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Within minutes of arriving at Bountiful Hope, my ultimate question was answered before I could ask it: "Our greatest challenge is soil fertility," declared Melissa Burch, co-founder of the charity farm. It occupies three acres near the upper slope of a former pasture—not ideal ground for the demands of annual veggies. And each year, harvesting thousands of pounds further withdraws fertility from the soil bank. Manure and compost help compensate. Additionally, Melissa has been researching and experimenting with cover crops.
Melissa and two happy volunteers.
Melissa's preferred cover crop, beans meet all of the criteria as nitrogen-fixers that can beat out weeds and add organic matter to the soil. As an added bonus, beans also last the longest, from June 1st to mid-September, before dying back and needing harvest.... which brings us to its greatest benefit: food. Beans provide the benefits of a cover crop without leaving the field out of production like the others.
Bush beans dried and ready for harvest.
A close second for the best cover crops at Bountiful Hope, field peas create a dense, 4-foot high carpet of organic matter with beautiful purple flowers. They fix-nitrogen, grow quickly, and are easily incorporated into the soil without reoccurring as a pest. Melissa showed me a plot that had been cover cropped with field peas on May 1st; by early July it had been chopped and dropped. When I saw the plot in mid-September, all that remained of the field peas was a protective layer of straw, through which a succession of clover had established (which Melissa also seeded).
Mulch remaining from field pea chop-and-drop, 2.5 months prior.
Field pea volunteering on a nearby plot.
Another nitrogen-fixer, alfalfa is extremely deep-rooted. This brings multiple benefits: tolerance of drought, aeration of the soil, accumulation of nutrients from deep, and, for better or worse, the ability to regrow after winter or after mowing.
For example, Melissa broadcasted alfalfa seed in mid-May of 2014. She trimmed that plot and it regrew several times throughout that season. Some patches even regrew throughout the 2015 season. In that particular plot Melissa also grew squash, but the alfalfa needed to be trimmed back several times to allow the squash to establish.
Volunteer alfalfa from the previous year, among others.
They meet most of the criteria, especially their early and fast establishment. As an added bonus, oat seed is cheap. However, this list being intended for fertility building, oats are not nitrogen-fixers like the species listed above. So unless they are polycropped with alfalfa or clover, oats themselves are last on the list.
I don't have a photo of oats, but here's some strip copping of a nearby farm.
 Bountiful Hope delivered 12,615 lbs to the food bank in 2015, as of September 17th.


Although the deadly Camp Fire was recently declared 100% contained and under control, the members of the devastated communities ravaged by the blaze have the monumental task of rebuilding, and paying for it, ahead of them. Still, glimmers of hope in the form of help from neighbors far and near continue to bless the lives of those affected by the fires.
It's impossible to imagine what goes into the recovery process for the average person, having to sift through the rubble of your home, your workplace, replacing what you can and mourning for what, or who, you can't.
The residents of California towns like Paradise are a long way from returning to life as they knew it before the wildfires, but they are not forgotten, especially not by Bob Wilson, an executive living in San Diego who donated over $1.1 million to the students and staff of Paradise High School.
"They weren't going to the prom. They weren't going to be able to hang out with their friends or whatever they were supposed to be doing, and I said, 'I'm going to help them,'" Wilson said of his gift of $1,000 to each of the 980 students and 105 staff members of PHS.
"I'm really appreciative because we can put it towards moving on," one student named Arianna Harris shared with CBS13 Sacramento. "We hit bottom so we can only progress and get better."
While $1,000 may not solve every problem for every person in the aftermath of such a destructive fire, it's a greatly appreciated leg-up to put toward resources or relocation. "I decided to put it toward rent. Like getting a new house," Harris added.
As for what Wilson expects to get from his generous gesture, he said, "If they take away from this, 'some guy 600 miles away thought enough to come up here and give them a check,' that's all the compensation I want out of it."
"If they see this and decide, 'hey I can do something,'" Wilson added, "Gee, what a great thing that would be."
"It's incredible to think that someone could be so kindhearted," said James Clery, an 11th grader at PHS.
"I do hope that that man knows that I'm very thankful," Harris said.
How amazing! If you'd like to join the ranks of Bob Wilson and the many others who are helping the Camp Fire survivors from any distance and in any amount, check out these boots-on-the-ground relief organizations.


Elegant, hardly; useful and entertaining, certainly: 2013 Nissan sport-crossover JUKE.
When Carlos Ghosn took over as CEO, more than a decade ago, Nissan was bleeding cash and a lot of its products were forgettable, me-too copies of various Hondas and Toyotas.
Since then Mr. Fix-It—as he became known—has overhauled Nissan from top to bottom.
Now Nissans are praised for delivering value-for-dollar and generally fine driving dynamics, and the company makes lustworthy cars for motorheads (the 370Z, the GT-R), Capitalists (the entire Infiniti range) and even eco-philiacs (the all-electric, zero-emissions Leaf).
Thus Nissan also makes the two most unsightly vehicles this side of the former Eastern Bloc: the cube (no capital letter) and this, the JUKE (all capitals). Every time I see it I think of a rhinoceros calf.
Then I climb in and drive away and am reminded that rhinos are unexpectedly agile animals. And their babies are actually sort of cute, or at least endearing.
These rear seats are tolerable for two adults, so long as they're not NBA forwards, and you can stash a week's groceries inside the tailgate without having to fold them down.
The back seats, that is. By the way, the Juke does have rear doors; the latches are up there by the windows, where you can't see them.
Fuel economy that averaged only in the mid-20s was disappointing in a vehicle this size, even with all-wheel drive. (On the interstate we never even came close to the 30 highway MPG claims for the Juke.) All Jukes have a turbocharged 1.6-liter, 4-cylinder engine tuned for 188 horsepower and 177 torques.
These numbers make the Juke pretty lively. Dipping into the throttle squirts the car through traffic, while sensors and microprocessors keep a close eye on wheelspin and others kinds of slip & slide.
We've gotten accustomed to AWD systems that change the division of power between the front and rear wheels as needed, but this Nissan can also "vector" it from side to side, at least at the back wheels.
A 6-speed manual gearbox is available. The standard automatic transmission is a continuously variable type (no distinct "gears") with Sport and Eco modes.
Nissan says these settings also tweak the steering and throttle behavior. I can't tell the difference, but the CVT does perform well—certainly better than in some other cars, and there's no annoying whine as the car accelerates up to cruising speed. Like all Nissans, the Juke has a safety feature that lets the brakes electronically override the throttle if the driver mistakenly pushes both at the same time.
For 2013 Nissan offers three lines of the Juke, which it calls a "sport-cross" vehicle: S, SV and SL. Suggested retail prices start at about $21,00, $22,700 and $25,600, respectively, with shipping, for cars with front-wheel drive and automatic transmissions.
Ticking the box for that torque-vectoring AWD adds a grand or so to the price. Naturally, each model level comes with more gizmos, from a pushbutton moonroof to leather trim, Bluetooth and a USB port, push-button starting, stereo and cruise-control switches in the steering wheel and a good deal more.
Sport ($1,350) and Navigation ($1,170) packages are also available.
It's not a joke, it's a Juke. As the old saying has it, when you're behind the wheel, the ugly pretty much goes away.
And when you're behind the wheel at night, the orange lights atop the front fenders make you think you're piloting a shuttlepod from the USS Enterprise.
2016 Nissan GT-R: 800hp Hybrid?


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Cities, the FCC and Gigabit Networks
Submitted on June 27, 2018
Prepared Remarks of Blair Levin
Brookings Institute Metropolitan Policy Project
Gigabit Summit
It is pleasure to be with you today.
I open many speeches that way but here I really mean it.
This summit symbolizes the enormous vision, and a great achievement, of cities.
When I first spoke here, at the first gigabit summit in 2013, it was shortly after over 1000 communities had expressed an interest in having gigabit broadband networks.
By contrast, only one carrier was interested in offering gigabit internet service—Google. All the other carriers dismissed gigabit networks as a PR stunt; something done for bragging rights but irrelevant to creating consumer value.
Now, five years later, hundreds of cities have gigabit offerings and all the carriers are upgrading their fixed and mobile networks to offer such speeds as fast as they can. Charter has even declared this season "Gigabit Summer."
Further, the federal government is saying that getting gigabit speeds on our mobile networks is a national imperative and failure to do so threatens our economy and national security.
This is a big and welcome change. The federal government is recognizing what cities and those of us here in 2013 already knew: that our policies should ensure that bandwidth never constrains economic growth or social progress.
Unfortunately, one thing hasn't changed; the federal government's view of its own role in helping achieve that goal. It is:
Make cities do all the hard work, pay all the government costs and accept all the blame for whatever happens; and
Let the federal government pay none of the costs, do none of the hard work, and take all the credit.
The first speech by an FCC Chair about Gigabit networks was in 2013. He was concerned that Google Fiber and a project I was doing, Gig.U, were proceeding without his involvement so gave a speech to get the FCC in the game of gigs.
His policy prescription?
He challenged the audience to build a gigabit network in every state.
He provided no analysis of why they don't exist, no insight into barriers that can be removed, and no policy to improve their prospects. He simply offered the moral equivalent of the 'hearts and prayers' kind of leadership that does nothing but make the speaker feel better.
I called that speech the "most amateurish speech ever given by an FCC Chair" that "bordered on the absurd."
I can be very bi-partisan in my criticism.
But at least that speech did not set us backward.
Unfortunately, the current FCC is on a path, to do exactly that.
As I detailed in a speech a few weeks ago in Austin—one I will summarize rather than repeat--the current Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has curiously interpreted its statutory mandate to dramatically reduce its regulatory powers over broadcasters, ISPs, telephone companies, cable companies, and wireless companies, while simultaneously asserting new authority to regulate prices and micromanage over one set of enterprises: local governments.
A major tactic in the FCC's effort to regulate cities is through its Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) process. The stated, and worthy, goals of the BDAC are to accelerate and broaden deployment of next-generation broadband networks and reduce the digital divide.
However, the BDAC suffers from significant failures of design and execution. The failures are threefold.
First, the BDAC did not have a balanced membership that could have lead to a real consensus between stakeholders.
The BDAC should have been designed to generate ideas that optimize outcomes for all stakeholders and build a political consensus that makes it more likely that those ideas will be adopted and implemented successfully.
Unfortunately, the FCC overwhelmingly filled the BDAC with industry representatives and therefore undercut its potential to build political capital for a balanced and optimal set of solutions.
Rather, the FCC has spent its political capital reinforcing a false narrative about how cities are the cause of delays in 5G deployments while ignoring the real, market-driven causes of delay.
Second, the BDAC started from the false assumption that industry does not have the leverage to negotiate the deals it needs to make investments in new networks.
The carriers themselves recognize they have the necessary leverage.
Google Fiber changed the traditional negotiating leverage by saying that it would build, but only in places where city government adjusted their policies to make it economically feasible.
And that framework applied to all carriers.
Consider what AT&T said about the impact of the Google Fiber process. Noting that municipalities had made it "'easy' for Google Fiber, AT&T, in a pleading to the Broadband Opportunity Council, wrote that Google has "also essentially established a template for lowering existing regulatory barriers in other jurisdictions. That template, in turn, has allowed other providers to accelerate and broaden their plans for deploying the infrastructure necessary to provide high-speed Internet service. That has certainly been true for AT&T."
Consider what Verizon's CEO Lowell McAdam recently noted, "Cities are embracing us to come in and provide this broadband service for the citizens… ." He further said Verizon would walk away from cities that want too many concessions, adding, "there's no market that's not on the table."
The piece de resistance demonstrating the ability of carriers to work things out with cities without federal interference involves the carriers and San Jose. They were antagonists in the BDAC process, with the carriers supportive and the Mayor of San Jose, one of two big city representatives, resigning and blasting the process. He observed, "At the 11th hour, we saw industry rewrites that pushed aside everything that had been negotiated for an industry-friendly, cookie-cutter set of rules."
But those parties were able to negotiate terms that all thought fair and allow the companies to begin 5G deployments. Notably, the deals include having the companies contributing to a digital inclusion initiative and helping the city pay for accelerated permitting.
Let's engage in a thought experiment: What if the FCC in 2011 had said that fiber deployment was critical to the future security of the United States and therefore mandated that every city should give Google Fiber the same deal that Kansas City gave Google?
I am certain that there would have been a huge uproar with all saying that such a mandate is crazy, unnecessary, and a clear usurpation of local power to benefit a large private enterprise.
That is, however, what the BDAC/FCC process appears to be moving to—a single federal mandate for how cities should price their rights of way and manage local construction for the benefit of a select group of companies.
Third, BDAC did not understand the value of asymmetric value creation.
I am often a big fan of asymmetry. In 10 years of practicing corporate law, as well as in being involved with dozens of deals between cities and next-generation network providers during the heart of the Gig.U effort, I saw how every successful deal involves asymmetric value creation.
That is, the two sides don't want the same thing. So, the trick is to find the things that cost side A little and create considerable value for side B, with side B doing the same for side A. Both, in this way, get more than they give. That value creation may be asymmetrical but the idea of both getting more than they give is hugely powerful.
The BDAC, however, ignored this kind of value creation. Instead, it focused exclusively on what cities could do to improve the profitability of the carriers. It did not ask—obviously it was not interested—in what it would cost the cities. It involved the kind of cost-benefit analysis in which the costs to one side are ignored and only the benefits to the other side are considered.
Due to these three failures, I expect the BDAC and the FCC will adopt a framework in which industry gets all the benefits with no obligations, and municipalities will be forced to bear all the costs and receive no guaranteed benefits. This kind of process will result in a large transfer of wealth from public to private enterprises—and leave American cities and metropolitan areas no better positioned to tap into digital telecommunications to unlock innovation and shared economic prosperity.
So how should cities respond to a BDAC that ignored their voices, market realities and any principles of fairness and shared rights and obligations?
I think it would be wise for cities to establish their own working group to establish best practices, work collaboratively to find solutions to new problems, and generally lower the cost of deployment.
The carriers are the cities' policy opponents at the FCC, but they are not the cities' enemies, just as the cities are not theirs. The carriers have the potential to bring enormous benefits to local communities, but the path is not easy for either side. It would be better to start fresh and walk that path together.
What would that look like?
It would start with an honest acknowledgment of the hard truth that BDAC—only wanting to conform to its preconceived and dishonest political narrative—chose to ignore: that while the carriers need some level of standardization for the economics to work, cities all have unique geographic, demographic and political realities.
The hard work is to find a balance between those two competing needs.
It would also include an honest assessment from both sides that most cities are not well prepared to oversee a city-wide network upgrade as the last several decades have only required cities to oversee ad hoc fixes, but that technology that was not around when cable built out its network can significantly improve that oversight.
Again, understanding the process is hard work but it can be done.
If I were in a room with cities and carriers I would say, based on my experience with Gig.U and seeing how the market has evolved with examples like the San Jose 5G deals, I think it should look something like this.
The cities would agree that they should adopt a set of best practices. They would debate these but as a starting point I would suggest they include:
Neutral and Nondiscriminatory Treatment. Benefits, terms, and conditions provided to one carrier deploying next-generation networks should be equivalent to those available to other providers, both current and in the future.
Preempt unnecessary intergovernmental conflict. The economics of these networks require significant scale. Therefore, some builds only make sense in areas involving multiple communities. Cities should avoid jurisdictional disputes by forming new partnerships to standardize processes.
Efficient Coordination. Cities should improve coordination between governments and within agencies by designating one person within the government to facilitate network deployment, help navigate government process, and expedite resolution of problems.
Facilitating the Infrastructure Build Out. Adopt rules and processes that lower construction costs including:
Dig once, climb once rules;
Non-discriminatory access to municipal rights-of-way, infrastructure, poles, and other physical assets;
Expeditious review of permit requests;
Transparency on the status of applications and permitting throughout the process;
Expeditious inspection of construction sites;
Allow electronic transmittal and signatures for all documentation;
Eliminate or limit requirements for duplicative or specialized review;
Allow in appropriate circumstances blanket permits with municipalities to allow facilities entry and limited digs by network field personnel with 24 hours' notice; and
Allow network operators to utilize accepted industry standards for traffic control plans.
Pro-investment pricing policies. While local governments may be tempted to set high fees to meet short-term budget needs, doing so is counterproductive in the long term. As an Accenture study notes, "A city will benefit much more from the increased jobs and prosperity that 5G Smart City technology brings, than from the revenue the city generates from pole fees or permits."
Education and Targeting. Local governments should participate with the carriers and anchor institutions in educational outreach to the public. They should also target applications that can energize local economies, such as applying Internet of Things technology to municipal services.
Access to Information. Municipalities should maintain utility information in a municipal database, allowing online access with appropriate safeguards for proprietary and public safety concerns.
With the exception of the pricing policies, which I think may be the toughest item, these are largely the kinds of things cities typically do but may not be prepared to do in the context of a citywide project. Again, this is not surprising, as most cities have not had a citywide build since the cable build in the 70's or early 80's.
In addition to agreeing to these principles, cities should set up a data collaborative to monitor, study and improve how the deployments actually occur in the real world.
In addition, the cities should be clear about what they expect from the carriers. The cities should acknowledge the significance of the investment in the networks but also ask for, as San Jose did, support for the cities—financial or otherwise—for:
Increased administrative costs resulting from the accelerating the permitting;
Process improvements. In the case of San Jose and AT&T, for example, the deal included a $1,000,000 payment from AT&T to the City for process improvements including enhanced design standards, pole remediation, education and training, among other things; and
Support for efforts to reduce the digital divide.
Once cities have done that, the carriers should say two things. First, they do not need the heavy hand of some unelected federal bureaucrats to preempt cities. Second, they will prioritize cities that agree in writing to abide by those principles.
Those steps will improve the path to 5G for both cities and carriers.
Let me close with this thought.
The most significant meta-theme about governance in the United States today is that the federal government is dysfunctional and disrespected, but that local governments are responsive, proactive, effective, and respected in building communities that improve the lives of their residents.
One sees this on the bookshelves, where books on the federal government have titles like "It's Even Worse Than It Looks" or "It's Even Worse than You Think," while books on cities carry titles like "Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier" or "The New Localism: How Cities can Thrive in the Age of Populism."
It also shows up in the polling data. A new book reports "surveys typically find that only a quarter of Americans trust the national government to 'do the right thing,' but Gallup polls in 2014 and 2016 found that more than 70 percent trusted their local government to do so." The same federal–local splits apply to members of both political parties.
In this regard, the FCC's efforts are contrary to what most Americans experience and believe.
It is also contrary to conservative wisdom. As the conservative political analyst, Yuval Levin, wrote in his book Fractured Republic, "The absence of easy answers is precisely a reason to empower a multiplicity of problem-solvers throughout our society, rather than hoping that one problem-solver in Washington gets it right."
This summit is today, has it has been for the last five years, an important forum for empowering that multiplicity of problem solvers.
So let's ignore the FCC, other than, of course, to sue them.
But let us not ignore the problems or the opportunities next-generation networks create.
Blair Levin is the Executive Director of Gig.U. He also serves as a Non-resident Senior Fellow of the Metropolitan Policy Project of the Brookings Institute. From 2009-2010, Mr. Levin oversaw the development of the FCC's National Broadband Plan. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler cited Mr. Levin's work, noting "no one's done more to advance broadband expansion and competition through the vision of the National Broadband Plan and Gig.U." Prior to his work on the National Broadband Plan, Mr. Levin worked as an analyst at Legg Mason and Stifel Nicolaus. Barron's Magazine noted that in his work, he "has always been on top of developing trends and policy shifts in media and telecommunications … and has proved visionary in getting out in front of many of today's headline-making events." From 1993-1997, Levin served as Chief of Staff to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt. Previously, Mr. Levin had practiced law in North Carolina, where he represented new communications ventures, as well as local governments. He is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School.
By Blair Levin.

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WASHINGTON (AP, JULY 13, 2017) — Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI broke with the president in key areas Wednesday, rejecting the idea that an investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump election campaign is a "witch hunt" and promising not to cave to any pressure from a White House that has challenged boundaries with the nation's top law enforcement agency.
Christopher Wray, the former high-ranking Justice Department official whom Trump nominated last month, told senators at his confirmation hearing that he would never let politics get in the way of the bureau's mission. And he said he "sure as heck" would not offer a pledge of loyalty to the president.
Asserting his independence, he said, "My loyalty is to the Constitution and the rule of law. Those have been my guideposts throughout my career, and I will continue to adhere to them no matter the test."
Wray's responses seemed to satisfy both Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, many of whom signaled their support for him. Wray, 50, would inherit the FBI at a particularly challenging time given Trump's abrupt dismissal of James Comey, who was admired within the bureau. Yet the hearing, the first public window into Wray's views since his selection, was largely devoid of fireworks in keeping with what friends and supporters have described as the nominee's low-key, disciplined style.
His reserved approach could bode well for the agency at a time when its work has been thrust into the center of a political maelstrom. But, Wray said, "Anybody who thinks that I would be pulling punches as FBI director sure doesn't know me very well."
Trump has repeatedly derided that investigation and other probes, using such words as "hoax" and "witch hunt." But Wray said he would reject any efforts to interfere with Mueller's work. "I do not consider Director Mueller to be on a witch hunt," he said under questioning from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
He also said he had no reason to doubt the assessment of intelligence agencies that Russia had interfered in the U.S. election through hacking, a conclusion of which Trump has been dismissive. And when asked about emails released a day earlier showing that Donald Trump Jr. was willing to take help from Russia during the campaign, he said any foreign efforts to meddle in an election should be reported to the FBI rather than accepted.
Although Trump as a candidate professed support for waterboarding, Wray said he considered torture to be wrong and ineffective. "The FBI is going to play no part in the use of any techniques of that sort," he said.
He also was questioned about his relationships with Comey and Mueller. Trump allies have said Mueller's closeness to Comey shows he can't lead an unbiased probe. But Trump nominated Wray despite his having worked with both men.
Wray at times sought to distance himself from Comey, who was widely criticized for publicly announcing that Hillary Clinton shouldn't face criminal charges for her use of a private email server. Pressed on how he would have handled the situation, he said he couldn't imagine holding a news conference about someone who had not been charged, noting Justice Department policies against doing so.
"Knowing those people and having worked side-by-side with those people ... there was no hesitation in my mind as to where I stood," he said. He said he would again be prepared to step down if the president asked him to do something he thought was illegal.
"First I would try to talk him out of it," Wray said. "And if that failed, I would resign."


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Marsh- and Common Ragwort – Senecio aquaticus and jacobaea
Sward and Nutrient Management
Biological Control of Docks
Creeping Bentgrass – Agrostis stolonifera
Marsh- and Common Ragwort – Senecio aquaticus and jacobaea selected
Lesser Caucasian stonecrop – Phedimus stoloniferus
Control of water voles
The investigations conducted by Agroscope and AGFF focus on the two poisonous species common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) and marsh ragwort (Senecio aquaticus). Scantily fertilised, low-input permanent pastures with gappy stands are risk areas for common ragwort. Common ragwort can be successfully contained by targeted mowing: With at least two cuts per year, seed formation is effectively prevented. Such a cutting regime should be maintained over several years in order to control common ragwort over the longer term.
With marsh ragwort the challenge is greater, since this species cannot be suppressed by frequent mowing. On many sites, moreover, investigations revealed a large soil seed bank (over 1000 germinable seeds per square metre) and a high, rapid seed-germination capacity. In addition, we discovered that the success from treatment methods which were highly promising in the short term, such as reseeding after ploughing, low-input management, or herbicide use, was undone by the germination of marsh ragwort seeds after just two to three years.
In a plot trial comprising a series of experiments aimed at reducing the marsh ragwort seed bank, small plots on five sites at the northern edge of the Alps were ploughed or tilled, then resown. Compared to the control, ploughing and tilling reduced seed numbers in the topsoil (0-10 cm) by 80% and 65%, respectively. If ploughing is used to remediate marsh ragwort areas, it is important for the soil to be turned completely and for seedbed preparation for reseeding to be as shallow as possible.
The results show how important prevention is for the control of both species. The plants must on no account be allowed to produce seed, as this would enable the potential formation of a seed bank in the soil. Further spreading of ragwort species can be prevented by avoiding damage to the sward. This is achieved by promoting a dense sward and through the systematic application of control measures upon the appearance of the first individual specimens in the stand.
Lüscher Andreas
Fact Sheet U7 "Poisonous Ragwort Species in Meadows and Pastures" (Giftige Kreuzkräuter in Wiesen und Weiden; in German), AGFF
https://www.agroscope.admin.ch/content/agroscope/en/home/topics/plant-production/forage-grassland-grazing-systems/bestandeslenkung-duengung/wasser-kreuzkraut-und-jakobs-kreuzkraut.html


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This entry was posted on October 6, 2018 at 12:01 am and is filed under garden to visit, Maine with tags A Piece of the World, andrew Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth's grave, Cafe Miranda, Carolyn's Shade Gardens, Christina Baker Kline, Christina's World, Cushing Maine, Farnsworth Museum, Olson House, Primo, rockland maine.	You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Thank you, this is a very nice article.
What a wonderful history on Christina's World painting. Never knew the background! Now I really want to visit this house and spend more time in the Rockland-Cushing Maine area. Love all your informative posts!
Even without a fancy garden, this house is fascinating because of the historical significance. I think that a lack of a fancy garden is quite appropriate.
A while ago, I wrote about a Patriot Day 'Memorial Garden' in Winslow in Arizona. The main complaint about the garden is that there is no garden. I really thought that the absence of distracting landscape features and plant material was very appropriate.
When I wrote about the gardenless Memorial Garden, I explained why the emptiness of the side was important. I think that made it relevant. The simplicity of the landscape at the Olson House may not be all that compatible with your typical subject matter, but is relevant to good landscape design.
I've always admired Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth and have wondered about the history for many years. Thank you for your insightful story.


With less than a week before Puma's October 11 global launch date for the Puma Clyde Court Disrupt, the brand had made a splash with the potential addition of four-time All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins.
According to ESPN's Nick DePaula, Cousins and Puma agreed to a multiyear deal but Nike, Cousins' current brand, will have 10 days to match the offer because of its standard "match clause" rights on all expiring shoe deals. If Puma pulls this off successfully, the brand will officially have its first NBA superstar and bona fide All-NBA talent on its roster.
Additionally, unlike most players around the league, Cousins actually owns the rights to his logo; it has been featured on footwear and he will be able to transition the "DMC" badge onto his Puma shoes if he wants, making his sneakers highly customizable.
Puma has been actively recruiting ever since the relaunch of its basketball department. Which stars should Puma go after next? Let us know in the comment section below.


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Switch game publisher behind Not Tonight and Yes, Your Grace details how deep discounts and Metacritic scores can boost sales
Gaming the system
25 September, 2020 by rawmeatcowboy | Comments: 1
Mike Rose is part of No More Robots, a publisher who has brought a number of titles over to the Switch. Most of those games ended up finding success, but it took a bit of hard work on No More Robots' part. There's a lot more to it than plopping a game down on the eShop and doing advertising.
In a lengthy Twitter thread, Rose goes into great detail about how No More Robots "gamed the system" in order to get their games noticed and push sales. Rose learned a lot of things along the way, including insight into why big discounts can really matter, how Metacritic scores can make a difference, and much more.
There's way too much to break down in a single feature, but it's all endlessly interesting. If you want to see what No More Robots did to change their decent-selling games into big movers, you can read the entire Twitter thread here.
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Tags: eshop, switch
mike_intellivision Guru
Fri Sep 25 20 02:48pm
This was a fascinating read. Showing the difference between units and revenue is informative. Also, I would like to have seen more info on manipulating Metacritic scores. Does that mean the company could just delete/drop reviews?
Also, I wonder how many people are like me and are not wanting to spend $20 to $25 for a download-only indie game from a new studio. it is funny because that used to be my price-point for physical games that i would not hesitate to pick up. But now since there so many options (and often less expensive ones), there is higher price elasticity .
Finally, it would be interesting to know how well more well-known (established) publishers have done with higher-priced games.
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As is known to all, adopted a policy of "coal to electricity", which is to improve the ecological environment in our country, one of the ways to improve air quality, clean energy is the focus of the work, instead of promoting clean energy in rural areas the glorious and arduous tasks of reform and far-reaching influence. According to the statistics of relevant national departments, since 2016, the implementation of Beijing, tianjin, hebei and north China, with Beijing as the center, has achieved obvious results. Various regions have implemented paid clean energy reform measures, but due to the uneven development levels in different regions, the subsidy policies are also different. In 2017, the average household subsidy in Beijing will be 2,000 yuan, while the government will fully subsidize the tianjin area. The maximum subsidy per household in hebei is 7,400 yuan. Every household in henan was subsidized 3,500 yuan.
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Bryce Dallas Howard to Star in Disney+ WITCH MOUNTAIN Series
by Eric Diaz
Dec 12 2022 • 11:45 AM
Disney is returning to Witch Mountain once again. A pilot based on the iconic sci-fi franchise has been greenlit for Disney+, starring Bryce Dallas Howard in the lead role. In addition to Howard, also joining the cast are Isabel Gravitt, Levi Miller, Bianca "b" Norwood, and Jackson Kelly. The original film spawned five different projects for Disney, starting way back in 1975.
You can read the official synopsis for the Witch Mountain Disney+ pilot below:
The series is "a modern reinvention of the cult classic that takes place in the shadow of "Witch Mountain," following two teens that develop strange abilities and discover their sleepy suburb may not be as idyllic as it seems."
The original Escape to Witch Mountain, based on the 1968 novel, focused on kids with special powers who discovered they had an alien lineage. The first film became a rare hit for the studio at a time when they were struggling with theatrical releases. A 1978 sequel followed, Return to Witch Mountain. Later, a made-for-TV third chapter, Beyond Witch Mountain, came along in 1982. In the '90s, a remake was made, again for television. The last time there was a Witch Mountain project was back in 2009. This was when Disney made a theatrical legacy sequel, Race to Witch Mountain, which starred Dwayne the Rock Johnson. That version didn't result in any more follow-ups.
In the Disney+ Witch Mountain pilot, Howard will play "Audrey." According to a release, she is "Tia's devoted and loving mother. Her husband died from a mental illness, and she tries to reassure a fretful Tia that she shows no sign of following her father's dark spiral. A warm mama bear type, but like everyone in this town, not everything is as it seems." The other new roles include troubled teens with powers and more.
Interestingly, this version of Witch Mountain is only being greenlit as a pilot and not a straight-to-series order like most Disney+ projects these days. Especially those that are based on legacy content like Witch Mountain. It does feel like a no-brainer for Disney to continue this franchise in some form, though. It has teens with telekinetic powers, alien mysteries, and small towns hiding secrets. All of these things sound like perfect ingredients for a sci-fi series geared towards the YA crowd. No better place than on Disney+ for this franchise to thrive.
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LR3 Named Active Lifestyle Vehicle For Second Consecutive Year
WEBWIRE – Wednesday, December 28, 2005
The Premium, Adventure-Oriented SUV Showcases An Elite Selection Of Accessories For Athletes At The 2006 San Diego Auto Show
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Dec 28, 2005 – Land Rover North America is pleased to announce that the LR3 has been recognized as an Active Lifestyles Vehicle winner for the second year in a row. Lauded for its extreme capabilities and versatilities, LR3 topped a myriad of vehicle finalists to win the Active Lifestyle Vehicle Award in the Luxury Vehicle category.
Presented by Active.com and Gen-A Network, Active Lifestyles Awards are positioned so that consumers can choose a vehicle that perfectly fits their athletic needs. Active Lifestyle awards are granted each year, and are divided between two categories: Best Value and Luxury Vehicles. LR3 has been honored in the luxury off-road vehicle category for 2006. An official award ceremony took place today to showcase the winners during the 2006 San Diego Auto Show.
"Land Rover inspires and encourages adventure so winning the Active Lifestyles award for two years consecutively is a top honor," said Sally Eastwood, marketing vice president for Land Rover North America. "The superior credentials of the LR3, combined with a wide array of optional athletic accessories provide the ultimate fantasy vehicle for athletic enthusiasts."
A panel of journalists and athletic enthusiasts, including marathon runners, mountain bikers, surfers, and triathletes evaluated a full range of vehicles over a mixture of terrains earlier this year. Vehicle driving performance and active lifestyle features were heavily evaluated throughout the testing program.
Driving performance tests included a 30-minute course, featuring a mix of freeway driving, hills, speed bumps and curves. Plenty of cargo space, roof racks, bike transport systems, towing capabilities and other active lifestyle features were considered necessary criteria while testing each vehicle.
For more information about Land Rover products, please visit www.landroverusa.com.
Land Rover North America is part of Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover with headquarters in Irvine, California. Land Rover established operations in the US in 1986, and now imports and distributes Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and LR3 vehicles manufactured by Land Rover in Solihull, England. Land Rover's worldwide operations are wholly owned by Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan. For information about the Land Rover retailer nearest you, call 800-FIND-4WD or log on to www.LandRoverusa.com.
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However, 3 Racing had introduced a new 1/10 M-chassis Sakura M4 into the M-chassis RC world.
What is the new feature of Sakura M4? Can this new member challenge the post of Xpress XM1S?
Here is a short Structure & Spec Comparison for the people who are considering to go Xpress XM1S or 3racing Sakura M4! It may help in making the decision.
For the shock part, Sakura M4 and Execute XM1S include oil-filled damper. However, Xpress's XM1S include some aluminum parts which will be a bit more durable in the long run.
Execute XM1S apply aluminum damper what more durable and higher compressive capacity.
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Chris Pratt under fire for jokes about voting: 'This is super insensitive'
Chris Pratt got a little heat on social media for his recent jokes about voting.
The Marvel star, 41, was promoting his Pixar film "Onward" and encouraging his fans on Instagram to vote for this year's People's Choice Awards, but many people online felt the comments were poorly timed considering it's less than a month away from the 2020 presidential election.
"With all that's going on in the world it is more important than ever that you vote," Pratt wrote. "Just ask any celebrity. They will tell you. Every day. Several times a day. To vote. But me? I will tell you EXACTLY who to vote for."
"The heroes before us did not spill their blood only to have their sacrifices wasted by your apathy," he continued. "The upcoming 2020 People's Choice Awards is the most consequential vote in the history of mankind times a million infinity."
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"Vote for #Onward for family movie of the year," he concluded. "Or else. You WILL die. No hyperbole. Click the link in my bio. Let your voice be heard."
Pratt's comments section was flooded with both negative and positive praise.
"I get this is supposed to be a cute little joke but it comes off as really insensitive. The upcoming election is really important and everyone should vote and for you to try and take that and turn it into an ad for your movie is low," one person wrote.
"This is super insensitive. Read the room. Oh wait you did and decided to mock people," another said.
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Someone else pointed out, "I wish I found this funny."
While another followed pointed out, "YIKES. Imagine the amount of privilege one person can have to write this tone-deaf post."
Others came to Pratt's defense. "Geez. Everyone really has lost their sense of humor. This is just a lighthearted post and there's nothing wrong with that. No one's going to take the election less seriously because Chris Pratt posted about the People's Choice Awards," reasoned one person.
Chris Pratt caught some heat online for his jokes about voting. (AP)
"He is just trying to make a light hearted joke because times are tough right now," wrote someone else.
Another said, "People literally are so sensitive about everything, grow a backbone and take a joke. It's madness."
Pratt has not officially endorsed a candidate, but in 2017 he told Men's Fitness he didn't feel "represented" by either Democrats or Republicans.
"I really feel there's common ground out there that's missed because we focus on the things that separate us," he said at the time. "You're either the red state or the blue state, the left or the right. Not everything is politics. And maybe that's something I'd want to help bridge, because I don't feel represented by either side."
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SPELLING & AGISTMENT
OLIVIA HAMOOD
Growing up with horses Olivia knew from a very early age that show jumping is what she wanted to do and nothing would get in the way of that.
After many successful years in the hacking arena, the day Olivia turned 12 and was old enough to jump in competitions thats what she did, taking the win in the Junior Grand Prix at the EKKA. From that day on wards she's never looked back, representing Australia three times already.
In 2012 Olivia headed off to Europe for 12months with two of her horses to work and train with Ludo Philippaerts in Belgium. After a successful year of learning, Olivia returned home to GHP to manage and grow her own team of horses along side Paula. Since returning home Olivia has had great succes taking out back to back wins in the Aitkens Future Star of the Year series in 2014 & 2015, Winning the Gatton World Cup 2016, Winning the Australian Championships Senior Grand Prix and third Overall. Member of the Winning QLD State team AUS Champs 2016, Winner of the Boneo Cup Grand Prix 2016, Highest Ranked QLD rider on the World Cup Leaderboard 2015 and QLD Sport Star of the Year 2015.
Olivia is now managing the stables, clinics, breeding, selling, training, breaking, agistment and also plays a major roll in running the GHP Sunshine Tour.
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Mandarin Lights Deciduous Azalea is bathed in stunning clusters of lightly-scented tomato-orange trumpet-shaped flowers with a orange flare at the ends of the branches in mid spring before the leaves. It has green foliage throughout the season. The narrow leaves turn an outstanding purple in the fall. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Mandarin Lights Deciduous Azalea is an open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.
Mandarin Lights Deciduous Azalea will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.


The impact of Christianity on rural areas with direct reference to Ogoni traditional religion in every way would be better appreciated when one takes the mind back to the conflicting experience encountered by the early missionaries and the colonial masters, who had a lot to do to convince their victims to drop their basic traditional worshiping for Christianity.
This paper shall dwell on the positive and negative impact of Christianity on the Ogoni traditional worship with respect to rural areas where all other forms of traditional worshiping thrives not just the Ogoni.
Religion, Christianity, traditional worship and Ogoni traditional worship are some of the major concepts covered in this paper.
Before the advent of colonialism and coming of Christianity and Islam to Nigeria in particular and to Africa in general, indigenous religions existed.
Traditional Religion in Nigeria is practiced by Nigerians in Nigeria. Nigerian Traditional Religion is still in existence.
Though the impact of the Nigerian traditional religion is not felt until issues like land disputes, environmental pollution, traditional festivities et cetera that directly affects these worshippers occurs.
Traditional religion can be said to be as old as the mother earth itself especially when major continents of the world like Africa and Asia are brought into consideration.
This according to sociologist may be attributed to man's feel of sub-ordination and need for stronger meta-physical powers to which it could ascribe its fortunes, success, frustrations and ambitions to.
The Ogoni Traditional Religion adumbrates the culture of the extended family system. The extended family system makes it possible for the adherents to see inter-relatedness of people whether from the father's side or the mother's side or both. This is because the nuclear family system is foreign to Nigeria. Much of the unfriendly attitudes Nigerians demonstrate to other. Nigerians are due to the emphasis of nuclear family system. It has led to unfriendly attitude found among cultures cultural clashes in recent times. These clashes are struggle over portions of land, resources and positions in government. Although communal clashes are part of human existence, they are prevalent in Nigeria in recent times. This is so because nuclear family system gives attention and preference to the father, mother and children only. Ogoni Traditional Religion, recognizes the extended family system, which is anchored on the principle of 'Live and let live' or 'Be your brother's keeper'. This is embedded in a community spirit, which emphasizes living and doing things in common.
This paper highlights the positive and negative impact of Christianity on Ogoni Traditional Religion with direct reference to the rural areas where Traditional religion is most practised.


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Q: For loop in a view I have this code:
columns.ForeignKey(p => p.SomeProperty, new SelectList(new[] {  "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5" }));

And I want to populate the SelectList dinamically, not always from 0 to 5. Let's say I have the upper limit saved in a Session["upperLimit"] variable. How to create a for loop in the view, so that the SelectList will go from 0 to Session["upperLimit"]?

A: I would create the select list in the Controller and pass it to the view instead.
View is for iterating the model. The business logic should be in controller.
However if you still want to do this in view you can do something like the following:
@{
    var list = new SelectList(Enumerable.Range(0, (int)Session["upperLimit"] + 1));
    columns.ForeignKey(p => p.SomeProperty, list);
}

A: Well for starters, don't put the upper limit in the Session, if you need it in the view, the Model is the perfect use case for this. Secondly, the SelectList should also be contained in the Model really, saves you putting logic in the view and that means you don't even need the Limit in the Model.
Say your Model has these properties:
public class MyModel
{
    public string SomeProperty { get; set; }
    public SelectList MyNumbers { get; set; }
}

Then your controller action could do something like:
public ActionResult Index(int upperLimit) //I'm assuming that's where the limit is
{
    var model = new MyModel();

    model.MyNumbers = new SelectList(Enumerable.Range(0, upperLimit + 1));

    return View(model);
}

Then in your view do:
@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.SomeProperty, Model.MyNumbers)

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The all-new Expedition fits eight people comfortably and can carry all of their luggage, while keeping everyone connected and entertained," said Todd Hoevener, Ford Expedition chief engineer who has already opted to drive his family – including his two six-foot-something sons – from Michigan to Clearwater, Florida, this Christmas. "It's really the ultimate road trip vehicle".
Combined with generous fuel capacity, Expedition's best-in-class efficiency based on EPA-estimated ratings equates to a long maximum range – up to 538 miles for the 4×2 Expedition Max. At freeway cruising speeds, that is more than 7 hours of driving, which means more roadside attractions, restaurants and scenic views – and less stopping for gas.
A combination of aluminum construction, 3.5-liter EcoBoost® engine and all-new 10-speed automatic transmission allows Expedition 4×2 to top all competitors in fuel economy. It has an EPA-estimated rating of 17 mpg city, 24 mpg highway and 20 mpg combined, while the 4×4 version returns 17 mpg city, 22 mpg highway and 19 mpg combined. The Expedition 4×2 is the only full-size SUV to achieve 20 miles per gallon combined, besting the Chevrolet Suburban (19 mpg), Chevrolet Tahoe (17), Nissan Armada (16) and the Toyota Sequoia (15).
Comfort on a long journey is key, and Expedition delivers on that count as well. As air travelers well know, the typical seat on a plane has tight hip room and short knee room, sometimes cramming your knees into your chest and forcing your heels toward your hips. In the world of seat design, this is called the hip-to-heel ratio, and in the all-new Expedition, the measurement is generous from front to back – making even the third row a comfortable place for full-grown adults to sit over long periods of time.
Another frustration air travelers experience is staying connected – something Expedition makes easy. There are standard USB charge ports for each row, so kids can play video games and surf their social media profiles uninterrupted. An available 4G modem with Wi-Fi hotspot keeps as many as 10 different devices connected and, if you subscribe, an available Sling Media-powered vehicle entertainment system means you can take in the big game or cartoons or even binge-watch an epic medieval soap opera to pass the time. And on the off-chance everyone agrees on music, home theater-like quality of 12-speaker B&O PLAY™ audio is available too.
Luggage will stay safe and sound with Expedition's new available cargo management system that converts the deep, tall cargo area in the back to vertical storage, creating separate sections on the load floor. Store things like overnight bags on the top of the cargo area and enjoy easy access through the rear flip glass, or use the system to configure basic shelving. You can even create a visually secure storage area beneath the shelf – no lost bags on this vacation.
If your getaway includes taking a boat to the lake or spending a week in a camper – not possible with air travel – a properly equipped Expedition is rated to tow 9,300 pounds.
The all-new 2018 Ford Expedition is available at dealers soon, just in time to start planning the specifics for your upcoming road trip this holiday season.


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Q: How to remove the null values in the row of the table My picture:

In this i am fetching data from table daybook and display in view page.
Now my problem is i don't want to display the row if the both credit and debit has "0".
I haven't to display the praveen kumar accounts to icici in that picture because it has zero value on the both the column.
This is my controller code:
$data['PName'] =$this->db->query("SELECT * FROM accmaster ")->result_array()

A: Your SQL is missing the WHERE clause, use following:
$data['PName'] = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM accmaster WHERE Debit!=0 OR Credit!=0")->result_array()

A: You are missing the where clause to filter out the values containing zero.
$data['PName'] = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM accmaster WHERE DEBIT > 0 OR CREDIT > 0")->result_array();

I hope this will do.


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Mike Hezemans (Eindhoven, 25 juli 1969) is een professionele Nederlandse autocoureur. Hij is de zoon van Toine Hezemans en een broer van Loris Hezemans beiden eveneens bekende autocoureurs.

Hezemans heeft met name veel gereden in GT auto's in kampioenschappen als de FIA GT en Le Mans Series. Daarnaast heeft hij meegedaan aan bekende races als de 12 uur van Sebring en de 24 uur van Le Mans.

In de FIA GT heeft Hezemans aan 113 races meegedaan in de periode 1997-2008 en heeft daarin 12 races gewonnen. Deze overwinningen behaalde hij met auto's als de Corvette en Chrysler Viper voor zijn eigen team Carsport Holland.

Na in 1989 3e te zijn geworden op het Wereldkampioenschap karten stapte hij in 1990 over naar het DTCC. Vanaf 1991 reed Mike met een Porsche in verschillende klassen als de Porsche Supercup en de ADAC GT Cup. In 1997 stapte Mike over naar de FIA-GT waarin hij uitgroeide tot de meest succesvolle Nederlandse deelnemer.

Nederlands autocoureur

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Spring is in the air and for me that conjures up dreams of languid weekends full of sun and relaxation. One of my favourite spring into summer pastimes is weekend brunch.
I love brunch food, for me it's the perfect combination of savoury and sweet, the later hour of brunch and the slow nature of the meal. I thought I'd share my inspiration board of the top 6 items I am coveting for brunch season this year.


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No one likes to see litter blowing about, chewing gum stuck to pavements – and then the soles of our shoes – or old, broken furniture dumped on a street corner.
We all hate having to dodge the poo left behind by dogs whose inconsiderate owners can't be bothered to clear up after them.
So Havering Council's launch of its Cleaner Havering campaign has to be welcome news.
It will be increasing street cleansing from three-weekly to fortnightly, but we all need to do our bit.
Just because we pay council tax we can't expect the council to clear up all our mess.
It's not fair to throw crisp packets out of the car window and expect the council to clear it up.
It's not fair to dump unwanted stuff on the street rather than take it to the recycling centre or arrange for it to be collected.
If there is already litter or rubbish in the street, it is more likely to accumulate. People find it easier to add to it than be the first one to make the mess.
And it's a poor example to set for the younger generation. Should we be teaching our children it's OK to drop their rubbish for someone else to pick up?
The council is asking everyone to help and change people's behaviour by reporting fly-tipping and littering so it can take action.
The Recorder is all in favour of anything that can help to keep our environment clean and tidy so we are happy to get involved in any way we can.
In the coming weeks we will be reporting on activities designed to help create a Cleaner Havering.


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NEW YORK CITY MAKES UNPRECEDENTED MOVE AND ELIMINATES 600+ PLAINCLOTHES POLICE FORCE, EXPOSING NEW YORKERS TO DRASTIC UPTICK IN VIOLENT CRIME
Posted byBoanerges	 June 16, 2020 Leave a comment on NEW YORK CITY MAKES UNPRECEDENTED MOVE AND ELIMINATES 600+ PLAINCLOTHES POLICE FORCE, EXPOSING NEW YORKERS TO DRASTIC UPTICK IN VIOLENT CRIME
"This is 21st-century policing," Shea said at a news conference. "We must do it in a manner that builds trust between the officers and the community they serve." The move will impact some 600 plainclothes officers, who will be transitioned into other assignments like neighborhood policing and detective work. In the past, they've worked out of the department's 77 precincts, targeting violent crime, The New York Times reported. Shea admitted that the decision is "not without risk" because the anti-crime unit's work includes taking firearms off the street. Without them, the risk is "squarely on my shoulders," he said, according to WABC-TV. by Geoffrey GriderJune 15, 2020 NOW THE END BEGINS SHARE:Facebook275TwitterMeWeRedditEmailShare
The New York Police Department is disbanding its anti-crime unit in what Commissioner Dermot Shea described on Monday as "a seismic shift in the culture of how the NYPD polices this great city."
Remember that movie called 'Escape From New York' from the 1980's where New York City had been turned into a giant maximum security prison, and was a place where lawlessness abounded and the prisoners were actually in charge? The low-thinking Liberals who run New York City just took a giant step towards turning that movie into reality by disbanding a massive 600+ plainclothes police division in order to appease the Black Lives Matter terrorists. Not only that, pusillanimous mayor Bill De Blasio has also agreed to rename a street in each of the 5 boroughs to 'Black Lives Matter'.
Do the police departments in cities across America need reforming and retooling? Absolutely, there is not any area run by governmental councils that doesn't need to be monitored and held to account, police departments included. But disbanding entire departments is nothing more than a signal to the criminals to come in and set up shop, which is exactly what they are going to do, which is exactly what the plan is. Cloward and Piven must be beaming with pride watching their plan to collapse America finally being carried out. Click the link below to read more about that.AMERICANS MUST NOW ACCEPT THE HARD, COLD REALITY THAT THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IS INTENTIONALLY BEING USED TO COLLAPSE THE U.S. ECONOMY
NYPD to disband 600-strong plainclothes anti-crimes unit in a move toward community-focused '21st century policing'
FROM INSIDER: "This is 21st-century policing," Shea said at a news conference. "We must do it in a manner that builds trust between the officers and the community they serve."
The move will impact some 600 plainclothes officers, who will be transitioned into other assignments like neighborhood policing and detective work. In the past, they've worked out of the department's 77 precincts, targeting violent crime, The New York Times reported.
"I WOULD CONSIDER THIS IN THE REALM OF CLOSING ONE OF THE LAST CHAPTERS OF 'STOP, QUESTION AND FRISK,'" SHEA SAID. "I THINK IT'S TIME TO MORE FORWARD AND CHANGE HOW WE POLICE IN THIS CITY. WE CAN DO IT WITH BRAINS. WE CAN DO IT WITH GUILE. WE CAN MOVE AWAY FROM BRUTE FORCE."
Shea admitted that the decision is "not without risk" because the anti-crime unit's work includes taking firearms off the street. Without them, the risk is "squarely on my shoulders," he said, according to WABC-TV.
Police reform has become a rallying cry not only in the United States but across the world after George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died while a white police officer placed a knee on his neck for almost nine minutes in a bid to restrain him. Floyd's police killing sparked outrage, which manifested in the form of protests with thousands calling for an end to systemic racism and police violence.
IN SOME CASES, HOWEVER, RIOTERS HIT THE STREETS AND LOOTING, ARSON, VANDALISM, AND POLICE CLASHES TOOK ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT.
"Thankfully, here in New York City, angry demonstrations have turned peaceful. Thoughtful discussions about reform have emerged. We welcome reform, but we also believe that meaningful reform starts from within," Shea said, per NBC New York.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on June 7 that the city would be "shifting resources to ensure that the focus is on our young people."
Other police reforms included overhauling 50-a, a section of New York Civil Rights Law that says personnel files of police officers, firefighters, and corrections officers are "confidential and not subject to inspection or review" without their permission.
On Friday, several city leaders issued a joint statement throwing their support behind cutting the 2020-2021 NYPD budget by a whopping $1 billion.
The "unprecedented reduction" would "not only limit the scope of the NYPD, but also show our commitment towards moving away from the failed policing policies of the past," the statement said.
The group promised to save money by "reducing uniform headcount through attrition, cutting overtime, shifting responsibilities away from the NYPD, finding efficiencies and savings in OTPS spending, and lowering associated fringe expenses
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SEATTLE ANTIFA RIOTERS CHANGE NAME OF OCCUPIED AREA FROM CHAZ TO CHOP AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TO PEOPLE DURING FRENCH REVOLUTION
18 Atlanta Cops Quit, LAPD Can't Pay $40 Million Overtime As Police Morale Hits "Rock Bottom"


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i don't know about you, but when i see a vintage dip and dunk chemical photo booth i get giddy with excitement. i've always adored them, but growing up in a rural community, they were not plentiful. i vividly remember finding one on a class trip to six flags great america and blowing every penny i had. dragging classmate after classmate into that little booth, sitting on the wobbly stool, pulling the red curtain closed and making silly faces or sticking out our tongues…then waiting 5 mins for that whirring noise and receiving a strip of 4 black and white photos. memories and friendships being held in my hand.
for me, analog instant photography has been a great outlet for creative experimentation. all my life, i've been obsessed with cameras, film and photography, but i'm one of those people that needs instant gratification. my polaroid cameras helped fulfill that instant need but after renting a vintage chemical booth for my wedding, i knew i had to have one of my own. don't get me wrong, i'm not above jumping in a digital smilebooth and hamming it up with the best of them, but there is something special and unique about a vintage film photo booth.
after completing an extensive google search, i quickly found that vintage chemical photo booths were kinda hard to come by…especially booths in working condition. the search was quickly narrowed down to one company, mainly because they own the market…google pointed me to a&a studios located in chicago. i guess they were surprised when i said i wanted to buy one just for me…apparently no one does that. they also warned me that these machines were a bit tricky and needed some tender loving care (insert they are really, really fussy) to keep them in working order, but we all agreed, nothing compared to the strip of 4 images on film, so i drove to their studio on ogden ave. and found my machine in their basement storage room…an old model 20 that looked so decrepit and janky, but beautiful at the same time. and so began the build.
i didn't realize that these machines were so heavy! they can weight over 800 lbs. since it was going to live in the basement, our main objective was devising a plan on how to get it in the house and not have the stairs collapse. anthony, a former architect and now a&a's owner, decided it should be 4 separate pieces…the floor, the ceiling, the sitting area, and the machine itself.
the night before delivery day was unbearable. i was excited, i was nervous…i couldn't believe this booth was going to be mine all mine. it took a few hours and three guys to haul it into the house, get it down the stairs, leveled out and set up. anthony and another awesome guy who works for him — rob — ran me though the chemicals, camera, film, heater and other gizmos…i felt a little overwhelmed, but jumped in head first. ever since we have been making family memories day after day after day. i've been able to photograph the dude and little maus monthly and i think it is going to make for an amazing family photo album.


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32. Job 4:1-6, Time to Listen, Job!
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
2 "If one ventures a word with you, will you be offended?
But who can keep from speaking?
3 See, you have instructed many;
you have strengthened the weak hands.
4 Your words have supported those who were stumbling,
and you have made firm the feeble knees.
5 But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;
it touches you, and you are dismayed.
6 Is not your fear of God your confidence,
and the integrity of your ways your hope?
I used to think that the only way to interpret Eliphaz's opening words was as an olive branch extended to Job. It was the compassionate expression of an older friend who himself was perhaps deeply affected by Job's pain. I still believe that is a credible and defensible explanation of Eliphaz's approach, but I am becoming open to seeing it as more like a fist in the velvet glove, figuratively speaking, than Eliphaz's avuncular comforting of Job. The reason for my partial change of heart is Eliphaz's first word in 4:2: it comes from the verb nasah.
Eliphaz's opening words are usually rendered, "If one ventures a word with you, will you become weary?" or "Will you be impatient/offended if someone tries to talk to you?" or, using the delightfully elegant language of the KJV, "If we assay to commune with thee, will thou be grieved?" The tone of each of these translations is gentle, as if Eliphaz knows he is walking into a sensitive situation and doesn't want to set off any more alarms. Eliphaz feels he has to speak, probably because Job has opened the door (as we say in law) and invited his friends to speak by his own words and probably because he, Eliphaz, feels he has something to say.
Yet, this translation of nasah misses its essential nature as a verb of testing. It appears 36x in the Bible and none more revelatory, and troubling, than the first instance: Genesis 22:1. In that passage, God decided to "test" (nasah) Abraham by instructing him to sacrifice his son Isaac on Mount Moriah. One undergoes a test to prove the genuineness of one's belief or commitment. That is how the verb nasah is used, for example, in Judges 3:1, 4; 6:39. Non-Israelites were left in Canaan to "test" Israel, to discover the genuineness of its commitment to Yahweh (Judges 3:1, 4). The Queen of Sheba came to Solomon with all kinds of difficult questions to "test" him (nasah, I Ki 10:1); i.e., to prove to herself whether or not all the stories she heard about this fabled king were true.
If we apply this understanding to Eliphaz's first word, a somewhat different reading of 4:2 results for us. With this new translation, the meaning would be, 'If someone were to test you Job, would you get upset/impatient/offended/weary?' It is a gentle but firm shot across Job's bow in his suffering. It would be suggesting that Job can expect no special treatment from the friends. We also need to go into more detail on the next verb, which is usually translated "upset." It is laah, a 19x-appearing verb, also appearing in Job 4:5, that occupies the verbal field of "weariness" or "impatience due to weariness" rather than "upset."The weariness/exhaustion meaning of laah is neatly captured in Job 16:7, "But now God has exhausted me (laah). . ." A better translation of Eliphaz' opening words, then, is "If someone brings a test through a word to you, would you become impatient/would it wear you out?" That is, Eliphaz lets Job know from the outset that he will be challenging Job, testing him, forcing Job to "prove himself" in the midst of his suffering. Thus, Eliphaz's opening words tell us that he sees this more as a test of Job's understanding than simply an opportunity for comfort. Perhaps Eliphaz thinks that comfort has already happened during their seven days and nights on the ash heap with Job in 2:11-13. After silence come words. These words are meant to test Job, to "prove" him.
Perhaps our re-reading of Eliphaz's first line as a "test" to Job will explain why Job, in his response in Job 6-7, turns "testy." But first, of course we need to examine Eliphaz's words in more detail. By asking Job if he would become weary/impatient (laah) if Eliphaz "tested" him, Eliphaz has unwittingly given Job a word that, as just mentioned, he will later use against God in 16:7 (laah). Job will say that God has "exhausted" him through his sufferings. There are many other instances where a word in one speech becomes taken up by a subsequent speaker and used for his advantage. Another example is in 5:2, where Eliphaz gives what seems to be proverbial wisdom that "anger (kaas) kills the fool." Job picks up kaas in 6:2, making it the centerpiece of his defense: "Oh that my anger (kaas) were weighed. . ." In that sense, then, the friends are indebted to each other, though that literary indebtedness also means that they can use the borrowed words for their own purposes.
Is Eliphaz really posing a question, expecting Job to respond? He says, 'If I test you with words, will you become weary/impatient?' But then he plows right ahead, not seemingly waiting for an answer. Eliphaz really can't restrain (atsar, first appearing in Genesis 16:2 to talk about God's "restraining" Sarai's womb from becoming pregnant) his words. The book of Job is full of people who can't hold in their words. Job will say a few chapters later, "Therefore I will not restrain my mouth" (7:11; using chasak rather than atsar in that passage). The greatly humorous picture of Elihu in Job 32-33 is made more humorous when we realize that he has been trying to restrain his words for nearly 30 chapters, and now he finally bursts with words. As Elijhu says in the context, "The spirit within constrains (tsuq is the verb, 32:18) and "I must speak, so I can find relief" (ravach is the rare verb, 32:20). Eliphaz feels a bit that way in 4:2.
Job 4:3-4 contains one thought. Job has helped others when they were in need, providing timely guidance and insight; now that the tables are turned, however, he appears to be undone. What is going on? That is what Eliphaz would like to know. This is the first way he "tests" Job, by pointing out a contrast between Job's former activity and present reaction. Job himself, in his wonderful peroration of Job 29-31, will explain and defend his former conduct, though he has no opportunity to do so here. The images Eliphaz uses in these two verses are powerful. Job has yasar many people; that is, he has "instructed/chastened/warned/disciplined/corrected/admonished" them over the years.That was Job's modus operandi. The verb yasar appears 43x in the Bible, with about one-third of those in Psalms and Proverbs. It is a quintessential "instructional" or "correction" word in the wisdom tradition. God disciplines or chastens (Psalm 94:12); the parent is to discipline the child (Proverbs 19:18). Job has done that in his role as elder, leader, and judge in the community.
But discipline doesn't just consist of imposing painful punishments on people. In Job's case, as Eliphaz said, he "strengthened" (the common verb chazak, v 3) weak hands. He helped make those who stumble (kashal) stand upright. Job's words, in addition, have "made stout" (amats, 41x, v 4) the vulnerable knees of people. The combination of chazak and amats is particularly attractive, since these words were repeatedly used in Deuteronomy 31 and Joshua 1 to capture the courage needed for the leaders and people of Israel as they enter the Promised Land. Joshua 1:7, for example, puts these two verbs together in urging the people to be prepared for the daunting tasks ahead: "Only be strong (chazak) and very courageous" (amats). Thus, Eliphaz knows how to draw on words deeply embedded in the traditions of Israel and apply them to the situation at hand. In Job's case, he strengthened people by his "words." Though we don't usually pause on such a pedestrian word as "word," in this case Eliphaz uses millah, rather than the common dabar. Millah appears 38x times in the Bible, all but four of which are in Job. It is almost as if we want to render it uniquely as "winged words" or "special words."
Though Eliphaz appears to be "testing" Job, he is doing so at this point with gentle chiding. That gentle chiding is made more explicit in verse 5. "Now it comes upon you, and you are weary (laah again). It "touches" you (using the familiar naga, the word used to describe the Satan's attack on Job) and you are troubled." Job has been the mainstay of weaker people, helping them onto their feet. Why doesn't he take some of his own advice in this instance? It isn't really a bad question. Physician, heal thyself, is the tone of it. Eliphaz closes this section with the salutary: "Isn't the fear of God your confidence and the integrity of your ways your hope" (v 6)." It all flows so clearly, that one might wonder why I now suggest an alternative translation of 4:5-6. . .


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With the holidays right around the corner, lets create some infusions with herbs and spices to add to drinks, baking or a gift for your host. I will share with you some of my favorites: Pumpkin spice and Apple pie.
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