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Reviewer Ray Andersen considers Billund one of his real world home airports, so was very excited to see Vidan Design offer Billund X for Microsoft Flight Simulator FSX and Lockheed Martin P3D. He found it to be highly detailed and very accurate, with great looking buildings, accurate ground markings, nice night effects and much more to see.
Time for another Where In The World challenge from Ron Blehm. Last month proved challenging, with many picking the wrong location. This month's location is a resort serviced by Alaska Airlines. Can you figure out the location?
TDS - Tenkuu Developers Studio has produced several Boeing jetliners as freeware that are of good quality and are quite popular. In this review/tribute, Michael Hayward looks at their 727, 737 and 787 aircraft in their many variations and offers his comments on each one.
Yesterday, Dovetail Games (DTG) released the latest addition to the world of flight simulators for 2017 with Flight Sim World becoming available on Steam as an Early Access release. Remember that Early Access means this sim is still under development, with early users being able to contribute to that. Thanks to Michael Hayward, we offer a first look at what FSW has to offer.
Luxembourg RealCity 3D from SamScene 3D covers the Luxembourg capital city with high resolution. More than that, it is built with over one thousand Luxembourg-style custom buildings and houses, which gives you a fantastic view when flying over the city. Flight simulator FSX and P3D pilots will surely enjoy the experience, reports reviewer Bill Stack.
X-Plane 11 is the first major new version from Laminar Research in quite a few years and brings some major improvements to the flight simulator. So, how best to approach reviewing this? In this review X-Plane newcomer Raymond Andersen brings his years of simming experience to a new platform and discovers a lot to like in the X-Plane world.
For those wanting real world weather within FSX, FSXWX is a great freeware solution, so reports reviewer Bruno Esperanca. Though a bit complicated to install, once running you'll see much more interesting, complex and most important real weather through which to fly.
The GoodWay 5 Flight Planner is a plugin for X-Plane 10 and 11 that gives flight simulator pilots all the features they could want. It neatly integrates with the sim, making it easy to using the flight plans in your on-board GPS. Reviewer Paul Mort covers the features in detail.
Dovetail Games, with their announcement of Flight Sim World, brings a brand-new flight simulator for 2017 to the hobby. It will initially be available in an "Early Access" version -- basically a version that is not quite finished and encourages user feedback. In this op-ed, Michael Hayward examines what we know so far and offers his opinions on what this means for the flight simulation hobby.
In the third "Going Places" feature, Rodolfo Astrada tells a tale of flying from his last destination, Sharjah, to Frankfurt Main in Germany. Woven into the story of the flight is the history or jetliners including the DC-10 and L-1011 as well as stories of the regions flown over.
FSX and Prepar3D warbird fans will surely enjoy the Hawker Typhoon Mk1B created by Aeroplane Heaven. It includes seven authentic WWII paint schemes and realistic flight dynamics that provide a challenge for the virtual pilot. Reviewer Erwin Welker was pleased with the results.
With the Memorial Day holiday weekend here, the FS Pilot Shop announces its big sale, extending to over 50 publishers and hundreds of products. Now is the time to stock up on some great flight simulator products for 2017.
Aerosoft has updated their X-Plane scenery package Southwest Florida Airport XP. This model of the Southwest Florida International Airport for X-Plane 10 offers a highly detailed reproduction of the real airport thanks to its 10 cm/pixel aerial image and 1 cm/pixel ground layout.
The latest video from Justplanes.com features Aurigny, "The Channel Airline", and their Saab 340, Shorts 360 and Trislander. Destinations include Alderney, Dinard, Guernsey, Jersey, Southampton, Amsterdam and London.
FlightSoft announces a special Memorial Day promotion, exclusively at the FS Pilot Shop. The Veterans Flight Sim Bundle consists of products that feature locations in Europe and elsewhere that became battle grounds during the world wars and military skirmishes of the last century.
This scenery is for KBTV Burlington International Airport in Vermont with information compiled from Google. Accurate textures and sizes were not available until March 2017, that's why no one has to try to make it before.
Now available at the FS Pilot Shop is FSX-P3D Scenery - KAVP Wilkes Barre-Scranton Intl Apt. The scenery is based on information compiled from Google and not available until March 2017. It features seasonal textures, photoreal terrain, custom buildings and more.
New from Taburet for X-Plane 11 is 10m Mesh For Washington and Oregon. This high resolution mesh adds more elevation points to scenery, increasing precision and making valleys and mountains more real. It can be used on its own or with other scenery.
SamScene announces Zurich RealCity 3D, FSX and Prepar3D scenery for the largest city in Switzerland. It features hi-res photo textures, over 10,000 Swiss-style autogen buildings, famous museums plus hotels, shopping malls, schools and more.
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FS-FlightControl, a touch-optimized instructor station for Prepar3D, FSX and FSW, assists simulator operators, flight simulation enthusiasts as well as home simmers to get the most out of their flight simulator. FS-FlightControl now officially supports the Early Access version of Dovetail Flight Sim World.

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5 Secrets to Growing a Massage Business
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As Director of Operations for Massage Envy in St. Cloud, Minn., Tammy Virnig knows what it takes to create a successful business in the massage therapy industry.
Opening the franchise in the St. Cloud area with owner Scott Ziessman in 2012, Virnig was told her biggest challenge would be to staff her therapists. However, she was fully staffed on opening day. Most new massage businesses struggle to fill their schedule. Her shop schedules 50-55 hours of massage a day. Clearly, Virnig knows the secrets to success. Here are her top 5 secrets to growing a massage business:
1. Go to the source. Virnig says that she knew from talking with other franchise owners near the Twin Cities that her biggest challenge in opening the business would be to fully staff the operation. So she decided right away to set up a meeting with the chairperson of the massage therapy degree program at Minnesota School of Business, Irene Rangen, and instructor Michelle Willenbring.
"I took a grad with me–Jessie Spike–and let them know we were coming [to St. Cloud] and what we were looking for," Virnig explains. "Next we were invited by [Associate Director of Career Services] Maria Janotta to attend a Career Day."
Since the partnership began, Virnig says, she's been fully staffed ever since. Currently she has 18 massage therapists employed, 10 of whom are Minnesota School of Business massage graduates. Massage Envy welcomes interns, as well, "because they are more likely to stay [on as employees.]"
2. It's not just about training. Ninety-eight percent of the MSB graduates have been "great hires," and of the employees who didn't make it, she insists, "the issue wasn't the training. It was about personal choices and work ethic." As an employer, Virnig prioritizes work ethic and flexibility as skills that predict future success. Knowing how to listen to the client's needs and to get along with people are both key attributes as well.
3. It's a team effort. Massage Envy has sales associates (SA) as well as massage therapists as part of the business structure. It is membership and reward based, so it is crucial, says Virnig, that the therapist understand the role that the SA plays. Prior to a massage, the SA questions the client to determine the purpose and desire for the massage and then matches a therapist to the client accordingly. After every massage, Virnig explains, the SA asks the client about the experience. If it's satisfactory, the SA asks the client to become a member. If it is not satisfactory, the SA's job is to find the ideal therapist match. The massage therapist is never acting alone in the relationship.
4. Know your client's needs. Virnig stresses that beyond their massage skills, therapists must become excellent "people readers." They need to be able to deliver the massage a client wants. Some clients are chatty; some clients are mellow. Some (like athletes) need serious deep tissue work and others avoid it. Therapists need to know how to customize the massage.
5. Use a business model that works. Because Massage Envy is membership-based, Virnig maintains, it breeds customer loyalty. Reasonable rates and discounts for membership ensure that clients remain happy and that a quality massage experience can be guaranteed for everyone. "It doesn't have to be a luxury," she says. "You can be a construction worker or a stay-at-home mom. We set our hours so anyone can get in."


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As usual, though, there first had to be an embarrassing eurosquabble, over whether a faceless Frenchman or an equally obscure Dutchman would head the new European Central Bank. Tony Blair eventually triumphed with the deal trailed for days: Wim Duisenberg will officially take the job for the full eight years, but will voluntarily bow to the French candidate, Jean-Claude Trichet, half way through the term, in 2002. But the French demanded written confirmation of the fudge, clearly violating the Maastricht Treaty and outraging Mr Duisenberg's German backers.
By the time all this had been sorted out, after midnight, any sense of celebration had evaporated. Samples of the 20 euro note were handed out like confetti at the summit, but the euro coins and notes will not begin to circulate until January 2002. The gloomy skies, and the lack of any public manifestation of joy in the streets, belied the historic nature of the events taking place behind the plate glass windows of the EU headquarters. It was a Belgian bank holiday, and the burghers of Brussels were away for the May Day weekend.
Dulled by years of preparation, some of those attending the birth of the euro were slow to appreciate its significance, although one noted British eurosceptic writer announced: "We are witnessing history." Britain's past marginalisation under Margaret Thatcher and John Major was replaced by the new mood of co-operation under Mr Blair and his Chancellor, Gordon Brown, who emphasised his warm support for the new currency. "It is the beginning of a new era for our continent," commented Mr Brown. Did he say error? No: on the eve of the meeting he had predicted that the euro would be a success.
Friction in Brussels yesterday may be echoed in London tomorrow. Currency markets are open in spite of the holiday, amid fears of a flight from the euro-currencies into sterling. The Emperor Charlemagne never had this problem when he introduced Europe's first single currency, based on silver, 1,100 years ago.
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Chin Augmentation - Providing Balance and Beauty to the Face
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The chin can dramatically affect the overall appearance of the face by providing balance, definition, and beauty. If the chin is weak or overly prominent, the overall facial appearance may suffer. Chin augmentation, also known as mentoplasty, is a surgical procedure that uses implants to build up a receding or weak chin. Many people seek chin augmentation for aesthetic purposes, though the surgery can also help to correct congenital or traumatic abnormalities.
Because there is a strong relationship between the appearance of the chin and the nose, chin augmentation is often performed in combination with Rhinoplasty. For example, a receding or weak chin may make a large nose appear even larger. Improving the chin can help to balance out the other facial features for improved harmony. For instance, Chin augmentation combined with the neck liposuction addresses aging concerns.
The Procedure
Dr. Rubinstein of Laser & Cosmetic Surgery Specialists, PC performs chin augmentations in New York on an outpatient basis with local anesthesia and light sedation. The implant is inserted through a small incision made in the skin crease beneath the chin or on the inside of the mouth along the lower lip, then positioned over the jawbone before closing the incision. The surgery typically takes thirty minutes to an hour to complete.
There are many different types of facial implants used for chin augmentation, including implants made of non-toxic, non-fluid filled materials like solid silicone and polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon).
After Surgery: What to Expect
A small dressing or bandage applied to the chin after surgery usually removed after a few days. Patients may experience some discomfort, which usually lasts for a few days after surgery and controlled with medication. Bruising and swelling are common, with the majority of bruising fading within two weeks while swelling may last several weeks. Patients are typically able to return to work within a few days to one week following their chin augmentation surgery. However, exercise and activities that are more strenuous should be postponed for several weeks.
Possible Complications
All surgeries carry potential risks. Complications from chin augmentation are generally rare but may include adverse anesthesia reaction, infection, and unnatural shape and implant shifting.
For more information, contact Dr. Rubinstein or a plastic surgery doctor in your area.


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Slickables Ice Cream Sandwich Now Open in Tempe
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Slickables Ice Cream Sandwich, the small shop located at 699 South Mill Avenue (in The Brickyard on Mill) and owned by former San Franciscans and ex-corporate types Tina Chau and Sam Chang, is now open for business.
Featuring a scoop of ice cream between two homemade cookies for two dollars, customers can mix and match cookie types such as peanut butter candy, lemon white chocolate chip (Chau's fave), and double chocolate chip with Dreyer's premium ice cream flavors like strawberry cheesecake, mint chip, cookie dough, coffee, and dulce de leche.
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Right eye higher than the left. Is there any treatment to correct this asymmetry? (Photo)
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Right eye higher than the left. Is there any treatment to correct this asymmetry?
There are many possibilities here and you will have to exclude each one of them by getting tested. May I suggest seeing an Eye Specialist as you may have congenital ptosis ( droopy eye), a muscle imbalance or progressive muscle weakness like Myasthenia Gravis. All the best
Hi HasiniRaj,
Thanks for your question and photo. Based on the picture, I can appreciate some lower lid retraction of both lower lids (worse on the right) and mild ptosis (droopiness) of your right upper lid. It is difficult to tell from one photo but there may also be some proptosis (bulging) of your right eye. Do you have a history of thyroid disease?
I would recommend a comprehensive evaluation by a skilled oculoplastic surgeon in your area. There are procedures that can be done to improve your symmetry but you first need a thorough evaluation.
Good luck!
Eye asymmetry
Based on your photo alone, you may have a muscle imbalance causing the asymmetry. This is called vertical strabismus and may be corrected with muscle surgery, not necessarily with eyelid surgery. I suggest you see a general ophthalmologist or a strabismus specialist for an evaluation.
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Designers and models will rub shoulders with celebrities at the British Fashion Awards 2006 in London tonight.
Moss and fellow models Erin O'Connor and Alek Wek have been shortlisted for the award for the model who contributed most to the international fashion scene in the past year.
The ceremony is being organised by the British Fashion Council (BFC) and will be held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Around 400 designers, retailers, media owners and models will attend a champagne reception, dinner and post-awards party.
Shortlists for the ten award categories were compiled by a committee chaired by Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman.
BFC chief executive Hilary Riva said: "As with previous years, the nominees within all categories are a reflection of the diversity of the creative talent that is born out of Britain."
Also shortlisted for awards are Giles Deacon, Luella Bartley and Preen - all battling it out for the prestigious 'designer of the year' accolade, previously won by Alexander McQueen, Jasper Conran and Katharine Hamnett.
Vivienne Westwood, Antony Price and John Galliano are shortlisted for the 'red carpet designer' award, while Harrods, Liberty and b Store are shortlisted for the 'shop' award for the retailer that represents the best in British high street design.
A leading British figure whose work has directed the shape of fashion on the international stage will receive the V&A award for outstanding achievement in fashion, and a £50,000 prize will be presented to one of Britain's most promising designers to aid their business development as part of the newly-created Fashion Enterprise Award.
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Morgan Stanley expects the Reserve Bank of India to hold rates steady on Tuesday, contrary to widespread expectations of a 25 basis points rate cut.
The investment bank says the consumer price index (CPI) remains the "most important measure" compared to the wholesale price index (WPI).
CPI has remained high, leading to "elevated and sticky inflation expectations," even as consumer prices could moderate going forward, Morgan Stanley says in a report dated Thursday.
High CPI will also adversely impact deposit growth and lead to high gold imports, the investment bank adds.
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) has numerous symptoms, many of which are vague, difficult to describe, cannot be measured by tests, and come and go. In addition, many MS symptoms are not specific to MS, meaning they are also a symptom of another medical condition. This can make the diagnosis of MS challenging.

However, this challenge works both ways, meaning that people may think they have MS, when in fact their symptoms are caused by a different disease. Examples of diseases that can mimic MS include:

infectious diseases like syphilis, lyme disease, or HIV

autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus or sarcoidosis

vitamin B12 deficiency

Clues That Suggest You May Not Have MS

Most of the diseases that mimic MS have other clues that suggest an alternative diagnosis. For instance, while it's not unheard of, it's rare for a person to be diagnosed with MS over the age of 60 or before the age of 15.

Another clue is when neurological symptoms (numbness, tingling, weakness) are associated with significant back pain. This points more to a structural problem in the spine, like something that is compressing the spine -- a herniated disc (common) or a spinal cord tumor (rare). Of course, it still could be MS, or both (it does happen). The point here is that significant back pain with neurological symptoms is not typical in MS, and therefore warrants further investigation.

There are many other clues that point to a diagnosis other than MS, and are specific towards that condition. For example, Lyme disease may mimic MS. That being said, one clue to differentiate the two is that Lyme disease usually affects the peripheral nervous system (nerves that travel from the spinal cord to the rest of your body) in addition to the central nervous system. MS affects only the central nervous system, and not the peripheral nervous system.

Clues That Suggest You May Have MS

Just as there are clues that suggest an alternative diagnosis, there are also clues that your symptoms are indeed from MS. For instance, if your symptoms occur at different intervals (at least one month apart) and within at least two different parts of the central nervous system (brain, optic nerve, and spinal cord), this is consistent with a diagnosis of MS.

Other clues include the worsening of neurological symptoms with heat (called Uthoff phenomenon ) and a disease course characterized by flares of neurological symptoms that either resolve completely or partially -- called relapsing-remitting MS. This is the most common MS pattern, affecting 85 percent of patients.

Bottom Line

It's important to remember that while there are a number of medical conditions that can mimic MS, for many people the diagnosis of MS is straightforward. In these situations, their symptoms are typical of MS, and the diagnosis is sort of a no-brainer and straightforward, requiring no additional tests.

Don't place the burden on yourself to diagnose your own health problems. See a doctor for a proper evaluation and testing. If you are diagnosed with MS, that's OK too -- the sooner, the better, so you can get started with therapy and move forward with your life.

Sources:

Birnbaum, M.D. George. (2013). Multiple Sclerosis: Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd Edition. New York, New York. Oxford University Press.

Gelfand, JM. (2014). Multiple Sclerosis: diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and clinical presentation. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 122:269-90.

Katz Sand, I.B., & Lublin, F.D. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. (2013). Continuum (Minneap Minn), Aug;19(4 Multiple Sclerosis):922-43.

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Class 1 NICs: earnings of employees and office holders: retirement benefits schemes from 6th April 2006: employer-financed pension only schemes: employer's payments into such schemes
Paragraph 9(1)(a) of Part 6 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions)Regulations 2001 (as inserted by regulation 8(7) of the Social Security (Contributions)(Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2006)
An employer's payment into an employer-financed pension only scheme("EFPOS") is disregarded in the calculation of earnings for the purposes ofClass 1 NICs.
- the meaning of an "EFPOS", see NIM02795
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When your Mercedes-Benz 280C left the factory, it was destined for a driver who values German engineering in their automobile. Your Mercedes-Benz dealership isn't the only place to buy trusted replacement parts for your 280C. You purchased your 280C because its a reputation for strength and European styling agreed with your nature; so why would you be okay with second rate when it comes to great quality auto parts? The vehicle in your driveway symbolizes the best in class when it comes to all the cars, trucks, and SUVs in today's marketplace.
The ability to slow down and make quick evasive maneuvers is absolutely vital to protecting your car. Rather than having shoes apply force in opposite directions away from each other, disc brake rotors get clamped in one spot by brake pads. This means Mercedes-Benz 280C disc brake rotors get a fair amount of abuse from the friction material, but they are made from a hard metal so they don't wear away like the pads do. Brake rotors perform very well in rain (much better than drums), and have consistently been standard equipment on current vehicles. Your Mercedes-Benz 280C wouldn't be able to reduce its speed without the brake rotors bolted to the wheel hubs.
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National Institute of Technology (NIT ARUNACHAL PRADESH) invites application for the recruitment of Assistant Registrar & More Vacancies with B.E/ B.Tech/ Graduate/ Post Graduate holders
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Assistant Registrar & More Vacancies
- Registrar (On short term contract only) — By Nomination from Directors of NITsIITs and VCs of Central Universities will be accepted only. (Nomination form is available in www.nitapin.) – One Post.
- Assistant Registrar – Academic) – One Post
- Junior Assistant / Technical Assistant / Technician (01 Post out of available post in any technical grade will be reserved for Development and after physically handicap candidate) (Disciplines for Technical Assistant : CSE/ME/CE/ECE) & Multitasking Staff.
How to apply :
Last Date of Receiving Application is 30.10.2014 (3:00 PM).
Other terms & conditions for all posts as mentioned above
- ANY PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, MEETING, Recommendation letter ETC. WILL DISQUALIFY the candidature of the candidates concerned, in all cases
- For eligibility criteria, candidates may go through the Institutes website http/www.nitapin in respective Cases.
- Each application at SNo. 1, 2.1 & 2.2 should accompany with a DD for & 1000- (Rupees one thousand only) drawn in favour of National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh, payable at SBI, Nirjuli (code9535) an for SCST candidates & 600- Rupees six hundred only) DD may be attached with the application form. Payment by RTGSBank to bank (Director, NIT, A. Ac 32043127339, Name: SBI, Nirjuli, Code : 09535 (Nirjuli) and Swift Code : SBIN0009535) deposit is also acceptable subject to sending a copy of bank receipt signed by bank authority with seal along with the application.
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- Applications should be sent by registered / speed post under confidential Cover to The Confidential Assistant, Miss Abi Tayeng) National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh, Yupia 791112, District: Papumpare, Arunachal Pradesh
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Aug 21, 2012 - For those looking for a solid performing budget desktop that doesn't require graphics performance, the Dell Inspiron 660 offers a good mix of features. The Intel Core i3 processor may be from the second generation but it still outperforms those based around the AMD processors. While their last desktop lacked USB, they now offer twice as many as the competition making external expansion very easy. With wireless networking and a decent software bundle, the system is easy to setup and functional from the get go. As mentioned, though, this is not the system for those that require any sort of graphics performance as the integrated graphics have limited capabilities and there isn't much room for upgrades.

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Aug 21, 2012 - Dell's Inspiron 660 is the company's latest Intel-based desktop that takes the previous Inspiron 620 and updated it with a few new features. For their budget minded system priced under $500, they instead pack the system with the Sandy Bridge based Intel Core i3-2120 dual core processor. In terms of performance, there is very little difference as the new processors are mainly about efficiency scaling and new integrated graphics. Combining the processor with 6GB of DDR3 memory provides it with a solid level of performance that is a good deal better than most of the system in this price range based around the AMD processors.

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so, i'm getting my room ready to be a nursery.. there's very old wall paper in the room that is laid over what appears to be paint on a brown card board-ish type of surface. it peels and cracks off easily because it is several layers thick. the wallpaper has been painted a few times too. over the years the paper has cracked in some places so i figured i should just take it off completely, or at least the areas where it has cracked. i started stripping the walls today, and the walls underneath are fine and not cracked, as i was wondering if they would be... my question is, should i be taking this stuff off?? is it ok to just put wallpaper directly on the underneath surface? the surface is drywall. just plain drywall. is there some way to finish it? was the cardboard surface a type of finishing? should i paint over the drywall? is the wallpaper ok to put on it..?? any info will help. thank you!!! :no:
I don't know. But a guy here who would is prowallguy.
You should remove any old wallpaper you can
Then clean and sand as well as you can
I'd prime the whole of what you have left with Gardz
Then any lumps or ridges that are left, smooth them over with a layer or two (or three if need be) of joint compound to make the surface smooth
Sand smooth and feather sand repairs so they are smooth
Prime over the repair areas (the joint compound)
Regular primer is OK for this, but if you have Gardz left over, that's fine too
Then you should be good to apply a wall covering or paint
Curious about the brown cardboardish stuff. At any rate, yes, take it down to the drywall. If there isn't enough gardz on hand, just get some wallpaper sizing. Sizing or gardz will do two things, first it creates a surface the paper will slide around on so it's easier to install, second, if you ever want to remove the paper, it will come off easier. Although it sounds like the wall was sized previously.
thank you to all who replied :) it will be very helpful :thumbsup:
I didn't know slickshift did paperhanging some painters do some don't. Thats why i said prowall.
So your correct there buddy, I don't
But I do have to prep rooms for hangers
I'll go in a strip like it was a "strip to paint" job, but prep it for the hanger
There's not much difference really, as my "strip to hang" is pretty close to my "strip to paint"
Even though it's a wallcovering going up, it's still gotta be pretty smooth
And some coverings, more defects show through than others
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Dec. 8, 2012
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North Florida at Pitt, Petersen Events Center, December 8, 2012
Pitt 89, North Florida 47
Quoting Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon
Opening statement:
"Obviously, they really came out making shots and that was what we said they could do. I think (Parker) Smith is as good a shooter as anyone in the country, and we knew (Beau) Beech could make shots too. We're trying to address some things on defensive transitions, it's not where it needs to be, so we understand that and we're working on it and trying to improve. They took advantage of it, they shoot the ball well, they're well coached and run good stuff, and they're scrappy. We just kept battling, kept fighting, and our offense is good all the way through. You can't be much more efficient than what we were offensively, and this is coming from a team that's ranked the most efficient offensive team in the country the last five or six years. In the second half, we just stayed with it. We have a unique situation with our walk-ons both redshirting, so we don't have walk-ons to put out there, so we have 10 guys, and they're all good players. We were able to really just stay with what we do. The other thing I want to talk about is our seniors. I told our seniors the last two days in practice that they've just been doing an unbelievable job in their practicing habits and what they've done, their energy, their intensity and their focus, and their unselfishness has been tremendous in practice. I'm proud of those guys and I'm happy with what they did, and it shows in their numbers, but we've got to see them practices the last couple of weeks and the last couple of days, so it says a lot about where this team could go and what we could become. We've got a lot of work to do, but I think with those guys doing the things they're doing right now on and off the floor, and their commitment in practice, I think is really helping us."
On what made the difference for the Panthers in the second half:"They made shots. The first play we defended them pretty well for 33 seconds, they're going backwards, and then they end up getting a 25-footer three with a little breakdown, a kind of broken play, so that wears on you a bit. I think our half-court defense was good again, (Parker) Smith gets a spot-up and then (David) Jeune hit a couple outside jumpers, and he hadn't done that this year, so give him some credit for making shots. Give them credit. They made six 3-pointers against a good defensive team and it wasn't for a lack of effort, they made shots. But at that point our offense was very good with the unselfishness and we were 10-to-1 in assists-to-turnovers. I think we wore them down. (North Florida) has been on the road playing a number of tough games on the road, and it does wear on you. They're going to be very good in their league, they've got good players, and at the end of the year you'll say, 'hey, that team got a lot better.' They're a good team now, but you play these road games and you've got us with a lot of depth and we can wear them down, and then obviously we could stick with those 10 guys."
On the offensive performance of the Panthers' bench tonight:
"We've had pretty good minutes from those guys all the way through, but I think Cameron (Wright), Durand (Johnson) and (Trey) Zeigler's development and growth is critical and, as I've said before, Zeigler's new, Durand's a freshman and Cameron's now practicing with us every day. Those are really the three, and if you knew everything that was going on, you would recognize that's pretty much three new guys that are finding ways to improve and we're excited about them. It's good that they got to play a lot of minutes as well. We got about 20 minutes out of those three guys each, so that's a good sign."
On Pitt's defensive play coming out of halftime:
"I think our defense was good, start-to-finish, in the second half and (North Florida) shot 30-percent, which is a good offensive team I think, and we forced a number of turnovers. I thought we were much better, but I thought there were still some breakdowns. There's more work to be done and we did some of it, as far as improvement, in the second half, and throughout the course of the game. Hopefully that carries over, and this is finals week here as we go forward, and we need to keep building off of that. J.J. (Moore)'s been good, I thought he played very good defense today, and we got him back to where he was shooting. He was obviously shooting really well, but he's been helping us with rebounding and defense, which is a real sign of growth for him in his junior year because he helps us now if he's not scoring, and that's a great thing for him."
On center Dante Taylor leading the team in scoring:
"He scored more late but he made the plays early too. I think it was good. We went inside to him on a couple plays, and he got in the right spot, too, on others. I thought Durand (Johnson) made a couple of good post feeds to him. I know everybody will talk about him now because he scored some points and led us with 16, but he's been doing great things for us, for his career, and I can't say enough about him as a teammate, as a defender, and as a screener and just as a guy who really tries to do right things. And it's in every way—on the floor, off the floor, in the classroom. He does all the right things. I know some people want him to score more, and at times, we do too, but you know what, he's a great kid and a great teammate, and a very important part of what we've done here."
On what the Panthers need to improve on before Big East play begins later this month:
"It's the transition defense. I think our defense is improving and I'm feeling good about the improvement. We really were trying to emphasize our zone offense the last week or two and you can see the transformation, and you can see the improvement. Our ball movement is much better, we made some adjustments, I think we're adjusting more to our personnel, and that was on me. I think that's helped us become better and I think we're just understanding it. We're heading in the right direction against the zone, and we're going to see a lot of zone because a lot of teams in our league play zone. First and foremost, as I've said, it's the transition defense. It's unique. It's not like I'm telling them to get back, we're back, but we're just not getting to the right guy early enough. That's communication and awareness of personnel on the other team with what they do and what their strengths are."
Quoting Pitt forward Dante Taylor
On what rebounding adjustments they made at halftime:
"We were just a little bit disappointed in ourselves because we were down by two (rebounds) going in to the half. We knew going in to this game that we had to outrebound them. Carry it over from last game. Coach just came in there and told us it all started with defense. We were letting them get three's, so we weren't able to get defensive rebounds. We weren't able to get on the offensive glass. He just came in and talked to us and we knew we had to pick it up. We just went out there and executed it."
On playing in a game where the opposing team didn't attempt a free throw:
"I didn't think that was possible. It just shows how we picked it up on D. We try to play physical, but smart at the same time. We knew that with this team all we had to do was play with our hands up and make them take tough shots. We were able to do that tonight."
On shooting a high percentage as a team from the floor:
"It just carries over on how we want to run our offense. Going through the plays, running hard and sprinting to go screen. It opens up a lot of doors for a lot of easy shots. To have Tray and James out there to put the ball for the person to score on an efficient shot, I think that helps a lot too. We just try to do the right things on offense to get great shots every time. Not just a good one, but a great one. We were able to do that."
Quoting Pitt guard Cameron Wright
On what the score line would be like if they got off to better starts so far this season:
"We're not fooling around. Definitely we could start the game better. We come out in the second half and play so well. We play well in the first half also; we just have lapses as we can see. I wouldn't say we're fooling around, but we can definitely do better and will."
On what changed after North Florida tied the game in the first half:
"Coach Dixon, he stressed defense and looking at the stat sheet, they shot 48 percent in the first half and 30 in the second. That was the whole talk in the locker room. We had to rebound better, we were down by two at the half I believe, and we picked it up."
On shooting a high percentage as a team from the floor:
"Yesterday we got a lot of shots up in practice and it was kind of a light day. That definitely showed today as we were able to knock down shots."
Quoting Pitt forward Talib Zanna
On the bench being exuberant during Dante Taylor's late scoring run:
"That's just basketball. We had a couple trips where we tried to get the ball in the low post, but it wasn't going in. I think Tray did a very good job passing to Dante and then he made some nice plays under the basket."
Quoting North Florida Head Coach Matthew Driscoll
Opening Statement
"It's always a pleasure to come back to Pittsburgh and to be back to where my roots started. Personally as a Pittsburgh native, I'm embarrassed. When it's 27-27, you are down 11 and you fight back to tie the score. I know we are capable. We have done this a lot of times this year. Florida State was a five point game with one minute to go. We beat Minnesota the first eight minutes. We beat Memphis 30 out of the 40 minutes. It's been the same thing. I'll tell you what about this team. I've played Kansas State, Memphis, Florida State and Minnesota this year. I thought that Minnesota was the best team we have played until tonight. Now I would say since we are done playing all these money games that it would be Pitt as number one, Minnesota would be two, Kansas State as three, Florida State, then Memphis. I'm a voter for the top 25 and I voted for you Pitt the last two weeks. I did it not because of my heart, but because of my head. Anytime you lead the country in assists, it tells you that you have a great group of guys. You have a great group of guys that have a great décor about themselves. They share the sugar so well and the thing they do well that you guys should appreciate but probably don't is they could take a lot more shots especially when they get in close but they are always looking to pass the ball. That was part of our game plan and why it worked was because we knew they weren't going to take shots unless it was under 15 seconds or 10 seconds. They were always trying to get the next guy a shot. Sometimes that hurts them. They are a great turnover team. They go down and get easy points and easy baskets. If they get those big guys making those kinds of shots, they are making them over 6-6 and 6-7 guys so obviously you have bigger guys in your league. It's impressive the way they share the sugar."
On North Florida's 3-point game:
"Our best 3-point shooter didn't make threes. He was one for six tonight. He's one of the best in the country. He made 11 last year in one game and scored 46 points. They didn't do anything differently. They didn't guard us differently. They didn't change their ball screen coverage. They didn't do anything differently. We just couldn't get those looks. We were pressed a little bit. They were able to get us down. I think they scored the first however many points of the second half. I think Beau Beech made a couple threes. Parker (Smith) had some good looks. He had some pretty good open looks and just missed. They didn't do anything differently. We are a really good 3-point shooting team. To play these high major guys like Oakland and Detroit you have to make threes. You have to get some on the inside which Travis (Wallace) was able to get a little bit. They didn't do anything different though."
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Brookline photos from 'Chronicle: The New Pittsburgh'
Brookline is an old Pittsburgh neighborhood built by European immigrants.
Today, new immigrants from different parts of the world are providing a different kind of flavor for the Brookline neighborhood.
Las Palmas has quickly become a popular spot in the Brookline Boulevard shopping district.
Las Palmas is located at the corner of Castlegate Avenue and Brookline Boulevard, serving up tasty Mexican food all day long at its sidewalk stand.
"To see people out here, just eating and lined up -- it brings life to this community. It's great," one customer said.
"A lot of people around here, they come and get the tacos in the morning for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner," said Rodrigo Moreno, of Las Palmas.
"Most of the neighbors will come and say, I like your tacos, I want to bring it to work, I'll tell my friends about your place -- stuff like that."
On a nice day, customers can grab a table and eat outside on the boulevard.
"It's nice to have authentic Mexican cuisine," Brookline resident Antonio DeCecco said. "I've been eating it all my life, and it's something I really like to enjoy. I'm glad it's right across the street."
Just a couple of doors away sits Pitaland, a store that specializes in authentic Mediterranean groceries.
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The area around Springsure was first explored by Ludwig Leichhardt during his 1844-45 journey through central Queensland. Leichhardt eventually reached Port Essington in the Northern Territory and, upon his return to Sydney in 1846, his glowing reports of the area around the Comet River prompted graziers to move into the area.
Some kind of town sprang up at Springsure as early as 1859 although it wasn't surveyed and gazetted until 1863.
The Aboriginal resistance to the encroachment of Europeans was courageous and violent. At Cullin-la-ringo (north-west of the town) a group of Kairi warriors killed nineteen people in the largest recorded massacre of whites in Australian history. It is likely that the massacre was prompted by a combination of frustration at the loss of land and as an act of revenge for the atrocities which were being committed with monotonous regularity by both the whites (who were eager to rid themselves of the Aborigines) and the dreaded native police who had stolen tribal women.
It is still possible to see the mass grave in which the victims were buried but the residents of Mount Helmut station discourage visitors because of a bad record of disturbing livestock and being careless with rubbish and fire. Ask at Old Rainworth Station for more details.
The massacre at Cullin-la-ringo occurred before any kind of permanent building could be constructed. All buildings on the site post-date the killings. It is therefore worth visiting Rainworth Fort, which is located 10 km south-west of the town near the Wealwandangie Road, which was constructed in 1862 a year after the Cullin-la-Ringo massacre. It is not clear whether, as is suggested by the name 'fort', it was built to resist Aboriginal attack. Certainly it was designed as a storehouse not a home. The diary of Jesse Gregson, part-owner and manager of the station, states that the building was designed as a store house. The name 'fort' has grown as a legend.
It is ironic that the massacre at Cullin-la-Ringo was probably as a result of an attack made on the local Aborigines by Jesse Gregson who was manager of Rainworth Station. The local Aborigines had 'stolen' 300 sheep (they probably thought they had a right to them as when Gregson arrived at their camp they invited him to share their meal) and Gregson responded by shooting a number of them.
Cattle duffers, the Kenniff brothers overlanded to Springsure in 1891 after being convicted of stock stealing in northern New South Wales. They undertook bush work, raced horses and opened books on the local race meetings, before moving on to more dubious activities on the Upper Warrego (see entry on Mitchell).
The area around Springsure is characterised by a rich black clay soil which, in recent times, due to extensive irrigation, has produced a range of crops including sunflowers. In season the fields of sunflowers to the south of the town put on a spectacular display.


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Chapter XXI: The Nightmare Man (10/13)Mature
'Tayna...it's me,' Will whispered, his mouth suddenly dry. He eyed the dagger, watching as the light shook as did her hand.
Tayna blinked several times like she was waking up from a trance, 'I - I,' she spluttered, confounded, 'I'm so sorry, Willow.' To his relief, she lowered the blade and slotted it under her pillow.
'If I'd been any closer...'
'I know, I know, I'm sorry.' She pulled herself up from her hammock, Will fell out of his crouch onto the ground, streamlining his breaths, whilst she twisted herself so that her legs dangled over the hammock's edge. 'You startled me, I was frightened,'
He scoffed, 'and that's a reason to try and stab me? What were you doing, bringing that in the first place?' She pulled it back out from under her pillow, Will saw that she'd covered the Evil Eye with white paint, avoiding the agony of its gaze.
She smiled sadly, looking down at it as if she didn't know why herself. 'I'm not sure, I think it gives me...security. And being here, away from the Sanctuary, I know that nobody here is going to hurt us, but just the same...the last time I was this far away from the Sanctuary, it was in Castia.'
'You're afraid that they'll come after you?' he asked, standing and gently sitting on the hammock beside her, sending it lower to the ground.
She looked at him seriously, 'please don't think I'm crazy, but...I've been having thisdream, more of a nightmare actually, and I see -,'
'Wait,' Will interrupted, 'you've had the dream too?'
'Too? What do you mean?' she asked, her brow furrowing. 'Will...have you had this dream too?'
'I've just had it. It was another memory - one I shouldn't have - I saw my guardian and a man I didn't know. He wanted to take me away, he tried to, but she stopped him. And then...this woman with long, blonde hair appeared,' he chuckled at himself, 'I thought she was my mother,'
'Your mother?' Tayna asked softly, there was no question in her voice, only concern and openness
'It wasn't, she works for the people who killed our families, and she told me -,'
'That they would find us.' Will stared at her for a moment, 'I've seen her too. Let me guess, she tells you that they know where you are, that everything they've done is for us,' he listened helplessly as her voice began to break, 'and that when they find us, we'll join them -,' her voice rose to a hysterical squeak and she began to shake, but she forced herself to continue. 'I didn't think I was afraid of anything, but I'm terrified of them. I don't want them to take this life away from me, I don't want them to take - I don't want them to take you -,'
Will saw her nearing breaking point and wrapped his arms around her just as before, she didn't push him away, she relaxed into him and rested her head on his chest. Her hot puffs of breath sent warm chills through Will's body, he felt a wet patch on his shirt from where she cried, and as he inhaled the fragrance of her hair, it added to the dizziness that had already overcome him. They held each other silently for a few minutes, the darkness and silence encompassing them.
'What did we do to deserve this, Will?' Tayna asked, her voice a sorrowful murmur as she pressed her face against his chest. 'Why are they doing this to us?'
'I don't know...'


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Elements of the Random Walk: An Introduction for Advanced Students and Researchers
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März 2004
BeschreibungRandom walks have proven to be a useful model in understanding processes across a wide spectrum of scientific disciplines. This book is an introduction to some of the most powerful and general techniques used in the application of these ideas. Its self-contained text will appeal to graduate students across science, engineering and mathematics who need to understand the applications of random walk techniques, as well as to established researchers.
InhaltsverzeichnisPreface; 1. Introduction to techniques; 2. Generating functions I; 3. Generating functions II: recurrence, sites visited, and the role of dimensionality; 4. Boundary conditions, steady state, and the electrostatic analogy; 5. Variations on the random walk; 6. The shape of a random walk; 7. Path integrals and self-avoidance; 8. Properties of the random walk: introduction to scaling; 9. Scaling of walks and critical phenomena; 10. Walks and the O(n) model: mean field theory and spin waves; 11. Scaling, fractals, and renormalization; 12. More on the renormalization group; References; Index.
PortraitJoseph Rudnick earned his PhD in 1970. He has held faculty positions at Tufts University and the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has held a visiting position at Harvard University. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles. George Gaspari has been a Research Associate at the University of Rochester and has held visiting positions at the University of Bristol, UK, Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been a Sloan Foundation Fellow.
PressestimmenReview of the hardback: 'I warmly recommend a most rewarding and challenging textbook.' Contemporary Physics Review of the hardback: '... an excellent starting point for those wanting a relatively simple and straightforward introduction to these topics.' Journal of Statistical Physics Review of the hardback: '... an excellent introduction to emerging topics such as fractals, scaling and path integrals.' International Statistical Institute
Untertitel: Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Erscheinungsdatum: März 2004
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You didn't win? It's your own fault.
I've been watching and listening to all the commentary, recriminations, denial, blame, rationalizations, handwringing and everything else that comes after getting beat in elections. I'm not saying that I don't agree with some of it, that I don't ever engage in it or that I'm bigger than all of that. I'm not, believe me.
When our team loses, we can all point to the bad call that the ref made or some unfair advantage that our opponent had or the big chance that we missed because the coach didn't understand something that, in hindsight, we all know could have been perfectly exploited when the opportunity was there to do that. But we can't unlose the game – even if we're 150 percent right. It doesn't matter after the clock runs out. But the good players and teams know that even after a losing season, another season is not all that far off. And the winners know that too.
Back when I was learning the public communications field in the U.S. Air Force, I had an extra job working for an AM-FM radio station in Ishpeming, Michigan. It consisted of going to local government meetings with a tape recorder, following the action, conducting interviews and filing reports that were part of the next day's news programming.
After a particularly raucous series of meetings of the Marquette City Commission, I went to a local restaurant to talk with Peter Embley and gather some insight about what was going on. Peter was a community activist who always had interesting things to offer to the public discourse, but he was also regarded as something between a troublemaker and a crackpot. I'm not sure that he minded that and he had long been accustomed to marching to his own drummer. At one point in the conversation, I expressed some frustration that what seemed like a perfectly well-thought out policy alternative was rejected without discussion by the city commission. Between the two of us, I blamed them for being so obviously short-sighted. And that is when he corrected me with a truth that I have never forgotten.
'We want to blame others when they don't agree with us, but it is our own fault. It is our job to fully explain the wisdom in our views and why others should agree. When we can't do it, then it is our own failure. It's not their fault for not agreeing. It's ours that they didn't. We are the people who failed to make a compelling case and we are the people who have to fix it.'
As tempting as it may be to want to agree with those who claim that we are surrounded by fools, the best place to look for the first person who can do something about creating a more just and promising future is in the mirror. So take a long, hard look.
One Response to "You didn't win? It's your own fault."
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves." – Wm. Shakespeare


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One hundred and fifty years from now, in a world where Africa is the dominant technological and economic power, and where crime, war, disease, and poverty have been banished to history, Geoffrey Akinya wants only one thing: to be left in peace, so that he can continue his studies into the elephants of the Amboseli basin.
But Geoffrey's family, the vast Akinya business empire, has other plans. After the death of Eunice, Geoffrey's grandmother, erstwhile space explorer and entrepreneur, something awkward has come to light on the Moon, and Geoffrey is tasked - well, blackmailed, really - to go up there and make sure the family's name stays suitably unblemished.
But little does Geoffrey realise - or anyone else in the family, for that matter - what he's about to unravel. Eunice's ashes have already have been scattered in sight of Kilimanjaro. But the secrets she died with are about to come back out into the open, and they could change everything. Or shatter this near-utopia into shards....
©2012 Alastair Reynolds (P)2012 Orion Publishing Group Limited
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"Slow burner"
It starts quite slowly, but the story builds nicely and finishes with a satisfying conclusion. Onto part two of the trilogy now.
"A huge book!"
I lost track of what was happening many times but I still kept listening. In fact I'm not sure what it was about at all but yet I found it strangely compelling. The pan pipes are absolutely awful. They should edit them out. I got used to the narrator and liked his voicing of the characters. The world of the text meticulously drawn and very well realised. I found myself having to admire the book despite not really following it. My advice to listeners is to pay attention all the way through because it is tightly written and every detail is important.
"An elegantly paced novel"
Well written, perhaps a bit slow at times, but thoroughly enjoying. Excellently read.
I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys scifi.
"Great narration"
I really enjoyed the narration - if I'm honest, I would listen to Kobna Holdbrook-Smith read the telephone directory! Nonetheless, the story was interesting because although it was set in the future, on the moon and Mars as well as Earth, it put Africa at the centre of the action. That made such a change.
The book stands out for me because I can't think of anything like it that I've read. It took me a while to get a handle on it because it was so different - futuristic, but also relate-able to aspects of the contemporary world.
More rounded characters, I think. He did a great job of bringing the people to life, especially Eunice.
Not particularly, because I pretty much did that and in retrospect, I would have liked to absorb it in smaller chunks. However, I will want to listen again fairly soon.
I can't pretend to judge a Science Fiction book on its scientific content, I just like a good story. So, for the realistic relationships, the concern with the planet and conservation and the plot I found it very enjoyable and thoughtful. It makes a change to have a story where you can't predict where it will go, or what people will do and a storyteller that doesn't rely on clichés and knows that we can be wrong about what other people are thinking and doing.
"Brill -Afrika in Space"
I really enjoyed this innovative bit of space opera. I recomment it ☆☆☆☆☆ 5 star
"Good story, good performance, very very bad music"
The cheesy music added over parts reduces the quality a lot. I wish they would release without it and hope it is not present on future books in the series.
"Enjoyed the narrator"
Enjoyable story. Different narrator from previous books but very good and enjoyable listen. It gas a fairly predictable ending though
"Enjoyable but some irritating flaws in plot"
For Science Fiction fans yes. Not likely to appeal to readers who do not like the genre, although this particular story is a mix of space opera and family saga.
For SF fans yes
First AR novel I have as audio book. Tempted because I enjoyed this narrator's performance on other titles. Not disappointed, although took time to get into the story, which while engaging once beyond the initial chapters did suffer from some poor plotting. Overall verdict - I have now downloaded the second in the series!
"Passes the time"
If you have nothing better to do - as do I on long regular motorway trips, then its pleasant enough listening.
Not up to the authors usual standard.
That I finshed this a couple of weeks ago, but can't actually remember exactly what the ending was, does rather indicate it didn't grip me!
"Just a Little Bit Dull"
Not bad, just nowhere near one of his best. Couldn't finish it.
The Universe is more interesting than the story, which did little more than provide a contrived reason to jet about it.
As ever some of the ideas are good - liked the bits with the elephants. Characters are a 2D
Sunday/Geoffrey were interchangeable. Perhaps that was the idea. To many dei ex machina.
The follow-up 'On the Steel Breeze', which I have in hardback, remains stoically unread.
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Georges Braque was one of Pablo Picasso's many victims.
He and Picasso were inseparable when they invented Cubism in 1908, so inseparable that they signed their canvases only on the back -- to demonstrate that this was a joint venture and that the question of who painted what was beside the point.
Nowadays Braque is regarded as Picasso's sidekick rather than an artist of equal caliber. However the huge show at the Grand Palais, the first in Paris in more than 40 years, does its best to correct that perception.
In this, it succeeds brilliantly.
Like "Gothic" and "Impressionism," the term "Cubism" originated from an insult. It was Matisse, sitting on the jury of the Salon d'Automne, who derided Braque as a painter of "little cubes."
They were not Braque's only contribution. He also invented, in 1912, the "papier colle," a type of collage in which cut-out strips from newspapers and wallpapers were pasted on the canvas.
Picasso immediately adopted the new technique.
Their collaboration ended in 1914 when Braque enlisted in the French army. He was wounded in the head and didn't resume painting until 1916.
Pied Piper
From then on, their work took different paths. Whereas Picasso, in the words of his biographer John Richardson, continued to "play Pied Piper to the avant-garde," Braque remained faithful to his pre-war style which matured into a freer, less austere variation of Cubism.
Their friends, too, split into two camps beating the drum for their respective champion.
In 1933, Gertrude Stein wrote in her "Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" that Cubism was a purely Spanish concept which provoked an angry response from the Braque clan. In 1945, Jean Paulhan, editor of the influential Nouvelle Revue Francaise, enraged Picasso with a book titled "Braque le Patron" (Braque the Boss).
After World War II, the Louvre invited Braque to decorate the ceiling of the Etruscan room and honored him by holding the first show of a living artist. When he died, Andre Malraux, President Charles de Gaulle's minister of culture, ordered a state funeral and delivered the eulogy.
Picasso, though, held the stronger hand. A confirmed leftist and member of the Communist Party, he was enthroned by the intelligentsia as artist of the century.
Grand Palais
The Grand Palais show, which includes more than 230 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and photographs, presents Braque's work chronologically -- from his early Fauvist landscapes to the stylized birds of his later years.
Cubism, of course, occupies a place of honor, and if you have forgotten about the difference between its analytical and synthetic phase, the exhibition will refresh your memory.
Braque's favorite theme was still lifes -- fruit, flowers, violins, pitchers, billiard tables. His colors are unobtrusive, and it is certainly no accident that he saw a connection between Cubism and camouflage.
In the 1920s, perhaps inspired by Picasso's "Bathers," he did some imposing nudes and "canephores," women carrying sacrificial offerings.
In his country house in Varengeville-sur-mer near Dieppe, where he hid during the German occupation, he also painted a number of Norman landscapes. The last one from 1963, the year of his death, is an homage to van Gogh's haunting "Crows Over the Wheat Field."
His forte, however, was creating still lifes. Look at the studio series from the 1940s and 1950s, assembled here for the first time, and you'll agree: They are his masterpiece.
The show runs through Jan. 6, 2014 and will then travel to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas (Feb. 16 to May 11, 2014). Information: http://www.grandpalais.fr/en
(Jorg von Uthmann is a critic for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own.)
Muse highlights include Martin Gayford on London art, John Mariani on wine, Lance Esplund on New York art and James Russell on architecture.
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How to work in a TOC: Charlie Sherpa's 26 rules of hard-won wisdom
- By Thomas E. RicksThomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
During the summer, the Best Defense is in re-runs. Here are some favorites that ran in late 2012 and in 2013. This item originally ran on April 15, 2013.
For the genre of "hard-won but sometimes humorous military wisdom," "Charlie Sherpa" mentioned these in a comment on the lessons of helicopter pilots, but they are too good not to run as a separate post.
1. Continually ask: "Who else needs to know what I know?"
2. Continually ask: "Who else knows what I need to know?"
3. Never speak with complete authority regarding that which you lack direct knowledge, observation, and/or suppressive fires.
4. Never pull rank over a radio net.
5. Let the boss decide how he/she wants to learn.
6. Let the boss decide how he/she wants to communicate.
7. "I am responsible for everything my commander's organization knows and fails to know, learns and fails to learn."
8. Know when to wake up the Old Man. Also, know how to wake him up without getting punched, shot, or fired.
9. The three most important things in the TOC are: Track the battle. Track the battle. Track the battle.
10. Digital trumps analog, until you run out of batteries.
11. Always have ready at least two methods of communication to any point or person on the map.
12. Rank has its privileges. It also has its limitations.
13. Let Joe surprise you.
14. Don't let Joe surprise you.
15. The first report is always wrong. Except when it isn't.
16. The problem is always at the distant end. Except when it isn't.
17. Exercise digital/tactical patience. Communications works at the speed of light. People do not.
18. Your trigger finger is your safety. Keep it away from the CAPS LOCK, reply-all, and flash-override buttons.
19. The warfighter is your customer, and the customer is always right.
20. Bullets don't kill people. Logistics kills people.
21. Knowing how it works is more powerful than knowing how it's supposed to work.
22. Cite sources on demand. State opinions when asked.
23. Work by, with, and through others. It's all about empowerment.
24. Do not seek the spotlight, Ranger. Let the spotlight find you. Then, make sure to share it with others.
25. Both the Bible and The Art of War make this point: It's never a mistake to put oneself in someone else's boots.
26. Humor is a combat multiplier. Except when it isn't.


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|Reviews for Godspeed, Little Man
| Miss Goth Mai chapter 1 . 6/5/2003
This is the most amazing story I have read on FFnet for a long while. You are a truly gifted writer and the beauty and simplicity with which this is written just blew me away. I actually cried, real tears! What an amazing piece. It makes you really feel for Angel in a whole new way, post the loss of Connor (shame Connor turned out to be such an idiot but anyway...). I now wanna read anything else you've written. You have such a gift here, keep writing. Amazing.
| Savage Reprise2 chapter 1 . 5/7/2003
That was beautiful, captured Angels reflections and sadness so well.
A both well structured and well written story.
Very emotional.
| gidgetgirl chapter 1 . 5/4/2003
Beautifully written. The first fanfic to ever make me cry. Just wonderful, a great standalone fic.
| Eliza Rosenberg chapter 1 . 5/4/2003
*wiping away the tears* that was fantastic!
| The 2nd Evil chapter 1 . 5/3/2003
That was both very, very good. And very, very, sad. Nice Job.


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