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About Harriet Constable
Harriet Constable is a communications executive and freelance travel writer and blogger. At the age of 23 she stepped foot on Antarctica, and in doing so achieved her aspiration of traveling to every continent.
Harriet is the founder of Harri Travels aka http://www.harrietconstable.com/, a travel blog focused on providing affordable stylish adventure inspiration across the globe. Harriet lives in London and when she isn't half way across the world she can be found exploring her home city for awesome new things to do. You can follow her on twitter: @Hconstable.
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Joburg's Maboneng, An Urban and Cultural Overhaul
March 22, 2015 by Harriet Constable
"Be careful" – the two words always uttered when you tell someone who has never been there before that you are going to Jo'Burg. Yet there is more light than dark in this city than many know…
A grey, overcast sky hung above as we drove cautiously through the central business district of Johannesburg, South Africa. From dark, derelict buildings people emerged with sunken faces, crowding around flame-licked rubbish cans for scraps or warmth before retreating back out of sight.
Johannesburg's central business district has for years been home not to giant gleaming skyscrapers housing growth-inducing businesses, but to abandoned buildings filled with impoverished former township-dwellers. The residents sought refuge here after international anti-apartheid sanctions crippled Johannesburg's economy in the 1980's. It is still a shocking sight to behold.
However, in one area of town these once-forgotten areas are enjoying a sense of revival, thanks to the Maboneng precinct project.
A success story of urban regeneration, Maboneng, meaning 'Place of Light', is a privately developed urban neighbourhood on the east side of Johannesburg's CBD and home to a thriving community of creative factory spaces, trendy loft apartments, restaurants and more.
On my trip to the capital last year, I visited a popular addition to the neighbourhood: the Arts on Main Sunday market. According to the South Africa tourism board, "The Arts on Main development is as much about paying homage to Johannesburg's history as it is a vote of confidence in the future of the city and its vibrant community of artists". The harsh juxtaposition of empty, derelict office blocks next to the grimy coolness of the renovated 1911 warehouse where Arts on Main is held is a defiant statement by the founders: we can breathe life and community that is diverse, arty and modern back into our city.
Jam-packed full of world foods, art, fashion and reclaimed vintagy-goods, the atmosphere at the market was buzzy and friendly. In the leafy courtyard, diners enjoy the temperate Jo'Burg climate, sitting under olive trees and taking advantage of the full breakfast menu and homemade lemonade from Canteen restaurant. Inside, a collection of some of the best South African contemporary art galleries reside, including the Goodman Gallery, the Seippel Gallery and Bailey's African History Archives, which holds more than 40 years' of South African photographic history.
Around the corner is Main Street Life, the younger of Maboneng's two developments, which opened in 2010. The top floor is taken up by the 12 Decades Johannesburg Art Hotel, where each individually designed room represents one of the past 12 decades of Johannesburg's history. Main Street Life also includes a rooftop events venue and shops. On the ground floor, Johannesburg's independent cinema, the Bioscope, screens local, international and classic films.
Johannesburg is changing. Proud to be a country that has overcome monstrosity with immense positivity, respect and strength, there is a sense of ambition among Jo'Burgers to turn their city around. The Maboneng precinct is proof that Jo'Burg's citizens have the gumption to take darkness and turn it into light: something positive, exciting and collaborative. The results are inspiring.
A Visual Walk Through Budapest
February 5, 2015 by Harriet Constable
Budapest: capital of Hungary. A city brimming with stunning architecture, cheap food and drink and spectacular bathing options. We visited Budapest recently on our winter Eurotrip to Berlin, Prague and Budapest – its many redeeming features made it an easy addition to my favourite capital city list. Here it is, in pictures…
Great Cosy Pubs For the Holidays in London
December 28, 2014 by Harriet Constable
One of my favorite days of the year as festivity and excitement fill the air. The mince pies are baking and the mulled wine is steaming so it's time to reveal my list of the best Christmassy pubs in London, some of which you might not yet have heard of…
This hidden gem in the London borough of Kennington also happens to be my local. It's a cosy, higgledy piggledy pub with sofas and stools, nooks to tuck into and candles flickering from chunky traditional beer tankards. Try the mulled cider or a Bloody Mary with oodles of Worcester Sauce.
Smack bang in the centre of London just a few steps from Trafalgar Square, The Clarence is a traditional pub which again offers great food and comfortable surroundings. There's a big area upstairs if you're a large group looking to hire, or nab a corner table by the frosted windows and enjoy a glass of mulled wine.
Nestled at the end of a mews in Kensington, The Britannia pub serves delicious food and has a beautiful bar area with open fire, tartan throws and cushions galore. There's a separate, more formal dining area but reserve a table in the bar of an evening for the ultimate in festive cheer.
This has got to be one of my favourite pubs in town. It's on Southwark Street, a quiet road about 10 minutes walk from Borough Market. The food is delicious, as are the wine options, and it's got a lovely welcoming feel to it with mismatched furniture, frosted windows and games strewn around for everyone to play.
This is a big, friendly pub right next to Regents Park so perfect for finishing up in after a New Year's Day walk. The food is great and there's a huge beer garden if the sun is shining and you need a little more fresh air.
Healthy Dishes For the Holidays…
December 24, 2014 by Harriet Constable
Christmas may be steeped in traditional values, but the modern day reality has become a time of jam-packed events calendars. Parties, dinners, hot chocolate dates and food galore. From the cheeses to the chocolates and everything in between, you need to have completely mastered your will power to try to stay relatively in-shape at this time of year. Something the mere mortals among us will far from achieve this December.
Ever the problem solver, I've been searching high and low for delicious guilt free Christmas foods. These simple ideas that will give you all of the enjoyment with none of the guilt as you celebrate the holidays. Now doesn't that sound like a merry Christmas!
Mashed sweet potato is one of my ultimate favourite comfort foods. As well as being ridiculously tasty, they also happen to be really bloody good for you. Here's all the health benefits of eating sweet potato.
To make this delicious dish, just peel and boil 500g sweet potatoes for about 15 minutes or until really soft and then mash with a tablespoon or two of raw organic coconut oil (you can get versions without the coconut taste if you prefer). Crush and toast and handful of mixed nuts in a frying pan until they start to smell great, then sprinkle them over the mash with a teaspoon of cinnamon and serve.
Fact of the day: you can substitute ripe bananas for oil/butter in your baking to make deliciously moist cakes and biscuits. If you also replace the sugar with honey you're looking at a totally guilt-free festive snack.
I use this Jamie Oilver banana bread recipe, but replace with butter with more mashed up ripe bananas and coconut oil, and replace the sugar with honey. Add a teaspoon of nutmeg too for a festive touch. The result is even more delicious than the original recipe!
The health-concious sometimes tend to steer clear of mixed nuts, concerned by their high fat content. But nuts are packed full of protein, and the fats in nuts are healthy. Here's why! Keep your portion size sensible and you have no reason to feel guilty. Tuck in and enjoy.
Research has shown that monounsaturated fats like olive oil are good for your heart. There's been a lot of coverage recently hailing the way they eat in Mediterranean countries by substituting olive oil in place of butter and margarine. Another brilliant substitution for butter is raw, organic coconut oil. It's delicious, full of healthy fatty acids that help your metabolism work faster and also contains antibiotic qualities.
5 Festive Things To Do in London Over the Holidays
December 8, 2014 by Harriet Constable
The holidays and in particular Christmas is my absolute favourite time of year and I happen to consider myself something of an expert on the best activities to do in England's capital city. Luckily for you, I have spent years crafting this perfectly pruned list of the very best festive holiday activities in London. From steaming mulled wine and mistletoe to bright frosty park walks and sparkly lights, oversized Christmas jumpers and Bridget Jones running through the snow in her knickers, Christmas is London at its most enchanting.
Here's how to make the most of festive London this winter:
Carol Concerts at St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's puts on a series of spectacular carol concerts at Christmas in its magnificent domed cathedral. Some are free and some ticketed, so it's worth looking at the website early to book a place if need be. If you're attending the family carols arrive very early as the queues can wrap around the cathedral.
Ice skating at Somerset House
Each year as the winter chill enters the air ice rinks start to pop up across London. Somerset House is by far my favourite with its picturesque setting and rink-side bar where you can wrap your frosty fingers around a warm drink whilst the skaters slide by.
Lighting of the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square
At 6pm on December 4, the countdown to Christmas starts with the lighting of the tree in Trafalgar Square. The Norwegian Spruce is a gift from Norway to London to say thank you for Britain's support during World War II, and the historic tradition has happened every year since 1947.
Mulled Wine at Borough Market
Borough Market has that magical ability to transport itself from summer sun spot with punters perching on pavements sipping Pimms to one of the most festive spots in London. Wrap up in your hat and mittens and take a stroll around Borough Market with a cinnamon mulled wine freshly scooped from a steaming cauldron.
Frosty walk followed by Bailey's hot chocolate at a cosy pub by the fire
My favourite spots for a festive stroll in London – and cosy pub to follow – are: Hampstead Heath followed by The Wells, Regents Park followed by The Edinboro Castle or The Spread Eagle, St James's Park followed by The Clarence on Whitehall, Hyde Park followed by The Brittania just off High Street Kensington.
Harrods, the food hall and Christmas window displays
The world's most famous department store also happens to be one of the most fabulous for Christmas cheer in my opinion. Of an early evening the building twinkles into life as thousands of bulbs illuminate the snowy Christmas window displays. Inside, you can taste the food hall excitement where wrapped chocolate glistens in tall piles and the rich and famous purchase luxurious Christmas hampers.
Fortnum and Mason Christmas Department
As you enter the duck egg blue and gold building on Piccadilly in the lead up to Christmas the sound of carol singing drifts into range – singers regularly perform in the middle of the store by the spiralling stairs. A few levels above, London's best Christmas department awaits with quintessentially British and traditional decorations beautifully displayed.
Southbank Centre Christmas Market
In November each year traditional wooden chalets line the Southbank waterfront serving up festive food, warming drinks and selling Christmas gifts. I love to take a stroll when it starts to get dark and the wooden cabins' twinkly lights come on.
Covent Garden's Christmas Decorations
Covent Garden is a beautiful part of London all year, but the Christmas decorations are always the best around and add an extra special something to the covered market. I prefer to visit Covent Garden when the market stalls are packed away and just the shops are open – it's quieter and makes for better photos of the decorations.
Mince Pies and Festive Cheer at Leadenhall Market
In the cobbled walkways under the glass Victorian roof Leadenhall Market brims with festivities. The Christmas lights have just been turned on and the decorations are up, so head over for mince pies and a mulled cider from one of the many pubs in the Market.
Have you spent Christmas in London? I'd love to hear your favourite festive things to do!
Testing Out The London Pass To Hit Popular Attractions
December 7, 2014 by Harriet Constable
Last weekend, I tested out the London Pass, which is sightseeing city card that gives you entry to a choice of over 60 popular tourist attractions in the city and is available for either 1, 2, 3, 6 or 10 days.
In one day, I reckon it's possible to get around four tourist attractions if you start early – but be warned, you will be exhausted by the end of it. We managed to make it to the Churchill War Rooms, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge and used our London Passes to get free tickets to the Curzon cinema in Mayfair to see The Imitation Game. I've put together a short break-down of each attraction below in the handy tabs below, and at the end I've summarised what I thought of the London Pass.
Buried in a once-secret basement next to Horse Guard's Parade the Churchill War Rooms offer a fascinating insight into war-time London and the war cabinet that were secretly fighting for Britain from this dank dark basement. There's an impressive museum section with tons of interesting Churchill facts and artefacts displayed in modern, visual ways. It's also cool to see the original rooms like the Map Room where they planned their attacks and Churchill's bedroom where he spent many a sleepless night.
However, do not be fooled – as we were – into going to the introductory talk by the Churchill War Rooms volunteer speaker. Yes, he was a nice chap, but he spoke for NEARLY AN HOUR about every minute detail you were about to see, from the tissue on Churchill's desk to the pen he held to the toilet lid he sat on – thus rendering the experience of walking around the War Rooms somewhat pointless as we already knew everything the signs were telling us.
GOOD BITS: no que, great museum section
BAD BITS: boring bastard speaking for nearly an hour
London's spectacular Westminster Abbey is at the top of many tourist's hitlist. And quite rightly, it is one of London's most spectacular Cathedrals and home to an impressive number of important dead people. We spent about half an hour wandering around, gazing at the impressive architecture, stained glass windows and elaborate coffins.
Sadly, it's popularity meant that the queues outside were large and we had to wait 20 minutes in the cold to get in. This was particularly disappointing as the London Pass booklet that we were given with the cards advised that 'fast track' entry was available for London Pass holders at the Abbey. When we asked, this wasn't the case and we were sent to the back of the line.
GOOD BITS: spectacular building
BAD BITS: massive queue, no fast track
Having once lived in Borough I had passed Tower Bridge many times but never gone up to the exhibition. Thus, we deemed it an important addition to our London tourist day activities. The queue was fairly small, although still no fast track (even though it was advertised). Within about 15 minutes we were up at the top of the bridge.
The exhibition wasn't particularly impressive – just a video playing that was really aimed at children. And I'm afraid the view from the top wasn't that spectacular either as all the iron infrastructure means there are only small gaps to look through and a mass of glass and padding (presumably to make it safe) obstructs the best views. Walking over the glass see-though walkway looking down to the river and bridge below was certainly entertaining, and fairly vertigo-inducing – that was certainly the best bit.
The London Pass will save you money, if you are prepared to do 4 or more tourist attractions in a day since it costs £49.If you are desperate to see all the London tourist sights and you only have a weekend or so to do it, a London Pass probably makes sense. However, London is full of so many fantastic free museums, markets, walks, cathedrals and icons I just don't think you need to spend out £49 per person to make the most of it.
Foodie Alert: Head to Tenerife For Mouth Watering Treats
November 28, 2014 by Harriet Constable
Tenerife, the largest of the seven Canary Islands, is famed for its sandy beaches and turquoise seas. Tourists flock to its shores for the year-round sunshine, and quick four-hour flight from London.
I spent a very lovely Monday evening meeting the Tenerife tourism board at restaurant Hispania near Bank in central London. I expected to be impressed by the diversity of the island from hip bars to tranquil retreats, but was surprised to find the standard of food and drink so high.
We tried a whole selection of treats such as the trio of 'mojo' sauces with "papas de color" (small baked potatoes). The sauce was drizzled into the warm centre of the potato, which made a delicious starter. I also enjoyed the sweet potato crisps with intense and strong "almogrote" cheese paste. The canapés were paired with the crisp Altos de Trevejo sparkling wine.
I also tried several other wines from the Spanish Canary Islands. Humboldt 2012, a sweet white wine that was paired with the desert course, was my favourite. Grown in the traditional and long-established region of Tacoronte-Acentejo, the vineyards here are located on steep, north-facing terraces at altitudes of 330ft to 3280ft (100m–1000m) – perfect conditions for high-quality wine production I'm told.
So where does one go to find these food and wine delicacies in Tenerife? The best places, I'm told, are markets such as "Nuestra Señora de Africa" (Santa Cruz) and the Market of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (La Laguna). There are also popular local farmers' markets such as the "Mercadillo del Agricultor" that takes place in Tacoronte and Tegueste, amongst other towns.
With it's burgeoning gastro scene and year round gorgeous weather it's easy to see why Tenerife has become such a popular tourist haunt.
Head to London's Covent Garden for Vegetarian Heaven in Neal's Yard
November 16, 2014 by Harriet Constable
I'm on a mission to find the world's best vegetarian food and this month, this self-set assignment took me to the Wild Food Café overlooking colourful hippy-haven Neal's Yard in Covent Garden.
This laid-back, all-inclusive restaurant centres around raw superfoods that taste 'orgasmic' and look delicious to boot. "We focus on wild, fresh, colourful gourmet ingredients & plant-based (vegan and vegetarian) cuisine."
The café was set up by Joel and Aiste, both of whom are devoted to making vegan and vegetarian cuisine mainstream diets. We pulled up a corner on the communal benches staring out of the brightly coloured window and drooled over the menu choices.
To drink, we went for the 'Forgotten Ecstasy' – raw cacao liquor, cacao nibs, dates, figs, almonds, coconut, cinnamon, vanilla. It tasted like a healthy chocolate milkshake.
To eat, we opted for the sourdough bruschetta with new season cherry tomatoes, creamy avocado, shallots and basil, and a side of sweet potato chips, which were soft and flavoursome (although nothing beats a proper bowl of chips in my mind). The bruschetta was crunchy and tangy and left us wanting more.
After a recent piece in FT Magazine about the future of food I was delighted to have found a café so focused around changing the food agenda, and showing that vegetarian is the way to go. The FT Magazine piece agreed: "the way food arrives on our plates today is offensively wasteful, harmful to the planet and unkind to its residents, both four-legged and bipedal." Wild Food Café, I'll be back.


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AA Speaks!: Stroman, Farrell and the Off-Season
Very interesting news about PED suspensions:
"If Stroman had been on the 40-man roster, whether he was at the big league level or had been optioned down to the minor leagues, all he would have gotten was a warning," Anthopoulos said
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Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.1. MM1f Posted: September 11, 2012 at 01:59 PM (#4232780)
That would have also burned his MLB drug test warning though, meaning that if Stroman tested positive for something again someday he would get a 50 game MLB suspension.
Now (and correct me if I'm wrong) Stroman can test positive as a Major Leaguer and get one "warning" freebie before he gets suspended.
So, why waste his freebie when the Jays are going nowhere when you might need that freebie to come while Stroman is pitching for a contending Jays team in the future?
Do they get a warning with the first positive test? Has anybody ever heard of this before? AA needs to clarify.3. John Northey Posted: September 11, 2012 at 02:10 PM (#4232794)
I think what it means is there is stuff a guy gets warnings for in the majors that, in the minors, gets you a suspension. I think AA is using it as a lesson for Stroman and others that if you are going to do dumb things (not double check that what you are taking is safe to take or whatever) they won't save you. Some players will be glad about that (the ones who do things right) and others won't (feel the team isn't protecting them).4. cardsfanboy Posted: September 11, 2012 at 02:16 PM (#4232803)
I haven't followed the Stroman suspension, so I do not know anything about it. What was he suspended for? I thought you only got warnings for recreational drugs? Did he get suspended for something that wouldn't have suspended him in the majors? Etc.5. geonose Posted: September 11, 2012 at 03:03 PM (#4232844)
Stroman was suspended for methylhexaneamine, a banned stimulant that is a pretty common ingredient in over-the-counter supplements.6. Walt Davis Posted: September 11, 2012 at 04:46 PM (#4232960)
What I found interesting is that Keith Law said afterward that the Blue Jays should go ahead and bring him up so he could get some work at the major league level this year. Is a suspended minor leaguer allowed to play in the majors? If so, that's all kinds of bizarre.
Right, in MLB you get a warning for your first positive for amphetamines. If you test positive again, you get a 25-game suspension, not a 50-game suspension. Mike Cameron is the only MLBer I recall getting a speed suspension. In the minors, I think speed is dealt with the same as other PEDs.
Is AA correct about how it would have been handled had he been added to the 40-man? If you test positive as a minor-leaguer but get added to the 40-man prior to the final decision, your case is then switched to MLB rules? Seems a little odd although I can see the issues with treating it the other way. Mainly an issue with the stupidity of having two sets of rules.
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Posted: 03/17/2014 - After an overcast weekend, sunshine made a return to the Brazos Valley Monday. North winds kept temperatures on the cool side to start the week, but we'll look for spring-like highs heading towards the first official day of the season.
Posted: 03/17/2014 - The International Space Station had to sidestep a piece of space junk.
Posted: 03/17/2014 - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced an additional $109 million in disaster aid for Moore and the state of Oklahoma for recovery efforts from last year's tornadoes and other disasters.
Posted: 03/17/2014 - Seismologists now say the earthquake that rolled across Los Angeles before dawn was magnitude 4.4.
Updated: 03/14/2014 - As an upper-level weather maker moves east out of New Mexico, shower and thunderstorm chances will increase across the Brazos Valley, along with most of East Texas, Saturday. Colder air filters into the area on Sunday.
Posted: 03/14/2014 - Texas has appealed the federal government's denial of disaster assistance for 15 counties slammed during a December winter ice storm.
Posted: 03/14/2014 - The next supply run to the International Space Station has been delayed.
Updated: 03/13/2014 - An absolutely fantastic day unfolded across the Brazos Valley Thursday. Blue skies will eventually lead to overcast conditions as moisture and warmer air return to the area. By the weekend, an approaching storm system could pop up strong to severe thunderstorms.
Posted: 03/13/2014 - Congress is sending President Barack Obama a bill to ease big flood insurance premium increases faced by hundreds of thousands of homeowners and allow below-market rates to be passed on to people buying homes with taxpayer-subsidized policies.
Posted: 03/13/2014 - A magnitude-4.4 earthquake has struck a rural area in central California.
Posted: 03/13/2014 - A NASA campaign launched from Virginia's Eastern Shore is helping improve the understanding of changes to polar ice.
Posted: 03/12/2014 - A state park in the Texas Panhandle has reopened following a wildfire that scorched about 15 acres and closed the site for a day.
Posted: 03/12/2014 - Federal lawmakers from states along the Upper Missouri River asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday to disclose steps it's taking to prepare for potential spring floods as snowpack levels continue to climb in the Rockies.
Posted: 03/12/2014 - Forecasters hope new social media practices can help further the reach of tornado warnings and keep more people out of harm's way.
Updated: 03/12/2014 - A WIND ADVISORY has been issued for the entire Brazos Valley for Wednesday, March 12th. A cold front will slide through the area before sunrise, bringing strong, cold winds in behind it for most of the day.
Posted: 03/11/2014 - A wildfire has closed Palo Duro Canyon State Park in the Texas Panhandle as emergency crews work to put out the blaze.
Updated: 03/11/2014 - Japan is marking the third anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing, turned coastal communities into wasteland and triggered a nuclear crisis.
Posted: 03/11/2014 - In a stunning reversal of fortune, four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog champion Jeff King has scratched from the race about 25 miles from the finish line.
Posted: 03/10/2014 - A sunny and warm Monday across the Brazos Valley will turn to a night with the chance of a few spotty showers. After a brief shot at rain -- sunshine & warmer weather return. Enjoy it. Our next cold front is expected to tumble temperatures back, once again.
Posted: 03/10/2014 - Firefighters in central Oklahoma were battling grass fires in Edmond and just southwest of Oklahoma City.
Posted: 03/10/2014 - Authorities in Northern California say there are no reports of injuries and no danger of a tsunami following a powerful 6.9-magnitude quake off the coast.


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Sunday, April 12, 2015
Poetry in the Garden - Haiku Workshop
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1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Celebrate National Poetry Month at Queens Botanical Garden! Using haiku as a point of departure, enjoy a Garden stroll to get your creative juices flowing.
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Build a Bird Feeder
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.
At this time of year, birds of all different colors and sizes travel through New York City.
Category: Nature, Kids
Spring Sprouts
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
It's time for spring planting! Join the Alliance at Lefferts Historic House where you can make a small pot out of newspaper, fill it with soil and plant an herb seed to take home.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Kids
Central Park Tour: North Woods
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Join us for this tour of tumbling waterfalls, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools, led by Central Park Conservancy guides.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Remembering Yesterday: Queens and Its World's Fairs
at Kingsland Homestead (in Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech), Queens
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Remembering is both a collective and a personal activity. In this exhibition, both are on display in relation to two World's Fairs that took place in Flushing, Queens in…
Category: Art, History
The New York World's Fairs in 3D: A Stereoscopic Projection Show
at Kingsland Homestead (in Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech), Queens
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Robert Munn and Sandra Cook of the Depthography Group will be presenting their "World's Fairs in 3D" Stereoscopic Projection Show. The show consists of over 28…
Category: Education, Film, History, Talks
Monday, April 13, 2015
Art Exhibit: Conserving Our City of Nature: The Artwork of Alan Messer
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The exhibition reveals over 30 of Messer's detailed paintings, illustrations, and field sketches of NYC's avian wildlife and habitats.
Category: Art
The Orchid Show: Chandeliers
at The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The elegance of the orchid in all its myriad forms returns to the Garden this year with an aerial display unlike any other.
Category: Nature
Central Park Tour: The Ramble
at Belvedere Castle (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Coined the "wild garden" by designer Frederick Law Olmsted, the Ramble offers visitors a tranquil spot to meander along winding paths and discover hidden forest gardens.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Adapted Swim Program for People with Disabilities at Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
at Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
The Adapted Aquatics program offers aquatic exercise therapy that ranges from gentle water walking to aerobic-type exercise which improves range of motion, felxibility, mobilty, muscle…
Category: Accessible, Fitness, Sports, Seniors
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28th October 2014
Russell Brand: 'I wish I was bisexual – I'm tedious with my heterosexuality' 32
3:55 PM — Russell Brand has said he wishes he were bisexual because he finds being heterosexual "tedious."
17th October 2014
Australia: Bisexual singer Missy Higgins defends journalist who compared gays to paedophiles 17
3:49 PM — Bisexual singer Missy Higgins has defended a journalist who has come under fire after comparing gay people to paedophiles on a news show.
13th October 2014
Christian Institute: Gays on TV 'out of proportion' with reality 28
12:40 PM — The Christian institute has claimed the number of gays on TV is "out of proportion" with reality.
10th October 2014
Jessie J on calling bisexuality a phase: I need to know when to shut up 13
7:50 PM — Jessie J has addressed her claims earlier this year that she is no longer bisexual because it was a 'phase'.
9th October 2014
Shrien Dewani described himself as 'submissive, filthy minded and perverted' on gay dating site
4:55 PM — Millionaire Shrien Dewani, who is currently on trial in South Africa in connection with the murder of his wife, previously described himself as "submissive, filthy minded and perverted" on a gay dating website.
30th September 2014
US: Delaware school board member opposes LGBT curriculum 5
8:49 PM — A Delaware school board member has opposed a high school health curriculum that would include the definitions of transgender, bisexual, and gay.
27th September 2014
12 facts about bisexual people, according to the internet 1
5:05 PM — To celebrate Bisexual Visibility Week, some bi people took to Twitter to break down some very basic facts about bisexuality.
26th September 2014
Watch: Bi people tell their stories at the Stonewall Inn
7:04 PM — A video has been released of bisexual people speaking outside the Stonewall Inn, to celebrate Bisexual Awareness Week.
23rd September 2014
Stonewall: Bisexual people face prejudice from within LGBT community 77
1:29 PM — Stonewall CEO Ruth Hunt says Bi Visibility Day is about bringing down the barriers that bi people face, including prejudice from within the community.
22nd September 2014
US: New report states bisexuals suffer higher rates of discrimination 17
9:02 PM — A report released Monday finds that bisexuals, who make up more than 50% of the LGBT community, are more vulnerable to poverty, discrimination, and poor mental and physical states than their gay and lesbian counterparts.
9th September 2014
EA to issue fix for ban on the word 'gay' in Sims 4 character names 6
12:20 PM — Electronic Arts (EA) has said it will issue a fix for an issue which prevents users of the Sims 4 from using gay, lesbian and bisexual name references in character names.
1st September 2014
Video: Stonewall holds historic first meeting with trans activists 16
7:27 PM — LGB rights charity Stonewall held a historic first meeting with people from the transgender community last weekend.
New website provides teachers with LGBT activity resources 9
6:03 PM — A new website has launched which aims to provide educators with support when teaching about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
Study attributes 75% lesbian obesity to 'athletic low self-esteem' 11
8:30 AM — A US study into why 75% of lesbians are obese or overweight, has reached its fourth year of funding, and recommends that athletic programmes should be more inclusive of lesbians.
19th August 2014
Photos: #WhatBiLooksLike brings bisexual visibility to Twitter
7:15 PM — The hashtag #WhatBiLooksLike is challenging assumptions made about people who identify as bisexual.
8th August 2014
Kray family express anger over film depicting one twin as gay 8
2:09 PM — Relatives of the infamous Kray twins have expressed anger after hearing that a new film about them implies married Reggie Kray was in fact gay.
1st August 2014
Watch: Larry King gets confused by Anna Paquin's bisexuality 8
11:37 AM — Talk show host Larry King has attracted criticism for asking True Blood star Anna Paquin if she is no longer bisexual because she married a man.
21st July 2014
US: Film streaming site creates "Netflix for Lesbians" 4
8:38 PM — A new website, Section II, has created "Netflix for Lesbians" in an attempt to reach an untouched market of lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer women.
15th July 2014
US: 3.4% of adults do not identify as straight, health survey finds 7
12:05 PM — The US government's first comprehensive health survey into sexuality has found that 3.4 percent of adults do not identify themselves as being heterosexual.
2nd July 2014
UK: Bisexual asylum seeker's deportation flight to Jamaica cancelled 21
4:59 PM — A bisexual man who was due to be deported this morning learnt that his flight had been cancelled last night.


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I don't see what made you jump to this conclusion.
Maybe it's my flu, but your ignorance is slightly irritating. Anyhow, here is your opportunity to educate yourself. [engadget.com] And educate yourself some more [mashable.com]
More details [phandroid.com] and a good analysis of Apple's strategy against Android. [engadget.com]
No need to thank me, but if you do, you're welcome. Always pleased to reduce ignorance.
I would assume the opposite. That Apple would love to see Google swipe the rug from underneath Microsoft because Google can play nice with others. Right now Apple's like European monarchs during the American Civil War: they're content to watch the north and south battle one another, they'd prefer the south to win b/c that would mean greater fragmentation and less tariffs, but they're not going to interfere because the war benefits them more than a victor on either side would.
Seems you've missed quite a bit of Apple/Google animosity lately.
Steve Jobs: "Make no mistake: Google wants to kill the iPhone. We won't let them."
"Mr. Jobs returned to the topic of Google several times in the session and even disparaged its slogan "Don't be evil" with an expletive, which drew thunderous applause from his underlings."
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If I buy a magazine, I tend to do a three or four pass approach:
However, websites are big, and structured to help you find what you're looking for. Your average browser is looking for something when he goes onto the website -- he only does pass one, using the site index. He never gets to those bits he didn't think would be interesting and as such discovers nothing new.
Putting a magazine together, even if not a paper one, means editorial decisions and space considerations that websites just don't apply otherwise. (Although they could.)
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I still think Tobi just lost the other side of his face.
I still think Tobi just lost the other side of his face.
YouTube - Narutimate Accel 2 Ougi Uchiha Itachi
Izanagi is the the third ougi sequence (the black hole thing) :P This is just some made up visual the creators of the game made. If Izanagi does appear in the manga, I don't know if it will even be like that.
Okay, I have to confess that I pointed out this theory to see if some people had similar impressions as me when I read it, and Sion and Ire brought up two points that came close to what I though.
Also, I don't think it matters how we diagnose Madara because I think having EMS will allow him to pull of both Izanagi and Izanami abilities (read below for my explanation).
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Its Izanagi. You can hear Itachi say "Genjutsu Izanagi" if you pump the volume. At first I thought it was Tsukiyomi as well but it wasn't.
The first ougi is Goenkyu, second Utakata, third Izanagi, fourth is Itachi/Kisame team up.
supposedly itachi draws the Totsuka no Tsurugi in the upcomming chapter
so aside from tsukiyomi, susanooh and amaterasu itachi even has izanaGIs sword...Totsuka no Tsurugi (十拳剣), or "The Sword Ten Hands Long", was first used by Izanagi to kill his son, the fire god Kagutsuchi, who killed his wife, Izanami, during childbirth. After trying to retrieve Izanami from Yomi (the underworld), Izanagi went through a cleansing ritual in which Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo were spawned from his eyes and nose.
More relevant to this chapter of Naruto, the Totsuka no Tsurugi was also used by Susanoo to kill the Yamata no Orochi. The blade of the sword broke as he did this, but within the Yamata no Orochi he found the Kusanagi no Tsurugi.
i don't see that itachi being izanami-type thing come true
most of the jutsus are rather 'new' or especially invented to fill gaps
each character has 2 jutsus (up,up,O & down,down,O) and 3 ougis (activated by Triangle -> Circle, type of ougi is defined by different criteria) [team ougis not counted]
a lot of the ougis are of course pretty much the same old jutsus we know, but there are also new ones which just fill gaps <.<
most of the reversal and awakening ougis are new for one reason; its because we havent seen most characters use their glorious and best jutsus yet
ever seen ino do sth at all? or ever seen shino creating a gigantic bug sphere with the destructive power of at least 3 rasenshurikens?
no matter whats their ingame jutsus are called, they're not canon
it's the game that takes after the manga (or anime) <.<
on a sidenote: accel games really kickass!^^ though the partner system of accel 2 really sucks badly <.< they should have made it optional
More to belive that is a canon!..especially invented to fill gaps..
There are very few games that are exceptions to this rule! And I can count with just one hand!
Game = Anime, doesn't matter they ARE canons. Third party NOT the original author
I've seen some doujins that Naruto is able to create a shadow clone giantic penis, so since its taken by the manga, its not canon?it's the game that takes after the manga (or anime) <.<
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It's like they always say: don't throw a brick at a car window if you aren't wearing headgear.
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Just in time for summer, local residents and weekend visitors in Roxbury have a new location to check out for lunch or dinner.
Long Island native Gabriel Cardamone is the new proprietor of The Stone House Restaurant at Shephard Hills, in the location of the former Mary's Cookin' Again at Shephard Hills.
Roxbury — The gorgeous green ball field of Kirkside Park in Roxbury makes the perfect setting this Saturday, June 20 at noon for an old-fashioned game of hard fought vintage baseball between the Roxbury Nine and their neighborly rivals, the Mountain Athletic Club (M.A.C.) of Fleischmanns. Vintage baseball is a great Father's Day weekend gift (that costs nothing!) and one the whole family will truly relish.
Peggy Owen Sanford and Esther Finch Snyder spent some time Saturday with their brother, John Owen Finch, at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown. John had major surgery the previous day.
On Saturday, June 20, the Roxbury Nine takes on the Mountain Athletic League of Fleischmanns at Kirkside Park at noon.
Roxbury — The annual Roxbury Sidewalk Festival, on Saturday, July 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is a daylong block party, with vendors and tag sales lining the shady Main Street and vintage baseball afoot in Kirkside Park, along with children's fun, food galore and new this year: your chance to win big prizes aboard the Stimulus Surrey.
Roxbury — "The Face of Farming," a multimedia tribute to five of the last operating dairy farms in our area, is on exhibit at The Hilt Kelly Hall of The Roxbury Arts Center. There will be a reception on Saturday, June 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. The installation contains portraits, watercolors, photographs and audio interviews by Ellen Wong and video imagery by Anthony Manzo and Kent Garrett.
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The top honors graduates have been named at local high schools.
Roxbury —The Roxbury Arts Group will present local songwriter James Krueger in a special matinee performance at the Old School Baptist Church on Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m.
Hailed by judges as "an extraordinarily talented writer with a real talent for poetic imagery" Krueger is a two-time honor award winner in the Great American Songwriting Contest.
Claryville — Climbing towers and giant swings raised the bar on leadership and teambuilding skills for 56 Roxbury Day School seventh- and eighth-graders during a recent trip to Frost Valley YMCA camp in Claryville. During the one-day program, students conquered challenges such as scaling a 20-foot climbing wall, completing a ropes course and testing their composure on the Giant Swing in an effort to hone their cooperative skills in a relaxed setting.
Congratulations to RCS Valedictorian, Karly Bolger and Salutatorian, Danyelle Greene. Karly was awarded the Scholarship for Academic Excellence, from New York State for $1,500 a year for four years, which is based on Regents scores. Danyelle was also awarded the Scholarship for Academic Excellence for $500 a year for four years. John Bolger was awarded the New York State Lottery Scholarship for $1,250 a year for a total of $5,000.
The Roxbury Library Association needs volunteers to lead sessions for 2009 Summer Reading Program participants at the Roxbury Library.
Scheduled for the month of July 2009 on Mondays through Thursdays, the RLA will offer programming geared to individual age groups on successive days: Pre-K through grade one on Mondays; grades two and three on Tuesdays; grades four and five on Wednesdays and grades six and seven on Thursdays.
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KDE is ONLY working on Wayland support, and it will land in KDE 5. It's up to Canonical to make Mir porting, but KDE, or GNOME, aren't putting any resources on Mir ports on their own.
Will KDE 5 be ported to Wayland?
What's the point of that? Aren't window decorations going to be client side? So applications decide on their own what they look like, whether they want to obey window manager settings, etc.
Umm, no.
While the reference implementation currently only supports client side decorations, that's probably more to do with the fact that it's at something closer to Alpha release state than anything else.
The Wayland specification allows either client side or server side decorations.
See this post for more details: http://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blog/2013/02/more-rational-approach-to-window-decorations/ [martin-graesslin.com]
Will KDE 5 be ported to Wayland?
What's the point of that? Aren't window decorations going to be client side? So applications decide on their own what they look like, whether they want to obey window manager settings, etc.
You are aware that there is more to KDE than window decorations, right?
Will KDE 5 be ported to Wayland?
There will be no "KDE 5". Never ever.
Also, on the Kubuntu side of things, will the Blue Systems folks port KDE to Mir?
How much of Qt5 supports Wayland already?
What would it take to support Mir?
A revolution because no one within the KDE community is even remotely interested in supporting Mir.
There will be no "KDE 5". Never ever.
So what are you saying, that KDE development is in such a horrible shape that it will fall apart in the near future leaving KDE in some stagnate turmoil just before a major overhaul that would have been designated "KDE 5" or are you saying that the next major overhaul will be rebranded without a numbering scheme, (e.g. "KDE XP").
Because odds are good that a few years from now, enough developers are going to want to overhaul the code (or reach some arbitrary benchmark) and create a new branch, and last time
Responding to this part of the GP's assertion, wouldn't any Qt5 based KDE be numbered KDE 5.x?
Plasma Workspaces 2 will be based on Qt5-based libraries called KDE Frameworks 5.
Seriously, can't you guys even read the summary?
So what are you saying, that KDE development is in such a horrible shape that it will fall apart in the near future leaving KDE in some stagnate turmoil just before a major overhaul that would have been designated "KDE 5" or are you saying that the next major overhaul will be rebranded without a numbering scheme, (e.g. "KDE XP").
No, he is being pedantic.
KDE is the community, not the software. KDE will release Plasma Workspaces 2 and KDE Software Compilation 5.
Most people will refer to it as "KDE5", though.
Nobody within the core KDE development community ever confirmed that there will ever be a Software Compilation 5. http://aseigo.blogspot.de/2013/03/the-case-brand.html [blogspot.de] suggests that maybe it won't.
Also, KDE wants their software to be portable to other operating systems. X11 is the targeted platform - Wayland is extra. KDE is used on a lot more then just Linux. (Also, did GNOME 3 ever get running on BSD?)
I believe that PC-BSD 9.1 does support it. OTOH, GhostBSD, which was the main BSD that had GNOME as its default DE, has stated w/ the release of GhostBSD 3 that this will be the last release that has GNOME 2.32, and that GNOME will be replaced by MATE in future releases. So no GNOME 3 there. Nor Cinnamon either. Although they will be supporting LXDE & Openbox as well.
I agree - not that the BSD people will be losing much.
Also, KDE wants their software to be portable to other operating systems. X11 is the targeted platform - Wayland is extra. KDE is used on a lot more then just Linux. (Also, did GNOME 3 ever get running on BSD?)
OpenBSD ships GNOME 3 with Fallback Mode (no idea if GNOME Shell is even packaged). KDE is still on 3.5.10 there, last I checked...
Third question: Will KWin support Mir? No! Mir is currently a one distribution only solution and any adjustments wou
As an aside, given that the general consensus let's-all-pretend-to-get-along ego-fest that is FOSS, I can't blame Canonical for increasingly going its own way, given it wants to succeed on the consumer desktop (not business/corporation like the other guys), so I give them props for at least being (if arrogantly) gutsy about hoping to develop all this hyper-complex stuff on their own.
Mir uses Android GPU drivers and does *not* work with stock Mesa drivers. How is that supposed to be beneficiary to consumer desktops?
Wayland is backed (among others) by Intel who are the market leader in desktop GPUs. Wayland works with stock Mesa drivers which include Intel's GPU drivers.
Another Wayland backer (Collabora) ported Wayland to Android which means that even on mobile platforms, where Android driver compatibility is a benefit, so even on mobile platforms I see no rational argument in favor of M
Tried Plasma on Mint 13, it's quite pretty. Much prettier than Gnome based desktop for sure. Hopefully it just ends up with incremental improvements rather than complete redesigns and moving from one paradigm to another.
You know, it's nice to be able to rely on a desktop environment improving but mostly staying the same, so you don't have to bother re-learning all about it over and over with every release.
I moved away from Ubuntu because of Gnome 3 and of-course Unity, using Mint with Mate for now (not ju
It's also nice to use a desktop whose designers actually think you should be allowed to configure it to look and act the way that you want.
Is this now an argument in favour of KDE?
Or is it orthogonal to the question of Desktop Environments?
Tried Plasma on Mint 13, it's quite pretty. Much prettier than Gnome based desktop for sure. Hopefully it just ends up with incremental improvements rather than complete redesigns and moving from one paradigm to another.
New UI paradigms are added as separate Workspace projects. Currently there are Plasma Desktop (traditional), Plasma Netbook (for notebooks with small screens), Plasma Active (for tablets), and -- since today -- Plasma Media Center.
There is no desire to cramp all possible formfactor use cases into one DE, as GNOME Shell seems to do by default (unless you use extensions to modify the default).
Plasma Workspaces 2 is mainly a port to newer technology. I'm not aware of any giant usability changes, except refinem
Come on, get a new life!
Sure, those Akonadi-Nepomuk failures are a big hassle, and basing a mail client on a non-functional database is plain stupid.
Done and over.
Switch off those buggers, learn to live with Thunderbird, and you might find the more recent KDEs quite suitable. At least here, I could not second your opinion of crash-friendliness. Not with 4.5 and onward.
At least, I am a rather recent KDE convert, since it allows me to configure my desktop as I so desire with a lot of edge events and basically
I don't use KDE, but I can't help thinking that people who recommend disabling these things - and I've read a lot of similar recommendations - are somewhat missing the point. They're enabled by default because they're supposed to work. The mail client that ships as part of the application suite should not be useless.
I've had some painful experiences with Evolution on GNOME over the years*. I moaned about it, filed bugs, commented on existing bugs, and sometimes just had to give in and use a web-based fro
>They're enabled by default because they're supposed to work.
They're enabled by default because SEMANTIC DESKTOP GUYS WHAT YOU CAN'T UDNERSTAND HERE WE ALL NEED IT YOU ALL DO NEED IT SUCKERS. One of the worst things I've seen that tried to jump on (any) desktop is this semantic desktop thing. It never works, eats resources and brings exactly one new thing - nothing. Give this shit to enterprise desktops, I heard they like doing things that way.
I absolutely agree with the idea that they're supposed to work. But the guy you replied to was saying not to throw the baby out with the bath water and dump the whole KDE DE because of problems with Nepomuk, Akonadi and Kmail. You can disable Nepomuk easily in KDE System Settings, ignore Akonadi and use Thunderbird instead of KMail and still take advantage of KDE.
Opening bugs is the best thing to do in most cases with Open Source, but I get the feeling that in the case of Nepomuk and Akonadi especially it's
Pity you didn't get the mod points that you deserved.
Because the Akonadi-Nepomuk disaster is well known, and has seen plenty of bug reports over the years.Alas, the KDE-PIM people are block-headed enough to simply ignore them ("works for me").
Actually, come to think of it, the real culprits are the KMail-people. Because the idea of a semantic desktop is great. Had it worked, we would not have seen the Vista disaster, and had it worked on KDE the great thing would be the complete integration of all 'personal
Because the Akonadi-Nepomuk disaster is well known, and has seen plenty of bug reports over the years.Alas, the KDE-PIM people are block-headed enough to simply ignore them ("works for me").
Akonadi and Nepomuk are not the same thing and not even written by the same people. Nepomuk is a local file search cache, Akonadi is a web service cache.
It's also simply untrue that the devs ignore bug reports. If they can't reproduce a bug, they can't fix it. Are they supposed to simply guess bug fixes?
SC 4.10 ships Nepomuk 2.0 which features a repair utility (and a new indexer replacing strigi). Malfunctions caused by a broken database (possibly caused by an ancient strigi indexer if one simply upgraded e
Kugelkurt, the information is valuable, thanks.
On the other hand, it is sufficient to put akonadi nepomuk into Google, and then the first 10 hits are either on what they ought to do (minority of hits) or how to disable them due to simply not working (majority of hits). And when you click on any of the minority hits, you'll find that all of those have a majority of people pointing out that these programs don't work. Effectively, I have yet to meet anyone for whom it does work personally.
And when you look at
it is sufficient to put akonadi nepomuk into Google, and then the first 10 hits are either on what they ought to do (minority of hits) or how to disable them due to simply not working (majority of hits). And when you click on any of the minority hits, you'll find that all of those have a majority of people pointing out that these programs don't work.
SC 4.10's Nepomuk is, and I repeat myself, completely rewritten.
Complains about Nepomuk 1.x with its strigi indexer simply don't apply any more. It's like bitching about the Win9x kernel after NT-based WinXP became mainstream.
Now don't come and tell me that I am just the unlucky one.
The unlucky ones are usually the loudest.
This debacle has cost KDE a good number of its userbase.
I recent poll, linked throughout the most diverse Linux communities, clearly shows that the Plasma Workspaces are the clear favorite among Linux users these days: http://pollator.com/polls/which-linux-desktop-environment-are-you-using [pollator.com]
The conclus
You should open System Settings before claiming that there is no easy way to disable Nepomuk.
Akonadi is disabled by default because it only performs tasks after accounts have been set up. As long as you don't set up any mail accounts in Akonadi, its mail service doesn't start. As long as you don't create address book entries, the Akonadi address service does not start. As song as you don't add any dates into KOrganizer, the Akondai calendar service does not start.
I leave out the screenshot of my System Settings, with all three boxes unticked, probably since the installation.
I have no memory of having set up mail accounts in Akonadi (how does one?), my only address book entries that I have deliberately created are in Thunderbird, and I have never opened Korganizer, as far as memory serves.
For these, I find quite some applications running here.
$ ps ax | grep konad
2261 ? Sl 0:00
2263 ? Sl 0:01 akonadiserv
I don't know about your stupid Kubuntu (everybody in his right mind knows that it's the worst KDE distribution) and I don't care about ancient KDE SC releases you use (4.10.1 is the current one!). As I already wrote, and you should finally learn to read, I use openSUSE and disabling Nepomuk is a single checkbox and completely removing Akonadi is achieved under openSUSE by uninstalling akonadi-runtime, kdepimlibs4, libkdepim4, and their dependencies.
If you are incapable of clicking a single checkbox and remo
So, Akonadi and Nepomuk are the reasons you don't use KDE4? Just disable them. I have to admit that I used Linux almost exclusively from 1994 until 2005 and semi-exclusively from 2006-2007 (I needed to dualboot 2005, 2007 because apps I needed were not up-to-scratch in Linux as I changed hobbies and got very much into photography). I kept Linux installed from 2007-2010 but my primary OS was Windows. I couldn't use Linux because I hated Gnome and KDE was a little bit unstable. In 2011 I deleted Linux from my
I couldn't use Linux because I hated Gnome and KDE was a little bit unstable.
I like neither. I just use XFCE. I came from first Enlightenment and then Windowmaker.
Another option is LXDE and there are even more options.
If your distro does not support it, just change to a distro that does.
If you can get it to install on your distro (not available for Fedora 18, and the source build instructions aren't very well written), consider giving Trinity Desktop a spin.
Never liked Kmail, Thunderbird all the way (Claws was like my fav ever, The Bat!, but lacked the polish). The great thing about Thunderbird is that it works on every OS. KDE4 is very good on the desktop, solid for me since 4.2, but this bug [launchpad.net] locks up my netbook so I use XFCE4 on that. With the Unity spyware scandal, KDE has never had a better opportunity to win back market share.
KDE4 is very good on the desktop, solid for me since 4.2, but this bug [launchpad.net] locks up my netbook so I use XFCE4 on that.
"Philip Mukovac (yofel) wrote on 2012-10-19:
This is the fault of the opendesktop plugin, once you remove it from the config files page one can be opened fine"
Lord, how I miss KDE3. It worked, simply worked. It didn't lock up. When my Linux box was running KDE3, I don't recall ever having to telnet in to restart a frozen machine. It happens all too often with KDE4. And KDE4 ruined, utterly ruined, KMail, once the best email program I ever used.
At least openSUSE still provides both. Using KMail 3.5.10 under Plasma Desktop 4.x is perfectly possible there.
Personally I'm very happy with KMail 4.10. For me it works more reliable than KDE3-based KMail 1.x.
Nepomuk Desktop Search is also a smooth ride here after its initial indexing.
My personal workstation has been Linux since 2000, but it looks like you've driven me back to my first love, the Macintosh.
OS X's Spotlight search also requires files to be indexed and the initial index also takes its time and hogs the hardware a bit, just as Nepomuk or any other indexed search, including classic GNU findutils.
So, I glance through the article and notice: [...]so KDE Applications are now less "special" in the Qt world — a good thing for portability.[...]. Without even having to scroll and just 2 paragraphs later I see there is a cool embedded video. Might be interesting. But, I gaze at it.
I'm not going to press play. I just stare.
void main (void) { gl_FragColor = vec4(0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.6); }
I am so glad they are focussing on portability.
I don't understand. What's so non-portable about a GLSL [wikipedia.org] fragment shader?
I'm a great fan of KDE 3.x also. For what it is worth, I find that KDE4.9+ to be as stable as 3.x ever was, and as feature-full... as a DESKTOP.
I also switched away from KDE 4 to gnome in the early days of KDE4, and was rather reluctantly forced away from Gnome by the recent modifications. I tried KDE4.9 that was packaged as part of Fedora 18, and was very pleasantly surprised. KDE has recovered. It is VERY configurable, supports the usual windows paradigms that we're used to and is very very stable.
HOWEVER, the KDE apps are a different story. They are still half-complete, buggy and lose data. Even basic apps that I use regularly are fairly primitive. For example, KDE has a number of image viewers (Gwenview, Kuickshow...) but none of them can hold a candle to the power, elegance and simplicity of an 8-year old GQview or its modern cousin Geeqie. I tried the mail app on an experimental basis and was rewarded by prompt crashes and data corruptions. There is nothing even close to Gimp, Pan or other staples of Gnome.
So I find myself in the weird position of running the KDE desktop, but using mostly gnome apps.
Gwenview is since several years a lot better, faster and more complete than Geeqie, the various thumbnail options alone are a reason to use it.
Just open a directory containing several thousands of pictures and try to zap through it, Geeqie is painfully slow, Gwenview just shows you the next picture near instantaneous.
Geeqie has one advantage left, it's build-in duplicate search.
Gwenview does not offer much for editing but a right click will ope
If you want duplicate image search functionality, then you can move up to the heavyweight of the KDE image viewer world - digikam
yeah kuickshow has been a dead project for many years now - I am surprised you could find a copy... This kind of dates your reply
I guess I'm a biased KDE user, but I prefer KDE apps in many or most instances. As another commenter noted, Gwenview is stable, fast, and reasonably powerful. As for photo-editing apps, most people may prefer Gimp, but I think Krita can hold a candle and even has a few features that Gimp doesn't (see this [stevenpowerssmp.com] comparison).
Other examples of (in my opinion) superior KDE apps include Dolphin (vs Nautilus), Kate (vs Gedit), Kile (a LaTeX IDE, Gnome has nothing comparible), Kmail (vs Evolution), Okular (vs Evince), a
I'm a great fan of KDE 3.x also. For what it is worth, I find that KDE4.9+ to be as stable as 3.x ever was, and as feature-full... as a DESKTOP.
I also switched away from KDE 4 to gnome in the early days of KDE4
Why is it all or nothing with so many of you people? My migration from KDE 3.5.x to Plasma Desktop was step by step. E.g. I used a classic KDesktop/Kicker-based desktop with the 4.0 versions of KWin, Kopete, Okular, and Dolphin. Later I switched to the new Kontact Suite -- 4.1's KMail (backported by SUSE to run under KDE 4.0) at least did not crash then tagging many mails as spam unlike the 3.5 version.
I completely switched with 4.1 and didn't look back after 4.2.
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