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SOME OF HER BEST WORK "Deep River," by Noriko Sakanishi, 18.5" by 14", acrylic and mixed media, 2007.
The Phoenix's first 10 years in Portland roughly bracket the period during which I stopped writing about art. During that time I also didn't pay a whole lot of attention to the art scene except for the work of a few friends and others whose work I cared about. When the opportunity for this column came up almost two years(!) ago, I jumped back in and found myself in a very different world.
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The 10 most influential bands of our first 10 years
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Diversity times ten
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When I left the Portland Newspapers, where I'd been reviewing for nine years or so, the Sunday Telegram was the main source of cultural news in Portland. Turned out I had been there at the high-water mark of its arts coverage. Now, of course, the Phoenix does much more coverage than its sadly limping big neighbor across town. Big change.
Portland itself has changed a lot over that time and so has its art scene. There were, depending on how you count them, three serious galleries in Portland, of which two, Greenhut and June Fitzpatrick, are still going. Now there are four or five, plus a small handful of more casual venues. A lot for a town Portland's size.
In the '90s there were a lot of artists, but not so many you couldn't know, at least through their work, most of them. Studios tended to be scattered around in business rental buildings, and were cheap. Now there are whole buildings devoted to artists' studios, and they're relatively expensive. An open studio in one building will have dozens of names on its announcement, too many to see well, let alone get to know their work.
The explosive growth was a local reflection of the now-deflating international art boom that saw nearly 300 galleries open up in Chelsea. Also, there is more pressure these days to try to assemble a career someplace other than New York. It's hard to move to the city with its extreme prices.
The biennial at the Portland Museum of Art has become, for better or worse, a central fixture in our cultural life, and group shows in smaller venues like the Center for Maine Contemporary Art or private galleries will sometimes grow to include dozens of artists. Enough, certainly, to boggle the mind of even the most serious art lover. Nobody but Bruce Brown can keep track of all of them, and I bet even he misses a few. It's hard to tease a significant signal out of the vast spectrum of background noise.
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Exiled Somali journalists living in Nairobi were struck with disbelief this week when daily newspapers published a statement by the Department of Refugee Affairs ordering all Somali refugees to move to refugee camps. "The refugees, particularly those living in urban centers, are contributing to insecurity in the country," the statement read. The acting commissioner for refugee affairs, Badu Katelo, said aid agencies including the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) must stop providing aid to those outside the camps.


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LAKE OZARK, Mo. - It is annually one of the biggest events at the Lake of the Ozarks.
This year, the 25th annual Shootout will air in mid-Missouri only on FOX22.
Some of the most elite racing boats in the world will be in the lake Aug. 24-25 competing, not for a purse of cash, but for bragging rights and fastest speed.
The money raised from the event goes back to charities in the community and to local emergency crews.
Dave Scott, owner of Nauti Marine, is just one of the many avid boat racers who is an annual competitor in the races. Scott took ABC17 Sports Director Tyler Fulghum out on the water in his own racing boat and showed him what it's like to touch 155 mph on water.
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
This is not exactly what you asked and I'll admit I have never tried QAYG, but from one newbie to another, you can quilt with even a small-throated machine. My sewing machine is a bargain-basement Brother that DH found for me on clearance and it has a very small throat. I was incredibly apprehensive about quilting my first quilt on it but it worked out fine. The quilt was 63 in. square.
Anyway, I don't in any way want to discourage you from doing QAYG. Just wanted to ease your worry about regular quilting.
Have a great time, and can't wait to see your first finish!
A few weeks ago I posted a tutorial QAYG Flip N Sew With Pictures about the method I use. Love, love it, but I only do this method for small comfort quilts. Good luck.
I think Connecting Threads has a coin quilt that is QAYG. It is done in long strips. One section will belittle strips sewn together and then sewn together with a wider solid strip. It is a free pattern. Nancy Zieman has one similar to it on her blog. I have done the Fun and Done quilts and that is exactly what they are. fun and when you get to the last block DONE, this is the last one I did for our church group project. I loved planning it out and now I want to make one for me!
A time to tear, And a time to sew;
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I have made a Fun and Done quilt. Bought the rulers and found that since they are not standard size I can use the smaller one for 7 in blocks.
The problem with Fun and Done is the seams to hold the blocks togather can pull apart so use smaller stitches than normal. It makes a stiffer quilt than the normal method. You are seaming as close as you can get when connecting your blocks and the blocks are thick. I wont make another one.
You are cutting the backing larger than the block and batting then pulling the backing to the front and sewing them togather to connect the blocks. then you sew the backing to the front of the block.
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fabric!
Thanks everyone!!!!
I think if this is going to be your very first quilt I suggest you do it the " traditional" way, I.e., cut, piece, sandwich, quilt..either hand or machine, then expand into the many ways of doing the same thing....I think like any other skill you must learn the basics first, then expand your horizons
I did a strip one without written directions and without uniform strips . Not my best but I will try it again with directions and more uniformity


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Everyone knows that one of the best parts of a beeswax candle is the awesome smell that it gives off. How can you not love it!?
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Trofast changing table
No need to buy an expensive changing table. Just top a Trofast shelving unit with a changing table pad, just like how Beth and Shelli did theirs.
This is from Beth, who cut a piece of plywood 1″ larger than the changing table pad. She wrapped the plywood with teal fleece and her husband secured the plywood to the Trofast with a couple of L brackets.
She says, "It ended up costing a bit more than a regular changing table but we'll be using it a lot longer. I like that they also sell shelves for the Trofast so that we can turn parts of this into a bookcase if we need to."
See more of her Trofast changing table here.
Shelli's pretty much the same but uses 4 Trofast units, a piece of plywood, fabric, a Trofast wall unit, a scrap piece of lumber and a changing pad.
See more of her Trofast changing table here.
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That is one of the best changing table I ever saw. It is very organize and very clean. I wish that I have that kind of changing table in my house.
A pink floor would be lovely! But no, it's deep red (a stock color of Lowe's floor paint).
I didn't see a $30 changing table top when we bought this system last year and the piece of plywood we had in our basement was free. Yay, free!
I find this hack strange considering ikea sells a changing table top for trofast for about $30
Love the color scheme in the first photo! Is that a pink floor I see?
I've seen people do this before – I do like the Trofast for this. I, however, slapped a changing pad on top of a Malm 3-drawer dresser. Even cheaper! Especially since the Malm was on sale.


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GLORY 3 Rome - Final 8: The Super Fights
- Written by Rian Scalia
GLORY 3 Rome - Final 8 takes place this Saturday, November 3, featuring the GLORY Final 8 tournament at 70kg where eight of the world's best 70kg fighters fight in a one night tournament to win $300 000. You can watch the event live on LiverKick. For more information, click here.
The main attraction at this Saturday, November 3's "GLORY 3 Rome - Final 8" is obviously the Final 8 70kg eight man, one night tournament. However, there are some other interesting fights on the card, including two super fights and two reserve fights. We're going to take a look at the two super fights on the card, which feature some newly signed talent facing off against Italian fighters.
70kg: Jordan Watson vs. Mustapha Haida
Jordan Watson was a fighter I'd been talking about for a while, saying that he deserved a shot in a big organization. He's gotten that shot, as he signed with GLORY this year. Watson is from England and has fought the likes of Buakaw Por Pramuk and Saiyok Pumphanmuang, but the "big win" has still eluded him. With this fight, he has a chance to introduce himself to a wider audience and with an impressive performance could really advance his career in GLORY going into 2013.
Watson is certainly the favorite to win the fight. His opponent, Mustapha Haida, is a 24 year old, up and coming fighter out of Italy. A win or even a good showing for Haida against Watson could do big things for his career. He was showcased on Fight Code in Italy earlier this year where he defeated Hunkar Kilic, but this time he's on a much bigger stage internationally, despite fighting in Italy. Some may see this as a showcase fight for Watson, but if Haida does well even in a loss, it won't hurt his career at all.
72.5kg: Alka Matewa vs. Marco Re
Alka Matewa is a Belgian fighter who joined the Golden Glory gym this year and like Watson, an impressive win here would advance his career. Though Matewa probably isn't as big of a favorite to win here as Watson is, my expectation is that he'll win whilst being given a good fight from Marco Re. Matewa lost to Alim Nabiev in August but took the fight on only a few day's notice. This time he'll have had a full training camp to prepare for this fight, so I expect he'll be in much better form.
Marco Re is a veteran of the Italian fight scene, fighting on Fight Code, Oktagon and Thai Boxe Mania shows throughout the past few years. He's in a similar position to Haida here, although Re is much older at 32 years of age. A win here for Re wouldn't be of the same stature as a win for Haida over Watson, but it would still come on one of the biggest stages of the sport of kickboxing.


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Ryan Reynolds, the actor best known for his role as Scarlett Johansson's new husband, is running the New York Marathon this year! In an entry on Huffington Post this morning, he begins by recalling his previous experience as a spectator of the 38-year-old race:
I joined the crowd about a half-mile before the race's end at Tavern On The Green. With my arms resting on the cold cordon, I saw an incredible spectacle of people pushed to the very brink of collapse. I expected exhaustion, but what I didn't expect was to see just how much these runners had to EARN their prize. It was emotional. The pain was etched into their faces so deeply, you'd swear they'd spend the next 3 weeks looking like Abe Vigoda. I saw guys coming in to finish with bleeding nipples. Why in the hell were their nipples bleeding? People were crying. People were limping, hobbling, screaming, crawling.
But that's not all! He adds, "But most importantly, people were experiencing a sublime rapture that I couldn't even hope to understand. They were touching something magical no stalk-still mortal simply watching the race could comprehend. These people had accomplished something real."
O.K., we're probably doomed to be "stalk-still mortals." As, apparently, Mr. Reynolds was doomed to remain, until he found he could run on behalf of Michael J. Fox's Fox Foundation. Mr. Reynolds' father has suffered from Parkinson's Disease for the last 15 years, he writes.
And, if this little essay is any indication, he's training very charmingly! He describes himself as "not a runner" but "a running joke." He wonders whether "giving birth to a professional basketball player through one of [his] tear ducts" could be more painful than his morning running sessions. He even name-checks the writer Haruki Murakami's recent What I Talk About When I Talk About Running.
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I am a first-generation American and first in my family to go to college, where I studied biology and conservation. In my career as a field based-research biologist and ethnobotanist, I have traveled throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. I can think of few experiences more rewarding than sharing the wonder of science through education. My goal is to teach my subjects with passion and commitment, and I hope that my students will tell me they want to learn even more. I focus on developing critical reading and thinking skills in my students. From my global experiences, I promote understanding, tolerance, and respect for cultural diversity. I enjoy learning and imparting the knowledge I have gained to my students. By sharing my love for science and learning, I expect to support the success of all my students.
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Botany (Plant Systematics, Economic Botany, Ethnobotany, Horticulture, Natural Products, Plant Physiology)
Ecology (Environmental Science, Conservation Biology, Landscape Ecology)
Science Education (Nature of Science, Biological Inquiry, Experimental Design, Biostatistics)
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Biology of Cells
Biology of Organisms
Introduction to Botany
Systematic Botany
Plant Physiology
Conservation Biology
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Nature of Science
Science and Society
Directed Study in Natural Sciences
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BooksBalick, M. J. & H. T. Beck. 1990. Useful Palms of the World: A Synoptic Bibliography. Columbia University Press, New York. 724p.
Received American Library Association Oberly Award for 1991: Judged best American science bibliography for 1990-91.
Monographs (invited, peer-reviewed)Beck, H.T. 2005. Paullinia (Sapindaceae). Pp. 320-329. In: Berry, P.E. et al. (Vol. Eds.). Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Volume 8. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
Beck, H.T. 2004. Sapindaceae. Pp. 339-341. In: Smith, N. et al. (eds.). Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
Book Chapters (invited, peer-reviewed)Beck, H.T. 2005. Caffeine, Alcohol, and Sweeteners. Ch. 10, Pp. 173-190. In: Prance, G.T. (ed.). The Cultural History of Plants. Routledge Press, London.
Scientific Research Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)Lötter, M.C. & Beck, H.T. 2004. Inventory and classification of indigenous afromontane forests on the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa. BMC Ecology 4:9-18.
Highlights of Campus Involvement
Work with student researchers and Science Club to grow plants in the greenhouse
Served as College of Arts & Sciences Representative on the University's Graduate Affairs Committee
Work with AU Institute for Collaboration on Illinois Math and Science Partnerships
Work with the Aurora University Student Association's Activities Programming
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Cosy Room by Colosseum
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Floor No.2(with elevator)
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2 double bedrooms are available and feature sunlit windows and a balcony overlooking a quiet garden. The rooms are tastefully furnished, and are equipped with TV and an electric kettle. A baby cot can be provided on request. A spacious bathroom with shower is shared with the other guests.
A minor basilica dedicated to Pope Clement I, the Basilica of San Clemente is a 3-minute walk away. The Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano is within a 10-minute walking distance.
Spend a few hours enjoying the beautiful gardens of Villa Celimontana which is just a short distance away.
כללי הביתNo smoking.
No pets.
Bed linen and towels are provided.
Tourist tax of € 3.50 per night per person
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We had an Excellent stay with Elsa, she is so lovely and such a wonderful host!
Our room was cleaned daily with tea and coffee making facilities, we had a breakfast voucher for a local café each morning too! The room was spacious for Rome and we shared a bathroom which was no trouble!
Elsa even got us a small bottle of prosecco for our Anniversary. We would definitely recommend staying here :) :) A***
Elsa was a wonderful host and was extremely welcoming. The apartment was in an ideal position to explore Rome. Breakfast was in a very friendly cafe where we also had an evening meal. Excellent food. No complaints!
We had a wonderful stay at Elsa's place everything is in order and the things we needed she already provided it, the place is very convenient for us since its near the colloseum and some other tourist spots, and there you can find authentic Italian resto nearby. She is very accommodating, friendly however we just need to figure out what she wants to say since she doest speak English but we never had a problem with that anyway.
We had a perfect time in Rome also thanks to the very nice and Cosy Room from the lovely Elsa. When we go back to Rome we definitely go back to Elsa.
Menno and Marion
I loved staying here. The flat is very beautiful and old. It's also really clean and has a nice bathroom. Elsa the host is absolutely lovely. Also it literally a 5minute walk from the colosseum and the metro. It's amazing value for money and I would recommend it to anyone.
Elsa is a great host: kind, attentive at details and always willing to give you some tips about the city.
The apartment is perfectly located and everything was clean and cozy. Plus the breakfast voucher she gave us was really convenient.
I would definitely recommend this room.
our time in Roma was outstanding and a big part of that was thanks to elsa's accommodation. She was a perfect host, being flexible upon our arrival and giving valuable tips to us. location is difficult to better right behind collosseo, and with great and price restaurants around the bend, i would absolutely recommend Li Rioni, no need to go to the so-called best pizza places in Roma having this restaurant right behind your door; moreover valerio and the rest of the staff are fantastic.
Elsa received us hospitably. She is a kind woman. Elsa speak Italian, but my companion who speaks Spanish understood her well. The house is beautiful. A great room and a clean bathroom. We were the only guests so did not have to share the bathroom. For breakfast we were given a daily voucher for a coffee and a croissant at a cafe 5 minutes away. The apartment is centrally located. You can reach the center in 10 minutes and everything (except the Vatican) is walkable. One tip: take an additional payment of tax, this was not clear in advance.
Elsa is a very polite and friendly person. The flat is in the center and has a nice flair. The room as well as the bathroom was very clean. We got breakfast in a little nice bar next to the flat. We really enjoyed our stay there.
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I am using tryptophan, and decided to take an ashwagandha along with it--disregarding the warning not to take ashwagandha with sedative-like products. Well, my pulse got low (64), and it felt like someone was standing on my chest. This is a powerful product, please use as directed. I like it and would purchase it again. It is calming and tonic, but not to be used without understanding all its properties.


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FY 2012 Sustainability and Energy Performance Scorecard
The Department of Labor's (the Department or DOL) FY2012 sustainability and energy performance scorecard demonstrates our continuing commitment to help create a clean energy economy that increases our nation's prosperity and complies with all environmental and energy statutes, regulations and Executive Orders.
The Department's programs are not significantly involved in substantial greenhouse gas-emitting production processes. The Department does, however, have challenges in the sustainability arena with 99 percent of the Department's buildings on 126 Job Corps Center (JCC) campuses nationwide comprised of aged, unsustainable building stock and a headquarters building built in the early 1970s.
Despite these challenges, the Department achieved significant sustainability successes in FY2012:
- Under the leadership of our Deputy Secretary, the Department's multi-agency IT system modernization and integration and data center consolidation continued;
- 100% of FY12 reviewed contracts complied with sustainable acquisition requirements;
- All electronic stewardship goals were met;
- Ensured Federal Procurement Data System and focus acquisition compliance reviews on bio-based contract actions; and
- Used DOL's Automotive Usage Tracking Online System in conjunction with GSA's Vehicle Acquisition Methodology to ensure DOL agencies right-size their fleets.
And at Job Corps:
- Trained Job Corps students in green trades, including smart metering, weatherization, and solar installation;
- Implemented the JCC Sustainability Intensive process (which reviews and retro-commissions individual JC buildings to achieve energy efficiency and savings and reduce greenhouse gas footprint) at 2 JCCs;
- Certified 1 JCC as having achieved the New Construction Standard of the Federal Guiding Principles for High Performance Buildings;
- Achieved the mandated Federal agency goal of 5% of energy from renewable energy with purchase of Renewable Energy Credits.
- Completed web-based training in recycling and water conservation at 50% of the JC sites;
- Reported in Federal Real Property Profile that at least 0.7% of the buildings met the Federal Guiding Principles for High Performance Buildings;
- Completed EISA Section 432 energy audits at 5 additional Job Corps Centers; and
- Using electric vehicles avoided at least 5 metric tons of greenhouse gases through June 2012.
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Mr. QBR had six 4th quarter comebacks last season. Seven if you include the Saints game. Look it up.
Your D is solid, so any positive yards on the ground will be at a premium. I look for Bradshaw, Wilson and maybe Brown to do enough to keep the SF defense honest.
Win or lose I'll be back, this is a good message board and in a lot of ways is eerily similar to the Niners message board. No matter what the topic on the RedZone, within about 10 posts or so it becomes a thread about Alex Smith. On this board no matter what the opinion is, within about 10 posts someone puts, "We got Eli, they got Alex...nuff said."
It's going to be a great game against two well coached football teams. Enjoy.
Alex Smith is a very good QB and I don't know how people keep underestimating him. Eli Manning is better. However 49ers have a much better and a much tougher defense than we do.
We really need Eli to take this game over early.


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Award-winning ZX family impresses at the Electro-Voice Experience Day in India
Electro-Voice hosted an "Experience Day" at the ITC Fortune Hotel in Kolkata, India on August 24, focusing on the portable ZX loudspeaker family and including live demonstrations from EV's wide product portfolio.
The event was attended by 60 participants from the eastern region of India, comprising government officials and sound industry professionals including consultants, system integrators, distributors, and end-users.
The presentation also gave participants insight into EV's history as a pro audio innovator. The award-winning ZX family, which includes the ZXA1 and new ZXA1-Sub, was officially introduced to the audience by renowned tabla maestro Bikram Gnosh. The event ended on a high with a live DJ pumping live music through the EV system.


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This is the second appearance by artists from the Manchester (VT) Music Festival. For this concert, Artistic Director, violist and conductor Ari Rudiakov will conduct the festival's chamber orchestra, which is making its 27th regional tour. The MCO will be joined by pianist/composer Adam Neiman in a program which will feature him in Bach's Keyboard Concerto in f minor, BWV1056 and his own Fantasy for Piano and String Orchestra.


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text: When Twisted Village announced that it was closing it's doors a couple of weeks ago, a massive wave of outrage, sadness and wistful reminiscence followed. It isn't the first of it's ilk to fold and, sadly, it won't be the last (damn the man! won't somebody save the Empire?) So, perhaps, this is the perfect time for the DVD release of "guerrilla filmmaker" Brendan Toller's new documentary, I Need That Record! The 2008 doc, which screened to considerably favorable critical reception at film festivals nationwide, was released on DVD yesterday in stores everywhere.


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Speaking to CSN Philly, a team source "didnt rule out" the Eagles making a run at Jets CB Darrelle Revis.
Nnamdi Asomugha's agent confirms the Eagles are asking his client to take a "massive" pay cut.
It appears the Eagles are asking Asomugha to take a cut so large he'll have no choice but to refuse and earn his walking papers. Both sides need a fresh start.


text: History: Bought truck new- 2007 Silverado Crew Cab LTZ Z71 4x4 with 5.3 and active fuel management. All was great for a while, first new vehicle I'd ever owned. At 54,500 miles check engine light comes on and has misfire-dealer diagnosed as no compression on cylinder7, Replaced collapsed lifter. At 80,300 miles check engine light comes on and engine develops loud knocking-dealer diagnosed agressive lifters/lifter oil filter dirty/P0521 oil pressure sender fluctuation, they replaced all left side lifters. At 90,800 miles check engine light comes on yet again-dealer diagnosed as another P0521 code and replaces sending unit. Although this time I have to pay for it as it's considered an electrical component and not covered under the 100,000 mile powertrain waranty. At around 100,000 miles oil consumption starts getting bad. Close to a quart every 1000 miles. Looking back and after reading up on this topic, I figure this started much earlier, I just didn't think much of it at the time. Now at 116,500 miles check enigne light comes on with misfire-dealer diagnosed as needing tune up (spark plugs, wires, and intake manifold cleaning) and quote me $720.00. This didn't seem right to me, but I told them to go ahead if that would fix it. Then get a call the following day that two cylinders have no compression and they are recommending an engine replacement to the tune of $7200.00. I had hoped to just get the thing fixed enough to get rid of the check engine light so it would pass the state inspection then trade it off in the next few months. Now here I sit with a nice $40k truck that is otherwise in great shape and I've been happy with except for the engine which appears to be a complete lemon. Looking for some opinions here. Obviously i'm not crazy about having to spend $7200. Although I'm supposed to get a call from the service manager on monday to see if he can do anything. Service writer couldn't do much. I'm hoping the dealer can work with GM and they'd be willing to at least reduce the price some, but won't be holding my breath. Seems like I don't have much choice other than to replace the enigne since it's only worth it's weight in scrap metal as it sits. Maybe with a new engine I could go another 3-4 years before getting another vehicle. I'd pretty much have to after sinking that much money into it. Could consider a junk yard engine and a shade tree mechanic, but that seems kinda iffy to me as well. Thoughts???


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Glen Moss must be about ready to burst.
The effervescent Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper hasn't started an A-League fixture since December 16, 2011 when he tore a muscle in his groin while taking a goal kick for Gold Coast United against Adelaide.
Since then he has spent time recovering from surgery on the adductor muscle, suffered a sports hernia and had to sit behind Mark Paston in the pecking order at the Phoenix after rejoining the Wellington-based side at the start of the season.
But after a string of losses and inconsistent team performances, Paston is a victim of circumstance and despite not being notably out of touch this year he will make way for Moss for the Phoenix's trip to meet the Brisbane Roar across the Tasman on Sunday.
Moss' shot-stopping ability will be helpful to a Phoenix side who could also do with an injection of the hustle he will bring from the back.
"I've obviously been out for a while and it sucks been on the sidelines watching," the 30-year-old said.
"So I'm pretty excited and missed it to be honest.
"The injuries are things you can't really do much about when they happen. So [there's been] a lot of lonely gym sessions and it gives you more time to reflect and make the most of it when you do get back out there."
Moss has played for the Phoenix's reserve side recently and Wellington coach Ricki Herbert said the All White deserved his chance.
"I think Glen will play. He's good, he's fit, he's come back and he just needs an A-League game really."
Paston's benching adds another chapter to the Moss and Paston battle to claim the starting custodian's role for club and country, which has rumbled on at international level for the better part of the past eight years and is on it's second screening at the Phoenix.
Despite being rivals who fight for only one spot, the pair remain great mates.
"Look, it has been [like this] for the past eight or nine years. We are friends first and team-mates as well," Moss said.
"So it's a pleasure to work with Mark and we train really well together and I suppose, like any job, you don't want to rock up and work with someone you don't like, so it's pretty easy to be fair."
Herbert is also likely to reinstate experienced heads Leo Bertos, Tony Lochhead and Ben Sigmund for this weekend's match after they missed the 5-0 drubbing at the hands of the Central Coast Mariners last Thursday through injury and suspension.
That means Ian Hogg and Michael Boxall will drop out this week, while new signing Corey Gameiro, who has joined Wellington on loan from English Premier League outfit Fulham, will also start against Brisbane in a game that looms as a must-win for the Phoenix.
It has been a busy day for the Wellingtonians, who also unveiled the signing of former A-League MVP Carlos Hernandez on a two-year deal this morning (Thurs).
The Costa Rican international will link with Wellington next season and will add some much-needed creativity to their midfield.
"I'm really pleased. We've been working hard on that for a while," Herbert said.
"It was probably out there a long time ago what we thought of Carlos and I think a player like that, that stature, A-League player of the year voted by his peers and I think 40 goals in the 138 games and he's decided to play for the Phoenix, so personally I'm delighted. I think he'll be a huge acquisition to the club and I look forward to seeing him on his arrival.
"He has such a good profile in the league, it's great to have that signing here. There'll be a lot of interest here."


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So my brother just called me and told me his friends father just gave him a 1991 Volvo 240 (I assume just the base model). He said it runs fine. Anyone know if there is anything to look out for in those cars? I assume at 17 years old, there are many things. On a personal note, I think the 240 is the last ugly Volvo. I just cant wait to tease him about it.I sure hope it is not yellow.
240s were built like friggin tanks. The last of the truly dependable Volvos before all the electronic trickery and nannying safety equipment hit. Still though...at 17 years old you might want to give it a thorough once over.
well, they're really safe, and so primitive that your grandma will feel like she's more technologically advanced
I like what I have read. Hopefully he wont crash it and it runs for a couple years. He doesnt have much money right now. On a side note, I never knew the 240 & 740's were RWD.
Masshole:So my brother just called me and told me his friends father just gave him a 1991 Volvo 240 (I assume just the base model). He said it runs fine. Anyone know if there is anything to look out for in those cars? I assume at 17 years old, there are many things. On a personal note, I think the 240 is the last ugly Volvo. I just cant wait to tease him about it.I sure hope it is not yellow.All Volvos were RWD until the introduction of the 1993 850. I've owned 4 of the 240 series cars. There were GLT Turbos. The car in your picture has the turbo wheels on it. These cars are bulletproof. Almost indestructible. When I was first married I bought my wife an '83 Turbo with an automatic. It was the cleanest turbo I'd ever seen. It developed a bit of a starting, stumbling problem that I could quite figure out. She later ran it with no water whatsoever...ran it until it quit. I towed it home, filled the radiator but she wouldn't start. Pulled the plugs poured in some oil and after a few cranks, she fired right up. Smoked like crazy but ran. I drove her down the road, she lost power and quit again. I towed her back home and let her rest a minute and she cranked up and ran perfect. If fact ran better than before. The starting/stumbling problem was gone. Served me and my wife for many more years. My last 240 was a turbo wagon with a five speed. It was intercooled, electric fans, 2.3 liter volvo throttle body and intake. Pushed about 220 horsepower and it was blast! Ultimate sleeper! Loved the stoplight wars with this car...favorite prey...V-8 pickup trucks...the looks on their faces was priceless when they got blown away by a station wagon...lol! Parts are all over ebay and there are great forums out there for maintenance. Turbobricks.com has some great MODS. My '83 turbo had some electronic gremlins, but the others were awesome cars...looking at the picture, makes me want another one...oh yeah...the first 200 series car I had...'76 264GL...saved my life. Horrible crash...head on collision...wasn't wearing a seatbelt...and there were no airbags. I was knocked unconscious. When I awoke, my jaw was knocked out of place (I put it back myself) and I got out of the car and walked away. Volvos have been the only car I've driven since...
That picture is not of his car. he just mentioned a 4 cylinder (which they all are). I am alittle worried about a 17 year old turbo though. I wouldnt be upset if it didnt have one.
My '87 Volvo 740 GLE was utterly bulletproof. They're comfortable, handle well, and are reliable. Not terribly fast without the turbo though. As for problems, the exhaust and the brakes will have to be replaced eventually [like every other car, but with Volvos, you forget you actually have to replace parts on them], the interior plastics can crack and come apart. Other than maintenance, I think that was it for the hundred thousand plus miles we had ours for.
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Robert Pattinson: First Hot Pictures Shooting 'The Rover' In Australia
The first shots of Rob filming 'The Rover' show him getting down & dirty, dusting up that pretty face while shooting a fight scene. Not to mention a new haircut! Click to see the pics of Rob's new buzzed do.
The Rover film crew set up on the side of a desolate, Down Under road Feb. 4; and the film's star, Robert Pattinson, roughed it up for a fight sequence with another actor — but it looks like Rob lost the fight!
Robert Pattinson's Hot Fight Scene
The scene featured R-Patz stumbling out of a dirty pickup truck and subsequently getting his butt kicked by the driver. Not many guys can look good while getting knocked to the ground — but Robert Pattinson is definitely one of them!
The pictures show a brand new Rob — the signature shaggy hairdo is shaved down to a buzz cut and he looks scruffier than usual.
The Rover is a Western type film set in the near-future in the Aussie desert. It looks like Rob is morphing from a vampire into a rough and tumble, much better-looking John Wayne.
Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart's Trial Separation
Rob's new look also signifies a new era in his personal life. As he left for Australia on Jan. 18, Rob broke the news to long-time (and once cheating) girlfriend, Kristen Stewart, that he wanted a "trial separation" while filming the movie. Kristen was reportedly shocked — "Of course Kristen is bummed that Rob wants a trial separation," a friend of Kristen's said, "She honestly didn't see that coming."
K-Stew is pining for her beau, but she's begrudgingly giving him the space he wants and crossing her fingers that when The Rover's over he'll be ready to come back to her. "She's willing to do whatever makes Rob happy. She's determined to make it work no matter it takes," the same friend says.
Well it seems like he's having a good time getting beat up, so maybe he WILL get back together with Kristen after all!
WATCH: Kristen Stewart Writes Love Letter To Get Robert Pattinson Back
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Please stop Paving Paradise and Putting up a .....
Original post made by Resident, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 14, 2013
I loved Mitchell Park library and agree it needed updating, but to an ugly monstrosity?
Rickys Hyatt was full of character, what we have now has nothing.
Paly was a lovely campus with green grass, trees and a bit of quirkiness mixed in. It is being built up and the old buildings will look so out of place in the modern design - if you can find them.
I have nothing against change, updating, and getting rid of buildings that no longer do their job. But, please, please, please, can we still maintain something of the things we valued when we moved here.
It can't be that difficult to design something with character. It can't be that difficult to give some interest rather than blank walls that are reminiscent of prison blocks. Please stop the ugly and give us somewhere to breathe.
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a resident of College Terrace
on Jun 14, 2013 at 11:22 am
You have to admit, it was pretty ugly before right? Someone once aptly described south Palo Alto as the perfect set for a 60's - 70's retro movie, and who could argue. Not much worth preserving in my view. We can discuss whether the new stuff is any good - mixed reviews so far, but have to wait till the landscaping grows in - but keeping the "quirky" old stuff, no thanks.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 14, 2013 at 11:28 am
I'd disagree with the Paly comment. Yes it is getting built up. But the buildings' exterior design will reflect the tile roof and stucco finish that gives the campus its overall appeal. Be patient and wait for the final product.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 14, 2013 at 9:20 pm
I am not as confident about Paly, but will wait and see. Pleased somebody seems more optimistic.
As I drive around town, I continually see ugly buildings with less frontage and setback. A few spindly trees which never seem to grow any bigger, and a park the size of a handkerchief with perhaps a picnic table and little or no shade, none of which seem to have appeared like the artist's impressions foretold.
As much as the parking lot and traffic flow is a mess at Town & Country, at least the makeover kept the original feel. I hope that the original feel of other areas can be salvaged too.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 15, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Here is the page with a concept of the new 2-story classroom building that is going up on the back part of the campus (near the tracks):
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a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jun 15, 2013 at 11:31 pm
The new Mitchell Park Library would be OK if they'd just removed that bright yellow plastic awning that hangs from the roof and repaint the bright blue elevator shaft a more discreet color!!
I wonder what the place looks like inside?!!!!
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Jun 16, 2013 at 12:17 am
It really is puzzling, the ugliness and starkness of so much new construction. can it all be greed? Maximizing every bit of land to increase rentible square footage? Hard to understand what the architects are thinking. Maybe they just do what the developer wants, maximum yield, never mind the streetface.
Even Lytton Plaza is stark and sterile, and noisy. The "water feature" is awful, mechanical, irrelevant and noisy. When I think of the charm of the old Plaza with its charming brick floor and seating around trees. Sure it needed sprucing up, but what they produced looks like a bomb hit it.
We need a Hall of Shame for these destroyers of the town.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on Jun 16, 2013 at 10:48 am
Our ARB must be focused on being modern and has forgotten that many of the residents prefer charm over what we view as ugly, modern statement buildings (or we just don't appreciate the "statement" they make.
The other thing that puzzles me is how Mountain View manages to build things so quickly (the shops and apartments at San Antonio, new townhouses on Middlefield) and we still haven't finished one library.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 21, 2013 at 10:45 pm
How is "Take Back Palo Alto" getting on. I have not been able to find the Facebook group. Is this moving forward and how can we get on board?
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DEEP HISTORY: The Architecture of Past and Present. Andrew Shryock and Daniel Lord Smail, with Timothy Earle, Gillian Feeley-Harnik, Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Clive Gamble, April McMahon, John C. Mitani, Hendrik Poinar, Mary C. Stiner and Thomas R. Trautmann. xviii + 342 pp. University of California Press, 2011. $29.95.
Deep History is the product of a challenging project conceived by two academics "of the tribe of humanists and social scientists." Anthropologist Andrew Shryock and medieval historian Daniel Lord Smail are deeply impressed by the growing body of evidence we now have for the deep human past, from the prehistoric period—before the origins of writing—and indeed from the deep prehistoric period, before the agricultural revolution, which brought with it farming and the settled way of life. They and the varied specialists they have brought together offer some fresh and valuable insights into the human condition of today and yesterday. But I have a reservation, which grew as I read and reread this intriguing book. By stressing the very remote past of the hunter-gatherers of the Paleolithic era and then leaping to the modernity of today's world, without much emphasis on the intervening ancient world of Greece and Rome or the earlier civilizations of Sumer and Egypt (or indeed of the Incas and the Aztecs), do the authors risk recreating the Noble Savage? By underplaying the ancient civilizations, from Shang China to the Olmec of Mesoamerica, are they perhaps jumping from savagery to modernity without having sufficiently considered the mediating effects of barbarism or of early civilization?
Deep History asks "how we might develop a new architecture for human history"—indeed a radical project. "This is a book about the deep history of humankind," say the authors, "a domain of inquiry that extends millions of years into the past. Although it might seem the perfect subject matter for historians, this vast time-space was left out of most historical writing almost as soon as it was discovered." The book starts from this observation: "Humans have always been interested in their origins, but the deep past, as typically understood by modern historians, is never deeper than antiquity and is sometimes positioned in an even more recent era."
Emboldened by recent research into human origins, Smail and Shryock have assembled a group of nine archaeologists, anthropologists and culture historians. In 10 multiauthored chapters they survey the origins of humankind from our ancestors of 6 million years ago, through the out-of-Africa expansion of our species some 50,000 years ago, and on to the various independent origins of agriculture and the foundations of modern society. The treatment is thematic, with chapters titled "Body," "Energy and Ecosystems," "Language," "Food," "Deep Kinship," "Migration," "Goods" and "Scale." All of the chapters read well. "Food," by historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto and Smail, is a refreshing overview of cooking and eating over the millennia. "Deep Kinship," by historian and anthropologist Thomas R. Trautmann, anthropologist Gillian Feeley-Harnik and primate behavioral ecologist John C. Mitani, has little archaeology yet offers real insights into the way humans have conceptualized kinship. "Language," by historical linguist April McMahon, Trautmann and Shryock, is a clear and accessible review of deep linguistics at a global level (although it scarcely refers to the advent of literacy). Throughout there is a resolute determination to abandon the grand narratives of earlier historiographers, with their simplified (often tripartite) divisions, and to escape the sometimes self-congratulatory complacency of social evolutionism.
The book is fresh and clear at the "deep" end, covering human origins and migrations. The chapter on "Migration" by Timothy Earle (an anthropologist specializing in chiefdoms and states) and Clive Gamble (a prehistoric archaeologist) with Hendrik Poinar (who works with ancient DNA) deals well with the time spans the authors designate as Terra 1, from 6 million to 2.5 million years ago, and Terra 2, from 2.5 million years ago to 50,000 years ago, but less happily with Terra 3, from 50,000 years ago to the present. There the origins and spread of agriculture are well covered, but then the story starts to peter out. The same criticism can be made of the final chapter, "Scale." It is strong on the J-curves of early population increase and deals in some detail with early agricultural societies (as well as the chiefdoms of Polynesia and the European Bronze Age). But the development of cities, of state societies, of literacy, of the ancient world—these changes hardly feature.
It took a second reading of the book for me to figure out what was wrong. Lewis Henry Morgan offered, 150 years ago, his own tripartite division of historical eras: savagery, barbarism and civilization, terms rightly criticized today. Yet Deep History can be said to pass from savagery to modernism (or perhaps postmodernism) with only a nod to barbarism and with scarcely a mention of early civilization. The Old Stone Age, before 10,000 years ago, and the origins of farming that followed come alive with refreshing clarity. And the modern era of true written history, from the Middle Ages onward, is well evoked. But between these there is a void in the narrative. The origins of complex society in Sumer, Egypt, the Indus and China are nowhere discussed. Likewise, the ancient worlds of Athens and Rome and their Chinese equivalent, Chang'an, are not mentioned. More seriously (since they are too often omitted from traditional grand narratives), the great pre-Columbian societies of Mexico and Peru scarcely figure. We meet no Incas or Aztecs. The names of the great cities of their ancestors, such as Teotihuacán or Monte Albán or Chan Chan, are not mentioned in text or index. It is as if History had never been.
It may not have been the intention of Shryock and Smail, but the Noble Savage is born again in these pages. By privileging deep history over shallow history, and the hunter-gatherers of the Old Stone Age over the citizens of Babylon, Rome or Aztec Tenochtitlan, they have created a binary opposition. The early origins of the modern world are rightly carried back to our hominin ancestors, and the origins of kinship, food and goods are illuminatingly treated. But when modernity is contrasted with deep prehistory, omitting the inceptions of urbanism and of literacy, it is Robinson Crusoe who fills the gap, and the "robinsonades" of anthropology (to use the term favored by Claude Lévi-Strauss for simplistic and romanticized narratives) that emerge.
Yet more than half a century ago, with the development of radiocarbon dating by Willard Libby, it became possible to compare the continents and to set a time frame for a narrative that was no longer Eurocentric, as Grahame Clark did in 1961 with his World Prehistory, an Outline. The comparative study of civilizations using archaeological material was initiated by Robert M. Adams in 1966 in The Evolution of Urban Society. Kent Flannery in 1972 wrote his seminal paper "The Cultural Evolution of Civilizations," and Bruce Trigger in 2003 published his last and monumental work Understanding Early Civilizations. None of these is mentioned in the text or the full (if partial) and in many ways excellent bibliography of Deep History.
On reflection, the most glaring omission from Deep History is any discussion of the origins of literacy or of the social contexts in which it emerged in different parts of the world. For literacy was not only the means to written history but to the whole field of what the psychologist Merlin Donald, in his 1991 book Origins of the Modern Mind, termed "external symbolic storage." Only with literacy and then the printing press (and now the computer) could the cognitive revolution that is the most striking feature of human history be accomplished. Yet the origins of that cognitive revolution do lie deeper, back in the days of prehistory, and it is here that I must level a second reproach to Shryock and Smail's book.
The deep history whose architecture underlies both past and present is built up of cognitive advances in which we can trace the roots of astronomy, of mathematics and of the useful sciences. Where is the missing chapter considering the skywatchers of Stonehenge and the calendar builders among the ancient Maya, or the inception of weights and measures in the Indus and in Sumer? Where do we learn of what Steven Mithen has called "the singing Neanderthals," and of the development of the arts in the Eurasian Upper Paleolithic, so richly documented in bone flutes as well as in the painted caves? Did the Noble Savage not sing and dance and paint?
Most troubling of all, where is the chapter on death and ritual and religion? Although Stonehenge is mentioned a couple of times, this book has not a single reference to the pyramids of Egypt or of Mesoamerica. Yet how can one write a deep history that does not discuss Neanderthal burial or the royal graves of Early Dynastic Ur (Sumer), Anyang (China) or Sipán (Peru)? There were more things in heaven and earth during deep history than figure in this book.
As a reviewer I should perhaps apologize for momentarily losing patience with a book that has noble intentions and indeed many merits. It was a good idea to downplay the unilineal view of history that leads inexorably from Olduvai to Athens and from Stonehenge to the Sistine Chapel. There were mute, inglorious Miltons in the Paleolithic era, and Thomas Gray in "An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" did well to salute the "heart once pregnant with celestial fire" that our authors might rightly claim for deep history. Their objective has been admirable. But they have insufficiently brought out the cognitive developments that link the deep past with modernity, and indeed the oral with the literate. In this work we do not hear the distant pipes of paleolithic Pan. We do not glimpse the pyramids of Yucatán, nor are we invited to dance to the music of time.
Colin Renfrew is Disney Professor of Archaeology emeritus at the University of Cambridge and Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. He is the author of several books, including Prehistory: The Making of the Human Mind (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2007), and is coeditor with Iain Morley of Becoming Human: Innovation in Prehistoric Material and Spiritual Culture (Cambridge University Press, 2009) and The Archaeology of Measurement: Comprehending Heaven, Earth and Time in Ancient Societies (Cambridge University Press, 2010).
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/bridging-the-millennia
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In an early 1920s publication of The Minute Book (the forerunner to Almond Facts), a scientific paper on "The Nutritive Value of Almonds" explained how the almond helps promote a healthy lifestyle. Author Agnes Fay Morgan, Ph.D. announced, "This nut is one of the most remarkable, if not the most remarkable of vegetable foods. Its more extended use cannot fail to improve the American diet." Her research concluded that almonds are "energy giving, tissue-building, contain high amounts of vitamins and strengthen bones as well as aid in digestion." Thus began the first recognition that almonds may have nutritional value in the daily diet!
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In the 1970s, a booklet called "New Treasury of Almond Recipes" published by "The Almond People" contained more than one hundred almond recipes of easy-to-prepare dishes that included elegant entrees, low calorie ideas, hors d'oeuvres, sandwiches, salads, and of course desserts and sweets.
Beginning a new century in 2000, the Blue Diamond brand now competed in three product categories in the natural foods business: snack almonds, snack crackers, and non-dairy milks. A new recipe booklet published by the company then called "Recipe's for Life, Almond Breeze" contained recipes using the non-dairy Almond Breeze and included everything from smoothies to dinner entrees. This truly showed just how versatile the almond is, even in the natural foods business!
General manager of Blue Diamond's Consumer Foods Division John O'Shaughnessy explained, "Almonds possess the attributes that people in America and around the world are seeking in their food: they are simple, natural, nutritious, delicious, flexible in their usage and portable." With an increased focus on the nutritional value of the almond, recipe books were starting to include more information on the benefits of almonds.
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Economists expect next to no inflation when the December quarter consumer price index is released on Friday, reflecting a high dollar and a subdued economic recovery.
The median pick among 12 private sector forecasters polled by Reuters is for the CPI to rise just 0.1 per cent in the quarter.
As the negative result in December 2011 drops out, that would see the annual rate pick up from 0.8 to 1.1 per cent, barely above the bottom of the Reserve Bank's target band.
"December is a seasonally weak quarter for inflation, largely due to the seasonal decline in fruit and vegetable prices heading into summer," ASB economist Jane Turner said.
"Food items make up 19 per cent of the CPI basket, and as a result food prices tend to have a large impact on the quarter-to-quarter movements in inflation."
Last year's drought in the United States has seen world prices for dairy products and beef rise, but that has yet to flow through to New Zealand supermarket shelves.
"For now meat and dairy prices have stabilised, but we expect some increase in prices over the coming year," Turner said.
"We expect inflation will continue to hover around the 1 per cent mark for a number of quarters, largely reflecting the weakness in tradeable prices owing to the elevated New Zealand dollar."
Between the September and December quarters the dollar rose 1.2 per cent on a trade-weighted basis.
ASB expects prices for tradeable goods, which are influenced by world prices and the exchange rate and which make up 44 per cent of the CPI, to fall 0.5 per cent in the latest quarter.
But on the non-tradeable front it expects inflation to show signs of picking up, albeit from a low rate, driven by construction costs, rents and insurance premiums.
"Canterbury construction inflation is currently running at an annual rate of almost 10 per cent. However, there has been limited flow-through impact on prices to the rest of the country so far," Turner said.
"As construction activity continues to grow in Christchurch and, to a lesser extent, Auckland, and demand for construction resources increases, we expect stronger price increases will start to be recorded outside of Canterbury."
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My guess is it's the EZ blue washout pencil:
Blue and yellow seem to be two colors that quilters run into problems with when it comes to chalk......
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My guess is it's the EZ blue washout pencil:
Blue and yellow seem to be two colors that quilters run into problems with when it comes to chalk......
I had that happen once, and I sprayed all the lines with Spray n Wash, while it was still wet from the first washing, and the marks came out.
Ok, just wanted to thank everyone for all the suggestions. The blue chalk marks are from a "Blue Washout Pencil" (that's the actual name). If I remember correctly, I bought it at Walmart. I will never use these chalk pencils again! In the past I have used sidewalk chalk, and I will be going back to it when I start my next quilt. I came up with a concoction that seems to be working. In a spray bottle I mixed about a cup of white vinegar, filled the rest of the bottle with water, and added a good squeeze of Joy dish soap. I sprayed all the blue marks and rubbed it with a bar of Ivory soap. I let it soak in cold water. I am now going to wash in Tide and pray it comes out. This will be the 4th wash and each time it has gotten lighter. Hopefully, this is the final wash ! I will keep you all posted! (PS the marks are on white and light yellow boarders!)
Oh, I sure hope it all comes out!!!!!
I heard Mr. Clean Erasers removes even pencil marks; however, I have never tried it yet.
I use a bar of Fels-Naptha. Get it at walmart about $1.00. DAMPEN the corner of the bar and gently go over the marks. It'll come right off. I use this for any stain. Hasn't failed me yet. Hope this works for you
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It also happened to me only I used a green chalk. After several washing s it still didn't come out. Luckily they were stars that I had quilted on the borders and throughout the quilt. I decided to go over them with yellow chalk and made it look like I stitched them in yellow. I never use chalk anymore. Good luck!
Well I hope that the markings have come out.
I try to be careful with those disappearing or washout markers- i used one of them to mark the center of an embroidery project years ago. The marks disappeared, but came back several times. Granted, i may not have removed the marks with plain water, i dont remember, but it is so frustrating when you trust that they will perform as expected and then dont. I hope that this comes to a positve conclusion for you.
A time to tear, And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;
I am so sorry! I cannot even imagine how you must feel! I wish I had words of wisdom regarding the blue pencils but I do not. I pray with all my heart you get them removed. Will you let us know the final outcome.


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Music, movement, rhymes, books, and more for toddlers ages 18 to 36 months and their caregivers. Afterward, there'll be toys and playtime. Space is limited. Please call 355-2838 for reservations, starting six days before the program.
Books, songs, rhymes, and fun for children of all ages unless noted.
Books, rhymes, music, movement, and more for toddlers, 16 months through age 2 and their caregivers.
Upcoming Events
- Family Storytime and Playtime
- Saturday, May 27, 2017, 10:15 amParkside, Parkside Children's Area
- Family Storytime
- Saturday, May 27, 2017, 10:30 amChinatown, Chinatown Children's Area
- Family Storytime & Playtime
- Saturday, May 27, 2017, 11:00 amOcean View, Ocean View Meeting Room