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I thought some of you might find this interesting. If your winter temps don't drop much below 15Âş, you might be able to grow cauliflower to fill a market slot very few growers compete with. I have about 14 varieties i'm trialling that were all seeded the 27th of July. The first should start heading this month, the last variety should finish up by May. If i'm lucky, there should be about 50-100 lbs each week for that time. -Mark |
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Looks good. You will get a lot of wonderful organic matter with all of them huge outer leaves also. I did not realize that Cauliflower was so Winter hardy, Guess I will try some for late fall pickings next season. I usually transplant it in mid April for mid-late June pickings. Mark |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Sat, Feb 16, 13 at 17:05
I get way to many 15 or below days, but I don't blame you for trying. That's how we learn is by doing. |
Not sure what you mean by "blame me for trying". This is the 12th year i've been doing this, I think it's a fairly sure deal. Last year I harvested about 600lbs and I'm now at the point of trialling varieties for one of the only seed companies that sells it. |
very nice. the leaves are a lot like collards. i'm interested in the trial results but i doubt those results would translate well to a different climate. not an easy one to grow. |
I have seen these in the Osborne Seed Company seed catalog. I always wondered about them. They wouldn't work in our climate outside. I wonder if they would overwinter in a high tunnel or low tunnels. There are no heads on them now is there? They will start to head up in the early spring? When did you plant them? Very interesting, I would really like to learn more. Jay |
Jay, read my first post for some answers to your questions. |
Mark, Sorry I missed that. I guess I should have went to bed instead of reading! I have "Over Summered" some purple cauliflower several years ago. I got started too late in the spring and then grasshoppers ate down all the leaves to nothing. Around August, we got some rain and they started to take off again. Then they produced and I harvested them for Thanksgiving. They looked very funny. Imagine a 1 to 2 foot tall coconut tree with a head of Cauliflower on top. Do you have any aphid or other bug problems in the spring? Jay |
That thanksgiving cauli sounds great, like a Dr. Seuss vegetable. I normally don't have any problems with aphids until august, and cabbage worm also isn't a problem in the spring here. I think with some protection, it can be grown in most parts of the country where Kale will overwinter. |
Maybe this would be something I could try in one of my movable tunnels. I could protect it all winter then move the building off in the early spring. I may have to think about it. Here is what the purple and white cauliflower looked like that year. We also had good fall broccoli that year. It was 2010, since then it has been hard to grow fall cauliflower and broccoli. Jay |
- Posted by little_minnie 4 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 17, 13 at 14:29
Yes very hard to grow! |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Sun, Feb 17, 13 at 17:54
Sorry, I thought maybe it was a first time try. I like to try things that aren't normally done around here. Sometimes it works and sometimes not, but I do learn from my experiments. |
No problem. If I ever invest that many plants and that much space to a first time try, please punch me. |
- Posted by little_minnie 4 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 20:23
Cauliflower may not even overwinter here in a high tunnel and it is very hard to get two crops, one is even a problem with all the leafminers I have now. I will be planting 1 month old seedlings on 4/19 and 6/14. Yes June! Planting in July isn't early enough. I did an OP Romanesco last year that I got one small head off out of all of them. I am back to a hybrid Romanesco and Grafitti, also trying Amazing which I hear good things about. I have decided I am putting the shade cover I bought over the broc, cab, and caul from 6/1 to 8/15 and then to spinach and lettuce. Plus the brassicas will have the white plastic. Maybe it will finally be a good year for them (it has been bad since 2009). |
Just to clarity, the plants I have pictured were not planted for a fall harvest. They are very hardy varieties, grow all fall and winter, and only head once in the late winter/early spring. Just like yours minni, my fall cauliflower is seeded in June, and is also very difficult to grow due to heat stress and bug issues. I think if you can cover it all, the shade cloth idea is a good one. I found that cauliflower really likes overhead irrigation and stresses more on drip. I only wish I had more water available. -Mark |
- Posted by tulsacityfarmer 6 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 8:56
Thanks for the post. I'm a 6b zone and it can drop some winters here -10, then we get a winter like this one and 18 is the lowest it got. They would take up too much space in a green house. But in low tunnels only covered at temp dips, might be something to try! |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 9:08
tulsacityfarmer, winter isn't over for me yet, is it for you, I'm in 5B. Just need some hope of spring. |
- Posted by tulsacityfarmer 6 (email@example.com) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 9:20
Myfamilysfarm, no winter is not over here in the Tulsa area. I'm looking in my backyard, which faces north and I still have snow in the shadows. It will be in the 40's today and they say near 60 Sunday. But Monday night a system of freezing rain or snow! |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 9:22
We got ice, sleet, snow, sleet and then ice yesterday morning. I'm really ready for winter to be over. We won't hit 32 today, but at least it sunny. |
- Posted by tulsacityfarmer 6 (email@example.com) on Sun, Feb 24, 13 at 9:02
I know what you mean. I'm going to be seeding trays after church and thinking about spring! But the weather man says we might get a blizzard Monday night!! |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Sun, Feb 24, 13 at 16:47
I've seen that, we don't need it. |
I thought I'd follow up on this post because the first varieties have just begun to head. Customers at market were glad to see something fresh, other than salad and kale. |
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US computer chip maker Intel's Japanese subsidiary President Kazumasa Yoshida unveils the new processor "Core 2 Duo" for notebook PC's and "Core 2 Extreme" for desktop PC in Tokyo 27 July 2006. The new processor, using the 65nm processing technology, is 40 percent faster than the previous model and has 40 percent lower electric power consumption. Intel will start shipping from August.
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The data flow for distributed searches on the computer cluster is illustrated in this diagram. Database sequences are loaded directly from a file server into memory on each node. The query sequence and the search parameters are transferred from the user, via the web server and queuing system to the nodes. Search results from each node are collected by the first node which then generates the final output that is presented to the user.
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Serves: 4 Baked bananas are delicious in brown sugar and butter. Serve hot over ice cream, making sure everyone gets a little of the sauce. NOTE: not all rum will light. I had coconut rum on hand and it does not flambe (however, it did add great flavor to the bananas). You will need to buy Bacardi 151 for this. Also try Benin's Baby Bananas in Orange Sauce. Ingredients: 6 ripe bananas peeled 1/2 cup brown sugar 4 Tbsp melted butter 2 ounces coconut rum 1 ounce bacardi 151 … [Read more...]
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Kick People who are AFK or DC in Champ Select in Ranked
I'm sure this has been posted a thousand thousand times before, but it just happened to me for the first time (11th ranked game ever). One of our teammates was disconnected in the champion select before it was his turn. He was randomed into Olaf and only able to return 15 minutes into the game. Of course, though the rest of us won our lanes pretty well before he returned, once the teamfights started we got stomped hard. So I, along with the rest of my innocent team, lost ELO. Lost 36 ELO in my case.
Now, my question is, why not kick people who are AFK or DC in champion select? Save the other four members of their team. Don't give 5 people an illegitimate win and 5 people an illegitimate loss when you could instead give *1* person an illegitimate leave. He was sincerely sorry and did his best when he returned, but it was a lost cause at that point. Sure, now you can argue that the law of large numbers states that everyone will face an equal number of these situations on both sides and the ELO levels out, but we can all agree that these situations are still ****ty as hell and we want to put an end to them. Kick people who are AFK or DC in champ select in ranked games. Please. For the rest of us, please. |
I understand your frustration and I agree this is an issue. I already have a design on how to address this problem. I will see if I can prioritize improvement on this section of game loop early next year.
Hey Kiddington, I'm studying game development in college, and I'm always curious about how these systems work. I know you probably can't go into specifics, but would you be willing at all to explain how you would fix the issue at hand?
Feel free to use whatever jargon you want, chances are I either a) know it myself or b) have friends in my major that can define them for me. /curiousdevintraining EDIT: Not that it makes a difference, but if anyone wants to know, I'm studying at RIT in New York. One of the top 10 game design & development programs in the country (and it has a master's too)! /shamelessplug |
I agree, but why not broaden this to just a "Vote to Kick" feature, even if it's just for ranked. I mean I've started plenty of games with afks and those are bad enough, but the amount of trolls who rage if they don't get a certain champ or lane is enormous. At least allow a majority vote to kick them. I would assume if this was added it would be similar to the report system, wherein you would have to list a justifiable reason for kicking. And to keep it balanced and prevent unfair kicking, you don't even need to give a wait after a kick. If someone is wrongly kicked they can just start a new game. If someone is a troll they'll just keep getting kicked and will never find a game, and will keep getting reported. Its a win-win. I just think this is an overall good way to sift through the people who damage the community on a daily basis. |
that used to be the case in season 1, season one the game didn't start with a disconnect, idk why season 2 did
Why not make the game kick someone when they "Hard Random"? If the client is able to identify when someone is forced to lock in whether they're connected or not, then those who would have hard randomed from a connection issue could be exempt from the half hour re-queue. Those who hard random with no connection issue are kicked out for the full half hour penalty... they signaled they were ready to be involved in the game.
I see entirely too much of people leaving the game to hard random them in because someone chose their lane or they want someone to leave so they can play with a friend, but also when someone goes afk during champ select. All three of these things should probably be avoided... would this solution be possible/probable? |
Yes i absolutely agree with RICO if it defaults to hard random KICK THEM. No reason they should hard random in ranked.
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Double Bay Sydney's Beverly Hills; also called Double Pay
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Kings Cross Sydney's Times Square
Kirribilli A coffee-shop cluster
Manly Ferry destination
Millers Point Faded establishment
Mosman Shopping ops
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Paddington Shoppington
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Tamarama A.k.a. Glamarama beach
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Ritz-Carlton, Double Bay 33 Cross St.,
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Ritz-Carlton, Sydney 93 Macquarie St., Circular
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best value
Regents Court 18 Springfield Ave., Potts Point;
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the boutiques
L'Otel 114 Darlinghurst Rd., Darlinghurst;
61-2/9360-6868, fax 61-2/9331-4536; doubles $70$115. French provincial meets the 1950's. Downstairs, a sleek gallery café lures hipsters.
The Russell 143A George St., The Rocks;
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and one on the beach
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Bennelong Sydney Opera House, East Circular Quay; 61-2/9250-7548; dinner for two $120.
Architect Joern Utzon's Opera House masterpiece. Swivel in swan chairs while you dine on kangaroo and barramundi.
Claude's 10 Oxford St., Woollahra; 61-2/9331-2325; dinner for two $150.
A temple to subtleties worked on Australia's best produce: orange-blossom soufflés, cuttlefish tossed with elder flowers and wasabi-scented fish roe.
Rockpool 107 George St., The Rocks; 61-2/9252-1888;dinner for two $130.
The jewel in the crown of Neil Perry (Australia's Wolfgang Puck, without the frozen pizzas).
surfside spots
Awaba 67 The Esplanade, Balmoral Beach; 61-2/9969-2104; lunch for two $30.
Everything here is cool, from the concrete-and-mirror interior to the eclectic food.
Bathers Pavilion 4 The Esplanade, Balmoral Beach; 61-2/9968-1133; dinner for two $85.
A room that would make Ralph Lauren drool. The best part: savory tarts.
Hugo's 70 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach; 61-2/9300-0900; dinner for two $60.
The team behind Hugo's looks as if they've walked out of a Country Road ad. Fortunately, the food, such as spanner crab linguine with dried cherry tomatoes, is just as attractive.
Sean's Panorama 270 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach; 61-2/9365-4924; dinner for two $70, no credit cards.
Sydney dining at its most unpretentious. If you have only one meal in the city, let it be the pumpkin and arugula spaghettini with lemon, chili, and garlic.
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Darley Street Thai 2830 Bayswater Rd., Kings Cross; 61-2/9358-6530; dinner for two $105.
Sydney's design guru Iain Halliday provides a vivid arena for David Thompson's Thai banquets.
Tetsuya's 729 Darling St., Rozelle; 61-2/9555-1017; dinner for two $150.
Book six weeks in advance to sample Tetsuya Wakuda's perfectly orchestrated six-course menu.
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Boat House Ferry Rd., Glebe; 61-2/9518-9011; dinner for two $85.
A new gem that sums up Sydney. Most of the fish comes from the market right across Blackwattle Bay.
Raw Bar Warners Ave. at Wairoa Ave., Bondi Beach; 61-2/9365-7200; dinner for two $30.
The name says it all at this simple, open sushi bar, which buzzes every night.
communal dining
bills 433 Liverpool St., Darlinghurst; 61-2/9360-9631; breakfast for two $16, no credit cards.
Bill Granger's institution, for coconut toast, ricotta pancakes, and the city's best fruit plate, started the much-copied communal trend.
café society
LaMensa 257 Oxford St., Paddington; 61-2/9332-2963.
Paddington's social hub. Stop by for a humble salad or to pick up some of the signature oils and dressings.
Parmalat 320B Victoria St., Darlinghurst; 61-2/9331-2914.
It's less than 10 feet wide, but you can spot Parmalat two blocks away by the crowds of leggy Sydneysiders spilling out onto the pavement.
Spring Espresso Bar 65 Macleay St., Potts Point; 61-2/9331-0190.
A white, bright, glistening box filled with young film, theater, and media talents nursing espressos.
down under wear
On a boutique-dotted stretch, YPV (314 Crown St., Darlinghurst; 61-2/9332-4090) stocks sexy Australian sportswear. Snap up local labels Pigs in Space and Mooks.
Threatening to unseat Richard Tyler as Australia's hottest export, Collette Dinnigan (39 William St., Paddington; 61-2/9360-6691) now shows her lacy women's wear on the Paris runways and is chalking up orders around the world.
Swing by David Jones (6577 Market St.; 61-2/9266-5544), the Bloomingdale's of Sydney, for big-name fashions and a food hall whose offerings rival those at Harrods.
Pick up a Mambo-selected surf-music CD, a custom-built board, and outrageous surf wear at Mambo Friendship Store (17 Oxford St., Paddington; 61-2/9331-8034).
For resin jewelry inspired by the seasons, head to Dinosaur Designs (339 Oxford St., Paddington, 61-2/9361-3776; and 77 Strand Arcade, 61-2/9223-2953).
Makers Mark (Chifley Plaza, 2 Chifley Square, Circular Quay; 61-2/9231-6800) loops lobes, wrists, and necks with an amalgam of modern metals and gems.
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There's no point in coming here
to buy a Biedermeier from Bavaria. Chee Soon & Fitzgerald (387 Crown St., Surry Hills; 61-2/9360-1031) carries Op Art fabric, glass, and ceramics.
The shop Form Follows Function (415 Bourke St., Darlinghurst; 61-2/9331-6227) is responsible for many of the mouthwatering interiors that have long made Vogue Living so chic.
bookstoresCross-reference neighboring Ariel (42 Oxford St., Paddington; 61-2/9332-4581) and Berkelouw (19 Oxford St.; 61-2/9360-3200), specialists in art, photography, and design.
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The Powerhouse Museum (500 Harris St., Ultimo; 61-2/9217-0444) is a pinball machine of ramps and ricocheting exhibits: technology, decorative arts, cultural history.
Contemplative black-clad art students frame the installations at the Museum of Contemporary Art (140 George St., Circular Quay West; 61-2/9252-4033).
At the Australian Museum (6 College St.; 61-2/9320-6000), anthropology is articulated and minerals and insects are made marvelous.
Modern, mid-city, and bite-size, the Museum of Sydney (37 Phillip St.; 61-2/925-5988) takes an innovative, audio-visual approach to showing the foundations of the city. On the site of an 18th-century governors' residence.
Splash around the National Maritime Museum (2 Murray St., Darling Harbour; 61-2/9552-7777) for a glimpse of a nation built on migrations, sea trade, and the love of a long weekend.
Calm parklands surround the sandstone Art Gallery of New South Wales (Art Gallery Rd.; 61-2/9225-1700), an ark of Australian art history.
Find your way to the Hogarth Galleries (7 Walker Lane, Paddington; 61-2/9360-6839), credited with having moved Aboriginal works into the world of fine art in the 1970's.
Nearby, Stills Gallery (16 Elizabeth St., Paddington; 61-2/9331-7775) shows Australian fine art, fashion, and documentary photography.


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WASHINGTON, July 13, 2013 — Texas Governor Rick Perry called a special session of the Texas Legislature to consider a bill that outlaws abortion after twenty weeks. This bill had been filibustered at the end of the last legislative session by Texas state senator Wendy Davis. Time ran out on that legislative session, so Perry called another one.
This time, with enough time on the clock, the measure easily passed.
The first attempt to pass the bill was marked by strong protests. During the debate there were disruptions by abortion-rights activists in the gallery, and their street protests were abusive and offensive to many observers. This time around was no better. The fact that the legal process would almost certainly end in passage of the bill did not set well with abortion-rights demonstrators. Knowing that the legislation would pass, they decided that if they could not win the vote, they would disrupt the proceedings so no vote could happen.
An Austin NBC affiliate, KETK, reported that DPS officers seized bottles containing urine, feces and paint from demonstrators who tried to smuggle them into the capitol to throw at legislators, as well as other items, including a brick.
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Americans do not engage in political violence against each other. We don't engage in violence against our legislators. At least we didn't until recently. As events in Texas show, violence against political opponents is becoming more normal, and as in Texas, it most often comes from the left.
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The confiscated missiles were not the first attempt at violence by the left in Texas' abortion battle. Pro-life legislators were stalked, threatened, and in one case, trapped by demonstrators in a bathroom. The scene in the capitol Friday night again threatened violence, the situation there described as "chaotic."
Leftist activists have called for violence against pro-life legislators, including one woman who tweeted she could shoot David Dewhurst, the lieutenant governor and a supporter of the bill, and use the "stand your ground" defense.
Other radicals called for pro-life legislators and their daughters to be raped.
Why are the pro-choice forces so unhinged?
Some of them are simply paid to be. Craigslist advertised positions for full time activists to be paid between $1300 to $2200 a month to engage in activities for the abortion industry.
Aside from that, the left has encouraged a breakdown in politics and civil society in America. Abortion is not the only issue that has led liberals to incite violence against their opponents. We have seen in the George Zimmerman case calls from leftists for violence directed against Zimmerman and others if the wrong verdict is delivered.
A video recently appeared on a number of conservative news sites showing a street preacher being attacked and beaten at a gay pride parade in Seattle. While the man who landed the blows acted alone, the crowd that surrounded the preacher verbally attacked him and was clearly supportive of the attacker.
On July 12, several conservative sites carried a video of radical leftists in Wisconsin harassing and trying to provoke a confrontation with miners. In cities on the west coast, anarchists with the Occupy movement have routinely gone through the city streets of places like Oakland, rampaging and destroying property.
These incidents are not isolated. They are becoming the norm. That does not bode well for America's future.
In Europe, leftist protests routinely turn violent. The European leftist's libation of choice seems to be the Molotov cocktail. We don't see that in America.
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More good news out of Nintendo's Investor meeting today, with the revelation that there are 10 big titles on the way this year for the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata is keen to shake the systems image of just being a Mario machine and this new diverse lineup is his master plan.
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"Pokémon X/Pokémon Y," to be launched in October worldwide, could be the most-anticipated one and "Animal Crossing: New Leaf," released in Japan last year, will be available in the first half of this year.
We have already announced that "Fire Emblem Awakening," "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity," "Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon," "Brain Age: Concentration Training" and "LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins" will be released in the first half of this year. For the overseas Nintendo 3DS markets, this year will be a good harvest time of what we have developed for these two years. We plan to intensively and actively sell approximately 10 key titles on our own in order to change the Nintendo 3DS system from a handheld device just to play the Mario series to the one to enjoy a variety of games. Naturally, we will keep the momentum of already-released titles with much sales potential by, for example, having them digitally distributed.
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Want to learn about the most expensive gadgets of 2009? We all enjoy fawning over gadgets that we cannot afford. Here are some gadgets that you gadget lovers need to put on your "When I win the lotto wish list."
- The iPhone Supreme is the most expensive phone gadget of 2009 as it is valued at $3,120,000! This expensive gadget takes the price of the iPhone to a whole new level that will definitely separate typical iPhone lovers from rich iPhone lovers. This phone is so expensive because it is 22-carat solid gold-plated and has 53 diamonds in the Apple logo on the back. Oh and do not forget the granite box that houses the phone!
- Transmission Audios Ultimate Speakers are the most expensive speakers of 2009. Talks about an expensive gadget. These speakers are valued at $1,000,000 per speaker. These speakers are six 7 feet high panels that include a supertweeter ribbon, two tweeter midrange ribbons, and three woofers!
- The first $1 Million laptop has been released by Luvagilo; this luxury laptop is the ultimate expensive gadget of 2009. Luvaglio's Luxury Laptop is valued at over $1,000,000. What makes this laptop so pricey? Well here are a few of the features; colored diamonds for the power switch, 17" LED wide screen, slot-loading Blu-ray drive, 128 BG SSD and security ID for users.
- Terra Wind Amphibious RV released in 2009 is valued up to $1,200,000. This expensive gadget of 2009 is unlike any typical RV you have ever gone camping in before. This RV can actually go in the water! Remember that campsite you saw across the lake but your RV couldn't make it? Well buy this expensive gadget and you will never have that issue again!
- The Venturi Fetish Sports Electric Vehicle is an expensive gadget that any earth-loving speed demon would long to have! This space looking car is valued at $660,000, which most definitely makes it one of 2009's most expensive gadgets that most of us cannot afford. Sadly only 25 of these cars were made, as they are marketing the vehicle as automotive art.
- Triton 100 Luxury Submersible is a two-person submarine that retails for $1,690,000. Don't you worry though; this expensive gadget will include maintenance and piloting training at no additional cost. It also includes luxury comfort inside with air conditioning and leather seats.
- Rocket Belt produced by Techologia Aerospacial Mexicana is another expensive gadget of 2009. These belts are fully customizable and will only cost you around $250,000. Just like the submarine the Rocket Belt will also come with five lessons teaching you how to use your custom belt. They also offer training on the fueling process and the equipment itself.
- Keymat has made the world's most expensive LCD TV: Yalos Diamond. The Yalos Diamond is valued at $150,000, which makes this gadget quite the expense in 2009. What makes this TV so special? Well that is simple–the white gold plating that includes a minimum of 20 carats of diamonds in the TV's border.
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Bible Verses About Athletics
Bible verses related to Athletics from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance
2 Timothy 2:5 - And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
Isaiah 40:28-31 - Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding. (Read More...)
James 1:27 - Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Numbers 1:1-54 - And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first [day] of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, (Read More...)
2 Timothy 3:16-17 - All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (Read More...)
2 Timothy 3:16 - All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
1 Timothy 4:16 - Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
2 Corinthians 5:10 - For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad.
1 Corinthians 4:6 - And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and [to] Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think [of men] above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
Romans 8:1 - [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Acts 17:11 - These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
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Volunteers are sought to help in Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy nurseries from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at Tennessee Valley, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at Muir Woods or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays or 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays in the Marin Headlands. Call 561-3077 or go to www.parksconservancy.org/volunteer. $5. Call 457-6045.
Volunteer hours are 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays at the Indian Valley Organic Farm at 1800 Ignacio Blvd. in Novato. Call 454-4554 or go to www. conservationcorpsnorthbay.org.
The Marin Organic Glean Team is seeking volunteers to harvest extras from the fields for the organic school lunch and gleaning program from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays at various farms. A community potluck picnic follows. Call 663-9667 or go to www. marinorganic.org.
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The online accessibility of British population censuses has resulted in an outpouring of 'who and how we were', keeping amateur genealogists, local historians and social commentators extremely busy. Barry Anthony's… Read more
Like Mont St-Victoire itself, looming over the country to the north of Aix-en-Provence — seen unexpectedly, then just as suddenly hidden, now clear-cut against the sky, at other times a… Read more
This absorbing book is — in both format and content — a much expanded follow-up to the same author's very successful pictorial anthology Lost London of 2010. It replicates some… Read more
Long in the writing, deep in research, heavy to hold, this is the latest of umpteen biographies of Vincent van Gogh (1853-90). But it should be said straightaway that it… Read more
In her foreword to this short study of Virginia Woolf, Alexandra Harris writes that 'it is meant as a first port of call for those new to Woolf and as… Read more
This book recounts a terrible story of self-destruction by two painters who, in their heyday, achieved considerable renown in Britain and abroad. Robert Colquhoun (1914-62) and Robert MacBryde (1913-66), both… Read more
A postal strike would have been a disaster for Van Gogh. Letters were his lifeline and consolation. Not only did he receive through the mail his regular allowance from his… Read more
A combination of art history 'lite' and the personal touch — a common yoking together these days, even in books supposedly of art history 'full strength' — makes for, in… Read more
As an an outstanding English painter and a delectable personality, Edward Burra deserves this entertaining biography. It should be admitted, however, that because Burra was a letter writer of great… Read more
The large garden at Monk's House, Rodmell, in Sussex, bounded on one side by the village street, and on the other by gently sloping ground towards the River Ouse, was… Read more
The personalities of only a handful of artists are known to the public at large. Most live on through their work with, perhaps, a ticket of biographical cliché attached to… Read more
We are continually told that biography is the dominant literary expression of the age, that Britain, in particular, is a nation of biographers, and that the new Oxford Dictionary of… Read more
'A truly extraordinary achievement,' trumpets A. N. Wilson on the jacket of this book. In a sense, of course, he is right. Lucinda Hawksley deserves praise for making something substantial… Read more
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Rights and Democracy
Democracy and constitutional rights fit together better than some people think.
Most people don't think of democracy as some hyper-pure system where two wolves and a lamb decide whom to eat for dinner. They envision a constitutional republic that protects fundamental rights while also democratically controlling government's legitimate decisions and policies.
Increasingly, our representative bodies — from city councils to Congress — have attacked both our rights and our votes.
We need a direct democratic check on government; we need voter initiative and referendum.
Yet, even when citizens vote directly on an issue, the courts remain there to provide an additional check. Recently, Federal Judge Vaughn Walker struck down California's Prop 8, a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. He said the measure violates the 14th Amendment's requirement of "equal protection of the laws."
Controversial? Yes. Sensible? Also yes.
Not so sensible, though, have been some criticisms.
My friend Joe Mathews, no initiative enthusiast he, wrote in the Washington Post: "Perhaps the spectacle of a federal judge overruling such a momentous electoral result will force Californians to reckon with the fact that their initiative process is at odds with norms of American civil rights and government."
But this is about rights, not procedures. The vast majority of states have bans just like California's. Banning same-sex marriage has been popular with both legislatures and voters.
Politicians can be wrong. Voters can be wrong. Judges can be wrong. But with each checking the others, we will be better off.
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Desolate Sands, Astonishing Life: Backpacking in Namibia
Namibia tells an ancient, desolate story. It's a country of forgotten natural wonder, where huge horizon-stretching vistas evoke wild, eerie silences, all the while encouraged by unblemished wilderness and miles and miles of rolling sand dunes. As a fact, Namibia holds claim to the 2nd most sparsely populated country in the world, with the wide Gobi stretched expanse of Mongolia just clinching it in the top spot.
Alongside the age crusted and fossil strewn sentiments of the Namibian sand, there's fresh life in the countries roots. Urbanisation has arrived, and none more exemplified by the wonderfully dynamic, charismatic and ever-expanding capital city of Windhoek, Namibia (pronounced 'Vind-hook'). Most of the tourist outfits have bases here, and it is the rise in global awareness in Africa that make excursions into this countries most ancient secrets a real possibility.
Safari in Etosha National Park
Etosha is reachable by excursion from Windhoek, or if you want to stay in the centre of the action, there are 3 safari camps that offer accommodation in the National Park itself. Don't think lush greenery or thick bushland (which you are more likely to find in East Africa), think more sand beaten, raw and rocky grounds that seems too harsh for animal habitation. This makes way for one of the most special species in all of Africa – the desert elephant. Rumoured here to be the tallest in Africa, they are a peculiar species. It's quite remarkable really; most of the animals appear to be some of the healthiest in Africa, with fat zebra often found grazing in their hundreds.
The water basin at Etosha Pan is the key. The basin provides many waterholes, and consequently is where the desert elephants are at their fiercest. For game viewers, it's a real treat, with so little water available, species' of every size and shape flock to the waterholes, seeking that all important hydration to sustain migration patterns in the devastatingly dry Namibian summer months.
To be comfortable you can fly out here; to be uncomfortable, dusty and bruised you can take a bus. If you can part with the cash, the scenic flight over some of the most inhospitable and desolate, but hauntingly beautiful places in Namibia, is an awesome experience in itself.
On arrival it is immediately clear that life on the Skeleton Coast is an ongoing struggle for survival. A fierce Antarctic wind blows tirelessly onshore, the coastline is littered with mammal skeletons, shipwreck sites, roaring dunes and windswept plains. The area is extremely dry, and water is never found in excess – so don't expect washing facilities. But as with the desert elephants, nature has a way of providing life, even in the harshest of climates. The sea air from Antarctica is unusually high in oxygen content, making the micro-bacteria levels on the shoreline surge. As a result marine life is abundant in the waters off the Skeleton coast, and there is one seal colony in particular that has over 5000 members in one place. An awesome sight, an awesome smell!
5 things not to miss in Namibia:
- Windhoek
- Etosha National Park
- Skeleton Coast
- Sossusvlei (for some of the tallest sand dunes on the plant)
- Windhoek Animal Sanctuary (owned by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie)
For more information on this relatively untouched part of Africa, visit Mydestination.com/Namibia or check out more travel destinations in Africa here.
This is a guest post from Hugo Davison at MyDestination.com
Get the Best Exchange Rate When Changing Money on Your Travels – 5 Simple Tips
When you're backpacking around the world, travelling through a lot of countries in a short period of time, it's easy to lose track of what each currency that crosses your palm is worth. I know i've found myself in countries without a clue how much a can of coke or a sandwich should cost. This can lead to you spending much more of your travel budget than you realise until it's too late.
Below are 5 simple tips to follow when you're on the road to try and get the most for your money.
Never Change Money at Airports or Hotels
Due to the amount of footfall and convenience for travellers, airports and hotels will never offer a very good exchange rate. Try and see past the convenience element and make the extra effort to go a bit further to get a much better deal. Local banks are often a good option.
Know the Exchange Rate!
For backpackers travelling through a lot of countries it can be difficult to follow how much a particular currency is worth. From baht to yen to pesos, it can all get very confusing and often leads to travellers spending more money than they ever anticipated, simply because they got a bum deal. Make sure you look into the latest exchange rates and find the best forex trader before you arrive in a new country and then you'll know how much to expect in return for the money you have. In the age of the internet there's no excuse for not finding this out!
Don't Be Afraid to Use ATMs
Many travellers are wary of using ATMs on their travels but if you find a good bank which offers reasonable withdrawal rates then it can be a great way to handle your money abroad. This can also be much safer as it means you don't always have to travel with large sums of cash. Make sure you alert your bank before you leave though as they'll often freeze accounts if they see unusual activity in a foreign country.
Credit Cards are an Option
This is definitely dependent on your provider and the terms you have, but it is possible to get some great deals with credit cards which are tailored to travelling abroad. If you are making larger purchases whilst you're away (some clothes shopping in New York, buying some cheap gadgets in China etc…) then you might get better value from throwing it on the card and saving your hard cash for the bus rides and lunch stops along the way. There are often incentives from the bank as well for using your card over cash. Be careful though, there's nothing worse than returning from your travels and finding a huge bill waiting which you weren't expecting – read those small print T&Cs!
Plan Ahead
Try and have an idea of what you'll be spending in the coming days and weeks so you can plan your withdrawals and exchanges around that. There's nothing more frustrating than going to an ATM and withdrawing cash, spending it all straight away on a big activity that day and having to go back to withdraw more later the same day. If you're going for a bungee jump, a trek or the like then plan that into your withdrawals so you only make them when necessary.
If you've got any more tips for getting the best deal with currency exchange then please share them in the comments!
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Reaching New Heights Backpacking in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Known locally as 'KL', Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia's largest city and it's also the youngest capital in South East Asia. It has a grand bi-cultural feel, a mix between the Indian Malays living in the north of the city and the Chinese Malays in the south. Constantly growing, constantly evolving, it's a city of rapid metamorphosis. Building schemes, new road systems, flyovers, skyscrapers and great architectural feats are being constructed in line with the rapid rise in Far Eastern economic influence. And it's a well-beaten track for travellers too, with Thailand, Singapore, and South East Asia all reachable over land , and increasingly now, by Western style low-cost airlines.
Up the Petronas twin towers.
One look at these soaring spires and you'll see why the iconic towers are a must for any visit to KL. Together they idolise the civic centre of the city, and its identity amongst the world's most influential cities. In fact, it's hard to find a street where they can't be seen from. If you want sensational views across the cityscape then you need to navigate your way to the 41st floor and to the famous 'skybridge'. Arrive at the bottom of the towers (accessible via the Suria KLCC shopping mall) at 7.30am (when it opens) as the queues can stretch to dizzying lengths, and they only let a certain amount of visitors in per day.
Shopping centre .
On your way to the Petronas twin towers you will pass trough the Suria KLCC mall, and you will see that it's no ordinary shopping destination. It's regarded as one of the best shopping destinations in Malaysia. There's the educatory Petrosains Discovery Centre, the stunning and slightly surreal underwater aquarium and a vast concert hall. It also houses a huge multiplex cinema and flagship shops from all over the word, including Marks and Spencer from the UK and Kinokuniya, the Japanese bookstore. More than that, the Suria (meaning 'Sunshine') is one of the best places to eat in Kuala Lumpur because, like most of the city, it incorporates cultural influences from all over the world. Head to Signatures Food Court for a unique opportunity to compare tastes, which is the best, Indian or Malaysian biryani?
Dubbed 'Malaysia's best bar' more times than can be flattering, 'Skybar' at the top of Trader's Hotel draws clients from all over the globe. The appeal begins in the lift, when your eardrums strain against the rising altitude (floor 33). The bar itself is a visual phenomenon; a darkened aura pierced by soft blue lights reflecting off a bottomless glass floor. Luxurious sofas take in the spectacular view of Kuala Lumpur at night, where the Petronas Towers light up like beacons, seeming closer than they ever did on the ground. This is before you've even tried a cocktail. It's a touch of class and its open to everyone, even though it's at the summit of one of the best Kuala Lumpur hotels.
5 things not to miss out on in Kuala Lumpur
- Climbing the Petronas Towers
- Visiting the Suria KLCC mall
- Take a stroll round the leafy colonial area of Victoria school
- Visit the culturally diverse satellite city of Putrajaya
- Wander through Chinatown and the herb markets on Petaling Street
This is a guest post from Hugo Davison as part of a series provided by MyDestination.com
If you like the look of KL then why not check out some other great travel destinations in Asia….
The Hills of San Francisco, USA: A Photo Diary
San Francisco is an incredible city packed with loads of things to see and do. Around every corner is a world recognised icon or location of a scene from a film, but there is also as much intrigue in people watching as there is in the landmarks.
From the Golden Gate bridge to Alcatraz, the windy Lombard Street to the hippyish Haight, San Fran provides a surprise at every turn and always offers entertainment. Whether you explore it on one of the many trams wandering the city or take the modern option of a stroller you'll find it hard not to fall in love with the city.
It really is a travel destination which offers a feast for the eyes, which is why i've decided to let the pictures do the talking in this post, as they'll do a far better job than i ever could:
If this has whet your appetite than why not book a hotel in San Francisco now and go out an sample it for yourself. It's certainly a great backpacking destination and well worthy of a visit. And while you're there you could extend your trip and see some other great travel destinations in the USA too…
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Travel Talk on Twitter, #TTOT – THE Travel Hashtag on Twitter!
Courtesy of Melvin at Travel Dudes – get using the #TTOT hashtag!
What's it all about?
#TTOT is THE travel event on Twitter… Let's make it THE social travel hashtag now!
In January 2011 we started The Travel Talk on Twitter.
It was about time to have a travel event on Twitter, by topics that don't get dominated by sponsors who pay for it. So a mixed crowd of travelers and companies out of the travel industry started #TTOT = Travel Talk on Twitter.
From the first session it was and still is the most successful travel event on Twitter. Each Tuesday at 9:30 am and at 9:30 pm GMT, hundreds of travelers meet up online and tweet about topics and questions, which were submitted by them on Facebook.
But the #TTOT hashtag is much more!
It's THE travel talk hashtag!
Whenever you need any travel related help…
whenever you have a question for your travels…
whenever you tweet about travel…
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MISSOULA — An 83-year-old Hamilton man was arrested for attempted deliberate homicide Saturday for allegedly hitting another man with a pickup truck after an argument.
According to Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman, Thomas Esley Day was taken into custody after an investigation indicated that he intentionally struck the 64-year-old victim who had been staying with Day at his residence west of Corvallis, where the incident occurred.
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Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer is so important that its success, or failure, could have significant repercussions for the entire games industry. That's according to Quantic Dream co-CEO, Guillaume de Fondaumiere. Can Heavy Rain live up to the hype then? Here's what the boss thinks...
You've revealed two new characters, including private detective Scott Shelby who visits a shop to question the owner. Please tell us why you chose to demonstrate this scene.
De Fondaumiere: I like this scene very much because it outlines one of the key features of the game - the fact that you can really shape the story with your actions. So your actions have consequences on the story.
Some consequences have a limited repercussion on the story - like just on that one particular scene, the way it plays out is different. In some scenes, you may or may not gain some evidence. In other scenes you may or may not engage in certain relationships. In others, your life's at stake and you can die.
Those are only a few examples of how your action - not just physical actions, it can be something you say - can affect the story, and how in Heavy Rain, each journey is your own journey.
This is something that's very important to us and this is why we wanted to show you this scene which features a variety of possibilities. You can try to speak with the robber, and calm him down. On the other hand you might search for anything in the shop you can grab and just knock him down. You can also decide not to intervene. And if you do that, the shop keeper is going to be shot.
How do you feel about the 'QTE game' criticisms of Heavy Rain?
De Fondaumiere: I think they're unfair. I think the QTE's we have in our game are very different from the ones even in Shenmue, which I also think was a great game. First of all it's not really about success of failure. It's about unfolding animations and being in control. It's about immediately seeing the outcome of your decisions.
As you will have seen, sometimes you can fail at a particular moment, but it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to lose your character. The story continues and unfolds regardless, and so in that regard I think we have a QTE system that I would call a 'next-gen QTE system'. It's powerful and it really enables us to offer such a huge variety of actions that other games simply can't offer.
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Heavy Rain's the only game where you can shoot, drive, kickbox, dance - you can do all those things because of this very smart mechanic. The other thing I would like to say is that Heavy Rain is entirely in real-time 3D, and you're always controlling your character. It's about exploration and dialogue. So the QTE part is a relatively small part of the game.
All the trailers - that's me playing it. Everything we've shown so far, each screen, is all actions that you actually do. So it's one of the more interactive games that I've seen in many years. There are 68 different scenes, 58 different settings, each offering contextual actions. So I think that when people play the game, I hope they'll be surprised by the scope of the project and by the huge variety of actions. QTEs are just one tool that we use.
The game was originally slated for a late 2009 release. Now it's down for 2010. What are the reasons for that delay?
De Fondaumiere: There are two reasons. The first and most important thing that lead us to take this decision jointly with Sony was the fact that I don't think that such an innovative game like Heavy Rain and a new franchise should be released at the end of the year in the crowded period when everyone's releasing there games - the Call of Duty 16 and Guitar Hero 12. I've seen reports of EA CEO John Riccitiello saying we have to stop releasing all these games during the Christmas period, new franchises in particular. It doesn't make sense.