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Thread: Current Non-Genre Reading III
October 15th, 2012, 01:23 AM #46
A Son of the Circus by John Irving. I've just started it, but I love its sense of humor and the cross cultural references between Canada and India.
The Prisoner of Heaven was a bit od a dssapointment, well written but too short and unfocused.
October 26th, 2012, 08:12 AM #47
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I read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn last week and just started Dark Places. A friend gave me a great recommendation for Gone Girl, so I've decided to start at the begining and move my way towards that. Sharp Objects was very good and I really like where we're going with Dark Places so far.
October 26th, 2012, 06:28 PM #48
Finished Catch-22, and while enjoyable, even hilarious at times, I couldn't wait to be done. I think it would have been a million times better at just half the length.
October 27th, 2012, 02:49 PM #49
Elizabeth Street by Laurie Fabiano -- Italian immigrants in NYC in the early 1900's. It feels more lived than researched -- good job!
Recently finished Isaac's Army by Matthew Brzezinski, an account of the Warsaw Uprising. Was interested enough to purchase a couple of DVD's, one documentary (very good) and another, Uprising, which is disappointing as a movie but worth it for the interviews with some of the people involved in the actual event, including three survivors from the book.
November 30th, 2012, 03:48 PM #50
Read the latest spy thriller by Daniel Silva, The Fallen Angel - he's always a reliable author to tell a good story surrounding the main character, Gabriel Allon. This one's about global high-end art theft and is set in the Vatican, Austria and Israel.
I think though it's getting to the stage where all his books are blending in and are too similar to previous ones - maybe he should try to do something different. Otherwise a good book.
December 6th, 2012, 01:21 PM #51
Reading Vince Flynn's Pursuit of Honor (Mitch Rapp book) and actually really enjoying it. I usually have a hard time with anything that doesn't involve magic or at least humor in some way, but this has me somewhat taken, which is highly surprising. Rapp is kind of like Jack Bauer so that definitely helps.
December 9th, 2012, 08:05 AM #52
Finally finished Saturday by Ian McEwan - 'finally' becasue i started a couple of years ago, for unknown reasons did not finish it and just discovered this fact. Quickly remedied, because it is a compact book, covering essentially one day in the life of neurosurgeon Henry Perowne. Very well written, thought provoking (especially regarding how we, seemingly civilised people, interact with each other - and what drives us to do what we do). Well composed, beautiful sentences and very insightful. Very much enjoyed it.
Cheers, Sfinx.
December 19th, 2012, 09:28 AM #53
Just finished Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. It told the story of Henry the VIII's attempt at divorcing Catherine of Aragorn so he could then marry Anne Boleyn. It's told from the pov of Thomas Cromwell, an up and coming advisor to the king. The writing style takes a bit of getting used to, but I didn't have any issues after the first few pages. I knew little of this time period, so it was quite a learning experience. If you enjoy court intrigue, this is a must-read. Highly recommended.
December 24th, 2012, 08:48 AM #54
Taking a quick break from The Wise Man's Fear to read an early X-mas present - The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt a western of all things. I am only about 70 pgs in but it is filled with real wit, humour and smarts. Great crisp writing and a very appealing protagonist. Its good stuff.
December 28th, 2012, 03:53 PM #55
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The Crime at Black Dudley & Mystery Mile by Margery Allingham
These are the first of Allingham's novels with Albert Campion. In the first, he's a secondary character, but his appeal led her American publishers to push her for more and so he became the main character in later novels. Like so many English mysteries written in the 1920s and 1930s, these are written as though they are light-hearted romps yet feature not-so-light-hearted crimes. Allingham somehow manages to avoid ridiculousness while keeping the lightness of her tone, and portraying criminals who seem dangerous, and even producing some comic scenes that play off the villains' gravity.
I understand that this is a series in which the main character does grow older and become more mature, so I may read more of them in the future. These two were certainly entertaining enough.
Randy M.
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January 3rd, 2013, 11:19 AM #56
Finished The Sisters Brothers! What a great read - possibly the best of the year. Amazing writing and one hell of a story.
January 18th, 2013, 01:38 PM #57
A Possible Life by Sebastian Faulks, who wrote the hugely popular Birdsong. This is a collection of five loosely-connected novellas describing of the lives of five disparate people and how small and large choices affected their lives.
San Miguel by T.C. Boyle. Two families, one in the 1880's and one in the 1930's, make a life on a small island off the coast of California. There's no plot, so readers looking for a beginning-middle-end kind of story might be disappointed. I'm happy just living with people, experiencing other lives.
Star of the Sea and Redemption Falls by Joseph O'Connor. These two books will form a trilogy -- the third book isn't written yet. Star of the Sea is set on a ship in 1847, traveling from Ireland to America. The story is "written" by a passenger, includes letters, journal entries, news articles, and has several different points of view. Each chapter is a day in the 26-day journey, with flashbacks showing how the characters ended up on the ship. The focus is the Famine, and if you're averse to sordid and depressing details, you won't like this book.
I've read and enjoyed O'Connor's other novel, Ghost Light, his take on an affair of a woman and an Irish playwright, based on real people.
This guy can write.
January 24th, 2013, 01:33 AM #58
January 31st, 2013, 06:19 PM #59
Recently read Ben Goldacre's new book Bad Pharma. Not as interesting as his previous Bad Science but still a massive eye opener.
January 31st, 2013, 11:47 PM #60
read Life of Pi in anticipation of going to the movies. Loved it, much easier to read than expected (I have a strange reticence in picking Booker Prize winners, thinking they would be tormened, overwritten, slow paced, etc) . Martel is quite the storyteller, and I always liked survival at sea adventures. Plus, I'm with Pi Patel in many of his views on religion and zoo keeping.
Also finisged an excellent crime story set in Argentina : The Secret In Their Eyes by Eduardo Sacherri.
I'm reading now another little book that lost no time in winning me over : I Served The King of England by Bohumir Hrabal. Think Antoine Doisnel from Les Quatrecent Coups meets Fielding's Tom Jones, all set in classy hotels and restaurants in the Chech Republic.


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Sorry I am on vacation! I still brought my toys. Here is a photo that I made for the STTF Contest. The title is called, Inquisitor vs. Luke. WHO WILL WIN? Inquisitor or Luke?
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Clippers steam past Spaulding
Friday, April 19, 2013
ROCHESTER — The supporting cast for Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse would likely have starring roles on many other teams.
"It's nice to see the freshmen and sophomores coming in and contributing too," Parker said. "Everyone is teaching each other and making each other better each practice and each game. We're lucky to have that. It may not show in a game, but everyone has a role on the team."
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Growing up up north
Stores were busy on the day George and Audrey Clunie arrived at their new home in the United States. But strangely, some services were closed that Friday, Nov. 24, 1950. There was a holiday atmosphere, even a parade.
"My gosh, the shoppers!" Audrey said to her husband of almost five years. "What's going on?"
The Clunies didn't realize it was the day after Thanksgiving. After all, in their native Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated in October.
Of course, Audrey said, back then the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving was nothing like today's "Black Friday," when stores are crowded with bargain hunters. But still, it was enough to surprise the couple that had just arrived from British Columbia.
Undoubtedly, they were still talking about it as they settled in Portland with their three daughters — a son would come along soon, the only U.S.-born member of the family. And they probably made note of the differences between Canada and the U.S. as they celebrated their fifth anniversary that Nov. 28.
Both born in 1917 in Shellbrook, a small rural community near the midpoint of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, George and Audrey Clunie have known each other all their lives.
They were in the same grade at the town's big brick schoolhouse, right across from George's home; she walked or rode a horse to classes. They were friendly as young adults, as well — he worked in the bank and she taught music lessons.
When he joined the Canadian Army to fight in World War II, she wrote letters to him on the tissue-thin paper standard for military mail. But she wrote to other soldiers, too; it was something the folks back home could do for the Canadian men serving alongside British and American troops in Europe.
After the war ended in 1945, she knew he had returned to Shellbrook but was hospitalized with a ruptured appendix. He blamed the affliction on the rich food served on the Queen Mary, which was converted to a troop ship and used for bringing the troops home. After living on war rations for six years, the meals were too much for his system, he said.
It was only after he left the hospital that September that George and Audrey had their first official date. But it didn't take long for them to decide to get married.
"I knew him pretty well," Audrey said, explaining how she was sure he was the one.
George, joking, countered: "She picked me because nobody else was around."
He was due to be transferred from Shellbrook to a bank in Alberta in December. So they wed on Nov. 28. "That was the quickest we could get married," she said.
The newlyweds drove to British Columbia for their honeymoon. They stayed at the Empress Hotel in Victoria and she photographed him on the steps of the Parliament building — both things they would repeat on their 50th anniversary in 1995.
The Clunies spent their first years of marriage in Lethbridge, Alberta, where he had a job with the bank. She worked there, as well, until their first daughter, Barbara, was born.
Another daughter, Carol, followed. Their third, Sandra, was born after they relocated to Prince George, far north of Vancouver in B.C., for another bank job.
The Clunies didn't like the climate in Prince George. Their sawdust-burning furnace didn't do much to ward off the bitter cold. "One winter there was enough," Audrey said.
The next summer, they took a vacation trip to Oregon. George put in his application at the U.S. Bank in downtown Portland. Not long after they returned to Prince George, the American bank called, offering him a position.
George worked as a clerk, then on the inspection staff in Portland. He was transferred to Eugene to manage a branch there. Their children — including son Paul, born in Portland — went to high school in Eugene. The Clunies were active in PTA, Girl and Boy Scouts, and other school and civic activities.
And, as with anywhere they lived, they were active in church. George was an elder, and both he and Audrey taught Sunday school. Later, when they lived in Yamhill County, she played the organ at the Willamina Lutheran Church for more than 20 years until a wrist injury forced her to stop.
From Eugene, the Clunies returned to Portland, where George retired from a 25-year career with U.S. Bank. But instead of taking up a hobby or traveling, the new retiree took a job managing the Lincoln Bank in Willamina. "I liked to work," he explained.
He fully retired in 1983, and he and Audrey moved to McMinnville. They spent winters in Arizona and summers in Oregon.
As they grew older, they decided to move to Hillside Manor, where they don't have to worry about taking care of a yard or house. Still, it was tough moving from a big home into a smaller space.
All in all, though, they said they feel extremely fortunate for the life they've had together. "We had a lot of good years after we retired," Audrey said. "Our family is all fine. We have each other."
She does miss cooking, though. "I loved to cook and bake, anything," she said.
She learned to cook at her mother's side.
They had no electricity when she was growing up, so her mother did all her cooking on a wood-burning stove. She was adept at keeping the oven the right temperature for canning or for baking cakes, bread and other items. Once in a while, Audrey said, controversy arose when someone else added an extra log to the fire — sending the temperature soaring.
For Thanksgiving, the second Monday each October, her mother cooked a turkey with dressing and made pies — apple, pumpkin, raisin and berry, using cranberries, blueberries and gooseberries that had been picked in season.
Years later, Audrey would continue that tradition with her own children, even though their U.S. neighbors weren't even thinking of Thanksgiving in October. "My kids got two Thanksgivings," she said.
As children, Audrey, George and other Shellbrook youngsters spent the holidays at home or with their grandparents who lived nearby. "Transportation was not great then," she said, recalling that what visiting they did was on foot or by horse.
They didn't really need to go anywhere to find fun. With snow on the ground all winter and ponds frozen over, there were plenty of places to go ice skating or to engage in hockey or curling.
During the long, dark evenings, they played indoor games — checkers, Flinch or various card games. Audrey recalled how much fun the family had playing games together. Today's kids, who play individual games on computers, are missing out, she said.
"We never worried about having something to do," said Audrey, a tomboy who had four brothers to play with.
All the kids had chores, too. She delivered milk from their dairy, riding her horse to customers' houses.
"I always remember the sun shining as I drove the horse and cutter through the snow," Audrey said. She also recalls going for family rides in a wagon with sledges, like wide skis. She and the others would sit in the box, toasty warm under blankets, as their dad drove the horses.
She still misses the snow. "I don't like the rain too much," she said.
At Christmastime, her family would cut down a tree from their farm. They decorated it with real candles, thick ones that dripped wax onto the branches. The tree would stay up until Twelfth Night, she said.
They always hung up Christmas stockings, too. They would find them filled with special treats, such as oranges and apples.
Christmas was a religious holiday for Audrey's family and most other Shellbrook residents. But the children looked forward to presents, too — her mother, a dressmaker, usually made clothing for Audrey and her brothers.
As the only girl in the family, Audrey might receive dolls or doll clothes, too. "I was not too crazy about them. I'd rather have my brothers' toys," she said.
Christmas dinner always included turkey, lutefisk and lefse, nods to her parents' Scandanavian background. And there were Christmas cakes, "real fruitcake, really good," Audrey said.
She liked her mother's fruitcake so well, in fact, that she chose it as the cake for her Nov. 28 wedding. Relatives and close friends also gathered for a turkey dinner and homemade ice cream after the church ceremony.
Audrey and George spent their first Christmas together with friends in Lethridge. They were new in town, of course, and knew no one except their coworkers at the bank.
By their second Christmas together, they were parents. Their first daughter was born on Nov. 25, and Audrey was still in the hospital on their first anniversary. She and the baby were home in plenty of time for Christmas, of course, and her parents joined them for a double celebration of the holiday and the new child.
Today, the Clunies have 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, in addition to their four kids. The family usually has a reunion in July, coinciding with George's birthday.
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Arizona man finds gun inside used golf bag
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man who bought a used golf bag discovered his purchase was packing more than just a set of clubs. Full Story
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LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A national movement that counts on painters, dancers and musicians to help revitalize downtowns is coming to this Colorado city as the first residents prepare to move into new low-income apartments built for artists and their families. Full Story
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Alvaro Vargas Llosa on WLRNs Tropical Currents show
Recorded: Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa, author of Global Crossings, appeared on WLRN radios Tropical Currents show, hosted by Joseph Cooper and Bonnie Berman in Miami, Florida. The author talks about how America has gone from a nation of immigrants, to become skeptical, even critical of receiving others on our shores and borders.
Experts: Alvaro Vargas LlosaType: RadioIssues: Culture/ Society, Latin America, Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy
Full Video of The Independent Institutes 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty
Recorded: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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Full Video of The Independent Institutes 2011 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty held November 15, 2011.
Part 1: Introductory Remarks and Tribute to Robert Higgs
Part 2: Tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa
Part 3: History of The Independent Institute and Fund for the Future
Part 4: Tribute to Lech Walesa
Part 5: Special Tributes, Sponsors, and Credits
Experts: Leszek Balcerowicz, Price V. Fishback, Robert Higgs, Ron Paul, Jorge Quiroga, David J. Theroux, Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Mario Vargas Llosa, Lech Wałęsa, Yuri Yarim-AgaevType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Defense and Foreign Policy, Democracy, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Government Power, History (International), History (U.S), Latin America, Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privatization, Property Rights, Terrorism and National Crises
David Theroux on ABC7 on Selling Government Land to Reduce California Deficit
Recorded: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
David Theroux proposes that California sell government land to reduce the states budget crisis in an ABC 7 MoneyScope report.
Experts: David J. TherouxType: TelevisionIssues: Fiscal Policy/Debt, Land Use
The Secret to Making Poor Nations Rich
Recorded: Thursday, February 21, 2008
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For decades, efforts to end world poverty have focused on redistributing wealth, rather than creating it. This approach, however, has done little to foster long-term economic progress in Africa.
Experts: George B. N. Ayittey, Benjamin W. Powell, Alvaro Vargas LlosaType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Economic History and Development (International), Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, History (International), Latin America, Nationalism, Property Rights, Regulation and Deregulation, Taxes, Trade
Liberty for Latin America: How to Undo 500 Years of State Oppression
Recorded: Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Alvaro Vargas Llosa, author of "Liberty for Latin America:
How to Undo Five Hundred Years of State Oppression."
Experts: Alvaro Vargas LlosaType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Government Power, History (International), Latin America, Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy
David Theroux on KTVU2 on Government Taxes and Spending
Recorded: Friday, April 15, 2005
David Theroux discusses the breakdown of U.S. government tax spending and reducing the burden placed on taxpayers in a KTVU Channel 2 report.
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this? Not quite what I had in mind; I'd rather my processes didn't start killing each other...
The giant icons are actually not that easy to hit with a cursor (probably easier than small icons but, b/c of their size, they give the mistaken impression of being easy to hit while not having the advantage of an infinite edge to rest against). That aside, searching for icons in that way is not very fast (when they add paging that will help a bit, but still doesn't fix the essential problem). Spatial memory is only good for a relatively small number of frequently used items. It simply doesn't work well when you have many, many things installed. So, ignoring typing, you need a way to quickly filter the items down to a smaller number. Traditionally we've used categories to do this but the GS designers are planning on getting rid of those in 3.8 (last I heard). Considering the way categories have been exposed (way off to the right with a list that is fairly difficult to interact with and parse) I can understand why they want a change but getting rid of them all together is going to make the problem worse.
The hot corner needs to go away. I really like using it. I LOVE using it. It's one of the best things GS has done (aside from incorporating some web tech), but it simply doesn't work with multimonitor setups, especially when you consider eyefinity type setups. Also, xcapture isn't a solution. It's a bandaid on a gangrenous apendage.
The virtual desktops need to go away. I never use them. My GF (a UX person) started out using them and gradually stopped doing so. She tells me they didn't offer task isolation b/c she uses maximized windows (she mostly uses her 12.5" laptop). When she uses multimonitors she would put multiple items on one screen but on her main screen she works with a maximized window. When she changes windows she uses alt-tab which will ignore workspaces and show you all your applications. So, in short, if you use maximized windows, which seems to be the suggested usage for GS, the virtual desktops aren't very useful. As I've said in the past, a better model to use is ad hoc window groupings (Panorama) that you can name. It is a really natural way to interact with windows and has a low cognitive barrier AND allows you to see what is where easily in overview (alt-tab would be as efficient as ever). Additionally, these tasks need to be persistent. That is, if you shut down the computer with them running you can expect them to open up again in their task groups when you log back in. That is something that you can do, with some effort, in various other DEs, and it is a good idea. Things that you do often need to be as easy to do as possible, and applying no effort towards a task IS as easy as it gets.
Frankly, there is so much more, but this is enough for now.
I understand your points, but most desktop environments have offered that already. Take KDE as an example.
Alt-F2 (KRunner) does that in KDE by default. Alt-F2 is the shortcut from the 90s which stuck around, but you can easily reassign it.That's just to address the one concern you gave. I'll list a few others. On Unity in particular, you've got global search at your disposal, so one keypress or click and you can immediately find and launch anything by name with just the enter key.
KWin does that. I think it's not bound to a corner by default, but Ctrl-F10 does it. Ctrl-F8 does the same, but additionally shows all desktops in a grid. You can also start typing the app name, and it will automatically filter the window previews for you.That's infinitely better than digging through Gnome 2's app menu, let alone browsing for a particular file. Gnome Shell offers a similar feature. In Gnome Shell (and Unity as I have it configured) there is a hot corner (and keyboard shortcut) that immediately exposes all windows in a fashion where you can continue on and click the one you want immediately.
KDE has that too.As far as I'm concerned the only real regression is the loss of the Compiz Cube
KDE has that too.but I'll take Unity and Gnome Shell's extremely up to date visual styles over that any day.
What bothers me about Unity is that it's hard to figure out how to do things. The first thing I do when running a recent Ubuntu is open a few terminals, so I don't have to touch Unity It's not the new functionality that bothers people about Unity and Gnome Shell (KDE has had all that functionality for years), but the fact that features have gone missing in an effort to reeducate you about how you shall use your computer and punish you for disobedience. That's annoying.
But then again, different strokes for different folks. As long as KDE continues to offer me a full-featured desktop, I don't mind it if other desktops try different things. For the record, my KDE desktop resembles NeXT. One panel on the left with a Wharf-style taskbar and some common shortcuts, 4 desktops, Alt-tab for switching and Krunner+command name for starting stuff. No icons on desktops, very few effects which I use sparingly. Pretty bare-bones, and takes about 5 minutes to set up. I can't set up Unity to do that, so it's no good for me.
If you don't like them, don't use them. They are brilliant and keep your fingers away from them.
The cool thing about virtual desktops is that they leverage your spatial memory in a way ad-hoc groupings don't. This I find useful, I have a clear map of where things are on which desktop and it makes finding things easier. There is nothing worse than 20 overlapping windows and then trying to sift through them to find what you're looking for.
However, for the sake of argument, let me expand a bit on my previous idea. These groupings of windows would be running, essentially, virtual desktops invisibly. To get make them visible should only require a tiny bit of UI code.
To your specific example, I don't know why you'd have a task that requires 20 windows. However, for the sake of understanding, you'd still have those 20 windows to sift through on your virtual desktops.
If your issue is the alt-tab presentation, there are a few extensions that provide different ways of presenting the windows (some limit what is shown on a desktop basis).
The fullscreen thing is, IMHO, a result of small screen/low resolutions and bad window managers, and not necessarily due to "consumer trend(s)".
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John Loydd Ericson, Jr.
Born June 31, 1990, 15-year Big Pine resident John Loydd Ericson, Jr., ŌĆ£John-John,ŌĆØ passed away Jan. 31, 2013 in Bishop.
John-John will be deeply missed by all who knew him. He was a devoted and extremely loving father to his son Noah, whom was the light of his life. He lived an active life, loving the outdoors: fishing, hiking and all sports. He gave nothing less than 110 percent in all that he did, and was always there to lend a helping hand whenever needed.
John loved his Nissan, you could hear him coming down the road, knowing it was him by the sound of his exhaust as he cruised by. He is now reunited with his beloved father John and one of his favorite uncles ŌĆ£J.R.ŌĆØ We will always love and miss you, have a safe journey home. Until we meet again, may you forever rest in paradise.
John is survived by his mother, Roxanne Spratt; son, Noah John Ericson; siblings, Shirley Spratt, Clover Ericson, Jessica Ericson-Hunter, and Johnny Madina; three nephews and three nieces, numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. today, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 at the Alan Spoonhunter Memorial Gym in Big Pine with Pastor Jan Baron officiating. Interment will follow at the Woodman Cemetery.


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missed the playoffs... don't have the 7 8 or 9th pick
don't win the lottery!
missed the playoffs... don't have the 7 8 or 9th pick
don't win the lottery!
blehhh what a collapse. Oh well I got a feeling next year will be my time after I upgrade RJ and sign a SG with my 20 mil
Do winning streaks include playoff victories?
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Went 5-3 this sim including beating the Knicks (delivering a knockout blow), Lakers and an undermanned Hornets in this sim. Somehow lost to the Magic.
Won 7 more games than last season. Hopefully Manu steps up, Wally Z, Etan, and Drew Gooden improve, plus get another solid player in the draft. I'm gonna miss the sims this season
Emeka Okafor - Joe Smith - Carmelo Anthony - Manu Ginobili - Jason Williams
Al Jefferson - James Posey - Aaron McKie - Shaun Livingston
This sim also provided me with wins over the Lakers and Spurs for the first time since the 2000-2001 season.
4-3... Made the playoffs in the 6th seed... Lost Antonio DAvis with Patella Tendonitis... BLAH
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Dang, T-Wolves, Sonics, and Cavs are in a 3 way tie for the 7th pick. Wonder who'll get it come lotto time?
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SG: Andre Iguodala, Mickael Pietrus
SF: Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Boris Diaw
PF: Charlie Villanueva, Ian Mahinimi, Amir Johnson
C: Eddy Curry, Mamadou Ndiaye, Adam Parada
Make it Rain and Trell owe me for delivering a knockout blow to the Knicks.
I'm gonna miss simming with my team. We didn't fare to well towards the end, but its a young team who should get better. I hope Etan Thomas wins most improved player. Manu made all rookie team.
finished 5th seed... I'll take it
I don't know what it's going to take for Vince to beat out Ray Allen in the All-NBA rankings though :'(
Hallelujah, we held on. I really didn't want to miss out on the playoffs.
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Well didn't win too many games but kept my playoff spot....and now I face the Clippers who beat me like every game this season.............
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finally caught up to the wizards even though it didnt matter.. gonna be a good fight with them in the first round
Really bad place to be for my team. Too bad for the playoffs. Too good for the lottery. I could easily have yanked my best players towards the end but I didn't. Now I'm going to get screwed because of it.
Guys like PJ Brown and Cliff Robinson have no business being on your team. You should be playing young at this point. A 37 year old really isn't needed at this point sir. you've got a good core though.
I guess that makes sense, but I keep hearing "put your best lineup out there." So that's why I did it.
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Intel's Quadcore Kentsfield has finally been launched! Like Smithfield, the Kentsfield is essentially two Conroe's slapped together. However, the level of performance is certainly nice. Phoronix hopes to deliver some Intel Core 2 Quad results soon. In the mean time, here is a Windows article -- http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q4...0/index.x?pg=1
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I'd be glad to throw Cinelerra into the mix but does it have a benchmarking script or ability? Last time I used it I don't recall seeing such an option.
I looked around a while this morning. I wasn't able to find any video rendering benchmarking sets with Cinelerra. It would be great if there is, but I haven't found any scripts or anything yet.
If a way is figured out by early this coming week, I can probably include the benchmarks in an upcoming article (coming out on November 14; you can guess what ) otherwise I'll post the Cinelerra results in the forums.
I'll try to see if I can save a scene that needs to be rendered, and email it to you as an attachment? Then you could render on both systems. It doesn't seem important what the scene or effects are, as long as it is saved and then rendered on both systems.
I haven't used the most recent version of Cinelerra since our boxes are OLD 32bit procs. I'll have to check to see if I can save using 32bit version and have you render using the 64bit version of Cinelerra.
Or maybe, I can find a friend with a 64bit proc I could borrow for a long night....
I haven't used Cinelerra a lot lately, does it then show the time it took to render the scene? As there would need to be some accurate standard for comparison.
If the file is greater than a few MB, if you could use www.yousendit.com or something that would be great. Michael [at] phoronix.com
We usually do LAME compilation benchmarks though that is usually quick... For this upcoming piece we may do kernel or GNOME desktop compilation timing....
only -j5? Heh, that's a little weak for what we have in store
Well if its as fast as it sounds, this thing should fly, and yeah a compiling benchmark would be pretty good, can't get much more cpu intensive than that. That would show some good results I bet, i'd compare the Quad QX6700 to a E6700 conroe and see just how much more you will gain. I bet it would probably be around 1.5x faster. If its exactly 2x faster though then thats a good deal hehe.


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Sunday, March 17, 2013
We've had a few days of spring-like weather and I'm champing at the bit, ready to start gardening as soon as the snow disappears. There's not too much we can do as yet. One thing I've been doing recently is trying to get rid of invasive trees, specifically the common buckthorn. That's a long process, so it's a good thing to work on now, before planting season.
If you girdle the tree this year, it will leaf out and act as if nothing bad had occurred. Next year, it will leaf out, but may start to show signs of decline. In the third year, the tree will die. And best of all, no root sprouts will pop up. (Or they didn't for me, anyhow, when I tried it a few years ago).
One problem: common buckthorn's growth habit is to start off as a single trunk, and then immediately split off into 6-12 smaller trunks. Since I couldn't double girdle the tree down low, I had to do so on each of the many upward-growing shoots. And another thing: buckthorns commonly have depressions or dimples in their stems. So when cutting through the bark, it is easy to miss a section because your saw can go over a dimple and leave the job incomplete.
Norway maples (Acer platanoides) are on the list of invasive species in most New England states, and also need to be weeded out. They are on the list because they can out-compete our native maples (and other trees) for water, sunlight and nutrients, and because they seed into the woods whenever present. I have not tried the double girdling technique on them because I have none on my property. But if you have some, I suggest you try it – and then please email me in 3 years if the technique works.
Other trees and shrubs that can be invasive include bush honeysuckle, tree of heaven, barberry , Russian olive, autumn olive, burning bush, border privet, princess tree (Powlownia tomentosa), and multiflora rose. Most share these characteristics: they are tough trees, produce lots of seeds, and will out-compete native species – they have been introduced from abroad.
I have written in the past about a nifty tool for pulling young woody invasives, the weed wrench (www.weedwrench.com). This is a very sturdy hand tool that allows you to grab onto a tree or shrub with a self-tightening jaw, and pull them out with the leverage of a steel arm. They come in four sizes and are a good investment for garden clubs. Of course you will have to wait until the soil thaws to start pulling out culprits. Meanwhile, go try some double-girdling.


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4-star eco-friendly hotel with 3 restaurants in Slough (Langley Marish)
This eco-friendly hotel is located in Slough (Langley Marish), near the airport, St. Laurence Church, Windsor Guildhall, and Windsor Castle. Local attractions also include Frogmore House and Eton College.
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In addition to 3 restaurants, Marriott Heathrow Windsor features outdoor tennis courts. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/café.
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LCD televisions include premium satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature beds with pillowtop mattresses, wireless Internet access (surcharge), and air conditioning.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to an indoor pool, Marriott Heathrow Windsor provides outdoor tennis courts, a health club, and a sauna. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 4-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center. 20 meeting rooms are available. This eco-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and concierge services. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times is offered to guests. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Marriott Heathrow Windsor has designated areas for smoking.
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 382
- Express check-out
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 5
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- Number of meeting rooms - 20
- Number of restaurants - 3
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Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( 15 GBP per day )
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Brasserie Centrale - This brasserie specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Pizza da Marco - This restaurant specializes in pizza and serves dinner only.
Chats Cafe Bar - This café specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
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Outdoor tennis courts and a health club are featured at the hotel. In addition to an indoor pool, other recreational amenities include a sauna.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or health club without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
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- Breakfast fee: GBP 16.95 for adults and GBP 8.50 for children (approximately)
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- Airport shuttle fee: GBP 4.50 per person (one way)
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Friday, June 04, 2010
Hello London!
41 comments:
Hi Carol....ReplyDelete
I'm REALLY enjoying your London shots and I'm glad you actually made it out of Paris on one of you trips! YAY... I made it over the pond for the first time this April.... I can't believe I waited so long... I LOVED London.. Did you make it to the Borough Market? That was my FAV! I know it's hard to see it all in just a day... I hope you make it back over again...
Take care,
Leesa in a VERY SUNNY Antony....
Oh loved these photo's, makes me want to go.ReplyDelete
Wow...I enjoyed this journey with you!ReplyDelete
What wondwerful pics!! Loved the green, the people and the places!! And the pink!!Have a nice weekend!!xxReplyDelete
The pictures are amazing! I feltReplyDelete
like I was there also! Thanks
for sharing. If you see the store
Cabbage & Roses, peek inside for
me! Enjoy the journey!
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Ooooh, London! Great photos, Carol. I will enjoy this London jaunt of yours. Have a great time. Bonne Chance!ReplyDelete
Hello Carol, I am probably late to the party in applauding your new header...it is great. And YEA!!! you are in London! I may have toured familystyle London last Aug. with our brood, but now you will show me the artful, chic, possibly quirky London....and thank you for that. Enjoy, enjoy.ReplyDelete
I have always loved London and wished it wasn't so expensive ~ I would be tempted to make it part of each trip if it were more affordable!ReplyDelete
Ah the picture of the pub did it for me. Thank goodness the bar at the Farmers' Market on 3rd and Fairfax here in Los Angeles serves London Pride. At least I can pretend I'm in London.ReplyDelete
I hope you have a wonderful time. How 'bout pix of Hyde Park since the weather looks so lovely there? ;-)
I love the pink door and candle in the teacup. England is cuter than I thought...ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I'm longing for England during these rainy days. Funny, I haven't been yet!!! But longing I am. Enjoy your stay and I look forward to more LOVELY and WONDERFUL photographs!ReplyDelete
Happy Weekend,
The teacup IS a candle, and a home-made one at that in a funky tea shop window. I loved the shape of the cup...ReplyDelete
I've seen SO many cups since last night by hanging out in the china departments at Liberty's and Harrods. I am combing the city for pretty cups and I came to the right place!
My internet connection is fragile here, so pls. understand if I don't respond to your email.
Also I'm pretty beat end of day.
I need a SPA so bad!
- Anonymous10:28 PM
I like your blog !!ReplyDelete
do not miss my goods , they are very beautiful !!
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Leesa said that beautiful tea-cup looked like pink pudding - well I say let's have a new colour puddin- pink!! My new word for the week is salubrious and when I saw your photo in Chelsea I thought now "that's a very salubrious area" to be sure.ReplyDelete
It's veddy green here...in fact terribly green indeed!
Talley Ho!
I love this post and love London as well! Cheers!ReplyDelete
Oh my god! It's london breakfasts now! :)ReplyDelete
Nice to see your blog always beautiful. London, Paris, wonderful cities!
See you soon and sorry for my english!
L'autre jour j'ai découvert votre blog, més félicitations, tous vos déssins sont superbes, il sont vraiment beaux!!! J'adore les images et les articles que vous aver, je vais vous visiter très souvent, je vous invite à visiter mon blog même si c'est très diférent.J'adore le rose, paris, Londres, les macarons, les éclaires..... Bisous. EstherReplyDelete
Oh, how I love Rococo's truffles! I hope you're having a wonderful weekend in London - can't wait to see and hear more!ReplyDelete
Spotted in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Ecosse, Macaroons!! Didn't indulge as a week from Monday I will taste le vrai Gerard Mulot macaroon.ReplyDelete
Quelle restraint you ustilized t.Sutton!ReplyDelete
Truly amazing! ! !
I too refuse to eat a non-French macaron.
I am a macaron virgin you could say...sort of...
- Christine in Anglet4:23 PM
J'adore la photo de la porte rose du dentiste !ReplyDelete
25 years ago, we were in London with Harold and Lexhann (babies), and we saw in a ravissante place each door with a different color, and each Bentley in front was matching the same color of the door. HÉLAS ! We dont take a photo !! Have you sean that?
Perhaps, there is no more Bentley now, with the CRISE ????
Your photos are absolutely gorgeous. Like someone else said though, wish England wasn't so expensive (and I'm British and hardly ever buy much when I get back to the UK on vacation).ReplyDelete
Love your Etsy business too - I used to sell on Etsy and still browse there often.
London is one of the many beautiful places to visit. Your photos reflects all the beauty that London has to offer. great post!ReplyDelete