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- General Information
- Connect Syntax
- Data Types
- Transactions, Isolation and Locking
- SQL Dialect
- Parameter Binding
- Stored Procedures
- Table Metadata
- Driver-specific Attributes and Methods
- Other Significant Database or Driver Features
DBD::Informix::Summary - Characteristics of DBD::Informix
perldoc DBD::Informix::Summary
This file is an updated version of the information about DBD::Informix in the DBI book.
General Information
Driver Version
DBD::Informix (Informix Database Driver for Perl DBI Version 2018.1031 (2018-10-31))
Feature Summary
Transactions Yes, if enabled when database was created
Locking Yes, implicit and explicit
Table joins Yes, inner and outer
LONG/LOB data types Yes, upto 2GB
Statement handle attributes available After prepare()
Placeholders Yes, "?" (native)
Stored procedures Yes
Bind output values Yes
Table name letter case Configurable
Field name letter case Configurable
Quoting of otherwise invalid names Yes, via double quotes
Case insensitive "LIKE" operator No
Server table ROW ID pseudocolumn Yes, "ROWID"
Positioned update/delete Yes
Concurrent use of multiple handles Unrestricted
Author and Contact Details
The driver author is Jonathan Leffler. He can be contacted via the dbi-users mailing list.
Supported Database Versions and Options
DBD::Informix module supports Informix OnLine and SE from version 5.00 onwards. There are some restrictions in the support for IUS ( aka IDS/UDO ). It uses Informix-ESQL/C, aka Informix ClientSDK. You must have a development licence for Informix-ESQL/C (or the C-code version of Informix-4GL) to be able to compile the
DBD::Informix code.
For more information refer to:
Differences from the DBI Specification
If you change
AutoCommit after preparing a statement, you will probably run into problems which you don't expect. So don't do that.
See the
DBD::Informix documentation for more details on this an other assorted subtle compatibility issues.
Connect Syntax
DBI->connect() Data Source Name, or DSN, has the following form:
where connect_string is any valid string that can be passed to the Informix CONNECT statement (or to the DATABASE statement for version 5.x systems). The acceptable notations include:
There are no driver specific attributes for the
DBI->connect() method.
If you're using version 6.00 or later of ESQL/C, then the number of database handles is only limited by your imagination and the computer's physical constraints. If you're using 5.x, you're stuck with one connection at a time.
Data Types
Numeric Data Handling
Informix supports these numeric data types:
INTEGER - signed 32-bit integer, excluding -2**31
SERIAL - synonym for INTEGER as far as scale is concerned
SMALLINT - signed 16-bit integer, excluding -2**15
FLOAT - Native C 'double'
SMALLFLOAT - Native C 'float'
REAL - Synonym for SMALLFLOAT
DOUBLE PRECISION - Synonym for FLOAT
DECIMAL(s) - s-digit floating point number (non-ANSI databases)
DECIMAL(s) - s-digit integer (MODE ANSI databases)
DECIMAL(s,p) - s-digit fixed-point number with p decimal places
MONEY(s) - s-digit fixed-point number with 2 decimal places
MONEY(s,p) - s-digit fixed-point number with p decimal places
NUMERIC(s) - synonym for DECIMAL(s)
NUMERIC(s,p) - synonym for DECIMAL(s,p)
INT8 - signed 64-bit integer, excluding -2**63 (IDS/UDO)
SERIAL8 - synonym for INT8 as far as scale is concerned
DBD::Informix always returns all numbers as strings. Thus the driver puts no restriction on size of PRECISION or SCALE.
String Data Handling
Informix supports the following string data types:
CHARACTER VARYING(size)
NATIONAL CHARACTER VARYING(size)
NATIONAL CHARACTER(size)
VARCHAR(size,min) -- and synonyms for this type
NVARCHAR(size,min) -- and synonyms for this type
LVARCHAR -- IDS/UDO only
Arguably, TEXT and BYTE blobs should also be listed here, as they are automatically converted from/to strings.
CHAR types have a limit of 32767 bytes in OnLine and IDS and a slightly smaller value (325xx) for SE. For VARCHAR types the limit is 255. LVARCHAR columns are limited to 2 KB; when used to transfer other data types, up to 32 KB.
DBD::Informix 0.61 doesn't have fully operational LVARCHAR support.
The CHAR and NCHAR types are fixed length and blank padded.
Handling of national character sets depends on the database version (and is different for versions 5, for versions 6 and 7.1x, and for versions 7.2x and later). Details for version 8.x vary depending on x. It depends on the locale, determined by a wide range of standard ( e.g.,
LC_COLLATE) and non-standard ( e.g.,
CLIENT_LOCALE ) environment variables. For details, read the relevant manual. Unicode is not currently directly supported by Informix (as of 1999-02-28).
Strings can be concatenated using the
|| operator.
Date Data Handling
There are two basic date/time handling types: DATE and DATETIME. DATE supports dates in the range 01/01/0001 through 31/12/9999. It is fairly flexible in its input and output formats. Internally, it is represented by the number of days since December 31 1899, so January 1 1900 was day 1. It does not understand the calendric gyrations of 1752, 1582-4, or the early parts of the first millenium, and imposes the calendar as of 1970-01-01 on these earlier times.
DATETIME has to be qualified by two components from the set:
YEAR MONTH DAY HOUR MINUTE SECOND FRACTION FRACTION(n) for n = 1..5
These store a date using ISO 8601 format for the constants. For example, DATE("29/02/2000") is equivalent to:
and The Epoch for POSIX systems can be expressed as:
There is no direct support for timezones.
The default date time format depends on the environment locale settings and the version and the data type. The DATETIME types are rigidly ISO 8601 except for converting 1-digit or 2-digit years to a 4-digit equivalent, subject to version and environment.
Handling of two digit years depends on the version, the bugs fixed, and the environment. In general terms (for current software), if the environment variable
DBCENTURY is unset or is set to
'R', then the current century is used. If DBCENTURY is
'F', the date will be in the future; if DBCENTURY is
'P', it will be in the past; if DBCENTURY is
'C', it will be the closest date (50 year window, based on current day, month and year, with the time of day untested).
The current datetime is returned by the
CURRENT function, usually qualified as CURRENT YEAR TO SECOND.
Informix provides no simple way to input or output dates and times in other formats. Whole chapters can be written on this subject.
Informix supports a draft version of the SQL2 INTERVAL data type:
INTERVAL start[(p1)] [TO end[(p2)]]
[] indicates optional parts.)
The following interval qualifications are possible:
p1 specifies the number of digits specified in the most significant unit of the value, with a maximum of 9 and a default of 2 (except YEAR that defaults to 4). p2 specifies the number of digits in fractional seconds, with a maximum of 5 and a default of 3.
Literal interval values may be specified using the following syntax:
INTERVAL value start[(p1)] [TO end[(p2)]]
For example:
The expression "2 UNITS DAY" is equivalent to the first of these, and similar expressions can be used for any of the basic types.
A full range of operations can be performed on dates and intervals, e.g., datetime-datetime=interval, datetime+interval=datetime, interval/number=interval.
The following SQL expression can be used to convert an integer "seconds since 1-jan-1970 GMT" value to the corresponding database date time:
DATETIME(1970-01-01 00:00:00) YEAR TO SECOND + seconds_since_epoch UNITS SECOND
There is no simple expression for inline use that will do the reverse. Use a stored procedure; see the comp.databases.informix archives at DejaNews, or the Informix International Users Group (IIUG) web site at http://www.iiug.org.
Informix does not handle multiple time zones in a simple manner.
LONG/BLOB Data Handling
Informix supports the following large object types:
BYTE - binary data max 2GB
TEXT - text data max 2GB
BLOB - binary data max 2GB (maybe bigger); IDS/UDO only
CLOB - character data max 2GB (maybe bigger); IDS/UDO only
DBD::Informix does not currently have support for BLOB and CLOB data types, but does support the BYTE and TEXT types.
The DBI LongReadLen and LongTruncOk attributes are not implemented. If the data selected is a BYTE or TEXT type, then the data is stored in the relevant Perl variable, unconstrained by anything except memory up to a limit of 2GB.
The maximum length of
bind_param() parameter value that can be used to insert BYTE or TEXT data is 2 GB. No specialized treatment is necessary for fetch or insert. UPDATE simply doesn't work.
bind_param() method doesn't pay attention to the TYPE attribute. Instead, the string presented will be converted automatically to the required type. If it isn't a string type, it needs to be convertible by whichever bit of the system ends up doing the conversion. UPDATE cannot be used with these types in
DBD::Informix; only version 7.30 IDS provides the data necessary to be able to handle blobs.
Other Data Handling issues
type_info() method is not supported.
Non-BLOB types can be automatically converted to and from strings most of the time. Informix also supports automatic conversions between pure numeric data types whereever it is reasonable. Converting from DATETIME or INTERVAL to numeric data types is not automatic.
Transactions, Isolation and Locking
Informix databases can be created with or without transaction support.
Informix supports several transaction isolation levels: REPEATABLE READ, CURSOR STABILITY, COMMITTED READ, DIRTY READ. Refer to the Informix documentation for their exact meaning. Isolation levels only apply to OnLine and IDS and relatives; SE supports only a level somewhere in between COMMITTED READ and DIRTY READ.
The default isolation level depends on the type of database to which you're connected. You can use
SET ISOLATION TO level to change the isolation level. If the database is unlogged, that is, it has no transaction support, you can't set the isolation level. In some more recent versions, you can also set a transaction to
The default locking behaviour for reading and writing depends on the isolation level, the way the table was defined, and on whether the database was created with transactions enabled or not.
Rows returned by a SELECT statement can be locked to prevent them being changed by another transaction, by appending
FOR UPDATE to the select statement. Optionally, you can specify a column list in parentheses after the
FOR UPDATE clause.
LOCK TABLE table_name IN lock_mode statement can be used to apply an explicit lock on a table. The lock mode can be
SHARED or
EXCLUSIVE. There are constraints on when tables can be unlocked, and when locks can be applied. Row/Page locking occurs with cursors
FOR UPDATE. In some types of database, some cursors are implicitly created
SQL Dialect
Case Sensitivity of LIKE Operator
The LIKE operator is case sensitive.
Table Join Syntax
All Informix versions support the basic
WHERE a.field = b.field style join notation. Support for SQL-92 join notation depends on DBMS version; most do not.
Outer joins are supported. The basic version is:
SELECT * FROM A, OUTER B WHERE a.col1 = b.col2
All rows from A will be selected. Where there is one or more rows in B matching the row in A according to the join condition, the corresponding rows will be returned. Where there is no matching row in B, NULL will be returned in the B-columns in the SELECT list. There are all sorts of other contortions, such as complications with criteria in the WHERE clause, or nested outer joins.
Table and Column Names
For most versions, the maximum size of a table name or column name is 18 characters, as required by SQL-86. For the latest versions (Centaur, provisionally 9.2 or 7.4), the answer will be 128, as required by SQL-92. Owner (schema) names can be 8 characters in the older versions and 32 in the versions with long table/column names.
The first character must be a letter, but the rest can be any combination of letters, numerals, and underscores (
If the
DELIMIDENT environment variable is set, then table and column and owner names can be quoted inside double quotes, and any characters become valid. To embed a double-quote in the name, use two adjacent double-quotes, such as
"I said, ""Don't!""". (Normally, Informix is very relaxed about treating double quotes and single quotes as equivalent, so often you could write
'I said, "Don''t"' as the equivalent of the previous example. With
DELIMIDENT set, you have to be more careful.) Owner names are delimited identifiers and should be embedded in double quotes for maximum safety.
The case preserving and case sensitive behavior of table and column names depends on the environment and the quoting mechanisms used.
Support for using national character sets in names depends on the version and the environment (locale).
Row ID
Most tables have a virtual ROWID column which can be selected. Fragmented tables do not have one unless it is specified in the
WITH ROWIDS clause when the table is created or altered. In that case, it is a physical ROWID column which otherwise appears as a virtual column (meaning
SELECT * does not select it).
As with any type except the blob types, a ROWID can be converted to a string and used as such. Note that ROWIDs need not be contiguous, nor start at either zero or one.
Automatic Key or Sequence Generation
The SERIAL and SERIAL8 datatypes are "auto incrementing" keys. If you insert a zero into these columns, the next previously unused key number is unrollbackably allocated to that row. Note that NULL can't be used; you have to insert a zero. If you insert a non-zero value into the column, the specified value is used instead. Usually, there is a unique constraint on the column to prevent duplicate entries.
To get the value just inserted, you can use:
Informix doesn't support sequence generators directly, but you can create your own with stored procedures.
Automatic Row Numbering and Row Count Limiting
Informix does not support a way to automatically number returned rows.
Some recent versions of Informix support a
FIRST row count limiting directive on SELECT statements:
SELECT FIRST num_of_rows ...
Positioned updates and deletes
Positioned updates and deletes are supported using the
WHERE CURRENT OF syntax. For example:
$dbh->do("UPDATE ... WHERE CURRENT OF $sth->{CursorName}");
Parameter Binding
Parameter binding is directly suported by Informix. Only the
? style of place holder is supported.
The TYPE attribute to
bind_param() is not currently supported, but some support is expected in a future release.
Stored Procedures
Some stored procedures can be used as functions in ordinary SQL:
SELECT proc1(Col1) FROM SomeTable WHERE Col2 = proc2(Col3);
All stored procedures can be executed via the SQL
EXECUTE PROCEDURE statement. If the procedure returns no values it can just be executed. If the procedure does return values, even single values via a
RETURN statement, then it can be treated like a SELECT statement. So after calling
execute() you can fetch results from the statement handle as if a select statement had been executed. For example:
$sth = $dbh->prepare("EXECUTE PROCEDURE CursoryProcedure(?,?)");
$sth->execute(1, 12);
$ref = $sth->fetchall_arrayref();
Table Metadata
The DBI
table_info() method is not currently supported. The private
_tables() method can be used to get a list of all tables or a subset.
Details of the columns of a table can be fetched using the private
_columns() method.
The keys/indexes of a table be fetched by querying on the system catalog.
Further information about these and other issues can be found via the
comp.databases.informix news group, and via the International Informix User Group (IIUG) at
Driver-specific Attributes and Methods
Refer to the
DBD::Informix documentation for details of driver-specific database and statement handle attribues.
_tables() and
_columns() methods give easy access to table and column details.
Other Significant Database or Driver Features
Temporary tables can be created during a database session that are automatically dropped at the end of that session if they have not already been dropped explicitly. Very handy.
The latest versions of Informix (IDS/UDO, IUS) support user defined routines and user defined types which can be implemented in the server in C or (shortly) Java.
The SQL-92 "CASE WHEN" syntax is supported by some versions of the Informix servers. That greatly simplifies some kinds of queries.


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Ahead of the Winter Session, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday the government is reaching out to political parties to seek their support for passage of important economic bills.
"The Parliament session has a very heavy legislative agenda. We are reaching out to the various political parties to carry through these agenda in the four weeks that we have for the session", he said addressing a press conference in New Delhi.
The important economic agenda for the Winter Session of Parliament beginning on November 22 includes amendment to the Insurance Bill to raise FDI cap from 26 to 49 per cent, Banking Regulation Amendment Bill and Direct Taxes Code.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chidambaram said, had already met supporting parties and would be meeting more allies.
"We sincerely hope that the forthcoming session will be a productive one and many bills will be passed. . . My suggestion is that not one issue should be blown out of proportion.
"There are many very important issues that concern the welfare of people and future of country", he added.
The Opposition parties are proposing to corner the government on the issue of opening of multi-brand retail to foreign investors.
The government allowed FDI in multi-brand retail through an executive order.
Noting that economy was 'challenged', the minister said the government would be taking steps to revive growth, which slipped to nine-year low of 6.5 per cent in 2012-13.
". . . we are taking number of steps to revive economic growth. Only this morning you have read that Eurozone is formally in recession. We are nowhere near that situation," he
Indian economy is still growing at 5.5 per cent, Chidambaram said, adding 'second quarter number will be known by end of this month. And I think there will be a pick up in third and fourth quarters.'
The growth rate in the first quarter of 2012-13 was 5.5 per cent.
The goal, the minister said, would be to tide over the difficult period and end the year with a reasonably satisfactory note.
Chidambaram said he would endeavour to present a 'more balanced budget' for 2013-14 and expressed the confidence that 'growth will revive and (we will) move on to high growth track.'
Replying to questions on fiscal deficit, the minister exuded confidence that there was still time and the government would be able to meet the revised target of 5.3 per cent of the gross domestic product.
"We still have good time of four-and-half months and, therefore, it is too early to say that we won't reach the target.
"And it is my intention to reach the target. . .I don't think we should spread pessimism or cynicism", the minister said.
He said the disinvestment process will start soon and spectrum auction will continue.
The empowered group of ministers, he said, will meet shortly to take decisions on the pending issues.
Concerns are being expressed about the ability of the government to meet the revised fiscal deficit target in view of the lukewarm response to the 2G spectrum auction which fetched only Rs 9,400 crore (Rs 94 billion) as against the target of Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400 billion).
As regards disinvestment, although the government plans to raise Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion) in the current fiscal through this route, none of the public sector undertakings have been able to hit the market so far.

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Rangers miss their opportunites against Tigers
Tepesch solid, but offense goes 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position
ARLINGTON -- The end summed up the whole evening. Ian Kinsler, in the game as a pinch-runner, was standing at second base with two outs in the ninth. The Rangers needed just one clutch hit, but Craig Gentry, facing closer Jose Valverde, hit a routine ground ball to second baseman Ramon Santiago and the game was over.
The Rangers finished the night going 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and lost to the Tigers, 2-1, on Friday night at Rangers Ballpark. Texas starter Nick Tepesch took the loss despite holding the American League's top lineup to two runs in five innings. The bullpen was even better, holding Detroit hitless over the final four innings.
But the Rangers' only run against Rick Porcello and four relievers came on Geovany Soto's fifth-inning home run. The Rangers have hit a home run in 10 straight games, but they needed at least one hit or sacrifice fly to go along with it on Friday night and couldn't find either.
"Tepesch did his job," manager Ron Washington said. "We just couldn't deliver a punch."
The Rangers left eight runners on base -- six were stranded with runners in scoring position. This is the eighth game the Rangers did not have a hit with runners in scoring position and they have lost all eight. That accounts for more than half of their 15 losses.
"Anytime you lose a game like this, everybody is going to bring up the missed opportunities," designated hitter Lance Berkman said. "But we were getting those opportunities. You're not going to do it every time, especially against a good team like that with tough pitching. It was a tough baseball game. Their guys pitched well, our guys pitched well, they came up one run better. What are you going to do?"
Nobody had a right to be more frustrated than Nelson Cruz. Twice he hit into double plays with runners in scoring position. He did so with runners at first and second with none out in the fourth, when the game was still scoreless.
He did so again in the eighth against former Rangers pitcher Joaquin Benoit. This time the Rangers had runners at the corners with one out, when Cruz hit a sharp grounder right at Santiago for an inning-ending double play.
"That's where you want to be and when you want the lead," Cruz said. "There's nothing I can do. It's done. Tomorrow if I've got the chance, I'll try to get the job done again."
Washington gave credit to Porcello, who went 5 2/3 innings to get the victory.
"I thought Porcello was as good as I've ever seen him," Washington said. "He loaded up the strike zone with all kinds of pitches. We worked him pretty good. We had opportunities, but he made pitches and we couldn't deliver."
Porcello entered the game with a career 7.93 ERA against the Rangers, but held them to five hits and one walk. Leonys Martin had one of those hits, a one-out triple in the third. But Porcello retired Elvis Andrus on a soft line drive to first baseman Prince Fielder and struck out Leury Garcia.
It was just another opportunity missed by the Rangers.
"There weren't many easy outs tonight," Porcello said. "They really battled, fouled off a lot of pitches and stayed aggressive. This is a tough place to pitch, especially against that lineup. I just wanted to keep the ball down. If you stay down they can't hurt you as much."
Tepesch was able to match Porcello through four despite having baserunners on in every inning. One reason was Martin, the Rangers center fielder, who gunned down Andy Dirks trying to score on Miguel Cabrera's one-out single in the third. Cabrera was still the biggest headache for Tepesch and was instrumental in his team breaking through in the fifth.
Dirks led off with a single and went to second as Torii Hunter rolled out to shortstop. Cabrera followed with a double off the left-field wall to drive home the first run of the game. Tepesch then hit Prince Fielder with a pitch, Victor Martinez lined a single to right to load the bases, and Alex Avila hit a sacrifice fly to center to drive home a second run. Tepesch struck out Jhonny Peralta to end both the inning and his night.
"They definitely have a good lineup," Tepesch said. "I felt pretty good for the most part. I made a few bad pitches and I didn't get any quick innings. A lot of guys on base led to a lot of long innings."
The Tigers' pitchers had a lot of lot of runners on base and some long innings. But the Rangers couldn't take advantage. They outhit the Tigers, 8-6, and this was only the second time in 26 games the Rangers equaled or outhit their opponents and lost.


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In this episode we talk at length about cryptocurrency trading and the perils that it could involve. Our show should not be considered investment advice to buy or sell or hold anything. The coming sea change will include a lot of success and at least some failure. Using the term "Investing" is a misnomer. Contributing to blockchain start-ups and projects ought to be better described as "Gambling". We also talk about: The Brave Browser's BAT token sells out in the space of 3 Ethereum blocks raising $36 Million in 24 seconds. Elevator Caps seem to be the new trend with token sales. The difference between Initial Coin Offering and Token Generation Event. This website keeps track of the success of tokens and coins against ETH and BTC. The Status Network might just be the glue that bonds the ethereum users, dapps, and more. Two massive chinese Bitcoin exchanges Huobi and OKCoin add Ethereum trading. The Ethereum Network has three times as many nodes as the Bitcoin network.
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ICO Madness as BAT Sells out in 24 Seconds
We talked about Brave Browser's recent switch from BTC to ETH on Ep200, and we first discussed Brave Browser on Ep167 way back in August!
Most notably was the incredibly small number of participants. The Token Generation Event raised $36 Million in 3 Ethereum blocks and blocks were found fast: just 24 seconds! The entire 1 Billion tokens are consolidated among just 190 addresses.
Leading up to the TGE there were some on reddit upset at the numerous last minute changes. Over a month ago the BAT team announced the fundraising goal of $15 Million with a cap of 1 Billion tokens. The goal was changed to $24 Million 9 days out with the reason being, 'why not moar?'. Two days prior to the sale date the contract was deployed with an exchange rate based off 1 ETH = $153 of 1 ETH for 6400 BAT. In the end they raised $36 Million worth of ETH and presumably rising, more than 2 times their original goal.
This trend of token sales with elevator caps has seen Mystereum raise their cap from 10 to 14 million and sell out in 40 minutes. Storj raise their cap just prior to the token sale, Status had initially planned a cap of $10 million but that has changed to a $12 Million soft cap with hidden hard caps?
One thing is for certain, as overall market cap of cryptocurrencies crests $80 Billion there is a lot of funding available for a myriad of blockchain-based ventures. Especially if you can hype and have friends in high places.
I just want to take a moment and point out that an ICO is the term used for the launch of a new blockchain. The launch of a new token is actually termed a Token Generation Event. These are distinctly different events. Initial Coin Offerings refer to new blockchains spawning – these sort of events often require more resources and commitment. Token Generation Events often the creation of a mass of tokens that will be used on top of an existing and often well-established blockchain. The case of the tokens we talked about earlier in the show, Ethereum is the blockchain they are on.
ICO vs ETH
Some of the ICO/TGE are looked at as get rich quick schemes. In fact, a chunk of investors buy big into the initial offering only to sell it for double or more as soon as it is on the market. This site looks at the historic data and compares Bitcoin and Ether to dozens of other blockchains and tokens.
The Status Network
A 'socio-economic network' based off of a private messaging platform. The network runs on a Mobile OS built for Ethereum and the coming Token Sale will sell off the Status Network Token starting June 17th.
SNT will be used to power the Status Client, including:
- Governance of the Status Client
- A Decentralized Push Notification Market
- Community Curation of Content, powered by UserFeeds.io
- Fiat-to-crypto 'Teller Network'
- DApp Directory
- Sticker Market
- Access to new features such as Tribute to Talk
- Powering the Status User Acquisition Engine
The Status network aims to connect users, apps, market functions and more all through a discrete messaging service.
Chinese Digital Currency Exchanges Huobi And OKCoin To List Ether
Starting May 31, Ether will be offered on both the Huobi and OKCoin exchanges in China.
The Huobi digital currency exchange has announced that Ether will be available for trading on its platform starting May 31, 2017, at 12:00 (GMT+8). The first of China's "Big 3" digital currency exchanges to offer Ether, Huobi's announcement on May 27 could potentially have already contributed to the recent spike in the price of Ether, which saw a same day recovery of 40 percent. Per Huobi's official twitter account, "There are many aspects of Ethereum that could outperform bitcoin, such as scalability, cost, [and] speed."
OKCoin, Huobi's main rival, will begin offering Ether at 22:00 (GMT+8) on May 31 as well; while Ether trading will officially commence on June 1. Last year's decision by China's Big 3 (BTCC being the third) to forgo listing Ether prompted many Chinese investors to use workaround trading strategies, such as buying bitcoin and using ShapeShift or other exchanges to convert it into Ether. If true, this type of buying might have created an artificial relationship between bitcoin and Ether which could potentially dissolve now that Chinese consumers can purchase Ether directly.
GDAX is a US based exchange that has recently added EUR/ETH and EUR/LTC pairs
Ethereum now has three times more nodes than Bitcoin
The ethereum network has nearly 25,000 reachable nodes, spread across the globe, less than two years after its launch, while bitcoin currently has only around 7,000 nodes that verify the network.


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Genentech, deCODE genetics, Inc. Identify Protective Gene Against Alzheimer's, Cognitive Decline
deCODE Genetics, a global leader in analyzing and understanding the human genome, together with their colleagues from the pharmaceutical company Genentech, reported today in the journal Nature the discovery of a variant of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene that confers protection against both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cognitive decline in the elderly. The findings also indicate a linkage between age-related cognitive decline and late-onset forms of AD, the most common cause of dementia.
"Our results suggest that late-onset Alzheimer's disease may represent the extreme of more general age-related decline in cognitive function," said study lead author Kari Stefansson, M.D., Dr. Med., CEO of deCODE Genetics. "Also important, these data support certain Alzheimer's disease drug development programs--some of which are already in human clinical trials."
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease associated with the production and accumulation of beta-amyloid peptides produced by cleaving bits off the APP. While several mutant forms of the APP gene have been linked to early-onset, aggressive forms of AD, there is limited evidence supporting a role for mutations in the gene in the more common late-onset form of the disease.
In searching for low-frequency variants of the APP gene associated with AD, deCODE scientists found a significant association with a mutation in whole genome sequence data from 1,795 Icelanders. The research team showed that the mutation is significantly more common in the study's elderly control group than in those with AD, suggesting that the mutation confers protection against the disease.
The Genentech team then tested these findings using in vitro cellular assays with wild-type APP and APP enriched with A673T, the mutation allele. Importantly, they showed a significantly reduced production of amyloid beta in cells with A673T.
"Our genetic data indicate that the mutation is protective against Alzheimer's disease," said Stefansson. "Our findings and the in vitro work done by Genentech also provide a proof of principle for the idea that blocking BACE1 cleavage of APP may protect against Alzheimer's, offering greater confidence to pharmaceutical companies with active BACE1 inhibitor drug development programs."
Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
To study the association of the protective mutation with general cognitive decline, the research team examined the frequency of the mutation in the original Icelandic control group of those cognitively intact at age 85. The team found an enrichment of the mutation in this group, consistent with its protective effect against AD.
Extending this work further, the team investigated cognitive function using a seven-category test in carriers of the mutation and non-carriers in the age range of 80 to 100 years old. The research team found a statistically significant difference between carriers and non-carriers, with the carriers of the mutation having a score indicative of better-conserved cognition. After removing known AD cases, the team again found that carriers had better cognitive function, suggesting that the mutation extends its protective effect to the elderly in general.
"The implication of these data is that general cognitive decline and late-onset Alzheimer's disease share biological pathways," said Stefansson. "It also suggests that approaches to treating Alzheimer's may have benefit to those elderly who do not carry the protective mutation, and do not suffer from AD."
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common form of dementia that affects four to eight percent of the elderly population worldwide. The neuropathological features of AD are the presence of extracellular amyloid plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles in the hippocampus and cortical grey matter of the AD brain.
Age-specific prevalence of AD nearly doubles after age 65, leading to a prevalence of greater than 25 percent in those over the age of 90.
About deCODE
Headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, deCODE genetics is a global leader in analyzing and understanding the human genome. Using its unique expertise and population resources, deCODE has discovered genetic risk factors for dozens of common diseases ranging from cardiovascular disease to cancer.
In order to most rapidly realize the value of genetics for human health, deCODE partners with life sciences companies to accelerate their target discovery, validation, and prioritization efforts, yielding improved patient stratification for clinical trials and essential companion diagnostics. In addition, through its CLIA- and CAP-certified laboratory, deCODE offers DNA-based tests for gauging risk and empowering prevention of common diseases. deCODE also licenses its tests, intellectual property, and analytical tools to partner organizations. deCODE's corporate information can be found at www.decode.com with information about our genetic testing services at www.decodehealth.com and www.decodeme.com .
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University alumni elected Bob Jubelirer, Albert L. Lord and Alice W. Pope, from a field of 31 candidates vying for three positions. Each candidate had a biography and position statement posted to the Board of Trustees website.
Delegates of the agricultural societies elected Betsy E. Huber and Keith E. Masser.
The board also elected two trustees representing business and industry: Daniel S. Mead and Walter C. Rakowich.
The term of each trustee elected is three years, beginning July 1 and expiring on June 30, 2017.
Board members elected by the alumni are:
Bob Jubelirer. Jubelirer served in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1975-2006. He was President Pro Tempore of the Senate for 21 years, and did double-duty as lieutenant governor after Tom Ridge became Director of Homeland Security. Jubelirer graduated from Penn State with a degree in history and earned his law degree from The Dickinson School of Law. He has been honored with the Dickinson School of Law Career Achievement Award; The Penn State Distinguished Alumni Award; and Alumni Association Alumni Fellow Award.
Albert L. Lord. Lord's career included 14 years of accounting and banking, then 32 years at Sallie Mae (SLM) beginning in 1981. He became CEO in 1997. Lord worked with Congress and the U.S. Treasury to privatize SLM, ending its status as a "Government Sponsored Enterprise" (GSE), the only GSE to do so. After retiring in 2005 to chair the SLM Board, Lord returned as CEO in 2007 at the onset of the financial crisis. He re-retired as CEO, and from the board, in June 2013. He is a 1967 graduate of Penn State.
Alice W. Pope. Pope serves as a professor of child psychology at St. John's University. Her academic career, including faculty appointments at public and private universities, positions her to provide an educator's perspective to the board. Pope also has expertise in fixing ineffective educational governance, and has co-authored reports on governance best practices for trustees and legislators. She is a three-time Penn State alumna, with bachelors (1979), masters (1983), and doctoral (1986) degrees in psychology.
Board members elected by the agricultural societies are:
Betsy E. Huber. Huber was elected to the board of directors of the National Grange in 2006 and has served as chair since 2007. She also is executive secretary for the Pennsylvania Young Farmers Association. From 2002-10 she was president of the Pennsylvania State Grange, and its legislative liaison 2010-12. She was employed as district aide to State Rep. Arthur Hershey from 1992-2002. Huber was elected to the Board of Trustees by delegates from agricultural societies in 2005. She represents the trustees on the Penn State-Dickinson Agricultural Law Resource Center Board.
Keith E. Masser. Masser is president of Sterman Masser Inc. in Sacramento, Pa., a family farm that produces potatoes, cash grain and hay, and processes dehydrated and fresh-cut potato products. He is a Penn State graduate with a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering, and is involved in the Mount Nittany Society, Alumni Association, and Alpha Epsilon Ag Engineering and Tau Beta Pi Engineering honor societies. He was elected to the Board of Trustees by delegates from agricultural societies effective July 1, 2008, and elected board chair in January 2013.
Board members representing business and industry are:
Daniel S. Mead. Mead is president and CEO of Verizon Wireless, and is one of the founding senior executives responsible for launching Verizon Wireless in July 2000. He has been very active with the Penn State community, including his membership since 2006 in the Behrend Council of Fellows, and long has been involved in anti-domestic violence initiatives. In 2008 he was named an Alumni Fellow, and in 2010 received Penn State's Distinguished Alumni Award. He earned his bachelor's degree in quantitative business analysis and his MBA from Penn State.
Walter C. Rakowich. Rakowich retired in 2012 as CEO of Prologis. He had been named CEO in 2008, and held a number of senior management positions at the company before then, including chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Before joioning Prologis in 1994 he spent nine years as a partner and principal with Trammel Crow Co. He began his career as an auditor and tax consultant with Price Waterhouse. In 2010 he was named an Alumni Fellow. He earned his bachelor's degree in accounting at Penn State.
Penn State's Board of Trustees is composed of six members appointed by the governor, nine members elected by alumni and six members each elected by agricultural societies and by the board representing business and industry endeavors. In addition, five members are ex-officio by virtue of their position within the University or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including the governor (non-voting); the Penn State president (non-voting); and the state secretaries of the departments of Agriculture; Education; and Conservation and Natural Resources.
For more information on Penn State's board members, visit http://www.psu.edu/trustees/membership.html online.
The total distribution of the votes cast in the alumni election are listed below by the position of the candidates on the ballot.
Ballot position: Candidate – Vote total
01: Ted J. Sebastianelli, '69, State College, PA – 5,701
02: Ned Rauch-Mannino,'10, Washington, DC – 1,144
03: Daniel N. Cocco,'08, New York, NY – 3,787
04: Gavin Keirans,'10, Philadelphia, PA – 3,128
05: Ryan Bagwell,'02, Middleton, WI – 3,420
06: Robert G. Milnes, III,'02, Sewickley, PA – 1,208
07: Jason P. Kutulakis,'91, '94 JD, Carlisle, PA – 1,142
08: George A. Weigand,'69, State College, PA – 1,517
09: Amy L. Williams,'80, Wayne, PA – 2,369
10: Joshua D. Fulmer,'01, Easton, PA – 605
11: Edward J. Kabala,'64, Philadelphia, PA – 1,068
12: Joel N. Myers,'61, '63g, '71g, State College, PA – 3,511
13: Ricardo Azziz,'81g, Augusta, GA – 532
14: Jennifer E. Bird-Pollan,'99, Lexington, KY – 1,376
15: John J. Graham, Jr.,'99, Philadelphia, PA – 634
16: Vincent J. "V.J." Tedesco, III,'86, '95g, Alexandria, VA – 1,971
17: Laurie Anne Stanell,'80, Holicong, PA – 1,003
18: Julie Harris McHugh, '86, Ambler, PA – 3,539
19: Christine Stempka Rhoads,'99, Lancaster, PA – 2,249
21: Matthew W. Schuyler,'87, McLean, VA – 2,590
22: Albert L. Lord,'67, Washington, DC – 9,516
23: Keith Bierly,'77, Rebersburg, PA – 1,526
24: R. Seth Williams,'89, Philadelphia, PA – 2,200
25: Robert J. Bowsher,'86, San Diego, CA – 542
26: Rudolph Karl Glocker,'91, '93g, Henderson, NV – 2,655
27: Alice W. Pope,'79, '83g, '86g, Brooklyn, NY – 10,025
28: Robert C. Jubelirer,'59, '62 JD, Boalsburg, PA – 8,101
29: Brian M. Rutter,'03, Boalsburg, PA – 1,379
30: Allen L. Soyster,'65, Philipsburg,PA – 1,324
31: Robert Hooper,'79, Burlington, VT – 562
32: Art Greenwald,'76, Fort Lauderdale, FL – 1,125
Write-In Votes 854
Total Eligible Voters - 613,943
Total Ballots Received - 29,791


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KANSAS CITY -- By the time the Tigers' plane landed in Detroit after Tuesday's All-Star Game in New York, it was after 3 a.m. ET on Wednesday, so it took a while for American League manager Jim Leyland to put the Midsummer Classic behind him.
The Tigers skipper was ready for the second half as his team flew to Kansas City on Thursday evening, but he won't forget his All-Star experience.
"I thought we really put on a good show," Leyland said before Friday's second-half opener against the Royals. "I thought it was terrific. Of course we won [3-0], but I thought it was a terrific All-Star Game, maybe one of the best of all-time because of the Mariano Rivera situation and how it scripted out."
The ovation honoring Rivera before the bottom of the eighth inning, in particular, was one of the better moments in All-Star Game history, he thought.
"I don't know how it could've played out any better," Leyland said.
Some of that script was Leyland's design; he had told Rivera ahead of time that he would try to set him up to pitch the eighth inning. Some of that, including the lead itself, came together by fortune.
There was some confusion about how the plan came together for Rivera to have the field to himself for a tribute before the bottom of the eighth. Leyland said he thought Major League Baseball officials had mentioned something about it ahead of time, but he wasn't clear. His bench coach, Gene Lamont, reminded him between innings that they didn't want the players out there yet.
"I did eventually tell them, 'This guy's good, but he does need some fielders,'" Leyland said.
What amazed Leyland was Rivera's ability to handle the tribute and the pressure of his final All-Star appearance, yet still pitch his usual effective inning.
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Reality Check: New Jim Beam Bourbon Thickburger from Hardee's and Carl's Jr.
Reviews of fast food burgers and a look at how the real life version compares to the advertised beauty shot.
You know what's been missing from the everything-bigger-and-crazier-and-more-extreme-than-everything-else fast food burger trend? Booze. In what the accompanying press release proudly trumpets (in the lead sentence, no less, so that's clearly what they're hanging their hat on here) as an industry first, Hardee's and Carl's Jr. have unveiled a mass-production burger "with the distinctive taste of a branded, distilled spirit." That's right. Now any underage carnivore can stroll on in and—with no fake ID required—belly up to the Jim Beam Bourbon Thickburger.
Of course, you don't have to be of age to buy a bottle of Jim Beam's BBQ sauce from your local grocer, either...and that's all that's essentially at the centerpiece of this new offering from the sister chains. "Higher-end restaurants have long served menu items flavored with branded spirits but, until now, they had yet to find their way onto fast food menus," said Brad Haley, Carl's Jr. and Hardee's CMO. "While there is no residual alcohol in the sauce, that wonderful bourbon taste remains," he goes on to say.
It's a clever twist, sure to excite a certain demographic of young male fast food consumers who will be intrigued simply by the alcohol tie-in. Of course, a little T&A also plays well with that crowd, and Hardee's/Carl's Jr. never disappoints. To that end, they've produced a new ad starring supermodel Heidi Klum as a Mrs. Robinsonesque cougar seducing a younger man with this "burger with grown-up tastes."
But how does the real thing stack up to the high-production-value fantasy? Well, right out of the box, I was admittedly a little let down.
CKE Restaurants typically use third-pound burgers for their PR shoots (like the two above), but my Six Dollar version ($4.99) looked flatter and far skimpier, despite being eight full ounces. Some toppings were visible, like the bacon strips, lettuce, a veritable flood of sauce, and just a hint of the crispy onion straws.
To get a look at the pepper jack cheese, I had to do some under-bun investigation. And there's a tomato slice under the charbroiled patty, along with a second application of Jim Beam sauce.
Not the prettiest fast food burger I've seen, but this one tasted better than expected. The sauce is, of course, the primary component, but I found the sauce to be far less overwhelming than barbecue sauce usually ends up being on a burger. It had a gentle heat and maybe just a slight astringent aftertaste that lingered a while longer than I was ready for. Not unpleasant...and interesting enough to hang with.
The lettuce and tomato were a little pathetic, and while that could be chalked up to just this burger on this day from this location, I found that the veggies likely don't even need to be here at all. The pepper jack cheese was mildly spicy and the bacon was your basic fast food iteration, but the crispy onion straws proved to be a nice surprise. I am not a huge fan of fried onions on burgers, but these had some real crunch to them, more akin to the French-fried onions you toss over a casserole than limp-ass onion tanglers.
But really, the Jim Beam Thickburger is all about the sauce. Be prepared for a mess, as it'll end up all over everything by the time you're done. Not even halfway through mine, a significant amount of the sauce had already been lost to drippage. Not the end of the world—there was still plenty more on board the burger—but it's a good thing to keep in mind, especially if you're trying to eat and drive.
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This past Christmas many people celebrated the birth of the so-called messiah Jesus Christ. Scholars such as Dr. Yosef -Ben- Jochannan, John Henrik Clarke, John G. Jackson and Ashra Kwesi among others have demonstrated that the Jesus Christ story is a stolen concept from Africa which has been distorted to suit the interests of the international network of white supremacist elites. Others have argued […]
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Bailey could miss rest of season with ailing shoulder
Surgery an option as reliever weighs what to do to deal with damage
BOSTON -- The Red Sox emerged from the All-Star break with some worrisome news. Right-hander Andrew Bailey might be done for the season.
The reliever felt some discomfort in his shoulder following his appearance on July 12 in Oakland and was examined in Boston on Monday. A followup with Dr. David Altcheck on Tuesday confirmed what Bailey and the Red Sox feared.
"Both exams concur, there's some damage," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "I think Andrew is at the point now of just weighing all the information that he's receiving to take the next step. There's some damage to the labrum, there's some damage to the capsule. So it's fairly significant."
Surgery is definitely an option Bailey is considering.
"Surgery is on the table, obviously. I think as a player you dream of pitching in a [pennant] race and in the playoffs and World Series, potentially, and that's what I want to do," said Bailey. "But ultimately you have to be healthy to do that, so I'm just trying to get all the options possible."
Even if Bailey took a more conservative approach and tried rest and rehab, there's no guarantee he would pitch again in '13.
"There's still no guarantees with that," said Farrell. "You'd be looking at a fairly prolonged rehab if that's the path chosen."
Bailey still holds out some hope that he can help the Red Sox again at some point down the stretch.
"Where we are as a team and where we see ourselves heading, we always want to be a part of it, and hopefully I still have an opportunity," Bailey said. "To have an injury like this is very frustrating. We're just trying to gather as much information as we can."
The Red Sox have already lost two pitchers for the season who were considered vital parts to the bullpen -- right-hander Joel Hanrahan (Tommy John surgery) and lefty Andrew Miller (right foot surgery).
Bailey had spent time as Boston's closer earlier this season before going into a slump. He had pitched much better of late and had been setting up for Koji Uehara.
"The last couple weeks have felt great," said Bailey. "Then that one pitch. So that's where we are right now. Our team is playing very well and, selfishly, I want to be a part of it. Doing my job recently has been satisfying, now to have this. These guys will be all right. We had a bunch of injuries this year, and it's a story of picking each other up."
In an effort to add as much depth to the organization as it can following the recent injuries, Boston signed veteran righties Jose Contreras and Brandon Lyon to Minor League deals on Friday. Both pitchers will report to Triple-A Pawtucket.
"We've had a tough 10 days for our bullpen, given the injuries we've sustained," said Farrell. "I think our thoughts right now are with Andrew and what's the best action for him and the commitment that he'll have to make to the rehab, whether that's through strictly rehab or following a surgery."
Without question, the next couple of weeks will be challenging for general manager Ben Cherington as he tries to bolster the team before the non-waiver Trade Deadline on July 31.
Not only are their bullpen holes to fill, but there is uncertainty regarding ace starter Clay Buchholz, who continues to have trouble bouncing back from a neck strain.
"It likely does make it more challenging, but it doesn't change the job," said Cherington. "You've got to figure out who's pitching what roles, and some new guys are going to get a chance, and we've got a lot of confidence in those guys.
"At the same time, we will continue to work the phones and see if there are ways to help the team from outside of the organization. Those things are hard to predict. It takes finding the right match, and we've got a lot of good things going on this team and we're still very confident in the guys here now."


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Another Great Year in the Books
I wanted to take just a few minutes to say thank you to all of our wonderful customers. If it weren't for all your support we wouldn't be able to continue doing what we do.
I love when you all share pictures of your time at our place be it snuggling our kittens, exploring the orchard, and playing on the playgrounds.
Even with some significant winter damage to our apple crop – you all continued to support us and even found some new great apple varieties to look forward to for the 2015 season – like the Silken or Snow Sweet.
And now it is time for us to close the shop down for the season. This winter I will spend time with my family and quilting. Jared and Frank will be pruning the orchard and Diane will be quilting and canning. We look forward to opening up to you all once again in 2015. Hopefully with a healthy crop of apples and a few new surprises around the orchard.
So with that – we hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Thanks for all your support and we'll see you next fall!
Just a few more …
Before I run to the shop and do some final organizing before we open for the final day of the sale – here are some more peeks of what we have!
wonderful handmade soap!popcorn on the cob! And later today Cedi will be popping corn and selling it!fingerless gloves, mittens and scarves!pillows and dolls!finger knit scarves!gorgeous handmade pottery!umbrella's and pillows!framed vintage postcards!
bracelets and ornaments!
2014 Hand Crafted Hoedown for the Holidays–Sneak Peek
Hope to see you at the orchard either Friday or Saturday!
Marlborough Apple Tart Recipe
I had many requests for the recipe for this delicious and decadent pie! Laura was kind enough to share it!
Marlborough Apple Tart
from Laura Stechschulte
• 1 1/3 cups (6 2/3 ounces) all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons (2 1/4 ounces) sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Tart filling
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and shredded (2 cups)
• 2 Fuji, Gala or Golden Delicious apples, peeled and shredded (2 cups)
• 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 5 tablespoons apple cider
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Adjust 1 oven rack to lowest position and second rack 5 to 6 inches from broiler element. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk flour, sugar, and salt together in bowl. Add melted butter and stir with wooden spoon until dough forms. Using your hands, press two-thirds of dough into bottom of 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Press remaining dough into fluted sides of pan. Press and smooth dough with your hands to even thickness. Place pan on wire rack set in rimmed baking sheet and bake on lowest rack, until crust is deep golden brown and firm to touch, 30 to 35 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking. Set aside until ready to fill.
Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter in 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add apples and cook, stirring frequently, until pan is dry and apples have softened, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer apples to bowl and let cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Whisk sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in large bowl. Add eggs, cream, apple cider, lemon zest, and vanilla and whisk until smooth. Add cooled apples and stir to combine. Pour mixture into tart shell and bake until center is just set, about 40 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack, about 4 hours. Serve.
and Enjoy!
Hand Crafted Hoedown for the Holiday's 2014
Just when you think we're about to close up for the season – I'm going to bring you one more fabulous event! Yup! it's that time of year again! It's time to start thinking about the Holiday's and finding that 'perfect' gift for that special someone. We have the perfect event coming up in just a few weeks!
WHAT:An opportunity to buy unique, locally hand-crafted items for friends and family while listening to holiday music!
Items from numerous artists include: Quilts, Ornaments, Baskets, Bags and Purses, Holiday Decoration, Baby Items, Hand-Dyed Clothing, Jewelry, Crocheted Hats, Winter Items, Candles and More!
Also, a Mini Quilt Shop and freshly baked goodies from Lapacek's Orchard!
WHEN:Friday, November 21st from 9am-6pm
Saturday, November 22nd from 9am-5pm
WHERE:Lapacek's Orchard
N1959 Kroncke Road
Poynette, WI 53955
(608) 635-4780
Participating Artist(I will continue to expand this list as I hear from more folks)
Persimon Dreams – quilted and sewn items, pillows, jewelry, ornaments, christmas trees, and more!
Diane Lapacek – quilted and sewn items, gourds, hand painted items
CJs Eco Chic – Soy Candles
Poplin - Cute Items for Kiddo's and Pampering products for women and girls!
The Painted Daisy – upcycled sweater scarves and arm warmers
The Glitter Workshop – assortment of glitter goodies!
Amy R – Coloring books, dolls, crowns, scarves and more
Karol Tomlinson – felted wool mittens
Janet K – Hand sewn bags, pillows, quilts and aprons
Upcycled Funk – Upcycled random amazing-ness
Cheryl S – Olive Forks with Attitude
The Paint Farm – Outdoor Wreaths
Jen G – Handmade soaps – only found at the Handmade Hoedown for the Holiday's
Donna F - children's clutch balls, children's fabric books, seek and find pouches, crayon bags
Jenny Blasen Pottery – Pottery mugs, buttons, and wee dishes
Casa&Co - hand stamped pillows
Shirley – paper crafts: greeting cards, small gift boxes, gift bags, bows and party favors
Bryn – Girls Clothing and bows
Jane F – Scrabble Tile Jewelry and fun bookmarks
Boards by Mike - Handcrafted Cutting Boards
Jim Muttini - Wood Turnings
Lulu's Kupcakes - Handcrafted Lip Balms, Hand Butter, Lip Gloss, Baby Cakes, Baby Butter, and Lavendar Butter
SoL Criations - Yarns, rovings, soap, socks, mittens, blankets, hats, scarves
OnceMoore – Felted & Hand Knit goodies
KTG Designs – Jewelry
Lori Cox – Primitive Creations
Kim Lodahl – scarves and hats!
Trish T – Woolen scarves, bags, and purses
HOOKED – 9 year old Lucia Lindner brings you - Frozen bracelets, snowflake and holiday charms, ugly sweaters, stockings, chicks and owls, gymnast girls and more
Stacy S – Framed vintage postcards
Jean – handcrafted clothing, ornaments, clothes, purses, and more!
Miss Ks Creations - Finger knitted Scarfs out of yarn and t-shirts
Wooden trains too! And I'm sure much more!
This show is full of so much talent and variety – you'll be able to cross TONS of folks off your list!
2014 Apple-Palooza Winners
We had an AMAZING 4th Annual Apple-Palooza! The weather was PERECT and lots of fun was had by all!Here is a picture of our fabulous judges. Judge Al was replaced by Kaitra since he had to harvest his fields. These 7 judges had their work cut out for them with 21 amazing pies to judge!
Our grand prize winner was Melissa Fischer!
Second place went to Carolyn Brown.
Third place to Laura Stechschulte (recipe coming soon!)
We had a tie for fourth between Jillian Barber (left) & Lisa Priske (right)
Prettiest Pie went to Jeni See
Most Creative Pie went to Lisa Johnson
Our first place pumpkin carver went to Ali Ingersoll!
Second place went to Jillian Barber!
Thank you to EVERYONE who came to Apple-Palooza and joined in the fun! A BIG HUGE thank you goes out to Monty's Blue Plate Diner and there amazing support of local foods! They gave out TONS of amazing prizes including a free pie every month for a year to our grand prize pie maker!
And also a big thank you to Naomi of the Glitter Workshop. She's the one who organized it so all the wonderful vendors were there for you to all check out while you waited for the pie to be cut up AND she made and donated the fabulous buttons for all pie participants and winners!
One last thing! We raised $166.78 by selling slices of apple pie! 100% of this money will go to the PAD Parent Club for the Poynette School District! Thanks again to everyone for all the help and support to make this a wonderful event!


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The Keynesian obsession with avoiding deflation and pushing consumer spending has led to a serious decline in savings and capital accumulation.
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The critical question is this: Is the Libra really good — or sound — money? Unfortunately, this question cannot be answered in the affirmative.
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Free MarketsMoney and Banks