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In their current product line, there are 4 models with full frame sensors:
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They are all suitable for baby and wedding photography. Which is better and which to choose depends on your budget and your own preferences for camera size and features. For me, the 5DIII currently offers the best combination of size, quality, features and price. But the older 5DII has served me very well for years. The 1DX is too big & heavy, in my opinion. The 6D will be smaller & lighter and may be very good, but it isn't available yet, so it's too early to tell how well it will perform.
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Hi, a friend of mine just got an Eco c6 and she would like to know what kind of water bottle holder would fit the bike.
She only plans to use Spring water bottle.
Hi, a friend of mine just got an Eco c6 and she would like to know what kind of water bottle holder would fit the bike.
She only plans to use Spring water bottle.
The metal bottle cages like this one can be sprung into shape to hold most bottles. You'll have to check that the bike has cage mounts: two 5mm tapped holes on the frame. If not, the Mwave clamp-on holder fits almost anything.
- every mile of road has two miles of ditch -
Thanks, her bike doesn't have the mounting holes. But I'm afraid the clamps aren't big enough. From my experience with bike lights, nothing fits on the dahon, their bars are too big.
'Two Fish' offers a velcro strap on bottle cage, to mount on most anything ..
Velcro doesn't sound very secure though.
My Brompton has these straps on the main tube. It allows to mount standard bottle cages.
Happier than a camel on wednesday.
That looks perfect! It's looks light and low profile. what is it made of?
i have a couple of swagman to-go bottle cages (similar to the MWave) from MEC (http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cyclin...ottle-cage.jsp). i rotated the clamps 90° and they mount on the handle post of my wife's Dahon Ciao, and on my Dahon MuSL. rotated back to horizontal, i can use them on my Jack.
they are okay for rides that are not too rigourous. and they hold our starbuck thermal cups well.
the problem i have found with trying to hold bottles that are not shaped with the little waist ridge, they will tend to slide up as you go over bumps. I have lost some rubbermaid and dasani water bottles going over bumps with not just these, but also with various aluminum holders.
The one I used before was this one (also for large diameter tubes) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LM22SC
BTW, you may want to check this http://nordicgroup.us/cageboss/ (NSFW)
Happier than a camel on wednesday.
"nothing fits on the dahon, their bars are too big."
The Mwave fits 34mm seat tubes, downtubes, and oversize bar stems, let alone standard 25.4mm handlebars. Hope you haven't adjusted her brakes, yet. :-)
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these work fine on the handlebar post, clamps firmly.
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i tried it in lower position just to see if will fit, and still clamped firmly - cannot yank it loose. but the lower position will interfere with the fold and not a good reach for my cup.
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Thanks guys. I'll show her the links and see which one she likes.
Klickfix has the Bottlefix which you can mount to the handlpost, handlebar, or seatpost. It takes garden-variety water bottle cages. Can be rotated in 90-degree steps:
There is also a version with a quick release, the Bottleklick:
These are only on my wish list, and I've not had a chance to use them firsthand.
but when its pulled thru a fastex loop, like a pulley on a block and tackle,Velcro doesn't sound very secure though.
and tight, then the velcro is stuck together .. it is pretty solid .
its not like you are anchoring a suspension bridge with it, it is just a bottle of water..
NB, the rubber H block keeps it from rotating.
and can be removed .. if it interferes with folded up size..
you can kludge with some of the Nylon cages, Cat Eye being one, [Bi-Fri stocks those.]
double stick tape between it and the frame tube , and zip ties pulled quite tight..
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actually the pic doesnt show the bottle but I will ship the bottle with it ... ( unless its out of the country where we ship without bottle to save a lot of freight .... )
the clamp on bottle holder solved my coffee cup problem.
for the next 6-12 weeks have to settle for two crutches instead of two wheels (plus whatever rehab time)...
achilles snap. not caused by cycling but another sport related. and dang... spring just sprung, and i'm missing all this.
also have to put my Tern X30 purchase on hold. was planning to pull the trigger on that little toy next month.
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LOL, sorry. Get well soon.
I own a two fish water bottle with the cage velcro strap for a few years now. The velcro goes all around the tube with velcro left over and it holds really good. I use mine on my dahon piccolo d3 on the seat post and it does not move at all.


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Athletes Are Cashing in on Olympic Sponsorship
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According to some reviewers, deep within his autobiography, Life, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards suggests that the lyrics to Start Me Up refer primarily to cocaine and the, ahem, regenerative effects the Class A drug had on him.
Less analytical folk consider it a song about cars, or even motorbikes, but most people have never been in much doubt that whatever it's underlying message, it's one of the Stones' raunchiest, sexually-infused recordings ever released. It also happens to be an outstanding rock n' roll number and the first the band allowed to be used for advertising purposes - Microsoft paid them a reported $11 million to use the song as part of its Windows 95 marketing campaign.
Ironically, car manufacturer Ford used it in 2003 and now, as part of their Olympic marketing thrust, watch-maker Omega has paid $550,000 for the tune to feature as background music in the company's worldwide television commercials.
Omega, the Olympic Games' official timekeeper, have deemed the Stones to be London's most representative band, hence their licensed usage of Start Me Up in a series of ads highlighting athletes' "... delicate posture before the critical moment. For every athlete, every minute and second of this critical moment will determine its overall arena performance."
Omega's most expensive-ever commercial features Chinese diver Qiu Bo, American swimmer Natalie Coughlin, American athlete Tyson Gay, South African swimmer Chad Le Clos as well as US pole vaulter Jennifer Sur.
It almost goes without saying that Olympic heptathlete and British golden girl Jessica Ennis features too.
Omega are one of the 26-year-old's eight major sponsors that will pay her in excess of pounds 1 million this year. Should she strike gold at the Games, that figure will at least treble over the following 12 months.
Adidas are the Sheffield-based athlete's most valuable sponsor - their contract is worth pounds 320,000 annually, but while the likes of Jaguar, Olay, BA, Aviva (for whom she works six days a year), Powerade and BP pay smaller retainers of between pounds 100,000 and pounds 150,000 a year, most include a bonusrelated clause exercisable should Ennis clamber to the top of the Olympic podium in a few weeks' time.
While Ms Ennis has become almost ubiquitous on TV, in newspapers and magazines as the unofficial face of the 2012 Games, a sizeable volume of British female athletes have followed in her wake. Cyclist Victoria Pendleton is expected to clear more than pounds 900,000 this year from endorsements and sponsorship deals with companies including Adidas, Halfords, Pantene, Samsung and EDF.
Meanwhile, swimmer Keri-Anne Payne will see her sponsorship earnings rise from last year's pounds 300,000 to almost pounds 500,000 after concluding deals with Max Factor, Oral-B, Speedo and British Gas, amongst others.
Jim Hardie, chief executive of sports marketing firm Apex, believes the growth in the number of female athletes promoting a variety of products highlights a very basic advertising fact.
"Females are the key decision makers in 99% of household purchasing and the most important consumer group of all," he observes. "In recent times, they've also become increasingly supportive of sport and, as Britain's women's Olympic team comprises a significant number of telegenic females, it's understandable why companies would want to feature them in their advertising campaigns."
Mr Hardie's analysis accounts for several comparatively unknown Brits such as Jenna Randall and Laura Bechtol Sheiner concluding endorsement deals with Braun, BMW, Visa and Eurostar.
Both will benefit to the tune of between pounds 100,000 - pounds 150,000 this year.
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The sign up period for the Richmond Community Solar Co-op will close on April 30. Nearly 150 homeowners and businesses have joined the group to save money and make going solar easier. The group has started installations and is working with VA SUN to learn about solar technology and the process of going solar.
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HER LAST GARDEN by bmessinaWatch
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wonderful work!
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The colours and textures work well together and give it a dynamic energy.
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One person comes to mind, Odilon Redon.
Wow! I've always wanted to try doing oil and acrylic together but I'm not sure of the outcome but you seem to have been able to use the two successfully!
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For a sec I thought it said oil and crayola XD,but this is really pretty
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Congrats on the DD
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Skip to comments.Lesbians riot at Smith College speech
Posted on 05/03/2008 10:58:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Rioting lesbians have stormed a speech by "Born Gay Hoax" author Ryan Sorba on the campus of Smith College in Massachusetts, shutting down his address, according to two major pro-family organizations, Americans for Truth and Mass Resistance.
"Beware lesbians with frying pans (if you care about free speech)," AFT said in his announcement. "Lesbian activists at Smith College just couldn't stand by and let a young critic explain his views about the supposed innateness of homosexuality so they stormed Ryan Sorba's speech on the 'Born Gay Hoax' and forced him to end it prematurely."
"Thus they decided for everyone in the room supporters, foes, the curious and the undecided whether Sorba's arguments would be heard. Stalin would be proud," said AFT's Peter LaBarbera.
"Brian Camenker, Amy Contrada and the dedicated folks at MassResistance.org have captured the totalitarian episode on film for the world to see. Kudos to MassResistance for once again chronicling the anti-democratic antics of the 'gay' Left for the record. It is absolutely shameful that Smith College and Massachusetts authorities would allow Sorbas First Amendment rights to be neutralized in of all places the academy, which is supposed to be a place where opposing ideas can be debated freely," he said.
President Carol Christ noted in a memo "to the Smith Community" after the attack that "on a pragmatic level, after about 10 minutes the speaker could not be heard" and suggested a strategy to defeat such statements that homosexuality is not innate.
"When faced with the visit of a controversial speaker, our challenge as a community is to reaffirm our commitment to teaching and learning. Hearing the views of someone with whom you disagree affords the opportunity to sharpen one's own counterarguments, displaying the weaknesses in their reasoning or evidence," she wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
Lesbians rioting at Smith? To be news this must mean there are actually heterosexuals at Smith! Who knew?
Lets take that one step further. Your child is to be born in 3 months, the Dr says that it has been identified to be a carrier of the 'Gay gene'. You decide to abort it. Is this a hate crime? Should you be 'forced' to carry to term to support diversity?
If the rioting bulldykes had been thinner, it might have looked like one of those beaches up in the arctic where walrus by the thousands congregate.
Absolutely. And that includes, pride, lust, hate, jealousy, envy, idolatry...and a host of other "lifestyle" sins of people not homosexual.
My point is we in the Church, like America at large, tend to wink at "common" sins, whereas we cringe at the homosexual (even when an adulterer is sitting next to us). Church should be a place where people come to be forgiven--with only their consciences condemning them. True forgiveness though means repentance for everyone...and all have sinned.
"When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, said "Repent", He called for the entire life of believers to be one of repentance." --Dr. Martin Luther, 1st of the 95 Theses.
What about Peace and Tolerance?
hehehehe, ah the twists and turns that PC-ism may yet take us.
Amen & Amen !!!! Jesus Christ came to save us from our sins, not in our sins, that is why He was called Saviour. "The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:23) "For He (God) hath made Him (Jesus), who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." (2 Corinthians 5:21)
The old days, as recently as the 1970s, produced lovely women like this one:
Sigh .... this is what we now see from Smith's own web page. Over half of the female images were like this:
See post 59
My example is the best friend of a friend of mine. A New Yorker, lived an incredibly licentious gay lifestyle for about five years at all the New York bathhouses, was extremely lucky to have opted out before AIDS became rampant in the gay community by the late 1980s, and today is a 52-year old with two children. I don't think his wife or children know about his lifestyle back then.
Dennis Prager has documented that homosexuality, at least amongst men, increases significantly when society's morals drop. The reason is that men will switch over if the sex becomes easy and there is no more disapproval.
Yes, that is true, Therefore, if any man (or woman) be in Christ, He (or she) is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17). Back when they identified themselves as
"sexual preferences" one of my sons said, "If it is a peference, why ddon't they make a better choice?"
As I see in Romans "God gave them up unto these thing " because they refuse to receive God's provision for their choices.
Ryan Surely had to be telling the truth to provoke this kind of reaction- Way to Go Ryan-Stand Up Guy (I know him)!
No one is born that way, they are merely trapped in that lifestyle by choice (their own or an evil person's molestation/abuse of their body and or minds)!
They may also be entrapped demonically in this lifestyle-in WHICH case they ALL need Jesus-the Savior and only way to know God, and true freedom from this perversion!~
Tolerance is "You must accept our lifestyle decisions, not matter how deviant, or depraved, as a normal part of the human condition. Any criticism, however slight is to be treated as a depraved attack upon our god-given right to do what we want, when we want, regardless of the effects on those around us.,
——If people are born gay that would mean that there is a gay gene that has yet to be identified. Should this ever be identified, would gays really want that information to be let out given pre-natal testing and the easy availability of abortion services?——
Especially since President Bush signed into law the Newborn Genetic Screening bill.
-—Ryan Surely-—
Its Ryan Sorba, and I'm sure he wouldn't want you calling him Surely. ;o)
I've seen and argued with prominent FR posters when they championed using the same technique the lesbians used.
At 8 p.m. tonight, at the Academy of Music, Smith is offering a free public screening of Freeheld, the Oscar-winning documentary by Cynthia Wade '89 that chronicles a lesbian couple's struggle for legal and property rights. It stands in contrast to Mr. Sorba's views of a "born-gay hoax" and both perspectives, whether one finds them compelling or offensive, fall within Smith's commitment to free expression of ideas and values.
So, we didn't allow one side to be heard, but we'll be sure to make the other side available as well. As if the "other side" (pro-gay) isn't being taught at the college already.
P.S. How much of a "struggle" could there be? Power of attorney and a written will would pretty much cover it all.
TE, your line reminds me of this one:
"Were you born after 1973? You're lucky to be a Death Roe survivor!"
I'm JUST sick enough to wish I'd seen this event!
(And, yes, I should be ashamed of that...but I'm not!)
Here's the link to the video. This is a must see!
The Gaystapo strikes again.
Actually, I think we're all born sinners.
I got in a debate with some liberal friends tonight and one said that I need to be more "open" to other views. I didn't back down. I promptly said that "open" doesn't mean agreeing with them, it means listening to their arguments and still being free to say that they are BS before proceeding to completely refute them. They had a hard time with this concept.
This could be like an SAT question or something:
QUESTION: "If the all the lesbians rioted at Smith College, who did not riot at Smith College?"
If I saw a herd of lesbians running towards me at full tilt I'd run the other way licket-D-split.
That's a good one. I have never heard that before.
It could also mean that these people have been exposed to abnormal levels of hormones or some other substances before birth.
Notice it was the Lesbians rioting and not the gay guys.
Smith is an all chick college, Shakespeare.
The main problem with fully accepting homosexual and other perversions, is that it lowers the bar of morality. Already, we are being set-up to accept pedofilia as normal, with NAMBLA on its way to becoming a civil-rights organization with sicko political patrons and judges to take up their cause. "Won't happen," some of you say? When abortion became the law of the land, most people did not foresee that it would lead to infanticie and euthanasia.
Hmmm, rather confirms my thesis, I would say.
Yes, I heard stories about gay bathhouses that curled my toes. One fellow was a grandfather whose wife fully supported his gayness. Probably his grandkids too. A wonderful down-to-earth guy, a good friend, but an emotional wreck who flew into very gay hissy fits about whatever. Probably bipolar, certainly confused.
A good, good friend went out and I swear intentionally acquired HIV. That was 18 years ago, and my friend is still going strong, looks more like a movie star than ever. But tellingly, he reproached me one day for "wearing that sexy blouse" because, after all, "I'm a gay man, but I'm still a man, and I don't want to be attracted to you." I'm sure he could have gone either way, but not with me, as I realized how dangerous he was.
The 1989 book, The Gods in Everyman by psychiatrist Jean Shinoda Bolen, describes the Poseidon man, a major type, who may be a leader but is also artistic and creative, inclined in later years to turn to male lovers. (Leonard Bernstein) Because I work in a creative, artistic field, I know plenty of these guys. They make great girlfriends up to a point. But there's always a limit to such a friendship because one day, he may turn on you with no warning and for no discernible reason except an inherent distrust of women. I really cannot fault them, certainly cannot hate them, and don't even feel sorry for them. What is is.
Glad your friend escaped the life in time to save his life.
Hillary Clinton went to Wellesley; Nancy Reagan is a Smith alum (Barbara Bush also went to Smith, but left to marry George).
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Contraversy in Australia over a pics of naked kids in art works has started up with even the "christian" PM (Prime Minister) wading in with comments about completely non-sexual art works being "Disgusting" & things he "can't stand". A link to one story with other links is here:
Society needs to STOP looking at children through the eyes of a paedophile. There is nothing sexual about a naked child and every family has pics of the kids in the bath, at the beach & running around the back yard with nothing on (also great for embarassing them with years later at their 18th b'day party with their mates around). It's part of being a kid and the idea that people will stop letting their kids be kids or possibly stop taking pics of them for fear of being somehow "labelled" as sick is the truly disgusting part of this ridiculous contraversy.
I understand the PM's difficult position but anyone that finds pics of kids, naked or otherwise, "digusting" or something that they "can't stand" needs to SERIOUSLY re-think how they're looking at them. Art has always depicted the innocence and simpleness of children, whether in roman statues, "cherubs" peeing fountains or any of a thousand other art pieces through the ages.
We need to stop letting the urges of the perverted few control how society acts and focus on the problems that cause those people to turn out like that in the first place.
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I agree - particularly since the model in question gave permission for the photos to be taken (there is actually a video interview)- the trend to soften everything is just a way to exercise control over freedom of thought.
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here we say, the thief juges by his condition. If u know what i mean usualy this prudes are perverts in real life and they think evryone else is.
eh i am not sure of this because i have a bad backround from when i was little so i would not put any naked children on no magazine anywhere because someone is bound to get a hold of them and do somthing to them so i am neutral on this one
Umm, those photos are slightly different to photos of kids running around in the nud.
Ever seen the nude child photography that Lewis Caroll made? They're gorgeous, and most of them are hidden from the public to hide the "possibility" that one of the most favourite authors in the world just might be a paedophile.
Kind of sad. But oh well.
Kind of sad. But oh well.
As a parent of 2 kids... I couldn't agree with you more!
Hoo boy... It really sounds all of those critics really jumped the gun. I personally don't find anything inherently wrong with nudity, no matter the age. The picture was obviously not meant in to be sexual in any manner. I agree with you; every family has pictures of their kids in *gasp* a state of undress... but nobody's calling grandma a pedophile..
I agree. All I think is that with the exception of photojournalism, any model should give permission before being photorgraphed, regardless of age.


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Ten things to watch for in the Big Ten
Originally Published: August 27, 2003By Herb Gould | Special to ESPN.com
With the start of the college football season just around the corner, here are 10 things I can't wait to see in the land of the Big Ten.
1. The Clarett juggling
Ohio State still needs to make some moves off the field before Maurice Clarett, its gifted but controversial sophomore runner, can resume making his moves on the field. Although the talented Buckeyes have other good options at running back, the question is, will the Clarett distractions be too much for the defending national champions ...
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Planetary aspects between natal charts in synastry are explained and
interpreted. The meaning of the following aspects in chart comparison are
presented: Venus conjunct, sextile, trine, square, or opposition Pluto.
There is a strong pull between these two that can be fascinating,
intensely attractive, and yet also disturbing at times. These two
share a deep emotional tie. The Pluto person seems to have a window
into the Venus person's soul at times, and can use this special
connection for better or for worse. As the relationship progresses,
the Pluto person may behave in a possessive manner towards the Venus
person. This is one indication of a karmic tie. This pairing of
planets is one of the stronger indications of intense sexual
attraction. This is a passionate connection, but should be managed
so that it doesn't turn into a love-hate union. Obsessive behavior
is also a possibility. The Pluto person may demand more intimacy
than the Venus person is willing or capable of giving. This
relationship seems to change and evolve, and can be characterized by
many dramas and emotional ups and downs. Times of frustration are
followed by enlightenment and release, as the bond these two share
is not a light or superficial one whatsoever.
Intense, and sometimes uncomfortable, attraction between these
two can go either way fast. The expression "a fine line between love
and hate" applies here. This connection is almost primal in nature.
Sexual attraction is intense. These two will definitely need to deal
with issues of possessiveness, jealousy, and volatile emotions. They
arouse in one another some of their deepest insecurities, as there
can be an intense fear of losing one another. This interchart aspect
can sometimes be indicative of unrequited love or of a relationship
that eventually breeds anger and even hatred. Power struggles and
manipulation are quite possible. This is not a relationship to take
lightly. If the relationship were to break up, it would be unlikely
that the two would be able to remain "just friends", as the passion
is hard to forget. Staying together may be a challenge as well! The
Pluto person often seems to have the upper hand in this
relationship, which can be unnerving and frustrating for the Venus
person. Jealousies and manipulative behavior should be watched for
and avoided as much as possible.
This is a very supportive interchart aspect that enhances sexual
attraction and expression and the overall sense of emotional
fulfillment derived from a relationship. The tendency to be consumed
by one another and by the relationship is here. There is little
chance of this relationship growing routine or stale. Both parties
seem to enjoy moving forward and growing through the relationship,
so that each feels a sense of relief and enlightenment after a
relationship challenge or argument.
*If this is the most exact aspect between your charts, your main
relationship theme is to embrace empowerment and share power with
others for the common good.
Easier aspects: You will have a strong and deep bond with each other
that is unforgettable. Your passions and desires are blended
together, and you can accomplish big feats by harnessing your focus
to the strength of your desire. Others will notice your commitment
and feel your magnetism. You can create a big impact for good in
your environment and encourage others to express their full
Challenging aspects: Your powerful urges and desires will sometimes
lead to possessiveness, jealousies and desire to control others. The
lesson to be learned from this aspect is that holding on too tightly
will cause you to lose what you want most. Learn to relax your grip
and trust that what belongs to you will stay with you willingly, no
need to force it. Issues of scarce resources or feelings of not
enough can create financial problems or anger. If you are
struggling, get some help through classes or personal counseling to
resolve and loosen negative habits.
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Seattle is saturated with baristas who can pull a perfect espresso shot. But it's the cafes which put the house in coffeehouse that earned a spot on our top 10 list. In addition to serving great coffee, these favorite places offer excellent food, smart service and comfortable, well-lit rooms in which to eat and drink.
As always, Erin Thompson compiled our contributors' choices and commentary. The coffeehouses are listed in random order, with the exception of the winner, which is positioned in the number one slot.
10. Caffé Ladro
Ladro has achieved small-chain status, with locations scattered around the city in West Seattle, Fremont, Capitol Hill, downtown, and Queen Anne. Frequent visitors love their espresso and desserts, such as berry pies and a superlative carrot cake, are all baked at their West Seattle outlet.
9. Caffe Vita
This is the perfect place to watch a beautiful, sunny afternoon slip away, ideally while sipping some iced coffee from this quality local coffee roaster, or munching on one of Vita's homemade baked goods. The interior of the cafe is roomy with dark walls and wooden furniture that encourage a relaxing and tranquil atmosphere. When seating is scarce downstairs, baristas will direct you up to the vast room upstairs, but though it's spacious and comfortable, the best people-watching is clearly accomplished beside the huge front windows overlooking Pike Street.
When the funky-cool Roasteria was bounced from its classic spot on Broadway in 2008 after more than 20 years, we thought Espresso Vivace would never be the same. Well, guess what? It's even better in its current digs just blocks away from the old address. The slick space still draws a rag-tag crowd worthy of a day's worth of people watching. The coffee is every bit as good as it always has been, with the smoothest Americano in Seattle. And, yes, we judge a barista on his or her ability to pull a perfect shot for a crema-topped drink unadorned by milk and sticky syrup. Espresso Vivace is this caffeinated city's platinum standard on the Americano and all other coffee drinks for that matter.
This community gathering place in Columbia City offers a solid menu, with beer and wine included. Other than espresso, Empire also offers several options like French press or pour-over, all from Seattle Coffee Works. It specializes in locally sourced foods, with baked goods from Macrina, and chocolate from Chocolati. And don't pass on the panini.
The Central District's Electric Tea Garden does offer your standard coffeehouse fare--espresso, loose leaf teas, free wifi. But it's not content with just that. On weekends and occasional weeknights, ETG transforms into a performance space, mostly focused on electronic music (hence the name). That means, unlike most coffeehouses, the best time to hit ETG is not morning but night, when you can hit the dancefloor fueled by some tea-based cocktails.
Fonte Cafe has been enjoyed for years at high-end resorts, but it was only in 2009 that Seattle got to have a real retail taste, with the opening of the Fonte Cafe and Wine Bar on the first floor of the new Four Seasons downtown. It's an elegantly appointed space, a far cry from the disaffected-slacker dens that make up most of this city's coffee houses. And while the black magic is amazing, you'd be a fool not to take advantage of the food, too, which is also miles beyond what you get at the usual coffee shop, in freshness, style, and taste.
This cash-only cafe takes great care in roasting beans from around the world. Hence, the best way to get a full-throttle coffee experience at Herkimer is to order an Americano, so smooth that you need not alter the flavor with cream and syrups. Herkimer also serves pastries from Macrina and doughnuts from Mighty O if you crave some sweet sustenance.
3. Zoka's Coffee Roaster & Tea Company
The Green Lake Zoka mothership, housing its familial pack of adorably dressed patrons in a spacious, rustic sanctuary of wi-fi, gives this U-District condo-insert a bit to live up to. Surprisingly, Junior delivers. The coffee's just as good, and the caffeine shockwave is complemented (or if the jitters ensue, combated) by a superior selection of cafe food
Looking for tranquility? Try Victrola's Beacon Hill location. The menu is the same--artisanal roasts and espresso blends coupled with a smattering of pastries. The difference is size. This room, one of Victrola's two Capitol Hill sites, is significantly more spacious than its Beacon Hill cousin, and is usually crowded with Capitol Hill residents whiling away the time as they have done since coffeehouse culture was new. It makes for good people watching, but not peace and quiet. But it's just about the coffee, right?
Walking into Lighthouse Roasters in upper Fremont is like stepping into a friend's ramshackle kitchen and being brewed a pot of stunningly fresh gourmet coffee. Known for its addictive taste, Lighthouse's coffee is made even better because it's sold by owner Ed Leebrick, who lives right next door and is on a first-name basis with just about everyone in the neighborhood (and, actually, probably the entire city). Leebrick's staff is as eccentric as he--his team of baristas are exponentially livelier than Starbucks drones and like to give esoteric lectures on classical music when they're not dumping ice cubes down each other's pants.
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Melodrama alert: The battle between Capitol Hill club owners and City Attorney Tom Carr is still ongoing. Only now it's more insufferable.
Tom Carr needs to settle this over a beer.
Yesterday, a group of bar owners filed an ethics complaint against Carr. They say they were unfairly targeted after throwing fundraisers for Carr's opponent Pete Holmes. Considering the group's lawyer can't even say what rule the City Attorney violated, however, it should probably be viewed less as a serious complaint and more as a formal tattle (or a cheap ploy for media attention).Not to be outdone, Carr then issued the ultra scary presser in response. It began: "2001 Seattle. Four nights. 9,000 young people. Alcohol. Music. Gunfire. Three riots. Cars overturned. Seventy-two (72) people treated at hospitals. One person dead."
So let's see. On one side we have a group of aggrieved businesspeople playing the victim card. On the other we have the vengeful bureaucrat using scare tactics and an argument that's way past its shelf-life.
Who to side with? How 'bout neither.
Anecdotally, the bar scene in Capitol Hill couldn't be much better. A drive down Broadway on a weekend night will confirm that. And as Carr's office has reported, only three of 250 liquor permits have been disputed. That's hardly the death count you'd expect from a fierce gun battle.
Here's an idea: How's abouts Carr and the unhappy owners sit down for a beer? We already know he likes Manny's on tap. And there's no chance that people who own bars don't throw 'em back. (That's why they got into the bar business in the first place.)
So waddya say, Carr and his detractors? Your differences may seem great now, but if history has taught us anything it's that nothing settles a good bar feud like hashing things out over a cold, delicious beverage. Now who's buyin'?


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Help the UN Live Up to Its Charter
Nancy Landon Kassebaum. Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum of Kansas is the 1992 United Nations Day Chair, appointed the United Nations Association of the Usa., The Christian Science Monitor
THERE is perhaps no stronger example of the importance of a post-cold-war United Nations than its presence in Somalia. In that country, once so symbolic of the cold-war rivalry, the UN is fulfilling the promise of its 1945 charter. The Security Council has not been paralyzed by a veto, security forces have been approved to protect relief supplies, the UN flag is flying, and relief is arriving on a scale that only an international institution could provide.
I had the opportunity this past July in Somalia to see first hand how UN relief workers, among others on the front lines, were the only vestige of hope for a devastated people. Women and children too weak to stand and too weak to cry waited patiently for relief workers.
Yet, the problems the UN has faced in Somalia are also representative of the UN's new challenges in the wake of the cold war. The UN relief effort has been late and the scale of suffering has been magnified because of the delayed attention by the UN member states and the lack of coordination and inefficiency of a bloated UN bureaucracy. While relief is arriving, the scope of the tragedy could well have been avoided had the UN acted sooner and more effectively.
The UN is being called upon to prevent war, to end conflict, to stop the spread of armaments, to alleviate human suffering, and to improve the environment, among other mandates. In the past four years, 13 peacekeeping operations have been initiated, as many as during the entire period from 1945-1987.
An institution long distorted by the United States/Soviet Union rivalry is now being called upon to be a forum for constructive action. This transformation is not an easy task. But the international community must not squander the UN's second, and perhaps best, chance to fulfill its charter.
Whether the UN can meet the challenges of the next century depends on two critical elements: a commitment by member states to fully support collective diplomacy and security, and a restructuring of the bureaucracy.
First and foremost, the Security Council needs to be restructured to reflect the realities of the post-cold-war era. Along with this change should come a more equitable distribution of the funding of UN operations. Currently, the US pays 25 percent of UN-assessed budgets, 21 percent of voluntary budgets, and 30 percent of peacekeeping costs.
UN members also face the critical task of defining the organization's role in peacemaking and peacekeeping. …


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The Notebookby Nicholas Sparks
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Echoing the emotional vibrancy and power of Love Story and The Bridges of Madison County, this unforgettable, deeply moving first novel offers a dual tale of love lost and found and of a man's gentle battle to reach an aging woman who cannot remember the most cherished moments of her life. See more details below
Echoing the emotional vibrancy and power of Love Story and The Bridges of Madison County, this unforgettable, deeply moving first novel offers a dual tale of love lost and found and of a man's gentle battle to reach an aging woman who cannot remember the most cherished moments of her life.
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New Bern is the Carolina town where local boy Noah Calhoun and visitor Allison Nelson fall in love, in 1932, when Noah is 17 and Allie 15 ("as he . . . met those striking emerald eyes, he knew . . . she was the one he could spend the rest of his life looking for but never find again"). Allie's socially prominent mom, however, sees their Romeo-and-Juliet affair differently, intercepting Noah's heartrendingly poetic love-letters, while Allie, sure he doesn't love her, never even sends hers. Love is forever, though, and in 1946 Allie sees a piece in the paper about Noah (he's back home after WW II, still alone, living in a 200-year-old house in the country) and drives down to see him, telling the socially prominent lawyer she's engaged to that she's gone looking for antiques (" `And here it will end, one way or the other,' she whispered"). And together again the lovers come indeed, during a thunderstorm, before a crackling fire, leaving the poetic Noah to reflect that "to him, the evening would be remembered as one of the most special times he had ever had." So, will Allie marry her lawyer? Will Noah live out his life alone, rocking on his porch, paddling up the creek, "playing his guitar for beavers and geese and wild blue herons"? Suffice it to say that love will go on, somehow, for 140 more pages, readers will find out what the title means and may or may not agree with Allie, of Noah: "You are the most forgiving and peaceful man I know. God is with you, He must be, for you are the closest thing to an angel that I've ever met."
An epic of treacle, an ocean of tears, made possible by a perfect, ideal, unalloyed absence of humor. Destined, positively, for success.
Proves that good things come in small packages...a classic tale of love."Christian Science Monitor"
The lyrical beauty of this touching love story...will captivate the heart of every reader...and establish Nicholas Sparks as a gifted novelist."Denver Rocky Mountain News
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The Notebook
By Nicholas Sparks
Warner BooksCopyright © 1996 Nicholas Sparks
All right reserved.
Chapter OneMiracles
Who am I? And how, I wonder, will this story end?
The sun has come up and I am sitting by a window that is foggy with the breath of a life gone by. I'm a sight this morning: two shirts, heavy pants, a scarf wrapped twice around my neck and tucked into a thick sweater knitted by my daughter thirty birthdays ago. The thermostat in my room is set as high as it will go, and a smaller space heater sits directly behind me. It clicks and groans and spews hot air like a fairytale dragon, and still my body shivers with a cold that will never go away, a cold that has been eighty years in the making. Eighty years, I think sometimes, and despite my own acceptance of my age, it still amazes me that I haven't been warm since George Bush was president. I wonder if this is how it is for everyone my age.
My life? It isn't easy to explain. It has not been the rip-roaring spectacular I fancied it would be, but neither have I burrowed around with the gophers. I suppose it has most resembled a bluechip stock: fairly stable, more ups than downs, and gradually trending upward over time. A good buy, a lucky buy, and I've learned that not everyone can say this about his life. But do not be misled. I am nothing special; of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.
The romantics would call this a love story, the cynics would call it a tragedy. In my mind it's a little bit of both, and no matter how you choose to view it in the end, it does not change the fact that it involves a great deal of my life and the path I've chosen to follow. I have no complaints about my path and the places it has taken me; enough complaints to fill a circus tent about other things, maybe, but the path I've chosen has always been the right one, and I wouldn't have had it any other way.
Time, unfortunately, doesn't make it easy to stay on course. The path is straight as ever, but now it is strewn with the rocks and gravel that accumulate over a lifetime. Until three years ago it would have been easy to ignore, but it's impossible now. There is a sickness rolling through my body; I'm neither strong nor healthy, and my days are spent like an old party balloon: listless, spongy, and growing softer over time.
I cough, and through squinted eyes I check my watch. I realize it is time to go. I stand from my seat by the window and shuffle across the room, stopping at the desk to pick up the notebook I have read a hundred times. I do not glance through it. Instead I slip it beneath my arm and continue on my way to the place I must go.
I walk on tiled floors, white in color and speckled with gray. Like my hair and the hair of most people here, though I'm the only one in the hallway this morning. They are in their rooms, alone except for television, but they, like me, are used to it. A person can get used to anything, if given enough time.
I hear the muffled sounds of crying in the distance and know exactly who is making those sounds. Then the nurses see me and we smile at each other and exchange greetings. They are my friends and we talk often, but I am sure they wonder about me and the things that I go through every day. I listen as they begin to whisper among themselves as I pass. "There he goes again," I hear, "I hope it turns out well." But they say nothing directly to me about it. I'm sure they think it would hurt me to talk about it so early in the morning, and knowing myself as I do, I think they're probably right.
A minute later, I reach the room. The door has been propped open for me, as it usually is. There are two others in the room, and they too smile at me as I enter. "Good morning," they say with cheery voices, and I take a moment to ask about the kids and the schools and upcoming vacations. We talk above the crying for a minute or so. They do not seem to notice; they have become numb to it, but then again, so have I.
Afterward I sit in the chair that has come to be shaped like me. They are finishing up now; her clothes are on, but still she is crying. It will become quieter after they leave, I know. The excitement of the morning always upsets her, and today is no exception. Finally the shade is opened and the nurses walk out. Both of them touch me and smile as they walk by. I wonder what this means.
I sit for just a second and stare at her, but she doesn't return the look. I understand, for she doesn't know who I am. I'm a stranger to her. Then, turning away, I bow my head and pray silently for the strength I know I will need. I have always been a firm believer in God and the power of prayer, though to be honest, my faith has made for a list of questions I definitely want answered after I'm gone.
Ready now. On go the glasses, out of my pocket comes a magnifier. I put it on the table for a moment while I open the notebook. It takes two licks on my gnarled finger to get the wellworn cover open to the first page. Then I put the magnifier in place.
There is always a moment right before I begin to read the story when my mind churns, and I wonder, Will it happen today? I don't know, for I never know beforehand, and deep down it really doesn't matter. It's the possibility that keeps me going, not the guarantee, a sort of wager on my part. And though you may call me a dreamer or fool or any other thing, I believe that anything is possible.
I realize the odds, and science, are against me. But science is not the total answer; this I know, this I have learned in my lifetime. And that leaves me with the belief that miracles, no matter how inexplicable or unbelievable, are real and can occur without regard to the natural order of things. So once again, just as I do every day, I begin to read the notebook aloud, so that she can hear it, in the hope that the miracle that has come to dominate my life will once again prevail.
And maybe, just maybe, it will.
It was early October 1946, and Noah Calhoun watched the fading sun sink lower from the wraparound porch of his plantation-style home. He liked to sit here in the evenings, especially after working hard all day, and let his thoughts wander without conscious direction. It was how he relaxed, a routine he'd learned from his father.
He especially liked to look at the trees and their reflections in the river. North Carolina trees are beautiful in deep autumn: greens, yellows, reds, oranges, every shade in between. Their dazzling colors glow with the sun, and for the hundredth time, Noah Calhoun wondered if the original owners of the house had spent their evenings thinking the same things.
The house was built in 1772, making it one of the oldest, as well as largest, homes in New Bern. Originally it was the main house on a working plantation, and he had bought it right after the war ended and had spent the last eleven months and a small fortune repairing it. The reporter from the Raleigh paper had done an article on it a few weeks ago and said it was one of the finest restorations he'd ever seen. At least the house was. The remaining property was another story, and that was where he'd spent most of the day. The home sat on twelve acres adjacent to Brices Creek, and he'd worked on the wooden fence that lined the other three sides of the property, checking for dry rot or termites, replacing posts when he had to. He still had more work to do on it, especially on the west side, and as he'd put the tools away earlier he'd made a mental note to call and have some more lumber delivered. He'd gone into the house, drunk a glass of sweet tea, then showered. He always showered at the end of the day, the water washing away both dirt and fatigue.
Afterward he'd combed his hair back, put on some faded jeans and a long-sleeved blue shirt, poured himself another glass of sweet tea, and gone to the porch, where he now sat, where he sat every day at this time.
He stretched his arms above his head, then out to the sides, rolling his shoulders as he completed the routine. He felt good and clean now, fresh. His muscles were tired and he knew he'd be a little sore tomorrow, but he was pleased that he had accomplished most of what he had wanted to do.
Noah reached for his guitar, remembering his father as he did so, thinking how much he missed him. He strummed once, adjusted the tension on two strings, then strummed again. This time it sounded about right, and he began to play. Soft music, quiet music. He hummed for a little while at first, then began to sing as night came down around him. He played and sang until the sun was gone and the sky was black.
It was a little after seven when he quit, and he settled back into his chair and began to rock. By habit, he looked upward and saw Orion and the Big Dipper, Gemini and the Pole Star, twinkling in the autumn sky.
He started to run the numbers in his head, then stopped. He knew he'd spent almost his entire savings on the house and would have to find a job again soon, but he pushed the thought away and decided to enjoy the remaining months of restoration without worrying about it. It would work out for him, he knew; it always did. Besides, thinking about money usually bored him. Early on, he'd learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn't be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise. It was another trait he got from his father.
Clem, his hound dog, came up to him then and nuzzled his hand before lying down at his feet. "Hey, girl, how're you doing?" he asked as he patted her head, and she whined softly, her soft round eyes peering upward. A car accident had taken her leg, but she still moved well enough and kept him company on quiet nights like these.
He was thirty-one now, not too old, but old enough to be lonely. He hadn't dated since he'd been back here, hadn't met anyone who remotely interested him. It was his own fault, he knew. There was something that kept a distance between him and any woman who started to get close, something he wasn't sure he could change even if he tried. And sometimes in the moments right before sleep came, he wondered if he was destined to be alone forever.
The evening passed, staying warm, nice. Noah listened to the crickets and the rustling leaves, thinking that the sound of nature was more real and aroused more emotion than things like cars and planes. Natural things gave back more than they took, and their sounds always brought him back to the way man was supposed to be. There were times during the war, especially after a major engagement, when he had often thought about these simple sounds. "It'll keep you from going crazy," his father had told him the day he'd shipped out. "It's God's music and it'll take you home."
He finished his tea, went inside, found a book, then turned on the porch light on his way back out. After sitting down again, he looked at the book. It was old, the cover was torn, and the pages were stained with mud and water. It was Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, and he had carried it with him throughout the war. It had even taken a bullet for him once.
He rubbed the cover, dusting it off just a little. Then he let the book open randomly and read the words in front of him:
This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best, Night, sleep, death and the stars.
He smiled to himself. For some reason Whitman always reminded him of New Bern, and he was glad he'd come back. Though he'd been away for fourteen years, this was home and he knew a lot of people here, most of them from his youth. It wasn't surprising. Like so many southern towns, the people who lived here never changed, they just grew a bit older.
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With over 100 million copies of his books sold, Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved storytellers. His novels include 12 #1 New York Times bestsellers. All his books have been New York Times and international bestsellers, and were translated into more than 50 languages. Ten Sparks novels have been adapted into major motion pictures, with The Choice coming in February 2016.
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- New Bern, North Carolina
- Date of Birth:
- December 31, 1965
- Place of Birth:
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Education:
- B.A. in finance, University of Notre Dame, 1988
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- http://nicholassparks.com
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