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Enabling lxdm in Fedora 19
Quick tip.
Long story short, I decided to swap out gdm for a lighter display manager on an underpowered machine.
I found the lxdm is packaged, but when I ran the system-switch-displaymanager helper script it told me that:
"The graphical display manager lxdm is not supported yet."
I had a poke around in the system-switch-displaymanager code and found that it is very simple, and does this:
rm -f /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
systemctl enable $DM.service
Where $DM is what you pass it (one of GDM, KDM, XDM, WDM or LIGHTDM, currently).
So I checked if lxdm had a systemd service script (it does) and did that myself:
rm -f /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
systemctl enable lxdm.service
and it worked.
Webex on 64-bit Fedora 19
It's hard to believe that 32/64-bit compatibility is still an issue in this day an age. I'd hoped it would be plain sailing by now.
But no.
I use Webex at work, and at some point it and/or java stopped working. I kind of lost track of what I'd done before, but decided I wanted the "pure" solution or none at all (64-bit OS, therefore 64-bit firefox and 64-bit java). I failed to get it working, so resorted to running it in a Windows 7 VM in VirtualBox (works perfectly, of course).
I decided to spend a little more time on it, and with the latest java and firefox (jre-1.7.0_40 and firefox-24.0-1), the applet side of things "Just Worked", i.e.:
http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp?detect=jre&try=1 reports "Congratulations! You have the recommended Java installed (Version 7 Update 40)."
To get this far, install the latest jre RPM (http://www.java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp?locale=en)
# rpm -Uvh jre-7u40-linux-x64.rpm # /usr/sbin/alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/default/bin/java 20000 # /usr/sbin/alternatives --config java There is 2 program that provides 'java'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------- *+ 1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-126.96.36.199-126.96.36.199.fc19.x86_64/jre/bin/java 2 /usr/java/default/bin/java Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 2
Symlink the java plugin to somewhere appropriate (I chose my home directory):
$ ln -s /usr/java/default/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/
And restart firefox.
However, starting a Webex would work to a point, but I couldn't see anything I entered into the chat box, or any response (although both show up on a working client at the other "end").
I'd got the java console running and googled around on some of the errors I was seeing.
This got me this page:
This implied that installing the 64-bit version of the pangox-compat RPM would help. I already had that. In desperation, I tried installing the i686 version, too. No improvement in symptoms.
After poking around some more, using this error:
Loading native DBR... java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /home/jwrigley/.webex/1224/libdbr.so: /home/jwrigley/.webex/1224/libdbr.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32 (Possible cause: architecture word width mismatch
I found that there are a bunch of files pulled down by the applet (I presume?) into ~/.webex/1224/, which are 32-bit (I don't know if the number, here 1224, differs on other systems).
$ file .webex/1224/*.so .webex/1224/atascli2.so: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, stripped .webex/1224/atascli.so: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, stripped .webex/1224/atgzip.so: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, stripped ...
More googling brought little hope. The consensus appeared to be that the only solution is to run 32-bit firefox and java. *spit*
Tenacity, or pigheadedness, forced me to have one more try.
As described in the link above, I straced the java process once I'd started a conference. This opened a lot of threads.
I noticed that the strace process would report, when I clicked "Share My Desktop", something like this:
Process 1004 attached [ Process PID=1004 runs in 32 bit mode. ]
That saved me some time in grepping, as I opened the strace log for that process and right at the bottom:
15:16:16 writev(2, [{"/home/jwrigley/.webex/1224/atasj"..., 34}, {": ", 2}, {"error while loading shared libra"..., 36}, {": ", 2}, {"libXmu.so.6", 11}, {": ", 2}, {"cannot open shared object file", 30}, {": ", 2}, {"No such file or directory", 25}, {"\n", 1}], 10) = 145
I had libXmu.so.6 in /usr/lib64, so I figured it couldn't hurt to try installing the 32-bit version:
# yum install libXmu.i686
Tried again, and still not working, but the new thread had a different error, this time libXt.
I followed this cycle a couple of times, installing 32-bit versions of libXt, libXmu and gtk2 (for libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0), and lo! I got a popup telling me I was sharing my desktop. Unfortunately, I couldn't see my desktop on the other client, but when I shared that desktop, I could see it on my local machine.
The packages I installed, as a one-liner:
# yum install pangox-compat.i686 libXt.i686 libXmu.i686 gtk2.i686
(the last one pulls down quite a few dependencies.
The problem with the chat appears to have come along with the newer java, as there are claims that it's fixed by rolling back. The associated error/traceback is:
chat component version = 2011.01.29.1101 Resource: atlchat Resource: atlchat_en Resource: atlchat_en_US Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-3" java.lang.IllegalStateException: This function should be called while holding treeLock at java.awt.Component.checkTreeLock(Unknown Source) at java.awt.Container.validateTree(Unknown Source) at ChatControlPane.access$100(ChatControlPane.java:61) at ChatControlPane$1$1.run(ChatControlPane.java:120) at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.access$200(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
So, only a partial fix, but at least I can view somebody else's shared desktop from the comfort of my own browser, which is about 90% of my use-case.
Run/Walk along the River Dove
Last weekend, we were in Burton-on-Trent for a wedding. We were only attending the evening reception, so took the boys to Jangala soft play centre (recommended). Hannah suggested I take off for a little while and go for a walk, so I hopped in the car and drove around looking for somewhere to walk.
I parked up next to the River Dove and felt more like running than walking, despite the heat and just headed down-river until I ran out of time and had to head back. It was a pretty river, slowly meandering through fields, although the path, if there was an official one, was ill-defined and I was quite glad I chose to wear shoes and didn't go barefoot.
Louth Canal Walk
This post has been sitting largely written, as a draft, since about last October!
While we were on holiday in Cleethorpes, I took off for my customary "alone time" barefoot walk. I'd had a look at the available options, and settled on a walk from Louth, along the Louth Canal to Tetney Lock, and then along the coast a little way to the Haven Holiday park.
Hannah and Oscar dropped me off in the centre of Louth, where I found a WHSmith and duly bought an OS map of the area. I didn't expect navigation to be an issue, I just like having a map.
The trickiest part was figuring out how to get to the head of the canal. I got little help from the people I asked, most of whom hardly seemed to know there was a canal. I half-located myself on the map and headed for a thin blue line that looked like it hooked up with the canal, and after a bit of meandering through the streets of Louth, found myself in the car park of the Co-Operative supermarket with a small stream. So I followed it downstream.
It was hard to follow at times, but after a while I found myself at the beginning of the canal, where the stream is funnelled through a pipe, to trickle into the canal.
Having grown up near the Grand Western Canal and lived near the waterways in Birmingham and Reading, all navigable to some extent, it was a little underwhelming. The Lough end of the canal is very shallow and, as I would discover, most of the locks are in a poor state. Parts of the canal would be a struggle to navigate in a kayak.
However, it made for a pretty place to walk, and I finally set off on the walk proper.
The metalled path was hard going to begin with, and the area felt quite urban, so I didn't dawdle and began a cycle of alternately jogging and walking.
The locks were pretty, but in poor condition for the most part. The Louth Navigation Trust has plans for restoration.
There was a field with a bull and cows, which made me somewhat cautious. Being a country bumpkin, I'm not worried by cows, but have a healthy respect for bulls! Also, cows with calves are to be respected. I kept my distance and hastened on my way.
Having a hard time identifying some of the locks.
This fellow would have dearly loved to eat me, I think. I've rarely encountered such furious barking and snarling. I tried not to taunt him too much.
Being a canal, the terrain was flat and easy and I made decent progress. Jogging along for reasonable periods, walking when I wanted to enjoy the views, popping off the path to explore occasionally. I came across a few odd things…
As I got closer to the coast, the canal became deeper and fuller, more plausibly canal-like, and the tang of salt on the air. There was debris on the tow-path, high up from the water where I assume it had been dredged, and large shell fish. I think they were freshwater mussels.
By the time I reached Tetney Lock I was tiring, and it was quite hot, so I stopped at the pub for a drink and some icecream. Some locals were quite perplexed that I had walked from Louth, with no shoes, but were friendly.
I had a dinner date with the family, back on the caravan site, so I pressed on towards the sea, following a footpath that should have taken me across the marshes so that I could join the beach.
Somehow, I went a bit wrong at the end of the canal.
I misinterpreted a path on the OS map and somehow ended up alongside a muddy creek. Being male, I wouldn't go back until I'd gone far, far further down the wrong way than is rational. I kept thinking I'd be able to cut across back to the path, only to find myself on a narrow spit of land surrounded by mud and water. You can see from the embedded map further down the page just how far I went out of my way, and was just on the verge of panic as I wasn't sure of the tides or whether they were a factor. Sanity ruled in the end, and I doubled back all the way to where I should have turned in the first place.
In the end, I got back in time to have dinner together. My feet had held up well, and the last section of the walk, along the edge of the sea, wading in the cold water to ease my muscles in feet and calves was blissful.
A good walk, but I'd recommend taking care to keep to the path near the coast.
(Not so) Mysterious Cutting Out
I got on Marlene yesterday to run some errands. She started up nicely, but every time I tried to engage 1st gear, she cut out instantly.
Given that it was instant I had an idea of what it might be. There is a safety cut-out on the side-stand, that prevents you from going into gear with the stand down.
I got off and took a look, and lo and behold, the switch (a plunger type) was stuck in. I was in a hurry, so I simply pulled it back out with my nail and went on my way. Next time, it wasn't an issue, so I've just squirted it with some lube and worked it in and out a bit and hopefully that's that.
Fuel leak
The morning after the MOT, I noticed a dark patch under the bike, and assumed it was oil. It was towards the back of the bike, so I thought maybe it was the drive shaft leaking. I didn't have time to look at it, as I was working.
During my lunch break, I took a closer look, and discovered it was fuel, not oil, but it was difficult to see where it was originating. The drip (very slow) was coming from the underside of the exhaust.
I was quite concerned that it was a cracked tank or something nasty, as there was a lot of muck and rust in the area. Looking at manuals and on VMaxForum.net showed that removing the tank is quite a job. It sits inside the frame, under the seat, and seems to require removal of the rear wheel and swingarm, and other gubbins to do much with it. Even it it were a dodgy fuel hose, that could be quite a job.
After work, I had another look, with a torch and it looked as though it might be the drain bolt, but the whole lot was so mucky it was impossible to tell, except that that area looked wet with fuel and nothing higher than that was wet.
I had a little scrub with a wire brush but that just spread the muck around, really.
A bit more degreasant and cleaning up with an old sock (pro tip, save old socks they make good rags) made things a little clearer, but it still wasn't entirely clear where the leak was.
After leaving it for a little while, it became more apparent. The leak is from the fuel level sensor. Additionally, when cleaning it up, one of the wires to the sensor became completely detached, which probably explains why that hasn't been working (knew about that when I bought it).
It looks likely that the problem is simply the o-ring for the sensor, and I think I can get it out by draining the tank and just unscrewing it, as I can access those bolts without removing the tank or wheel (I think).
I have the replacement o-ring, courtesy of my local Motorcycle Parts Centre. I also bought new bolts and a new drain plug washer to be sure. The leak has actually slowed or stopped since I used up some of the fuel in the tank, riding, so I'm going to wait until I'm back from Hayling Island, to avoid jeopardising that if I run into problems. I'll also try to solder the sensor wire while I'm at it.
I was interested to find, in the Haynes manual, that they include a check on this in the 4000 mile routine service:
Check for leakage from the level sensor in the base of the tank.
If it is leaking, tighten the mounting screws (see illustration).
If leakage persists remove the sensor and replace its gasket with a
new one (See Chapter 4)
Teardown: Exhaust, tank and switch gear
Spent a few minutes in the shed this evening.
Dismantled the exhaust,with the aid of a hacksaw to the clamp bolt. Not sure what to do with it, whether to clean it up and try to polish it or paint it. I lean towards the latter. I can hear rattly bits in the silencers, not sure whether to try to do anything about that…
Note to self: bolts for the clamps were 3x M6 30mm hex bolts with nut.
Took off the fuel cap, petcock and mounting rubbers from the tank and drained most of the remaining dregs of fuel. Seems impossible to get it all out, and don't want to flush it with water. Maybe the last dregs will evaporate and I can then sluice it with something else. Will soon be ready to paint.
Lastly, removed most of the bits from the handlebars, except for the left switchgear and grip as I couldn't get the grip off. I imagine it's bonded and don't want to cut it off…yet. Will probably replace the grips but don't want to burn my bridges yet (I'll also likely replace the bars with ones which aren't so silly.
Welcome to the family, Marlene
Having passed the MOT without any advisories (except informal ones to replace the tyres when I can), I feel I can finally welcome my new bike to the family. I was stumped for ideas for a name (don't question the naming, I just do, OK?) so I put the matter to Hannah and Oscar. Oscar, my 6 year old son, immediately suggested Marlene, after the otter in Penguins of Madagascar (that he's been watching a lot of recently).
I wasn't exactly smitten with the name, but lacking an alternative decided to roll with it. It's growing on me, and seems quite suitable, now.
Marlene is an otter bred in captivity. As long as she's inside the walls of the zoo, she's quite cutesy and mild-mannered.
The moment she sets foot outside the walls of the zoo, she becomes a crazed, wild animal.
Seems somehow appropriate for a bike that looks rather like a cruiser, but if you open her up, takes off like a bat out of hell (bred for the drag strip).
Little things
Always nice when things work out…
I thought I'd better do some minimal pre-MOT checks ahead of Monday.
- Headlight – working dipped and main beam (as it's a US-model, no "Off" option)
- Rear Light – working
- Brake Light – working for front and rear brakes
- Horn – *PARP*
- Left Indicator – TAKAKAKAKA (fast)
That's the indicator that I replaced the stem on when I first "received" the bike. Could have sworn it was working OK when I last checked. But did I? Or did I make a bad reconnection. Or has the bulb blown (hope it's that).
I was going to wait until the morning, pull it apart and hope I'd still have time to get down to the Motorcycle Parts Centre (highly recommended) before they close (being Sunday). The possibility of an MOT failure for something so simple (on the face of it) was weighing on my mind, though so decided to try to take a look in the gathering dusk.
Took the lense off. Drat, the filament is intact and can't see anything wrong with the bulb. I took it out anyway to see if I could see anything bad with the housing. Didn't have to twist it much to get it out, and wasn't sure it had re-seated properly so made sure and re-tested. Bingo!
I gave the assembly a bit of jolting and waggling to make sure it wasn't getting dislodged again, and it's still working. The other side was OK already.
I also checked the tread depth on the front tyre, and I /think/ it's at least 1.6mm all over. My tread gauge isn't very precise, but it looks about OK. I intend to replace it anyway, but not until I know there are no other nasty surprises from the MOT. I believe that a re-test is usually free within 10 days, so if it fails only on the tyre that shouldn't be a problem.
Fingers crossed. I'm itching to take the old girl out for a spin.


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Travelling back at least 10,000 years in time
Posted on | August 19, 2010 | 14 Comments
For us, summer holidays are all about doing a few crazy things we wouldn't normally have the time or energy for, and also about living the simple life at a slower pace, and today's book ensured both these things happened for us this week.
Stone Age Boy, by one of our favourite author/illustrators – Satoshi Kitamura, has been out for a couple of years although it is new to us. As soon as I came across it, I knew we just had to read it together – it's a powerful combination of a great history lesson (that could easily inspire you to try digging in the dirt) with Kitamura's great storytelling and fabulous illustrations.
Told in the first person, this is the tale of a boy who whilst adventuring in the woods one day trips and falls down into a hole. With the help, perhaps, of a little bit of magic he recovers to find himself somewhere unfamiliar. Upon exploring he comes across a family, but this is no ordinary family, "They looked very strange, but they were kind to me and gave me some stew. I couldn't understand anything they were saying". The illustrations make it clear that the boy has found a family living in the stone age (probably Upper Palaeolithic) and soon we learn along with the boy about all the different aspects of life in this different time and culture. Detailed illustrations show us how fire and tools were made, how food was prepared and cooked. The boy delights in the excitement of a hunt and joins in with the celebrations that evening around the fire.
One day, after several weeks have passed, the young daughter of the family takes the boy to a very special and mysterious place – a cave full of paintings. Mesmerised by what he sees, the boy does not notice the approaching bear until it is too late. He ups and turns, trips and before he knows it the ground beneath him has given way and… he finds himself back in the 21st century.
"When I told my family what had happened, they didn't believe me. They said I'd only been gone a few hours and I must have fallen asleep and dreamt it." A twist in the tale on the very last page will let you decide for yourself whether or not the boy's adventures really did happen, but whatever your believe in, this book is definitely a testament to the power of dreams – the boy's experience, real or imagined, leads him to pursue a career in archaeology, a career, I suspect Kitamura might choose for himself if he could in another lifetime.
The opening of this wonderful story reminded me of not only of how the caves of Lascaux were discovered, but also of how Alice makes it into Wonderland, or Lucy into Narnia. Children may not get these cultural references, but they add to the enjoyment for me as an adult reading (and re-reading!) this book. Every page is packed full of information about life in the stone age. Whereas the last couple of books I've reviewed have technically been non-fiction books that could share a shelf with great fiction, this offering from Kitamura whilst catalogued a fiction picture book is so informative and detailed I'm sure kids (and adults) will learn more from it than from many a non fiction book on the same topic. The framework of a great story makes absorbing the facts go by almost unnoticed, but an index and a timeline add further opportunities for learning. The detailed text has meant this was a great book for reading with M, whilst the intricate and colourful illustrations were a huge hit with J too.
Having fallen in love with this book we set about creating our own stone age cave. Following the instructions at instructables.com we made a geodesic dome out of rolled up newspaper to form the framework of our cave.
We didn't join up all the base triangles but rather left two unattached so that we could create an entrance to the cave. This meant the structure wasn't as robust as it might otherwise have been, so I sured up the dome with a couple of sheets of cardboard from a large box.
We then covered the dome in wallpaper – we had a roll of horrible wood chip paper lying about in the back of a cupboard and it did the trick here perfectly as the texture looked a little rock-like! I covered two panels in the roof of the cave with transparent polythene (I use it in the garden so had some spare), to make sure the inside of the cave wasn't too dark. You could use bubble wrap perhaps as an alternative.
Once the dome was covered we painted it grey (if you're going to follow our lead and make your own cave, do put down an old sheet under the cave before you start making it so that it doesn't need to be moved when it comes to painting it) and then we completed our stone age setting with some rocks and twigs for a fire and a sheepskin rug we happened to have.
I made the basic cave-girl costumes by folding over a length of fake fur (twice the length from shoulder to knee for each girl and as wide as the girls' chests plus about 10cm, and with fur on the inside), cutting a diagonal across the fold leaving a strip about 10 cm for the shoulder strap, and then sewing up either side, leaving another 10cm gap on the shoulder side for an armhole. Clear as mud? Perhaps the diagram will help… Infact, with J's costume I couldn't sew it all the way up as I hadn't cut the fabric wide enough – not all my projects work out perfectly! Anyway, I hope you get the idea. Even though they were far from perfect they did the trick – the girls insisted on wearing them even when we went to the supermarket!
Stone Age Boy: *** (3 stars)
Cave girls love to dance!
And here's some of what we danced to:
We also watched some Flintstones on YouTube – I'm not really sure about the attitudes towards women and relationships in The Flintstones but the music is fun (as is having a pet sabre tooth tiger) and the stone age setting worked just perfectly with all the play we'd been getting up to.
Any self respecting stone age cave must have some art in it, and sure enough it wasn't long before the walls of my girls' cave was covered in stone age art – but more of that in future post where we'll be reviewing the latest book by Julia Donaldson – Cave Baby… Stay tuned In the meantime, here are some other stone age and archaeological activities you could get up to with your kids that would work well alongside reading Stone Age Boy:
Do you know any other picture books set in the stone age? Or any great non-fiction books about early humankind?
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14 Responses to "Travelling back at least 10,000 years in time"
August 19th, 2010 @ 8:19 am
Brilliant! Love the cave and the costumes. Ebi-kun wanted me to whip up an astronauts suit this morning!
Zoe @ Playing by the book
August 19th, 2010 @ 11:42 am
Thanks Jojoebi! Hmm, an astronaut costume… do you have a motorbike helmet you could re-purpose perhaps?!
August 19th, 2010 @ 1:35 pm
I love your opening sentences for this blog. What a great philosophy. This book sounds fascinating. Your cave looks great – what an amazing effort. It would also make a great igloo. The costumes look fabulous too – I'm sure the 'animals' would have happily given their life for these outfits!!!
Scary fact – some one surveyed Aussies and found 70% believed humans lived at the same time as the dinosaurs. The researchers called it the 'flintstone factor'. Extraordinary really!
August 19th, 2010 @ 4:03 pm
What a fantasitic sounding book. My education was mostly in evolutionary biology, so I'm going to be just as interested in this one as my son Boo will be. I'll probably wait until he's a little older before checking it out of the library, but it's definitely going on my list now. Thanks.
Also, you're amazingly innovative (and thorough!) on the pretend play front. I'll have to check back frequently for ideas to steal, er, borrow.
Zoe @ Playing by the book
August 19th, 2010 @ 8:48 pm
Hi Sam,
Thanks so much for your kind words! Check back for the review of Cave Baby – a similar theme but much better suited for the younger crowd (although my 5 year old definitely enjoys it, my 2 year old adores it). I'd be thrilled if you felt inspired to try out some of our activities with your own son.
Hi Kristine,
I've surprised myself at how much I've enjoyed having the 2 kids all day (I thought I would find myself at the end of my tether rather more!). Because M is bigger and able to do so much more we've had lots of fun doing bigger projects with the time and energy we've had. It really has been a lot of fun. J and I are going to miss her when school returns in a couple of weeks' time. Aah. The Fintstone Factor. I have to admit that the girls did grab their numerous cuddly toy dinosaurs and bring them into the cave to play with and I wasn't going to let historical accuracy interfere with a fun time (or at least not this time!)
August 19th, 2010 @ 9:48 pm
Thanks for the recommendation of Cave Baby. And it's Julia Donaldson (who I'm not at all jealous of you getting to meet) to boot!
Paula (Belgium)
August 22nd, 2010 @ 7:43 pm
What a nice book, what a wonderful play and how cute these pictures. This is top 'living' learning!
Zoe @ Playing by the book
August 22nd, 2010 @ 8:18 pm
Dankjewel Paula! You're so right – we really did "live" this book.
Lynn Rutan
August 23rd, 2010 @ 1:57 pm
On Bookends http://bookends.booklistonline.com/ today we are reviewing All Aboard: Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine by Monica Kulling and Bill Slavin.
Love your post today! I am definitely going to have to try building a cave with my grandsons.
August 24th, 2010 @ 1:23 am
Paleowolf, by Jan Brett, featuring Kip the Cave Boy, is a favorite of ours!
August 24th, 2010 @ 8:34 pm
Thanks Charlotte for the tip – it does look good indeed. Definitely one to track down
August 31st, 2010 @ 7:29 pm
We made one of the geodesic domes last September following direction from Family Fun magazine. Here's ours if you'd like to take a gander. I enlisted the help of our babysitter…four adults hands were necessary in the building/stapling of ours.
Zoe @ Playing by the book
August 31st, 2010 @ 8:34 pm
Hi janelle,
Yours looks great! I think because I fortified the sides with ours it made it possible to do with just one adult (though the final bit of sticking the pieces together was almost impossible with the "help" of the children!)
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Brooklyn – On Wednesday, December 5, Assemblywoman Joan Millman joined Carroll Gardens residents for the Annual Transit Garden Tree Lighting, located at Smith Street and 2nd Place. Students from the P.S. 58 String Chamber Orchestra played holiday songs as the tree was lit. P.S. 58 Principle, Vice Principle and staff also attended. Refreshments were generously provided for the students and their families and friends. The Transit Garden, which opened in the fall of 2006, contains community garden plots. "Although it was snowing, many neighbors came out to light the tree and the P.S. 58 String Chamber Orchestra played beautifully," said Millman. "I thank the MTA for donating the space for this garden – it truly was a wonderful way to start the holiday season."


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Flossmoor's water main improvement project is on track and on budget, village trustees were told Monday night.
The village board approved Baxter and Woodman Consulting Engineers to design the next phase of the project, which will replace seven miles of water lines over eight years.
"They'll go out and survey the areas we've selected, and put together a set of construction drawings for us sometime, hopefully in either late January or early February," public works director George Peluso said.
Construction should begin on sections of Gardner Road, Vollmer Road and Princeton Road and in the Heather Hills North subdivision in the spring and be complete by the end of the summer, Peluso said.
"There will be at least four months of construction work," he said. "Hopefully, by late summer all the water mains will be connected, and all of the services done and the landscaping done."
Peluso said Flossmoor's water main system, which is more than 50 years old, has between 25 to 30 breaks each year. Depending on the number and severity of the breaks, the village can waste anywhere from 200,000 to 700,000 gallons of water annually, he said.
The specific areas where water lines will be replaced next year are Gardner Road from Western Avenue to Carroll Parkway, Vollmer Road from Holly Lane to Dixie Highway and Princeton Road from Vollmer Road to Hanover Lane.
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- Mary said...
How can I pick one rabbit? They are all so adorable. The goose is perfect too, great job Lorraine. Mr. T and his mushrooms I love - hands in pockets really give him an edge! Mrs. T's hair is gorgeous, just right for a farm wife.
You are talented - I love everything you create - even the names are cute too.
Happy week - looking forward to when you share your next kiln firing.
Hugs - Mary
- April 29, 2013 at 6:42 AM
- Lorraine Young Pottery said...
I couldn't pick a rabbit either! They all have a charm when looked at individually - allot like kids I guess :-)
It's fun to see growth in my work. I am finding my favorite colors mixes.
xx Lorraine xx
- April 29, 2013 at 7:20 AM
- Helen Philipps said...
Oh my those rabbits are all soo sweet......I am rather drawn to the one carrying the carrot though! Your work is beautiful...I also love the little toadstool in the top picture. All the colours are so lovely too :)
Helen x
- May 1, 2013 at 2:20 AM
- Debra said...
What fun creations! Love the Turnipseed family and friends. Thanks, for your visit to my blog. It was so nice to hear from you. I am out enjoying the Spring and the colors. I wish I could enjoy the scent of your magnolia. - Debra
- May 5, 2013 at 1:23 PM
- Jess said...
Such jolly characters, if only they could talk! ;) I hope you're enjoying the sunshine.xx
- May 8, 2013 at 1:51 AM
- Barbara said...
They bare great fun. Like the farmer.
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Jordan's former intelligence chief has been given a 13-year prison sentence and a fine of $30m after being convicted of corruption.
Mohammad al-Dahabi was found guilty on Sunday of charges including embezzlement, money laundering, and abuse of office.
The presiding judge, Nashaat Akhras, also demanded in court that Dahabi pay $29.6m in fines to the state, and return money he allegedly laundered and embezzled during his 2005-2008 tenure as the head of Jordanian intelligence.
The judge said the total amount is estimated at $34m.
"You deserve the harshest punishment for being a traitor to the people who trusted you with a government position and state funds,'' Akhras told the ex-official.
Dahabi was arrested in February, when inspectors from the Central Bank of Jordan suspected transactions worth millions of dollars had gone through his bank account.
This rare case against such a high-profile official was meant to show Jordan's seriousness in efforts to tackle graft and corruption, a demand voiced in recent street protests.
Al Jazeera's Nisreen El-Shamayleh, reporting from the capital Amman, says: "This is a significant trial. It shows the government is serious about fighting corruption.. because of the massive protests, the King and [the] government have tried hard in fighting corruption."
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Location: Camp MacCarran
You can only get the Cram Opener from one person / location – Little Buster in Camp MacCarran has it in his inventory. There are a few ways to go about getting this weapon off of this poor schmuck:
1 – If you have a high enough Sneak skill simply remove your armor to enhance your sneaking abilities and then pickpocket the weapon off of him.
2 – It's possible to simply wait until completing the Three-Card Bounty quest. When you do this Little Buster can be found dead along the railroad tracks in Freeside. Then you simply loot his corpse for the weapon. Neat and clean.
3 – Killing him is a possibility but you have to be really careful about it. If you've got a strong enough silenced weapon, killing him with a single headshot won't turn anyone else hostile or cost you NCR reputation. It's also possible to reverse pickpocket a grenade or mine into his inventory but this seems to almost always alert everyone to your crimes.
4 – The fastest way to get this weapon from Little Buster is by killing him by simply blowing up one of the trucks near him. This will blow him away and allow you to loot his dead body. This will have no repercussions with the NCR or karma loss.
If you're using unarmed weapons then you have a decision to make. Weapons like Pushy or Displacer Glove do a good deal more damage, sometimes twice as much, but the Cram Opener is quite powerful in its own way – it ignores Damage Threshold. With a high critical hit chance, a slightly lower AP cost when used in VATs and a bit of a higher attack speed. Heck this weapon can even make dealing with the Brotherhood of Steel a rather impressively easy matter. But then again the Paladin Toaster can do that as well.
Location: Mojave Wasteland, Devil's Throat
The Devil's Throat isn't an area you really want to screw around in. Located far in the north-eastern part of the map getting there requires battling or, more likely, sneaking past a whole bunch of Cazadors, Deathclaws and Glowing Ones. Even when you finally arrive at the Devil's Throat there are a bunch of Centaurs, including Evolved or even Giant Centaurs, guarding a blue truck. Head inside of this truck to find this mini-gun, some ammo and a dead wastelander with a party hat.
Unlike most of the other unique weapons the CZ57 Avenger is a very noticeable improvement upon the regular miniguns. While it might have a smaller clip it is better in almost every single other way from increased damage, reduced spread and firing a bit faster. It's actually quite an improvement over the regular miniguns even when they've been upgraded via mods so this is a must have for heavy weapon users.
Location: The Thorn
Getting Dinner Bell is as simple as completing the quest Bleed Me Dry for Red Lucy. She is located in The Thorn, the underground settlement just outside of New Vegas (near Westside). This quest is going to send you out into the Wasteland, gathering up a variety of animal eggs to help the arena run. Your reward for completing this quest is Dinner Bell and Red Lucy herself.
But to be honest there isn't much of a difference between Dinner Bell and a regular Hunting Shotgun. As Dinner Bell is basically just a regular shotgun with a choke weapon mod put on already and doing a bit more damage there isn't exactly a huge advantage to going through the trouble to get this weapon. It only does the slightest bit more damage and has an improved firing rate, but only fractionally so. Getting it as a quest reward is nice but you're better off just fully modifying a regular Hunting Shotgun.
This weapon is something of an ultimate solution if you're hanging around with Cass. Let her take this weapon into battle and watch her utterly obliterate her enemies. This is a pretty good solution if you're using a long range character and letting her do the close range fighting for you.
Location: Freeside, East Gate area
Euclid's C-Finder is one of the weirder unique weapons in the game in that it itself isn't much of a weapon. Until you activate the Helios One power station during the "That Lucky Old Sun" quest, diverting power to start up the Archimedes II orbital weapon, the C-Finder is just a funny looking kids toy. However once you actually divert power to Archimedes II this thing becomes the Hammer of Dawn – an orbital death ray from above that devastates the area you choose to fire it at.
To get the C-Finder you have to talk to a kid named Max that's playing with his friend Stacey. To find these kids easily you'll want to enter Freeside via the East Gate. The kids run around outside of Mick & Ralphs shop which you are right next to. Speak to Max, likely chasing him down, and ask to buy the gun from him. You're either going to have to fork out 1,000 caps or use a Barter skill of 45 to barter it down to 20 caps. If that's not an option then you can simply pick-pocket the C-Finder off of him.
Location: Freeside, King's School of Impersonation
The main advantage that Figaro has is that its quite easy to get without risking your life. Make your way over to Freeside and head inside of King's School of Impersonation. Head inside of Kings place, go through the right door and then take the left path at the the intersection. Staying along the left side you will reach a door that's locked with a key. Open the door just left of this to find a barber's shop looking area that contains two Kings; Sergio and a nameless member.
Getting the weapon from Sergio takes a bit of work since it's his currently equipped weapon. You can reverse pick-pocket a stronger weapon into his inventory so that he unequips Figaro which can then be stolen. Or if you're impatient, like this writer is, just grab a silenced weapon, hide just outside of the room and kill him with a single headshot. Wait until the King inside the room loses interest and then loot Figaro off of his body.
Aww, yeah. It's time to go Sweeny Todd of some Super Mutants! Figaro is a straight razor of death. Due to how fast it swings and its crazy high critical hit chance this little thing can do an impressive amount of damage in rather short order. Unfortunately the lack of range really hurts its effectiveness especially when you compare it to other powerful melee weapons like Chance's Knife or Knock-Knock or even just a really strong regular weapon like the Thermic Lance.
Location: Snipers Nest, East of Camp Searchlight and West of Cottonwood Cove
The Gobi Campaign Rifle is one of the stronger weapons in the game for anyone who wields guns, but getting to it is a problem. The weapon is hidden in an out of the way spot that is tricky to reach even when you know where it is. On top of that it's locked inside of a Very Hard footlocker that requires that you have 100 in your Lockpick skill to open up.
Getting to this sniper rifle is most easily done by heading up the hills to the west of Cottonwood Cove from the direction of Camp Searchlight. As you near the fork in the road that leads to Cottonwood Cove look to your north and you will see a very steep hill. You need to get up that hill so backtrack a bit to the west and then climb on up. If you look around up here you will see a rusty shack – this is the Snipers Nest. Head on over and you'll find the footlocker.
If you are having troubles getting into this footlocker you have a few things you can use to up your Perception and Lockpick score. First and most importantly is Locksmith's Reader which will increase your Lockpick score by 10, 20 with the Comprehension Perk. Secondly Perception based benefits can be had by using a variety of hat-like headgear, the Perception Implant that can be purchased in the New Vegas Clinic or temporary boosts. Items that grant temporary boosts are Mentats (Party Time Mentats work better), Coyote Tobacco Chew or Absinthe. Absinthe and Party Time Mentats are the best bet here as their effects seem to stack. A cowboy type hat, Absinthe, Party Time Mentats and Locksmith's Reader (with Comprehension) can provide a bonus that goes up to +25% which should help greatly.
The major drawback to this weapon is that it makes an almost ungodly amount of noise but doesn't fire all that fast. If you're going for a stealthy type then you will be better off simply getting a regular sniper rifle and attaching a suppressor. That is if you can even find one. The best option is likely to use the Ratslayer with Hollow Point bullets and headshots for silent takedowns while using the Gobi Rifle whenever being stealthy isn't an option. Also the weapons damage was lowered in a patch further reducing the effectiveness of this unique weapon.
Then again even that isn't necessarily all that of an improvement over just buying an Anti-Material Rifle once they become available. With one of those in hand you can blow through even a Deathclaws defenses rendering the difficulties of getting this gun moot.
Location: Lucky 38 Casino, 1st Floor
One of the easiest unique items to get in the entire game, all you have to do is head to the New Vegas Strip. Once there follow Victor's suggestion to enter the Lucky 38 to speak with Mr. House. Upon entry make your way to the left, heading over to the upstairs bar. Look behind the bar to find these gloves resting on a shelf nearby a framed copy of Pugilism Illustrated.
While it's not necessarily the worst item you could equip in the entire game the Golden Gloves are somewhat hard to justify using. As these really aren't designed to deal damage to your enemies' health, instead harming fatigue, using these is more of a self-imposed challenge. But if you're going to go along with that then using the Golden Gloves is a great idea. In cases where the fatigue damage isn't possible, like unconscious enemies or robots, it does a good bit of damage.
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Free Music Friday: John That
By Kate King / July 8th, 2011 / View Comments
Categories: Making Our Difference: TBL CSR, Who We Are, What We Do: TBL Culture & People
Categories: Making Our Difference: TBL CSR, Who We Are, What We Do: TBL Culture & People
Introducing John That, Timberland's featured artist of the month for July.
A local NH native, John expresses his environmental consciousness through everyday choices such as walking or biking instead of driving a car, growing veggies in his own garden (doesn't get much more locally-grown than that), and reusing and re-purposing goods whenever he can to avoid buying more stuff and creating more waste (he totes his drum pedals in an old picnic and wine case!).
And now, John is offering a free download of his song "Better Next to You" here on our music page — that's environmentalism that's music to our ears. Enjoy!


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AT&T are offering refurbished Bold 9000s for free with a 2 year contract. This isn't a bad deal considering a new Bold 9000 will run you $199 on a 2 year plan. It's not clear what caveats to attach to this deal, and just how refurbished the devices are, but if you're comfortable with OS updrades and device wipes, I'm sure it will be fine.
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Free Refurbished BlackBerry Bold 9000 from AT&T
Diamond encrusted BlackBerry Bold 9000
There isn't much to say here: it's a BlackBerry Bold and it's covered in diamonds.
3 UK launches the BlackBerry Bold 9000
3 UK has finally made its way to 3 UK. The Bold is one of the best BlackBerry devices on the market right now with its slick look and feel as well as powerful media capabilities. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the keyboard (I like my keys separated), but there is a device for everyone with RIM.
With 3 UK, the device has access to the 3MusicStore, multiple email account support and unlimited Windows Messenger access.
The plan will go for £30 per month with 500 mins, unlimited text/email/internet/windows live messenger.
Selfridges releases 10 exclusive, limited edition BlackBerry Bolds
The department store Selfridges has commissioned 10 exclusive, limited edition BlackBerry devices to celebrate its 100th birthday.
Each of the handsets – numbered from one to ten – will go on sale at Selfridges' flagship London store priced at £1000.
The exclusive devices are BlackBerry Bolds re-created with a leather back-plate in the iconic Selfridges Pantone 109 yellow colour and offering redesigned number keys on the face of the device.
The devices will come with VIP tech support.
Howard Stern prefers the BlackBerry Bold over the Palm Pre
Not that Howard Stern is necessarily a good judge of what a good mobile phone is, but nonetheless he chose the BlackBerry Bold over the Palm Pre. Stern said that the Pre was a fine phone (it's unclear whether he actually held it), but said its inability to connect to Lotus Notes was a dealbreaker.
Again, the world's finest smartphone for consumers and enterprise alike wins.
BlackBerry Bold launches in Pakistan
RIM, in partnership with strategic channel partner Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS), announced yesterday the availability of the BlackBerry Bold in Pakistan, via leading Pakistan telecom Ufone.
Mr. Ali Ikram from Ufone commented on the new smartphone, stating, "This elegant BlackBerry Bold smartphone from Ufone will surely delight every Pakistani tech-savvy customer as well as those who value increased productivity. This unique smartphone delivers an amazing blend of functionality, performance, usability and design – making it an ideal choice for both professionals and power users in Pakistan."
No pricing information is available yet, so we recommend dropping by your nearest Ufone outlet for more details. You can read the full press release after the jump, as well as our exhaustive BlackBerry Bold review.
The Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review (with full device specs)
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- Item Level 25
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- Classes: Monk (Mistweaver)
- Requires Level 25
- Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph.
Your Mana Tea is instant instead of channeled and consumes two stacks when used, but causes a 10 sec cooldown.
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Sports briefs: Roger Allen 12s alive in Dover tourney
Thursday, June 27, 2013
DOVER — It was a rough start to the Cal Ripken 12-year-old New Hampshire 70-foot East Area tournament on Saturday for the Roger Allen All-Stars of Rochester.
In boys lacrosse, Spaulding's Trey Scott and Brian Chick were named to the second team.
May: Female: Kelsey Gregoire: The school's only athlete to finish all three varsity season her senior year. She has played as a varsity athlete every season since she was a freshman. She also received the Three-Sport Athlete award from the NHIAA. Kelsey played every inning at first base for the softball team. Male: Kevin Radcliffe: Received the NHIAA student-athlete of the month for May. Kevin was the ace of the Tiger's pitching staff the season as well as its best hitter. Radcliffe, Healey and Thompson alse received all-state honors.


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Summer concert season is in full swing, but you'll have to pay some pretty hefty prices to see your favorite acts.
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text: Mr. William J. Langlois Jr., 44, of Gloversville, passed away May 25, 2013, at Ellis Hospital following a brief illness. He was born February 26, 1969, in Amsterdam, N.Y., son of Patricia Edick Langlois and the late William J. Langlois. Mr. Langlois was educated in the Broadalbin-Perth Schools and employed as a laborer at Rehrig Pacific Co. in Gloversville.


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The iPad Air 2 is a nice refinement and finesse of last year's model, with a bevy of tweaks, enhancements, a much faster processor, and the welcome addition of Touch ID. Simply put: it's still the gold standard for tablets.
The Sony Xperia Z3 is Sony's most formidable to date with a formidable display and promising features that easily give Android competition from HTC, LG and Samsung a run for their money.
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- Lay sweatshirt flat on work surface. For stomach of ladybug, refer to photo for placement and use foam plate to draw curved edge at top of oval with white pencil. Slide plate down to draw bottom of oval; draw straight lines between top and bottom curves for sides to complete oval. Use flat brush and Lamp Black SoSoft Fabric Acrylic to fill in oval.
- Squeeze Lamp Black SoSoft onto foam plate. Press large pouncer brush pressed into paint and stamp dots onto t-shirt front and sleeves. Allow to dry. Repeat dots on shirt back and sleeves. Allow to dry.
- For wings, draw 16" circle onto felt with white pencil. (We used large serving platter for pattern). Cut out circle and then cut in half. With wings at slight angle, tuck one end of each wing into back of neckline; glue into place. Refer to photo and glue to back of shirt.
- Squeeze White Foam Paint onto foam plate. Use small pouncer brush pressed into paint to stamp dots to visor front for eyes. Allow to dry. Use Black Foam Paint to paint small ovals for eyes.
- Refer to photo for placement of antennae. Punch two holes near upper edge of visor. Stick 1" end of chenille stem through each hole; twist that end over edge of visor and back around chenille stem to secure. Place dot of glue at inside of hole to hold. Twist chenille stems around two fingers to form coil; place glue around end of chenille stem and attach pompon over end. Repeat this process to form second antenna.
When stamping dots with pouncer, practice technique on sheet of paper first. It may be necessary to press, then twist, brush in place to get good coverage.
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A 60 mile long Kona is a district west part of the Big island. The areas is known for its great beaches along with the best spots like petroglyphs, national park of Kaloko Honokohau. For a more personal and cool activities do it on a bicycle for a trip down to the mountain summit to explore some underground lava caves.
A variety of bicycling events ranges of 2 hours to 7 days like Orchid Isle Bicycling can be seen in Kailua Kona that will allow or is inclusive of 6 night accommodations.
For all who are just frantic about touring Kona the whole afternoon daily tours are available 4 times a day. A roundtrip which is about 40-55 miles going to Kohala mountain is 5 hour Mauka Makai trip, 3 hour Kohala downhill of which is 21 miles of the mountain summit and a customized tour Alii Tour. These tours are on a bicycle with a support vehicle, helmet, tour guide, some berry, water or Gatorade provided.
In the airport alone you get to see the Big island Air at the Commuter Air Terminal side. Of its Cessna Caravans they provide various tour. It is the only turbine engine jet prop aircraft found in Hawaii. It provides various air tours of its Cessna Caravans, the only one turbine-engine that is a jet-prop aircraft in Hawaii and one of the best Big Island activities to enjoy.
It is a 9 seater customly designed of its previous 13 seater to ensure that all passengers get to enjoy a window seating. On its private charters 3 tours daily are done. 2 hours for Circle Island Tour and One and half hour to Sunset Volcano Air going to Mt. Kilauae and the 5 islands Volcano Air Tour of about 3 hours touring Big island along with its nearby islands.
Lessons on surfing are given to all in all levels. Every employee are CPR trained and knows first aid. In Kahalu'u Beach Park at the coast of Kona the proper positions are being taught. There are some areas though that they arranged surfing lessons according to the condition to your surfing condition and talent. Beginners are given some reef shoes, rash guards along with surf boards, advanced students bring along their surfboards with them. You can also get to request to do a tandem lesson with instructors swaying with the waves with you.
A tour on the volcano to explore some lava caverns are found south of Kona 45 miles and is composed of underground caverns which is a part of a bigger lava tube system that runs 20 miles of Kanohina. 5 Tours are given all for 45 minute trail going to the most complicated cave experience which will ask of the traveler to do some crawling to short tunnels by hand or knees. These tours provide safety equipments like lights, helmets, some knee pads also gloves. A reservation may be done and tours are obtained 7 days in a week.
These are great options for a student tours Hawaii package you may incorporate for kids when they come to the island.
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Hi All,
I'm doing a project and creating some pipe specs for a 3d model. The project uses British Flanges. The stock autocad doesn't seem to have those catalogs for me to choose fittings and flanges from. Is there a place where I can get them? If not, what is the best way to create them manually?
The standard I'm trying to use is BS 4504-1:1969 and BS 3799:1974 in particular for flanges and fittings.
Also, I was trying to convert spec files from bentley's autoplant that I have already created. Does Plant3D use parameters stored in a database to create the blocks, or do I have to import them in a special way to get the 3D models working.
Any help would be much appreciated.
If the catalogs that are installed with the software don't suffice, you can download more catalogs from the Plant Exchange website, which is located at http://autocad.autodesk.com/?nd=plant_home. Have a look on the right hand side, where it says "Download Content Packs".
If there isn't an already made catalog for you, you can make your own. Some videos are contained here: http://autocad.autodesk.com/?nd=plant_tips_tutoria
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This week in my ENC 1102 class, we started reading poems. I personally am not much of a poem type person.. Roses are red, violets are blue (you'd think they would be violet, not blue..?) Anyway.. Not much of a poet.
We started on what poems tend to be written on the majority of the time (in my opinion anyway): Love poems! There are of course the typical love poems you would think someone like Romeo would
recite to Juliet, or something along those lines. Today however, we were assigned to read about love poems of a different breed. I'm not even sure how to convey the type of poem to you. It most definitely is a love poem, but it is not the kind often associated with the word. I wish there was a way to describe it. Well, I can try!
We were assigned to read five poems and take notes if we chose to, to come back to class with a good understanding of each poem. The first poem I have provided below. It is extremely beautiful, and it kind of makes me sad inside, but in almost a good way.. Kind of one of those axioms that nobody can describe but everyone understands."On My First Son" by Ben Jonson Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy; My sin was too much hope of thee, loved boy: Seven years thou wert lent to me, and I thee pay, Exacted by thy fate, on the just day. O could I lose all father now! for why Will man lament the state he should envy, To have so soon 'scaped world's and flash's rage, And, if no other misery, yet age? Rest in soft peace, and asked, say, "Here doth lie Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry." For whose sake henceforth all his vows be such As what he loves may never like too much.
This poem is surely a love poem, but it is not typical. It talks about the love of the mans first child.. Talks about his memory and love for the boy.
This is only the first poem, but as you can see it is quite serious as compared to the contrasting side of "love."
Several others go on to talk about the love of other family members lost, be it a wife, son, grandfather, etc. Several also talk about the love of ones childhood, and boy did that bring back memories for me personally. It's amazing how detailed and specific these poems are. I constantly find myself amazed at how well they are written, and can even achieve describing something as difficult to define as "love." (Try it! It's not something you can easily define.. But again, it is sort of an axiom that everyone understands and doesn't need to be described.) But hey, I guess that's why it's in the course curriculum right? Haha. Anyway.. I just found myself
to be more interested in poetry than I previously envisioned myself to be. Who knows, maybe I will end up being a poet! Let me try!
Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue,
… Still got nothing..
Oh well. I tried.
What is your favorite poem? Do you not have any specific faves? Maybe a favorite poet? I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on the matter.
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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Van der Merwe, Derrick Louis URN etd-03012010-170756 Document Title Study of the South African nanotechnology system Degree MEng Department Engineering and Technology Management Supervisor
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Date 2005-04-01 Availability unrestricted AbstractThe study of the nanotechnology system in South Africa is an analysis of the South African nanotechnology innovation system, with a discussion of background information regarding nanotechnology awareness, involvement, funding, personnel, education, networking and equipment, and illustration of the level of nanotechnology activities for each product life cycle and per institution. The document contains a classification of nanotechnology industries regarding time to market, market potential, disruptiveness and complexity, identifies innovation hampers for the South African nanotechnology community and ranks nanotechnology national and international nanotechnology buyers, suppliers, competitors and relationships. Lastly, innovative strategies are formulated from information gathered on internal South African nanotechnology strengths and weaknesses, and external nanotechnology opportunities and threats.
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I was looking through my daily dose of fashionable shoe blogs this morning, when I came upon a blog posting on the Well-Heeled Society. Apparently the fabulous Felicia over there gets to sample some HeelSkinz, which is a type of heel protector. Now, this wasn't the first time I'd read about heel protectors. A few months ago, I heard of a product called the Achilles Shield, another device that you sort of slip onto your pair of heels to protect them from dirt and staining and scratches, particularly when you're driving:
The HeelSkinz are similar, although, when I first saw them, I thought it was a device to basically add an ankle strap to your shoe:
So basically, my question to you, my lovely fashionistas is this: Are these devices fabulous enough for you to wear, or are they too out-of-control even to be seen in your car?
Hmm, I have to say that's not a bad idea, especially in winter when your car mats are so easily contaminated by slush and salt. However, I can just wear different "driving shoes" and I would never wear these outside of the car. In otherwords, if they were free to me, I might use them, but I'm not going to spend money on such a unitasker!
I support the use of these!
I might wear them behind closed doors or behind the wheel of a car.
I would wear them for driving, but would hope that they were easy to remove so no one would see them when I step out of the car!
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We use a fancy algorithm to determine which deals are catching the most buzz – they're under the Popular tab, which is the default view of this section. You can look for the most popular deals today, this week, or this month. The Fresh tab features the most recently submitted deals, so that's where to look for deals that everybody else doesn't know about yet. And the Search bar does what a Search bar does, only, uh, much wootier! Yeah! Right on!
Ask The Community
They probably won't bite.
Organic bullets? Vegetarian haggis? Cheap tickets to Antarctica? The best high-performance sweatsocks for under $100? If you're looking for a deal that doesn't appear to show up in our Community Deals section, throw the question to your fellow cheapskates. Or answer a question for one of your fellow cheapskates. Or vote for your favorite questions, or your favorite answers, or… maybe we should call this section "Ask, Answer, Comment On, And Vote In The Community", but that won't fit on the page.


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Owandy I-Max Touch
Thursday, 03 May 2012 19:52:00 Category California Dental Association 2012
Boris Loyez, International Sales Manager at Owandy, discusses the I-Max Touch, indicating how it offers ease of use for the clinician.
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