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U.S. scientists using computerized tomography scanning have found dinosaurs had much larger air cavities in their heads than had been thought.
Ohio University Professor Lawrence Witmer and research associate Ryan Ridgely examined skulls from two predators, Tyrannosaurus rex and Majungasaurus, as well as two ankylosaurian dinosaurs, Panoplosaurus and Euoplocephalus. For comparison, the scientists said they also studied scans of crocodiles and ostriches, which are modern day relatives of dinosaurs, as well as humans.
The analysis of the predatory dinosaurs revealed large olfactory areas, an arching airway that went from the nostrils to the throat and many sinuses. Overall, the scientists said, the amount of air space was much greater than the brain cavity.
Witmer and Ridgely also calculated the volume of the bone, air space, muscle and other soft tissues to make an accurate estimate of how much the heads weighed when the animals were alive. They determined a fully fleshed-out T. rex head, for example, weighed more than 1,100 pounds.
Witmer suggests the air spaces helped lighten the load of the head, making it about 18 percent lighter than it would have been.
The research appeared in a recent issue of the journal The Anatomical Record.
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It's always good when a company decides to distribute its profits to shareholders in the form of a dividend, and it's especially nice when that payout translates to a healthy yield.
[1]But for investors — especially young ones[2] looking for long-term income investments[3] — the sustainability of said dividend is paramount.
Let's break down the data that can help you decide whether a stock's dividend can keep chugging along or if a cut is on the horizon[4]. We'll also shed some light on a few important exceptions.
The quickest back-of-the-napkin calculation to decide whether a dividend is sustainable is called a "payout ratio" — the relationship between the company's annual dividend payout per share and the company's annual earnings per share.
Let's look at Dependable Dividend[5] stock Coca-Cola (KO[6]). The beverage giant pays a quarterly dividend of 28 cents per share, which means an investor in KO stock will get paid $1.12 per share, per year. Divide that by the $37.89 per share that KO currently costs, and you get a yield of 2.96%. (This basic information also can be found on Google's and Yahoo's finance pages, among other places.)
The important part of that equation for sustainability isn't the yield, though — although the yield is often a good clue; I find that anything north of 6% or so is worth a closer look. A stock might boast an outsized yield because the share price has fallen dramatically, the company paid a special dividend or because it is trying to make up for a lack of organic growth.
Coca-Cola's yield around 3% hardly screams unsustainable, but calculating the company's payout ratio can help confirm that.
Coca-Cola is expected to earn $2.10 per share this year. To calculate KO's payout ratio, you simply divide the company's annualized dividend of $1.12 per share by its $2.10 per share in annual earnings. That gives you a ratio of 0.53, which means KO pays out 53% of its earnings to shareholders in the form of a dividend.
As a general rule, a low payout ratio means a company's dividend is more sustainable and might even have more room to grow[7]. While there are always exceptions, a payout ratio north of 60% is at least worth further investigation, considering the average for S&P 500 companies was 32% as of the end of Q2 2013 and is around 50% historically.
A few other things to note:
As with most things in the investing world, dividends are pretty simple … except when they're not. While payout ratios are a generally a good gauge of a company's dividend since it simply can't pay out money it hasn't earned, there are always exceptions.
[13]One limitation for a payout ratio is the fact that earnings are used for the calculation, when cash is (usually) what's actually used to pay dividend. Thus, non-cash charges and asset depreciation might weigh on earnings for some companies — increasing their payout ratio — but not actually affect the company's ability to pay shareholders.
This has been the case with telecom stocks like AT&T (T[14]) and Verizon (VZ[15]). In fact, the telecommunications sector had an average payout ratio of 156%[16] as of the end of the second quarter, with the sector's ratio sitting above 100% since the end of 2011.
At first glance, it would appear that telecoms are paying shareholders more money than they earned. But that's partially because AT&T and Verizon have suffered from pension problems and asset impairment charges — non-cash charges that weigh on earnings, but don't weigh on the companies' actual ability to produce cash and return it to investors.
In a case like this — when companies suffer non-cash charges or asset depreciation — you should do a similar exercise, but look at the dividend compared to free cash flow. Free cash flow is the company's operating cash flow, minus capital expenditures. And again, a ratio north of 60% or is enough cause for concern.
Consider telecom stock Verizon, for example. The company had operating cash flow of $31.5 million in 2012, but spent $20.1 million on capital expenditures. That leaves $11.4 million of cash — more than enough to cover the $5.2 million in dividends it shelled out, as seen by the resulting dividend-to-free cash flow ratio of 45%.
A similar, although more complex, story can be told for real estate investment trusts, or REITs. For one, these companies generally have high yields because they are required by law to pay 90% of their taxable income to shareholders — great news.
But REITs make money — and I'm simplifying here — by buying real estate, then renting it out. The value of that real estate depreciates over time, which can make its earnings and thus payout ratio give a false representation of the payout's path. Instead, you have to use "funds from operations" in this case — which is net income minus that depreciation.
A similar story is told for limited partnerships, which also are required to pay the bulk of their income to shareholders and should be judged based on cash flow as opposed to earnings.
It's a tricky topic that requires more explanation, but the key takeaway is simply that payout ratios are useful, but they're not a one-size-fits-all calculation.
We'll cover more about these complex investments down the line, but for now, just remember that there's more to a dividend than a headline yield.
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Zebra hats, gnomes and cooking classes in Old Ballard
A fresh look at holiday-shopping opportunities in a favorite Seattle shopping district: Old Ballard.
The hot blocks
Along Ballard Avenue Northwest between Market Street and Vernon Place
Too bad Ballard's historic district doesn't put up its retro-classic snowflake decorations on the light poles anymore, but the growing count of shops and restaurants — even a tasty new gelateria — still gives good value as a place to spend your gingerbread. Expect a mix of young trendies, old folks and families with strollers, especially for the popular Sunday farmers market.
Hot shops
• Start at Gifted, a quirkily eclectic gift shop at 5427 Ballard Ave. N.W. Zany friends of any age might deserve the zebra-head knitted hat ($21). Bargain find: Colorful lily-pad flower tea candles, $2.50, just right for a stocking.
• Venue is, well, a venue for Washington artists, some with studios upstairs. The art boutique, 5408 22nd Ave. N.W., features Suquamish artist Laurie Sharp's needle-felted WoolPets, ranging from gumdrop-sized guinea pigs to a Christmas-ornament mermaid with wildly fuzzy purple hair ($60). Bargain find: Owner Diane Macrae's "Gnome in Seattle" postcards (five for $5) feature a winsome garden gnome photographed all across town, from the Space Needle to the now-defunct Lusty Lady peep joint. On the web at www.venueballard.com.
• New to the neighborhood this month, Dish it Up!, 5320 Ballard Ave. N.W., is a second location for a popular Magnolia kitchen shop. How about a not-too-big, not-too-small two-cup teapot from England's Price & Kensington, $14.95? Or give an experience: a class around the shop's 32-foot granite cooking counter (e.g., Thai Cooking, Dec. 30, $75). Bargain find: Red, yellow, green or orange plastic Pepper Savers, shaped like a bell pepper, for keeping them fresh in the fridge ($5.95). www.dish-it-up.com.
Hot lunch
Ballard used to be all about fish. So warm up with the Caldo de Pescado — spicy fish soup, served with tortillas, $8 — at La Carta de Oaxaca, 5431 Ballard Ave. N.W. (www.lacartadeoaxaca.com).
Hot chocolate
Savor a 12-ounce porcelain cup of hot chocolate ($2.50), and oh why not a flaky-as-snow red plum croissant ($2.75), at Fresh Flours bakery, 5313 Ballard Ave. N.W. On the web at www.freshfloursseattle.com.
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BOGOTA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Colombia produced 85.5 million tonnes of coal in 2013, the National Mining Agency said on Friday, a four percent year-on-year drop that took output below target and reflected strikes at the country's top two miners combined with logistics disruption.
The Andean nation is the world's No. 4 coal exporter and is struggling to put last year's disruption behind it in 2014 after the government in January shut down the port of the No. 2 miner, U.S.-based Drummond over failure to comply with a new environmental law. It is expected to resume exports late March.
Royalties the government earned from its second most valuable commodity export after oil totaled 1.2 trillion pesos ($585.3 million) in the fourth quarter of the year compared with 1.6 trillion in the same period of 2012, a drop the agency said was partly also due to lower prices.
The agency did not offer a figure for total royalties earned in the year or a coal production forecast for 2014.
Despite the year-on-year drop, output surged 18 percent in the final quarter of the year versus that period of 2012. Those three months were free of strike action or significant logistics disruption.
Colombia's government ordered Drummond to shut down its port in early January after missing the January 1 deadline to switch to conveyor belt loading and end a more polluting practise of loading ships with cranes and barges.
Drummond, which produces about a third of Colombia's coal, expects to finish building its conveyor loader by late March though a senior government mining official has said the company may manage to complete the installation sooner.
Coal prices in Europe where the bulk of Colombia's exports are consumed, rose sharply on the news of the loss of Drummond's output for three months but have since slipped due to a mild European winter among other factors.
Goldman Sachs-owned Colombian Natural Resources (CNR), a comparatively small producer of Colombian coal, said last month it was looking for alternatives to continue exporting as its own port also lacks a conveyor belt loader.
Strike action lasting one month from February last year at the country's top coal miner, joint venture Cerrejon, and a longer seven-week stoppage at Drummond from late July were some of the worst disruption to blight the sector last year.
Cerrejon is a joint venture between Anglo American Plc, BHP Billiton, and Glencore Xstrata Plc with an integrated project in Colombia comprising of a mine in the northern province of La Guajira, its own railway and port.
Drummond's port facility was also shut down exactly one year ago by the environmental regulator ANLA after it spilled coal into the Caribbean during rough weather. The company was fined around $3.6 million over the incident.
Separately, Colombia's gold production fell 16 percent in 2013 to 1.79 million troy ounces (55.7 tonnes) from 2.13 million in 2012. Colombia is ranked the world's 19th biggest producer according to web site www.goldfacts.org .
Silver production fell 28 percent to 449,000 troy ounces from 623,000 in 2012.
Colombia is the world's biggest producer of emeralds and produced 2.4 billion pesos worth of the gems in 2013, down a fifth from the year before. The ANM did not state the quantity produced.


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A coach carrying British tourists and schoolchildren back from a skiing holiday in the Italian Alps has crashed in northern France, leaving one man dead and at least four people seriously injured.
The coach was returning to Birmingham with 49 passengers on board, including 29 children from Alvechurch middle school in Worcestershire, when the accident happened on the A26 near Châlons-en-Champagne, about 30 miles south of Reims, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Interski Snowsport School, the company that organised the trip, said a 59-year-old teacher leading the group had been killed in the accident. A schoolgirl passenger was said to be in a critical condition.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) spokesman said there had been "four to five" serious injuries in the crash and that 22 people had been slightly hurt.
A statement from Interski said: "We are saddened and distressed to report the death of a party leader following a coach accident in the Reims area of northern France at approximately 2.30 GMT this morning. Our thoughts are with the bereaved family and friends, to whom we offer our sincere condolences."
The casualties, who have been taken to hospitals in Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne, were a mixture of adults and children, he said.
A spokeswoman for the school, whose pupils are aged between nine and 13, said it had no further information to give. "We are liaising with the police and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office," she added.
Few details of why the crash happened were immediately available. French media said the coach, owned by Solus Coaches of Staffordshire, overturned and crashed into a ditch on the side of the motorway as it made its way back from the Aosta Valley in northern Italy.
Images of the coach on its side and without its front window were shown on news channels. No other vehicle is believed to have been involved. Interski said: "We understand that the coach in question veered from the motorway before coming to rest on its side at the foot of an embankment. The emergency services were alerted by passengers on a following coach, which stopped and assisted with the evacuation and rescue."
Francis Soutric, a local official, told French radio that one of the two drivers on board was among the injured.
Christian de Rocquigny, the local prosecutor, told Le Parisien the injured driver had shown no sign of having drunk alcohol or taken drugs, but he would be taken in for questioning upon leaving hospital. Police would investigate the possibility that he had fallen asleep at the wheel, he added.
The FCO said it was providing consular assistance to those affected and had set up a helpline for those concerned: 020 7008 1500.


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Kevin Glenn?
Football saviour.
Well, not exactly. In Hollywood terms, Glenn has always been Robin to a long lineup of guys eager — but often bungling — at playing Batman.
He almost took the Stampeders to a Grey Cup in 2012 before running into Ricky Ray's Argonauts. Even then, he was Calgary coach John Hufnagel's second choice for the job. There were a few unsatisfying years in Hamilton when much was expected, yet so little was produced.
There seemed, finally, an uncontested full-time gig when the fledgling RedBlacks took him in the draft — only to see them sign free agent Henry Burris.
Now, he goes to the B.C. Lions. Whether they need him; or he needs them more, is debatable. Perhaps it is a marriage of convenience.
The Lions needed to retool after a discouraging conclusion to the 2013 season. The team did win a playoff spot for the 17th consecutive season.


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Went to Hammersley's last night. They do not participate in Restaurant Week, but offered a $39 prix fixe.
As an appetizer I chose the corn/tomatoe salad with Green Goddess dressing. A great combination that worked very well together, and of course everything was very fresh.
For my entree I had the pork loin with watermelon salad. The loin was tender as can be and the sauce was very tasty. I think there was some cumin in there. The watermelon seemed to have some sort of vinegar dressing that made for a nice sweet/sour combination.
For desert I had the chocolate creme brulee with torched figs. This was very rich and delicious and featured a perfect crackly crust.
This was an extremely enjoyable meal and a great value. The portion sizes were very generous. I couldn't finish the creme brulee.
DC had the famous roast chicken. I sampled some. It is still amazine and melt-in-your moth delicous.
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Both the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the British Astronomical Association urged observers to report the disruptive effects of lights from golf driving ranges, ferry terminals, airports, prisons and service stations as they watched the moon's disc darken as it passed through Earth's shadow. Neon and sodium lighting have been accused of turning the night sky into an impenetrable grey fug.
The eclipse - which occurs when the Sun, the Earth and its moon form a near-straight line - was due to begin at 11.30pm before ending around 3am today. Although not as striking as solar eclipses, lunar eclipses - which can only occur when the moon is full - are still dramatic spectacles. The moon does not become invisible but is turned deep brown, coppery-red or orange, the exact colour depending on the amount of dust and cloud in Earth's atmosphere.
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Has anyone been to the Dulwich Picture Gallery? I read that it has a large collection of the great masters. Do you recommend the gallery? What is the best way to get there from Central London? How much time do you need for it?
I also read that the Horniman museum is nearby and has a substantial musical instrument collection among other things. How do you get from one to the other and then back to central London? Is the Horniman museum a worthy visit?
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Has anyone been to the Dulwich Picture Gallery? I read that it has a large collection of the great masters. Do you recommend the gallery? What is the best way to get there from Central London? How much time do you need for it?
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Yes, I've been to the gallery at Dulwich - it was to see a specific exhibition of illustrations from children's books. This is going back a few years now but I recall we took the train and then it was about 10 mins walk down to the gallery. Someone better at public transport will advise you.
What I do recall was how nice Dulwich was - it had a sort of village feel to it.
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There are directions on their website
Easiest would be to take the train from London bridge or Victoria train stations. Looks like a West a Dulwich is the closest station, or North Dulwich. Then a short walk.
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Based on this map you would go to North dulwich from London bridge (zone 2) and west dulwich from Victoria (zone 3). Since west dulwich is in zone 3 you will likely need to buy an additional ticket assuming you have a zone 1-2 already. If you are using pay as you go just be sure you touch out at the station.
Hope this helps!
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It's a simple 15 min bus ride between the two museums. Take the P4 bus - it goes between the two directly! Just ask where to pick it up at the first museum. The stops are named after the galleries so it should be easy!
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Hi Europeanovice,
"Has anyone been to the Dulwich Picture Gallery? I read that it has a large collection of the great masters. Do you recommend the gallery?"
That is an excellent question which I have considered myself. I have been to many museums in London (Wallace Collection and Courtauld Gallery among my favorites) and have been interested in checking out the Dulwich on my next trip. Would enjoy hearing from others who have made the trek there.
Also, Jamkins, you wrote "It's a simple 15 min bus ride between the two museums." What "two museums"? Maybe I missed something?
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The picture gallery in dulwich and the horniman in Forrest hill
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When I lived in Crystal Palace Camping one summer I often walked by the Dulwich School - tony private school and adjoining gallery and went in a few times - hardly ever anyone there - near Crystal Palace so can combine with a look at the architectural relic from the 1850s World's Fair - the remains being just foundations but Crystal Palace Park to me one of the most interesting parks in London - check out the famous dinosaurs made in the 1800s - lifesize by some famous artist - outsiide in ponds.
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Thanks all.
Jamikins--thanks for the bus number P4 so if we go maybe we can do both museums Dulwich and Horniman on the same day.
The thing is there is so much to do and not enough time to do it so we will have to limit and if we do this then something else doesn't get done or seen.
Morgana--did you see only the special exhibit at Dulwich or did you get to view some of the permanent collection too?
Is Horniman geared to little kids or would teenagers find things of interest there?
Thanks again everyone.
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Yes, we did see the whole gallery although our reason for going was specifically to see the special exhibition which was excellent.
And to be honest that is the key to your question for me personally. I don't go to London very much so time is precious and Dulwich was only on my hit list because of the special exhibition. We wouldn't have gone normally, not because it isn't a nice place but because too many other places (including art galleries) would have been higher on our list.
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I have been to both (twice to the Dulwich Picture gallery). There I have seen both the permanent collection and the special exhibition. This gallery appeals to me partly because of its manageable size- I liken it in that respect to the Frick collection but as it was 9 years ago that I visited that my memory may be playing tricks on me.
I specifically remember the Horniman for the musical instrument collection which was extensive. However there WERE other exhibitions including one from Bali and one on community festivals in the UK. We walked here from East Dulwich station on a cold day in December and were tired enough to get the bus back but it was a very good few hours.
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By the way the restaurant in the Dulwich Picture Gallery has a really nice looking menu too but I've never tried it
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>>Is Horniman geared to little kids or would teenagers find things of interest there?<<
Only one way to find out - point the teenagers concerned to the website and ask them what they think:
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Thanks Morgana--We may end up skipping these two since we have a long list of other places we also would like to visit but we have only limited time. It all depends when we get there so we will keep you posted. I just keep adding to my list. I also added the V&A Museum of Childhood and the Geffrye Museum to the already long list of possible places to explore.
Frances-Thanks. I like the Frick so thanks for the comparison.
Patrick--DS is a teenage boy all into his video games and unfortunately could care less about anything else. So the standard response I get from the questions "would you be interested in this?" or "What do you think about that?" is "whatever" unless of course it relates to a video game.
That is why we are "forcing" culture onto him. Is it just mine or is it the entire generation these days--engrossed in only their video games?
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And latedaytraveler--we also enjoyed the Courtauld Gallery when we last visited London. We have yet to get to the Wallace Collection but it is definitely on my mile long list too.
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>>So the standard response I get from the questions "would you be interested in this?" or "What do you think about that?" is "whatever" unless of course it relates to a video game.<<
I fear I may have been like that at that age (though it wasn't video games then). I would be surprised if somewhere as eclectic as the Horniman didn't have something to interest him, but (if he's anything like I was) I suppose he wouldn't tell you even if he were deeply impressed.
The Science Museum might strike a chord or two with him, though:
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Patrick--DS is a teenage boy all into his video games and unfortunately could care less about anything else. So the standard response I get from the questions "would you be interested in this?>
Here is one of London's top sights that Patrick will surely love: The London Dungeon (OK ready for the barbs that come whenever I date mention this place that man veteran travelers look down their noses at as overpriced kitsch!) but it is a favorite with British families -
And if into video games the Trocadero Centre (more even worse barbs coming for daring to mention this place!) is one of the world's biggest gaming emporiums - right by Piccadilly Circus - a multi-floor adventure area that folks his age will probably think was the coolest thing he say in London.
Oh well I always say gives kids something kid-centric even if it may revolt your sensibilities!
Not to mention Madame Tussauds Wax Museum - I took my son at that age to all those places and that's what he liked most about London - of course I made him do the other more traditional stuff as well.
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Thanks Pal--he would definitely be interested in a place like the londontrocadero. However, we do want to broaden his horizons. Maybe we can venture over for a little bit to get his fix after touring earlier.
He has been to Madame Tussauds in NY and while we adults were able to relate to most of the wax figures, he and his friend only recognized a few of them. We felt old and that was a few years ago.
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Mme Tussauds is VERY euro/UK centric. I can't imagine a North American teenager knowing more than a tiny % of the personalities there.
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As long as our list is, Madame Tussauds will not be on it. The video game center though--we will have to think about
We are trying to decide among the following great places:
Museum of London Docklands (We already have seen the original Museum of London)
V&A Museum of Childhood (already visited the V&A and would love to revisit if possible)
Natural History
Science Museum
Wallace Collection
Geffrye for period interiors (that one is for me)
Bank of England Museum
Maritime Museum Greenwich
If you had to rank them in order of great visitor experiences how would they rate? We are trying to prioritize and it is hard since there are so many great choices.
We have already seen the British Museum, IWM, Cabinet War Rooms, Museum of London, National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery, John Soanne and Courtauld in past visits.
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Hi again Europeanovice,
Not that you need more suggestions, but for your teenage son, you might consider the following:
The BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MUSEUM near Charing Cross – great multimedia "historical experience" depicting the famous statesman's lengthy stay in London
The BANK OF ENGLAND MUSEUM where you can "lift" a 28 pound gold brick – behind a secure Lucite enclosure, of course. Funky, interactive, and fun.
Then you might consider the ROYAL MEWS or HORSEGUARDS MUSEUM, both near to BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
Have fun.
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Hi Latedaytraveler,
Actually son already saw the Benjamin Franklin House in one of our prior visits. He went there with dad while I went to National Gallery with mother in law.
Bank of England museum sounds interesting for about an hour or so but then there is the Museum of London Docklands which I imagine would require more time to explore. So many choices but so hard to choose.
Greenwich I think deserves most of a day by itself so if that were to be done then that wouldn't leave much time for the docklands museum after and I think that would require a separate trip on a different day.
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I'd certainly favour the Museum of Docklands over the Bank of England museum - much more to see, done with much more life and interest.
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Boy--this original thread is sure morphing. That is funny Morgana. Don't know if you remember but on my original trip report a few years ago I commented on the different types of loos we saw in London. Each with a different mechanism so a sewer tour might be up son's alley!
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Maybe we can venture over for a little bit to get his fix after touring earlier.>
Well certainly would not want anyone to spend a whole lot of time there but I did offer it for a short while at my expense to my teen-age son when I was dragging him from what he saw as one boring museum after another!
I gave him a few quid and went to a local pub for a pint - both needed the 'rest'.
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Madame Tussauds is of course somewhat Euro centric or UK centric but you'd be surprised now how many American teens know famous Premier League soccer players and of course the royals - the Chamber of Horrors defies pigeon holing and the Marvel Comics Super Heroes is something anyone can relate to.
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PQ - why do you always push the lowest common denominator when it comes to sightseeing?
If the Trocaderro/Dungeon/Mme Tussauds are so darn popular there is no need to recommend them - now is there? Won't everyone already know about them . . .
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I recommend them here because there are teen-agers involved and based on my own experience with a teen in London he appreciated a big of kid time not all adult oriented as you seem want to do. Culture comes in many different things - have you ever trekked thru the Trocadero Centre to know what it is all about?
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Yes -- I've been in the Trocaderro -- more than once. There is as good an arcade in my local regional shopping mall . . .
There are TONS of better kid-centric sites and activities all over London.
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There are TONS of better kid-centric sites and activities all over London.>
OK for teen-agers what are you better teen-centric things?
I don't ask why you post some of your stuff why ask what I post and why - I think to me Madame Tussauds is so London that not going there is like going to LA and not going to Disney Land if from Japan (oh we have Disney Lands there) - I loved it and I loved the London Dungeon.
Each to our own and who - just who on a high horse is to say which is right and which is wrong?
I resent your questioning of my intents - giving some nefarious reason for them - I will post what I like when the situation of kids or teens is involved whenever I want. And the Trocadero Centre is I guarantee you not like the arcade in your local regional shopping mall - that is prove that you've never set foot in the Trocadero to say some nonsense like that.
Yes indeed it is the chance to go in a world-class multi-floor extravaganza of amusement areas - I have seen no even approach it anywhere in the 95 countries I have been to.
Drop the attitude and let folks post freely without intimidation.
and innuendos about motivations, etc.
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>>that is prove that you've never set foot in the Trocadero to say some nonsense like that.<<
The last time I was inside the Trocadero was just last October. And the time before that -- um let me think . . . Was in 2012 . . .
But that isn't the point of this thread so go ahead and assume any old thing you want.
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The point of this thread is to give ideas about London to someone with teens and it seems that by even mentioning those places raises your hackles for some weird reason - there is nothing wrong with giving information that the OP or others can discard or consider - nothing wrong with presenting as many options as possible - can you not see that?
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Janisj and Pal--I appreciate both your contributions.
From my perspective, a first time or second time visitor is going to want to see/do the major stuff that are particular to the area being visited and that they can't do at home. Hence the major focus should be on those places and not the kitsch tourist traps. There are plenty of Madame Tussauds in the US--they seem to be everywhere and he didn't find it all that interesting and neither did his friend the same age.
However, I understand Pal's point that kids and teenagers often need a break from the information overload and have fun with the silly things like the London Dungeons and video game arcades. A place to unwind.
But I'd rather find a unique spot that offers some fun. For instance, when we went to Edinburgh we visited the Camera Obscura--unique in that you don't find many of those in a lot of places and they had a vortex room that would give me vertigo but my son went in there at least twice. He found a fun thing to do in that site. The whole site was a lot of fun. He enjoyed making shields of arms and armour at the kiosks in the V&A museum and found an art class which we attended at the National Portrait Gallery.
Back to the focus of my original post. From the long list of museums above--which of those should we strive to see this time and which do you think rates as a nice if you can get there but it can wait for yet another visit? I know both the natural history and science museums are rated as world class museums so those are on top of the list. What about the rest?
Museum of London Docklands sounds really good and worth a few hours to explore. What about the V&A Museum of Childhood? Worth the visit?
If we spend time at Natural History then it might not be worth the trip this time to travel to Dulwich and Horniman and better to spend more time centrally like at the Wallace Collection instead?
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From the long list of museums above--which of those should we strive to see this time and which do you think rates as a nice if you can get there but it can wait for yet another visit?>
Well yes the V & SA is a great place for anyone of any age - eclectic collection.
For the Docklands be sure to take the Dockland Light Railway - a driverless people mover on pillars high above the old Docklands - try to sit right up front in first car to make like you're driving the driverless train!
Take it to Greenwich, another place I think that kids that age would like - like walking between the hemispheres, the Cutty Sark, and the old Naval College buildings, some of which are now it seems a community college of sorts.
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Hi Europeanovice,
Since you have been to London before, I presume that you and your family have been on the LONDON EYE, right? It's quite an experience.
I would also suggest THE SHARD – new, funky skyscraper near London Bridge. Tallest in Europe. Pricey but worth the experience.
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The Eye is a must for kids of all ages - a huge Ferris Wheel built right in the Thames - see all of London the first thing you do - great way of orienting yourself.
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Are the teens into soccer (football) and team logo items from famous European and British teams - if so hit Soccer Scene on Carnaby St in London - yup Carnaby Street has risen like a Phoenix in recent decades and is once again, like in 70s, a cool shopping area.
I see lots of kids these days wearing foreign soccer jerseys, etc. as soccer is now the most popular participant sport for American youth, followed by Larosse I understand.
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There are TONS of better kid-centric sites and activities all over London.>
janisj since this is very relevant to this thread can I ask you what ones you are referring to?
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Yes--Been to the London Eye. It was nice riding in the pods--nice views. Have not been to the Shard.
Soccer has taken off again here in the states. We enjoy watching the world cups.
At a science museum we toured recently, they had a special exhibit on robots of the past and present. It was fun seeing the "Lost in Space" robot alongside R2D2. Then they had a whole interactive exhibit that was pretty cool. Things like that would be of interest too. I am sure the science museum in London has lots of hands on activities. They all seem to copy each other in that regard with what they display.
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This year saw a decline in the number of students taking school-sponsored trips to Poland, according to statistics compiled by the Education Ministry. Approximately 16,850 students took the trip this year, compared to 17,700 last year.
The decline in the number of students has been attributed to a number of factors, including last year's high school teachers strike, late publication of tenders for the trip by the Education Ministry, and the cost. According to data provided by the Knesset research center last year, almost 75 percent of schools sending groups to Poland have economically better-off student bodies.
The cost per student runs between $1,200 for groups directly handled by the Education Ministry, and $1,400 for "independent" school-sponsored trips.
Two weeks ago, MK Zevulun Orlev (Habayit Hayehudi) proposed a bill that the cost to a student for a trip to Poland not exceed 25 percent of the average monthly wage. A group of parents from Ashkelon has been involved in supporting this legislation. The bill would have the Knesset approve the maximum cost of the trips, as it approves other school fees.
Most schools prefer independent school-sponsored trips, despite the greater cost, because they allow the school more freedom to determine route and content.
Ministry officials said the impact of the economic crisis on the Poland trips will be clear in a few more months, but that it did not appear to have had an effect. They said the declining dollar actually made the trips relatively less expensive in shekels.
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It's Saturday here at Sour Cherry and we have our new apprentice here to learn how to run a pottery. Ava the Queen of England is here with us for the weekend so we are teaching her the art of the cash register. She likes the sound it makes- so do we!!! Here is a days work in the studio. Once a day of mugs would be over 100 and now it is an embarrassing 9. We seem to work in groups of 5 with the other things we make. Oh well, the one thing I have found out is the more time I put into each piece the more money I feel comfortable in asking for it.
So payment for Ava other than room and board is a trip to the carousel at Port Dalhousie. 50 some odd hand carved horses and it's still a nickel a ride. We all went on for 3 rides-30 cents. It's so wonderful to watch kids.
Friday, May 29, 2009
The Plymouth Club
Sometimes in this business you do what you have to do. Yep, the guys that polish and spit shine their old Plymouth's are not our target market. The up side of the story is that the newspaper reporter showed up and took pics of a guy in his car and yes our Sour Cherry Pottery sign was in the picture. Do you think the reporter showing up was a coincidence??? So we'll get some free press. You'll notice one guy is carrying one of our paper shopping bags so not all was in vain.
I enjoyed chatting with them and looking at their cars. The great thing about being in this business is that it's not all about clay. It's about creating an experience.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Our Outdoor Studio
Our studio is very small. Due to zoning regulations we have 250 square feet of studio and 250 square feet of showroom. The studio is not very big for 2 full time studio potters so for 3 seasons of the year we get to use the outside as much as possible. It means getting work outside and into the kiln to make room inside for us to carry on. Here are some pots we just glazed on the cement pad by the house. You can see Sheila's cast iron bra and bullet proof undies that I leave to keep the wolves at bay when I'm off travelling. The kiln is loaded and firing as I post this message. It feels good to be making my bowls, and rolls (casseroles) that is.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The Good, Bad and the Ugly
I showed the house and studio from the road. The nice wisteria, the maples and beeches well that's called curb appeal. We believe that our place has to look appealing in order to have customers want to pull in and have a look in the showroom. We have an acre and the back of the property has an abundance of Chinese elms. These trees are like weeds and they grow at an amazing rate, the branches break off with the slightest wind and they drop leaves in the fall that require days of raking. The upside is it's free firewood for our train or house. Free means gas for the chain saw, the splitter, the chipper, the John Deere, the Toyota truck, and oh yeah maintenance of the above. We usually buy our wood from our friend Dr. Pumpkin at $70 a 16" face cord. He says his trees are always free and we just pay him 6 or $7 an hour for his labour. No truer words were ever spoken.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Keeping the candle burning...
While I was running around the world,Sheila was keeping the candle burning in the window at Sour Cherry Pottery.
She has been quietly working away and earning respect internationally without leaving the farm. She was a featured guest artist at Arrowmont's Utilitarian Clay Invitational Exhibition in Gatlinburg,Tennessee and now her work is to be shown at an International Ceramic Symposium in Jingdezhen, China , October 2009 as part of an exhibition representing Canadian ceramics.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Fresh Sour Cherries
Transcending Borders
The quest for my Masters of Fine Arts at Utah State University that began in 2006 has now come and gone. The MFA Thesis Exhibition "Transcending Borders" was held at the AVA Gallery in Logan, Utah on April 17th and was a success. Stop by our studio and take a look at some of the exhibition pieces.They are a lovely contrast to our functional work.It was an honour to have a piece selected by The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum at Utah State University for their extensive Permanent Ceramic Collection.
The Title of the exhibition "Transcending Borders" was inspired by two things.
1. I have been working and building friendships in the USA.
2. I made all the work with clay slabs which was a different technique from my usual potter's wheel.
Take a look at the sampling of work from the exhibition in the slideshow.
When you pick something up, you have to put something down.
All this travelling, education and teaching has presented me with an MFA in Ceramics and now the honour of being inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts this June. I have however been absent from the studio and let you, my customers, down for extended periods of time.
I'm back home, glad to be here and hope we can get re-acquainted.
The Grand Old House
It is nice to be back in Ontario in our little secret part of Canada that is known as a Carolinian forest since we can grow things here that are native to the Carolina's pretty far south of here. Here is a pic of our 140 year old farm house that I call The Grand Old House- a grand for this and a grand for that!
We have this half breed Wisteria in our front yard that people stop to get their pictures taken beside since it is white on one side and purple on the other. Sheila has spent the better part of 2 weeks cleaning up the property which included me cutting down 3 large locust trees and a Chinese elm. Stacked and split we got around 4 cords of wood. It's good to see the flowers that I'm in charge of are still nicely rusting and that my cement shroooms are just about ready to eat. And they think BC is the mushroom capital of Canada-ha!
Catching Up
I've been home 3 weeks today and to be honest I've been feeling rather looooooooow. It's like something you've been working on for the better part of 3 years is over and then what????? I had some things to catch up on to be sure that brought my spirits up like going to visit my son Jay, his partner Denise and my new grand daughter Olivia. She is a doll and will be "O" to me.
Got a e-mail from the boys in Korea. Looks like they each bought a cheap pair of sun glasses and the merchant threw in a cheap perm. Bobby and Perry have gone to China and now Korea thru USU. Not a bad education, I'd say. Robin in the middle had his mother in law( Eden-The Potter's Wife's mum) pay me a surprise visit from Calgary. For those geographically challenged that's about 2500 miles away. I told her Robin was a saint and was now reading The Book of Mormon and had started a home study group at Aggie Ice Cream on Sunday afternoons. Just trying to keep ya in the will- Robin.
Friday, May 15, 2009
The "X" Factor
Well my buddy and former land lady Heidi Kreitchet has sent me pics of the pieces from her grad show entitled The "X" Factor. Heidi spent her last four months on her knees- not praying for my deliverance from Hell but throwing slabs of clay on a rubber mat. The letter "X" was her reference and she fired the "X" in wood firings that were fired hot, mid range, cooled in reduction and oxidation. She fired more kilns than any grad and I love her work. We had a lot of fun around the kitchen table drinking cheap wine and coming up with titles for the work. Exes ( the plural of X), Southern Exposure after a strip joint in Salt Lake, Tic, Tac , Toe after 3 X's on a brick, Malcolm (X) and the 24th letter. Well done Heidi and good hunting.
Uncle Buck.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Good help is sooooo hard to find!!!
Here is a pic of the homestead and studio. Looks like the hired help kept it looking good and watered the flowers. Potters always seem to have interesting houses that are well kept and gardens are prominent. Sheila spends hours upon hours attending to the property and I'm proud to say it always has curb appeal. People crane their necks when driving by to see what she has done next to beautify our 160 year old Niagara farm house.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Headless man in topless bar
Now that I have your attention!!! I'm waiting for the land lady to send me images of her grad exhibition The "X Factor" so I can end this blog until my next adventure. Right now I'm back home being a potter and sex magnet. Heidi will have had a great show and I want to show it to ya before I sign off. She will probably check my blog before she thinks of sending me the images so here goes. I like to refer to her as my old bitch land lady but she gets in a big twist about being called old. She can live with being a bitch. Here is a pic of Heidi at Great Salt Lake. It's not been a week and I miss the ole B and all the USU family.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
East of Eden
Thanx for missing me Eden. I'm about 2300 miles east of you now. For those of you that have followed this old dawg with his travels in the MFA pursuit I might encourage the younger ones to follow Eden DuPont's blog The Potter's Wife. Robin(Eden's potter husband) was my studio mate and a first year grad student from Ceh-neh-deh! MY kids have all left the nest and I'm probably two beers late for the party. Robin and Eden are in their 30's with kids and they are taking the plunge. They are part of my hope for good pots in Canada.
Here are some pics of their straw bale house near Nelson, B.C. I don't know where Illa is in these pics. She is a sweetie. Here is Robin, Eden and Roscoe and Sheila on the ferry.
Hey give Robin two more years and he's gonna tear down that Cat in favour of a train. I luv trains!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Homeward Bound
Trevor took the lettering from my exhibition and put it on the back of my truck. As if I don't have enuff problems at the border they are now to think I'm carrying drugs in order to transcend myself. The truck was loaded to the rafters with clay hoo-doo's on Bobby Free's smelly couch cushions. The combination of weight and bad roads just east of Chicago had me blow a hole in the sidewall of my back tire. Luckily, I had just pulled into my motel, had two cans of PBR on board and the tire shop was almost next door.
I dropped by my aunt and uncle's grave on the way home just to have a wee chat. They were fully blown LDS (Latter Day Saints) and I've always been a bit suspicious of how I ended up in the heart of Mormon Land at a 90% LDS school. He always wanted me to move there but coffee, alcohol and not a sweet tooth in my body kept me away from the religion but somewhat spiritual. Hence my little stop to talk with them for a moment.
Their starting me in pottery, buying me books of all sorts, taking me to Shakespearean plays, and being my guiding light keeps me wondering about compost or the after life.
Sour Cherry Pottery is open and looking good. Sheila didn't leave me for a rich man. I've told her before if she leaves me she has to take me with her.
It's nice to home!!!
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Surveys major issues and approaches to the study of the role of the Chinese people in China's historical development. Historical focus of course varies with instructor. Recommended: either HSTAS 211, HSTAS 452, HSTAS 453, or HSTAS/JSIS A 454. Offered: jointly with JSIS A 456.
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This year this course will concentrate on religious practice and belief as a topic for historical study. We will begin with an examination of the new research on early (pre-Buddhist) Chinese religious ideas and practices, then move on to later developments, including the social and political dimensions of Buddhism, the role of temples in local social and cultural life, and the involvement of both the state and various elites with religious activities. The readings will concentrate on premodern China (up through the Ming).
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Santa Monica, CA 12/14/08. Numerous planes were spraying the skies in southern California; the weather soon became gloomy and overcast. I asked locals if they knew what all the strange lines in the sky were and why the planes were spraying. I encountered several foreigners who said the same thing happens in their countries, and met one recent police academy grad who stated that he would do anything, including confiscating people's firearms, if it meant keeping his job.
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Laffey's recent struggles continue in loss to Yanks
Laffey's recent struggles continue in loss to Yanks
The veteran left-hander got off to a hot start with the Blue Jays, but in each of his past four outings, there always seems to be at least one pitch he'd rather have back.
It happened again at Rogers Centre as Laffey surrendered four runs in the fourth inning while receiving little run support in a 5-2 loss to the Yankees in front of sold out crowd.
"It's another game where you kind of want to beat your head against a wall," Laffey said. "I pitched real well pretty much the entire game and have one inning wreck the whole outing.
"Can't let it be one pitch every time out. You just can't let that happen. You've got to make your misses smaller, and in that inning I left two balls up and over the plate, and that's what big league hitters do with that -- especially this ballclub. One in the gap and one over the fence."
Laffey posted a 2.70 ERA in his first five starts with the Blue Jays, but he hasn't been nearly as effective of late. Laffey is now 1-2 with an 8.18 ERA while walking 10 batters over 22 innings in his past four games.
Most of the damage has been done in one frame, with a lot of the production coming via the long ball. During his last outing against the A's, it was a pair of homers by Josh Reddick and Brandon Inge that proved to be Laffey's undoing. In two of his previous three starts, a three-run and two-run shot were the difference makers.
It's a frustrating trend for Laffey, especially considering the rest of his outings have gone well with the exception of those one or two pitches. When Laffey, who doesn't have a lot of velocity on his fastball, leaves a ball up in the zone, the opposing team often makes him pay for it.
"He has been hurt with a couple of pitches that have found the middle of the plate -- whether it was the three-run homer over in Oakland or the three-run homer today," manager John Farrell said. "That has been the difference, the consistency on the edges where he's got to pitch.
"He used four pitches today for strikes, but as deep as that lineup is, regardless of what the batting averages say, they have the ability to hit the ball out of the ballpark one through nine."
That was the case against New York on Saturday afternoon. Laffey's outing began on a positive note, as he allowed just a pair of baserunners in the first three innings of the game, but things took a turn for the worse in the fourth. Laffey retired two of the first four batters he faced, but the final out proved to be elusive.
He allowed an RBI single to Jayson Nix and then the big blow came on a three-run shot by third baseman Casey McGehee. It was McGehee's first home run in a Yankees uniform and it came on a 1-1 pitch to give New York an early 4-0 lead.
Laffey then got through the fourth, but he surrendered another run in the sixth on an RBI double by Derek Jeter. Farrell then pulled Laffey from the game after he had been charged with all five runs on seven hits while walking four and striking out two.
"He was doing a good job," said McGehee, who went 2-for-4. "A lot of his pitches were the same speed, but he was sinking them, cutting them. Sometimes it's a little tough to tell exactly what [pitch] it was."
Right-hander Ivan Nova ensured the Blue Jays' offense didn't break out of its prolonged slump at the plate. The lone bright spot came courtesy of Edwin Encarnacion, who is one of the few regulars not currently hampered by some kind of injury. Encarnacion hit an RBI single in the fourth and added another in the eighth to set a new career high with 77.
The 25-year-old Nova was charged with just the two runs on five hits while striking out 10 over 7 1/3 strong innings. It was an impressive turnaround for a hurler that allowed 16 runs and 21 hits over his past 10 1/3 innings, but he didn't experience any of those troubles against the Blue Jays' injury riddled lineup.
The Blue Jays are currently trying to get by with five players that began the season in Triple-A Las Vegas. On Saturday, top prospects Anthony Gose, Moises Sierra and Adeiny Hechavarria combined to go 0-for-11 with four strikeouts. It has been a steep learning curve of late for some of the club's rising talent.
"I thought Adeiny put a couple of good swings on some balls, drove a ball to center field," Farrell said. "He looks balanced at the plate, he shows good bat speed, not much to show for it today, but I thought he squared up a couple of balls.
"Gose had a hard time handling the breaking ball of Nova, who had a very good one today. And then Sierra, he made some contact but still nothing to show for it to continue to build inside of a given inning."
Toronto dropped to 2-11 over its past 13 games and fell seven games under .500 for the first time this year. The Blue Jays have scored an average of just 2.38 runs per contest over that span, and to make things worse, they've also now lost five consecutive games.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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