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Bogotá is the capital city of Colombia.
With a population of about 8.8 million people, Bogota sits approximately 8,660 feet (2640 m) above sea level in the Colombian Andes region. Orientation is relatively easy, as the mountains to the east are generally visible from most parts of the city.
To understand the sheer size of the city, consider that Mexico City and New York City are the only North American cities larger than Bogotá. In fact, in 2008 the World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) from the United Kingdom ranked Bogotá as a world city comparable to San Francisco, Washington DC, Dubai, Buenos Aires or Berlin, grouped by their economical, political and cultural developments. What this means for the traveler is a world class urban destination.
Bogotá is a city of contrasts, and as such it offers a unique experience to its visitors. Prepare to find a hectic balance between the new and the old; the peaceful and the frantic. Encounter century-old plazas and churches shadowed by towering skycrapers. Find peaceful treelined bicycle routes cut through by wild-traffic avenues. Bogota is a city with many layers. From internationally recognized universities to regional offices for multinational companies, Bogota is Colombia's capital for official business dealings. It is a city that caters to a population that has been exposed to European and North American influences, which ensures that anything from traditional dishes (Ajiaco) to sushi or fast food restaurants can be found. It's one of the most modern and metropolitan cities of South, Central America and the world. Bogota is divided by 4 sections: The South which is mainly the poorer section of the city; El Centro, which translates "Center", is the city's original Downtown and hosts most of its traditional heritage locations, city and public offices, and financial headquarters. El Occidente, which is home to Bogota's major sporting venues and outdoor parks, as well as residence areas for main middle and some upper class living; and The North which is where most modern development has taken place, and combines many upscale living spaces with affluent shopping centers, boutiques, cafes, nightclubs, and many new business neighborhoods offering headquarters to many multinational corporations.
During the last decades, due to the city's exponential growth, some of neighboring towns have been absorbed and are now considered within the metropolitan area of Greater Bogotá, like Suba, Soacha and Fontibón.
The city of Bogotá is divided into 20 distinct localities, or Districts, and every visit to this city should include touring at least three or four of them, depending on the purpose and extent of one's travel. The must-see Districts are:
Not for tourists but with some appeal for the hardcore traveler, other districts include: Antonio Nariño, Bosa, Ciudad Bolívar, Engativá, Fontibón, Kennedy, Los Mártires, Puente Aranda, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Suba, Sumapaz, Barrios Unidos and Tunjuelito.
Get in
By plane
The city is served by El Dorado International Airport (IATA: BOG) (ICAO: SKBO) (~20 minutes from downtown in a taxi), that receives several flights daily from New York City, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Paris, São Paulo, Madrid, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Mexico City, San José (Costa Rica), Lima, Buenos Aires, Panamá City, Quito, Guayaquil, Oranjestad (Aruba), Willemstad (Curaçao) and Toronto among others. Tourists can also take advantage of the convenient connections and direct flights from Los Angeles, Washington, Santo Domingo, San Juan, Punta Cana, Valencia (Venezuela), Havana, Montego Bay, London, Frankfurt and Orlando. Many international airlines such as JetBlue, United, Delta, Iberia, Air France, Lufthansa, Air Canada, American Airlines, LAN, Mexicana, Gol, Copa, Avianca, Aero República, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Spirit, TACA, and AeroGal among others.
Domestic flights are served by many airlines including Avianca (main Colombian airline), Aero República (a Continental-owned domestic airline) and Aires. Domestic flights of Avianca are served from the Puente Aereo terminal, next to El Dorado terminal, and features WiFi access to the Internet from almost every location. There are more than 20 daily flights to the 2 airports located in Medellín, over 15 daily flights to Cali and more than 10 to Cartagena. Taxis are regulated, reasonably priced and safe from the airport. El Dorado Airport is undergoing a complete makeover, which will end in 2012 and will make it bigger and more comfortable. El Dorado is also the third busiest airport in Latin America and the largest by cargo movement.
To get out from the airport into the city there are a couple of options: 1) Regulated taxis. You first have to search for a stand where you will have to point out your destination and then they will print out a ticket indicating the price you will have pay. Then, pick up a taxi from the line and explain to the driver your destination. At the end of the journey you will have to pay ONLY what is printed out in the ticket. The typical price will range from 15.000 up to 25.000 COP. 2) Bus. Walking only some meters outside the main door entrance, you will find a "paradero" (bus stop) with frecuent busetas passing by. Although this is by far the cheapest option (around 1.500 COP), it can be daring if you don't know the city already, since the bus only indicates the main places where it passes by. However, bus drivers are very friendly and quite helpful, and you can ask them to indicate you when the bus is passing a certain point of the city. A good option is to ask him to drop you close by a Transmilenio station and then continue your trip from there.
By bus
The safety of bus travel in Colombia has greatly improved in recent years. However, foreigners should be cautious not to travel to areas of unrest and travel only during the day. Do not carry large amounts of cash with you as robberies are known to occur along some routes. Service in the 'upscale' buses is very good and they are very comfortable. Pick the most expensive service (just a couple of dollars extra) as these buses tend to be newer and better mechanical condition. Bogotá is also building 2 new terminals, one located far south and one on the north corner to serve buses going on those directions.
Currently, buses run in and out of Bogota's main station, El Terminal de Transporte de Bogota [82]. The station is clean and has standard amenities. Located at Calle 22 B, No 69-59, multiple bus companies have regular routes to destinations around the country. To get there from the airport, you can take a short taxi ride.
Take into consideration that most of the restaurants serving within the terminal can be expensive by Colombian standards, but well served. In case of need, it may be advisable to order a dish for 2 people or just to check places around the station.
The Terminal is divided in several color-coded areas that indicate the destinations to which comapanies in that area travel to : Yellow = South, Blue = East and West, Red = North and International, Purple = Arrivals.
Search Engine by Destination [83] Destino=Destination Empresa=Bus Company. Simply enter destination and a list of companies serving that route will return along with average prices.
Some common bus companies in Colombia that are found in this Terminal are :
Get around
The city of Bogota is built on a grid system. Carreras (streets) are abbreviated as Cr., Kra., and Cra. and run parallel to the mountains from South to North. Carreras are numbered by ordinal numbers, for example Cr.3 is read Carrera tercera and not Carrera tres.
The calles (also streets) cross the Carreras and run from East to West. Calles are abbreviated as Cll. and Cl.
Avenidas, abbreviated as Av, are usually larger and main streets. The numerical system for the Avenidas is used but some have names that are more commonly used such as Avenida Jimenez. Each address consists of a series of numbers, for example: Calle 16 # 2-43 which indicates that the building is on street 16 (Calle 16) 43 meters ahead from the intersection with street 2 (Carrera 2).
By taxi
Taxi cabs are ubiquitous and affordable yet if travelling to the heart of the city, can be very slow due to the infamous Bogota traffic. It is very dangerous to flag them on the street - you might be a victim of Bogota's infamous "Paseo Millonario" (Millionaire Ride), in which the cab driver picks up his accomplices along the way and together they take your valuables, including money from your credit/debit cards. They can also be reached by phone, which is highly recommended for security reasons, at 599-9999, 311-1111 or 411-1111. If calling for a taxi, the driver will want to confirm that it is you who called by asking for a "clave" (key), which is always the last two digits of the phone from which you called to request the taxi. Each taxi has a meter which should increment one tick every 1/10 kilometer or 30 seconds and starts at 25 ticks. The rate chart is printed on a card in the taxi. Nearly all taxi drivers will try to take advantage of you in one way or another; be sure the taxi meter is started when you begin your trip. Tipping is never necessary - be sure to count your change and be on the lookout for both counterfeit coins and notes. There are surcharges for the airport, holidays, and nights (after 8PM). Surcharge details are printed on the fare card. Surcharge for ordering a taxi arriving at your house is currently 600 pesos, surcharge after 8PM is 1.600 pesos, even if you are starting your trip before that time. Holidays and Sundays are also surcharged 1.600 pesos. Lock the doors of the taxi, especially after dark. If you experience a problem in a taxi or with the driver, dial 123 to report a complaint with the police. You should also call the company with which the taxi is registered.
As of 2012, "Paseo millonario" is a very common crime in Bogota. If you can, avoid taking taxis at all.
By Transmilenio
Bogota's new rapid bus service is extremely affordable, clean and efficient. It carries commuters to numerous corners of the city in exclusive lanes, bypassing the notorious city traffic; however, there are some main routes that are not yet reached by Transmilenio. Tickets cost 1,750 COP. The vehicles used in that systems are articulated buses; they are fast and safe, but could be full during the afternoon times. The system also uses different kinds of stations: the simples offers bus services at the right and left sides (north-south;east-west) and the intermediates are usually located in middle points and have complete services, such as elevators, station libraries, bikes parks, restrooms. Alimentadores services (buses that reach zones the articulated buses do not) and the portals, the 7 arrival and departure places of the buses, are located near the entrances to the city. Service ends averagely at 10 or 11PM. Additionally, intercity buses from the metropolitan area also arrive at these stations.
By bus
Privately owned buses cruise all the main thorough fares and many side streets, and are the principal form of transport for the working class and student class. Though they do follow specific routes, they do not have bus "stops"; you merely call to them like taxis and they will stop for you where you are standing. Placards in the large front windows list destinations, either neighborhoods or main street names. Upon entering you will be asked for the fare; if you are not traveling alone you may be asked "Para ambos?", for example, meaning "For both?", to see if you are paying for just yourself or for your companion. Then you pass through a turnstile to the seating areas. The buses come in three sizes, usually, long (like a school bus), medium and small (called busetas). All have turnstiles. To exit these buses, you go to the back door and either push a button located usually on one of the hand rails or next to the exit, or simply call out "Aqui, por favor!" or "Pare!" (Stop!). Passengers are often expected to embark and disembark even from the middle of the street.
Sometimes vendors are allowed to enter the buses to sell candy or small gift items (occasionally donating one to the driver for the privilege). Or, you may find entertainers such as singers or guitar players, and even the more creative of the street beggars who will regale you with a long, poetic story of their sad situation before asking for donations. Even in the smallest buses, cramped full of people standing and sitting, it is a common sight. Interestingly, a recent Grammy-nominated singer named Ilona got her start performing on buses around Bogota.
The cost for riding on a private bus normally costs 1450 COP during the day and 1500 COP during the night.
By colectivo
Colectivos cover practically every major route of the city, and can generally be flagged down at any point on a main road. Watch these small buses for lists of destinations displayed on their windshields, or ask the driver (in Spanish) if he passes the neighborhood or intersection you are going to. Not very comfortable, but they are faster than a common bus and it's also used as a shuttle for routes that don't have so much affluence, it can take you almost anywhere.
By bicycle
Bogotá has Latin America's largest network of bicycle routes, called 'Ciclorutas.' On Sunday's and public holidays, many main and secondary roads are closed to cars for the Ciclovia from 7AM to 2PM, a special feature of Bogotá, where people can run, bicycle, inline skate or just watch from the side. There are refreshment stands along the way and most parks host some type of event such as yoga, dancing, stretching, spinning, etc. To get a bicycle you can rent a bike or going for a guided Bike tour on Bogota's Ciclorutas or participating in the Ciclovia are fun and healthy ways to get to know the city, and to get closer to the people. One of the travel operators to get a Bike is [86]Bogotravel tours who offer many kind of bicycles and tours it is located in La Candelaria, Bogotá Address: Calle 16 No 2-52.
La Candelaria
Many landmark events in the history of Colombian and South American independence took place in the La Candelaria, district including the near killing and escape of Simon Bolivar, the execution of revolutionary heroine Policarpa Salavarrieta, known as 'La Pola,' and the Grito de Libertad, known as the beginning of the region's revolution. And the district is indeed teeming with history, and there are a lot of interesting museums and old churches in what is the oldest Bogotá neighborhood. Some streets are reserved to pedestrians. The most important places are La Catedral, Plaza de Bolivar, Palacio de Nariño, Iglesia del Carmen, Biblioteca Luis A Arango (blaa), the Colonial Art Museum and the old architecture of the houses and buildings, almost all of the museums charge no admission. La Candelaria also contains numerous Catholic Churches, many of them centuries-old. The Colombian-American and Colombian-French cultural centers are located in La Candelaria, and a Colombian-Spanish cultural center is under construction.
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Downtown Day Tour
No visitor to Bogota skips the historic Downtown and La Candelaria neighborhood. In fact most affordable lodging and dining options can be found this side of town making it highly desirable by low-budget travelers and backpackers, given its close location to many of the city's attractions. Start your way on Avenida Septima and Calle 14, just arriving Parque Santander. Take the opportunity to visit the world famous Museo del Oro, or Gold Museum for its legendary El Dorado collections. Then continue south one block up to Avenida Jimenez and give your camera a workout at one of Bogota's most famous and historic intersections, where a couple of ancient churches and 19th century buildings collide. Turn east (towards the mountains) and walk up Avenida Jimenez alongside downtown's famous Eje Ambiental or Environmental Axis, which is a section of the avenue that has been closed off to vehicles except Transmilenio, to make way for a generous tree-lined pedestrian sidewalk and an enclosed water stream. Many historic and famous buildings are located alongside the Eje Ambiental, home to Bogota's most renowned and traditional companies like El Tiempo and the Bank of the Republic. A few blocks east just past the Parque de los Periodistas the Eje Ambiental starts bending northwise, so leave the axis and turn south instead via one of the small streets that branch into the neighborhood and make your way up to Calle 13 and Carrera 2, el Chorro de Quevedo, unofficial center of La Candelaria, where it is argued that the City of Bogota was founded back in 1538. Today, bohemian life meets to enjoy arts, culture and music at this spot. On the way make sure to take in the whimsical coloring and architecture of the neighborhood's streets and colonial houses. Continue on Carrera 2 southward a couple of blocks up until Calle 11, and turn west once again just in front of La Salle University: You'll be glad you do since you've been climbing constantly eastward so enjoy your walk back down. Make sure to notice the eccentric street names found on picturesque signs at every corner. Make your way down west on Calle 11 and you will pass by the Museo Botero, museum showcasing some of famous Colombian painter Botero's private art collection and work. Another block down is the Centro Cultural Garcia Marquez, modern cultural center and venue that includes Library, Art Galleries, concert halls and lesson rooms, with year-round events and displays for all tastes and audiences interested in culture and the arts. Continue down west and reach the Plaza de Bolivar, the city's overwhelming main square surrounded by neoclasic government palaces and the Catedral Primada, largest church in the country. After taking in the many sights, you might want to leave the square southbound for a couple of blocks on Carrera Septima to check out the Presidential Palace and its Presidential Guard. Finally turn around back Carrera Septima northward until you find Transmilenio, just about where you started!
Performances and Festivals
Other activities
Bogota has numerous educational institutions. Some of the better known universities include: Universidad Nacional [87], Universidad de America [88], Universidad de los Andes [89], Pontificia Universidad Javeriana [90], Universidad Piloto de Colombia [91], Universidad del Rosario (www.urosario.edu.co),Universidad Externado [92],Universidad Santo Tomas [93], Universidad de la Sabana [94], Universidad de la Salle [95],Spanish World Institute Bogotà [96]and LCI Bogotà [97]. However, there are many privately and publicly funded universities and Schools.
The Spanish spoken in Bogotá is considered among the most neutral and clear in the world. If you know the basics, you'll probably be fine. Bogotá is full of English academies and bilingual schools, so English is spoken by many young people. The most "touristy" areas are full of young students who go to bilingual schools, and generally, they will help you translate. Colombians love to show off the best of their country to reduce the negative image it has among foreigners.
Officially, it is not legal to work in Colombia without a proper working visa. Visas can be obtained by employers on your behalf.
There is also a significant market for English and other language teachers. English translation or editing jobs are possible to find under the table.
Local products worth bringing home include :
In Usaquen you can find a huge flea market on Sundays.
Camping and outdoors equipment
Football jerseys
Arepas: Corn flour based pancakes, sometimes made with cheese or slightly salted.
Empanadas: The closest comparison would be pastries. These are popular all over South America, so generally each country/region has their own recipe. The filling usually consists of meat, potato, vegetables and rice wrapped in a corn flour crust.
Tamal: Usually eaten for breakfast. A mixture of meat, chicken, potato, vegetables and yellow corn wrapped in plantain leaves and then boiled. Should be accompanied by a large mug of hot chocolate.
Ajiaco: Traditional thick soup based on three kinds of potatoes, chicken, avocado, dairy cream, herbs, corn, among others. Typically from the altiplano region.
Plenty of options. These are only a few and are divided by areas. However, it is very difficult to find a decent Chinese/Japanese restaurant. Do not expect much even if you find any, since most of them are "fake" oriental restaurants.
Located a couple blocks north from the Hacienda Santa Barbara shopping mall, this is the little pueblo in the big city (Roughly Calle 120 / Carrera 5). Colonial structures, some small shops and boutiques, flea market on Sundays, and a variety of restaurants around a traditional town square :
Zona G
This zone has some of the finest eateries in Bogota. Within a few small blocks you will find plenty of options. The restaurants are more oriented toward fine dining more so than night club type activity. If you want elegant or romantic, this is a good choice. These are five star restaurants. By looking at the addresses below, you can tell that these restaurants are all neighbors.
Zona T and Zona Rosa
This zone has a mix of good dining, discos, shopping malls and more. It gets crowded on the weekend, and is popular with foreigners.
Also visit other local nightclubs where most North residents go like Gavanna, Velvet, Amatista, Barbarosa, Salome Pagana (Salsa Dancing club) or Nabu (Most located in the "Zona Rosa" one of the trendiest parts of Bogotá).
If you are going to stay in Bogota, keep in mind the location; Most low-budget visitors choose to stay in La Candelaria, the colonial neighborhood in the center of the city. There are many cheap, nice hostels where you can meet travelers from all around the world. The historic district as well as all the major museums and some nightlife options are within walking distance. Common precautions apply as in any major south american city : do not walk alone, carry as little cash as possible and leave the passport and credit card at the hotel. Pressure from neighborhood groups to oust the remaining criminals has caused police presence to increase but you must always remain cautious. Check the location very carefully before you choose a place to stay, security is worse in the tiny deserted streets uphill and closer to Egypto neighboorhood. You'll find several hotels in the upscale northern districts like Zona T or Parque de la 93. Security won't be such an issue but prices are much higher. Nevertheless, you won't have any problem hailing a taxi at 6AM in the morning because your hotel would be just around the corner from the nightclub. On the other hand, you can find low to medium price hotels around downtown or near universities (i.e. Chapinero Neighborhood).
Note than most hostels carry a strict no drugs due to the negative effects that these activities have on Colombian's and their way of life. Cocaine use not only supports armed battles but also destroys Amazon rainforest through its production. Child prostitution is also a current issue for many hostels and hotels who are fighting to prevent this from becoming a way of earning an income for young Colombians.
Stay safe
In the first months of 2011 there have been a large number of armed robberies against tourist establishments, with armed robbers taking over entire hostels and holding tourists to ransom. The Canadian Foreign Affairs Department have updated their travel warnings.[98] Bogota is not as dangerous as it is perceived to be. The crime rate per capita shows that it is safer than Washington D.C. and most other Latin American cities, such as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Caracas, Mexico City and Guatemala City. It is very difficult to find drugs or be forced to buy them unless you go looking for them. Do, however, be careful outside the city especially at night.
Bogota's major safety problems are the drugged, homeless people that are found all around the city and muggers with knives. Avoid walking alone, and also avoid taking cabs in the streets; call them by phone!
Common sense prevails and note that driving a Mercedes through a poor neighborhood may be unpleasant for both you and the locals (just like anywhere else in the world).
Stay healthy
Bogotá's water is potable and of great quality. It actually is one of the finest waters in the world, but foreigners may want to mix bottled and tap water for the first few days. Bogotá has no tropical diseases like malaria because of its altitude. Altitude sickness is, in fact, the largest health problem affecting foreigners. Generally, a few days without hard physical activity or time spent in a mid-altitude city like Medellín will do the trick. If you have heart disease or a respiratory condition, talk to your doctor. El Dorado Airport provides wheelchairs for travelers with special needs. Private hospitals offer excellent health care.
News outlets
The most important media for Bogotá are:
For news and travel information on Bogotá in English:
Get out
To get to the airport from the city, you may use Taxi or a public buseta (van). As of August 2011, there is currently no Transmilenio route to the airport, as it is under construction. A way to get by public transport is either to go to the Calle 19, which from the Candelaria where most foreigners tend to stay, is only 4-5 blocks away. Catch a bus that says "Aeropuerto". Or go the Avenida 26 which is the street that goes directly to the airport. Also look for buses that state "Aeropuerto" there. This journey may take around 45 Minutes from the city center depending on the traffic conditions, but is significally cheaper than taking a taxi anywhere in the city (1.300 COP vs. around 25.000 COP).


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Southeast High Cotton grower no-tills conventional, Roundup Ready lines
WALK Thomas Waller's Trenton N.C., cotton fields and you see clear trends. All of his cotton is no-tilled. You have to look hard to find a weed among conventional or herbicide tolerant varieties. Yields are excellent.
Dig deeper into Waller's records and cotton production philosophy and the profile of an environmentally sensitive, economically conscious cotton grower emerges.
Talk to his neighbors, his county Extension agent and his consultant, and you hear descriptions like: Mr. No-Till in Jones County, dedicated, quiet, thorough, teacher and cooperative.
All of these traits as well as his success as a cotton grower support the selection of Thomas Waller as the 2001 High Cotton winner for the Southeast.
One of the first letters the selection committee received was from Waller's neighbor, fellow cotton farmer Harvey L. Rouse Jr. Farming land adjacent to Waller for 20 years, Rouse and his father have closely observed Waller's farming practices and his success.
"He continually out-yields us, and seems to accomplish it with less equipment, labor and time," Rouse says. "We are fortunate to have Thomas as our neighbor, if for nothing else but to emulate his conservation efforts. He's a true steward of the land and an asset to the farming community. He's a leader and innovator. He is willing to try new and innovative approaches when others sit back and write the process off. Not all have worked, but many have, and to his economic advantage."
Billy McLawhorn, owner of McLawhorn Crop Services Inc. in Cove City, N.C., has worked with and learned from Waller since 1984.
"Over the last 18 years, our consulting company has had the opportunity to work with some of the most progressive growers in eastern North Carolina, but none of them epitomize the qualities you seek in your award more than Thomas," McLawhorn says.
"When we first started working with him in 1984, his questions and concerns frequently centered around such issues as the environmental implications of herbicide choices or the impact of insecticide choices on beneficial insects. In more recent years those concerns regarding water quality and basic integrated pest management issues evolved to include concern for resistance management strategies for both pesticides and bio-engineered cotton. While Thomas is widely regarded as innovative and an early adopter of new technology, he takes the same balanced approach to new ideas that he does to all of his decision making. He seeks to integrate new ways into his existing production system, rather than making drastic changes rapidly," McLawhorn notes.
Jones County Extension agent Curtis Fountain singles out Waller for his emphasis on timeliness in all of his farming operations as well as his efficient use of equipment and labor. Waller was able to adapt his existing equipment to handle no-till cotton. He also monitors all expenses through a well-managed budget.
"Each year Thomas develops a projected cotton budget and closely tracks it during the season. A part of this tracking involves monthly input cost itemization, allowing for previous year same-time period comparisons. The cotton budget allows Thomas to remain focused and disciplined toward managing inputs and their costs.
He also prepares an annual cotton marketing plan as soon as projected input costs and cotton prices can be determined. This allows him to implement sound marketing decisions with limited emotional distractions," Fountain says.
Waller is a participant in the FiberMax Cotton Growers Association and a participant in the newly formed Jones County Cotton Gin Marketing Pool. He monitors cotton prices through DTN, monthly Marketing Club Network Teleconferences and various marketing publications.
As his interest in no-till has grown, Waller has sought out assistance wherever it could be found. He has been involved in no-tilled crops since 1985, and all of his acreage, except tobacco, has been in continuous no-till since 1995.
He is currently participating in a five-year North Carolina No-Till Cost Share program that emphasizes 80 percent ground cover throughout the year. He is also participating in a three-year North Carolina Nutrient Management Cost Share Program that promotes proper nutrient rates based on soil tests and proper nutrient application timing.
He has participated in a three-year North Carolina Pest Management Cost Share Program promoting integrated pest management. Farming in the environmentally sensitive Neuse River Basin, Waller follows basin-wide best management practices, along with extensive water quality monitoring.
Tommy Benton, retail sales manager for Monsanto, adds his endorsement to Waller's selection as this year's High Cotton Winner. "Thomas has implemented environmental initiatives, even before they became mandatory and made the early switch to minimum/no-till cotton production. He has become a recognized leader and expert in minimum-till agriculture. Thomas has acted as a mentor to many growers and has answered countless questions about his experiences making the switch to no-till cotton production. He has hosted farm tours to share first hand knowledge and experiences with minimum-till, personally demonstrating to his neighbors that it is possible to produce a high quality, profitable cotton crop while using best management practices and maintaining a high degree of environmental responsibility."
Waller is modest about his accomplishments and emphasizes that he is still studying and learning. He worked his way into no-till cotton, starting with only 32 acres the first year. He increased to 125 the next and has continued to increase his acreage. Along the way he has learned what is practical and what is not.
HE STILL believes in a cover crop to stop wind and water erosion and to protect young cotton seedlings. He no longer plants a vetch cover crop and he doesn't plan to harvest much if any of his wheat cover crop.
"I like to harvest my wheat cover crop," he says. "But, when I delay wheat planting until I've gotten all my soybeans and cotton out of the field, I get in trouble with Hessian flies. I'll still combine some wheat where I put animal waste on it. I plant Hessian fly resistant wheat in those fields. But on most of my cotton land, I'll just no-till wheat as a cover crop with no intention of harvesting it."
Waller plants with a single 25-wave coulter in front of the double disk openers on his John Deere 7200 vacuum planter. He has replaced the rubber closing wheels and the cast iron wheels he later installed with spoked closing wheels. He uses a foam marker instead of a mechanical row marker, eliminating the need for heavy down pressure springs.
Thirty days before he plants, Waller broadcasts a pint of Roundup Ultra and a pint of 2,4-D. As he plants, he broadcasts a combination of Gramoxone and Cotoran. The herbicide combinations assure weed-free fields at planting. After ripping and bedding his cropland for 18 years, Waller has not ripped any land since he began no-tilling.
"I think the residue on top of the soil is as valuable as the ripper," he says. "I pull roots from my cotton fields every fall before they start to rot to make sure my cotton is producing deep, healthy roots under no-till conditions. Since I stopped disking I have not seen any evidence of hardpans. When we quit running the disk is when our soils started looking better."
Waller applies four pounds of Temik in the row at planting for early season insect control. As soon as his cotton emerges, he sprays a pint of Roundup over-the-top of his Roundup Ready cotton. He makes a second application 10 days later. That keeps the fields clean until he lays it by with Caparol and MSMA, both directed and in the row middles. He applies Pix with a wick bar, applies layby nitrogen and broadcasts Caparol and MSMA in one trip.
On his FiberMax cotton, he bands Staple and MSMA over-the-top and follows with a directed spray of Cotoran and MSMA under the row with Roundup Ultra in the row middles, under hoods. He follows with Caparol or Bladex and MSMA to clean up any escaped weeds.
Experience has taught Waller not to rush the planting season in no-till fields.
"I don't plant real early," he notes. "I monitor the soil temperature and look at the weather forecast. I may plant a little cotton in late April, but most is planted the first week of May. I always use a fungicide at planting. I want to do everything I can to assure myself of getting a good stand."
He bands dry fertilizer blended according to soil test recommendations, beside the row. As the cotton begins to grow, his consultant takes petiole samples and recommends in-season nitrogen rates.
"Petiole sampling shows that Thomas is getting more efficient use of his nitrogen than a lot of people," McLawhorn says. "I think it's because his cotton plants are producing a superior root system in the no-till conditions. His soils stay mellow. This has been an education for me. His no-till cotton production system is easier, more economical and friendlier to the environment than conventional systems."
Waller echoes those sentiments. "We're taking better care of our soils. We're using the same products everyone else is, but we're putting less in the ground. I'm more comfortable with what I'm doing now than I've been since I began farming. One of our farms with a Craven, clay-type, highly erodible soil has gotten better every year since we began no-tilling. Now that soil yields with the rest of our land. That's just one more benefit we see from no-till."
For his willingness to innovate and his concern for the environment,success as a cotton farmer and willingness to share what he has learned, Thomas Waller has earned the honor of being named the 2001 High Cotton Winner for the Southeast.

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Needless to say going without hockey for a whole year sucked. Many of us were forced to watch poker on TV. What the hell was up with that? Did everyone just discover the movie Rounders at the same time or something? Was it all an elaborate scheme by the poker chip industry to manufacture demand? Whatever it was, it sucked. Big time. However, the lockout brought some much needed changes to the NHL.
The biggest one is obviously the salary cap, and while I think the Leafs should be able to spend whatever they damn well please on their players, it's hard to argue that the Cap hasn't been a good thing for the quality of hockey in the NHL. As nebulous of a term as "parity" is, it's pretty clear that the Cap has eradicated the possibility of dynasties, and that teams like Nashville and Phoenix are able to remain competitive as a result. Also, think about how much money and term John-Ferguson Jr. would have tossed out after the lockout without a salary cap.
Without a prolonged work-stoppage it is unlikely that either side would be desperate enough to concede to radical changes. While we all want hockey to be back as soon as possible let's not forget that either a lockout or player's strike has the ability to create significant changes that can improve the game we all so love.
Some people believe that if fans had not returned to the NHL so enthusiastically after the last lockout there is no way the owners or players would risk another work stoppage, due to the fear of losing revenue. This is very similar to the notion that the Maple Leafs have no incentive to ice a competitive team if the fans keep buying tickets (come to think of it I'd imagine the people who think fans are to blame for this lockout are the same ones who blame the Leafs fans for their team's struggle).
If fans had not returned en masse and instead "punished" the owners and players by abstaining it's unlikely that the NHL would have seen as much success and increased revenue as it has in the past 7 years. And it is that increased revenue that will result in a better CBA being negotiated as the NHLPA has pretty clear evidence that many owners are doing OK. Additionally it is the NHL's contract with NBC and the popularity of The Winter Classic that are likely to prevent the lockout 2.0 from lasting into January. Because of the increased popularity of the NHL owners have much more to lose this time around.
If fans hadn't invested their time, adoration, and cold hard cash in the post-lockout NHL it's unlikely that the owners' would have an incentive to get the season starting sooner. It's because of fan support that we are looking at a shorter lockout this time, not in spite of it.


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Posted: Sun 23 Sep 2007, 23:42
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TeenPup Linux is totally unique..
It has almost been a year ago that I started using Puppy linux, MS Windows was not an option cost wise or computer wise as an upgrade and then you still had all the issues even if you upgraded, so what was the point? Linux was the only way to go and I had never heard of the live CD concept before as many have not. And The only experience with linux previously was red hat that never got functioning. In 10 minutes I was on the net with puppy210 GOLD.
Since that time and mostly from my windows experience Internet security was and has become my interest. It took 4-6 months but I wrote my own linux firewall and its pretty tight.
You just got to love the fact that every boot is a fresh OS when used correctly. It is like imaging a window HD setup but restores in less than 3 minutes....
It is amazing when you tell people about this they really start to think (maybe for the first time:>)
I have been using the TeenPup versions lately and this is really a unique one, the creator says that it was intended for HD installs but works the way I really wanted a live CD to work, leaves me with lots of ram to work with regardless how much is on the CD, perfect.....well done. REmastering it is easy with Dougals script, but make it as an ISO first. use a USB flash, a tower with 2 Cd drives helps. In fact I have now tried plenty of live linux distros and TeenPup is totally unique..
This is a test post with my remaster linux....
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Posted: Mon 24 Sep 2007, 08:04
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That's good to hear.
Am sure the TeenPup author and many other readers will be interested about the tricks you did in remastering TeenPup.
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Posted: Mon 24 Sep 2007, 08:11
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Hello Mic67,
I'm glad you like TEENpup. Hopefully the uniqueness will continue in the next version due very soon.
Again it's still meant as a install to HD version of Puppy and again the size has grown in the name of usability.
Legacy OS 2017 has been released.
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Posted: Mon 24 Sep 2007, 12:46
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A few things about TeenPup:
John may be best to know the answers but heres what it seems.
If the machine has 3 X 128 megs of ram and NO HD, 384 ram total.
When you boot up unlike otther puppies it only loads a base system to ram and not the whole CD to ram. So with 384 ram after boot up and not having started any apps. there is about 2/3 ram left for computing. Whereas othe puppys, except Rudy, will totally load all the CD to ram. So the benefit to Teenpup is way more working ram than any other puppy. The drawback to some, but not to me is that, when you say start the browser it will take time to load that app from the CD, but this is only a one time delay - to load the app. cool thing is that when you quit that app the used ram is almost instantly freed for othe app use.
When you remaster use Dougals script - just follow the directions and when you get to the prompt that gives you the option of making and ISO do so, then make a CD from that ISO. The thing is that by using the USB flash, the ISO will be created there in a folder. The thing is that depending on how large the final CD is you will need about 2 and1/2 times the space on the USB flash -or so it seems, to be successful..... Note: use the USB flash as the working space when prompted by Dougal remaster script, but what ever space it says it needs it seems to need 2 and 1/2 the space because it seems to created both a CD and then if you choose to create an ISO it will also need the same space for that on the USB.
Now the other thing is that when you add the apps prior to remastering you will be limited to the space that you have ram for in the computer (remember no HD or swap setup here).
So if you have 200 megs of ram after boot up and you want to add 250 meg of apps, you cant. But the thing is that once you remaster you will still have the same amount of working free ram that you did before adding the extra apps becasue of the way that TeenPup works---very cool. Note: that if you want to add more apps just add the apps to your remastered CD and then remster again. So contrary to creater a HD to remaster is not necessary
So how large the CD is with apps has no consequence as to the free working ram at boot up, and only and very acceptable performance hit when starting that app. So size of the CD contents is of no matter in its usage.
Some of the small but necessary apps i added were
-IPTRAF -it sort of acts like netstat but way better
-IPSTATE - good network monitoring
-LOAD Meter which is a fast responding indicator of real CPU usage
New ones are
mrxvt 4.2 I like the tabs
torsmo or the newer version or more detailed version -most people think its convient and cool
The ability to choose larger cursors would be nice.
Cheers Mic67
This topic was intended just as a test but will repost to "Puppy Derivatives" as "TeenPup Linux is totally unique.."
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Posted: Mon 24 Sep 2007, 20:58
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Thx for the info. I was wondering what you meant by unique & have heard alota good things about teen pup. Dloaded it awhile back & looking forward to checking it out.
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Posted: Thu 27 Sep 2007, 23:00
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A bit more on TeenPup.
I have a test PC now P3 800mhz 384 ram and may or may not have a harddrive installed.
I did a test install of TeenPup to the HD and it was flawless, work perfect, grub and everything and it is super fast...wow. My first HD install of any puppy.
It seems that I have never been able to do a save back to a multisession CD of any puppy, but have been able to save to USB. So what I did then was save that to a 2nd CD and close it and put that in the 2nd CD drive in a tower PC and work that way until my recent remaster with Teenpup, hey at least it worked.......
For online use puppy from a CD is best.
I dont see the point of using a HD install online.
Interestingly the way that TeenPup works as a livecd is probably how I would have done a version of it, but remember that that would not be possible without Barry's Nobel Prize Genius.
Although there is room for more options, such as an option at boot up to choose whether the session shall use the remastering (or save to CD option) which then would affect the amount of ram used in the regular puppys.
Now with TeenPup it seems that the only option to include would be to pop the CD disk, while keeping the same way that the ram usage presently works - I think that would be a huge piece of work though, maybe even new Linux territory.
Not : if you use a tower with 2 CD not much of an issue, so it seems.
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Since that time and mostly from my windows experience Internet security was and has become my interest. It took 4-6 months but I wrote my own linux firewall and its pretty tight.
Is your firewall usable by other Puppy users or is it uniquely configured for your machine/internet connection? Did you base it on iptables? rc.firewall? Would you consider making it available to the community? Please tell us more about it!
Welcome to my weird, wild, wonderful, wired world!
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"Is your firewall usable by other Puppy users or is it uniquely configured for your machine/internet connection? Did you base it on iptables? rc.firewall? Would you consider making it available to the community? Please tell us more about it!"
Humm... in someways it is uniquely configured for my needs via regular dialup and no NAT or network card, it does not allow for sh. or printing, mostly DNS on port 53 (whcih could be configed to a specific IP address of only your dns servers) and the destination outbound port of 80 which would be the servers out there when surfing, so say someone choose to use 8080 as they some times do you would NOT get a connection to it. Although you can see that when it happens in netstat and make a rule for it. I dont use ftp because of the way the port system works and usually there is always a http option anyways.
Most of all I suggest of using only a livecd that is closed when online as a reboot ought to give you a fresh system.
Here's a link to some changes that will work with the stock puppy firewall, that is called kernel tuning which I also apply and generally are apart of any firewall but not as the rules you would see by doing
iptables -L -n -v
And these changes are set back to the default on each reboot.
The one good thing about applying this tuning is that any other computer will not be able to maintain a consistent connection to your computer for 5 days as is the default config. in linux. But only for 5 minutes which you can see by using the app. called IPSTATE.
Network - security tuning
yes my firewall is based on iptables, well it is iptables. And is not like the script rc.firewall but more like a set of commands and rules - rather simple but rather well researched from all the available firewalls out there.
Generally I recommend "Arnos firewall" I used it and it is very good and popular good for any type of connection adsl cable dialup. You have to adjust the script but it is easy to do as there ought to be instructions by Arno.
After you apply Arnos firewall you may want to then use my kernel tuning script in the above link which would tighten any slack in Arnos firewall but give you his iptable firewall rules. And if anything breaks by doing this either reboot and run Arnos firewall script or just run Arnos firewall script again.
I think by providing my iptable firewall rules to be used by other without them being able to make adjustments to their individual needs would be counter productive. As generally linux firewall rules for the masses is so that the most thing work and the least thing break.
I really recommend using a "Host List" it really does help the anti-hacker cause google it and Arnos firewall.
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Mic67: Thanks so much for the firewall tutorial! Its really useful. I learned the importance of protecting my computer online when last year I stupidly started a VNC server with a weak password and in under five minutes my WinXP was totally hijacked! My firewall, antivirus and malware protection were completely disabled and even several clean reinstalls could not fix things. It was both frightening and infuriating - its like even my MBR and/or BIOS are corrupted!
I'm now running Lighthouse Puppy live CD with an encrypted save file on my harddrive. I agree using the live CD is fairly secure, at least if anything happens you have easy system restore. The reason I'm interested in firewalling is because I'm thinking of doing a frugal install when LHPuppy gets out of beta and I want things to be as secure as I can make them.
Thanks so much for your valuable contribution!
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grade six economics and winter concert
Supply and demand is a relationship. It is about the dynamic balance of what we produce and what we want. During our three weeks of economics, sixth grade viewed the world in this way. The relationship begins with what the earth itself provides: natural elements that through human use become natural resources. From natural resources, we derive raw materials. Raw materials give us the stuff to be self-sustaining. When reliance for survival shifts outside of the self, we enter into barter. From barter develops a more convenient form of exchange, currency. In maintaining mutually beneficial exchange, we discussed value and worth. From understanding the value of things, the theory of economics itself is formed: production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Then the world of entrepreneurship, profit, capital, and interest opened up. From here, we were ready to tackle suppy and demand.
I had deliberately (strategically) placed our economics block just before our winter break. There was no better way for the students to understand economics than to experience it. We created Grade Six Greetings, converting our classroom into an assembly factory. We produced greeting cards with original artwork by the students, and sold them to the school community, just in time for the holidays! Consumers demanded, and we supplied. Lo and behold, we turned a profit!
In the midst of the excitement of our curriculum coming to life, we also had practiced for our school Winter Concert. I wrote an instrumental piece for the sixth grade strings ensemble called Winter Solstice, which our strings teacher arranged for me, and composed a song called Gift of Light, with choreography. At the Winter Concert, the sixth graders were magical, inspiring, and awesome. The audience demanded, and we supplied!
In each of these students, there is a light. It flickers, it dances, it glows, it warms, it shines. The light fills me with hope and encourages me to keep doing what I do. I nurture the light, cup it with a gentle hand when a mischievous wind comes blowing. I keep it safe, let it shine, and it gets brighter and brighter.
Blessings to all.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
supply and demand
Posted by Rick Tan III
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I would have loved to be in your class when I was a kid!
Beautiful artwork as usual!!!
- December 18, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- softearthart said...
Great journey, cheers Marie
- December 23, 2010 at 11:11 PM
- earthboysblog said...
Beautiful as always. I enjoyed the watercolor video thanks, hope there will be more.
- January 15, 2011 at 5:25 PM
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Livid over a New York Post report suggesting that he played through injury for most of last season, Ike Davis on Monday loudly and publicly disputed its validity.
With David Wright and other players staring gape-mouthed as they ate breakfast in the Tradition Field clubhouse, Davis insisted that although his right oblique bothered him as far back as June, it never affected his on-field performance.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Livid over a New York Post report suggesting that he played through injury for most of last season, Ike Davis on Monday loudly and publicly disputed its validity.
With David Wright and other players staring gape-mouthed as they ate breakfast in the Tradition Field clubhouse, Davis insisted that although his right oblique bothered him as far back as June, it never affected his on-field performance.
"It shouldn't have been a story, anyway," said Davis, who batted .205 with nine home runs last season and endured a midseason Minor League demotion. "It's just an overblown thing. Everyone has injuries and then they get hurt. So it was pointless to write an article. I [stunk] last year because I [stunk]. It's not because I had an injury. You always have injuries. And now it just looks bad."
Davis' right oblique finally "popped" in late August, in his words, at which point he went on the disabled list with a season-ending strain.
"You always hurt," he said. "We always hurt. We play 162 games in how many days? You hurt all the time. Unless you can't physically go out and play, you can't say anything. So that's what we do. And you have injuries that last a little longer or they don't. Sometimes they never pop. I wish it didn't, but it did."
The episode became the latest in a long string of headaches for Davis, who -- injury or not -- slogged through a dreadful summer with the Mets before enduring a winter's worth of trade speculation.
It also sparked debate over what sort of behavior is acceptable within a clubhouse culture that glorifies machismo. If an injury exists, manager Terry Collins said that "there's got to be a conversation, certainly, and it's up to me to decide which way to proceed."
"It's a fine line, but nobody wants to come out of the game," said Wright, who strained his hamstring last August after fighting through initial soreness, and who famously played through a stress fracture in his back for weeks in 2011. "Being as competitive as most of us are, you try to battle your way through nagging things. There's very few times over the course of the season where you go out there and say, 'You know what? Something's not bothering me.' It's just a matter of being smart enough to know what you can and can't play through."
Davis was already in the midst of a significant early-season slump when his oblique started bothering him in mid-May. But he concealed the injury, in part because he did not want to make it look like an excuse for his troubles.
Collins, who receives comprehensive daily injury reports from the Mets' training staff, said he was never aware of the issue until Davis' muscle finally ripped in August.
"I'm not really sure what to say," the manager said. "I was as surprised as anyone when I heard.
"If you're failing at what you're supposed to be doing, something needs to be addressed. If you feel it's taking away from your game, you've got to say something."
Davis did not, and the Mets ultimately demoted him on June 9 with a .161 batting average, five home runs and a .500 OPS. Davis returned four weeks later and hit .267 with four home runs over his final 48 games.
His struggles played into the Mets' public -- and ultimately unfulfilled -- desire to trade him this winter. Now Davis is in camp battling Lucas Duda for the Mets' starting first-base job, but general manager Sandy Alderson has repeatedly said that a trade remains possible before Opening Day.
How much Davis' injury affected that situation is impossible to gauge.
"It's not black and white," Wright said. "There's a lot of gray area, in that you don't want to miss games because of something that you could possibly play through. Ike's a grown man. I think what Ike was trying to do was … not make an excuse out of it. But by doing that, it almost makes it sound like he's making an excuse out of it. And Ike's the last person to make excuses."
Or, as Collins put it: "Everything would have been better off had he said something. Hopefully, he learned from it that he needs to speak up."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo.


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Look, before you start running around the place with your knickers on your head screaming about how Pinterest is going to solve all online marketing problems known to mankind, I suggest you take a deep breath and consider a few things.
Maybe it's the young, cool and froody crowd over at Mashmumble who are whipping up the frenzy over what is a generic system like Pinterest.
Pinterest is fantastic if your niche is visually stimulating, such as cat calenders, kitchen taps, motorbike paintwork, bathroom tiles etc. And I have a few friends who are really working Pinterest to their own advantage who happen to be in these niches. I myself have, ahem, a few accounts that focus on certain niches.
As far as I can see, it has the same flavour as Stumbleupon, Flickr etc. of course it's not exactly the same. But if you found that these types of systems did not work for you in the past, I doubt it's worth a look in.
There is no social media system which everyone should be a member of. I am a member of all I can be, but then this is my job. I can't advise clients if I don't join and try to game these systems to my own advantage.
6 months ago, G+ was the next big thing, as far as I can tell it's definitely not. It shows some interesting aspects, but it's not captured enough critical mass for it to be a Facebook killer.
If there are two social media systems to use it's Twitter and Facebook. But they are no longer new and exciting and so maybe not worth the Maserati raving about them. Twitter and Facebook are established enough to easily work out if they are for you. With Pinterest, unless you are a social media professional or a middle aged women making cupcakes, I would look at all the social media systems that are on offer and chose the one that benefits you the most.


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Simply Ming "Ganache with Guest Joanne Chang" On this week's episode of Simply Ming, learn the art of making ganache, the simple mixture of chocolate and cream that's the heart of so many great desserts. Ming is joined by the James Beard nominated chef, Joanne Chang who shows how ganache can be whipped up into two mouth watering desserts: Chocolate Mousse Napoleon and Flourless Rum Nut Chocolate Cake. D
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Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "Shell Games" Steve grills tequila-marinated oysters, ginger-mint buttered lobster and an unusual shrimp cocktail.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Norway's West: Fjords, Mountains and Bergen" Rick sails under towering fjord cliffs, hikes on glaciers and finds surviving traditions in remote farm hamlets. He delves into Hanseatic heritage and takes in the salty hospitality of Norway's historic capitol, Bergen.G
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Invitation to World Literature "One Hundred Years of Solitude" Gabriel Garcia Marquez's multigenerational saga of the Buendia family in the isolated town of Macondo inaugurated the boom in Latin American literature in the 1970s and marked the beginning of magical realism. Writer Sandra Cisneros and scholar of Latin American literature, Ilan Stavans lend their thoughts and voices to the discussion of this epic novel. D
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Invitation to World Literature "The God of Small Things" Fraternal twins Rahel and Estha struggle to reclaim their lives after their childhood is destroyed by tragic circumstances. As past and present merge in this narrative of Indian society and politics, the many layers of the caste system are mirrored in the poetic and inventive language of the author. Featured speakers include Simon Gikandi of Princeton University, author Evelyn Ch'ien. D


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Kolkata: While its organisers may make tall claims, the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival turned out is a drab affair in stark contrast to the glamour heavy inaugural ceremony.
The festival, which over the years had attracted eminent cinematic names from around the globe such as Krysztof Zanussi and Fernando Solanas, found itself deprived of the cult figures including home-grown greats.
Legendary names from Bengali cinema world such as actor Soumitra Chatterjee and director Buddhadeb Dasgupta, otherwise regulars at the fest, preferred to give the Nov 10-17 event a miss, while eminent filmmaker Mrinal Sen just made a cameo appearance on the penultimate day.
Though Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during the opening ceremony, claimed the presence of over 2,000 foreign delegates, actual turnout was not even one percent of that figure.
"There were 20 foreign delegates at the fest while the Indian contingent comprised 40 delegates," KIFF chairman Ranjit Mallick said.
The high dose of Bollywood exemplified by the presence of stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Mithun Chakraborty and Katrina Kaif with a host of leading Bengali film personalities at the inaugural ceremony did create some flutter initially.
But as days passed, the low glamour quotient was palpable with most of the stars from state`s film industry giving it a miss.
Also, none of the country`s famed filmmakers from outside Bengal - a regular in previous editions - turned up, taking the sheen off the much touted seminars and media meets where often the standards of speakers on the dais fell short of the level expected in international film festivals.
With most of the movies being screened once, many questioned the screening schedule.
The frequent rescheduling of the movies without proper notice left many disgruntled. There were also some who also put a question mark on the quality of the movies shown.
"Except for the Academy Award winning `Nader and Simin: A Separation` and a few by Michael Cacoyannis, there were not many films that one would die to watch," said a veteran movie buff.
"I missed the screening of `Cheekha` and I wanted to watch it badly but thanks to the organisers I will have to wait till its release," said a young visitor after missing out on the Tom Alter movie that was screened only once.
Not only visitors, even mediapersons had a tough time covering the event with organisers scheduling important events simultaneously at different venues.
On the brighter side though, the screening of classics inside a special tent to give a feel of watching film in a bygone era was a hit and so was the `Big Story` segment which gave people the chance to catch seven of Amitabh Bachchan`s hits on the big screen again.
Was the latest edition of the fest really "historic and the world`s best" as Banerjee claimed or did it leave much to be desired? The answer is not far to seek.


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I left Cullman, Alabama under a sunny blue sky and made my way north.
Dang GPS! It kept trying to re-route me through Atlanta, saying that it could shave 18 minutes off of my drive if I drove that way.
One way through Atlanta is ENOUGH. And I know better.
Holiday traffic with everyone on their way to grandma's house, and a bridge out in Atlanta, and all of the re-routing in that area would have been a stress-filled nightmare.
I needed quiet roads. I didn't care if it was a 2 lane highway and the speed limits were lower. I wanted open road and the sight of my beloved Blue Ridge in the distance.
I drove north, setting my sights on first Chattanooga, and then onward to Knoxville, past the Pigeon Forge area and on into North Carolina.
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Piggly Wiggly Stores Sold: 29 Stores Offloaded to Bi-Lo, Harris Teeter
Piggly Wiggly stores has sold 29 of its outlets, according to reports, with 22 stores to be sold to Bi-Lo, and the other 7 being sold to Harris Teeter. The news will be disappointing to fans of the privately owned grocery store chain.
There are more than 600 Piggly Wiggly branded stores across nation, however, the South Carolina-based chain Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company only owns around 100 of the stores.
That means that the company will be selling of 29 percent of its stores. Piggly Wiggly spokesman Christopher Ibsen has said the decision to sell the more than two-dozen stores came partly due to other grocery store mergers being announced, such as the Kroger-Harris Teeter merger.
Ibsen said, "The environment that has heated up dramatically in the past six months in the grocery industry with mergers and acquisitions created an opportunity for us to ensure the value of our employee-owned company."
The news will have come as a shock to an estimated 1200 employees working at the Piggly Wiggly stores being sold, however, it is expected that all of them will be retained in the acquisition.
Randall Onstead, president and CEO of Bi-Lo Holdings has said, "We look forward to welcoming these new associates to the Bi-Lo Holdings family and to building on the strength of these stores. We will continue to fine-tune our company and network of stores so that we can reinvest in what matters most for our customers."
Bi-Lo has also announced the selling of a few of its stores to Publix. Those stores will be sold in the Charlotte, NC area.
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This research – Scientists Block Pathological Aggression in Mice – brings up an interesting ethical dilemma. If we are able to do something. Something that has an obvious upside for society, should we. Human beings have been known to fly into pathological rage – sudden violence, explosive outbursts and hostile overreactions to stress. It is not clinically speaking, according to my reading, a psychiatric disorder. Pretty much everyone has a moment, sooner or later when they lose it. The brain receptor these scientists shut down in mice also exists in human beings. There are people for who these fits of rage are not a once every few years event. Violent rage is a regular feature of their personality. Once the behavior results in a crime against someone then society has a stake in outcomes for that person. It cost about $20k per year to house a prisoner. Should these people be given some medication that permanently changes their behavior or forced on a regular drug regimen. Or how about the guy next door who has never assaulted anyone, but whose wife and kids live in constant fear of his angry mood swings. Maybe the occasional joint would do the trick. Most people report feeling more relaxed when they smoke pot. Some research is underway to explore different drugs based on the cannabinoids (THC and CBD) found in marijuana. Researchers in the U.K. are looking to breed marijuana to make medicines for metabolic disorders, epilepsy, and other diseases. One other ailment they're looking at is to use THC in treating psychosis. If you're diagnosed with psychosis and committed, you don't have a lot of say over your course of treatment. So a drug that treats low levels of the enzyme monoamine oxidase A (MAO A) – the pathway that was blocked in the mice, could be used. Judges have made the condition of some sentences to include regularly taking mood altering medications. If the angry neighbor finally gets violent with someone in the family, jail time would be called for, but it would be cheaper for society if the sentence was a little shorter and release was on the condition of taking a drug that would prevent violent behavior. In the film and play Suddenly Last Summer, a young woman whose wealthy aunt considers mentally unstable is sentenced to an asylum – all very southern Gothic ( Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Cliff starred in the film version) – where she is to be forced to have a lobotomy. A procedure that is more about her aunts' desire for revenge than actual mental illness. Behavior modifying drugs sound much more humane by comparison.
MSU study – Carrots, not sticks, motivate workers. If you enjoy reading the occasional article over the years about people and what motivates them, this is one of those issue that goes back and forth. In this study the researchers found that rewards – promised rewards for meeting certain performance thresholds – was more effective than the threat of punishment. I tend to like this study because it is the way I would like the world to work. Though real world experience tells me that carrots work most of the time. Some people are just punishment oriented. It can be strange because if you're a supervisor who prefers to be a carrot person these people are fu*king with your personality and your noble goals – which can in turn piss you off. You end up having these 'stick' talks with them, trying to convince someone who they need to do what? – act more in their rational self interests – so they will have a job to pay rent. If can be a learning moment – as this is situation is approaching the emotional neighborhood of being a parent. So with this experience in mind, do you still want to have children.
Some researchers who head some real world experience, Studies Find That Gossip Isn't Just Loose Talk
But not all gossip is bad, and, in fact, gossip can be useful in maintaining social norms and keeping people in line.
Maybe it sounds as if I'm just trying to rationalize the desire to sometimes spread a few juicy bits of information, but recent research looks at the good side of gossip.
First, the definition of gossip is fairly neutral. As Robin Dunbar, an anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist at the University of Oxford who has written widely about gossip, notes, the word gossip originally just meant chatting with one's "godsibs," or the peer equivalent of godparents — in other words, people you were particularly close to.
In more modern terms, Timothy Hallett, associate professor in the Indiana University sociology department, defined it as "the unsanctioned evaluative talk about people who aren't present."
[ ]…"If you tell people that this person is a selfish jerk, people learn to avoid the exploitive jerk," said Matthew Feinberg, a postdoctoral student at Stanford University and a co-author of the study.
Professor Willer said: "We sometimes need to trade information with third parties about people who aren't around in order to learn from other people's experiences."
As a way of maintaining a level of social norms that allow people to function in a warehouse or office without being harassed or bullied, gossip can be useful. Though there is another side. Like if a few people in an office decide they do not like someone – call them a jerk, a smart-ass or a sexual harasser and they are not. I've seen cliques of people gang up on someone they don't like, someone who makes them feel "uncomfortable" ( a common code word) and suddenly an employee who is a pretty good person is being fired because they violated rule 46 sub-paragraph 2B of the employee conduct code. Gossip and the gossipers become the modern equivalent of the Salem Witch Trials. You must be guilty because six people said so rationale. As though a few people have never ganged up on someone.
Sartre, Camus and a woman called Wanda
In the middle of the Second World War, Sartre and Camus had their own private little war going. But Sartre's relationship with Wanda went right back to before the war, pre-Camus. For years, Sartre had been obsessing over Wanda's older sister, Olga Kosakiewicz, one of Simone de Beauvoir's students. De Beauvoir seduced Olga to start with, then tried to pass her on to Sartre. But Olga wasn't really up for it. De Beauvoir was a lot better looking than Sartre, and taller, too. So began Sartre's fixation on the first of the half-Russian Kosakiewicz sisters. Olga got into his plays; she got into his novels. But one thing he could never quite pull off was getting her into his bed. She resisted without ever entirely pushing him away. She was Sartre's unattainable object of desire, the "transcendental signifier", as their friend Jacques Lacan, the psychoanalyst, would have said. I think Sartre managed to interpret all his sexual frustration as good for his existential soul.
None of which stopped him from changing course when her younger sister, Wanda, arrived in Paris in 1937 and seducing her instead.
[ ]…This was Sartre at his least philosophical. He never really forgave Camus. Their final, very public divorce in the Fifties was politics, philosophy and personality all rolled into one. But at the end of 1944, Sartre wrote to the Beaver: "What did Wanda think she was doing, running after Camus? What did she want from him? Wasn't I so much better? And so kind to her. She should watch out." Sartre was trying to be ironic but he was, in fact, totally serious. He gladly took Wanda back again (amid countless other affairs). But perhaps Camus had their close encounter in mind when he wrote: "It is necessary to fall in love – the better to provide an alibi for all the despair we are going to feel anyway." ( excerpts from The Boxer and the Goalkeeper by Andy Martin, published by Simon & Schuster)
As one might expect from two of the most prominent philosophers of existentialism, there was a lot of angst, dread and rationalizing. That is the thing about lust and obsession, all the insightful intellectual thoughts become just so much baggage in the pursuit of desire. Though it still all reads much better and sounds more civilized than what you see on the average day-time talk show, with the audience bringing the punctuating boos and cheers.
Melody Gardot – Your Heart is as Black as Night
Billie Holiday – I'm A Fool To Want You


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Stinktopia for iPad-Make Gas, Unleash It on Fri...
- Publisher: BeAMan Games LLC
- Genre: Entertainment
- Released: 24 Feb, 2011
- Size: 19.7 MB
- Price: FREE!
- App Store Info
DescriptionCreate gas, travel the world, make friends, drop a bunch of stink bombs on them ^_^
No, of course it's not another stupid fart app. And it's not another tired farming game either.
Stinktopia™ is a FREE feature-packed and offbeat social game with an entirely original theme.
In this stylish and vibrant world you can:
*BUILD a dynamic flying city full of meaningful buildings and cute, hard-working minions.
*USE LOCATION AWARENESS of your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad to your play advantage.
*PLAY WITH FRIENDS from all over the world. Great friends are always willing to be gassy together.
*EMBRACE YOUR INNER CHILD and be o.k. with juvenile humor. Taking life too seriously is harmful to your health.
*KEEP IT SIMPLE - just build and maintain the best-looking stinktopia to share with friends.
*OR GET DEEP - manage resources and use your mobile device strategically (CHECK-IN at the right spots).
*BATTLE your friends - everyone wins, but winners win more ^_^
*GIFT your friends - if you're in a giving mood...
*UNIQUE BUILDINGS and decorations - and buildings serve a purpose! (from giant toilets to perfume lounges).
*SPY and "borrow" some points from buildings in your friends' stinktopias.
*MESSAGE your friends - sweet nothings and trash talk are encouraged (just don't be jerks please).
*CUSTOMIZE your avatar and show everyone how to stand out.
*OFFLINE MODE - Stinktopia™ is an online game, but we understand that connection can be unstable sometimes.
*COMPETE through Game Center leader board and achievements.
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In this engineering challenge, student teams are introduced to the engineering design process, and then construct and test an earthquake-resistant structure. The lesson plan includes teacher support, student worksheets, multimedia assets, and links... (View More) for students to conduct Web-based investigations. Authentic assessments, a multiple choice test, and rubrics are included. This is an optional extension activity associated with the resource, Flight Mission Challenge: Improving Earthquake Monitoring, a 3 part, multiple-day Earth science and engineering investigation. (View Less)
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2012 Melges 24 World Championship - First Day Surprises
30 July 2012
Torbole, Italy - 30 July 2012 - On two race courses, one in front of Torbole and one further south, located just north of Limone, the Melges 24 World Championship came under starters orders with the evergreen Melges 24s divided into four groups, identified by four colors.
More than 125 crews, from 22 nations, were in the water waiting for the much-anticipated start. During the first two races on the north course the orange group sailed against the blue group, while on the south the challenge was between the white and black groups.
At the conclusion of racing, Italy's Andrea Racchelli sailing Altea, with a second and a sixth, claims the top of the ranking while many of the favorites going into the day are trailing down in double digit position.
Conditions were extremely tough for all with many general recalls. Having been out of the Melges 24 fleet for some time Germany's Markus Wieser on AEZ, along with tactician Pascal Rambeau, proved that he certainly hasn't lost his touch in the class and thanks to a first and an eighth, is now lying second in the overall ranking by just one point. Outsider Tommaso del Rio's Maitech, put in two excellent performances of second and eighth to finish the day in third overall four points behind the leader. A most impressive achievement. Japan's Kan Yamamada, sailing Kanta-Ro Racing, is on equal points with Del Rio and lies fourth on countback. The top ten is completed by Norway's Kristoffer Spone, International Class Chairman Riccardo Simoneschi, Bora Gulari from the USA, Estonia's Peter Saraskin and a pair of Italiens, Carlo Fracassoli and Lorenzo Gemini.
Lorenzo Gemini's Sardinian team aboard SIV Arborea also hold the overall lead in the Corinthian ranking, just one point ahead of Marco Cavallini sailing Jeco Team with a family crew that includes Marco's father Gianni and brother Paolo, who lie fourteenth in the overall standings. Third Corinthian place is currently in the hands of Finland's Matias Sappovaara aboard Marquis de Conquistador, followed by Italy's Alessio Marinelli on Pensavo Peggio.
Tomorrow at least two more races are planned with race courses and groups reversed. Weather permitting the qualification series will conclude on Wednesday and with the introduction of the discard the fleet will be divided in Gold and Silver fleets.
Events like the 2012 Melges 24 World Championship are not possible without the most generous support of the event sponsors led by the Municipality of Comune di Nago Torbole and including the Regional Authority of Trentino; TrentoDoc, partner of Circolo Vela Torbole whose excellent selection of sparkling wines will be enjoyed by all; Trentingrana, whose cheese is made using milk exclusively from the Trentino area; InGarda, the touristic company supporting visitors to Lark Garda; and technical sailing clothing supplier Marinepool.
Organised by Circolo Vela Torbole in collaboration with the International Melges 24 Class Association, the 2012 Melges 24 World Championship will count a maximum of twelve races, with up to three daily races. Five races are required to made the event valid, although the famous weather conditions, typical of the northern Garda, should make this rule unnecessary.
How to follow the Melges 24 World Championship 2012
Event Website - www.melges24worldchampionship.com
International Melges 24 Class Website - www.melges24.com
Images - official photographer Pierrick Contin - www.pierrickcontin.fr
Updated on daily basis will be also the IMCA's YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/IM24CA) on which will be posted the daily highlights and the interviews made by Zerogradinord, in charge of the media content of the event.
The event will also be followed via Facebook (www.facebook.com/World.of.Melges24) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/Melges_24), where the updates will be in real time.


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