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How to set up your own Koi Pond
We've been debating this for some time, and we've had a couple of different garden companies stop by to give us some estimates, and even though the advice I've received from friends who've had these (mostly along the line of: Don't!! Don't do it!! You'll be sorry!! :-)) made me wonder, we ended up doing this ourselves.
Estimates from the garden place near our home were around $2000.00 (US) for the whole thing, most of that being labor, and the fee for removing the dirt they dug up.
In the end, we decided it would be a good project for the family to do, and ordered a ready-made pond from Remix, the tropical fish and pet store just down the street.
We bought the second largest (177cm x 120cm x 30cm) since the largest didn't look like it would balance well with the flower bed already in the corner of the yard. It cost us about 48,000 yen (about US $500) and we had a fun time bringing it home sticking out the hatch of our Tiida, but no incidences and we arrived home safely (it is just under 1KM from our house to there).
We ended up getting a new spade for about $25.00 US, and that's pretty much all of the expenses, and leaves us to take care of the labor.
Okay, we're under way, about 9 am.
One thing that wasn't easy was measuring things and figuring out where/how to dig. The answer?
The boys left for swimming school, Dad (me!) got busy.
It was a lot of work shaping the hole, and though the sides were beveled there were some gaps, so…
I'm expecting it to settle a bit, so the sides are still a little raised. It settled just a little over night, but after a few more days I hope it will be close to level with the ground.
These final shots were taken this morning, the day after. We finished up everything by around 5 pm yesterday, so it was a fair amount of work, but it turned out to be a really great way to spend the day together. Granted, I put a bit of a burn on while Sulseob took the boys to swimming school so I could be sure we'd get finished in a day, but I let them dig, and play in the dirt along with me. They were also a big help in lifting the pond in and out when we were testing the measurements. It's best to have help so you're not wiping out your markers or crushing and caving in the lip of the hole by dragging the pond in and out over them.
Personally, I'm a huge fan of this kind of work (uh, PhD in Literature aside, hehheh) but any time you can work this long, this hard, and then look back and 'see' the results of your labor and be pleased with it, there's a good feeling that comes with that.
Today it's great to look out the balcony and see it, and though the photos don't show it so well, you can see the fish swimming around in it. They're not so big now (yet) only a few centimeters long, but I'm sure they've got room to grow now. They've also got a much better chance of surviving the marauding crows who've knocked of the screen covers of the ceramic bowls they were living in and snacked on their brethren in the past.
Oh, and yes, I know it's not technically a koi pond since it's not koi, but kingyo, but my heart still feels like it's a koi pond, okay?
EDIT: To Byron, and anyone else wondering about the company that makes these here in Japan.
The company name is Takara, but being the wonderful marketers they are, there is no website address listed in the catalogue, only their address and phone numbers.
Here are a couple of quick photos of the pamphlet:
The first has the model we ended up going with (the A-2, 177×120)
This is a shot of the back with the name/address/phone numbers of the company.
For what it's worth, we saw this, and several very similar in other garden magazines. We ordered this one from the Remix tropical fish and pet store here in Meitoku, Nagoya.
Another EDIT: Thanks to Byron, I have a pdf of that brochure so no need to upload more of the images from it. Instead, just get it here:


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A few months later, Drash's father died of cancer on June 12, 2009, 20 years to the date of their first mancation.Hide Caption 5 of 5Story highlightsMancations allow guys to "do whatever the hell we want for a couple days," CNN's Wayne Drash writesAuthor Craig Heimbuch says the mancation is more of a "mutual desire to not have pressure""I feel like as a generation of men ... we're a little bit lost," Heimbuch saysMy friend and I crashed 40 feet down the rocky cliff to the edge of the Madison River, fishing poles in hand. Our chins slammed into a giant boulder and the taste of blood swirled in our mouths. We spied a 30-inch brown trout and hid behind a rock. Yes, we hid from a fish!We cast into the river for Walter the Lunker -- that glorious, elusive fish immortalized in the 1981 movie "On Golden Pond." At one point, Walter was within arm's reach when I hooted and hollered the ultimate jinx, "I caught Walter!!!" Like most fish, the ole SOB wiggled off my line and swam away. This is a shout-out to that special fraternity known as mancationers -- when men absolve ourselves of all responsibility, free ourselves from family life and do whatever the hell we want for a couple days.Beef jerky and Maker's Mark breakfastBreakfast consists of beef jerky and a shot of Maker's Mark. Urinating in the woods is an exquisite delight, and staring at campfires for hours without speaking is perfectly OK. "As close as a man can get to 16 years of age, if only for just a few days," one 59-year-old friend boasted. "Sun, booze, water, poker, smokes, impish behavior."Hollywood has made millions from our antics: "Hangover" comes to mind, and "Deliverance" stands as the epic mancation-gone-wrong. But there's something about mancations that Hollywood doesn't grasp. In author Craig Heimbuch's words, "it is a mutual desire to not have pressure." 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What is there to see? Some of the most outstanding scenery in the country including the Peak District, the Cotswolds, the Cumbrian Fells via Shap and the famous Settle & Carlisle Railway, central Wales, Devon & Cornwall. A booklet that describes the route and what there is to see is distributed to passengers on our trains. A day trip by steam train is second to none for making the most of and enjoying the 'views from the window'.
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Don't Fight The Bank Of Japan: DeShurko
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The Nikkei-225 Stock Average is up 50% already this year and one portfolio manager is positioning for further gains as Japan's central bank takes unprecedented steps to boost the economy.
"I think the Bank of Japan is going to pump more liquidity than any other central bank," said Bill DeShurko, who manages the Seasonal ETF Growth portfolio on Covestor. "This will likely hurt the yen and help Japanese stocks."
Seasonal ETF Growth has more than 10% in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ), and the ETF is the portfolio's fifth-largest security holding.
DXJ invests in Japanese stocks but hedges its currency exposure to the yen. The ETF is designed to avoid the currency headwinds for U.S. investors when the yen weakens against the dollar.
"We want to hedge exposure to the yen and not fight the Bank of Japan," DeShurko said.
The Bank of Japan's governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, has been broadcasting that a fresh round of monetary easing could be in the works, the Financial Times reports.
From a technical perspective, DeShurko said Japanese stock benchmarks are breaking out of the so-called triangle pattern that analysts have been watching for months. His strategy in the Seasonal ETF Growth portfolio combines elements of both technical and fundamental research.
Fundamentally, he admits there isn't much he likes about Japan other than the ultra-loose monetary policies designed to stimulate inflation and help the country's exporters.
Japan has languished for decades due to several negative forces, including a lackluster economy, increased global competition, an aging population and a stronger yen that has hurt its exporters. Japan's efforts to revive its economy are known as "Abenomics" after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Despite recent improvement and the Nikkei's strong rally this year, Japan still faces many challenges.
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Zion Activity Groups
The Quilters
The Quilters meet every Thursday morning and has probably been in existence the longest of any group at Zion. Members and friends are welcome. This group is "hired" by people who have finished a quilt top and need it completed with batting, backing and stitching. The funds have been used for special projects in the church – one of the most recent is the new south door, which adds both light and a welcoming entrance.
The Archives Committee
The Archives Committee is a small group that meets monthly to organize and maintain the memorabilia of the church collected from its beginning in 1864. Some of the treasures they have encountered include individual members' life stories, old photos and hymn books and records of mission projects. These committee members help access these materials, which are a great reference for Zion's place in Burlington history!
Women of All Ages Banquet
The Women of All Ages Banquet is held every May near Mother's Day. The women of Zion cook ahead but let the men serve and cater to them during the meal. There is a program for the evening which has varied from hat and garden themes, to musical entertainment and children's literature. It is literally for Women of All Ages – from infancy into their 90's!
Zion In Stitches
Zion In Stitches meets the second Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Members and friends gather with their individual handiwork projects for laughter and companionship. Some knit, crochet or cross stitch. Just bring the needlework of your choice and join the fun.


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The Yardbirds | |
The Yardbirds, 1966. From left: Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Chris Dreja, Keith Relf and Jim McCarty. | |
Background information | |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Blues rock, psychedelic rock, rhythm and blues |
Years active | 1963–1968, 1992–present |
Labels | Columbia, Epic, EMI/Capitol |
Associated acts | The Jeff Beck Group, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Renaissance, Box of Frogs, |
Website | www |
Members | Jim McCarty Anthony "Top" Topham John Idan Myke Scavone Kenny Aaronson |
Past members | See: Members section for detailed list |
The Yardbirds | |
The Yardbirds, 1966. From left: Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Chris Dreja, Keith Relf and Jim McCarty. | |
Background information | |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Blues rock, psychedelic rock, rhythm and blues |
Years active | 1963–1968, 1992–present |
Labels | Columbia, Epic, EMI/Capitol |
Associated acts | The Jeff Beck Group, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Renaissance, Box of Frogs, |
Website | www |
Members | Jim McCarty Anthony "Top" Topham John Idan Myke Scavone Kenny Aaronson |
Past members | See: Members section for detailed list |
The Yardbirds are an English rock band that had a string of hits in the mid-1960s, including "For Your Love", "Over Under Sideways Down" and "Heart Full of Soul". The group is notable for having started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, all of whom are in the top five of Rolling Stone's 100 Top Guitarists list (Clapton at No. 2, Page at No. 3 and Beck at No. 5).[1] A blues-based band that broadened its range into pop and rock, the Yardbirds had a hand in many electric guitar innovations of the mid-1960s, such as feedback, "fuzztone" distortion and improved amplification. Pat Pemberton, writing for Spinner, holds that the Yardbirds were "the most impressive guitar band in rock music".[2] After the Yardbirds broke up in 1968, their lead guitarist Jimmy Page founded what became Led Zeppelin.
The bulk of the band's most successful self-written songs came from bassist/producer Paul Samwell-Smith who, with singer/harmonica player Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist/bassist Chris Dreja, constituted the core of the group. The band reformed in the 1990s, featuring McCarty, Dreja and new members. The Yardbirds were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.[3] They were included in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", and VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".[4][5]
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The group formed in the south-west London suburbs in 1963. Relf and Samwell-Smith were originally in a band named the Metropolitan Blues Quartet. After being joined by Dreja, McCarty and Top Topham in late May, they performed at Kingston Art School in late May 1963 as a backup band for Cyril Davies. Following a couple of gigs in September 1963 as the Blue-Sounds, they decided to change their name to the Yardbirds, both an expression for hobos hanging around rail yards waiting for a train and a reference to the jazz saxophonist Charlie "Yardbird" Parker.
The quintet achieved notice on the burgeoning British rhythm and blues scene that month when they took over as the house band at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, succeeding the Rolling Stones. Their repertoire drew from the Chicago blues of Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Sonny Boy Williamson II and Elmore James, including "Smokestack Lightning", "Good Morning Little School Girl", "Boom Boom", "I Wish You Would", "Rollin' and Tumblin'" and "I'm a Man"; Jimmy Page and future member John Paul Jones would later record Sonny Boy Williamson II's "Bring It On Home)" in Led Zeppelin.
Original lead guitarist Topham left and was replaced by Eric Clapton in October 1963. Crawdaddy Club impresario Giorgio Gomelsky became the Yardbirds' manager and first record producer. Under Gomelsky's guidance the Yardbirds signed to EMI's Columbia label in February 1964. Their first album was the "live", Five Live Yardbirds, recorded at the legendary Marquee Club in London. Blues legend Sonny Boy Williamson II invited the group to tour Britain and Germany with him, a union that later engendered another live album.
The Clapton line-up cut two singles, "I Wish You Would" and "Good Morning, School Girl", before the band scored its first major hit with the next, "For Your Love", a Graham Gouldman composition. It sold over one million copies and went Gold.[6] But Clapton was a blues purist whose vision extended far beyond three-minute singles. Frustrated by the commercial approach, he abruptly left the group on March 25, 1965, the day that "Four Your Love" was released to the public. [7] Soon Clapton joined John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, but not before he recommended Jimmy Page, a prominent young studio session guitarist, as his replacement. Unwilling to give up his lucrative gig and worried about his health, Page in turn recommended his friend Jeff Beck.[8] Beck played his first gig with the Yardbirds only two days after Clapton's departure.
Beck's explorations of fuzz tone, feedback and distortion fit well into the increasingly raw style of British beat music, and the Yardbirds began to experiment with eclectic arrangements reminiscent of Gregorian chants and various European and Asian styles ("Still I'm Sad", "Turn into Earth", "Hot House of Omagarashid", "Farewell", "Ever Since the World Began"). Beck was voted No. 1 lead guitarist of 1966 in the British music magazine Beat Instrumental.
The Beck-era group produced a number of memorable recordings including the hit singles "Heart Full of Soul", "Evil Hearted You", a cover of Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man" (U.S. only), "Shapes of Things" and "Over Under Sideways Down",[9] and the Yardbirds album (known popularly as Roger the Engineer and first issued in the U.S. in an abridged version called Over Under Sideways Down).
The band embarked on their first U.S. tour in late August 1965. A pair of albums were put together for the U.S. market; For Your Love (which included an early take of "My Girl Sloopy"), and Having a Rave Up, half of which came from Five Live Yardbirds. There were three more U.S. tours during Beck's time with the group. A brief European tour took place in April 1966.
In June 1966, shortly after the sessions that produced Yardbirds, Samwell-Smith decided to leave the group and work as a record producer. Jimmy Page agreed to play bass until rhythm guitarist Dreja could rehearse on it. A Beck–Page lead guitar tandem, however, is heard on the counterculture-era psychedelic rock highlight "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" (with future Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones instead of Dreja). It was backed in the U.K. with "Psycho Daisies", with Beck on lead and Page on bass; the U.S. B-side, "The Nazz Are Blue", features a rare lead vocal by Beck.
The Beck–Page era Yardbirds also recorded "Stroll On", a reworking of "Train Kept A-Rollin'" recorded for the Michelangelo Antonioni film Blowup, though Relf changed the lyrics and title to avoid seeking permission from the copyright holder. "Stroll On" features a twin lead-guitar break by Beck and Page. Their appearance in Blowup came after the Who declined and the In-Crowd were unable to attend the filming. The Velvet Underground were also considered for the part but were unable to acquire UK work permits.[10] Director Antonioni instructed Beck to smash his guitar in emulation of the Who's Pete Townshend:[11] the guitar that Beck smashes at the end of their set is a cheap German-made Hofner instrument.
The Beck–Page lineup recorded little else in the studio and no live recordings of the dual-lead guitar lineup have surfaced (save a scratchy cover of the Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting for the Man"). The Beck–Page Yardbirds recorded a commercial for a milkshake product "Great Shakes" using the opening riff of "Over Under Sideways Down", featured on 1992's Little Games Sessions & More compilation.
There was also one recording made by Beck and Page with John Paul Jones on bass, Keith Moon on drums and Nicky Hopkins on piano—"Beck's Bolero", a piece inspired by Ravel's "Bolero", credited to Page (Beck also claims to have written the song). "Beck's Bolero" was first released as the B-side of Beck's first solo single, "Hi Ho Silver Lining" and was included on his first album, Truth.
After a tour stop in Texas in late October 1966 Beck was sacked both for being a consistent no-show and difficulties caused by his perfectionism and explosive temper.[12] The band continued as a quartet thereafter, with Page as sole lead guitarist; he subsequently introduced playing the instrument with a cello bow (suggested to him by session musician David McCallum, Sr.)[13] and the use of a wah-wah pedal in addition to his fuzzbox.
Meanwhile, the act's commercial fortunes were declining. "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" had only reached No. 30 on the U.S. Hot 100 and had fared even worse in Britain. A partnership with Columbia's hit-making producer, Mickie Most, failed to reignite their chart success. The "Little Games" single released in spring 1967 flopped so badly in the UK that EMI did not release another Yardbirds record there until after the band broke up (a UK release of the "Goodnight Sweet Josephine" single was planned the following year but was eventually cancelled). A version of Tony Hazzard's "Ha Ha Said the Clown"—on which only Relf performed—was the band's last single to crack the U.S. Top 50, peaking at No. 44 in Billboard in the summer of 1967. Their final album, Little Games, released in America in July, was a commercial and critical non-entity. A cover of Harry Nilsson's "Ten Little Indians" hit the U.S. in the autumn of 1967 and quickly sank.
The Yardbirds spent most of the rest of that year touring in the States with new manager Peter Grant, their live shows becoming heavier and more experimental. The group rarely played their 1967 singles on stage, preferring to mix the Beck-era hits with blues standards and covers from groups such as the Velvet Underground and American folk singer Jake Holmes, whose "Dazed and Confused", with lyrics rewritten by Relf, was a live staple of the Yardbirds' last two American tours. The latter went down so well that Page selected it for the first Led Zeppelin record, on which it appears with further revised lyrics and Page credited as writer.
By 1968, the psychedelic blues-rock of Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience was enormously popular, yet Relf and McCarty wished to pursue a style influenced by folk and classical music; Page wanted to continue with the kind of "heavy" music for which Led Zeppelin would become iconic. Dreja was developing an interest in photography. By March, Relf and McCarty had decided to leave but were persuaded by the other two to stay at least for one more American tour.
The group's final single was recorded in January and released two months later. Reflecting members' divergences, its A-side, "Goodnight Sweet Josephine", was in the same vein as their Mickie Most-produced singles of the previous year, while its B-side, "Think About It", featured a proto-Zeppelin Page riff and snippets of the "Dazed" guitar solo. It did not enter the Hot 100.
A concert and some album tracks were recorded in New York City in March (including the unreleased song "Knowing That I'm Losing You", an early version of a track that would be re-recorded by Led Zeppelin as "Tangerine").[14] All were shelved at the group's request but once Led Zeppelin became successful, Epic tried to release the concert material as Live Yardbirds: Featuring Jimmy Page. The album was quickly withdrawn after Page's lawyers filed an injunction.
On 7 July 1968, the Yardbirds played their final gig at the College of Technology in Luton, Bedfordshire.[15] Rolling Stone magazine announced the break-up by saying that "Jimmy Paige [sic] intends to go into solo recording work..."[16]
Page and Dreja, with a tour scheduled for the autumn in Scandinavia, saw the break-up as an opportunity to put a new lineup together with Page as producer and Grant as manager. Procol Harum's B.J. Wilson, Paul Francis and session man Clem Cattini, who'd guested on more than a few Yardbirds tracks under Most's supervision, were considered as drummers. Young vocalist and composer Terry Reid was asked to replace Relf but declined because of a new recording contract with Most and recommended the then-unknown Robert Plant.[17][18] Plant, in turn, recommended his childhood friend John Bonham on drums.[19] Dreja bowed out to pursue a career as a rock photographer and bassist/keyboardist/arranger John Paul Jones—who, like Cattini, had worked with Page on countless sessions, including several with the Yardbirds—was recruited.[20] Rehearsals began in August; in early September, Page's revised Yardbirds embarked as the New Yardbirds on the Scandinavian tour after which the group returned to the UK to produce an album (subsequently Led Zeppelin[citation needed]), billed back as the Yardbirds as late as October 1968.
While Page's new roster still played a few songs from the Yardbirds' canon—usually "Train Kept a-Rollin'," "Dazed and Confused" or "For Your Love"—a name (and identity) change was in order as the autumn of 1968 drew to a close. This may have been motivated, at least in part, by a cease-and-desist order from Dreja, who claimed that he maintained legal rights to the "Yardbirds" name;[21] other reports indicate it was Page's desire to wipe the slate clean.[citation needed] Whatever the reason, the band restyled itself "Led Zeppelin", a term believed to have been coined, originally, by Keith Moon in reference to the supergroup that had performed on "Beck's Bolero". Moon had quipped that a Beck/Jones/Hopkins/Moon/Page lineup would go down "like a lead zeppelin." The spelling of "lead" was changed to avoid confusion over its pronunciation. This effectively closed the books on the Yardbirds – at least by name – for the next 24 years.[22]
Relf and McCarty formed an acoustic rock group called Together and then Renaissance, which recorded two albums for Island Records over a two-year period. McCarty formed the group Shoot in 1973. Relf, after producing albums for Medicine Head (with whom he also played bass) and Saturnalia, resurfaced in 1975 with a new quartet, Armageddon; a hybrid of heavy metal, hard rock and folk influences, which now included former Renaissance bandmate Louis Cennamo, drummer Bobby Caldwell (previously a member of Captain Beyond and Johnny Winter), and guitarist Martin Pugh (from Steamhammer, Rod Stewart's An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down, and most recently in 7th Order). They recorded one promising album before Relf died in an electrical accident in his home studio on 14 May 1976. In 1977, Illusion was formed, featuring a reunited lineup of the original Renaissance, including McCarty and Keith's sister Jane Relf.
In the 1980s McCarty, Dreja and Samwell-Smith formed a short-lived but fun Yardbirds semi-reunion called Box of Frogs, which occasionally included Beck and Page plus various friends with whom they had all recorded over the years. McCarty was also part of 'The British Invasion All-Stars' with members of Procol Harum, Creation, the Nashville Teens, the Downliners Sect and the Pretty Things. Phil May and Dick Taylor of the Pretty Things, together with McCarty, recorded two albums in Chicago as the Pretty Things-Yardbirds Blues Band – "The Chicago Blues Tapes 1991" and "Wine, Women, Whiskey", both produced by George Paulus.
The Yardbirds were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Nearly all the original surviving musicians who had been part of the group's heyday, including Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, appeared at the ceremony. (Original lead guitarist Top Topham was not included.[23]) Eric Clapton, whose Hall of Fame induction was the first of three, was unable to attend because of his obligations while recording and working on a show for the MTV Unplugged series. Accepting the induction on behalf of the late Keith Relf were his wife April and son Danny.
In 1992, Peter Barton from Rock Artist Management contacted Jim McCarty about the prospect of reforming the Yardbirds. McCarty was interested but only if Chris Dreja would agree, but at the time he thought it highly unlikely that Dreja would want to tour again. Barton then contacted Dreja, who agreed to give it a try. Their debut gig was booked at the Marquee Club in London along with the newly reformed Animals. It was a great success. The lineup featured John Idan handling bass and lead vocals. Barton managed the band and booked all their dates for over a decade; he still works with the band on occasion.
In 2003, a new album, Birdland, was released under the Yardbirds name on the Favored Nations label by a lineup including Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty and new members Gypie Mayo (lead guitar, backing vocals), John Idan (bass, lead vocals) and Alan Glen (harmonica, backing vocals), which consisted of a mixture of new material mostly penned by McCarty and re-recordings of some of their greatest hits, with guest appearances by Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Slash, Brian May, Steve Lukather, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, John Rzeznik, Martin Ditchum and Simon McCarty. Also, Jeff Beck reunited with his former bandmates on the song "My Blind Life". And then there was the rare and improbable guest appearance on stage in 2005 by their first guitarist from the 1960s, Top Topham.
Since the release of Birdland, Mayo has been briefly replaced by Jerry Donahue, and subsequently in 2005 by the then 22-year-old Ben King, while Glen has been replaced by Billy Boy Miskimmin from Nine Below Zero fame.
In 2007 the Yardbirds released a live CD, recorded on 19 July 2006, entitled Live at B.B. King Blues Club (Favored Nations), featuring the McCarty, Dreja, Idan, King and Miskimmin line-up.
The first episode of the 2007/08 season for The Simpsons featured the Yardbirds' "I'm A Man" from the CD Live at B.B. King Blues Club (Favored Nations).
According to his website, Idan resigned from the Yardbirds in August 2008,[24] although his last gig with them was on Friday 24 April 2009, when they headlined the first concert in the new Live Room venue at Twickenham rugby stadium. This was also Glen's last gig with the band after temporarily standing in when Miskimmin was unavailable.
Idan and Glen were replaced by Andy Mitchell (lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar) and David Smale (bass, backing vocals), brother of the virtuoso guitarist Jonathan Smale.
Dreja sat out the US spring 2012 tour to recover from an illness. It was announced in 2013 that he was leaving the band for medical reasons and would be replaced by original Yardbirds guitarist Topham.[25]
McCarty announced in December 2014 that the current lineup of the Yardbirds had disbanded. He told fans in an email that he would be "working on solo ventures and other Yardbirds projects in 2015." [26] This has been proven to be untrue as the Yardbirds are on tour as of 2015.[27]
Initial line up
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Productivity climbs in third quarter
November 07, 2003
Productivity in the nonfarm business sector grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 8.1 percent in the third quarter of 2003.
Output grew 8.8 percent in the third quarter, faster than at any time since the fourth quarter of 1992, when it increased 9.8 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). Hours worked in the nonfarm business sector rose 0.7 percent, reflecting a 0.3-percent gain in employment combined with a 0.4-percent increase in average weekly hours at work.
After revisions, nonfarm business productivity increased 7.0 percent in the second quarter of 2003, as output grew 4.6 percent and hours declined 2.2 percent.
These data are from the BLS Productivity and Costs program. Productivity is measured here as output per hour of all persons. Data are subject to revision. Additional information is available in "Productivity and Costs, Third Quarter 2003" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 03-674.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Productivity climbs in third quarter on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2003/nov/wk1/art05.htm (visited March 06, 2015).
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REPORT: Arduino Day at Community-innovation-Co-Creation Centre (C-i-C3) on 22nd Feb 2015; 70 students from 17 different institutes participated ALVCOM- Active Learning Video Lecture Communication- Schedule for 28th February- 1st March 2015 REPORT: Roundtable discussion on Implementation of GTU Start-up policy in affiliated colleges, chaired by a Dean, Degree Engineering; Faculty Members, Principals, Start-Up Entrepreneurs participate PRINCIPALS/ DIRECTORS: Every College/ Institute/ Polytechnic, affiliated with GTU, is required to update the information ONLINE about its GTU Innovation Club on or before 7th March 2015; New Colleges, which do not yet have such Clubs are required to set them up before 7th March 2015 To Students: Register for 30 hours Hackathon sprint based on C Programming to win C-KA-THRONE (Throne for Coders of C) Invitation to students: Register for Arduino Day of 22nd Feb 2015 from 10 AM to 4 PM ALVCOM- Active Learning Video Lecture Communication- Schedule for 21st-22nd February 2015 GTU organizes National Conference on "Transportation and Water resources Engineering" - NCTWE-2015 in collaboration with L D College of Engieering ,Ahmedabad 1) Brochure 2) For submission and other detail For MBA Faculties: A workshop on Computer-based Business Simulation Important Circular for Principals and HODs: Design Engineering 1(b) at 4th Semester of BE Detailed Program: 20-21 Feb 2015: GTU's 3rd Conference on Management of SMEs in Global Era: Challenges, Opportunities & Perspectives and Lessons from Gujarat Model at Parul Campus , Waghodia , Vadodara PSAR Activity Report for 2014-15: College and Department-wise analysis: PSAR work leads students towards becoming innovative; So HODs and Principals/ Directors should look at the analysis and work to achieve the requirement of study and analysis of 5 patents by every student Report: Design Engineering at the 4th Semester: The 1st Faculty Development Program (FDP) Report: The first e-Raksha Advisory Committee Meeting of 27th Jan 2015 REPORT: The first Workshop on International Patent Filing Procedure A Report on Felicitation Programme of Vishwakarma Yojana: Phase-II ALVCOM- Active Learning Video Lecture Communication- Schedule for 14th-15th February 2015 IMPORTANT CIRCULAR for Students of BE and their HODs and Principals about the Blended Massive Open Online Courses: Register online on or before 12th February 2015 Resolution with reference to the equivalency of Semester VI Diploma Engineering subjects of new curriculum. 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Ouija Interview
- Posted by Johanna on October 11, 2006 at 8:23 am
- Category: Minicomics
- CREDITS: by Sarah Becan
Shortpants Press is a "boutique underground press" (aka comic, print, and zine publisher) out of Chicago that serves as a loose collective of artists. They sent me a variety of their minicomics (and they do have a variety), and this series in particular caught my eye due to its unique concept.
These small minis were inspired by Ouija board sessions. Each page is a panel, with a question at the top and a simple ghost figure answering underneath. Here's a sample two-page spread to demonstrate:
There's more to the comic than just the pictures, though. The letter is beautiful, and the heavy cardstock cover in an antique beige complements the old-fashioned feel of the material. Documenting a seance this way reminds me of an old "scientific" journal from a couple of centuries ago. The panel corner decorations contribute to that impression.
The first issue is the story of "Theo Wallis", murdered when he was 40-something. Issue #2 is "Chip", a jokester who wants the living to enjoy themselves. "Naomi", a 10-year-old, is the subject of #3. Issue #4 talks to "Mack, Agatha, & Samantha".
The conversations are about what you'd expect. Once the interviewer (and reader) find out what happened to create the ghost, we're out of space. After all, you can't get a lot of in-depth information from a Ouija board without a lot of patience. The playful nature of some of the ghosts contrasts nicely with the innately bummer concept (we are, after all, talking to dead people), but it also raises the question in my mind of who was involved in these sessions and how much of a jokester they might have been.
Issue #4 is by far the most puzzling and ambitious. Mack and Agatha are brother and sister ghosts looking for their mama. They won't pass on until they are forced to confront a shocking secret. Judging from this comic, ghosts tend to have the most outrageous backgrounds, full of terrible things. Which makes sense, I guess, since the happy dead people don't need to hang around talking to us. Still, it all seems a bit convenient, that the answers they need come so quickly. This is definitely a series improved by the right frame of mind, one ready for the possibility of crossing the borders between life and dead. Candlelight would probably help, too.
Find out more at Sarah Becan's website. She also creates the Shuteye series, where each issue is a thought-provoking short story.
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- Drop It To The Floor Feat. Block Jones
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i'm like...so obsessed with this song...i listen to it like at the most maybe...20 times a day lol. yeah i put it on repeat...damn but idk i really like it. it's the first song i listen to once i wake up and the last song before i go to sleep.
it's called "This Letter" by; Vibekingz
yeah imma love song addict lol. if you looked at my iPod songs...they're mostly all slow jams lol...and a few alternative, hawaiian, country, filipino, and hip hop. but i lovee' my slow jams :D
but i was listening to this while i was on myspace and i wrote something to it and i wanted to put it on my page but it's personal and i don't want people to know my business and i thought i'd put it on here 'cause i feel more comfortable with everyone here :)...
so this is moreso dedicated to my ex 'cause today it's been 4 months since we broke up and it would've made our 6 month anniversary...so yeah.
i remember that day you showed me what it felt like to be loved. you gave me all that a girl could ask for. everything was from your heart and full of your love.
the one memory that i won't forget is that one on the beach. my birthday. a day that no one can ever compete with. the day i saw those tears gently creep from your eyes and fall upon your cheeks. you turned away so i couldn't see them, but i did and it touched me.
no one has shown a love like that to me and i fell for you even more that night. holding you and you holding me beneath the stars was like no other. my heart beat with love that i've never felt before and i welcomed it.
happiness and joy was what you brought into my life. you are a person that i will never forget. i loved you and i still do. but i realized that even though i wish we could've lasted, there was a reason we didn't. my love for you will never fade, but i know that there is someone else out there that is to receive my love and it is forever.
thank you for everything & i hope that you find someone that you will love forever...
I have to admit that I love mushy love tragedies.
I love O Valencia by the Decembrists.
...a shot hit it hard
and your frame went limp in my arms
and an oath of love was your dying cry...
ah to find love young only to die like Juliet,
me so emo sometimes
I decided to take a peek in the closet.
What a suprise to find myself hiding inside!


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Nursery Cleaning Products
Does anyone have a recommendation for cleaning products safe to use in the nursery? My daughter's crib gets really dusty but I don't want to use any harsh cleaners on it since she sleeps there and teethes on the bars. We have a humidifier in her room so I know some of the white build-up on the furniture is from the hard water and not all dust. Thanks for any advice!
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C.H. answers from Roanoke on February 02, 2008
I converted all my household products because of my son's (now almost 3) safety & asthma/allergies. They are environmentally & health friendly, as well as more cost-efficient since most are concentrated & diluted/mixed w/water for use throughout the house (kitchen, bath, laundry, disinfectant, dusting, even to the industrial strength for my husband's repair shop). If you want more info, let me know. I'm a preferred customer (annual membership similar to Sam's or Costco, $29 for 1st year & $12 each year after that) & do all my shopping online.
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M.P. answers from Washington DC on February 01, 2008
Hi there. Good question. It depends on what your view of "safe" is. With society taking a new look at our products and making advancements towards going "Green", different people have different views of what "safe" can mean. I am excited to see that the world is beginning to listen to all of the mothers and others that are demanding "Organic" products that are free of harm to us. I consider "safe" to mean "free of anything that will harm me." If it harms me, then it harms my babies too and I can not allow that.
Method products are some good product. But, not all of the ingredients are Organic. They are actually essential oil based products. Some of the products do contain dies and perfumes, so... you need to ready the lables carefully to any of your products. We use a host of their products and it helps save on the budget.
Young Living also makes a line of essential oil based products. Then there is Melaleuca. WE use the Laundry line. But, we stay away from a host of their products since they are Petroleum based and contain Parabens and carcinogens. Just a preference for us.
I will address one more thing before I close this post... We use a humidifier in our daughter's room. Her health demands that her room stay at 65% humidity. The dust that some humidifiers can be dangerous to your child. Even though it is the sedatives and minerals in the water... your child is breathing in that dust. You need to look into a humidifier that reduces that. We happened to find one at Costco ($65), but the filters do need to be replaced every couple of months. There are ones on the market that say they are dust free. We have not tried them yet... Just tried to work with what our budget will allow.
Finally, I conclude with some ingredients for some cleaning products. They are SAFE and inexpensive and easy to make it you are interested in going that way as well. They clean great! Please let me know if you have any questions or would like anymore input. Email me, and I will be happy to give you my personal email and MSN information. I love talking to new people and meeting new people. I love the doors that this website has opened for all of us. Communication is such a way of life, and the internet and words make it easier for all of us.
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1/2 teaspoon washing soda
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Combine the ingredients in a spray bottle and shake until the washing soda has dissolved. Apply and wipe off with a sponge or rag.
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S.C. answers from Washington DC on February 01, 2008
Meyers. They have cleaning wipes and a whole line for baby. Using them myself, should be able to find in a health food store or maybe Target
E.F. answers from Washington DC on February 01, 2008
I use Shaklee products (www.shaklee.com) and love them. The Basic H2 is a concentrate to which you add water. It seems expensive, but I have yet to have to purchase a new bottle. I have been very happy with their products.
F.B. answers from Kansas City on February 01, 2008
Try clorox anywhere and just make sure it dries all the way before putting her back in (it doesn't take that long).
S.H. answers from Lynchburg on February 04, 2008
Try using baby wipes you know they arte safe and Ihave found they clean just about anything.
E.H. answers from Washington DC on February 01, 2008
I recommend Melaleuca products. You can view their products over the web at www.melaleuca.com. Melaleuca is a wellness company which sells products ranging from household cleaners to vitamins. The cleaning products are environmentally friendly and safe to use around all family members. I've heard many stories about people (children and adults) who had asthma induced reactions to store-brand cleaning products. Melaleuca products will not cause asthma induced reactions to anyone that I am aware of. If you lived in my area (Street, MD) I would give you a sampling to try. If you want more information email me. ____@____.com
K.A. answers from Washington DC on February 01, 2008
I've found a great line of products at Target called Method. They are 100% organic, non-toxic. They are very reasonably priced and come in a full line of cleaning products for the whole house. I use the Method Naked all purpose spray in the kids rooms and everywhere else. It's all plant based cleaners. GIve them a try.
Hope that helps!
S.T. answers from Washington DC on February 01, 2008
Hi S.,
I opened an account through a friend to buy our cleaning products from Melaleuca online. They offer very green, safe options. I think a link to order must be created for you but try going to their website to preview and see what you think. I found that they are also lees expensive because they are direct. I also spoke with a Leesburg man the other day that represents Eco Quest, an air and water filtration company. I can track his email or number down if you would like.


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Audio/Video streaming Codecs and Protocols
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RTSP protocol
If mobile device supports RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol), it is possible to stream the video from the server, and play using the Real Time Player.
For Instance, YouTube web site for mobile devices provides video streaming services
We can browse the site and we can select the video, Once if we click "watch video" it will start invoking the "Real Player" and start playing the video in the real time. The RTSP protocol URL is something like this:
We did the test run in Nokia 3250, by accessing the YouTube site for mobile. http://m.youtube.com/?warned=yes It starts playing using the real player.
The Same test run we did in Samsung D900i, it failed to stream, and throws "Malformed URL Exception" Since this mobile dont support the RTSP protocol.
So, it is depend up on the protocol supported by the mobile devices.
Streaming in Java ME Application
For J2ME Application also it is possible to stream the video if the mobile supports RTSP. We can stream the video using the "platform request" method which is available in MIDP. For Instance:
(1) We have to gather the information about the protocols supported (RTSP) for the mobiles we are targeting. Some mobile phones wont supports RTSP protocol. For example:
- Samsung SGH D900i
- Nokia 6600
- Nokia 6270
(2) We have to gather the information about the video file formats supported by the mobile devices.
Protocols used for mobile streaming with Java ME platform
- RTSP—Real Time Streaming Protocol - RTSP is a control protocol
- Play, Pause, Stop
- It is always used with a data transport protocol
- RTP—Real-time Transport Protocol
- Can be delivered via UDP or TCP
- 3GPP specifies UDP transport for RTP
- Protocol underlying the Web, may also be used for streaming
- TCP transport
- Control and data on the same connection
- Non-standard for streaming
- Most implementations of MMAPI have problems with HTTP streaming
- Entire clip is buffered prior to playback
Audio Codecs for Streaming:
- RealAudio
- Good quality at 48-64Kbps
- Much better than mp3 at same bitrates
- Widely implemented voice codec
- Standardized by 3GPP
- AAC/aacPlus
- Great quality across range of mobile bitrates
- Standardized by 3GPP
Video Codecs for Streaming:
- RealVideo
- Proprietary codec from Real
- Low cost licensing
- Great quality across a wide range of bitrates
- Widely implemented, but lower quality
- Standardized in 3GPP PSS
- Similar to H.263
- Standardized in 3GPP PSS
- High quality codec
- Starting to see implementations accessible from Java ME platform
- Standardized in 3GPP PSS
Limitations of Multi Media API (JSR 135) Implementations:
- Codec support differs from handset to handset
- Implementations may incorrectly report what is supported
- Behaviour differences
- Volume often not mapped to system volume
- Player events not always reported
- HTTP streaming not widely supported
- No access to the data stream
- Precludes things like decryption at Java technology layer
Practical Issues
- Server must be accessible to the handset (Internet)
- Problems with carrier firewalls
- Carrier must allow RTSP traffic (port 554)
- Carrier must allow streaming of UDP traffic
- Streaming charges can really add up!
- Client side debugging is tricky


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