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I have an older established flower garden that I inherited when I bought this house. It has been neglected for quite some time by the previous owners which has resulted in plants and plantings growing together and becoming intertwined making it difficult to determine which should stay and which should go. My question is how do you decide that? How much if any open ground should be left between the plantings? I have included a picture which I recently took, after clearing off years of deadfall and weeds. I would appreciate any help or advice, as I am new to gardening and feeling very overwhelmed. |
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Actually the broad picture that you show doesn't look too bad . I'm sure close-ups would be different. You should first identify what plants you have, if you don't know them. For that, take close up shots and put them in the "Name that Plant" section for others to help. Knowing the plants and what are near them will help determine how much space you might want to put in between. At the same time, keep in mind that a naturalized look isn't all terrible, especially in a garden that looks like it has been around for a while. |
- Posted by thegardenat902 Zone 5 (My Page) on Mon, May 12, 14 at 21:34
Hi there. We purchased our house last year and found ourselves in a very similar situation. The couple that lived here was here for over 60 years, and as they got older they couldn't garden anymore and things got very overgrown w/ weeds, trees that weren't meant to be planted, poison ivy, etc. I agree... if you don't know what it is and are worried about removing anything you may want - definitely wait and ask! I ripped out 20+ oriental poppies when we first moved in because I was new to gardening and thought they were weeds since the leaves and stems were fuzzy. As far as spacing goes, that really depends on what look you are going for. If you like the more natural cottage gardening look they can be much closer together. If you want it to be more formal there should be larger spaces in between flowers. My mother-in-law has a more formal garden and there is probably 9-12 inches in between each flower. Can you take some close ups of the garden/flowers? Aside from being overwhelmed, do you have any specific questions? Definitely get IDs on plants, that will help you decide what you want to keep and what you'd like to do up. Is there anything you definitely don't want to grow or anything you know you'd like to add to your garden? Michaela |
- Posted by belleduggan none (My Page) on Mon, May 12, 14 at 23:41
Thank you for the kind replies.. This picture is a small version of what I have been dealing with on a much larger scale. Its hard to know what to pull and what to keep. Apparently the original owner that built this house with her husband, was an avid gardener and recognized throughout the neighbourhood for her gardens.. She lived herefor 50 years and sold the house after her husband passed and she couldnt keep it up anymore. The second owners did nothing at all with gardens except to plant bulbs willy nilly all over the property. I would love to be able to restore Mrs. R's gardens to some of their former glory but fear I am in way over my head.. lol I am going to post a picture of a plant I am unfamiliar with but that I have been literally pulling out by handfuls, in hope that someone can identify it for me. Please be kind and remember I am a total garden noobie :) |
- Posted by belleduggan none (My Page) on Mon, May 12, 14 at 23:47
I have been pulling up this pale sage stuff from all over the place and I have no idea if I should be keeping it or what it is? |
- Posted by belleduggan none (My Page) on Mon, May 12, 14 at 23:51
Also added to general chaos is that the original owner loved ornamental grasses and iris..and has several varieties planted throughout the property, sometimes, it is hard to know which is what and indeed what is not ornamental but rather just some traveller that has blown in and seeded. |
- Posted by robotropolis z6a (My Page) on Mon, May 12, 14 at 23:58
What an interesting garden! It looks waaaaaaaaay better than my inherited garden so I think you're in good shape. I'm a novice gardener myself so someone else may be a lot more knowledgeable than I am, but I believe the sage stuff is lamb's ear, which is a popular perennial. It spreads pretty easily so you don't have to feel shy about pulling it out, but it has pretty purple flowers. Looks like you might be close to my zone so feel free to post some more pictures if you like. I can id some common perennials. You can probably pull the grass in your first picture, the forget me nots out of the bed (I leave them in my lawn), and if that's mint in the right hand background of your second picture, you might as well start trying to get rid of that as it will overtake all else. |
- Posted by robotropolis z6a (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 0:03
Ps the blessing of an established bed is that the weed control is actually easier .... Little weed seeds find it relatively hard to compete with big old perennials. So maintaining these beds will be nicer than if you tilled it all and started over. Ask me how I know :( .... the answer is gout weed. |
- Posted by thewallawallaian89 7a (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 0:04
I just wanted to pop in and defend the mint. Granted it does take over... it smells amazing. My doggies occasionally roll in it... and then they smell good enough to eat! Lol. |
- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Sun, May 18, 14 at 1:26
Second picture down - plant in front is what we always called quackgrass. Wise to get rid of it before it gets into the lawn. |
- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Sun, May 18, 14 at 1:38
I would look for a guide to local weeds and pull those first If the first close up was in my garden I would say weeds (malva-grass-gopher weed) but they might be different in your zone |
- Posted by belleduggan 8 (My Page) on Sun, May 18, 14 at 11:13
Progress is being made and I will post a follow up pic soon. Thank you everyone for the thoughtful help and responses. I have a question about hellebores, do you cut them back after blooming? Mine are quite large and started to look ragged. |
- Posted by belleduggan 8 (My Page) on Sun, May 18, 14 at 15:11
- Posted by belleduggan 8 (My Page) on Sun, May 18, 14 at 15:13
I'd love to see more pictures. Nice work! |
- Posted by southerngardening24 7b (My Page) on Sat, Jul 5, 14 at 23:59
You have made alot of progress! Beautiful pics! Feel free to post more! |
I think the 'pale sage stuff' is lambs ear. I like the foliage a lot. The flowers aren't attractive to me so I remove them. Easy to divide. You've got a fabulous garden. And your hard work is definitely bringing great results. Mrs. R is smiling down at you. |
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0Jan 4, '08 by obicurnDoes anyone know anything about Ivy Tech's course exclusion policies? I have a couple semesters that I had to pull out of when I was put on bedrest with my last two pregnancies. I ended up with F's on my transcript because of it. They are now hurting my GPA majorly. I was enrolled in the Early Childhood Education program then, so the classes don't apply to Nursing. How hard would it be for me to have those classes excluded from my GPA calculation? Anyone have any experience with this situation? I am an A student, so I hate that it looks like I'm a slacker. I have A's in all 4 classes they look at for the program, but still need to take the TEAS. I'm freaking out about my transcript though!
0Jan 4, '08 by IndyMitchellIvy Tech RN program does not look at your GPA, they look at the 4 required classes, ANP 1 & 2, Eng 111, Intro Phsy, then those grades are assigned pts. "A" is 30 "B" is 20, "C" is 10 then you have to take the TEASE test and your score from that will be added to those points and that is how they decide who gets in.. if there is a tie they look at how many other classes you have completed. plus you get an extra 3 pts for living in the region you apply in. Hope that helps.. I start my RN classes in 9 days,, I am scared to death.:icon_roll
0Jan 5, '08 by obicurnHopefully I should have no problem getting in. I have an A in all of those classes. My main concern....after I finish my Associates, I want to transfer to IUPUI for the bachelor program. They do look at GPA. I just want that stuff off of my transcript if possible. Less headache later, I guess. I am applying for Fall at Indy and Columbus. After spring, I will have nothing left to take besides nursing classes, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I get accepted at one of them!!
0Jan 5, '08 by IndyMitchellColumbus is where I was accepted for RN, Indy turned my down for RN but accepted me for LPN. I will be driving almost 1 hour to Columbus but I didn't want to turn down the RN spot.. I had 3 'A's , 1 'B' and only a 78 on my TEASE. The ones I know that got in at Indy had Middle to HIGH 80's on the TEASE. or 4 'A's and with middle 80's on the TEASE.
I thought when you retake a class the higher grade replaces the other? I'm not sure though? Have you called IU? Not sure if I want to go for the Bachelor, I will cross that path later. BUT someone said the IVY tech in Columbus has a program with another college to work on the Bachelor towards the end of the Ass.???
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Within a week, Manhattan's "We Occupy Wall Street" movement has become
so powerful that it seems as if an angry rebellion is being sparked from
Miami all the way to Seattle. Thousands of angry demonstrators come out
to the streets of New York's financial district every day, which include
large numbers of union workers. Around 700 people have been arrested by
New York's police Force "Finest" while trying to cross Brooklyn Bridge.
Autumn season in America is quite beautiful. Colourful flowers bloom on
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spring. It must be remembered that he is not referring to the similar
word "Pun" here.
At the start of the movement, the number of passersby and travellers was
greater than the actual protestors. Initially, around 5,000 people
gathered on New York's Wall Street and closed down Ground Zero. On 6
October, union workers, nurses, students, general workers, and others
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financial institutions. Amongst the popular personalities who
participated in these protests was popular filmmaker Michael Moore.
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in a political way.
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rich and the poor is growing day by day. Obama wants an additional 1 per
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be heard. People appear disappointed and fed up with the US financial
institutions. In fact, such large scale demonstrations on Wall Street
are a reflection of the public's anger. The play cards that these
protestors were holding said something like this: "Do not waste the US
money fighting wars in which we do not belong."
Obama's pledge to end the Afghanistan War has been welcomed by the
public. But people are also expressing their frustration and
disappointment with the president since he is not abiding by the rules
and regulations. Vice President Joseph Biden has taken another step
forward and started a protest movement that he has named the "Tea
Party." For the last two years, this movement has made life difficult
for political analysts of the Republicans. The US economic crisis has
shattered the confidence of voters. Biden says: "The financial status of
the US economy that was established 2-2.5 years ago is facing severe
pressure and turmoil."
Peggy Nooman wrote in the Wall Street Journal: "What I'm seeing is a new
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Washington. People in Washington believed that they can resolve this
crisis, but up to now they have failed to achieve anything. The upcoming
elections in 2012 will be the occasion of a huge confrontation between
the two parties, thus it is time to wake up. These politicians believe
that they are just fighting the battle for power, but in reality they
are playing with fire.
Even though new job opportunities were created in September, the 57,000
jobs in August were insufficient for the 103,000 unemployed workers. In
the next few years, some 14 million new jobs will be required that is
there is a need to create 200,000 jobs each month so as to reduce the
rate of unemployment - which is right now pegged at 9.1 per cent. In
view of the ever-growing population, around 125,000 jobs will have to be
created in order to close the gap. These statistics and the intensifying
public protests can send the US Congress home.
It seems as if Obama is facing political isolation in Washington. His
hopes for securing a second term in office are fading fast. Amid current
protests, the US president has sent the text of his 447bn dollar
job-growth package to Congress for approval. But if the Republicans
don't approve this bill, the president won't be able to fulfil his
promises. Obama is blaming the Republicans for everything. According to
him, the Republicans have a big role to play when it comes to issues
such as funds, tax credit, and unemployment. Obama said: "If Congress
does nothing, then it is not me running against them. I think the
American people will run them out of town."
The US economy needs to be revived. A large number of new jobs will have
to be created. The president of Service Employees International Union
wrote in the Wall Street Journal: "We have an entire generation of young
people who were promised good jobs if they worked hard, played by the
rules, and attended college. Mrs Henry further wrote: "Republican
politicians held our country hostage during the debt-ceiling debate to
win harmful cuts to our communities and more tax breaks for
She also said: "The protesters have already succeeded in shaking our
conscience as a nation and forcing a national conversation about
everything that is wrong with our economy." All that is needed for a big
change is a small group of dedicated young people who are organized. Mrs
Henry finally said: "Who will pay the price for this economic collapse?"
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Hi all, I have a problem that appeared recently with my twisted myrtle. The leaves are shriveling up and look dry. I believe Could be over watering? Could be disease. PS: it resides in filtered shade and has been ok in location for apps 8 months. Thanks for any input! Gallen |
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- Posted by lazygardens PhxAZ%3A Sunset 13 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 27, 14 at 10:01
What is your watering schedule for it? How much and how often? |
Hi LG, It's on a drip that gets hit every other day. I would guess that it gets enough to saturate the root zone. It's only about G |
Can you take a picture to show us? make sure the dripper is not clogged and is putting out enough water to wet the root zone. Myrtles are tough plants and not used enough here. |
Watering every other day is way too often for landscape plants here. Myrtle is adapted to a desert environment and should only need water twice a week during summer. You may not be watering enough. Keep in mind that one gallon of water will moisten about 1 cubic foot of soil. That's barely enough for a one gallon plant as you want to water surrounding soil too. It would be better to apply 3 - 4 gallons of water and then let the soil dry slightly before watering again. Soggy soils are perfect for bacteria and fungi to create problems for plants. Take a look at page 9 of Landscape Watering by the Numbers for how much to water depending on plant size. The table on the inside back cover will tell you how often. Because your myrtle in the ground 8 months you'll need to water more often than this table. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Landscape Watering by the Numbers
Thanks to all. I'll check out the watering amount more precisely and see what happens. Aztreelvr: Interesting PDF. I downloaded it. Good info gallen |
- Posted by lazygardens PhxAZ%3A Sunset 13 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 30, 14 at 8:20
I would guess that it gets enough to saturate the root zone. What size dripper? And for how long does it run? Guessing is what kills plants. Get a moisture meter and test several spots in the area around the plant. If it's 2 feet tall, you need to be thoroughly soaking the plant a foot all around and as deep as the meter can go. You need to be doing that twice a week for its first couple of summers. If it tests dry, slowly deliver 5 or 10 gallons to the area around the shrub. You can increase the amount of water by adding more drippers around the plant (t-connectors and tubing, daisy-chained onto the existing tubing) or by changing the drip emitter to a higher rated one. Or both. |
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1/4 cup olive oil
2 large sweet potatoes, sliced
4 red potatoes, cubed
1 large onion, sliced into rings
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 green bell peppers, sliced
2 red bell peppers, sliced
2 carrots, shredded
1/4 cup Italian-style seasoning
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Everything turned into mush. I followed the recipe exactly except I only used half of the seasoning...and that was way too much. The seasoning only added grit to the mush.
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This was absolutley... AMAZING. The sweet potatos and carrots blended into this so well! I will make this again and again.
Since there was a lot of vegetables to cut up, it took me a long time to prepare the meal. It wasn't a favorite with all my guests on Christmas but it was good. I would add a bit of salt and pepper to the dish to make it taste better.
I adjusted a little - I'm not really a fan of bell peppers, so for a bit of flavor I used a little of the frozen pepper/onion mix and I used Italian dressing instead of "EVOO" & Ital. seasoning. We liked it. Even my 80+ yr old mother-in-law ate it and she is very picky! I will make it again!
Delicous, I loved this so did my husband.
This is a delicious vegetable side dish w/a Sunday roast, such as an oven stuffer chicken roaster. My family does not like peppers so I skipped that ingredient. I also sprinkled the Italian seasoning instead of using 1/4 cup & additionally sprinkled salt & pepper over the top. During the baking process, I used a baster periodically, to distribute the juices all over the casserole top. The veggies were cooked to perfection in the required 90 minutes. This recipe is a great alternative for sweet potatoes.
This is a great recipe. I need a bigger pan. I don't know how the original poster got everything in a 9x13 pan? I didn't use sweet potatoes this time but will next time. I may have cooked one hour covered and 1/2 hour uncovered.
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Postpress Efficiency — Bringing Up the Rear
November 2007 By Erik CagleSenior Editor
Unfortunately, the tail end of the production line has a log-jam in need of automating. "The process of assembling orders, putting them in boxes, adding items like CD-ROMs and ensuring that everything is in order, remains a manual nightmare," Mason says. "Machinery is available that can perform some of these functions, but these require a flexible, cell-like manufacturing operation that remains counter-intuitive to many bindery managers. Automating these areas also often requires computer skills and information technology strengths that heretofore have resided in the prepress area at many printing operations, if at all.
"Companies like Buhrs, Longford and Streamfeeder can automate many processes at the end of the print production process, but these are still not names one often hears when touring a printing plant."
Clint Bolte, principal of C. Clint Bolte & Associates, believes that services once viewed as ancillary—specifically mailing and fulfillment—now are viewed as typical cogs in the postpress workflow. As such, he sees the dynamics of the USPS and the resulting capabilities of application-specific software have provided many efficiencies in the mailing arena.
While Bolte has few qualms with the progress in the bindery, he believes that some of it's going to waste. Not product waste, but time.
"The disappointment is not because the technology—the engineering of the automated pockets, or the JDF-enabled specifications for pocket setup and trimmer alignment—doesn't work. They've accomplished gargantuan savings in time," Bolte says. "It is the frustration that while your makereadies are now down to minutes, you can't take advantage of it because it takes so long to move the skids of signatures from the prior job out of the way and move skids in for the next job. All of this is taking longer than the automated makereadies on the traditional pieces of equipment. This is true, to an extent, with folders and guillotines. The ROI evaporates."
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The impact of JDF on postpress processes, in its role as an automation enabler, is a matter of debate. According to Mason, the biggest impact has been felt in folding and cutting areas. Cuts and folds, he notes, are easy to program. But an issue arises with legacy equipment.
"Folders and cutters do not wear out or become obsolete in terms of their basic functions," he says. "And while these machines can be retrofitted to streamline programming, many companies find it difficult to commit funds to what may seem like aged, inconsequential machines or only one step in a long, complex chain of postpress processes. To an extent, modernizing one or two postpress machines seems like strengthening only one or two links in a chain; the strength of the overall chain remains defined by the weakest link," Mason adds.
"In print shops doing mostly standardized jobs—magazine printers, for example—JDF can make a major impact. But with commercial printers that seek to accept virtually any job that comes along, standardization is impossible, and automation expenditures are difficult to justify. My guess is that JDF and true automation will be a long time coming in these plants. In fact, the wider acceptance of automation could make if very difficult to remain a printer that accepts any job."
Integrated automation may not make economic sense for all printers, Lamparter cautions. If he were building a company from the ground up today, Lamparter would make as many pieces of equipment JDF-compliant as possible. Many companies can't justify replacing a viable piece of machinery without the payoff promise.
Many digital printers evade the subject of integrating their digital presses with in-line finishing equipment, opting instead for near-line finishing, Lamparter notes. These printers simply have too many varieties of printing in need of a multitude of binding equipment; thus, it is not practical to integrate press with finishing.
"To me, that's a sales failure. The way in which you make money is to have a line that services predominantly one type of product," he says. "There are very successful people doing that, because they know how to sell to the equipment that is integrated. That takes talent."
Over the long haul, Mason expects to see printers and related businesses take an entirely new approach to streamlining postpress.
"We're already seeing firms like DME and EPI Companies—both of which do a great deal of printing—take a holistic view of what they do," he says. "They see printing as part of a much larger, and more complex, manufacturing process. Companies like this can be expected to take printing business away from printers that focus too extensively on the pressroom and prepress functions.
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From Queerty, regarding "model" Josh Peters' belligerent requests to have his copywrited [sic] photograph removed from the blog:
Mr. Peters, consider yourself lucky that in a field lousy with hopefuls, possibles, has-beens and also rans; that the editor of Queerty posted your pics at no charge to yourself and gave you the kind of free advertising that most wannabes would give their left nut for.
If you find it so offensive that we bumboys might want to look at you on our stupid gay sites, then I suggest you not quit your day job–what ever that might be–and focus on cultivating your irrational distaste of gays and the harmless blogs we frequent.
In short, Mr. Peters, go fuck yourself you pathetic, lazy, common looking sack of shit. Get down on your knees and be thankful that anyone would give your scrawny ass the time of day. And while down there, Mr. Peters, pucker up and get ready to kiss some ass, because the internet is forever and your comments will be remembered by the next "bumboy" you try to solicit work from, you dimwitted, trashy looking fuck.
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I just bought 6 cases of reusable 16oz bottles from my local beer distributor. I was going to soak them in oxy clean overnight to remove labels and wash them. After a good thorough rinse, what else do I need to do before using them? Thank you.
My technique is to soak in oxy overnight, rinse well, and toss them in the dishwasher with no soap just to get the high temp sanitize. After that they go in the boxes upside down so no critters get in and die. When I bottle I rinse with star san and fill them up.
That sounds about right, but I personally would soap clean them after the labels come off. Otherwise, you've had them soaking in dissolved adhesives and paper pulp for hours that can potentially become microbe food. Might be a little overly cautious, but I'd rather spend a little elbow grease cleaning bottles rather than ruin a batch at the very last step.
Heck I just soak them till the labels fall off and then rinse them very well with hot water and hang them on the bottle tree to dry. Bottling day I hit them with starsan and off to the rodeo I go. If you got grunge in the bottom of the bottles though use a bottle brush to insure they are clean.
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My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself. Maya Angelou
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In polite society one laughs at all the jokes, including the ones one has heard before. Frank Dane
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Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke. Ambrose Bierce
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I remain just one thing, and one thing only -- and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician. Charlie Chaplin
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His hilarity was like a scream from a crevasse. Graham Greene
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The old idea that the joke was not good enough for the company has been superseded by the new aristocratic idea that the company was not worthy of the joke. They have introduced an almost insane individualism into that one form of intercourse which is specially and uproariously communal. They have made even levities into secrets. They have made laughter lonelier than tears. G. K. Chesterton
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All womankind, from the highest to the lowest love jokes; the difficulty is to know how they choose to have them cut; and there is no knowing that, but by trying, as we do with our artillery in the field, by raising or letting down their breeches, till we hit the mark. Laurence Sterne
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All human race would be wits. And millions miss, for one that hits. Jonathan Swift
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Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. Where be your jibes now, your gambols, your songs, your flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table on a roar? William Shakespeare
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I gleaned jests at home from obsolete farces. Samuel Johnson
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new! A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide.
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He jests at scars that never felt a wound. William Shakespeare
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My way of joking is to tell the truth. It's the funniest joke in the world. George Bernard Shaw
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If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again. Groucho Marx
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If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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'Tis no extravagant arithmetic to say, that for every ten jokes, thou hast got an hundred enemies; and till thou hast gone on, and raised a swarm of wasps about thine ears, and art half stung to death by them, thou wilt never be convinced it is so. Laurence Sterne
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Mountain Dew (500 comments)
I've been truly addicted to Mountain Dew for over 20 years. (I'm 34 now.) Every pathetic attempt I've made to quit drinking it has quickly ended in total failure.
I do drink A LOT of water as well. In May of this year (2010), I was curious how much water I was drinking, so I kept track for 5 days. Over the 5 days that I kept track, I drank 756 ounces of water which was 5.9 gallons. It averages out to 151.2 ounces per day which is just shy of 1 1/4 gallons of water per day. And in addition to all that water, I averaged 3 1/2 cans of Mountain Dew a day.
However, due to the fact that I was consciously making a note of everything I was drinking, I'm pretty sure I drank less Mountain Dew than usual during those 5 days.
I seriously feel like a heroine addict or something. I want to stop drinking this crap
Diet Mountain Dew is out of the question. I've tried it and it's disgusting. I do like Gatorade, but it has a lot of sugar in it also
I seriously use to drink quite a bit of beer in the evening hours as a substitute for Mountain Dew. I love the various Ice brews because they SIZZLE in your mouth.
I mostly gave up beer in favor of red wine. But within the last year, I've cut out alcohol completely for health reasons. (I get frequent lung infections due to a genetic disorder. And alcohol weakens the immune system.)
But I will probably go to my deathbed sucking down the green heroine.
(And no, I'm not some 300+ lb American fatty. I'm 5'4" (162cm) tall and weigh just under 100 pounds (45kg).)
Re:The one they always overlook (454 comments)
>>People who make time travel movies don't seem to realize that the earth moves around its axis and around the sun. The spot I'm standing on right now will be vaccum in just a few minutes.
>And the solar system moves [considerably more] [tranlationally and rotationally] in the galaxy. And our galaxy moves in space!!!
And the "fabric" of space is expanding!
Anyone else have anything to add?
Re:Two ideas for further work (243 comments)
Use the balloon to bring an ordinary Estes model rocket to 100,000+ feet and fire it.
Would an ordinary model rocket engine function at such high altitude? I don't know much about model rockets
Re:Not to piss in their cornflakes but... (575 comments)
Regarding the planet's moon (or lack thereof), Axial tilt and Axial precession become a question as well.
Another issue is the magnetic field. As in, does it have one? Without a magnetic field, the solar wind strips away the atmosphere. (As is believed to be what happened on Mars.)
Re:Simple solution (709 comments)
"most conversation within a car don't cause anywhere near this level of distraction"
[citation needed]
Google for more
Re:Simple solution (709 comments)
A Speech-to-text system in your car -- or built into your phone, that's the better solution...
Person says "lol, omfg. u r so right"
Speech-to-text system says "I'm sorry. I didn't understand that. Please say again."
Person says "L - O - L. O - M - F - G. You - are - so - right."
Speech-to-text system says "I think you said "Laura oh my friendly good."
Person interrupts saying "NO YOU STUPID FUCKING TEXT TO SPEECH FUCKER. I SAID LOL AS IN LAUGH OUT LOUD GOD DAMN YOU. OMFG STANDS FOR OH MY FUCKING GOD YOU FUCKING RETARDED PIECE OF MOTHER FUCKING SHIT!"
Speech-to-text says "You want to call your mother. Is that correct?"
Re:Whose recycling is it, anyway? (622 comments)
You asked the grandparent to give you a citation
Re:I'd Love To Try It, But.... (205 comments)
You're not missing much. I played around with it 1 evening just long enough to figure out what there was to do, and how to do it. After about an hour, I had pretty much done all there was to do. The only way to get "good" at the demo is to do things in the most time efficient manner possible. In one game, some kid (well, I assume it was a kid) was going around undoing everything I was doing.
At any rate, if you go to youtube and watch some game play videos, I think it will show you what you're not missing.
Here's one for your convenience. (Note the guy narrating the video curses a couple of times at the beginning, so turn your speakers down if you're at work.)
Bedroom community (515 comments)
The city I live in has a population of about 90,000
Re:More than 10 years ago? (505 comments)
What were you using instead of floppies? CDs? Kind of expensive and slow back then to burn 200KB of data to a 650MB disc.
I started using those Iomega 100MB discs in 1995. I thought it was an amazing piece of technology at the time. (I preferred those discs to CDR's for quite a while.)
Between the iomega discs, CDR's, an existing collection of 3.5" floppies, and network transfer/storage
I'm certain I haven't bought any new floppies within the last 10 years
ThatQuiz.org (467 comments)
I'm not sure to what extent this site would help:
But I like to go back there from time to time and run through various tests just for "the fun of it." I'm not only surprised by the simple things I've forgotten over the years, but I'm also surprised at some of the things I never use but still remember.
Re:Not a one (394 comments)
Their signals are still penetrating your space. So technically they are in range, but you have no way to detect them.
Detection ability non-existent, so number of AP's in range is unknown.
Great question... (188 comments)
I love this question as it is one I've thought about a few times. I'm not much of a gamer, so my "take" on this question is probably vastly different than a person who loves playing games. For the most part, I think games (especially video games) are an unproductive waste of time. Having said that, I understand that we all need some down time in order to enjoy life. While I prefer to spend my down time doing things that are every bit as unproductive as playing games, I do, nonetheless, play a game from time to time.
My favorite game of all time is Magic: The Gathering. I go through very long periods where I don't play at all (i.e. years), but I still have my card collection and I still get really addicted to it from time to time. I treat all my cards with care so that they will retain as much value as possible should I ever decide to sell my collection. (I keep all my cards in protective sleeves, and I store them away from sunlight.) The game can be very expensive over time because some rares (especially the newer mythic rares) can cost as much as a video game for 1 single card. On the other hand, you can get hours/weeks/months and even years of play out of a $9 pre-constructed deck.
For my time & money, there's no better game.
As far as electronic video games go
Having said that, there is one video game that comes to mind that I have gotten tremendous value out of. StarCraft. I bought the SC/Broodwar Battle Chest like 10+ years ago and I think I only paid $29 for it. But in the last 10 years, I have played that game off and on many, many times. In fact, about 2 months ago I got the urge to play it again
But the fact that this game from the late 90's is still working on modern hardware and modern operating systems is a true testament to the value that you can get from some games.
SRB separation (117 comments)
I live in Central Florida so I've watched at least a dozen launches in the last 10 years. In watching this video, it appears as though the solid rocket booster separation happens after the shuttle has reached "black sky"
Awesome video.
Re:seriously... (197 comments)
"...ended up switching to the English department, where being a sad, whiny little bitch gets you bonus points."
That part made me snicker a little.
"If someone could please tell me wtf was so funny about that, I'd be much obliged. None of it seemed particularly funny to me while living it."
That part made me fall out of my chair from laughing so hard.


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It's the self-awareness that stands out. Even watching somebody else play, Thief has a physicality that makes you acutely aware of your place in the shadows of its pestilent medieval City. This isn't a game in which you have a gun, arrow or other bit of sharp metal bobbing in a gentle figure-of-eight at the bottom of the screen, signifying that your chief interaction will be hurting people. As master thief Garrett, you lead with your hands.
They're in the foreground of cutscenes; delicately obscured by depth of field when peeking around cover; reaching out to slip through curtains; flicking in and out of view as you dash between cover; running over locks and containers. His legs are less obvious, but you'll see them if you look down as you edge across a beam or shuffle across a rooftop. The physicality is never intrusive, but it's always there.
The acute awareness of the space you're taking up is complemented by audio that's somehow ostentatiously silent, the whistling of the passing guards and gossip of unsuspecting citizens ringing out through a mausoleum-like hush. You instinctively want to keep quiet, looking out for dark shadows, and scuttling past guards rather than cutting them down. You aren't peering through the goggles of an impossibly well-armed juggernaut, bludgeoning their way through a world of pop-up enemies. You're in the carefully-silenced shoes of someone who is trying really, really hard to go unnoticed by foes who are brighter than those you've faced before.
Sight of hand
This isn't a stealth game, it's the stealth game; the return of the brand that invented the genre. Thief: The Dark Project was born in 1998 at Looking Glass, the legendarily uncommercial studio that created classics like Ultima Underworld and System Shock, and incubated the careers of BioShock creator Ken Levine, and Deus Ex creators Warren Spector and Harvey Smith - the latter of whom went on to create Dishonored, the recent upstart that, Eidos Montreal ruefully admits, has stolen some of Thief's thunder with its stealthy take on a medieval world.
But this isn't a tale about the wronged, oddly mute hero mysteriously gifted superpowers, using them to bring justice to the land. It's about two characters: the first a sprawling, pestilent city, filled with secrets and asides, being dragged unwillingly into an industrial revolution. The second is a surly, antisocial loner who is exceptionally good at stealing things from it - and does so on the strength of his own considerable skills rather than magic.
While Corvo has his clockwork heart, Sam Fisher can rely on the results of billions of dollars of military-industrial research, and Agent 47 has his jar-grown smarts, Garret has got a blackjack and his world-beating wits. Progress through the filthy streets of the unnamed City is spent darting between shadows with a tap of A, peeking around boxes to overhear guards unwisely discussing the movements and valuables of their employer, and scurrying up and down buildings with graceful mantling or a new grapple-like claw device.
That's about as advanced as Garrett's technology gets; otherwise he's got a series of arrows - water-tipped ones for extinguishing torches and braziers, broad-headed ones for distracting guards (although a chucked bottle works just as well) or for triggering switches, and saw-edged ones which we don't get to see used but do glimpse at the top of the radial menu.
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More controversially, there's a Focus ability - Garrett's legendary abilities manifested in a rechargeable resource bar that can be used for things like guard takedowns, instantly clearing out someone's pockets, or slowing time to ensure you get a lock picked before anyone comes back. It has an unwelcome tang of Hitman: Absolution's highly-contentious Instinct skill, but stealth obsessives shouldn't retreat in silent horror. The aim, we're told, is to simply give more flexibility; to make it easier to think on your feet and play how you want to. Focus, like health, doesn't automatically recharge so you must be careful how you use it.


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Activision has just released the first screenshots for James Bond 007: Blood Stone along with pictures of the new Bond girl, Joss Stone. But Joss Stone won't just lend her likeness to the upcoming third-person action title. Stone will also be working on the game's theme song, titled "I'll Take it All."
Developed by Bizarre Creations, James Bond 007: Blood Stone is scheduled to release later this year for the Xbox 360, PlayStation3, PC, and Nintendo DS. Check out the first screenshots and trailer below. It looks rather promising to us – so here's to hoping that Bizarre Creations experience with racing games, like Blur and Project Gotham Racing, will help make Blood Stone better than the average licensed spin-off.
Above: Artist Joss Stone will be the new Bond girl in James Bond 007: Blood Stone. But she'll also be working on the theme song, the most important track for the game
Above: The trailer for James Bond 007: Blood Stone looks surprisingly promising
In February, The Daily Mirror reported that the new Bond film starring Daniel Craig, which was originally scheduled to release in 2012, had been canceled due to MGM Studios' financial problems. However, since then, other sources close to Daniel Craig have claimed that the project is "postponed indefinitely" – and that it is "not cancelled."
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Just off of Disney Dream: Our view of Disboard complaints
Yesterday morning we sadly packed our bags and headed home from Disney Dream. I say sadly because, after the "Believe" show 2 nights ago my 5 year old son broke down in tears because he didn't want to leave "Mickey's Boat".
That pretty much says it all, doesn't it? We had a spectacular time on Dream and - although we didn't book another cruise while on board - we will probably sail Disney again in a few years. They have certainly ruined us for other cruise lines if nothing else! This is not going to be a full review (although i'll mention a few things that might be helpful) but I wanted to write to expand upon some of the complaints about Dream that we read on DisBoards... maybe give you another point of view. So here we go! Read on Disboard: 1. The pools are crowded: That depends. The entire pool deck / deck 11... is crowded. I don't personally believe that larger pools will solve the problem. What you have to do is be tactical about your pool usage. If you go to the pools on the day-at-sea (for example).... yup they're going to be jam packed full of people. There are 4000 guests on the ship and they all want a little pool time. So here's our tip. We were at the port at our 11:00am boarding time and onboard by 12:15 having lunch at Cabanas. By 1pm we were riding aquaduck, swimming, and little guy was on the Mickey Slide. By about 2:30pm, the pool started getting crowded so we went down, unpacked, and got ready for the muster drill. The next day while half the ship was in Nassau, we remained on the ship. It was still crowded but our longest wait at Aquaduck was about 20 or 25 minutes, and the pools - while crowded - were not SO crowded that little guy couldn't splash, jump, and play. On the day that we were at Castaway Cay we went to the Pirates-In-The-Caribbean party. At 8:30pm, half the ship was at dinner and many more were at the Hypnotist show (we weren't interested). So we went to ride Aquaduck at night and rode it 3 times with NO WAIT whatsoever. (riding Aquaduck at night is not to be missed. WOW!) On the day at sea we didn't even go near the pools. It was a madhouse up there, so we chose that day to see a movie, do Midship Detective Agency, shop, and take some classes (little guy was in the Oceaneers Club) 2. Cabanas Was Crowded - Inconsiderate People Yup, no question about it. Breakfast at Cabanas is a test of patience. Everyone wants breakfast and that's the restaurant of choice. They line up even though Cast Members tell them not to, and if you "cut" to get something they give you dirty looks. But, that said, there were always empty tables and plenty of staff to keep them clean. So by the second day of the trip we were accustomed to it and modifying our schedule slightly to avoid peak times. The cast members in Cabanas were always stopping by the table to do magic tricks, napkin folding, or to take pictures for us. The food was well above average for a buffet. They had foods of all types and everything was good (try the ham wrapped salmon for breakfast!). Sushi was adequate (again for a buffet) and YES, they had Mickey Waffles (and they were good!!! I'm not an egg-eater but my son is and he LOVED the eggs. They are NOT powdered eggs as is sometimes reported here but are actually pasteurized egg substitute. This is done for food safety. (Got this directly from a pastry chef) The deserts were delicious, especially the bread pudding and pumpkin pie! 3. Height Requirements for Aquaduck - They held firm to 42 inches. Our son was exactly 42 inches tall. If they can slide a finger between the bottom of the sign and the child's head, they will not ride. They put a red armband on him so we only had to measure once the whole trip. 48 inches is the minimum to ride alone and was also enforced. 4. Elevators are Jammed - The midship elevators were crowded most of the time and the aft elevators were crowded after breakfast and lunch when people were using Cabanas. We tended to use the aft elevators most often but just took the stairs during busy times. It didn't bother us as we were on Deck #5 so we just took the stairs most of the time. (The exercise did us good!) 5. Elevators poorly placed in Cabanas We didn't see any problem with elevators being in Cabanas. We actually found this to be VERY convenient and never an issue. We did feel awkward walking through cabanas with wet bathing suits (once) to get to our room, but that was just the one time that we felt out of place. 6. Formal Night We wore button down shirts and khaki slacks. My wife wore a black dress. We did this more because we wanted family pictures taken prior to dinner than because we cared what we wore. I did not see anyone in shorts in any of the dining rooms. I saw one guy in a tux. The vast majority of the men were in a jacket and tie (but I didn't feel out of place without one). If people were wearing jeans, (even "nice" jeans that are bedazzled on the rump) I didn't notice. 7. Bathing Suits in the Theater?? - Ok, this one is mine. Bathing suits in the theater? Really? Come on folks, sure it's vacation but we would at least like the illusion of doing something special. Why would you not at least throw on a shirt to go see an hour long musical in an elegant theater? Oh well, to each their own I guess... 8. Oceaneer's Club / Lab We had boarded fully intending to give iTunes gift cards to our son's "favorite" counselor at the kids program. What we found was that there were SO MANY counselors and virtually no individualized attention that we were not able to identify one counselor that really made a difference in his experience. There were activities but he didn't participate much and, instead, did a lot of free play. The only thing that bothered me about Oceaneers Club was the noise. At least on the first day there was extremely loud music playing...exacerbating what is already arguably sensory overload. Still, he loved it and still talks about it! 9. Castaway Cay No cat sightings. The island looks like new. You really even have to hunt for browning of vegetation. I don't know how they clean it up so well because by the time we left the place was TRASHED (I was embarrassed) Our son wears a boys size 10 shoe and, therefore, we tried a boys 9-11 flipper (swim-fin...whatever) for the snorkeling lagoon. It was too big! (They did not have smaller sizes) So we ended up really not getting our money's worth for the snorkel, raft, etc rental that we had paid for in advance. Food at Cookies was good and, ok, you heard it here first. Are you ready?: KONK COOLER IS THE NEW DOLE WHIP! That was the most amazing thing i've ever put in my mouth... adult beverage made in an ice-cream maker? Soft serve hard liquor? That said, my "appreciation" for that particular beverage also resulted in my spending dinner that night in the cabin vs. at dinner with my family. lol Lesson learned. Still, YUM! 10. DebarkationDebarkation was organized and easy. We did onboard airline check-in and didn't see our bags again until we got home! Worked flawlessly! We were in the early dinner seating so they wanted us at breakfast at 6:30. We asked Raul, the head waiter if we could have breakfast later. He gave us 8am. By 9:30 we were on a bus headed to MCO. At MCO by 10:30 for a 2pm flight. Had time for a leisurely lunch and no stress. 11. Cabin - We were in Cabin 5156 on the Port (left) side. There were 6 or 8 cabins on deck 5 AFT that had "extended" balconies and ours was one. The balcony was about 2.5 times the size of the ordinary balcony!! It sat further out. Sadly we spent so little time in our room that we didn't really get much use of it until the last night... but it was incredible. Wish we had used it more. Just don't do anything naughty on the outer-part... because everyone in balconies above will see... unless that's your thing I guess. The bed was the most comfortable I have ever slept in. If anybody knows where I can get those pillows hook me up!!! 12. Port Vs. Starboard Cabin - The only thing I kind of regretted was that all of the "cool" stuff happened on the right side of the ship. Waving as you embark, seeing Castaway Cay from your room, and seeing the fireworks on Pirates in the Caribbean night... all happened on the right side of the ship. So, for the fireworks for example, it would have been great to have little guy in his jammies and just take him outside on the balcony to see fireworks rather than keep him up on deck until 10:45pm to watch them. He's only 5 and was falling asleep in our arms. On the morning of Castaway Cay we had to go up to deck 4 or 11 to take pictures from "above" rather than just walking out to our balcony. If I had to do it again i'd choose a cabin on the right side. 13. Improvements Needed? There were a few things I wish Disney would improve upon. First, I thought the room-service menu was inadequate. Would have liked to see some more options there. And for a ship that was only 10 months old some things aren't holding up well. Furniture in the D-lounge was stained and some chairs ripped (foam). The carpeting appeared worn on the stairs and some other high-traffic area. Armrests in the Walt Disney theater were faded from use. "Project Mainstreet" should apply to the ships as well. They should look as good for the 10,000th family as it did for the 1st. Still, 99% of the ship was clean and looked like new. There was staff cleaning ALL the time! That's about it! Questions? That's about all we have. We didn't decorate our door (but we saw a handful) and we didn't participate in fish-extenders. If you have any questions fire away! We had a great time on a beautiful ship and wish we could go back tomorrow. Oh... one last thing. We spent about $700 on souvenirs, photographs (over $200 there), drinks, etc. So budget accordingly! Have a magical time! Last edited by BensDaddy; 10-07-2011 at 10:45 AM. |
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1028wackoman2112 writes "The Sun is reporting that the UK government has plans to put a computerised spy in every car. This "spy" will record every single time a motorist goes slightly over the speed limit, into a bus lane, or stops on a yellow line! It will report this information to roadside sensors and you will soon receive a fine in the mail."