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Series: The Falconer, #1
Published by Chronicle Books on May 6, 2014
Genres: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult
Format: eBook
Pages: 336 pages
Source: Edelweiss
Sexual Content: kissing
Reviewed by: Kristina
Heiress. Debutant. Murderer. A new generation of heroines has arrived.
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1844
Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, was destined for a life carefully planned around Edinburgh's social events – right up until a faery killed her mother.
Now it's the 1844 winter season and Aileana slaughters faeries in secret, in between the endless round of parties, tea and balls. Armed with modified percussion pistols and explosives, she sheds her aristocratic facade every night to go hunting. She's determined to track down the faery who murdered her mother, and to destroy any who prey on humans in the city's many dark alleyways.
But the balance between high society and her private war is a delicate one, and as the fae infiltrate the ballroom and Aileana's father returns home, she has decisions to make. How much is she willing to lose – and just how far will Aileana go for revenge?
I love books where a high society girl goes to fancy dances and fights evil while still being able to get to 'afternoon tea' with the disapproving relative. THE FALCONER was right up my alley with the fancy dances and dresses in startling contrast to very bloody and violent battles with Scottish fairies. The writing is amazingly fluid and the plot rushed forward that I didn't believe the book actually ended. Another aspect I enjoyed was the little touches of steampunk in the weapons that Aileana used to kill fairies. I kept forgetting that steampunk was an element in this book due to the lack of steampunk in any other part of THE FALCONER aside from the weapons.
There is romance in this book and while I tend to get very annoyed at love triangles, I kind of liked the interaction between Aileana and the two rather uniquely resourceful men in her life. They all seem to fit well into their roles helping her out with the fairies battles and I am glad that a potential love triangle is hopefully not going to happen. My favorite secondary character is Derrick, Aileana's little pixie friend who lives in her closet and help mend her clothes. He's adorable, funny, and is addicted to honey. He brings most of the humor to the story which lightens up a pretty serious and dark leaning book.
THE FALCONER is a pretty great book if you are looking for that perfect blend of Scottish high society and fairy ass kicking. The story is a little abrupt and end in a confusing cliffhanger. I kind of don't know where the story is going but so far it looks to have potential to be a pretty good series. .
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Holy Cross Chapel
The showcase of our campus has received a complete renovation. The entire interior has been repainted, and all icons were cleaned and/or restored. A new imported marble floor was installed, and the aging pews were replaced with hand-carved Byzantine chairs.
The roof has been repaired. The entire Chapel has been re-pointed, replacing damaged brick & bluestone. The oil heating system was removed and replaced with a natural gas boiler with duel fuel usage capabilities.
The narrow asphalt road and walkway was removed, and replaced with brick. The road has been widened from 9 feet to 14 feet. The flagstone patio and fountain have been repaired. The concrete wall was refaced with flagstone. The mahogany doors were removed and professionally refinished. A handicapped ramp was installed. Road and walkway lighting was replaced. A new irrigation system was installed to maintain this beautifully landscaped area.


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Sting busked to improve confidence
01/05/2005 - 15:14:30Back to Showbiz Home
Rock superstar millioniare Sting once busked in disguise in London, to prove he could still make it if he lost everything.
The former Police frontman was haunted after an acquaintance warned him his career would end soon - and set out to prove them wrong.
Sting's longterm friend Jim Berryman writes in his book Sting and I: "He's an insecure bloke. Someone once told him he was getting on and would be finished soon.
"Sting said he could always go busking. He decided to prove it and went to a major London Underground station and was over the moon when he made £40.
"He pulled a hat down over his eyes, but one woman said: 'It's Sting.' The man behind her said: 'You silly cow. It's not him. He's a multi-millionaire.'"


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Stalemate At The Ricoh
The Ricoh Arena
Wednesday 5th March. 7:45pm
Attendance: 15,225
RANGERS picked up a difficult point away to relegation threatened Coventry City, on an evening and performance, which promised so much more for the Sky Blues.
Lee Camp was in inspirational form to single-handedly deny good efforts from Leon Best, Jay Tabb and Michael Mifsud.
A lacklustre Rangers side could offer little in response until the second period, with Akos Buzsaky, Mikele Leigertwood and Damien Delaney all going close from range.
But it was a point a piece for both sides despite Coventry`s dominance in territory and possession.
Buoyed by their excellent Sunday performance infront of the Sky cameras, Gigi De Canio opted to stick with the same team that did the R`s proud by naming an unchanged line-up. The only change was made to the bench, with the returning Chris Barker making the 16 at the expense of Manchester United loanee Kieran Lee.
Coventry were able to call upon influential midfielder Michael Doyle following a 3 match suspension from his sending off in the FA Cup loss at Home to West Brom. Towering defender Elliot Ward returned at the expense of Marcus Hall. There was also a place in the side for creative midfielder Stephen Hughes in place of namesake Michael Hughes as Chris Coleman opted to make changes from the side that lost away at fellow relegation strugglers Scunthorpe.
Coventry were on the front foot from the off looking to put the Rangers back-line under pressure. They even had the ball in the back of the net in the 3rd minute when Scott Dann latched onto a ball from Michael Doyle to strike past Camp; however the defender was in an offside position.
The Sky Blues were really forcing the issue early on, and not giving Rangers a chance to play the ball freely, and their attacking style was really testing for the Rangers rearguard. Defender Elliot Ward missed a good chance in the 9th minute when a surging run from Leon Best found the defender on the edge of the area, but the ex-West Ham player blazed his shot over.
Leon Best then missed another guilt edge chance for City; the ball was bouncing about in the Rangers area and a horrendous attempted clearance from Fitz Hall was sliced and fell to the feet of Best; the striker scuffed his left footed shot, hitting the ball into the ground and onto the roof of the net.
This prompted a reshift for the R`s, with Rowan Vine moving out wide, and Akos Buzsaky going into the middle to support lone striker Patrick Agyemang. This was a defensive move by Gigi De Canio, presumably with a view to retain possession. This however pushed the R`s further back and Michael Mifsud raced in behind Delaney, as yet another ball over the top to a pacey winger looked to be Rangers undoing; however the strikers first touch was too heavy, and Camp smothered the ball at the Mosquito`s feet.
Rangers seemed incapable of holding onto the ball, with long balls up to Patrick Agyemang leaving the Ghanaian isolated and the ball kept coming straight back. Leon Best`s trickery was clever in nudging Matthew Connolly out of the way to race clear of the R`s backline to find himself one-on-one with Camp, the R`s stopper pulled out a good save to deny the former Southampton striker.
Leon Best had another effort which crept through the legs of Matthew Connolly but merely trickled to the Rangers keeper, in one of the easier saves he had to make. This was followed up with a rasping drive from the returning Michael Doyle, as Coventry looked to force the issue in a first half of domination.
Camp was in inspired form as opposed to Rangers as a whole, who appeared disjointed, bewildered and unable to string two passes together. He next in a string of wonder-saves was to deny once Brentford player, Jay Tabb who was really giving the Rangers rearguard a torrid time, the R`s custodian this time saving with his feet. The last act of an entirely forgettable first period for the R`s, with the Sky Blues bemoaning a lack of killer instinct infront of goal.
Half Time: Coventry City 0-0 QPR
In a second half bereft of detail there were few chances of real note. The Rangers players still cheered on by their away support in excess of 1,000 fans were seeking a better second period. But it was the Sky Blues who started the second period in a similar vein, holding the impetus from the off.
Rangers seemed unable to get hold of the ball and distribute the ball to a player in hoops. However they had the first clear cut chance of the second half. Akos Buzsaky took it upon himself to drive from the midfield, the ball sat up nicely for The Magical Magyar and his dipping volley was sent onto the roof of the net.
Rangers` next chance was from the most unlikely of sources. Marauding full-back Damien Delaney found himself in a similar scenario to Buzsaky, but left-footed effort was slightly more wayward, drifting wide of Andy Marshall`s right hand post.
Dangerman Leon Best was then booked for deliberate handball, after latching onto an attacking cross from the influential Michael Mifsud. The striker just couldn`t take the ball in his stride and was forced to handle.
The Rangers fans were cheering and chanting for Akos Buzsaky, and midfielder nearly obliged with a goal, only a splendid 73rd minute save from Andy Marshall denied the Hungarian, who stood out as one of Rangers better players on the evening.
Michael Mifsud was a constant thorn in the Rangers backline, the long searching balls over the top for him were starting the dry up, and the Maltese international found himself coming short and running at Damien Delaney who found it difficult to cope with the trickery and pace of the slayer of Old Trafford. He failed to create any more chances of note for Coventry who were reduced to half chances for all the games possession.
Mikele Leigertwood`s prod at goal which dipped narrowly over the bar was all that Rangers had to muster in the second period apart from the effort which was arguably Rangers best chance of the match. Substitute Dexter Blackstock, who had entered the fray at the expense of the ineffective Patrick Agyemang, almost latched onto an incisive cross from the lively Hogan Ephraim, with defence and goalkeeper at odds to deal with the striker, the ball rebounded off Marshall for a corner.
A somewhat disappointing point, but a point nevertheless for the R`s, who on another day could have succumbed to a heavy defeat, if Leon Best and Coventry had had their shooting boots donned.
Full Time: Coventry City 0-0 QPR
Star Player
Player Ratings
Lee Camp 8/10
Michael Mancienne 5/10
Damien Delaney 5/10
Fitz Hall 6/10
Matthew Connolly 5/10
Akos Buzsaky 7/10
Hogan Ephraim 7/10
Martin Rowlands 6/10
Mikele Leigertwood 5/10
Rowan Vine 4/10
Patrick Agyemang 6/10
Dexter Blackstock 6/10
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Opponent Rating
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Siem Reap, Cambodia
Visa Siem Reap Reviews
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Rip-Off Visa Scam at Cambodian Border Apr 03, 2011
Unfortunately i had the unpleasant experience of obtaining a visa from the Cambodian border of Siem Reap twice.
The first time i obtained my Cambodian visa at the border instead of doing this online before i left the UK. The 2nd i had overstayed my time in Thailand so i had to cross the border into Cambodia (and therefore obtain another Cambodian visa) before crossing back over into Thailand.
Both times the separate companies we travelled with stopped us before the border and tried to get us to pay an inflated amount by obtaining our visa's thru them. They tried to mislead us by saying visa's took days at the border (this is BS, they are done straight away at border control) and then when we refused to listen to them they got agressive and left us to walk the rest of the way to the border on our own.
After experiencing this the 1st time we specifically asked the next tour operator we booked thru to ensure we had a reputable bus firm who wouldn't make any stops before the border. This made no difference and we were again stopped 5 mins drive from the border at an "office" and told to fill in forms for the visa and hand over too much money. The people here were even worse than the last lot and i had to argue with them that i was meeting a friend at the border who had my visa. (they even had the cheek to ask for my friends number so they could check)
Save yourself the hassle by getting your visa online before you leave the UK or fly into the country.
Save youself the hassle of this by
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Get the E-visa before going to Cambodia. You do it all on the internet and it saves you mega time at the Siem Reap airport. It's not any cheaper than the regular visa but it is a time saver.
And remember to keep $25 US for the airport exit tax...
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1. Planning an IPv4 Addressing Scheme (Tasks)
2. Planning an IPv6 Addressing Scheme (Overview)
Address Autoconfiguration and Neighbor Discovery
Improved Support for IP Header Options
Application Support for IPv6 Addressing
IPv6 Requests for Comments and Internet Drafts
Transitional Global Unicast Addresses
IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol Overview
IPv6 Address Autoconfiguration
Stateless Autoconfiguration Overview
3. Planning an IPv6 Network (Tasks)
4. Configuring TCP/IP Network Services and IPv4 Addressing (Tasks)
5. Enabling IPv6 on a Network (Tasks)
6. Administering a TCP/IP Network (Tasks)
8. Troubleshooting Network Problems (Tasks)
9. TCP/IP and IPv4 in Depth (Reference)
12. Planning for DHCP Service (Tasks)
13. Configuring the DHCP Service (Tasks)
14. Administering DHCP (Tasks)
15. Configuring and Administering the DHCP Client
16. Troubleshooting DHCP (Reference)
17. DHCP Commands and Files (Reference)
18. IP Security Architecture (Overview)
20. IP Security Architecture (Reference)
21. Internet Key Exchange (Overview)
23. Internet Key Exchange (Reference)
24. IP Filter in Oracle Solaris (Overview)
Part IV Networking Performance
26. Integrated Load Balancer Overview
27. Configuration of Integrated Load Balancer Tasks
28. Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (Overview)
29. VRRP Configuration (Tasks)
30. Implementing Congestion Control
Part V IP Quality of Service (IPQoS)
31. Introducing IPQoS (Overview)
32. Planning for an IPQoS-Enabled Network (Tasks)
33. Creating the IPQoS Configuration File (Tasks)
34. Starting and Maintaining IPQoS (Tasks)
35. Using Flow Accounting and Statistics Gathering (Tasks)
36. IPQoS in Detail (Reference)
This section introduces terms that are fundamental to the IPv6 network topology. The following figure shows the basic parts of an IPv6 network.
Figure 2-1 Basic Components of an IPv6 Network
The figure depicts an IPv6 network and its connection to an ISP. The internal network consists of Links 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each link is populated by hosts and terminated by a router. Link 4, which is the network's DMZ, is terminated on one end by the boundary router. The boundary router runs an IPv6 tunnel to an ISP, which provides Internet connectivity for the network. Links 2 and 3 are administered as Subnet 8a. Subnet 8b consists only of systems on Link 1. Subnet 8c is contiguous with the DMZ on Link 4.
As illustrated in Figure 2-1, an IPv6 network has essentially the same components as an IPv4 network. However, IPv6 terminology differs slightly from IPv4 terminology. Here is a list of familiar terms for network components as they are used in an IPv6 context.
Any system with an IPv6 address and interface that is configured for IPv6 support. This generic term applies to both hosts and routers.
A node that forwards IPv6 packets. At least one of the router's interfaces must be configured for IPv6 support. An IPv6 router can also advertise the registered IPv6 site prefix for the enterprise over the internal network.
A node with an IPv6 address. An IPv6 host can have more than one interface that is configured for IPv6 support. As in IPv4, IPv6 hosts do not forward packets.
A single, contiguous network medium that is bounded on either end by a router.
An IPv6 node that is on the same link as the local node.
The administrative segment of an IPv6 network. Components of an IPv6 subnet can directly correspond to all nodes on a link, as in IPv4. Nodes on a link can be administered in separate subnets, if required. Additionally, IPv6 does support multilink subnets, where nodes on more than one link can be components of a single subnet. Links 2 and 3 in Figure 2-1 are components of multilink Subnet 8a.
A tunnel that provides a virtual point-to-point path between an IPv6 node and another IPv6 node endpoint. IPv6 supports manually configurable tunnels and automatic 6to4 tunnels.
The router at the edge of a network that provides one end of the IPv6 tunnel to an endpoint outside the local network. This router must have at least one IPv6 interface to the internal network. For the external network, the router can have an IPv6 interface or an IPv4 interface.


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Please enjoy these Quotes about Refreshing and Friendship from my collection of Friendship quotes.
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing,
wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating;
there is really no such thing as bad weather,
only different kinds of good weather.
- John Ruskin
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But if you think you aren't creative that's cool,
I think being around people who aren't creative is
kind of refreshing and nice.
- Joel Hodgson
Because I get nervous all the time.
It's weird but I think it's fun and it's refreshing.
It's always good to be that way.
That keeps me appreciative of everything.
- Christina Milian
It's pretty refreshing to be in a situation where the
spotlight is on someone else.
- Marion Cotillard
I find it refreshing to unplug from it for a while.
You kind of forget how deeply you get embedded in it.
- Will Wright
It is refreshing to be able to express my views without
having to toe a party line.
It has got me into trouble on the odd occasion,
but I am not going to stop saying what I think.
- Pauline Hanson
It only works because we still amuse each other.
After we have been working with other people,
it is so refreshing to laugh unreservedly when we are back together again.
- Adrian Edmondson
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I'd been trying for a while to get parts that weren't
just the English bad guy,
so it was quite refreshing to be playing someone who was a compassionate,
decent guy.
- Sean Bean
It's refreshing to hear something that's pop but doesn't
sound like Britney Spears.
- Siobhan Fahey
What is so refreshing playing with Neil Finn and all
his friends is these people think exactly the same -
regular people doing their thing and separating the music from the business.
- Ed O'Brien
It's always refreshing to step into another time.
- Diane Lane
My place in Chicago is a 105 year old house,
but I really like contemporary spaces too,
so it's refreshing and fun to be in a space where you
can do contemporary things.
- Ted Allen
The interval allowed was only five minutes,
at the end of which I resumed the lecture;
but so refreshing was the effects of the brief rest and,
above all, the admission of pure air,
that during the second hour the attention was as completely
sustained as during the first.
- George Combe
As we abide in sleep, intuitively resonating with the
sum of all our experiences -
this life and beyond -
we gain refreshing perspective on our efforts and have
an opportunity to remember what we know.
- Henry Reed
And as a character, what I found very inspiring about playing Dharma,
especially at that time, is that the women on television
were more neurotic than they were free.
And I thought, this is a rare bird and this is unique
on television and I think it's really refreshing.
- Jenna Elfman
I feel like my music is just an extension of my acting.
I treat the songs like scenes that tell a story...
it's very similar.
My favorite thing is when cartoon fans show up to my live gigs!
They are always the most kick-butt audience members
'cause they're not trying to act all cool like a lot of the music fans do!
It's refreshing!!
- Grey DeLisle
Your candor is worth everything to your cause.
It is refreshing to find a person with a new theory
who frankly confesses that he finds difficulties,
insurmountable, at least for the present.
- Asa Gray
Rest when you're weary.
Refresh and renew yourself, your body,
your mind, your spirit.
Then get back to work.
- Ralph Marston
My purpose is to refuel, refresh and rejuvenate moms.
- Lisa Whelchel
I think that the job of poetry, its political job,
is to refresh the idea of justice, which is going dead in us all the time.
- Robert Hass
Beauty, sweet love, is like the morning dew,
Whose short refresh upon tender green,
Cheers for a time, but till the sun doth show And straight is gone,
as it had never been.
- Samuel Daniel
I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going
into another in the series and need to refresh my mood
when originating the concept.
- Anne McCaffrey
To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye,
to restore it, and to render it the more fit for its
prime function of looking forward.
- Margaret Fairless Barber
I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other
reason than to refresh my commitment to science.
- Heinz R. Pagels
It was supposed to be a year or two just to refresh my batteries,
but I moved to Silicon Valley in the early 90's,
and one thing let to another, got very involved in high tech,
and formed a company and it ended up doing pretty well.
- Thomas Dolby
As with sound, images are subjective.
You and I may not see the same color red as red,
but we will probably agree that the image on the screen
is a digital image or film image,
based on contrast, bit depth, and refresh rate.
- John Dykstra
This act demonstrates graphically a turning away the past and moving ahead.
You now get to refresh your time in a friendly way
by running with the watch instead of against it or away from it.
- Joe Henderson
The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly
ordinary people look because they haven't had their
chin wrapped around the back of their ears.
- Ian Mckellen
In all honesty my cake was baking when I met Al -
I had made up in my mind already to get physically healthy.
He refreshingly was on his own journey so it was almost
as if we walked together.
- Star Jones
The repose of sleep refreshes only the body.
It rarely sets the soul at rest.
The repose of the night does not belong to us.
It is not the possession of our being.
Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms.
In the morning we must sweep out the shadows.
- Gaston Bachelard
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time
with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
- Thomas Jefferson
Every year or so, I try to do something;
it keeps me refreshed as to what's going on in front of the lens,
and I understand what the actor is going through.
- Martin Scorsese
Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing,
but the inexorable succession of generations requires
that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed.
- Garrett Hardin
I think they will feel refreshed because I cater to a mature audience.
- Slick Rick
Poetry leads us to the unstructured sources of our beings,
to the unknown, and returns us to our rational,
structured selves refreshed.
- A. R. Ammons
I have avoided becoming stale by putting a little water on the plate,
lying on the plate, and having myself refreshed in
a toaster oven for 23 minutes once every month.
- Dean Koontz
In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter,
and sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things the heart finds its
morning and is refreshed.
- Khalil Gibran
My heart, which is so full to overflowing,
has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.
- Martin Luther
You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people.
Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure
on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow
yourself to say anything gloomy.
- Lydia M. Child
Fear is the root of the tree of suffering.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree
is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
- Burton Hills
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
- Khalil Gibran
All things share the same breath -
the beast, the tree, the man...
the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.
- Chief Seattle (attributed)
Have you ever hugged a tree?
Hug a tree, and one day you will come to know
that it is not only that
you have hugged the tree
but that the tree also responds,
the tree also hugs you.
- Osho
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
- Lao Tzu
I don't have to look up my family tree,
because I know that I'm the sap.
- Fred Allen
To know God, watch a butterfly return to the same tree -
after a year and a thousand miles.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Give me six hours to chop down a tree
and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
- Abraham Lincoln
Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore.
There is always something to make you wonder
in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.
- Albert Schweitzer
I never saw a discontented tree.
They grip the ground as though they liked it,
and though fast rooted, they travel about as far as we do.
- John Muir
Feel Unity with Spirit and All Creation
All things share the same breath the
beast, the tree, the man... the air
shares its spirit with all the life it supports.
- Chief Seattle [actually written by screenwriter Ted Perry in 1972]
I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Everybody is a genius.
But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,
it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
- Albert Einstein
Great talents are the most lovely
and often the most dangerous
fruits on the tree of humanity.
They hang upon the most slender twigs
that are easily snapped off.
- Carl Jung
If I had eight hours to chop down a tree,
I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax.
- Abraham Lincoln
The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone,
play a slide trombone, plant a small tree,
good God, now you're free.
- Ray Manzarek
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.
The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
- Abraham Lincoln
One will never again look at a birch tree,
after the Robert Frost poem, in exactly the same way.
- Paul Muldoon
Break open a cherry tree and there are no flowers,
but the spring breeze brings forth myriad blossoms.
- Ikkyu Sojun
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.
- Albert Einstein
If a tree dies, plant another in its place.
- Carolus Linnaeus
As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree,'
probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
- Woody Allen
Emancipation from the bondage of the soil
is no freedom for the tree.
- Rabindranath Tagore
Be not like the sugarcane -
do not hold your sweetness inside.
Be like the fruit tree -
be generous with your best.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie (inspired by Tagore)
We are born believing.
A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to
time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
- Lyn Nofziger
Pause to appreciate the beauty around you.
Whether rainbow or butterfly,
mountain or tree, painting or poem -
whether crafted by nature or by a human hand -
beauty adds a magical element to life
that surpasses logic and science.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider,
every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.
- Martin Luther
A few minutes ago every tree was excited,
bowing to the roaring storm,
waving, swirling, tossing their branches
in glorious enthusiasm like worship.
But though to the outer ear these trees
are now silent, their songs never cease.
- John Muir
A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire,
in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a
dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.
- Hal Borland
One day Alice came to a fork in the road
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Lake Steinhude Weekend
You can circumnavigate the lake that forms the heart of this Nature Park on the 32 km Lake Steinhude Circuit. Visit the island of Wilhelmstein and explore the unique baroque fortress, designed and built in days long gone by by William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, as an impregnable place of refuge.
Even just crossing the Lake on one of the historic sailing boats is a very particular experience. The price also includes two evening meals in a restaurant selected for you.
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Economic growth slowed more than was originally reported in the second quarter. GDP for the United States expanded 1.3%, revised down from original estimates reported to be 1.7%.
Dr. Larry Bucshon (IN-08) released the following statement regarding the failed recovery:
"Under President Obama, recovery has meant less jobs, more debt, and higher taxes. We have faced unemployment above 8% for 43 consecutive months, record high gas prices, and families have lost $4,000 of income, all during anemic economy that grew 1.3 percent in the second quarter. Hoosiers cannot afford four more years of economic failure and they cannot afford to elect a rubber stamp, like career politician Dave Crooks, for this president's failed economic policies. Dave Crooks' plan to address this country's economic crisis is to support President Obama's agenda as he has failed to offer his own.
"In August, I kicked off my "Made IN Indiana' tour by releasing an update to my "Jobs and Economic Recovery Plan," a plan to grow the economy and put people back to work. As I have met with businesses across the 8th District, I continue to hear that the Obama-Crooks agenda is failing hardworking Hoosiers.
"We can grow the economy by restoring confidence with our nation's job creators, ending burdensome and costly regulations, reforming the tax code so that American companies are competitive in the global economy, repealing Obamacare, and helping those out of work seek the education and training they need."
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-- Launch coincides with new Boeing 787 Dreamliner debut --
TORONTO, May 20, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Today's official debut of a new brand campaign and the arrival of Air Canada's new Boeing 787 Dreamliner usher in a new era for the nation's airline.
In 2009, Air Canada declared its ambition to become a true global carrier, competing against the world's best airlines. Five years later, several key elements of that strategy are now in place, including:
"Given the evolution of our business strategy, the time is right for us to adopt a more global brand positioning," said Craig Landry, Vice President, Marketing at Air Canada. "Air Canada successfully competes every day with the best airlines in the world, and we wanted a creative brand platform that would help elevate our brand and reflect our aspirations."
Your World Awaits
The breaking campaign, by JWT Canada, Air Canada's new AOR appointed in September, connects the evolution of Air Canada's product and service strategy with an ongoing commitment to deliver the world class travel experience today's traveller expects. It also builds on a key insight from consumers that the richness of their experiences when they travel becomes a part of them and forms a part of who they are.
The work launches a new tagline, "Your world awaits." which serves as an invitation to the Air Canada experience and celebrates the sense of curiosity and pursuit of excellence that the airline shares with today's global traveller. "It's a new voice, tone and manner for Air Canada, yes, but is also about listening to our customers," says Selma Filali, Director Marketing Communications at Air Canada. "For us, it's about reflecting our commitment to meet the highest expectations that will help the globally minded traveller make the most of the experiences ahead of them," Filali explains.
A fresh, sophisticated photographic look, a premium and global sensibility, and a more provocative tone of voice support the invitation to the enriching experience that the tagline evokes.
"Today's traveller lives life on a global scale. They seek experiences that turn every journey into an opportunity to do more, be better and to go farther on a more personal level," says Susan KimKirkland, JWT's CEO. "Air Canada knows that they expect more from airlines and they are focused on improving the flight experience for their customers. This campaign is in direct response to what the traveller is telling us - Travel isn't an escape anymore, it's an entrance."
"We are so excited to show Canadians, and the world at large, that we are proud to be the airline that connects people to the amazing world that awaits us all every day," adds Filali.
The integrated campaign debuts across the country today in both languages with an innovative media strategy that includes:
The new campaign will also be supported in broadcast TV set to launch nationally in July.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international airline serving more than 180 destinations on five continents. Canada's flag carrier is among the 20 largest airlines in the world and in 2013 served more than 35 million customers. Air Canada provides scheduled passenger service directly to 60 Canadian cities, 49 destinations in the United States and 72 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation network serving 1,269 airports in 193 countries. Air Canada is the only international network carrier in North America to receive a Four-Star ranking according to independent U.K. research firm Skytrax that ranked Air Canada in a worldwide survey of more than 18 million airline passengers as Best Airline in North America in 2013 for the fourth consecutive year. For more information, please visit: www.aircanada.com.
About JWT Canada
JWT is the world's best-known marketing communications brand that has been inventing pioneering ideas for the past 150 years, JWT Canada for 84 of those years. With three locations in Canada, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, JWT is a true global network with more than 200 offices in over 90 countries, employing nearly 10,000 marketing professionals. JWT consistently ranks among the top agency networks in the world and continues a dominant presence in the industry by staying on the leading edge - from producing the first-ever TV commercial in 1939 to developing award-winning branded content today. For more information, please visit www.jwtcanada.ca and follow @JWTCanada.
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School Holiday Programs: Four Day Learn to Surf Program (Manly Beach)
School Holiday Four Day Learn to Surf Program
Matt Grainger, head coach of Manly Surf School, has been working on school holiday programs from 1983, since he was 13 years old. 25 years later he is still doing it and loving every minute of it. Seeing a young kid stand on a board for the first time is a buzz for the instructor as well as the student.
Matt and his team of instructors run 4 day courses for kids every school holidays, even in winter. All kids are provided with the right surfboard, wetsuit and placed in the right age group to get them having the most fun and learning quicker.
Generally the kids are split into age groups from 5 yrs to 8 yrs, 8yrs to 11 yrs, 11yrs to 14yrs and 14yrs to 17yrs. 17yrs and over surf in the adults classes. Friends and siblings aren't split up if they don't want to be. We cater for all the students needs. The classes run for 1.5 hours as we find the kids are starting to tire by the end of the lesson.
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Columbia Sportswear, Sport Chek & a Sweet Deal!
Last summer, in preparation for the upcoming winter season, we purchased a snowsuit for my eldest daughter. My youngest daughter was going to be just fine as she had her sister's hand-me-downs from the previous year. Although the coat had seen better days it was still in good condition and I assumed that it would carry her through another year.
Sadly, I was mistaken. Her down coat has been releasing feathers consistently over the past couple of weeks thanks to a mishap she had at school. To make a long story short, we decided that we would check out the deals after Christmas, during Boxing Week.
We lucked out on our first stop to Sport Chek and picked up a beautiful Columbia jacket for 50% off! If you're in need of a winter coat or snow pants, Sport Chek has a Winter Jacket Clearance event going on where many of their brands are 30-50% off.
Columbia's Girls Shimmer Me Jacket with is regularly $99.99 and it was discounted to $49.99. My daughter chose the Red Hibiscus Gingham as her colour of choice and it suits her perfectly. It's very lightweight and thin, yet it's super warm thanks to the Omni-Shield® Reflective technology that lines the inside, reflecting and radiating your own heat.
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Similar to a poker run, an organized event where motorcyclists pay an entry fee and then follow a prescribed course with checkpoints, at each of which dice are rolled and the result recorded. At the last checkpoint a winner is determined and prizes awarded, typically at a party. Proceeds usually go to benefit a charity.
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The problem isn't just that this kind of artificial solution for premature ejaculation cure remains inaccessible in the U.S., it's the inherent risks tied to this solution for how to last longer in bed
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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 3, 2009
American men who eagerly await an FDA approved premature ejaculation pill will find no relief from the overseas approval of dapoxetine. Marketed under the brand name Priligy™, dapoxetine has been approved for medical use in Sweden and Finland, but was rejected for use at this time by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration.
"The need remains to develop libido products that are suitable alternatives to drugs and not only help men last longer and offer the chance at healthy, satisfying sex lives, but are safe and detached of potentially harmful side effects," stated W. Baclini, founder of one of the most respected manufacturers of male health and performance supplements, Zurich Medical Labs in Los Angeles, California.
An estimated 30 million adult men in the United States endure problems with premature ejaculation, a condition thought to affect up to 30% of the male population worldwide. Health experts attribute lack of climax control to low levels of naturally produced brain chemical, serotonin. This important 'feel-good' neurotransmitter is responsible for regulating mood and mental faculties, promoting proper nervous system function and helps prolong orgasm.
Dapoxetine is among a class of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drugs that include antidepressants which are widely used to stimulate production of serotonin to last longer in bed. Major drug intolerances including nausea, headaches, diarrhea and dizziness are associated with SSRIs leaving many men tentative about using them to stop premature ejaculation.
"The problem isn't just that this kind of artificial solution for premature ejaculation cure remains inaccessible in the U.S., it's the inherent risks tied to this solution for how to last longer in bed," adds Baclini. Only a fragment of men who experience lack of climax control seek help for this distressing problem that can disrupt personal relationships and intimacy.
Responding to the unmet need for an effective, scientifically proven home remedy for quick climax, Zurich Medical Labs developed Prematrol as a safe, drug-free approach to help achieve better control and male sexual health. Prematrol uses an advanced blend of naturally potent ingredients known to influence serotonin and believed to prolong orgasm.
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By focusing on these areas we've found here at Sotic that we've been able to gain a far greater understanding of our client's stakeholders and design sites and campaigns that achieve greater levels of engagement.
Timing is everything
Your fans and stakeholders have busy and varied weeks just like you and me. We're also creatures of habit and return to the same core sites regularly. But we often want different things from these sites at different times. That's partly a desire for fresh and interesting content but it's also an expectation that I will be able to see information relevant to this moment.
It is critical that when designing and developing your website, you take the time to understand your visitors' weekly/monthly habits and needs. Through primary research and secondary analysis of traffic data, it is possible to create a useful timeline of who is accessing your site and what they are looking for. If your goal is to provide a site that really provides a user experience that will engage and please, then surely you want to know what your users want and when they want it.
The insight you gain can be then applied in many different ways. As an example we have created the functionality on some of our sites where the Home Page automatically morphs from its usual style to the live Match Preview at a set time with all the relevant player lists, blog, commentary and social media feeds flowing in to help build the hype before the game. The home page continues to be the Live Match Centre following the opening of the game providing all live stats, commentary, social media content, imagery and video footage. At an agreed time after the end of the event the home page then returns to the usual Home Page and presents all the relevant post match content that fans crave.
The same is just as true for corporate stakeholders or your sponsors. You need to first understand when is best to present the relevant content to them and then make that happen in a way that is engaging and enjoyable to the visitor.
Of course, this is also an area that you need to track on an ongoing basis - people's habits change and so must the experience you provide them with.
Location, location, location
This topic is closely connected with the timing question discussed above. Just like your visitors have different needs at different times, they also have different requirements based upon their location.
The location issue has become so important as devices such as tablets and smart phones have become more common and powerful.
Responsive design certainly helps to ensure that you can present your website content in the most appropriate fashion no matter which device the visitor is using. But if you are sitting back and thinking that you've got this one ticked off because your current site is responsive, then think again.
It is critical that you also consider the type of content that users will be most interested in, what device they will be using to access that content and then how best to present it to them.
When your insights on these two topics are combined effectively, you will find that you are in a position to deliver a far more engaging user journey. This will lead to a broad range of improvements when it comes to user feedback, visits, repeat visits and dwell time.
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In Julius Caesar, what are the main reasons given by the conspirators for the assassination of Caesar? Do you think they were justified in killing Julius Caesar?
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The only conspirators who expressed reasons for assassinating Caesar were Cassius and Brutus. Shakespeare had a lot of history to condense into a stage play, and he relied heavily on Plutarch's "Life of Julius Caesar," "Life of Brutus," and "Life of Antony" in English translations. The real Julius Caesar was a remarkably dynamic man who intended to become the supreme ruler of the Roman Empire in order to solve the many economic, political, and military problems the empire was facing. There were people who wanted a "strong man," on the order of Mussolini, Hitler, and Stalin. There were people who feared such a strong man because he threatened their privileged positions. Cassius was motivated by envy and fear for his personal safety. He knows that Caesar dislikes him and might even have him killed. It is significant that in Act 1, Scene 2, he says to himself:
Caesar doth bear me hard; but he loves Brutus:
If I were Brutus now and he were Cassius,
He should not humour me.
Like some of the other conspirators, Cassius has only selfish reasons for wanting Caesar assassination. He would gladly accept Caesar as king if he thought it would do him any good. Only Brutus has logical, unselfish reasons for participating in the plot. He expresses them in a famous soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 1:
It must be by his death: and for my part,
I know no personal cause to spurn at him,
But for the general. He would be crown'd:
How that might change his nature, there's the question.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder;
And that craves wary walking. Crown him?--that;--
And then, I grant, we put a sting in him,
That at his will he may do danger with.
The abuse of greatness is, when it disjoins
Remorse from power: and, to speak truth of Caesar,
I have not known when his affections sway'd
More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof,
That lowliness is young ambition's ladder,
Whereto the climber-upward turns his face;
But when he once attains the upmost round.
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees
By which he did ascend. So Caesar may.
Then, lest he may, prevent. And, since the quarrel
Will bear no colour for the thing he is,
Fashion it thus; that what he is, augmented,
Would run to these and these extremities:
And therefore think him as a serpent's egg
Which, hatch'd, would, as his kind, grow mischievous,
And kill him in the shell.
I inadvertently posted my answer before trying to respond to the question: "Do you think they were justified in killing Julius Caesar?"
This seems more like a historical question. Julius Caesar was actually assassinated for many complex reasons which Shakespeare could not deal with in a stage play. In the first half of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare makes the audience sympathize with the conspirators, largely because Brutus is the leader and seems like such an honorable and sincere character. But then Shakespeare, in obedience to actual history, turns the play completely around and makes the audience sympathize with Mark Antony and Octavius because they were, after all, on the winning side in history.
I don't know whether I think they were justified in killing Julius Caesar. I don't think Shakespeare cared especially whether they were right or wrong. He was just trying to make drama out of real history. We can sympathize with Caesar, with Brutus, with Antony, and with Octavius, but not with Cassius, who instigated the whole plot for selfish reasons.
It seems to me that if Julius Caesar had become king or emperor, he would have ruled in a way very similar to that actually done by his heir Octavius Caesar. It would seem that the empire was evolving from a republic into a monarchy and would have done so regardless of who became the supreme ruler. We in the United States of America should be concerned about how our own nation is evolvinig from an small and weak isolationist democracy into a world empire. Nothing ever remains the same. Everything is always changing.


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DES MOINES, Iowa (KWQC) – A Des Moines woman is in custody after a series of events involving the endangerment of her 2-year-old.
Police were dispatched to Miss V's Honky Tonk Island bar in Des Moines just before 3:30 p.m. on July 27, after a bartender reported a woman in a bikini top and denim shorts was not supervising her child. Mary Carpenter, 25, was highly intoxicated and had allowed her child to run around the bar and roll on the dirty floor. When the bartender confronted her, Carpenter became very upset, slamming her drink down and yelling obscenities. She then left the bar with her child.
A witness, concerned for the child's welfare, followed Carpenter while the bartender called police. Carpenter then abandoned the child in a stroller and began running down the street. The witness stayed with the child until police arrived. Carpenter then returned, highly upset and clearly under the influence of alcohol and possibly another substance.
Police placed Carpenter in custody without incident and found a partially full bottle of vodka in the child's stroller. An initial breathalyzer test recorded a blood alcohol content of 0.183.
Carpenter was allowed to sit with her child in the backseat of the police car while officers waited for a family member to arrive to take custody of the child. Carpenter slipped out of her handcuffs, and when officers noticed, they took the child away from her, causing Carpenter to become very upset. In an attempt to take control of the child, she punched both her child and a police officer in the face. Neither was injured. Carpenter was taken to the ground and cuffed by officers again.
Carpenter's family member soon arrived to take the child, and Carpenter was transported to Polk County Jail. She is facing charges of child endangerment, assault on a police officer, and public intoxication.


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James Argent has been found "safe and well" after he was reported missing in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Celebrity and fans have been tweeting their reaction to the news of the reality star's safe return.
Corrie actor Charlie Condou expressed his sympathy for James' family simply saying: "I hope he's ok".
The Only Way is Essex original cast member and sometime singer appeared in the latest series of the show and was seen trying to woo back his on-off ex-girlfriend Lydia Bright.
His former flame is currently in Italy on holiday according to one of Arg's last tweets before he disappeared: "I really miss my old pal @LydiaRoseBright will you hurry up and get back from Italy ASAP! #Needy x."
It looks like Lydia is yet to find out about her co-star's antics as she has been quiet on Twitter so far.
James Argent's parents announced they'd received a phone call from their son saying that his phone had broken and was in Blackpool.
It emerged that James had turned up at the wrong airport with a broken phone leaving him apparently unable to contact anyone.
Twitter fans certainly saw the funny side of the television star's mistake.


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Having problems with your Canon PowerShot A75 Digital Camera ?
I Have a problem when i turn on Camera I cannot see any thing in LCD is dark & only lines are over there
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This sounds like it might be a defective CCD imager. If so, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. Please check the following two links for more info:
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This sounds like it might be a defective CCD imager. If so, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. Please check the following two links for more info:\015\ ... Canon PowerShot A75 Digital Camera
The LCD Monitor of my Canon PowerShot A95 shows purple, white, and black horizontal lines instead of a clear image of what is in the Viewfinder. Pictures taken while showing up this way on the LCD Monitor turn out with the same fuzzy stripes. Light lines show up in the well-lit areas of the scene and dark lines show up where the scene is dark. The problem was intermittent for months but now cannot be corrected by powering off. Thanks, Steve
See this FixYa link. ... Canon PowerShot A95 Digital Camera
When I try to take a picture, the LCD displays a lot of colorfull squiggly lines instead of the scene that I want to capture. When I turn it ON, the Zoom lens extends normally, then the colored lines appear with the following settings on the screen. Auto, 1M 178, ISO 400, ! plus a hand icon, AUTO, 4, F2.8. No matter which mode I choose, the same thing happens. Looking through the EVF shows the same thing. Note; I can view several good pictures that I took before the problem showed up. If I
This would be caused by a defective CCD sensor inside rad this advisory from canon below:\015\012\015\012http://www.dpre ... Fuji FinePix S5000 Digital Camera
My pictures and the lcd screen come out blurry and pink, with horizontal lines across I have a Sony CyberShot DSC-T1 Digital Camera with 5 megapixels and 3x optical zoom I got in 2004. When I take pictures using flash, the light or white colored objects and people turn out pink on the LCD screen. The image isn't distorted and there aren't any lines or blurry images. Things just turn pink... Very frustrating!
Hi,\015\012Camera symptoms shows bad CCD Imager in camera and this part needs to be replaced.\015\012Sony has announced free of cost repair scheme for such problem in DSC-T1 models. Please click ... Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T1 Digital Camera
Lcd problems When I turn the camera on, the screen is very dark. I have tried all the settings on the camera to make it brighter but that hasn't worked. I am still able to take pictures and when I transfer them to the computer, they come out normal. I noticed earlier that the screen went brighter for a second and then turned dark again. I think there may be a problem with connection.
Hey amb151,\015\012 From how you describe the problem it sounds like you probably do have a connection problem, but the only way to really know is to have the camera looked at by an authorized service technician such as bringing the cam ... Kodak V803 Digital Camera
Dark screen When I turn on my camera the lcd screen appears dark, although I can still see pictures and things on the screen, they are barely visible. This happened randomly when I turned my camera on a few days ago. I have tried adjusting brightness but nothing changes the screen remains dark...what should I do? :(
Please check your user manual. There is an save mode. Leaving the save mode will solve the problem.\015\012\015\012If you need more help please advice. ... Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 Digital Camera
Hi, I have a camera, a Sanyo VPC-T1060 and it's having some problems. It turns on, flashes, takes photos apparently, but the LCD screen won't work. It turns white when I turn it on and when I take a photo with flash black lines appear all in the photo. I've tried finding a reset button, but nothing has been found. As I said, it takes photos, but I need the LCD screen to take a photo so I can see if I messed up and should take more. I'm a photographer and I got this camera as a side kick to my DS
Try to remove the memory card if used, and blowing out the connectors in the camera cavity with compressed air (to remove dust if any).\015\012\015\012Make sure the contacts are clean. If necessary try another memory card.\015\012 ... Sanyo VPC-T1060 Digital Camera
I have an olympus digital camera fe-170. when i turn on my camera, the lense come out and the LCD screen is black, when i try to turn it off, it doesnt turn off, but after like 10 seconds it turns off by itself. but when it turns off the lense dont go back in?! then when i try to turn it on, its the same thing. when i plug it into the computer, the lense go back in, but when i unplug it from the computer and try to turn it back on again...SAME PROBLEM. i did drop it before, but can i do anything
The lens is bad, needs to be replaced. Maybe purchase camera on ebay with broken LCD but good lens. Replacement can be time extensive. Will need #00 or #000 phillips screwdriver and solder iron. Remove 6 exterior screws+2 inside battery door. Take of ... Olympus FE-170 Digital Camera
My camm! I have an olympus digital camera fe-170. when i turn on my camera, the lense come out and the LCD screen is black, when i try to turn it off, it doesnt turn off, but after like 10 seconds it turns off by itself. but when it turns off the lense dont go back in?! then when i try to turn it on, its the same thing. when i plug it into the computer, the lense go back in, but when i unplug it from the computer and try to turn it back on again...SAME PROBLEM. i did drop it before, but can i do
I think thy will say you, replace lens unit. but lens is very expensive, so we can buy new one camera. I have the same problem, i found focusing lens wheel teeth slipping, no parts available, so i covered a gum coat on the teeth. ... Olympus FE-170 Digital Camera
Today (after 9 months without problems) I noticed a dark, narrow line across the top of the LCD screen. Several hours later, there was also a round dark spot in the middle, top of the LCD screen. Would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ2 Image 'melts' into streaky vertical lines when camera is turned on. This problem started occuring immediately after I found my kids deliberately turning the camera off while jamming the lens cover open, so they could get the 'turn camera off and then on again' error message (yes, I know - they've been banned from touching it again). I confiscated the camera, turned it off and it sat unused for about 3 days. When it was next turned on, the image on the LCD screen was
... Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ2 Digital Camera
I just got my kodak for christmas this morning I went to turn on the camera and the lense came out but I don't see anything on the lcd adn now it wont (turn off, it is frozen) I had just charged it, the other day it did the same thing but that time it was due to the battery and finaly did turn off. ARe others having this problem alot, it almost seems so.
If it's brand new...take it back. There must be a million defective Kodaks out there...at least that's the impression I get from reading all the entries on this website . ... Kodak EasyShare M1033 Digital Camera
I have a new (Dec., 2009) D90. This morning I discovered that I had an "Err" message and a "CHA" message. Both were on the LCD panel on the top of the camera. I was not able to turn the camera off, and the only way to turn it off was to take out the battery. Upon reinserting the battery, everything appeared normal, but after taking one shot the problem reappeared. The interesting thing was that I took the camera body to a Nikon certified shop in New York, and they tried it with a different lens,
The Nikon user manual says on Page 256 that the ERR message indicates a camera malfunction and to clear it, you must release the shutter. \012\012 I have found on my D-90 that I can usually release the shutter by turning the camera off and ba ... Nikon D90 Digital Camera with 18-105mm lens
Focusing problem The lcd screen displays dark colors with vertical white streaks when I turn on the camera. It will playback previously taken shots correctly. It will playback current shots as they look on the lcd screen. It seems to take the pictures normally. All other functions seem to work.
Your camera model was included in the general recall issued last year for the CCD factory defect. Here's a link to the announcement, you can also see a screenshot there for comparison - http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/news-item.pl?mdl=DSCV1&news_id ... Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-U30 Digital Camera
Hi there ...I have the Kodak V803 Digital Camera..a week ago i left the camera in a -10 cold temperature in the glove box in my car..the problem is, when i try to take a shot, after the flash the screen goes dark and the camera goes to a complete freeze, nothing functions anymore ..i can't even turn it off unless i take the battery out, and put it back again..the only thing i can use in the camera and don't give any problems, is recording part, it works fine . any help would be great :(
1. Try to fully recharge the batteries, and then, use them in camera.\015\012\015\0122. Keep your camera in warm environment (not too much close to hot surface) for 2-3 hours.\015\012\015\0123. Now, check your camera performan ... Kodak V803 Digital Camera
Screen problem?? Hello can anyone help? My camera turns on just fine and takes pics fine. Tonight while turning on my camera the screen is all white with some black lines through it.. and a leaf looking thing which is black. I see NO PICTURE at all. But when i take pictures and upload them to the computer the pics still work. But when i take the actual pictures or try to view any all i have is the white screen what can i do to fix this?
This sounds like a cracked screen.. a leaf you say? is the leaf a graphic, perhaps an icon.. is it centered on the screen at all?hmm.... I would take it to a certified repair center to see if they can replace the LCD panel. So ... Digital Cameras
Can you please, please help, my beloved Canon Power Shot A75 (purchased in 2005 in France) has developed a LCD display problem when turned on. A few months ago the screen distorted with lines and now the screen is totally black. I am asking you for help as I had no luck to find anyone here in France to give me any help or support. Thank you. Looking forward hearing from you. Best wishes
This is most likely a CCD problem that is being repaired free by Canon. I don't know where the French repair center is but you might find it on the internet. For more details about the free repair, go here: ... Canon Digital Cameras
Re my vivicam x325 when i turn it on just shows vivitar we make it easy then the lcd screen goes black cant see a thing through it what is the problem ?
Try fresh Duracell AA batteries -- worked for me.Rogerspain ... Vivitar X325 Digital Camera
When i take photo on any of the settings the photo turns out with white lines horizontal across the screen, this is on the photo not the screen. This doesnt happen in dark places,only when i take the photo outside or in area with a lot of light.What is the problem and how can i fix it.
Your Camera CCD is bad, need to replaced CCD ... Olympus FE-340 Digital Camera
Canon A85 Well there are a couple of things going on right now. Sometimes when I turn the camera on it will come on but the screen on the back stays dark and blank and it doesnt make the power on noise, other times it will come on correctly. Also when you do get it to come on correctly the screen is very hazy and has lines running through it.
See this link. ... Canon PowerShot A85 Digital Camera
Hello, re: CANNON POWERSHOT A 85 camera is not even 2 yrs. old yet and it started to have streaking lines in the lcd monitor now it does not show any view at all. it is completely black when trying to take pics. put brand new cannon in and to no avail. this thing cost over $225! spoke to several people they had the same problem with the cannon powershot a 85. what is the remedy? i am sure you have had many complaints according to the internet.
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Canon powershot S230. I tried getting help with you last week, but the problem wasn't resolved. The LCD monitor is dark with horizontal lines, running through it. Part of it is white. I have tried resetting the camera to defaults, p.125, and set the white balance, but I can,t seem to get it.
My camera still doesnt work. I want my money back. Thanks.\015\012Donna Bernards ... Digital Cameras
I dropped my camera and there are some lines running across my photos. it is also not a problem with the LCD screen - I uploaded my pictures on my computer and the pictures turn out the same as on the camera. help! thank you!!!
I have the same problem but did not drop mine. ... Digital Cameras
My camera have a problem that it gives RGB lines on image and half LCD has turned magenta and it appears in video but not in stills
This sounds like it might be a defective CCD imager. If so, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. Please check the following two links for more info:\015\ ... Canon PowerShot S60 Digital Camera
I turn kodak my z760 but de lcd no on,take picture but the picture is black.the latest pictures came out with colored lines. have any solution. that problem can be???
It's broken beyond anything you can do without proper tools and more experience than I can give you here. ... Kodak EasyShare Z760 Digital Camera


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Living Slow in Italy - My Christmas List
Valerie Schneider
We have passed the six-month mark of our residency in Italy and have settled in, finding ourselves content and happy here. We are continually enchanted by the pace of life and the beauty that surrounds us, and are delighted by the foods and wines we get to partake of daily. The joy of discovery marks each day even in mundane activities as we learn to adapt to a different culture. All these pleasures are tempered by a few frustrations, however.
We are still trying to learn the language, a process that is too slow for my impatient nature. Some days we feel like we are treading water in the deep end of the pool to keep from sinking, endeavoring to understand and be understood. We struggle with tenses and wonder why one language requires three or more past tenses anyway. I speak slowly, trying to think through the proper verb conjugation, often resorting back to the present tense even when talking about the past whenever I get flustered or nervous, and I can see the tortured looks of incomprehension as the listener strives to grasp what the heck I'm saying. The locals have proved themselves incredibly patient with this linguistic slaughtering on my part, smiling and nodding and assisting me frequently, even pretending that I am quite conversant, going so far as to offer complimenti on speaking Italian molto bene, while completely ignoring the fact that I am desperating grasping my dictionary and am unable to twirl the r's or get my tongue around the double dipthongs.
Language and miscommunication provide us with daily humiliations and humor. But the real frustration to our adjustment process isn't linguistic, it's bureaucratic. Six months of waiting still hasn't produced our permesso di soggiorno. (By contrast fellow Slow Travelers Jane and Ken received theirs in about two months! To make us more jealous they even had an appointment in Firenze to pick it up. An appointment ... we could dream!)
The visas decorating our passports allowed us to enter the country for a year. Normal tourists can stay up to 90 days and then must take their baggage and leave. To be here officially for a lengthier period we need the permits. We dutifully went to the questura on our first day in the country, accompanied by friends Giorgio and Francesca, and went through the whole rigmarole of being finger-printed, weighed, measured (height) and questioned. We were given our ricevuto, a kind of receipt adorned with a tiny photo face-shot saying we'd applied for said permit. And then we began to wait. And wait. And wait.
We returned a couple times to inquire about the status. In August we were told that we'd "only applied in May" ... how could we possibly expect they'd be ready yet? Maybe September, he said. In September we repeated the drill armed with our friend Francesca, a gal who knows her way around bureaucracy. She demonstrated the perfect balance of Roman confidence coupled with complicity in the face of authority. She sweetly explained about our friends' quick paperwork and their coveted appointment in Firenze. Much gesturing and eye-rolling ensued. "Firenze! Mah! Firenze is piccolo piccolo! We are Rome! The province of Rome is grandissima!" He was red in the face and booming forth into a crackly microphone through the plexiglass window, entertaining (or perhaps frightening) a full room of foreign spectators behind me who were waiting their turns. "We have more than five milioni abitanti and a good part of the world trying to live here ..." he continued on a diatribe. "We are La Provincia di Roma! We are the center of the universe!" Bah ... he barked. Just wait. He turned his attention to the next person in line, signaling the end of our quest. Even Francesca seemed meek in the aftermath of his temper.
We continue to wait. It turns out to be all about location. We apparently applied in the wrong place ... Rome may be the center of the universe but they are a bureaucratic black hole. Another phone call at the end of November yielded a more patient clerk but she made it clear that the documents weren't ready and we should try again in December. Gee, maybe in time for Christmas?
So please, Santa, can you dig around in your bag and see if you have a bottle of WD-40? The wheels of bureaucracy in Italy are badly in need of a little grease. I don't need glitzy gifts, Santa. All I really want for Christmas is my permesso di soggiorno. I'd like to receive it before the time comes to renew it for another year. Oh, and maybe a box of Perugina Baci, because nothing soothes frustration quite like chocolate.
A Postscript
It's a Christmas miracle! Just after the December article was posted we received a call from friend Giorgio informing us that our names were on the coveted list ... our permessos were ready at long last. Elated, Bryan called to confirm and inquire about office hours during the holidays. He was a bit taken aback when she told him they were not ready. But we had been told they're ready! We're on the list! No, she said cooly.
Turns out she hadn't bothered actually looking at the list, but all is well that ends well, because we drove to Anzio to pick up the documents to find a major surprise: instead of the anticipated one-year validity (and the need to begin renewal paperwork immediately) we saw in bold black print the expiration date of November 2008. Can this be correct? Are our eyes deceiving us? "We better make sure before we leave," Bryan stammered. We asked the man behind the glass. He (gasp!) smiled and said, "si si, it is valid until 2008." Then, amazingly, he grinned and winked at us! We still aren't sure what that meant or how we garnered a bit of favor, but we're not complaining. In fact, we celebrated Christmas giving thanks for a little miracle occurring in a bureaucratic office. In Italy, of all places.
© Valerie Schneider, 2006
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Lions Sweep Aggie Baseball—By Laura Nelson on 04/23/2012 Ft. Smith, Ark.—The Oklahoma Panhandle State Univ. baseball team added a day to their travel time over the weekend as the three games scheduled against the Univ. of Ft. Smith-Arkansas were delayed a full day due to rain, and the Lions improved their season record to 22-18 overall and 15-14 in the conference while the Aggies fell to 4-38 overall and 3-27 in conference play.
The Lions broke out the bats early in game one on Saturday, scoring five runs in the first inning and adding nine more through the seven inning game. Blake Hardegree was finally able to put a stop to Lion pitcher Sam Meloy's no-hitter in the sixth inning of play with a single and the Aggies avoided a shutout in the final inning when Patterson reached first on an error, advanced to third off a Colton McKithan double, and then scored when Thomas McGuckin hit a sacrifice fly. The final score was 14-1, Lions, and Daulton Perry was given the loss.
Both teams remained scoreless through two innings in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader, but UA-FS started connecting in the third and scored three runs and two more in the fifth. Even though the Aggies had five hits, they stranded five runners and lost 5-0. Sean Williams pitched the entire seven inning game, scattering seven hits.
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I can still remember watching episodes of Brony, My Little Pony when she was just a tiny little girl. Those were special times for us. Though it was just a cartoon, it taught valuable lessons about life, love, and friendship. Little did I know that a group of guys lovingly known as Bronies would come to love it as much as my daughter?
My Little Pony was created initially as a toy by Hasbro back in 1983, and eventually evolved into a conglomerate of toys, books, a cartoon series, and fans from all around the world. It was understood and actually expected that little girls would fall in love with sweet characters. They were beautiful, with long silky manes of pink and blue, big eyes, and strong powerful legs. They lived in a magical kingdom known as the great land of Equestria. They believed in being kind and compassionate, and helping others was not an option. People soon fell in love with these enchanting characters and the rest is history.
As the popularity of the internet grew, so did the popularity of the ponies. The cartoon was well received on the internet and its following was expanding quickly. Surprisingly a male following was developing across the globe. The cartoon itself possessed elements and characteristics that appealed to guys as well as girls. There was the storyline that included more than simple girl-type images and episodes. The animation was awesome and the artistry was colourful and attractive. It was full of fun and humours that parents who once watched only with their children soon fell in love with.
As the group of male fans grew feeling accepted was not an issue. Soon, male fans were known as bronies, a moniker created by combining bro for brother and pony. This group has had a tremendous influence on the growth and expansion of the My Little Pony culture and movement. The well-known MLP series is all about inclusion and acceptance. It just strives to put this across by means of the playful tricks of a wide array of characters. There are hundreds of internet sites where one can watch cartoon episodes, play games, visit the great land of Equestria, and more.
The group has become such a large part of the movement that there is even a commemorative coin that celebrates the bronies. It is called the Original Brony Collector Coin and is minted by the Royal Equestrian Mint and is the currency of the Great Land of Equestria. Each coin comes with its own signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. There are a limited number available and are expected to go very quickly. This is a great tribute to a group that no one was expecting, the bronies.
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Just received my quarterly newsletter from new found friends in St Thomas. We booked a day sail to ST John with Interlinesail on our last cruise, and they added us to their email list. They send out a newsletter, and the first quarter update is full of news of whale watching (late Feb is the season) and turtle sightings- only wish I were there in the warm weather instead of office-bound in the cold. Our day with them was a great one, and one we would book again, so just wanted to pass along their booking info. You can contact them direct for prices and availability at www.interlinesail.com
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The GNOME project has released GNOME 2.24 today. In case you're new here: "GNOME 2.24 is the latest version of the GNOME Desktop: a popular, multi-platform desktop environment for your computer. GNOME's focus is ease of use, stability, and first class internationalisation and accessibility support. GNOME is Free and Open Source Software and provides all of the common tools computer users expect of a modern computing environment, such as e-mail, groupware, web browsing, file management, multimedia and games. Furthermore, GNOME provides a flexible and powerful platform for software developers, both on the desktop and in mobile applications." GNOME 2.24 comes packed with changes.
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by WereCatf on Wed 24th Sep 2008 22:50 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Low blow"
Stop taking software so seriously. It was just an innocent joke.
Up. Lighten. You figure it out.
Being an editor on a very popular news site and having done that for a long time you should know already that such a "joke" can be seen as pretty offensive. Open source community is place where feelings and opinions are usually strong (that's the motivation for doing anything, really) so such a stab against a major part of a major DE will draw attention even if it was intended as a joke. It could have atleast been made clearer that it was a joke and not a questional comment about Nautilus's current functionality.


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