Not that I’m in any way surprised, but Obama certainly seems to be swinging for the fences. While I am generally happy with Roberts and Alito (for now…), those two are in no way as “conservative” or “originalist” as Sotomayor appears to be “liberal” or “consequentialist”. It will be a sad commentary that the media will most likely praise Obama for his noble choice and villify Republicans for even considering questioning the credentials of a LATINA WOMAN, as compared to when Bush nominated two relatively moderate jurists (relative to Scalia & Thomas) the media would have had everyone believe human “progress” was being set back 200 years. The applied double standard shouldn’t even be worth noting were it not unapologetically applied to basically everything Obama does.
 
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Here’s a quote from Sotomayor -
 
“I wonder whether by ignoring our differences as women or men of color we do a disservice both to the law and society….

“I further accept that our experiences as women and people of color affect our decisions. The aspiration to impartiality is just that - it’s an aspiration because it denies the fact that we are by our experiences making different choices than others….

“Our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging. Justice O’Connor has often been cited as saying that a wise old man and wise old woman will reach the same conclusion in deciding cases. I am also not so sure that I agree with the statement. First, as Professor [Martha] Minnow has noted, there can never be a universal definition of wise. Second, I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” [U.C. Berkeley School of Law, 10/26/2001]

I THOUGHT JUSTICE WAS SUPPPOSED TO BE BLIND??? What is the “law” worth if it is to be applied differently to different types of people? Isn’t the whole point of the law - and also one of the primary components of any successful and just nation - that every citizen is to be considered EQUAL under the RULE OF LAW??? Wasn’t this part of the whole point of breaking away from monarchical Britain - that some people carried privileges of exemption from the law while others experienced heavier legal burdens? The correct thing to say would be: It is the case that by qualifying our differences… we do a disservice both to the law and society…”

Growing our own fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse year-round is becoming more and more appealing. Organic gardening and starting plants from seed each season saves families money while providing guaranteed healthy and safe crops of fruits and vegetables. Growing year round in the greenhouse requires a little different work schedule than growing fruits and vegetables in the garden.

Maintaining temperatures in the year-round greenhouse

Growing your own fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse year-round requires maintaining a favorable temperature inside the greenhouse for the plants. A “warm” greenhouse must maintain a minimum temperature of 55 degrees Fahrenheit (you can also grow many foods in a cool greenhouse and keep the temperature lower, click here for a list). This allows most fruits and vegetables to grow year-round. In summer months, the warm greenhouse must be cooled to maintain a temperature under 100 degrees Fahrenheit to continue growth. Any fruits and vegetables, like tomatoes, stop growing once the air temperature reaches 100 degrees or higher.

Controlling the light in the year round greenhouse

Most garden-variety fruits and vegetables require a certain amount of sunlight in order to produce crops. In the winter months with shorter days, a grow light can add extra light to extend the daylight hours and help your plants grow. A grow light is also helpful on those dark dreary days when very little like makes it into the greenhouse.

In the sunny days of summer, some varieties of fruits and vegetables require a few hours of shade to provide optimal growth. It may also be necessary to shade areas of your greenhouse to help control temperatures in the dog days of summer.

Planning a seed starting schedule

When growing fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse year-round, you will need to start seeds throughout the year to provide crops year-round. Tomatoes, for example, are started from seed in early January and July to provide tomatoes in both the summer and winter months. Each growing season varies according to your geographical location and the conditions maintained inside your greenhouse. Consulting an experienced greenhouse gardener in your area or your local gardening extension office, may be necessary to help you work out a planting schedule for year-round crop production.

Pollination in the greenhouse

Growing your own fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse year-round differs from growing fruits and vegetables in a garden in many ways, and one the most obvious differences is pollination. In traditional garden growing, insects (such as bees), the wind, and heavy rainfalls pollinate fruits and vegetables. In greenhouse growing, these pollinating factors are most often absent or inadequate to provide proper pollination of plants.

To help pollinate your plants, you must watch your vegetation closely for sign of peak pollination times. For tomatoes, the leaves of the blossoms begin to curl during prime pollination time. Once tomatoes blossoms begin to curl, you generally have three days to pollinate your plants. Pollination in greenhouse tomatoes is performed by tapping the stakes used to support your mature plants.

Growing your own fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse year-round takes a little more knowledge and effort than growing fruits and vegetables only in summer, but the rewards are spectacular when you serve fresh veggies to your dinner guests in the bleak winter months