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After two weeks of the season, the Padres' center-field platoon of Scott Hairston and Jody Gerut represents one of the best players in the National League.
Entering Tuesday night's game, Gerut and Hairston were hitting .350 (21-for-60) with seven doubles, three homers, 14 RBI, 14 runs scored and six walks for 44 total bases, a .409 on-base percentage and a .733 slugging percentage.
The totals include a combined 2-for-6 mark as a pinch-hitter with one run scored and one RBI.
But the pair almost evenly divided playing time in the season's first 13 games since the Padres faced six left-handed starters (5-1).
Were Gerut and Hairston one player – which, essentially, they are – they would have led the National League in runs scored, hits and total bases going into Tuesday's game. In addition, they would have been tied for the lead in doubles, tied for third in RBI, ranked fourth in slugging percentage and tied for 10th in homers.
Burke returns
Twenty-eight days after he was traded to Seattle for "cash considerations," infielder Chris Burke returned to the Padres for "cash considerations" to plug the hole created by the injury to rookie shortstop Everth Cabrera. "These were two of the more convenient trades," said Burke, 29, who was with the Mariners' Triple-A team in Tacoma (.237 in 10 games) when he was told to rejoin the Padres. In spring training, Burke merely walked the Peoria Sports Complex to join the Mariners.
Burke can play all four infield positions as well as the corner outfield spots, although he's not the shortstop that Cabrera was. Still, Padres manager Bud Black said he intends to spell Luis Rodriguez with Burke until Cabrera is able to return.
Cabrera had surgery Tuesday to remove the hook of the hamate bone he fractured in his left wrist Sunday. Cabrera has been placed on the 60-day disabled list. Burke signed a minor league contract with the Padres on Jan. 13 and entered spring training with hopes of making the team as a utility infielder. But the emergence of Rule 5 acquisition Cabrera eliminated the spot Burke was seeking on the roster.
Burke hit .281 (9-for-32) in 15 exhibition games with the Padres. He has a .241 career average in the major leagues, although he hit only .194 in 165 at-bats last year with Arizona.
Injury update
– Veteran Cliff Floyd, who has been on the disabled list since the start of the season with a shoulder injury, had his right knee drained Saturday, further delaying the start of a rehab assignment. The knee was also drained after swelling during spring training. Floyd had been scheduled to join Single-A Lake Elsinore on Monday. "Our doctors are going to look at it, we'll know more in two or three days," Black said.
– Right-handed starting pitcher Cha Seung Baek, who also has been on the disabled list since the start of spring training with a forearm strain, could start his rehab assignment as early as next week. Baek threw all his pitches during a bullpen session Tuesday and is scheduled to throw again Friday. The decision on a rehab assignment will be made after that outing.
Rotation realigned
Kevin Correia, who had his third scheduled start rained out Monday night in Philadelphia, has been re-slotted to start Friday's opener of a three-game series against the Pirates at Petco Park. Shawn Hill will be pushed back one day to Saturday and Jake Peavy will start Sunday afternoon.
"It doesn't make much difference, but a pitcher always welcomes extra rest," said Correia, who had been pitching almost every fifth day since the start of the extended exhibition season.
"The only thing that changes is what you do between the starts."
Correia threw in the bullpen Tuesday.
"I think the rainout is going to benefit Kevin and Shawn," Black said.


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Ill Bill initially was the main voice behind the now disbanded Non Phixion, and is currently involved with La Coka Nostra, along with Slaine, Danny Boy and DJ Lethal of House of Pain & Limp Bizkit fame. In 2004 he released his debut solo album What's Wrong with Bill? and has since released various solo mixtapes and collaborations in anticipation for his second solo record and the upcoming La Coka Nostra album.
On September 16, 2008, he released his second album on Uncle Howie Records, entitled The Hour of Reprisal. The album includes appearances from Necro, Tech N9ne, B-Real of Cypress Hill, Everlast, Bad Brains, Max Cavalera of Soulfly, Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks, Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage, Immortal Technique and Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan. It also features production by DJ Muggs, T-Ray, DJ Lethal, Necro, DJ Premier and Ill Bill himself.
He released an album with Vinnie Paz as the Heavy Metal Kings. Ill Bill was supposed to release a collaboration album with rapper Crooked I and production team Blue Sky Black Death, but the project was cancelled.
During Spring 2008, Ill Bill joined Tech N9ne and Paul Wall on a nationwide tour. The Hour of Reprisal was released on September 16, 2008 by Uncle Howie Records and Fat Beats.
In an October 31, 2010 interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, Ill Bill discussed his relationship with his brother Necro and his range of albums expected in 2011 including La Coka Nostra, The Pill album with Sean Price and his Heavy Metal Kings album with Vinnie Paz set to release April 5, 2011.[3]
His third album, The Grimy Awards, was released on January 29, 2013. The album includes appearances from H.R. of Bad Brains, A-Trak, El-P, Jedi Mind Tricks, O.C., Cormega, Meyhem Lauren, Q-Unique, Shabazz the Disciple & Lil Fame of M.O.P. and production by DJ Premier, DJ Muggs, Pete Rock, Large Professor, The Beatnuts, El-P, Ayatollah, MoSS & Ill Bill himself. The first single "Severed Heads Of State" featuring and produced by El-P came out on October 29, 201
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Washington, June 25 (IANS) A language map of brain that will help develop better therapies to restore language has been redrawn, says new research.
A team of scientists from Northwestern University have redrawn the map. They have updated the traditional brain map of language comprehension based on new research with individuals who have a rare form of dementia that affects language.
The new work shows that word comprehension is actually located in a different brain neighbourhood — the left anterior temporal lobe.
"Also, sentence comprehension turns out to be distributed widely throughout the language network, not in a single area as previously thought," the team said.
"This provides an important change in our understanding of language comprehension in the brain," said lead study author Marek-Marsel Mesulam, director of Northwestern's cognitive neurology and Alzheimer's disease centre.
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Harley Clifford was crowned the King of Wake and took first place in the US Pro Wakeboarder Tour last year all before he turned 19 years old. After putting in thirteen years into the sport he was bound to get something out of it. It was only a few years ago that Harley Clifford was considered just a rookie but he rose through the ranks and snatched the top spot away from wakeboarding fave Phil Soven at the Knoxville Pro Wakeboard Tour by a score of 92.5 to 89 last year.
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Neat colors and I don't mind the fog.
Beautiful but a little eerie! Thanks
Thank you for the beautiful set of photos.
Wow, love it.
Misty and mysterious!
So beautiful thanks Jan
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I'll be watching to see the progress!
One tip I'll give, is not to use too much heat on those wings! Remember that they're most likely over 30 years old- the ply will retain heat, and can possibly melt the foam. Also, with heat the pigment will sometimes be left behind, and gum up your sandpaper. Then, the friction will melt it deeper into the wood. Ask me how I know.... Lol!
Plain old elbow grease is what has worked the best for me. Good luck with it!
So just scrape and pick it all off with no heat?
Hope you all like photos.. I took a few today. See captions on the photos for details.
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That's how it's done right there!!!!!
GREAT pictures, and I think the way you're going about it is perfect!
This is exactly how you're gonna find out what's under there, and learn a little about what kind of life the plane had. apparently, a rough one... with as much care as you're taking to repair it right, I think it's "golden years" are gonna be pretty sweet indeed!
Every so often, I have seen hobie parts on feebay, but it's hit and miss.... You'll eventually get tired of waiting for the tail to pop up for sale, and make a mold, and then the piece, and then ten will be for sale dirt cheap... lol Just the way it goes-
I would think that the tail is going to be your biggest hurdle- BUT, You're off to the right start!
I was sooooooo happy to find an intact tail on mine under all of the filler and basswood back there- I thought it was busted for sure!
Keep the progress pics coming!!!!
PS- I remember talking to your friend with the black and red hobie, am I safe to say that you were the "other guy" with him? I have said it a million times in the past, but forgive me for not remembering names....
***I think nametags will be a great idea for the next event (wherever) and we should all provide our own*** But I still probably won't remember
Scraping is what I did after I could pick no more..... Man- Just thinking back about it gives me cramps in my hands!
Really wish mine was in better shape, but I guess I'll be more comfortable flying her now.
Wish I could track down a new dorsal for her.
I'd love to find out the history of my plane.. How the heck do you bust the fiberglass on these planes? I think an asteroid must have fallen from the sky and hit it as these are really tough fuses, well, except for the dorsal assembly.
Was just reading how Hobie and his crew would set up beer cans on the ridge and see who could knock the most down in a single pass. Back in the 70's they were also popular for combat as they are so tough and you could get all the parts from the factory. I guess the wooden glider guys didn't like the Hawks much as they tended to fly right through a balsa plane.
Dang, my buddy asked me to come over to my place to show me something... He found a great deal on another Hobie Hawk. This is the second one for him in three days!! Arghh. Worst off all it is in great condition! I've been looking for Hobie deals for years, and suddenly they seem to be all over the place. Too funny.
I'll get some pics of his new plane soon. It still has the original primer on the fuse, no signs of any breaks, and well built. Think he is the third owner on this one, and the last owner just stored it. It has been flown and used, and that kind of makes it even nicer to me, it has a nice used look, but no damage. He currently plans to store it as is, and we will restore and fly our more abused versions. Maybe he will fly it later...?
Just Saturday I was telling him how rare these planes are...
As gorgous as she is....
How does the Hobby Hawk fly, compared to something like say an Ava?
Hobie Hawk.
Truth is, It has its own personality. It doesn't like to be slowed down, because of it's small vertical surface- It will get real "yawy" and get into this dutch roll thing that everyone calls the "hobie roll". The wing is pretty thin, so keeping the steam up isn't really that much of a problem, but the nose down attitude takes a little while for some to get used to. (the tendency to try and level the airplane out will slow her too much) One last thing to add is that this plane is very easy to overcorrect in yaw. I have found that bumping the stick once or twice and let go usually results in a pretty smooth turn (slow speed) with no rolling pendulum thingy, but at speed, slow and smoothly moving the stick is the best. * Typical high speed (for this plane) turn* : gently and smoothly apply some rudder and hold for a second, then instead of letting go of the stick like you would on a full house ship, you slowly decrease the input back to zero stick. Makes the difference between night and day!
While she has these unique traits, she sure is beautiful scooting by on a low pass. I think this is one of the many reasons the Hobie is so desirable- you kind of have to work for it.
And I can't spend anything until the escrow closes, the house is re-painted, carpeted, moved into, the new kitchen cabinets and counters installed, and the baby comes. Geez! Guess I'm screwed for the next 3 months!
We all have to get these hobies together from time to time! Maybe some sort of slermal gathering? I'm digging into my memory banks, and I am having a hell of a time trying to remember where it is, but it was an SC2 contest like 16 or 17 years ago that I was at and there was a slope off of the back side too. SULA? Visalia? Hell- It's probably a strip mall now anyways.
I have a winch (manual retrieve) that we could string out for the adventurers!!!
Ya, kind of like the feeling I got when driving my buddy's old Vette, looks really cool, but handles like a barge comared to say, my '06 Civic.
Kind of what I figured and heard, non the less, a very good looking ship, like the old Vette, great for a Sunday drive....
Take my opinion as if from a guy that only flew one for a few minutes many years ago, because that is my experience level... Now that I have one I am even more impressed by the plane
They are an active plane that does respond to your inputs. If you are smooth, you will get smooth responses. If you want to throw it around the sky, it is ready for that too. I think they are a great light to medium slope plane. In this setting they really shine. And don't be fooled, these are pretty tough birds. I am flat out amazed at how tough the fuses are. It is not hard to imagine one slicing through a balsa floater without much concern. As Hobie said you could not break the nose with a sledge hammer.
The odd behavior of this plane is a result of having no stabilizers. It is designed to be an active and fun plane, much like a Hobie board or sail boat, they are all designed to fit his personality, go out there and rip it up.
Interesting things about the Hobie Hawk. It is rumored to be the first ARF and also the first ARC. It is one of the first foam core wings. It was the first to use such a variety of materials and plastics. It is designed to pull apart and transport in its foam case, this case is so good that it is rare to find a Hawk without its case, even 35 years later! If you don't like the looks, surely you can appreciate these aspects. This was a cutting edge plane in many regards, and Hobie did not compromise anywhere in its design. He built what he wanted, and that may not be what you want. There are few planes that survive from around 1974, yet there are still a lot of Hawks, I think that says a lot for these planes. (Good or bad)
I much rather have a Hawk then say a modern ARF, and the cost is very similar depending on the deal you can find.
Even though this plane was put into production before any of our major radio brands even got into the market place.. It was designed around carrying a brick radio! Imagine what it would be like if designed for our current radio gear and tastes.
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Volunteers big part of big holiday initiatives in Barrie area
Georgian College student and Barrie Out of the Cold volunteer Sasha Cadeau prepares a salad prior to the arrival of BOOTC clients at Collier Street United Church Sunday night. Hundreds of Barrie and area volunteers are making the holiday season a little brighter for the less fortunate. IAN MCINROY/BARRIE EXAMINER/QMI AGENCY
'Tis the season to give, and give thanks.
But for thousands of needy area families, single moms and dads, couples and singles, it's also a time to reach out when cash runs low and priorities change.
That's when an army of big-hearted people give of their time and talent to make a difference in someone's life.
More than 13.3 million volunteers in Canada contribute 2.1 billion hours of time every year, according to Volunteer Canada, and locally, area residents are also stepping up to help out.
Debra Exel sits on the board of directors for the Barrie Out of the Cold program and she acknowledges how important the approximately 1,000 volunteers are to the organization.
"Our entire organization at this time — board of directors as well as the leadership and volunteer base — is 100% volunteer," she said of the helpers who lend a hand at six Barrie churches to provide safe overnight accommodation and meals for the homeless from November to April.
"They give up their evenings (including weekends), stay awake all night if they are on the overnight shift, or get up very early to be on time for the 6 a.m. morning shift," Exel said.
"It's not easy sometimes to leave a warm cozy house or bed on a bitter cold winter night to come in and volunteer," she added. "I think for many, there is a deep compassion to help those who are less fortunate, to serve their community and because volunteerism is a personal value for them."
One of the most visible group of volunteers to the general public are the dedicated people who ring the bells at Salvation Army kettle locations across the region.
Almost 400 volunteers are working the kettles to reach the Salvation Army Barrie Bayside Mission's goal of $450,000, according to kettle co-ordinator retired Maj. Flo Sharple.
"I love this job," she said of peoples' eagerness to help. "There is a large cross-section of people. They are just a lot of very ordinary people. Many work during the day and volunteer at night or on weekends. Some are students or high school students working on their community hours."
The Bayside Mission's Maj. Byron Kean said other volunteers help out with day-to-day operations at the 16 Bayfield St. facility.
"There's a whole spectrum (of people) we're trying to get," he said.
"We've approached organizations for volunteers to serve and prepare meals. It creates camaraderie amongst the employees (or organization members) and bridges the gap between the Salvation Army and our residents, the community and businesses," he said, adding sometimes residents upstairs in the mission's transition room also help out.
"It gives them a sense that they're helping us help them get through this difficult period of their lives," Kean said. "And we always have individuals who go through our services we provide and when they get back on their feet, want to give back and volunteer with us."
Over at Barrie Food Bank, 120 regular weekly volunteers sort food, break down food from large packaging to smaller packages, stock shelves, pick grocery orders for clients and serve clients with their order. They also drive around the city picking up food from grocery stores, farmers, businesses, churches and schools.
"In addition to our regular volunteers, we have another 300 occasional volunteers who assist with food drives and food sorts as well as run food and fundraising events such as the 12 Ladies in a Tent event," said Barrie Food Bank executive director Peter Sundborg.
"Volunteers are crucial to the success and continued operation of the food bank. We have a small staff who rely on the good work of our volunteers. Many of our regular volunteers donate three to five hours a week to help us out, giving up their time away from their families and some from work."
The 37th annual Barrie and District Christmas Cheer toy and food drive will also rely heavily on its massive crowd of giving volunteers, according to volunteer co-ordinator Paul Rooney.
"At Christmas Cheer, everything we do is dependant on the great people in Barrie and the surrounding area," he said. "Without their time, in either making a donation or by stopping by to help us out, none of what we do would be possible."
For the couple months leading up to Christmas, organizers have a core group of board members and dedicated volunteers who start getting everything set up around town. Six or eight weeks prior to Santa's arrival, schools, businesses and drop-off locations are finalized and then it's crunch time.
"Once we get to the week before Christmas, that's when things really start to shape up. We need to receive, sort, organize and get ready to distribute enough food and toys for over 1,700 families," Rooney said.
"We are in need of over 800 volunteers to help us do this and I am overwhelmed with the response I have received so far," he added. "Of the 800 positions we needed filled, 700 of them have been signed up. Residents in this area are truly amazing people."
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JoNik: Let me know how it goes. Remember to uncheck my mod (rename it to .vdf.disabled or something) at see if it still crashes. The mod is quite demanding because of the much higher poly count, so i would not recommend using
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can work, but even that will be too much for most computers, at least with the next version of this mod..
From experience i've noticed that sometimes trees are missing if you arent starting a new game, so it seems like this mod works best starting from scratch and not from old saves.
Next release version will be v0.6 and it will contain substantial changes, like new mountains (with either improved uv-mapping, some completely resculpted), various groundcover, new trees, new rocks and waterfalls. I've also figured out how to animate everything, so that i can for example improve the very static looking rye fields.
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Game Hero: Kerem Gönlüm collected 19 points, six rebounds and two assists in leading the Turkish effort.
Stats Don't Lie: Turkey held the Swedes to 26.3% from long range while hitting 45% of their threes. The Turks moved the ball very good with 22 assists while also snatching 12 steals.
|Ender Arslan had 19 points in Turkey's first win
Having already been eliminated from the Second Round before the start of the game, Turkey saved some face by beating Sweden 87-74 for their first victory in Group D of EuroBasket 2013 in Koper.
Kerem Gönlüm scored 22 points while Ender Arslan had 19 points and six rebounds for Turkey, who improved to 1-3. Ersan Ilyasova scored 21 points and Emir Preldzic had 11 points and 10 assists.
"We showed a good resistance. The guys played well. They played organised. We shared the ball, with 22 assists. There was excellent cooperation among the players," said Turkey coach Bogdan Tanjevic.
Sweden dropped to 1-3 in the group despite Jeffery Taylor scoring 18 points while Jonas Jerebko had 17 points and Kenny Grant collected 14 points, five rebounds and four assists.
"I think we didn't play with the same energy as yesterday (a win over Russia). We matched up better against Russia then Turkey with their size, which made it very difficult for us," said Sweden coach Brad Dean.
"The positive thing is that we will not finish last in the group, meaning we will be in the top 20 in Europe."
The Swedes scored nine straight points to grab a 9-3 lead but Turkey countered with a 10-0 run for a 13-9 advantage. Grant hit two baskets to help Sweden go up 17-15 but the game was knotted at 17-17 after one period.
There were five lead changes in the first half of the second quarter with Sweden going ahead 30-29. But Turkey put together an 11-2 run to jump up 40-32. Taylor's triple just before the buzzer made it 40-35 at halftime.
The Turkish surge continued at the start of the second half with a 15-3 run for a 55-38 lead. Grant scored eight straight points for Sweden, who pulled back to within nine points with a 67-58 deficit after three quarters.
Brice Massamba cut the lead down to 67-60 with the first basket of the fourth period. But Arslan nailed a triple to start a 7-0 run to build an insurmountable lead.


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The Homebrew Computer Club was an early computer hobbyist club in Silicon Valley, which met (under that name) from March 5, 1975 to December 1986. Several very high-profile hackers and IT entrepreneurs emerged from its ranks, including the founders of Apple Inc.
The Homebrew Computer Club was an informal group of electronic enthusiasts and technically-minded hobbyists who gathered to trade parts, circuits, and information pertaining to DIY construction of computing devices.[1] It was started by Gordon French and Fred Moore who met at the Community Computer Center in Menlo Park. They both were interested in maintaining a regular, open forum for people to get together to work on making computers more accessible to everyone.[2] The first meeting was held in March 1975 in Gordon French's garage in Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, on the occasion of the arrival in the area of the first Altair microcomputer, a unit sent for review by People's Computer Company. Subsequent meetings were held at an auditorium at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.[3]
After the more-or-less "formal" meetings the participants often reconvened at "The Oasis," a bar and grill on El Camino Real in nearby Menlo Park, recalled years later by a member as "Homebrew's other staging area".[4]
The 1999 made-for-television movie Pirates of Silicon Valley (and the book on which it is based, Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer) describes the role the Homebrew Computer Club played in creating the first personal computers, although the movie erroneously placed the meeting in Berkeley and misrepresented the meeting process.
Many of the original members of the Homebrew Computer Club continue to meet (as of 2009[update]), having formed the 6800 Club, named after the Motorola (now Freescale) 6800 microprocessor. Occasionally and variously renamed after the release of the 6800, 6809, and other microprocessors, the group continues to meet monthly in Cupertino, California.
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Think you know what's going on in the world? Think again. Long before Rod Serling took us into The Twilight Zone, L. Ron Hubbard brought us to The Crossroads - a place where thought-provoking twists and turns are delivered with plenty of wit and wisdom.
Farmer Eben Smith is fed up with big government telling him how to run his life and his business. They pay him to bury his crops while folks starve in the streets, and he's not going to take it anymore. He's declaring his independence, loading up his fruits and vegetables, and heading for the city to wheel and deal. . . .
But before he can trade in his turnips, Eben'll have to deal with something bigger - a break in the space/time continuum. He's at The Crossroads, where reality is turned upside-down and inside out. And before it's over, he'll turn his turnips into liquor, and the liquor into guns and gold, as he plunges into strange new worlds . . . finding ways to wreak havoc in all of them.
The Crossroads first appeared in the February 1941 issue of Unknown Fantasy Fiction. By then Hubbard's stature as a writer was well established. As author and critic Robert Silverberg puts it: he had become a "master of the art of narrative." Hubbard's editors urged him to apply his gift for succinct characterization, original plot, deft pacing and imaginative action to a genre that was new, and essentially foreign, to him - science fiction and fantasy. The rest is history.
Also includes the fantasy adventures, Borrowed Glory, the haunting story of two immortals who wager on two mortals given a single day of love . . . a wager that leads to heartbreak and tragedy; and The Devil's Rescue based on the legend of The Flying Dutchman, in which the sole survivor of a disaster at sea is "rescued" by the devil himself and finds that fate rests on a roll of the dice.
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Looking to stretch out with the jerry repertoire and play a bit more than the twice a month Stella Blue's Band plays. Did a party in August and just did a benefit at Garcia's at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester. Here are a couple of clips from the first gig - aud recording but sounds real good except for some chatter and a little wind noise.
Our first tune of the gig - (first tune ever! )
After Midnight
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University of Georgia Hillel, the Campus Center for Jewish Life and GAPAC, UGA's pro-Israel organization, will host three Israeli students for lunch from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday in room 144 of the Tate Student Center.
The event is free and open to the public.
The purpose of the event is to give the community and UGA students and faculty a glimpse of what life is like in Israel. Some of the students have been witness to the terror bombings, and all of them are experiencing daily life during the current Palestinian uprising.
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I highly recommend a visit. Looking at the castle from the garden you might think it was a French Château. I think this is one of the more attractive Scottish castles not the dark granite types. Thank you eb and 48...Sue
A friend visited a few years back and this is a highly recommended stop to any anyone planning to go to Scotland. I heard there is a resident falconer that puts on quite a show, and that there were HUGE 'dinosaur' rhubarb plants as well. Thank you Sue - the castle itself is stunning with all the spires.
Looks like a wonderful place to check out the changing styles of turrets - it seems to have most of them.
You must, I've been to Scotland 3 times and want to go back. I mentioned on the other picture that I have been to this castle and I remember this large courtyard and lots of people milling around. The view across the loch was spectacular. Thank you Denise...Sue
So different from other castles that I have seen. I have always wanted to do Scotland.I will the next time Iam in Europe:-)


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Here's what's coming next as well as answering AB's question about Australianising Christmas symbols. We're back home but I need a day or two to catch my breath and choose a few shots from the thousand taken. See you back here in the New Year.
We've been west, much further west than we usually go. Somewhere out there the farmer's have their own tradition of placing Aussie Santas at their gates (which are miles apart in the big wheat and sheep country) ... we saw Santa playing footie, Santa riding a bike, Santa fishing on a dam, Santa waving from a tree and this Santa.
But old traditions die hard, after driving a hundred kilometres across the very hot dry plains we reached a roadside petrol station with this window display!
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
We are not amused
"Young man you can call it a pedapod but we know that it's a rickshaw"
I wonder how many people got bikes for Christmas. I heard on the radio that the market for them is booming.
Outside the Queen Victoria Building.
That's it for this series. There's a sneak peek on what's coming up next tomorrow.
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Happy Christmas
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Christmas Eve
Hey Mr Mice can I join your party ... I'm all dressed up and ready to go?
For fantistic shots at the windows go visit Julie's blog.
David Jones windows
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
What's in there?
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Australia's largest indoor Christmas tree
According to the QVB website the tree took 30 decorators, eight riggers and two electricians more than a fortnight to install and decorate. Standing 24 metres tall and extending through three floors the QVB Christmas tree features 1700 branches, 15,000 Swarovski crystals and is adorned with 40,000 lights, 8,000 baubles and 400 bows. Swarovski Crystal design each Swarovski crystal decoration to reflect light and create the festive 'wow' factor.
And they stare at the stairwell!
Queen Victoria Building
Monday, December 21, 2009
Got shopping to do
If you are interested in learning about the history of the QVB and seeing some great shots of it's interior go see it through Julie's Sydney Eye.
Queen Victoria Building
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
A shady spot
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
City lights
We are on a Sunday jaunt around the centre of Sydney to pick up the city Christmas vibe. There didn't seem to be much bunting about. It can only get better from here.
Town Hall Sydney
I'm taking a break from blogging until the New Year, in the meanwhile I hope you enjoy this short Christmas series.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Even though it had reached a cooler 33C at Rhylstone we stopped to get a yet another cool drink.
As we drove into the evening the temperature progressively dropped to a nice 23C. However, things did not go so well with the people of this and neighbouring town of Kandos. The very next day fires were burning and threatening their homes.
That's it for this trip. Tomorrow I'm going to start a Christmas series based on a Sunday excursion to Sydney.
As we drove into the evening the temperature progressively dropped to a nice 23C. However, things did not go so well with the people of this and neighbouring town of Kandos. The very next day fires were burning and threatening their homes.
That's it for this trip. Tomorrow I'm going to start a Christmas series based on a Sunday excursion to Sydney.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Day is closing
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
My railway to nowhere
Julie did a wonderful post Railway to Nowhere of the station at Lue some months ago ... I just had to stop and see what I could do.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
This miners cottage in Ulan gives you another look at a Silky Oak tree.
There is not a lot to Ulan, the closed general store looks so forlorn, though the little church over the road was neat and pretty.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
After our pleasant afternoon tea we headed out of Mudgee, taking a different route home. It quickly became clear that more than rural industries fuel the area.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Culinary delights
The cheese was wonderful.
As we were leaving I was surprised to see them watering the lawn (given the state of the local dam) but was told they have ample ground water so no water restrictions. Looks like there's some good grapes on their way.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Rural delights
The Mudgee area is noted for its fine wool, beef, fat lambs, cereal crops, lucerne, vegetables, vineyards and honey. There are also horse, sheep and cattle studs. Someone mentioned a cheese factory near the town so after a bit of a wander around we headed off to find it -- will show you that tomorrow. Some posts on Paula's blog inspired me to take the shot below.
Temperature still 39C. Is it ever going to cool down??
Friday, December 11, 2009
As we rolled into Mudgee the temperature hit 41C. Top on our agenda was a cafe with air conditioning. Just as we finished our sandwich in a relatively cool place big rain drops began to fall. But they didn't last long so weren't much help on cooling things down. But ahhhhh ... can you smell the wonderful aroma of raindrops on hot surfaces?
Update for Martina: Yes it does steam for a while and is especially noticable on the roads ... here is a shot taken through the windscreen a little later in the day when there was another brief shower.
Temperature 41C dropping to 39C.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Abandoned twins
Nearly at Mudgee (we took a side road to get there) we saw two abandoned houses close together. At the left of the top one is a pepperina tree ... they are popular in hot rural places, the leaves are quite aromatic when crushed.
The second abandoned building could have been interesting because it was brick but a tall chicken wire fence around the house spoiled the image so you get to see the gate instead ... no trespassing
The second abandoned building could have been interesting because it was brick but a tall chicken wire fence around the house spoiled the image so you get to see the gate instead ... no trespassing
Temperature 40C. Can it get any hotter??
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Silky Oak
I noticed the Silky Oaks were in flower so looked around for an interesting shot with one of them in.
Silky Oak is a native Australian tree with golden flowers in spring and an attractive timber, this old cabinet in my home is Silky Oak.
Temperature 39C.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
180 degrees
Time for another favourite ... whenever I stop I also look in the opposite direction to see what else I can photograph. Here's what I found over the road from the hay shed ... so quintessentially farmyard.
Temperature 39C.
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Low tide
There's still not much water in Lake Windermere which I've shown you before..
Oh boy it's hot ... the sun is bleaching the grass and burning the land
Temperature 38C
Sunday, December 6, 2009
The yellow flowers on the roadside are canola. How annoying is that, when I wanted to see it in the field its flowers had all gone and yet in the wild they are still flowering weeks later.
Temperature 36C.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Favourite things
I said I would be finding favourite things on this drive. Here's an abandoned dwelling near Capertee. Commenters have asked if I explore these places, which I don't, even if I did I would have given this one a miss with that prickly blackberry at the door.
Temperature 35C.
Temperature 35C.
Friday, December 4, 2009
An unexpected Royal
The normal road was blocked, I think fires had been sparked by lightening overnight. So we had to take a detour through Wallerawang where to my delight I found a new Royal hotel. A great start for a day where I expected to see quite a few of my favourite things.
For those who are new to the blog, here's my Royal Collection.
Temperature 34C
Labels: Mudgee distict, Royal Collection
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Extreme heat
When I tell you that the 100 year weather records show that that on average here in the mountains we get no more than 10 days above 30C you will understand that is was a horrible shock to walk outside on a spring (not summer) morning and find it was already 31C at 9 o'clock.
What better way to escape the heat ... go for a long drive in an air conditioned car ... so come along for the drive, we are on our way to Mudgee.
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When you get right down to it, Henry (Smilin' Hank) Burris is just like any other young adult who moves to the promised land, also known as Calgary.
Just because he came from Oklahoma (via Saskatchewan) and he's the starting quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders doesn't mean he isn't looking to tap into the area's booming economy.
Burris, now 31-years-old, hit it big when he signed a contract extension with the Stamps earlier this season that will keep him in Cowtown until 2009 and pay him several hundred thousand per year. As if that's not enough, Burris works downtown in the winter for Peak Energy.
Burris is a salesman for the company, which provides small equipment for the numerous oil rigs that are making Alberta rich.
"I'm preparing for after football," Burris said recently from the Alberta city. "There's a lot of great things happening in the city of Calgary. A lot of young professionals live here. I'm a part of the community now.
"We're moving up here permanently, so why not make myself a part of the community? ... I'm getting out in the workforce, because one day I will be doing it, so I just want to make sure the transition is a very smooth one."
Smilin' Hank knows a thing or two about hard work. He grew up near Spiro, Okla., where his parents, Henry Sr. and Caresse, owned a farm. They harvested soy beans and had plenty of cattle.
"When it comes to castration time and stamping them on the ears and things like that and also making sure you assist the birth and make sure there's no breach, I've been through it all," Burris said proudly.
So does that mean, Smilin' Hank, that your hand has actually been up a ... ?
"No, my father wouldn't let me actually put my hand up there, but he basically told me to hold on just so the cow wouldn't kick him," he said. "And I'd hold the tail every now and then, just so he wouldn't get any manure all over him."
That's still noble work, and Burris continues to bust his tail today to provide for his young family, which grew in April when his wife, Nicole, gave birth to their first child, Armand.
"Right now I'm leading kind of a four-tiered life, with family at home, football, then working downtown, and also I do community service all the time," he said. "It's kind of hard to divide up four areas of life and live them all at once."
That also leaves little time for his other passion -- screenwriting. Burris has a degree in communication and broadcasting from Temple University in Philadelphia, and he recently had begun working on a screenplay about polygamy, believe it or not.
"It was something that I always wanted to learn a little bit more about, because you always hear about people who believe in polygamy, and myself, I've always believed that there is that one out there for you in this world," he said.
"... I was just trying to find a level-minded understanding of why people make that decision and really don't make that sacrifice and dedicate themselves to one person."
Burris also wants to write a script about life in the CFL, but his two projects have been put on hold now that six-month-old Armand is in his life.
"When I go home now, when I see him, it kind of puts everything else in the rear-view mirror," he said.
Looking ahead, however, Burris likely won't feel complete until guiding the Stampeders to a Grey Cup title. The tools appear to be in place in Cowtown, but Burris still needs to get over mental mistakes and crucial times.
Going into last week's game against B.C., he had thrown 20 touchdowns and 16 interceptions, and his passer rating ranked fourth among the league's eight starting pivots.
"This is a long-term plan here for us as far as with the team and everything," Burris said. "Of course there's some bumps in the road ...
"It's always a work in progress, on and off the field, for both my family and for the team here. So it's just a thing where you continue to plug at it.
"You take the good with the bad, but you learn from it all."


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Christmas Present
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- Release Date: 5/5/2009
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Matthew Kern began playing the piano at the age of three. Originally from the Washington D.C. area, he is now based out of Portland Oregon. One of the Northwest's most recognizable and popular young musicians, Matthew provides music for a wide variety of private parties and events and has performed at numerous local venues including Pazzo's Ristorante, the Multnomah Athletic Club, the Waverly Club, the Racket Club, the Hilton, Portland's White House, the Heathman, Benson, and Governor Hotels and many, many more. Recent charity appearances include Bettie's 360 'The Affair of the Heart' for the American Heart Association and 'For Love of Money' for Portland's hospice Our House. In December of 2007 Matthew ended a successful nine year run as the lead pianist for the flagship Nordstrom store in downtown Portland. His music has been described as 'ostentatious,' 'wildly romantic,' and 'wonderful' by The Oregonian. Matthew's first CD 'afterhours' is a romantic collection of songs that showcase Matthew's unique blend of technical versatility and emotional intimacy. The selections range from jazz standards such as 'If I Had You' to songs by Elton John and Sting right up to a haunting rendition of the Norah Jones hit 'Don't Know Why.' His second CD 'Christmas Present' is a beautiful collection of holiday favorites that captures both the joy and the melancholy of the season. Both cds are both relaxing yet compelling and reveal new pleasures with repeated listenings.


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Secure Computing reports on Verizon Business's recently released 2011 Data Breach Investigations report that shows data thieves are targeting "smaller, softer and less reactive" businesses, such as retail and hospitality companies. The study also found that many breaches were "basic hacks" due to "ineffective or weak" credentials. Mark Goudie of Verizon encouraged companies to upgrade security procedures and software, warning, "If there are six people being chased by a bear, it's best not to be the slowest runner." The findings of two other data protection studies--Imperva and the Ponemon Institute's 2011 PCI DSS Compliance Trends Study, and Veracode's State of Software Security Report: The Intractable Problem of Insecure Software--have also been announced.
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The daughter of a 73-year-old woman who died after she was scalded by a spilled cup of tea has told an inquest of the horror of finding her mother with a "gangrenous" sore four days after the accident.
Margaret Young, a retired nurse, was a resident at the Beechcroft Manor Nursing Home in Gosport, when the cup of tea brought to her by a staff aid was accidentally spilled on to her while she was lying in bed on June 13 last year.
The inquest at Portsmouth heard that her husband, Peter Young, 80, was informed by the staff aid of the accident and had seen that the wound had been dressed by nurses.
The hearing was told that Mrs Young was in the final stages of life and had originally been admitted to the nursing home in June 2011 after suffering a fall.
But when the couple's daughter, Janet Young, visited on June 17 she discovered that the wound was in a "horrendous" state and after a doctor examined her mother, she was taken to the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth where she died on June 20.
Ms Young described her mother as a "tea-aholic" who often asked for more cups of tea which she normally had to drink through a straw.
Describing how she found her mother, Ms Young said: "Mum was moaning and groaning like nothing on Earth.
"I pulled her hand away as I was going to kiss her, her hand and gown were stuck to the side in this big green-black mess.
"I was horrified. I went downstairs to ask what was going on, I just asked why it didn't have a dress on.
"I was told I had to accept it was part of her dying which I was upset about. It was just horrendous."
She added that at the hospital: "The smell was horrendous, the doctors were quite shocked by the stench and the wound sore and the gangrene or whatever you call it.
"I was told there was no option of operating because she wouldn't make it.
"She was put on a drip and antibiotics and tended to very caringly, they were brilliant at the hospital."
She added: "I want to know what happened, why she had to go like that, it's a good home that's why we picked it, I just want to know why."
Mr Young, a retired engineer, told the hearing that the staff aid had told him that a cup of tea which had been left on a bedside table had been spilled on to his wife.
He said: "I do not think it was done on purpose, it was an accident, what happened afterwards is what I criticise."
He added: "I went to the matron, she said 'Do not worry about it, very simple, nothing to worry about, we've made a report about it' and I believed her.
"They tended to pass it off as really a non-event. They were playing it down."
Lincoln Brookes, representing Beechcroft Manor, told the inquest that Mrs Young had been seen by a doctor on the day of the accident and again on three of the four subsequent days.
He said that although all the staff were not aware of the tea spillage, the doctor who examined her provided appropriate treatment.
He said: "They started treating the red patch as an infection. They called a doctor, she couldn't tell if it was a scald or an infection but the advice she gave was for both conditions, if it was a sore or infection."
Addressing Ms Young, Mr Brookes added: "A lot was being done, your mum was receiving the best treatment and her last days were as comfortable as possible."


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WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- Despite criticism of Senate Republicans after a gun-control bill was defeated, President Obama thinks consensus remains on other issues, the White House said.
"[We] should be able to find similar common ground on some of the other issues that the president is hoping will move through the Congress," spokesman Josh Earnest said Thursday during the daily briefing.
"I think there's a pretty good indication that we're going to find some common ground and make some bipartisan progress on things like comprehensive immigration reform," Earnest said. "We're at the beginning of that process so we'll see how that moves forward."
On Wednesday, the Senate voted 54-46 in favor of the amendment from Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., that would have expanded background checks to all online and gun-show sales. The amendment fell shy of the 60 votes needed to head off a threatened filibuster.
"In terms of consensus, 90 percent of the American public agrees with the president's point of view and agrees with the compromise that was put forward by Senators Toomey and Manchin," Earnest said.
"So I think we're pretty close to a consensus on this just as about everywhere except in the United States Congress," he said. "And as the president alluded to yesterday, I think that is an indication of the pernicious influence that some special interests have in the United States Congress. And that is going to require a vocalization of public opinion to overcome it."
Speaking Wednesday after the vote, Obama said senators who voted no "caved" to pressure from the National Rifle Association and that the NRA "willfully lied" about what the legislation would do.
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DW and DH are putting the final touches on our upcoming (September '13) seventeen day trip to Spain primarily, ending at CDG. Our primary objective is to visit Barcelona and the San Sebastian area. The "problem" is that we're not sure where to spend the last three nights of the trip. The following is our itinerary as it now stands:
-- 5 nights - Barcelona (Mercer Hotel in the Barri Gotic)
-- Fly to Bilbao for one night at the Silken Gran Domine to see the Guggenheim
-- Drive or train to San Sebastian - 5 nights at The "Zen Apartment" (Centro location) Friendly Apt. Rentals. Explore environs.
-- 3 nights ????
-- one night - Sheraton CDG before flying home
One obvious solution is to stay in Paris for the last few days, although DW wanted to try someplace "new" since we have been to Paris many times before. DH was thinking about Bordeaux, then TGV directly to CDG. DW not so sure, since she is not a big wine fan and regardless, we have Napa Valley near our home. Would Toulouse make sense?? What other cities/towns "on the way to Paris" might work? Any thoughts/recommendations would be greatly appreciated, including lodging recommendations. DH needs help!
Although it's been a long while since my last post, I have always admired this forum as the premier site to get reliable travel info.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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DW and DH are putting the final touches on our upcoming (September '13) seventeen day trip to Spain primarily, ending at CDG. Our primary objective is to visit Barcelona and the San Sebastian area. The "problem" is that we're not sure where to spend the last three nights of the trip. The following is our itinerary as it now stands:
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Bordeaux is a fascinating historic town but not one that I would chose to spend vacation days in - a big loud city for the most part - now Saint-Emilion in the heart of the Borfdeaux wine country is a gem - a neat old city around which vineyards swirl in a 360-degree circle - hop into local wineries for a tour and a taste - St Emilion even has train service (sometimes buses) from Lilbourne - which has TGVs (on the Bordeaux-Paris Montparnasse line. I could see spending a few neat days in St-Emilion - could do a day trip one day to the fabled Dordogne as the train (and bus) line goes to Sarlat, tourist and administrative capital of the famous Dordogne (sans car however hard to get around in) -
farther north Angouleme is a neat old larger town smack on the rail route to Paris - also good for a day's rest.
The Loire Valley is also smack on the rail line - take a train to Amboise and use it as a base to hop on such famous nearby chateaus like Chambord and Chenonceau.
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Thanks PalenQ!
We always talked about visiting the Loire one day. That's is a good possibility for us. I will start looking into train/plane schedules from San Sebastian.
Any recommendations for the best hotel near Amboise?
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http://www.chateaupray.com/index.html - short walk from Amboise' castle and town center. Stay in a veritable chateau.
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From Bilbao to San Sebastián I recommend the direct bus in 1h 15min. Leaves Bilbao every 30 mins.
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Another vote for the Loire. The TGV stops in Tours & rental cars are available at the station (well they were a decade ago but easy to check). Tours is about an hour from Paris. Rent a car & tour the chateaux. A very relaxing area. As above - stay in a chateaux. We stayed in the Chateau Chissay in '99.
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Just a couple more logistical questions, as we have decided to spend the three last days of our trip in the Loire Valley.
What would be the fastest/least stressed way to travel from San Sebastian to the Loire? Drive/fly/train? I know I will want to have a car in the Loire and drop it off on the last day at the TGV station in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps before heading to CDG.
Also, would it make sense to stay at a hotel in Chinon for the "west of Tours" chateaux and one in Amboise for the "east of Tours" chateaux to minimize crossing through Tours? Just a thought...
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Sorry to be off topic... How did you chose Silken Gran Domine? I'm thinking about this hotel but some reviews have me doubting it.
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Fastest & least stressed? Probably fly to Orly, rent a car & drive down.
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You don't need a car however as there are lots of mini-bus tours from Amboise that do full- and half-day jaunts of providing transportation to the more popular chateaus. You can take trains from St-Pierre-des-Corps to Amboise.
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joannyc: The reviews for the Gran Domine on Tripadvisor were extremely positive. We reserved the "Guggenheim" room for 238 euros including a well recommended buffet breakfast for two on the upper floor terrace overlooking the museum. Also, I believe our PESA bus from the airport and the one to San Sebastian stops right in front of the hotel. Should be the perfect hotel for one night in Bilbao.
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Thanks very much, BelTib!
Being that I'm a solo traveler, I wasn't going to pay over $300 USD for one night. I booked the Hotel Carlton for 93 euros instead. I think, for me, it's a better location... midway between the Guggenheim and Old Town.
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Your apartment is located on a pedestrianised street and parking is difficult in San Sebastian anyway so the PESA bus from Bilbao is recommended.
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BiarritzTaxi: I did notice on the PESA website that the bus from Bilbao to San Sebastian runs on the hour, but I wasn't sure of the exact route. Do you know if in fact it stops near the Gran Domine hotel in Bilbao and if there is a stop near San Marcial 21 in San Sebastian?
We will be renting a car near the end of our stay in SS so that we can tour around Biarritz/Saint-Jean-de-Lus/Bayonne then on to Amboise. As your screen name implies, maybe you would know of restaurants in the area that we shouldn't miss (or other local knowledge)?
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I wanted to do something really elaborate and with room for creativity so I decided to try making a formal version of Terra, using the Amano artwork for inspiration.
This costume was the most time-consuming I ever made with around 200 hours spent on beadwork. All the flowers on the dress were hand stitched freehand with 4mm sequins and the scarves have hand beaded trim.
I debuted it at Otakon 2006 but did a revised version with new scarves and some other adjustments for Anime North 2007.
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so this is a beautiful song, and it'll only be fair to tab it accordingly. she
plays this song with finger picking style and sometimes mutes the strings. add
your flair. here we go!
(E on second fret, E on 3rd fret and E on 5th fret.) if you like you can just
pluck the 2nd, 3rd and 5th fret of the low E string, be sure to mute the remaining
strings so you don't get weird out of place sounds.
don't tell me love is something you own't try again,
that's just not true.....(repeat this pattern for the verses)
D A Fm G
i will be by your side if ever you fall deep in the dead of the night
A D A Fm G A
whenever you call. and i won't change my mind, no i'll see you through
G A (or you can play the E chord on the 3rd and 5th fret)
and i won't give up....
SO THAT'S THE CHORUS. it sounds more beautiful if you pluck. for the solo, play
around with the entire chords in the song. you'll be surprised.
Just about to say that! BM!
Also here "G A (or you can play the E chord on the 3rd and 5th fret)
and i won't give up...." it's G (and I won't), A (give up), BM (I won't), A (give up), G (I won't), A (Give up), D (on you)... :)


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Kahui suffers injury blow
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The Chiefs' Richard Kahui nurses a dislocated shoulder that is set to sideline him for the rest of the season © PA Photos
New Zealand have been dealt a major injury blow ahead of their forthcoming series against Ireland with the news that Richard Kahui has suffered what is thought to be a season-ending shoulder injury.
The in-form Chiefs centre dislocated his shoulder early in the second half of his side's 42-27 defeat to the Reds in their Super Rugby clash in Brisbane on Sunday.
Kahui's partnership with Sonny Bill Williams has been one of the highlights of the Chiefs' impressive start to the campaign that sees them top of the New Zealand conference and on course for the play-offs. But it appears they - and the All Blacks - will have to do without his services for several months.
"We'll get the shoulder scanned tomorrow, but the likelihood is it's the end of his season from a Super Rugby viewpoint," said coach Dave Rennie. "Richard had a big impact in the time he was on the field. I feel for him because he's a bloody top man, a big part of our leadership group and obviously the All Blacks were pretty keen on him playing there.
"It's disappointing for him, but knowing him he'll still have a bit to say about what goes on from here in regard to what we do on the track and helping out the young fellas."
The Chiefs boss also played down the significance of an apparent referee blunder as his side slipped to only their second defeat of the season. The Reds' Luke Morahan escaped a yellow card for a tip-tackle on Williams and has since been issued with an off-field yellow.
"To be honest, he didn't deserve to be sinbinned," Rennie said. "We watched it, thought there was nothing in it and we got a penalty so we were happy. If he had have been binned it could have been a big moment in the game, but it probably wasn't warranted."
The All Blacks will name a 35-man training squad on Monday, which will be cut back to 30 on June 3 ahead of the opening Test with Ireland in Auckland on June 9.
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That said, long term marijuana use
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German Election Study, 1983 (ICPSR 8352)
Principal Investigator(s): Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (Mannheim)
This study combines the results of five representative surveys conducted between August 1982 and March 1983. Among the subjects dealt with in the surveys were respondent attitudes towards the political parties and various political leaders.
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Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (Mannheim). GERMAN ELECTION STUDY, 1983. 3rd ICPSR release. Cologne, W. Germany: Zentralarchiv fuer empirische Sozialforschung [producer], 1990. Cologne, W. Germany: Zentralarchiv fuer empirische Sozialforschung and Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributors], 1990. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08352.v3
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In the essay "Family Guy and Freud" written by Antonia Peacocke, a student from Harvard University, she makes an interesting comparison between the cartoon Family Guy and Sigmund Freud. She tells of how Family Guy is a show that some people are very against because of it's offensive humor. A New York Times journalist Stuart Elliott claimed that "the characters on the Fox television series Family Guy...purposely offend just about every group of people you could name". To some it is crude but to Antonia Peacocke it isn't as bad as everyone thinks. It has been kicked off the air 2 times in it's running but always comes back which proves a point that many people really enjoy this show. Ironically, the writer of the essay used to be one that opposed the show. Now she is a true blue fan of it. The jokes on the show can be a little off-color but mean well. It is either trying to get a good point across or just saying it like it is. Family Guy will most likely be on the air for years to come because of the fan base and people who love and learn from this show.
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If Todd Richards was filling out a report card right now for the Edmonton Oilers, four players would receive glowing grades.
In terms of having NHL potential, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins head coach believes Robert Nilsson, Tom Gilbert, Kyle Brodziak and Marc Pouliot are at the top of the class.
"I really like Tom Gilbert," said Richards, who has coached all four kids on the farm this season. "He skates very well, sees the ice and is a strong kid.
"In the new NHL, you need defencemen that can skate."
Out with a concussion for the last 12 games, Gilbert has returned to practise with the Oilers but no firm date has been given for his return to the roster.
In just four games this year, the 24-year-old American has a goal and is plus three in Edmonton.
Nilsson has a goal in three Edmonton games.
"He has some unbelievable skill," continued Richards.
"He has very good hands, can pass the puck really well. His vision is very good. One thing that I found - and I have only had him here a short time - is he is a little bit of a roamer, meaning he is a left winger and sometimes he is over on the right side of the ice in the neutral zone and it is just getting him to play in the areas of the ice he needs to play."
Pouliot's inclusion on the list is obvious. In 37 NHL games this year, he has 10 points and is reliable in his own end with a plus-two rating. Brodziak seems to be improving in Edmonton after being invaluable in the AHL.
"I do hold a special place for Kyle Brodziak," added Richards. "He has been a great player for me all year. He may be my MVP."
In 49 AHL games for the Penguins this season Brodziak has 46 points (21 goals, 25 assists).


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Nick Vujicic's Divine Appointment in Malaysia
Evangelist Nick Vujicic, near the end of a two-week Christian outreach tour of several countries in Asia, shared a remarkable story on Wednesday of a "divine appointment" with a family who has a girl with no arms or legs they met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Vujicic, who was born without arms or legs and has taken his inspirational message of faith and hope to audiences around the world, began his Facebook post that included a photo of the girl by writing that he has "an incredible story to share about a family" he met in the capital of Malaysia.
"When they heard I would be speaking in Kuala Lumpur, they drove seven hours to come try and meet me, only to arrive and find the speaking event was already filled," Vujicic writes. "After patiently waiting more than 4 hours for us to leave the venue, they managed to track down which van I was in. That in itself was no easy task, as there was quite a bit of commotion exiting the event, and our convoy was made up of three different vans which carry the team and our gear."
He continued, "They followed behind us, planning on saying hello whenever we reached our destination. When we stopped for fuel, they came running out of their car. Our host, Joshua, saw them coming up to the van and said to me, 'Wow, you'll never believe what I'm seeing. There's a family with a girl who has no arms and no legs, and they're coming to see you.'
"We all immediately recognized that moment as a divine appointment," states Vujicic.
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Ian Walck is termed a train fanatic by his mother and grandmother who brought him to the open house.
"Forty-three cars."
A visitor to the Carbon Model Railroad Society open house stood and counted the cars on one of the many trains that run through scenic areas and villages, past industries and farms.
President Garry Mack said the Society is not a train club but a modeling club with a special interest in building an interesting display. Members who do not have a platform to run their trains at home can bring them to the clubhouse and run them there.
The Society was formed in 1985. At one time it helped the Pocono Museum Unlimited in Lehighton but the decision was made to go on its own. In addition to the large HO scale layout on the first floor of its clubhouse at 529 Ore St., Bowmanstown, the upper level has modular units that are taken to malls and train meets.
In 2002 they took out a mortgage and bought the Chapel of the Holy Cross which needed renovation. A second floor was added. Interior walls with insulation were added. Lighting and a bathroom were needed. Single pane windows were replaced, and the heating system upgraded.
The first time they looked at the church it was unanimous that it was not big enough but on second look it was decided the room was high enough to put in a second floor, doubling the space.
Mack said they saw an old picture of the church and it looked nice with trees all around. The houses on both sides were not built yet.
After the renovations the fun began as the club began work on its platform. It became an HO club because the most modeling supplies are available to match that gauge.
On a Thursday worknight there are usually a dozen people working. Each one has a pet project. The club itself does not own much because people bring their equipment from home. Sheldon Endy made two boards, one for one of his circus trains and one for a farm. He did the work at home but, with measurements carefully taken, the mini-platform just slipped into the space allotted.
Many donations of train equipment have been received. Whatever fits the exhibit is used with the remainder going to a sale table on the second floor. An N-scale platform had only to be made smaller before it became one of the meet models. It even has a half-burned house with the fire trucks still outside.
Mack said the meets are a good place to exchange information and tell stories. Anyone with a problem with a platform design or models can find that information at a meet or stop in at any of the open houses. Society members are always ready to talk "train."
The Society has an HO scale platform that is also taken to meets. Both it and the N-scale are running on the second floor during the open houses. One of the HO towns is named Deatsville. Mack said there are several things using the Deats name on the main platform. They are named after Willard Deats, a founding member of the club. There is also a Chris Café named for Willard's wife.
A raffle is being held for a Rail King starter set of trains, and there are tee-shirts for sale. "Jan (Mack's wife) and I took our garden railroad to Lehighton's Lion and Lioness breakfast with Santa Claus," said Mack. It is an annual trip. The garden gauge trains are big enough to run outside.
A man brought his puppy on Saturday and it watched the trains with the fascination often found with kids. One 3-year-old comes as often as he can tease his mother and grandmother into bringing him. He has been carried out in tears. His favorite is Thomas the Tank Engine. His third birthday party was spent at Strasburg with Thomas, and he has ridden real trains.
The Carbon Railroaders not only go to meets sponsored by other clubs but hold their own: a spring train meet in March at the Palmerton Area High School gym and a fall meet at Jim Thorpe Memorial Hall in November.
For the Macks it's a family affair. Jan said their daughter, Terri Polischak, made the farm market with pieces so tiny she had to work with a magnifying class.
Visitors are given a list of "scavenger" things to find. Some are easy to see but others are small such as a skunk that stopped to rest in the middle of the highway. The dinosaur is in clear view. There are 25 things to test your eyesight.
There is a caboose that was turned into a barroom and three people are staggering as they leave.
One corner still needs to be finished but when it is there will be things to be changed or improved to keep the modelers busy.
Limited edition HO train cars are made and sold. They provide the best financial support for the club. The cars are finished with the logos of local towns and businesses.
Open house hours are Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 11 and Jan. 7 and 8. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Open houses are also held Thursday evenings Dec. 15, 29 and Jan. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. There is no admission charge but donations are appreciated. For information call (610) 826-6636 or during open house hours call (610) 597-2925. The Society also has a Facebook page, and a website: www.cmrs.info.


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Classic Accessories ATV Storage Cover
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- The Classic Accessories ATV Storage Cover keeps your vehicle safe in the off-season
- Made of ProtekX fabric with a polyurethane backing
- Protects against dirt and grime
- Elastic cord along the bottom hem provides a tight fit
- ATV storage cover is weather-resistant
- Storage bag included
- Available in 3 colors: Black, AP HD Camo and Olive
- Backed by a 1-Year Warranty
Don't let your ATV collect dust in your garage. Protect your vehicle's exterior with the Classic Accessories ATV Storage Cover. This cover is made of durable ProtekX fabric and PU backing to keep the dirt, grime, dust and UV rays away from your ATV's finish.
These ATV covers are made for a quick installation, and the elasticized hem along the bottom hem provides an instant, snug fit. These storage covers also come with their own bag for easy storage. Classic Accessories ATV Storage Covers are available in 3 sizes to fit most standard ATVs. Choose from black, olive or AP HD Camo ATV covers. Your CLassic Accessories ATV Cover is backed by a 1-Year Warranty.
Classic Accessories ATV Storage Cover Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:5.0 of 5
Average Install Time: Instant
Very satisfied! It looks good and fits the machine well. I would recommend this product.
Install Time: Instant