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Used Truck - 2002 GMC Sierra 1500 SL Ext. Cab Short Bed 2WD in Gainesville, Fl
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2002 GMC Sierra 1500 ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Professional Grade.
GMC Sierra represents the best and most advanced in pickup engineering. It does everything pickups have always done, only better, with a first-class capacity for hauling and towing. It rides and handles more like a car than any pickup ever did before. Inside, the Sierra is one of the most luxurious pickups we've ever driven, setting new standards for quietness, plush appointments, and solid construction.
Of course, all of that is equally true of the Sierra's mechanical twin, the Chevrolet Silverado.
What sets the Sierra apart is image, the intangible value of GMC's 100-year heritage of building trucks and only trucks. And even if Sierra and Silverado are clones under the skin, the GMC pickup presents a bolder face to the world. Sierra boasts its own grille, hood, fenders, fascia, bumpers and headlamps. Like the best GMC designs of the past, it looks a little sharper-dressed than its Chevrolet cousin.
GMC also offers model and equipment variants that Chevrolet does not, including the 325-horsepower Sierra Denali with four-wheel steering; and the new business-oriented Professional, with unique interior equipment designed exclusively for the entrepreneur on the go.
Like all big American-made pickups, the Sierra comes in two and four-wheel-drive, in light-duty (1500) and medium-duty (2500) loading and towing capacities, with short-bed and long-bed bodies, and with fendered or full-width beds. There are standard-length two-door cabs and extended-length cabs with two more auxiliary doors in the rear. New for 2002 is a 1500 HD Crew Cab, with four full-size doors, just like the heavy-duty work-site models.
Engine choices for 1500 models range from a basic 4.3-liter V6, up through a 4.8-liter V8 (standard in extended cabs), and a 5.3-liter V8. Extended-cab, long box 1500s and all 2500s come with a 300-horsepower 6.0-liter V8. Five-speed manual and four-speed automatic transmissions are offered.
Trim levels have been revised for 2002, and now begin with Standard, and advance through SL and SLE. SLT returns as a leather-and-luxury equipment package.
Also returning in revised form is last year's Sierra C3, now labeled Sierra Denali. Available only as an extended-cab, short-bed 4x4, Denali packs a 325-horsepower version of the 6.0-liter V8, along with automatic transmission and an exclusive, sophisticated full-time all-wheel-drive system. For 2002, it also comes with GM's electronically controlled four-wheel-steering system called Quadrasteer. Quadrasteer reduces Sierra's curb-to-curb turning diameter by 21 percent, to just 37.4 feet, which is within inches of a Saturn SC1. Quadrasteer also enhances high-speed stability.
Since Quadrasteer requires a five-inch increase in track, you can spot a Denali by its unique rear fender blisters. Denali also features a full pallet of luxury equipment and the ZX3 Ride Control suspension, with cockpit-adjustable shock absorbers.
Like the Denali, the new Professional is available only with a short box and extended cab, but unlike GMC's flagship pickup, the Professional is offered in two- or four-wheel drive, and it should be priced much lower. Starting with SLE-level equipment, the Professional adds a special full-length console with concealed storage for a personal digital assistant (PDA), cell phone, and other items; a seven-quart cooler; a cooled or heated cup holder, and a second Big Gulp-sized cup holder for those entrepreneurial doses of caffeine. The console can be converted to store hanging file folders. The Professional also features more lockable storage under the rear seat, a bold chrome grille, 16-inch alloy wheels and unique exterior identification. Standard power with two-wheel drive is the 4.8-liter V8 and automatic transmission, but 4x4 Professionals come standard with the 5.3. SLT trim with leather is an option.
Sierra prices cover a broad range, starting at $17,408 for a standard-trim, V6 1500 2WD, and more than doubling to $43,385 for the luxurious, high-tech Denali. A short-box, 4WD extended-cab SLE would include the 4.8-liter V8 for $29,266; and many popular 2WD models list in the $23,000-$27,000 range.
For even heavier-duty hauling, GMC builds the 3/4-ton Sierra 2500HD and 3500. (See review on the heavy duty Sierra models at NewCarTestDrive.com.).
While the Chevrolet Silverado looks almost as if it were designed to blend into the background, the 2002 GMC Sierra very nearly demands attention, with its mouth-like air intake and predator-narrow headlights. Aft of that front end, the same sheet metal that looks smooth and subtle on the Chevy suggests tensed and rippled muscles on the GMC. It's a look, we think, that a lot of truck buyers will like: more distinctive than the Chevrolet pickup, but not as over-the-top as the Ford or Dodge.
All GMC Sierras are built on the stiffest and lightest truck frame General Motors has ever produced. The frame rails are hydroformed, a process that uses high-pressure hydraulics to shape relatively large steel components. Tubular crossmembers and roll-formed mid-rails increase rigidity further. This stiff structure enhances handling and ride quality immensely, while improving crashworthiness.
GMC Sierra's interior is one of the most inviting and comfortable in the pickup business. The door openings are the largest in the industry, and the cab is the roomiest. Heated bucket seats optional in SLE/SLT extended cab models provide good support in hard corners.
The instrument package comprises a large speedometer and tachometer flanked by four smaller gauges. All use pleasant graphics in white on black. A compass is incorporated into the overhead console, along with three storage areas for sunglasses, garage door opener, and small items. The door trim is a nice combination of vinyl panels and dotted velour that is soft and warm to the touch.
The sound system control panel is located above the climate controls as it should be because we tend to fiddle with the radio more than the temperature. The climate control system uses a rotary dial layout that works perfectly. Three 12-volt outlets are provided at the bottom center of the dash for radar detectors, cellular telephones, laptop computers, and other accessories. Power door locks (standard on SLE) are programmable.
The SLT package includes not just leather seats but also OnStar, GM's satellite-based communications and security system.
The Sierra Denali comes with OnStar, too, along with tone-on-tone leather, extra sound deadening, a premium audio system with steering-wheel controls for the driver and separate controls for rear-seat passengers, a unique console with a driver information center (we used to call it a trip computer) and other exclusive amenities.
A lockable floor console is large enough to hold a picnic lunch for a family of four; it comes with a reversible, removable cup holder tray and a storage nook in front of the lid.
We were pleasantly surprised when we climbed through the reverse-opening rear door in the extended cab and found that the rear seat is reasonably comfortable. Rear-seat passengers get their own air-conditioning outlets and a set of drop-down cup holders. When cargo capacity is more important than hauling passengers, the entire rear seat assembly can be loosened from the floor with a wrench and removed through one of the side doors.
We love the 1500 HD Crew Cab. It's a great truck. The rear seats are as roomy as the second row of seats in a Suburban. Ours came with leather and felt comfortable and luxurious. It's capable of carrying six passengers and feels roomy and luxurious with four. Rear seats are split 60/40 and fold down, providing a large protected cargo area inside the cab.
Driving Impression
On the road, the Sierra is so quiet and well behaved that it could be mistaken for a luxury car. This is largely due to the chassis (introduced for 1999), whose frame is 23 percent stiffer than that of the previous generation. A cast magnesium beam behind the instrument panel and a lateral steel beam between the magnesium beam and the right side of the dash further reinforce the stiff body. This is a very strong truck, and its strength lets the suspension soak up and manage all the bumps and ruts and tar strips.
The extended cab model's 143.5-inch wheelbase improves the ride and enhances high-speed stability.
The 1500 HD 4WD Crew Cab does not ride as smoothly as the Chevy Avalanche, but the ride was reasonably good for what is practically a three-quarter-ton truck with no weight in the bed. Adding some weight back there would undoubtedly smooth it out.
A four-spoke steering wheel connects to rack-and-pinion steering; there is still a fairly wide dead spot in the center when cruising. (GMC says this is intentional, to minimize steering corrections on the highway.) The steering feels a bit light, but the truck tracks beautifully and handles well on pavement, loose dirt, deep dirt and even off-road.
Quadrasteer, the available four-wheel-steering system, works amazingly well. Backing a super-long trailer into a parking space at a 90-degree angle is much, much easier with Quadrasteer than without it. The system shortens turning circles with trailers and makes backing up far more intuitive. On the road, it feels more stable. On winding roads, it's more stable, easier to drive, and the trailer tracks better behind the vehicle. If you tow frequently, you really owe it to yourself to test out a truck with GM's Quadrasteer. Even without a trailer, Quadrasteer makes it much easier to park the truck in tight spaces, such as underground garages and crowded parking lots.
The V6 produces 200 horsepower and a reasonable 260 pound-feet of torque, but most buyers opt for a V8 and automatic transmission.
The 4.8-liter small-block V8 is the most popular engine for this truck, but our Sierra had the larger 5.3-liter (327-cubic-inch) engine, rated 285 horsepower. Its torque peaks at 325 pound-feet, but the torque curve is plenty fat for light towing and hauling. The 5.3-liter engine is also fun for commuting and touring, and we recommend it over the smaller 4.8-liter engine.
The tow/haul mode is a great feature. GM's 4L60-E and 4L65-E four-speed automatics feature a delayed upshift when switched into the tow/haul mode, improving performance while helping the transmission keep its cool. In the tow mode, the transmission holds gears longer before shifting up or down, reducing the tendency of automatics to hunt between third and fourth gears in hilly terrain. When it does shift, the shifts are harder in Tow mode, reducing the amount of time it takes to shift. Both of those strategies reduce heat buildup.
The Sierra 1500 HD can tow trailers weighing up to 10,300 pounds or haul up to 3139 pounds of payload (2837 with 4WD). It comes standard with the Z85 handling/trailering suspension designed to provide a smooth ride. Though the bed is short, it's a great choice for people who tow horse trailers, race cars, or campers. The 6.0-liter V6 that comes standard in 1500 HD models is tuned with considerably more torque in the four-wheel-drive versions (488 pounds-feet) than in the two-wheel-drive versions (360 pounds-feet); the 4WD model trades off horsepower to the 2WD model to do this, however.
Brakes are large, heavy-duty discs on all four corners; ABS is standard on all models. The brakes are huge and powerful and begin to work only an inch into the pedal travel. A feature called Dynamic Rear Proportioning improves stability under heavy braking whether the truck is loaded or empty and can reduce stopping distances. Jam on the brakes and most vehicles without ABS will lock up the rear tires because most of the weight is being t.
GMC Sierra offers a great deal of essential pickup-truck goodness. If you're looking for more style than the Chevy Silverado offers and a bit of exclusivity, then by all means choose the GMC Sierra.
Our Sierra SLE was among the smoothest, quietest, most civilized, best equipped, and most enjoyable pickup trucks we've ever driven. The GMC Sierra is a must-see if you're buying a new full-size pickup.
Model Lineup
2WD Regular Cab, 6.5-ft. box, Standard ($17,408), SLE ($23,322); Extended Cab, 8-ft. box, SLE ($26,389), SLT ($28,149); 1500 HD Crew Cab ($29,648)
4WD Regular Cab, 6.5-ft. box, Standard ($21,975), SLE $26,439; Extended Cab, 8-ft. box, SLE ($29,566), SLT ($31,326); 1500 HD Crew Cab ($33,048)
Denali Extended Cab, 6.5-foot box ($43,385).
Assembled In
Pontiac, Michigan; Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
Options As Tested
SLT Decor ($1,280) includes front leather seating surfaces, power front seat adjusters, air conditioning, cruise control, remote locking/security system, power windows and door locks, deep tinted glass, mirror with compass and temperature readouts, electronic shift transfer case, fog lights, OnStar; front full-feature reclining bucket seats ($1255); heavy-duty trailering equipment ($215); AM/FM/CD/cassette ($180); polished aluminum wheels ($150); 4.10 rear axle ratio ($50).
Model Tested
1500 HD 4WD Crew Cab ($32,723).Big power, big payload, big pulling capability, and refinement.
General Motors is the current leader in heavy-duty pickup trucks. GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado heavy-duty trucks are more powerful and more comfortable than any heavy-duty trucks in history. They ride more smoothly and feel more refined than the current heavy-duty trucks from Ford and Dodge.
Completely re-engineered and redesigned for 2001, the GMC Sierra line is mechanically nearly identical to the Chevy Silverado line. However, there are some key differences. The Sierras are more stylish. Positioned as 'professional grade' trucks, the GMCs offer more features, more technology, and more luxury then the Chevys.
These trucks can move mountains. GM says its 3500 series boasts the most power, the heftiest gross vehicle weight rating and the highest gross combined vehicle weight rating available.
Heavy-duty Sierra pickups are broadly divided into the 2500 HD series and the 3500 series.
To understand the lineup, it helps to speak the language: 'Half-ton,' '3/4-ton' and 'one-ton' are outdated terms because modern trucks haul far more than 1,000-2,000 pounds. However, we still tend to use these terms. Sierra 1500 series are the so-called half-ton trucks. Just to make things as confusing as possible, GMC sells a light-duty 2500-series truck line, which we might refer to as a half-ton truck because it's based on the 1500 Series. (See separate newcartestdrive.com review of the Sierra 1500 and 2500 light-duty trucks.)
2500HD pickups are what we commonly call 3/4-ton trucks. All GMC 2500HD trucks come with single rear wheels. Their suspensions and chassis are a heavier duty design than the light-duty 2500 series models; the two can be distinguished by the 2500HD's raised hood.
3500-series trucks come with dual rear wheels; these so-called one-ton trucks are commonly referred to as 'duallies.'
Regular Cab, Extended Cab and Crew Cab bodies are available with 6.5-foot short beds or 8-foot long beds. Wheelbases run 133, 143.5, 153.0, 157.5, and 167 inches long on 2500 HD pickups; wheelbases are available in 133, 157.5, 161.5, and 167.5 inches on 3500 duallies.
Three trim levels are offered: SL, the well-equipped SLE, and the leather SLT.
Engine choices: 6.0-liter Vortec V8, 8.1-liter Vortec V8, and 6.6-liter Duramax Turbo Diesel.
Just as important are the transmission choices: five-speed manual or four-speed automatic for the Vortec 6.0-liter; six-speed manual or an exciting new Allison five-speed automatic for the Vortec 8100 or Duramax 6600. And, of course, two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive are available.
For 2002, GMC has added two new Sierra Professional models; they are designed as extended cab short box work trucks and are available in 2WD and 4WD.
GMC's Sierra is more stylish than Chevy's Silverado and we think it's more attractive. The Sierra HD shares key design features with the regular-duty models, but there are distinctions: Sierra HD looks taller, and it is, by two inches. It also looks wider, and it is with a wider track. Its broad-shouldered fender flares and muscular bumper give it an appearance GMC calls Professional Grade. For 2002, there's a bolder Sierra tailgate badge.
GMC's center port grille has a chromed appearance and directs large quantities of air under the hood. One-piece wraparound composite headlamps give the Sierra a handsome, aerodynamic appearance. Overall, the body work is smoother and more fluid than previously.
Coming soon is a redesigned 2003 Sierra with much bolder styling.
The front seats are comfortable and supportive. SLE is well-equipped with convenience features and nice cloth. SLT comes swathed in leather and feels luxurious, like an upscale Yukon XL.
The Crew Cab offers roomy rear seats, comfortable for two adults, capable of three. Folding down the rear seats reveals a large, flat cargo area. This area is a godsend, whether hauling a big dog or anything you don't want exposed to the elements or other people. The seats are split 60/40 for maximum utility.
The new 2002 Sierra Professional models feature a full-length, custom-designed console, extending from the instrument panel to the back of the front seats. The center console has a front compartment, providing concealed storage for a personal digital assistant, cell phone, and two auxiliary power points to charge them. It also provides a storage trail for smaller items, such as maps, gloves or CDs. It has an oversized Big Gulp cupholder and a second temperature controlled cupholder than can keep beverages hot or cold when the ignition is on. The center console accommodates a seven-quart capacity thermal electric cooler provided, which can keep drinks and food cold or warm. The cooler runs directly off the battery and provides power continuously even with the engine off. the center console can be easily converted to handle hanging file folders. Two power outlets ion the rear of the console are useful for charging battery packs for power tools. There's also a rear under-seat storage container the offers 2 cubic feet of space for storing tools like rotary hammers and saws. A smaller container holds fasteners and other smaller items. The console and under-seat storage can be locked.
Driving Impression
We drove a Sierra 3500 Crew Cab duallie for two weeks and it was a marvel of power, comfort, and payload capability. It was smooth and comfortable for moving part of a house from Maryland to Virginia, and made short work of moving a garage full of stuff around Williamsburg. It was clearly underwhelmed by this light duty, but very comfortable when taking the mother in law to lunch.
Ride quality is excellent, the best among the duallies currently available from Ford and Dodge. Handling is surprisingly good for such a big truck. It covers real estate quickly, whether on the Interstate or on winding back roads. A hydroformed front frame gives it extraordinary rigidity, which allowed GM's engineers to tune the suspension more precisely for a better ride and handling. Front suspensions use torsion bars for durability.
Four-wheel disc brakes have reduced stopping distances and give the driver a solid pedal feel, a huge improvement over GM's previous-generation trucks. Bigger front rotors, larger brake pads, improved linings offer better stopping power and longer pad life. Dynamic rear proportioning shortens stopping distances by transferring front and rear brake bias to the tires with the best grip.
The base engine is the Vortec 6000, a 6.0-liter V8 (366 cubic inches) that generates 300 horsepower and 360 foot-pounds of torque at 4000 rpm. Introduced for 1999, it's designed for a 200,000-mile operating life with 10,000-mile oil change intervals. Its aluminum cylinder head is similar to that of the L56 Corvette. It comes with a choice of a heavy-duty five-speed manual and GM's 4L80-E four-speed electronically controlled automatic, which comes standard on Extended Cab and Crew Cab models. The four-speed automatic features a Tow/Haul mode.
The big Vortec 8100 V8 delivers 455 pounds-feet of peak torque at 3200 rpm. Torque is that force that propels the truck off the line and this 8.1-liter, 496 cubic-inch V8 has gobs of it. It generates 400 lbs.-ft. at just 1600 rpm. Don't expect neck-snapping acceleration, however. Quicker acceleration performance when towing is the objective. And it does this very well. Introduced last year, this 8.1-liter V8 replaces GM's 7.4-liter V8. It has advanced features such as an engine oil life monitor and a limp-home mode. This gas engine is an $850 option.
The new Duramax 6600 diesel is smooth, quiet, and powerful. It punches out an amazing 520 lbs.-ft. of torque at just 1800 rpm. GM's Duramax diesel engine is built in Moraine, Ohio, but was developed with Isuzu, one of the world's largest manufacturers of diesel engines. The new 6.6-liter Duramax offers improved fuel economy over the old 6.5-liter GM diesel it replaced. The Duramax was designed for a 200,000-mile operating life, according to GM engineers, and for easy serviceability. Half of heavy-duty truck pickups are sold with diesel engines. The diesel adds $4810.
The Duramax and Vortec 8100 offer a choice of a ZF six-speed manual or optional Allison 1000 five-speed automatic ($1200). Both have close-ratio gearing, which provides exceptional launch, hill climbing, and towing capability and economy. Their heavy-duty components are stronger than those typically found in one-ton truck transmissions, providing exceptional durability.
The ZF six-speed manual is easy to shift and is fully synchronized in all gears with dual-cone synchronizers in second and third. A convenient shift pattern allows the shift lever to be moved forward for reverse and straight back for first, making it easier to maneuver quickly in tight spaces. Second gear works well for taking off with a light load; first is a creeper gear.
As good as the six-speed manual is, the optional Allison five-speed automatic is one of the most impressive features of these trucks. We highly recommend it for its responsive performance. Available for the Vortec 8100 and Duramax engines, the Allison is designed to last 200,000 miles; GM engineers said it's 'over-designed,' meaning.
The GMC Sierra is the ultimate in heavy-duty pickups. The new Sierra Professional models are highly functional, a good place from which to live and work. SLE models are very comfortable and SLT trim is very luxurious.
Crew Cab Sierras are the ultimate pickups in our minds. Order a 3500 SLT and you can move mountains from the comfort of your luxurious leather-lined cabin.
Model Lineup
2500HD: Reg Cab 2WD LWB ($22,607), 4WD ($25,414); Ext Cab 2WD ($27,002); Crew Cab 2WD SWB ($27,802), Crew Cab 4WD LWB ($31,127), SLE ($34,117).
Options As Tested
SLT décor ($1760) includes leather-trim, six-way power driver and passenger seats, air conditioning, fog lamps, full-feature overhead console, OnStar communications system; Vortec 8100 ($850); Allison 5-speed automatic ($1200).
Model Tested
Sierra 3500 Crew Cab 4WD SLE ($35,114).
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A simple dessert that combines fresh fruit with a topping. Warm baked apples coated with crunchy brown sugar oat streusel, a dessert that gives the feeling of fall and warmth for the season.
The temperature has dropped down to 50's, leaves have changed color and its dark by 6pm. Fall is here!
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It's time for sweaters, soups and warm comfort food. Also, it's the season for abundance of apples!
Apple crisp is a dessert of warm baked apples topped with a tasty crust. It is a simple dessert that combines fresh fruit with a topping. Soft chunks of sweet-tart apple covered in a crisp and crunchy topping made with flour, sugar, butter, oats and nuts.
Warm from the oven with a dollop of ice cream, apple crisp is the ultimate comfort food dessert. Soft fruit coated with a crunchy brown sugar oat streusel gives the feeling of fall and the warmth for the season!
Apple Crisp
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Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of a baking dish.
For topping, mix the flour, brown sugar, oats and nuts (optional) in bowl.
Blend the butter into the mixture until it's crumbly. Set aside.
Peel the apples and cut into 1 inch pieces.
I use two varieties of apple; Granny Smith and Gala. Granny smith is tart and Gala is sweet. I do this to give a combination of sweetness and tartness. You can use any sweet apple variety and if you like, add lemon juice for the tartness.
Add sugar and cinnamon powder (optional) to the apples and toss to coat well.
Place the apples in the greased baking dish and spread the topping evenly over the apples.
Bake for 40 – 50 minutes until apples are bubbly and, topping turn golden brown.
Remove from oven and let it cool a little.
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Reporting Services is a powerful and totally free component of SQL Server 2005 Express that lets you easily create reports based on the data in SQL Server Express databases. In "Using Reporting Services," when I showed you how to build a basic report using the Report Server Project Wizard template that's supplied in Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS), we were left with a very basic report that lists the contents of the SalesOrderHeader file from the sample AdventureWorksLT database.
To customize the report, you need to open BIDS using the Start, All Programs, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio menu option. If you followed the steps in "Using Reporting Services," you'll see a project named Report Project1 in your Recent Projects list. Double-click it to open the project in BIDS Report Designer. If you don't see the project, use the Open Project link to browse to your saved project.
When you open the project, the Report1.rdl file is displayed in Report Designer. To create Reporting Services reports, you use Report Design Language (RDL), an XML-based format that Microsoft uses to store Reporting Services reports. If you look in the BIDS Solution Explorer, you'll see an empty Shared Data Sources node and a Reports node, which contains the Report1.rdl file. All the RDL specifications in Report1.rdl thus far were generated by the Report Server Project Wizard.
Double-clicking Report1.rdl opens it in BIDS Report Designer. Report Designer displays three tabs in the upper-right portion of the window: Data, Layout, and Preview. The Data tab lets you edit the underlying T-SQL query that retrieves the data for the report, and the Preview tab renders the report in the Report Designer window so you can see what the report looks like and print it. The Layout tab is the primary tool for changing the report's formatting.
First, let's change the generic header. Click Report1 to open the text box that contains the report header. Replace "Report1" with the words "Sales Order Report" and click the "Center text" icon in the Report Formatting toolbar to center the title on the report.
We can add a page number and date to the report by right-clicking the Layout pane and selecting Page Footer from the context menu. We'll add the date to the bottom right corner of the report by opening Toolbox, clicking the Textbox icon, and dragging it to the lower left-hand corner of the Page Footer area. Size the text box by clicking it and using the resizing handles. Add the date and time by typing
in the text box. Add the page number to the bottom left-hand corner of the report by using the slider bar to position the report to the rightmost slide of the Layout window. Then open the Toolbox, click the text box, and drag it to the lower-right portion of the Page footer area. Inside the text box, type
="Page: " & globals.PageNumber
Click the Preview tab to have Report Designer render your updated report. In the next issue of SQL Server Express UPDATE, I'll show you how to make your reports prettier and how to add report parameters.


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Oddly Normal
- One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality
- Narrated by: John Schwartz, Joseph Schwartz
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 11-08-12
- Language: English
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $17.49
Publisher's Summary
Three years ago, John Schwartz, a national correspondent for the New York Times, got the call that every parent hopes never to receive: His 13-year-old son, Joe, was in the hospital following a suicide attempt. Mustering the courage to come out to his classmates, Joe had delivered a tirade about homophobic and sexist attitudes that was greeted with unease and confusion by his fellow students. Hours later, he took an overdose of pills.
After a couple of weeks in the hospital and in the locked ward of a psychiatric treatment center, Joe returned to his family. As he recovered, his parents were dismayed by his school's inability to address - or reluctance to deal with - Joe's needs. Determined to help their son feel more comfortable in his own skin, Schwartz and his wife, Jeanne, launched their own search for services and groups that could help Joe know he wasn't alone. In Oddly Normal, Schwartz writes of his family's struggles within a culture that is changing fast - but not fast enough. Interweaving his narrative with contextual chapters on psychology, law, and common questions, Schwartz shares crucial lessons about helping gay kids learn how to cope in a potentially hostile world. From buying rhinestone-studded toddler shoes to creating a "Joseph manual" for Joe's teachers; from finding a hairdresser who stocks purple dye to fighting erroneous personality disorder diagnoses, Oddly Normal offers a deeply personal look into one boy's growing up.
Joe, far happier today than he was three years ago, collaborated on this work.
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- Wiliam
- New Orleans, LA, United States
- 01-16-13
The Effect of Parental Caring
I ordered Oddly Normal from the library on a friend's recommendation. When I got the call that it was my turn and ready to be picked up, to my surprise it was a compact disc.
After finishing other weekend errands and pulling into my driveway, I found myself unable to get out my car for hours. The CDs were gripping in telling many harrowing events, yet finally had me cheering and laughing at this remarkable, often funny, and ultimately joyous family story.
(I later learned that Mr. Schwartz's nuanced presentation was not by happenstance. For an illuminating article, also by him, on the production and recording of audiobooks, see, "Sound Check", in the New York Times Sunday Book Review and online at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/books/review/sound-check.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 )
I was so galvanized. Before even getting out of my car I thought – many friends, but most especially my dear friend Paul, need to know about this book -- punched in his number -- he answered -- you have got to get this book! -- and he did.
What follows is Paul's email response to me (which he is happy to have reprinted here) on Oddly Normal's and the Schwartz family's significant and considerable contribution to not just him but all of us.
Paulette P., New Orleans.
Apologies for not responding more quickly to you about my observations on Oddly Normal. Because of my great affection and deference for you I wanted the time to respond in as honest and as personal a fashion as possible. Thanks for the gentle "nudge" to put some thoughts down.
As a 55-year-old gay man, most of my experiences with my father involved constantly present feelings of shame, the embarrassment that I brought him (by being different, effeminate and looking so very much like his former wife - my mother) and a pervasive awareness that I was an abrupt and unwanted interruption to his new (second) marriage. I don't think Joe had these experiences.
My father did his medical residencies in both psychiatry and neurology at Tulane University Medical School. He had quite a successful professional career that spanned five decades. He was late in his acceptance of the DSM III's findings that homosexuality was indeed not a personality disorder. As a teenager in therapy (under his ever vigilant eye) I was bombarded with theories that I could and should change this "choice".
There were many moments when reading Mr. Schwartz's book that I broke into tears. On one Sunday afternoon, towards the end of the book, I had to put the book down. I knew that it would have an end. I knew that I would have to say good-bye to the father I would so very much liked to have had. I did finish the book of course. You know how precious and dear I found his observations, and how much his unyielding loyalty and love for his son touched me. I have and had no personal reference for that kind of parent. What a remarkable and outstanding man Mr. Schwartz is. What an equally dynamic and admirable woman is his wife. What a brave and noble fellow is our little Joe.
As you well know, my childhood was profoundly different. After five years of a highly volatile marriage my parents were divorced in 1958 when I was six months old. While I did not have the stabler home life of Joe, I did have an advantage of sorts. I was "tossed about" from grandparent to grandparent, all hopelessly in love with a highly precocious and well-socialized toddler. I am told that I was a "beautiful" little boy. I learned early on to cover up the sad feelings for fear of being abandoned yet again. My strongest feelings of safety came at my paternal grandmother's (Deaniemo's) house surrounded by an African American cook (Trudie) and my Deaniemo's primary housekeeper (Ollie Bee) and a houseman named "Red". I have digressed from the real purpose of this e-mail. Part of the "magic" of reading the book was making comparisons between my childhood and Joe's. Mr. Schwartz seems to have "nudged" me as well - to heal, to let go, and move on and be well.
This book was profoundly important for me for the following reasons:
1. It encouraged me to look again at some of the painful aspects of growing up as a little gay boy, a young adolescent gay boy and a college aged young gay man in a much earlier generation.
2. It let me realize that it really was ok that I too loved playing with my little sister's Barbie dolls, loved pretty things, pretty rooms and learning French. Like little Joe, I too preferred the company of girls and especially liked the company and attention of older more dazzling girls and women.
3. It has also made me realize that the self-destructive and suicidal impulses (that I still wrestle with from time to time) were not and are not my creation or choice. My own self-destructive impulses started later (college) but were far more violent - a drug overdose that left me in a coma for a week and several wrist slashings, two that resulted in hospital stays.
4. When my psychotherapist (of 19 years) asked how my life might have been different if Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz had been my parents, I sobbed for several minutes then responded that I would have known what it would have been like to have been touched, listened to, encouraged to be exactly who I was, and, above all else, to have learned, that, most emphatically, yes "IT DOES GET BETTER!".
I have now been in a 31-year relationship with the same man. We have a loving and committed union. We have in some ways grown up together. He has also been a father, brother and protector to me. I can only hope that I have contributed half as much to his life as he has to mine.
I am by no means a book reviewer. I do, however, feel that I owe a great debt of gratitude to Mr. Schwartz. He had the great courage and grace to share some profoundly personal and painful truths about himself and Joe. He had the courage to be his own man. He had the strength of character to reach out for help, advice and encouragement, from specialists and friends and family to do everything he and his wife could to help their little boy. He was never afraid to challenge conventional wisdom, methods, or approaches to aid his son. He is unyielding in his unabashed love for and pride in his Joe.
When I had completed the book, many weeks ago, I wanted to e-mail him (something I never do - as you well know). I wanted to thank Mr. Schwartz for helping a 55 year old gay man feel a connection with a real father or as we say in the south a real "Daddy". I wanted to thank him for his tender observations and vulnerable expressions - in word and in deed. I am sure that he has always been referred to as a "Mensch"; he is.
I would recommend his book to "EVERY" parent, as well as any gay fellow, and anyone sensitive, evolved and tender, as is Mr. Schwartz. With love, Paul.
Paul D., Fort Lauderdale.
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- Jeffrey veals
- Arizona
- 10-04-16
A Beautiful Surprise
What did you love best about Oddly Normal?
I guess I'd have to say that I loved how John and Jean Schwartz were when it came to Joseph's sexuality. They knew and they were so proud. It was just...beautiful.
What did you like best about this story?
Same question as before.
Which character – as performed by John Schwartz and Joseph Schwartz – was your favorite?
Well, this wasn't a novel. I'd say one of the most memorable characters was one of the more negative people in the book. I thought that Mr. Fourth Grade was very interesting. There was also a therapist (I believe female) that responded with something so crazy that I couldn't forget it. They asked if they should broach the subject of Joseph's sexuality and the therapist said, "What a terrible thing to say about your son." I was so shocked!
What's the most interesting tidbit you've picked up from this book?
As a gay man, I found courage within the pages of this book that I was lack before.
Any additional comments?
I would say that every gay man and woman should read this book. Now, Joseph is not your normal gay man/child. I also don't believe that every gay person is the same, far from it. However, there was so much courage and support in this book that I just can't stop thinking about it!
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- Orlando
- Murrieta, CA, United States
- 06-26-13
Life and fact.
I'm usually not a fan on non-fiction. I prefer to get lost in a story, disconnected from reality. This book is a must read. Chapters alternate between Jo's story, and fact. At the end of every chapter of Jo's story, you can't wait for the next. The facts sandwiched in between, speak of the world this is happening in and what it means for Jo's story.
John spends a lot of time navigating the complexities of Joseph Schwartz. Jo's sexuality is both central to understanding how he learns, and at the same time, just a very small part of who he is.
It's beautifully handled. John is adamant it's not a how to guide, but perhaps it's the best example of "how he did it" guide there is.
- Matthew
- 12-23-12
Raising a not-quite-average child
Anybody who has, or had, a child who is not quite at the statistical mean will appreciate this book. John Schwartz writes about putting a creative kid, who shows some of the human species' variability, through a one-size-fits-all school system and social structure - and coming out whole on the other side.
Millions of parents go through a version of what John and his wife did, whether their kids are gay or straight, and would benefit from his insight.
And his narration adds an entertaining element. Never underestimate the power of a Texan storyteller.
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|2012-10-12, 08:39
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I want to have faith in Urobuchi that there is much more to it.
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lets just say minority report has the same glaring weakness too...but the problem is if someone attempt to abuse the system for their own need...since the CC is dependent on some factor (stress,etc) as long as those factor being modified the CC will be high and the computer will see the person as dangerous, the system as i see it isnt build around psychic like in minority report rather some calculation of factor so you can find loophole in calculation or bug in the system itself to help you either to escape conviction or to convict other
|2012-10-12, 10:30
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^ It's like saying you can charge someone with a crime he didn't commit by leaving fake (but pertinent) evidences leading to his culpability in the scene of a crime or erasing the evidences to clear yourself ... that's not something new in this world
|2012-10-12, 10:39
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I can imagine a situation that the MC found herself in a case like above and want to fix it but in the end have to fight the whole system...
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|2012-10-12, 11:06
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I can understand why people feel system this has flaws, and I see it does too. But from what we've seen currently, this place is a real sh%thole apparently. It probably got to the point where the government just said to hell with morals and good judgement, just take care of the situation as soon as possible, any means necessary. This would also explain why they are using criminals in the first place, people they KNOW will pull the trigger without hesitation.
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It's like saying hey, it's getting too cold in here, let's open the windows and let the snow in.
Utter retardation of logic.
|2012-10-12, 11:40
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I think a better phrase for this particular situation would be "Its cold outside, lets locked the doors and never leave for the rest of our lives". It solves your first problem, but creates multiple new ones.
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|2012-10-12, 12:16
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just watched the episode and i thought it was good a nice mix of crime drama and anime action, though there were some scenes that they could without, but all in all for it style its a good first episode
and that first scene was like a stand off between spyke(CB) and his mortal enemy who i forget the name of
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First scene made a lot more sense after getting through the explanation about how the gun works. I wonder how long it'll be before we dive into the whole thing about how the system has its loopholes/defects [as in see it more clearly for all the characters, not just us the viewers].
Don't understand though, realistically, shouldn't this system (if its able to quantify stress and what not so well) also include other variables into its calculation? As in, if even a regular criminal/citizen knows that another person staying with a person with a high number coefficient will result in them getting a high one too, why wouldn't the system factor those "temporary" (or is it assuming it's permanent) values in?
In other words, the system calculation should be: [Base calculation/analysis of stress/mental stability] - [quantified # related to "x" amount of time spent with High Coefficient Y (*this probably is not a linear function*)] - [quantified # related to victim's surroundings (*in other words, were they about to get raped, were they almost killed, saw a man get blown to pieces, etc.*)].
The amount of time spent together should be pretty easy to get in terms of ballpark numbers, while the latter will depend on the enforcers own inputs (attempted rape, etc.). After factoring all those confounding variables in, should the system issue a judgement.
Either way though, even with all that, we've seen in the opening scenes of episode 1 that there is a way to defy the detection of the gun, it was only after his helmet was partially destroyed that the gun was able to do its "job" again and blow the dude to pieces.
|2012-10-12, 13:12
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Come to think of it I find the gun more interesting than the system. The gun almost feels like a false safety net because you never have to make that hard decision. I don't have to rely on myself but the gun will tell me when I should or should not shoot (gives a new meaning to guns don't kill but people do).
|2012-10-12, 13:59
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^ it's more like the gun doesn't allow you to shoot certain people and gives you the permission to do so with other ones. Even if you have an over 160CC murderer before your nose and the gun releases its safety, it's still up to you to pull the trigger or not. I think the whole purpose of the gun is more to prevent innocent people from being hurt
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My understanding was that the gun works this way so that agents don't have to wonder about what to do. The process is simplified to the extreme. If the gun tells you can shoot, you shoot. Akane was reprimanded by the other inspector because she failed to do that and acted on her own judgment instead. Nobody (besides Akane) seems to ask themselves any questions. They just do what the system tells them to do. I doubt anybody would have blamed Kogami for killing that disturbed yet innocent woman.
|2012-10-12, 15:36
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I could see this as being a case where the original intent was to have the inspector be the final decision maker but over time inspectors just started blindly trusting the gun without thinking and by now it's become so extreme that you're not allowed to question it.
|2012-10-12, 15:52
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In most respects, this was an excellent first episode.
Stylish, gritty, ballsy, generally good "cop drama". Rock solid dialogue. The grimdark, crapsack world setting is leavened a bit by the sheer stylish beauty of a lot of it as well as by the perkiness, naivety, and idealism of the female lead. All in all, it's a superb total package.
The problem is though that this Psycho-Pass is almost too flawed for its own good, as many other people have already alluded to. I think we were all pretty confident that the flaws of this Psycho-Pass system would be explored in this anime, and that it would really grapple with the ethics of it all.
With this in mind, I recall an old sci-fi movie from the 90s (the name of which unfortunately escapes me right now) that had a somewhat similar system in place. Basically, the movie focused a lot on a time traveling police force who stopped crimes before they happened, by going back in time to arrest the person who was going to commit the crime before they'd have a chance to commit it.
This raised a decidedly thought-provoking ethical issue - At a societal level, this time traveling cop system made sense. It would definitely mean fewer crimes, and fewer victims of crime. But it would also mean that people are technically getting arrested for crimes they haven't (yet) committed. There's something a little bit disturbing about that. Still, the broader societal benefits to this time traveling cop system was clear.
Psycho-Pass is somewhat similar, except in place of using time travel to stop "potential" criminals it uses quantified psychiatric measurements of sorts. This too could raise some decidedly thought-provoking ethical issues - But the overall execution of the system just seems too immensely flawed for a serious defense of it to be raised.
I can see some merit in stopping likely criminals before they can commit a crime. I can even kind of buy the idea of a futuristic psychiatric measuring device coming to the determination of "Yep, this guy/gal is totally beyond any real hope of rehabilitation". What I have a harder time buying is the system seemingly not accounting at all for its self-fulfilling prophecy risk. Hell, the system even exacerbates that risk beyond what you'd expect, what with killing people in the most needlessly gruesome and bloody ways imaginable (meaning that any innocent people who catch sight of that are naturally going to get extremely traumatized by it, no doubt throwing off their Psycho-Pass score).
Most of all, though, I found it pretty incredible that one minute the Psycho-Pass gun is saying "This woman is beyond all hope, kill her", and just a minute or two later its saying "This woman is now safe to take in, just paralyze her". If a few reassuring words from a raw Inspector is all it takes to shift someone from "beyond rehabilitation, kill her" to "please paralyze and take in" then that is one abysmally flawed system.
So, yeah, this episode could have hardly been any more forceful in hammering home the idea of "This Psycho-Pass system is seriously effed up!"
Now, I guess Gen might pull an interesting twist here, making you think that in spite of its glaring flaws this system is worth it anyway. But I'm admittedly a bit skeptical of that, just because it's a very tall order on the face of it.
So I think that maybe the theme of this show is that you really can go too far in "getting tough on crime". Maybe that's the social commentary here - If you're too hard on crime, you actually create more criminals out of normal people who become fearful of the police because they're too harsh/strict/dangerous. And if that's part of the theme of this show, it is an interesting one.
In any event, this was still an excellent first episode. For me, it had almost as much style as K, but with way more substance.
9/10 for Psycho-Pass Episode 1.
|2012-10-12, 16:12
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There must be cases where you just can't shoot down the guys even if the gun says it. For instance, let's take the cases of hostages. You can shoot the guy with a paralyser but if the paralyser fails or if you miss the latent criminal might snap (went over 160 ) and kill the hostage(s) ... it pretty much means your lack of judgement killed the hostages. We have similar cases in the episode where Iron-hand-san preferred playing smart and put down his weapon instead of going John Rambo.
|2012-10-12, 16:30
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Nice first episode, I love steampunk shows. The setting is really dark, people are judged by their on the spot due to their psychic which may change due to stress. Hoppefully we'll get to know how the world ended this way in the next episodes.
So Butch Gen is the writer, didn't knew about this until after watching the first episode. What will pull on the viewers this time around.
|2012-10-12, 17:00
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Stuff like this is why I imagine there's a gap between the way the system was supposed to be used when it was created and the way it's being used now.
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Research at The
Rodale Institute® demonstrates how sustainable farming
practices can boost yields by nurturing beneficial soil fungi.
By Laura Sayre
this series:
As some of you may know, The Rodale Institute®,
which publishes The New Farm®, is home to
the longest running field trials in the country
comparing organic and conventional systems of
farming called The
Rodale Institute Farming Systems Trial® (FST).
The data from that 23 years of research is a real
treasure trove of insight into the economic, ecological
and agronomic benefits of organic farming.
In addition to this long-running Farming Systems
Trial, we have a variety of other research in
progress at The Institute. David Douds, as you'll
read in this story, has been studying soil fungi
here at The Institute's research farm for
15 years. We're engaged in no-till research,
weed research, compost tea research, composting
research, water quality research, and much more.
Until now, much of the light we're generating
here on our research farm has been hidden under
the proverbial barrel, but we're taking
off the barrel and busting it up for firewood.
We're going let the light of the amazing
research being done here shine on farmers, consumers
and environmental activities.
Over the next year we'll be running a series
of stories, about one a month, on the significance
of our research ... and its practical applications.
That includes a few stories on equipment construction—a
front-mounted roller for no-till, and a compost
turner converted from a junked 18-wheeler.
So sit tight, and be prepared to be amazed, starting
with David Douds' discoveries about how
you can increase vegetable yields by 50 percent
using homemade fungal inoculants.
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USDA soil microbiologist David Douds
with a carrot root-mycorrhizal fungi culture.
Under the leadership of Dr. Douds, field trials
have shown yield gains of as much as 50% in the
presence of healthy mycorrhizae populations. Now
Douds is developing a practical, low-cost method
for on-farm production of mycorrhizal soil innoculant,
promising higher yields with lower nutrient inputs.
(Photo by Peggy Greb, courtesy of the Agricultural
Research Service Photo Unit.)
September 29, 2003: You've read the amazing
facts and figures: one teaspoon of healthy topsoil can contain
millions of individual microorganisms, all playing a part
in the functioning of the soil ecosystem. But how much do
you really know about the action of those diverse species
and how to maximize their presence in your own fields?
Ongoing research at The Rodale Institute® sheds light
on one important component of the soil community--mycorrhizal
fungi--and its impact on agricultural production. Under the
leadership of Dr. David Douds, a soil microbiologist with
the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, field trials have
shown yield gains of as much as 50% in the presence of healthy
mycorrhizae populations. Now Douds is developing a practical,
low-cost method for on-farm production of mycorrhizal soil
inoculant, promising higher yields with lower nutrient inputs.
A mycorrhizal primer
Mycorrhizae are soil-dwelling fungi that live in and around
the roots of plants ('myco-rrhizae' means 'fungus-root').
The fungi and the plants form mutually beneficial associations
in which the fungi receive carbohydrates from the plants and
the plants receive nutrients and other benefits from the fungi.
Since the first mycorrhizae species were described by a German
botanist in the 1880s, researchers have discovered that approximately
80% of all land plants form mycorrhizal associations. The
relationship is so widespread, in fact, that it is sometimes
referred to as 'the Universal Symbiosis,' and is believed
to have played a key role in the evolutionary transition from
aquatic to terrestrial plant forms.
Today, scientists divide mycorrhizae into two major types:
endomycorrhizae, which penetrate and colonize plant roots,
and ectomycorrhizae, which form sheaths around plant roots.
Whereas ectomycorrhizal relationships tend to be highly specialized--with
some 6000 fungal species worldwide associated with tree species
of the oak, beech, and pine families, among others--endomycorrhizal
associations are more generalized as well as more widespread,
with fewer than 150 fungal species opportunistically colonizing
the roots of the vast majority of terrestrial plant families.
Ectomycorrhizal inoculants are already widely used in commercial
forestry, but the possibility of developing endomycorrhizal
inoculants for production agriculture is a more recent idea.
"These are beneficial soil fungi that colonize the
roots of plants and help them take up phosphorus" and
other immobile soil nutrients, such as zinc and copper, Douds
explains. "The fungus colonizes the root and it also
grows out into the soil; the part of the fungus that's in
the soil acts as an extension of the root system, to explore
a greater volume of soil and take up nutrients and bring them
back into the root."
In addition to facilitating nutrient uptake, some mycorrhizae
secrete a gluey substance, called glomalin, which helps develop
soil structure and soil aggregation; others may help plants
fight disease. Yet because endomycorrhizae are 'obligate symbionts'--they
must have living plant roots to colonize in order to complete
their life cycle--their numbers will decline under conventional
agricultural monocultures, which have living crop covers fewer
months of the year than organic rotations. The drop in yields
typically seen after the first year of cultivation on virgin
prairie or forest soils is probably attributable in part to
the loss of native mycorrhizae, Douds says.
Fifteen years of research prove benefits
of fungi
Douds has been conducting research in collaboration with
The Rodale Institute since 1989, his first year at the Agricultural
Research Service's Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor,
on the outskirts of Philadelphia. "Some employees of
The Institute farm came down to our research center as part
of a kind of an interagency show-and-tell about research programs
and facilities and what all we could do to help each other,"
Douds recalls. "Rhonda Janke"--The Institute's research
agronomist at the time--"gave a presentation about The
Rodale Institute Farming Systems Trial," a side-by-side
comparison of organic and conventional production systems.
Douds recognized it as a great opportunity to study endomycorrhizal
"Later that year I started sampling, and right off learned
that [the soils under] the conventional farming systems had
fewer mycorrhizal fungi than the soils under the low-input
farming systems. So right away we all got excited and we branched
out from there."
Since that first season, Douds' work at The Rodale Institute's
333-acre experimental farm has progressed in three overlapping
In the first phase,
from 1989 to 1995, Douds and his team surveyed native mycorrhizal
fungi (MF) populations at Rodale and examined the impact of
different agricultural practices--including tillage regimes,
crop rotations, and soil amendments--on those populations.
The second phase, which is still ongoing, looks at the utilization
of MF by crop plants, comparing yields in the presence and
absence of different MF species. The third phase seeks to
apply those findings by devising a simple, on-farm MF inoculum
production system, so that farmers can harness the benefits
of endomycorrhizae without spending lots of money on commercial
mixes. (Commercial products already on the market include
Bio/Organics Endomycorrhizal Inoculant [$79.95 for 3 lbs,
labeled to treat 500 plants], Plant Success Mycorrhizae Tablets
[$19.95 for 100 tablets, labeled to treat 50 plants up to
1 ft tall], and Earthroots VAM Fungi by First Fruits LLC [$15
for 3 lbs, labeled to treat 200 seedlings].)
Agronomic practices that boost—or
mycorrhizal levels
Although the first phase of Douds's research found larger
and more diverse MF populations in organically-managed soils
than in conventionally-managed ones, it also revealed how
specific agronomic practices can boost or depress MF levels.
"Over-wintering cover crops. . . are very beneficial
to mycorrhizal fungi," Douds notes, whereas "tillage
disrupts the mycorrhizal fungi in the soil and serves to decrease
the initial colonization of the plants." Based on these
findings, Douds emphasizes that all farmers, organic or conventional,
can take steps to nurture the MF already present in their
fields: reduce tillage, he says, use fungicides sparingly,
and--most important--maximize cover cropping. "Over-wintering
cover crops give the MF a host plant to colonize when there's
no cash crop growing on the soil," Douds explains.
In the coldest part of the year the MF go dormant, but during
warm spells in early spring and late fall, the MF will try
to grow, and can exhaust their reserves if they find no plant
hosts. "During these periods. . . the fungus is still
respiring, it's still burning up its carbohydrate storage
in the spores, it's burning up the lipids that were stored,"
leaving it "less viable when the time comes finally for
the crop plant to be present." A cover crop or even just
a weedy fallow will maintain healthy MF populations, which
can then benefit the cash crop coming on to the field.
Crop rotations are another factor to consider, since a handful
of crop species belong to plant families that do not form
mycorrhizal associations (said to be 'non-mycotrophic'), including
the Brassicaceae (rape, broccoli, cabbage, turnips, etc),
the Chenopodiaceae (beets, spinach), and the Polygonaceae
(buckwheat). Not only will these crops not benefit from the
presence of MF, but MF levels in the soil will be depressed
after these crops are grown, potentially showing an effect
on any mycotrophic crops which follow.
Potatoes and peppers inoculated with mycorrhizae
get yield boosts of up to 50 percent!
In the second phase
of his research, looking at the impact of MF on crop yields,
Douds began inoculating plants in the greenhouse and then
tracking their performance in the field.
"We had some plants that were inoculated with a control
mix with no inoculum, another one inoculated with a mix of
mycorrhizal fungi, and another inoculated with just one species
commonly present in commercial inoculum," Douds explains.
"We transplanted them into the Compost Utilization Trial,"--another
ongoing experiment at The Rodale Institute--"and we found
over the course of the 3-year experiment that the mixture
of mycorrhizal fungi increased the yield of marketable-sized
peppers up to a maximum of 34% over the control. Last year
we tried inoculating potatoes, and we got up to a 50% increase
over the controls."
This year they are repeating the potato trial, measuring
yields under four different treatments: one with no added
MF; one with a commercially available MF; one with a mixed
MF inoculant grown in a leaf compost and vermiculite medium;
and one with a mixed MF inoculant grown in a dairy manure
compost and vermiculite medium. Overall, this work suggests
that a small amount of mixed MF inoculant can be substituted
for a large amount of fertilizer--with no loss of yield, greatly
reduced environmental impact, and lower production costs.
One unexpected finding of Douds' work at Rodale "is
that mycorrhizae can be used to increase the yield of crops
even in soils that are very high in phosphorous." Some
of the soils at the Rodale Farm which have been heavily composted,
Douds notes, "have available P in excess of 300 parts/million"--well
above the level at which mycorrhizal responses are typically
seen, around 20-50 ppm available P. "The generalization
would be that P as high as 300 would be a situation in which
the plant can take up all the P that it needs by itself without
relying on the mycorrhizal fungi." Douds believes that
at high nutrient levels, some of the other benefits of MF--enhanced
disease resistance, improved soil aggregation and better water
relations--could be showing an effect.
Build your own on-farm inoculum production
The third phase
of Douds' research at Rodale Farm focuses on developing an
inexpensive, practicable system for on-farm production of
mycorrhizae inoculant. As obligate symbionts, endomycorrhizae
have so far resisted attempts to create what scientists call
axenic (or isolated, single-species) cultures--they can only
be grown in the presence of a host plant. Douds' system works
within this constraint, using bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum),
a tropical grass native to the southeastern US, as a host.
The basic procedure is for the farmer to construct a simple
enclosure out of landscape fabric (75 cm square and 20 cm
high), fill it with a mixture of compost and vermiculite,
and then transplant pre-colonized bahiagrass seedlings into
the mixture. Over the course of the growing season the bahiagrass
spreads within the enclosure and the mycorrhizal fungi spread
and reproduce along with it. When the grass dies back in the
winter, the farmer is left with a concentrated mycorrhizal
inoculant that can be incorporated into his or her potting
mix when starting seedlings in the greenhouse the following
This year, Douds gave inoculated bahiagrass seedlings and
other materials to a few Pennsylvania farmers to see how the
method fares in the real-life conditions of farming. Meanwhile,
Douds has 12 soil enclosures growing at the Rodale Farm in
an experimental grid designed to identify optimum growth media.
Douds chose three different kinds of compost--yard-clippings
compost, controlled microbial compost, and dairy manure-leaf
compost--and then diluted each kind with vermiculite at four
different ratios, ranging from 1 part compost:2 parts vermiculite,
down to 1 part compost:49 parts vermiculite. Each soil enclosure,
finally, has nine separate sections, three with no inoculant
and three each with two different mixtures of MF.
At the end of the season, says Douds, "we'll sample
the mixtures from within each enclosure, quantify the inoculum
production, and then hopefully develop a prediction formula,
where the optimum ratio [of compost to vermiculite] is a function"
of the nutrient analysis and other properties of the compost.
All the farmer will need to do, then, is get the nutrient
analysis of his or her compost, plug it in to the formula,
and find the optimal ratio of compost to vermiculite to use
for his or her farm.
"On-farm methods have several advantages over commercial
inoculants," Douds explains. In the first place, whereas
commercial formulae typically only contain a single MF species
(frequently Glomus intraradices), Douds' method yields a diverse
inoculum containing many MF species. This is crucial because
MF show significant 'functional diversity'--"some are
good at holding the soil together, some are good at gathering
nutrients," others help fight disease.
A second, related advantage is that by mixing in some soil
from a nearby woodland, prairie, or hedgerow, the farmer can
use Douds's system "to produce the native or indigenous
strains of mycorrhizal fungi. . . the ones that are already
adapted to his [or her] particular soil conditions."
This could be especially important on problem soils, such
as those with high aluminum, say, or high or low pH, where
commercially-produced fungi may not survive.
Last but not least, home-grown mycorrhizal inoculum can be
produced at a fraction of the cost of purchasing commercial
mixes. "I've done some preliminary calculations,"
says Douds. "The on-farm system produces 100 million
propagules [in a single enclosure] for approximately $50,
not counting the cost of the farmer's labor, which is fairly
minimal. To purchase 100 million propagules as listed on the
bag of some commercial mixes would cost anywhere from $8,000
to $40,000." Commercial inoculants are sold in a peat-
or vermiculite-based medium, so purchasers have to buy (and
pay to have shipped) a large volume of material to get a small
number of viable MF propagules--another reason it makes more
sense to grow your own.
At the moment, Douds' system (like commercial MF inoculant)
is suitable for two types of farms: vegetable growers on any
scale who produce their own seedlings and can mix the inoculum
into their potting mix; and smaller, labor-intensive farms
or urban gardens where "the inoculum can be incorporated
by hand, directly into the planting furrow or planting hole."
Farmers growing field crops on a large scale can only take
advantage of MF inoculants if they want to try them out in
a relatively small area. "Delivery of MF inoculum to
the field is a problem," acknowledges Douds. "Commercial
companies are working on this for their particular inocula."
He smiles. We can only hope that he will be too.


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New east side center steers youth in the right direction
Leannette Black grew up in San Francisco, where she remembers her mother making and selling hot tamales and hamburgers out of their home to raise money for drum and bugle corps costumes. "I saw all these people moving around me and it was just community," says Black, who after serving in the army until 1992 came to Springfield to attend what is now the University of Illinois Springfield.
Black, who works for the state, is hoping that the new community center she's helping to establish at 2130 Clearlake Avenue in the old Metzger's Flooring building will help build up that same sense of community on Springfield's east side. Incorporated as the Progressive Youth Foundation and Athletic League earlier this summer, the organization, which is still seeking nonprofit status, is largely funded through Black's personal contributions.
"I want a legacy for my children, to let my children see me striving for the community," Black says, adding that many of the people the organization serves are economically disadvantaged, without a fully nurturing home life and at risk for a life on the streets. "The kids who come through here are the kids who nobody wants to deal with. That's why we're here in the community."
While Black leads and organizes fitness classes and basic skills workshops for women and girls through a Sister to Sister program, her two partners, Charles Muhammad Strickland and Elmer Perkins, are working with young men and boys through their Steel Sharpens Steel mentorship and boxing program. Strickland and Perkins have both spent time in prison, which they say motivates them all the more to keep their young trainees busy and working toward productive lives. "This way, I can correct some of the problems I could have created," Perkins says, proudly pulling out a keychain with the word "coach" on it – a gift from one of his trainees.
Perkins, like Black and Strickland, previously worked with the Harriet Tubman Susan B. Anthony Center, where John Crisp, Jr., serves as president. Crisp says he's pleased that there's a new center to help steer more disadvantaged youth in the right direction and adds that the Progressive Youth Foundation's leaders collectively have what it takes to make the new center a real asset to the community.
Already the young boys who spend their Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings with Perkins and Strickland say the program is making a difference. Ten-year-old Brian Shipp says he's learning discipline, and his mother, Glynnise Jackson, says her son comes home from boxing excited, constantly talking about his experiences and progress. "He's enjoying himself, and it's better for him to be doing that instead of being out tearing up stuff out here," she says, adding that Shipp is already a good kid and she wants him to stay that way.
On Monday, Shipp and his fellow trainees' excitement was at a high as the center celebrated its latest accomplishment – the acquisition of a used boxing ring. Perkins and Strickland had spent a week preparing space for it, while the children waited impatiently at home.
"I like it," says nine-year-old Daekwon Jones about the new ring and his first time ever stepping inside one. "The floor feels soft." He says that before he started boxing this summer he spent his free time playing baseball video games.
Eighteen-year-old Parsheona Pam volunteers at the center when she's not attending Lanphier High School and planning her futures in nursing, business and social work. She says the youth foundation needs both more volunteers and more participants, but adds that the center has a lot of potential. "I believe this is going to make progress. You just got to keep pushing it and making it go."
The Progressive Youth Foundation, which is seeking equipment and supplies, can be reached by calling 670-0814.
Contact Rachel Wells at email@example.com.


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For the San Francisco 49ers, facing the top-seeded Atlanta Falcons on the road in the NFC title game is one thing. Facing history is another.
"NFL Replay" will re-air the 49ers' 45-31 divisional playoff win over the Packers on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. ET.
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The San Francisco Chronicle reminds us the 49ers will attempt to win their first road playoff game in 24 years on Sunday in the Georgia Dome. The team's last postseason win outside of Candlestick Park dates all the way back to Jan. 1989, when Joe Montana guided San Francisco to a 28-3 victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
(Sidenote: The backup quarterback for the Bears that day? Noneother than Jim Harbaugh, who told reporters Monday he recalls the game, which took place in subfreezing temperatures.)
The 49ers haven't been involved in a road playoff game since dropping a divisional-round tilt to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Jan. 2003. That was the latest in five straight road playoff losses for the franchise.
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This year's 49ers are 5-3 on the road, and quarterback Colin Kaepernick was just 2 years old when Montana knocked off the Bears in the late '80s. We'd imagine this historical nugget means little to the team.
It's this year's Super Bowl -- not stories of yesteryear -- the 49ers are zeroed in on.
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Majo no Jouken
- Title: 魔女の条件
- Title (romaji): Majo no Jouken
- Also known as: Witch's requirement / Forbidden love
- Genre: Romance
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership ratings: 21.5%
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast period: 1999-Apr-08 to 1999-Jun-17
- Theme Song: First Love by Utada Hikaru
Michi, a 26 year old high school math teacher, tentatively accepts her boyfriend's proposal of marriage, uncertain of her love for him but feeling pressure from her father and society to do what is expected of her. Hikaru, a 17 year old boy frustrated by his home life with his single mother and having been expelled from many high schools for bad behavior, enters Michi's class as a new transfer student. As their relationship grows they realize that they both feel that they have lost themselves to the pressures of those around them, and it is this common bond that draws them dangerously close. What follows is a heart-wrenching story of forbidden love where Michi must face society's judgement for corrupting a minor, abandoning her fiance, and disappointing her parents and co-workers. --jdorama.com
- Matsushima Nanako as Hirose Michi
- Takizawa Hideaki as Kurosawa Hikaru
- Bessho Tetsuya as Kitai Masaru (Michi's fiancee)
- Kuroki Hitomi as Kurosawa Kyoko (Hikaru's mother)
- Tsuji Kazunaga as Hirose Kenichi (Michi's father)
- Shirakawa Yumi as Hirose Motoko (Michi's mother)
- Nishida Naomi as Uda Kiriko (Masaru's colleague & Michi's friend)
- Yamada Maiko as Kinoshita Jun (Hikaru's classmate)
- Yamaguchi Yuichiro Godai Yu (Doctor at Kurosawa Hospital)
- Ozawa Rin as Sugai Miharu (Hikaru's home tutor)
- Tayama Ryosei as Okajima Sensei (Ryousei High School Director)
- Nukumizu Youichi as Matsuoka Sensei (History teacher)
- Yajima Kenichi
Production Credits
- Producer: Yagi Yasuo
- Director: Doi Nobuhiro, Naniwa Kazuhiro (難波一弘), Katayama Osamu
- Screenwriter: Yukawa Kazuhiko
- Music: Shima Ken (島健)


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Back in November I exercised one of my most important rights as a citizen of the United States of America. I voted.
Yesterday, I exercised another of my most important rights as an American citizen. I paid my taxes.
I must admit, participating in the activities of last November was much more pleasurable. I don't know anyone who actually enjoys paying taxes. But sending the rest of what I owed the government was, I believe, as important a part of being a patriotic citizen as pulling the lever to lock in my vote.
I don't believe in sending in any extra. That would be foolish and could be viewed as arrogant. I don't want the government labeling me as an arrogant citizen, boastful of my contributions to keep the Republic solvent, well maybe not solvent but at least able to pay most of the bills we owe.
I do, however, consider it a privilege to earn enough money to be able to contribute to the upkeep of my country. Do I agree with all the things my government spends my money on? Hardly. I never agreed with all the things any organization I ever belonged to spent money for; that includes civic organizations, churches, and fishing clubs.
But that activity of last November at least gives me a small voice in where the money goes. If I don't approve of sending money to East Rutabagovia I can vote against whatever party or individual (if he resides in my state or district) at the next opportunity. If enough of us don't approve, we'll get someone else to replace said party or representative. That's how it works, or how it's supposed to work.
Now, if we could earmark our own contributions, I'd have a nice slice of the money I just sent in directed at things I think are more important. Education is one of my favorites. I owe most of the money the government taxes me for every year to a good education. I'm probably not fit for honest, hard, manual work, so a college degree has helped me immeasurably.
I'd probably earmark a bit to keep some of my favorite trout streams clear and clean, but that's just selfish. I'd want a slice to go to defense, but not too much since the military may not be as frugal as we'd like to think.
I'd like to do a little more for health care, though I'll admit I don't have a solution to that complex problem.
And I'd like to see a fair portion go into the agriculture budget. Yeah, that may sound a bit selfish, too, since I make my living on the back of agriculture, writing about programs, products and producers. But having written about all those things for more than 30 years now I've developed a pretty strong appreciation for how important agriculture is to this country and to everyone in it.
And I have absolutely no qualms about a good portion of my tax money going to any program that helps an honest, hard working, dedicated farmer stay on his land after a year or two of hard luck. Hard luck happens. It comes in the form of low prices, bad weather and pest damage. And quite often hard luck is beyond the control of even the best farmer.
They had no recourse but to pay high prices for fuel and fertilizer last year and they could do nothing to make it rain or to quit raining when they'd had too much. And speculators in the market place are far beyond the reach of a West Texas or a South Oklahoma cotton farmer.
So I'd like to earmark some of my tax money to keep that safety net in place so the next hailstorm, drought, or other calamity doesn't wipe out good farmers who just had a run of hard luck.
I'd feel good about the contribution and patriotic as well.
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There are plenty of games on the market that are based on either a board game, or a movie, this is the first time I have come across a game, that is based on a movie, that is based on a board game.
Yes folks I refer of course to BATTLESHIP . . . → Read More: Battleship- A Game, Based On A Movie, Based On A Game?


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A journey is a bridge between two points. In Vietnam, some journeys take place on roads, highways, railways, rivers, and footpaths as family members come home for the New Year, hunters travel into the forest and city dwellers carry precariously balanced goods on bicycles and motorbikes. Other journeys are metaphorical: Life is a journey marked by significant rituals, and the year is a journey mapped by a calendar. Souls travel to the netherworld, while gods and ancestors return to the human world during celebrations in their honor. Every year, more than a million tourists visit Vietnam, a country that many of them first knew from images of a war. Among these tourists, too, are former American servicemen, who have made their own pilgrimages to Vietnam as acts of healing and reconciliation. Still other travelers—those born in Vietnam but now living abroad—will always call this place "home." In this exhibition, we invite you to journey through a changing Vietnam and to experience the incredible diversity of its landscape and its people.
More than 80 million people live in Vietnam today, making it the 14th most populous country on the globe.
For the Kinh, the Hoa (Chinese), and some other ethnic groups living in Vietnam, the year's journey begins with Tet, the lunar New Year.
Exchanges of goods map human encounters, from face-to-face bargaining in a village market to business on a global scale.
If life is a journey, passage rites—initiations, weddings, and funerals—are the way stations that signal transitions from one stage to the next.
Large and exuberant festivals in honor of local gods are central to village life among the Kinh majority in Vietnam.
Shamans preside over some rituals in many of the religious traditions that coexist among the majority and minority populations of Vietnam.
The Mid-Autumn festival is a high point in the year's journey for Kinh and Hoa families, a time to consider the bounty of past seasons and the promise of what is to come.
Laurel Kendall, an anthropologist who specializes in Korean cultural studies, has written extensively on shamanism, issues of gender, and, more recently, the cultural constructions of "tradition" and "modernity."
This exhibition and related programs are made possible by the philanthropic leadership of the Freeman Foundation. Additional generous funding provided by the Ford Foundation for the collaboration between the American Museum of Natural History and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Also supported by the Asian Cultural Council. Planning grant provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Vietnam: Journeys of Body, Mind & Spirit is the product of a three-year collaboration between the American Museum of Natural History and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Staff members from both museums worked together in planning, researching, writing, and designing the exhibition, as well as collecting the objects displayed in it. Our work together marks a journey away from the painful history of a war and toward a more promising future.


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