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Halloween: The night he came home
Posted by JBT
"What's your favourite scary movie?" That common refrain made famous in the Scream series is an easy question for me to answer – Halloween. John Carpenter's 1978 masterpiece horror film remains, for me, the quintessential slasher film that scares me shitless to this day. Right from the opening credits; I'm covered in goose bumps and chills upon hearing the eerie signature score.
The movie is so frightening and unnerving because it's about more than a masked figure with a knife killing unsuspecting teens. It's about the psychology of the boy that grew up to be Michael Myers. It's about how frighteningly visceral an experience watching the movie becomes; like the events in the film are happening to you and you're not just watching a movie.
On Halloween in 1963 in Haddonfield, Illinois, a young boy named Michael Myers dressed up for Halloween. He stood outside his house and watched his older sister, Judith, kiss her boyfriend through the window. When the two went upstairs to Judith's bedroom, Michael entered the house, went into the kitchen and removed a butcher knife from a kitchen drawer. After Judith's boyfriend left, Michael entered Judith's bedroom and saw her half dressed. He stabbed her repeatedly with the butcher knife. He then walked downstairs and out the front door with the bloody knife in hand. Just then, Michael's parents pulled up to the house. Michael's father pulled off the Halloween mask to reveal a six-year-old boy. The camera turned from Michael to the faces of his parents who stared at him in absolute horror.
Following his sister's murder, Michael is committed to Smith's Grove Sanitarium where he is placed under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis (Donald Pleasance) "I met him, fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left. No reason, no conscience, no understanding; even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, good or evil, right or wrong. I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face and, the blackest eyes...the devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...evil."
On October 30, 1978, Dr. Loomis and a nurse named Marion Chambers arrive at the sanitarium to accompany Michael to a court hearing, but Michael escapes by attacking nurse Chambers and stealing her car. On Halloween, he returns to Haddonfield, to the same street where he committed his first murder. Dr. Loomis, knowing Michael's intentions, follows him there. He appeals to the town Sheriff for help, but the Sheriff is reluctant to believe him. "Death has come to your little town, Sheriff. Now you can either ignore it, or you can help me to stop it," Dr. Loomis appeals. Michael spots a young teenage girl named Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and becomes fixated on her.
There's nothing more terrifying than Dr. Loomis trying to stop Michael and Michael chasing Laurie. There are horror movies that are merely bloody gore fests that aren't scary so much as they're violent, and there are bad thrillers that fail to cause even one hair to stand on end. Then there are those films made by incredibly skilled directors who don't just show violence onscreen, but create a truly terrifying experience. Hitchcock was a master of this and so, too, is John Carpenter.
In Halloween, we see ordinary, everyday people in nondescript settings and then a human monster looming off to one side as the camera pans over from the foreground. He wears a white mask and we are privy to his point of view as Carpenter places the camera behind the monster's eyes while he watches a pretty young girl. His breathing is heavy behind the mask and we hear each and every breath he takes while the eeriest of music plays. If you want to have a terrifying horror movie experience, watch Halloween, "The night he came home." It still terrifies me to the core.
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|1st May 2006, 12:34 AM
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|1st May 2006, 02:18 AM
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geeez ....
i'm sorry i even mentioned the article now. it appears to have had the opposite effect to what i was hoping for
silly me, after years of hanging out here, you think i would have learned this by now ...
i'm sorry i sent us off on a tangent. can we get back to the tech discussion now?
i'm still looking forward to understanding more about how the experts build good sounding, non-overall feedback preamps so i can build something and see what i think for myself.
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|1st May 2006, 03:08 PM
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I believe one poster said he had heard one of Charles's designs and didn't care for it. The conclusion he seems to have reached was that all no-feedback designs--including yours--were junk.
That's okay. I heard a high feedback design once and didn't like it. So by the same so-called logic, all high feedback designs are junk, right?
I've used feedback in the past. I reserve the right to use feedback now and in the future--however--I am currently trying to limit the amount I use in circuits, as it seems to detract from imaging (which actually does happen to be one of my goals). To that end, I am interested in what you have to say about open loop circuits.
Ditto for Charles Hansen.
Nelson has a way of approaching circuits that differs from yours and Charles's. It generally, though not always, involves feedback. That's okay by me. I'm interested what he has to say, too.
What most emphatically doesn't interest me is endless, repetitive nattering in the "feedback is the only way to Truth and Enlightenment" rut. It's a religion. Been there. Done that. Did the intervention thing and deprogrammed my brain. Any idiot can make a circuit with multiple zeros in the distortion specifications with enough feedback. That's nothing to brag about. I find the idea of seducing the circuit into giving me what I want far more interesting than hitting it over the head with a club. That approach is for cavemen.
And to think they brag about it!
"Ugh! Me caveman! Me hit circuit with club to make better. Oops! Crushed case. Broke circuit. Obviously need bigger club next time!"
Sorry guys. Go back to scratching on the wall of the cave with a lump of charcoal.
For the record, the power JFET circuits I'm working on use feedback. I'm still on the learning curve and have not achieved the wide bandwidth, etc. I want in an open loop configuration. Bummer. I'm still working on it.
John, my position is that neither you, nor Charles, nor anyone else should have to put up with rude people.
This thread isn't "yours" in the sense that you didn't personally start it. However, it is about one of your designs and accordingly you should be allowed to speak without having to endure a bunch of yik-yak from the peanut galleries. If they want to extol the presumed virtures of high feedback, let them start another thread. I, for one, don't want them polluting this one.
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On the other hand I read here in several posts that more feedback means worse sound and that no feedback is the best. I do not agree with it and I do not agree with reasoning supporting this point of view. That is what I am saying.
|1st May 2006, 06:00 PM
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Folks, it has been my experience that high negative feedback is not as good sounding as low or almost zero negative feedback, ALL ELSE BEING EQUAL! My opinion on this is based on my experience, rather than my initial assumptions. I used to think that negative feedback was the greatest thing going. It just did not appear to be so, once I actually experienced listening situations where negative feedback (or at least practical examples of it) seemed to lose out to more open loop designs. Then, I read Matti Otala's TIM papers and it started to make sense. Before that, the late Richard Heyser had told me that negative feedback was very problematic in audio circuits. He based this around his own listening tests.
On paper, at least at the undergraduate engineering level, negative feedback looks almost like the cure for almost everything. I have designed circuits with both positive and negative feedback in order to contour the output to any impedance that I want. Sometimes, current output is preferred over voltage feedback in motor drives.
Back in the late '60's while at the Ampex research department, I made designs that make most offerings here, simplistic. How about a 4 quadrant balanced bridge 2000W power amplifier with both positive and negative feedback loops in order to create a floating current drive, using multiple 2N5684's and 6's on an air blown heat sink? I really committed myself to feedback back then.
It was only when I LISTENED to what I and others preferred, that I realized that something was wrong. First, I thought it was TIM. Now I think it is PIM that is the deepest problem. This is just my opinion based on my experience. I let the marketplace tell me if I am going in the right direction.
|1st May 2006, 06:22 PM
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I arrived at a similar conclusion simply by wondering how it was that tube equipment with mediocre specifications frequently sounded better than solid state with oodles of zeros in the distortion department. Clearly the numbers didn't tell the whole story.
It is my hope that some clever lad (or lass) will come along and develop a spec that means something.
As of this writing I am unaware of anyone even trying--much less succeeding--at developing a specification that gives even a hint as to whether a piece of equipment images well. Yet imaging exists. Even a modest system can throw an image of some sort, at least width if not depth. Unfortunately, there seems to be an inverse relationship between "good" distortion measurements and a good image. My impression is that it is due to phase relationships being destroyed.
I measure distortion, but only as a casual thing. Until we have a more inclusive suite of distortion measurements, I'm not going to get all sweaty over a few points of THD or IMD. They just aren't enough to get the job done.
Something I'd like to see is a spec that measures real-time, frequency and level-dependent phase shifts. (For signal level, think of a standard Bode diagram in relation to dynamic level shifts--not steady state. I'm not sure what to do about frequency-related phase shifts, although I suspect that it is more critical to imaging in the long run.) I suspect that might get me closer to an understanding of what's happening in the imaging department.
Then there's dynamics and "tightness" in the bass (no, damping factor doesn't explain it, else why do some tube pieces whip solid state ones?) and about a dozen other things.
|1st May 2006, 06:41 PM
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I believe you, but nothing was said about circuit inside a closed loop. How did OLG look like? Was it wideband, with cutoff frequency high above audio band, or was it dominant pole design with integrating OLG decay, with cutoff somewhere like 100Hz? This is very important for PIM. If you only say that "ALL ELSE BEING EQUAL!" with no description of the circuit, we do not know much.
I know Ottala's paper well, but we live in different times now. It is not so big problem to design much faster circuits that are not significantly slew-rate limited.
According to my experience, global feedback is no evil for fast, wideband, locally linearized circuitry. I also made similar experiment - with very linear class A output stage inside and outside global feedback, everything else same. For me, it was sonically better inside feedback loop.
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It is important to think 'practical' There is a very good reason why most op amps have 100Hz or less open loop bandwidth. It is 'impractical' to do it much differently. Of course, a perfect open loop circuit doesn't need negative feedback to improve it.
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Some people like Porsches, some like Ferraris. Everyone takes what he likes. Both are great cars. What is there to argue ?
And what is one trying to achieve in going to a Porsche Owners Meeting with a Ferrari, trying to convince the other guys that their beloved Porsches are not as good ?
Start a new thread if you want to discuss the pros and cons of feedback. I am sure you would get great response.
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A Laytonsville man who worked for Dan Bongino's congressional campaign in 2014 has filed to run against Democratic Rep. John Delaney in Maryland's 6th Congressional District.
Frank Howard, 54, served as campaign chairman to Republican Dan Bongino, who challenged Delaney in 2014. Howard also ran an unsuccessful campaign for state Senate that year, despite picking up several notable endorsements.
"People feel the need for positive change in Annapolis and Washington," Howard said in a statement. "I'm an independent-minded outsider who wants to represent them."
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H.S. Female Athlete of the Week: Francesca Russo of Wayne Valley
Francesca Russo stood atop the podium Saturday, the smile on her face shining as brightly as the gold medal dangling from her neck.
The Wayne Valley senior had just become the first New Jersey fencer, girl or boy, to win four career state gold medals.
What made it all the more special was the fact that Northern Highlands' Allison Lee was standing right next to her. Her longtime training partner and friend had collected the silver medal.
Russo paused to reflect on the years that had passed, the times their families went on vacation together, how they had stuck it out with the sport while other childhood friends had long since given it up.
For Russo and Lee, their sabers could be thought of as symbols of their friendship: strong, sturdy, yet pliable — just flexible enough to allow them to look beyond the times they've had to compete against each other.
"We've known each other inside and out because we've practiced with each other," Russo said. "It's good to know I've always had Allison by my side."
For The Record Female Athlete of the Week, it was a long journey to four state titles. She said this one was the most difficult of the four because not only did she have to contend with stiff competition on the strip, but also the challenge of making history weighing on her mind.
In a sport where you're literally a target, Russo knew that applied figuratively during every match this season.
"I definitely felt everyone tried to beat me really hard," Russo said. "So I think this one was the hardest. I had nerves, on top of the competition being pretty hard."
But the journey doesn't stop here. Russo will be heading to Bulgaria to compete for the United States in the junior world tournament next month. Then in the fall, the sport that has taken her to such far-flung locales as Senegal, Jordan and Croatia will lead her to Indiana, where she will enroll at Notre Dame.
Lee will be heading to Princeton, so their paths, if not their sabers, will cross again.
"There are a lot of meets between us and Princeton," Russo said. "We're going to be seeing each other a ton."
Also nominated: Stella Mayer of Dwight-Englewood and Melissa Heath of Northern Highlands for basketball; Cheyenne Bellerand of Emerson for indoor track.


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a place for zinesters - writers and readers
I'm working on a mental health zine at the moment and I'm in search of submissions; art, photos, stories, articles, comics, poetry etc.
Since it's a mental health zine, feel free to write anything related to it; whether it's eating disorders, depression, personality disorders, you name it.
Feel free to e-mail me at gothicvamperstein at hotmail dot com.
I've decided that the deadline is May 1st. Also, participants get a free copy.
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Broadband providers suck us in with the promise of super fast speeds but what we actually receive is often much slower. Follow our Moneywise TV tips to improve your broadband speed.
For the second year running, research from Ofcom found that not a single broadband provider actually delivers their advertised speeds. The difference between headline and actual speeds is misleading consumers, but until the industry gets its act together, there are a few simple ways to improve your speed at home.
Start by testing the speed of your broadband. Check out an online speed test to measure the speed of your connection. This will show the difference to your provider's advertised rate and help to work out how small changes can improve the speed.
If you use the internet a lot to download music and watch TV shows on channels such as iPlayer and 4onDemand, you could be exceeding your limit which will make the connection run much slower. Consider switching to a deal with unlimited downloads or use a broadband download monitor to keep an eye on your usage.
If you have wireless broadband make sure your network is secure. Your connection should be protected with a password, otherwise anyone in range of your network could be using your broadband. This will affect the speed as the more people using your connection, the slower it will be.
Make sure your internet software is up to date. Having the latest version of your web browser will help with the efficiency of your connection, as web pages should download faster.
Empty your cache. Whenever you visit a webpage your browser will store or 'cache' it. Over time the cache fills up and clearing it often can help to improve the speed of your browser.
Whatever applications you have on your computer, make sure that they are not set to open automatically each time it's turned on. The more happening in the background when you're using the internet, the slower it will be.
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Mark your calendar: Climate chatter galore
With four climate confabs in September alone, we're headed into a year-end with an unprecedented number of high-level, international climate change meetings. The news emerging from these meetings will likely ratchet up the volume of discussion on climate change as the US elections begin to gain speed. Here's a rundown. Just finished: Discussions at the Asia Pacific Economic Council (or APEC, a group which President Bush mistakenly called OPEC) closed ended last week with a an agreement to pursue weak voluntary limits. Also just finished is the Gleneagles Dialog (9/10-11) in Berlin, a confab of the G8 group of wealthy nations (and the heaviest emitters). Ahead: With the US at least stirring to discuss green house gas (GHG) limits there will be US-led meeting with major American emitters (9/27-28). Concurrently, in Washington, meeting organized by the Pew Charitable Trusts will bring emerging market heavy emitters China & India into discussions with beltway wonks. Further out, a gathering of the thousands of the world's climate scientists will conclude its recent efforts to document the state and future of climate change. A meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (11/12-17) in Spain will issue final recommendations that synthesize findings from the three early parts of its findings published early this year. And last but not least there will also be a duo of UN meetings in New York (9/24) and Bali (12/3-14) to set out the post Kyoto agenda. For more details, click through to the continuation of this post. A tip of the hat to Brandon MacGillis at the National Environment Trust/ Pew Campaign on Fuel Efficiency for this helpful summary.
September 10 - 11 G8 Meeting: Gleneagles Dialogue Berlin, Germany Energy and environment ministers from the 20 largest energy consuming nations will gather in Berlin for the Gleneagles Dialogue, which started at the 2005 G8 meeting. Key issues for discussion will be finance and investment as well as the elements to the post-Kyoto regime. http://www.net.org/documents/GleneaglesBerlin.pdf
September 24 UN Meeting - The Future in our Hands: Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate Change UN Headquarters - New York, NY United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene a meeting of heads of state or government to promote discussion for advancing negotiations on a new global agreement on climate change at the upcoming United Nations climate change conference in Bali, in December. http://www.un.org/climatechange/2007highlevel/
September 27-28 President Bush's meeting of Major Emitters/Economies on Energy Security and Climate Change State Department, Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will host a meeting of the world's richest nations and most prolific emitters to talk about/starting to talk about/agreeing to talk about (finally) doing something on climate change. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/08/20070803-7.html http://www.net.org/documents/draftagendameeting.pdf
September 27-28 Bali and Post 2012 Preparatory Meeting U.N. Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts offices Washington, D.C. The National Environmental Trust/Pew Environment Group, Chatham House and the U.N. Foundation have invited representatives from 15 countries, including China and India, to Washington, DC, for a meeting to parallel the President's major emitters meeting. This forum will highlight multinational perspectives and viewpoints that are likely to be somewhat muted at the President's conference. The main focus of this meeting will be to discuss how these organizations can strengthen and support the climate negotiations taking place this December in Bali.
November 12-17 27th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Valencia, Spain This is the final meeting of the IPCC to adopt the Fourth Assessment Report on climate change. At this meeting the IPCC will release the final summary for policymakers, which will make recommendations based on the three previous reports from earlier this year. http://www.ipcc.ch/meet/27session.htm
December 3-14 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 13 and MOP 3) Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia This is the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the third Meeting of the Parties of the Kyoto Protocol. We will send out more information on this meeting when it is available. http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_13/items/4049.php


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Data scientists are a rare commodity in today's job market, and this is not expected to change anytime soon. In a recently published study, the McKinsey Global Institute predicted that demand for professionals with Big Data know-how will continue to exceed supply for the foreseeable future.
"By 2018, the United States alone could face a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 people with deep analytical skills as well as 1.5 million managers and analysts with the know-how to use the analysis of big data to make effective decisions," the report states.
See here for 11 universities to study Data Science
Leading Hadoop distributor Cloudera is hoping to address this widening knowledge gap by doubling down with academia. The vendor just announced that it is launching the Cloudera Academic Partnership, a program meant to help universities equip students with the skills necessary to accelerate the "new Big Data economy". The first seven higher education institutions that signed up for CAP are:
● Auburn University
● California State University, Los Angeles
● Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Harvard University
● Purdue University
● San Jose State University
● Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
● The University of Stavanger, Norway
These institutions join nearly a dozen U.S campuses that already offer degrees and certifications in data science. A sizable portion of these universities were brought on board by other Big Data vendors that are also targeting aspiring data scientists – namely IBM.
Big Blue has launched several academic initiatives over the past few years, including a web-based program that offers Hadoop courses and tutorialsfor free. Anjul Bhambhri, IBM's vice president of Big Data, alsocreated an educational web series for the company's network of over 200 colleges and universities.


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Jamie has magic touch for Linfield
Linfield 1 St Patrick's Athletic 1
Jamie Mulgrew hit a spectacular last-gasp strike for Linfield last night as they remained at the top of their Setanta Sports Cup group.
The midfielder drilled home a free-kick from 20 yards in the final minute to deny St Pat a second victory over the Blues.
Despite a late siege on the visitor's goal it looked as though David Jeffrey's men were going to slip to third place, but Mulgrew provided a moment of magic to thrill the home fans.
St Pat's would have had no fears ahead of their trip to Windsor Park after giving the Irish League champions a footballing lesson in the corresponding fixture in April, but the Blues almost made the perfect start when Michael Carvill latched on to a Mark Miskimmin ball from the left with his header landing inches wide of the far post.
The visitors were dealt a blow on 12 minutes when winger Bobby Ryan was forced off with what looked like a dislocated shoulder after an innocuous incident and Ryan Guy entered the fray.
Mark Quigley should have opened the scoring on 19 minutes when he was given the freedom of Windsor Park after Alan Mannus punched Stephen Brennan's dangerous cross out to the edge of the box, but with more time than Quartz on his hands, he dragged his shot wide.
The visitors could have been made to pay minutes later but keeper Barry Ryan was equal to Winkie Murphy's powerful header and Carvill's long-range shot.
St Pat's finally broke the deadlock five minutes before the break.
Quigley broke the off-side trap, much to Linfield's surprise, and stood up a cross into the centre where the on-rushing Fahey powered a header past Mannus.
Glenn Ferguson wasted a chance to draw the Blues level two minutes into the second half when he blazed over after good work from Mulgrew.
A minute later Quigley teased the home backline before curling a left-foot strike just wide of goal.
On 51 minutes goal-scorer Fahey stung the hands of Mannus with a rasping long-range strike as St Pat's threatened to double their lead.
Back came the Blues. Carvill went down under the challenge of Jamie Harris, but referee Mark Courtney waved away his claims for a spot-kick.
New signing Paul Munter was given his debut on 75 minutes as the Blues searched for an equaliser. Skipper Noel Bailie had a late strike saved by Ryan then Munster crashed a header off the bar before Winkie Murphy's rebound effort was again saved by St Pat's goalkeeper Ryan.
It was frantic stuff, but the Blues sensed an opening and Mulgrew's strike in the final minute kept them level with Derry at the top of Group Two.
LINFIELD: Mannus, W Murphy, Hagan, Curran, Ferguson (Munster75), Carvill, Bailie, Burns, Lindsay (McAreavey 83), Miskimmin, Mulgrew. Subs: Addis, White, McAreavey.
ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC: Barry Ryan, Lynch, Harris, Paisley,Brennan, Fahey, Dempsey, Bobby Ryan (Guy 14), Kirby, Quigley, Fitzpatrick (J Murphy 77) (O'Brien 83). Subs: Friesz, O'Brien, Haverty, Bialek, O'Cearuill.
Referee: Mark Courtney (Dungannon)
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Damp start Tuesday, then brightening, some sunshine. A few showers later. Wednesday dry with some sunshine. Thursday mainly dry and bright, a few showers later.
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Further thundery rain spreading north over the next 24 hours.
Scotland will see patchy rain ease to leave northern Britain largely dry with some sunshine. Much fresher than yesterday though. Meanwhile England and Wales can expect some warm sunshine, but with thundery rain spreading across southern England and south Wales.
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A weakening rain-band will spread southeastwards on Tuesday. Perhaps windy in the north. Wednesday and Thursday look more settled with some warm sunshine. Further rain in the west later.
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Thursday and Friday will be mainly dry with sunny spells for most, although cloud and rain could spread southeastwards during the day. Still rather warm and humid in the southeast, with the chance of some thundery showers. Through the rest of the period, we are likely to see a more changeable pattern becoming established across the United Kingdom, with northern and western parts seeing spells of rain or showers at times. Meanwhile, many southern and eastern parts should be drier and brighter overall, with any spells of rain that do spread southeastwards likely to be fairly weak. Windy at times, especially in the northwest. Temperatures are likely to be near normal in the north and west, but warm in many southern and eastern areas.
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Confidence is low during this period, although we are likely to see the changeable pattern continuing across the United Kingdom through the early part of June, with a predominately west or southwesterly flow. The unsettled conditions mainly affecting northern and western parts early on, but gradually these look likely to spread southeastwards, with temperatures near normal. By mid to late June confidence remains low, although on balance we are likely to see a continuation of the changeable conditions for many, with temperatures remaining near the average. However, there is a low probability of a more settled and perhaps warmer spell of weather possible around mid-June, mainly in the southeast.
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And here we are right before the challenge with some changes already in place.
Week 1 - inspiration photos
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duh. Pink is better. No exceptions! You did so great getting out of your comfort box. You might just start placing pink all over your house now! xoxoxReplyDelete
Pink looks fantastic in this room. I love your light fixture! MeganReplyDelete
Okay I know you feel "meh" but I love the shot of pink in here! It's so fun and lively!! Especially because it's in small doses - I love a little pop of color.ReplyDelete
I love that chandelier! so pretty and yet a little industrial!ReplyDelete
In love with the pink touches in your room now! Still can't get over how perfect those pink lumbar pillows are for your chairs! Thanks for joining the challenge, Shelley! So fun!ReplyDelete
I still love that painting. It so cool and it's not super sweet pink. It's a very modern cool pink. Great job!ReplyDelete
I think the room really comes alive with that pink in it. I love all the changes you made also. Painting the room gray would also be really beautiful. Those colors really compliment each other.ReplyDelete
love the pink in your dining room. i am adding hot pink to mine and i have gray walls. i like it more than "meh" so maybe you will too.ReplyDelete
I think it looks lovely, especially the pink pillows!ReplyDelete
Loving it. I think the pillows make it. And that painting is fab!!ReplyDelete
I love the pink in your space! It makes it so much livelier and fun! :)ReplyDelete
I'm liking the pink! Hope to see gray walls on here soon. ;) This was fun and glad I got a chance to meet you and join in the challenge!ReplyDelete
I love the bits of pink! Everything you did in your dining room is great!ReplyDelete
it's amazing how bright and happy that pink looks and how much life it adds!ReplyDelete
The room is just flawless, Shelley! Love the pops of color and new upholstery! Beautiful job! Now, can ya come do mine? =)
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I think the pink is super fun. I don't think I have a single pink thing in my house. And that's sayin' somethin' with two daughters! My favorite part is still your painting. I just love it.
I linked up the two things in my house that are my favorite color. GREEN. :)
Just found your blog on 6th street design - congrats on the post - I LOVE the zebra in your dinning room and the pops of pink - my fav combination!!!ReplyDelete


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Sun, fun and scuba!!!
Trip Start Jul 05, 2005
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I had taken my two week scuba course (in Spanish) at a dive school. It was really great and the instructor, Gustavo, was a doll. I took the class with some really nice people from Bogota, but ended up doing the certification with a group of guys from an insurance company. It was actually a lot of fun and it wasn't bad being the only woman in the group. In any event, I decided to take up scuba diving because I was afraid of letting something other than me control my breathing...yeah, I know, control freak! After completely embarrasing myself in the pool before the open water dive this past weekend, I was ready to go
I left Bogota at 7:30 am on Friday and was at the beach by 9:30. The town we stayed in was called Taganga and is about 20 minutes north of Santa Marta (popular tourist area). I didn't know what to expect except that Gustavo had told me it was a fishing village but there were beaches nearby. I must say I was pleasantly surprised when I got to Taganga. It was a fishing village, but it was really neat. The people were super friendly and it was small. It was kind of hippyish (sp), but had a lot of character. I walked around and it was the beginning of Carnival (kind of like Rio), so there was a lot of partying going on (see Carnival pictures). Kids were dressed up and singing and dancing in the streets. After walking around and checking the town out, I rented a speed boat with a boatmaster and for $4000 pesos ($2US) he took me to a little beach called Playa Grande (Big Beach) area around a set of rocks. The ironic part was that the beach was kind of little. Nice but little.
Around 1 pm the scuba group (Gustavo, Carlos Andres, Jorge, Hernan,Fabio) and headed out for our first of 7 dives (including 1 night dive). The water was choppy and i was starting to feel a little nervous about my first dive. I think the rest of the group was too because few words were said until we got to the dive spot, which was beautiful. The name of the cove and the area was Granate (no real translation). As soon as we got into the cove you, the water was calm and shades of green and blue. I instantly felt better. We put on our gear and into the water we went. It was freaking cold. Minutes later I was 40 feet deep and still alive! Breathing wasn't a problem, but when my mask started to fog up, I knew I was going to have to stay calm and concentrate on how to get a little water into the mask and get rid of it without freaking out! It worked perfectly and then I was able to see amazing fish, corals and even an octopus. Octopus was really cool. They change color to protect themselves. The first dive was the basic part of the certification. We had to remove our regulators (breathing mechanism) and put it back on. Fill our masks and purge them. I successfully completed those tasks. I was so excited! We swam around for about 27 minutes and then headed to the surface. We got back in the boat and there were hi-5s everywhere! It was really awesome!
We rested for a while and did our second dive
Later that night, we headed into Santa Marta again to "El Rodadero" (the slide) which is the beach area in Santa Marta
The next day, we did two more incredible dives and I realized that I was hooked. I wanted more, I wanted to stay. Unfortunately, everyone else including Gustavo had to head back to Bogota the following day. You can't fly after having scuba for at least 12 hours. I had planned on going to Parque Tayrona, a natural park, the following day and had arranged for a private guide to take me and show me around. That night, the entire group got together and we went partying in Santa Marta. We didn't get home till I don't know what time, but had a really good time!
I am so glad I stayed! The park was absolutely incredible. It's in the jungle and there are beaches everywhere. Some are swimable and some aren't. We hiked into the jungle for about 2 hours and were greeted by yellow monkeys in the trees as we walked into the park. It was so different to see the monkeys in the wild instead of in a zoo. There were beautiful birds and other unseen animals. The hike was really awesome, especially when I got to meet a Kogee (native Colombian indians)
We saw three beaches (there were plenty more to see)and at the last one, Cabo San Juan Guia, we had lunch and I had a nice siesta in a hammock which my guide set up for me. Lunch was a fabulous red snapper (entire thing head and all). I took some great pictures and then we hiked back for 2 hours and he dropped me off at the airport.
While I was in Taganga/Santa Marta, I realized how lucky I was to be in Colombia and experience the things I've done. I get lonely at times and really miss my friends and family (all you guys!), but that passes with the next adventure. I can't believe I've been here about 9 months. Now I'll have to figure out whether I can extend for another year. There's a part of me that wants to stay and there's another part of me that wants to head home to DC. I'll have to wait and see what happens. In the meantime, I am planning my next scuba trip or atleast a beach trip when my friends Tanya and Sheila come visit in mid-March.
Check out the pictures, they are really fabulous and you will be able to figure out why I am contemplating retiring in Granate, near Taganga. I could actually live on the ocean, something that is probably out of my reach in the states.
Love you all!
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I really like mine. You can carry a standard AR15/M16 30 round clip in the stock in a A and B. not sure if you can use a 30 round clip in the C. When in a case, looks like a large Pool cue case. Shoots well, no jams or anything, and is fairly accurate. Not a target rifle or anything, but mine held around 2 MOA.
I'd like to get another one sooner or later.


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Peugeot Sport is poised to embark on a busy motorsport programme in both circuit racing and rallying in 2011. The overall objective is to secure further titles and individual event wins, while Team Peugeot Total's endurance racing programme will be spearheaded by a brand new car. Once again, the Le Mans 24 Hours stands out as the highlight of the squad's 2011 calendar.
Objectifs 2011
The 2011 campaign kicked off in the finest way imaginable with victory for Peugeot on the recent Rallye Monte-Carlo. The centenary edition of the famous rally saw Bryan Bouffier/Xavier Panseri and their Peugeot France-backed 207 Super 2000 show the way forward for the rest of the year. At the same time, Peugeot Sport will continue to work actively with its subsidiaries and customers in a long list of national rally championships, as well as in the Intercontinental Rallye Challenge. Peugeot's sporting division will also continue to organise its highly popular one-make series in rallying and circuit racing in order to cater for the passion of amateur competitors, budding champions and fans of the brand.
Meanwhile, Peugeot Sport's energy will focus chiefly on its official endurance racing programme. After a strong season in 2011, which saw it claim the inaugural Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC) title, Peugeot Sport will be looking to defend its crown, although the highlight of its season will again be the Le Mans 24 Hours (June 11-12). The calendar of this year's ILMC features seven races, including Le Mans which will count for double points. This year's visit to La Sarthe is especially eagerly awaited inasmuch as it will be the first since recent changes to the technical regulations gave rise to a new generation of cars.
From the 90X to 908
The 908 HDi FAP helped Peugeot build up an enviable record of world class successes, including the title in the 2007 Le Mans Series, a one-two finish at Le Mans in 2009 and the inaugural ILMC crown in 2010. "We have chosen 908 as the name of the new car in order to build on the wave of success with which it is associated," says Peugeot's Director of Marketing and Communications, Xavier Peugeot.
"At the same time, this car fits perfectly with the brand's modern calling. It mirrors the modernity that is dialled into the 408, which is in the process of being launched in Latin America, the 508, which is beginning to arrive in the dealerships, and the new 308, about which we will be going into a little further detail over the coming days. It also echoes the modernity expressed by our first ever diesel hybrid model, the 3008 HYbrid4. At Peugeot, we have always sought to associate our commitment to motorsport with the real world and with our model range. The name 908 consequently stood out as the obvious choice." Following in the wake of the 905 and the 908 HDi FAP, the 908 is the third car to have been developed by Peugeot Sport for endurance racing. And, like its forebears, its mission will be to extend Peugeot's winning record at Le Mans which already features three wins, in 1992, 1993 and 2009. The 908 complies with the latest technical regulations and notably features a so-called shark's fin engine-cover appendix. It is a closed-cockpit car, with four identical wheels, and is powered by a 550-horsepower, 3.7-litre V8 HDi FAP diesel engine. It means Peugeot Sport will be competing in endurance racing for the fifth year running with a diesel engine equipped with a particulate filter (FAP/Filtre à Particules). Since 1998, more than seven million HDi engines have been sold worldwide, helping Peugeot to earn a reputation as one of the biggest players in the realm of clean diesel power.
The 908 packs the same technologies as those employed for Peugeot's road cars, while there has been close collaboration between the group's engineers and specialists and their counterparts at Peugeot Sport to ensure that expertise in domains like fuel efficiency, respect for the environment and performance is shared between road cars and motorsport.
The technical solutions chosen for Peugeot Sport's latest endurance racing challenger
Immediately after the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours, Peugeot Sport's engineers started to put pen to paper to design a new car destined to comply with the new, upcoming technical regulations. They sought to profit from the lessons learned with the 908 HDi FAP: "The regulations have evolved a great deal but we didn't start from a clean sheet," notes Bruno Famin, Peugeot Sport's Technical Director. "The experience we have gained over the past four years helped to steer the decision-making process and our technical choices, although the only component which has been carried over at the end of the day is the windscreen wiper! One of the principal difficulties we faced was having to design an all-new car while continuing to race another at the same time. We also needed to set ourselves sound objectives with a view to obtaining the best possible package with regard to engine performance, aerodynamics and weight distribution. We will only find out how successful we have been when we start racing the new car…"
A closed-cockpit car: "We knew from previous testing work that there is little significant difference between open- and closed-cockpit cars in terms of their aerodynamic performance. At the same time, despite the added constraints they bring when working on them at races, closed-cockpit cars provide additional safety for the drivers. We therefore decided to stay with the same solution."
Engine: "We have also made full of our experience with the V12. We ultimately decided to opt for a turbocharged diesel V8, the characteristics of which are very similar to those of the V12. The angle of the 'vee' is 90 degrees (compared with 100 degrees in the case of the V12) for balance reasons. The cubic capacity is 3.7 litres and the new V8 HDi FAP boasts peak power of 550hp. We ran it for the first time on the dyno on January 25, 2010."
Four identical wheels: "Today's LMP cars have a shortcoming with regard to front-end road holding performance. The logical way to cure this was to increase the size of the contact patch between the tyres and the track, which entailed running bigger front wheels, within the limits specified by the regulations. This aspect of the car's development was carried out in close collaboration with our partner Michelin."
Aerodynamics: "Given the big reduction in engine power resulting from the 2011 regulations (a fall of approximately 150hp), we had to take a fresh look at the trade-off between aerodynamics, drag and downforce. The latter has been significantly reduced in order to maintain a reasonably high top speed."
The new car made its track debut on July 27, 2010. "This was the deadline we set ourselves, although we knew we would almost certainly run into teething trouble given that this was an all-new car. We did indeed have problems but we succeeded in resolving them one by one as we got more and more kilometres on the clock. One of the very positive points we found was that the car's handling lived up to our expectations out of the box. With regard to its other strengths and weaknesses, we will need to wait until the first races to see how we compare with our rivals. That said, we continue to work without worrying about what our opponents are doing; we are simply focusing on our own objectives. Between the car's track debut in 2010 and the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours, we will have completed 12 tests in all, at a number of different circuits," concludes Bruno Famin.
The full championship
The Intercontinental Le Mans Cup has expanded from three rounds in 2010 to a seven-round calendar this season, including two races in the USA (Sebring and Petit Le Mans Road/Atlanta), three in Europe (Spa-Francorchamps, Imola and Silverstone) and one in China, plus the bill-topping Le Mans 24 Hours. "We clearly want to defend our ILMC title," underlines Olivier Quesnel, the Director of Peugeot Sport. "We won all three rounds of the series in 2010, but there is one round we are especially targeting this year, and that is Le Mans.
This legendary event has now been incorporated into the championship, a move we believed was necessary – indispensable even. Including Le Mans will be very beneficial for the championship and will put an even bigger spotlight on endurance racing which is a discipline that permits carmakers like Peugeot to showcase their knowhow and technology in extreme conditions. We have consequently submitted entries for two cars to the ACO for every round, with the exception of Spa-Francorchamps where we will take three cars to use it as a full- scale dress rehearsal ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours."
Outstanding drivers
This season sees the introduction of a more balanced calendar, a shift in the technical regulations and the arrival of a new car, but the people who make up the team are just the same. "At our debrief after the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours at our base in Vélizy, I told all our drivers that I had every confidence in them for 2011," concludes Olivier Quesnel. "They are true professionals, every one of them. We have nine world class drivers who count among the discipline's very best. We have everything to gain from sticking to the same line-up."
The three crews for Le Mans:
– N°7 908: Alexander Wurz / Anthony Davidson / Marc Gené
– N°8 908: Franck Montagny / Nicolas Minassian / Stéphane Sarrazin
– N°9 908: Sébastien Bourdais / Pedro Lamy / Simon Pagenaud


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Gutters drip, lintels sag. The woodwork is slimy with moss and mould and a jungle of weeds has grown up where the gardens once were. They look especially rank round the patio at number 10. Welcome to the spookiest deal on the struggling property market: a street with a record of 35 deaths, two explosions, incest and Britain's most famous lesbian kiss. Yes, it's Brookie: the whole set of Phil Redmond's gritty soap is up for auction at the Grosvenor House in London on December 17. Peek past the bouncers who guard the edge of the close, and the outlook is forlorn.
The set, more prosaically known as 43-67 Brookside, West Derby, Liverpool, comprises 13 houses - real ones - but their history has been patchy since 2003 when the cameras left and a wag painted "D" on the end of the Brookside Close sign (long rotted off its post). Only six were "lived-in". The others had been Mersey TV's offices and stores, tramped through not by Anna Friel or Ricky Tomlinson but hundreds of non-celebrity staff.
Redmond's Mersey TV built the houses in 1982 for £25,000 apiece as an insurance policy should the show fail. When Brookie ended triumphantly after 21 years and 2,732 episodes, the close was used for Hollyoaks and Grange Hill interiors. Peer through the grubby windows and the stained pastel decor rings bells.
Lock, stock and tumbleweed then passed to All3Media, which bought Mersey for £40m in 2005. Enter the unhappy figure of Andrew Currie, a shoe salesman who set up a property firm and spent £2.4m on Brookie in September last year.
Currie ended up like a Brookside character, with his company in trouble, and next week's auction carries his creditors' hopes. They will be lucky to reach estimates of £500,000. The houses need at least £60,000 apiece spent on them. Neighbours in Deysbrook Lane would prefer bulldozers and a fresh start.


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A lack of barley combined with one of the hottest summers on record has sparked a beer shortage in Cuba.
Apart from a few imported beers sold at high mark ups, most of the country's beer is produced by the Bucanero brewery, a joint venture between the Communist government and Anheuser-Busch InBev. Alongside Bucanero, the brewery's brands include Cristal, Cacique and Mayabe.
However, the brewery experienced a sharp dip in production at the start of 2014, which Cuban media attributed to delays in malted barley imports during the first four months of the year.
This shortfall has now filtered through the supply chain to affect thirsty consumers in search of refreshment as the island experiences a summer heatwave with temperatures averaging 28°C.
Local reports indicate that the situation is being exacerbated by individuals and the country's newly permitted private restaurants, called paladares, hoarding beer stocks.
According to 2011 data provided by the Cuban government, the country's per capita beer consumption is 21.1 litres in a population of 11.63 million.
Although the combination of its Communist set up and a longstanding US trade embargo means that the country is used to shortages, with items such as potatoes and even condoms reported to be scarce, this latest supply issue is provoking particular discontent.
"Cubans are beer people," the manager of one Havana café told Reuters. "This beer drought is really hurting sales. People see there's no cold beer and they just harrumph, then walk away in a bad mood."


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A chance to avenge her Magic Millions relegation last year has become reality for No Looking Back after her win over older horses at Rosehill.
In her first start since her Golden Slipper failure, the Gai Waterhouse-trained filly surged between Zaratone on her inside and Skytrain to win the Listed Carrington Stakes (1100m) yesterday.
The margin was a short half-head to Zaratone with Skytrain a nose third.
No Looking Back was first across the line in the 2012 Magic Millions Classic only to lose the race on protest to her stablemate Driefontein, who she will oppose again in the A$1 million Magic Millions Guineas (1400m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday week.
"Hopefully, we can make amends this year," owner Nick Vass said.
"She is a wonderful filly and has only turned the corner in the last 10 days. The Golden Slipper took a bit out of her so Gai backed off her."
Waterhouse gave No Looking Back three barrier trials leading into her New Year's Day assignment and said she was ready to take on Driefontein and Queensland star Sizzling.
"They were good horses she beat today in a race where I think she was poorly weighted," Waterhouse said.
"We're off to the Magic Millions."
Tommy Berry rode No Looking Back yesterday but is also the regular partner of Driefontein.
With fellow stable rider Nash Rawiller on the injured list, Berry is not about to choose between the two.
"I imagine I will be sticking with Driefontein but I don't want to choose," he said.
"I don't want to have any input and I will leave it to Gai."
Berry was impressed by his first ride on No Looking Back. "She floats around a bit in the straight. Skytrain was in front and he gave me a bump at the 50m which got her going again and she really pushed to the line."
No Looking Back has firmed to $12 for the Magic Millions Guineas with Sizzling the $3.20 favourite ahead of Driefontein ($4).


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Water Beads Mistaken for Sprinkles Leading to Hospitalizations
There is a product that helps the life of your plants, but it can be very dangerous to people who eat them. When dry, water beads look very similar to edible sprinkles.
However, once they absorb water they expand one-hundred to a-thousand times their original size.
Darlene Rodrigo is a mother of two and says this happened to her family when a relative mistakenly added them to cupcakes. 'We called the California Poison Control Center and that's when they told us - in California alone - this has happened multiple times,' Rodrigo says. Darlene says days after eating them, her daughter and son both began throwing up and had to be treated at the hospital.
Lee Cantrell with the San Diego Division of Poison Control says some cases can get so bad, surgery is the only option. 'If it becomes an issue where they can't pass them and they have problems with their bowel system - that would be a surgical emergency,' Cantrell says.
Darlene's children did not need to resort to surgery, but says people need to be careful if these products are in their home because the packaging is similar to the ones edible sprinkles come in and also the warning label that the product comes in is much too small.


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Thank you very much David and David will be joining us on stage in just little bit. I want to repeat my thanks to you all for coming.
We just love having you here. And I wanted to start by talking little bit about what were up to at Google and then we'll have Bernie and Joanna to do some demos and then Larry and I of course will take your questions and we are very much looking forward to that.
We are using a language inside the Google around Big Bets. This being driven I think primarily by Larry. So as we need to sort of aspire greater and I'll tell you that if you go back and look at nine years ago in the IPO, Larry and Sergey asked you as our perspective shareholders at the time to take the long-term deal, to place a big bet on our leadership and product division. And in many ways at that time, that's why I asked the folks who are here early back when, it was a leap of faith on your part, right? You believed us.
Now at the time, it's hard to imagine this now, but most people thought that search was a done deal when Google started working on the the problem nearly two decades ago Larry and Sergey started it at Standford and it's interesting that we forget that it was a same with Gmail right but email there was nothing new about email. I have never seen that. Who has got a new email it's always email solutions right, launching an email service was not an obvious choice for a search company, especially when we are offering 200 times more storage than the competition.
Today we have over 425 million Gmail users globally and the other services are in decline.
It shows you that you can enter a market with a big debt when everybody assumes there is nothing interesting going on, and you can do something that just works better and you can change the world. That's the way that Google likes to think about problems. Give another example, when Google brought Android, most people though Andrew Rubin was nuts, literally nuts. They believe that any attempt to align the mobile industry around open source operating system would fail.
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Size Does Not Matter
This yard may be small, but the soaring perennials and tiered fountain take it to lofty heights.
Bird Haven
Spikes of Verbena bonariensis, Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas) and a red Weigelia Florida perfectly present a birdbath in the background.
Embrace a Hillside
This pathway softly winds up to the house thanks to lush plantings spilling and cascading over the boulder staircase. Tip: No matter the scope of the project, always maximize the space by embellishing its existing character, like grade changes.
A Quiet Conversation
This landscape offers a peaceful spot to enjoy a beautiful garden view.
A Nice Spot for a Rest
This Newfoundland dog must be enjoying the aroma and color of the Salvia farinacea and Blue Fescue (Festuca ovina glauca).
Pine Dining
The shade of a pine tree is converted into an inviting dining spot. There is an herb garden located just beyond in case the meal needs a little extra spice.
Bountiful Bannister
Masses of blooms, including Veronica 'Shirley Blue' and Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours', make a wonderful stair railing.
Soften the Hardscape
No other plant can add movement and catch light like ornamental grasses. They can soften yet enhance masonry elements with their airy form and uniquely capture and filter the sun's rays. Tip: Be sure to place them where they can catch the light, which will shine through their foliage and flower heads, making them glow and shimmer in the breezes.
Rustic Charm
A well-worn, high-backed chair surrounded by colorful perennials makes a peaceful meditation spot.
Wisteria Pergola
This large patio provides plenty of sun for plants but enough shade to make it a great place for entertaining.
Purple Pathway
A stacked-stone wall frames this bed of rich hues.
Red & White
A lovely combination of Shasta Daisy (Crysanthemum maximum), Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) and Tickseed (Coreopsis rosea) fill this flower bed.
Sculpture Garden
Whimsical art is prevalent in cottage-style gardening. This happy trio also adds a touch of sweetness, too.
Purple Swing
Hugged by morning glories, this hand-painted bench invites you to sit at the edge of the lawn next to a bed of canna lilies.
Well-Planned Yard
A mix of perennials and shrubs creates texture, color and scent in this informal garden designed for strolling and casual afternoon chats. The large flagstones draw you from the back door through the lawn to the pleasant bench under a grove of birch trees. As the trees mature, the surrounding houses will disappear into the forest, making this a private spot.