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Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
1 | 27 | Casey Stoner | Honda | 1:59.665 | ||
2 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | 1:59.803 | 0.138 | 0.138 |
3 | 58 | Marco Simoncelli | Honda | 2:00.163 | 0.498 | 0.360 |
4 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Honda | 2:00.541 | 0.876 | 0.378 |
5 | 11 | Ben Spies | Yamaha | 2:00.678 | 1.013 | 0.137 |
6 | 5 | Colin Edwards | Yamaha | 2:00.966 | 1.301 | 0.288 |
7 | 1 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | 2:01.003 | 1.338 | 0.037 |
8 | 19 | Alvaro Bautista | Suzuki | 2:01.194 | 1.529 | 0.191 |
9 | 7 | Hiroshi Aoyama | Honda | 2:01.328 | 1.663 | 0.134 |
10 | 40 | Hector Barbera | Ducati | 2:01.346 | 1.681 | 0.018 |
11 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Ducati | 2:01.469 | 1.804 | 0.123 |
12 | 69 | Nicky Hayden | Ducati | 2:01.469 | 1.804 | 0.000 |
13 | 65 | Loris Capirossi | Ducati | 2:01.493 | 1.828 | 0.024 |
14 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Yamaha | 2:02.034 | 2.369 | 0.541 |
15 | 14 | Randy de Puniet | Ducati | 2:02.155 | 2.490 | 0.121 |
16 | 24 | Toni Elias | Honda | 2:02.410 | 2.745 | 0.255 |
17 | 100 | T1 | Yamaha | 2:02.457 | 2.792 | 0.047 |
18 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Ducati | 2:02.506 | 2.841 | 0.049 |
19 | 200 | T2 | Yamaha | 2:03.016 | 3.351 | 0.510 |
I am really surprised he didn't mount a challenge to the Repsol boys. I don't doubt he had the package and ability to go faster than he has. Perhaps taking a more measured approach to the season?
If I wasn't so Gobsmacked over Stoner / Honda.....
I'd be blown away that Ben Spies leads JL by 3 tenths....
Not much sleeping is going to happen @ Ducati between now and the final test and race in Qutar. Not a good test for Duc
I admit it.
I love how things are looking so far.
Talk about consistency
I won't rule out anything yet, but if you look at the times of each bike. It is as though the results are repeatable. All 4 of Hondas top riders are running consistently fast pace. It could be Honda playing the intimidation game and putting what they have on the table. I would say turned up engines could do it but being that Honda destroyed the competition on Longevity its not likely they are worried about turning it up.
Yamaha, I too would be thrilled to see Spies where he is except that he is 5th JL 6th and CE 7th. The yamaha is apparently very solid and also repeatable. just like last year its easy to ride and simple to go pretty fast on. Race manners are in Yamaha's favor though Honda appears to have that under control as well. Now take into effect that this is the last year of the 800 and it could be slightly assumed that the M1 of T3 and the works squad are identical or very very close "not that they weren't supposedly last year". And there are few secrets kept at this stage of the game.
Ducati - This is scary from a Rossi/Duc fan. Hayden and Rossi are physically different and ride different. They ran the same time, it leads me to believe that something in the bike, Chassis, rider, setup is flawed, drastically, for 2 riders of Championship caliber to land an identical mark. Assuming both pushed and pushed means they are at the potential limit of themselves and the machinery given. That can be a very bad scenario especially with only 1 test left, and if a semi major change is in order, IE frame, Fork, Swingarm what could be worse is if subtle tweaks of each part are done and they go in the wrong direction. Ducati doesn't need to do homework they need to go back and study. From a development standpoint its great to have consistency but if you are changing things and nothing is helping something is wrong. And if you are a full second off pace (going off the last record lap, testing times are a soso measure) (mind you with the guy that held it) there is a problem.
Now Duc's have a hard time at Sepang, Rossi's Shoulder is weak, he was sick, the crew is learning a new bike. They are all good excuses and we will not see a solid answer to Qatar race night. My guess is the first 4 races are going to be a 2-3 way battle with the Honda and Yamaha riders I don't think Simon, and Dovi will be as solid then. I don't doubt Ducati will find some answers but if there times don't move up 3/4-1 sec in testing its going to be a tough season starter.
Good Luck and I can't Wait.....
Good comments Buzz! There is
Good comments Buzz!
There is something going on in the Yamaha camp that I can't put my finger on. Lorenzo's times raise my suspicion. He did not improve much, if at all, from the last test. I found that hard to believe. Spies got faster but I don't want to use him as a bench mark just yet. I don't think they are showing all their cards yet.
But the Hondas...they are flying.
Ducati still have time to improve. The problem is that the goal post is moving as well.
I'll wait for Suzuki in the first race. I've been disappointed too many times before.
Lap records
If things stay the same I see Stoner setting a lot of new lap records this season.
Looks like it could be a long season for the rest of us Ducatisti...
just read Rossi's comments
just read Rossi's comments and it's not pretty.. Big probs with the ducati, I'm baffled that they are still using the cf frame it appears to be the cause of all their woes, and it's got worse(based on Caseys results) each season they have tried to improve it. Like above I've no doubt Rossi is competitive, he's won 2 of the last 3 but he needs the basic tools like everyone else. Maybe it will click maybe no and as above new frame needed but they should have considered it before now. Time is off the essence. Go Rossi!!
As for the Hondas and Yams, I don't think the Hondas will find it quite so easy come race day as both Jorge and Spies are proper sunday men..
crazy times!!
These times are crazy! I've often wondered if riders sandbag in testing in order to keep their true potential secret. I can't imagine JL doing that. He's almost 1.4 secs off Stoner and behind Spies and CE. I find CE's times interesting. If memory serves me right he's done well in testing the last few years, but disappointed in the actual races. Ducati, who know what they need to do. Maybe they need to go back to a trellis frame and see what happens. As someone mentioned above, having 2 riders like Rossi and Nicky that far off the pace isn't good and may mean major underlying issues with the whole concept of the bike
...don't have the "belle of the ball" anymore. I think there's a snowball's chance in Hades that Jorge, Ben, and Colin were sandbagging. No, I take that back. It's more like a SNOWFLAKE'S chance in Hades. Jorge has stunningly artful racecraft, but Yamaha's machete is starting to look a little insufficient compared to Honda's H&K MP5.
If David Emmett says that Honda's and Yamaha's times are the real deal, and that the Honda really is that dominant, then I believe him.
The only worth saying about the Ducati is that I find it odd that they removed their cooling "wings"...at Sepang, no less! Any ideas, David?
Sandbagging in testing makes no sense...
It's the biggest critism against test riders - bikes don't perform a second or two off the pace as they will when they're pushed to the limit.
They need to be pushed all the way to the limit or the test produces no useable feedback/data.
At the first test it's understandable to not go for lap times - but just less than a month away, it would not be intelligent to hold anything back.
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Running flat fast is required to get the tires and chassis working. Sandbagging by riders is likely not happening. It would make testing a waste. Also yamaha may have some "works" parts they now see necessary to develop as Honda ha brought its game and may get faster as the season moves on. Last year Yamaha said they were not changing the M1 for 2011, and they were focusing on the 2012 rules change. They do need to bring their engines up a notch in the top speed department.
What can be assumed is the riders are not at the brink of wasting a bike (IE crashing) so in race conditions there maybe a few tenths in the yamaha or any bike for that matter.
Now Honda, they had a lot to prove, and Pedrosa has a reason to fear his job now. It was stated that he gave little feedback to engineers in the past and that his developing skills stunk. Honda told him he had to help instead of saying "its all S**t" last year and now with CS sharing a stall he has to work harder to prove himself. I'm not saying he is worried but friendly competition is a good thing, as long as its friendly in any work environment.
(side note) Fighting usually doesn't help teams DP's personality does not lend to that. Stoner is a big deal in the garage, and both can glean a great deal from one another. history shows the following (Hayden and Biaggi, Rossi and JL, Hayden and Honda (DP showed up) Honda hasn't been competitive since)).
Its to early to throw away 2011 for Duc's they shocked the world in 2007 with CS and there is still time to develop a bike.
I am going to throw this out there too, I wouldn't doubt a team with so much on the line as duc. wouldn't go ahead and fire up the bike in a faraway place to do some developing with its riders. Lets be honest racing is a measure of who is fastest and who can stretch the rules the furthest. There has got to be some pretty big warehouses in Italy with some pavement in them. I'm just saying I would push the luck as far as I can as the MC world starts pressing down on the Ducs.. if not they will look like a flock geese before 2012.
No matter what its going to an interesting departure to the 800 so long and good riddance.
Also remember Pirelli maybe moving in for 2012. So all Hondas gains could be for Naught.
riders times..
Having been a round the traps...
riders and teams these days run many splits on the track with there own computers.
They will go out do half a lap really fast then slow a little, next lap they do the first half a little slower and the second half flat out, they can gain a fast lap time from joining the two halves or quarters of the track and there for not giving the other teams real times to work with.
Sand bagging... would not put it past Ducati or Yamaha
I know Elias is working on that theroy!!! hahaha and he still did it in the last motogp race he was in.
before in many years of following this has it been so interesting pre-season. Speculation ends in Qatar - bring it on!
The trouble with qatar is
The trouble with qatar is it's a whole test for one race..and one race that can provide little significant data for the rest of the season... Fully expect Casey to win no matter what he's on, really goes well there.
I've seen that myself flat tracker, Rossi as much as anyone, I do worry though that the duke problem wasn't that simple to fix(struggled for 3 years) and 1.8 is a long way of, having the said the best lies are always the most implausable, it is surprising just how close the dukes are to each other though how you sychronise that I've no idea.
Add to that from recent interviews it seems apparent that Rossi, Furasawa and Burgess spent a lot of time discussing the ducati and what is or isn't needed, and it's hard to believe between them they got it totally wrong.
Good luck all at Qatar and especially ducati as they need to be up there with the yams and hondas..


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Can you trust your KPI scorecard?
Mark Twain is attributed with the saying, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Any CIO faced with a meaningless key performance indicator (KPI) scorecard and performance dashboard knows that feeling about statistics: They can paint a rosy glow on your IT team's performance, while anecdotal evidence tells a different story.
It's a discussion that I had recently with our senior news writer, Linda Tucci, when it comes to outsourcing KPIs. My argument is that if you allow your consultants or your outsourcing team to designate the metrics and the KPI scorecard — essentially to grade themselves — the metrics themselves fall into question. In theory (and I know of at least one situation where this actually happened) they could lie outright about their own performance, especially if it's tied to their own revenue stream.
The problem with metrics, KPIs, dashboards and every other self-performance measurement that we try to put into place is this: At best, you get exactly what you're measuring; at worst, someone games the system but you take the numbers at face value.
A great example of a bad series of metrics comes from my tenure managing a newly outsourced help desk. One of the metrics was the number of completed issues (aka closed tickets). After three months, the contractor numbers were in the green, with greater than 99% of all tickets closed. The onshore help desk had never managed even to graze 97%, so senior leaders were ecstatic! Unfortunately, the user satisfaction scores were in the toilet. What the KPI dashboard wasn't showing was that the number of user problem tickets had gone through the roof. Further root cause analysis revealed that when users called in, the agents closed tickets as soon as the call was completed, rather than keeping the ticket open to make sure that the actual problem was solved. When the user called back, they generated another ticket and another "solution" as soon as the agents got the user off the phone. Lather, rinse and repeat, with one user problem generating as many as 10 tickets in less than a week's time.
It was our own fault. We weren't measuring the actual solution and the users' satisfaction. Aside from the obvious fact that a completed issue is a meaningless metric in the first place (all issues are not equal), the internal help desk staff members hadn't needed an artificial construct to encourage them to satisfy the users — the members of the small, four-person team had known that if they didn't solve the problem on the first pass, when the user called back, the help desk would pass the user through to the original agent. They worked with the product development team to deflect potential user problems proactively, and trained users as much as they helped them with problems. Why? Because we staffed four agents regardless of call volume — that bit of extra work made the agents' lives easier in the long run. However, with the new outsourcing model, the contracted agents were staffed for call volume. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but why solve a problem if it means that your own hours are going to get cut next week?
We didn't measure the user satisfaction KPI because it had been an invisible KPI all along. We changed the variables (the help desk agent structure) and were surprised when the same metrics no longer yielded similar results. Shame on us.
We are predicting (along with everyone else) that 2012 will be the Year of Big Data, but the devil is in the details. For some CIOs, the hardest thing they ever tackle will be their very own subset of "small" data on their very own KPI scorecard. May it be more valuable than Twain's bemoaned statistics.
Cloud security planning should be part of strategy from beginning
What are you doing about cloud security planning? I say planning because, in a survey of attendees at the recent SearchCompliance.com Making the Case for the Cloud virtual seminar, more than half of the IT professionals responding said they don't have a cloud strategy in place — though 100% said they would within the next year.
The point is that a cloud security strategy should be part of a cloud plan from the beginning. How that plan gets formulated is up for grabs, however. Responding to an instant poll taken during one seminar session on cloud incident response, 45% said their cloud security plan consists of reliance on SAS 70 Type II audit reports; another 32% said they rely on service contracts and lawyers to sort out the details; and 23% answered that they "can't get management on board" for any security plan.
That's pretty shocking. Even overlooking the 23% who are throwing up their hands, the other two options are not much better, certainly not by themselves. The SAS 70 standard was not designed with cloud security in mind.
According to IT security consultant Kevin Beaver, the speaker in the incident response session, SAS 70 had its place but is being phased out. "But it's not that simple," he said. "The bottom line is, you have to dig in deep; you can't just assume that if everything checks out in the SAS 70 Type II audit report, everything must be fine. Because that is not the case, based on what I am seeing in my security work."
First steps for cloud security planning? Get a good lawyer, a good security consultant and your CEO, and put them in a room together. Order lunch. And get down to business.
Good interview questions drive project management success
We all know that the secret to project management often can be boiled down to your team members. We're currently in the process of collecting nominations for our SearchCIO-Midmarket.com IT Leadership Awards and often when I contact the nominated leaders to confirm their nomination information, they protest that they themselves were only leading a team. (I love those protestations, by the way, as it's the sign of a great leader and it means that our IT Leadership Award nominations are spot on.)
Today, instrumental VP at Google Marissa Mayer is speaking at LeWeb in Paris. During the Q&A portion, she was asked what the secret is to be a great project manager. She thinks project management lives and dies through the interview with potential team members. Because Mayer's candidates are already technically vetted before they ever get to the interview table, she is free to really get a feel for the potential team member through a series of surprising interview questions.
For instance, her favorite question is "What's the coolest thing you've seen in the last six months?" Their answer will reveal what kinds of things they are exposed to and how those exposures influence them. Mayer also asks "What do you own that you love?" which is designed to reveal what the candidate is emotional about and helps Mayer grok how well the person will be able to emotionally connect to the products that they are designing and the Google customer experience.
That's some pretty psychologically brilliant questioning. One could make some fairly sound judgments about a candidate who answered "my new iPhone 4S with the Siri personal assistant" versus "the Christmas ornament that my great grandmother left me in her will." Which of those things is the right answer, according to Mayer? I suspect it might be the latter.
By the way, we're still accepting nominations for the SearchCIO-Midmarket.com IT Leadership Awards. And no, we won't think you're being narcissistic if you nominate yourself. You can't get ahead in the IT industry without celebrating your own successes, and this is a perfect time to do just that.
The comments invite you to share the coolest thing you've seen in the last six months. Who knows, it just might get you an interview with Google's Marissa Mayer!
Cloud computing services adoption could be the answer for security
About a year ago I moderated a panel on cloud computing services adoption in health care. A quick poll of the audience indicated that security was the No. 1 reason why their organizations were not using the cloud or were taking their own sweet time in figuring it out.
The panel of technology vendors tried to assuage fears that security issues could hinder cloud opportunities. One panelist compared the situation to online banking: What once was unheard of is commonplace now.
Still, adoption has been slow — and not coincidentally, because health care is an industry where data privacy has to be part of the fiber of its being. And if the state of security in health care is any indication, the industry has more pressing problems than deciding whether it should go cloud.
That could be the problem, however. Despite the myths about the cloud, maybe it's where some companies can find more security than they are currently able to enforce themselves. For more information on strategies for making cloud the next step in your enterprise and security strategies, check in on the SearchCompliance.com cloud security virtual seminar Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Can you use the Kindle Fire for business?
Each week, we mine the Web for the jewels of knowledge that appeal to CIOs. This week, we're looking at the trend of using the Kindle Fire in business, what compels women to quit their IT teams and the expanding reach of the Data.gov website.
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You might want to watch your credit card statements over the next few weeks. The hacker group Anonymous is pulling a Robin Hood: It's attacking the finance industry by removing funds from credit card accounts and donating the stolen money to charities around the globe. (If you see something odd, notify your financial institution for reimbursement.)
Where do you fall in the argument about using the iPad 2 versus the Kindle Fire for business?
Are you at risk? Huge Java vulnerability now weaponized and exploited
It's every CIO's worst nightmare — that panicked call when you least expect it, delivering the worst possible news: "The firewall has been breached." We know that you do everything possible to avoid that gut-dropping moment, so we're letting you know that today might be the best day possible to force your users to do a Java software update. It seems that Oracle Corp. detected a major Java vulnerability a few months ago and fixed it. But now the folks who live to create chaos and disorder have picked up on the weakness too. According to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD):
"Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7 and 6 Update 27 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Scripting."
How bad is this? The NVD has scored it 10 out of 10. This isn't Jabba the Hutt bad or even Darth Vader bad — it's The Emperor of all Java Vulnerability bad.
Java is historically a bit of a screen door for corporations in the first place. It doesn't use the same engine for updating as Windows or Adobe Flash do, and the Java software update tends to get overlooked by IT. Considering that it's a huge, overreaching software that affects users of Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, it's the perfect opportunity for malicious programmers to exploit and "weaponize." Even if you deployed a Java software update in mid-October, you might still be at risk — JRE 7 and 6 Update 27 and earlier are still at risk, according to security expert Brian Krebs.
Krebs managed to sneak into one of the exclusive hacker cybercrime communities and obtained a hacker video demonstrating how the hackers can exploit the Java vulnerability. It's worth checking out, if only to see exactly how the criminals can easily take control of your users' machines.
And of course, it would be worth the time to take a peek at your Java software update and make sure that your users aren't going to accidentally stumble on an infected page or ad while using Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer — especially if they are still using Windows XP. There's no time like the present.
First, 'bring your own device'; now, a zero email policy
The wave of optimism that began with advancements in smartphones and tablets that could enable a new generation of bring-your-own-device employees has been taking some strange zigzags of late.
The first "zig" is that a major health care provider is taking steps to restrict workers' Internet access as a result of an out-of-control malware problem.
The latest "zag" comes from Thierry Breton, CEO at Atos, a French IT services firm. He wants to institute a zero-email policy within the next two years.
This could be a shock to old-school users, who still live and breathe in their email application eight hours a day. But it could be a boon to up-and-coming Millennial-generation workers, who spend most of their time on devices communicating through social networks.
In my case, I'm playing in both the old and new schools. I take notes on my iPad, then email them to myself for future reference. That might go against the common sense of Nicolas Moinet, information and communication professor at Poitiers University in France: "We have now reached crazy situations where employees go to a meeting, continue to send emails and then ask colleagues present to send them an email to know what was said during that meeting."
There's a level of the absurd in this, but banning email? Like cutting off employees to the Internet, this latest attempt to get control of things will end up causing more problems. I like the out-of-the-box thinking espoused by Breton, but we need to rein in some workable solutions.
Social media networking tips for finding new CIO positions
There's nothing like the first day back after a major national holiday to make you feel like you're drowning in task items. Cheer up, we've got your back. We've combed the Web and picked only the best and most interesting selections, ensuring that you're up-to-date on last week's high points. We've got social media networking tips, an automated elevator-pitch helper and help for resuscitating languishing CIO positions.
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Do you ever feel like everyone in your company hates the IT department? You're right, they do.
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Celebrate a colleague with our CIO awards
We all know those amazing IT leaders who make a difference in our companies day in and day out but often go unrecognized by the IT world at large. Not everyone can pull a Steve Jobs or a Bill Gates, after all, but I have witnessed solid and amazing innovation in midmarket companies time and again. That's why we want to celebrate and award those CIOs and IT leaders who are blazing trails and making exciting things happen within midmarket companies.
Our SearchCIO-Midmarket.com IT Leadership Awards are open for nominations. We're looking for not just the brave and the daring technological advancements, but also those individuals who excel at building culture or embracing green IT as part of their inherent strategy. These CIO awards celebrate all manner of IT excellence, whether it's building a culture where millennials feel comfortable or Gen Xers find places to lead inside and outside the org chart, or by introducing new technologies to the IT department, either through innovations in data center cooling or exciting BYOD policies. Of course, it could be something else that we haven't even considered, which is why I'm so excited to be a part of these SearchCIO-Midmarket.com CIO awards. I can't wait for the CIO award nominations to dazzle us with the creativity and inspirational leadership that I know is out there.
Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for their outstanding IT leadership with one of our CIO awards? Someone who is always thinking of better ways to optimize and motivate their teams or drive business value through technological contributions? Someone who has figured out a way to really engage the customers of an organization, whether internal or external? Or is that person you? Let us know!
We're looking forward to sharing with you stories about the outstanding IT leaders on SearchCIO-Midmarket.com throughout next year. We'll also award six amazing individuals with American Express gift certificates as well as engraved glass trophies, suitable for bragging rights in the office. As well, recognized IT leaders will receive exclusive invitations to IT industry networking events throughout the country. We're also going to award one of those IT leaders with the title of IT Leader of the Year — and oh yeah, they'll get an iPad2, too.
And because we're not above bribery, if your nominated IT leader is one of those exceptional elite, we're also going to give you an American Express gift card. Consider it a CIO awards finder's fee.
There are no catches. Well, one: You can only nominate one person, so choose carefully. Ready, set, go get 'em!
Will the outsourcing model be the death of CIOs?
Each week, we scour the Web to track down interesting news pieces and commentary to help you maximize your surfing potential and information consumption. This week, we've got analysis of the Kindle Fire's marketing strategy, concerns about the IT outsourcing model, and tips for negotiations and job interviews.
Is the outsourcing model going to be the death of IT? Vlad Mazek thinks you might be surprised.
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Next time you find yourself hammering out your outsourcing model, follow these three easy lessons on better negotiations.


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Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh Current Events 9: December 2005-April 2006
This is a new thread for news and pictures of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
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The Queen was on tv today knighting David Jason, she really seemed to be happy and was having a good chat with him.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/i/t.gifhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/i/t.gifSir Del and Lady Trotter
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...02/ixhome.html Del Boy's doubly lovely http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005550854,00.html Arise, Sir Del David Jason http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...472912,00.html Wedding Dels http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_obje...name_page.html |
Sir David Jason - very fitting. It's not everyone who can play a pint-size cockney. No, you need an actual pint-size cockney.
Queen presents rocker May with CBE:
Queen guitarist Brian May has received a CBE from the Queen. ... From http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2360782005 |
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1.-arrives at the Belfast Central Mission, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005. Her Majesty arrived along with His Royal Highness the Duke of Endinburgh to visit the central mission which was awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary services 2.- with President of Ireland From polfoto and terra |
Woow!!Thanks lots for pictures, fanletizia,!The visit was not mention on the Royal Diary at all, couldn't think that Her Majesty still working really hard, having a trip at this time which Her Majesty rarely does in those recent years.Her Majesty looks wonderful!!!
Queen and McAleese in NI meeting
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How lovely to see the Queen in the Northern Ireland! And it's wonderful to see her being received by President Mary McAleese, what a special meeting!
I immediately went to the President's official website to find out any additional details, and this is what I found. Plus, here are two additional photos that I found at Getty Images. Here the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are together wit President Mary McAleese and her husband Dr Martin McAleese at Hillsborough Castle in Belfast. Photos by Tim Graham Picture Library/Getty Images. |
Today 13th December 2005, Her Majesty will pay a visit to Reuters offices in Canary Wharf, and it's really special for the first time that it will be live webcast on the internet from 10.45 AM GMT, herr is the link if you want to watch it on the internet:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp https://event.on24.com/event/18573/1...epage=register Also there has been an announcement from the British Royal Website: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE STATE VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL 7 December 2005 THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN At the invitation of The Queen, His Excellency Mr Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, accompanied by Senhora Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva, will pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom from 7 to 9 March 2006. The President and Senhora Lula da Silva will stay at Buckingham Palace. From: http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page4741.asp |
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Queen Elizabeth is welcomed by company chairman Niall Fitzgerald to the Reuters building in London December 13, 2005. The Queen visited Reuters' new global headquarters in London's Canary Wharf on Tuesday and then sent a simulated despatch to mark the official opening of the building.
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Here are a few more pictures of Queen Elizabeth today as she opened the new building of Reuters at Canary Wharf in London. The Queen also got to send a simulated despatch to mark the official opening of the building.
I love the aubergine/wine red-ish suit the Queen wore today, very stylish! Pictures by Toby Melville, Jonathan Bainbridge & Dylan Martinez for REUTERS via Yahoo. |
Queen ensures gifts are exactly what staff at want
http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2005/12/14/queen/ Queen opens Reuters headquarters in London http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...14/ixhome.html |
ah, how wonderful to get to work there. it would be so cool to get a christmas gift from the Queen.
Canada Post has released images of their new stamp commemorating HM's 80th birthday:
http://www.rpsc.org/images/2006-0112.jpg :) This stamp will be available on January 12. On an unrelated note, I'm loving the new Fay Wray stamp :cool: : http://www.rpsc.org/images/2006-0526-wray.jpg Fay will be available on May 26. |
Giant Christmas Card for HM The Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace - December 15, 2005
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I'm going to run several trials in BC in May. Premiums all say funds must be paid in Canadian dollars. Does an International money order from the USPS work?
Not with the club in question, but as long as the money order is in Canadian $'s you shouldn't have an issue. If you're not sure I'd shoot a note off to the test secretary listed on the premium to check.
If you are using the postal system send it early as it will most likely go to Montreal first then work it's way to BC. Make sure you have the proper amount of postage. HPW
There are only a few people who can answer your question with authority, please contact the Test Secretary for each of the trials you wish to enter. FWIIW, I would not turn down a M/O in CND, but I am not a club official. Hope to see at the BCLRC trial.
The sad thing is that it is a piece of cake for us Canadians to get a US money order. Do not understand why US banks have such a problem acknowledging their biggest trading partner and offering the same convenience to have CAD money orders to their clients.
isn't our dollar at par these days??????
Ok, maybe the problem was me. Story: I sent my entries into the VIRC Trial (Vancouver Island). Then my dog came into heat close to the trial date. I called the FT Sec to scratch (actually email) and got a response that they had not received my entry. About 2 or 3 weeks after the trial I got the envelope returned from Montreal with a not enough postage mark up. So that's why I said send early and make sure you have enough postage. I feel better now that I finally fessed up.;-) Harry
Real close to par 1CDN = 1.03US as of today, but it must be trouble with the banks accepting a check or M/O. Last year I ran 4 trials with the same club and entered before the deadline but paid the entry fee in cash at the trial, not sure every club will allow that. A bit of a hassle as the bank in Canada I stopped at would only exchange up to $100.
I'm sure it will work out but you gotta love Entry Express despite the admin fee of $3.50.


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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 4, 2012 at 1:52 pm
The Daily Post ran an article recently that claimed that Chief Dennis Burns had been "out of patrol" and had arrested the two people at an address that was not in Palo Alto.
This article doesn't mention Burns, and states that East Palo Alto Poice were involved in the arrest--which makes sense.
So .. was Burns involved? And if so, how?
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 5, 2012 at 8:49 am
The thugs were driving an Infiniti? So, crime really does pay for thugs in California?
I hope that they seize all of the property from the thug, charge the man with contributing to the delinquency of minors and make them pay ALL of the court costs and cost of housing the men. I also hope that they charge the "teenagers" as adults.
Something needs to be done to stop criminals like this realize that crime does NOT pay in the long run. The crime spree will eventually come to an end and the end result is not desirable. If you make criminals partially liable for the cost of their imprisonment, this might make them less likely to do criminal things.
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on Apr 5, 2012 at 10:32 am
In a situation like this one:
DO NOT enter your house. You might encounter a perpetrator who would be able and willing to do you harm.
DO back off quietly and call 9-1-1 from your cell phone or from a neighbor's house.
This happened to me once in Southern California, and no way was I going to take the chance of confronting someone trying to steal things from my home. Better to stay safe and have the police deal with it.
a resident of another community
on Apr 5, 2012 at 10:33 am
Wow! A successful cooperation of two or more PDs. But maybe we shouldn't count the operation a total success until convictions have occurred and sentences started to be served.
a resident of another community
on Apr 5, 2012 at 11:17 am
We shouldn't automatically assume the three people arrested are guilty of the crime described here. There are many reasons the man may have had glass shards in his hair that are not related to the burglary. Additionally, fresh cuts on somebody's hands are quite common - especially if they work in a glass factory. Perhaps this man works in such a factory - that would easily explain this "evidence."
Additionally, many people drive around with a GPS device - we shouldn't assume it wasn't his. A nice car like a gold Infiniti is bound to have one (and really, many people have earrings.)
The license number could have been easily transposed by this "tipster."
It seems like there are just too many questionable pieces of evidence here. The man should be released due until there is more to tie him to the scene and our overzealous police force should remember that everybody is innocent until proven guilty.
a resident of Hoover School
on Apr 5, 2012 at 12:19 pm
In his/her previous comment, Circumstantial Evidence forgot to mention that the woman who witnessed her house being broken into could easily misidentify the "innocent" boy and man in a line-up. And that her recollection of the Infiniti is faulty as there are so many out there. We should definitely let these fine citizens go free, and reprimand the overzealous police for approaching and talking to them in the first place...
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Apr 5, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Circumstantial Evidence......who are you trying to rally for? Heeeellllloooo...victim SAW the perp...perp had items stolen...and obvious injuries related to the incident. 2 + 2 = 4 Mkay?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 5, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Old Town Paly --
Circumstantial Evidence was making a funny.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 5, 2012 at 2:32 pm
. . . . at least I hope so.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Apr 5, 2012 at 4:54 pm
>> The two teens... released to the custody of their parents.
Uh oh, grounded and no dessert for a week. I wouldn't do that again.
a resident of another community
on Apr 5, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Why do they just release the minors to their parents, who have no control of them. That's the problem, kids that are older than 14 doing criminal acts with parents that don't care what they are doing, should not be released to these parents and should go to juvi.
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It's also called Gho's procedure.
It claims that the donor area will recover and hair will grow back leaving no scars at all (not Strip scar nor FUE white dots scars) on other words it claims that it can provide unlimited donor supply . There is not enough info and proofs about this technique but it's been done to a famous football player called wesley sneijder and i think his result is quite impressive. Future_HD_Doc discussed this in details in the following link: http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.co...procedure.html |
Im a big United supporter and so,have been watching his hair closely over the past few months.
It is definitly thinning more in the crown area and he seems to be using a lot of concealers and a combover now. IMO,he made a big mistake getting this done unless he has an outstanding donor supply. He is 26 now,imagine how much more hair he will lose by 56? |
his ht result is great imo,he was using concealers to enhance the result and in some pictures he is not using them so looks thinner,but major improvement to what he looked like before the ht.let's not forget how he looked before the ht: + he had FUE procedure with very little scarring and can do a buzz cut in future if needed & of course he can do a few more FUE sessions. Last edited by alix; 06-12-2012 at 05:17 AM. |
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Dark is Rising Movie News (Its not looking good.)
(Yeah, that's going to work well with all the pagan imagery.)
"...screenwriter John Hodge told me they dropped all the Arthurian stuff from the film."
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- lowland_riderJuly 7, 2007 at 4:48:00 PM GMT+2
Sad. Great cast, excellent screenwriter (Hodge wrote Trainspotting, which is not only a great script but, more to the point, a great adaptation) -- it sounds to me like they picked a flake director out of a hat and it's all been downhill from there.
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Wait...what? How can you drop the Arthurian imagery? That's the whole point of the series. I'm so confused...
-- Anun This reminds me of the complaints about Children of Men. The director was not interested in the book's message-a Christian author's social commentary. He openly said he was not interested in the religious stuff, so he chucked it in favor of commentary he wanted to make. Ultimately, that is the director's right. Doesn't make it any easier for a book's fans to handle the betrayal, though.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousJuly 12, 2007 at 10:41:00 PM GMT+2
okay, i need the director's address so i can send him hate mail for the rest of his life if he f***'s up this movie, why must they ruin my childhood books? i feel sorry for my children when they are old enough to understand these movies and think that that's how the story really went. NNNNOOOO!!!
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Wonder if the later ones will have that creepy horse skeleton? It gave me nightmares for weeks.....


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How ridiculously closed-minded that more people think it is gross to adorn human hair, which I'm sure has been washed, but would have no qualms about wearing the skin and hair of an animal. Keep in mind that no animals were harmed in the making of this jewelry.
Stunning. I'm currently working with human hair, but for a very different project. It's glorious to see what Kerry has created and fab to see someone else using human hair. More power to her.
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There is no debating how small we are compared to the forces of mother nature. It's obvious we have impacted our environment to point of change. What's not obvious is how far mother nature is willing to go to correct us. It's sunset and high tide is coming.
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With the distinctive blue and gold logo and the name "Singapore Airlines" across 33 metres of the aircraft fuselage, the world's first customer A380 aircraft rolled out of the paint hangar in Hamburg, Germany, on 2nd May 2007.
The entire surface area of the aircraft fuselage was "polished" by hand by some 100 painters working four shifts. The whole paint process took 21 days to complete.
Over 2,200 litres of chromate-free paint was used for painting the aircraft that has a surface area of 3100 m². The wafer-thin paint coat measures just 0.12mm and is able to withstand differences in temperatures from -60 to over 40 degrees Celsius.
Airbus is applying some of the most modern and environmental friendly techniques for the A380 painting process. Electrostatic pistols are used to minimize paint mist. Used air is cleaned and washed through a multi-stage cleaning process to ensure that paint particles are disposed separately.
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Wakhi people
Portrait of a Wakhi man
Total population | |
Est. 70,000-100,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China, Russia | |
Languages | |
Wakhi | |
Religion | |
Ismaili Islam, Ethnic religion |
The Wakhi people, or Khik (called Guhjali in upper Hunza, Pakistan), are an ethnic group in the Wakhan of today's Badakhshan region located in northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan. They also live in adjacent areas of Tajikistan, Xinjiang and in Pakistan, both in the Chitral District and in Gojal).[1][2] They speak the Wakhi language.
Population and demographics[edit]
A very rough estimate puts the population of Wakhis between 70,000-100,000.[3][4] The population is divided among four different countries: Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Xinjiang in north-western China. In China the Wakhi are officially recognized as "Tajiks", in Afghanistan they are officially called "Pamiris", while in Tajikistan Wakhi are recognized by the state as Tajiks but also self-identify as Pamiris and in Pakistan they refer to themselves as "Pamiris" and Guhjali. The major religion of Wakhis is Nizari Ismaili Shia Islam, being followers of the Aga Khan and ethnic religions.[4][5]
The Wakhi are primarily nomadic depending on their herds of yaks and horses.[6] They often have two residences one for winter and one for summer. Their houses are built of stone and sod.[6]
Wakhi Cultural Association[edit]
In Pakistan, the central organization of Wakhis is the Wakhi Tajik Culture Association Pakistan (WCA), an organization that is working with the Pakistani Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Lok Virsa Pakistan. The WCA aims to preserve the Wakhi language and culture and to record its poetry and music. The WCA has arranged more than twenty programmes since 1984, including cultural shows, musical nights, large-scale musical festivals with the collaboration of Lok Virsa Pakistan, Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan (AKCSP), and Pakistan Television. In 2000, the WCA won a "Best Programme" organizer award in the Silk Road Festival from the President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf.
Radio Pakistan's Gilgit station broadcasts the Wakhi radio programme "Sadoyah Boom-e Dunyo" (the Voice of the Roof of the World).
A computerized codification of Wakhi script has been released. It is hoped that this will help researchers record and document Wakhi poetry, literature and history.
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Notes and references[edit]
- ^ "Distribution of Wakhi Ethnic Group". Gojal.net.[dead link]
- ^ Phillips, David J. (2001) Peoples on the Move: introducing the nomads of the world Piquant, Carlisle, p. 271, ISBN 1-903689-05-8
- ^ Coates, Ken (2004). A global history of indigenous peoples: Struggle and survival. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, ISBN 1403939292
- ^ a b West, Barbara (2008). Encyclopedia of the peoples of asia and oceania. Facts on File, ISBN 0816071098
- ^ Shahrani, M. Nazif Mohib (2002) The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan University of Washington Press, Seattle, p. 216, ISBN 0-295-98262-4
- ^ a b "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: People and Tribes". Government of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015.
- Felmy, Sabine (1996) The Voice of the Nightingale: A Personal Account of the Wakhi Culture in Hunza Oxford University Press, New York, ISBN 0-19-577599-6.
- Shahrani, M. Nazif. (1979) The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan: Adaptation to Closed Frontiers and War University of Washington Press, Seattle, ISBN 0-295-95669-0; 1st paperback edition with new preface and epilogue (2002), ISBN 0-295-98262-4.


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Missing Since: April 18, 1993 from Van Nuys, California Classification: Endangered Missing Date Of Birth: February 27, 1931 Age: 62 years old Height and Weight: 5'7, 110 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes.
Details of Disappearance
Arbell was last seen in Van Nuys, California on April 18, 1993. She told her loved ones that she was planning to embark on a short vacation. Her silver/blue 1987 Honda Civic Del Sol with the California license plate number 3CSA999 was discovered abandoned in Victorville, California on April 25, a week after she was last seen. There were no signs of foul play in or around the vehicle and no personal belongings inside, except Arbell's curling iron. The car's license plate and vehicle identification number, however, had been removed.Arbell has never been heard from again. She is described as a highly organized woman who kept in close contact with her family, and her disappearance is considered suspicious. Her husband is not a suspect in her disappearance, which remains unsolved.
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Taijutsu Master (3.5e Prestige Class)
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Taijutsu Master[edit]
He is graceful as the morning lark engaged in a show of aerial acrobatics that ultimately lands in a fanfare. An entity that is as ferocious as a tsunami, yet able to control this almost immeasurable power. This man is a Taijutsu Master. A Monk who has specialized in and around the physical aspect of the Martial Arts. He is able to deliver devastating and creative blows from almost any position and even while unarmed.
Monks are the most likely to take this prestige class. However, Fighters can take this class if they meet the requirements. Other classes are seldom meet the initial requirements to even take this class.
As NPC's, Taijutsu Masters serve best as heads of monasteries regardless of alignment. Also, they work well as hermits and elite bodyguards. Depending on your campaign, they could be an independent social class.
In order to become a Taijutsu Master, must fulfill all of the following requirements:
- Alignment: Any Lawful
- Skills: Knowledge (Martial Arts) 8 ranks, Knowledge (Arcana) 4 ranks
- Feats: Improved Unarmed Strike, Stunning Fist, Combat Reflexes, Improved Disarm or Improved Trip
- Base Attack Bonus: +5
- Special: If your alignment is Good, then you must speak Celestial. If it is Evil, then you must speak Infernal.
Level | Base Attack Bonus |
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Ref Save |
Will Save |
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1st | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | Style, Bonus Feat, Multiclass Note | |
2nd | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | My Body as a Weapon + 1, Evasion | |
3rd | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | Style, Weapon Focus | |
4th | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | My Body as a Weapon + 2 | |
5th | +5 | +4 | +4 | +4 | Style, Improved Evasion | |
6th | +6/+1 | +5 | +5 | +5 | My Body as a Weapon + 3 | |
7th | +7/+2 | +5 | +5 | +5 | Style, Insight Bonus | |
8th | +8/+3 | +6 | +6 | +6 | My Body as a Weapon + 4 | |
9th | +9/+4 | +6 | +6 | +6 | Style, Augmented Critical | |
10th | +10/+5 | +7 | +7 | +7 | My Body as a Weapon + 5, Style | |
Class Skills (4 + Int modifier per level) |
Class Features[edit]
Multiclass note: A monk that multiclasses as a Taijutsu Master can continue to advance as a Monk normally.
Style: A Taijutsu Master knows how to fight. And, he knows how to fight well. Styles are gained as a Taijutsu Master gains levels. He gains a style at every odd numbered level and at level ten. The styles add combat options and other tricks to a Taijutsu Master's repertoire. A list and complete description follows.
- Aikido: a Style that teaches defense over offense. Martial artists who practice Aikido can increase their AC by 5 once per day. This effect is extraordinary and lasts ten minutes. Minimum Character Level to take- 3
- Capoeira: a Style that emphasizes agility and acrobatics over brute strength, this is usually demonstrated by dancing. Its practitioners are graceful and limber. This Style allows a character to fight without penalty while wearing manacles on either the ankles or the wrists. It does not eliminate a penalty for both. This is an extraordinary ability. Minimum Character Level to take- 5
- Ikken Hitobi: a style that teaches the student to do the most damage with one hit. Its practitioners are skilful and determined. This Style allows a character to sacrifice an attack to make a more powerful type of strike. This strike is called Haku-ikken (Armor-piercer). If this strike hits, the creature that received the strike dies unless they make DC 15 Fortitude save. If they make the save, they are shaken for one round. They take no actual damage regardless. If the creature is immune to critical hits, then this ability doesn't work on them. This ability can be used one per week, and is extraordinary. Minimum Character Level to take- 10
- Iron Palm: a Style that focuses on the strength of attacks. Its followers have strengthened their strike to an almost inhuman level. A player who takes this Style can attack weapons and armor without provoking an attack of opportunity. Also, if the player has the Improved Sunder feat, the player receives an additional + 4 to the attack roll when attacking a weapon or piece of armor. This bonus stacks with any other bonus. This ability is extraordinary. Minimum Character Level to take- 5
- Jeet Kune Do: a Style that teaches its practitioners to attack the first target available on an opponent. If a player takes this style, he gains the ability to counter-attack. Once per round, when he is attacked the player rolls a reflex save and if the save is higher than the attackers total, then the player can make a counter attack. The attack is done with the highest Base Attack Bonus. If the attack hits, the foe is dazed for one round. This is an extraordinary ability. Minimum Character Level to take- 9
- Muay Thai a Style that teaches its student how to make a hit count. If a player takes this Style, he can make an intimidate check as a swift action immediately after an attack in which he dealt damage. The save DC = 10 + damage dealt. If the opponent fails the save, he is afraid, and tries to flee. This is an extraordinary, mind-affecting ability, and can be used once per day. Minimum Character Level to take- 7
- Pi Qua a Style that focuses on grappling and breaking bones. A player that takes this Style gains a + 3 to grapple checks, and for every round he maintains a hold on someone they take 3d6 + the grappler's strength bonus. This is a special ability. Minimum Character Level to take- 5
Bonus Feat: Any non-metamagic or metapsionic feat
My Body as a Weapon: You become so in tune with your body that you can decide what kind of attack your unarmed strike will deliver. You can make your unarmed strikes slashing or piercing or you can keep them blunt. You can change the type of damage once per day.
- In addition, you unarmed attacked gain bonuses. These bonuses stack with the Monk Ki abilities. At the 2nd level, your attacks are treated with a + 1 bonus. You continue to gain bonuses until you reach +5 at level 10.
Evasion: At 2nd level, you gain the Evasion special ability
Weapon Focus: At 3rd level you, gain the feat Weapon Focus even if you do not meet the requirements
Improved Evasion: At 5th level, you gain Improved Evasion special ability
Insight Bonus: At 7th level, you gain the ability to add your Wisdom modifier (if positive) to your AC or to your attack roll. You can change the choice once per day
Augmented Critical: At 9th level, your unarmed critical attack improves. It becomes 19-20/x3. You can further augment it with the Improved Critical feat
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I made this for my daughter last night out of some scrap ribbon, fabric and a broken necklace! I love how it turned out, and can't wait to make some more!!
I do not have a tutorial, but you can find similar ones all over blog land. I was actually inspired by a Stella and Dot jewelry catalog. Enjoy!
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Nathaniel Wheeler Memorial Fountain
Nathaniel Wheeler Memorial Fountain
The fountain in 2013
Location | Park and Fairfield Avenues, Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Coordinates | 41°10′29″N 73°11′55″W / 41.1747°N 73.1987°WCoordinates: 41°10′29″N 73°11′55″W / 41.1747°N 73.1987°W |
Built | 1912--1913 |
Architect | Gutzon Borglum |
NRHP Reference # | 85000706[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 4, 1985 |
The Nathaniel Wheeler Memorial Fountain is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut at the intersection of Fairfield and Park avenues. The fountain was built in 1912–1913 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1985.[1] The fountain consists of four elements: a central bronze figure of a mermaid holding aloft a lamp and rising out of a polished granite pool and three individually ornamented polished granite watering troughs at the angles of the triangular parcel of land raised above the street. The fountain was a mid-career work of maverick American sculptor Gutzon Borglum.[2][3]
The fountain was erected in 1912–1913 as the gift of Nathaniel Wheeler's children to the city in memory of their father. Wheeler was a principal in Wheeler & Wilson, an early manufacturer of sewing machines. In addition to moving his factory to Bridgeport in 1856, Wheeler had been active in many city affairs, including plans to beautify the city.[2]
The fountain underwent a $199,000 restoration in 2009–2010, in which vehicular damage was repaired and the flow of water was restored to the fountain among other refurbishments.[4][5]
See also[edit]
- History of Bridgeport, Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ a b Kate Ohno (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Nathaniel Wheeler Memorial Fountain" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-08-15. and 5 accompanying photographs.
- ^ http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=14N43451K5148.30131&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!336451~!1&ri=2&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Outdoor+Sculpture+--+Connecticut+--+Bridgeport&index=OBJEC&uindex=&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ri=2
- ^ "Bridgeport's Wheeler Fountain Restored". Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. June 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ Keila Torres (2010-02-14). "Bridgeport fountain repairs progressing, despite delays". Greenwich Times. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
External links[edit]
Media related to Nathaniel Wheeler Memorial Fountain at Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Pelland (2010-04-21). "Wheeler Memorial Fountain Restored in Bridgeport". CT Monuments.net. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Fountains in Connecticut
- Buildings and structures completed in 1913
- Buildings and structures in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Monuments and memorials in Connecticut
- Tourist attractions in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
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- Bronze sculptures in Connecticut
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Mom Daughter Necklace
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- Full Figured Diva said...
Awww..how adorable! Love the necklaces!
http://Full-FiguredDiva.blogspot.com - Monday, May 02, 2011
- Reese Milania said...
awww those are so cute!!! Lovely mom and daughter, nice dresses!!!
- Tuesday, May 03, 2011
- Greenacremama said...
Happy Tuesday! There are beautiful!I am a new follower from the blog hop and I look forward to following your blog!...Hope u can come by for a visit! http://adventuresatgreenacre.blogspot.com
- Tuesday, May 03, 2011
- mathea said...
yummy foods! RC knows how to smile now in front of a camera hihihi..a future fashionista na Ces!
- Tuesday, May 03, 2011
- The Pepperrific Life said...
Inggit ako :). I like the matching necklaces. I want my daughter and I to wear matching outfits too :)
I'm open to do Alexa review exchange with you :). I'm going to review your site in a while. thanks - Tuesday, May 03, 2011
- JTWisdom said...
You and your daughter look adorable and the brooches make your outfits pop..
The food looks delicious.
http://bubblingwitheleganceandgrace.com - Wednesday, May 04, 2011
- MommyKuehner said...
How adorable! That is so creative and the food looks great too!
New follower from Wordless Wednesday link.
www.krazykuehnerdays.com - Wednesday, May 04, 2011
- LaVonne @ Long Wait said...
Very cute. A nice way to dress up a tee shirt too. Thanks for sharing with us.
I am visiting from the Wednesday blog hop. Nice to "meet" you. Have a great week!
http://longwaitforisabella.blogspot.com - Wednesday, May 04, 2011
- Gremliness said...
Having the same brooches on both of you looks so cool, I wish there's something for a mom-son :)
Btw, thank you for following Gremliness on FB. I'm your 28th follower on your page :) - Thursday, May 05, 2011
- Dhemz said...
ayay! terno talaga....:) sarap nang pagkain....hehehehe!
- Friday, May 06, 2011
- Eve said...
OMG that food looks yummy! Following you back from confrugal
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If you like the current state of the economy brought to you by Barney Frank and company then you'll love Obama's plans for the economy. It was formerly known as the Herbert Hoover plan. You increase taxes and costs for businesses then institute a protectionist trade platform. It's guaranteed to turn an economic recession into a Great Depression. Just Google Herbert Hoover and see for yourself !!
wow, wonder how mccain will bash this one???
Well said Mr Buckley.... it is good to see more and more conservatives realize they do have a choice and not just listening to rhetoric from Hannity, Rove and Co. throw at you.
WOW!!! I concur.
The bell is sounding on the end of John McCain's campaign.
I don't know how much this endorsement really means but he's correct in saying John has lost whatever "it" was. Slanderous campaign tactics have rendered him a lowly position of
"mired in a pig stye" with palin as a stye mate
Thank you, Mr. Buckley. Thank you for your honesty.
Wow. I'm very surprised. Mr. Buckley's reasons mirror my opinions about Sen. McCain.
Perhaps his father isn't rolling in his grave about his son's careful decision. It's sad that we won't ever know what Buckley Sr. thought of the McCain campaign, esp. over the last month.
What McCain campaign is up to these days will allow only the most erratic people to be his supporter. All people who can think have already abandoned him.
God Bless USA.
Finally, some light.
Thank God there are still conservatives left who care about this country.
What IS going on at the Palin/McCain rallies? "Off with his head"??? Shame on any of my fellow citizens who would promote such ignorance and hatred. Go live somewhere else if you don't like it - that's what you've always said to US when you stole elections and ran our country into the ground.
Any other Republicans want to join in an honest effort to save our country ??
All ideologies welcome! Just bring an open mind and a willingness to work together in a common sense approach to restore this country to the greatness it deserves.
All obama is is a good actor and even better liar.
And you sir, are stupid and blind.
YOU had a responsibility to look beyond the rhetoric floating on the airways before taking such a public position on this important futuristic issue. I'm ashamed of you; and so would your parents be for being so off hand and superficial in your announcement. The conclusion drawn is, we should know better than to expect a 2nd generation public figure to be as wise as his parents.
i totally agree with him. I will be voting democratic for the first time also. McCain and Palin are a disgrace to this country.
Obama definitely knows where he wants to take America. He respects the underlying ethos and ideals upon which this country is founded and prospered on. He genuinely thankful for this nation that provided him the opportunity that took him where he is today.
McCain lost his respect the moment he started comparing Obama with Britney and Paris Hilton.
Good for Buckley! It's great to see that some Conservatives are able to see that Obama is what is best for the USA in this election! I'm even more proud of Buckley considering he previously defended McCain.
C'mon other Conservatives – join the Moderates and Liberals in supporting the Obama/Biden ticket!
The base is starting to fragment Ouch to the Rep.
You better watch out Buckley, McCains people will get you !!!
Now Cindy, you should be a good housewife and start packing your husband's bags for him to retire to the retirement home. It is clear for all to see, whether democrats or republicans that your husband is really "out of this world" and there's no way in hell, that hell will warm over, even for him! But perhaps he could prove all those pundits wrong, when Palin brings her pastor muthee here to perform his magic on all of you.
Thank you so much for understanding what our country needs. I too once admired McCain, but see a very different politician in him now. Niether are perfect candidates, but Obama delivers a much clearer, calmer message and is what our country needs at this difficult time in history.
Well, if this doesn't say it all, nothing will. An ultra conservative person who writes for an ultra conservative publication voting for a Democrat. When your own party members don't believe in you except the radicals, you are in deep, deep trouble.
Buckley is not alone. I am shocked though. I did not see a man of this stature in the conservative bloc endorsing Obama. Obama has been able to reach across the aisle and reach-not just independents like me-but true conservatives.
He will pay for it though.
Let me guess, you "Party-first, Screw Our Country" hacks: Buckley is now a terrorist now too, right?


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Subject: | Re: Name Help |
Author: | Sarahjeanne (guest, 188.8.131.52) |
Date: | February 19, 2002 at 4:33:49 PM |
Reply to: | Name Help by Lissa |
Tell the mother-in-law to butt out, and name the child Abigail Grace. Which in my opinion go together beautifully. Adding Kelly or subbing it in there makes the name sound unsmooth. I know that's not a word, but you get what I'm saying. :) Why is the mother-in-law insisting that Kelly be added, anyways?
Tell your friend good luck.
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