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This pic from last year,is the wallpaper on my laptop. I think this may be the last pic this year,until next year. Phil |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Tue, Nov 5, 13 at 22:56
- Posted by hosta_freak z6 NC (My Page) on Tue, Nov 5, 13 at 23:25
Very nice on your computer also ,tsugajunkie,and goodnight! Phil |
- Posted by hostahillbilly 4 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 6, 13 at 16:17
- Posted by Hostanista 5B (Ont) (My Page) on Wed, Nov 6, 13 at 22:11
OK, I'm going throw my favourite pic of 2013 into the ring. I have a lot of favourite pics but focussing only on those that include hostas, I'm going for this one - the dwarf Korean Lilac bed. There's an Albomarginata top left, a Liberty just below it surrounded by Heuchera and Japanese Fountain Grass. Next to that are a couple of smalls: Little Wonder and Blue Mouse Ears directly under the lilac. Very far right corner barely visible is Gold Standard. |
This post was edited by Hostanista on Thu, Nov 7, 13 at 13:11
I'm new to your web,and a new grower. But I am totally hooked ,and building new gardens each year. Hope I am not being presumptuous to to post a picture of part of my garden,but here goes. |
- Posted by Hostanista 5B (Ont) (My Page) on Wed, Nov 6, 13 at 23:12
Not presumptuous at all, sunnywood. If there's something we all love on this forum it's pictures! If that's a new garden you've got going there, that's a might fine start. It's looking wonderful already, and when those puppies fill in, watch out! Good job. Keep the pics coming. |
- Posted by hostafreak 6 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 7, 13 at 9:24
Ditto,sunnywood! Garden pics are always welcome here! Phil |
Lovely, everyone! Can't wait to see that setting of yours, Sunny as it fills in more! |
Thanks for the encouragement . This is a view looking in the opposite direction. The big hostas in front have been in the ground for about 4 years. Hope the rest of the garden will catch up! |
It's always fun to look at such nice pictures. Good idea Phil. Sunnywood, such a lot of room for your plants to mature and the garden to expand. Lucky you! One of my favorite parts of gardening is the changes that my hubby and I make each year. This picture (a combination of 2) shows two of the the changes in 2013. The biggest thing was the expansion of our west side balcony. The extension of 10 feet made more room on the balcony itself and created a connection to the lawn. Some lower tree branches were cut so that the table could be in the new corner. Now when we drive in the driveway we see the lake and mountain. It also allows more light to come into this part of the garden. All in all, a great success. Also in this picture is one of my additions which is the rock extension on the front of the long wall. This was made for mini's to get them in the ground and so that they could be viewed up close. This picture is pretty small but if you click on it you should get a full sized picture if you are interested. |
- Posted by Hostanista 5B (Ont) (My Page) on Thu, Nov 7, 13 at 13:23
mctavish - I clicked, and then got lost in all your beautiful photos. What a collection you have. And that setting! Kudos! |
- Posted by hostahillbilly 4 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 7, 13 at 21:23
sunnywood - absolutely wonderful ! i hope u stay active here and keep showing us ur beauty... |
I'm not much of a photographer, most of my pics were taken with my iPad. But this was taken on a magical afternoon from my garden bench this fall. |
- Posted by hostafreak (My Page) on Fri, Nov 8, 13 at 8:48
I don't know how to turn a pic right-side up,but you must have been holding your Ipad upside down when you took the pic,Kathy! I'm sure it is a lovely picture. Phil |
- Posted by hostahillbilly 4 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 8, 13 at 9:19
- Posted by josephines67 5 ON (My Page) on Fri, Nov 8, 13 at 10:23
McTavish, you truly live in Paradise - coming and going! Stunning gardens and view. Sunny, your 'woodland' garden is so serene - the biggest compliment I can give you is that I would love to garden there! :-) You've done a wonderful job and it'll just get more mature and more beautiful as time goes on...and potential for scads of pics, right? lol. I am always interested in how mature a garden is and the age of various hosta, especially when they achieve that mature look. It was nice of you, Sunny to include the age of the larger hosta in your last pic...it saved me having to ask, lol. ZKathy, you captured something 'magical', alright! Look at that gorgeous stream of light in your garden...it's like a beacon..simply lovely. Am loving these pics, Everyone...thank you for sharing so much beauty. Jo |
This is one of my favorite pictures. It is kind of the entrance to my garden area. I've been adding more beds as funds come available. I wish I had this same picture with the Rhododendrons in bloom. Every one of these mature plants with the exception of the Dream Queen in the center have been transplanted and moved this year (plus about a dozen more.) What a job it was for a one armed man. Hopefully I learned to better plan and space for size in the future. |
old dirt, please post pics in the spring when the rhodos are blooming again and the hostas are filling out in their spring glory. I'm sure we'll all be looking forward to it! |
- Posted by moccasinlanding z9A AL (My Page) on Sun, Nov 10, 13 at 0:55
All are such worthy wallpapers, examples of well loved gardens. This one will have to do for the time being. I am always in a state of reorganization, moving pots, routing new pathways, featuring different hosta. But NEXT SUMMER, I'll be almost there....... Taken in August 2013 looking south down the length of the garden from "the sweet spot" near the Pink Pirogue. |
- Posted by Don_in_Colorado 6a (My Page) on Sun, Nov 10, 13 at 1:07
Hard to compete with you guys, but this shot is a favorite because I managed to get a good number of plants in the shot without it looking like a total mess. That is 'Royal Tapestry' closest to the camera...Thanks for looking! Don B. |
My big blue angel, just starting to flower, my one buddy called it "the Star Trek plant" It was 70" across. |
- Posted by moccasinlanding z9A AL (My Page) on Sun, Nov 10, 13 at 12:47
Don, I think your view down the allee is satisfying for its intimacy and sense of enclosure. Long views are nice, but with personal spaces, you have a chance to build in the comforts of privacy, like finding a jewel in a rock pile. JimR, love your Blue Angel! the variation of colors is pulsing with life, so dynamic. I must admit, those buds atop the bouquet of scapes reminds me of allium heads or a Dr. Seuss flower. |
Thanks for the compliments, here is another pic of a smaller garden under my Ranier cherry tree. The blue angel is one of my favorites, even though it is a common one. Size rules!!!! |
- Posted by moccasinlanding z9A AL (My Page) on Sun, Nov 10, 13 at 17:39
Sunnywood, the flower head looks like a water lily bloom or a lotus blossom. And JimR, your color combination in the bottom picture. is exquisite. Every plant there is showing to best advantage. |
- Posted by gottagarden z5 western NY (My Page) on Wed, Nov 13, 13 at 14:20
Hi all, I'm an occasional lurker here. Usually don't have a lot of time, but right now I'm procrastinating working outside in the cold. Here's one from my hosta bed:
- Posted by hostafreak 6 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 15, 13 at 8:34
Gottagarden,your garden looks a lot like mine,except yours is a lot flatter ground! Nice pic! Phil |
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The New Mexico State (2-6, 1-3) football team will travel to Logan, Utah to face the Utah State Aggies (2-6, 0-4) this Saturday, Nov. 6, at Romney Stadium. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m., for the 34th meeting between the two schools.

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Cluster-flies looking for hibernation sites in the windowframes.
Hop-dog caterpillar on Sorbus cashmiriana trunk in garden.
Several specimens of this plant have appeared in a weedy corner of my yard, adjacent to the tap where I clean the bird feeders. The associated species suggest that it was likely a contaminant in Niger seed, possibly having originated in Ethiopia.
The tallest of the plants is about knee-high. Leaves are opposite and nearly connate at base. Both leaves and stems are sticky-hairy and have lots of tiny dead flies stuck to them. The plant is also unpleasantly scented. None of the plants are showing any sign of producing flowers yet.
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So-called phone hacking makes the headlines again, as new revelations are made.
Have you properly secured your mobile phone voicemail?
A Gartner survey has found that one in four employees who bring their own smartphones and tablets to work suffered a security issue in the past year – and spent an hour per day on their BYOD devices.
Phil Zimmermann invented the most widely used system of email encryption in the world – and says that Fortune 100 companies are queuing up for his encrypted Blackphone, which allows "whispered" conversations, anywhere.
The popular online wallet site Dogevault is offline after attackers destroyed data on the site. The impact on user funds is unknown – although site users have reported withdrawals from their accounts, some as large as 950,000 Dogecoin.
The photo-sharing app Snapchat, popular with youngsters for its photos which would exist briefly then "disappear forever" has admitted that the photos did not, in fact, disappear, in a settlement with the U.S. government's FTC.
There has been a lot of talk in the news lately of a new ransomware for Android. While this does sound dire, and the possibility exists for more problematic threats on Androids in the future, it is not yet time to panic.
'Smart' televisions with built-in microphones could be used as bugging devices by corrupting the devices with malware, according to software specialists NCC Group, as reported by The Register.
The torrent site Demonoid was blocked by Google after tests by the search giant found that pages within the site contained banner adverts which were installing malware on users' PCs.
If only two factor authentication had been used, maybe the database would never have been accessed by online criminals.
Beware the latest scam spreading on Facebook, claiming to offer free tickets to a Rolling Stones concert.
Twitter has added more security measures to its site – making password resets easier, and making it trickier for cybercriminals to log in to accounts.
If you have an account on link-shortening service Bitly, you should take steps now to protect your account.
The biggest IT security risk to businesses is the use of smartphones in the workplace, a report based on the habits of 5,000 users worldwide has found.
'Spambots' are a fact of life on Twitter – fake accounts built to spread everything from infected links to misinformation. Until now, users have had to rely on their instincts, but a tool – "Bot or Not" – helps to uncover fake accounts instantly.
Tax identity fraud is on the rise this year, possibly due to criminals getting craftier in their choice of breach targets. According to a series of reports from Brian Krebs, fraudsters are now targeting third-party payroll services.
Shopping via mobile devices is about to receive a dual boost this fall, if the latest rumors are correct – with Samsung about to join Apple with a high-end tablet built with fingerprint security built in.
A Miami high school student who hacked into his school's website to change grades is facing "years" in custody, after Jose Bautista, 18, handed a written confession to police, according to ABC News's report.
A reminder that malicious code can be spread via flash memory cards like SD cards, just as easily as it can spread on USB flash drives. Check these tips to get protected.
US retail giant Target has announced that it is parting ways with Gregg Steinhafel, its chairman, president and CEO.
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Chola Indian Restaurant's menu sends diners on a whirlwind tour of culinary traditions from across the entire Indian subcontinent. The kitchen's clay tandoor oven roasts skewers of succulent lamb or chicken, and the chefs create southern-Indian dosas by filling rice and lentil crêpes with aromatic combinations of ginger- and onion-based fillings. Meanwhile, dishes from the Indo-Chinese border earn their own space on the menu, tempting diners with orders of fried rice or chili-spiced cottage cheese.
Although steaming entrees emerge from the kitchen, the dining room's mint-green walls help to create a cooler ambiance. Intricate archways divide the space in two, separating the buffet's steaming tables from the restaurant's abominable-snowman section.
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Kadai Indian Kitchen's menu reflects the range of northern Indian dishes, including aromatic curries and grilled kabobs. Discs of naan and skewers of chicken and lamb rest inside the clay tandoor oven and roast over a smoldering pile of coals and NASA's rejected paper-airplane designs. Lentils, chickpeas, and fresh cheese stew alongside sauces brimming with ginger and cumin, all of which go into vegetarian entrees prepared with separate sets of pots and utensils. The chefs also tailor the amount of spice they add to every order.
A marigold façade with window cutouts that mirror the Taj Mahal's distinguished silhouette welcomes guests to Indian Palace, whose interior is equally lavish and vibrant. Golden elephant statuettes, paintings of traditional Indian scenes, and deep red tapestries enliven the decor, and aromas of sweet curries and meats roasting in the clay oven add excitement to the air. Inside the kitchen, chefs channel the culture of northern India into traditional meals, then deliver the cuisine à la carte to tables or arrange it at the self-serve buffet. The sweeping buffet enables diners to hop from dish to dish like garden gnomes playing hopscotch on lily pads. A cornucopia of naan breads cushions plates against flying forks and provides a pillowy field for the spicy notes of such dishes as lamb biryani and chicken tikka masala to caper across. The spread always contains an extensive selection of vegetarian options, such as saag aloo, which dispatches a duo of cheese and potato to thwart dastardly hunger pangs.
Chefs Rakesh Menhdiratta and Prem Singh Jayara together have more than six decades of experience cooking Indian fare. While Rakesh was working at a state banquet to honor Bill Clinton in New Delhi, Prem was publishing his own Indian cookbook and teaching at culinary schools throughout New York City. Now, the two Indian-borne chefs have united to bring their culinary skills to the menu at Bombay Bistro.
In the eatery, stained-glass lights dangle over booths, casting a pastel blush on exposed-brick walls. The bar is lit from behind with neon orange, hinting at the smoldering flames of the bistro's clay oven. As the kitchen doors open, dark hardwood tables fill with shrimp, lamb, and goan fish curry, accented by tamarind and sweet coconut milk. Warm baked naan sops up sauce from tandoori shrimp and salmon steeped in garlic, ginger, and lemon juice. While perusing the bistro's cocktail menu, guests can question servers about the lunch buffet or the best novel they've ever found written on a napkin.
Glowing chandeliers scatter light across the sheer copper drapes that frame Pakwan Restaurant's 96-seat dining room, which is sheathed in spice-hued fabrics suggestive of the sumptuous cuisine emerging from the kitchens. Guests dig into aromatic plates of authentic Indian cuisine, from traditional curries and tandoori to village-style vegetable dishes and kebabs marinated in yogurt and special spices. Executive chef Laila Prasla and her crew utilize traditional Indian cooking methods, stirring authentic ingredients such as desi ghee—clarified butter—into entrees before sliding them onto hand-crafted copper vessels and sending them off to the dining room. Behind a black-topped bar, Pakwan's resident mixologist concocts taste-bud-tantalizing "molecular" cocktails, which offer a fresh spin on traditional bar drinks. Those opting for a bar beverage will also be gifted with four complimentary snacks to prep human food processors for main-course meals.


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I was up late watching the Americans swim the relay last night and I got so into it I woke everybody up with my loud cheering. What a race! Jason Lezac was amazing! Where did he get the willpower to win like that?! Truly inspiring. I am still thinking about it today. Phelps makes it look so easy when he wins, we almost expect him to. But wow! That race was something to see! Congratulations in the highest to them all! |
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I enjoyed the opening show when the man ran across the top with the torch. I enjoyed the lighting of the torch also. How could they do that? I also enjoyed Sarah Brighton, not spelled correctly, and she is one of my favorites. She and the man sang a beautiful duet, and I wonder how they were tied down. The parade was awesome. They were preparing us for the American team, and mentioned ahead of time that they were wearing Ralph Lauren jackets. Isn't he French? Oh, and the drums! The green costumes! I really liked everything in the Opening Ceremony, but have not watched the games. (Today was my first day of school -- poor me.) Sammy |
Kitty, I don't think I have any fav moments yet, but no doubt I will :) It's been a busy-elsewhere few days and I haven't had a chance to view much, none of the opening, and only a little of the swimming and preliminary gymnastics but I'm going to try to catch up with what's going on. |
- Posted by rose_nutty z4b (My Page) on Tue, Aug 12, 08 at 10:39
Mine's gotta be when the men's swim team won the 4-man relay the other night. Loved Michael Phelps reaction - he was genuinely excited, there was no mistaking that (although I've seen that footage a ga-zillion times now, and it's starting to get old). I think the trash talking that the French team did made the victory all the sweeter. None of those guys had taken for granted that they were going to bring home gold. |
- Posted by zeffyrose_pa6b7 6b7 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 14, 08 at 18:15
I too think the relay has been the most exciting event so far---- It was all the more wonderful after the Frenchman said he was going to "smash" the American team These swimmers are amazing to watch. Florence |
- Posted by zeffyrose_pa6b7 6b7 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 15, 08 at 19:45
The lady gymnasts have been amazing----they are repeating them tonight at 8 on NBC and Phelps will be swimming after 10 P.M. EDT |
- Posted by kittymoonbeam (My Page) on Fri, Aug 15, 08 at 22:05
Ryan Lochte winning the Gold medal! He is truly great. I wish he had not had to race Phelps 40 minutes after winning his gold medal. I think he would have gotten silver easily( auggh!-only 1/100th of a second away from silver!), and maybe even beaten Phelps for the gold. What a great personality as well. Looking forward to seeing him go for another individual medal 4 years from now as well. |
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With the often unpleasant turnaround rate of fansites and unofficial forums, one can't help but wonder about the viability of such websites in relation to the bigger picture. Often times these sites are created and maintained purely from player passion, even when official support is nowhere to be found. But that passion is not always consistent.
I polled the Massively team members for their own thoughts on fansites and unofficial forums. Do they trust these player sites more than official lines of communication on a game's community status, or are they often too sporadic or unprofessional to bother with? Read along after the jump for our answers.
I will only really ever come across a post or wiki entry when I need an answer to a riddle I can't figure out or when I get stuck in some other way. In most MMOs, the challenge rarely comes from puzzles or riddles, so I barely use those sources. I know that forums can be a great community-building tool for many games, but it all depends on the developer. Those forums can be an amazing amount of work, as well, so I can see why some developers would rather skip them. In the end, social media has made the world my forum, so I am never stuck on one site.
Whether I use them depends a lot on the game. I usually spend a lot of time on wikis (player-run and official -- ArenaNet's tend to be excellent) looking up information, but I don't usually consume everything on one-game "fansites." But there are corner-cases, like older games that lack official forums. I've spent more than my fair share of time on Ultima Online's unofficial boards because where else would you go?
Both are hugely important to me if they contain information about a game's content, like item locations, min/maxing, and specific quests. I don't personally find anything enjoyable about slamming my head into a wall trying to figure something out when a quick search will turn up 17 different guides. The variety of tutorials, discussions, and theorycrafting available online is mind-blowing, and I never want to see it stop. I love consuming player-generated content and learning from other people.
When it comes to things like "general" unofficial forums and fansites, I just personally have never really felt a desire to participate or seek them out. I chat on my own guild's forums, but that's the closest I've ever come. I have given a few fan social groups a chance in the past but just haven't found a reason to keep logging back into them. I can definitely understand why some gamers (like dedicated RPers) would find wonderful resources on unofficial forums, but I'm more of a boss-guide-and-loot-list sort.
No. Except, yes, when they're strategy-related. If it's a good unofficial wiki or a guide site, then I am not opposed to using them. I probably would not have gotten through The Secret World without Unfair.co, for example. And I use LOTRO-Wiki all the time.
Fan-run forums and wikis are almost always necessities when it comes to forming and supporting a thriving roleplaying community. Outside of that, though, I don't tend to participate in communities focused on a single game, largely because I'm often playing so many different games in tandem that it would be impossible to be active on a different site for each. Instead, I tend to simply use the game's official forums (assuming they have official forums) on the few occasions I need to do so. That being said, there are few things in this world that I appreciate more than a constantly updated and maintained game wiki, and those are almost always unofficial fansites. I know there are a few games I've played in the past, some of which I still play, that I would never have been able to pick up and learn easily if it weren't for the assistance of a well-stocked wiki, so in that regard I'd have to say that yes, unofficial fansites are quite important to me.
I think a thriving, independent roleplaying site is key to a game having a strong and active RP community in any MMO. Beyond that, player-created wikis and databases are nice to have. Even if the developers provide something like that, there's limits to how useful and informative most are willing to make them. Still, anything developers and publishers provide to support their game community is welcome. General purpose forums, for example, are really vital, even though they tend to either turn into hell-holes or see little use. Providing something that players can at least try to use shows you actually give a damn.
I'd say that in general, yes. Most game wikis are fanmade, so right there anyone who ever browses wikis for games they like probably are at least somewhat invested in fansites. I think that because of the key word "fansite," it's impossible to say no to this question. There's no big game out there that does not have an enormous dependency on fan community for content about their game. If I want videos or gameplay information about a game, I will almost never go to an official source because the official sources are never going to be as well-maintained or devoted or complete as those created by fans.
As for fan forums, which is a different question, I feel that no, they are usually not that important. Sometimes a game limits communication on forums for its F2P players (or other non-premium players), and those players end up having to go elsewhere, which is just irritating and not good for anyone. In that case, unofficial forums may become the de facto communication method for players about a game. Otherwise, official forums are probably the best choice, since it's where normal users will go first when they want to view a forum. Otherwise, unofficial forums have a use only if they cover some special interest (such as RP or something).
They are very important to me! I would never be able to survive without the wikis, podcasts, and in the case of Star Trek Online, the 24-hour internet radio station that plays music and news about the game. I might be a bit biased, seeing as though I used to participate in a podcast about The Foundry and my current podcast still covers STO news, but I really do rely on all of the player-produced materials that are out there. Not only do they provide a place where discussions are less moderated (and therefore a bit more freeing), but they also tend to pick up on news that might otherwise be missed.
What do you get when you throw the Massively writers' opinions together in one big pot to stew? You get The Think Tank, a column dedicated to ruminating on the MMO genre. We range from hardcore PvPers to sandbox lovers to the carest of the carebears, so expect some disagreement! Join Senior Editor Shawn Schuster and the team for a new edition right here every other Thursday.


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18 He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, 'The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'" | 18 He replied, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.' " |
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Reviewed Beef Taco Salad with Chunky Tomato Dressing
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At Shapes Total Fitness for Women, the instructors strive to make working out as easy and fun as possible. That's why?in addition to providing access to free weights and cardio machines?they host more than 67 group training sessions per week, with options ranging from yoga to indoor cycling. That way, clients can get in shape using whatever means work best for them. Some of the eclectic classes have zero impact on joints, too?specifically the ones in the on-site pool. These include 45-minute water cardio classes and versatile aqua aerobics sessions, which are ideal for athletes with arthritis and other special needs. The most completely flexible workouts at the gym, however, are the personal training sessions. The one-on-one workouts are designed purely around the client's goals, whether she wants to lose weight or grow strong enough to carry her favorite dumbbell home with her.
Key West native Chef James helms The Chef 4 U, channeling 10 years of experience as a culinary teacher, personal chef, and caterer. During classes, the sounds that fill the kitchen grow gradually more confident as students learn to slice veggies, apply the proper bend of citric juices to ceviches, and squeeze salt from seawater for margaritas. The menus for classes and precooked meals alike are ripe with influences from Cuban, European, and Asian culinary traditions, which peep through in shredded pork, wine sauces, and miso glazes. While working in the kitchen to sate his own clients, Chef James flips through a rolodex of ingredients he went to school with in order to craft menus for vegetarian and gluten-free tastes.
The high-energy activities under Xtreme Adventures Family Fun Center?s roof instigate rushes of adrenaline in technicolor environs. In the multileveled, 6,000-square-foot laser-tag arena, teams of combatants track down their opponents as they navigate serpentine passageways, duck around forest plants, and circumvent digital quicksand. Padded Crazy Cars spin 360 degrees as drivers ricochet around the rink, while on the trampolines lining the walls and floor of the Xtreme Jump pit, visitors of all ages traverse its elastic expanses in leaps and bounds. After their adventures, they can sample snacks from the Xtreme Cafe & Bar, including pizza, sandwiches, and wings.
Yoga prevents your mind and body from feuding, which may result in stress, general aches, and sour-jaw. Today's Groupon to Namaste Yoga Studio gets you eight yoga classes for $25 (normally $75) to use anytime within 30 days—that's about $3 per class. Supplement your newfound fitness routine with Namaste's weekly free community class every weekend.
Mac's Tavern may be far nicer than Paddy's Pub from It?s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but they do have one thing in common?Mac's is owned by?Rob and Kaitlin McElhenney, who play Mac and Dee Reynolds on the show, along with a small group of their friends.
The building's house-like fa?ade has long been an Old City fixture. In the 1700s, it was the Skinner?s Dry Goods Store and served such famed customers as Benjamin Franklin, even though it refused to accept payment in the form of bills with his face on them. These days, more than 17 draft beers rotate through the taps behind the stained wood bar and a jukebox sets the background score.
Though the tavern itself is historic, Mac's dedicates itself to modernity, as evidenced by a seasonal menu that might list a roasted beet salad in a balsamic-caramel gastrique or buffalo chicken cheesesteak, a twist on the hometown staple. And every Sunday, the brunch burger arrogantly bestrides mealtimes with its topper of smoked bacon, a fried egg, and a seven-cheese sauce.
As a former national-level figure skater and ISSA-certified personal trainer, Jessica knows what a full-body burn feels like. However, she didn't know that a stationary bike could replicate the feeling, until a fellow trainer encouraged her to climb aboard a RealRyder cycle. Jessica became a devotee after just two rides. Determined to share her newfound passion with others, she gathered a team of certified instructors, populated two studios with RealRyder ABF8 bikes, and opened their doors to prospective pedalers of all fitness levels.
Inside Ryde For Life, Jessica and her staff host 45- to 60-minute classes synced to each teacher's music playlist. They lead stationary teams atop RealRyder bikes, whose specialized frames allow riders to lean, bank, and steer as they would an on-road bike. In addition to pumping up cardiovascular systems, sessions engage the core, upper body, legs, and the scalp muscles that hold helmets in place.


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Not surprisingly, the Baraboo-based International Crane Foundation hasn't gone all in on a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin. But maybe not for the reasons you might think. A season for the big birds has been proposed by a lawmaker from Oconomowoc. Partly as a way to stem crop damage that the cranes inflict on Wisconsin farmers. But Jeb Barzen, from the Crane Foundation, says that's not a good reason
Barzen says you'd have to kill half the cranes in Wisconsin during the fall to minimize crop damage in the spring. He says there's better techniques to keep cranes from crops that farmers are already having success with.
Drake Fire Started In CouchInvestigators have no 'smoking gun' to pin on any individual for starting the Drake Hall fire at U-W-L... But they do have a smoking couch. Campus police and the city fire department are certain that the January 29th fire began in a basement couch, so there had to be human involvement somehow. The blaze began around 4:30 in the morning, which lets out most Drake residents as suspects, since the majority were asleep in their rooms. Campus police chief Scott Rohde says students have been very cooperative and revealing about what they were doing the day of the fire. But it seems nobody has confessed yet to setting a flame. A reward of $2000 is being offered for tips that solve the case. Obama In Badgerland Tomorrow(AP) Republican Gov. Scott Walker plans to greet President Barack Obama in Milwaukee on Wednesday and accompany him on a visit to Master Lock. Walker's spokesman Chris Schrimpf confirmed Tuesday that Walker will meet the president at the tarmac and join him on the company visit. Walker has been attempting to tie the effort to recall him from office with Obama's re-election plans and hopes of winning Wisconsin like he did in 2008. Walker has been telling supporters that a victory for him in a recall would be a ``devastating blow'' for Obama's chances at re-election. In a speech to conservatives Friday in Washington, Walker also criticized Obama for comments the president made last year during the uproar over Walker's proposal limiting collective bargaining rights for public workers. |
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24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. | 24 keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife. |
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Occupational therapist Jane Cancilliere discusses sensory processing and how it may affect a child's daily activity and function.
Parenting Matters Minute: Dealing with Death
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It may have upset the thoroughbred gamers out there, but for a good number of people seeing Xbox control cable TV through voice commands during the announcement press conference was pretty exciting. It was a huge disappointment then, that this other huge new feature of the One was so underbaked for the rest of the world besides the US at launch. Now, though, Microsoft has mostly finished the cooking.
It all starts with HDMI pass-through – you plug your set top box into the HDMI input, and then plug the Xbox into your TV or AV receiver as normal. Hey presto, you can now watch your TV through the console dashboard. You can even set the Xbox to turn on your PVR, TV and amp automatically at start-up, ushering in the dream scenario of walking into a room and having all of your kit turn on with a two-word utterance of "Xbox on" - assuming you kept your Kinect, of course. A long press of the Xbox button on the pad will have the same effect if not.
If you've got a relatively simple setup in your lounge it's awesome, but it's worth remembering that while the Xbox can be taught the remote codes for all of your equipment there are only certain functions it can perform – switching inputs is not among them, so if your TV or AV amp start-up to an input other than the one your Xbox is connected to you're going to have to dig out the old zapper.
Multi-tasking in a Snap
Snap is the Xbox One's picture-in-picture tech. At any time, while doing anything, simply say "Xbox, Snap…" followed by the name of any of the console's Snappable apps and it will appear in a column on the right-hand side of the screen. There's now a controller shortcut for this, too - a double-tap of the Xbox button. Guess what? That's even quicker than the Kinect command.
Playing a game and want to see what the football score is? "Xbox, Snap TV". Watching TV and want to see what your friends are up to? "Xbox, Snap Activity". And when you want to go back to just the one app, simply say "Xbox, unsnap" or return to the dashboard and click on the Unsnap icon.
Not every app is Snappable, but a good bunch are, including the Game DVR and Xbox Music. In fact, using Snap is the only way to play Xbox Music while gaming, which is rather a shame – you may well want to listen to Band Of Horses while racing cars in Forza 5, but that doesn't mean you want to sacrifice a portion of your screen to pictures of the hairy chaps. Alas, that's the only way to do it.
The Snap feature now has independent volume control for the two apps you're running. That's a big improvement on having both blaring at you at the same volume as before, but it's still not ideal as you have to go back to the dashboard and into settings to make adjustments, so you can't hear the changes as you make them, and even then it's a simple sliding scale of priority. How about simply prioritising whichever screen is currently selected and muting the other, so that you can concentrate on a game but quickly flick to the snapped TV app when a goal is scored or something? Or even in-app, on-the-fly volume control? Is that too much to ask?
There's now a Snap mode for achievements, and those who like to hunt down every last one will find it very useful, because as well as giving you info on the achievement you've just unlocked, clicking on one you're yet to get does an immediate web search for help on getting it. It's brilliantly quick - even more so than using the phone sitting next to you.
Putting Snap to one side, switching between apps on the fly is very quick and easy. If you've already opened the app you want at least once in this session it's practically instantaneous, although you have to wait a few seconds for it to initialise if not. Game progress is automatically paused while you mess around with other apps – go back to it and it'll instantly resume wherever you left off.
More after the break...
Don't forget the games
Lest we forget, this is still a games machine first and foremost, and like Sony, Microsoft has been putting plenty of thought into how that should work for this new generation. Its DRM-like, constantly connected authentication system was binned after the post-announcement outcry, but you do install all games to the Xbox One, as you do with PS4.
Disc-based games begin installing as soon as you slot them into the drive, but some games can be played before the process is complete. The 55secs it took for the PS4 to have Killzone ready to play is still the benchmark, though – on Xbox One we waited nearly 4 minutes for Zoo Tycoon to be playable, and 7 minutes for Forza 5. Ryse was "Ready to Start" in just under 2 minutes, when just 3% was installed, but it turned out that only applied to the menu screens – actually starting a game took us to an installation page and it was in fact over 8 minutes before we could play. Now that's just cheating.
A recent install of Titanfall took an age, too. 1min21secs to even begin (presumably because there was also a game update that needed to be cued up), and then we had to wait for the entire game to be installed before we could start playing, and that took a painful 17 minutes. Now that's not very next-gen.
One issue that has been sorted is that you can now manage your Xbox One's storage yourself. Pop into the My Games and Apps section and you can see what percentage of your 500GB HDD is currently in use and delete anything you're no longer playing.
Would you rather expand your storage than delete stuff? That's now very easily done, thanks to support for external hard drives via USB. 2TB external drives can be had for as little as S$200 these days, and the use of USB3.0 means there's no data-transfer choke point. The new storage is integrated seamlessly and unlike with the PS4, you're adding to, rather than replacing, the system's built-in storage. It may not be terribly neat having an external device dangling out of your console, but it sure is handy when you consider 40-50GB games are now the norm.
There were 59 games available to play on Xbox One at the last count, which should be plenty but is actually a long way shy of the PS4's 96.
It's about more than numbers, though, and most of the big hitters are available on both of the consoles, including the likes of Call Of Duty: Ghosts, Battlefield 4, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, FIFA 14, Watch Dogs, Need For Speed Rivals and Wolfenstein: The New Order. Unfortunately, a good number of these run in a higher resolution on PS4 than Xbox One, which is a bitter pill for gamers expecting the next-gen experience to swallow, even if the games still look and play great when tackled in isolation. At least it's a problem that's on the way out, thanks to the unbundling of Kinect freeing up a performance boost for game developers.
And let's not forget the exclusives that are already out there. Dead Rising 3 and Ryseare more solid than truly brilliant, but the PS4 still doesn't have a driving game to rival the Xbox One's Forza 5, and Titanfall offers one of the best multiplayer gaming experiences of the last few years.
It does feel as though Sony is currently winning the indie game battle, but there are a couple of Xbox One exclusives that are well worth your time, including Halo: Spartan Assault and Max: The Curse Of Brotherhood.
READ MORE: Titanfall review
The games of the future
Eight months in, and the gaming floodgates are finally about to open - we're all going to get drenched in next-gen gaming awesomeness in the run-up to Christmas, and there's lots to be excited about after that, too.
Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Battlefield Hardline and Assassin's Creed Unity all look like proper revolutions for their respective franchises, while FIFA 15 is prettier and smoother than ever and next-gen GTA 5 will give everyone an excuse to revisit Los Santos.
Then there are the completely new titles - Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor, Alien Isolation, The Evil Within, Evolve, The Crew and Project Cars.
All of these games are going to be available on both the Xbox One and PS4, though, and many an Xbox gamer is moaning that the PS4 version of the massively anticipated Destiny is getting a whole load of extra content.
Two can play that game, though, and the Xbox will be getting Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare DLC first.
Microsoft's also got one over on Sony by announcing that Rise Of The Tomb Raider will be available only on Xbox, at least initially. A big third-party exclusive like that is ridiculously rare these days, and it comes on top of a bunch of exciting first-party exclusives, such as Quantum Break, Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon 2, Crackdown, Ori And The Blind Forest, and the extremely intriguing Project Spark.
And let's not forget Halo, which gets the Master Chief Collection of remasters this year and Halo 5: Guardians in 2015.
The future's looking very bright on the Xbox One games front. Brighter than the PS4? We'll have to wait until those games are actually playable to find out.
READ MORE: The 20 most exciting games still to come in 2014
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July 29, 2003 at 4:45 am #10030 | |
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has anyone here considered making brickfilms as a job? sorta like those thumb movies? that would be cool to see lego movies on the big screen, or atleast in a movie store. :wink |
July 29, 2003 at 4:50 am #10032 | |
That would take some serious Brickfilming. I bet Nate Burr could manage it (he did, after all, do that film a day thing) if he really wanted, but he seems much too busy to do something like that. Those thumb films are just south of a half and hour long usually! Man, I love those movies. |
July 29, 2003 at 5:24 am #10035 | |
dandenmark |
Wow. That would be interesting. If you did it with bricks and had a moneymaking profit off of it, you would probably have the official lego company to deal with. But if you could work something out with them, then that might make an interesting project. I know I'd buy it! |
July 29, 2003 at 5:43 am #10036 | |
i bet that 4096 could pull that off……… Jason has his storylines down pat….they just enthral you . 4096 has his Graphics flyin off the wall. And Blunt has a good movement on all of his stuff, after i got it off the ground id eventually hire you all cause everyone is good at something. weirdears would have to be my publicist….. |
July 29, 2003 at 5:46 am #10037 | |
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I think the only ones who have a chance of making it their business is Spite Your Face productions, as they are the only ones I know of that have real ties with the Lego Company. In fact, it is their business, as the Lego Company has paid them for their past works, I think. I believe Jay (zirkusaffe) suggested that he wanted to sell his on DVD when it's done, and I myself have been planning something similar for a while now. Tjeerd Kamps, an old member, also told me he was doing an epic set of films which he was hoping to release on DVD. I doubt it will ever be a real job for any of us. It's a hobby. However, if you're good, brickfilming can change your life. Thanks to his brilliant work, Jay has a job as a stopmotion animator for a TV show, if I'm not mistaken. EDIT: And if you want to see your work on the big screen, get it into a film festival. Just make sure you get all the legal stuff worked out before entering it, though. "If you're wearing any women's clothing…keep it tucked in!" Cometgreen, who's probably wrong about everything he's said :wink |
July 29, 2003 at 8:20 am #10044 | |
Blunty |
I would love to do this for a living (not just brickfilmsing, but animated movies in general) and I believe I have the animating skill, or writing talent to do reasonably well at it too. I'd have to move to the mainland – probably melbourne – to even have an oppurtunity to approach one of the few advertising firms that still remember stopmo. and I don't wan't to move, I like it in tassie. AH well, I'm quite happy with this hobby for now. Even though it's been six months since my last film – I USED to be the most prolific (decent or otherwise) animators here, and now, well… lets just say I get a LOT of e-mail and guestbook entries asking/telling/begging me to "do another film".) OH, and thanx for the compliments Z-studios and Proteus I REALLY oughtta film something soon. |
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March 28, 2014
Chile Detendrá Cacería de Perros
Humane Society International aplaudió al Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile tras su anuncio de que no implementará la recientemente enmendada ley de cacería que incluía la autorización para cazar perros en áreas rurales del país.
March 28, 2014
Cruelty-Free Companies Issue Plea to John Key to Ban Cosmetics Animal Testing in New Zealand
Twenty eight cosmetics companies from across New Zealand, have issued a plea to Prime Minster John Key to ban animal testing for cosmetics in New Zealand.
March 27, 2014
Primera sanción lograda en contra de sujeto que practicaba peleas de perros
HSI/Latinoamérica aplaudió la primera sanción de una persona que realizaba actos en contra del bienestar animal, específicamente por peleas de perros.
March 27, 2014
Fine Imposed for the First Time in Criminal Case Against Individual Charged with Organizing Dog Fights
HSI applauded the first-ever sanction in Costa Rica of a man charged with acts against animal welfare, specifically for dog fighting.
March 27, 2014
Ten Dogs Rescued from the Streets of Sochi Arrive in Washington, DC
Ten dogs rescued from the streets of Sochi, Russia arrived in the United States to be adopted out, thanks to the efforts of the PovoDog Animal Shelter in Sochi and HSI.
March 27, 2014
Massive 2014 Seal Hunt Quota Confirms Importance of Seal Product Trade Bans
Rebecca Aldworth, Executive Director of HSIl/Canada condemned the irresponsible 2014 seal hunt quota set by Fisheries Minister Gail Shea, which allows for the slaughter of 400,000 harp seals.
March 25, 2014
Film Actress Zhu Zhu Cries for Animals in Striking Photo Campaign to Ban China's Cruel Cosmetics Animal Testing
Film actress and former MTV China host, Zhu Zhu, has unveiled a striking new poster in support of Be Cruelty-Free China, the campaign by HSI and Capital Animal Welfare Association to ban cruel animal testing for cosmetics such as lipstick and shampoo.
March 25, 2014
March 20, 2014
New Zealand Could Ban Cruel Cosmetic Testing on Animals
New Zealand's government was legally required to consider banning cosmetic testing on animals due to proposed amendments to New Zealand's animal welfare laws.
March 19, 2014
Costa Rican Authorities Seize and Relocate 17 Neglected Dogs
In March 2014, Costa Rican authorities in conjunction with animal protection groups rescued 17 dogs allegedly subjected to a hoarding situation. HSI-Latin America took part in the rescue operation.
March 19, 2014
Autoridades Costarricenses Rescatan y Reubican a 17 Perros Descuidados
En marzo del 2014, las autoridades costarricenses, en conjunto con grupos de protección animal, rescataron a 17 perros que supuestamente se encontraban en una situación de hacinamiento. HSI–Latinoamérica colaboró con esta acción.
March 18, 2014
Rakuten - The World's Biggest Online Retailer of Elephant Ivory and Whale Meat
A report by the Environmental Investigation Agency and HSI exposed Japanese retail giant Rakuten as the world's biggest online marketplace for elephant ivory and whale meat products.
March 18, 2014
Canadian Government Misinforms at WTO Seals Hearing
HSI/Canada's Rebecca Aldworth responded to misinformation provided by Canadian officials at a WTO hearing regarding the European Union's ban on commercial trade in seal products.
March 17, 2014
Australian Senator Applauded for Bill to End Cosmetics Animal Testing Down Under
Be Cruelty-Free Australia applauded Australian Green Senator Lee Rhiannon for introducing a bill to end cruel cosmetics in Australia.
March 17, 2014
Be Cruelty-Free Campaign Backed by Global Stars, Launches in Tokyo to End Cosmetics Animal Testing in Japan
In March 2014, Humane Society International announced the launch of its Be Cruelty-Free campaign in Japan, as part of the largest campaign in the world to end animal testing for cosmetics.


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CANON REALiS SX6 MULTIMEDIA PROJECTOR GETS "GREEN LIGHT" FROM TRAFFIC PLANNING AND DESIGN
For Traffic Planning and Design (TPD), a Pottstown, Penn.-based civil engineering firm, visual details are mission-critical. In order to show CADD (Computer Aided Design & Drafting) graphics of upcoming projects, TPD needed a display solution that could accurately convey every visual detail with intricate precision and clarity. After researching available options TPD outfitted its primary conference room with a Canon REALiS SX6 Multimedia Projector, which provides crisp SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) resolution display, 3,500 ANSI Lumens of brightness, a contrast ratio of 1000:1, and Adobe RGB color matching.
"We wanted very high-quality resolution because we're doing a lot of very, very finely detailed CADD drawings," declared TPD's IT Manager Karl Fischer. "The biggest issue was to make sure that the projector was bright enough and that the colors were clear enough. This is because there are a lot of different shades of colors within these CADD design files, and the different grades, shades, and line weights represent different design features. We looked at several projectors from various dealers, but once we gave them our specs, they told us it was going to cost about $15,000. Our rep at Haverford Systems, however, showed us that we could get the performance we needed for less than half that price with a Canon REALiS SX6 Multimedia Projector, and it has been phenomenal."
The Canon REALiS SX6 Multimedia Projector's intricately detailed SXGA+ resolution image projection was especially necessary due to the fact that CADD designers work on dual-screen monitors. "With their workstations, the designers are running dual 19-inch or 21-inch flat-screen monitors, with plans stretched out across both screens," Fischer explained. "We're then going from working on dual flat-screen monitors to throwing a single image up on a wall in the conference rooms for collaboration. That single image has to contain all the detail we've put into the plan and still be really clear and concise. The Canon REALiS SX6 Multimedia Projector has such good resolution that it was able to take these large plans and make them visible on a single screen without a problem."
Further enhancing the display quality of the REALiS SX6 Multimedia Projector is the optical excellence of its Genuine Canon 1.7x Ultra-Wide Powered Zoom Lens. Featuring the widest zoom range of any of Canon's projector lenses, the REALiS SX6 Multimedia Projector's 1.7x Wide Powered Zoom Lens provides a diagonal screen size range from 40 inches (at a very short projection distance of 3.9 feet) to a maximum of 300 inches. Even at a distance of 9.8 feet, the Canon REALiS SX6 Multimedia Projector can project at a screen size of 100 inches.
Color Accuracy
For Fischer, another major benefit of the Canon REALiS SX6 Multimedia Projector was its color-matching features. He noted that the entire company knew that TPD's previous projector was displaying colors inaccurately as soon as they would see the black-and-yellow TPD logo on the screen. With the Canon REALiS SX6 Multimedia Projector, however, the logo appears exactly as it was designed, and serves as a benchmark to let the staff know that the rest of the colors they will see will be accurate as well.
"If you ever look at a CADD design of roadway improvements you would see how detailed they are, just as with the details of any kind of mechanical drawing showing the different line weights, the different colors, the different shades," stated Fischer. "All of these details mean something very, very serious. If you misinterpret any of them then projects could fail when they go to construction because of bad information in the plans. We need sharp, accurate colors, and that's what we get with the Canon REALiS SX6."
The Canon REALiS SX6 Multimedia Projector installation in TPD's main conference room will soon be replicated with a similar setup in each of its three satellite offices sometime in 2008. "The REALiS SX6 blew our old projector out of the water; it wasn't even close," Fischer concluded. "Between the color richness, the sharpness of the image, the brightness, and the accuracy of color, the Canon REALiS SX6 is a much better projector than we've ever seen before."
For more information on Canon REALiS projectors, please visit www.canonprojectors.com.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
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