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16 MARCH 2009, QUARTIER 13, Kinshasa, DRC. The Democratic republic of Congo is facing a national disaster. Almost half of all children do not go to school. Even more tragically, of those who do enter the class room, the completion rate for reaching grade five is about 50 per cent. The scenario is worse for girls, with only one in four girls who enroll in school completing grade five. The biggest problem is that the government does not subsidise school fees, thus with the financial difficulties that parents face, few children have the opportunity to attend school. These kids were playing in the streets of Quartier 13, a suburb of Kinshasa and none of them had attended school that morning.


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Rep. Lofgren Gives USTR A Simple 3-Point Plan For Real TPP Transparency
from the let's-try-that-out deptWe've discussed, repeatedly, the incredible lack of transparency from the USTR regarding the TPP negotiations. Back in June, we noted that 130 Congressional Representatives all got together to send USTR Ron Kirk a letter, noting their concerns. At the end of August, Kirk replied (pdf) with his standard talking points. He insists that meeting with people is "transparency," even if they can't see the document. He insists that Congress has access to the TPP, even though the USTR locks out key staffers, and doesn't let the elected officials take notes or make copies. He insists that the document needs to be classified because it's the way things have always been done (which is generally a sign of someone not having much of a real argument).
Either way, Rep. Zoe Lofgren is unimpressed. She's now sent Kirk a letter, responding to Kirk's request for "suggestions" on how to improve transparency with some rather simple and straightforward ideas (pdf and embedded below), meaning that it's unlikely the USTR will pay much attention to them. You can read the full version at that link, but here's my summarized version, with commentary:
- USTR should make the US positions (not those of other countries) open to the public. She doesn't even say the full text needs to be open, but merely summaries of the US's position. It's hard to see any reasonable argument against this. Since the USTR is negotiating on behalf of the American public (in theory, though the reality often seems so different), it seems ridiculous that the USTR would ever not put out at least summaries of its positions on what it's negotiating. Contrary to Kirk's claims, this does not weaken the US's negotiating ability at all. Quite the opposite, it strengthens it by making it subject to public scrutiny and input, while also highlighting to the world our resolve in coming up with a proposal that the public will accept.
- Any IP section within TPP must have strong support for flexible "limitations and exceptions" for things like fair use and the public domain. While the USTR has shown a willingness to include some text on limitations and exceptions, the most recent leak raises questions since it appears to be rather inflexible and goes much further than is reasonable.
- USTR should create more representative "trade advisory committees," which it consults on these issues. As it stands, the ITACs (International Trade Advisory Committee) is heavily, heavily biased in favor of older legacy industries, rather than innovators or the public. Lofgren reasonably suggests that a lot more thought and effort should go into fixing how unbalanced these committees are, since they have tremendous influence over the text.
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Confession: I am a masochist who sometimes like to amble on over to Breitbart.com whenever some sort of progressive, liberal news story hits the air so I can see the internet's absolute worst humans bitch and moan and hurl racist, bigoted and generally horrible comments on the wall like the fecal matter it really is.
So, when Michael Sam came out, I knew there would be some good shit going down over at Breitbart Sports. Yes, Breitbart has a dedicated sports section and, yes, it is beyond awful as is everything on the entire site. Today, a story called "NFL Disconnect: Conflicting Public, Private Reactions to Gay Player" was posted and it's exactly the kind of thing you knew was coming if you know anything about Breitbart.com.
The "article" desperately tries to claim that although the overwhelming majority of players' and others' reactions to Michael Sam coming out has been positive, that the TRUTH is that players basically are being forced by an ultra-PC media and society to cover up the fact that the NFL is not ready for an openly gay player and that Sam is going to face major backlash in the locker room.
In support of this argument the writer cites bigoted comments by Cowboys wide receiver "Michael" Crayton, who I believe was played once by George Clooney in a movie.
You see, the acceptance of gay guys is all a lie. It's all a conspiracy by the angry, gay-hating players of the NFL to win over the elite liberal media and less than 5% of the American public that doesn't hate the gays.
But the real gem of the article comes towards the end when it cites the asinine, rambling interview of Herm Edwards on ESPN where he referred to a gay player as "bringing baggage into the locker room" and compared him to a player with "off the field issues." The writer says that Herm is one of the few voices that is brave enough to tell the truth and the backlash by Deadspin is proof of a liberal media that disapproves of anyone not willing to follow the gay agenda.
You have to read the paragraph below to believe it, and pay special attention to the part I've underlined.
Ok, well that's a serious accusation. Let's go to the source...
Now you know why Breitbart Sports is one of the most respected names in sports journalism. Way to go, LPShea, your idiotic (and funny) joke about Herm Edwards, ESPN and CTE are helping to fuel the anti-gay NFL player fire.
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Air Force Airman Keith L. Battle Jr. graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Battle is the son of Tosha and Keith Battle Sr., of Lehigh Acres.
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A proposal from the town of Nederland to allow boating on Barker Reservoir met with skepticism from the Boulder City Council on Tuesday night, but council members said they are willing to look at it in more depth.
Just not too much depth.
City Council members raised a range of issues — from water quality to invasive species to operational issues — with the proposal, which has not yet been approved by the Nederland Board of Trustees.
The Boulder council members asked that the city's Water Resources Advisory Board look at the proposal and develop "threshold" questions for the town to address, but they said they did not want to spend a lot of city time or resources analyzing the proposal.
There has been interest in boating on Barker Reservoir for decades, but Nederland has launched a more concerted effort to develop a proposal in recent years. The Board of Trustees recently adopted a resolution supporting the idea and seeking to work with Boulder, which, as the owner of the reservoir, would have final say.
Nederland Mayor Joe Gierlach reminded Boulder City Council members of the committees and regional organizations where they had served together and of Nederland's support for Boulder's priorities in the Legislature.
Nederland Trustee Randy Lee, who is also executive director of an organization working on a boating proposal in cooperation with the town, said people in the mountain town need feedback from Boulder before they can more thoroughly develop the idea.
For example, several Boulder council members expressed concern at the idea of volunteers managing boating operations on a body of water that supplies a third of the city's drinking water. After the meeting, Lee said professional management would be a deal-breaker that would make it impossible for the operation to be self-sustaining.
The question of boating on the reservoir has been contentious in Nederland, with several town residents telling the Boulder council they had concerns about safety and the environment. Others spoke in favor of the proposal and said those concerns could be managed.
Some Nederland residents were pushing for boat access to the reservoir as early as 1988, when a group of wind surfers took to the water to protest the no-boating rule. A decade later, small sailboats, kayaks and canoes were briefly allowed to cut through the waters in Barker Reservoir on the eastern edge of Nederland for five weekends in 1999 as part of a pilot project approved by Xcel Energy, which was then the reservoir's owner.
That idea lost momentum when Boulder bought the reservoir in 2000 and performed a feasibility study, which recommended against boating on Barker.
The proposal faded into the background until 2010, when a new Nederland Board of Trustees made it a priority.
"There is a lot of interest in working with Nederland, but there also are understandable concerns about the issues that were raised, particularly water quality," Boulder Mayor Matt Appelbaum said.


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A blister can form when vapor expands between a coated surface and the film that protects it.
Anything from humidity to construction defects to a lack of effective vapor barriers often can lead to moisture condensation on wood siding, which generates pressure on the wood and its coating. As the surface dries, water evaporates, but the paint film does not recover.
Blisters can also form when painting in direct sunlight with solvent-based coatings on a surface that is too warm. When you apply thicker coats, or re-coat before a previous coat has completely dried, the paint surface can dry before the solvent releases from the underlying film. This traps the solvent, which can expand and cause blisters.
To remove blistered paint, sand and scrape peeling paint to the bare wood. Prime the exposed areas and repaint them.
For blisters caused by moisture, minimize any future problems by repairing loose caulking and installing vents or exhaust fans. These will allow moisture to evaporate before it can penetrate wood siding.
For large blistered areas, use a high-pressure washer or a heat gun to speed up the process of removing the paint.
Remember that blisters occur only in fresh coats of paint. When they break, they contain no liquid and do not indicate a defect in the wood. They can be removed by scraping and sanding.
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I have this huge blister my shoes gave me from playing saturday, I'll keep you updated and let you know if i can play Wednesday or if this blister is going to be a problem.
Hey Jake, I can play tomorrow if you still want to hit? 9:30 at Saint Clair avenue?
No worries, better hearing about it today then tomorrow, now i can sleep in!
Hope all is well.
hey jake,
can you play of these days? wednesday- friday sometime in the morning?
Hi Kyle...can you play Sunday around 10:30am?
Let me get back to you, I have a few things i need to do this weekend.
Can you play wednesday - friday around 11am?
Hi Kyle, any chance for you to play today afternoon, around 2:30, double?
Hey Sorry I didn't get this message until now. Do you play in the mornings during the week at all?
Hey Kyle,
l am open in the morning this week Wed.-Friday around 9:30-10am start and can play a couple of hours. Have a beautiful court north of sunset near UCLA. Let me know.
Hey Kambiz thanks for the response. I think gettting out to the UCLA area from where i'm at would be CRAZY haha. Maybe on the weekends would be easier around that time.
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Mansfield ISD's National Signing Day event celebrated the more than 115 student-athletes who earned scholarships and committed to continue playing at the collegiate level.
National Signing Day is held on the first Wednesday in February. It has traditionally been the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding letter of intent to play at a school that is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
MISD student-athletes from all high schools gathered at the MISD Center for the Performing Arts with their families, friends and coaches to publicly display which college they will be attending when they graduate.
Athletics Director Philip O'Neal said millions of dollars in scholarships were earned, and it is a testament to the district's community support and great coaching staff.
"The things that our coaches teach our kids, not just about their game but also about having character, help them to be successful in the classroom," said O'Neal. "Without the academic component, you don't get the chance to get the scholarship."
The sports represented in MISD's signing day included football, volleyball, basketball, golf, track and field, baseball, softball, tennis, soccer and diving.
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Bear State Bank and Arvest Bank have exciting news to share today. An agreement has been signed where Arvest will acquire Bear State and come together as one customer-focused bank. The acquisition of Bear State Bank meets two strategic goals for Arvest – entry into attractive new markets for the bank, and an expansion of customer base and branches in existing Arvest markets. We're excited to welcome Bear State Bank customers and associates to Arvest and look forward to working together in the future.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Aug. 22, 2017) – Arvest Bank ("Arvest") announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bear State Financial, Inc. ("Bear State") (NASDAQ:BSF), the parent company of Bear State Bank. The acquisition, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017 or first quarter of 2018 pending customary regulatory approvals and subject to approval by Bear State shareholders, is an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $391 million.
Bear State Bank operates 42 branches and three personalized technology centers in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, while Arvest operates more than 250 branches in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. As of June 30, 2017, Bear State had total assets of $2.24 billion and total deposits of $1.7 billion in 34 communities. As of June 30, 2017, Arvest had total assets of $17.30 billion and total deposits of $14.98 billion in 120 communities.
"This is a strategic move for us and one made after much careful consideration," Arvest president and CEO Kevin Sabin said. "In addition to giving us the opportunity to expand into some new communities, this deal also allows us to strengthen our presence in some existing markets.
"Because Bear State is such a solid company with dedicated employees – and because both banks are so committed to their communities – we believe this will be a great fit. From outstanding products and services to superior customer service, Arvest shares a lot of similarities to Bear State and we look forward to serving all of our customers – old and new – with the same courtesy, competency and care as we always have."
Of the 34 communities where Bear State operates, 18 are markets where Arvest has banking operations while 16 markets will be new communities for Arvest – most notably communities in northeast Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, southern Missouri and southeast Oklahoma. Arvest Bank and Bear State customers will not notice any immediate changes, and both banks will continue to conduct business as usual. A full conversion of systems and accounts will occur in 2018, and Arvest Bank will be communicating with Bear State customers over the next several months regarding their transition to Arvest Bank.
Additionally, all those employed by Bear State on the date of contract closing will become employees of Arvest Bank.
New communities Arvest looks forward to serving in Arkansas are: Ashdown, De Queen, Dierks, Glenwood, Jonesboro, Manila, Monette, Mount Ida, Nashville and Waldron. Arvest will enter the communities of Golden City, Kimberling City, Lamar and Marshfield in Missouri, and Broken Bow and Idabel in Oklahoma.
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Due to inclement weather impacting various communities, some Arvest branch locations may have revised branch hours. Please check back for updates.All branches are operating normal business hours at this time.
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We've had an exciting month in our Joplin, Mo., region with ribbon cutting ceremonies for six branches! The new branches in Missouri are located in the following cities: Monett, Nevada, Joplin, Carthage and Lockwood. The sixth new branch in the region is in Pittsburg, Kan. The branches officially opened their doors in March and have been eager to get involved in the local community. Here are the specifics on each branch.MonettOn May 1, Arvest Bank celebrated its ribbon cutting at our Monett branch located at 100 E. Broadway. PittsburgWe were thrilled to have the community join in celebrating the ribbon cutting of the first Arvest Bank in Pittsburg located at 216 N. Broadway on May 2.NevadaArvest Bank celebrated its ribbon cutting on May 8 for the Nevada branch located at 401 E. Austin. LockwoodArvest Bank opened it's doors for the first time in Lockwood with a location at 704 Main St. The ribbon cutting on May 9 was a great introduction to the community. JoplinOn May 14 we celebrated the ribbon cutting for the Joplin branch located at 402 S. Rangeline Rd. This branch makes the sixth Arvest location in Joplin. CarthageOn May 16 we celebrated the ribbon cutting of the third Arvest location in Carthage which is located at 2424 Fairlawn Ave. near the roundabout. Thanks to our dedicated customers and associate who make growth like this possible!
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November 20, 2003
Ginny Gilder '79, a former Yale crew athlete, has been selected to receive the NCAA's prestigious Silver Anniversary Award for 2004. The Silver Anniversary Award recognizes former student-athletes who have distinguished themselves since completing their college athletics careers 25 years ago. The recipients will be honored Sunday, January 11, at the Honors Dinner during the annual NCAA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.
Gilder was a member of the varsity crew team at Yale from 1977 to 1979 before earning a spot on the United States national team in 1982 and 1983. She also was a member of the 1980 and 1984 Olympic teams. A 1984 Olympic silver medalist as the stroke in the quadruple sculls, Gilder also earned a bronze medal in the single sculls at the 1983 World Championships.
Since 1998, Gilder has worked as a principal at Volute, Inc., a consulting firm that assists nonprofit and public service organizations in expanding their abilities to deliver results with respect to their core missions. From 1991 to 1996, she served as founder and executive director of Washington Works, a nonprofit job training and placement center for welfare recipients in Seattle that was successful in transitioning homeless individuals from the street to the work force.
Gilder provided the lead gift to build Gilder Boathouse, the newly constructed rowing facility at Yale. She also is on the board of directors for the Seattle Girls School, and a member of the United States Rowing Association's board of directors.
The award winners were selected by the NCAA Honors Committee, which is composed of eight athletics administrators at member institutions and nationally distinguished citizens who are former student-athletes. Potential candidates are nominated by NCAA member institutions and selected by the committee.


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There is a new 2010 printing of the Astronomy Merit Badge pamphlet in which the requirements have changed. The color cover is nearly identical to the 2008 printing, with the exception that the meteorite on the right side of the cover has been changed to a new image. The new printing has only 9 requirements instead of 10. The old requirement 6, observing a planet at weekly intervals, is not in the new requirements. There are substantial changes to other requirements as well. The inside back cover still indicates that the last revision was 2004.


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Was just thinking of the worst way to be dismissed.
is leaving a ball and seeing your offstump uprooted worse than being run out or is hitting your own stump worse?
Do you know of any weird ways people have been dismissed in the past?
Was just thinking of the worst way to be dismissed.
is leaving a ball and seeing your offstump uprooted worse than being run out or is hitting your own stump worse?
Do you know of any weird ways people have been dismissed in the past?
I'd have thought that the run-out caused by a bowler deflecting a drive onto the non-striker's wicket is perhaps the unluckiest way to get out - and a run-out off a no-ball the dumbest.
(I don't think I've seen that first scenario ever occur on a no-ball btw, but I expect it's happened somewhere)
There is a special place reserved in purgatory for people caught at short fine leg.
Hit wicket never fails to be amusing. Nor does bowled without offering a shot, obviously.
fade, made to fade
passion's overrated anyway
forever 63*
Yeah, leaving it and being bowled is as bad a feeling as I have had.
Being run out off the bowler's hand is part of the game, really, but when the bowler drops a catch and then the ball goes onto the stumps, that ****s me. You stuffed up... and got me out.
Getting out in a way where your courage can be questioned is probably the worst though. Rodney Hogg still cops it for his limp effort, and it is the main reason Brad Hodge got dropped. You know you'll be copping it again all the time when you go out and bat, and you feel like you let your teammates down massively.
I can't find it on YT, but Michael Vaughan dropped a catch from Habibul Bashar of Bangladesh in a 2005 Test. He hurled the ball back in disgust - and scored a direct hit with Bashar still out of his crease!
(actually, I haven't got that quite right - Bashar wasn't run out in the Tests - an ODI perhaps? Maybe someone else recalls it)
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I am facing a lame bowler, absolutely unsporty guy who cant even run or throw.
He bowls a ball and it lands slightly less than a meter away from the line of stumps on off-side, no signs of spin.
Seeing its a slow ball completely out of line I decide to leave it.
Then at the top of its curve heading away from wicket the ball suddenly gains speed, turns towards the wicket and clipps one bail off.
I burst out with laughter, so does my fellow batsman and the opposition.
The worst dissmisal
Our new ground has rather interesting pitch which randomly grants random bounce.
Getting caught by Karman Akmal
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Stumped off the bowling of the King of Spain
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personally been runout in any manner to me is the worst way. Least when the bowler has dismissed you you can be angry at yourself. When I'm runout I just think of it as a massive waste of my innings and almost like i've been cheated of the opportunity.
I was run out off the last ball of the innings once by a volley from the mid off fielder which hit the stumps as i tried to run a single. It was a boiling hot day and I was knackered so only got half way, run out for 68, missed a good number by 1, story of my life.
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Thighs & Lows
So, having lots of extra thigh skin, I jiggle in the area around my yoni. Pants fit stupidly, so I wear skirts most of the time or huge, elephant-legged pants that Nordstrom sells each year. (Sadly, I didn't get any new ones this year.) When I am thinner, the skin drapes. It folds like Broadway curtains opened for that night's show. Fatter, it isn't as draping, but there are still amazing wrinkles and gobs of rolls that remind me I used to weigh over 100 pounds more than I do right now.
Before the gastric bypass (6.5 years ago), I used to get horrid yeasties on my thighs, under my belly and under my breasts. My thighs rubbed raw even walking to the end of the driveway to get the paper. Pain from skin friction was a fact of my life.
When I was in junior high, it was de rigeur to wear panty hose and my mom, also a chunky woman, wore support hose, so I took hers and wore those. Because of my thighs, it wasn't half a day before I rubbed a hole through the hose and had a nylon burn on my inner thighs. Walking through the rest of the day – and then marching on the field in band as I played my flute after school in the Orlando heat – was ever so much fun, even if I took the pantyhose off; I still was in agony.
Creatively, I came up with a variety of solutions – putting a hankie (too small) and then a bandana inside the pantyhose, one half down one side covering one thigh, the other half covering the other thigh – and that worked well until the bandana wriggled loose because the hose's crotch fell down (because they were too tight) and I had to re-position it over and over, or it wouldn't stay put at all. Then, all bets were off.
I tried Vaseline once. I might have gone home within an hour after getting to school after that experiment. (Same time period that I put Vaseline on my lips at the beach to keep my lips from burning. I ended up with the hugest blisters ever – Vaseline being GREASE, attracting the sun like my lips were the frying pan.)
I used corn starch like crazy ("What the hell is all this all over the bathroom floor?!?") after realizing baby powder didn't work at all. I took corn starch to school with me in baggies closed with the rubber bands from the newspaper. This was in the day before Ziploc bags and before newspapers all came in plastic bags in Florida. I spilled cornstarch all over my books and notebooks more times than I can count.
I loved when elephant bells came into style and I could wear pants while not showing or burning my thighs. Whenever I wore pants before that, my thighs rubbed together so much, I made holes in them and we just didn't have the money to get new ones, so I wore skirts most of the time. Oh, and of course, to make it even worse, corduroys were what everyone wore and those pants made some NOISE when one walked, not to mention when a fat girl walked. Blech.
Some time after high school, I was at a weight loss seminar and someone told me about knickers. My head spun with the thought of my entire childhood re-lived without burned/chafed/scabbed thighs and the woman continued telling me about medieval festivals and how many of the women there are fat and they have knickers there – I should go!
Right after that meeting and the epiphany that there was a cure to painful thighs came the invention of bike shorts for fat women. Some of you might have been hollering at the screen this whole time, "Bike shorts! Go get some bike shorts!" but there was no such thing for the first half of my life. Not for big girls.
I remember the first time I put on a pair of bike shorts as if it was the first time I kissed a delightful lover. I am sure I got tears in my eyes as I felt the reality of never having to cope with nylon burned thighs again.
While I did have to contend with yeasties for many, many more years (I didn't know it was yeast) and didn't figure out to use Monistat for farrrrrrr too long (I tried that cornstarch again, diaper rash cream, Vaseline (again), putting bandanas under my pannus (the dangling belly) and using a hair dryer to keep it dry, at least my thighs were safe.
Until the gastric bypass. While I don't get rub burn anymore. There is a new danger.
Toilet seats.
I pull my skirt up, throw it over my shoulder, pull my choni's down, and sit on the toilet like the rest of y'all. However, somehow, my thigh skin gets caught under the toilet seat and as I sit down, I pinch my thigh skin with all the weight of my body and scream as I jump up, nearly peeing on myself and ending up with a 2-6 inch long, teeny-thin purple bruise that lasts for days that I feel every time my right foot passes by my left foot.
How does this happen? It isn't frequent, but it's enough to be extremely annoying (and distressing!). I sit really slowly, pull my thigh skin forward so it doesn't go near the seat most of the time, but sometimes I forget, still sit slowly – sometimes it happens, the great majority of the time, it doesn't. Very weird.
It never happened when I had lots of fat on my thigh. Only now with skin flaps. (I don't want to trade, thanks.)
Anyway, I just thought I'd write about this because last night, I was having a pleasant evening with my apprentice Donna at Chili's and went potty right before leaving and smashed my thigh skin but good. Today, I am sporting a loverly mark left over and it's annoying. Reminds me of the rub rash days. Which were humiliating.
It's funny (as an aside). I was so, so fat as a kid. Yet, by today's standards, I wouldn't have been fat at all. I would have been on the slimmer side of chunky. I wonder what my childhood would have been like – what I would be like – if I hadn't have had all that heart pain from being fat.
No going back, though. It's what it was.
It's what it was.


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Clementine Sundial
Pope Clement XI (1700-1721) ordered Francesco Bianchini (1662-1729) to build a Meridian Line. Bianchini was the Secretary of the Commission for the Calendar. He chose the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli because of the stability of its roman walls and foundations and its suitable dimension. The Line built by Giandomenico Cassini (1625-1712) in 1655 in San Petronio, Bologna, was the model for Bianchini, who improved it by allowing the observation of stellar transits.
Pope Clement XI inaugurated the Great Sundial on October 6, 1702, the annual Feast of St. Bruno, founder of the Carthusian Order, whose statue is in the entrance of the Church. Carthusian monks ruled this Basilica for three centuries until 1884.
"ASTRONOMY IN THE CHURCH: THE CLEMENTINE SUNDIAL IN SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI, ROME" by Costantino Sigismondi
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The new configuration for entering and exiting the Montauk I.G.A. parking lot has locals, the East Hampton Town Police Department, and motel owners perplexed. While on the checkout line recently, a group of Montauk women even joked about staging an Occupy I.G.A. Parking Lot in protest.
South Elder Street faces the grocery store and is owned and maintained by the town, but many shoppers mistake it for the store's official parking lot. Bill Clark, an owner of the I.G.A., said he is hearing complaints from customers blaming the store for changing the street to a one-way entrance from Montauk Highway and a one-way exit onto South Emerson, a road that is often traversed by beachgoers and is especially crowded at night by youngsters and pedestrians. The parking lot at the back of the I.G.A., south of the building, is owned by the store.
Diane Hausman, an owner of the Sands Motel on South Emerson Avenue, told members of the Montauk Citizens Advisory Committee on Jan. 9 that traffic near the motel had increased tremendously. "It's a disaster," she said. "In summer, kids are all over at night, going back and forth from the beaches." She later added, "Locals and local businesses are being punished because of 7-Eleven."
Laraine Creegan, the executive director of the Montauk Chamber of Commerce, said many people had been coming into the chamber office to complain and have asked that the configuration be changed back to the way it was. "They're putting all that traffic back there on South Emerson and there are no sidewalks. Because there are no sidewalks, people tend to walk in the middle of the street," she said, going on to point out that the new sign at the entrance to the I.G.A. changing it to one way has a stop sign above it, which is confusing.
The change was made at the end of last year as part of a town project in the hamlet that added new parking spaces. The plan also included measures to reduce the amount of traffic on Montauk Highway, since a 7-Eleven moved in across the street from the I.G.A. and the number of cars increased. Residents feared that someone might get hurt in the crosswalk, which is close to both stores to the east. Also, the fact that Puff 'n' Putt, a miniature golf course, is on the same side of the street as 7-Eleven means pedestrians are frequently crossing the highway, sometimes late at night.
Part of the strategy was to change the exit-and-entrance pattern at the 7-Eleven, making the entrance on the east side and the exit on the west side, with no left turns allowed. Although Pete Ferraro, who owns the building and leases it to the convenience store chain, agreed to that, the tenants are now stalling, according to Police Chief Edward V. Ecker Jr., who appeared before members of the town board on Jan. 17 to ask them to intervene and get the state involved, as the highway is a state road.
The chief said that as of now drivers exiting the newly one-way South Elder Street are not being ticketed. "We're not enforcing it yet. We're waiting to get to the point where people understand it," he said, adding that there is serious consideration being given to moving the crosswalk farther east. "We're going to give it a chance and see what happens," he said.
Mr. Clark said most people who drive out of the I.G.A. lot live and exit to the east. (There is a no-left-turn sign posted on the highway.) And, he said, the new setup will make for more of a safety hazard for those coming from the beach. "You'd be better with a light out there."
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Foxwoods $1,100 2 day NLH. Day 2, 15 left out of 217 starters. 24 get paid so we're in the money.
I've been struggling for several hours after taking a couple of big hits.
I've got about 22 BB and get KK in middle position. it's folded to me and I raise 2.5BB, hoping for a raise so I can shove.
I just get 1 caller, a player who has been playing pretty solid and not getting out of line.
For some reason I've already decided to move all-in on any flop without an ace.
Flop comes 7TJ, I shove, player insta-calls and turns over 89 for the straight. Ouch!
So... Would you have just shoved preflop and been satisfied with blinds and antes?
Could you have gotten away from the hand post-flop, betting something like 7 BB and folding to a raise?
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Come rain or shine, the half-term holiday won't be boring with a sparkling selection of titles from Walker Books.
Walker is the world's leading, employee-owned independent publisher of children's books and this month it is rolling out a bumper bundle of fun, from colouring and activity books to enchanting picture books and an all-action thriller.
Age 5 plus:
Have You Seen My Monster? by Steve Light
Learning comes in all shapes… but talented author and illustrator Steve Light makes it a true art form in this innovative activity book.
In the fantastic follow-up to Light's much-acclaimed Have You Seen My Dragon? we are transported to a fun-filled country fair where shapes take centre stage.
A little girl is on a quest is to find a friendly, furry little monster in a landscape filled with all sorts of exciting shapes, from ovals and hexagons to high-flying kites, which turn up in the most unexpected places.
Light's atmospheric black-and-white illustrations, illuminated by vivid splashes of colour to subconsciously reinforce the intriguing shape forms, make learning an inspirational adventure.
He gives youngsters twenty shapes to identify, including squares, triangles, trapezoids and ellipses, all hidden among popular fair attractions like the fun house and the Ferris wheel. And then there is that elusive monster! Is he judging the pies, or maybe he's at the monster truck rally.
Through a simple but clever process, Have You Seen My Monster? provides both lively fun and stimulating challenges as youngsters make their monstrously enthralling search-and-find journey of discovery.
(Walker, hardback, £11.99)
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Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light
And now available in paperback is Steve Light's brilliantly entertaining and educational Have You Seen My Dragon? search-and-find number book.
Packed with Light's trademark black-and-white illustrations featuring a fascinating, ornately drawn cityscape, children must help a boy find his dragon while counting objects from hot dogs to traffic lights.
As the boy travels all over town searching for his dragon friend, youngsters spot the magnificent beast as well as an array of big-city landmarks such as buses, taxis, manhole covers, books and bicycles.
With his flashes of both humour and colour, Light comes up with a highly original and counting book full of wonder, charm… and learning.
(Walker, paperback, £6.99)
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Where's Wally? The Sticker Book! by Martin Handford
He's here, there and everywhere! And he's just waiting for you to get stuck in…
Yes, Wally – much-loved star of Martin Handford's fantastic Where's Wally books – is back with his very own funky sticker book.
This crafty little book is bursting with over 1,000 stickers and some stupendous fun. The sticker sheets echo themes of the classic Wally scenes from the original books, such as The Airport and The Riddle of the Pyramids. At the start of each new sticker section, Wally and each of his friends introduce the reader to creative ideas that they can do with the stickers. Make mini crowd scenes, put together sensational stories, decorate your diary, make Wally wrapping paper, create cut-out characters and you can even build a board game!
And the entertainment doesn't stop there. Wally fans will also be inspired to create their own Where's Wally hunt with the character-based stickers that can be hidden in all manner of places. Invite other Wally-watcher friends to join in the search and give them an 'I found Wally!' sticker!
You'll never be stuck for ideas with this clever, crafty version of Wally…
(Walker, paperback, £7.99)
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Miss Hazeltine's Home for Shy and Fearful Cats by Alicia Potter and Birgitta Sif
Raise your paw if you are a cat lover?
Feline fans young and old will love this gorgeous, cat-fest picture book featuring our furry friends in every shape and size.
This terrific tale about conquering fear is the work of two rising stars of the picture book world, Kate Greenaway shortlisted illustrator Birgitta Sif and acclaimed new author Alicia Potter.
It's a book filled with stunning illustrations and those archetypal scaredy cats… cats terrified of mice, cats frightened of birds, cats that can't pounce and cats that won't purr. Miss Hazeltine takes them all into her Home for Shy and Fearful Cats and she teaches them everything she knows including bird basics, how not to fear the broom, how to hold your tails high, arch your backs and think good thoughts. But under the bed hides nervous little Crumb... will Miss Hazeltine be able to help the most shy and fearful kitty cat of them all?
Potter's imaginative and heart-warming story about conquering your fears, being brave and finding your moment to shine sends out important messages to little ones facing their own confidence struggles.
The purr-fect picture book for cat lovers of every age…
(Walker, hardback, £11.99)
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Heather Has Two Mummies by Lesléa Newman and Laura Cornell
Back by public demand is this delightful and relevant modern classic to teach a new generation the importance of a loving family life in all its shapes and forms.
Unavailable since 2009, Heather Has Two Mummies has been revitalised in an updated, beautifully illustrated, fresh funny and light-hearted new edition for young readers.
Celebrated author Lesléa Newman and bestselling illustrator Laura Cornell tell the story of a little girl called Heather. Her favourite number is two… she has two arms, two legs, two pets and two lovely mummies, Mama Jane and Mama Kate. But when Heather goes to school for the first time, someone asks her about her daddy, and Heather doesn't have a daddy. But then the class all draw portraits of their families, and not one single drawing is the same. Heather and her classmates realise that it doesn't matter who makes up a family, the most important thing is that all the people in it love one another very much.
An endearing and thoughtful story packed with charming illustrations…
(Walker, hardback, £11.99)
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Lottery Boy by Michael Byrne
Begging on the streets of London is heartbreakingly tough, particularly when you are only twelve.
Former English teacher and now debut author Michael Byrne touches a raw nerve in this hard-hitting, fast-moving and gripping contemporary thriller with a powerful emotional intensity.
A young boy's tale of loss, unbearable hope and an amazing stroke luck as he struggles to survive on London's mean streets has shades of hit film Slumdog Millionaire.
Since his mother's death, Bully has lost his old life. Living rough with his Staffordshire bull terrier Jack, he finds it difficult to imagine his future. But one day, in the last birthday card his mum ever gave him, he finds a winning lottery ticket, a final gift that suddenly offers such hope. But only if only he can get to his prize on time because just five days remain to claim his prize from Camelot. Bully's struggle to survive has just got a whole lot harder. Word of his win has spread on the streets and ruthless thugs are after him. Everyone wants a piece of him and even if he does claim all that money, will he really be winning what he needs the most?
Packed with villains and heroes, Lottery Boy is a tale of our times, a tense and exciting rollercoaster adventure high on emotion and drama, and portraying an eye-opening side of our capital city that many youngsters will not even know about.
(Walker, paperback, £6.99)
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt: Colouring Book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
Join in the fun of Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury's award-winning book, We're Going on a Bear Hunt, with this exciting colouring activity book.
You can colour in the bear hunt, make your own drawings, fill in dot-to-dots and make your own bear ears to cut out and wear.
Perfect to take on holiday or fill rainy days, this imaginative book features all the characters from the much-loved story and Oxenbury's beautiful illustrations are as enchanting here as in the 25-year-old original.
Hours of fun in one little book…
(Walker, paperback, £4.99)
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Sticker Activity: London by Jennie Maizels
A visit to London wouldn't be complete without this 'capital' activity book just bursting with games, puzzles and over 100 stickers.
Jennie Maizels' Sticker Activity London is a wonderful way to explore the capital, whether you are planning a sightseeing trip, bringing home a souvenir or sending a gift. Complete mind-boggling quizzes, learn amazing facts about city sights and get creative with the colourful stickers.
Using the stickers, you can build Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral and even the Natural History Museum's famous dinosaur skeleton, get to know the big shops and where theatres are and learn about the famous London Eye. With word searches, sudokus, crosswords, spot the differences and many more activities, children will be occupied for hours and learn about the city's history and culture along the way.
(Walker, paperback, £4.99)
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Footpath Flowers by JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith
Sometimes a story can be best told without words…
Take this clever and enchanting wordless picture book from award-winning Canadian poet JonArno Lawson… a silent but highly effective tribute to the importance of small things, small people and small gestures.
Using emotive black-and-white illustrations which slowly blossom into full colour, we see a little girl collect wild flowers while her distracted father pays her – and their surroundings – scant attention. Each flower the little girl gathers becomes a gift for a person or animal, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter.
Using Lawson's highly original concept, fellow Canadian Sydney Smith brings the story to glorious life with his superb illustrations, creating a quietly powerful testament to the joy that children can find in ordinary things and the mutual value of giving.
Proof that pictures can speak louder than words…
(Walker, hardback, £11.99)
Age 5 plus:
Ace Dragon Ltd by Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake
Imaginations take flight in this irresistible Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake classic story about a fire-breathing dragon that takes a boy on a fantastic sky-high adventure.
Hoban and Blake are the inimitable duo behind the hilarious tales of Captain Najork and they strike yet more reading gold in this picture perfect tale which has been brought back into print in a bigger format and even more colourful edition.
'I can make fire come out of my nose and mouth,' the dragon under the pavement tells John. 'I can fly. I can spin gold into straw if you have any gold.' John doesn't have any gold, and he doesn't need any straw. Well, not yet anyway. The dragon tells John that if he fights the dragon and wins, the dragon will take him flying. What a challenge! Where will it lead? John soon finds out, and he also finds out that you just never know when a bundle of straw might come in handy.
There's sword-flashing excitement, a moon landing and plenty of magic as Hoban and Blake roll out their lovable characters, madcap antics and fabulous fun.
Words and pictures in anarchic harmony!
(Walker, hardback, £12.99)


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CHESTERTOWN, MD—Washington College junior Daniel Primiani's research paper on the Revolutionary War and slavery earned a top prize at a conference hosted by the history honor society Phi Alpha Theta. Primiani brought home the third-place award after presenting his paper, "The Slaves of the Revolution: An Exploration of the Effect of the Revolutionary War on Slaves in the State of Virginia" at the society's Mid-Atlantic Region conference at Towson University. His was one of only three undergraduate and two graduate works recognized at the regional conference.
Primiani, of Trevilians, Va., was surprised by the recognition. "I wasn't really expecting to win because of the number of people there," he said of the students in attendance from schools that included Catholic University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, McDaniel College, Notre Dame of Maryland University, St. Mary's College and Towson University.
History Professor Kenneth Miller organized Washington College's participation in the conference, soliciting work from chapter members and selecting for submission the three best and most appropriate papers for the conference. "The members of the History Department have always felt very confident about the students we send to these annual regional conferences," Miller said. "Dan, Mike, and Chuck are three of our best. I knew they'd do us proud."
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Hey guys I`m a 14 year old guy that got real into drawing about 2-4 weeks ago. Yeah its not long time ago, but I love drawing wanna work with it when i get older. Anyway, I`m from sweden and thought that this would be good motivation, and I can see how I improve. I currently do drawings of real life photos, almost just faces, I got bad faces.
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This past holiday weekend, while most of us stateside were recovering from turkey overload and Black Friday battle wounds, the WestLicht photographic auction house in Austria announced that it has sold what may be the world's most expensive production camera. At 1.68 million euros ($2.19 million), it's no surprise that the camera, an M3D rangefinder from 1955, was made by Leica, a company renowned for its lenses and craftsmanship that still makes some of the most expensive shooters today.
The M3D fetched the price thanks in part to the history surrounding it. It was one of only four ever made, and was owned by famed LIFE magazine photographer David Douglas Duncan. According to WestLicht, Duncan used the camera from 1955 until recently in 2007, documenting everything from the Vietnam War to his friendship with artist Pablo Picasso.
The M3D wasn't the only Leica at the auction to ring up a huge payday. There was a gold-plated 1929 Leica Luxus that sold for nearly 1.02 million euros; the first serially produced Leica M3 from 1953 (owned by Willi Stein, the chief design engineer of Leica predecessor, Leitz) for 900,000 euros; and three Leica MP models owned by photographer Paul Fusco for 858,000 euros.
None of these Leicas topped the amount of the most expensive camera, however. That honor still goes to a 1923 prototype made by, you guessed it, Leica, which commanded 2.16 million euros (nearly $2.8 million) at a WestLicht auction earlier this year. That camera, a Leica 0-series, was one of 12 surviving models and a prototype to the Leica A. The company can also lay claim to having made the most expensive lens, a one-off custom jumbo telephoto made for a Qatari prince who paid more than $2 million.
If you are wondering why Leica cameras are such luxury items, think of the products as finely crafted goods rather than mass-produced commodities, like a Montblanc fountain pen versus a BIC disposable. They have tank-like construction with high-grade components, and feel solid in the hands. (You can watch the lengths Leica went to in creating a special edition Leica M9-P in collaboration with fashion house Hermès.) There is a long history that is associated with the brand, and there's a certain cache that comes with using one, too. Considering that photographer Duncan used his for more than 50 years, they will probably outlast the plastic camera in the superstore bargain bin easily. They don't necessarily make the best cameras nor will using one make you a better photographer, but Leica obviously has a following that will gladly pay a good sum for one; whether you should become one of the following depends on how you view electronics, either as heirlooms or replaceable.
These rare, million-dollar Leica products probably cost slightly more than what your holiday budget allows, but Leica offers several models in its current digital camera lineup that are slightly more accessible and less pricey, but by no means cheap. If you desire the Leica technology without paying the price, look into Panasonic's Lumix digital cameras, many of which utilize optics that conform to Leica's standards.


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Although considered a fruit, the fig is actually a flower that is inverted into itself. The seeds are drupes, or the real fruit.
Figs are the only fruit to fully ripen and semi-dry on the tree.
For many years the fig has been used as a coffee substitute. The fruit contains a proteolytic enzyme that is considered as an aid to digestion and is used by the pharmaceutical industry.
This proteolytic enzyme, also known as ficin, primarily contained in the stem of the fruit, helps to break down tissue and was for many years the major ingredient in Adolph's Meat Tenderizer. Because of its high alkalinity, it has been mentioned as beneficial to persons wishing to quit smoking.
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The common fig probably originated in the fertile part of southern Arabia and ancient records show that the Sumerians and Assyrians were familiar with it. Even though the edible fig most likely came from ancient Arabia, the cultivated fig industry most certainly began in western Asia or Asia Minor, probably in that center of ancient civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers known as Mesopotamia.
Figs spread slowly through Asia Minor and Syria to Mesopotamia, Persia and the Arabian Desert, becoming highly developed in Iran, Armenia, and Afghanistan.
India first cultivated figs in the fourteenth century and edible native varieties can still be found growing in the Punjab hills.
The first verifiable report of figs in China was reported in the fourteenth century as well, and it is assumed that by then they were firmly established in the Far East.
Evidence indicates that the fig industry spread by the Phoenicians and the Greeks throughout the Old World, and that their efforts resulted in the introduction of figs along the African coast, Spain, Portugal, and up to the English Channel by the end of the 14th century and prior to introduction into Greece and Italy.
Figs were first introduced into the New World by Spanish and Portuguese missionaries, most notably to the West Indies in 1520 and to Peru in 1528. From the West Indies, Greece, and France, figs quickly spread across the southeastern United States where they are most commonly known as a dooryard tree rather than a thriving commercial industry. They were imported from the West Indies to Spanish missions in Mexico and subsequently spread to California with the Franciscan missionaries who planted them in the mission gardens at San Diego in 1769 and up the Pacific coast to Santa Clara by 1792, Ventura by 1793, and later on to Sonoma, giving the name Mission to those first dark purple California figs.
Along with the rush for gold, American settlers brought a wide variety of figs to California, and by 1867 there were over 1,000 acres of fig trees in the Sacramento Valley and 35 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. The most popular variety, the White Adriatic fig, was planted in a 27-acre orchard in Fresno as early as 1885, and produced the first carload of dried figs shipped by rail to the east in 1889.
The White Adriatic remained popular until the 20th century, but its quality when dried was inferior to imported figs, leading to the introduction of the Lob Injir variety of Smyrna fig. This new introduction grew and produced bountiful fruit but it all dropped by early summer, never maturing and ripening.
It was not until 1890 when C. Roeding demonstrated that caprification was necessary for these to set fruit. Finally, caprifigs imported by W. T. Swingle from Asia Minor, Smyrna, Mexico, Greece, and Algeria resulted in successful issue of the specific blastophaga (fig) wasp needed for pollination and the California commercial fig industry was born on June 23, 1899. Today this popular golden-brown fig is the Smyrna variety that was brought to California's San Joaquin Valley from Turkey in 1882, and was renamed Calimyrna in honor of its new homeland.
Impressed with the land in Fresno in spite of its hardpan and hog wallows, J.C. Forkner purchased 6,000 acres and planted figs in 1910 blasting holes through the hardpan with dynamite so that tree roots could get through to the deep soil beneath. With an enduring belief in the American dream, J.C. Forkner subdivided and sold this land so that people could own a few acres of figs, build a home, and be prosperous on 1-acre to 1,000-acre plots with an average holding of 16 acres per owner. About at that time, fig orchards covered much of the area that is within the city limits of Fresno, today. By 1931, California had 57,278 acres of figs, with virtually all of it located in the central San Joaquin Valley.
Day Length and Chilling Zones
Figs require full sunlight for maximum fruit production. When choosing a site for figs, select an area that has sun for most of the day or expect reduced performance from the trees. Early morning sun is particularly important to dry dew from the plants, thereby reducing the incidence of diseases. Figs are frost and freeze sensitive and perform best south of the 800-hour chilling zone. Mature figs which are fully dormant can endure temperatures of 10 degrees F with little damage.
Although figs can be grown in all types of soil, they do not tolerate poorly drained sites. Avoid sites and soils where water stands for more than 24 hours after a rain. In areas of poor drainage, roots receive insufficient oxygen which results in stunted growth and eventual death of the tree. Figs are relatively salt-tolerant and can be grown along the coast near brackish water.
Types of Figs
There are four distinct types of figs: Common Fig, Caprifig, Smyrna, and San Pedro.
Common Figs are the only figs significant to commercial growers in Texas. These figs develop parthenocarpically (without pollination) and are by far the most prevalent type of fig grown in Texas. The fruit does not have true seeds and is primarily produced on wood from the current season. Most varieties recommended for Texas are of the Common Fig type.
Caprifigs produce a small non-edible fruit; however, the flowers inside the Caprifig product pollen. This pollen is essential for fertilizing fruit of the Smyrna and San Pedro types. The pollen is transported from the Caprifig to the pollen-sterile types by a Blastophaga wasp. Commercial growers hang baskets of Blastophaga-infested Caprifigs so that the wasps can effectively fertilize the fruit. Caprifigs were grown successfully at Del Rio, Texas, as early as 1901.
Smyrna Fig varieties produce large edible fruit with true seeds. The Blastophaga wasp and Capriifigs are required for pollination and normal fruit development. If this fertilization process does not occur, fruit will not develop properly and will fall from the tree. Smyrna-type figs are commonly sold as dried figs.
San Pedro type figs bear two crops of fruit in one season – one crop on the previous season's growth and a second crop on current growth. The first crop, called the Breba crop, is parthenocarpic and does not require pollination. Fruit of the second crop is the Smyrna type and requires pollination from the Caprifig. Breba crops are produced early in the spring on last season's wood. However, the second crop of Smyrna type may fail to set because of lack of pollination from Blastophaga and Caprifig. This second crop fruit drop frequently discourages homeowners.
Figs are easy to grow in warm climates, but product their best fruit in Mediterranean climates with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Although they are a subtropical species, mature trees are fully cold hardy to 15 or 20 degrees F. People who whish to grow figs outside their normal range must plant in containers or go to considerable efforts to protect them during the winter.
In the ground, fig plants can quickly reach 15 to 30 feet in height. The canopy can spread equally wide. The root system is typically very shallow without a taproot and can easily spread to three times the diameter of the canopy. Ideally, fig plants should have a well-drained loam soil with plenty of organic matter, but they will tolerate average to poor soil. Once they are established, they are somewhat drought tolerant (probably due to their very extensive and wide-ranging root system). Figs tolerate soils with pH ranging from 5.5 to 8.0. Growers with acidic soils should apply lime to bring the pH up to the fig's preferred pH of 6.0 or 6.5. Alkaline soils will also support figs, if there are no black alkali deposits present.
Plants need plenty of sun (8 or more hours) and heat which helps ripen the fruit. Figs respond very well (better than most fruit trees) to heavy applications of manure and compost. Be sure not to apply fertilizers too late in the growing season since that would spur new growth that cannot harden off before winter. Apply 2 to 3 cups of a balanced (6-6-6 or 8-8-8) fertilizer with micro-nutrients three times a year to mature in-ground plants. If you grow figs in containers, we recommend a complete slow-release fertilizer like Osmocote. Follow the package directions. Organic growers should apply generous amounts of compost and a high-nitrogen fertilizer like cottonseed, soybean or alfalfa meal.
For the best fruit production, water your figs regularly during the growing season unless rainfall is adequate. Take care that the soil is not constantly soggy. When fall arrives, stop watering and allow your plants to harden off. A word of caution: heavy rains and excessive or sporadic watering may cause the fruit to split. The amount of splitting varies from variety to variety, but a good rule of thumb is that the riper the figs, the more they will split and sour.
Container culture can be successful if you are diligent about watering and feeding the plants. Remember that nutrients leach quickly from containers. The easiest approach is to use a hefty pot (15 gallons or larger) and let the figs grow 5 to 10 feet tall with regular annual pruning of tops and roots to control the size. In climates where winter temperatures fall below 15 to 20 degrees F, you will need to bring potted plants into an unheated garage or shed.
California's Fresh Fig Season starts in mid-May and continues through mid-December. With California's excellent climate and exquisite soil for fig production you can see why California Figs are a fantastic fruit. In California, there are six primary varieties of figs:
- Black Mission (dried/fresh). Purple and black skin with deep earthy flavor like a Cabernet. Available mid-May through November
- Calimyrna (dried/fresh). Pale yellow skin with a buttery and nutty flavor like a Chardonnay. Available July through September.
- Kadota (dried/fresh). Creamy amber skin with a light flavor like a Sauvignon Blanc. Available mid-June through October.
- Brown Turkey (fresh). Light purple to black skin with robust flavor like a Pinot Noir. Available mid-May through December.
- Sierras (dried/fresh). Light-colored skin with a fresh, sweet flavor like a Riesling. Available June through November.
- Tiger Figs (fresh). Relatively new variety. Light yellow color with unique dark green stripes and a bright red-purple interior fruit with fruity, raspberry, citrus flavor. Available mid-July through November.
Fresh Figs are very perishable and should be kept refrigerated. The skin is fragile, and often scars during the growing period from the leaves rubbing against the fruit. These marks do not hurt the flesh inside at all. Recommended storage temperature is 32 to 36 degrees F or 0 to 2 degrees C. Use figs as soon as possible. Under ideal conditions, fresh figs will store for as long as 5 to 7 days, or frozen in a sealed bag or container for up to 6 months.
How to Dry Fresh Figs
In the dry warm climates where figs are produced commercially, the figs are allowed to partially dry on the trees. To sun dry small quantities at home, wash the figs, cut away any imperfections and cut fruit in half lengthwise. Line the bottoms of well-ventilated boxes, wire racks or sheets of screening with a double layer of cheesecloth. Arrange a single layer of fruit in each so that pieces are not touching and set in full sun elevated several inches above the ground. Cover with tuille netting, tightly tucking the netting underneath the rack or screening to keep out insects.
If the nighttime temperature does not drop more than 20 degrees below the noontime temperature and the night air remains dry, racks may be left outdoors. Otherwise, it is advisable to dry figs indoors.
Turn the figs each morning. When the pieces are reduced in size and the skins are leathery, cut one open. If the inside is just slightly sticky, the figs should be heat-treated by placing in an oven at 110 to 115 degrees F for about 2 hours if they are to be stored for very long. Then, cool and place in airtight containers and store in a cool, dry place or place in tightly closed plastic bags and store in the freezer.
In more humid climates, oven drying is recommended. Wash the figs, cut away any imperfections and cut fruit in half lengthwise. Arrange a single layer of fruit on foil-lined baking sheets so that pieces are not touching and place in oven set at lowest temperature, 110-115 degrees F. Leaving oven door ajar and turning heat off and on to avoid heating figs above 135 degrees F keep figs in oven or dry at intervals turning them occasionally until they are reduced to about 1/4 their fresh weight. Cool and store immediately in airtight containers in a cool, dry place or place in plastic bags and store in the freezer.
When using a dehydrator, wash and cut the figs into 1/4-inch slices, discarding ends and any imperfections. Arrange on screens and place in dehydrator with the temperature set at 110-115 degrees F for 12 to 24hours, turning when dry enough not to tear and again before completely dry. Check dryness according to taste, but dry enough to prevent mold. When properly dried, figs are pliable but not wet, Cool before using or storing in airtight containers in a cool, dry place or in plastic bags in the freezer.
How to Freeze
Individually quick frozen Fresh Figs will keep up to 3 months in the freezer. Just wash thoroughly, sort any very soft ones to eat immediately, arrange whole ripe figs, well separated, on a wax paper-lined baking sheet and freeze. When frozen solid, transfer to resealable plastic bags. Thaw and eat as desired.
To store for longer periods, chill thoroughly to facilitate peeling, if desired. Then, slice or quarter figs and combine 5 cups of figs with 1 cup of sugar and mix well. Pack in freezer containers; cover tightly, freeze and store in freezer for up to 6 months.
If preferred, figs may be packed in syrup. Just combine 1 cup of sugar with 1 quart of water and heat to dissolve completely. Cool and pour over figs which have been prepared and packed in freezer containers, leaving at least 1-inch head space to allow for expansion while freezing.
Freezing will change the texture and the figs will be much softer when thawed. They are very good, but many prefer to simmer them in a sweet or savory liquid to serve. Or they may be sweetened, cooked and puréed before freezing to serve as toppings for ice cream, puddings and other desserts.


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