text: Cary Umhau is the Founder and Creative Director of SPACIOUS. She grew up in Atlanta, went to Davidson College in North Carolina, married right away, and ended up in Washington, D.C. in 1985. Doing all the usual "build a life" things, Cary volunteered, picked up a Masters degree from Georgetown University, and mostly raised her three children with her husband, Andrew. Woven throughout those years was freelance writing for foundations and businesses and in newspapers, magazines and online. Cary spoke and taught on topics from family traditions to ranch vacations to the Bible. Along the way she had a bout with breast cancer, ran a marathon, sold hundreds of items on eBay, and traveled a bit of the world.


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Traffic volume at center of neighborhood debate.
A few weeks ago, residents of two Canyon Country neighborhoods surrounding Canvas Street and Linda Vista Rd. asked the Santa Clarita City Council to offer some help in easing the high traffic flow and speeding problems on their streets.
The area boasts an older neighborhood that borders Soledad Canyon Rd, which was linked in recent years to the Sunset Heights development that borders Sierra Highway. When the two neighborhoods were linked at the intersection of Linda Vista and Canvas, a connection between Soledad and Sierra Highway was created.
According to some residents, that has resulted in a large increase in cut-through traffic, speeding and crime.
After they requested help, a traffic study was completed in the area, and Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's station conducted a five day enforcement period. City staff also added a multi-way stop sign, extra speed limit signs, and looked into whether or not it would be feasible to close off Linda Vista at Canvas Street.
Late Tuesday evening, City traffic engineers reported their findings to the City Council and the bevy of residents who showed up. According to the engineers, the data collected pointed to no significant evidence of cut through traffic. Also, they revealed that during the law enforcement crackdown, 49 citations were issued, 30 for speeding. Of the citations issued, 92% of them were received by residents of the communities. In addition, the City Uniform Building Code would be violated if the road was closed off, because it would limit emergency vehicle access. As a result, the traffic engineers advised against closing the road at Linda Vista Rd. and Canvas St.
Many of the residents attending the meeting disagreed in their public comment, which led to City Council members looking for options to better mitigate the problem. There were also residents who spoke in favor of keeping the road open, as they see it as an important way to get to specific areas of town and a necessary way for emergency vehicles to respond to the neighborhoods.
The topic did at one point include discussion of placing a gate at the intersection, whereby only residents could pass, however City Attorney Carl Newton said that gating a public road to prevent access to select groups would be illegal. Councilmember TimBen Boydston then prompted Newton to clarify the issue, which he did by adding that if the road was made private, then such a gate could be permitted.
Since the Council had no intention of making a decision on the issue Tuesday evening, the discussion then turned to planning the proper course of action to further investigate a remedy.
A motion by Councilmember Marsha McLean was eventually approved by all five Council members. It directed City staff to come up with alternative speed abatement measures that could be added to the street, and to hold meetings with the residents to discuss those and other solutions that could include automatic ticketing schemes similar to red light cameras. The motion also stipulated that the above work must be completed and brought back to the City Council no later than June.
While this topic had a huge public turnout, residents also showed up in force to admonish a proposed Materials Recovery Facility in Newhall. To read about that, click here.

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I have two gardenia Bonsai trees (presents have had them since late winter), and ive been trying to find out more about taking care of them and am only really seeing very general instructions. Are there any sites that have really good and through info?
I am also a bit confused about feeding them, it says to spring-summer but not while in bloom, how specific is that? While a flower is open, or even when buds are present, mine always have flower buds so when do i feed if so? Also what type of fert? I'm seeing very very mixed on what ratios to use and allot say to use Miracid (Which i can't find anywhere). If anyone knows the specific numbers i'd love to know. I have a million questions lol but will stop here and see if anyone replies :) ty! |
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Sounds like you need to have an plethora of answers:) and i will give you a few pointers without going overboard or I will be writing this all knight :) As far as sites I am a member of and highly recommend joining Bonsainut.com, where you will be able to look through old and active posts to learn as well as talk to the community and question them. As far as good beginner's learning resource I recommend going to your local library as they should have a few dozen. As for your questions here we go:) I dont have too much experience with Gardenias myself but I did just repot about 6 I acquired through cuttings. First off it is important that the soil is fee draining. This means that the soil mixture is not simply your run of the mill potting soil. It should be able to dry sufficiently (wet no longer than 3 days) as well as hold water sufficiently. A little confusing for a beginner I know but it will make more sense as you learn. As a beginner one of the main reason a Bonsai dies is from over watering. the tree should not be watered every day and should be allowed to dry sufficiently before watering. You should stick your finger in the soil up to around the first knuckle, when soil feel almost completely dry with just the slightest tinge of moisture its time to water again (never allow it to completely dry out). A method I teach beginners is the chop stick method. acquire a cheap chopstick like they offer at a Chinese restaurant. stick the chopstick in the soil twords the edge of the pot. Check it daily and when the stick is dry its time to water. Teach yourself what the soil feels like when its time to water and after awhile you will no longer need the chopstick. As for fertilizer, the point is to give the tree just enough so it gets the nutrients it needs and no more. Over fertilizing will make the growth leggy and sparse which is the opposite of what you are trying to accomplish for bonsai. Miracid is made by Miracle Gro and can be found at any hardware store or nursery. That being said i would not recommend using it for Bonsai, especially if you are a beginner as Miracid Will burn the roots easily, killing the tree. I would recommend using a fertilizer with and equal NPK ratio similar to 10-10-10. Also be sure to ask for one that contains micro ¯o nutrients or other trace elements in it as well. While Gardenias are acid loving plants similar to Azaleas you do not need to use a Acidic fertilizer, just be sure it is one that will not effect the trees current soil by raising its alkalinity. Also be sure to never use more than the recommended dosage, in fact to be safe it is better to use less than the recommended dosage. When it comes to a fertilizing regiments I cant really give you a good plan as I dont know what stage in training your trees are and what you are looking to accomplish. That being said if I had to give some sort of time frame, I would recommend fertilizing once every other week during the summer with a general purpose NPK rated fertilizer. And then during the winter do so once a month with a low Nitrogen NPK rating similar to 2-10-10. this is due to the fact that nitrogen plays a large role in growth of foliage and your plant will not need it during the winter as any strong growth will be undesirably formed. The tree is still growing though (unlike deciduous trees) during the winter and therefore should still receive a small amount of nitrogen to keep it happy. This last part is assuming you live in an are with a winter since I have no clue where you are located. If you have any more follow up questions you can message me on Bonsainut.com where I have the same user name. I dont come to this site very often any more. Hope this helps clarify some things for you. |
- Posted by nelma(firstname.lastname@example.com) onWed, Aug 3, 11 at 15:46
Hi kokoro, Never feed your gardenia bonsai when in flower. Remember this: your plant needs food when is growing a lot, and it hapens during spring and summer. Begin to feed every two weeks, beginning in the first spring week. And stop at the last summer week. Hope was usefull. cheers |
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German site back up, more 2012 images added
Posted by Huw,The German site is back up, with all 2012 images still there, so I'm slowly adding them here:
Cars | Dino | City | Star Wars| Technic | Friends | Games | Racers
I have to say, some of the normal City sets (as opposed to Fire and Police) look excellent, particularly this tipper truck. I believe AFOL Pierre Normandin works on the City sets, which would help explain why they are so good.
UPDATE: All pictures and listings for the 2012 sets have now been removed from the German site.
92 comments on this article
Greetings from Colorado! I'm bored to death at work so I decided to check out your blog on my iphone during lunch break. I love the info you provide here and can't wait to take a look when I get home. I'm shocked at how fast your blog loaded on my cell phone .. I'm not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyhow, awesome blog!
I hadn't seen pics of the Dino sets before, I like them. Very JP.
I'm glad you edited the article Huw, I was going to ask if anyone ever really stops being an AFOL. I think its incurable :-)
Brill, been waiting for clearer Dino images, especially of the HQ, for ages.
I do like the look of the HQ, and could be great if modded with more bricks for a bigger set. Only slight downside is that the Dino sets look loaded with stickers.
Some of these CITY sets are simply excellent. I like the fact the Lego has chosen to go back to authentic/life-like situations, and the garbage trucks are a sign of this. Alongside the modular buildings, they'll look amazing!
City has finally listened to us!
Yeah, the Dino series look quite wonderful. Very JP-ish. And the actual dinosaurs are really gorgeous, the best dinosaur-pieces we've ever had.
I also quite like the forest-theme of the new city sets. The gold mine, and cabin, look really great. Plus, the forestry plantation fire fighting sets are nice too. With more car doors! I thought we'd seen the end of car doors several years ago, but they seem to be making a resurgence, bless them.
I have to say, I simply love the Dinosaur sets... The new dinosaurs are brilliant, a big step up from the Dino Attack sets a few years ago. They were very stylized and huuuge. These new ones are much more realistic and minifig scale.
I can already see the explosion of Jurassic Park MOCs to come from these sets. (Myself included)
I can't wait to get my hands on as many of these sets as possible :-)
The site wasn't down because of LEGO, they were adding more images! :P Thoughts:
Friends: *Pukes* :P Well, it's a girls' theme anyway... Still, the... friendfigs could have been worse. :P
Cars: Eh, more scenes from Cars 2. Finn McMissile now has a printed 1X1 round tile as a headlight. Oddly enough, it's in different positions in Oil Rig Escape and his stand-alone set. :P And who is Jeff Gorvette anyway?! :P
Dino: Jurassic Park, anyone? :P They seem to be trying to catch escaped dinos. A bit like JP, then. :P
Star Wars: The minifigs are the selling point, really... :P Yellow-eyed Anakin, anyone? :P
City: Forest rangers, and civilian jobs, yay! :P There's even a caravan! Oddly, there are three sets related to rubbish collection. :P
Technic: Apart from the logger and wrecker, not much. The usual gimmicks...
Games: The criminal and policeman in the City Alarm box art are the same ones in the City mini-movies! There's even a mini version of the Minotauros game! And I have no idea what the face on the dice in Kokoriko represents, either. :P
Racers: Oh dear. :P Crashable monster truck cheesiness galore. :P They have ran out of ideas...
EDIT: The Friends boxes look weird. They have curved sides. Hmmm...
I'm not a big fan of cars but the Fransesco Bernouli and Jeff Gorvette sets look pretty good.
The entire Dino theme looks amazing. I hope it's more than one year though. Alien Conquest was equally amazing but I don't think LEGO will be continuing that theme. With Dino, I like how each set comes with a different dinosaur. While every set in this theme looks great, the exceptional sets for me are Ambush Attack, Tower Takedown, T-Rex Hunter and Dino Defense HQ. Seeing these sets makes me very excited for the mystery set that hasn't been revealed yet. Keep in mind when this theme was first announced I expressed no interest whatsoever in it. After seeing the images I am pleasantly surprised.
One of my favorite themes is the City theme. While I won't be getting the forest fire sets, the Fire Plane looks amazing. I've seen images of the Ambulance and it looks great. I will definitely pick up that set. The Garbage Truck looks great but I already have the orange Recycle Truck released 6 years ago. I prefer the new Garbage Truck as I think it looks better. The Car & Caravan and Patrol Car look great too. Two more sets I'll consider picking up. The maroon SUV in Police Pursuit looks good too. I don't think I've seen that colour used in a city vehicle before. So far the best of the police sets for 2012 looks like it'll be the Heavy Lift Chopper.
For the Friends set, Stephanie's Cool Convertible looks good.
Series 6 of the Collectible Minifigures looks good but series 7 looks even better. It's going to be an expensive year.
HUW!!! :P There are Ninjago images too! Upload 'em, quick! :P
EDIT: There are WAY more images to upload! There's City, for example!
It's interesting how TLG have now started to sell more cars on their own.
Does anyone know if Ivan Mater is same as the original Mater, or a new one? And, is Ivan's blue new as well?
HERO FACTORY AHOY: http://www.spielwaren-hegmann.de/lego/hero-factory-at/page-2.html There are two more sets in the first page.
EDIT: If you notice all the handcuffs, I've seen in a preliminary "group photo" that the theme is a breakout. "BREAKOUT - CATCH 'EM AND CUFF 'EM". :P
Please, please, PLEASE let the Friends hairpieces be removeable and compatible with normal minifigs...
The Friends sets are going to be great for gathering bricks in what I consider mediteranian colors. Also, I haven't seen the clear piece used to create the doorway in the Butterfly Beauty Shop... but I've got ideas for modular building for all these colors! Also, explains why I've started to see dark pink show up on the worldwide PAB walls listed at brickbuilder.
Lego just needs to connect with Breast Cancer research with this one. My marketing background would consider that to be a no-brainer to increase sales amongst female populations (even if LEGO headquarters once again went with the social-norm of female interests instead of really realizing that people like my nieces just want to see more female mini-figures in roles such as firepeople and police people, instead of homekeepers, waitresses, and nurses).
Some of the vehicles of the City line, have a European look to it. Not really a big fan of them. :(
All of them have a watermark from the shop, so ou have to readd them later.
I have to admit, it looks like the first half of 2012 is going to be pretty boring. It's just none of the sets look interesting or have any cool pieces. It's disappointing.
here are the hero factory pics: http://www.majhost.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=254747
@R4-G9: Already posted above. :P
Aside from some sets looking more junior-ized (like the off road Fire truck), nice selection.. A new Garbage truck and I like the Recycling truck/center.. The off road vehicle has two motorcycles and a neat looking RV....
If the Fire Plane does not have printed Fire logos that means with some tweaks that people can make old commuter style airplanes with that set...
Camper, tipper truck, Ambulance... YEESH!!!!
A a new animal.... a BEAR????
Heavy lift chopper the same... Wow, like other said above.. 2012 is going to be expensive.. I wonder how the forest Police HQ is going to look...
The one thing I do like is it appears that Lego is finally building a lot of (hopefully) cheaper sets Im guessing due to the world's economy... which is good... I was waiting for this... Amazing looking sets though, and that is just CITY....
I love alot of these new City sets, Ninjago has some nice ones. Like Kai's motorcycle could be used for Robin :D
Hero Factory is slick, although Surge looks lame. Black Phantom will be my first buy.
Dino 2012, is ok.. I was expecting better figures, most of the faces seem to be smiling like fools. I wanted tough looking figures. The rifles are nice though; the dinosaurs, sets.
Looks like Lego is reviving some old themes; Friends(Belville), Dino(Dino Attack) and Racers! I'm not to big a fan of the Friends theme, well from the looks of it nobody else in the comments is either :). Well, Lego has to pitch products to a wide audience that appeals to everyone. The Dino theme looks pretty nice, nothing else really to say. Racers, not impressed. They remind me of the smasher series. The City theme looks fabulous though, it looks like the theme had a major reconstruction. I'm also digg'n some of the technic stuff too :D
I have to admit to being a bit aprehensive about the new City sets, but they look fantasic for the most part. I just wish the Forest Police were called Rangers instead (very minor complaint).
I love the new Civilian Vehicles for city. Definitely going to buy 2 of the Recycle and Garbage Trucks. Caravan and Dirt Bike Transporter look sweet. Also love the Dump Truck, might get 2 of those also. As for the Forest Police and Fire sets, pass on those as I already have too many of those type of themes already. It would be nice if these hit the shelves during the holiday shopping season.
It's all right, I found out that Ivan Mater is a bad guy, but in Cars 2 normal Mater dressed up as Ivan, which is what this model is proabably depicting. I'm still wondering that blue is new, though.
@R4-G9 - Where are you? The location says you are in N/A!
I like the friends sets! I'm not sure why they have to be sooo pink, but otherwise, I think they'll appeal to the target audience. The minifigs are weird, but they can be removed!
Best of all, new animals. The cat is odd, but the hedgehog looks great :)
@LEGOSLUG: Just email 'em to Huw. :P
Huw is uploading more images! And they don't have the shop watermark!
EDIT: This is why: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=61214
EDIT 2: HIGH-RES SERIES 7: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=61140&st=120&p=1095885&#entry1095885
Is that a trans-green 1x1 round tile I see on the chest of the robot in Olivia's Inventor's Workshop - set 3933 ?
Oh ja, Blame me for that again. :P
And here are HR images of the cars 2 sets http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=462062
And HR images of the new Ninjago sets! http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=453157
@grogall: How do you find those pictures?! :P Seriously, how?!
EDIT: @grogall's edits: How about some Technic, then?! :P
City sure looks good for '12.
@Alemas: To find photos to forward to Huw in an email, type thiss into google:
LEGO Star Wars -set number- Picture, then go on to brickipedia, or wookipedia or something like that . Hope this helps.
@LEGOSLUG: I don't use my email. :P
(@Alemas: Sorry, Didn't know that. Dude, we are doing it AGAIN! Our accounts will be suspended if we are not careful)
These Star Wars Planet sets, I can't wait for a photo. I wonder if the will be good or not?
Also the Cars sets, I don't get them, but I havn't seen Cars 2.........yet.................
Freinds is horrible. Who would buy a set from that theme? Seeing it wants to make me cry with fear and horror! Then i will DIE X( .
(It was probably a female LEGO designer who made that theme, or a Dad with a daughter that works at LEGO, and made it for her).
Ah well, if more people sstart buying freinds instead of Star Wars, I am happy, 'cause I will get all the DEALS.
@LEGOSLUG: There are pictures of the planet sets... :P
@Alemas: Where are the Planet set photos? I need to know. Please tell me.
@ANYONE: Where are the Planet set Photos? I need to know. Please tell me.
I couldn't see them on the German Site..........or on Brickset's Star Wars sets.
Those dino sets look very similar to the old dino attack sets, and the city sets actually look like they are worth buying.
@Bion: I agree with you there, CITY and DINO ATTACK are two of the coolest themes out there, next to Star Wars and Batman, and the new sets are definately worth saving up for--They look expensive.......
@LEGOSLUG: I will give you a link... later. :P
I am signing off now. As a last thought, Take a look below.
I found a photo of each! they are so cool. To fill everyone in on the details, Each planet set has a mini model, plus a minifigure, which you then put inside the ¨Planet¨ for storage. Awesome.
^I know, they're great, aren't they?
@Thomson: Yeah. I think the planets are a bit like the X-Pods: You could take them anywhere.
Aww man! Aww man! AWW MAN! I don't say this a lot (Actually, probably never said this) This has got to be one of the BEST line ups of sets I've seen in a WHILE!
City: Park Rangers? YES! An extremely cool idea. A new bear? YES! And now we can finally actually PLAY with the fire fighters with real fires instead of imagining every thing. (Imagine that :P) And civilian stuff, Lego is really fine tuning their city sets.
Dino: Great, when I saw those sets I was instantly brought back to the glory days of Lego with Johny Thunder Dino theme. Love the new guns with a scope attachment thing. My only problem, the Dino's don't resemble Lego's at all! Especially the T-Rex (Looks like my playmobile Dino) But over all a great theme (Shame, as I know it'll be gone in two years :(
Friends: What can I say, eh. I'm not personally excited about them, but they look like they have a bunch of MOCing pieces. And girls are really overlooked by Lego, so hopefully they'll enjoy them.
Hero's: Are these the sets that were so hyped about??? No offense, but all I see is a lot of Galidor and Ben10 rehash. Although obviously better then any of those themes. The pieces are nice for HF MOCing, so if the price is right (13 below) I'll consider getting some. Batman looks good and stands on his own. The Joker is a joke IMO (Pun intended :P) And green lantern is Meh. But I'll try not to judge a book by it's cover and wait for a full piece review before I make my final opinion. I'm not really interested in the other themes so I won't review them.
P.S. It seams the CM's are a bit like a minifig beta. They can see what sells the most and what ones are most wanted. We've seen many examples of CM being an early view of themes to come (PQ, Rangers, Dino with the nurses shot gun thing as the medicine in the Dino guns)
Oops, forgot Spongbob. I've never been a fan of the show, but I always though the Lego sets brought some interesting pieces and designs to the table. These new ones are no exception. I love the Flying Dutchman, a really cute Pirate set and boat. And the bikini bottom set is a nice re-design of the old one.
The Star wars set look superb. Especially the droid escape, tie fighter , battle packs and the planets. The x wing is ok but we have seen that set relased quite a lot.
The Dino theme looks amazing although I probably wont get all the sets.
City looks much better than this years sets and I really like the town sets and the forest police ones however dont really need the fire ones that much.
Technic is ok and I think better than last year.
I dont really have much time for cars ,friends or hero factory.
I got to say, this is probably the mother and father of LEGO image leaks. How did this happen?! I mean, ALL these images leaked! How?
I love the new CARS 2 sets. Not so much becasue they are CARS,but because they are CITY compatible. For example:
1. Red Waters Rescue (set 9484), the firetruck can at least be modified to have a transparent windscreen with trans-clear cheese slopes. It may not fit mini- figs but it works!
2. Agent Mater's Escape, (set 9483) the sand green car can fit a regular trans-blue windscreen like this part. http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2437 Once again, it won't fit minfigures, but you can just pretend.
3. Oil Rig Escape, (set 9486) is just ripe for turning into a CITY scaled Oil rig. You just need this part http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3678a in trans-clear for the crane. And the orange car? Just use the first windscreen I linked to above.
...And while I'm on the subject of converting to CITY, these sets are also convertable:
4. Macks Team Truck (set 8486) to a CITY semi truck
5. Flo's V-8 Cafe (8487) CITY Gas Station, though you need two for a decent sized Gas station.
6. Tokyo Int. Speedway (8679) Race track.
7. Big Bentley Bus Out 8639 (you need at least 2 of them) CITY Clock Tower
Enjoy the suggestions, and great job on finding those hi-res pics Grogall, and thank you Huw for uploading them!
@Thomson & Thompson i am in canada, i dont know it says that i am in N/A.
Looks like there'll be a ton of cool stuff next year.
The city sets all look good, but I'm liking the Forest Police. Gotta have one of those Lego Ranger figs.
The dino sets have a nice look to them as well, and I do like the design of the dinosaurs.
I actually like the look of some of the Friends sets, just because they contain a lot of rare colors. The theme in general doesn't necessarily appeal to me, but I do hope it does well.
I am also loving the next wave of Ninjago sets. IMO, that will be the best theme next year.
Was going to stay clear of city next year to save cah no chance now!
No Harry Potter?:(
Hopefully TLG doesn't release a lot of bigger sets, so I can focus my money more.
^^^I agree with you on the Friends idea.
Wow the City sets are fantastic. Im going to have to make some room :D
The friends sets are rather interesting. When browsing the sets I brush off the odd figures and start looking at pieces and colours. Better yet are some of the buildings. While girly in colour places like Vets and Cafe are lacking in my "auto-mall" City collection (in other words too few buildings). The Girl-firgures appear to be only a bit bigger than normal minifigures as the sets appear to have regular size doorways.
That considered, lets pretend these sets don't sell very well. I now it's much too early to talk like this but imagine your level of disposition to such a product (Friends) when it starts getting marked down by 30%....
City sets are good but nothing great. I'm rather surprised by many of the other members reactions because I've been only collecting City for one or two years and I'm sort of yawning over half the line. I'm only really interested in the new Forrest-theme figures and so on. Otherwise there's just a few odd things I'll pick up on a sale.
Hooboy. Even with Alien Conquest seemingly gone, looks like next year's the year where I fully commit myself to bankruptcy in the name of childrens' construction toys. Methinks I'm definitely going to need to get multiples of those new bear figures; indeed for the first time in a while I'm giving some consideration to active City purchases. Might be dropping for some Star Wars as well, by the look of things; I do so love a good Eta-2 Actis.
@Rolyat24- I think Harry Potter is done for Lego now, seeing as how Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the movie anlready came out, and what else is Lego gonna make for Harrypotter? theyv;e made everything, so If im right I'd pick up all the Harry Potter sets before they're gone, I did. My thoughts on these 2012 sets, Im a huge city fan so I'll be picking these all up, as for the rest for the themes not really liking them, just city and Super Heros.
When did 1 x 1 round tiles come out?
^ Next year :-)
Friends looks surprisingly good, also some interesting City stuff there. Interesting that both large technics sets are very americanised, it's a change from the recent euro trucks.
Most definately will have to buy the new Y-Wing this time around, and my son loves that blue helicopter (but we will not be placing the police stickers on it, that way it can function as a cargo chopper). But otherwise Lego are once again top of their game with new models.
I hope they have photos of the new Modular Town Hall set soon. That's the set I'm really interested in.
Some remarks from Central Europe:
Cars: Oil rig from the cars series could also work in my lego city? From the picture it is difficult to assume the actual size of this building.
Friends: Smaller Sets (Interior Sets) can be used for my city buildings (e.g designer, scientist). Larger sets (cafe, beauty, vet) are a nice addition for every city.
City: Due to the fact that I own about 5 police stations, the police forrest station will be used in my city as factory building, the bear will get a new home in my zoo.
I'm a Star Wars collector but the City Heavy Lift Helecopter, gotta love it! And Dino looks good, but Star Wars.......AWESOME! A NEW X-WING, Y-WING, B-WING, ENDOR BP, DROID ESCAPE! Wahoooooo!
EDIT: Oops at B-Wing!
@Huw, thanks, that's what I thought. They are managing to introduce at least one part from my wish list every year - I love it! (Prior examples: 1 x 3 tile, 2 x 4 tile, 3 x 3 interior corner slope, 1 x 1 with one stud, 1 x 2 cheese slope, etc., etc.)
I think Friends is a great line, depending on the price point. What it offers that Belleville never had is that it's a lot more brick-based, so you can use all those parts in other models. And it floods the market with pastel colored bricks, which excites me. Best I've seen so far is the 6-piece tool wheel in purple (from Olivia's Inventor Workshop)
I saw some of the Star Wars ones, and I am pleased with them. The only thing I don't like is that the stormtrooper has a new torso print.
Nooooo! The site took off all the new sets! The hero factory and ninjago weren't even in the database yet!!
@maelstromkid: :(
2007 Y-Wing or 2011 Y-Wing? I can't decide. Only the 2011 Y-Wing on my want list, though.
I really like the new SW battle packs. They should have done this all along with some good guys and bad guys in a set. All past sets were typically either all bad guys or all good guys. Plus I have been looking to expand my Endor models. At some point I want to get the shuttle and build the landing platform and a bigger version of the bunker.
Oh wow.
I just noticed - look at the ground level of the Forest Police Station.
Brick bricks.
@Zordboy: *All MOCcers start drooling* :P
I've updated my bricklists for the new information, check them out!
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It looks like those brick bricks are 1 x 2, sort of like the grille/vent brick, and the pattern is only on the long side (again, like the grille/vent). That makes turning corners awkward, but still a pretty exciting piece
@LEGOSLUG: What are you talking about? :P
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another bear and several of the new 1x2 "brick-look" bricks
In general, I'm not into the sets where everything/everyone looks like they're ready to do bodily damage to each other. (Mayhem is okay, though, so go Alien Conquest! I'm going to pretend those are water guns.)
With that said, my natural inclinations are towards the City sets. I do like the bear noted above and the dark oldie cars. The heavy lift helicopter is different and substantial. In the dino sets, the triceratops manages to look cute, I think. The lookout tower I like too, just because "buildings" are more neutral. Oh, these would be my first tropical plant parts.
Now for Friends. At first, I was dismayed at another offering for young females that doesn't have the standard minifigs. How are you supposed to play with your brothers/cousins/friends if you're stuck with miniature (small) Amazonian (compared to standard minifigs) Barbies (check out the bodily proportions)? Then I realized I'm not 10 anymore and may have lost my ability to think like one, so I should just look at the bricks. They're nice! In alternative colors. (Certainly not going to see those highlighted in Star Wars.) I can buy the workshop, bakery, house, treehouse just for their lovely colors. Maybe the convertible if I can get past the blonde's bad dye job. (Lego sometimes doesn't match eyebrow colors to hair. Quite jarring for me.)
Overall, happy I have some options next year but will not be out-of-control!
AHHHH!!!! *Starts crying* Why???? WHY ANOTHER Y-WING???? WE HAVE ENOUGH Y-WINGS AND X-WINGS AND TIE FIGHTERS!!!! And why does Lego add a random mini fig that has nothing to do with the set in SW? (I fail to remember when you see Leia flying a Y-wing)
I will sit here tapping my toes on the wall like Yoda saying "Soon, soon....."
@itsaturkey At the very least, they could disguise the fact they're doing yet another Y-Wing by giving us a Forest Y-Wing.
Wow! Lots of vehicles in the city theme and I love them! I need to save $$ now and look for a 3rd/4th jobs!
I like almost all of the City sets! and Tecnic is looking good too.
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Why were the NinjaGo images not uploaded. I had checked them out on the German site and they looked good to me.
*Sigh* Personal interest I suppose. OH, well!
@giraffefreckles: The Workshop is a definite - all three shades of Aqua, a round 1x1 tile and another copy of the Mad Scientist's beaker. And the convertible has several cheese slopes in new colours, though it also has a lot of parts that wouldn't be much use elsewhere.
Also, the style and proportion of the Friends minifigures looks remarkably similar to the Character Options buildable Doctor Who figures.
@Thrund: Expect lawsuits, then... :P
@Thrund And a purple toolkit. I can't stress enough how excited I am about that.
I can't wait until these come out!!!!!!!! p.s. These may be 2012 sets, but we all know they'll come out a few days before Christmas, so they can get into everyone's stockings, so that shortens the wait for when they're released
(just saying for all you city set fans (ME)) i can't wait!!!
@Thrund: can't forget about the chalkboard!
how do you get to the 2012 sets on the other site...... i tried but could not find them.
Yep, I got the 2011 smart-like car for Christmas in 2010 and Target had them at $4.99. So expect these sets to come as early this time next month.
@Isabella and Lego Liker: I got it for Christmas too (as a gift)
@ charfdorn. The forest comment was funny. :P
@morgan19. Apparently, the Friends' hair pieces are compatible with regular minifigs. At least, they were in the test stage.
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I think I am going to graft my seedlings. I saw where Marie uses transparent tape but I have read about special grafting tape. I can't get grafting tape locally and everywhere I see online to order it, it is too expensive for me because they want you to buy alot or just because it is expensive.
I can't see how the transparent tape would stay on very well especially if it rains. What about paper tape? That stays on a bit better when wet. Any sources for grafting tape that aren't expensive (i.e., under $20 including shipping)? |
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Yumtomatoes, any tape you do, the same tape you use for Xmas wrapping. Just to hold the scion down and you tape around it. Cover with plastic bag for about 10 days or 2 weeks at the most.....I bought the tape in Walmart and it was the cheapest I can find. Under $1 Marie |
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Ok, I think I am going to try the paper tape then. |
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Mr. Khuong is very well know person with desert rose in Viet Nam. Even Siam adenium mentioned that he learned the graft techniques, and hand polinate to be double and triple from Mr. Khuong beginning in 2006 (if I am not mistaking). I like flat grafting and even better with the graft without using any tape. I tryed some last June and all of it took too. Marie |
I've always used the cleft graft but am going to try the flat graft next spring. It looks much easier and from what I've heard the results are better. |
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I am looking at two different sets that I want to get to start off with. Both are from QVC's Cook's Essentials line. One is the Stainless 500 and the other is the "Technique" Hard Anodized. Here are the facts/feelings on both:
- Love the look of the polished stainless much better! - Love the shape of the stainless set! The curved bottom of the saucepans is so much nicer when you are working with a spoon. - Heard anodized is better for heat distribution. - The weight of the stainless is "medium-heavy", anodized is "heavy". - Both oven safe to 500. I really like the stainless steel set better, but anodized seems to be the rage right now. Is is really worth giving up the other things I like about the stainless? What do you think? Thanks for any input!! |
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Stainless goes in the dishwasher. Reason enough right there. DWs ruin most anodized pans. Stainless can also be cleaned with abrasives if necessary. Yes, it will scratch, but over time, it gets a patina from the scratches that looks lovely. Abrasives will ruin anodized pots. You won't want to use anything harder than a loofah on them. Good stainless will last for generations. You don't and won't see any heirloom anodized pots and pans. |
The QVC stainless 500 cookware is all non-stick. I don't feel you need all pots and pans to be non-stick. Much prefer the stainless inside and out with a few non-stick frying pans. I really like the Cuisinart cookware line. |
I own both anodized and stainless (high end) cookware. I prefer to use the anodized because, well, it performs better. Why is that? Aluminum simply conducts heat better than stainless steel. Manufacturers of SS cookware will either sandwich a thin sheet of aluminum between two sheets of SS ("clad" or "Tri-ply"), or bond a thicker sheet of aluminum to the bottom of the cookware, in order to get the benefits of aluminum with the aesthetics of SS. These processes vastly improve the performance of the SS cookware, but solid aluminum will always provide superior heating properties. And, that's why anodized is becoming the "rage". Purists and those that know and understand these properties prefer the performance of anodized. But most of today's stainless steel cookware can boast very good performance characteristics, and for those who prefer the aesthetics of SS, are a good choice. If you love the look and feel of stainless, go for it. Both sets you're looking at should perform well. But it will be in YOUR kitchen, YOU will have to look at it, YOU will have to use it every day. Easy, huh? |
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"Safe Haven," with Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders, David Lyons. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom, from a screenplay by Dana Stevens, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. 115 minutes. Rated PG-13 for thematic content including threatening behavior, and for violence and sensuality. Several theaters.
An odd mixture of thriller and gooey romance, "Safe Haven" works best as a primer on what I'll call Movie Behavior — things people do in the movies that you can't ever imagine in real life. (It could be Book Behavior, as "Safe Haven" is based on a popular Nicholas Sparks novel, but in this case the book — which is very long and goes into elaborate, excruciating detail — works better, in its overwrought way, than the movie.) Very little in this movie makes any sense, even as glossy Valentine's Day fare.
At its center is a mysterious woman named Katie — and, since this woman is perkily played by Julianne Hough, we already know we're in trouble: Hough is a charmer but doesn't currently have "mysterious" in her bag of tricks. Fleeing an abusive marriage (good luck trying to figure out the timeline of her flight, which the movie helpfully obscures by scattering it throughout its two hours), Katie turns up in a coastal North Carolina town. On a whim, she decides to stay, presumably because she likes the cut of local shopkeeper Alex's jib; Alex, played by the reliably square-jawed Josh Duhamel, is a grieving widower with two picture-perfect children. He likes Katie, too, and a cute smiles-and-sunsets romance starts to blossom — except for the inconvenient fact of Katie's cop husband, Kevin (David Lyons), a vodka-swilling monster who'd really like to track her down and kill her.
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We have a small patio garden which is currently concrete. We would love to lay turf and can raise it up to 6 inches with soil but we really didnt want to break and remove the concrete. Can we lay turf on a concrete base if we put loads of soil/base down first? Any tips hugely appreciated Thanks :) |
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Yes, but you have to drill many holes in it first. You need to get your hands on a hammer drill, and a 1/2" masonry drill bit(figure out how deep the pad is first!). Drill holes every foot or so. Shouldn't be to bad, just wear a dust mask. |
Hi Maybe you could use one of those "roof gardening" techniques?? Saw this dicussed at length on a garden show. Google that and see what you come up with. Obviously they didn't drill holes in it yet allowed the roof to drain. believe it was on the PBS Victory garden show. gary |
I'd suggest astro turf to make your life easy. Yes you could do this, but 6" isn't going to be enough if you aren't willing to break the concrete. i'd say at least 12-18 inches would be needed and then you will need to water a lot because it's going to dry out quick. does the patio slope away from the house? |
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text: | Dáil Éireann - Volume 475 - 05 March, 1997 Written Answers. - Tourism Promotion. Mr. O'Malley Mr. O'Malley 1720 [1720] 35. Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade his views on the need to target tourism promotion more specifically to the appropriate time of the year in order to achieve greater growth in year round tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6018/97] Mr. Ellis Mr. Ellis 60. Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the percentage of tourists who visited Ireland in the peak season in 1990 and in 1996; the projected outcome for the year 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6037/97] Minister for Tourism and Trade (Mr. E. Kenny) Enda Kenny Minister for Tourism and Trade (Mr. E. Kenny): I propose to take Questions Nos. 35 and 60 together. During 1990, 30 per cent of overseas tourists visited Ireland during the peak period of July and August. While there has been growth of 53 per cent in overall visitor numbers since then, the percentage arriving during the peak period in 1996 was down to 28 per cent. As I said in reply to a question on 30 January, specific targets have been set under the Operational Programme for Tourism 1994-1999 for improving tourism activity in the shoulder and off-peak seasons. At the beginning of the programme 30 per cent of visitors came to Ireland during the peak season and our aim is to have 25 per cent of visitors arrive in the peak period by 1999. The mid-term target set out in the programme is for 28 per cent of visitors to arrive in July-August and I am happy to say that this target was reached during 1996. To achieve the overall 1999 target we need to increase activities during the off-peak season. As part of our campaign many initiatives are currently under way. On 15 January I launched the Celtic Flame Music Festival. This initiative is based on the recommendation of the tourism council and its aim is to further build tourism in the off-season. Festival events took place in Galway from 20 to 23 February, in Cork from 25 February to 2 March and will take place in Limerick from 7 to 9 March next. These events will serve to act as a lively lead-in to the St. Patrick's festivities in Dublin which I am convinced have the potential to become a further major attraction in the shoulder period. Additionally, on 10 February, Deputy O'Sullivan, Minister of State, launched the 1997 domestic tourism marketing initiative. This major boost to domestic tourism will provide an added impetus to tourism in the off-season. At the level of product, the improvement in the range and quality of weather independent facilities in recent years and the substantial investment in the marketing of these facilities is designed to improve the seasonality profile of the industry. The assistance which the industry has received under the tourism operational programme has been of considerable benefit in this regard. 1721 It will also serve to complement the success so far of the overseas tourism marketing initiative, [1721] which is a State-industry partnership marketing initiative promoting Ireland on a year round basis in our key markets and whose many campaigns are directed at attracting visitors outside the peak season. Finally, the launch last year of Tourism Brand Ireland formed a key part of a new strategic approach to marketing designed to address major issues such as yield, regional spread and seasonality. The advertising emphasis is on aspects of the Irish holiday such as human interaction, culture and historical heritage, which are not season-dependent. Dáil Éireann 475 Written Answers. Tourism Promotion. Questions 19970305 | ||||||||||||||||||||||


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"If you look at the Stapleton plan, some of the units are on the smaller side," Morales-Ferrand says. "There is some resistance as [buyers] get farther away from the inner-city core to condominium living and smaller units."
Lowry and Green Valley Ranch have built and quickly filled single-family affordable homes, but it took clever financing in one case and low land costs in another. Lowry's secret lies in its community land trust. A homebuyer purchases the actual sticks and bricks of the home but leases the land underneath it from the trust, a non-profit organization set up to ensure the long-term affordability of the unit. The 125 occupied units — some of them townhomes where families live side by side rather than one on top of the other — were cheaper to build and to buy. The trust also allows Lowry more oversight of its affordable program, assisting buyers — all of whom had to take ownership classes — when they are ready to sell.
So far, there hasn't been a foreclosure in Lowry's affordable development; Stapleton, on the other hand, has weathered three.
Green Valley Ranch was able to build low-cost single-family homes simply because the land beneath the development was inexpensive. The community adhered closely to the city's 2002 affordable-housing ordinance, building around 630 detached homes, some of which sold for just $100,000.
Another problem for Stapleton was that, until recently, it didn't aggressively advertise its affordable product. To an outsider, the community might seem more "Pleasantville" than new-urbanist, a wealthy white suburb with little to offer a waitress or a truck driver looking to buy a home.
"When you begin marketing a community of this size, there are a lot of demands for your efforts," says Anderson, of the Stapleton Development Corporation. "You want to hit the marketplace running, and the risks are so great, there is a tendency to focus on the product that the marketplace will absorb. I think Forest City quite naturally did that. But that's why we're here, to remind them of their responsibilities in delivering affordable units."
In recent months, Stapleton has worked to change its image with a series of workshops hosted by American Sunrise Communities, a Santa Monica-based company that specializes in educating potential affordable-home buyers. The conferences have netted six closings since February.
"Forest City has to build affordable housing. Everyone was under the impression that it would sell like hotcakes," says American Sunrise's Janeen Cameron, who fills the workshops by cold-calling area businesses and inviting their employees. "At my conferences, I find that people are shocked that there is affordable housing at Stapleton. It is great that we are here to say, 'Yes. There is affordable housing at Stapleton.'"
Stapleton has also been caught in the recent problems that have plagued the entire housing market nationwide, Cameron adds.
After an avalanche of foreclosures, lenders are shying away from people with poor credit. "I would say 90 percent of the people coming to our conferences have bad credit," she points out. "They don't understand finances. They don't understand how to budget. They don't understand the kind of a down payment they need. We're working with them to understand that. The people who are in that situation, we're helping to get them on the path to home ownership."
Forest City says its biggest challenge to selling affordable homes is the deed restriction, the mechanism attached to each unit that limits appreciation and ensures long-term affordability. Demand is very high for everything else, says Melissa Knott, Forest City's director of housing initiatives. Some regular homes have sold at seven per week, while the affordable program has chugged along at three closings per month.
But housing experts say the deed restriction is the only way to ensure that people looking for a quick buck don't buy cheap and immediately flip the home for a much higher price. "Sometimes it can be a barrier to selling the homes," says Karen Harkin of the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority. But in the current market, "in which properties are not rapidly appreciating, that shouldn't be something that would inhibit the sale of the units," she adds.
Yet Forest City's initial hold-up in its affordable-housing program had less to do with filling the units than simply getting them built.
In 2003, a local developer named Jackie Peterson broke ground on Stapleton's first affordable development, the place where Zweck and Piceno now reside: Roslyn Court. Peterson had built affordable rentals before, but not for-sale homes. Even so, she received a $6.5 million loan from the city. But she underestimated the project's costs and defaulted on a portion of the loan when she was about halfway through. Forest City was left to pick up the pieces, selling the eighty units itself over the next four years.
Since the going was slow, Forest City lowered the price of the units from $176,000 to $164,000 or less for a three-bedroom home. The city also administered federal down payment assistance to some Roslyn Court buyers, giving a single person as much as $22,000 to urge him or her to move in.
"A lot of the people who bought before the money came out are probably pretty upset if they know that other people got that money," says Evan Jansen, a preferred lender in Stapleton's affordable program. "The affordable homes were sitting there. They weren't being sold. They were overpriced for people who were income-qualified to buy them."


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Last time SoJones did a piece on Mr. Allen Samuels, he was just starting out with a single on iTunes and a video on Youtube. Now his video has almost 800,000 views and he's recently appeared on NBC's show "New York Live" to get interviewed by Ben Aaron, who is wondering just like the rest of us why a 55 year old casino executive is starting down the path to hip hop fame. For one thing, Allen knows what swag is about and who the 'po-po' are, but he thinks the police are good! We might not see our friend on a track with post convicts like T.I or Lil Wayne, but we digress.
What's awesome about this time is that Allen Samules and Mr. Aaron did a New York Live remix, which involved the two in Time Square dancing with the crowd and doing some turntable tricks with doggies and friends alike. It's a great ol' time for a rapper only getting to the top soon, so check it out below:
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The pricing will also be changing as of 2014, currently it is $70 to take the five GED tests, as of 2014 it will be $120 to take the updated four GED tests.
With the changes to the testing, the teachers will be helping the students focus on what is important, Dahlke said. The GED program is going to be different for each individual student; not everyone is going to be on the same skill level. Someone may test off the charts on reading, but may need more help in math, the program is very individualized. Practice tests of similar format to the official tests will be available to students as well, Dahlke added. GED prep sessions offered by WAPS Community Ed are six weeks long. Students must be there on the first day to sign up and register, or they will have to wait until the next session, Dahlke explained. If the students are comfortable and feel they are prepared, they can take the test before the six weeks is up, or they can use the entire time to prep for the tests, Dahlke said. There are three sessions before and three sessions after Christmas. There is also one summer session that is going on right now. There are day, afternoon, and evening classes available to accommodate a variety of schedules.
For those who may miss the start of one of the six-week GED prep courses, there is also a Future Transitions program offered at SE Tech, Dahlke said. It is a seven-week program that can be started anytime during that seven weeks, he noted. Participants can practice for the GED tests, or focus on things they want to improve, like their math skills or their reading, Dahlke explained. Its there to prepare students for whatever they are looking to do, Dahlke added.
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A report released last week on the financial outlook for the nation's Social Security and Medicare programs showed some improvement in the Medicare area. Unfortunately, that will add fuel to Washington's unofficial motto when it comes programs that are popular with voters: Never fix today what you can put off until another term of office.
The closest spending crisis in the programs is three years away. That's when the Social Security fund that pays for disability benefits is expected to be depleted. The Social Security fund for retirees should be good at least until 2033, trustees of the program said Friday.
Meanwhile, a slower than anticipated growth in health care costs means the Medicare fund has gained a couple of extra years of life. Trustees of that program now expect it to be able to meet obligations through 2026, beating last year's estimate of 2024.
These are touchy programs with Americans. Politicians know that meddling with the formulas and implementing reforms to keep them solvent will instantly place them in political peril. When one wonders why Congress and the White House put off dealing with sensitive issues, the reason is simple — political self preservation.
But these programs will have to be addressed if the nation ever hopes to get its financial house in order. While elected officials push this plan and that, the fact is that Medicare and Social Security are the two largest expenditures of the federal government, comprising one-third of all U.S. government spending.
With the Baby Boomer generation on the cusp of retirement, it's very likely that America has a disaster waiting to happen if things remain as they are now. Also, the trustees' prediction that moved the Medicare depletion from 2024 to 2026 was based at least in part on assumptions in connection with the Affordable Care Act. We have a suspicion that when that law is fully implemented, there very well may be some unexpected costs that come to light.
The problem, of course, is that working together for the common good is anything but a motto in the nation's capital. And that's not going to change as the 2014 mid-term and 2016 presidential elections inch closer.
Democrats have one view on how things should be handled, Republicans have another and the Obama administration is losing credibility for its leadership as seemingly every day another political scandal breaks out. Not quite a recipe for good government, is it?
Any glimmer of hope that the fiscal problems facing these two major programs isn't as bad as it was yesterday is reason enough for lawmakers worried more about their own jobs and the power of their respective political parties to avoid doing anything that will give their opponents an advantage.
We can expect to hear a lot about the need for reform. We can expect to hear a lot about why the other side's solutions won't work.
What we shouldn't expect is any meaningful action. At least not anytime soon.
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