Power Equipment Warehouse, a global supplier of power equipment and lawn care products wants your lawn to be healthy, beautiful and lush so you can enjoy it! Winter is still upon us, but now is the perfect time to prepare your lawn and garden.
Your lawn can be adversely affected by winter desiccation which commonly occurs in heavy, clay compacted soils. Desiccation occurs when snow remains atop the lawn for an extended period of time. Winter watering can minimize the damaging effects of dry conditions. Check the forecast and only water your lawn when the soil is unfrozen and the air temperature is above 40 degrees F. Do not water before a sudden temperature drop because this can permanently harm your plants and lawn. It is best to apply water at mid-day so it can gravitate into the soil before colder nighttime temperatures and potential freezing. Try to moisten the top 6 inches of soil for turf-grasses, and the top 12 inches for trees and shrubs. Do not use root feeders or other deep root watering devices in the winter. Water slowly so it soaks in and does not run off or freeze. If dry conditions persist, one or two careful irrigations per month may be needed.
Got the dirt on your dirt? Are you happy with the appearance of your lawn? How about your flower beds or vegetable garden? If you are not happy, have you ever considered having your soil tested? Most of us haven’t but let’s face it, happy plants grow in good soil and plants plagued by pests and disease do not. Most soil problems start with pH problems, or the acidity and alkalinity of the soil. Check with your local Cooperative Extension agent, (simply Google “Cooperative Extensions” in your State) and ask them to check the soil as well as the percentages of sand, silt and clay. It may take a year or two to get the levels where you want them. Lime is not an instant fix; it takes time for lime to combine with soil particles before improvement can be seen. January and February is the time to do this.
Do you plan to re-plant your lawn or patch some spots? Be sure to check the soil as advised above. Grass seed can be applied in March, or when the soil begins to warm (depending on your climate). Keep in mind there are many types of grass seed to choose from; quick germination, sun, shade and even play areas. Crabgrass control can be used until the end of April or when the soil temperatures reach 70 to 80 degrees. Weed killers need to be applied while the weeds are growing actively and can be applied until growth stops in the fall. Grub controls can be applied from May thru August, depending on the type of chemicals they contain. Remember to start grub control treatment from the foundation of your home outward because grubs infest flower beds as well as lawns. Grubs attract skunks too!
These turf management practices will keep your yard healthy and lush. Aeration is the process of mechanically removing cores of turf to improve the flow of air, water and nutrients in dense, compacted soil. Soil compaction occurs due to foot traffic and mowing. Compacted soil forces particles together thus reducing the area where roots can grow. Aeration relieves this and allows air, water and nutrients to reach the grass roots. Aeration should be performed at least once a year in the spring between March and May, or in the fall between August and November. Cool season grasses such as perennial Rye grass and Kentucky bluegrass benefit from fall aeration while warm season grasses such as Zoysia and Bermuda benefit most from spring or summer aeration. To prepare your yard for aeration, map out any obstructions such as sprinkler heads and drains. Water the area the night before to soften the soil and go over high traffic areas more than Water and apply fertilizer after aeration.
Thatch is a layer of accumulated roots, crowns and grass clipping that act as an insulator to keep soil temperatures low and retain moisture. A build up of thatch thicker than inch will prevent the exchange of water and nutrients in the soil. This decreases the turf’s ability to thrive and fight disease and dehydration. Dethatching, also known as combing or power raking, removes unwanted thatch. Dethatching is recommended to be done in early spring or late fall and can be done with flail blades, delta reel blades or spring tines. Be sure the blades on the dethatcher are not set too deeply.
Revive your tired, thin lawn by over seeding it. Rotating knives slice the turf and seeds are deposited into the slits. As the seeder moves forward, the soil covers the seeds and aids germination. We recommend over seeding in two applications with the second application made at a 45 degree angle to the first. You will notice a distinct pattern that will grow- in after the turf gets thicker. Water thoroughly as soon as over seeding is complete and continue to water lightly each day until the seeds germinate. Water regularly once the grass has sprouted to encourage deeper root growth.
2012年2月13日星期一
2012年1月29日星期日
Boy, 7, in tragic mercy dash
A 7-year-old boy has been praised for a mercy dash after his father was electrocuted by a fallen power line and his mother was left severely injured with serious burns.
Ethan Walker ran to raise the alarm after father Brendon, 39, was killed when he rode his quad bike over a power line carrying more than 1000 volts on the North Canterbury farm where he was working.
Mr Walker was discovered by wife Sarah and Ethan when they went out to check the letterbox for mail.
Mrs Walker tried to help him but suffered severe burns to her hands and feet.
Constable Jon Eagle was full of praise for Ethan. "This young man has been confronted by everyone's worst nightmare but has had the presence of mind to run back to the house and call for help."
Friends and neighbours of the Walkers have been devastated by the tragedy, describing it as a "raw time" for the district.
On Saturday morning, Mr Walker headed out to check his cattle and when he saw three lying in the paddock, he drove his quad bike over for a closer look, said Mr Eagle.
But he drove over the same power line that had killed the cows and was electrocuted.
Mrs Walker was hurt when she tried to help her dead husband.
"The 7-year-old boy reports touching his father," said Mr Eagle, "but luckily there was no current or anything there so he didn't get a shock himself. He described his father as clicking, so obviously he could hear power there somewhere."
Ethan ran home - about 250m - and told his sister, Allanah, 9, before they phoned their grandmother in Queenstown, who called 111.
"It's an isolated rural farm," said Mr Eagle, "and if it wasn't for his actions, we wouldn't have been there as soon as we did."
Mrs Walker was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital, where she remained last night in a stable condition. Mr Eagle said she was answering questions, but was still quite "tired and confused".
Relatives from around the country had gathered to be with the children, who had been to see their mother in hospital.
Brendon's brother Scott Walker said Ethan and Allanah were doing well and were with family - including six cousins aged 4 to 12.
He said his brother was a good man who was loved and would be missed.
Scott Walker said he and his family wanted to thank neighbours and the emergency services who helped Brendon and Sarah.
He said his sister-in-law was "up and about" and was waiting to hear whether she would need plastic surgery.
The cause of the tragedy has been established. "There has been a small fire at the top of the power pole, which has burnt through the power pole itself and it's released the bracket that holds the insulators that are attached to the wire," Mr Eagle said.
Ethan Walker ran to raise the alarm after father Brendon, 39, was killed when he rode his quad bike over a power line carrying more than 1000 volts on the North Canterbury farm where he was working.
Mr Walker was discovered by wife Sarah and Ethan when they went out to check the letterbox for mail.
Mrs Walker tried to help him but suffered severe burns to her hands and feet.
Constable Jon Eagle was full of praise for Ethan. "This young man has been confronted by everyone's worst nightmare but has had the presence of mind to run back to the house and call for help."
Friends and neighbours of the Walkers have been devastated by the tragedy, describing it as a "raw time" for the district.
On Saturday morning, Mr Walker headed out to check his cattle and when he saw three lying in the paddock, he drove his quad bike over for a closer look, said Mr Eagle.
But he drove over the same power line that had killed the cows and was electrocuted.
Mrs Walker was hurt when she tried to help her dead husband.
"The 7-year-old boy reports touching his father," said Mr Eagle, "but luckily there was no current or anything there so he didn't get a shock himself. He described his father as clicking, so obviously he could hear power there somewhere."
Ethan ran home - about 250m - and told his sister, Allanah, 9, before they phoned their grandmother in Queenstown, who called 111.
"It's an isolated rural farm," said Mr Eagle, "and if it wasn't for his actions, we wouldn't have been there as soon as we did."
Mrs Walker was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital, where she remained last night in a stable condition. Mr Eagle said she was answering questions, but was still quite "tired and confused".
Relatives from around the country had gathered to be with the children, who had been to see their mother in hospital.
Brendon's brother Scott Walker said Ethan and Allanah were doing well and were with family - including six cousins aged 4 to 12.
He said his brother was a good man who was loved and would be missed.
Scott Walker said he and his family wanted to thank neighbours and the emergency services who helped Brendon and Sarah.
He said his sister-in-law was "up and about" and was waiting to hear whether she would need plastic surgery.
The cause of the tragedy has been established. "There has been a small fire at the top of the power pole, which has burnt through the power pole itself and it's released the bracket that holds the insulators that are attached to the wire," Mr Eagle said.
2011年12月29日星期四
After deadly fire Pocono firefighters advise on safe disposal of ashes
The fire that killed five people at a Connecticut home early Christmas morning occurred after a homeowner's friend placed a bag filled with fireplace ash in a room reserved for shoes and coats. The home had no working smoke detectors.
Fire experts on Wednesday said that homeowners with fireplaces must be extra careful when disposing of hot fireplace ash because ash can ignite a fire if left next to a flammable surface. It's easy to assume that removed fireplace ash is no longer flammable when in fact it is.
"Just because you don't see embers glowing in the ashes, you don't know how much heat those ashes are holding," said Robert Palumbo, fire chief for Hemlock Farms Fire Company in Pike County.
Palumbo said that it takes 72 hours for ashes to fully cool and for the threat of their potentially starting a fire to be neutralized. He said fireplace ash should be placed in a metal container with a lid. After that's done, the container should be placed a safe distance away from the home.
"We've been to too many fires where people place a bag of ashes right on their porch, and then the next thing you know the wind kicks up , and then the whole porch is on fire," Palumbo said.
Ira Rosenblum, who owns A Sweeping Beauty Chimney Professionals in East Stroudsburg, said that gauging the temperature of ashes can be tricky because ash is a good insulator. If you put your hand over a pile of ashes you've removed from a fireplace and you feel no heat, it could still contain glowing embers.
If you leave hot ashes in the fireplace, make sure there's a metal screen or glass partition in place, fire officials said. And, of course, make sure you have working smoke detectors, they advised.
Winter is when most house fires occur in America, according to United States Fire Administration. About 40 percent of all fires in the U.S. between 2007 and 2009 were fireplace-related, the fire administration said.
About 192,700 of yearly residential fires spread beyond the source, and 6 percent of those fires are caused by hot embers or ashes, the Fire Safety Administration says.
And 15 percent of multiple-fatality fires are caused by unintentional or careless actions, the agency says. There are about 250 multiple-fatality fires in the U.S. each year, resulting in an estimated 825 deaths and 200 injuries.
In Stamford, fire officials say they believe Michael Borcina left a bag of hot fireplace ashes near the back of the house between 3 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. The fire that killed his friend's three children and their two grandparents was reported just after 4:40 a.m. Borcina and the mother, Madonna Badger, escaped the blaze after failed attempts to rescue her daughters.
Badger's three daughters, 10-year-old Lily and 7-year-old twins Grace and Sarah, and her parents, Lomer and Pauline Johnson, died amid frantic rescue attempts by Borcina, Badger and local firefighters.
Fire experts on Wednesday said that homeowners with fireplaces must be extra careful when disposing of hot fireplace ash because ash can ignite a fire if left next to a flammable surface. It's easy to assume that removed fireplace ash is no longer flammable when in fact it is.
"Just because you don't see embers glowing in the ashes, you don't know how much heat those ashes are holding," said Robert Palumbo, fire chief for Hemlock Farms Fire Company in Pike County.
Palumbo said that it takes 72 hours for ashes to fully cool and for the threat of their potentially starting a fire to be neutralized. He said fireplace ash should be placed in a metal container with a lid. After that's done, the container should be placed a safe distance away from the home.
"We've been to too many fires where people place a bag of ashes right on their porch, and then the next thing you know the wind kicks up , and then the whole porch is on fire," Palumbo said.
Ira Rosenblum, who owns A Sweeping Beauty Chimney Professionals in East Stroudsburg, said that gauging the temperature of ashes can be tricky because ash is a good insulator. If you put your hand over a pile of ashes you've removed from a fireplace and you feel no heat, it could still contain glowing embers.
If you leave hot ashes in the fireplace, make sure there's a metal screen or glass partition in place, fire officials said. And, of course, make sure you have working smoke detectors, they advised.
Winter is when most house fires occur in America, according to United States Fire Administration. About 40 percent of all fires in the U.S. between 2007 and 2009 were fireplace-related, the fire administration said.
About 192,700 of yearly residential fires spread beyond the source, and 6 percent of those fires are caused by hot embers or ashes, the Fire Safety Administration says.
And 15 percent of multiple-fatality fires are caused by unintentional or careless actions, the agency says. There are about 250 multiple-fatality fires in the U.S. each year, resulting in an estimated 825 deaths and 200 injuries.
In Stamford, fire officials say they believe Michael Borcina left a bag of hot fireplace ashes near the back of the house between 3 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. The fire that killed his friend's three children and their two grandparents was reported just after 4:40 a.m. Borcina and the mother, Madonna Badger, escaped the blaze after failed attempts to rescue her daughters.
Badger's three daughters, 10-year-old Lily and 7-year-old twins Grace and Sarah, and her parents, Lomer and Pauline Johnson, died amid frantic rescue attempts by Borcina, Badger and local firefighters.
2011年12月27日星期二
Vigilance Bureau resumes cash-for-vote scam probe
The development has come after The Pioneer published a report on December 22 regarding delay in investigation into the case. The Vigilance Bureau has summoned the other five accused persons. One of the accused, Teklal Mahto, has passed away.
“After repeated requests, the complainants in the cash-for-vote scam have come up and have given their statements. They have also shown us the place where the sting operation was done,” said IG (Vigilance) M V Rao. He also added that earlier these people were reluctant to come because of security reasons.
Six legislators, Teklal Mahto, Umashankar Akela, Simon Marandi, Yogendra Sao, Sawna Lakra and Rajesh Ranjan were caught on camera in a sting operation conducted by the Kobra Post in association with CNN-IBN.
Talking about the scam in Jharkhand Public Service Commission, Rao said in a 200 hundred page report submitted to the Government the department has clearly outlined the irregularities committed during the second JPSC exam. He also said he recommended the dismissal of most of the candidates as they had exercised the fraudulent means to pass the examination.
Rao also revealed that the department had to go through more than 3 lakh answer sheets to come to the conclusion. Besides, 90,000 copies were sent to Forensic Science Laboratory, Ahmedabad. Rao also alleged some JPSC officials were not cooperating with the Vigilance Bureau.
“It was a hectic exercise. Only then have we reached a conclusion. As it is a case related to the administrative officers, you have to be doubly sure before pointing fingers at somebody,” said Rao.
He said bureau will now take it for granted that the evidences have been destroyed and will lodge a case against these persons.
Three charge-sheets have been filed as the accused have been categorised in three parts - office bearers of JPSC, who are already in jail, professors and members of interview boards and thirdly the beneficiaries or the candidates.
Rao also disclosed that Vigilance Bureau has succeeded in completing investigations in some of the cases which were pending for several years, such as Electric Insulator Factory Scam of 1983 in which three people have been chargesheeted and final reports have been submitted in favour of three persons. The bureau has also disposed off sixteen cases relating to the medicine scam of year ranging 2004-2005 and only two cases relating to this are pending now.
Enquiry related to the equipment purchase scam in the 34th National Games is still on and twelve firms have been marked which had supplied equipments in the National Games. “It will take three more months to investigate the case,” said Rao.
Reviewing the achievements in the year 2011, Rao said that out of 100 pending cases, 64 have been disposed off while out of 117 pending enquiries, 53 enquiries have been completed. Rao also said that despite an acute shortage of officers and staffs in the Bureau they had tried to do their best and will continue doing so in the future.
“After repeated requests, the complainants in the cash-for-vote scam have come up and have given their statements. They have also shown us the place where the sting operation was done,” said IG (Vigilance) M V Rao. He also added that earlier these people were reluctant to come because of security reasons.
Six legislators, Teklal Mahto, Umashankar Akela, Simon Marandi, Yogendra Sao, Sawna Lakra and Rajesh Ranjan were caught on camera in a sting operation conducted by the Kobra Post in association with CNN-IBN.
Talking about the scam in Jharkhand Public Service Commission, Rao said in a 200 hundred page report submitted to the Government the department has clearly outlined the irregularities committed during the second JPSC exam. He also said he recommended the dismissal of most of the candidates as they had exercised the fraudulent means to pass the examination.
Rao also revealed that the department had to go through more than 3 lakh answer sheets to come to the conclusion. Besides, 90,000 copies were sent to Forensic Science Laboratory, Ahmedabad. Rao also alleged some JPSC officials were not cooperating with the Vigilance Bureau.
“It was a hectic exercise. Only then have we reached a conclusion. As it is a case related to the administrative officers, you have to be doubly sure before pointing fingers at somebody,” said Rao.
He said bureau will now take it for granted that the evidences have been destroyed and will lodge a case against these persons.
Three charge-sheets have been filed as the accused have been categorised in three parts - office bearers of JPSC, who are already in jail, professors and members of interview boards and thirdly the beneficiaries or the candidates.
Rao also disclosed that Vigilance Bureau has succeeded in completing investigations in some of the cases which were pending for several years, such as Electric Insulator Factory Scam of 1983 in which three people have been chargesheeted and final reports have been submitted in favour of three persons. The bureau has also disposed off sixteen cases relating to the medicine scam of year ranging 2004-2005 and only two cases relating to this are pending now.
Enquiry related to the equipment purchase scam in the 34th National Games is still on and twelve firms have been marked which had supplied equipments in the National Games. “It will take three more months to investigate the case,” said Rao.
Reviewing the achievements in the year 2011, Rao said that out of 100 pending cases, 64 have been disposed off while out of 117 pending enquiries, 53 enquiries have been completed. Rao also said that despite an acute shortage of officers and staffs in the Bureau they had tried to do their best and will continue doing so in the future.
2011年9月29日星期四
Former TSMC Executive Justin Wang Named Senior Vice President
Soitec , a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, today appointed Dr. Justin Wang to the position of senior vice president, corporate marketing and strategy. An industry veteran with over 15 years of experience in both the electronics and solar markets at leading chip foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Dr. Wang joins Soitec's management team with responsibility for worldwide strategic marketing across the entire organization. He is based at Soitec's headquarters in France and reports directly to Paul Boudre, chief operating officer.
This appointment comes at a time of tremendous opportunities in both the microelectronics and solar energy industries. Soitec is carving out leadership positions in both markets, with the company's fully depleted silicon-on-insulator technology becoming a mainstream solution for extending the semiconductor industry's roadmap and Soitec's utility-scale concentrating photovoltaic solution providing the most efficient solar energy generation available on today's market.
As senior vice president of corporate marketing and strategy, Dr. Wang is responsible for the company's overall marketing strategy, helping to define the future vision for the company, leading the strategic planning process and evaluating new markets and opportunities to expand Soitec's business. Dr. Wang will contribute to strengthen Soitec's global brand including communicating the value and advantages of Soitec's products and services to customers as they make strategic decisions for their businesses.
"Justin is a world-class marketing executive who will lead efforts to drive our entire business forward by creating a unified marketing approach across the company," Boudre said. "His business acumen in the electronics and energy industries, his industry relationships as well as his extensive knowledge and experience in the Asian and Japanese markets will be key assets to our company. He is a great resource in addressing the needs of our customers worldwide while we work to capitalize on surging business opportunities in the FD-SOI and solar energy markets."
At TSMC, Dr. Wang most recently led the development of the company's overall solar business. He also served as vice president of TSMC Japan, successfully leading the company's business development activities in video game console applications. His previous positions at TSMC included several other executive positions such as director of advanced technology marketing and director of market analysis and forecast. Dr. Wang earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University and his M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University.
This appointment comes at a time of tremendous opportunities in both the microelectronics and solar energy industries. Soitec is carving out leadership positions in both markets, with the company's fully depleted silicon-on-insulator technology becoming a mainstream solution for extending the semiconductor industry's roadmap and Soitec's utility-scale concentrating photovoltaic solution providing the most efficient solar energy generation available on today's market.
As senior vice president of corporate marketing and strategy, Dr. Wang is responsible for the company's overall marketing strategy, helping to define the future vision for the company, leading the strategic planning process and evaluating new markets and opportunities to expand Soitec's business. Dr. Wang will contribute to strengthen Soitec's global brand including communicating the value and advantages of Soitec's products and services to customers as they make strategic decisions for their businesses.
"Justin is a world-class marketing executive who will lead efforts to drive our entire business forward by creating a unified marketing approach across the company," Boudre said. "His business acumen in the electronics and energy industries, his industry relationships as well as his extensive knowledge and experience in the Asian and Japanese markets will be key assets to our company. He is a great resource in addressing the needs of our customers worldwide while we work to capitalize on surging business opportunities in the FD-SOI and solar energy markets."
At TSMC, Dr. Wang most recently led the development of the company's overall solar business. He also served as vice president of TSMC Japan, successfully leading the company's business development activities in video game console applications. His previous positions at TSMC included several other executive positions such as director of advanced technology marketing and director of market analysis and forecast. Dr. Wang earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University and his M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University.
2011年4月28日星期四
Fallen workers honoured at Day of Mourning
John Swart says he sees cases of asbestosis and mesothelioma all the time.
The 52-year-old Sarnia man, a heat and frost insulator, was one of 200 people gathered at Centennial Park for the International Day of Mourning on Thursday.
"Back in the '60s, '70s, part of the '80s, we more or less installed the asbestos insulation on the piping and boilers," Swart said. "Now we're in the process of removing it all through proper regulations."
His industry and others like it are plagued with asbestos-related diseases, he said.
"We've got to keep our efforts up and making sure that everyone respects this deadly disease."
The International Day of Mourning, a Canadian initiative taken up by more than 100 countries, recognizes tragic losses caused by deaths, injuries, and illnesses in the workplace.
Swart was among a group who laid wreaths dedicated to victims of workplace tragedy.
Before placing his, he remembered his brother, who died 19 years ago while working in the Chemical Valley.
He was working by himself, insulating pipe, Swart said. Something went wrong with the controls on lift he was using and he was pinned against an I-beam, where he suffocated. He was 37.
"We want to wake up parliament, the government, the powers that be that make the laws ...," said June Maruschak, Sarnia and District Labour Council president. "Punish those who are not adhering to the laws, who are basically murdering their workers."
Across Canada an average of 20 workers are killed on the job every day, she said.
"Those workers never come home again to their families, or to their loved ones, their home or their friends. They die simply because of their jobs and that's not right."
The hundreds of cases of asbestos-related cancers in workers from the former Holmes Foundry is the most notable disaster in Sarnia's history, Maruschak said.
"It's a really, really sad thing that this community is doing today," said Sandy Kinart, chairperson of the Victims of Chemical Valley. "The devastation we feel is huge."
There are streets in Sarnia in which every household has lost a family member to occupational disease, she said.
Kinart railed against Prime Minister Stephen Harper who said this week his government has no plans to curb Canadians exports of asbestos to other countries.
"If one fibre is going to cause mesothelioma and have you take your life away, how can it be safe?"
The 52-year-old Sarnia man, a heat and frost insulator, was one of 200 people gathered at Centennial Park for the International Day of Mourning on Thursday.
"Back in the '60s, '70s, part of the '80s, we more or less installed the asbestos insulation on the piping and boilers," Swart said. "Now we're in the process of removing it all through proper regulations."
His industry and others like it are plagued with asbestos-related diseases, he said.
"We've got to keep our efforts up and making sure that everyone respects this deadly disease."
The International Day of Mourning, a Canadian initiative taken up by more than 100 countries, recognizes tragic losses caused by deaths, injuries, and illnesses in the workplace.
Swart was among a group who laid wreaths dedicated to victims of workplace tragedy.
Before placing his, he remembered his brother, who died 19 years ago while working in the Chemical Valley.
He was working by himself, insulating pipe, Swart said. Something went wrong with the controls on lift he was using and he was pinned against an I-beam, where he suffocated. He was 37.
"We want to wake up parliament, the government, the powers that be that make the laws ...," said June Maruschak, Sarnia and District Labour Council president. "Punish those who are not adhering to the laws, who are basically murdering their workers."
Across Canada an average of 20 workers are killed on the job every day, she said.
"Those workers never come home again to their families, or to their loved ones, their home or their friends. They die simply because of their jobs and that's not right."
The hundreds of cases of asbestos-related cancers in workers from the former Holmes Foundry is the most notable disaster in Sarnia's history, Maruschak said.
"It's a really, really sad thing that this community is doing today," said Sandy Kinart, chairperson of the Victims of Chemical Valley. "The devastation we feel is huge."
There are streets in Sarnia in which every household has lost a family member to occupational disease, she said.
Kinart railed against Prime Minister Stephen Harper who said this week his government has no plans to curb Canadians exports of asbestos to other countries.
"If one fibre is going to cause mesothelioma and have you take your life away, how can it be safe?"
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