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Oh, I wish I had a big table like yours!
Or, I could just come use yours - especially the "In the Nursery" book I see there. Beautiful!
I meant to add to my comment: Are you going to be at Stampaway? I remember us talking about it at Artiscape, but I don't remember what you said. Oh, for a brain... lol
That does not look like a problem to me at all...... :) -S
I see no trouble At All. I see fun!
Yes, you can spread out and get a bit more scattered. But,l OH the fun you can have!!
Love it!
oh yes I know what you mean..... but mess means something fun is going on there :):):)
My heart is racing............I would so love a large work table. It may be big, but oh the possibilities of creation on that huge space.
LOL!! It will be clean again soon enough. There's an old saying that "Interesting women rarely have immaculate houses". I think that is apropos for artists too!
Looks wonderful to me!
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Kogan to Tax IE7 Users
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Online retail maverick Kogan has rolled out another headline grabber, this time enforcing a 6.8% tax on visitors to his site still using Internet Explorer 7 in an effort to 'make the internet a better place.'
Forever looking for a novel promotional edge to attract media attention, Kogan, the online electronics retailer, has launched a tax on users of the outdated browser Internet Explorer 7. The move will no doubt have the web development community of the entire universe cheering (or at least one I know of in my office, anyway).
"Internet Explorer 7 has long since passed its use-by date," says Ruslan Kogan, founder of Kogan.com.au. "It's a constant source of frustration for our web guys and we're sick of burning cash on a browser that hit the market nearly six years ago. It goes against everything Kogan stands for."
Browsers who purchase a product from Kogan.com.au using the IE7 browser will be slugged a 6.8% surcharge. A pop-up window will alert the visitor they should download an alternative browser or at least a newer version of Internet Explorer.
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Ever heard of an "SOE" that is nothing to do with search engines and stands for Standard Operating Environment. Corporations all over the world establish SOE that enforce standards for computer environments. IE 6 and IE 7 are still very much part of the standard environment that employees have to use. So many of Kogan's buyers I suspect will be hard working employees of those firms and probably shop at the office because they work 12 hours a day or more. Of course the other group are just the technology challenged with older PCs and Laptops that they can't afford to replace.
So whereas the web development and design community might get a kick out of this some users will get a kick in a different way and probably just browse away from Kogan. IE accounts for around 32% of browser usage and IE6 and 7 are around 20% of the IE usage. You want to translate that to real users? So as much as we technology providers would like to see users on the latest version of everything it is just not practical or possible. Therefore you have to have a cross browser and backward compatible environments that support multiple platforms like tablets, PC, Mac, smartphones etc. If you do then you might just get some of Kogan's pissed off and lost customers who work hard or are technology challenged.
The accumulative market share of IE6 and IE7 is less than 10%. You also need to consider where the stats are pulled from, and which countries they include. I do believe that in Australia IE6 usage has dropped below 2%, and IE7 is closer to about 6% (although I'm happy to be proved wrong if anyone has any solid source).
I can tell you now that it's near impossible to support all devices *and* old browsers. Many of the new features and techniques of web design require modern browsers, which are supported by all Smart Phones and Tablets.
As a web developer I'm happy to tell a user that their browser should be upgraded. Chrome and Firefox even auto-update (Chrome does this without the user even knowing), so there is little to no excuse for using legacy browsers when there are so many easier, faster and safer alternatives available (even from Microsoft themselves).
We are still paying for Microsoft's ignorance and negligence a decade ago – innovation they are not known for.
@Rhys wrote "The accumulative market share of IE6 and IE7 is less than 10%.". So if I take 20% of 32% you get less than 10%. Congratulations we agree.
This is not a technology issue it is about customer service and expectation. I am sure that one day IE6 and IE7 and many other technologies will die out and be buried. The point is that I do not believe that it is the consumer that should have to pay when they probably cannot change it.
Apologies, I misread your mathematics originally.
There is always a choice: http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable
SOE's may cost many millions to upgrade – but it seems many of these systems are close to a decade old. That's like giving your employees old Datsun 1600s as company cars. The longer they wait, the more it's going to cost.
Sorry John but you're just plain wrong here, and making an absolute crap-tonne of assumptions to justify a dangerous laziness. And where do you pull 'probably shop at the office because they work 12+ hours' from? That's puffery pulled out of nowhere to support your own laziness.
Have you ever actually worked in corporate IT? Managed a large forest of AD or end-user workstations? If an IT administrator is even HALF competent at their job, they should be able to roll out and upgrade to IE with very little effort.
Just because 'its in the SOE' doesn't mean it's a good idea. And if your SOE can't be updated and IE6/7 is still in it then what other outdated software is in it? How big is your risk profile if you can't easily patch software? Not only that, BYOD makes the requirement of having an SOE look outdated in and of itself. Fix your problems and stop complaining about it.
What you're doing is making excuses, when you should be looking at solutions. Your ideas are backwards, outdated and frankly, they're the technological equivalent of being against Vaccination.
@Iruka yes I have worked in corporate IT and yes I have administered large scale systems and no I have made no assumptions. I won't really comment on the bulk of the post as it would just get us nowhere.
Comparing this to being against vaccination well I think you have to be careful where that takes you. But what if you were taxed to leave your home if you where not immunised against certain illnesses do you think that would be a good idea?
Let me repeat again that I don't like old versions of browsers any more than anyone else who has commented here. But it is not about the technology it is about customer service.
Who cares about SOE? Those people behind those networks should be working and not online shopping. It's the laziness of IT administration teams and their higher ups that won't roll out better browsers. IE6 is one of the most unsafe browsers ever made.
Online retailers should not be held to ransom by some lazy IT people in basements.
Even Microsoft agrees : http://www.ie6countdown.com
Cheers KOGAN, you've done the right thing.
Great opinion Bill but not very smart or knowledgeable about corporate process or costs. Changing SOE and technology in a large corporation can cost millions of dollars and affect 10,000's of employees and users. Online Retailers are not being held to ransom by anyone they just want to save money at their customers expense. There is adequate technology available that supports legacy systems. The laziness is on the part of web developers and designers who don't want to do their job properly. All browsers and web systems have vulnerabilities and it is also up to the web developers to manage those vulnerabilities. A customer using the latest Firefox, Chrome or IE will be just as much at risk if the online store has not been built and managed correctly. Take Linkedin or Sony as examples.
John, I couldn't agree with Bill more. As a web developer that also owns and runs a business, there is a real cost in ensuring a website works correctly in IE 6 and 7. The time we used to spend tweaking valid HTML to be non valid HTML to suit the quirks of IE 6 and 7 was probably closer to 15% of our developers time, not 6.8%.
When 10% of the users to your site cost you 15% more in developer salaries then you start losing money. You'd struggle to find one business owner that would see that as a smart move.
Hello Simon our developers don't spend 15% of their time correcting for legacy systems probably not even 2% or 3%. If you use the right technology then as a developer it will take very little to be backward compatible. But that is just not the point it is consumers and customers that make the business money and not the website. If you fail the customer then it really doesn't matter how up to date the website is. It comes back to a fundamental customer service issue and once you start to charge your customers special fees and charges because of technology then as a business you have lost the plot. We already see some businesses charging customers to use certain types of payment methods and it is a proverbial lead balloon. Some airlines have been charging special fees for cheap online transactions and it is back firing big time. So basically this is not a technology issue and if developers think that way then they misunderstand why they are in business in the first place.
We need to push to use newer technologies, such as those in HTML5 and CSS3 which provide far better user experience. Legacy browsers are the anchors preventing the web from truly moving forward at the pace it should.
Since our company dropped IE6 support, our development costs dropped close to 30%. As an experiment, we developed a project supporting only modern browsers, using technologies such as HTML5, CSS3 and even SVG, and the project development time dropped even further – much of the time saved was from browser testing.
Simon's prediction of 15% is much closer to what we experience. If you're only spending 2% to 3%, I can't imagine you're pushing the boundaries with what can be achieved; which is fine, not every site needs to. But when developing Web Applications, the newer technologies on offer make development much easier with a far better UX to boot.
"So basically this is not a technology issue and if developers think that way then they misunderstand why they are in business in the first place."
A simple customer service issue. This "tax" would be similar to charging fat women more for drinks in a bar, becaise their presence is unwelcome to other patrons and therefore the management.
I meant to say: most developers shouldn't be let near customers!
you're probably not noticing that this is likely a mac only scenario, as ie7 is the last available version for mac (you're highly unlikely to be using it otherwise) and safari is offered as a viable upograde.
IE7 was never on OS X (Mac). The last version of IE to be on OS X was IE5, and that has had discontinued support for close to a decade now. Those old Macs Apple also stopped supporting a long time ago.
obviously Kogan hit a nerve…. love the comments. but lets face it a browser is like a credit card. everyone has at leat 2 in their wallets. I am sure most people would use 2 or more browsers. Think about Apples and Android devices market share growing.
Good on Kogan for stirring the pot!
"I am sure most people would use 2 or more browsers." Eh? By "most" I assume you mean more than 50%. I would be surprised. My Granny doesn't even know what browser she is using, but she is a big online shopper due o her lack of mobility. Piss her off, and she'll go elsewhere. THAT is John's point that everyone here seems to be missing.
Rhys Llyod says "We need to push to use newer technologies, such as those in HTML5 and CSS3 which provide far better user experience." My Granny doesn't even know what you are talking about. She bought her HP computer preconfigered from a retailer and has not changed many setting: she just wants to use the thing, not play tweaking, not upgrade not mod. (She thinks she wants an apple next time, because her friends tell her "you just use it, no fiddling, no fussing")You know how some folk are about cars: "it just has to get me from A to B"? Some folk are like that about computers.
The only people looking at the web via IE 5, 6 or 7 are developers trying to make their applications work in either IE 5,6 or 7!!!!
Perhaps understanding the difference between positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement might lead to a better result for Kogan and consumers alike.
Rule number one of good business – never crucify your customers for YOUR internal issues.
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Junior outfielder Jake Thomas was selected as the Projected Player of the Year in the America East. Thomas was a first-team ABCA All-Northeast Region selection in 2013 after finishing No. 2 in the nation in on-base percentage (.517). He led the America East in multiple offensive categories, including batting average (.371) and slugging (.522). Thomas also ranked second in runs (42) and third in RBI (37).
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Megapinchers: How Do Levers Reduce The Force You Apply To Them?
How do levers reduce the force you apply to them?
- 2 yardsticks (metersticks)
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- Construct the "megapinchers" (giant tweezers) as follows:
- Hold two yardsticks (metersticks) together.
- Place a 6-inch (l5-cm) piece of tape over both sticks at one end.
- Hold the sticks, one in each hand, about 18 inches (45 cm) from the free ends.
- Press the ends of the sticks against the box, one on each side of the box.
- Try to lift the box and carry it to a point 12 inches (30 cm) to the left or right.
- Grasp the box with your fingers and move it back to its original position.
You must apply more pressure to the yardsticks (metersticks) to move the box than if you were to grasp the box directly with your fingers.
Machines are meant to be helpful when doing work. The advantage a machine gives you as you work with it is called mechanical advantage, which is expressed as a number. The number indicates how many times a machine multiplies the effort used. If the mechanical advantage equals one, the machine does not change the magnitude of the effort force. A machine with a mechanical advantage of two means that your effort force is doubled. For example, using a machine with a mechanical advantage of two allows you to lift an object weighing 20 lbs (90 n [Newtons]) with an effort force of only 10 lbs (45 n). To determine the mechanical advantage of a lever, divide the effort arm (the distance from the effort force to the fulcrum) by the load arm (the distance from the load to the fulcrum). MA. is the symbol used for mechanical advantage, and the equation for determining the mechanical advantage is:
A third-class lever (a lever with the effort force between the load and the fulcrum) always has a mechanical advantage less than one. This means that third-class levers, like the megapinchers in this experiment, require more effort to lift the load than if it were lifted directly with your hands. But third-class levers do have advantages. They can be used to handle delicate objects because they reduce the force you apply directly. The effort is applied somewhere between the load and the fulcrum, so the effort arm is always shorter than the load arm.
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- Does the position of the effort force affect the results? Repeat the experiment twice, first holding the sticks as close to the taped ends as possible, and then holding the sticks closer to the opposite end.
- Would the shape of the sticks affect the experiment? Repeat the experiment, replacing the measuring sticks with dowel rods of equal lengths.
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Construct a first-class, a second-class, and a third-class lever using the materials and instructions listed below. Use photographs of each type of lever, as well as diagrams, as part of a project display. Indicate on each diagram the amount of the load force (the weight of the bucket and rocks) and the effort force (the reading on the scale).
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- For a first-class lever, place about 12 inches (30 cm) of the yardstick (meterstick) over the back of a chair. Ask a helper to support the stick while you attach the bucket of rocks to the short end of the stick with a string. Hook the scale to the opposite end of the stick, and pull down with enough force to balance the stick. Record the measurement on the scale.
- To construct a second-class lever, place about 4 inches (10 cm) of the stick over the back of the chair. With your helper supporting the stick, hang the bucket in the center and hook the scale on the end of the stick. Pull up on the scale with enough force to support the stick. Read and record the measurement on the scale.
- A third-class lever can be formed by placing about 4 inches (10 cm) of the stick over the back of the chair. Ask a helper to support the stick while you attach the bucket to the end, and hook the scale in the center of the stick. Pull up with enough force to support the stick. Read and record the measurement on the scale.
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Last Saturday night, I had the opportunity to talk with Monica Benderman about the travails of her imprisoned husband, Sgt. Kevin Benderman. Sgt. Benderman declared his intention to seek conscientious objector status after he returned from his first tour in Iraq in 2004. His reasons, published here by Lew Rockwell along with other Benderman essays, serve as a moral exposé and a window into the heart of an American soldier sent to fight in Iraq for reasons Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld have yet to explain.
Monica Benderman recalled the Army's reactive, paranoid strategy to deal with Sgt. Benderman's CO request, and she witnessed it up close. At one point, Mrs. Benderman was even asked to sign paperwork for her husband, and she was encouraged to try and change his mind.
Right and wrong are not something easily or casually impressed upon someone. Ethics and morality are not a suit of clothing worn until something more comfortable is offered. Too bad for the U.S. Army. And in some ways, too bad for Prisoner Benderman — convicted and sentenced to fifteen months confinement, then transferred in the dark of night 3000 miles away from Kentucky to Washington in what may only be assumed was punitive harassment of both Benderman and his spouse.
In a fascinating irony, at the time the Army was fumbling Benderman's CO paperwork, one of the officers in Sgt. Benderman's chain of command was under investigation for and later convicted of privately selling bulletproof vest plates purchased by taxpayers for our soldiers deploying to Iraq. A military court sent down a far shorter sentence than the one they deemed appropriate for Sgt. Benderman. It is clear which type of "crime" the Army brass considers more dangerous.
Sgt. Benderman had provided Monica with a message for the radio listeners, and only part of it was heard on air. It is shared below, and is well worth reading at a time where this country seems intent on betraying allies and seeking new enemies, even as it persists in manipulating both Iraqi and Afghan politics. The betrayal and antagonism are not only outwardly directed. Soldiers like Kevin Benderman are also targets. He writes,
First of all, I would like to say thanks to everyone who has supported Monica and me while we deal with the madness the Army has put us both through because of my decision to stand up for what is right.
I have served a little over 5 months of a 15-month sentence given to me because I developed a conscience and would no longer participate in a war that we were lied into.
I consider it an honor to be put in prison for standing for what is right and all that I can say to the men responsible is "I feel sorry for you." The reason I feel for them is because they refuse to see the truth, and self-deception is the worse kind.
But on a larger scale, the American people were lied to by men who care for nothing but their own personal agenda and are willing to abuse the goodwill and patriotism of the American people in order to reach their personal goals. This is not what our founding fathers envisioned for this country. They did not want the elected representatives to use fear as a governing tool and they did not want the citizens to give over all of their rights to people who would let absolute power corrupt absolutely.
I, for one, believe in the Constitution when it says that the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that this country is run correctly lies with the American people and not solely with this government. While we do hire people to do the work of government it is up to us, the citizens, to ensure that they are doing this in accordance with the law of the land.
True freedom requires eternal diligence and it will take everyone doing their share of keeping watch to prevent freedom from slipping out of our hands.
It is the small things that add up to keep all of us in line. Which brings to mind three small words spoken by a woman who had had enough, "I ain't movin'." The woman was Rosa Parks. We should think about her courage when we feel as if we are too small to matter.
"I ain't movin'." Are you?
Sgt. Benderman's case is detailed here, and here. It was an honor for me to speak with Monica Benderman last week. This coming Saturday, 9—11 EST, we have another esteemed guest on the program. Lew Rockwell has graciously agreed to be interviewed, to answer my questions, and to give us all some hope and optimism in this era where Americans shout "Freedom!" on command, while simultaneously sacrificing real American liberty in a thousand ways. Join us!
Karen Kwiatkowski, Ph.D. [send her mail], a retired USAF lieutenant colonel who spent her final four and a half years in uniform working at the Pentagon's Near East/South Asia bureau. She lives with her freedom-loving family in the Shenandoah Valley, and among other things, has written on defense issues with a libertarian perspective for militaryweek.com, hosts the call-in radio show American Forum on Saturday nights, and blogs occasionally for Huffingtonpost.com. To receive automatic announcements of new articles and upcoming guests on her American Forum radio program, click here.


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Textile Design
When artists like Picasso, Matisse, Miró, and Dufy took up fabric design, the result was truly art for the masses conveniently sold by the yard. "The 1940s was probably the most fruitful decade in America for the engagement of fine artists with the textile industry," an excerpt from the book says. "The reasons for this were many, but reinforcing all of these was the enormous vitality and enthusiasm generated in the resurgence of American society and culture in the postwar era, and the resultant openness to new ideas."
Textile Design: Artists' Textiles 1940-1976. By Geoffrey Rayner, Richard Chamberlain, and Annamarie Stapleton. Antique Collectors' Club; $50.


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This hotel is located in Ambleside (Lake District), close to Grasmere Garden Village, St Oswald's Church, and Helm Crag. Also nearby are Wordsworth Museum and Dove Cottage.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Macdonald Swan Hotel features a bar/lounge. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and laundry facilities.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This Ambleside hotel also offers coffee/tea in the lobby, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary. Guests can use the indoor pool and health club at a partner hotel.
Macdonald Swan Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
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- Total number of rooms - 37
- Number of floors - 2
- Year Built 1650
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
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English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 9:30 AM.
Waggoners - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
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Safari 6 (OS X Mountain Lion): Reset Safari
If you use a shared or public computer, you may want to reset Safari to deter other people from seeing which webpages you visited and other information about how you used Safari.
Important: Plug-ins—small apps that perform specific tasks, such as playing multimedia files—are often installed to extend computers' capabilities. Some plug-ins store information about which sites you visited. Such information is not deleted when you reset Safari, so resetting Safari may not remove every trace of your browsing history.
- Choose Safari > Reset Safari.
- Deselect any items you don't want to reset:
Option Description Clear history: Clears the list of webpages you viewed. Also empties caches, removes website icons, and clears the list of recent searches. Website icons are small graphics that help identify sites on the Internet. You see them in the address and search field, the bookmarks list, and other places. You can see your recent searches by clicking the magnifying glass at the left end of the address and search field when it's empty. Reset Top Sites: Clears any changes you made to Top Sites, such as adding or pinning sites. If you also clear your history, your Top Sites page reverts to showing the webpage previews displayed when you first installed Safari. Remove all webpage preview images: Clears any thumbnail images Safari saved of webpages you viewed. Reset all location warnings: Clears any information that websites saved about your location. Reset all website notification warnings: Removes all record of websites that you have allowed or denied permissions to post Notification Center alerts. Remove all website data: Removes cookies, tracking information, and other data that websites stored on your computer. Remove saved names and passwords: Removes user names and passwords that Safari automatically fills in at websites that require them (if the AutoFill feature is turned on). Remove other AutoFill form text: Removes information you've entered in a web form while the AutoFill feature is turned on, excluding information drawn from your card in Contacts (or Address Book in OS X Lion). Removing AutoFill information does not remove information from your card. Clear the Downloads list: Clears the list of files you downloaded from websites. Only the names are removed; the files themselves are still on your disk until you remove them. Close all Safari windows: If you don't close all Safari windows, someone could use the Back and Forward buttons to view the webpages you visited.
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• The House has passed a $14bn bailout of Chrysler and GM, leaving all but 32 Republicans grumbling, likely in their jets, probably above the House. [CNN]
•Golden Compass director Chris Weitz is tipped to take the reigns of the highly-antipated Twilight sequel, New Moon. But will werewolf Taylor Lautner be shown a moon of his own from the producers for being too boyish? [Perez]
• The U.S. is pleading the United Nations to allow the "hot pursuit" or pirates in Somali waters, with hope that footage from said chases could at least replace the recently cancelled Knight Rider TV show. [CNN]
• The Argentine soccer association is deploy temporary "while line" paint during matches, to enforce player distances from free-kicks. Good thing newly-appointed Argenina boss, Diego Maradona, knows a thing or two about putting away white lines. [BBC]
• A cardinal in Chile has lambasted Madonna for breeding "impure thoughts" and provoking "crazy enthusiasm." Bold—if irrelavant—words for a man at the same time hosting a mass for Chile's murdering and torturing former dictator, Augusto Pinochet. [NME]
•And speaking of crazy enthusiasm, and a barrage of intense media coverage, Britney Spears's Circus is the number one record in the country, and it's not even on shelves yet. Oh, wait, I get the title now. [People]


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Searches by specific movie title or keywords are the most effective ways of finding a dvd, but many CPL customers ask how to browse for multilanguage dvds in the catalogue.
In the search field, enter "dvd" and the language of choice. eg. dvd french
If you are searching for French language dvds, be aware that you will get many results that appear to be erroneous. In fact, many of our English language dvds have French subtitles or dubbing options and they will appear in a general search result.
Try entering the word dvd followed by the language name eg. dvd hindi. We have Russian, Punjabi, Polish, Spanish, Farsi, Korean and Vietnamese dvds. You will get a list of dvds in Hindi. Click on the catalogue record tab of one result and you will see listed every language available on that particular dvd. You can also use this tab when looking at English language dvd titles.
Tagalog language dvds are listed as DVD Pilipino. No "H."
Because the Chinese language dvds are catalogued using Pin Yin (English transliteration), it helps to know the title of the movie in English. For example "Chinese Ghost Story." Try entering keywords or an actor or director's name (eg. Zhang Yimou) when searching.
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Bigger and bolder than before, Russell T Davies' hit sci-fi series returns for more fun, adventure and excitement with Captain Jack and his alien-fighting team.
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Set in Cardiff, the high-octane new episodes take Torchwood on journeys to the 51st Century and World War I. The team battle a rogue Time Agent, investigate alien sleeper cells, save a stranded creature fromhorrific abuse, and come face to face with an entity that may well be Death itself.
Joined for three episodes by Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones in Doctor Who) and with guest appearances from Richard Briers (Monarch of the Glen, The Good Life), Alan Dale (Ugly Betty, The OC), and James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville) Captain Jack will have his work cut out as the stakes get higher and his team are stretched further than ever before.
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Space saving designs are so important to homes with an immensely small square footage. When there's no way to add on the space that's needed to store all of your belongings and necessities, you've got to get creative. And that's just what Till Könneker did when moving into his tiny studio home.
The creative designer sketched up a few interesting ideas and finally settled on this minimalist style cube that doesn't have a whole lot to it, but really does the job of fitting all that's needed in one centralized location. The 'Living Cube,' as it's called, stores his vast collection of vinyl records, clothing and shoes, stores his bed above it all, and even has a space behind the frontage for miscellaneous items. The perfect cube for a studio sized bachelor.
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What better way to kick off the With a Little Help From My Friends series than with this unlikely gem from 2005—SAHARA.
Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt was the charismatic star of nearly a dozen bestselling adventure novels before Sahara hit bookstores in 1992. After the poor box office for another Pitt adventure—1980's RAISE THE TITANIC—it's no surprise it took even longer for SAHARA to hit the screen. And yet, if you turn off your brain for a couple of hours and just go with it, an enjoyable time can be had as Dirk searches for a long-lost Civil War battleship deep in the heart of the desert while battling a merciless local dictator. Matthew McConaghey and sidekick Steve Zahn seem to be having a blast while Penelope Cruz appears lost, as she often does in English-language films. But for our purposes, the primary draw is Clint Mansell's rousing action score.
Instead of the tortured, indie lives of Darren Aronofsky's films, Mansell finds himself at the musical helm of a big-budget Hollywood flick. The sand-swept locale allows Mansell to color the music with African, Middle Eastern and other ethnic influences. Whether it's "moaning woman," African chants, a series of bent notes or a particular percussion combo, Mansell never overplays his hand with the musical ethnicity. He knows the key to this score is action.
From the very beginning, the score features one exciting, balls-to-the-wall action cue after another. And, as such, the music propels the ludicrous plot past any holes it may contain. A syncopated five-note figure becomes a memorable brass calling card, while Mansell tips his hat to John Barry, giving the motif James Bond heroics in the trumpets. (Now wouldn't that be an interesting choice for a future Bond film…)
SAHARA has something for everyone—memorable themes, interesting ethnic instrumentation and thrilling action cues that never wear out their welcome. This is the Clint Mansell score for fans who normally don't like Mansell. Give it a shot. You may be pleasantly surprised!


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|24 Nov 2010
Available RAM much less than actually installed
I did some research in this site but I did not manage to find a thread that addressed a similar problem like mine. If there is one then please accept my apologies and would appreciate if you could give me the link to the posted thread.
I have an acer laptop (aspire 5940G) which has a Core I7 processor (720QM 1.6GHz, 1333MHz FSB) with 4GB RAM installed. The OS is Windows 7 64-Bit. It also has the following video card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 which utilises its own memory (1GB).
My problem is that only half of the RAM is being utilised. I noted the following:
In the Resource Monitor Reserved Memory is 2058 Mb and Total Memory is 2038 Mb (In Use + Modified + Standby + Free) which sums up to 4096 this being Installed Memory.
Under System the Installed Memory (RAM) is 4.00 GB (1.99 GB usable).
Under MSCONFIG (System Configuration) the Maximum Memory is not ticked.
Under Task Manager total Physical Memory is 2038 Mb.
In the BIOS Total Memory is 2048 MB and Video Memory is 1024 MB.
I am finding it really strange that Windows is realising that 4 GB is installed but in BIOS it is showing much less. Reserved Memory in Resource Monitor is really high and I do not why!
I would appreciate your help in this regard since RAM is proving to be a big bottleneck. Unfortunately due to the nature of my work I need to solve this RAM issue really fast. Should I upgrade my RAM to 8 GB? Should I refer to ACER since my laptop is still under guarantee? I also noticed that my BIOS Version is 1.03 which is an old version. Acer have more recent versions but they suggest that one should consult them before upgrading the BIOS. Could an upgrade in the BIOS solve the issue?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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|24 Nov 2010
Right click on bottom task bar
Bring up task manager
Show me a screen shot of
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|24 Nov 2010
I attached the screenshot.
Elton Farrugia
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|24 Nov 2010
Nice job on the screen shot, big and clear. I usually get small pics that I cant see
Before we guess and take a lot of time
Take this test
Download memtest86 and test RAM
Run for 8 passes
If passes try a good stick in each slot for 3 passes
If fails do the same for 8 passes.
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|24 Nov 2010
Great, I will follow your advice and will let you know. Of course this is a lengthy process but will make my very best so that the tests are ready by tomorrow latest the day after.
Thanks so much for your prompt replies!!!
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|24 Nov 2010
We will take our time and do this right. If you pass this test , then we know it is not the memory and we will find where the excess is going.
Dont rush, we wil be here
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|24 Nov 2010
If you are still there give me a screen shot of task manager process
or even better download and show us process explorer
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|25 Nov 2010
Windows 8.1 Pro (x64)
Does your motherboard offer a "Memory Ramapping" feature? Should be an option in the BIOS. If the BIOS does not have that option you are going to have to contact the board manufacture, ask if they have a BIOS update with that remapping feature. If they don't you will not be able to utilize all your RAM. End of story.
You will also be limited to what the chipset supports.
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|25 Nov 2010
Logic is correct, but lets make sure that the ram is ok.
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|25 Nov 2010
Hi logicearth/richc46,
That's why I gave you the bios version. I know that my bios is a bit old and I know for sure that ACER have the 1.04 and later updates. It could be the case that the "memory remapping" feature is available in these updates. As richc46 said, there is no harm in doing this test. In the meantime I will send an e-mail to ACER to check if this feature is included in the latest updates.
richc46 I have done the first part of the test with memtest, that is doing at least 8 runs for both chipsets. I am attaching the screenshot for you to see. Later on the day I should start testing the individual chipsets/slots. I hope the screenshot is clear enough for you to see. Will let you know about the outcome of the next tests.
Thanks again!
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Review: Vlingo Plus v4.5 With SafeReader, Communicate Hands Free At Work Or Play
Vlingo has been around for a while. I remember it back when it was free for all, and it was a great way to drive. In fact, there were many BlackBerry users who used the BlackBerry for this very app. And it has grown, improved, and become a more versatile application. Simple use with the touch of a button. Let's take a look…
Vlingo is available in the BlackBerry App World or from the Vlingo website itself. The description of Vlingo for those of you who have never heard of Vlingo is as follows:
I downloaded and installed Vlingo Plus which is only $19.99 on my BlackBerry Tour 9630 with 5.0. It installed quickly and easily. There's an interactive set up during which Vlingo helps you set your shortcut key and also scans your contacts. Here's an interesting thing to remember. I have two different gmails on my phone, both were synced, however only one has family in it. The Vlingo the default synced contacts, not all the ones in the book. So I had to be sure that both of my gmails were synced with the same contacts.
So after it's set up, you can go into the options and personalize it, perhaps make changes to what you'd like. I'm going to walk you through the application first. Clicking on the icon brings up a page with three sections: What Can I Say? Tell A Friend..; and SafeReader.
What Can I Say? This section explains how you can control your phone with voice and gives you examples. You can do a web search by voice, Dial with the command Dial or Call which you can do by name or number, Facebook status in which you can update your status by voice, Twitter updates, email which is exclusive to the paid version, Note to Self, Open Applications such as Open Calendar, and another feature of the paid is to use it within other applications. So if you are in BlackBerry Messenger you are able to hold the button down and say what you want to say and it will be spell it out for you to enter. Now the new feature: Hear incoming messages, turn on Vlingo SafeREader to hear the first 30 words of text or email messages read to you.
Tell A Friend lets you email a friend to tell them about Vlingo and how it's really been a value to you.
SafeReader is the last part of the page which allows you to turn it on or off.
Clicking on your options key brings up Help and Online Support, as well as Options. I'm going to take you through the options next.
There are six sections in options. The first is General. This section is where you choose which key will be the voice key, the voice key behavior of Anywhere or Only On Vlingo Home, the language which can be US or UK English, Profanity Filtering which can be set to on or off, Vlingo Everywhere Behavior which can be set to Show Popup or Paste Immediately, Location Awareness which can be set to on or off, and how you want your contacts sorted.
The next section is Audio. In this section you can set Alert Tones to On or Off, Volume to Quiet, Normal, or Loud, Text to Speech Voice which can be set to Male or Femaile, TTS Playback which can be set to Off, Brief, or Full, and TTS Playback for Bluetooth.
The Applications section has SafeReader which can be set to SMS and Email, SMS Only or Email Only, the Web Search engine which you choose either Yahoo or Google, Note to Self in which you can Add Memo, Add Task, Send SMS to Self, or Send Email to Self. It also includes Twitter in which you set your login credentials, Auto-Dial which can be turned on or off, and Auto-Dial Behavior which can be set to Less Frequent, Standard, or more Frequent.
Next is Tagline. In this you can set the Email Tagline, SMS Tagline, and Facebook Tagline to be on or off. The Network Section has Auto Configure which you can Run Test. You can set the connection type to Direct TCP, BIS, or MDS.
Save your settings and you're ready to use Vlingo. I tested this out with text, emails, in applications, and allowed the SafeReader to read. It works amazingly. For calling and texting it is so easy. You hold the key down, you see it listening and you speak into the phone as you hold the key down. I say "Call John" and it brings up John as it calls. I try holding the key down and say "Message to John, Message 'What time did you say?'" and Vlingo types it up and I only have to hit send.
Using Vlingo in applications is easy too. I'm in the BlackBerry Messenger, I hold the key down while in chat and say what I want to answer and it sets to paste. SafeReader works great too.
Anyone could benefit from Vlingo, while you're driving, while you're working, in a hurry and want to save time while writing, it's easy and fast. Save time and make things convenient. It's a five star application and for the convenience it's great. It didn't slow my phone down at all. It's easy to use, and the use of one side key of your choice makes it so easy to use. I can't tell you how much of a convenience this application makes. Versatile and convenience beyond description, you'll have to try this out.
PROS: Understands and types, I didn't have to use correcting as long as I spoke slow. It read my messages and let me use it in any application.
CONS: Only having to paste in other applications, and the fact that if you use syncing with your emails, and have a default, those are the contacts it will recognize.
Read about the free and paid version of Vlingo here and compare the features
Vlingo is compatible with the following BlackBerry Devices: Bold (9000 series), Bold (9700), Curve (83xx), Curve (8900), Curve (8520), Pearl (81xx), Pearl Flip (82xx), Storm (9530), Storm 2 (9550), Tour (9630), World Edition (88xx)
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26 Celeb Instagrams You Need To See This Week
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Anna Kendrick
You can take this month off @VogueMagazine I've got your cover right here. #NoNeedToThankMe
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Crazy beautiful French twists, c/o @bumbleandbumble, @rosie_assoulin
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Cara Delevingne
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Chiara Ferragni
@ralphlauren! Thanks @fashiontomax @maximsap for the pic after the show #theblondesaladgoestonewyork #nyfw
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Cindy Crawford
A "little" Cindy for #tbt!
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Derek Blasberg
Red goes with everything! Karen Elson and Grace Coddington wishing @tabithasimmons a happy barfday
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Drew Barrymore
Fashion week !!!!!!!!!
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Georgia May Jagger
Had so much fun walking in @rag_bone I love this jacket so much!!!! Xxx
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Gwen Stefani
baby shower!!! #can't believe im pregs thanku Shelli Azoff for a beautiful #girlyday =blessed
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Gwyneth Paltrow
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Jessica Alba
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Katie Holmes
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Lily Collins
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Miley Cyrus
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W Magazine
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Nicki Minaj
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Olivia Palermo
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Rachel Zoe
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Sarah Jessica Parker
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Selena Gomez
I've done everything I could to the best of my ability. Thank you for the unconditional love and cyber hugs. You inspire me.
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Taylor Swift
Just trying to be like George Washington. @caradelevingne
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Vogue Magazine
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Indiana House of Representatives: 2006 - present
House District 4 Includes: The city of Valparaiso, all of Center, Union and Washington townships and portions of Liberty and Jackson townships
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Address: 200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Occupation: Aviation Safety Consultant
Education: Valparaiso H.S.; Indiana University
State Representative Ed Soliday was born and raised in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he has lived for over 50 years. He attended Valparaiso High School, where he ran cross-country, played basketball and ran track and field. He is married to the former Mary Kay Wagoner of Hebron and they have two grown children. He and Mary are longtime members of Liberty Bible Church, where he has served in many volunteer capacities including member, youth director, operations director and chairman of the board. While living in Valparaiso, Ed has served on the Valparaiso Planning Commission and the Valparaiso Board of Parks and Recreation. He has been a member of the Valparaiso Lions Club and Valparaiso Rotary.
While serving as a pilot with United Airlines, Ed was asked to serve a President and Chief Executive Officer of Kids Alive International, a group of international children's homes in various locations around the world. Ed and his wife served with Kid's Alive without remuneration for over 10 years.
Representative Soliday was employed by United Airlines for over 35 years as a pilot, Human Factors Instructor, Flight Manager, and Senior Staff Executive, serving the last eleven as Vice President of Safety, Quality Assurance and Security, responsible for Flight Safety, Aircraft Cabin Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Compliance, Operational Quality Assurance, Security, Computer Security and Emergency Response. Captain Soliday was responsible for crisis management during 9/11 at United. During his career Captain Soliday flew the DC-6, DC-8, Boeing 727, Boeing 737-200, -300, -500, the Boeing 767-200, BOEING 767-300 and Boeing 757-200, logging over 14,000 hours of flight time.
Representative Soliday began his aviation career as a partner in a flight school and charter operation at Gary airport flying Cessna, Piper and Beech aircraft. He joined United Airlines at age 21 as a flight engineer. Three years later he left United to fly AH-1G Cobra attack helicopters in Vietnam. In the Army he flew the UH-1H Huey, the H-13, H-23, UH-1H and the AH-1G Huey Cobra, serving as a combat pilot, maintenance officer and test pilot.
During his career at United he made significant contributions in the development of emergency response methodologies, flight crew human factors safety initiatives, Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Device development, Flight Operations Quality Assurance programs (digital performance monitoring and analysis), joint, union/management occupational safety initiatives, code share and express carrier auditing, aviation industry security screening technology deployment and risk analysis. He was an early pioneer of Safety Management Systems.
He has served on numerous aviation safety related advisory boards and commissions including the Gore Commission's Aviation Security Baseline Working Group and founding co-chairman of the Commercial Aviation Safety Team, chairman of the Flight Operations Quality Assurance Advisory Rulemaking Committee, past chairman of the Air Transport Association Safety Council, the International Air Transport Association Flight Safety Committee, past Chairman of the Star Alliance Safety Committee, and the Air Transport Association Environment Executive Sub-Committee, past chairman of the ATA Environmental Committee, the Executive Board of the Flight Safety Foundation, the NASA Aviation Safety Program Executive Panel, The National Academy of Sciences Sub-Committee on Transportation Security Technology, the National Academy of Sciences Decadal Survey of NASA Aeronautics Research-chairman of the Complex Integrated Systems Panel as well as several other National Academies studies and peer reviews. He served as adjunct professor of Aviation Safety and Security at George Washington University1999 thru 2007 and as a member of the Adler Planetarium Board of Trustees.
Among his awards are the Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety, the Vanguard Trophy and the Laura Tabor Barbour International Air Safety Award, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Federal Aviation Administration Distinguished Service Awards, the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. In 2009, the Commercial Aviation Safety Team, of which Captain Soliday was the founding co-chair, received the prestigious Collier Trophy for reducing the commercial aviation fatal accident rate by 83% in ten years and producing the longest period without a commercial aviation fatality in the history of the industry.
He currently serves on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Global Airline Industry Program Advisory Group, The National Academies of Sciences Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and their committee to review NASA aeronautics safety research programs.
Representative Soliday also serves on several not for profit boards including: Chairman of the Finance and Operations Committee of Trinity International University and Chairman of the Board of Emmanuel Hospital Association.
He has served as an aviation consultant to many organizations including the Rand Corporation, the Boeing Company, Greenbriar Equity, LLP, Skadden & Arp, and Quirk & Bachelor.
He currently serves as Indiana State Representative from District 4 where he is Chairman of the Roads & Transportation Committee; a member of the Utilities and Energy Committee; a member of the Veterans Affairs & Public Safety Committee; and a member of the Indiana Military and Veterans Affairs Commission. He also serves as the Assistant Majority Whip, and is one of only two legislators who serve on the state Counter-Terrorism and Security Council.
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A puppet theatre provides kids with the perfect opportunity to get creative. First there's the fun of making the theatre and puppets, then there's the amusement of creating story after story for the puppets to act out. Will the princess and the dragon find the magic beans? Can they work together to build a castle? The possibilities are almost endless, and when the day's acting is done, just fold the theatre up and stow it away.
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Acting US Surgeon General to Speak at LR Advocates Conference
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Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, acting U.S. surgeon general, will speak at the Low Income Advocates Leadership and Community Development Conference in Little Rock on Wednesday.
The two-day conference, "Bridging the Health Divide: Healthy Families, Sustainable Communities," will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Little Rock. Other speakers will include the state's surgeon general, Dr. Joe Thompson, and the former state and U. S. surgeon general, Dr. Jocelyn Elders.
The event is co-sponsored by Central Arkansas Development Council in Benton, a 12-county private, nonprofit community action agency, and Entergy Arkansas.


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WWDC Video: Unity 2.0 sneak peek
The gang from Over the Edge gave us a sneak peek of two new features in Unity 2.0: a cool terrain tool and real-time dynamic shadows. Check out the video, but also check out their page of all the other features coming soon to Unity. [Note: we'll have all these WWDC videos available for direct dow...
Video: Unity, the game dev tool for Macs
Click To Play We've covered Unity before, but video speaks louder than words, so we were happy to have a demo of some incredible features in the latest version. Unity is a game dev tool, only for Macintosh, that allows you to create Mac games, Dashboard widget games, PC games, web ...
Open Fire, a free casual Mac game
BlueTorch Studios in partnership with BlueGill Flame have released the final version of Open Fire, a casual top down shooter similar to the Linux game Barrage. Open Fire, which has been created using Unity's game editing software, was the winner of Unity's Dashboard Widget Competition. Keeping with...
Create universal games with Unity
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Give the gift of Unity
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Unity Dashboard widget contest winners announced
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Deserts and Beyond
Deserts and beyond...places in and around the southern California deserts and beyond. Photo taken at Canyon Lake, in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona, December 2011. A few minutes later, after the sun disappeared, these cliffs were their normal color. They were only golden for a short time and I'm glad we were able to view them in their glory.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
4 corners~Sunday Stills Challenge~April 10, 2011
Okay, here are my 4 corners of my morning walk. The last two are west and east. West is toward the snow-covered San Jacinto mountains above Palm Springs, the bottom photo. I had a hard time with east because of shooting into the morning sun, so I got behind a large bush. Otherwise, I would have been facing direct sunlight and nothing would have come out, so it is the 2nd from the bottom. Can you see the sunlight on the tree? The top two are north and south. South is toward the buildings, while north faces the mountains of Joshua Tree National Park. Phew! That was harder than I thought, especiall the east-facing shot! Anyway, this is where I do my morning and afternoon walks. Mornings are done on the weekends and afternoons are done after school during the week, when I have time. I enjoy seeing the ravens and rabbits that claim this area as their territory. Sunday Stills Challenge for April 10, 2011.
Posted by desertsandbeyond at 6:49 AM
Labels: 4 corners Desert Willow
6 comments:
- WildBlack said...
Stunning views all around! :D
- April 10, 2011 at 8:10 AM
- ros@dimaggio63 said...
Grande visuale...
felice di godere di queste foto.
Buona giornata.
Myriam :)
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- MTWaggin said...
Those are really lovely - very nice job and I'm impressed with your thinking to get your East shot!
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- Wander Woman said...
Wow! Beautiful!
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