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The Chinese New Year falls on different dates each year, as it works to the lunar calendar, so 5th February sees the start of 4698, which puts the fuss over Y2K into context. It will be a year of the Dragon (which is good) but an angry one (which is not so good). Chinese communities across the country will be celebrating with Lion dancing, firecrackers and food much in evidence. Thanks to Chinatown Online you can find out about the traditions, plus how and where you can join in the fun. Events across Britain 6th February.

Message To The Mayor looks at London Mayors past and present, surveying their plans and policies for "improving" the capital, with pictures, maps and interactive models. Not guaranteed to inspire confidence in the upcoming administration - whoever wins. Museum Of London until 20th February.

Audible Light is a series of installations and environments created by eight artists, with backgrounds in music, performance, film, video and architecture, from Britain and Europe. Each explores sonic illumination - the artificial generation and interaction of sound and light. Some pieces are interactive, and are affected by the movement of the viewer. Museum Of Modern Art Oxford until 19th March. 01865 722733.

Tempus: The Art Of Time is another millennial exhibition exploring time in art and science, from Ancient Egyptian sundials to thermoluminescence testing. Through calendars and diaries, paintings and the written word, it examines how cultures and civilisations down the ages have striven to record, measure or represent this elusive concept. Like the Royal Observatory, Cambridge can claim real credentials for staging such an exhibition, in their case thanks to Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Stephen Hawking. There is an accompanying programme of school and adult projects and events. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge until 30th April.

Picture Yourself turns the traditional notion of a portrait gallery - the great and good, famous and infamous - on its head. The installation artist Marty St James celebrates the millennium with a year long scheme to present the faces of the general public. Anyone wandering in off the street can have his or her portrait digitally recorded, framed and hung. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh until 31st December.

1900: Art at the Crossroads is a recreation of the exhibitions staged in the different national pavilions at Paris Exposition of 1900, effectively a survey of the art of the day, during the birth of modernism. It is a fascinating juxtaposition of now forgotten artists who were the toast of their time, and the usual suspects including Picasso, Monet, Munch, Klimt, Mondrian, Cezanne, Matisse and Kandinsky. The exhibition brings together hundreds of paintings and sculptures from all over the world, and is shown in all 12 galleries of Burlington House, with the works arranged in themes. Royal Academy until 3rd April.

Treasures Of The North is a public exhibition of private masterpieces, in aid of charitable causes. It features a wide variety of works, from Rosetti to Damien Hurst, including over l00 paintings and drawings, English and French furniture, historic jewels, rare silver and porcelain, drawn from historic collections in the North of England. Many of these have never been seen in public before. The exhibition moves on to the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester from 25th February to 9th April. Christie's, London until 13th February

Rene Magritte was the foremost exponent of the surrealist movement, and this exhibition contains 70 of his works, some of which are among the most memorable images of the 20th century. Clouds and bowler hats aplenty then - and the fact that he was Belgian somehow makes it even more surreal. The Dean Gallery, Edinburgh until 26th March.

Sixty Years Of Batman turns Bethnal Green into Gotham City (a big improvement however you look at it). Comprised of early artwork, models, costumes and memorabilia, it celebrates the entire history of the Caped Crusader and his cohorts Boy Wonder and Batgirl, not forgetting their collection of dastardly foes. Creator Bob Kane was apparently inspired by a Leonardo da Vinci drawing of a flying machine with bat wings. (Is there nothing Leonardo didn't think of first?) There is an accompanying programme of Saturday workshops for children. National Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green London until 27th February. 0181 980 2415.

Amazons Of The Avant-Garde looks at the unique contribution to the development of twentieth century art of six extraordinary woman artists, who had a crucial impact on political, ideological and social thought. It traces the evolution of the Russian Avant-Garde, from the turn of the century through to its suppression in the mid-1920s, one of the most vital and prolific chapters in the history of Russian art. Drawn from more than thirty public and private collections, many of these works are being shown for the first time in the West. Royal Academy of Arts until 6th February.

The Turner Prize has now become a major event in the arts calendar, attracting a betting frenzy rivalling the Booker. The odds were on Tracy Emin's unmade bed (possibly in the hope that she would disgrace herself at the Award presentation). Nevertheless, Steve McQueen won, with a film which recreated a scene in a Buster Keaton movie. You can make your own mind up whether Tracy was "robbed", as well as putting the nominated works into perspective, by visiting the other permanent 20th century galleries. Tate Gallery London SW1 until 6th February.

Shake, Rattle and Roll the Dice! examines a thousand years of skill, chance and cheating at board games. Visitors can discover how to cheat with a set of medieval loaded dice, see a one thousand-year-old strategy war game carved in stone which was played by Vikings, try to beat the computer at CD Rom Monopoly and play a game of time travel around the world, from Africa to Asia, from medieval times to today. Croydon Clocktower, London until 30th January.


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Geneva, Switzerland GenevaLunch - Geneva-Servette Hockey Club, crippled by injuries since the start of the season, had a turn-around weekend, with two wins to improve their 32-match record, which now stands at 15 wins, 17 losses. Friday night the score in an away match with Rapperswil-Jona was 5-2. Saturday the hometown match against HC Lugano ...

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Michelle Nanouche began her training to become a Christian Science Nurse while she was still in high school. She nursed for 10 years before opening her first office as a practitioner of Christian Science healing. She brings over 30 years of professional healing experience to her work as a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing. She has lectured on the subject of prayer and healing throughout the US, and was the point person for information on Christian Science to public authorities, the legislature and the media for several years in New Jersey, USA.

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Richard Stallman is famous for beginning the GNU Project and is outspoken on the topic of Open Source software and Free software. So much so that he has garnered dislike from traditionalists who believe that software source code is a trade secret. While this dislike may not be at the level of hiring ninja to remove him from the world, it is strong.

GPL is a recursive abbreviation for ‘GNU Public License’, which covers all GNU software. It stipulates software is copyrighted, provided with full source code, and everyone is free to modify, disseminate and even sell software provided they also provide full source code and retain all copyright notices. This makes all software derived from GPL software also GPL, even if ‘derived’ means ‘borrowed a couple of lines of code from’. Many people consider this to make GNU software behave like a ‘license virus’.

Eric S. Raymond is a famous hacker who has been an unofficial spokesperson for Open Source movement. The plan to prank Eric Raymond next is a bad one: he is an experienced martial artist and gun enthusiast.

Linus Torvalds is the creator of the Linux kernel, an Open Source operating system kernel inspired by Unix.

Ralph Nader is a famous consumer rights advocate, most famous for the 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed and for running for US President in 2000.

  • Because of this comic Stallman has been given a katana by fans of xkcd. [1]

[A man with much facial hair is sleeping on a bed.]

[Suddenly, two ninjas jump through the skylight.]

Ninja 1: Richard Stallman! Your viral open source licenses have grown too powerful.

Ninja 1: The GPL must be stopped.

Ninja 1: At the source.

Ninja 1: You.

[Richard Stallman wakes up immediately, and pulls his katana out of its sheath from under his bed]

Richard Stallman: Hah! Microsoft lackeys! So it has come to this!

Richard Stallman: A night of blood I've long awaited. But be this my death or yours, free software will carry on! For a GNU dawn! For freedom! ... hey, where are you going?

[The ninja step out the window]

Ninja 1: Man, you're right, that never gets old.

Ninja 2: Let's do Eric S. Raymond next.

Ninja 1: Or Linus Torvalds. I hear he sleeps with nunchucks.

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"Richard Stallman is famous for beginning the GNU Project and is outspoken on the topic of Open Source software and Free software." Specifically, he is an outspoken critic of Open Source, and an outspoken proponent of Free Software. Blaisepascal (talk) 02:09, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Ah, thank you. That's good to note. lcarsos (talk) 05:25, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

GPL isn't a recursive abbreviation for ‘GNU Public License’, then it would have to be called ‘GPL Public License’. GNU in itself, on the other hand, is a recursive abbreviation for 'GNU's Not Unix'. -- 15:38, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

 Done (Though I actually noted this myself and fixed it; then noticed your comment :-) ) Mark Hurd (talk) 10:45, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

The pronunciation of GNU is actually "g'new" not "new". 02:06, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

~ ~ ~ ~ Aren't ninjas supposed to be stealthy and silent? Of course, they could have been made to announce their mission to Richard before (perhaps) killing him, but still... (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

The point is not to kill him, but to startle him into a response to an absurd situation which the pranksters find humorous. -Pennpenn 03:00, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

The comic isn't quite explained here. Did the ninjas kill RMS, or were they just pretend-ninjas trying to scare him? Is the blob in the last panel a blood smear or a hood being carried? (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Read harder, there is RMS's comment on them running away. 21:02, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
But the explanation did not at all mention the real joke of the comic that the ninjas are just pranksters that get a kick out of scarring paranoia guys with weapons readily at hand, so they can get threatened and hear them talk nonsense before running away without really fighting. Yes this could be dangerous but so can climbing mountains and parachuting... They get their kicks from this and plan to do at least three more as from the names mentioned in the last panel and the title text. This has now been included in the explanation by me, but there seems to be missing some info yet... --Kynde (talk) 10:17, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

I have a bit of an issue with calling non-free software traditional. RMS is the traditionalist here. He created GNU for that very purpose, to get back to the traditional method of being able to access and modify your source, and then share any fixes you made with the wider community. 21:02, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Linus Torvalds isn't "mostly harmless". 16:25, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

There is a bit of allusion to the movie Brazil, where government goons break into people's homes, cutting through walls and ceilings, in their pursuit of idealists who provide free services -- which is incompatible with the governing economic system. Mountain Hikes (talk) 21:52, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Im not an active editor of this site, but i couldn't help but notice and point out that the grammar of this specific page is rather rough around the edges. if someone has the time to address this, that would be fantastic. (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

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The horizontal mice that we’re all accustomed to require us to operate them in what is called a pronated position, in which we unnaturally twist our forearms with our palms facing down. Doctors say this is unnatural and unhealthy, adding extra pressure on the carpal tunnel, a “passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands and fingers pass” (The American Heritage Dictionary).

Placing the hands in a “thumbs up” position neutralizes the forearm and is considered more natural than the pronated position, thus alleviating the tension upon the carpal tunnel.

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The vertical position also allows greater range of movement for the wrist. Rather than moving side to side as you do when the palm is face down, your hand can move up and down, or from left to right when your hand is in the thumbs up position. (An example of this is when you’re knocking on somebody’s door.) Just practicing the differences between the two forms of movement will give you some insight on how different these ranges of motions are and how much healthier one is more than the other.

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It’s worth noting that when your hand rests comfortably on the VerticalMouse 2, you are using the mouse in a slightly diagonal position, not totally vertical. Because you need to actually grip the mouse, there’s a tendency to lazily slump your hand in a somewhat diagonal position to operate and click the buttons more easily.

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Technology aimed at making cars more efficient has resulted in modest mileage gains in the cars we’re driving. Are the automakers and Big Oil fibbing about their efforts? More likely the fault lies with us: Given the choice, we buy bigger cars and SUVs with larger engines, in no small part because we’re 25 pounds (11kg) heavier than four generations ago. As the comic strip figure Pogo once said, “We have met the enemy … and he is us.”

Fuel economy increased 60% from 1980 through 2006, according to MIT economist Christopher Knittel, “all things being equal.” But they weren’t equal. Over the same 26-year period, the average economy of vehicles sold in the US went up just 15%, probably because curb weight went up 26% and horsepower more than doubled (up 107%). “Most of that technological progress has gone into [compensating for] weight and horsepower,” says Knittel. If we had the same size cars and engines as in 1980, the US fleet average fuel economy would have increased from 23 mpg in 1980 to 37 mpg. Instead, the nation’s 225 million cars and light trucks are getting about 27 mpg. That’s despite the advent of hybrid vehicles, higher-efficiency engines, fuel injection, turbocharging that allows for four-cylinder engines with the power of a six-cylinder, sophisticated camshafts controlling engine-valve opening and closing, low-rolling-resistance tires, transmissions with as many as eight speeds, and more aerodynamic body shapes.

Ford F650Knittel’s findings are in a paper, “Automobiles on Steroids,” in the American Economic Review. “I find little fault with the auto manufacturers, because there has been no incentive to put technologies into overall fuel economy,” Knittel says. “Firms are going to give consumers what they want, and if gas prices are low, consumers are going to want big, fast cars.” (Adjusted for inflation, gasoline prices are down 30%.) Like almost every other economist and learned person who doesn’t hold elective office, Knittel says the best way to cut consumption is to institute a more significant gasoline tax. Almost no legislators support a tax adding $1-$2 a gallon the price of gasoline because they know they’ll be voted out of office. State and federal gasoline taxes average 50 cents a gallon currently, with the federal cut being 18.4 cents a gallon.

Our love affair with SUVs accounts for most of the weight gain. In 1980, light trucks (SUVs and pickups) were a fifth of sales; now they’re half. And our love affair with SUVs may stem from our own weight gain. The weight of Americans is up about 15% over a slightly longer period (1960-2002), and when the average American male checks in a bit under 200 pounds, they fit a lot better in America’s two best-selling vehicles, the Ford F-series and Chevrolet Silverado pickups than they do in the No. 3-4 sellers Toyota Camry and Nissan Altima, let alone No. 8 Toyota Corolla.

American wide loadAs for Americans larding on the pounds, this is what the Center for Disease Control has to say in its report, Mean Body Weight, Height, and Body Mass Index (BMI) 1960-2002: United States: The average male aged 20-74 went from 166.3lbs (75kg) in 1960 to 191lbs (86.5kg) in 2002, while average height increased from 5-foot-8 (173cm) to 5-foot-9.5 (176cm). For women, average weight increased from 140.2lbs (63.5kg) to 164.3lbs (74.5kg), while height increased from 5-foot-3 (160cm) to 5-foot-4 (162.5cm). If you want a single number to measure our affinity for supersizing our meals, our bodies, and ourselves, it’s 12%: The increase in the body mass index (BMI) height-to-weight ratio, from 25 BMI in 1960 to 28 in 2002. Normal BMI is 18.5-25, overweight is 25-30, and obese is 30 or more. For what it’s worth, not everyone is getting fatter: The average Miss America got 12% thinner over the course of the 20th century, second only to the Barbie doll.

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coal mining, physical extraction of coal resources to yield coal; also, the business of exploring for, developing, mining, and transporting coal in any form. Strip mining is the process in which the overburden (earth and rock material overlying the coal) is removed to expose a coal seam or coal bed. Excavators either dispose of the overburden or store the waste material for replacement after the coal has been extracted. Once exposed, the coal is usually removed in a separate operation. Surface soil is often stripped separately and spread back onto the reclaimed surface. The environment can also be protected by seeding or planting grass or trees on the fertilized restored surface of a strip mine. The term strip mining is most often used in reference to coal mining, although the process may also be used to extract certain metallic ores as well. Sometimes the terms open-pit, open-cast, or surface mining are used in the same sense, although they usually refer to metalliferous mining or the mining of other minerals. Underground coal mining is the extraction of coal from below the surface of the earth. The coal is worked through tunnels, passages, and openings that are connected to the surface for the purpose of the removal of the coal. Mechanical equipment breaks the coal to a size suitable for haulage. Alternatively, the coal is drilled, and the resultant holes are loaded with explosives and blasted in order to break the coal to the desired size. In order to protect the miners and equipment in an underground coal mine, much attention is paid to maintaining and supporting a safe roof or overhead ceiling for the extraction openings. Long-wall mining is a method of underground mining believed to have been developed in Shropshire, England, near the end of the 17th cent. A long face, or working section, of coal, some 600 ft (180 m) in length, is operated at one time. The miners and machinery at the working face are usually protected by hydraulic jacks or mechanical props which are advanced as the coal is extracted. The excavated, or gob, area is either allowed to cave in, or is filled in by waste material called stowing. The Anderton shearer is a widely used coal cutter and loader for long-wall mining. It shears coal from the face as it moves in one direction and loads coal onto an armored conveyor as it travels back in the opposite direction. It is ordinarily used for coal seams greater than 3.5 ft (9.1 cm) in thickness.

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Whedon is great for smart comedies. Cabin in the Woods didn't seem so much a horror film as a spoof of horror films (but waaaaay better than the Scary Movie franchise.) It'd be interesting to see him write someone serious or seriously horribly terrifying; so far, I haven't witnessed it, and I'm not sure that's really his genre.

I've been out drinking all evening, and I come home to a slasher movie list on one of my favourite websites? Is it Christmas?

Cabin in the Woods – fuck me? Fuck Huuuuuuugh! Patton Oswalt totally nailed this movie when he said it was like an issue of Planetary.
Martin – just watched this a few months ago, and it blew my ass wide open.
I Spit on your Grave – a movie that people who are interested in this genre, and that's about it. I'm mostly proud of this movie because I bought my DVD copy in a bargain bin at a pawn shop for $1.99 alongside Basket Case and Gummo. Represent!
Alice Sweet Alice – so I'm not suppose to watch this movie....check!
Violence at High Noon – uh, your description makes this sound like a movie I need to see NOW.
The Hills Have Eyes – I'm a sucker for the desert (hello, The Hitcher!), and mutants, and 'early, first two movies of Wes Craven' Craven, so I've always liked this movie. I even liked the Aja remake, kind of.
Trick R Treat – I've heard fairly middling things about this ticket, but I'll take a stab (HA!) on this on your recommendation.
A Nightmare on Elm Street – my secret wish is to go to Japan and do a remake of this there. It'll all come together beautifully.
Alone in the Dark – this is why I love top lists too
Nightmare on Elm Street 2 – agreed! Though “Help yourself, fucker!” at the pool amuses me now as much as it did when I was 12.
Nightmare on Elm Street 3 – I didn't really care for this as much as others seem to, but the special effects in this are stunning.
Deranged – have owned this on the MGM dual pack with Motel Hell for half a decade now, still need to watch it
Re-Animator – I agree with your prognosis on both of these
Night of the Creeps – on the list!
Event Horizon – I love the shit out of this movie, even though the actual dialogue could have used a lot more polish to not be annoyingly genero.
Twisted Nerve – on the list!
Sisters – my brother!
Silent Rage – um, pass?
Just Before Dawn – Robin Bougie of Cinema Sewer turned me onto this, and yeah, I love this movie to death. THE best 'dead kids in the woods' movie there is.
The Stepfather
Don't Go in the House – was really let down by this one after reading about it in Nightmare USA (it is even on the cover!)
Thriller: A Cruel Picture - a really awesome movie
Madman – I was wondering about getting the Code Red DVD release of it, but your comments about it have affirmed my belief of what I'd actually get.
Last House on the Left – I always just edit out the 'wacky sheriff and deputy' out of mind. Watch The Virgin Spring if you haven't. Top shit, that.

Throw in my love of Martyrs. Likely the best horror movie of the 2000s (not exactly a tall order, perhaps, but I'd also like to place this alongside Old Boy for creating that sensation of not knowing at all the first time watching where anything is going).

And just because: Ken Russell's The Devils? Seriously one of the best movies ever made.

PS. I am totally going to try and get Michael Rooker to sign my Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer DVD (Joe Coleman cover!) this weekend in Calgary.

You're completely wrong about ALICE, SWEET ALICE, incidentally. Fantastic film.

You know a hell of a lot more about horror/slasher flicks than I do. So I was glad to see you provide some support for my dislike of CitW. Seems like a bit of a lark by Whedon that had anticipation blown way out of proportion by the insane delay.

I spit on your grave is a great movie. Much better than Thriller or Last House on the Left, which are both also quite good.

And hey...why no entry for any of the Friday the 13th movies?

You inspired me to watch Argento's Demons 2. Great use of an umbrella. Nice film.

Martin is one of my favorite movies. I'm surprised at the glowing review for Event Horizon-I thought it had some good sets and the overall concept was compelling but the acting was stiff and it was never actually scary. I think it's an okay film and even kind of recommend it but it doesn't seem like the sort of movie designed to blow asses out of seats.

Please BOYCOTT the Wonder Woman forum on Comic Book Resources.
Its main moderator David Berger, aka Aegisbearer, has served four years in prison for sexual offences against two children.
He is now currently spreading his filthy views on this particular site - please show your support against this by boycotting CBR.

Ive heard about this sick freak. I have just gone over to Comic Book Resources and im shocked to fuck by what hes saying about children. Has he really gone to jail for messing about with kids, fuck me, and only four years?
He should be fucking ashamed of himself.

Many people have had experience of this individual. He goes by the non-de-plume 'Aegisbearer' over on the Wonder Woman forum and posts some sick stuff.
This monster must be stopped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuck

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The above is the same person obviously posting under different names (the IP display is clear evidence) who was banned from the CBR Forums. Since then this person has engaged in a somewhat prolonged campaign to defame 'Aegisbearer' through blatantly false claims and general bullshit.

This is the weirdest and most ineffective way I can think of to go after somebody I can think of. Even if the dude were molesting kids, leaving random comments about it here is about as useful as wishing out a window.

However, that does not mean I'm not enjoying it, and hope that it continues 4eva.

Did you guys hear about AegisB?

He spent six years inside of a child, and ended up raping prisons!

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Not Madman! Seriously love that bad, bad movie. It's charming, really. The structure is weird as hell - it FEELS like a campfire tale in a way that other slasher movies don't. Elliptical, maybe? It just doesn't have a sense of closure to it that most of the Friday the 13th style flicks have, where even if they go out on the to-be-continued shock, it feels complete. Its closest companion is probably Sleepaway Camp, but even the last scene there is solving the mystery of it. I don't know, all this could probably be explained by it just being a cheap, poorly-made movie, but it stumbles into some accidental greatness for me.

That's Madman. Stumbling towards everything.

Anyway, Night of the Creeps is amazing, amazing, amazing. Nightmare on Elm Street 3 is a lifelong favorite of mine - that New Warriors comparison is apt, because Nightmare 3 is the better than any X-Men film that could conceivably be made. It's a total teen superhero team flick, and Darabont and Craven should really do a Runaways movie or something.

I really need to see Martin and Alone in the Dark. I keep forgetting about both, but they're long overdue.

By the way, if anyone's in Southern NY this month, May 19 is the Hudson Horror Show in Poughkeepsie. Friday the 13th, Phantasm, Day of the Dead, Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires, and Massacre Mafia Style. All on 35mm!

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1/2 cup light mayonnaise
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
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2 teaspoons hot sauce
~1/4 head shredded red cabbage
2 cups shredded carrots
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1 medium bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 cup finely julienned jicama
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A patch of dead grass on an otherwise lush lawn can be a frustrating eyesore for homeowners. Whether lawn care is your passion or just something you do to maintain the value of your home, dead grass can be exasperating.

But as unsightly as dead grass can be, addressing it and restoring the dead patches can be somewhat simple. Before you can restore grass, however, you must first identify the source of the problem.

Grass often dies because of urine damage, which is typically characterized by a dead spot surrounded by otherwise green grass. Grub infestation might be at fault when dead grass appears, and such an infestation often produces patches of light brown grass that are scattered throughout the lawn. It’s also possible that dead grass is a result of human error. If your lawn was over fertilized, then patches of gray-green grass may appear. Fungal disease is another common culprit behind dead grass, and such disease can manifest itself in different ways. Once you have identified why the grass is dead, which may require the help of a professional, then you can begin to treat your lawn.

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Urine damage is often limited to a particular area of the grass where your family pet routinely relieves itself. Once a particular patch of grass has worn down, the pet may move on to another spot. But if you quickly notice a dead spot due to urine damage, you can train the animal to urinate elsewhere, limiting the damage it causes. When repairing the grass, dig a hole that’s roughly four inches deep and fill it with fresh soil until it’s level with the soil surrounding the dead patch. Then you can sprinkle seed on top of the freshly laid soil and water the spot.Grass should grow in and stay green so long as you prevent further urine damage.

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Addressing dead spots caused by insect damage can be a little more complicated, and some homeowners may prefer to hire a professional. If you want to handle the problem on your own, apply pesticide to the affected areas so the insects behind the problem are killed. Once the insects are no more, cut the grass, raking the affected area to remove the dead grass and any additional debris. Scatter grass seed over the affected areas and then apply an appropriate fertilizer and water immediately. Professionals may know just the right fertilizer for your lawn, so even if you want to go it alone, visit a local lawn care center to ask for advice about addressing your particular problem.

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Selling directly to the consumer may significantly increase profits and prices above those received in conventional markets. Small-scale operators and part-time producers, in particular, have the opportunity to market additional services or special aspects of their product and realize significant price premiums.

Advantages of Direct Marketing

The following discussion covers some advantages of this practice in relation to other selling methods. Potential for increased costs and other considerations are discussed under other headings.

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By selling directly to the consumer, the producer sets the price and doesn’t experience the price discrimination generally encountered when selling small groups of animals. In contrast, most packers/buyers want large enough groups of livestock to pay costs of buying and trucking the animals; they are unlikely to make a trip to the farm to offer a bid on three or four steers.

Even in auction markets, small groups of livestock tend to bring lower prices. High prices for leaner and lighter weight animals

Small -scale producers can market animals to their own specifications without the large discounts experienced in markets involving packers/buyers. This may allow the producer to purchase and feed the smaller framed breeds. In conventional markets, for example, a steer weighing under 1,000 pounds may have been fed well and properly finished but bring as much as $5 per hundredweight less than a similarly finished steer weighing 1,200 pounds. However, in many localities, families prefer to buy the leaner and lighter animal fed in their area.

More net profit

A combination of higher selling prices, no sales company or buyer commissions, and lower purchase prices can help improve profitability. Small-scale livestock producers often have distinct disadvantages in production costs. Their fixed costs generally are spread over fewer animals, and feed costs tend to be higher because current technology is not used to the extent that large producers use it. When selling directly to consumers, producers may set their selling price at a level that ensures profitability (if they know their production costs).

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By setting their own price and standards for the number fed and sold, market weight, and amount of finish, producers may know the market price prior to selling and perhaps even prior to purchasing or producing the feeder animals Marketing can coincide with cash needs (such as taxes) or accommodate a year-around schedule without the seasonal price fluctuations normally experienced in other marketing situations.

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Consider the following factors when making a decision on what you will sell and how you will sell to your customer.

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This is the most common and generally the most appealing way for you to sell beef (whole carcasses in the case of pork or lamb).

However, a decreasing number of consumers can buy a side or even a quarter of beef at one time. Increasingly, families lack freezer storage for large quantities of frozen meat. Current trends indicate that people are eating out more often and preparing fewer meals at home, especially meals such as roasts that require long preparation times. Offering lighter weight animals and wrapping cuts in smaller packages sometimes overcome these objections.

Rather than selling individual front and hind quarters, some producers use a practice known as splitting sides. It involves an even division of steaks and roasts from the entire side. The conventional method of selling fronts and hinds often results in an excess of front quarters no matter how inexpensively they are sold; grinding excess front quarters for hamburger can be a better alternative.

In some areas, consumers find bundles are a good alternative to sides. They get a variety of cuts of uniform quality at an attractive price and have a smaller total cash outlay. Types of bundles could include (a) an economy pack that has most of its cuts from the chuck and round to provide more roasts than steaks or (b) a deluxe bundle that has most of its cuts from the loin and rib to provide more steaks than roasts. You and your meat cutter may need to experiment a while to find the feasibility, sizes, types and prices of bundles that generate uniform sales volume for all part of the carcass.

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A profitable direct marketing option could be the processing and selling of a specialty product. This might be nothing more than selling cull cows as hamburger or selling cull sows as whole hog sausage, or developing a special recipe for lamb bologna using cull ewes. This approach might be taken in conjunction with a more conventional approach of selling sides and quarters.

Specialty products sometimes sell well at farmers’ markets, especially after a reputation has been developed. In some cases, the entire production has been successfully marketed with this approach

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  1. Looks like one of Sadie's granddaughters...and apparently, acts like her too.

  2. Hi Dave,
    LOL, I just checked my records. Lucky 13 (who was born in 2004) is Zelda's daughter and Frederica's granddaughter. She is very sweet and calm and definitely doesn't want to kill me like Frederica does. I guess she inherited all those traits from her dad!

    She's a little on the small side, but I said the other day we need to keep her around because when nobody wants to go out in the morning, you can count on her to get the flock moving! : )

  3. Very cute! Do you have any goats? I've always dreamed of raising goats, but living right on Main Street, in a small village, with 1/3 of an acre plot...well...obviously it's not going to happen.

  4. Hi Alice,
    Welcome to the farm! My apologies for not responding to your comment much sooner. No, we don't have any goats, but I think we are practically the only people around who don't! Goats have become very popular here over the last several years for three reasons: 1)They would rather eat brush and tall weeds than grass (a goat will starve to death on a pasture of short grass) so they are great for naturally clearing out overgrown fields, etc. (rather than spraying them with toxic chemicals or burning) 2)There is an livestock market somewhere in the area that buys goats to be sold for meat in Mexico so people have a place to sell their goats at a fair price 3)Cattle ranchers are realizing that they can actually make a profit raising goats--as opposed to a loss raising cattle! Personally, I prefer my sheep, but they seem to have a sort of "sissy" reputation--not a manly thing to raise. Why little goats are okay, though, is beyond me! : )

    With 1/3 of an acre, you might be able to accommodate a goat or two, but probably not on Main Street! : )

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Saturday Dose of Cute: Treat Time at the Lamb Troughs (and Good Food in the People Troughs)

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Are you feasting on anything wonderful this weekend? We've been eating well and close to home: breakfast was organic pb&j on Farmhouse White with glasses of local raw Jersey milk, consumed during this morning's power outage (another thunderstorm—yay!), and lunch was last night's leftover frittata made with our own eggs and ground beef, onions and freshly snipped chives, and doused with Sriracha sauce (or at least mine was).

Tonight we're grilling a couple of homegrown, grass-fed Angus rib steaks that we'll enjoy with a warm hunk of crusty baguette made with homebrewed beer, sweet red peppers from the kitchen garden dipped in Easy Lowfat Buttermilk Ranch Dressing, and a beautiful plate of sliced heirloom tomatoes—at last!

Simple food that tastes so good.

©, where those blue stripes on the backs of the lambs are made with special marking crayons we use to mark the sheep while working them, so we don't treat anybody twice.

  1. mmmm....after a recent cooking lesson in Tuscany, I decided to make a Tomato Bruscetta salad. Going to potluck and in charge of salad, but when I picked my tomatoes started craving Bruscetta and decided that just any old salad wouldn't do! It's yummy! I used the tomato water to make a dressing and wow, so good!! =)

  2. What a tasty homegrown feast!

  3. I love your blog! The old-fashioned culture that speaks of simplicity, the gorgeous scenery, the self-reliance and its resulting owning of responsibility is what fosters caring, productive citizens. Life can be full and simple and satisfying. Thank you for your wonderful blog -- and I also am thankful for technology, else I wouldn't even be seeing your work! :)

  4. Your food sounds so delicious!! My brother makes your Farmhouse White frequently and gives me a loaf (aren't I lucky?)!!! And Hoorah! for tomato season.

    Thanks, too, for the explanation about the blue markings on the backs of the sheep - I was wondering!

  5. The lambs look really happy with their treats and I bet you guy were LOVING yours!! My tomatoes are just now ripening too! YAY!!

December 2015 update: Hi! For some reason I can't figure out, Blogger hasn't been letting me leave comments on my own blog (!) for the last several months, so I've been unable to respond to your comments and questions. My apologies for any inconvenience! You're always welcome to email me: farmgirlfare AT gmail DOT com.

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Wayne Gardner, Mick Doohan ride in Melbourne to promote the Australian MotoGP

Aussie legends Wayne Gardner and Mick Doohan put on a 'demo ride' in Melbourne today, as part of a build-up to this weekend's Australian MotoGP

As part of a build-up for this weekend’s Australian MotoGP, Wayne Gardner (1987 500cc MotoGP world champ) and Mick Doohan (1994-1998 500cc MotoGP world champ) rode across the city of Melbourne today, on their Honda Fireblades.

Wayne Gardner was in the news recently, when he expressed his views on Casey Stoner’s mysterious break from racing. However, Gardner also said his money would be on Stoner for winning this year’s Australian MotoGP.

In an interesting aside, Valentino Rossi’s chief mechanic, Jeremy Burgess recently spoke of how multi-time MotoGP world champs Rossi and Doohan are different. ‘When a rider like Mick or Valentino strings a number of world championships together, it’s clear that they are in a different group. Certainly, they are very different in the box. Valentino is happy-go-lucky, but still very serious about his job and enjoys it very much. Mick certainly was more intense. He was serious about what he did and achieved plenty. You could look at it in one sentence and say that Valentino enjoys the racing whereas Mick Doohan enjoyed the winning,’ said Burgess, who has worked with both riders and has been instrumental in their success over the years.

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My resolve in controlling my diet is getting weak. This week, I slipped twice. Last Tuesday, I had a beef burger in a bun with a tablespoon of cream cheese, Wednesday, I had a small beef and chicken shawarma and just today, i had a three tablespoons of chocolate ice cream. I cant afford cheat meals now, not when I want... need to lose a couple pounds more.

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Solesta® - P100014

This is a brief overview of information related to FDA’s approval to market this product. See the links below to the Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data (SSED) and product labeling for more complete information on this product, its indications for use, and the basis for FDA’s approval.

Picture of Solesta®.Product Name: Solesta®
Manufacturer: Oceana Therapeutics, Inc.
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Approval Date: May 27, 2011
Approval Letter: cdrh_docs/pdf10/p100014a.pdf

What is it? Solesta is a sterile gel that is injected into the anus to treat the symptoms of fecal incontinence (FI). It is composed of naturally-made materials called dextranomer (dex-stran-OH-mer) and sodium hyaluronate (SO-dee-um hi•uhl-YOU•ro-nate).

How does it work? The Solesta gel is injected into a layer of tissue beneath the lining of the anus. Typically, there are 4 injections of Solesta during each treatment. Solesta is believed to work by building or "bulking" up tissue in the anal area. By narrowing the opening of the anus, the muscles used to prevent waste from escaping may be able to close better until the patient is ready to empty their bowels.

When is it used? Solesta is used for the treatment of FI in adult patients who have first tried and failed other "conservative" therapies, such as change in diet, fiber therapy or anti-diarrhea medicines.

What will it accomplish? Solesta does not work for everyone. In a clinical study of Solesta, more than half of the patients in the study who were treated with Solesta (72 out of 136) had the number of FI episodes cut in half as measured in a two-week period 6 months after treatment. However, about one-third (21 out of 70) of the patients who received a "sham" treatment (no Solesta injected) saw the same decrease in the number of FI episodes over the same period. At this time, it is not known for sure who will benefit from Solesta and who will not.

The most common risks of treatment with Solesta are mild to moderate pain or discomfort in the rectum or anus, (experienced by about 54 out of 197 patients) and minor to moderate bleeding or spotting from the rectum following treatment (experienced by about 39 out of 197 patients). Some experienced a fever (14 out of 197 patients), abdominal pain (6 out of 197 patients), or diarrhea or constipation (12 out of 197 patients) after treatment.

More serious risks include infection and inflammation of the anal tissues, but these are not common. In clinical studies, about 22 of 197 patients experienced infection or symptoms of infection and 14 of 197 patients experienced inflammation.

When should it not be used? Solesta is not to be used in patients aged 17 years and under.

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  • previously received radiation treatment in the pelvic area.
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I think I'm finally coming to know my own personal style, and this asymmetrical henley fits my style perfectly. I had a really hard time deciding on which color of rib knit to use. I had a matching green and a purplish-blue. Luckily, I had a good response when I asked on facebook. I finally decided that even though I liked the matching green rib knit, I realized I'm a colors person. I love a pop of color!
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6. Pin the neckline to the shirt. Line up the neckline edge with the fold line. Fold the other part of the  facing over the neckline.
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 9. Trim the contrast fabric.
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  1. That turned out so cute! And it looks like a statement necklace, which is awesome with little kids who don't leave such things alone.
    Thanks for sharing.

  2. That looks great! You are very talented. You are looking great as well...I love your hair!

  3. I love the blue/green contrast. Your hair is getting long!

  4. Girl your hair is looking so fabulous! And I love this idea. I've missed following your crafty adventures!

  5. I love it! It's not the combination I would have thought of but i think it's fantastic.

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Curried Carrot Soup-Spring Cleansing made delicious!

This is an easy delicious soup from “The Conscious Cleanse Recipes”

Serves 8

3 TBsp coconut oil
2 tsp curry powder
8 medium carrots, peeled and sliced thin
4 medium stalks celery
1 medium yellow onion, coarsely chopped
5 C vegetable broth
1 TB freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tsp sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper

In medium saucepan over low heat, cook coconut oil and curry powder for 2 minutes. Add carrots, celery and onion, toss to coat and cook, stirring frequently for 10 minutes. Stir in broth, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetable are tender. Allow to sit for 1 minutes and skim grease from top of soup. In a blender, puree in small batches. Return soup to pan and heat through. Season with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

**If you like a spicier soup, add chopped ginger with the veggies!

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Finlandia Mango-Infused Vodka

Are you searching for an exotically sweet, slightly tangy and fruity drink to impress your guests with this party season? Do you want to add a fresh twist to the tired cosmopolitan and the same-old martini? Look no further, because Finlandia Vodka has just what you're after... new Mango Fusion!

Whether it is martinis, cocktails, caiprioskas or after-dinner drinks, Finlandia Vodka Mango Fusion is this year's essential summer ingredient. Enjoyed shaken or stirred, Mango Fusion will add a taste of the tropics to your favourite drink. Ask your bartender for a special blend or mix your own Friday-night special at home.

Finlandia is known by brand lovers as the 'naked vodka' because the vodka is so naturally pure, artificial filtration would actually reduce its purity. Made from pure glacial spring water and the finest six-row barley grown under the long days and white nights of Finland's summer, Finlandia Vodka is then infused with natural mango flavours and essences during the premium blending process. Finlandia's premium range of vodkas include; classic, lime, cranberry and now mango.

Here are a few recipes to get your summer parties started!

Finlandia Mango Midnight

  • 45ml Finlandia Mango-Fusion Vodka
  • 45ml orange liquer
  • 100ml white cranberry juice
  • Splash of lime

    Shake and strain into a sugar-rimmed martini glass and garnish with mango.

    Finlandia Mangopiroska

  • 80ml Finlandia Mango-Fusion Vodka
  • 3 slices of lime
  • 1.5 teaspoons of sugar

    With a muddling stick, crush slices of lime with sugar in a short highball glass. Add Finlandia and fill glass with crushed ice. Stir and garnish with lime wedge.

    Finlandia Mangotini

  • 45ml Finlandia Mango-Fusion Vodka
  • 30ml orange liquer
  • 80ml mango juice

    Garnish with fresh mango

    RRP: 700ml Classic, Lime, Cranberry, Mango $34.99

    *The legal age for alcohol in Australia is 18*

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