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I used to fancy myself a pretty good climber, and so it came as no surprise I would one day want to ride on Sheep Ranch Road. Nestled in the Sierra foothill Gold Country, it's known far and wide for its steep climbs.
Like the gold miners of the 1840s, I sought something precious — a challenging day riding through California's glorious countryside, cloaked in pines, oaks, grassy slopes and wildflowers. Ah, the beauty of it all.
I set out early Sunday morning for a one-day blitz, driving across the Central Valley, through Stockton and then Highway 4 to Murphys (2,175 ft., 663 m). Much to my surprise, Hwy 4 is nothing like the congested Hwy 120/108 I had come to know from my many Sierra rides starting in Sonora. It's a relative wilderness driving Hwy 4 across spectacular rolling hills, once past what little there is in the way of orchards at the far northern perimeter of Central Valley.
I parked at the modest Murphys Park on S. Algiers Street a stone's throw south of Main Street. It has bathroom facilities and there's plenty of parking just down the street at the Black Bart Playhouse.
I started off right on time at 8 a.m., stopping to take a photo of the historic Murphys Hotel, serving the public since 1856. Under clear skies and crisp cool air I went a short block to Church Street on Algiers, hung a left and then hung a quick right onto the signed Sheep Ranch Road.
Immediately I started climbing on smooth pavement, passing houses among a forest of oaks, toyon, and pines. It wasn't long before I started seeing the patch-quilt road for which Sheep Ranch is known. There are patches on patches on patches. At least there weren't any wheel-sucking holes.
Mercer Caves
After a mile I reached the first summit (2,400 ft., 731 m) and started a bumpy descent, passing the Mercer Caves, at one time a sacred Indian burial site before being discovered by miner Walter J. Mercer in 1885. More teeth-chattering descending took me to San Domingo Creek, a scene I would learn to fear as the ups and downs took their toll.
I started another climb of about a mile, with the grade gradually increasing to as much as 13 percent, but I was fresh and in the cool air the climb didn't faze me. A beautiful ranch house occupied an idyllic narrow canyon to my right.
At 2760 ft., 841 m. I started another descent. I would discover throughout the ride that the altitude never went above 2,800 feet and never went below 1,000 feet. How much climbing can there be in such a narrow span? Indian Creek, with its couple of played out mines, came next.
I started another climb. It was much the same, long stretches of 10 percent, punctuated by short sections of 13-15 percent. The miners no doubt carved a trail with horse and mule and later widened the path for horse and wagon, not giving much thought to gradient.
Passing Fallon Road on my right I told myself I would make a side excursion and come back down this way; there are uncompromising views higher up at 3,000 feet.
At 2,728 feet I crested the hill and started down the steep road to San Antonio Creek. This was a more serious descent with plenty of sections of 13-15 percent. The next climb is no less forgiving as it took me to Sheep Ranch, a community of sorts — mostly a collection of houses at an intersection.
Beyond Sheep Ranch the road improved and took on a civilized appearance with white fog lines and double-yellow center stripes. As I climbed the side of a rock wall I enjoyed a slightly less steep climb that eventually broke out into a lush valley studded with oak trees and the occasional ranch house.
After 13.8 miles I arrived at Railroad Flat Road and told myself it wasn't that bad even if all the climbs were well over 10 percent. I was fresh.
Heading north on the wider Railroad Flat I enjoyed smooth pavement and light to moderate traffic. Railroad Flat had a nice descent dropping 100 feet into another wide valley.
Jesus Maria Delights
In four miles I arrived at my designated left turn onto Jesus Maria Road. It reminded me of a mish mash of roads in my area – Old La Honda, Carmel Valley's upper reaches, and later even Ebbetts Pass. Each climb, and there were quite a few, jabbed up. No let up here. I finally reached the big descent where I stopped to take in the panorama of the Sierra foothills. I rested my bike against one of those flimsy reflector poles, where the road dropped straight down 20 feet. All it would have taken was a gust of wind…
I continued down the bumpy road for several miles before it leveled out in a secluded valley carved out by Jesus Maria Creek. Now this was my kind of riding.
Hawver for the Dogs
My next turn came on Hawver Road at the base of a steep hill occupied by the Blue Jay Mine. I knew Hawver was dirt. I downshifted after crossing the creek and started climbing. The road had gravel but it wasn't too bad. Quickly the road steepened, 13-14-15-20 percent. When I was young and strong…no problem. Not today. This went on for 0.3 miles before the grade became more civilized.
I rode on climbing past occasional houses, wondering if I would be accosted by our four-legged friend. One house even had a sign for "Dog Crossing." It was not far beyond this house where I had one of those moments of dread. Two Great Danes dashed from my left down a driveway, barking like crazy. I had a steep climb ahead and knew I couldn't outrun them. As fate would have it, Danes are passive beasts and they didn't run beyond the end of the driveway. I was spared.
More climbing with occasional flat sections through the countryside brought me to a brief descent on a section of pavement, followed by more dirt and then pavement again. As is typical for this area, the climb quickly turned into a slugfest with sections of 17 percent. I peaked at 1,656 feet and began the swift descent to the uninteresting Gold Strike Road.
San Andreas Rest
In less than 2 miles I arrived in San Andreas (1,008 ft.), 38 miles on my cyclometer, where I stopped for food and drink at a gas station. I bought a quart of Gatorade and figured that would see me back to Murphys. With the temperature hovering in the upper 70s it still wasn't all the bad with a cooling breeze.
After a brief stretch of riding on moderately busy Hwy 49 I turned left onto Mountain Ranch Road and then right onto Calaveritas Road (little skulls). Each climb started seeming like it was too steep at this point as fatigue set in.
I arrived at the community of Calaveritas and had to stop to take a photo of the railroad trestle in the middle of nowhere. Lovely. This ancient mining town used to be hopping but the gold played out eons ago and the town burned down.
Fricot City Road's Dirt
More climbing brought me to Fricot City Road, which headed uphill inexorably. At some point I knew it turned to dirt. Many sections of 14 percent punctuated the climb. By now it was getting annoying, especially considering I wasn't gaining all that much altitude.
In all this wilderness I came upon yet another community in the middle of nowhere — a state-managed reform school, Rite of Passage, home of the Rams. I can think of worse places to be held. As I passed by this most unusual location high in the foothills, I saw teens working out on the well-manicured football field.
Not far beyond the school the pavement turned to dirt. This time the climbing wasn't so bad and I had high hopes I could make it to 2,700 feet without any steep stuff. As I rolled along looking at steep hillsides I was struck by how familiar it all seemed compared to Loma Prieta Road.
Pedaling along in the bright sunshine with smooth dirt under my wheels and wildflowers everywhere, what more could I ask for? Pretty soon the climbing became more serious with stretches of 10 percent. Finally, in what I later discovered would be the last of the climbing, some sections of 14 percent made life difficult.
At the crest of a hill with what looked like more climbing ahead I stopped and took a photo. I knew I was fairly close to pavement and Sheep Ranch, but I wondered if I could make it beyond that as the leg cramps were starting.
After less than a mile I reached pavement and raced down to Sheep Ranch Road, turned right and plunged back down to San Antonio Creek. From here the climbing took on a different complexion as the leg cramps took hold. Advil did not come to the rescue this time. I dipped my hat in the creek and brushed off a tick looking for a meal.
With temps in the low 80s I climbed back up the road I had raced down earlier in the day. At the summit of the climb I heard a hissing sound. Flat. A chance to rest.
Eventually I made it back to Murphys and rehydrated at the local food market. It was at this market on several Sierra rides we stopped for refreshments under the burning sun on our way back to Sonora.
Sheep Ranch Road lived up to its reputation in every respect. In only 63 miles I had logged 9,230 feet of climbing. (The Mt. Hamilton ride of 102 miles is only 7,800 feet of climbing.) But I didn't see a single sheep.


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It seems that just about everything in Illinois works against taxpayers.
Income taxes were raised just a few years ago. Property taxes are way too high and continue to increase even though property values have decreased significantly since 2009. State government spends our tax dollars as if it were Monopoly money.
Taxpayers need a break.
While we don't expect to see any big breaks given the current leadership in Springfield, small ones are at least a start.
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The legislation, filed earlier this month, puts the burden of proof on the assessor to prove why an increased property value is warranted.
The number of homeowners who challenged their property assessments has skyrocketed in recent years. Under the current appeals process, it is up to the homeowner to provide evidence that the assessment should be lowered. Homeowners are required to track down recent sales data of comparable homes showing that their house has been overassessed. The comparable properties have to be of similar size, story height, quality of construction and style.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
rainy day lentil soup with tomatoes, cumin, and kale
8 comments:
Ahoy Katrina Hall,
Are you the my-friend-from-Dalton-way-back-in-the-last-century Katrina Hall? I think you are but am not postive.
I came across your blog by accident, sort of, yesterday. I, too, am a Joyful Cook, tho not, sadly, in a farmhouse kitchen, but in a cramped one in NYC. If you are that Kat, your recipes and pix are DIVINE and I'd love to hear back. If you're another, your recipes & pix are DIVINE.
Joanna Kyd (Schwartz)
- May 8, 2012 at 1:25 PM
- katrina said...
Oh my gosh - maybe? I'm SO bad at remembering names from the 9 schools I went to:) But Dalton was one of them:) If you're on FB, I am too, as well as the blog. I'll email you - trying to remember names! Dana, Tracy, Ashoka, Ellen, Mme. Ernst?
Thanks, and glad you liked the blog!
- May 8, 2012 at 1:50 PM
- Marianne said...
Lovely soup, lovely pictures, lovely recipe!
- May 8, 2012 at 6:21 PM
- katrina said...
Many thanks, Marianne! And I loved your poem to the lilacs - ours are not quite out thanks to lots of rain and cool temperatures!
- May 8, 2012 at 6:25 PM
- Kalyn Denny said...
I'm not a fan of rainy days, but this soup would definitely help!
- May 9, 2012 at 1:24 PM
- katrina said...
Kalyn, I adore rainy days, and tonight we are supposed to get thunderstorms!- totally my favorite weather!
This is a great soup, loaded with all sorts of tasty pings of goodness. So happy you enjoyed!
- May 9, 2012 at 4:03 PM
- Barb said...
Yum for the soup! I, too, love lentil soup.
(and your photos are so lovely - you do seem to have a natural talent that I so admire.). thank you for sharing these.
- May 10, 2012 at 10:47 AM
- katrina said...
As always, thank you for your wonderful input, Barb! It makes me feel very appreciated, which is sometimes hard to find:)
Has your day been as strange as ours? Sun, rain, clouds, moody, exhausting. Hope tomorrow the weather can make up its mind!
And so delighted you are also a lentil-lover like me:)
- May 10, 2012 at 5:38 PM


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This is my last installment about eating our way through Australia. We have made it to New Zealand now and we have a kitchen again... we're cooking up a storm and I promise new recipes are on their way. We even foraged for our own mussels the other day. It feels great to be cooking for ourselves again!
I fell in love with Sydney 11 years ago - its warm mild weather, Caribbean blue waters, Victorian architecture, modern attitude, and great food. The city felt like a culturally diverse meeting ground for the Pacific and South East Asia. And that sparkly light....man oh man.
Back then, P and I were in our 20s. We stayed in a stylish little hotel in the then slightly seedy neighborhood of Darlinghurst. The area was packed with new vibrant restaurants. We ate like kings.
This time around, with two kids in tow, we settled into a comfortable apartment in posh and quiet Balmoral, a gorgeous ferry ride away from downtown. The neighborhood was picturesque with clean sandy beaches dotted with little sailboats and families strolling in the sun.
My favorite dish was the creamy white polenta (shown in the top photo) topped with fresh figs, poached ginger pears, and cream. I am dying to figure out their trick to achieving this perfectly smooth porridge. Anyone know Bather's secret? If you do please share. I could eat it every day.
Update: I think I have figured out how to make the polenta. I hope to share with you all soon!
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i could just dive into that bowl of polenta. i'm thinking we should start eating polenta for breakfast with almonds and maple syrup. i'm craving variety. and fall has finally arrived. you guys are experiencing some nice weather, i would imagine. beautiful photos, as usual. you make me want to travel to all these places.ReplyDelete
Phyllis, I agree. Now we just have to get our hands on some of that super fine white polenta. It was amazing.ReplyDelete
Yes it is Spring down South... Just went to the farmer's market and bought asparagus. Kinda disorientating: as the holidays approach my body is trained to craving hearty comfort foods but here all is fresh and green.
Miss you.
I love traveling through the lens of your camera, so beautiful! You've been taking great photos, really moody, reflecting the vibe of all those places you guys are lucky to see :)ReplyDelete
Thanks M:) We do feel really lucky!ReplyDelete
I have recently discovered your blog and love it - travel and food - the perfect combination!ReplyDelete
Where My Heart Is, thanks for the nice comment!ReplyDelete
Those are gorgeous photos! Found you via Tastespotting. I wanna eat that polenta :-DReplyDelete
Stephanie, thanks for the nice note! I was so in love with that polenta that I figured out how to make it for myself. I'll be posting the recipe in the next few days:)ReplyDelete
amazing photos. the color in the first one is great. love how the fig pops.ReplyDelete


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OK, maybe not. But now the boys from Arsenal are returning the favor and it's pretty funny.
To promote their upcoming friendly against the New York Red Bulls, Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Serge Gnabry, and Mathieu Flamini all did their best impersonations of New Yorkese with all the catch phrases you expect. Fuggedaboutit! Are you talking to me? Can I get a cup of coffee?
(Yes, we know the Red Bulls play in New Jersey. You know what? So do the Giants and the Jets. Deal with it.)
Clearly, these boys aren't cut out to be New Yorkers, but an honorable mention goes to Jenkinson for his a damn fine "I'm walking here!" that includes arm flapping and head shaking. Then keep watching to hear them try really, really hard to nail that awww sound in cup of coffee. Like scoring goals, it's harder than you think.


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Pena goes Deep for Rays Victory
Rays 5, Royals 3
In the past, my Sat. night's when the Rays were out of town did not include Rain Delays and sitting their watching alternative Tv shows. I used to hit my old watering hole about 8-ish, or after 5 innings. Usually by then, you knew what kind of outcome was coming for the Rays.
But, in this playoff-drenched year, you never know what Rays team is going to show up on any night.
Could it be the offensive minded juggernaut who scored at will a few weeks ago, or the runs challenged little cousin we have seen here in KC this weekend. The Rays now have to get up as much for the little guys they are suppose to beat, as the giants in the AL.
In the coming weeks, the little guys are going to decide this pennant race. The Rays used to be in the spoiler roles for playoff bound squads. Now, they are in the crosshairs of teams wanting to shoot the upstarts back to earth and home in October. We forgot to bring our "A" game against the "little guys", and the teams we are suppose to beat are beating us to the punch.
We are now the team that should dictate what our record and rise up accordingly. But I think we might not have that strong a opinion of our own worth just yet. We know what talents we have, but are not using or abusing our own goods to succeed this year.
Maybe people are right, maybe we are just scratching the surface and will not be the monster this year. We still have over 60 games to prove the world wrong, but the path is uphill and the Rays have seemed to be on a slippery slope on the road lately
I think the Rays need to finally put that game face on 24/7 and grit it out for the next 60-ish games and show that this team is the one to delegate the playoffs this season, and not be the last one invited to the party.
Time to RSVP Rays, are you up to the test?
One of the foundations of this teams playoff run this season has been the play of Carl Crawford. In the last few seasons, Crawford has rasied his average and steal totals every season. This year might be the first year he is not going to keep pace with that stat, but Crawford for the first time in his Ray's career is not being asked to carry this team.
That has raised some questions into Carl's heart for the Rays', or passion for the game. I do not think there is any question that the reason Carl is more aggressive at the plate is that he sees, and knows that this is a turning point year in his baseball career. Not because of contract situations, but because of expectations of the team and himself are finally meeting each other.
For the first time since he put that old Ray's jersey on his back, he knows that this team can win, and that he can be a cornerstone for that feat.
Crawford recorded two triples last night in a contest that was delayed and dominated by extreme weather and outstanding defense by both squads. Crawford went 2-4 last night with 2 RBI's to help the Rays win over the Royals.
Crawford has his 7th multi-triple game of his career. Carl joined former Royals great George Brett in 3rd place since WWII in multiple triples games. Willy Mays currently hold the record with 10 multi-triple games in his career. With Crawford's increase offensive power, that record is sure to fall in the future.
The triples, numbers' 80 and 81, move Crawford past Hall of Famer Arky Vaughan ( 1939) to become the first player since Vaughan to reach 80 triples before his 27th birthday. C C had been 1-35 in his pervious 8 road games for the Rays.
Scott Kazmir pitched the first 4 innings for Tampa Bay, before a rain delayed the game for an hour and thirteen minutes. Upon completion of the delay, Kazmir threw one more inning before retiring for the night.
When Kazmir came back onto the mound after the delay, his pitches seemed a bit more crisp and his placement was better. In his 5 innings, Kazmir gave up 2-runs on 7-hits and got 5 strikeouts.
Kazmir came into the game with a 3-4 record on the road, with a 4.10
ERA. Kazmir lifetime had an 5.90 ERA against the Royals.
Carlos Pena has been considered a keystone to the Rays push for a winning .500 season and a possible playoff berth. Pena is riding a current 29 game on base streak. It is the longest streak in the majors this year. Pena also hit his second homer in the 9th inning las night to put a cushion on the Rays victory over the Royals.
Pena's 2 hits in both of those games gave him his first back-to-back multi-hit games this year. Carlos has been 5-31 in his last 9 games.
Pena's 17th homer of the season, led off the 9th inning for the Rays, and gave a much needed insurance run for the win.
Trever Miller, Al Reyes, and Dan Wheeler came on and blanked the Royals before Troy Percival took over in the 9th inning. Miller had better control in his inning, and might have corrected the small error in his delivery that caused him such problems in the Rays' homestand.
Percival came on in the 9th innig and recorded his 22 save of the season. The save (346) puts him 1 save away from tying Randy Meyers for 8th on the All-Time save list.
Troy's 9th inning started with Gabe Gross's misplay of a Russ Gload fly ball that bounced off the Royals Bullpen Wall and allowed him to reach thrid on the play. E German then came up and singled after going to a 2-2 count against Percival. Gload scored on the play and put the Royal to within 2 runs of the Rays.
Percival then retired the next 3 batters, all on hit balls to record the save for the Ray's 61st win. Percival has made 4 appearances since his return off the DL and is 3-3 in save opportunities for the team. He is holding opponents to a .175 average this year.
In the 2nd inning of the game, the Rays did an impressive job of moving over the runner and getting a run. It is the type of run producing action that the Rays will have to duplicate often if they plan on staying atop the AL East for much longer.
The inning began with Calros Pena waling to start the inning. Willy Aybar then came up and bunted Pena over to second base. A Dioner Navarro single put Pena on third with 1 out in the inning. Eric Hinske picked up an RBI when he grounded out to second, and Pena scored for the Rays.
Perfect execution of a common National League style of play to get runs on the board. The Rays need to institute this type of situation more in the coming games to help produce and consistantly record runs for the victories. Leaving men on base has been a huge problem for the team this year, and is a great achille's heel that must be fixed before any playoff dreams can be fulfilled.
Heads up to all you L L Cool J fans. If you do not get your tickets soon for the Aug 2nd game against the Tigers, you might not be able to see this Rap Giant's show at the Trop. Tickets are going fast, and when they reach that magical number, the game will be a sell-out.
I think you might see the game sold out by Thursday of this week. The contest will also be a giveaway night, with the first 7,500 fans getting a B J Upton figurine. The figurine features B J sliding into a base and is a great collector's item. The night is also African-American Night at the Trop and will be saluting the African-American accomplishments throughout MLB's history.
So get your tickets early before you have to watch the Youtube videos of this great concert event. See you at the Trop.


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Festive Zucchini Lasagna
It's unusual for me to make a recipe with this many steps, but this dish is worth the effort. I based it on my grandma's traditional lasagna recipe and substituted tofu for the ricotta cheese and vegan ground round for the meat, then further lightened it up with long strips of zucchini in place of one of the layers of noodles. This lasagna freezes well, so the time you dedicate to making the dish will pay off in delicious leftovers later.
11 to 12 ounces whole-grain lasagna noodles
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
8 ounces cremini or white button mushrooms, sliced
2 teaspoons reduced-sodium tamari
8 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
1 package (14 ounces) vegan ground round
2 heaping teaspoons brown sugar
1 jar (about 25 ounces) marinara sauce
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1⁄2 cup chopped fresh basil
14 to 16 ounces firm regular tofu, drained
1⁄2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1⁄4 teaspoon reduced-sodium tamari
Sea salt
Freshly ground pepper
2 zucchini
12 to 15 ounces vegan mozzarella cheese, shredded
3 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
5 ounces (about 6 cups, lightly packed) baby spinach
1 teaspoon italian seasoning (optional)
Sea salt
Freshly ground pepper
To prepare the noodles, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the noodles. Decrease the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the noodles are almost tender. Drain and rinse under cool water, then drain well. Transfer to a large bowl. Drizzle with the oil and gently toss to coat.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread some of the noodles on the lined baking sheet in a single layer. Top with another sheet of parchment paper and more noodles in a single layer. Continue in this way with the remaining noodles. (This will keep the noodles from sticking together while you prepare the rest of the recipe.)
To make the mushroom sauce, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Drizzle with the tamari and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and italian seasoning and cook, stir- ring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Add the vegan ground round, breaking it up with a potato masher or large spoon. Add a small amount of water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if the mixture seems dry. Stir in the brown sugar and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegan ground round is slightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir the remaining tablespoon of oil into 1 cup of the marinara sauce and set aside. Stir the remaining marinara sauce, tomatoes, and basil into the mushroom mixture. Decrease the heat to low, partially cover to prevent splattering, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, to make the tofu ricotta, put the tofu, parsley, and tamari in a medium bowl and mash with a potato masher until the mixture has the consistency of ricotta cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Slice each zucchini lengthwise into 1⁄8- to 1⁄4-inch thick strips.
Spread the reserved cup of marinara sauce evenly over the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch glass or ceramic baking pan. Arrange one-third of the lasagna noodles over the sauce. Spread one- third of the mushroom sauce over the noodles in an even layer. Top with all the zucchini, arranged lengthwise (in the same direction as the noodles), then all the tofu mixture, spread in an even layer. Arrange another one-third of the noodles over the tofu mixture. Spread another one-third of the mushroom sauce over the noodles in an even layer. Scatter two-thirds of the vegan mozzarella over the mushroom sauce, then sprinkle with the toasted wheat germ. Top with all the spinach, pressing it down firmly. Arrange the remaining noodles over the spinach, then spread the remaining mushroom sauce over the noodles. Scatter the remaining vegan mozzarella over the top. Sprinkle the optional italian seasoning over the top, along with some salt and pepper if desired.
Cover and bake for about 55 minutes. Uncover and bake for 5 to 7 minutes, until slightly golden on top.
Let cool for 15 minutes. Serve warm.
Maple Tofu Whip
When you feel the need for a whipped cream topping or one of those analogs with unspeakable ingredients, try this creamy tofu whip instead. Its smooth texture and delicate flavor will complement almost any dessert, from frozen concoctions to cakes and pies. It's also great over plain fresh fruit.
5 ounces soft regular or silken tofu, drained
1⁄4 cup plain or vanilla nondairy milk
2 tablespoons maple syrup or agave nectar
1⁄8 teaspoon vanilla extract
Put all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and process until smooth and creamy. Transfer to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, until well chilled. Serve cold. Stored in a covered container in the refrigerator, the topping will keep for 5 to 7 days.
RASPBERRY-MAPLE TOFU WHIP: To imbue this topping with a pretty pink hue, along with a hint of raspberry flavor, add 8 to 12 raspberries before blending.
Carrot and Orzo Soup
Served with whole-grain crackers or crusty rolls, this light soup makes a great first course or light supper. Orzo is a rice-shaped pasta that cooks up quickly, making it excellent for adding body to soups.
4 cups vegetable broth
1⁄2 cup water
1 large carrot, diced
1 scallion, white and green parts, sliced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus more for garnish
1 teaspoon reduced-sodium tamari
3⁄4 cup orzo, preferably multicolored
Sea salt
Freshly ground pepper
Put the broth and water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Stir in the carrot, scallion, parsley, and tamari. Decrease the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for about 8 minutes. Stir in the orzo and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the orzo and carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. To serve, ladle the soup into bowls. Garnish with parsley if desired.


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With all of the advice on sex out there, it can be confusing or downright intimidating to the average Joe who is looking to increase their performance in the bedroom. The truth is, though, most of the advice of these so-called sexperts is either too basic or too complex for you to remember when the curtain is drawn and you're suddenly overcome by those primal urges and, possibly, bad habits.
Men can't help it, we were made with very basic sexual needs, while women are much more advanced and respond differently to different stimulation.
This guide is created to cover various techniques that you can easily add to your sex game, which can be shared with the woman that you're trying to give said mind-blowing orgasm to.
- K.I.S.S. – Keep it Simple, Stupid
The average sex expert will make you think complex sex positions or techniques need to be memorized like a field manual in order to give pleasure to all women.
What you should be doing: The real truth is that if you're thinking too much about what you're doing, that means you're not paying attention to the woman's reactions and subtle cues that lead you to her orgasm.
- Under the Hood
Men have come to learn the importance of the clitoris and how it is required to bring the majority of all women to climax, but most miss the fact that the clitoris is more than just that pearl sticking out.
What you should be doing: When you pull back the clitoral hood, make sure your tongue is paying service to the entire shaft of the clit, including above and below it with your tongue. Sucking and humming on the clitoris allows you to reach nerve endings that are hiding under the hood, so alternate with those motions and you'll give more pleasure and more depth to the orgasm.
- Switch Gears
This might sound obvious to more experienced guys out there, but simply drilling your lover as much as possible before you orgasm is not a solid strategy. Women are most receptive to subtle changes in strokes and getting the best "friction" inside the vagina, so to speak. That means different things for every woman, as no vagina is identical.
What you should be doing: In order to maximize each thrust into her and make sure you're getting the best bang for your buck, you have to experiment with different angles, speeds, and patterns. That means going slow, even stopping, can lead to more pleasure for a woman if you keep her begging for more. Going hard and fast is obviously money when she needs a quickie or if there has been enough buildup for her to demand it, but in most situations: variety is the spice.
- Butt, Play for Fun
Anal play is by far the biggest trend for the next generation of lovemaking.
That doesn't mean every woman is having full-on anal sex, but it does mean that it is much less taboo to have some type of anal stimulation. Simply rubbing the outside of her anus can be enough to send her over the edge.
What you should be doing: Obviously, anal play requires great comfort between both parties, always communicate your interest in playing with her butt before attempting to put anything near there. With that said, start things slow with just a finger while going at it doggy, it's important for her to be aroused first. With enough lube and patience, anal can be an easy way to bring your woman to orgasm, even if it doesn't progress to full-on sex.
In short, it's all about increasing the layers of pleasure to send her over the edge.


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Also, in accordance with the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, we have designated a chief data officer for the agency. His name is Jeremy D'Antoni, and you can reach him at [email protected]
Here's what we offer now
Currently, you can find many valuable reports and data sets on our website.
- From reports & publications, you can find such documents as our most recent budget (PDF), our performance and accountability reports, and our strategic plan (PDF).
- From bank & association oversight, you can find information about the Farm Credit System (FCS), which it is our mission to regulate. Included on this page are links to the System's quarterly financial indicators, as well as to quarterly data that each institution submits to FCA through FCS call reports.
- From the guidance page, you can find guidance that we've provided to help the System comply with all laws and regulations and to meet its congressional mission.
- From the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) homepage, you can find all FOIA annual reports published since 2000, as well as the Chief FOIA Officer Report to the Department of Justice Pursuant to Attorney General Holder's FOIA Guidelines.
If the preceding pages do not contain the information you seek, you can go to the FOIA homepage and submit a request for access to the information you would like.
We encourage public participation in our rulemaking
To promote public participation in the rulemaking process, we post notices on our homepage under latest updates each time we issue a notice for public comments in the Federal Register. We also provide easy access to all pending regulations from our FCA pending regulations & notices page.
In addition, we periodically review our regulations to identify rules that are obsolete, unnecessary, unjustified, excessively burdensome, or counterproductive; and we seek input from the public in identifying such rules. See our Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules (PDF) to learn more about how we conduct this review and how we encourage members of the public to participate in the process.
We use plain writing to increase transparency
An important part of transparency is ensuring that information provided to the public is easy to understand. To improve the clarity of government writing, Congress passed the Plain Writing Act of 2010. See Plain writing at FCA to learn how FCA is working to comply with the Act and to ensure that the materials it issues are clear and reader-friendly.
We use digital tools to increase transparency
We use a variety of digital tools to reach out to our stakeholders. We have solicited input through website customer satisfaction surveys. We also solicit comments on regulatory actions through our website. For more information about the digital strategies we are using and plan to use, see Digital strategy at FCA.
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On a dark night, there can be something malevolent and looming about the trees. They rustle suspiciously behind you. It's like they're hiding some invisible monster. Turns out they are, or it least it looks that way when you shine a projector at them.
These creepy tree-faces are the result of an art project by Clément Briend called "Journées du Patrimoine, Domaine de Saint-Cloud." The effect was achieved using photo-quality, large format projectors with slightly modified optics. The result is ethereal floating tree-faces, that capitalise on the texture of the tress to appear three dimensional and just all around creepy. Who said flat white surfaces were ideal for projectors?
It's certainly a cool effect, and must have been even cooler in person, but I certainly wouldn't want one of those illuminated faces staring through my bedroom window at night. [Designboom via Laughing Squid]


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Once a rising star in the '70s New York art scene, 80-year-old "boxing" painter Ushio Shinohara hopes to reinvigorate his career as he preps for his latest show. His wife, and de facto assistant, Noriko, seeks her own recognition through her "Cutie" illustrations, which depict their chaotic, yet sustained, 40-year marriage. Heinzerling's camera captures the Brooklyn-based couple at home and at work, combining candid vérité scenes, archival footage and charming animated sequences of Noriko's drawings. CUTIE AND THE BOXER captures two lives united by a dedication to art-making for a touching meditation on the eternal themes of love and sacrifice.


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MOSCOW — After a month camped out in a transit area of Moscow's international airport, fugitive Edward Snowden on Wednesday received clean clothing and a copy of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" — but no final word that he would be allowed into the country after having leaked U.S. surveillance secrets, his lawyer said.
A Russian immigration official indicated Wednesday that his government would soon give the former National Security Agency contractor a document enabling him to leave Sheremetyevo Airport and stay in Russia temporarily, under tight official constraints.
Nicaragua, Bolivia and Venezuela have offered to give Snowden refuge, but pressure from Washington and concerns that the United States or Europe might block him from traveling through their airspace have prevented the fugitive from leaving Russia. Snowden's lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, said Wednesday that his client, who has been charged in the United States with leaking classified information, has started to learn Russian and is preparing for an extended sojourn in the country.
Vladimir Volokh, head of the public council of the Russian Federal Migration Service, said Snowden would be handed a certificate stating that he had applied for political asylum.
Snowden would "only be allowed to stay in places designated by Russian law enforcement agencies," Volokh told the Ekho Moskvy radio station.
If Snowden's request for temporary asylum is granted, a process likely to take at least three months, he would, in theory, have the freedom to get a job and move around the country.
Kucherena visited the airport Wednesday and said he brought Snowden some clothing because he has been wearing the same cotton shirt and pants for the last month. Kucherena said he also brought writings by Dostoyevsky and Anton Chekhov so that Snowden could familiarize himself with classic Russian literature.
Snowden is "very grateful to Russia for not banishing him and not betraying him," said Kucherena, who described his client as an "extraordinary" person.
"He is just waiting," the lawyer said. "He is trying to be brave."
Snowden has been stranded in a tedious diplomatic limbo at the airport — without permission or documentation to officially enter Russia or travel to another country — since flying there from Hong Kong on June 23. His constricted circumstances are a bit like those of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, who is under investigation by the United States for disseminating leaked secrets and who has been holed up inside the Ecuadoran Embassy in London since June 2012.
Snowden has admitted giving reporters voluminous information about secret surveillance programs. He said he wanted to draw public attention to data-gathering that he believes violates privacy rights.
Although reporters rushed to the airport Wednesday as Russian media began reporting that Snowden had received the certificate he needed to leave, Kucherena said the departure would not happen before Thursday and could be later.
"He is staying in the transit zone in accordance with the existing regulations," Kucherena said. "He is acting precisely within the framework of the regulations."
Snowden's situation "is unique for Russia, and we must understand that there have never been such cases or applications before," the lawyer added. "There is a certain procedure, and the Federal Migration Service is obliged to comply with it."
Snowden asked the Russian government for temporary asylum last week, adding another layer of complexity to U.S.-Russia relations, which are already strained over differences on the civil war in Syria, international adoptions and other issues.
President Vladimir Putin has said that, to be granted asylum, Snowden would have to stop releasing information that could harm the United States. Snowden has previously indicated that he sees life in Russia as a short-term solution and hopes eventually to move to Latin America.
"We are seeking clarity from Russian authorities about Mr. Snowden's status and any change in it," White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on its Web site that Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke Wednesday about "bilateral relations" and about preparations for a conference on a political settlement in Syria.
Michael Birnbaum in Berlin contributed to this report.


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Recently I've found that there are some useful Twitter communities forming around conferences, not just people using Twitter for twitters sake as when the microblog appeared a couple of years ago! This means that attendees who may not know each other or even ever meet are bound in conversation by a simple hash tag eg. #hksummit. This tag was used at the recent Apple Education Leadership Summit in Hong Kong.
During the keynotes, panel discussion and workshops there was a fascinating subtext being formed around the content. Photos of participants and slides were posted to Flickr, links to videos, and quotes from presenters appeared in a livestream via the hash-tag. Also informative, were the reflections on the conference process, the conversation between those there live, and those elsewhere wanting to know more. You can add me to your Twitter PLN here.
The challenge now for schools is to offer student access to these such conversations, especially if they want to 'continue' to be relevant venues for learning. Some of the speakers and organisers talk about the asynchronous global community that took part in the conference in this video below.
Kim Cofino wrote it best recently where she pondered:
"I didn't find myself in awe of any specific presentations or the information I learned from them, but I reveled in the power of my personal learning network to help me make connections, push my thinking, and expand my horizons."
The same occurred at the recent Educause conference. While many said it wasn't the best conference they had been to, many were impressed with the stream of conversation happening in the background via Twitter and other web2ls like CoverItLive.What matters most to me in these adult learning environments is the spontaneous community that forms around the content and conversation. The document (#hksummit) left behind by the conversation is also a fairly realistic appraisal of an event.I've also enjoyed many of the reflections in blog posts by #hksummit attendees for example:
Brett Moller: This conference had fascinating conversations happening, mostly facilitated by twitter. Simply by tagging all tweets with #hksummit, we suddenly had an amazing conversation that is still continuing today. The richness of the conversation and the content shared is truly remarkable. It is a conversation that is recorded and easy to follow. The value in this conference was found in so many places, however, the greatest treasure is in the conversations and the network that is built.
Julie Lindsay: The power of connecting with and extending my own personal learning network is priceless at this type of event.
Andrew Torris: I can also guarantee you that the admin that attended the HKsummit left empowered and filled with ideas. Change takes time. Change takes bravery. Change takes guts. Change takes focus. How much of each of these things depends on the time and place.
Kim Cofino: I had seen some of his slides before, but it amazed me, yet again, how ironic it is to be hearing from a vendor the most relevant, forward-thinking, pedagogically sound ideas for education.
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PeaceHealth is seeking a Medical Assistant - Walk In Clinic (Per Diem) for a per diem, Variable shift position.
Req ID: 178965
This position will support the Primary Care and Walk In Clinc by working as a Medical Assistant and as a Patient Access Representative, as needed.
Medical Assistant: In collaboration with the healthcare team, assists physicians/providers in the delivery of patient care working within the scope of practice for a Medical Assistant.
PAR: Assists in coordinating the activities between scheduling, insurance verification and pre-certification. Acts as a clinical liaison with physician practices interacting with pre-visit services.
Medical Assistant:
- Prepares patients for examination and treatment or anesthesia interview as applicable. Takes and records patient history and vital signs as applicable.
- Prepares exam and/or treatment rooms; select, setup and maintain medical supplies and equipment for all examinations, procedures and/or anesthesia interview as applicable.
- Gives injections, applies splints and dressings, and facilitates simple wound management under provider orders.
- Prepares and maintains supplies and equipment for treatments, including sterilization.
- May transport specimens.
- May assist in scheduling patients for tests, initial and follow up appointments.
- May maintain patient files, records, and other information including entry of data into electronic medical record.
- May provide phone screening of patient to appropriate clinical staff and/or physician.
- Collaborates with a variety of personnel and departments to ensure smooth clinic operations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Pre-registers/registers patients with accurate patient demographic, financial data. Upon registration, address co-pay (including collections of monies), co-insurance, for scheduled appointment/procedure, etc. May register patients using a mobile cart that is taken into patient rooms or other areas.
- Verifies coverage and ensures all insurance requirements are met, as well as obtaining all prior authorization and/or referrals as appropriate prior to patient arrival.
- Responds to customer's inquiries.
- Assists with departmental coverage as needed.
- Manages daily appointment schedules which may include reminder calls and calling all referrals.
- May transport patients utilizing escort or wheeled transport equipment.
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- Duties require the ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail (more than 65% of work time).
Please apply online to be considered. For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application.
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PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 900 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of its founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission.
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Fire fighters will be out on the streets of Southington, asking motorists to help "Fill the Boot" for the Muscular Dystrophy Association on Friday, June 21, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Every dollar that passing motorists can pitch into the fire fighters' boots of Southington Local 2033 helps to fund MDA services to individuals and their families living with neuromuscular disease right here in the state of Connecticut.
The International Association of Fire Fighters became the first national sponsor of the MDA in 1954, and over the years, fire fighters have raised millions of dollars to help improve and enhance the lives of those living with neuromuscular disease. Fire fighters have raised money for MDA through their participation in the annual Fill the Boot campaign, as well as by sponsoring golf and softball tournaments.
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Every week -- often with your help -- Food52's Senior Editor Kristen Miglore is unearthing recipes that are nothing short of genius.
Today: The most refreshing drink for your sunny picnics and barbecues doesn't have alcohol or sugar -- just vinegar, of course.
"You have to get the crispy pig face and the drinking vinegar." This could be a cruel sorority hazing rite, but it's just the start of a nice dinner out in 2013.
Like compost cookies or Cronuts, drinking vinegars are one of those sweeping trends that seems to be fueled by how unpleasant they sound (their other name, shrubs, isn't much more inviting).
But even if drinking vinegar sounds like a dare -- and maybe that's why you ordered it -- it's anything but. It's sweet and sour and icy-cold. It vibrates and clangs with fruit and vinegar, and soothes with sweetness and mint. It is the most refreshing drink you will have this summer.
And it's not even new, really.
It's age-old in lots of places -- a means of preserving fruit in pickled, drinkable form as much as a way to cool off. In Iran, sekanjabin is the sweet, vinegary base to a cooling tonic, as well as a dip for cold romaine lettuce leaves -- drink and salad dressing in one.
In The New Persian Kitchen, Louisa Shafia takes the traditional drink -- which is often made with white vinegar and sugar -- and puts her trademark modern, ingredient-focused stamp on it.
More: Try Louisa's Vinegar Carrots with Toasted Sesame Seeds.
Here's how to make it like Shafia does: Make a hot honey syrup (that's honey, water, and a little salt), then pour it over chopped watermelon and a packed cup of mint leaves.
Let that cool off, stir in some cider vinegar, then let it all hang out for a few hours or more.
When you're ready, strain to get your concentrate, dilute with water to taste (sparkling or still), gulp. A bonus: you get to eat the pickled watermelon (if desired).
And this is just the beginning. "Try adding a few slices of ginger, fresh rose petals, or a stalk of crushed lemongrass." Shafia wrote to me. "Instead of watermelon, try cherries (including sour!), or sliced apricots, peaches, plums, or grapes."
While there's only so much lemonade you can drink in the hot sun before the sugar starts to go to your head -- and boozy drinks pose a similar, sloppier problem -- this is an elixir you could drink all day.
And because it's a grown-up drink without alcohol, you can take it on a picnic, at any park, without having to look side-eyed at cops that might pass by. You can stare them straight in the face and tell them what you're drinking: vinegar.
Louisa Shafia's Watermelon, Mint, and Cider Vinegar Tonic
From The New Persian Kitchen (Ten Speed Press, 2013)
Makes 5 cups concentrate
3 cups water, plus more to serve1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1 cup good-quality honey6 cups coarsely chopped watermelon 1 cup tightly packed fresh spearmint 1 cup cider vinegarIce cubes
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Various petitioners challenged the Town of Ramapo's enactment of the Adult Student Housing Law (hereinafter "ASHL"). Several villages and petitioners challenged this provision, but many were dismissed from the action for lack of standing. Two petitioners remained and were granted a preliminary injunction, but the injunction expired because the petitioners failed to post an undertaking. The petitioners appealed to the Appellate Division, Second Department and moved for an injunction. The court denied the motion, and later on appeal reinstated the cause of action against the ASHL and a party intending to use the "Nike Site" under the ASHL. On remand, the Supreme Court, Rockland County found the negative declaration issued under SEQRA for the ASHL was not arbitrary and capricious, but also found that the review of the Nike Site's permit application was inadequate and remanded the matter back to the Town for a more exacting review of environmental impacts. Following this ruling all the parties appealed. Mosdos, the Nike Site, applicant appealed the determination and also claimed a vested right to the building permit. The Town appealed the Nike Site ruling, and also moved to vacate a temporary restraining order prohibiting the issuance of permits to the Nike Site. Lastly, the petitioners appealed the validity of the ASHL. The Second Department reversed the Supreme Court's determination that the Nike Site's environmental review was inadequate, vacated the temporary restraining order, but otherwise affirmed the decision of the Supreme Court. This opinion was issued with a sister opinion, captioned 2011-06019, which was addressed in yesterday's post.
The Town adopted the ASHL to address housing concerns created by adult students attending postsecondary institutes of higher learning. The ASHL was, in its final form, adopted within a comprehensive zoning plan. This plan permitted adult student housing as a conditional use in residential zone districts, as an accessory to an approved educational facility. The petitioners challenged the ASHL, claiming more traffic would be generated than the Town had computed during the environmental review under SEQRA. The petitioners also claimed that the ASHL itself was faulty, as it did not require that the adult student residents attend the on-site school. Rather, the wording of the ASHL would permit the students to travel to other off-site schools, causing increased traffic. During the review process of the ASHL provisions, the Town undertook an environmental review and made a negative declaration. In rendering this decision, the Town relied on traffic studies submitted by an engineering consultant employed by the owner of the Nike Site.
Mosdos applied for a building permit to construct adult student housing on the Nike Site. A negative declaration was rendered by the Town under SEQRA. After construction began, a preliminary injunction was issued, but the injunction was lifted when an undertaking was not posted. The petitioners appealed, seeking injunctive relief. While the first appeal was pending, the construction was 99% complete. On remand from the Second Department, the Supreme Court remanded the Nike Site permit application to the Town. On the second Appeal to the Second Department, Mosdos claimed a vested right in the construction permit. The court denied this branch of Mosdos' appeal, stating "these petitioners put Mosdos on notice that construction was undertaken at its own risk."
Next, the court addressed the Town's negative declaration concerning the Nike Site permit. In review of the negative declaration, the court had to determine whether it "was affected by an error of law, arbitrary and capricious, or an abuse of discretion." The Supreme Court determined that the Town's review of the impacts to traffic and community character were inadequate. On appeal, the Second Department found the application and environmental review addressed both of these concerns. The Town had found that the housing on the Nike Site would not detrimentally increase traffic, and the plan included mitigating features as well. Furthermore, the court found that the traffic issues raised by the petitioners were speculative. The court also found that Town adequately reviewed the impact on community character, as the permit application provided for vegetative buffers around the new student housing.
Addressing the ASHL itself, the Second Department found that the Town's environmental review satisfied the requirements of SEQRA. The Town had conducted a full environmental review of the ASHL, including environmental impact statements, and final supplemental environmental impact statements. Thus, the court denied the petitioners' appeal.
Village of Chestnut Ridge v. Town of Ramapo, 2012 WL 4901070 (NY AD 2nd Dep't, 10/17/ 2012).
The opinion can be accessed here.


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Archive for September, 2011
Fall Planting
posted on September 8th, 2011 by Zoysia Farms
Summer is finally winding down, but that doesn't mean your Zoysia grass is done for the season. On the contrary, you have a few great months left to enjoy that lush green. It also means you have to make sure to keep taking care of your Zoysia while you wait for winter preparations.
It is best to fertilize your Zoysia during the spring and summer, when the grass is at its peak growing. After August, fertilizing may interfere with Zoysia's natural preparation for the winter dormant period.
Zoysia's stem tissue results in a buildup of thatch, a layer of partially decomposed plant material that builds up on the soil — Removing it help water and nutrients get to the surface of the soil. Aerating can also help prevent the buildup of thatch and aid in getting nutrients to the roots of the Zoysia. This is one of the best things you can do for any lawn.
When mowing your Zoysia during the summer, it should be cut low to remove dead leaf tissue. In the fall, you should raise your mower height to about an inch. You can also begin to water your grass less or even not at all. Proper mowing and thatch control can help you build a very drought tolerant lawn.
Make sure you're prepared to care for your Zoysia lawn during the fall and winter seasons; don't forget to stop by our Taneytown, MD store before it closes for the season on September 23rd.


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Straddling the fascinating fields of botany and zoology at Stellenbosch University, Bruce Anderson is interested in how the living world has been shaped by, and is completely dependent upon intricate interactions between different organisms. His ongoing research focusing on fascinating mutualisms between carnivorous plants and insects, as well as flowers and their pollinators.
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Children Ages 3-5 Not Enrolled in Preschool or Kindergarten, by Age (California & U.S. Only)
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- Definition: Estimated percentage of children ages 3-5 not enrolled in preschool or kindergarten, by age (e.g., in 2016, an estimated 63.5% of California 3-year-olds were not enrolled in preschool or kindergarten).
- Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey microdata files (Dec. 2017).
- Footnote: These estimates are based on a survey of the population and are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error.
Learn More About Early Care and Education
- Measures of Early Care and Education on Kidsdata.org
On kidsdata.org, indicators of early childhood care and education include:
- The percentage of children ages 0-5 whose parents read with them, by weekly frequency
- Single-year estimates of the percentage of children ages 3-5 not enrolled in preschool or kindergarten, by county, and, for the U.S. and California, by age and by race/ethnicity; also available are five-year estimates for regions with 10,000+ residents and legislative districts
*The California Child Care Resource and Referral Network tracks licensed facilities (child care centers and family child care homes) providing care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and/or school-age children during all or part of the day. Data are available only for licensed facilities. Many families use license-exempt care, such as child care provided by relatives or friends.
- The annual cost of child care for infants and preschoolers in child care centers and family child care homes
- The availability of child care for children in working families
- The number of child care slots in licensed facilities and the percentage of full-time and part-time slots available
- The number of licensed child care facilities and the percentage of facilities offering evening, weekend or overnight care
- The percentage of child care requests by age group and the percentage of requests for evening, weekend or overnight care
- Early Care and Education
- Young Children Whose Parents Read with Them, by Frequency
- Children Ages 3-5 Not Enrolled in Preschool or Kindergarten (Regions of 65,000 Residents or More)
- Children Ages 3-5 Not Enrolled in Preschool or Kindergarten (Regions of 10,000 Residents or More)
- Annual Cost of Child Care, by Age Group and Facility Type
- Availability of Child Care for Working Families
- Child Care Slots in Licensed Facilities, by Facility Type
- Licensed Child Care Facilities, by Type
- Licensed Child Care Facilities Offering Evening, Weekend or Overnight Care, by Facility Type
- Requests for Child Care, by Age Group
- Requests for Evening, Weekend or Overnight Child Care
- Family Income and Poverty
- Median Family Income, by Family Type (Regions of 65,000 Residents or More)
- Children Living in Low-Income Working Families (Regions of 65,000 Residents or More)
- Poverty Thresholds - California Poverty Measure, by Family Composition and Housing Tenure
- Self-Sufficiency Standard, by Family Composition
- Impact of Special Health Care Needs on Children & Families
- Unemployment
- Immunizations
- Why This Topic Is Important
Child care is a critically important need for many families in the United States (1). High-quality child care centers and homes deliver consistent, developmentally sound, and emotionally supportive care and education (1, 2). Research indicates that high-quality early care and education can have long-lasting positive effects; specifically, high-quality child care before age 5 is related to higher levels of behavioral/emotional functioning, school readiness, academic achievement, educational attainment, and earnings, with improvements particularly pronounced for children from low-income families and those at risk for academic failure (1, 2, 3).
However, finding affordable, high-quality child care is a major challenge for many families, and access differs based on geography, race/ethnicity, and income (3). In 2017, licensed child care was available for an estimated 23% of California children ages 0-12 with working parents (4). And the cost is high. For example, center-based infant care costs in California made up an estimated 19% of the median annual income for married couples and 60% for single parents in 2017 (1). In 2017, California was ranked the least affordable state for center-based infant care in the nation (1).For more information about early care and education, see kidsdata.org's Research & Links section.
Sources for this narrative:
1. Child Care Aware of America. (2018). The U.S. and the high cost of child care: A review of prices and proposed solutions for a broken system. Retrieved from: http://usa.childcareaware.org/advocacy-public-policy/resources/research/costofcare
2. MacGillvary, J., & Lucia, L. (2011). Economic impacts of early care and education in California. UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education. Retrieved from: http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/pdf/2011/child_care_report0811.pdf
3. U.S. Department of Education. (2015). A matter of equity: Preschool in America. Retrieved from: http://www2.ed.gov/documents/early-learning/matter-equity-preschool-america.pdf
4. As cited on kidsdata.org, Availability of child care for working families. (2019). California Child Care Resource and Referral Network.
- How Children Are Faring
In 2016, an estimated 39% of California children ages 3-5 were not enrolled in preschool or kindergarten, similar to estimates from previous years. Over 43% of Hispanic/Latino 3- to 5-year olds were not enrolled in preschool of kindergarten, compared with less than 33% of their Asian American, white, and multiracial peers. Among counties with data in 2012-2016, the percentage of children in this age group not enrolled in preschool or kindergarten ranged from 22% (San Francisco) to 53% (Madera).
California's 38,394 licensed child care centers and family child care homes provided 992,425 child care slots in 2017. Overall, the number of licensed facilities and slots have been on the decline since 2008. Statewide, licensed child care slots were available for an estimated 23% of California children ages 0-12 with working parents in 2017; in some counties, however, availability was as low as 11%.
The average annual cost of licensed infant care was nearly $16,500 in child care centers and more than $10,500 in family child care homes in 2016. Care for preschool-age children was less expensive, but still more than $11,000 in child care centers and almost $10,000 in family child care homes.
- Policy Implications
Early childhood is a critical period for biological, cognitive, and social development (1, 2). The quality of children's environments and experiences during these years have lasting effects (1, 2). From infancy, children learn to relate to others and their environment while developing skills to successfully navigate social, emotional, and educational challenges (2, 3). Research has shown that quality early education and child care can have positive, long-term impacts on child development, especially for children with low family incomes or other disadvantages (1, 2, 3). For example, children who attend high-quality preschools tend to have better test scores, fewer behavioral problems, and higher rates of high school graduation, among other long-term benefits (1, 2). Without access to high-quality early learning opportunities, children can fall behind their peers, creating an academic achievement gap that has been shown to widen with age (1, 2). However, many families have difficulty accessing quality early care and education, often due to a lack of program affordability or availability (1).
Policies that could improve early education and child care include:
For more policy ideas related to early care and education, visit the California Department of Education's State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care and the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network. Also see Policy Implications under Family Income and Poverty on kidsdata.org.
- Increasing state funding for early care and education, tying funding to program quality and prioritizing care for infants/toddlers and children with the greatest needs (1)
- Requiring early education programs that receive public funding to participate in a continuous improvement process that includes benchmarked quality ratings, action plans for improvement, accountability measures, financial incentives, program support, and parent education efforts (1, 4)
- Creating adequate capacity for high-quality care and comprehensive learning programs for infants and toddlers, including full-day preschool for all low-income children ages 3-4, and integrating guidelines for easing the transitions from early care to preschool to the K-12 environment (1, 2, 5)
- Improving the state's professional development infrastructure to prepare and support an effective early childhood education workforce that includes accessible, coordinated, standardized, high-quality training for educators and caregivers that is research-based and focused on applying knowledge to practice (1, 2, 3)
- Making the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit fully refundable at the state level, targeting low and moderate income earners, regardless of tax liability, and encouraging other federal solutions to address the high cost of child care (6)
Sources for this narrative:
1. Governor's State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care. (2013). California comprehensive early learning plan. California Department of Education. Retrieved from: http://glenpricegroup.com/ccelp
2. Tout, K., et al. (2013). The research base for a birth through age eight state policy framework. Alliance for Early Success & Child Trends. Retrieved from: https://www.childtrends.org/?publications=the-research-base-for-a-birth-through-eight-state-policy-framework-2
3. Allen, L., & Kelly, B. B. (Eds.). (2015). Transforming the workforce for children birth through age 8: A unifying foundation. Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of The National Academies. Retrieved from: http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2015/Birth-To-Eight.aspx
4. National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement. (2012). QRIS in statute and regulations. Retrieved from: http://qrisnetwork.org/resource/2012/qris-statute-and-regulations
5. Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2013). The first eight years: Giving kids a foundation for lifetime success . Retrieved from: https://www.aecf.org/resources/the-first-eight-years-giving-kids-a-foundation-for-lifetime-success
6. National Women's Law Center. (2015). 2015 supplement to "Making care less taxing: Improving state child and dependent care tax provisions." Retrieved from: https://nwlc.org/resources/2015-supplement-making-care-less-taxing-improving-state-child-and-dependent-care-tax-provisions
- Research & Links
- Websites with Related Information
- California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
- California Education GPS, Alliance for Continuous Improvement
- Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP): Child Care and Early Education
- Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, UC Berkeley Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
- Child Trends: Early Childhood
- Getting Down to Facts II, Stanford University & Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
- IssueLab: Children and Youth, Foundation Center
- MDRC: Child Care and Early Education
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Center for Children in Poverty: Early Care and Learning
- National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
- Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis
- The Early Learning Lab
- U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families: Office of Child Care
- Zero to Three
- Key Reports and Research
- 2018 California Children's Report Card, Children Now
- A Matter of Equity: Preschool in America, 2015, U.S. Dept. of Education
- America's Fragmented Child Care and Early Education System, 2015, Council on Contemporary Families, Gable, S.
- Beyond Subprime Learning: Accelerating Progress in Early Education, 2014, New America, Bornfreund, L., et al.
- California's Infants and Toddlers: Future Promise, or Missed Opportunities?, 2015, Child Trends, Murphey, D., & Cooper, M.
- Five Facts Everyone Should Know About California's Child Care and Development System, 2015, California Budget and Policy Center, Schumacher, K.
- Guide to Getting Down to Facts II: Highlights from 36 Studies on California's PreK-12 Education System, 2018, EdSource, Stanford University, & Policy Analysis for California Education
- High Quality Child Care Is Out of Reach for Working Families, 2015, Economic Policy Institute, Gould, E., & Cooke, T.
- Kids' Share: Analyzing Federal Expenditures on Children, Urban Institute
- Literacy Promotion: An Essential Component of Primary Care Pediatric Practice, 2014, Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Early Childhood
- Policies to Promote Child Health, 2015, The Future of Children
- Portrait of Promise: The California Statewide Plan to Promote Health and Mental Health Equity, 2015, California Dept. of Public Health, Office of Health Equity
- Starting Early: Education from Prekindergarten to Third Grade, 2016, The Future of Children
- The High Cost of Child Care Underscores the Need for Supporting Families With Children of All Ages, 2019, California Budget and Policy Center, Schumacher, K.
- The State of Preschool 2018: State Preschool Yearbook, 2019, National Institute for Early Education Research, Friedman-Krauss, A. H., et al.
- Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation, 2015, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of The National Academies, Allen, L., & Kelly, B. B. (Eds.)
- Understanding California's Early Care and Education System, 2017, Learning Policy Institute, Melnick, H., et al.
- Vibrant and Healthy Kids: Aligning Science, Practice, and Policy to Advance Health Equity, 2019, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- County/Regional Reports
- 2015 School Readiness in Alameda County, First 5 Alameda County & Interagency Children's Policy Council, Applied Survey Research
- 2018-19 California County Scorecard of Children's Well-Being, Children Now
- Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County, Orange County Children's Partnership
- Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan, Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health
- Early Care and Education: A Vital Resource for Strengthening Families, Connecting the Dots: Snapshots of Child Well-Being in Los Angeles County, Children's Data Network
- Key Indicators of Health by Service Planning Area, 2017, Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health
- Live Well San Diego Report Card on Children, Families, and Community, 2017, The Children's Initiative & Live Well San Diego
- Santa Monica Youth Wellbeing Report Card, Santa Monica Cradle to Career
- School Readiness in San Francisco, 2015-16, First 5 San Francisco & San Francisco Unified School District, Applied Survey Research
- More Data Sources For Early Care and Education
- 2019 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Annie E. Casey Foundation
- California Child Care Portfolio, California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
- California Health Interview Survey, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
- Child Trends Databank
- National Center for Education Statistics: Data Tools, U.S. Dept. of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
- The U.S. and the High Cost of Child Care, Child Care Aware of America
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Davey's confidence in players a hallmark of his legacy
Stras, Rendon, Desmond appreciate skipper for bringing out best in them
PHOENIX -- On Sunday, the retiring Davey Johnson managed his last game for the Nationals -- a 3-2 loss to the D-backs -- and there is no doubt that he left an impact on the team. In two-plus seasons with the club, Johnson went 224-183, and he guided Washington to its first division title in 2012.
Ian Desmond has often said that he wouldn't have been successful the past two seasons without Johnson. The manager's unwavering confidence in Desmond felt to the shortstop like a long-term contract.
"Davey obviously means a lot to all of us in here. He's done a great job," Desmond said. "He's really brought out the best in us. Hopefully, if one day I get the opportunity to manage, I can do it just like he does."
Johnson was never afraid to give a young player a chance. When Anthony Rendon returned to the big leagues in June from Triple-A Syracuse, Johnson made him the everyday second baseman, and Rendon responded by showing consistency with the bat and glove.
"I've been fortunate to have a manager ... who puts his trust in me and puts me out there. I don't know how else to put it," Rendon said. "He was always out there being hands-on, showing me positioning and what to expect, what to anticipate, just little things out there to help me get by. It's worked a lot. Holding the runners on, that was a big thing."
Johnson is known as a manager who never gave up on players on his roster. Take Dan Haren. Before going on, as he called it, the "phantom disabled list," Haren was having the worst season of his career. After Haren was taken off the DL on July 8, the manager opted to put him back in the rotation, and Haren responded by posting a 3.29 ERA through the end of the year.
"You really won't hear anyone say anything bad about Davey," Haren said. "The guy, he's so easy to talk to. I know his door's always open, but I just appreciate the fact that you can have a real man-to-man conversation with him, and things don't have to be about baseball. I think other organizations I've been with, that hasn't been the case. It's been a real pleasure."
Of all the players on the Nationals' roster, Stephen Strasburg has known Johnson the longest. Strasburg played for him in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing .
"The one thing about him, is there's no doubt that he's going to fight for you and he's going to be in your corner, no matter how bad it gets," Strasburg said. "I think he's always positive, and it really rubs off on a lot of guys, and I think that's really helped us, even with all the struggles early on in the year -- keep playing hard, and start playing good baseball in September."


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I hope you all had great weekends! Mine was nice and relaxing, but as always, it went too fast!
For whatever reason, I was dreaming that I was eating pie when I woke up this morning, and really didn't feel that hungry. Don't ask. lol. But I was thoroughly enjoying a delicious crust when the alarm went off. I'm so weird. haha. So I had 1 cup of Cheerios with 1/2 cup of blueberries and milk for 4 points.
The blueberries were PERFECT! Juicy and sweet!
I was hungry by my first break, so I had a bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon for 4 points.
I could tell that I am starting to feel myself again and am finally getting over this cold for a couple of reasons. 1) It was no problem to drink 9 cups of water by lunch time and 2) I was craving a salad for lunch!
So that's just what I had. Lettuce, walnuts, Schwan's Teriyaki chicken wings, feta cheese and a little ranch dressing for 5 points.
I also had 1/2 a sandwich thin with whipped chive cream cheese for 2 points.
And for dessert, I had a Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich for 4 points.
On my last break, I had 2 Cuties clementines for 0 points. Have you ever injured yourself peeling an orange? I have. Twice actually. And the second time was this weekend. Hubby came running into the kitchen when he heard me making painful groans. I literally started crying it hurt so bad. I have never had so much pain in my life. I had thoughts of going to the emergency room because surely my thumb would fall off. When I was peeling the orange, the orange peel must have jabbed underneath my thumb nail and hit a nerve or something. Really weird, but I had these 2 little dots appear at the base of my thumb- like a spider bite. But after a while the pain subsided and the dots disappeared. WEIRD. My hand went cold and I had pain up to my collarbone. OUCH! Now there's just a bruise beneath the nail. And all over a clementine!
I got off of work about an hour early. So I relaxed for a bit and then started on finishing up some homework for tomorrow- IF we have class. We're in for a BIG snowstorm over the next few days. Sometimes professors cancel class- but the University NEVER does- which is just ridiculous when it's really bad out. I've already been told I may be asked to work tomorrow if a bunch of people don't come in.
I'm feeling better, but still not 100%. Ok enough to get some light exercise in. I biked for 30 minutes, I'm not sure how many miles because the bike stopped tracking. But I burned 114 calories. I was pretty worn out at the end of this and it made it hurt when I breathe, but it felt good to get some activity again after being sick!
And let me tell ya, I'm going to say Good Riddance to January! I was sick twice and it just didn't go as planned. Here's my workout calendar for January:
What is that 10 days that I worked out in the month of January!? Pitiful! I keep this on the fridge to keep me motivated- but that doesn't help when you're sick!
Yeah, being sick really messed that up for me! I'm looking forward to making February a better month and to fill that calendar up with stickers!
Hubby told me earlier in the day that it was going to be a really late night- so I was thrilled when he called and said he would be coming home- and it was only 5:40!
For supper, I just threw pork chops with a little chicken broth and teriyaki sauce, potatoes, and pineapple in the oven. It actually turned out really good! I also had a slice of a very low calorie banana bread recipe I made, cottage cheese, and diet cherry Pepsi for 7 points.
Dessert was banana soft serve. No this is not ice cream. It is simply a banana. 0 points.
Miraculously, I still have 8 points left for the day! Nice! Now it's time to relax as the snow settles in and we are safe and warm inside!