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hi helen, i have more fabric than i can use in two lifetimes. where in america is your daughter graduating?
gini in north idaho
I have enough stash for you and me both...LOL> I am constantly adding more.
Vinton, Virginia
Lots of different responses, so this is just my opinion.
I have found that just because a quilt shop sells name brand fabric doesn't mean that it's worth the price. I do buy at JoAnn's, but I also like the different varieties available at quilt shops. You just have to check the fabric over good. Thread count, griege goods (mills run lower quality fabrics first to be sure that the printing is correct; then put on the higher quality fabric to run the final product; the lower quality first printing is sold at a lower cost), all impact the quality of the fabric. Hopefully, your quilt shop owners know this ro they may be buying cheaper quality fabric to sell because they think they're getting a good deal. I've seen the exact same fabric in a quilt shop that was sold at JoAnn's for less, but the quality wasn't the saem. I do the hand test, as well. Watch out for highly starched fabrics that fall apart when the starch is washed out. This is another good reason for pre-washing fabrics. The pre-wash can actually tell you a lot about the quality of the fabric - if it is lower quality it may be warped, the print runs askew, the starch washes out & the fabric is very thin, etc.
As for yardage, I used to buy 1/2 yard amount as a standard. Now, it depends on how much I like the fabric. I tend to do a lot of scrap quilts, so I don't mind the smaller pieces - more variety. However, if I find something I really like, I may buy 3-5 yards. And, if the price is right, I may get more to have for a backing. Your budget and your type of quilting will probably dictate how much you buy.
Keepsake Quilting has a catalog with nice fabrics at reasonable prices, just like Connecting Threads. I haven't purchased any myself, but have heard good things about them. Although I prefer to feel the fabric before I buy it, I have purchased online and like being able to shop at my convenience without having to go anywhere.
I heard that only a month after I purchased the machine the man also passed away.
I heard that only a month after I purchased the machine the man also passed away.
That machine was meant to be yours. Its very sad but seems all too true that when a spouse, if they have been together for a very long time, passes the surviving spouse seems to follow within the next 12 months.
Wow so you have a lot of fabric then :)
My daughter is graduation from University of Tulsa with a Bachelor of Science in Energy Management. Next big task is getting a job which is quite difficult to do in America when you are a New Zealander. There are not many oil and gas jobs here in NZ.
Pamela, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and advice on selecting quality fabrics. It was very helpful!
Helen, I'm off to find some previous discussions and pictures of stash for you to share with your husband...
On the banks of the Mississippi River in north central Minnesota (Brainerd lakes area)
Okay, Helen, here is a great discussion about stash. I'm linking you to page 2 because another Helen shared some pictures that will blow you away.
Ah yes. Helen's stash, something we can all aspire to, quantity and organization. Specially organization.
Chiliwist Valley
thanks pamela for the info.
Just looked at that thread you linked me to - my what a fabulouse stash and sewing room.
I will show it my husband and say "this is the ultimate goal in life" and see what he says.
Helen M
Sorry I got confused - thaks Nancy :)
Helen, here is another stash we all envy. It's just organized differently. (Sorry, Gini, these photos always make me giggle....)
it is a lot neater right now, i had a clean up a while back.
Wow! I now feel like the poor cousin with my stash. I hadn't seen those pictures before, but I guess this is truly what I can aspire to get. My stash consists of a closet full, and a few small plastic bin where I have stuff for specific quilts with pattern. I could actually go and shop in Helen's stash. I would find stuff to complete some quilts for sure... Love the setting so bright and airy.
Angèle from NWO
Compared to Helen none of us have a stash....ROFLOL.


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|Best views in the Valley.
Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2014
|Climbed alone on a crisp october day, with pretty much no info except for what was on here. Route finding on the way up was a bit of a drama. I missed the climb up to the ridge and so had to correct myself further up the main rockfall part. I was dreading down climbing some of the more exposed sections I climbed up, but luckily, after getting myself up onto the ridge I found some trail markers.
Get onto the ridge as soon as you can, because I found no markers signalling the trail up onto the ridge aside from a string of pink tape on the ground when I was coming down.
But, aside from that (and a bit of loose rock) the climb was awesome, and the views were outstanding!
|Posted Oct 10, 2014 5:51 pm
|Scramble route
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2011
|Second attempt successful. First time we had to turn back from the exposed snow ramp.
Great scramble with beautiful vistas form the top.
|Posted Mar 2, 2014 1:52 pm
|William Marler
|Just short
Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2013
|Came up just short of the summit this time. Approach shoes worked well on the big slabs but as a storm approached from the west was best to bail. Lots of snow on the last bit which was hidden from the road. Proper boots and or crampons would have been good. The 30 foot down climb section which is normally good was also snow covered in some key sections. Good day out just the same. Got soaked as it rained on the way down thankfully after we had got off of the slabs and into the trees.
|Posted Sep 23, 2013 10:14 am
|William Marler
|Fine Day
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2012
|Good outing crappy footing for part of the rout. 3 hours up. 2 hours down. was a lot quicker than I expected. Trick spots easier as well. Good day all around. Cheers William
|Posted Sep 18, 2012 1:07 am
|Brad F
|Ridge Scramble
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2012
|Fantastic scramble with great views all around. Unlike other mountains close to Canmore, we had the mountain to ourselves and like others, we climbed up the ridge to avoid the scree. If you do this one definitely stick with the ridge. We had a great time climbing up and over all the obstacles on the way to the top!
|Posted Aug 6, 2012 1:03 am
|Steve Larson
|SW slopes
Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2009
|Stuck to the ridge on the way up, which I would definitely recommend. I dodged the step on the way down by bashing down the "scree" for about 100m until it was possible to get back on the ridge. The "scree" was a mix of loose rubble, sandy slabs, and compact soil. Not much fun, but tolerable for a short bit.
|Posted Jul 30, 2009 9:47 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2005
|Climbed this one alone after Canada day in 2005. Took 2:20 up and 1:40 down. The scramble itself wasn't particularly memorable but it was nice to finally scramble up this peak which really dominates above the town of Canmore and just begs to be climbed.
|Posted Oct 21, 2007 10:14 pm
|Route Climbed: scramble Date Climbed: aug 2002
|Gerrit Wyna summited on his third attempt in perfect conditions.
|Posted Dec 18, 2005 8:19 am
|Route Climbed: scramble Date Climbed: July 1999
|Stuck to the ridge proper and found some exhilarating climbing probably in the low class 5 range. This was one of my greatest days in the mountains.
My dad attempted this with me but turned around when we got to the ridge. I attempted to bypass the snow on the North Face by soloing above it on the rock. It didn't work and I ended up soloing to the top of the pinnacle and traversing my way back to the beginning of the traverse on top of the pinnacle. I then kicked my way across in deep post holes using walking sticks as a belay. At one point the post holes, my feet were in, gave out and I was only saved by the belay provided by my two waking sticks.
My father attempted it two more times. The second time it almost killed him. The third time he summited on my birthday Aug 18 2002(?) He was 56 years old.
|Posted Dec 18, 2005 8:18 am
|Dow Williams
|Route Climbed: Scramble Date Climbed: June, 2003
|According to the summit register, I was the 2nd person up in 2003. I find that hard to believe, but conditions were late snow which makes this route actually quite difficult and exposed at the top. I did not take crampons, but my predecessor did. I found using his steps helpful. I preferred the ridge the whole way which avoided literally all scree. I used the ridge as my decent as well (some down climbing), which of course took longer than the scree as well. I made the summit in 3 hours and lolly gagged at the top and on the way down. Views were great!
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RIVERTON, Utah — On Wednesday, Real Salt Lake did a couple of things it hasn't done in quite some time.
First, it trained with a full complement of players, including those who have missed games or training in recent weeks — forwards Alvaro Saborio and Devon Sandoval and defender Chris Wingert. And all three looked fit and sharp.
And, second, for the first time in 9½ months, the team practiced indoors.
What with the major snowstorm that hit northern Utah on Tuesday and Wednesday temperatures in the teens, the Western Conference champions were forced to look for somewhere to train just three days before they face Sporting Kansas City for the MLS Cup.
"Logistical problems at this time of year are a good thing to have," RSL Coach Jason Kreis told reporters.
The team ended up at an indoor field in an inflatable bubble about 10 miles from Rio Tinto Stadium. And the entire team looked focused and loose.
"We're having fun," RSL midfielder Javier Morales told MLSsoccer.com. "Attitude is good. We're just getting ready for Saturday's game."
And, in a way, training inside that bubble may have contributed to preparing RSL for the showdown against Sporting Kansas City.
"It might help because of the way they pressure and stuff like that," RSL captain Kyle Beckerman told MLSsoccer.com. "And it's a tight field in here. But anything we would do — indoor or outdoor — we're just trying to be sharp for the game."
Real Salt Lake faces Sporting Kansas City in Kansas City on Saturday afternoon, and the one certainty is that it will be cold. The forecast is for temperatures in the mid-20s, and there's no bubble over Sporting Park.
"It's going to be cold," Kreis said. "But I don't think it's going to be anything out of the ordinary for us."
Even if the temperature is the 26 degrees the National Weather Service is forecasting for Saturday in Kansas City, that will be several degrees warmer than it was in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.
And the weather is not a major concern for RSL, according to Kreis. "I do think it has some affect, but both teams are on the same field," he said.
Beckerman echoed that thought.
"Both teams are used to this cold weather," he said. "I think it will be fine.
"The people it's going to affect more are the people sitting in the stands, not us running around. We'll be nice and warm and they're going to have to find ways to keep warm."


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Thread: Dual Voice Coil Subwoofers
Dual Voice Coil Subwoofers
Okay, time for another newbie question. I am going to use the 5th channel on my Kicker ZX700.5 to run the subwoofer. This channel puts out 210w rms at 4 ohms and 420w rms at 2 ohms. So to get the most out of the amp, I am thinking of replacing my current Polk/MOMO single voice coil 4 ohm sub with something that can be configured for 2 ohm operation. I see that they sell dual voice coil (DVC) 4 ohm subs and DVC 2 ohm subs. I know that I can wire the voice voils in parallel on a 4 ohm DVC sub so the amp sees a 2 ohm load. But my question is, should I go that route or should I buy a 2 ohm DVC sub and just use one voice coil. Will the sub perform better if both voice coils are being used (i.e., buy the 4 ohm DVC and wire the voice coils in parallel). I really don't know how these subs work, as you can tell.
The best bang for the buck 4 ohm DVC that can handle about 400w rms seems to be the Kicker CVR104 (about $75 shipped) - anyone have experience with this sub?
I was really liking the Boston Acoustics G310-44 ($110) until I read that it has a foam surround. Doesn't seem like that would hold up very well over time.
Your thoughts/suggestions are appreciated.
2006 Mobius LSV
I have the 4ohn Duel VC on my Sub you herd yesterday Al. The Duel voice coil subs will have a very different sound if you only run 1 coil. Its designed to have both oils running. Its like 2 speakers in 1. You could run a 2 channel amp to the duel voice coil subs and it would sound good. The ability to wire the coils together to lower the ohms allows the amp to work and twice the capacity. 200W Vs 400 watts.
I dont know all the details of the way it works but this is how i understand it. Maybe Razz, Newty, Brian can explain it better.
My money is get the 4ohm duel voice coil and make the 700.5 push is at 2ohm load.Malo <--- Means--Evil or Mean One. This explains a lot.
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If you decide to buy a new sub, a DVC 4 ohm sub wired in parallel would be a good way to go. Just to be clear, the dual voice coil just gives wiring flexibility and doesn't make it a better performing sub. So for example, there would be no real difference between a single 2 ohm coil sub and a dual 4 ohm coil sub wired in parallel.
I have never used a Kicker CVR sub, but I do know it is their entry level line. If you are going to upgrade, my advice would be to spend a little more and get something that you know will be noticeably louder in the end. Just getting more power from the amp won't necessarily result in a better sounding setup unless your sub is currently way underpowered.Dan
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good advice ^
the only real reason to buy a dvc 4ohm sub would be if you plan on adding more down the road, it can give you a little more flexibility, such as running it to 8ohms, then adding another wired in for a total 4ohm load. you will find that some speaker lines only offer one or the other, so you have to take what they have for sale..
have heard a lot of good things about the kicker cvr. lots of guys are using the solobaric subs as well. you need to ensure that whatever sub you buy has a box that is optimized for it. simply replacing a sub with one that offers more power out of the amp may be defeating the purposes if the box is not designed for the sub.
sometimes you are better off with an optimized sub/box combo and a little less power than a ton more power and a box/sub that don't work well together.'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
You could potentially damage a dual voice coil woofer by wiring only one of the coils. You would be inordinately working one coil with half the overall thermal capacity.
The Polk MOMO sub is very anemic in a sealed enclosure but will sound absolutely great in a bass-reflex enclosure. I've never experienced another woofer where the performance was so polarized. In a bass-reflex enclosure you would get roughly the same output with 200 watts as you would have in a sealed box with 400 watts. So if you're sealed now, then give this some consideration.
You're correct that a dual 4-ohm in parallel is the way to go in order to draw the full output from your amplifier. Also, I totally agree with all of Brian R's comments. Very good points.
Earmark Marine
Thanks everyone, great info as usual.
The sub is in a footbox that is essentially open on one end so it's basically operating in almost a free air state. I was going to try and seal it up but I think I will try to make a ported enclosure out of it per your comments. If after that it seems like it's not hitting hard enough, then I may try something that presents a 2 ohm sub to the amp.
2006 Mobius LSV
think you might be in for a lot of work here. to turn it into a ported enclosure, you need to completely seal it, then add the port, tuned to the dimensions that the sub needs. I would say your best bets are to find a good free-air sub that will better suit your needs or do what I'm doing, trashing that footwell box and building a box in it's place..'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
sealed enclosure is the only way to go! (see newty and/or mmandley for ideas). I'm kinda partial to JL audio and there better than entry level subs and amps are not all that expensive.
I'll have pics and posts of my upgrades before the season starts.
Just my .02!
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Best advice is here is to NOT hook up one coil. This is one of the topics we would be covering in that Tek session that we should should do for you guys. Hooking up just one coil is a good way to "slinky" the woofers VC (think back to childhood of that slinky heading down the stairs).
The comment about pushing full power out of your amplifier can sometimes be a mixed bag on 5 channel amplifiers (depending on the model). In simple terms, if all the speakers beg for max power the power supply sees / works under max stress. I'd ask the community that has that model amplifier for some input on what has worked best out there in the real world. Other times the power-supply handles the loads just fine but if you hide the amplifier in the boat installation it gets hot and tries to protect itself. I'm not trying to put you off running the amplifier hard, just have a look at the specs and check to see what people have done in the real world.
Now with that said, my choice would be to buy a DVC, run it full power and if you choke or protect the amplifier you can always turn the gain down somewhat. Most amplifiers these days have independent gain controls. Make sure the model you own does.
As for he box situation, let me use plain language.... BAG that free air stuff. Buck up and build a box. And when you do that, use a 12" woofer instead of a 10". Using a 12" (if possible) will offer you big time advantages in your boat because you'll have more cone area in play. Even given the same power a 12" will be noticeably fuller and forceful sounding. From what I hear, Newty just built a box for one of the guys on here. Get him a six pack and go help him. It's a great learning experience.
And if you need help with advice on what will work or wont work, stop by the Exile factory on the way to see Newty...your right in our back yard. We can have a look at your specific situation install wise. *no crawling through our dumpster for factory seconds though
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Beyond PR
Oct 02, 2012
Balancing Substance with Attention: Creating Content That Attracts & Appeals
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I've long thought that the discipline of search engine optimization (namely, the art and science of getting your web site positioned high in search engine results for specific keywords) offers great lessons for PR and content marketers. A blog post on SEOMoz today titled "What Kind of Content Gets Links in 2012?" offers an unusually rich trove of data and ideas for communicators to consider, and it got me thinking about different the different types of visibility our content generates.
Some readers skim quickly over content, others spend a lot more time on the page. Some readers will share links to the content you publish, others will click through the links you serve. With some readers, the opportunity to connect is fleeting. Others may make a greater commitment to your content, such as bookmarking it for future reference, or linking to it from their blog.
The Linkers & the Sharers
For simplicity's sake, let's create two audience groups – the Sharers, who consume and share content at high speed, and the Linkers, who engage with content more deeply. (Admittedly, these two groups are very generalized, but for the sake of this discussion, we'll focus on commonalities, not particulars.) The Sharer and Linker behaviors are different, and a lot can be learned from asking how they differ, and why.
Marketers would say the Sharers are at the top of the marketing funnel – in the Awareness stage. They are like butterflies in a field of flowers, flitting about and sampling many. They haven't committed. The Linkers are further along in the content consumption / decision making process, moving into the Consideration (and maybe even the Preference) stages as they mull over, click through and re-read your content.
Both represent vitally important audience groups. The Sharers may one day evolve into Linkers. In the meantime, this group helps amplify your messages when they share links to your content on social networks. The Linkers, especially when they link to your content from their blogs, create lasting traction that search engines value. And, of course, they represent a qualified audience that's valuable to the organization, because they're more likely to take the action the company is encouraging, whether that's registering for an event, buying a product or subscribing to a service.
Is it possible for communicators to serve both?
In an earlier post, I talked about embedding multiple calls to action within press releases and other content, in order to appeal to (and engage) different audiences. Chris Sietsema, in a recent post on Convince & Convert titled "Creating Social Substance: Talkable & Useful Content" starts to plumb this issue, discussing the differences between creating talkable and useful content, which my context, appeal to the Sharers and Linkers, in that order. I believe we can take that a step further, and appeal to different types of readers, by paying attention to how we format our content.
The best practices for press releases and other content we've long advocated on this blog are especially important when it comes to attracting sharers' more fleeting attention. To garner readers, the following tactics are especially important:
- Write a headline that's around 120 characters and put your most important keyword within the first 65 characters of your 120 character headline.
- Include an image in your content.
- Embed an anchor text link (or two) in the text to give readers who are interested a path to follow.
- Make it easy for readers to scan the content – use bullet points, numbered lists and paragraph sub-heads.
However, appealing to Linkers requires longer, more complex and robust content. In fact, the SEOMoz post today backs this up, finding a correlation between longer content, and the number of web sites that had drawn links to the content: longer content elicited more inbound links. This might seem surprising, given that many SEO gurus and purveyors of blog best practices suggest we eschew longer-form content on our digital properties. Clearly, even in today's sound-byte, 140-character communications culture, there is still real demand for more detailed, useful information.
In my mind, the charge for communicators is pretty clear. We shouldn't shy away from the longer content that attracts Linkers, helps create more qualified leads and, as SEOMoz noted, can be a valuable source of inbound links. Nor should we go overboard. Our content portfolios should contain a mix of content – in terms of length, character, purpose and medium. But crafting content that is designed to support people who are moving from the Awareness stage into the Consideration and Preference stages of the buying cycle is good practice. We should certainly still adhere to the best practices noted above when we create longer-form content, in order to attract some Sharers while also serving our Linkers well.
Author Sarah Skerik is PR Newswire's vice president of social media.
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Entering the final month of the 2012 MLS regular season, the Eastern Conference playoff race continues to tighten. Currently, five teams are battling for the final four playoff spots in the East behind leaders Sporting Kansas City. SKC clinched a playoff berth with its convincing 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire on Friday night. This is how the rest of the season shapes up in the race for the remaining four spots:
COLUMBUS CREW 48 points (14-11-6) 1.55 PPG GF: 39 GD: 0 | Last 5 matches: L-L-W-L-W
The Crew is currently sitting in sixth place in the Eastern Conference table, one point away from a postseason berth. Two of the Black & Gold's last three matches come at Crew Stadium where the club is 10-3-2 this season. All of the Crew's remaining opponents will be familiar foes as Columbus has faced each team left on its schedule twice already this season. The Black & Gold has split with one win and one loss against Sporting Kansas City and D.C. United, and defeated Toronto FC in both meeting so far this season. The Crew's lone road match, October 20 at D.C. United could potentially be the deciding game in both teams' playoff hopes. If Columbus hopes to make the playoffs, it will have to do so on points alone as none of the new playoff tiebreakers (see below) favor the Black & Gold.
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10/28: vs. Toronto FC Purchase Tickets
HOUSTON DYNAMO 49 points (13-8-10) 1.58 PPG GF: 44 GD: +7 | Last 5 matches: L-W-D-L-W
Houston stayed a point above the Crew with its 2-0 win against the New England Revolution to stay in fifth place. Like Columbus, Houston will play two of its final three matches at home. The Dynamo has yet to lose in brand-new BBVA Compass Stadium, which plays to the club's advantage. Additionally, all of Houston's remaining opponents are in the bottom half of their respective standings.
Remaining games: 10/6: vs. Montreal Impact
10/20: vs. Philadelphia Union
10/27: at Colorado Rapids
D.C. UNITED 51 points (15-10-6) 1.65 PPG GF: 48 GD: +8 | Last 5 matches: L-W-W-W-D
D.C. United was able to salvage a point on the road in Portland to stay two points ahead of Houston in fourth place. Two out of D.C.'s remaining three games come on the road, starting this weekend in Toronto. United's October 20 home finale against the Crew will be a must-win at RFK Stadium, where it hasn't lost since March 20. D.C. United finishes its season in Chicago against the Fire. Frank Klopas' side hasn't lost to an Eastern Conference opponent at Toyota Park all season.
Remaining games: 10/6: at Toronto FC
10/20: vs. Columbus Crew
10/27: at Chicago Fire
NEW YORK RED BULLS 53 points (15-8-8) 1.71 PPG GF: 54 GD: +10 | Last 5 matches: D-W-L-D-W
With Saturday's 4-1 home win over Toronto FC, New York jumped into second place. The Red Bulls have the luxury of playing two of their next three matches at Red Bull Arena where they have lost just once this season. However, those home matches come against Eastern Conference frontrunners Sporting KC and the surging Chicago Fire. Hans Backe's side finishes the season with a trip down I-95 to face the Philadelphia Union.
Remaining games: 10/6: vs. Chicago Fire
10/20: vs. Sporting Kansas City
10/27: at Philadelphia Union
CHICAGO FIRE 53 points (16-9-5) 1.77 PPG GF: 42 GD: +6 | Last 5 matches: W-W-W-W-L
The Fire hit a a bump in the road on Friday night, losing 2-0 to Sporting Kansas City on the road. But Chicago has the luxury of having a game in-hand and hosting the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday night. The Fire still has a difficult stretch ahead with road trips to New York and New England before hosting D.C. United in its regular season finale.
Remaining games: 10/3: vs. Philadelphia Union
10/6: at New York Red Bulls
10/20: at New England Revolution
10/27: vs. D.C. United
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2) Greatest goal differential
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Egypt descends into political turmoil over constitution crisis
CAIRO (AP) -- Supporters and opponents of Egyptian leader Mohammed Morsi fought with rocks, firebombs and sticks outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Wednesday in large-scale clashes that marked the worst violence of a deepening crisis over the disputed constitution.
Egypt's Health Ministry said 126 people were wounded in the clashes that were still raging hours after nightfall.
Three of Morsi's aides resigned in protest of his handling of the crisis. With two aides who had quit earlier, now five of his panel of 17 advisers have left their jobs since the problems began.
Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading opposition advocate of reform and democracy, said Morsi's rule was "no different" from that of former President Hosni Mubarak, whose authoritarian regime was toppled in an uprising nearly two years ago.
"In fact, it is perhaps even worse," the Nobel Peace Laureate told a news conference after he accused the president's supporters of a "vicious and deliberate" attack on peaceful demonstrators.
Obama warns GOP about adding threat
of national default
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hewing to a hard line, President Barack Obama warned congressional Republicans on Wednesday not to inject the threat of a government default into complex fiscal cliff negotiations aimed at avoiding year-end tax increases and spending cuts that could harm the economy.
"It's not a game I will play," declared Obama as Republicans struggled to find their footing in talks with a recently re-elected president and unified congressional Democrats.
Among the Republicans, Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma became the latest to break ranks and say he could support Obama's demand for an increase in tax rates at upper incomes as part of a comprehensive plan to cut federal deficits.
Across the Capitol, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Republicans want to "sit down with the president. We want to talk specifics." He noted that the GOP had made a compromise offer earlier in the week and the White House had rejected it.
Since then, neither Obama nor congressional Democrats have signaled interest in negotiations that both sides say are essential to a compromise. Presidential aides have even encouraged speculation that Obama is willing to let the economy go over the "fiscal cliff" if necessary and gamble that the public blames Republicans for any fallout.
Syrian civil war spills into Lebanon as rebels fight near Damascus
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) -- Gunmen loyal to opposite sides in neighboring Syria's civil war battled on Wednesday in the streets of a northern Lebanese city where two days of clashes have killed at least six people and wounded more than 50, officials said.
The Lebanese army fanned out in the city of Tripoli in an attempt to calm the fighting, with soldiers patrolling the streets in armored personnel carriers and manning checkpoints. Authorities closed major roads because of sniper fire.
The fighting comes at a time of deep uncertainty in Syria, with rebels fighting government troops near Assad's seat of power in Damascus.
In Brussels, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated concerns that "an increasingly desperate Assad regime might turn to chemical weapons" or lose control of them to militant groups.
She also said NATO's decision on Tuesday to send Patriot missiles to Turkey's southern border with Syria sends a message that Ankara is backed by its allies. The missiles are intended only for defensive purposes, she said.
Poll: Support for boosting taxes on rich; fewer now back cutting services
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans prefer letting tax cuts expire for the country's top earners, as President Barack Obama insists, while support has declined for cutting government services to curb budget deficits, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows. Fewer than half the Republicans polled favor continuing the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy.
There's also a reluctance to trim Social Security, Medicare or defense programs, three of the biggest drivers of federal spending, the survey released Wednesday found. The results could strengthen Obama's hand in his fiscal cliff duel with Republicans, in which he wants to raise taxes on the rich and cut spending by less than the GOP wants.
As Obama and Republicans joust over ways to avoid tumbling over the cliff when the new year begins, the poll offers scant evidence that the public is willing to sacrifice much when it comes to specific cuts in the name of budget austerity.
Social Security, Medicare and defense account for just over half the $3.8 trillion the government is projected to spend this year. Voters typically voice support for deficit reduction but shy away from painful, detailed cuts to achieve it.
In the poll, 48 percent said tax cuts should expire in January on earnings over $250,000 but continue for lower incomes. An additional 32 percent said the tax cuts should continue for everybody, which has been the view of Republican lawmakers who say raising taxes on the wealthy would squelch their ability to create jobs. Thirteen percent said the tax cuts dating back to 2001 and 2003 should end for all.
Pioneering jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck dies
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as "Take Five" caught listeners' ears with exotic, challenging rhythms, has died. He was 91.
Brubeck, who lived in Wilton, died Wednesday morning at Norwalk Hospital of heart failure after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son Darius, said his manager Russell Gloyd. Brubeck would have turned 92 on Thursday.
Brubeck had a career that spanned almost all American jazz since World War II. He formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951 and was the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the cover of Time magazine -- on Nov. 8, 1954 -- and he helped define the swinging, smoky rhythms of 1950s and '60s club jazz.
George Wein, a jazz pianist and founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, had known Brubeck since he first worked in Wein's club in Boston in 1952.
"No one else played like Dave Brubeck," he said. "No one had the approach to the music that he did. That approach communicated."
Pushed subway rider's daughter says it 'would have been great' if someone helped him
NEW YORK (AP) -- The daughter of a New York City man pushed to his death onto the subway tracks in front of a train says it "would have been great" if someone had helped him up but "what's done is done."
Ki-Suck Han of Queens was apparently trying to break up a fight when he landed on the tracks Monday. The New York Post published a photo on its front page Tuesday of Han with his head turned toward the train, his arms reaching up but unable to climb off the tracks.
Han's only child, 20-year-old Ashley, said Wednesday that he was always willing to help others.
A pastor says Han's family was so distraught after seeing the Post's photo that they had to stay with him.
A homeless man was arrested Wednesday in Han's death. Mystery grows surrounding 11-year-old leukemia patient who may be in Mexico
PHOENIX (AP) -- The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of a sick girl with leukemia deepened Wednesday after her father said his 11-year-old daughter is being treated in Mexico and authorities considered bringing child neglect charges against the family.
Phoenix police have been looking for Emily since surveillance video one week ago showed the girl's mother walking her out of Phoenix Children's Hospital a day before the child was set to be released.
Authorities are searching for the girl in Arizona, California and Mexico, where the family has relatives, as doctors say she could contract a potentially deadly infection if not returned for treatment.
The girl underwent about a month of chemotherapy and had been treated for an infection that forced doctors to amputate her arm, police said. Doctors had inserted a tube through her chest to deliver medications through her heart. Her mother unhooked the tubing from an IV and left with the girl, leaving her susceptible to infection.
Phoenix police said the parents could face criminal neglect charges if they didn't return the girl.
Starbucks to open more than 1,500 cafes in the U.S. as part of growth plans
NEW YORK (AP) -- Another Starbucks may soon pop up around the corner, with the world's biggest coffee company planning to add at least 1,500 cafes in the U.S. over the next five years.
The plan, which would boost the number of Starbucks cafes in the country by about 13 percent, was announced at the company's investor day in New York Wednesday. Taking into account Canada and South America, the company plans to add a total of 3,000 new cafes in its broader Americas region.
Worldwide, the company says it will have more than 20,000 cafes by 2014, up from its current count of about 18,000. Much of that growth will come from China, which the company says will surpass Canada as its second-biggest market.
Although Starbucks has been intensifying its growth overseas and building its packaged-goods business back at home, the majority of its revenue still comes from its more than 11,100 cafes in the United States.
In an interview ahead of its investor day, CEO Howard Schultz said the U.S. expansion plans are based "on the current strength of our business"
University releases
e-mails from after its student allegedly opened fire in theater
DENVER (AP) -- Newly released documents show officials at the University of Colorado feared for their safety after a graduate student there was identified as the suspect in the Aurora movie shooting.
The internal emails were among several thousand documents released Wednesday under Colorado's Open Records Act.
The trove is heavily redacted because the university said it would violate federal privacy laws to release information about James Holmes' academic performance or medical issues.
Holmes' attorneys say he is mentally ill and that he withdrew from the school's neuroscience program after failing a final exam.
The department chair wrote in an email that she feared for the safety of students and faculty at the medical school. Police at the time were trying to remove booby-traps they said Holmes had left at his apartment.
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Well did you watch it? I did. I like Lee DeWyze. I like Crystal Bowersox. I think I got to see them perform somewhere in there last night. Yes, I'm quite sure I did. Didn't they poke their carefully unkempt heads out and sing somewhere between the Busby Berkeley cavalcade of Idol-alumni-as-angels-in-white (in contrast to the living? Who were mostly in black? That's what I got) — and the 21-gun salute to Simon Cowell which took up 87% of the evening? Oh, and I guess we got some shots of their home cities. Too bad they're so geographically similar. Wouldn't it be better if one of them was from Hawaii and the other was from New Hampshire, or Guam or something – so we got true regional diversity? And there's no doubt Simon is that show, with his unfailing eye. But that which I find vaguely irritating is how every sentient being in the Northern Hemisphere needs to describe him thus: "Simon is the guy who says exactly what everyone's really thinking." For true? If that's the case (and it may well be) does that then mean that each one of us – upon seeing anyone hum a few bars – is really an analogy-obsessed, ego-obliterating, spiteful person? He's entertaining, but I'm just not sure he = my own true inner voice. Not sure I'm that hellbent to guarantee certain people never open their mouths again nor undertake any task on earth, ever. Which may be why Idol's producers wisely neglected to hire me as a judge. And while I enjoyed Janet Jackson's singing, I do hope she returns that dress to whichever member of the Volturi it belongs to before the Eclipse premiere. It was nice to see Paula Abdul, who used to live in my apartment building (during a period of relative anonymity between that mouse dance and Idol). I have no idea what the multilayered dynamic between Simon and Paula really is, but would you want to encounter either of them stumbling around a dark house late at night if you were just hunting down a glass of milk? Me neither. My favorite part was Ricky Gervais because he was short & funny. Of course I got weepy at the end. I hope Crystal goes on to do big things (I'll bet she does) and I also hope that amid the haze of tears & hugs she was able to suggest the new Gillette Twinjector II Shaver to Lee, because it seems he missed a spot on his chin. All in all, a nice finale. For my money, the only thing missing was Bono appearing during Beautiful Day. Actually, Bono appearing at all would have done it. If he'd even just stood quietly next to one of those Ford Fiestas & thought about world peace, then it really would have been a beautiful night.
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At least you're not getting this enthusiastic about the accordion. Then, well, we'd have to have you put away for your own safety.
I can get you a "Play an Accordion, Go to Jail. It's the Law" bumpersticker, if you'd like. Local music store called "The Starving Musician" prints them up as promos...
Big difference between the accordion that gets used in Irish music and in some American roots music (16 Horsepower uses an accordion more like the Irish style on some of their tunes). I was talking about the big, wear-across-your-chest, Lawrence Welk, champagne-bubbles variety of accordion you hear in polka music a lot.
Someone brings one of those to TPC, my advice is to wear kevlar under it. It can bring out the worst in people faster than yelling "God save the Queen!" on the streets of Belfast...


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Virginia native Joyce goes to Nats in ninth
By Tom Schad / MLB.com
The Nationals used the 286th pick (ninth round) of the First-Year Player Draft on Friday to select Jake Joyce, a right-handed pitcher from Virginia Tech.
Joyce is a native Virginian who just completed his senior season in Blacksburg. In 30 relief appearances for the Hokies, he went 7-1 with a 4.16 ERA and three saves. Joyce was a jack-of-all-trades in the Virginia Tech bullpen and acted as a middle reliever, setup man and, if needed, closer.
"He's from Collinsville, Va., and I was close friends with his parents when I lived in Martinsville, Va.," Nationals assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel Roy Clark said, "so I've been tracking him for a long time."
Joyce graduated from high school early to go to Virginia Tech. He had ERAs above 5.00 in each of his first two seasons with the Hokies, but improved his mechanics as a junior and was the most frequently used reliever on the team.
Joyce throws a 95-mph fastball, but considers his slider to be his best pitch.
Nationals begin Day 2 by taking infielder Ward
After using their only pick on the first day of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft on a pitcher, the Nationals opened Day 2 on Friday by selecting high-school infielder Drew Ward with their third-round pick, No. 105 overall.
Originally a member of the 2014 graduating class, Ward made the decision last fall to speed up the process and graduate one year early from Leedey (Okla.) High School. After fulfilling a series of requirements, he was declared Draft-eligible in March.
"He would normally be going into his senior year," Nationals assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel Roy Clark said. "We started scouting him last summer. Big, strong, physical left-handed hitter."
Ward played shortstop in high school, but profiles as a third baseman at the next level, according to Nationals crosschecker Jimmy Gonzales. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound prospect has signed a letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Oklahoma.
"He's going to outgrow his body," Clark said. "He's a big guy."
Ward's hometown, Leedey, Okla., has fewer than 500 residents, and his high school competed in Class B, the smallest division in Oklahoma. As a result, the 18-year-old has typically been one of the best players in every high school game that he has played.
As a freshman, Ward reportedly batted .717 during the fall baseball season, and .578 during the spring. He also set a then-state record by being walked a combined 88 times during both campaigns.
If Ward does not sign with the Nationals, he would continue a family tradition at Oklahoma. His father, Gregg, grandfather, Bob, and uncle, Mark, all played baseball for the Sooners, and his mother, Susan, competed in track and field.
Washington tabs righty Pivetta at No. 136
With their fourth-round selection in the First-Year Player Draft, No. 136 overall, the Nationals on Friday picked right-handed pitcher Nicholas Pivetta of New Mexico Junior College.
A British Columbia native, Pivetta went 9-2 with a 3.36 ERA in 13 starts last season, and was among the best junior college pitching prospects in the Draft. In his first year at New Mexico JUCO, Pivetta made 12 starts and finished with a 4-1 record and 4.83 ERA.
Pivetta also was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team (U-18) from 2009-12. He has reportedly signed a letter of intent to transfer to the University of New Mexico in September.
"He throws up to 95 mph, good projection guy," Nationals assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel Roy Clark said. "We feel real good about him."
At 6-foot-5, 215 pounds, Pivetta has an ideal pitcher's frame. The righty also has the stuff to back it up, including a fastball that reaches the high-90s in relief appearances, but mostly sits in the low-90s during starts. Pivetta also throws a solid curveball, which could be an above-average pitch in the future, and an inconsistent changeup.
Nationals crosschecker Mark Baca praised Pivetta's smooth delivery and aggressive approach. The 20-year-old could be a starter if he develops his changeup. Otherwise, he projects as a late-inning power arm out of the Nationals' bullpen.
Nats take Washington pitcher Voth to cap fifth round
The Nationals used the 166th pick of the First-Year Player Draft on Friday to select Austin Voth, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Washington.
As a junior last season, Voth finished second in the Pac-12 in strikeouts behind only Stanford's Mark Appel, who was the No. 1 overall selection by the Astros on Thursday. Voth's 98 strikeouts were also the seventh most in school history. He went 7-6 with a 2.99 ERA in 15 starts for the Huskies last year, earning honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors.
"He throws up to 95 mph and he's a strike-thrower," Nationals assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel Roy Clark said.
Since going undrafted out of Kentwood High School (Wash.), Voth has gained 25 pounds and improved his performance during each year in the Huskies' rotation. He relies on his fastball, which sits in the low-to-mid-90s, but his command of the pitch helps compensate for its lack of life. Voth also throws a slider and changeup.
He has a methodical delivery to the plate, but repeats it well and has good arm action. At 6-foot-1, 209 pounds, Voth is built like an innings-eater. But he could also eventually see himself in the Nationals' bullpen.
Third baseman Gunter goes to Nats in sixth
With the 196th pick in the First-Year Player Draft on Friday, the Nationals selected third baseman Cody Gunter of Grayson County College in Denison, Texas.
Gunter was a solid prospect coming out of Flower Mound High School (Texas), but he didn't sign with the Marlins after he was selected in the 19th round of the 2012 Draft. He opted for junior college instead of a four-year school so he would be Draft-eligible again this year.
Gunter played third base and was the closer for Grayson Community College and has skills in both areas. He batted .321 with seven home runs and 39 RBIs, while allowing just one earned run in 15 innings on the mound. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
"Early in the year, he was used as a closer and he'd come in throwing 93-94 [mph], but he's going to be a third baseman," Nationals assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel Roy Clark said. "Again, strong power bat kind of guy."
Gunter has an advanced approach at the plate and enough strength to generate good power. He also drew 57 walks last season, twice as many as any other player on his team. His plus arm gives him an advantage both at third base and on the pitching mound, where he has a low-90s fastball and solid slider.
Nats grab Delaware slugger Yezzo in seventh
The Nationals continued Day 2 of the First-Year Player Draft on Friday by selecting first baseman James Yezzo, a junior at the University of Delaware, in the seventh round, No. 226 overall.
Yezzo was named the 2013 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Player of the Year after what Delaware head coach Jim Sherman called "one of the greatest single seasons in the last 20 years of Delaware baseball." Yezzo hit .410 with 28 doubles, 13 home runs and 64 RBIs in 55 games. He was also named a Louisville Slugger First-Team All-American.
"He's got tremendous power. Very polished," Nationals assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel Roy Clark said. "He's going to stay at first base. He had a great year, make no mistake."
The 6-foot, 200-pound slugger led the CAA in six statistical categories, including hits (96), total bases (167) and slugging percentage (.714). He helped lead the Blue Hens to a 33-23 record and a berth in the CAA Tournament.
Yezzo is the first Blue Hen to be selected in the first 10 rounds of the Draft since 2008.
Nationals use eighth-round pick on lefty Napoli
With their eighth-round selection in the First-Year Player Draft, No. 256 overall, the Nationals on Friday picked left-handed pitcher David Napoli of Tulane University.
Napoli was 13-9 with a 3.64 ERA in four years at Tulane. As a senior, he had a 3.00 ERA in 66 innings and held opposing hitters to a .176 batting average. He battled a forearm injury during the season, but picked up a win in his last collegiate game against Houston on May 25.
Napoli was a 2012 Second Team All-Conference USA selection as a junior. He is a bit undersized at 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds, and could profile as a reliever.
Nationals draft slick-fielding Middleton in 10th
With their last selection on Day 2 of the First-Year Player Draft on Friday, the Nationals took a second player from Tulane University, shortstop Brennan Middleton, in the 10th round, 316th overall.
Middleton, a Baton Rouge, La., native, batted .295 with eight doubles and 13 RBIs for the Green Wave as a senior last season. He stole nine bases, scored 35 runs and had a .372 on-base percentage. He committed just six errors in 56 games at shortstop.
"He just gobbles up everything," Nationals assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel Roy Clark said. "And he hit close to .300 in his career."
Middleton was a four-year starter at Tulane and has experience playing second base and third base in addition to shortstop.
Tom Schad is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In the wake of this week's tragic events in the city of Boston, the LA Galaxy Foundation will donate 10,000 dollars to the One Fund Boston, which was created to help those most affected by the events on April 15.
The club will also be hanging flags of the New England Revolution, New England Patriots, Boston Celtics, Boston Bruins, and Boston Red Sox as well as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the grass berm during Saturday's match against Sporting Kansas City. The Galaxy will also observe a Moment of Silence pre-game to honor the victims.
"The LA Galaxy have been tremendously moved by the outpouring of support from around the world to those who have been affected by the recent Boston Marathon bombings and wanted to assist those families by making this donation," said Galaxy President Chris Klein in a release issued through the club's website. "We consider our club to be a family and we were pained to learn that Southern California native John Odom, the father-in-law of our former goalkeeper Matt Reis, was one of those who were injured in Monday's attacks. Matt will always be a member of the Galaxy family and we are all thinking of him and his family in this time of need."


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Ocean Acidification and Deep-sea Organisms
Although the natural absorption of CO2 by the world's oceans help mitigate climate effects, the resulting decrease in pH causes ocean acidification which can have negative consequences for much of the marine life, specifically calcifiers such as corals and mollusks that construct their shells and skeletons from calcium carbonate.
To study the effects of ocean acidification on deep-sea organisms, a team of researchers at the University of Bristol and Yale University used Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Tomographic Microscopy (SRXTM) of the TOMCAT beamline at the Paul Scherer Institute in Switzerland. This technology is capable of generating high resolution, 3D images of deep-sea benthic foraminifera, unicellular organisms that make microscopic fossil shells.
About 55.5 million years ago, the earth underwent a global warming of five degrees Celsius, which caused severe ocean acidification, and widespread extinction of microscopic organisms living on the deep-sea floor (foraminifera). By studying the survivors of this extinction, unique insight was discovered from past warming events that may resemble future consequences of fossil fuel CO2 emissions.
Research shows that the calcifying organisms actually increased the thickness of their shells during ocean acidification. Also organisms living buried within the sediment were able to survive better than forms living on the sediment surface.
Dr Laura Foster, first author of the paper, and post-doctoral researcher at the University of Bristol's School of Earth Sciences, explained: "We use state-of-the-art techniques to virtually section foraminifera, and gain insight in their shell construction, duration of life and mode of reproduction. We have much to learn about and from single-celled organisms, which serve as monitoring organisms for deep-sea calcifiers in general, and their response to past ocean acidification. They are a crucial part of the huge deep-sea oceanic ecosystem, and understanding what happened to them during acidification in the past is critical to improving projections on the effects of future climate change."
Dr Daniela Schmidt, a Royal Society Research Fellow at Bristol's School of Earth Sciences, added: "Short-term experiments cannot provide information on ways in which organisms can acclimatise, adapt or evolve in the long term. We used the geological record to examine the impact of multiple stressors, such as changes in carbonate chemistry and temperature, to provide information on how organisms adapt to large CO2 releases."
The research, by scientists from the University of Bristol (UK) and Yale University (USA), is reported in this week's early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science.
Read more at the University of Bristol.
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Josh Smith to Detroit
Andrew Bynum to Cleveland
Andrei Kirilenko, Pierce, Garnett to Brooklyn
OJ Mayo/Jeff Teague to Milwaukee
Al Jefferson to Charlotte
Josh Smith to Detroit
Andrew Bynum to Cleveland
Andrei Kirilenko, Pierce, Garnett to Brooklyn
OJ Mayo/Jeff Teague to Milwaukee
Al Jefferson to Charlotte
Nets are securing their spot in the ECF, we hoping for an 8th...
I still say we are right there, just need to make sure we sign Kmart and another point guard and we are ready for a fight.
Can't sleep on Detroit either.
1. Heat
2. Nets
3. Bulls
4. Pacers
5. Knicks
6. Pistons
7. Hawks
8. Bucks
We've done absolutely nothing to contend with the Pacers, at all. The Bulls' size and physicality inside hurt the Knicks all season, thoroughly out-rebounded us...so we get a non-rebounding 7-footer. Hmph...makes sense.
I said it in another thread and I'll detail it again, if you subtract the lockout shortened season where Tyson played 62 of the 66 games, his season highs were 80 games in 2004-05, 79 games in 2005-06 and 2007-08 -- since 2007-08, he's played 45, 51, 74, and then 66 last year...all out of 82 games (once again, not counting the lockout).
If you factor all of that in and then the reoccurring neck issues, and nagging injuries that he plays thru...are we REALLY surprised he's getting handled in the paint by the end of the season? Not sure how he's going to hold up against all of the punishment the bigs are going to dish out this year...
And that's just our situation at center...
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
I think the nets are old, and can have several injuries due to age this year. I see us in the top 5 in the east still and we still don't know who else we'll get. Hoping for Kmart, Brooks and Metta
Knicks are gonna get the number 1 seed this year and you can quote me on that
First off the pistons are still gonna stink.... as for other teams getting better then teams got worse too. Atlanta lost Teague and josh Smith to 2 different teams instead of having and above average hawks team to compete with like last year we have the bucks and pistons who aren't factors. The nets aren't gonna be 2nd, they're making alot of moves but it's not gonna work out. Don't believe the hype. How are we not getting better when we traded a one dimensional player for a 3 dimensional one. Even if it's one player it's still an upgrade. I'm just gonna say this now. He will impact our team more then kg will impact the nets... how are we not getting better when shump will take leaps and bounds next year. A better shump makes us beat indy... people are comparing our last years team to teams Making moves now... don't believe the hype. We will be cool. We still got one power player to get. Maybe its mwp or someone else but we're still gonna be right there... the same people praising the nets were the same ones complaining that we were to old. Don't believe the hype. The knicks will still be the second seed.
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The other moves made by these teams make them surprisingly refreshing and vicious. I expect competition to rise with several times while others may flag, due to their inability to make moves during this period. Then again I expect next year to also be huge with a lot of big names potentially leaving their fanbases to make the next super-team.
I think the Pistons lose out yet again.
Josh Smith always had the potential of a super-star but due to whatever external and internal reasons he never had it in him to just carry a team by himself. He lacks that killer-instinct that only a small % of players have in any professional league.
You can see it in their eyes and feel it in the air.
Despite the miles that separate Atlanta and Detroit - they've for the last few years given me the same feeling. I would call them siblings if they were people.
Cleveland - is a bit exciting but its a gamble. I think its a gamble that will eventually lose out - over the grind of the next season though. If anyone has seen the new Bynum video he has gained weight. The guy has spent his rehab - getting fat, I understand the bum knee rap but he could have spent that time swimming everyday instead ~ to burn the fat, build muscle comprehensively and prepare himself for when the Docs cleared him - so he could have aggressively pursued a weight training regiment that built the muscles around his knees and lower portion of his body.
Knicks management is paying close attention to the summer league hoping their few prospects will do well enough to garner a 1 year deal to bring new life to this once aging team...
Some battles like Jerome Jordan vs Jeremy Tyler... Tyler's 7'5" wingspan makes him a very interesting physical prospect... He basically is a younger version of Kenyon Martin with more athleticism... Never know maybe Jerome and Jeremy make the team... But my feeling its one or the other...
They are also keeping a close eye on A.J. Matthews as well...
On the point guard front they are really interested in seeing if J'Covan Brown could end up being that 3rd string PG... Otherwise they will end up signing a free agent like Brooks or Price...
And there is some interest in the other Tony Mitchell...
so instead of just signing free agents they are hoping a few of these prospects might be worthy of a shot...
Finally if he does go unclaimed Ron Artest could end up taking one of those spots...
Being quiet in free agency doesn't mean they aren't doing their due diligence, patience they are trying to make the right move not a splashy one which some times is the better move to make...
Also don't forget the Knicks get Shumpert to start the season which they did not have. And as much as a lot of us want to dump on the Bargnani trade he is still an upgrade over Camby and Novak.
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I ain't worried man, Knicks are still a 50 win team. Lets those other teams try to feel big about a high seed. Knicks need to play this whole season in preparation for the playoffs. Rotation, Offense, defense, the whole damn thing.
Always wrong as usual.
Josh Smith is an all start talent.
So is Greg Monroe
and Andre Drummond is looking like one too. Detroit has a strong team.
Atlanta got Paul Milsap. Along with Horford and Korver, Jennings is on the same level as Teague, if they sign him, they'll still be a playoff team. Hawks also get Lou Williams back.
Bucks easily make the playoffs with OJ Mayo and Jeff Teague in the back court. That's a better back court than the Knicks. Larry Sanders is the best defensive big man in the East not named Roy Hibbert and you better do your research on John Henson. Stop being a fool.
It's just really stupid assuming Knicks are going to be a 2nd seed when they haven't improved the roster significantly.


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GREENSBORO, N.C., USA, Dec. 27, 2012 –With glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (pigweed) rapidly spreading north and glyphosate-resistant waterhemp wreaking havoc on many acres across the Midwest, retailers and growers alike are looking for weed-management solutions.
Herbicide-resistant weeds have long been a headache for growers; and over the years, university and Syngenta scientists have pooled resources to crack the resistance code, using specially designed modeling software that can examine hundreds of management scenarios to reveal each scenario's impact on resistance evolution.
"Unlike most research, which is done on a reactive basis, the computer model enables us to get a clear understanding of what factors contribute to resistance and what behaviors help mitigate resistance before the problem explodes," said Paul Neve, Ph.D., weed scientist at the University of Warwick in England and the model's primary developer.
Results from the model have reaffirmed that diversifying modes of action, herbicide-tolerant traits and crop rotation all play important roles in mitigating the evolution of glyphosate resistance. In the case of Palmer amaranth, preventing the weed from setting seed early in the season has been the most important factor.
Furthermore, the research has shown that residual herbicides applied early in the season had a greater impact on reducing the risk of resistance evolution than those applied later, and rotating to an alternate traited crop further delayed resistance development.
Seize the day and avoid problems later
The temptation to delay residual herbicide treatments to save money early in the season can actually result in much greater costs down the road and give weeds the upper hand on several levels, noted Les Glasgow, Ph.D., head of weed management strategies at Syngenta.
First, making post-emerge treatments on weeds that exceed a premix's maximum height recommendation increases selection pressure and raises the risk of resistance developing. Second, mature weeds set seeds for more competition the following year. And finally, early-emerging weeds actually produce more seeds than those that emerge after the crop and, therefore, have a higher chance of carrying a resistance trait to one or more active ingredients.
To avoid these resistance-related problems, Glasgow recommends:
- Burning down existing weeds or utilizing tillage to ensure fields are clean at planting.
- Using a preplant or pre-emerge residual herbicide to prevent weed emergence.
- Overlapping an early post-emerge residual for continued control.
- Removing weed escapes from fields before seed set.
Glasgow believes the results of modeling can be helpful to retailers in particular when emphasizing the need for proactive weed management with growers. "If retailers use the results of the model to demonstrate the importance of early-season weed management and the need to diversify crops, herbicides and traits, the risk for resistance evolution in their customers' fields will drop substantially."
For more information, go to http://www.resistancefighter.com.


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GM Williams silent on Youkilis speculation
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Beckham tweeted just one word, which was "Yolk," as in the name of a popular breakfast place where he was dining in downtown Chicago. But many White Sox fans read it as "Youk," as in the nickname for Kevin Youkilis, who is the veteran third baseman South Side supporters hope general manager Ken Williams can pry loose from Boston.
When asked Saturday evening about the current climate of the trade market, Williams smiled and declined to answer. Instead, he pointed to the field and reinforced the point that his focus remains on the players competing for the White Sox.
But that lack of a direct response certainly doesn't remove Youkilis from the White Sox radar. According to ESPN Insider Jim Bowden, the Red Sox want to trade the recently benched Youkilis to the White Sox, Indians or Dodgers by as early as Saturday. Youkilis, 33, is hitting .225 with four homers and 13 RBIs and was sidelined earlier this season by a strained back, but figures to be an upgrade at the hot corner over the current combination of Orlando Hudson, Eduardo Escobar and Brent Lillibridge, who are filling in for the injured Brent Morel.
Youkilis is owed the remainder of his $12 million salary for 2012 and then a $1 million buyout for 2013, money that the Red Sox probably would have to pick up in order to work a deal with the White Sox. In return, though, the Red Sox might want Major League help as well as top prospects for the future.
A team such as the White Sox, in the unusual position of contending in a highly competitive American League Central while trying to develop talent at the same time, has to decide if what it gives up is worth the return.
"The group we have is a really good group and you don't want to mess up chemistry," Beckham said. "But if the general manager or [manager] Robin [Ventura] thinks that there's a need there for something to make this team better, I think that obviously if that happens, it usually means somebody is leaving.
"If they feel like the give and take is going to be better in the end, then it's something they are going to do. We've got a good ballclub. We've got a lot of talent. We're in it and we've got a chance. Any way they can make the team better, they are going to do it."
Word of the commotion caused by his tweet brought a laugh from Beckham. But current White Sox players and Ventura have enough to worry about without assessing trade rumors.
"Sometimes it just kind of comes in and you hear rumors like this or on TV," Beckham said. "You listen to it at some time. Sometimes you just can't help it. It's not something that a lot of people worry about. Until it happens, there's no sense in worrying about it."
"You can't react to them or respond to them unless they become true," said Ventura of trade rumors. "For me, there's no sense of looking at it any other way until something happens. Then you react to it."
Quintana out to prove himself with every start
CHICAGO -- Jose Quintana doesn't feature a 97-mph fastball or one pitch in particular that shuts down opposing hitters such as Chris Sale's slider. At 23, the left-hander's mound composure stands as his greatest trait and the prime reason why his 1.53 ERA over 35 1/3 innings could carry through the rest of the season.
"Nowadays, with video and everything else, teams have a bit of a plan when they go up against him. It's not like they have never seen him," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura. "Years ago, you could go through the league without anybody really seeing you pitch. Now, you've been dissected enough that people have a pretty good idea what you're doing. That's what makes what he's doing impressive. He's gotten better the more games he pitches."
"When I was first called up, my whole mindset was just to try to fight for a position," said Quintana through translator and White Sox manager of cultural development Jackson Miranda. "So I see it every time I go out there as kind of like a tryout. For the most part, all I do is go out and pitch as well as I can."
Quintana will have a special fan in the stands when he pitches Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field in the Brewers series finale. His father, Abel, has extended his visit from Colombia to Monday in order to watch his son in action.
Santiago's younger brother joins organization
CHICAGO -- Although he was not drafted, Anthony Santiago, the younger brother of White Sox left-handed reliever Hector Santiago, has officially joined the organization.
The younger Santiago was a catcher in college but with his plus arm is being converted to a pitcher with Advanced Rookie Bristol, where he will begin his professional career.
"That's awesome," said Hector. "It's something that we just want him to get into baseball. He just wanted a shot to play.
"It's amazing that he can get a chance with an organization somewhere that I know very well and I can kind of explain to him who the guys are who would look out for him to help him out more, just who to pick their brain and who can help him out the most."
After throwing a couple of side sessions, Anthony figures to join Bristol's active roster in about one week. The Santiago brothers will be together this February in Arizona with pursuit of the same goal -- helping the White Sox.
"Spring Training will be real fun," Santiago said. "We'll be able to play together this spring for the first time since high school."
Third to first
The 3-for-24 slump Alejandro De Aza has fallen into over the last eight games was not the reason why Brent Lillibridge got the start in center Saturday against Milwaukee southpaw Randy Wolf. Manager Robin Ventura simply wanted to give a day off to De Aza, just his second this season.
"It's good to get a day off, but it's also good to a get a day when there's a game," said Ventura, who used De Aza as an eighth-inning pinch-hitter and ninth-inning replacement in center during the 8-6 victory. "Even though we had a day off the other day, it's just better for him to get it during a game just for your mind."
The White Sox are 12-20 in games decided by two runs or fewer.
On Friday, Dayan Viciedo committed his first error since Aug. 9, 2010, at Baltimore, covering 84 games, which was the longest active errorless streak by a White Sox player.
Alexei Ramirez is 11-for-25 with four RBIs over his last seven games.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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John Scalzi had a troll infestation from someone he's now calling the Racist Sexist Homophobic Dipshit; Scalzi is one of those notoriously liberal egalitarian people, and RSHD would whip up his Racist Sexist Homophobic followers and send them off to rampage through Scalzi's comment threads.
So what he's done is announced that he'll donate money to non-racist non-sexist non-homophobic non-dipshit organizations every time RSHD issues one of his calls to arms against Scalzi. He encouraged other people to join in: he now has pledges for $26,000, all going to organizations RSHD hates.
It's very amusing. It probably won't silence RSHD at all, but at least all the hate gets churned into dollars for good causes.
Actually, I know it won't shut RSHD up, because it's easy to find out who RSHD is. It's Vox Day, or Theodore Beale, and Racist Sexist Homophobic Dipshit is an extremely accurate title for the guy.


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I guess he wants to be his own man and not play in anyone's shadow
Fast forward 12 years since he left the Raptors and what has he accomplished after wanting to be his own man and not play in Canada so he can play for a championship team?! If he would have stayed put and played with Carter a few years, he would have at least gotten out of the first round (Which he never did elsewhere) and maybe alot more. Now he is going to play in China, boy how the mighty has fallen.
Karma is at work.


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Happy 100th birthday to U.S. Soccer!
Those cats downtown at Soccer House have begun a major undertaking in celebrating the Federation's Centennial this year with loads of interesting stuff built around the growth of the National Teams since 1913.
In this blog, they speak to legendary Fire striker Ante Razov to discuss his time and important contributions to the U.S. Men's National side as well as his fruitful years in Chicago. Even Ring of Fire member and orignal Fire head coach Bob Bradley chimes in...
Also check out this intriguing piece on LA Galaxy and former national team boss Bruce Arena's solitary cap for the U.S. written by Section 8 Chicago's own Tom Dunmore.


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Notes: Eckstein plays through injuries
Spiezio gets the start in left; Wainwright the right man
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
"I'll be ready to go," Eckstein said about two hours before game time. "The main thing is my shoulder. I sprained my shoulder, but it's the type of thing that's very manageable. Just don't swing and miss."
Manager Tony La Russa initially left the leadoff spot and the shortstop position open in his lineup while he awaited word on Eckstein's availability. Eckstein was cleared in medical tests taken on Tuesday night, but the team still wanted to have him work out on Wednesday before playing him. Aaron Miles would have taken his place if Eckstein had been held out.
In the first inning on Tuesday, Eckstein sustained the shoulder sprain when he dove for a ball. He hurt his fingers on a bunt attempt in the eighth.
The final say on Wednesday was essentially left up to Eckstein himself. When he took some swings in the batting cage and reported no more pain than he could handle, he was included in the starting nine.
"We have a history of a couple years, and I trust him," La Russa said. "He said he's good to go."
Looking for leather: Elsewhere in the lineup, Juan Encarnacion got the start in right field, with Scott Spiezio receiving the call in left. Spiezio won out over Chris Duncan despite Duncan's pinch-homer on Tuesday.
"I think, wherever possible, you want to play our strongest defensive club," La Russa said. "Now, fortunately for us, a lot of our defense comes from guys that are also potentially offensive. So Encarnacion is playing right, Jimmy [Edmonds] is in center. The call came in left between Spiezio and Duncan. I chose Spiezio."
Matching up: La Russa caused some head-scratching on Tuesday night when he called on Adam Wainwright to face Jose Valentin with two on and two out in the eighth inning. The switch-hitting Valentin has been much more effective against right-handed pitching, and the Cardinals had a lefty in the game at the time.
"I actually got a call last night from somebody that's real close to Valentin's career that asked me about that," La Russa said. "And he is generally more dangerous from the left-hand side. But against us, we've turned him around a bunch of times lately, and I think he's 5-for-7, including 2-for-2 against Flores. So it hasn't been working for us. And the way that we were going to try to attack him, Adam could get that."
La Russa acknowledged that Wainwright's arsenal of pitches was a factor in the decision. Wainwright threw mostly curveballs to Valentin, retiring the second baseman.
This date in Cardinals history: On Oct. 18, 2004, the Cardinals found themselves in trouble for the first time in the '04 postseason. Jeff Kent's three-run walk-off home run off Jason Isringhausen at Minute Maid Park gave the Astros a 3-0 lead in Game 5 of the NLCS, and sent the series back to St. Louis with Houston holding a 3-2 lead. The Cards were one-hit by Brandon Backe and Brad Lidge, while Woody Williams tossed seven innings of one-hit ball before handing it over to Isringhausen.
Coming up: If a seventh game is needed, it will take place on Thursday night at Shea Stadium, with a first pitch at 7:19 p.m. CT. Jeff Suppan would take the mound for the Cardinals, while a potential Game 7 Mets starter is undetermined. Darren Oliver would seem to be a leading candidate.
Matthew Leach 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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Gardening with Laurie: Nip tomato problems in the bud
By Laurie Garretson
Feb. 21, 2013 at midnight
Updated Feb. 20, 2013 at 8:21 p.m.
If you do any vegetable gardening, you have probably already planted some tomatoes or are going to be planting some very soon. Homegrown tomatoes are the kings of our gardens. There really is nothing better than a garden-ripe, fresh-picked tomato.
Gardeners will go to great lengths to produce abundant crops of the best tasting tomatoes. There is something about growing tomatoes that brings out the competitor in a gardener. Gardeners can be very serious about producing the first and biggest tomato of the season.
Unfortunately, there can be several things that happen to those beautiful little seedlings before they actually produce a fruit. I would like to cover a few of the more common tomato problems that tend to plague area gardeners.
I'll start with insect problems. Holes in tomatoes or chewed off leaves are usually caused by caterpillars and worms: tomato hornworms, pinworms or tomato fruitworms. You can pick these little pests off or spray the bush with BT worm killer.
One of the most common tomato problems in the past few years has been stink bug damage. These bad guys pierce the fruit and then suck out juices. This causes hard discolored areas on the fruit and adult stink bugs can be very difficult to eradicate. You will have a much easier time getting rid of these guys while they are young. Young stink bugs can be easily smashed between two gloved hands.
Fruit that is cracked or split can be caused by dry periods that are followed by very wet periods. The tomato actually swells faster than the skin can expand and this results in cracking.
Dark areas on the bottom of the fruit are called blossom end rot. This problem can be caused from erratic watering (too much and then too little) that can then lead to a lack of calcium. Sprinkle a quarter cup of Epsom salt around plants at planting and keep the soil evenly moist. Once the temperatures stay warm, keep the plants well mulched to help retain moisture in the soil.
Fungal problems can be another problem for tomatoes. Fungal problems can show up on leaves as dark brownish spots surrounded by yellow areas. Good air circulation around all plants and using drip irrigation or soaker hoses can help to prevent problems.
Remove and dispose of any damaged leaves to reduce further infections. Horticultural ground cornmeal can be sprinkled on the soil under and around the bush to help with fungal problems. Cornmeal can also be used at planting as a preventive measure.
As with all gardening problems, gardeners must maintain a close watch on all crops to discover problems as they first appear so they don't get out of control.
Until next time, let's try to garden with nature, not against it, and maybe all our weeds will become wildflowers.
Laurie Garretson is a Victoria gardener and nursery owner. Send your gardening questions to email@example.com or in care of the Advocate, P.O. Box 1518, Victoria, TX 77902.


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Photographer's Note
Now more than 100 years old, Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina, is a lush, flowing, naturalistic Southern-style garden ~ 67 acres of thousands of azaleas, camellias, magnolias, wisteria, wildlife, walking trails, freshwater lakes and, at the heart of it all, the grand 467-year-old Airlie Oak.
This detail shot is from the Bottle Chapel, located within the gardens. Crafted by seven area artists and one gardener as a temple to the memory of visionary artist (and Airlie gatekeeper) Minnie Evans, it was created using 5,000 recycled bottles, chicken wire and cement, and embellished with handmade works of copper, clay and glass tile.
Happy New Year's Eve everyone ~ and take care not to create too many empty bottles tonight! ;)
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Porteplume (3470) 2013-12-31 7:14
Hello Kristin,
I think we have such "naïve" art in France, look at here, we call it a "Folie" (Madness)
Great way to send your "Best Wishes" and I hope many will try to listen to you and "not create too many bottles tonight" especially if they want to drive back home afterwards...
Bons Voeux & Have a great night!
Amitiés - Viviane
Silvio1953 (164745) 2013-12-31 8:10
Ciao Kristin, lovely and original composition, wonderful colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, Happy New Year, ciao Silvio
rigoletto (34279) 2013-12-31 10:32
hi kris. i wondered what it is and found the complete versions of this bottle chapel. it indeed is an original work. and kudos for getting this detail out of that place. and it is done 26 years after 1982 :)
ps: warm wishes for the new year. i already emptied 2 bottles of beer and 1 bottle of wine. there's more to come :))
abmdsudi (65395) 2014-01-01 20:25
Hi Kristin
It's that time of year...
You are certainly coming up with some different stuff, an excellent still life shot just for a bit of fun to cheer us up. Nice idea with plain light coloured bottles taken from such pov and green looks glueing the eye and great in contrast together, this looks better with the slight darker background and sharp as a pin. The lighting works well and the reflective glass emphasises this.
Just hope the hangover is not too bad after all that...
Ice and lemon for me..
Hoping you a wonderful Holiday and Happy New Year..
Kind regards
eldancer1 (36343) 2014-01-03 15:19
Would love to see the Airlie Gardens. Nice capture of those bottles, I like your pov and it has good lighting. Well done, tfs.
Oumar (26) 2014-01-05 23:15
Hello Kristin,
I love the pattern! I also find it very creative how you included the green bottle, it gives more character to the photo. Great job!
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What do you think the procedure is when girls find that they have started there periods.
It is for a next generation fic I am writing. Do you think Madam Pomfrey or there head of house talks to them?
Come anwser!
What do you think the procedure is when girls find that they have started there periods.
It is for a next generation fic I am writing. Do you think Madam Pomfrey or there head of house talks to them?
Come anwser!
I think Madam Pomfrey would talk to them. I don't think it'd be a head of house because some HoH's are male, and that would be...awkward for the poor little girl. And as Madam Pomfrey is the nurse, it would make the most sense.
Hope this helps!
It is not all together that uncommon for girls to start their menstrual cycle earlier than age 11. Some of the girls might already have started puberty. For those who have not, I can easily see them turning to their Head of House, if in Gryffindor or Hufflepuff, or one their female House Prefects.
For a Slytherin, well, I don't think menstrual cycles would necessarily squick Snape out. It's a simple fact of life. He'd probably send them off to Pomfrey, though.
Finally, don't schools in England cover this as part of health class? Here in the US, I remember it was covered in class in the fifth grade. Of course, that was back in, oh 1979 or 1980. o.O
LOL, Sandy, they definitely still cover it! I learned about it all in around fourth or fifth grade as well. However, I think it's rather safe to assume that not all children who go to Hogwarts would have gone to regular Muggle school beforehand. Pure-blood families would probably do some sort of homeschooling, if anything, before Hogwarts... sending your wizarding child to Muggle school would be optional. We can only be sure that Muggleborns like Hermione would have actually gone to real school before Hogwarts - and therefore had the opportunity to learn about puberty in school.
I think that the responsibility would lie mostly with the girl's parents, honestly. I can't see a mother shipping her eleven-year old off to boarding school without giving her any knowledge of what huge, scary thing may happen very soon. But yes, even if the girl DID know about puberty and all that jazz, and she did start her period at Hogwarts, away from her mother, I agree that she would probably go to Madam Pomfrey or her house's female prefect.
Well, I can sort of answer this from a weird point of veiw. I go to a summer camp every summer, and there are times when a girl will start her period whilst at camp. An miore often than not, they turn to one of us older girls.
I've never really had to explaining anything much other than "Don't flush the pad/tampon." Because most have had sex education already. I remember that I had sex education start at my school in 3rd grade. I expect it would be the same, and, if the girls had any questions about the physical workings, either an older girl would explain, or Madam Pomfrey.
Yeah, I would definitely agree that most girls would turn to someone they felt comfortable to help them out, such as a female Professor, Prefect/Head Girl or Madam Pomfrey. I'm sure no matter which Professor they talked to, regardless male or female, would be mature enough and deal with it professionally.
And I would think by the time they started at Hogwarts, they would've learned from someone about puberty, whether it's from schooling, parent/guardians or even girl magazines (they tend to have "sealed sections" regarding different things like this). In Australia we learned about periods and puberty in grade 5 or 6, so normally kids should know about it by the ages of 10-12.
Hey, just thinking about it... I wonder, would the girls toilets have those little vending machines that do sell tampons and pads? In a lot of public places they have them and in some schools they do as well to save embarrassment of going to the teachers, so I wonder if Hogwarts would have something like that... Hmmm...
Along those lines, Abbi, how about undergarments charmed with a Vanishing spell? No mess, no fuss. Works for twenty-four hours and then you dispose of it.
Oh man, there was an absolutely fantastic thread along these lines that must have gotten deleted in the forum clean-up, which is really a shame because it should have been saved.
I agree that menstruation is not likely to squick out Snape, OR Flitwick for that matter. Both are grown men who have been in their positions as Head of House for many years. Additionally, Snape was a Death Eater and a Potions Master, and Flitwick a master duelist; these are men who have seen blood (and god only knows what else) before. I really can't imagine any Headmaster or Headmistress of Hogwarts hiring anyone for Head of House who would run squealing away at the mention of a normal bodily function to be in loco parentis 24 * 7 * 10 months a year * 7 years of a person's most formative years during which time they are most likely to hit puberty. I mean . . . not terribly smart.
Having said that, there are several options. Aside from the Heads of House and Madam Pomfrey, I'd assume all the other teachers (including Madam Hooch, Hagrid, Professor Trelawney, Professor Sinistra, Professor Babbling, Professor Burbage, etc) who would be prepared to deal with this.
Additionally, this would likely fall into the responsibilities of the prefects and the Head Girl.
As far as hygiene products go, I can absolutely see a cabinet of some sort in the girls lavs, stocked by house elves, with the requisite materials.
Now, where it gets really interesting is when you bring magic into it, and start bringing potions and charms into it, and wonder if there are spells the girls can cast to speed up the process (so it only takes a few minutes instead of a few days) or potions they can take to speed up or even temporarily eliminate the process.
Originally Posted by SandyYeah, CM, I think we were actually talking about that in the last huge conversation that was in here, because a lot of people were curious as to whether there would be the sanitary bins in certain toilets and whatnot. Personally, I think there would be in EVERY toilet because it's not like Primary/elementary school where it's mainly only the grade 5-6's girls that could possibly get their period. The girls in Hogwarts are 11-18 and therefore you would think practically all of them know about puberty and what-not by then.Originally Posted by CM
Also, with the the vanishing charms and potions and what-not, it wouldn't surprise me if that were the case. I'm sure there would have been a spell/potion to help with it.
Another thing though with the potions - could it be possible that the potions could be designed like some contraceptive pills/injections where it can eleminate having a period while on it? Like, it would be an exellent method, mainly for the "older" part of the school who could possibly be considering having sex, which I am sure does happen. I dunno, it's just a thought.
Yeah, that probably would work better I think. The only thing is, would kids abuse it? Like for instance, taking them for a nasty prank? Just a thought as I know people have used pads/tampons/liners for some very nasty pranks.Originally Posted by CM
Yeah, but where do you draw the line? Do you give it to third years but not second? Fourth but not third? Only fifth and above?Originally Posted by babekitty_92
Surely you can think of someone who was sexually active much younger than their peers.
I think this probably depends on the story you're telling and to what target audience. I am aiming at a more adult audience and so am more apt to discuss things of this nature. A J/L fic aimed at 2nd years . . . not so much.
But I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility.
I dunno . . . would they do it, or would they consider it horribly Muggle, when they can just pull some magic on you? (This, of course, may well depend on your characters, as well). But I myself have always seen the bins (for the used product) as self-emptying.Originally Posted by babekitty_92


text: I notice that most of the time, after a tough match, when I go home, my back feels OK. However, after I sleep and wake-up the next morning, I have pain. I can barely bend forward as I feel my back is a bit "locked". It takes a few hours for the muscles to warm-up and I regain some flexibility. About me, I'm 27, I workout 3 times a week and play tennis 1-2 times on the weekend, i'm in pretty good shape and have been for years. I stretch every other day, trying to target my hamstrings as I know they are a cause of lower back problems. I suffered a herniated disc (L5) last July, however I don't think it's an issue anymore.I don't understand, during the week i'm fine when I workout, it's really the morning following a tennis match. Could the kick serve be the culprit? Is there anything I can do to avoid this?