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Thanks for the ideas. I like the second one better as it has really interesting plants. What are the spiky ones in the center, and what plant is between them? I measured, and I was incorrect about the amount between the concrete planter and back fence. It is 12 feet. I just want to make sure there is enough grass for the dogs, and since I plan on taking up some area with this planting bed, I was concerned. |
I remember you! What you have done here is absolutely remarkable, especially relative to where you started when you first posted. But even if you had not started at the stage of not even wanting to GO into the yard, this is one of the nicest patio and hardscape designs I've seen in a while. It really makes the best of the space. Even your block wall is done with real pizzazz. I'm actually going to suggest that you rethink putting the shrub planting bed adjacent to the patio. I have a shrub border adjacent to a patio, and I find it robs me of really useful space on the patio because the shrubs inevitably encroach. If you DO want to do it adjacent to the patio, I would keep the plants low, nothing much taller than knee-height. As for width, I would go wide enough that you can group the plants rather than lining them up, so at least three feet, maybe more. But if you want taller plants, I think I would put them in a grouping in the sod area. I can see they wouldn't grow well at the fence due to the neighbour's trees, but a larger bed in the centre should work. It will create an edging question, but you will have that on the outside of the idea you are proposing anyway. One reservation I have about the block wall, much as I love it, is that the cavities would become spider habitat in my area. Not sure what critters you have, but I bet I wouldn't like them. So I would fill those cavities with soil and plant right in them, or somehow block off the openings and put the pots on top ... not sure how to do the open bottom ones! Either that, or beware when you move the pots around :-) I can't help with plant ideas, not knowing your climate. Karin L |
Thanks Karin. You gave me inspiration over a year ago with this back yard. (By the way, I live in NE Florida, which is think is zone 9.) It was a horrible back yard. One that I never went out there for over 15 years, except to let the dogs out to do their business. Here is what it originally looked like. This is where the sitting patio is now: And this is the view where the two patios are now: I have been working really hard for over a year now. I started in February 2011 by adding a new fence and followed up the next month by adding the sitting patio. I am trying to limit the amount of area that I have to mow, but I need to keep some grass for the dogs. I have a very small patch of the original St. Augustine grass that is under the bottlebrush tree, but the rest is weeds and dirt (sand). I just think I need to soften up the concrete some. On the other side of the yard I have a lot of plants and mulch. I'll add 2 pictures to show you. This is an area that is to the south of the fire pit patio. I had a bunch of concrete pavers, so I turned them on their side and put them in to form a raised herb/veggie garden. (It doesn't look fantastic, but I cannot afford to hire people, so I'm doing all of the work except pouring the patios.) In the area where the dirt is (in the back), I'm going to put in rock. It will be right up against the fire pit patio. In the foreground is a tea olive and abelia that I just planted this weekend. (Funny, I was born without a sense of smell, but I'm obsessed with have fragrance in the yard.) I added the toad because I have so many toads. I hope it's a good thing to have toads in the yard. This is the entrance on the south side. I have the mulch because I didn't want to have to mow there, and the dogs like to lay in the sun here. And, again, I am trying to limit the amount I have to mow, which is why I thought about a planting bed. I really do not want to add flowers as I have so many in containers on the patio (and in the concrete block planter). Thanks for the tip about the spiders. I'll spray bug spray every so often. I have all summer (I'm a school teacher) to think about this planting bed, so I'm in no rush. I get out on the weekends and do a little bit of digging at a time. Any help any of you can give is greatly appreciated. As I said, you gave me a lot of encouragement that I could get this yard in shape. It definitely does not look like a professional did it, but it looks so much better than before I started. I go out there when I get home from school and grade papers, or just sit and listen to all of the birds singing. I really enjoy going out there now. |
Please tell me those are not pygmy date palms in the hummingbird garden... |
I can't do that catkim. No matter how much you beg me. ;-) |
If you are enjoying the birds and the toads it is probably best not to use any toxic sprays, because they inevitably find their way up the food chain. So either just ignore what I said, or find a way to close off the openings if you can. I don' t see softening as a real need here. In a way the clean hardness is the attraction. Grass alone will be enough on this side, and if you add some shrubs at the back fence I think it would suffice. Once you have the mower out anyway, a three foot strip more or less is not going to make much difference. Maybe that's where the pygmy date palms should go :-) Sounds like they will get a bit big for next to the house. Karin |
You know, I think I'll take your advice and just plant grass there next season. That will save me $$$ from buying more plants. Also, I think I'll move the pygmy date palms to the back fence next weekend. How far away from the fence should I plant them? |
Pygmy date palms should not be planted near walkways due to the extremely wicked and long spines at the base of the fronds. The palms pictured have been in the ground about 7 years. This palm has 3 or 4 trunks from a single plant: |
Well, then, I do not know where to move them. I was thinking of moving them to the back fence, but the dogs would be running in that area, and I do not want these palms to hurt the dogs. Could I trim the bottom fronds so they would not brush up against the dogs when they walk/run by? |
Yes, you can trim them, and it's not so difficult while the palms are smaller; at that stage the spines are smaller and softer. The palms will soon grow tall enough, and the dogs won't be in danger. But the palms are too wide to put between house and sidewalk. The planter in my photo is about 6 ft deep, front to back. |
Thanks for the info, catkim. How far away from the fence should I plant them? |
3 feet should be adequate. You could plant them closer, but they may lean outward. If you like that look, it's fine. They won't fall over. |
I finished the area where I installed river rock. I really like it and think it adds another texture to the yard. Here is a picture of the south side of my back yard: This is the area that is adjacent to the fire pit patio. |
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Where to Find the Jobs of the Future Right Now
Given how bad the job market is, it may be difficult to believe that there are dozens of professions looking to hire more employees now and in the coming years. The hard part is finding out what these professions are and where they are located, and of course, deciding if you're willing to move to them if necessary.
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What the Cincinnati Tech Scene Needs
Some fun discussion on Twitter the past few days.
tl;dr Maybe we should throw energy and efforts into making Cintrifuse, the non-profit, successful.
I'm not set on this as a solution. I've written thousands of words on this topic today. Deleted most of them. Below are the ones that are left.
The problem
I'm a fan of independant, expansionistic experiments - starting a meetup, running a conference, making a podcast, writing a blog.
Our region needs more innovation — more and more and more. 100x our current level.
But when we want to do something at scale, we need to centralize efforts. We haven't been very good at this.
Form a non-profit?
Maybe we do need a new, open non-profit with some sort of "constitution" that allows all of us to participate the way we want to. I don't know what that looks like — and sounds painful. But maybe needed.
But I wonder if we need to create new organizations, or can we evolve existing organizations to work for us?
Candidate: The Circuit
It might be cool to talk to Jim Cunningham about The Circuit, which is billed as an IT association. I for one would welcome anyone who thinks of themselves as IT into our web/tech/startup community. These people could be valuable to mix in with the younger web-tech statup scene.
Candidate: Cintrifuse
They're a non-profit with a big goal: to accelerate innovation in our region.
They're trying to build a bridge between the large organizations in Cincinnati to the startup community.
Jeff Weedman has a strong, compelling vision. I see him taking people through his paper presentation, over and over, day after day. He's doing exactly what he should be doing. Leading. It's our opportunity to follow.
I've now spent months co-located with the Cintrifuse team. Great people, great vision.
What community are we talking about?
I struggle to label exactly what the "top-level" community is. I really like the idea of adopting "innovation" as the word, over "tech", "startup", etc.
Especially if we want to centralize under Cintrifuse.
Some people are happy with calling it "tech" and would prefer to run with that mantle.
So we could call this big meetup the "Cincinnati Innovation Meetup" — it will inevitably be centered around the cool shit that tech startups are doing. But it does leave the door open for the greater community to engage. Hopefully it'll draw people from the Circuit's IT community, and the many terrific arts organizations we have.
"Accelerating innovation" is Cintrifuse's mission, and it's probably yours too, once you abtract it a bit.
Why not throw in with them? Should we centralize our efforts under their banner?


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Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland Inc. held a ceremony dedicating four new homes in the Southgate Hills subdivision with the new inhabitants there to share their joy with friends, families and benefactors.
"Today four families are going to be receiving keys to a new home and that is such a celebration," said Pastor Bob Zwarych of the Joy Christian Fellowship. "I get to give you the keys of life contained in God's word.
"Psalm 127 says unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labored in vain," he said. "I know for a fact the builders of these four homes have not labored in vain, because assuredly the Lord has built these four homes. Granted, he's used a lot of different people to get His work done, but we are his co-laborers."
Cindy Slater, representing Whirlpool Corporation's operations in Cleveland, talked of the company's commitment to the Habitat mission.
"Our commitment was to provide a new refrigerator and range to every home built," Slater said.
She noted the company began its Habitat participation in 2004, becoming the first cornerstone partner by committing $25 million in products in 2005.
"Today's commitment totals nearly $65 million," Slater said. "We have also established a goal to support every Habitat home built around the world through product donation, financial support or volunteerism. We are honored to have been a part of seeing these dreams come true for these families and we look forward to seeing homeownership for other deserving families in the future."
Tabatha Peels' family is one who will soon move into to their brand-new home.
Joined by her husband, James, and their son she spoke for all four families addressing the celebration.
"The gray house is ours," she began with a nervous laugh.
"I want to say thank you for giving all of us this amazing opportunity," Peels said. "We all have been through so much through this long process, having to take the good neighbor classes as well as classes showing us how to be great neighbors and good homeowners."
She also talked of having to participate with 300 "sweat equity" hours by working at Habitat events and at their new homes.
"This opportunity has given me a reason to feel safe," Peels said with a quivering voice. "It's giving us a warm and safe place to put our son, to be at night in a neighborhood that is safe, to let our children go out and play."
She said she would not know how to have a home where they would not have to deal with "unwanted guests."
Tami Croft with the Family Advocate Committee presented the families with gift bags including information about the area, a bag of groceries, first aid kits and family portraits.
Andy Anderson, president of the Bradley Sunrise Rotary Club, closed the event by remembering the works of the late Bob Sain, who helped begin the local Habitat program 20 years ago.
"We would be remiss without mentioning Bob Sain," Anderson said. "It was two weeks ago when we had a dedication that Bob Sain attended. He played golf on Thursday, planted flowers on Saturday and on Sunday he went to his eternal reward."
He said Sain was a part of a group "that had a vision for Habitat and wanted to make a difference in the community."
"Let's remember Bob and his contributions to all we are doing out here today," Anderson said.
Habitat Executive Director Matt Carlson said the Southgate Hills project will eventually be the host for 25 homes.
"But this is not the only area we are working on," Carlson said. "We do them as we can and each one is a blessing."
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''Big Love'': Bill takes on all three wives
Last week, I felt some sympathy for Bill. After his awkward confrontation with that holier-than-thou ATF agent (the one with the atrocious Boston accent), who knew nothing of Bill's life with Barb, Nicki, Margene, and the kids but still managed to reduce him and all Mormons down to a single stereotype, I couldn't help feeling pissed off. I guess that's because, after two seasons, we've really come to know and love this family. Which is odd because polygamy goes against everything we've been taught about relationships and marriage and is widely considered an abhorrent lifestyle. (Admit it: Didn't your stomach churn a touch when Joey's future wife No. 2 gave him that knowing peck?) But the fact that I can get sucked into Bill's latest destined-for-failure venture or his ''right'' to live ''the principle'' speaks volumes about this show's knack for nuanced characters and constantly evolving story lines. It's what makes Big Love so special.
With all that in mind, I now take back what I said last week about sympathizing with Bill. Last night's episode showed him as the master manipulator that he is. Trying to convince the wives that his beloved Weber Gaming was a sound investment in their future, he gave them the hard sell and tried to make each one think he came to her first. How very high school. Then again, it went both ways the girls themselves weren't above trying to manipulate each other to get the vote they wanted. It was all very entertaining, of course seeing the four of them at that dingy makeshift casino, where Nicki practically drooled over the bingo card (does she have a future at Gamblers Anonymous?), Barb was disgusted, and Margene just looked confused. Given their strict fundamentalist beliefs, you'd think that a consensus would be obvious and swift, but not with those three opposing personalities. And in the end, Barb lost. Looks like they'll all be subscribing to Roman Grant's motto ''There's no sin in taking money from sinners.''
So now the power shifts to Margene, the wife who's finally learning to recognize and use the No. 3 position to her advantage. She's certainly come a long way, even just through this season (though we've yet to see a sizable baby bump how long has it been?). But her run-in with a former fling named Greg, who happens to be a coworker of Ben's, really showed how much she's matured since coming into the Henrickson fold. Sure, the guy was a prick, but Margie handled him coolly, which, considering she was shopping at Home Plus, was definitely the smart approach. Though you have to wonder: Shouldn't she have her dead-husband story down by this point? She still seems to get all tongue-tied every time someone asks about her marital status.
Ben could stand to learn a thing or two from Margie. Though I supported his elevation to the priesthood last week, hoping it would give him some sense of inner peace, Benny is still far from adulthood. When he gets that glazed, I'm-about-to-cry-or-punch-somebody look, I see Hayden Christensen in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith with those red eyes as he was just starting to turn to the dark side. Don't go there, Benny! Choose the right!
Another Star Wars moment: The old dude sitting in the corner during the UEB trustees' meeting was a dead ringer for the Emperor, don't ya think? And while we're on the subject of Bill's latest hijacking attempt, let me just say wow. With Roman in the ICU and no contingency plan in place, Alby stepped up and took charge for a change. To Bill's dismay, it seems that yet another attempt to infiltrate the Juniper Creek leadership council has been foiled.
Really though, there was no standing in the way of testimony from God. After all, as much as Alby has proven to be a bit of a disappointment and possibly a psycho, he is the biological son of the prophet. It makes sense that he would be next in line, as has been common FLDS practice for over a century. What's surprising here is Adaleen's impassioned support, a complete turnaround from her public dis at the reunion just a few weeks back. To claim that Alby's face morphed into that of the original prophet, Joseph Smith, well, them's big words. So is Alby ''the one mighty and strong''? As he donned his papa's Stetson and uttered a revelation that told him to take Roman's place ''during and after,'' I was reminded of that scene in The Godfather where Michael Corleone is first acknowledged as his father's successor. Surprisingly, it suited Alby, though Bill looked revolted.
Unfortunately, this may not bode well for Nicki (a.k.a. babybird 27), who remains the black sheep of the Grant family. Just getting onto the compound to deliver a freezer was a huge undertaking and, in hindsight, probably not worth the two-plus-hour drive. It's too bad for Nicki, who was looking so pretty with her hair down and loose. She has all these admirable qualities she's loyal, loving, and eager to please but often just comes off as lonely or desperate. No doubt, that's where the bingo plot is going, and it looks to be grim.
And how about the return of Rhonda? She's changed her stance on the abuse allegations and is making her TV rounds. Where is she going with this media campaign? And why do I have a nagging suspicion that there's a kidnapping on the horizon? Maybe a renegade Green will drag her back to Mexico, from whence she came, as Adaleen would say. With two members of the Green group facing jail time, revenge is likely, if not probable. Speaking of the Greens, Bill certainly has a lot of enemies piling up, including his dad, Alby, Roman (should he recover), and his mom (who he refuses to talk to). Same problems, different week. Will he never learn?
At least one of Bill's children looks to have it together: Sarah, the voice of wisdom and clarity in a world of ''moral ambiguity.'' ''We're not all that different from the compound,'' she said in a moment of mother-daughter truth, before adding that Barb settled for less than she deserved. Sarah, on the other hand, seems to have lucked out with her 28-year-old boyfriend, Scott. Not only is he ''respectful and mature,'' but he looks so damn cute in a pair of jogging shorts. Keep those sweaty workouts coming!
But back to the celestial versus the practical, as Joey so eloquently put it in explaining Kathy's move into his and Wanda's house for a test run. A Mormon marriage, plural or otherwise, is one that goes beyond this life and through eternity. So how does divorce, which the just arrested Lois is contemplating, factor in? You would think if one couple is wrongly identified, then the whole testimony system may be flawed. How do you know when ''the one'' (or two or three) is forever?
All in all, the pace of this episode was significantly slower than the previous week's, which, granted, was hard to top. But with the finale around the corner and Alby at the pulpit things are bound to heat up again. What do you think Big Love's next big drama will be? Will Bill ever get what's coming to him, or will he continue to skate by as ''the good guy''?


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"SUNY has withdrawn its closure plan: What's next?" leads the agenda, with a panel discussion that includes State Assemblywoman Joan Millman; NYC Councilman Brad Lander; Matthew Bethel, Policy Director for State Sen. Daniel Squadron; "Concerned Physicians of LICH"; and Michelle Greene with the New York State Nurses. Assn.


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Born in 1943 and raised in Indiana, Gary Burton taught himself to play the vibraphone and, at the age of 17, made his recording debut in Nashville, Tennessee, with guitarists Hank Garland and Chet Atkins. Two years later, Burton left his studies at Berklee College of Music to join George Shearing and subsequently Stan Getz, with whom he worked from 1964-1966. As a member of Getz's quartet, Burton won Down Beat magazine's Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition award in 1965. By the time he left Getz to form his own quartet in 1967, Burton had also recorded three albums under his name for RCA. Borrowing rhythms and sonorities from rock music, while maintaining jazz's emphasis on improvisation and harmonic complexity, Burton's first quartet attracted large audiences from both sides of the jazz-rock spectrum. Such albums as Duster and Lofty Fake Anagram established Burton and his band as progenitors of the jazz fusion phenomenon.
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Your eyes pleading anxiously in a silent call
I feel like I'm flying, I'm running so fast
Your spirit was one that was meant to last
Don't leave me yet, you have much still to do
You're not done, you still have to find you
I'll hold your hand when the shadows close in
For each and every one of us truly knows sin
I'll pull you up when you stumble to the ground
When you feel lost, I'll make sure you are found
Don't ever give up, keep up your strength
Though this road we're traveling seems an infinite length
One day you'll see it was worth the fight
Worth not jumping off that tremendous height
I'll wrap you tight in arms of safety
I won't ever leave, they won't ever make me
Just grab my hand and never let go
I'll save you from life, love's most dangerous foe
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Never did I wake?
What if when I cut my sighs,
No more air did I intake?
What if when I stopped my heart,
No more did I hear its drone?
What if when I stopped this war,
I could finally be alone?
The UnseenI'm not invisibleThe Unseen by BelgianTerv
Don't look through me
I'm not like the others
Just you wait and see
I'm not a different version of one and the same
I have my own story, my own beliefs, my own name
I want your attention, why can't you see?
All I want is you to be with me
Don't stare past me
Don't look at the rest
I'm following my heart
While you search for the best
I know it's not your fault
I know I'm asking too much
I've just been hurt too many times
Had my heart ripped out and such
It's a personal problem I've come to realize
Always wanting to catch your eyes
I'll get over it eventually
Don't worry about poor little me
I know I'm never on your mind
Even though I think about you all the time
It's a game I've played all my life
A hide n seek where I'm never found
But really it's time to abandon this strife
And I'll go back to the shadows without a sound
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Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it acquired travel search startup Farecast Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
The Seattle startup tries to predict whether air fares will rise or fall, helping travelers decide when to buy plane tickets for upcoming trips. Farecast's site also has a section that searches for hotel room rates, then tells Web surfers whether the price is a good deal, or no deal at all.
In a precursor to the buyout, the companies signed a deal in last year that made some of Farecast's technology available on Microsoft's own MSN travel site.
The acquisition, first reported by Seattle Post-Intelligencer, closed April 9. Microsoft spokeswoman Whitney Burk said Farecast's workers will become Microsoft employees, but would not give further details about how the startup and its technology will fit into Microsoft's existing organization.
Farecast, formerly known as Hamlet Inc., has raised more than $20 million in venture capital since 2004 from investors including Sutter Hill Ventures, Greylock Partners and Madrona Venture Group.
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This winter I tackled a glass tile back splash project. I must admit that this was one of the most intimidating projects I have attempted. The only tile experience I had previously was installing pebble tile floors in front of my fireplace, and laundry room. They were easy because there was no tile cutting involved. If a pebble didn't fit you just replaced it with a different one. I will share the finished product first and then go through some of the photos shot while doing the install.
I should begin by telling you I have no upper cabinets in my kitchen so there was not a lot of tiling that needed to be done. Nevertheless, this project has been weighing on my mind for several years. I did not want to spend the money to have a professional installer do such a small job. Besides, I love a challenge. This is what the back splash and bar looked like before.
So I got lots of sample tiles to find just that right tile. This was a one-shot deal. No going back and changing my mind. It is tile meant to go up and stay up a long, long time. I bought the small 1″ x 2″ aqua glass tiles online as well as the grout. The tile was on sale but the grout (a special ground glass grout for glass tile) was not any deal. I purchased the necessary equipment: A very cheap tile cutter, glass tile blade, eye protective glasses, a mask, (I already had a grout float and trowel and some painter's tape.)
Don't worry about all that cracked glass tile. That was, fortunately, at the bottom of the box. This picture does not properly reflect the color. They are a real aqua color. My counters are blue granite and my pendant lights are aqua crystal so it all works quite nicely,
Next time I will check all of the tiles before I begin my project. One more purchase that I absolutely loved were these double-sided tile sheets. You cut them to size and affix them to your tile area. You then press your tiles (cut to size) onto the sheet and you are done. Here is a photo of the packaging and a shoot of the sheets on the wall.
What a dream those sheets are. They aren't inexpensive but for a small tile job like mine, they save you having to trowel the adhesive onto the wall prior to laying the tiles. Because the sheets come set on a backing, you have to cut tons of tiles in half to even the way down the wall in the subway style pattern they are arranged in. I made a template and just counted how many halves I would need. When you install the halves, you put the cut side in so the reveal is a finished edge. Pretty simple once you get going. The next photo shows the tiles pre-grout.
The next day the grout was troweled on and wiped off with a damp sponge. This grout is amazing. Since it is made of glass, the grout lines don't really show a lot and the glass tiles are the feature. The grout has a bit of sparkle to it but it is hard to see in the photos. Trust me it is lovely.
I am thrilled with the final product and now I want to just tile everything. That is the problem when your project is over. What do you tackle next. I decided to build a media center for my TV. All that is left is to attach the back. You'd thing something that simple would be a no brainer but… I need a second set of hands to get it properly lined up to attach it to the back. I'll ask Leslie to lend me a hand so I can complete it and share it with you. Have a great weekend. Cheers, Linda


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Take to the skies! Wings of War Game Mats are now available at your friendly local game store and the FFG Online Store.
Wings of War Game Mats can be used as scenario maps for reconnaissance and bombing missions, or as convenient table coverings to enhance your Wings of War experience, immersing you deeper in the rich tapestry of epic duels and heroic effort that took place in the skies during World War I, the birthplace of aerial combat.
The mats are large, 98 x 68cm (38.6 x 26.8in), about the size of an average poster, made of a durable rubber foam with fabric bonded to the top, similar to a mouse pad.
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I camouflaged the logos with some markers. You can still see them but much reduced. It was easy.
Love the mat, love the logo, I will be proud to play my favourite board game on these. I pick up both my mats on Thursday. Price in Canada is around $45. My felt mat has been OK, but the vivid colours and nice graphics remind me of the classic Dawn Patrol fold out map.
Great work, FFG, please do more of these, preferably one with a trench/frontline area!
Agree. I love the mats, but will not buy because of the ridiculously large logo. I saw them in person at Gen Con. When you put the mats side by side, the logos are immensely distracting.
FFG, you make amazing stuff! Please don't do something this bone-headed again!
We are paying $40 US dollars per mat.
logo's r a boit of a turnoff for sure. how much are you guys paying in US dollars per mat?
logo's r a boit of a turnoff for sure. how much are you guys paying in US dollars per mat?
logo's r a boit of a turnoff for sure. how much are you guys paying in US dollars per mat?
Two things I don't like, and prevent me from buying. First, my table is 140x90 cm (most tables are under 100 cm wide) 2 game mats of 90x70 cm would fit perfectly, the mats are too long for me. Second, the logos are too big. The main point for buying would be aesthetics, and the logos just don't help.
Yeah, who thought up that marketing! I am sure they are still gona sell, but Think of how many more they would have sold had they just made the logo smaller in one corner or better yet, ON THE BACK!!! Way to go FF! My dining room table has a green felt padded top that I printed out a bunch of runways, and a lake that I laminated to throw on it. they look great, and throw in a few trees from lionel train set and it is a lot cheaper than jumbo logo's!
I asked in the forums but probably should have just asked here. Are these game mats drawn to the same scale as the target, AA, and mg or trench cards?
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Director of fashion documentary Versailles '73 on the runway show that changed history
From the interviews in the film, it is conveyed that the American designers chosen to be a part of this fashion show was a touchy issue. But in the end, there couldn't have been a better representation of what America brought to the runway -- like Anne Klein's sportswear and Stephen Burrows' wild maxi dresses. Burrows's work, especially, seems to me to have led the way for what we see at Fovever 21 these days.
Stephen is really the god of what you see in places like Forever 21. All the places that, if you're a young fashionista and you want to hold on to your youthful spirit while wearing something that's flirty and fun -- that's Stephen. That is still Stephen. It's what he is.
Cher used to wear a lot of his wrap dresses and maxi dresses. She was a big Stephen Burrows fan; she was so tall and loved that kind of long, sexy wrap thing.
The models used by American designers in the Versailles '73 show really represented a full spectrum of women - the models weren't all white. In fact, they were a diverse array of skin tones and ethnicities. Was that intentional from the get-go?
It wasn't intentional. It was kind of budget-related? In the film, you see a big list -- Lauren Hutton, Angelica Houston - certain people didn't want to do it, because it was only three hundred dollars (pay) for the whole weekend. They were thinking, I could make that in a day. I'm not wasting four days flying to Paris to make 300 bucks.
That left them with lesser-known names -- outside of the ones Halston paid personally, because he wanted them to be in the show, like Marisa Berenson and China Machado. But the other girls -- like Karen Bjornson who would go on to become a super model in the '80s. At that moment in 1973, she was happy to work for three hundred bucks for the weekend.
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LONDON: Mercedes-Benz will kick off its effort to regain lost ground in the luxury-car race with a sporty hatchback targeted at users of Apple Inc's iPhone.
The Daimler AG brand, which dropped to third in high-end auto sales behind Volkswagen AG's Audi last year, is outfitting the overhauled A-Class with technology that pulls iPhone content into the car's display. The model, which debuted yesterday at the Geneva International Motor Show, will serve as the brand's new entry-level model in its bid to win over younger drivers.
"It will quickly become clear that the 'A' in A-Class stands for 'attack,'" said Thomas Weber, Mercedes's development chief. The A-Class and four other small cars, including a planned coupe and SUV, will make a "significant contribution" to a goal of boosting sales 27% to at least 1.6 million vehicles by 2015, he said.
Mercedes targets reclaiming the luxury-car crown it lost in 2005 to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG by introducing 10 new models by 2015, including five youth-oriented compacts and the CLS Shooting Brake, a wagon-like variant of the $71,300 four-door coupe. CEO Dieter Zetsche aims to reverse a slow-growth trend, which has seen BMW and Audi increase deliveries five times more than Mercedes over the past decade.
The A-Class, which was originally introduced in 1997, has been transformed from a boxy van-like vehicle to a sporty compact that will compete directly with BMW's 1-Series and Audi's A3. Audi premiered the third generation of the A3 yesterday. An additional rival will come from Volvo Car Corp.'s new V40, which will be shown in Geneva today.
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The compact car segment is "one of the hottest pots of water you can dip your toes into, but it's a huge market" in Europe, said Christoph Stuermer, a Frankfurt-based analyst with IHS Automotive. Mercedes plans to price the car, which hits showrooms in September, from about 20,000 euros ($26,400) before tax, which will probably make it the brand's cheapest model.
The van-like B-Class, the first of Mercedes's new small cars, starts at 21,850 euros. Audi's A3, which costs less to build because it shares parts with VW models, will be priced from about 18,000 euros before tax, while the BMW 1-Series starts at 20,000 euros.
The A3, which was the first high-end compact car when it was introduced in 1996, will probably maintain its lead in the segment. Deliveries of the Audi compact, which start this summer, are projected to surge 48% to 241,000 cars next year, beating the A-Class's sales of 180,000, according to IHS.
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Audi also plans to broaden the line with a sedan variant targeted at the U.S. and Asia as well as a plug-in hybrid version that will be introduced in 2014, sales chief Peter Schwarzenbauer said. Overall, the VW unit aims to sell 25 percent more of the new A3 compared with the previous version, which has delivery times that average four months even with the successor on the way, he said.
"I'm absolutely convinced about our all-new Audi A3," Chief Executive Officer Rupert Stadler said in a March 1 Bloomberg TV interview. "It's a fantastic car, fully-loaded with technology, and I think our customers will really enjoy it."
While Audi can draw on a 15-year history in the segment, Mercedes is effectively starting from scratch. Existing A-Class customers like Manfred Dobiasch probably won't stick with the model, because the low-slung design makes it less comfortable.
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"I won't buy something flat again," said the 64-year-old retired printing press worker from Berlin, who bought a shiny black A-Class in 2005 after 40 years driving Golfs and other VW cars. "The elevated seating position is decisive."
That will force Mercedes dealers to work harder. Paul Ostendorf, managing director of a Mercedes dealer in Ahlen, Germany, plans to reach out to new customers by bringing the car to shopping centers and other areas with a lot of foot traffic. He expects the A-Class customers to be about 45 years old, around 15 years younger than drivers of the current model.
"Selling this car will be all about test drives and conquests," said Ostendorf. "Just putting a Mercedes star isn't going to be enough. It's a very hard-fought market. It's going to be a price war."
The Daimler unit is looking to draw in new buyers by offering technology drawn from the S-Class flagship sedan like a radar-based collision prevention system. The Stuttgart, Germany- based manufacturer also boasts the deepest iPhone integration of any carmaker. The technology reorders content on an iPhone into media, places, and social categories and allows the driver to access the device's features through the car's armrest controller or via voice commands.
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"Mercedes has appeal for the older car buyer and technology is one of the ways of winning over younger drivers," said Jonathon Poskitt, an analyst with researcher LMC Automotive in Oxford. "Mercedes has to be looking at the next generation of people with money to keep the business growing."
In its push for growth, Daimler plans to continue to roll out new technology for so-called digital natives, consumers that have grown up with the Internand are accustomed to having uninterrupted access to social media and other services. The challenge for Mercedes is to integrate these services without jeopardizing its reputation.
"Cars have to become a mobile living space, which means the ability for our customers to work and enjoy themselves in a safe environment," said Eike Boehm, head of innovation at Mercedes. "We intend to lead the way, but we won't chase after every hype. New features need to be sustainable."
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The effort to appeal to a new generation of well-heeled buyers may pay off. Mercedes will probably retake the number-two spot from Audi in 2013, according to IHS.
The researcher forecasts Mercedes sales jumping 16% to 1.51 million vehicles next year, beating Audi's 7.5% gain to 1.43 million. BMW should remain the luxury-car leader with sales of 1.62 million vehicles.
"Mercedes has to be successful in each and every segment of the market" to make up ground on the competition, said LMC's Poskitt. "The old A-Class was really well off the pace of the competition as it wasn't hitting the mainstream."
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but really. this site has turned into either 1. my clone has issues or 2. clones vs authentic or 3. what are ohms.
make a clones only forum please. that's all
Really? Screw everyone else, do what I want?
If it was more like a few clones in the way of originals post, I might tend to agree, but obviously the membership as a whole sees it differently.
Doubt you will see many, if any added forums. The power that be locked down a load of sub forums to optimize ECF.
If we had a "clones only" forum it would be filled with legit mod owners asking for experienced advice on fixes.
I've repaired dozens of legit mods and all those happy customers have clones to thank.
Yes, I am THAT Ninja.
Quoting, even though I'm next post, for double like.
I get the view it might put on ecf. but double-U tee ef is all I can say about that. Ignorant stance. clones boo boo..if ecf really wanted a good perception, give everyone that has to get clones a solid authentic setup.
oh, not to mention several atomizers. one is never enough..and it's a pain to unscrew and atomizer.. have it in your pocket with leaking and lent involved with it.
I love authentics.. but the infinite turtle ship v2 is nicer than authentic in my opinion. Infinite magma..as good as authentic.. I've seen two reported issues for both.
A dedicated clone forum *COULD* help with all the Q.C./Q.A. bs with different companies. H cigar needs to include a serial of where the mod was actually made too.
*COULD* help if it's cleaned up. I'm on here enough, I could be one of the/mod to delete the issues with what we're currently discussing.


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"I count all things...as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him"
7 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
In the early to mid-nineties, there was a lot of talk about mission statements. It seems that every company felt the need to come up with a short, snappy saying that described why it existed. Coca-cola said that their mission was to put a Coke product in the hands of every person on the planet. Pillsbury wanted to be the best food company in the world. Even churches and other non-profit organizations jumped on the "mission statement" bandwagon.
Mission statements seemed like a fad at first, but they have stuck. And this is not a bad thing. Each of us, as persons, would do well to sit down and come up with our own statement. Why are we here? What is our main purpose in living? What is the one thing that we strive to do above all else. In this passage, St. Paul gives his own "mission statement."
When he encountered Christ on the road to Damascus, St. Paul discovered that all of his hard work, all the impressive accomplishments that he had piled up, all the things he thought had earned favor with God, counted for nothing. As FF comments, "The experience of grace in Christ convinces Paul that salvation consists not in self-assertion and defense, but in humbly receiving forgivness and pardon...his supposed gain of Jewish pedigree and defense he esteems as loss and harm to himself, for if he brought it into account to make use of it, it would come between him and the pardon of God, the true and saving knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord" (51-52).
St. Paul counted as loss not only all his pre-Christian accomplishments, but everything...compared to knowing Christ. Nothing can be compared in importance or value to having a saving relationship with Christ. Riches, power, fame, talent, possessions...each of these should be thrown away if necessary to gain Christ (and even if we don't totally throw them away, we must subordinate them far below Christ). St. Paul certainly gave them up in order to know Christ...and he didn't regret it for a moment.
Toward the end of verse 8, St. Paul uses a very earthly word, which the NKJV translates as "rubbish." The Greek word is skubala, and as FF points out, this word has the dual meaning of trash and excrement. The closest English word is "crap", which of course would never make it into a respectable English translation (and rightly so). But St. Paul's use of this word really highlights just how worthless everything else in this life is compared to knowing Christ.
Then St. Paul reveals his own "mission statement", which he describes in a variety of ways: "that I may gain Christ," that he may "be found in Him," and "that I may know him." Let's take note of a couple of things St. Paul says as he lays out his goal for life.
First, he points out that his righteousness is not from the Law (note in passing that this is "THE Law," that is, the Law of Moses. This is not a proof text for "salvation by faith alone."). His righteousness is through faith (which, as we have stated before, always includes works).
Again, FF has some great things to say about this passage: "...God does not want our carefully drawn-up list of accomplishments; He wants our heart...What does God want from us? The Judaizers think he wants an impressive score; that it matters not how proud our hearts are before Him, so long as we have accumulated a store of good deeds and avoided the blame He seems to be ready to give. Inwardly they think Him to be a 'hard man'...quick to condemn, a dangerous God against whom we can protect ourselves if only we keep the Law rigorously enough. St. Paul knows better. He knows that what God really wants is us; our love, the response of our penitent and broken hearts. He knows that God is not quick to blame, but is a gracious and good God, and the Lover of mankind" (52-53).
St. Paul wants to know Christ in his totality, including not only the power of his resurrection, but also the fellowship (Gk. koinonia, also "sharing") in his sufferings. In other words, he doesn't want just the "good" from Christ, but the "bad" too. This is radically different from the attitude of many so-called Christians today, who preach that life in Christ brings only good health and material blessing and never suffering. St. Paul even expresses a desire to be "conformed to him in his death", that is, to give his life for the Gospel (and this wish would eventually be granted).
Note finally that St. Paul says, "if by some means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead." St. Paul here uses the phrase "the resurrection from the dead" in the sense of the resurrection of those who have died in Christ. He does not doubt that there will be a resurrection (see 1 Cor. 15 if you don't believe me). What he does doubt is whether or not he will be a part of the resurrection of the blessed. There is certainly no hint of "I know I'm saved" here! We'll see more of this type of thinking in the next section.


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I've just returned from Vinnica, where complex olympiad in mathematics, physics and informatics was held. I was working in mathematical jury, but it was also interesting to observe the «informatical part» of olympiad. There was two competitions: individual and command one.
What I dislike about those competitions (but as far as I understood, this is common, at least for Ukraine):
- There's a strong limitation on language: it's either Pascal (Borland or Free Pascal) or C/C++ (Borland C or GNU C++). I don't think that many pupils know other languages, but on the other hand this discourages pupils to learn other languages. Otherwise pupils would certainly get interested in languages where you don't need to manage dynamically allocated memory or implement bignums by hand.
- There's a limitation on execution time of your solution. Yes, execution
time of your program compiled with some (unknown) compiler with some
(unknown) flags and run on some (unknown) hardware.
But ok, let's suppose that participant can roughly predict his execution time. How much time does he get? When one pupil asked jury, he got answer «twice the time of the author's solution». Unknown! And no, participants cannot even test their work until competition ends (to find out whether they satisfy the time limitations).
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Laci Chapman, 7, left, Corene Sizemore, 8, center, and Ashley Jackson, 7, all of Carterville, search for a piece of art Saturday at the University Museum in Faner Hall. Carterville Brownie Girl Scout Troops 8023 and 8025 held a scavenger hunt where they would first do crossword puzzles and then receive a partial photo of a piece of art in the museum they had to find. "This is a lot of fun and I think our team is pretty good," Sizemore said.
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If an existing home has high radon levels, the levels can be reduced. A variety of methods can be used to reduce radon in homes. In most cases, a system with a vent pipe(s) and fan(s) is used to reduce radon. These "sub-slab depressurization" systems do not require major changes to homes. Similar systems can also be installed in homes with a crawl space, called "sub-membrane depressurization." These systems prevent radon gas from entering the home from below the concrete floor or the crawlspace and from outside the foundation. Radon mitigation contractors may use other methods that may also work. The right system depends on the design of your home and other factors.
If you are building a new home: You and your builder can design your new house to be radon resistant. Radon resistant construction usually add about $350 to $500, on average, to the price of a newly built home. The U.S. EPA published a book called Building Radon Out [PDF] to explain more about these techniques.
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In The Box, Gillian Jacobs plays Dana Steward, a babysitter who works for a young couple (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden) who find a mysterious and deadly box on their doorstep. She was almost too excited to play the role: "When Cameron arrived on set, I hid in my trailer because I was afraid of her," she says. "I was thinking, That's a movie star!"
Jacobs, 27, might have to get used to the idea herself. In addition to her role on the NBC comedy Community (she plays Britta, the object of Joel McHale's desire), she has four movies due out next year. Plus, she's our first ever Augmented Reality Funny Jokester. Exciting. Erik Price
A tourist couple driving through La Jolla start arguing about how to pronounce the name of the town. So they stop for lunch, and while they're ordering, they ask the cashier, "Can you tell us where we are? How do you pronounce it?" The employee replies, speaking slowly, "Burrrr-gerrrrr Kiiiiiiiing."
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A copy of the letter sent from the Jackson family to the estate executors of the late Michel Jackson, calling for their resignation.
Stay focus and strong, stay true to your inner feelings do not stray away from your inner voice or gut instincts about the fight for your brother and family. Stay true to yourself and god will lead your path listen to the direction he will give you all and continue the fight do not waver just be carefull and pay attention to the small things and stop overlooking what is right in front of you all. God Bless


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From the rust-covered towers to the ever present and unsettling feeling that someone is watching you, Machinarium might at first glance appear a depressing and lonely game. But that couldn't be further from the truth, as in fact this story of a little robot that dared to step outside the lines is nothing if not full of hope. Hope, not only for the characters that inhabit it, but also for the point & click genre it so lovingly embodies. Smart and absolutely beautiful to behold, it's an amazing experience from beginning to end.
Although there isn't any dialogue, exposition instead being told through animated thought bubbles, Machinarium still manages to cover quite a bit of ground and tell a heartwarming story at the same time. It isn't overly complicated or involved, but for what it's worth it managed to keep me firmly engrossed in the world, and the ending was nothing if not perfect, leaving a smile on my face as the credits passed by.
More a refinement than a reimagining of the genre, Machinarium takes all the staples of point & click adventures and then adds its own unique flavor to them. Every room takes the form of a puzzle, and solving them is the driving force in the game. They start off basic enough, with the traditional "put item X into slot Y" sort giving you a chance to learn the controls, but quickly evolve into much more complex logic puzzles that require a great deal of thought to complete. The payoff is palpable when you finally reach that "aha" moment, but very rarely they simply became too involved and frustrating as I started randomly clicking the screen in hopes I might trigger something I missed.
This brings me to my main problem with the game, and that is the fact that it is far too easy to get stuck do to not knowing what can and can't be interacted with. It would have been incredibly handy for there to be a button to highlight these points, and I could have saved a lot of walking back and forth hoping to hit a hidden switch or trigger an event. The developer doesn't completely abandon you though, instead including an excellent hint system as well as a full on walkthrough for the entire game. Though it depletes some of the fun when you have to resort to them, they nonetheless do a great job of eliminating the need to rush to the internet when you have no clue what to do, keeping you from being pulled out of the experience.
Though for the most part confined to PCs, adventure games have slowly began building a reputation on consoles as well. Complications generally start to arise however when controls are introduced, as translating a mouse and cursor to controllers has been a harder problem to solve than most probably would have guess, and unfortunately Machinarium falls into this trap as well. Though not terrible by any means, the way your cursor locks onto items causes a lot more headaches than it helps relieve, and as a whole they are rather clunky. I eventually got used to the quirks, but they could have definitely been improved upon.
Where Machinarium unquestionably triumphs though is its art direction. The hand drawn backgrounds and characters are positively stunning, and every screen looks like a children's book put in motion. There is so much detail in each and every object, that I had to stop just to try and take it all in. The world really is breathtaking, and although you see only parts of it, everything is so cohesive and well designed that you can easily picture the areas you never get to.
Though not as prominent, the subtle sound design adds an unmistakable ambience to the game, with music used only when appropriate and sound effects that bleed into your subconscious. Even if the puzzles had fallen completely flat, the presentation alone could have carried the game. Thankfully that isn't the case, with both complimenting the other to a near perfect degree. The one and only gripe I have is that everything is presented with two giant black borders on the side. As with the controls, it's something that I managed to live with, but having it completely widescreen would have been icing on the cake.
The Verdict
Aside from the occasionally clunky controls, lack of widescreen, and overly complicated puzzle, Machinarium is absolutely brilliant! The art style is really what sets it above and beyond almost anything else I've played, and the puzzles offer a fantastic feeling of accomplishment when not causing you to feel dumb for not knowing the answer. A love letter to fans of point & click adventure games, Machinarium is a must play in the genre, and will no doubt go down as one of the PlayStation 3's best sleeper hits.
Final Opinion: 4/5 Great!
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Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., hires Cheryl Johannes as marketing manager.
Joseph Galeone becomes vice president of commercial development-perishables for OHL Corp., Brentwood, Tenn.
Scott Soares steps down from his role as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to be executive director of the Cranberry Marketing Committee. Gregory Watson becomes commissioner in his stead.
Jason Osborne becomes salesman in the Northeast U.S. and Canada for Wapato, Wash.-based Pace International LLC.
DiMare Fresh, Arlington, Texas, hires Andrew Schultz as vice president of strategic business development.
Molly Golden becomes director of marketing for the New York Apple Association, Fishers.
Bonipak Produce Inc., Santa Maria, Calif., hires Dana Giacone as national accounts and business development manager.
Jason Christopher joins Christopher Ranch LLC, Gilroy, Calif., in the company's post-harvest technology division.
Barrett Johnson leads the newly-opened La Quinta, Calif., office of Orange, Calif.-based Interfresh Inc.
Bernadette Hamel, vice president of national procurement for Montreal-based Metro Inc., wins The Packer's Canadian Produce Woman of The Year Award.
Mocon Inc., Minneapolis, hires Alex Liu as an application specialist for the company's GreenLight food safety product line.
Harvest Sensations, Los Angeles, names Chris Coffman president.
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Produce industry veteran Jim Gallagher is the new chief executive officer of Fruit Patch Sales Inc., Dinuba, Calif.
Lee Frankel opens his own consulting firm, Frankel International Solutions, in Salt Lake City.
Martin Weijters becomes vice president of agriculture for New York-based Bright Farms LLC.
Maglio & Co., Glendale, Wis., hires John Carkoski as operations manager and Dan Vega as multi-unit director.
YottaMark Inc. names Reggie Griffin to its advisory board.
Dawn Gray leaves her position as vice president of sales, marketing and categories for Vancouver, British Columbia-based The Oppenheimer Group to start her own consulting firm, Vancouver-based Dawn Gray Global Consulting.