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I've looked at so much tile lately that my brain is turning to mush and I'm completely confused about what I want. It will be next to hardwood, so I don't want the wood look tile. I think it would help if I could see some pictures. It's so hard to tell what a whole floor will look like by looking at just one tile. Even if they don't still make your tile, I can figure out the look I like. |
Follow-Up Postings:
Here's a shot of ours. It's 24"x24" Natural Cleft Montauk Black Slate. You might want to check the Finished Kitchens Blog for more pics. |
I haven't seen any that are 24x24. I love the size! I wish I could find something similar to yours in a neutral tone porcelain tile. I'm seeing so many that have a busy pattern and they're pretty, but I'm worried about the busyness all over the floor. |
- Posted by may_flowers (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 11:27
Daltile Florenza 'Sabbia' in 18 x 18". After we selected an almost solid patterned quartz countertop, it took six months to find the floor. It was so frustrating. Once DH with his photographer's eye pointed out that we needed movement in the tile because of the quiet countertop, we were able to narrow our focus. I think the key is making sure the undertones match. Your eye goes from one parallel plain to the other, and they should look like they were made for each other. Don't focus on the little specks of color because that is not the undertone. It was easy to see the warm griege undertone in our counter. It wasn't so obvious in the floor tile because it has bronze, gold and gray-green areas, but they are printed onto a griege background. Our tile is adjacent to oak hardwood. |
Ours is pretty busy, but I don't think it's distracting. We chose the floor before anything else, two years before kitchen remodel. I'll post another picture with a better close up of tile. |
- Posted by may_flowers (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 12:05
- Posted by sjhockeyfan (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 12:05
The tiles in the pictures are beautiful, but why not consider extending your hardwood floor into the kitchen? Much easier on your feet! |
Mayflowers - That's exactly what is throwing me is my countertop undertones. There are times when I see a pink undertone and times I don't and I think I may have finally figured out why. I have medium to dark stained cabinets with a slight red in them and I think they reflect on to the countertop. sandsurf - Thanks! I can see it has a busy pattern, but the color is pretty consistent, so it doesn't come across as overly busy. That's why it's helping me so much to see how certain color and patterns will look overall. |
sjhockeyfan - That would definitely solve my tile problem. I'm hesitant to use hardwood, because the one I picked is a medium to dark tone just like my cabinets. I think it would be too dark overall for me. |
I am spending $5000 on extending the hardwood into my small kitchen - it's a quarter of our whole budget and a cost that makes me want to vomit! In our case it's a very complicated specialty job so that's why so much. BUT, we're doing it because I want the feeling of a continuous space with our open concept kitchen. Check out the excellent article below: |
Here is a link that might be useful: 5 Tips for Choosing Flooring For An Open Plan House
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 13:57
mrose, check out Daltile's City View. While the website lists the shade variation as V3 (high), that is not the case with the actual tile. The shade variation is quite subtle, as is the pattern, but there is enough to give it visual interest. It also comes in 24 x 24 large format tiles. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Daltile City View Color-body Porcelain
- Posted by may_flowers (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 14:12
Our Daltile was rated V4. No one at Daltile nor my tile setter mentioned that the tiles would be patterned differently, so imagine our shock when the tiles arrived and some tiles were almost solid. We like it though. Make sure you know what you're getting with the higher V numbers. |
- Posted by itsallaboutthefood (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 14:38
Here's my porcelain travertine looking tile with our reddish lyptus cabinets. It doesn't really look that pink in real life...more golden. I think the light wasn't that good when I took the picture this morning. Our tile is not available anymore but Arizona Tile has a lot of natural looking porcelain tile (we used tiel from them when we tiled our bathrooms). |
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 14:46
may_flowers, I really like your tile ... it looks perfect in your kitchen. We went with the same size and pattern. |
May_flowers, I love your tiles! Now I need to figure out how to post pictures again. |
jellytoast - You're on the right track with City View. I'm just not sure about the colors. I may have to see it in person. I'm afraid District Gold may be too gold for me. The other lighter one is Harbor Mist, but it's hard to tell what color it really is. Definitely a possibility! May_flowers - Thanks for the up-close picture. I think your floor might also be a good possibility. itsallaboutthefood - I have the same problem when I take pictures of my kitchen. It shows more pink tones than are really there. Ok, here's a picture of the floor sample (hickory) in front of my oak cabinets. I'm thinking the grain in the floor and cabinets are too much, but I'll see what you guys think. |
msrose-I have seen that daltile in person and it's very pretty, smooth. Loved it. Only reason we didn't get it was that I liked the gray and it didn't look so hot (too much contrast for me) with our brazillian cherry floors that were adjacent. :( |
- Posted by itsallaboutthefood (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 16:17
Personally, I wouldn't put that wood floor in your kitchen. I like a little contrast between cabinets and floor and I think it will just make the cabinets run into the floor and everything would be too dark for your light counters. Here is a better picture of our floor next to our family room which has oak wood floors. |
This post was edited by itsallaboutthefood on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 16:21
- Posted by sjhockeyfan (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 16:35
I agree that your wood floor is too dark to be used with your cabinets and that you need contrast between them. Oh well, it was a thought! |
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 17:32
mrose, the City Lights "District Gold" is actually really, really pretty and we went back and forth between that and the lighter "Harbor Mist" before finally settling on Harbor Mist. Definitely get samples of anything you are considering. While I think the photographs of the completed rooms in Dal's brochure give a pretty true rendering of what our tile color looks like, the little pictures of the individual tile samples are way off. |
isallaboutthefood - Thatnks for the close-up! jellytoast - You actually have Harbor Mist? What color do you see in person? Can you post a picture? |
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 20:09
mrose, yes I have Harbor Mist. I don't know how to describe the color ... just very neutral ... it seems like it would go with many different things. If I had to try to pin it down, I would say it has a bit of a golden undertone. I have light cherry cabinets with seafoam green granite. The granite has a lot going on and I needed a floor that didn't compete. I love this tile. We used the same size and pattern as may_flowers (18 x 18 in a running-bond) with 1/16 inch grout joints. I can't get my camera to take a picture that I think shows a true rendition of the color. Do you have a Daltile nearby where you could go pick up a sample? |
This post was edited by jellytoast on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 20:20
Yes, I have a Daltile near. I've already looked there once, but I want to go back and look for some of these tiles. I hadn't thought about this pattern before, but I really like it for the square tiles |
JellyToast and Mayflowers, I love your tile. That is what I was looking for but the variation in the tiles did not show up online so I ended up buying my tile as I saw it in someone's home. My tile is also rectified with a square edge so a smaller grout width can be used like the pretty tile you chose. I think I found the link to your tile. I still need to figure out how to post pictures. I used to log onto a site that closed and set up a link with pictures to post here. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Daltile City View Harbour Mist 18 X 18
msrose, We bought our tile from ask4roca.com. They have an extensive selection of all manner of tile. Many are 24x24 or 20x20. I'm attaching a link below. HTH |
Here is a link that might be useful: Ask4roca Flooring.
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 21:30
Thank you, lynn! I also included a link to the brochure from Dal's website ... it is located a few posts above. Dal recommends 1/8 joints for that tile even though it is rectified, but 1/16 is possible with a really good installer. |
lynn - You can open a free account at photobucket. |
Foyer Tiles Next to Wood Floor_Skeeter looks out window. The porcelain tiles are 12.4 X 12.4 Akoya Bone tiles that are not slippery and do not stain. I know you mentioned in a prior post how you wanted to see tiles next to wood floors. I chose a contrasting floor with my tile. My hardwood floors are in my two room home office and my family room. I plan to install 17.5 X 17.5 rectified tiles in my kitchen that will not be slippery also. The grout used on the Akoya Bone Tiles is Latricrete Spectralock Mushroom. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Foyer Tiles Next to Wood Floor_Skeeter looks out window
OK, I finally after several tries was able to find the right code to copy that gives a link to the picture. I still can't seem to be able to insert the picture but this is a step in the right direction using Photobucket that I had forgot I had an account with. Thank you msrose! |
Another picture of the Akoya Bone Porcelain Tile next to Brazilian Cherry Floors. I like tile to contrast with the wood floors next to it. I used Mushroom grout trying to match the tile. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Akoya Bone Porcelain Tile on the Diagonal Next to Brazilian Cherry Floors
The Akoya Bone tile was bought at Wayne Tile in NJ and it also comes much bigger. I love the tile but wanted to use a rectified tile in the kitchen to have less wide grout lines. The tile is not slippery and looks nice with my wood floors. But unfortunately the wood floors got damaged from the pipe on my water heater exploding from the pressure valve regulator failing. So now I need new wood floors. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Brazilian Cherry Hardwood Floors Next to Akoya Bone Porcelain Tile
This post was edited by lynn2006 on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 23:49
Lighting changes the color of the Akoya Bone Tile Next to Brazilian Cherry Floors. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Lighting changes the color of the Akoya Bone Tile Next to Brazilian Cherry Floors
This post was edited by lynn2006 on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 23:53
I do not have time to take new pictures but this picture was recently taken to figure out which white looks best with my tiles that I already bought. The lighting changes the color of the tiles and they look better in person. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Rectified Kitchen Tiles I will be installing- 17.5 X 17.5 Size Next to Kitchen Door Samples
The 3K LED Bulb is washing out the Polar White Door & tile but here is another picture of the tile. |
Here is a link that might be useful: The 3K LED Bulb is washing out the Polar White Door & tile but here is another picture
Door Colors with the Rectified Tile under an LED Bulb with a 3,000K temperature. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Door Colors with the Rectified Tile under an LED Bulb with a 3,000K temperature
Tiles in Home Office with 2700K Flourescent Lighting. I will be changing the torchiere lamps to recessed 3,000K LED bulbs after my tax season. The tiles get darker and more beige when not in whiter lighter or direct sunlight. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Tiles in Home Office with 2700K Flourescent Lighting
- Posted by may_flowers (My Page) on Mon, Mar 3, 14 at 11:39
Thank you for the compliments on my floor. There are so many beautiful floors on this thread. They're worth the aching back and knees and cold feet and shattered glasses and dirty grout, aren't they? ;) Msrose, when I asked my tile installer what stone my pattern was trying to imitate, he said it was a mix of limestone and travertine. So jellytoasts's quiet pattern might be a limestone look. My tile can be laid using more or less of one tile or another. I only needed two boxes (with leftovers) for my small kitchen, so maybe in your kitchen, you'd have more liberty to sort through the tiles. I think mine may be too gold for you, but there are other colors, all darker however. Your current tile looks a little too gold. Your counter seems to have cream or gray undertones. |
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Mon, Mar 3, 14 at 11:54
That's right may_flowers, mine is a limestone look. It's interesting that you say msrose's current floor looks too gold and that her counters seem to have cream and gray undertones. On my monitor, the floor looks green, as do her countertops and backsplash! I agree 100% that the key is getting the undertone right. I don't know how many tiles I brought home, thinking they'd look great, only to discover that the undertone was way off! |
- Posted by kalapointer (My Page) on Mon, Mar 3, 14 at 13:16
I wanted wood in the kitchen, but it just wasn't practical. Like you, I didn't want to put wood look tile next to real wood, so I went with a ceramic tile that looks like stained concrete. The tile is a little darker than shown. |
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Mon, Mar 3, 14 at 15:08
kalapointer, your kitty is so perfectly posed that it looks like she (he?) was painted into the picture. Its really surprising how many pictures my little dog shows up in ... do they sense the camera and come running? |
- Posted by kalapointer (My Page) on Mon, Mar 3, 14 at 16:03
Jelly, if they could use a smart phone, they would be doing selfies. LOL |
This post was edited by kalapointer on Mon, Mar 3, 14 at 16:05
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Mon, Mar 3, 14 at 16:38
Hahaha, true that!! |
Kalapointer, I love your kitty and I love your tile! Marti8a, I also love your tile. |
- Posted by kalapointer (My Page) on Mon, Mar 3, 14 at 17:43
Lynn, thanks on both compliments. The kitty, Maggie, was a rescue kitty. She about 4 and only weighs 10 lbs. She is tiny, but full of trouble. She loves to chase things and run through the house and slide on the floors. |
I started out thinking I wanted a travertine look, but during my search, I've decided it is more of a limestone look that I want. Lynn - So glad you finally figured out the picture thing! Your kitchen tile has more of the look I'm going for. Do you know what it is May_flowers - Thanks for letting me know the actual color. I do need something with less gold, but yet gray wouldn't work, so it's tough finding just the right color. My current tiles are more warm than the countertops. kalapointer and marti8a - I can't see a transition piece between the two floors. Is it just not showing up in the picture? My mother is also getting new floors, so she came over today to look at this post. Thank you so much to everyone for posting your tile! |
msrose, Ilva Rectified 18x18 Opera Aida Glazed Porcelain (Made in Argentina). Aida means White. Rating is a 5 and it has a nonslippery surface. It is a pretty tile that I would not call it white but their other two colors are taupe and gray that it came in. I feel that many of the tiles look like real stone in person since it has a lot of variation in the tiles. I did a search for you before posting here. There is no more tiles like this one as it was discontinued when I bought so many boxed in September 2011. That was when I found out the tile should go under the cabinets. I had planned to install it but BR-111 sent me damaged T-Moldings. Then they sent new ones damaged also and a wrong species but I never dealt with it or sent them back or complained since my Skeeter passed away at that time on 12-30-11. I was grieving all through January and then tax season came. Then I had emergencyGallbladder surgery 3 weeks after tax season ended. Then my Uncle Died. Then we had no electricity for 1.5 weeks. Then I put off the kitchen until 2013 after tax season. But then I had the flood on 3-20-13 during my tax season causing so many extensions and other issues to take care of. I am almost finally ready but will take care of the kitchen as soon as this tax season passes as I am getting so close to knowing what I want. I still love my tiles and your post about liking my tiles made me feel good. Ilva has other tiles they are selling and there is a Pietra series tile that looks pretty also. I love your counter and will be looking into your counter to see how it looks with my tile and cabinets after tax season. |
May_flowers, I love your tiles and your beautiful kitchen cabinets. I am wondering what color grout and manufacturer of the grout did you go with and does your tile have a gray bevel like mine does? I used Mushroom grout for my Akoya Bone tiles but they are more beige and a little darker without the veins and variations that my Ilva bigger tiles have. I played around with grout colors and nothing was perfect so I was just going to go with the Mushroom again. I will revisit this decision after tax season also but for now it would be nice to know what color grout you used on your very neutral beautiful big tiles. |
- Posted by may_flowers (My Page) on Tue, Mar 4, 14 at 10:18
Lynn, it's Laticrete in Marble Beige. |
May_flowers, thank you for letting me know that your grout is Laticrete Marble Beige. I will have to try out that grout also as my bevel in this tile is a soft gray color. |
lynn - It sounds like you've been through some really tough times lately. I hope things are taking a turn for the better now. I'm so bummed your tile was discontinued. I don't think I've even seen that brand in the stores. I'll have to google it and see what I can find out. |
Here is my tile floor I just had installed. I always wanted different size tile and a pattern and I finally got it. |
msrose, I totally understand where you are coming from. I saw the tiles laid down at a new neighbor's house who had just renovated their kitchen in 2011. They used white grout and maybe it did hide the bevel area as it looked nice despite not blending with the tile as much as the Mushroom blended with my Akoya Bone Tiles. Maybe the bevel is there to prevent lippage of the tiles as their tiles had no lippage and were all even. The tiles looked like real stone and were so beautiful with the Cherry cabinets they had in their kitchen. I also liked that the tile was not slippery. Hence, I bought the tiles and really want them installed already but since I don't want to keep my cabinets since they are not in great shape like your cabinets and since there is nothing under the cabinets right now and nothing under the appliances as the Linoleum was installed up to the cabinets with a plastic rubber black covering going around to hide the edge that has popped off and can't be put back on as the floor has cracked and rolled up everywhere from the water damage. Well, at least you know what the tiles are. I hope you find the tile that will complement your beautiful counters and your cabinets. I think a lighter tile like mine will work well that is not slippery and is a big tile. |
- Posted by kalapointer (My Page) on Tue, Mar 4, 14 at 11:57
msrose, I am not sure what you mean by "transition" piece, but here is another photo that might show both floors better. |
On ours, there is really no transition piece. I told them NO to t-molding. I was tired of tripping over it. So instead, the piece of flooring that touches the tile was planed down so that it meets the tile flush. The tile was just a bit thinner than the wood so it worked fine. |
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Tue, Mar 4, 14 at 13:51
Marti8a ... I feel the same way about t-molding and plan to make the transition to my wood flooring without it. I do like the way it looks without it! |
Sammy - I love the different sizes. I originally wanted travertine in the versailles pattern. kala - I meant the trim piece between the tile and wood. I think I see it now! marti8 - Really? I didn't know that was an option. |
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Tue, Mar 4, 14 at 18:47
" ... marti8 - Really? I didn't know that was an option." marti8's wood flooring runs lengthwise along her tile flooring. I don't know if it would be an option if the wood flooring went the other direction. |
jellytoast - Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't even think about them being a different direction. |
I found one that looks promising....at least online. The color is walnut, so it may be too brown. It comes in light colors as long as they're not too light. It says the variation is a 4 though and that always makes me nervous Daltile Pietre Vecchie |
Kalapointer, I love how your wood and tile meet without a transition piece! msrose, this new tile looks promising as I like the way it looks also. |
- Posted by lov_mkitchen (My Page) on Tue, Mar 4, 14 at 21:44
itsallaboutthefood, I love your cat rug! It look so realistic! |
- Posted by jellytoast (My Page) on Tue, Mar 4, 14 at 21:53
LOL ... I thought that was a dog (a sheltie)! |
I don't know if you can see it too well in this picture but this is our master bath travertine floor tile it is also on the wall around the tub area and as a baseboard about 6 or 8 inches up. |
- Posted by itsallaboutthefood (My Page) on Wed, Mar 5, 14 at 11:01
Thanks...it's actually a dog rug...old Australian Shephard....once down she doesn't move unless you're really insistent. |
- Posted by may_flowers (My Page) on Wed, Mar 5, 14 at 11:45
The Antique Ivory doesn't seem to have much variation, but the other colors are a mix of solid and patterned, like my tile, and some seem to have color variation. The Walnut looks pink though. I wouldn't use a brown tile because it's too much with the hardwood and cabinets. I love Sammy's tile. Looks like your colors. |
lol msrose, our floor guys didn't think it was an option either. With our first floor, they put in a t-mold. I griped about it all the time. Not only did I sometimes trip over it, but dragging the vacuum and suitcases over it had chipped it. It was when fil, who had Parkinson's, tripped over it that dh finally pulled it up and figured out how to plane down a piece to fit flush on both sides. We've never had a problem with it. I was afraid there might be some chipping on the edge, but it worked fine for 4 years until we had to replace that floor. When we had this floor put in, the installer insisted that t-mold was the only thing that would work between tile and the wood. We showed him what we had done, and told him just to leave that strip out and dh would make a piece fit. This wood floor has only been in since Christmas. Our tile in the bathroom is thinner than the kitchen, and dh is going to do the same thing there. We have engineered hickory, if that makes any difference. And yes, if the wood had run the other direction, it would have been more difficult, but possible I think. The installers would have had to cut all the boards so they ended in a straight line and cut a groove into them, and then a board running perpendicular would lock into them. It's the one that would have to be planed to fit. |
gr8day, I love your bathroom as well as loving the tiled floors. I wish we could see more of them but from what I see, they are beautiful. |
This post was edited by lynn2006 on Thu, Mar 6, 14 at 0:59
gr8day - Is it real travertine or tile? I love it, so I'm guessing it's real travertine :) I think I'm close to picking one. It's the same tile in two different colors. I think the brown is prettier in person and would be better at hiding dirt. The lighter is a good match to my countertops and might allow me more flexibility in picking out a paint color. Low maintenance is very important to me though, so I'm nervous about a lighter colored floor. May_flowers, I can already guess which one you're going to pick :) |
This post was edited by msrose on Wed, Mar 5, 14 at 22:32
marti8a - Are you countertops light or dark? |
- Posted by may_flowers (My Page) on Thu, Mar 6, 14 at 10:54
Oh you do, do you? ;) The lighter one is a good color but very much like your counter. The brown feels a little off. The BS and counter swirls look caramel brown, and I think it's making the floor look pink. But that's just in some photos. It looks good in the last photo. |
mayflowers What is it called when tiles are staggered like yours? Is there a specific name I should mention to my installer? |
- Posted by may_flowers (My Page) on Tue, Mar 18, 14 at 18:18
Running bond. |
It is real travertine. 18 x 18 set on the diagonal. I will try to post a better picture when it is daylight : ) Thank you for the kind remarks about it. I love it so much and never thought I'd have anything so nice. The tiles weren't that expensive considering, but having it installed was a lot. We bought one thing at a time such as the tub and new faucets, granite tops, repaint cabinets, lighting fixtures. We were able to do it by putting it off until it couldn't be put off any longer due to a leaking shower and it seemed like one thing led to another and we had the money saved to do it by that time. It has heated floor under it that has been life changing, since it is so cold in that room, so nice not to be freezing in there in the winter and even keeps the bedroom warmer. |
When I was trying to pick out countertops and flooring for the master bath we were told that when the floor and counters match or are close it is pleasing to the eye. …for what it's worth. |
Thank you gr8day for this knowledge. Maybe I will go with one of the lighter counters that are close in color rather than dark like most of the kitchen designers felt I should go with. I love your Travertine. I wish you would share another picture showing more of the tiled floor. |
When I described may_flower's pattern, the guy called it a brick pattern, so I guess it has more than one name. I only have one room done so far (no grout), but I'm loving the tile I picked. It had a 4 variation (the highest), so I was a little worried, but it's not busy at all. |
- Posted by may_flowers (My Page) on Wed, Mar 19, 14 at 10:39
Yes, it's also called brick. Can't wait to see your tile! |
msrose, I can't wait to see your new tiles installed! Please post pictures! |
I hope this picture will help a little Lynn2006. I am out of town and found it in my stash of photos online. I love the travertine tile. It feels sort of soft if that makes any sense! It's not as hard as some of the stone materials. I did end up using a darker granite on the vanities and really wish I hadn't the only reason I did was because I made a big boo boo in the shower with a darker color and I was trying to tie it all together which only ended up pointing out the boo boo more. Live and learn….it bugs me everyday but I will just have to get over it! Here is another slightly better photo of the trav tile. Looking forward to seeing msrose's finished tile! |
gr8day - What a gorgeous bathroom! I've always wanted a tub like that. The floors are in and I'm very happy with them. From a design stand point, the lighter color may have been a better choice, but from a functional stand point, I'm glad I went with the darker. The pictures don't do them justice. They look so much better in person. |
- Posted by annalyn123 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 27, 14 at 23:48
Msrose, your kitchen is gorgeous!!! Love the tile--perfect choice!!! What a difference with your new hardwood floors. That is one of the nicest fireplace remodels I have seen. That is going to be my next project. I wanted granite, but you have me rethinking my choice. The stone looks wonderful. What a beautiful transformation throughout! |
- Posted by may_flowers (My Page) on Fri, Mar 28, 14 at 13:40
The tile looks very nice! It seems to pick up some of the darker tones of the backsplash, so good choice going with the darker tile. You've done a great job upgrading your home! I was noticing how the colors in the art over the sofa seems to be a good match for the BS. I would try it on the kitchen wall to bring a little more contemporary feel to the kitchen. |
msrose, I love your new tiles! Can you tell me what brand/color you ended up picking? I am torturing myself with going back and forth on picking a tile, but I think yours would be the perfect one for my kitchen. Thank you! |
msrose: I think you made a great choice with your floors, and other things. I really like your backsplash! You and others on this thread have me re-thinking tile. I've never had a tile floor of any kind. Anywhere. They scare me. I've only ever had vinyl in a kitchen (and asbestos tiles back in the day). DH would like tile and I've been holding out for vinyl in some form. But we were told that the LVT we've chosen is about the same price as some tile, so maybe I should take a better look. itsallaboutthefood: I was reading this on my laptop on my lap, blue merle aussie on the ottoman beyond my screen...I had to do a double take when I got to your post. jellytoast: Do you have a reveal thread or pics in general anywhere? We're doing natural cherry cabinets. We considered seafoam granite and currently have mesquite on hold. It's got a similar tone (in spots...also more white) but a different look. I'd love to see your cabinets with your granite. |
Wow - I really love all of the changes you've made! What a beautiful space you have! Great choice on the floor - it looks great with your gorgeous counters and wood floor. |
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'To Be Takei,' a documentary directed by Jennifer Kroot. 90 minutes. Not rated; for mature audiences. SIFF Cinema Uptown.
It's taken a few decades for George Takei (aka Sulu on "Star Trek") to truly become Takei.
His complicated journey began at a Japanese-American internment camp shortly after the start of World War II. He was a child, and he hasn't forgotten the terror of being ordered around at gunpoint just because his family looked like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.
After the war, he faced a different kind of humiliation, pretending to be heterosexual as he carved a Hollywood career for himself out of forgotten Jerry Lewis comedies, three years of "Star Trek" on television and sharing a key scene with John Wayne in the jingoistic "The Green Berets."
When the "Star Trek" movies reunited the cast in 1979, Takei became more visible, even landing a script that went beyond the ensemble nature of the series and emphasized Sulu. He became a regular on Howard Stern's show, where he first denied his homosexuality, then very publicly came out of the closet.
All this is covered with plentiful film clips and interviews in Jennifer Kroot's fine new documentary, "To Be Takei," which is much more than a "Star Trek" footnote or a standard coming-out story. Takei's Japanese-American roots were visible for years on network television, and eventually so was his sexual orientation.
Kroot, like her genial star, looks for the humor in each situation — especially when Takei and his longtime husband, Brad Altman, are behaving like the old married couple they are. Takei smiles a lot at this point in his career, and no wonder.
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'Useful Overstatement': Europe's Privacy Chief, Welcoming Trans-Atlantic Policy Thaw, Runs Into U.S. Resistance to 'Right to Be Forgotten'
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SILICON VALLEY -- Europe's data-protection chief defended a proposed right to be forgotten, notably online, as a usefully provocative way of framing a prerogative to force organizations to justify keeping information about them. Participants at the Berkeley Law Privacy Forum repeatedly and pointedly questioned Peter Hustinx, the European Commission's data-protection supervisor, on the matter last week.
It's "a useful overstatement" to label as a right to be forgotten the established principle of being able to get deleted any information whose processing can no longer be justified, Hustinx said. The right is "firmly embedded in 30 years of practice," he said. Viviane Reding, the European justice commissioner, has called the right to be forgotten "a slogan," he said, and she supports the view that he expressed. But Christopher Wolf of the Hogan Lovells law firm and Future of Privacy Forum said there's concern that a draft regulation released in January is "much, much broader" on the point than Hustinx portrayed.
"There has been a lot of spin around this proposal," Hustinx replied, accusing many critics of not having read the draft carefully. Jeffrey Rosen, a George Washington University law professor, "showed very little understanding for the thinking" behind the provision in a critical speech he gave in Jerusalem, the European official said. Hustinx, whose presentation stressed a growing commonality in the European and U.S. regulatory approaches, said contention over the burden of justifying information retention illustrated "one of the dividing lines culturally and legally" in the Atlantic.
The regulation would require "reasonable efforts" to get online information "back in the bottle," Hustinx said. But it has carveouts to protect freedom of information and freedom of the press, he said. Legislative debate and court cases such as one by Spain against Google will clarify the requirements, Hustinx said.
Hustinx said he expects action to be completed in 2014 on a data-protection regulation binding on all EU member countries and on a companion directive to law enforcement. "Member states see their favored version of the truth challenged" with the prospect of uniform rules, he said. "So this is certainly going to give rise to discussion." Preparations to put them into effect will take an additional two years, Hustinx said. The result will be a system that "will obviously stay for a while," he said.
"An increasing consensus on a need to reinvent existing privacy frameworks" offers "a great opportunity for stronger ... more consistent" policy around the world, Hustinx said. In this "year of privacy reports," convergence is seen not only in the approaches of the U.S. and the EU, but also in expressions by the Organisation for Co-operation and Economic Development, the Council of Europe, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, he said.
The U.S. and Europe "are increasingly on the same page in the way we look at this," Hustinx said. Both want to give users more control "to make them feel more comfortable," he said. Practical approaches to deliver on protection are gaining ground in Europe and principled approaches in the U.S., Hustinx said. He said he expects "increasing interoperability" between their regulatory systems.
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"Telework raises some serious, yet to be answered questions," says William M. Rodgers III, chief economist for the DOL in the introduction to the study. "How does one manage a remote work environment? How should employers evaluate the performance of a teleworker? What is the definition of overtime for the teleworker? Does this create further isolation for disabled workers? Are ageism and sexism issues in this discussion? Is telework here to stay, i.e., might telework bring about an historic restructuring of how Americans work?
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Welcome to Russia and the start of your Trans Siberian Adventure. Our local representative will meet you at the airport and assist with the transfer to the Izmailovo Vega Hotel.
Moscow, the city that kept Bond busy for so long. Having been an endless source of espionage movies and books, the wests' cold war nemesis and heart of communist Russia has plenty of sights to behold. From iconic Red Square, brightly coloured St Basil's Cathedral, the ritzy GUM department as well as Lenin still lying in state. Today walking tour includes these sights plus more. Later you will meet with the local representative for a pre departure meeting.
After breakfast and hotel check out, you have some free time to further explore Moscow. This afternoon, we will transfer you to the train station for the 1620 (train #16) departure to Yekaterinburg.
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Founded in 1723 to exploit the mineral riches of the surrounding Urals and Siberia, is Yekaterinburg. It was here in the cellar of a house, where now the beautiful Church on the Blood stands, that Tsar Nicholas Romanov II and his family were executed in 1918. Our tour takes us to the Church where you'll see a sculpture dedicated to the Tsar and his family and the area of execution. Out of town, we visit Ganina Yama - the monastic complex set in Taiga forest, where the Romanov family remains were unceremoniously dumped and later discovered. We also visit the Europe/Asia border in the Ural mountains.
Free day to explore independently or spend time with your home stay family. This afternoon we will transfer you to the train station for the 17:44 departure to Irkutsk (train #002).
Arriving into Irkutsk at 20.57, our local representative to meet you off the train and transfer you to your home-stay.
Today is free to explore Irkutsk. Breakfast and dinner are with your home-stay family.
Today we transfer from Irkutsk and enjoy a leisurely trek through the taiga of the beautiful Primorsky Mountain, to a nearby bay on the shores of Lake Baikal. Camp overnight in a scenic spot on the lake and soak up the views.
After breakfast, we trek on to Listvyanka which you will be accommodated with another local family.
After breakfast, you have some free time to explore before we transfer you back to Irkutsk for your final night with your home stay family.
It is an early start this morning for the transfer to the train station for the 0450 (train #6) departure to Ulaan Baatar.
Arriving into Ulaan Baatar at 0630, our local Mongolian representative will meet you off your carriage and transfer you tothe Ger camp in Terelj National Park. On route we will stop to visit Turtle Rock and also visit a local nomad family to experience their way of life.
Today is free to relax or perhaps join in any number of outdoor pursuits which are available to book locally.
After breakfast, we will transfer you back to Ulaan Baatar. Your luggage will be stored and you have the majority of the day free to explore this city. We will then transfer you back to the station for the 2110 (train #361) departure to Ulan-Ude (please note only 2nd class is offered on this train).
After breakfast, we enjoy a city tour of Ulan-Ude. Thanks to it's proximity to Mongolia and China, the indigenous people of the region, the Buryats, clung on to their Tibetan-Buddhist faith through the Communist era. Visit Ivolginsky Datsan - a Buddhist temple and later the Ethnographic Museum.
An early start this morning - transferring back to the train station for the 0417 departure heading to Vladivostok. Don't forget to stock up on snacks for this 3 day journey!
On train - Arriving into Vladivostok at 20.10, we will transfer you to your hotel where you will have time to relax and freshen up after your long journey
Today enjoy a 3 hour city tour, taking in the Vladivostok port and a decommissioned submarine, the S-56, which sank 10 enemy ships in its day. Lunch is included then enjoy the afternoon at your leisure.
Today you have the option to either visit Vladivostok Fortress or the Oceanarium.
Today you bid farewell to Russia. We will transfer you to the airport in time for your flights home.
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I read the other thread on Murraya Paniculata and I have picked some fresh berries and I have removed the red fruit and I now have the white inner seed as is depicted in the same thread. Now what? Should I peel back the white outer coating or just nick it a little? I've heard these are easy to germinate but I've had nothing but rotten luck (no pun intended 8-) so I'm looking for suggestions from people who have had success with it. Thanks! |
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- Posted by RisingPower1 UK (My Page) on Mon, Apr 4, 05 at 14:08
I don't think there's any need to nick the seed, just soak it for 2 hours, then sow it in a free draining compost, should be fine with plenty of sun. |
- Posted by bumblebees_mom z6 PA (My Page) on Mon, Apr 4, 05 at 21:23
Well that didn't work the last time. |
- Posted by RisingPower1 UK (My Page) on Tue, Apr 5, 05 at 5:19
Odd, can't say I've had any problems germinating them that way, took a short while, but they did germinate. Sealed in a plastic bag and put on a sunny windowsill and sown about 1/4 of an inch deep. |
- Posted by bumblebees_mom z6 PA (My Page) on Tue, Apr 5, 05 at 23:10
I don't know what happened, but nothing germinated and it looked like the seeds rotted inside the white covering. The seeds were supposed to be fresh too. This time I have picked seeds from a friend's tree and I know they are definitely fresh, but alas I do not have many so I didn't want to goof it up. |
I removed the seeds from the hard shell they were in. I think there were two seeds per capsule. My fruit was very moldy and old, so I didn't expect much. But after a couple weeks they all came up and are still doing very well. |
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Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA, the telecommunications company that operates under the Oi brand, said third-quarter profit fell 33 percent as fixed-line revenue decreased and the Brazilian real's recent decline increased the burden of its dollar-denominated debt.
Net income excluding minority interests fell to 285.1 million reais ($166.7 million), from 423 million reais a year earlier, the Rio de Janeiro-based company said in a regulatory filing. Sales declined 5.5 percent to 6.94 billion reais. The result surpassed the mean estimate of 250 million reais by five analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
"The decrease in revenues continues, still associated with the retreat of the fixed-line business", Luciana Leocadio, head analyst at Rio de Janeiro-based brokerage Ativa Corretora, said in an Oct. 25 telephone interview. "They are suffering more than others the migration from fixed-line to mobile."
The company has been losing market share in the Brazilian mobile-phone market this year. Oi accounted for 18.8 percent of Brazil's mobile market in September, the lowest share among the top four companies in the industry, after Vivo Participacoes SA, Tim Participacoes SA and Claro SA, according to the country's telecommunications regulator, known as Anatel. In June, Oi's market share was 19.1 percent.
Telemar Participacoes SA, Oi's parent company, said May 24 it plans to merge four units, including Telemar Norte Leste, Tele Norte Leste Participações SA and Brasil Telecom SA, into one entity that will be Brazil's largest fixed-line telephone company. Some minority shareholders don't agree with the conditions of the deal and plan to appeal to the country's securities regulator, CVM.
"The process is still a large uncertainty," said Leocadia. "If minority shareholders could convince CVM that the controller cannot vote, it may not happen."
Oi rose 4.2 percent to close at 19.40 reais in Sao Paulo trading. The shares have lost 20 percent this year, compared with a drop of 14 percent for the benchmark Bovespa index.
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We arrived home after a weekend away (without Internet!) and the first thing that I did was 'tour' the gardens. I know that GE is quite particular about its home and I am fortunate enough to have a location that GE likes. It has been in this location for 5 summers this year and it has just started to reach maturity; I think that it is so beautiful. |
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- Posted by Hostanista 5B (Ont) (My Page) on Sun, Jun 15, 14 at 23:56
Gorgeous!! I keep hesitating getting one because everyone seems to think it's difficult. You're doing something right there! Now go to bed for heaven's sake Paula, it's almost midnight! |
That is a great one!! Very nice to come home to! |
Out here on the West Coast it is early...just past twilight. 3 hrs after the East Coast.. I'm on my 4th GE. It is such a beautiful one so I keep trying. I can do Fire and Ice big time, but not GE. -Babka |
- Posted by paula_b_gardener 5a (Uxbridge, ON) (My Page) on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 0:08
Hostanista and mbug, thanks. Hostanista it is midnight and why are 'you' still not in bed! lol Babka, I really like Fire & Ice, too. This is the second summer for mine. |
- Posted by leafwatcher zone 5 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 0:25
Move to zone 5 ! I think that is the key....I am tempted to repost my last Great x pics.. but feel guilty when I have already twice... |
- Posted by newhostalady 6 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 10:12
Thanks Paula for showing us your GE. I agree that you have a beautiful plant. It is at maturity when the coloring and corrugation are at their best. Enjoy! |
'Nista, you live in the zone that GE likes so you shouldn't have any problems. Just to be safe though... don't plant too deep, give her lots of water and morning sun. |
- Posted by ThistleAndMaize Zone 5a- Eastern IA (My Page) on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 12:58
GE is so strange. I planted two next to each other last year. They were tiny when I planted them. One is doing well and about 10 inches across. The other, planted at the same time and same size, is probably SMALLER than it was last year. Picky things, I can't figure them out. I almost weeded the small one by accident one day too. But I'm holding out hope because that picture above is gorgeous. |
- Posted by paul_in_mn 4b (My Page) on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 14:49
I've had pretty good luck with GE myself, Not much eye growth but the leave have been getting bigger and better every year. 2 years ago the whole plant was smaller than 1 leaf this year. |
My biggest and best Great Expectation............. .........which gets just a little less sun than my other 3 year old. ....and my Fire and Ice, which has struggled and may be catching hold. |
- Posted by josephines67 5 ON (My Page) on Tue, Jun 17, 14 at 11:12
I'm so glad I have two new ones because my three-old this year didn't like being potted last year. It gained some additional small eyes from last year but is very slowwwwww. A little leafed out eye came apart in my hand this morning so up it comes again to see what's going on underneath. It's only been there maybe three weeks? Groan. The two new ones are going back under the peony, where the older one was very happy exposed to sun from sunrise to after lunch. I'll just have to stay on top of dead-heading the peony flowers before the petals fall all over GE. Good example of "don't fix what's not broken". |
- Posted by josephines67 5 ON (My Page) on Tue, Jun 17, 14 at 11:18
Here it is from last year...so lovely and of course quite a bit lighter due to light. All the pictures posted so far have really captured the beauty of Great Expectations. No matter what zone it's grown in, no matter the variations in colour, this hosta is a stand-out in any garden. I am just like all of you who have had to replace, or buy multiples of this plant - it has to be present in my garden. |
- Posted by almosthooked 5 a BC (My Page) on Tue, Jun 17, 14 at 11:39
Bought my GE in 2012 with two tiny leave and although it hasn't grown large it still is alive and in hiding now because every other has grown twice as fast. Afraid to move it with all the negative things said about it being hard to grow and all so just may have to move something else if it gets crowded out |
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A hareidi rally at the Western Wall... A gathering next Sunday to discuss the civil disobedience campaign... Another one on Tuesday where reserve soldiers will say they're not showing up for duty...
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For the first time, a massive hareidi-religious prayer service was held yesterday at the Western Wall to ask for Divine assistance in nullifying the disengagement/expulsion plan. The rally was led by Rabbi Zalman Nechemiah Goldberg, whose influence transcends religious-party lines. Leading Hassidic rabbis and yeshiva deans were among the thousands of people who took part. Calls to participate in the prayers were circulated throughout Jerusalem...
The latest Knesset Member to move to Gush Katif: Yuli Edelstein of the Likud. He announced yesterday his plans to move to Gadid, a small community adjacent to and in between N'vei Dekalim and Gan-Or. MK Uri Ariel (National Union) moved recently to Kfar Darom and Effie Eitam (Religious Zionism Renewal) did the same to Netzer Hazani. Tzvi Hendel of the National Union has lived for decades in Ganei Tal.
In addition, MK Aryeh Eldad (National Union) moved several weeks ago to the Shomron community of Chomesh, which is also slated for expulsion by the Sharon government.
Other prominent figures who have moved of late with their families to Gush Katif, or who have announced their intention to do so, include Rabbi Shlomo Riskin of Efrat, Noam Livnat, Rabbi David Druckman of Kiryat Motzkin, and Nadia Matar of Women in Green. Close to ten families from Beit El alone have moved to Gush Katif in the past several months...
The National Home organization - that which sponsored the massive country-wide road-blockings of last month - will hold a seminar on Civil Disobedience this coming Sunday at Jerusalem's Ramada Renaissance Hotel at 6 PM. "We will stop this government!" blares the literature. "There's a limit to what this nation can tolerate from its government." The planned civil disobedience campaign will be discussed at the seminar.
In addition, each of the hundreds of people who have been arrested thus far in acts of civil disobedience against the expulsion will be presented by the Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) organization with an "award kit" in admiration for their dedication.
The kit will include:
* A certificate of honor detailing the circumstances of the recipient's arrest;
* a signed copy of the latest book by Manhigut leader Moti Karpel;
* a signed copy of a book by Rabbi Eliezer Melamed on Jewish Law;
* a T-shirt with the logo, "Maasiyahu Prison Graduate;"
* and a special 100% silver "Gur Aryeh" pin designed by Sa-Nur artisan Salman Mark especially for the occasion...
Police report that 9,000 citizens have volunteered for disengagement duty this summer, but that only 800 have been found suitable. "It's hard to believe that 800 new workers will all of a sudden start working in one day in the police department," said one anti-uprooting skeptic, an activist in the anti-withdrawal cause.
On the other hand, hundreds of reserve soldiers have informed the Lev Yehudi office - an organization counseling those who do not want to show up for army service during the disengagement period - of their intention to be counted in their numbers. A Lev Yehudi spokesman contacted by Arutz-7 estimates that the true number of those who will not show up is actually in the thousands.
Lev Yehudi will hold a gathering for all those who plan not to show up for reserve duty this coming Tuesday. It will be held at 6:30 PM this Tuesday, at the Binyanei HaUmah Convention Center in Jerusalem. Participating will be public figures and army officers, many of whom will announce publicly for the first time that they will not respond to their call-up orders, in order not to help the disengagement even indirectly.
The organization recommends that even those who receive what it calls an "innocent-looking call-up order" to serve in the Jordan Valley or the like must realize that their service will free up other soldiers to take part in the actual uprooting. "The short-term value of protecting the Jordan Valley is relatively small compared to the long-term damage to be caused by indirectly helping the uprooting," the spokesman said.
Lev Yehudi recommends that one who receives call-up orders for this summer reply to his enlistment office by fax saying, "How can I take part, even indirectly, in this crime?" - and then ignore further inquiries from the army on the matter. "The army very rarely takes legal action against reserve soldiers who don't show up," the organization states, but adds that for those few who might face legal trouble, its legal team is willing to help.


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From thoes screenshots it looks a little less then I thought a FMA game could have been. Well least it didn't totaly nose dive.
It was reviewed on gamespy...
Read the verdict HERE
From thoes screenshots it looks a little less then I thought a FMA game could have been. Well least it didn't totaly nose dive.
Doing the samething here... FMA can wait... it might get cheaper by that time...Originally Posted by jaderabbit
I actully played a demo version in my local GameStop, and saw the preview. . .it's niiicceee.
I love it when they make anime RPG's and/or adventure ^_^
I've seen previews for the Cowboy BeBop game, and it looks great. I can't wait to buy the FMA game, hopfully within the next week. ...or month. . .
Oh, and for Kire and everyone else who doesn't know what times FMA is on [adult swim]
New FullMetal Alchemist Episodes: Saturdays @ 12:30AM or 9:30PM
Replays are on Thursdays @ 12:30AM & 9:30PM
much love to socketto...what of this mongrel architect, our broken armor soon will set, past, present, and future tense...
I saw it at gaemstop todya and it looks good when I looked at the box of the back. But I will wait until it becomes cheaper there are better games to wait for.
-Raises hand- I bought it today. Played it for about an hour. So far so good, the art is nice and fits in well with the style of the anime. The controls are a bit sluggish though...making Ed jump can be a pain sometimes...and I have yet to master the use of all the buttons because most of them can be use for different reasons. I do like the fact that you can use Al for team up attacks, cool. Oh, another minus, the music can get kinda annoying because it's the same theme over and over played on a loop....And of course, the voice are dubbed...can't do anything about that...but it's not as bad as I imagined (I have yet to hear Roy though...my fav character....)...The story is intriguing...I have yet to see how it develops...
All in all, if I would have to rate it, a decent 7/10
I liked the anime, and when I heard there was a game coming out for FMA I leaped for joy. But recently after reading and looking it over FMA doesn't seem that great of a game in my eyes. I'm going to be saving for other games, like Atelier Eternal Mana and Stella Deus. And of course the popular hits Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy and Xenosaga :/
Little upadate from my previous post: I've played it for over 8 hours now...I don't know if it's because I suck...but the game is has more playtime that I thought...I figured i would have been done by now...:P The controls are still a bit edgy sometimes and what annoys me the most is being 1 mm in front of an ennemy and ending up not hiting him....go figure...
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Tutors work with students from kindergarten through grade 12, illuminating topics ranging from basic reading and writing to remembering complex algebraic formulas without having them tattooed on your chest. Many of Sylvan?s instructors work in local schools, so they are intimately familiar with common curricula and understand how to gear lessons toward optimal results. After-school and summer classes can ready high-schoolers for the rigors of the ACT or the SAT, or they can help students to wow college-admissions officers with their superior essay-writing skills.
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Dozens of colorless figurines line the shelves at Howard's Ceramics & Gifts, awaiting a coat of paint. These bisque artifacts become custom works of art during painting sessions and parties at the studio, which also supplies paint and finishing spray. The inventory of ceramics typically includes holiday and religious items, fantasy creatures, and Native American cultural items.
Brothers and co-owners Joel and Jared Fulton recognize that firearms and defense tactics can overwhelm people, so they guide clients step-by-step to help them feel comfortable with using and owning a firearm. Joel and Jared––both NRA-certified Chief Range Safety Officers––and their team of instructors supervise open shooting and NRA-sanctioned training courses. Back at the pro shop, they advise clients on personal firearms use by encouraging them to ask questions such as, "How well do you handle recoil?" and "How will you need to store it?" This patient approach reflects the brothers' belief that an armed society should also be an informed and polite society, and has earned them a steadfast following––every ladies' night, for example, draws between 50 and 90 participants.
For more than four decades, Fun Party Rental's carnival games, bounce houses, and prizes have been a fixture at childhood parties, corporate events, and fundraiser gatherings both big and small. All those years in the party business have left the staff with an intuitive knowledge of what makes a celebration a success; they can gauge how many refills to order with their cotton-candy, popcorn, and snow-cone machines, recommend the ideal pop-up tent for a wedding reception, or offer advice on how to lure an aquaphobic boss into a dunk tank. An online FAQ explains the terms of service for each rental.
The first Batteries Plus shop opened in 1988 in response to the growing popularity of portable devices such as Walkmans and digital cameras. Today, 525 stores supply patrons with batteries to power gadgets ranging from digital cameras, cell phones, and laptops to motorcycles or robotic butlers. Light bulbs are another specialty: the stores stock everything from colorful incandescent bulbs to halogen lights that illuminate dark highways.


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of course i'm in...
should wie settle our duel once and for all?
I think the curse power is too strong, I think that people who curse those who killed them should have no chance of revival. What do you think.
but when does the curse expire? when can't the person attack you/curse you?
edit; never mind. Why am I so lazy to not check the rules?
How exactly does jokulhaups work?
Here's my initial description:
Ex: Say there were 15 people who started the game. Then when 5 people have died, players who are alive of dead can pray for the jokulhaups in their posts. If there are 10 people alive, then you would need 7 people to pray (rounded up from 6.66) to take away all the special conditions that players have. This could mean that the 5 dead people can pray and 2 living, or 7 living people praying, or any permutation to meet the minimum amount.Jokulhaups- If 2/3 as many people as are alive pray for the Jokulhaups, then all the special conditions achieved in the game will be nullified for surviving players-teaming, ongoing duels, apostlehood, curses, extra attack pwer of apostle-killers.
This cannot be summoned before at least five people are dead, and dead people can pray too.
I think I will reduce the # of deaths before this can take effect into 3.
^If, after you die, you take away the last point of 2 players, then you should mention that you have been redeemed in a post and mention who you killed. You will be put back into the game with 10 points then.
I meant if jokulhaups was activated could you be redeemed?


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Selena Gomez Films 'Love You Like a Love Song' Video
Selena Gomez films the video for her new song 'Love You Like a Love Song' in Malibu, California on May 19, 2011.
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you can't see anything, calm down. she's not a child! she's like 19 years old! let her grow up.
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The pressure was starting to get to Karoun Charkoudian, much like a teakettle when an entire family stares at it impatiently. She had completed grad school and was looking for a corporate gig, and this new phase in life was causing her a lot of confusion. But all of that went away when a friend brought her to a Bikram yoga class in 2003. There, she discovered newfound peace and clarity. In the years that followed, Karoun completed teacher training for several types of yoga, including Vinyasa flow and Iyengar, and became heavily influenced by the meditative movements of Chinese qi gong.
Now she shares her expertise within the bright green walls at Karoun Yoga. The intimate, modern studio is also home to other experienced instructors who approach yoga from the realms of fitness, rehabilitation, dance, and spirituality.
Attentive to the diverse needs of muscles and their masters, The Pilates Center of Western Massachusetts' certified instructors shape up shapeless cores and physiques. Pilates is a low-impact total-body discipline that uses resistance, stretching, mat work, and controlled breathing patterns to make the body looser, lither, and healthier. Individual sessions will ensure a comfortable and productive workout and are perfect for customers who are unfamiliar with Pilates, in need of personal motivation, or possess unique structural challenges, such as cement limbs. Pilates classes can help anyone improve whole-body health, and mat-only, apparatus, and anti-gravity based methods are available for students of all experience levels.
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At Bikram Yoga Northampton, commitment and focus supersede the search for absolute perfection. So long as you are doing your best, instructors Audrey Liley and Jessika Brandley ask for nothing more. As they lead their students through the 26 asanas—or postures—of Bikram yoga, they provide helpful insights regarding the significance of each. At some point, they'll likely explain that this specific progression of postures is intended to stretch muscles and promote the flow of blood to the body's vital organs. Held in a classroom that's heated to 105 degrees, these yoga classes may also facilitate the breakdown of glucose, fatty acids, and accidentally swallowed ice cubes.


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Reviewed Pan-Roasted Lime Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Mango Salsa and Almond Rice Pilaf
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In search of a functional flora—towards a greater integration of ecology and taxonomy
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Large-scale biodiversity informatics projects will not properly address the needs of one important potential user group. Ecologists do not have ready access to datasets which allow them to assign plant species to functional types. We believe that information technology has developed sufficiently to allow taxonomists and ecologists to work together to address this need and develop specimen databases to combine taxonomic data with ecological and ecophysiological information so that this information will be assigned to the correct taxon in the future. Digital images provide a rapid and economical method of vouchering specimen data, reducing the need to store physical vouchers in herbaria.
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- In search of a functional flora—towards a greater integration of ecology and taxonomy
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Plant Ecology
Volume 192, Issue 2 , pp 161-167
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- 2007-10-01
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- Bioinformatics
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- Sabina G. Knees (1)
- Anthony G. Miller (1)
- Sophie Neale (1)
- Mark F. Watson (1)
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- 1. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, UK
- 2. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26 0QB, Midlothian, UK


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Mrs. Lela Ann Worley Ward, 81, of Clovis, N.M., died Sunday, March 13, 2005, at her home. Services are scheduled at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Central Baptist Church in Clovis.
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9 Then they'll be told, 'The people who used to live here betrayed their God, the very God who rescued their ancestors from Egypt; they took up with alien gods, worshiping and serving them. That's what's behind this God-visited devastation.'" | 9 People will answer, 'Because they have forsaken the LORD their God, who brought their fathers out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them--that is why the LORD brought all this disaster on them.' " |
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Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard reports an incident in the Town of Clarence where calls came in of shots fired in the parking lot of Howdy's Nightclub on Main Street shortly before 4:00am Saturday morning.
Responding to a call of a shots fired in the parking lot Deputies Simon Biegasiewicz and Matt Krypel quickly got a vehicle description of the alleged shooters and disseminated that description to all police agencies throughout the county. Almost immediately the Amherst, Cheektowaga and Lancaster Police Departments encountered people who stated they quickly left when shots were fired in the parking lot after the rap music event that took place at Howdy's that night.
Multiple Sheriff's Patrol units and detectives, as well as Crime Scene personnel, responded to investigate the incident. The shooting is still under investigation and the Sheriff's Office asks that anyone with information call our Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 867-6161 or visit the Erie County Sheriff's website and send a confidential email.


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World Bank eyes Myanmar electricity sector as ties expand
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WASHINGTON Feb 15 (Reuters) - The World Bank is discussing plans to add 120 MW of electricity in Myanmar - enough to provide power to five million people - in support of the Southeast Asian country's reforms after debt arrears were cleared, a senior bank official said on Friday.
"Unfortunately only 25 percent of the population have access to electricity, so clearly there is an enormous challenge and our medium-term agenda is ... to turn on the lights, particularly in the rural areas," said Axel van Trotsenburg, the bank's East Asia and Pacific Region vice president.
"We would like to see that there is a much broader-based sharing of development and electricity will be important there," he told reporters in Washington, following a five-day tour of the country also known as Burma.
Myanmar President Thein Sein, who heads a quasi-civilian government, has freed political prisoners, unmuzzled the media and begun to reform the economy. In response, Western countries have eased sanctions imposed on the military regime.
The country, resource-rich but underdeveloped after decades of isolation, cleared a major hurdle to getting help from international financial institutions last month when it cleared about $420 million in debt arrears accumulated under the military.
The World Bank has approved $165 million in interest-free, long-term International Development Association loans to expand access to electricity and other potential projects, said van Trotsenburg.
Another $440 million credit agreed last month will support macroeconomic stability and help Myanmar meet foreign exchange needs, including repaying a bridge loan Japan provided to clear the debt arrears, the bank said in a statement.
Lending to support the electricity upgrade would replace outdated, 40-year-old gas turbines with new ones that were 2.5 times as efficient, helping expand rural access to power and reduce brown outs in cities.
The Dutch-Austrian economist, a 25-year veteran of the World Bank, said the delegation he took to Myanmar met government officials and private sector and civil society leaders and "came away very, very encouraged."
"What has been very positive is that you feel the wind of change and you feel also the desire to get development (going) forward in the country," said van Trotsenburg. (Reporting by Paul Eckert; Editing by David Gregorio)
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Association for HR Management and Development (Združenie pre riadenie a rozvoj ľudských zdrojov) and with the media support of the weekly TREND magazine announced the third year of the The Leading HR Organisation award - a competition in which firms with the most effective HR management and best HR practice in the market are recognised. Organisations that participate in the HR Controlling study are included in the competition.
These indicators reflect the education and development of staff, career opportunities within the organisation, the competitiveness of the remuneration structure, the effectiveness of recruitment processes, absenteeism and attrition, the attractiveness of the employer in the labour market, corporate structure and overall productivity.
The uniqueness of this award is that it is based on the quantitative indicators, and therefore is objective. We assess real measurable data that reflect the effectiveness of HC management and a wide range of HR indicators including their impact on an organisation's results. The relevant comparison is accomplished by benchmarking each analysed indicator with the median for the relevant sector. The approach described above guarantees the transparency of this award." says Peter Lackó, Leader of Human Resource Services at PwC.
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Science settles the soft drink score
Zero calories should mean zero weight gain. But in drinks and nutrition, like life, things are seldom black and white. In past years, some studies have speculated that artificial sweeteners might actually stimulate hunger. Conversely, other studies suggested that sucrose--aka table sugar--might promote weight loss.
So what's a dieter to drink? To find out, Danish researchers asked 41 overweight people to supplement their weight loss diets with either sucrose or artificially sweetened drinks. Ten weeks later, the sucrose set gained an average of 3 lb, while the fake-sweetener group lost nearly 2 lb.
Why? The sugar-scarfers added more than 400 calories each day to their normal intake--all of which zoomed right past their appetite sensors and on to their hips, eluding their weight loss. Calories in your drinks don't help satisfy your appetite, says Connie Diekman, RD, an American Dietetic Association spokesperson. Because you never compensate for the extra calories by eating less, you end up gaining weight.You can save between 140 and 150 calories for every 12-oz can of regular soda you replace with diet drinks. (Just don't go overboard; stick to only three or four 12-oz cans a day to avoid the risk of exceeding maximum intake levels of artificial sweeteners.)


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Suite, Kitchenette, Ocean View
Max Occupancy: 6 guests (up to 5 children)All-suite hotel on Galveston Island Seawall
Near downtown
This family-friendly hotel is located on Galveston Island's Seawall, centrally located to all of the island's favorite attractions.
Pool, picnic area
Among amenities at Casa Del Mar Beachfront Suites are two outdoor swimming pools (one heated during winter), trellised barbecue area, laundry facilities, and conference facilities ideal for family reunions, small groups, and corporate retreats.
Free WiFi
All suites feature private balconies and free WiFi access. They are perfect for families as they offer a private bedroom, a living area with a queen sofa bed, and bunk beds as well as a newly remodeled studio kitchen.
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