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Española (Spanish) Hispaniola (French) | |
View from Hispaniola | |
Geography | |
Location | Caribbean |
Coordinates | 19°N 71°W / 19°N 71°WCoordinates: 19°N 71°W / 19°N 71°W |
Archipelago | Greater Antilles |
Area | 76,480 km2 (29,530 sq mi) |
Area rank | 22nd |
Coastline | 3,059 km (1,900.8 mi) |
Highest elevation | 3,175 m (10,417 ft)[1] |
Highest point | Pico Duarte |
Country | |
Demographics | |
Population | 18,943,000[2] (as of 2005) |
Density | 241.5 /km2 (625.5 /sq mi) |
Española (Spanish) Hispaniola (French) | |
View from Hispaniola | |
Geography | |
Location | Caribbean |
Coordinates | 19°N 71°W / 19°N 71°WCoordinates: 19°N 71°W / 19°N 71°W |
Archipelago | Greater Antilles |
Area | 76,480 km2 (29,530 sq mi) |
Area rank | 22nd |
Coastline | 3,059 km (1,900.8 mi) |
Highest elevation | 3,175 m (10,417 ft)[1] |
Highest point | Pico Duarte |
Country | |
Demographics | |
Population | 18,943,000[2] (as of 2005) |
Density | 241.5 /km2 (625.5 /sq mi) |
Hispaniola (Spanish: Española; French: Hispaniola; Taíno: Ayiti[3]) is the 22nd-largest island in the world, located in the Caribbean island group, the Greater Antilles. It is the second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba, the tenth-most-populous island in the world, and the most populous in the Americas.
The 76,480 square kilometres (29,530 sq mi) island is divided roughly 64/36 between two sovereign nations, the Dominican Republic (48,445 square kilometres (18,704 sq mi)), and Haiti (27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi)). It is the site of the first European colonies founded by Christopher Columbus on his voyages in 1492 and 1493.[4][5]
The island was called by various names by its native people, the Taíno Amerindians. When Columbus took possession of the island in 1492, he named it Insula Hispana, meaning "the Spanish island" in Latin[6] and La Isla Española, meaning "The Spanish Island", in Spanish.[7] Bartolomé de las Casas shortened the name to "Española", and when Pietro Martyr d'Anghiera detailed his account of the island in Latin, he translated the name as Hispaniola.[7] Because Anghiera's literary work was translated into English and French in a short period of time, the name "Hispaniola" became the most frequently used term in English-speaking countries for the island in scientific and cartographic works.
Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo and de las Casas documented that the island was called Haití ("Mountainous Land") by the Taíno. D'Anghiera added another name, Quizqueia (supposedly "Mother of all Lands"), but later research shows that the word does not seem to derive from the original Arawak Taíno language.[8] Although the Taínos use of Haití is verified and the name was used by all three historians, evidence suggests that it probably was not the Taíno name of the whole island. Haití was the Taíno name of a region (now known as Los Haitises) in the northeastern section of the present-day Dominican Republic. In the oldest documented map of the island, created by Andrés de Morales, that region is named Montes de Haití ("Haiti Mountains"). Las Casas apparently named the whole island Haití on the basis of that particular region;[9] d'Anghiera said that the name of one part was given to the whole island.[8]
The colonial terms Saint-Domingue and Santo Domingo are sometimes still applied to the whole island, although these names refer, respectively, to the colonies that became Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The name Haïti was adopted by Haitian revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines as the official name of independent Saint-Domingue, as a tribute to the Amerindian predecessors. Quisqueya (from Quizqueia) although used on both sides of the island is mostly adopted in the Dominican Republic.
Christopher Columbus inadvertently found the island during his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492, where his flagship, the Santa Maria, sank after running aground on December 25. A contingent of men were left at an outpost christened La Navidad on the north coast of present-day Haiti. On his return the subsequent year, following the destruction of La Navidad by the local population, Columbus quickly established a second compound farther east in present-day Dominican Republic, La Isabela.
The island was inhabited by the Taíno, one of the indigenous Arawak peoples. The Taino were at first tolerant of Columbus and his crew, and helped him to construct La Navidad on what is now Môle Saint-Nicolas, Haiti, in December 1492. European colonization of the island began in earnest the following year, when 1,300 men arrived from Spain under the watch of Bartolomeo Columbus. In 1496 the town of Nueva Isabela was founded. After being destroyed by a hurricane, it was rebuilt on the opposite side of the Ozama River and called Santo Domingo. It is the oldest permanent European settlement in the Americas.
The Taíno population of the island was rapidly decimated, owing to a combination of new infectious diseases, to which they had no immunity, and murder by Spanish overlords. In 1503 the colony began to import African slaves, believing them more capable of performing physical labor. The natives had no immunity to European diseases, including smallpox,[10] With genocide of entire tribes rampant.[11] From an estimated initial population of 250,000 in 1492, 14,000 Arawaks had persevered by 1517.[12]
In 1574, a census taken of the Greater Antilles reported 1,000 Spaniards and 12,000 African slaves on Hispaniola.[13]
As Spain conquered new regions on the mainland of the Americas, its interest in Hispaniola waned, and the colony's population grew slowly. By the early 17th century, the island and its smaller neighbors (notably Tortuga) became regular stopping points for Caribbean pirates. In 1606, the government of Philip III ordered all inhabitants of Hispaniola to move close to Santo Domingo, to avoid interaction with pirates. Rather than secure the island, his action meant that French, English and Dutch pirates established their own bases on the abandoned north and west coasts of the island.
In 1665, French colonization of the island was officially recognized by King Louis XIV. The French colony was given the name Saint-Domingue. In the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick, Spain formally ceded the western third of the island to France.[14][15] Saint-Domingue quickly came to overshadow the east in both wealth and population. Nicknamed the "Pearl of the Antilles," it became the richest and most prosperous colony in the West Indies, with a system of human enslavement used to grow and harvest sugar cane, during a time when demand for sugar was high in Europe. Slavery kept prices low and profit was maximized at the expense of human lives. It was an important port in the Americas for goods and products flowing to and from France and Europe.
With the treaty of Peace of Basel, revolutionary France emerged as a major European power. In the second 1795 Treaty of Basel (July 22), Spain ceded the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, later to become the Dominican Republic. French settlers had begun to colonize some areas in the Spanish side of the territory.
European colonists often died young due to tropical fevers, as well as from slave resistance in the late eighteenth century. When the French Revolution abolished slavery in the colonies on February 4, 1794, it was a European first,[16] and when Napoleon reimposed slavery in 1802 it led to a major upheaval by the emancipated black slaves.
Thousands succumbed to a yellow fever during the summer months and more than half of the French army died because of disease.[17] After the French removed the surviving 7,000 troops in late 1803, the leaders of the revolution declared the new nation of independent Haiti in early 1804.
Fearing the influence of a society that had successfully fought and won against their enslavers, the United States and European powers refused to recognize Haiti, the second republic in the western hemisphere. In addition, the US maintained an arms and goods embargo against the country during the years of its own conflict with Great Britain. France demanded a high payment for compensation to slaveholders who lost their property, and Haiti was saddled with unmanageable debt for decades.[18] It became one of the poorest countries in the Americas, while the Dominican Republic, whose independence was won via a very different route[18] gradually has developed into the largest economy of Central America and the Caribbean.
Hispaniola is the second-largest island in the Caribbean (after Cuba), with an area of 76,480 square kilometers (29,530 sq mi), 18,704 square miles (48,440 km2)[19] of which is under the sovereignty of the Dominican Republic occupying the eastern portion and 10,714 square miles (27,750 km2)[5] under the sovereignty of Haiti occupying the western portion.
The island of Cuba lies 80 kilometers (50 mi) to the northwest across the Windward Passage; to the southwest lies Jamaica, separated by the Jamaica Channel. Puerto Rico lies east of Hispaniola across the Mona Passage. The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands lie to the north. Its westernmost point is known as Cap Carcasse.
Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico are collectively known as the Greater Antilles. The Greater Antilles are made up of continental rock.[citation needed]
The island has five major mountain ranges: The Central Range, known in the Dominican Republic as the Cordillera Central, spans the central part of the island, extending from the south coast of the Dominican Republic into northwestern Haiti, where it is known as the Massif du Nord. This mountain range boasts the highest peak in the Antilles, Pico Duarte at 3,087 meters (10,128 ft) above sea level. The Cordillera Septentrional runs parallel to the Central Range across the northern end of the Dominican Republic, extending into the Atlantic Ocean as the Samaná Peninsula. The Cordillera Central and Cordillera Septentrional are separated by the lowlands of the Cibao Valley and the Atlantic coastal plains, which extend westward into Haiti as the Plaine du Nord (Northern Plain). The lowest of the ranges is the Cordillera Oriental, in the eastern part of the country.
The Sierra de Neiba rises in the southwest of the Dominican Republic, and continues northwest into Haiti, parallel to the Cordillera Central, as the Montagnes Noires, Chaîne des Matheux and the Montagnes du Trou d'Eau. The Plateau Central lies between the Massif du Nord and the Montagnes Noires, and the Plaine de l'Artibonite lies between the Montagnes Noires and the Chaîne des Matheux, opening westward toward the Gulf of Gonâve, the largest gulf of the Antilles.
The southern range begins in the southwestern most Dominican Republic as the Sierra de Bahoruco, and extends west into Haiti as the Massif de la Selle and the Massif de la Hotte, which form the mountainous spine of Haiti's southern peninsula. Pic de la Selle is the highest peak in the southern range, the third highest peak in the Antilles and consequently the highest point in Haiti, at 2,680 meters (8,790 ft) above sea level. A depression runs parallel to the southern range, between the southern range and the Chaîne des Matheux-Sierra de Neiba. It is known as the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac in Haiti, and Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince lies at its western end. The depression is home to a chain of salt lakes, including Lake Azuei in Haiti and Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic.
Owing to its mountainous topography, Hispaniola's climate shows considerable variation over short distance, and is the most varied of all the Antilles.[20]
Except in the Northern Hemisphere summer season, the predominant winds over Hispaniola are the northeast trade winds. As in Jamaica and Cuba, these winds deposit their moisture on the northern mountains and create a distinct rain shadow on the southern coast, where some areas receive as little as 400 millimetres (16 in) of rainfall and have semi-arid climates. Annual rainfalls under 600 millimetres (24 in) also occur on the southern coast of Haiti's northwest peninsula and in the central Azúa region of the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac. In these regions, moreover, there is generally little rainfall outside hurricane season from August to October and droughts are by no means uncommon when hurricanes do not come.[21]
On the northern coast, in contrast, rainfall may peak between December and February, though some rain falls in all months of the year. Annual amounts typically range from 1,700 to 2,000 millimetres (67 to 79 in) on the northern coastal lowlands;[20] there is probably much more in the Cordillera Septentrional, though no data exist.[speculation?]
The interior of Hispaniola, along with the southeastern coast centred around Santo Domingo, typically receive around 1,400 millimetres (55 in) per year with a distinct wet season from May to October. Usually this wet season has two peaks: one around May, the other around the hurricane season. In the interior highlands rainfall is much greater, around 3,100 millimetres (120 in) per year, but with a similar pattern to that observed in the central lowlands.[citation needed]
As is usual for tropical islands, variations of temperature are much less marked than with rainfall and depend only on altitude. Lowland Hispaniola is generally oppressively hot and humid, with temperatures averaging 28 °C (82 °F) with high humidity during the daytime and around 20 °C (68 °F) at night. At higher altitudes, temperatures fall steadily, so that frosts occur during the dry season on the highest peaks, where maxima are no higher than 18 °C (64 °F).[citation needed]
Haiti has 9 million inhabitants, the Dominican Republic, 9.6 million. Life expectancy is 61 years in Haiti, 73.7 years in the Dominican Republic. Literacy rate (over 15-years-old) is 52.9% in Haiti, 87% in the Dominican Republic.[22]
The estimated annual per capita income is US$1,300 in Haiti and US$8,200 in Dominican Republic.[22]
The island has four distinct ecoregions. The Hispaniolan moist forests ecoregion covers approximately 50% of the island, especially the northern and eastern portions, predominantly in the lowlands but extending up to 2,100 meters (6,900 ft) elevation. The Hispaniolan dry forests ecoregion occupies approximately 20% of the island, lying in the rain shadow of the mountains in the southern and western portion of the island and in the Cibao valley in the center-north of the island. The Hispaniolan pine forests occupy the mountainous 15% of the island, above 850 metres (2,790 ft) elevation. The flooded grasslands and savannas ecoregion in the south central region of the island surrounds a chain of lakes and lagoons in which the most notable include that of Lake Azuei and Trou Caïman in Haiti and the nearby Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic.[citation needed]
In Haiti, deforestation has long been cited by scientists as a source of ecological crisis; the timber industry dates back to French colonial rule.[citation needed]
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Punch Taverns announces that Roger Whiteside has informed the Board of his intention to resign as Chief Executive and will step down from the board with effect from Friday 1 February 2013, to take up the position of Chief Executive of Greggs plc. Roger is currently a Non-executive Director of Greggs plc.
To ensure continuity in the leadership of Punch, particularly during the ongoing capital structure discussions, Stephen Billingham has been appointed as Executive Chairman and Neil Griffiths has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer, with immediate effect. Consequently, a new Chief Executive Officer will not be appointed at this time.
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vwsucks1 Posts: 11That is a good price if it was an automatic. I just bought Altima 2.5S, with floor mats, micro-filter, splash guards, mirror with compass and temp, and it is a manual transmission for $17,000. The dealership wanted $18,700 for the automatic even though the MSRP was $300 more than the manual shift. So far we are very happy with it. Much better the the Jetta we got rid of. I'll never buy another VW.
ndeguy Posts: 3Here are the particulars...
Polished Pewter 2.5 SL, ABS Air Bag PKG, 5 piece floor mat set, power glass sunroof, side sill and rear splash guards, in cabin microfilter. With destination charge of $540 the MSRP was $25,784. Paid $24,091 after they added the wheel well protectors and a dual black pinstripe kit. Had a heck of a time finding one equipped the way I wanted in the Seattle area. It had to be this color and had to have ABS brakes and side air bags package, which I think is called the Option A package. Couldn't care less about a sunroof but dealer looked two months out and nothing like it without the sunroof. You get it sold to you whether you want it or not, I suppose unless you ordered the car from scratch. Also has the automatic trans... BTW, but I don't think you can get an SL without an automatic. It's an absolutely gorgeous car with the sill trim and the splash guards and the pin striping really sets off the look as well. First impressions... don't get the V6, (I didn't) it's almost dangerous due to the excessive torque steer. Darn near put it into a Jersey barricade on a test drive accelerating around a corner from a stop light when I punched it. Hey, it was a test drive, OK. You gotta push it to find this stuff out. Salesman was white knuckled and I'm sure unimpressed. Didn't buy from him anyway... he kept pushing the hail damaged fleet he had in the back lot and man were they damaged! Even had dents in the sides of the doors! What a joke. Anyway... the 2.5 has gobs of power. Bose stereo is awesome. Has a little more road noise than I expected and the steering is touchy cruising at 70+ on the interstate highway. Hard to relax. You actually have to pay attention to driving, but this may be due to having to get used to it. Did an 1800 mile, two day trip in a 2003 Buick Park Avenue rental last summer and you could drive it while sleeping... beautiful highway cruiser and super quiet. Had to put that in for you old fogies looking for a cruiser... Let's see, what else... Fit up on the door armrests leaves a little to be desired. Don't know why the fit is so bad, but it looks like a two piece design of molded plastic that just doesn't quite fit together. Minor point but you notice it right away. Seats are very comfortable. It's quite roomy for 4 and 5 wouldn't be too bad as long as they aren't big people. Other thing is it has like VERY little headroom and I'm only 5'9" tall. Only has about two inches of clearance, if that... Could be annoying if you are a tall person. I'm used to my '94 Quest where you have about a foot. Again maybe sedans are like that these days, I don't know since I haven't had a sedan since 1975. That's about it for the first 250 miles... havent' even checked the gas mileage yet. Will do that tomorrow. Oh, I forgot to add that I came within about a hair's breadth of pulling the trigger on a VW Passat. Had actually told the Nissan dealer I had decided on the Passat. Then... I started looking on the internet regarding VW's and Passats in particular. Got some really vocal people regarding the VWs on the net. The 7/8/04 JD Powers reliability study results did it for me though. The VWs ranked way below avereage... down there with the Kia etc. Nissan was above average... VWs can be VERY, no, make that hideously expensive to repair. One guy said his 2K Passat had the tranny go out and it was out of warranty and it couldn't be repaired and had to be replaced instead... are you sitting down? $10,000!! I think I'd just shoot myself instead. -
ndeguy Posts: 3Kiplinger's Magazine did a story on car buying sometime back. The bottom line was if you can buy a car at 5% less than the MSPR you have a pretty good deal. Some people may get more, some less but on average it's a reasonable figure according to them. friend of my just bought a new BMW 530 and got 3.4% off MSRP and he said normal for the Bmers is about 3%. The Altima I bought was 6.6% off MSRP. Hope this helps.
ndeguy Posts: 3Do these things really mean anything? The ones I've seen in the last few weeks were just computer print outs showing the MSRP and the "dealer cost". You could gin one of those things up in under 5 mins, even if you couldn't type. I don't put a whole lot of stock in them... "Mr. Salesman, could I see the factory invoice?" "Sure, sonny..." "Hey Joe, whip me up a 4 percenter for an Altima, would ya..." "I'll have that for you in a few minutes... why don't you and your lovely wife help yourselves to some of our free coffee while you are waiting."
valli2 Posts: 10Too many choices for one person to make.Help. I have researched like crazy and it's making me crazy. What price should I pay, in New York State for a Nissan Altima 3.5 with leather and ABS and traction? Should I even get it at all? OR should I get the 2.5 with same? Oh my! What to do. What to pay. Thanks
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entrrt Posts: 13ive been talking to universal this week and they dont have any SE 5spd.'s. they also said they "couldn't locate an SE 5 spd.. i bet if i was there in person they would find me one asap! as far as the online inventory...i was looking at ferman nissan(tampa) and thier online inventory of altimas are ALL 5 spds.'s....it had to have been a misprint. i emailed them about it, but havent heard back yet.
mziegler Posts: 2I was looking for a used 2000 Altima (GXE or SE), the tricky part was trying to find a 5 speed in Connecticut. Auto was out of the question.
Anyway, long story short - I found two examples, started a bidding war between the two dealers that had them, and finally settled on one for $9000 (Under $10k out the door).
-2000 Altima GXE
-Alloy wheel/Sport suspension pkg.
-Premium audio pkg. (cd + tape)
-Emerald metalic paint
-Nissan Certified
-40,000 miles
The original asking price on this car was $11,995... so I think I got a fair turn. It had sat on the dealer's lot for some time, so they were VERY negotiable.
I spent about a month researching cars to find out what make/model I wanted, and about two weeks searching/negotiating, so I certainly worked for my deal. Always walk away at LEAST once! -
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airegin Posts: 1I'm new to the board and a new Altima shopper. I'm hoping to have a 2.5s auto w/convenience pkg soon. I'm also hoping that someone here can verify that I have been offered a couple of good deals.
I have a rough trade-in, a '91 Bmw 525i with a ton of miles. $1353 is the listed trade-in value.
The first out the door price was for an '03 2.5 with nothing but A/C: $18,487.
The second out-the-door price was for the '03 2.5s w/convenience package, sidesill & splash guards, 5 pc floor carpet and trunk mat, and microfilter: $20,500 The salesman suggested that the convenience plus (sunroof) on the above car would be: $21,500.
These include my trade-in, are on new cars, and out-the-door meaning me waving goodbye as I drive off the lot.
Thank you for any advice you may have..... -
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scobbyd22 Posts: 3I put a lot of time and effort into figuring out a fair price for a SE 3.5 Altima 2004. It was funny to see just how many dealerships were trying to rip me off. Anyway, I did searches on a few sites and edmunds is pretty close with invoice pricing. So, after a few hours of fighting I got my new 3.5 Altima 2004 for $22,400 out the door. I think I could of gotten another 250-400 off but it wasn't happening at the dealership I was at. Has anyone had better luck then me? I like my Altima, anyone having any problems?
jheinz57 Posts: 2After doing some more checking I found that the 24,900 couldn't be matched by anyone else, so I was happy about that. However what I did find was that the extended warranty that you can purchase through Nissan varies greatly in cost from dealer to dealer. I went back to the dealer and told him to cancel the Gold premium warranty from the contract since he wanted $1,300 and I found it through another dealer for $775. He decided to match the price. Amazing what these dealers will do when you push them.
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Be open to happiness (free art print)
I made it using liquid frisket (the yellow painting is still one of my favorite projects).
Honestly, I didn't even know what a frisket was until I saw in on a sketchbook project post. Told you that site was great. I was all like, hold the phone that stuff is awesome. I started googling like a wild woman. My knowledge of art doesn't really extend much beyond high school art class. Then, almost like magic, Jason came home that day with a surprise for me. He got me a hobby lobby gift card, just as a way of being sweet because I've been so warn out by our little monsters here lately. I do love new art supplies. Anyways, this stuff is crazy fun to play around with. I wish I had taken photos of the process. No worries, I am sure I will being using it again really soon!
Once this was finished, I slapped it in a frame and hung in on my wall.
I liked it to much to leave it in a sketchbook. Besides, it is a good reminder to have around the house. It is part of my gallery wall I am working on. That little yellow chair used be be really ugly. Can you find the match box car and the mustache Henry snuck in the photo? He likes to help me with decorations. I know, sticking cute.
I love the wall over at Young House Love, but instead of spending all the time and cash upfront I am slowing adding to it. Peice by piece as I find things I love and then just hanging them on the wall all willy nilly. I know, this would make some people crazy (my husband is one of them). Actually, those little white mirrors just got painted. They had been hanging on the wall looking like this (oh and there might have been goodwill price stickers on them too).
I think there were on my wall three months like this. Yikes. Slow and steady wins the race I guess. I got them for a buck a piece and luckily the mirrors popped right out making them very easy to paint. And behind the mirrors were little pieces of floral paper which I am hopping to put into an art project one day.
Here is a shot of the whole wall. Maybe you can see where I am going (and I have a long way to go). The picture is complete with a blur of a toddler running through and clutter on my mantel. And no, the toy on top of the xbox stand isn't staying. More help from Henry. Gosh, I just want to squeeze him. Speaking of the XBox. We aren't really 'gamers'. ( We use it to watch TV. We don't have cable but we do have Hulu and Netflix through XBox live. Just thought I'd toss that out there. We don't set at home with wireless headsets shooting people and listening to 13 year old kids swear. Okay, Jason does from time to time. But, it is pretty rare. Back to the wall). I need to find a different clock. I just haven't found one that strikes my fancy yet. The other two paintings on the wall are ones I did a while back (here and here). I decided I might as well start hanging up some of the crap I've made.
While I was working on the painting, I thought a lot about the things that make me happy. And, this space makes me happy. You make me happy. It means so much that you are here. I thought it would be fun to make this image available to you as a free digital download. I know it isn't much, but just a little way of saying thanks. You can print it, frame it, save it to your desktop or even cut it up to use in an art project of your own. Do with it whatever makes you happy. Please feel free to share. Thanks for reading.
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This may be a little late - 'n in the wrong place! I read what you said about Santa, and how wrong it feels telling the kids lies - I did, too. When my eldest was five, he blithely 'wrote off' the collection being taken for children in war-torn countries, because "Santa will go and help them!"
So - I bit the bullet, and told them that it was Mum and Dad that bought the presents - explaining that it was like the Tooth Fairy, we all like a good story, have a carnival - sort of. He was happy with that, thought it was a good thing - I have five other kids, and they were all taught the same - that is was all in fun, and part of the fun was the story and dressing up.
Just found your blog today, and started to follow - I am an old granny in Australia - greetings to you and yours! cheers -RepliesThanks for stopping by! That is so funny about your son dismissing a collection because he thought Santa would help him. I like the blend of playing along but allowing the child to understand it is make believe. I'm so glad you are following along. I love having friends from the other side of the world :)


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Marriage (between a man and a woman) as an institution is thousands of years old is usually the reason given as to why it should not change.
However, it survived no fault divorce, which has definitely NOT been around for thousands of years and so it has been proven to be an institution that can evolve and change when it needs to.
Once upon a time marriage was the transfer of ownership of the woman to a man and she had less rights than her husband and was not considered equal. Marriage has again survived the change in the status of women to be equal to that of men.
I might be wrong, but didn't the US once restrict inter-racial marriages - and again marriage survived their legalisation.
Marriage has so far survived extending its franchise to same-sex couples in nearly a dozen countries and the sky has not fallen in.
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Organised under the Patronage of the UAE President, HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Environment 2007 exhibition will take place at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre between 28 and 31 January, 2007.
Mr. Osamu Watanabe, Chairman and CEO, JETRO, said:
"This exhibition is a symbol of our continued efforts to strengthen our diplomatic ties between the UAE and Japan. Since our initial exhibition in 2002, the economic ties between our countries have gone from strength to strength, particularly in the areas of energy and infrastructure development. We hope that the large number of participants taking part in the Japanese pavilion at Environment 2007 will deepen mutual understanding between our two nations, in addition to promoting trade tie-ups and technology cooperation."
The special Japanese pavilion will also commemorate the completion of 35 years of diplomatic ties between Japan and the UAE, and will house over 40 of Japan's key players within the industrial environment sector. Amongst the list of exhibitors, Hitachi, Nissan and Panasonic will be presenting their latest products and technology for the first time in this region.
The pavilion will cover a variety of areas pertaining to the environmental considerations of the region, which include air pollution control, water purification, power generation and desalination.
Japan's eco-business market has seen tremendous growth in recent years and its expertise in the field will be a major contributing factor to a region, given the demand for large-scale real estate projects. According to the Japanese Ministry of Environment, the country's eco business will grow to over US $ 400 billion, with its Clean Energy and Waste Treatment Sector commanding over US$ 100 billion in growth.
Mr. Seiji Koyanagi, Managing Director, Panasonic Marketing Middle East added, "The Middle East market for consumer electronics is constantly evolving and growing. One of the recent trends we have witness worldwide, is the gradual shift of consumers towards products that have been produced whilst keeping the needs of the environment in mind. Our participation at this pavilion is evidence of Panasonic's initiative to provide our consumers with products that are not only on the cutting edge of technology, but also help towards a better environmental future for the consumer of the future. Our reputation within the UAE has grown tremendously, and we look to strengthen our presence within the UAE, a market which has an increasing growth potential, through participating in exhibition geared towards strengthening economic ties between UAE and Japan."
The UAE Government, which ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2005, has since been taking great measures towards environmental conservation. With over 200 Japanese companies already based in the UAE, the Japanese government hopes that with the conclusion of the free trade agreement talks with the GCC, the ties between the two countries would further be enhanced especially within this sector.
"The market for environment related projects in this region is tremendous with both Middle East and North African countries looking to invest in this industry. The participation of Japan in Environment 2007, is an important step in establishing this exhibition as a commentator on the growing eco-business industry. Our relationship with the Japanese economy will enable us to use their expertise within this field to better maintain, and sustain the growth of our economy for future generations," commented Mr. Abdulla Omar, Managing Director, Reed Exhibitions Middle East, the organiser of Environment 2007.
The organisers of this exhibition have received a tremendous response from exhibitors with more than 80% of the space already being booked by the end of last year. The event targets over 375 exhibitors from around the world, and is the fourth in the series of exhibitions and conferences since initiated in 2001.
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During the next three years, Glen Raven will donate up to 25,000 window decals that retailers and boating organizations will display. These partners offer safety literature and serve as resources for safety alerts, recall information and technical boating issues. They also help promote the auxiliary's boating safety classes and Vessel Safety Check program.
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Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to God's people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
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First Line: | Glory to God in the highest |
Publication Date: | 2005 |
Scripture: | 1 Samuel 2:2; Isaiah 43:15; Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 45:21; John 1:29; Luke 2:14; Psalm 92:1-8 |
Topic: | God: in glory; God: in grace and mercy; Penitence |
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Once, long long ago, there lived a race of super gnomes with super abilities. These gnomes knew one truth, all humans must be eliminated! The gnome elders set to work on a plan to get rid of the human infestation. In their research they found that humans were obsessed with their lawns, so the great strategist Glortraix came up with the idea that if the humans' lawns were destroyed they in turn would be also. Glortraix set to work to find a team of gnomes with the ability to destroy human lawns through bringing all the focus on themselves and he found.... |
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Parwal (Pointed Gourd) -10
Khoa – 1/2 cup
Pistachios (pista)
Green cardamom (chhoti elaichi) – 1/2 tsp
Saffron (kesar) – Few strands
Sugar – 1.5 cup
Water – 1 cup
Sodium bicarbonate – a pinch
Kewra essence – 1-2 drops
- For stuffing, roast khoa and add green cardamom powder, 1/2 bowl of sugar (or as per taste) and finely chopped pistachios. Roast khoa till it slightly melts.
- Wash and peel all parwals. Make a slit on one side and scoop seeds and pulp out of each parwal.
- Prepare a thin sugar syrup by taking sugar and water in 1:1 ratio. Add 1-2 drops of kewra essence to the sugar syrup.
- Add parwal in boiling water with a pinch of sodium bicarbonate for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add parwals to the sugar syrup and cook till they soften up.
- Stuff the parwals with khoa mix and sprinkle saffron on each parwal.
- You can serve them cold.
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Grateful Dead
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Dead shows are where I began a life long romance with rooster hot sauce.
After finding the sacrament in the parklng lot before the show, and dancing joyously through an entire show, I always wanted a kind veggie burrito after the show.
Some friends never really understood my almost OCD need for an after show burrito, others became similarly fetishized.
The variety of burritos was astounding, the quality all over the map, but if I heard the words "Kind Veggie Burrito" spoken or saw them written on a sign then, in what became a ritual part of the entire show experience, I would shortly after be munching energy replacing veggies wrapped in tortilla.
Thank to all the purveyors of all the delicious foods I enjoyed over many years and many shows many years ago.
If anyone in the Southwest is doing the festivals this year vending the kind munchies and needs an extra pair of hands, I'm available.
My KVB skills are second to none.
I miss the Burrito Bus. really helped me get it together on those crazy lot nights when I did not have tickets for the show but was a part of the circus
this particular one has been at it off and on since we launched. It's almost nostalgic to see him. Not so nostalgic, however, that his posts and account are not being nuked as they so richly deserve. Onward...
What the heck...how many leeches do we get in a week?
Will you come with me? Once in awhile you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right!
Some of you know me already as Doctortrip.com
Well another project underway, FestivalFamily.com Building Your Family One Festival At A Time http://festivalfamily.com
Welcome to Festival Family, your one stop resource for music festivals. Festival Family is a unique experience combing music fest reviews and information, a kind pace to meet fellow heads and the only online shakedown street. Festival Family is music festivals!
At Festival Family, you will find our music festival reviews located in our community section of our website which means they were submitted by fans just like you. Going to a music fest for a first time? Just got back from a music festival? This is where we can learn about that particular music festival or share all those experiences with your friends.
Want to speak to someone that has been to a particular festival before, our forums are broken down per music festival so there is no need to search through the clutter. This is where you can talk openly and freely about your experiences, anticipations and upcoming plans for a particular music festival. Make a friend at a music festival, want to get to know people before you go? The forums are a great place to talk about that music festival in real time. What are you waiting for, start building your family now!
Shakedown Street is where you can connect with all the wonderful hippy artists that are out there making hippy goods just for you. Shakedown has everything the lot has to offer, minus the burritos and duct tape. It is in Shakedown you will find those true hippy goods that are handmade with love just for you! Finally, Shakedown Street is online!
Our family welcomes you with open arms to join our community as we grow it one festival at a time.
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Aug 6, 2013 1:55 AM by Jeanette Trompeter
You wouldn't normally think of farming being connected to a surf adventure... but that's just what part of the motivation was for a three central coast surfers.
Join Dan Malloy, Kellen Keene and Kanoa Zimmerman took a bicycle "road trip" down the California Coast to see what they would discover by slowing the pace of their journey.
Their new book "Slow is Fast" documents the farmers, craftfolk and surfers they met on their 50-day, 700-mile bicycle adventure. They did a book signing at Harmony House Yoga studio tonight, and premiered the "Moving Pictures", a short film adapted from the book. "On this trip I learned more about the people and places along the California coast than I had in 34 years and a thousand trips by car." says Malloy.
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Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Patch Development
As clearly demonstrated by the DCCT, blood glucose monitoring is a critical element in the maintenance of normal blood glucose levels. Cygnus Therapeutic Corporation in Redwood City, California is working on a new non-invasive glucose monitoring system that could dramatically change the way people with diabetes monitor their glucose levels. Unlike the current procedure, which measures the level of glucose in the blood based on blood samples drawn from the fingertips, the new system is non-invasive, and utilizes interstitial fluid rather than blood.
In a process called "reverse iontophoresis," a steady electrical current is used to extract interstitial fluid (the fluid that bathes the cells of the body) from the skin. Iontophoresis has been used for years to deliver drugs into the skin by enlarging the pores to allow large molecules (found in drugs) to enter. Reverse iontophoresis simply turns the process around, enlarging the pores to allow interstitial fluid to exit. This procedure was initially discovered by researchers at U.C.S.F. Medical School. Cygnus invested in the patent for it and is now applying it for use as a substitute to blood glucose monitoring.
Thus far, Cygnus has conducted initial testing on both animals and non-diabetic subjects with positive results. The next phase of testing, expected to commence early in 1994, will be carried out on people with diabetes. This testing will attempt to determine the accuracy of glucose measurement from interstitial fluid as compared to blood.
If the next phase of testing proves interstitial fluid to be a reliable, accurate measurement of glucose, Cygnus will begin its effort to make the process "user-friendly." The current blueprint for the product includes two components: a credit card sized "patch" that adheres to the skin; and, an equally miniaturized "power pack" for reading test results. As it is currently envisioned, the patch would remain on the skin continuously for up to 24 hours, to be replaced by a new patch each day, while the power pack would provide the "hardware" necessary to interpret the results of the chemical process. Together, the two components would allow the user to monitor the level of glucose in the interstitial fluid, both continuously and non-invasively.
Although still in the early phases of development, this research offers potential relief from the sore, callused fingertips so many of us live with as a necessary by-product of blood glucose testing, as well as the possibility of having access to continuous test results.
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I don't know if you want a bookshelf that can accidentally kill your sleeping cat, but this has to be one of the most original concepts we've seen. Or prototypes, we should say; artist David Garcia actually built this, it's not a Photoshop job.
One place where this thing would never work is in my apartment--crooked floors coupled with the vibration of the subway would send it rolling all over the place. It'd be just like having hyperactive dogs, where you come home and brace yourself while turning the knob to see what they've destroyed this time.
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This spring I picked up a small patiohit rose at home depot(shh, don't tell my job!) Well brought it home and after reading up on this forum a little bit, I managed to separate the four different plants when I re potted. Sadly only one survived(thankfully the color I was hoping for) But now that it's budding and opening up, I wanted to know if ya'll could take a guess as to what I've got. I'll get another picture in a day or so when it opens up fully. The blooms can last a few days and don't really fade till that last day or two. Thank you, |
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We'd need better photos of the blooms to ID it. Even then it may be difficult to do. There are a couple of companies that produce these gift roses and they don't always put names on them. Or sometimes will use the same name for different roses. The two best known companies are Poulsen and Kordes. They put out roses under the names Patio Hit, Parade and Kordana. You can try looking on their websites to see if you can match your rose. Good luck! |
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The Codependent Addict
By Scott McCann
medical recognition of Codependency as its own separate disease is a little
more than three decades old. The recognition of interdependence of drunkenness
and kinship dates back to between 1446 and 1406 BC in the book of Genesis
where Noah, drunken was sheltered by his son Ham and in anger cursed his
grandson Canaan and made him a servant to his uncle Shem. 1
"Behind Every Good Person is a Woman (Man)" is a saying that also applies to today's alcoholic or addict. Unless the chemically dependent person is a complete recluse or hermit there will always be others involved and affected by the addict's disease. These other people can be classified into three groups. 1) The spouse or significant other, 2) children, siblings and parents and 3) employers, friends, physicians and therapists. Along with the chemically dependent, these three groups create a quadrant of players all focused on the chemically dependent person. The spouse covers up when the addict is too sick to go to work. The children run and hide when Mom/Dad comes home drunk. The siblings distance themselves. The Grandparents take care of the children when the addict is in rehab or prison. The employer puts up with long lunches and low productivity. The "friends" support the addict's denial and the therapist tries to find the inner child while their patient is intoxicated. The "Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous which first appeared in April, 1939 recognized the existence of these other groups in chapters 7 through 10. 2Amidst these three groups, however, may be another addicted or maladjusted person that is completely overlooked. We're talking about the Codependent. This most commonly is the spouse or significant other, but not exclusively. But three questions arise when discussing Codependency. 1) How prevalent is this condition? 2) Is it a disease of addiction? 3) Is it a disabling condition causing consequences? Dr. Timmen Cermak, MD, answers the first question: 3 The second question is more difficult to answer. This is because there is no single definition of Codependency or criterion for testing for Codependency. On the other hand, chemically dependent people can be physically tested with breath, blood or urine samples. Their pathological behavior can be observed; i.e., blackouts, drunk driving arrests, lethargic or violent conduct, physical ailments, denial and so forth. Add to this the predictable, progressive and disabling effects and you have a definition a chemically dependent addict. Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, provides a definition for Codependency. She describes it as: 4 The key words in this definition are "pathological condition". Add to this denial by the Codependent and you start to build a disease definition. Dr. Cermack, provides a more clinical psychiatric corollary of the disease: Finally is it a debilitating condition causing consequences? For this we turn to studies by Dr. Max Schneider, MD. 5Dr. Schneider, found that when treating alcoholics for gastritis and other related physical ailments that the spouses, children and others involved with the alcoholic had similar, higher occurrences, of gastric problems. He began to study the relationship of physical and emotional ailments shared by alcoholics and others. He found a high correlation in many areas. Gastric problems such as gastritis, esophagitis, pancreasitis, and peptic ulcers. Eating problems such as mal-absorption / malnutrition in the alcoholic and bulimia and anorexia in the spouse, sugar imbalance in both. Cardiovascular problems such as hyper tension, irregular heart beat and stroke. Urinary track problems, like irritable balder, prostratis, and bed wetting by the Codependent Problems with sexuality, such as intimacy, performance, blocked feelings, blood flow and changes in sex organs. Nervous and emotional problems, such as anxiety, concentration, memory, sleep disorders, headaches, fatigue, impaired judgement, denial, grief and finally suicide and murder-suicide. 6Melody Beattie in her book, Codependent No More provides an extensive list of Codependent Characteristics very similar to Dr. Schneider's list of nervous, emotional and sexual problems. 7I believe we have developed a substantial foundation to support the concept that Codependency is a disease of addiction. The preferred "drug of choice" is another person. The euphemistic term often heard describing the Codependent's behavior is a "dry drunk". Observing their behavior, especially in advanced cases, one might ask the question; "Are they on something?" In reality, you might wish they were taking a substance, for it is easier to do an intervention on a drunk than a Codependent. It is now time to focus on treatment. It is not just enough to treat the chemically dependent person with a 28 day inpatient program. The spouse and others need to be evaluated and prescribed a plan of treatment. This may be participating in the addict's recovery treatment or by developing a separate therapy strategy more specific to the Codependent. Left untreated the Codependent develops their own set of addiction patterns, independent of the chemically dependent person. The Codependent can be just as manipulative as the drunk and without somatic chemical impairment can be more convincing. They control when and how the addict is treated. Often time they will sabotage recovery by talking the addict out of treatment or therapy. Should the addict be successful in their treatment and recovery, the Codependent is now faced with the dilemma of their own addiction. Many times the Codependent will leave the addict to find another human fix. This behavior can be seen in the recidivism of bad or abusive relationships. Throughout this article we have described the Codependent's drug of choice as a chemically dependent person. This person may also be a gambler, sex addict, anorexic, bulimic, overeater or have an obsessive-compulsive disorder. It may also be an animal or object(s). For a greater understanding of addiction, please read the series of articles by Dr. Michael Stone MD, and "Enablers", which describes the different roles others may play in the addict's recovery. Both can be found in www.anonymousone.com. Genesis 9:20 - 9:25 2 A little more than a decade later Al-Anon was formed. Consisting predominately of wives of alcoholics, they found that they too were adversely affected and needed a 12-Step program similar to AA. 3 Diagnosing and Treating co-dependence; A guide for Professionals Who Work with Chemical Dependents, Their Spouses, and Children; Hazelden Publications, 1986 4 Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse; Choicemaking Health Communications Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida, 1985 5 Medical Aspects of Co-Dependency video, St. John's Hospital, Orange, California, 1986 6 Some experts believe that the recent experience in the US of mothers drowning their young children in lakes and bath tubs or throwing them off bridges into the river is the result of PTSD or untreated Codependency. 7 Codependent No More, pages 42 to 52, Hazelden Publications, 1987 |
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baccate: berry-like; of seeds, having a succulent or pulpy testa; of fruits, having the seeds embedded in pulp.
barbed trichome: a trichome with terminal or lateral retrorse projections, each projection being a barb.
barbellae: short, straight, stiff hairs or barbs.
barbulae: in Scaevola (Goodeniaceae), outgrowths on the margin of the wings or in the throat of the corolla, sometimes with apical hairs or papillae.
basal: at the base; of a placenta, at the base of the ovary.
basifixed: attached at or by the base, e.g. of anthers, by the base of the connective. cf. medifixed, versatile.
basipetal: developing, in sequence, from the apex towards the base. cf. acropetal.
basiscopic: facing towards the base. cf. acroscopic.
basitonic: of flowering seasonal growth units (seasonal shoots), producing no leaves (but sometimes some bracts) below the inflorescence, cf. acrotonic.
beak: a prominent terminal projection, especially of a carpel or fruit.
berry: a fleshy or pulpy indehiscent fruit with the seed(s) embedded in the fleshy tissue of the pericarp. cf. drupe, pyrene.
biennial: a plant whose life span extends for more than one but less than two years after germination. cf. annual, perennial.
bifacial: of leaves, flat or channelled with distinct adaxial and abaxial surfaces. cf. unifacial.
bifid: divided, for about half the length, into two parts. cf. bipartite.
bifoliate: of plants, having two leaves.
bifoliolate: of leaves, having two leaflets.
bigeminate: in two pairs; of pinnate leaves, having only two pairs of pinnae.
bilabiate: two-lipped, e.g. of a corolla in which fusion of an anterior group and a posterior group of petals extends beyond the top of the corolla tube.
bilamellate: consisting of two plates or lamellae.
bilocular: having two cavities.
bipartite: divided, nearly to the base, into two parts. cf. bifid.
bipinnate: of leaves, twice pinnately divided. cf. pinnate, tripinnate.
biseriate: arranged in two rows or whorls.
bisexual (= hermaphrodite): bearing both male and female organs together, e.g. on the same gametophyte or in the same flower.
biternate: twice ternate, the three pinnae each divided into three pinnules.
blade: the expanded part of a leaf or petal. cf. lamina, limb.
bole: the trunk of a tree, below the lowest branch. cf. canopy.
brachyblast: a short branch; a spur shoot.
bract: a leaf-like structure, different in form from the foliage leaves and without an axillary bud, associated with an inflorescence or flower.
bracteole: a small bract-like structure borne singly or in pairs on the pedicel or calyx of a flower.
bristle: a rigid trichome similar to a pig's bristle.
brochidodromous: of leaves, pinnate venation in which the secondary veins do not terminate at the margins but are joined in a series of prominent arches. cf. acrodromous, eucamptodromous, semicraspedodromous.
bulb: a storage organ, usually underground, made up of a stem and leaf bases, the food reserves being stored in the inner, fleshy leaf bases.
bulbel (= bulblet): a bulb arising from another bulb.
bulbil: a small, deciduous bulb (or tuber) formed in the axil of a leaf or replacing flowers in an inflorescence, and functioning to propagate the plant vegetatively.
bullate: having a blistered or puckered surface; of a leaf surface, prominently raised (like a bubble) between veins.
burr: a rough or prickly propagule consisting of a seed or fruit and associated floral parts or bracts.
buttress: a vertical flange of tissue protruding from the base of the main trunk of a tree.
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Warlords of Draenor: PvP now requires active flagging on PvE realms
@holinka @swirlyball @Bashiok You must manually /pvp flag if you want to attack a player on a PvE server. No more misclicks or baiting.
- Watcher (@WatcherDev) August 28, 2014
This means no more accidental flagging for players that are simply trying to DPS or quest out in the open world on PvE realms. And this also applies to healers as well -- healers will simply not be able to heal flagged players unless they choose to actively flag for PvP. Naturally this issue isn't a problem on PvP realms, but for players on PvE realms, the change in Warlords should be a welcome relief. When players make the choice to roll on a PvE realm, that choice is usually a deliberate one that's made to avoid the hassle of unwanted world PvP situations. It's nice to see that steps are finally being taken to keep PvP on PvE realms what it was meant to be -- an optional experience that you can choose to participate in, rather than be tricked into whether you're willing or not.
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Introducing new Saki Shibu !
Saki Shibu is made from a copper/silver alloy call "Shibuichi 四分"(one-fourth) it has been used to make jewelry in japan since the 8th century. the color can vary greatly depending on how it is finished. it is easily polished with a polishing cloth, or we recommend jewel brite to clean all metals. saki shibu looks great mixed with any metal,especially silver, copper and rose gold.
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I don't know how, but all of a sudden, my regular CTF has been plagued...with...SOMETHING! I have *MANDITORY* Matrix moves. Plus when i fire or altfire while holding the flag, I DROP IT! >_< I have tried disabling all mutators, and its still all...plagued. Someone help me! Whats wrong and how do I fix it?


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PCMark Vantage is the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista. PCMark Vantage is perfectly suited for benchmarking any type of Microsoft Windows Vista PC from multimedia home entertainment systems and laptops to dedicated workstations and high-end gaming rigs. Regardless of whether the benchmarker is an artist or an IT Professional, PCMark Vantage shows the user where their system soars or falls flat, and how to get the most performance possible out of their hardware. PCMark Vantage is easy enough for even the most casual enthusiast to use yet supports in-depth, professional industry grade testing.
FutureMark has developed a good set of hard disk tests for their PCMark Vantage Suite. These tests are based on real world applications that many of us use daily.
HDD1 - Windows Defender
HDD2 - Gaming
HDD3 - Windows Photo Gallery
HDD4 - Vista Startup
HDD5 - Windows Movie Maker
HDD6 - Windows Media Center
HDD7 - Windows Media Player
HDD8 - Application Loading
Here we see that the Silicon Power eSATA/USB portable SSD is almost as fast as some of the SSDs we reviewed just a few months ago. As you can see, the drive is no match for the latest and greatest barefoot controller drives, but it is portable; something that the 2.5-inch drives are not. The Silicon Power drive is actually fast enough to run Windows on if you are looking for another option for dual booting a PC.


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As the wife of a chef, my life revolves around food! Some people eat to live, I live to eat.
All time favorite--boiled crawfish. Also very in love with sushi!
My chicken and dumplings are always fun to make, but I love to bake desserts of any kind.
I also recently began decorating cakes for people!