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The color in these shadows looks much more subtle on that in the pan. I find the texture kind of grainy, not smooth which is more to my liking. I think it makes me skin look older.
I got this on sale for about $2 at Target; what a great find! This quad features four sheer, springtime shades: pink, purple, grey, and white with a gold/green tint. I especially love the white as a highlighter or wash on the lid with a little bit of Sonia's "Burnished" in the crease--the look is subtle and makes my brown eyes sparkle.
As the name suggests, these eye shadows are designed for a sheer spring/summer wash of color. The quad features pastel shades of taupe, purple, peach and a lime-tinged beige, all with a soft shimmer. The shadows blend easily, but once they are blended, they're more muted on the lids than they appear in the compact. Overall, this quad provides a nice, subtle, seasonal look, and it's reasonably priced.
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If 2011 was the year for dubstep and moombahton, 2012 was undoubtedly the year for EDM trap. Although trap finds its roots in Southern hip-hop, 2012 marks the year that the slow, aggressive 808 sound seeped into and came in contact with the greater American EDM scene, resulting in a slew of new producers and track releases under the "Trap" banner.
Under the clutter mainstream hype has created, we find a couple gems. In no particular order, GLT presents 2012's best. Hopefully there'll be plenty of getting low as you lend an ear to our top 50 picks, which include those that have made a substantial impact on the evolving EDM trap scene as well as our personal favorites. Stay lifted, fans and friends, and look out for the evolving set of sounds set in motion by EDM trap in 2013.
Presented by Chris and Yuna
Top 50 Trap Songs of 2012
- Major Lazer – Original Don (Flosstradamus Remix) [Link]
- Baauer – Harlem Shake (Original Mix) [Link]
- DJ Sliink – Stop Me Now (Missy Elliott) [Link]
- Craze & Codes – Trapped in Sydney (Original Mix) [Link]
- Die Antwoord – I Fink U Freeky (CRNKN Remix) [Link]
- Kanye West – Mercy (RL Grime & Salva Remix) [Link]
- Big Chocolate – Blue Milk (Original Mix) [Link]
- Antiserum & Mayhem – Brick Squad Anthem (Original Mix) [Link]
- Comma – Twegionaire (Original Mix) [Link]
- Hardwell – Spaceman (Carnage Festival Trap Remix) [Link]
- Benny Benassi – Satisfaction (RL Grime Remix) [Link]
- Chippy Nonstop – So I Know It's Real (Saint Remix) [Link]
- Diplo & Oliver Twizt – Go (Filthy Disco Remix) [Link]
- Birdy Nam Nam – Goin' In (Skrillex Goin' Down Mix) [Link]
- Dillon Francis – Masta Blasta (The Rebirth) [Link]
- Sleigh Bells – Demons (Diplo Remix) [Link]
- Gregor Salto – Bouncing Harbour (Funkin' Matt Remix – Muchi Still Thinks Funkin' Matt Should Do Moombahton VIP) [Link]
- Bassnectar ft. Lupe Fiasco – Vava Voom (Bassnectar Remix) [Link]
- Adventure Club – Retro City (LOUDPVCK Remix) [Link]
- UZ – Trap Shit v7 (Original Mix) [Link]
- UZ – Trap Shit v9 (Original Mix) [Link]
- TNGHT – Goooo (Original Mix) [Link]
- TNGHT – Higher Ground (Original Mix) [Link]
- Excision & Datsik – Swagga (Datsik's Trap VIP) [Link]
- Datsik – Bonafide Hustler (Trap VIP) [Link]
- Wynter Gordon & Laidback Luke – Dirty Talk (Party Favor's Festival Trap Fix) [Link]
- Yung Joc – Goin Down (Milo & Otis Unoriginal Mix) [Link]
- LOUDPVCK – Burner (Original Mix) [Link]
- cestladore – AwwYeaYup (Original Mix) [Link]
- Luminox – I Run This (Original Mix) [Link]
- Chippy Nonstop – Money Dance (Ryan Marks Remix) [Link]
- Nicki Minaj ft. 2 Chainz – Beez In The Trap (Soundkeepers Edit) [Link]
- Alex Young – Relapse (Original Mix) [Link]
- Sandro Silva & Quintino – Epic (Luminox Remix) [Link]
- Coolio – Gangster's Paradise (Candyland's OG Remix) [Link]
- Hot Chip – Look At Where We Are (Major Lazer Remix) [Link]
- A-Trak & Dillon Francis – Money Makin' (Oliver Twizt Trap Remix) [Link]
- ETCETC! & Brillz & Diplo ft. Whiskey Pete – Bueller (Original Mix) [Link]
- ETC!ETC! & Brillz – Swoop (Original Mix) [Link]
- Flosstradamus – Roll Up (Baauer Remix) [Link]
- Flosstradamus – Lana's Theme (Original Mix) [Link]
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs x A-Trak – Heads Will Roll (Kid Kamillion Trap Edit) [Link]
- Flosstradamus – Underground Anthem (Original Mix) [Link]
- Diplo – Express Yourself (Gent & Jawns Remix) [Link]
- Nas – The Don (Tom Wrecks Remix) [Link]
- Major Lazer – Get Free (Yellow Claw Get Free Money Remix) [Link]
- Sub Focus ft. Alpine – Tidal Wave (Flosstradamus Remix) [Link]
- Sub Antix – 80 Weight (Original Mix) [Link]
- Freddo Fuori – Master At Work (Real El Canario Remix – Munchi's The Ultimate Seduction VIP) [Link]
- UZ x CRNKN – Booty 2 The Ground (Original Mix) [Link]


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Modify HTML-form adding "value=..." fields to <input> tags according to $_REQUEST, "selected" attribute to <select> etc. A lot of other functions (e.g., select, textarea, img also supported). The simplest example:
Clicking the submit button, you see that values of text fields remain unchanged - the same as you entered before submitting the form! The same method also works with SELECTs, CHECKBOXes etc. You do not need to manual write "value=..." or "if (...) echo "selected" in your scripts, it is done automatically based on $_GET and $_POST arrays. Interesting feature (but OPTIONAL - please say if you thing it is NOT NEEDED, I will remove) - handling of "flip-fields". For example, <select name="sel" multiple flip> <option value="first" selected>First</option> <option value="second">Second</option> <option value="third" selected>Third</option> </select> (watch "flip" attribute!) gives the result: $_REQUEST['sel'] === array('first'=>1, 'third'=>1) It is much more logical to work with associative array instead of lists for multiple SELECTs. See example: http://pear.dklab.ru/test/FormPersister/t_formpersister.php /> (I say again: this is NOT required and NOT major (but - useful) option of the module, vote against it if you think it should be removed). |
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I have never seen anything like this but I am not into german beer mugs. But I must tell you they are good looking. ....Jane |
I have several of these...in brown and dark green. The type of pottery is called yellow ware. I am sure they were made in the US. Mine are in the other house...I can check tomorrow. |
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found a new home!
Plenty of my friends are looking
for one too. Find a pet to adopt.
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My name is Chloe!
Facts about Chloe
- Breed: Ragdoll
- Color: White (Mostly)
- Age: Adult
- Sex: Female
- Hair: Short
Chloe's Info...
I am already spayed and up to date with shots.
I am a very sweet girl that has been bounced around from one house to another. I would love to have some stability in my life and find a permanent loving home.
You can meet me at the Natomas Marketplace Petsmart on the Weekends from 11am - 5pm.
Other Pets at Cats About Town Society
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Chloe, a Sacramento Ragdoll cat was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Ragdoll for sale in Sacramento, or seeking a Ragdoll cat from a breeder in Sacramento.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Sacramento already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Sacramento breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Ragdoll breeders who help with Ragdoll rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Sacramento paves the way for another one to be saved.


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ok there is a junction somewhere between the last light and the #2 3 way switch
#1 switch has no power it goes to the light and travelers pass through. #2 switch has 3 wires only a hot and two travelers / Neutral must be coming from a junction box.When i put the hot on the common on switch #2 and 1 traveler the light comes on and does not shut off. When i flip the switch on #1 switch the light makes one flicker and stays on. Not sure what to do |
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- Posted by bus_driver (My Page) on Thu, Nov 17, 11 at 17:46
For what reason did you begin to "work" on this system? Older 3-way hookups may have a neutral only at the box of the light fixture. And that was perfectly proper until recent code revisions. |
the home run obviously comes from a junction thats coverd the netrual is not the problem cause the lights come on |
- Posted by bus_driver (My Page) on Thu, Nov 17, 11 at 19:38
For what reason did you begin to "work" on this system? |
for what reason do you keep asking did you not read the ?if you are unable to understand the problem please dont respond |
- Posted by bus_driver (My Page) on Thu, Nov 17, 11 at 20:02
I hope no one responds. The answer to that question is quite important to understand the problem. |
1. the junction box is the light 2. the neutral is only at the light. the switches only switch the hot line 3. your power probably comes through the light junction, goes to the common of the first switch along the travelers to the second switch and from that common back to the light. 4 the switches only go to one light, all the other lights , if any, get hooked to this light. |
1) No junction is after first switch before light 2) The hot and neutral come from the j box and goes seperate ways hot goes to switch#1 and neutral goes to light 3) when i hook up the hot at switch#1to give it power to switch#2 and then flip the switch the light just gives off one flicker and stays on |
i think the hot has to be hooked up something else in the j box its got to be feeding it twice |
How many wires in the switch boxes? How many wires in the junction box and how are they connected? How many wires in the light box? |
there are 3 wires in each switch box The j box is covered behind drywall but was told all he did was extend the wires the original splice point was in the light box and still is in. im told that in the junction there is also another 3 way splice that is being extended to the same 4gang switch box. in the light box there is the feed from the end of the 3way,a hot&neutral,and then the feed to the switch so there is 3 sets in the light box |
"The j box is covered behind drywall but was told all he did was extend the wires " Junction boxes are must be accessible, and that means they may not be buried behind drywall. The first step is probably to restore access to eh junction box and see what is there. |
yea just hoping maybe in the light junction maybe i could change some wires around being as thats were it all comes in |
- Posted by bus_driver (My Page) on Fri, Nov 18, 11 at 17:53
For what reason did you begin to "work" on this system? |
cause im getting paid too |
- Posted by bus_driver (My Page) on Fri, Nov 18, 11 at 19:46
For what technical reason is someone "working" on this system? Four-year old boys often "work" on things simply because they are there. Paying someone to "work" on a system typically has other specific reasons. |
"cause im getting paid too" Unless you are licensed that would be a VERY bad idea. Was it working previously Dd it stop suddenly? Any changes made? |
"it doesnt matter if im licensed or not if i took on the job i think i can handle it" |
"it doesnt matter if im licensed or not if i took on the job i think i can handle it" Um, no it does not work that way. You cannot do electrical work in houses other than your own (as in the house you own ad live in) for pay without a license. |
"if you cant offer helpfull info there is no need to reply" If YOU can't offer the required information, it is nearly impossible to troubleshoot the problem. Especially not having the luxury of seeing the situation first hand. Anyone who is any good at troubleshooting knows to ask as many questions that may relate to the situation as possible. When / why did the switches stop working? Did someone already fiddle with the wiring and make things worse, etc, etc.............Thus the questions about why you are working on the switching in the first place. Obviously, a handyman hack wouldn't know that. But, like you said yourself, "i can handle it". Yeah, it's obvious, you have it all under control. |
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Sermons on Mark 10
What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate, Part 1
Mark 10:1-12
by John Piper
Jesus calls us to keep our marriage covenant in a way that tells the truth about him.
God, Marriage and Children
Mark 10:1-16
by John Piper
Missions: The Battle Cry of Christian Hedonism
Mark 10:17-31
by John Piper
The challenge is great. God is greater. The rewards are a hundred times better than anything the world can offer.
Greatness, Humility, Servanthood
Mark 10:32-45
by John Piper
The Son of Man Came to Serve
Mark 10:45
by John Piper
At the end of this season, receive the best present imaginable: Jesus giving himself to die for you and serve you.
Why the Son of God Came into the World
A Christmas Message
Mark 10:45
by John Piper
The Bible's picture of our Savior too radical that it should be the mere creation of sinful men.
The Son of Man Came to Give His Life a Ransom for Many
Christmas Eve Day
Mark 10:45
by John Piper
Were you ransomed when Christ died? Are you still under the guilt and power of sin when you might be free?


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NBC Bay Area's Raj Mathai goes behind the scenes with the San Francisco Chronicle's food critic, Michael Bauer.
When President Obama asked Brian Boitano to join the U.S. delegation for the Olympic Games in Sochi, the gold medal figure skater knew he would have to reveal a side of his life that had been private.
He came to the U.S. as immigrant from Cuba who didn't speak any English. His teachers wrote him off, but George Gascon tells NBC Bay Area's Raj Mathai what inspired him to turn his life around.
Trevor Traina was born into a life of wealth and privilege, but he's using his connections for a new start-up, that connects anyone to some of the most famous people in the world.
Jimmy Fallon stopped by the NBC Bay Area studios today and dished about his talks with Jay Leno and his ties to Marin County
Retired Judge Vaughn Walker overturned California's ban on same-sex marriage. Now, five months after the Supreme Court's historic ruling on Prop 8, Walker reflects on his role in the case.


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Although some producers are replanting orange groves, using high-density plantings and the latest production technologies, others are leaving former groveland fallow or seriously exploring other non-citrus crops.
And with economy picking up, will some of those former groves be replanted with houses? These are all tough questions that the industry and individual growers will continue to grapple with in the coming months and years.
Let's hope that the absence of orange juice on Winter Haven's city logo was just a marketing ploy and isn't a harbinger of things to come.


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Know Your Lore: The tol'vir {WoW}
Jan 6th 2011 2:37PM Hey, i'm desperate to find out what mod is used to change the speech bubble as seen here! Any help? :D
WoW Insider's Cataclysm launch giveaway: Landros' Gift Box {WoW}
Dec 6th 2010 7:09PM Hi! I'd love to win!
Win everyAir desktop app for the iPad {WoW}
Nov 24th 2010 8:30PM Hi! This would pretty much make up for my legs being set on fire. Ok, I made that up. But please. Please. :D
Are those 4.0.1 spells shiny enough for you? {WoW}
Oct 14th 2010 10:04PM Starsurge's graphic went from amazing ball of feiry leaves, to epic lightning with two rotating stars, to just the ball of lightning, to a ball one third as big with no glow effect. Jesus, Blizzard, if I weren't an addict I'd kick you in your collective balls.
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Nov 9th 2009 8:40PM Guys, only a handful of people have actually used the methods outlined by the blues with any success. This doesn't mean it's fixed yet.
The Queue: Cosmetics {WoW}
Aug 10th 2009 5:11AM Hi Alex,
I recently got the Jeeves schematic, farmed the mats and made him. He's awesome, but the buzz on the engineering front seems to be people want him the follow you. Given the time and money involved, I don't think that's unreasonable. I was also quietly hoping for the odd butlery emote (escort quest npc's are programmed with plenty of inane quips, why not Jeeves?), but honestly, if he could follow me around I'd be happy. There's no mention of this happening any time soon, but it seems very easy to implement. Do you think it could happen?
Bastienne, Blackrock (US)
The Queue: Full of it {WoW}
Jul 7th 2009 9:21PM Yep, you're right, the problem I had was shadow priests and moonkin, not mages and moonkin. :)
My issue was with the phrase "You have NO reason to complain, it's a fine weapon that works for all DPS casters", which obviously isn't true. If they made the bonechopper into a dagger, problem solved, right?
The Queue: Full of it {WoW}
Jul 7th 2009 8:46PM Also, the phrase "You have NO reason to complain, it's a fine weapon that works for all DPS casters." was what I disagreed with.
Damn you blizz, why can't you make the bonechopper a dagger?
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Jul 7th 2009 8:42PM I stand corrected; priests and druids are the ones at a disadvantage here, not mages and druids. My bad. :)


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found a new home!
Plenty of my friends are looking
for one too. Find a pet to adopt.
Find a pet to adopt |
My name is Whisper!
Facts about Whisper
- Breed: American Shorthair
- Color: Tan Or Fawn Tabby
- Age: Young
- Sex: Female
- Hair: Short
Whisper's Info...
I am already spayed, up to date with shots, and good with kids.
Whisper was destined to be put down with her 4 kittens. She was the most protective mama we have ever had. She is not a lap cat she is a "pet-me-and-let-me-schmooze-with-you-and-rub-me-kitty." She has positively stolen our hearts! Whisper has so much love and we hope for one of her kittens to go with her. They are named, Cashmere, Cami, Cinder and Sweetie. On the day she is adopted, we'll all be going home with a crying towel! She will be missed that much.
Other Pets at Animal Lovers of South Bay
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Whisper, a Rancho Palos Verdes American Shorthair cat was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a American Shorthair for sale in Rancho Palos Verdes, or seeking a American Shorthair cat from a breeder in Rancho Palos Verdes.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Rancho Palos Verdes already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Rancho Palos Verdes breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even American Shorthair breeders who help with American Shorthair rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Rancho Palos Verdes paves the way for another one to be saved.


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FOR the past 10 days, up to 400 firefighters and have been working to control the Kentbruck blaze.
While some emergency services personnel have relied on hotels in Portland, Mt Gambier and Hamilton for accommodation, hundreds are calling the Heywood Sports Park home.
Since last Monday, eight Department of Sustainability and Environment employees from Melbourne have been organising and constructing the make-shift home on the Heywood Pony Club's paddocks, with the help of more than 20 Portland contractors.
By Thursday 220 tents had been pitched and another 280 went up before the weekend to house 500 workers as firefighting efforts increased to control the blaze.
"We like to use people from the local community just to get some business and money back into the local communities while we're here," base camp manager Patrice Gorman said.
The campsite also means firefighters can get to the front-line as quickly as possible, and hotels are freed up for any residents that may need to be evacuated from homes.
As well as accommodation, the camp has 20 toilets, 18 hot showers and a portable kitchen making meals for more than 900 people involved in the firefighting effort.
"That's three meals a day being cooked in the kitchens, the crews eat here at camp or we prepare their meals and take them out to the line in hot-packs," Ms Gorman said.
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How to Recycle Seven Unusual Items
Learn the green way to dispose of bras, fake limbs, your pet's fur and more
By Matt Hickman
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About to embark on a big springtime clean 'n' purge project around the house? Without fail, you'll most likely encounter numerous, purge-worthy items that don't fit neatly into the "paper, plastic, aluminum, yard waste" recycling scheme. These offbeat potential recyclables may leave you wondering: "What in the Sam Hill do I do with this?" For obvious reasons, many of these items aren't appropriate candidates for a Goodwill drop-off or garage sales. Clueless as to what to do with trophies or bras, you may opt to throw them out. But not so fast: We've rounded up a few unusual items that you may encounter during a spring cleaning session and suggested ways of disposing of them. Have something on your hands that you want to recycle that isn't on this list? Head on over to Earth 911. Or, for more craft-inspired ideas check out How Can I Recycle This? Happy spring cleaning!
1. Your Prosthetic Limbs
Here's what the Amputee Coalition of America has to say on the recycling of prosthetic limbs: "Prosthetic components are generally not reused in the United States because of legal considerations. However, used prosthetic limbs may be disassembled and the components shipped to Third World countries for use by landmine victims and/or other individuals in need." The ACA goes on to list numerous organizations such as the Limbs for Life Foundation and the International Foundation for the Physically Disabled that are willing to take a spare prosthetic limb off your hands.
2. Your Bras
Although Arizona-based textile recycling organization Bra Recyclers has officially deemed October as "Recycle Your Bra Month," it's never too early to commit an act of undergarment altruism by donating seldom worn, ill-fitting or entirely inappropriate brassieres to a good cause. Check out the Bra Recyclers website to learn more about the Bosom Buddies Program in which donated bras of all shapes and sizes (post-breast-surgery and maternity bras are needed, too) are given to local shelters or redistributed through exporters and organizations to women in developing nations.
3. Your Crayons
Unless you're a crafty type, have kids, are frequently visited at home by children brandishing coloring books or prefer to take your own set of colors to restaurants with paper tablecloths, there's really no reason to keep an old cookie tin filled with crayons at home. If you do and think it's time high time that you parted with them, consider shipping them off to the Crayon Recycling Program, where "unwanted, rejected, broken" crayons are recycled into new ones. So far, the program has prevented 62,000 pounds of crayons from entering landfills.
4. Your Old Greeting Cards
Greeting cards are a funny one. They're such a pleasure to receive but what to do when the sometimes sappy sentiment wears off? Do you dare throw away the Snoopy St. Patrick's Day card that Great Aunt Helen sent three years ago? While there are numerous greeting card craft projects (Hanukkah card coasters, anyone?) to consider, if you're looking to unload a huge mass of old cards that you've been hoarding in shoeboxes stashed under the bed, check out the St. Jude's Ranch for Children Recycled Card Program. As part of the Kids Corp. program at St. Jude's Ranch, children who have been abandoned, neglected or abused are given the chance to learn entrepreneurship skills by making new greeting cards out of fronts of old ones. Click here to find out how to donate your old greeting cards. No old Disney, Hallmark or American Greetings cards, please.
5. Your Pet's Fur
Matter of Trust, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, has been accepting donations of non-filthy pet fur and human hair since 1998 to craft oil-absorbing hair mats — described as "flat square dreadlocks" — and hair-stuffed containment booms made from recycled pantyhose. These hairy contraptions are effective at soaking up oil and they don't require any new resources … just stuff you'd normally trash.
Although it appears that Matter of Trust — a very busy organization during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill — is not accepting donations of the hairy kind at this time, they do suggest that you keep on collecting errant fur and hair to make booms for use in local waterways.
6. Your Dentures
Unlike a pair of old designer jeans, dentures are pretty much impossible to reuse given that the "fit" is unique to one's mouth. However, in Japan there's the Japan Denture Recycling Association, a program where precious metals are removed from the dentures and sold with the proceeds benefiting UNICEF. In a 2008 article, the head of JDRA, Isao Miyoshi, estimated that if all of the 3.6 million dentures with precious metals discarded each year in Japan were recycled, they'd be valued at up to 7 billion yen (roughly $83.3 million).
Unfortunately, no such program that we know of exists in North America, so instead check in with a local dental school to see if they'd take an expired pair of false teeth. Or better yet, an art school in desperate need of offbeat materials may benefit from them. Although arts and crafts projects abound at elementary schools and day cares, they probably aren't the best candidates unless you plan on traumatizing young children. Just be sure to call before you show up anywhere trying to hawk a plastic zip-close bag filled with castoff chompers. And there's always the gag gift circuit …
7. Your Trophies
Is your past life as an overachiever starting to haunt you? Has the "I'm someone special case" in the den reached emergency overflow status? Rid your home of trophy-related clutter — even if you just happened to come in second place at that bowling tournament back in '92 — by donating it to a company that specializes in recycling and reusing gold colored plastic statuettes holding sports equipment. One is Lamb Awards & Engraving, a Maryland-based company that will donate matching sets to charities or break down old trophies for parts. Total Awards & Promotions out of Madison, Wis., also has a popular recycling program where old trophies are recycled, reused and donated to nonprofit organizations.
If it's medals, not trophies, taking up valuable real estate in your home, donate to Medals4Mettle. Through a nationwide network of physicians and volunteers, this fantastic organization bestows donated medals from marathons, half-marathons and triathlons to children and adults fighting debilitating illnesses "who might not be able to run a race, but are in a race of their own just to continue to live their life."
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Ground covers, Herbs, Perennials
Low-growing shade lovers with quiet charm. In many kinds, foliage is attractively dappled with gray or silver. The long-stalked leaves are mostly in basal clumps, though there are a few on the flower stalks. Plants bloom in late winter or early spring (just before leaves appear or as they emerge), bearing drooping clusters of funnel-shaped, typically blue or purplish flowers. After flowering finishes, more leaves arise from the base of the clump.
If plants are well watered, foliage will remain ornamental through the growing season. All have creeping roots and can be used as small-scale groundcovers or edgings for beds or woodland paths. Need moist, well-drained, organically enriched soil. Clumps may become crowded after a few years; divide them in early fall.
Pulmonaria angustifoliaNative to Europe. Grows to 8–12 in. high aand 1 1/2 ft. wide, with narrowish dark green leaves and bright blue flowers that open from pink buds. P. a. azurea has sky blue blossoms.
From Europe. Grows to 1 1/ ft. high and 2 ft. wide, with elliptical, medium green, silver-spotted leaves and blue flowers opening from pink buds. Specialists usually offer named selections, including early-blooming 'Highdown' ('Lewis Palmer'), with deep blue blossoms; old favorite 'Mrs. Moon', with large leaves and pink flowers aging from pink to blue; 'Sissinghurst White', with large white blooms; and 'Smoky Blue', with blue flowers atop deep green, white-spotted leaves.
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From Greece, Asia Minor. Grows to 2–8 in. tall, blooming in early spring. Blooms a bit later tha...
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Onion Rings!!!
Here lies one,
known as bigBrian
He said he was sick
Now you know he weren't lyin
BTW anybody else like banana peppers on pizza? (or straigth out of the jar for that matter?)
I like Banana peppers on my Subway Club Wrap. Extra peppers!
I'll have Peperoni, Sausage, Green Peppers and Mushrooms.
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Ok, I see two questions here, so here it goes:
Onion (yes, I LOVE onion), Green Peppers, and a few Banana Peppers (yes, I love banana peppers everywhere... on pizza, nachos, burritos, anywhere)
Secondly, here is my lame attempt:
Here lies Jessica, they called her Billie
Her obsession with Disney- quite silly
A pirate was she, till the day she did die
Now her ghost haunts, while here her body lie.
I can do better, but I'm only 24 and have many years to think about this (hopefully)
"Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, and loot,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
Drink up me hearties, yo ho!"
-Jessica/ Billie Q
pepperoni, onions, green and red peppers, tomatoes..... extra cheese and very little sauce.
i can't think of a rhyme right now... my nephew just woke up and i'm holding him right now.....
let's let him type: fdvxxxxxxxxxxx
.... that means "hello" i think.
Disney Trips
May 1994- WDW (off property)
May 1997- WDW (off property)
March 2001- WDW (off property)
May 2006- Disneyland (off property)
September 2010- WDW (POFQ)
October 2012 - Wedding and Honeymoon! - WDW (POR)
Here Erica lies, the onion hater.
She wanted to go shopping but was told to go later.
Her taste was too expensive and couldn't pay the bill.
Alas poor girl, now she is fashion roadkill.
"There's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of everyday. There's a great big beautiful tomorrow, just a dream away!"
When I grow up I wanna be a Disney
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May 1994- WDW (off property)
May 1997- WDW (off property)
March 2001- WDW (off property)
May 2006- Disneyland (off property)
September 2010- WDW (POFQ)
October 2012 - Wedding and Honeymoon! - WDW (POR)
My tombstone should read...
First, my pizza: Pepperoni and green olives, please!
My tombstone should read:
"Nicole didn't want to be buried,
but here she lies,
she wanted her ashes scattered with the flies,
but buried she be for all to see,
her husband didn't cremate her,
guess it wasn't meant to be."
Yes, my husband and I argue about this, because I don't want to be buried, and he doesn't want to have me cremated, so if I go first, the above tombstone might just happen!!
I am in need of some Disney magic!!
Here lies Lori
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The candidates must take pride in their work, be a good listener, strong communicator, professional, conscientious, creative problem solver, detail oriented, organized, good follow-through, independent, and a team player in order to meet the high expectations of our clientele. We are also a family-oriented company with limited Saturdays. This is a full time position and the benefits include a competitive salary, paid holidays, paid vacation, health & dental insurance, retirement plan, and a positive career-oriented environment.
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During yesterday's Toronto Maple Leafs/Philadelphia Flyers game, I tweeted "It's legitimately scary how fast hockey players skate at this point. Pro rinks are basically just human Large Hadron Colliders," because it really is startling to watch the ease at which players today can get up to top speed.
The only real downside of this is that these are huge dudes, and our brains aren't built to get mashed against the inside of our skulls too much, so we're can only expect to see more of stuff like this:
Rostislav Klesla taken off ice on stretcher
There's no video from this game yesterday, but it was Jordan Nolan who hit Klesla, leading to this:
Klesla fell to the ice and his leg twitched for a moment before he lay motionless. With the team's medical staff attending to him, Klesla was strapped to a stretcher and taken off the ice. No word was available immediately on his condition, but as he left the ice he raised his left hand to tell the crowd he was OK and was greeted with cheers.
Which naturally led to this:
Coyotes' Martin Hanzal went after Nolan, and both received roughing minors.
When both minors expired, it was time for retribution. All hell broke loose shortly after Nolan and Hanzal left the penalty box. In all the excitement, Paul Bissonnette also jumped over the boards to take part in the melee. Bissonnette was given a game misconduct and could be facing a minimum 10-game suspension for leaving the bench.
So yeah. Apparently Klesla has a neck injury, and Bissonnette's in trouble (nothing like a quick 10-gamer to get the year rollin'). Hot start!
Nazem Kadri made Hal Gill look silly
The Toronto Maple Leafs got off to a good start on the weekend, beating the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 4-3. Nazem Kadri scored first on a great personal effort that resulted in Hal Gill looking like it might be time to hang 'em up, like, for reals.
The picture is at the top of this post (that's Gill getting up off the ice, who was standing directly in front of Nazem Kadri only moments earlier), or you can click that link to watch it for yourself. That couldn't have helped Gill's odds of making the Flyers this year.
Dallas Eakins has removed a bunch of memorabilia from the Oilers dressing room
One thing you gotta say about Dallas Eakins: he's not taking the job of changing the Oilers losing ways lightly, even if a few of his gestures seem a little pointless. He basically wants to make it clear that the dressing room belongs to the current players in there, and not the players of yesteryear. Kay, sure, fine.
Mr. Eakins, give us your thoughts:
"We have moved some pictures and some plaques and some things and we're going to put them out for our fans to enjoy, but it's important for these players that this is THEIR dressing room.
"Believe me, there is no disrespect. And this man would understand – this is not Mark Messier's dressing room!
"We will definitely attempt to emulate the play of those great teams, the success of the Gretzkys, Messiers, Kurris and all of them. But I want these guys to be comfortable in THEIR room."
The Oilers are almost certainly going to be better this season, but if there not, boy. This is going to seem like a weird off-season.
You can't tuck your jersey in anymore. Seriously, that's a rule now
Man, poor Wayne Gretzky's really having a tough day. First his stuff is being removed from the Oilers' dressing room, now this: you can't tuck in your jersey anymore.
From a PDF the league sent out on equipment rules:
Players are not permitted to tuck their jersey into their pants in such a manner where the top padding of the pant and/or additional body protection (affixed to the pant or affixed to the Player's body) is exposed outside the jersey. The back uniform number must not be covered or obstructed in any fashion by protruding pads or other protective padding.
From the Washington Post, here's what jersey-tucker Alex Ovechkin thinks:
"I'm the guy who love that kind of stuff. I'm kind of upset about it, but most important thing, nobody talk to us, the players. They think it can be dangerous for somebody. I think it's kind of stupid. My gear is not stay [near] my body so jersey always goes in. If I'm going to put jersey normally, I'm going to skate and it goes back."
I just pray that the Gods of hockey never, ever allow this to affect a real game in any meaningful way.
Ryan Murray's NHL debut was decent
He was selected one spot behind Nail Yakupov in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, only to wind up needing shoulder surgery and sitting on the sidelines for an entire season. For the Blue Jackets, getting him back on the ice and into their mix is an exciting prospect. And why not?
Here he is scoring the overtime winner for Columbus against Pittsburgh on the weekend. Jumps into the play, head up, finishes nicely. Perhaps a sign of great things to come.


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An arrest warrant has been issued in relation to the shooting death of Marcus "Big Country" Senegal, who was killed March 30 near the Old School Shack Lounge in Port Arthur. According to Sgt. Scott Gaspard of the Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD), there is an active murder warrant for the suspect, 20-year-old Keenan Novon Anderson of Port Arthur.
Police are searching for the culprits in a bloody shootout Thursday night, June 27.
After two days of testimony, a jury deliberated about four hours before finding Duane Lee Washington guilty Thursday, June 13, in the Christmas Day murder of his 93-year-old grandfather almost 10 years ago.
The suspect in yesterday's shooting in Fannett has been identified as 35-year-old Matthew Earl Smith of Hamshire. Smith was charged with murder and is being held on a $1 million bond in relation to the death of 51-year-old Cole Dupuy of Fannett, according to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting in Fannett that left one man dead.
According to a news release from JCSO, the office received a call at approximately 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, regarding a shooting in the 15000 block of Boondocks Rd. The caller told police a pedestrian flagged him down and told the caller he had been involved in a shooting. The actor remained with the caller until deputies arrived.
Two children are without their mother after police say their father shot her multiple times in the 15600 block of Heckaman Loop in Hamshire.
According to a press release, at approximately 10:44 a.m., a man advised police his next-door neighbor had just come to the front door and admitted to shooting his girlfriend.
A woman accused of brutally killing a Beaumont man and then setting his body ablaze pleaded guilty to murder Monday, May 21.
Deanna Edwards Wilson, 41, was indicted for the murder of Elkin Savoy, 58, whose body was found Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, burned and maimed as a result of an apparent homicide.
According to an autopsy report, Savoy's cause of death was blunt force trauma to the skull along with at least 15 stab wounds to the man's head and face.
A counselor manning the Spindletop Center crisis hotline listened as Hollie Arredondo told him her son was trying to kick in the door of her Nederland apartment. Then, after a crash the counselor thought to be the door finally giving way, the connection was abruptly severed.
Twelve Southeast Texans were indicted and arrested on federal racketeering charges in connection with a "whites only" drug distribution ring, according to an announcement by U.S Attorney John M. Bales on March 11. Four of the defendants named in the indictment also face capital murder charges.
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My fig tree is causing problems with the pipe line and I m going to have to cut it down, sadly. I've never have tried creating new trees from established trees, so I am offering anyone who wants fig trees to come and cut them their own cuttings. I'm not in a huge rush but I'll bet cutting it down within in the next month or so. Email is fastest to get to me firstname.lastname@example.com.
The fig trees are about 15 years old. I'm alsonlooking for any advice tonged the other one I have to produce fruit. No one has really taken care of the yard since we moved in and I really would love to have some figs next year. I live near sugar land! |
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- Posted by wildforager 5b-WI (My Page) on Mon, Jan 2, 12 at 10:52
If you'd be willing to cut & ship them for people that would be most helpful. This forum has people from all over, not only the USA but from all over the world. Most likely you will get emails with this request. Hope you're open to that possibility. What color are the figs? |
Wow, you live in zone 5 and have a fig growing like crazy?? What kind is it, a brown turkey? |
- Posted by wildforager 5b-WI (My Page) on Mon, Jan 2, 12 at 18:50
I'm in zone 5 and I have a greenhouse. |
Sugarland sounds like the Houston area to me. Would be nice if he/she would say. |
I do live south of Houston, sorry. My tenth month old came down with this crud and we all have it. In the midst of no sleep and head cold, I thought I posted this in the Texas forum. Right now, it is pending pick up. I'm also researching on getting the cuttings to root before I consider shipping to anyone. |
- Posted by budbackeast none (My Page) on Sun, Jan 22, 12 at 21:50
I dug up three fig trees today and transplanted them into the back yard. They are not small, and in digging them up, I cut away over half of the roots. But I've been doing this forever and have never lost a tree yet. Might you consider just transplanting the old tree? It's fine if you have to cut away a lot of the roots. Just have a couple beefy guys around to tear it loose from the earth and let them drag it to a new place. Replant, water and walk away. Figs can take it better than any tree I know. You will be eating a bucket of figs come summer. |
where can I get, buy fig tree cuttings? I am in South Louisiana, zone 9 |
- Posted by johnorange (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 14:29
I'm in Zone 8....figs do really well in East Texas. My tree was from a layered limb from my Mom's tree. I think it's a turkey fig. smdane05 probably doesn't have time but if you put a brick on a low limb it will root in the soil and you can just cut the branch after it's rooted and transplant. I'm intrigued by budbackeast's comments about transplanting. The fig and the lemons in the photo are really too close and none of the trees are any where close to full grown yet....maybe I should consider moving my fig. |
I overpruned my trees this year |
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Breathe Stress causes the body to involuntarily switch to shallow chest breathing, which deprives the body of oxygen. This can lead to headaches, high blood pressure, and back pain, among other things. Stop. Breathe deeply in for four seconds and release for eight. Continue until you're relaxed.Take a Walk Sitting at a desk all day fielding phone calls can cause stiffness and eye strain. Take a 10-minute walk around your office building to increase "feel good" endorphins and reduce stress hormones.Listen to Music Plug your headphones into your computer or pop in your favorite CD while driving. Melodic tunes, such as those found in classical and slow-listening music, have a relaxing effect on the mind and body, which helps to relieve stress.
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- Amazon has reported a 20% bump in fourth-quarter sales. Good, but not good enough, and the stock dropped. What's more, the numbers could mean economists should rethink their economic growth forecasts for the year. Amazon's bad omen for the U.S. economy The numbers: Amazon profit trails estimates as holiday delivery costs rise
- Not all the earnings news was bad. Burrito chain Chipotle posted good numbers and the stock promptly took off. Chipotle shares sizzle following red-hot quarter
- The search for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's replacement might be over. Microsoft nears end to CEO search The new CEO's task will no doubt be big. Microsoft seen testing insider Nadella's will to revamp
- You know you watch the Super Bowl for the ads. Who doesn't? A sneak peek at the 2014 Super Bowl ads
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The Man: Irv Gotti
Status: Separated
Theme Song: Mary J. Blige's "Good Woman Down"
If you've peeped any episodes of Gotti's Way, you know Deb has a good head on her shoulders. She foolishly wanted her marriage to work despite Irv blatantly confessing that he was unable to stay faithful to his wife in the past, present and future. One word: Deuces!


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Is your birthday in March? Take a look at celebrities with March birthdays and see who shares yours.
March 7: Jenna Fischer (1974)Others: Laura Prepon (1980), Peter Sarsgaard (1971), Rachel Weisz (1971), Wanda Sykes (1964), Ivan Lendl (1960), Bryan Cranston (1956), Lynn Swann (1952), Franco Harris (1950) and Willard Scott (1934)


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As if we weren't obsessed enough with Bernhard Willhelm enough (I mean.. his collab with Camper? DYING), but his S/S 13 animated lookbook just sent me over the edge. The weird, creeped out amazingness that these images give you are nothing less than the best case of heebee-jeebees ever. Also, what great Halloween costume inspiration this is. We can't all be black cats and slutty bunnies, can we?
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Ahh, nostalgia. Between VH1's I Love the 2000s and National Geographic's The '90s: The Last Great Decade?, it appears that there's been a whole lot of looking back at our fairly recent history. But how do people really feel about the turn of the century?
Through a survey, Nat Geo gauged America's attitudes toward the '90s specifically, asking whether it really was "The Last Great Decade." Here are the pop culture results: READ FULL STORY


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On The Lot with Rebecca Keegan: Sequels: Why Hollywood can't kick the habit
Robert Downey Jr. stars in Ironman 3.
Is Hollywood putting all there eggs in the sequel basket?
This summer there are 12 big sequels. Everything from Iron Man 3 to Smurfs 2. There are some good reasons why executives like to keep rolling over the same material. It makes marketing films easier, and a successful "franchise" can mean studios can create other revenue - everything from action figures to theme park rides.
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Mayor says Swamp Rabbit route in front yards 'not an option' as far as he's concerned
JULY 27, 2011 1:48 p.m. (3)
Parkins Mill Road resident Elizabeth Botzis says she and her neighbors support the Swamp Rabbit Trail.What they don't support is the bike and walking trail running in front of their houses.
They said they will fight any proposal to run the Swamp Rabbit down their street to link it to the county recreation department's trail at Lake Conestee.
"One of our main concerns is that it will change the very fabric of the neighborhood," said Parkins Mill resident Tim Williams. "We like our neighborhood the way it is and we don't want our neighborhood to change."
Mayor Knox White said the trail won't go along Parkins Mill Road. "It's not an option to build a trail in front of people's yards as far as I'm concerned," he said.
The city has earmarked $225,000 in this year's capital improvement budget to determine possible routes to link the sections of the Swamp Rabbit trail, but White said the group is working with the assumption the route will go somewhere along Pleasantburg Drive.
Parkins Mill resident George Miller said the issue has already been divisive in the neighborhood.
Some who live on the neighborhood's outer reaches in Gower Estates or on other sections of Parkins Mill that wouldn't be directly affected are supporting putting the trail on Parkins Mill because it has less vehicular traffic than Pleasantburg.
"It's not in their front yard," Miller said.
Parkins Mill residents said they're concerned about having 800 to 1,200 people walking and biking through their neighborhood each day.
They said they fear an increase in crime would come with the increase of transients through their neighborhood.
They also fear increased liability and decreased property values.
"What happens if a child steps off the trail onto my yard and breaks their leg?" Williams said.
Parkins Mill residents are also concerned about how increased traffic from the trail would affect students at Sara Collins Elementary School who walk and bike to school.
Residents said their fears increased after a city employee chalked one of the residents' yards to show where the sidewalk would be widened to make room for the trail.
"We've been told the city would rather ask for forgiveness instead of for permission," Miller said.
Residents said two routes that would bring the trail down Pleasantburg Drive and keep it out of a residential neighborhood would be better alternatives to connect the trail.
"Nowhere else does the Swamp Rabbit Trail go through a residential neighborhood," said Elliott Botzis. "Putting the trail through a residential neighborhood is a bad idea."
The city has not budgeted any money for actual construction.
City officials said the public would be involved in the final determination of the route.
Parkins Mill residents have started a petition drive and will begin a letter writing campaign to White and members of the Greenville City Council.
"We just want some transparency," Elliott Botzis said. "Putting the Swamp Rabbit Trail through a residential neighborhood is just a bad idea."
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posted by: cindylouhoo on 02.21.2008 at 06:47 pm in Home Decorating Forum I've never made much of an attempt to dress this hallway up. It's soooo long - 29 1/2 ft. We have 3 doors on the right, one at the end, and 2 on the left. Any suggestions for wall art or color. It's too narrow to add any furniture pieces. We live in a late 60's early 70's ranch style house.
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Need help - Information about plants & shrubs for privacy
posted by: javaman24 on 08.18.2004 at 03:04 pm in Pennsylvania Gardening Forum Not sure if I am posting to the right forum. But here's my question.
I am looking for plants that I can use to block/privacy purposes. A section of my yard faces the road and I would like to put some plants (instead of a fence) so I can get some sense of privacy and cover. I am looking for something that can grow quickly and does not need a lot of maintenance (other than pruning) I live in Philadelphia suburbs. Can someone suggest some appropriate plants or shrubs? Thanks. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Invasive trumpet vine (Follow-Up #9)
posted by: susan6 on 05.06.2005 at 10:27 am in Pennsylvania Gardening Forum I've had excellent luck killing off stumps and things like Poison Ivy, Tree of Heaven, etc. by painting full strength brush killer on the freshly cut stump and then covering with a plastic bag affixed with a rubber band for the season. If you don't do that, the brush killer will wash down into the soil and kill everything within about a foot.
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RE: privacy screen?? (Follow-Up #10)
posted by: vlf4230 on 10.14.2006 at 09:56 am in Pennsylvania Gardening Forum My parents have had an invasive type of bamboo for some 25 or 30 years now. Mowing does work just fine, is fast, and has kept it "contained". Every year it takes less and less time. In spring time you do get a short 2 to 3 week period (although this may vary with the variety) where little shoots pop up. They look like asparagus and don't taste too bad actually. This is the time to mow them down.
For those root systems that pop up where you can't mow like flower gardens or amidst rocks then we found cutting the stalk and putting some roundup in the shoot worked wonders. A few would survive and end up coming up as bushy little plants that did not spread. In the areas where it was left to grow it developed into this dense forest that is beautiful. We cut a path through it years back and put in a flagstone set of stairs. It is really cool to just walk those stairs with the bamboo up and all around you. Another nice thing with the bamboo is that it is very flexible so that for all those ice storms we see the stalks would just bend way over to the ground. Then once the sun warmed them enough that some ice would fall off the stalks shoot up like a slingshot showering everything with ice chips. It's like a little wonderland to walk underneath the bamboo when they are bent over like that. Anyway, that's my experience with bamboo. Jim NOTES: see my microsoft word under shrubs also
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RE: Can I use a holly as a privacy fence? (Follow-Up #7)
posted by: rhodyman on 02.26.2007 at 11:06 am in Pennsylvania Gardening Forum I sincerely apologize. I didn't mean to be aggressive. I just don't want newbies to think that the Thujas (arborvitaes) are not conifers and that holly is fast growing. Some people believe everything they read.
Someone else said that Douglas Fir is fast growing. It is in Oregon but not in Pennsylvania. It grows about half as fast as most pines, spruces and true firs like Concolor Fir in Pennsylvania. Regarding a privacy fence, here are my recommendations: Thuja "Green Giant": it is an arborvitae that if planted on 5' spacing will provide a privacy screen. They grow very quickly and will form a screen about 5' thick and about 25' tall. It is evergreen and will form a solid screen. It will take full sun and is very tolerant of soils. It is very cold hardy. "Lelyand Cypress": it is a similar plant. Similar size. It is not as hardy but should be OK is SE PA. It doesn't grow quite as fast. Both of these will probably have to be topped to keep from getting too tall. A more costly solution that takes up less space is 'Skyrocket' juniper. A newer plant is 'Blue Arrow' juniper. While I am on my truth in botany kick, did you know that there is a broad leaved conifer, one that has leaves rather than needles or scales. It is the yellowwood tree from South Africa. Its leaves are the size and shape of those on a weeping willow. However it is a Podocarpus which are conifers. It is sometimes called Japanese yew, or Buddhist pine but it is neither a yew or pine. I am not suggesting that anyone north of Florida grow it. I just found it interesting when someone told me that a tree that looked like a weeping willow was a conifer. I had never seen a conifer before that didn't look more like a pine or juniper. Here is a photo showing the leaves and cones. Here is a link that might be useful: Wikipedia article on Podocarpus. NOTES: <none>
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RE: prices for stone walkway (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: bobs2 on 04.10.2007 at 06:44 pm in Pennsylvania Gardening Forum Blue stone might be easier to set. It comes in saw-cut squares and has a much more even (flatter) surface than flagstone. I'm trying to say that it is more finished when you buy it than flagstone. It is very common in PA, is not very expensive, and you can get it cut in a variety of sizes.
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posted by: gingerjars on 02.12.2008 at 11:54 am in Kitchens Forum What are the pro's and con's of the 2 and 3cc thickness? Everything is moving along very fast and I need to make some decisions in the next two days.
Please elaborate on the difference in looks (pics), price difference and durability. Anyone have problems with using 2? Appreciate all info! NOTES: <none>
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RE: Slide in range in an island (Follow-Up #7)
posted by: seedsilly on 02.08.2008 at 09:18 am in Kitchens Forum phillyhaus: I found these insturctions by celticmoon to be very easy to follow. Couldn't understand any of the other instructions! I'd love to see pictures, if you have the time.
OK here's the new, even more broken down version: -First get your pictures into the Internet: Photobucket is one free, easy and widely used photo-storing site. There are others but we'll go with this one. Go to Photobucket.com. and open a free account. Your home page is 'My Album'. There are long blank boxes on the right with 'browse' buttons next to them. Click on 'browse' and poke around to find the picture on your hard drive or (connected) camera drive. Click one to select it, and the 'browse' button is replaced by a red 'remove' , and a tiny version of your picture appears to the left. You can give your picture a title in the box if you like. Next click on the 'upload' button just below. Site will tell you upload is occuring. Then you should be able to scroll down and see the picture living in your Internet album. Continue to move pictures from your digital camera or from your computer. Each then will have its own Internet address. -Next resize your picture: This is important etiquette - otherwise your picture will post giant and make people have to scroll to the right to read every line of the thread. Not cool. So be nice and resize your picture first. Above your picture in Photobucket, click on the blue 'edit' button. This opens a window with your picture. Above the picture, click on 'resize'. Select 'websize' for a regular size and 'message board' for larger to show more detail. Confirm in the popup warning box. You should see your picture resized. -Post the picture in your message: Go to your picture in Photobucket. Look on the right for four boxes, each with computer code related to your picture. The third one down is the HTLM tag that looks like >ahref =http… Copy that line of code and paste it right into the body of your message on the Kitchen Forum. Not into the boxes at the bottom, right into the messsage you are typing. NOTES: <none>
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Quercus Bicolor Oak Tree
posted by: rosieq on 02.10.2008 at 05:19 pm in Trees Forum Our landscape designer suggested we plant several of these oak trees, Quercus Biclor. I don't know anyone who has them and I haven't seen them except online.
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RE: Now that I have [X], I think I could have lived without it. (Follow-Up #38)
posted by: rmlanza on 08.11.2007 at 01:17 pm in Kitchens Forum I'm telling you, the finished end panels are so outrageously expensive. That's where they rake in the dough, I mean litterally, it probably costs them at most $20 to make them and they charge hundreds. We always wanted to tile under our penninsula bar eventually anyway so it doesn't make sense to shell out the money. My husband was so thrilled that I saved us the $1200 it would cost to add those that we ended up buying new appliances, something we weren't originally going to add to our budget. I'd much rather have a new fridge, dishwasher, microwave and range (even if they came in well over the $1200 we saved on the panels) than some perfectly matched beadboard! It's definitely worth thinking about!
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RE: Now that I have [X], I think I could have lived without it. (Follow-Up #32)
posted by: rmlanza on 08.10.2007 at 12:27 pm in Kitchens Forum I ordered the tilt outs for my sink and it was only like $20. I figure if I don't use it, it's not a big loss but I didn't want the suction cup basket thing I used to use for sponges or to have to go rooting around under the cabinet for the sink plug on the rare occasions that I actually use it. And if you're trying to save $1600, a sink tilt out isn't going to get you close. I'd go more for a trim style or end panels or something. We figured out that if we ordered the matching beadboard end panels for our island and the back of our bar from our cabinet company it would have cost us $1200. You can go buy unfinished 4'x8' sheets of beadboard for less than $20 and stain them yourself or even paint them a contrasting color. We are doing ours in a distressed black to match our entertainment console in our family room. And things like the crown molding, too. You can easily do that yourself for a LOT less than the cabinet makers charge. You may even be able to get your stain from them so you can match it perfectly.
Good luck! NOTES: ask hd and lowes for stain info
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LED light development
posted by: ready2remodel on 05.19.2007 at 12:55 pm in Lighting Forum Thanks to Davidr for your informative posting and for the link to Don's amazing web page http://members.misty.com/don/light.html
We are just about to start a remodel of our kitchen and want to "do the right thing" in lighting, so we looked at LED recessed can lights at a local "green building supply" retailer. In contrast to postings on this forum, we found a warm light fixture in the retailer's showroom that looked really bright! Could it be true that the technology has succeeded?! Of course, the sticker shock Thanks, all. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Need fast growing, evergreen, hedge in total shade! Help! (Follow-Up #3)
posted by: diggingthedirt on 01.14.2008 at 09:41 pm in Shrubs Forum While I agree that the maple roots will be a problem, it's not an insurmountable one for the right kind of plants; you really need something that can accept dry shade, and the choices are limited. Your success will depend on the distance away from the maples, the *kind* of maples, your ability to get water to the young plants, and your choice of plants for this hedge.
Euonymus kiautschovicus is a non-invasive, fast growing, somewhat lax evergreen shrubby vine that will grow in fairly dense shade. I have it near maples and spruces, and it does fine, but you'll need to mulch well and run a soaker hose along the base of the plants to make sure they get enough water while they're getting established. 'Manhattan' is the most popular cultivar, but I've read that it may not be as hardy as the species (though that's not an issue for me). I have both and they do well here - very easy to root cuttings too, if you have the time for that. They actually have wonderful masses of tiny white flowers that absolutely buzz with insects in summer, even in deep shade, followed by decent pink berries. I've also had very good luck with yews in deep shade. There are upright ones that will stay fairly narrow, I have some growing along a stockade fence, starting about 10' from the trunk of an old maple, where it's incredibly dry. Same goes for watering, though; soaker hose on a timer will be needed for the plants to compete. Neither of these plants will grow as quickly as they would in an area without the kind of competition that maple roots provide, but they will grow and cover that fence for you. NOTES: <none>
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RE: creeping ground hugging evergreen (Follow-Up #4)
posted by: bogie on 08.29.2007 at 06:10 am in Shrubs Forum Not quite evergreen, but close is Rockspray Cotoneaster (horizontalis). I find that it is green until it is so deep in snow that you can't see it anyway, and perks right back up in early spring. A bonus is the red berries (self-fertile) in the fall. Mine gets to be about 2 1/2 feet tall and it spreads quite a distance.
Then there is creeping phlox, if you want something that is really short. Here is a link that might be useful: Rockspray Cotoneaster NOTES: <none>
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RE: Shrub removal help. (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: laag on 02.04.2008 at 08:56 pm in Landscape Design Forum Don't prune them down to nubs. Leave a big strong stalk or two for leverage. Cut around the plant with a straight edge spade overlaping cuts so that you are slicing through all of the root. Then use a regular shovel to dig a trench around the plant outside of that cut line. Try rocking the root using the stalk (stem, trunk, or whatever you want to call it). Find the remaining roots that are holding it in and cut those. In some cases you'll need a saw. Keep undermining the root ball and cutting roots until you can push over the stump using the trunk. Eventually it will be free and you can remove it.
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