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Washington, DC Office Named Champion for Children
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Springleaf Financial to Acquire OneMain Financial
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The firm mourns the death of our partner and friend Harold F. Moore, 67. As the founder and longtime leader of our project finance practice, Hal played an important role in our development as an international firm, representing underwriters, banks, borrowers, issuers and project sponsors in major matters across the globe.
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In the video surveillance market today there is a plethora of Video Management Systems (VMS). Some are unique that serve very niche markets, while others are the dominate players or market leaders, and in between are the up and coming systems that are challenging the market leaders. In all of these solutions there is one principle: to provide a tool that aids the security professional in the efficient and effective use of surveillance equipment.
IMS Research has defined an Open VMS as "Open Platform Network Video Management Software products that support a variety of hardware (cameras and encoders/decoders) from multiple vendors and offer the ability for customized integration with other systems or devices using an open platform software development kit (SDK)." In an Open VMS, the goal is to provide a tool that can configure, control and manage video surveillance equipment independent of the manufacturer. Sounds simple, yet it is very complicated due to the proprietary aspects of a majority of video equipment. All of the VMS vendors in this review are to be congratulated for what they have achieved. To create a single tool, or set of tools, that can seamlessly integrate equipment from multiple manufacturers is a herculean task. To make this task even more complicated, they have to test and create updates for all of the new equipment that is constantly being developed and released.
The market for open vendor neutral VMS is strong, especially during an economic downturn. The reason is simple: organizations need to maximize their capital investment and tend to open their surveillance equipment acquisitions to multiple vendor solutions. This open competition has a two-fold effect. First, it can drive down the cost of the acquisition. Second, it can create a mixed vendor environment, which drives the increased need and strong growth in the Open VMS market.The overall IP camera market in North America was relatively unaffected in 2009. Revenue growth remained above 20 percent, and it is expected to improve throughout 2010, thus offering plenty of opportunities for VMS vendors. City surveillance (public area surveillance) is another growth market vertical for IP surveillance. There are many cities/towns across the United States and Latin America that are choosing to deploy video surveillance systems to combat crime. Since cameras are often placed in remote locations, wireless technology is increasingly being used to transmit the video. This essentially brings the video onto the network and provides another opportunity for VMS vendors to sell their solutions. Furthermore, in larger municipalities there is a desire to combine the video surveillance footage with disparate systems such as police dispatch. Again, the Open VMS is well suited to this application as it can be used to bring together different operations under a single interface.
On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Pearl River, New York and offers Internet protocol (IP) based video surveillance control and management software solutions. OnSSI's VMS provides vendor independent camera management, recording and archiving, control-room video-wall management, virtual matrix functionality, and automated video alerts through integration with video content analytics (VCA), access control and physical security systems. Its customer base includes federal, state and local government agencies, as well as enterprise, industrial and educational organizations.
Genetec, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada and offers IP based software that manages video surveillance, access control and license plate recognition (LPR). Genetec was one of the earliest pioneers into the fully IP based video management system. Genetec's VMS is a vendor neutral system for the management of analog and digital cameras, recording and archiving, configurable event alerts via integration with VCA's, access control and LPR. Its customer base spans the public and private sectors as well as education and transportation.
Milestone Systems, Inc. is the U.S. based entity for parent company Milestone Systems A/S that was founded in 1998 and is based in Bronby, Denmark. It offers an open and vendor independent IP video surveillance software platform. Milestone was also one of the earliest developers to recognize the potential of IP based video management software. Its customer base includes government (federal, state and local), banking/financial, education (public/private) and corporate enterprises.
Verint Systems, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Melville, New York and offers both hardware and software solutions. Its VMS software is an IP based system designed to manage digital and analog video, storage and retrieval and provide automated alerts from VCA, access control and other physical security systems. Verint's customer base includes federal, state and local governments, private/public education, retail, transportation and corporations.
DVTel was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey and provides an IP based security operations center that unifies video, audio, access control and alarm management functionality into a single resource. Its client list includes corporations, transportation, federal, state and local government agencies.
Aimetis Corp. was founded in 2001 headquartered in Waterloo, Canada and produces an IP based VMS that supports analog as well as IP cameras from multiple manufacturers into an integrated platform designed to run on standard IT systems. Aimetis serves education, government, healthcare and life sciences, industry, retail and transportation and travel markets.
Avigilon Corp. headquarters are in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and it produces an open IP VMS that supports multiple surveillance vendors equipment to capture, manage and store multi-megapixel IP and analog cameras with automated alert notification on-screen (single or multiple consoles) or via E-mail. The company serves airports, casinos, financial/banking institutions, government agencies and retail.
Cisco Systems, Inc. was founded in 1984 in San Jose, Calif. and originally produced IP network infrastructure equipment. Cisco has since expanded its portfolio to include network-centric IT security, VoIP, video teleconference and IP surveillance hardware and software. Its VMS supports analog and digital video management, storage and retrieval of archived video and integration with access control and other physical security systems. Its customer base includes government (federal, state and local), public venues, education, industry and corporations.
Exacq Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2002 in Indianapolis, Ind. and makes both hardware and software for video surveillance. The VMS is an IP based open system to manage analog and IP cameras, storage and is designed to run on standard IT computers running either Windows or Linux. Its customer base includes corporate, financial, state and federal governments, education, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and homeland security.
March Networks Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada and produces both video surveillance hardware and software. Its VMS is fully IP based and supports video equipment from a growing number of manufacturers. March Networks serves banking, retail, mobile, and transportation markets, as well as commercial industrial market segments, such as the corporate and government facilities, public safety applications and education.


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PSA Journal, the monthly magazine of the Photographic Society of America, has just published a 2-page review of Kolor's panorama software Autopano Pro.
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"The harder you work, the luckier you get." by Gary Player
Below is the poem entitled Down South which was written by poet Meggan Rogalski. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
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Sun drips away like butter butterfly shadows melt across a rocking chair porch frosted lime, and smooth, summer shade bleed through, permeate, settle in every weary bone Jasmine and hibiscus embrace homesick nostrils deeply and scratchy blues records call out it's all in the game, child come on home


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It was only Friday night when we realized the boats that go out there require reservations. So we decided Friday night that we'd just go see the Pemaquid lighthouse and tick off three more State Parks from our passport. We had been to Pemaquid probably close to 20 years ago, but those pictures are long lost from an old hard drive crash.
We had a very good time, except for my frustration with the traffic and the fact that we couldn't get near one of the State Parks because of a damn wedding. So we'll make reservations to go to Monhegan Island another time and see the Colonial Pemaquid Historic site at the same time. So far we have seen 34 out of the 48 State Parks in this passport. We're having fun and hope you enjoy the handful of pics I took yesterday.
From inside Fort Edgecomb looking at Westport Island |
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Shelly at Pemaquid |
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Then a couple of weeks ago we drove north to a part of Maine where no one lives and the only couple of roads are owned by paper companies. It is literally in the middle of the wilderness but there's a small State Park there. The only pictures I bothered to take were the two below of a new friend we made along the way.


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Top o' the morning! We're kicking off this week's lineup of our holiday gift guide with oh-so-Northwest books written by Seattle magazine friends including forager Langdon Cook and spirits expert A.J. Rathbun. Stay tuned this week for more local gift ideas (jewelry, easy-to-grab-hostess favors and booze-inspired gifts will all debut by Friday!) as we offer new suggestions each weekday through December 23. Read more »
Our "12 Days of Christmas" gift guide continues today with a special class of kiddo-themed gifts, those that may be just as much fun for parents, too. In others words, please both parties with one grand-slam gift: Read more »
A sad day for us blue-eyed blondes: The 2012 color of the year, according to the experts at Pantone, is "tangerine tango." Tonight when I go home I have to toss out all of my "honeysuckle" clothing–the acrylic sweaters, the bobbly ponchos–and update my Santa list. Honeysuckle is so last year. Read more »
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Following the grand tradition set by ye ol' "12 Days of Christmas" carol, we're winding up the holiday shopping season with a handy 12-day guide to the best locally-made gifts, from today's foodie-filled post to the best stocking stuffers on December 23. If you are still on the hunt for gifts for teachers, mother-in-laws or maybe for hard-to-buy-for husbands who won't say what they want outside of socks (was that too obvious I was really talking about my own problems? Probably huh?), stay tuned each workday as we dish out our favorite finds. Read more »


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Huntington Pier Wind Statistics, July averages since 2006
This picture describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal July. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 1984 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Huntington Pier, located 19 km away (12 miles). There are too few recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3.
According to the model, the dominant wind at Huntington Pier blows from the SW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Huntington Pier. By contrast, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical July, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 38% of the time (12 days each July) and blows offshore 39% of the time (0 days in an average July). Over an average July winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Huntington Pier
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.


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Blueberry Festival continues Saturday and Sunday in Brooksville
The inaugural Florida Blueberry Festival continues from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday throughout downtown Brooksville.
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Be aware... there are black mats down near the bounce houses for the kids and they are not being watered down. Kids need to take their shoes off and BRING SOCKS... those without socks are getting their feet burned on the mats. Our son loves bounce houses... but after getting his feet so badly burned he wanted to leave the play area. One bounce house (tunnel style where you go straight through) is $1 a shot and it only takes the kids about 15 seconds to go through it. We told our son to take his time and hang around in there a bit. It might be a better idea to charge a buck fo 5 minutes of play... that's the equivalent of $12 per hour per kid.... Given 20 kids all playing at once, that's $240 per hour... nice profit. But when you are doing $1-$2 and every 15 seconds..yikes... that's $960 per hour for 20 kids minimum. Ridiculous. Also... as is typical in fair/carnival settings, small blow up toys on sticks range in price from $5-$7 and they do NOT take "blueberry bucks". Same with face painting... full face cost $10 and did not accept blueberry bucks. In fact, most of the places we tried to spend our $40 in blueberry bucks wouldn't take blueberry bucks. If we had known that, we wouldn't have bought so many blueberry bucks. We were told that almost everything took blueberry bucks... and blueberry bucks seller could not tell us how much the kids area stuff would cost, much less how much anything else might cost in blueberry bucks. So we took a chance. Since we ended up spending CASH for almost everything there, we had plenty of blueberry bucks left over and ended up buying a flat + of blueberries with it just so it wouldn't be wasted money.
Suggestions for next year... make it more affordable. Some things were incredibly overpriced. Also, don't sell blueberry bucks if you can't tell the customer what it will buy them, or if a lot of what needs to be paid for does not take blueberry bucks. It's a dollar to get one blueberry buck.... so why not just pay with dollars throughout the festival? Also, please water down the dark mats near the kids play area if you require shoes off. Burned feet are not much fun for any kid and ruins the fond memories. If the blueberry festival runs the same way next year we won't go. Far too over-priced (except beer)and not very safe for the children. |
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So finally we learn the finalists - and to think they got there with decent gumbo and some shrimp and grits. How utterly uninspired. By far the most exciting thing about last night's episode was Fabio's dangerous fashion choices. I like a man who can rock a pink scarf. But the mohawk? I'm not sold.
SPOILER ALERT: Although it would have been entirely stupid, I was kind of hoping for Stephan to go home. Just because it would have been a surprise. As it stands now, the only thing that will save the season is if Carla wins. I think most of us thought she was just there for the freaky tallness factor, so it's nice to see her come from behind with all her weirdness.
Speaking of Top Chefs, today is Richard Blais' birthday. Happy birthday chef! In honor of his big day, I'm happy to announce that beginning next week, Blais will be writing a column for our food section. It's about time we had a voice from the restaurant world in our pages, and I'm incredibly excited about the possibilities. Look for it online on Monday and in next week's paper.
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"Even Emma would approve this marriage"
To me the most important review for any Jane Austen novel is the reader. Most likely you are familiar with the author. Emma is however, one of Austen's lesser known novels so I'll simply say, if you enjoyed "Sense and Sensibility" or "Pride and Prejudice", you will enjoy Emma.
I was surprised to see how many audible versions of Emma are available. How to choose? Happily, I spent a bit more and went with this version. Even Emma would approve this marriage of Jane Austen's writing and Juliet Stevenson's narration.
If you love the beauty of the English language used to it's best advantage (as Jane would say) you don't get better than Jane Austen (Shakespeare is a given) but any reader can do the exquisite writing justice. Juliet Stevenson is such a reader. Her tone reminds me of the great Julie Andrews. Soothing, expressive, imparting emotion with every passage, inhabiting the various characters with subtle differences that make each one distinct. Jane Austen and Emma would both be proud of their story as told by Juliet Stevenson.
"A lovely, well told story of a human experience"
I care a lot about readers. They bring a story to life or kill it. Most authors should NOT read their own books but it's no surprise that Alan Cumming is the exception. His narration couldn't be better. Secondly, I care a lot about NOT writing reviews that contain spoilers. Please people, don't be so selfish. The publisher's summary has already explained what the book is about. I want to know how you felt about it.
There was a day recently, when I was feeling particularly stressed from a certain personal situation. I wanted something to take my mind off of it for a little while but felt like Goldilocks. I needed a book that wasn't too deep (couldn't concentrate) and wasn't too silly (wrong mood). "Not my father's son" was just right. It is meaningful but not dreary, well told and well narrated, with a message that we can and do triumph over adversity. Alan Cummings is a real life example that there is always hope.
I felt touched by Alan's story. His descriptions of the places, events and feelings he lived through were so good, I could easily feel I was there too. This is not "To Kill A Mockingbird" but it doesn't pretend to be. It is a lovely story of a lovely man's life experience and I feel better for having experienced it.
"An insult to audiobooks. Get a print version."
I am anxious to spare anyone else from wasting their hard earned money so I am dictating this with my phone in transit. If I repeat myself, please forgive.
It is hard to review the book because the narration is so god awful so the audio portion is my focus. Don't waste a credit. If you need audio, get the eBook and let your iPhone or other smartphone read it to you. If you want an audiobook of Cixi's story, try Pearl Buck's "Imperial Woman", read by Kirsten Potter (compare the audio samples to hear for yourself).
Cixi's story is an interesting one. It can be fascinating or confusing to a young, Western reader unfamiliar with Chinese history, depending on how it is told. If Jung Chang's goal was to correct Pearl Buck's version of events and set the record straight, based on newly uncovered records, she missed the mark. Pearl Buck's skills as a storyteller are legendary. Few authors can stand up to that comparison and shouldn't have to. I was eager to experience Jung Chang's version of Cixi's story. Unfortunately, the audiobook experience was so awful I didn't get to. Still interested in Chang's version of Cixi's life, I then purchased a printed copy of the book. That was a year ago and I still haven't had a chance to sit down and read it. Meanwhile, during all my hours driving, walking, cooking, scanning, organizing … living, I'm listening to and recommending other books by other authors - authors who respect the skill of reading and understand the value of what it brings to a book.
Although I prefer audio books, I sometimes choose printed. Nobody enjoys every reader. That doesn't mean they're not qualified, competent readers. This is a different case. Kim's reading is plain and simple - god awful. If this was your own kid's reading you'd have a hard time suffering through it. She not only ruins any storytelling enjoyment that might've been had but actually gets in the way of the listener's ability to even grasp the story. Kim's stiff, halted, insecure reading, combined with a clear lack of understanding for the material she is reading combine for a horrible experience. She brings no life to the material, even struggling at times. There are audible pauses before and after certain words (obviously corrections during post-editing) accentuating the already inept narration. It's like a 14 year old reading her book report, without the charm.
Whoever approved the narration of this audiobook should be ashamed. Kim is apparently a working actress but audiobook narration is a separate skill. Some have it naturally. Kim doesn't. She has no other reading credits and this is not the book to start with. With all the qualified, talented readers who've paid their dues and would have loved the chance to read this book, it boggles my mind that someone approved this reading. Was Kim given the job simply because she's Asian, disregarding her lack of qualifications or ability for it?
I've heard unknown, self published, self read books, classics read by Libra Vox volunteers that were better than this. How does a major publisher like Random House, that has spent gobs of money promoting a book not get a qualified reader?
It makes me wonder - if an author and publisher don't think her book is worth better reader than this, why should anyone else bother with it?
Audible should be ashamed to offer a reading this bad. It demeans the art of narration and is an insult to anyone who takes pride in the skill of reading an audio book.
"Thanks for the memories, as I wished"
Sometimes you just can't get enough of a good thing. I have to admit, that's what it is for me with "The Princess Bride". The book is like looking through the cast's scrapbook, reminiscing with them about the many little things that happened during and after filming. It is touching and a nice way to re-experience the movie, rich for me could never happen enough. There are a few movies as beloved as "The Princess Bride". Thank you Cary, for sharing your memories with us.
"A lovely reminder for us all"
This is a beautiful little children story that every adult should also read. The narrator did a fine job. The story is so short that to give almost any review is to tell it myself, so I won't but I recommend it to everyone. It will make your day a little brighter.
"Lord Save us from authors who try to narrate"
The narration was so horrible it ruin the book. Luckily audibles app allows speed adjustment. Otherwise it could not have made it through. This woman talks so sad lonely and without personality you have to have a lobotomy to follow her. By the printed book or the e-book and that your computer read it to you. It will have more personality. I personally find it narcissistic for an author to assume she can do everything. Just because you can write a book does not mean you're a qualified reader. It's a skill.
"OK for the diehard Victorian novel enthusiast"
This certainly was no Jane Austen novel. It's rather uneventful, and dreary but if you love language as I do, you may like just the sound of it and Divina Porter is the best
"Save your $ recycled info, nothing original, gramm"
A few original ideas maybe. Not sure this book can be saved for anyone familiar with even basic philosophy or who hasn't been under a rock the past 5 years. It might be a good introduction for someone who does not read and is unfamiliar with the basic concept of cause and effect.
Spend less effort spent trying to be "hip" and 'cute". It doesn't work. It comes off, not someone who IS hip but someone desperately trying to sound hip.
articulate, intelligible, average
The FIRST thing I'd do is explain to Ms Sincero the concept of a double negative "could care less"?! HOW does this get past an editor?
Ironically, the fact that Ms. Sincero was able to get her book noticed and sold is proof of what she says, that anyone can do anything if they apply themselves to their dream. Good advice and as I said, it's ironic that getting a book which simply rehashes the best of what's already been said, is proof that what she says works. Ha!
"Buy this and change your life"
Anita's story is compelling for two reasons.
1) Unlike most near death stories which generally seem to be sudden (i.e. a car accident etc) and flooded with white light and images of loved ones - Anita was ravaged with cancer. Her death had been long time coming. Her organs had shut down so there is no confusion as to the miracle of her recovery, whatever the source.
2) Unlike most accounts of near death experiences, which seem to be "it felt wonderful" or "everyone I loved who had passed away was there" - Anita was able to describe and articulate what she LEARNED as well as what she experienced - and how she put it into practice resulting in life changes.
Anita's message that once we go back to the spiritual world - we know everything - hence, we don't need to spend or time on earthy trying to gain spiritual knowledge. We will know everything the moment we leave our physical bodies. We are supposed to just "be" here and now - THIS is the "show" - not the afterlife where there is no judgement. The spiritual world takes care of itself. Worry about being in our physical bodies.
yes and did
"Tara, PLEASE Narrate your own books!"
Meh. It's a bit redundant if you've listened to Radical Acceptance.
Tara Brach's advice is helpful and practical, (which is why her choice of reader does not support that).
Oh! so condescending. It felt like she thought she was talking to idiots or tiny little children (I'd give children more respect, personally). Her sing songish way of saying things so slowly in a small (phony) voice as if she was fearful of breaking bad news to a meanie who might slap her - made the book hard to get through. I finally just bought the printed version.
No. Redundant
Personally, I do not like how "guided meditations" are sprinkled throughout the book, right in the middle of telling the story. Put them at the end or beginning or on a separate tape. I had to fast forward many times to appreciate the message fully.
"Narration makes a dull book duller"
The facts were stated in a clearly biased manner
Tell the facts as they were without bias toward the church and a lecture in morality.
Absolutely painful to listen to. Singsong, emotionless delivery. He sounds like Leslie Howard in Gone with the wind, passionless and condescending to the reader.
There was no characterization but he could have given more credit to William Marshal's story and less to the manipulative Bishop
Horrible. I wish I had my money back.


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The Elsing Museum is the area's largest exhibit of priceless minerals and natural crystal formations. Willard Elsing opened a rock and mineral shop on Route 66 near Joplin in the 1920s, and over a lifetime, his fascination for mineral and rock art grew into an unprecedented collection. Since 2001, his collection has been on display at Oral Roberts University for all to enjoy. Experience mineral art, precious gems, Oriental and jade sculptures and Native American rarities from around the world at this unique museum for all ages. We also do school class tours which are available by appointment ...
Facility Amenities: ADA Compliant, Gift Shop, Meeting Space Available
General Information: Free admission
Group Amenities: Bus/Motorcoach Parking
Highway Corridors (within 5 mi.): I-44
Tour Information: Guided Tours
Day | Open | Close |
Wednesday | 1:30 pm | 4:30 pm |
Thursday | 1:30 pm | 4:30 pm |
Friday | 1:30 pm | 4:30 pm |
Saturday | 1:30 pm | 4:30 pm |
Open by appointment also. |
Located at 81st and S Lewis Ave, on the first floor of the Learning Resource Center. From I-44 and Lewis Ave exit, travel S for 3 miles to ORU. Free parking at Mabee Center arena.
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I stopped by O Cantinho last night to pick up desserts to bring to a friend's house. The pasteis de nata, which are custard filled cupcake/pastries, are just 1 dollar each and excellent, a lot like creme brulee inside a soft pastry. I got 3 of those and 2 coconut cupcakes (which are very coconutty and moist). These small desserts are all made at O Cantinho, so they are fresh every day. I highly recommend them.
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I would move it now.....better a few weeks back though.
Just make sure you take a good size rootball .....dig a generous trench around it and then lift. Before that dig your recipient hole so that transplanting is as quick as possible. Get plenty of compost mixed in with the soil and granular fertiliser like fish blood and bone. Water well. Let it drain. Water well again. ,let it drain. Mulch with compost
Orchid Lady, check for slugs tomorrow morn amd then bring into the GH. As with all plants, some varieties are more robust than others
(you're not squeamish about slugs are you? They are lovely things really .....not ! )
Can a small digger get in there? A neighbour....my cousin....had a row of castlewellan Leylandii removed recently. Cut half way and then dug out with a digger.
Always best to clear stumps. They will be a problem for many years otherwise.
Smiler, it's not nice to be burgled.....best wishes to you.
When you cut your conifer try to keep its shape. Use your secateurs to cut leading shoots to recreate the primary one as leader. Dont cut it flat
Rosemary, that IS my photo.
Orchid lady, yes I think Hostafan is the expert here.
I suspect it's too wet for that particular variety.....which variety is it? And was it a small root when potted? Small roots/plants suffer more from over watering I think. Or, maybe a little slug in or around your pot. Have a look for it. When a plant suffers like that at this time of year...in GH or outside I look for small slugs and usually I find them. I regularly lift pots amd look underneath. It's something I every few days. In the GH a few pellets are effective and soon show up the felon
For me, hardened off or not, I would pot on into bigger pots with a view to planting them out in few weeks
Hello everyone
Pleased you had such a very productive time Dove.........Nut's garden sounds like an Aladdin's cave
Beautifully sunny and warm today. Need to find an excuse not to go to the foodbank later And get into the garden instead.
Slightly behind time but will take Spike out in a mo
Weather now makes me feel so much better
Morning knitnickie
Yes, cut back now or ASAP. Use secateurs for a nice clean sharp cut to the base....to every "branch" ....and in a couple or three weeks ??ou will see lots of new shoots. Flowering will be later but mid to late summer usually. You will have much more attractive bushes by cutting back. You will not kill them so do not be scared


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As said before, that quote is pretty darn old. Seems like it was said over 2 years ago. |
Originally posted by blondeh
So if you respectfully disagree with someone's opinion on what makes great game design you are bashing? In who's world? Reread what you wrote and then what Deacon wrote and seriously think it over again. I don't think I have seen him bash anything here. I was disappointed with SWTOR, and so were many other folks I know. A troll this does not make you. PLease stop being so defensive, you didn't make the game and the devs have a thicker skin than you think.
I don't think it's possible for anyone to keep a straight face while claiming that SWTOR isn't a WOW clone. So, basically Greg Z was just stating the obvious. Personally I think that SWTOR is a fun game, but I think it would have been a better game if Bioware had taken a few risks, and tried something less formulaic. |
My only question is.. why is this news? Bioware has always admitted they made this game like WoW, even before public beta releases. Sure, they kinda glossed over that fact by emphasizing their story elements, but I can't recall ever seeing them flat out denying it. This shouldn't be a shocker or a surprise to anyone. |
I think I saw this last year "It has potential" |
Originally posted by DeaconX One poster mentions seeing this post month's ago while I'm fairly certain the post is atleast a year old maybe as old as official press releases about the game. At any rate let's try and avoid the urge to "ESPN" the story if you choose to paraphrase sure you could SEE it that way but the fact that the game is a WOW clone is never said by him or anyone else at BW. |
The quote is old and vague. He doesn't exactly specify what these "rules" are. If you want to make a themepark MMO that will sell and get subscribers you do need to use them as a baseline right now. The thing is that SWTOR isn't nearly as feature rich and can't really attract people that still like WOW. GW2 may break the mold, but it also may not be nearly as successful as it is a B2P game. |
A lot of people posting saying the game is just a wow clone clearly have not played it. Also TOR has been out 2 months and already has FAR more content than wow did for about 2 years... Appart from some basic content that people expect, the game is very different from wow. It feels like KOTOR as you would expect. The combat is far more tactical than anything in wow and the whole game has a different feel to it (which a lot of wow fanbois just cant handle, because its actually challening). Also people seem to have forgot that WOW is a dumbed down clone of EQ, almost all the content in wow was taken from earlier games. It's just that those earlier games were in the days when MMORPGs were not mainstream so not many played them. |
Originally posted by Laughing-man This is not recycling, as the article was written by a kotaku member (myself, in that case). I used that quote as an introduction to a more general rant about creativity in MMOs ;-) I also wrote the rant in this very site's Pub section (http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/341041/published-In-case-of-Doubt-copy-WoW-a-message-to-MMO-studios.html). Originally posted by NasherUK Just FYI, I have 4 chars in swtor : lvl 47 warrior, lvl 30 Agent, and lvl 20 Inqui + lvl 20 Bounty Hunter. Plus I did my homework and read carefully all the classes skills/trees on torhead, for the sake of not jumping on a misguided judgement. Anyway the article was not specially directed at Bioware, but I have to admit that the poor guy did serve me the opportunity to point at the problem on a silver plate. Even with the most emphasis I could give, I'm sorry but the combat is absolutely not more tactical than WoW. I won't start an argument fight here, but you should then play WoW a bit more to see that absolutely every skill in swtor can be found in WoW. Except that WoW has more skills overall. :) Combat mechanics in WoW, as boring as they could get over time, are also still more varied than swtor (except maybe for Mage). Nt even talking about swtor talent trees, which are nearly the same for all types of role (dps, heal, tank), and of course completely copied from WoW. I understand that WoW did copy some stuff from EQ, but for a 2012 huge budget game like swtor, I would really have expected more creativity. (p.s : been playing WoW since Vanilla too, so I had the experience to compare both game overall skill mechanics) ***** Before hitting that reply button, please READ the WHOLE thread you're about to post in ***** |
By this time everyone should Know that Bioware Devs are a bunch of drones.. If anyone had botherd like I did. To listen to what these Retards were saying when the game was in development. They could have saved themselves the trubble to pick up this title. I knew from day ONE.. when they marched in all hyped up at E3 that OMG how epicly will not this FAIL. And personaly I have ben ROFL for months now. I mean the SWTOR offical forums are Hilarious. And I must thank all the people that are posting there for making my life much more FUN. Its better then watching a sop or comedy show on TV. Its real life Comedy DRAMA and its Awsome... Fact is this game have given me so much joy without even having to Purchase a copy.. So thank you BIOWARE for proving once more that people can be really STUPID and Clueless. |
Also, the thing to retain from that quote is not its "age", but the fact that as ChicagoCub wrote, it means that basically a huge developer simply gives up on trying to find new ideas. And as he wrote too, it's very preoccupying about the future of MMOs. ***** Before hitting that reply button, please READ the WHOLE thread you're about to post in ***** |
Originally posted by NasherUK I hate to break it to you kid but it is a WoW clone, BW admit it, players know it except fanbois like you. Yes WoW did copy EQ and a bunch of other games to, other than EQ. SWtor challenging, you might be able to kid yourself, but you wont kid other players, so challenging that people were level capped half way through the first 30 days that came with the box, I have never as a casual player been able to reach level cap so fast in an MMO, I have never been able to solo an MMO so easly as I did with SWtoR, if you call that challenging then you surely havnt played many other MMO's in your life. I like many other players was hyped to play and sink my teeth into SWtoR, I was actually more dissapointed with it than I was with FFXIV, as dire as that game was, it was more challenging. |
Originally posted by NasherUK Havent seen Fanboy Tantrums like this, since it was naptime at preeschool..... |
Originally posted by DeaconX I guess numbers speaks volumes................all he has to do is to look at Swtor subscription in 2 months time to verify his theory was wrong. |
Originally posted by ste2000 I simply do not understand that mentality. I suppose if you want your game to simply "get by" you can do that. But if you want the game to have any long term success and subs in the millions why would you want to essentially copy another game? Once the initial thrill wears off aren't many simply going to go back to the game they copied or they came from since in all likelihood the older game will have a huge amount of content and things available in it that a new game is simply not going to have? I mean if they were the first to try then I might see their point but they aren't. Didn't work for the others so not sure why they thought it would be different for them. 1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical. 2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself. 3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose. |
What could be the purpose behind re hashing an old news from last year which was discussed and dissected by community for a long period of time over a very lenghty thread? some answers are so obvious. |
Originally posted by DeaconX I used to really enjoy Bioware games back in late 90s up to DA:O basically. This sounds like typical corporate thinking. It is the same thing, IMO, if every burger joint in the US said "McDonalds is wildly successful, its dumb if you dont do it like they do." pathetic. |
Originally posted by Chilliesauce it's news to me. Sorry if we dont all keep up on things like you do. |
Originally posted by biggarfoot I hate to break it to you kid but it is a WoW clone, BW admit it, players know it except fanbois like you. Yes WoW did copy EQ and a bunch of other games to, other than EQ. SWtor challenging, you might be able to kid yourself, but you wont kid other players, so challenging that people were level capped half way through the first 30 days that came with the box, I have never as a casual player been able to reach level cap so fast in an MMO, I have never been able to solo an MMO so easly as I did with SWtoR, if you call that challenging then you surely havnt played many other MMO's in your life. I like many other players was hyped to play and sink my teeth into SWtoR, I was actually more dissapointed with it than I was with FFXIV, as dire as that game was, it was more challenging. You can hit the level cap in wow in under 3 days by grinding their repetative and dull quests. How fast you can level is nothing to do with how hard the game is though. In wow the only hard content is top-tier heroic 25 man bosses, this is part of why people are leaving it in bus loads. Another reason is kung-fu panda being the focus of the next expansion. Like most of the people in both my wow guilds, I quit after they announced it and saw the lame content they put in with the last patch. |
Originally posted by NasherUK Not in the days I played WoW, yes its been dumbed down now and is soloable, the same thing happended to LotRO where the book quests now have an option for players to solo by being bolstered, it was more fun and challenging doing it with groups, and it meant a lot more to have achieved these encounters, you actually felt you achieved something back then. But I still stand my ground that a game that has just been released should never let a player get to level cap in such a short space of time, It stops being an MMO imho, MMO's should have a long life and we should be on a journey not a race, Ive reiterated the same message in other posts, but I guess players dont want that anymore. I want level cap I want to be at the end of the game before my next subs are due is the mentality players like myself are fighting against these days. A very sorry state of affairs, and a sad time for MMO's to go on this way. |


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After reading the Sept. 16 editorial, "Freedom under fire," I have found a few errors in your thinking process, which can cause a hindrance in the critical thinking process. The errors in the critical thinking process addressed can be found in Vincent Ruggiero's text, "Beyond Feelings: A Guide to Critical Thinking" (2012).
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No-reference image quality assessment through the von Mises distribution |
JOSA A, Vol. 29, Issue 10, pp. 2058-2066 (2012)
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An innovative way of calculating the von Mises distribution of image entropy is introduced in this paper. The von Mises distribution's concentration parameter and some fitness parameter that will be defined later have been analyzed in the experimental part for determining their suitability as an image quality assessment measure in some particular distortions such as Gaussian blur or additive Gaussian noise. To achieve such measure, the local Rényi entropy is calculated in four equally spaced orientations and used to determine the parameters of the von Mises distribution of the image entropy. Considering contextual images, experimental results after applying this model show that the best-in-focus noise-free images are associated with the highest values for the von Mises distribution concentration parameter and the highest approximation of image data to the von Mises distribution model. Our defined von Mises fitness parameter experimentally appears also as a suitable no-reference image quality assessment indicator for no-contextual images.
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OCIS Codes
(100.2000) Image processing : Digital image processing
(110.3000) Imaging systems : Image quality assessment
(180.0180) Microscopy : Microscopy
(330.6180) Vision, color, and visual optics : Spectral discrimination
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Imaging Systems
Original Manuscript: February 17, 2012
Revised Manuscript: June 28, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: July 24, 2012
Published: September 6, 2012
Salvador Gabarda and Gabriel Cristóbal, "No-reference image quality assessment through the von Mises distribution," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 29, 2058-2066 (2012)
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This is a discussion on Why, Why Can't I Get A job! within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Originally Posted by wmhawth It has been said that "If you remember the 60s you weren't there". Certainly doesn't apply to me of course. LOL. ...
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
They look strange because they are strange. But, isn't that the whole point? They are attention seekers and do this so that other people will give them attention. Like some two year olds (and evidently some adults) negative attention is better than no attention. However, I don't dislike them, I just think they are funny...like a Pufferfish.
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
We've moved on from just the original pictures, so you know. You don't exactly have the right to not be offended you know.
Americans in general care way, way too much about appearances. It's rather annoying, I mean kids in grade school get picked on for not wearing certain brands and stuff.
He doesn't have the right to not be offended? Explain that one. He has the right to be anything he pleases.
If you feel that way about Americans, please feel free to move to Europe or elsewhere. I'm glad we care about our appearance, that we look good and respectful. Kids have been picked on at schools for centuries and that is part of growing up. No matter what we do it will not change. it happens in the US and world wide. As an adult you'll get picked on in other ways too. You learn to develop a thick skin and deal with it.
Btw Johnson, it is still about the pictures. You and your friends have turned it into a conversation about you and your issues. You seem to have the issues, not us.
Curious, you're in Mass. What guns do you have? I know that state is pretty strict. Pity they limit what you can buy.
I don't know who "my friends" are. We're speaking in general about anyone with face piercings and visible tattoos, hell those people in the original probably aren't even US citizens.
MA is a pain, it requires special tests that destroy manufacturers guns so we can't get anything that isn't tested. The caveat to this is I can buy anything legal in a private sale, even if it's not approved by the state.
I live about 20 minutes from a state with 0 gun laws.
My brother lives in MA.. Took him awhile to get the permits just to own a gun. He likes sigs and glocks but I don't think he can even buy a glock. Oh for the want of just a few miles north.. And that freedom.
And that's enough of that
A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.


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- 1 ten dollars', $40, etc. worth of something an amount of something that has the value mentioned We lost $2,000 worth of furniture in the flood. a dollar's worth of change
- 2a week's, month's, etc. worth of something an amount of something that lasts a week, etc.
- 3the financial, practical, or moral value of someone or something Their contribution was of great worth. The activities help children to develop a sense of their own worth. A good interview enables candidates to prove their worth (= show how good they are). a personal net worth of $10 million Idioms
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Vintage radio
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Author | destinaSee portfolio |
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Country | Turkey |
Descriptive Category | Objects Electronics Hi-Fi/Audio |
Conceptual | Leisure Art Music |
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The Centre has given approval for setting up two National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZ) in Chittoor and Medak districts.
The NIMZ conceived under the National Manufacturing Policy is aimed at increasing the share of manufacturing sector in the GDP from 16 per cent to 26 pc. Flow of investment into each NIMZ is expected to be around Rs. 30,000 crore and creating direct and indirect employment potential for 3 lakh persons each.
Proposed in an extent of 5,000 to 6,000 hectare area, each they would be developed as integrated industrial townships with the state-of-the-art infrastructure.
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