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Hotel resort Villas Rio Mar in Dominical near Uvita is located about 44 km away south of Quepos. It is a tiny town and a surfer's paradise surrounded by amazing mountains with incredible views to the blue South Pacific Ocean of Costa Rica.
Along of its rocky road Dominical offers several restaurants, souvenir shops, tourist information center, hotels and hostels. Its beach is around 2 km long. Take a short walks with its perfect weather all year long. Dominical has warm temperature during the day, but it is cool at night. At only 500 meters from the beach you will find Baru river. There is a nice path along the river that you may enjoy. With stunning lush green forest, Baru river is a great place to birding watching tours.
though swimming in Dominical beach is not recommend, tourists are able to enjoy it many different activities. You may take advantage and learn to ride a wave with professional surf instructors while you get a nice tan. Canopying and kayaking are also famous tours in Dominical. All the tours can be arranged at our tour desk.


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I really liked her guest appearance in Grey's Anatomy. Interesting, she has a Reiki person treating the animal extras on Broadway I'm quite a fan of Reiki myself so I think I see where she was going with that, nice idea!
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Alongside the Tad Leuk waterfall is a friendly family-run camp site. With only a dozen or so visitors overnighting there every month, there's a good chance it will be deserted. There are no firm rules about where to pitch tents, though a grassy clearing is made available. Between October and April, consider setting up camp on the flat, rocky pavement adjacent to the waterfall. Tent, hammock and sleeping bag rental is available, and the staff will make up camp wherever desired. Toilet facilities are provided, but showering takes place in the river itself. Bring food -- only very basic items are available at the site.
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If you are looking to control your Super and are unhappy with your Industry Super Fund returning consistent poor or negative returns like many other Australians you now have more options in regards to a SMSF.
In 2007 the Australian Government made it possible for ordinary Australians to borrow money to buy property in their SMSF.
Before setting out on this journey you must ask yourself 3 simple questions as everyone's goals will differ and each of us is in a unique financial position.
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Can I buy an investment property with my Self Managed Super Fund?
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You can buy any sort of property however Residential Property must be an arms length transaction from a third party. You can buy Commercial Property from a related party if certain conditions are met.
Can I borrow to buy property through my SMSF?
Yes, but there are guidelines to follow to allow this to happen.
Changes to the Superannuation Industry Supervision (SIS) Act in September 07 now means SMSFs can now borrow to purchase real estate using a structure established for this purpose as long as certain conditions are met. There are various loan products offered which enable these purchases to be made.
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Our financial partner specialises in SMSF funding and has a range of products from major lenders available for your consideration. It must be remembered that you can't use a standard mortgage or loan for SMSF property acquisitions.
Can I buy property for my SMSF that I already own personally?
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If you want to buy a residential property then it must be at arms length and not currently owned by a related party, it must be purchased from and leased to an unrelated third party.
Can I rent a property from my SMSF?
You can not rent residential property from your own SMSF; however in some circumstances you will be able to rent a commercial property if it is for business purposes. The rent will have to be at a market rate and the premises will need to be for running your business.
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The lenders recourse to recover monies if the SMSF is in default is limited to the property that is securing the loan. It does not allow the Lender to chase other assets within the SMSF if there is a short fall.
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To set up and run your own SMSF under you must have an Investment Strategy in place.
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- The ability of the fund to pay benefits as members retire, and other expenses incurred by the fund.
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It is required by Law for the SMSF to be a Complying Fund. You must seek financial advice from your own Financial Planner as to its eligibility under the SIS Act. Severe Penalties apply for non compliance under the SIS Act.
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A Complying Fund is one that meets all the applicable requirements and Laws. There are heavy penalties in the way of increased Tax rates if your SMSF is found to be Non-Complying.
If a fund becomes non complying its income tax rate will go up to 45%, it is also subject to 45% tax on all its asset base at the start of each year it is in breach. This will cause the fund to have a tax bill it probably can't pay causing the property to have to be sold.
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About 80 Volusia County Democrats were present last week as Vonzelle Johnson conducted his first meeting as chairman.
Johnson is the first Black to be elected to lead the county's Democratic Party. He told the Daytona Times this week that several people him approached him about running for the position.
"Each conversation entailed that organizational members were in search for a strong leader who could motivate the base. Ultimately, the decision was made because with each conversation and each second spent analyzing the current state of the local party, I understood my next assignment was to lead and provide more structure to our local party," said Johnson, who also is a DeLand city commissioner.
Two Blacks in top positions
Some of the priorities of Johnson's administration include establishing a permanent headquarters, constructing an effective voter outreach strategy and database, constructing an effective donor strategy and database, and placing a higher value on committee work.
Johnson said the fact that he and his vice chair Emma Brinkley are African-American speaks volumes about the area's Democratic Party.
"Organizational members voted in a leadership slate which they felt would most effectively advance the organization. Regardless of ethnic background, organizational members want forward progress and results," Johnson said.
During last week's meeting, Johnson emphasized the importance of having a permanent place to conduct the business of the organization.
Treasurer Kevin Win-chell revealed a plan to fundraise for the space and naming the space the Dr. T. Wayne Bailey Volusia County Democratic Executive Committee Headquarters.
The new officers include Danielle Neetz, secretary; Joan Lane, state committeewoman; and Dr. T. Wayne Bailey, state committeeman.
The next general body meeting will take place on Monday, Feb. 25. Meetings start at 7 p.m. and are located on the Daytona Beach campus of Daytona State College, UCF Auditorium, Room 150.
On December 10, 2012 Emma Brinkley was elected for four more years, as Vice Chair of the Volusia County Democratic Executive Committee. Since the news article, "Johnson ready to Lead Dems in Volusia", was published in the February 2013 issue of the Daytona Times. Emma Brinkley have resigned as Vice Chair, of the Volusia County Democratic Executive Committee, as of May 2013.
Therefore, I take this opportunity to thank every Volusia County Democratic Voter,that voted for me in the Dec. 10 2012 Election. Also, May 2012 County Caucus Election, which allowed me to run for State level,in Congressional District 7, which covered: Volusia, Flagler, St. Johns, Putnam and Seminole Counties. We tied 5 times, in the State race, until the Election Officials were told to toss a coin. Yes! I called heads, yes! I won. I was Elected a 2012 NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC DELEGATE, to the 2012 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION,in Charlotte, NC. There, I was honored be in the process to nominate President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to be our Leaders, President/Vice President for four more years. To all my loyal Democratic supporters I will never, ever forget the love and generosity you rendered unto me. Again, thank you my friends, as I send blessings to you, always.


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The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has lost its founder and one of its key public faces after annoucing that Adrianne Pecotic resigned today.
Pecotic will leave the company - which represents the rights of content owners including the major Hollywood studios - on November 15, 2010.
Pecotic set up AFACT in 2004 after working at Grundy Television, and was also a founding director of the Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation - best known for its 'Accidental Pirate' campaign.
Pecotic was also a regular face in the audience of public hearings in the high-profile copyright battle between AFACT and ISP iiNet, which is currently awaiting the outcome of an appeal by the film industry.
An AFACT statement said Pecotic had "successfully influenced government and industry bodies to work together to amend intellectual property legislation for the digital age".
"I have fought hard to raise awareness of the impact of piracy on the 50,000 Australians who earn their living in our creative industry and deliver a balanced approach to protecting our industry from copyright theft," she said in the statement.
"It is heartening to see the progress we have made working alongside state and federal government and law enforcement officers whose cooperation and efforts have been invaluable to me in this role."
Pecotic was moving back to a 'frontline' film industry role, the statement said.
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The car was now beginning to shape up as the minor repairs were finished off and the interior was painted prior to sending it "home" to the USA to be reassembled. When the shipper arrived, there was myself, the driver, one engineless car, and a shipping container 4 feet in the air. Luckily friends came to the rescue, and we literally lifted the car into the container. Despite the worries, it arrived safely in the USA where even more cleaning and prepping took place. A lot of time was spent (and a lot of beer was consumed!) doing all those things you never see, such as cleaning the underside of the car; polishing the suspension; attaching crossmembers, brakes, and pipes; and who knows what else. With a clean and painted underside and an engine bay plus sparkling suspension, the Vette went to the paint shop. It was no small task involving a lot of messing about with trailers and removing trim and glass. After the re-spray, all the major components went back in, like the radiator pack, fuel tank, and rear subframe. All of a sudden there was a ZR-1 starting to look like a successful project.
Back in the UK, the saga of the engine was unfolding. Many rare engine parts had to be sourced and modifications had to be made to some of the internals to give the notoriously unreliable engine some longevity. Geoff assembled the engine and built an engine rig in the garage at his house where, with a new computer and specially produced CAL chip, the engine spluttered into life in April 1996-a historic moment after years of neglect. It was to be some time before the engine would burst into life again!
The engine was flown out to join the Vette in the US in June 1996, and many hours were spent completing the car. Amazingly, in one day, the engine and transmission went in and all the accessories were hooked up in time for the grand unveiling at Bloomington Gold that year. In our Gold Workshop, none other than Dave McClellan, retired GM Corvette chief, and the one person largely responsible for the ZR-1 program performed the introductions. The organizers told us that this was the first time in the 17 years of workshops at the show that an Englishman had given a presentation and it was the first time that a UK car had been shown at Bloomington Gold. The Vette was magnificently displayed in the Mid America Coliseum and attracted a great deal of interest.
As all of you may realize, or know firsthand, any restoration project is very wearing on the mind, body, and soul-not to mention the pocket. I decided that since the '86 had now been publicly and successfully shown in the USA, I deserved some well-earned time off from the project in order to concentrate on my non-Corvette life. Since then, work and "real life" has taken my focus away from the Vette, which had been kept quietly in the USA when I attended only one more show in San Jose, California, in 1998.
I took the summer off from work commitments and post-teen children to finally complete the project and get this unique car fully back into the Corvette world. The car was shown at the May 2003 ZR-1 Gathering, and, of course, the not-to-be-missed June 2003 50th Corvette Birthday Celebrations-both at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The car proved a little troublesome for the last 5 percent of the project. A wiring short or crossover stopped the engine from firing up in the car again, and it proved time-consuming to complete. But after such a long gap, I actually enjoyed spending 12 hours a day on my back in intense heat, being bitten by mosquitoes with a spanner (wrench) in one hand and a telephone in the other, while Corvette gurus, such as Gordon Killebrew and Marc Haibeck, provided long-distance advice on what I was doing wrong! The modifications made to the wiring on the mule cars by Lotus proved elusive to fathom, and much time was being spent chasing, identifying, and, in some cases, eliminating all the relevant wires needed to fire up the engine.


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Tom Glavine closed out one of the most memorable milestone weekends in recent history, with a feat that may not be seen again for a very long time.
Glavine became the 23rd pitcher and just the fifth left-hander in major league history to reach 300 wins on Sunday at Wrigley Field, and there is a good chance that he may be the last player of this or any other generation to reach the plateau.
Only the 11th pitcher in the last 60 years and just the fourth since 1990 to reach the milestone, Glavine held the Chicago Cubs to just two runs and six hits over 6 1/3 innings in an 8-3 Mets' win.
Unlike last week in Milwaukee, New York's bullpen came through, as it secured the 41-year-old hurler's fifth win in his last six decisions, making him the first pitcher to reach the magical number since his former teammate and good friend Greg Maddux won his 300th game in 2004 while with the Cubs.
Glavine's consistency over the years has been incredible. It took him about eight seasons to get to 100, seven to get to 200, and eight to get to 300. Plus, he was a 20 game-winner five times (another of the dying breeds by the way) while accumulating 17 double-digit win seasons.
Now the question is, will Glavine be the last to do it?
Arizona left-hander Randy Johnson has 284 victories, but his season was recently cut short due to back surgery and at the age of 43, his career could very well be over.
Of the other active pitchers with 200 wins, 300 is pretty much out of reach. Mike Mussina has 246 wins at the age of 38, but watching him pitch this season, you are not going to find anyone who thinks there are another 54 victories left in that right arm.
Pedro Martinez is the youngest of the active 200-game winners, but who knows how much he has left in the tank at age 35, not to mention that he has still yet to return from offseason shoulder surgery. Even if he is the pitcher he once was, he still has nearly 100 wins to go before he reaches 300.
Most people agree that either Johan Santana or Carlos Zambrano are the best pitchers in baseball today. Santana has 89 wins at age 28, and the Big Z has racked up 78 victories at the age of 26. Glavine had 95 wins before he turned 29, but can you see Zambrano pitching into his 40's like Glavine? Me neither.
Santana is a free agent after next season, and he will likely end up with a team that is a perennial playoff contender. So double-digit win seasons won't be out of the question for him. Think about it, though. If he pitches another 12 years, until the age of 40, he would still have to average close to 18 wins a season in that time.
I guess it's possible, I just don't like the chances, since he has only reached that number twice (20 - 2003, 19 - 2006) in his career and probably won't come close to it this season.
Not to mention the injury factor. Pitchers are always one start away from having to go under the knife. Santana has been pretty durable over the course of his career, but who knows what the future holds for him? If you remember, Ken Griffey Jr. was a "lock" to challenge Hank Aaron's home run record way back when too.
Taking everything into consideration, the player with the best shot to get there is probably Cleveland Indians' ace C.C. Sabathia, who already has 95 wins at age 26, 22 more than Glavine had at his age.
Sabathia, though, has never struck me as that type of pitcher. I guess you can make the argument he is just entering his prime. He has always had "Cy Young" stuff, but for whatever reason it never translated on the field. Injuries played a part, and his work ethic has been questioned.
Maybe he is finally maturing. Sabathia entered this spring in the best shape of his career, and has been the AL's best pitcher from day one. But can he continue to do it over the next 14 or 15 seasons?
I guess you can never say never, but with the way pitching staffs are assembled and the way the game is played today, starting pitchers just don't rack up the wins like they once did. I hate to say it, but on Sunday night, we may have seen our last 300-game winner.


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For many sufferers, gluten intolerance may originate in the mind, not the body. But that's nothing to be ashamed of, says a philosopher
While living in China from 2003 to 2005, I often served as the designated translator for fellow expatriates. Whenever we ate out, this involved asking our server which menu items contained monosodium glutamate (MSG). Invariably I was told that almost everything is made with weijing ("flavour essence"), including, on one occasion, the roast peanut appetiser my MSG-sensitive friends were snacking on as I made my enquiry.
After observing that no one reacted to the peanuts, I was inspired to conduct a simple (and admittedly unethical) experiment. One evening, instead of translating honestly, I told my companions at a large banquet that the kitchen had promised to avoid using MSG. Everyone thanked me and happily ate their meal, dish after poisoned dish.
An hour later? Two hours later? The next day? Nothing.
I repeated this experiment on multiple occasions, always with the same result. And yet foreigners living in China routinely complained of reactions to their food that included headaches, chest pain and shortness of breath. Was there something about my presence that conferred temporary resistance to MSG? Or could it be that MSG sensitivity was only in their heads?
Chinese restaurant syndrome
In April 1968, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter by Robert Ho Man Kwok that described a strange set of symptoms: "Numbness at the back of the neck, gradually radiating to both arms and the back, general weakness and palpitation." Stranger still was the fact that Kwok, himself a Chinese immigrant, typically noted the onset of these symptoms 20 minutes after eating at restaurants serving "Northern Chinese food".
An editor at the journal titled Kwok's letter "Chinese restaurant syndrome", and thus began a minor epidemic. For countless sufferers, a mystery had been finally solved. "No MSG" signs sprang up across the US, and, eventually, the world. Study upon study confirmed the syndrome's existence and speculated about the science underlying it.
But after reading some of these studies, even a layperson will start to get suspicious. Take the editorial note that precedes Russell Asnes's article "Chinese restaurant syndrome in an infant": "The evidence that this infant had the Chinese Restaurant syndrome may be only circumstantial. However, the description of the symptom is accurate as attested to by the Editor's wife who suffers from the same malady. Incidentally, she remains a devotee of Chinese cuisine."
Science, that sworn enemy of circumstantial evidence, marched on, and slowly but surely physiological explanations of Chinese restaurant syndrome began to lose credibility. Double-blinded studies failed to turn up evidence of a clinical condition. MSG, many people noted, appears in everything from sushi to Doritos. Journalists performed experiments similar to mine, their results echoing the consensus of professional scientists: in the overwhelming majority of cases, MSG sensitivity is a psychological phenomenon.
Despite this thorough debunking, a surprisingly large number of people – generally those who lived through the epidemic – still insist they are sensitive to MSG. Google around and you'll turn up scores of alarmist websites, which tend to combine outdated research with anecdotal, indignant rebuttals of the current scientific wisdom: "How dare you suggest my MSG sensitivity is only in my head? Why, just the other day I went out for Chinese and forgot to ask about MSG. After 45 minutes I couldn't breathe and my heart was racing."
Occasionally, as with vaccines and climate change denial, alarmism veers into paranoia, yielding accusations that a shadowy east Asian cabal is paying off scientists and journalists to regurgitate their propaganda. (Ajinomoto Corporation, I await your cheque!). For a small minority, MSG sensitivity somehow became more than a medical condition, and challenging its physiological basis poses a threat to their very identity. The harmfulness of MSG, a seemingly trivial assertion, took on the importance of a religious doctrine, a fundamental truth to be defended at any cost. But why?
Gluten rising
In 2007, my wife's cake shop did not offer a gluten-free option. Six years later, hardly a month goes by without a request for a gluten-free tasting. Thanks in part to celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Lady Gaga, nearly one-third of all consumers are now interested in gluten-free food, a multi-billion-dollar industry projected to exceed $10 billion by 2017. (Even children's play sand now comes with a gluten-free guarantee!)
This is very perplexing, given that only 1 per cent of the population has coeliac disease and only 0.5 per cent is allergic to wheat. What could possibly be causing widespread reports of non-coeliac gluten intolerance, commonly blamed for a raft of symptoms including gas, bloating, diarrhoea, constipation, fatigue, goose bumps, dizziness, infertility, migraines, joint inflammation and even mood disorders?
Scientists are applying themselves to the riddle, and last February Slate's Darshak Sanghavi reported on an Italian study that confirmed the existence of gluten intolerance ("non-coeliac wheat sensitivity") as a third, "distinct clinical condition". In the study, one-third of patients who self-identified as gluten-intolerant did in fact experience symptom relief after adopting a gluten-free diet. Case closed, right? Pass the gluten-free pasta.
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Arizona group to help NH mom fight to pray near school
CONCORD, N.H. -- The issue of school prayer is being tested in New Hampshire and an Arizona group has jumped into the fray to help a mother who had been told she can no longer pray on the steps of her children's high school.
For two years, Lizarda Urena of Concord was praying near Concord High School for the protection of the students. In February, she moved to the school's steps to pray every day after bullets were found in a school toilet.
Last month, after the school district heard questions and complaints, including one from the Madison, Wis.-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, the principal told her she could no longer pray on school grounds.
The Concord Monitor reported the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based conservative Christian group that advocates for religious rights, is providing legal services to Urena.
Matthew Sharp, the Arizona group's general counsel, said Urena's speech is protected under the First Amendment. He said the foundation's complaint that the prayers violate separation of church and state is "blatantly false."
John Teague, the school district's attorney, said the decision to ask Urena to stop wasn't driven by the foundation's complaint. He said the school had already received inquiries from the community and had decided the action would no longer be allowed. ___
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Since brothers Ernest and Julio Gallo began to turn their dream into reality over 75 years ago, the roots of the Gallo family tree have extended deep into the Winery. Today their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren work in the Winery, carrying on the family tradition and values – a strong work ethic, a drive for perfection and a focus on quality.
Today, E. & J. Gallo Winery is the world's largest family-owned winery and the largest exporter of California wine.
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E. & J. Gallo Winery actively markets over 60 brands including table and sparkling wines, malt beverage products, dessert wines and distilled spirits. Fourteen of our brands are imported from countries including: Argentina, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and South Africa.
E. & J. Gallo owns seven wineries and more than 15,000 acres of vineyards across the state of California. In addition, the company maintains contracts with growers around the state that assist with yearly supply.
E. & J. Gallo Winery has led the way in developing and refining new environmentally friendly practices such as minimizing the use of synthetic chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides, recycling and reusing processed water, creating new wetlands and protecting existing riparian habitats.
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Queen of Hearts Couture Costume Wig: inspired by Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland!
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"God Save the Queen!" Red shootModel: Falonhair-clothing-styling-photos by Kathleen Marie©2010 Kathleen Marie Couture/Antoinette's Atelier Dear Friends! Amidst the boxes and packing, I have found time, no, MADE timefor a photo shoot. I am feeling really edgy/nervous packing up my studio,so this was a bit of respite for me. This is the new Red Queen Wig, [...]Read more
Couture Queen of Hearts Red Wig, New Rococo Pink Powdered Wig Style…
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(above "La Helena" Queen of Hearts Red Couture Wig) Dear Friends, I am in the midst of packing up the studio, so forgive me for neglecting my blog.. I have just finished two more wig styles, just in time for the Halloween season! One is inspired by Tim Burton's "Alice In Wonderland", specifically Helena Bonham [...]Read more
Introducing the Queen of Hearts! Pictures in progress!
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Dear Friends, These are the pictures of my Queen of Hearts doll.. Inspired by the forthcoming Tim Burton recreation of Alice in Wonderland.. I decided to do my own rendition of the lovely tale. The first doll for pre-sale is the Queen of Hearts. I will soon list her for pre-sale on etsy. I will [...]Read more
The 'Orlando' Photo Shoot.. plus work on Wonderland Dolls.!
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Dear Friends, Sunday nights seem ideal for my blog updates; I have rested and relaxed enough to report on the weeks' activities. ( With the help of a little French Rose' wine.. Firstly, I would like to present the gorgeous shoot I directed and shot withmodel Falon. Falon is not only one of my best [...]Read more
Kathleen Marie's Wonderful Wonderland
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Dear Friends, I have been sorting out the projects for this new year.. The top of my list is to release a seriously limited edition of Alice in Wonderland Porcelain Dolls. They are all One of a Kind, based on the characters in the Lewis Carroll book. Being of a somewhat dark(er) nature.. they all [...]Read more
Oh, I wish I was a Rococo-oco Dandie…and New Projects for 2010 PT 1.
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Dear Friends, Yes, Once again we have a new hairstyle pour le fancie people!This is More specifically for Fancy Dandies, or Lovely Androgynes.It is the new 'Duke d'Orleans' wig or maybe I should name it 'The Pompadour?'.. It has a bit of Elvis in it, don't you think?! I have put this up in my [...]Read more


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Like writer Sarah Vowell and perhaps Bill O'Reilly, I am fascinated by presidential assassinations. Perhaps it is the mere thought that the leader of the Free World is no safer than anyone else. The library shelves are full of tomes on the deaths of Lincoln and Kennedy, but can you name one book on the death of William McKinley, our 25th president? I suggest Scott Miller's
On Saturday, August 2, Oklahoma lost one of its most beloved authors, Billie Letts.
While public perceptions are changing, there are no doubt still plenty of folks out there who think of spinsters with buns and orthopedic shoes when they hear the word librarian. In some ways I fit the stereotype; I'm a middle-aged woman who likes books and cats, I wear glasses, and I like to create order out of chaos. But in other ways I like to defy the stereotype. I'm not a spinster, I sometimes wear sexy shoes, and I love rock 'n' roll.
Ginnie Graham, columnist for the Tulsa World, recently wrote a wonderful article about reading. Her column made my heart sing. It sounded like it had been written by a librarian. She totally gets the benefits of reading, summing up by stating, "Reading is about escapism, imagination, learning, enjoyment, healing, thought-provoking, inspiration, laughter, sadness or just good storytelling." Amen!
Robert Randisi is the kind of author that puts out five or six books a year, mostly westerns or mysteries. The emphasis is on quantity. However, his Rat Pack mysteries are the kind of books that make me clear my schedule whenever one comes in. They are a guilty pleasure.
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Rumor: Second Gen Nexus 7 Release Expected Later This Month
July 12, 2013 | 2:21 pm
By Hammad Saleem
A bunch of rumors suggest that Google will unveil the next generation Nexus 7 tablet later this month.
We did hear news a few months back that the device will be released at Google I/O in May, but of course that didn't happen. Now, a new rumor is suggesting that the new gen will come with either a $299 or $229 price tag, and will be released by the end of July.
The information comes from a Japanese site, which mentions that the second generation tablet will be released by Asus, as was the original. (Actually, I don't think there was ever any doubt about that.)
In terms of specifications, we've heard the device will pack a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Processor, 2GB RAM, 32 GB storage, 5MP rear camera, 1.2MP front camera, Wi-Fi, NFC and a 3950 mAh battery. Whether or not there's any truth behind that specs, of course, is really anyone's guess. (But don't forget the similar specifications that were supposedly leaked by a company's employee, as well.)
The aspect I'm most confused about? Pricing. The first (current) generation Nexus 7, for instance, costs $199. The ever-growing rumor mill, meanwhile, suggests the new model will run consumers either $299 or $229. If you ask me, a $299 price-point is probably way too much a stretch … but you never know.
What does everyone else think?
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I'd be pretty disappointed in that price point. It would probably convince me (though I'm not happy about it) to wait for the next gen Kindle Fire HD. I currently have the HD 8.9″ and while I like it, I've been interested to try a device not tethered to Amazon.
Whatever the new model costs it has to be more reliable and have a longer useful life than the first gen model. It seems that few who bought the first model are still using it a year later, they nearly all seem to have encountered problems with performance slowing to a crawl, OS and app issues that are more likely related to hardware (particularly failing flash RAM) than actual software issues.
If they're priced so cheap Asus can't make them with decent build quality and still turn a profit then by all means increase the price to a point where they can. They have to last at least a couple of years to be worth anything.
I cannot understand Davis comment It seems that few who bought the first model are still using it a year later" Where are the statistics to back up this claim? I know personally I as well as anyone who has bought a nexus 7 since it came out are still using it and love the nexus 7. I know only one case where the battery failed but pcworld replaced and user is very happy with her nexus again. I'm not saying Dave is wrong, im just saying that anyone I know who has a nexus 7 still loves it even after a year and am curious what David has to back up his claim. Maybe he and others don't take simple steps and install an app to clear cache etc as this I have found keeps the nexus running smooth as it was when first purchased. If one has a car, one should not blame the car if one doesn't change the oil, similarly if one has a computer, one should clear cache etc Every device whether a toaster (clean out every so often), iron, washing machine, dishwasher etc needs a wee bit of care and attention to work as it should, computers are no different in that respect Am I mistaken in this belief? I'm interested in other peoples comments on this.
Count me as another satisfied Nexus 7 user. I got an 8GB model when they first came out to do a review for Dear Author and have been using it as my main tablet ever since.


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ECOtality, Inc. (ECOtality) is a clean electric transportation and storage technology solutions provider. It operate three complementary lines of business, namely, Blink, Minit-Charger and eTec Labs. Through the Blink brand, the comapny offer electric vehicle charging stations and provides a turnkey network operating system for commercial businesses, EV drivers, and utilities. Minit-Charger produce and distribute fast-charging systems for material handling and airport ground support vehicles. eTec Labs is a research and testing resource for governments, automotive OEMs and utilities. The company also provides consulting services. ECOtality is headquartered in San Francisco, California, the US.
As a part of its operational expansion plan, the company with ChargePoint, Inc. established Collaboratev, LLC. The new company provides drivers access to EV charging stations on
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How well does your browser support HTML5? Find out by visiting html5test.com, created by Niels Leenheer with thanks to Henri Sivonen and his HTML5 parser tests. Hat tip: Ralph Resnik.
13 thoughts on "HTML5 Test"
Thank you for the great info. It surprised me that Safari 4.0.5 (on windows xp) scores 86 points. Thanks once again.
html5test.com is indeed a very interesting and useful site for various HTML5 features.
However, it has one very big problem.
It tests things that it claims or implies are "HTML5″ (or conflates them as such) that are not actually part of HTML5.
For example it has a "Microdata" section which gets 10 points – however, microdata is not part of HTML5:
it is a separate specification:
At least html5test.com does list a separate section for "Related specifications" – however the summary at the top states
and then goes on to summarize with a score that mixes HTML5 features with Web Apps / Web API features, which is misleading at best (especially since many folks will just toss around raw number scores as some approximation of a level of HTML5 support, without realizing the confusing conflation that has occurred.)
I am all for more and better support for HTML5 and CSS3 and Web APIs and better Open Web Apps platform support.
We as a community that is learning/relearning/teaching all this stuff need to vigilantly clarify what's what rather than calling things "HTML5″ that are not actually HTML5 (e.g. CSS3, Geolocation, etc. etc.), and correct the marketing messages being shouted from various rooftops so we can better understand and reliably build HTML5 websites and web applications that use HTML5.
Those kind of tests should only push browser-vendors to implement standards, not users to choose their browser…
and as Tantek just said, it would have made more sense to call it webstandards-test or something…
(sorry for my poor english)
Right there with you Tantek; but even after pushing back on the product managers with which I work regarding their abuse of the the term HTML5, I get the excuse, "we know, but it's what the industry means when they say 'html5.'" It's as shameful as saying "the industry" and is about as useful as using the they in "they say" as your source for data.
Sorry that last sentence should have read:
It's shameful to say "the industry" and is about as useful as using the they in "they say" as your source for data.
Although Tantek is absolutely right that a lot of the test criteria on this here "HTML5 Test" aren't actually part of HTML5 at all, I'm not sure I agree that we "need to vigilantly clarify what's what rather than calling things 'HTML5′ that are not actually HTML5."
Our industry has proven several times now that we need some kind of catchy, overarching buzzword in order for important technologies and ideas to gain traction (see AJAX, Comet, Microformats, etc.). Right now, that buzzword is "HTML5." No one outside of standardista circles cared much about HTML5 when it was still some mythical spec that might be available in 2022. When did we start caring? When Apple starting talking loudly about how their devices supported "HTML5″ (really, they were just talking about the video element). Suddenly, everyone was on the HTML5 train. Why? Because it felt real and gave us a way to refer to all this "stuff" that was otherwise scattered and confusing.
Dynamic client-side DOM scripting never would have taken off if the"AJAX" hadn't been coined. And yet, "AJAX" wasn't a very accurate description of most of the DOM scripting that it was used to identify. Most of it wasn't asynchronous at all. Most of it didn't use XML. Pedants argued about the terminology until they were blue in the face.
But who cares? Ultimately, the coining of "AJAX," and it's mis(use) got us into building a lot of awesome things that are useful to regular people. Today, "HTML5″ is doing the same thing. That's something to be stoked, not upset, about.
P.S. html5test.com is, indeed, pretty frickin' great.
Don't worry: When the marketers realize what's going on, we'll have "web 3.0″ on our hands.
It tests things that it claims or implies are "HTML5″ (or conflates them as such) that are not actually part of HTML5.
Really? Still?
Being overly pedantic about what features are in the HTML5 spec and what is not does not help people better understand this new set of feature and technologies. For instance, your new book and video HTML5 Now cover the
<canvas>element and its API. Now technically, the element itself is a part of HTML5, but the 2D context is broken out into a separate W3C spec[1]. Right, so the
getContextmethod is HTML5, but canvas's
lineTomethods are not HTML5. Does this clarification help the web community?
While the "Open Web Platform" is a fine umbrella term capturing HTML5, CSS3, SVG, Canvas, and all related specs, it did not and will not win the branding war.
Brad Neuberg covered this ground well in his post Why I'm Going to Keep Calling it HTML5[2]:
I originally thought the term Open Web would become how people referred to these things. "Oh, CSS3, Geolocation, etc.? Those are Open Web technologies!" I was even part of a group here at Google called the Open Web Advocacy team that was all about pushing things like HTML5, CSS3, SVG, and more forward. You know what? The term Open Web never really took off; I would say the term "Open Web" and people would give me a quizzical look. I even tried boiling it down to a succinct set of bullet points about what makes something an "Open Web Technology," but no dice.
We're not doing the web community nor these specifications and features[5] a service by clarfying what parent document their IDL resides in. We could be really technical about it and share that the WHATWG moved to an unversioned spec and now it's just HTML[6]. The W3C HTML working group just voted in similar direction.
Now, we could use a compromise term like "HTML5 and related specs" or "HTML5 and friends". In fact, on html5test.com, Niels broke out a number of tests into a "Related Specifications" section.
But, one of the design principles of HTML is to pave the cowpaths[8]; I think our nomenclature should reflect this as well.
[*] The spam filter on this blog is a bit aggressive with well-linked comments like this. I've mirrored the comment with proper links here:
@tantek: Why? What difference does it make whether something is mis-characterized as HTML5? We need a convenient label to use for "new hotness", regardless of what document it is spec'd in. If we don't use "HTML5″, we'll just use something else. And we already have "HTML5″ lying around, so why not just use it?
Tantek and John Lascurettes:
The HTML5 brand does help sell web standards to the industry, and that is really important.
At the same time, it's not really productive to let acronyms and specification names which have specific technical meanings, become aliases for industry trends (AJAX, etc). That confuses everyone.
I've been using "HTML5 and Friends" (c/o miketaylr), or HTML6 (sorry), but I think I'm about to give up.
Maybe we should look at forming some kind of group to come up with brands that bucket technologies for marketing web standard, and leave the technical names alone. I think if we're coordinated, we could do a really good job.
btw- both Jeff Croft and I had to take our responses off this thread as the comment form was too stringent in its spam filtering or what have you.
Jeffrey: I hope you can relax some of these controls so we can maintain the discussion where it started.
FWIW – the conversation went here: http://jeffcroft.com/blog/2010/aug/02/term-html5/
It's great that these guys built a test, and I hope the can iterate with improvements. Definitely something useful.
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Ottawa, Canada (PRWEB) September 03, 2014
In an age of increased price transparency, it is critical for retailers to be price competitive. However, at the same time they must avoid the proverbial "race to the bottom" in pricing – a point that is underscored by the recent performances of several top-tier retailers in a key category.
360pi's pricing analysis of 1000+ household goods based on Amazon's own assortment relative to Kohl's, Walmart, Target and Macy's provides an excellent example. As reported by 360pi between March-June 2014:
"We found this particular analysis fascinating because it puts a very large mirror on the pricing strategy that so many retailers fall prey to—the race to the bottom in which no one wins the gold medal," said Jenn Markey, vice president of marketing, 360pi. "This holiday season will be a test to see which retailers will get it right by being responsive to the competition rather than reactive, and leverage a combination of loyalty programs with personalized offers and a unique assortment to deliver on the brand promise conveyed to their target shoppers."
These retail trends were presented in a recent webinar from 360pi and Retail Systems Research analyzing leading retailers' latest pricing strategies. The webinar is available on demand here.
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360pi derives profitable insights from product and pricing big data to help leading omnichannel retailers, etailers, and manufacturers compete and win in a price transparent world. 360pi's customer base accounts for over $US100 billion in annual retail sales and includes Ace Hardware, Build.com, Overstock.com, and RIS Fusion award-winner Best Buy Canada. 360pi monitors millions of products with unprecedented accuracy to give retailers and manufacturers real-time visibility into the market with full awareness of the competitive pricing landscape to "right price" for their respective customers. Ultimately, 360pi helps customers make smarter pricing decisions to drive increased revenues and margins.


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opinionBy Tanaka Chidora
Nelson Mandela was a powerful symbol, but one that meant extremely different things to different groups of people. As the world collectively mourns this titan of South African history, it's as good a time as any to consider the different facets of his legacy.
Mandela gave a face to the blacks' struggle against apartheid and its oppressive laws. The ANC, which waved his image to the world as a symbol of its struggle, had a Freedom Charter stating that all the national wealth of South Africa belonged to "South Africans" or "the people". But who were 'the people?'
Being a black intellectual who has read a lot of Marx and Mao, it has hardwired into my consciousness that when we say 'the people' in the African context, skin pigmentation plays a very central role. Therefore, it is my assumption that Mandela was incarcerated for fighting for the rights of black South Africans. The oppressed black South African saw utopian light in his figure. 'Free Mandela!' essentially had the same effect as 'Stop apartheid!'
When Mandela came out of prison, the world saw a very noble African, a man whose statue could be erected near that of Her Majesty at Parliament Square. The world will definitely remember such a man.
Two shades of memory
But what is it that black South Africans are going to remember? No doubt they will reflect on his sacrifice, which cannot be forgotten. Mandela went to prison because he hated Apartheid. He came out of prison to negotiate for its abolition. He wanted to negotiate with De Klerk. Still, black South Africans will forever remember Mandela for ending apartheid.
White South Africans will not remember him for that - because they created apartheid. They will remember his unparalleled magnanimity, his ability to come out of prison and later preach the gospel of Truth and Reconciliation, a gospel that maintained the whites' economic status without the need for apartheid laws. Any black man who comes out of such a long period of incarceration and says, "Let us forget all those years of oppression and stealing; we are one now!" is bound to be a revered figure.
But any perceptive black South African is bound to be suspicious and will say: "Wait! Some white dude cannot come into my country, confiscate my land, shoot my children, take my wealth from under the soil and complete that cacophony of evil by incarcerating me for 27 years, and then release me to negotiate for the abolition of the apartheid he started and continues to own the things he took away from me!"
Can such a sensible black South African as Mandela be remembered for being a liberator? How can so many years of incarceration produce such a sane, sound and sensible man?
Could it be that during those years Mandela was being tutored on how to safeguard the interests of those who jailed him? Certainly, De Klerk did not release Mandela out of graciousness, but because times were changing and the world was bound to frown upon Apartheid. It made sense for De Klerk to get Mandela out of prison, and give him the political title and flag, while continuing the economic imbalances that characterized the apartheid era. De Klerk realized that apartheid as a system was falling apart, and he used a black man to end it, but also to safeguard and perpetuate its gains. The economy remained apartheid in nature. Therefore, I can safely say Mandela was out-negotiated by De Klerk.
Madiba was simply a symbol, and as a symbol he was conditioned to submit to the system that created him, to submit together with the blacks who looked up to him. In times of deep scepticism among blacks, the system would simply wave the image of Madiba and blacks would willingly submit. As a symbol, he will continue to be used to the advantage of those who created him.
For the ANC, Mandela is a true and tested method of winning votes. He is the image of a movement that struggled against apartheid. That history alone, of revolutionary icons and leaders, remains a honey-coated trap to attract votes in African politics.
Where do I come from?
At this juncture, having said all I have said, the idea of laying down my pen is so seductive. But wait! Who am I to criticize Mandela? Where do I come from? What is it like in my own country that gives me the moral superiority to indulge in Madiba-bashing?
I am from Zimbabwe. My country is always in the news for various reasons, a lot of which are totally unpalatable. Some say our problems are a result of a serious leadership crisis. Our leaders tell us that Europe and America hate us because we took our land and so they slapped sanctions on us. Our leaders seem to be finding no way of leading us out of the clutches of Europe and America.
My relatives, friends and neighbours have flocked to South Africa, the country of a man I just had the effrontery to call a traitorous hero. They have gone there because there are jobs to be found, the clothes are cheap and there is food abundant. This country of the rand carried our ailing economy on its shoulders and held our people in its bosom back in 2008 when things were really bad.
So what right do I have to call Madiba a traitor? Who, among those we call real heroes, has not sold out?
Maybe Mandela did brazenly what those we call real heroes did secretly. Take Zimbabwe. For 33 years we tried to determine our future using a predominantly British-authored constitution which safeguarded colonial economic imbalances. The Land Reform did not take place because our leaders wanted it, but because Zimbabweans were literate enough to recognize that our leaders reneged on their Chimurenga [war of liberation] promises.
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A wedding or party can spawn hundreds of photos of the event. How do you find one taken from a certain angle or viewpoint? At present, there is no easy way to pick out a specific perspective on the action – you have to search through every shot.
CrowdCam, a smartphone app developed by computer vision researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, changes that. It measures the visual similarity between images of the event, then estimates the angle between the directions the camera was pointing in for all the images. In this way, it automatically creates a virtual array of photographs arranged according to the location from which they were taken. Users can swipe in the direction from which they want to see the action, and the system will show them the best matching photo. Having brought up a photo of the happy couple's first kiss at a wedding, for example, the user could just swipe to the left or right to circle around the scene.
The app also processes the images to keep the subject in the same position as the viewer swipes through the array. This smoothes the viewing experience, as the action doesn't jump around as much between photos. Photos can be uploaded from various devices for spatial sorting by a central server, with the results sent back to a smartphone or tablet, say, for users to navigate through them.
The work was presented by Aydın Arpa at the International Conference on 3D Vision in Seattle, Washington, at the end of June. The researchers say the app will "greatly enhance shared human experiences spanning from events as personal as parents watching their children's football game to highly publicised red carpet galas".
John Scott at the University of California, Berkeley, thinks that the work has a "clear overlap" with his own Rashomon project, which is used to create videos of events from different perspectives. "I can imagine some really interesting recreations of dramatic moments, like a game-winning field goal at a football game," he says.
Practical challenge
However, Scott also says that apps like CrowdCam or Rashomon face a practical challenge beside the obvious one of ensuring that all photos to be processed are taken at the same time.
"The app needs to generate enough visibility and user traction for people to want to upload or share their images to it," he says. "Users typically want to immediately share their images to their own networks – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook – for viewing by friends and family. It is difficult to penetrate this market solely on the basis of 'this is a cool way to create a multi-perspective view of something' ".
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Wong children, Portland, 1923
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Carolyn Wong and William Wong, children of Hing Wong and Woo Shee Wong of Portland, are pictured in 1923.
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- Creation Date: 1923
- Subject Date: 1923
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
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- Dimensions (cm): 15 x 10
- Local Code: Coll. 2080, Box 5/1
- Collection: Chinese-American Collection
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Revenge Season 2, Episode 18, "Masquerade": The Hamptonites Will Time Travel!
Flashback episodes are common on Revenge, but in Episode 18, "Masquerade," which airs this Sunday, March 31, we'll see our favorite Hamptonites flash-forward.
Show creator Mike Kelley shared with ET Online some of what we can expect in "Masquerade."
"This episode takes place six weeks later," he revealed. "We are fast-forwarding to Halloween as Nolan has spent the last six weeks desperately trying to find Padma. He has been holed up in his office, Howard Hughes-style, crazily trying to figure out how he can rescue her. "Masquerade" tells his story of how that plays out with Emily [Thorne]'s help."
We've already seen a shocking sneak peek clip of Nolan at his most desperate, surrounded by papers, equations, and notes that might help him find his lost lady love, Padma.
But with the powerful hacker, The Falcon, working for both The Initiative and the Graysons, Nolan is no closer to helping, or even locating Padma.
In "Masquerade" Nolan will also be asked to help Jack Porter in his mission to destroy Conrad Grayson, whose November election will air before the end of Season 2. But will there be enough Nolan to go around? The tech genius seems to be spread pretty thin these days.
We hear the Season 2 finale will be Nolan-centric, but we hope he makes it that far! Do you think Nolan's going to officially go off the deep end? Tell us below!
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(AP) -- Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we take stock of the appallingly low number of perfect Final Four picks, look back at how other underdogs have done in the national semifinals, and get John Beilein's thoughts on postgame transportation. But first, a statistical basis for declaring that this is indeed the most unpredictable NCAA tournament in recent memory: We've reached that point, according to a formula devised by Pete Tiernan over at BracketScience.com. Tiernan's formula - he calls it the "Madometer" - measures the unpredictability of each NCAA tournament since the field expanded to 64 teams. On a scale of 0 to 100 - with 0 meaning the higher seed wins every game and 100 meaning the opposite - the 2013 tournament checks in at 21.8 so far. Tiernan says even if top overall seed Louisville wins it all, this year's tournament will break the previous Madometer record of 19.8, set in 2011. (That, you may recall, was...
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OXYGEN-rich microbial mats may have triggered the evolution of animals that could move around.
Animal burrows in 600-million-year-old rocks are a surprise, because oxygen levels in the oceans at the time were too low to support energetic activity. To work out how the animals survived, Murray Gingras of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, explored low-oxygen lagoons in Venezuela. He found that microbial mats on the lagoon floors contained four times as much oxygen as the lifeless water above - enough to support worms and insect larvae.
Gingras says the burrows these animals leave are similar to those found in 600-million-year-old rocks. Because the rocks are also found with fossil microbial mats, that suggests the mats allowed animals to become mobile (Nature Geoscience, DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1142).
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How Swedish Are You?
What is Swedish anyway? Are you Swedish just because of where you were born in the world? Is it the language you are most comfortable speaking?
Or is it something more?
Is it passion for a fika that makes you Swedish? Do you need to live in Sweden to have some Swedish in you?
I don't have an answer to these questions. But I do have a quiz for you to find out how Swedish you are! It may be a little off, since I have Norrland influence. But that doesn't make it less fun!
How Swedish Are You?
What do you think makes one Swedish?
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Hilarious since I actually am half Swedish. : D
From what we can tell, Sweden is in your blood. Sweden is in your blood.
This is my result! :-))))
my dad dad was born in öland sweden and my dads mom was born in stockholm sweden. my father always tried to teach me the language. i grew up in jamestown new york which is a big swedish community. my family lived on swede hill.
well I'm Swedish and I must say I don't agree with the markings of what's correct and what's wrong, so if you do this test as a foreigner who just happens to like Sweden and the Swedish – don't worry too much if you get low scores! The person putting this together is not exactly right him/her self.
e.g. Fika has absolutely NOTHING to do with your lunch, I got "wrong" when clicking that meatballs are great with jam and potatoes – which is the best (and most common) way of eating meatballs; boiled potatoes, sauce and Lingonberry jam. So this person is obviously only focusing on his/her own opinion rather than what is actually, factually Swedish. So, again, don't worry about low grades!!
so true! I had to laugh when one of correct answers for FIKA was described as packed lunch & that potatoes & jam w/ meatballs was incorrect.
I'm assuming the test was an automated quiz and not written by author of blog herself…i hope! lol
I was born in Sweden but came to Australia when I was quite young… I have been back several times (most recently as may 2011) as all of my family are there…. So its quite funny that I was scored as half Swedish…lol
Not bad, 93%, but I wished I had 100%, for I'd like to be Swedish for the rest of my life!!
I am half Swedish – my better half is Swedish!
I got 11 but some answers did not click as a tick when I did them.
But it didn't seem to give me a score
"From what we can tell, you are about half Swedish. Not too shabby!" Lol I did get tricked by the vodka question- being in Southern Sweden…and some questions had more than one answer? That was confusing haha! Enjoyable.
wtf… Vadå whiskey??????? Är det någon inavlad idiot från Skellefteå som gjort detta test när det står att det är det dom drickar i den där jävla hålan eller? Jag antar det iaf, därför slutar jag göra detta inavelstest och lämnar denna äckliga inavlade skit sida på en gång!
HA! Ja han som har gjort testet heter ju missfoster så det säger ju allt! HAHA Jävla äcklig dom där inavlade svinen är!
instämmer!! wiskey… i riktiga norrland (över polcirkeln) så dricker folk, hembränt och sen vad de får tag i.. sen om det står wiskey eller vodka på den.. !?!
How Swedish are you? You are if you know it can't be measured.
just a Sweden fan !
hm.. kass, norrland allt över uppsala!?!! fördelningen ser ut som följande: allt över polcirkeln norrland, nedanför polcirkeln stockholm och dess förorter, allt söder om norrköping skåne.. sen har vi en norsk koloni till väst som kallas värmland..
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I'm from Norrland, Norrbotten in fact, and I scored as "half swedish". I think you need to finetune your test… The fika question is just wrong, a packed lunch makes me think of the lunch box I microwave at work. Not fika. Maybe you could change it to "sandwich lunch at an excursion" or something. Also, whiskey?? As a teenager in Norrbotten we sustained ourselves on Vodka (homemade, bought in Finland, or from Systemet in declining order 😉 ) and/or cider. And actually, I think the very sweet cider we have here is quite specific to Sweden.
It is a fun test though, maybe you should make a "How Norrland are you?" quiz also.
100% ! Woohoo. Aussie living in Sweden
I am Swedish and I have lived here my whole life.. I got this result: From what we can tell, you are not as Swedish as you would like to be.
I also have blue eyes
Yes! I got super Swede, my parents are from northern Europe I come from vikingism and i love IKEA. I also have super blonde hair and blue eyes.
I am half Swedish. answering the questions also came out 50% Swedish.
I know I drink more coffee, and wishing I lived in Sweden only makes things a little difficult or unreal because I don't. I know I am an American… Swedish society is so dynamic. 8 million or so and the sweeping political changes… I can barely utter a word by now. Its debatable which of us really has more freedoms. I can only dream about the style and beauty… I don't even have Scandinavian furniture in my home, but we did growing up in one of the dining rooms. Would love to live in a little cabin with a BASTU by the lake and learn to snowmobile, but I live on a beach, near an island! Waiting on people "alla hela dagen."
I'm three-quarters Swedish thanks to three grandparents who were born in Sweden but emigrated to the U.S. The test result said I'm 74% Swedish – funny but quite accurate!
That's not fair! What if I don't like canned kötbullar?! 😀


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I've got Twisted Faith for Holy Fire hit cap, there's no other talent which is more usefull for smite/holy fire spamm.
This is pretty much how my halfus specc looks like: WoW Talent Calculator - Sigrie.
Main reason I've got talent points in PW:S is to shield up the whole raid before pull, and I also shield from time to time during fight to proc Borrowed Time & Rapture. Got both Inner Sanctum & Focused Will for reduced raid damage, the fire barrages hits for about 30k each, so it helps.
Since the fight is somewhat of a DPS race I try not to raidheal at all during the whole fight, unless the other healers can't handle it.
/agreed. my kills have been with druid/druids so usually i've had to take on the role of helping scoop up a party or two between stuns at the end.
(note on ten the heals on the tank(s) weren't proper enough for me to holy fire, I couldn't waste the cast on a holy fire, our DPS thankfully was good enough to make up for it. So pretty much i've tried the holy fire thing on tens, it seemed at times that the tank would drop if I bothered. So I stopped. and still pulled about 17k dps smiting only (for the attonment heals) might have been the holy pally as well not being up to par. (Malevolent Strike tanks were even moving out as they should after 6 or 8 stacks)(on 25 holy fire was fine.)
the only talents i'd consider swapping out are mental agility (x3) for reflective shield (really won't play a part unless you catch a welp or its an omfg about to wipe)
I'd grab soul warding for the pre shield though. even if keeping mental agility.
again this is a priest with a slew of spirit as a healer, a shadowpriest may find more value in mental agility due to gear. (you still have to move, so instaint cast heals while hopping out of fire aren't a bad thing )


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Poor Michael's Bookshop opened its doors in Onanole in the summer of 1992 by founding owner Michael Holm. In 1996, Murray Evans and Lei Anne Sharratt, the current owners, bought the building and renovated it, adding a cappuccino bar and art/gift shop in 2001.IN 2007 , a post and beam addition was locally built by McArthur Woodworks, using local hand milled spruce, providing a beautiful space for our cafe and gift shop.
The original rustic Onanole land mark was built in the 1930s and became the first general store for the area. Folklore tales from these early days, told by a local historian, include visits by Grey Owl who supposedly visited the general store to purchase h is bootleg booze at the back door. Fact or fiction?
Today the vibrant and popular bookshop carries a fine selection of used and antiquarian books including Local Histories, Canadiana, Rare, First Editions, Art, Literature, Vintage Magazines, Fiction, Kids Books, etc. We are always buying quality books! There is a new arrival section and the stock changes in the shop regularly throughout the summer.
Our Cafe offers "really good coffee" including organic, fair tradek, fresh brewed coffees, specialty coffees, teas, italian sodas, iced cappuccinos and more. We also offer delicious homemade baking, desserts and light snacks by Ilse's Gourmet on the Run. Relax and enjoy a cafe inside or outside on our patio.
The art and gift shop features works by Manitoba artists as well as crafts from around the globe, with an emphasis on handmade items. The shop features a great selection of jewellery, pottery, scarves, bags, home decor, mirrors, cushion covers, Dundee Designs, photography, drawings, paintings, wood, cards, rugs, hammocks, clothing, stuff for kids and much more.
We also sell Fair Trade organic coffee beans, teas, chocolate and honey.
Come and see what treasures behold in one of the most interesting used/antiquarian bookshops in Western Canada.
We will be hosting a couple of live music events on teh deck, so stay tuned.
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20 Chores to do for the monsoon season
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- Patch the roof. Don't wait for water marks to appear on your ceiling before inspecting your roof to see if it can hold up during a storm. Climb up onto your roof now (or ask a roofer to do it) and inspect every roof penetration: around the chimney, vents, skylights, walls, flashing, air conditioning elbows and stands, antennas and support wires, and satellite dishes. Patch cracks along the seams of rolled roofing and for holes pecked by birds in foam roofing. A tip: If your roof is relatively new, check with your roofer before doing any repairs yourself. Unauthorized repairs could void your warranty.
- Get to know a roofer. Like a doctor, your roofer is someone you should have a relationship with before there's an emergency. Just in case your roof springs a leak that you can't control during the storm, it's a good idea to know who you're going to call, what the emergency phone number is and whether the pro will respond during off-hours.
- Trim tree branches. Heavy branches hanging over your roof can break and slam so hard onto the house during a storm that they can damage a foam roof or asphalt shingles. Likewise, dead or rotting branches can snap off and fly into windows and siding.
- Stake young trees. Drive strong, tall wooden stakes at least two feet into the ground, and tie your trees to them. While you're at it, secure or store any fly-away objects on your lawn or patio, like furniture, barbeque grills and playground equipment.
- Install rain gutters and downspouts. They will divert water from heavy downpours way from your house. That's important because when too much water gets under your house, it can cause clay-based soil to swell or sandy soil to shrink. As the soil dries out, it can heave or settle and cause your foundation to crack. Connect the downspouts to underground drains that will carry the water toward the street.
- Add drains to driveways, sidewalks and other hard surfaces that can't absorb water to prevent it from running toward your house or someone else's.
- If you have time and can afford it, consider upgrading your concrete patio or driveway to "permeable" pavers, which are riddled with holes to create a hard concrete surface with plenty of room for water to soak right through. This stops much of the runoff during a monsoon rainstorm, which means you're sending less water into other yards or into the city sewer system.
- Stop runoff from your yard from flowing into the neighbor's. Best precaution: Have your yard graded with a slope of 2 percent to 5 percent away from your house so water won't pool near your foundation. Add drains that will collect the water and carry it toward the street—not toward your neighbor's yard.
- Install a cover over your cement or stone patio to keep the rain off it. Monsoon rains can come down so fast and hard that the soil can't absorb the water before it starts to run off to the next yard. If much of your yard is paved, that water isn't being absorbed at all; it's all running off. Covering your hard-surface patio—all of it—forces the water to drip into the soil where at least some of it has a chance of soaking into the ground.
- Divert the water that hits your concrete pool deck so it flows away from your house and away from your neighbor's yard. Install a drainage system that uses heavy-duty plastic pipes to carry water away from the pool—and in the direction you point it.
- Add whole-house surge protection. Those overcrowded power strips that you hope will protect your computer and home theater equipment are no match for monsoon season. A better strategy is to protect all of your equipment with a single whole-house device, which is more reliable and could be cheaper than protecting each component piece by piece. Surge protection protects your home from electrical surges that enter through your electric and telephone lines.
- Install lighting rods. Arizona claims more lightning strikes than any state except Florida, and they're concentrated mostly during monsoon season. Lighting protection will help save your home and electronic equipment from bolts of lightning. Whole-house lightning protection involves six or seven lighting rods (also called air terminals) on your roof—if you live in an average-size home. A good installer will insist that you also buy whole-house surge protection.
- Make room in your garage or carport for your cars. Organize a family garage clean-up day before the storms start so you can keep your cars safe from hail, rain and wind.
- If your ceiling is filling with water from a leaky roof and you can't get a roofer to check it until the next day, be brave: Give it a poke! The most effective way to stop the disaster that will ensue if that water gets heavy enough to break your ceiling apart is to poke a hole in it with a pencil or a Phillips-head screwdriver. Poking a small hole at the point where the ceiling is sagging from the weight of the water will allow the water to slowly drip out into a bucket rather than to burst out, which could force the whole ceiling and all of the water at once into the room below.
- In case of roof damage when no roofer is available for several days (or more), you might have to wait for a break in the rain and patch a hole so the leak won't recur if it rains again before the roofer shows up. Keep some 15-pound black felt and thin nails handy in case shingles blow off the roof, and keep a stash of silicone caulking to fill holes on a foam roof. Caution: Make the fewest emergency roof repairs necessary to keep your home's interior dry. Too many patches can mask the problem, causing the roofers more time—and costing you more money—to find the source of the leak when they arrive.
- Clean off your foam roof. After the storms are finished, climb up there (carefully!) or hire a roofer to remove tree branches, bird's nests, leaves and debris so they don't compost on the foam and cause it to decompose.
- While you're up there, do a post-storm inspection for damages that could cause your roof to leak. Again, check penetrations and look for holes and cracks.
- Paint your home's exterior. You won't have to do this every year, but do it at least every five years after monsoon season. When exterior wood gets wet, it can become weak and crack. Cracks invite water to penetrate the surface, inviting mold and rot. Regular painting helps prevent damage.
- Clean up your yard, or arrange for someone to do it if you are away for the summer..Windy rainstorms will blow branches and trash into trees and onto patios, drop dead birds and small animals onto your porches and topple lawn furniture. If you leave your lawn in disarray, it will send a clear signal to crooks that nobody's home.
- Weed your lawn and gardens. Wet monsoon weather turns our drought-parched lawns into breeding grounds for weeds. Pull them, spray them with herbicide, till the ground where they grow so they won't grow back, and mulch. A tip: Wait for a wet day to pull weeds. If the soil is wet, it will be easier to yank the root out of the ground. Then, spray your yard with a "pre-emergence" herbicide to kill pre-germinating seeds that are waiting to sprout.


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