess I'm going to be stuck with some show through - will have to check the proof to see how bad it is. May have to drop some artwork if it's too hectic.
Looking at the example you posted, the "rich black" on the left C70 M35 Y40 K100 looks pretty good -
But in this example, the black that became screened also has a K value of 100? Or have I misunderstood something?
I'm planning to export to PDF directly from Indesign - is that acceptable?
With the digital presses used for print-on-demand books, the ink/toner is fused to the surface of the paper, rather than being absorbed into the fibers -- so "show-through" is actually less of a problem than it would be with the same paper on an offset press (or ink jet printer). You can run a test using multipurpose 20# bond paper in white or cream with a smooth finish (most stores that carry office supplies will have it, and it's very close to the same properties as the paper CS uses).
The image sample you linked appears to be black-only line art, and if that's the case, and if it is being embedded in the PDF as an image file rather than vector art for a black-and-white interior book, then I would convert it to a 1-bit monochrome image at 2400 dpi, rather than color or grayscale image at 300 dpi.
As for things to watch out for, large areas of a solid black can be a challenge for many of the digital presses that are used to print black-and-white interior pages -- and if conditions are less than ideal (e.g., maintenance isn't being performed on schedule, paper wasn't stored or handled properly, etc.), then problems can start to show up in books with that type of artwork before they'd be apparent in regular text-only books. Some members who've produced graphic novels as black-and-white interior books here have expressed frustration with the number of print defects (i.e., banding, streaking, etc.) they see.
Hope that helps. Best wishes.
Thanks Lighthouse -
To be sure I understand -
The image I linked to is a jpeg from my blog - the actual images I'm using in my book are illustrator vector files that I've placed in Indesign. I guess that means they will be vector files embedded in the PDF?
I've not really looked into the PDF settings - I need to read up about what best settings to choose there.
Thanks for the information about large areas of black. That may be an issue for me.
Vector objects are processed at the RIP much the same as text objects that use embedded fonts -- so if you can use vector art, then that's preferred/superior (and should yield few, if any, problems).
My preference (for a black-and-white interior book) is to convert everything to grayscale and adjust settings on my end to get the best soft-proof rendering I can, and include only DeviceGray colorspace in the PDF -- as opposed to submitting a PDF with color profiles that CreateSpace will have to convert for black-only printing. That's not how everyone here does it, but it works best for me in terms of predictability and consistency from book to book, month to month, and printer to printer.
High Ink Coverage
Although I have experienced some problems in the last few months with color printing, and there is https://www.createspace.com/en/community/message/154503#154503, I have printed 6.5 x 8.5 solid areas of Registration Black (400% TIC), Photoshop Black (290%), 12 different colors all at 290%, these have been printed perhaps half a dozen times for me, and I have not seen any problems with "large solid black." Less formally (in terms of tests), I've printed over a thousand full 8 x 10 pages of Photoshop black, with a line of text reversed out, and a 2 x 3 to 5 x 6 (roughly) color picture on them, with no problems at all.
Banding Streaks
There have been a few complaints about banding streaks last year (with photos, so there is no question about them).
I have been unable to duplicate them using colors totalling less than 30%, in fact, less than 24%. You will find some speculation about them here: https://www.createspace.com/en/community/message/148380#148380.
1 bit art
I have run tests with 1bit art and saw no practical difference between 800dpi to 2400dpi . . . at least nothing that couldn't be explained by the haphazzard effect of a droplet of ink landing one "paper fiber" differently from another. If size isn't a problem, and if you go this route, there's no reason not to use 2400dpi, but it doesn't appear necessary.
CS will print from what seems like any PDF (any preset from Acrobat, and any PDF from any conversion program). PDF/X is the recommended preset for printing. It converts RGB to CMYK. All things being equal, CS prints grayscale work best from CMYK, and PDF/X gives you that. If your work is basically like what you linked to, then this really doesn't matter.
What might be critical is the question of Photoshop Black/halftone screening and 100% black, as I noted above. In that regard, although you did not answer what program you use to convert, from full color work with 100% black text, Acrobat, Word (although there are other problems with using Word for images), OpenOffice, and NitroPDF all will give you K100 or the equivalent RGB, whereas, doPDF, PrimoPDF, and PDF995 all will give Phototshop black, thus screened blacks.
Although printing your work on cream paper in grayscale will give you a great idea of what's what, for under $8 you can throw together a book with test images, 24 pages, simple cover (with a throw-away title) and the CS free ISBN, you can answer all your questions with the real thing.
Thanks Lighthouse - that sounds good.
Hi Walton
Thanks for your thorough reply.
"What might be critical is the question of Photoshop Black/halftone screening...although you did not answer what program you use to convert"
I'm sorry - maybe I misunderstood your question. I mentioned earlier that I plan to convert to PDF from Indesign. I've got the whole thing set up in Indesign at the moment and plan to export to the suggested settings - PDF/x. Is that what you meant?
Thanks for the suggestion of doing a small proof book - I think that's a brilliant idea. Will take all the guesswork out of things


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BERWICK, Maine — Berwick police did not have updates Sunday afternoon regarding a bank robbery which occurred at Kennebunk Savings Bank on Friday.
On Friday, a person dressed as a woman in a red hoodie and pink sweat pants with long brown hair entered the bank at approximately 11:54 a.m. and demanded money from a clerk. Although no weaponry was displayed, the person claimed to have a bomb and fled the area on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Witnesses who reported they believed the suspect was a man wearing a woman's wig noted the person's knuckles were covered by white surgical tape.
Police from Berwick and Somersworth combed the area for hours that day, using K-9 units to track the suspect. One man was arrested later on Friday, after reportedly running from police who were conducting a search for the wanted robber. Berwick police were trying to determine whether that individual had any connection to the bank heist.
Berwick police supervisors did not return calls for comment over the weekend. Somersworth police deferred comment to their supervisor who was unavailable and the FBI Bank Robbery Task Force could not be reached before press time.
On Friday, the robbery also occurred within minutes of calls related to a stabbing at Pine Hill Mobile Home Park, approximately one mile from the bank.
Police believed the stabbing report to be false, intended to divert officials' attention during the robbery incident, according to Somersworth Police Capt. Jerry Locke. He added police in Kittery, Maine, received a similar report of a stabbing earlier on Friday, which also turned out to be false.
Police urge anyone with information regarding the case to contact Berwick Police Detective William Russell at 207-698-1136. A confidential reward is available for information leading to the capture and conviction of the robber.
No updates on Berwick bank robbery
BERWICK, Maine — Berwick police did not have updates Sunday afternoon regarding a bank robbery which occurred at Kennebunk Savings Bank on Friday.


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Tim Dennehy, University of Arizona Extension entomologist, has been honored as the university's Distinguished Outreach Professor.
The award went to Dennehy for his work in establishing the UA Extension Arthropod Resistance Management Lab, the first facility of its kind. Dennehy received the award at UA's winter commencement.
The facility has provided the infrastructure for outreach and research that has helped to solve a crisis with whiteflies in Arizona and has been instrumental in maintaining the efficacy of genetically modified cotton against pink bollworm.
Dennehy has garnered millions of dollars to support his outreach programs from sources as diverse as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and industry and commodity groups, including Arizona Cotton Growers Association.
"He was instrumental in identifying pesticide problems affecting the whitefly and directed us to other strategies, which saved the Arizona cotton industry in the early 1990s," said Rick Lavis, executive vice president of the Arizona Cotton Growers Association.
"He can justifiably claim a major role in reducing the number of annual insecticide applications in Arizona cotton from over five when he came to less than two at present," said Robert Nichols, director of agricultural research, Cotton Incorporated.
"Tim is the best thing that has ever happened to our working relationship with The University of Arizona," said Robert T. Staten, center director, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Phoenix.
"The levels of co-ordination and cooperation achieved by Tim and his colleagues in Arizona represent one of the most exciting accomplishments with cotton pest management in any part of the world," said Ian Denholm, head of the Plant and Invertebrate Ecology Division, Integrated Approach to Crop Research, Rothamsted, England.
This award, said Dennehy, "is extremely significant to the promoting of excellence in Extension and the contributions of many in unparalleled teamwork."
This new title, established in 2004, recognizes distinguished outreach accomplishments in the same way that the University of Arizona has long recognized distinguished teaching and distinguished research. It represents the university making commitment to what Dennehy calls "cutting-edge Extension."
Cutting-edge Extension is done by "standing on the shoulders of exceptional researchers.
"The accomplishments in management of insect resistance in Arizona cited when the university conferred me this award resulted from unique synergism of our multi-agency team and contributions of many."
Contributing program leaders cited by Dennehy are: Professors Bruce Tabashnik, Yves Carrière, Peter Ellsworth, and John Palumbo of the University of Arizona. He also cited his work with Larry Antilla of the Arizona Cotton Research and Protection, Lavis, Nichols, Staten and Tom Henneberry of the USDA.
Dennehy said his role as founding director of the Extension Arthropod Resistance Management Laboratory has been to "provide a bridge between the University-and USDA-based programs and cotton producers throughout Arizona. Many times this has involved implementation of ideas, methodology and information provided by other members of our team, and funding and technical support provided by Arizona cotton growers."
Insect resistance is the Achilles' heel of modern insect management, said Dennehy. Integrated pest management (IPM) has been the paradigm of insect management since the 1970s.
"IPM dictates that all practical non-chemical control measures be employed before resorting to use of insecticides. Insecticide use is justified when monitoring or other predictive tools indicate that pest densities have exceeded economic thresholds. This approach has made it all the more critical that insecticide treatments, once resorted to, work as expected, because financial losses are virtually a certainty otherwise," Dennehy noted.
Owing to high temperatures and year-round conditions permitting insect development, pesticides are required to some degree in most fruit, vegetable, and fiber crops of the low deserts of the Southwest. "Older highly toxic pesticides have been replaced with products that are functionally the equivalent of insect birth control. These modern tools of IPM have reduced negative impact on beneficial organisms, humans, and the environment, but are very effective at controlling target pests," Dennehy said.
The problem is, he added, is that there are relatively few of these modern IPM-compatible insecticides available. Those that exist must be used as sparingly as possible and every effort must be made to delay their loss to resistance.
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New York State Fails To Follow Up On Limo Repairs
Official admits to treating company involved in fatal Oct. 6 crash with "kid gloves."
Casino closures have brought the city's transportation businesses into even tighter competition, while the sudden arrival of Uber, the $40 billion behemoth seeking to restructure the current for-hire transportation industry, has only heightened the tension.
Press of Atlantic City article here
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Official admits to treating company involved in fatal Oct. 6 crash with "kid gloves."
10/23 update: As the public awaits a preliminary report on an accident cause, two recommendations after a 2015 crash would have affected the recent one.
Safety concerns with limousines are being tackled by politicians in Albany and Washington, D.C.
The TNC is lobbying the Seattle city government to levy tolls on area roadways during heavy traffic periods.
Its safety record and practices strongly contrast to the quality and performance levels of professional luxury transportation services.
The TNC published a white paper that concludes most of its drivers are happy and earn more than minimum wage.
Many drivers with bad experiences question how independent their roles as contractors really are.
After the companies paid $100,000 in legal bills, four employees have chosen to go to trial instead of settling.
The Colorado Limousine Association drew a heavy turnout and a guest appearance from NLA President Gary Buffo.
Some big company names have formed a group to ensure luxury transportation operators can pick-up and drop-off at a future redesigned LAX.
A three-judge panel ruled in favor of the TNC in a lawsuit that could steer the future of the gig economy.
Revealed last year, hackers were granted access to personal information of 57 million riders and drivers in 2016.
The class action filed by Diva Limousine blames Uber's predatory pricing strategies for hurting legitimate chauffeured services.
SEPT. LCT: Amid accidents, deaths, injuries, and skyrocketing insurance premiums, operators are chafing under a web of strict new rules.
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Food Manufacturers Cling to Flexible Packaging
Flexible packaging formats continue to take the day for an array of foods and beverages.
Processors can't get enough flexible packaging, for everything from fruit chips to ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails. Flexible packaging's light weight and convenience are core drivers, but innovative structures and graphic treatments for pouches, bags and shrink labels are also fueling demand.
The shift to flexible packaging is occurring among national brand owners and private labelers, and it's happening domestically as well as overseas.
In the U.S., Sunsweet Growers Inc., Yuba City, Calif., leveraged the visual possibilities of flexible packaging as part of a packaging redesign. The company switched from a paper label to a full-body shrink label for its juice bottles and redesigned the graphics on its full range of packaging, including dried-fruit pouches, to give the Sunsweet brand a more contemporary look.
The company's goal was to convey "contemporary, healthy relevance for an increasing savvy and health-seeking [consumer] in the healthy snack category," explains Ian McLean, founder and creative director at McLean Design Inc., Walnut Creek, Calif. McLean's firm designed the new Sunsweet package graphics. "We needed to look awesome and young and relevant and innovative."
Like the new label graphics, redesigned graphics on Sunsweet's dried-fruit pouches convey healthfulness and contemporaneity. The pouches are printed via rotogravure, which delivers a high-quality look, and photography on the pouches features the fresh fruits from which the products are made. "If you're selling fresh, healthy and delicious, the quality of the reproduction is everything," McLean says.
The metallized pouch material provides an opaque print surface, obviating the problem of sticky products making splotches on the inner surface of the pouch that can be seen through the printing. The pouch material also has good barrier properties, which protect the products from deterioration and spoilage. And, for convenience, the pouches are resealable.
Structural innovation
Sunsweet is not the only healthy-snack purveyor to choose flexible packaging for a combination of marketing and functional reasons. Bags and pouches are gradually becoming the go-to package for produce-based snacks. In this category, particularly for single-serving products, package structure is starting to emerge as a brand differentiator.
Bolthouse Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., created a uniquely functional bag for its Baby Carrot ShakeDowns, a product that combines fresh carrots with seasonings. The bag is designed with two compartments, one large and one small. The moist carrots reside in the large compartment and the seasonings in the small one.
To use the product, consumers pinch the bag material and pull the sides of the package apart to break the inner seal that separates the compartments. Then they shake the bag to coat the carrots with the seasonings. Keeping the two parts of the product separate ensures that the carrots stay moist, and the seasonings stay dry, until the time of consumption. The bag holds 2.25 oz. of product — one serving — and is therefore not resealable.
Bolthouse Farms worked with Emerald Packaging Inc., Union City, Calif., to develop the patent-pending package structure for Baby Carrot ShakeDowns. Thompson Design Group, San Francisco, designed the graphics, which include a quick lesson on how to pinch, pull and shake the bag. The graphic design incorporates clear windows, showcasing the carrots and seasonings.
The product launched in August 2012 and is now in test market in Indianapolis, San Antonio and Seattle.
Package structure, likewise, is a defining feature for Chiquita Super Crunchy Chips, a single-serving dried-fruit product packed in a stand-up pouch. The Amcor PushPop pouch is designed with gussets on both the top and bottom. Consumers push a perforation on the top gusset to create a wide-open pack that's easy to eat from. Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas, Zurich, Switzerland, supplies the pouch.
The Super Crunchy Chips package earned Amcor and Chiquita Brands International, Charlotte, N.C., the Flexible Plastic Pack of the Year award in the 2012 UK Packaging Awards competition.
Soup's on … overseas too
Foods with a high liquid content are showing up more frequently in pouches, as well. For example, Tesco PLC, Cheshunt, England, chose stand-up pouches for Tesco Finest heat-and-serve soups. The premium-quality, private-label soups were previously packaged in cans.
Tesco's retorted pouched soup "ties in, in Europe, to what Campbell's did here in the U.S.," says Sal Pellingra, director of innovation at Ampac, Cincinnati, referring to the 2012 launch of Campbell's Go! Soup in pouches (see Pouches Flex Marketing Muscles). He notes that flexible packaging is "a category changer, moving from soups in a can to soups in a pouch." Ampac supplies the Tesco Finest soup pouches.
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Injury Won't Stop Victor Cruz From Playing In New York Giants Season Opener
With his protective boot gone, Victor Cruz said his bruised heel will not be a problem as the New York Giants receiver expects to play in the regular-season opener against the Dallas Cowboys Sept. 8.
"Feeling good," Cruz said Tuesday, a day after the boot came off his injured left foot. "It's been better, feels a lot better, a lot of the swelling has gone down. Obviously, looking forward to better days coming."
Cruz was sidelined more than a week after hurting his heel in a preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts Aug. 18. He jumped to catch a pass from Eli Manning on the opening series and a defender landed on his foot. Two days later, he used crutches to walk to the podium with his foot in a boot.
Cruz missed the third preseason game, against the Jets, and will also skip Thursday's exhibition finale at New England. He hopes to practice Monday and play the following weekend.
"Absolutely. I knew initially that it was just a small bump in the road and that I just needed some time off to get some down time off the boot and off the foot and get things going the right way," Cruz said. "Dallas was definitely a target date for me and I knew that I had to be ready. I still have some time to recuperate. It feels even better."
The only pain he has is getting out of bed.
"There's swelling in the morning when I first put my foot down, that's about it," the Paterson, N.J., native said. "Other than that, once I get it going and get it warmed up, it seems to loosen up a little bit and feel better. We still want to take it easy and take it one day at a time."
Cruz is still getting treatment on the foot, including an exercise where he has to pick up marbles with his feet.
Cruz has led the Giants in receiving the past two seasons, catching a combined 168 passes for 2,628 yards and 19 touchdowns. He scored one of the two touchdowns the offense has generated this preseason.
The offense will improve, Cruz insists.
"With the amount of reps that we get, it's hard to develop a rhythm," he said. "We just need to get it going a little bit and I think our balance isn't there yet; our balance of running the ball and passing it. Slowly but surely, we'll get that back. Days of practice and getting everybody back out there, I think that will help us.
"But I think we just need to build some fluidity within the offense."
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Will Venable had four hits and the San Diego Padres got home runs from Nick Hundley and Jedd Gyorko in an 8-2 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night.
Mets starter Jenrry Mejia left early with discomfort in his surgically repaired elbow and the Padres took advantage when New York's bullpen was pressed into service. San Diego finished with 15 hits in snapping a three-game losing streak.
Edinson Volquez (9-10) worked five innings for the win and Venable extended his career-high hitting streak to 14 games, the longest active run in the National League.
Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud, a highly touted prospect acquired in the R.A. Dickey trade, went 0 for 2 with two walks in his major league debut.
Mejia exited in the fourth after throwing two balls to Logan Forsythe. The right-hander, who had Tommy John surgery in 2011, walked off the mound and was met by manager Terry Collins.
Mejia has been pitching with a bone spur. He was replaced by David Aardsma, and moments later the Padres broke a 1-all tie.
Forsythe singled off Aardsma (2-2) and scored on Hundley's two-run homer to left field. It was Hundley's second hit in his first game back after spending two days on the paternity list.
The Padres stretched their lead to 4-1 when Alexi Amarista's sharp single scored Venable after he doubled down the right-field line.
The Mets cut it to 4-2 on Wilmer Flores' RBI double in the fifth. The Padres pushed it back to 5-2 on Jesus Guzman's RBI single in the bottom half.
Venable singled in his first at-bat and stole second. Amarista moved Venable to third with a groundout and, when Yonder Alonso walked, the Padres had runners on the corners.
Mejia retired Gyorko, but Chris Denorfia followed with a run-scoring single.
San Diego's 1-0 lead was in jeopardy in the second, when the Mets loaded the bases with two outs on walks to d'Arnaud and Omar Quintanilla and a single by Juan Lagares.
Mejia hit a chopper near the plate, with Volquez and Hundley converging on it. Volquez fielded the ball near the first base line and threw across his body to nip Mejia at first.
But the Mets tied the game in the third on Daniel Murphy's RBI single, which scored Eric Young Jr. after he reached on a bunt and stole second.
NOTES: New York called up d'Arnaud from Triple-A Las Vegas after starting catcher John Buck went on the paternity list Friday. Both were obtained in the December deal that sent Dickey to the Toronto Blue Jays. ... D'Arnaud will catch All-Star RHP Matt Harvey on Sunday, a tandem the Mets hope is a foundation for the future. "That certainly will be a challenge for him because Matt is a different animal than those other guys," Collins said. "But as I talked to Travis this morning I said, 'Listen, we've got a game plan. Stay with it. Trust it and obviously have some input if something isn't working.'" ... Padres C Chris Robinson was optioned to Triple-A Tucson when Hundley was activated. ... Struggling 3B Chase Headley sat out. Headley was 2 for 8 in the series after hitting .160 (4 for 25) on the last road trip. "He hasn't had many days off, so physically it's good, and mentally as well," Padres manager Bud Black said. "The last five, six games he has been going at it pretty hard both ways." ... Padres LHP Eric Stults (8-10, 3.68 ERA) faces Harvey (9-4, 2.23) in Sunday's series finale.
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Red Wings down Avs in OT
Denver, CO – Pavel Datsyuk scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner with 15.4 seconds left in overtime, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2.
Gustav Nyquist also lit the lamp for the Red Wings, who sit seventh in the Western Conference with 43 points. Jimmy Howard made 33 saves.
Mark Olver and PA Parenteau scored for the Avalanche, who have lost three in a row. Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 28-of-31 shots.
With time winding down in overtime, Henrik Zetterberg put a shot on net that Giguere failed to cover. Datsyuk reached with his stick to poke the loose puck across the goal line.
"I jumped toward the net and followed up on the rebound," Datsyuk said.
Earlier in overtime, Giguere robbed Zetterberg on a breakaway.
"It was frustrating," Giguere said. "I thought we played a good game. They were hungry and they got a good goal in the overtime."
The Red Wings took a 1-0 lead on Datsyuk's power-play goal at the 8:27 mark of the first period. Johan Franzen carried the puck to the bottom of the left circle before finding Datsyuk in front.
Olver scored on a breakaway at the 11:36 mark to make it 1-1.
Detroit took the lead back just 13 seconds later. Colorado turned the puck over in its own zone and Nyquist skated to the right side of the net and slipped the puck between the post and Giguere's left skate.
Parenteau lit the lamp at the 6:29 mark of the third stanza to make it 2-2. Jamie McGinn's shot from along the left boards was deflected in by Parenteau.
Game Notes
The Red Wings took all three games from Colorado this season ... Detroit defenseman Kyle Quincey returned to the lineup after sitting out nine games with a fractured cheekbone, and defenseman Danny Dekeyser made his NHL debut.


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Becoming Elizabeth Lawrence
Playwright and actress Ann Preston Bridgers founded Raleigh Little Theatre. Elizabeth Lawrence was the first female to graduate from the landscape design program at what is now North Carolina State University. Elizabeth was struggling to make a career when there was little work for landscape designers, especially women. She and Ann, who had a talent for mentoring, struck up a friendship in the early 1930s that endured until Ann's death in 1967. Ann guided Elizabeth to write articles for the new women's magazines. By 1942, Elizabeth was so successful that her classic "A Southern Garden" was published, and she became one of America's best garden writers. Edited by Emily Herring Wilson, "Becoming Elizabeth Lawrence" features their correspondence. Elizabeth wrote about family, friends, books, plays, travels, ideas and writing. Through the letters, readers glimpse what life in a Southern town was like for women, especially during the 1930s and 1940s, and learn about gardening, friendship and the lost art of letter writing. "Becoming Elizabeth Lawrence — Discovered Letters of a Southern Gardener" is hardcover, 224 pages, $19.95.
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Where I (sometimes) Write and Other Stuff...Randomized
1) I JUST woke up. I have eye boogies still, but I did go grab my life source--> coffee.
2) Unlike some of you, I do not/did not begin Nano at midnight...but I was up late. After the trick or treaters/candy giving gig, we watched the PBS Sherlock Holmes (in the 21st century) (SO good!) Then I read until the wee hours.
3) Now I MUST write this post, because I am committed to my good friend (and she's one of my CPs...I'll love her and squeeze her and never let her go) Summer's 'Show Your Writing Space' BlogFest.
So here's the thing...I have a laptop.
I write all over the place/anywhere/everywhere: our couch, the lawn chair out back, my bed.
And, I have my very own pretty office with a big wrap around desk and bookshelves in the room next to our master bedroom.
But I NEVER write in there.
Therefore, it would be a lie to cheat and show you my lovely, decorated office.
The truth is 75% of my writing gets done in an ugly spare bedroom. The only room in the house I've not decorated. I'm embarrassed to show it to you, but aside from my bed at night, it's where most of my writing magic really happens. So...you get the ugly truth:
|It's not even a desk...it's a card table. *sigh*
Note the pizza delivery menu on the white board.
|Yes, that's Schroeder as the Phantom...and my devil horn barrettes. But
do you also see Sarah's (Falen) business card (the pretty skull)
and Sara McClung's gorgeous card?
|The felt zombies book is where I'm getting the 'recipes' and inspiration to make my special stuffed felt zombies...that I'll be giving away as prizes to my bloggy friends soon.
|Yeah, I like hangin' with my homies.
And, yes, my Magic 8-Ball is always right.
68 comments:
- Mara Mc Bain said...
Thank you for the peek into your writing space! It is good to see that we don't need the perfect space for the magic to happen!
- November 1, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- Ann said...
Your writing space looks great. Thanks for the sneak peek.
Good luck with NaNo!
- November 1, 2010 at 10:38 AM
- ~Nicole Ducleroir~ said...
OMG, Lola -- that video is awesome!!
I loved seeing your writing spaces. Your house is so warm and funky and artsy -- I want to move in!
Good luck with NaNo, sweets!!
((hugs)) Nicole
- November 1, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- Eric W. Trant said...
Beauty, and exactly what I would have pictured for Lola's writing area.
Here-and-there, everywhere, wherever the bug hits you and you get to tapping and off you go.
I love the "Timeline" on your white board. It looks just like mine!
All right, off we go and... er... BLANK!
Total Writer's Constipation.
Might as well have asked me the cube root of pie over i, oh and don't forget the plot, gotta have one of those.
- Eric
- November 1, 2010 at 10:54 AM
- Old Kitty said...
Awwwwww it's a beautiful writing space!! I love that you have all your friends' wonderful cards and pressies all near you!! That's really nice!! Thanks for sharing these pics!!
I'm at work so I can't play the clip but I will the moment I get home!
AND YAY!!!!!!! I'm so so sos os so so glad Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century is now being shown there!! This was one of my MUST SEE telly this year!! I loved it and I TOTALLY LOVE BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH!! He rocks!
Take care
- November 1, 2010 at 11:02 AM
- Jon Paul said...
Nice post! Like the zombies. Need me some zombies.
TMI? Yeah. But who cares when it's just us friends, right? :D
Catch me if you can!
- November 1, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Linda G. said...
I love your writing spaces! Who are we to argue with where our muse wants to get busy, anyway?
Best of luck with NaNo! May your fingers fly. :)
- November 1, 2010 at 11:08 AM
- Saumya said...
OMG, I am so jealous of your writing space!! Good luck with NaNo! I wish I was doing it but I will be sending a lot of encouragement your way :)
- November 1, 2010 at 11:10 AM
- JEM said...
Really thought you said you slapped a puppy to get this post up. And was horrified. But am now relieved!
- November 1, 2010 at 11:13 AM
- Heather said...
Best of luck during NaNo! I'm not participating but I am writing. I started my new novel a few weeks ago. I just couldn't wait! I love your office, errr, both of them?! I have a beautiful office too and I use the kitchen table so don't feel bad!
- November 1, 2010 at 11:26 AM
- Hart Johnson said...
A white board is an EXCELLENT idea! And I wouldn't want something fussy and decorated... then again, none of my house is fussy and decorated... it sort of goes against my grain...
- November 1, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- C R Ward said...
I love all the cool stuff you have filling your writing space!
Like you, I have a lap top, and although in the evenings you'll find me in the recliner in the living room, during the day I try to stay in my office. :-)
Good luck during NaNo! If you'd like to be my writing buddy, I'm Lady Cat over there.
- November 1, 2010 at 11:43 AM
- fairyhedgehog said...
Oh crumbs! Your writing space is filled with gorgeousness whereas mine is a real mess!
I loved the Sherlock programs too.
Good luck with Nano!
- November 1, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- Meredith said...
Your writing space is awesome--I love the corkboard! I need one of those :) Good luck with NaNo!
- November 1, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- Dawn said...
I never write in my office either. Sigh. Mostly my kitchen table... I LOVE the NaNo song. It's going to be stuck in my head all day.
- November 1, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Quinn said...
I love that you hve an office, but took over the spare bedroom with all your writing stuff too. Haha!
By the way, I gave you an award on my blog.
- November 1, 2010 at 12:13 PM
- Falen (Sarah Ahiers) said...
before i got my desk, i just used an old Ikea kitchen table and it was awesome. Sometimes tables just rock.
also SQUEE! that you pinned my card up!
- November 1, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- Susan Tiner said...
You go Lola! I LOVE that song.
- November 1, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- Brenda Drake said...
That's some decked out card table! (heehee) Love it! Good luck with NaNo! :D
- November 1, 2010 at 12:50 PM
- Summer said...
Psssh. Nothing at all like the barren wasteland I imagined due to your description. :) I think it's pretty!
I don't miss my laptop days, though I'll still squint at the netbook in bed sometimes.
I haven't touched a document either yet...but there's still 11 hours left!
- November 1, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- Lydia Kang said...
I love the trinkets and baubles on your board. And your Star Wars homies. And the 8 ball...
Good luck on Nano!
- November 1, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Melissa said...
I agree with Lydia... I love all the trinkets and baubles and pretty things you have everywhere. It makes me wish I kept more of those things (I only keep some because I have no drawers on my desk and I can't hang them on my walls because my map needs to stand alone in all of its awesomeness!)
I wish I had a magic eight ball. And SCHROEDER + Phantom = BEST.THING.EVER!!!!
No worries about not starting NaNo... You'll get er done.
- November 1, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- Talli Roland said...
What a great space! It looks so cozy... I love the sneak peek. Thank you!
- November 1, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- J.L. Stratton said...
That was awesome. Have you ever thought about directing/producing music videos?
- November 1, 2010 at 2:22 PM
- Just Another Sarah said...
OK, cute space, despite the fact that you say it is undecorated, but more to the point--Sherlock Holmes on Masterpiece Theatre! Modern Day! (Insert school girl squee!) I was totally watching, too. And I'll be watching it again this week, online. Yay!
- November 1, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- Melissa Gill said...
I love your studio. And it's so neat. I would never be able to show a picture of my writing space on line.
- November 1, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- Sara B. Larson said...
Ha ha, what a funny song. Thanks for the shout-out! :)
Good luck with NaNoWriMo! I'm sure you'll kill it. :D
- November 1, 2010 at 3:10 PM
- Candyland said...
Ha! I re-read I slapped this puppy up so fast..." several times thinking you were talking about an actual puppy. I'm tired:/
- November 1, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- Christopher said...
my writing space is pretty much the living room
- November 1, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- Jennifer Hoffine said...
Your space has a lot of personality! It's so much more than a card table!
- November 1, 2010 at 4:26 PM
- Jai Joshi said...
Those pics don't look ugly to me at all. It must be prettier than you think if you're able to get writing done in there.
Also, I've been watching 'Sherlock' on PBS too! I love it! The chemistry between the two main actors is fantastic and the humour has been rolling all over the floor.
- November 1, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- Jamie Burch said...
Your writing space rocks! I didn't realize it was a card table at all. Love the pics and all the goodies. Definitely a great, creative space.
Have a fantastic week!
- November 1, 2010 at 4:44 PM
- L'Aussie said...
What a fun writing space. Very stimulating.
- November 1, 2010 at 5:54 PM
- Hannah Kincade said...
omg! Love your space!! I have that same exact journal that the Star Wars characters are chillin on! *high five*
- November 1, 2010 at 6:18 PM
- Tessa Conte said...
Very very cool! I want a white board!! (might steal one from the office...hmm...*hatches evil plan*) ; )
- November 1, 2010 at 6:36 PM
- Elliot Grace said...
...fairly certain I spotted wisps of smoke rising from that laptop of yours...TooMuchWriMo:)
Good luck Lola!
- November 1, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- Meika said...
I think your writing space is adorable! I love the randomness of everyone's spaces.
- November 1, 2010 at 7:31 PM
- The Words Crafter said...
Oh, I love your space! It's creative and eclectic and very artsy, which must be inspiring.
As for the pizza menu, our favorite place recognizes Honey's number as soon as he dials!
I didn't start nano last night, either. I didn't start until about 2:45 this afternoon! Ah well...
Good luck!
- November 1, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- Len said...
Oh, Lola, your writing space looks so....divine!!! That's the only word I can use to describe it!!! :) I love it! Thanks for giving us a peek! :)
- November 1, 2010 at 8:13 PM
- J.C. Martin said...
Love your workspace! How quirky! A card table! Love your ideas board, and hey, writing is a hungry job! That pizza delivery menu might just come in handy!
- November 1, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- Susan Fields said...
Love, love, love the video! And thanks for sharing the writing space photos - the pizza delivery menu is a must-have!
- November 1, 2010 at 9:06 PM
- Jen Daiker said...
Loved the writing space... the board of creativity rocks my socks off... and the video... the video ROCKS!
- November 1, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- Jemi Fraser said...
Love your writing space! I don't have anything that elaborate... sad I know. Everything is on my laptop and that's it!!
Hope you're smoking up the keyboard by now with some amazing words!!! :)
- November 1, 2010 at 9:51 PM
- Jeff King said...
Awesome stuff there...
- November 1, 2010 at 11:53 PM
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- November 2, 2010 at 7:15 AM
- Liza said...
FANTASTIC video! Loved it, really, and I am so not doing NANO! Thanks for a huge morning smile!
- November 2, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- Guinevere said...
Your writing space is really cute! Love it.
- November 2, 2010 at 8:17 AM
- Vicki Rocho said...
My writing space is my lap. LOL. I take it wherever I go (positive), but it's sadly lacking in storage space (negative).
- November 2, 2010 at 8:38 AM
- Anonymous said...
All my eyes want to see is that gorgeous lamp! Even your "clutter" has style. :)
- November 2, 2010 at 9:20 AM
- Neurotic Workaholic said...
I love the video. And I love your writing space; it's very colorful. I usually don't write at home because I have a spider problem (not my fault!), and it's hard to write when I keep shrieking every time I see a spider.
- November 2, 2010 at 10:56 AM
- DLCurran said...
Love the video - and your workspace. I don't have a dedicated room or anything - just a messy corner of the living room right beside the couch. So exciting, but it works for me :)
Good luck on nano! :)
- November 2, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- roxy said...
I like thinking of you at that card table with special, inspiring things all around you. I can see that it is your place, shut away from the world. Loved the video clip. It makes me feel like I'm part of an awesome group of writers. Great post, Lola. Happy NaNoWriMo.
- November 2, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- The Golden Eagle said...
Cool writing space! I loved the pictures!
LOL at the video. :D
- November 2, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Lisa said...
When I used to work on the laptop, I did all my writing on the couch. But your space is very fun!
- November 2, 2010 at 3:13 PM
- Misha said...
Oh I so want to watch that new version of Sherlock Holmes...
But where I am I will most likely bump into it in two or so years...
Good luck with NaNo.
- November 2, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- alexia said...
Ha! I love the honesty. I think your writing space is awesome - mine is just the sofa or the bed.
- November 2, 2010 at 9:53 PM
- KLM said...
Oh, come on. You know that's not really your writing space. I happen to know you're serving time at the moment, but nice try.
- November 3, 2010 at 2:42 PM
- Carolyn V. said...
I love your writing space! It's awesome! I still either at my table or on my couch. Depending if I want to get something done, or just fall asleep. =) Good luck with NaNo!
- November 4, 2010 at 10:42 AM
- Madeleine said...
I love seeing your writing space. YOu can see mine here: http://scribbleandedit.blogspot.com/2010/09/where-to-write.html
I love your music video. Fab! :O)
- November 4, 2010 at 11:32 AM
- Carolina Valdez Miller said...
Ha! That video was hilarious. "I just realized I have plot holes and my writing really sucks..." ha! I think we've all been there. Great video (especially the part where the punks are singing about her writing), and makes me wish I could do Nano this year! Ah well.
I think your writing space is really cute, Lola! Even if it's not the one you intended to use. I mostly work on my bed or on my daughters bed because she often doesn't sleep in her room. It's just more comfortable. And right now, I'm on my (unmade) bed and my nightstand is covered in Coke Zeros. It's pretty gross actually.
Anyway, good luck with your Nano!! You can do eeeeeet! I want to hear all your progress, k? Email me if you need anything. Love you, girl.
- November 4, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
It seems like you're a good decorator. You have all these cute little knick-knacks that add personality. :)
I don't have an official writing space as I type on a laptop a lot too. It's more comfortable being on a bed or a couch than at a desk; just ask my gluteus...
- November 5, 2010 at 2:45 AM
- Madeleine said...
Hey Lola there's an award for you on my blog :O)
- November 5, 2010 at 5:20 AM
- TechnoBabe said...
You write in an interesting space, looks good to me. We moved a week ago today and I am still getting my area the way I want it. I am in front of a lovely large window and watch the sun on the trees. So far I am liking it.
If I could write as well as you do when you have junk in your morning eyes and have to pee, I would be a writer too.
- November 5, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- Catherine Stine said...
I love seeing people's writing spaces, so thanks for the tour. And thanks for following! I added you too.
- November 5, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- Kazzy said...
I love to see where people work/live! :)
- November 8, 2010 at 6:50 PM
- lexcade said...
Hey Lola, thanks for the follow! Following you back :)
Also, even though you have a card table, I'm jealous of the writing space :D mine is my lap or whatever table-like surface I'm near at the time.
- November 9, 2010 at 12:15 AM
- LTM said...
OK, LOLing at "I NEVER write in there." sigh. I dream of having my own office at home... I actually get *paid* to write at home. I have a desk and everything, but no room. Now I'm thinking if I ever got one, I'd probably never use it either...
oh well.
Here's to sweet hook-ups~ :o) <3
- November 9, 2010 at 9:33 AM
- Anne said...
My daughter would love all of your little Eiffel Tower pics!
- November 9, 2010 at 1:09 PM
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- My name is Lola. (I'm not a showgirl) Yes, L-O-L-A Lola. It's the least of my worries. Let's move on, shall we? This blog is mostly about my misadventures on the journey to publication and beyond. My passion for lush prose, quirky characters, art, music, literature, performing arts and anything creative will be a major theme here. This journey of mine will not always be pretty. Much like rubbernecking a train wreck, I know sometimes you just can't help but look at the carnage that is often my life. So strap on your neck brace, helmet and 5-point harness and come along for the ride! Licentia poetica.
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