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John D Lea-Cox
Dr. John D Lea-Cox
jlc@umd.edu
https://psla.umd.edu/people/faculty
Plant Science & Landscape Architecture 2102 Plant Sciences Building 4291 Fieldhouse Drive College Park, Maryland 20742
Nursery Research
Water and Nutrient Management
Nutritional Physiology
Web-based Distance Learning
Water and nutrient management to reduce the environmental impacts of our production practices
Plant physiology, plant water relations, plant pathology, soilless substrates, water and nutrient modeling, production system dynamics, green roof and urban storm water systems and wireless sensor networks.
Recycling of Water
Wireless Sensor Networks for Resource Management
Water-borne Pathogen Management
I am the Research and Extension specialist for the Nursery industry in Maryland. My expertise is primarily in the areas of water and nutrient management, to reduce the environmental impacts of production practices. However, my interests are very broad and include general plant physiology, plant water relations, soilless substrates, nutrient modeling, production system dynamics and wireless sensor networks. You can access all my current research and extension projects on my Departmental website, from the link below.
Ph.D., University of Florida, Plant Physiology (1993)
M.Sc., University of Natal, South Africa, Horticulture (1989)
B.Sc. (Honors), University of Natal, South Africa, Horticulture (1983)
Awards and Honors:
Porter Henegar Award, for Outstanding Contributions to Ornamental Horticulture Research. 2016. Southern Nursery Association. September, 2016. Atlanta, GA.
Environmental Award. 2013. Southern Nursery Association. August, 2013. Atlanta, GA.
Northeast Region Mid-Career Award. 2013. Epsilon Sigma Phi National Extension Honor Society. October, 2013. Pittsburgh, PA.
Excellence in Extension. 2010. University of Maryland Alumni Association. October, 2010. College Park, MD.
Outstanding Extension Educator. 2009. American Society for Horticultural Science. ASHS National Meeting,July, 2009. St. Louis, MO.
Extension Materials Award: Best Website. American Society for Horticultural Science National Conference. July, 2009. St. Louis, MO.
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Blue Ribbon Award: Educational Aids - Innovative Extension Methods or Impact Assessment. ASABE International Meeting, June, 2009. Reno, NV.
Integrated Research and Extension Award of Excellence. 2009. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland. May, 2009. College Park, MD.
Northeast Region International Service Award. 2008. Epsilon Sigma Phi National Extension Honor Society. September, 2008. Indianapolis. IN.
Northeast Region Distinguished Team Award. 2007. Epsilon Sigma Phi National Extension Honor Society. October, 2007. Charleston, SC.
Visiting Professor. 2005. Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica.
ADEC Education Programs Award. 2002. American Distance Education Consortium Meeting. April, 2002. Columbus, OH.
WebCT International Exemplary Course Award. 2001. June, 2001. Vancouver, BC. Canada.
Teaching with Technology Award. 2001. Office of Information Technology, University of Maryland. March, 2001. College Park, MD.
Northeast Region Distinguished Team Award. 2000. Epsilon Sigma Phi National Extension Honor Society. November, 2000. Salt Lake City, UT.
Gold Award. 2000. Distance Education and Instructional Design Category, Educational Project. Agricultural Communicators in Education (ACE). July, 2000. US Agricultural Communicators Congress, July 2000. Washington, D.C.
Outstanding Professional Skill Award. 2000. Agricultural Communicators in Education (ACE). US Agricultural Communicators Congress, July 2000. Washington, D.C.
Distance Education Fellow. 2000/01. Web Initiative in Teaching (WIT). University System of Maryland. May, 2000. College Park, MD.
Maryland State Team Award. 2000.Maryland Tau Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Extension Honor Fraternity. March, 2000. College Park, MD.
Professional Positions Held:
2011 - Present Professor, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park
2002 - 2011 Associate Professor, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park
1996 - 2002 Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park
1993 - 1996 National Research Council Research Associate, Kennedy Space Center, FL
Nursery Manager, Amanzi Estates, Uitenhage, South Africa
Professional Service:
American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS)
Vice-President - Research Division: ASHS Board Member (2011-13)
Water Utilization Management Working Group: Member (2005 - Present). Secretary (2009);Vice-Chair (2010); Chair (2011).
Plant Nutrient Management Working Group: Member (1998 - Present). Secretary (2008); Vice-Chair (2009); Chair (2010).
Controlled Environment Working Group: Member (1998 - Present) Secretary (1996); Vice-Chair (1997); Chair (1998).
USDA NCERA-101: Controlled Environments Technical Committee
Member (1997 – present). Secretary (1999); Vice-Chair (2000); Chair (2001).
NCERA-101 Conference Chair, UMCP/USDA-BARC (2000)
Chair – North American Organizing Committee 1st Int. Conference on Controlled Environments. John Innes Institute, University of East Anglia, Norfolk, England. 9-15 Sept. 2001.
Co-Editor: Proceedings 1st International Conference (Norwich, England).
USDA NC-1186: Water, Nutrient and Crop Health Management for Nursery and Greenhouse Technical Committee (Formerly NCDC216)
Co-Founder (2008) with Tom Fernandez (Michigan State University)
Steering Committee Member (2008- Present).
Vice-Chair and Secretary (2009); Chair (2010); Past-Chair (2011).
Epsilon Sigma Phi – National Extension Professionals Organization
Member: (2000 - present)
Global Relations National Committee Member (2008-2010)
Maryland Tau Chapter: Secretary (2008); Vice-President (2009); President (2010-11); Treasurer (2011 – present)
Current Research:
1. SCRI-WATER3: Clean WateR3 - Reduce, Remediate and Recycle
I am UM lead on a 5-year $8.7M USDA-SCRI project entitlted "Clean WateR3 - Reduce, Remediate and Recycle." This national team is developing and applying systems-based solutions to overccome barriers to the use of recycled water in greenhouse and nursery production systems. Our team supports a network of sensor-networked research sites specifically to increase the efficiency of irrigation water applciations, and hence runoff. We are interlinked with the pathology team, to investigate non-chemical strategies for reducing pathogen incidence. In this way, we also support the nutrient, herbicide and pesticide research teams to reduce agrochemical runoff into recycled water, for re-use. More information of the project can be found at http://watereducationalliance.org/what.asp
2. Green Roof Systems
We have established a very successful Sustainable Green Roof Systems Program that is focused primarily on developing low-impact sustainable substrates and providing tools to monitor the performance of green roofs for urban stormwater mitigation. While research has been conducted to assess the functionality of various green roof designs, performance research has been lacking.
The University of Maryland Green Roof research and outreach program started with green roof substrate development and performance testing, developing substrates using a variety stable components, including recycled products. This research expanded to include plant performance research and the use of wireless sensor network (WSN) technology to quantify green roof performance. Combined research outputs include the successful graduation of two PhD and three MS students, a number of peer-reviewed journal articles, numerous conference proceedings, abstracts and presentations. Total grant funding to date equals $457,000. Our outreach programming has consisted of industry training, teacher training, undergraduate internships, high-school student mentoring and organizing a bi-annual research symposium, the Mid-Atlantic Green Roof Science & Technology Symposium
Achievements in Research:
1. SCRI-MINDS: Managing irrigation and Nutrients through Distributed Sensing
I led a successful five-year USDA Specialty Research Crops Initiative Sensor Networks grant from 2009-2014. This $5.16M national coordinated agricultural project, combined with an additional $5.21M in matching funding from industry members, state institutions and other grant sources, brought a multidisciplinary group of engineers, plant scientists, economists and extension specialists from five universities and two commercial companies to develop the next generation of precision water management tools, marrying plant science with economics, engineering and technology. These tools have now been commerciaized and are allowing nursery and greenhouse growers to precisely monitor plant water use to allow better control of irrigation water and nutrient applications, and increase the profitability and efficiency. More information about the impacts of this project and the many publications that resulted can be found at http://www.smart-farms.net/impacts and http://www.smart-farms.net/publications
2. Management of Water Borne Pathogens
We partnered with Dr. Chuan Hong at Virginia Tech and a large national team researching the Integrated Management of Zoosporic Pathogens and Pond Irrigation Water Quality. This project initially identified four known species that were not previously documented in irrigation water, and named two new species (P. irrigata and P. hydropathica). We clearly demonstrated that bait choices, deployment method and exposure time affect the recovery of Phytophthora species from containment basins and subsequently formulated a protocol that provides the most effective and consistent detection of these pathogens in aquatic environments.
That initial research led to another five-year $2.7M SCRI Pathogen Management Grant (2010-2014) which focused on how water quality parameters impact pathogen survival, design structural changes in irrigation pond systems and documented the economic impact of waterborne pathogens and control methods.
Achievements in Teaching:
University of Maryland Outstanding Teacher Award. 1999. - College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland. May, 1999. College Park, MD
PLSC399 SPECIAL PROBLEMS PLSC
Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016
PLSC432 GREENHOUSE PRODUCT
Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016
PLSC460 APPL KNOWLEDGE IN PLSC
PLSC461 SUBSTRATES
PLSC462 IRRIGATION
Spring 2011, Spring 2013
PLSC463 SURFACE WATER
PLSC464 NUTRIENTS
PLSC489A WTR NEEDS- ECUADOR
PLSC489C ANLYS WTR NEEDS-ECUADOR
PLSC489Z ENVIRONMENTL SUSTAINBLTY
PLSC689P PLANTS & MICROCLIMATE
Achievements in Extension:
On-line Learning Resources
As an Extension Specialist, I have a keen interest in developing web-based Knowledge Centers and e-learning courses that are widely accessible, so that we can engage our undergraduate students in ongoing research, and more effectively reach out to non-traditional audiences and develop better international partnerships.
1. Developing an Online Knowledge Center for Water, Nutrient and Plant Health Management, for the Nursery and Greenhouse Industries (2006 to Present).
John D. Lea-Cox (PI, Project Director) - University of Maryland, College Park; David S. Ross (PI) - UMCP; Cindy Zhao (Project Manager) - UM, Frederick County; Andrew G. Ristvey (co-PI) - UM, Wye REC; Theodore E. Bilderback (co-PI) - NC State University; Mary Lorscheider (Developer) - NC State University; Thomas H. Yeager (co-PI) - University of Florida; Richard C. Beeson, Jr. (co-PI) - University of Florida, Apopka; Chuanxue Hong (co-PI) - Virginia Tech, Hampton Roads; J. Roger Harris (co-PI) - Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Susan D. Day (co-PI) - Virginia Tech; Sarah Dickenson (Graduate Student; Developer) - Virginia Tech; William L. Bauerle (co-PI) - Clemson University, Clemson (now at Colorado State University); John M. Ruter (co-PI) - University of Georgia.
This project was funded through a 3-year USDA-CSREES Integrated 406 National Water Quality grant from 2006 - 2008. Container-nursery and greenhouse systems differ radically from traditional agronomic-type agricultural operations in terms of water and nutrient use. There is an acknowledged lack of up-to-date information in these knowledge areas. The primary goal of this project is to educate and increase the knowledge base of basic concepts which will improve the efficiency of use and the conservation of resources. A web-based "Green Industry Knowledge Center for Water, Nutrient and Plant Health Management was developed to facilitate and disseminate up-to-date information about strategies and tools to implement best practices. The website (http://www.waternut.org) provides the general public with an overview of the project and links to the knowledge center (http://www.waternut.org/moodle), which contains 25 in-depth modules that are open access to learners from all over world. The modules were released in July, 2008.
2. Regional Extension and Continuing Education Programs: Water and Nutrient Management Programs for the Nursery and Greenhouse Industry in Maryland (2001-) Dr. John Lea-Cox (PSLA); Dr. David Ross (ENST); Dr. Andrew Ristvey (Wye-REC)
These Extension programs, developed in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), consist of three programmatic areas for the nursery and greenhouse Industry in the Mid-Atlantic region:
A. Water and Nutrient Management Planning and Training:
Consultant Training: Between 2001 and 2004 over 90 consultants were trained to write these risk-based water and nutrient management plans.
Farmer Training and Certification: Since 2004, the team which now included Dr. Andrew Ristvey initiated a face-to-face workshop series to train and certify growers (mostly small under-served operations) to write nursery and greenhouse nutrient management plans. It is a two-day training and plan-writing program and offers 6 nutrient management CEUs to certified consultants. From 2008 – 2016, 68 individuals have been trained by us and certified by the MDA, and have written and submitted their own nutrient management plans.
B. Nutrient Applicator Training: In 2006, a new program was launched to train those employees in the industry to apply water and nutrients according to best management practices. This three-hour program covers the essentials of soils and substrates, irrigation and nutrient best practices, and has been critically acclaimed by industry leaders. In 2008, the team introduced an Advanced Applicator workshop has re-certified over 40 growers/managers in the past two years. Over 150 applicators have been trained and/or recertified in 10 workshops, with vouchers issued by the MDA.
Yeager, T. H., T .E. Bilderback, D. Fare, C. Gilliam, J. D. Lea-Cox, A. X. Niemiera, J. M. Ruter, K. Tilt, S. Warren, T. Whitwell and R. D. Wright. 2007. Best Management Practices: Guide for Producing Nursery Crops (2nd Ed.) Southern Nursery Association, Atlanta, GA. 108p.
Chapters in books:
Kong, P. and J. D. Lea-Cox. 2014. Managing Waterborne Pathogens. 2014. Chapter 28. In: Biology, Detection and Management of Plant Pathogens in Irrigation Water. C. H. Hong, G. W. Moorman and W. Wohanka (Eds.). American Phytopathology Society. St. Paul, MN. 29 p.
Lea-Cox and D. S. Ross. 2014. Water Management to Minimize Pathogen Movement in Containerized Production Systems. Chapter 32. In: Biology, Detection and Management of Plant Pathogens in Irrigation Water. C. H. Hong, G. W. Moorman and W. Wohanka (Eds.). American Phytopathology Society. St. Paul, MN. 25 p.
Lea-Cox, J. D. and D. S. Ross. 2014. Managing Water and Nutrients to Reduce Environmental Impact. Chapter 16. In: Nutrient Management for Floricultural Crops. D. Merhaut, K. M. Williams and S. Mangiafico. (Eds.). University California Press, CA. Chapter 13. 34 p.
Chappell, M., J. Owen, S. White and J. Lea-Cox. 2013. Irrigation Management Practices. In: Best Management Practices: Guide for Producing Nursery Crops. T.H. Yeager, T. Bilderback, D. Fare, C. Gilliam, J. Lea-Cox, A. Niemiera, J. Ruter, K. Tilt, S. Warren, T. Whitwell and R. Wright (eds.) 3rd edition. Southern Nursery Association. Atlanta, GA.
Lea-Cox, J. D. 2012. Using Wireless Sensor Networks for Precision Irrigation Scheduling. Chapter 12. In: Problems, Perspectives and Challenges of Agricultural Water Management. M. Kumar (Ed.)InTech Press. Rijeka, Croatia. pp. 233-258.
Majsztrik, J., A. G. Ristvey and J. D. Lea-Cox. 2011. Water and Nutrient Management in the Production of Container-Grown Ornamentals. In: Hort. Reviews J. Janick (Ed.). J. Wiley, NJ. 38:253-297.
Articles in Refereed Journals: (since 2010)
Copes, W.E., H. Zhang , P.A. Richardson, B.E Belayneh, A.G. Ristvey, J.D. Lea-Cox, C.X. Hong. 2017. Nutrient, pH, alkalinity, and ionic property levels in run-off containment basins in Maryland, Mississippi and Virginia ornamental plant nurseries. HortSci. (Accepted).
Majsztrik, J.C., R.T. Fernandez, P.R. Fisher, D.R. Hitchcock, J.D. Lea-Cox, J.S. Owen, Jr., L.R. Oki and S.A. White. 2017. Water use and treatment in containerized specialty crop production: A review. Water Air Soil Pollut. (In Press).
Griffin, W. N., S. Cohan, S., J.D. Lea-Cox and A.G. Ristvey. 2017. Phedimus kamtschaticus growth response and volumetric water content of experimental green roof substrates with varying substrate composition in a growth chamber. HortScience. HortScience 52(2):1-6.
Zhang, H., P.A. Richardson, B.E. Belayneh, A.G. Ristvey, J.D. Lea-Cox, W.E. Copes, G.W. Moorman and C.X. Hong. 2016. Recycling irrigation reservoir stratification and implications for crop health and production. J. Amer. Water Resources Assoc. 52 (3):620–631. (DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12411).
Saavoss, M., J.C. Majsztrik, B.E. Belayneh, J.D. Lea-Cox and E. Lichtenberg. 2016. Yield, quality, and profitability of sensor-controlled irrigation: A case study of snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus L.) production. Irrigation Science 34:409-420. (DOI:10.1007/s00271-016-0511-y).
Starry, O., J.D. Lea-Cox, A.G. Ristvey and S. Cohan. 2016. Parameterizing a Water-Balance Model for Predicting Stormwater Runoff from Green Roofs. J. Hydrol. Eng. 21 (12):04016046. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001443).
Zhang, H., P.A. Richardson, B.E. Belayneh, A.G. Ristvey, J.D. Lea-Cox, W.E. Copes and C.X. Hong. 2015. Characterization of water quality in stratified nursery recycling irrigation reservoirs. Agric. Water Management. 160:76-83. (DOI:10.1016/j.agwat.2015.06.027)
Zhang, H., P.A. Richardson, B.E. Belayneh, A.G. Ristvey, J.D. Lea-Cox, W.E. Copes, G.W. Moorman and C.X. Hong. 2015. Comparative Analysis of Water Quality between the Runoff Entrance and Middle of Recycling Irrigation Reservoirs. Water 7:3861-3877 (DOI:10.3390/w7073861).
Starry, O., J.D. Lea-Cox, J. Kim and M.W. van Iersel. 2014. Photosynthesis and water use by two Sedum species in green roof substrate. J. Env. Exp. Bot. 107:105-112. (DOI:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2014.05.014)
Belayneh, B.E., J.D. Lea-Cox, and E. Lichtenberg. 2013. Benefits and costs of implementing sensor-controlled irrigation in a commercial pot-in-pot container nursery. HortTechnology 23:760-769
van Iersel, M.W., M. Chappell, and J.D. Lea-Cox. 2013. Sensors for improved efficiency of irrigation in greenhouse and nursery production. HortTechnology. 23: 735-746.
Lea-Cox, J.D., W.L. Bauerle, M.W. van Iersel, G.F. Kantor, T.L. Bauerle, E. Lichtenberg, D.M. King and L. Crawford. 2013. Advancing Wireless Sensor Networks for Irrigation Management of Ornamental Crops: An Overview. HortTechnology 23:717-724.
Majsztrik, J.C. and J.D. Lea-Cox. 2013. Water quality regulations in the Chesapeake Bay: Working to more precisely estimate nutrient loading rates and incentivize best management practices in the nursery and greenhouse industry. HortScience 48: 1097-1102.
Solano, L., A. G. Ristvey, J. D. Lea-Cox and S. M. Cohan. 2012. Sequestering zinc from recycled crumb rubber in extensive green roof media. Ecol. Engineering 47: 284– 290.
Kong, P., J. D. Lea-Cox, G. W Moorman and C. X. Hong. 2012. Survival of Phytophthora alni, P. kernoviae and P. ramorum in a simulated aquatic environment at different levels of pH. FEMS Microbiology Letters 332:54-60.
Kong, P., J. D. Lea-Cox and C. X. Hong. 2012. Effect of electrical conductivity on survival of Phytophthora alni, P. kernoviae and P. ramorum in a simulated aquatic environment. Plant Pathology 61: 1179–1186
Hong, C.X., P. A. Richardson, W. Hao, S. R. Ghimire, P. Kong, G. W. Moorman, J. D. Lea-Cox and D. S. Ross. 2012. Phytophthora aquimorbida sp. nov. and Phytophthora taxon 'aquatilis' recovered from irrigation reservoirs and a stream in Virginia, USA. Mycologia. Doi:10.3852/11-055.
Ghimire, S.R., P. A. Richardson, P. Kong, J. Hu, J. D. Lea-Cox, D. S. Ross, G. W. Moorman and C. X. Hong. 2011. Distribution and diversity of Phytophthora species in nursery irrigation reservoir adopting water recycling system during winter months. J. Pyhtopathology 159:713-719.
Stevens, M. D., B. L. Black, J. D. Lea-Cox and D Feuz. 2011. Horticultural and Economic Considerations in the Sustainability of Three Cold-Climate Strawberry Productions Systems. HortScience. 46: 445-451.
Lea-Cox, J. D., C. Zhao, D. S. Ross, T. E. Bilderback, J. R. Harris, S. D. Day, C. X. Hong, T. H. Yeager, R. C. Beeson Jr. ,W. L. Bauerle, A. G. Ristvey, M. Lorscheider, S. Dickinson and J. M. Ruter. 2010. A Nursery and Greenhouse Online Knowledge Center: Learning Opportunities for Sustainable Practice. HortTechnology 20: 509-517.
Hong, C. X., M. E. Gallegly, P. A. Richardson, P. Kong, G. W. Moorman, J. D. Lea-Cox and D. S. Ross. 2010. Phytophthora hydropathica, a new pathogen identified from irrigation water, Rhododendron catawbiense and Kalmia latifolia. Plant Pathology 59:913-921.
Conference Proceedings: (since 2010)
Lea-Cox, J.D., J.P. Zazanis, C. Miller, A. Novy and M. Shore. 2016. Monitoring Stormwater Runoff and Green Roof Performance with Sensor Networks. Proceedings of Cities Alive: 14th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference, Washington D.C., November 1-4, 2016.
Belayneh, B.E. and J. D. Lea-Cox. 2015. Using Sensor Networks to Maximize Irrigation Water Use Efficiency in Strawberry Production. VIII International Irrigation Symposium, Lleida, Spain. 8-12th June, 2015. Acta Hort. (In Press).
Lea-Cox, J.D., B.E. Belayneh, J. Majsztrik, A.G. Ristvey, E. Lichtenberg, M.W. van Iersel, M. Chappell, W.L. Bauerle, G. Kantor, D. Kohanbash, T. Martin and L. Crawford. 2015. Demonstrated benefits of using sensor networks for automated irrigation control in nursery and greenhouse production systems. VIII International Irrigation Symposium, Lleida, Spain. 8-12th June, 2015. Acta Hort. (In Press).
Ristvey, A.G., C. Swett, B.E. Belayneh, J.P. Zazanis and J.D. Lea-Cox. 2015. Investigating non-chemical pathogen management with sensor-controlled irrigation. VIII International Irrigation Symposium, Lleida, Spain. 8-12th June, 2015. Acta Hort. (In Press).
Belayneh, B.E. and J.D. Lea-Cox. 2015. Deficit Irrigation in Strawberry Production to Minimize Environmental Impact. ASABE / IA Irrigation Symposium: Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Irrigation. Amer. Soc. Agric. Biol. Eng. (DOI:10.13031/irrig.20152145009). http://elibrary.asabe.org/abstract.asp?aid=46457
Lea-Cox, J.D. and B. E. Belayneh. 2015. Using Wireless Sensor Networks in Commercial Strawberry Production. ASABE / IA Irrigation Symposium: Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Irrigation. Amer. Soc. Agric. Biol. Eng. (DOI: 10.13031/irrig.20152144943). http://elibrary.asabe.org/abstract.asp?aid=46455
Starry, O., J.D. Lea-Cox, A.G. Ristvey and S. Cohan. 2014. Monitoring and Modeling Green Roof Performance Using Sensor Networks. Acta Hort. 1037:663-669.
Kim, J., J.D. Lea-Cox, M. Chappell, and M.W. van Iersel. 2014. Wireless sensors networks for optimization of irrigation, production, and profit in ornamental production. Acta Hort. 1037:643-649.
Belayneh, B.E. and J. D. Lea-Cox. 2014. Implementation of Sensor-controlled Decision Irrigation Scheduling in Pot-in-Pot Nursery Production. Acta Hort 1034:93-100.
Kim, J., B. E. Belayneh and J. D. Lea-Cox. 2012. Estimating daily water use of snapdragon in a hydroponic production system. Proc. Southern Nursery Assoc. Res. Conf. 57: 336-340.
Lea-Cox, J. D., B. E Belayneh, J. Kim and J. C. Majsztrik . 2012. The Value of Weather Data for Daily Nursery Management Decisions. Proc. Southern Nursery Assoc. Res. Conf. 57: 87-93.
Lea-Cox, J. D. and B. E. Belayneh. 2012. Irrigation Complexities - Using Sensor Networks for Real-time Scheduling in Commercial Horticultural Operations. Technical Proceedings: 2012 Irrigation Tradeshow and Education Conference. Orlando FL. 9p. Irrigation Assoc. Falls Church, VA.
Majsztrik, J. M., E. Lichtenberg and J. D. Lea-Cox. 2012. A National Perspective on Irrigation Trends and Sensor Network Adoption in Ornamental Nursery and Greenhouse Operations. Technical Proceedings: 2012 Irrigation Tradeshow and Education Conference. Orlando FL. 7p. Irrigation Assoc. Falls Church, VA.
Majsztrik, J. C., A. G. Ristvey and J. D. Lea-Cox. 2012. An In-Depth look at Fertilizer and Irrigation Practices in Maryland's Ornamental Nursery Industry. Proc. Southern Nursery Assoc. Res. Conf. 57: 35-42.
Lea-Cox, J. D., A. G. Ristvey, D.S. Ross and G. Kantor. 2011. Wireless Sensor Networks to Precisely Monitor Substrate Moisture and Electrical Conductivity Dynamics in a Cut-Flower Greenhouse Operation. Acta Hort. 893:1057-1063.
Lea-Cox, J. D., F. R. Arguedas-Rodriguez, A. G. Ristvey and D.S. Ross. 2011. Relating Real-time Substrate Matric Potential Measurements to Plant Water Use, for Precision Irrigation. Acta Hort. 891: 201-208.
Trade Publications, Reports: (since 2010)
Lea-Cox, J.D. A New Way to Measure Electrical Conductivity. Greenhouse Product News. Sparta, Michigan 49345. January Issue, 2017.
Lea-Cox, J.D. 2016. When exactly should I irrigate? Greenhouse Product News. Sparta, Michigan 49345. July Issue, 2016.
Ristvey, A.G. and J. D. Lea-Cox, 2015. Precision Irrigation for Nursery and Greenhouse Crops. In:Total Crop Management of Herbaceous Perennial Plants. S. Gill (Ed). University of Maryland Extension Bulletin 363 (4th Rev). pp. 345-354.
Lea-Cox, J.D., M.W. van Iersel and S. Burnett. 2015. Precision Irrigation – How and Why? Greenhouse Grower; Jan 2015. Meister Media. Willoughby, OH 44094.
Lea-Cox, J.D., A.G. Ristvey, B. E. Belayneh, W.L. Bauerle, M. van Iersel, M. Chappell, P. Thomas, G.F. Kantor, D. Kohanbash, T. Bauerle, E. Lichtenberg, J.C. Majsztrik, D.M. King, R. Bauer, C. Campbell, L. Crawford and T. Martin. 2014. SCRI-MINDS Final Project Report. Precision Irrigation and Nutrient Management for Nursery, Greenhouse and Green Roof Systems. 30 November, 2014. 72 p. USDA-NIFA REEPORT at http://portal.nifa.usda.gov/report. Full Report at http://smart-farms.net/impacts
Majsztrik, J.C., A. G. Ristvey. E. Lichtenberg and J.D. Lea-Cox. 2013. 2012 Maryland Horticulture Industry Economic Profile. Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association, Brooklandville. MD. 15 December, 2013. 40 p. http://issuu.com/marylandnurserylandscapeassn/docs/final_report_-_dec_23_2013
Majsztrik, J.C., S.A. White, J.S. Owen and J.D. Lea-Cox. 2013. The State of Water in the Green Industry Part I: Water Resource Availability. Nursery Management. 29(6): 28, 30-32.
Majsztrik, J.C., J.S. Owen, S.A. White and J.D. Lea-Cox. 2013. The state of water in the green industry Part II: Water Use Efficiency. Nursery Management. 29(7): 24, 26, 28.
White, S.A., J.S. Owen, J.C. Majsztrik and J.D. Lea-Cox. 2013. The state of water in the green industry Part III: Water Quality. Nursery Management. 29(8): 20-21,23-25.
Majsztrik, J.C., S.A. White, J.S. Owen and J.D. Lea-Cox. 2013. Water Smarts. The State of Water I. Greenhouse Management. 33(8): 24-26.
Majsztrik, J.C., J.S. Owen, S.A. White and J.D. Lea-Cox. 2013. Efficient Irrigation: The State of Water II. Greenhouse Management. 33(9): 22-25.
White, S.A., J.S. Owen, J.C. Majsztrik and J.D. Lea-Cox. 2013. Water Quality: Salts, Pests, and Pesticides - The State of Water Part III. Greenhouse Management. 33(10): 40, 42-46.
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We also pioneered and continue to offer flat water trips on the Farmington, through the Farmington Valley. It's a gentle glide, along Talcott Mountain ending at the Pinchot Sycamore in Simsbury. The lower Farmington is a slower relaxing ride, great for all ages and abilities. Depending on where you put in this trip can range from four to 15 miles. However, this trip requires a reservation.
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The Upper Farmington trip starts with you meeting us at the Base Camp on Route 44 in New Hartford, CT. We drive you upstream to historic Riverton, CT, and you access the river across from the world famous Hitchcock chair factory. Paddle through ten miles of beautiful hills and some of the best trout fishing in New England. The adventure ends back at the Base Camp, where your car awaits.
This section is a beautiful run of quick water and class I-II rapids, which are a safe challenge for the beginner to intermediate alike. On the average, people make this trip in 3 to 4 hours. We do suggest that if you haven't canoed or kayaked before, try the Lower Farmington first so that you can become acclimated with paddling before you tackle the white water. Our livery service departs on the hour beginning at 9:00 a.m., 7 days a week. Please arrive 20 – 30 minutes prior to departure time.
This flat water trip begins at Alsop Meadows in Avon. In this section you paddle past such landmarks as Heublein Tower and Bel Compo golf course. Passing any one of five golf courses, you will most assuredly find a few golf balls. Some of our customers like to save these as souvenirs, while others like to collect them as "dummy balls" to practice driving with. After ten miles of paddling and five bridges, you will reach the Route 185 bridge and the home of the Pinchot Sycamore, the oldest and largest Sycamore tree in Connecticut. From there we bring you back to Avon where your vehicle awaits.
Interestingly this section of the river flows north, a rare oddity in North American rivers. The Lower Farmington is recommended for any paddler who just wants to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Departure times are 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. only. Great for beginners and children. 10 to 15 mile day trips are also available.
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At Ten Mile Square our good friend Jonathan Bernstein makes a valiant if somewhat conflicted effort to lay out guidelines for responsible reporting of very early developments in the 2016 presidential contest:
[L]et's not get ahead of ourselves. It's too early to game out Iowa, much less the events after that. It's too early to declare a candidate (say, Marco Rubio) has already lost his chance. It's not too early to say how policy positions are affecting the contest right now — but it's still too early, for most issue areas, to have a real sense of how things play out in 2015 among party actors, and certainly too early in most cases to know how they play out among voters in 2016.
That's all good advice. Making "horse race" predictions for 2016–aside from such no-brainers as acknowledging Hillary Clinton's colossus status (far greater than she enjoyed going into the 2008 cycle) in the potential Democratic contest–is largely a waste of time. We really don't know who's running; remember all the excitement over 2012 candidacies like those of Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Mitch Daniels, Chris Christie and Jeb Bush that never happened?
What early successful activity in "early states" (e.g., Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada and in some years Florida) can do is to lift potential candidates over the basic credibility threshold. Iowa has been serving this function for eons, dating all the way back to Jimmy Carter's efforts there in 1976, and George H.W. Bush's in 1980. It's worth knowing that Ted Cruz is producing paroxysms of excitement in his initial Iowa appearances; he's a first-term senator with no executive experience, and thus not the sort of person who would normally pass the presidential smell test (neither, initially, were Jimmy or Poppy).
But aside from candidate activity, those of us with responsibility for feeding Political Animals need to pay attention to the political dynamics in early states that may influence how the presidential campaign ultimately plays out. On more than one occasion New Hampshire's intense focus on tax issues (a product of its tradition of having no broad-based state taxes) has been a stumbling or building block for GOP presidential candidates (again, you can see that going all the way back to 1976, when Gerald Ford managed to turn Ronald Reagan's plan to "devolve" responsibility for welfare programs to the states into a threat to raise state taxes). And the war over judicial legalization of same-sex marriage in Iowa has kept that state's already powerful Christian Right in a condition of perpetual mobilization since 2009.
Right now I'd say responsible reporting on Iowa's 2016 Republican caucuses should focus less on what the presidential candidates are doing than on the incredibly intense factional battle for control of the state GOP that pits nearly everyone against party chair A.J. Spiker and his gang of "Liberty activists" (veterans of the 2012 Ron Paul campaign) who took over the party last year. Republicans are viewing virtually everything–including the 2014 elections, in which they are struggling to find a viable U.S. Senate candidate, and the early skirmishing over 2016–through the prism of this battle, which has spilled over into an embarrassing incident for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
For example: when Iowans start talking about Ted Cruz being a potential "unity candidate" in 2016, it's important to understand they probably mean a candidate who has appeal among both pro- and anti-Spiker factions, or to put it another way, someone who can undermine Rand Paul's base in Libertyland.
In any event, paying attention to early-state dynamics is always a good idea, and a better idea than putting too much stock in very early polls (though as is the case with virtually all polls, looking at trends–like the collapse of GOP support for Marco Rubio just about everywhere after his championship of immigration reform–is often productive, even this early). But predictions? Not so smart unless you want to court later mockery when Candidate X turns out to drive a clown car or candidate Y hits the zeitgeist bullseye head-on.


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For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia's largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
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The Hollywood Reporter, who was the first to announce the news, reports that a team of casting directors searched five continents and tested 1,000 candidates for the role. Liu will be showing off both her martial arts skills and English-speaking ability in the part of Hua Mulan.
Liu was born in China but spent some of her childhood in Queens, N.Y. She's appeared in films like The Forbidden Kingdom, Outcast, Once Upon a Time, and The Assassins.
Disney chose an ethnically Chinese woman to play the part, something that the animated Mulan's original voice actress Ming-Na Wen had publicly voiced support for prior to the casting news. "Even though we're Pan-Asian, it is specifically a Chinese folklore and I really think that someone with that ethnic background [would] really just add more to the story," she said.
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Ronda Rousey is the most famous female combat sports performer in the world today. Her looks and skill had the UFC drooling. The promotion created an entire division for the sole purpose of showcasing Rousey. UFC President Dana White famously went so far as to claim the UFC was not in the WMMA business, it was in the Ronda Rousey business.
It is no surprise the UFC launched a full promotional blitz around Rousey. The promotion quickly had her coach The Ultimate Fighter to gain additional exposure. The blitz gained even more steam with the semi-retirement of major draw Georges St-Pierre and the injury to Anderson Silva. The hyperbole and hype pouring out of the UFC reached such a fevered pitch that White claimed Rousey was the biggest star ever in the UFC. By all measurable numbers, this claim was absurd. However, it showed the earnest desperation of the UFC in needing to find a draw and hanging its hopes on Rousey.
I say all of this to point out that, without a doubt, the UFC wants and needs Rousey to appear strong. However, its handling of top potential challenger, Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino, does nothing to make Rousey look strong.
The 135-pound women's division is thin. There is no other way to say it. And Rousey has knocked off the top of the division in the UFC. She has defeated Miesha Tate twice. Tate may be the best fighter outside of Rousey in the division. Rousey destroyed a legitimate threat in Sara McMann, as well. Rousey has outclassed and destroyed her opponents in the UFC with such ease that it has clearly created a "Rousey and then the rest of the field" feel akin to when a pre-scandal Tiger Woods played golf.
Of course, the UFC needs to keep Rousey active. But is Cat Zingano, coming off a year and a half layoff, or Alexis Davis going to offer up more of a threat than what Tate and McMann brought to the table? The answer is a resounding no. Anything can happen in MMA, but the odds are clearly stacked against these potential contenders.
This caused fans to return to a name from the past—Cyborg. Cyborg's style of fighting is brutal. She is big, strong and vicious. She became the best female MMA fighter in the world when she smashed reigning MMA queen Gina Carano in 2009. Cyborg reeled off three more wins in Strikeforce before the last victory was changed to a no-contest when Cyborg tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
During Cyborg's suspension, she faded from the forefront of women's MMA. Organizations such as Invicta and the UFC became premier places for the ladies and new stars rose to fame. Rousey became the face of women's MMA under the UFC's marketing machine, and Cyborg was left in her wake.
Although the war of words between Rousey and Cyborg started back in both fighters' Strikeforce days, the handling of the situation today makes little sense. At the time, from Rousey's point of view, the exchange made sense. Rousey was trying to raise her marketability. She attached her name to the biggest star at the time. This is the basic Pepsi Challenge marketing philosophy—if you are No. 2, then attach yourself to No. 1 and show how you are better. The early exchanges in those Strikeforce days assisted in raising awareness of Rousey.
However, after Cyborg was sidelined while serving her suspension and especially after Rousey became the face of the UFC's women's division, the continued exchanges have become counterproductive for the UFC and for Rousey. The two fighters have switched places. Now, Rousey is widely regarded as the best female fighter. Meanwhile, Cyborg is only known to longtime fans who followed a now-defunct organization. The verbal sparring now only lifts Cyborg more and more solidly into the public consciousness.
In addition to the added fan awareness for Cyborg, the UFC and Rousey have also made it personal and have therefore turned Cyborg into a sympathetic figure. Rousey—and by default, the UFC—had the high road. Cyborg was caught cheating. Rousey was an Olympian. Sympathies should be squarely in the corner of Rousey. But Rousey and the UFC are squandering those good feelings.
Both Rousey and White have attacked Cyborg personally. They have called her names and attacked her appearance. Their verbal assaults give the appearance of bullies trying to hold a great fighter down. It is hard to be on the high ground while acting like a bully, and Cyborg has smartly caught onto this. After the latest round of insults, where Rousey referred to the Brazilian as an "it" and White said she looked like "Wanderlei Silva in a dress," Justino's simple response of, "They are attacking me verbally because they are afraid physically," was perfect. She claimed the high road, cast herself as being held down and indirectly referenced the fans' claims that White is protecting Rousey.
While the UFC's and Rousey's handling of the Cyborg situation seems like a bad choice, their handling of other female contenders just strengthens Cyborg's position. The UFC began exploring the possibility of bringing back Carano. She was the face of women's MMA before Cyborg destroyed her. Carano has not fought since she lost to Cyborg five years ago. Carano, like Cyborg, competes at a higher weight class than Rousey. However, Rousey said she would fight Carano at 145 pounds, while White launched into a diatribe about why Carano would deserve an immediate title shot. This flies in the face of everything they have claimed about Cyborg and in the end makes Rousey look scared of Cyborg. Rousey is willing to fight someone who has not competed in five years and who lost to Cyborg at a higher weight, but demands Cyborg make her weight class.
The UFC and Rousey had two facts on their side that would silence the fans' requests for a fight with the Brazilian. First, Cyborg is not an UFC fighter. This reasoning should have been shouted by Rousey from day one. A simple statement of, "I will fight anyone the UFC puts in front of me. Unfortunately, Cyborg does not have a contract with the UFC, so there is really nothing to talk about," would have taken all of the questions off of Rousey. White could support Rousey on this stance, and when questions came up as to when Dana would sign Cyborg, he could have rested on the second fact.
That second fact is that Cyborg fights in a different weight class, one which the UFC does not have. When questioned about the potential fight, White could simply state that the 145-pound division in women's MMA is super thin right now and there isn't a lot of talent out there so the UFC is focusing on lighter weight classes. He could say that if Cyborg goes down to 135 and picks up a couple of wins, then the UFC would definitely look at her, but right now there isn't really anything to talk about.
Statements like this that focus on facts would have put all the pressure on Cyborg. It would be up to Cyborg to make the weight. It would be up to Cyborg to win the fights to get into the division. And when Cyborg calls out Rousey, it would look like a cheap attempt to get attention.
The UFC had facts on its side. The promotion had the high road. It has a great and dominant champion. The UFC had everything going its way. But the promotion is wasting it on trying to attack and bury Cyborg, an attempt that adds awareness and sympathy to someone who probably doesn't deserve either.
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You need look no further of this buffoon's knowledge of MMA than his statement that Rousey and Tate have fought three times. This guy is clueless about the most obvious history, why would he know any more about less obvious history?
Cyborg a sympathetic figure? Only to the collection of rousey haters who drool at the prospect of a confirmed lying cheater whom they think may have a chance of beating Ronda. People who otherwise couldn't care less about justino, as evidenced by the fact that she's seen by the hundreds when she fights.
And the only people keeping this garbage going are the media entities that continue to listen to a small cadre of rousey haters who continue to try to stir the pot.
Nobody else in MMA cares!
Although an admirer of Rousey's talents, if not her demeanor, I can't agree with your comments. First, twice means 2 times not 3 times (Tate's fights w/Rousey).
Secondly, I don't know anyone interested in WMMA that is not drooling for this fight. Although there may
some, they would be a minority. Cyborg probably represents the best or at least the most powerful striker in WMMA while Rousey has incorporated judo into her take downs and submissions like no one before her. It has the makings of an incredible face off.
That being said, White has stated that he has not ruled out Cyborg entering the UFC (and even if he did, that means little – look at his position on WMMA prior to Rousey). However, she would have to make 135 and at least a victory at that weight class before such a possibility be entertained. Personally, I predict Rousey will clean out the 135 division and earn the accompanying paychecks and continue to hone her skills outside judo prior to taking on Cyborg. They then will have a rematch and Rousey will retire.
it was three times. the writer changed the number after my post!
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I think ronda will definitely retire before fighting cyborg unless. Mma pays. Her one millions dollars or more
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Let's hope so. So tired of her cattiness.
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OMG LisaMac!
This has to be one of the better replies on a message board I've seen in a long time…you summed up everything perfectly!
No one haters ronda but everyone knows ronda has no chance of winning a fight with cyborg .lisamac you know thats true cyborg cheated that was wrong. She served her time others have been cought using durgs and got suspended.Remember The word supended don't mean life time ban lisamac in your mind it would be great if the mma bans just cyborg for life, and everyone else that gets. Cough using drugs just gets suspended. If the mma had a rule in place that bands fighters for life ronda wouldnt have to duck cyborg because she would be band for life so wouldn't alot of other fighters Be band for drugs .lisamac you should. Look up the list of fighters that got suspended for drugs and fought again. Hell even murders get a second chance cyborg made a mistake and deserves a second chance. If ronda fights cyborg cyborg will be tested. Before and after. The fight so she will be drug free.The only reason i wouldn't. Want ronda to fight cyborg is because cyborg must be very mad at ronda for all of the bad thing ronda said about her forget about. Armbars cyborg going to try to decapitate Ronda but trust me Ronda was never going to fight cyborg in the first place and never will randa really doesnt think she can beat cyborg.
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Who cares move on from it, cyborg had her chance to fight ronda and was signed to UFC whilst under the Invicta contract too whilst dana paid Mike Dolce out of his pocket to help cyborg get down to 135, so she was having her health insurance covered by ufc, getting fight money from invicta and ufc wages as well, once she reached 135 the ufc would bring her straight into the 135 division and would be a ufc fighter, all this was agreed upon and a fight between her and ronda around the december 2013 mark was penciled in, she would have had 2 fights in ufc over the spring and late summer period before going for the title against ronda, then only a week after signing the deal herself with agent and Tito held a press conference (which is on youtube) that they are releasing themselves from the ufc contract, this was 48hrs after cyborg and her management were informed that she would have to under-go out of competition drug testing, they held this press conference to state cyborg will not fight in ufc or against ronda and they will be staying at invicta full time and that it will be too much on cyborg to make 135 and that her doctor said she would die etc This is why ufc have sort of washed their hands of her now and will not entertain signing her after what happened previously when they bent over backwards to make the fight happen for the fans 2013, and i guess wanderlie silva has just taken a leaf out of cyborgs book! LOL
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And you don't see any conflict of interest with Dolce being on Dana's payroll while supposedly working in the best interest of Cyborg, you know the person Dana wants to lose the fight? Just asking…
Anyone who is serious about the career would have completely shot that down. The only people involved with the fighters camp should be chosen by the fighter and loyal to the fighter. Not someone in Dana's pocket.
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Rousey really should be fighting at 145 or even 155lbs (her Olympic judo weight). It would be a much more comfortable weight for her and she'd be a better, stronger fighter. With 10-20 more pounds of muscle on her frame Rousey might just destroy Cyborg. Miesha Tate is the only good opponent for Rousey at 135 and it's been done twice. She needs to move up in weight and start fighting bigger, better fighters.
You want her to move up? This is very funny LOL
Neal DoubleAA
Does this guy even follow MMA? Cyborg is the one who "mysteriously" dropped her UFC contract and ran away from the UFC and Ronda the second they implement more drug testing.
Kyle S.
why do women all have to fight at the same magical weight, how dumb is that? But whatever, rousey wanting to show she is the best fighter ever should be doing everything she can to fight cyborg, there should atleast be a catch-weight, she should definitely fight cyborg before carano, carano has to work her way up anyway, and I'd love to see carano back, I'd love to see her beat ronda, I'd love to see her as champ once, she's great for the sport, nobody likes ronda's attitude, anyone would be a better poster child for womens mma than her, she pretends to be tito ortiz but she's probably just a broken down mark kerr deep inside
Mickey Forbes
Cyborg can't make weight for Rousey fight. UFC doesn't have Cyborg's weight division. As Rousey gets older she might be able to go up in weight. Until then any talk, arguing or even articles are a waste of time and space.
qt3dot14
do you even follow whats really happening here? rouseys natural fighting weight is 155 and she has in theory agreed to fight carano at 145.
rousey literally has to starve herself to make the 135 weight class. she admits so in her interviews. she drops to 135 for two reasons. the first reason is that she doesn't look so sexy to say the least at 145 or 155. you can check out her 145 and 155 pics online to verify my observation.
the second reason is that she is scared of cyborg. rousey may be able to beat cyborg. its definitely possible. but win or lose, rousey is definitely going to get her pretty face punched unmercifully during the fight. rousey simply isn't willing to chance having her money-maker (her face) bashed around in order to prove she may be the best female mma fighter.
rousey is only willing to fight girls who are significantly smaller and who are obviously outclassed in the octagon.
rousey starts at about 160 so if she starves herself she can make the 135 weight cut. cyborg starts out at 170 or better so its a much more major task for her to cut to 135.
rousey simply isn't a champions champion.
larry bird, magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, mike Tyson, joe montana and the like are what I call "true champions". the money was secondary to these type of champions. they lived only to prove via competition with the very best, anytime, anywhere, that they were the very best. they didn't run and hide, they didn't pick the terms of competition, they didn't want their opponent to be tired or injured. they wanted to beat you at your best to prove they were even better.
rousey and dana have done everything in their power to skirt this fight. rousey wants no piece of cyborg. chris on the other had has done everything in her power to make the fight happen. one holds the title of champion while beating up on obviously inferior talent while being protected by the boss, while the other has the skills and attitude of a true champion but who is also being denied the opportunity to remove all doubt for absolutely no legitimate reason except fear and greed by her opponent.
bottom line, cyborg would take the fight tomorrow with no questions asked, and rousey wouldn't voluntarily take the fight at any time for any reason.
RR's mouth is the toughest thing about her.


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Inside E.A. Jones Elementary School, the battle against childhood obesity is being fought with fresh ingredients.
Bulletin boards tout the merits of home gardens and expose the tongue-twisting preservatives in junk food. Students take a "food adventurer" pledge, promising to sample new recipes and never to utter the words "yuck" or "gross." Stainless steel bowls burst with a bounty of greens, vegetables and herbs freshly harvested from the school garden.
And fifth-grade chefs sport aprons and spout exuberant reviews of their seed-to-plate cooking class.
It's a typical day in the Fort Bend ISD's culinary classroom, where professional chefs from Recipe for Success guide students through healthy cooking lessons, organic gardening and nutrition education.
The classes are one component of Activate for Kids, a health and fitness pilot program developed by United Healthcare and the United Health Foundation. The program, which kicked off this year in six school districts in Texas, Florida and Georgia, is among a growing number using a more holistic approach to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic.
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We developed for the themes Sales, Summer and Back To College a complete POS package based on a unique language created for the brand using specific fonts, colors, images, … To create a clear difference with the other brands in the portfolio, especially with Samsonite. This POS package will then be offered to the countries whenever focusing on one of the above themes in their own markets. In the showroom, every element can be seen as a support for communication.


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Marchesa Cancelled Its Runway Show
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Marchesa Has Cancelled Its Runway Show Following Weinstein Scandal
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Update: Despite confirming a spot on the official New York Fashion Week calendar, People reports that Marchesa, the evening wear company owned by Georgina Chapman, Harvey Weinstein's estranged wife, and designer Keren Craig, has cancelled its runway show in favor of something less conventional (and perhaps less likely to attract press attention). "Marchesa is looking forward to presenting their fall '18 collection in an updated format this season," a spokesperson for the brand told the magazine, confirming that while the label will continue to operate business as usual going forward, it will likely maintain a more under-the-radar profile as long as Weinstein remains in the news (a stark contrast for Marchesa, whose front row is normally jam-packed with celebrities).
This story was originally published on December 17, 2017.
Georgina Chapman has been lying low in the months since news broke that her estranged husband, Harvey Weinstein, allegedly assaulted and harassed dozens of women. She filed for divorce almost immediately, but many have presumed that her fashion label would suffer by association. While the full fallout from the scandal remains to be seen, Marchesa is set to resurface this winter, showing at New York Fashion Week on February 14, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Chapman last presented her designs on October 5, just as the allegations against her husband were being published.
Marchesa, which Chapman co-founded with Keren Craig in 2004, long enjoyed a reputation as a red carpet and bridal favorite. Regardless of whether or not Chapman was aware of her husband's actions, her label benefited by its association with actresses who were involved in Weinstein productions. Actress Felicity Huffman told THR that Weinstein compelled her to wear Marchesa when she was promoting Transamerica.
Still, some see it as unfair to blame his wife for what he did. Meghan McCain said as much after wearing a Marchesa gown to her wedding last month,
"The scandal erupted and everybody was like, are you going to keep the dress?" the Arizona senator's daughter told People. "And I was like, why should the two women designers be punished for a man's disgusting behavior? I just didn't wanna feel like the people who had worked there and make their livelihood should be punished as well."
Chapman's friend Alyssa Milano recently told Megyn Kelly on Today that the designer is sad and "goes through very dark times," but that she would come out on the other side. This statement upset Milano's Charmed costar Rose McGowan, who claims Weinstein raped her.
"You make me want to vomit. You actually gave me a body flashback," McGowan tweeted after Milano's interview. "Alyssa, maybe you and Georgina can call up Camille Cosby."
An executive at Neiman Marcus told THR that Marchesa sales have not been affected by the Weinstein news this fall. When awards season gets under way in January and February, the red carpet will be the true test of whether celebrities feel they can wear Marchesa without feeling like they're siding against victims of sexual assault.
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Q: Coroutine RoomDB NullPointerException I am getting a NullPointerException and invokeSuspend error when trying to get data from a Room DAO using a Kotlin coroutine. Do I need to do something special in order to use room and coroutines work together? The data that I'm querying definitely exists in the database.
The Error
E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: DefaultDispatcher-worker-4
Process: com.school, PID: 29799
java.lang.NullPointerException:
Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean java.lang.Boolean.booleanValue()' on a null object reference
    at com.school.Repository$fetchStudentInfo$1.invokeSuspend(Repository.kt:25)
    at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:33)
    at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTask.run(DispatchedTask.kt:106)
    at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler.runSafely(CoroutineScheduler.kt:571)
    at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.executeTask(CoroutineScheduler.kt:750)
    at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.runWorker(CoroutineScheduler.kt:678)
    at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.run(CoroutineScheduler.kt:665)

The Presenter
class Presenter(val view: View, val repository: Repository) {
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    }
}

The Repository
class Repository(val roomdb: RoomDB, val presenter: Presenter) {
    fun fetchStudentInfo(studentId: Long) {
        CoroutineScope(IO).launch {
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        }
    }
}

The DAO
@Dao
interface StudentDao {
    @Query("SELECT isGraduated FROM studentdata WHERE id = (:id)")
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}

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