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How To Use an Uno Shade with a Harp & Finial Lamp
Changing up a lampshade can be a quick and easy way to transform the look of a room, but finding the perfect lampshade can be a challenge. IKEA offers a wonderful selection of lampshades at reasonable prices but they have uno fittings and many lamps (especially older ones) feature traditional harp and finial fittings. You can change out the actual sockets of your lamp to uno sockets, but if you can't find uno sockets or just want a simpler solution, then read on!
1 & 2. This vintage lamp has a great shape, but the pleated shade is seriously out of date, not to mention tattered and grubby. A quick trip to a discount store at the mall turned up a new more modern drum shade but the uno fitting wasn't a match for this harp and finial lamp.
3. Unscrew the finial and then squeeze the harp to remove it. Unscrew the on/off switch, then unscrew the actual brass socket from the lamp base.
4. Pop the socket itself apart. If you can't get it to come apart by hand, use the edge of a dinner knife or letter opener to pop off the bottom.
5. Remove the top portion of the socket to reveal wire connections. Note which wire connects to which screw, then unscrew them in order to release the socket. Slide the bottom portion of the socket (the cup) off the wire.
6. Thread the wire through the ring of the uno shade and then through the socket cup. Screw the socket cup onto the exposed threaded rod in the base of the lamp.
7. Reconnect the wiring, making sure to use an underwriter's knot for safety. If you need a refresher on tying an underwriter's knot, check out this great diagram from Ready Made.
8. Slide the brass sleeve back onto the socket and pop it into the socket cup. Screw the on/off switch back into place.
9. Depending on the width of the base of your harp, you may or may not find your shade is wobbly. My uno ring wedges tightly into the harp base, but if necessary you can add a couple of rubber gaskets or pieces of thick felt (like the pads you use on the bottom of chair legs) to eliminate the wiggle room.
10. The finished lamp works much better for my space and gives off better light. All in all, well worth the
20 50 minutes of labor in order to make an inexpensive lampshade work on my existing lamp.
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Oh my goodness, did you read my mind? I bought some amazing vintage lamps, but the shades are too big and the lamp has a harp setting (first time I've heard that term by the way). I haven't been able to find shades to fit them anywhere! This really helps. Thanks!
LIAR! You say 20 minutes, but the clock clearly states it took you 50 minutes! :P
But seriously, very clever solution! I've got a lamp I wanna put a new shade on, so this is kinda helping me.
Might wanna try to get those wrinkles out of your shade though.
You don't mention unplugging the lamp from the electric source. Would that be a good idea?
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Hey, that's a good, easy trick! I'll definitely keep that in mind...
Love the new look !!
Nice tutorial, thanks.
Doesn't the wrinkling on the bottom of the new drum shade bother you?
This is very clever. I bought some lamps from the Goodwill that had harps but thankfully the uno shade ring fit snugly between the harp holders. I will keep this in mind though, it could come in handy.
I just followed this tutorial to the letter only to get my new shade on and realize it was way too low. D'oh! I undid all my hard work, put everything back together except for the harp, and just slipped the circle base of the uno shade right around the cardboard covering the socket. It's perfect. You might try this first to see if the positioning is good enough for you before you rewire. I wish I had since it took less than a minute to put a new shade on my second lamp.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I just bought the cutest shades at Ikea, and was more than upset they didn't fit my lamps. While adapting my lamps was a bit different due to the style of the lamp, and simpler (I didn't have to rewire), this article lead me in the right direction to the solution. Again, thank you, thank you thank you.


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F2P brawler Deathmatch Village to make Cross-Play a cost-free proposition
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When the PS Vita was launched last year, there was a lot of talk about the system's potential to sync up with the PS3 and deliver Cross-Play multiplayer.
Since then, we've seen a handful of titles take advantage of this platform-uniting function -
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
WipeEout 2048
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Now, Polish dev Blooper Team hopes to make this platform-straddling experience available to every Vita owner by releasing
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Three-way play
According to its dev,
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You will be able to indulge in melee combat and gunplay, with access to "dozens" of weapons, plus a selection of handy items and skills.
When you're not pummelling your foes into paste, you'll be able to train up fighters, buy items, and modify loadouts at nearby village hubs.
In Blooper Team's view, the necessity for players to cough up for two copies of a game (one for Vita, one for PS3) to use Cross-Play functionality is a barrier to many.
To get around this financial obstacle, you will be able to download
Deathmatch Village
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Free for all
Deathmatch Village
's support for cloud saves and trophy sharing, we don't know much more at this point about the game.
We've yet to have our socks blown off by a F2P Vita title (though
was enjoyable enough), but we're open to the possibility.
With no confirmed release date for
Deathmatch Village
, though, we're just going to have to wait and see whether it can deliver the goods.
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Open Invention Network Buys Microsoft Linux Patents
The Open Invention Network (OIN) through a trust company has bought 22 Microsoft patents related to Linux.
OIN is an intellectual property company promoting Linux and open source for a "collaborative ecosystem," as they say on their website. Members include Red Hat, Novell, IBM and Sony. Among its main supporters are the Linux Foundation and Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC). Business partner in the 22-patent purchase deal was not Microsoft itself but the non-profit Allied Security Trust (AST) out of Delaware, an international statutory trust "to obtain cost-effective software licenses" to spare companies from costly patent wars. AST currently has 15 participating organizations that underwrite the costs of patent purchases.
As the OIN press release indicates, AST wanted to "ensure the patents did not fall into the hands of non-practicing entities" (read: patent trollers), which would be guaranteed by its resale to OIN. Patent trollers are companies that don't develop software themselves, but exploit others' patents for business reasons and collect or sue for royalties. OIN CEO Keith Bergelt was pleased by the purchase: "The prospect of these patents being placed in the hands of non-practicing entities was a threat that has been averted with these purchases, irrespective of patent quality and whether or not the patents truly read on Linux."
The Groklaw law platform suspects a method behind the sale. One bit of evidence is that Microsoft never considered OIN a possible buyer, as OIN's Bergelt mentioned in an interview. Groklaw feels rather that Microsoft didn't want to dirty its fingers itself with patent claims against Linux, but have the patent trolls worry about them instead. A few reasons: "Antitrust annoyances, counterclaims, and PR and all that." Without being specific about the terms of the sale, Microsoft spokesman Michael Marinello characterized it as, "These patents were deemed to be non-core to our business and non-essential for our IP portfolio."
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Frederick County, Berkely County sheriff's offices investigate counterfeit money reports
(From a Frederick County Sheriff's Office press release) The Frederick County and Berkely County, W.Va., sheriff's offices have been investigating reports of counterfeit $10 and $20 bills at businesses in both counties and in Winchester.
Investigations are under way on the following incidents:
Several Winchester businesses also have reported receiving counterfeit money, and investigators say they have identified several persons of interest who live in Winchester and Berkely County, W.Va.
On Feb. 26, investigators from both departments executed a search warrant at the residence of Bryan Daniel Forsythe, 22, of 920 Fort Collier Apts, Winchester. Seized were copiers suspected of being used to print money, computer paper, and cutting instruments. Over $2,600 in counterfeit, copied U.S. bills were recovered during the search.
Both sheriff's offices have been working with the U.S. Secret Service and the Winchester Police Department on this case. Any business or persons who feel they have received counterfeit bills recently is asked to contact Investigator K.C. Bohrer with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office at (540) 504-6509, or Investigator Karen Dew with the Winchester Police Department.
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According to Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, at least 65,000 Android-powered smartphones are shipping every day. While speaking at Google's annual shareholder meeting, Schmidt said the Android OS is being used on 34 mobile devices in 49 countries. "It looks like Android is going to be either the number one or number two player" in the mobile phone market, he said.
Schmidt also indicated the 65,000 handset figure could be low: "Our partners are shipping about 65,000 Android handsets per day but if you check the blogosphere you'll discover there are some reports that that number might be quite low."
To help put this in perspective, if Android is able to hit sales of more than two million handsets a month, it would be comparable to Apple's ever-popular iPhone which had reported sales of 8.75 million last quarter. Unlike Apple, Google makes the Android software available to handset manufacturers and also makes its own smartphone, the Nexus One.
As we reported earlier this week, data from the NPD Group shows that Android has surpassed Apple in terms of sales in the first quarter of 2010. Based on last quarter unit sales numbers from NPD's wireless market research, the Android operating system accounted for 28 percent of US consumer sales compared to 21 percent of the market for the iPhone.
Google and Apple have very different strategies when it comes to these mobile devices. "Our strategy is very different from everybody else's," Schmidt said. "We license our code for free, so that's really pretty revolutionary….We're trying to build an entire ecosystem of openness, the inverse of the other guys."
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Google co-founder Larry Page indicated that Google is focused on getting even more devices running Android to the market. As the company achieves this goal, Page said, "I think you'll see that as those products mature we'll figure out how to make more money from them."
Via: Yahoo | News Archive | Tags: Cell Phone, Android, Apple, iPhone, smartphone, Google, wireless, Operating System, mobile operating system, Cellphone
Okay, is google shipping that many because the demand is that high, or are they just shipping and having a surplus afterwards? There is a difference between shipping numbers and shipping numbers due to sales.
I do think what Schmidt said was a kick in the knee to Steve Jobs and his endless list of rules for licencing apps. I think that's the 1-up as well, because if everyone can make apps, then you get a larger pool, rather than people for Apple only being able to make apps if you have a mac computer and the software.
Good point Marius, when Google buys Taco Bell, I am gonna start getting worried.
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When google buys Taco Bell I want them to make their taco meat a grade above dog food =D
«Google Claims It's Shipping 65,000 Android Phones Each Day» ? Not the way I read the article. What Eric Schmidt is reported there as claiming is that «at least 65,000 Android-powered smartphones are shipping every day», which is a very different kettle of fish. Google is not a manufacturer of mobile phones (not even of the Nexus One, which, as we all know, is made by HTC), and thus hardly finds itself in a position to ship them. Perhaps a little more care in setting Hot-Hardware headlines would be in order ?...
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Decades After Helping a Nation Emerge, Watching It StruggleBy Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co. | Op-Ed
Ireland: Touted as a Success, Yet Still Waiting for a RecoveryBy Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co. | Op-Ed
Greece and the Crisis of Europe: Which Way Out?By Marjolein Van Der Veen, Dollars & Sense | News Analysis
Interview on Cyprus Crisis: European Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Financial CapitalismBy Michael A. Peters with Marianna Papastephanou, Truthout | Interview
Iceland's Future Depends on the Contours of the CoalitionBy Sam Knight, Truthout | News Analysis
The German Establishment's Imposition of Austerity on Spain Recapitulates Fascist HistoryBy Vincent Navarro, Truthout | Op-Ed
This May Day in Berlin: 7,000 Imported Police, With Marching Routes ExposedBy Matt Carter, Occupy.com | Report
Exploding the Debt Threshold MythBy Salvatore Babones, Truthout | Op-Ed
Privatizing EuropeBy Paul Jay, The Real News Network | Interview and Video
Europe's Leaders Disregard Anti-Austerity LogicBy Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co. | Op-Ed
Poland's Risky Euro GambleBy Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co. | Op-Ed
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Having grown up in Europe, I can only say that I wish President Obama were king. Royalty today are little more than officious eye candy (much of it stale) with few powers. The President, unfortunately, has very real powers that he chooses to exercise around his co-equal branches.


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How To Calculate How Much AC Power You Need
After spending another sweltering weekend in my flat I knew it was time to replace the once-trusty window AC unit that had become not-so-trustyworthy. As I began a search for a replacement I tried to figure out just how many BTUs I needed for the space, wondering whether I needed an upgrade...
When shopping for AC, in addition to the guidelines that Energy Star puts out (as shown in the chart above) there are a few other important things to consider:
1. The Shape of the Space: What kind of space are you looking to cool? In addition to looking at the total square footage you want to consider at how the space is laid out and if it contains any heat sources like an oven. In our railroad style flat, in order for the bedroom to be cool, the air would have to travel past the hot kitchen which means that a more powerful unit is required.
2. The Amount of Sunlight: Are you trying to cool a space with large windows that let in lots of sunny heat? Best to get some shades to block some of that sun and factor the windows into your AC buying decision. A very sunny room requires the AC to work 10% harder to maintain the same level of cool.
3. Will the Cold Air Escape? Just as you would think about heat escaping in the winter, make sure to seal up any places where the cool air can escape. You don't want to spend money cooling the outside! A home that's not well insulated will take more AC to cool.
4. How Many People Will be in the Room? If you are looking for an AC for your room in which you host lots of gatherings thing about that when you're calculating how much AC you need. For rooms with more than 2 people regularly in them Energy Star suggests calculating an additional need of 600 BTUs per person.
5. Let Fans do Some Work: Properly placed oscillating fans can help cut down on how hard an AC needs to work to cool the room. Pick up some inexpensive fans and use them in the corners to help the cool air to circulate and you'll need less BTUs for those spaces that are a bit awkward to cool.
In the end, I settled for an AC that was slightly less BTUs then recommended by Energy Star and did my best to help the air to circulate with the help of some strategically placed fans. The new AC seems to be working out pretty well and and I'm quite happy I didn't wait till July to install it!
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I had this same question last year when I was seeking out a window unit. It needed to be large enough to cool a one bedroom apartment. Once ACs reach the 14,000 BTU range they get a lot more expensive and harder to come by. I ended up buying one slightly less powerful than reccomended, but it is still a big improvement over no air conditioning at all!
I'm interested in getting a window unit myself, but am unsure how to set one up- I have one large window in my ground-floor studio, which slides open on either side. I'd need to remove or lock the unit and windows in place at night as it's a somewhat-shady neighborhood too. GAH!
Cubic feet. High ceilings count. (I think these estimates are based on standard height ceilings, ~8 feet. If you have a loft, don't trust these numbers!
You don't want to condition all the cubic feet! Just the six or so that you're actually occupying. Let the tall ceilings be hot - that's why we've got so many tall ceilings in the south.
Also, you will often be happier with a slightly undersized unit, because it will run more of the time, providing greater dehumidification for the same amount of coldness, than a larger unit.
It is always safer to get a higher btu than needed. Also, get one with a thermostat control opposed to one where the fan runs constantly.
The only time I see recommendations for air conditioners, it's for portable or window units. Is central heat/air truly so unusual? In the South it's pretty much a given that a place will have central air or a heat pump. Since they are usually $3-5k, it'd be nice to see ratings and recommendations for such a pricey piece of equipment.
fans can make a space feel 8 deg cooler than they really are. get a dehuidifier - preferably one with a hose that you can run to a drain. Not only does it make space feel cooler, it is cheaper to cool dry air.


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The sun is hot and shining its brightest rays, it is the annual Flower Festival in Medellin and the streets are buzzing with locals and visitors from afar all trying to find a good spot along the far stretching street prepared for the yearly tradition of the Silletero parade.
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After struggling to find a good viewing point some friendly locals approach me and offer me an excellent spot next to them on a grassy patch right next to where the parade will pass by. This is where I will spend the next couple of hours enjoying one of the most colorful and delightful traditions I have seen yet!
The Silletero parade comes by every year when the Antioquia department of Colombia begins to bloom more abundantly with flowers of all colors, shapes and sizes. Due to the local tradition, children, adults and elderly march along the streets with wooden contraptions strapped to their backs, the smaller resembling something like a chair such as what the children and woman carry, where as the larger ones are circular and big enough to take over the greater length of the adult man carrying it creating them to lean over more in the process.
The wooden contraptions called 'Silleteros' are decorated and adorned with hundreds of flowers, some creating incredible and slightly unbelievable images from cultural symbolic expressions to local and national business logos. This tradition was born from a time when the people of this department would carry people up the hills with chairs on their backs and return loaded up with flowers and other such goods such as harvests and crops.
The job of carrying the Silleteros does by no means look easy, as the hot weather pulsates through the city the Silletero carriers have a long walk, with many people along the way offering refreshing drinks of water for them to rehydrate. As I watch them pass, the floral smells overwhelm me with a sweet summery feeling, helicopters pass over every 20 minutes or so and spill out millions of rose petals to the crowds below.
People go wild with joy and at some occasions stand up in awe to the sight of a particular Silletero passing which excels in its beauty skill or size. The Silletero carriers often twirl around so that all can see their abundant load and every now and then for the large circular Sillterero the carrier will place the Silletero on the ground to walk to the side and bow.
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Surrounded by the Sonoran Desert and the Camelback Mountains, arid Scottsdale is a great spot for hiking, biking and golf. For every canasta-playing retiree, there's a vacationing spa-goer.
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The 10 Most Stupidly Expensive Pieces of Junk on eBay
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It's a good thing the only description whatsoever of this item is that it's 28cm long, because I really, really don't want to know what its future buyer is planning on doing with it. No matter what, we can probably say with some confidence that he or she is overpaying. People know you can get porn for free online, right? Fleshlights are like, 70 bucks. Whatever. None of my business.
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You know when you have tens of thousands of dollars lying around but nothing to do with them? UGH, so annoying! Luckily for you, here are 10 stupid things you could spend a small fortune on and live a happy life never ever regretting, ever.
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Sioux Falls S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to a house fire at approximately 3:20 a.m., at 1020 S Menlo Ave.
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Sioux Falls Fire Rescue Responded with three support vehicles, four fire trucks, and 16 firefighters. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There was no one home at the time of the fire and the home did not have a sprinkler system.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown unveiled a $92.6 billion general fund budget on Thursday for the state's next fiscal year, aiming to close a projected $9.2 billion deficit with spending cuts and new revenue from a tax measure he expects voters will approve in November.
About half the proposed spending cuts will hit social services, including Medi-Cal, the state's healthcare program for low-income residents, and home healthcare services. The fiscal year starts July 1.
Brown said he is prepared to cut more spending if voters reject the tax measure, which is expected to raise $6.9 billion annually. Schools and community colleges would face nearly $5 billion in additional funding cuts under Brown's plan if the tax measure were to fail.
The tax initiative would increase the state's sales tax, currently at 7.25 percent, by an additional .50 percent, and raise income taxes on those earning at least $250,000 a year.
Brown last year failed to win over a handful of Republicans to gain the two-thirds majority needed for the legislature to approve a tax increase without going to the voters. That resulted in a budget thick with spending cuts to close a deficit of about $10 billion.
Republicans denounced Brown's budget as a ploy to push state residents into supporting tax hikes.
"This cynical, scare tactic budget strategy once again hinges on the hope that voters will ignore their own financial problems to bail out the Democrats with another ill-advised tax increase," said California Republican Party Chairman Tom Del Beccaro. "It didn't work last year and there's no reason to believe that a new year will bring new results."
State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, a Democrat, countered that Brown's budget "continues the progress made last year toward restoring stability, solvency and sanity to the state's finances."
"It's an honest, balanced and prudent plan. The budget would end the disinvestment in our schools and universities that is destructive to our future. And it wisely includes contingency measures that would take effect in case revenues fall short," Lockyer said.
Brown's plan anticipates modest revenue growth, with revenue of $89 billion in the next fiscal year, and he said at a press event it would be essential for the government of the most populous U.S. state to raise revenue while holding the line on spending.
He said some cuts in his budget plan, such as $1.4 billion in cuts to welfare programs on top of roughly $5 billion in cuts to health and human services programs last year, may be hard for some lawmakers to swallow. However, Democratic lawmakers are expected to fall in line behind his budget, according to aides.
"This is not nice stuff but that's what it takes," Brown told reporters.
Brown proposed a total of $10.3 billion in cuts, revenue increases and one-time financial moves to balance the state's books and at the same time provide for a $1.1 billion reserve.
If voters reject Brown's tax measure, his budget plan proposed $5.4 billion in additional spending cuts to education and public safety.
Brown's back-up plan would reduce spending on schools and community colleges by $4.8 billion, the equivalent of reducing the school year by three weeks. It would also cut $200 million in funds for the state's two university systems and reduce spending on courts by $200 million. Smaller cuts would hit other state programs.
Total state spending in Brown's plan would come to $137.3 billion, which includes a $92.3 billion general fund, $39.8 billion in special funds and $4.9 billion in bond funds.
Lockyer noted that Brown's budget would allow California to sell $7.5 billion in debt over the next 18 months.
(Reporting by Jim Christie and Malathi Nayak in San Francisco; Editing by Bob Burgdorfer)


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The Mindflay has a 50% slow on top of its damage. The removal of the slow for extra range suits instance PvE where the further your away from the boss the safer you are from PBAoE (point blank aoe).
The slow effect is good when things are running at you or away... but when its a boss, or its standing still. Its useless.
The kicker is, Mindlfay does less damage than most spells because of the slow effect cause the damage return co-effecient from spell damage bonus is lower than average.
So the kick in the face is, if there is no slow... where is the extra damage. The 5 yards is an insult. Mindflay was 30 yards in alpha, back to 20, and now its 25 with a glyph.
Hell even insect swarm got a
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* Better spell damage co-effecient returns
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* Blizzard to get a darn clue. :(
... and a glyph shouldnt be the crutch fix for it.


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Where Hollywood, politics and Silicon Valley collide
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So you quit your job for the peace and quiet of a home office. But now things are just a little too peaceful and quiet? A San Francisco entrepreneur has started selling CDs with the background sounds of a typical office, such as ringing phones, slamming file drawers, and buzzing conversations. One track is called […] [Read More]
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A weekly round-up of news and gossip from Silicon Valley Watcher Tom Foremski. Only the lonely . . . Lots of lonely upset fans of Bree a 16 year old girl known to YouTubers as LonelyGirl15. Her video blog diary chronicled her home-schooled life under a strict parental regime. It turns out the teenager is […] [Read More]
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West Hull man who dropped cigarette butt fined £200 for littering
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Dropping a cigarette butt has resulted in a £200 fine for one west Hull man.
Lee Coulson, of Woolwich Drive, was prosecuted for littering after dropping the butt on Ferensway in the city centre in June 9.
Mr Coulson failed to pay the fixed penalty notice and Hull magistrates found Coulson guilty in his absence last week.
As well as the £200 fine, he was ordered to pay costs of £100 and a victims' surcharge of £15.
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Councillor John Hewitt, portfolio holder for neighbourhoods and communities, said: "We want residents and visitors to enjoy walking through clean and litter-free streets in Hull.
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In China there are many different types of land. There are stony deserts, snow covered mountainous regions, rainforests, fertile valleys and wetlands.
Two thirds of the country is either mountain or desert.
Melting snow from the mountains in the west provides water for the country's rivers. The longest at 6 300 kilometres is the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River). It is the third longest river in the world.
Tiger Leap Gorge on the Yangtze River
The Huang He (Yellow River) is the second longest and is about 5 460 kilometres long.
The highest mountain is Mount Everest on the Chinese border with Nepal. The Chinese call Everest Qomolangma Feng.
5 000 islands along the coast are also part of China.
In the north of China the winters, between December and March, are cold and snowy. The summers are hot and dry. In Beijing the summer temperature can reach 38º C.
In the south, the weather is hot and humid in summer with temperatures reaching 38º C. Strong winds called typhoons bring heavy rains to southern parts of China between July and September. Winters in the south are short, cold and wet.
There is more information about the climate here
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Thomas, Ron. & Sydenham, Shirley. China [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (2009)
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RogueJedi86 said...
"Mainly because there is no real personal honor in killing someone who only has a fishing pole for a weapon."
You think they bank their real weapons when they decide to fish in the enemy capitals? He has other things for weapons, that he can quickly change to in combat. All that fancy armor they have on ain't just for looking pretty(usually), they can smah face if push comes to shove.
Indeed, when one goes to fish in an enemy capital, they fully expect to be attacked a few times. I figure they fish with a finger on their weapon to equip it at a moment's notice. They're not that harmless.
Irshalthra said...
Agreed, I haven't completed the fishing quests at the enemy, but I decided I would not even fight back if ganked.
If I fight and win, they will just come back "with friends". If I fight and lose, I will probably get camped.
Id I do not fight at all - what fun would that be for them - so goes my theory :).
Sometimes I go to enemy cities to fish when I get bored. I usually get left alone. Sometimes I make friends with fellow fishermen of the opposite faction.
I don't think I look too threatening, considering once I get to my fishing spot I usually put on a fishing outfit.


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THIS IS THE NEWS (May)
The Bristol Small Press and Comic Expo
Nick and I will be appearing again at the Bristol Comic and Small Press Expo, Saturday 14th – Sunday 15th May, at the Mercure Hotel in Redcliffe, Bristol. It marks our second appearance at Bristol, and closes our very first year of distributing our comics in the small-press world.
On Saturday, at 4pm (I think), Nick and I will be taking part in a panel discussion with Ian Williams (Graphic Medicine) and Katie Green (Green Bean), talking about comics and mental health. It looks set to be an interesting debate, and one that is very important to me – given my own experiences, and those of others close to me, I believe mental health issues need to be discussed more openly, and I think drawing is an important tool in communicating ideas about, and dealing with, these challenges.
The Sorry Entertainer:
The Sorry Entertainer is fundraising is storming ahead. If you haven't yet donated, and would like to back the project – receiving the newspaper, comics and even original artwork in the process – do check out our IndieGoGo page. The newspaper will (all being well) see print next week, and be ready to debut at Bristol Expo. Watch this space for confirmation news.
First three panels of my contribution to the Sorry Entertainer
Smoo Comics:
As you may have noticed, Smoo #4 was, just the other month, all lined up to be finished, and then it dropped off the radar. It remains pencilled and largely unlinked, as I've been in all sorts of turmoil about what I want the zine to be, what I want it to do, what it represents for me. After much thought, I have decided that I will be moving Smoo to an annual schedule, after the release of Smoo #4 this summer. It will continue to contain comics, but most likely also writing, illustration and other, less-comicky things. I have made this decision because I would like an outlet for more than just comics, and I'd like Smoo to be that outlet. I have plenty of things lined up to go in future issues of Smoo, including a write-up of a trip to Berlin, a holiday in Spain, and countless other shorter ideas. I didn't want to give up on Smoo, but I just wanted it to be something different to what it has been to date.
The Escapologist
Alongside Smoo's annual release, I will be working on a much shorter form minicomic, called tentatively, The Escapologist. It'll be 100% comics, but perhaps more abstract than Smoo has been to date. It'll still deal with many of the central concerns of my comics to date – philosophy, everyday life, mental health, making sense of the world – but will try and remove some of the obviously narrative or 'straight' autobiographical context in order to explore other avenues of story-telling. The images below will appear in the first issue of the Escapologist. I have submitted a shortened version of the story to JM Shivelely's Hive Anthology.
Panels from The Escapologist #1
Each issue will also be much, much shorter (and cheaper) than the average issue of Smoo. This will enable me to work in bite-size chunks, getting ideas fleshed out and into print quicker than working on longer-form comics. They will be stand-alone issues, but designed that once they are put together, to flow as one long, disjointed yet interconnected narrative. They should be released with more regularity, and, every four issues or so, I will collect them together in volumes. I intend to keep the series going as long as I have something to explore. The Escapologist will debut at Bristol Expo, alongside the Sorry Entertainer.
So that's it: that's the news. All this new stuff will be available on my online shop soon. In the meantime, get donating!


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ahahahahah !!
that's a funny one !!
What do you mean when you say "isn't listening" ??
WoW is an always evolving game. Each patch get its load of changes. WoW is not a perfect game, sure, but Blizzard is well aware of what people want. Keep in mind that they have to balance a lot of things so that the game remains fun to play for EVERY ONE.
People complaining about not being listened just don't know what they're talking about. And please spare me the "we need more of this, less of that, this class is cheated, my class get no love, etc." this is just old and boring....
Now for AoC and WH, I hope these games will succeeded so that every players will have a choice, the more the better. This will also force Blizzard to always do their best. AoC is still new and need some good polish to attract new players. For WH, I hope they have carefully studied what happened to AoC in order to avoid the same problems.
I'm playing WoW since its european launch and so far I haven't been disappointed. I will happily play WotLK and can't wait to test the DK :)


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Abraham Lincoln signed act protecting valley and grove
Yosemite National Park on Monday marked 150 years since former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed an act protecting the park for generations of visitors.
Yosemite and California State Parks Mounted Patrol open ceremonies marking the 150th Anniversary of the Yosemite Grant Act and groundbreaking for the restoration of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias June 30. Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant in 1864, ushering in the national park idea. — Photo by Associated Press Photo/Yosemite Conservancy, Al Golub
The celebration included a groundbreaking to launch a project restoring the Mariposa Grove, which consists of 500 mature giant sequoia trees that are among the oldest living organisms in the world.
Ancient treasures
National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis said the anniversary should be a reminder of the ancient treasures within the park.
"We stand in awe among these giant trees that are thousands of years old and are reminded about the importance of protecting our natural resources so that future generations can experience what John Muir called 'nature's forest masterpiece,"' Jarvis said.
Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant Act on June 30, 1864, in the midst of the Civil War.
The act protected Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove "for public use, resort and recreation." The law was the first in the nation's history allowing for a scenic natural area to be set aside.
The grove restoration project was approved in December 2013. The $36-million project is paid for through $20 million in private contributions raised by the Yosemite Conservancy and $16 million from the National Park Service.
Parking lot will be moved
A parking lot that threatens the trees' roots will be moved to another area and replaced with footpaths, among other changes to the park. The work will happen in phases over several years.
"The project will restore much of the Mariposa Grove to its natural state," said the conservancy's president, Mike Tollefson, "so that visitors will be able to experience one of the world's most inspiring natural cathedrals in a more serene setting."


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L-A: Ally and I have both been having one of those weeks/months where getting our act together blogwise is a monumental task. We still love it, but it always has to come second to babies and other deadlines. I know. Bring it up with Hugh, the clients, and my profs. So, when I realized it was time for a favourite Friday, all I could think was, "I can sleep in until 8am on Saturday!", which is an incredibly lame favourite. Fortunately, my mind was blown when I found Girl Talk today:
Right. I know Girl Talk isn't actuall new. I've heard of Girl Talk, but I've never heard any Girl Talk. And that's just silly…because I am digging it so hard right now. It is like music made for Ally and I. Girl Talk mashes up my geeky favourites with Ke$ha and Gaga. Mind. Is. Blown. The only question I have is: what the hell took me so long?
Of course, seeing more of our Win What You Wish photo shoot is also a favourite:
Big ups to photographer Chris Geworsky for making us look good. He was a regular Nigel Barker.
Other favourite thing: The Husband had a birthday this week, so, hooray for him!
Not so much a favourite this week: ANTM giving me a frigging recap of the season. I was promised Vogue EE-tahl-ee-ah cover shoots and Cavalli runways. Tyra Banks owes me an hour of my life.
Since I've been living in a bit of a cave these days, I asked readers to tell me what their favourites of the week are. Y'all didn't disappoint. Here they are:
Jill loves: David Sedaris in Halifax, the Pop Culture Happy Hour (I kind of want to do one of these – maybe we can talk to CKDU), and Chapters.ca (possibly because she got to see David Sedaris at Chapters…her, Anthony and Intern Krista are all lucky bitches for getting to go while I was stuck at home with a speech).
Elaine loves the BCBG top she found at a consignment store. The top is "Hot Mama" level awesome.
Joyce loves her new purse and so do old men in rural Cape Breton (go figure!):
Melanie loves these boots, that are possibly like an arctic Day-to-Night Barbie:
Gillian's favourite thing is getting ready for the Halifax Crafters (I am with her on that. I've got an office full of monkeys).
Allison's favourite thing are tall grey suede Hush Puppies boots from John David. Her not so favourite thing? Buying ice cream, getting it home, and then finding out someone had already eaten some of it. Like, ate it at the store. Ewwwww.
and finally, Amy is excited about the LouMac Jewellery & Crafts Holiday Launch that's happening at the Granite Brewery tonight. I hadn't heard about this – can someone fill me in?
Ally: Worked late last night, so didn't have time to add to this. Thanks for helping out Twitter Peeps! xoxo
9 Responses to Favourite Friday – the November 26th Reader Sourced Edition
Intern Krista says:
I will volunteer to be the intern/contributor to Pop Culture Happy Hour. I would finally have a useful outlet my reams of knowledge about garbage tv and celebrity culture.
allygarbs says:
I want Pop Culture Happy Hour. Now.
Lady Bee says:
Thanks for the mention, ladies (I'm all "SQUEE!") I plan on wearing the BCBG top at my girlfriend's Christmas wine and cheese in a few weeks, an annual tradition of alcohol-soaked goodness. I'll send a photo soon! It's nice to find stuff that still makes you feel hot and stylish, even if you're a tired 37-year-old mama of two.
And I hear you on the busy thing. I can't wait to get the next two weeks over with so I can get back to spending my spare time blogging, instead of working on part-time schoolwork.
Intern Krista says:
It just occurred to me that we could do a podcast and see what happens. People who live in their Mom's basements do them, why couldn't we?
L-A says:
I have no idea how to make a podcast, but I bet we could figure it out.
Ivy says:
I love the out-takes! So fun. You guys are awesome.
BTW, I was at Chapters until 11:00 pm getting my stack of books signed by David Sedaris. Brutal but at least he was lovely and he told me the raunchiest jokes.
Intern Krista says:
Seriously ladies, I've got this podcast business basically worked out in my head. Things like:
-having a warm-up round of drinks, then recording in a real bar for authentic Happy Hour noise
-"Who did what now?" Roundtable where each contributor introduces the biggest pop culture "news" of the week
-Shameful pleasures – the things you shouldn't like, but do
-"I read this, so you don't have to" – tabloid feature, like Jezebel's Midweek Madness
-Defending the famous – a point-counterpoint debating the merits of someone's fame or notoriety
-Heroes and villians – winners and loser's in pop culture
-Kan Kon for Kool Kids: humourouly begrudging Canadian reference
-Painting word pictures – awesome ridiculous descriptions of outfits worn to public events, preferably by someone known
-Lighting round – I don't know what this involves, but I love lightning rounds.
L-A says:
I'm starting to like this podcast idea as well. You're earning your keep as an Intern! Apparently podcasts are quite easy to do and can be done using Skype. I'll pick the brain of The Husband some more and see what we can do.
Intern Krista says:
I was hoping to expand my media empire in 2011, this may be just the ticket.
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2012 work parties:
2011 work parties:
2010 work parties:
Work Parties restarted 5th October 2013 and will be continuing throughout the autumn and winter.
If you can attend then please call David Mclean or Barry Jerome who organise the work parties (see 'contacts' on the home page) to add your name to the volunteer list, or just turn up on the day.
Work parties are scheduled weekly and an email is sent out to volunteers with the plans for the following Saturday. If bad weather is expected then the workparty may be cancelled. They are morning work parties starting at 10am for 2 to 2.5 hours. Meet at the Corhampton Road lay-by at 10am.
We have found that 2 to 2.5 hours is an optimum amount of time for a work party. They are normally held at the weekend, but occasionally we may have a mid-week work party if sufficient volunteers are available
When attending a work party please wear gloves to protect your hands, suitable old clothes and stout shoes or boots.
Work party volunteers will also be asked to sign an attendance sheet at the start of each session. This is necessary to ensure that you are covered by our insurance during the workparty
Work Parties continued from Autumn 2012 through Spring 2013.
They completed in mid-May, followed by an interim 1-off work party during the summer to tidy the lay-by area.Although the water level was high during the Spring and work could not be carried out within the pond, there was plenty of work around the periphery
Main areas of the work plan for the Spring were:
1. Further work in the lay-by area :
- Some additional clearing
- Bonfire to burn material cut back previously
- Clean the original seat
- Plants additional bulbs and small trees
2. Check the sluice for debris, clear if necessary:
- This is a regular activity to ensure that the sluice does not become blocked
3. Litter pick:
This (unfortunately) is also a regular weekly activity. Main areas are:
- The plastic bags which get blown into the pond from the recycling in Budgens carpark
- Rubbish thrown from the footbridge (chip papers, plastic drinks bottles, etc)
- Litter dropped, or thrown from cars, around the pond periphery
- Containers of engine oil put over the fence at the end of the Lower Lane carpark
- Cardboard boxes, etc. thrown into the pond
4. Area near the Winchester Road sluice:
- Build the base for the new seat by the sluice
- Install the new seat sponsored by the BW Parish Council
- Clean and repaint the railings by the sluice (both sides of the road)
5.Pond periphery:
- Cut back branches and scrub around the periphery which is growing out towards the pavements - Clean up the seat by the roundabout
- Cut back turf overgrowing the pavement from the pond area
The work completed in autumn/winter 2011/12:
The work completed in autumn/winter 2011/12:
- Cleared the undergrowth north of the footbridge in the channel and up to the fences of the houses
on St. Bonnet Drive. Continued down the channel to the sluice by B2177 (Winchester Road)
- Trimmed back willow regrowth from last years work parties. Cut any damaged/ fallen branches or
trees in the central area of the pond
- Dug a pilot hole in the silt at the end of the pond near the sluice to gather information for the
proposal to remove silt from this end of the pond
- Trimmed the trees to open up the viewing area from the lay-by so that views are possible to the
Palace ruins
Photos from workparties:
Most of the work parties in the autumn/winter 2011/2012 work plan concentrated on clearing the channel
Before we started:
Volunteers in action:
The results:
Previous 2011 Workparties:
Saturday March 12th 10.00am - Work was started on the viewing area near the lay-by. The plan is to open up the views across the pond to the Palace ruins and to install a new seat to sit on to appreciate the views. The work is in two stages, some of it can be completed while there is water in the pond, the rest will need to be completed when the pond is dry again in late summer.
Saturday February 19th 10.00am - The accumulating logs and debris were cleared from the area around the sluice. The wood had been carried down by the strong flow. Most of the logs cleared had been in the pond for some time (years) as they were partially rotten. Few, if any, resulted from the autumn workparties as that had been burnt or secured into log piles
A few photos from 2010 work parties:
You will notice that a lot of work has been done since these pictures were taken in early October 2010
Before and after - work near the footbridge==>
Some of the volunteers:


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Both of Maine's representatives vote against the bill, which is expected to win final approval in the Senate as early as Thursday.
Angela Valenti scores in the 77th minute of a 1-0 win over Thomas.
A plant in Burnham will be the only place the wooden toys are made, and most of the wood used in production will come from Maine.
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Monthly Archive for November, 2009
Quote of the week
"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." – Winston Churchill [Read More]
Thankful for the animals
Thanksgiving has long been my favorite holiday. It's not the food, not the parade, not the family gathering nor the autumnal colors. It's not the pre-Christmas sales nor the long weekend filled with good leftovers. It's something far more basic than any of that. I try, every day, to remember the many good things in […] [Read More]
Tales of TAILS
Lobo, photo by Paula Mallia The only thing better than a win-win situation is when you can add a few additional wins to the equation, and that is the case here. The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA (PHS/SPCA) and the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office got together a few months ago to develop our TAILS […] [Read More]
Quote of the week
"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does." – Christopher Morley [Read More]
A face only his mother (and me) could love
Alex the Wonder Lizard My blogging happens mostly from my office (with the occasional 3AM at home insomnia version), and sitting with me at the keyboard most times is the handsome fellow pictured here. More accurately, Alex is sprawled across the seat of my desk chair, usually behind my butt, or on top of my […] [Read More]
Human years vs. dog years
It amazes me how much time and energy is spent on trying to come up with a formula to interpret a dog's lifespan (and sometimes a cat's lifespan, as well) in terms of our own human life expectancy. Basically, the various schools of thought can be broken down into three broad categories. First and most […] [Read More]
Quote of the week
"The bad news for animals is twofold. First, in all of these cases — women's rights, the abolition of slavery, ending apartheid — a good part of the political momentum comes from the oppressed themselves. Progress in South Africa never would have begun if blacks there hadn't perceived their own dignity and fought for it. […] [Read More]
Old school friends: a boy and his hamster
Sam and Stan were good friends, with a relationship dating all the way back to kindergarten. Considering that Sam is now in third grade this might not seem all that long a time to you but keep in mind that, for an eight year old, three years is quite a while. And theirs was quite […] [Read More]
There's one thing wrong about living with and loving so many animals…
There's one thing wrong about living with and loving so many animals, and that is the sad fact that one experiences so much loss over time. My family has just now lost an old friend who has lived with us for more than 13 years. Those 13 years ago, my then very young daughter Hannah […] [Read More]
Quote of the week
"Tug on anything at all and you'll find it connected to everything else in the universe." – John Muir [Read More]
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