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In this lesson we are going to examine the Coen Brothers 2000 Film, O Brother Where Art Thou. This lesson will be followed by a short quiz to test your knowledge of the film and its production. If you have not seen the film we instruct you to view it before proceeding to the lesson. If you have already seen the film, this may be a good time to revisit it.
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Writer/Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Film Editing: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Tricia Cooke
Producers: Tim Bevan, John Cameron, Ethan Coen, Eric Fellner, Robert Graf
Original Music: T-Bone Burnett
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 comedy film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson and John Goodman, with Holly Hunter and Charles Durning in supporting roles. Set in 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression, the film’s story is a modern satire loosely based on Homer’s Odyssey. The title of the film is a reference to the 1941 film Sullivan’s Travels, in which the protagonist (a director) wants to direct a film about the Great Depression called O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
Much of the music used in the film is contemporary folk music, including that of Virginia bluegrass singer Ralph Stanley. The movie was one of the first to extensively use digital color correction, to give the film a sepia-tinted look. The film received positive reviews and the American folk music soundtrack won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 2001. The original band soon became popular after the film release and the country and folk musicians who were dubbed into the film, such as John Hartford, Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Chris Sharp and others, joined together to perform the music from the film in a Down from the Mountain concert tour which was filmed for TV and DVD.
In 1937, Ulysses Everett McGill (Clooney), Pete Hogwallop (Turturro) and Delmar O’Donnell (Nelson) escape from a chain gang at Parchman Farm and set out to retrieve the $1.2 million in treasure that Everett claims to have stolen from an armored car and buried before his incarceration. They have four days to find it before the valley in which it is hidden will be flooded to create Arkabutla Lake as part of a newhydroelectric project. Early in their escape, while still chained together, they try to jump onto a moving train with some hobos, but fall off due to Pete’s inability to get on. They then encounter a blind man (Weaver) traveling on a manual railroad car. They hitch a ride and he tells their futures. They “seek a great fortune” and they will “find a fortune, though it will not be the one they seek”. They will also see many wonders on their journey, including a “cow on the roof of a cotton house”.
They walk to the house of Pete’s cousin, Wash Hogwallop (Collison), who removes their chains but because he needs the money, turns them in to the police, led by Sheriff Cooley (von Bargen). The authorities set the barn they are sleeping in ablaze, but the trio quickly escapes with the help of Wash’s son.
When they pass a congregation on the banks of a river, Pete and Delmar are enticed by the idea of baptism, to the immense derision of the skeptical Everett. As the journey continues, they travel briefly with a young guitarist named Tommy Johnson (King). When asked why he was at a crossroad in the middle of nowhere, he reveals that he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to play the guitar. Tommy describes the devil as being “White, as white as you folks … with empty eyes and a big hollow voice. He love to travel around with a mean old hound”, a description which matches Sheriff Cooley and his dog.
They come across a radio station run by a blind man (Root) and record the song “Man of Constant Sorrow”, calling themselves the Soggy Bottom Boys. Unknown to them, the song becomes famous around the state. The trio parts ways with Tommy after their car is discovered by police, and they continue on their own.
Among their many encounters, the most notable are a bank robbery with the famous bank robber George Nelson (Badalucco), a run-in with three sirens who seduce and drug them, and a mugging by a one-eyed Bible salesman named Big Dan Teague (Goodman).
Everett and Delmar arrive in Everett’s home town only to find that Everett’s wife, Penny (Hunter), is engaged to Vernon T. Waldrip (McKinnon), campaign manager for gubernatorial candidate Homer Stokes (Duvall). She refuses to take Everett back and is so ashamed of him that she has been telling their daughters he was killed by a train.
While watching a film in a cinema, Everett and Delmar discover that Pete is still alive; the sirens had turned him in to collect the bounty on his head. After Everett and Delmar rescue him from jail, Pete tells them that he gave up the location of the treasure. Everett reveals that he was in prison for practicing law without a license and there was never any treasure; he only mentioned it to persuade the other men to escape so he could reconcile with his wife. Pete is outraged at this news, primarily because he only had two weeks left on his original sentence, which has now been extended 50 years in light of his escape.
The trio stumble upon a Ku Klux Klan rally, where Tommy is about to be lynched. The three disguise themselves as the color guard and attempt a rescue, but Big Dan reveals their identities and chaos ensues, in which the Grand Wizard is revealed to be Stokes. The trio flee the scene with Everett cutting the wires supporting a large burning cross, which falls on and incinerates some of the Klansmen (including Big Dan).
Everett convinces Pete, Delmar and Tommy to help him win his wife back. Disguised as musicians, they sneak into a Stokes campaign dinner that she is attending. Everett tries to convince his wife that he is “bona fide” but she brushes him off. The group begins an impromptu musical performance, during which the crowd recognizes them as the Soggy Bottom Boys and goes wild. Stokes, on the other hand, recognizes them as the group who disgraced his lynch mob and shouts for the music to stop, angering the crowd. He denounces the Soggy Bottom Boys as hostile to the social order but the crowd is unimpressed and runs him out of town on a rail. Pappy O’Daniel (Durning), the sitting governor, seizes the opportunity and endorses the Soggy Bottom Boys, granting them a full pardon while the event is being played on the radio. Penny accepts Everett back but demands that he find her original ring if they are to be married. As they leave the dinner, they run into a mob taking a jubilant George Nelson to jail. Delmar comments, “Looks like George is right back on top again”.
The group sets out with Tommy to retrieve the ring, which is at a cabin in the valley where Everett originally claimed to have hidden the treasure. When they arrive, the police order their arrest and hanging. Everett protests, stating that they had been pardoned on the radio but Sheriff Cooley ignores their pleas, responding that where he comes from, “[they] don’t have a radio”. The three begin to despair while Everett improvises a prayer to be saved. Suddenly, the valley is flooded and they are saved from hanging. Using their coffins as rafts, Pete and Delmar jubilantly praise God, while Everett dismisses the incident as luck. He pipes down though, as a cow floats by on top of a submerged cotton house. Tommy finds the ring in a desk that he is floating on in the new lake and they return to town.
Everett and Penny walk through town with their daughters in tow, singing. Everett presents the ring to Penny, who promptly states that it is the wrong one and demands her ring back. As Everett protests the futility of trying to find it at the bottom of the lake, the blind man rolls by on his railway handcar, his voice joining those of the girls in song.
The idea of O Brother, Where Art Thou? arose spontaneously. Work on the script began long before the start of production in December 1997 and was at least half-written by May 1998. Despite the fact that Ethan described the Odyssey as “one of my favorite storyline schemes” neither of the brothers had read the epic and were only familiar with its content through adaptations and numerous references to the “Odyssey” in popular culture. According to the brothers, Nelson (who has a degree in Classics from Brown University) was the only person on the set who had read the Odyssey.
The title of the film is a reference to the 1941 Preston Sturges film Sullivan’s Travels, in which the protagonist (a director) wants to direct a film about the Great Depression called O Brother, Where Art Thou? that will be a “commentary on modern conditions, stark realism, the problems that confront the average man.” Lacking any experience in this area, the director sets out on a journey to experience the human suffering of the average man but is sabotaged by his anxious studio. The film has some similarity in tone to Sturges’ film, including scenes with prison gangs and a black church choir. The prisoners at the picture show scene is also a direct homage to a nearly identical scene in Sturges’ film.
Joel Coen revealed in a 2000 interview that he came to Phoenix to offer the lead role to Clooney. Clooney agreed to do the role immediately, without reading the script. He stated that he liked even the Coens’ least successful films.
John Turturro, who plays Pete, had been a constant actor for the Coens. O Brother, Where Art Thou? was the fourth film of the brothers that he has starred in. Other actors in O Brother, Where Art Thou? who had worked previously with the Coens include John Goodman (three films), Holly Hunter (two), Michael Badaluccio and Charles Durning (in one film directors each).
One of the notable features of the film is its use of digital color correction to give the film a sepia-tinted look. Cinematographer Roger Deakins stated “Ethan and Joel favored a dry, dusty Delta look with golden sunsets. They wanted it to look like an old hand-tinted picture, with the intensity of colors dictated by the scene and natural skin tones that were all shades of the rainbow.”
This was the fifth film collaboration between the Coen Brothers and Deakins, and it was slated to be shot in Mississippi at a time of year when the foliage, grass, trees, and bushes would be a lush green. It was filmed near locations in Canton, Mississippi and Florence, South Carolina in the summer of 1999. After shooting tests, including film bipack and bleach bypass techniques, Deakins suggested digital mastering be used. Deakins subsequently spent eleven weeks fine-tuning the look, mainly targeting the greens, making them a burnt yellow and desaturating the overall image timing the digital files. This made it the first feature film to be entirely color corrected by digital means, narrowly beating Nick Park’s Chicken Run.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? was the first time a digital intermediate was used on the entirety of a first-run Hollywood film which otherwise had very few visual effects. The work was done in Los Angeles by Cinesite utilizing a Spirit DataCine for scanning at 2K resolution, a Pandora MegaDef to adjust the color and a Kodak Lightning II recorder to output to film.
A major theme of the film is the connection between old-time music and political campaigning in the southern U.S. It makes reference to the traditions, institutions, and campaign practices of bossism and political reform that defined Southern politics in the first half of the twentieth century.
The Ku Klux Klan, at the time a political force of white populism, is depicted burning crosses and engaging in ceremonial dance. The character of Menelaus “Pappy” O’Daniel, the Governor of Mississippi and host of the radio show “The Flour Hour,” is similar in name and demeanor to W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel, one-time Governor of Texas and later U.S. Senator from that state. W. Lee O’Daniel was in the flour business, and used a backing band called the Light Crust Doughboys on his radio show. In one campaign, W. Lee O’Daniel carried a broom,an oft-used campaign device in the reform era, promising to sweep away patronage and corruption. His theme song had the hook “Please pass the biscuits, Pappy,” emphasizing his connection with flour.
While the film borrows from real-life politics, there are obvious differences between the characters in the film and historical political figures. The O’Daniel of the movie used “You Are My Sunshine” as his theme song (which was originally recorded by real-life Governor of Louisiana James Houston “Jimmie” Davis) and Homer Stokes, as the challenger to the incumbent O’Daniel, portrays himself as the “reform candidate,” using a broom as a prop.
There is a notable use of dirges and other macabre songs, a theme that often recurs in Appalachian music (“O Death,” “Lonesome Valley,” “Angel Band,” “I Am Weary”) in contrast to bright, cheerful songs (“Keep On the Sunnyside,” “In the Highways”) in other parts of the film.
The voices of the Soggy Bottom Boys were provided by Dan Tyminski (lead vocal on “Man of Constant Sorrow”), Nashville songwriterHarley Allen, and the Nashville Bluegrass Band’s Pat Enright. The three won a CMA Award for Single of the Year and a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, both for the song “Man of Constant Sorrow.” Tim Blake Nelson sang the lead vocal on “In the Jailhouse Now”.
“Man of Constant Sorrow” has five variations: two are used in the film, one in the music video, and two in the soundtrack. Two of the variations feature the verses being sung back-to-back, and the other three variations feature additional music between each verse.Though the song received little significant radio airplay, it reached #35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 2002. The version of “I’ll Fly Away” heard in the film is performed not by Krauss and Welch (as it is on the CD and concert tour), but by the Kossoy Sisters with Erik Darling accompanying on long-neck 5-string banjo, recorded in 1956 for the album Bowling Green on Tradition Records.
Tommy, the lead guitarist of the Soggy Bottom Boys, is an intentional reference to the legend of Delta Blues artist Tommy Johnson, who claimed to have sold his soul to the devil in return for blues fame.
The film was a box office and commercial success, grossing $71,868,327 off its $26 million budget. The film received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives a score of 77% based on 147 reviews, with an average score of 7.1/10, making the film a “Certified Fresh” on the website’s rating system.
Roger Ebert gave two and a half stars out of four stars to the film, saying all the scenes in the film to be “wonderful in their different ways, and yet I left the movie uncertain and unsatisfied.”
The film was selected into the main competition of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. It stood second.
The film also received two Academy Award nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Cinematographer Roger Deakins was recognized with both Academy Award and ASC Outstanding Achievement Award nominations for his work on the film.


ASCO Numatics introduces stainless steel pilot valves for offshore applications
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ASCO Numatics introduces the 361 series of stainless steel pilot valves featuring a unique design that eliminates “sticking” problems in low cycle demand applications. These problems can occur in control valves installed in the pneumatic logic panels used to control safety monitoring systems in offshore oil and gas production facilities.
Corrosion-resistance and reliability are essential for safe operation in harsh offshore environments and the 361 series is designed to provide the highest reliability, with minimal maintenance, and lowest cost of ownership. The valve’s body is made entirely in 316L stainless steel and the Elgiloy and stainless steel springs are designed for corrosion resistance and severe service beyond 1 million cycles.
The 361 series feature innovative, highly reliable and proven T-seal technology that resists the dormancy issues that plague current valves using O-ring seals. O-ring designs can stick upon actuation in low-demand control valve applications. Research carried out by ASCO Numatics found that many users routinely hammer the sides of these valves to ensure they function properly.
The 361 series 1/4", 3-way and 316L stainless steel valves are ATEX and IECEx approved (Ex d) and can be fitted with an explosion proof (low power) operator for use in Zone 1 and 2 hazardous areas. The 361 series is offered in manually operated, air piloted, and solenoid piloted versions and can be configured as breathing and non-breathing. The non-breathing version isolates internal components from the atmosphere and is internally vented, preventing contaminants such as salt and dust from entering the valve and corroding the internal components.
The valve’s balanced design maintains the same flow characteristics when the valve is used in a normally open or normally closed configuration. This provides symmetrical flow that enables more flexible setup of the control panel’s pneumatic logic. The 1.2 Kv provides almost double the flow of comparable spool technology. In addition, the valve’s innovative pilot-selector design allows the same unit to be used as an internally or externally piloted solenoid valve, simplifying ordering and reducing inventory.
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Why Does My Android Phone Say No Network Connection
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And when you can’t connect to the network, you won’t be able to make or receive calls and text messages. Now, turn on the airplane mode. I rarely use the web browser because verizon can't seem to be trusted with anything of any importance, but tonight i tried following a url texted to me and instead of a web page i got.
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I Checked The Wifi Access Points And All Of Them Said Disabled.
The reason why you see not registered on network error is because your sim card is unable to connect to your carrier’s network. “my phone/laptop/tablet won’t connect, even other devices work fine.” try this approach: You can skip this step if you are connecting to a home wifi network.
The Sim Card Is Not Properly Inserted Into Your Android Phone.
Some of the scenarios of data connection problems in android mobile occur because of various known and unknown reasons. Turn off the device and turn it back on. Even after logging in, android might not see it as an active connection and still use mobile data.
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Believe it or not, this is a good thing. You can also do this by pulling down the quick settings menu. Tl;dr, try disabling mobile data and then connect to the wifi network.
If You Face This Issue, Just Repeat The Network Selection Process Once Again To Avoid It For The Next Time.
Make sure your device is connected to a network and try again. The first solution involves a stable network connection method. The google play store app on your android device stores some cache data on your device which could be one of the reasons why you are not able to connect to google servers using the app and.


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The Ichthyovenator is the first semiaquatic creature added to Beasts of Bermuda, and Lurdusaurus is in game as well. It is likely that Beasts of Bermuda will implement both some form of crocodilian as well as a semiaquatic herbivore to eat kelp in the future to diversify this roster a bit. Semiaquatic creatures are very adept at swimming, but hold some limitations that aquatic creatures do not harbor. They have the same swimming movement style as that of aquatic creatures, allowing tremendously improved aquatic maneuverability over their terrestrial counterparts. Unlike aquatic creatures, however, they still have breath. When breath is exhausted, they rapidly perish, as terrestrial creatures do. The amount of time semiaquatic creatures can spend underwater, however, has been greatly extended by a factor of 5, allowing an animal the size of the Ichthyovenator to breath for nearly five minutes on one breath. They are often very adept at exploring underwater caves that may have places where they come up above the low tide mark. Other creatures would be limited either by these low tide choke points, or by long stretches without any point to breathe air. They may be the most adept underground explorers in the game!
Semiaquatic creatures have improved underwater vision, allowing much higher visibility than terrestrial creatures.
While adept at swimming, semiaquatic creatures often aren't quite as fast or as agile as a fully aquatic creature in the water. For this reason, they may want to stick close to the shoreline, just in case a more agile and swifter predator such as the Mosasaurus shows up in search of food.
Semiaquatic creatures are often slower and less adept at terrestrial travel than terrestrial creatures. For this reason, they are often best protected spending time at or near a large body of water such as the Ocean, of which they can use for a hasty escape should more sure-footed carnivores show up in search of a meal.


Innovations in Water Treatment Part 2: Reimagining Water Infrastructure
Last month we shared that Vissers has been at the hub of the global water industry, attending some of Canada’s biggest water events to discuss some of the issues affecting drinking water and discover the latest advancements in water treatment. The first in our three-part series, backflow prevention highlighted the importance of blackflow prevention and cross connection control in healthy water systems. Today, we’ll be revealing some of the latest water infrastructure developments to see how the global water industry is adapting to the ever-increasing challenge of clean water.
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One of the biggest issues faced by the water industry is the ageing infrastructure of water systems. The deteriorating infrastructure of water systems and water treatment facilities across the globe can contaminate water supplies with lead and other dangerous contaminants, pointing to an urgent need for upgrades or reinventions. The search for solutions for aging underground infrastructure, sewer collection pipes and water distribution has opened the door to innovative approaches involving city planners, property owners, developers and investors.
According to a report released by NACE International, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, the cost to repair current water infrastructure across the globe is estimated at $2.5 trillion, in Canada alone the cost is estimated at $80 billion or more, according to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. However, existing corrosion techniques could lead to up to 35% cost savings. The NACE report recommends removing contaminants from public drinking water and addressing ways to mitigate the corrosion of underground steel and reinforced concrete pipes used in water treatment. While corrosion leads to breaks, leaks and contamination, threatening water availability, new approaches such as the in-situ coating of older pipe interiors without digging up streets can reduce costs of repair.
The need for innovative, sustainable solutions
A report by FLOW (Canada) has highlighted the importance of prioritizing solutions that maximize the capacity of existing water and wastewater treatment facilities before investing in new, large-scale expansion. It points to a need for dedicated funding to support sustainable solutions including water conservation and efficiency programs, optimization of wastewater facilities, living green infrastructure such as urban stream restoration and retention ponds, and technologies that generate energy and recover valuable resources such as nutrients from wastewater. Furthermore, updated regulations to strengthen environmental regulations, promote the uptake of innovative technologies, and address new contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and micro-plastics polluting water are required.
Effluent discharge issues can contravene environmental legislation with catastrophic effects for a company. This risk can be significantly reduced by managing corrosion with regular maintenance, inspections and restorative coating of older pipes, but the first step is to look at system design before reimaging or developing solutions for eroding or absent water infrastructure.
Adaptive architecture for cities facing extreme wet-weather
Water entering stormwater pipes too quickly creates overflow issues and impacts homes and the overall system infrastructure. Advancements in adaptive architecture and design are providing new ways of developing building or cities that actually benefit from intense water flow or the threat of flooding from climate change. For example, China’s Sponge City Initiative uses urban infrastructure and design to reduce flooding from rainwater runoff, increase groundwater absorption and replenish the water supply. According to an article published by CNN, the country’s goal is to have 80 percent of its urban areas absorb and reuse at least 70 percent of rainwater by 2020.
Nanhui New City (Nanhui), is one of 30 Sponge Cities in China, a planned “green” community about 40 miles from Shanghai, where about 45 percent of the city rests on land reclaimed from the sea. With state-of-the-art “eco-friendly” designs for integrating controlled water infiltration into Nanhui’s urban landscape, the city is designed to coexist with the sea and reduce flooding, using wetlands and bioswales to clean water as well as withstand and soak up heavy rainfall. In Nanhui, streets are made of permeable pavement – also known as pervious asphalt or porous concrete – that turns the soil underneath into an aquifer for absorbing and storing fresh water, eliminating the need for complex infrastructure such as underground piping, storm drains or grading.
Futuristic solutions or biomimicry?
While Nanhui is a city built from scratch, some of these design elements can be used in other countries and cities, utilising biomimicry to mimic nature. While many eco cities are high-tech, futuristic endeavours, the off-grid systems used by rural communities provide examples of working with nature, capturing water in tanks and local wells, using stormwater ponds to hold heavy flows, or using septic tanks or reed beds to treat liquid effluent. While not suitable for big cities with apartment complexes where insufficient rain capture from roofs is prevalent and septic tanks can’t deal with significant amounts of waste, nevertheless modern versions of these off-grid systems can be practical in suburbs. Advancements in technology too have resulted in water-efficient appliances, water recycling and household treatment devices for innovative urban water solutions.
Other architects have conceptualized forward-looking inventions. One idea involves water-inflatable barriers that rise when higher tides endanger coastal cities. These can be deployed quickly, and they don’t require the labor needed to build a levee or fill sandbags. In Israel, where most of its water comes from desalination plants, a new water solution is being implemented in the city of Be’er Sheva. Here, water will be pumped to the city from wells and desalination plants along the coast, and a river is connected to a 22-acre lake, bringing either fresh or desalinated water to the city. This presents challenges: fresh water can be supplied from the reuse of the wastewater processing plants, but it could also be an attraction for insects. Desalinated water is disinfected already by its high salt content, but it’s very corrosive, leading to high repair costs for pipes and equipment. We look forward to finding out how engineers reimagine this infrastructure to make the project a reality.
Meanwhile, Jordan’s implementation of the “Water Sector Capital Investment Plan 2016 – 2025” is a case study for reimagining water infrastructure as the drought-ridden country strives to improve water supply, develop new water resources to increase capacity, and expand wastewater services. To achieve this, inadequate distribution systems were extensively renovated and modernized and the energy consumption by the water sector (15% of total energy attributed to pumping of water) was significantly reduced, leading to decreased costs and reduced C02 emissions. Based on a joint study with the German Association for International Cooperation, it was found that new energy-efficient pumping systems, replacing old pumps with newer models and a comprehensive monitoring and control system would amount to energy reduction of up to 33 percent and a reduction of CO2 emissions to over 30,000 tons a year.
Putting water to work
A combination of innovative design, retrospective repairs and adaptive architecture backed by public-private partnerships is needed to develop creative solutions for water infrastructure problems. Residents and policy makers need to work together to decrease water usage, implement water-efficient appliances, water recycling and household treatment and utilize off-the-grid, biomimicry-led solutions. Ultimately a mindset shift is required if we are to develop sustainable solutions in a world characterized by increasing water shortages and natural disasters.
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Another find from roving commenter/contributor Gene Herman, this one from the Northampton (Massachusetts) Lions Club car show earlier this year.
British built with a 1000 c.c. Kawasaki putting out about 120 h.p., according to the owner, and, no, you’re not hallucinating, it is completely assymetrical, with each rear wheel in it’s own little world. The forward facing exhaust system and UFO bodywork got my attention, too. He said he’s had it up to 170 m.p.h. on the track ( ! )

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Picking the Perfect Nursery Tree
Planting a tree is a large commitment. It entails more than just the initial cost of purchasing the sapling from your local nursery. You’ll spend many hours and a lot of energy caring for it as it reaches maturity, ensuring its enduring health and wellness. Homeowners who want the most out of their landscaping sometimes get nervous when it’s time to buy a new tree from their local nursery. Many people have suffered the consequence of getting trees that haven’t been cared for properly, that are infested with a fungus or pest that takes over other plants in your yard, or that simply won’t take root in the soil. At 404-CUT-TREE, we understand that success starts with making sure you buy the highest quality tree available. Here are a few suggestions for picking the perfect tree on your next nursery visit.
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The first step is to familiarize yourself with the conditions of the area intended for the new tree. Figure out factors that will affect its growth, such as availability of space, hardiness zones, proximity to power lines, soil nutrition and drainage, amount of human traffic, and susceptibility to plant diseases and insect infestations. It’s a good idea to get a soil assessment and consult with a certified arborist when you move into a new home so you can properly plan your landscaping.
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You’ll also want to have a good understanding of what role you want the tree to play in your yard. Are you in need of a shade tree so the kids can play in the backyard without the sun on their faces? Do you want an ornamental tree to enhance your curb appeal? Is your new tree going to be a defense against strong winds? Maybe you want to add a small fruit orchard to your suburban homestead. Once you know what you want to get out of your new tree, you can easily narrow down possibilities and eliminate choices that won’t give you the results you’re looking for.
Size and Form
Space should also be a major consideration. It’s important to know the full size and form of the tree in its maturity, so you don’t accidentally place the sapling too close to your foundation or swimming pool. You’ll need to avoid power lines, and you’ll want to avoid planting a tree that that may grow branches that will lean over into the neighbor’s yard. Keep in mind that some small to medium varieties of trees can still have thirsty, widely spreading root systems that can cause problems far from the trunk. Do your research beforehand and don’t be afraid to ask questions while at the nursery.
Avoid choosing a sapling that shows signs of illness, poor care, or insect infiltration. Warning signs include yellow leaves, circling roots at the base, powdery mildew, and bore holes. A healthy tree will have a well-developed leader, quality bark and undamaged roots and branches.
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The severe thunderstorms that blasted the region midday Wednesday killed at least three people and knocked out power to tens of thousands, officials said.
And threatening weather reappeared Wednesday night, as the National Weather Service announced a tornado warning for parts of Philadelphia, Burlington, Camden, Delaware, Gloucester, and Montgomery Counties.
As of 8:30 p.m., the weather service had not received any confirmed reports that a tornado touched down in the Philadelphia region, but the skies over the city appeared ominous.
Wind gusts of 60 mph were measured at Philadelphia International Airport, the weather service said.
The storm earlier Wednesday — classified as a derecho, based on the speed of the wind and swath of damage — caused two deaths in Lower Merion Township, and one in Lower Moreland Township, according to Montgomery County officials. They said that as of 5 p.m., nearly 140,000 people remained without power.
In Delaware County, officials said a fatal house fire broke out during the height of the storm, killing a man trapped inside.
The official cause of the fire in Nether Providence Township was under investigation Wednesday, according to Police Chief Dave Splain. He declined to link the storm to the blaze, but did say neighbors reported hearing the sound of a nearby electrical transformer “surging” and then losing power moments before the fire was reported.
The weather service defines a derecho as a long-lasting thunderstorm with wind damage extending more than 240 miles and gusts of at least 58 mph along most of the storm’s path.
“They’re relatively rare,” said Robert Deal, lead forecaster for the weather service in Mount Holly. The last one was recorded in the Philadelphia region in 2012.
The storm started around 7 a.m. near Lake Erie, Deal said, before sweeping across Pennsylvania. Wind gusts reached 83 mph in Berks County, and spanned 59 to 76 mph in Philadelphia and its surrounding counties, according to the weather service.
Speeds of 59 to 67 mph were recorded in Burlington and Camden Counties. By the time the storm reached the New Jersey coastline, around 2 p.m., wind gusts had hit 89 mph in Brick Township, Deal said.
“Any time you’re getting measured wind gusts of 80 mph, that’s exceedingly rare for anywhere in the country,” Deal said.
The weather service doesn’t have any indication a tornado took place during the day, Deal said. But when speeds are strong enough, “it doesn’t matter whether the winds are spinning or going straight."
Staff writers Oona Goodin-Smith and Vinny Vella contributed to this article.


Crucible bewitches Shercock adjudicator
Reigning All Ireland champions Dalkey lit up the Shercock Drama Festival as expected, as they advance in their bid to retain their national title, writes Katie O'Brien...
The South County Dublin troupe had already won the Open section in the Cavan Drama Festival the week before and proceeded to make it a Breffni clean sweep as they took the top prize in the Open section of the Shercock Festival for their epic production of Arthur Miller’s ‘Crucible’.
The 36th annual Shercock Drama Festival was “very successful” according to the Festival Director Sharon Farrelly.
The festival saw drama groups from all over the country come together in St Patrick’s Hall, Shercock for a week full of quality acting and performances.
Ms Farrelly was very impressed by the high standard of performances at the festival. From March 14-22 Shercock had welcomed a different play each night with the nerve-jangling final evening concluding with Adjudicator Geoff O’Keefe deciding where the silverware would go. Dalkey Players were again the big winners, claiming the open category’s main prize for ‘The Crucible’.
Meanwhile the Newtown Theatre Group which performed ‘The New Electric Ballroom’ were overall winners of the Confined category.
While not amongst the major award winners, ‘The Outgoing Tide’ by the Glenamaddy Players left a lasting impression on the festival director.
Sharon Farrelly also recalls being “very impressed by the amazing scene changes by the Bridge Drama Group which staged ‘The Wake’ on the festival’s second evening.
Overall Shercock’s Drama Festival director lauded the event as a great success.
“Everything went accordingly with no hitches and no bad shows, making for a very enjoyable festival for all involved,” enthused Sharon.
The number of spectators attending this year’s festival had “improved when compared to previous years”. She also welcomed the “many new, young faces on the stage this year”, however, she noted a decrease in the number of groups competing in the Open category.
Sharon mentioned the commitment factor along with the expense involved with crews and sets as factors that may discourage drama groups from competing.
Despite this she is confident, “the future of the Shercock Drama Festival is bright”. She acknowledged the great support received from the local community through sponsorships and the addition of “new, young members to the committee”.
“It’s good to see new people,” said Sharon Farrelly, “with loads of new actors under the age of 20.”
The quality of the drama staged in Shercock could be measured by the fact that at least two productions - Dalkey Players and the Glenamaddy Players - have now secured their places in their respective All Ireland finals in Athlone and Laois, with more likely to follow.
Plans have already started for next year’s drama festival. The hard working organising committee have already confirmed a prominent local figure in the theatre world as the 2025 adjudicator, no doubt a festival not to be missed.


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So, July didn’t got as well as I had hoped. I lost the editing string, but I’m determined to pick it up again. Really, I think learning how to do that is more important than learning how to edit; I will lose motivation and get lost in my stories, but if I am at all serious about being a writer I have to learn how to reapply myself.
Someone wise once said that quitting smoking isn’t something that you do once, but that you do every day until the habit is gone. I feel like this is kind of a similar opposite to that; it’s not something that I will commit to once and then stick with, but commit to again every day.
So, now for that committing thing for the day :-P.
I have 32 chapters needing editing (major or minor) but not a complete rewrite. I have six scenes needing a complete rewrite, and one or two additional scenes to write. This month, if I stick to my goals, and since I want to get this in the hands of my lovely beta readers, sooner would be better.
For now, I will set my finishing goal as the 25th. That puts me at roughly 1.5 chapters a night, including the additional scenes and major rewrites. Doable? Yes. Now just to get it done.

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I decided to do a London walkabout, go check out Temple Church. But the trip to the church itself was full of interesting sights, so this is a photo diary of the walk from Temple Underground Station to Temple Church.
Temple station has seen quite a lot of custom from me, the KCL Department of War Studies is next door, so have popped in there for many moons to attend classes and meet the professors. To get there, you have to usually change from Westminster Tube Station. And you have to stand on the end of the platform.
Coming out of Temple Station into Temple Place.
Walking a few meters up Temple Place. This is the British American Tobacco HQ Building and it has these two huge statues in front. These Grecian statues are quite impressive, eh?
This is Two Temple Place, Previously known as Astor House. And yes, this is connected to the Waldorf Astoria. It was built in 1895 by William Waldorf Astor.
See this little patch of green? It was originally a dock, the Thames came up to the house before the Victoria Embankment was constructed. There were houses on both sides of the dock with warehouses and inn’s around it. The Victoria Embankment was constructed in 1870.
The building is constructed out of Portland Stone. Its a lovely colour, has weathered very nicely indeed. When they were digging the foundations of the house, they found the lower jawbone of a whale, which the previous house owner used as a gateway to his house. It was left buried inside the foundations..
The rounded shape reminds one of a castle. Perhaps a staircase inside? The inside of the house is considered to be a jewel in architectural and historical terms.
The back end of the building is a bit more severe but still good.
Looking back at the Astor House. Amazing structure. I regretfully turn away.
Two views of the staircase leading up to Essex Street. Very highly corroded, it has iron corners to avoid more erosion. I wonder how old this is? But I turn right.
I am now deep in Lawyer territory. What you can see on the right is Middle Temple. Its one of the 4 Inns of Court, whose members are called as Barristers.
On the left, bottom of Blackstone House, is this lovely looking entrance, on the left is a plaque which presumably lists all the barristers. This is something that is common across all the offices I saw.
So its pretty logical that this would be some kind of a dock structure. Looks like it.
Looking up at the hall. A ton of history is associated with this hall going back several hundred years. It has a huge hall. See here for the history.
The square in front of the hall.

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India today deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC), an important multilateral treaty relating to liability and compensation for damage caused by a nuclear incident.
The Permanent Representative of India to the IAEA, Ambassador Rajiva Misra, delivered the instrument of ratification to Acting Director General Juan Carlos Lentijo, the Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security.
“On behalf of the IAEA Director General, I would like to congratulate India on joining this important convention,” said Lentijo.
Mr Misra in his remarks stated that joining the CSC was an important step for India. “We were eager to complete the process at the earliest, and today, with India joining the CSC, we are contributing to strengthening an international convention and global nuclear liability regime,” he said.
The CSC was adopted on 12 September 1997, together with the Protocol to Amend the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, and entered into force on 15 April 2015. It aims at increasing the amount of compensation available in the event of a nuclear incident through public funds to be made available by the Contracting Parties on the basis of their installed nuclear capacity and UN rate of assessment. It also aims at establishing treaty relations among States that belong to the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, the Paris Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy or neither of them, while leaving intact the 1988 Joint Protocol that establishes treaty relations among States that belong to the Vienna Convention or the Paris Convention.


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Ask city officials in Kitchener and Waterloo, Ont., where the future of Canada's technology sector lies, and they'll show you a map of Silicon Valley.The bustling stretch between sunny San Francisco and San Jose — home to technology giants like Google and Apple — has become the template for a new vision of Ontario's technology sector, which is redefining itself in the wake of BlackBerry's massive layoffs.Instead of going it solo, Waterloo organizers hope to mimic Silicon Valley by strengthening ties to tech organizations in Toronto. The goal is creating a new technology "supercluster," said Iain Klugman, president and CEO of Communitech, an organization that rallies behind Waterloo technology firms."We need to gang up to take on the world," he said."Toronto and Waterloo are different enough that we each bring something significant to the table. It's a massive asset we've got."Of course, collaboration has its own hurdles.In the past, complimentary traits between the two cities were never synchronized, which left both isolated from each other, even though together they employ more than 205,000 people in the technology sector.On Wednesday, Ontario Transportation Minister Glen Murray unveiled plans to help bridge the gap that's hindered development in the region. The provincial government says it will consider a high-speed rail line between London, Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto, as part of an environmental assessment scheduled for the fall.The announcement comes as the provincial government looks for more ways to respond to growth, which is escalating as venture capital pours into the region and more U.S. tech companies expand their presence north of the border.Communitech estimates it worked with 802 active startups over the past year, with 464 of them putting roots down in Waterloo during the same period.While numbers for Toronto are more fragmented, organizations there suggest about 1,500 active startups exist in the area.

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O.K. I really don't get it.
I keep reading and hearing the argument that the more oil produced in the U.S., the lower the cost of gas. This argument is based on supply and demand. But the demand is based on a world market.
The argument supposes that we don't export that much oil or oil products. If we were talking about prior to 2003, that would have been true. But except for 2009, every year since 2002 our export of oil has grown. In 2002, the value of our oil exports was $10.3 billion. In 2010, the value of our oil exports topped $70.8 billion.
In 2009, the rate of oil products exported averaged about 1.92 million barrels of oil per day. We don't own the oil. It is owned by the oil companies, and they will ship it where it will generate the most profit for them. The pipeline to Houston will make it easier to export oil, gas, and oil products. If we are so dependent on foreign oil, then why are we exporting it in ever increasing amounts?
Just yesterday, the news commentators were talking about a temporary drop in the cost of gas and oil as a result of Sandy. The super storm is causing a temporary loss in demand for oil products, and thus a decrease in cost.
If we decrease our dependence on oil, this might mean a lower cost for people at the gas pump. But as long as people overseas are willing to pay more, oil will be exported and the cost of oil and gas will go up.


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Windsor Castle: The Waterloo Chamber
5th June 1844
Joseph Nash, the elder
From the collection
A watercolour showing the Queen entering the Waterloo Gallery, wearing the red ribbon of the Order of St Catherine. The Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, in a dark blue uniform, is wearing the Garter. Signed and dated.
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BUDGET airline Ryanair is set to cancel 40 to 50 flights per day over the next six weeks.
Europe’s largest airline said the move is designed to ‘improve its system-wide punctuality’.
It went on to blame ‘a combination of ATC capacity delays and strikes, weather disruptions and the impact of increased holiday allocations to pilots and cabin crew’.
It comes as the airline is switching its April-March annual leave calendar to the January-December model.
This means flight crews are now seeking to take their full allocation of holiday, creating a staff shortage.
In a statement, Ryanair said it has a backlog of crew leave.
It said: “These tighter crewing numbers and the impact of ATC capacity restrictions in the UK, Germany and Spain, as well as French ATC strikes and adverse weather (thunderstorms) have given rise to significant delays in recent weeks.”
It comes after its number of ‘on time’ flights decreased by 10% over the last two weeks, which it claimed was unacceptable.
One woman, Tracy Virr, told The Independent how her flight back from Bordeaux to Stansted was cancelled last minute.
She rebooked for two days later, but that flight was also cancelled.
She told The Independent: “What is extraordinary is that we have just been left with no help or advice from Ryanair.
“The online help has been of no practical help at all and we now feel that we cannot even trust that we will get home.”
Up to 9,000 passengers a day face having their travel plans wrecked.
Ryanair said: “Customers will be contacted directly about this small number of cancellations and offered alternative flights or full refunds.”
If Ryanair does not have a suitable alternative flight, passengers are entitled to be booked on rival airlines. They must also be provided with meals and accommodation until they reach their destination.
Depending on the amount of notice given, they could also qualify for compensation of up to €400.

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Season 4 of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is looking a bit more Sharpe!
“Jes has a power to captivate in person as well as on screen. She had been guest-starring on Legends for all of two days when one of our teamsters, the guy who had been driving her to set, told me that we ought to make her a series regular. He wasn’t wrong,” executive producer Phil Klemmer told EW. “We knew that we wanted Sara to fall in love with someone in season 3, and our challenge was to come up with a character worthy of our fearless captain’s love — and then the second challenge was to find a performer capable of playing that part. The door had barely closed on Jes, having just finished her chemistry read with Caity Lotz, that we all turned to each other and agreed that we had found our Ava.”
“Her character arc was a bit of a slow burn this season, and yet each episode revealed a new facet of her character,” Klemmer continued in the quotes posted at EW’s website. “She’s been alternately funny, poignant, engaging, endearing, and kick-ass this season — and yet I know for a fact that we haven’t hit all of Jes’s hidden gears as an actor. We are lucky to have a whole new season in which to find them. It’s not every actor who can find the emotional heart of a storyline that features John Constantine, a chicken, and a severed human foot. Thank God we found Jes Macallan.”
The Season 3 finale of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow airs this coming Monday, April 9 on The CW… photos from the season finale can be found here. In addition to Jes Macallan, Matt Ryan (John Constantine) has also gotten an upgrade in status on the show.


Duro-Last has released Duro-Last EV 80-mil and Duro-Last EV Fleece. Duro-Last EV is a Ketone Ethylene Ester-containing membrane, utilizing Elvaloy from Dow. Offering flexibility and weldability in low temperatures, Duro-Last EV is available in 50-, 60- and now 80-mil-thickness options. Further expanding EV membrane options, Duro- Last EV Fleece combines high-quality fleece material on the underside of the membrane with the proven performance of the Duro-Last EV roofing membrane. Compatible with a wide variety of substrates, Duro-Last EV Fleece is a solution for adhered and mechanically fastened low-slope roofing projects, requiring a long-lasting, energy-efficient membrane. Duro- Last EV Fleece is available in 60- and 80-mil thicknesses.


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The Legendary Highway 14 Tower Design Competition invites participants to design an iconic observation tower and accompanying landscape elements in De Smet, South Dakota. This architectural challenge aims to enhance the visitor experience and promote tourism in the Glacial Lakes Region and the state. Known for its connections to pioneer author Laura Ingalls Wilder, wide-open spaces, and wildlife, De Smet offers a unique setting for the competition.
The project site is located at the north edge of the Big Slough, transitioning to Silver Lake, providing an ideal vantage point for observing the region's historic natural features. Participants are tasked with creating a cohesive design solution focused on user experience, accessibility, safety, and sustainability while promoting local, regional, and statewide tourism.
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What happens when I dial 911 on my cell phone?
In the U.S., your iPhone will dial 911 and connect you to an operator. After that call concludes, it will then send a text message to your emergency contacts (unless you choose to cancel). Your phone will send your current location to your contacts and update them if your location changes.
Can emergency services track your phone?
Technology developed by BT, EE and HTC allows emergency services to see location of mobile calls with almost pin-point accuracy. Emergency calls made from mobile phones can now tracked to a radius of 30 metres or less, drastically cutting the time it takes to respond.
Can I use my cell phone to call 911?
The ability to reach 911 from your wireless phone has become a vital public safety tool. Wireless 911 calls also create unique challenges, however. Since wireless phones are mobile, they are not associated with one fixed location or address.
Does 911 know your location from a cell phone?
Yet, when an emergency arises, most cell phone owners aren’t aware that even though your phone has GPS, 911 operators are often unable to determine the exact location of your call, even when inside your own home.
Can the police track your phone?
In the United States the government pays phone companies directly to record and collect cellular communications from specified individuals. U.S. law enforcement agencies can also legally track the movements of people from their mobile phone signals upon obtaining a court order to do so.
Do police track your phone when you call?
In short, police cannot track cell phone location data without a warrant.
Why can’ti call 911 from my cell phone?
While cell phones have rendered many people’s landline phones obsolete, there is a major limitation to calling 911 with a cell phone. … The most important piece of information to a dispatcher is an exact location, something cell phones do not provide to dispatchers. “Those calls of course hit off of a cell tower.
How do I call 911 without calling?
Text-to-911 is NOT a method of convenience. The service is intended to benefit people who may not be able to speak or hear in an emergency. A voice call is still the preferred and most efficient method for contacting 911. Simply stated, call if you can, text if you can’t.
How do I call an emergency number from my mobile?
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The number of rigs extracting crude oil and natural gas in the US fell by five to 664 last week – the lowest since March 2022, Baker Hughes has reported of engine online.
Seven miscellaneous rigs
The number of oil rigs fell by one unit to 529 last week, which is the lowest since March last year. The gas rig count fell by three units to 128. There were also seven miscellaneous rigs, one less than in the prior week.Total oil and gas rigs fell by 10 units in July.
Slowed drilling activity
US oil and gas producers have slowed drilling activity in recent months after oil and gas prices cooled in the first half of this year .The EIA says US oil output will likely drop in August for the first time this year.
The total US rig count is down by 103, or 13%, from a year earlier.
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Google has announced the beta release of Picasa for Mac, with the free software allowing users to organise and share their pictures online.
Picasa for Mac will have 'most of the core features of Picasa on Windows' according to Google, which promises rolling improvements.
"…we'll be working on more refinements to the Mac interface and feature set as time goes on," says Google.
Picasa allows functionality like drag-and-drop photo collages, a retouching brush, slideshow movie maker, autocropping and an auto red-eye removal.
But its raison d'etre is sharing the photos to Picasa web albums, allowing for tagging, automatic sharing and organisation.
"People who already share photos on Picasa Web Albums will find that Picasa for Mac allows them to easily and quickly manage their online and local photo collections," adds Google
Additional sharing features
"While we've previously offered a Mac uploader and iPhoto plug-in for Picasa Web Albums, Picasa includes additional sharing features like automatic web sync."
"Picasa for Mac "plays nice" with iPhoto, and takes a read-only approach to editing photos stored in the iPhoto library, duplicating files as needed, so that users' iPhoto libraries are never affected when they use Picasa."
Picasa for Mac is available now for download at http://picasa.google.com/mac.

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The natural gas industry in Pennsylvania has generated more than $1.8 billion in tax revenue in the last seven years, the Marcellus Shale Coalition said.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said natural gas production from the Utica shale play was slow but could pick up in the next few years.
W.H. Smith Co. reports it has completed acquisition of intellectual property rights and related assets made for the U.S. military by LaBarge Products Inc.
U.S. energy company Williams and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners announced plans for a joint venture to move Midwest shale natural gas to the southern coast.
More than 21,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day are expected to come from the Utica shale play in Ohio given new acreage, said Gulfport Energy Corp.
Concerns about the extraction of shale natural gas in New York state suggests the government may miss a regulations deadline, a commissioner said.
Oklahoma company Gulfport Energy said two wells in the Utica shale play yielded a combined 26.9 million cubic feet of gas per day during testing.
Fracking makes less wastewater per unit of gas obtained than conventional wells but can overwhelm some regions' wastewater disposal capacity, researchers say.
U.S. energy company Gulfport Energy Corp. said it amended a deal reached this week to take on additional shale acreage in eastern Ohio.
Norwegian energy company Statoil announced Wednesday it was spending $590 million to acquire acreage in the Marcellus shale play in the United States.