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This year was no exception and we headed out on Tuesday (after Pete kindly cancelled the weekly lab meeting). When we left it was sunny, but upon arrival at the nursery it was pouring with rain. Luckily we had decided to try getting the tree somewhere different this year - St Bridget Nursery http://www.stbridgetnurseries.co.uk/ in the hope that it would be cheaper than otter nurseries. It turned out to be just as expensive, but they were kind enough to have all their trees in the shelter out of the rain, which saved us a tree-drying-off period.
We opted for a nordmann fir. Actually I'm not sure that they had any other species. We were so busy trying to find one of the right height that I didn't notice if some were noble and others nordmann. We got a tree that was too tall for the lounge, but chopped off the top foot. I really like that it has some strong branches at the top as it means the decorations go all the way to the ceiling.
We had wanted to put the tree in the bay window as we did last year, but with the new shelving on the wall it became difficult to fit the sofas in with the tv in its usual place. Still, we've done our bit for the street with our reindiator.
Over the years I've bought and been given some lovely decorations. I shall blog about some of my favourites very soon.


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Its about time to start planning your summer Maine Vacation! There are many 'things to do" in Maine and here are a few ideas to start you off….
First you'll have to get here and there is no better way than The Amtrak Downeaster!
Rafting the Kennebec, Dead or Penobscot Rivers Plenty of good reputable rafting companies available up here in Maine. Northern Outdoors, North Country Rivers, Magic Falls Rafting, Three Rivers Whitewater. Also you may check out the region by visiting KennebecValley.org
Schoonering ! Sailing in Maine is awesome. Take a ride on a Windjammer! You can find them in Portland and Rockland, with others scattered along the long beautiful coastline, offering day trips as well as multi day trips. A perfect Adventure!
Skydive – Ever skydive? Well skydive above the beautiful state of Maine with Skydive New England. They skydive just about every day and can give you a long lasting memory, as well as that checkmark next to your bucket list.
Kayak, Canoe There are Kayak rentals and tours from Kennebunk up to Acadia.
Check out, Coastal Maine Kayak, or Kayak Excursions, Seaspray, or Maine Kayak!
Gardens – Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay provides a top tier garden for leisure.
Boat Tours – Boat tours are plentiful, all offering a unique experience to check out lighthouses and marine life. Check out Casco Bay Lines, Portland Discovery, Captain Fish's Whale Watch in Boothbay!
Harness Racing – Scarborough Downs offers Horse Racing Simulcast as well as exciting Harness Racing, post time is 4pm Friday and Saturday and 1:05pm on Sunday!
Shopping – Kennebunkport, Portland, Freeport, Brunswick, Boothbay the list goes on and on…
Clay Shooting – Looking for a genuine Maine hunting or clay shooting adventure? Try Silverton Sporting Ranch in Canaan
Biking check out BikeMaine.org for all things Maine Bike!
Hiking – download a Hiking app! Chimani makes a great app for Baxter State Park as well as Acadia. Also you can visit MaineTrailfinder.com
Hope this gave you a good starting point, there of course is much more to do in Maine – take a look at our list. Find your adventure in Maine. Plan ahead of time, book your reservations now – there are some great deals out there!

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So now, we are living in the old Wild, Wild West at He Haw Junction! Still! Anyone with the right amount of dollars and a fake or valid ID, whether citizen or not, can get an assault rifle or two with plenty of ammunition with the intent to break into any personal individual's house, any church or school, any public or private domain for whatever reason. As a matter of fact, these bandits' rights to arm themselves with the purpose of slashing the right to life kill with impunity and are above the RIGHT TO LIFE of an individual. Arms void the Right to Life! No other Right is greater.
Mass shootings occur in the US more than once daily without previous warning of time, place, or victim. The perpetrators' motivation may be to have fun and actually live the images in their heads acquired throughout their lives by means of the media's prolific choices including news, film, and video games. Perhaps they are society's failure to educate with compassion and instill human values. Perhaps the assassins are bandits aiming to take away an INDIVIDUAL's freedom of speech, freedom to worship, freedom to think in own way. Perhaps they are politically affiliated with the populist fascists of America and the EU, including Russia, or any Drug Cartel; and unless the INDIVIDUAL is readily armed and able to respond to fire with even greater fire without previous warning, or time to get ready for battle, there will be NO JUSTICE. Human loss of life and impunity upon the bandits will be bestowed to the exclusion of the INDIVIDUAL's RIGHTS to LIFE, FREEDOM AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
Yes, the Constitution has an Amendment allowing INDIVIDUALS to arm themselves against the State. I guess we should also allow grenades, and other explosives, tanks, fighter jets, or DIY kits (homemade molotovs); the internet provides ease of information with directions on how to acquire and even assemble arms and explosives. With all the arsenal individual people can store in their place of residence, they may be able to defend their individual rights as human beings.
Wait a minute. I thought that individual safety and security was guaranteed! Is it true that in a democratic society, where the government is for the people by the people and there is Rule of Law, the government shall create bodies of authority or law enforcement whose goal is to PROTECT the RIGHTS of individuals against bandits who lawlessly abolish those Rights given by the Magna Carta and ratified and expanded in the Constitution? Whereas, there are also International Laws and Organizations safeguarding Human Rights of individuals where they reside at any given time.
In America, today, people need to arm themselves at home, in their place of worship, in public institutions, on the streets, and at work. They need to be ready to protect their individual HUMAN RIGHTS against armed individual bandits who threaten the right to LIFE of others. However, we are allowed and encouraged to be armed against tyranny and anarchy. The sale of arms has risen constantly with every new assault as more and more people take it upon themselves to protect their lives.
Since our HUMAN RIGHTS are not able to be protected by law enforcement agencies unless we have one assigned per person, if we are not armed and ready at any given time anywhere in the US to protect our lives against armed foe of any kind, the government can not guarantee the people's right to life and liberty. That is anarchy!
This article honors the memory of a Human Rights activist who saw the big picture in her time, Sojourner Truth. When we as individuals speak out for the betterment of humanity, we are Sojourner Truth. I am Sojourner Truth! She was a teacher to us whose voice is as loud and clear as ever. #neveragain


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Hey ya'll.
In august, my sister, two friends, and I will be going to nicaragua on a missions trip with sameritans purse. we weill be going to an orphanage, to give out shoeboxes filled with gifts, build a house, and helping out in the mdical tent.
So the question is does anybody have any good fundraising idea's??
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For me, Christmas was…
The Christmas Tree, whose branches sheltered me.
And delicious Gifts, like these giant lamb bones (d. couldn't separate the two, so I had to have them both, heartbreaking, yes?). I'm sure I don't know why I look like I'm possessed by an evil spirit in this photo. m. did you doctor this photo to make me look like a ravenous evil beast?
And Snow!!!
And food. I love the holiday season. In Yakima, there was always someone eating and they usually shared. I did my best to look pathetic and starving, it definitely worked!
I tried to do a little exercising in between my begging. Stretching is important to digestion.
And, of course, it wouldn't be Christmas without Sparky, with whom I shared the spoils of Christmas.
Lastly, Christmas means travel (and sleep, especially after all that food and all that running on carpet!)
We rode in Grandma's car on the way home and m. had to give me her pillow to sleep on since I was having trouble getting traction on those slippery seats. Would you believe m. laughed at me when I jumped into the car and started sliding around? The nerve.
Now I am home, still taking naps under the tree, amongst all the dry needles, playing with the bag of catnip I got in my stocking, and crossing my paws that there are more of those bones in the freezer.


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Consider this:
If you were to combine a ( + ) and ( – ) symbol, how would you do it and what would be the end result?
– Food for Thought
Consider this:
If you were to combine a ( + ) and ( – ) symbol, how would you do it and what would be the end result?
– Food for Thought
Universal Theory: Understanding Our Universe
Disclaimer: The information contained herein this blog is expressed based on my viewpoint/perspective and understanding. These posts are born of a desire to share an expression, a desire to share some of my thoughts with the world (or at least the web). The intended purpose of these expressions is to push you in new directions, to stir your thoughts and bring into your awareness some new modalities of thought, to inspire. Nothing here, or elsewhere for that matter, should be taken without a grain of salt. These are not dictates, or commandments, these are simply provocations. If there was ever to be a mandate I would say: Never stop questioning, question everything and push everything as far as you can possibly conceive and bring it back into balance so that you may understand it further, and take only what you need for truth. This will increase your plasticity. With all of that said, lets see what we can figure out, together.
Hello one and all,
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction."- Albert Einstein
And that Albert is my intent, to make it as simple as I possibly can. This is the post I truly wished to start with, but I felt the others were more important for those who wish to know in these times and to address some mistakes I had made.
It's a big Universe out there, and yet very small if you can see the intricate connections inherent within it. Everything is connected in one way or another. If you stick with me for a little while I'll try to show you some of the beauty (as well the ugly) that I see in life and hopefully you'll have something to share with me as well. It's a big Universe, full of mystery, together we can explore its ups, its downs, its wisdom, its pain, and it's glory. From the understanding gained we can begin to apply this to our world, we will create Heaven on this very Earth. It is not in our power, our strength or intelligence, or beauty that our gifts lie, but in our potential. It is this potential that is the greatest gift, potentiality is not a one-time thing, it is the gift that keeps on giving. Each of us is a hero or heroine of our own making, each of us is our own savior and each of us have to capability within ourselves to change the world to something truly worth living in just by virtue of expression. I'm ready when you are, I've been waiting a long time, so let us begin my friends!
I am of the opinion that everything in this universe can be explained simply and using basic principles. By understanding some of it's more basic functions and mechanisms, it's possible to gain a rudimentary feel for how the universe works. Our reality is not what it seems. We have 5 senses (Sight, Touch, Taste, Smell and Sound), that in itself is already limiting and to limit it even further, our senses can only perceive a certain range. It makes you wonder about the claims about man being the highest life-form. In what respect? Dogs can smell and hear better, Hawks can see better than us, and there are plenty of more sensitive animals than there are humans. We know things exist outside of our visible light spectrum and there are forces that we cannot normally sense. So what is this reality we are always talking about?
The reality we perceive is limited by our senses ability to process it. In other words, we see a small part of reality and the vast majority resides in the world outside of our tangible senses. With this taken in account, you then can see two ways of looking at the world: You can either look at the world from the perspective of tangibility and the material reality, as experienced by our senses, or you can base it on the unseen forces that govern them. Logically this is the best option because, in truth, that is where most of reality resides! You can call the unseen the spirit world and the world in which we reside the physical or material reality. If we take the spiritual view, this can accommodate for anomalies that the material world view cannot other than calling it "fiction." Ghosts, spirits, supernatural ability, life after death all cannot be currently be explained under material terms. This discredits anything of spiritual nature told of in the past as stories, just fables created by man. However, I always find myself thinking, those people must have been incredibly imaginative because apparently all they did was create fiction. It makes me wonder what people would say to Buddha or Jesus or any other spiritual figurehead were they alive today. They seemed to spend a good portion of their lives talking about the unseen, I wonder if anyone ever asked them to stop day-dreaming or talking about things that don't exist. I have seen in some places people claiming that Jesus did not exist, he may have not been as portrayed, but I wouldn't write him off either. Love is a principle of creation, not Jesus, he is a being or the embodiment of this principle (perhaps one of many, if you subscribe to that). Religious Zealots do not take this opportunity to attack non-religious people or vice-versa (at least not here).
There are only five things I believe that one needs to know about the Universe:
1.) It has been said that All is frequency or Vibration. What is vibration? Vibration is movement in some sense of the word, motion, energy, forces interacting with each other that appear to give rise to solidity. With this as a basis it becomes much easier to understand later topics. Information = Energy = Consciousness
2.) As Above, So Below, As Within, So Without
This is an old terminology from when few words carried a lot of meaning. Basically, in my understanding, this means what happens in the Heavens or up there in the cosmos, is mirrored below and like-wise as below, so above. Key terms: Microcosm and Macrocosm. It also has significance in relation to frequency.
3.) Newton's laws of motion
The three laws proposed by Sir Isaac Newton concerning relations between force, motion, acceleration, mass, and inertia. These laws form the basis of classical mechanics and were elemental in solidifying the concepts of force, mass, and inertia.
Newton's first law states that a body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion with a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force. This law is also called the law of inertia.
Newton's second law states that a force acting on a body is equal to the acceleration of that body times its mass. Expressed mathematically, F = ma, where F is the force in Newtons, m is the mass of the body in kilograms, and a is the acceleration in meters per second per second.
Newton's third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Thus, if one body exerts a force F on a second body, the first body also undergoes a force of the same strength but in the opposite direction. This law lies behind the design of rocket propulsion, in which matter forced out of a burner at high speeds creates an equal force driving the rocket forward.
These laws also can apply to thoughts, if all is frequency then these should apply and knowing that now, it becomes apparent why you shouldn't add fuel to the fire.
Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Newtons+second+law
4.) Trust within – You have everything you need within you to change everything you find unsavory about your experience. No need to keep log books of who is trustworthy or not simply trust yourself and it's a one-time deal. Trust that the universe will provide you with what you need when you need it.
The Universal Law
The Universal Law is that knowledge, that awareness, that all living things, that all life has within it that vitality, that strength, to gather from itself all things necessary for its growth and its fruition.
Source: http://www.iebele.nl/CosmicLaws.pdf
The One Major Principle
In any thought, feeling or action I have found that there is only one thing that need be asked is out of love?
The Principles of Cosmic Awareness
The torus would look like this because the two side points fall along the center line.
That center point signifies zero point. This corresponds to the Fibonacci sequence and also the Zero Point Energy. This is supposedly where your true essence lies, in between realms.
Note the counter-rotating fields. This explains the reverse speech phenomena. What happens here essentially happens in reverse in the spirit, but not literally. So it's not that if you if you tell the truth here you lie in spirit, but that your true intent is hidden in the spirit (subconscious world). I think that'll do it for now, I hope you guys have some interesting theories and interpretations to share with me as well. Please don't take any of this stuff for verbatim truth, just use it to stimulate your own thought.
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This is my last post of the year and I want to dedicate it to the Divine Wisdom - Hagia Sophia, the 6th century church, one of the most beautiful monuments in the world. It is such a pleasure to do this photo trek and at the same time I feel lucky to be able to admire the beauty of this place. I just wish to freeze this magical admosphere. Be patient, decide the composition, no tripod aloud so it will take time and lots of adjustments of light. The visit could take two or three hours at least so plan all morning. Is open everyday except for Mondays. It is easier to visit it in winter and incredibly crowd in summers.
Winter view of Hagia Sophia
Dedicated to Divine Wisdom, the Church of Hagia Sophia is one of the most important architectural structures in the world. Completed between 532 and 537 during which time 10,000 workers and 100 masters had a hand in the work. The church was designed by two of the must important architects of the time, the mathematician and physicist Anthemius of Tralles and mechanic İsidore of Miletus.
Hagi Sophia's view in fall.
Justantinian's church was not the first to stand on the site. The Emperor Constantius had had a church erected here in 360 but it was destroyed during fire in 404. In 415 Theodisius II paid for a new church whitc has destroyed during the Rika Riot of 532. Almost immediatly Justinian determine to replace it with something more splendid. Hagia Sophia was buit in five years, 10 months and 24 days. It was completed on the 26th of December 537.
Hagia Sophia's view in summer.
To get an idea of what Hagia Sophia originally looked like you must first stand in Sultanahmet Square and mentally strip away many of the later additions to the building starting in the four minerates that were gradually added after it was converted into a mosque. Away, too, will have to go the hefty buttresses that were added in 1317 when it looked as if the building might collapse, it was strenghtened by Sinan. Once you have done all this you will appreciate that it was the interior of the original church rather than its clumpsy exterior that made it so exceptional.
Side view of Hagia Sophia.
The Interior
The current structure was constructed by Isidoros (Milet) and Anthemios (Tralles), who were renowned architects of their time, by Emperor Justinianos's (527-565) orders. Information from historian Prokopios states that the construction that began on February 23, 532, was completed in a short period of five years and the church was opened to worship with a ceremony on December 27, 537. Resources show that on the opening day of the Hagia Sophia, Emperor Justinianos entered the temple and said, "My Lord, thank you for giving me chance to create such a worshipping place," and followed with the words "Süleyman, I beat you," referring to Süleyman's temple in Jerusalem.
During the East Roman period, the Hagia Sophia was the Empire Church and, as a result, was the place in which the emperors were crowned. The area that is on the right of the naos, where the flooring is covered with colorful stones creating an intertwining circular design (omphalion), is the section in which the Eastern Roman Emperors were crowned.
Colorful stones in the floor indicating were Emperors were crowned.
Istanbul was occupied by Latins between 1204 and 1261, during the Holy Crusades, when both the city and the church were damaged. The Hagia Sophia was known to be in bad condition in 1261, when Eastern Rome took over the city again.
Virgin Mary Mosaic.
Following Fatih Sultan Mehmed's (1451-1481) conquer in 1453, Hagia Sophia was renovated into a mosque. The structure was fortified and was well protected after this period, and remained as a mosque. Additional supporting pillars were installed during the East Roman and Ottoman periods as a result of the damage that the structure experienced due to earthquakes in the region. The minarets designed and implemented by Mimar Sinan have also served to this purpose.
As one of the major elements of the traditional mosque architecture, altar is a recessed segment in mosques, prayer rooms, and outdoor prayer areas which is higher than surroundings and faced to the direction of Mecca that imam having community behind him stands in front of it during prayer. Ottoman Sultans made some repairs and additions to the altar in the southeast of the main place of the traditional Hagia Sophia Museum.
Altar faced to the Mecca.
The altar of the Hagia Sophia renovated in the 19th century is a marble example having a polygonal alcove decorated with a decorative figure of the sun and stars covered by a half-domed mesh. Plenty of gilts are used in the altar encircled by a wide border decorated with acanthus leafs with convoluted branches and it has an imposing cap stone.
Candelabras both sides of the altar.
The candelabras are places at both sides of the altar brought from the court church of the Hungarian King Matthias I by the Grand Vizier İbrahim Pasha during the conquest of Buda by the Hungary run in the era of Suleiman the Magnificent.
The most important difference in Hagia Sophia's architectural design is that its size and measurements are much larger than other churches, and the central dome is much bigger and higher. The dome that is over the central space is 55.60 m. from ground level, 31.87 m. from North to South and 30.87 m. from East to West. When constructing Hagia Sophia, architects have used marble, stone and special bricks that were light yet durable, specially made of Rhodes soil.
The dome that appeared compressed and spread out when it was first constructed, has been damaged in August 553 and December 557 due to earthquakes and in May 7, 558 the Eastern part of the dome has completely fallen apart. The renovation of the dome has been carried out by İsidoros' nephew, young İsidoros. İsidoros has solved the problem by installing support systems through external braces and assisted the structure by adding forty windows and increasing the lenght of the dome by seven meters to make it smaller and lighter.
Dome and semidomes.
Hagia Sophia has survived a big fire in 859 and an earthquake in 869. The dome has collapsed after an earthquake in 989 and has been repaired. Due to the earthquakes in 1344 and 1346 a part of the dome and parts of the arch have collapsed and have been repaired.
The renovation process that has started by Fatih Sultan Mehmed during the Ottoman period has been continued by the following Sultans as well. The most important repair conducted in Hagia Sophia was by Sultan Abdulmecid's (1839–1861) orders in 1847-1849 by the Swiss Fossati brothers. This repair included the filling of large cracks on the dome as well as securing the dome's rim by implementing steel circles. During the renovations, one of the most important calligraphist's of his time, Kazasker Mustafa İzzet Efendi has written the 35th verse of the quran on the main dome.
The Emperor's Door with the VI Leon Mosaic on top.
VI Leon Mosaic.
The Pantakrator mosaic embellished with a Jesus figure, placed on the Emperor Door presents Jesus hallowing with his right hand and holding an open bible with his left hand. Written on the bible are the Greek words 'May Peace Be with You.I Am the Divine Light'. The right medallion holds the figure of Gabriel while the left medallion holds one of Virgin Mary. Below the feet of Christ, in a prayer position is Emperor Leon VI. ( 816- 912) of Eastern Rome. The mosaic dates back to the 10th century.
Mosaic showing Constantine on the roght and Justinian on the left of the Virgen Mary.
Located in the inner narthex, on the Southern vestibule door is one of Hagia Sophia's most prominent figured mosaics. This mosaic was discovered during the repair process that Fossati held in 1849. The base of the symmetrical mosaic panel is composed of gold leafs, and features Virgin Mary on a backless throne with the words METER and THEOU, an abbreviation stating 'God Bearer', engraved on both sides. On Mary's lap is baby jesus. On her left is the creator of the city, Emperor Konstantinos I. holding a maquette representative of İstanbul. On the side of Emperor Konstantinos written vertically in bold blue letters in Greek are the words 'Among the Saints is Great Emperor Konstantinos'. To the right of Mary is Emperor Justinianos presenting them with a maquette of Hagia Sophia. Next to this figure, are the words 'Famous Emperor Justinianos' written vertically in bold blue letters.The maquettes presented to Virgin Mary by Emperor Konstantinos and Emperor Justianianos portrays the role of 'protector' Virgin Mary holds towards the church and the city. The mosaic panel dates back to the 10th century.
Apse Mosaic.
In the centre of the quarter dome is the figure of Virgin Mary (Theotokos) seated on a throne with jewelled cushions, holding baby Jesus. This mosaic is significant as it is the first figured mosaic created following the iconoclasm period of Hagia Sophia. The mosaic dates back to the 9th century.
Two angels on the Apses.
On the right of the apses arch is a Gabriel mosaic, and on the left is a Mikhael mosaic. Only the wing and the edge of Mikhael's feet are visible in present day. The mosaics date back to the second half of the 9th century.
Dome angels figures.
The pendentives feature four unidentical angel figures. It is believed that these one headed six winged angels (seraphim) protect the Lord's Throne in Heaven. The angels featured in the East are composed of mosaics whereas the two in the West have been damaged during the Eastern Roman period and have been renewed as fresco.
Dome angels figures.
The faces of the angel figures featured on the pendentives were covered up with star shaped metallic lids during the Ottoman period. During the mosaic renovations in 2009, the lids covering the angel figures' faces were opened and revealed.
Deisis Composition.
On the western wall of Northern gallery, there is the mosaic board where the Deisis stage, considered as the start of renaissance in East Rome painting, is located. In the portrayol, Ioannes Prodromos ( John the Baptist) on the right and Virgin Mary on the left and in the middle Pantocrator Jesus Christ are located. In the mosaic, Virgin Mary and John the Baptist's prayers to Jesus Christ for the mercy of people during the doomsday are portrayed.
Pantocrator Jesus Christ.
Virgin Mary.
Saint John the Baptists.
Both 3 figures carry the characteristics of Hellenistic Era portrayol art. Deisis board takes attention by the way the mosaic technic and the portrayol have been done. It is a very successful piece in terms of dynamism and color choices. This mosaic is one of the best examples, which main principles of Ancient era painting in East Rome art, are reflected.
There are several debates regarding the exact dating of Deisis Mosaic but the valid date that is currently accepted is the 13th Century.
Kommenos Mosaic.
Emperor II. Ioannes Komnenos, his wife Hugarian origin Eirene and their son II. Aleksios are placed in the mosaic. In the middle of the composition you can see Virgin Mary standing with Jesus Christ in her arms. Writing around the emperor's head says "Emperor of Romans Porphyrogennetos Komnenos" (born in porphyry saloon) and this writing is an indication of loyalty that he was born during his father's reign. The writing around the empress's head says "Religious Augusta Eirene". Empress Eirene was the daughter of Hungarian King Laszlo and she was portrayed as typical Middle European with braided ginger hair, colored eyes, white skinned and ruddy cheeks. On the side of the board you can see Prince II. Aleksios who was partnered to the crown by his father in 1222 and died at a young age from illness. In the mosaic you can see the prince's essential lineaments shrunk and pale face because of the illness. This mosaic board symbolizes the donations made by the emperor's family for the restorations of Hagia Sophia.
Mosaic board dates back to 12th century.
Zoe Mosaic.
Emperor IX. Konstantinos Monomakhos (1042-1055) and Empress Zoe are placed in the mosaic board. The writing on top of Emperor's head says "Romans' Religious Emperor, Servant of God's Jesus Konstantinos Monomakhos". The writing on top of Empress's head says "Devoutly Religious Agusta Zoe". On both sides of Pantocrator Jesus, king of the world, there are the initials of Jesus Christ IC and XC monograms. This mosaic board symbolizes the donations made by the emperor's family for the restorations of Hagia Sophia.
Mosaic board dates back to 11th century.
Kommenos Mosaic and Zoe Mosaic.
Calligraphic Panes of Hagia Sophia
The great rounded calligraphic panes on the walls of the main place had been written by Kadıasker Mustafa İzzet Efendi who was one of the famous calligraphers during the repairs between 1847 and 1849 of Sultan Abdülmecid period (1839-1861). Rounded calligraphic panes with 7.5 meters of diameter are written by gilt on green background made of hemp. There are 8 of these panes containing the names of Allah, Muhammad, and the four caliphs, namely Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali as well as the grandsons of Muhammad, namely Hasan and Husayn. The wooden hangers of the panes are made of lime since it is light and durable. The calligraphic panes are the largest ones in the Islamic world.
Calligraphic panes.
There are 8 of these panes containing the names of Allah, Muhammad, and the four caliphs.
he calligraphic panes are the largest ones in the Islamic world.
Calligraphic Panes in Altar Section.
There are calligraphic panes belonging to Ottoman Sultans on the right wall of the altar in Hagia Sophia. The writers of these panes in top down order:
1st calligraphic pane, Sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839)
2nd calligraphic pane, Sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839)
3rd calligraphic pane, Sultan Ahmed III (1703-1730)
4th calligraphic pane, Sultan Mustafa II (1695-1703)
5th calligraphic pane, Sultan Mustafa II (1695-1703)
Calligraphic panes belonging to Ottoman Sultans.
Tiles of Hagia Sophia
Tiles around the Narthex.
"Ayetü'l Kürsi " the 255th verse of Bakara Sura is written by polished thuluth (celi sülüs) on the cobalt blue ceramic belt surrounding all along the wall behind the altar. A script of "Ketebehu El Fakir Muhammed 1016" is written in a red rosette with white contour at the end of tile belt.
There are tile panes in the narthexes at the left and right of the altar.
There is tile panel on the left narthex with plant patterns belonging to Old Sultan's Loge contains İznik Tiles dated to 16th century.
There are two portrayals on the pane in the right narthex. One of them is the portrayal of Kaabe in eight pieces; the other one is demonstrating the Tomb of Muhammad. It has been understood that, Turkish ceramics art had been reached its peak point in 16th and 17th centuries.
There is tile panel on the left narthex with plant patterns belonging to Old Sultan's Loge contains İznik Tiles dated to 16th century.
There are two portrayals on the pane in the right narthex. One of them is the portrayal of Kaabe in eight pieces; the other one is demonstrating the Tomb of Muhammad. It has been understood that, Turkish ceramics art had been reached its peak point in 16th and 17th centuries.
Bell of Hagia Sophia.
Entrance to the upper Gallery
Entrance hall.
Entrance to the Upper Gallery.
Stone ramp to the Upper Gallery.
The Upper Gallery
Mosaic in the upper gallery.
Jesus Christ Pantocrator.
View of Sultanahmet from one of the Hagia Sophia's window.
Second floor gallery.
Hall second floor gallery.
View of Sultanahmet from one of the Hagia Sophia's window.
View of Marmaray sea from one of the Hagia Sophia's window.
Stairs to the first floor.
First Floor halls
First Floor halls.
First Floor halls.
Wishing column.
Wishing column.
There is a column with a hole in the middle covered by bronze plates at the northwest of the building which was also named as the perspiring column or the wishing column. In some references, it is indicated that this column had become blessed in due course among community. Rumors appeared in East-Roman period that it had a healing effect on humans. The legend has it that, Emperor Justinian wandering in the building with a severe headache leaned his head to this column and after a while he realized that the headache was gone. This story had been heard among the public and the rumor regarding the healing effect of the column got around. Hence, people believed that they would get better if they put their fingers into that hole on the column and then rub them to the place where disease is felt. According to another legend, this wetness is described as the tear of Virgin Mary.
As for the Ottoman period, when the Hagia Sophia was transformed into a mosque, Fatih Sultan Mehmed and his retinue prostrated themselves for the first friday prayer by the imamate of Master Akşemseddin, however, they had no matter be able to start the prayer, since the direction of the building was not faced to Kaaba. There is a rumor that, Deus Ex Machina appeared just at that moment and tried to turn the building to face Kaaba, but he was witnessed by a citizen, so he had to disappear without being able to turn the mosque. As for today, people make their wishes by rotating their thumb a complete clockwise tour inside the hole.
Marble Cubes
Cubes of monolithic marble.
Two pieces of cubes made of monolithic marbles at the lateral naves in the building belong to Hellenistic Period (BC 330-30) and had been brought from Bergama antique city. These cubes have been brought to Hagia Sophia in the period of Sultan Murad III (1574-1595) and can contain 1250 liters of liquid in average. They had been used for distributing juice to the public for holy nights and celebration prayers in the mosque period. The cubes have taps at their lower parts for consuming water in other days.
The Emperor's Door (entrance)
The Emperors door.
It is the largest door of Hagia Sophia dated to 6th century, which provides passing to the main structure from the inner narthex section. The Emperor door is 7 meters in length and made of oak and has a bronze frame. The leaves of the door are coated by bronze plates. The door had been used only by the Emperor and his retinue. East-Roman references says the door could be made of the woods of Noah's ark or the wood of the chest of which the Jewish holy plates kept in.
The Emperor's door. Bronze frame.
The Marble Door
The south galleria which was used for solemn meetings by patriarchate officials is separated from west galleria by a marble door. The door is viewed as two individual doors from the west galleria and there are plant, fruit and fish motives in panels on its surface. It is rumored that one side of the door represents paradise while the other one represents hell. The site entered through the door was used as a venue for solemn meetings and important resolutions of patriarchate officials as well as resolutions regarding to religious affairs of the state since Hagia Sophia was an imperial church. The Synode Assembly of Emperor Manuel Komnenos Period is known to be gathered here also in 1166. The resolutions of the meeting written on marble plates are hanged on the wall of exterior narthex.
The Nice Door (exit door)
Vision of the Sunu mosaic from a mirror above the frame door.
It is the oldest architectural element which had been used as compilation in Hagia Sofia which is dated to the B.C. 2nd century and located at south exit of inner narthex. The door is decorated with plant and geometric relief designs had been removed from a pagan temple belonging to the Ancient Period in Cydnus and brought by Empire Theophilos (829-842) and placed to its current location in 838. The Emperors of the East-Roman period was entering into inner narthex through this door known as the Nice Door or the Vestibule Door and passing to the main structure therefrom in royal ceremonies. The scripture of "God and Christ Help Us", the words of Emperor Theodosius, Emperor Michael, Emperor Theophilos, Empress Theodora and Michael Niktion and monograms representing the year 838 are written on the bronze door leaves.
As you leave the museum via the side door from the narthex be sure to turn around and look up at the magnificent 10th-century mosaic of the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child sitting on her lap; the Emperor Constantine is offering her a stylized model of his city while the Emperor Justinian holds out a model of the Church.
As you leave you will be waling through the Vestibule of the Warriors where the emperor would have left his vrown and sword before entering the nave, and where his bodyguard would have awaited his return.
The exterior
The fountain.
Hagia Sophia Fountain built by Sultan Mahmud I (1730 - 1754) in 1740 is a masterpiece of Ottoman Architecture and one of the largest and most beautiful fountains in Istanbul. It is covered by a dome and an eave mounted on eight columns with muqarnas headings and eight arches. On the dome, there are a bronze tulip scripture of "Allah" written by carving in stack on top and a mirror scripture of "Muhammed" below and an "eulogium" on the upper and inner part of marble arcade. The fountain has 16 slices and each slice have bronze taps in the middle. There are tulip-shape bronze banners containing the scripture of "We have created everything from water" on the upper part of the joining section of sliced bronze water mains over the taps.
Four minarets.
Minarets are structures designed higher than the main building and constructed for notifying invitation for prayer and for announcements.
Fatih Sultan Mehmed had made a wooden minaret over one of the half domes right after converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque. This minaret did not manage to reach the present day. The brick minaret at the southeast can be dated to Fatih Sultan Mehmed period or Beyazıd II period in terms of its order. The minaret at the Bab-ı Humayun side is estimated to be built by Architect Sinan in Selim II period based on the similarity with the minarets of Selimiye Mosque in Edirne. As for the identical minarets at the southwest and northwest direction, they are built by Architect Sinan in Sultan Murat III period. With their 60 meters of height as well as their thick and massif patterns, they are completing main structure of Hagia Sophia. Various ornaments are added on these minarets at repairs carried out in 15th, 16th, and 19th centuries reflecting the characteristics of their periods.
Facade of the Church of Theodosios.
The courtyard
Western Facade of the Church of Theodosios.
Columns of the Church of Theodosios.
Skyline of Istanbul
My favorite part of crossing the Bosphorus from Kadikoy to Eminonu, that is when I get to see the skyline of Istanbul with Sultanahmet, Hagia Sophia and the Topkapi Palace from the sea. Here are some of my favorite views of Istanbul.
Skyline of Istanbul.
Happy New Year 2015!!! I hope you enjoyed the views!
Soreya Reyes
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Definitions and Interpretation
These Booking Conditions set out our obligations to you and your commitments to us when you book arrangements with us and these together with the information contained in the booking confirmation letter forms the basis of our contract with you.
(i) "we" "us" and "our" are references to DMC Service Company trading as (BenidormVIP & Benidorm Events) ("S.L").
(ii) "you", "your" or "party" means all persons (or any of them including the Lead Customer) named on the booking (and persons added or substituted at a later date).
(iii) "Arrangements" means the activities, events, transport, accommodation, meals and other services of whatever description (or any of them), as applicable, booked through us for you in accordance with our contract
(iv) "Lead Customer" means the person who makes the booking on your behalf and who will be our point of contact (and any substitute for that person).
(v) "Force Majeure" means any event which we or the supplier of the service(s) in question could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such events may include war or threat of war, riot, civil strife, actual or threatened terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events outside our control or the control of the supplier concerned.
(vi) "in writing" means by facsimile, email or letter.
We are not an agent, we are the supplier in respect of most bookings we take and/or make on your behalf and in such cases, your contract will be with the supplier of the Arrangements in question. In respect of these bookings we will accept no liability in relation to any contract you enter into or for any Arrangements you purchase or for the acts or omissions of any supplier(s) or other person(s) or party(ies) connected with any Arrangements. When making your booking we will arrange for you to enter into a contract with the applicable supplier(s) of the Arrangements. Your booking with us is subject to these terms and conditions and the specific booking conditions of the relevant supplier(s) you contract with and you are advised to read both carefully prior to booking. The supplier's terms and conditions may limit and/or exclude the supplier's liability to you. Where we act as an agent, the itinerary we issue at the time of booking will set out the suppliers on whose behalf we act and a link to where you can find their booking conditions. For bookings where we enter into a direct contract with you for the sourcing and supply of Arrangements, we will accept liability as set out in clause 10 below.
All our Arrangements are made up of different elements that are available to be purchased separately. In other words, you may decide to just purchase the accommodation element of the itinerary or you may decide to just purchase the activity or activities that feature within that suggested itinerary. We will treat each element separately so that the price charged in total for the booking of more than one element will always equal the prices charged separately for each individual element. Prices confirmed to you prior to your payment of your deposit will be listed and priced by element and each element of the programme is available to buy separately at the same price as it would be if more than one element is booked.
1. Bookings
Once the group leader has paid the deposit or full payment as applicable (see clauses 2 and 3 below), we will confirm your booking by sending a confirmation email at which point a binding contract between you and us or each applicable supplier as applicable will come into existence. Any email confirming that we are holding your booking on behalf of a supplier does not constitute a contract. Should we acknowledge your booking prior to sending a confirmation email, such acknowledgement will be an indication that we are processing your quotation and not a confirmation of it. By making your booking, you will be regarded as having had the opportunity to have read and understood both these terms and conditions and those of any applicable supplier and to have actually done so before a contract came into existence.
You accept that the Lead Customer has the authority to deal with us on your behalf. If for any reason there is a change in the Lead Customer, you should notify us in writing immediately. The Lead Customer is liable for payment of the amounts due and therefore is responsible for collecting all monies and making payments by the due date. The Lead Customer must be authorised to make the booking on the basis of these terms and conditions by all persons on the booking and their parent or guardian for all party members who are under 18 when the booking is made. We can only accept bookings if the Lead Customer is a minimum of 18 years old.
Upon receipt of our confirmation email together with all other documents we send you, please check them and contact us at once if any information appearing on the confirmation or any other document appears to be inaccurate or incomplete as it may not be possible to make changes later.
2. Payment of Amounts Due
You must pay a non refundable £50 holding fee to hold your booking and then have 2 weeks to invite your guests through your dedicated members area and for them to pay their non-refundable and non-transferrable £25 deposit. Your members area will indicate the total price of your Arrangements, the balance due and the balance due date. The balance must be paid no less than 2 weeks prior to the start of your Arrangements. Please note that payments made by individuals contribute to the overall amount due as this is a contract between each applicable supplier and the group as a whole, not individual group members. If you are booking within 6 weeks of the start date, you must pay the full cost of your Arrangements when you book. Payments can be made using a valid credit or debit card, cheque, bank transfer or cash. There is no charge for payment by cheque, bank transfer or cash, a 50p fee for payment by debit card, 2.5% fee for payment by credit card and a 3% fee for payment by AMEX or PayPal.
In a minority of circumstances different payment terms will apply to the above. That is, a full non-refundable payment for your event will be required within 1 week of your booking. This will be communicated to you prior to you having booked and is because in some cases where we are sourcing a particularly popular product you will need to make a more significant financial commitment to the provider.
Should the balance not be received by us in time, we will inform the Lead Customer that the payment is overdue. If you do not then make payment within 3 days we will notify the supplier of the Arrangements who will be entitled to treat your booking as cancelled by you and instruct us to retain your deposit. You must in addition pay the cancellation charges shown in clause 8 depending on the date any applicable supplier reasonably treats your booking as cancelled.
All monies you pay to us where we act as an agent for the supplier will be held on behalf of the supplier(s) concerned respectively.
3. Special Requests
If you have any special request, you must advise us in writing at the time of booking. Although we will endeavour to pass any reasonable requests on to the relevant supplier, we regret we cannot guarantee any request will be met unless any supplier has specifically confirmed this. Confirmation that a special request has been noted or passed on to the supplier or the inclusion of the special request on your confirmation or any other documentation is not confirmation that the request will be met. Unless and until specifically confirmed, all special requests are subject to availability.
4. Pricing Policy
Prices quoted to you at the time of your enquiry are correct to the best of our knowledge at that time. It is possible that prices may change before you actually book the Arrangements. We will advise you of any change in the price or error of which we are aware at the earliest opportunity before you book . We reserve the right to make changes to and correct errors in prices at any time before your Arrangements are confirmed. Once your Arrangements have been confirmed to you by our confirmation email then subject to other clauses in these terms and conditions, the price will not change.
5. Website and Quote Descriptions
All website and quote descriptions are made in good faith and every care is taken to ensure their accuracy. However, errors may occasionally occur. We cannot accept any liability for any errors or omissions except where these have arisen due to our negligence or that of any our employees (as long as they were acting in the course of their employment at the time). While we provide product images to give a close representation of the product, we reserve the right to use images that may not be of the exact product itself. We reserve the right to make changes to and correct errors in our website and quotes at any time. Images used are for illustration purposes and not that necessarily of the actual venue.
Please note: most daytime activities take place at outdoor activity centres, which by their nature are not usually located in city centres/urban areas. Breaks/events advertised and sold by us as taking place in or to any particular city/town may include activities in locations that we consider to be within a reasonable distance from your accommodation and/or that city/town. As a general guide we would consider a reasonable distance to be approximately 30 miles although this may be more for some exclusive activities.
6. Changes and Cancellations by us or the applicable supplier
Occasionally, we have to make changes to and correct errors in our website and/or documentation or other literature we produce both before and after bookings have been confirmed; and your supplier(s) may make a change to or cancel confirmed bookings. Whilst we and your suppliers always endeavour to avoid changes and cancellations, we and they must reserve the right to do so.
Most changes suppliers make are minor for example a change in the timing of your confirmed activity(ies); a change in the venue at which any activity you have booked is to take place (where the activity itself has not changed); a change of accommodation to accommodation of the same or higher standard within the same destination city. In extremely rare circumstances suppliers may make a significant change or cancellation to a confirmed booking. If this happens, we will tell you as soon as the supplier makes us aware of the situation. If there is time to do so before departure, we will offer you the choice of the following options:
(i) Accept the changed Arrangements
(ii) We will suggest alternative Arrangements of a similar standard to that originally booked which you may choose to book instead
(iii) Cancel or accept the cancellation in which case we will refund or pass on from the applicable supplier(s) a full refund of all monies you have paid to us relating to the cancelled or amended Arrangement(s).
Please note the above options are not available where any change made is a minor one.
No liability beyond offering the above mentioned choices can be accepted where changes or cancellations are made as a result of unusual and unforeseeable circumstances beyond ours or any applicable suppliers' control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even with all due care; or where cancellations are made because the minimum number of persons required to operate the Arrangements you have booked has not been reached.
No liability will be accepted and the above options will not be available if we cancel as a result of your failure to comply with any requirement of these terms and conditions entitling the supplier to cancel (such as paying on time) or if the change made is a minor one.
Very rarely, after your Arrangements have commenced, we or your supplier(s) may be forced by Force Majeure to change or cancel part or all of your Arrangements. If this does happen then we regret that neither we nor your supplier(s) will be able to provide any refunds, pay you any compensation or meet any losses or expenses you incur as a result. We will try to assist you to secure alternative arrangements but you will have to pay any associated and/or additional costs in doing so or arising out of any alternative arrangements.
7. Weather Conditions
As you will appreciate, we have no control over the weather. Unfortunately, there is always the risk that you may be unable to take part in weather dependent activities due to poor weather. If this occurs, you will not be entitled to change or cancel your Arrangements without paying ours or the suppliers' normal charges. You will not be entitled to the options set out in clause 6. We will assist you to find alternative activities or arrangements but please bear in mind that these may only be available at an additional charge to you.
8. Changes and Cancellations by you
If you wish to change your booking in any way we will try to accommodate your requests with your supplier(s) but we cannot guarantee that changes can always be made. Where a change can be made, we may charge an amendment fee. In any case you will be charged for any extra costs incurred by ourselves and any costs or charges incurred or imposed by any of your suppliers.
Where the price of your Arrangements depends on the number of people booked and extra people are added to the booking, the price will be reworked on the basis of the new number of people going and we will send you a new confirmation. You will be required to pay the increased price.
If you wish to cancel all or any part of your booking, you should advise us immediately by telephone followed by confirmation in writing. Cancellations can only be made in accordance with ours or your suppliers' terms and conditions. We or the supplier may charge cancellation charges which will be based on the scale shown below:-
No of days before the date your Arrangements commence we are notified of cancellation Amount you must pay to us or the supplier(s)
More than 42 days Deposit
Less than 42 days 100% of the total cost of the Arrangements in question
Please note that the total cost of the Arrangements in the above scale does not include any insurance premiums or amendment charges relating to your Arrangements. If your insurance policy covers the reason for your cancellation, you should be able to claim for a refund of your cancellation charges from the insurance company less any applicable excess.
Where any cancellation reduces the number of full paying party members below the number on which the price, number of free places and/ or any concessions agreed for your booking were based, suppliers may need to amend their pricing. We will notify you if that is the case.
9. Force Majeure
Except where otherwise expressly stated in these Booking Conditions, we regret we cannot accept liability or pay any compensation where the performance or prompt performance of our obligations under our contract with you is prevented or affected by Force Majeure.
10. Our liability
In respect of bookings where we act as a sales agent for our suppliers:-
(1) Our agreement with you and the service we provide for you is to source and book Arrangements for you. Your contract(s) are with each applicable supplier of your Arrangements and their booking conditions govern each contract. As a booking agent, under English law we have no responsibility for the actual provision of the Arrangements or for the acts or omissions of the supplier(s) concerned or any of its employees, agents, suppliers or subcontractors. Our responsibilities are limited to making the booking in accordance with your instructions.
In respect of bookings where we agree to take responsibility for the sourcing and supply of your Arrangements:-
(2) We will accept responsibility for the arrangements we agree to provide or arrange for you if we fail to use reasonable skill and care in selecting the supplier(s) who will provide your Arrangements. Please note it is your responsibility to show that all reasonable skill and care has not been used if you wish to make a claim against us.
(3) We accept no responsibility for any information about the Arrangements that we pass on to you in good faith. Please note: we do not exclude any liability for death or personal injury arising as a result of our negligence or that of our employees providing they were at the time acting within the course of their employment with us.(2) We will not be responsible for any injury, illness, death, loss (for example loss of enjoyment), damage, expense, cost or other sum or claim of any description whatsoever which results from any of the following:
• the act(s) and/or omission(s) of any person(s) affected or any member(s) of your party; or
• the act(s) and/or omission(s) of a third party not connected with the provision of your Arrangements and which were unforeseeable or unavoidable; or
• Force Majeure
(3) Please note we cannot accept responsibility for any services which do not form part of your Arrangements. This includes, for example, any additional services or facilities which your hotel or any other supplier agrees to provide for you that we have not booked for you and any arrangements you purchase whilst away. In addition, regardless of any wording used by us on our website, in any of our quotes or elsewhere, we only promise to use all reasonable skill and care as set out above and we do not have any greater or different liability to you.
(4) We limit the maximum amount we may have to pay you for any claims you may make against us. For all claims which do not involve death or personal injury, if we are found liable to you on any basis the maximum amount we will have to pay you is twice the value of the element of the booking that has been affected (excluding insurance premiums and amendment charges).
(5) Please note, we cannot accept any liability for any damage, loss, expense or other sum(s) of any description (a) which on the basis of the information given to us by you concerning your booking prior to our accepting it, we could not have foreseen you would suffer or incur if we breached our contract with you or (b) which did not result from any breach of our agreement with you or other fault by ourselves or our employees. Additionally we cannot accept liability for any business losses.
(6) Some of the activities and events we offer are by their nature inherently dangerous. By participating in these you assume the inherent risks involved. We cannot be responsible for any injury or loss suffered by you other than as expressly set out in these terms and conditions. You must ensure you have personal travel insurance which covers such activities and events - see clause 11.
11. Insurance
You are advised to take out adequate and appropriate personal insurance for your protection. Such insurance should cover the cost of cancellation by you and/or any member of your party and the cost of assistance, including repatriation to the UK, in the event of illness or accident. You must ensure that the policy you purchase is suitable for your confirmed Arrangements including any hazardous activities. Many policies do not cover such activities so you must check the small print before purchasing and if in doubt, check with the insurers that you will be covered. You must also ensure that your insurance covers participation in any hazardous activities which do not form part of your Arrangements.
12. Behaviour
(a). You understand and agree that when you book through us, you accept responsibility for the proper conduct of yourself and all other members of your party during your Arrangements. You understand and agree that when you book through us, you accept responsibility for the proper conduct of yourself and all other members of your party during your Arrangements. We or any person in authority can terminate your Arrangements if, in the reasonable opinion of ourselves or the person in authority, your behaviour or that of any member(s) in the booking is likely to cause distress, damage, danger or annoyance to other clients or members of the party, employees, suppliers, property or anyone else or if the person(s) concerns is or appears to be unfit to travel for whatever reason. In this situation, the person(s) concerned will not be able to complete their Arrangements and we will not be liable for any refund, compensation, expenses or any costs they have to pay or incur. We cannot accept liability for the behaviour of others in your accommodation or any persons taking part in any event or activity and/or present in the same environment which forms part of your Arrangements or if any facilities or services are removed or withdrawn as a result of their action.
(b). Full payment for any damage or loss (reasonably estimated if not precisely known) caused by you or any member of your party must be made direct to the accommodation owner or manager or other supplier or to us as their agent as soon as possible. If the actual cost of the loss or damage exceeds the amount paid where estimated, you must pay the difference once known. If the actual cost is less than the amount paid, the difference will be refunded. You will also be responsible for meeting any claims subsequently made against us or any supplier(s) and all costs incurred by us / the supplier (including our own, the supplier's and the other party's full legal costs) as a result of your actions. You must ensure you have appropriate travel insurance to protect you if this situation arises. Chillsause reserves the rights to pass your details on to a supplier, or third party debt recovery agency to reclaim any monies owing including all additional costs of doing so.
(c). You agree to ensure that all members of the party comply with all timetables of the events. Failure to keep to the timetables may result in either discontinuation of the event or cancellation of the said event. We will not be liable for any refund, compensation or any costs that may be incurred by you.
(d). You agree to ensure that all members of the party act at all times in a safe responsible manner and comply with all safety procedures, listen and be present at all safety and information briefings which are relevant to the Arrangements booked, make supervisors or any persons in authority immediately aware of any equipment or site deficiencies or concerns, dress suitably for any event as advised by any supplier(s) and observe and obey all laws, requests, conditions of use and other requirements of any supplier(s), including accommodation and entertainment venues.
(e). Many events and activities require a high level of concentration and the use of alcohol or drugs or being under the influence of alcohol or drugs whilst participating in such events is strictly forbidden. If you or any member of your party have, in the reasonable opinion of any supplier(s), been using drink or drugs or fail to act in a safe responsible manner, they reserve the right to cancel your participation forthwith. In this event we will not be liable to pay you any refund, compensation or any costs / expenses incurred by you.
13. Financial Failure Insurance
For bookings which amount to a pre-arranged combination of at least two of the following components when sold or offered for sale at an inclusive price and when the service covers a period of more than twenty-four hours or includes overnight accommodation:—(a) transport; (b) accommodation; (c) other tourist services not ancillary to transport or accommodation and accounting for a significant proportion of the booking you will be insured for the initial deposit and subsequently the balance of all monies paid to us, including repatriation if required, arising from the cancellation or curtailment of your travel Arrangements due to the insolvency of Chillisauce Limited. Please note that bookings of single elements do not qualify to be insured, and nor do multiple element bookings where each element is individually less than 24 hours in duration.
This insurance has been underwritten by MGA Cover Services Limited under a binding authority with the insurer CBL Insurance Europe Limited.
14. Health
Some of the events or activities you may book require a good level of fitness, strength and endurance. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the appropriate level. Many events are not recommended for those with any disability, illness or infirmity. If you have an existing medical condition, allergies or disability which may affect your Arrangements you must let us know the details before you make your booking. If in our reasonable opinion, your chosen Arrangements are not suitable for you taking into account your medical condition or disability or you are not being accompanied by someone who can provide all the assistance you may reasonably require where it is reasonable for us to require this we will advise the applicable supplier(s) who can instruct us to refuse to accept the booking. If we find out after you have made the booking that you have an existing medical condition or disability and you are not being accompanied by someone who can provide all the assistance you may reasonably require as referred to above and you have failed to give us this information at the time of booking, we will advise the applicable supplier(s) of such who may cancel your booking and impose the cancellation charges as set out in clause 8 where in their reasonable opinion, the confirmed Arrangements are not suitable. Please note that some of the Arrangements we feature are inherently dangerous and by booking these Arrangements you accept the inherent risks.
15. Complaints procedure
Should you be unhappy with any element of your Arrangements, you should notify the supplier of the Arrangements concerned immediately. If the problem still cannot be resolved, you should contact us as soon as possible at the time. If you continue to be dissatisfied on your return, you should write to us formally setting out your points within 14 days of returning from your Arrangements if your complaint or claim does not involve death or personal injury or illness; or within 3 months of returning from your Arrangements if your complaint or claim involves death, personal injury or illness. As long as the above conditions have been observed, the matter will be investigated and a reply will be sent to you within four weeks of the receipt of the complaint. As it is difficult and sometimes impossible to properly investigate a complaint if suppliers/we are not told about it reasonably quickly, any compensation you may have been able to claim could be reduced or even lost altogether if you do not follow the complaints procedure set out in this clause. Any acceptance of liability by us is however subject to clause 10. In the unlikely event that you have to pay for an activity or for entrance to a venue booked through us where you had already paid through us for this activity then you must collect a receipt and send it to us in order for us to reimburse those costs.
16. Passports, visas and health requirements
A full British passport presently takes approximately 2 to 6 weeks to obtain. If you or any member of your party is 16 or over and haven't yet got a passport, our recommendation is that you should apply for one at least 6 weeks before your arrangements. The UK Passport Service has to confirm your identity before issuing your first passport and will ask you to attend an interview in order to do this. Requirements may change and you must check the up to date position in good time before departure with the Embassy or consulate of the country(ies) you are travelling through and to.
Information on health is contained in the Department of Health leaflet T7 (Health Advice for Travellers) available from the Department of Health by telephone on 0870 1555455 or via its website www.dh.gov.uk and from most Post Offices. For holidays in the EU / EEA you should obtain an EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) prior to departure from the Department of Health (see leaflet T7 and the website www.dh.gov.uk). Health requirements and recommendations may change and you must check the up to date position in good time before departure.
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Only two dozen fire departments in the U.S. still use wooden ladders.
These ladders are strong, safe and long-lasting.
Most fire stations changed to aluminum ladders 50 years ago.
Metal ladders are cheaper, lighter and need fewer repairs.
They last 15 to 20 years.
San Francisco, however, is the only fire department which makes
and repairs its own ladders. A crew of three men build 13 different types.
They keep a record of almost 400 ladders in a book
which is nearly 100 years old.
Why wooden ladders?
The city has narrow, winding streets and old wood houses.
There are many power lines for buses and streetcars.
If a wood ladder touches an electrical wire, no one will be hurt.
The heavier wood ladders will not move in the wind.
They hardly bounce if a person climbs quickly.
If one end of the ladder gets hot, the rest stays cool.
The inside of the wood parts stays strong even if the outside chars.
The worst fire in this city was in 1906. This was after the famous
San Francisco earthquake. More than 3,000 people died
and 28,000 buildings were destroyed.
What kind of wood are the ladders made out of?
Douglas fir, from the Pacific Northwest, is used for fire ladders.
The wood has to sit in the shop for 15 years before it is ready.
"No one's been injured on one of our ladders," says Jerry Lee proudly.
Lee has worked in the shop for 27 years.
He and Qing Du are pattern makers.
Michael Braun, shop supervisor, said, "To find replacements
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The oldest extension ladder, called "B3", is 15 metres long.
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With a healthy Carson Palmer back to run the offense, the Arizona Cardinals believe they have the talent to contend for the Super Bowl.
The New Orleans Saints parted ways with several key contributors during a major roster overhaul, but the playoffs are certainly not out of the question given the division where they reside.
One of the most highly anticipated seasons in the desert begins Sunday when Palmer and the Cardinals host Drew Brees and the new-look Saints.
The 2014 season looked like it was going to be a special one for the Cardinals after they jumped out to an 8-1 start, but any Super Bowl aspirations seemed to vanish when Palmer suffered a season-ending ACL tear in Week 10. They limped to an 11-5 finish with backup quarterback Drew Stanton going down in Week 15, forcing Ryan Lindley into action. They still made the playoffs but gained 78 total yards - their fewest in 60 years - in a 27-16 loss to Carolina in a wild-card game.
The offense averaged 359.8 yards in the six starts Palmer made with the Cardinals going 6-0. He averaged 271.0 passing yards, throwing 11 touchdowns and three interceptions for a 95.6 rating.
Palmer's knee is at full strength, and after rehabbing a shoulder injury which also sidelined him last year, the 35-year-old declared his arm is "as strong as it's ever been, maybe stronger."
A healthy Palmer is just one of the reasons the Cardinals have lofty expectations.
Larry Fitzgerald (63 catches for 784 yards in 2014), John Brown (48 for 696), Michael Floyd (47 for 841) and fifth-round pick J.J. Nelson make up a deep wide receiver corps.
Floyd has returned to practice after being out with dislocated fingers, and safety Tyrann Mathieu - among many promising players on defense - got through the preseason healthy after being bothered by knee and thumb problems in 2014.
"We're as talented as anybody in this league," Palmer said. "I think if you're to put our roster up against anybody's roster and just kind of look at all the intangibles of each guy and the backups, I would put our roster up against everybody."
Their roster certainly looks more impressive than New Orleans'.
After finishing 7-9 to miss the playoffs for the second time in three years, the Saints traded away Brees' top target from each of the past four seasons in tight end Jimmy Graham and released top pass rusher Junior Galette. The troubled linebacker recorded 22 sacks in the past two seasons, but his off-the-field behavior was deemed detrimental to the team.
New Orleans also parted with versatile running back Pierre Thomas and Kenny Stills, who led all Saints receivers with 63 catches for 931 yards, as well as linebacker Curtis Lofton, who had a team-high 125 tackles.
Brees isn't going to let all the turnover be an excuse for missing the playoffs, though, especially considering the Saints play in an NFC South division that Carolina won last season with a 7-8-1 record.
"You have to feel comfortable feeling uncomfortable," said Brees, who is four TD passes away from becoming the fourth QB with 400. "It is that idea that there is always something to prove. ... You are always fighting to get better."
Brees, who tied for the NFL lead in yards passing with 4,952 last year, still has a few weapons at his disposal with the return of 2014 first-round pick Brandin Cooks (53 catches for 550 yards) and longtime teammate Marques Colston (59 for 902). Mark Ingram ran for a career-best 964 yards in just 13 games a year ago and will be backed up by C.J. Spiller, who came over from Buffalo.
There are significantly more questions for a defense that ranked 31st in total yards (384.0 per game) and 28th in scoring (26.5 per game).
First-round pick Stephone Anthony and second-rounder Hau'oli Kikaha are both expected to see plenty of time at linebacker, and New Orleans native Delvin Breaux will make his NFL debut at cornerback after coming over from the CFL.
"They'll be a handful of guys playing in their first pro football game this weekend and I am excited to see how they do," coach Sean Payton said. "There will be some growing pains."
Led by three-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson, Arizona is in much better shape defensively.
The Cardinals were fifth in the league in scoring defense last season at 18.7 points per game and tied for seventh with 18 interceptions.
Outside linebacker Alex Okafor had a team-high eight sacks and will line up opposite newcomer LaMarr Woodley for defensive coordinator James Bettcher, who takes over after Todd Bowles moved on to coach the New York Jets.
"It is an aggressive defense with a lot of different pressure packages," Payton said. "They're fast and I'd say that they do a lot of things and a lot things well."
One of the biggest concerns for the Cardinals this offseason was a ground game that ranked 31st with 1,308 yards and last with 3.3 per carry. They've upgraded the backfield by signing Chris Johnson and drafting David Johnson out of Northern Iowa in the third round to join Andre Ellington, who rushed for a team-high 660 yards while being slowed by a torn tendon in his foot.
"This is the best football team we've had," reigning NFL Coach of the Year Bruce Arians said.
The Cardinals have lost three of the last four meetings with the Saints, including a defeat in a 2010 divisional playoff game, with Brees throwing for 1,183 yards and 10 touchdowns.


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Layers and Layers - The Creative Pull of CollageSubmitted by teacher on Sat, 11/06/2010 - 12:58.
Most of the artists in Evergreen's art studio walk (dance/march/pirouette/boogie) into art class with an idea in their heads. I can see it behind their eyes some days - a kind of quiet focus that bespeaks of the pictures and planning that is going on in their heads. Some children trumpet their intentions, "Hey, Ms. J.! I'm gonna make a rainbow rocket today!" Others are less certain, or, because they come later in the choosing rotation that day, prefer to decide when they see what materials are available in the studio where they find themselves.
Collage offers an interesting view of a child artist's planning. Children walk around the table, sampling papers from the bins that are available. At the moment we have tubs of varied size with tissue paper, "beautiful papers" (recycled from the paint or print centers, these are brightly colored - think Eric Carle) a stacked plastic chest of paper drawers, separated by color families, a selection of small paper bags, rolls of wall paper and brightly colored cellophane, some greeting cards (I have them up high because they seem to kill creativity rather than encouraging it...) and one box of special paper - mylar balloon scraps, sparkly paper, fancy greeting paper and paper doilies. There is a tall bin of odd-sized cast off mat scraps from a local art gallery's framing business. Sometimes I have magazines and sometimes they are intentionally scarce. I want my students to balance the tendency to do simple collections ("Look! 35 cars!) with other aspects of color, layout, and balance in collage work.
When magazines are placed in the studio I control fairly tightly - National Geographic, nature magazines, sailing, sports, cars, Smithsonian and always, always "looked" first to cull images that are overtly salacious or that show too honestly the reality of war. Scissors? Yep. Straight, fancy edges, "Mom scissors," (I keep large craft scissors sharpened to serious edges and do LOTS of prep in their safe use) and multiples of kid scissors. For second grade and up, we have a couple of crimpers, too. I've gone through lots of How To Manage Glue Without Going Insane periods, and have hit on an idea I gleaned from a helpful colleague on the TAB Yahoo list. Glue pots are nothing fancier than cheap sponges cut to fit inside plastic containers with lids. I thin white school glue just a little and turn the kids loose with them. We've loved the result - far less mess, glue pot lids are finding their way closed during clean up and they stack neatly.
Back to our wandering artists... Children usually only take one turn through the materials before selecting a project and getting to work. Collage, more than any other medium, lends itself to arranging and rearranging elements before gluing things together. I'm intrigued with the variety of expression and simply love the peculiar personalities of some of the puppets that are born in this studio.
Half Past SummerSubmitted by teacher on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 16:20.
I have just spent a glorious day sifting through photographs from the past two years of TAB instruction in my classroom. In addition to being part of the natural cycle of reflection, sorting and filing photos of artists at work helps me to focus on improvements that need to be made in our art studio. In a traditional art program one would find benchmarks and references to projects in textbooks or teacher-made folders of projects. Lesson plans could be collected and consulted and standards and benchmarks would inform the art-making over the space of a year. By contrast, the studios at Evergreen Elementary reflect the kinds of artistic expression that begin with children. Artwork is generated by students who answer their artistic questions by exploring a variety of media and technique. Each clearly designated studio offers up menus of techniques that have been covered in tightly constructed demo lessons at the beginning of class periods. Menus might include lists of necessary materials for a watercolorist, short examples of line and texture for drawing, illustrations that detail how to warp and weave on a small loom, or details about how to attach materials to each other in a 3D construction center. The idea is to offer collective wisdom on the walls in such a way that inspiration is easily accessible. Menus, in tandem with the powerful influence of previous artwork from fellow students on display, offer concrete support for artists as they grow and create. They also help classroom volunteers and visitors negotiate the complexity of a TAB studio. Since this is a dual language school, I make sure that text is available in both English and Spanish.
One of the ideas that was shared this summer on the TAB list (thanks, Anne!) was to include a binder in each studio with ideas specific to that particular media. As a dedicated constructivist, I work hard to avoid providing examples of adult work for children. Rather, I prefer to share information about techniques and let children define their own process and product so that they don't spend their art time trying to make their artwork look like mine. Watching children who enthusiastically share special techniques they've discovered is a joy and it doesn't take long before the value of sharing is seen as a great tool by creative artists. Student artists are much like their adult counterparts - they'll find something interesting, replicate it carefully a couple of times and then change or add to the technique to make it their own. In a school that practices cooperative learning, innovation is celebrated. One of my primary teaching goals is to nurture the sharing and the support only found in a healthy cooperative group.
A binder of examples from other children is a grand idea and should lead to a wide variety of approaches to media. I've gone through my files to find examples of technique and am thrilled with the diversity the photographs show. I'll use my Open Office word processor (this is a Linux/open source household) to share the photos and some text with children and then drop the pages into plastic sleeve protectors. We'll add to the collection, of course, and I'll spend some time with my short artist friends linking our binders to a sort of pictorial brainstorming tool for them to use.
My new hip is just about ready for prime time and I'm itching to get into my classroom to begin getting things organized. I can't wait for school to start again!
Studio Art is a Contact SportSubmitted by teacher on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 07:45.
Watching kids explore (rub out/beat on/taste/pummel/argue about/share/celebrate) art is an amazing thing. So much of their world is tight and controlled or precise and orderly that their art studio time feels like air being let out of a too-full balloon. Neat and tidy have their place, of course, and we work hard to make sure that we've put tools and essential art "stuff" back where it goes, but the inherent freedom in art is simply delicious.
A case in point: kindergartners were ready for some additional responsibility this week. (Read: MOST of the inside the room road races have slowed to a trot and we've all adjusted to a single session time of 35 minutes. Sitting (vibrating?) on the rug for "art talk" is working better all the time. TAB lore recommends slow, sequential addition of new things, bu,t invigorated by spring break, I decided to add three things at once. Most everyone is tall enough to reach the printmaking table, it was just "time" to start some paper weaving, and several of the ducklings have been begging for access to the melted crayon counter.
If you haven't been close to kinderpeople who are getting to try something new lately, rent or borrow some quickly. It's glorious. We had to put hands in pockets to curtail 274 different colored fingers (do the math - 26 kids circled around a table with four different colors of paint and rolling brayers!) but the demo of how to spread ink (tempera, but who's picky at this age) and use stamps and combs resulted in a giddy chorus of "Ooh! and Aaaaah!"
To demonstrate the safety cautions of the melted crayon warming trays I held one in front of my chest, showed the kids where the cool and the hot spots were, did some bright colored swirls to show how slidy melted wax can be, and then we all practiced licking on too-warm fingers and blowing to cool them down. ("This is what the big kids do when they get their fingers a little too warm.")
Paper weaving is a great prerequisite for weaving on our big loom, so we practiced saying "over, under" to my paper strips so they'd know where to go. Our kindergarten teachers do a fabulous job with early math activities so there was immediate crowing of, "I see a pattern!" and lots of descriptive language: "It's a checkerboard!" and "Mira! Una bandera de los carros!" There's such a range with little guys so some kids can "get" weaving immediately, but with a little help from an adult, it's a successful activity. After sides are glued, feathers or foamies or other fun stuff can be added from the collage area so the kids can see the possibilities for combining centers.
I smile every time a seriously precise, super neat child approaches something inherently messy like printing. With the first smudge on a finger, permission is requested to go wash hands. Most kids, though, will agree to waiting until all the printing is done before washing off the top layer or two. We don't just need permission to create, but to make messes on the way to good art.
I got lots of kudos for my "HowOnEarthAmIGoingToMakeAPrintHanger
OrSpendingMoney?" invention. Little fingers master big clips quickly and independent smiles abound as they take care of their own creations.
Cool stuff, great fun, and MOST of the paint went onto paper rather than children. Woo hoo!


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PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian author has been shortlisted for the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) Book Prize 2015.
Khoo Salma Nasution's book about the Kapitan Keling Mosque in Penang is judged top six under the Best Study in the Humanities category from submissions received across the world.
Titled The Chulia in Penang: Patronage and Place-Making around the Kapitan Kling Mosque 1786–1957 , it is published by Areca Books.
The book tells the history of the prosperous Penang Tamil Muslims, who were once known as Chulias.
"I'm very happy and honoured to be shortlisted because it is not easy to get there, especially competing against so many academic books," the Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) president told The Star Online.
On whether she hopes to bag the top prize, Khoo Salma said that she is already pleased to be shortlisted.
"That (winning) would be very difficult, I think. The ICAS book prize is very tough," she said with a laugh.
Khoo Salma added that the shortlist showed that the "100% Malaysian book" is capable of competing against other books from prestigious international publications and university presses.
The book was shortlisted for the jury prize by the ICAS reading community after being chosen from longlisted titles.
It is also in second place under a different voting-based Colleague's Choice category with 32.8% of the votes.
In the lead for the prize is The Great Kantō Earthquake and the Chimera of National Reconstruction in Japan by J. Charles Schencking with 38.2% of the votes.
The biennial ICAS competition has been running since 2004 and aims to create an international focus for publications on Asia.
Prizes are awarded to outstanding English-language works on Asian issues.
Voting for Colleague's Choice is open until June 16 with 179 books being considered for this year's competition.
Winners will be announced during the awards ceremony on July 6 in Adelaide, Australia.
To purchase Khoo Salma's book, visit http://arecabooks.com/


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On 18/05/2011 22:08, "Gérard Talbot" wrote: > > Le Mer 18 mai 2011 4:56, Øyvind Stenhaug a écrit : >> On Tue, 17 May 2011 21:44:50 +0200, Gérard Talbot<email@example.com> >> wrote: >>> The Proposed Recommendation of CSS 2.1 changed important words >>> in section 6.2.1 [1], which are highlighted in green and >>> red+striken in C.8.49: >>> http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/changes.html#q543 >>> >>> My question relates to this sentence: >>> " >>> Each property may also have a cascaded value of 'inherit', which >>> means that, for a given element, the property takes the same >>> specified value as the property for the element's parent. >>> " >>> http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/cascade.html#value-def-inherit >>> >>> "the property takes the same computed value" [2] >>> has been replaced with >>> "the property takes the same specified value" [1] >>> which makes a huge difference. Consider now this test: >>> >>> http://test.csswg.org/suites/css2.1/20110323/html4/border-width-011.htm No change in behaviour has been introduced; it's simply that the new text lacks a bit of clarity. In previous releases of CSS21, Chapter 6 appeared to say that if (what CSS3 calls) the cascaded value of a property is 'inherit' then the computed value is the same as that of the parent's property. Although it was not explicitly stated, 6.2.1 also implied that the specified value in this case is 'inherit'. I claimed in Issue 259 that this contradicted 6.2, which stated that, when inheritance occurs, the computed value from the parent element becomes both the specified value and the computed value on the child (and hence the specified value is not 'inherit'). However, the fact that 6.2.1 does not explicitly state that the specified value is 'inherit', taken with the fact that, when the cascaded value is 'inherit', "inheritance" (as defined by CSS21) doesn't occur at all (first sentence of 6.2 linking to 6.1.1) and so 6.2 doesn't apply, meant that the problem was not so much a contradiction as a failure to define specified value when the cascaded value is 'inherit'. The issue became how to define specified value. Peter Moulder noted that most of the spec expected the specified value to be other than 'inherit'. fantasai proposed a change to 6.2.1 that aimed to bring CSS21 in line with CSS3, where the concept of cascaded value is introduced [css3-values] and specified value is explicitly defined to not take the value 'inherit'. In CSS3, the use of 'inherit' is explicitly stated to invoke inheritance [css3-values, css3-cascade] and so the fact that CSS21 indirectly said the opposite was probably a bug; this means that CSS21 is best interpreted as saying that the specified value is the computed value of the parent's property, which matches what CSS3 explicitly states. The problem is that fantasai's proposed change defines the specified value to be the same as "the property for the element's parent", which is itself unclear: does it mean the same as the specified value of the parent property, or the same as the computed value of the parent property? Gérard assumed the former (which is the most logical interpretation based on the grammar of the sentence), but only the latter interpretation matches both CSS3 and (the best interpretation of) older CSS21 and also avoids the non-trivial changes in behaviour illustrated by Gérard. Hence the solution to Gérard's problem is to be make fantasai's change clearer. >> I think the >> intention might be that the<p> in that test gets 2em as specified value >> for 'border-width' > > That seems contradictory, illogical. > And no webpage debugger does that. The specified value for the<p>'s > border-width is inherit in Firefox DOM inspector, Opera DragonFly, > webkit's web inspector. None of them give 2em as specified value. No, the specified value is '0' (the computed value of the parent's property). The cascaded value is 'inherit' and the computed value is '0'. The various inspection tools have traditionally always shown the cascaded value, since that's normally what authors are interested in when debugging. On the other hand the specified value is what the specs are usually interested in, since it allows them to ignore the inheritance "pre-processing" phase and just assume a sensible value without burdening the prose with conditionals. One more thing whilst we're at it: fantasai's change also included the following modification of 6.1.2: | <del> When the specified value is not 'inherit',</del> the computed | value of a property is determined as specified by the Computed | Value line in the definition of the property. In the case of a cascaded value of 'inherit', the specified value is the same as the parent's computed value, but is it really true that defining the computed value to be the same as the parent's computed value (6.2.1) is identical to using the Computed Value line to convert the specified value into a computed value (6.1.2)? In other words, can there exist a property for which a valid computed value, when used as a specified value, gets converted to a /different/ computed value by the Computed Value line? I doubt there is, but it's worth a thought! Cheers, Anton Prowse http://dev.moonhenge.netReceived on Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:48:49 UTC
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