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While your garden plot becomes buried by snow, it's time to learn how to improve your land by using this guide to soil improvement for the garden. (See the garden composting photos in the image gallery.)
"A healthy garden is teeming with life forms, which all interact to make its ecosystem function smoothly. We, as gardeners, must learn to live and work within that system without disrupting it, taking from it what we need but always giving back more than we take."
Barbara Sullivan
"Scratch your garden's back, and it'll scratch yours."
Kerry Sullivan
Three issues ago, in a piece entitled "A Visit With MOTHER's Gardeners" (see MOTHER EARTH NEWS NO. 75, page 62), we introduced you to the lushly productive garden beds at our Ecological Research Center and to the two growers—Kerry and Barbara Sullivan—who've made them so fruitful. That article described how the Sullivans' ongoing soil improvement projects have both given them lavish yields and practically solved their insect pest problem . . . it gave some background on our two master growers along with some insights into their personal gardening philosophies . . . and it shared information about one of the Sullivans' soil-boosting strategies, the use of "catalyzing" biodynamic field and compost sprays.
However, the piece failed to give any detailed information on the couple's four other earth-building practices: sowing ground covers, rotating crops, double-digging, and composting. So, since we all recognize that the health of the soil is undoubtedly the single most important factor influencing the vigor and productivity of crops, we wanted to take the time now—while you're not too busy working in your garden to think about how to improve it—to fill in the gaps left by that previous article with this guide to soil
improvement for the garden . . . and share more of the Sullivans' wisdom with you.
Every fall, Kerry and Barbara sow rye grain—or a combination (which is predominantly rye) of the grain and hairy vetch—over any garden bed that they don't intend to plant in vegetables early the following spring. Both winter-hardy ground covers—which should be available at local seed and feed supply stores—serve to help loosen up the soil and control erosion. In addition, each of the two plants has its own unique advantages.
The rye grain, also called winter rye (don't confuse it with rye grass), is an amazingly quick grower that—while it may get off to a slow start in the chilly weather of fall—bursts into green in the early days of spring. And, in doing so, it provides a great deal of bulk organic matter for the compost pile.
Hairy vetch (also called winter vetch), on the other hand, doesn't grow as rapidly as does rye . . . however, it's a hardy nitrogen-fixing plant which actually adds a good bit of that vital—but quickly used up—nutrient to the soil. Our gardeners thus use the vetch primarily on beds that will later grow such nitrogen lovers as spinach.
Before sowing their cover crops, Kerry and Barbara prepare the beds by loosening the soil with a garden fork. They do this by simply swinging the tool laterally into surface clods . . a technique called tilthing (developed by Alan Chadwick, founder of the biodynamic/French intensive gardening method). They then fork up, and shatter, any dirt balls existing in the top 8 to 12 inches of soil. The gardeners work compost into the growing area and treat any hairy vetch seeds with a special inoculant to increase the legume's nitrogen-fixing ability. Finally, they sow the seed by hand and lightly rake over the soil surface.
When it comes time to harvest their cover crops, the gardeners sharpen flat-edged spades and skim the greenery, by chopping it off—just near the soil line—right under the plants' crowns. They then pitchfork the cuttings into a wheelbarrow and use them to make compost.
Now you may wonder why the two growers don't just turn the crop under and there-by save themselves the trouble of harvesting and processing the material. Well, the Sullivans' response to that query is that green matter takes four to six weeks to decompose in the ground, and actually ties up some of the soil's nitrogen while it's degenerating. So it would be necessary to wait more than a month after turning under a cover crop before getting any use out of the nitrogen it could offer! However, since the gardeners skim off their "green manure", they can plant vegetables in the same growing spaces right away.
When Barbara and Kerry have a cover-cropped bed that's going to remain unused for a long period in the spring, they just trim back the greenery with a sickle every time it starts to head, and use those clippings for compost. That practice prevents the plants from getting hard and dry—as they do when seed heads form—and can give the gardeners two, or even three, harvests of good compost fodder from a single plot.
Our master growers also often employ a summer cover crop, buckwheat. This warm-weather plant (which, by the way, provides excellent honeybee forage) grows so rapidly and lushly that the Sullivans try to sow it whenever a bed will lie idle for as long as a month or during hot weather. Once again, they use the foliage for compost material. However, Barbara and Kerry point out that many home gardeners could achieve pretty much the same result by simply letting their weeds grow for a month and skimming those plants off before they go to seed. In fact, such indigenous ground covers might reach down and loosen soil more deeply than buckwheat would, anyway.
The Sullivans rotate crops primarily to help balance such nutrients as nitrogen, potassium, and potash in the ground. As Barbara puts it, "The ideal planting sequence would be to start off with a nitrogen-fixing legume . . . follow that with a nitrogen-loving leaf crop . . . then raise a root vegetable . . and finally, after dressing the bed really heavily with compost, grow a heavy-feeding fruiting crop." However, they're rarely able to achieve that optimal sequence themselves. Instead, Barb and Kerry often simply divide their plantings into four groups—the root, leaf, legume, and fruiting crops— and avoid planting two of the same type consecutively in the same place.
Furthermore, since crop rotation can also help prevent the spread of soil-carried diseases, our gardeners make an effort not to raise different vegetables from the same family successively in a growing space. They focus this concern mainly on three groups: the cucurbits (squash, cucumbers, and melons) . . . the brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, turnips, mustards, collards, and kale) . . . and the nightshades (potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, and eggplant). The Sullivans also tend to avoid back-to-back plantings of members of the Umbelliferae (carrots, parsley, parsnips, and dill) and the Chenopodiaceae—or goosefoot—family (beets, spinach, chard, and lamb's-quarters).
So much has been written—in past issues of MOTHER—about double-digging that it'd likely be a waste of space for us to cover the procedure in detail here. (EDITOR'S NOTE: For thorough discussions of this topic, 'see "Biodynamic/French Intensive Gardening" in MOTHER NO. 61, page 92 . . . The Plowboy Interview with John Jeavons in MOTHER NO. 62, page 16 . . . and "Getting Ready for Next Year's Garden" on page 114 of THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS ® Guide to (almost!) Foolproof Gardening.) Nonetheless, this biodynamic/French intensive technique—which involves removing the top 12 inches from a four-foot-wide strip of soil, loosening the subsoil yet another foot deep with a garden fork, and then replacing the broken-up layer—has been an integral part of our gardeners' success.
Kerry and Barbara are quick to note that double-digging doesn't preclude the use of other gardening techniques, though. ("I'm not against rototillers or anything like that," Mr. Sullivan states.) Yet its distinctive virtues—allowing a person to grow large crops in a small space and to garden completely (and quietly) with hand tools—appeal to a lot of folks. Kerry adds, "There are certain people, like me, who probably wouldn't have any luck gardening if' they didn't double-dig."
The Sullivans maintain over 100 double-dug raised growing beds in the Eco-Village garden. Approximately 30 of these 4 foot by 30 foot areas are used for perennial crops, including asparagus, cane fruits, and long-lived flowers. The rest are redug on an annual basis, either in the fall or early spring. As Barbara puts it, "You'll have to decide how often you want to doubledig your beds, but if you really want to improve most soils—especially clay-laden ones—quickly, you'll redig every year. Fortunately, though, it takes only a couple of hours to work up a well-loosened bed, as compared with the six to eight hours required to dig a 4 foot by 30 foot plot from scratch."
Of course, the Sullivans can't redig their perennial beds (doing so would disturb the plants). So, to make up for that lack of regular soil loosening, they incorporate compost—a great deal of it—and some bone meal (as a phosphorus supplement) when they first prepare such areas.
Without question, the key to our growers' soil fertility successes is that gardeners' god-send . . . compost. Kerry and Barbara (who make almost 15 tons of homemade humus a year!) work an inch of the soil enricher into the top half-foot of a bed every time they plant a new crop. They use this substance to supply nutrients . . . add the organisms that make for a healthy, living growing medium . . . and create a loose and friable—yet water-retaining—soil. So whether or not you ever intend to cover-crop, rotate plantings, or double-dig, you'd be wise to imitate our growers' use of this remarkable "soil superizer". To help you do so, here—for the first time anywhere—is the Sullivans' formula for brewing batches of brown gold.
[1] Fork up the soil where you intend to build your compost pile. This will allow good drainage from the heap . . . promote air circulation (remember that you're after aerobic, not anaerobic, decomposition) . . . and make it easier for indigenous worms and bacteria to move up into the pile.
[2] Put down a layer of the coarsest plant material you have. Cornstalks, old cabbage plants, sunflower stems, straw, large plant stalks, or other similar materials will work fine. This rough layer is set on the bottom to help air circulate into the pile from beneath.
[3] Sprinkle on a light splashing of biodynamic compost starter solution. This substance—which helps introduce friendly bacteria into the pile—is not essential for composting success . . . but Barbara and Kerry have found that it increases the rate of decomposition so effectively that they now need turn their piles only once instead of twice, and the quality of the finished product is noticeably improved, as well. (A one-ounce bag of the starter, enough to treat one ton of compost, can be ordered for $5.50 postpaid from the Pfeiffer Foundation, Threefold Farm, Spring Valley, New York.) After mixing up the solution according to the packet's directions, simply sprinkle the liquid on with a big brush.
[4] Add a layer of manure-filled straw gathered from some livestock animal's bedding. The excrement contained in this material will contribute much of the nitrogen the pile's bacteria will need to make humus, while the straw will add some carbon. To assure adequate airflow in the heap, fluff up the bedding with a fork—and break up any large animal "pies"—before adding it. And try to keep the edges of all your layers neat and straight as you work, so you'll be able to make a large pile.
[5] Sprinkle on another smattering of compost starter.
[6] Add a layer of fresh garden gleanings. Weeds and crop thinnings, as well as pathway and cover-crop skimmings, are all perfect for this application. Such high-cellulose material will add most of the necessary carbon (a good compost pile has an approximate 30-to-1 carbon-to-nitrogen ratio). If some of the weeds still have bits of soil attached to their roots, that's all the better . . . because the dirt will add its own beneficial bacteria to the heap.
[7, 8, 9, and 10] Repeat the previous four steps—sprinkling starter, adding the manure-straw mix, sprinkling more starter, and adding a carbon layer—until you run out of material. Obviously, you'll be able to produce a bigger pile if you've gathered most of your building materials in advance. (Keep them stored under black plastic until you use them.) And while you're working, remember to fluff up the layers and keep them thin-around three inches to five inches deep each-to promote intermixing. If the matter seems somewhat dry, water the layers a bit with a hose. (You're after a pile that has the consistency of a wrung-out sponge . . . but you don't want it to be too damp.)
[11] Cover the entire pile with black plastic. This will help the mound retain moisture and warmth while keeping rain from leaching out any nutrients.
[12] Wait. Your pile should now start to heat up. In fact, it should get so hot (160 degrees Fahrenheit or higher) within a week or so that it would be impossible to hold your hand in the center of it. After two weeks or a month—the Sullivans recommend waiting a month to give the heap time to complete its early decomposition stages—the temperature will come down to about 115 degrees Fahrenheit (i.e., still hot to the touch, but not unbearably so). At that point you can remove the plastic.
[13] Turn the pile. To do this in the smallest amount of space (and with the least amount of hassle possible), simply turn one three-foot-wide section over onto the soil, next to one of the mounds . . . flip the next "slice" over into the gap created by the first turning . . . and so on until you've completely inverted the heap. Then cover the pile again and let it sit another month.
[14] Use it. Your compost should now consist of friable, lightweight, dark humus. It should have absolutely no offensive smell. What's more, you shouldn't be able to even recognize its original ingredients. (Indeed, when Barbara and Kerry show a handful of their fresh compost to Eco-Village visitors, many of the people can't believe the pleasant loam was made from dead plants and animal waste!)
Now that's precisely how MOTHER's master gardeners make the lush brown gold that, itself, produces their abundant crops. You can amend their system somewhat, if need be, to fit your personal situation . . . and still make an excellent soil additive. For instance, if livestock manure isn't readily available where you live, sprinkle a handful of blood meal over each of your organic layers to supply the pile's needed nitrogen. Likewise, you can incorporate freshly cut lawn grass, fallen leaves (chop them up with a lawn mower first), and household—non-meat—kitchen scraps into the heap. If you don't have enough material to make as big a pile as the Sullivans construct (their heaps are frequently 4 feet by 6 feet by 12 feet), add ingredients as you can to a three-foot-square area. Once that section gets to be three feet tall, treat it like a little compost pile . . .and start building a new mini-mound right next to it. And you can sprinkle some soil on each layer—to introduce beneficial bacteria—if you don't want to use the biodynamic compost starter.
Although composting is a relatively simple science, there are a few things that can go wrong with it. If your pile doesn't heat up properly, first check to see if it's too dry or too damp. If the former is true, water it a bit and cover it back up. If it's too moist, mix in an extra helping or two of dry ingredients. If your would—be compost still doesn't heat up after you've adjusted the moisture level, it probably needs more nitrogen. Turn the mound, working in another layer of manured bedding—or a handful of blood meal—as you do so. (On the other hand, if the pile starts giving off an ammonia-like odor, you've given it too much nitrogen and should add some leaves, hay, or dried grass clippings.)
Whether you follow the Sullivans' technique closely or change it to fit your own situation, the crumbly material that you'll produce will be the finest soil conditioner imaginable. If you feed your garden with that rich humus—and follow other good soil—building practices—next year's growing ground will reward you with abundance.
We reported, on page 184 of MOTHER EARTH NEWS NO. 75, the beginning of our experiment to evaluate the newly touted soil conditioning technique known as solarization. This process consists of simply covering soaked ground with clear plastic sheeting and waiting a month or so for the sun to heat the earth and "pasteurize" it of most weed seeds and soil pathogens.
Well, folks, the outcome of that test (we have to admit) was . . . poor. Barbara and Kerry put one small winter-rye-to-be fol lowed-by-popcorn plot "under wraps" right next to another similar space last March. They left the covering on for six weeks. The Sullivans say the ground under the tarp never got especially hot (the temperature peaked at around 100 degrees on one 80 degree day) . . . but they also admit this past spring was a particularly cool one.
Surprisingly, what did happen was that more weeds under the plastic patch actual ly germinated earlier than those in the control area. In that way, then, the solar section performed well . . . because when it came time to remove the sheet and plant the popcorn seed, Kelly and Barbara were able to kill—by tilling under-more of the problem weeds in the plasticized patch than in the control one.
However—and this was the most puzzling result the popcorn seed germinated very poorly itself. The Sullivans had about a 40% sprouting rate in the solarized soil . . . where as a perfectly respectable 80% grew in the control plot. (Barb and Kerry resowed the poorly germinated area a couple of weeks later, and that second planting shot up just fine.) Neither of the gardeners could explain that puzzling occurrence.
It should be admitted, though, that our master growers—being devotees of such liv ing soil aids as compost and bacterial sprays—were naturally unexcited about the solarization technique from Day One. After all, they were concerned that the heat might kill many beneficial bacteria as well as pathogens. And, of course, since the number of variables in any gardening experiment is enormous, we in no way consider the data gathered from our limited research as proving anything.
Still, our results weren't exactly encouraging, were they?


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The Future Surrounded by the Past: Spoleto's Palazzo Collicola
Spoleto is a mecca for history buffs, the city a mash-up of architectural epochs from the Umbrii through the middle-ages. Strolling through town, you are as likely to have your eye caught by the austere Roman Arch of Drusus as the whimsical 17th century Mascherone Fountain.
But you know what? History, schmistory. Sometimes I get a hankering to see what's coming next, not what came before, and Spoleto has a unique window into the future, as well. The excellent Palazzo Collicola Arti Visive contemporary art museum, completely renovated in 2010 (and, luckily, with a brand-new website, as the previous version was both graphically stunning and completely impenetrabile), is one of several collections of contemporary art in otherwise artistically stodgy Umbria, and perhaps its best.
The permanent collection (Museo Carandente) on the ground floor houses fifteen rooms of modern and contemporary painting and sculpture, heavy on the Calder (I blew on a couple of mobile sculptures to see them spin and no alarms went off, so go right ahead. You didn't hear it from me, though.), including scale models and period photographs of his monumental Teodolapio sculpture from 1962, which sits in front of the Spoleto train station, and the Sol Lewitt (I challenge you to stand in the Rainbow Room and not get a silly grin on your face. Try it.).
Unfortunately, the collection is light on explanatory notes; there are few posted in the individual gallery rooms and the map upon entering is a simple postcard with a floor plan. They would be doing themselves a service to invest in more complete descriptions (posted, printed, and in audioguides) so visitors would have a better historical and cultural context for the works. In the meantime, I can just talk at you like a normal person and tell you that it's a lovely collection—the perfect size for a visit that doesn't lead to art overdose and happily juxtaposed with the stately Renaissance palazzo with its original cotto floors and painted vaulted ceilings.
I was especially charmed by Calder's lighthearted tiny wire people twisted from champagne cork cages (Yes, I can hear you saying, "But I coulda done that!" Well, chump, you didn't. Which is why you are now paying €6 to see those who did.) and the beautifully disturbing (or disturbingly beautiful) Leoncilla ceramic works.
The ornate piano nobile upstairs is used to house temporary exhibition–primarily through the summer months–for a real look into the future of art. And don't miss the works in the courtyard, which are easy to overlook—though the crazy graffiti-art-on-existential-high Santiago Morilla mural is an eye-catcher.
From this maelstrom of color and forms, it's a bit soothing to step back into the historic stone streets of Spoleto and drink in its past. But a quick, bubbly sip of the future can be had in this stately city, as well. So, drink up.
Looking for more contemporary art in Umbria? Here are some suggestions from Arttrav: Contemporary Art in Umbria

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Besides, the majority of users being males means that they won't always be able to know the difference between REAL abuse and just a bunch of guys joking around.
How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
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Big Math in Margaritaville
When chip-and-salsa joints lean on the sugar to make tall, sweet drinks, it adds up fast in the glass.
Happy Hour Frozen Margarita vs. our Classic, on the Rocks
A regular happy hour frozen margarita is around 12 ounces and weighs in at 410 calories (56% coming from sugar). Our lightened version is 130 calories for a 6-ounce portion with just 14% coming from sugar.
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Over the weekend, I mentioned in passing that I wrote a column on the Mormon moment, since Mitt Romney will probably be the Republican nominee and the LDS Church is building Indiana's first temple. My well-educated friends asked, "Wait, Romney's Mormon?"
Like my friends, you probably haven't watched much TV or read much of the Internet if you don't know Romney is Mormon. Matthew Philbin pointed out at Newsbusters that networks seem obsessed with pointing out Romney's faith. There was no coverage shortage of reporters wondering whether evangelicals would vote for a Mormon once Rick Santorum dropped out.
Just since Oct. 31, ABC, NBC and CBS have made 57 specific references to Romney's faith. That's on top of the more than 100 times they talked about it from Jan. 1-Oct. 31, 2011.
Unlike their colleagues at MSNBC, network reporters can't openly attack Romney's faith. But they can make sure nobody forgets what it is by including it in nearly every story that mentions him. They can wonder if "Mitt Romney`s Mormon faith is problematic" to Christians, as CBS's Bill Whitaker did in January. They can cite "misconceptions" about polygamy, as NBC's Kristen Dahlgren did in February.
Philbin pointed to a study by the Culture and Media Institute on how ABC, NBC and CBS covered the religion of the Republican vs. Democrat candidates during the 2008 race. The institute found that Republicans candidates' faith was discussed seven times more than Democrats.
Another Newsbusters post pointed out some comments made by NBC's David Gregory about whether Romney's faith will be an issue. "But I think it's an issue, I mean, I think a lot of people have questions about the Mormon faith," Gregory said. "There's a lot of ignorance about the Mormon faith. And let's be honest, this is the core of who Mitt Romney is....And yet, he doesn't talk about it." So if Romney talked about his faith more often, would reporters cover it less?
"It's the core of who he is, and yet he doesn't feel like it's safe to talk about....I've seen some polling that suggests even more Democrats than Republicans are uncomfortable with the notion of a Mormon president," Gregory said, according to the post. "I think he's got to talk about that at some level....the Mormon faith this is a tremendous commitment that he has. And yet, I think he feels apprehensive about talking about it openly."
I wonder if reporters don't cover President Obama's faith talks much because he talks about it so often. Obama's remarks on Jesus, the resurrection, faith and works at events like the prayer breakfast, Easter breakfast, etc. seem to get a snore from reporters. If Romney mentioned Jesus, it would be interesting to see the coverage.
Honest questions for our readers: How many times do you remind readers of a candidate's faith? When a poll comes out saying some Americans believe Obama is a Muslim? When Mormons perform baptisms for the famous dead, does Romney get pulled into it? How often do you remind people of a candidate's theology, practices, past statements, differences from other faiths, etc. For instance, if we talk about why evangelicals disagree with Romney's Mormon faith, should reporters also talk about why evangelicals disagree with Obama's United Church of Christ background? None of these are rhetorical questions. Please weigh in.
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5 Cocktails to Make This Weekend
We may have had a long weekend last weekend, but somehow that makes the week feel somewhat...longer, right? Luckily, it's Friday again and time to pull out the ice cube tray. What'll you fix yourself to drink this weekend? These five drinks will hit the spot, we promise.
Philly Smash
This cocktail, adapted from one by Rob Gourlay of San Antonio, is the perfect drink for straddling seasons: it features berries at their peak, but introduces brown liquors to add a little richness and cut the first cool breeze of fall. If you've never tasted Averna, get on it: this stuff is a deliciously rich and easy-drinking amaro, flavored with herbs and citrus with a touch of sweetness to balance a little bitterness.
Southern Baptist
This bright, fresh whiskey drink from Sother Teague of Amor y Amargo in New York is made with rye and spiced with a fresh ginger syrup, which packs much more of a punch than any ginger beer we know. Loads of tart lime juice keeps the drink refreshing.
Fresh Tomato Martini
It turns out that one of the best ways to get real tomato flavor into a drink is to infuse your booze with a ripe specimen by whirring the spirit and tomato together in a blender. No need to wait—your tomato vodka will be ready as soon as you can strain it. Here, it's mixed with good dry vermouth and a little white wine vinegar for tartness.
The Devereaux
This drink from Freemans restaurant in NYC makes a great brunch cocktail. Made with a little bourbon, fresh lemon, and a touch of elderflower liqueur, it's just the thing for improving less-expensive sparkling wine.
Basin Street Blues
Your bottle of Pimm's doesn't have to go back in the cupboard until it's summer again. This cocktail starts with a one-to-one mix of Pimm's and Nardini Amaro, which has a rich chocolatey flavor and wonderful peppermint bite. The cocktail, which is served at Domenica in New Orleans, is rounded out with fresh lemon and orange juice.
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Whilst never winning a single game away from home (or even trying to for that matter) against a big club.
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with today's current Region setup who would make your all Region 4 team.
Little before my time but I'll throw some names out there.
Jason Haaggenson- Leeds
Brett Moser- Leeds
Marty McDonald-Munich
Jonathon Wirth- Munich
Sean Gourd- Four Winds
Fred Longie- Four Winds
Robert Lawrence- Warwick
Jesse Mitchell- Border Aces(Rolla-RL)
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|Danna, lovingly preparing our space. Februrary 2012
Greetings Women,
Let us gather together for time spent in nourishment and safe company.
Our Red Tent Temple is the space that sees us through - good times, rough times, growth, gestation, healing, and sharing of our stories as women and as a culture. This is where the paradigm shifts. We must gather, we must re-learn. We must rest.
This Sunday will serve two purposes in particular:
~ We will be honoring the passing of our dearest friend and Red Tent co-facilitator Danna Lewis Dyer.
(Formal services for her are on Saturday. lmk if you need those details)
~ And we will be recognizing young maidens for their spark of creativity, energy, and beauty in our world. That is - if teens attend! C'mon, girls!
It would also be of great help to me if a couple women/moms could come forward with:
-- a few facilitation/ceremonial aspects for the day.
-- help setting up, 10 am
-- soup bringing (Danna always brought soup)
-- a few extra dollars to donate to help recover from March's low attendance.
-- holders or plates for candles
But mostly, BRING YOU!
I will be bringing a slew of healing elixirs and sacred aromatics to share and annoint with! And herbal tea, of course. <3
PLEASE RSVP if you ARE coming. (no need to reply if you can't make it)
Thanks so much.
Beauty blessings,
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Symmetry wrote:Funkyterrance wrote:The arrow does indeed seem to be pointing at the dollar, not CEO's, etc.. Historically a minimum wage earner could at least cover his/her cost of living, meager as it may be. Today this is untrue.
I love that word "historically", it's so vague. Do you mean since the implementation of a minimum wage?
I was only using minimum wage as it's a mark that everyone can relate to. Let's just say low-income then if that is more satisfactory? Historically, low income individuals were generally able to cover their cost of living. Historically, meaning up until recently.
Just like most macroeconomic issues, It's not something you are going to be able to nail down, you are going to have to use your better judgement and realize that it's just so.


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It has been 40 years since God delivered the Israelites out of the hands of Pharaoh. The time has now come for them to be given the land God had promised. In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses, with his death imminent, lovingly reminds, encourages, and warns God's covenant people about what is expected of them as they start a new nation with the one true God as their sovereign King. Their loving obedience to the God who has faithfully led them will be a witness to the world—and to us—of the power and presence of this eternal King.
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COMSOL Comes to China, Successful Launch Events for 4.4
Bjorn Sjodin June 2, 2014
Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of visiting our two new offices in China in conjunction with all-day launch events for COMSOL Multiphysics version 4.4. Both events were greatly successful; Shanghai attracted a hundred or so attendees, while Beijing received almost one hundred and fifty.Read More
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Many of our users are well aware of the fact that COMSOL Multiphysics can be used to solve partial differential equations (PDEs) as well as ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and initial value problems. It may be less obvious that you can also solve algebraic and even transcendental equations, or in other words, find roots of nonlinear equations in one or more variables with no derivatives in them. Are there real applications for this? Absolutely!Read More
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As computer hardware becomes more powerful and affordable, simulations are becoming commonplace in new disciplines of science and engineering. Food science engineering is one such area, and there is no shortfall of publications using COMSOL Multiphysics for food-related simulations. Such kinds of analyses pretty much always require several types of physics to be practically relevant.Read More
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Curvilinear coordinates are a coordinate system where the coordinate lines may be curved. The new user interface for automatic computation of curvilinear coordinates is a very practical addition to version 4.3b for those working with anisotropic materials in free-form CAD designs. If you have a generic bent shape and try to apply the usual coordinate systems like Cartesian, cylindrical, or spherical, you are out of luck. Curvilinear coordinates are needed to smoothly follow the design, which typically has no mathematical […]Read More
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The new COMSOL Multiphysics Wave Optics Module provides engineers with a great set of features for designing their simulations. One of the new capabilities included in this module is the groundbreaking beam envelope method for electromagnetic full-wave propagation. We hope this feature will become instrumental to the optics community.Read More
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Optical fibers are used to transmit information in the form of light through an optical waveguide made of glass fibers. The light is sent in a series of pulses that can be translated as binary code, allowing the transfer of information through the fiber. Because such pulses can travel with less attenuation and are immune to electromagnetic disturbances, fibers are used instead of traditional metallic wires thus allowing data transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths.Read More
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Vacuum is naturally associated with the hostile environment of deep space. To achieve such an environment in an artificial setting here on Earth is a very challenging task, and it turns out one cannot even come close to the low pressures of an interstellar vacuum. It is at these low pressures that molecular flow occurs.Read More
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For a transient simulation, imagine if you could simply insert a virtual sensor in a model at a certain location and then monitor the evolution of a field value over time while solving. In COMSOL Multiphysics you can do just that by using Probes. You define a probe in the Model Builder tree right under the Model Definitions node. Measuring the value at a point is not the only thing you can do with probes, but in this blog post […]Read More


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Call by father to scrap donor law
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A Withycombe father campaigning to change the law on organ donations following his daughter's death says he is "disappointed" that the prime minister has not respond to his plea.
Steve Gazzard, the Liberal Democrat leader on the town council, wrote to David Cameron, East Devon MP Hugo Swire, health secretary Jeremy Hunt and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg urging a debate in the House of Commons.
Britain, which has the lowest rate of organ donation in western Europe, currently has a system whereby donors "opt in". Mr Gazzard wants that changed so that people instead have to "opt out".
It follows the death of his daughter Sarah Wright two weeks ago following a two-year battle with advanced lung disease.
Sarah, a 36-year-old mother of three, was being treated at a specialist unit at Harefield Hospital when two lungs became available – but they didn't match her blood type.
Her father, himself a retired paramedic, believes a change would save lives and lead to fewer organs being "thrown away". He said: "This is a straightforward change, and it is far easier for everybody. I have not spoken to one person who hasn't said that the system should be changed."
Mr Gazzard wrote to Mr Swire who in turn wrote to Mr Hunt. But while Mr Hunt expressed his condolences, he did not respond to Mr Gazzard's call for a Commons vote.Mr Clegg replied with a three-line note written by an aide.
Mr Cameron did not respond.
Mr Gazzard said: "I'm really disappointed in Mr Cameron. He portrays himself as a family man, so I wrote the letter from one father to another, but to date I have had no reply."
He added: "This week I wrote to [Exeter MP and former health minister] Ben Bradshaw. I'm really impressed with Ben and I have written to [shadow health secretary] Andy Burnham. I hope that between them they will get this issue raised in the Commons."
To force a debate in the House of Commons 100,000 people need to sign the online petition at http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38220 by September 2013.


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Ruth Lycke just back from China talks about the devastation of the earthquake and gives us a progress report on her mission to aid stroke victims. Here's that gas price estimator for your next trip. Then, the Portland Obama rally includes the music group the Decemberists, a group which usually opens their concerts with the Soviet National Anthem.
(editor's note. There are conflicting reports on whether or not the Decemberists opened the rally with their signature Soviet National Anthem. I'm still not certain even after more research...although it appears unlikely they did. It is likely they purged their signature open.)
Then, a systems engineer from Rockwell-Colllins gets fired for resisting the company's mandatory diversity training which requires employees to "accept, celebrate and embrace homosexuality". Tom Meeker and his attorney, Bill Kurth, an Iowa-based Rutherford Institute attorney with the rest of the story.
It's just a matter of time until "Don't ask, don't tell" applies to Christians in the work force.
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Midway Games will be making an appearance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in just a few short weeks from now. The company sent us the complete list of games it will have on display during the show. Don't expect much in the way of surprises, but do expect some well-known names.
- Blitz: The League II (PS3, X360)
- Game Party 2 (Wii)
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (PS3, X360)
- This is Vegas (PC, PS3, X360)
- TNA iMPACT! (PS2, PS3, Wii, X360)
- Touchmaster 2 (DS)
- Unreal Tournament III (X360)
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Director Woody Allen issued a statement Sunday disputing Dylan Farrow's allegations of child molestation.
His response came a day after the New York Times published an online open letter by Farrow, renewing allegations that the Oscar-winning director had molested her when she was 7, five years after she was adopted by Allen and actress Mia Farrow. Dylan Farrow claims the incident happened at the family's Connecticut home in 1992, toward the end of Allen's tumultuous 12-year relationship with Mia Farrow.
"Mr. Allen has read the article and found it untrue and disgraceful," Allen's spokeswoman, Leslee Dart, said in an email Sunday. "He will be responding very soon."
In her letter, Dylan Farrow wrote, "Woody Allen took me by the hand and led me into a dim, closet-like attic on the second floor of our house. He told me to lay on my stomach and play with my brother's electric train set. Then he sexually assaulted me." She also alleged a long-standing pattern of abuse.
Allen and Mia Farrow separated after Farrow learned of Allen's involvement with her adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn, who was 19 at the time (Allen was in his 50s). Allegations of Dylan Farrow's abuse arose during a subsequent custody battle, and the Connecticut State Police began a criminal inquiry. After a six-month investigation, a team from Yale-New Haven hospital concluded that Dylan Farrow had not been molested. Allen was not charged.
Dylan Farrow is now 28 and living with her husband in Florida under a different name. She decided to speak out publicly against Allen after he was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes in mid-January.


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A couple of weeks back, it looked like the USL Pro playoffs might feature a number of teams with losing records. A late charge down the stretch means only Harrisburg will take the postseason pitch with a sub-.500 mark (10-11-7). But still, there is a clear distinction, on paper at least, between the top four and the quartet of clubs that will hit the road for the first round. Ten points separate No. 4 Richmond and No. 5 Charleston. Wilmington… Read More »


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The Secretary of Defense has named The Honorable Chuck Hagel to serve as the Chairman of the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration Advisory Committee. The beginning of the commemoration effort for the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War was announced by President Barack Obama during a ceremony hosted by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC on Memorial Day 2012. Senator Hagel was one of the speakers at that event, which included the Vice President of the United States, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and thousands of Vietnam veterans and their families.
Senator Hagel, a decorated Vietnam War combat veteran, served in the United States Army in Vietnam with his brother, Tom, in 1968. They served side by side as infantry squad leaders with the U.S. Army's 9th Infantry Division.
Senator Hagel earned many military decorations and honors, including two Purple Hearts. After his military service, Senator Hagel led a successful business career and continued to serve our veterans and their loved ones as President and Chief Executive Officer of the World USO, as Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Administration, and two terms as the United States Senator from Nebraska. He and another Vietnam Veteran, Senator Jim Webb, co-authored the new GI Bill, which was passed by Congress and signed into law in 2008 by President George W. Bush.
As chairman of the Vietnam War Commemorations Advisory Committee, Senator Hagel's committee will provide advice, vision, and oversight to the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, as events are planned in hometowns all across the nation. The Committee will also advise on the development of an education program to preserve the legacy of our Vietnam War veterans.
The Congress directed the Department of Defense to develop a plan and assist a grateful nation in thanking and honoring our Vietnam veterans for their service, valor and sacrifice. The Congressional language and objectives follow below.
In Accordance With Public Law 110-181 SEC.598; the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act authorized the Secretary of Defense to conduct a program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War and coordinate with other programs and activities of the Federal Government, State and local governments, and other persons and organizations in commemoration of the Vietnam War."
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If you are administering an Oracle Exadata database machine, which base operating system image (the operating system version with which it system came) is Linux and version 126.96.36.199.0 (current version is viewable with the command 'imageinfo', which needs root account privileges) or higher, and multiple users are accessing the system with password authentication, this blogpost might be an interesting read. Also, if you have witnessed temporary lockout of the oracle user, or other users: this blogpost describes the reason and a potential resolution.
I administer several Exadata database machines, which are not all delivered at the same time, so the base image version is different. Because I also administer the Linux operating system on the computing nodes in the Exadata database machines, I noticed the Linux settings slightly differ among the different Exadata database machine computing nodes. There is a positive side to this: apparently the team that maintains the base image does not only renew the packages on the image, but also get feedback about the settings, and change things to improve something. There is also a negative side to this: these changes are not documented anywhere (that I am aware of), so getting a new system always is a bit exciting, because things might have been changed. Or not…
I speak about 'base image' deliberately. After a system is delivered with a certain 'base image' (collection of kernel, executables, os-scripts and settings), the kernel, executables and os-scripts are renewed with an upgrade, but the settings remain the same. This blogpost is about a PAM (pluggable authentication modules) setting, which I encountered on base-image 22.214.171.124.0.
I witnessed the 'oracle' account being locked out temporarily on a system. The reason was a series of unsuccesful logon attempts. This could be something which complies with somebodies security standards (but who's?). I think the 'oracle' account on an Oracle database system being locked out (albeit temporarily) is highly undesirable on most systems. As I've described earlier: this is a setting which the Exadata image engineering team decided to do with pluggable authentication modules.
Meet pam_tally2.so…
In the directory /etc/pam.d there are two files which configure the temporary lockout when a series of unsuccesful logon attempts have been made: 'login' and 'sshd'. The actual line responsible for the lockout is:
auth required pam_tally2.so deny=5 onerr=fail lock_time=600
In most environments where no actual security compliancy rules are known, I disable this behaviour by commenting it with a hash ('#') sign as the first character on the line. Of course you could read the manpage of pam_tally2 (search on the internet for 'man pam_tally2′) and configure it to your linking or to comply with your security rules.
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Last week was unseasonably warm, daffodils sprouting overnight everywhere you looked. Last year at this time, I took a picture of the witch hazel blooming with snow all around it. As I drove around on errands yesterday, the car thermometer said 80 degrees. What a difference a year makes.
All week, an Atlantic fog hovered just off shore, drifting in to fill the village streets and float over the Eel Pond each evening as the sun set. In the mornings, I returned from my walks feeling as if I had marched through a cloud, eyebrows dripping with the thick humidity.
The construction is cruising along upstairs at the Woods Hole Inn. This week, the painters finished up on the first floor, and we followed behind them spring cleaning. Our guests return next weekend, so we are in the crazy push to get tidy — with the closets back in order, the breakfast recipes brushed up and the outdoor cushions on the porch.
Upstairs, the painters are done and the floors are finished. The rooms look really great, all spit-polished and shined. I am especially enamored of the floors. We saved the old hardwoods, and patched where the walls used to be so that the floor is a crazy quilt of old and new. It's as if the bones of the old building are exposed, and along with the salvaged moldings, the vintage restored tubs and and the old-fashioned radiator system, I think it will make you feel that the heart of the place still beats with 1870's joy.
Soon, exterior painting begins. I look forward as the pale shingles — looking a bit like band-aids randomly placed — turn to a rich saturated blue to match the rest. With that, the Woods Hole Inn will look much as it has since it was built over 130 years ago.
Here is the old grey lady on a foggy day last week, a bit lonely in the grey March streets.
A sander on the raw floors where we intentionally left some paint in the crevices to celebrate the marriage of the old with the new.
A view of the final flooring, in the Nonamesset Room — a great spot to spend a few days with corner light, harbor views and your private deck. These rooms will be furnished and open for guests by the end of April if all goes as planned.
The ferry waits in the morning fog, its distinctive horns dancing and reverberating across Vineyard Sound.
Finally, sunset this week over Eel Pond as the fog rolled in. I am grateful for spring, especially this particular warm, foggy spring.
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Bulldogs Finished Ivy Season Undefeated, Earned NCAA Tournament Berth
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NEW HAVEN -- Haley Wessels stood up at the podium and fought back her emotions.
Wessels, Yale's team captain and lone senior on the 2012 squad, addressed teammates, team coaches and staff, to reflect on the ups and downs, the pure joy and ultimate satisfaction of the Bulldogs' undefeated Ivy championship season.
"We showed a true commitment to the greater good of the team," said Wessels, a second team All-Ivy selection. "I'm so thankful to have such great teammates and to be able to end my career on such a high note."
Wessels' poignant words summed up the scene as the Bulldogs held their annual year-end team banquet recently to celebrate the program's third straight Ivy League championship. Each team member was honored by coaches and received their 2012 Ivy League championship ring at the event.
Yale finished the 2012 season 14-0 in the Ivy League and became only the second team in conference history to accomplish the feat. Yale also completed the best four-year run in program history with a 49-7 mark in Ivy League play.
"We set such a high standard for our program," said Erin Appleman, who has led the Bulldogs to five conference titles in 10 seasons. "And I'm so proud of this team, and Yale Volleyball, for what we've been able to accomplish."
The banquet allowed coaches and players to reminisce about moments from last season in a formal setting. An 10-minute video, produced by associate head coach Kevin Laseau, was played to show many standout moments - on and off the court - from the historic season.
Yale completed the Ivy League season with a five-game lead in the standings, the largest ever for an conference champion. The Bulldogs won 15 straight matches going into their NCAA Tournament appearance.
As a team, the Bulldogs led the conference in team hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage, assists per set, kills per set and service aces per set. Yale also finished second in the nation in digs per set, fourth in kills per set and 10th in assists per set.
Annual team honors were also presented at the banquet. Jesse Ebner earned the Coaches' Award, while Gabby Bird-Vogel was awarded the Players' Award.
Yale's individual honors were also recognized at the event. Kendall Polan earned her second straight Ivy League Player of the Year honor. Polan was also presented with the team's MVP award at the celebration.
Kelly Johnson was honored as Yale's third straight conference rookie of the year honor. Polan was also named AVCA All-America Honor Mention, Northeast All-Region, while Johnson was named AVCA Northeast All-Region Honorable Mention.
Five Bulldogs earned All-Ivy status. Polan and Johnson, who combined for over 1,000 assists, joined teammate Mollie Rogers on the All-Ivy First Team. Wessels and Maddie Rudnick were named All-Ivy Second Team selections.
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The Knitted Hitler Should Have Been Stopped At Munich
Well there goes the semiotic neighborhood. Rachel Matthews, a "celebrity knitter," has kicked up quite a kerfuffle in the UK for writing a book on how to knit historical tyrants. She's got Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein and—because to leave him out would have been unthinkable—Adolf Hitler. The ever excitable Abe Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League pulled this sheaf of prefab outrage right off the roll: "To popularize a soft, knit version of Hitler insults the memory of those who died in the Holocaust, the survivors, and those who fought against the Nazis." Not to mention what it does to the image of a pastime beloved by harmless bubbes everywhere. Is it just me or does the Knitler (thank you, I'm here all week) look a little big-hipped and sassy in a "talk to the sieg hail, girlfriend" sorta way? After the jump, knitters united respond:
One commenter on a knitting website called the book "ludicrious and repulsive," cutely worrying that Matthews has sullied the good name of knitters everywhere: "We knitters need to tell the world that she does not represent us and that the majority of us are kind, charitable, concerned, caring people."


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Hoyer Statement on Black History Month
WASHINGTON, DC - Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today to commemorate Black History Month:
"In 1926, when Dr. Carter G. Woodson launched the weeklong celebration that later became Black History Month, so much history was yet to be written. The African American story had yet to be seen as an integral part of our shared American history, reflecting African Americans' exclusion then from so many facets of national life. In the decades since, through struggle and triumph, through tragedy and perseverance, by the hands of bold leaders and everyday citizens, we have seen the arc of history bend toward the justice and equality so many have long sought. In Maryland and across our nation, we are enriched by the participation of African Americans in every part of American life – from government to business, from the arts to the law, in science, in education, and in national service. Each milestone carries us all forward.
"While today we live in an America that Dr. Woodson and those of his generation could only dream of, our work continues as we pursue greater opportunities for all and fewer barriers to advancement. The lessons we can learn from Black History help us understand the role and responsibility each of us has in our common duty toward one another as brothers, as sisters, as neighbors, and as fellow Americans. I join in celebrating February as Black History Month."
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If the self-mythologizing of "Yeezus" is a little much for you, how about a rap album where the MC is bummed that he disappointed his hero? J. Cole's "Born Sinner" is at the other end of the universe from Kanye West's latest — a quieter, self-examining rap record that's short on audacity but long on workman-like singles.
Take "Let Nas Down," where the North Carolina-based Cole recounts an incident in which his idol, the rapper Nas, didn't take well to one of Cole's singles. It's a smart gambit for a song — he gets to be humble and imply a place among the greats. But the moody tune is short on specifics of the encounter, and a good idea for a self-interrogating story-song is wasted.
Cole's not an especially charismatic MC, but he has a welcome self-awareness and good taste in backdrops. "Crooked Smile" is soulful and rousing (even if he's too hard on his perfectly acceptable orthodontics), and "Power Trip," his bleary duet with the R&B Lothario Miguel, has small-hours gauziness. But his verses are well-greased machines that are often forgettable (Kendrick Lamar somehow packs more personality into a halfhearted hook on "Forbidden Fruit" than Cole gets in the song). Humility goes a long way on rap radio today; but then again, so does gobsmacking arrogance and invention.
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