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Bulky Bob-omb
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Bulky Bob-ombs are massive pink Bob-ombs in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. In battle, they utilize a series of stat-raising moves before finally exploding. The explosion cannot be guarded or superguarded.
A Bulky Bob-omb follows this pattern of moves:
Hitting the Bulky Bob-omb at any time with a fire, lightning or explosive attack (except Clock Out) immediately causes it to explode, dealing two damage plus any accrued boosts to Mario, his partner, and all other enemies. The explosion causes other Bulky Bob-ombs to explode as well.
They also appear as part of the audience (where they take up two seats), and may blow up and knock away everyone around them as well as scaring away any Punies.
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#BackToBasics – What is Colocation?by Alice Cullen
Maintaining complete control of your hardware but connecting it to an industry-leading network with aggregated bandwidth and 100% network uptime guarantee – sound too good to be true? With colocation at UKFast it is a reality, but is it the right choice for you?
Let's get back to basics and find out more about colocation.
So what is colocation?
In hosting terms colocation refers to the arrangement between a customer and hosting provider where the customer owns all hardware, software and management of their solution, and the provider offering a secure facility and network.
With colocation hosting, you connect your own kit to a provider's network, housing it within their facilities. So rather than running a micro-data centre in-house the solution benefits from increased network capacity, support and redundancy – at greatly reduced cost to that of setting up a facility yourself, without the need to buy in generators, UPS system and source a bandwidth supplier.
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- Control: Although your solution sits within an external facility and network, you remain in complete control of your hosting, as opposed to managed or dedicated solutions.
Should I colocate?
The decision to colocate is one that companies must make based on the needs of their business. If you need a solution that is reliable, scalable, controlled by you and you have the team and skills to manage your solution then colocation might just be the right option.
UKFast's colocation suites are within our brand new, industry-leading data centres in the North of England. Our self-healing network, with no single point of failure, aggregates bandwidth access from the world's major suppliers and guarantees 100% network uptime.
There's one last tricky question: how do you spell colocation?
The Oxford English Dictionary describes collocation as 'the action of placing things together according to a system or order'. It also gives us the origin of the spelling 'collocation' – from the Latin 'collacatio', meaning to 'place together'.
The term appears in various forms; colocation, collocation and co-location. A survey of these spellings carried out by Data Centre Map revealed that 'colocation' was the most prevalent spelling in Google searches, Google News and Google Trends.
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Watery Desktop 3D is a screen saver which can work in fullscreen mode and desktop mode, and animated wallpaper which will allow you to animate your desktop with the effects of water (rain, waves etc.)
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Shaw to Buy TV Operations of CanWest
Shaw Communications Inc. reached an agreement to buy the television assets of CanWest Global Communications Corp. for about C$2 billion (US$1.97 billion).
CanWest, one of three national broadcasters in Canada and the country's largest operator of daily newspapers, has been selling assets as part of its ongoing bankruptcy protection proceedings to pay off its creditors.
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Popular US dramas and Disney films to be made available to buy or rent on PC/Mac, tablet, smart TV or games console
Online film service Blinkbox has signed a deal with Disney in the UK and Ireland to offer its customers acces to a selection of popular films and TV shows.
Customers will be able to buy or rent the latest titles, many on the same day they're released on DVD, to watch instantly on a PC, Mac, Smart TV, games console or tablet.
Films included in the deal are War Horse, Toy Story, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins and The Muppets, plus TV dramas such as Lost, Grey's Anatomy and Brothers & Sisters.
Michael Comish, CEO and founder of Blinkbox, says: "We are excited to be working with Disney to bring even more current and classic entertainment instantly to our customers, from movies to quality US dramas."
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3rd Annual Mahato Memoral Image Contest Winners
First Place
Yumian Deng
Every time we shower, each water droplet serves as a convex lens and refracts the light, just like a camera lens. This picture, taken in the Kilgo bathroom, shows droplets refracting the light coming from the drain beneath. Each one shows the drain at a different angle.
Second Place
Jaclyn Launtz
Visualization of a fingertip, achieved by applying a highvoltage, high-frequency power supply. This image shows the electric gas discharge produced by our skin.
Third Place
Vikas Gupta
Image showing a section through a zebrafish heart that harbors transgenes, allowing for multicolor fluorescent labeling of cardiomyocytes (Brainbow).
People's Choice
Robby Bowles
Seldom do we grasp life on a scale much different than our own. We quickly glance at the small bee on the nearby sunflower, but fail to experience the stamen. It may be too small for us to contemplate on our busy day, but more important to our day than we realize. The bee's transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil of the flower is vital to our ecosystem, a connection easy for us to miss. This photo of a bee feeding on the sunflower's nectar was experienced at Jordan Lake, Apex, NC.
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An honest baseball sheds its skin to reveal a tangled architecture beneath.
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Tucked away in the corner of Perkins library, the north east staircase is easily overlooked as students pass it every day. However, viewing the staircase from the bottom‐up (as any good engineer would do) reveals the unexpected geometric beauty hidden within this commonplace entity.


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Man dies in hit-and-run crash, police on lookout for driver
Austin police are on the lookout for the driver of a gray jeep. The driver hit a man last night (4/4) in the 800 block of East William Cannon.
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Kylie Minogue: Showgirl Trailer (2005)
29 November 2005 Music 109 mins
"Showgirl" features an amazing cross-section of Kylie hits some performed in a brand new style. The DVD features 26 songs a 22 minute behind the scenes documentary multi-angle features and ROM section. "Showgirl" represents Kylie's finest moments in music performance and style and is an homage to the showgirl one of the most exotic decadent and sensual icons of our times.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
BK Reeves On Writing: Fahrenheit 451
Here I've always thought Ray Bradbury's 1953 iconographic novel Fahrenheit 451 was about censorship. Not so, says the author in an interview that has just come to my attention. Amy Johnston, writing in the tabloid, LA Weekly, says Mr. Bradbury is adamant in insisting that his novel is not about censorship in any way.
Mr. Bradbury vehemently contends that he wrote the book as a warning against television, which was becoming widespread in 1953. He wanted to show that watching the tube would kill reader's interest in books.
I'm not alone in believing this futuristic novel is brilliant on every level, beginning with its title. Paper ignites and burns at 451 degrees Fahrenheit.
But I've discussed this novel with many writers and readers over the years. Without exception, they thought its main theme was censorship. Reviewers do, too. Countless authors writing countless essays agree it explores the effect government censorship had on that particular culture. When the people in their extremity are reduced to memorizing entire books to save them for posterity, the message is clear. Burning books make them infinitely more precious.
A worthy piece of fiction can have several themes, some deeper than others. Sometimes a writer won't know what h/she is writing about until a novel is finished, or ten years have passed, whichever comes first.
In nonfiction books, articles, essays and think pieces, you must know your theme upfront. You tell your reader what you're writing about. You present a thematic statement, very specific and clear as a bell.
Not so with fiction. A log line is a sound bite for your novel. It probably won't mention what the book is actually about. I've written many novels and only once did I know the theme going in. I've always been intrigued by how individuals handled personal power. So my theme was that familiar old saw, "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely."
And I wondered what would happen to a man, or a woman, if they were given unlimited power? Five-hundred pages later, I had my answer. The most ethical person would find it difficult to retain even a scrap of his or her humanity if given god-like powers.
A novel's theme will seem different to different readers. I saw a lady rush up to Tom Townsend at a conference and enthusiastically explain what she thought one of his young adult novels was about. Tom squinted at the ceiling, shrugged and drawled, "Works for me." Tom was unthreatened by what his readers thought his books "meant." Some authors feel that way, others do not. And that poses an interesting question. Does a book belong to its author or its readers or both?
Ray Bradbury is still fighting for what he says his theme was when he wrote his masterpiece over six decades ago. Dear Mr. Bradbury: We readers do not believe your book is about television killing (burning) books. We have always believed that Fahrenheit 451 is about censorship. Ask anyone. #
Thanks for the insightful essay, BK!!!
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- Skhye said...
Great post. Thanks! My meds are making me drag my arse today. But now I'm perked up. :) Since I'm outspoken, I'm into weaving controversial themes into my own work. Doesn't somebody need to speak up? Or have I studied human nature too long?
- February 17, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- Hywela Lyn said...
This was a fascinating article - and I have to admit, I also thought Farenheit 451 was about censorship. I must have read nearly every book Mr Bradbury ever wrote - I think he was my first SF/Fantasy writer idol!
- February 17, 2010 at 2:47 PM
- Anna Kathryn Lanier said...
Hi, BK. Should I admit I haven't read Fahrenheit 451, but I do know what it's about. I am always amazed when people want to censor something they have not read or seen. Off the top of my head I can think of both a movie and a book people thought unfit for human eyes, yet had never seen/read it. They were just going on what they heard....that is truly horrific censorship, when one is a sheep, instead of thinking for oneself.
Recently in Texas, the State Board of Education banned Bill Martin, author of "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See," because he shared his name with a professor who wrote a book on Ethical Marxism. No one bothered to check that they weren't the same person....as if it should matter anyway.....
- February 17, 2010 at 9:37 PM
- Gail Dayton said...
BK is always smart. You're smart to have her for a mom. ;)
Anne Marie, I gave you an award on my blog yesterday for being such a great person (and doing this great support blog). Do with it whatever you want. :)
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The new ITB World Travel Trends Report 2016/2017 highlights the Mekong tourism region "as one of the world's fastest growing destinations".
The executive summary of the report predicts growth of 4-5% in world outbound travel, "driven once again by Asia and the USA and with stronger growth out of Europe". And the Chinese are "expected to go on more international trips for many years to come", although with more moderate spending behaviour.
Prepared by IPK International, the report also covers the influence of terror threats on international travel behavior; the development of the Chinese outbound market; and trends in the sharing economy.


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[CfP] On the Footsteps of Dwarves: Different Readings of a Mythical Figure in Popular Culture
Today more than ever fairy tales permeate pop culture, literature, music, fine arts, opera, ballet and cinema. Speaking of the history of stories and especially fairy-tales, we may say that the Pot of Soup, the Cauldron of Story, has always been boiling for centuries. Dwarves have always been a recurring image and a character from the fairy tales to the novels.


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The Richmond Hill Middle School was filled with holiday spirit as the Fine Arts department hosted it annual holiday concert earlier this month.
The Wildcat Winds, under the direction of Alisha Bowden, presented four songs including audience favorites "Trepak" from the Nutcracker Suite and technical standout "The Nightmare Before Christmas."
The Wildcat Winds is an auditioned group of 55 seventh- and eighth-grade students who practice two days a week after school as part of the Fine Arts program at RHMS.
The Richmond Hill Middle School Chorus, under the direction of Tina Butler, is comprised of separate grade level choirs. The students performed a total of nine selections, including "Carol of the Bells" and "Lift up Your Voice, Alleluia" in which the chorus members from the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades all joined together to form a choir of 222 members. The chorus is an in-school program which students begin in sixth grade but may join by audition in subsequent years.
As a finale to the musical events of the evening, the Wildcat Winds and chorus joined together to serenade the audience with a rendition of "Here Comes Christmas."
Kaleigh Hardee, an eighth-grade chorus student, remarked "My favorite part is the combined piece we sing every year. I get chills when the drums and trumpets play, the band and chorus sing and the parents get into the music. It just feels like Christmas!"
Serving as accompanists to the evening were Norma Royals, Heather Varinelli and, on the trumpet was Elizabeth Dobson.
The Visual Arts department displayed haiku watercolor paintings with an Asian winter theme from seventh-grade students. Tammy Luke, RHMS's art teacher, is passionate about bringing art into the everyday lives of her students.
"We studied Japanese culture as a theme in art. In the students' English classes they were learning about haiku, so I brought those skills into my fine arts classrooms and built upon them. By having the students write about what they see in their day-to-day routine, we have made direct connections which is what our Common Core Georgia Performance Standards is all about. The students think they made wonderful art, but their learning has gone far beyond just that."


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Wat Kampramong: An Alternative Option for Cancer Care
Sam Spicer – School of Oriental and African Studies Wei Tang - School of Oriental and African Studies Hans Andreas - School of Oriental and African Studies. Volunteers at the National Health Commission Office Thailand.
Holistic Treatment, something unfamiliar to the Western mind and culture. I must admit, I felt a bit out of my depth when I arrived at Wat Kampramong in the north eastern region, having just arrived in Thailand little over a month before. I knew it would be an interesting day after hearing the words "you must follow your instinct," from doctor Siriroj Kittisarapong after announcing my limited Thai ability. Phrases such as that go hand in hand with what in my own eyes, is a very alternative option, namely, Wat Kampramong.
Wat Kampramong is created by a single monk, Bhaponpat and is a holistic treatment centre for cancer patients, mainly in their final stages as well as other stages of the disease. You might be surprised that this isn't a small temple tucked away in the forest, but a huge majestic temple all designed by monk Bhaponpat himself. It has a grand hall with a huge shrine surrounded by spacious walk ways on the outside of the building. Situated a few 100 metres away from the temple is a small hospital which is where some of the treatment comes together, the brewing of the special herbal teas. The treatment rooms looked basic but equipped to what seemed to be a more than reasonable standard. Close by are the patient's rooms and accommodation. We were fortunate enough to be invited inside one of the patients rooms along side his wife and found it to be a quite comfortable and relaxing place to stay.
So what about the treatment on offer? Well, its a combination of herbal teas, meditation and speaking with monk Bhaponpat on a daily basis. There are no aggressive western medicines here which raises an important question, what has brought the patients here? What has made them opt for this 'alternative' option? Do they seek to be cured or have they accepted that the end is looming close? Is it that they would prefer to pass away peacefully rather than go fighting? After all, it is quite common to hear relatives of the deceased in western culture to say with tearful words, "he died fighting up until the end," which gives us a sense that all that could be done, was done. Reports from the patients themselves of the benefits that the holistic treatment has brought them just adds to the complexity of the question. I still do not have an answer for this question. However, Buddhism may have a role to play in their desire to come here as a peaceful passing is a chance to be reborn. I cannot be sure what the patients want from the holistic treatment, to be cured or to go in peace, but surely everyone wants to be cured? I suspect sometimes other factors may have affected the patients decision to choose this treatment – such as price, the side effects of western medicines and treatments etc.
We were able to meet with a couple of the patients from Wat Kampramong and much to my surprise, were greeted with smiling patients. Quite the opposite to what you might find on a cancer ward in the UK, especially for people in the latter stages of the disease. All of whom I met stated they had experienced a lot of benefit from the treatment offered at Wat Kampramong. Of particular note, a German man who had undergone intense chemotherapy in his own country had opted to come here after being informed that another session of chemotherapy could permanently damage him. His legs suffered from terrible swelling during the chemotherapy treatment but this had nearly all but gone after coming to Wat Kampramong. He was happy to be there, believed in the treatment and was hugely grateful to monk Bhaponpat.
I am a firm believer in nutrition and its benefit to our well being, thus I can understand that living the healthy life style of herbal teas and meditation would undoubtedly have a positive impact on anyone's health. It' s becoming more apparent with modern science the effect of eating healthy throughout your life and its ability to help prevent disease. However, when it's a matter of curing someone in their final stages of cancer – I'm not so sure that I would choose holistic treatment. Perhaps it is my own culture's affect on me and what I am used to, but I am still sure that I would choose western treatment in the hope of curing the disease.
I still however walk away impressed with the achievements and work of Wat Kampramong and hope it continues to do what it is doing. From the people I met, it is evident that it is having a positive impact on their health which is what matters. It also offers a much more economical method of treatment for those not in good financial position. More importantly, I feel it offers the chance to pass away in peace if you should choose this route. What does the future hold for this type of treatment? The National Health Commission in Thailand is actively seeking to promote holistic treatment with traditional Thai medicine in order to create a full sense of health and well being in their country.


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Its vice chairman, Will Riches, has resigned but no reason for his departure has been revealed.
Surrey Police, which is leading the investigation, said it concerned an allegation reported on Tuesday of this week relating to accounts held by the Federations's Constables' Central Committee.
In a statement, Surrey Police said said: "Officers are currently carrying out enquiries to determine whether any offences have been committed and enquiries remain ongoing.
"Further updates will be issued in due course."
The federation, which represents police officers from the ranks of inspector, sergeant and constable, earlier said in a statement: "On Tuesday 15 March, the Police Federation of England and Wales contacted Surrey Police to ask them to investigate potential fraudulent activity relating to accounts held by the federation's Constables' Central Committee.
"The issue was identified by the PFEW itself and we are fully co-operating with their initial investigation which is being undertaken to determine whether any offences have been committed.
"Until those inquiries are complete it would be inappropriate to comment further."
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More Coffee? Working 52 Minutes? Why You Should Ignore Most of Those Productivity Studies
Don't be too quick to assume that what these studies preach is an absolute and measurable truth.
Don't be too quick to assume that what these studies preach is an absolute and measurable truth.
Highly successful entrepreneurs stay organized and focused by following a routine. Are you one of them?
How many hours you work is the wrong metric. Focus on how much you get done.
Hint: Working 16-hour days is definitely not the answer.
There is a strong correlation between productivity and always knowing where you left your keys.
Nobody cares how busy your are or how work you late, they just care what you get done.
No one taught you how to work productively. Here's how to catch up.
Industry experts explain how AI will change the way we work.
They might not be what you might think.
Past success is often an indicator of future complacency.
Accepting that you'll never have "everything" done is just as important as weeding out your time-wasting habits.
You're not as good as you think you are at multitasking.
How to bend the rules of productivity to create work-life harmony
The smaller your business, the less time you have for repetitive tasks that can be easily automated.
Ceaseless self-imposed pressure is not the solution. It's time to embrace constructive dawdling.
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KEEPERS: The Changing Landscape—AL pitchers
By Jock Thompson @JOCKatHQ February 16th, 2013 1:03am
This week in our efforts to catch up with the offseason news, we turn to AL pitchers. More than a few interesting names have changed teams, are coming off injuries, and/or are increasing or decreasing in their attractiveness. But be aware that in keeper league (KL) and dynasty formats, one size doesn't fit all, as contenders and rebuilders can attest, so the following advice will likely depend on your position or predicament—and timeframe.
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15 February 2013
I can't take my eyes off the telephone as I sit here on the bottom stair, waiting for the police to arrive. A bloody handprint violates the ivory plastic of the receiver, dully reflecting the horror upstairs. The ninth button of the key pad, crimsoned with the lives of my friend and his family, bleats menacingly on my retina.
The last conversation I had with Brian is alive like thunder in my mind, beating out a dark rhythm to the tune of my confusion. I now know that when we parted that night, Brian heading towards the warmth of wife, child and semi whilst I set my sights on the barmaid, I understood nothing. I was too complacent in my belief that words, in the end, are only words. But here I now sit, and up there he lies.
I met Brian on our first day of senior school. His family had moved into our street a couple of weeks before, and as our front door clicked shut behind an emblazered me, so did theirs behind him.
We hadn't yet met, but were aware of each other, so even though, or perhaps because, we could see we were to be thrown together for the next five years, each kept to his side of the road as we began the longest walk of our young lives. I glanced over for signs of the nervousness I felt, catching his eye as I did so. We both turned our gaze studiously back to the ground ahead of us, cheeks burning, stomachs churning.
At the end of the road, I crossed and joined him on the same stretch of pavement. He was slightly ahead of me, but I soon found myself two steps from his side. Hiya, I offered in a croaky warble. Hello, he replied, turning to smile at me. I'm Gary, I said.
We chatted as eleven year old boys do the rest of the way. His family had moved because his mum had a new job as a manager. His dad worked from home, he was a graphic designer and artist. Brian didn't have any brothers or sisters. He was excited about starting senior school because he liked learning things, but he knew he wouldn't know anyone.
I wasn't bothered about starting school, I knew it was what happened next. I would probably know some people because I'd been to three different junior schools in the town, not because I was in trouble or anything but my mum and dad had different ideas about the sort of school I should go to. I'd been at the most recent one for less than a year and my closest friends would be attending a different senior school, so I wouldn't start off with allies either. I had a younger sister, and my parents were both university teachers of subjects that used a lot of words.
Brian and I remained friends through school and beyond, as happens in stories but not so often in real life. We discovered girls together, ineptly, for the first four years talking about the ones we fancied but only occasionally about what we thought we might do with one when we had her alone. In the fifth year of school we both had at least one opportunity to find out, and agreed school was easy in comparison with working out how to control that many parts of your body at the same time.
Whereas I was a generally adequate student with a love of and aptitude for art and design, Brian excelled in all subjects except the ones that required the use of your hands more than your head. This meant we took different exams and were headed in different academic directions, but we felt similarly about the school environment so made our applications to sixth form college together, surviving more exams, girls who actually wanted to go out with us, low level promiscuity and part time jobs, before finding ourselves at the same university.
Our parents joked that some wires must have been crossed, what with me studying art and Brian philosophy, and were supportive of our friendship and the paths we were starting out on. They were confident enough in us to subtly raise the idea we might be amorously entwined, which we denied with smiles, omitting to tell them about the night we and two of our female classmates at college had shared dinner, a room and each other.
I wish I could say our relationship was 'normal', but I know it wasn't. We didn't compete intellectually or physically, we took an interest in each other's pursuits and offered support, we never argued over a girl, we critiqued books and films and paintings and ideas together. And, it's important to say, we had other friends, some shared and others unique to one or the other.
We completed our undergraduate degrees fifteen years ago, both deciding to stay in the city where our social and intellectual worlds had already begun to burgeon. Brian commenced a master's degree and I continued to develop a small arts group with some friends, hosting shows, submitting work to magazines and working what hours I could in a pub where students discussed politics and philosophy, picked paint from their skins and admired each other's hairstyles with oblique glances.
Brian became a lecturer at the university, leading people along the uncanny paths of the philosophy of mind. He was successful in his job, but his refusal to fall in and accept one or other physicalist explanation of the mind led to his papers being less well received than they probably deserved. He believed a philosopher has a duty to reserve judgement to a greater degree than other academics find reasonable. What I've tried to express through painting, sculpture and drawing disallowed Brian from leaving his agnosticism behind.
While he was making sure he'd never be known as a philosopher in his own lifetime, I was making a name for myself as a vaguely interesting but not highly skilled painter. There was some commercial work, intermittent shows – including a showcase that toured eastern Europe – and a couple of well received features in suitable magazines. I'm known in my own circles, and that's enough for me.
I spend most of my time at my studio, a not-too-small space in a compartmentalised warehouse housing a few dozen human beings desperately attempting to articulate whatever it is gnaws away at them. I have a feeling some may possess little more than paints and canvas in the way of credentials, but that's no reason for me not to smile and wish them a good morning.
My bedsit is therefore merely a place to sleep. I don't even make use of the communal kitchen; I keep a kettle in my room and prepare food at the studio. If I meet a woman – or sometimes, in recent years, a man – they're of the sort who would much rather leave with paint on their backside than the crease of a pillow across their face.
This contrast with Brian's mortgaged, fitted-carpeted, child supporting life made no difference to our relationship. Whilst still, for now, considered unconventional, I find no reason to spend my life unwashed or without humility. I often visited him, his wife and their daughter, and they would attend my shows and the odd party when diaries permitted. Brian and I remained as close as ever, meeting at least once a week to eat and drink and talk as we had for years.
It was on one of these nights, last week, we had the conversation that now fills my head, a gruesome suggestion of which coats the bedroom upstairs. His words circle my understanding, retaining a maddening distance; how our life led here I cannot fathom.
We met, as usual, in the Red Lion, and settled into our booth with twin pints of pale ale, fresh anecdotes and a smattering of conjecture on a recently released film. Then Brian settled back in the way he did when he was about to introduce an idea for discussion, usually something he had been pondering and wanted to turn over in my mind.
He had been thinking about free will after reading a paper by a colleague a couple of weeks ago. He recounted how most philosophers of mind believe one day we'll be able to explain the mind in physical terms. Love will be described as 'when the brain does this' and a thought as 'this or that brain state'. What we call thinking and feeling will be recognised as physical conditions, governed by the same laws as objects. We will understand that our decisions, emotions and the rest of it are the result of the same processes that make the planets orbit the sun or a bee search flower after flower for pollen. And when we realise how we feel and what we do couldn't have been any other way, we will come to accept that free will is an illusion.
Because who's to say the bee doesn't think it's free? How might some higher being, watching us like we watch bees, interpret our behaviour? We do similar things most days, and what we call wants would be no more apparent to them than the desires of a bee might be to us.
So how can we save our freedom from these philosophers? I asked. Some people believe that whilst the choices you're confronted with are out of your control, Brian explained, you're free as long as you're not forced or compelled to do something, if you're free to choose a course of action. But, unfortunately perhaps, most people like to think their freedom includes choosing whether or not they want to do something, not just if they do it or not.
I agreed. We more than like to think our achievements are down to our choices; our whole view of ourselves is wrapped up in it. How can you reward someone for something if, even though they weren't made to do it, it wasn't really up to them that they ended up doing it?
For these reasons, continued Brian, many people think what that description of free will can't be called free will at all. You need to be free to act to have free will, yes, but you need something else as well. So some believe we have free will in the way we usually think of it, and others that there's simply no such thing.
So, I said, you either have to believe you have total free will, but without any evidence other than what you feel, or you're free to do what you want but not to decide what you want, or you don't have free will at all? I'm a bee, not a bee or half a bee.
I felt the whole thing seemed a bit pessimistic. Brian thought that, regardless of the arguments philosophers come up with, people will hold on to the belief they're in control of who they are and what they do. But they do often hold contradictory views. Tell someone about a crime, and they'll usually say the person who committed it should be held responsible for it, but tell them about circumstances that led to the crime being the only course of action, and they'll say they shouldn't be held responsible for it. They'll say, in a given situation, they chose to do something, but in the same situation someone else didn't really choose, but were forced into it by circumstance. At another time, they'll say they shouldn't be held responsible for what they did, because they had no choice, but present the same scenario with someone else in their role, and they'll say the opposite.
All this sounded fair enough, but what confused me was why he was so worked up about it. His eyes had glinted that night in the way they did when he was excited by an idea. I enjoyed talking to him about this stuff, but I never became emotionally involved in the way he did. My manic side, my passion, arose with and led to my work. Whereas he could articulate in words what burned within him, I relied on a brush or chalk to communicate my self to others.
He reminded me he had been generally discounted by the philosophy of mind community for refusing to accept there has to be a physical explanation of the mind. He didn't deny it might be true, but didn't see it as inevitable. Because our society at this moment in time has embraced natural science, doesn't mean what it explores is all there is.
I might therefore expect him to discount these arguments out of hand as the product of an acceptance of materialism, the existence of the world of things and stuff. Well, he did, for just that reason. But he had also been thinking about whether or not free will is compatible with any theory of the mind.
Some people think mind and body are separate, distinct things, he continued. But that there's a link between them, they affect each other. If the physical is affected by natural laws, the mental will be too, via that connection. My mind will be affected by my environment, meaning I'm not in control of who I become, what desires I have. So the only free will I have is the weak kind, the freedom to act.
Others deny there's any interaction between them, believing instead that they run in parallel. This idea usually requires the intervention of some designer, or god, to either make a connection between the mental and the physical or set up the parallel in the first place via some sort of programming. The existence of such a creator or designer wouldn't allow for free will either, as the programming would be necessarily deterministic.
Another idea is that there's nothing but mind, in one way or another. Some people believe mind created everything, including the physical universe, whether that mind was a god's or mine. Others say mind shapes the physical world, giving objects meaning and so on. We had already decided free will isn't compatible with a physical world.
Some, however, say material things are nothing more than sensations that could have come from anywhere. So it might seem that, if the world is entirely within you, the sum of your perceptions, you must have free will, because there's nothing to act on you, no physical things and no physical laws. But if there is nothing but my mind, what does free will even mean?
And why, if the world is your world, or you, do you have no memory of choosing the world to be like this? Why do you have no choice but to, at least apparently, experience the same world, day after day? Why does it seem that things in this world do in fact have an effect on your desires and decisions?
You could choose to say there's a part of you – the unconscious – that takes those decisions, and so, as the unconscious is part of you, you have free will. But is that what we mean by free will? Does an unconscious, something that makes decisions without your knowledge, not play the part of someone or something else?
Whatever way he thought about it, Brian concluded that every one of his actions could be understood as the result of things that previously happened in the world. If he wanted to put together an argument for having free will as we think of it, for choosing both what he wanted to do and what he actually did, he didn't think he could.
I'd seen Brian animated by his ideas before but not to the extent he was that evening. He appeared to be standing on the edge of something, perhaps frenzy, although, on reflection, I wasn't sure I really knew what that looked like.
So I asked what he thought it meant for us, there, in the pub. Even if we do find out there is no such thing as the mind, that it's a product of chemicals and reactions, or an illusion created by our perception of them, I won't feel much different, will I? I'd still think I want to fuck Mandy, the manager of the pub, again, because she's got a fabulous arse; I'd still say I was angry with someone for nicking my paints again, or amused by one of Brian's bad jokes, again. So what was with the excitement?
After all these years of study, of thinking about what he was in what seemed to everyone an abstract way, he believed he had stumbled across a practical application of pure speculation. The greatest service philosophy could do the human race is demonstrate it doesn't make sense to punish people, for anything.
I thought there must have been something I didn't understand. Did he really think he could convince people of that? They love punishing others, apart from anything else. And are they going to give up the idea they're free because of a philosophical argument? Even if I agreed with him – which I'm not sure I don't – it wouldn't make any difference to what it feels like to be me, and I feel free.
Apart from the fact it wouldn't actually make sense to suggest I should, he said, I don't need to give up that idea or feeling. People can still go about doing what they 'choose' to, because for the most part it doesn't matter that much, or at least not in a way we can easily perceive. But for those people who commit crimes, especially horrendous ones, maybe we can start to understand it makes no sense to say they chose to do it. He knew things have already started to move in that direction, but the idea we have free will still underlies it all, and stops us taking the really big step. So why not show it to be a myth? It won't make any difference to the day-to-day, but it could change things where it really matters.
As for whether or not people would be convinced, he didn't intend to hold a conference and make an announcement. The idea would have to be introduced subtly, slowly, it might take years, he was sure it would take years, but if he could convince enough people it might stick.
Did he really believe it then?
Yes, he did. He knew he could push that glass over or not, but the fact he wouldn't was the product of so many other events, experiences, thoughts, billions of which happened before he was even thought of. Did our meeting have anything to do with us? And if it didn't, could we really be said to have chosen our paths in life since that moment? Wouldn't things be completely different for both of us if we hadn't met?
Shortly after, as I stood at the urinal, I noticed a queasiness flowering in my belly. It was the sort of mellow sickness I feel when something isn't quite right, when I'm worried or guilty. Like now. But I couldn't place it. I thought maybe I was concerned for my friend. Whilst it wasn't the first time I'd seen him this animated about an idea, there was something about his excitement that seemed to have unnerved me. Perhaps he was going to make a fool of himself; I discounted that, he was too grounded, sensible, too in the world to go out on such a limb that he'd fall and ruin everything he'd built up.
Back at the table, I told Brian about an exhibition I was interested in, and from there the conversation meandered pleasingly. We didn't return to the earlier topic, which made me feel better. Maybe I was overreacting and this situation was no different from usual.
Once we'd finished our third drink, Brian said he had to go, he'd promised to be home by half ten. I said I was going to stick around, so we hugged and he left. I went and sat at the bar, the lack of Tuesday night customers leaving Mandy and I ample time to flirt before the pub closed and we could head to a late bar.
We woke up the next morning side by side in my bedsit. I sat up and looked down at her warm nudity, feeling puzzled but safe. I woke her up and we fucked a couple more times. Then she left, and I fell back to sleep.
I dreamt I had a public relations job, a senior position. I was sat behind my desk in an open plan office, worrying because I had made a mistake. The only other person there was Brian, who, I knew, was unable to leave his desk. The error I had made was going to affect him, not me, which was why I was so concerned. I kept alternating my gaze between my friend and an open door opposite me, the door to the office of the chief executive. I knew I had to admit what I had done, or Brian would suffer.
Eventually I tore myself from my seat and walked over to the open door. Brian watched me, returning my nervous look with an unconcerned smile. I turned back to the feared entrance, and stepped over the threshold.
The chief executive was perched on the corner of her desk, one leg crossed over the other. Her skirt rode high and a stretch of thigh taunted me. She was Mandy. Immediately she saw me she laughed, smiled and told me I had nothing to worry about. I protested, pleaded my guilt, but she refused to countenance my need to apologise.
Panic filled me. I knew I had to own up to my mistake, offer an apology and have it accepted if I was to save Brian. But Mandy just smiled at me.
On leaving the office, I saw Brian's parents and my parents to one side of the open plan room. They were sat on red velvet theatre seats, watching the scene impassively, their hands folded in their respective laps.
When I awoke I recognised the urge to start working, so I dressed quickly and set off for the studio. When I arrived I understood I didn't have what I needed, so turned back around. The door closed behind me, and I stood in the corridor, not knowing what it was I required. So I thought.
My meditation was interrupted by the sound of a door opening at one end of the hallway. I looked in the direction of the noise and saw Jasper leaving his studio. He did still have those large canvases, and of course I could have one. I'd apparently changed my mind.
Once we'd manoeuvred the one and a half by two metre canvas into my studio I left again, still unclear as to what else I must procure. This time I reached the pavement before I had to stop and think. I looked to my right and saw a bus lumbering towards me on its way to the retail park outside the town centre.
I followed it as it shambled past, taking in the advertisement pasted to its side for yet another Hollywood blockbuster. It starred a middle aged man pretending not to be, whose large shoulders and inevitable firearm were poised to protect a highlighted suburban princess as they ran through malignant streets.
The few early afternoon passengers gazed out through dirty windows and me. What can they see? I thought. A stream of shut in faces floating through my distracted consciousness.
The bus pulled itself onwards, shaking its rear end at me provocatively. Its number stared back in black and yellow: 69. As usual, I chuckled. I looked down at my rough brown boots, then back up in the direction the bus had taken, finding where I had to go.
An hour later I was back in the studio, half a dozen pots of emulsion littering the floor about my feet. The canvas Jasper had donated was hung on a wall, its emptiness reaching out to stroke my brow.
I had no idea what I was doing. When I was younger I'd worked with a certain aimlessness, allowing the painting to fall from me. But very quickly I'd learnt to plan, to think the work out. Which made what I was doing at that moment unnerving. No; I was frightened. The canvas, the paint – I still didn't know why I had them or what I was about to do with them. The more I thought about it the sicker I felt. So I stopped thinking.
Seven or eight hours later, I walked away, unable to look at the work. I headed for a bottle of gin and stayed there for a couple of days, reckoning by the alarmless clock in my bedsit. When I emerged from the stupor, my first thought was the canvas and how it had taken my studio from me. I couldn't go back; neither could I ask someone to remove it for me.
The need for food throbbed through my body, but the thought of granting myself sustenance turned my stomach. On the stool next to my bed stood half a plastic bottle holding water and dirty paint brushes. It tasted bitter but went down quickly.
The next however long was spent sitting on the edge of my bed, feet on the floor, head in hands, wedged between claustro- and agoraphobia. The only escape from vertigo was to wonder what was wrong with me, but that yielded no answer. Alcohol still worming through my veins, I daydreamed about settling into the blanket of the earth's atmosphere, of it holding me like a piece of fruit suspended in the jelly of a trifle. I vomited, lay down, and slept.
Another night and morning had passed when I woke again, a pounding in my head. But as soon as I was conscious enough to think, I found all I wanted to do was continue sleeping. An unfamiliar cold dampness crept through to my awareness; I had soiled the bed. Leaving the sheets where they were, I stumbled, naked out of my room. Sitting under the shower, head back and mouth open I let warm water fill my stomach.
A dog worrying ducks on the pond; I was in the park. I looked down to check I was dressed. On the bench next to me, my shitty sheets in a black plastic bag. The dog returned to its owner at a pace, pleased with its efforts. The ducks ducked, feet waggling, until a child arrived with a bag of bread and they flew across the water to petition her. A squirrel shiny eyed them from a tree trunk, legs spread, attention divided between the bread, an overflowing bin and the recent memory of a predator; choices to be made. I left my sheets behind.
There were less people in the park, but they were there, and I shrank from it. After years of living in England I know how seldom another human being seeks to catch your eye, to exchange strangerly greetings, but as I malingered through the urban noasis I was disgusted by the thought one might try to interact with me. Why was I outside?
The door to the Red Lion opened. Mandy looked up from her position behind the bar and smiled. I turned and left, nauseous. Now here to go.
Brian's house looked so usual, nestled in its street. Orange light. Silence. Blue flickerings between curtain, irrelevant. Knock at the door.
I look up. The police are here.
That was quick.
Copyright Dan Sumners 2013


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Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani | Pietro Cocco Nilufar Gallery
Text by Maria Cristina Didero
"A plank of wood – a precious commodity, by nature absolutely unique and unrepeatable, becomes first a wax model, then a bronze item to be replicated again and again in series, and ultimately transformed into something else? Very interesting". This was my immediate thought when Francesco Faccin – a designer of enormous talent for making and how-to-make it, with an obsessive attention for the process – preferably with hands on experience – presented me with this charming project titled Bronzification. This is almost a contradiction in terms simply because the idea of bronze as a material commonly used in ancient times, clashes when declined in the word 'bronzification' – a word that does not even exist in the Zingarelli Italian dictionary. It is as the definition coined by Faccin has defined a new chemical process, an accelerated transition of state to allow any kind of materials to become bronze. The term bronze suggests something completely different; it conjures up the images of eternity, stability and consequently, solidity. However looking deeper, it is easy to understand the reason for this choice.
But let's start from the designer himself: Francesco Faccin is-one-of-those-designers-who-makes, and he has his peculiar approach to it. I imagine him working in silence. However, the creatures he produces are not silent at all: they have sharp serious outlines, which clearly express not only the hand that made them, but also the thought behind their conception. In my opinion, Faccin is one of those cutting-edge, ruthless designers who is passionate about his chosen discipline where ruthless, in the best possible interpretation, means intellectual honesty combined with a careful eye trained not only on the origin of things but also the reason why they exist. However, Francesco Faccin is also a designer who looks to the future – as can be clearly seen through this project. While the orientation of his work is dense with reflections applied to a range of design disciplines, in this 21st century Faccin has even searched for a different way to light the fire. His unusual approach to work coming from his insatiable curiosity and a broader vision of the vast choice of operative methods, actually consists of one thing only: the bet on Man. In other words, he is testing the reaction to a specific task without moving away from the intrinsic creative intimacy – also known as integrity. It is just a matter of equilibrium: he does not ignore the project brief, the ultimate function of his works, the mission and, in the best case scenario, he fully satisfies, at the same time, his creativity. I also believe that, speaking about his trade (yes, I would call it his trade), he distinguishes himself from those who simply make and those who are passionate about making – in his work, this concept has been translated flawless. His projects are not loud but whispered, they present themselves gracefully. They murmur, they suggest, they point out not only their history and origins but also the obsessive attention to the production process and the basic components of reasoned simplicity, which consist in precision even sought arduously on commitment and successfully achieved – this is the definition of the author, born in Milan in 1977 and based here.
Bronzification – the exhibition and the gigantic enterprise that made it possible – meant to successfully focus on craftsmanship applied to serial production. And once again, the precision, the professional honesty and the swashbuckling courage are obvious factors in a project that blends easily with the holistic, almost political approach to manual production: it allows us to clearly recognize the influence of the time spent working with Maestros such as Enzo Mari and Michele De Lucchi – however, I am not sure whether Faccin calls them "Maestri", quoting the latter in reference to Ettore Sottsass. Francesco Faccin is primarily a designer who loves what he does. He is a designer who knows what he wants and how he can create the tangible version of what is in his mind. Francesco Faccin is as solid as the pieces he creates.


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We are happy to be able to offer three kits featuring patterns from Sarah Jordan's recently published "Stitchburgh" pattern collection and Fibernymph Dye Works yarn, which she used to knit the patterns the have offered here. These kits are priced at a 20% discount over what the patterns and yarns would cost if purchased separately.
Andy Warhol was a world-famous pop art icon, but he got his start in Pittsburgh. This design is inspired by some of his well-known silk screen prints, and the name is a play on his quip that, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."
This cowl is knit seamlessly in the round, beginning with a provisional cast on. When the whole cowl has been knit, the provisionally cast on stitches are placed onto a spare needle and grafted with the end stitches for a seamless tube.
In this kit, you will receive:
- Two full skeins of our Bounce fingering weight base (80/20 SW Merino/Nylon, 400 yards) - one a semi-solid in Soft Black, the other a self-striping in Plumage.
- Coupon code to download the pattern from Ravelry at no additional cost to you.
The second photo below is a sample of the cowl as it was knit for the collection. The yarn colors may be different than what is being sold in this listing.
Recommended care: Though this is a superwash wool and can be machine washed, we recommend hand washing in cool water and then air dry flat.
All of our yarns and fibers are individually hand-dyed using professional grade acid dyes. Colorway names are consistent between yarns/fibers dyed with the same dye colors, however color strengths can (and likely will) vary between skeins and between different bases.
We make every effort to assure the colors in our photos are as accurate as possible, but please note that colors can vary from monitor to monitor.
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In the future, you won't exist without a website.
And when you do, it won't so much matter what is on it, as long as it is genuine.
In a completely digital world where everything is (or can be) tracked, we will for the first time ever get to witness 'truth in existence.'


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Step into this beautifully designed 4 bedroom Royal Barry Wills Cape boasting superior craftsmanship throughout. A circular drive leads to a well landscaped priv. yard to enjoy family BBQ's & summer fun! The 1st flr features a living room w/custom designed cabinetry, spacious family room w/built-in bookcases and oversized windows allowing natural light from southern exposure, and dining room has wonderful bay windows, wainscoting & crown moldings. A much sought after 1st flr master bedroom complete w/full bath & walk-in closet. Morning coffee can be enjoyed in the lovely garden sunroom attached to the kitchen. The washer/dryer are on the 1st flr. The 2nd flr features 3 bedrooms, 2 sharing a Jack & Jill bath, & full cedar closet. An oversized 2-car garage completes this pkg.
Listing provided courtesy of William Raveis RE & Home Serv.
Disclaimer: All data relating to real estate for sale on this page comes from the Broker Reciprocity (BR) of the Cape Cod & Islands Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Neither the listing company nor Raymond M. Hall/John C Ricotta & Assoc. shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, misprints and shallbe held totally harmless. The Broker providing this data believes it to be correct, but advisesinterested parties to confirm any item before relying on it in a purchase decision. Copyright 2017 Cape Cod & Islands Multiple Listing Service, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Published: Wednesday 29th October 2014 by The News Editor
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after ramblers discovered parts of a washed up body.
The remains of Angela Millington, 33, from Southend, were discovered on Foulness Island, Essex, on June 21.
It is not known how long she had been there but she was identified following forensic and DNA tests and police now believe she was murdered.
Detective Chief Inspector Simon Werrett, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: "We have launched a murder investigation as we don't know what happened to Angela.
"We are keeping all lines of enquiry open. Anyone with any information, no matter how small, could help us to discover how Angela died and bring her justice."
Ms Millington had no fixed address and was last been seen alive when she visited a housing officer in Westcliff on November 21.
She also withdrew money from her bank account that day and her mobile phone has not been used since the end of that month .
Mr Werrett added: "We have not found any of her clothing or belongings.
"Angela was known to associate with street drinkers and local homeless people.
"There was a sighting of her by a police officer in the Porters Grange area of Southend on January 6 but we have no definite details of her movements since November 21.
"The expert reports indicate that she did not die on Foulness but was either taken there or the body was carried there in the tide."
The ramblers initially found a collection of bones as they walked in a salt marsh area on the island.
They called police and a full search found further parts of the skeleton.
Detectives have been supporting her family and speaking to people who knew her to try and find out how and when she died, Essex Police said.
Anybody with information is asked to contact police on 01702 470173 during office hours or 101 outside of those times.
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Seven hurt in explosion at Forres timber yard
SEVEN people, including three firemen, were injured yesterday after a storage silo full of sawdust exploded at a timber yard.
Fire crews had rushed to deal with a fire at James Jones and Sons, based near Forres in Morayshire.
They managed to bring the blaze under control, but were "knocked off their feet" by an explosion when the bottom of the silo was removed.
One of the seven injured had to be airlifted to hospital.
The 59-year-old victim, a worker at the yard, was flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Two other employees, aged 24 and 62, were taken to Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin by ambulance.
A 20-year-old worker was treated at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, along with two firemen suffering from minor burns, while a third was treated at the scene.
It is understood that the fire broke out in a silo holding sawdust from timber that had been cut on the site. Firefighters arrived just after 8am and brought the blaze under control.
The employees were shovelling the sawdust from the tower into skips when there must have been a sudden rush of oxygen and the explosion took place, blowing people right off their feet
But when the bottom of the silo was removed, a blast threw the workers and firefighters across the yard.
The explosion is believed to have been caused by "a sudden rush of oxygen" when the silo was opened to allow workers to shovel the sawdust into skips.
Councillor George Alexander, who represents Forres on Moray Council, said he had spoken to eyewitnesses to the incident at Greshop Industrial Estate.
He said: "The employees were shovelling the sawdust from the tower into skips when there must have been a sudden rush of oxygen and the explosion took place, blowing people right off their feet.
"It's obviously a worrying time but hopefully there are no life-threatening injuries. It really has just been an unfortunate incident where the firemen obviously thought the situation was under control and this sudden dust explosion caught them unawares."
A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed: "Whilst firefighters were removing the contents of the silo an explosion occurred injuring three firefighters and four members of staff from the site."
He added that there will be a joint investigation with Police Scotland and the Health and Safety Executive.
A spokesman for James Jones and Sons said: "We can confirm there has been an incident at our Forres manufacturing plant.
"At this stage we are waiting for detailed reports from the emergency and medical services and have no further comment to make, although obviously the welfare of our employees and the emergency services personnel is of paramount importance."


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We are Redeemed! All of us. All of the time. Jesus Christ died so that we might have life! Today we celebrate His resurrection! Rejoice and feel the joy!
"Eyes of Grace," March 27
God has always been a God of grace, but no other day points to this as much as Resurrection Day. May you be blessed by this new video devotional from Jesus Calling by Sarah Young as you celebrate Christ's finished work on the cross.#Easter #Grace #RisenSaviorPosted by Jesus Calling by Sarah Young on Saturday, March 26, 2016


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We Plan, You Plant is now on Holiday/Winter break.
Before Your Appointment...
Pre-appointment Worksheet
Tips for Great Results
We Plan, You Plant is a design service offered by New Garden Landscaping & Nursery to assist you with the design and layout of your home landscaping projects. Appointments are available in spring and fall. This page contains information to help you prepare for your appointment with our We Plan, You Plant designer, plus an online scheduler you can use to set up your own WPYP appointment.
Your We Plan, You Plant appointment will be at New Garden Landscaping & Nursery's New Garden Gazebo location. New Garden Landscaping & Nursery will devote one hour of consultation and design time with our We Plan, You Plant designer for you. This is sufficient time to plan a specific area, such as a front foundation or island bed, and costs $50 (+ tax). For more extensive landscape projects, please call 336-665-0291 or visit our contact page to arrange an appointment with our design staff.
If you decide you need help installing all or part of your project, we can help!
Let us show you how easy it can be to turn your landscaping dreams into reality!
We Plan, You Plant is now on Holiday/Winter break.
We'll be taking appointments in the New Year for March consultations in our newly remodeled space! Watch your email for notification of WPYP's return in 2018! (Sign up here if you're not subscribed already.)
Before your 'We Plan, You Plant' appointment...
Gather Your Materials
Take photos and measurements of existing bed areas and structures to bring to your appointment. You'll find a list of the information you'll need on the pre-appointment worksheet. If your home's plot plan is available bring that also.
Shape the New Planting Bed
Use a garden hose to lay out the shape of a free-form bed; use a tape measure and a straight edge, such as a piece of lumber, for formal straight-line bed. Then spray paint the bed outline (Be sure to use a paint can that will spray in an upside-down position). Tip: Avoid creating hard to mow corners.
Call ULOCO
Call ULOCO at 800-632-4949 to locate any underground phone or internet cables, electrical wires, or gas lines. This is a free service.
Clear Out the Bed Area
Remove grass and relocate any unwanted plants in the new bed area.
Till the Planting Area and Add Soil Amendments
For groundcovers and natural areas, till at least 4" deep. For shrubs and seasonal color beds, till at least 8" deep. Edge the bed with a sharp spade by trenching 3" deep around the outside (do not till beneath shallow-rooted plants such as dogwoods or Japanese maples.)
Once soil is loosened, till in soil amendments. For very heavy clay, add four 2 cu. ft. bags of soil conditioner per 100 sq. ft. of bed. For average soil, add two or three bags. For excellent soil, add one or two bags.
Locate and Space Plants
Before planting, place all plants in the bed. Use the We Plan, You Plant plan as a general guide. Adapt the exact location and number of plants to suit your vision of the planting.
Remember that the recommended spacing is based on the plants' horticultural requirements and mature size under good conditions.
Prepare Soil and Install Plants
Prepare the soil and install the plants according to the design and information you received during your session with our designer. Here are watering and maintenance calendar guides to help you care for your plants.
Follow the recommendations provided in your plan. General guidelines are:
One bale of pine straw for each 35 sq. ft. of bed. This will normally cover a 5'x7' area 3" deep.
One 2 cu. ft. bag of wood mulch (shredded hardwood, mini nugget or big nugget) for each 144 sq ft. of bed. This will normally cover a 12'x12' area 2" deep.
Sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor. This is the perfect time to start planning your next landscape project!


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CSKA Sofia arrive at Craven Cottage in the Europa League with their manager left at home
Fulham v CSKA Sofia, Europa League, December 3, 2009
Fulham 2/7; Draw 4/1; CSKA Sofia 9/1
Overshadowing the pre-match analysis is the news that CSKA Sofia head to West London without their coach, Lyuboslav Penev.
2009 is proving a turbulent year for Penev. The 43-year-old, who played up front alongside Hristo Stoichkov at CSKA, took over the reins of the Bulgarian club back in February after his uncle, Dimitar Penev, decided to walk out on the job. It has since been a rocky road under the new management, with Lyuboslav Penev having resigned in November, saying he was frustrated by the club owners' decision to reinstate nine players who were suspended after late-night drinking sessions. Eventually the internal mess reached a compromise, and with his tail between his legs Penev decided to continue in his management role at the club.
Now, though, Penev has been hit with more bad news after a Bulgarian court upheld travel bans placed on the coach in respect of over unpaid bank loans. Bulgaria's Interior Ministry had banned Penev from leaving the country for failing to settle a $1.8 million debt owed to the local Corporate Investment Bank.
All this commotion has been less than welcome for the Bulgarians, who travel to London needing everything to go their way in Group E to keep their Europa League dreams alive. CSKA have to win at the Cottage and hope Roma lose at home to FC Basel, to retain an outside hope of qualifying for the last 32.
At the back, CSKA Sofia for big things from 21-year-old defender Ivan Ivanov (12/1 to score). Representing the future hopes of his nation, Ivanov has already netted twice in 18 matches this season and is known for his passing ability out of defence as well as his excellent positional play.
Further forward, Ivan Stoyanov (16/1 to score first) has been in sparkling form down CSKA's right hand side this season having tallied nine goals and two assists since the start of the season. Stoyanov is without doubt CSKA's danger man, possessing lightning pace, physical presence and the guile to deliver high quality ball both from out wide and from dead-ball situations.
Looking to get on the end of Stoyanov's delivery will be CSKA's legion of attacking foreigners, lead by Portuguese forward Rui Miguel (5/1 to score) and his brilliantly named strike-partner Michel Plantini (33/1 to score first & CSKA win), while Brazilian attacking midfielder Marquinhos (20/1 to score last) will also be a threat ghosting into danger-areas from deep.
Fulham's participation in Europe is something of a poisoned chalice for manager Roy Hodgson, as the west London outfit's squad is arguably too thin to be able to handle the rigours of both the Europa League and the Premier League.
That said, striker Erik Nevland is suspended for the Cottagers, while fellow forward Andrew Johnson remains a long term absentee having had surgery on a groin injury last weekend. Hodgson's headaches then continue as he will also be without injured Diomansy Kamara, the ineligible Eddie Johnson, while Bobby Zamora (7/2 to score last) is struggling to be fit.
In their absense, Fulham's attacking threat will likely have to be carried come from some of their more typical wide-men, with the likes of Damien Duff (8/1 to score first & Fulham win), and Clint Dempsey (6/5 to score & Fulham win) responsible for leading Fulham's makeshift attack.
Fulham's headaches don't just relate to their forward line though. Dickson Etuhu is a fitness doubt, while Jonathan Greening and Paul Konchesky are also unable to feature due to suspensions.
With so many upheavals in their side, Fulham will be pleased that defensive rocks Brede Hangeland (6/1 to score) and Aaron Hughes (8/1 to score) are both available at the heart of the backline, while the evergreen Mark Schwarzer will also be on hand between the sticks. (Fulham are 4/6 to keep a clean sheet.)
101predicts: Fulham 1 – CSKA Sofia 1 (13/2)
Fulham 2/7; Draw 4/1; CSKA Sofia 9/1
Full match odds here.


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Minnesota Wild vs. Winnipeg Jets - 11/10/15 NHL Pick, Odds, and Prediction
Winnipeg Jets (8-5-2) at Minnesota Wild (8-3-2)
NHL Hockey: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 8:00 pm (Xcel Energy Center)
The Line: Minnesota Wild -135 / Winnipeg Jets +122 --- Over/Under: 5 See the Latest Odds
The Jets head into Minnesota on Tuesday night looking to send the Wild to just their second home loss of the season in a Central division show down.
The Winnipeg Jets and Minnesota Wild have established one of the most exciting new rivalries in the NHL and as division foes that are both in the hunt for a playoff spot this season we can expect more fire works as the season goes along. Winnipeg got back in the postseason last year but was dealt a sweep at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks so now they have their minds focused on making a push in the Western Conference this season and in order to do so they will have to win games like this one on the road against a very good Minnesota team that has one of the best blue lines in the NHL. The Wild do have two games in hand on the Jets but right now the two teams sit tied in the Central with 18 points sitting six back of the division leading Stars.
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The Wild head into Tuesday's game looking to win back to back games but they will have to do so without one of their best players in Zach Parise who will be out for the next five with an injury. Minnesota is 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests and as mentioned they sit tied for third in the division but with those extra two contests in their favour they have a great chance at closing in on the Stars but they need to take advantage of them and get a victory without Parise in the lineup. While Minny has been strong at home these games are always so close and with Minny being a bit banged up at the moment I look for the Jets to come in and steal one on the road.