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"Pudong is a feng shui fantasia of glass, steel, and construction cranes."—Matt Gross, "Frugal Traveler" columnist, the New York Times. The insider's joke is that residents of Puxi, the more populated area to the west of the Huangpu River, need a passport to head east to Pudong. In fact, Pudong is a quick tunnel, subway, or ferry ride away, and as fascinating as it is vast and eerily scrubbed.
If you're starting in Puxi, catch a taxi through the (1) Bund Sightseeing Tunnel, a riot of light, or take the metro to Lujiazui, then walk northwest on Century Boulevard to Fenghe Road until you reach the (2) Oriental Pearl TV Tower (1 Shiji Dadao; tel. 86 21 5879 1888). With its pink bulb-on-a-needle silhouette, this is the city's most distinctive tower. Snap a few shots, but don't bother ascending, since you can have the same view for free at neighboring Jinmao Tower. Head down to the basement for the (3) Shanghai History Museum (1 Shiji Dadao; tel. 86 21 5879 3003). "A fun and educational rummage through Shanghai's extraordinary past."—Damian Harper, author, Lonely Planet Shanghai. You can also up the ick factor with a visit to the kid-friendly (4) Natural Wild Insect Kingdom (1 Fenghe Road; tel. 86 21 5840 6950), at the top of Fenghe Road, at the river's edge.
Retrace your steps to Yin Cheng Road, turn left and walk to the (5) Shanghai Aquarium (1388 Lujiazui Ring Road; tel. 86 21 5877 9988; www.sh-aquarium.com). Not heavily touristy, this aquarium is an offbeat activity—fun for kids and particularly abundant in Asian sea life. A long Plexiglas tunnel displays the animals, culminating with—what else?—sharks. Visitors pass on a slow-moving conveyor belt beneath what seems like too many sharp-toothed, powerful-looking, specimens. After browsing the gift shop, retrace your steps down Yin Cheng Road, which turns into West Lujiazui Road, leading to the riverbank. If you're in the mood for shopping, look around for locally owned shops near the river. Otherwise, once you've had your fill of watching boats chug by and imagining when the opposing riverbank was a busy colonial-era port, make your way back onto Century Boulevard and head southeast a block to the (6) Jinmao Tower (88 Century Boulevard).
This 87-story structure, which looks like New York's Chrysler Building re-imagined as a 21st-century pagoda, houses the highest hotel in the world, the Grand Hyatt Shanghai (tel. 86 21 5049 1234; www.shanghai.grand.hyatt.com). There's plenty to do here, starting with the whimsical gourmet candy shop on the ground level. For refreshment with a view, take the rocket launcher, i.e., elevator, to the hotel lobby on the 54th floor and pick from among the hotel restaurants, each with a clear view of the city. If you're hankering for a drink, embark on another set of elevators to Cloud 9, on the 87th floor. If you appreciate vertigo or just fine architecture, go to the 53rd floor to view the internal swirls at the core of the atrium. If you're in the mood for relaxation with an exceptional view, take a swim in the temperature-controlled horizon pool on the 57th floor. If you're returning to Puxi, the hotel can shuttle you back to the metro station, or you can catch a taxi downstairs.
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Monday, June 4, 2012
A Ladies Day Out At The Spa
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so damn lucky to spend a day like that XDReplyDelete
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I know, I felt special even though I was only there to support my friend. Can't wait to go back for a pedi!Delete
It has been forever since I went somewhere to get a pedi! I may need to treat myself soon!ReplyDelete
I can't tell you how hard it was just to sit there. My natural nails are fairly long right now and I have a lot of nail art and swatching to do, so I didn't want a mani either.ReplyDelete
Nothing better than a day of pampering! I so need a pedicureReplyDelete
ohhh I want a pedi now!ReplyDelete
Looks like a fun day :)ReplyDelete
Oh we had a great time, Would of been better if we too were offered rose wine like one other ladie. I cant wait to go back with Jeanie so she too can enjoy herself at the spa. I felt like a princess. If Only I knew about this place before my wedding. They too do decals an nail art. I am going to ask if they do facials.. We will keep you updated about our next Girls day!!! :)ReplyDelete
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Join host Dan Kaercher as he hits the great Iowa outdoors and some 3D targets on an archery range in Stuart.
Dan Kaercher: I know have something in common with Cupid and William Tell, and you can too if you visit an archery range. I am here at Raccoon Ridge Archery in Stuart to pick up some pointers and discover why so many Iowans enjoy this sport.
Linda Thompson: Oh, I really like being in the outdoors and the woods and I like going with Gary and we go out. And we had already purchased this 40 acres and we were wondering what we could do with it and he said well, we can make it into an archery course and it -. From there we started in 1998 and it is just been going ever since.
Gary Thompson: We have people come in the dead of winter, in July when it is hotter than blazes and - so yeah, it is open year round. I would say the two bigger sections are probably close to a half mile by the time you go back and forth. The course flows through the timber. We have got three different sections here. We're on the first section, 28 targets made of a product they call ethafoam, you shoot it with an arrow with the target points, it heals. Try to make everything so when you shoot a target you move away from it. Safety reasons. It would take one person about approximately about an hour and half to go through the section. The course is open all year round. Love to see the ladies come out. We have classes for clubs, traditional release shooters, finger shooters, there is about six or seven different classes we provide for each tournament.
Dan Kaercher: Now that I know about the course I need to get some practice in. Out in front I put that finger down. Ok. Now.
Gary Thompson: Got her.
Dan Kaercher: No fair. My arrow bounced. You set that up! Hey, I am not too bad. We are going to head out into the timber, shoot a round of archery and see if I can catch any game. What can I say? Where do I get my medal? Whoa. Well, Gary it looks like I landed right in the head and neck area and I tried to knock the horn loose. Tell me how does scoring work?
Gary Thompson: Well, every target will have three different rings here. This one right here on the out represents the eight ring. The lung area which this would be an eight. This ring here is the ten area. This arrow here would be a ten. This arrow here - shot. This small ring on the inside of the 12 ring. And anything outside of those is a six.
Dan Kaercher: So, I would be a six with both of mine.
Gary Thompson: Right you got two sixes.
Dan Kaercher: Ok, I am just glad I hit the animal.
Gary Thompson: Yeah.
Dan Kaercher: Maybe my aim could improve. Archery is a great sport for anyone who wants to improve their hunting skills or is just looking for a little exercise and fun. The best part is that you can do it alone, with a group of friends, or as a family outing. I can't wait to come back and play again.


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Getting ready to put my new queen castle to use. I get that the queen cell goes in, but what if you don't have any frames of honey to spare? Is it a bust?
Getting ready to put my new queen castle to use. I get that the queen cell goes in, but what if you don't have any frames of honey to spare? Is it a bust?
Maybe not. But, you will need to figure out a way to feed them.
Not to be rude, but trying to make a point. If you are going to attempt to raise queens - even just one- you have to give them what they need to survive- food and bees to care and feed. So that means you also have to care for the bees raising her. Otherwise, raise honey in your colony and buy your queens elsewhere. If the cell is capped, you can get by with feeding syrup depending on what you are actually putting in thte QC.
I just use a 5 frame nuc put two frames of bees in there and a queen cell. Then I use a boardman feeder to keep them fed good. The rest of the entrance I block with an entrance reducer that I drill about a half inch hole through it. They can defend that little 1/2 hole and the rest of the entrance is totally blocked. I have migratory type covers on my nucs. If its hot I will take a popsicle stick and put it under the lid on one end it will let some air move through the hive. I tried using a queen castle but there is just no easy way to feed the bees with one of them.
Hmm good idea, what about using the standard two frame with an additional frame feeder system with a total of three frames in each section?
you could do that. Those frame feeders are usually wider than a standard frame. Plus a nuc with two frames doesnt take much syrup. I just like keeping them out on the front where I can see if they need a refill. But I have used frame feeders in my nucs too. I only use boardman feeders when the flow is good. Boardmans will get a hive robbed quick in the late summer and fall around here where I live.
I am thinking the two frames of bees are mostly brood?
Found some queen cells in my breeder queen hive today. make two nucs I put three frames in there this time in each one. Put a frame with queen cell loaded with nurse bees has some emerging too. Then I took two frames from a booming hive with emerging brood both of those frames had lots of pollen and honey too. Then I threw in two frames of Honey just for good measure its supposed to get down in the 30's for the next couple nights I figured the 1to1 syrup might not do much good.


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- 1 can (12 ounces) white water-packed tuna, drained and flaked
- 1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables, thawed and chopped
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon ranch salad dressing mix
- 4 hamburger buns, split
- In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Spoon tuna mixture onto bun bottoms; replace tops.
- Place each sandwich on a piece of heavy-duty foil (about 12 in. square). Fold foil around each sandwich and seal tightly; place packets on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 4 servings.
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What if the dinosaurs had never gone extinct?
Note: this is all I will say about the theme; I will leave it to you to creatively incorporate it into your game.
For rules and additional details, see the administration thread (and feel free to ask any questions). I'll repeat some notes here, though, for convenience:
To submit a game, just post it to this thread. Don't worry if you're not on the interested or team lists in the administration thread; anyone is welcome to post a game during the competition (posting a game in the thread is all you need to do to officially enter into the competition). I highly encourage participants to post their games here at least a few days before the competition ends and for GDNet users to download these games, test them out, and give feedback (especially if there are bugs or crashes). You can resubmit/update your game during the competition with updates/fixes/changes/whatever. Only your latest/most recent entry will be judged (but must be submitted before the competition ends). See the administration thread for a full list of rules.
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Pigeon Problem Finally Under Control?
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. - Washington County, Tennessee leaders have found a solution to a longtime problem at the historic courthouse in downtown Jonesborough.
We checked back on a story we told you about in November and the county is now eliminating the pigeons roosting on top of the building. County officials had become concerned over the number of pigeons perched on the roof.
Maintenance workers were spending several hours a day cleaning up the mess they were making on the sidewalk.
Washington County is working with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to eliminate the pigeons.
County mayor Dan Eldridge explains: "They started a program, working off the roof of the old jail and off the office building, to bait the birds," he said. "This is a toxicant that the birds eat and over six to eight weeks they go to sleep."
Department of Agriculture officials are coordinating the collection of dead birds and making sure the program does not impact migrating birds.
The program is costing the county about $2,000, which is the lowest of several proposals they received from several different sources.


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News So Great, It Boggles the Mind (and Provokes Skepticism)
posted at 3:46 am on December 14, 2009 by Dafydd ab Hugh
If this news is true, then that's all she wrote.
In a flailing, last-ditch effort to save the Senate ObamaCare bill — which is gonna be sinking soon, to draft Norah Jones into a role she would hate — Majority Leader Harry "Pinky" Reid (D-Caesar's Palace, 75%) jettisoned the government option and replaced it with a government option. That is, he deep-sixed the direct underwriting of health-care insurance by the government, the program so hated by the American people, and replaced it in the bill with a surreal expansion of the Medicare boondoggle… which is already teetering on the brink of complete collapse (being unfunded to the tune of trillions of dollars), and is simultaneously being looted of an additional half a trillion in real money by various other parts of ObamaCare.
Elementary, my dear Reid.
As Paul Mirengoff at Power Line put it yesterday:
This is only the latest blow to "Reid-care." The Mayo Clinic has already denounced the expansion of Medicare and the American Medical Association also opposes this concept. These developments reinforce the sense that Reid threw his "compromise" proposal together in desperation and without much thought to its consequences.
In essence, Reid is treating the process as a game of "60 pick-up."
Meaning, of course, that Reid is simply throwing everything but the kitchen sink, plus the television, plus the "slavery" threat — plus the kitchen sink after all — at the wall, hoping something sticks. Sixty somethings, actually.
For that, Reid needs to keep each and every last Democrat (plus the two Independents) on the plantation (to continue his own metaphor), since all 40 Republicans have already voted against cloture even before debate began. And the Dear Leader's job just got infinitely tougher this evening, when a certain non-Democrat made a certain announcement:
In a surprise setback for Democratic leaders, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, said on Sunday that he would vote against the health care legislation in its current form.
The bill's supporters had said earlier that they thought they had secured Mr. Lieberman's agreement to go along with a compromise they worked out to overcome an impasse within the Democratic Party.
But on Sunday, Mr. Lieberman told the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, to scrap the idea of expanding Medicare and abandon any new government insurance plan or lose his vote.
Exit Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT, 85% Democratic). Enter fat lady; warms up tonsils.
Even better, Reid is making no headway at all with Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE, %) on the abortion issue:
On a separate issue, Mr. Reid tried over the weekend to concoct a compromise on abortion that would induce Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, to vote for the bill. Mr. Nelson opposes abortion. Any provision that satisfies him risks alienating supporters of abortion rights.
In interviews on the CBS News program "Face the Nation," Mr. Lieberman and Mr. Nelson said the bill did not have the 60 votes it would need in the Senate.
Nelson also expressed great misgivings about either version of the government option, worrying that it would lead to "the ultimate single-payer plan."
Meanwhile, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY, 80%) strikes what I think is exactly the right tack — what should kill ObamaCare is not politics but policy failings:
The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said that passage of the bill was looking less and less inevitable. The Democrats "are in serious trouble on this," he said, "and the core problem is the American people do not want us to pass it."
Or to repeat the quote of the year about ObamaCare, from the assistant director of Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, Peter Brown:
"It's a good thing for those pushing the health care overhaul in Congress that the American people don't get a vote."
I said before that this monstrosity was going to collapse under its own weight, and I see no reason to withdraw or change my prediction. In fact, I almost feel like quoting "Hannibal" Smith: "I love it when a plan comes together!"
Still, my inborn Skept-O-Meter warns me that we're not out of the woods until the last dog has sung its swan song.
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Last Modified: Friday, December 28, 2012 9:35 PM
By John Guidroz / American Press
Authorities are investigating an early Friday morning incident that left two Lake Charles men hospitalized with gunshot wounds and two city police officers injured.
Police Chief Don Dixon said the incident began just after 2:30 a.m. at the 400 block of North Martin Luther King Highway when an officer tried to pull over a car that was involved in a crash several hours earlier. The car, occupied by two men and a woman, allegedly fled from the patrol unit for several miles before the chase ended at the corner of Opelousas and North Lincoln streets near the Interstate 10 overpass.
Dixon said the driver, 23-year-old Frankie Joseph Garrick of 1130 N. Cherry St., allegedly hit an officer with the car before sideswiping another patrol unit. Officers fired shots, injuring Garrick and 23-year-old Jordan Jamarl Brown, of 1522 Brick St. Dixon said a gun, which was reported stolen in Lake Charles earlier, was recovered at the scene.
Dixon said Garrick and Brown are in a Lafayette hospital and their condition is unknown. The female was not injured and released, Dixon said.
The two officers, whose names have not been released, were treated for their injuries and released.
Garrick has two separate charges pending of attempted second-degree murder, according to Calcasieu Parish District Attorney John DeRosier. One charge involves a shooting on See Street that occurred in May 2011. His trial on both charges is set for May 20 in the 14th Judicial District Court, DeRosier said.
Brown is on probation for attempted second-degree battery and has a warrant in Evangeline Parish for a probation violation, DeRosier said.
Dixon said State Police are handling the investigation of the officers using their weapons. Sgt. James Anderson said the findings from the investigation will be turned over to the DeRosier's office for review.


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Ok I have been doing a TON of research for an AK build in 9mm/x25 tok and have been trying to read everything available. From talking to other members and really looking at my options I've been trying to make the best decision as to which route to go...since I am a 1911 fanatic and love the .45acp more than 9mm I have decided to do a build in .45acp.
Also big thanks to KernelKrink who opened up the possibility to me by giving me the link's to Rhino 66's AK build in .45acp. I'm still finishing up the Saiga and building the Romy G so that will give me some time to do more research and collect the parts that I'll need for the .45acp build. I would also like to start reloading after these projects so although .45 is more money than 9mm and x25 tok I will make my savings by reloading it.
I am pretty much going to do it just like Rhino 66 did...with a few minor tweaks of my own such as a nonreciprocating charging handle and I'd like to use the Uzi front trunnion and be able to have a detachable barrel.
There's a few things I'm not equipped to do and wanted to know if someone here is able to do them:
1) Turn a .45acp 16" barrel to fit the Uzi trunnion if I provide all the parts needed ?? Also a gas block/front sight would be used, hopefully a Bulgy one if I can find one...
2) Does anyone know if there are AK flats available without the magwell and dimples in them ??? Worst case I can use one without the magwell cut out and hammer the dimples back out if I had to.
3) Is there anyone that would be able to bend the flat accordingly and if I provide the Uzi front trunnion and magwell be able to attach those as well ?? Or if there's someone in the PA area or even NY, NJ or Delaware that could help me with this I'd be more than willing to drive and pay for the help...I'm just not wquipped to do it all by myself.
I'm starting to account for all the parts I'll need, writting them down, but before I go and buy evertyhing I need to find some people who would be willing and able to help me with this. Rhino 66's thread is a HUGE help as he explains in detail and with pictures how exactly he made his work so if someone is capable of bending flats and TIG/MIG welding that would be enough to do most of this build I believe.
I also do not mind sending the stuff away for someone to work on if needed.
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text: Tony Romo has thrown more interceptions than any other NFL quarterback through the first eight weeks of the season. Some probably believe the Cowboys' starting quarterback should be benched. But it's not that simple. Romo's turnovers haven't all been solely his fault, and there is no guarantee backup quarterback Kyle Orton would have better results with the same group. There's not a clear determination of what it would take for head coach Jason Garrett to bench Romo. Despite Romo's nine interceptions in his last two games at Cowboys Stadium, the Cowboys' owner, general manager, executive vice president and head coach all publicly have supported him, so it appears Romo is not close to being replaced in the starting lineup. "Tony is a starting quarterback and a quarterback that the team, candidly, is built around, (and it's) about as indispensable of a situation as you can (have)," Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Friday on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM]. "And it is not practical to say, 'We're going to bench you.' That usually isn't practical. You can look at teams that are dealing with that right now, publicly. So what do you do? You work from within. http://www.foxsportssouthwest.com/1...nding_cowboys.html?blockID=813751&feedID=4680


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Ashley Benson Is The New Face of Faviana
This 'Pretty Little Liars' star is taking on a new role in the fashion world. Not only is she a total fashionista in her hit T.V. show, but she's got a sense of style off the screen as well — and we've got brand new pics from her shoot!
Ashley Benson, 23, was named the new fashion face of Faviana! The star looks so glam in the pretty dresses and she pulled off a slew of styles so effortlessly — all while looking like she was having so much fun!
This blue-eyed beauty loves rocking the blues. She looks fab in every shade, from a bright turquoise to a deep royal… and we're sure everything else in between!One style that flatters her awesome bod is a ruched, turquoise gown with gorgeous embellishments to add some glitz. Her bold, smoky eyes are the perfect contrast to the soft features.
She goes from classy to fun in a deep sweetheart-cut gown. The look is topped off with the perfect amount of jewels to accentuate her girly shape. This is one of her more flirty ensembles and we absolutely adore it!
Her next look is a bit more simple, but doesn't fall short of flattering the beautiful star. The deep plunging neckline is the perfect touch, especially with the sheer filling. Subtle, but still sexy.
"I'm so excited to be the new face of Faviana. I had a great time shooting the different looks and I felt amazing in every dress I put on," said Ashley. We're just as excited as she is to see what's in store for future shoots!
Did YOU love Ashley's looks just as much as we did? Let us know and leave your comments below! VOTE on which dress is your favorite.
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The International Rodeo could be barred from returning to Forsyth Barr Stadium if the Dunedin City Council agrees to a plea from animal rights group Safe.
The group's Dunedin co-ordinator, Carl Scott, yesterday petitioned the council to follow Auckland Council's lead and ban rodeos from all council-owned land and facilities.
Mr Scott told councillors at yesterday's public forum rodeos were cruel and brutal "displays of dominance" that left animals terrified and, in some cases, injured or needing to be euthanised.
The "barbaric spectacle" was all in the name of entertainment, but was "not fair" for the animals involved, he believed.
"There's nowhere to run to. Just pain, fear and confusion. How could you not be terrified?"
Rodeos had been banned in other places, including parts of the United States and on publicly-owned land in Auckland.
Circuses featuring exotic animals had been banned from council land in Dunedin, he told councillors.
That ban should be extended to include rodeos, and was a move that would win public support, he argued.
"I think there will be very few people who will disapprove of a ban," he said.
Mr Scott's plea came after he led a campaign by Safe (Save Animals From Exploitation), calling for members of the public to boycott the International Rodeo which was held at the stadium on November 17 last year.
However, the rodeo's production manager, Fred Doherty, said at that time no participants or animals had been involved in accidents during the five years the rodeo had been running.
New Zealand rodeos followed the National Animal Advisory Committee guidelines, and all animals were checked by veterinarians before and after rodeos, he said.
A opinion piece by Mr Scott arguing against the rodeo, published in the Otago Daily Times days before the event, also drew a rebuttal from United States rodeo announcer Kedo Olson, who argued the animals involved were athletes and well cared for.
The event drew a crowd of 7500 people - about half that hoped for - but organisers had indicated the rodeo was profitable and could return to Dunedin.
No animals or riders were injured during the event, Mr Doherty said.
However, Mr Scott told councillors yesterday that, without a ban, the organisers would face "continued and increased opposition from us".


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A Bitter Tasting Anniversary
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This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the Harkin-Engel Protocol – an agreement by the country's largest chocolate companies, including Hershey's, committing to put an end to forced child labor on cocoa farms in West Africa by 2005. The Protocol pledged to develop and implement voluntary standards to certify cocoa produced without the "worst forms of child labor," (defined according to the International Labor Organization's Convention 182).
Ten years later, no progress has been made.
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"Credit Suisse Cares for Climate" is an initiative that is designed to incorporate wide-ranging climate protection measures into our operating activities. It helps us make an active and measurable contribution to climate protection on a number of levels. In 2006, Credit Suisse became the first major Swiss corporation to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality for its operations in Switzerland. Through our four-pillar strategy, we achieved this goal for all our operations worldwide in 2010 and have been globally greenhouse gas neutral since.
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When you release a website or web application, it's going to face a lot of very public load testing. If it performs poorly, there's a good chance that you're going to lose a lot of customers. Colin Mason offers some tips for load testing in order to ensure a better customer experience.
In this day and age, the web tends to be the number-one way businesses interact with their customers and prospects. Web performance—or the speed and reliability of your website, mobile site, and web applications—can have a huge impact on your business. According to the Aberdeen Group, a single-second delay in website response time translates to an 11 percent reduction in the number of pages customers and prospects view on your site, a 16 percent drop in customer satisfaction, and a 7 percent decline in conversions.
As a software tester or quality assurance professional, your job is to ensure superior website, mobile site, and web application performance, particularly during peak traffic periods when a business often has the most to gain (or lose). If the site is slow, you're going to lose customers to competition. If customers can't get through their transactions, you're not going to make money.
Years ago, load tests were designed to validate that your database, server, and internal network were ready to handle peak traffic loads (in the vicinity of one hundred users!). As websites, mobile sites and web applications have grown significantly more complex over the past decade, they now require a whole new set of techniques and practices for load testing.
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Today's websites and web applications have evolved from simple, single-function tools to feature-rich composites offering extensive functionality from external third-parties like shopping carts, ratings, and reviews and analytics, as well as RSS feeds and social media plug-ins. In fact, the average website today connects to more than twelve hosts. While these extensive functionalities can enable a richer online customer experience, they also introduce performance risks, since any one component can cause a website or web application to slow down. Case in point: Tagman recently determined that Google's +1 plug-in drags down page load times by a full second.
In addition to third-party applications, there are many other performance-impacting elements standing between your data center and your customers around the world, including cloud service providers, regional ISPs, local ISPs, content delivery networks, and even browsers and devices. Collectively, this concept is known as the web application delivery chain, and poor performance anywhere in the chain will degrade the cumulative customer experience and reflect poorly on you, the website owner, regardless of the actual cause.
The reality of modern websites and web applications is that even if your inside-the-firewall tools indicate that everything is running OK, that's no guarantee your customers are happy. You can no longer just test inside the firewall, because this gives you only partial coverage and leaves you with significant blind spots. You must load test the entire web application delivery chain in order to identify and fix any weak links. Some businesses believe they can't load test external elements because those elements are beyond their control. But, if you can do a load test from the customer's point of view and include that entire web application delivery chain in your load test, then you really are in a stronger position of control.
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As a software tester, not only should you be able to clearly communicate to various functional groups with a stake in web application performance (IT, line of business, and marketing) the direct, bottom-line impact of web performance, but you should also be able to define "strong experience." How fast and available do you need to be during peak periods? A recent industry survey found that 41 percent of online shoppers have no qualms about abandoning a preferred website to shop elsewhere after only one or two bad experiences during a peak time. In addition, a vast majority of online shoppers report being very much inclined to tell people they know about poor web experiences. Today, your customers expect superior experiences regardless of whether there are ten users on a site or ten million. Industry benchmarks can give you a quick view of how your competitors are performing and the expectation they're setting in the marketplace regarding what constitutes a "good" online experience.
Besides speed and reliability, there are other pieces that, when put together, also contribute to the customer online experience, such as: Does the page load correctly? Does it look right? Are all the objects on the page? Are there a lot of 404 errors? Are there objects missing? By articulating the definition of "excellent experience," you can create a shared language and basis of understanding among cross-functional teams, helping to unite them behind a common goal—which leads to the next point.


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Reading School Board weighs budget cuts options
READING, Pa. - Donna Broad, a teacher at 10th and Green Elementary, sat in the third floor boardroom of the Reading School District administration building waiting to hear if the proposed elimination of the Pre-Kindergarten program would remain the same.
The Reading School District Board of Directors reconvened Tuesday night to continue a budget workshop that began last week.
The workshop last week covered various items under consideration to help pare down the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
This week an outline was supplied for review of the items cut from the budget as well as items still under evaluation. It was only the cut items, however, that were scrutinized by members as the board attempted to pan out the logistics of each cut.
A majority of the meeting was spent discussing the elimination of pre-kindergarten which would save the district $1,374, 346. This, paired with a cut of 10 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staffers for $831,101 in non-title funds would allow for other items such as transportation of grades K-5 and the guidance division, to remain funded.
Board Member Karen McCree brought to the attention of the board president, Pierre Cooper and superintendent Dr. Carlinda Purcell that since the discussions of last week's meeting, many faculty members of the School District, including Pre-K teacher Donna Broad, didn't find out about the possible cuts to their departments from the district but instead by word of mouth or what they saw posted online.
This elimination of Pre-K and the 10 FTE's also allows the music department to keep on more staffers, many of who were present at tonight's meeting. While the music department wasn't discussed in depth as it was during last week's workshop, the department attended to show their solidarity for the arts programs in the district as well as to let the board know that they weren't going anywhere.
Two other items highly debated were the reduction of both assistant principals and employees in clerical positions from 12 month to 10-month employees. The board stated that the individuals would not necessarily have July and August off, but instead the days would be scattered throughout the year. With this proposed cut, the board was confused as to how vacation days would be taken into account as well as how substitutes would be used in the administrative aspect.
The budget for the next fiscal year remained at $211,258,214, but after a meeting this morning, the proposed cut in staffers could jump from 56 to 79 fewer positions.
The general public will have the opportunity to speak their mind about the proposed budget and other topics tomorrow at the school district's General Board Meeting. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Reading High School in the L.G.I. room.
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165.5 (h) x 284.6 (w) cm Gift of the Philip Morris Arts Grant 1982. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
- the artist;
- with Coventry Gallery, Sydney;
- from whom bought by Philip Morris Art Grant 1974;
- by whom given to the National Gallery of Australia, May 1983
- Australian Art 1940-1990 from the Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu 28 Jul 1995 – 03 Sep 1995
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- National Gallery of Australia 14 Oct 1998 – 26 Jan 1999
- Abstract Expressionism: the National Gallery of Australia celebrates the centenaries of Jackson Pollock and Morris Louis
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- Philip Morris art grant: Australian art of the last ten years, Canberra: National Gallery of Australia 1983, p. 95, illus. col., p.13;
- Barbara Dowse, Dick Watkins in context: An exhibition from the collection of the National Gallery, Canberra: National Gallery of Australia 1993, no cat. no., p. 19, illus. col.;
- Misato Shomura and Atsuko Yamamoto (eds), Australian art 1940–1990: From the collection of the National Gallery of Australia: In search of an inner landscape, Gifu: Museum of Fine Arts1995, cat. 66, illus. col., p. 145
Anniversary 1973is a large abstract painting in landscape format, created with energetic diagonals, darts, arcs and drips. Onto a putty coloured ground, the artist has painted a series of gestural marks in black, red, green and blue; these are overpainted with more pink and black, and highlighted with yellow and poster red. As the vertical drips demonstrate, Watkins seems to have worked on Anniversary over several sittings. The work captures the energy of paint, a sense of compression, and elements of collage. We could be watching fireworks.
Watkins has described his oeuvre as a product of Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.[1] From the 1970s, when he made a commitment to studying these masters, he concentrated on their 'plastic problems' and, in doing so, 'established his own analytical categories for understanding their work.'[2] In an earlier painting Deposition 1972, also in the Gallery's collection, Watkins applies the paint in the manner of Pollock, almost as if drawing using coloured paint.[3] The result is a brilliantly-coloured, labyrinthine work. In Anniversary,Watkins develops the web-like marks of Deposition into more acrobatic gestures. Here, his lunges, slashes, and stabs owe something to Willem de Kooning and their calligraphic quality suggests the human figure. The use of bodily deconstruction or figurative elements in Watkins' work has been traced to Picasso,[4] but, in this case, a further connection may be drawn to the work of Lee Krasner. Indeed many of Watkins' paintings suggest aspects of other artists' work, but are ultimately entirely his own.[5]
'There is not a great deal to work with on straight lines and curved lines after all,' said the artist.[6] In Anniversary Watkins demonstrates how much territory many be explored by limiting himself to a small number of elements.[7] His comments have particular resonances when applied to this painting:
The four sides of the picture are the boundaries (as of a playing field).
The energy of the painting and its parts are generated, on the whole, by its contact with the four sides.
Forms that are parallel to the sides develop little energy (though they have their purposes).
Forms which approach the diagonal are of a higher energy; they tend to bounce off the sides. …
Painting is risk-taking and the courting of disaster is the essence of a good painting.
To paint well is to forget to 'paint.'[8]
The diagonal forms of Anniversary serve to illustrate these ideas. They, and the horizontals and verticals, are bound by, and resonate from, the edge of the work. Mary Eagle likens the artist's way of working to a dance or a fencing match: he 'paints with speed and aplomb,' to a dance of his own choreography, as if parrying 'one move after another, movements of slash, lunge, and swivelling turn.'[9] In the case of Anniversary we might extend the analogy, and imagine a boxer, both hemmed in by the ring, and bouncing off its ropes. Watkins has indeed 'courted disaster' and his risks have paid returns.
Lucina Ward
[1] See Grazia Gunn, 'Dick Watkins', Art and Australia vol. 21 no. 2, Summer 1983 pp. 210–16 or Daniel Thomas, 'DickWatkins and the flood of art' in DickWatkins: Australia: XVIII Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil,The Broken Hill City Art Gallery 1985, p. 6.
[2]Gunn, p. 210.
[3] Deposition 1972, acrylic car lacquer on unprimed canvas, 160.3 x 190.8 cm, Purchased 1973, National Gallery of Australia 1973.186.
[4] Specifically in his use of a circle as breast or eye or, as Barbara Dowse puts it, his 'furtive ideographs'; see Dick Watkins in context: An exhibition from the collection of the National Gallery, Canberra: National Gallery of Australia 1993, p. 19. Watkins saw the Tate's Picasso retrospective in July 1960; the catalogue for this exhibition, and many others, is part of his extensive library.
[5] In the paintings following Anniversary, Watkins incorporated a larger range of figurative elements; these body parts, while not overt, are set within a dense calligraphic environment, and result in works which are akin to Pollock's totem paintings; see, for example, Storytime 1976, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 167.6 x 124.8 cm, National Gallery of Australia 1983.1591, and A visit to the studio 1981, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 177.6 x 181.5 cm, National Gallery of Australia 1983.1592.
[6] Watkins quoted by Thomas, p. 7.
[7] Watkins limited himself to a similar range of marks in several other works of the same year: see, for example, Untitled 1973, oil on canvas, 165 x 262 cm, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, and The visit 1973, oil on canvas, 168 x 125 cm, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale.
[8] See the artist's statement, prepared for his 1989 retrospective at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery.
[9]Mary Eagle, 'Dick Watkins', Art Monthly, October 1990 pp. 22–23, at p. 22.
The National Gallery of Australia holds 31 works by Watkins: 14 paintings, 16 watercolours, and 1 drawing.


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The act of raising/mentoring your arch enemy´s child as your own after defeating or killing him/her in glorious combat. Coming from the plot devise in Akira Toriyama´s popular Dragon Ball Z anime.
In the Kenneth Branagh´s Marvel Comics inspired movie Thor (2011), the main antagonist Loki is motivated to usurp Odin after realizing that he had been piccolo´d by him.
Gohan was piccolo´d by Piccolo in Dragon Ball Z.
Gohan was piccolo´d by Piccolo in Dragon Ball Z.
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Re: honestly, ps vita sucks right now
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I won a free psp vita from the taco bell promotion which i was super happy about but theres no friggin games to play on it. or at least games WORTH playing on it. The only game im remotely thinking about getting that is available right now is Disgaea 3. But other than that i really dont use my vita right now. and i think remote play is just stupid. im not an expert on it or anything but i tried it out and pretty much all it does is let you play your ps3 games on your vita.....but...what use is that when i have to be near my ps3 and can instead play it on a bigger screen with an actual controller? If there are other features for remote play im missing please inform me on them.
Sorry this has just been a rant by me and just some things i wanted to get off my chest about the vita. Sony should not have released it if there weren't alot of games on it or at least some big name games.
You ungrateful, self-centered, entitled, little spoilt brat. If a Free console is causing you so much grief, sell it for "Free monies", or may be throw it from a building... The second action seems more inline with your inflated ego!
Re: honestly, ps vita sucks right now
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1) Vita has a great original library built up, I'm sorry if the tastes aren't yours, there are some great games.
1a) Uncharted Golden Abyss
1b) Gravity Rush
1c) Super Stardust Delta
1d) Wipeout 2048
1e) Guacamelee
1f) Little Big Planet
1g) Silent Hill Book of Memories
1h) Mutant Blobs Attack
1i) Assassins Creed 3 Liberation
1j) Soul Sacrifice
1k) Ragnarok Odysseus
1l) Little Kings Story
1m) Touch my Katamari
1n) Unit 13
1o) Virtues Last Reward
1p) Escape Plan
1q) Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
1r) Frobisher Says
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1u) Spy Hunter
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1x) Thomas was Alone 1y) Urban Trial 1z) Sun Flowers
I'm going to assume that by "original" you meant "exclusives" so I just corrected the list as those I scratched are multiplatform releases, remakes or late releases (I also wouldn't call Sun Flowers a great game either, not with a straight face anyway)~.
The rest of the year isn't terrible with Dragon's Crown (even if it's multiplatform), KZM, Tearaway, Ys: Celceta and (hopefully) VK3. Also, with some luck gamescon will actually focus on the PSV and new announcements. Quite honestly, the system desperately needs them right now along with a price cut~.
Re: honestly, ps vita sucks right now
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I didn't pay for dumb downed tech with my Vita. Yet, I'm getting games that look like they were made ten years ago. They're called indie games and its something that we as Vita fans, at least according to Sony, should be celebrating and jumping for joy over.
And yes, I do blame Sony for the lack of support and overall mismanagement of the Vita; they produced a phenomenal handheld and yet have utterly failed at marketing the device to the public. Would I go as far as saying the Vita sucks right now? No I wouldn't . But at this point in time, I certainly wouldn't recommend the Vita to anyone either. There is just too much uncertainty as to whether or not this device will succeed. And while the PS4 offers some interesting possibilities in terms of the Vita, it's far to early to say if any of that will actually pan out.
You fail right away in thinking all indie games look like games made10 years ago. The Vita is still getting great looking games like Rayman/Dragon's Crown,/Killzone, and no other handheld produces that kind of gameplay/graphics.
Obviously you are jaded, because Sony can't force a device into consumers hands no matter the marketing. The fact that they made the best handheld tech ever should go a long way in showing everyone (Including you) that Sony was committed from the get go, while THAT one factor is also the thing that hurt them the most = Price
You can't have yor cake and eat it too, because there are consequences to such actions. The remote PS4 play feature can't hurt the Vita's sales either, but only help, yet you are quick to dismiss that also. Pathetic, just sell the thing then.
Re: honestly, ps vita sucks right now
Do you at least agree that Vita has a good sized library to choose from at least...
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Re: honestly, ps vita sucks right now
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If anyone is complaining about price what is the problem with this bundle right here??? comes out next month... http://www.gamestop.com/ps-vita/consoles/playstation-vita-wifi-3g-walking-dead-bundle/110479?gclid=C... People are you really complaining about the vita?
While this sound like a great deal...you do know you're giving ammunition to the very people who feel the Vita is Failing. Juan will have a field day on this news as it solidifies his points that the PlayStation Vita is a port machine...
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I thought that once the devices were selling there would be less ports? Well here is your chance to buy it for a good price, Looks like its a good port anyway, enjoy and have fun!
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Awww... come on Juan, did you ever play SunFlower? It's a really fun game, don't judge it by its picture.
Do you at least agree that Vita has a good sized library to choose from at least...
I didn't buy my PSV to play low budget iPhone games. Not that I'm judging but keep in mind that in this very same thread people were bashing inferior hardware and praising the PSV's potential while you are mentioning a game that could run on a DS as an example of a great game. It does sound contradictory. But if you check my trophy list (and not for the trophies but so you can get a feeling of the games I've played so far and how much I've played them) you'll see that my interest lies within the scope of Sony's initial promise: AAA / Console Quality games~.
I never disagreed in that the PSV has a significant number of games. Though how much you have to choose from depends on your taste. Somebody who comes from a PS3 / XBOX 360 will find that a lot of the games offered are games they've already played. Somebody like me who bought one hoping for console like games / RPGs doesn't have a sheer variety to choose from (yet). But I do acknowledge that there's a lot to choose from between new games, ports, indie games and remakes. But quantity doesn't necessarily mean much, it's up to each person~.
Like I said, I'm not satisfied with Sony and the treatment given to the PSV (paralelly, I'm impressed with the campaign on the PS4). I'm really hoping Gamescon will make me a believer again~.
Re: honestly, ps vita sucks right now
Yea man the Vita has tons of games on the PS Store but not many Vita titles. We need more of those but hey, better to have a few great games than lots of average ones. The vita has come a long way from its launch. It needs more things like a few of those games that are killer and just plain badass (pardon my curse as it is for emphasis). Like Last of Us but not exactly. Also wanting PS2 support with the GTA series on there. Now that would blow up sales to be able to play San Andreas anywhere you go. WOO! But that is what the Vita needs is more games, great games and some classic games cuz we all love classics.
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The bloom is about over and lots of bees on the road, but some of ours are not.
anyone else having same problems.
where are your bees and when were they released???
The bloom is about over and lots of bees on the road, but some of ours are not.
anyone else having same problems.
where are your bees and when were they released???
They were released, hence loaded on a truck and "on the road", being transported back home.
His bee are pollinating almonds the almond bloom is over, he is waiting for the almond grower to release his bees. Then he can move them to the next pollination job or home.
Happens every year. Some growers just don't want to let go until the last petal falls. There are some hard shells with a bit to go but not much......should be done by the end of the week with these temps.
We are not in California to verify but our grower in Livingston recently told us that this trees are still in bloom?
All done as of today in northern california.
All bloom is complete, as of 3-14-13 posted on blue diamond web site, they will no longer be posting pollination info this season.
We got final release in wasco area today and in my opinion the bloom has been complete for at least a week.
One thing I find simpley ammazing is how many growers do not understand how the trees work, what I have come to learn is that pollination happens within 48 hrs of blossom opening , that is the window of opportunity.
So the saying goes" once the girls pregant, can't get any more , but it's fun trying"
or to simplify it for the growers we could pull the hives out 2 weeks ago and you will have your crop.
Larry Pender,Jubilee HoneyBee Company,Camarillo, CA
You should be released this week forsure.
Coyote Creek Bees
Still some blooms around here but I think it's just about over. Whatever's left on the tree has problem been open for awhile.
Thanks for the explanations. I am now a smarter newbee! Thanks everyone.
Hey Bradley,
Sorry, I have no pm's from you. I will email u.
Or we may go by in the girls reports on blue diamond. Regardless I will never set two weeks again unless they want to pay me 5 dollars per colony per day! Almond growers need to be educated by brokers...if they want bees they better listen and fix the morons st the border.
I included the link for the blue diamond bloom report and I was wanting to know if the blooms in this picture are done. I have bees in buttes and padres off Keyes road and hwy99 in Ceres and I think their done but the orchard owner was shacked when I told him I was wanting to move them out soon. His blooms look a lot like these. Even the blooms pushing out still are stripped of pollen an I don't want them to start starving.
Thanks for your input.
I have hives in some late blooming orchards, but last Saturday as far as i could tell it was all over.I couldn't find any flowers that didn't have a tiny nut in the center. A little shake dropped the petals off.
I also saw that every hive had whitened their combs and were full of almond honey, pollen and lots of brood. So I am not worried about starvation for a week or two.
Mine can stay put for awhile. There is still snow in some of my beeyards .
Those got a little bit left bees, I can see some anthers have not shed yet in those pics in each flower.
Now that were getting a little rain will that wipe out anything that might have been holding on? Are the anthers what the pollen sticks to when the bloom first opens? What will the bees get from these blooms?
Yes, the anthers are what the pollen sheds from. Typically when it hits a certain temp after the bloom opens, the anthers release the pollen which can then be collected. Not sure what almonds are, but I would assume about 50% of the pollen is released the first day, and the other 50% on day 2. Probably depends more on temperature than anything, hotter days might get full release day 1. But in the pic, you can see they're still bright yellow and shiny, after shed, they look really dry and usually turn a dull color.
I think experiments showed that those last few blooms dont set any nuts.But I wouldn't want to argue the point with a guy that just wrote out a big pollination check.


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Where Grant Road Ends, A Farm Lives On
Original post made by Janet Lafleur, Rex Manor, on Jun 13, 2013
But for those in the know, there's a more pleasant way to enter the park that's only open for people on bikes or on foot. To find this secret passage to the farm, follow Grant Road to St Joseph's Avenue. The connection becomes obvious once you learn that back in the gold rush days, what's now Deer Hollow Farm was the Grant Ranch, and that until the 1989 earthquake, the farm's neighbor was St Joseph Seminary.
The Grant family bought the land for their ranch in the 1850s and worked it for almost 80 years, raising wheat, horses and dairy cows whose butter they sold in San Francisco after a long weekly wagon trip. Their neighbors the Snyders were the first in the area to grow grain crops without irrigation. The Snyder farm included a vineyard, a large winery and 25 acres of orchards.
Nowadays, the cash crops at the farm are fresh eggs, orchard fruits in season, compost and manure. The hens produce about four dozen eggs per day that sell out quickly. The farm opens at 8:00 am daily and an inside source tells me that by 8:30 the eggs are usually gone.
But the most popular attraction at Deer Hollow are the farm animals, especially when the babies are born in Spring. This year's piglets were born in January, Luna the cow gave birth in February, and the newest additions are two sets of triplets: goat kids born to Jenny and Athena in May. And another nanny goat is due any day now. Hurry over to see these cuties, they grow fast.
If wild animals are more your interest, the nearby trails in the Rancho San Antonio open space are a great place to find mule deer, wild turkeys, quail, hawks and gopher snakes. The Rogue Valley trail is particularly active for wildlife in the evening. And if you're lucky (or not) you may see the rare bobcat or rattlesnake. We have.
More things to do at Deer Hollow Farm:
* Hike up High Meadow Trail to the vista point hill. On a clear day you can see San Francisco and Oakland.
* Pack a lunch and picnic in the hay barn. Note that you'll have to pack your garbage out with you.
* Check out the massive bay tree near the tennis courts. It's the third largest in the state.
* On the third Saturday of the month, a nature center is open in the historic Apple Shed.
* Come back in October for Ohlone Days to learn how the area's original residents lived off this rich land.
How to bike there: The route is not steep, but gradually climbs about 300 feet in about five miles from downtown Mountain View. The secret passage is at the end of St Joseph Avenue where the road is closed to cars at an Interstate 280 underpass. See map for route details.
Bike Fun Map with Routes to Farm: Web Link
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a resident of Blossom Valley
on Jun 17, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Without question, the worst way to get into Rancho is by car. It instantly adds a thick layer of stress trying to find parking, ironically, in a place people go to to DE-stress. I think the best entrance is from Mora, but that involves some climbing that might not be for everyone. The St. Joe's gate is more suited to all abilities.
Lock your bike up at the racks near the picnic tables and walk the trail at dusk for more bunny sightings than you could imagine!
a resident of Rex Manor
on Jun 17, 2013 at 2:47 pm
Janet Lafleur is a registered user.
You're right about the entrance on Mora being very steep. It's not only steep on the climb up, but the descent down to the farm is just as steep and there's a lot of loose gravel that make it sketchy.
But the reward is fewer visitors, which means more wildlife. We once came up a tom turkey fully puffed out protecting his hens from a coyote in the grass just below. It was really cool.


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On the occasion of an event StarForce 2009 in Torun (Poland) I prepared the Swamp Trooper costume for my 6 years old son (photo - my avatar).
About six months ago I decided to make a Boba Fett costume for him. Parts of this costume (Gauntlets, Amor, Helmet, Jetpack, Blaster) are built of polystyrene, PVC (2-5mm) and aluminum (Gauntlet's rocket, knee darts, jetpack beacon). Of course, aluminium parts have been made on a lathe. I prepared the technical drawings with dimensions matched to the child :). Work on this costume took me about 150 hours so far. I think I'm halfway through the project.
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Hmmm. Neville - whose high voice is most often described as angelic - on a selection of favourite doo-wop songs from the 1950s and early 60s, and produced by Keith Richards and Don Was? First question: Who does backing doo-wop vocals behind That Voice? Fortunately it isn't guitarist Richards' throaty croak but members of some original doo-wop groups (the Jive-Five, Del-Vikings, Teenagers). Other players include guitarist Greg Leisz (Beck, Ryan Adams) and Petty Heartbreaker Benmont Tench on keyboards.
There are classics here (Ruby Baby, Be My Baby, Tears on My Pillow, Under the Boardwalk and so on) but enjoyable though this is (and it is), few stand comparison to the innocence and enthusiasm of the originals. That light voice hardly brings anxious desperation to Ruby Baby, sexual yearning to Ting a Ling or raunch on Work With Me Annie.
So the best tracks are the atmospheric (Curtis Mayfield's Gypsy Woman), where the original is recast and a lifetime of experience is channelled (the title track and aching Be My Baby) or those with ethereal lift-off (This Magic Moment/True Love).
Classy (especially the closer Goodnight My Love), doubtless an award-winner, but not always on the money.
Stars: 3.5/5
Verdict: The ethereal voice of New Orleans returns to first influences with mixed results
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Paul C. Roberts' article called "Truth is Offensive"
Original post made by food for thought, another community, on Apr 3, 2013
Web Link
Truth Is Offensive
Paul Craig Roberts
Natural News
April 1, 2013
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts is the father of Reaganomics and the former head of policy at the Department of Treasury. He is a columnist and was previously the editor of the Wall Street Journal. His latest book, How the Economy Was Lost: The War of the Worlds, details why America is disintegrating.
Read it and tell me do you think of it?
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a resident of Green Acres
on Apr 3, 2013 at 1:17 pm
"the father of Reaganomics"
Reagonomics? Isn't that where Reagan tripled the national debt, from 900 mill to 2.7 trillion?
And had the largest working class tax increase in history when he doubled the payroll tax? One of 11 Reagan tax hikes, all hitting the middle class while shoveling loot to the wealthy?
Why would anyone read a freak like that, someone who constantly attacks the middle class working American, on a silly fringe, tinfoil hat website like NN or infowars?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Apr 3, 2013 at 3:27 pm
being the father of Reaganomics is nothing to brag about, rather something to be ashamed of. Supply side economics were ridiculous in that just because a lot of product is produced, there really is no guarantee the product will be bought. That was so naive, along the lines of "if you build it, they will come".
Why would I want to read anything by this clown?
a resident of another community
on May 7, 2013 at 12:24 pm
the article wasn't about Reagan. As for your comment about Reaganomics, I don't know that Paul would say the Reagan Administration did a good job on the economy front either. Paul was an advisor. He wasn't President. After all, Reagan promised to downsize government (EX. He said he would get rid of the Dept. of Education and the Dept. of Energy during his campaign and he did neither in 8 years.) This article was about how the "truth" is considered a bad word these days. I suggest you read the article before you make another comment.
a resident of Green Acres
on May 7, 2013 at 12:41 pm
Food: Thanks for the suggestion!
I generally don't read infowars and Alex Jones until I reach a state of paranoia that has me seeing black helicopters and thinking the moon landing was faked, the grassy knoll was real, and 9/11 was an inside job.
Crazy conspiracy theories just take too much out of me during the work day. Much better to consume that trash late at night, like reality shows, when the mind is numb and weak.
I did notice your attempt to post a link to infowars on the Boston thread but it was deleted. Now... THAT must just play into your paranoid fantasies, big time!
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Yes, Reagan promised to get rid of the Dept of Education, but with Bill "Book of Virtues" Bennett, they actually doubled it's budget!
Bill Bennett, who wrote The Book of Virtues, while losing millions of dollars in Vegas, on, of all things, video poker! Not virtuous, and if video poker was his game, not very smart either. But then again, Reagan's administration was pretty dumb, setting the record as the most INDICTED administration in history, surpassing Nixon.
a resident of Mountain View
on May 7, 2013 at 7:34 pm
Dude claims he is "the father of Reaganomics"
and the poster has the nerve to say "I don't know that Paul would say the Reagan Administration did a good job on the economy front either. Paul was an advisor."
Whoa Nelly!
Calls himself the father of the disaster that is reagonomics and now the poster wants to say only a little ol' adviser no one ever listened to!
What a pile of crock! Why would anyone waste their time to read the trash they post at that looney fringe website?!?
Paul Roberts only redeeming feature is his opposition to the phony War on Terror. However, he consistently supports Palestinians over Israel.
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