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A Kern County study designed to look at the relationship between irrigation and nitrogen application rates and their effect on spur and canopy development — and the resulting effects on yield and other factors — has finished its seventh year. The study is sponsored by the Almond Board of California and the lead researcher is Bruce Lampinen, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis.
The researchers looked first at the effect of different rates of irrigation and nitrogen on the development of tree canopies as measured by light interception — the fuller the tree canopy, the more light is intercepted — and then at the effect of fuller tree canopies on yields and on spurs, the fruiting branches on which almonds are produced.
The study began in 2001 with trees planted in 1996. Four treatments regimes were applied to the trees as follows:
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Furthermore, by adding total yields over the seven years for each treatment, yields ranked in the same order as canopy light interception with the highest yields in treatment T1 followed in order by T2, T3, and T4.
Spur death also followed the pattern of canopy development, with greatest death occurring with the T1 treatment (highest rate of light interception), followed by T2, T3, and T4. Since yields were also greatest with the T1 treatment and least with the T4 treatment, the researchers concluded that spur replacement outside of the inner canopy more than made up for the higher loss of spurs in the inner canopy of the high-water treatments.
Irrigation Scheduling
Irrigation rates in the study were determined by using the mid-day stem water potential technique developed by Lampinen and colleagues. With this technique, one shaded leaf, low on a tree, is bagged about 15 minutes before sampling; then between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., the leaf is cut off and placed in a pressure chamber with the petiole protruding out. The cylinder is pressurized, and when water just begins to appear at the cut surface, the gauge indicates the mid-day stem water potential. A complete description of this technique is given in "Using Midday Stem Water Potential to Refine Irrigation Scheduling in Almond" found at either the UC Fruit and Nut Information Center (http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/crops/Almond_MiddayStemWaterPotential.pdf) or as a link in the December 2007 California Almonds Newsletter article "Full Canopy = Higher Yields" (www.almondboard.com).
Using this technique, a fully watered orchard is about -8 bars, mildly stressed is -12 bars, and moderately stressed is -16 bars.
"The canopy development and yield relationship determined in this study, and verified by data from other trials, can be used to estimate potential returns for an orchard kept at different levels of mid-day stem water potential during the first 10 years after planting," the study report says. Using a gross return rate of $2 per pound of kernels, the cumulative return in dollars per acre of trees kept fully watered at -8 bars was $47,100, while at -12 bars, and at -16 bars, the returns would only be $38,622 and $27,788, respectively.
While it may be tempting to keep orchards at -8 bars to maximize returns, there are drawbacks, according to Lampinen. "Excessively wet soil, in conjunction with shading early in the year, may play a role in lower-limb dieback," he said. Furthermore, keeping trees this wet increases potential for tree loss due to lack of aeration and/or root rot (Phytophthora). "In addition," Lampinen says, "canopy cover above about 70 percent to 75 percent mid-day light interception results in cooler conditions on the orchard floor that might be conducive to Salmonella survival." Moreover, he says, denser canopy covers will not allow enough light through to dry nuts on the orchard floor, adding to food safety concerns.
"A harvest technique growers can use is, after shaking, to sweep the crop to the center of the driverow to allow a postharvest irrigation. Depending on the irrigation system coverage, the nuts may be able to be dried while the irrigation system is on, or they can be spread out to dry before windrowing."
Growers should seek a balance between developing the canopy rapidly and preventing tree loss from excessively wet conditions, Lampinen recommends. "The data suggests growers could irrigate to -8 to -9 bars to develop a fuller canopy when trees are young, then irrigate to -10 or -12 bars once a 70 percent canopy has developed to maintain productivity."
Lampinen also says that growers should choose a planting density that fits their soil conditions and management style to minimize the potential for an overly crowded canopy as the orchard ages.


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It seemed juicy: A close-up shot of Zac Efron and his intense blue eyes flanked by a cover line about Alcoholics Anonymous.
After keeping mum about rumored rehab stints for months, was the onetime "High School Musical" star about to open up about his reported addiction struggles in a long profile in the Hollywood Reporter? After all, Efron's penchant for partying had been the elephant in the room at every one of his public appearances since last September, when TMZ reported the actor had secretly sought treatment for a cocaine addiction.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Reuters) - Satellite operator Iridium Communications and Harris Corp on Wednesday said a new space-based aircraft-tracking venture will save airlines money, but also holds promise for the U.S. military, which is facing a sharp downturn in spending in coming years.
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|arrowhead [ Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:27 pm ]
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|Upgrade problem
I just did an install of Blag 10k, everything went fine. Then I used synaptic to "upgrade system", and again no problems. But when I restarted the system things had changed :( ,
At the login screen there was no text at the top of the screen (to choose the session type etc) only the symbols, and the username box was there but again the text above was missing. It is the same once logged in, all the icons are there but no text. I thought perhaps I'd done something silly so I reinstalled then upgraded but the same thing happened
Any ideas?
|jebba [ Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:24 pm ]
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Hmm. That's a bit unusual....
When you did the upgrade in synaptic, did it say it was going to remove any packages?
What kind of 10k install did you do? I'll do an identical install and see what i get.
Can anyone else confirm this? If there's something busted in the repo...I don't see it here though.
|stevo32 [ Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:35 pm ]
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i haven't had any font problems and i'm up to date w/the repo.
|arrowhead [ Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:42 pm ]
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Hi Jeff,
I just did a bog standard pesonal desktop install.
I don't think it removed any packages when I upgraded with synaptic, but I did get a messege to say a package name had changed whilst it was installing the updated packages. Sorry I can't remember the exact name of the package but it had something to do with VIM.
I did the exact same install and upgrade last week without a problem if that's any help (any new updates in the repositry since last week?).
|jebba [ Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:02 pm ]
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There are a few updates in the repository, but nothing I can think of that would mess up fonts... Hmm. Vim isn't related.
I'll try to replicate it, but I won't be able to for a day or so. I've talked to others on IRC who have upgraded and haven't had a prob, FWIW.
|arrowhead [ Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:19 pm ]
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Thanks Jeff,
There is no rush, I dual boot with XP so I can always use that. It's probably something I've done wrong anyway. I will try again later and perhaps upgrade one package at a time to see if it occurs again then I know which it is.
|arrowhead [ Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:38 am ]
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I've just run partition magic to resize my drive in order to give more room to linux and it told me there were errors, some CHS values didn't match up. I don't realy understand what it meens but I let it repair the errors so I am guessing if I try to reinstall 10K it wil be ok this time.
I was reading in another thread that the 20k alpha is quite stable, do you think I should download and install that or should thickos like me stick to the stable verision? :D
|jebba [ Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:58 am ]
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19k (20k alpha) is generally fine on the box, but a bit trickier to install in some cases. It's also going to have a lot more package changes to it (read: surprises). But it's not like it's crashing all the time or anything. I use it as my main OS. It's just not smooth in terms of upgrades and all that yet.... Of course, you may say the same thing about 10k. ;)
|arrowhead [ Sat Aug 07, 2004 12:31 pm ]
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Yea it worked, got 10k working again. It must have been the errors on the drive that caused the problem.
I think for once in my life I will be patient and wait for the stable release of 20k. You guys will be able to finish it quicker without me pestering every time I break it trying to update it or something :lol:
Thanks again,
|kelstertx [ Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:19 pm ]
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|me too
I had that problem several times. It was on a fresh install, so I simply redid the install. Here's some observations that might assist in tracking down the problem.
My text went away when I changed from the default 1024x768 resolution to 1600x1200. I upgraded with Synaptic before restarting X, so my resolution changes were pending. Twice the problem occurred when changing the resolution (on a fresh reinstall) to 1280x1024. One was a full upgrade from Synaptic, the next one was simply adding the new Gaim and Firefox (I think).
BTW, it seems silly not to restart X before doing the updates on a fresh install, but my KVM switchbox makes my monitor not get detected, so every bootup I get two delays of 2 minutes each while the monitor probe fails to detect my monitor.
The last thing I did that seemed to get me a 1280 desktop with text in tact, was to change my resolution first, reboot, then do Synaptic upgrades. So far it's working fine.
|mike_m [ Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:34 pm ]
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I had the same problem last night. I checked google and ran
chmod a+r /etc/pango/i386-redhat-linux-gnu/pango.modules
which fixed it
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Saw this from Jason Haley's Interesting Finds post for the morning of May 25, 2006:
Project Managing Latency or: How to Make Smart People Look Stupid
I like the point: it isn't easy to ship a complex piece of software.
This reminds me of two editorial posts by Steve Jones which talked of
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Buggy Software
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There have been a lot of talk about the Vista delays, just like there
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complex pieces of software with tons of lines of code. The more we ask
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|Scientific Name:
|Poecilotheria metallica Pocock, 1899
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|Taxonomic Notes:
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Critically Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Molur, S., Daniel, B.A. & Siliwal, M.
|Spector, S. & Mason, T. (Terrestrial Invertebrates Red List Authority)
The habitat where the species occurs is completely degraded due to lopping for firewood and cutting for timber. The habitat is under intense pressure from the surrounding villages as well as from insurgents who use forest resources for their existence and operations. It is assumed that the area of habitat has decreased over the years, but there is definitely a decline in quality of habitat for the spiders who seek cavities and deep crevices in old growth forests. This species is categorized as CR because of its range restricted to less than 100 km², single location and continuing decline in habitat quality.
|Range Description:
|The species is found in a single location, which is severely fragmented. The extent of occurrence is less than 100 km2. India: Andhra Pradesh: Reserve forest between Nandyal and Giddalur.
The type description stated the species as occurring in Gooty, which is wrong since although the animal was caught in the railway timber yard in Gooty, the specimen could have come from the Eastern Ghats, which is at least 100 km away. Molur et al. (in press) rediscovered the species after 102 years in 2001 in a highly disturbed forest between Nandyal and Giddalur. Other surveys have not indicated the presence of this easily-identifiable species in any other locality. However, traders have put up this spider on sale after collecting some adults from the said area or nearby. Since information on their collection area is not available, it is presumed that they could have collected only from the nearby location and not from the protected Gundlabrahmeshwaram Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Native:India (Jharkand, West Bengal)
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|Population information is not available. Since it has been recorded to date from a single location (despite surveys conducted in adjacent areas by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department ERM Laboratory in Srisailam), it is likely that the species has a very restricted extent of occurrence, is very rare and in a single location with declining habitat quality.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|The species was found in a degraded dry deciduous forest. Nothing is known of its breeding biology. The lone male in captivity lived for 2 years having matured after 18 months. This seems to be the normal among males of this genus. Longevity of the female is unknown, but if it is similar to other species, then they could survive for 10-12 years reaching maturity at the age of 5-7 years.
|Major Threat(s):
|Habitat loss and degradation are major threats. From our understanding, if the habitat is under similar pressure of degradation, the species might be extirpated from the known location in the near future. An additional threat to the species is collection by international pet traders, which could have an impact on the population. The two threats in tandem could result in the species' extinction from the known location in the near future. An incident of smuggling was recorded in 2002 when two Europeans took a few specimens out of the country and advertised them for sale on the internet. There are also reports available of other such incidents since then.
|Conservation Actions:
|It is not known whether the species occurs in the Gundla Brahmeshwaram Wildlife Sanctuary, which is about 20 km from the known location. Surveys and the forest department's cooperation are needed to establish this.
|Molur, S., Daniel, B.A. & Siliwal, M. 2008. Poecilotheria metallica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T63563A12681959. . Downloaded on 23 September 2018.
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Sunday, March 04, 2012
I am not a fan of two things: buffets and cheap ass stores.
So, I attended both today. It happens.
Bing is a huge fan of "greens." She grew up in New Orleans and enjoys a variety of foods that aren't hugely available on the prairie. Mustard greens, collard greens and okra being her favorites.
Only one place serves them EVERY SINGLE DAY in our fair city. And it is a buffet. I have disliked buffets for decades. This happened when I was at one and saw a child of about five voraciously picking his nose and then fingering all the rolls on a platter. And each and every time I have been to a buffet since then, I see something else to add to my dismay:
Children under the age of 12 let loose to make mischief whilst their dumb ass parents sit and laugh with their friends and family. They play hide and seek, using the salad buffet as their free zone. They race around like monkeys let loose in a jungle. These kinds of children tend to have extremely lackadaisical parents who could care less if their offspring are acting like brats. And if you bring it to their attention, they look baffled, as if you just told them their child was running around naked in church doing devil chants. Not their Jimmy. One brave woman actually led a child to his parent after she found him with his mouth hanging under the ice cream dispenser. The child had a ring of chocolate ice cream around his mouth and his hands were sticky with the chocolate sauce that he had dunked his fingers into (proclaiming to his cousin that it wasn't hot, but felt as warm as "bath water!") The parent looked over at her son who was twitching with a sugar high and smiling like a dimwit and then asked him, "Did this lady hurt you?" Ugh.
One child who kept sneezing and coughing profusely all over everything in sight.
An extremely fat woman who cut in front of me and said, "Sorry, my blood sugar is low" and then proceeded to load her plate up with enough potatoes and gravy to send her blood sugar into the stratosphere.
The tables are always sticky and the plates and silverware are never completely clean.
But, Bing adores this buffet because they serve greens. They also serve grits. Each and every time we go to this buffet, she reminds me of the time when we went to North Carolina to visit some cousins of hers and went to a breakfast buffet and I commented, stupidly, to the entire table that I thought it was kind of odd that they had mashed potatoes next to the eggs.
I'd never eaten or seen grits.
Today, was a hard day for both of us. Bing has had terrible um...butt cheek pain lately and it keeps her up at night because she can't sleep for more than three hours without having to get up and walk the pain away. The joints in my hands decided to flare up, so I walked around with my hands looking like Mickey Mouse gloves. We were both kind of crabby. But, Bing, clearly, had the worst night. I woke up twice to find her wandering around walking with a blanket around her shoulders.
I wanted to mother her up a little. So, I suggested that we go to that buffet that she loves and get her some greens. She was surprised.
"You hate that place," she said. "Do I look like I'm dying?"
I said no and then I took it a step further. I had seen in the Sunday paper that Big Lots was having a 20% off sale. Bing loves Big Lots. I detest it.
Bing was even more excited. A buffet and Big Lots! In one day! And it wasn't even her birthday! PLUS...I offered to drive and she knows I don't like driving.
Well, I don't like driving with HER as a passenger. Bing is constantly telling me to change lanes because the one on the left or right is "moving faster." This annoys me when she does this changey lane thingy when I am a passenger. I feel like we are on our way to the emergency room or something. But, it irritates me LIKE CRAZY when she does it when I am driving. I usually ignore her, which drives her nuts. She also insists that "the driver gets to pick the radio station or cd." Unless I am driving. And then, she forgets that rule conveniently, punching at the radio every ten seconds and changing up the music just when I am starting to sing along to a song. She and I do NOT have the same taste in music at all. I will be humming along to Lady Antebellum's newest song and she will frown and call it "cheesy" and change the station. Over to some asinine country song asking "Are we gonna do this or what?"
Bing also thinks that I drive too slowly and "ride the brakes."
But beggars can't be choosers and with her butt cheek woes, she can barely drive herself to work and back without major pain. So me offering to drive is a good thing.
We made it to the buffet. She only complained once and that was to ask why I insisted on staying in the left lane behind a huge SUV that I couldn't see around.
Um..because in two more blocks, I need to turn LEFT!
We bought two dinners and went in. As always, it was packed. Mostly with families with 7 children or more, girl's basketball teams from small towns who love buffets, and ok...I apologize if this offends overweight readers...but really, really fat people who do NOT need to eat four desserts.
I spotted him right away. I am good at this. The tween boy dressed in a white tee shirt and jeans who galloped up and down the aisles as if he were at Chuckie Cheese. He pushed in front of elderly people who were unsteady on their feet to begin with and sloppily loaded his plate up with spaghetti and meatballs and then nonchalantly slid the spoon back into the meat sauce where it didn't hold and fell spinning to the floor, anointing everyone in a two foot radius with red sauce.
He was a noisy mouth breather and had a string of spittle on the side of it. Ugh.
He saw his cousin walk through the door and spilled his chocolate milk all over the table as he leaped up to go grab him in a headlock. His mother quickly grabbed a worker and pointed to their table. The poor woman did not speak English but spills are not language necessary and she hastily cleaned it up. Not one word of thanks from mom, who went back to talking loudly to a female relative about how she loved, loved, LOVED buffets because you didn't have to tip dumb servers. I looked over at her overly blonde dye job, tacky high heels, and garish rings on all but two of her fingers and wanted to go push her head in her son's sloppy ass uneaten plate of spaghetti. She kept using the word ain't over and over as well as double negatives. ("I ain't never seen such a beeyoitch in my life and she weren't even pretty." "Not no way am I ever votin for that dumb ass Muslim. Billy lost his job at Costco and it's all that "Bama's fault.") I wanted to tell her that Billy probably lost his job at Costco because he was late all the time and stole a case of beer but of course, I just sat there table watching as her beer bellied husband ate plate after plate of fried chicken, mashers and gravy and corn on the cob and then chased it all with plates of brownies smothered in ice cream, chocolate fudge cake and strawberry shortcake.
Bing was in hog heaven, eating her greens. I ate a (surprisingly good) bowl of chicken noodle soup, figuring that it was in a scalding hot pot and would probably be ignored by most children.
As we were leaving, we had to weave around the open mouthed brat and his cousin, who were throwing rolls at each other from behind the ice cream machine while their mothers sat talking with most of their lipstick eaten off but their lip lines still firmly penciled in.
Then, we moved on to Big Lots.
Now, sometimes I love Big Lots. If you can make your way around the junky stuff, you can sometimes find really good buys. Like the time I found Jones diet root beer or a tube of Pringles for 50 cents or Dawn dishwashing liquid for half the price at the grocery store or...my favorite: a Berber rug that was the perfect shade of green to match our upstairs bathroom. And only cost 3 bucks.
We went in. Big Lots is a lot like a cheap buffet. There are crowds and lots of people with children who are not supervised. It's part of their ambiance.
Today was no different. I immediately found a St. Patrick's day display with several Irish buttons. Liv had lost her button last year and so I found not only a button but some really, really cute hair barrettes that I am sure she will not like but let me put in her hair anyway....until I drop her off at school and they will be placed in her back pack before she gets ten feet into the door.
Bing found a speaker for our boom box whose speaker doesn't work anymore. For less than 20 dollars. I found some really beautifully sewn bath towels from India that were the kind of snowy white that I love until they get stained or until I wash them with my red shirt.
Diet pepsi. Little Debbie snack cakes (Liv loves those in her lunch..has since first grade and is unapologetic about it, which I love about her....) Sea salt. Those cookies from Hawaii that don't make my blood sugar go crazy. Paper towels.
After about a half hour, I needed to use the restroom and I hated to do that but it was unavoidable. Their restrooms always look and smell filthy. Today was no surprise. I coated the toilet seat with paper before I gingerly sat down and then had to flush twice before the water went down.
As I walked out of the end stall, a woman came rushing in with her toddler daughter, who was screaming, "NOW! I gotta go NOW. NOW, MOMMMMMMMMMEEEE!"
To my horror, instead of taking her into a stall, the mother unceremoniously whipped her daughter's Ariel panties off and let her hunch OVER THE SINK. She let out a strong smelling stream of urine and smiled charmingly at her mother. I stood mute with horror. After she finished peeing in the sink, her mother looked over at me and asked me if I could please get her some toilet paper.
"I don't want Maisy to fall off the sink," she said, smiling as if this was an every day thing to let your daughter urinate into a sink.
I rolled my eyes and grabbed her toilet paper but when I handed it to her, I commented that maybe it would have been more appropriate to use a toilet? The mom gave me a just us girls smile and said, "Oh, GOD no! It is so filthy in here and I'm sure the sinks get cleaned better than the potties do!"
With that, she yanked up Maisy's panties and they swooped out the door. Not washing their hands, of course. Or running hot water in the sink that they'd just soiled with urine.
I sighed and washed my hands in the sink as far away as possible, looking down carefully to check for urine first.
By the time I got back outside, Bing was ready to go. We had a full cart and the total cost was under 40 bucks. Sweet.
But...as I told Bing in the car on the way home, I don't want to go back anytime soon. I told her about the sink peeing child and she rolled her eyes with me but also said, "You know, we are all trying to save money in this economy. So, we'll meet all kinds, sweetie..."
I didn't say it, but I thought to myself that at least if we went to a regular restaurant I could keep my illusions of un-spit spattered food or booger smeared rolls. And when I shop at the more expensive, smaller stores, I may not save a lot of money, but it is unlikely that I will see anyone peeing in a sink.
Call me snotty. I don't care. I NEED my illusions.
How about you? What do you think? Where do you shop? Any good stories? Comments on how snooty I am?
30 comments:
- Vinita said...
I hate when parents let their kids run around and get into the food like that - Feeling ill at the thought of a kid's hands soaking in warm chocolate sauce :S. Love the wholesale stores though, we have a BJs here and I always like to go through their books section.
Today, we went to a Chinese food store and I've got some bean vermicelli and thai curry pastes, some hot chilli garlic sauce that I cannot wait to try and two incredible Chinese soup spoons - one that looks similar to the one my granny had and we used to eat our cornflakes with it. Cannot wait to tell my sister about it. I am drawn to this store more because of the smell of barbequed pork, which I didnt take today because we stopped at the Subway for lunch and I had a great meatball marinara sandwich. Next time I'll be sure to take that first and probably eat it in the car park :).
- JohnD said...
Buffets - Oh I could not agree more with your sentiments. We stayed at a 4 star hotel that only offered a buffet breakfast but chose not to partake as we watched Asian children picking up sliced meat from the meat platter and, while some ate it and picked up more, others merely dropped it back on the platter. This process was repeated with many other dishes on offer.
Rhonda and I ventured out of the hotel and found a quiet little cafe where we had the breakfast order of our choice cooked in front of us and served in immaculately hygienic conditions for one third the cost of the hotel buffet.
- ChiTown Girl said...
I sat here with my mouth literally hanging open as I read about the sink pee-er. What the absolute fuck?!
- JohnD said...
Kids peeing in sinks - Oh yeah! I've seen parents do that with littlies and they've used the exact same excuse - the toilets are too dirty!
Sheesh! - and what do they think that they are doing to the sinks?
- Prairie Wanderer said...
I firmly believe there is a special place in hell reserved for parents that expect either restaurant/store staff or the general public to manage their children while they are out because they need a 'break' and they're spending money there, so it's 'part of the deal'.
I try to be as open-minded as I can, but I got to admit that I feel the same way - I frequented all you can eat buffets a lot back in university because I'd literally stuff my pockets with grub. I'm surprised no one caught on to me. But now? Meh. Yeah, the kids at those places drive me nuts so I generally don't go - that and the food is usually rubbish.
The bargain stores is what gets my dander up though. Oh my freaking God! The narrow aisles stuffed to the brim with product, the families with dozens of insane kids, all yelling at the top of their lungs, toddlers lunching on potato chips and Coca-Cola and the adults arguing and yelling at each other about things that I really shouldn't be overhearing. It's not the stigma of shopping at a bargain store that bothers me, it's the people these places attract who have never been taught to carry themselves with dignity while in public. I don't know.
Oh and as someone who worked as a janitor while in university, I can verify that peeing and pooping in sinks is actually quite a common occurance. Oh, the things I've seen (and have had to fish out) in a public sink. I'm not trying to gross anyone out, but I don't use public restrooms unless it's absolutely necessary, if you catch my drift.
Thank you for this. Two places I know to avoid, should I ever visit your fair town:)
You're not snooty at all.
So ironic bec I was toying w idea of going to big lots this afternoon for the sale but was on the fence. Would it be crowded? Is it worth it? I was just there recently. I often find bob's mills food stuff there, get great scrubbie things for bath, neosporin, accessories for phone, art supplies, gardening stuff. I am lying on the couch, undecided.
Y r not a snob. Sensitive maybe but not a snob. My mother would have been gagging! She has fantastic manners and never does any of that stuff and never looks down her nose @ anyone... but can't take seeing the gross stuff. A favorite story of mine is one time at a gas station, on a road trip, she emerged from a stall and in her soft, gentle, monotone, said to the lady next in line, "I wouldn't use that one. There's fecal matter on the walls." "What?" Said the uncomprehendingly. My mom never broke her style just said, "don't go in there. There's shit all over the walls."
My girl and I love Fresh Choice. So does my mom. My bf and stepdad hate it. They seem to work pretty hard to keep things clean. At least @ the one we go to. And I don't watch people eat. Buffeets bring out scary feeding patterns! ;-) my bf, by the way, is anob who doesn't know it. He's one of those ultr leftist I'm for the people except gee... in real life I find mot people really annoying and stupid" people. Drives me nuts.
My family is oppositeofsnobbish. I am probably on the snobier side @ some things, tho' not all.
My mom is also Southern and loves buffets for the tapioca. She used to love cafeterias and we grew up going to them as dinner out treats for me and her. She grew up super poor and I think she relishes the variety and plenty.
My dtr and I love the choices... and the frozen yogourt.
Oh... and am one the obnoxious people who tells kids to sit down when they are going crazy. Mostly I do it in such a way that the kids like me and the parents are confused... they're irritated but I'm so kind and charming they can't get a purchase on things. Or authoritative if I am grumpy. I have a bossy and very cardinal side that I can call on when needed. Zc
- Sarahf said...
I HATE people allowing their kids to run riot. I don't have kids, but I'm sympathetic, a crying child doesn't worry me, I guess it happens to the best parents, but letting your kid disturb others without attempting to fix it is not OK. Discount stores here have well behaved children but really loud announcements, which get pretty annoying after a while so I try to avoid them.
- Sarahf said...
I HATE people allowing their kids to run riot. I don't have kids, but I'm sympathetic, a crying child doesn't worry me, I guess it happens to the best parents, but letting your kid disturb others without attempting to fix it is not OK. Discount stores here have well behaved children but really loud announcements, which get pretty annoying after a while so I try to avoid them.
- sybil law said...
Geez. Why not just take a trek to WalMart to complete the circle of hell?
Buffets aren't that great, but every now and then I have to have it. I love the gazillion choices. Wish I had that daily, just with better food. Really, though - I don't care what restaurant I'm at - if I think about it, I get completely grossed out, thinking of how unclean people are, and God forbid there's some weird smudge or food stuck on my fork. That can happen anywhere - even the really nice restaurants. People are gross.
Isn't urine supposed to be sterile? I mean, not that the kid peeing in the sink isn't disgusting as fuck, but at least it's kinda sterile? Ugh/ I'd have yelled at that lady, though. It's so strange that some people just completely lack any modicum of pride/ manners/ self respect/ respect for others/ common sense.
When there's a kid or kids running around somewhere, annoying the shit out of me, I make sure to make a comment about crazy kids and asshole parents so that the parents can hear, but if I see the kid/s first, I'll lean down and say, "Where is your mom? Go find her and stay there!"
I ain't got NO patience for no dumbass biotches - kids included.
(Didja like that double negative?)
- HARPER said...
oh.my.god. i'm not sure if this post was supposed to be funny but i laughed heartily...perhaps because i have had many similar experiences with both buffets and big lots. they make me anxious...
my mother used to take me to this horrendous little thrift shop in Little Rock, AR (to shop for school clothes, blerg!) wherein i watched a mother let her child pee in one of the fitting rooms...what theeeee HELL?!
- jen@ living a full life said...
At last another person who won't go to a buffet!Makes ya wonder what goes on in their homes doesn't it?
And the only thing worse than that woman letting her child pee in that sink is if she would have asked you to hold the kid so that she could pee herself.Pig! Chi Town girl is so right WTF!
- bookish butch said...
I think your comments about buffets are spot on, I enjoy your blog immensely:-)
- heartinsanfrancisco said...
I stand firmly with you on buffets and Big Lots-type stores, especially Ikea. I NEVER set foot in them for all the reasons you mentioned, but someone peeing in a sink is a new low.
The first time I saw grits, I thought it (they?) was/were Cream of Wheat cereal, which I loathed as a child. I lived in NC and TN for a total of 15 years but never got to like them.
- Fenstar de Luxe said...
Bwahahahahaha, I feel so dirty I want a shower after reading that. I hate buffets too!
I cant stand it when parents let their kids go insane and just.....ignore it. I was at a buffet on the weekend and i think i ate my body weight. The only kids near us were two absolutely adorable little girls and their baby sister and all five of us simultaneously decided to ditch the degree and steal a baby. We didnt. But omg it was tempting. Also....wtf are grits?? In the UK, grits means the salt and gravelwe sprinkle on icy roads...but i assume you dont mean that?
- Anna said...
To read about your buffet/Big Lots adventures is funny, but I'm sure in the moment it was horrible! But hey, at least you brightened our day a bit with your recollections, that's gotta count for something, right?
What got me most was the child peeing in the sink. That's just disgusting beyond belief. I wouldn't have handed her the toilet paper. I really, really wouldn't have. I would have given her a piece of my mind about the whole thing and walked out of there. Behaviour like that shouldn't be rewarded even in the teensiest way. You are a far better person than I am for having complied with her request!
I don't think you're a snob, not really. We all have pet peeves, things that just bother us (and might not necessarily strike others as bothersome at all). For example, it drives me to the brink of rage when people slurp their Coke, loudly chew on their popcorn and laugh in all the wrong places during a movie. Others might see that as being part of a movie going experience, to me that's almost (almost!) as uncivilised as letting your child pee in a sink. I think I'm a real snob when it comes to movies in general. Like, I insist on seeing everything in the original version or I have to watch the end credits. I explain it away by me being a film journalist and all that, but really, it's just snobbery and me liking my film experience to be just so.
Anyway, that's my two cents! Also, thanks so much for the comment you recently left on my blog. I appreciate the insight and opinion!
Okay, the sink thing was totally gross. I don't know what I would have done - but ewww.
As far as the buffet - I am not a big fan - I think I would have stuck to the soup as well. We met friends for brunch yesterday at a tavern - and found out you had to order the buffet - you couldn't order off the menu. We definitely didn't get our money's worth.
If there are good deals, I can handle the cheap stores - that doesn't phase me...
- Redbone210 said...
I happen to be a parent who absolutely REFUSES to have ill-behaved children. I could care less if someone accuses me of stifling their spirit. There is some behavior that is just not acceptable. So my kids are just as grossed out about this kind of behavior as I am. I've even had my son request to leave as soon as we've walked in.
That said, I'm already a germaphobe, so now I will NEVER go into a public restroom again.
PS...Glory makes really good greens in a can! Nicely seasoned ones so that you do not have to go into a buffet again. Glory Greens.
- Jean said...
I was a waitress for many years and had to put up with deranged/unregulated children routinely. The behavior I had to suffer (along with all the other diners) impacted my parenting style in a big way. Stupid parents have stupid children. Sometimes the kids treated the entire restaurant like a play pit, but equally as annoying were the kids that were allowed/being taught to treat servers like slaves. They were rude and obnoxious. I wanted to slap the parents first and work my way down.
Just another example of why I couldn't be a teacher...
I've only been to Walmart twice. I get depressed before I even enter the store...
- the cuby poet said...
I was reading this with incredulity at what happened on the kindness day you gave Bing. I don't think you are snooty just an amazing friend to Bing but don't ever go to either of these places for a good long time.
- Earth Muffin said...
I laughed out loud through most of your post because I have been there and done that!!! I loathe buffets, for all the same reasons you do. We have one in town that we haven't been to in a very long time, mostly because every time we've been I say, "I am NEVER going there again," as we're walking out. Mr. EM loves their weekend breakfast buffet though and sometimes he catches me in a weak moment and we end up there. You know another thing that's awful at buffets? Their shitty, weak, off-brand coffee. Yes, indeed.
And I feel the same way about Big Lots. I get a lot of things for my classroom there and, yes, some bargains for myself too. But, oh, how gawd-awful is that place sometimes?! Seeing the little girl peeing in the sink would totally be my Big Lots swan song for sure.
You have scored some MAJOR spouse points on this outing, haven't you? I see an independent film in Bing's future...
- LilliGirl said...
So with you on all your sentiments. Dena loves Buffets too. And Dollar Tree. And Big Lots.
I noticed you omitted two Big Lots facts...#1 Every cart has jacked up wheels & #2 the Automatic Doors are turned off and mush be operated manually despite the misleading writing on the door. :D
- C said...
ah, maria, yet another delightful post! i SO agree with everything you said, and feel disgusted when i see this shit happening around me when i eat out. the only reason i like buffets is for the variety. i dont eat plates and plates upon more plates, but i do choose just what i want.
being in the health care business i am also at how kids are allowed to act in public, while the parents pretend they arent with them. some people have absolutely no manners.
whats goin on with bings butt cheeks? did you bite one too hard, perchance???? hee hee
hope they mend soon. one would be lost with out her buttcheeks. ya'd have to sit on your spine lmao...
- kristi said...
I did find Sara an awesome Twilight game at Big Lots but I agree, I rarely go in there b/c it's a lot of picked through stuff.
And why are people so frickin' nasty??
This is why I go to our local grocery store instead of hell mart. I just want to shoot someone when I go in there!
- Mitch Block said...
I hate buffets (usually) because putting food on my plate myself is much too much like cooking for my tastes! As for cheap ass stores, I must admit I do sometimes enjoy them. But I have never been to Big Lots. Premium Outlet Malls are my favorite. Haven't found the equivalent in Sevilla.
- the only daughter said...
I must be living a sheltered life for I have never, ever seen a parent (or whomever) hold a child over a sink in a public bathroom. IF I ever did . . well, I just don't know. Too ignorant and gross for words.
I don't hate buffets generally but parents (or whomever) who allow children to run roughshod . . . too ignorant, too uncouth. Reason enough to avoid said establishment(s).
I haven't been to Big Lots but of course, WalMart, and a thing we have here: Bargain in a Box--(no shopping carts you pull around a cardboard box by an attached rope) and as a rule--ick, no. But, every now and again, necessary evil.
- Terroni said...
I won't even eat from the Whole Foods buffet. How's that for snobbish? Buffets are gross. People are always dropping the spoon handles into the food; and you have to ask yourself, how much would someone have to pay me to lick one of those handles?
Greens are pork flavored wilted weeds. Pull some from your garden, soak them in pork fat, and she won't know the difference. I'm sure you can freeze a supply for winter.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to three states over three days after giving his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, going on the road to drum up support for his economic and other policy proposals, the White House said on Sunday.
Obama will travel to the Asheville, North Carolina, area on Wednesday, the Atlanta, Georgia, area on Thursday, and the Chicago area on Friday, the White House said in a statement.
Obama will seek support for new economic proposals as well his push for reform of U.S. gun and immigration laws in his Tuesday address, which is likely to be watched by millions of people.
"The president will travel to three different communities to discuss proposals, unveiled in the speech, that focus on strengthening the economy for the middle class and those striving to get there," the White House said.
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Pokey LaFarge to Bring New Brand of Old Music to Noble Coffee & Tea Friday
By Jason Hathaway
Blue Stone Folk School
A young guitar-playing folk singer who calls the road his home, LaFarge reaches back to the 1920s and '30s era music for inspiration. He dresses like a rambling man who has just rolled out the boxcar of a time machine train from 1935. The spirits of legendary rambling troubadours Jimmie Rodgers and Woody Guthrie are conjured in the sound of LaFarge's powerful voice and lyrics and accompanied by his lively ragtime guitar picking. But, these songs aren't mere rehashes of old folk music standards. LaFarge puts his own stamp on the genre. He writes his own lyrics on life and love from a contemporary perspective, making them more relevant to today's audiences and helping preserve the largely forgotten traveling songster music tradition of pre-World War II America.
LaFarge's most recent CD "Beat, Move and Shake," offers an interesting mix of music, from catchy, ragtimey ditties like "Mr. Nobody," "Walk Your Way Out of This Town and "My Woman's Favorite Dog," to slower, more introspective numbers, like "Arkansas" and "The Big Parade." But, beware, dear listeners – after a couple plays, there are a few of these songs that are bound to stick in your head for the next few days. I ave a feeling, though, you folks won't mind that too much.
If this kind of music sounds right up your alley, you can purchase your own copy of "Beat, Move and Shake" when LaFarge and his band, the South City Three, ramble into Noblesville this Friday, July 31 at 7 p.m. for a Blue Stone Folk Series show at Noble Coffee & Tea Company, 933 Logan Street. For a mere $10, you can see two hours of live, entertaining folk music in charming downtown Noblesville, while supporting the preservation of classic folk music styles. We at Blue Stone Folk School enjoy nothing more than having a good time in the presence of wonderful, old-time music, and we would love to have you join us in such an experience this Friday at Noble Coffee & Tea Company.
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For information about the issues affecting the U.S. economy in 2008, see 2008 Financial Crisis and 2009 Financial Crisis.The concept of Economic Cycles, which are sometimes referred to as Business Cycles, is a theory that attempts to explain changes in economic activity that vary from a long term growth trend as observed in a developed market economy. Factors considered in defining an economic cycle include growth of GDP, household income, employment rates, etc. Economic Cycles are divided into two main categories: booms and recessions. Booms are associated with a strong economy, while recessions are characterized by below-trend economic growth. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is considered the authoritative source in the US that reports the dates of the peaks and troughs that quantify Economic Cycles. NBER defines economic cycles a bit differently than Economic Cycle Theory.
The basic idea behind economic cycles is that they're more than just mere fluctuations in economic activity and are significant enough to be "widely diffused over the economy." [1]. A short term decline in economic activity has historically been observed to be followed by a short term gain in economic activity. Observed over longer periods, the highs and lows average out to form the trend, or average, economic growth rate. The Economic Cycles Theory holds that although this trend growth rate is subject to change, it has remained relatively steady in the past, thus theoretically indicating the general rate of economic growth that we can expect to see in the mid-term future. No attempt is made by Economic Cycles Theory to describe economic activity during extended periods of decline, only growth.
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While the economy as a whole is negatively impacted by economic cycles, certain companies and industries are particularly sensitive to changes in the overall state of the economy. Manufacturers of durable goods like cars, appliances, and electronics are among the most impacted. When times are bad, people tend to cut back on the purchase of durables, as the ones they already have can generally last through the recession. At the same time, durables usually benefit the most from booms. As disposable income increases, consumers are likely to go out and buy that new car they've been holding out on. In addition to manufacturers, financial institutions are susceptible to declining demand for financial services and an overall decrease in the amount of money flowing through the economy.
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On the other hand, certain goods are relatively insulated from the impact of economic cycles. Goods that have a relatively inelastic demand with respect to income are generally shielded. For example, food has a very inelastic demand. No matter how bad the economy gets, people have to eat and will continue to purchase food. This is particular true for staple foods and goods like insulin and bread. In addition, when the economy improves, people rarely eat more or buy more necessities.
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Milton Friedman has said that economic cycles aren't really "cycles" that there is no clear beginning and end unlike the seasonal cycle for, among other economic activity, retail sales and seasonal credit cycle which peak before summer and trough after.
The Chicago School, which is often seen as neo-classical or monetarists, emphasizes the correlation between the "credit cycle" and the business cycle. These economists argue that interest rates act as the general price level for money and that the monetary causes the shifts in the business cycle. This school of thought believes that correct manipulation of monetary policy, mostly through the Federal Reserve can eliminate the business cycles. The thinking goes that by correctly increasing and decreasing the supply of money at the right time, the toughs and bubbles can be avoided.[2]
Keynesian Theory argues that because price levels and wages (price of labor) are relatively rigid in the short run, expansion in spending will alter real output. This is in contrast to classical economic theory which states that changes in government spending will not alter economic conditions since such spending must be offset by equally large, albeit future, taxes. However, Keynes argued that all actions do occur in the short run, where prices are rigid and so government spending can effectively stimulate the economy. Thus, Keynesian Theory advocates for extensive deficit spending which, aided by a "money multiplier" can reverse economic downturns which have occurred due to a fall in consumer consumption. In this way, Keynes saw the government as temporarily stimulating the economy by replacing the drop in spending from consumers. According to this theory, the government spending must be deficit and not balanced by equivalent taxing.[3]
This school of thought disagrees with traditional economics in that there is no linear equilibrium that the economy trends towards. Instead, society is filled with a series of individuals who use rule of thumb judgments based on incomplete information sets. The result is a dynamic, chaotic system with no clear distinction between micro and macro economics. Eric Beinhocker views economic cycles from a network and game theory perspective. This view re-frames cycles in terms of evolutionary growth rather than having a discrete beginning and end.
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As anyone who's ever stood in a field of 80,000 people listening to banging tunes in the middle of a soggy British summer festival can attest to, staying warm and dry at an outdoor gig is often a proper struggle (we're not talking about you lucky Californian sods who get to bask in the sunshine of Coachella each year). Staying warm, dry …
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Cycling through Bloomsbury last night, I was struck by the sheer number of other cyclists on the roads. Seriously, it's like the bicycle M1 there in rush hour. When budgets tighten and the weather brightens (sorry), cyclists come out to play, so it looks like summer is definitely set to be based around 2 wheels. And for that, you need the right outfit.
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New York University's mission is to be an international center of scholarship teaching and research defined by a culture of academic excellence and innovation. That mission involves retaining and attracting outstanding faculty encouraging them to create programs that draw the best students having students learn from faculty who are leaders in their fields and shaping an intellectually rich environment for faculty and students both inside and outside the classroom. In reaching for excellence NYU seeks to take academic and cultural advantage of its location in New York City and to embrace diversity among faculty staff and students to ensure the widest possible range of perspectives including international perspectives in the educational experience.
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At our Cook Island resort we love to bring families together and our affordable yet luxurious Rarotonga beach and garden villas give you the choices you need to pick the perfect Rarotonga holiday.
The Edgewater Rarotonga hotel rooms and villas are fitted with the following standard features and services: air conditioning units, satellite TV, in-house movie channel, IDD phone, ceiling fans, tea and coffee making facilities, fridge and private bathrooms. Our villas are also fitted with a full kitchen, two bathrooms, a big-screen television, laundry facilities and outdoor living space.
Whether you are seeking absolute indulgence or value for money, The Edgewater Resort & Spa Rarotonga can cater for you.
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Early Check-In and Late Check-Out
Why should I book an early check-in or a late check-out for my room?
Many international flights arrive later, so you reach Cook Island accommodation at a very early hour. It's also common to need to leave in the evening. At Edgewater Rarotonga you can make the most of your Cook Island holiday by relaxing in the comfort of your room while you wait for your flight.
1) Book an early check in – this allows guests to enter their rooms earlier than normal hotel check in times. Normal Check In is 2pm. Edgewaters' early check-in time for all rooms is 6am and is subject to availability, so please be sure to book in advance.
2) Book a late check-out – the right solution if you need to leave your room after 10am. Perfect for evening flights leaving Rarotonga.