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Comments (5)There are 3 major players that act in combination and affect leaf thickness/flexibility. Most important is the amount of photo-exposure the leaf receives. There is a layer of cells (palisade) just under the epidermis, These palisade cells are perpendicular to the epidermis and are much longer in leaves grown in bright light, which makes the leaf thicker and less flexible. The amount of N the plant gets and watering habits are the other two. Plants that are regularly irrigated when they are almost dry show thicker cuticles and more cuticular wax, both of which are a developmental response that ensures reduced water loss from the epidermis (cuticular transpiration). Excess N will cause thinner leaves. New leaves are strong energy sinks, so each generation of leaves in plants that are growing quickly get a smaller share of photosynthate production. Because surface area of the leaf is extremely important to the plant, the plant is programmed to increase surface area before it thickens. By the time the leaf is mature, it's ability to attract the photosynthate that would have allowed it to thicken is already being devoted to the next generations of leaves. This is kind of a parallel to the idea that 'excess N produces weak and spindly growth. Al...See MoreAsking vs Demanding
Comments (7)Justme,thanks for the response.I would feel more relaxed and comfortable without the 24/7 togetherness.DH has a hard time saying no to them out of guilt(extreme),fear(they will get angry.whoopdie doo as far as I'm concerned),and sometimes I think he actually enjoys the conflict(like men who enjoy women fighting over him). He suggested a pay by the week room when we discussed this before.It is cheap,no pool,etc.If he pays for his kids room it has to be at least two stars with a pool(and yes I realize there are g-children involved staying there).Or I'd suggest taking the g-kids swimming,etc.So,he will either understand my feelings on the matter or I just won't go.He will be upset but I'm so tired of his crap.He has a knack of making me second guess myself wondering if I am the sole problem.It can be mind spinning at times. He also called me a hypocrite.Then he comes home(after my post yesterday) and starts in of how he doesn't like his ex's partner because of what his kids tell him.Then when I express one of the reasons I'd like a room is because his ex is ALWAYS in the picture when he goes.There is no getting out of it.So,I tell DH perhaps his ex feels similar toward me and until I see for myself if that is the case I feel uncomfortable not having a place to go if it becomes a problem. Then he had the audacity to say "she's not that type of person" and he doubted she would give me grief(he wouldn't see subtle passive aggressive if it hit him in the eye if she did pull it) because she has her partner there living near by.If she did,according to DH, he would probably have a problem with her behaving that way toward her ex husbands wife,lol.Then DH said "I wouldn't blame him if he got upset,if she did." So,I'm the hypocrite and I think he is projecting.He throws this at me on top of everything else and does the exact thing he says would upset her man. Maybe she would be nice as pie,IDK.IDK,until I experience it.He had to converse with his ex when he got home due to a situation that needed discussing(no problem)so the subject came up bc of that.He announced he had to call her like he was announcing a call from the red phone. He also would look over at me toward the end of the convo as niceties were being said.What was said wasn't a problem as it had to do with something other than them but it was him looking at me expecting a reaction that was troublesome and I did not react-at all. I just need to release it before he comes home tonight and hope there will be some peace after he does.Or I may meltdown,lol.I can't change him.I have to find a way to change my reaction.At this stage of my life I am already stressed enough ,sleep difficulties and all the other lovely occurrences that come with it without DH and his B.S. making it worse....See Moretrying to understand new tax plan
Comments (47)I had no doubt Elmer would chime in in defense of the large corporations, and offer advice like: rather than complain about the corporations efforts to avoid paying the taxes they are legally obligated to, instead you should buy stock in the company so that you can benefit from the dribs and drabs of ill-gotten-gains that spills forth from their over-full pockets. I wasn't talking about moving manufacturing operations to third-world locations like China or Mexico or Alabama, where the responsibility of manufacturers to their workers amounts to: "Too bad, so sad, enjoy your cancer." or "Sorry about your missing limb, I hope that grows back" I was talking about schemes where the companies declare their "headquarters" to be a mail drop in a strip mall in Ireland, and then create fictitious subsidiaries in Ireland, The Netherlands, The Bahamas and/or Singapore and exploit dubious loopholes with clever names like: Double Irish with a Dutch Sandwich, Bermuda Black Hole, or Singapore Sling. These schemes to avoid paying taxes are not illegal only because the companies exploiting them have a cadre of accountants, lawyers and lobbyists working tirelessly to prevent the government from closing the loophole and making them illegal. And they are only "not nefarious" by a situational morality ruler of "All of those others are doing it too, therefore it is not morally/ethically wrong." Using these Google paid a tax rate of 2.4% in 2009 on 5.5 billion euros in profit, while in a different year Apple paid approximately 1% in taxes using such schemes. Some half-assed efforts have been made to address these abuses, but rather than declaring that their use of these loopholes was illegal all along and demanding the companies pay the taxes they would have owed, plus penalties, like I would have to do if I engaged in tax fraud, instead the governments have said what you've done is wrong, but the punishment for doing so is nothing, and we'll give you until 2020 to continue this particular tax fraud while you look for new loopholes you can exploit to continue to avoid paying taxes. If you are saying that you helped companies exploit these dubious tax avoidance schemes then you are part of the problem, and in my mind you are no less criminal than the companies that have done so....See MoreDo you have a big screen TV? And cable television?
Comments (63)Do you use it frequently? We use ours daily. We wake up to the news and I come home for lunch M-F and tune into shows during that time. We also watch TV at night, especially before bed. Do you spend the big bucks on cable for the TV and not watch it very often? Yes, and I feel ripped off with Directv. Also do you fight over it with your SO? No. We have multiple TVs so if we disagree on a show then I just watch in a different room. Our house isn't that big and it's just me and the hubby. We have a 54" in our living room and I don't consider that very big anymore. When we replace it someday we'll go to 65-70". Our living room is open to the kitchen and I have to squint to see the guide on my 54" so bigger is needed lol. In our bedroom I think we have a 46" ?? It's not very far from our bed so it's plenty big. And in the basement we have around a 50" but we never go down there. Our TVs are older but get the job done. It's so hard for me to spend money on an item when I have something that already works. So I just wait until things break. I'm down to my last working HDMI port on the living room TV so once that one goes then I'll cheerfully buy a new 65-70"......See More
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