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Please turn to slide three for our first quarter highlights. I'll mention at the outset that the current quarter represents the first time we have owned ISP for an entire quarter. Reported earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.76 in the December quarter. When adjusted for key items, which I will cover shortly, EPS was $1.20 as compared with $0.92 in the year ago quarter. Let me note that the $0.92 in the prior year does not include the results of ISP or the related financing costs. This is the only time this morning that we will present data in this manner. For the rest of the presentation and to aid in your analysis we will present results on a pro forma basis, which includes the results of ISP in prior periods. Thus, we achieved sales of $1.9 billion, a 6% increase over the prior on a pro forma basis.
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Same story, different round. Have been trying to pick between Carribean blue pebble tec, french grey pebble sheen. But - I was wondering if I should do a grey plaster. Budget allows for pebble sheen.
Am I crazy? From a looks perspective, love the French grey pebble sheen. From a durability perspective, like the idea of Pebble Tec. Pool guy says he doesn't think pebble sheen is really worth the extra money, as it sometimes starts to look dirty and mottle after a few years - he thinks Pebble Tec is the best, looks like new after 10 years. Which got me thinking, why not just do grey plaster if I like the look? Cost is good, will have my pool professionally maintained, love the look and the smoothness. Any thoughts? Amy I crazy for thinking about plaster over pebble? |
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I think your pool guy is crazy :) If mottling is a concern, stay far away from colored plaster, including grey. Pebble Sheen / Pebble Tec (the real things) will both look great years and years down the road if installed correctly. It' all relative to your situation. If spending the extra is not a concern, stick with sheen. I will add that some certain projects of mine look better with a colored plaster than they do a sheen...some tuscan style homes and french chateau projects needed that old world mottling look. |
I personally do not like Pebble Tec. Far too coarse for me. I had 3M Quartz Plaster in my prior pool and loved that. Much better on your feet! Go with what you like. Bottom line is, you're the one that has to live with it. |
- Posted by periwinkle18 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 22, 11 at 15:43
Thanks for the comments. I am intrigued by the thought of the 'old world mottling look' in theory, but not sure what it would look like in reality. My sister has a medium gray plaster pool, and it looks really pretty. She has small steps, and the pool is fairly deep, so it's not as if you are looking at shallow water much. This is somewhat the case for my pool too. Maybe I will just go for the pebble sheen french grey. I saw a pool with this and loved it. |
i just had quartzscapes quartz installed and i like it so far. they have a french grey color. good compromise between smoothness and durability imo. |
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A Video for Beyoncé's 'Drunk in Love,' Done Entirely With Emoji
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The emojification of the known universe continues with this unofficial emoji video of Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love."
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So, this summer was largely disappointing on the pop culture front. Here's why.
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The new Myspace emerged to the public today, and the first thing you'll see when it loads up is investor Justin Timberlake's first new single.
The Monitor is tackling a ton of stuff this week, ranging from the season premiere of Parks and Recreation to two great new albums to the highly anticipated Borderlands 2.
What do you do when you've recorded an album that is so intense, so powerful, so … dark that no cover art can do it justice? You go black.
Director Baz Luhrmann's signature move is putting anachronistic music in his films, and if this new trailer is any indication, his upcoming The Great Gatsby is no different. Opening on a beautiful sweeping shot of New York in the Jazz Age, the trailer for Luhrmann's upcoming adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel begins with the throb of Jay-Z and Kanye West's "No Church in the Wild." Under any other circumstances it would seem odd to see women in flapper dresses shimmying to a hip-hop jam, but this is a Luhrmann movie and somehow his deftness for remixing contemporary music into historical material makes this work.
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It's Dandy's world now. It's a new day at Fraulein Elsa's Cabinet of Curiosities and Dandy is in charge now. He's made the freaks put up new banners proclaiming himself the star of the show, but shockingly enough, audiences aren't exactly lining up to see Dandy belt out Cole Porter tunes.
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My rescued Lilies are really putting on a show this year. My step Dad passed away in Dec 2008 and I have been rescuing his Lily plants as I find them in the jungle he created. I think they are happy because they are blooming there little Lily hearts out. I have pics in my gallery so scroll to the bottom and see Happy Lilies. I do not know the names of any as Dad did not keep track. |
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Good tip.
Gina D. sent me this tip in a recent e-mail:
Disney charges 75 cents to make a local call on your room phone. However, resort guests can call anywhere at WDW and avoid this charge if they just dial "0" and ask the operator to connect them.
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Good tip.
I am in need of some Disney magic!!
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Great tip Lou! Never thought about trying that, but you can bet I will be using it during our next trip! Thanks!
If you're on Disney property and you want to make a Priority Seating for one of the restaurants, you can do so without spending any money or going to Guest Relations.
Find a payphone and dial *88. You will get Disney reservations and you can make your Priority Seating without even having to put any money in the phone. This is especially helpful if you are in one theme park and want to dine in another.
A custodian Cast Member at PoC taught me that trick when he overheard us trying to decided where we wanted to eat and how we could make PS arrangements in time for dinner. We've used this method many times!
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Portrait Explorer
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Some of the unique features of the Portrait Explorer:
Where to find the Portrait Explorer
The Portrait Explorer is available for public use in the Digital Space on a mezzanine level above the main Ondaatje Wing entrance hall. The lift from the Ground Floor providing access to the Digital Space is currently out of service (until June 2014) so please use one of the screens in Room 20 to access the full range of material on the Portrait Explorer.
There are three Portrait Explorers dedicated to the Regency period in the Weldon Galleries(Rooms 17 and 20) plus one temporarily allocated (until June 2014) to the full range of material on the Portrait Explorer within the Digital Space.
There is a variation of the Portrait Explorer focussed on Tudor miniatures in Room 3.
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Proverbs 21:19 - [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
1 Timothy 3:2 - A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
James 4:1 - From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?
Proverbs 25:24 - [It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
2 Timothy 2:24-26 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient, (Read More...)
2 Timothy 2:24 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,
Proverbs 27:15 - A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Hebrews 13:5 - [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Titus 2:1 - But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
Titus 1:6 - If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
1 Timothy 5:17 - Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
1 Timothy 3:12 - Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
1 Timothy 3:1-16 - This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. (Read More...)
1 Timothy 3:1 - This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1 Timothy 2:4 - Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Ephesians 5:22-33 - Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. (Read More...)
1 Corinthians 15:1-58 - Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; (Read More...)
James 3:1 - My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Hebrews 13:17 - Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you.
Hebrews 13:7 - Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of [their] conversation.
Titus 1:5-9 - For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: (Read More...)
Titus 1:5 - For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
1 Timothy 5:23 - Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
1 Timothy 5:14 - I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
1 Timothy 5:1-25 - Rebuke not an elder, but intreat [him] as a father; [and] the younger men as brethren; (Read More...)
1 Timothy 5:1 - Rebuke not an elder, but intreat [him] as a father; [and] the younger men as brethren;
1 Timothy 4:11 - These things command and teach.
1 Timothy 3:8 - Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
1 Timothy 3:6 - Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
1 Timothy 3:1-7 - This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. (Read More...)
1 Timothy 2:15 - Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
1 Timothy 2:9-10 - In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; (Read More...)
1 Timothy 2:8-15 - I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. (Read More...)
1 Timothy 2:3 - For this [is] good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
1 Timothy 2:2 - For kings, and [for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Ephesians 5:18 - And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Ephesians 4:28 - Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Ephesians 4:11 - And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Galatians 3:28 - There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 8:9 - For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Romans 16:1 - I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
John 3:16-18 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (Read More...)
Luke 12:15-21 - And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. (Read More...)
Luke 3:14 - And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse [any] falsely; and be content with your wages.
Matthew 19:21 - Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.
Matthew 6:24 - No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Proverbs 27:2 - Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 25:1-28 - These [are] also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. (Read More...)
Proverbs 23:4 - Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Proverbs 20:1-30 - Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. (Read More...)
Proverbs 20:1 - Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Proverbs 19:22 - The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
Proverbs 14:21 - He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.
Proverbs 12:14 - A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Genesis 2:1-25 - Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. (Read More...)
2 Timothy 4:5 - But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
1 Timothy 5:22 - Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
Philippians 4:14-18 - Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction. (Read More...)
Matthew 16:18 - And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
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The North side of my apartment building has terraces that are flush with the building (built inwardly) that face the less desirable direction (street). All apartments that have these terraces also have traditional external terraces that face the pool and view the ocean. The flush terraces were all cheaply screened in years ago due to a problem with pigeons and most everyone uses them for storage. With an inner sliding door to the room they join, they also offer fresh air. We are being given the option of suggesting to the Board a new way of addressing these terraces. Can you offer suggestions and/or direct me to places to look for ideas? Thanks. |
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You might think this is silly, but here is a link to a feng shui article talking about suggestions regarding high rise apartment design and balconies, etc. Other than that, I'd drive around your neighborhood area and look for Terraces I like or do a google search for European Terraces and suggest these to the board. Good luck! |
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This is the single greatest problem I see with clients: not enough together time that is dedicated to just being present as a couple. I have couples identify it as "us time". Schedule it, book it and use it. Make that clichéd weekly sex date. Set up alone time for you as a couple. Even if you just are together without anything sexual in the cards, let this special uninterrupted time take you wherever it goes. This works.
#6: Focus on your partner.
Make special time to send your energy and put your exclusive attention on your partner. This means you aren't both watching a movie, having dinner, discussing the kids' report card, or reviewing the list of things on your weekend agenda. Garage clean-up duties or who got the tab on groceries last time aren't romantic or sexy. Put your mind, your eyes and your emotions on your mate and watch how fast she/he lights up.
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40 And also their relatives, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on donkeys, on camels, on mules, and on oxen--provisions of flour, cakes of figs, raisin cakes, wine and oil, cattle and sheep in abundance, for [there was] great joy in Israel. | 40 Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy in Israel. |
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Domain name owner loses UDRP, sues, gets $7,500
MyArt.com owner can keep domain name and some cash.
In April I wrote about how the owner of My-Art.com filed its second UDRP against the domain name MyArt.com and won.
It was a bad decision based, in part, on an incorrect claim that the domain name was transferred to a new owner after the first decision.
The owner of MyArt.com didn't respond to the UDRP filing, but sued after the decision was handed down.
The lawsuit, filed by law firm Lewis & Lin LLC, claimed reverse domain name hijacking under the Lanham Act, as well as related state unfair competition claims.
My Art SAS, the French company that filed the UDRP, settled after the lawsuit was filed. It won't get the MyArt.com domain name and also agreed to pay statutory damages, attorney's fees and litigation costs.
Court records show the payment was just $7,500. Not much, but a nice turnaround from having to give your domain name away to getting paid for your inconvenience and legal fees.
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And the arbi"traitor" keeps making bad calls. Great system if you want to try and steal a generic name. When and how can arbitraitors be held accountable for bad calls. They just keep on costing innocent domain owners thousands and thousands of $$. Without $$$penaties for rdnh this nonsense will continue.
Got to agree with @Steve . I decided enough was enough and did what this current owner obviously did and issued Court proceedings in Europe. Went to the Appeals Court of the Country and was Ordered that I retain the domain . The Dubai based company never evr paid the Costs awarded against them and still havent to this day as they went out of existence. Now got another one going. I do not wait now for UDRP issue/decision I issue as soon as I know they are coming.
" I issue as soon as I know they are coming" Did you mean you issue Court proceedings as soon as you see them coming? Is it more expensive than defending in a UDRP?
On a separate issue, if I'm located outside the US but my domain names are managed by Godaddy, can I get an attorney in the US to file a court case on behalf of me if UDRP fails?
Yes. When a UDRP is filed, the Complainant must specify whether they will agree to the jurisdiction of (a) the registrar's location or (b) the registrant's location. If a domain name is registered with GoDaddy, and the Complainant has chosen the registrar's location as the Mutual Jurisdiction, then you may proceed in a court in Arizona.
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Monica Bonvicini
February 18 – April 14, 2012
Galerie Max Hetzler is pleased to present an exhibition of installations and drawings by Berlin based artist Monica Bonvicini. The imposing large-scale word sculptures, SATISFY ME (big) (2010), Built for Crime (2006) and the electrically powered installation Identify Protection (2006) are presented in Berlin for the first time while Off the Grid (2011 - 2012), four large-scale drawings, as well as NeedleKnows (2012), 200 works on paper depicting pliers stitched in red yarn, have been produced specifically for the exhibition.
The artist's eclectic oeuvre can be characterized by the use of traditionally associated "masculine" materials she combines with industrial items such as light bulbs, glass, polished steel and fetishism related leather, rubber and chains. Her media varies from sculpture, installation, photography and video to works on paper.
In this exhibition, Monica Bonvicini revisits some of the themes which have become emblematic of her practice in the last decade, namely work that explores specific conventions and investigate the relationship between space, power and gender. Bonvicini's phrases or idioms, once erected, become sculptures. The titles, texts and words underscore her views on the beliefs as well as the malfunctions of our (capitalist) society.
SATISFY ME (big), made of acrylic glass letters, has been firstly installed outdoors on a garbage dump in the Emsland region. The ambiguous title seems to summon the viewer whose narcissistic impulse will be triggered by the reflecting surfaces. The same physical concreteness and the commanding way in which it addresses the observer's experience of the room can be applied to Built for Crime. In this work, words are assembled in bright light bulbs, which are screwed into freely suspended letters made of broken security glass. The viewer is thus confronted with a choreography of dazzling lights which are reflected in the other featured works.
Identify Protection with its somehow obscure title is more directly related to the clichés and fantasies of sadomasochistic acts and scenes as well as building construction workers. The suspended sculpture consists of six tower harnesses as used by the latter. They are varnished in black liquid rubber and mounted with steel chains on a steel ring set in motion per electronic interval timer.
Equal to the grand gestures as carried out in her expansive mises en scenes are the over-scaled drawings Off the Grid featuring patterns reminiscent of strings and chains. Heavy steel chains are recurrent elements of Bonvicini's sculptures and large scale installations. Words such as RUN or RAGE, sometimes mirrored, capture the attention of the viewer. In NeddleKnows, needle-nose pliers embroidered on paper echo the early leather tools which were presented on pedestals: hammers of different types, axes, wrenches and trowels.
This is Monica Bonvicini's second solo exhibition at Galerie Max Hetzler.
Monica Bonvicini, born 1965 in Venice, Italy, lives and works in Berlin. Bonvicini's work has been widely exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in Europe, the United States and Asia. Museums and institutions include the 21er Haus, Belvedere,Vienna (2012); Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Centro de Arte Contemporaneo de Málaga; Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno IVAM, Valencia; Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam; Dublin Contemporary 2011; Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna (all in 2011); Venice Biennale (1999, 2005 and 2011); Museum Fridericianum Kassel (2010); The Art Institute of Chicago; Museion, Bolzano; Lenbachhaus Munich and Kunstmuseum Basel (all in 2009); Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (2008); Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm (2007); Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY (2007); Preis der Nationalgalerie Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2005); 1st and 3rd Berlin Biennale (1998 and 2005); Secession, Vienna (2003); Aarhus Kunstmuseum (2002); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2002) and Le Magasin, Grenoble (2001).
Forthcoming solo exhibitions and projects include among others DESIRE DESIESE DEVISE at Museum Abteiberg in Mönchengladbach (March 4th – May 20th 2012), which will travel to Deichtorhallen in Hamburg (2012). Her permanent public light sculpture RUN in the Olympic Park, London will be completed mid-March this year.
Upcoming exhibition at Galerie Max Hetzler: Rebecca Warren and FUEL (April 27 - June 16, 2012).
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My son brought a bag full of citrus from a friend he works with. The friend's tree is quite large (higher than her house)and she calls them Chinese Honey oranges. They look and peel like a tangerine. I would like to plant some of these trees, but can't find any information with that name. Does anyone know where I can find them. I have saved seed. Will they be the same as the parent tree? |
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6 "Now slaughter the Passover animals, sanctify yourselves and prepare for your brethren to do according to the word of the LORD by Moses." | 6 Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves and prepare [the lambs] for your fellow countrymen, doing what the LORD commanded through Moses." |
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Hi everyone Need some advice on which one of these cherries on Newroot-1 rootstock I should plant since I only have room for one more. I currently have two bing xtra dwarf cherries and one nugent cherry tree. I live in SE CT. and would to also know why which one based on your choice. Black Tartarian Thanks |
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Of those Lapins. But it's a lot like Bing. You should look into Whitegold, Blackgold, Blackpearl, Burgundypearl, Ebonypearl, and Radiancepearl. Those six were bred and tested in NY. They should be better adapted to your conditions, Bing and such clearly aren't. |
Sweetheart also is fairly good for the area. I want to try Lapin's myself. Although I would pick Whitegold as it is a Rainier like cherry, but probably easier to grow than Rainier. As you have dark cherries already. Although I want a Rainier too! I have Whitegold. It's a new plant, so no comments. it's growing really well though. First year in ground. I lost a Whitegold to canker, this is a replacement. Grandpa's Nursery replaced it for free. On Gisela 5 |
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Bing is not a good choice for the east, if you learn how to graft you may want to convert one or both of them. I did that with my two Bings years ago. Many others on your list are also not good east coast cherries. Cherries have a strong tendency to crack and rot and you need crack resistant varieties. Black Tartarian has been OK for me. Black and White Gold are my standards, they are good tasting cherries and crack less than most. Many people like Lapins. I didn't get very tasty cherries off it but it died before I could really see how it would do. Scott |
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Hi! I'm renovating a home and have a narrow galley kitchen. The standard 30 inch gas range arrived a few days ago and it does not stand flush against the wall because the gas pipe from the wall sticks out quite a bit. Can I do anything to have the range installed flush against the wall? The plumber has not arrived yet - would the range itself have a back panel which could perhaps be removed so that the pipe is ensconced inside the range? My apartment is in an NYC coop - I don't think they'll allow me to recess the pipe in the wall. Thanks for all your help! |
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Typically, there is nothing to remove in back. Usually the only solution is to have a qualified plumber or gas piping specialist either cut the pipe shorter and re-thread the end, or have him open up the wall so that the pipe that sticks out (probably a fairly short length that is screwed into an ell inside the wall) can be replaced with a somewhat shorter length. |
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Take a picture of it and post. This could be an easy fix. |
- Posted by talley_sue_nyc (My Page) on Thu, May 15, 14 at 16:37
He may just need to bend the pipe, or cut it closer to the wall and install an extender, so that it goes into a natural gap on the back of the stove. I think that's what our guy did when we renovated -our- narrow galley kitchen in our NYC co-op (in Queens). |
If the pipe is standard black iron, it can't be bent. |
- Posted by talley_sue_nyc (My Page) on Wed, Jul 30, 14 at 23:55
Oh, also, regarding this: My apartment is in an NYC coop - I don't think they'll allow me to recess the pipe in the wall. The pipe *is* recessed in the wall--it comes out of the wall, usually--so they will have to let you move it. Also, the gas pipe is the building's until it hooks up to your stove. So it's their pipe being sunk into their wall. My advice, just get your plumber to shift it around however he needs to for it to fit. I asked my FIL, a licensed plumber and a pipe fitter, about whether you needed a permit (from the city) to move a gas pipe. He said, "no, not if you're moving one that's already there." So if the city doesn't need a permit, then I'd just "assume" that your co-op board will be similarly OK with it. And just never mention it to them. Truly, shifting the pipe is just not that difficult. I'm pretty sure it doesn't even need to have a "junction box" to access any new joints (electrical does, but not gas pipes, I don't think--ours have curves, etc., that are underneath the plaster). In NYC, any licensed plumber can do this. |
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An explosion and blaze at an ammunition depot in a province in Turkey's west has killed 25 soldiers, officials said on Thursday. Four other soldiers were injured.
Forestry and Water Minister Veysel Eroglu said that the blast occurred on Wednesday in Afyonkarahisar at a section of the depot where hand grenades were kept. The soldiers' remains were discovered early on Thursday after a blaze caused by the blast was extinguished.
Eroglu ruled out a terrorist attack and said the cause was accidental.
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Eroglu said some unexploded hand grenades were found strewn around the storage facility after the explosion and authorities were working to defuse them. - Sapa-AP
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I attempted my first batch last night and all went well. The only thing I didn't do was to filter the wort as I poured into the primary. I tryed to leave as much sediment in the brewpot as I could but most of it was suspended in the wort. Will this be a problem or should I not worry?
Don't worry, some people dump everything from the brewpot in, some try to leave some behind and others run it through a strainer, it really is a matter of choice. Just leave your beer for 3-4 weeks in your primary, or rack to a secondary after fermentation is complete (when hydrometer readings over 3 successive days remain the same) and the stuff will settle down just fine.....The longer you leave it the more settled/clear it will be.
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Get rid of witchcraft toys sold at Toys R Us
We need to remove witchcraft toys aimed at young children sold at Toys R Us toy stores. There is a three in 1 tarot card, ouiji board aimed at girls ages 8-10 with a pink box. Also there are legitimate tarot cards and ouija boards sold at Toys R Us. I am an ordained Christian minister and have studied the effects of these toys. I am also involved with paranormal investigative groups, so I know what I am talking about. Let me say that these things are in no way "toys" and should not be used. The movie "The Exorcist" which came out in the 70's was based on a true story on which the girl played with a ouija board and became severely possessed. Another true story was of a young boy who played with ouija board and had a complete personality change that consisted of violent behavior and language and talked about a "Tyrannus" spirit. This is also an issue of selling religious toys. If the stores won't sell Christian things with crosses and the like, then they should not sell satanist and wiccan toys. Legitimate wiccans and satanists use tarot cards and ouija boards to contact spirits. The only spirits that are contacted are negative ones. We have encountered in paranormal investigations, many reasons for possession include use of the tarot and ouija board. Kids these days have enough to deal with without getting involved in spiritism. So I suggest if we want to have less murders and suicides and severe despression then we need to get rid of these witchcraft "toys." Please sign petition to help keep our society and our children from these negative influences.
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Rev. Jesse Watson, Exorcist Order of St. Michael, United States
2 years ago Comments: I am an ordained Catholic exorcist with a very strong standing in the Catholic community. Your attempt to profit from the sale of divination & occult items that endanger the emotional, psychological and spiritual safety of our children is an egregious offense and labeling them as "toys" and meant for "entertainment purposes only" is a weak attempt at justification. I ask that you cease the sale of Ouija & tarot immediately or we will bring this to the next level of public awareness which as you know could have a devastating effect on your public image as well as your profits. Handle it quietly and so will we.
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Through the Eyes of a Flareon ~ [PG] - Book Two
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Re: Through the Eyes of a Flareon ~ [PG] - Book Two
The hardest part was the look. The look in her younger sister's eye as she had tussled backwards in the effort produced by the elders, ironically deemed wise, before her sweet face was abruptly obscured. Their masses had absorbed any vision she had of her only family, and although she was marginally relived the younger pokémon didn't have to see her last moment of exile, she was saddened. She had wanted to see her, to know that she was still there, even if it was while shame was flooding through her mind. She was deeply troubled that her last communication had to be in the worst moment, when not even words could be shared.
For that she was thankful in a way; she couldn't bare more pleading and more conveyance of desperation and disappointment. It was mutual, in light of her insistence for her sister to join her cause and stray from the flock's foolish choices, which made their last exchange of words with one another a painful repetition of pleas and refusals. She knew that her sister enjoyed it as little as she, but the discomfort of their situation alone was little to do with its beginning and end. It ended when she was called to offer her cause before the elders, so they could present their judgement. Her reputation and whatever position she may have hoped to gain in the future were lost; she had tarnished any chance she had at a purpose in her flock.
My belly was starting to rumble as my apparent new companion and I stalked the dimming forest in no effort to find food, but to simply move ourselves along, despite the fact that it was growing closer to night. We had stopped for a long while in order to rest a time after passing the area around which Shardclaw, Zhol and I had attempted to hunt the day before, where vegetation was sparse. Because of this break, I was reluctant to waste any more time—the party would be a fair way ahead already, and if we didn't make an effort to catch up, they would very well reach the hideout before we had a chance to meet with them. I knew that travelling through the night while they slept was a most suitable plan, and I didn't care if the dual type following me had objections. Truthfully I had objections of my own, but I dared not voice them; questioning my own orders would encourage him to whine or complain, then justify his protests by pointing out that I was first to voice my annoyance.
I was no good with numbers or estimations, but I knew that we would have to run for large portions of the journey in order to reach them. I had no problem with that, and apparently the houndoom didn't either, but...running
him was the thing that irked me. He had been pretty quiet most of the day, and sometimes didn't respond when I made comments or asked him about something. It was probably his silent revenge for my attitude toward him, but in all honesty, he deserved whatever came to him.
We began to descend a slope of an unusual amount of grass, and I briefly wondered how it was so green amongst the general brown around these parts. It was not something I was familiar with, but imagined that a certain pokémon probably lived nearby that cared for the soil. After we reached the bottom of the hill, the angle of the ground nearly catching me off guard and almost faltering my legs, we came to another part of the forest which had been virtually the same as before. The trees were fairly faded and some were a tiny bit grim, but mostly they were welcoming and partly cosy. I thought that, if some homes and dens were built, this forest would house a group of pokémon very well. Of course, I preferred the luxury of a more developed space, but every community had to begin with a single idea.
"Hey, Flair," the houndoom began, striding a few paces behind me, "do you actually know where we're going?"
I furrowed my brow at the question. Of course I knew where I was going. I wouldn't be blindly leading myself and one other through random territory I wasn't familiar with if I didn't have direct instructions to where the hideout was. "Yes," I told him simply, not deeming the answer important enough to require elaboration.
"A'right," he accepted, giving a brisk nod I hardly picked up on from my peripherals.
I exhaled and tried to clear my mind as I padded on, picking up the pace into a jog. I imagined he would immediately question my pace increase and make some kind of snide remark, but surprisingly he said nothing. I suddenly wondered if he was backing off to allow me room for the possibility of liking him and accepting him as a temporary – for I would never allow such a pokémon to permanently accompany me – companion. It was entirely possible, since he knew that my temper could definitely judge somebody before my head did, and so far he was pretty much only been judged by my angry temperament. It was his own fault, and I was not prepared to take any sort of responsibility for his actions.
After a while of moving, I noticed that the temperature was beginning to drop bit by bit. It was such a small change that my constantly heated body barely noticed, and I was hardly fazed as I kept going. The houndoom, being a fire type as I was, probably shared the inability to notice temperature changes very easily. I wasn't all that interested in asking him, but one question certainly gnawed at my mind—a question that annoyed me to know end. The thing was that if I asked this question, I knew it would get me nowhere, and I would be quite annoyed with the results. I reasoned with myself that I was already expecting the answer, and a specific one at that, so there was no point in trying to hope for another one. And if I was expecting one in particular, why would I bother to show hesitation to ask it, for the reason of being dissatisfied by the answer? It was a pretty confusing notion, but I shoved it out the way and just decided to ask.
"So...why exactly are you following me?" I questioned, turning my head to the left as we carried on, and he skipped a few paces, lengthening his strides momentarily to catch up. He was beside me in no time.
"Because I believe you're foolish," he told me simply, shrugging a bit as he jogged on.
"Foolish?!" I spat, eyes clouding with a scowl entailing minor confusion. "I'm the foolish one? Oh, I'm sorry—I thought the stalker without a reason to stalk somebody who, I might add, has no desire to be stalked, would be the pokémon considered foolish." I rolled my eyes, straining them as I kept them angled to show my immense annoyance at this houndoom. He was arrogant and had no cause to make such an accusation. Even if that was not the answer I had been expecting, it was no better.
"I have a reason," he commented, and my head hovered toward him in a short swivel around. I was confident I would not run head-on into any trees as I faced him, so continued without heed of direction.
"Oh, do you now? And what might that be?"
His sights were set before us, at the trees in the distance, as he admitted, "You have no idea what you're doing."
The answer shocked me a little. I heard my brain fall silent as I considered what he had told me. "I have no idea what I'm doing," I restated flatly. "
is your claim?" I scoffed, finding no evidence to support his words, and saw no harm in challenging the absurd statement. "If you're gonna insult me, at least choose something that's true to use against me." Immediately after I said that, I frowned, reconsidering. No, I didn't want to hear him insult me about something that was true, either. It was less than ideal to hear my faults.
"It's not made absent foundations," he responded, and my mind suspended all thought again, although my legs continued to hurry me along.
"Hey," I growled lowly, the houndoom coming to a stop as I did the same. I faced him with my body braced and my head down, while he stood upright and without assumption of power or defence. "I was given specific instructions pointing me in the direction of this hideout, you know.
the one who knows it's abandoned, and
the one who was given the task to go and find the party." I raised my head and snorted. "Of course I know what I'm doing!"
At that I felt surely justified. Of course, I didn't
to provide him with any viable justification, but it felt good to know I was confident about my abilities and the fact that I had been assigned to the task.
The houndoom's lips curved into a smile, peeling back to reveal his stained pointed teeth. I was once again surprised by his actions. "You don't know what you're doing," he reinformed quite confidently, and, the grin still painted on his face, began in the direction we were headed before our paws claimed the same patch of soil for an extended period. The way he sauntered off greatly irritated me, and I could feel my jaw starting to spread with the growing pressure of clenching them tightly together. He was clearly amused by the obliviousness he most likely assumed I possessed, like he found himself to be of much higher importance.
"What do you mean?" I demanded, leaping after him. As he heard my strides, however, I saw a flash of his playful – and completely unwarranted – grin before his bounding fasted, slowing as I slowed to allow me the chance to catch up. He waved his tail playfully and began walking in a peculiar fashion obviously intended to be comical. I was not amused.
He was teasing me.
me! With a twitch of my muzzle, I suddenly shot forward with a burst of speed, watching as he was quick to catch on and sprung off the ground, racing away. He was too fast for me, and as my little legs repeated mechanical actions, I was highly agitated to find that I didn't nearly match his pace. Immediately my mind went to Zhol, and I scowled as I wished she were here. She would be able to put him in his place.
Blowing smoke through my nostrils, I galloped on, chasing him between trees and in circles over dwarfish hills. At one point he splashed through the river we had been loosely following, clearly elated far beyond my mood, and seemed unaffected as the water clung to his fur and smoothed it flat. I quickly stopped myself before I had the chance to plunge into the shallow waters, slamming my paws down to unearth the soil and bring me to a halt. I eyed the water with wide-eyed caution and a twinge of fear as I shook my head brusquely, tearing myself away from it to travel back in the direction I had been headed before that wretched houndoom had led me on a wild pursuit. I disapproved greatly of his angering behaviour, and grumbled to myself under my breath as I considered his glaring immaturity.
"Such are males," I growled to myself.
As I stalked off, shoulders hunched and mane fuzzed up around my face, I tried to figure out exactly what he meant. My mind was struggling to come up with anything that made a reasonable amount of sense. I knew that the houndoom was quite fond of teasing me, it seemed, and provoking my tempter, but somehow I sensed he was being truthful, or as truthful as he could have been in his own mind. It was displeasing that he doubted me, because apparently I only had my own faith in myself to draw from and utilise.
I didn't dwell on the question too much, and instead drew a breath, resetting my mind so I could think something about food. At least food didn't intentionally aim to piss me off.
Tarla stretched her wings, elevating herself to beat them against the air and create gushing gales of wind. It gave her shoulders the repeated movement they needed to keep well and gave her a calming sense of comfort. She tucked them beside her body as she hopped up and settled onto a low-hanging branch under the tree of which the three other party members took shelter. It was open, quite exposed to the rest of the forest, but the atmosphere was tranquil, and it seemed as if nothing would dare disturb their quiet night. She assumed nobody else would want to be disturbed either and bother themselves with pointless efforts to initiate a fight. Four experienced battlers were not to be reckoned with, especially if no harm was intended by them, and no cause for alarm needed to be raised.
"You're right up there, Fluffy?" the krinar from below called up with a chuckle, a knee bent as he rested an elbow against it, the rest of his arm hanging. His left arm extended behind him for support. Beside him was the kirlia, who sat silently with crossed legs. The granbull was keeping himself occupied with sticks varying in length and thickness around the other side of the trunk.
The altaria gave him a sneer of contempt, turning away whilst pressing her beak together. She heard the ralts evolution question her actions and feign innocence, although Tarla had a feeling he really did believe himself not guilty. That was not of concern to her, however; she wanted some peace and quiet, eager to enjoy Torqueal Forest in all its serenity without an oblivious krinar to present constant irritation on a silver platter. He was a dark red stain of pure annoyance, like a jabbing toothpick in her side, which she had originally found slightly disappointing, but had figured that not many others were as mature as she. It would come with age and experience, she told herself, and long awaited the day he would grow out of it.
Blocking him out didn't seem to work, however, and as he babbled on, half addressing her in the process, she wondered if his sole purpose was to serve as a sort of symbol for everything annoying that had ever come into existence. The prospect would hardly come as a surprise to her, though, and silently she was thankful that he was incapable of any such ability as cloning himself. She didn't know how she would cope if there were
of him.
Sick of his voice, the dragon and flying type launched herself off her perch, her back to the small party as she carved an unscheduled path through the air. Her mind swirled with irritation as she heard the cries of the krinar protesting for her return and claiming apologies that she knew meant nothing. It wasn't long before he presumably gave up, and she exhaled once more, certain that she was not going to be returning for the night. She figured that in the morning, when they passed, she would join up with them. Either that or she would fly ahead by herself.
Finding a suitable tree to spend the night, she climbed the night air and landed her feet on a branch. The smooth bark with raised freckles were comfortable under her scaly toes, and as she shaped herself and felt her feathers settle, she knew she had chosen the right tree with the right branch. Fluffing up, she thought about the next day, when she would probably be asked once again by Derino to again determine their estimated time of arrival at the mountains. If not an estimation of time, then of distance. It was as if he didn't understand that such vast land was not going to shift at any point during their journey.
Her mind lingered on the thought of those mountains. She again reminded herself of their significance to her. They were both her home and the only place she had been expelled from. She had mixed feelings toward the giant mounds of thickened earth, fickle like the snow that could melt with little to sway it. She was content with the colony, but there was always that lingering feeling...that cruel sadness that reminded her of the point in her life when everything was rejected into a pit of everlasting change.
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Nothing seemed exactly real; the swablu flew on, not allowing herself the pleasure of gliding until she was far from the flock, and sped onward. She was fairly horrified at what had recently happened. Not only was her dignity spat on and rolled in the mud, but any trace of trust she had with those she thought she knew seemed gone. Her whole life she had lived with them, helped improve it, sought protectors in the older pokémon, and found friends of all ages. It was a pleasant life of happiness, and yet...she was pushed from its embrace it like she was never there. Like she never had a chance to make a difference, or to even deserve a place among her kin. She felt as if she had put her whole mind and body into the flock, and it was exceedingly unfair that her banishment was not given a second thought. It was
fault for making such a stupid decision...
The thought suddenly occurred to her that she was endangering her sister even further by allowing her to stay with that flock. She wished with all her heart that she agreed to come with her...even if it meant they were both exiled. At least then they would be able to be together and support one another, even under such circumstances. However, that was clearly impossible as they were separated, and Tarla felt enormous regret for what her sister would be put through. It was as if she alone knew. That was what frightened her as well—her flock was charging headfirst into a foolish decision, and nobody but her realised that. They had had no time to properly consider any of it, and were immensely foolish for pretending they knew the effects on the flock it would have. She knew those so called "benefits" were nothing but lies, whatever they supposedly were.
The wind picked up, blasting her face with more force than before. She noticed with surprise that her thoughts had taken her far from her mountain already; she must have been flying for a minimum of an hour. As she realised that she was flying head-on into a blasting current of wind, she gasped suddenly for air, finding it difficult to swallow anything but more snow as she continued. Sometimes a piece would wedge itself into her nostril, and she had to gather the strength to let a dragonbreath surge through her beak, erupting from the only place it could go—her nostrils. However, using the move repeatedly drained her energy, and as she waded on through the falling snow as the shadowy sky above her bled with increasing darkness, she found herself growing progressively exhausted.
It was not a pleasant feeling as she realised she was drifting away from reality, her wings faltering as she plunged downward into an unintentional dive, but quickly righted herself and shook off, the two stray feathers that sprouted from her head wobbling with her. Another spec of snow became lodged in her left nostril, and she coughed, feeling the strange buzz of the dragonbreath excite her throat before being admitted through the holes atop her beak.
'I need to rest,'
she thought to herself, and began to cast her glance about. The mountains were endless; the fact that she was not a very effective flier in both manoeuvring and speed did not help her cause, but she doubted the hours of mountains stretched below her would end even if she could fly harder, faster and stronger. She already felt as if she were going to collapse, and she didn't even try to think of how she might have felt if she had been required to apply more energy to her movements. It would only have drained her more.
She was forced to shield her eyes with her eyelids as she searched for a spot to land somewhere, and began her descent. The snow was growing denser and increased with purpose. She knew the signs to be those of an oncoming blizzard, and she would not have much time before it would be upon her with relentless mercilessness.
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