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Dear Richard
In the course of the Sub-Committee's hearing
on 1 May, our representatives agreed to provide further information
on the process for securing additional capital, air traffic controller
numbers over the next five years, and changes in staffing levels
in all disciplines over the same period.
Additional Equity
As Chris Gibson-Smith explained at the hearing,
an important element of the long-term solution to NATS' financial
position is a proposal to inject additional capital into the company.
The intention is that this will be provided either by the Airline
Group or a third party, and will be matched by Government. The
aim is to secure £50 million or more from private investors,
matched by an equivalent amount from Government. This will enable
the Government to maintain its 49 per cent Crown shareholding.
We are conducting the search for a new investor
on a competitive basis. The process is commercially confidential
and we cannot comment on the involvement of individual companies
at this stage.
In terms of entry criteria, we are adopting
broadly the same framework as was employed for the PPP competition
last year. For NATS, the three key tests are:
In addition, the Government will require probity
checks on potential investors to ensure that they are suitable
in all areas, including national security. The selection process
will be thorough and managed in close liaison with the current
shareholders and the lending banks.
Our aim is to ensure that any injection of capital
will have taken place by the end of September, when the short-term
loan facility expires.
The Sub-Committee asked for further information
on staff numbers over the next five years. Our manpower projections
are set out in the NATS Group Business Plan by category of staff.
All figures are as at 31 March each year:
Air Traffic Control Officers
Controller numbers will increase to meet forecast
traffic demand, but the growth in numbers will be offset by planned
improvements in productivity. The totals include student controllers
and other non-operational controllers engaged in planning and
training tasks.
Air Traffic Services Assistants
The number of assistants will reduce with changes in working
practices. Further savings will be achieved through the implementation
of new technologies, automating functions currently performed
by assistants.
Air Traffic Control Engineers
Initial reductions in the number of engineering posts will
be found through general efficiency savings, adjustments to service
level agreements and better control of changes to NATS systems.
Further savings will arise from the phasing out of legacy systems
and deployment of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products, the
collocation of technical support services in Southampton and completion
of the Two Centre Strategy.
Management and Support Staff
The number of management and support staff is anticipated
to reduce significantly as a result of business efficiencies achieved
through a thorough review of the organisation structure, through
implementation of the Accommodation Strategy, and the adoption
of a shared services approach to support functions.
I hope this is helpful. No doubt you will let me know if
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Andrew Picton
Company Secretary
16 May 2002


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This was preordained, just like 'The Prodigal Daughter' was the first Jeffery Archer I read; from the first library I held a membership of. That was years ago. Today it doesn't feel real. Because it was not planned, it was preordained. Just the way I still feel connected to Florentyna Rosnovski. Just like another stranger of Polish descent I met amidst the books in British Library who went on to become a friend, and we spoke for hours without really knowing each other. It is the 'connect' that is around me without even me being aware of it…well not always. And today I sit at an airport café in Frankfurt, in anticipation of what awaits me.
I slept through most of the flight. 3 A.M. flights are not a delight actually. In fact let me admit, that I actually questioned myself once, why the hell did I need to make this trip at all?! The feeling never lasts for more than a minute though! And then I woke up. Cranial Pain. Caffeine and Omelette. A Wes Anderson Movie - you'd never guess. The Darjeeling limited :) I laughed and laughed. no escape from India I guess.
Frankfurt. Humming, and not buzzing. Just how the journey has been so far. When one cabbie stood me up, and the other turned up. When the rain came pitter-patter at midnight. The faces around me. Everyone of us in an onward journey.

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INFO: RHEL Cluster -- Luci Installation Error
I have had the chance of administering and maintaining several implementations of Red Hat Cluster, but I never really had the chance to build one from scratch. So a chance presented itself recently and I bumped into several unforgettable experiences along the way. It roused my inquisitive nature and fruitful learnings were gleaned off the obstacles. One of them was with the initial install of luci (and ricci).
The easiest way to configure a Red Hat Cluster is via luci (and ricci), especially for a RHEL Cluster noob like me. I couldn't argue with that statement. It is easier, although I would love to go a little deeper and understand the command line equivalents of the web based configurations done. So I got to install luci after configuring ricci.
To initialize the luci configuration, I ran this command:
[root@vhost ~]# /usr/bin/paster make-config luci /var/lib/luci/etc/luci.ini --no-default-sysconfig --no-install
However, the result was not as expected. And a configuration file was not created. The errors are below:
[root@vhost ~]# /usr/bin/paster make-config luci /var/lib/luci/etc/luci.ini --no-default-sysconfig --no-install
Distribution already installed:
luci 0.26.0 from /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/paster", line 9, in
The "python-webob-0.9.6.1-3.el6.noarch" RPM was properly installed but it looks like the package it is looking for is versions higher. As checked, the python-webob package available is already installed.
I also tried several versions of python-webob packages from several known repositories. Only to fail with the same errors above.
It turns out the "python-repoze-who-friendlyform.noarch" package is in conflict with other repositories. When installing luci, install from the base repository only. Disable EPEL and other enabled repositories.
[root@vhost ~]# yum -y install luci
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package luci.i686 0:0.26.0-37.el6.centos will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: python-repoze-who-friendlyform for package: luci-0.26.0-37.el6.centos.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package python-repoze-who-friendlyform.noarch 0:1.0-0.3.b3.el6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
Package Arch Version Repository Size
luci i686 0.26.0-37.el6.centos base 553 k
Installing for dependencies:
python-repoze-who-friendlyform noarch 1.0-0.3.b3.el6 base 13 k
Transaction Summary
Install 2 Package(s)
Total download size: 566 k
Installed size: 2.2 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): luci-0.26.0-37.el6.centos.i686.rpm | 553 kB 00:00 ...
(2/2): python-repoze-who-friendlyform-1.0-0.3.b3.el6.noarch.rpm | 13 kB 00:00 ...
Total 4.9 MB/s | 566 kB 00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : python-repoze-who-friendlyform-1.0-0.3.b3. [ ] 1/2
Installing : python-repoze-who-friendlyform-1.0-0.3.b3. [## ] 1/2
Installing : python-repoze-who-friendlyform-1.0-0.3.b3. [########################################## ] 1/2
Installing : python-repoze-who-friendlyform-1.0-0.3.b3.el6.noarch 1/2
Installing : luci-0.26.0-37.el6.centos.i686 [ ] 2/2
Installing : luci-0.26.0-37.el6.centos.i686 [# ] 2/2
Installing : luci-0.26.0-37.el6.centos.i686 [###################################################### ] 2/2
Installing : luci-0.26.0-37.el6.centos.i686 2/2
Verifying : luci-0.26.0-37.el6.centos.i686 1/2
Verifying : python-repoze-who-friendlyform-1.0-0.3.b3.el6.noarch 2/2
luci.i686 0:0.26.0-37.el6.centos
Dependency Installed:
python-repoze-who-friendlyform.noarch 0:1.0-0.3.b3.el6
[root@vhost ~]# /usr/bin/paster make-config luci /var/lib/luci/etc/luci.ini --no-default-sysconfig --no-install
Distribution already installed:
luci 0.26.0 from /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages
/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/tw/core/view.py:223: DeprecationWarning: object.__new__() takes no parameters
obj = object.__new__(cls, *args, **kw)
Creating /var/lib/luci/etc/luci.ini
Now you should edit the config files
[root@vhost ~]# service luci start
Adding following auto-detected host IDs (IP addresses/domain names), corresponding to `host.localdomain' address, to the configuration of self-managed certificate `/var/lib/luci/etc/cacert.config' (you can change them by editing `/var/lib/luci/etc/cacert.config', removing the generated certificate `/var/lib/luci/certs/host.pem' and restarting luci):
(none suitable found, you can still do it manually as mentioned above)
Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
writing new private key to '/var/lib/luci/certs/host.pem'
Start luci...
Point your web browser to https://host.localdomain:8084 (or equivalent) to access luci
So after reinstalling the luci package from the base repo (from the ISO itself), I was able to successfully initialize luci and continue with the cluster configuration.
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WATCH: Anushka Sharma's Adorably Goofy Rendition Of 'Rolling In The Deep'
20/08/2015 4:36 PM IST | Updated 15/07/2016 8:25 AM IST
Suprateek Chatterjee Entertainment Editor
We so love it when Bollywood stars let their hair down and act like real people instead of inaccessible, impossibly perfect super-beings.
Which is why this candid video of Anushka Sharma (which the actress shared on Twitter on Wednesday night) singing Adele's 'Rolling In The Deep' gladdens our hearts. Behind all the make-up, the fawning magazine profiles, and air-brushed photo-spreads is a real person we can identify with. It gives rise to the possibility that perhaps the star of PK and NH10 is a really cool person and we should totally try to get super-friendly with her as soon as possible.
😂 found gold ! Unabashed bad singing with no fear OR concern for the health of peeps around 😂#ThrowBack pic.twitter.com/kqahcAbVug
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Monday, January 25, 2016
Dancing Winter Snowflakes
6 comments:
- pezadoodle said...
These are both just gorgeous!
- January 25, 2016 at 8:00 AM
- Scrapping Girl said...
This challenge turned out to be most timely indeed, Susan! LOL! I hope you or your daughter got some pics of Miss Avaleigh in the snow!!!! Your snowflakes are so pretty-I am going to have to try out the ones on Art Philosophy now. (I made my project way ahead before I got the AP cartridge…) I am also loving the watercolor background! Nick starts watercoloring next week in art, and has promised to tutor me, since I've never done any painting of any sort. I'm pretty excited to try it out! I'm envisioning some backgrounds for flowers, just like you! Have a wonderful week,
- January 25, 2016 at 8:47 AM
- Sharon said...
Wonderful snowflakes Susan!! Love the watercolor bg! We only had a dusting here in our part of the country. Was thankful for that! :)
- January 25, 2016 at 8:32 PM
- Brenda said...
Oh boy does life ever throw us curves!! Who knew when you picked this challenge that we would get nailed with snow like we did here in my neck of the woods?! I have some awesome pictures of all the snow we got and thankfully my son and his friend were here to dig me out! Some of the snow drifts were chest deep on me! I love, love, love your snowflake card. You are right in that Art Philosophy has some amazing snowflakes on it. They are so fun and look great on this fabulous card! I also love that you watercolored your background. Don't you just love it?!! Hugs, Brenda
- January 26, 2016 at 12:42 PM
- moknowsall said...
Loved the snowflake challenge, thanks for hosting this week. Beautiful card - the snowflake on the left is my favorite - I've cut it several times. I have yet to try watercolor, it's on my list to try......Stay warm.
- January 26, 2016 at 9:50 PM
- Caroline said...
Oh, so the big snowstorm is your fault, lol. So glad we didn't get it here in Illinois. Your snowflake card is so pretty. I love the watercolor background and those beautiful snowflakes!
- January 27, 2016 at 5:23 PM


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I'm using Win 7 x64 Home Premium, and if I install Adobe Premiere Elements 9 or Adobe Premiere CS5, my computer will fail to boot. It gives this screen:
Note: the computer cannot even boot the repair thingy by itself. It needs me to insert the Win 7 disc, and when I do, the repair is unable to find any problems.
System restore does solve the issue (I can boot into Windows 7 again), but then Premiere is gone of course. If I try to install again, same issue happens again.
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Where are you installing the Adobe products from-- DVD or download? Is it a trial, or not?
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Vacation Pics
Here are just a few shots from our trip.
We had a great trip & I just downloaded my 300+ pictures I took! Isn't that ridiculous?!? Of course I had to weed out the out of focus, goofy, bad ones! And out of that I have maybe 5-6 I want to scrap. Hmmm...Makes me glad I have a digital camera.
I've been trying to catch up on my email & message boards that I post on. At Scrapmuse we are doing a Q&A for the guest DT - me & Donna Salazar. I will be continuing at Scrapmuse next month as a guest DT!! I am excited! It will be really fun!
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Am glad you are back, I missed you!!ReplyDelete
The pictures are great. Love the one of Em in her suit...that one is worthy of a LO for sure.
Yes, thanks be for digital...I was one who was a die hard manual camera user. I am so happy I have digital now too.
Welcome home and have a goody bag stashed waiting for you!! :)
Adoralbe pictures! Looks like you had fun! I am so glad I have a digital camera too! I don't know how I ever lived with "film"! haha :) Congrats on being the guest DT member again! :) Looking forward to seeing your layouts!
Welcome back, we missed you. I am sure that you have some good shots of Em. National Scrapbooking weekend... this should be fun. I love digital, no real evidence of the bad shots.ReplyDelete
What a cool news! loved your guest DT work last month... can not wait to see what you are going to do with the next one...ReplyDelete
I'm glad you are back. I missed talking to you and seeing your work! Looks like you guys had a great time at the beach! Isn't it so peaceful!! (my favorite place!) Great pictures by the way!ReplyDelete
These pics are great. I love that top one. That big 'ole smile Em has is so precious.ReplyDelete


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Retro design is not a ground-breaking idea in the car world: Morgan's look like the blueprints were conceived back in 1930s (not that that's a criticism), while the Mercedes SLS AMG was clearly based on the 300SL Gullwing.
But these are at the more exclusive end of the market. There is little choice of a true attempt at vintage chic on the common-market. In fact the Fiat 500 is the pioneer, with the Nissan Fiagro trailing somewhere behind. But Citroen are going to be upping the ante when the 3CV (Trois Chevaux) supermini is finally released, thought to be in 2013.
Citroen say that the 3CV is based on the spirit of the Ami 6, which is good because the Ami 6 was not exactly the prettiest car ever made, although it did have a slightly rustic charm about it. The 3CV's design is not quite a blast from the past in the same way that the Figaro is, but the retro influences in the doors and wings are actually quite nice to look at. I particularly like the way the rear arches blend into the bumper, but I'm not sold on the front-grille: it looks like a plastic retainer, the kind some adolescent is presented with when his brace is removed. Overall though, it looks like everyday-car design might start getting a bit more eccentric in the near future, which is no bad thing in: if it's not designed to handle like a dream (which your average car really isn't on the whole), then at least make it something interesting to behold!
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Classical Architecture for Design ProfessionalsBy Robert Adam
Author Robert Adam, a member of the ICAA's Council of Advisors, concisely summarizes the elements of the classical tradition and their application. For the novice studying the classical orders, this book offers a succinct overview and is an effective primer. For those already familiar with the material, it is an excellent desk reference book and source of inspirational drawings.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
On the Art of Building in Ten BooksBy Leon Battista Alberti
Beautifully illustrated magnum opus of the great Renaissance theorist who reintroduced the glories of ancient architecture and applied musical and mathematical principles to achieve perfection of proportion in architectural design.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Ten Books of ArchitectureBy Leon Battista Alberti
Leon Battista Alberti 91404-1472) was a great and multi-talented thinker of the Renaissance and is responsible for the re-introduction of many great classical structures to the world. In The Ten Books of Architecture, Alberti covers a multitude of topics from planning to the philosophy of beauty. Alberti's multi-lateral views affect his approach to the various subjects he covers in this book. This version is reprinted from a rare British edition of Alberti's book and includes 68 black and white plates.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
A Pattern LanguageBy Christopher Alexander
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Michael Graves Images of a Grand TourBy Brian Ambroziak
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The Architect, or Practical House CarpenterBy Asher Benjamin
Asher Benjamin (1773-1845) was an influential architect and promoter of the Greek Revival style in America through his books in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book, The Architect, or Practical House Carpenter, was his first published work (1830) and largely responsible for the spread of the Greek Revival through the young United States. The book contains explicit instructions and drawings in 271 illustrations for the creation of perfect Greek Revival buildings.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Practice of Architecture & The Builder's GuideBy Asher Benjamin
Asher Benjamin (1773-1845) was one of the United State's most influential early architects. As renaissance writers on architecture did before him, he wrote treatises on what proper architecture was thus affecting the architectural scene throughout young America. Here, two of Benjamin's most influential books, The Practice of Architecture and The Builder's Guide, are printed together for a complete understanding of Benjamin's thoughts on architecture and promotion of the Greek Revival.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Empire Style Designs & OrnamentsBy Joseph Beunat
Joseph Beunat's book, Empire Style Designs & Ornaments, is reprinted here by Dover Pictorial Archives. The book contains nine hundred different ornamental designs and forms in the Empire style of France. The designs are influenced by geometric patterns, natural forms, biblical and mythological motives, and other forms in the shape of repeatable horizontal and vertical linear patterns, friezes, dividers, and furniture decoration.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Designer's EyeBy Brent C. Brolin
This imaginative book offers architecture students over 100 examples of visual problem-solving in architectural design. Before-and-after illustrations demonstrate real-life situations showing how designers can manipulate form, space, and material to achieve important aesthetic effects.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Architectural Ornament: Banishment & ReturnBy Brent C. Brolin
Architectural Ornament reveals the fascinating interplay of art, society, politics, and commerce from antiquity through modernism and explains ornament's near demise and recent revival. It is a stunningly documented argument against artistic chauvinism and a lively survey of modern architecture.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Study of the OrdersBy Frank Chouteau Brown
Published in 1919 by the American Technical Society, The Study of the Orders is a set of three instruction papers intended to teach the five classical orders. The book is a standard reference and makes use of drawings and photographs to illustrate the orders in perfection and in context. The book includes fifty-eight plates, an illustrated glossary, and a helpful and comprehensive bibliography.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and ArchitectureBy Gordon Campbell
The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art & Architecture is a comprehensive reference book covering all to do with classical art, architecture, and civilization starting with Greece and Rome. The two volume set includes 400 halftones, maps, and line drawings and 32 color plates. In 2007 Booklist wrote that the Grove Encyclopedia is "An outstanding resource that brings together a vast amount of information in a compact form… Highly recommended."Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil ArchitectureBy William Chambers
William Chambers studied architecture in Italy and France before finally settling in London. His Treatise, originally published in 1759, was reprinted 32 years later with additional illustrations, articles, and an introduction discussing the qualifications and duties of an architect. The 53 beautifully engraved, fine line plates display ornate compartments for coved ceilings; plans and elevations of pilaster capitals; pedestals for columns; arches; balusters; and other architectural features.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Classical Orders of ArchitectureBy Robert Chitham
This book gives a clear introduction to the classical genre, assisting designers with the quality of their buildings. This book illustrates both 100-part and 96-part systems of proportion, underpinned by an essay on James Gibbs – one of the 18th century authors of standardized proportioning systems – and his influence in America.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Classical Architecture: Introduction to Its Vocabulary and EssentialsBy James Stevens Curl
This richly illustrated book illuminates the principles and elements of classical architecture which have been at the heart of the Western experience for over two millennia. It explores Greek and Roman architecture and the architecture of eras that found in antiquity a basis for their own design.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Ruins Of Ancient Rome (Prix de Rome Drawings)By Massimiliano David
The crowning competition at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts was the Prix de Rome – a competition in which students were instructed to reconstruct Rome from its existing ruins. This competition was essential to the architects who trained in the school from 1775 to 1925 as their study of ancient buildings, particularly in this competition, went on to influence their designs for new buildings built during their careers. This book presents the drawings from the competition's winners and provides an insight into the imaginative skill of the Beaux-Arts architects.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Art of Classical DetailsBy Phillip James Dodd
Phillip James Dodd takes a close-up look at some of the finest examples of contemporary classical architecture. Starting with a foreword by renowned decorator David Easton are a series of essays written by some of today's most sought after architects, scholars, and craftsmen. Accompanied by sumptuous full page photographs and renderings that illustrate a use of fine materials, intricate detailing, and superb artisanship, these insightful texts are essential reading for anyone with an interest in the theory, practice, and craft of classical design. Following this is an illustrated look at 25 of today's finest classically-designed homes. Employing the theories prescribed in the essays, this portfolio of contemporary buildings exhibits the work of some of the most recognizable and celebrated architects in Great Britain and the United States. The work featured in The Art of Classical Details demonstrates the timeless beauty of classicism, and delights in the role that superbly crafted details play in creating art.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Architecture of the Ecole des Beaux-ArtsBy Arthur Drexler
This book offers an in depth analysis of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts the preeminent French school of architecture that considered drawing to be the primary means of expressing architectural form. As such, this book includes over 200 drawings created as a result of the man projects and design competitions held throughout the school's history. Additionally, photographs of Beaux-Arts buildings that were built in France and the United States are included. The book's authors discuss various aspects of the school in essays on theory and practice, political and administrative history, and other interesting topics that show the continued influence of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts to this day.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of WorshipBy David Dunlap
This encyclopedia of congregations and religious buildings in Manhattan is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in religion and architecture in the city. Published in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society, the book offers fascinating lore. Arranged alphabetically rather than by typology or faith, it is a unique handbook on religious architecture in Manhattan.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Beaux-Arts Tradition in French ArchitectureBy Donald D. Egbert
The Ecole des Beaux-Arts was the defining school of architecture of the 19th century. The Beaux-Arts tradition came to have a lasting effect on architectural training and thus the story of its formation and changes is an important one. The Beaux-Arts Tradition in French Architecture gives the history and theory of this famed school discussing points such as its founding, its influences from classical thought, the shifts in ideology it experienced, and the separation of the architecture school in 1968. Donald G. Egbert's book is the most comprehensive study of the Ecole in English to date.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Palladio's Architecture and its InfluenceBy Joseph Farber and H. H. Reed
The work of Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) is examined in this illustrated book which shows and describes twenty-nine of his villas, palazzos, and churches. Additionally the book contains images and descriptions of thirty-seven additional buildings in Britain and America that were influenced by Palladio's architecture – including work by architects Inigo Jones, Thomas Jefferson, and more. The guide includes captioned images of exteriors and interiors along with a full text by notable architectural historian Henry Hope Reed.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Edwardian Civic Buildings and their DetailsBy Richard Fellows
The many influences on Edwardian architects, including new methods and techniques, a mixture of tradition and progress, as well as the influence of the arts and crafts movement, are here analyzed in this engaging study of a unique period in design. This book shows how the civic qualities most admired in Edwardian architecture were achieved, in order to encourage those engaged in the process of building design and procurement to recapture the spirit, if not the style, of the period around the turn of the century.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Infinite Measure: Learning to Design in Geometric Harmony with Art, Architecture, and NatureBy Rachel Fletcher
Infinite Measure is both a creative workbook and an authoritative reference guide for teachers, students, and practitioners of design, including architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, painting, sculpture, graphics, stage design, and any of the crafts, even musical instrument making. It is beautifully designed, giving step-by-step instructions. Beginning in geometrical principles, expressed mathematically and philosophically, Fletcher provides visual designers with geometric methods for composing harmonious spaces and places. The book treats both classical and modern design examples organized by the geometrical principles they embody, offering the possibility of a new single narrative based on timeless principles.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
A History of Architecture on the Comparative MethodBy Sir Banister Fletcher
In the words of Sir Banister Fletcher, 'The study of architecture opens up the enjoyment of buildings with an appreciation of their purpose, meaning, and charm.' These words aptly summarize what this fully illustrated and enduring classic has become for generations of students and architects.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Beaux-Arts Architecture in New YorkBy E. Gillon and H .H. Reed
This photographic guide to Beaux-Arts architecture in New York City chronicles the city's Beaux-Arts buildings including famous structures like the New York Stock Exchange and Grand Central Terminal alongside often overlooked but equally as stunning Beaux-Arts structures like the approach to the Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown. The book is organized by location of buildings throughout the city; starting at the southern tip of Manhattan, proceeding northwards, and ending with the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum Building of the New York Botanical Gardens. The guide contains copious amounts of black and white photographs to accompany historical and descriptive text.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Old Way of SeeingBy Jonathan Hale
"The old way of seeing" is a phrase Jonathan Hale coins as being a way of designing that, since around 1830, has been lost to most design being created today. The result of this loss is that the built environment we live in is lacking in beauty and full of superficiality and symbols. In this book Hale explains the principles lost that make old buildings appealing. In his manifesto for good design, Hale attempts to put designers back on the track to meaningful design: the creation of lively and pleasing places. Hale is an architect and critic located outside of Boston.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Illustrated Dictionary of Historic ArchitectureBy Cyril M. Harris
This massive compendium by a noted architectural historian contains over 2000 line drawings, and clear, concise definitions for over 5000 important terms relating to the architectural achievements of a great variety of world cultures, ancient to modern. It includes cutaway views, close-ups of intricate details, and precisely rendered plans for many important structures.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Pencil Points Reader (A Compendium)By G. Hartman et al, editors
The legendary magazine, Pencil Points, was first published in 1920 to track Classicism and as time went by became a recording of Classicism's reaction to the rise of Modernism as well as an account of the changing role of the architect. Pencil Points Reader provides an interesting account of the classical mode of thought in the first half of the 20th century. This includes the journal's most important essays alongside beautiful architectural drawings and photographs that were featured in the magazine during its 23 year long run (after which it became part of Progressive Architecture). Pencil Points would be a great addition to anyone interested in the history of the architect and the classical tradition in the first half of the 20th century.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture: Speculations on Ornament from Vitruvius to VenturiBy George Hersey
The author contends that philology and formalism have drained architecture of much of its poetry. By analyzing this poetry — the tropes founded on the Greek terms for ornamental detail — he reconstructs a classical theory about the origin and meaning of the orders, one that links them to ancient sacrificial ritual and myth. His touchstone is Vitruvius, author of the only surviving classical treatise on architecture, whose stories about Dorus, Ion, and the Corinthian maiden, describe the orders as records or remembrances of sacrifice.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Masterpieces of American ArchitectureBy Hoak & Church
From the golden age of American architecture, this splendid survey, documents scores of masterpieces built between 1900 and 1930. Designs of the highest quality and most originality, represent the greatest achievements in memorials, museums, churches, and more. Each structure is introduced with notes from its architect.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Birth of a Virginia Plantation House: The Design and Building of BremoBy Peter Hodson
Birth of a Virginia Plantation House: The Design and Building of Bremo examines the origins of one
of America's most beautiful and influential plantation houses, but it also captures a unique moment
in the evolution of American culture when the new nation began to advance its own increasingly independent ideas about architecture and design.
Peter Hodson untangles and corrects the record as to those responsible for creating the 1815–1820
plantation house on the banks of the James River in Virginia. Then he constructs a poignant narrative,
drawn from General Cocke's diary, correspondence, invoices and other documents, to show the complexity of such a construction project and the real-life impact it had on the patron, his family and the craftsmen involved. Finally, Calder Loth, editor of the volume, adds his own essay unlocking the patternbook origins of many of Bremo's interior motifs. In the process, he shows the central role played by one of America's pioneering architectural patternbooks.
This book is available for purchase from the Center for Palladian Studies in America, Inc. Click here to download the order form.
Adventures With Old HousesBy Richard Hampton Jenrette
Former investment banker Richard Jenrette discusses his passion for the restoration of old homes in this work. This love has led him to engage in restoration projects of many of his own homes in a desire to return them to their original glory – with the appropriate art, furniture, and decoration. Jenerette talks about his influences and how his desire for restoration started with his purchase of the home Edgewater on the Hudson River. The book includes many color photographs of Jenerette's homes and a forward by Prince Charles of the United Kingdom lauding Jenerette's work. It is an entertaining read and good buy for those interested in the preservation of old homes.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
A Treasury of Fine Construction DesignBy Philip G. Knoblock
One hundred and four plates were collected from prominent architects and architecture firms of the early 20th century by author Philip G. Knoblock resulting in this magnificent book. Aptly named, A Treasury of Fine Construction Design showcases some of the period's best firms like McKim, Mead, & White, and Carriere & Hastings, along with others. The images include details of specific construction features in the classical style, including doorways, windows, stairs, moldings, cornices, fireplaces, and other elements of interior and exterior construction. This book is a unique and helpful item that is sure to impress.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Architectural CompositionBy Rob Krier
At the height of the academic, or Beaux Arts, period in Western architecture, books on architectural composition abounded, spreading the gospel of academic design from Paris to the hinterlands. This book harkens back to this period, parsing its approach into discrete operations and elements based on tested precedent.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Architecture of the Old SouthBy Mills Lane
The foremost author writing about the architecture of America's South has produced a series of seven volumes covering individual states. This volume contains the series' highpoints, lavishly illustrated with color photographs and numerous period drawings and watercolors. Organized chronologically through the Romantic styles of the mid-19th century, the book provides stunning examples from each period and region, ranging from modest frontier cabins to sumptuous state capitals.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Edifices De Rome ModerneBy Paul Marie Letarouilly
Letarouilly's original folio edition has long been regarded as one of the most beautiful architectural books ever published. Meticulously drafted plans, elevations, profiles and perspective views in this compact reprint edition document the buildings of Renaissance Rome like no other book before or since.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Historic Houses of the Hudson River ValleyBy Gregory Long
From the homes of the early settlers to the estates of the landed gentry of the eighteenth century and the baronial mansions of the captains of industry of the nineteenth century, the Hudson River Valley boasts some of the finest houses in America. In newly taken photographs, this sumptuous volume presents 33 exemplary or historically-important houses in the region.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and LandscapeBy Carl R. Lounsbury
Covering the full range of building in the early South from 1607 to the 1820s, this glossary is the first book of its kind to identify and define the language of building during this formative period of architectural development. Abundantly illustrated with over 300 photographs and drawings, it also defines more than 1,500 terms ranging from building types to methods of construction.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
A Field Guide to American HousesBy Virginia and Lee Macalester
Thirty-nine fact-filled chapters describe the identifying features and historic significance of American dwellings. Hundreds of black and white photographs and detailed drawings illustrate building types ranging from Native American folk houses to geodesic domes. An accompanying narrative explains the historic development of each style featured.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Hadrian's Villa & Its LegacyBy William L. MacDonald
Hadrian's Villa, constructed between 118 and c.130 CE near Tivoli, Italy, is one of the greatest classical villas from Roman times in existence today. Through in depth analysis, architectural historians William MacDonlad and John Pinto describe the multitude of architectural, sculptural, and artistic features of this expansive complex. They then go further to cite the influence Hadrian's Villa had on later structures built. This beautiful and excellent book includes thirty images to accompany the well-written text.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Pantheon: Design, Meaning & ProgenyBy William L. MacDonald
The Pantheon in Rome is one of the grand architectural statements of all ages. This richly illustrated book isolates the reasons for its extraordinary impact on Western architecture, discussing the Pantheon as a building in its time but also as a building for all time.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Lost Plantations of the SouthBy Marc R. Matrana
The historic architecture of the south, especially domestic architecture, has not fared as well as some of its northern counterparts. Today, many of the grand houses of the south have been lost as a result of war, disaster, neglect or change in fashion. This book revives many of those great homes through photographs, diary entries, letters, architectural drawings, and other documents. Author Marc R. Matrana tells the story of 60 lost plantations of the south in this beautiful testament to southern architecture and argument for care and preservation.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Timeless Cities: An Architect's Reflections on Renaissance ItalyBy David Mayernik
Over the course of a thousand years, the urban realm in Italy was the theater where the best civic aspirations were played out. The author reveals how Rome, Venice, Florence, Siena, and Pienza emerged from the cultural ideas of humanism that characterized Italian society from late antiquity to the eighteenth century. Taking the reader on a tour of these five cities he describes the cultural beliefs and ideas behind the buildings in the course of which he explains why these city-building ideas remain relevant today.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Learning from PalladioBy Branko Mitrovic
Even when Modernism dimmed interest in classical architecture, Palladio's opus never ceased to attract attention. This book sets his work in context. It discusses the theory of the orders, proportions, spatial composition and facade design. This material is presented for practicing architects and students, so that the ideas can be applied in their architectural work today.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Mediterranean Domestic Architecture in the United StatesBy Rexford Newcomb (Marc Appleton editor)
American architecture has been influenced by Spanish and Italian motifs since the early days of the Republic. Spanish Colonial architecture, in particular, made its way into the southern reaches of the United States. Rexford Newcomb selected some of the finest American houses in this "Mediterranean" style to illustrate his 1928 survey which focuses on 77 estates and residences, and one hotel. Each building is illustrated by plan and photographs.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Bearers of Meaning: The Classical Orders in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the RenaissanceBy John Onians
From their first appearance in ancient Greece through their codification in Renaissance Italy, the orders were made to serve expressive purposes, engaging the viewer in a continuing visual dialogue. Today, as classical fundamentals are being sought as a refuge from the disordered philosophies of the recent past, this book provides a welcome and lively illustrated account of the range of meanings that Western culture has assigned to the classical orders.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Four Books of ArchitectureBy Andrea Palladio
As one of the first Neo-Classical architects, Andrea Palladio revived a style known only in the ruins of Rome. His treatise on architecture, Il Quattro Libri dell' Architecttura, was first published in 1750 in Venice and set forth the new rules for architecture. This action and the eventual spread of this book throught the western world caused Palladio to become one of the most influential architects in the history of Classicism up till today.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Empire Stylebook of Interior DesignBy Charles Percier and Pierre Fontaine
Charles Percier (1746-1838) and Pierre Fontaine (1762-1853), friends from their days as students, exhibit the Empire Style with seventy-two line drawings of interiors and notes. Largely a result of their invention and promotion, the Empire Style came to be the most popular style of design in France during the reign of Napoleon I, who commissioned work by the two designers. This book is the authoritative text on this subject. This new edition, reprinted from the rare 1812 version, includes a contemporary introduction statement, and an essay by the two architects.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea PalladioBy Witold Rybczynski
One of the most original, accessible, and stimulating writers on architecture builds on some of his earlier publications to offer an appreciation of the residential work of Andrea Palladio. Professor Rybczynski, a member of the ICAA's Council of Advisors, points out that much of the most persistent architectural symbolism associated with houses derives from Palladio's villas. The book provides a detailed analysis, both historical and architectural, of ten of the 30 villas attributed to the architect.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Home: A Short History of An IdeaBy Witold Rybczynski
In a loosely configured essay, Professor Rybczynski, a member of the ICAA's Council of Advisors, discusses the idea of comfort and the Western cultural attitudes that have shaped it since the end of the middle ages. He reviews such cultural variables as intimacy and privacy, domesticity, ease, and ideas about light, air, and efficiency as they have changed over time. Rybczynski's plea for the primacy of cultural ideals as a basis for creating psychologically comfortable homes is a refreshing counterpoint to the quasi-theoretical positions which diminish much architectural discourse today.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Dancing ColumnBy Joseph Rykwert
Ten years in the making, The Dancing Column is architectural historian Joseph Rykwert's extremely thorough study of the system of the column and beam throughout Western architectural history, from ancient Egypt to the twentieth century. Central to the book is the theme that likens the column to the human body; an ancient idea that that has been explored before, but never so fully as presented here. Rykwert's book is clearly written and garnered him the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award from the Society of Architectural Historians in 1998.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Adam's House In ParadiseBy Joseph Rykwert
Architectural historian Joseph Rywkert examines the idea of the first structure, the hut, in this philosophical quest for meaning and understanding of what is considered a primitive form. Rywkert looks at and critiques opinions from various architectural thinkers from the past five centuries and synthesizes a book that reveals his own new theories on the hut – revealing it as a primordial space inhabited by both god and hero, divinely inspired but imperfect due to its creation by human hands, the idea of enclosure which is the essential meaning of all buildings in the human experience. Rywkert's book is a fascinating read for various fields as it transcends the realms of architecture, philosophy, psychology, and sociology among others.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Aesthetics of ArchitectureBy Roger Scruton
British philosopher, Roger Scruton, establishes architecture's distinguishing features that separate it from art for his aesthetic inquiry. Function, site specificity, architecture's character as a public object, and its continuity with the decorative arts and the vernacular are examined in this insightful study.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Classical VernacularBy Roger Scruton
In his challenging essays on architecture, Scruton anatomizes the spatial imagination of the age by analysis and comparison. The essays explore the nature and meaning of architecture, defending architecture without architects, and the 'vernacular tradition', that 'vulgar tongue' which is the natural language of space, proportion and light. He provides a comprehensive critique of modernism from a serious intellectual perspective, and based on a philosophy of aesthetics.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Earth, The Temple and the GodsBy Vincent Scully
Years of research and travel were devoted to this book. Scores of sites were restudied on the spot, including many lesser-known sanctuaries throughout the Hellenic world. The study includes reconstruction drawings, plans, and maps along with its richly illustrated, detailed discussions of major sites. This is the 1969 revised edition, in which Professor Scully expanded the text and enriched it with the fruit of new researches and writingsClick for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Serlio on Domestic ArchitectureBy Sebastiano Serlio
Italian Mannerist architect Sebastiano Serlio (1475-1544) is known more for his publications and treatises on architecture than his buildings, only one of which remains in recognizable form today – the Chateau of Ancy-le-Franc built around 1546 in Burgandy. Serlio's books continue to be printed and serve as a reference material for the design and construction of buildings in the style popular in Renaissance Europe. This, his sixth treaties on architecture, is unique in that it is the first book on domestic architecture, describing the ways farm houses, villas, pavilions, palaces, and other structures for living should be built. This preprinted edition includes 70 plates and 97 figures.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Five Books of ArchitectureBy Sebastiano Serlio
The Five Books of Architecture is Sebastiano Serlio's (1475-1554) treatise on the connection of classical architecture to Renaissance architecture. Through three hundred illustrations Serlio describes and relays the tenets of classical architecture, including geometry, proportion, perspective, and materials. Along with these general rules are descriptions of important classical structures such as St. Peter's Basilica, the Pantheon, and the Coliseum. Serlio's Five Books went on to influence the work of Dutch and English architects.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Architecture of Roman Temples: Republic to the Middle EmpireBy John Stamper
This book examines the development of Roman temple architecture from the sixth century BC to second century AD. John Stamper analyzes the temple's formal qualities, the public spaces in which they were located and, most importantly, the authority of precedent in their designs. He also traces Rome's temple architecture as it evolved over time accommodating changing political and religious contexts, and new stylistic influences.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
New York 1900: Metropolitan Architecture & Urbanism, 1890-1915By Robert A. M. Stern, John Massengale, Gregory Gilmartin
This book is the second volume of a four-part work and is specifically devoted to the evolution of New York's architecture and urbanism in the period around the turn of the century. Author Robert Stern, a member of the ICAA's Council of Advisors, and his two co-authors analyze the cultural and economic forces that shaped and influenced some of New York City's most important architectural works.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
New York 1930: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World WarsBy Robert A. M. Stern, Gregory Gilmartin
This highly acclaimed volume – the ultimate reference on this period – closely documents the alternately giddy and depressed decades between the two world wars when New York first transformed itself into a skyscraper city. Author Robert Stern, a member of the ICAA's Council of Advisors, documents every important building of the era with vital background information and ample archival photographs.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Form & Design in Classic ArchitectureBy Arthur Stratton
Through one hundred plates of paintings, photographs and line drawings of classical architecture, Form & Design in Classic Architecture explains the relationships of the classical style in a clear and simple way. The book would be helpful to architects and designers as well as people with a casual interest in classicism. It focuses heavily on British precedent, highlighting famous classical architects like Inigo Jones, the Adams Brothers, and Sir Christopher Wren.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Chrysler BuildingBy David Stravitz
New York City's Chrysler Building remains one of the most spectacular and recognizable features of the city's skyline. Author Stravitz here presents a visual record of the construction of the art deco masterpiece, as documented by stock photographers of the day, in more than 100 black-and-white images.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Coming Home: The Southern Vernacular HouseBy James Lowell Strickland of Historical Concepts with Susan Sully
For nearly thirty years, Historical Concepts has designed country houses, mountain retreats, and coastal cottages that "pay homage to the South's deep sense of place." Now, in Coming Home: The Southern Vernacular House, this award-winning firm's talent for translating traditional architecture into inviting homes is showcased with a selection of timeless designs inspired by gracious Southern living.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Church Building as a Sacred Place: Beauty, Transcendence, and the EternalBy Duncan Stroik
For centuries, sacred buildings used classical architecture to express the beauty and transcendence befitting their religious purpose. While sacred architecture was not immune to the 20th century shift to Modernism, today it is experiencing a classical revival. In this richly illustrated collection of essays, architect Duncan Stroik draws on contemporary and historic examples, as well as the writings of authors such as Vitruvius, Palladio, and ecclesiastical documents. This book explains how classical architecture is congruent with theology and why it is important to recover beauty, transcendence, and the sense of the eternal in contemporary architecture.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Heavenly Mansions and Other Essays on ArchitectureBy John Summerson
A classic of architectural history and theory, Heavenly Mansions interprets architecture as a reflection of the age in which it flowers. It traces the alternating themes of fantasy and functionalism as exemplified in various styles and in the works of a number of influential men, including Wren, Viollet-le-Duc, William Butterfield, and Le Corbusier. Succinctly summarizing 800 years of viewpoints about architecture, it ranges from Gothic architecture to the Renaissance to the influence of modern abstract art on twentieth-century architecture.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Architecture of the 18th CenturyBy John Summerson
Architectural historian Sir John Summerson describes the rise of neoclassicism after 1750. Making the point that the transition from Baroque was marked by "a plurality of styles," he provides a historical context for the changeover, examines town-planning and looks at individual buildings, museums, libraries, prisons, theaters and banks. The final chapter focuses on Washington, DC, which he judges to be the triumph of urban planning in 18th century America.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Classical Language of ArchitectureBy John Summerson
This book sets out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of the classical architectural language. Less concerned with its development in Greece and Rome than with its expansion and use in the centuries since the Renaissance, it explores the development of the tradition even up to modern times.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Georgian Architectural Designs and DetailsBy Abraham Swan
Abraham Swan (1720-1765), architect and writer, recorded the details of British Rococo architecture which later came to be known as Georgian architecture. The book, printed in 1757, was influential in the spread of Georgian Architecture in England and Colonial America. Georgian Architectural Designs and Details contains 125 illustrations of floor plans, elevations, and architectural details of homes and other buildingsClick for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Creating a New Old HouseBy Russell Versaci
Through hundreds of inspiring photographs and engaging text, the author describes what gives traditional homes their enduring appeal. Versaci, a member of the ICAA's Council of Advisors, identifies Eight Pillars of Traditional Design that create a solid foundation for combining authentic, traditional design with livability to create homes that feel old yet live new. Featuring a vast array of new, old-house styles the book illustrate the creative work of architects, builders, and craftsmen who are forging the movement toward building new homes that capture an old-home sensibility.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
Morality & ArchitectureBy David Watkin
In his groundbreaking book, David Watkin architectural historian of Cambridge University, critiques the method of architecture criticism. Published in a time when architecture critics, enamored with modernism, derided classicism as old-fashioned and irrelevant. Watkin chastises critics for their rapt consumption of the idea that modernist architecture of the moment was the pinnacle of architectural achievement and all else was not worthy. This train of thought was deemed immoral by Watkin, who in this book seeks to point out that architecture is a multifaceted and complex topic, and nothing can be deemed as simply right or wrong.Click for more information or to purchase on Amazon.com »
The Eighteenth-Century Houses of WilliamsburgBy Marcus Whiffen
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Discussion in 'Landscape Maintenance' started by T.Brandon, Mar 21, 2009.
I'm looking to buy a landscape design program (for the computer) with out paying a 1,000 ?
so what kind of budget do you have? If you dont' want to spend a fortune like me but want a decent program (better than most) check out www.ideaspectrum.com I have been using their program for the last couple years and for the money its one of the best out there including some that cost over a $1000.00
Lawnpro, Thanks! I just bought it!!
Your welcome. I hope you enjoy the program it has gotten me several landscape jobs over the years. The realtime walk through is a big seller to customers. I takes a little while to learn everything the program has to offer but not near as long as most others and for the money I haven't seen anything that comes close to what this program offers.
Yeah, The pro landscape is just ridiculous!
Its not the best system but I've been using google sketchup and it does the job alright for me. Just a thought
I bought Realtime LS Pro a couple weeks ago, I've been playing here and there, and still don't have it figured out yet, im sure i'll get it sooner or later.


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Dark rivers of the heart : A Novel. / Dean Koontz.
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text: Another fan of oil temp over water temp here. Water temp is so misleading as in new cars it rises so much quicker than the oil temp. Shed-loads of owners must misinterpret the two and start ragging once the water temp is nearly at 90, not realising the oil temp may be as low as 50 degrees. In the 8P the oil temp was buried in the DIS menus, and when selected only stayed up for about 5 seconds before it reverted back to main screen. It couldn't be selected permanently. As a general rule of thumb I would never exceed 4000rpm in my car for at least 7-10 minutes of first operation (ambient air temps depending), but after that it's fair game.


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Rooney: 'We were poor in the first half against Italy'
Wayne Rooney and his England team-mates were upset by the sloppy, uninspired way they started in Italy on Tuesday night.
Nine months on from meeting at the World Cup, England faced the Azzurri once more in a glamour friendly at the Juventus Stadium.
Hopes were high after seven straight wins but Roy Hodgson's men struggled in the first half, deservedly falling behind to a Graziano Pelle header in Turin.
However, half-time brought with it renewed enthusiasm and England dominated the second period, levelling in style through Andros Townsend and going close to turning a 1-1 into an away triumph.
"We have (moved on from the World Cup) and I think that's why we were so disappointed with the first half," England skipper Rooney said. "We know we're better than that. Even though we had a lot of changes, we know we are a better team than what we showed first half.
"We were upset, I'll be honest, in the dressing room after the first half. Everyone was upset with the way we performed. It showed great character from everyone to go out in the second half to put in the performance we did, to get back in the game and were unlucky not to go on and win it.
"Italy are a great team and I think one of their biggest strengths is seeing the game out. We worked hard, we pushed the ball well, showed a lot of composure on the ball and created chances. On another night we might have scored another goal, but I think overall probably a draw for both teams was a fair result in the way the game went."


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Just about everyone must reach a point where most things are dull and mundane.
I sometimes wonder how to make the life routine more colorful. But I haven't found many ways which are considered healthy.
Music and playing live shows used to do it for me but not anymore.
last night i got more drunk than i have been in many years. we drank with some army guys and business men in muduanyuan and those guys had me downing many shots of moutai and other bai jiu and tons of beers.
i don't recall the ride home much or getting into the house but i recall waking up about 4 am to use the bathroom
this doesn't color any part of my life, but it sure the fuck killed the dull routine .
how do you do it?


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Do you think that it is possible to learn SAP/ABAP by yourself (with books, exercises...) ?
Do you think that it is possible to learn SAP/ABAP by yourself (with books, exercises...) ?
I'm not sure if it is very useful to learn SAP/ABAP by yourself. Why do you want to learn it?
I am not a SAP consultant, but I have learned some pieces about the backgrounds of this system. Just the underlying busines process model (ARIS) is quite a lot of work to learn. In the next step you have to analyse the business processes you want to adapt the SAP software to and the last step will be programming.
The next point which is against learning it by yourself is: where do you want to train your programming skills? Do you have a SAP installation?
I think it is not a good idea. You should learn a general purpose language (Java, C, VB, whatever ...), so you are a skillful programmer. And then it is easy to learn a new language or a new system.
Maybe, learning COBOL might be a good idea to learn more about programming business logics.
I work like consultant in SAP. I write reports in abap for three years.
In this time i have learned much knowledge looking in forums like sdn.sap.com. I find many documents in internet (bittorent , emule, web pages like www.sapgenie.com. Yo can buy books in www.sappress.com.
You can practice this knowledge too. SAP has an evaluation version for education called minisap. You cand find it in their web site.
I think quite hard to learn SAP/ABAP by yourself.
Even with a good material to study, practice is the most important. And knowledge of the SAP R/3 enverionment it's one of the most challenging points (there are some tricks that you just learn when you have a good time as a SAP/ABAP consultant).
I am 2 years experienced ABAPer, and I've been learning all this time. The most important is to know people more experienced that could help you (a friend of mine always says that the difference between an inexperienced ABAPer and an experienced one is the number of people you know that who could help you). And thers is the SDN forum too.
My advice: try to join a company that pay you a SAP/ABAP academy and, the most important, give you a chance to work in the beggining.
It is incredibly hard to learn ASAP on your own. I work for a IT consulting company where one of my coworkers is currently learning it. She's been working on it for over a year and just now getting familiarized with it.
It takes a lot of dedication and work.
Unfortunately SAP is written by accountants for accountants so it's really poorly designed. It should have been designed and written by a professional with a background in software developing / engineering.
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my ring0 comments Posted by Di and Tom at 12:54 PM
the boat has a new name...0 comments Posted by Di and Tom at 12:39 PM
... and it is: Seattle Reigns. Not only is it a play on words, as we all know it rains in Seattle, but Seattle will always reign for us as its where Tom and I met! We are so excited to get the name on the boat. I need to decide what font we want and then its pretty much done. We went down to the shore yesterday. We are getting some work done on the boat getting it ready for Spring. I can hardly wait!! I told Tom that I see us on that boat nearly every weekend!!! We also went and checked on our new Marina where the boat will reside beginning this Spring. Attached is a picture of our view from our slip. Its completely unobstructed which will allow for picture perfect sunsets. :-) In New Jersey you have to be licensed to drive (that can't be the right word) a boat so we have to attend a captains class to get certified. Yes I said we--- you may address us as Captain Tom and Captain Diana after just two short 4 hour Saturday classes. The likelihood of me actually "driving" the boat is slim so I protest a bit at my enrollment in this class, but you never know when I may have to take the wheel. :-)
The weatherman keeps saying its going to snow, but it hasn't yet. Maybe today. We aren't complaining though--- while its still a bit cold, its sunny!!
Tom heads to Denver this week for work and I am very busy too. When Tom travels I end up working pretty late which I don't mind--especially with it being so busy.
oh yeah... after many requests, I will also be posting a picture of my beautiful engagement ring on the blog. :-) Stay tuned for that...
the statue--with icicles1 comments Posted by Di and Tom at 4:46 PM
Well, its cold here. Never in my life have I wanted a full head stocking hat (the type where there are just holes for your eyes) until today. With the wind-chill making it 7 degrees here--we are pretty much hunkering down inside and watching the football games. Go Giants!
Yesterday it was cold as well, low 30's, and we ventured to Liberty State Park in Jersey City. The view of the city is THE BEST from Jersey City and I never get tired of it. You are literally right across a narrow part of the Hudson River and you feel so close to Manhattan.
In one part of the park you can stand exactly across from where the World Trade Center was. Think about the hundreds of people that were at the park that morning waiting to get to Ellis Island. They would have had a nauseatingly close look at the planes hitting the towers.
The main reason we went to Liberty State Park was to ferry over to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty (about a 6 min ride). You can see the statue from the park and I was interested in it much more than I thought I would be. It seems smaller though...
We bought our tickets for the ferry and waited--in the cold for what seemed like forever--before we decided to ditch this idea and vow to return when the the temp was above freezing. We couldn't even have gone in the statue anyway as it was already to capacity so that sealed the deal.
We went into Hoboken instead and had a great lunch. Hoboken and Jersey City are the "in place" to live these days for those who want to be close to the city but don't want the expense or craziness of the city. Many college grads from NY move here where rent is a bit cheaper and they still feel like they are in the city as its about a 5 min drive or they can ferry in. I LOVE the Brownstones here (and in NY) and have planted the seed with Tom that I would LOVE to live in a brownstone (which of course he already knew). Future visitors: don't get your hopes up, Tom is not interested in the city living. So--I am resigned to visit A LOT! :-) Good thing we are so close. This summer we plan to boat up here a bunch as there are plenty of slips.
Attached are some pics. Tom and I on our way into Liberty Park--out of service, historic NY train station of which we are standing on the tracks (city in the background); the 9/11 memorial in Jersey City of some battered and burnt steel from the collapse of the World Trade Center and the statue--from a distance.
city day0 comments Posted by Di and Tom at 12:26 PM
Yesterday I took the afternoon off and went into the city. It was cold! but the sun felt so good and soon I was happy I had just worn my wool sweater and kept the jacket at home. This was my first visit since the holidays and it was no less busy. In fact, the Green Market (produce) at Union Square was packed! The sun brings people out!!
My goal was to get to Battery Park (by the Statue of Liberty and site of the WTC) by foot which is pretty far away from the train station, but not a real difficult walk. The problem though, is that I get sidetracked as I walk taking pics or stopping at parks or shopping. I managed to get pretty far, but when the sun started to go down I figured it'd be getting even colder (it did) so I headed back. As always it was a great day! I saw a music video being shot on Broadway in Soho, but I can't tell you the artist as the genre is one I am not super familiar with--- gangsta rap. However, I did get to witness a really nice red sports car being prepped for the camera with a model woman in the passenger seat and in the drivers seat, a thug-worthy guy that could have been 50 cent. Thats right, we'll just say I saw a 50 cent video get shot. Pass it on.
(Oh I also forgot to mention that Tom and I saw the tv chef Rachel Ray in the city just before Christmas. Its safe to say I am very disappointed that my only star sightings thus far have been her and 50).
I also checked out the campus of NYU a bit closer as I am registering for a writing class there to begin in June. It is in Greenwich Village (I attached a map so you can look at some of these areas I mention if you are unfamiliar). I am really excited for the class! There is something comforting about taking a class you want to take and not one that your degree depends on!! The campus there is not like a normal "campus". There are multiple buildings on a cluster of streets that surround Washington Square Park. Definelty a college in the middle of the city--but once I got my bearings on the buildings and their location to the subway and park, it seemed a bit more familiar.
This weekend we are venturing out for some sight seeing in the tri-state area so i will be sure to post pics then. Tom is home for a bit... but has to go to Puerto Rico for 2 days next week (no, i can't go. sigh. :-( and then denver the next week). This month he has pretty much been gone more than home. He was able to rearrange his meeting this week though so he got to come home early! That was great!
*pics are union square with a very blue sky and the map for reference.
Have a great Thursday!
watch our movie2 comments Posted by Di and Tom at 4:33 PM
Hey everyone! Happy weekend!
Attached to the right under the 'OTHER SITES WE LIKE' area is a link to a little video (hosted on YouTube) that we created highlighting our trip to Belize. There is music so be sure and have your sound on and up. You don't need a log in or anything to view it, just click title: our belize movie
The pictures are random for the most part and this is my first imovie on my mac so it may seem a bit rough (some of the resolutions of the pics are not that great, I still need to play around with formatting and stuff), but I will keep practicing. (by the way all of you pc people... this was SO easy to do and so fun. I bet you want a mac now).
I can send the movie to you on a dvd too--its much clearer than on youtube, so if you want one, let me know.
Not much else has been happening to warrant a blog entry. Tom flies out tomorrow evening for a work road-trip to Virginia, North Carolina and I think South Carolina. I am finally feeling caught up at work after being out and am planning a trip into the city this week just to wander. I can't wait---seems like I haven't been there in a while. Its supposed to be sunny most of the week (maybe chance of snow) but cold--in the 30's. Much different from the unseasonably warm weather we have been having.
We are already getting the itch to go away again somewhere. Gretchen, Merry and I are already narrowing the list down for next Christmas, but that will NOT be soon enough! :-)
back home2 comments Posted by Di and Tom at 5:02 PM
hello! we made it home in one piece and were greeted by a 68 degree day today! What a nice homecoming! I felt Belize-ish when I took the dogs for a walk in my flip flops, jeans and a t-shirt! Tomorrow is supposed to be just as nice. Its always good to come home, but hard to go back to work...
Since we won't be traveling anywhere too interesting in the next few months and you find you still want to read about a far away place, check out my cousin Ryan's blog (to the right of this post in the "other sites we like" section. longwalkhome).
He and his wife Katrin are headed to Vietnam for 3 weeks and undoubtedly will have many interesting things happen to them--as they often do. Ryan's trips make me want to travel even more.
Attached are some pics from Belize. Tom and I at Caye Caulker and in front of some sort of rasta bob marley taco stand that was closed. Another is of Doug, Gretchen and Tom in front of our FAVORITE taco stand on the island. 3 taco's for .50 US. What a deal. Of course you need 6 or so to curb your hunger, but thats still only a buck!
Tom is standing in front of what I am guessing is an out of service boat on the island but still with the Jesus statue intact as the main navigator. There is a pic of me petting the nurse sharks and then Tom in the street during rush hour in San Pedro. :-)
More pics are in the Belize folder under photos and I will keep adding them.
are we in seattle?0 comments Posted by Di and Tom at 7:11 PM
The last two days the weather has changed for us here in Belize. Its been in the 70's, but really windy so we are a bit chilled and have not been able to dive. The skys have been gray for the most part reminding us of Seattle. We have made the most of the days though and spent yesterday with Gretchen, Doug and Patrick walking the island, visiting bakeries and ending up at the Crazy Canucks bar for pretty much the entire afternoon. It was a great day! Today we all headed into Belize City. Tom had lived here 20 yrs ago and sadly--it hasn't changed much and if anything has gone a bit more downhill since then. He didn't remember too much about the city from his time here and I think thats probably ok. To explain it in terms that are more recognizable, Ambergris Caye is to Beverly Hills as Belize City is to East LA. We were so shocked to see pretty much all of the city (and we were in the "good part") in shambles. Houses that would normally be condemned had people living in them. Windows--even with wood shutters--had iron bars around them. Every window on every house. Sewer in the curb systems and garbage all over. We were offered drugs and "good deals" on anything we may want on more than a few occasions. It was an eye opener. We had all been to some pretty remote places, but this was the worst. We didn't ever feel unsafe, but we never felt totally comfortable. Even with this description, we are glad we went. We did see a few places of interest (even the guidebooks have to reach for suggestions on things to do/see) including the local and only Hindu temple and the Belize Museum which had a great Mayan artifact exhibit. In all, it was a good trip, but still very sad. Its a perfect example of internal corruption within a government system that benefits no one but a few. Normally this is more common in a communist country--not a British Commonwealth.
Tomorrow we head out. We are glad to be going home, but its hard to leave. We have had such a great vacation.
caye caulker0 comments Posted by Di and Tom at 10:38 PM
Happy New Year! This am we started 2008 by hopping the water taxi for a 30 min ride to the nearby island of Caye Caulker. We had thought of staying here when we booked the trip, but had heard it was pretty desolate so we chose Ambergris. While we are very happy with our choice, Caulker would have been great for a few days. It is much more laid back (and quite a bit smaller) than San Pedro, but the beaches are beautiful and the town is full of things to see while wandering. I picked up a cd of local Belizian music and a beautiful tapestry that we have no idea where it will go, but I loved it so much.
The best part of today is that we managed to meet up with our friends Merry and John who we met last year in Cozumel. It was a reunion with all of us together again and we had a great lunch and caught up. We are already planning next years Christmas trip. After spending time visiting in the pool at Merry's hotel we headed back "home" and just enjoyed the rest of the day reading and relaxing (we are beginning to sound pretty predictable) before heading to new years day mass tonight (which was in Spanish and made it all the more adventurous). :-)
Tomorrow we are diving in the morning so its an early night.
So far, its a great 2008.
(slowly i am able to add some pics so check for those. when i am back in the states i will post more).


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