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A friend of my wife's is coming over for dinner tonight and he is a lot smarter than me.
What do we have in common, well... A Bachelor's in Computer Science, and that should be enough of a conversation starter. But he's nearly completed his doctoral studies and is light years ahead of me in his particular area, which I find fascinating but don't have any legit reason to care about (except for maybe a better way through heavy traffic - he's a combinatorics guy specializing in that I think) and I got married and had some kids and am a professional programmer for medical records software.
We've got a lot in common, but there's a point where neither of us care or understand each other - although I really want to learn from him and I'm not certain he'd even want to talk about his work.
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An Adrian woman was sentenced to serve 40 to 80 years in prison for the 2011
murder of a Redford Township man. Lakeshia Valdez, 21, of Adrian will not leave prison until at least 2051.
Valdez was sentenced Tuesday by Circuit Court Judge Margaret Van Houten in the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit. She had accepted a plea deal for the stabbing death of Matthew Olivarez, who was killed in a Redford home Nov. 19, 2011.
According to the story in the Redford Observer, Olivarez, 28, was found dead after Redford firefighters and police responded to a house fire. His charred body with several stab wounds was found in the home. Redford police tracked Valdez, a distant relative of Olivarez's, to her apartment in Adrian. She was arrested the next day.
Witnesses testified at her preliminary examination in May that Valdez wanted to secure money for apartment rent. She also took several items from Olivarez's home, including jewelry and televisions.
"It was truly a heinous crime from what was described in the preliminary examination," Van Houten said.
Valdez was charged with first-degree murder, but accepted a plea deal allowing for an opportunity for release. She declined to make a statement in front of the court Tuesday.
The newspaper reported members of his family called for a stricter sentence before Van Houten handed it down. The maximum penalty for second-degree murder is life in prison.
According to the story reported in The Daily Telegram on Nov. 23, 2011, Valdez was on probation in Lenawee County for a 2009 conviction of receiving and concealing stolen property. Her Lenawee County record also includes two incidents in 2008: a disorderly conduct charge for which she was sentenced to 45 days in jail, and a retail fraud charge for which she was sentenced to 20 days in jail.
Redford Township police told the Observer the body was discovered after firefighters were called to a house fire near the intersection of 6 Mile Road and Beech Daly Road in the community that straddles Interstate 96 in northwestern Wayne County. The Michigan State Police, Adrian Police Department and Lenawee County Sheriff's Department cooperated with Redford police in the investigation.
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Jim Cramer raised some eyebrows this weekend, with a prediction that Obama will win the electoral college 440-98, a scenario that seems virtually impossible.
So why is Cramer so far outside of consensus?
He just explained it brilliantly on Twitter:
Basically, he's thinking of the call not as a pundit trying to get the number "right" but as a trader buying a super-deep out of the money call that could A) pay off quite a bit if remotely correct and B) Could instantly add scads to his fame.
Like all far-out-of-the-money call options, there's very little cost to this bet (being wrong won't end up costing Cramer squat in terms of his career), so he's being very smart and strategic, capturing upside in the event of a big blowout, while really risking very little.
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Craters & Freighters Oakland is your experienced resource whether you are a Federal, State, or Local Government entity, a military contractor, or any branch of the military including the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard.
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Vineyards of Sonoma County – with Charles Heintz
Located in the Occidental region of Sonoma County, the Heintz Ranch has been owned by the Heintz family for nearly 100 years. Charlie's grandparents purchased the land in 1912, and Charlie's father farmed here. Apples remained in production until their first Chardonnay vineyard was planted in 1982. The family still maintains about 8 acres of apple orchard today.
Following in the footsteps of his father, Charlie began farming Heintz Ranch in 1984, and expanded the vineyards to include Pinot Noir and perhaps his personal favorite, Syrah. With a who's who list of wineries like Littorai and Williams Selyem buying his grapes, Charlie Heintz couldn't be prouder of his family's accomplishments.
Join us as we talk with Charlie Heintz about viticulture and wine, and what it takes to be a premium winegrower.
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Baltimore opens free job training hubs
People can learn basic to advanced coursework
The job search for anyone looking to work in Baltimore City just got easier.
People can now get professional training for modern jobs at multiple new locations throughout the metro area as part of the Community Job Hubs program launched Wednesday by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
There are four hubs that are now open or about to open set up throughout the city. At each location, professionals will be on hand teaching classes that prepare people for 21st century jobs that are all technology-based.
All of the classes offer professional coursework at basic to advanced levels for free.
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Outback Steakhouse Restaurant Review: Brazenly Australian on the outside, this popular steakhouse chain is American through and through. But the gimmick works, even though you won't even find grilled kangaroo. You will find boomerangs, Aussie paraphernalia, and medium-quality steaks served in fairly generous portions. No meal is really complete here without their Bloomin' Onion, their oil-drenched and trademarked appetizer that's had many copycats. Steaks, of course, are their claim to fame, but their choice cuts aren't always tender. If you want beef, pay extra for the prime. Or select one of their nonbeef dishes, including chicken, pork chops, and grilled baby back ribs. You'll probably find a line at mealtimes, so if you want to eat and run, order ahead for their take-out service, available at most locations. Note: Outback opens earlier than normal dinner time, so arrive ahead of the crowds.
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With a grant from the Energy Department's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, the community of Ocean View, Delaware, installed a carport-mounted solar array that is saving taxpayers money on town utility bills. | Photo courtesy of the Town of Ocean View.
Through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program provided $3.2 billion in block grants to cities, communities, states, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes to develop, promote, implement, and manage energy efficiency and conservation projects that ultimately created jobs.
The EECBG Program represents the largest nationwide direct investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies at the community level in U.S. history, rapidly increasing the number of communities directly engaged with DOE on programs that increased renewable energy capacity, technical knowledge, and deployment of energy efficiency projects at the local level.
- Frequently Asked Questions on EECBG Financing Program Compliance and Reporting
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- For information on local policy, building codes, and ratepayer-funded policies, see the State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network and the State and Local Solution Center's Policies and Programs section.
- For information on financing programs, see the State and Local Solution Center's Financing Solutions section.
- For information on Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC), see the Better Buildings Challenge ESPC Accelerator.
- For information on street lighting, see the Building Technology Office's Solid State Lighting Consortium.
- For information on Community Energy Strategic Planning, see the State and Local Solution Center's Guide to Community Energy Planning.
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National Correspondent, U.S. News
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The Wall Street Journal is looking for multiple national correspondents from across the U.S. to join our U.S. News team on a contract basis. The ideal candidates will identify high-impact stories and issues for us to cover. The reporter needs to love news and big, fast-breaking news stories. This is a great opportunity for someone eager to be part of the biggest stories of the day, while striving for deeply reported narratives and enterprise journalism.
The job offers the opportunity to travel. An enterprising reporter will be taken across a vast stretch of the country. Reporters are expected to develop sources locally but also to embrace parachuting into new subjects and sourcing up quickly. The subject terrain is equally vast and exciting: politics when states are setting the course on issues like gun control and immigration, and economic trends in regions grappling with low unemployment and either a population shortage or boom.
Reporters should be very digitally-minded and smart in thinking about how to ride a news story online.
The ideal candidate needs to be a great collaborator. U.S. news reporters frequently collaborate with colleagues and bureaus from across coverage areas at the Journal. The reporter will parachute into crises where working on the ground with a team of colleagues is crucial to our success. It is an exciting time to be covering the U.S.
At least three years of reporting experience is preferred.
Possible locations include, but aren't limited to: Miami, Houston, Minneapolis, Detroit, St. Louis, Phoenix, New York and New Orleans. We're looking for both contract workers and full-time staffers.
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The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, and video. Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news, the Journal includes coverage of U.S. and world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, and health. It holds 38 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism. The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones, a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
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Leahy anchors St. Louis Public Radio's weekday afternoon newscasts and produces news on local and regional issues. He previously produced and reported news for WERS 88.9 FM in Boston and is a former correspondent for the Boston Globe's online news section, "Your Town." He holds a master's degree in print and multimedia journalism from Emerson College in Boston.
Born in Kansas City, Mo., Joseph grew up migrating almost annually with his family between two disparate homes: rural Missouri and sprawling Los Angeles. He attended the University of California before transferring to the University of Missouri to complete a bachelor's degree in English.


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Grantee Midori Takashima and other local activists protest against a proposed nuclear power plant in Kaminoseki, Japan. See what's at stake in Sea of Miracles—directed by Dan Malloy.
For hundreds of generations, the Gwich'in people of Alaska and northern Canada have depended on the caribou that migrate through the Arctic Refuge. With their traditional culture now threatened by oil extraction and climate change, two Gwich'in women are continuing a decades-long fight to protect their land and future.
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Comparable NGS (next-generation sequencing) results obtained using purified gDNA or REPLI-g amplified DNA.
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Various starting materials including genomic DNA, and heparin- and EDTA-preserved whole blood were amplified using REPLI-g Midi and Mini Kits. Typical yields of 40 µg (Midi Kit) and 8–10 µg (Mini Kit) were obtained.
Amplification of genomic DNA using the REPLI-g Mini Kit involves 3 basic steps. First, the sample (10 ng purified genomic DNA, 0.5 µl whole blood or tissue culture cells) undergoes gentle alkaline denaturation, avoiding fragmentation and damage of template DNA. Next the sample is neutralized, and finally incubated with REPLI-g master mix at 30°C.
20 DNA samples amplified using REPLI-g technology, without subsequent DNA purification, were subjected to genotyping analysis using 3 STR loci (CSF1PO, TPOX, and THOI). Results were compared to those obtained for unamplified genomic DNA. The DNA was separated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and visualized by silver staining. A lane with one band represents a homozygote, while a lane with two bands represents a heterozygote for the specific STR locus.
Phi 29 polymerase moves along the DNA template strand displacing the complementary strand. The displaced strand becomes a template for replication allowing high yields of high-molecular–weight DNA to be generated.
Real-time PCR was performed on 47 human loci (2 loci on each autosomal pair, 2 loci on the X chromosome[s], and 1 locus on the Y chromosome) from 44 different samples amplified using REPLI-g technology. Each sample was amplified approximately 10,000-fold with a maximum bias of representation between the loci being only 6-fold.
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While Team Ico's The Last Guardian was distressingly absent from E3 2010 and speculation around high-definition remakes of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus is sadly just speculation at this point, Sony is "very aware" of fans' expectations.
The man in charge of Sony's worldwide development studios, Shuhei Yoshida, tells Joystiq that, as far as PlayStation 3 remakes of PlayStation 2 titles go, "Ico and Shadow of the Colossus is on the top of the list."
"We want to see them played in HD and [at]a better frame rate as well," Yoshida says. "That's something we're very aware of. We are very aware of consumers' expectations. We believe in these conversions." The Worldwide Studios boss sounds positive that the company's Sly Cooper Collection will be a good indicator about just what can be done with these classics one generation later.
More at the video interview.
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Global Warming
Global Warming is real. The evidence is overwhelming and the consequences of not addressing this scientific fact will becatastrophic.
John Kerry: Climate change as big a threat as terrorism, poverty, WMDs
(CNN) -- Saying that climate change ranks among the world's most serious problems -- such as disease outbreaks, poverty, terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on all nations to respond to "the greatest challenge of our generation."
Kerry, speaking before college students in Jakarta, Indonesia, also criticized climate-change deniers, saying "a few loud interest groups" shouldn't be given the chance to misdirect the conversation.
Kerry reiterated U.S. President Barack Obama's assertion in the State of the Union address that climate change is an undeniable fact.
"We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific fact," Kerry said at the U.S. Embassy's @america function in Jakarta.
Too many ecosystems such as Indonesia's are in peril because of climate change, he said. He said Indonesia's important fishing trade would be adversely affected, citing a study that said catches in the island nation will decline by 40 percent.
Kerry recalled a meeting in Brazil where many experts described the growing problem caused by climate change. The session was in 1992. Very little has been done sine then, he said.
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"It is time for the world to approach this problem with the cooperation, the urgency, and the commitment that a challenge of this scale warrants," he said.
The secretary acknowledged the role the United States plays in greenhouse gas emissions and referred to the President's Climate Action Plan, which calls for cutting emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels.
"That's because we're going straight to the largest sources of pollution," he said.
Kerry said he and Obama had no time for what he called the "Flat Earth Society." It will soon be too late for action to prevent the immense costs of doing nothing. People who refuse to look at the evidence and agree on change are "burying their heads" in the sand, he said.
On Friday, Obama toured a California farm hit by serious and prolonged drought. He warned that some damage to the climate had already been done and will continue unless countries "do more to combat the carbon pollution that causes climate change."
Kerry was fresh off a Saturday meeting in China, the No. 1 producer of greenhouse gas emissions. He said the two nations have agreed to a partnership that will share "information and policies so that we can help develop plans to deal with the U.N. climate change negotiation that takes place in Paris next year."
But, Kerry added, while industrialized countries produce a majority of emissions, other nations shouldn't get a free pass.
He called on Indonesians to push their government to change policies.
The United States will help, too, he said. He announced $332 million in funding through the Green Prosperity program to help Indonesia tackle unsustainable deforestation and support clean-energy projects.
The United States has also forgiven some of Indonesia's debt in a debt-for-nature swap in exchange for forest conservation.
The World Wildlife Federation estimates that half of Sumatra's forest cover disappeared from 1985 to 2008. The government has halted the cutting of virgin forest, also known as primary forest.
"With Indonesia and the rest of the world pulling in the same direction, we can meet this challenge, the greatest challenge of our generation, and we can create the future that everybody dreams of," he said.
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2014 World of Pinot Noir Seminar – The Insider Wines of The Côte d'Or, Part 2
We're back with Part 2 of the Insider Wine seminar from the 2014 World of Pinot Noir. Previously held in the Central Coast city of Shell Beach, the event moved to the gorgeous Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara beginning this year.
In a return engagement from his outstanding Burgundy seminar at the 2013 WOPN, Don Kinnan, CSS, CWE, and the lead instructor for the French Wine Society's new Master Burgundy Certificate program, led us through a few of these "insider" appellations, including Marsannay, Fixin, Pernand-Vergelesses, Savigny-Les-Beaune, Monthelie, Auxey-Duresses, Chassagne-Montrachet (a red!), Santenay, and the mountain of Corton. Of course, the seminar included a short history of the viticulture and principal vineyards and producers in each of these villages. Plus, 12 wines were selected to represent the best terroirs from these villages, and included a tasting of the 2005 Corton and 2006 Corton-Charlemagne.
Join us as we listen to Don Kinnan provide insight into the lesser sampled "insider wines" of Burgundy, all in Part 2 of: Insider Wines of the Côte d'Or.
For more info:
World of Pinot Noir: www.worldofpinotnoir.com/
Slide Presentation at WOPN: Don Kinnan Burgundy Seminar
Sponsor: Millesima, Fine Wine Merchants: www.millesima-usa.com
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Reader Ralph Josephson photographed the Black Canyon near Gunnison. (Photo submitted by Ralph Josephson)
Storm clouds pass by Milliken Saturday Aug. 3rd. (Photo submitted by Laurie Ballinger)
Wild flowers were photographed by Ralph Josephson above Crested Butte on the way to Gothic. (Photo submitted by Ralph Josephson)
Times-Call reader Ralph Josephsohn captured a calm Gunnison River in the Black Canyon area near Gunnison recently. (Photo submitted by Ralph Josephsohn)
Alexis Eliopulos captured this June lightning storm using a camera on a tripod. Alexis is a junior at Niwot High School. (Photo submitted by George Eliopulos)
Brian E. Walko captured this lightning strike with a 15 second exposure on his camera near the mouth of Lefthand Canyon in late June. (Photo submitted by Brian E. Walko)
Rebecca Ewer was up early enough to see the sunrise behind the ferris wheel at this year's Boulder County Fair. (Photo submitted by Rebecca Ewer)
Debbie Hamrick photographed this rose in the Longmont Memorial Rose Garden at Roosevelt Park in mid-July. (Photo submitted by Debbie Hamrick)
Storm clouds gather northwest of Longmont on the evening of Tuesday Aug. 13. (Photo submitted by Larry Loesch)
Direct flash from a Motorola phone makes this spider web look even scarier than usual. Captured in Mary Ray's backyard on Hygiene Road. (Photo submitted by Mary Ray)
An elk herd was photographed from the window of Jeanette McPherson's car Sunday Aug. 4th. (Photo submitted by Jeanette McPherson)
Dene Yarwood described it as a "gorgeous day" when this photo was taken of Monarch Lake Saturday morning Aug. 10th. (Photo submitted by Dene Yarwood)
Reader Susan Massey sent this photo and attached message to the Times-Call recently: "It is time for us to say goodbye to our lovely sunflowers, they have given us great joy and taught us a lot this summer as we watched them grow from a tiny seed to a, surprising, 12 foot flower. As we have been anticipating the city has asked us to cut them down from the corner of Longs Peak/Bowen because of a sight hazard. While we hate to see them go, we would hate it even more if someone were injured. So thank you to all of our neighbors and friends for your support and to the city for working with us."
Adam Trenholm stepped outside his Longmont home to fire up his grill Sunday night, Aug. 25th and saw a double rainbow. With his camera nearby he immediately drove to McIntosh Lake to photograph the rainbows before they disappeared. (Photo submitted by Adam Trenholm)
A transformer fire about 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27th, near Lefthand Circle, across the railroad tracks from Johnny Carino's. (Photo submitted by Heather Benjamin)


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Overview: Simple system, easy fixes
An automatic lawn irrigation system is the best way to keep your lawn looking fresh and green. Correctly designed and programmed, it'll deliver the right amount of water to your yard— no more moving the sprinkler! But like any other sprinklers system, it occasionally breaks down or requires maintenance.
The good news is you can handle 90 percent of the sprinkler repairs yourself, even without in-depth knowledge of the system. We'll show you how to identify and fix the most common problems using sprinkler repair parts. Calling in a professional could cost at least $100, even for a simple problem you can fix yourself in 10 minutes.
Don't be intimidated by the prospect of working on a sprinklers system that involves both plumbing and electricity. The pipes are plastic and much simpler to repair than the plumbing in your house. The electrical lines are low voltage, so they're not hazardous. You don't need special skills to make the repairs, but you'll need a multimeter to diagnose electrical problems for sprinkler repairs.
Figure A: How Sprinklers System Works
The controller sends a signal to the control valves in the control valve box. The sprinkler system valves open, sending water through the underground water line, which causes the sprinkler heads to pop up and spray.
Sprinkler heads not working? Solution 1: Replace the heads
Replace a sprinkler head
Dig around the sprinkler head to expose the riser. Unscrew the broken sprinkler head from the riser. Install the new head, turning it tight with your hands.
Broken sprinkler heads are easy to identify. Simply look for cracked or broken plastic casing on the heads, heads that don't pop up, or a leaking sprinkler head with water that sprays wildly or not at all. It's common to find the top of the head completely broken off. This typically happens to heads that are set too high and are run over by vehicles or hit by lawn mowers.
Replacing the head is one of the simplest fixes. Replacement heads are available at home centers and online. Be sure to buy the same type of head that you're replacing.
To change a broken head, turn off the system and dig a 2-ft.-diameter hole around the head. Using a square shovel, slice the sod into easy-to-remove pieces. Set the sod on a tarp so you can set it back into place at the end of the job.
Dig down to the "riser" (the vertical pipe that branches off the main line) which is connected to the sprinkler head. Dig with a light touch to avoid damaging the plastic water line, which is 8 to 12 in. underground.
Turn the head counterclockwise to remove it from the riser. While the head is off, take care not to spill dirt into the riser. Sprinkler heads are installed only hand-tight, but after being in the ground for several years, they may require the use of wrenches to unscrew. If the head doesn't turn easily, hold the riser with slip joint pliers to keep it from twisting loose from the fittings below.
Attach the new sprinkler head by placing it on the riser and turning it hand-tight (photo). Don't use Teflon tape or joint compound on the riser threads. Sprinkler heads are factory tested to make sure they work. As a result, they're often packaged still wet, so don't be surprised to see water in a new head.
Before filling in the hole and replacing the sod, set the desired sprinkler pattern (see "Reset the Spray Pattern," below).
Caution: Before you start digging to access the underground water lines, electrical wires or spray heads, dial 811 to have your underground utility lines identified and marked.
Sprinkler heads not working? Solution 2: Clean and reset heads
Photo 1: Unscrew the top
If you find a leaking sprinkler head or one that's not working at all, first disassemble the sprinkler head by unscrewing the top from the canister. Rinse away soil and debris in a bucket of water.
Photo 2: Clean the screen basket
Remove the screen basket from the bottom of the head, then clean it with water.
Photo 3: Adjust the spray
Adjust the watering range of the sprinkler head before installing it. Place the head in the canister so the nozzle is at the edge of the area to be watered. Make final adjustments with the water running.
Dirt sometimes gets inside sprinkler heads, causing them to clog up. Clogged heads may rise but fail to spray, not lower after watering, or produce an erratic spray pattern.
To clean the head, dig it out and remove it from the Riser (Photo above). Take the head apart by holding the bottom of the canister and turning the top of the head counterclockwise. Once it's unscrewed, lift it out of the canister (Photo 1).
Remove the plastic screen basket, which serves as a filter, at the base of the head. If you can't pop the basket out with your fingers, pry it out with a flat-head screwdriver or pull it free with a pliers. Rinse the basket in a bucket of clean water, washing out the debris (Photo 2). Clean the rest of the sprinkler head by rinsing it with water. Replace the head on the riser. If it still doesn't work, replace it with a new head. Note: In areas of the country that experience freezing temperatures, polyethylene (poly) pipe is used for the irrigation water lines. PVC pipe is used in areas that don't freeze.
Reset the spray pattern
When putting on a new sprinkler head or using the same head after cleaning, you may need to adjust it to water a specific area. Adjustment methods vary. You can adjust some head types by turning a slot at the top with a screwdriver. Others require a special key that you insert into the head and turn (Photo 3). Some heads also allow you to adjust the spray pattern by turning a tiny screw located next to the nozzle.
Adjust the heads before installing them, then fine-tune them once they're in place with the sprinkler running. First, turn the top clockwise until it stops. That nozzle location is the starting point (the head will turn counterclockwise from there). Adjust the head to set the watering rotation anywhere from 40 degrees to 360 degrees counterclockwise from the starting point. Set the head in the canister. Standing behind the head, align the nozzle with the right edge of the area you want to water, such as along a driveway. Tighten the head in the canister. Carefully backfill the hole and replace the sod.
Turn on the sprinklers system at the controller. Allow the head to make a few rotations, then make additional adjustments while the system is running for sprinklers repair.
Low water pressure? Solution 1: Turn on sprinkler system valves at backflow device
Check the valves
Check the sprinkler system valves on the backflow device to make sure they're open. Turn the valve on the horizontal pipe first, then the vertical pipe valve.
Low water pressure will result in the sprinkler heads barely shooting water. In extreme cases, many of the heads won't even pop up. Start with the easiest solution. Make sure the valves at the backflow device are fully open. The backflow device is located above ground, with the valve at least 12 in. above the highest sprinkler head in the yard. Most backflow devices have a valve on the horizontal and vertical pipes. Turn the valves to their open positions as shown. The sprinkler system valve is open when the handle is parallel with the pipe.
Low water pressure? Solution 2: Find and repair leaks
Photo 1: Install a slip coupling
Cut out the damaged section of line and replace it with a slip coupling. Secure the coupling with band clamps.
Photo 2: Close-up of slip coupling
A slip coupling easily expands and contracts to replace a damaged section of line.
Then check for leaks in the water line. Look for a series of sprinkler heads that aren't watering properly. The water line problem is always located between the last working head and the first nonworking head.
Look for signs of leaking water, such as water bubbling up from the soil when the sprinklers system are running, a depression in the ground, or a very wet area. If you find running water, follow the water to the highest point to find the source.
Once you locate the approximate leak site, dig straight down to the water line. Then enlarge the hole along the line, following the flow of the leaking water until you find the break or crack. Before making the repair, make sure the system is turned off at the controller.
Use a slip coupling to repair the leak. This special coupling contracts to make insertion easy. Find these couplings and other repair parts at irrigation supply stores.
To fix the leak, use a hacksaw to cut out a 4-in. section of line at the leak. Place a clamp on one of the line ends, insert the coupling, then tighten the clamp.
Place a clamp on the second pipe end, expand the coupling while inserting the nipple into the pipe, then tighten the clamp. Backfill the hole with dirt and replace the sod.
Low water pressure? Solution 3: Repair crushed pipes
Photo 1: Crushed pipe
Tree roots can grow around a pipe and squeeze it closed after several years.
Photo 2: Splice in new pipe
Cut out the damaged section of line. Replace it with a new section of line, making connections with standard couplings and band clamps.
If you can't locate a leak, the water line may be crushed or obstructed. Sometimes, roots wrap around the line and squeeze it closed over the course of several years (photo 1). Or vehicles may have compressed the soil and collapsed the line. These problems are harder to find and often require a lot of digging. Again, look for the problem after the last working head. Dig along the water line until you find the damaged section. If the line runs near a tree, start your digging there.
Once you locate the damaged section, cut it out with a hacksaw. If the line was damaged by tree roots, reroute the line by digging a new trench away from the tree.
Cut a new section of pipe to replace the damaged one. Then replace the section of pipe, connecting it at each end with regular couplings and band clamps (photo 2).
Zone not working? Solution 1: Check for voltage to the bad zone
Check for low voltage
Check the voltage to the nonworking zone using a multimeter. Touch the leads to the common terminal and zone terminal. If the voltage is too low, replace the controller.
Your watering system is divided into a series of zones. Each zone has an electrically activated sprinkler system valve that controls the heads for a designated area.
Generally, if you have a zone that's not turning on, you have an electrical problem. To solve the problem, make sure the zone wires are firmly attached to the terminals in the controller, the transformer is plugged in, and the circuit breaker at the main panel is on.
Next, test for voltage to the nonworking zone, using a multimeter (at home centers and hardware stores). Turn on the nonworking zone at the controller. Turn the multimeter dial to voltage and place one lead on the common terminal (marked "c" or "com"). Place the other lead on the terminal of the zone that's not working (photo left). It doesn't matter which lead goes to which terminal.
Refer to your owner's manual to see whether the voltage reading falls within the required range (usually 24 to 28 volts). If it doesn't, the controller needs to be replaced. (If you don't get any voltage reading, see "Check Fuse and Transformer," below.)
Fortunately, controllers rarely go bad unless struck by lightning. New ones start at $175 and can cost upward of $400. Replace a damaged controller with the same brand and model as you currently have. To replace it, label each wire that's connected to the controller with a piece of tape. Unhook the wires, then attach them to the new controller in the same sequence.
Zone not working? Solution 2: Check fuse and transformer
Test the transformer
Test the transformer voltage by placing the multimeter leads on the transformer terminals marked "24 vac" with the transformer plugged in. If the reading is less than 22, replace the transformer.
If no zones will turn on, first turn the controller to the manual setting to see if the system will run. And if it turns on manually, the controller is good but the rain sensor may be stopping the automatic programmed watering, which is what it's designed to do.
Rain sensors conserve water by preventing the system from running when the ground is already saturated and doesn't need additional watering. Some states require rain sensors on all new systems. (Your rain sensor is bad if the system runs when the ground is already wet.)
If the system doesn't run in the manual position, check the controller for power. If it has a fuse, make sure it's not blown. Or, if it has a circuit breaker reset button, press the button, then try the system again. If the system is plugged into a GFCI receptacle, press the GFCI reset button.
If it still doesn't turn on, make sure the outlet that the power transformer is plugged into is working by plugging in a power tool. And if it's working, plug the transformer back in, turn the system off and test the transformer for voltage. Using a multimeter, place a lead on each of the two transformer terminals. It doesn't matter which lead goes to which terminal.
The transformer terminals are marked "24 vac." A 24-voltage transformer should normally test between 24 and 28 volts. If the voltage falls below the manufacturer's range, replace the transformer. Simply unscrew the terminals that hold the two transformer wires in the controller and remove the transformer (photo). Insert the wires on the new transformer through the designated opening in the controller. Attach the wires to the controller terminals marked "24 vac" by placing the wire ends under the screws, then tightening them.
Zone not working? Solution 3: How to replace defective sprinkler system valve
Photo 1: Replace sprinkler solenoid
Disconnect the wires and unscrew the defective solenoid from the control valve. Insert a new one and turn it until it's finger-tight.
Photo 2: Reconnect the wires
Connect the two wires on the new solenoid to the common wire and a field wire, using waterproof connectors.
Photo 2A: Waterproof connectors
Special connectors are filled with silicone to make the connections waterproof.
If the controller, fuse and transformer check out OK, test the resistance "ohms" between the common terminal and the nonworking zone. Turn off the system, turn the multimeter to test for ohms (the omega symbol), and place the leads on the common terminal and zone terminal, just as you did to test for voltage.
Compare the ohms reading with the range listed in your owner's manual (usually 20 to 60 ohms). If the ohms fall below the required amount, the switch (solenoid) that operates the control valve for that zone is defective and needs to be replaced. The defective solenoid will be connected to the same color wire as the zone wire at the controller. (If the reading is too high, see "Repair Damaged Wires" below.)
Control valves are typically grouped with three to six valves in one box (Photo 1). The boxes are located in the ground with a cover that simply lifts off. They can be located anywhere in the yard but are usually close to the main water supply.
Although sprinkler system valves themselves rarely need to be replaced, sprinkler system solenoids do occasionally fail. Replacing them is quick and easy. Be sure the controller is in the off position (you don't need to shut off the power) and the water valves on the backflow device are turned off. Inside the control valve box, remove the wire connectors and disconnect the two wires on the defective sprinkler system solenoid from the common and field wires. Turn the solenoid counterclockwise to unscrew it from the valve (Photo 1). Water will slowly seep out of the valve opening, even with the water turned off.
Place a new solenoid in the valve and turn it until it's finger-tight. Twist the ends of the new solenoid wires onto the same common and field wires that the old solenoid was attached to (Photo 2). It doesn't matter which sprinkler system solenoid wire goes to the common and which one goes to the field wire. Twist a new waterproof wire connector over each connection (Photo 2). To make waterproof connections, use a silicone-filled "direct bury" connector (Photo 2A), available at home centers.
Repair damaged wires If the ohms reading between the common terminal and nonworking zone terminal is too high (it's sometimes an infinity reading), the problem is a severed or bad wire to the control valve. If only one zone isn't working, the field wire is damaged. If none of the zones in a control valve box is working, the common wire is damaged, although the field wires could also be bad.
To find a bad wire, bypass each in turn by temporarily substituting a 14-gauge wire for the original that you run above ground. Make the wire connections with the controller turned off. Then turn the controller back on. Test the field wire first. If the zone turns on, the old field wire is bad. Replace it with an 18-gauge wire rated for underground burial. Bury the wire at least 8 in. underground. Follow the same procedure to test the common wire.
Required Tools for this Project
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
- 4-in-1 screwdriver
- Hacksaw
- Slip joint pliers
- Spade
- Wire stripper/cutter
Required Materials for this Project
Avoid last-minute shopping trips by having all your materials ready ahead of time. Here's a list.
- Band clamps
- Replacement heads and other parts
- Tubing repair parts
- Waterproof wire connectors


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The bright colors of cilantro and 'Ruby Red' Swiss chard are beautiful.
Microgreens are a fun way to add variety to your daily meals. They are nutrient dense, colorful and have fresh flavors along with tender crunch. I have been growing microgreens about five years and they are easy for the home gardener to grow.
What are Microgreens?
Microgreens are young, immature densely grown seedlings of selected vegetables and herbs. At harvest, ranging 7 to 21 days after germination, microgreens are approximately 1-3 inches tall. At this stage, the harvested microgreens will consist of the stem, cotyledon and developing true leaves, depending on the species grown.
Microgreens versus Sprouts
There can be confusion when talking about the differences between microgreens and sprouts. Sprouts are seeds that are geminated in a high-humidity system and the entire plant (leaves, stems and roots) is harvested and consumed. Microgreens are seeds that are geminated in soilless media or on hydroponic mats and only the stems and leaves are harvested for consumption.
Growing microgreens in small containers allows the home gardener to grow a variety of colors and flavors in a relatively small area.
Uses for Microgreens
Microgreens have a variety of uses. They are used as vegetable confetti, adding flavor, texture and color to meals. They are added to salads (or can be the salad itself), sandwiches or used as a colorful garnish.
Nutrition Benefits of Microgreens
Microgreens are rich in phytonutrients. Research has shown that certain microgreen varieties have high concentrations of vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin and violaxanthins. The microgreen varieties red cabbage, cilantro, garnet amaranth and radish are especially nutritious when compared to the fully-grown vegetable.
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient as well as an important antioxidant. According to research, the content of this nutrient is six times higher in microgreens of red cabbage, 10 times more in garnet amaranth and greater than one and a half times in radish. These levels are higher than broccoli, which is recognized as an excellent source of vitamin C. The carotenoid beta-carotene, essential in protecting cell membranes, has been measured as three times and more than 260 times greater in microgreens of cilantro and red cabbage compared to levels found at maturity. Lutein and zeaxanthin are carotenoids that impact the health of our eyes. Cilantro microgreens have five times higher concentrations than the mature plants. Vitamin E concentrations in red cabbage microgreens are 40 times higher than the mature plant.
Microgreens are easy to grow under fluorescent shop lights on moveable shelves.
Growing Microgreens
Microgreens grow quickly with minimal effort, either outdoors on the porch, in front of a window or inside under lights.
There are a couple of different methods for growing microgreens for home use. The first uses a hydroponic pad or mat that retains water. These can be in either troughs or trays without holes. The microgreen seeds are sprinkled onto the pad where they germinate. The roots grow into the pad to absorb water. Moisture in the grow pad needs to be monitored on a daily basis.
The second method is to grow the microgreens in a peat-based potting medium and is much easier for the homeowner to be successful. This is also the recommended method for gardeners with limited space.
The peat-based medium can be placed directly into any container that does not have holes. The peat-based medium also can go directly into a standard 10-by-20-inch bedding flat tray without holes. You can also use small pots and place in the tray without holes. Small plastic kitchen containers or reusing plastic clamshells will also work fine.
Whichever method you use, the microgreens will need to be watered. Bottom watering is effective, especially if growing on the kitchen windowsill. When using grow mats, care must be taken to not overwater or to dislodge the germinating seeds.
The microgreen seeds should be evenly sprinkled onto the moistened growing medium. The amount of seed varies by variety and the stage of growth you want to harvest. Many varieties are only grown to the cotyledon stage and are sown thickly. Others are grown to the first true leaf stage and need more room, so the seed are sown less densely. For example, the amount of red cabbage seed required for a 10-by-20-inch tray would be 2-3 teaspoons versus 2-3 tablespoons of radish seed.
After sowing the containers or trays, they should be covered with a clear dome or even a paper towel to retain humidity until the seeds germinate. The cover can be removed after a few days.
Because of the amount of seed needed, buying seed packets from the local garden center is impractical. Seeds for microgreen use are readily available in bulk. There is a listing of seed companies that supply microgreen seeds and supplies at the end of this article.
When growing microgreens, it's more economical to purchase seed in bulk.
Microgreen Crop Species
7 to 10 days
10 to 15 days
16 to 25 days
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Good quality, fresh seed is required to successfully grow microgreens at home because you want to have very even germination. But even with high quality seed, the germination times can be a little erratic. A technique called seed priming can be useful. Seed priming involves placing the seeds in an environment where the germination process is allowed to begin before planting.
For example, gray sugar peas will germinate in waves over the course of five or six days. These are big seeds and simply soaking the seeds overnight will even out their germination times.
For microgreen varieties that have small seeds, try this seed-priming technique. In a container with tight fitting lid, place ½ cup vermiculite, 2 tablespoons water and the seed. Place in a warm location, such as the top of the refrigerator, and leave for a couple of days. After the radicle begins to emerge, spread the vermiculite and seed mixture on the growing medium. This method works well for a 10-by-20-inch tray.
I have found the book Microgreens: A Guide to Growing Nutrient-Packed Greens by Eric Franks and Jasmine Richardson to be a great resource. The authors really go into depth to guide the homeowner who wants to grow their own microgreens.
Harvesting microgreens is usually a one-cut process, so knowing the rate of growth is important. Being able to succession plant will ensure a steady supply of microgreens for your family to enjoy.
Microgreens are fragile and using a sharp pair of scissors is the easiest method to harvest. Simply grab a bunch and cut 1-2 inches long. The microgreens can be stored in a plastic storage bag or container in the refrigerator. As with any fresh vegetable, always wash before consumption.
A version of this article appeared in a November/December 2014 print edition of State-by-State Gardening.
Photography courtesy of Cindy Graf and Gary Bachman.


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2016 Kymco Super 8 50X
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If you like your fuel economy with a bit of an edge, the Super 8 50X, baby brother of the Super 8 150X, is the bike for you. With amenities ranging from a dirt bike-style front fender, naked sport bike handlebars and dual purpose knobby tires to a handlebar-mounted digital instrument pod that includes speedometer, odometer, fuel gauge and clock to the 2-up buddy seat that morphs into a rider backrest, the Super 8 50X is eminently distinctive. To make it more so, choose from matte black with matching wheels or Urban Digital Camo with matte black wheels.FEATURES
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UNASUR first began to take form in 2004 when South American leaders signed the Cusco Declaration that committed their governments to creating "a politically, socially, economically, environmentally and infrastructurally integrated South American area." Despite the diverging political agendas of the region's governments, the leaders agreed on prioritizing the group's role as a geopolitical actor or, in the words of the declaration, pursuing "concerted and coordinated political and diplomatic efforts that will strengthen the region as a differentiated and dynamic factor in its foreign relations."
In May 2008 UNASUR was officially established with the signing of a constitutive treaty in Brasilia. In September of the same year the group achieved its first diplomatic milestone when it successfully defused South America's most serious political crisis of the last five years: the attempted violent destabilization of Evo Morales' government in Bolivia. President Michele Bachelet of Chile, the pro-tempore president of UNASUR, convened an emergency meeting of South American heads of state in Santiago that quickly issued a unanimous statement strongly condemning the attacks against Bolivian democracy and announcing the creation of a commission of "support and assistance" to the Bolivian government. Soon afterwards, Bolivia's opposition groups abandoned their violent tactics and agreed to enter negotiations with the Morales government.
Though the US administration has been actively promoting the OAS as a defender of democratic stability in the hemisphere, that organization played no role at all in the peaceful resolution of the 2008 Bolivian crisis, due no doubt in part to the US' ambivalent position towards the opposition's destabilization campaign. In the nearly two years that have elapsed since UNASUR's successful diplomatic intervention in Bolivia, the group has continued to demonstrate its ability to take on the region's thorniest issues, independently of the OAS and Washington.
In August of 2009, a special UNASUR summit was held in Argentina to discuss a highly controversial agreement that expanded the US' military presence in Colombia and was perceived as threatening to Colombia's neighbors, particularly Ecuador and Venezuela. Though tensions have continued to flare over the agreement, the summit paved the way for dialogue and gave further impetus to UNASUR's Defense Council in which Latin American defense ministries engage in open discussions on national and regional defense projects. The Council's latest achievement was the Guayaquil agreement mentioned above
UNASUR also adopted a position of staunch opposition to the coup in Honduras, refusing for instance, to recognize the elections held last year under the de facto government. While Peru and Colombia – the two UNASUR governments most closely aligned to the US – eventually joined Washington in recognizing the elections, the rest of the 12-member bloc still refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the new Honduran government despite the US administration's best efforts to change their minds. Even Chile's new right-wing president, Sebastian Piñera, has reportedly backed UNASUR's official position on Honduras. As a result of this collective resolve, Spain was forced to backtrack on its decision to invite the Honduran government to participate in a Latin America-European Union summit held in Madrid on the 17th and 18th of May
On May 4th, UNASUR sent another clear signal of its intention to continue charting an independent course with the unanimous election of former Argentinean president Nestor Kirchner to the post of Secretary General of the organization. During his presidency, Kirchner opposed the US-sponsored "free trade" agenda in Latin America, rejected the Washington Consensus and International monetary Fund-led economic policies, and successfully steered his country out of the worst economic recession in its history. President Lula da Silva of Brazil welcomed Kirchner's designation as Secretary General and said that it would lead to a further "stage of transformation" for the regional bloc.


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Welcome to the Toni Pons Online Shop
Here you will find our espadrilles classified according to different criteria. We offer all the styles of the brand in our collections: ORIGENS, ESSENCIAL, PREMIUM, TONI, #INSTINT, KIDS and ATELIER. You will also find the articles sorted by their target: WOMEN, MEN and KIDS. Finally, we have other special classifications like the height of the heel, the styles we produce in SPECIAL SIZES and the VEGAN ESPADRILLES that we have.
For the coldest days, we offer a wide range of Winter Footwear for women and for men. You will find leather booties and leather boots for woman in the WINTER collection. The #INSTINT collection includes derbies, booties and sportif shoes for women and for men and in our SLIPPERS collection you will find winter home wear espadrilles. All designed so that you can wear Toni Pons throughout the year.
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Toile Shower Curtain for the Bathroom Perfection
Toile shower curtain is the kind of thing that is one of the most beneficial home appliances. The curtain has function to covering the toilet stall in your bathroom. It is available in many kinds of design and style. You can buy them in any home appliance store or you can even make them custom made. Make sure that you have the best choice for the curtain so it will match your bathroom theme and it will also be suitable for your bathroom usage.
Toile Shower Curtain Model and Design Selections
If you are looking for the toilet curtain, you can go to any home appliance stores. Do not be surprised if there, you will find a huge collection of toilet curtain. It will be such fun to picking out which curtain you want best. However, you should remember to pick the one that will be suitable with your bathroom theme. For your options, there are so many colors available. There are also so many materials and texture of the fabrics.
Blue Toile Shower Curtain for the Ocean Theme Bathroom
If your bathroom is ocean theme, the color will be dominated with blue and sand color. It is absolutely amazing indeed. You can place a tropical flower in your bathroom. You can also use the seashell as embellishing details of your bathroom. Furthermore, you can also use the blue toilet curtain since it is highly suitable with the ocean and the sky as well. However, make sure that the pattern and the texture will be suitable for you.
There are so many ways that you can do to make your bathroom beautiful. You can embellish them with certain theme, or you can also put some beautiful details. The toilet curtain is one example of bathroom embellishment that you can use. It is available in many kinds of style and model. It is also will be a great touch for your bathroom. Furthermore, it will also be functional and beneficial for your bathroom.
Toile shower curtain is the kind of home appliance suitable for your bathroom embellishment and decorations. Furthermore, it is also highly functional and beneficial for you.


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ATHENS, OHIO: The state wants an agency to throw out an appeal of a permit issued for a gas-drilling wastewater well in Southeast Ohio.
The Ohio Attorney General�s Office earlier this week filed a motion with the state oil and gas commission asking for dismissal of the appeal of a drilling permit for the injection well in Troy Township, southeast of Athens.
The Athens Messenger reports that the appeal was filed with the commission earlier this month by the Athens County Fracking Action Network. The group claims the well won�t adequately protect groundwater.
The attorney general�s office contends that permits for oil and gas wells cannot be appealed to the commission under Ohio law.
Local governments have also opposed the well.


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An interesting post on the stable@ mailing list by Matt Dillon illustrates why are jail resource limits and other such measures important on todays machines. Actually, this also illustrates one of the "pro" arguments for virtualization.
The post is very informative and I'm quoting it here:
One of the problems with resource management in general is that it has traditionally been per-process, and due to the multiplicative effect (e.g. max-descriptors * limit-per-descriptor), per-process resources cannot be set such that any given user is prevented from DDOSing the system without making them so low that normal programs begin to fail for no good reason.
Hence the advent of per-user and other more suitable resource limits, nominally set via sysctl. Even with these, however, it is virtually impossible to protect against a user DDOS. The kernel itself has resource limitations which are fairly easy to blow out... mbufs are usually the easiest to blow up, followed by pipe KVM memory. Filesytems can be blown up too by creating sparse files and mmap()ing them (thus circumventing normal overcommit limitations).
Paging just itself, without running the system out of VM, can destroy a machine's performance and be just as effective a DDOS attack as resource starvation is.
Virtual memory resources are similarly impacted. Overcommit limiting features have as many downsides as they have upsides. Its an endless argument but I've seen systems blow up with overcommit limits set even more readily than with no (overcommit) limits set. Theoretically overcommit limits make the system more manageable but in actual practice they only work when the application base is written with such limits in mind (and most are not). So for a general purpose unix environment putting limits on overcommit tends to create headaches. To be sure, in a turn-key environment overcommit serves a very important function. In a non-turn-key environment however it will likely create more problems than it will solve.
The only way to realistically deal with the mess, if it is important to you, is to partition the systems' real resources and run stuff inside their own virtualized kernels each of which does its own independent resource management and whos I/O on the real system can be well-controlled as an aggregate.
Alternatively, creating very large swap partitions work very well to mitigate the more common problems. Swap itself is changing its function. Swap is no longer just used for real memory overcommit (in fact, real memory overcommit is quite uncommon these days). It is now also used for things like tmpfs, temporary virtual disks, meta-data caching, and so forth. These days the minimum amount of swap I configure is 32G and as efficient swap storage gets more cost effective (e.g. SSDs), significantly more. 70G, 110G, etc.
It becomes more a matter of being able to detact and act on the DDOS/resource issue BEFORE it gets to the point of killing important processes (definition: whatever is important for the functioning of that particular machine, user-run or root-run), and less a matter of hoping the system will do the right thing when the resource limit is actually reached. Having a lot of swap gives you more time to act.