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Summer market
Surf City is home to a new art and farmers market.
The Surf City Summer Market is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Tuesday through Labor Day. Vendors will offering art, jewelry, handmade items, produce and more at the Nelva R. Albury Park on North New River Drive, across the street from the Trailer Bar.
Summer camps
ArtExposure has weekly summer art camps planned for ages 7 to 11. The four-day classes run from 10 a.m. to noon each day and cost $98 for each weekly session.
Classes include: June 24-27, painting; July 8-11, print making; July 15-18, collage; July 22-25, sculpture; and July 29-Aug. 1, crafts.
ArtExposure is located at 22527 Highway 17 in Hampstead. For more information or to register, call 910-330-4077 or visit artexposure50.com.
Mama Won't Fly
Sneads Ferry Community Theatre presents Mama Won't Fly, Jones, Hope and Wooten's race-against-the-clock comedy. The clock begins when Savannah agrees to get her feisty mother from Alabama to California in time for her brother's wedding. Savannah's problem: Mama won't fly. With only four days to make it to the ceremony, this determined daughter has no choice but to drive cross-country when the bubbly, over-eager bride-to-be arrives unannounced.
Show dates are June 6 through 8 and 13 through 15. Fridays and Saturdays the curtain is at 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees are 3 p.m. Active-duty get in free with ID on June 5. Wine and cheese receptions will be held June 6 and 13 at 7:15 p.m. Father's Day weekend special includes a local business coupon book free with paid admission.
Tickets are $10 adults; $5 students with ID. All tickets are sold day-of at the theater, located inside the Sneads Ferry Community Center at 126 Park Lane. Reservations for parties of 10 or more can be made by calling 910-327-2798.
For more information, visit sneadsferrycommunitytheatre.com.
5k fundraiser
The Eastern North Carolina Hospital Corpsman Ball Committee will host a 5K run on North Topsail Beach May 31 at 8:30 a.m.
Runners are advised to arrive 1 hour early due to limited parking.
The race site is at North Topsail Beach Park, 465 New River Inlet Road. For information or to register, visit active.com and search Hospital Corpsman Birthday 5K.
Bible study
There will be a non-denominational bible study and prayer meeting on June 24 at 232 Everett Drive (in Chadwick Shores) at 7 p.m. Speaker will be David Stahl an international Bible teacher, multi-book author and founder of Beholding His Glory Ministries. Pastor Dave will continue: Wilderness Truths for Modern Times. Snacks, cake, and coffee provided. RSVP by June 17 by calling 910-741-0489 or emailing email@example.com. For more information, visit beholdinghisglory.com.
Gospel sing
Chapel by the Bay, an interdenominatinal fellowship in Surf City, has a series of gospel sings planned throughout the summer. Upcoming performances, which take place on Saturdays at 7 p.m., include:
May 31: The Collison's of Jacksonville
June 7: The Harmony Boys of Mount Olive
June 14: Four In Christ of New Bern
June 21: King's Grace of Jacksonville
June 28: Steadfast Quartet of Windsor
July 5: The Carroll's of Roanoke Rapids
July 12: The Crusaders of Erwin
The church will also host vacation bible school from 5 to 8 p.m. July 6 through 9. The theme is "The Western Adventure."
The church is located at 216 Michigan Ave. in Surf City. For more information, call 910-328-6252 or visit chapelbythebay.com.
Diabetes self-management
The Diabetes Self-Management Program at the Pender County Health Department is back up and running. The program provides a one-on-one educational session with a trained diabetes nurse, an interactive class and a follow-up meeting to monitor progress.
Elisabeth Weaver, RN is available to receive referrals from primary care providers. Classes are held on the last Wednesday of each month, and include information on how and when to check your blood sugars, understanding how medication works, as well as what foods you can eat and how to count carbohydrates and read food labels. Participants will learn about what makes their blood sugars go up and down, the signs and symptoms of high and low blood sugar, the acute and chronic complications of diabetes, exercise, foot care and sick day rules. The classes are accredited by the American Diabetes Association and cover all recommended components.
For more information, contact Weaver at 910-259-1371.
Rose Society
Witherspoon Rose Culture representative David Strickland will be the guest speaker at the June meeting of the Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society. He will speak on "Everything Roses" and answer attendee's questions on growing roses in the coastal area. The meeting will be held June 14 at 9:30 a.m. at the New Hanover County Arboretum, located at 6206 Oleander Drive in Wilmington. For more information, contact Carol Noble at 910-259-5845 or visit wcfrs.blogspot.com or the group's Facebook page.
Propagation class
The Pender County Master Gardener Association is offering a plant propagation class June 5 in the conference room of the Hampstead library. The class is scheduled from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and will be led by master gardeners Sandra Brown and Steve Bundy.
Several forms of plant propagation will be discussed including rooting, layering and plant division. The most effective form of propagation for various plants will be included. This will be an interactive class in which attendees will have the opportunity to propagate several types of plants, which they will take home at the end of the class. Class size is limited to 20 attendees and a registration fee of $5 will be required to cover the cost of materials. It is recommended that participants wear gloves.
For more information or to register, Carol Noble at 910-620-3568.
Pancake breakfast
Boy Scout Troop 235 will host a blueberry pancake breakfast on June 7 at Hampstead United Methodist Church. Breakfast will be served from 7 to 11 a.m. and includes three blueberry pancakes, two link sausages, OJ/coffee. Cost is $5 per person and helps send local Scouts to summer camp. To purchase tickets in advance, contact Jeff or Nathan Trout at 910-270-9547.
Summer camps
Surf City Parks & Recreation has more than 40 summer camps available for summer.
Summer Fun Camps are for children ages 6-9 and cost $125. Starting June 10 they include: "Wild Wild, West," "The Art of Broadway," "Superhero Academy," "We Dig Dinosaurs," "Wet & Wild," Gizmos, Gadgets & Whirligigs," "Pirates & Mermaids," "CSI," and "Eco-Explorers."
A total of 22 sports camps so far, bring a wide variety of offerings, from Hammerheads Soccer (June 16) to fishing, basketball, volleyball, tennis and even gun safety. For the second year water-sports based camps are on tap including four entirely devoted to surfing. Prices vary according to the program offered and equipment necessary. Ages range from 6 to 14 depending on the camp.
Through community partners another 10 activity camps are offered, including Kitchen Time, dance, tumbling and Lego.
All camps have roster limits and many are expected to quickly fill. Parents may both register and pay online using major credit cards or a pay-by-check option at townofsurfcity.com. For more information, call 910-328-4887 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. More information on sports camps can also be obtained by e-mailing email@example.com.
Cape Fear BBQ Festival
The 1st annual Cape Fear BBQ Festival will be held June 7 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and June 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Old River Farms, 8711 Old River Road in Burgaw. There will be a barbecue cook-off, an antique truck and tractor display, arts and crafts, commercial vendors, plants and flowers, a children's entertainment zone and lots of Southern barbecue. Entertainment includes the Imitations playing a variety of beach, soul and rock & roll; Nate Gordon performing bluegrass; and Greatly Blest singing Southern gospel music.
Gate entry fee is $5 per car, truck or buggy load.
For more information, visit capefearbbqfestival.com or call 910-795-0292 or 843-902-6532.
Beach Bash and Classic Car Show
Food and craft venders are sought for the upcoming Surf City Beach Bash and Classic Car Show, scheduled for May 31 at the Topsail Island Moose Lodge.
The Surf City Beach Bash Beach Music & Car Show Charity Festival will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the lodge
For more information, call 252-560-6983
Liberty Fest vendors
The Town of Holly Ridge is currently looking for vendors for its 4th of July Liberty Fest and Fireworks. This year's Liberty Fest areas of opportunities include food, arts and craft and retail vendors; music; face painting; balloon animals; children's activities; nonprofit booths; community group booths and pony rides. The town also welcomes ideas of activities and attractions for consideration.
Applications to be a vendor can be obtained at townofhollyridge.net or in person at the Town Hall located at 212 N. Dyson St.
For more information, call 910-329-7081.
Volunteers sought
The Sneads Ferry Community Council is seeking volunteers to assist with the 44th annual Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival, held Aug. 9 and 10.
For more information or to volunter, contact festival Chairman Jennifer Marshburn at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Horse shelter
Pender County Animal Shelter is seeking community support to build a facility to help the abused and mistreated horses of Pender County.
The initial cost for the Pender County Horse Shelter Project is $25,000, which will build the facility, purchase a trailer and start a medical fund for abused horses. One-hundred percent of donations directed to the horse shelter will go to the project.
Donations can be sent to Pender County Animal Shelter Horse Fund; 803 South Walker St.; Burgaw, NC 28425. Be sure to write "Horse Fund" in the memo line.
For information on the Pender County Animal Shelter Equine Facility or the animal shelter itself, visit pendercountync.gov or call 910-259-1484.
Blood pressure screening
Pender County Health Department offers free blood pressure screenings.
The screenings will be held at Topsail Senior Center on the third Tuesday of every month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and at Pender Adult Services on the fourth Thursday of every month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Pender County Health Department also offers free blood pressure checks Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call the Pender County Health Department at 910-259-1230.
Jazz festival
The Ocean City Jazz Festival will be held in North Topsail Beach on the July 4 weekend.
For more information, including the 2014 festival lineup, visit oceancityjazzfest.com or email email@example.com.
Faith Harbor UMC
Faith Harbor United Methodist Church is celebrating Pentecost in the Park on June 8 at 10 a.m. The community is invited to come listen to a brass jazz quartet, bring a picnic and enjoy fellowship. The event will be held at Soundside Park in Surf City.
Faith Harbor United Methodist Church hosts a beach service every Sunday at 8 a.m. at the Roland Avenue Crossover in Surf City. The service features music, communion and an uplifting message during thes oceanfront worship.
Faith Harbor United Methodist Church is located on the mainland side of the swing bridge in Surf City with services at 8 and 9:20 a.m. For more information, call 910-328-4422, visit faithharborumc.org or like them on Facebook.
VFW Post 9983
The Veterans of Foreign Wars is a non-profit service organization for men and women who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States in combat areas. VFW Post 9983 is located at 188 Hines Stump Sound Church Road, one mile north of Holly Ridge at the flags. The canteen is open from 3 to 8 p.m. daily with extended hours for special events. The hall is available for rental and catering is available, special consideration for nonprofits needing meeting space.
Qigong class for cancer survivors
Surf City Parks & Recreation is hosting a Qigong class for cancer survivors on Fridays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Avenue Beach Access off of South Shore Drive in Surf City. Qigong consists of slow flowing movements, coordinated with deep breathing and meditative focus to balance the flow, called Qi in Chinese, meaning "life energy leading to overall well-being."
Participants should wear loose-fitting clothing that encourage and allow movement. In case of inclement weather, Qigong will be moved to the Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Drive. The final class will be June 13. These is no charge for the classes, but participants are asked to sign up in advance at Surf City Community Center or contact SCP&R Wellness Coordinator Linda Carlsen at 910-328-4887 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
Lions Club
The Hampstead Lions Club meet regularly at the Topsail Presbyterian Church on U.S. 17 in Hampstead at noon every first and third Thursday of the month. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Come see what the Lions are all about and volunteer your time to help save the eyesight of others.
American Legion
Hampstead American Legion Post 167 meets the 2nd Monday of each month at the Topsail Senior Center next to Pender Pines. Veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard are invited to join them. For more information, visit ncalpost167.org.
Caregiver support group
Family members, friends and caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia are invited to a family caregiver support group on the second Thursday of each month.
Caregivers will have the opportunity to meet other people facing the same circumstances, discuss challenges and receive support.
For more information, contact Ann LaReau at 910-470-2378.
Surf City Community Center
Surf City Community Center is open Monday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Sunday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The current class schedule is available online at townofsurfcity.com
For more information, to register or inquire about teaching a new class, call 910-328-4887, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit townofsurfcity.com.
Animal adoptions
Pender County Animal Shelter Adoptions are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m.
The adoption fee for dogs is $60 and includes spay/neuter, rabies, distemper/parvo & kennel cough vaccines, deworming and 30-day flea/tick treatment. The $40 adoption fee for cats includes spay/neuter, rabies and FVRCP, deworming and 30-day flea/tick treatment. Microchips are $15 with a lifetime enrollment.
Pender Animal Shelter is located at 3280 New Savannah Road in Burgaw. Call 910-259-1484 for more information or directions.
Master's Touch Resale Store
Help support community outreach to those in need by shopping at Master's Touch Resale Store, an interdenominational resale store located at 1056 Highway 210, Unit 3, in Sneads Ferry. Items for sale include gently used and some new items. All proceeds support the ministry of helping others. The store is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations are accepted during regular hours.
Sneads Ferry Rotary Club
The Sneads Ferry Rotary Club meets Wednesdays at noon at Madison's Restaurant, located on N.C. 172 in Sneads Ferry.
The Dixon Elementary CHEW! (Children Healthy Eating on Weekends) Program assists children in the community by providing backpacks filled with child-friendly, easy to prepare meals throughout the weekend. CHEW! needs donations to stock and maintain a supply of non-perishable food items that will provide nutrition for approximately 40 students each weekend. For more information or to donate, contact Kim Nelson, school social worker, at 910-327-2392 or email@example.com
Mama J's Helping Hand
Mama J's helps people in need by providing them with food, clothing, household goods and baby items like diapers, wipes, formula and clothing. Mama J's also helps people who are struggling with everyday issues and welcomes them to come in and talk. Call Mama J's at 910-327-1302 for an updated list of specifics that are needed. Mama J's Helping Hand is located at 2205 Hwy. 172 in Sneads Ferry. For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Baby FAST
The Baby FAST program in Pender County — designed to strengthen family relationships; build connections with families, schools, churches and the community; improve babies' development and well-being; and reduce in-home stress — is seeking assistance. For more information and to help, contact Melanie Gatton at email@example.com or 910-777-8244.
Stump Sound No. 733 Masonic Lodge in Sneads Ferry meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month.
Members meet at 6:30 for a meal, and Lodge begins at 7:30 for qualified Masons.
The Lodge is located at 151 Charles Creek Road, Sneads Ferry. The mailing address is PO Box 543, Sneads Ferry, NC 28460.
For information, contact lodge secretary Bob McLaughlin at 910-938-0930.
Boy Scout Troop 937
Boy Scout Troop 937 in Sneads Ferry meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, located at Lakeside Drive and N.C. 172. For more information, contact Harvey Hoopes at 910-327-0069 or email@example.com.
New River Garden Club
The New River Garden Club is open for membership to all who would like to share their love of gardening, community services and conservation. Meetings are held at 9:30 a.m. on the fourth Thursday of every month September thru May. For more information, contact Becky Bunting at 815-674-2832.
Hampstead Marine Corps League
The Hampstead Detachment 1321 of Marine Corps League meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Topsail Senior Center located next to Pender Pines Nursery. New members, both Marines and FMF Navy corpsmen, are welcome.
Sneads Ferry Extension
The Sneads Ferry Extension and Community Association meets the third Thursday of the month from 1:15 to 3 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building on N.C. 172. Learn about various issues for the community and well-being, do some crafts, work the concession stand at Sneads Ferry Monday Night Bingo (the club's fundraiser for a scholarship to a deserving student at Dixon High). For more information, contact Ida MacNamara at 910-327-0718 or email@example.com.
Hampstead Women's Club
The Hampstead Women's Club is a nonprofit organization that donates thousands of dollars annually to area schools and other worthwhile organizations. This is made possible through the members who volunteer daily to process donated goods and sell them at the Hampstead Thrift Shop. General meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Hampstead Community Building, 14435 Highway 17. Membership applications are available at the Hampstead Thrift Shop.


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Obama: 'North Korea has failed again'
WASHINGTON (CNN) — WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday nuclear aggression from North Korea has further isolated the region and vowed to use all means to deter further provocations.
"If Pyongyang thought its recent threats would drive a wedge between South Korea and the United States or somehow garner the North international respect, today is further evidence that North Korea has failed again," Obama said during a joint press conference with the two leaders. "The United States and the Republic of Korea are as united as ever ... North Korea is more isolated than ever."
Obama said North Korea's manufactured crises will no long elicit concessions and committed to protecting the United States and its allies.
"The United States is fully prepared and capable of defending ourselves and our allies with the full range of capabilities available, including the deterrence provided by our conventional and nuclear forces," Obama said. "The commitment of the United States to the security of the Republic of Korea will never waver."
President Park, South Korea's first female president, said she will "by no means tolerate North Korea's threats and provocations, which have recently been escalating further."
She took office in February, shortly before North Korea conducted its most recent nuclear test, and has since taken a tough stance over perceived aggression from the North.
In an interview with CBS Monday, Geun-hye said even a small attack would warrant a military response.
"Yes, we will make them pay," she told CBS News.
And at Tuesday's press conference she said "North Korea will not be able to survive if it only clings to developing its nuclear weapons at the expense of its people's happiness."
However, both presidents left the door open to a shift from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. On Monday, North Korea withdrew two mobile ballistic missiles from a launch site in the eastern part of the country, according to a U.S. official, the latest hint of an easing in tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
"We remain open to the prospect of North Korea taking a peaceful path of denuclearization, abiding by international commitments, rejoining the international community," Obama said.
President Obama and President Park met in the Oval Office with Vice President Joe Biden earlier in the day and had lunch before the press conference.
During this week's trip, which coincides with the 60th anniversary of a defense treaty between the two countries, President Park visited Arlington cemetery, met with military veterans and is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress Wednesday.

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Despite Cambodia's proximity to Vietnam, it can be harder than you think to find delicious Vietnamese food in Phnom Penh. But never fear, it is out there! Many Cambodian snack foods are very similar to Vietnamese dishes, and you can find stands selling banh chao, the Cambodian version of bánh xèo, large fried pancakes filled … read the full post


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Cycling Games now available in Spanish
Fun cycle training for Spanish-speaking children. The Danish Cyclists' Federations succesful concept "Cycling Games" is now also available in a Spanish booklet.
Adaptive Streets – New Handbook
After an internship with Gehl Architects, two students from the University of Washington in the U.S. have produced a handbook on strategies for making better urban spaces for citizens of all ages based on their experiences with the Gehl approach and the Danish bicycle culture.
Focus on Cycling – New publication from the City of Copenhagen
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Oslo offers a fascinating combination of wilderness and city life. You can visit the small islands of the Oslo fjord and enjoy the musical delights and award-winning architecture of the Oslo opera house – all in one day. Beaches, as well as ski and trekking tracks almost in the centre of the city make you want to spend as much time outdoors as possible. But there is plenty to do indoors too: take time to visit the trendy cafes and boutiques at Grünerløkka, admire the picturesque wooden houses at Rodeløkka or visit one of the many museums.
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Beautiful Days is the West Country's foremost music festival, held at the end of August every year. Along with the top-class music acts, there is art, good food and a range of tea and coffee houses that appear across the Escot House site.
The large main stage and arena play host to the headline acts which included Hawkwind, The Pogues, The Wonder Stuff, The Saw Doctors, The Levellers, and in this panorama, Gong.
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights. In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states. Text by Steve Smith.


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Supercentenarian Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper appeared on CNN in 2009, before donating her body to science and yielding insights into her remarkable longevity.
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Supercentenarian Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper appeared on CNN in 2009, before donating her body to science and yielding insights into her remarkable longevity.
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Travel through the outer layers of a mouse brain thanks to array tomography and Stanford University's Stephen Smith.
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Cornell University biomedical engineer Lawrence Bonassar 3-D prints ears using "ink" that contains living cells.
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Profile subject Cédric Blanpain describes his work rooting out the role of stem cells in tumors.
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Has anyone tried substituting greek yogurt for sour cream? Not a big fan of the latter. I always use this substitution in eatingwell recipes and it tastes great, but just wondering if anyone had any feedback!
Sauteed Chicken Breasts with Creamy Chive Sauce
From EatingWell: December 2005/January 2006, The EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry Cookbook (2006)
Here's a sauce so delicious, it's missing only one thing: a little crunchy bread to dip in it. Make It a Meal: Serve with steamed asparagus or cauliflower, mashed potatoes or orzo pasta, and a glass of Vinho Verde.
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Tried this last night. Was so good I had to share it with Facebook!
Loved this recipe, tastes high calorie, would serve to guests! Relatively easy to prep and the sauce is drinkable! Used onions instead of shallots and was still great! Loved all the helpful reviews! Tastes like something I would eat out @ a restaurant!!!
i will make this again, but cut the shallots in half. it was delicious!
This recipe is fantastic for a chicken dinner, although with the dijon it could use some honey to smooth it out, after the honey was in, the sauce was perfect!


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21 August 2012
70 things in 2,669 days
(or, before I turn 49)
1. fill a room with balloons
2. swim in turquoise waters
3. shoot with the yashica
4. spend the night in a yurt
5. finish the patchwork wall
6. cross the canadian border
7. develop the box full of film
8. walk across seventy bridges
9. fly down seventy slides
10. label the backs of the polaroids
11. label the backs of the photobooth strips
12. own a pink ukelele
13. learn to rewire a lamp
14. take the train down to los angeles
15. run through clouds of color
16. wear the fellini dress
17. rifle through tables of junk at the largest fleamarket in the world
18. celebrate twenty years of marriage
19. stand at the top of the falls
20. spend the night in a trailer
21. bake a lemon meringue pie
22. visit that one mountain
23. decorate that old bike
24. send the thank you notes
25. finish the q&a book
26. learn more italian
28. make (and wear) a crown of daisies
29. write about the charm bracelets
30. plant the tulip bulbs
31. hang the souvenir plates
32. take ava and ezra to chicago
33. take ava and ezra to new york
34. archive the old family photographs
35. ride the east bank esplanade
36. rollerskate with friends
38. take one hundred dance classes
39. make one hundred paper flowers
40. visit the japanese baths
41. spend the night in the pink room
42. shoot polaroids in italy
43. throw a backyard color party
44. fill a book with collages
45. take a capoiera class
46. transform the basement
48. visit the world famous giant camera
49. ride a bicycle made for two
50. hit the rose bowl fleamarket
51. finish construction of the site
52. trace the sicilian family line
53. spend the night in a treehouse
54. perfect the lemonade recipe
55. ride the santa cruz sky candy
56. snorkel and shell in familiar waters
58. write one sentence everyday for a year
59. have a show here in portland
60. resurrect the hammock
61. revisit the underwater camera
62. visit paradise gardens
63. develop the secret workshop
64. finish the book of polaroid portraits
65. make a little zine
66. get a little ink
68. ride the rooftop ferris wheel
69. spend the night in a teepee
70. run willy nilly into the cold, cold ocean
(numbers 27, 37, 47, 57 and 67 have intentionally been left blank and with good reason-- eight years is a long time) (left room for the unexpected)
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this looks super!! I might try out #53 #42 and #7.ReplyDelete
#68 is awesome and terrifying and TOTALLY worth doing!ReplyDelete
a good life, yours.ReplyDelete
Love this idea. It's good to have some long term dreams to travel towards :)ReplyDelete
Some of those can be done today: do it :) xoxo!ReplyDelete
you are so adorable.ReplyDelete
thank you for this much needed permagrin.
Love this image...ReplyDelete
I see some that I could add to my list...:)
i love your lists...i'm gonna add some of these to my list. ;) especially that trailer hotel.ReplyDelete
What a fun list. I love these so much! I'm in the process of writing mine for my b'day (sept. 11th) when I turn 29 so it will be 29 things to do before I turn 30! So far I haven't finished everything on my birthday lists, but that's ok.ReplyDelete
i will, as usual, look forward to seeing and reading as you accomplish the things on your list. :) always, always good.ReplyDelete
I did #48 last week. It was very, very cool.ReplyDelete
there's also a vintage trailer hotel in Bisbee, Arizona if you never make it to Texas. :)ReplyDelete
That's a lot! Your list sounds exciting, too! Yay for films!! :)ReplyDelete
i recently rode a bicycle made for two and despite it being slightly scary i had a massive grin on my face the whole time! Would recommend xReplyDelete
No. 6 - yay - No. 6!!!!ReplyDelete
if you do #14, I can show you that we have a #48 right by the ocean down here...ReplyDelete
One of the best lists I've ever seen...ReplyDelete
you always have the best best best lists my dear! xxxxReplyDelete
Come to Utah for #4. I'll take you to the best one we've got! :)ReplyDelete
My favorite write one sentence a day for the entire year. Simple and doable. Great list by the way.ReplyDelete
this is list is awesome.ReplyDelete
i love it.
i decided today i want to see circ de soleil perform before i am 40, and then i read your blog post.
good luck. i hope you achieve these.
when you do #41 you must tell me, my folks live in slo & I will come up to visit you!!ReplyDelete
your list is so very awesome. love love love.
and of course #14 & #50.ReplyDelete
i adore you.xoReplyDelete


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Discussing: Another Query
Another Query
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29 Aug 12 1:58 PM
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Can anyone out there in HASA-land tell me whether Men fought as Thangorodrim fell, or was Eärendil on his own?
(I know, I know- I could just pick my copy of The Silmarillion down off the bookshelf and find out for myself, but I'm being lazy....)
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"And such few as were left of the three houses of the Elf-friends, Fathers of Men, fought upon the part of the Valar…"
Silmarillion, Ch 24, Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath
and I didn't even have to open my copy of the Silmarillion...
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I must have been being particularly "special" that night if I couldn't find that! Thanks for the help though, Nath!


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Man arrested for 1962 murder of his wife; originally classified as 'accidental drowning'
POSTED: Monday, May 20, 2013 - 2:30pm
UPDATED: Monday, May 20, 2013 - 6:57pm
LAKE CHARLES, LA (NBC33) — The family of a Lake Charles woman who died in 1962 never believed she accidentally drowned. That's why they turned to an investigative reporter for help.
It all started when the surviving family members of Mary Vail contacted a local investigative reporter. They learned that Mary's former husband, William Felix Vail, has a connection to the disappearance of other women. Their cases also involved suspicious circumstances.
"Vail was originally investigated by the Calcasieu authorities in 1962 due to the extremely suspicious circumstances surrounding the unexplained 'drowning' of Mary Vail the evening of October 28, 1962," a release from the sheriff's office, said. "A Calcasieu Grand Jury pretermitted the matter in January of 1963, meaning they simply did not have enough evidence at the time to indict but were sufficiently suspicious that they refused to return a 'no true bill.'"
Armed with new information from family members, investigators re-opened the case roughly one year ago. Calcasieu Coroner Dr. Terry Welke reviewed the information and found enough evidence to classify Mary Vail's death as a homicide.
Vail, who is now 73, was located at his home in Canyon Lake, Texas, which is located between San Antonio and Austin. He reportedly waived extradition and was transported to Lake Charles. He was then booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center.
District Attorney John DeRosier will schedule Vail for a preliminary examination within 45 days. They say they will likely have an indictment against him for Second-Degree Murder sometime thereafter.


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Racism by Justin Bieber
A video surfaced of Justin Bieber using the n-word this weekend in a candid moment that was recorded several years ago, when he was 15. TMZ claims that they had access to it four years ago but decided not to post it because he was so young back then and, according to them, had immediately expressed remorse. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
And we've moved into the next phase of the Celebrity Civil War – with Entertainment Tonight, PEOPLE, and JustJared declaring a "ban" on photos of celebrity children, except of course for the "sanctioned" ones, one faction of Celebrity (those who don't pimp their kids for their career) is basically forcing out the other faction. And we're not just dealing with Kanye West's girlfriend here. What about those who parade their kids around at the farmer's market and the pumpkin patch when they're trying to win an Oscar? This happened well before last year. You remember when Reese Witherspoon was up for Best Actress and she and Ryan Phillippe showed us their happy, happy family smiles right up until she had the statue in her hand…and then everything just stopped? Coincidence or conspiracy? You remember when Katie Holmes pulled her ninja parachute out of Xenu's clutches and then became the Mother of the Year on the streets of New York while the paparazzi documented her every move, turning public favour against her husband and protecting her from alleged retaliation? Convenience or nuisance?
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Yes we are still talking about Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard – ironic considering that they want more privacy, no? Kristen is still aggressively tweeting media outlets with the #pedorazzi hashtag, because I guess encouraging your followers to incessantly tweet accounts that aren't engaging back isn't a form of pestering. Full Story
Heads up Kristen Bell: Corporate sponsoring the birth
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The oldest Jonas's wife had a child yesterday. He was live-tweeting the labour and then told his followers to follow the Dreft Twitter account for the official sponsored birth announcement…!!!!! Look! The logo is on the photo! Full Story
Halle Berry & Jennifer Garner vs the paparazzi
Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner appeared before the Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing in Sacramento yesterday to urge lawmakers to pass tougher legislation against paparazzi when they're taking pictures of celebrity children. Garner in particular became very emotional when discussing how her kids are harassed by photographers. Full Story
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What does this one look like to you? Let's not forget that Miley was calling out her dad on Twitter as recently as earlier this summer. And that nothing happens in a bubble, especially online. And that Noah Cyrus, age 13 and two thirds has been purportedly wanting a showbiz career for a long time, though it's never really come together for her. Full Story
Do Beliebers Read?
I went on Amazon to check if there was a "books by parents of celebrities" section – no dice. But really there could be: Jaid Barrymore (mom of Drew), Lynne Spears (mom of Britney), Debbie Nelson (mom of Eminem), Nancy Aniston (mom of Jennifer) and Kit Culkin (father of Macaulay). Full Story
Willow Smith's English accent summer fling
I am officially an old crusty c-nt. Because …I mean… I can't with this. Can.NOT. How do we do when we're dealing with a 12 year old? No one wants to be unkind to a 12 year old. Not even Alec Baldwin? OK, maybe Alec Baldwin. But most of us don't want to be unkind to a 12 year old. Full Story
Courtney and Frances Forever
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Will and Jaden like patterns
(Last night I emailed Duana about the Will & Jaden Smith Vulture interview. I heard from her an hour later: OH MY GOD. Like I'm not even through it and I only woke up because Libby barked and I checked email on phone and could not even get through it before I had to put it down to email you. Full Story
Ok, Jaden
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It's really hard to write about Jaden Smith. Here he is in Cancun, doing press for After Earth, the movie he made with his dad Will. Jaden is 14 and it's obviously not fair to judge Very Young Hollywood by the same standards I feel so completely free to judge Adult Hollywood. He's a kid. Full Story
Porny props up her baby
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Jessica and Ashlee Simpson were in North Carolina this weekend promoting Porny's clothing line. Apparently some of that is maternity now? At some point during the event, Porny propped her kid up on the table for photographs. We can all agree this is a business engagement, right? So... I mean. Full Story
Justin Bieber's not pouty in Spain
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Justin Bieber is now in Spain. He performed in Madrid last night. This is a different face than the one we saw for a couple of weeks in England where he celebrated his 19th birthday by taking his shirt off, arguing with club owners over age restrictions, collapsing on stage, shouting at people over Twitter, and threatening to f-ck up the paps while being lifted out of his car seat by his babyguard. Full Story
You must Believe...and then Delete
Textbook. Again. The exceptions are the ones who DON'T f-ck up, remember. And there are fewer and fewer and fewer of them. Then again, it depends on your definition of f-cking up. If they're millionaires many times over, that may not qualify as a f-ck up, at least not yet. By Justin Bieber's standards, being rich means he's not a mess. Full Story


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The aim of this document is to explain the Access Control List for Joomla! 1.5 as background for many references to 'permissions' and 'access' mentioned in the Getting Started documents.
There are four aspects to designing a new Joomla! web site. These also apply to planning to make alterations(including upgrading versions J1.5 to J2.5+) to an existing site or planning for transferring a site that already exists in another form into the Joomla! CMS.
You will have seen references to permissions in the documents about Articles because they can be restricted to one of the three groups (Public, Registered and Special). In creating Section, Categories and Menus, the same Access levels are available.
There are different levels of permissions for doing things in a Joomla! Web site. In particular there is a distinction between:-
Users are grouped together in groups. In Joomla! 1.5 these groups give robust but fairly simple distinctions. It has a coarse granularity in that you cannot set permissions to small groups or individuals.
Front-end is the web site you can see. If you are an 'Author' - you can only edit pages that you have created. So if you look at the pages done by other people - you will be able to read them but there will not be an edit icon associated with the Article. However, the list below shows that Publishers and Editors can edit any article - which sounds easy but needs some care where there are a lot of people submitting content.
Back-end is the Administrators section of the Web site.
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The permissions are allocated to usernames by the Administrator and managed through User Management interface in the Back-end of Joomla.
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Mork Returns: Robin Williams is returning to the small screen (maybe). The actor's David E. Kelley-written workplace comedy, Crazy Ones, has officially received a pilot order from CBS, and is currently in full-fledged casting mode. The series will star Williams (of course) as an ad exec who works alongside his daughter. Our guess? Things'll get zany! [Deadline]
Nick And Jess? Not So Fast: New Girl fans, don't erase last week's episode from your DVR just yet. The Fox comedy might've given us a super-hot kiss between Nick and Jess, but they're not going to be getting together any time soon — especially now that the show has just cast Nick's newest love interest. Former House doctor Odette Annable will play Shane, an upbeat management school grad and Nick's new boss at the bar. Apparently underachieving bartenders are her type, because she immediately sparks up a fling with Nick. [TVLine]
RELATED: Robin Williams Nabs Drama 'Boulevard'
Ricki Lake Will Talk No More: At least not on television. After one year, Lake's syndicated talk show The Ricki Lake show has been axed by Twentieth Television following struggling ratings. [Deadline]
From Oz to Pawnee: Looks like Ben (Adam Scott) will finally find piece after the Ice Town fiasco that plagued his youth. J.K. Simmons will guest star in an upcoming episode of Parks and Recreation as the Governor of Partridge, Minn., the town that Ben briefly mayor-ed as a teen. Leslie (Amy Poehler) will accompany her beau to a ceremony held in Ben's honor, that will let him know that all has been forgiven. Let's say it all together now — "awwwww." [EW]
Spinoff's Spinoff Starts Casting:Ladies and gentlemen, give a warm welcome to the newest member of the NCIS universe, Edwin Hodge. The actor is the first person cast in CBS' spinoff of NCIS: LA, which is itself a spinoff of the original Mark Harmon-starring series. The backdoor pilot will air as an episode of NCIS: LA later this season and follow a team of agents who crisscross the country solving crimes. Hodge's Kai Ashe is a "bright, witty, and likable technical assistant." [Deadline]
Human Bloggers, Your Days Are Numbered: Dog With A Blog is an actual show on television, and there's going to be more. Apparently Disney Channel has ordered a second season of the family sitcom, told from the dog's point of view. You can actually read the dog's blog online, if that's a thing you wanted to spend your time doing. [Deadline]
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Back to the future for Henry Law
Friday, February 1, 2013
Those involved in planning the rehabilitation of downtown Dover's Henry Law Park should not be lulled into a false sense of security by assuming the low turnout for Tuesday's community meeting is a sign of support.
Dover's nightlife has been on the rise with the addition to, and expansion of, the restaurant and entertainment sectors. And it goes without saying that landing the Children's Museum of New Hampshire as an anchor tenant next to Henry Law Park also put a feather in the city's cap.
We also like the idea that planners are looking long-term — to a park designed to last 50 years.


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good day all. i have been visiting this forum for a little while and thought I should sign up.
just getting back into camping after a long time away from it whilst the kids were young.
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There has been a lot of buzz about the service / social media platform called Twitter. If that sounds like something a bird does, you may want to read this Twitter primer.
A twitter message is much shorter than blogging. They are really just fragments of a sentence along the lines of "this is what I am doing now." It has the advantage of being less time-consuming than blogging and it is easy for customers to follow the posts. This has become so much of a trend that professional athletes and other celebrities have Twitter accounts. Twitter has even led to mistrials because jurors were Twittering their thoughts.
I am not a Twitter user, but I caution you, this could become an addictive service! The farm Twitter accounts I looked had at least 3-4 posts per day. They are limited to 140 characters, so I suppose it is not a huge time sink. I would still urge caution!
A farm Twitter post might look like this: "Our dog has taken to eating chicken feed, right alongside the chickens. This is better than eating chickens but still not ideal. " -5:10 AM Apr 2nd
Farm Aid is twittering away and there are many farmers turning to the platform because it is such a low stress way and easy way to communicate. It is a completely different concept and takes a while to understand and appreciate what is going on with Twitter. Here are few farmers using Twitter: Frog Bottom Farms or Franciscan Family Family Farms (Grass-based Blogging in a Corn-based World).
Has anyone out there taken on Twitter? If so, send us your link.
It is officially Spring on Small Farm Central farms; we've been through a long farm conference season getting new ideas and honing old ones. Now it is time to get seeds in the ground, make equipment work, and get down to the business of growing food. Catskill Merino Sheep Farm is on Day 16 of lambing and Prairie Fruits Farm has starting selling their on farmers dinners which are being snapped up months in advance. That's a tasty thought to get us through this Spring cold snap (at least here in western Pennsylvania).
Vermont Herb and Salad Company is pushing up their microgreens while we were sorry hear about a partial loss of the fruit crop in western Colorado. In eastern Pennsylvania, Little Peace Farm is getting some wild Spring weather : "Well last Sunday we got nickle sized hail that punched a few holes in the greenhouse plastic but not much more. This week was miserable with 2" of rain, 50 mph winds... And today, welp, a lovely one but it is not to last. They're calling for another 2" over the next 2 days."
Green Gardens farm posted a video from Hugenot Steet Farm which promises CSA humor such as "harvesting" from the grocery store, painted rocks, squash we can all relate to, and special nutrient procurement systems. Hugenot Street Farm spent a lot of time on this one!
Peaceful poultry has started the season with day-old chicks. Laura writes, "Stepping back into farming makes me feel whole again. Whole and tired, but a good, healthy, sleep soundly through the night tired... all the chickens are happy, seem healthy and are eating, drinking and pooping away." That sounds like as good of a declaration of Spring as I can imagine.
For a vintage taste of Spring, check out our Spring blog entry from last year.
In response to last week's post on social networks for farm marketing, Leaf writes:
Read your latest blog, and am starting to worry about you. You may have to chuck your blackberry in the hedgerow and twitter out to the garden. Trade in you tube for your hoe, so you can digg in the earth. If you have a compulsion to flicker en route, stumble on and face the sun, not face book. In time, you will reach the garden of my space, blogger your way to the compost pile, and replace those widgets with earthworms.
Thanks for your worries Leaf, but I am able to keep a finger or two in the soil with the annual garlic patch. On Friday, I checked in on the garlic and it looks like spring with 3-4" garlic foliage poking above the insulating straw. It is one of my favorite days of the summer to pull up the first garlic bulb and crack open a fresh clove to chew on. This year's garlic stock was sourced from a Small Farm Central farmer, Honey Hill Organic Farm in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
We also had a nice response to the blog article from Joanne Rigutto who sums it up well: "My primary marketing tool is still community involvement and direct contact with potential customers."
The protagonist of last week's post, Three Springs Fruit Farm, posted an extensive comment about their experience with social networks. Ben writes about the strange world of online "friends", videos, and how MySpace fits in with their current marketing plans. Age is certainly a factor in this case, Ben writes:
Probably the only reason we started with MySpace was purely out of convenience - I decided to steer our family fruit farm toward retail February of 2007... late February, so I was already behind the eight ball a bit. I knew it'd make sense for our farm to have a presence on the web to interact with our customers and being a 22 year old kid coming out of college, I had a familiarity with MySpace and to me, it was a free and functioning website for us in a pinch.
Food is a physical act; plants and animals raised on a patch of soil, harvested, and then eaten by the customer -- there's nothing virtual about that. In this way, the connections that local food makes can never be supplanted by the the virtual. With this dichotomy in mind, it will be interesting to see how farmers co-opt these virtual networks to the physical act of growing food.
Keep me updated if you find a way to make one of these networks work for your farm.
I have never addressed the concept of farms using "social media" as a marketing tool on this blog, partly because I am still not sure how much sense it makes. The social media includes sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
If the word "social media" makes you shiver in fright and run for your tractor to do some real work, I appreciate that response; it is probably a very rational approach. If, however, you are still reading this post, you may be interested in this social media primer.
My thoughts are that social marketing can work for the farm, but I think this quote sums up why it will not work for most farmers:
The main characteristic [social media marketers] need to have is a genuine curiosity/interest in social media, particularly on how it influences human relationships and business practices. This is not just standard required job skills but rather a deep interest that pervades one's day to day life. One needs to constantly be informed of the latest technologies while striving always to learn and improve one's knowledge levels. In order to do well when marketing, one should have tactical knowledge and ideally, first-hand experience of the specific social media platform. [link]
One new Small Farm Central farm, Three Springs Fruit Farm told me that they have had success with marketing through Facebook and MySpace. Here is their MySpace page:
They have 161 friends, a blog, and video of vegetable orchestra. It seems to be working for them, but I would be interested in hearing how this translates into people coming to physically buy goods from the farm.
Maybe we can spend a few weeks exploring different social media platforms if people show some interest.
Has your farm used social marketing? What kinds of successes/failures have you had?
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In case you haven't heard, the Obamas are planting a vegetable garden in the White House lawn. What could be a better symbol of our times?
I can't help but notice that arugula will be grown in this garden. Do you remember one slur for Obama during the primary campaign was that he is an "arugula eater"? I guess this charge was true!
Here is another premium template mock-up.
The designer says, "This template is a little less literal for Small Farm Central users, in terms of its depiction of their actual farms. What it does do though, is invoke a certain historical / cultural feel that I think will really appeal to users of the farm sites."
I would be interested to hear if you have any thoughts; leave them in comments.
Update #2 Yugma is not the platform for us, since it is not possible to share voice through the Internet -- they wanted us to call through a regular phone line to voice chat. Strange. I'll look around for another software package and we'll try again next week. Send a message if you would like updates about future web conferences.
Updated, Wednesday 3/18 12:30pm EST: Click the following link to access the conference after you have downloaded the software: https://www.yugma.com/app/loading.php?user=&role=0&collsession=307729831
After last week's post, I heard back from a number of people that thought a weekly open forum for farm web topics would be a useful.
So, let's do the first one this week.
1pm EST, Wednesday March 18th 2009
Physically, anywhere. Digitally, the Yugma conference network
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If you are waiting for Obama's rural broadband stimulus, you may want to sit these meetings out for now. I think it will require a higher speed connection. We can explore the possibility of "calling in" via a normal phone next week.
We will be using Yugma, which requires a download. Visit https://www.yugma.com/download/allproducts-jvm.php and choose the product that suits your operating system. This was about a 34 MB download, so it does take some time to download and install. You may want to do this ahead of time.
Email if Interested
If you are interested in this web meeting, please email me a quick note with your interest and email address. I will send you an invite about half an hour before the meeting starts with an invite link and we'll go from there.
Bring questions, your ideas, and a critical eye for other farm websites and marketing plans. Let's see how this develops!
Hearing some of the great questions during the Web Session that I helped give at the Organicology conference gave me the idea of setting up a weekly web meeting/conference on web marketing issues for farmers.
There is a lot of interest in how the web can be used for farm marketing and communication between farms, but there are so many tools and the web is a confusing place.
There is low-cost software that we can use to stream video and voice to many participants right through your friendly web browser. We can talk about anything you like at the intersection of the web and farms:
Talk among yourselves, ask me questions, or we'll look at your website and give you suggestions. This should not necessarily focus on Small Farm Central (there a lot of tools out there) nor does it have to be directed by me. I would just like to provide a forum for discussion where web marketing concerns agriculture.
So I am thinking about scheduling an hour a week to talk on a regular basis - stop by once to chat about a specific issue or put it on your weekly calendar. No cost, just communication.
Is this something you would be interested in? Please leave your thoughts in comments. Hopefully there is enough interest to make it worth starting up something like this!
I posted a blog entry a few weeks ago about our new premium templates. The first one is ready for your consumption -- take a look at the sample site and check it out.
The design team really look it up a notch -- you'll definitely be proud to show off your farm with this new template. We plan to have a new template out every 4-6 weeks throughout the Spring and early Summer until we have 6-8 premium templates.
Contact us for information on how to get started with this premium template.
Most farmers I talk to are already convinced that the web is an important part of their marketing. This is part self-selection (staunch Luddite farmers will just ignore me) and part osmosis from hearing about the importantance of the web at farming conferences and from other farmers.
I can think of three reasons why the web is important to farmers as a marketing tool. Perhaps you can think of others? Leave them in comments.
Though the web is a perfect medium for marketing a farm, it is not in any way automatic. A good website takes time and energy and the results will not be paid back in a few weeks or months -- it will likely take years of consistent effort to build a good readership on a farm website. In this way, it is no different than building soil, refining herd genetics, or reducing weed load. It may take only a few seconds to send an email, but don't let that fool you: web marketing is as slow as anything else you do for your farm or your business.
Good luck with your farm website this Spring. We are seeing lots of new sign-ups and farmers with existing sites are excited about energizing their web presence.
Can you think of any other reasons to add to three above? Leave them in comments.


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i vote for xfce, although i dont use it
too all the nitpicks: the man clearly stated that its a subjective benchmark
on the other hand, the end user is almost always subjective
even more then some1 who can read the current memory usage
PS i remember Debian with xfce using 60mb, but lately my rig (openbox/fluxbox) is over 75mb at start
still its a lot better then default Ubuntu
The session manager is not broken from my experience, and everything else is just personal opinion. PCManFM is definitely much better than Thunar at the moment.
I like Xfce and use it as my primary, but I also like LXDE and see that it can be better in several other use cases.
And considering the accuracy of some of your posts here, I do not think I am going to worry about it.
twm should be installed on every system. It is a nice, clean, simple fallback in case anything goes so wrong you can't start your normal environment. It is simple, runs if X runs and you won't feel cozy. Perfect.
This is a stupid comparison, his boot times seem way off for gnome, kde, and unity. And I think his memory comparisons are also including cached memory, which is a pointless comparison.
Thats about the one of two single issues I had with LXDE and the critical one, because it prevents usage for a newbie user on one of the linux machines I had to assemble.
On LXDE list of "features" you get very awkward method for adding a link to desktop without ability to drag-n-drop(medium) or editing its main menu(minor).
In one of the screenshots here there is XFCE doing 206MiB on Fedora, so if its 64bit system that would match my results precisely.
Regarding browsers, I opened phoronix.com and google in chromium and firefox (13?) and let it stay for 3 hours. After an hour chromium has forced paging to happen by going beyond 400MiB memory usage for unknown reasons. I was unable to find any solution to limit its memory caching appetite and decided it were simply memleaks similar to Firefox 2.0 era.
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Human - Worshipers of light, humans place more importance on moral principles than strict law and order. Human units include: Spearman, Archer, Griffin, Swordsman, Bishop, Knight, Angel.
Elf - Protectors of the forest, Elves are a beautiful race that worships Nature. Elf units include: Kentauros, Leprechaun, Elf Guard, Pegasus, Dryad, Unicorn, Green Dragon.
Undead - To the living dead, death is tranquility. The Undead work tirelessly to enlighten the other races about the beauty of death. Undead units include: Skeleton, Zombie, Ghost, Vampire, Lich, Dark Knight, Dragon Zombie.
Devil - Followers of Chaos. Devils pray upon the weak and enjoy causing pain to other beings. Devil units include: Imp, Goblin, Hellhound, Demon, Ogre, Ifrit, Satan.
Neutral Monsters - These creatures are unaligned with any of the other races but can still help or hinder players. Monster units include: Norl, Lizardman, Dragonfly, Basilisk, Minotauros, Wyvern, Hydra.
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The Seventh Dragon is text and image based strategy game that plays right on a web browser. With its simple interface and gameplay, The Seventh Dragon can be played in short bursts throughout the day. New players are introduced to the game by a series of quests and, like other strategy games, must slowly develop their starting city, found new ones, raise armies, make alliances, and conquer opponents.
Fantasy Trio
The Seventh Dragon is hosted by a Japanese company that goes by the name Vector Inc. As far as I can tell, this is their first game offering for the Western market. The game launched on December 1st, 2009 and MMOHuts was one of the first sites on the scene. First and foremost, The Seventh Dragon should not be confused with the Nintendo DS RPG with a similar title: '7th Dragon.' After navigating to the correct site, players can register a new account by entering their email address or simply sign in using their existing gmail, twitter, or facebook account. While using an existing social network account may be a bit easier, I always recommend signing up for a standalone account for security purposes. In addition to logging in with these social networking accounts, players can send their friends game referrals. When someone joins the game and purchases diamonds (the premium currency), the player who referred them is rewarded with free diamonds. Account creation is a simple process, players must choose between three playable races (Humans, Elves, and Undead) each with seven different combat units and unique building art. For more details concerning the races, please view our overview page.
Seeing White
The continent of Asan serves as the game's setting but players will likely feel underwhelmed upon first starting The Seventh Dragon. The interface and graphics are considerably plainer than those of other recent strategy games such as Evony or Empire Craft. Even many older titles like Khan Wars and Tribal Wars look more advanced than The Seventh Dragon. The game is most similar in appearance to Travian which shares the white background style. The Seventh Dragon does have a bit of animation, when new buildings are being constructed, players can see a little saw moving left and right or something along those lines. As players upgrade their walls and city administration, their town does physically change which gives a sense of development.
The Journey Begins
Like other strategy games, The Seventh Dragon provides a series of quests that serve as the game's tutorial. These quests introduce players to the basics of the game and at the same time provide them an efficient build order. There are four key resources in the game; lumber, stone, crystals, and food. The buildings that generate these resources are located in the corners of the city screen and must be upgraded separately. Besides these four resources, population and gold play an important role in the game. Players can acquire gold either by taxing their population, receiving some as a quest reward, or as booty from a successful hunt or raid. Gold is used to train troops at the barracks, hire new heroes from the tavern, or to purchase new equipment for existing heroes. There are only sixteen or so quests in the beginner quest line which should take players through their first day. After this, quests play a smaller role but several are still available each day as 'daily quests.' Besides constructing and continuously upgrading the level of buildings, players will spend the bulk of their time sending out heroes to claim resource areas scattered across the world map or hunting monsters to gain experience and bonus resources.
Graph Paper
While the interface in The Seventh Dragon might not look like much, its simplicity makes it easy to navigate. There are seven tabs on the top of the screen labeled Castle, Hero, Map, Guild, Market, Ranking, and Quest. Another list of links on the right provides shortcuts to such places as the status page, game guide, and a building tree so players can see what they need to do to unlock additional options. Users can also add their own personal links to the game's interface though I don't see this as very useful since all modern browsers support tabbed browsing. The map screen in The Seventh Dragon is similarly plain but gameplay is remarkably similar to that of Heroes of Gaia. By default, the building queue limit is two and can be expanded by one for 5 diamonds per week. With buildings and upgrades taking 10 minutes to several hours each, this queue will usually be running, leaving little for players to do inside their cities. This is why it is so important to hire several heroes immediately and continuously send them out hunting. Not only will they can experience this way but also bring in additional resources.
Grinding Away
The Seventh Dragon can only be played solo for so long. Eventually, the 10 day protection period will wear off leaving players vulnerable to raids. Unprotected or inactive cities are a gold mine for aggressive players so it is important to find a guild to join. Players should aim for a local guild that's well represented in their start area. More adventurous players can start their own guild by upgrading their Guild Hall to level 3 and since The Seventh Dragon allows guilds to form alliances, even small guilds can team up for mutual protection. How long a game like this can keep a player's interest depends on several factors. The first is if they find an active guild and are able to enjoy the game cooperatively with other players. The second is how well the cash shop is handled. In this case, new accounts start the game with 20 diamonds but must purchase more in batches of 60, 135, 365, or 750. The cheapest option costs around $10 while the most expensive one is nearer to $100 but comes with the added bonus of 1000 fame. The range of features that require diamonds are all standard for the strategy genre; instant construction, resource trading, increased resource production, instant troop movements, and so on. Even though The Seventh Dragon isn't the most graphically impressive or strategically detailed game out there, its simplicity has its own charm.
Final Verdict: Fair
The Seventh Dragon is a simple browser based strategy game likely to appeal to newcomers to the genre or those looking for an easier game to get into. With a clean interface and a limited number of units to worry about, The Seventh Dragon can be a rewarding browser based MMO