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![]() Vaccinium Blueberry Glaze forms a compact mound of dark green foliage for hedges. Thuja occidentalis American arbovitae are evergreen with similar shape to Boxwood but with much different leaf structure X Pyracomeles Juke Box evergreen with glossy leaves can give a similar appearance and shape to Boxwood ![]() Ligustrum spp Privest is especially good for hedges Ilex glaubra an evergreen Inkberry with habit similar to Boxwood These partially resistant or tolerant varieties should be selected for your gardens, or consider other species. ![]() Treating with prescribed fungicide will not eradicate this disease, but will only keep it controlled at best/Ĭertain Boxwood cultivars will harbor the fungus but not be affected by it and show no symptoms. Typically this would not be undertaken other than by professionals for large plantings or highly valued specimens. Fungicide applications need to be repeated every 7 to 14 days through every growing season. These treatments are costly and will be required for the life of your plants. **Moderately resistant cultivars may require fungicide treatments as will any other boxwood thus far not infected. If replacing plantings with resistant cultivars it is advised to select the ***most resistant cultivars. Sanitize all tools, shoes, gloves etc to prevent the spread to anything susceptible still in your gardens or landscape. Double bag it and send to the landfill or burn it. This aggressive fungus really cannot be effectively controlled once plants are infected and the soil may harbor the fungus for as long as 5 or 6 years. One part bleach to nine parts water can be used to sanitize. Sanitize your tools and equipment after contacting each Boxwood plant. Tend boxwood plants only as absolutely necessary, minimizing the contact with infected tools or gloves etc. Mulch boxwood plantings to prevent soil splash that could contain the fungus Water plantings with a soaker hose to keep foliage as dry as possible Plantings should be well spaced so that they do not overlap at maturity To help minimize the chances of this fungus from infecting your new or existing plantings:Ĭhoose the most resistant varieties available to you for new purchasesĬhoose open habit varieties ( Buxus microphyllo) rather than the tightly compacted ( Buxus sempervirens) to improve air circulation These should also be monitored for symptoms.Īvoid these cultivars of Boxwood listed in order of highly susceptible to moderately susceptible:Ĭhoose these cultivars of Boxwood listed in order of most resistant to moderately resistant but be be aware that they may still carry the disease undetected:Īlso monitor these species that can host the fungus: Also be aware that other species of the boxwood family can harbor the fungus. This fungus does not travel well by air, so introduction to your landscape and gardens will typically take place by noted contact and infected plant material, including boxwood limbs used for Christmas decor. Spores of the Boxwood blight fungus can be spread with your pruning tools, your gardening clothing and gloves, or any other equipment you may be using while tending your gardens. A fungicide may have depressed the symptoms temporarily. Any new Boxwood plant purchase should be isolated for several weeks before planting as symptoms may take that long to appear. When purchasing any Boxwood be sure to inspect plants for possible symptoms and only purchase from nurseries that adhere to the Boxwood Blight Cleanliness Program. If there is any doubt get a professional diagnosis Rapid defoliation, within weeks or even days Brown spots on leaves, commonly displaying as circular with a dark brown edge ![]() They are having some issues with the local management. Casteel told The Tennessean, "It's purely a local situation, though. "The membership has to vote to strike, but it's just a step in the process," said Gary Casteel, the UAW's Region 8 director and one of the people that would need to authorize a strike action. According to The Tennessean, both regional and national union officials would need to put their stamp of approval on strike action. UAW Local 2164, which represents the 800 workers responsible for screwing the Corvette together, is set to vote on authorizing a strike today, but even if the employees give the action a go, it's far from a sure thing. With word of a strike at the Bowling Green, KY factory responsible for seventh-generation sports car, though, that wait time could end up growing substantially. The current wait time for a new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is well, not short. UAW to vote on strike at Kentucky Corvette plant Tue, Posted on Helpful 0 Not Helpful Flag You cant post conmments that contain an email address. Its next to the head thats facing toward the front of the car. Of course, the obvious third party missing from this set of photos is the Cadillac Escalade, but as we reported earlier, GM is working to further differentiate the 'Slade from the rest of the fullsize SUV lineup, and is working to make the new model "much less ostentatious." SOURCE: Where is the camshaft position sensor located-99 Chevy Lumina 3.1 Its held down by one bolt right above the timing chain cover. Visually, these spy shots allow us to see a couple of new details on the SUVs' front and rear fascias, including LED running lamps on the Yukon and some interesting LED taillamp treatments. We even hear that some trick new suspension developments may be in store for upper-end models. In addition to new powertrain options, like GM's new small-block V8, we expect the interiors of both SUVs to get massive makeovers, providing better materials throughout their cabins and quieter, more refined environments. Both the short- and long-wheelbase models were spied, and while the overall shape of the vehicles hasn't changed all that much, we expect the updates to be substantial. Our spy photographers have passed along a huge smattering of photos (and a video), showing the new SUVs out testing. And now that The General's pickup trucks have been squared away, it's time to focus our attention onto their passenger-friendly companions, the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon (above). We recently drove the brand-new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and found it to be vastly improved compared to the outgoing model. Next-gen GM SUVs caught wearing new boxy bodies Wed, ![]() Once again, the feature is tailored for Mac users, allowing for HFS drives to be transferred with no difficulty. You won't be sorry.įor lack of a better phrase, the array has a "slurp" feature, that allows you to plug in a USB drive, and the drive automatically sucks up the data. Take the one minute it takes on the Apollo Cloud 2 Duo, or the two it takes on any other NAS or on a server to gives users their own account. The Apollo Cloud 2 Duo software has support for up to 40 discrete users both on the LAN and across the internet as a whole, each with their own file repository and Time Machine backups.ĭon't be that person with a data pile. We've seen too many network attached storage devices poorly configured by users, with a big pile of data shared amongst everybody. The Android app is just as good as it is on iOS. So, in short, Windows access is doable, but not as slick as it is on the Mac. A PC app allows for a mount, and the drive can be addressed on the network with a manual IP entry, but the ease of use for the PC isn't quite as refined as it on the Apple side of the fence. The array doesn't seem to have any kind of SMB at all. So, instead of "pushing" content to the iPad before you sit down to read from your library stashed on your computer, you can "pull" it with the Files app from the Cloud 2 DuoĪccess on Windows is.problematic. ![]() Instead of relying on apps to have their own network retrieval routines, like that included with the in-app purchase of GoodReader, you can load up the Apollo Cloud 2 Duo with your own PDFs, grab them from Files, and "pull" them from the iPad or iPhone, and move them to any compatible app. We might be under-selling the integration with the iOS Files app a bit, and it is as good as we thought it was after we took it out of the box. The Apollo Cloud app must be downloaded from the App Store to access the array at first - but after that installation and subsequent login, it pops up in the Finder's list of accessible drives, and the available Time Machine targets as well. ![]() Write speeds were similar, with the array writing 92 megabytes per second with the large files, and 74 megabytes per second with the small files.Īccess on the Mac isn't initially quite as simple as logging into the device from the Finder, at least at first. On a Gigabit Ethernet wired network, the Promise Cloud 2 Duo gave us read speeds of about 110 megabytes per second with large files all over 1 gigabyte in size, and 82 megabytes per second while transferring a 10 gigabyte folder full of relatively small AAC files. For the tech savvy, it also has an easy mirroring procedure to another Apollo across the internet, perhaps allowing for some easy backup solutions for people you get sucked into supporting, without turning to a subscription service like Backblaze. ![]() The issue sort of looks like I am using the old Microsoft magnifier app. Once I am connected and use the fit to Window option and exit out of full screen mode to window mode, The desktop rather than stay at a scaled down version now blows up. My next issue happened with the newest update. Rebooting or flushing the network makes no difference. I can map my shared drive from my MAC using the hostname yet cannot connect to the hostname with this Microsoft Remote Desktop app running on my MAC. One day I can connect to the Windows 10 LAB via the hostname, the next I must use the IP address. Both MAC and Windows PC are on the same Local network and IP scheme. ![]() However, I do PC support from home and have a Windows 10 work LAB running. But recently migrated to MAC for personal use. I have used Microsoft from DOS days to Windows 11. Its good, but needs to fix these 2 issue to be great. ![]() Also, while I appreciate the option that allows the Apple key to be interchangable with ctrl for edit operations and find, it doesn't seem to work consistently, and as everyone who has ever switched back and forth between the Mac and Windows knows, confusion over which meta key to use in editing will eventually cause brain damage and is likely to send hardware on ballistic journeys through windows (not Windows). So properly-speaking, this probably a complaint about the service and not the client app, but the entire eco-system is failing me in small ways. Now, I'm sure there really IS such a way, but the internet is not my friend in helping me find it. Since there are some operations that cannot be performed via RDP - attaching to a VPN being one of them - it would be nice if I could just leave the PC logged in and operate it via Remote Desktop at the same time. This works reasonable well except that the Remote Desktop Service on the PC requires that I can only be logged in either via the Remote Desktop app OR the PC itself. I don't want to keep changing physical keyboards, so despite the fact that the two physical machines are next to eachother beneath my desk, I use remote desktop to view and operate the PC while working on the Mac. I have a specific usage case - I work in a multiplatform environment in which I work on the Mac and on the PC. ![]() Aesthetics can influence our behaviour across a range of everyday life activities. The term aesthetic appeal, or just appeal, refers to mild aesthetic experiences and is revealed by simple rating judgements made on the basis of liking (see Reber et al., 2004, for review). These findings are the first to show that an object’s aesthetic appeal influences visual search performance. While target appeal did not influence search efficiency it sped up search times in all three experiments: appealing targets led to faster response time (RT) than unappealing targets across all experiments, and compared to neutral distractors, appealing distractors slowed search RT down. In each experiment, participants completed 320 visual search trials, with icons varying in rated aesthetic appeal and either visual complexity (Experiments 1 and 2) of concreteness (Experiment 3) among two, four, eight, or 11 distractor icons. Three experiments ( N = 112) examined how aesthetic appeal influences performance in a classic visual search task. If appeal enhances the salience of the targets pre-attentively, then appealing icons would lead to more efficient searches than unappealing targets and, conversely, appeal of distractors would reduce search efficiency. This series of experiments examined whether aesthetic appeal can act as an object attribute that guides visual search. In the preceding example, the first comparison returns False and the remaining comparisons return True.Aesthetic appeal of a visual image can influence performance in time-critical tasks, even if it is irrelevant to the task. ' Insert code to run if x and y point to the same instance. ![]() Whether the sort is case-sensitive or not depends on the Option Compare setting. This order can be dependent on your locale setting. When you apply the > and < operators to strings, the comparison is made using the normal alphabetical sorting order of the strings. Relational comparison operators return a Boolean result that represents whether or not the stated expression evaluates to True. The following example shows various uses of relational comparison operators, which you use to compare expressions. Notice that the = Operator can be overloaded only as a relational comparison operator, not as an assignment operator. For more information, see Operator Procedures. If your code uses any of these operators on such a class or structure, be sure you understand the redefined behavior. The following example shows a typical binary sort order.Ī, >=, =, ) can be overloaded, which means that a class or structure can redefine their behavior when an operand has the type of that class or structure. The sort order is determined by the code page. Option Compare Binary bases string comparisons on a sort order derived from the internal binary representations of the characters. When you compare strings, the string expressions are evaluated based on their alphabetical sort order, which depends on the Option Compare setting. For more information, see Troubleshooting Data Types. This could lead to unexpected results from certain operations, such as value comparison and the Mod Operator. When you work with floating-point numbers, keep in mind that they do not always have a precise representation in memory. It is safer to test whether the absolute value of the difference between the two numbers is less than a small acceptable tolerance. For this reason, you should take care when using equality ( =) to compare two floating-point variables. Such fractional value loss may cause two values to compare as equal when they are not. For Decimal expressions, any fractional value less than 1E-28 might be lost. Similarly, when you compare an expression of type Decimal to an expression of type Single or Double, the Decimal expression is converted to Single or Double. This behavior is opposite to the behavior found in Visual Basic 6. When you compare an expression of type Single to one of type Double, the Single expression is converted to Double. The Is operator, the IsNot operator, and the Like operator have specific comparison functionalities that differ from the operators in the preceding table. The = Operator is also used as an assignment operator. The following table contains a list of the relational comparison operators and the conditions that determine whether result is True or False. Any String expression or range of characters. A Boolean value representing the result of the comparison. Syntax result = expression1 comparisonoperator expression2 ![]() The relational comparison operators are discussed in detail on this page. Is, IsNot, and Like are discussed in detail on separate Help pages. These operators compare two expressions to determine whether or not they are equal, and if not, how they differ. The following are the comparison operators defined in Visual Basic. Rick loved to hunt, travel, BBQ, of course, go out for a delicious meal- seafood being his favourite. He had many passions in life: God and his love of God’s Word first, family (who he always spoke of with pride, a sparkle in his eye and unconditional love), friends- he treasured, giving a helping hand whenever and however he could, and often helping those he didn’t know. He could be depended on for all events taking place. Rick didn’t get to far from the city job he had, for he became an active volunteer at the Saint John Police Museum. His presence will be sadly missed by many. He was a dependable and well respected coach and supporter. Rick coached and was the biggest fan and supporter of hockey and baseball over three generations of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Rick also was involved in volunteering and soon found his volunteer work more rewarding than actual work, he left Irving Equipment to pursue his passions. He found being retired wasn’t for him yet and went on to work for Irving Equipment for 10 years. On weekends he could often be seen driving #55 “The Green Machine “ at Hammond River Raceway in Saint John or River Glade Raceway in Salisbury. During these years he also had a passion for stock car racing. He truly enjoyed working on the numerous police cars, fire trucks, city trucks and plow equipment to name a few. ![]() Rick was a mechanic for the city of Saint John for 30 years retiring in 2003. This vehicle, Nelly Bell, became a wonderful memory for all, boys and girls. ![]() The boys also found their love for cars, fixing up an old model truck to run through the back woods. He found his love for the outdoors at the camp with his dad and the MacEachern boys, who’s family had a camp adjacent to them. In his younger years he spent many summer weekends at the family camp on Goshen Road, near Sussex, NB. Rick grew up on Kennedy Street, Saint John North. Born in Saint John, NB, on September 27, 1949, he was a son of the late Ronald and Jean (Shannon) McFarlane. It is with great sadness that the family of Richard “Rick” Ronald McFarlane announce his passing, which occurred on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at Bobby’s Hospice, Saint John, NB. ![]() Despite their aggressive reputation, research has indicated that cottonmouths will seldom bite unless stepped on or picked up. This species is often confused with nonvenomous watersnakes, but watersnakes typically flee immediately if on land or in a tree, usually going underwater, whereas cottonmouths frequently stand their ground and gape to deter a predator. The cottonmouth receives its name from the whiteness of the interior of its mouth that it exposes as a defensive display. The young are large (20-33 cm) and have bright yellow tail tips. Females have litters of 1-20 live young every 2-3 years. ![]() Cottonmouths mate in the early summer at which time male-to-male combat occurs in competition for females. Cottonmouths are opportunistic feeders and are known to consume a variety of aquatic and terrestrial prey, including amphibians, lizards, snakes (including smaller cottonmouths), small turtles, baby alligators, mammals, birds, and especially fish. They employ both ambush and active foraging strategies. Cottonmouths bask on logs, rocks, or branches at the water's edge but seldom climb high in trees (unlike many of the nonvenomous watersnakes which commonly bask on branches several feet above the water). Throughout much of their range, they can be found year-round, even in sunny days in the winter. Habits: Cottonmouths can be found during the day or night, but forage primarily after dark during the hotter parts of the season. Cottonmouths often congregate around drying pools in wetlands to feed on trapped fish and amphibians. Cottonmouths will venture overland and are sometimes found far from permanent water. They can be found in nearly all freshwater habitats but are most common in cypress swamps, river floodplains, and heavily-vegetated wetlands. In our region cottonmouths are generally restricted to the Coastal Plain but are found in a few Piedmont locations west of Atlanta, Georgia. Range and Habitat: Cottonmouths range throughout the Southeast, north to southeastern Virginia. Male cottonmouths are larger than females. As pit-vipers they have facial pits that sense heat and are used to detect prey and predators. The belly typically has dark and brownish-yellow blotches with the underside of the tail being black. Older adults are often dark and solid-colored whereas the juveniles are brightly patterned with a sulphur yellow tail tip that they wiggle to attract prey. Their coloration is highly variable: they can be beautifully marked with dark crossbands on a brown and yellow ground color or completely brown or black. They are large – typically 24 - 48 in (61 - 122 cm), occassionally larger, keeled-scaled, heavy-bodied snakes. Willson unless otherwise notedĭescription: Cottonmouths are venomous semi-aquatic snakes often referred to as “water moccasins.” They have large, triangular heads with a dark line through the eye, elliptical pupils, and large jowls due to the venom glands. Cottonmouth / Water Moccasin ( Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Venomous ![]() of the problems of associated with Magnetix.ĬPSC strongly encourages consumers to check (PDF) to see if they have any of the recalled building sets and return them to Mega Brands for a free replacement toy - potentially millions of recalled units remain in homes today and accessible to young children. and filed on Wednesday, Octoin the Education & Entertainment Services category. did not know of the Magnetix defect at the time it acquired Rose Art and 2) Rose Art’s prior owners never advised Mega Brands Inc. MAGNETIX MAGNA-MAN is a trademark owned by Rose Art Industries, Inc. In agreeing to settle this matter, Mega Brands America and its parent, Mega Brands Inc., of Montreal, Canada contend that 1) Mega Brands Inc. In April 2007, Mega Brands America expanded the recall of Magnetix sets for users of any age, after more than 25 children suffered intestinal injuries that required surgery to remove the magnets.įederal law requires firms to report to CPSC immediately (within 24 hours) after obtaining information reasonably supporting the conclusion that a product contains a defect which could create a substantial product hazard, creates an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death, or violates any consumer product safety rule, or any other rule, regulation, standard, or ban enforced by CPSC. Additionally, the subpoena revealed that Rose Art had received at least one report of an injury due to magnet ingestion, prior to the toddler’s death in Washington state.īy the time Rose Art agreed to the recall of Magnetix in March 2006, the firm had received more than 1,500 complaints of magnets falling out of plastic pieces in more than 65 different models of Magnetix. CPSC learned through the subpoena that at the time Rose Art filed its “initial report” in December 2005, it had received over 1,100 consumer complaints that magnets had fallen out of plastic pieces from dozens of different Magnetix models. On March 31, 2006, Rose Art voluntarily recalled nearly 4 million Magnetix sets for users under the age of 6.Īfter discovering documents which led CPSC staff to believe Rose Art had compiled incident information, a subpoena was issued to the firm (which had been renamed Mega Brands America and was under new ownership and control) to obtain product and incident information. Instead, Rose Art told consumers who are ' uncomfortable having the. Rose Art stated that it did not retain any complaint or incident records. CPSC and the manufacturer Rose Art did not recall Magnetix toys on store shelves. On February 1, 2006, Rose Art submitted a Full Report which again lacked incident and product information. The report contained no other product or incident information and Rose Art attributed the magnets falling out to unusually abusive play by the toddler’s older siblings. In December of 2005, Rose Art filed an “initial report” with CPSC that a 22-month-old child from Washington state had died, due to ingesting multiple magnets that fell out of pieces from a Magnetix set. The penalty, which the Commission has provisionally accepted, settles allegations that Mega Brands America and Rose Art failed to provide the government with timely information about dangers to children with Magnetix magnetic building sets, as required under federal law. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Mega Brands America Inc., of Livingston, N.J., formerly Rose Art Industries Inc., has agreed (PDF) to pay a $1.1 million civil penalty. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). at 1-87.Editor's note: Sally Connolly of Danvers, who has written in earlier columns about the Magnetix toys and the hazards they can pose to young children, sent along this notice from the U.S. ![]() For more information call Saroj International Inc. Return the store where purchased for a refund. Retail stores sold the dryers from May 2003 through December 2004 for about $10. Eusonic is recalling model numbers 9318, 93. It comes with a total of 20 pieces, whereby there are 8 balls and 12 rods. It states that it is suitable for ages 3 to 100. So, if the dryer falls into water during use, it could shock or electrocute the user. The RoseArt Magnetix Magnetic Building Set looks like it has been there for years. The power cord on an Eusonic hair dryer does not have an immersion protection plug. You can also ( click here ) for more information. Call Mem-Corp for a replacement battery pack. They sold nationwide from April 2005 through March 2006. The dvd players were sold in five styles: Princess, Fairy Flowers, Mickey Classic, Mickey Mouse and Power Rangers. The battery packs sold with the players can over-heat and possibly burst when recharging. Disney is recalling some personal dvd players are because of a burn hazard. ![]() There's no downside and you get more offense and defense capabilities. As long as you got the XP requirement for unlocking the next level of HQ, do it. I guess.īut first: HQ always comes first, doesn't matter. ![]() Want to explore the Deep Sea, and discover sunken treasures? Unlock The Submarine for fortune and glory.So this is a little blog about upgrading order. The Submarine is available from Headquarters level 9, and can be found in the “Support” section in your shop. Use this versatile submersible to discover resources beneath the waters’ surface. After you have reached Radar level 7, you’ll be able to search dive locations on your map to send the Submarine on missions. Dive locations are marked with little yellow buoys. These locations appear randomly on your map, or can be found by exploring new areas along the archipelago. Pick your targets carefully, as you cannot retrieve all the treasures from one location! What will your troops bring back to base? Diamonds? Resources? Power Stones? You be the judge.Įach dive location will give you several diving targets to choose from. We wish you a successful hunt, Commander! I can’t find Dive locations! Upgrade your submarine to get those deep dives that yield greater rewards! The further away you go from your home base, the deeper the dive spots will be. You have explored all areas available so far at that Radar level.Having a hard time finding dive locations? Don’t worry, with a few easy steps you’ll be exploring for sunken treasures in no time. ![]()
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