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ZookeeperReviewed by: Raphael Vera Better than Average
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Family Teens Family
Family Romance Comedy
1 hr. 44 min.
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July 8, 2011 (wide—3,300+ theaters)
DVD: October 11, 2011
"Welcome to his jungle." Griffin Keyes (Kevin James) thought he had planned out the perfect marriage proposal to his girlfriend Stephanie (Leslie Bibb). Too bad she couldn't see herself married to a lowly zookeeper. Five years later, Griffin is still alone but very happy at his job taking care of "his" animals and working alongside the zoo's veterinarian Kate (Rosario Dawson). When his brother Dave and his fiancé Robin invite Stephanie to a pre-wedding party, Griffin finds he still hasn't gotten over her, but she makes it clear that being a zookeeper won't do it for her. The animals overhear Griffin consider leaving the zoo to go after her. Since they don't want to lose their favorite zookeeper, they decide to reveal that they can talk and soon convince Griffin that they can help him win her back without having to leave. Griffin hilariously mimics most of the animals' mating rituals, from bear growls to "putting out the pudding" (jutting his stomach out) and goes as far as peeing to mark off his territory. The question is will "winning the girl" make him a better man than he was before? Objectionable contentLanguage: Mild. About a dozen uses of "G_d," mostly in the form of "Oh my G_d" and by itself. "Hell" is used once by the lion, and most of the sexual innuendo comes from the animals. For example, one of the bears talks about how "Canadian bears are wild," and in particular one female bear who, "…had an extra claw and knew how to use it." The way in which one bear challenged the other as to his experience with females hinted that it wasn't the norm for him. Another animal later blurts out, "She wants you." Much of this will go over the heads of young children, but it is still present. On the plus side, the monkey is happy to have thumbs and remarks, "I'm so blessed." The zoo's resident reptile expert Venom (Ken Jeong) gives an excessively long hug when introduced to Griffin's future sister-in-law and says after, "I got to gets my flows on." Sex/Nudity: Mild. The kissing scenes are refreshingly tame. It is seen that Griffin and Stephanie are living together but that scenes is short, as well as clean. The most sexually suggestive scene comes when Griffin needs to borrow Venom's car, and he is told that he has to get the keys himself from his pocket. Venom is seen clearly relishing Griffin fishing for the keys, and we should all be made uncomfortable by this. Another unnecessary scene is when the wolf tells Griffin he needs to mark his territory by urinating on it. While he is doing this, two female employees walk by and see him, and one remarks disdainfully how that's a sight she won't easily get out of her mind. Violence: Mild. The film's violence is mostly comic and self-inflicted, as when Griffin first panics after hearing the animals talk and starts running into things. Later, Griffin is forced into traffic while on a bicycle, but no real peril is ever portrayed. LessonsThe zoo animals' well meaning attempts to help Griffin, only serve to showcase the base, animalistic forms of "love" that the world feeds us daily. When Stephanie first sees Griffin, after five years, she comments not that she missed the man inside, but that he looks cute. What works for animals was never meant for those created in God's image. Surely, one of the most romantic verses in the Bible explains the depths that marriage should bring. Griffin denies himself in order to be the man that Stephanie can love, whereas she will only love him if she can remake him. Gale, Stephanie's ex, is boastful, arrogant, prideful and confrontational, when he sees Griffin is trying to win her back. Kate, Griffin's co-worker, has a heart more like his and is even willing to help him win Stephanie back, by pretending to be Griffin's new girlfriend. The Word of God defines true love and lets us plainly see which characters in the film reflect love and which personify the fake examples the world gives us. The film addresses well what a good man desires and the trade-off that sometimes needs to be made. For as it is written in the Old Testament: An important subplot about the zoo's outcast, lone gorilla Bernie (Nick Nolte) mirrors the heart of the film, which is about how love, in this case brotherly, can heal old wounds and help us in times of trouble. "Zookeeper" is a comedy marred slightly by questionable material which will be of more concern to parents than to their very young children. Properly rated PG, "Zookeeper" is a predictable, but fun journey for the whole family that you should not miss. Violence: Mild / Profanity: Mild / Sex/Nudity: Mild See list of Relevant Issues—questions-and-answers. Comments below:
Positive—This movie was extremely funny, and I laughed through most of it. That being said, the preview, for example, of the movie shows the little monkey saying "Oh Crud;" however, what was said in the actual movie, is "Oh C__p". From what the lion said, the bears and the pudding cup to the foxes telling the zookeeper to mark his territory, I came out of the movie disappointed that they have to put totally unnecessary scenes like this in a movie aimed at children with their families. I have seven grandchildren and would have been embarrassed, if they had been with me. Sad that you have to check out everything…
Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 3 —Linda, age 61 (USA) Positive—I thought this movie was adorable, and it was very funny! To appreciate it, I think you need to love animals and like Kevin James" style of humor. The story line was pretty good, and I really liked it. I thought it was very cute, and it had some really good messages in life, about following your passion and not just money—being who you are.
The end is the funniest, when he is at his brother's wedding—laugh out loud, really funny. And the animals try to teach him how to "be a man," that part is really funny, because what they "teach" him is ridiculous; it makes it very funny. I watch a lot of movies, and this one was a good one and was very clean. Moral rating: Better than Average / Moviemaking quality: 5 —Samantha, age 37 (USA) Neutral
Neutral—Went to see "Zookeeper" yesterday, and I was really looking forward to a good time watching it, since I enjoyed "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" so much from Kevin James. I am not going to say I didn't like it, because it was a cute movie with a good message about staying true to yourself. Kevin James was really likable and showed his now famous physical comedy a lot. The acting was good, even if the storyline felt kind of crowded. There was hardly any profanity. I believe "hell" or "d**m" was spoken once or twice. I don't remember if the Lord's name was taken in vain, which probably means it wasn't there.
However, what gives me a slight reservation about the movie is the fact that it kind of portrays itself as a kid-friendly movie (there were many kids in the audience). There are some innuendos found in the animals" advice to the zookeeper, such as a "pudding cup" referring to the zookeeper's genitals. There is a wedding scene that shows a male and female acrobat hanging from silk ropes displaying an inappropriate display of the woman's posterior. In my opinion, the movie should not be considered a kid's movie, in the same regard as "Paul Blart" should not be considered one, although I can see how kids would find the animals and Kevin James" antics amusing. I know my husband and I did, since we laughed out loud many times. All in all, it is one of those movies that is a good first date type. Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 4 —Alisha, age 24 (USA) Neutral—If you've seen the previews, you've seen all the funny parts of the movie… I suggest waiting and possibly renting the DVD. Hubby and I had seen the previews and were expecting a cute, funny movie. We love Kevin James in "King of Queens" and "Mall Cop," but this movie was slow, and the attempts at jokes just fell out into the aisles. The most laughter I heard was when his character tinkled on a tree… That should tell ya we were all a little bored.
Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 4 —Ann, age 53 (USA) Neutral—I thought it would be more about comedy just looking at the commercial but it wasn't. It was just a lot of romance.
Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 4 —Michelle Sampson, age 39 (USA) Neutral—I'll start off by saying that "ZooKeeper" was a funny movie. There wasn't anything extremely offensive, like you would find in a rated PG-13 or R movie. On the other hand, there were a couple of non-family friendly scenes. The first is where one of the animals (I forget which one, it's been a while since I've seen the film), tells Kevin James's character to urinate on trees or plants in order to attract a mate. During the time that he is peeing, 2 women walk up behind him, and upon hearing their voices he turns around, without zipping his pants first. Both of the women turn their heads right away, but this scene made me cringe.
A 2nd offensive scene is when he was peeing on a plant at a party. I realize all of that was used for comedy purposes, but animals and humans are obviously different. Another thing that parents will probably object to is how the characters are dealing with issues of love and romance. I felt like that was an inappropriate theme to put in a kid's movie. Basically this isn't a bad movie, but if you have younger kids then you should fast forward through the scenes I mentioned. Moral rating: Good / Moviemaking quality: 4 —T., age 20 (USA) Negative
Negative—The basic story was a good one. It basically has a good message at the end—to be yourself and that you shouldn't have to be someone you are not… just so you can be in a relationship with another person. It could have been an endearing movie, but, once again, they had to add crudeness to it. I definitely should have read a review on it. I just went by the PG rating, but I didn't realize the PG rating had been stretched so far. My kids and I had to cover our eyes and plug our ears multiple times.
They used "hell" as a swear word 4 or 5 times. The dating situations were too mature for kids. The crude jokes and situations were sprinkled throughout. For example, the main character is shown (from the back) going to the bathroom on a tree/bush. This is after the wolf at the zoo gives the zookeeper advice on how to attract a mate. Another example is where the zookeeper threatens to beat another zoo employee, if that employee hurts the gorilla again. (The way he words, it is not something you want your children repeating.) If you really want to see it, I would recommend renting it at home, so you can mute it or fast forward through certain mature parts. Also, watch it on a DVD player that has a filter for the swearing. Proverbs 4:23-24 (NKJV)—"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips." Philippians 4:8-9—"Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you." Moral rating: Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 3 —Heather, age 38 (USA) Negative—My husband and I walked out on this boring and crude film. A man urinating on a plant at a party, after a wolf has advised him to show his macho side by marking his territory is not funny to me. We usually check the content before seeing a movie. The reviews didn't tell us how stupid and vulgar this movie is.
Moral rating: Very Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 2½ —Maggi, age 61 (USA) Comments from young people
Negative—I am under 12 years old, and I saw this with my dad. I thought that it had a lot of bad stuff in it. The bear said bad things. Some of the scenes were not for children. The wolf was not so good either. I would not recommend this for younger children. I did not like those parts.
Moral rating: Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 4½ —A. Goodwin, age 10 (USA) Negative—I thought this movie was very stupid! I didn't like the talking animals in it. The animals made the characters look dumb. There is one scene in the movie were the gorilla goes in a bar and everyone thinks that it is some guy in a costume. There was also a character in this movie that was supposed to be gay. Also, there was a lot of crude humor in it. I would not recommend anyone to watch it.
Moral rating: Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 2 —Meaghan, age 13 (USA) Comments from non-viewers
Negative—My husband and I went to this movie last weekend and walked out after 35 min. We had average expectations, but were VERY disappointed. The scene with the wolf and the man in the zoo, and then at the scene at the party, were extremely offensive. We will not recommend this movie to anyone, and especially not parents. We were looking forward to a light romantic comedy…
—Ph, age 48 (USA) Negative—Honestly, just skip it… It just wasn't worth it… precious oxygen was used up (while gasping at the crudeness) that we'll never get back! :) We stayed for over 45 minutes thinkin'… oh, the ratings weren't bad, it'll surely get better… surely, and then got up during the party scene and went and watched the last half of "Kung Fu Panda"! I'm sorry we had to do that.
I'm sorry that movie writers feel they have to put all of this kinda "flavor" into a movie to make it good. My parents were with us and had been worried about the "violence" in "Kung Fu Panda," but the message in that movie was very clear and positive (albeit a BIT violent… I agree), whereas, I was completely missing the point of "The Zookeeper"! The "Pudding cup" remarks and the bear and wolf "How to get a girl" advice were line-drawers, but we hung on "til the Dude wet on the bush at the party! Where's the "theme" and "message" there? I missed that. My kids were looking at each other, like, "Ummm… Mom, Dad… uhhh?" So, we discreetly split up and exited down the opposite rows and met up for Popcorn refills and Kung Fu happy endings! —S, age 40 (USA) |


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With the Denver Nuggets heading into Game 2 this evening in OKC – and looking to exact revenge from the Thunder's 107-103 game one victory – they're going to need positive minutes from the bench to be successful. Which is why the play of guard J.R. Smith is even that much more needed. In Game 1, Smith logged a modest 17 minutes of action – down from his 25-a-game regular season average – scoring nine points in that time. Read More »

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Experts leave Norwegian Standards Committee because of OOXML
On September 29, 13 out of 23 employees from the technical committee of Standard Norge signed an open letter announcing their resignations. The reason: Norway's "yes" to OOXML
They say the walk out is a reaction to Standard Norge's inability to judge standardization suggestions responsibly, and they point to the approval of Microsoft's OOXML document format as ISO standard as proof of their allegations. According to the members, Standard Norge has paid more attention to (presumably) Microsoft-influenced proposal letters than to its own advisory committee, 80% of whom were against the decision to accept the format as standard. The letter voiced the opinion that Standard Norge had lost its credibility in the IT sector because it placed its own commercial interests above what is best for the institute, and above that which from a technical and professional point of view, would be advisable.
Sent as a press release to the Norwegian media, the letter was published the same day in the original language on the IT online portal Digi.no. Among the 13 who resigned are Steve Pepper and Hakon Wium Lie. Pepper is founder of the Oslo company Ontopia and director of the Norwegian ISO Standards committee, responsible for document description and processing languages. The Norwegian Lie has since 1999 been CTO of Opera Software. Earlier he worked for W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) where he introduced the CSS concept for the first time.
Standards Norge is the Norwegian representative in the international standardization organization CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation) and ISO (International Standards Organization) and one of three national standardization institutions in Norway. The demonstrative resignations were preceded by a formal protest letter on March 31. 2008 and an angry speech at a demonstration in Oslo, both from Pepper. (Linux-Magazine reported)
The OOXML standardization process has been the subject of accusations and opposition towards its apparently antonymous stance since fall last year. In March, the German ISO body DIN, also released a statement concerning irregularities in the process. Middle of August, the standardization body dismissed the objections. The controversy surrounding the Microsoft document standards process has caused IBM to look skeptically at the ISO institution.
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I'm longing to stroll through the garden on the cover of this year's Open Days Directory: The 2011 Guide to Visiting America's Gardens (The Garden Conservancy, $16.95). Rectangles of puffy lime green moss sprout between identically sized and shaped pavers to create a well-groomed patchwork effect. This hopscotch-inducing terrace is bordered by fountains of ornamental grasses, spears of yews and various burgundy-leafed plants. Unfortunately (for me) this gem of a garden is in Massachusetts, but there are plenty of good possibilities closer to home.
There's no better way to learn about garden design in your particular climate than by seeing it up close, personal, and in 3-D by visiting nearby gardens. And the Open Days Directory encourages you to do just that by offering an invitation to visit the region's best private gardens while helping to raise money to conserve treasured gardens.
Tuck the directory into your luggage whenever you travel so you can get your garden fix while on the road. But for us stay-at-homes, the Washington state chapter is satisfyingly fat - the first tour day is of the South Sound on May 22. Public gardens of note are included, too, which gives you a wider option of dates and times. Tours are self-guided and flexible so you can set your own pace, the hosts are warm and welcoming, and there's no better way to get an intimate peek inside a tempting garden gate than to participate in the Open Days Program. To buy your guide to the best gardens or learn more about the program, check out www.gardenconservancy.org


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Pakistan's Waseem Reaches Boxing Finals
December 29, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
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Pakistan's star boxer Mohammad Waseem fought his way into the finals of the Second Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing tournament at the Liaquat Gymnasium in Islamabad earlier this week. Waseem defeated India's Madan Lal in the semifinals of the 52 kg division.
Waseem emerged as the only boxer from the host Pakistani contingent to fight for gold as seven other Pakistani fighters had to settle for bronze medals after they were beaten in the semifinals of their respective categories. Mohammad Nisar, Jamal Nasir, Nisar Khan, Ghulam Mustafa, Niamatullah, Nadir Khan and Yasir Javed all fell in the semifinals as part of a disappointing overall performance by Pakistan, who fielded a whopping total of 34 boxers in the event.
Waseem, who crushed Senevira from Sri Lanka in the quarter-final on Monday, faced even less adversity against Madan Lal in the semifinal and edged the Indian 19-12. "Thanks God, I qualified for the final," Waseem told The News after his fight. "I did not face much difficulty and am confident to lift gold for Pakistan," he said. Waseem is scheduled to face Benson Gicharu from Kenya in the final. Benson got a walkover against Latipovr Jasurbe from Uzbekistan in the semifinals.
By beating Madan Lal, who had outgunned England-born Haroon Khan in the quarter-final on Monday, Waseem proved that he is better than Amir Khan's brother in the 52kg weight category. The superb show from Waseem must have convinced the authorities that they were wrong when they were compelling the Quetta-born lad to reduce his weight and play in the 49kg in the World Championship held in Baku back in the fall of this year.
Pakistan Gets UNSC Seat
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Pak Says India Played Role
KARACHI: India played a big role in supporting Pakistan's successful bid to become a non-permanent member of the powerful UN Security Council, Islamabad's envoy to the world body Abdullah Hussain Haroon said here today.
Many of the countries that Pakistan had considered as friends were no longer its friends, but India "supported us in becoming a non-permanent member of the 15-member Security Council," Haroon told reporters at the Karachi airport.
Pakistan, which was challenged by Kyrgyzstan, was backed by 129 of the 193 member states in the UN General Assembly. Kyrgyzstan polled 55 votes.
Pakistan will replace Lebanon, which currently occupies the Asian seat, on January 1, 2012, for a two-year term.
Haroon said that Pakistan had worked very hard in the past six months to win votes for the prestigious seat.
"I think we should not be discouraged by the reaction by some of the nations in the UN because I can say the world wants Pakistan to play its positive role in the global scenario," he said.
Pakistan has been on the Council six times earlier — 1952-53, 1968-69, 1976-77, 1983-84, 1993-94 and 2003-04. It's new term would overlap with India — which began its two-year tenure on January 1 this year — for the fourth time.
Pakistan and India had earlier shared terms on the Security Council in 1968, 1977 and 1984.
Haroon said Pakistan was committed to multilateralism and promoting principles and purposes enshrined in the UN Charter.
To a question on US drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal areas, he said he could only take up the issue if the government authorised him to do so. "But we should not be scared of these attacks." he added.
Haroon Khan Barred from Representing Pakistan
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British-Pakistani boxer Haroon Khan has been told by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) that he cannot represent Pakistan in international competition. Khan's father, Shah Khan, told the BBC that they intend to appeal the decision, which if supported, would prevent Haroon from representing Pakistan at the 2012 Olympics in London.
Khan, age 20, is the younger brother of WBA and IBF light welterweight boxing world champion Amir Khan. Their father told BBC Radio Manchester, "The Pakistan boxing federation got an email that Haroon can't represent them as he represented England as a youth. We sent letters out to AIBA and we're hoping that they'll accept all this."
Haroon Khan was originally scheduled to represent Pakistan in the upcoming World Boxing Championships in Azerbaijan, which act as an Olympic qualifying even. Khan represented England as a youth in 2009. He initially hoped to box for England in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, but after being overlooked, opted instead to fight for Pakistan, and won a bronze medal.
"Their rulings say when a boxer becomes a national in more than one country then he has decided which country he wants to represent," Shah Khan added. "He became a national of Pakistan in 2010, now that was after he'd boxed for England. Then he decided he wanted to box for Pakistan, which he did in the Commonwealth games, where he won a bronze medal. If you go by that rule he did decide to box for Pakistan so he should be entitled to box for Pakistan. There is another qualifier in February and we're keeping our fingers crossed he'll be going there."
Hopefully this can be resolved so that Khan can box for the country of his heritage. It would make especially great theater for it to take place in in his newly-adopted country of England.


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House music legend Timmy Regisford has done his thing for more than 25 years. He has worked with people like Stevie Wonder, Blaze, Eric B & Rakim, Diana Ross – just to name a few. Besides being a DJ and producer, he's also been A&R director, club host and broadcaster.
Last year he released a successful dance floor oriented album 'At The Club'. This year Timmy Regisford is taking things to the soulful side with a release on Tribe Records. 'Covers' is an album inspired by songs which Timmy loves. On the album you'll find him reinventing the rhythms and creating soulfully deep house structures for 15 vocal and instrumental tracks.
With this album his goal was to seek out fresh, talented singers and to do so he did what producers looking for great soulful voices have always done: he went back to church. Plenty of churches. "You find new artists in every church you go to", he grins talking to Traxsource News. Most of these singers are 'less well-known' than the superstar names he's worked with in the past, but what he wanted was singers with talent and ability, and gospel choirs are blessed with those qualities in abundance.
For the album Timmy Regisford has chosen to recreate songs made famous by artists who may rarely inspired people to cut loose to their tunes, let alone jack all night long. 'Every Word', originally perfomed by Sade; Phil Collins' 'Against All Odds'; 'Shape of My Heart' by Sting and Corinne Bailey Rae's 'Sometimes' ft Tiger Wilson, are among the tracks he has covered.
The album also includes original songs, such as the first single, 'Shining', which was written and performed by renowned producer Mike City aka Mikey Dance, while instrumental tracks like 'Tim Groove' and the deeply, darkly dynamic 'Crack It Up' are not built around songs at all – 'Covers' is an album of many parts.


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A group of politicians, ex-political prisoners, and other anti-Castro exiles is arrayed around a makeshift banquet table -- actually a half-dozen square tables pushed together -- in the middle of Chico's dining room. At the head, his back to the restaurant's bumper sticker-plastered glass front doors, sits the guest of honor, Mayor Raul Martinez. Between bites of scrambled eggs and ham and French fries, the six-foot-two incumbent, dressed in his usual dark suit, starched white shirt, and tie, rises to shake hands with the supporters who have come by to wish him well in his bid for re-election. Such scenes are enacted everywhere the mayor goes, rituals with a strongly Latin overtone in this town, the most predominantly Hispanic major city in the nation, in the fine tradition of citizens approaching their jefe, their benefactor.
Several of those assembled around the table are also anxious to offer their tributes to the man who has dominated the state's fifth-largest city for thirteen years. But first things first. This occasion, like most political gatherings of Cuban-born South Floridians, requires homage to the dream of a communism-free island, even if there's little they or their elected leaders can do to fulfill that dream.
"Our principal cause is Cuba, and the fight to free our homeland," proclaims Pedro Rodriguez Medina, president of Resistencia Civica Anti-Comunista Cubana -- and, incidentally, a cousin of Martinez's opponent, Hialeah City Council President Herman Echevarria. "We've all risked our lives for our consciences, and so many people in this country have helped us. It's our obligation to lend our solidarity and support to them, and so we are grateful for everything Raul Martinez has done for us."
Fellow resistor Rolando Alvarez arises. "Herman Echevarria keeps saying he has a magic formula to make Hialeah rich," he declares. "But why didn't he tell anyone about it all those years [he was on the city council]? It reminds me of what we used to say in [the Havana neighborhood] Santo Suarez: If you don't bring a baseball, you can't play in the game."
Now the mayor launches one of his several patented attacks on his rival, pointing out that in 1979 Echevarria attended a Hialeah Chamber of Commerce function at which a visiting Cuban official was presented with a key to the city. "There's concern here about the fact that that organization presented a key to a member of the Communist Party," Martinez says, his voice hardening indignantly. "I have a photograph of my opponent giving him a key. We have to remember that this is part of his life; this is the kind of person he is."
While some of those present nod in agreement, the rest are silent; it seems that twenty years is sufficient time for this incident to have lost some of its power to provoke. Indeed, just a week ago Echevarria was feted by a couple of other groups of former political prisoners who were evidently unfazed by the story, or, for that matter, by another allegation of the same vintage; namely, that Echevarria transacted business in Cuba while on a visit in 1980. (He contends that it was merely a family visit).
Still, one onlooker, a young man in T-shirt and shorts who has been among the constant gaggle hanging out at Chico's coffee window or in the general vicinity of the front door, is moved by the mayor's denunciations. He steps eagerly to Martinez's side, an obvious interloper among the well-dressed, neatly coifed, and older group. "Excuse me, Senor Alcalde," the man begins, and Martinez looks up at him with a smile. "I'm not Cuban, I'm from Nicaragua, but we too suffered because of communism, and we're all united in the cause. I want to thank you for your support. You're doing a great job. Thank you." The man drifts away to light applause. Styrofoam cups of cafe con leche arrive and the speeches resume, interspersed with more visits from reverent onlookers, until it's time for the mayor to depart for another campaign stop, the dedication of a new medical center.
Echevarria will be there too, and the occasion will highlight the two candidates' vastly different personalities and campaign styles: the regal, charismatic Martinez holding court while the engaging Echevarria, known for his accessibility and his skills at consensus-building, grasps as many hands and inquires about as many families as he can. Another difference: the young men who shadow Echevarria with cell phones and clipboards at the ready, able to call up facts, dates, and statistics at a moment's notice, to point out perhaps a study the candidate hasn't mentioned or a person he hasn't noticed. Martinez has no such assistance. While his wife Angela, secretary Mabel Mizrahi, and others play indispensable organizational roles, the incumbent isn't big on strategy or statistics. He is his own computer printout; he can make a 30-minute data-packed speech in English and then repeat it in Spanish, virtually word for word, without notes.


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The antique/vintage buttons used to make these bracelets, pins, earrings and necklaces range from 50 to 150 years old. Some may be older. Take a close look at the buttons used. The artistry in some is, without question, unsurpassed by today's' standards. Some are elegant, some are funky, but they are all old and remarkable by nature of their design. Every effort will be made to send you the pictured item. Substitutions may occur if an item is purchased and a new image has not yet been posted. If this occurs, rest assured that the item you receive will closely resemble the one you ordered, in materials use and design. If a typewriter key bracelet has a word on it, however, that is the item you will receive. |
BUTTONS These buttons are among the oldest, with some pewter, brass, silver (including steel, tin and other alloys), and copper buttons dating as far back as the 1700's. By the 1800's brass button production outstripped the rest . More brass buttons survived the years, as brass does not rust or oxidize as other metals do. Metal 'picture' buttons are extremely ornate and artistic. Scenes from operas, children's' stories, architecture, flowers and wildlife are common themes. |
BUTTONS The glass buttons used in the jewelry here range from pre-1900 (old glass) to the 1940's (modern glass). Ornate black glass buttons, cut and etched or molded, as well as tiny colorful 'diminutives' tend to be older than the brightly colored and lustred modern glass buttons. Before 1918, factories in Bohemia (later to become part of Czechoslovakia) were producing buttons for export. By WWII, many of these Jewish factory owners and workers fled 300 miles to a safer area and by 1950, the export of these beautiful buttons to the U.S. began again. |
MOTHER OF PEARL Mother of Pearl and other shell buttons come from deep sea as well as freshwater shells. Once the button is cut from the shell, it is difficult to tell the type of shell from which the button was made. Deep sea shells tend to be more brilliant, and dull less quickly. Many freshwater shells used for buttons (plain shirt buttons mainly) came from U.S. rivers and were made here. Deep sea shells (best for carved designs on buttons) were often from more tropical locales and Europe. Shells have been used for button making for 300 years. |
BAKELITE Bakelite, an early synthetic "plastic" was invented in 1909, but not used for buttons until the late 1920's. Bakelite buttons are highly collectible and very expensive. Their colors are warm and deep and easily recognizable. |
CELLULOID Celluloid, invented in 1870, another synthetic 'plastic-like' material, appeared in buttons around 1890. By the 1920's, it joined bakelite as the preferred button-making material. Celluloid buttons range from very beautiful to rather homely, but due to its flammability, celluloid was replaced quickly by the first plastics in the 1950's. |
PERFUME BUTTONS Perfume Buttons, in my opinion, have the loveliest story. Made in the mid-1800's, they have an underlay of velvet fabric with a pierced, ornate brass overlay. The perfumes of the Victorian Era were oil based, and when used on the skin, would soil the women's' clothing. These buttons were designed so women could dab their perfume on the velvet of the button, thus, protecting their clothing and carrying the scent for a long time. Keep reading…you will love this. During the Civil War, women would give such a button, scented with their perfume, to a husband or lover going off to war. He would stitch it under his uniform collar as a reminder of the love he left behind. |
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Can't see the mark....could it be a pie plate? Don't know the pattern...looks porcelain to me too...a.nd not old....but again I =can't see the mark. Linda C |
Not light blue Milkglass is it? Fenton comes to mind. They would make things occasionally that are one of a kind type instead of their usual sets or many pieces of a color or style, Hobnail, Ming, Velvatone,Snowcrest, Coindot, etc. Could that be where a sticker was on the back of platter in those 2 places. They often used a sticker on their pieces. |
- Posted by jesse_2008 (My Page) on Wed, May 12, 10 at 2:49
Thanks to all who have helped! The markings on the back are not very visible, What I have been able to see are two marks that are a round like circle with 7 verticle lines, these lines are very faint at first I thought the mark was "minton" but that was a no go. I'll keep searching with the info you all have given. Thanks to all |
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Hello Dahhhling....
Here is the only long shot I got of my dress.. Its a long navy blue Cache dress that just made me feel like I was on the red carpet! (I wish) Plunging neck line and bunched up form fitting to the knee caps.. I attend this Christmas party almost every year for a couple years now. A very close friend of my grandmothers since the old Vegas days.. They both remind me of women from the movie CASINO... Love the dress? I wish I had more places to go in it!
Lexi and the monkey! The party is always so kid friendly. They always have a Santa and a princess painting the faces of the kids!
Here's Dez in her holiday outfit! Posting this blog is kinda nuts, the day before this picture, they had just turned 7 years old... Do you remember them from my first videos!? Such babies they were!
Mommies turn!! Here is my look. With such a Hollywood glam dress, I had to make my make up match. Of course.. Ruby woo lipstick!! Not too heavy on the eyes, just a little thicker on the liner and I popped some Deep Truth eyeshadow in the outer corner with some Carbon eyeshadow to deepen it..
Now for the hair... I had my hair in hot rollers of course. Its the only way I know how to do my hair! Instead of my infamous flip and spray, I brushed the curls and chunked my hair into pieces... "designing my curls" if you may... I took one bobby pin and slicked back one side. Kept the accessories to a minimum with some diamond studs.. SIMPLICITY LADIES, your beautiful smile should be your main attraction. No respectable man wants to take you home to mama when you lookin like a HOOOCHIE.
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I love Ruby Woo lipstick. I actually went to google a picture of the lipstick itself and look what I found, a pic of RISSROSE2! haha
If you are not familiar with Ruby Woo, it is a matte lipstick. When I know I'm going to wear it, I always make sure that moisturizer is put on my lips before I start my make up. I find that my lips will not get that chapped look!
And there you go.... I believe that Christmas parties are those occasions where you want to look Timeless. Classic. GlamourFantastic.
I suppose its a matter of opinion, but I'm sure you are reading this because you give a f*ck what I have to say. HAHA! Happy Holidays!


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- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Thu, Jun 2, 11 at 13:29
Love the house. But I think they did a disservice to the Shotgun style by calling it a SHACK. They do NOT call them that in Mississippi, Louisiana, or Key West, where the style was frequently used. The owner has a good attitude, and is right to emphasize all the positive features of living small. Thanks for bringing this tiny alternative lifestyle to our discussions, Paula. |
- Posted by katrina_ellen (My Page) on Fri, Jun 3, 11 at 11:29
Thanks for posting this. I think I had an epiphany when she said to concentrate on what you have, not on what you don't have - I think those are words to live by. |
- Posted by columbiasc (My Page) on Sun, Jun 5, 11 at 19:26
My thoughts on this one ping pong around like so; What could I do with $20,000 cash and a clean slate? I'm glad to see people thinking outside the box and shedding societal "norms". No, that's not a "shed" pun. I would have opted to add a sizeable covered, screened porch to provide a little more wander space. I need views. Without ample views, the walls would eventually close in on me. What's the big deal? I hail from a coastal town along the Intracoastal Waterway and lots of people, including families, lived on board boats that size or smaller. You wonder how they manage in such a small kitchen space then I remember the article I read this week in a restaurant magazine where they highlighted the 170sf kitchen on board a submarine that serves 5 hot meals a day to a crew of around 300. Does the loft count in the total sf count? If not, isn't that cheating a tad? See, I told you I ping ponged on this one. Scott |
- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Sun, Jun 5, 11 at 21:39
:) I thought this topic would flush you out of your hideaway, Scott. We toured the US Submarine Drum in April, and you are right about the tight quarters for the galley. It was a WWII sub, I forget how many crew it had, but it was primarily a machine with the people part of its operating system. I'd want to have some outside space to breathe too! A pergola or an arbor frame over the business trailer they had next door would give a nice place to catch the breeze. |
- Posted by columbiasc (My Page) on Wed, Jun 8, 11 at 21:26
Hey, they like me here in this hideaway! Seriously, not hiding, just haven't seen much lately to comment on. What's the old expression? God gave us two ears and one mouth so we should listen twice as often as we speak. Been practicing my listening and also active on some other forums. |
- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Thu, Jun 9, 11 at 13:58
One thing I wish that GWeb had was a feature to choose to see new posts from several forums as new things appear. Like they do on a couple of other places. I'd subscribe to Older Homes, Smaller Homes, Garages/Sheds, and then a bunch in the Gardening area. I've done a lot of post clipping to keep track of some information that is helpful to me. There are some terrific ideas based on experiences. So far I have not checked out the MOST CLIPPED area yet, but that might be interesting. Yes, Scott, I think I've seen some of your posts on the other forums. You're still one of us though. Smaller is better-er. Just not much going on over here these days. |
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Can US farmers beat the heat?
(Read article summary)Foreseeing the potential problems of climate change on US agriculture may help prevent agricultural destruction.
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Michael Roberts and Wolfram Schlenker have been conducting some important research on how U.S extreme heat affects agricultural yields. Their work has at least two implications. Agricultural yields are rising over time but their statistical work rejects the optimistic hypothesis that farmers are better able to "withstand" heat waves now than in the past. Intuitively, they are estimating the marginal effect of heat waves on crop yields at different points in time. If we are getting better at coping with the heat, then this negative "heat wave effect" should be converging to zero over time. They reject this claim. To quote the authors;
"Meerburg et al. argue that yields in the United States have been trending upward and are expected to do so in the future. We agree with this point but emphasize that we controlled or it in our earlier analysis. Increasing state-specific yield trends are highly significant in all of our regression specifications. At the same time, the relative influence of extreme heat was found to be the same in the earlier and later years of our sample. This indicates that breeders have been successful at raising average yields but not, so far, at significantly improving heat tolerance. To clarify: yields are predicted to decline 30–82% compared to what they would have been without climate change. These predictions hold growing locations fixed and exclude CO2 fertilization and possible future adaptations."


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Originally, our Sludgeaholic Of The Month was a guy named Marc, who was in the United States Air Force. However, he had to resign due to circumstances beyond our control. To read about that situation, you can click THIS LINK!
So since our original Sludgeaholic resigned, we had to find somebody COMPLETELY new with COMPLETELY new answers. After getting in hundreds and hundreds of emails from Sludgeaholics requesting to fill the vacancy, we came across somebody who would be perfect for it! None other than Master Bator, er, Master General Bastard B. Floyd! He's our new January 2002 Sludgeaholic Of The Month. And since he has a military background, he ended up being asked the same questions that we asked Marc. Go figure.
So please welcome our January 2002 Sludgeaholic Of The Month, Master General Bastard Boy Floyd!
1. Where are you from?
A little town called Homer-City, Pennsylvania, about 55 miles east of Pittsburgh. The Greatest Place on Earth
2. Ambitions: To someday finally make my little mark in the music industry as a drummer (Been playin' since I was 7, Now I'm 25 and ain't gettin' any younger) so I figure I have a little time left to get my audition tape to Nikki Sixx. Hell, He'd jump at the chance to get another balding, Italian guy in the Crue!
3. Turn-ons: My wife Amanda, She's a Damn Hottie, I know, I'm sorry, but if you were me you'd agree. Blowjobs, A Good sense of Humor, and Nice legs rank up there too, Well you know what they say, You can beat your wife but you just can't beat a Blowjob! And No I don't beat my wife!!!
4. Turn-offs: Well Pamela Anderson Kid Lee (or what the fuck ever she's called)sorry Pam, I'm partial to Tommy Lee, he's the reason I wanted to be a Rock-Star. The way Mark (dare I mention his last name….Slaughter) talks in that dumb-ass voice in every single one of their songs!!! Death also, I'm not too big into dying either. O.K one more, I'm not down with the Oriental Girls, although alot of service members are. To each their own…
5. Why did you enlist in the Air Force, and not the Navy, Army or Marines?
Sorry that's classified information.
6. Are you on call to go to Afghanistan or anything?
See above answer.
7. How long have you been coming to Metal Sludge?
I have been visiting since Dec of '99, That's when Our computer arrived and I stumbled on to the site.
8. Favorite bands: I have to admit I am still partial to the Great Hair Bands of the World, But right now I have to say I am probably the biggest King Diamond fan in the world. I like Disturbed, Old Flotsam and Jetsam, Motley Crue (I had "Shout at The Devil" in my fisher-Price Radio at the age of 6.) Anything but Slaughter and Trixter
9. Least favorite bands: See question 8, oh yeah and did I mention Dan Spitz, but I'm pretty sure he swallows too….
10. Being based in Japan, how many bath houses have you visited?
Oh none.. If you lived here you wouldn't go I promise you, most of them are swordfights anyway..
11. What was the last rock concert you saw?
Yngwie Malmsteen in Shinjuku, He was fat and an asshole ( Sorry, No capture, It was before I got a shirt)…He should lay off the Bacon. Yngwie if you can read anything other than a menu, pick up an application to Ballys, Bro.
12. Have you ever killed anybody or blown something up?
Not that you know of, I mean I can't tell you that, But if I do I'll send BBF his ear to hang from his nipple clamps.
13. What's your favorite way to let loose?
I'll throw a Barbeque at our house, Whip out the 80's metal, Play with my Son Jeremy and after everyone goes home, wake up naked on the bathroom floor, peeing all over my wifes robe. Hey, You asked..
14. When was the last time you got some American pussy?
What time is it??A few days, I just say no to Oriental Girls!!! And not only is it american, It's from Cleveland!!!!
15. How do you feel about being our January 2002 Sludgeaholic Of The Month?
I am still waiting to get the "Ahhh, We were just fucking with you" e-mail, I am honored that you have choosen me, All of you deserve a Beer or Ten and a big Hooahh for Setting the benchmark for all other Sludge-wanna-be's out there. I still can't believe it. Top three events in my life
1. Marrying my wife Amanda
2. The birth of our son, Jeremy Shannon
3. Being choosen as the First Sludge-a-holic of 2002!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
16. Personal Motto: "Tonight Drinks are on me, Maybe Later I can get on You."
Congratulations to Master General Bastard Boy Floyd for being our 1st Sludgeaholic Of The Month for 2002!


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How To Find What You Are Good At
"How do you find what you are good at?" is the wrong question.
The hard truth is we all suck in the beginning.
And that's ok. It is a default status you cannot control.
We are not born with talents or gifts typically.
We may be born with access or with good parents. We may be born without these things.
What we are born with is the ability to decide.
To choose.
To commit.
You don't find what you are good at.
You decide what you want to be good at, you do it, and you never stop doing it.
Good comes from doing.
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word, dude – usually our talents/passions find us or are within us already. there are a million and one reasons not to pursue something you want. that fear/anxiety/tendency never subsides, but i think one's talents constantly nudge them. it's a matter of embracing and facilitating, and overcoming the anxiety/laziness of what's rightfully yours.
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Thanks Mary!
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I appreciate that Neeraj!
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Thanks. Agreed. Everyone has talent if they decide to focus and grit out the work needed to get there. It is an internal decision that drives our external actions and creates what others see as talent.
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For years, 311 has been advertised as the way for Los Angeles residents to request service and file complaints with one call to City Hall.Daily News.
Now, it's a victim of its own success — and budget cuts.
Four years ago, the system had 50 operators for 1.4 million calls. This year, 311 has half as many operators to answer an estimated 1.2 million calls.
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Before you make your will and/or other estate plans, consider the following:
Bequests of cash, securities, real property or other assets to the food bank entitle your estate to a charitable deduction that can reduce or eliminate estate tax liability. The language of a bequest is important but it need not be complex. Clearly indicate that your bequest is intended for the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida, Inc. Possible phrasing:
I give, devise, and bequeath to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida, Inc. (___% of my estate) or (the sum of $__) or (the following described property __) or (all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate) for (the general use of the Food Bank) or (for the following use or purposes).
Annuities become a very popular way for a donor to benefit the food bank while receiving an income for life, along with significant tax advantages. As the donor, you can have the payments begin now or postpone then for a payout at a future time.
Trusts are a legal agreement that specifies how the assets placed will be managed. This approach is an attractive way to achieve a variety of goals as a donor, while providing income for life - as well as knowing that after your lifetime, the remaining trust assets will be used by the food bank exactly as you have specified. The Charitable Remainder Trust can be set up as a Unitrust, in which the income fluctuates annually with the fair market value of the trust; or the trust can be as an Annuity, in which the income payments are fixed and are determined when you make the gift.
Establishment of a permanent endowment with the Harry Chapin Food Bank is a unique privilege of honor to provide perpetual funding for a valued purpose - and assure an ongoing stream of funding to feed the hungry in Southwest Florida. Endowment funds are invested to provide continuing income for the explicit and stated purpose desired by the donor. Income utilization is determined annually by the Board of Directors, normally in the 5% range. Earnings in excess of the approved utilization are credited to the endowment principal, enabling the funds to maintain and grow over time.
There are two types of Endowments for the food bank:
This fund has been established by the Harry Chapin Food Bank as the unrestricted portion of the Endowment. A gift to the Food Forever Endowment Fund enables the interest earnings to be set aside to support our hunger relief efforts. This fund assures that there is stability in the provision of food for the hungry - in perpetuity - rather than such a heavy reliance on annual funding appeals.
This fund is restricted in that the donor decides exactly what the funds are to be used for at the food bank. A Named Endowment Fund may be established for a gift in the amount of a $20,000 threshold, with an initial minimum gift of $10,000 and the assurance pledge that the fund will grow to the threshold within five years.
The donor may establish the name and may designate the particular use of the funds - e.g., Building Funding; Food Procurement; Transportation, Allocation for a Partner Agency, etc.
In actuality, the Named Endowment Fund can be configured in at least two different ways. Some people prefer to set a time frame within which the principal, as well as the accumulated interest earnings, will be spent on food for the hungry - for example, a 25-year window. Others prefer that only the interest earnings be spent, thus assuring that the fund lasts in perpetuity.
*We advise that all matters related to planned giving be addressed with your Financial Advisor and/or Legal Representative prior to contacting the food bank to determine which method of giving best fits your situation.
The most common form of planned gift is a simple bequest through a will. A bequest allows you to give in ways you may not be able to during your lifetime. Bequests can take various forms:
While all of the above forms of outright bequests can be used to provide for unrestricted support of the Harry Chapin Food Bank's mission, any of them may be designated for a specific purpose at the Harry Chapin Food Bank.
Because of the estate-tax charitable deduction, a bequest in any of these forms can significantly reduce the tax burden of your estate.


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The Mexican bandas, coming from the region of Oaxaca in Mexico (Tlahuitoltepec, Zoogocho...) are mostly composed from a subtle blend between the indians traditions of each valley, each village (mixed, Zapoteco ...) and the wind orchestra tradition imported in the nineteenth century by the French at the time of Maximilian.
François Daudin-Clavaud and his associates from Trio d'Argent offer this experimental creation, which is the fruit of an encounter between the Banda Aires Oaxaqueños and Harmonies de l'agglomération de Grenoble, positioned between two orchestral traditions that are separated by an ocean, yet still share a common past.
For this meeting, the repertoire of Mexican banda and French harmonies will be shared by the two orchestras and two news works will be written, one-by François Daudin-Clavaux, and the other by the Mexican composer Marcella Rodriguez.These two works will then join the respective repertoire of the Banda and the Harmonie.
Rates : outdoors : free - MC2 : 5 to 21 € - "Pass Détours" 3 concerts of your choice between 20th and 23rd April : 12 to 48 € - "Pass Mexique" 2 concerts on the 23rd April : 7 to 30 €
Commande et production DDB en coproduction avec Trio d'Argent / Coups de vent (Lens), Harmonies de la ville de Harnes. Avec la participation des écoles de musique de l'agglomération grenobloise (coordination Grégory Orlarey). Avec le soutien du Commissariat de l'Année du Mexique en France.


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Caesarstone, Zodiaq, Cambria, Silestone?
posted by: momali3 on 09.09.2008 at 01:40 am in Kitchens Forum Are there real differences in these products? I assume that the fabricator is crucially important. I've read some negatives about Lowes and their handling of Zodiaq installations. So far, though, they're the only dealer in my community which carries it. I'd be willing to work with an out of town dealer, though, if it was within 35 miles or so. I am most interested in Caesarstone and Zodiaq and have only just recently learned about Cambria. I'd love to hear your experiences with any of these & and comments about possible differences.
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New Caesarstone Frosty Carrina & London Gray light marble looks
posted by: blondelle on 01.13.2013 at 09:24 am in Kitchens Forum It seems these aren't in the states as yet but they both look stunning. The Frosty Carrina is a carrara look and the London Gray looks to have a bit deeper background with marble veining. The FC has longer veining which is more like real marble as opposed to the random spots and veining of the quartz marbles now available. There is also a charcoal one with whitish veining. Here's a video that I think shows the FC and a bit of the deeper one. You can see larger photos of all the colors and what they look like on a counter also at this site. These look to be the most realistic interpretations I've seen.
You can see all the new colors here as well as photos of the new colors and of them in use in the Gallery section. Has anyone who lives abroad seen them, or at a trade show here? Here is a link that might be useful: Caesarstone video NOTES: <none>
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Stone Information and Advice (& Checklists)
posted by: buehl on 04.14.2008 at 02:56 am in Kitchens Forum First off, I want to give a big thank-you to StoneGirl, Kevin, Joshua, Mimi, and others (past and current) on this forum who have given us many words of wisdom concerning stone countertops.
I've tried to compile everything I saved over the past 8 months that I've been on this Forum. Most of it was taken from a write-up by StoneGirl (Natural stone primer/granite 101); other threads and sources were used as well. So...if the experts could review the information I've compiled below and send me comments (here or via email), I will talk to StarPooh about getting this on the FAQ.
In an industry that has no set standards, there are many unscrupulous people trying to palm themselves off as fabricators. There are also a number of people with odd agendas trying to spread ill rumors about natural stone and propagate some very confusing and contradictory information. This is my small attempt at shedding a little light on the subject. Slab Selection: On the selection of the actual stone slabs - When you go to the slab yard to choose slabs for your kitchen, there are a few things you need to take note of:
Tests (especially for Absolute Black) (using a sample of YOUR slab):
You can ask your fabricator to put a seam at a certain location and most likely he will oblige, but if he disagrees with you, it is not (always) out of spite or laziness. Check on your fabricator's seams by going to actual kitchens he has installed. Do not trust what you see in a showroom as sole testament to your fabricator's ability to do seams. With modern glues and seaming methods, a seam could successfully be put anywhere in an installation without compromising the strength or integrity of the stone. If a seam is done well, there is - in theory - no "wrong" location for it. A reputable fabricator will also try to keep the number of seams in any installation to a minimum. It is not acceptable, for instance to have a seam in each corner, or at each point where the counter changes direction, like on an angled peninsula. Long or unusually large pieces are often done if they can fit in the constraints of a slab. Slabs as a rule of thumb will average at about 110"x65". There are bigger slabs and quite often smaller ones too. Check with the fabricator or the slab yard. They will be more than happy to tell you the different sizes of slabs they have available. Note, though, that the larger the slabs, the smaller the selection of possible colors. Slab sizes would depend in part on the capabilities of the quarry, integrity of the material or the capabilities of the machinery at the finishing plant. We have had slabs as wide as 75" and as long as 130" before, but those are monsters and not always readily available.
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Minute CANBERRA, 10 March 1949
It was reported in the A.B.C. News session this morning that the proposed conference at The Hague has been postponed indefinitely because of the refusal of the Indonesians to attend. The postponement of the Conference has obviously been caused by the attitude of both Federalists and Republicans both of whom have stated that they would attend only on certain conditions.
The attitude of the Federalists has been fairly strongly pro- Republican as indicated in telegrams K280 and K281 [1] from Critchley where he reported two conditions on which the Federalists would attend the Conference. These conditions are:
(i) the restoration of the Republican Government in Djokjakarta;
(ii) that the conference should not prejudice the position of the United Nations Commission for Indonesia;
Final Dutch action will in all probability depend on three or four factors. These factors are:
(i) the attitude of the Federalists who to a certain extent hold the key to the ultimate fate of Indonesia.
(ii) The attitude of the Republicans and the extent of guerrilla opposition to Dutch occupation.
(iii) The attitude of the Security Council and more particularly individual members of the Council such as the United States.
(iv) The attitude of other members of the United Nations, in particular the Delhi Conference powers.
Federalist opposition must have been a severe blow to the Dutch who have obviously relied on Federalist co-operation for the implementation of their policy.
The postponement of The Hague Conference opens up a new situation in the Security Council. If positive action is taken by the Council and diplomatically, to exert further pressure on the Dutch, they might be compelled to meet the Indonesian demands and to implement the Security Council resolution [2] of January 28th.
It might be opportune at this stage to send further cables to Commonwealth Relations Office, Washington and New York emphasising the desirability of maintaining pressure on the Dutch.


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"Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.
The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff overturns a 1994 rule banning women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units. Panetta's decision gives the military services until January 2016 to seek special exceptions if they believe any positions must remain closed to women."
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Accounting Maths andrte Computing takes 'ad-suppod' freeware to illogical conclusions
Avoid this ad-blasting, compromised "freeware" for better educational tools.
There's no shortage of math-related educational freeware (or, as they say in Britain and many other places, "maths") and U.K.-based Eptsoft would clearly like your local council to choose its product, Accounting Maths and Computing for Business Studies V10, for your schools. To that end, it offers an ad-supported, reduced-feature freeware version of this package of educational and financial tools. However, it also has what may well be the most persistent and annoying full-screen ads we've ever encountered, and it disables full-screen features so you can't possibly miss the constantly refreshing, ad-splashed background. The worst part is, the publisher only wants a quid or two (or the equivalent in euros or dollars) to remove the ad screen and restore the full-screen features. Well, that's not free; why not just say so?
We downloaded and installed Accounting Maths and Computing's free version, which opened with a full page of advertising from the old BIG AND COLORFUL FONTS school. The same ad appeared in a full-screen pop-up advising us to close the window to continue with our evaluation. OK, but, "evaluation"? Isn't it freeware? We barely had time to ponder the thought before our screen was taken over by the same ad, which reappeared every few seconds, no matter how many times we closed it. In the brief intervals, we tried to access some of the program's features under the Contents menu. We saw a lot of pop-up formulae and illustrated diagrams, and some calculating and conversion tools, but we never got a good look before we had to close the ad page again.
It's hard to make a fair assessment of Accounting Maths and Computing's educational tools, but we gave it the old college try. With so many competent math, accounting, and educational freeware available, it's hard to imagine why Eptsoft doesn't let individuals and non-commercial users try its wares unimpeded by aggressive nag screens and compromised features.


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With Assassin's Creed 3, Ubisoft has thrown many of the things we think we know about Assassin's Creed out the window. And that means throwing a lot of the existing technology out the window, too.
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Hi. I'm Jim Meigs, editor-in-chief of Popular Mechanics and I wanna show your our new iPad app today. So let's get it started. So off of our cover you can call up contents and scroll any part of the magazine you want. We also have a preview mode that allows you to take a look at any part of the magazine and in fact you can resize this so you really wanna get a good look on what's in the issue before you start as well as an ability to get all the way from the front to the back of the issue when in hurry. Let's take a look of the few stories in the issue. We have the obligatory editor's letter of course. This is our Tech [unknown] session. Most people were familiar with from the print magazine short news article. We have advertising in the app, again very much I could print the advertising with video and other assets I can play. This is our new car section. Just because design those from page to page doesn't really mean the design needs to end. Our designers have a lot of fun just picking out different ways to link pages as you flow through the stories. Again, advertising, we have image galleries and a video that play in some of our ads. So in addition to getting the initial advertisement, users can sample or run array of photographs as well as some video that will play right on the app. Here's a story about a guy who jumps out of airplane in a wing suit. Well now, he's working on his latest project with is try to fly one of his wing suits and land without using a parachute. And here's a case where what we do on the iPad, it can actually surpass some what we do in print. Here's a diagram that shows how Carlos is gonna try to pull of his stunts. He's gonna jump out of a helicopter over Las Vegas and this is the 3D Animation of an illustration, actually the very same illustration that we use for our print version of the story. A guy will fly down using these giant balloons to kind of gauge his positioning and then he's gonna try basically bell flap onto this big shiny ramp that they're gonna construct out in Las Vegas. Here's how we handle the side bar for the story. Instead of sending you off into some kind of digital cyberia we think that people wanna stay in the story but look at the extra material while they're on the same page. So this format allows us to do that. Here's another example for something like that. A story where we feel we can surpass what we would normally do in print on the iPad. So, here we're showing the insides of a netbook. We've created 3D file so you can rotate it with your finger, touch on any of these buttons it calls up that portion of the product. Here's one of the interactive features that we're practically proud of. What you're seeing here is a map of earthquake activity in the United States. This is connected to the U.S. Geological Survey Database of seismic events so even something that happened in an hour ago will show up on this as well as the historical overview of the biggest earthquake of the past hundred years. The blue tower shows your population density in the areas and if you rotate it, you can see how the earthquake is in the earth. Now, here's really a classic popular mechanics building a work bench. We've done these kind of stories for probably more than 100 years. One of the first thing we've done is we've made the 3D image something you can manipulate with your finger. You can expand it, you can turn it around. You can see it from behind. We've also created an animation that shows you the sequence with which the project gets put together. And when you're ready to head to the hardware store and buy the whole thing, we can also give you materials list and which basically is your whole shopping list to build the project. Of course it won't be the iPad if we didn't give you all kinds of functionality over your content. So by tapping up the Nav bar, we can give you a share, function, you can bookmark things. We even have a news feed that will be updated daily. So that's our app. We'll be out later this year with a monthly edition of Popular Mechanics. In the meantime, let us know what you think.
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I live in Lee's Summit, the epicenter of the activity. Absolutely no media coverage here about it. I just heard about it today from the internet. I called a friend to see if they've heard anything. They said no, but they were out on the 4th in the suspected area, looked up and saw strange triangular craft. They hadn't said anything to anyone until I asked, because they didn't want anyone to think they were crazy!!!
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Have Joey Tomocik yellow hardy water lily and Almost Black hardy water lily......
Also have Parrots Feather, Sweet Flag, Swamp hibiscus, Coontail, Black knight canna, Blue Crown Passion flower, Maypop passion flower, Oxalis, Wisteria, Lemon Bacopa, Bladderworts Looking for Plumerias Thanks, Brenda |
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I have a Plumeria called Trevi Fountain. I am new to pond plants-check my list-it doesn't everything listed for trade on it yet-working on that! Hope we can trade :) Lisa |
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I pulled the deck off my house and found some rot and other problems.
Roughly how much should it cost to repair this wood damage, and how do you think should be done? This is a two story wall above. INSIDE: Rotted floor joist and sill plate. This is the only rotted part of the sill plate, how long a section of sill plate should be replaced? Just under this joist or span 2 or more?
Broken joist end. Should this be sistered?
There are a couple joists that are "sunken" about 1/8" in to the sill plate. The wood still looks/feels good. I'm not sure if it was caused by moisture or if it's normal. Is this a concern?
OUTSIDE: The circles indicate rot. The line at the bottom is where the rim joist seems to have been pulled out 3/4" at the top by the old deck which was pulling away from the house. The old deck ledger was simply nailed on.
Rim joist not plumb with rest of framing:
About 1/2" gap from the joist end at the top:
Close up of water damage, notice the sub-floor does not go all the way out to be flush with sole plate and rim joist?? :
My plan: 1. Get wood fixed.
This way it should be easy to reside the rest of the wall in a few years and blend it in to the deck flashing. |
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I just measured how much the rim joist is out of plumb from the sole plate and it is only 1/3", not 3/4". |
I would just replace the amount of sill plate that is actually bad, maybe just a couple of inches past the bad area. I wouldn't worry about the little broken piece on the joist end or about the joist stopping 1/2" shy of the rim joist. I don't think the joist sinking an 1/8" is a major concern, although a bit odd. I wouldn't use the adhesive flashing anywhere that requires the adhesive to work. Such as taping the foam to the OSB, if the adhesive fails it will funnel water onto to the OSB. I would use housewrap or similar material and run it 6" up and behind the foam. Then, out and over the OSB until it reaches the rigid flashing. |
Flashing is your friend, eh? For your new ledger, investigate/Google Maine Deck cleats. Another poster (sorry, forget who) gave a link a few days ago). Up here we use an injection molded "puck" for the very same thing. It sets your ledger off the wall, making very small (and easy) areas to render watertight. Air circulation, drainage and ease of install. Win, win. Win. |
Fungus feeds on the sellulose in wood and makes it too soft for structural support. Use an ice pick to determine where that has happened so you can remove the soft wood and replace it. Attaching a deck ledger to a house is an invitation to trouble no matter how it is flashed. Water needs to be able to pass between the house and the deck. |
Here is a link that might be useful: aluminum brackets
It appears to be solid and structurally sound. I would close it back up. |
I would be concerned how much the floor is out of level and if that has compromised the operation of any doors. You might need to take the load off of the framing in order to repair/replace the damaged portions. It is wise to use Grace water based primer (WB Primer) behind any Vycor adhered directly to sheathing (especially OSB) if you don't want water to get behind it. Unfortunately, it is usually sold in 5 gallon containers. Tyvek HomeWrap is pretty watertight (unlike most other housewraps) but it is not very abrasion resistant so I would not use it or any vinyl product as flashing. Avoid the use of unfinished aluminum sheet flashing against pressure treated wood or anywhere else where it will be in constant contact with water. |
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The James J. Hill Mansion is a rugged stone, massive scale, fine detail, and ingenious mechanical systems recall the powerful presence of James J. Hill, builder of the Great... more »
Fort Snelling State Park is one of the best places to ski/hike/bike within the Twin Cities metro area. It works for all skill levels, as it's fairly flat. You can go around either... more »