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The green initiatives began with 14 bore holes drilled 120 feet into the ground for the geothermal heating and cooling system, which pulls heat stored in the earth to warm the house. The earth's subterranean warmth heats a glycol-based liquid in a tube, which circulates to a heat exchanger, and then warms a refrigerant that goes to a compressor. The resulting heat is blown into the rooms via a forced air system.
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This is my ultimate Jazz bass short of an original 60's Jazz in mint condition! Having started out as a bass player back in the 70s I always dreamed about having a 60s Jazz but could never afford one! Well, this is an answer to a prayer! When she arrived I took special care to let her get acclimated to my house. Once she was ready I set her up(which needed barely any adjustment). The tone on this gem is amazing! she definitely sounds like the classic Jazz basses of old before the 70's movement of the rear pup. Nice big, fat, focused tone! It has its own growl that is refined yet wild! This is my main bass for everything! Thank You Fender for making such a wonderful instrument!
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I bought this bass because I had previously owned the poly finished version and always regretted parting with it. I tracked down what must be one of the first to arrive in England, and after playing it in the shop was convinced that it is a better bass than its predecessor. I also own a 2008 US Standard Jazz Bass, and this classic sounds and feels every bit as good, but with a different character.
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Christmas Box Ornament Darling Ornament even nicer in person. All of the ornaments of this type I've ordered for the last 2-3 years have been very nice quality and a delightful gift to give and receive. December 17, 2013
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Classy little things I purchased a dozen of the teapots for gifts for a Christmas shower. They are way nicer than I expected. Each ornament comes with a velvet bag, and the gold trim and opening is so nice. Each one would hold candies or 2-3 tea bags. I just might have to order more for little gifts for teachers, secret Santas, or just a nice thank you gift. Thanks for such a nice item! August 5, 2014
The absolute best Rather than clutter up my children's houses with "stuff"' I decided to give them each money in these trinket ornaments. They are adorable - really cute, made well, great colors, and each one fits the receivers personality. I think they probably will only hold a single bill, so I will have to make it a big denomination!! I am soo happy with this purchase. November 13, 2014
Porcelain Opening Ornaments I ordered 10 of the porcelain opening ornaments. They are exactly what I wanted. My only complaint is that they are a little hard to open. I do have one recommendation. About a week after I got the ornaments I ordered, I got a new catalog in the mail. In that catalog, there were about a dozen more that had not been in the previous catalog or on the web site. I wish I would have had that info when I first places my order. November 13, 2014
Cute, some finish flaws These ornaments generally look good and are a nice size. The only problem was that some of them have flaws in the paint/finish and some excess glue around the gold-color hinge piece. I was able to cut away the glue to improve the appearance. The price was good, especially with the discount for buying several at one time. October 10, 2013
tree ornaments I bought 6 Porcelain Opening Ornaments. One does not stay firmly closed when it is hanging, but I will use it anyway. I bought them to put a small gift inside. They are all different and I think that they are adorable. October 30, 2013
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Do you have the hat box with the red bow and green wrapping with white polka dots in stock?. Would like to add it to my order with the other 7 ornaments.
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Far from a perfect performance but with plenty of positives, Leigh Halfpenny scored two tries and racked up 30 points overall in an accomplished performance that underlined his importance on this tour.
Many of those on the fringes of Test selection - Simon Zebo, Jonathan Davies, Tom Croft - were all outstanding and will give Warren Gatland plenty to ponder over the coming week.
The line-out problems of previous matches disappeared under the guidance of Tom Youngs and Paul O'Connell, but the Lions did not have everything their own way.
Much like the Reds last week, the Waratahs were dogged and resilient throughout and gave the Lions the physical challenge they wanted a week out from the first Test in Brisbane, with full-back Drew Mitchell truly excellent.
It was nearly the perfect start for the Lions - Davies putting Zebo into space down the left touchline only for Mitchell's brilliant tackle to force the Irishman's foot onto the line.
Halfpenny did add a long-range penalty shortly after though to put the Lions on the board in a fast start for the tourists.
They didn't wait long for a try. The combination of Zebo and Davies worked again as the Wales centre pulled in the cover, flicking the ball to Sexton on his inside for a 10-0 lead after less than 10 minutes.
The Lions attack looked fluid but their defence was monstrous, enormous tackles and dogged work at the breakdown putting the tourists up both on the scoreboard and in the referee's books early on.
A knock-on from Jamie Roberts squandered a comfortable overlap as the Lions hunted for a second try, but instead it was the Waratahs who crossed the whitewash.
With Sexton down receiving treatment, the Waratahs took a quick lineout and a clever chip across the field from Bernard Foley found Peter Betham in space, offloading inside to Tom Carter for the score in the corner.
Halfpenny's second penalty opened up the gap as Zebo continued to pop up everywhere, hungry to make an impression after only landing in Australia on Tuesday.
The Waratahs rallied impressively from their opening shock with a punishing series of phases up to the Lions try line, winning a five metre lineout before the giant Will Skelton knocked on going for the line as the Lions escaped.
From a scrum on their own line the Lions worked their way upfield into the Waratahs half, Halfpenny adding his third penalty from 46 metres out.
Minor errors let the Lions down - a lack of control at the base of a powerful scrum from Jamie Heaslip forcing them to scamper back to recover possession rather than drive over for another try.
Brendan McKibbin hit back with a penalty for the hosts as the Lions began to lose a grip on the game, the Waratahs confidence bubbling as Drew Mitchell pulled the strings along with Foley going forward.
A draining passage of play in the Lions 22 ultimately ended in a penalty to the tourists but rather than play for the interval, they went for the try.
Surging upfield, excellent handling from Paul O'Connell created the overlap outside for Halfpenny to dive over - the Lions starting and ending the half brilliantly to lead 23-10 at half-time.
Soft hands from the Lions pack after the break laid the foundation for the third try, and it was by far their best.
Sucking the Waratahs defenders to the right, the chemistry between Roberts, Davies and Halfpenny was undeniable as the full-back bagged his second try. With it came a 20-point lead.
The Waratahs though were not done - Carter crashing over after a scrappy rolling maul saw for him to grab his second try of the match on a memorable night for the talismanic number 12.
Thinking ahead to the first Test next weekend, Sexton was replaced by Owen Farrell as the Lions kept it tight, rumbling forward through their pack. An easy three points followed for Halfpenny to put the Lions 33-17 up after 50 minutes.
Davies' sharp interception then had the Waratahs scrambling and with numbers on the outside, Tom Croft flicked on the afterburners to sprint over into the corner - the Lions fourth try and 40 points on the board.
Seven of the Lions eight replacements then entered the fray as Rob Kearney made his first appearance on tour - Adam Jones, Halfpenny, O'Connell, Mike Phillips, Croft, Mako Vunipola and Tom Youngs all making way as they appear to be starters for the first Test.
A fifth try came in the final ten minutes, no one more deserving of a five-pointer than Davies who found too much space on the blindside to simply stroll in and keep putting real pressure on Brian O'Driscoll for that Test spot.
There were late injury concerns over the health of the two Jamies, Heaslip and Roberts, with the latter's expression as he slowly walked up the tunnel a worrying sight.
Overall though there was little to fear. Alun Wyn Jones' turnover at the death summed by his superb efforts as the Lions remained unbeaten on tour and by the end were comfortable winners. Onto the Brumbies and then, the first Test.
The scorers:
For Waratahs:
Tries: Carter 2
Cons: McKibbin 2
Pen: McKibbin
For Lions:
Tries: Sexton, Halfpenny 2, Croft, Davies
Cons: Halfpenny 4, Farrell
Pens: Halfpenny 4
Waratahs: 15 Drew Mitchell, 14 Cam Crawford, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Peter Betham, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Brendan McKibbin, 8 Dave Dennis (capt), 7 Pat McCutcheon, 6 Jed Holloway, 5 Ollie Atkins, 4 Will Skelton, 3 Paddy Ryan, 2 John Ulugia, 1 Jeremy Tilse.
Replacements: 16 Luke Holmes, 17 Richard Aho, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Lopeti Timani, 20 AJ Gilbert, 21 Matt Lucas, 22 Ben Volavola, 23 Tom Kingston.
British and Irish Lions: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Michael Phillips, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sam Warburton (c), 6 Tom Croft, 5 Paul O'Connell, 4 Alun-Wyn Jones, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Mako Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 Richard Hibbard, 17 Alex Corbisiero, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Geoff Parling, 20 Dan Lydiate, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Rob Kearney.
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
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Hello,11 month ago I already reported this problem. It is still actual.Please see below: didzis.spruds says:If I want to add task due date in Latvian - "Today" ("Šodien), RTM saves it as Tuesday "Otrdiena".Posted at 1:33pm on March 23, 2012 andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:didzis.spruds,Thanks for reporting this. I've added it to our list to investigate; sorry for the inconvenience.In the meantime, typing "today" (in English) will work correctly; hope that helps!Posted 11 months ago didzis.spruds says:Hello,Is there any progress regarding this issue?Thank you,DidzisPosted 9 months ago andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:Hi Didzis,Not currently, sorry; this is on our list to investigate.In the meantime, thanks for your patience!
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Mexico City pre-show - Covering every angle. In Mexico City you need to watch the pollution levels. Oxygen can help. A long day wrestles the TV show logistics into submission, despite becoming locked in the stadium.
December already. Advent and all. Down here in Mexico City the rather lo-tech but utterly charming Christmas decorations are going up at a pace. On the way to the gig today I drove past a huge market packed with people, buying up fir trees, tinsel and assorted electric flashing objects. This is such a huge city. At 24 million inhabitants I think that makes it the most densely populated spot on the earth's crust - it certainly feels like it. The pollution here is quite literally breath-taking, which combined with the extremely high altitude makes a man realise how much he takes oxygen for granted much of the time. In our hotel there's a charming note which says "we recommend you stay indoors when the pollution index level is too high. Please contact the concierge for todays pollution index reading." Amongst the street billboards advertising local and international products, there are ones advertising oxygen. A stylishly dressed model with flowing hair and that post-produced flawless dental smile has a demeanor of rapturous joy as she holds up her "industrial chic" plastic oxygen mask, connected to a rather scientific looking green cylinder. William Gibson where are you?
It was a long day at the gig. The band came in to sound check both for the live sound and the recorded sound going to the broadcast truck. They then rehearsed for a couple of hours to allow us to view all the new camera positions and re-light them accordingly. Our only major problem was that our colossal video screen proved to be way too bright for the new cameras. With a regular screen "turning down the brightness" would be simple enough, but this being the first of its kind it was a little tricky. By midnight most of the crew had left, leaving the lighting and video teams to work through the night, looking at the show cue by cue, re-lighting, balancing, changing, adapting, re-adapting. Its a slow process (though still done at lightning speed compared to shooting a movie) but fortunately we really have the "A" team here. All too often in these situations, when a tour has been up and running all year the arrival of the "film crew" can seem like an invasion. Making a show look good on TV is an entirely different discipline to making it great for the stadium viewer, so some compromises to the existing show are inevitable. Fortunately all the players involved here have been around the block so many times now that we all understand the common goal.
Myself and Allen were in the truck looking at sixteen video monitors - one for each of the TV cameras, whilst Bruce and the lighting team and Monica and the video screen team were out in the field making it happen. It was exciting to see the show from all of these new angles. At 5.30am we called it a night and sleep-walked onto our Mexican shuttle bus to take us back to the hotel. Our driver was an enthusiastic non-English speaking chap who got very excited when we reached the stadium gates and found them chained up, with the night watchman long gone. ("...and then depression set in...") Fortunately no major tour ever travels without a sturdy pair of oversized industrial bolt-cutters, so we were soon on our way home...
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Founded by Magnum photographer Cornell Capa in 1974, ICP is a nerve center of photographic excellence. Along with its photography school, the ICP complex, located in Manhattan, includes state-of-of-the-art film, digital and video facilities, a research center (with some 150,000 original photographs), a library (of some 20,000 books on or about photography), and a museum and exhibition galleries. The school offers a range of educational programs, each with an excellent track record. Its one-year certificate program is one of many success stories.
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