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Today's birthdays, marriages, divorces and deaths
- Eva Longoria Parker, 35
- will.i.am, 35
- Fabio, 50
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 77
- Judd Hirsch, 75
- Bret Michaels, 47
- Mark McGrath, 42
- Sly Stone, 67
- Eva Amurri, 25
- Kim Raver, 41
- Kellan Lutz, 25
- Jimmy Swaggart, 75
- Ry Cooder, 63
- David Cronenberg, 67
- Jennifer 8. Lee, 34
- Mark Green, 65
- David Schwimmer is engaged to 24-year-old photographer Zoe Buckman, which means that yet another former Friends star is getting married while poor Jennifer Aniston is still sad and alone.
- Joseph Fiennes—the Brit actor who will forever be overshadowed by his brother Ralph—and his wife, Swiss model Maria Dolores Dieguez, are the new parents of a baby girl.
- Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy have confirmed that their one-year relationship is over. Let's all pretend we didn't see that coming.
- Allen Iverson had a rough week: The troublemaking NBA star saw his season end and his wife, Tawanna Iverson, file for divorce on the same day.
- Mario Lopez and girlfriend Courtney Mazza are having a baby. Get ready to hear about it every night on Extra for the next six months.
- Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney and former Playboy Playmate Tiffany Fallon are expanding their rhinestone-studded clan. The couple announced they're expecting a second baby in September.


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September Global Surface Temperature Second Warmest Since 1880
The northeast is getting snow already, and low temperatures. Does this mean global warming is a myth? Not necessarily. A new analysis of global temperatures show that the combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the second warmest September on record, according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Based on records going back to 1880, the monthly National Climatic Data Center analysis is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides.
Global Temperature Highlights:
- The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was 1.12 degrees F above the 20th century average of 59.0 degrees F. Separately the global land surface temperature was 1.75 degrees F above the 20th century average of 53.6 degrees F.
- Warmer-than-average temperatures engulfed most of the world's land areas during the month. The greatest warmth occurred across Canada and the northern and western contiguous United States. Warmer-than-normal conditions also prevailed across Europe, most of Asia and Australia.
- The worldwide ocean temperature tied with 2004 as the fifth warmest September on record, 0.90 degree F above the 20th century average of 61.1 degrees F. The near-Antarctic southern ocean and the Gulf of Alaska featured notable cooler-than-average temperatures.
- Arctic sea ice covered an average 2.1 million square miles in September - the third lowest for any September since records began in 1979. The coverage was 23.8 percent below the 1979-2000 average, and the 13th consecutive September with below-average Arctic sea ice extent.
- Antarctic sea ice extent in September was 2.2 percent above the 1979-2000 average. This was the third largest September extent on record, behind 2006 and 2007.
Image shows Global surface temperature anomalies (degrees F) for the month of September.
For more information: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091015_sepglobalstats.html

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My most awkward moment happened like 15 years ago, but I still remember it like it was yesterday...I was going slalom skiing for the first (and last) time in my life. And I had to get on one of those lifts that look like a reversed T...And my equipment got caught on the wrong side of the pole, so I couldn't get my hand loose...And I struggeled so hard to free myself that of course, I fell off the damn thing in the middle of the hill. And of course they stopped the whole thing. And I couldn't get up, so I just had to roll myself out of the way. And there I was, in the snow..While all my junior high school passed me on their way up and laughed.
I just skied down the hill, took my skies off and have never approached an alpine hill ever again.


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my name is matt and i live in indiana. my god mom has suckered my into making quilts. im very artsy fartsy and have many other hobbies but she has convinced me that i would be good at this so im gonna give it a go. i have very little sewing experince but for a few things i have done in the past. i look forward to getting to know some of you and gaining some of the knowledge that you all have. sorry if anything comes out weird the text box on here isnt very smart phone friendly.
Hi Matt, welcome to QCA
[Ava, Missouri
hi matt, welcome to the group, just let us know when you run into problems and we'll help you
gini in north idaho
sorry if i came off a bit cross. im not a morning person at all. i probably should have waited till about now to post this. i sure will. cant learn anything new if you dont ask questions.
Matt welcome to the club, you will find that a lot of us are not morning folks ,so don't worry . You will enjoy it here,and let us know if you have any questions
Welcome to the family Matt, enjoy!
Millbury, MA
matt, i didn't think you sounded cross, but now that i know this is a possibility, i'll send you a cup of coffee before you post in the morning.
Hi Matt, I think I just welcomed you somewhere else but just to make sure Hi and Welcome to QCA. I don't think you sounded grouchy at all.
Gini said you might need coffee, so I thought I would deliver it for her...
Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love
I didn't think you sound cross. But I sure have to have my coffee first too. I can't even sew before 12 noon no matter how much coffee I've had. You'll love it here.
Georgetown CA I'd Rather Be Quilting
Welcome to the site. Don't worry some of us make wierd posts and we aren't doing it from our phones...LOL> Hope you enjoy your time with us. Ask all the questions that you want. There is always someone that can help.
Vinton, Virginia
Welcome Matt.
Barbara: you will find that a lot of us are not morning folks ,so don't worry
Yeah, there are a few of us who are middle of the night regulars.
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Hello, new to QCA name is Vontina live in Maryland.
Hi all new members :) welcome to qca you will love it here. I just got done moving so could not check in daily.
Welcome Vontina, glad you've joined us and hope you post often. We love pics and would love to see some of your projects.


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In October of 1951, 27 year-old Marjorie Ramsey of Logan, WV won a statewide US Defense Department Bond Selling Contest for schoolteachers. During the two-week contest, she sold $50,000 worth of defense bonds.
The US government's heavy spending on the Korean War (June 1950-July 1953) had set off a bout of inflation that neared 8 percent in 1951. Furthermore, the Chinese Air Force had begun to participate in the war starting in September of 1951, meaning the Defense Department would have to redouble its spending efforts to address that new threat.
To pay for the war, President Harry S. Truman raised the top tax rates to 91 percent for individuals and an all-time high of 70 percent for corporations, while imposing wage and price controls. And the Defense Department, which had promoted the purchase of War Bonds to the public in both World Wars, geared up its public advertising effort once more.
In West Virginia, Lewis Tierney, president of Charleston radio station WCHS and volunteer chairman of the state's bond selling drive, sponsored the contest to teachers to help stimulate war bond sales. The winner was to be shepherded around Defense Department sites in Europe by the U.S. Department of Treasury's War Finance Agency. The 3-week tour was intended to show the "observer for West Virginia's US Defense Bond Purchasers" just how their monies were being spent. And presumably once home again the "observer" could then be counted on to help drum up support for additional bond sales. Tierney offered to pay full expenses for the winner.
"I was teaching science and music at Logan Junior High School," said the former Ms. Ramsey, now Mrs. Oakley, in a recent interview, "and principal Pat Hogan said to me 'Well now, you're the only one I know who would jump on that.'
"And I said 'What are you talking about?' And he showed me the flyer that described how the teacher who sold the most defense bonds in the state would win a trip to Europe. And I laughed and I said 'Oh sure! I'm going to Europe!' Then, as I walked out the door I thought to myself 'What did I say?' Well you know, I'd never flown or been to Europe, but I thought it sounded like a pretty good idea. I walked back to the classroom and said to the kids 'Well, I might go to Europe. Do you think I should go?'
"I had 7th grade homeroom. 'Sure, Miss Ramsey, sure! We'll help you find some people to buy bonds.' I said I'd have to think about it for 24 hours, but when I came back the next day I said 'Let's go kids, let's go!' That was it. I started, and Joe Fish bought the first 5,000 bonds (I taught his daughters music—piano). My father didn't even buy any! He thought I was on a wild goose chase.
"Every teacher was on their own. The night before the end of the 2-week selling period, it was Halloween, and I was told there were $2,000 or $3,000 that had been sold that day at the post office. The chief of police and someone from the post office found out it was true, and they got in there and picked up those last few bonds and sent them on to Charleston. They had to be in the mail by the next day.
"Over in Kanawha County two women came in 2nd and 3rd, but I never did know how close they were to me.
"Some fellow from Washington came over and asked 'Would you be interested in First, Second or Third choice on the prizes?' And I said 'I'm only interested in going to Europe.' Second choice was a refrigerator, and third was a stove! (laughs)
"So I went to Europe about 3 weeks later—flew for the first time. It was very exciting, very fast. It's wonderful after you get back to savor it and think about all the things that you saw.
"I flew from New York to Goose Bay, Labrador, and it was a cold, cold trip. And then from there into London. And at London the Air Force and the Associated Press met me. And one of them said 'You don't wanna have anything to do with the Air Force; we'll be able to help you. The other one said 'You don't wanna have anything to do with the Associated Press, we'll be able to help you!'
"There was always somebody taking me someplace. In London I went to Parliament, and had a meeting with Lord MacIntosh of Halifax. I was there 2-3 days, and then we flew to Heidelberg, Germany—such a picturesque place! They had a restaurant way up on the hill with exotic fish, and a person who sang opera when I had dinner. They found 3 or 4 West Virginians that were in the WACs there. I stayed in the WAC billets.
"I went out in a jeep in Berlin, to the Brandenburg Gate. In Berlin I met General MacDaniels. He was… he was NOT a P.R. person…he was a general! (laughs) In Berlin the thing that struck me most was the Garden of Remembrance—where Allied soldiers from WWII are buried. Every hedge, every bush around it was pruned perfectly. At the very end of it, it had a huge statue of an American soldier. Along the inside of the base was a tiled mural in bright gold, red and blue of soldiers crushing the opposition. I felt very much alone in Berlin. When I'd go to bed everybody else around me was jabbering in German, and here I didn't even know English very well!
"Then I left Berlin and was on my way to Malta. We had a forced landing in Zurich, Switzerland—it was storming. I was there for 5 hours. I've always been thankful for that because I had time to walk down the streets of Zurich and see in their shops what they had.
"I took a train from Zurich to Malta and on down to Naples. I didn't have time to be scared or anything. There was Admiral Carney and his crew, and they were very attentive. They took me over to the Isle of Capri and into the Blue Grotto there. (Not every place they took me had military significance.) They even took me down the streets of Pompeii in front of the brothels—you see the ruts where they stopped in a hurry! (laughs) I saw things I'd never seen before on this trip.
"I flew from Naples to Paris and there I had an interview with [General] Anthony Drexel Biddle. The AP men took me there. Then I flew to Washington; I was on DuMont Television talking about the trip. I had an interview at the Pentagon with General George Marshall, who was a delight—just like somebody's grandfather. I saw Omar Bradley that same day."
General Bradley told her, "You have had the unique experience of meeting our military commanders in France, Italy and Germany, and of seeing first hand our foreign policy in action. The interest of the individual citizen in national defense is essential for successful mobilization of our resources. It is this personal interest that was responsible for your trip to Europe. When the women of America appreciate the urgency and importance of defense, we cannot fail to accomplish our objectives."
The three weeks were over.
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It's nice to have something positive to write about for once, and as it's Friday, this should get the weekend off to a good start.
Some of you may have attended Colchester Free Festival this year and enjoyed a rather nice day out in Castle Park. If you want to show your appreciation to the people behind it, you now can, as Ben Howard of Keep Colchester Cool who was the inspiration behind it has been nominated for a Community Champion award, so go visit the site and vote for him to win!


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Idaho Horses Test Positive for WNV
- Jul 29, 2013
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Owners can take steps to help lessen their horses' risk of contracting WNV, including using equine-approved mosquito repellents and/or protective fly gear.
Photo: The Horse Staff
Two unvaccinated horses residing in western Idaho have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), according to a news release from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
According to Idaho WNV surveillance information, a horse residing in Canyon County was diagnosed with the virus on July 19. Less than a week later, on July 25, a horse residing in Ada County tested positive for the disease.
These two cases mark the first equine WNV cases diagnosed in Idaho in 2013. In 2012 veterinarians confirmed seven equine WNV cases.
Clinical signs for WNV—a mosquito-borne disease—include flulike signs, where the horse seems mildly anorexic and depressed; fine and coarse muscle and skin fasciculations (twitching); hyperesthesia (hypersensitivity to touch and sound); changes in mentation (mentality), when horses look like they are daydreaming or "just not with it"; occasional somnolence (drowsiness); propulsive walking (driving or pushing forward, often without control); and "spinal" signs, including asymmetrical weakness. Some horses show asymmetrical or symmetrical ataxia (incoordination). Equine mortality rate can be as high as 30-40%.
Owners can take steps to help lessen their horses' risk of contracting WNV, including:
- Vaccinating horses against WNV annually, and sometimes more frequently if the animals reside in a mosquito-dense area;
- Minimizing the mosquito population around horses by eliminating standing water sources and removing muck from areas near the animals;
- Using equine-approved mosquito repellents and/or protective fly gear;
- Keeping horses stalled during peak mosquito hours (i.e., dawn and dusk); and
- Placing fans inside barns or stalls to maintain air movement.
About the Author
Erica Larson, News Editor
Erica Larson, news editor, holds a degree in journalism with an external specialty in equine science from Michigan State University in East Lansing. A Massachusetts native, she grew up in the saddle and has dabbled in a variety of disciplines including foxhunting, saddle seat, and mounted games. Currently, Erica competes in eventing with her OTTB, Dorado.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, May 13, 2012, 12:49 PM
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When regular school doesn't work
Original post made on May 14, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, May 13, 2012, 12:49 PM
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on May 14, 2012 at 10:49 am
Who is paying $70/hr for this education? Taxpayers?
a resident of Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley
on May 17, 2012 at 12:40 am
The fee is paid for my the family, just as it would be for any private tutor or class.
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on May 20, 2013 at 1:26 am
Think of Lydian as the loan shark of educational institutions. They will give their services out to anyone (they are for profit after all), and in return their practices are highly suspect and in some cases immoral. I was a student there for my senior year and I am highly embarrassed to have graduated from this "school." Needless to say this is a place where concerned parents drop off their "problem" children, thinking that it is a quick and painless way to fix their issues. Sadly, it is not, as Lydian Academy's low standards of academics give the illusion that their kids are succeeding, where in fact Lydian's academic standard of a wink and an instant A does not prepare students for any academic endeavors that may come afterwards. My main moral concern with the institution was their willingness to accept students with severe learning differences when they have ZERO people in their staff who have any sort of real credentials to work with this type of student. It is an absolute felony to hide a student with a severe mental handicap in cubicle classes with a bunch of inexperienced recent college grads as their "teachers" just so that student's parents can feel a little bit better about the "screw-up" kid in the family. The women who supposedly runs Lydian, Rhonda Racine, is never there and only shows up to give parents (seeing a theme here?) a tour of their cubicle rooms. She is one of the most frustrating and despicable "educators" you will ever encounter, who only seems to care about "her brand", and yes that is a real quote. I am lucky to be attending college in spite of my mistake of attending this institution, and in a few years when colleges realize that this school is a degree mill it will most likely close. However, until that day the wealthy parents of the Menlo Park / Palo Alto area will most likely continue to buy their children good grades through Lydian. The fact that this institution is academically accredited is inexplicable and I advise that parents and students both steer clear of Lydian. The experience and work ethic that comes with attending a real school far outweighs the benefits of paying for some token A's. The writer of this article ought to be ashamed, clearly all they did was talk to the Lydian administration without conducting any sort of in-depth research.
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on May 20, 2013 at 9:53 am
The government schooling system enjoys a monopoly which operates to suppress alternatives. While Lydian may be a bit pricey, it fills a niche which some parents find worth the price. Break up the education monopoly and you will see the evolution of alternatives which will provide for the educational needs of 90% of the population at a fraction of the cost of the union dominated government schooling system. Government schools should be the last resort for the remaining 10%. Marva Collins Web Link and Gertrude Wilks Web Link provide examples of alternative education venues which would thrive in a free market.
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CARSON, Calif. Below are Bruce Arena's thoughts on the LA Galaxy's 2-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps.
(On the win…)
ARENA: "I thought maybe we were a little sluggish in the fist half. I think you got to give Vancouver a lot of credit, they really threw a lot into the first half and closed us down, especially in the middle third. [They] kicked us a little bit, made it difficult for us, so I think the Juninho goal was huge. In the second half I thought you could see the energy that Vancouver put into the first half fatigued them, because they kind of looked to me like they hit the wall a little bit. I thought we had a fairly dominant second half and could have scored a few more goals."
(On the play of Robbie Keane…)
ARENA: "He's dangerous, probably had three or four chances. The concerns you have with these strikers is if he's not getting chances and Robbie got a good number tonight and you know he's going to finish his share but, Robbie's a handful. I think, you know, when we get Landon [Donovan] back with him it's going to be even better. I think Robbie, probably a little frustrated he didn't get a goal tonight, but I thought he played well and was pretty dangerous."
(On the recent play of Juninho…)
ARENA: "Huge goal. I think he's had, what is it, five goals now in about a three-week stretch? And [David] Beckham's getting us goals this year in the midfield. You know, [Mike] Magee in the midfield has gotten goals, so we have some pretty good balance. You know, hopefully we'll get Landon back in the mix, good to see Edson [Buddle] back on the field. Jose [Villarreal] is moving a long as a young player so hopefully we can improve our team in the attacking part of the field as we move into this stretch at the end of the season."
(Overall thoughts on the team's performance…)
ARENA: "It was good. It was a solid performance tonight. I think Omar [Gonzalez] and A.J. [DeLaGarza] continue to play well in their partnership in central defense. I think [Sean] Franklin has played very well over the last couple of months. Todd's [Dunivant] moving a long, Josh [Saunders] looks really comfortable in goal right now, so that group is good. This has been an excellent two weeks for our team because it was pretty challenging going in with the Champions League and having Dallas and Vancouver chasing us and getting three points in [all] four games and the contribution by the entire team because tonight's performance wouldn't be possible if it wasn't for our group on Wednesday and the performance the gave against Puerto Rico. It's been a very good two weeks for us."
(On the teams' progress over the last three months…)
ARENA: "A month ago we were pretty good too, you got to remember now, in the league we're 13-11-4 and we were 3-8-2 at one point. If you do the math, that's pretty good, so we've been in real good form over the last couple of months and we're positioned now to move up the latter in the conference standing as well as a good position to move through the Champions League. So we've got a lot of work to do, we can play better, we know that and hopefully we'll show that in September, October and November."
(On the international break…)
ARENA: "I think is actually going to be good for us, I think we need it. I think we're going to have two reserve games during the break, which is a real plus as well. I think it comes at a good time for us. We'll be fine by the time September 14th comes around."
(On Edson Buddle's performance…)
ARENA: "He was good, he held the ball up, very physical, it's going to take him obviously a little more time, he's been out for a while, but we're going to give him some time in the reserve games. It's good."


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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- U.N inspectors say chemical weapons have been used in the Syrian conflict, definitely in a widely publicized Aug. 21 attack near Damascus and probably in four other locations between March and late August.
The report by U.N. chemical weapons experts led by Swedish professor Ake Sellstrom did not determine whether the government or opposition were responsible for the alleged attacks.
Sellstrom issued an initial report on Sept. 16 which concluded that evidence collected in the Ghouta area of Damascus following an Aug. 21 attack provided "clear and convincing evidence that surface-to-surface rockets containing the nerve agent sarin were used." Graphic video footage showed dozens of people gasping for air and bodies lined up.
Thursday's report said evidence indicated chemical weapons were also probably used in Khan al Assal, Jobar, Saraqueb and Ashrafiah Sahnaya.


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People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to firstname.lastname@example.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published.
Thursday, Jan. 23
The Montezuma County Historical Society will sponsor a History Symposium about the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. in Hampton Hall of the First United Methodist Church at 515 N. Park St. The presentation given by Mr. Lew Matis is titled Four Summits, Five Counties, Six Rivers. There is no charge and the public is invited.
The Dolores Chamber's Business after Hours will be Jan. 23 at the Dolores Public Library from 5 to 7 p.m. Get involved in Dolores in a more meaningful way through networking with some great food and refreshments. Call 882-4018 for more information.
Sunday, Jan. 26
Heart and Core Yoga Studio, 30 W. Main Cortez, will have a Free Yoga for beginners Class on Jan. 26 from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Class lead by certified yoga teacher, Sharon Englehart. For more information visit www.heartandcoreyoga.com
Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance will be playing three films for Sunday matinee at Empire Electric from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 26. Pathway to the gods plays at 1:15 p.m.; NEMO, 1934 plays at 2:35 p.m. and Death Of Place plays at 3:35 p.m. Read full film descriptions at www.swcocanyons.org on the Jan. 4 newsletter.
Tuesday, Jan. 28
The Dolores Rotary Club will sponsor a bingo night at the Dolores Community Center on Jan. 28 beginning with a light dinner of soup, rolls and dessert, for a $5 donation, starting at 6:30 p.m. followed by bingo at 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Bridge Emergency Shelter. For more information call 799-7708 or 564-1241.
Wednesday, Jan. 29
William Hendrickson will discuss the history of oil and gas in Montezuma County on Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the gallery at the Cortez Cultural Center. Free to members, $5 to others.
Friday, Jan. 31
The Montezuma Land Conservancy will be hosting the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Jan. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Dolores Community Center. There will be an award-winning selection of films that bring a human face to the environmental movement, beer and wine, and drawings. Support local land conservation in and around Montezuma County!
Through January
The Dolores River Anglers will offer fly tying lessons to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. at the SW Memorial Hospital Annex located at 20 S. Market in Cortez on Jan. 13, Jan. 28, Feb. 3, and Feb. 10. For information call 759-0175.
Saturday, Feb. 1
The Cortez Cultural Center's annual Sweetheart Ball fundraiser will be held Feb. 1 at the Cortez Elks. This year's theme is "Abracadabra Sweetheart Ball" featuring dinner, auction, magic entertainment and dancing. Donations for the auction are being accepted Jan. 7 - 29 and can be taken to the center at 25 N. Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gift certificates faxed to 565-4075. For more information, call 565-1151.
Cortez Special Olympics will be hosting their second annual Music Festival on Feb. 1 at Blondies at 7 p.m. Three bands will be playing: They Guys, Beach Street Blues Band, and Redneck Symphony. No cover. Funds raised will be used to send athletes to State and Regional basketball tournaments. You can also donate by mailing a check to Marcy Aldaz, 13691 Rd. 28, Dolores, CO 81323. Make checks payable to Cortez Special Olympics. For more information, call 749-5096.
Monday, Feb. 3
The Jordan World Circus 2014 is coming to Cortez at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds on Monday, Feb. 3 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information visit www.thejordanworldcircus.com or their facebook page TheJordanWorldCircus.
The Montelores Early Childhood Council (MECC) will hold their next monthly luncheon meeting on Monday Feb. 3 at 11:45 a.m. at the Johnson Building, 525 S. Broadway, in the downstairs meeting room 110, Cortez, CO. Lunch will be provided, please RSVP to MECC's coordinator, Vangi McCoy, firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com, PO Box 1725, Cortez, CO 81321, phone 749-7017.
Tuesday, Feb. 4
The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society is pleased to present Jonathan Till on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Methodist Church, 515 Park Street in Cortez to discuss the Results of the Hovenweep Pottery Analysis Project, Year 2.
Friday, Feb. 7
The Montezuma School to Farm Project is hosting a Talent Show at the Dolores River Brewery, 100 S. 4th St. in Dolores on Feb. 7! Family contest from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Cake Walk at 7 p.m., and adult contest from 8 to 10 p.m. Prizes will be awarded and a karaoke machine will be available. Email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 303-918-3538 to enter. All proceeds will go to school gardens in Montezuma County. $5 suggested donation at the door.
Sunday, Feb. 16
The Anasazi Heritage Center presents David Mattson, of Yale University, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m. for his presentation "Lions in Your Back Yard." Free to the public. Contact the Center at 882-5600 for information on upcoming events or go to their website at http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ahc.html.
Through February
The PAAC Class Colorado Archeology will be held Jan. 31 at the Anasazi Heritage Center from 5 to 8 p.m. then continue on Feb. 1 from 9 to 5 p.m., Feb. 2 from 9 to 5 p.m. and Feb. 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. The cost is $12. Call 560-1318 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to register.
First Monday
Southwest Center for Independence Second Chance Brain Injury group meetings will be the first Monday of every month at noon at the Cortez Office at 2409 E. Empire. For more information, call Matthew at 570-8001.
First Tuesday
Dolores Mountain Quilters meet 10 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Dolores Community Center, 400 Riverside Ave. February meeting will include new squares for veteran's quilts. Instructor is Regina. Bring sewing machine and neutral thread. More information is available at doloresmountainquilters.org or by calling Judith Swain 560-4426.
First Thursday
Montezuma County Republican Central Committee meets at noon the first Thursday of every month at Shiloh's Steakhouse. For more information, email Nicci Crowley, secretary, at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 570-9372.
Second Wednesday
Southwest Inter-Tribal Voice and Montelores Human Rights Committee meets at 6 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Community Meeting Room in First National Bank. Email Art Neskahi at email@example.com.
Second Thursday
Republican Women of Montezuma County invite the public to meet at noon every second Thursday at Shilo's Steakhouse at 5 Veach St., in Cortez. For information, call Rosemarie Beall at 564-1576.
A Free legal self-help clinic for Montezuma County parties without an attorney will be held the second Thursday of every month from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Mancos Public Library, 211 W. First St. Volunteer attorneys will assist one-on-one, via computer link. First-come first-served basis.
Third Thursday
Dolores secondary PTO meets the third Thursday of every month at 3:45 p.m. in Mr. Thurston's office. For more information, email Heather Alvarez at firstname.lastname@example.com or call Tif at 903-8752.
First and Third Thursdays
Planning committee for the 10th Annual Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival meets at 10 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month upstairs at the Cortez Cultural Center. Anyone interested in volunteering is welcome to attend. Call 565-1151 for details.
Fourth Tuesday
A new Republican woman's club has been formed locally called 4 Corners Republican Women's Club. Regular meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of the month at 11:30 a.m. at the Cortez Elk's Lodge. For more information, call 565-2197.
Every Tuesday
The Dolores Public Library will answer technology/software questions about Microsoft Word, email, digital pictures, etc. free from 2 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information, call 882-4127.


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I disagree with the harsh assessment of the F3. I own one, use it all the time and am delighted with it. I seriously researched at least 20 different non-masonry, portable wood fired ovens and after a lot of conversations with a couple of company representatives and considerable thought, decided to purchase the Millars F3. It performs extremely well. It's quick to fire up to proper temperature and coal characteristics and holds its heat well ... even in the dead of the (Western Pennsylvania) winter. I'm sure there are lots of good ovens out there. But this is one of them, I can personally attest to that.
Sure, Chicago Bob ... here's one. Look any good to you?? My pizzas are usually a little rounder than this, but you get the idea.
Let me address some of the questions about the picture that I did post...
Do people give away their secret family dough recipes on this board? I'm ALWAYS interested in trying something new/better.
Finally, A neapolitan pizza must be soft indeed, like Scott has pointed out, but even in Naples you may get "out of hours" slightly crispier pizza (very, very slightly). When I say out of hour, I mean out of the 13.30-15.00 lunch and 20.00-21.30 dinner services. This is due to the oven decreasing slightly of temperature and baking more closely to 90 seconds. In my book, if everything else is correct and the 90 seconds aren't really surpassed, the pizza still qualify as authentic.
Peter, while your links reveal that Marco was/is somewhat flexible in regards to the Disciplinare documents, I believe his flexibility is in areas other than bake times above 90 seconds (bold mine):From his numerous references to 45 second bakes and Franco Manca's own sub 60 second product, if he is flexible about bake time, it's the lower end of the spectrum, not the upper.
Do people give away their secret family dough recipes on this board? I'm ALWAYS interested in trying something new/better.Bo


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As many of you know, for the month of October, in honor of National Reading Group Month, we're offering 12 e-books by authors we've interviewed together on Book Club Girl on Air for just $2.99 from every place you buy e-books! Which means that you can get a year's worth of books for your book club for less than $36! For those of you who aren't familiar with the 12 books, I wanted to take the opportunity, over the next few weeks, to feature each of the 12 titles and authors to help you decide which book, or books, are right for your book club!
Commuters by Emily Gray Tedrowe
At seventy-eight, Winnie Easton has finally found love again with Jerry Trevis, a wealthy Chicago businessman who has moved to the small, upstate town of Hartfield, New York, to begin his life anew. But their decision to buy one of the town's biggest houses ignites anger and skepticism—as children and grandchildren take drastic actions to secure their own futures and endangered inheritances. With so much riding on Jerry's wealth, a decline in his physical health forces hard decisions on the family, renewing old loyalties while creating surprising alliances.
A powerfully moving novel told from alternating perspectives, Commuters is an intensely human story of lives profoundly changed by the repercussions of one marriage, and by the complex intertwining of love, money, and family.
"Tedrowe explores the reconfigurations of a family and the strange alliances that can occur between young and old, love and work. And she writes brilliantly about money…. A deeply satisfying debut." —Margot Livesey, author of The House on Fortune Street
I absolutely loved this book and would love to discuss it in a book group. You can listen to our conversation with Emily and share it with your book club here, and check out the reading group guide.


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Ithaca College Writing Professor Eleanor Henderson Brings Literary Insights Back to Students After Tour for Debut Novel "Ten Thousand Saints"
Ithaca College writing professor Eleanor Henderson spent nine years working on her debut novel, Ten Thousand Saints. She then traveled the country after the book was published this summer, giving readings and signings as the novel earned glowing reviews, including one from The New York Times.
Henderson finally returned to Ithaca to give several local readings, and she's scheduled to give another on campus in October. Thanks to her experiences as a first-time novelist, though, she returns to IC able to share more than just her newly-published words.
Faith in readers
"I've always tried to offer my students a realistic portrait of the literary world, letting them know that publication doesn't come easily," Henderson says. "But after going through the process of publishing a novel, I have a renewed faith in readers."
Ten Thousand Saints explores the straight-edge movement of the mid-1980s. After his best friend overdoses in their small Vermont town, Jude Keffy-Horn moves to New York City to live with his drug-dealing father. There, Jude discovers the hardcore punk rock scene — and its associated straight-edge subculture. But the almost militant abstinence from drugs, sex, and meat provides its own form of addiction.
Henderson's renewed faith in readers comes despite the small crowds that sometimes greeted her on her book tour.
"Other writers had warned me about small readings, but it was still humbling — and baffling — to try to reconcile the good press the book was getting nationally with the modest turn-out I was getting in bookstores," she says. Still, she adds that it was immensely rewarding to meet or receive e-mails from the people who had enthusiastically read her book so recently after publication.
"I got to sign 200 copies in the basement of Harvard Book Store for their first edition club, so somebody must be reading it!" she says.
Henderson also notes a brightened view of the publication processes, observing that all the people involved — agents, editors, publicists, bookstore owners — are readers, too. That's another new perspective she plans to impart to her students.
"At the same time, I'll continue to encourage them to focus on their craft. In order to find an audience, good writing has to come first," she says.
Well reviewed
The book has garnered a lot of praise in the literary world, and the author has aggregated many of her reviews and interviews at the book's website, www.tenthousandsaints.com.
"I've been incredibly lucky with reviews," Henderson says. "There have been plenty of criticisms, but I've had the strange experience of agreeing with many of them — I struggled with writing this book, so I think some points are warranted."
Her favorite, she says, was published in The New York Times. Reviewer Stacey D'Erasmo notes that Henderson "writes the hell out of every moment, every scene, every perspective, every fleeting impression, every impulse and desire and bit of emotional detritus."
Henderson says she saw the reviewer's major criticism — the novel's intensity —as her greatest praise. "I tell my students that I'm the last person who will say, 'You can't do all of that in one story.' So being criticized for being too ambitious is criticism I'll take!" she says.
Reading at IC
Henderson will give a reading on October 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Clark Lounge. It is free and open to the public.


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Short films are rarely sold and almost never turn a profit. With few options for monetizing, short film directors, writers and producers aim to get their work seen at festivals. The hope is that the work leads to future opportunities on the big screen.
The Tribeca Film Festival, which runs from April 17-28, dedicates a large chunk of its attention to short films, but admits they haven't found a way to help monetize the work.
"The reality of the situation is that the majority of a short film's life occurs at film festivals," said Tribeca Film Festival Short Films Programmer Sharon Badal. "That's where they receive exposure and audience interest. But as far as their life after film festivals, that has been the $64,000 question. The problem is regardless of what we know, that the public really enjoys watching these short films, they don't necessarily want to pay for them."
Badal did say that there is an ongoing effort to help short film curators create avenues for monetizing, but that journey has been a difficult one.
"There have been many attempts in the past to resurrect a way to have people pay to have these shorts available online," she said. "Most of them have failed because people don't want to pay for them. Post-festival circuit, the way to engage people is to have a sponsor offer the film to the public and for the sponsor to find a way to sponsor the 'online theater' so these films can be shown."
Last week Tribeca Films, along with Maker Studios did just that. They silently launched a YouTube channel, "Picture Show' that features original content and short films from prior festivals and new work. Without any formal launch, the page received over 45,000 views through Thursday. Badal said Tribeca and Maker are still investigating ways to make this monetarily worthwhile for short filmmakers.
The financial burdens of short film creation don't stop young filmmakers from submitting to Tribeca. This year alone, Badal and her team received over 4,000 submissions and over the course of six months, whittled the selections down to 60. The work, Badal said, left her watching short films in her pajamas in order to give every film an honest shot at getting into the festival.
Although Tribeca awards $10,000 in cash and prizes for the winners of the best narrative short, documentary short and a student visionary award, most filmmakers don't see the awards as the ultimate goal. Getting to the dance will more than suffice.
"It's more about honing the craft more than anything," said Jason Mann, director of the 2013 Tribeca short film selection "Delicacy." "They help move towards a career and aren't essentially used to make a career of. They seem somewhat financially irresponsible to make sometimes. The next thing I'm working on is a feature. It's scary to think of making more short films when there's no potential to make anything back."
There are rare cases of short films being sold and making money. "Atlantic Avenue" director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre used the website IndieGoGo, which like Kickstarter allows creators to pitch and get funding for their projects. Originally borrowing money from her parents (who run a production company) to fund the production, de Clermont-Tonnerre was able to raise $10,000 in 10 days on the site. The film's approximate budget was $13,000.
"It was fantastic," she said. " When I was ready to shoot in New York, I had no money. It didn't have anything. It was unbelievable. In just 10 days, we got the money we needed to shoot."
She also got the film purchased by French television station Canal+, which plans on airing it in September.
"We are very lucky," she said. "To have it bought by a channel is the best possible option, because of course, it cannot be put in a theater. It feels like the only real way to even get a little money back."
Some short filmmakers don't have to worry about budgets. Doctoral student Blake Williams, an experimental film creator from Toronto, has an entry in Tribeca this year that has no budget. A compilation of creative commons videos and freeware sound, Williams' "Depart" tells its story with public-use materials, ranging from YouTube home videos to air traffic controller radar shots. Unlike many other filmmakers at Tribeca, it's not his intention to make money from his adventure. Instead, he hopes that film festival participation will help lead to a professorship at a university after his studies are complete.
"Hopefully, I'll be able to teach academically," Williams said. "It's becoming quite popular in art schools for people to not take painting or sculpture classes and to concentrate on performance and video classes, so as that's becoming more common, they'll need more hands for that."
In spite of its home run or strikeout mentality, Badal feels short films will always have a place in film festivals and pop culture.
"Watching a feature is an investment, both emotionally and time-wise," Badal said. "Shorts are different. They fit well with our shorter attention spans and are great short form entertainment. They are particularly suitable for smaller screens like iPods and iPads and cell phones. Sometimes people need a little break. Shorts are that perfect break."


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Get bird-friendly garden tips
Melanerpes carolinus
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
Christopher L. Wood
Red-bellied Woodpeckers are pale, medium-sized woodpeckers common in forests of the East. Their strikingly barred backs and gleaming red caps make them an unforgettable sight – just resist the temptation to call them Red-headed Woodpeckers, a somewhat rarer species that's mostly black on the back with big white wing patches. Learn the Red-bellied's rolling call and you'll notice these birds everywhere.
A sleek, round-headed woodpecker, about the same size as a Hairy Woodpecker but without the blocky outlines.
Often appears pale overall, even the boldly black-and-white striped back, with flashing red cap and nape. Look for white patches near the wingtips as this bird flies.
Look for Red-bellied Woodpeckers hitching along branches and trunks of medium to large trees, picking at the bark surface more often than drilling into it. Like most woodpeckers, these birds have a characteristic undulating flight pattern.
Red-bellied Woodpeckers are common in many Eastern woodlands and forests, from old stands of oak and hickory to young hardwoods and pines. They will also often venture from forests to appear at backyard feeders.
The Golden-fronted Woodpecker of south Texas has yellow on the forehead and back of the neck. The Red-headed Woodpecker has an all-red head and neck, black back, and large white patches on the wing. Ladder-backed Woodpecker of Texas and the Southwest is smaller, with a black-and-white striped head and barred flanks. Northern Flickers have brown-and-black barred backs (not black-and-white) and are spotted below, with a black crescent on the chest. Hairy and Downy woodpeckers have a long white stripe down the middle of the back.
Red-bellied Woodpeckers bring bright colors and entertaining action to bird feeders. If you live near any wooded patches, you may be able to attract them using feeders filled with suet (in winter), peanuts, and sometimes sunflower seeds. They've even been spotted drinking nectar from hummingbird feeders. Dead trees may encourage the birds to forage naturally or even nest in your yard, and they may feed on berry trees such as hawthorn or mountain-ash in fall or winter. Find out more about what this bird likes to eat and what feeder is best by using the Project FeederWatch Common Feeder Birds bird list.
Keep an eye out for this species in eastern woodlands all year round, particularly at middle heights and along main branches and trunks of trees. It pays to learn the bird's calls, too: Red-bellied Woodpeckers are loud and call frequently during spring and summer.
Landscape your yard for woodpeckers and other cavity-nesting birds (PDF)
Red-bellied Woodpeckers love to come to bird feeders. Watch them and report your sightings as part of Project FeederWatch, the Great Backyard Bird Count, or all year long via the free online program eBird.
Can Woodpecker Deterrents Safeguard My House?: Read about what works - and doesn't - on our blog
Red-bellied Woodpecker from Bent's Life Histories of North American Birds (1939)
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Top Items:
Dana Loesch / Twitchy:
Twitter suspends another conservative account; Update: Chris Loesch free, flag-spam prog brigade still loose; Update: Loesch suspended again … Just as with @FreeMarket_US last week, Twitter has suspended the account of conservative Chis Loesch. Chis is the husband of talk radio host …
Discussion: Fox News, The Lonely Conservative, The Other McCain, Datechguy's Blog, BuzzFeed and Nice Deb
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: When Trolls Attack: Marcusean Mob Gets @ChrisLoesch Bounced from Twitter
Dana Loesch / Twitchy:
Twitter, you have a problem: An infestation of radical flag-spam abusers … Hat tip to @Ed: … He is not alone. — And you will not be surprised to learn that at least one of the Twitter libs identified as a flag-spam ringleader also happens to be spearheading a Stop Rush Limbaugh effort online.
Discussion: Little Green Footballs, JustOneMinute, Wake up America, National Review, americanthinker.com and protein wisdom
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute: Not The Twitter I Thought I Knew
Nathaniel Botwinick / National Review: The Twitter Wars: Suppression of Free Discourse
Rick Moran / americanthinker.com: Liberals abuse Twitter spam protection by targeting conservative users
Dana Loesch / BREITBART.COM:
FREECHRISLOESCH: TWITTER AND CONSERVATIVES — Earlier this evening my husband, Chris Loesch, had his Twitter account suspended. There have been stories going around of conservatives getting suspended from Twitter over innocuous things while accounts like @KillZimmerman …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Mental Recession, Twitchy and iOwnTheWorld.com
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: NotGoingDown - Warrior Chris Loesch Responds to Leftist Attempts to Silence Him
Anneke E. Green / Washington Times:
Twitter used to silence conservatives? — Conservative Chris Loesch, music producer and husband of radio host and CNN contributor Dana Loesch, had his Twitter account suspended on Sunday. He was apparently targeted by leftist users who utilized the "Block & Report Spam" …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs, Daily Pundit and TBogg
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs: Twitter Suspends Conservative Account, Liberal Foul Play Suspected
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Twitter eats itself?
Twitter eats itself?
Discussion: Ed Driscoll
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Romney on OBL: 'Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order' — Mitt Romney, asked if he would have given the order to go after Osama Bin Laden, as President Obama's new video and his campaign aides have suggested he wouldn't have done, per POLITICO's Ginger Gibson: "Of course, even Jimmy Carter would have given that order."
Discussion: Mediaite, Wake up America, Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite: President Obama Responds To Romney's bin Laden Jab, Advises Taking A Look At His Previous Statements
Susan Duclos / Wake up America: Huffington To Obama: 'Despicable'- Romney: 'Even Jimmy Carter' Would Have Made bin Laden Call
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Romney on Bin Laden Killing: "Even Jimmy Carter Would Have Given That Order"...
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Ouch!... Romney Says "Even Jimmy Carter" Would Have Given Order to Kill Bin Laden
Jon Meacham / TIME Ideas:
Why Obama Owns bin Laden — Judging from the Republican response, President Obama's ad asking whether Mitt Romney would have ordered the raid that captured Osama bin Laden raises serious questions — U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to American troops in Hinesville, Ga., on April 27, 2012
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS: Why Campaigning On The Economy Is Harder Than It Looks (The Note)
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Arianna Huffington Defends Mitt Romney On Bin Laden, Calls Obama Ad 'Despicable'
Arianna Huffington Defends Mitt Romney On Bin Laden, Calls Obama Ad 'Despicable'
Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Wire and Guardian
Washington Post: Obama strategy of taking credit for Osama bin Laden killing is risky, some observers say
Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire: Romney: Even Carter Would Have Ordered Bin Laden Strike
Olivier Knox / ABCNEWS:
Depressed Bin Laden thought about 'al-Qaida' name change, White House says
Depressed Bin Laden thought about 'al-Qaida' name change, White House says
Discussion: Politico and Yahoo! News
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Inside the Mitt Laden Smackdown
Inside the Mitt Laden Smackdown
Discussion: Hullabaloo
CBS News:
Arianna Huffington: President's bin Laden ad "despicable"
Arianna Huffington: President's bin Laden ad "despicable"
Discussion: Washington Wire, Global Public Square, New York Magazine, Mediaite, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller
Tim Hanrahan / Washington Wire: Top Web Ads: 'Cool,' 'One Chance' Climb Up Charts
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite: Huffington Gross: Arianna Huffington Calls Obama Campaign Bin Laden Ad 'Despicable'
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Legendary Paul Ryan — Mitt who? — The implosion of the Newt Gingrich presidential campaign—the first implosion, before the weird resurrection and inevitable second implosion—came because he used four words: right-wing social engineering. He used the phrase, last May …
Paul Waldman / American Prospect: Paul Ryan and the Cult of Specificity
Charles Mahtesian / Politico: Paul Ryan season kicks off
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Paul Ryan's Crowning Achievement
Jonathan Bernstein / A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You Should — Happy Birthday to Cloris Leachman, 86.
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
The Ticket: Paul Ryan's Kinetic Rise in G.O.P. — WASHINGTON — Representative Paul D. Ryan strolls the halls of Capitol Hill with the anarchist band Rage Against the Machine pounding through his earbuds. — At 6:30 every morning, he leads an adoring cast of young, conservative members …
Discussion: Washington Monthly, American Prospect, Campaign 2012, GOP 12, Hotline On Call and BuzzFeed
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: The Man, the Legend, the Catfish Noodler
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect: How Paul Ryan Escapes Scrutiny
Conn Carroll / Campaign 2012: Morning Examiner: Forward!
Christian Heinze / GOP 12: Ryan likes Rage (Against the Machine)
Sean Sullivan / Hotline On Call: Hotline Sort: Minority Report
Fox News:
Top EPA official resigns after 'crucify' comment — A top EPA official has resigned after coming under scrutiny for 2010 remarks in which he compared the agency's enforcement strategy to Roman crucifixion. — Al Armendariz, the top environmental official in the oil-rich South and Southwest region …
Discussion: The Jawa Report, NO QUARTER, The PJ Tatler, Fire Andrea Mitchell! and RedState
Stable Hand / The Jawa Report: Al Armendariz Under Obama Bus: Top EPA Official Resigns After Crucify Comment
Bronwyn's Harbor / NO QUARTER: Breaking News: Obama's EPA Centurion "Retires"
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Breaking: EPA's Al Armendariz Resigns (Update: When Will MSNBC Report It?)
Steve Maley / RedState: EPA and the White House Wash Their Hands of the 'Crucifixion' Mess [UPDATED]
Randy Lee Loftis / The Scoop:
Days after damaging video surfaces, EPA regional chief Armendariz resigns
Days after damaging video surfaces, EPA regional chief Armendariz resigns
Discussion: Politico, Guardian and The Daily Caller
Dan Bermanand Erica Martinson / Politico: EPA official Al Armendariz under fire for 'crucify' quote quits
Suzanne Goldenberg / Guardian: Senior EPA official resigns after 'crucify' remarks surface in YouTube video
Caroline May / The Daily Caller: 'Crucify them' EPA administrator resigns
Dina Cappiello / Associated Press:
Top EPA official resigns over 'crucify' comment
Top EPA official resigns over 'crucify' comment
Discussion: FreeEnterprise.com, Michelle Malkin and Fuel
Sean Hackbarth / FreeEnterprise.com: EPA Administrator Resigns Over "Crucify" Comment
Christopher Helman / Fuel: EPA Official Who Sought To 'Crucify' Oil Companies Has Resigned
John M. Broder / Green:
E.P.A. Official Resigns Over 'Crucify' Comments
E.P.A. Official Resigns Over 'Crucify' Comments
Discussion: National Review
Mark Duffy / BuzzFeed:
The North Carolina Legislature Really Doesn't Like Gays — A week from Tuesday, North Carolinians vote on whether to make gay marriage constitutionally illegal. This print ad campaign was launched to shock voters into defeating the Amendment. — This is how the Amendment One question will appear on the ballot:
New York Times:
Bigotry on the Ballot — North Carolina already has a law …
Bigotry on the Ballot — North Carolina already has a law …
Discussion: Firedoglake and NOM Blog
Pam Spaulding / Firedoglake: NYT Blasts NC's Amendment One: Bigotry on the Ballot
Jeff Himmelman / New York Magazine:
The Red Flag in the Flowerpot — Four decades after Watergate, there's something that still nags at Ben Bradlee about Deep Throat. — One day in early 2007, Bob Woodward poked his head into my office. He and his wife, Elsa, had been out for dinner the night before with Ben Bradlee and his wife, Sally Quinn.
Discussion: Politico, ABCNEWS, tpmmuckraker …, Reuters, Poynter, Balloon Juice, Washington Post and Philly.com, more at Mediagazer »
Mike Allen / Politico: Ben Bradlee, Sally Quinn defend Bob Woodward
Sarah Parnass / ABCNEWS: Ben Bradlee Has 'Deep Throat' Doubts in New Book
Nick R. Martin / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com: TPMMuckraker — It Turns Out Woodward And Bernstein's 'Mystic …
Tim Mak / Reuters: 6 Bob Woodward controversies
Mistermix / Balloon Juice: In the Blink of a Young Man's Eye
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post: New book on Bradlee: Editor harbored doubts about details of 'All the President's Men'
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Woodward rejects new Watergate claims
Woodward rejects new Watergate claims
Discussion: Guardian and New York Magazine
Oliver Burkeman / Guardian: Watergate: did Ben Bradlee doubt Woodward and Bernstein? | Oliver Burkeman
Sununu: '19 or 20' names in the VP bowl — Portsmouth, New Hampshire (CNN) - The Romney campaign is considering about 20 names for the presumptive GOP candidate's vice presidential slot, said top campaign adviser and former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu. — "I know that the bowl has about 19 …
Discussion: Indecision Forever, Politico and GOP 12
Dennis DiClaudio / Indecision Forever: GOP VP Options Narrowed Down from "Everyone" to "Most People"
Alexander Burns / Politico: Sununu: Ayotte one of '19 or 20' VP options
Christian Heinze / GOP 12: Sununu claims "19 or 20" names are under VP consideration
Chris Moody / ABCNEWS:
Sen. Kelly Ayotte campaigns with Mitt Romney—a tryout for VP?
Sen. Kelly Ayotte campaigns with Mitt Romney—a tryout for VP?
Discussion: CNN
Stephanie Ebbert / The Boston Globe:
State GOP's caucus picks leave Romney slate slighted — When Massachusetts Republicans went to their caucuses on Saturday, many didn't vote for Mitt Romney's picks. Instead, they went for Ron Paul. — Having all but locked up the Republican nomination for president, Mitt Romney …
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post: Mitt Romney's aides point to candidate's lighter side
Danny Yadron / Washington Wire: Ron Paul Supporters Focus on State Delegations
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico: Gibbs: Romney wouldn't have ordered bin Laden raid
Amanda Lee Myers / Minneapolis Star Tribune: First lady to speak at campaign fundraiser in Tucson as part of Western push
Kathie Obradovich / Des Moines Register: Straw poll safe in caucus tweaks
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The Last Man Standing — What is Ron Paul doing?
The Last Man Standing — What is Ron Paul doing?
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Jonathan Tilove / New Orleans Times-Picayune: Ron Paul supporters dominate Louisiana's Republican presidential caucuses
Brian Doherty / Hit & Run: Louisiana Also Looking Good for Ron Paul
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Elijah Cummings to Darrell Issa: Stop 'witch hunt' — Rep. Elijah Cummings warned Rep. Darrell Issa against turning a potential contempt resolution against Attorney General Eric Holder over the Fast and Furious scandal into "an election-year witch hunt," he wrote in a letter late last week.
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Phineas / Sister Toldjah: Fast and Furious: Elijah Cummings throws the dead under the bus to protect Obama and Holder
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Rep. Elijah Cummings Begs Rep. Darrel Issa to Stop the Fast and Furious 'Witch Hunt'
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Occupy Wall Street Plans Global Disruption of Status Quo May 1 — Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, whose anti-greed message spread worldwide during an eight-week encampment in Lower Manhattan last year, plan marches across the globe tomorrow calling attention to what they say are abuses of power and wealth.
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress: Wall Street Banks Coordinate To Fight May Day Protests, Compare Themselves To Elk Hunted By Wolves
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Occupy Mayhem: Democrat Endorsed Mob Promises Rioting, Violence and "Global Disruption" on May Day
Rick Moran / americanthinker.com: OWS plan 'global disruption' on May Day
Joe Kovacs / WND:
BREITBART'S CORONER POISONED TO DEATH? — Police probe mysterious demise of L.A. medical examiner — Medical examiners in Los Angeles are investigating the possible poisoning death of one of their own officials who may have worked on the case of Andrew Breitbart, the conservative firebrand …
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Rebecca Schoenkopf / Wonkette: Whom Did Obama Murder Now? Breitbart's Coroner, Probably
Nina Chestney / Reuters:
Wind farms may have warming effect - research — * Could have wider effect as more farms are built — Large wind farms might have a warming effect on the local climate, research in the United States showed on Sunday, casting a shadow over the long-term sustainability of wind power.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers


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Travel to Ireland in 2013 With the Friends
Following the wonderful garden tour of Scotland, the Friends are organizing another garden tour, this time in Ireland in 2013.
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Phillies falter late, settle for split in LA
Utley's throwing error, Happ's walk spoil Pedro's gem
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
Players cut across the outfield to get there.
The quiet scene provided a stark contrast from the craziness more than an hour before when the Phillies blew a one-run lead in the eighth inning in a 2-1 loss to the Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. The Phillies were six outs from taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. They instead left the ballpark with a split and answering questions about manager Charlie Manuel's decision to pull Pedro Martinez after seven scoreless innings, Chase Utley's throwing problems and another late-inning meltdown.
Had the Phillies taken a 2-0 lead over the Dodgers playing their first two games on the road, they would have been in incredible shape. Eighteen teams had taken a 2-0 lead on the road since the LCS expanded to seven games in 1985, and all 18 reached the World Series.
"How easily is this forgotten?" Ryan Howard said. "Well, we can sit here and dwell on it or we can pick ourselves up and get ready for Game 3."
This much can be said: the Phillies clubhouse has looked worse after other losses this season, and those hardly carried the significance of this one.
Maybe that bodes well for Game 3 on Sunday at 8:07 p.m. ET at Citizens Bank Park on TBS and Postseason.TV.
"We have a resilient ballclub," Utley said. "We have a lot of heart on this team. It's not going to get us down."
But there were enough bad moments in the eighth inning to keep the Phils thinking on the nearly five-hour flight home.
The first seven innings were much different. Howard put it best when he said it looked like "classic Pedro" Martinez out there. He dominated. He had an excellent feel for his offspeed pitches as he kept the Dodgers off balance throughout the game. He allowed a one-out single to Russell Martin in the third and an infield single to Matt Kemp in the fourth. He hit Martin with a pitch to start the sixth, but retired 11 of the final 12 batters he faced.
Those were the only baserunners he allowed. He threw just 87 pitches, but Martinez said Manuel told him before the game that he would throw no more than 90. Martinez had not pitched since Sept. 30, and had thrown just four innings since Sept. 19.
"I felt pretty fresh," Martinez said. "But at the same time, if you push it, what happens the next time? I went 17 days without pitching. I'm not saying I'm going to get hurt, but after 17 days, I think it was good enough. And I'm pretty sure everyone is good with the results. I would have loved to go one more."
The Dodgers were happy the Phillies stuck with their plan to pull Martinez with around 90 pitches.
"You have to," said Dodgers manager Joe Torre, asked if felt a sense of relief when Martinez left the game. "You have to. I marvel. As much as you always hated anybody with a Red Sox uniform on, you always admired how well he did his job. Even though he doesn't have the velocity he once did, he did a masterful job today."
Manuel said he had no regrets.
"Not at all," he said. "He was gone. I mean, I think he was spent. He did a tremendous job, and he took it maybe farther than I anticipated when the game started. To me, Pedro was done."
Enter a Phillies bullpen that pitched well in Game 1.
Right-hander Chan Ho Park started the eighth, and Casey Blake hit a shot to the left of third baseman Pedro Feliz. He got a glove on the ball, but couldn't hold on as the ball scooted into left field for a single.
Is it a play Feliz should have made?
"I didn't make it," Feliz said.
"Let me tell you something," Manuel said. "Pedro is pretty good. He's one of the better third basemen in the league. He gave it a tremendous try."
Ronnie Belliard followed with a good bunt to the right side of the mound. Park could not take a direct route to the ball as he and Howard missed the ball as the Dodgers suddenly had runners on first and second with nobody out. The Phillies were praying for a double-play ball as Martin stepped to the plate, and they got it when he hit a hard grounder to third.
Feliz threw to Utley for the force at second, but Utley threw wildly from second base. Howard had no chance at the throw, which allowed pinch-runner Juan Pierre to score the tying run and leave a runner on first.
"It was just a bad throw," Utley said. "I just made a bad throw."
Utley made a similarly poor throw in Game 1 when he tried to turn a double play in the fifth, but threw that ball into the dugout. The Phils said they are unconcerned about Utley's recent throwing gaffes.
"[On Thursday], I forced it," Utley said. "I really didn't think we had a shot, but there was a runner on third, so I figured I'd give it a chance to try to turn it. Today was a different story. Today I had a good grip. I just wasn't able to make a good throw."
Jim Thome singled to right off lefty Scott Eyre, Ryan Madson walked Rafael Furcal to load the bases and J.A. Happ walked Andre Ethier to score the go-ahead run.
Poof, Howard's homer wouldn't hold up.
Poof, Martinez's masterful performance was wasted.
The Phillies only could board their flight to Philadelphia and try to keep things in perspective. They split the first two games in Los Angeles. They are in the same position they were in last year in the World Series, when they split the first two games against Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field. They returned to Philadelphia after a Game 2 loss and won the next three games at Citizens Bank Park.
"It would have been nice to go home up 2-0," Jimmy Rollins said. "But this time of the year, good teams don't let you get away with mistakes. In the grand scheme of things, we accomplished what we needed: we got a split on the road. But being in that situation not to close out is disappointing."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Phils continue their success on the road as they defeat the D-backs, 6-2.
The Phils' offense produced the hits when they needed them as they supported Jamie Moyer as he becomes the first Phils' starter to get ten wins this season as the Phils defeated the D-backs, 6-2. The Phils increased their lead in the NL East to seven games as both the Braves and the Marlins took yesterday off.
Phils' starter Jamie Moyer pitched himself out of trouble early in the ballgame. In the bottom of the second, after the D-backs loaded the bases with three straight singles by Chris Young, Gerardo Parra and Josh Whitesell, with nobody out, Moyer got out of the inning by first striking out the D-backs' starter Jon Garland swinging for the first out of the inning, then getting Stephen Drew to hit into a 4-6-3 double play, wiping out Parra at second base. The D-back then threathen again in the third, as they put two men on base via a single to Ryan Roberts and a walk to Justin Upton, with noone out. Moyer then got out of that jam by getting Mark Reynolds to strike out swinging for the first out, then got Miguel Montero to foul out, 2, for out number two, and Young to pop out, 4, to end the inning. The Phils then took the lead in the fourth as, with one man on, and one man out, Ryan Howard hits a two-run bomb, his twenty-sixth home run of the season, scoring Chase Utley, who had earlier singled, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the fifth as, with a runner on base, and two men out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI double, knocking in Pedro Feliz, who had earlier singled, then went to third on Garland's throwing error on a pick off attempt, making it a 3-0 Phils' lead. The Phils then broke the game open in the sixth as, with two men on, and nobody out, Raul Ibanez hits an RBI single, scoring Utley, who had earlier walked, and then went to third on Roberts' fielding error of a Howard ground ball, making it 4-0 Phils, while sending Howard up to second base. The Phils then loaded the bases as Jayson Werth is hit by the pitch. Feliz then hit into a force out, 5-4, wiping out Werth at second base for the first out of the inning, as Howard scored, making it a 5-0 Phils' lead, while Ibanez moved to third, putting runners on the corner. Then Paul Bako came up and also hit into a force out, this time 6-4, wiping out Feliz for the second out, while Ibanez scored, making it 6-0 Phils. Meantime, after making a slight adjustment, Moyer proceeded to muzzle the D-backs for his last three and two-thirds innings of work, giving up only two hits and a walk, after having given them four hits and three walks in the first three innings. In the eighth, the D-back would finally get on the board as Reynolds would hit a lead-off home run, his twenty-seventh home run of the season, making it a 6-1 Phils' lead. Five batters, with two men on, and two men out, pinch hitter Chad Tracy made it a 6-2 Phils' lead as he hits an RBI single, scoring Parra, who had earlier singled, and had gone to second on Whitesell's walk, while Whitesell moved up to third. But that would be the final score as Brad Lidge pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
Jamie Moyer got the win, as he pitched six and two-thirds shut out innings, giving up six hits and four walks, while he struck out five. His record is now 10-7 with a 5.32 ERA, as he won his 256th career victory. Chan Ho Park pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man he would face. Ryan Madson pitched an inning, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk, as he struck out two. Brad Lidge pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning, striking out a batter. Jon Garland took the lost as he pitched six innings, giving up six runs, only three of which were earned, on five hits and two walks. His record is now 5-10 with a 4.42 ERA. Esmerling Vasquez, Clay Zavada and Leo Rosales combined for three shut out innings, giving up only one hit (Zavada) and one walk (Zavada), while striking out four (Vasquez (1), Zavada (2), Rosales (1)).
The Phils had only six hits in the game, making them all count, with Ibanez leading the way with two hits, raising his average to .308. Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Pedro Feliz had the other four hits, with Howard's hit being a two-run home run. Besides Howard's two RBIs, Rollins, Ibanez, Feliz and Paul Bako each brought home a run.
The Phillies (57-40, 1st National League East) continue their three-games series with the D-backs (43-57, 4th National League West) with a night game. The game will be played at Chase Field and will begin at 9:40 pm Eastern (6:40 pm Mountain). The Phils' starter will be Cole Hamels (6-5, 4.66), who is coming off a win against the Padres on July 23, as he pitched seven strong innings, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks, while he struck out six, in the Phils' 9-4 win. He will be trying to continue his resurgance, as he try for his fourth quailty start in five tries. The D-backs will counter with Dan Haren (10-5, 2.14), who is coming off a no-decision against the Pirates on July 23, as he went five innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk, while striking out four, in the D-backs' 11-4 win. He will be trying for his eleventh win of the season, while planning to give the Phils fits. The Phils will be going for a series win tonight, while hoping that Hamels has finally rounded the corner and is headed for his October form.


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These days, massively multiplayer games seem to dominate in the realm of PC gaming, but it has been a long road, with many casualties. Most MMO's from the olden days are still online in one form or another, but a few have been buried by the companies that launched them. The reasons for their discontinuation stems from a variety of reasons, but one thing is for sure, it's the fans that got left out in the cold. For them, the days of the game world they once played in are over, with no way to return.
These days, the proliferation of player run servers for World of Warcraft, Everquest, and other games means they will never truly die, but for some games, that wasn't possible at the time they went offline. Some of these games still have followings from the PC gaming community, but many have since moved on.
In one odd instance, there is a game that died as it was, and was reborn into something very different. This was the case for Star Wars Galaxies players. The open universe they grew to know, was removed, and replaced with something more akin to Everquest and other traditional class based MMORPG's. While this move might have been a good choice to attract more mainstream players, it caused many longtime players to leave in pursuit of greener pastures elsewhere.
Another game, which that I played back in the day was from a once popular studio known as Westwood. They developed Earth & Beyond, one of the first space-based MMO's. For its time the game was fun, well made, and had a decent story that could have made a real legacy for itself had it continued.
Before the release of E&B, Westwood was purchased by EA, and attempted to run with E&B much the same way Verant had made a hit out of Everquest. After a year of struggle and small success, EA had decided that E&B would not be the hit they were looking for and decided to focus on The Sims Online.
The thought at the time was that The Sims was a smash hit PC title, and that bringing your Sims online into a massive neighborhood would be extremely popular. Plans were drawn up to close E&B and to allocate its resources to furthering The Sims Online. The playerbase dropped by a sizable margin when this was announced, and just 2 years after Earth & Beyond went live, it shuttered its doors.
Ironically just four years later, The Sims Online would also be shut down due to lack of a sizeable playerbase and revenue stream. For diehard Earth & Beyond fans, however, hope may yet live on in the E&B Emulator Project, which is progressing nicely and has big plans for reviving the days of Earth & Beyond in the 21st Century. As for fans of The Sims Online, your best bet these days rests with The Sims 2 and its prolific expansion packs.
A recent addition to the graveyard is a new game from NCSoft, Tabula Rasa. Launched in November of 2007, it was another Sci-Fi styled game with a unique story. In this universe, Earth was invaded and some survived by fleeing to another planet via ancient technology found on Earth. The game also doubled as a First/Third person shooter combined with its RPG aspects to form a truly unique MMO. It was announced that Tabula Rasa is closing its doors on February 28th 2009. While this short lived MMO will be missed you can play Tabula Rasa for free until its termination date.
MMO's are some of the most involved and long running PC games, where communities mingle and cooperate in ways not seen in other genres. Whenever one goes offline the players suffer, as the virtual world they have invested their time and effort into is no more. But most MMO players simply shift gears into the next MMO they want to immerse themselves in and start anew.


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Pat, perhaps the photo is playing tricks on me, but it looks like the shelf has a bit of a bow. If that's the case, then quarry tiles might not work- unless you can get an 18" square tile. If the quarry tiles slant towards the center, even a little bit, your toppings will have a tendency to pool in the middle of the pizza.If I was in your shoes, I would go with something like this:http://www.axner.com/cordierite-shelf-20x20square.aspxThe cordierite is a bit on the porous side and 3/4" is usually too thin for home ovens, but, for an oven that hits 680 f, it should be perfect- and the price is right. As I said earlier, though, call around and see if you can find it locally so you can avoid shipping charges.
Pat;You New Yorkers are just in love with corn meal. LOL Because they use reel type ovens so much in Chicago, they like to use some type of carrier under the pizza, screen or disk to prevent getting all that corn meal into the oven. Smaller stores with deck ovens certainly do bake right on the deck, or bake on a piece of parchment paper (not my favorite). But those true, Chicago style deep-dish pizzas are baked in a 2-inch deep pan. As for the long baking times, in Chicago, it is common to wait 45 to 60-minutes or more.Tom Lehmann/The Dough Doctor
Pat, please don't par bake. Even with a super thin crust, your cheese will never bubble/melt right with a par baked crust.Have you used this oven before? Did it have heat maintaining issues previously?Aren't there heating elements underneath the top deck? Are they impacted by the bow?


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The Polk County Sheriff's Office School Crossing Section is in need of school crossing guards to work in Dundee, Haines City, Mulberry , and Bartow.
Currently the School Crossing Section includes over 200 permanent part-time and substitute crossing guards. The program was developed in the early 1970s, and there are more than 150 crossings throughout Polk County. School crossing guards receive four hours of state- structured classroom instruction, with an additional two hours of on-the-job training in accordance with the Ramon Turnquest Act. School crossing guards receive an additional annual two-hour re-certification course prior to each new school year.
The focus of the school crossing guard is to encourage students to cross at proper intersections. Guards also provide information regarding pedestrian and bicycle safety. School crossing guards are frequently, but not limited to, retired residents who feel a sense of community commitment. Deputies often rely on school crossing guards to advise them of traffic problems in the communities surrounding school crossings. Crossing guards also have been able to provide important information regarding criminal events occurring in their assigned areas. If you have any questions regarding the School Crossing Section, or if you are interested in becoming a school crossing guard, contact the Community Services Section during normal business hours at (863) 534-0980.
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...this how boring it really is. 50 mile round trip but this is what it looks like heading home. The top picture is from what one might call my office , from south range , White Sands Missile Range. The road headed up the mountain is the Battan Memorial Hwy (my ride home) between Alamogordo and Las Cruces New Mexico and White Sands National Monument is about 25 miles rith from where I am standing.
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If you think you can tolerate another trend story for 2013, then I'll share mine. It's a list of personal observations on my part mostly, not so much based on industry reports.
Although I might mention that Bruce Butterfield of the National Gardening Association says gardening was up 3 percent in 2012, gaining 3 million new gardeners in the year.
In all, gardening is getting earthier. Trending away from high-maintenance perennial gardens and English borders, gardeners are growing more food than flowers, and living the garden lifestyle rather than having a garden to look at. Easy care is trumping fussy, as far as plants go.
Balcony gardens and small outdoor rooms continue to attract new gardeners who don't wait for acreage to grow their own. Hipsters are growing cucumbers on the porch, and urban dwellers use vertical spaces where flat ground is not available.
Don't forget that millennials (18 to 34 age group) probably grew up with school gardens, and I suspect from the number of young garden bloggers out there, they continue to grow plants, if only on the kitchen table.
Anything edible is big. Not only growing your own food, but backyard farming from beekeeping to chicken coops to kitchen herbs. Edibles are not about saving money. Most people do this for the vine-ripened quality of the produce they plant.
Indoor gardening is making a bit of a comeback. Not so much with traditional houseplants, but with funky terrariums in all kinds of containers, small desk-size arrangements, orchids and other novelty plants.
Vertical gardening is showing no signs of slowing down. Covering walls and fences and even the sides of buildings with hanging gardens is greening up hard surfaces.
Lawns are disappearing and front yards are transforming into vegetable gardens and outdoor rooms.
Roses are waning. Gardeners are turning their backs on roses and choosing easier landscape plants instead. You'll find fewer roses for sale this bare root season, as demand for roses has plummeted in recent years.
Canning and other homesteading activities are making a major comeback. All the food that is being grown has to go somewhere, and a new generation of edible gardeners is learning how to put up foods.
Marijuana growing is becoming mainstream. By this I mean that we are increasingly finding marijuana-related products in neighborhood nurseries, not just at your local hydroponics store. Well, everything except the plants.
Succulents have evolved in a major way from those ugly cousins nobody cared about to the new darlings of the horticulture community. No doubt they are addictive, as collectors want at least one of everything.
Gardeners are more aware of the wildlife in their back yards, from birds to butterflies and other critters as small as the caterpillars that crawl on their plants.
And gardeners are slowly but surely thinking downstream. Meaning, they think more about the downstream affects of their gardening practices such as chemical use and how it affects wildlife in general, plus runoff and water supply issues.
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Beliveau earns first win in bittersweet fashion
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Beliveau took over in the sixth inning after the Cubs had scored four runs in the fifth to close to within one run, 6-5, against the Pirates. There were two runners on and one out, and Beliveau served up Pedro Alvarez's second home run of the game, which gave the Pirates a 9-5 lead. Chicago rallied with five runs in the sixth and won, 13-9.
"I was kind of down after the game," Beliveau said on Monday. "I didn't do my job. I got the two guys out, and I walked [Clint Barmes]. I was a little bummed. I come into a close game and I have to get [Alvarez] out."
Beliveau didn't know he got the "W" until the game was over.
"[Alfonso Soriano] told me," Beliveau said. "He said, 'Hey, was that your first win?' I said, 'Oh, yeah, I guess I got the win.' Then I was frozen in the shower in beer. It made [the outing] a little easier to take."
His teammates gave Beliveau a celebratory beer shower. Beliveau can thank Anthony Rizzo, who hit his first Major League grand slam in the sixth for the go-ahead runs.
"I owe Rizzo dinner or something," Beliveau said.
Welington makes major strides behind the dish
CHICAGO -- The Cubs have a lot of decisions regarding next season's roster, but Welington Castillo has given the team a lot to think about regarding its catching situation.
"He's definitely made probably the biggest progress of anybody on the team right now," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said of Castillo, who has started 34 games behind the plate. "The changes he's made in his defense and calling the game and the preparation [are impressive]. His whole attitude has changed into an everyday catcher's mindset.
"I think he's starting to have a lot more fun and understanding the progression. He's had to go through," Sveum said. "I think going into Spring Training, he'll feel like he's the everyday catcher, no matter what we do. He'll have that mentality that he'll catch 120 games next year."
Castillo, who has shared the job with Steve Clevenger this season, was batting .281 entering Monday's game, and has thrown out five of 32 basestealers.
Fans can book Convention rooms starting Wednesday
CHICAGO -- The 28th annual Cubs Convention will be held on Jan. 18-20 at a new downtown location, the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers.
Starting on Wednesday at 9 a.m. CT, Cubs fans can book rooms at the hotel, located at 301 E. North Water Street, by calling 800-233-4100 and asking for the Cubs Convention rate of $179 per night, plus tax. Guests who book a two-night stay will receive a limited-edition authenticated autographed photo of rookies Anthony Rizzo and Brett Jackson.
Hotel guests may purchase up to four convention passes for a reduced rate of $20 each. Individual convention passes for guests not staying at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers will be sold for $60 per pass at a later date.
The winter event has been held at the Chicago Hilton and Towers for the previous 27 years.
A percentage of the proceeds from the convention benefits Chicago Cubs Charities. To date, the convention has raised nearly $4 million.
Extra bases
• Bryan LaHair has gone from All-Star to an extra player on the Cubs bench.
LaHair, who was the starting first baseman until Anthony Rizzo arrived, totaled 231 at-bats in 74 games before the All-Star break and was voted to the National League All-Star team by his peers. But in the second half, he's played in 41 games and has only 90 at-bats. He batted .286 with 14 home runs before the break, and was hitting .189 with one home run since, entering Monday's game.
"For his sake, I think he needs to play winter ball again and get the at-bats he's missed out on and be ready for Spring Training like he was this year," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said of LaHair.
However, both Rizzo and right fielder David DeJesus are expected back in 2013. It'll be tough for LaHair to get at-bats.
"That goes unsaid," Sveum said.
• One player who has opened some eyes is Dave Sappelt, acquired from the Reds in the Sean Marshall deal. Sappelt could fill the role of right-handed bat off the bench, which Reed Johnson had this year until he was dealt to the Braves.
"There's a bat there that can play in the big leagues," Sveum said of Sappelt, who batted .266 in 133 games with Triple-A Iowa this year. "He's got the ability and the bat speed, and the bat ability to play in the big leagues."
Sappelt was batting .310 in 11 games since he was promoted Sept. 1, entering Monday's game.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.