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I've received more questions about the pre-birth planning of large-scale, "negative" events. Let's take as an example the tsunami that hit SE Asia a few years ago. 100,000 people were killed. My understanding is that those souls hoped before they were born that the Earth would be at a certain vibration by a certain point in linear time. These souls agreed before birth that if it looked as though the Earth were not going to get there, they would give their lives in a large-scale, natural disaster, because they knew that the result would be a worldwide outpouring of love and compassion that would raise the Earth's vibration to the desired frequency.
You may recall that this is exactly what happened. The governments of the world put aside their differences and cooperated to funnel aid to SE Asia. This outpouring of love and compassion raised the frequency of our planet to the level those souls had intended.
You've probably heard the expression, "Where you stand depends upon where you sit." The tsunami is a great example of that expression. If you are a human who "sits" in the third dimension, then where you likely "stand" on the tsunami is that it was a terrible tragedy. If, however, you are a spirit guide who "sits" in the fourth dimension, then where you likely "stand" on the tsunami is that it was a great blessing to our world. Two diametrically opposed viewpoints, both of which are correct from the perspective of the observer.
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We are seeking a highly motivated scientist to participate in a research program that will provide critical insights into regulatory mechanisms that control nitrogen metabolism in Medicago truncatula. This project involves the discovery of novel regulatory and signal transduction genes. Candidates should possess a PhD, together with relevant research experience.
We are searching for a postdoctoral researcher to integrate the group "Molecular Biology of Nitrogen Assimilation" of IBMC. The research will focus on the biochemical and genetic regulation of the metabolic processes that are required for nitrogen assimilation in the model legume Medicago truncatula. The group is attempting to dissect the mechanics controlling nitrogen assimilation through reverse genetics and whole genome approaches. The primary goal is to determine which factors, genetic and/or biochemical, limit nitrogen assimilation by the plant and thus plant growth and development. After these limitations are defined, the appropriate generic alterations will be attempted to enhance plant productivity.
The project will use plants in which the activity of key metabolic enzymes has been modified either by reverse genetics or by the use of specific inhibitors to identify novel regulatory and signal transduction genes. The research involves the use of functional genomics approches together with traditional tools of genetics, biochemistry, and physiology to dissect the molecular mechanisms regulating gene expression and enzyme activities in response to alterations in nitrogen metabolism.
This work is currently in progress, therefore, a qualified candidate would have the opportunity to immediately begin to analyze transcriptomic profiles, identify important genes and dissect their involvement in the control of nitrogen metabolism. This could prove to be a fruitful position for an ambitious candidate since there could be many research opportunities to work on new projects within the lab.
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If you aim to conduct a research project with commercial perspectives, you can apply for an industrial PhD. You will be employed by a private sector company and at the same time enrolled as a PhD student at the Graduate School at a university.
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As an industrial PhD student you will carry out research where results are applied in an enterprise setting. The cooperation between university and industry gives you access to new knowledge and innovation provided by the private sector company.
Application process for the industrial PhD
- Start by finding a private sector company and a university supervisor for your PhD project.
- The private sector company must send an application to Innovation Fund Denmark to apply for the industrial PhD grant on your behalf.
- If successful, you can apply for enrolment at the Graduate School.
Visit the website of Innovation Fund Denmark to learn about application deadlines, requirements and how to proceed with your application.
Requirements to your supervisor and your employer
- You need to find a project supervisor from your prospective employer and a principal supervisor from the university to help oversee your project. The principal supervisor must be an associate professor, senior researcher, professor, clinical associate professor or clinical professor.
- Your employer must be based in Denmark and can be a private sector company, a private non-profit institution, or a private sector organisation with a substantial element of self-financing activity.
- Notice that the company R&D facilities and hereby your future workplace, can be situated abroad, as long as the company has a division in DK.
- You must have a financial guarantee from your private company employer, who will have to pay 50 pct. of your salary.
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- A master's degree or similar qualification
- A grade point average of at least 9.5 for the master's degree alone (if it has a nominal duration of at least 120 ECTS) or a grade point average of 8.2 for both the bachelor's and master's degrees
- A grade point level of at least 10 (Danish scale) for any final thesis/examination project
- If your grade point average is slightly lower than the above mentioned, you can apply for approval depending on other relevant qualifications.
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Being certain that you will be finding a certified BMW mechanic is tough. Many different car companies claim they can have particular trained in the repair with this specific car brand. Generally, companies have basic knowledge in cars and think that they are knowledgeable in BMW repairs but the truth is they are certainly not. BMW requires special services files.
You must have higher standards for any higher standard car. If they are knowledgeable in other cars that's a plus because it means they have more knowledge of cars. Just be sure they know what they're doing specifically with BMW repairs.
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The Earl Sweatshirt saga has been one wild ride. Last year, amidst his absence from Odd Future and rumors of his whereabouts, we confirmed that the teen rapper was at a therapeutic program in Samoa. Since then, we've spoken with one of his Coral Reef Academy associates, but we've also been trolled by OFWGKTA members who pranked the Internet with talk of his return.
Now, with the emergence of an @earlxsweat Twitter account and a new YouTube video, it looks like Thebe Kgositsile is back, and for real this time. Here's what Tyler, The Creator and Hodgy Beats have to say.
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Liberation is a concept shared in both Buddhism and Judaism in Passover. It's not a concept we should take lightly and we shouldn't assume it's completely clear what we are liberated from or liberated to do. Barry explores different approaches and philosophies of liberation. How do we live freely?
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Fallout 76 will not launch on Steam
Bethesda confirmed to PC Gamer that Fallout 76 will not launch on Steam.
Ever since the original reveal, some PC gamers have been wondering why Fallout 76 has no listing on Steam. Bethesda confirmed that Fallout 76 will not be launching on Steam in an email to PC Gamer. Read the full statement below:
"The PC version of Fallout 76, for both the B.E.T.A. and the launch, will be available only via Bethesda.net, not on Steam,"
This isn't new for a big publisher because many big publishers are slowly dropping Steam for their own launcher. EA ditched Steam a while ago and now Activision is slowly going all in on Blizzard Battle.net for multiplayer games. The biggest game in the world right now, Fortnite, is also not on Steam. Big publishers are seeing less value in giving Valve a 30% cut on an open platform like PC.
Things could change post launch though but as of now if you want Fallout 76 on PC, install the Bethesda.net launcher.
Fallout 76 releases on November 14 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
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MultiTech replied to MultiTech's topic in Grow Journals Indoorhola Cannabissapean! Great to see you again also! I am a big fan of ebb n' flow applications as well. For this run I am using the ebb n' flow for both veg and flowering with this lil lady. I will get some good shots of my system and process. It is quite the simple build and extremely efficient! For my larger gardens I use other applications from DWC, NFT to Organic Soils. For my smaller grows I use very accessible items that you can find at any hardware store. I do this for those I am mentoring personally and for my photo shots. Very excited to hear your comments, opinion and learning about your styles also!! thanks for the stoke out! Saludos!
MultiTech replied to MultiTech's topic in Grow Journals IndoorHola Jose.gh! Thank you for taking the time to check things out. This is going to be a great stoke out on this round with Caboose. Always excited and motivated when having new to me genetics in the bank to analyze. Also to note. I started the grow journal in the grow room already. This was an introduction to the community. I have the other post under "Caboose - Soil and MultiMedium to Hydro!" under "Grow Journals Indoor" which has the current photos of the grow. Thank you again for seeing whats up on my side of the mountain! Sending you a box of stoke Jose.gh! Saludos!
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MultiTech posted a topic in Grow Journals IndoorHello to the Green House Seed Co. Crew, Community and all the hard working men and woman of this stoked out industry!! It has been roughly a year since my last journal posted here! This is going to be another fun round! Currently there are two great seeds that were germinated and started! Caboose! This is going to be an organic soil with compost teas for feeding and One being transferred to a solid indoor ebb and flow hydroponic application that is of my own production. Lots of stoke and excitement going on over here and I am very happy and humbled to be able to share my techniques, grows and info to the great community here! Looking forward to bringing this to you with maybe some kool things you have not seen or really payed attention too....? Thanks for taking the time to scope things out! Saludos! MultiTech!
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MultiTech posted a topic in Grow Journals IndoorHello to the Strain Hunters and Green House Seed Co. Crew ! I am very excited to be back again this year! Last year I had a post covering my techniques with a landrace sativa that I found in the mountains of Sonora Mexico. This round will be some great genetics from the Green House Seed Co. Team! Thank you guys and gals for all the stoke! And to Franco, always keeping you in our hearts and minds and sending smoke signals to you my brother where ever that may be! Your are truly missed and never forgotten! Respect! This is going to be a journal started up with a beautiful strain from GHSC, the Caboose! This wonderful lady is a cross between Trainwreck and Salmon Creek Big Bud. Very excited to be growing this out for all to enjoy and maybe even see something new and kewl that you have not seen yet. My techniques are a bit unique and deliver results above and beyond many other applications and techniques that I have come across and studied in the past. There are many ways of doings things..... And this is how I do mine...... I will be starting two Caboose seeds this round with preparation for 7 other strains to come into effect shortly. One seed will be germinated 3 days after the first. Germination process was simply popping the seeds in a small glass of RO water for a few hours and observe their progress of water absorption. At which point I transfer them to damp paper towels *organic* with a mild honey/water mixture for extra root vigor from the sugars it comes in contact with as well as the great antibacterial effects of the honey which play a great role in my several techniques I use from germination to cloning to extra natural flower booster. After 7 hours in the paper towel, the first seed popped revealing a solid white root tip getting ready to transfer to an organic soil medium I mix in-house from the prior years compost and add some pea gravel and perlite to the mix. 36 hours later, she came to be! Coming in at day 4 and this lady is looking solid! It it looking like she may be more on the Big Bud side more so than the Trainwreck from her quick upward growth and vigor! Very excited to see this lady perform! I also popped the other Caboose seed and just planted her into her medium. She will be started in a mixture of banana leaves, grass clippings, pea gravel, lava rock, perlite and sand using organic compost teas to start. After she is up to day 14 she will be transitioned into her hydroponic ebb and flow system using General Hydroponics Flora Series nutrient line with my own measurements. Good times and loads of stoke! I hope you will all enjoy whats to come! Saludos! Starting off day 2 from pop this Caboose little lady is looking like she will be loving her new home! When she has developed enough over 14 days she will then be transitioned into her permanent ebb and flow system. She is starting out with organic compost teas for the first two weeks at which point after her transition she will be fed General Hydroponics Flora Series. Her older sister will be in organic soil the whole grow with only organic compost teas as her feed. Super Stoked to be able to throw this down for everyone! Saludos! This is the first seed popped coming in really vigorous on day 8! She is most definitely looking more towards her Big Bud side! Stoked on that! Organic Soil Above A few more snaps of the last few days! Really happy to be seeing this strains great genetics coming out! Banana Leaves, Grass Clippings, Pea Gravel, Volcanic Rock, Perlite and Sand below. Coming into days 6 and 10 these ladies are bringing the stoke meter to richter! Very kool and interesting strain at this point! With two seeds popped, it is looking like two phenos are coming out. One being more of the Big Bud parent and the lady in the pea gravel mixture is leaning more towards the Trainwreck parent! Good times! Saludos! Getting things ready for the ebb and flow setup for the second Caboose! She is looking a lot like the Trainwreck phenotype that I am looking for and have heard so much about! The purple Trainwreck pheno would be a great find! Saludos! Coming into days 15 and day 11. The Caboose in soil just got topped in the evening of the 14th day one hour before lights out to give her the evening hours to recoup a bit. Also------------- The Caboose sister on day 11 is showing Trainwreck mutations! Trainwreck is very well known for an extra leaf that grows on her leaves which will also great a small bud there if left to flower! This is a very exciting sign which is what I am looking for with this great strain! Thanks again to everyone at Green House Seed Co. and the Strain Hunters for allowing this grow to take place and to everyone out there interested in this magnificent species of plant! Sending you all a big box of stoke! Saludos! Very excited to keep you all up-to-date to the on goings with these two solid strains, Caboose! There are also a few photos from other grows posted on instagram for anyone interested. @multitechgrow Keep the stoke high and I will update some other shots pronto! Any comments, questions, criticism, curiosities? They are all welcomed and supported! Thank you for taking the time to see what my techniques and passion are all about!! -Multitech Update to Journal for Caboose in Organic Soil. She was topped 1 hours before lights out on day 14 from seed. She really pushed outwards and is starting to fill in from her first node where her Cotyledons are. Really looking like she is going to be a bush! Leaning very much towards the Salmon Creek Big Bud side. Exciting times! Saludos! Will update again soon with her lil' sister! She will be transferred into her ebb and flow hydroponic application this weekend and ready to blow up! Keep that scale on Richter! Saludos! -MultiTech
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MultiTech replied to MultiTech's topic in Grow Guru - Advanced TechniquesHere we are, 12-16 days out from the first snipping. I hope you enjoy the photos. Her flowers are rock solid. I got in as close as I could with my camera. All I have access to at the moment is my phone camera but you can still get an idea. The terpenes photos are from a small nugget I snipped away so I could get away from the HPS lighting. I smashed a few heads with my fingers I am sure but you can still get an okay idea. Looking forward to your questions, comments or critiques. Saludos!
MultiTech replied to MultiTech's topic in Grow Guru - Advanced TechniquesHello! Here is a a quick update of this chick. Beginning week 10 Ph 6.1 2 400w HPS + 4 32w t8 Fluorescent bulbs 6500k (101,000Lm +/-) PPM 13oo Ambient Temp 25c day / 22c night RH 55% Next week flush. *you can see the transition I do from week 8 to week 9 in these photos. During the start of week 9, I snip the support strings and allow her to fa out and extend her arms. This allows full light penetration for the lower part of the colas. When I harvest, I snip the tops then the lower cola a week or so later, at times 2 weeks later. Hope you enjoy. Saludos. I will be trying to get some better, more clear shots for everyone later today and update you with those as well. Shaka!
MultiTech replied to MultiTech's topic in Grow Guru - Advanced TechniquesHere are a few quick snap shots after a little pruning as she starts working her way into week 8 of flower. I hope you like them.. Saludos!
MultiTech replied to MultiTech's topic in Grow Journals IndoorTo answer your question in regards to the double potting technique. In my grows I have found that when I do short veg cycles, I do not like to disturb the roots so much as the upper canopy training that I do. When I double pot, I simply remove the very base of the pot she is sitting in, prep the new pot as needed and set her right on top of the new soil. When I go to rinse her roots for the hydro transition, I like a fuller rooting zone for the transfer. When I double pot, it forces her to naturally dig her roots downwards as I only water the bottom pot. Also when I do have her set up in the hydro, After week 2 I will uncover her top roots and allow her to do some air pruning and produce a huge root mass which fills the whole container. More roots, more uptake. Lava rocks are an amazing medium in both hydroponic and soil applications in my experience as well. Light weight, easy to clean after, never had mold issues or root rot, high mineral count = healthy roots. They are easily accessible and no one questions when you buy lava rocks over clay. Super stoked on you and I am excited to keep you updated! New photos will be coming soon, I am almost done with her setup. Shaka!
Hi Cannabissapean, Thank you for the warm welcome and great reinforcement. I am very happy to be here and to be part of this great community and look forward to keep you and anyone else interested updated to the on-goings on this end.. Saludos y mucho gusto! Thank you for the share!
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MultiTech posted a topic in Grow Journals IndoorHello, Hello! This is a clonette from a current mountain landrace pure sativa that is from the state of Sonora Mexico. She was rooted in an organic soil from Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico under 1 32w CFL 6500k for 8 days. After which she was transferred outdoors and super cropped 7 days after transition, 5 days later topped and 3 days later (today Aug. 3) super cropped one again to set her up for high stress training in indoor hydroponic scrog. I will be posting a video of my method of rinsing the roots for the transfer to pure hydroponics with Lava Rock as medium. I left a central cola to grow. This cola to heaven will be surrounded by 32w t8 6500k fluorescents with a 400w HPS making her happy from above. The other outer secondary colas will have a 600w HPS with under canopy lighting as her mother has in my other current grow. Hydro Application - Ebb n' Flo design Medium - Lava Rock Nutrients will be General Hydroponics Flora Series with additives FloraBlend, RapidStart, KoolBloom, Floralicious and FloraKleen for flush. Ph down will be Phosphoric Acid (nitric acid for veg but no veg, straight to flower cycle), Ph up not needed. Water will be Reverse Osmosis (RO) Mini-split ductless a/c set to 18-25c depending on week in cycle and day/night environment. A small fan will be used to circulate the air around the babe and up the cola to heaven lighting chamber. Will be using basic Ph digital meter with Ph drops as well so everyone can see the exact shade of Ph in liquid test kit when compared to a calibrated digital Meter. Also digital PPM/Temp meter will be used. I am excited to see these results as it is my first attempt at the technique for a single cola and am curious to see if she will rob the lunch money from her sisters down below. I will be updating as she progresses so you can see my whole process from root rinse to build of her indoor home to harvest. I hope this strikes up some conversation and gets your minds twirling a bit. The mother mid week 6: Nutrients/Meters Clonette: My baby Dama, thinks Clonette is her baby and will not let anyone near her, only me... Great security! lol Unfortunately, no guard dogs in the flowering room.... Looking forward to your views and comments. Saludos!
MultiTech replied to MultiTech's topic in Grow Guru - Advanced TechniquesHello, Hello! Figured I would post a couple more photos for ya that I just snapped at lights out. I hope you all enjoy ice cream cones... nummy nummy! 8-) You can really start to see the formation taking shape now. These are a couple shots so you can get an idea of the top of canopy and under canopy lighting effects. The outer main colas are measuring in at just under 40cm and the inner secondary colas are in at 15-23cm at the moment. just under 5 more weeks to go! Saludos!
Thank you Jose! I just enjoy doing what I do and if someone is able to better their grows with my posts, I have done it right! Thank you for your curiosidad and positive demeanor! I did post a quick video for all to enjoy.. It is quick but you will be able to get a better idea as to my grow and my baby up to week 5. I will be updating a new video after harvest, roughly 5 weeks mas o menos. Encanta la naturaleza! Asi es como yo encontro ese guapa! Saludos y Stoked on you Jose!
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MultiTech replied to Big'G''s topic in HydroponicsWhats up Big! This is a great question and has many different methods in order to achieve different results. Here is a routine that I do during my last 2 weeks when I want a bit more swell and sugar on my gals. At start of week two I drop my lighting schedule to 10/14 (light/dark) which gets your chicks hormones racing trying to finish up before the frost hits. I will also drop my environmental temps from 25c - 20c during the day and from 20c-18c in the night. I do this with all my indoor plants hydro or soil. Many people will flush for a full two weeks thinking that that will get rid of the majority of chemical salts in the medium and or ladies, but, in reality it would take much longer to leech the salts out of your plants than two weeks of flushing. I do recommend using a flushing agent such as FloraKleen or similar. As chemical salts have reactions to other salts and chemicals, this allows the buildup of nutrients to be leeched out in a more quick manner without affecting yield, flavor, look or potency. Allowing your babes to have that extra feed for a week is very beneficial to her final development. During the start of the last week of flowering is when I like to start flushing. If in soil I will flush with 3 times the size of the grow container, ie. 1 gallon pot = 3 gallons of water using your choice of flushing agent. I will do this at the start of the last week and than again at the end of the last week. I then will let her dry for a few days and set her in the dark for 48-72 hours with a RH 40% temp 18c. This "theoretically" has the gal thinking she is at an end and tries one last attempt at getting pollinated and produces more resin and plumps up a bit more in order to catch some pollen. After the 48-72 hours in darkness, I will check her out and if the pot is still a bit damp, I will let her finish out in the dark until wilting like a rubbery piece of celery. This method will also help with premature babes that you have to cut down early as it will speed up the flowing cycle. Boosting potency, aroma, flavor and formation are all good in my book. I have been using this technique for roughly 15 years now when I am wanting to finish early, increase yield or potency. To hint on, when I use organics, I do not use a flushing agent and just use plane water Ph 6.5. Here are my numbers which you requested as well: Ec values = 1.8-2.4 *Hanna .5PPM* Ph values = 5.8 - 6.2 final weeks hydro - 6.3-6.8 final weeks soil Medium = Lava Rock for Hydro - Loamy soil with amendments (organic) - Perlite mixed with Local Soil from Guadalajara Mexico Flush with = FloraKleen for hydro *our your preference* - FloraKleen for soil with nutes - RO Water Ph 6.3-6.8 Feed used = General Hydroponics Flora Series with KoolBloom, Floralicious, Rapid Start and FloraBlend additives. Saludos and I hope this helps you to form your own unique style with great results. I am looking forward to hearing which techniques you harnessed. Stoked on you!
MultiTech replied to Levente's topic in Slex & GH Kush TestHello again Levente! Super stoked on your grow! It is always a great feeling seeing accomplished grows! Props to you! Out of curiosity, did you have a Ph fluctuation a bit? I noticed maybe an Alkaline crink in some of those beautiful leaves. In my strait grows such as your magnificent beauties, I usually use thin poles in order to support my colas as they swell. Have you ever considered that or have used it in the past? I did notice a couple tie supports in the photos, great job on supporting those colas and allowing the best light penetration that you could in the tent. Is there anything that you would do different on future grows with the same strain? Stoke to you man! Saludos!


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I lifted the lid of the photocopier only to find a page already there, as you do. On the page was a graph illustrating the relationship between pressure and ability to cope, and the unusual word rustout. Under pressure to copy something else, I coped by binning it.
Later, it got me thinking. A similar graph appears on page 8 of How to Deal with Stress by Stephen Palmer and Cary Cooper. Here's a simplified adaptation of it:
The points it is illustrating are that:
- Stress is not the same as pressure.
- When there is too much external pressure, it causes the subjective experience and symptoms of stress.
- When there is too little external pressure, it causes a subjective experience and symptoms like depression.
- There is an optimum amount of external pressure that maximises one's ability to cope, balancing stress against apathy.
And a further point made in the accompanying text, but not illustrated in the graph, is that:
- The optimum is different for different people.
Some people thrive on a lot of pressure, while others thrive when there's very little pressure on them. (This can be important for team-building in business, because different people will come into their own at different phases of a project cycle.)
All this stuff is pretty well known, though people often need to be reminded. For example, the generally fascinating (but sometimes annoyingly large print) Police Mental Health blog by Jeff Shannon in San Francisco, in the recent post Bureaucracy v.s. The Guy who First Starting Playing this Game, lists some of the stressors (pressures) on police officers:
Critical incidents.
Public scrutiny.
The administration.
Shift work.
Lack of leadership.
He points out that fighting the bureaucracy can make cops give up their initial idealism about the job. They redefine themselves and just "spin their wheels" so as to reduce the pressure, but, he reminds them:
Like you, I didn't become a cop to spin my wheels. I became a cop to have an exciting, challenging career and to MAKE A DIFFERENCE. How does an officer who has lost this desire to make a difference get it back?
He has four pieces of advice about what to do:
1. Have at least two support people on your "team." These are workmates who really get it and who will allow you to scream, "This place is sooooo fucked up!!" Use your teammates liberally…
2. Challenge. This is where you make it a game. You want to win the game, right? …
3. Control. Related to challenge, control is when you don't give the bureaucracy a chance to ding you…
4. Commitment. Keep your eye on the ball… Remind yourself about the reasons you got into police work.
So, again, this is not about making the pressure go away. For the kind of cop who wants to be challenged and to make a difference, reducing the pressure to none at all — just spinning the wheels — is not the answer.
One of the controversial aspects of the draft version 5 of the American diagnostic manual, DSM-5 is the way that in some contexts it rejects this concept of an optimum that's different for different individuals. Instead, in some places, it proposes diagnostic scales that don't match most people's normal everyday experience.
For example, the draft DSM-5 description of personality functioning is intended for use in the diagnosis of personality disorders. It has five levels, numbered from 0 to 4, with 0 representing "healthy functioning" and 5 representing "extreme impairment".
The problem with it is that descriptions of dysfunctional states appear at level 0 as "healthy functioning", while descriptions of normal functioning appear at other levels as "impairment".
For example, we find this description of "healthy functioning":
Ongoing awareness of a unique self; maintains role-appropriate boundaries.
So if you ever "lose yourself" while dancing or playing football, or if you've ever broken down in tears, you've failed and you're on a spectrum of personality disorder, according to this daft draft.
Another description of "healthy functioning" is:
Strives for cooperation and mutual benefit and flexibly responds to a range of others' ideas, emotions and behaviors.
So if you're a charismatic leader, or a leading academic and original thinker, you've failed too and you're also on this crazy spectrum of personality disorder.
Among the descriptions of "impairment" we find:
Inconsistent i[n] awareness of effect of own behavior on others.
Thus, if you sometimes know what effect you are having on other people, but you sometimes don't realize, you're supposed to think you have a level 1 disorder.
And again, this time at level 2:
Excessive dependence on others for identity definition, with compromised boundary delineation.
Can any normal person define their identity except by reference to others? And does any normal person not feel some shared experience and sympathy with other people?
At level 4, the most "extreme impairment":
Social interactions can be confusing and disorienting.
And at level 3, perhaps most significantly:
Difficulty establishing and/or achieving personal goals.
These two descriptions are aimed at pathologizing people who set themselves challenges and who sometimes, or perhaps often, fail at them. They idealize people whose relationships and personal goals are safe and bland.
Although I have picked out the worst examples, there is a pervasive sense that people who challenge themselves in life, whose relationships and other ventures only sometimes work out well, are being classified as mentally ill. This is exactly the fallacy that the graph in the stress management book was designed to refute.
Optimum coping occurs when people constantly challenge themselves and sometimes fail, with the right level of challenge and failure being different for each individual. The DSM-5 draft describes a strange fantasy world in which everything can be cozy and nice and challenge-free.
In all twelve descriptions of DSM-5's level 0, "healthy functioning", there is no mention of challenge, risk, adversity, creativity, experiment, or resilience in the face of failure in any of them. DSM-5's idealized personality is completely rusted out, just spinning the wheels.
DSM-5's descriptions of personality disorder specifically target traditional American heroes: the immigrant, the pioneer, the frontiersman, the entrepreneur, the go-getter, the risk taker. It's like a manifesto for settling down and giving up.
ibn Khaldun
The same idea crops up in an article by Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the subject of Western civilization: How to Reverse the West's Decline
Drawing on the writings of Tunisian historian ibn Khaldun from six centuries ago, he outlines an alternative narrative of the Soviet Union's collapse and the difficulties America now faces.
Ibn Khaldun's theory was that every urban civilisation becomes vulnerable when it grows decadent from within. People live in towns and get used to luxuries. The rich grow indolent, the poor resentful. There is a loss of asabiyah, a keyword for Khaldun. Nowadays we would probably translate it as "social cohesion". People no longer think in terms of the common good. They are no longer willing to make sacrifices for one another. Essentially they lose the will to defend themselves. They then become easy prey for the desert dwellers, the people used to fighting to stay alive.
Sacks advocates people taking things into their own hands and creating a renewal of values, noting that this is what happened nearly two centuries ago:
There is, to my mind, only one sane alternative. That is to do what England and America did in the 1820s. Those two societies, deeply secularised after the rationalist 18th century, scarred and fractured by the problems of industrialisation, calmly set about remoralising themselves, thereby renewing themselves.
The three decades, 1820-1850, saw an unprecedented proliferation of groups dedicated to social, political and educational reform-building schools, YMCAs, orphanages, starting temperance groups, charities, friendly societies, campaigning for the abolition of slavery, corporal punishment and inhumane working conditions, and working for the extension of voting rights…
People did not leave it to government or the market. They did it themselves in communities, congregations, groups of every shape and size.
Ibn Khaldun, in Muqaddimah, as translated by Yale Professor of Semitic Languages Franz Rosenthal, contrasted "sedentary" people with the desert-dwellers:
The sedentary person cannot take care of his needs personally. He may be too weak, because of the tranquility he enjoys. Or he may be too proud, because he was brought up in prosperity and luxury. Both things are blameworthy. He also is not able to repel harmful things, because he has no courage as the result of (his life in) luxury and his upbringing under the (tyrannical) impact of education and instruction. He thus becomes dependent upon a protective force to defend him.
These concepts — being sedentary, spinning the wheels, DSM-5's level 0 — they all seem to describe a kind of rust that corrodes people's ability to function and makes them dependent.


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Can A Dog Protect a Child from Asthma and Eczema?
While many parents are busy sanitizing and disinfecting every square inch of their homes in preparation, a little bit of nature seems to be quite an effective immune booster for the arrival of a new baby. The good news of a bun in the oven does not have to equal bad news for the family pet. More than merely man's best friend, studies have shown that babies born with a dog in their home have a lower risk of allergic eczema as well as asthma. This is particularly true when the dog was present during the mother's pregnancy.
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Frequently reported among infants, eczema is a skin condition that results from a leaky skin barrier that causes the skin to dry out, leaving it more prone to inflammation from outside factors. Eczema often progresses to food allergies, nasal congestive allergies and even asthma. Allergist Gagandeep Cheema, MD conducted a study to determine whether or not a dog could aid in slowing down or possibly preventing that progression.
It was found that the pregnant mother's exposure to dogs, meaning at least one dog in the house for a minimum of one hour each day, significantly lowered the risk of the baby developing eczema before the age of two. This protective effect decreased when the child reached 10 years of age.
Dog Allergies
In a separate study, two types of exposure were examined. Researchers found that exposure to the various bacteria and other elements of nature found on dogs offered a degree of protection against asthma. However, among children with a current dog allergy, this exposure increased allergic symptoms. It should be noted that a protective effect against non-allergen related asthmatic symptoms did still exist.
The most common dog allergens are a result of the proteins found in the dander, saliva, skin flakes and urine of dogs. Additionally, outdoor dogs tend to accumulate pollen, mold spores, or other allergens, which are then brought indoors. Allergy testing may be advised to determine the specific source and cause of allergic reactions whether on the skin or in the pulmonary system.
Symptoms of Asthma
The primary symptoms of asthma include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, pain, or pressure. Known as an asthma attack, the onset of symptoms occur when a child's bronchial tubes and airways constrict due to inflammation or mucous secretions from an environmental trigger.
Working with an allergist to minimize exposure to environmental triggers can lessen the effects and symptoms of asthma and allergies.
- Keep the dog outdoors or limit access to certain rooms in the house.
- Wash hands after petting or playing with the dog.
- Bathe the dog at least once a week.
- Utilize a HEPA filter in the child's bedroom and play areas.
Line of Defense
Obviously, parents want to take every precaution to keep their new bundle of joy happy and healthy. If no known allergies are present, exposing mom and baby to the naturally-occurring elements on a dog can offer a beautifully protective barrier against common childhood ailments. Extra care should be taken if parents are unsure of asthmatic risks or suspect that an allergy might be present.


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san siro 2.0
lesser houses
sponge mountain
la petite montagne
dance, marylin
canteen d'assouinde
porta modena
rub the belly
happy flower
pink mammals
rock together
casa cisterna
many trees-many stories
tarzan – laboratoire du sublime
Angelo Renna
Angelo Renna (Florence, 1985) is an architect that has grown a particular interest in preserving and implementing natural elements in architecture.
He studied Architecture in Florence and Porto and he collaborated with different offices such as Stefano Boeri Architetti in Milan and Topotek1 in Berlin.
In 2015 he won the NIB prize for the Top10 under 36 Italian architects in the category landscape and he has recently been selected as one of the young talent architects by Wallpaper magazine.
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The Prince of Preachers let's it go. Praise God for his grace that cannot be resisted and cannot be darkened by our wretched sin! I pray this blesses you as much as it does me:
"Why keep back? Why keep back? 'But I am so base.' Does not the sun shine on dunghills? May not the mercy of God shine on you, you dunghill sinner? You cannot be too low! You cannot be too vile! The infinite mercy of God, like the infinite light of the sun, can reach you. 'Alas, I am dark.' And what night was too dark for the sun to turn it into day? 'Alas, I am cold.' But what iceberg was too cold for the sun to thaw it? What winter was too severe for the sun to turn it into summer?
Yield yourself up, you icicle! Yield to the sun and it will melt you. Yield yourself up, you dead and shriveled twig, to that dear sunbeam which waits to kiss you and it will awaken life within you, and warm you till you shall be loaded with rich fruit, to the praise and glory of the Sun of Righteousness which has risen upon you!" (Charles Spurgeon, from sermon The Rising Sun)


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In order to allow a proper organization of the presentation of projects limit during the months of July and September is set as follows:
For Defense projects in the month of July:
- The deadline for deposit of the documentation of the PFC is the 10 July of 2015.
For Defense projects in the month of September:
- Students wishing to defend their PFC in September should take into account the following:
- That the deadline for presenting the Defense request document (PFC-D1) will be the 24 July of 2015. Should compulsorily appear project guardian signature. No you must fill in the section "Court proposal".
- The deadline for deposit of the rest of the documentation of the PFC is the 3 in September of 2015.
- The defense of these PFC take place between days 9 and 11 in September of 2015, before a court that will be set by the address of the school.


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9 comments:
- Tiri said...
Yeah, i think hannah does describe well the character of the area, and it is exactly that i think people want to protect. Brockley's favorite businesses are all independent, local businesses - the orchard, brockley mess, browns, broca, gantry, orchard, sounds around, magi's, arlo and moe, le querce, patacakes, mr lawrence, mo pho etc. And hannah's lived it. And when you live something it becomes dear to you. there is a difference between the everyday, experience which inspires affinity and affection, and then opportunistic marketeers who deal in image, and understand how to monetise and exploit the appeal of certain aesthetics. Ie. conceiving of brockley's charm, as a ripe untapped selling point. I don't want starbucks, here, nor costa, nor nando's, nor mc donalds etc. etc. hannah articulates what it is about brockley we should try and protect, not exploit. Independents, yes. Corporates, no.
- 26 September 2013 at 15:58
- terrencetrentderby said...
You missed off Fishy Business and Paul's and loads of other good local businesses in your pretentious Brockley eulogy.
- 26 September 2013 at 16:28
- Brockley Nick said...
Speaking as someone who co-owns a small independent high street business, we're all in it because we're opportunistic. That's the nature of entrepreneurialism. You think you see an opportunity to make money by doing something you believe in and you go for it. I don't really see the difference between Costa and Browns in that respect. What IS good about independents is that they are unique and hopefully more interesting to spend time in than a chain. That's why I like our local businesses, but I don't consider it a moral issue.
- 26 September 2013 at 16:41
- Monkeyboy said...
- 26 September 2013 at 17:17
- Tiri said...
It wasn't a point about aesthetics in terms of styling , moulding a business' identity, more about the aesthetics of an area, it's image being presented and exploited in a certain way so as to attract certain types of investment. Investment which may then subsequently completely alter the charcter of that area, like greenwich for example. It was always a tourist attraction, so that can't be the main reason why it lost it's character
And it's not about corporate cleansing - corporations are a fact of life. You can't eradicate them completely, but surely supporting independents should be given preeminence. It is better for choice, better for the personality of an area and better for both the local and wider economy, as money is not funnelled off through foreign subsidiaries, and the porous global tax system.
- 26 September 2013 at 17:21
- terrencetrentderby said...
- 26 September 2013 at 17:22
- RB said...
"Brockley's favorite businesses are all independent, local businesses -
the orchard, brockley mess, browns, broca, gantry, orchard, sounds
around, magi's, arlo and moe, le querce, patacakes, mr lawrence, mo pho"
Source? I'm fed up of the above 'approved list' that others seemingly can't get a look-in onto. Who decided who my favourite businesses are?
I'm absolutely fed up of this post-2005 "independent is good, chain is bad" bollocks in Brockley. We've stopped judging things on their merits, and instead what the sign is made out of or whether their milk is organic or not. It's a marketers wet dream.
- 26 September 2013 at 20:28
- anon said...
That makes 7 people I know of that have moved to Faversham. Why Faversham?
- 28 September 2013 at 11:35
- Brockley Nick said...
You're right, someone else I know has just announced they are buying a house in Faversham. This is an epidemic.
- 3 October 2013 at 10:05


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Hi everyone!
Merry Christmas to you all! Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, I hope that you have a peaceful day. Christmas nails have been all over the place the past few weeks and I decided to create some of my own. Unfortunately, they didn't come out quite as I envisioned, but at least they are Christmassy. (more…)


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As many as 2500 lunches are served daily in Restaurant Napa and Foobar. Winpos self-service checkouts facilitate payments in Juvenes campus restaurants.
Entrepreneur Kaj-Erik "Nixu" Knichter from Hanko uses the Winpos POS system in all 4 places of business. The POS reports facilitate business management.
Hamburger restaurant Himas in Vaasa has been using the Winpos POS system for a year. The restaurant owner is happy to recommend Winpos for the hospitality sector.
The Neapolitan pizza restaurant Capperi in Helsinki became very popular very quickly in 2017. In February 2019, Capperi opened another restaurant on Rikhardinkatu in downtown Helsinki.
Sauna & Restaurant Kuuma uses 5 fixed and 2 mobile POS terminals
Levi Restaurants' slopeside restaurants use Winpos POS system reports to predict tomorrow's demand.
Winpos and Espresso House collaborate towards smoother payments
See, what restaurant chain Fondis in Vaasa has to say about the Winpos POS system. The chain has four places of business with altogether about 12 points of sale. Watch the video
Winpos has the flexibility to grow with the Friends&Brgrs hamburger chain.
Winpos is a vital part of Espresso House's full-scale ERP system. The chain has about 300 coffee shops in the Nordics.
Holy Smoke believes in quality and fast service.
The first Finnish restaurant to use mobile payments in their POS system.
Alvariini relies on Winpos POS system and uses three POS terminals to manage a hotel, a restaurant, a bowling alley, ticket sales, a cloakroom and conference & sauna bookings.


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Is it a problem just yet? No at least not if you're living on the East coast of the US, in case you haven't checked it's quite cold outside…so why talk about heat strokes and dogs? Because in the UK a police officer killed his dogs by forgetting them in his car…he forgot about his dogs! This sadly isn't just a problem in the UK, have you ever watched or read the news in the summer time, there's a different story everyday about a dog left in the car who died. Hundreds of dogs every summer end up in veterinarians office just for showing signs of heat stroke. The summer isn't here yet but it will be, better to learn early about heat strokes than when it's too late.
Symptoms that both dogs and people are subjected to while having a heat stroke include but aren't limited to shortness of breath, vomiting, weakness, thirst, or even shivering. I don't know about you but I've been out in the sun, thirsty, tired, shivering, feeling like being sick would be my savior. It's horrible. I don't like it why would a dog? The difference between a dog and me; I have opposable thumbs and the means to take care of myself.
Dogs, not so much. If it's hell for a human to have that onset of shivering and nauseousness then imagine what it must be for a dog waiting for its owner to return and save it from this living hell. Unfortunately in Nottingham two dogs were forgotten about by their police handler. For Jet and Jay-Jay their savior from heat stroke was organ failure. Sound fun? I think not. If you want to read more exact details of the incident I am talking about you can check out the article here.
The man started out with three dogs in his car, took one out, and forgot about the other two. Several hours they were left unattended and forgotten about. Unintentional as it was, abuse and death like this happens all the time during the summer months. People who either don't know dogs can get heat stroke or don't know what to look for. Did you know that a car can heat up from 85 degrees to 102 in ten minutes and reach 120 degrees in twenty minutes. My source for that particular information came from this site.
Even if that site isn't accurate there are stories out there of dogs dying after being left in a car for two hours, even four hours when it wasn't terribly hot out and the dog was rescued from the car alive but died later that night…
What gets me is that ok, yes some people will naturally forget that their dog is in the car, and it can be an honest mistake. But the animal dies! It suffers alone at the expense of its owner or handlers forgetfulness. I don't think I would ever take my dog in the car if I was just going out to the store or somewhere where the dog would be left in the car for hours at a time. The police officer running late or not should have taken care of the dogs before even thinking about going to his meeting. At the very least he could have gotten somebody else to do it for him, it's a police station for goodness sakes, you telling me there isn't one other dog handler that could have borrowed the man's keys for half an hour to get the dogs to safety?
I just can't believe it, it's really sad certainly not as horrible as previous things I've posted but it's a problem in every country that people own dogs. They either get left in the car or left outside for entirely too long. I just wanted to take the time now before it got hot to bring up the issue of heat strokes.
Symptoms of heat stroke in dogs are: "outside on a warm day with or without exercise, usually without access to shade or water, body temperature above 104 degrees, red gums and tongue, thick and sticky saliva, rapid panting, bloody vomiting and diarrhea, bloody nose, collapse, coma, and death. (If your pet goes into shock, which can happen if the body temperature rises above 106 degrees, the gums will be pale)." I just copied this from the site but it can't hurt to have it printed in several places. The more you read it the more it will stick to memory. To read this and other information refer back to this site please.


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iPhone 4S vs iPhone 5: Let's get real
The iPhone 5 is likely to sell like hotcakes this holiday season but if you are after a new smartphone you shouldn't automatically disregard the iPhone 4S as it's still a very impressive phone and of course is now cheaper than the iPhone 5. While many people will always prefer the latest device on the market we shouldn't automatically assume that newer is better so we thought we'd look at the iPhone 4S vs. the iPhone 5 so you can see if it's worth going for the iPhone 5 or saving a bit of money with the 4S.
This is always assuming you've made up your mind that you want an iPhone of course as there are many other notable handsets around at the moment such as the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 or the LG Nexus 4. Both of these examples are Android devices though and we know that many people who have previously purchased an iPhone are likely to stick with Apple's iOS platform. The iPhone 5 released on the latest iOS 6 operating system but of course as the iPhone 4S is also an Apple device this has also received the update. So what key differences are there between the two specs-wise?
One of the major differences is that the iPhone 5 has the new A6 processor as opposed to the A5 chip of the iPhone 4S and Apple claims this is twice as fast so that really is a consideration we should take into account. The iPhone 5 also stepped up in display size to 4-inches instead of the 3.5-inches of the iPhone 4S and many have appreciated the larger screen on the latest iPhone. Resolution of the display has also increased from 960 x 640 to 1136 x 640. The iPhone 5 also has LTE connectivity too but apart from these factors many things are exactly the same.
For instance storage options are the same on both phones and both have an 8-megapixel rear camera with 1080p video capture. There's a slight difference with the front-facing camera though as the iPhone 4S only had a VGA camera while the iPhone 5 has a 1.2-megapixel front-facing shooter. Battery life is around the same for both the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 so you can see that the iPhone 4S still has a lot to recommend it.
Apart from specifications the appearance and feel of the phones also comes into play though and for some this can be even more important than specs and features. The iPhone 4S comes in black and white while the iPhone 5 is two-toned in either black and slate or white and silver. Because of the display increase in the iPhone 5 the phone has got longer so dimensions of the newest iPhone are 123.8mm x 58.6mm x 7.6mm and it weighs only 112g, despite the extra size. The iPhone 4S on the other hand measures 115.2mm x 58.6mm x 9.3mm and weighs 140g.
As you can see then, the iPhone 5 is longer but quite a bit slimmer and is also much lighter. Many consumers will no doubt appreciate the high quality materials used and it being slimmer and lighter but there are others who have said that the newest iPhone now feels so light that it almost feels like a toy and some simply seem to prefer the more solid feel of the iPhone 4S in the hand.
Looking at the facts it's certainly not time to write off the iPhone 4S and some don't consider the differences worth upgrading to the iPhone 5 for. If you're considering buying either right now though, Apple is selling the 16GB for $99 on the usual two-year contract with Verizon, AT&T or Sprint while the equivalent iPhone 5 model is $199 with a two-year contract. The 32GB iPhone 5 is priced at $299 while the 64GB version is $399, both with contracts. The difference in up-front price of the 16GB iPhone 4S and 16GB iPhone 5 is $100 and hopefully our look at the two phones may help you decide if it's worth you paying the extra for the latter model.
On a personal note I currently use an iPhone 4S and didn't consider it worthwhile upgrading to the iPhone 5 on release. If I was choosing between them now though then I would probably decide that paying the extra $100 was worth it but of course this is based on my personal requirements from a smartphone and we all vary in this. We'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the iPhone 4S vs the iPhone 5.
If you were buying the iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 now would you pay the extra for the newest model because of the specs? Maybe you prefer the feel and design of the iPhone 4S and so will opt for that one and save some money? Send us your comments about this.


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Dear PicoScope-Team,
my group owns a Picoscope 5244B and I have to measure the response of a system to a large set of pulses which are saved in several .csv files. They are named like: pulse-1.csv, pulse-2.csv and so on.
I would like to load the first file into the AWG, measure 500 periods of the signal and save the average to a file and then continue with the next signal. Everything except loading the waveform into the AWG works fine using the Alarms.
Is there any way to automatically load a waveform file into the AWG, e.g. via the "picoscope /a" commands or the makro recorder? I dont need to change any settings besides the actual signal shape.
I was thinking about loading every .csv file by hand, then save the settings to a file and load these files in the right order via the "picoscope /a" commands, but maybe there is a more elegant way?
I looked into the SDK examples for LabView but the AWG example could only load a waveform to the oszilloscope when PicoScope 6 was not running, and if I start it after loading the AWG via LabView it overwrites the settings. Is there any simple way to achieve this with Picoscope 6 so I dont have to write a capture routine?
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It is not possible to control the AWG file buffer from the Automation commands, so Settings files would be the only possible way.
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A year ago, someone mentioned growing blueberries in a tub on the patio. I love blueberries and when I heard about a new dwarf variety called 'Top Hat' I decided I needed to check it out. 'Top Hat' was developed by the University of Michigan by crossing a highbush species (Vaccinium corymbosum) and a lowbush species (V. angustifolium). It is recommended to plant them in a perennial bed or for container culture with its low mounding form growing about 2 ft high and spreading to 1½ ft wide.
'Top Hat'
Growing blueberries is a bit of a challenge for Illinois gardeners. To successfully grow blueberry shrubs, the gardener needs to supply acidic soil while many other small fruits require a more neutral soil. This means you need to radically change the pH or acidity of the area chosen to cultivate the plants unless you know you have an especially acidic soil. A soil test is needed to verify your soil is more acidic than most Illinois soils. In addition to that requirement, another very important requirement is even moisture. Two other items are that blueberries need are six hours of morning sun or light shade and a regular feeding schedule.
Two prolific plots of blueberries I have observed were both in wooded areas where the soil had some natural acidity from years of leaves decomposing, but still required extensive remediation to the soil with peat moss. One was woodland clay surrounded by trees but trees were cleared sufficiently for the sun requirement. The other was on sandy river bottom soil and again had copious amounts of organic material added. Both areas were regularly fed with acidic fertilizer and both had a irrigation system to maintain moisture. In addition, one was deeply mulched to keep the area weed-free and conserve moisture. Both plots were of highbush type of blueberries, approximately 8 years old and had more than one variety planted or proper pollination.
My family is accustomed to having raspberries, grapes and strawberries but it seemed overwhelming to bury half barrels, fill with acidic soil and grow highbush blueberries in the garden. It seemed like a fun experiment to try to grow a couple of 'Top Hat' blueberry shrubs in patio containers. This variety is self-pollinating but the yield is better if more than one is planted. They are also reputed to be very heat tolerant and so I am hoping moisture can be monitored with the other patio plants. I plan to use an 12-18" container depended on the size of plants I find. It is recommended to mix the potting soil, ½ quality potting soil and ½ sphagnum peat moss to achieve a pH of 4.8 to 5.2. The commercial growers use ammonium sulfate for fertilizer but any fertilizer for azaleas or rhododendrons will be good. The peat moss also drains well but holds moisture evenly. If the patio gets too hot in summer, the containers can be moved to a more shaded area to ripen the fruit. Some of the other pluses is 'Top Hat' is quite attractive in bloom, has attractive green foliage and wonderful red fall foliage. I probably will overwinter them in unheated garage or bury the containers for the winter. Well with all the confidence of a gardener in February, that is the plan.


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One of my favorite activities is to help the children create a new tall tale using their ideas while I write on a large pad of paper. We use their school and hometown as the setting and Joshua as the main character. We have to have a great descriptive lead (not "Once upon a time" or "It was Halloween night…"), a conflict, characters, and dialogue. Because it is a tall tale we also have to stretch the truth – use analogies that are larger than life. In less than 20 minutes, this is what we came up with --
Joshua's Trick or Treat
The Queen of Hearts ran up to the giant Ipod and said, "That's a great costume." The jack-o-lanterns glowed on the porch as the kids rang the doorbell. "Trick or treat."
From behind them they heard, "AAHHHHHH! Help me!" Sofia, dressed as a giant butterfly, raced down the street.
Then the earth shook. "Thump... THUMP.... THUMP!" Joshua the Giant Frog hopped into view. His tongue flicked as fast as a bullet at Sofia's wings.
"Oh no. Joshua thinks Sofia is a real butterfly."
Jacob, dressed as Darth Vader brandished his light saber, and a Bumblebee waved her stinger. But Joshua kept chasing Sofia.
"Quick, get all of your candy in a pile," said Ipod.
All the kids dumped their candy in the middle of the street. The pile grew taller than a sky scraper. "Joshua!" they called.
Joshua turned to see the mountain of chocolate and sugar, and his tongue lapped it up.
Poor Sofia dragged her broken wings back to town.
Joshua handed her a Hershey candy bar to say he was sorry.
"Thank you," she said. "Happy Halloween everybody!"
The End
With this 'sloppy copy', the children and their teachers can smooth out problems, like who said, "Oh, no. Joshua thinks Sofia is a real butterfly," and add more detail. But the basics are there, and hopefully the seed -- that writing is fun and doesn't have to be perfect the first time around -- has been planted.
Happy Halloween!


text: Written and directed by the talented Jessica Habie, this surreal and witty story of self-liberation, self-preservation and resistance through creation provides us with a unique look into the mind of a Palestinian artist. Khaled is arrested and tortured for days, locked inside a miniscule cell from which learns to escape with his imagination. The message; a mind cannot be imprisoned, but it can be harnessed and manipulated in defeat. Mars at Sunrise is poignant and bold in its statements. 'All the artists in Ramallah suck, you all hold onto the **** of patriotism', says the Israeli soldier during another torture session. Not an unfair comment – due to its struggles and occupations the Arab world has stalled its artistic and creative development on a mass level – something which has temporarily inhibited a certain evolution in Arab identity in the modern era. Despite the surreal element, Mars at Sunrise is believable, touching and relatable. A must-watch particularly for art lovers and those interested in an occupation's effect on artistic consciousness.