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I'm creating memorials to honor those who have completed their journeys here. I believe the Find A Grave burial registry helps us to preserve history and is an extremely useful genealogical tool. I especially love to hear from folks who have found a family member or friend through a memorial that I created, that gives real meaning to this work. If you have any corrections or additions to suggest on memorials that I have created, I will take care of them, usually within a week. If you want any records transferred to you that are not in my family, please do not hesitate to ask.
To my friends who have decorated the graves of my precious daughter, Tammy Jo Modglin, and my Mom and Dad, Dorothy Darlene Brown and Carmel Garth Brown, and my sister, Judith Ann "Judy" Brown, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your kindness is very much appreciated, as I decorate also for as many as I can, too.
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N J Martin
Memorial# 68847440
Eliza Jane (Jones) Mansur-Jester. She died under the name Jester. She mar 2nd to Joshua Jester in 1888. He is but with his first wife in Yorktown Cem. I don't mean to bother you but am working on this family for 3 dif. people so I am trying to get everything correct so when they go on to look they can see everything I have given them. Eliza's death cert can be found on Ancestry. Under Eliza Jester. She was born 2/24/1846 Delaware Co In died 4/24/1920 Mt Pleasant Twp Delaware Co IN buried in Hawk Cem on 4/27/1920.
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N J Martin
Delaware Co Death Index states he was 57 when he died. I can't read this tombstone so that might be a typo?? I don't know however, the stone does say 51 or 57 yr 6 mos. I don't bel it has any days on there. Eliza was his 2nd wife. First wife was Almeda (Van Buskirk) but in Nottingham Cem.
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N J Martin
Memorial# 68847296
Almeda (Van Buskirk) Mansur 1st wife of George Manusr died April 10, 1875 not 1876. That made her born March 25, 1839. She was the daughter of Daniel Van Buskirk & Nancy Funk. Following her death on Dec 18, 1875 her husb took out a license and married Eliza Jane Jones.
You can find this on Ancestry.
Her father is buried in Nottingham Cem although there is not picture of a stone yet. And I suspect her mother is buried there also.
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on Jun 23, 2017 8:08 PM
N J Martin
I think the reason you can't find a stone for George S Manusr in Nottingham Cem Delaware Co IN is bec he didn't die in 1875.. He is still alive in 1880 with a wife named Eliza. In that home is Samuel (Almeda Van Buskirk's son) and then a Theodore Mansur who evidentally belongs to Eliza.
Then you have a stone for him Hawk Cem. I think if you do a little research you will find that these are the same man and he died in 1885 I can't read the stone but that is the date you have.
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on Jun 23, 2017 7:51 PM
Betty Stripling
Doris L Townsend Gray
Just to let you know that there is a duplication of her gravesite - see Memorials 72163600 and 73103376
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on Jun 21, 2017 4:57 PM
Ken Sajdak
RE: Teunis Den Dekker
Not sure what that means . . .
If you mean to accept corrections?
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on Jun 19, 2017 7:23 PM
Connie Larkin
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Hi Glenda,
Many thanks for setting up such a great record to locate resting places of our loved ones.
In relation to Rooske Cemetery, I would like to mention that the correct address for Rooske Cemetery, is in village of Dunboyne,Co Meath. Clonee is a village apx 2 miles away. There is a Cemetery in Loughsalla, Clonee,Co Meath which was as far as I am aware the original Cemetery that served Dunboyne and Clonee until the Rooske Road was opened.
Kindest regards, Connie Larkin
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Lennis Geiken
RE: Frank Vana
Thank you
I got into this when I had breast cancer the 1st time. It was something I could stop and start at anytime. Made it easy for me. My brother Michael Lee Markham b Mar 12 1964 Aurora, Kane Co, IL
died June 7 2017 AZ. My sister Irene LaVon Rolanda Markham was in a coma 6 months as result from a car accident in Tennessee.
Frank Vana (Vanna) b has different dates died in Elgin State Hospital and is buried there. as well as Sarah Ann Eaton Vana his wife. There was a fire and a family member burned up and they couldn't handle it. Frank Vanna's Father was Joseph and mother was Mary it says on death certificate.
Both my parents LaVerne R Vana-Markham and Lennis Ineda Long-Markham died from lung cancer, also
Milton Millie Vanna of stomach cancer and Robert William Vana-Markham heart attack. He went back and forth between Vana and Markham. Before his death legally changed to Vana as well as his only son Steve Markham-Vana.
Peter Vana Jr died from heart attack and Percy Vana-Markham heart attack.
John Bergholm their 1/2 brother was also heart attack I think. He married Marion Markham then married Alice Reynolds
If you find any info on Frank Please let me know. I would greatly appreciate it. firstname.lastname@example.com
If I can help with anything else please let me know.
Thank You
Lennis Markham Geiken
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I just want to thank you very much for all your updates. It is people like you that will make this a "Very Famous Website." Your friend Stu. I hope you don't mind as I am going to add you to my friends list.
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Connie Wolfe
Emaline & Evaline Wolf
Hi Glenda, nice to meet you.
I now live in Mesa, Arizona, but have a long family history there in Auburn, Indiana. My great grandfather was Henry L Wolf, married to Catherine Harris. (11/26/59) They had 11 children According to our family records, Emaline & Evaline were twins born Dec 25, 1864. We are showing death dates of Feb 10, 1865 for Evaline and Sept 23, 1866 for Emaline.
My father was the son of Andrew Jackson Wolf (later changed to Wolfe) who was the 9th child of Henry and Catherine.
I'm not sure what the source was for our records. I would appreciate any insight you might share with me as to your source of information. If we have an error in our records, I would like to verify and correct it.
It is wonderful the service you give. What information do you collect? I do have a family portrait of Henry & Catherine with 8 of thier adult children. My father was able to identify and label those in the portrait.
Again, thank you for what you do.
Connie Wolfe
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DENVER, COLO. — University of North Carolina sophomore midfielder Chad Tutton was one of just two college sophomores to play in the Duel In Denver this past weekend as the Canadian National Team defeated Team USA 11-9.
The Candians outscored the USA Team 5-3 in the fourth quarter to pull away for the victory. Tutton came off the bench for the Canadian side and registered two shots on goal.
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Re: How to remove unwanted, garbage plotmarkers
I'm enclosing an example.
ListLogPlot[{{{1, 4}, {5, 4*5}, {10, 4*10}}, {{1, 1}, {5, 5}, {10,
10}}}, Joined -> True,
PlotMarkers -> {\[EmptyCircle], \[EmptyUpTriangle]},
PlotRange -> {{0, 10}, {2, 40}}, PlotRangeClipping -> False]
In this example, there is the problematic plotmarker on the X-axis in the plot.
I found a similar post to this. But, "Show" with "ListLogPlot" and "PlotRange" doesn't work with this.
Help me.
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From: "Myeong Ae Kang" <makang at purdue.edu>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 4:03:45 AM
Subject: [mg125490] How to remove unwanted, garbage plotmarkers
In listplot, I have a problem.
Whenever I generate a listplot, there are the unwanted plotmarkers shown at the points where the X-axis and the joined-lines of data meet.
The plotmarker type is the same as the type used for the first data.
I'm using Mathematica 7.0.
How can I remove or not generate these garbage plotmarkers.


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580 Tasting Notes
1.5 tsp for 300mL water @00C, steeped 4 minutes, drunk bare.
Copper-mahogany liquor. Creamy, smoky (very subtle smoke, like Keemun) black tea with no bitterness. Heavy body. Caffeine punch. Seriously dependable tea. One of my favourite blends, ever. Hats off, as usual, to Damn Fine.
1.5 tsp for 300mL water @90C, rinsed, steeped 45 seconds.
I admit it: I've never done the super-short steeps on oolongs before. Why? I am greedy. I want all the oolong RIGHT NOW. Sometimes that works for me.
Tonight, what's working better is a quick steep on this amazing tieguanyin. I am getting much more orchid and fruit than I ever have before, on my greedy Western 4-minute steeps. And cream. Oh, my: this smells like a quangzhou milk oolong. Exquisite.
1.5 tsp for 300mL water @100C, steeped four minutes, drunk bare.
La la love it. This tea always makes me smile.
The Yunnan base is a good choice. Lemon with Assam would be too astringent, and with Ceylon too metallic. Smooth. It tastes like real lemons — yay, lemon oil. I want to mix this with some Caravan, and later with some Kenyan Tinderet. On a real lemon kick; a 50gram bag of this treasure doesn't last me a week.
1.5 tsp for 300mL water @100C, steeped 4 minutes 30 seconds, drunk bare.
The dry CTC leaves, or, pellets, have no scent.
The liquor is a deep reddish brown, giving a classic black tea taste, quite tannic, with a sweetness in the scent and aftertaste like dark honey. This is a very robust black tea, with heft and malt. The maltiness had a dry finish, not the juiciness of an Assam. I did not expect to like this nearly as much as I do. Strong, assertive, and bright. I expect this could get bitter if steeped much longer.
1.5 tsp for 300mL water @90C, steeped 4 minutes,
Okay, I can see I used water that was too hot. There's green tea in here, diva-tastic green tea that's gone all bitter and harsh. So I need to give this another go … but what a hard sell that will be, because this tea smells and tastes like an artificially-flavoured lemon candy that got tainted with curdled milk.
1.5 tsp for 300mL water @100C, steeped 5 minutes.
Ooops. Four minutes is my favourite for steeping black teas. I got distracted — what else is new? What I have here is stronger but not bitter. There's more of an Indian-tea taste: not malt, but some other note you get in some Assams, and very rarely in a Darjeeling, almost a breadiness, with a hint of rose. The honey notes are stronger in the aftertaste. This one is crying out for milk, but I always regret it when I add milk to black tea. Stronger Yunnan-wood notes, too; I think these tea bushes were Yunnan clippings planted in Nepalese soil on the Jun Chiyabari estate. When I say wood notes, I mean ancient trees and clean air, not that woody-sour note some roobios has. A happy accident, steeping this too long.
1.5 tsp for 300mL @ 100C, steeped six minutes.
Two big mistakes here. 1) I oversteeped. 2) I used way too much leaf.
This blend is incredibly potent, some sort of super-tea. Definitely follow the instructions. I knew better, too. I just forgot.
A thick body, lots of Ceylon I think, copper notes, with bergamot a cardamom, all so gentle … and all so packed with caffeine. The closest comparison to this blend would be Ahmad's English Tea No1, and, while I like Ahmad's English Tea No 1, it doesn't come close to Persian Tradition. Excellent tea.
1.5tsp for 250mL water @100C, steeped seven minutes.
I steep herbals a long time.
This is an excellent ginger tisane. You must like ginger to drink this. It burns. When you've got a sore throat, this burn is goooood. I don't know why; it seems counter-intuitive, coating a sore throat with ginger and pepper, but it soothes. The ginger here is good for nausea, too, if you're not too far gone to throw up a sip of liquid. I still miss the Electric Lemon from a few years ago, but this one rocks.


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Jennifer Grey Gets Grilled by Daughter Stella
Making for quite the change in roles, Jennifer Grey partook in an interview at the hands of her daughter Stella for the February 2011 issue of Redbook.
The "Dancing with the Stars" champ and her 9-year-old went back and forth about topics such as DWTS and the chances of her becoming a backup dancer for the installment hitting newsstands on January 18th.
Highlights from Jennifer and Stella's Redbook interview are as follows:
Stella: After you won Dancing With the Stars, did you feel like you wanted to do it again or that you never wanted to do it again?
Jennifer: I felt like I never wanted to do it again. I knew when I won that it was a once-in-a-lifetime moment, and I wanted to hold on to that. You gave me amazing advice during the entire 10 weeks.
Stella: What did I tell you when you would come home and weren't feeling so good?
Jennifer: You would say, "Would you come lie with me or watch a movie with me?" And even when I'd have to go to a rehearsal and not be able to be with you, you always said, "It's okay, Mom. I'm going to be here in three weeks when it's all over, but you're never going to have a chance like this again."
Stella: If you could be a backup dancer in any music video right now, who would it be for?
Jennifer: Hmm, maybe Lady Gaga. That's the one you'd probably like me to be in, right?
Stella: My favorite part of all was just being with you alone together. You can be an actress and a dancer and a great, funny, messy, nature-camping mom. What was the best thing about winning DWTS?
Jennifer: I don't think I ever once actually thought I could win. The best feeling about having won was knowing that I hadn't quit even though it was incredibly hard. I learned that no one can tell me that I'm too old or it's too late for me to do something.
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Augmented Reality Passport Keeps Traveling Children Entertained
A multi-faceted app makes it easy to keep kids occupied and teach them new languages.
Keeping kids under control while on the move can be difficult, especially if it involves a long-distance flight. Thankfully, a new smartphone app created by Blippar is facing that challenge head on using AR technology.
The app is triggered by a British passport, which launches a simplified flight simulator that can keep kids amused for hours. If they grow bored of that, there are also more engaging elements such as general knowledge questions and common language phrases. Languages included are Spanish, French, Italian and Croatian – which means kids could be kept amused, and learn something new in the process.
As reported by The Telegraph, Jess Butcher of Blippar said:
We wanted to create something fun, informative and engaging that any person traveling abroad could use.Kids often get bored at the airport and we wanted parents to be able to concentrate on enjoying their holidays and having fun with their kids instead of being stressed out.
Having recently reached three million users after being founded in 2011, the company continues to develop apps that are of interest.


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This is not even the complete picture. Some of the side frescoes have been removed because of size constraints. If you want to see and learn more about this work visit the non-profit organization Christus Rex et Redemptor Mundi.


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Mike Stangel I wasn't aware you could change the names of projects!! Here is a list, please take your time!!!!
These are basically all the same, we need to add USA or CSA to the name, due to a change in format after these were created (as well as some obvious errors by the creator of the project (mainly me!)).
http://www.geni.com/projects/46th-Iowa-Infantry-US-Civil-War needs to be 46th Iowa Infantry (USA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/26th-Wisconsin-Infantry-US-Civil-War changed to 26th Wisconsin Infantry (USA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/87th-Illinois-Infantry-US-Civil-War changed to 87th Illinois (USA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/2nd-Michigan-Cavalry-US-Civil-War changed to 2nd Michigan Cavalry (USA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/34th-Illinois-Infantry-US-Civil-War changed to 34th Illinois Infantry (USA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/40th-Illinois-Infantry-US-Civil-War changed to 40th Illinois Infantry (USA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/8th-Illinois-Cavalry-US-Civil-War changed to 8th Illinois Cavalry (USA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/26th-North-Carolina-Infantry-US-Civil-War changed to 26th North Carolina Infantry (CSA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/44th-North-Carolina-Infantry-US-Civil-War changed to 44th North Carolina Infantry (CSA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/22nd-North-Carolina-Infantry-US-Civil-War changed to 22nd North Carolina Infantry (CSA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/27th-North-Carolina-Infantry-US-Civil-War changed to 27th North Carolina Infantry (CSA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/1st-North-Carolina-Junior-Reserves-US-... changed to 1st North Carolina Junior Reserves (CSA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/33rd-North-Carolina-Infantry-US-Civil-War changed to 33rd North Carolina Infantry (CSA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/The-Confederate-Armies-of-the-US-Civil... changed to The Confederate Armies (CSA) of the US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/The-Confederate-States-during-the-US-C... changed to The Confederate States (CSA) during the US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/The-Armies-of-the-US-Civil-War-1861-1865 changed to The Armies (CSA/USA) of the US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/The-Torn-States-during-the-US-Civil-War changed to The "Torn" States (CSA/USA) during the US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/The-Union-Armies-of-the-US-Civil-War-1... changed to The Union Armies (USA) of the US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/The-Union-States-during-the-US-Civil-War changed to The Union States (USA) during the US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/Army-of-the-Potomac-CSA changed to Army of the Potomac (CSA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/Army-of-Northern-Virginia-CSA changed to Army of Northern Virginia (CSA), US Civil War
http://www.geni.com/projects/Army-of-the-Potomac-USA changed to Army of the Potomac (USA), US Civil War
You can manually, re-add people to a project. I've recreated so many projects in order to rename them I have it down to a science ;-).
Not too much interest on my part with the Civil War. My wife's family though has quite a few connections. 22th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment..


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Wovoka – Paiute spiritual leader and creator of the Ghost Dance
|Northern Paiute leader
|Personal details
|c. 1856
Smith Valley, Nevada
|September 29, 1932[1]
Yerington, Nevada
|Resting place
|Schurz, Nevada
|Known for
|Spiritual leader and creator of the Ghost Dance
|Jack Wilson
Wovoka (c. 1856 - September 20, 1932),[2] also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute religious leader who founded a second episode of the Ghost Dance movement. Wovoka means "cutter"[3] or "wood cutter" in the Northern Paiute language.
Wovoka was born in the Smith Valley area southeast of Carson City, Nevada, around 1856. Quoitze Ow was his birth name.[4] Wovoka's father was Numu-tibo'o (sometimes called Tavibo), who for several decades was incorrectly believed to be Wodziwob, a religious leader who had founded the Ghost Dance of 1870.[5] From the age of eight until almost thirty Wovoka often worked for David Wilson, a rancher in the Yerington, Nevada area, and his wife Abigail, who gave him the name Jack Wilson when dealing with European Americans.[6] David Wilson was a devout Christian, and Wovoka learned Christian theology and Bible stories while living with him.[7]
One of his chief sources of authority among Paiutes was his alleged ability to control the weather. He was said to have caused a block of ice to fall out of the sky on a summer day, to be able to end drought with rain or snow, to light his pipe with the sun, and to form icicles in his hands.[8]
Wovoka claimed to have had a prophetic vision during the solar eclipse on January 1, 1889. Wovoka's vision entailed the resurrection of the Paiute dead and the removal of whites and their works from North America. Wovoka taught that in order to bring this vision to pass the Native Americans must live righteously and perform a traditional round dance, known as the Ghost dance, in a series of five-day gatherings. Wovoka's teachings spread quickly among many Native American peoples, notably the Lakota.
The Ghost Dance movement is known for being practiced by the victims of the Wounded Knee Massacre; Indian Agents, soldiers, and other federal officials were predisposed towards a militaristic posture when dealing with a movement that was so antithetical to their views and ideas. Wovoka's preachings included messages of non-violence, but two Miniconjou, Short Bull and Kicking Bear, allegedly emphasized the possible elimination of whites which contributed to the existing defensive attitude of the federal officials who were already fearful due to the unfamiliar Ghost Dance movement.
Wovoka died in Yerington on September 20, 1932 and is interred in the Paiute Cemetery in the town of Schurz, Nevada.[9]
See also[edit]
- ^ go.grolier.com
- ^ Clifford E. Trafzer (April 1986). American Indian prophets: religious leaders and revitalization movements. Sierra Oaks Pub. Co. p. 108. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
Wovoka, the great Ghost Dance Prophet, died on September 20, 1932 and was buried in the heart of the Paiute country. Joseph McDonald of the Reno ... his body was taken to the Paiute cemetery at Shurtz. As family and friends shoveled dirt ...
- ^ Mooney, James (1896). The ghost-dance religion and the Sioux outbreak of 1890. G.P.O. p. 765.
- ^ Hittman,"Wovoka And The Ghost Dance:Expanded Edition" (Lincoln, Nebraska:University of Nebraska:Press 1997) 47
- ^ Du Bois, Cora "The 1870 Ghost Dance" Anthropological Records Vol. 3, No. 1 (1939) (Berkeley, California; University of California Press) 3-4
- ^ Hittman, Michael Wovoka And The Ghost Dance: Expanded Edition (Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press 1997) 27-28
- ^ Hittman, Wovoka 55-56
- ^ Hittman, Michael (1990). Wovoka and the ghost dance. University of Nebraska Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-8032-7308-5.
- ^ "Wovoka - Paiute Medicine Man & the Ghost Dance". Legends of America. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
Further reading[edit]
- Michael Hittman, Wovoka and the Ghost Dance, Bison Books 1998, ISBN 0-8032-7308-8
- John Norman, Ghost Dance, Daw Books 1970, (a fictional account) ISBN 0-87997-501-6


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Why do history?
Last night was a big one for me. I went to the Grierson documentary awards -- where I presented the award for the best history documentary to The Secret History of our Streets (Deptford High St), and was then justly beaten by Grayson Perry for the documentary presenter of the year award.
Actually, by the time Grayson was steppng up to the podium, I was several miles away at the presentation of the Samuel Johnson awards, for which I had been a judge (told you it was a busy evening).
You can see the six excellent books above -- everyone of which was really damn good; but Lucy Hughes Hallett was the eventual winner, for her biography of D'Annunzio (do read it, and the rest).
It ws a wonderfully good tempered and celebratory evening. And if there were disappointments (which of course there must have been) they were very generously kept in check -- in favour of a great party to give non-fiction a boost in all its forms.
But what of the choice? Someone did say to me in the course of the evening, "wasnt this shortlist a bit weighted towards history and the past?". That was actually quite an easy one to answer. For, it's only on certain narrow definitions that history is really locked in the past.
Dalrymple's book, for example, asks us explicitly to think about the links between nineteenth-century and more up to the minute western incursions into Afghanistan (message drawn by me: never invade Afghanistan). Higgins also directly links the past and present, asking how the Roman Britain still mens something even now.
And Lucy Hughes Hallett resonates in the same (if slightly less direct) way. One question her book raises concerns how we make our political judgements. Or -- to put it another way -- how do we deal with political leaders whose repellent policies don't always match their personal charisma or charm? D'Annunzio was clearly awful, in all kinds of ways; but he still commanded the love and admiration of many --and not just the stupid, or the proto-fascists (though there were plenty of them).
His lesson (to a modern world which wants easy black and white) is that we should think more carefully about our political leaders, whom we meet in many different mixtures and guises. Virtue doesn't come as a simple package (some of the most politically saintly, are personally awful -- and vice versa). So to take a pretty crude example: I have only met Nigel Farage once. I utterly abhor his politics (without saying that I think that he is a D'Annunzia style fascist -- far from it), yet I remain grateful not just for his courtesy on that occasion, but for his care in bringing me into the conversation, being a thoughtful dinner companion etc etc.
Now, I know there is an old, tired and silly cliché about Hitler loving his pets etc. But one of the things that The Pike makes us reflect on is how and why we admire those we do, and what for -- and how villainy and virtue don't come neatly wrapped.
It would be so much easier if they did -- but, given that they don't, it's a good idea to understand the messy, complicated mixture of good and awful evil that D'Annunzio represents.


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Need help bidding a job.
My hubby is bidding a painting job for a friend but is unfamiliar w/ the bidding process. The total wall space we came up with is 948.5 ft and the ceiling came to 385 ft. Wall is paint only with minimal prep but ceiling entails scraping off old "popcorn", spraying on new texture and painting. No furniture will need to be moved, homeowners are handling. Anyway, any hints would be appreciated. What would you bid??? Thanks in advance for helping.
Estimate how many days it will take him to do it - multiply that by the amount he wants to be paid per day - add to that the cost of paint and other supplies.
Enough to cover the cost of new carpet if he spills paint(I'm assuming he has no liability Insurance).....if you are doing this as a friend....you will soon see how much of a friend they are if something goes wrong
Or the hubby falls off the ladder and finds he has no accident coverage because it did not happen at his house. The good friend will have no coverage because the hubby is acting as a contractor and should have his own insurance.
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Another proper course question
This question intruiged me a bunch...so i looked into it.
ISAF has this covered in the casebook.
Here is the text from it, verbatim:
When, owing to a difference of opinion about a leeward boats proper course, two boats on the same tack converge, the windward boat must keep clear. There can be more than one proper course.
A leeward boat is entitled to sail up to her proper course, even when she has established a leeward overlap from clear astern.
But of course Rule 15 still applies, so the leeward boat has to "initally" give room to keep clear.
Ain''t sea-lawyer''n FUN!
Another proper course question
Allen is right in that rule 17 limits L to not sailing above her proper course. Otherwise, according to rule 11, L could go all the way up to head to wind. On a downwind leg, L would have a hard time showing the protest committee that head to wind was her proper course. The fact that L is gaining on W while she heads on a higher course than W PROVES that L is maintaining her proper course: "A course a boat would sail to finish as soon as possible in the absence of the other boats referred to in the rule using the term." If she''s sailing faster, she''s obviously trying to finish as soon as possible, by definition. It''s entirely possible that W''s proper course is very different from L''s. Think of a J/120 playing the angles with it''s asymetrical chute racing against a J/40 trying to go for the short distance rhumb-line course with its spinnaker poled out. If the J/40 is the windward boat, they''ll have to head up until the skipper decides to let the other guy by, and return to his rhumb line. It''s subjective in that W has to decide how much he wants to go up, and how much he thinks the rhumbline is HIS proper course. With any luck, L will play the angles wrong and W will still beat him to the mark -- no judges needed.
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I think there''s a lot in the rules that is subjective (for instance, definitions like "keep clear" and "room" and "seamanlike manner" are all subjective; they are interpreted differently based on judgement). This is really unavoidable, and why the rules are an imperfect tool.
You can find situations where two skippers know the rules and both think they are in the right in their actions on any race course in the country; it''s not limited to rule 17 by any means. For instance, I think I''m fetching a mark and someone on port tack comes to the mark and crosses and tacks on top of me. They will feel that the rule about tacking at the mark doesn''t apply to me because they don''t believe I can fetch the mark. So much does depend on subjective interpretations. If you can come up with rules that don''t rely on subjectivity, forward them to the IYRA and they''ll give you a lifetime award and put you in the hall of fame. If you think there are specific ways they can improve on a particular rule (like rule 17), let them know.
If I understand the evolution of rule 17, this replaced the old rule using "mast abeam" where a leeward boat was allowed to luff "as she pleases" and didn''t have any obligation to avoid contact (talk about a license to ram!). It was a confusing rule (the mast abeam part, anyway) that was considered to allow/encourage aggressive luffing battles downwind, so the rules modifications in 1997 strengthened prohibitions against contact and took out the "mast abeam" and "luff as she pleases" language.
Maybe modern electronics offer the only way to take some of the "subjectivity" out of interpreting and applying these rules; we could have on board computers and sensors that could indicate when a boat was sailing "above" her proper course based on wind direction, compass heading, VMG, etc. and set off a flashing red light that gives you five seconds to alter course or incur a penalty. But if we do this, we take away the opportunity for competitors to exhibit (or fail to exhibit) good sportsmanship and engage in fair play. A big part of this, in my subjective judgement, is to presume that the other boat''s skipper is trying her best to abide by the rules and is not trying to take advantage of them. Unless I see clear evidence to the contrary, I assume that when a skipper says she is sailing her proper course, I accept that and deal with it. If I get sidetracked into worrying about what an "objective" observer would think about who''s sailing proper course and who isn''t, I''m going to lose my focus anyway.
Racing or other competition can certainly bring out the worst in some folks; we''ve all seen skippers out there who try to use their knowledge of the rules (or others'' ignorance of them) to their advantage. I like to remember that it can also bring out the good in some folks, who do their best to know the rules, take their lumps when they''ve broken a rule, and remain on friendly terms with the people they compete with after the race. Call me Capt. Polyanna. Just don''t try to barge at the start!
Allen Flanigan
Another proper course question
Of course they cannot ram. Was being sarcastic.
My main problem with Rule 17 is its subjective nature. This could lead to situations where each of the L and W boats think they have the right of way and hold course til the last possible moment.
I like rules that have one interpretation much better. If the leeward boat always had they right of way (which I think is so often the case W can usually ignore rule 17) then this situation would be avoided.
I really do not like a situation where two skippers know the rules and each think they are right.
Another proper course question
Rule 17 actually places an additional restriction on the leeward boat that establishes an overlap from behind that wouldn''t be there under rule 11. Under rule 11, leeward can luff up to head to wind.
Nor does rule 17 nor any other rule give a boat "ramming rights". No priveleged boat (such as leeward boat in a leeward/windward same tack situation) may change course without giving the other boat room and opportunity to keep clear in a seamanlike manner (rule 16.1. Think of a buffer of a few inches surrounding windward boat; leeward cannot simply break into this zone without breaking rule 16.1. Of course, the "keep clear" windward boat is obligated to maintain this buffer zone; that''s what "keep clear" means.
These rules are an imperfect attempt to prevent collisions and ensure fairness in competition. They aren''t designed to give one group of competitors, or any particular individual, an unfair advantage over others.
The main point that hasn''t been made yet is, if you are racing other boats, particularly in one design dinghies, you have to ask how it is that another boat is able to point noticeably higher than you, especially if they are sailing as fast as you or faster. This situation could come up if one boat overstands the layline, but presumably the boat that has overstood should be reaching faster by sailing lower and should be able to roll the higher pointing boat.
Allen Flanigan
Another proper course question
Your argument at first seems to make sense but then I ask myself why rule 17 exists? If you arguement is valid than it is always true that a boat establishing a leeward overlap from astern is travelling its proper course. Why then the rule and who says which skipper determines what the leeward boat''s proper course is?
I would think that would mostly be up to the judges.
Rule 17 stinks. Far too subjective and open to a wide interpretation. basically sets up situations where leeward boat has been given ramming rights.
Another proper course question
Lots of people have problems with the above-described situation because the windward boat thinks that their proper course is THE proper course, and that therefore the leeward boat can''t make them head any higher than they, the windward boat, wants to go. Lots of yelling "Go back to proper course!" ensues from the windward boats in these situations, as if there were only one proper course for the two boats.
If the leeward boat is heading higher (and going faster, btw, or they wouldn''t be establishing the overlap), the higher course IS Leeward''s proper course, and she is perfectly entitled to hold to it. As stated above, Windward must keep clear.
Another proper course question
Yes, I meant to leeward. Thanks for the clarification.
Also, thanks for the additional explanation!
Another proper course question
"Another boat gained an overlap to windward while..." you must mean leeward or theres no conflict.
As to the rule you need to keep clear of th eleeward boat, i.e. avoid them bu tacking.
Here''s an example:
"In Example 6, W and L are on the same tack and overalpped and sailing on courses that are slowly converging. Eventually, W is sailing so close to L that if L were to make more than a minor course change she would immediately make contact with W. W has not "kept clear" of L within the meaning of the definition of "keep clear" and has therefore broken Rule 11. See Rule 11."
Another proper course question
Ok....Looks like we owe the other skipper a beer. :-)
Thanks for the clarification!
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You can get a Kershaw Scallion for under $50, the Leek will cost a bit more. Don't have a boa yet, but it'll get here eventually, I'm sure.
This is a discussion on Pocket folder. within the Defensive Knives & Other Weapons forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; If the knife is for utility, take a look at Uncle Henry 5UH. I've had one for many (22) years...it holds a good edge. I've ...
If the knife is for utility, take a look at Uncle Henry 5UH. I've had one for many (22) years...it holds a good edge. I've used it as an electrician, cable splicer, and even field dressing a deer ocassionally when I forget my hunting knife. When the edge needs touching up, I use a fine grit carborundum stone, then an Arkansas white marble stone, and finally an old fashioned razor strop (with canvas and leather strops) to polish the edge. The other benefit with an Uncle Henry is if you lose it, they'll replace it...or so says the guarantee I have that came with the belt pouch for it. I don't know if that warranty is any good as I have never lost the knife...it's not considered a self-defense weapon BTW.
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You can get a Kershaw Scallion for under $50, the Leek will cost a bit more. Don't have a boa yet, but it'll get here eventually, I'm sure.
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since no one has mentioned them ill chime in with CRKT m-16 i picked mine up for just over $50.00 and it holds an edge pretty good. I like the " trigger" on them better than the " thumb drive" kinves for one hand flicks.
Completely forgot about CRKT. I like the K.I.S.S. series and the Tighe designs.
Your like me, I lose knives also.Well...I usta lose'em. Heres how to quit doing that...
forget about those small knives that you can put in your pocket.
The key is to get a larger one ( folder with 4 or 5 inch blade) with a clip. Use the clip and attach to the edge of the front pants pocket. That way you know it is attached to you. Its a bigger and heavier knife, so you will feel the heft. It'll also be easier to retrieve out of pocket quickly.
I have had my present knife about 5 years. A Benchmade Griptillian.
Ya' got good taste artz! I carry a Benchmade 750SBT Pinnacle (framelock in ATS-34) and sometimes supplement that with an 806SBT (axis in D2) if I'm going into unknown areas. Both blades are between 3.5" and 4" (4" being the legal limit here in TN). Would like to find an M2 Nimravus Cub (fixed blade) for offside IWB carry but other things are taking priority at the moment.
I have used many knives but prefer Spyderco. AT one time or another I had a Harpy, Jester, 2 Delicias, CoPilot, a bone handle Kiwi, and a Mini Dyad. I find the Delicias to be incredible knives. One is used for work (lawn service) and has never been sharpened. It is still very sharp after 5 years of daily abuse. The Mini Dyad is by far my favorite knife ever. It is as usable as modern folders but reminds me of old timer knives, sadly it was discontinued. I plan on buying the next Mini Dyad I find and will give it to my son whenever I have one.
I have to agree with the good words said about Sal's Endura's and Delica's. I have several of each, heck one even has my agencys badge on it. I also have the Spyderco/Emerson Wave Endura (my personal favorite Spyderco) but for the price you mentioned, the Delica sure is a handy carrying knife.
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I've never seen one or handled one personally, they look like a nice knife on the website though. If I were in the market for a new folder I'd seriously look into one of these. Although I've had my eye on a Para Military.
+1 on the CRKT M16 series (work knife) and the Kershaw/Ken Onion Leek (dress knife). Buck, Gerber, Spyderco also come to mind in the $50 range.
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I have dozens of knives, but I find that for carry I keep coming back to the ones by Beretta and Cold Steel. At one time I wondered by this was so I did some investigation. The one thing these knives have in common is Japanese steel. For inexpensive productions knives these hold an edge better than any I have found. Drop in on the Cold Steel website http://www.coldsteel.com/ and request the free DVD. It is impressive.
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I must disagree with the sentiment that Cold Steel's DVDs are impressive.
First of all, they will tell you that doing any of that nonsense voids the warranty. If you don't guarantee my knife will do this, then why are you showing me this?
Second of all, a lot of their tests are just asinine. So a knife will go through a car door. Great, next time I get in a scrap with a Pontiac I'll remember that. By the way, a $3 chinese knife that's not even sharp will also go through a modern car door.
Third, in independent and in house tests, in a lot of areas like lock strength their competition does just as good if not better. Spyderco for instance tests their knives meant for martial blade craft (i.e. self defense) to withstand a pressure of 200 pounds per inch of blade and their tests often exceed that.
The Spyderco Dodo withstood 425 pounds of dead weight hanging from the blade before the lock failed, and technically it didn't actually fail. Basically the G10 handle was sheared by the metal being ripped out by the sheer amount of weight.
They brag so much about their locks supporting 50-100 pounds of weight, and how sharp their knives are... how sharp a knife is depends on its user and the maintenance it receives. My knives aren't going to work nearly as well as Ed Schmepp's.
I've owned Cold Steels before and may yet again, but their marketing is pure drivel.
I never could get a Buck to sharpen to my satisfaction either. I have several Case and Schrade knives that sharpen like a dream. But, for a more "tactical" knife, I love my Kershaw Blur which I got off Ebay for $55 including shipping.
Also, EZE LAP diamond sharpening stones will sharpen your blade good enough to shave with! Highly recommended.
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WWE has failed at..
Story telling. Over the past 2 or 3 months I've been completely turned off by wwe because of this. There isn't a current story that keeps me interested or gives me a reason to watch. So I don't. I DVR and skip most now. I read on here and there seems to be little buzz about anything. Viewership seems to be dropping weekly. I'm not ready to write off the WWE just yet (I guess it's the kid in me). But something needs to change. The goal of any show is to get the audience to be invested in it and to not just simply make a show.. The WWE has failed at this. What can they do? What should they do? I feel like I'm watching the slow death of the WWE...And it's painful to see
Re: WWE has failed at..
WWE is not dying.. its alive and well. No matter how shitty their product is or how worse it gets in the coming years they are in a pretty good spot and not going anywhere anytime soon.
Re: WWE has failed at..
Just because you are not entertained does not mean others aren't...
Re: WWE has failed at..
Just remember it could always get a whole hell of a lot worse
Re: WWE has failed at..
I wonder how many people used to talk about how WCW was "OK" too before they ending up being destroyed by the AOL/Time Warner merger & eventually bought up by WWE & Vince McMahon?
You can't bleed money from every corner & expect the middle to stay steady forever. Something has to give. WWE can't just keep relying on shit like merchandise sales, Wrestlemania buys, the Mattel line & the overseas market. Eventually the house show attendance, poor ratings, B-show PPV buys, etc. have to catch up to them, while they're pissing away millions of dollars on Senate runs & WWE films. All the while gaining an even worse reputation as now people are talking about their lack of benefits for their workers, which prior to Linda running, wasn't something anyone outside of the business ever talked about. And it's not like Vince McMahon is getting any younger or healthier. You can't keep making Attitude Era video games or bringing back stars from yesteryear to help your cause. Time doesn't stop.
WWE is a far fucking cry away from "alive and well."
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WWE isn't dying. They survived the WBF, Diesel as a year-long champion, WCW's nWo storyline, the XFL, not to mention NUMEROUS lawsuits and both of Linda's failed campaigns. WWE isn't dying. At the rate it's going, it could survive a nuclear holocaust.
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You say that as if they don't have stock holders they have to appease with profit margins, that analyze losses, a problem they didn't have to worry about in the years of the past. No company is ever "too big." WWE is still gaining money but their revenue streams are dropping rapidly & it looks like a sinking ship. They need to start plugging holes as they can't coast on Vince McMahon's verbal boardroom bullshit to an uneducated audience forever. That's just reality. They're making money. They're still financially stable. But when you're losing money in areas that used to gain massive profits and you're looking into new areas to try to make up that revenue, you're not problem free.
It's a bigger problem than either marks want to admit or accept. WWE is fucking far away from worry free. If the Mattel line goes away. They're fucked. If USA stops backing them? They're fucked. If they can't sell a Wrestlemania card due to having no names? They're fucked. These are real problems. You can't sell merch or PPV if you have no TV. If you have no TV you have no audience to cater tickets to. If the ratings continue to drop, they lose TV. It's not impossible. Even if they're still the highest rated on USA & people can blame all the excuses they want, DVR, Monday Night Football, whatever. End of the day, USA is a business too & contract negotiations aren't too far off.
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I'm not saying that the WWE is problem-free. Every company has its problems.
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its failed at making me watch. about 2 months so far and no interest in this ppv whatsoever.
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its like riding a wave man sometimes their right on time
and other times you have to wait.
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The deal between Apple and China Mobile has been a long time coming, with lots of folks disappointed it didn't happen in September when the latest iPhones were announced. China Mobile is the world's largest mobile phone operator, with 760 million subscribers. That's more than 1 in 7 of all people alive, and, as my friend Charlie has reminded me, more than 6 times the number of the largest US carrier, Verizon Wireless, or 3 times the size of AT&T and Verizon combined.
Though Bryan Wang in our Beijing office points out that Apple's iPhone offerings are very expensive by China standards, starting at about $740 unsubsidized, he also reports that there is lots of interest among China Mobile subscribers. With this deal, we'll finally find out how far Apple can get in China without offering products that match the prices of market leaders Samsung, Lenovo, and Huawei, or innovator Xiaomi. Based on Forrester survey data, we estimate that Apple sold over 16.8 million iPhones in mainland China in the four quarters ending September, 2013. We estimate that Apple will be able to sell 17 million new iPhones to China Mobile users in the first 12 months – that's on the low side of public estimates we've seen ranging from 15 to 30 million. So Apple will boost global iPhone sales – and iPhone revenues – by over 10%.
After waiting so long, why is China Mobile interested in the iPhone? Because they're concerned about losing their best customers, which are some of China's most valuable ones, to China Telecom and China Unicom. And China Mobile is just launching the first 4G network in China, and Forrester believes it will have at least a 6 month head start before other operators begin adding 4G. The iPhone 5s and 5c give China Mobile showcase products to show off the power of their 4G network.
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The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum presents its flagship program, Re-Thinking Soup, at the Chicago Cultural Center inside the Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good exhibit. We'll peruse an exhibition that highlights designers who have responded to issues faced by urban communities and enjoy delicious soup and conversation with some of the featured designers who will speak to the role of graphic design in creating social change.
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A revolting episode of Hoarders serves up a refrigerator filled with dead cats.
But the idea that he thinks this can just stop there is preposterous, not to say revolting, actually.
This amazing sum includes the glamorous penthouse where the revolting MF is still sitting pretty.
To Helms, LGBT Americans were "weak, morally sick wretches," and AIDS education was "obscene" and "revolting."
A revelation so revolting it hit every American town, small and large.
After uttering these odious words with revolting cynicism, the wretch looked impudently round the audience.
revolting millions shouted: "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!"
What went on in the village worried her and seemed to her revolting.
I do not know whether the spectacle was more ridiculous than revolting.
Meanwhile the sale went on, but we will not follow further its revolting details.
1590s, "that revolts, given to revolt, rebellious," present participle adjective from revolt (v.). Sense of "repulsive" is from 1806. Related: Revoltingly.
1550s, from Middle French révolte (c.1500), back formation from revolter (see revolt (v.)), or else from Italian rivolta.
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The Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency and Platform Art will unveil a ceramic art tile installation on the Orange Street Bridge and a new community garden at 7 p.m. as part of the April 28th Platform Art Party 19 event.
Platform Art Party 19 will celebrate these public improvements and feature live music, dance, fashion, film, and visual arts all of which will be at St. Joseph's Church from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. An admission fee of $15 in advance or $20 at the door will allow entry into the galleries and performance venues.
The Orange Street Bridge project originated with a desire on the part of the Lakeland CRA to partner with the arts community to connect Downtown's many art and entertainment venues and also to enhance the connection between The Lakeland Center and the Downtown core area. There is now a pedestrian walkway from the Lakeland Center to downtown enhanced by new shade trees, an installation of original ceramic tiles by St. Petersburg artist Beate Marston and a peaceful urban pocket park in what was once a fenced vacant lot.
The artistic tiles along the Orange Street Bridge reflect an urban agriculture theme and feature downtown skylines and flora. At the foot of the bridge at New York Avenue and Orange Street, is a new community garden that will be maintained by St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the Polk County Master Gardeners.
The bridge and the garden will be open to the public and the live music, food trucks, Equine Rescue and other urban agriculturally themed booths will be open to the public throughout the evening.
Platform Art performances are unique and unexpected with art, film, dance, fashion and live music.
Artists, musicians, and performers entertain through out the evening. Beverages are available, and complimentary hors d oeuvres provided by Texas Cattle Company. The event kicks-off at the Orange Street Bridge with a dedication from Mayor Fields at 7pm.


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Carter celebrates 100th with new Interventions(December 2008)
Elliott Carter celebrates 100th with new Interventions
Elliott Carter celebrated his 100th birthday on 11 December by attending a Carnegie Hall concert including the New York premiere of his new Interventions, featuring two of the world's leading musicians who have championed his works. Daniel Barenboim was piano soloist and the Boston Symphony Orchestra was conducted by James Levine, appearing together again following the work's world premiere in Boston on 4 December.
The New York Times described how, after the performance, "Mr. Carter slowly rose amid the cheers and applause, and with the aid of a friend, made his way to the stage. Mr. Barenboim took his arm and helped him up the steps. A mock cake adorned with piano keys and musical notes, topped with a sparkler, was wheeled out. The orchestra broke into "Happy Birthday," with the audience singing along. After Mr. Carter made his way back to his seat, Mr. Barenboim and Mr. Levine, who had asked him to write the piece for the occasion, stood at the edge of the stage applauding."
"Mr. Carter wrote the 17-minute piece, for piano and orchestra, just last year, at 98. In fact, since he turned 90, Mr. Carter has poured out more than 40 published works, an extraordinary burst of creativity at a stage when most people would be making peace with mortality. His first opera had its premiere in 1999. He produced 10 works in 2007 and six more this year."
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When Interventions was premiered in Boston, the Boston Globe described the new score and the audience's enthusiastic reaction: "They were applauding the world premiere of Carter's new work for piano and orchestra but they were, on a more basic level, applauding the man himself, who has persisted decade after decade in writing music as freshly imaginative as it is fiercely modern, often with an energy and wit unmatched by composers half his age."
"Interventions, a BSO co-commission for piano and orchestra, was written for James Levine and Daniel Barenboim. As you might expect in a Carter work, the traditional model of the Romantic piano concerto is tossed out the window in favor of something more fractured and, quite purposefully, more evenhanded in the interplay between soloist and orchestra. Cast in one movement roughly 15 minutes long, the music is full of surprisingly lyrical string writing - by Carter's standards - with frequent interruptions from the piano, which then holds court with pointy, eruptive figuration or big, iridescent chords. Two independent trios help negotiate between orchestra and soloist. The final flourish is uncharacteristically brash - and life-affirming. Barenboim, Levine, and the BSO gave it a crackling first performance."
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I don't know if it's a good thing writing this blog, for a person like me who prophesizes or predicts things. With 2012 closing in, the doomsday prophecies have started making headlines again. The latest stupidity was about the two dates 09/11/2001 (911 US WTC) and the latest 03/11/2011 (Japan Tsunami) dates adding together to form the exact doomsday date 12/22/2012. in 2000 When it was the millennium time same kind of prophecies supposedly predicted by Nostradamus were...
Today I was sitting down wondering what to do from tomorrow. Well for some reason the co-incidence was that it is a kind of a new year for us. A festival called Gudi Padwa. I said why not think about a work reform seriously. The first thing I decided was to cut down my computer usage when I am not needed around it. My applications and workload always takes of itself with automated queues and stuff. I have been using the computer mouse more than the keyboard for editing pictures more than music almost 12 hours in a day. Its started to give signs of wear and tear including an extra skin padding that has appeared on the wrist where the hand touches the desk. It aches very badly quite often, especially when I sleep. I don't realize any pain, cold, sweat, etc. when...
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Gas Pedal Raddle
Hi all,
This is the second issue I've had with my car. First was the electrical humming after car has been turned off for some time. NOW....Its the gas pedal and the awful noise it makes and the feeling on my foot.
Does anyone else have this issue?
It has nothing to do with the hinge of the pedal, BMW has already taken it apart and lubed it up. It sounds as if the actually pedal is creaking and cracking. And it feels the part too.
At first I thought it was my shoes (dress shoes), but then I tried it with sandals, sneakers, and bare foot....All with the same sound. As soon as I took it into the service department....they "were unable to duplicate the noise" per usual. So I now have to go back and drive it with them so they can "hear" it.
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535i 2012
Dunno. Easy enough to replace. One bolt and a connector. Probably isn't too expensive if your dealer won't pony up.
Mine has zero sound, creak, binding, etc.
When i first got my car I could hear a slight clicking noise from my gas pedal and could feel it, especially wearing sandals. They lubricated the gas pedal sliders and it fixed it.
They lubed this pedal up, and they took it apart looking for something to fix....No such luck. It doesn't matter what shoes I wear...the noise is the same.
Im going to have to drive with the service tech to have them hear this and replace the pedal.
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Mumbai: The legendary actor Mithun Chakraborty, who had risen for his Disco Dancer steps in the 1980s, is to make history alive again. He will soon show up with his signature moves for the movie 'Housefull 2' of Sajid Nadiadwala. The veteran actor is all set to fire up the stage once again with a special number under the keen eyes of another legend, choreographer Farah Khan.
As the producer of the film, Nadiadwala burst out the fact adding with all praises to Mithun. 'Housefull 2' will be getting a new color by Mithunda's presence, according to Nadiadwala. Even Chakraborty himself is confident of doing the same while expressing his trust on the skills of Nadiadwala and Farah Khan. Well, it looks like the evergreen history will be greener in new age style. This will also be acceptable to Mithun's fans of all generations, the producer sounded quite certain.
Mithun agrees to the fact that he often includes a few steps of his favorites, the likes of Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. "They were stunners", with excitement dripping through his voice, Mithun also says that he is one of their biggest fans. And also that, it's quite evident if there are similarities sometimes between their moves and those of his, he added.
About the movie and his role, Mithun discloses that he is the father to Ritiesh Deshmukh's character. He will be engaged in some action too, but the movie is totally a hilarious comedy, with slip-ups and sort-outs.
With all set and done, the movie is to release on the 2nd of April, 2012. Director Sajid Khan is confident on the movie's success as he assembled the star castings like Rishi Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Shreyas Talpade, Jacqueline Fernandez, Asin, Zarine Khan, Randhir Kapoor and Shazahn Padamsee along with Mithun Chakraborty and his blasting brand of dancing. 'Housefull 2', with heavyweight casting and behind-the-camera workers, looks to make your near-most theatre hall entirety houseful.


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We need a new front door and are wanting a decent brand--middle of line or so--we might be moving but still want to put in a brand that will last. Fiberglass seems to be the material of choice? I have seen Andersen doors recommended. I went to Lowes and got a quote for a pella door that won't rot, but those seem to be looked down upon from the reviews. Where would we look other than HD/Lowes. Our door is 36 with 2 sidelites that are 12". Just want a plain 6 panel front door with the sidelites. We are in B'ham, Al.
Fiberglass doors are a good option, and there are a wide variety of insert styles available. It's a good idea to also check with a local building supply. They will usually have expertise and catalogs that you won't find at the "big box" stores.
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Reading to my daughters is an essential part of the bedtime ritual at our house. The kids enjoy the story, the grownups enjoy how it quiets them down before bed. Sometimes we'll read a whole picture book in one sitting. But longer books, doled out a chapter a night, really turn bedtime into something they look forward to. Once you've run through Harry Potter and Winnie the Pooh, here are three more you can try, every one a hit with the Toon girls.
The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White: Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little fully deserve their reputations as classics. But don't overlook this lovely gem about a swan who can read but can't trumpet - until he finds a manmade trumpet and gets a job playing reveille at a summer camp. Fame and fortune working nightclub gigs soon follow - but can he really be happy so far away from home? White's typically elegant prose brings life to the old cliche: you will laugh, and you will cry.
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart: When four orphans - all geniuses in different ways - respond to a cryptic ad about opportuntities for gifted children, an eccentric millionaire assembles them into a team of agents. Their mission: stop a megalomaniac's global mind-control scheme. This series does for spies what Harry Potter did for wizards. Analytical kids will enjoy the brain-teasers that the plot often turns on. Sensitive kids will respond to the moments of genuine tenderness in the orphans' lives. And you'll all be wondering what happens next.
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder: For me, reading the Little House books was a revelation. I was expecting gentle calico nostalgia; I found hardship, struggle, and frontier weirdness. They're all great, but On the Banks of Plum Creek gets my nod for a truly astonishing locust infestation, and the first appearance of another kind of equally nasty pest: Nellie Oleson.
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Lindsay Lohan is reportedly not in rehab.
Despite reports - and her lawyer's assertion -- that the actress had checked into Morningside Rehab in South Orange County on Thursday, the New York Post has now reported that she is not in treatment at the facility.
The Post wrote that Lohan ended up "chickening out when she got" to the rehab center. TMZ also reported that the actress arrived at the facility in an SUV, but left the area before going inside.
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Earlier on Thursday, Lohan's lawyer, Mark Heller, told a judge in Los Angeles the actress was in rehab.
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I have had professional manicures with this hand cream used as part of the treatment (and the exfoliator and nail oil!) but now I own all three I feel quite professional.
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"Sublime" is how a judge described the relationship between an old stone cottage and a long, linear house that hovers behind it, like a mirage in the rolling terrain.
The clients wanted their new house to assimilate the old one. Peter Q. Bohlin, FAIA, took cues from the raw materials of this early 1900s agrarian landscape: farm structures, high grass, and a pattern of dry-laid stone walls. He placed a wood-and glass house between the cottage, now renovated as a library and loft, and a new pond. A delicate glass passageway joins the structures, lining up the cottage's front door with a massive fireplace in the new house. Light streams down its stone face from skylights on either side.
The low-slung house unspools along an existing stone wall. Two lattice-clad rooms, inspired by corncribs, pop out of the narrow footprint. One is the study, extended by a deck over the pond. The other, a guest bedroom, pushes toward a great maple tree along the wall. "The lattice makes it a special room, perfect for resting or reading in the afternoon, with a sliding door facing the water," Bohlin says.
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multimeter question
I need to test an element in my hot water heater and I was told to do this I need to:
Here is a diagram of what my meter has:
Can I complete the steps above with this meter? If I use 2000 will that work or will thought make the results different?
Right now when I put it on 2000 and turn it on the screen displays a number 1.
I read on the following link toward the bottom that your element should be about the following...
15.5 ohms for 3500 watts
13.0 ohms for 4500 watts
10.0 ohms for 5500 watts
Let's see... How do I explain this????
If you have a light bulb, there is a wire inside you can see. This wire makes an electrical connection. If the wire is connecting, the light bulb works! Same with a water heater element. It too needs to have the "wire" inside making an electrical connection, then it can heat.
BUT if you have wires connected to the two electrical connections on the element and try to measure "ohms" (or that there is a connection), you could be reading something else connected to the wires like the other element on the water heater.
Therefore it is necessary to disconnect one wire. So disconnect one wire from the element, then read between the two "electrical connection" screws. Do this with your meter set to 200. Then you should get a reading like the above if the element is good. If there is no reading, then the "wire" inside the element is broken and it will not heat.
Another test is to see if there is a "short circuit". This is between one of the electrical connections and a "mounting screw" on the element. This would mean the wire inside the element is "touching" the metal case around it (dangerous/replace). Set your meter to 2000, then you should get the same reading on your meter as when the test probes are not touching anything (no connection).
P.S. The way a water heater works is that first (when water cold) the top element turns on and heats the water in the top of the tank. Then when the water in the top reaches the temperature selected on the thermostat, the upper thermostat turns off the upper element and switches the electricity to the lower element.
Then the lower element kicks on and heats the water in the lower portion of the water heater until the water reaches the temperature selected on the lower thermostat.
Usually the lower element is what runs most of the time unless you use all of the hot water in the tank.
Because of the "switching" needed by the upper thermostat, the upper and lower thermostats are different.
Also warm/hot water comes out from the top of the tank, then there is a "tube" inside the water heater which directs the cold water to go to the bottom of the tank. This is called a "dip tube".
The element resistance (ohms) will be very low, but well above zero. Set your meter first to the 200 ohm scale. Remember the scale is determined by the decimal point. So you can get the same reading on multiple scales, just the decimal point location will be different. But you need to know what the resistance should be first, right?
Use the formula (voltage squared divided by watts). This will give you the resistance reading you want to see. The watts will be listed on the element and the voltage will be determined by the voltage your water heater uses. Usually 240 volts. Measure the voltage with your meter and use this reading. A couple ohms up or down is fine.
I would not test this element with the power on. This is dangerous, and should only be performed by a qualified person.
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More HP means burning more fuel/air or making more efficient use of what you're already burning. Then ridding the engine of the spent gasses.
A few random thoughts:
The rear gears will definitely give you more "seat of the pants" performance. But the down side is, unless you have an OD trans, highway cruising gets old, fast.
The exhaust is a good idea. You should also be running long tube headers along w/a true dual exhaust w/an "X" or "H" pipe connecting the two sides, placed aft of the collector, fore of the mufflers.
Using a small starter can help matters when using headers, but isn't necessary. I wouldn't use one unless I had to buy a starter anyway- at least not at this stage.
An intake like the Edelbrock RPM would be a good improvement, along w/the carb of your choice. The Q-jet is good, but most guys end up w/a Holley. Around 650 cfm-750 cfm will work, I'd suggest a 3310 vacuum secondary 750 Holley as a good carb if you're not up to working w/the Q-jet.
An MSD ignition box can be added to an HEI distributor. Unless your distributor is worn out, just swapping it for an MSD distributor won't add power, but the adjustability it offers, could. This can also be done to the OEM distributor, so it's not easy to say yes or no for sure w/o knowing more about what you now have. But setting up a proper advance curve is key to making power and avoiding detonation. The exact specs depends on things like the compression ratio, cam, what heads are on the engine, the fuel used, that sort of thing.
An MSD box like the 6A/6AL might make a small difference in power, but at the RPM levels that you are likely to see w/your SBC 400, I wouldn't make it my first purchase.
A good fuel pump is a good thing to have, as is a regulator or to at least check to see fuel pressure is at 5psi.
If you have a stock cam, this is another thing worth looking into.
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