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and any horticulturist or florist visiting Wash- to begin with in the early season, before the ington can readily discover that the Botanical grass is sufficient to turn out on; then after harGarden is an interesting and useful institution. vest, during the dry weather, when the pasturage.
The Experimental Grounds are likewise inter- becomes short, Hungarian grass, to be followed esting and worthy of a more extended notice with corn sowed in drills for fodder, which cut than I can now give them. Here I saw over one morning and evening, and fed to the stock whilst hundred varieties of wheat growing—from 2 to milking, fills them twice a day and, with the pas31 inches high, the latter a Russian variety, - ture, makes them all that is required. During the also including Alsike, Chinese, and many others last season, whilst it was necessary to soil with
-curious and interesting. The grounds also Hungarian grass and corn for fodder, we have embrace plots comprising different varieties of also fed two quarts of ship stuff each night and peas, roots, cucumbers, and other vegetables, morning, as we feel satisfied that, although the sorghum, &c., many of them rare, and likely to Hungarian grass and green corn will keep up the prove of value to the farmers and gardeners of yield of milk, yet they will not alone make as the country.
much butter as a full supply of pasture or the
natural grasses. Philadelphia Butter Dairy. I look upon a cow as similar to a steam boil
er; no matter how good they may be, unless the A Philadelphia merchant who keeps a large
boiler is well supplied with water and good fuel, butter dairy in the noble land of Chester, relates
also well attended the supply of steam will be short, his views on the same to friend Morris of the
or it will be in proportion to the fuel and attenPractical Farmer.
tion. So also with the cow: no matter how Early in the season when the cows are first good she may be, if she is nat well and plentifully turned to pasture the grass is watery, and tends
fed and cared for, her product will be shortened. to make the cows scour very much; and although it will in that state increase the flow of milk and
Another important matter with cows is that also the quantity of butter, yet it will be at the
they should be protected from storms and bad expense of the condition of the cow, reducing
weather. They should be fed and kept under her in flesh, and telling upon her the whole sea
shelter when the nights are wet and inclement; sou. At this time I consider it important that
this more particularly in the early season, when the cow should be fe:d with ship stuff or bran and
the cow is fresh and full of milk : one exposure
to a cold wet night has frequently reduced the cob meal, mixed night and morning. This not only assists in preventing scouring, but by keep
milk one-half. Also in the fall when the nights ing up the condition of the stock, increases the
become frosty, never let them remain out; be
particular to stable them: and in the morning quantity of the butter to a very considerable ex
never turn them out on the pasture until the tent. My opinion is, that meal fed at this time pays better, certainly as well as at any other
frost is melted off by the sun, as nothing, pertime during the season, not excepting in mid
haps, dries a cow or reduces her milk more than winter.
eating grass with the frost on it. To many of I am well satisfied that the condition of the
these requirements the generality of farmers pay
no attention whatever. In the early season, as cow, in order to obtain from her a full yield, or one that will be profitable, must at all times be
soon as there is any pasture whatever, the cow looked to. She must be well wintered and fed, i
is turned out of the barn.yard, to eat what she so that when she comes out of the barn yard in
she may find, and to remain day and night until the spring after having calved, she is in good flesh
the winter comes; there is also nothing grown showing her keep and care taken of her, and not
or fed to eke out the scanty supply of pasturage like what is too much the custom of the country,
that almost invariably occurs at some time in viz: dry cows, wintered on straw, and no shelter
each season. except it be the lea side of the barn-yard, until My cows are principally pure and grade Alderthe calf is dropped, when it is too late for the neys, with a few good grade or common cows. poor in flesh cow to yield her full capacity. I I have never kept any but a pure Jersey bull.
A cow should at all times, when milking be in another year I do not expect to have any but fully supplied with meal; not stimulated to excess, pure blood and grade Alderneys, as, from actual however, for that would certainly produce reac- trial and experience, let what will be said to the tion afterwards; but she must have a full and contrary by others, I am well satisfied the Alderplentiful supply at all times of good food and ney and its crosses are the most profitable stuck water. For that purpose I have grown early rze' for the butter dairy.
The American farmer.
pleasure in giving a place to, at our Agricoltoral College.
A Attention is called to the advertisement Baltimore, August 1, 1867.
of the Agricultural College. With the advan
tages of a thoroughly liberal course of instracTERMS OF THE AMERICAN FARMER.
tion, as well as of that pertaining to its specialty,
its pleasant and convenient location, and its very SUBSCRIPTION TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. comfortable accommodations, this Institution of
fers peculiar attractions to students.
its original signification, means to work with One Square..... $2.00 $5.00 $10.00 $15.00 Half Column...
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dresses it with dung, or other fertilizers. It PUBLISHED BY
would be a matter of some interest to trace the WORTHINGTON & LEWIS.
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row, to roll, to open surface drains at least, for
surplus water, and suggests many little attenTed F. G. F., Raleigh, North Carolina, speak tions which would otherwise bave been orering of fruit cnltivation in North Carolina, and looked. We do not doubt that the observation valuable native varieties, says: "Would you of many will bear us out in saying, that wherlike to see some of our fine seedlings? "Thevis,' ever lime, guano, or other costly fertilizers bare the 'Sally Grey,' Wyndham's Red,' and · Cat been introduced, the improvement bas been Head' apples; "June Pear,' 'Foster's Prolific' | greater than what was due to the manure. Plum, a native seedling; 'Scuppernong' and ' Possibly the mechanical effect of the use of * Weller's Halifax' Grapes, all No. 1. If so, I dung, straw, &c., bad something to do with the will try and and send some of each in their sea- change in the meaning of the word. In the sons if I can do 80 cheaply. If you like the stubborn clays so prevalent in old England, the fruit, I will send some small trees in the fall, if effect of such substances in ameliorating and reacceptable."
ducing the soil, must have been early apparent, We have to say in reply, that we should be and led to the conviction that only to dress glad to have specimens of these fruits for trial, with these was to "manure" or give them their but our usual experience in getting such is, tbat proper working. they spoil before reaching us. The trees recom- But the chemical effect produced by the action mended by our correspondent, we should take of fertilizers may have had a still more effectual
control. Lime has been long known and used,
Texture of Soils. as an improver of the soil. Yet no one supposes The quality of soils is very various, particuthat its value is due to its supply of an ingredi-larly as to texture and consistency, and no quality ent of the food of plants. There is not perhaps has more influence upon the well-being of plants one acre in ten thousand that does not contain than this. All the operations of spading, diglime enough for this purpose. Its greatest effect ging, ploughing, trenching and draining have for as a fertilizer has been observed on what are their object the production and preservation of known as lime stone lands, and is due, without that condition which will allow all excess of doubt, to its chemical action—to its effecting in a water to pass freely away, and admit as freely, short time that change in the condition of the seve fresh supplies of atmospheric air. While hural mineral constituents of the soil which is brought midity is necessary, and too loose a texture makes about in longer time by the laborious operation too dry a soil, excess of moisture is a great evil, of ploughing. The technical term "weathering" and must be corrected by whatever means is aprepresents the process by which these changes are plicable. When the soil is saturated with water produced ; that is by exposure of the surface to the access of the genial air and the gaseous prothe action of the weather, frost being here a very perties is excluded. The soil is kept too low in active agent.
temperature by constant evaporation at the surAll our ordinary manures, those especially | face, and by exclusion of the sun's rays; plants which we consider most valuable, act very proba- are deprived of the supplies of food which new bly in the same way. They supply directly the supplies of air would constantly afford; and the food of plants, but they act mechanically in delicate fibres are imprisoned and choked, and opening soils of close texture to the influence of drowned out in greater or less degree, in proporthe elements, and chemically, by ammonia and tion to the extent of the evil. carbonic acid, in cooking, so to speak, the raw When air and rain can permeate freely, a coningredients of the soil, and presenting tbem as fit stant supply of both gaseous and aqueous pourfood for growing plants. This is the very effect ishment is afforded, independently altogether of produced by weathering, and weathering is made the richness of the soil, whether natural or artimost effectunl by constant digging and plough- / ficial. On the other hand, if the soil be coming, so that new surfaces may be continually pre- pact, or baked hard by drought, in consequence sented to the influence of air and rain, which op- of its natural condition, or of its having been erate by means of oxygen, carbonic acid and previously worked and stirred when too wet, no ammonia. The effect of manual labor and fer- plant can flourish. tilizers being so nearly identical in this respect, Sandy soils are never liable to these conditions, and the latter acting with so much more prompt- unless when they have a clay stratum lying unness, it may well be said, that he only manures derneath, very near the surface. All the water in the original sense of the word who makes a they absorb sinks deep into the subsoil, and far proper use of fertilizers.
below the roots of corn or any agricultural plant
on the surface. Such a soil needs neither drainCatalogues.
ing nor subsoil ploughing. Neither does it ever Catalogue of Pure Bred Webb South-Down | require to be exposed to the frosts of winter, or Sheep.This is a catalogue of the flock of South- any kind of treatment by implements, for its downs of the late James C. Taylor, of N. J., physical amelioration. It is almost always in such imported and bred by him. For catalogue, ad an open, friable state, that it may be ploughed dress Wm. G. C. Taylor, Holmdel, New Jersey. and sown at any season. The cultivation is
easy, and executed at moderate expense, and We have also Catalogue and Price List of J., with moderate care and judgment in their manC. Cox & Co., Breeders of Thoroughbred Stock, agement their fertility is easily main tained. For Domestic and Ornamental Fowls, &c. P. 0. these reasons we have several times urged that Osborne, Greene county, Ohio.
lands of this character are not sufficiently appre
ciated, for we find them in many parts of the From George A. Deitz, Importer and Grower country thrown out of cultivation and lying of Seed Wheat and Grass Seed, Chambersburg, waste. Pa., we have his circular, descriptive of varieties In such descriptions of land, however, it often of wheat offered for sale in small or large par- happens that beds of clay lie alternately with cels. Mr. D. presents to those who wish to those of sand, at different depths, beneath the change their seed, a favorable opportunity of do- surface. These beds not unfrequently crop out, ing so. [See advertisement.]
or approach so near the surface that the water
does not get readily away, and even a sandy sur- enter upon a highly profitable and pleasing us face soil is kept too wet for the good of growing dertaking, and this without having to pay the plants. In such a case, draining is the proper usual heavy penalties of experimenting." remedy.
THE SOUTHERN Review.—The July pumber of It is well, however, to know that this remedy
this Quarterly is received. The contents are may often be applied at much less cost than if it
Ireland and her Miseries. The Atlantic Cable. were necessary to seek an outlet in some low
John Stuart Mill and Dr. Lieber on Liberty. ground at a considerable distance from the land
The Maid. The North and the South. Picaresco to be drained. If there be wet and dry places
Romances. Xantippe and Socrates. Causes of in the same field, we may be assured that a bed
Sectional Discontent. Davis and Lee Book of clay or other impervious earth lies beneath
Notices. the wet, and a porous subsoil beneath the dry
This very able Review maintains the high poplaces. A drain of sufficient depth opened and
sition it took on its first appearance. It should filled nearly to the surface with stones or loose
be the pride of Baltimoreans to sustain a pobligravel from the wet to the dry places, will ren
cation of such character, and to give it the most der the whole dry. A very short drain will
liberal support. Bledsoe & Browne, publishers. sometimes effect this quite as well as one made
$5 per annum, in advance. at four times the cost to convey the water to a stream or a ravine.
BLACKWOOD, FOR JUNE.—The contents of this
number are-Brownlow's Part VI. The Reigo Book Table.
of Law. My Hunt of the Silver Fox. Was
George III. a Constitutional King? Strikes and We have from the publishers, A. Williams & Trades Unions. Dante in English Terza Rima. Co., Boston, CHEMISTYY OF THE FARM AND THE
The Reform Bill. Clause III. and M. Lowe. Sea, by Jas. R. Nichols, M. D., editor of "Bos
Blackwood and the four leading British Reviews ton Journal of Chemistry and Pharmacy." In
are re-published at the very low price of $15 for 1 vol. 12mo., elegantly bound in cloth. Price
all--for Blackwood alone $4-by the Leonard $1.25.
Scott Publishing Co., 140 Fulton street, N. York. The aim of this little work is "to present scientific facts and principles in a familiar way,
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW, Quarterly, for April. so as to interest and instruct those not specially Contents-Italy and the War of 1866. The Paacquainted with matters of science." The topics pal Drama. Thomas Hobbes. Contemporary treated in these essays are Chem. of the Farm- | Music and Musical Literature. New Amer of the Sea-of a Bowl of Milk-of the Dwelling
Mr. Swinburne's Poetry. The Hopes and Fears -of a Kernel of Corn—of the Sun, fe. It is an of Reformers. Coutemporary Literature. attractive little volume, which we have not yet, "Turf. FIELD AND FARM.'_This publication however, sufficiently looked into, to do it full
comes to us enlarged and improved, and we take justice.
pleasure in its evident prosperity. While the Also from the same publishers we have GEYE
"Sports of the Turf and the Field" are its leadLIN POULTRY BREEDING IN A COMMERCIAL Point
ing feature, this Journal has taken a decided OF View, with an introduction by Charles L.
stand for morality and elevated principles. There Flint, Secretary Mass. State Board of Agricul
are such things as legitimate sports, which have ture. 1 vol. 12mo., with 27 illustrations. Price
been brought into disrepute by the rascalities $1.25. As carried out by the National Poultry
and evil practices which commonly accompany Company, limited, Bromley, Kent; Natural and them. The Journalist who clearly distinguishes Artificial Hatchery, Rearing and Fattening on between the principal and its adjuncts, and while entirely new and scientific principles, with all he advocates the former, discourages and conthe necessary Plans, Elevations, Sections and de
demns the latter, does a good service to the comtails, and a notice of the poultry establishments
munity, and a special service to those who love in France by Geo. Kennedy, C. E.
true sport. The author says in his preface, "I have con- ! We noticed with gratification, that when nearly fined myself exclusively to giving publicity to all the leading dailys and weeklys had their such facts as I have proved by actual experience: columns burdened with the disgusting details of and I firmly believe that this treatise on poultry the brutal mill between Collyer and Aaron, the breeding, in a purely commercial point of view, is "Turf, Field and Farm" treated the infamous the only one ever published, in this or any other exhibition with only such denunciation as it country, from which the public can learn how to 1 merited.
Seed Bed for Wheat.
understratum, though somewhat compacted in The importance to the farmer of understanding comparison with the loose surface soil, is so enthe habits and peculiar characteristics of the livened by the former breaking up, that the tenplants he cultivates, as well as the nature and der rootlets take firm hold and keep their place. quality of his soil, is frequently illustrated. The advantage of this comparative firmness Let us take the wheat plant for instance, and we of the substratum is apparent in the practice, find, by almost common consent, it is best pro- now so common, of seeding corn land to wheat, vided for in a shallow seed bed. Very deep without any plowing beyond what has been plowing is thought to be, not only unnecessary, 1 given to the corn. The action of the tines of the but absolutely injurious. The young plant seems wheat drill, or any such scratching of the surto need a firm understratum not far from the face as will give the seeds a slight covering, is surface to imbed its roots in, and with this found to answer all necessary purposes even on advantage withstands the "throwing out," pro- tolerably tenacious clays. It is insisted, indeed, duced hy alternate thawings and freezings, bet-after much experience, that this is the most sucter than when the soil has been recently stirred cessful practice for corn land seeding. to a very considerable depth. No one at this time of day can overlook, or be
Take Care of the Tools. ignorant of the great advantages to the soil gen- There is no use in trying to carry on a farm, erally, of deep ploughing. Ist. It opens a much or to do anything else well, without system and larger amount of soil to the range of roots, give order. And the care of tools is an important ing much more liberal pasturage than they could part of that system. One cannot accomplish otherwise get.
| much without a set of tools, larger or smaller2d. It increases very largely the supply of nu- as for borrowing them unnecessarily, that sbould triment, by allowing the access of air, and by be regarded as next to stealing them. And the the process of weathering, acting upon the purchase of tools should be followed up by a mineral elements of the soil.
scrupulous care of them. A tool room is a great 3d. It preserves an equal quantity of moisture conrenience. It may be an apartment by itself in the soil. We seldom have a rain so great as in the carriage house or wood house. to produce an unhealthy stagnation of water Here let there be a row of pegs for saws; there about the roots of plants set in a soil seven or is the bench for planes; yonder is a drawer, with eight inches deep, and, on the contrary, we sel- separate compartments, for screws, washers, nuts, dom have a drought of so long continuance as rivets, etc. Here is a place for bolts, there for to extract all the moisture to that depth. screws. The hammers, chisels, screw driver, au
These, and other known advantages from deep ger, broad axe, adz, files—all have their appointed ploughing, we might dwell upon; and, apart from locality, and are kept there and nowhere else. the well known fact above alluded to, it would The law should be laid down and enforced, that hardly be supposed that any crop, of whatever whoever uses a tool must put it back, so that it character, would be exempted from the good in- can always be found at a moment's notice; nay, fluences of the practice.
even if it be in the dark. We must make a proper distinction, however, And this care of tools should lead and will between a natural subsoil, indurated and rendered lead on to system with regard to other things impervious to the action of the air by centuries about the premises. Here is a corner for extra of rest-its orignal hardness and impenetrability plough handles, and there a box for plough aggravated by a long course of continuous tread- points; there are bolts of all sizes, ready in case ing, in plougbing the surface soil—and that firm, of a break down; yonder are hooks with extra mellow body of earth, which is produced by deep pieces of harness. Notice, too, the crow bar, cultivation.
beetle and wedges, and log chains, the grindstone It is this firm, yet generous subsoil, which always in its place, and always in order; the forms so valuable a matrix for the roots of the scythes, hoes, spades, shovels, forks, rakes and wheat plant, and enables them to resist the what not have so long been kept in their resloosening effects of alternate frosts and thaws pective places that they would almost cry out if during winter. This important distinction, it carelessly left in an unaccustomed spot. will be observed, allows nothing to be detracted The time spent in carrying back tools is not from the argument in favor of deep ploughing. lost. If tools are not carried back, they would It is only when the previous working has been, many of them be lost. And the moral influence indeed, most thorough, that the wheat reaps a of system and order is almost beyond computa. duc advantage from the shallow ploughing. The tion.- American Agriculturist.


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I watched these two Manu-o-Kū, or White Fairy Terns chasing each other early in the morning as they soared way above the city in the sky. I call them Lovebirds. They swooped, stalled, dove, and put on an amazing show of skillful and carefree aerobatics as they pursued each other, always keeping an eye and glance upon the object of their Love as not to stray too far from one another. That's the way I would like to start my day, every day...
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Marinheros restaurant is a modern Brazilian inspired restaurant, located in the Miami with a splendid view of the bridge and the bay. This restaurant displays the versatility we have as a company, and the willingness to take on new challenges. This was the first restaurant we finished an it was very challenging to find all the pieces and materials to put together a fully operational restaurant kitchen, while building an entire restaurant seating chart along with a glass wine cellar.
The idea behind this restaurant was to let the beauty of the backdrop filter in and provide an excellent dining experience, which is why there is a lot of glass and open spaces in the build. We succeeded in delivering a final product that was both as beautiful as the clientele expected, and as seamlessly functional as the client expressed.


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Selection of a Self Defense Class
There is great value in one being able to defend himself against an attacker. It is imperative to indicate that there are a good number of places that offer self-defense classes especially in Philadelphia. It is for this reason that it tends to be quite challenging to pick a suitable place for you to attend these classes. There is great difficulty in predicting when you will be attacked. It si for this reason that it is important for you to be quite fast at picking such classes. It is imperative to indicate that there are a number of pointers worth relying on during this pursuit. They will in most cases comprise the following.
It will be prudent for you to begin with just observing these classes. This is what will give you an insight on what happens in these classes. You will also have an opportunity to identify the teaching style adopted by the given instructor. You will find it necessary to opt for a teaching style that will assure you of your comfort. You will certainly benefit a lot from just observing these classes. It will also allow you to reach a more informed decision at the end of the day. it will be prudent of you to make sure that you ask for their course outline. This will indicate the focus attached to every given session. It is important for this outline to pay more attention to the basics and fundamentals. This needs to be carried out before moving to the complicated part. This does imply that the basics need to be given top priority.
It is certain that you will need a good learning environment. This is the best way for you to have your confidence levels enhanced. You need a class that specifically focuses on martial arts as a self-defense mechanism. This is what will offer a friendlier as well as warmner environment for you. It is also important that they showcase that they do offer comprehensive approaches to self-defense. It is important for you to opt for a class that accentuates the non-verbal form of self-defense. Generally, you need a place that is supportive to your desire to learn self-defense. An enabling environment will ensure that you learn quite fast and even master various concepts easily.
You will realize that local places will be the best for you. This is because of easier accessibility. You will also learn that they will assure you of more convenience. Take some time to talk to the instructor. It is through this that you will be able to understand if you can work with him. There is a need for you to go for a person that you find free to associate with.
If You Think You Understand Defense, Then This Might Change Your Mind


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Review for Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - Transgression Collector's Edition
Back at the end of 2018, when All the Anime released Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Movie I – Initiation, they were ahead of the curve, the first English speaking territory to release the first of the Code Geass compilation movie trilogy. Not long after, Funimation announced that they would do the same, and looking at All the Anime's barebones disc, people began to speculate what Funimation would add, not least a dub. In the end, Funimation's releases were little different, and in some respects even less than All the Anime's. What all of this actually means for UK customers, is that rather than continue to author their own discs, All the Anime waited for Funimation to release their trilogy, and snaffled up their discs for the second and third movies, albeit with the usual Collector's Edition packaging and accoutrements.
I quite liked the first of the Code Geass films. It is a trilogy of compilation movies, condensing some fifty episodes of narrative to six hours of feature films, and a whole lot of character development and subplots hit the cutting room floor, but, the first movie managed to find a coherent and engaging path through the opening two thirds of the first series. It was a lot more watchable than the usual compilation movie. I've been hoping that the subsequent films can keep this up, as sometimes you just want to experience the flavour of a story as a refresher without investing 24 hours of viewing to it.
In an alternate world, 10th August 2010 saw the invasion of Japan by the Holy Empire of Britannia. The giant walking powered suits known as Knightmare Frames quickly overwhelmed Japan's conventional defences, and the nation fell in the space of a month. Re-designated as Area 11 of the Empire, its very identity erased, the Elevens became second class citizens in their own home, ruled over by the aristocratic Britannians. But as with every ruthless overseer, resistance soon developed. Lelouch Lamperouge is an exiled Britannian prince with his own grudge against the Empire, as well as a desire to fulfil his promise to his crippled sister Nunnally, to create a peaceful world for her when she regains her sight.
It's a terrorist attack that gives Lelouch the weapon with which to advance his timetable. Terrorists steal and make off with a container of poison gas, and the Britannians mobilise a force to hunt them down. Lelouch, playing hooky from his prestigious school gets caught up in the mayhem. It isn't gas that has been stolen though; it's a secret for which the Britannians would indiscriminately kill to protect. It's a green-haired girl named CC. CC senses that Lelouch is the one that she has been waiting for, and bestows a gift upon him, the ability to force anyone to obey his will, a geass. With his keen strategic mind, and his vendetta against the Empire, Lelouch now has the tools to take the fight to the invaders.
The movie gets a 1.78:1 widescreen 1080p transfer on this disc, and it is pretty impressive, given that it's taking a 12 year old TV series and re-editing it, alongside new footage for theatrical presentation. Everything is clear and sharp, and on this vanilla disc, there is no sign of compression, aliasing or digital banding. There are a couple of soft scenes, and you can tell the new footage with the full on HD clarity, extra detail, and theatrical quality animation, but the presentation is still a lot more consistent than I expected.
This being a Funimation disc, you get a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround Japanese track with player locked subtitles. The film drops the stereo track that was on All the Anime's first film disc. I have to say that the surround track was a lot more robust and effective this time around, although there's also a lot more action in this part of the story to make its presence felt. The familiar themes are present, and the music still drives the story well. You may have fond memories of the dub, but as this is a new edit, with new scenes, there was new Japanese dialogue recorded for this film. The subtitles are timed accurately and are free of typos.
The disc boots to an animated menu after playing a trailer for One Piece 3D2Y.
I haven't seen the retail release to comment on the packaging or the physical extras.
Talk about first world problems from a reviewer perspective. After releasing the first film, there's not a peep from All the Anime for over a year, and then they release Movies II and III back to back, barely a month before Manga Entertainment re-release the original series on Blu-ray, ditching the Kazé discs for Funimation's superior offerings... And we still haven't seen Akito the Exiled in the UK. Just how many times am I supposed to see the same story in short order? Like I said, those are just my personal issues.
The second compilation movie has issues all its own which will prove of more concern to viewers. The curse of the compilation movie hits and it does so big time! The same problems that the first film struggled with are immediately apparent here. To squeeze the story in, all of the subplots, and sections of the main plot hit the floor, as does any semblance of character development. The supporting cast are reduced to cameos, and even the main cast suffer. But that was evident in the first film. Transgression starts off in just the same way, and proceeds pretty well to begin with.
The first two acts cover Euphemia's ill-fated attempt to broker peace between the Elevens and the Britannian Empire, all of which goes tragically wrong when Lelouch's Geass unexpectedly levels up. The subsequent fallout from that covers the second act really, as Zero and the Black Knights rise up against the Britannian invaders, all of which leads to the end of the first season of the television series. It's here that thing all fall apart for the film. The last 40 minutes or so are devoted to a hefty chunk of the second season. It does begin with a bit of original animation filling in some of the narrative between the seasons, explaining how Lelouch was back at the Academy and with no-one apparently remembering the first season, but what follows really is the worst of the compilation movie genre.
It's a highlights package. It's a series of scenes, lacking most of the context, and having no sense of narrative continuity at all. Someone will appear, say something, and then we'll move on to another scene. If anything, it's edited like a movie trailer, not a movie at all. Forget plot threads being dropped, essential plot points that explain how you get from A to B are missing. There's no explanation for how Lelouch regains his memory, or is reunited with CC. It's just presented as a fait accompli from one scene to the next.
As I've already mentioned, Manga Entertainment is releasing a superior version of the television series on Blu-ray this spring, and if you haven't seen Code Geass before or simply want to watch it again in a better way, that is the one to get. The cynic in me sees this release as one for collectors only, fans of a property who are so devoted to it, that they need to own it all, the DVDs, the Blu-rays, the spin-offs, the magazines, the comics, the novels, the mugs, the T-Shirts and the body pillows. This film is one to keep on the shelf, it's certainly not rewarding to watch, and most certainly not in the final 40 minutes.


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The mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, lifted an emergency curfew put in place after last week's violence over the deadly police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. Emotions are still running high, however, following the weekend release of videos of that shooting. Now new questions are being raised about whether Scott was holding a gun. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.


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Russian icon | Finding of the Head of St John the Forerunner
Icon: Finding of the Head of St John the Forerunner B-15
- Russia, Kostroma, circle of Gury Nikitin (ca. 1620–1691),
third quarter 17th century
- Tempera on panel, 30.5 x 27 cm
- Provenance:
Dimitri Apazidis Collection, Stockholm, thence by descent
Morsink Icon Gallery, Amsterdam
- ALR Ref. No.: S00153437
- Bibliography:
St John the Forerunner is the most important male orthodox Christian saint. According to legend, his head, decapitated at the command of King Herod, was repeatedly hidden and rediscovered over time. Two feast days in the Orthodox Church calendar commemorate the finding of the head of St John: the first and second finding on the 24th of February, and the third in the year 823 on the 25th of May.
In the upper part of the icon Christ appears in a segment of Heaven, flanked by angels holding the instruments of Passion. From Christ a fiery ray of light falls down on the large gold chalice with the decapitated head of St John which stands in the centre of a rocky landscape. Three monks who have just unearthed the head are looking at the chalice while bowing in reverence.
The subject of this fine icon and the style of painting reminds of the work of the famous Russian icon painter Gury Nikitin ((1620, in Kostroma – 1691, in Kostroma). His icon of the decapitated head of St John as a main subject is one of the oldest examples in Russia. Gury Nikitin participated in the decoration of the Moscow Church of the Holy Trinity, Nikitniki, the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl, the Assumption Cathedral in Rostov and the Holy Saviour of St. Yefim Monastery in Suzdal.
The icon comes from the collection of Dimitry Apazidis (1918–1994), an employee of the Greek and later Swedish Embassies in Moscow. A significant part of his icon collection now is in the Andrei Rublev Museum in Moscow. He collected early icons at a time when they were of no interest to anyone and often consulted Georgy Kostakis, who already had started collecting icons in the 1930s. He was well acquainted with Ivan Baranov, a well-known Russian icon restorer.


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Driving home I had this strange eerie feeling about how dark it was outside. I had just finished working out. The gym was a good twenty minutes from my house. We lived in the middle of no where.
No other house near us for miles. My parents loved feeling like they were the only ones around.
They had left for a cruise to celebrate their twenty fifth anniversary. They asked me if I would be okay alone. I replied 'Yes." I had never felt scared in our home.
It was the safest place on earth for me. I pulled into the driveway and walked in the door. We had always left it unlocked. I was born in this house. For the past nineteen years I had become so accustomed to it I could go upstairs to my room with the house pitch dark.
I went to my room and turned on the light. Something didn't feel right.
It was too quiet. I shrugged it off and took my clothes off. I had showered at the gym so I picked a pair of sleep dark purple lace boyshort panties and a skin tight white t-shirt for bed. I admired myself in the mirror. I had lost weight and was proud of it. My breasts still firm Cs and my abdomen smooth with slight abs beginning to show.
Suddenly a dark shadow emerged through the mirror. Terror shivered through me as I let out a scream hoping someone out there would hear me. The figure jumped at me and wrapped his hand around my mouth. He his big frame at least six foot tall dragged my petite 4'11 frame and turned off the light. I struggled to loosen his grip but couldn't even slightly get loose. He was too strong. My eyes grew wide as I heard his cold voice tell me if I continue to struggle he would slit my throat.
I relaxed a bit. What did this monster want from me? I learned that a bit too quickly when I felt his huge hand right over my panties. I shrieked as he slapped me hard across the face. My eyes were getting accustomed to the dark and I saw the shine of a blade. I shut my mouth and lay as still as possible. He placed a cloth over my nose and mouth.
It didn't put me out completely but left me extremely still. I snuck in the house right after I saw her pull away to go to the gym.
Excitment and anxiety ran through me. I rushed to her room and started getting ready. I started a bath in her bathroom. Made it extremely hot so it would be at perfect temperature by the time she got there. After getting my grip on her I knew this would be an easy victim. She was so small. It was like the cat holding onto the tail of the mouse. Very easy. I rubbed her crotch.
I knew she wasn't going to give in too easily. She wouldn't get wet or aroused. This would be somewhat difficult for me.
As I tranquilized her so she could be relaxed I dragged her to the bathroom. I kept her white t-shirt and panties on as I got her in the bathtub. She moaned reluctantly as I put my hand in her panties trying to get her pussy wet. At this point my cock was throbbing.
My sweatpants were tight against it and my precum was leaving a wet stain. I slid a finger into her pussy. She moaned almost as if she were in pain.
My finger could barely fit inside of her. She was definitely my tightest victim. I had scored. I took off the white t-shirt of my victim and sat her up. Getting one leg on the side of the round bathtub to open her legs wide. I grabbed the soap and squeezed it all over her chest. I rubbed it all over her breasts.
I could tell that she was snapping back into life. The tranqulizer was wearing off. She started to struggle but eventually let it go and just put her head down.
I wanted her bad. I wanted to please her. A smile ran across my face as I noticed her nipples harden with my touch. I rubbed them and slid my hand underwater in her panties rubbing her clit.
I got a slight moan out of her and a tear ran down her cheek. She knew she wasn't going to win. I didn't want her to climax just yet so I got her out of the tub and told her to dry off.
She surprisingly agreed and towel dried her body making my cock ache. I grabbed her by the hair and pushed her onto her bed.
She had completely given up by this time. Opening her legs I slid down her panties. There were drops of water running down her clean shaven pussy. She cried softly as I ran my tongue and gathered every drop of water.
I opened her legs as wide as possible and dug my face inside of her. She was close to climaxing.
I dug two fingers in her. She bled slightly. I really did score. I nibbled on her clit and fingered her vigoursly as she came hard against her will. Her juices trickled down to her ass lubricating her.
Pulling her hard by the hair and simultainously pulling down my sweats I forced her on my cock. I told her to go slow at first and she obeyed, licking my cock like an ice cream cone.
She licked up and down and then around the tip of my hard as rock dick. Pre-cum oozed and and she quickly sucked it all up. If I wasn't mistaken, she was beginning to enjoy this. I forced her mouth around my cock and as fast as I could fucked her mouth. I could feel her gagging and struggling to take my nine inches in her mouth.
I came one time. She was struggling to keep all the cum in her mouth. I could tell she didn't want to swallow it. I pulled her hair and told her to swallow. Cum trickled down her chin to her chest. I licked it just as it was reaching her nipple. I pushed her back on the bed and began licking her cunt again. I slid my tongue inside of her and felt her squirm. She was getting wet again and I was getting hard. I slid a finger deep inside of her to make sure she was wet enough for my next move.
I got up and placed my cock and the entrance of her pussy. She started sobbing as I was getting ready to enter her.


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A national holiday in Detroit—the Detroit Tigers open their 2019 season on April 4 against the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park.
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"Cruising with Ruben & the Jets" by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention Is Released
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets is an album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, released in 1968 (see 1968 in music), and controversially reissued in an alternate mix with newly recorded bass and percussion in 1984.
The album is fashioned as a simultaneous parody of and tribute to the doo-wop music Frank and many of the Mothers grew up with and worked on. The album has been described as a collision of high and low art, with Stravinsky-style chord changes and unusual tempos applied to purposely trite and banal teenage pop love songs. The backing vocals at the end of "Fountain of Love" sing the opening melody from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
The album predated a mini-revival of 1950's rock music styles and touched off the Rock and roll revival movement. Soon after it came out the group Sha-Na-Na formed in New York City to play their own brand of 1950's style doo-wop. Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley relaunched their careers not long after the album was released. Bo Diddley announced "I'm back and I'm feelin' fine" in his comeback single Bo Diddley 1969.
In 1973, a real doo-wop band, consisting of Ruben Guevara, Tony Duran, Robert "Frog" Camarena, Johhny Martinez, Robert "Buffalo" Roberts, Bill Wild, and Bob Zamora approached Zappa to ask him if they could use the name "Ruben and the Jets" for their band. Zappa not only approved of the name, he produced the band's first album, which was titled For Real!, a direct reference to the 1968 Mothers album with the "fake" Ruben & The Jets.


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Sally Bobbins (Michelle Gomez) and Sally Frank (Rosie Cavaliero) are two policewomen. They are the Cagney & Lacey for the 21st century, but with worse hairstyles. They are the Dukes of Hazzard, but with car doors that open. They are Dalziel and Pascoe, but with sillier surnames.


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Marie's Pasta Salad Recipe
So I have a weird confession to make: Although I'm not a picky eater by ANY means, I've always hated pasta salad. Early on, the pasta salads I'd been exposed to were gross - way too sweet, or salty, or the pasta was too firm, or the sauce was too bland. Up until very recently, I've completely avoided pasta salad since I was probably about 12 years old or so.
Recently our friend Trevor (Who you may know as "Mr J" - and if you don't, you probably should!) brought a tub of deli macaroni salad to one of our potluck parties. My first - completely internal, as I was NOT raised by wolves! - instinct was "blech.. macaroni salad!" (Sorry, Trevor!)... until I noticed that it had cubed cheese in it. I'd never seen that before. Curiosity piqued, I tried a bite.. and it was actually pretty good!
Flash forward a few weeks, to earlier this week. My "stress cooking" reflex was triggered, and I was right in the mood for more of that pasta salad. I decided to make pasta salad for the first time in my life... loosely based on that deli one, but tweaked to be a bit more to my tastes.
First off, I ditched the macaroni for Rotini, simply because it's more fun to eat it. I couldn't remember what all was in the salad, so I went with celery for crunch, red pepper for colour, and green onion because I love it.
I based the dressing off of my awesome coleslaw, making sure to not let it get too sweet. Oh, it was GOOD. We went through the whole batch embarrassingly quickly.
A few notes:
1. For the best pasta salad, you want the pasta to actually cook to soft, not just al dente - this allows the pasta to better absorb the flavours from the dressing.
2. Aside from the pasta, this recipe is gluten free. To make a gluten free pasta salad, I recommend using brown rice pasta, and carefully watching it as it cooks - don't let it get to the point of falling apart!
3. My husband thinks it would be even better with peas added to it. I think that triggers my "macaroni salad is gross" instinct, but who knows... I'm not exactly a connoisseur of pasta salad! If it sounds good to you, go for it!
Marie's Pasta Salad Recipe
- 1 lb Uncooked Rotini Pasta*
- 3 Celery chopped
- 5 Green Onions Thinly sliced
- 1 Red Bell Pepper Chopped
- 8 oz Mild Cheddar Cheese Cubed
- 1 ½ cups Mayonnaise
- ⅓ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 1 ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Celery Seed
- Ground Pepper
- Cook pasta according to package directions, but adding a few minutes to the boil time. Drain, and rinse well with cold water until cool. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine celery, green onion, pepper, and cheese, tossing to mix well and break up any cheese cubes that are stuck to each other. Add cooled pasta, gently toss to combine.
- In a separate bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except pepper. Pour over pasta salad, gently toss to completely coat. Season with pepper to taste.
- Cover and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
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"The Leisure Seeker is pretty much like life itself: joyous, painful, moving, tragic, mysterious, and not to be missed."--Booklist, starred review
The Robinas have shared a wonderful life for more than sixty years. Now in their eighties, Ella suffers from cancer and John has Alzheimer's. Yearning for one last adventure, the self-proclaimed "down-on-their-luck geezers" kidnap themselves from the adult children and doctors who seem to run their lives and steal away from their home in suburban Detroit on a forbidden vacation of rediscovery.
With Ella as his vigilant copilot, John steers their '78 Leisure Seeker RV along the forgotten roads of Route 66 toward Disneyland in search of a past they're having a damned hard time remembering. Yet Ella is determined to prove that, when it comes to life, you can go back for seconds--even when everyone says you can't.
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Michael Zadoorian was born & raised in Detroit, Michigan. His short fiction has appeared in many journals, including "The Literary Review" & "American Short Fiction". He lives with his wife in a bungalow filled with many strange old objects & a death-row cat. "Second Hand" is his first novel.
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In this affecting road novel, an elderly married couple leave their Detroit home and take off in their camper for one last adventure together. Ella Robina has "more health problems than a third world country," and her husband, John, is suffering from progressive dementia. Despite protests from their adult children and doctors, Ella and John hit the road and head west to Disneyland. By day, they stop off at cheese-ball tourist attractions, and at night they relive old memories by watching slide shows of their previous family vacations. Along the way, they receive unexpected aid from a rueful goth teenager, outmaneuver some roadside predators, get stopped by the police and consider running for it, and have sex. The ultimate decision Ella makes might seem life affirming to some and a callous betrayal to others, but it's impossible to deny that Ella's wise, feisty voice turns what could be a sappy melodrama into an authentic and funny love story. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Leisure Seeker, The A Novel Chapter One Michigan We are tourists. I have recently come to terms with this. My husband and I were never the kind who traveled to expand our minds. We traveled to have fun--Weeki Wachee, Gatlinburg, South of the Border, Lake George, Rock City, Wall Drug. We have seen swimming pigs and horses, a Russian palace covered with corn, young girls underwater drinking Pepsi-Cola from the seven-ounce bottle, London Bridge in the middle of a desert, a cycling cockatoo riding a tightrope. I guess we always knew. This, our last trip, was appropriately planned at the last minute, the luxury of the retiree. It is one that I'm glad I decided we take, although everybody (doctors, children) forbade us to go. "I strongly, strongly advise against any type of travel, Ella," said Dr. Tomaszewski, one of the seemingly hundreds of physicians currently attending to me, when I hinted that my husband and I might take a trip. When I casually mentioned the idea of even a weekend getaway to my daughter, she used a tone that one would normally reserve for a disobedient puppy. ("No!") But John and I needed a vacation, more than we've ever needed one before. Besides, the doctors only want me to stay around so they can run their tests on me, poke me with their icy instruments, spot shadows inside of me. They've already done plenty of that. And while the children are only concerned with our well-being, it's still really none of their business. Durable power of attorney doesn't mean you get to run the whole show. You yourself might ask: Is this the best idea? Two down-on-their-luck geezers, one with more health problems than a third world country, the other so senile that he doesn't even know what day it is--taking a cross-country road trip? Don't be stupid. Of course it's not a good idea. There's a story about how Mr. Ambrose Bierce, whose scary tales I enjoyed as a young girl, decided when he got to his seventies that he would simply shove off to Mexico. He wrote, "Naturally, it is possible, even probable, that I shall not return. These being strange countries, in which things happen." He also wrote: "It beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stairs." Speaking as someone who is acquainted with all three of those, I heartily agree with old Ambrose. Put simply, we had nothing to lose. So I decided to take action. Our little Leisure Seeker camper van was packed and ready. We have kept it that way ever since retirement. So after assuring my children that a vacation was indeed out of the question, I kidnapped my husband, John, and we stole off, headed for Disneyland. That's where we took the kids, so we like it better than the other one. After all, at this point in our lives, we are more like children than ever. Especially John. From the Detroit area, where we've lived all our lives, we make our way west across the state. It's a lovely trip so far, peaceful and steady. The air stream at my vent window creates a satin whoosh of white noise as the miles tug us from our old selves. Minds clear, aches diminish, worries evaporate, at least for a few hours. John doesn't speak at all but seems very content to drive. He's having one of his quiet days. After about three hours, we stop for our first night in a small resort town that fancies itself an "artists' colony." As you enter the town proper, you pass, shrouded among the evergreens, a painter's palette the size of a children's wading pool, each daub of paint neatly dotted with a colored electric bulb that illuminates its corresponding hue. Next to it, a sign: Saugatuck This is where we spent our honeymoon almost sixty years ago (Mrs. Miller's Boarding House, long since burned down). We rode the Greyhound bus. That was our honeymoon: taking the dog to western Michigan. It was all we could afford, but it was exciting enough for us. (Ah, the advantages of being easily amused.) After checking in at the trailer court, we two walk around town a bit, as much as I'm able, to enjoy what's left of the afternoon. I'm very pleased to be here again with my husband so many years later. It's been at least thirty years since we last visited. I'm surprised to find the town has not changed much--lots of confectioners, art galleries, ice cream parlors, and old-time shops. The park is where I remember it. Many of the early buildings are still standing and in good shape. I'm surprised that the town's fathers didn't feel the need to tear everything down and make it new. They must understand that when people are on vacation, they just want to return to a place that feels familiar, that still feels like it's theirs, even if just for a short time. John and I sit on a bench on Main Street where the autumn air is heavy with the scent of warm fudge. We watch families pass by, wearing shorts and sweatshirts, eating ice cream cones, chattering away, their laughter low-pitched and lackadaisical, the unwound voices of people on vacation. "This is nice," says John, his first words since we got here. "Is this home?" "No, but it is nice," I say. John is always asking if somewhere is home. Especially in the last year or so, when things started getting worse. The memory problems started about four years back, though there were signs of it earlier. It's been a gradual process with him. (My problems arose much more recently.) I've been told that we're lucky, yet it doesn't feel that way. With his mind, first the corners of the blackboard were slowly erased, then the edges, and the edges of edges, creating a circle that grew smaller and smaller, before finally disappearing into itself. What is left are only smudges of recollection here and there, places where the eraser did not completely do its job, reminiscences that I hear again and again. Every once in a while, he knows enough to realize that he has forgotten much of our life together, but these moments happen less and less these days. It cheers me on the rare occasion when he is angered by his forgetfulness because it means he's still on this side, here with me. Most of the time, he's not. It's all right. I am the keeper of the memories. Leisure Seeker, The A Novel . Copyright © by Michael Zadoorian . Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold. Excerpted from The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.


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10 Top Tips to Find Love Online.
Online dating sites are becoming more and more popular recent years. Furthermore, dating industry includes millions of active users worldwide: people are no longer trying to find their love in cafes or clubs, since online dating offers greater choice and plenty of options with a minimum risk of being rejected. If you would like to find love online, these simple tips might be really helpful to succeed.
- Fill in your profile carefully. Your profile on the dating website is like your personal business card. Make sure to add all the necessary information about yourself: your hobbies, preferences and any data which you consider being important.
- Use only current photos. Although you might want to get the best impression of yourself, avoid downloading your old pics. There is nothing more disappointing than to date a person, who looks ten years older than on his photos. The best option to download up to five fresh photos, where you are being photographed alone: no friends or exes!
- Don't be too picky. Describe a person you would like to meet in just a couple of sentences. Avoid writing an essay about the love of your dream, since it can easily spurn a really good match.
- Be yourself. If you're a common manager in the office, don't describe yourself as a big boss of a famous corporation. Never lie or exaggerate your achievements.
- Place the most important information at the top of your profile. Your personal web page can be visited by hundreds of other users everyday – make their search easier.
- Read the profile of your match carefully before you start writing. Some users copy and paste the same message to all the selected users. Be original and you'll get much more responses.
- Make the first move. If you found a girl of your dream, don't hesitate to write her ASAP.
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- Be patient. Some users receive dozens of letters each day. Be patient and don't request an immediate reply to all your messages.
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First of all, no worries! Just continue your search and consider other cool people on the website. Have a good luck!


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Plans submitted for nine bungalows in Dunkeswell
PUBLISHED: 15:00 19 January 2018 | UPDATED: 09:17 22 January 2018
The properties, proposed by Bailey Partnership, are age-restricted for people aged 55 and over.
More than half a dozen bungalows for people aged 55 and over could be built in Dunkeswell if an application is given the green light.
Bailey Partnership has outlined plans to build the nine age-restricted bungalows on land north of Louis Way, close to the main Highfield development.
The application was submitted as the developer says it recognised the 'need for older persons accommodation' within the parish.
It added: "The proposed layout is in a courtyard style in accordance with the asipirations of the Neighbourhood Plan.
"The proposals have also been informed... to ensure that the proposals are elderly and dementia-friendly.
"The proposed courtyard will encourage social interaction between the elderly residents."
Bailey says each bungalow will be single storey, adding: "The proposals would help meet the needs of an increasing number of older people who live in the settlement and who wish to continue to live in their own home a part of the community, rather than having to more away to find specialist accommodation."
The application will be decided by district planners at a later date.
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text: It's time for the whole captcha concept to be put out to pasture, with the many other antispam measures which worked for a while and don't anymore, like black hole lists, sender e-mailback, domain verification and (I predict soon) graylisting. I run a little "food site" domain, which has my food blog and a cooking bulletin board. Since one of these runs on Serendipity and the other on PHPBB, they both attract a lot of comment spam / post spam. So as an experiment, I tried turning captchas on for a few weeks, and then off. Guess how many spammers were blocked by the captchas but not caught by other antispam measures? Exactly none. All turning off captchas meant is that I had more stuff in my moderation queue. No additional spammers got through, although a few did get past the captchas. What did change when I turned on captchas was that it tripled the number of legitimate users who couldn't complete their registration or post comments. In fact, turning on the captchas on my blog cut off the comment stream like a tap, something it still suffers from. I know I've given up on commenting on other people's blogs due to double-captchas with a built-in 30s delay (darn you, Blogspot!). Why are captchas useless? Two reasons: increasingly effective image recognition software, and Mechanical Turk. Spammer scripts increasingly come with captcha defeating components, causing site owners to resort to ever-more-illegible captchas, eventually deterring spammers at the cost of screening out all legitimate users. The false positives now outnumber the true. I agree that captchas "seemed like a good idea at the time", but now they're just annoying. Actually, they're more than just annoying: they are an arrogant way of offloading the site owner's moderation work onto the users of the site. Don't believe me? Well, if you run a site with more traffic than mine (most) which has antispam measures in addition to captchas, try turning them off for a week. I'll bet you that your amount of comment/post spam will not go up appreciably, but your number of "I can't register" e-mails will go way down. You'll note that ITToolBox does not employ captchas, either. Instead, they actually employ moderation screeners in addition to the bloggers. Not only is it effective, it helps the global economy.


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What's in store for the multifamily market for 2019? We check out the predictions so you don't have to! Today we looked at a recent housing report by Zillow to see what the new year might have up its sleeve for the multifamily sector and we discuss some of their predictions (and our thoughts) in today's BAM blog…
More Renters?
According to the Zillow report's research, it looks like mortgage affordability may be on the decline in 2019. They note that although mortgage rates have remained lower than they were during the recession, that is poised to change this year. The 30-year fixed rate will hit 5.8% which hasn't been seen since the ominous year of the Great Recession (2008). Zillow also notes that rising mortgage payments are bypassing home-value gains: all of this means that home-owners may stay put and it may also keep first-time home-owners from jumping into the home buying arena. That could mean renters holding onto leases instead of signing up to be a home-owner. What about home-owners who need to move but are discouraged by rising rates? They could elect to forego the new mortgage and sign a lease instead.
Rents on the Move
According to the Zillow report, the rising mortgage rates will affect what home-buyers can afford and who continues to rent. In turn, they say that rents which have dipped slightly will take a turn and start heading up. They do note that due to continued multifamily construction, rents aren't expected to rise too far beyond income growth.
The Amazon Effect (Even for "Losers")
The Zillow report noted that, interestingly, even cities not chosen for Amazon's HQ2 may get a "win" from devoting planning and ingenuity when hoping to win the bid. They use the example of Atlanta, which lost the bid for Amazon's HQ2, but that may now see another relocated company's headquarters. With jobs and growth come the need for housing!
Home Value Growth Drops
Another interesting factor Zillow pointed out was that home value growth had slowed. In March of this past year growth was at 8%, while this year Zillow experts expect a 3.79% growth. The drop will offset rising mortgage rates somewhat, but will the fact that home value growth is slowing also be a deterrent for those considering buying? Higher mortgage rates and homes with less value may just be a good reason to stay in a lease.


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Carin is the founder of Shattered Hearts Revived ministry. Carin is passionate about counseling and mentoring partners suffering from the traumatic impact from sex addiction in their personal lives and marriages. Carin mentors partners in the ability to thrive based on the LIFE Model, helping partners to understand the pain processing pathway, staying relational, present, and connected and how to maintain organised attachment to God and others. Carin is also passionate about equipping churches and parents about the danger of porn addiction.
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FM Mattsson Mora Group
To fully exploit the strength of its three product brands, FM Mattsson Mora Group is engaged in a long-term process to clearly differentiate and position them on the market. The objective is that as far as possible, products should be mutually complementary, rather than competing. FM Mattsson will be the leading brand for faucets in the Nordics. The key words are safety, sustainability and functionality. Mora Armatur is a premium brand with its emphasis on advanced design tailored to modern lifestyles. Damixa stands for Danish design and good quality.
FM Mattsson Mora Group has sales of over 1 000 MSEK and some 550 full-time employees. Production of the company's products are in Mora, Sweden, and Copenhagen, Denmark.


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Soul Train Awards 2012: Highlights and lowlights
Last night both BET and Centric aired the Soul Train Awards hosted by Comic Cedric the Entertainer.
This year there were three major fashion trends running the red carpet. White seemed to be a popular choice of color, as R&B legend Faith Evans, American Idol alum Leah LaBelle, and Singer Melanie Fiona all donned white ensembles.
While Melanie Fiona was most unique with a doily inspired dress (is this a new trend emerging?), Soulstress Goapele took the night with her metal band around the waist, black sandals and gold earrings.
Keeping with the white trend, Tyler Perry's House of Payneactress Demetria McKinney also incorporated color-blocking in her black and white asymmetrical dress. New 106th & Park host Paigion arrived in a colorblocked red and black number.
The most risky trend of the night had to be prints and fros. Actress Kat Graham worked it with her large print floral extremely high slit dress and huge hair. "Refill" singer and Best New Artist Recipient Elle Varner contained her fro in a low ponytail and wore a black and white graphic print peplum ensemble.
One more disturbing trend re-appeared on this red carpet. Despite how simple it is for men to dress up for nice events, throwing on a well-tailored black suit seems to be too much work in 2012. Mint Condition frontman Stokley Williams arrived in a dark denim, a plaid blazer and, le sigh, sneakers. This look would've been great for an everyday appearance but an awards show? Please try harder next time.
Among the evening's performances where Self-proclaimed Relationship Expert Singer Tyrese with his Song of the Year winning "Stay" followed by fellow TGT members Ginuwine and Tank. John Legend performed his hit "Tonight" from the motion picture soundtrack to Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. Legend was up for several awards and took home the Ashford & Simpson Award for Songwriter of the Year. Ne-Yo performed his hit "Let Me Love You" from his new album R.E.D., this time infusing a bit more soul into the electronica-dance based tune.
The Soul Train Awards was taped on November 8th in Las Vegas. This was the first award show to air since the passing of the show's creator Don Cornelius in February of this year.


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Celebrities who attempt to defend themselves against internet trolls and online social warriors have no right to do so, and need to be reminded of the fact.
This timely warning comes from an online watch group dedicated to keeping people in the public eye firmly in their place. "Just because someone is an actor, or a singer, or a TV presenter, it doesn't give them the right to tweet things that some people might not agree with." So says a spokesman from online watch group Guardians of Decency, who tweet anonymously, and who are keen to spread the word that celebrities are fair game when it comes to vitriolic criticism. "It doesn't matter who you are… whether Hollywood elite, or a D-list reality show contestant. Or just a nobody who runs a charity. If you tweet something which some of your followers don't agree with, or understand, you deserve to be publicly humiliated. Be prepared for your family to be hounded and your career ruined. Ordinary people have moral superiority over your opinions and every aspect of your life, so stop whining."
British actor Dale Spindrift, better known as JJ in popular British soap EastStreet, recently hit the headlines after wishing his Twitter followers Happy Christmas. The seasonal greeting was re-tweeted over 8,000 times, as people who have never heard of him tweeted their anger at the blatant insult to devotees of other religions. "How dare this overpaid, privileged, successful actor ignore the 40% of the UK who aren't Christian. This dangerous idiot shouldn't be allowed to air his thoughts in public as he clearly has no regard for others. We liked him when he was posting GIFs of his cat bumping into things, but now he's overstepped the mark."
Our anonymous spokesman proudly admits to having joined in with the morally outraged who forced Spindrift to delete all his social media accounts and move house. The message to anyone in the public eye is clear: if you can't say anything guaranteed to be inoffensive to everyone, don't say anything at all.


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My new book, A Garden Micellany: An Illustrated Guide to the Elements of the Garden is coming from Timber Press in October of 2019. This was a fun book to write. Lots of history, anecdotes, and information.
I am very excited. There have been numerous events throughout New England – talks and booksignings with more to come.
A Garden Miscellany is available at most bookstores bricks and mortar and online. You can find an independent bookstore near you here: IndieBound.
Or Order Now from an independent bookstore at bookshop.org.
Locally, A Garden Miscellany is available at The Hoot, 86 Storrs Road, Willimantic. (Route 195 on the Storrs town line).
Click here for an early review from Publisher's Weekly.
Click here to watch my talk at the Jacob Edwards Library
The following bookstores have autographed copies:
Hickory Stick Bookshop, 2 Green Hill Road, Washington Depot, CT, 06794
Gibson's Bookstore, 45 South Main Street, Concord, NH 03301
Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College St. South Hadley, MA 01075
Titcomb's Bookshop, 432 Route 6A, East Sandwich, MA 02537
Most of my spring events have been cancelled or rescheduled due to the pandemic. Please check before heading out.
Friday, March 27, 1:00 pm, Talk, Booksigning – Rescheduled, Thursday, September 24.
LiR, QVCC Auditorium, 742 Upper Maple Road, Danielson
Saturday, April 4, 2020, noon –Rescheduled for April 10, 2021
AAUW Luncheon, Talk, Booksigning, Aqua Turf, 566 Mulberry Street, Plantsville, CT, 06479. Ticketed.
Sunday, April 5, 2020, 2 pm, Talk, Booksigning Being rescheduled.
RJ Julia's, Madison, CT
Monday, April 27, 6:30 pm, Talk, Booksigning Rescheduled Spring 2021
Mary Cheney Library, 586 Main Street, Manchester, CT 06043
Saturday, May 16, 11 am
Plant Swap
Pomfret Public Library, 449 Pomfret Street (Route 44), Pomfret, CT
Exhibit of my pottery May and June.
July 30, 6:00, Connecticut Author Trail


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How to Handle Haters
It happens. You do your best to satisfy your customers, to deliver on all of your promises, provide great customer service and create what Denny Hatch used to call CRM: Customer Relationship Magic. ... And then someone starts to complain.
Maybe you screwed up and the complaints are justified. Maybe it's a malcontent. Maybe it's a loon. How do you handle them?
Me, I was brought up old school ...
But maybe that isn't the best attitude to bring into customer service. I've been reading Jay Baer's "Hug Your Haters," which offers a warmer, fuzzier approach to handling these bad-wishers by not treating them like enemies at all. (To be fair, most Internet complainers are out of sword range anyway.)
The 2 Types of Haters
Baer starts with the well-researched assertion that there are two types of complainers.
- Offstage Haters: Complain to the company in person via a channel like phone, email or direct chat, and want to have their issues addressed. They want an answer.
- Onstage Haters: Almost always complain publicly via social media, review sites, forums or other public channels, and they don't necessarily expect a response. They want an audience.
For most companies, most complainers are still in the first category. But the second group is younger and growing fast. In fact, Baer notes that social media itself is making complaining publicly far easier. Specifically, social media makes shallow complaints easier. The kind of post a person might make in a minute, then spend the rest of the day on it, exchanging heated comments with friends.
"When delivered online and in public, a lot of what we call complaints would be classified as a comment if delivered offline, if delivered at all," says Baer in the book. "Annoyances that formerly would have qualified for an inner monologue of 'oh, that sucks' now spur a 'oh, that sucks and I should share it with the world.'"
Not only do onstage haters complain more easily, they complain more vehemently, upping the rhetoric against the company in order to break through the social media clutter and get that attention.
And, as you saw in Dani Cantor's post last week, often onstage complainers don't even want you to reply.
According to Baer, both offstage and onstage haters offer opportunities to brands who understand what they want, and how and when to answer them. He's created a sort of matrix, called "The Hatrix," of what you can expect from both kinds of haters based on where they complain and how you respond.
How to Hug Your Haters
How exactly do you hug these potentially prickly people? That gets complicated. It depends on the channel they've complained in. On some channels, it's as simple as making a reply comment. On others, you need to take steps to get into direct contact, or find another way to bridge the gap.
"The Hug Your Haters approach is to answer every complaint, in every channel, every time," says Baer. Even though he acknowledges that it "almost never happens." There are just too many obstacles for most businesses to deliver on that promise.
The solution he offers are two "playbooks." One for dealing with offstage haters, and the other for dealing with onstage haters.
For offstage haters, the playbook is "HOURS."
- Human (act like one)
- One Channel
- Unify Your Data
- Resolve the Issue
- Speed (resolve it quickly)
For onstage haters, the playbook is "FEARS."
- Find All Mentions
- Empathy (show it to the complainer)
- Answer Publicly
- Reply Only Once
- Switch Channels
Next Steps
Those are the broad strokes of a very in-depth strategy for dealing with haters. How does that compare to how you handle your haters at your own company? Are you seeing more offstage haters or onstage?
For more on the situation and the strategies, check out Jay Baer's book, "Hug Your Haters."
And if you'd like to hear it from Jay Baer himself, be sure to catch the Integrated Marketing Virtual Conference, where he'll be the opening keynote speaker. Baer will be discussing all of these topics and more live during the session!