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Butchart Gardens
Butchart Gardens | |
Sunken Garden
Type | Botanical |
Location | Brentwood Bay near Victoria, British Columbia |
Coordinates | 48°33′55″N 123°28′10″W / 48.56528°N 123.46944°WCoordinates: 48°33′55″N 123°28′10″W / 48.56528°N 123.46944°W |
Website | Butchart Gardens |
Official name | Butchart Gardens National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 2004 |
The Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, located near Victoria on Vancouver Island. The gardens receive close to a million visitors each year. The gardens have been designated a National Historic Site of Canada.[1]
Robert Pim Butchart (1856–1943) began manufacturing Portland cement in 1888 near his birthplace of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. He and his wife Jennie Butchart (1866–1950) came to the west coast of Canada because of rich limestone deposits necessary for cement production.
In 1904, they established their home near his quarry on Tod Inlet at the base of the Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island. [2]
In 1907, 65-year-old garden designer Isaburo Kishida of Yokohama came to Victoria, at the request of his son, to build a tea garden for Esquimalt Gorge Park. This garden was wildly popular and a place to be seen. Several prominent citizens, Jennie Butchart among them, commissioned Japanese gardens from Kishida for their estates. He returned to Japan in 1912.
In 1909, when the limestone quarry was exhausted, Jennie set about turning it into the Sunken Garden, which was completed in 1921. They named their home "Benvenuto" ("welcome" in Italian), and began to receive visitors to their gardens. In 1926, they replaced their tennis courts with an Italian garden and in 1929 they replaced their kitchen vegetable garden with a large rose garden to the design of Butler Sturtevant of Seattle. Samuel Maclure, who was consultant to the Butchart Gardens, reflected the aesthetic of the English Arts and Crafts Movement.
In 1939, the Butcharts gave the Gardens to their grandson Ian Ross (1918–1997) on his 21st birthday. Ross was involved in the operation and promotion of the gardens until his death 58 years later.
In 1953, miles of underground wiring was laid to provide night illumination, to mark the 50th anniversary of The Gardens. In 1964, the ever-changing Ross Fountain was installed in the lower reservoir to celebrate the 60th anniversary. In 1994, the Canadian Heraldic Authority granted a coat of arms to the Butchart Gardens. In 2004, two 30-foot (9.1 m) totem poles were installed to mark the 100th anniversary, and The Gardens were designated as a national historic site.
Ownership of The Gardens remains within the Butchart family; the owner and managing director since 2001 is the Butcharts' great-granddaughter Robin-Lee Clarke.[3]
In 1982 the Butchart Gardens was used as the inspiration for the gardens at the Canadian pavilion opened at Epcot Centre in Orlando Florida.
In December, 2009 the Children's Pavilion and the Rose Carousel were opened. The menagerie includes thirty animals ranging from bears, to horses, to ostriches, to zebras and mirrors the world from which The Gardens draws its visitors. The designs were hand picked by the owner, in consultation with an artist from North Carolina. The carvings were done by some of the few remaining carvers of carousel art. Each animal is carved from basswood and took many months to complete. There are also two chariots able to accommodate disabled persons.
While Mrs. Butchart collected plants, Mr. Butchart collected ornamental birds from all over the world, having a parrot in the house, ducks in the Star Pond and peacocks on the front lawn. He built several elaborate birdhouses for the gardens and trained pigeons on the site of the present-day Begonia Bower.
Several bronze statues are displayed in the gardens.
One, of a wild boar, purchased on a Mediterranean trip in 1973, was cast in Florence by Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry, a replica of a 1620 bronze cast by Pietro Tacca. It is called "Tacca" in honor of the sculptor and, just as the original's, its snout is shiny from the many visitors rubbing it for luck.
Another, nearby in front of the residence, of a donkey and foal is by Sirio Tofanari. A fountain statue of three sturgeon, also by Tofanari (cast by Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry), is installed near the Japanese garden.
In 1993, "Circle of Doves", which Ann-Lee Ross gave her husband Ian in 1991 to commemorate their 50th wedding anniversary, was installed in front of the begonia bower.
In the summer of 2008, The Gardens introduced the Jennie B, an electrically driven 12-passenger boat, which plies the local coastlines in the summer giving visitors an appreciation of the waterside history plus coastal aquatic plants and animals.
On December 1, 2009, the Children's Pavilion and Rose Carousel were opened to the public. The Rose Carousel, crafted by Brass Ring Entertainment of Sun Valley, California is the only carousel on Vancouver Island. The menagerie includes thirty animals ranging from bears, to horses, to ostriches, to zebras, to cats and mirrors the world from which The Gardens draws its visitors. The designs were hand picked by Robin Clarke, The Gardens' owner and great grand daughter of Jennie Butchart, in consultation with an artist from North Carolina. The carvings were done by some of the few remaining carvers of carousel art. Each animal is carved from basswood and took many months to complete. There are also two chariots able to accommodate disabled persons.
The Rose Carousel is housed within the 700 sq m (7,534 sq ft) Children's Pavilion, which has a dome with a 23 m (75 ft) clear span, a full-fronted glass façade and a roof planted with native plant species. The pavilion also has an event room for such things as children's birthday parties.
In the early days, weekly symphony concerts were hosted by Mr and Mrs. Butchart. These were often held for guests of the family, but later attracted a larger audience. More recently, in the Summer Season (July and August) and during the Winter Holiday Season they provide a wide range of local entertainment, from Jazz to classical music. Also, The Weeds, a band made up of staff members from The Gardens, sometimes plays during the Summer Season. In 1977, Ian Ross's son Christopher (1944–2000) introduced firework shows accompanied by show tunes on summer Saturday evenings. During the Winter, lights and seasonal decorations adorn the gardens along with an ice-skating rink in the Waterwheel Square.
A video covering the Gardens
- ^ Butchart Gardens. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ Smith, Rollin (1998). The Aeolian pipe organ and its music. Richmond VA USA: The Organ Historical Society. p. 363. ISBN 0-913499-16-1.
- ^ Koch, Jessica (2008-01-30). "Generosity blooms at Butchart Gardens". Saanich News: A34.
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Coupling of longitudinal and transverse motion of accelerated electrons in laser wakefield acceleration
Reitsma, A.J.W. and Jaroszynski, D.A. (2004) Coupling of longitudinal and transverse motion of accelerated electrons in laser wakefield acceleration. Laser and Particle Beams, 22 (4). pp. 407-413. ISSN 0263-0346
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The acceleration dynamics of electrons in a laser wakefield accelerator is discussed, in particular the coupling of longitudinal and transverse motion. This coupling effect is important for electrons injected with a velocity below the laser pulse group velocity. It is found that the electron bunch is adiabatically focused during the acceleration and that a finite bunch width contributes to bunch lengthening and growth of energy spread. These results indicate the importance of a small emittance for the injected electron bunch.
Item type: | Article |
ID code: | 17296 |
Keywords: | beam quality, electron dynamics, plasma-based acceleration, Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics |
Subjects: | Science > Physics |
Department: | Faculty of Science > Physics |
Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2010 09:27 |
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There are three species of zebra: the Plains Zebra, Grevy's Zebra and the Mountain Zebra. The Plains zebra and the Mountain Zebra belong to the subgenus Hippotigris, but Grevy's zebra is the sole species of subgenus Dolichohippus. The latter resembles an ass while the former two are more horse-like. Nevertheless, DNA and molecular data show that zebras do indeed have monophyletic origins. All three belong to the genus Equus along with other living equids.
Or, this could be a Zorse. You can find info on Zorses by googling them.Zebras are know to be extremely skittish. Past attempts to domesticate zebras have failed. There are apparently only 14 animal species on the earth that have been domesticated successfully.
Seeing an actual photograph of a saddled and ridden zebra is amazing to me. I wonder if this animal had been sedated somewhat.
We never see circus acts with zebras, as I recall.
Great photo.That zebra does not look sedated at all!
This link has the same photo and brief description of attempts to domesticate zebras and the reason why. (Resistance to tse tse and some african diseases against which horses had no immunity.) Overall, just wasn't a good idea due to the zebra's inherent wild instincts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra#DomesticationI have seen Zebra's in the wild. They are incredibly skittish as they have to live under the constant threat of large carnivores such as Lions and leopards. They have to drink out of crocodile infested rivers. Males fight each other to injury to mate. And this is before nightfall which is the when hunts start in earnest.
This must have been a domesticated Zebra as a foal.


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State School Superintendent Tommy Bice asked for the delay Thursday following complaints by the Eagle Forum of Alabama and ACT for America.
The groups complained that 12 textbooks proposed for social studies classes have a pro-Muslim slant and are anti-Christian.
The Anniston Star reports that Larry Houck of ACT for American says sections on Christianity imply doubt about the divinity of Jesus. He says they include passages that are insulting to Christianity.
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MAC Fix+ (and how I use it)
MAC Fix+ is one of those products people seem to have a love hate relationship with. Some people say it's glorified water whilst others rave about using it to refresh their make up or to get a foiled effect from their eyeshadows. I've tried using it for both of these purposes and it left me feeling a bit 'meh' so my Fix+ languished in my collection for about six months until recently.
It all started with a sample of Chanel's Perfection Lumiere. I found it looked really cakey on me when I applied it with a dry brush so I set aside until one day when my Real Techniques Stippling brush was still a bit wet after being washed. I'd never thought of using a damp brush to apply foundation before because most of my foundations offer lighter coverage and I didn't want to sheer them out with a damp brush but it worked really well with Perfection Lumiere. I wanted to see if there would be any difference between using water and Fix+ so I tried both and found that the foundation's staying power was improved by using Fix+. I'd say I got around an extra two hours of wear. My favourite thing about using Fix+ in this way is that it prevents heavier foundations from looking too cakey or flat on my skin.
The only other way I use my Fix+ is if I'm using my MAC MSF Natural as a powder foundation (usually over my Origins Vita Zing moisturiser). I'm quite heavy handed with the powder so to prevent my face from looking too powdery I like to spray some Fix+ on an ELF Powder Brush and then sort of stamp it all over my face.
I've not tried any other products like Fix+ so I can't really compare it to anything. I do think it works a bit better than water when it comes to using powder or heavier foundations so if you use these products regularly, I'd say it was worth the investment but otherwise I don't think it's a necessity. I'm not sure if I'd repurchase it but I've only used about a fifth of the bottle so who knows how I'll feel when I run out of it!
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Interesting post - I've always wanted to try that but haven't, as I couldn't quite figure out what it's best used for. I currently use ELF's Makeup Mist & Set and don't get on with it too well, the spray is much too heavy and literally soaks your face and gets in your eyes. Might give Fix+ a try instead! xx
ReplyDeleteTry mehron setting spray...really cheap on ebay...and really sets the foundation...although I didn't find it really efective for powderness..maybe I'll try your technique:)
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
One Very Cool Book
I wanted to do something a little different for the holidays, so I'm going to borrow the theme from The Twelve Days of Christmas and do it with books instead of birds, pipers, ladies dancing and golden rings. As in, "For the first very cool book of December, PBW gave to me: Talyn by Holly Lisle."
Okay, so the words don't exactly fit the tune. Listen, be grateful I didn't make this a podcast. People pay me not to sing.
For a chance to win today's giveaway, in comments to this post tell us the name of your favorite winter holiday song (or if you don't celebrate a holiday this month, just throw your name in the hat) by midnight EST on December 5, 2006. I'll draw one name from everyone who participates and send the winner an unsigned mass market edition of Talyn by Holly Lisle. Giveaway open to everyone on the planet, even if you've won something here at PBW in the past.
I also have eleven more copies of Talyn to give away in the days ahead, along with some other very cool novels and holiday surprises, so stop in if you get the chance.
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Leise rieselt der Schnee (Softly Falls the Snow)
Yep, a German one. Winter and Christmas songs are childhood memories and I didn't have English back then. :)
Sheila, did you check on the Friday post for my reply to the German translation question? I found that one a bit late because first blogger and then my brain had been acting up. ;)I like "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" -- my favorite version is sung by Suzy Boggus.
Two songs I am seriously tired of hearing?
Feliz Navidad (I CAN NOT get this out of my head once I hear it) and I'll Be Home For Christmas (a beautiful song with a lovely sentiment -- but after the first three hundred times I've heard it this year, I'm pretty much all done).- Anonymous9:00 AM
Oh, Christmas songs. Since I'm a grumpy grinch for most of the season, I have to dig for what brightens my holidays. I'd say hands down 'White Christmas' by Bing Crosby. The movie too. I've already seen it and it did bring a smile to my sour face. I also like 'O Holy Night'. I think that's the name...you know the one where the 'stars are brightly shining'.
Karen, the lurker Silver Bells is my favorite this year. The song talks about the city being dressed up and all the snow, it has me missing Iowa because this is my first winter in Virginia and I've been told not to expect snow.
Of course I also find The 12 Pains of Christmas a delightful song but only if the radio station doesn't play it every day of December.- eliza9:31 AM
I've always liked Jingle Bell Rock. For the last couple of years I've really enjoyed the Sufjan Stevens Christmas albums -- there are 42 songs in all, I think. There are classics plus some new songs (new to me, at least) so it's a nice change from the stuff you hear over and over all season long.
Oh, and I don't want to be in the drawing. I already have and love a copy of Talyn. I don't celebrate Christmas myself, but I went to a Catholic school till I was 16 and we used to go carolling every December! My favourite carol was "Gloria", for how lovely the chorus (Glo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ri-aa) sounded when we sang it. :) Other than that, "O come all ye faithful" always makes me stop what I'm doing and close my eyes to enjoy the music. I don't have a favourite "version" of it, the song itself brings the magic.
(I'm really hoping to win a copy of Talyn.. like I said in a comment on the previous post, I loaned my lovely hardcover to a "friend" who has disappeared with it. Woe is me!)- Jess11:50 AM
to the tune of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman"
"The restroom door said gentleman
so I just walked inside
I took two steps and realized
I'd been taken for a ride
I heard high voices turned and saw
the place was occupied
by two nuns, three old ladies and a nurse
what could be worse?
than two nuns, three old ladies and a nurse"...
I think it's on an album called Twisted Christmas or somesuch. I had it in high school and it's still the tune I can't get out of my head whenever the Christmas season rolls around... *Sigh* Ya'll make me want to dig out my Christmas CD's and put the tree up (don't tell Larissa I'm way behind)
We went to Target this morning and they had the BEST Santa and bell ringers doing carols *doubesigh*
anyway....Christmas in Dixie is one of my faves too. GEorge STrait's Christmas Cookies is cute too but my fave CD has to be by JewelOh! Oh!
Do They Know It's Christmas is beautiful as a (relative) newcomer on the scene. My real favorites are:
Come on Ring those Bells (Evie)
One Small Child (when our church worship team leads it.)
I just ordered a copy of Talyn through my bookstore, but I know folks I'd love to give a copy to!I'm conflicted. There are so many good songs, and they, like the "Muppet Christmas Carol" (an annual tradition in our house), bring the holidays alive.
That said, I'll pick one: the David Bowie / Bing Crosby duet of "Peace on Earth"/"Little Drummer Boy". The video is especially amusing, with the very young Bowie with his crooked teeth and tiny piehole, singing alongside Der Bingle. One wonders what Crosby was thinking about this.- PBW11:08 PM
Holy Toledo, look at all these cool songs. Thanks to everyone for joining in.
Gabriele wrote: Sheila, did you check on the Friday post for my reply to the German translation question? I found that one a bit late because first blogger and then my brain had been acting up.
Just saw it (I'm still catching up on comments), and thank you for the translation. I will put it to good use. :)
Now the lot of you got me curious about some of these songs. Is there a website with notes and texts?
For lyrics to most of the classics, try Rawlin Blake's Traditional Christmas Carols page. Neil Pond wrote a good article on the background of ten of the songs most popular in America here. There's also a web site here with scans of the songs and illustrations from a vintage book titled "Christmas Carols New and Old", which was apparently published in 1871 and influenced what became considered to be traditional carols.
Shiloh wrote: ...and oh man, are you giving away a copy of Plague of Memory? I'm not the soul selling or giving an arm up type, but if I were, this would be the book I'd bargain for.
Quit it, you're making my head inflate. Yes, I'm planning to give away *at least* a galley copy and cover flat of Plague of Memory, but if I can wheedle them out of my editor, some ARCs or early print copies.
Crys wrote: Am I late? I can never figure out the time difference.
You're right on time -- and we still have an hour to go from the time I post this comment, if anyone else wants to jump in.
Bill, I remember watching Bowie and Bing perform that song together when it was first aired; I think it was Bing's last Christmas show before he passed away. The whole time I watched I kept thinking, "Ziggy Stardust is harmonizing with Father O'Malley; now I know the Apocalypse is nigh."
My favorite traditional Christmas carol is O Holy Night, but I'm also partial to Carol of the Bells, which my daughter plays beautifully on the xylophone.
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"Girls" has caught flack from critics for its mostly white cast, but Lena Dunham's comedy is coming around.
'The Walking Dead': 7 Burning Questions After the Pulse-Pounding Season Finale
After what could generously be described as a bumpy second season, AMC's "The Walking Dead" set itself up for an intriguing third season during last night's finale. In what was a heart-pounding first half, the surviving members of the ragtag gang of zombie apocalypse survivors were forced off the farm of Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson) […]
More Big Deaths as 'The Walking Dead' Shuffles Towards Season Finale
When you're a fan of "The Walking Dead," you have to accept some trade-offs. If you want an exciting episode, one where the ragtag gang of zombie apocalypse survivors do more than just ruminate and furrow their brows, you have to accept some amount of plot holes in with your story development.
'Walking Dead' Shocker Shows Its Characters Are More Brain Dead Than The Zombies
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My design contains a SYSMON component that is driven by a Regional Clock Buffer (BUFR) and MAP crashes during placement phase 6.2. Is this a known problem with a work around?
Note: The failing phase number may be "X.2" where X is any number.
This is a known problem, and it is specific to SYSMON components that are clocked by a BUFR. The problem is scheduled to be fixed in ISE version 10.1. Meanwhile, other than removing the SYSMON component, the way to work around it is to disable the Regional Clock Placer with an environment variable while manually constraining all Regional Clock Domains.
To disable the Regional CLock Placer:
Linux and Solaris
set XIL_PAR_NOIORGLLOCCLKSPL 1
For general information about setting ISE environment variables, see (Xilinx Answer 11630).
To manually constrain the BUFR domains, choose a BUFR site to LOC the clock buffer and then define an area group to constrain the BUFR clock domain to one or more clock regions, keeping in mind that the BUFR can only reach loads in the same or vertically adjacenent clock region. The area group is most easily defined using a Time Group based on the clock net name.
INST "INC_LIW_DEINT.vxp_out_capture_bufr" LOC = "BUFR_X1Y10" ;
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TIMEGRP "TN_liw_out_clk" AREA_GROUP = "CLKAG_liw_out_clk" ;
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Hours: 10am-6pm Ages: YE,TW,TE,AD Price: Free with admission:$15; $12 teachers and seniors; $10 students; $5 children ages 5-13; free for kids ages 4 and younger Address: 170 Central Park West - 212-485-9293 Upper West Side, NY 10024 nyhistory.org Description: Speak with Benjamin Franklin firsthand about his experiments with lightning and electricity, his inventions, and his involvement with Congress in drafting the Declaration of Independence. Listen to the fun and interactive stories and songs about eighteenth-century life from the Hudson River Ramblers, who will be entertaining visitors throughout the museum and children's galleries. |


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One thing I cannot do is draw. Alas, try as I might, the best I can do is a stick man and loads and loads of palm trees with yachts (I know, not sure where that comes from either), but I have some talented friends who are talented illustrators, one of whom is my dear friend Tanja Wilmot. Tanja has a gorgeous blog over here with some beautiful, beautiful work.
In fact, I'm sure Tanja won't mind me saying so, but she recently got married and the below illustration was the one she used for her wedding invitation. There's a lovely story as to how it all came about here So we had a little celebration for the newly weds and I thought I would rather give a handmade wedding present - and knowing Tanja's love of all things white, decided on a large, chunky cable knit all in white.
I used the Elle Pure Gold Yarn as I usually do, this time in chunky, although I hear through the grapevine that Elle will no longer be producing their chunky yarn which is a pity as it's a great yarn to knit huge projects with - and the fact that it's completely machine wash, well, can't argue with that.


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Only three main draw matches were on the docket Monday at the U.S. Clay Court Championships in Houston as No. 7 seed Pablo Cuevas lost only two games to Ricardo Mello, No. 8 Grigor Dimitrov did likewise against former Top 10er Rainer Schuettler, and Igor Andreev beat "Iron" Mike Russell 6-2, 6-3.
Mardy Fish is the top seed at the event. Other seeds include Sam Querrey, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, John Isner, Benjamin Becker, and Kei Nishikori.
Americans went 1-for-3 in the final round of qualifying play on Monday as American Donald Young lost to Ivo Karlovic in straights, Americna Rajeev Ram lost to Chile's Paul Capdeville in three, American Alex Bogomolov Jr. lost to Croat Franco Skugor in three, and American Tim Smyczek gained the main draw after defeating Canadian Frank Dancevic in three sets.
In last year's final Querrey lost to veteran Juan Ignacio Chela.
Tuesday's highlights in Houston are (5) Benjamin Becker vs. (Q) "Dr." Ivo Karlovic, (WC) Ryan Harrison vs. Horacio Zeballos, (WC) James Blake vs. Carlos Berlocq, Robert Kendrick vs. Somdev Devvarman, (Q) Tim Smyczek vs. (WC) Ryan Sweeting in an all-American, and (Q) Franco Skugor vs. (6) Kei Nishikori.
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Ready for America's First Lux Subcompact CUV?
At least they didn't call it "Alliance"
Buick first revealed its "Baby Enclave" subcompact CUV at an indefinitely embargoed 2009 GM press event. Three years later, the 2013 Buick Encore unveiled at the 2012 Detroit auto show looks vaguely similar to that '09 concept.
The Encore is on a dedicated new CUV platform 9.5 inches longer overall on a 1.2-inch-longer wheelbase compared with Chevy Sonic, with which it shares only seat frames and the 1.4-liter turbo Ecotec. The headlamps clearly must come from another GM car, though. How else to explain the non-functional air-intake filler panels between the lamps and bumper?
Premium interior fittings include rich leather, soft plastics, and the kinds of color combinations seen on the Verano.
The usual plethora of Buick accoutrements will include standard StabiliTrak, an acoustic-laminated windshield, active noise cancellation, a 7-inch LCD screen, blue headlight projector ring, and optional lane-departure warning, collision avoidance, and heated steering wheel.
Underpinnings are more humble, with MacPherson struts up front and a compound-crank twist-beam axle in back, whether it's equipped with front drive or all-wheel drive.
The Encore's interior space compares well with BMW X1 and Audi Q3, two models not yet imported. Cargo space looks tight, though, and the high rear seats provide only adequate legroom. Buick wants the Encore to attract the young, aspirational crowd, but this doesn't seem to fit the bill. Even if it beats the X1 and Q3 to this market, the small crossover looks better suited for China and South Korea. The new-age Buick design language that wraps around the capacious Enclave so handsomely simply doesn't make the transition to the shorter, stubby Encore very well.


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By Ivan Carvalho in Turin
Unbeaten Group C winners Juventus FC, the only team not to have conceded a goal in this season's UEFA Champions League, will look to preserve their impressive run when they entertain AFC Ajax on Matchday 5.
Poor start
While the game unites two of Europe's most successful clubs on paper, Ajax's poor form in the group leaves the Dutch side in urgent need of victory if they are to avoid elimination, as FC Bayern München, with three more points, are favourites to win at home to Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC. Juventus, meanwhile, secured their place in the first knockout round after holding on for a fourth consecutive 1-0 triumph at Bayern last time out.
Capello keen
Brushing aside questions about the lack of incentives for his players, Juventus coach Fabio Capello insisted that his team would not let up against the visitors at the Delle Alpi stadium. "The only motivation we need to do well is that we are Juventus
, and we are playing in Europe," said Capello. "We will give maximum effort and determination out on the pitch." Captain Lilian Thuram backed up his coach's remarks, claiming: "A game against Ajax in the Champions League is one to play to win, always."
Del Piero rested
Nevertheless, Capello is expected to make changes in order to rotate some of his players before Sunday's important Serie A encounter at FC Internazionale Milano. Striker Alessandro Del Piero will not play, with Uruguayan forward Marcelo Zalayeta expected to start alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic in attack. Ibrahimovic goes up against his former club for the second time, after the meeting on Matchday 1.
Koeman downbeat
For Ajax coach Ronald Koeman, his side's prospects were dealt a heavy blow after losing 2-1 to debutants Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC on Matchday 4, the Israeli team's first victory in the competition. The Amsterdam club have just three points from four matches and are risking another early exit from the tournament following last year's poor showing.
Challenging night
Koeman admitted that Ajax's chances of progress were "remote" but he has not lost hope, saying: "It is true that we do not have much to lose so perhaps we can play more freely
. Of course, a good result against Juventus is always a challenge."
Montero possible
He will have paid close attention to Juventus's injury situation. Right-back Jonathan Zebina is still out with a thigh problem but Capello has Uruguayan international Paolo Montero back in form as the 33-year-old defender scored in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Paraguay last week. Montero may get his chance in place of a rested Fabio Cannavaro, who has performed wonders alongside Thuram in central defence. The pair have helped Juventus keep nine clean sheets in 12 domestic outings. Juve did concede twice, however, in the Italian Cup at the weekend when a weakened side lost 2-0 at Atalanta BC in a second round first-leg tie.
Babel included
For Ajax, South African international midfielder Steven Pienaar is still absent with a knee injury but the attack-minded Rafael van der Vaart should feature despite a troublesome hamstring. Neither played in Sunday's 5-0 Eredivisie win at De Graafschap, when talented 17-year-old Ryan Babel was among the scorers just two minutes after coming on as a substitute. It was enough to earn the youngster a place in Tuesday's squad.
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There are grumblings in Stoke with much being made of the squad manager Tony Pulis has assembled, but with the club hovering just three places above the trapdoor and with champions elect Manchester United bound for the Potteries there is no time to for internal arguments.
United, on the other hand, will be stinging from a derby loss to City and will be keen to restart their run of wins and wrap up the title as soon as possible. They may be doing so without Ashley Young, but a near full-strength Stoke will not worry them.
KICK-OFF: Sunday, 2.05pm
Manchester United 4 (Rooney 2, Van Persie, Wellbeck) Stoke 2 (Rooney OG, Kightly), Premier League, October 2012
Manchester United 2 (Hernandez, Berbatov) Stoke 0, Premier League, January 2012
Stoke 1 (Crouch) Manchester United 1 (Nani), Premier League, September 2011
Stoke have won once in their last 13 Premier League outings.
Stoke have only picked up five league points since the turn of the year.
Van Persie has not scored for 10 games, and none of his 19 league goals have come between the 50th and 70th minutes.
Stoke have never beaten Manchester United in the Premier League.
Stoke to win: 6.8
Manchester United to win: 1.63
Draw: 4.1
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
Removing a Pest from my Bloom
Early this year I began a venture of creating a product line with a company that from outward appearances was everything I wanted: family-owned, American-made and quality product. I created designs, produced production-ready files and publicly promoted their company and forged relationships for them with other companies I know and work with closely.
After months of conversations and work, I finally see an end-product and start getting really excited about my new chipboard product line being sold in major online stores. In the course of 6 hours, through a series of online exchanges, lies were uncovered. While I was willing to discuss to reach some sort of compromise where all parties could benefit, I was met with a barrage of back-peddling emails where everything "promised" was not only retracted but also "all previous conversations" were no longer valid. The conversation I was attempting to have in no way rated the reaction that I received.
Those of you who know me know I put a great deal of emphasis on integrity, honesty, and honor. If you are not true to your word then you are a liar, plain and simple. I cannot be a part of that.
What this means for you my loyal followers is that I no longer have affiliations with these people. They have not paid me for my designs. They are not theirs to sell. I have written a letter calling for them to cease production and sale of my product line.
I will not be lied to or bullied into something because someone has decided to retract everything they said--in essence the entire agreement. I am disappointed by this turn of events--I will not lie--BUT I have the desire to move forward and not to let this pest ruin my bloom. I know by the reaction of the online entities who wanted to purchase my product for their store that my designs are good and valued. I will find another way, an honorable way, to see my dreams realized., This is merely a pesky bug and will in no way effect my ability to thrive and bloom. Thank you for your time! Now let's move forward. Blooming.
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Sorry to hear of that stumbling block. I have seen, been inspired and blessed by your heart-art works and creativity. Seen & shared on sites I have hopped by and your blog. Your talents and determination will turn it into a stepping stone under your feet. I will be believing with you and praying for God's hand to put the right people in your path. Hugs
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You couldn't find one real Democrat voter from 2008 who was Hispanic who would accept pay to make a TV ad? Couldn't the black guy "Alex" from the other ad just say he was Dominican or Cuban and speak with an accent?
I am sure that Hispanics aren't really falling all over themselves to vote for dressage horse owning Mormon Mitt Romney, but still.... Today's new unemployment numbers aren't SO great that people won't take RNC money for saying they are changing their vote, are they?
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Using our easy homemade nachos recipe you and your friends can enjoy a big heaping plate of nacho chips covered in cheese, beans, olives, tomatoes, salsa, guacamole and more for the Super Bowl or your next event/gathering. While this tasty and popular treat is a staple at bars, restaurants and sporting events, people seldom realize just how easy it is to make at home. Our homemade nachos recipe offers something for everyone so lets get started by grabbing the following ingredients:
- 1 giant bag of nacho chips
- 2 pounds of whatever cheese you want (cheddar and jack is a great combination). Grated cheese is much easier, but also more expensive than getting a block and grating it yourself.
- 1 tub of sour cream
- 2 cans of refried beans
- 2 cans of black olives (extra large is recommended)
- 1 can diced tomatoes (or 5 juicy fresh tomatoes)
- 1 large jar of salsa
- A lot of guacamole (either store-bought or using our amazing homemade guacamole recipe)
- (optional) 1-2 jalapeno peppers
- (optional) Some sort of meat
- (optional) 1 medium red onion
- If you bought the fresh tomatoes, dice them into small pieces, blot dry with a paper towel and set aside.
- Slice the olives into small pieces. I recommend slicing them into thin "0's"
- If you bought the red onion, dice it into small pieces
- If you bought the jalapeno, slice it horizontally into thin "0′s"
- Prepare the guacamole, as needed.
- Grate cheese, if necessary.
- Preheat oven to 350
Cooking the Nachos:
- Using a large casserole dish or any other oven-friendly dish that is deep and big, spread a layer of nacho chips on the bottom.
- Spread grated cheese liberally across the nachos. Keep in mind, once it melts there will be less cheese than you think there will be.
- Spread out a large amount of refried beans over the cheese.
- Sprinkle olive slices over everything
- If you are using onions and jalapenos, spread a layer of these two over everything.
- Lightly pour salsa, forming a thin layer on top of all the ingredients.
- Spread out the remaining layer of nacho chips on top of the existing layer and repeat steps 1-5 (not 6).
- Put dish in the oven for at least 10 minutes. When the cheese looks close to liquid, pull out and spread salsa, tomatoes and a light layer of guacamole over the entire top.
- Put the dish back into the oven for another few minutes until the cheese is fully melted and the salsa, tomatoes and guac are warm but not steaming.
- Either cover in guacamole and sour cream or serve on the side, depending on the preference of your guests.
- Serve with optional hot sauces.
With our Homemade Nachos Recipe the possibilities are endless!
Depending on your crowd, you might want to put some sort of seasoned meat or chicken in the middle and on top as well. Also if you are doing it for the Superbowl, World Cup or other event, feel free to add team related elements too. That's the best part about this homemade nachos recipe, now that you have the base down, you can pretty much turn it into anything you want. Enjoy, and don't be surprised by all the full and satisfied bellies after the plate gets housed. Don't forget to check out our chip reviews to find the best nachos and chips to use!


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Capital Project Management
Gary Stockhoff, County Engineer
Capital Project Management (CPM) – Is a group of professional and technical experts who collectively administer the planning, design, and construction of major transportation improvement projects throughout Washington County. These projects include roads, bikeways, bridges, sidewalks, and rail, and all are intended to improve safety, reduce bottlenecks, and address transportation demands.
Funding for the projects administered by CPM is derived from several sources. The primary source is the Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program (MSTIP), but secondary sources include Transportation Development Tax (TDT), the Road Capital Projects Fund program, and occasionally funds from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Oregon Transportation Investment Act (OTIA), and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
The life of a capital project from inception to completion includes several key activities and can span several years depending on funding, land acquisition, design, and permitting complexities. The initial phase of the project consists of everything from holding public involvement meetings and keeping residents informed, to budgeting for the project, overseeing the design (by either in-house engineers or private consulting firms), securing any necessary permits, negotiating Inter-Agency Agreements, and advertising the project for competitive public bid. CPM also provides Right-of-Way Administration, Land Acquisition Services and Utility Coordination Services.
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The final phase of a capital project entails the construction of the physical improvements. CPM performs construction management and field inspection of the major capital transportation projects. Project management teams work closely with private contractors to verify that the project progresses as planned and works to resolve any unforeseen issues that arise during the course of the work. Inspection technicians are on-site daily to verify that the project is being built according to design, specification and contract requirements.
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"Beating Penn State is not going to be an easy task no matter how you stretch it, whether it's at their place or at our place. I think being at home gives us that bit of an advantage. It's always tough to play here and it's always tough to play at their place. We certainly prefer to be going into this game being at the Jesse."
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fuck the motherfucker who stole this shit, you are a scum cunt worthless piece of shit.
the bike was stolen on the corner of McFadden and Beach in Fountain Valley. sean is offering a $200 reward for the recovered bike. look for the yellow irak sticker and yellow grips. i will also be offering a TT-SHIRT to anyone who tracks this fucker down. recover this fucking bike by any means. i will replace seans spokes if you shove a stick in the fuckers front wheel while he's riding it.
firsTTlook: destroy 14mm dropouts
sean at destroy just hit me with this photo via email... these things look fucking sick.
heres what sean had to say;
"Here is the first ever public look of our new 14mm dropouts. You are the first to see! These fuckers will be on all of the destroy "masochist" frames. Note* these are the protos, but the final production will be mostly the same, minus a few crucial changes."
fucking epic man, cant wait to see this current batch of bikes. photos of 26fixed, 29er, and BMX complete builds over at their site. cruise over to DESTROY and check it out.
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brads massive rail 2nd angle
here's a second cell phone angle on that fucking massive rail. via FIXEDLOVE
skate shiTT: look kool
look kool is epic grass roots skate shiTT.
via long beach locals at TRONGYOURMIND
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will gibbons: sick bike check
here's a quick bike check flick from will gibbons... clean lookin build. a little bit of riding at the end, check that flexy up rail he hits, sick.
off TTopic: "winter shred"
pole jam slam LOL. just snowed up on the mountains here outside LA, not too late to get some "shred" on.
nasty blasting one
snagged this off the BB17 BLOG, nasty blasting a huge hop... check that fucking tuck/check the dudes face on the left. so psyhced. hahahahaha.
unknown v2 builds
went for a couple clicks around TRICKTRACK looking for v2 builds and pulled these out. these builds are looking good. just got a preview of some SHMOB footage last night and tyler's v2 build literally sounds fucking solid when he drops it. psyched to see how these hold up.
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"This is a bad, vain, dull, repulsive book. Don't read it. I didn't."
I'm not usually a major fan of P.J. O'Rourke, but I did like his review of Arthur Schlesinger Jr.'s Journals 1952-2000 in the Weekly Standard.
"In 1945, Schlesinger went back in time to retro-behind-kiss Andrew Jackson. He wrote The Age of Jackson, glorifying the ignorant backwoods thug who perpetrated genocide upon the Indians, created the spoils system in Washington, and fathered that bastard political party of rum, rebellion, and Hillary Rodham."
OK, you get the idea. Do read it. The review, that is, not the book.
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BMW won't start
My buddy has a 1989 325lx BMW. When it is cold -5 c to -10c it has no problem to start . When it sits parked in a warm garage or if it is above 5 degrees c it won't start. Any ideas?
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I don't think the 89s had it, but a common failure point is the 7th injector. There may be an enrichment injector on the passenger side of the plenum that acts like a "choke" when its cold. Its a common failure point. If it doesn't have a 7th injector, look to the coolant temp sensor. That is another common failure point. |
The car does everything normal except it appears not to be getting gas when it is warm outside. we drilled a hole in the intake manifold and sprayed some gas in and the engine starts. It doesn't have a seventh injector. Is there anyway to trick the coolant sensor?
Wait... you drilled a hole in the intake? Why didn't you just take off the vacuum plate on the plenum? Could the problem be that you now have destroyed the cylinder walls and valves with metal shavings?
No tricking the coolant temp sensor. It tells the computer how hot the coolant is by using resistance. Unless you measure the exact resistance, compare it to what it should be, and install a resistor or amplifier to make up the difference. That might work for one day, but as the sensor continues to fail it won't work any more. They're $7, just get a new one. Anyway... test the resistance of the CTS. Then test the Fuel pressure relay. Then your car has two electric fuel pumps; one is in the tank which is accessible under the back seat. The second one is along the driver's side frame rail near the fuel filter. While you're at it, check the fuel filter. Pull the plug wires off and test for spark. If its not hot enough, test the coil. If it gives you more than 6 ohms on the low side and .6 on the high side, replace it. Last edited by curtis73; 02-05-2009 at 10:59 AM. |
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
A to Z: Allure of the Different
Remember high school? I watched a rerun of Grey's Anatomy recently, I think from season 4 or 5, about high school, and at some point one Mc-character says to another, "we never really grow up and leave that behind." "Leave what behind?" says the other character. "The cliques."
Now ain't that the truth?
Who were you in high school? Were you part of the in-group? Were you the popular cheerleader, the quarterback that everyone had a crush on? Were you the math whiz that played Dungeons and Dragons? The teachers' pet? The kid with vegetarian parents that never got a nice "normal" lunch and hid from the others to eat tofu and salad? The kid that found the vegan other and made fun of them, taunted others into drawing an uncrossable line?
No judgment here. I was a nasty kid. I made life impossible for many people--and life was made impossible for me by many others. I was a taunter--but I was also different, and paid the price.
What is it about different people that is so un-ignorable? Think about that kid, the one no one would speak to, the one that was bullied. He or she was different, somehow--weird parents, weird hair, weird habits. They didn't fit. But why couldn't they just be left alone? Why did we feel the need to draw that line, to set ourselves apart from them?
You're thinking, "why does it matter?" It's a long time ago, isn't it? But--it isn't. Not really. Everywhere around you--around us--this same thing keeps happening. We draw lines. We set ourselves apart from people who are different, and mostly this setting apart happens in cruel and nasty ways. We even make laws for it.
It's like we can't help ourselves. We simply can't turn away from it, leave it be. Why?
Do we, in some secret recess, find this different alluring? Is that why it's threatening? Because we like it, or envy it? Because its difference challenges our carefully cultivated "normalcy", shows it up for the fake it is? Because by its simple existence this different makes us see how ordinary we are?
Like Martin Luther King Jr., I have a dream. And that dream is that one day the different will be accepted as alluring, without the threat. That its allure will be understood as the challenge it is--to be better, to be authentic and real. Because--let's face it. We are all different.
We're just terrified of admitting it.
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Wow, Guilie! This really hit me... what a great start to the challenge!
I was always the quiet one, never part of the in-group activities(who were the smokers/drinkers/party-animals...)though I mixed with them (amazingly), but was never influenced to do anything I didn't WANT to do... I never really bowed to peer pressure... always stood my ground in my own silent way!RepliesGood for you, Michelle! Peer pressure was always hard for me to resist, especially the trends that made me "different" :D I started smoking way before any of my peers did, and I loved setting myself apart with things that no one did... But, in a twisted way, it's just another way to fit in, isn't it? Glad you were always able to keep true to yourself.
Nice thought provoking post, Guilie.
You claim to have been a nasty kid, but you turned into a beautiful, sweet adult. Maybe like a fine wine, you just needed to age. :)This is the best blog I've read so far. It engaged me immediately. I was different in that I was taller and more calm than most of my peers.
ReplyDeleteAn excellent introduction to A to Z! I was the tall, skinny kid in glasses, a wall flower who grew boobs before anyone else. Your entry tapped into that ugly time when being a bookworm was not always a protection but somehow got me into college where my writing was valued. I would never want to return to those days, a fearful rite of passage.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Guilie! I went to a high school reunion a few years ago. I remember being struck by the idea that although everyone was fundamentally the same as they had been in high school, I spoke to people I would never have approached in high school and found I had more in common with them than I had ever previously suspected. It was a weird dichotomy. Then again, maybe it was just maturity and the ability to appreciate the differences on a new level.
ReplyDeleteRepliesLorraine, that's so true--I haven't been to any of my high school reunions (I live far far away now), but whenever I do see people from back then, I'm amazed by the same thing: how the people I thought "uncool" are now so much more interesting and rich in personality than the ones that seemed so cool. Those, the cool ones, seem so superficial and ordinary now, haha!
Great post! I was an 'in' girl Friday nights when I danced at the football games, I was with the 'creative' types during the week when I was writing poetry and short stories. Actually, I was friends with everyone. I just couldn't blend the groups easily.
ReplyDeleteYou were on the other side of the cafeteria from me in high school - or causing my humiliation ... But what intrigues me most from this post (besides the clarity and delightful writing voice) is the Allure of differences -- yes, that would be so much more real than the boring drudgery of conformity.
Nice to meet you -- I'll try to stop by later this month too!Cool post :) I'd watched a show about people who had been bullies, and was surprised to realize how few of them seemed to realize they were harming anyone. Most of them said that they were playing or having fun, that they hadn't meant anything by it.
Hm. Well. lol, anyway, it's nice to meet you :)RepliesThanks for the visit, Kara. I'm not sure how sincere that is, bullies "not realizing" they were harming others. I think at some level one does know. I also think it's hard--very hard--to admit to oneself the cruelty that lives inside, that you've at some point set loose. But the realization, the admitting, is the beginning of true compassion. We've all, at one point or another, been cruel--to other people, to animals, to ourselves. Understanding this is the only way to forgive ourselves, and to move forward into a world that doesn't shut the door but instead tries to understand, and become better.
DeleteI agree, though it works both ways; forgive the bullies--well, at least that's the route I took, I should say. Anything to move on! lol And, yes, you're exactly right re the cruelty.
On the show, they did seem sincere, though I wonder how much self-serving rewriting or editing their egos had done to make it all okay and keep themselves as the good guys.
I'm looking forward to your B day!
Great post! My high school posse and I always considered ourselves the 'independents', a mix match of people who fit together by not really belonging anywhere else. We even started our own club! (A book club, of course.) And hey, years later we still talk to each other, I don't know many other high schoolers from my grade to do that.
Personally, I've always found different to be fascinating. I'm a curious girl, and want to know all I can. Depending on the extremeness of different. I'll admit, if people are different in too many ways, or different as in opposite to my morals and judgment, I tend to keep emotional distance, but I won't go out of my way to ignore them. We all have stories, and I like hearing them.I liked this and I like your dream, Guilie. I am a facebook follower of Carl King. He talks about the differences between introverts and extroverts. How extroverts are considered the norm while introverts are viewed as different, hence wrong. I love his defense of the introvert. Oh, and thanks for inviting me along on this A to Z. challenge. I think it's going to be fun.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Yes, we are all different...and I feel like even within ourselves, we have different and sometimes contradictory forces. We "contain multitudes," like Whitman said. The problem with high school is everybody feels they need to fit into just one starkly defined box-- people don't really work like that.
I just nominated you for a Versatile Blogger Award. Details here: http://bit.ly/HzFmvtI had a small group of friends, but I was still more of the lone wolf among them. I'm actually pretty shy and I have to force myself to be outgoing. When I was in college many of my friends had a hard time believing that I'm actually pretty happy in my own world. I guess that's why I want to write and live this solitary life. Terrific start to the challenge and so happy that you and the team convinced me to be part of it!
ReplyDeleteHi Guilie – Wow… this is a pretty powerful piece. And I certainly cannot answer your questions. I don't know why people ostracize or torment those who are different. I don't know why people tend to gravitate toward those like themselves. I'm sure many a biologist, psychiatrist, sociologist, politician, etc. have opinions on that.
In high school, I certainly wasn't perfect. I had good friends in different social groups. I suppose something in each group resonated with some piece of me. I make friends from different circles. Some are closer than others. It varies.
Anyhow, I'm visiting some of the past A-Z posts that I missed, hence this late comment on your "A" post. I hope you had a lot of fun in April!


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A cute gift and more teddies ..
This is a gift from sweet Maja/Majas Paradis in Sweden. I tok part in her "tidnings utmaning" last spring and summer.
The other day she mailed me and told me that I had wann a price in her challenge.
I am so happy for the cute teddy fabric she have sent me ;-)) Thank you so much Maria. I wonder how she new that I love teddies ;-)
I find it often fun to join challenges because it is a way to find inspiration for my quilting! Why do you join in on challenges ?
I am so curious about what all of you are doing so I just have to take a peek from time to time ..
I realy hope you are all well out there. I am trying to have fun in my sewing room and I am into my purple fabric for the time being .. So now it is only scarps left of my amazing purple fabrics . Well I guess there are new amazing fabric waiting for me out there..
What are your favorite fabric right now ?? I would love to here from you !!
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"The only thing which completely was an amazement to me and brought me to photography was the work of Munkacsi. When I saw the photograph of Munkacsi of the black kids running in a wave I couldn't believe such a thing could be caught with the camera. I said damn it, I took my camera and went out into the street."
Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Eva Szaplone in a Rumbleseat 1932
Cypress Gardens South Carolina 1937
I find it heartbreaking that this great artist died in poverty... His full story can be found here.
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A remake of Frank's (Frank Nimphius) article How to auto-dismiss af:popup dialogs and the sample 105, a user on OTN JDev & ADF forum tried to get this running on JDeveloper 184.108.40.206.0. Franks sample was built using JDeveloper 220.127.116.11.0 and can't be run without changes in JDeveloper 220.127.116.11.0.
As it turned out there is a problem with the af:poll component and the timeout setting. This timeout setting should cancel the poll component after the given period of time (which should work in 220.127.116.11). This was one key feature in Frank's original article. Using 22.214.171.124.0 it turned out, that the af:poll remains active even after the timeout period should have canceled any further events to the poll listener.
The sample application for this can be loaed from http://java.net/projects/smuenchadf/sources/samples/content/BlogSelfClosingPopup.zip
A full description of the problem can be found at http://tompeez.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/jdeveloper-11-1-1-6-0-self-closing-popup/
A workaround for this is implemented in sample http://java.net/projects/smuenchadf/sources/samples/content/BlogSelfClosingPopup_v2.zip
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M41B Swedish Sniper Rifle
M41B,Carl Gustaf, dated 1919, 100% bluing, bolt, bolt-parts, buttplate, scope, scope mount, and scope case matching receiver. Nazi 1942-dated Ajack 4x90 with really clear optics and a late number. Scope is marked "crown" N/r,3800/1942B. Perfect 0 bore marked on disk. Beech Stock. From Dennis Kroh's Empire Arms.
M96 Swedish Mauser dated 1898
M96B, The one that started it all. Wife picked it out for me at her first gun show from a regular C&R gun show dealer named Jeff Raney. Because it was a "pretty gun". Gustaf 1898 dated with near 100% blue, Stock wood? Orangish base color. Stock number matching to receiver, 1 bore, Cost was only $110 with new condition bayonet.
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Thanks Jesse!!!
Great documentary. One thing I noticed, being the prude I am, is that the 1970s crowd cussed very little, usually minor words, but the 2010s guys used the f-word about 4 times per sentence. I found that to be an interesting cultural statement on it's own.
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This week I bought a product that I think will revolutionise my life. It is called Freedom and it is designed to assist goons who cannot handle having unrestricted access to the internet. Increasingly I have noticed the internet robbing me of time, drawing me into her depths like I am a puppet on a string. Owning me. I cannot fight this. My only hope of escape was to buy software.
I don't know if anyone else out there suffers from procrastination. I'm plagued by the stuff. I have a job – I am a columnist – which requires an enormous amount of self-discipline, but I have none. The internet knows this and preys on my weakness. And there's plenty of weakness for it to get its talons in to. I am, as a human, infinitely distractible.
I will stop work to eat a bun or tidy my desk. I will spend time trying to balance a candle on a cotton reel. I'll give myself an hour off to frame a poster or pop out to post a letter or look at a truck. I will stabilise and plunge myself into my work for five minutes, and then I will go again. Waddling into my lounge to consume daytime television or straighten pictures on my wall. Another bun. Anything. Some painting.
It's a funny thing, procrastinating. It is something that, even while doing it, generates self-loathing. Zombie-like, I will leave my work-station and blindly fumble around my flat for an alternative. And then, even while I am opening paint in order to touch up a door frame, I am hating myself. I am gazing wistfully back at my laptop, knowing that that is where I should be. I should be there, typing. And yet I am painting. But I do not have the strength to stop. It is a terrible feeling. The paint drips down the frame like tears. I promise myself I will be back to work by midday. I paint.
Even writing this column, I've been procrastinating like an absolute balloon. I started this piece on Monday and already I have washed my trainers, polished my yukka and slept twice. If I'm honest, writing this paragraph alone has been stop-start. I've mopped my floor, devoured a rectangle of Garibaldi and taken apart my laminator since I wrote the words 'Even writing this column'. I'm now going to have some Ribena and call my agent for a chat before pressing on.
But in spite of all that is on offer, the biggest risk to a procrastinator is the internet. It is a terrible scourge for the columnist who cannot maintain focus on the job in hand. Even once I have dragged myself back into the right room and locked eyes with my screen, even when I have the look of someone who is 'hard at it', the focus is momentary. I am powerless against the pull of the net. I want to crack on with a Word document, I really do. But I always slip, I always tumble into the web. My foot is gripped by her tentacles and she hauls me in. And then I bounce around her innards, and I lose myself for sometimes days on end. I examine cricinfo.com. I befriend someone. I surf. I float away.
Fortunately, help is at hand. I have no idea whether I'm allowed to tell people about useful things in my column, but I'll give it a go. There is this product called Freedom. God knows how they do it, but when you apply Freedom to your laptop, it has the effect of killing the internet. Not permanently, and only your bit of it, but it's a start. You type in how long you want to be free of it for, press GO, and it denies you access. You're out. Plunged into a situation where you are forced to focus on Word. You have to get on with your column. Or organise your photos. Or play Minesweeper. Or eat.
I am delighted to be liberated and am now munching a chocolate-spread toastie and drawing cats on my desk. Waiting for Freedom to wear off. So I can send this to my editor-figure.


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Im not think what good team name for Hero Turtwig and partner Mudkip. |
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Mine used to be team carnage |
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Team lillypad may be beacuse you have a whater and grass type |
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I would say team seekers cuz you always seek something, like who you are and what's the relic fragment. I always take that name. |
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