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Miele 30" gas cooktop KM 3474 G... Miele oven H4844 BP
A search has found very few comments re either of these Miele appliances.
We are replacing cooktop, wall oven, microwave, and dishwasher in the next month. After our first visit to an appliance store, we were about to purchase a Bosch cooktop and wall oven... but owner comments in several places re both use and service have us continuing to search.
The Miele gas cooktop is about $400 more than the Bosch we priced but less than an equivalent Wolf, which was at the top of our price range. So if comments on that were comparable to those re Miele dishwashers re reliability and service, we'd be interested.
The Miele wall oven at about $3,200 is much more than the $1250 for the Bosch HBL3350UC we viewed and priced but if comments are strong, we'd consider that as well. (We are also seriously considering the Miele Classic dishwaster as relatively good value for money in this range.)
Any comments from people who own the cooktop and/or the wall oven are appreciated.
Can't speak to Miele's range but we bought their convection oven, speed oven and warming drawer in a stacked configuration and they perform flawlessly. Fortunate to qualify for them under a designer's discount program which made purchase price much more competitive with other brands. We spent year researching, test driving and going to demonstration receptions before we made our selections. Wife is a superb baker looking for accurate calibrated controls and part of the installation calibrated the accuracy of thermostat programming. She just made a couple french baguettes with brilliant crust followed by a sweet yeasty brioche loaf that put the local bakery to shame. We use the warming drawer for it's warming/holding capability frequently but it is also an extension of our cooking process like when I start a couple slabs of ribs on the outside grille/smoker and then wrap them for a 4+ hour slow cook at 185 degrees getting incredibly tender results. We also opted for the Miele La Perla dishwasher that runs virtually silent allowing us to start it between courses during a dinner party with no distracting sounds....our old KA sounded like a bleeping jet engine that always meant the clean up couldn't start until the last guests departed now we load and go with impunity. But as silent as it runs the results literally are brilliant with our stemware coming out like it had been hand polished. The dishwasher uses it's own water softener salt. ( you set the rate of discharge to match the water hardness rating available from your municipal water utility). It uses a bulk loaded rinse aid and when coupled with the self-dosed Miele dishwasher tablets the result is literally perfect. All in all wish we would have traded unto the Miele appliances years ago rather than tolerating the mediocre appliances we limped along with for the past 15 years.
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Thanks for your detailed and encouraging response. The one feature we'll not need is the water softener... we use well water and thus have an "all house" water softener system. The baguettes sound fine indeed.


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The Edwards Domino's Pizza restaurant is now open in Bldg. 7210 offering their full menu and delivery. The hours of operation are 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Orders are accepted via the Domino's App, at their on-line website, or by phone at (661) 258-4907.

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New market in Renns. Co.
The Averill Park Market, a community/farmers market, will debut Saturday at Uncle Marty's Adirondack Grill, 2930 Route 43 in Averill Park. The market will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. In addition to vendors, the event includes entertainment, a flu shot clinic and petting zoo. The market will offer honey, maple syrup, eggs, […] [Read More]
Market stew
Beef Stew with Coffee, Caramelized Onions, Carrots and Parsnips Makes 5 to 6 servings This recipe, from the Saratoga Farmers Market, is rich in beef flavor, with tender sweet vegetables simmering in a full bodied light gravy. The use of sweet fresh local vegetables compliment perfectly with the coffee tinted sauce, making this dish goes […] [Read More]
Farmers market cookie contest
On Saturday, March 26, the Saratoga Spring Farmers Market will hold a cookie baking contest. Here are the official rules: 1. Anyone can enter 2. Bring two dozen cookies by 9:30am to the market table 3. Cookies must include at least 2 market ingredients, identified by product and vendor (bonus points if you use more […] [Read More]
Meaty specials in Saratoga
The Saratoga Winter Market newsletter notes that this weekend Elihu Farm will have chorizo sausage available and Lewis Waite Farm will be selling 100% grass fed finished short ribs for $4.50/pound. If you need a specific size, please call: 518-692-3120 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com. The market is held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at […] [Read More]
Great pumpkin giveaway update!
Update: Although we gave out nearly 300 plants on Saturday, the weather was uncooperative and they still have many plants leftover. So, you can get a free pumpkin plant (or five) at the Market this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as well. Choose from pie pumpkins, carving pumpkins and giant (50-70 pounds […] [Read More]
Farmers markets list 2010
Albany County Capital District Farmers Market, 381 Broadway, Menands When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, May 8-October. Contact: http://www.capitaldistrictfarmersmarket.org/. CDPHP Farmers Market, CDPHP, 500 Patroon Creek Blvd., Albany When: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 27-Oct. 7, Contact: 641-3359. Central Avenue Farmers Market, The Linda, WAMC's Performing Arts Studio339 Central Ave., Albany When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, […] [Read More]


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Cooler Master Silent Pro GOLD 600W PSU review -
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So here we have the packaging and bundle, as along with the PSU comes a pouch to store your cables in. We see all modular cables nice and lengthy starting at 50CM to 60 CM for the PCIe PEG headers. You'll receive a manual and small pouch to store unused cables in.
Cabling you'll have at your disposal:
- ATX 24/20 pin compatible motherboard connector s1
- 4/8 pin ATX 12V for processor x1
- Graphics PCIe 6+2 pin PEG x2
- Graphics PCIe 6 pin PEG x2
- SATA connector x9
- Peripheral Molex connector x4
- Floppy connector x1
After unpacking, not a dent, scratch or even fingerprint smudge was to be seen on the product. Matt dark finish, nice black and gold theme. Gold obviously synonymous to the 80 plus Gold certification. Here we have the PSU seen from a front view perspective, lovely big mesh at the front side for optimal ventilation. The overall design and color schema really works out as it is a good looking product.
The rear side perspective is showing the native motherboard cabling and seven modular connectors. Size wise you are looking at a standard size ATX PSU. Very convenient as you can easily locate the PSU in pretty much any size ATX compatible PC chassis.
We test and review the all new Cooler Master Nepton 240M, an All-in-One Liquid cooler kit that is performing quite OK in a very saturated LCS kit market. Can it keep up with similar products? Let's f...
Cooler Master Cosmos SE review
We review the new Cooler Master Cosmos SE. Based on the popular Cosmos design the more compact chassis now is available as an all black full tower, this chassis is just gorgeous to look at and has space for full size ATX motherboards, it comes with dark side panels and a whole lot of new innovations. Wanna have a peek ?
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We review the Cooler Master CM 690 III chassis, a new upgrade over the popular CM 690 II mid-towers. The looks might be the same, but every little mishap of the previous series has been upgraded and fixed including the interior.
Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige review
We test and review the Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige, a 240mm Liquid cooler that is performing nicely in a LCS kit that can actually be upgraded. Can it keep up with similar Asetek based products and their own Seidon series ? Let's find out!


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Hello fellow painters,
There is a brand new product to the market called Paint Savers. They are an easy and effective way to preserve the left over (oil & acrylic) paint right on your pallette. They are simple, clear, cup like devices with a sticky (TPR rubber) gasket that cling to all palette surfaces. You simply scrape unused paint into individual piles right on your palette and cup over with a Paint Savers. They are so simple and easy to use and work AMAZINGLY well. When tested on black acrylic, the pile covered with a Paint Saver was "out of the tube" fresh 3 weeks later.
They are sure to inspire you to paint more because you wont worry about putting out too much paint or having the time to finish. Just cover with your Paint Savers and come back later. Even weeks later.
You can order from www.paintsavers.org and they are guaranteed!
six for $10 is too much. I use very small plastic containers upside down on my palette for for pennies. Congrats on marketing the idea, now you need to get it in the right price range.
Thanks for a great tip!! I am always making mud piles but good to even save those to use as great neutrals. Sally
Actually they come 7 to a pack and are $14.95. That's about the price of one tube of paint and they'll last a lifetime. These have a sticky (made out of TPR rubber) bottom gasket that clings to and surface palette. Tested on black acrylic (the fastest of all paints to dry) it was "out of the tube fresh" 3 weeks later. Do your little plastic containers keep your paint fresh for that long? I would love to send you a sample for free if you're interested. Or you can find them at www.paintsavers.org They are also listed in Utrecht art supply magazine. Thanks, Lana
I finally have a website to order your Paint Savers: www.paintsavers.org I no longer sell them on ebay. They have been selling all around the world! And have been getting some wonderful feedback. I'm hoping that soon Paint Savers will be a must have for every oil and acrylic painter who wants an easy and simple way to preserve there leftover paint. I have also put a you tube video together that demonstrates how effective they are. Please feel free to contact me with any and all questions and comments. I would love to hear from you! Lana
I removed my post. Good luck with your product.
These have a sticky rubber gasket that create an air tight seal when placed over piles of paint. The thermal plastic rubber gaskets are the key! Simple plastic cups wouldn't work nearly as well or keep paint fresh as long because they would let the air in. These have been selling like hot cakes with great feedback. I would love to send you a free sample so you can see for yourself. Lana
Not trying to be rude, but wouldn't these be useless for oil paints? Oil paints don't dry by evaporating.
Actually, that's exactly how oil paints dry. By evaporation. How else would they? The oil mixed with the pigment just delays the drying process so these Paint Savers work extremely well with oil paints. I've preserved the lighter colors for over a month!
Actually, that's exactly how oil paints dry. By evaporation. How else would they? The oil mixed with the pigment just delays the drying process so these Paint Savers work extremely well with oil paints. I've preserved the lighter colors for over a month!
"When exposed to air, oils do not undergo the same evaporative process that water does. Instead, they polymerise into a dry semisolid. This rate of process can be very slow, depending on the oil."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_paint#Characteristics
I can see your product being useful for acrylic painters however.
Actually, that is NOT how oil paints dry. Oil paints do not dry through evaporation. They dry through a chemical process called polymerization or oxidation. However, your plastic cups may retard the drying of oil paints by decreasing the amount of air that comes in contact with the paint, but even the small amount of air under the dome of the cups will cause some oxidation. That is not to say that the cups are totally ineffective, since they may in fact extend the usability of the paints for a few more days than usual.
I use the "pallette in the freezer" method for my oil paints. Keeps the paint fresh for a week at least - that's how long I have stashed it for. These look to be good for acrylics though.
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"You're moving where?! Why?!" Steph Larsen on the road in North and South Dakota Photo: ruralaffairs. This response was by far the most common among …
Food is turning up everywhere, and I don't mean on your plate. For the past year, journalists and authors have stuck on the topic like peanut butter to the roof of your mouth, and what's especially notable is the focus on policy solutions and the Farm Bill. Articles are so numerous that as I started to compile them, I realized that I could spend a whole post just linking to them (find a few here). As I contemplate the impact of our farm and food policy on the environment, how to reduce food miles, and the impact of our diet on global warming, I am also aware that local food is often perceived as elitist. Healthy and local food is often more expensive because farmers are taking care of their workers and the land, but it still needs to be accessible to everyone, both in regards to price and where consumers can buy healthy local food. One way that the Farm Bill can impact the ability of all people to eat locally is to fund programs that help connect low-income consumers to farmers, or in some cases to the land itself.
In a recent trip through the small town of Walthill, Nebraska, the phrase "rural revitalization" took on a whole new meaning. In this case, it was the lack of any kind of prosperity that made it obvious to me why rural communities are in need of revitalization. Main Street looked painfully deserted, with two recent arsons adding fresh scars to the once-active storefronts. As we drove around the residential area, most houses looked to be in some state of disrepair -- so much so that it was difficult to really tell which were homes and which had already been abandoned. If ever there was a town that needed some life breathed back into it, this was it.
When the Democrats took control of Congress, a colleague of mine looked at me with a sigh of relief and said, "Isn't it great that we won't have to be playing defense against bad policy anymore?" If only that first impression were the case. In a democracy, we shouldn't have to be constantly vigilant for bad legislative ideas that could hurt the public good. Our legislators are supposed to be the filter that guards against schemes that would strip rights and take choices away from people. Unfortunately, it seems to be the same politics, with the same money trails. JMG's post yesterday touches on a topic I have been thinking a lot about, and I want to address it in more detail. On the House Agriculture Committee website, summaries of all of the parts of the legislation being offered are posted. Under the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry there is a Title I Section-by-Section analysis. Section 123 is particularly problematic: SEC. 123. EFFECT OF USDA INSPECTION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-REGULATED STATUS. * Prevents a State or locality from prohibiting an article the Secretary of Agriculture has inspected and passed, or an article the Secretary has determined to be of nonregulated status. What does this mean? Also known as "preemption language," this broad statement basically says that if the USDA says something is safe, a state or local government is not allowed to regulate it. For example, there have been a number of counties around the country that have banned genetically modified organisms from being produced within their borders. This preemption-style language, if it's passed in the Farm Bill, would void those local laws.
In a recent post about the timing of the Farm Bill, I talked about when things related to farm and food policy are likely to move in Congress. There is new information available now, and it's becoming increasingly clear that we all could be in serious trouble if we don't act now to voice our opinion about the state of our food system. Though pressure to consider major reforms in the bill is as strong as ever, events of this week are leaving me with much less hope that new leadership will lead to any positive change without a fierce shove in the right direction.
As debate over the 2007 Farm Bill heats up, more people than ever are realizing that the five-year omnibus legislation, due to expire this year, directly influences what crops are produced in this country, who gets paid for them and how much, the manner in which they are produced, what kind of product they become, and who eats what. They're also connecting the dots and realizing that our current farm and food policy is making us overweight and unhealthy while lining the pockets of multinational corporations and polluting the environment. Though the increased attention is exciting, the Farm Bill is a hugely complicated and can be difficult to get a handle on. Even its timeline is confusing and unpredictable. Is it too late to express opinions to representatives? The answer is no -- but now is the time to get busy.


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Early in the feature's history, the article served as a reference to many games available on the market, new and old, listing such long-time classic titles as Monopoly, Clue, and Scrabble--and even the occasional toy like Frisbee. In later years, the feature has focused more and more on recognizing the best and most unique new board and card games.
In 1991, GAMES also began recognizing the favorites in each category with a special Best designation, and has selected one game from the whole list to receive the highest honor of Game of the Year.
Through the early 1990s, more and more electronic games were included in the list, with the computer game Myst even winning Game of the Year in 1994. Beginning the following year, computer and cartridge games were split off and given their own separate Electronic Games 100 section.
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With is better to learn UNIX: Solaris or freeBSD?
I have already a very stable dual boot, Windows XP SP1 and RedHat 9, all configured OK and my GeForce4 Ti4200 works flawlessly in both OSs.
I just downloaded Solaris 9, 4 ISOs. I just want a goot UNIX system to learn from... I need to know UNIX, since I want to work in the corporate level. I study Computer Cience here in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Do anyone here have any experience to lead me in the right way: learn from Solaris or freeBSD? I already have 3 HDs: one is Windows, other is Linux and the new one, I wish to install a "pure" UNIX system, and learn from it.
Any sugestions? freeBSD, Solaris.... or both? Are they that different, with one has better free documentation, etc?
Thanks for any reply!
PS.: nvidia always awesome... linux and now freeBSD drivers are far beyond anything the competition had come with yet. Keep up the good work!
PS2.: could any of those drivers run on Solaris 9 x86? =]
Well if you have the time learn both. I think Solaris is more popular as I think it has more marketshare. Though with this SCO lawsuit who knows Unix could go OpenSource too, and you won't need to bother.
I haven't seen Solaris 9 x86, but if it is anything like previous Solaris x86 versions the list of supported hardware is pretty short. Solaris is more significant in the corporate IT world then Linux or *BSD, however my recommendation would be to learn everything. Install FreeBSD on that spare harddisk of yours and try to get an old Sun Sparc box to learn Solaris.
thanks for the help folks!
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Jacob Thomas Courchaine, 15, of Blush Hill Road, Waterbury, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, October 31, 2011. Born in Berlin on April 29, 1996, he was the son of Jeffry and Valerie (Davison) Courchaine.
Jacob was currently a freshman attending Harwood Union High School in Duxbury where he was enrolled in the Pre-Tech Outreach Program through the Barre Technical Center. In his spare time, Jacob enjoyed riding his dirt bike, ATV, snow machine and BMX bicycle, fishing, hunting, woodworking and listening to a wide variety of music.
Jacob is lovingly remembered as a young man who enjoyed his family and friends and being outdoors, and will be deeply missed.
Jacob is survived by his dad Jeffry Courchaine and his companion Ann May of Waterbury, his mom Valerie Illsley and her husband Jeremy of East Braintree; his sister Amber Courchaine of Middlesex; his brother Hunter Illsley of East Braintree; his paternal grandparents Ann Courchaine of Fayston and Phillippe Courchaine of Walden; his maternal grandmother Louise Sherman and her husband Kenneth of Williamstown; as well as aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family.
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Ryan Murphy Reveals Details on Kurt's Boyfriend
Big time news, Gleeks. Ryan Murphy has finally (finally!) confirmed to E! just who won't be playing Kurt's new boyfriend on this season of Glee.
"It's definitely not Chord," Ryan tells Kristin Dos Santos of Kurt's love interest. "It's not Chord. And the new character [Darren Criss] is certainly an option. I'm not sure how soon I want to [reveal] that information. because it's such a big storyline of the year—I want there to be some surprises. But Darren has a major, major arc. He sort of becomes Kurt's mentor and then maybe love—he had to leave his own school because of bullying and goes to an all-boys academy and finds acceptance because that school has a no-bullying, zero-tolerance policy. So Kurt really admires him and respects him. He plays someone who's one year older than Chris' character, so he's the old pro."
Ryan also got serious and revealed that the theme of the season is tolerance."[Tolerance] is a very powerful thing to write about," Murphy adds, "because this week alone three gay teenagers have killed themselves and committed suicide, and we just got asked today to do a PSA on it because it's becoming such an epidemic because of the bullying."
He also has very high praise for next week's episode, "Grilled Cheesus." "Everybody at Fox that I've spoken to says this is their favorite episode that we've ever done, and they're all very moved by it and proud of it...It's an odd episode where I think that both Democrats and Republicans could watch together, and at the end of it say 'I agree with it.'"Source: E!


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I added a couple more photos of Anna on "Pitch Perfect" set plus a photo from the Rehearsals. Elizabeth Banks tweeted one of the pictures with her hugging Anna some hours ago:
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More like thank you, Mr. Larry Scott and his Pac12 television deal which has greatly filled the coffers of the respective schools teams. Mr. Knight has provided the best of facilities but it was that in conjunction with a greatly increased paycheck than he was receiving at Cal Fullerton. Uncle Phil did not do that part.
Fortunately, Horton has been there and done that at Cal Fullerton.
Just saw your post. Sorry not to respond earlier. Thx for your serious, non-vitriolic response. As to your question re "best friend" marriages. I think those have been around for many, many years actually.
Frankly, the societal reasons for marriage to which allude were the basis of the institution originally. It was not, however, so much taking care of children as it was taking care of property, chattel, women as chattel and how they were to be bought and sold into sexual slavery for money or cows, as the case may be.
As to fratermal, don't know if you have bothered to look at his comments as a whole, but he is a sad, angry fellow.
I have read many of your comments on O-live, fratermal. You are an angry, bitter person. I actually feel badly for you. Your unhappiness is palpable.
Here is the link to the AP. LaMike has no problem with Harbaugh's "frenetic" pace of practice in the first Rookie Mini-camp session, whereas first rounder AJ Jenkins (and pretty much all of the other receivers) were absolutely lethargic in comparison.
Go LaMike! Love the Ducks training. He should be able to really impress.
Aaron, do you have a link to the AP story?
Well, stormie, hope your Super-jock, Mr. Wallis, pays for the services he received from EMTs etc. Oh and get off the computer, lay down the sammie and give me 50 (I see you fancy yourself a Marine).
*there*. Geez.
And you would agree that that is a stupid childish way to be, wouldn't you? So just can it! Have some class.
Marables seems to have some issues, but Riley is a classy guy and will handle this. I hate to see kids get canned if their is a way to help them. But his leash should be exceptionally short, particularly since their was violence involved. I see no good coming from suspending him from fall camp. That just makes him likely to be injured. Suspend him from a game or two (hopefully not against Wisconsin, being a bit hypocritical here, because I want them to light up the B1G and I am making the trip to Salsa to see it... Go Beavs).
That was +1 to jasoncavitt and taking the high road.
And Arik Armstead (although I wish he would not play bball, actually).
Sorry pdxlove. No matter how you cut it, the bouncer was dealing with a kid trying to come in on another kids ID. He was doing his job.
Huh? USC was 7-2 in conference and Oregon was 8-1. You are math challenged as well as football challenged, rammer.
Oregon had just learned that OSU was out of the running for the NCG which put them directly in the driver's seat to return to the big game. They totally overlooked USC (very, very stupid) and ran their car right into a fire hydrant and a tree (just like Tiger, that didn't work out really well for them). They will want some revenge this year.
I agree with ED that USC is stacked top to bottom with first string talent but their depth issues are so serious that the coaching staff didn't let them tackle in their Spring game. Oregon's pace is going to put the hammer down by mid third quarter. I am partly being a homer here, but I think Oregon owns them twice.
"Shot at the title",,, there you go. Not coming to Portland.
North Carolina voters overwhelmingly kept their eyes on those sunsets of good ol' boys past, rather than on the sunrises of it's a new day dawning, get over it. That I agree with.
"Natural"? How about every species including humans have "naturally" occurring instances of homosexuality. And last time I checked, giraffes don't choose to be gay giraffes. They just were "naturally" born that way.
"Natural" marriage up until the 1960s did not allow black and whites to "naturally"/legally marry. You supporting that one too?
@ fratermal. It is irrelevant to those of you who are opposed to gay rights... not at all irrelevant to those of us who are impacted daily by your intolerance and bigotry. I have yet to have one person such as yourself even attempt to answer the question of just exactly how does my marrying another person of *either* sex impact (much less destroy) the sanctity of your marriage?
I understand how divorce impacts marriage because it opens the door for marriage being only a sham... a "commitment in name only" and only for as long as things are going well. Thus, the legality and ease of divorce makes the reality of marriage more tenuous. But for the life of me, I do not see how the fact that my neighbors down the street are married has any relevance to the strength or weakness of my own marriage.
And if you want to thump your Bible, I am willing to go there also. Because the same chapter that calls homosexuality (although there is a legitimate question whether the original Greek in leviticus actually referred to homoseual conduct rather than temple prostitution...check out the footnotes in King James) an abomination, also calls divorce, shellfish, women not wearing hats in church, women speaking in church, mixed fabric, etc, etc, abominations as well.
So one has to ask oneself, where is the outrage, where are the Constitutional Amendment petitions against divorce, etc? The answer for this hounding of one and turning a blind eye to the others is ONLY because of bigotry. Period.
When you come on this forum and offer a petition to make divorce illegal, then and only then will I give one hairy hoot what your opinion is on who I can and cannot marry.


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I've been in moods lately. One change to the next, trying to figure out exactly what I want from life. I'm successful, I'm educated, I'm surrounded by people that I love. So what is it that is bothering me? Why can't I seem to find satisfaction from my life at the moment? I am perfectly fine being single; I have been for a long time. When things come down to it, I work better being single. I accomplish more when I'm single. I seem to be a better me, when I'm single. So what's wrong?
The thing is, and the feeling comes and goes, that I don't want to end up alone.
I've been fiercely independent my entire life, sometimes by choice, sometimes not, but I find myself needing some sort of solitude or distance from people to keep myself strong. To keep myself from needing dependence on anyone else. And then the thoughts creep in... and it makes me sad. I don't want to end up alone; I don't think that anyone seriously ever does. In reality, though, how do we stop that from happening? How do you keep yourself from falling into a routine and never getting out of it again?
Change is maturity. Change is growth. I get that, but what happens when no one wants to change with you? When no one wants to see how you grow and how you begin to need those things in your life? That scares me. What if no one wants this version of me that I've created? The one that keeps all the bad things away; the one that pushes people away because it's easier to do that, than to take a chance and get hurt all over again. What if I do end up alone? What if I sealed my own fate?
I guess only time will tell, but the truth is, in reality... the only reason I'm alone is because I choose to be. The feelings I have, the yearning to have someone accept me as their own, won't go away. I'll always want someone to look at me with a sparkle in their eye, knowing that it's the real deal. I'll always yearn to have someone hold my hand and tell me that I'm not staying anywhere else, but with them for the night. I year to have that someone whisk me away, but not with wild abandon, but with sincerity and simple adventure.
So I'll keep that yearning, and I'll tuck it away. As a simple reminder of the things I'm waiting for. For the someone that will live up to them.
Even if he really doesn't.
I'll wait for love.


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It will mainly be used as a TV. I was just kinda wanting the VGA port in case I wanted to hook a computer up to it. It's not a big deal though. All I really watch on my cable is HDTV channels and stuff. I will also be hooking my ps2/Wii up to it (I don't have a 360 or PS3). Maybe when Blu-Ray hardware gets cheaper I will buy one of those.
Are there any LCDs that I should look at? I'm not sure how big of a different the quality would be on a 42" plasma vs. a LCD. I've looked at stuff at Best Buy and Circuit City but they really didn't have any 42"s. I think the smallest plasma they had in the store was 50".
Well if you're going to watch TV on it mostly, then plasma is definitely the way to go. They handle SD content much better than their lcd counterparts, so I'd highly recommend the pz80. You don't want to connect your computer to you TV by vga, but rather by component or hdmi(by using a dvi to hdmi cable). This should give you a much better picture(depends on the TV though and quality of input/cable).
Another thing you might want to take into consideration is that 1080p isn't that important when choosing a TV unless you're sitting very close to it. Black-level and color performance is much more important and will give you a much better picture than 1080p ever could. 1080p is really only important if you're planning on using the TV as a monitor as well as a TV.
Another one I might suggest is the LG PG60. It has gotten great reviews and should be coming out quite soon.
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Drewry firemen celebrate 50 years
When the Drewry Volunteer Fire Department was started 50 years ago, phone calls for fires went to the party lines of Ellis Fleming, Vernon Whitmore, C.B. Curtis Jr. and the fire department.
They'd rush to the fire station at what was once Drewry School, ring the siren, and wives would then call all the firemen. Special telephone lines were installed at three more locations in the 1960s, and the first person to the fire station wrote the directions on a blackboard before rushing to the scene.
Saturday afternoon, standing in a more modern building where the school had stood, current Drewry fire chief Charles Holtzman shared the story of getting a rescue helicopter landed in the front lawn. He was on a cellphone with emergency dispatchers, and for a second time.
The first call, he was in Vance County, and the dispatcher got coordinates for the helicopter from Holtzman's phone where he stood. The second call, he was in Warren County, and eventually had to take about 15 steps over so he was in Vance — which the dispatcher confirmed.
The helicopter got there, and the job was completed.
And for 50 years, that's been the Drewry Volunteer Fire Department as well. Whether responding to 18-wheeler wrecks on Interstate 85, or burning buildings, they get the job done. They still operate today as they did at the first meeting on July 17, 1963, when they were alongside the Drewry Community Club.
Their slogan hasn't changed: Togetherness is our guide, success is our goal.
"They've come a long way," said Wilson Fleming, who with Bernard Holtzman are the only two charter members still living from a group of 23. They logged more than 80 years combined.
"This was just a hole in the wall," Holtzman said with a laugh, recalling how the truck bays were created in an area formerly housing the principal at the old school.
Today, membership is just more than 30, though much like then, many last names are the same.
It is a department that defines community. At this intersection of Vance and Warren counties — the dividing line runs across the front yard of the station, which is in Warren — the department is a source of unity.
"It's more of a gathering place," Fleming said. "The people really support it."
Money was tough to come by at the outset, and never has been bountiful from government sources. Fundraising has long been the backbone to provide service from Middleburg to the Virginia state line, and from Manson to Kerr Lake.
For this part of the country, name it and they've done it: periodic suppers of ham and turkey, salty herring or fried fish, fried chicken, and of course pork barbecue; gallons upon gallons of Brunswick stew; ash trays and cookbooks; dances and car washes, yard sales and bake sales; Bingo; and several turkey shoots and dove hunts.
The department and community club has sponsored ball teams and 4-H clubs. And it has been there for church homecomings and wedding receptions when the weather turned bad and a large enclosed area was needed.
Outside the building Saturday, children visited a smoke house and some fire engines. Inside, a slideshow presentation played while food was served and fellowship was enjoyed.
Near the slideshow was firemen's turnout gear, showing the difference from 1963 and 2013. There were also plaques and trophies, reminders of firemen's days since past and outstanding talented volunteers who earned them.
Some swapped stories, both of what happened this past week, and what happened years ago.
The charter members recalled a couple, too, Fleming remembering how the department had someone sleep at the station during tobacco season, just in case, and Holtzman recalling a burning house in the snow, with someone in trouble and the department hard-pressed to be able to get up the path.
In a short ceremony, Jerry Holtzman — the assistant chief, brother of Charles and son of Bernard — remarked of the nearly two dozen charter members, "Fifty years ago, if it wasn't for them, we wouldn't be here today."
And all the names were called.
Judy Stainback, who with Jan Reese and the auxiliary prepared and distributed a narrative history, shared a few highlights from the booklet.
Retired firefighters of the department on hand were also recognized, and former chief Randy Jernigan shared scripture, asked for a moment of silence for all firefighters nationwide, and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Fifty years of dedication and resourcefulness were joyfully evident, and overcast skies and spits of rain did nothing to dampen the celebration.
In Drewry, a fire department cares deeply for its community, and its community loves its firefighters.
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Fire chiefs at the Drewry Volunteer Fire Department:
C.B. Curtis Jr., 1963-1968
James Watkins, 1968-1970
C.B. Curtis Jr., 1970-1971
A.P. Holtzmann, 1971-1981
Randy Curtis, 1981-1988
Jerry Holtzman, 1988-2002
Charles Holtzman, 2002-2013
Charter members of the Drewry Volunteer Fire Department on July 17, 1963:
Herman Brauer
C.B. Curtis Jr.
Kenneth Daeke
Ellis Fleming
Marshall Fleming
Maurice Fleming Jr.
Morris Fleming Jr.
Roger Fleming
Wilson Fleming
Charles Ellington
Perry Ellington
William B. Ellington Sr.
Bernard Holtzman
Luther Kimball
Paul Lancaster
A.E. Liles
Stanley Norwood
Alvis Pulley
Felix Ranes
Hubert Turner
James Watkins
Ed W. White
Vernon Whitmore


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Tomohiro Kashiwagi hops out of the white van that I've been following, as I ease my rental car into his driveway. 'Do you smell that?' he asks.
At first, it's hard to identify. Fried chicken? Tempura? Neither, actually. The scent is coming from the tailpipe of Kashiwagi's van. 'This van runs on the biodiesel fuel that we make here,' he says, patting the hood.
Around Kesennuma city, Kashiwagi is known as the biodiesel fuel guy. Restaurateurs and barkeeps call on him when they have cooking oil to dispose of. Transport companies and construction firms know he's the one selling eco-friendly fuel at reasonable price for a van, power shovel or a cargo truck. While Kashiwagi continues to run a business that helps manufacturers find workshops that make specialized parts for factory equipment, he now supplies 1,000 to 1,300 gallons of fuel a month to his four major customers.
It's hard to fathom that, this time last year, Kashiwagi ' a cheery, solidly built 40-year-old ' didn't know the first thing about biodiesel. What he did know was that he and plenty of other residents in this city on Japan's northeastern shore had become too dependent on imported fossil fuel.
The March 2011, earthquake and tsunami had made this clear. Cracked roads and tsunami-ravaged areas disrupted deliveries of everything from food to fuel. 'Mobile phone services were down so we had no way of contacting my wife's family, in Iwate prefecture north of here, and we couldn't go by car right away to see whether they were alive,' said Kashiwagi.
For months, gasoline in Kesennuma was in short supply; even when it wasn't, prices were sky-high. 'That was hard on businesses here,' he said. 'I kept thinking, there must be a way that we can make our own fuel.'
Clean and green, if a little greasy
The answer: a contraption that turns used cooking oil into diesel fuel. Late last year, Kashiwagi spent ¥4mn ($51,700) of his savings on the machine, and by January his biodiesel fuel business was in full swing. Using biodiesel fuel made from recycled oil wins praise from environmentalists who say it helps keep waste oil out of landfills where the oil can contaminate groundwater. They also point out that diesel-engine trucks and heavy machinery, which run on the recycled fuel without expensive add-ons, spew fewer pollutants.
Labor intensive: Murakami filtersused cooking
oil gatheredfrommore than 100 sources.
But producing fuel from cooking oil is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Kashiwagi has to gather oil from more than 100 restaurants, bars and shops in the area. It can range in clarity from yellow ochre, like honey, to burnt umber, like Coca-Cola. The clearer it is, the more fuel he can squeeze from it.
He starts by filtering out food particles and other debris. Then the oil goes into the machine ' 26 gallons at a time ' for six hours. Water and methanol are added in stages, the water to flush out impurities, the methanol to start a chemical reaction that turns roughly 90 per cent of the oil into fuel.
Kashiwagi says he knew there would be demand for his services. He just didn't figure there would be this much. On a recent weekday morning, he gets several calls from businesses ' a hospital, a soba noodle shop ' that want their oil collected. 'They're asking that we swing by today,' Kashiwagi said, turning to Junji Murakami.
Kashiwagi recently hired Murakami ' a wiry man in his late 30s who used to work at the fish market ' to oversee his growing biodiesel fuel business.
A different kind of oil exploration
For most of the day I join Murakami, making the rounds to pick up oil and deliver fuel. Our first stop is a diner, one of many restaurants that is grateful for the service. Most restaurants closed their doors for months after last year's disaster. Those that eventually reopened found themselves in a pickle: they had no way to dispose of their cooking oil because the tsunami had wiped out businesses that previously had provided the service. The diner doesn't have much oil ' about 4 gallons. The 7-Eleven we stop at next has almost none.
A gallon here, a gallon there,
and soonyou're producing 1,300
liters of clean biodiesel a month.
Two more restaurants, two hospitals and a mom-and-pop grocery store later, Murakami has more than a dozen 4-gallon cans. With every shop, there's a different arrangement. Some pay for the service; others get paid. Many hear about the service by word-of-mouth. And thanks to stickers and posters and a Facebook page that Kashiwagi's wife, Akiko, is in charge of, more people are finding out.
In the afternoon, while Murakami is away filling a customer's trailer-truck with two plastic jugs full of biodiesel, Kashiwagi keeps an eye on the fuel-converting machine and mans the phones. A couple of construction firms call asking if they can buy fuel but Kashiwagi declines.
For now, he's busy enough. Kashiwagi charges ¥110 per liter ' roughly $5.30 a gallon ' which sounds pricey but in Japan it's about 10 per cent cheaper than what you pay for diesel fuel at the pump. 'Eventually, we want to produce up to 1,300 liters (3,500 gallons) a month, but we will need a bigger machine and more space,' says Kashiwagi.
Fortunately, he has money on hand: Kashiwagi says he's waiting for the right moment to put the ¥1.5mn ($19,400) grant from NVIDIA (distributed through PlaNet Finance Japan) toward the next stage of his business's growth. 'My mission is to make this business a success,' he says.
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Karan is a former soldier. One day when Karan finds out that his father committed suicide in prison after he is falsely charged with a crime, he suspects Ravi Verma, a city attorney who has a wife and a kid. When Karan spots Ravi on the street with his wife Kajal, he abruptly shoots Ravi and Kajal; however, Ravi survives the murder and Kajal ends up dead. After Ravi's release from the hospital, he does not realize that he has a new and different wife who looks exactly like Kajal, later on he does. While Ravi's life continues, Karan's revenge also continues against Ravi. Ravi claims that it wasn't his idea to set Karan's father up, it may be Ravi's father-in-law and his colleagues who may be responsible.
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When I got my first Duaflex back in October 2009, I was so excited to get out and start shooting through the viewfinder (TtV) pictures that I made the most slap-dash, instant-gratification, quick-fix sort of contraption: I rolled up some bright yellow posterboard, cut out around the lens,scotch-taped the seams, and away I went. It looked like this:
After more than six months of hauling it around, I have to say the posterboard contraption is looking a little worse for wear. Plus, now that I'm really starting to stretch my abilities with TtV photography, I want to try things like this, so I could play along with Happy Bench Monday, a group on Flickr where people take pictures of themselves standing on benches. (No, really!)
Which entails me using the self timer and propping my heavy (and valuable!) dSLR on some flimsy and now dog-eared posterboard contraption that's worn bare in several spots. (If nothing else, you can tell my camera equipment is well-used if not in pristine condition.) But thing like this kept happening.
So I decided to make a new contraption. I am spotted with delight to unveil my TtV contraption 2.0, the polka-dotted menace. (That's so not a good name. Thoughts?)
Isn't it groovy? You're dying to know what it's made out of, right? A liquor-store gift canister! Isn't that excellent? I had one in the house left over from Christmas (see, being a packrat DOES pay off) but it was too narrow. So when I was in the liquor store today (for no reason whatsoever, I swear) I took a peek and sure enough, they had these extra large ones that are not only awesome in their polka-dotted splendor, but they fit the Duaflex like a glove. And the cardboard is heavy-duty, but not so impenetrable that I couldn't make the necessary cut-outs with an x-acto knife.
I could have just left the lid off and used the contraption like that, but I really really wanted something that I could set on a flat surface for timer shots or longer exposures. The problem was the pop-up flash on the D40 kept getting in the way of the camera sitting flat.
So I built this lip out the inner spool thingee of a masking tape roll.
I can't tell you how pleased I am with myself. This is how it looks all together.
Look closely, you can see itty-bitty upside down me in the Duaflex's mirror! The only thing it's missing is a handle. That's coming for version 2.1, hoping to have it in beta release some time next week.
For those of you just tuning in and wondering what the heck I'm doing, here's a quick primer. This is a Kodak Duaflex camera, made about 60 years ago.
Back in the day, you had to hold the camera down around your waist and look down through the viewfinder on the top of the camera when you were composing your picture. A second lens underneath the viewfinder would open and actually expose the film. It's called a twin-lens reflex camera.
Looking down from the top, this is what the viewfinder looks like.
So TtV photography is simply shooting a picture of what you see in looking through the viewfinder. It gives your pictures a square black frame, which some people choose to crop out but I choose to leave in, and a funky, retro sort of look because of the distortions in the glass.
You need the contraption to cut down on the glare on the viewfinder. You shoot down through the contraption like this.
And now, I can balance my fancy new contraption v2.0 on my kids' picnic table in the back yard, set the self-timer, and take TtV selfies like this.
How cool is that?
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Distributed geothermal could add to California electric supply, with feed-in help
In California, a study done in 2008 by engineering consultant Black & Veatch for the California Energy Commission found that small, geographically dispersed geothermal power plants could provide 7% of the state's electricity supply. And with newly elected Governor Jerry Brown, the talk has turned to feed-in tariffs to spur development. While in the running for the office, Brown brought up developing as much as 12,000 MW of new renewable generating capacity with feed-in tariffs specifically. In the study, Black & Veatch considered projects as small as 8 MW to as large as 1,000 MW.


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As usual, I'm celebrating the anniversary of the column by running a competition for readers. With the column's readership having grown a lot over the years, I'll be expanding the prize pool this year by giving away three massive mystery prizes worth over 500 million ISK each to three lucky entrants. To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment stating what your favourite EVE Evolved article this year was, what topic you'd like to see covered in a future edition of the column, or what in-game player or organisation you'd like to see featured in an EVE Spotlight interview. You will need an active EVE account to claim the prize, but there's no need to post your character name here. The winners will be contacted via email and their names will be announced in this post on Sunday the 1st of May.
UPDATE: Congratulations go to Uniqdragon, mdubs28 and Thorium88, who will be contacted via email to arrange receipt of their prizes.
In this week's retrospective EVE Evolved, I look back at some of the highlights from the third year of the column.
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- Each entry may consist of one explanation of which EVE Evolved article published this year was your favourite and why, as many ideas for future columns as you like, and as many suggestions for people to interview for EVE Spotlight as you like.
- You don't need to include all three of the above-mentioned things in your entry but a separate prize will be given out for each category, making it advisable to include all three!
- If you're stating which article this year was your favourite, please be sure to explain why you liked that particular article. The first winner will be randomly selected from everyone who does this correctly.
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- Suggestions for people to interview for EVE Spotlight should be players who have made a significant contribution to EVE or developers at CCP you'd like to hear about. The third winner will be randomly selected from everyone who makes a good suggestion.
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Late last year, a real-life friend of mine who's as mad about EVE as I am told me an awesome story. It turned out that a friend of his from an old faction warfare corp had become something of a thief and a scoundrel, getting into all kinds of mischief. Wishing to be known only by the pseudonym Scott, the thief allowed me to tell the story of his first corporate infiltration and the chaos that ensued. We spent weeks discussing the story, and it was incredibly fun to write up and dramatise Scott's actions. The story was finally released in two parts under the name Death of an Industrialist and was a huge hit with other EVE players.
Following the success of Death of an Industrialist, I begged Scott to let me tell another of his stories. The Apocrypha expansion was in full swing at the time and Scott was looking into ways he could take advantage of wormhole space. Eventually, he got back to me with the incredible story of a massive heist he'd just pulled in a class 4 wormhole system. Once again, this was incredibly fun to write about and offered a lot of creative freedom in how I told the events. Published in two parts as The Great Wormhole Heist, this story has occupied the past two weeks of the column and has seen a fantastic reception by readers.
A year in review: Guides
Guides have been a staple part of the EVE Evolved column since the very beginning. Usually taking up several articles, they offer a comprehensive insight into an area of EVE. Although I've written countless guides over the years, people occasionally surprise me by suggesting an obvious topic I've somehow missed. This year, I wrote a three-part guide to mining, covering everything from the basics and advanced tips to efficient mining and how to get the most out of your ore. In a two-part guide to ratting in asteroid belts, I looked at ratting strategies and gave some vital tips on staying safe while ratting in nullsec.
This year's biggest guide was probably the three-part look at EVE's exploration system. The first part covered the basics of scanning for sites, what ships you'll need and how to start your career as an explorer. In the final two parts, I delved into the different types of site and loot available and gave some top tips I'd learned from experience. The most recent guide to hit the EVE Evolved column is my two-part look at incursions, in which I looked at fleet setups for tanking the Sansha sites and combat strategies for taking Sansha's minions down. I also looked at preparing for the Incursion expansion just before it went live and gave my first impressions of it a few days after its release.
A year in review: Opinion pieces
Opinion has always been a big part of what makes EVE Evolved what it is. While guides and factual articles are often very useful, nothing starts a good discussion better than an opinion piece. My favourite piece this year was probably What not to expect from EVE Online, which explored the common misconceptions new players bring with them to EVE that may stunt their enjoyment of the game. In an effort to get more new players off to the right start, I also wrote an article on how EVE doesn't really take off until you get into a corporation with solid goals and try PvP.
To help ease player transitions into a PvP play style, I wrote a guide for new players on getting into PvP from day one of a free trial and another for older players on preparing for the switch to a PvP playstyle. Not every opinion piece I've penned this year has been positive, such as my views on the dissent in the EVE community following the June CSM summit and my critical look at what EVE Online could be if developers iterated on features. Other opinion pieces of note this year included a look at EVE's living storyline and a roundup of all the top EVE news stories of 2010. Most recently, I looked at how power players affect EVE's player retention and what the Incarna captain's quarters could do for EVE.
This year has seen a ton of new topics hit the EVE Evolved column, and I'm pleased with how each of them has turned out. The year was made extra special by the creation of the Massively Mob corp to help get new players into EVE. Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that I wasn't really cut out to lead a corp of 200 players and that high-profile corporations must be PvP-oriented if they want to defend themselves. Other highlights of the year have included the Sansha abduction live events leading up to the Incursion expansion and a soul-searching exploration trip I took around New Eden. I've had a great time writing about EVE this year, and I hope you've had just as much fun reading about it.
Brendan "Nyphur" Drain is an early veteran of EVE Online and writer of the weekly EVE Evolved column here at Massively. The column covers anything and everything relating to EVE Online, from in-depth guides to speculative opinion pieces. If you have an idea for a column or guide, or you just want to message him, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Day Lily in the Rain
Taken on a road trip through Mississippi. A photographer can never let the weather ruin a day outdoors.
Green Iguana
A green iguana takes a look out over the wall of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. At one time the wall circled all of the city, serving as a defense network. Today much of the wall is gone or in disrepair.
Tri-Colored Head Shot
A tri-Colored heron poses for a close up.
Lonely Lily Pad
A single lily pad afloat in the water of Red Bug Slough in Sarasota, Florida.
Horses on Wet Trail
A group of horse riders traverse a sodden trail in Deer Prairie Creek just outside Venice, Florida.
Cocoa Sandpiper
A sandpiper walks along the rippled sand of Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Join the Crowd
Brown pelicans are not the most graceful of creatures when making a landing. This guy joins a crowd already gathered off Boca Grande, Florida.
Storm at the Pier
Storm clouds build over the fishing pier in Venice, Florida. This is typical along Florida's Gulf Coast in the summer months.
Bird Bath
A tiny brown sparrow seems to be having some fun while taking a bath in a garden in Boca Grande, Florida.
Snake Skeleton
I found this skeleton out in front of my house among the fallen leaves. I understand that it is rare to find a full skeleton like this. Some of the skin is visible.
Palms, Oaks and Spanish Moss
A pair of palm trees flourish next to a dying oak tree covered with Spanish moss and air plants. Spanish moss does not kill trees, but it will spread rapidly over dead or dying trees.
Turtle Yoga
This algae covered turtle seems to be doing aerobics or yoga atop a rock. Taken in Kissimmee , Florida.
Tri-Colored Heron
A tri-Colored Heron scans the waters of a marina in Gulf Port, Florida.
Happy to See You
As an avid photographer, I spend as much time as i can in the great outdoors. I love being in the woods. People who see me must think I am crazy as I murmur a thank you to a butterfly for posing for me. Every once in a while they let me know they are happy to see me too.
On Horseback
Two women ride horses along a trail in Deer Prairie Creek Preserve outside Venice, Florida.
Sandpiper Kiss
A kiss given by a sandpiper to his reflection. The ripples of the sand have distorted the reflection to give it a fish like tail. Taken in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Venice Inlet Silboat
A sailboat makes its way through the inlet at Venice, Florida. Beyond the jetty on the other side of the boat is a popular beach.
Big Clouds Over the Pier
The regular daily summer storm clouds build over the fishing pier in Venice, Florida.
Abrams Falls
Abrams Falls is in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park.
Cucumber Beetle on Buttonbush
A cucumber beetle crawls over the surface of a buttonbush flower in Myakka River State Park. This plant was growing out into the water along the shoreline of Upper Lake.
Palms, Oak and Clouds
A few clouds scoot across the sky above a couple palms next to a dying oak tree.
Sunlit Palmettos
Bright sunlight causes shadows to fall across palmetto fans in Clam Bayou in Gulf Port, Florida.
Clam Bayou
Clam Bayou is a small waterway in Gulf Port, Florida. There is a nature park along the bayou that serves as a perfect spot for kayaking, paddle boarding and bird watching. The park includes several boardwalks and observation platforms.
Sea Turtle Close Up
This close up of a seat turtle was taken at a sea turtle farm on the island of Grand Cayman.
A thistle in black and white.
Florida Fall Leaf
This is Florida's version of fall foliage. A brightly colored dead leaf from a vine curled among the fronds of a palm tree.
Mountain Jig
A hiker seems to be doing a dance at the edge of a rocky trail. Taken along the Grandfather Trail outside Boone, North Carolina.
Caspersen Surf
Rough waves come ashore on Caspersen Beach in Venice, Florida.
Journey to the Castle of the Sun
This is a composite of several photos creating a fantasy photo.
Riding the Thermals
Vultures ride the thermal drafts above a tree in Myakka River State Park. The park is home to hundreds of vultures.
Reaching Out
The limbs of an oak tree reach out in all directions. Oak trees are a common sight in Florida.
Florida Fan
Sunlight and shadows create contrasting lines on palmetto fronds.
Two Star Fish
These star fish are in very shallow water, so they are alive. Taken in the Bahama.
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Summer brings almost daily rains to Florida during the summer months. Dry areas become lush jungles with the moisture. Taken at deer Prairie Creek Preserve just outside Venice, Florida.
High Water Overhang
Summer rains have pushed water levels up and this tree overhanging the river gets wet. Taken at the Sleeping Turtles Preserve just outside Venice, Florida.
Close up view of a coconut tree in Boca Grande, Florida.
View From Craggy Pinnacle
Mountains as seen from Craggy Pinnacle in the Smoky Mountains.
Storm Clouds Over Manasota Key
Afternoon storm clouds move across the southern portion of Manasota Key along Florida's west coast.
Mr. Grumpy
This seems to be this ape's natural expression. Brings to mind the old joke asking where does a 600 pound ape sleep?
Magnificent Oak
The twisted, curving branches of a Florida oak tree.
An ibis walks through the grass of the Clam Bayou nature park in Gulf Port, Florida. Perhaps he is heading south to Miami?
Going My Way?
Bright sunlight gives an almost translusent effect to this school of fish. taken in the Bahamas.
Stand of Palms
A natural view from Florida. A stand of palms grow along the bank of the Myakka River in Deer Prairie Creek Preserve outside Venice, Florida.
Sunrise Wonder
A woman and her daughter watch the sunrise together. Taken on Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Pelican Flight
A group of brown pelicans in flight as seen from behind. Taken in Boca Grande, Florida.
After spending time shelling one becomes able to block out the ordinary and see only those special shells worth picking up. Taken at Caspersen Beach in Venice, Florida.
Gulf Storm
Typical summer afternoon thunderstorm moves across the waters off the coast of Venice, Florida.
Say Aaah
Scary, isn't it? This ape looks ready to tear someone or something to pieces. Actually he is yawning.


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