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For some reason my bxslider will not work with controls (next/prev). I'm trying to create a page using the HTML-kickstarter and I have a full width bxslider. It works when using the settings it had when I downloaded it (with pager and autostart, after I switched from jquery 1.9.1 to 1.8.2) but when I change kickstart.js to get controls without autostart and without the pager it stops working.
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On Thursday, 12th March Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Tristram Hunt, and Worcester City Councillor and Labour candidate for Worcester, Joy Squires, visited Worcester Sixth Form College and participated in a Q & A session with approximately 100 students. The students, some of whom are studying Politics and others with an interest in the forthcoming general election, asked relevant and challenging questions about a range of topics from tuition fees to potential alliances after the election, TV debates to the living wage. Michael Kitcatt, Principal, said of the visit: "This was a tremendous opportunity for our students to hear directly from a front bench politician and to put forward their questions and concerns. I was really impressed with the quality of the questions and the articulate way in which our students expressed themselves. The students were really engaged in the event and there were still many hands up from people wanting to ask questions when it had to come to an end. I am very grateful to Tristram Hunt for coming into College and was pleased to have the opportunity to raise with him, as Shadow Education Secretary, the most important issues facing sixth form colleges – I was delighted with his commitment to guarantee sixth form college funding in real terms and to maintain the current system of modular A Levels, whereby students' AS grades contribute to their overall A Level results."
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Corofin manager Stephen Rochford hailed the influence of veteran defender Kieran Fitzgerald after the Galway side's All-Ireland club football final win.
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Eventually Dodrill got a writing assist and 40 voice actors, but this "tail" (a titular hat tip to Don Bluth's An American Tail) of an amnesiac adventurer with a talking sword remains an intensely individualistic achievement.
Though it remains structured in the exploratory side-scrolling retro-genre known as Metroidvania, he amped it up into a side-scrolling action-RPG, complete with side quests, skill points and weapon crafting. But what truly sets it apart is the rewarding narrative, combo-crazed combat and those stunning, hand-drawn graphics reminiscent of 2D cult-classic Odin Sphere, not to mention its unique charm and personality.
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- Title:Step Up All In
- Release Date:August 8th, 2014
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- Director:Trish Sie
- Writer:John Swetnam, Duane Adler
- Studio:Summit Entertainment
- Genre:Drama
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Step Up All In PlotSean brings his dance crew known as The Mob to Los Angeles to try and make it. But they haven't had much luck, eventually the Mob decides it's time to go back to Miami but Sean decides to stay. He learns of a dance competition is Las Vegas wherein the winner will get a three year contract. Sean needs a new crew so he asks fellow dancer Moose for help. And Moose introduces him to Andie, another friend and dancer who got injured a few years ago and is now ready to get back in. He recruits some other friends and they head Las Vegas as Lmmental. When they get there, they discover that the Mob too is also there, which is very touchy for Sean.
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90 Human Warrior
The Squirrel Mafia - Alliance - US Shadowmoon (PvP)
Tier 14 25 Man Progression: 11/16H
Tier 13 25 Man Progression: 8/8H Spine: 63 US
Tier 12 25 Man Progression: 7/7H 74 US
TBC Sunwell Progression: 6/6 56 US (pre-nerf M'uru)
Vanilla Naxx Progression: 15/15 ~50 US
Raid Times - 12 Hours - 3 Nights - Tues-Thurs
8-12 EST Tuesday
8-12 EST Wednesday
8-12 EST Thursday
Be able to show up 10-15 minutes prior to the raid. 100% attendance is a MUST, but we do not raid extra hours.
About TSM:
The Squirrel Mafia is a raiding guild that aims for top-flight progression while raiding a minimal schedule. We believe that while raiding demands commitment and responsibility, it does not need to demand it on a life-consuming level. We have been a 3 night guild since mid-WoTLK and have no plans to change our schedule anytime soon.
However, a casual schedule does not mean casual goals. Competitive progression is something that we take very seriously. TSM was formed the day WoW was first launched and has competitively cleared every boss in every expansion Blizzard has ever released. If you're looking for a strong tradition of PvE success, TSM can offer it and more.
Lastly, TSM is a group of real people where personality is welcome. This is not a faceless dragonslaying collective that just exists to kill bosses, acquire loot, and get bigger numbers on meters or smaller numbers on progression lists. We are people that enjoy the entire raiding process, the frustrations as well as the triumphs. If you genuinely want to raid, to see and work on content, I have absolutely no reservations recommending TSM to you.
Those were our founding principles, and ones that we have kept to for over 8 years.
Final Words:
You can find more information as well as file an application on our site at http://www.tsmguild.net.
If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to talk to you and answer them. Message me on Shadowmoon-US!
Thank you for your interest in TSM,
100 Blood Elf Death Knight
Baddies is a semi-hardcore guild with strong roots in some of the top guilds on this server. Our Guild Master has raid led, been an officer of, or been the GM of guilds that have been top tier on this server since early Wrath, with much more raiding history past that. Most recently, he served as the sole officer for many months in Cue the Credits, the #2 and top 200 US guild behind Out of Line during early Cataclysm progression. Our mission is a simple one, get as high on the progression rankings as possible while still maintaining a fun raiding environment.
Raid Times
Tuesday - 7:00 to 11:00 server (Central Time)
Wednesday - 7:00 to 11:00 server
Sunday - 7:00 to 11:00 server
Monday - 7:00 to 11:00 server
We are recruiting all skilled players on a permanent basis. We do not recruit for the bench. All our raid positions are based on your desirability as a raider. This includes your skill, attitude, and how prepared you are. As for raid times, you can expect a minimum of three nights a week for at least three hours. Raid times vary between groups. Currently we have a weekday group that raids
PST Mortalitas#1653
Intent is Recruiting!
We are currently recruiting skilled and dedicated individuals who believe they have what it takes to be top 50 players. We as a guild understand that it takes all kinds of individuals to make a guild successful and thus we would like to encourage all players that feel they are ready for our raid to apply. Please do not be deterred by gear or experience when applying. We welcome not only polished and experienced individuals but also players that simply have not discovered their true potential.
current recruitment needs
Hunter - high
Disc priest - high
mage - high
warlock - High
Monk BM/MW/WW - High
We are also always looking for skilled players, regardless of exp/gear (logs required for evaluation)
Feel free to apply no matter what you play, if you are highly skilled you will have a raid spot.
Unique spots available for players who wish to have more than one Progression level toon. We encourage players who are willing to have "alts" or offspecs of a separate roll from their main in the core raid, this allows us to have a much smaller raid core.
When Does Intent Raid?
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday
7:00-11:00pm MST
6:30pm MST raid invites start
Since our main priority as a guild is progression and given that we do not raid 5-7 days a week like most top end raiding guilds we expect 95-100% attendance from our raiders. We as officers expect no less from ourselves and find it hard to be successful without all of the bodies we need available. We don't expect everyone to be perfect, sometimes things come up and you cannot avoid them. However, we do require that you give us ample notice of your absence so that we can quickly find a solution to continuing our raid quickly and smoothly.
How Do I Tell If I am a Good Candidate?
Successful applicants generally have extensive hard mode experience, a complex understanding of their class and specs, understand ways to maximize their characters performance in differing scenarios, a friendly and positive attitude, and are a dedicated team player.
We consider your logs the number one indicator of your potential. We can see if you are a team player, if you follow the rules, if your guild trusts you to do special jobs, if your dot uptimes and rotation are good, and if you are superb at surviving. We can tell a lot about you as a player regardless of gear and experience by your logs.
We also understand that no one is perfect and that there are flaws in everyone's performance. When you submit your application feel free to discuss your mistakes and show us that you have complex knowledge of how you can improve as a player. We don't care that you messed up but that you can recognize that you did mess up and how you plan on working on improving your weaknesses as a player.
Experience can also say a lot about a player. A player that has extensive hard mode experience, in this or previous tiers, understands the dedication required to progress in a competitive raid environment.
We understand that all applicants may not be at Intent's level of progression. We do expect that all applicant's have thoroughly researched the mechanics of this tiers encounters and how to best optimize your character for those encounters. When you are brought in for a trial we expect you to be able to stay alive and perform at your best.
How Do I Apply?
If you think you are a good fit for our guild, please see our applications. You can chose to apply publicly or privately. If you chose to apply privately only core raiders and our officer core will see your application, it cannot be seen by the general public or other applicants.
Please realize that we have high expectations of our recruits and this is your best chance to impress us. Your gear, spec, application and logs will be scrutinized and you can expect a number of questions and a Mumble interview before we decide to give you a trial.
(We are in the process of Re-building our website, should be finnished very soon) all potential applicatants are advised to Contact us Via battletag/real-ID or Send an email to email@example.com to revieve an application to fill out and return
Guild Website: Www.intent-kt.com
Real-id firstname.lastname@example.com
Btag Gorexar#1913
Thank for checking us out! Explicit is a 25 man raiding Horde guild on the PVE server Turalyon
We keep a great core of people as well as healthy over flow to allow people to gear up correctly.
We always maintain a healthy amount of raiders to allow us to never have attendance issues.
We are progressing very well so far with downing Heroic elegon our first week of 25 man attempts and just downed Heroic blade lord last night with less than 90 minutes of attempts.
We will continue to progress at a healthy rate and would love for you to be apart of it!
Raid times
We raid Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8pm EST till 11pm EST
With a 9 hour raid schedule we still get plenty done.
Current Needs
At the moment we are looking for skilled..
* WW Monks
* Shadow Priests
* Rogue
* Disc Priest
* Dps DK
* Mage
Keep in mind we will look at ANY exceptional class/spec. So please still get a hold of me!
Loot is handled via Loot council and is always distributed fairly and beneficial for the raid.
The more you show up and perform well, the more gear your toon will see.
Current Progression
Please feel free to contact me Damienn#1942, on here, or in game to chat.
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
If im not available please feel free to message Sieara
Paid Transfers available for the needed classes if proven very exceptional.
Guild Name: Shining Force
US#31 for Heroic DS 3day Guild
6/6 Heroic MSV
5/6 Heroic HoF
1/4 Heroic ToES
Disc / Shadow Priest [HIGH]
Warlock [HIGH]
Monk [HIGH]
Holy Paladin [MED]
Hunter [LOW]
All other exceptional DPS are encouraged to apply !
*Meets minimum gear requirements for current progression content.
*Researches and reviews personal performance and works to improve flaws in their game play
*Understands that attendance and commitment are two key factors to successful progression.
*Has the desire to raid consistently and progress through current content.
*Actively communicates when needed, knowing when to speak and when to not.
*Wants to raid and progress solely for the thrill of progression while understanding that loot is a mere bonus.
Established in 1998, with roots in gaming dating back even further, SF has made its mark on many games of various genres. Throughout our diverse history, a few defining traits have emerged which have since been held dear to the hearts of our leadership and members. As you'll read on our main splash page, we live by a code of loyalty and honor. However clichéd this may sound, these traits along with our higher than average guild age, have resulted in our always being amongst the small circle of the most respected guilds and clans in each game we play. We established our World of Warcraft chapter early during the beta and have been killing huge dragons and other nefarious creatures ever since. We strive to challenge ourselves as a guild by progressing through the newest tier of raid content. As a result, we are always in search of exceptional players who are looking for not just another WoW guild, but a multi-gaming guild with a rich and expansive history that they can be a part of and contribute to for several years to come.
Submit an application at http://www.shiningforce.net
If you have any questions, please send a tell or in-game mail Afterthought, Ragnoth, Ebolaa, Fenixember or Murphen
90 Troll Priest
Current Progression
9/16 H all done on 25, no 10 man kills(should be 10/16 this sunday or latest monday)
** Recruitment video!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE9egkNkBPI
** Featured on WoW Insider!: http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/08/08/new-attitude-new-home-the-warm-fuzzy-tale-of-the-guild-realm
What we need from you:
- Be motivated to be the best. If you aren't, and do not care that much, you aren't going to do that well.
- Have 100% dedication to playing your character and class
- Be RELIABLE, we need you to attend almost every raid. In the events that you can't attend we need to know in advance.
- Have a microphone and not be afraid to use it. We do not type to communicate as it wastes time
You will receive criticism when you make mistakes, sometimes it will be harsh, but you must be able to take this and improve. If you are going to go and cry to your husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/mom when someone tells you that you did something wrong, we are not the place for you.
What you can expect from us:
- A disciplined and hardcore raid environment, as a guild our focus will be on being #1 and anything else is falling short.
- A social environment, for most of our members that is one of the biggest draws of this game. So you will find people on at all times, many of us play different games as well. Our guild may be predicated around raiding but we want a family type atmosphere (although that of a dysfunctional one) and do want interaction and interests to go beyond raiding.
Bless the Martyr in the News
Standard raid schedule:
High Need
Holy Paladin
Shadow Priest
Balance Druid
GM & RL: firstname.lastname@example.com
Recruitment lead: email@example.com
or email email@example.com
or a third option via txt 773-915-3643
If you prefer to speak with someone on the server, pst any officer in game:
Meows/Pathosìs, Worldboss/Blítzkrieg, or Cishir
Apply at
<Gloryhogs> is a casual 25 man raiding guild that has been on Smolderthorn since 2005. We are the #1 guild on Smolderthorn and are currently recruiting the following classes:
- Frost/Unholy Death Knights
- Hunters
- Shadow Priests
- Resto Shamans
- Warlocks
Our raid schedule:
Tues/Thur: 9:00PM - 12:30AM EST
Raid Streaming at: http://www.twitch.tv/unghanda
Our progression:
- Mogu'shan Vaults = 5/6HM
- Heart of Fear = 1/6HM
- Terrace of Endless Spring = 4/4NM
Latest Accomplishments:
- Realm First Blade Lord Ta'yak
- Realm First Heroic Four Kings (US#193)
- Realm First Heroic Elegon (US#189)
- Realm First Heroic Madness of Deathwing (US #115)
- Realm First Heroic Ragnaros
- Realm First Heroic Sinestra
- Realm First Heroic Cho'gall
- Realm First Heroic Al'akir
- Realm First Heroic Nefarian
What we require:
- Appropriately geared for raiding content
- Able to meet our raid times
- Know your class
- Good Attitude
- Willing to be the right spec
If interested please apply at: http://www.gloryhogs-guild.com
or feel free to contact Unghanda#1664, or Rahge#1567.
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GQ: Seattle oyster bar one of 10 best new restaurants
Seattle oyster bar The Walrus and the Carpenter has fallen into favor with GQ Magazine. Food writer Alan Richman recently listed the oyster bar as one of the nation's 10 best new restaurants. [Read More]
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Ratings based on 316 Verified Reviews
They paid and stayed. We double-checked.
4.6 Room cleanliness
4.4 Service & staff
4.4 Room comfort
4.4 Hotel condition
They paid and stayed.
We double-checked.
We double-checked.
for Everyoneby A verified travelerfrom SASKATCHEWAN
Posted Mar 31, 2015
The hotel is easy to find off the interstate highway. The lobby and entrance are very inviting with plenty of plush couches and chairs to relax in by the fireplace. The complimentary breakfast was better than expected with plenty of room to sit. The rooms were quiet. The beds were very comfortable. Nice hotel.
for Everyoneby A verified travelerfrom Minnesota
Not your usual Comfort InnPosted Mar 30, 2015
Pros: The mountain lodge feel, including the elk head on the wall. The exercise room with TV to pass the time. Nice large open staircase .
Cons: Driveway's kind of steep but I don't see how that could be changed. Some U-haul trucks parked on it so it was limited to one lane.
Location: Grand Canyon is one of the main attractions in this area.
It's a mountain lodge in the heart of the city. The usual well kept rooms that you expect from Comfort Inn with the comfy bedding and nice towels. There are many sofas and overstuffed chairs throughout the hotel to relax In and read a book or the free morning paper or sit by the fireplace. Breakfast offered so many selections it was hard to choose. There is plenty of tables and chairs in the breakfast room even at the busiest time. My only complaint would be the different prices charged on travel sites and at the Inn, a lot of variance.
for Everyoneby A verified travelerfrom Burnsville, MN
Great experiencePosted Mar 29, 2015
Pros: Close to the highway exits.
This was a great location for us on our way to the Grand Canyon. The breakfast offerings, such as cheese and peanut butter, were expanded and appreciated. Cookies at 6 PM also were a delight. Fireplace in the breakfast/lounge area was welcoming. Staff was friendly, efficient and helpful. Stayed two nights and would return in the future.
for Familiesby A verified travelerfrom Illinois
Amazing public areasPosted Mar 28, 2015
Pros: As mentioned before, the public spaces were the best. Also in a very good location for travelers, and in what appears to be a pleasant part of town.
Cons: Hard to improve without a major renovation, but having bathrooms with sinks in them rather than out in the room is the main thing.
Location: There was an amazing hole-in-the-wall Mexican place down the street, that was about the extent of our adventures.
Room was good, though kind of old fashioned in its layout (bathroom sink was outside the bathroom). Best feature were the large and inviting public spaces. These served as eating areas for the breakfast buffet but were also a wonderful place to just hang out and not be stuck in your room. The night we stayed we went down and played games on one of the tables while my son watched basketball on the giant TV. MUCH better than being cooped up in your room!
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
NicePosted Mar 23, 2015
Pros: breakfast
good place to stay for the price and in a very good location. Convenient.
for Familiesby A verified travelerfrom Phoenix, AZ
Stay at Comfort Inn in FlagstaffPosted Mar 18, 2015
Pros: The hotel had a nice loby with couches and a big fireplace.
Location: The location is near the entrance to town. About 20 minutes from Snowbowl.
Our stay was nice. We reserved our room through Expedia. We brought our pet and had to pay extra for each night but the cost was still lower than many of the other hotels in the area.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Overall, the hotel was fine. No complaints.Posted Mar 17, 2015
Just driving through from California to the midwest and this was a very convenient stop for the night. Restaurants within walking distance, gas stations close.. Breakfast was ready at 6:00 a.m. so that we could depart as hoped.
for Everyoneby A verified travelerfrom o
Convenient location and cleanPosted Mar 16, 2015
Very pleased when working worh Bonnie to check in early with a King Charles. Honored the online Expedia price of $20/night for pet rather than hotels $30/night. Breakfast was better than average with sausage, eggs, ham in addition to waffles and usual hotel breakfast. Dining room was always maintained by observant staff. hot tub could stand to be a little warmer since its outside but it was a cooler March evening. The ONLY Sad face was the lack of machines in the work out room. I got up around six am and all three machines (bike, elliptical and treadmill) were taken. One treadmill out of order.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
wonderfulPosted Mar 6, 2015
Pros: everything
Cons: nothing
Location: Near outdoor activities, stores and eating places.
Staff was pleasant, efficient and helpful, facility was clean and beautiful, room was comfortable and in excellent condition
for Everyoneby A verified travelerfrom bay area
College visitPosted Feb 16, 2015
Liked the lodge feel and large seating areas with TV and fireplace in the downstairs lobby. Great if you're traveling with a group. The walls in the rooms too thin and we could hear the baby crying next door. Didn't partake of the breakfast but it was nicely done - except the coffee was awful. So went to Starbucks. Didn't like the hot tub and pool being in the front parking lot.


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Aging Research in Finland
GEREC is a collaborative effort in aging research jointly run by the University of Jyväskylä and the University of Tampere, read more about us.
Ilkka Pietilä to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Ageing Studies
Ilkka Pietilä has been invited to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Ageing Studies.
German Vontobel prize for ageing research
Visiting scientist MD, PhD Timo Hinrichs has won the Vontobel prize for ageing research awarded by the University of Zürich for his research paper "Inverse effects of midlife occupational and leisure time physical activity on mobility limitation in old age – a 28-year prospective follow-up study" which was written in collaboration with researchers from GEREC.
Research news: Older women abandon many of their personal goals
Older people have many kinds of goals in their lives, most commonly related to health, independent living, close relationships, and different activities. However, based on a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä, older women abandon many of their goals with increasing age.
Research news: Nonmanual workers and high educated live longer even at the age of 90 years
Nonmanual workers and high educated live longer than manual workers and lower educated even at the age of 90 years or over. A doctoral student Linda Enroth at the Gerontology Research Center and School of Health Sciences in the University of Tampere reported the finding.
Research news: Poor hearing confines older adults to their homes
Vision and hearing problems reduce the active participation of older people in various events and activities. This was observed in two studies carried out by the Gerontology Research Center.
Postdoctoral research funding from Academy of Finland for Leena Forma
PhD Leena Forma is studying the effects of age and closeness of death on use and costs of hospital and long-term care.
Gerontology Research Center joins a new COST-action
GEREC has joined an EU-funded COST-action network
Research news: Inverse Effects of Midlife Occupational and Leisure Time Physical Activity on Mobility Limitation in Old Age
Strenuous occupational physical activity in midlife increases the risk of mobility limitation in old age, whereas leisure-time physical activity decreases the risk. This is found in a study which followed up 5,200 public sector employees for 28 years. The study was conducted at the Gerontology Research Center in Finland and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.


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Still on the seed weeds. Erinus alpinus, Dianthus known as Ipswich Pinks, Nectaroscordum siculum, St Bernard's Lily (cannot rmember the proper name)
Others still to come.
Plastic pots and definitely no way in through the base for them. Just watched a bee dugging its way down in another pot, will have to put that one somewhere safe when the bee finishes,
Also just went past Lonicera alseuosmoides and there were over 200 bees of all kinds on it, and that was just on the one side.
I was only doing the seed weeds. And been out gardening since and though of a lot more too!
We have four types of plants here, in order of frequency, thugs, dying, dead and desirable!
I do not have my Campanulas mixed up. The two which cause the most trouble here are the one which used to be called C. urticifolia and is now C. trachelium in all its forms, we have double white, purple, pink and singles of all those hues and they all spread every where. The other one is C. persicifolia in its white form which is only out competed by Anemone japonica.
Almost all Alliums, All geraniums, Alchemilla mollis, alpina, erthropoda and another one which I can never remember the name, A shrubby Lonicera with white flowers and red berries, everyone of which has a viable seed which the birds spread everywhere. Elecampine (Inula something or other, Geums, even the named ones,
I could keep going, but if I had the energy to dead head these things..........
Oh and the worst seed thug of all, Aquilegia.
Another seed weed which I have just been removing, by the wheelbarrow load before they seed again.
Just be very careful, if you damage the tiny white root then the parsnip will either not grow or not make a decent root. When I did this, more years ago than I care to remember, I ended up cutting the tissue paper into pieces each with a germinated seed on it and planting the paper rather than trying to get the root out of the paper.
Any clean container will do, it is only to keep the paper in and damp.
Good a time as any to find the bulbs and move them, at least the flower/seed heads show you where to dig. They will only be loosley attached to the bulb in any case.
Yep, peasant.............whoops pHeasant!
Seed pot is/was one of those half pots (usually sold as Cactus pots). It was on a set of shelves along with many others on a south east facing shed side. Peat free compost with a good half inch gravel topping and obviously a fair number of seedlings in it. Also found pupa in other 7 cm square pots in the same area. These had compost in them but were actuallly waiting to be emptied onto the compost heap.
We have cobbled patha in many areas of the garden and they are stuffed wth bee larva.
This acre of land has probably never been sprayed with anything, certainly not for the last 40 years as the previous owners were pig farmers, the next ones did not garden and we have not sprayed in the 18 years we have been here making the garden.


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roses and delphiniums or clematis
I would like to plant clematis and delphiniums against a fence and then plant a shrub rose in front of them.
I know clematis like cold feet, I don't know the name of the variety I have, I just know it is very hardy with a yellow flower.
Does anyone see a problem with this planting idea?
The fence is facing South west so will be quite warm, I live in zone 3.
Do you possibly have clematis tangutica? One variety of it is called 'radar love' and it gets yellow bell shaped flowers. If so, I find the vine very hardy, mine survives in poor soil growing up my carport post.
I don't see a problem with your idea. Yes, clematis like cool feet but the shrub rose will shade the ground a bit around the base of the clematis, or you can plant annuals until the rose spreads out a bit. Even a lawn ornamental placed in the right spot can shade the ground, or some mulch.
I read that yes, clematis like "cool feet" but what they really like is adequate moisture, which is usually found in shady areas. So, I guess just be sure to water regularly if the area dries out from the intense sun.
Do you already have delphinium? If you want a smaller type of delphinium try the 'fountain' series, they grow 30 to 36 inches tall. Not sure, but that might make them less prone to flopping over (other delphiniums get 4 or 5 feet high.)
Good Luck,
About delphiniums "flopping" - I used to drive myself crazy each spring, putting bamboo stakes around my delphiniums and then wrapping string around each to prevent flopping Since I have a "row" of delphiniums about 9 feet long, this was a lengthy process. Then I had the idea to place a TALL tomato cage around each plant. Problem solved! The cages have been there for about 5 or 6 years now, I never remove them - they are a permanent fixture. Early spring, I can thin out the spikes, if needed, and within a few weeks, the plants grow up through the wires and the cages disappear completely. Very rarely do I get a branch flopping near the top and if the occasional spike grows outside the cage, I use that wonderful stuff, velcro plant ties, to hook that spike up to the cage. Delphinium without the bother!
Hi Shapiro,
Could you please describe your tall tomato cages... the tall ones I've seen are a lot wider too than the regular ones.... think they might be too wide for delphiniums tho.
I've had a lovely clump of delphiniums which I started from seed years ago, and I would love to not have to go through all the work of tying them up.
Thanks so much in advance.


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Colmar's most famous son. While Eiffel may be the most famous of those who worked on the Statue of Liberty in New York, it was Bartholdi who conceived of the idea, designed the statue and made the whole thing happen. Today his memory is treasured in his home town, first by his museum on Rue des Marchands, but also in a replica 12 meter high Statue of Liberty on the outskirts of the town.
The museum is hosted in the house where he was born, and here you can find, among other things, the original designs for the Statue of Liberty.
Perhaps the major driver of the tourist trade in Colmar is the Unterlinden Museum, which by itself attracts over 200,000 visitors every year to its expansive art collection spread out over a four thousand square meters. It's the most visited museum in Alsace, and one of the most popular in France - not bad for a small town. It's set to get even bigger. The construction work that so blighted the building on my visit looks set to double the exhibition area and bring in 500,000 visitors when complete - nearly ten times the population of Colmar.
So what brings people to this museum? A collection of art from the middle ages to modern day, including artists like Dürer, Cranach, Picasso, Léger and Poliakoff, capped off by the famous Isenheim Altarpiece.
In a beautiful 16th-century mansion, formerly a Turenne school, you can find the Natural History and Ethnography Museum in Colmar. The museum explains the geophysical evolution of the region from the Ice Age and tells you about various endangered local species.
We did not have time to visit the museum.
It was late in the afternoon when we arrived at the Unterlinden Museum and we were a little weary. The building caught my eye and I decided to take a few photos and as we came to the entrance gate I noticed the beautiful well.
Instinct told me this was a special place and we paid our entrance fee, entered the first display room which immediately confirmed that we had made the right decision.
The museum is celebrating 160 years and has a broad cross section of exhibits. We stayed an hour or more and enjoyed our visit but had to leave early as we had to catch the train back to Strasbourg.
Frederrie Auguste Bartholdi was born in Colmar on 2nd August, 1834. After his father died in 1836 his mother moved the family to Paris, keeping the family home in Colmar which is now the home of the Bartholdi Museum.
His best known work is the Statute of Liberty located in New York City.
Since 1922 the former family home has housed the largest collection of his works, models and souvenirs.
On display in the inner courtyard is the "Grands soutiens du monde" (bronze 1902).
Here's my journal entry for the museum:
"Followed signs through ancient sculpture, a very dark Alsatian wine cellar (no doubt authentic), XV and XVI century painting . . . and really appreciated the English audio guide. Walked through XVI century sculpture, a not-completely-assembled Martin Schongauer exhibit to Colmar's pièce de résistance . . . the Issenheim Altarpiece. Again, the audio guide was invaluable!"
I highly recommend using the audio guide. It makes the experience more meaningful. The Issenheim Altarpiece is stunning and very well displayed. There is also enough room to enjoy it and plenty of explanations available.
General admission is 8 euros (in 2011) Check the web site below for changes. They are currently restoring the issenheim Altarpiece but it continues on display so you should be able to see it.
This building once served as a Dominican convent, under some linden trees (hence the name "underlinden"). This museum houses some impressive exhibits, including one of France's best collections of medieval art. Probably the most famous is the priceless Isenheim Altarpiece, inside the chapel. It also houses some artifacts from Colmar's long history. This should be on anyone's itinernary. In addition, there is a new gallery of modern art.
A number of paintings and sculptures of the 15 and 16C are also on view in the nave and the adjacent galleries. The best paintings are by Cranach (The Melancholy) and a Female Portrait (by Hans Holbein the Elder) and what may possibly be the first still life, from 1470 (anonymous). 16C wood sculptures expand the period with works of Master H.L., Veit Wagner and others.
The first very important artist in Colmar was also the first great engraver in Norther Europe. He is remembered here for several paintings and for many fine engravings. His most famous work is the Virgin in the Rose Bower at the Collegiate Church but there are two diptyches in the Unterlinden and some 16 panels of A Passion for which he did much of the work. Fine work by primitives lead the way to his work, these can be seen in an adjacent room of the museum by Gaspard Isenmann and Hermann Schadeberg as well as other early examples from the North.
The most terrifying scene is in the left one of the lateral now paired panels of the rear section of the altar. It is the Temptation of St. Anthony. It relates the internal feelings that were held in those times by about disease. The Antonites were believed to be able to cure ergotism (and possibly also erysipelas or streptococcal infection) which were almost always fatal in those days. Note the sick patient in the bottom left corner with a swollen figure and feet being replaced by a demon. The right picture is a visit by St. Anthony to the hermit St. Paul. The central tryptich is by Nicolas de Haguenau with St. Augustin on the right and St. Jerome on the left. In the lower right panel kneels a church leader one Guy Guers, while at the base of the central panel are two offerants.
When the outer surface of the retable was originally opened, a set of four panels came into view. Today the lateral pair are shown together and nearby the middle two are presented. The viewer must supply the sequence as he wishes. In correct sequence the first on the left is an Annunciation, next an Angel's Concert, then a Mary and Child Newborn Alone and lastly an unusually Rising from the Tomb. Each panel is both restrained and intense and subtly has associated stories in the scenes. Enjoy this.
The outer side of the closed multiple paneled altar piece has a large central painting of the Crucifixion. On the right side of the painting is St. Joseph supporting a distraught Mary and next to the Cross a kneeling Magdalene. On the left of Jesus is John the Baptist (two years dead) with a lamb. In a lateral painting to the right is St. Sebastian.
The Issenheim Altar was made between 1512-16 by Mathis Gothart (known as Grunewald) and was the Altar piece of the of a convent following the rule of Saint Augustine (the Antonites) in that town. In 1793 the set of works was moved to the place Unterlinden and installed in the ex-Dominican chapel which in 1849 became a museum containing the Grunewald masterpiece and works by Schongauer and others. The altar is nicely detached so that one can move among the several wings and approximate the progression of a suppliant. Starting from the outside of the retable which has three panels with a two panel predella Entombment past the second level made up of a set of four panels (originally in one group of 4) now shown as two pairs of important large pictures and on to the third level at the rear with lateral paintings and a central tryptich of sculptured wooden figures while below there is a carved predella of Jesus and the Apostles.
The Museum was started in 1849 by Louis Hugot who managed to keep the building from demolition and who subsequently was able to instal there works by Schongauer and works from many religious communities around Colmar. as well a Roman mosaic from Bergheim.Although theveryone comes primarily to see the Isenheim Alterpiece there are a variety of other items in the collection ranging from primitive painted panels to 20C works by such as Picasso and one should also enjoy the cloister which is where you enter the museum.
"The building of the former Turenne school, built in the 16th century, has since 1985 housed the Colmar Natural History Museum, which was founded in 1859. Initially established in the Unterlinden premises until 1940, the collections were transferred in 1959 to a house which has since disappeared in the Water Tower park, where they were viewed until 1983. The main departments are zoology, mineralogy and ethnography."
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By Nicola Clark, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 09:00AM
Just three days after its release, more than 70m people had viewed or seen parts of the Kony 2012 video, so what does this new breed of activism mean for brands, asks Nicola Clark.
Can a viral video change the world? The charity Invisible Children clearly believes so.
At the time of writing, its half-hour video on Joseph Kony has notched up more than 76m views on YouTube and propelled the atrocities perpetuated by the Ugandan warlord onto the international news agenda, and to the pinnacle of Twitter's trending topics worldwide.
Of course, translating these views and tweets into a tangible change in the real world can't be achieved simply by sharing YouTube videos.
However, before retreating to the well-worn path of criticising 'slactivism' and consumers who attempt to ease their conscience through a tweet while doing nothing about the issue, it is worth recognising the phenomenal impact Kony 2012 has had in a matter of days.
Putting the inevitable backlash that has accompanied its huge ascent to one side, there is no denying that this is the fastest-spreading viral video in history.
Of course, gaining the impact of Kony 2012 is not within the reach of any given brand or cause, and the emotional pull and moral outrage the campaign has elicited is in many ways unique. However, the success of the campaign underlines the phenomenal power of social networks.
According to YouTube, 60 hours of clips are uploaded every minute. Attention is perhaps the scarcest commodity in the social-media world, so while viral marketing is the future, it is not an easy win for brands. At the heart of the Kony viral phenomenon is not a complex algorithm, but the simple art of storytelling and the enduring power of emotionally compelling content.
In the words of director and narrator Jason Russell: 'Humanity's greatest desire is to belong and connect, and now we see each other, we hear each other, we share what we love and it reminds us what we all have in common. This connection is changing the world'.
What marketers need to know about the power of viral video marketing
Adapting to a hyper-networked world
Viral videos have irrevocably changed the face of marketing. In a hyper-networked environment where individual consumers have become media channels in their own right, brands can be built up and knocked down in a matter of minutes. Real-time marketing has become more than just a buzz phrase; it is changing the way smart brands do business.
Beware the backlash
While it would be almost impossible to predict the phenomenal rise of the Kony 2012 video, the scope and scale of the backlash is somewhat inevitable. Fearful brands may rely on disabling comments on YouTube, but recognising and expecting the dark side of social content is essential for success. Addressing comments openly and preparing for negative PR is essential.
Don't underestimate your audience
Digital experts have long argued that two minutes is the optimum viral-video viewing time for consumers. Similarly, online publishers have long viewed 'the fold' as the threshold few consumers will cross. The half-hour Kony 2012 video exposes the flaws in these assumptions.
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