text:
Convincing parents about moving to Sweden...anyone have any problems? |
3 Pages 1 2 3 > |
Convincing parents about moving to Sweden...anyone have any problems? |
18.May.2012, 09:15 PM
Joined: 16.Mar.2012 |
A little background on me. I'm 24, left home at 18, have lived abroad before aaand have rather difficult parents.
I'm planning a move to Sweden in the summer (I've already booked the flights, have a place to live, it's all sorted). I told my parents about this plan almost a year ago, they were all "go for it!" then. Problem is the Actual Date is fast approaching and I think they were hoping I'd, y'know, grow out of it or something. Funny thing is my overbearing Gran is totally cool with it, which is causing some family rifts. I can't talk about it with my Mum and I would happily avoid the subject except she keeps sidelining some blackmail in now and then to trip me up. When she doesn't get the answer she wants she responds by yelling, making snide comments, and giving me the silent treatment for two weeks. It's irritating to say the least, and its starting to work. I have no intention of dropping my plans for moving - I am a grown up and I've made up my mind. But I'd sure like to feel excited about it instead of sick to my stomach anticipating the next family bust-up! I have NO IDEA if the move to Sweden will work out, but I'd still like to give it a shot and not have my parents snidely remark "told you so" or attempt to disown me if this move should indeed, go badly. Of course they're my folks and so their natural reaction is to assume failure and to not want that for me. Luckily I'm realistic to the point of pessimism... I've explained this to them but they are still putting me in an awkward position, "it's us or Sweden". Oh and I'm British and they live near Stansted Airport... Has anyone else had similar issues? If so, how did you handle it? |
18.May.2012, 09:52 PM
Location: Dalarna Joined: 5.Apr.2006 |
well if you have everything worked out
- tickets - housing - job etc then you just need to go for it and let them see that you are living your own life and supporting yourself |
18.May.2012, 10:46 PM
Joined: 16.Mar.2012 |
The job is the only part that's missing. Thing is, although I have done some initial hunting and am studying the language I know full well that my job hunting chances are seriously reduced if I'm not actively present in the country, using the language and meeting the 'right' people. I have a friend looking for work in Amsterdam who is in the same position; we're comparing field notes. Parents aren't buying this argument, however.
(I am an architect; my last job, in Manchester, was earned by literally throwing myself at a practice until they hired me. I expect the same process again, this time på Svenska). |
18.May.2012, 11:43 PM
Joined: 20.Dec.2011 |
I read many Stories and we watch movies based on real story that someone who immigrated to another country had nothing actually but later they became millioner.
A hard working person would have always chance in any country to build a good life. So lets give it try and Inshahallah you would be sucessful and if you fail then contact me I would get you a return ticket to UK =) mvh COA |
19.May.2012, 05:44 AM
Location: Scandanavia Joined: 15.May.2010 |
Sounds like the time has come for you to sit your mother down and give her the firm and loving talk about letting go !
It comes down to it being her choice to let you get on with your life or cause a rift by clutching on too tightly. I used the fist full of sand analogy.... you know, how it just pours out between your fingers and is gone the tighter you hold on. It worked - it was confrontational but she finally understood that she would lose out by being so clingy. She just needed to grow up and let me do the same. we are very close now. |
19.May.2012, 07:42 AM
Joined: 20.Sep.2011 |
The job is the only part that's missing. Thing is, although I have done some initial hunting and am studying the language I know full well that my job hunting chances are
... (show full quote)
If I was you I would be nice to your parents, unless you speak Swedish and/or have £20k in your pocket to fund yourself, you might need a home to go back to? You may be lucky and get work, but then again... so it's better to have a plan B and don't burn all your bridges, whilst you are busy throughing yourself at people who probably don't appreciate it. Don't architects normally have a portfolia of previous work to impress people with, rather than wear folk down? |
19.May.2012, 07:57 AM
Location: Scandanavia Joined: 15.May.2010 |
an impressive portfolio at 24 ? I don't think so.
19.May.2012, 08:02 AM
Location: Scandanavia Joined: 15.May.2010 |
Actually, getting work at your age in your profession in Sweden is quite likely because Architekt practices like young cheap labour who they can mould.
Way more difficult for an experienced architect to get work in this climate especially. Trust me - I know |
19.May.2012, 02:59 PM
Joined: 6.Jan.2008 |
If you are still trying to please your parents at 24, then you should definitely move to sweden to cut the apron strings.
19.May.2012, 03:15 PM
Joined: 29.Jul.2009 |
Urrgghh, you very nearly caught me in a I cant be arsed to warn mood, but my concience got the better of me.
1. At absolutely no cost burn your bridges with your family, as you will realise if you move to Sweden. They are the best friends you have. 2. Do your homework dummy BEFORE you move, and I mean proper homework, eg, How long is it going to take you to learn swedish to a degree you are usefull to the labour market and employable? A: 2 years is a educated guess. How much money will you get under those 2 years? A: For the first 6 months until you have passed SFI you get... 0kr (Thats right nothing if you are a EU member). Only when you move on to Svenska Grund will you get 2500kr/month. After this you will you will need Svenska A and Svenska B before anyone will even consider hiring you for your current occupation. You may if you are LUCKY get a part time job working as a old persons care assistant or cleaning while you study. But dont confuse it with the uk. These type of jobs are gold dust here. What is the current unemployment figures? A: For your age group 25% How easy is it going to be for you to make friends? A: Difficult, swedes generally keep to themselves, it takes MANY years before they will accept you as one of there own. OK now I can rest and say at least you have been warned. Still reading? OK if you can scrap a living for 2 years without any money or friends and find a reasonable job whilst behaving and gaining some respect from the locals you may stand a chance. Healthcare and infrestructure are similar to slightly below those in the UK. But if you want to have kids and build a family... This is the place to be. |
19.May.2012, 04:15 PM
Joined: 15.Jan.2012 |
OP - if you don't mind the nosiness, where are you moving to and how did you manage to secure somewhere to live without a job and without being in the country?
Whether you take the plunge or not, and to what extent you're willing to placate your parents, are subjective calls that different individuals will call differently depending on whatever experiences, prejudices, inherited traits and social conditioning they've had. Just as some football managers go out to pack the midfield and not get beat, and some are...Harry Redknapp, some people make decisions purely on spreadsheets and calculators and are risk averse, and some go with the gut and trust that it'll work out in the end. I'm not aware of any authoritative conclusion being reached on which is best. I would say...just don't do things blind. Read the most negative views, take them on board, look at it from the conservative perspective, know what you're getting into, but then...if you've still haven't shaken off the conviction that you wanna do it, do it - you're probably not going to be on your death bed, riddled with cancer, thinking "I wish I'd been more risk averse and financially sensible." You're more likely to wish that you'd followed your heart. |
19.May.2012, 04:54 PM
Joined: 16.Mar.2012 |
Thanks for the responses guys! Really helpful.
I'd rather not disclose details, but money is not the issue for me. I also have a place to live sorted. The real issue is having something of worthwhile to do that prevents my career from stalling. This is my dad's biggest fear: the dreaded "CV gap". If I was you I would be nice to your parents, unless you speak Swedish and/or have £20k in your pocket to fund yourself, you might need a home to go back to? This is exactly what I'm trying to avoid: the burning bridges part. I have explained to them that the move is a gamble - they know this. They appear to be putting it into black and white terms - I may only go if I know for certain everything will work out (which obviously, I cannot know until I'm out there). This is frustrating because I'd like to be able to try without my family resenting me for doing so. QUOTE You may be lucky and get work, but then again... so it's better to have a plan B and don't burn all your bridges, whilst you are busy throughing yourself at people who probably don't appreciate it. Don't architects normally have a portfolia of previous work to impress people with, rather than wear folk down? We usually rely heavily on the portfolio, yes. At 24 this is typically not "impressive" if one thinks a portfolio should contain actual built buildings (many architects do not have this until they are 30-35, depending on where they work). But if you have spent 6 odd years at university and already in practice you will have a decent portfolio. A friend in Stockholm and another in Amsterdam landed jobs by dropping in at practices. You don't visit more than once: of course anyone would get worn down by that! |
19.May.2012, 07:26 PM
Joined: 16.Mar.2012 |
an impressive portfolio at 24 ? I don't think so. Define an "impressive" portfolio for someone at my age? I was thinking I needed to demonstrate an ability to draw, model and use, say, ArchiCAD, which is quite atypical for a recent graduate. But if you know something more, I'd appreciate it! OP - if you don't mind the nosiness, where are you moving to and how did you manage to secure somewhere to live without a job and without being in the country? Gothenburg. And, long-term boyfriend. |
19.May.2012, 10:58 PM
Joined: 28.Jul.2011 |
You're 24. If you don't take chances now, when are you going to? When you're 34 and have kids and a mortgage?
Go for it. (But have a plan B, just in case) |
19.May.2012, 11:51 PM
Joined: 7.May.2010 |
You are not going to like what I say.
This is a BIG risk you are taking. There are people on this forum who have been trying to find a job and had difficulty. I get the feeling you are moving to Sweden, as many do, because of love. Warning. Don't do it. Ask yourself the following questions: 1) How many foreign graduates from Swedish universities get a job in Sweden 2) How many years is it going to take to learn Swedish fluently 3) What are my expectations Think carefully about this decision. And if you are moving to Sweden based on a career, then I think that is a rarity. Whatever your choice - best of luck! |
Now available in English:


text:
We stayed just one night after a liveaboard trip but could easily have relaxed here for much longer. The location is amazing on top of the hill overlooking the sea and the gardens are beautiful. The room was exactly what we needed - comfortable bed, powerful hot shower, amazing view. Breakfast was very tasty and relaxing by the pool in... More
- Also Known As:
- Golo Hilltop Hotel And Restaurant
- Golo Hilltop Hotel
- Golo Hilltop Hotel & Restaurant Labuan Bajo, Flores, Indonesia
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- Golo Hilltop Hotel & Restaurant Flores, is a modest hotel, located in Labuan Bajo, a city at the tip of Flores Island in Indonesia. Labuan Bajo is a base to explore the surrounding islands for the world class diving, wildlife viewing and for some of the least crowded beaches and tiny islands and of course the infamous Komodo and Rinca.Golo Hilltop is a small Boutique Style hotel run by two Dutch women and presents a pleasant family atmosphere. It is situated on top of a hill about 1 km from the city centre, this makes it a quiet and relaxing place but everything is still on walk-able distance. This hotel is a haven for nature lover and adventurous and is away from the town area. The bungalows are spacey, bright and clean. Each bungalow has its own balcony providing nice views of the ocean and a daily sunset. It provides comfortable stay with a variety of guest's rooms - deluxe, superior and standard rooms. With all these services, this hotel provides a perfect camp to 'explore' Labuan Bajo. ... more less
- Reservation Options:
- TripAdvisor is proud to partner with Agoda and Priceline so you can book your Golo Hilltop Hotel & Restaurant reservations with confidence. We help millions of travellers each month to find the perfect hotel for both holiday and business trips, always with the best discounts and special offers.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Environment |
Part of a series on |
Green politics |
Core topics
Related topics
Environment portal |
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology[1][2][3] and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements. Environmentalism advocates the preservation, restoration and/or improvement of the natural environment, and may be referred to as a movement to control pollution or protect plant and animal diversity.[4] For this reason, concepts such as a land ethic, environmental ethics, biodiversity, ecology and the biophilia hypothesis figure predominantly.
At its crux, environmentalism is an attempt to balance relations between humans and the various natural systems on which they depend in such a way that all the components are accorded a proper degree of sustainability. The exact measures and outcomes of this balance is controversial and there are many different ways for environmental concerns to be expressed in practice. Environmentalism and environmental concerns are often represented by the color green,[5] but this association has been appropriated by the marketing industries and is a key tactic of greenwashing. Environmentalism is opposed by anti-environmentalism, which takes a skeptical stance against many environmentalist perspectives.
Contents |
Definitions [edit]
Environmentalism denotes a social movement that seeks to influence the political process by lobbying, activism, and education in order to protect natural resources and ecosystems. The word was first coined in 1922.[citation needed]
An environmentalist is a person who may speak out about our natural environment and the sustainable management of its resources through changes in public policy or individual behavior. This may include supporting practices such as informed consumption, conservation initiatives, investment in renewable resources, improved efficiencies in the materials economy, transitioning to new accounting paradigms such as Ecological economics and renewing and revitalizing our connections with non-human life.
In various ways (for example, grassroots activism and protests), environmentalists and environmental organizations seek to give the natural world a stronger voice in human affairs.[6]
In general terms, environmentalists advocate the sustainable management of resources, and the protection (and restoration, when necessary) of the natural environment through changes in public policy and individual behavior. In its recognition of humanity as a participant in ecosystems, the movement is centered around ecology, health, and human rights.
History [edit]
A concern for environmental protection has recurred in diverse forms, in different parts of the world, throughout history. For example, in Europe, King Edward I of England banned the burning of sea-coal by proclamation in London in 1272, after its smoke had become a problem.[7][8] The fuel was so common in England that this earliest of names for it was acquired because it could be carted away from some shores by the wheelbarrow. Air pollution would continue to be a problem in England, especially later during the Industrial Revolution, and extending into the recent past with the Great Smog of 1952.
Origins [edit]
In Europe, the Industrial Revolution gave rise to modern environmental pollution as it is generally understood today. The emergence of great factories and consumption of immense quantities of coal and other fossil fuels gave rise to unprecedented air pollution and the large volume of industrial chemical discharges added to the growing load of untreated human waste.[9] The first large-scale, modern environmental laws came in the form of the British Alkali Acts, passed in 1863, to regulate the deleterious air pollution (gaseous hydrochloric acid) given off by the Leblanc process, used to produce soda ash. Environmentalism grew out of the amenity movement, which was a reaction to industrialization, the growth of cities, and worsening air and water pollution.
In Victorian Britain, an early "Back-to-Nature" movement which anticipated modern environmentalism was advocated by intellectuals such as John Ruskin, William Morris and Edward Carpenter, who were all against consumerism, pollution and other activities that were harmful to the natural world.[10] Their ideas also inspired various proto-environmental groups in the UK, such as the Commons Preservation Society, the Kyrle Society, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Garden city movement, as well as encouraging the Socialist League and The Clarion movement to advocate measures of nature conservation.[11]
In the United States, the beginnings of an environmental movement can be traced as far back as 1739, though it was not called environmentalism and was still considered conservation until the 1950s. Benjamin Franklin and other Philadelphia residents, citing "public rights," petitioned the Pennsylvania Assembly to stop waste dumping and remove tanneries from Philadelphia's commercial district. The US movement expanded in the 1800s, out of concerns for protecting the natural resources of the West, with individuals such as John Muir and Henry David Thoreau making key philosophical contributions. Thoreau was interested in peoples' relationship with nature and studied this by living close to nature in a simple life. He published his experiences in the book Walden, which argues that people should become intimately close with nature. Muir came to believe in nature's inherent right, especially after spending time hiking in Yosemite Valley and studying both the ecology and geology. He successfully lobbied congress to form Yosemite National Park and went on to set up the Sierra Club. The conservationist principles as well as the belief in an inherent right of nature were to become the bedrock of modern environmentalism.
In the 20th century, environmental ideas continued to grow in popularity and recognition. Efforts were starting to be made to save some wildlife, particularly the American Bison. The death of the last Passenger Pigeon as well as the endangerment of the American Bison helped to focus the minds of conservationists and popularize their concerns. In 1916 the National Park Service was founded by US President Woodrow Wilson.
The Nazis had elements that were supportive of animal rights, zoos and wildlife,[12] and took several measures to ensure their protection.[13] In 1933 the government enacted a stringent animal-protection law.[14][15]
Many NSDAP leaders including Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring were supporters of animal protection. Several Nazis were environmentalists (notably Rudolf Hess), and species protection and animal welfare were significant issues in the regime.[16] Heinrich Himmler made efforts to ban the hunting of animals.[17] Göring was an animal lover and conservationist.[18] The current animal welfare laws in Germany are more or less modification of the laws introduced by the National Socialist regime.[19]
In 1935, the regime enacted the "Reich Nature Protection Act". The concept of the Dauerwald (best translated as the "perpetual forest") which included concepts such as forest management and protection was promoted and efforts were also made to curb air pollution.[20][21]
In 1949, A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold was published. It explained Leopold's belief that humankind should have moral respect for the environment and that it is unethical to harm it. The book is sometimes called the most influential book on conservation.
Throughout the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and beyond, photography was used to enhance public awareness of the need for protecting land and recruiting members to environmental organizations. David Brower, Ansel Adams and Nancy Newhall created the Sierra Club Exhibit Format Series, which helped raise public environmental awareness and brought a rapidly increasing flood of new members to the Sierra Club and to the environmental movement in general. "This Is Dinosaur" edited by Wallace Stegner with photographs by Martin Litton and Philip Hyde prevented the building of dams within Dinosaur National Monument by becoming part of a new kind of activism called environmentalism that combined the conservationist ideals of Thoreau, Leopold and Muir with hard-hitting advertising, lobbying, book distribution, letter writing campaigns, and more. The powerful use of photography in addition to the written word for conservation dated back to the creation of Yosemite National Park, when photographs persuaded Abraham Lincoln to preserve the beautiful glacier carved landscape for all time. The Sierra Club Exhibit Format Series galvanized public opposition to building dams in the Grand Canyon and protected many other national treasures. The Sierra Club often led a coalition of many environmental groups including the Wilderness Society and many others. After a focus on preserving wilderness in the 1950s and 1960s, the Sierra Club and other groups broadened their focus to include such issues as air and water pollution, population control, and curbing the exploitation of natural resources.
In 1962, Silent Spring by American biologist Rachel Carson was published. The book cataloged the environmental impacts of the indiscriminate spraying of DDT in the US and questioned the logic of releasing large amounts of chemicals into the environment without fully understanding their effects on ecology or human health. The book suggested that DDT and other pesticides may cause cancer and that their agricultural use was a threat to wildlife, particularly birds.[22] The resulting public concern led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 which subsequently banned the agricultural use of DDT in the US in 1972. The limited use of DDT in disease vector control continues to this day in certain parts of the world and remains controversial. The book's legacy was to produce a far greater awareness of environmental issues and interest into how people affect the environment. With this new interest in environment came interest in problems such as air pollution and petroleum spills, and environmental interest grew. New pressure groups formed, notably Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, as well as notable local organizations such as the Wyoming Outdoor Council, which was founded in 1967.
1970s [edit]
In the 1970s the environmental movement gained rapid speed in the U.S. and around the world. The Chipko movement was formed in India; influenced by Mohandas Gandhi, they set up peaceful resistance to deforestation by literally hugging trees (leading to the term "tree huggers"). Their peaceful methods of protest and slogan "ecology is permanent economy" were very influential.
Another milestone in the movement was the creation of an Earth Day. Earth Day was first observed in San Francisco and other cities on March 21, 1970, the first day of Spring. It was created to give awareness to environmental issues. On March 21, 1971, United Nations Secretary-General U Thant spoke of a spaceship Earth on Earth Day, hereby referring to the ecosystem services the earth supplies to us, and hence our obligation to protect it (and with it, ourselves). Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network,[23] and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year.[24]
The UN's first major conference on international environmental issues, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference), was held on June 5–16, 1972. It marked a turning point in the development of international environmental politics.[25]
By the mid-1970s, many felt that people were on the edge of environmental catastrophe. The Back-to-the-land movement started to form and ideas of environmental ethics joined with anti-Vietnam War sentiments and other political issues. These individuals lived outside normal society and started to take on some of the more radical environmental theories such as deep ecology. Around this time more mainstream environmentalism was starting to show force with the signing of the Endangered Species Act in 1973 and the formation of CITES in 1975. Significant amendments were also enacted to the United States Clean Air Act[26] and Clean Water Act.[27]
In 1979, James Lovelock, a British scientist, published Gaia: A new look at life on Earth, which put forth the Gaia Hypothesis; it proposes that life on Earth can be understood as a single organism. This became an important part of the Deep Green ideology. Throughout the rest of the history of environmentalism there has been debate and argument between more radical followers of this Deep Green ideology and more mainstream environmentalists.
1980s [edit]
During the 1980s the growing awareness of global warming and other climate change issues brought environmentalism into greater public debate. In 1986 the international conservation organisation the World Wildlife Fund renamed itself the Worldwide Fund For Nature to reflect a shift to a more strategic approach. Still known as WWF, however, the organisation brought together religious authorities representing the five major world religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism) to prepare the 1986 Assisi Declarations. These theological statements, published by the WWF and UNEP, identified the responsibilities towards the care of nature expected of followers of each religion thus providing spiritual motivation for environmental action. The full texts, with additional similar declarations from Bahá'ísm, Jainism, Shintoism, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism were later included in the 2003 World Bank publication 'Faith In Conservation'.[28]
Today [edit]
Environmentalism has changed to deal with new issues such as global warming, overpopulation and genetic engineering. Many youth of today's society are more aware of the state of the planet because they grew up with Earth Day in place. School Eco Clubs are now working to create new ideals for the future through sustainable schools and other minor changes in student lives like buying organic food, clothing and personal care items. In the future, many of the jobs opening up will have environmentalist aspects.
Recent research demonstrates that a precipitous decline in the public's interest in 19 different areas of environmental concern.[29] Americans are less likely be actively participating in an environmental movement or organization and more likely to identify as "unsympathetic" an environmental movement then in 2000.[30] This is likely a lingering factor of the Great Recession in 2008. Since 2005 the percentage of Americans agreeing that the environment should be given priority over economic growth has dropped 10 points, in contrast, those feeling that growth should be given priority "even if the environment suffers to some extent" has risen 12 percent.[30] These numbers point to the growing complexity of environmentalism because is it tied into economics.
Environmental movement [edit]
The environmental movement (a term that sometimes includes the conservation and green movements) is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement. Though the movement is represented by a range of organizations, because of the inclusion of environmentalism in the classroom curriculum,[31][32] the environmental movement has a younger demographic than is common in other social movements (see green seniors).
Environmentalism as a movement covers broad areas of institutional oppression, including for example: consumption of ecosystems and natural resources into waste, dumping waste into disadvantaged communities, air pollution, water pollution, weak infrastructure, exposure of organic life to toxins, mono-culture, anti-polythene drive (jhola movement) and various other focuses. Because of these divisions, the environmental movement can be categorized into these primary focuses: environmental science, environmental activism, environmental advocacy, and environmental justice.
Free market environmentalism [edit]
Free market environmentalism is a theory that argues that the free market, property rights, and tort law provide the best tools to preserve the health and sustainability of the environment. It considers environmental stewardship to be natural, as well as the expulsion of polluters and other aggressors through individual and class action. It has been supported by libertarians and many conservatives.[33]
Evangelical environmentalism [edit]
Evangelical environmentalism is an environmental movement in the United States in which some Evangelicals have emphasized biblical mandates concerning humanity's role as steward and subsequent responsibility for the caretaking of Creation. While the movement has focused on different environmental issues, it is best known for its focus of addressing climate action from a biblically grounded theological perspective. The Evangelical Climate Initiative argues that human-induced climate change will have severe consequences and impact the poor the hardest, and that God's mandate to Adam to care for the Garden of Eden also applies to evangelicals today, and that it is therefore a moral obligation to work to mitigate climate impacts and support communities in adapting to change.[34]
Preservation and conservation [edit]
Environmental preservation in the United States and other parts of the world, including Australia, is viewed as the setting aside of natural resources to prevent damage caused by contact with humans or by certain human activities, such as logging, mining, hunting, and fishing, often to replace them with new human activities such as tourism and recreation.[35] Regulations and laws may be enacted for the preservation of natural resources.
Organizations and conferences [edit]
Environmental organizations can be global, regional, national or local; they can be government-run or private (NGO). Environmentalist activity exists in almost every country. Moreover, groups dedicated to community development and social justice also focus on environmental concerns.
There are some volunteer organizations. For example Ecoworld and Paryawaran Sachetak Samiti which is about the environment and is based in team work and volunteer work. Some US environmental organizations, among them the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Defense Fund, specialize in bringing lawsuits (a tactic seen as particularly useful in that country). Other groups, such as the US-based National Wildlife Federation, the Nature Conservancy, and The Wilderness Society, and global groups like the World Wide Fund for Nature and Friends of the Earth, disseminate information, participate in public hearings, lobby, stage demonstrations, and may purchase land for preservation. Statewide nonprofit organizations such as the Wyoming Outdoor Council often collaborate with these national organizations and employ similar strategies. Smaller groups, including Wildlife Conservation International, conduct research on endangered species and ecosystems. More radical organizations, such as Greenpeace, Earth First!, and the Earth Liberation Front, have more directly opposed actions they regard as environmentally harmful. While Greenpeace is devoted to nonviolent confrontation as a means of bearing witness to environmental wrongs and bringing issues into the public realm for debate, the underground Earth Liberation Front engages in the clandestine destruction of property, the release of caged or penned animals, and other criminal acts. Such tactics are regarded as unusual within the movement, however.
On an international level, concern for the environment was the subject of a United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, attended by 114 nations. Out of this meeting developed UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) and the follow-up United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992. Other international organizations in support of environmental policies development include the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (as part of NAFTA), the European Environment Agency (EEA), and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The President of Save Nature & Wildlife (SNW) is Mithun Roy Chowdhury
Usage in popular culture [edit]
From at least 1946,[citation needed] American comics with an environmental, conservation or outdoor theme have appeared; including Mark Trail, Smokey the Bear and Woodsy Owl.
Criticisms [edit]
This section does not cite any references or sources. (December 2010) |
Criticism of environmentalism tend to fall into two major categories: environmental skepticism and anti-environmentalism. Environmental skeptics, such as Bjørn Lomborg (the author of The Skeptical Environmentalist) dispute the claims of environmentalists, claiming they are either inaccurate or exaggerated. Anti-environmentalists, on the other hand, accept many of the claims made by environmentalists while simultaneously accepting that change is inevitable, regardless of cause and speed. They do not deny the impact of humanity, but they dispute the argument that humanity can kill the planet, citing life's several billion year history as evidence that it is more resilient than many environmentalists realize.
An Alternative View [edit]
Environmentalists typically believe that human interference with 'nature' should be restricted or minimised as a matter of urgency (for the sake of life, or the planet, or just for the benefit of the human species), whereas both environmental skeptics and anti-environmentalists do not believe that there is such a need.
There is an alternative view which one can have. One can believe that both of the views expressed in the previous paragraph are wrong. On the one hand, the environmental skeptics and the anti-environmentalists are wrong because they underestimate the changes which humans have made to the biogeochemical cycles of the Earth. On the other hand, the standard environmentalist view is wrong because the response to the changes which humans have made should not be to pull back human involvement with the rest of the planet. Indeed, the situation is so dire (the environmental skeptics and anti-environmentalists are so wrong) that there is a need for geoengineering in the near future. One of the main advocates of this view is Neil Paul Cummins. One can be an environmentalist and believe that human 'interference' with 'nature' should be increased.[36] Nevertheless, there is a risk that the shift from emotional environmentalism into the technical management of natural resources and hazards could decrease the touch of humans with nature, leading to a weaker concern with environment preservation.[37]
See also [edit]
- Conservation ethic
- Conservation movement
- Counterculture of the 1960s
- Curbing fossil fuel usage
- Do it yourself (DIY)
- Ecofeminism
- Ecology movement
- Environmental movement
- Environmental organizations
- Environmental sociology
- Environmentalism in film and television
- Environmentalism in music
- Evangelical environmentalism
- Free-market environmentalism
- Green politics
- Human impact on the environment
- List of environmental websites
- Permaculture
- Planetary boundaries
- Positive environmentalism
- Satya
- Stewardship (theology)
- Sustainability and systemic change resistance
References [edit]
- ^ "Ideology and Sustainability". Formal.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ^ Ronald Bailey from the February 2002 issue. "Debunking Green Myths". Reason.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ^ Donald Gibson. Environmentalism: Ideology and Power. Nova Science Pub Inc. 2003
- ^ "Environmentalism - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ^ Cat Lincoln (Spring 2009). "Light, Dark and Bright Green Environmentalism". Green Daily. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ Robert Gottlieb, Forcing the Spring: The Transformation of the American Environmental Movement (2005)
- ^ David Urbinato (Summer 1994). "London's Historic 'Pea-Soupers'". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2006-08-02.
- ^ "Deadly Smog". PBS. 2003-01-17. Retrieved 2006-08-02.
- ^ Fleming, James R.; Bethany R. Knorr. "History of the Clean Air Act". American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 2006-02-14.
- ^ Gould, Peter C. (1988). Early Green Politics, Brighton,Harvester Press, pgs. 15-19, and Wall, Derek, (1994) Green History: A Reader. London,Routledge, pgs. 9-14.
- ^ Gould,(1988) pgs. 16, 23-4,36-8,84-6.
- ^ Thomas R. DeGregori (2002). Bountiful Harvest: Technology, Food Safety, and the Environment. Cato Institute. pp. p153. ISBN 1-930865-31-7.
- ^ Arnold Arluke, Clinton Sanders (1996). Regarding Animals. Temple University Press. pp. p132. ISBN 1-56639-441-4.
- ^ Hartmut M. Hanauske-Abel, Not a slippery slope or sudden subversion: German medicine and National Socialism in 1933, BMJ 1996; pp. 1453–1463 (7 December)
- ^ "kaltio.fi". Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ Robert Proctor (1999). The Nazi War on Cancer. Princeton University Press. pp. p5. ISBN 0-691-07051-2.
- ^ Martin Kitchen (2006). A History of Modern Germany, 1800-2000. Blackwell Publishing. pp. p278. ISBN 1-4051-0040-0.
- ^ Seymour Rossel (1992). The Holocaust: The World and the Jews, 1933-1945. Behrman House, Inc. pp. p79. ISBN 0-87441-526-8.
- ^ Bruce Braun, Noel Castree (1998). Remaking Reality: Nature at the Millenium. Routledge. pp. p92. ISBN 0-415-14493-0. [sic]
- ^ JONATHAN OLSEN "How Green Were the Nazis? Nature, Environment, and Nation in the Third Reich (review)" Technology and Culture – Volume 48, Number 1, January 2007, pp. 207–208
- ^ Review of Franz-Josef Brueggemeier, Marc Cioc, and Thomas Zeller, eds, "How Green Were the Nazis?: Nature, Environment, and Nation in the Third Reich" Wilko Graf von Hardenberg, H-Environment, H-Net Reviews, October 2006.
- ^ Carson, Rachel (1962). Silent Spring. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-8093-2218-8.[page needed]
- ^ "Resource temporarily unavailable". Earthday.net. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ "What Is Earth Day?". Chemistry.about.com. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ^ John Baylis, Steve Smith. 2005. The Globalization of World Politics (3rd ed). Oxford. Oxford University Press. P.454-455
- ^ Clean Air Act Extension of 1970, 84 Stat. 1676, Pub.L. 91–604, 1970-12-31.
- ^ Pub.L. 95-217, December 27, 1977.
- ^ Faith In Conservation, Martin Palmer & Victoria Finlay, World Bank Publications 2003 (PDF) retrieved 12-06-12.
- ^ McCallum, M.L. and G.W. Bury. 2013. Google search patterns suggest declining interest in the environment. Biodiversity and Conservation DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0476-6 [1]
- ^ a b "Environment | Gallup Historical Trends". Gallup.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^ Craig Kridel (2010-02-16). Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies. Sage Publications, Inc. p. 341. ISBN 978-1-4129-5883-7. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ Jennifer Sinsel (2010-04-15). "Earth Day Activities". Lesson Planet. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ Stroup, Richard L. (2008). Free-Market Environmentalism. The Library of Economics and Liberty. Archived from the original on 2008.
- ^ "Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action". christiansandclimate.org. Evangelical Climate Initiative. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ Cunningham, William P.; et al. (1998). Environmental encyclopedia. Gale Research. ISBN 0-8103-9314-X.
- ^ Neil Paul Cummins "An Evolutionary Perspective on the Relationship Between Humans and Their Surroundings: Geoengineering, the Purpose of Life & the Nature of the Universe", Cranmore Publications, 2012.
- ^ "Vasconcelos, Vitor Vieira "The Environment Professional and the Touch with Nature." Qualit@s, v 1, p. 1-10, 2011". Pt.scribd.com. 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
Further reading [edit]
- Daynes, Byron W., and Glen Sussman, eds. White House Politics and the Environment: Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush (Texas A&M University Press; 2010) 300 pages; evaluates how 12 presidents helped or hindered the cause of environmental protection.
- Hall, Jeremiah. "History Of The Environmental Movement". Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- Kovarik, William. "Environmental History Timeline". Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- Martell, Luke. "Ecology and Society: An Introduction". Polity Press, 1994.
- de Steiguer, J. Edward. 2006. The Origins of Modern Environmental Thought. The University of Arizona Press. Tucson. 246 pp.
- John McCormick. 1995. The Global Environmental Movement. John Wiley. London. 312 pp.
- Marco Verweij and Michael Thompson (eds), 2006, Clumsy Solutions for a Complex World: Governance, Politics and Plural Perceptions, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-0-230-00230-2
- World Bank, 2003, "Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World: Transforming Institutions, Growth, and Quality of Life", World Development Report 2003, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Oxford University Press.
- Keith M. Woodhouse. "The Politics of Ecology: Environmentalism and Liberalism in the 1960s," Journal for the Study of Radicalism, Volume 2, Number 2, 2009, pp. 53–84
External links [edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Environmentalism |


text:
PhoCusWright Research
PhoCusWright's U.S. Consumer Travel Report Fifth Edition
While the U.S. economy showed clear signs of recovery in 2012, there were enough mixed signals to make vacation decisions difficult for many Americans. Through a longitudinal analysis, PhoCusWright's U.S. Consumer Travel Report Fifth Edition examines traveler behavior along each step of the travel planning process - from the media travelers rely on to make destination and product decisions, to the channels they use to book and share their trip experiences. Key metrics include frequency and duration of trips, travel expenditure and travel component purchases, and travel intentions for the coming year.
[ view more details ]
Presentation: Fright or Flight? Key U.S. Consumer Travel Trends
On June 13, PhoCusWright presented a special live event that explores the subtle shifts that are impacting the U.S. leisure travel marketplace. Fright or Flight? Key U.S. Consumer Travel Trends examines U.S. traveler behavior and attitudes, and their impact on the leisure travel market.
[ view more details ]
Presentation: PhoCusWright's U.S. Corporate Travel Report: Market Sizing and Technology Trends
This May 22, 2012 Webinar explores the key developments that are shaping the corporate travel marketplace, along with market sizing and projections through 2013.
[ view more details ]
PhoCusWright's U.S. Consumer Travel Report Fourth Edition
While total travel gross bookings in 2011 made it back to pre-recession levels, not all consumers felt the glow. PhoCusWright's U.S. Consumer Travel Report Fourth Edition features longitudinal analyses of a broad range of travel behaviors -- including general metrics such as trip frequency, components purchased and travel expenditure -- and examines the use of media supporting purchase decisions and bookings. The report also includes an analysis of traveler intentions for the upcoming year.
[ view more details ]
PhoCusWright's U.S. Corporate Travel Report: Market Sizing and Technology Trends
While the corporate travel sector in the U.S. rebounded relatively quickly from the financial downturn and has now recovered to pre-recession levels, the industry is still in the midst of major change, with several fundamental shifts influencing how business travel will be conducted in the future. This report provides a comprehensive view of the state of managed travel in the U.S., along with the key metrics, dynamics and trends that will shape the arena through 2013.
[ view more details ]
Travel Innovation and Technology Trends: 2012 and Beyond
Heads up, travel companies: 2012's host of technology trends – including new developments in social e-commerce, business intelligence and content fragmentation – will have huge effects on the future of travel distribution.
[ view more details ]
Presentation: PhoCusWright's U.S. Business Traveler: Managed, Unmanaged and Rogue
Empowered by an increasingly sophisticated assortment of tools at their fingertips, today's business travelers are taking more control over their entire experience. From picking their own favorite suppliers and booking channels, to integrating leisure components into their work trips and leveraging social media, business travelers are demanding more than ever before.
[ view more details ]
Online Travel Agencies 4Q and Full Year 2011: Global Growth Remakes the Market
Despite the economic difficulties of 4Q11 – rising fuel prices and airfares, a stronger U.S. dollar, and ongoing financial drama in Europe – online travel agencies delivered mostly strong performances, with solid growth in international markets. The outlook for 2012 is exciting but uneven, with OTAs fighting hard for U.S. share and making gains in Europe.
[ view more details ]
Presentation: Mobile Hits The Mainstream
March 22, 2012 Webinar Recording and Deck
With smartphone usage among U.S. travelers surging past the 50% mark, the mobile platform has not only matured, but is now influencing every stage of the travel life cycle. From deciding where to go, to getting real-time directions after they've arrived, travelers are rarely without their mobile devices. The implications and opportunities for travel companies are enormous.
[ view more details ]
PhoCusWright's U.S. Business Traveler: Managed, Unmanaged and Rogue
Demand for business travel has recovered substantially after its 2009 plummet, but driving growth in the years ahead will prove more challenging for travel companies than in the past. Effectively catering to the wants and needs of business travelers will be increasingly important for industry players hoping to grow their share in this lucrative segment. PhoCusWright's U.S. Business Traveler: Managed, Unmanaged and Rogue helps travel companies gain holistic perspective from the range of business travelers in the U.S., including both those who are managed by a corporate travel policy and those who are not.
[ view more details ]


text:
The Vita and PS3 play together like never before in LittleBigPlanet 2! See the mechanics in action in this demo from the stage of Sony's Press Conference during Tokyo Game Show 2012.
Views: 1,542 | Posted: 09/19/2012
Take a greater degree of control over Sackboy than ever with the Vita and PS3 simultaneous play of Cross-Control! Check out how in this demonstration from gamescom 2012 in Germany!
Views: 4,269 | Posted: 08/14/2012
All new content, including a new story mode and PS Vita interaction, is coming soon to LittleBigPlanet 2.
Views: 5,761 | Posted: 06/05/2012
Help save the Muppet Show as the nefarious Phantom threatens to prevent it from being a smashing success.
Views: 9,532 | Posted: 01/24/2012
Preview a new content pack for LittleBigPlanet 2!
Views: 9,978 | Posted: 09/14/2011
By: undox
â Coming this September, it's the biggest add-on pack ever released for LittleBigPlanet! * A brand new story theme for LittleBigPlanet 2 - The Rise of the Cakeling with 14 new levels (5 levels, 7 mini games and 2 cutscenes) * A new powerup for Sackboy: The Brane Crane * 3 huge new powerful gadgets for use with PlayStation Move: The Movinator, The Move Recorder, The Paint Tool * 4 Interactive Music Tracks * 8 Music Sequencer Tracks * A new Sound Object containing 32 new sounds * 17 new Music Sequencer Instruments * A new level background * 6 New Costumes * 18 Materials * 41 Decorations * 13 Objects * 66 Stickers * 39 new LittleBigPlanet Pins * 11 brand new PlayStation Trophies Coming soon!
Views: 1,446 | Posted: 09/02/2011
By: niny322
Note: My computer had problems rendering this video. Shortly after I exported this video my computer corrupted. So I apologize that the back ground pops in and out. I couldn't fix it.
Views: 1,036 | Posted: 05/25/2011
By: Algazero
Kevin Butler LBP2 commercial. KEVIN BUTLER IS A WIZARD!!!!
Views: 452 | Posted: 05/25/2011
By: Bman54
The guys from the PS Blog decided to LittleBigPlanet-ize the Best Buy/PlayStation commercial with awesome results.
Views: 2,504 | Posted: 05/25/2011
By: Nathan900
This level is made by Nathan900 and will be coming out sometime in november 2010
Views: 6,301 | Posted: 05/25/2011
Posted: Sep 11, 2012
Posted: Jul 23, 2012
Posted: Feb 10, 2012
Posted: Feb 10, 2012
Week of
May. 26
Week of
Jun. 02
Week of
Jun. 09
Week of
Jun. 16
Week of
Jun. 23
PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Release Date: 05/27/2013
Prove your skill behind the wheel in the second installment of the Grid racing franchise.
PS3, Xbox 360
Release Date: 05/28/2013
A new shooter from Insomniac Games formerly known as OverStrike.
Wii U
Release Date: 05/28/2013
The dynamic duo teams up with your favorite DC super heroes to stop the villainous Lex Luther.
Release Date: 05/29/2013
You're a student in an academy for adventurers, and each subject mastered and quest solved is a step towards your...
Release Date: 06/04/2013
Become your favorite super hero, choose your powers, and find thousands items.
Xbox 360, PC, PS3
Release Date: 06/04/2013
A cyber-punk adventure which puts memory and cyberspace into a new reality.
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Release Date: 06/04/2013
Release Date: 06/11/2013
SimCity is an online city building simulation game from Maxis Studios. It is the quintessential city builder...
Release Date: 06/14/2013
Naughty Dog brings us a brand new World wrought with devastation in this PS3 Exclusive title.
Hybrid PC/Mac
Release Date: 06/18/2013
Wii U
Release Date: 06/20/2013
Arriving as both DLC and in a standalone package, Super Luigi U brings all new levels and even a new playable character.
Wii U
Release Date: 06/23/2013
Warioware's successor comes to the Wii U as Game & Wario, featuring a new collection of minigames designed...
Release Date: 06/25/2013
In Company of Heroes 2, the epic sequel focuses on some of history's most brutal and devastating wars on the eastern...
DS, 3DS, Vita
Release Date: 06/25/2013
Release Date: 06/25/2013
Release Date: 06/25/2013
The game takes place during the Genroku era at the time of shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. Because of his thirst for...


text:
Falcons Remain Undefeated Beating the Eagles 30-17 In Philadelphia
- Post 02 November 2012
- By Diane Larche'
- Hits: 1117
On an afternoon with an overcast sky and the looming potential for a major hurricane ready to pounce on the City of Brotherly Love, the Atlanta Falcons flew in displaying confidence and poise, thumping the Philadelphia Eagles with a 30-17 victory at Lincoln Financial Field.
The victory takes the visiting team to a historical perfect record of 7-0 as the Philly home team fell to an "embarrassing" 3-4 evoking boos from their anxious- for- a- victory fans.
It would be a day of shattering records as Falcons Coach Mike Smith, with this game marking 50 regular season victories for him, became the winningest coach in Falcons history. It would also be the day that Eagles Coach Andy Reid would see his 13 year record of never losing a game coming off a bye week come to a resounding end.
.Smith's record stands at 50-21 since he arrived in Atlanta in 2008. Smith commended his team and lauded the plays of both the offense and he defense for the victory. The Falcons last won a game in Philadelphia in 1988.
The Falcons owned the ball most of the game, punting only twice as Matt Ryan threw for 262 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. The Falcons scored on each of their first six possessions including touch downs on their first three drives. WR Drew Davis on a 15 yard pass from Ryan scored the first touchdown of the game on 3rd and 8 after the Falcons marched down the fields 80 yards.
When the Eagles did have the ball, they didn't do much with it largely due to the Falcons solid defense. Falcons Safety Thomas DeCoud had nine sacks including one on QB Michael Vick on the Eagles first possession. The Eagles were held to 92 yards on the ground and 178 in the air. The Falcons came away with 392 total yards. Julio Jones had five catches in the game with a spectacular 63 yard touchdown in the second quarter. Defensive Ends Kroy Biermann and John Abraham had stellar games as Bierman had a season-high seven tackles and a sack and Abraham sacking Vick for his seventh sack of the season. Abraham is the NFL's active sack leader with 119.0 career sack.
"Whatever decision Coach Reid makes I support it," a visibly disappointed Vick said in the post game press interviews. "Obviously he's thinking about making a change at the quarterback position. I know I'm giving everything I've got out there... deep down as long as I know I'm doing that, that's all I can ask out of myself." In a post interview a few minutes earlier Reid called the game an "embarrassing performance" that would be evaluated but stopped short of saying there would definitely be a change of quarterback.
As raindrops peppered the field and and rain slickers appeared among the fans in the green and grey stands with a few more rounds of boos for their lackluster team, the crowd headed for the Exits early in the fourth quarter making their way home to prepare for Hurricane Sandy and trying to forget what they just saw on their home field as their team went down in defeat.
The Falcons on the other hand were all smiles while preparing to make their way back to Atlanta with yet another victory along with many fans who traveled to Philadelphia to see their team continue their reign as the only undefeated team in the NFL this season at 7-0. Next up, the nationally televised night game against the Dallas Cowboys at the Georgia Dome on Sunday, November 4, 8:20 p.m.


text:
My Account (sign in)
lowest rate guarantee
Erzsébet tér 7-8
Zrinyi 4
Hold street 3-5
Kis Diofa Street 13
Kisfaludi street 16
Five great reasons to book with us!
Over 285,000 hotels worldwide – more added every day
Trusted by over 7,000,000 satisfied customers
4 million+ hotel reviews by agoda customers
1,000+ free nights redeemed weekly with reward points
With availability in over 37,000 cities worldwide
agoda special offers
including last minute offers(even same day!)free nightsfree upgrades!
Earn rewards with us!
more information
Customer Support
cheap, with breakfast, everything...
0.24 Km.
Staff on the desk were very good. ...
0.36 Km.
0.37 Km.
0.47 Km.
Breakfast, close to public...
0.61 Km.
0.63 Km.
A good place to stay, close to...
0.72 Km.
1.03 Km.
1.15 Km.
Staff very helpful, the Lounge is...
1.17 Km.
1.19 Km.
1.23 Km.
Big room with kitchen and cheap...
1.24 Km.
1.26 Km.
Service is friendly and good by...
1.27 Km.
1.28 Km.
1.29 Km.
Clean, well furnished, good...
1.31 Km.
Lovely large room with bath,...
1.35 Km.
Go To Top
All material herein © 2005 – 2013 Agoda Company Pte. Ltd., All Rights Reserved. AGODA ® is a registered trademark of AGIP LLC, used under license by Agoda Company Pte. Ltd. Agoda is part of (NASDAQ:PCLN)


text:
NASA has announced recipients of the 2013 Sagan Exoplanet Fellowships, a program designed to encourage new talent in exoplanet research. More
NASA has selected 24 small satellites, including three from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to fly as payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2014, 2015 and 2016. More
A collaborative effort between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Delft University of Technology has demonstrated a novel optical sensor for the analysis of the composition and of the origin of geological formations. More


text:
I've always loved the look of pavers with grass or ground cover growing between them.
Design Sponge |
Better Homes & Gardens |
House Beautiful |
Better Homes & Gardens |
Design Sponge |
Better Homes & Gardens |
House Beautiful |
Better Homes & Gardens |
I also like that they all look different because of the different shapes and sizes of the pavers - none of them looked forced at all. Have a great weekend Carrie - the forecast looks amazing! I'm off to a flea market tomorrow w/ my Mom so I'm hoping it's good.
This is going to look great! I love the moss growing up between them.
I love the look too! We have trouble in Iowa with pavers. (We've had them at our previous house. Nate's parents have them. My parents had them.) We have hard freezes and thaws so the pavers end up looking gross...and dangerous. Sad. I'll live vicariously through your patio.
Have always really liked this look, wondered about how much maintenance is involved though. Good luck and cannot wait to see!
I like this look. Do you think that was the original intent but then they relaxed a little too much and let it overgrow?
Love the look...we have pavers in a section of our yard with grass growing between. They are easy to maintain - just mow over or use edger to cut grass lower. Looking forward to seeing them in your yard!
Can't wait to see how this turns out!
We tried something similar a couple of years ago with found pavers but eventually the ground reclaimed them so we had to dig them up again and give up on our idea. It's still something I love seeing though and hope to one day have in one of our homes.
I love the look as well but we're finding it hard to implement. We created a big flagstone path two years ago and a matching flagstone fill in area between our driveway and a rock wall. For the path I've been trying to get moss to grow between the stones and for the fill in area we just used polymeric sand. The area with the polymeric sand has a tampered gravel base and the path has soil we carefully kept undisturbed to limit shifting and settling. The polymeric sand area looks great and never needs any maintenance. The moss I've been transplanting and watering for two years and it looked good at first but soon the weeds took over and they are nearly impossible to dig out between the stones. I even planted lots of creeping ground covers like Irish moss and thyme but the weeds still win. We don't plan to ever do any hardscaping with ground cover between the stones/pavers again!
I love this idea! It would be so perfect in your cute backyard! I completely agree about that laid back feel, it's fantastic!
OH man, so beautiful. I especially love that first pic. I know you guys will do something amazing.
I love that look and it would look awesome in your yard. Can't wait!
Oh that really is gorgeous. I can't wait to see what you do. Hugs, Marty
Growing moss or a low ground-cover between stone pieces is such a great look.
Woo hoo for found stones, grass between them, and your new gig writing for Home Depot. Just had to say all that before heading off to see what you've written. You guys are always so busy...and productive!
I love this look, too! Can't wait to see what you do with your finds. :)
OH.MY.GOSH girl I just pried loose bluestone pavers from one of my gardens and reused them to make a path this week, and holy hard work!!! Great upper body workout!!! Can't wait to see your patio come together. I'm in love with your backyard already!
I really love that look too! So whimsical!
Your new patio is going to be incredible. I read the update from today and had to go back a post for the inspiration. I can certainly see where you're going with this idea and I know it is going to be beautiful when you're finished. You all have been working hard...as always!


text:
Clutch and Jade
By: Stephanie Harris & Chris Whited
Updated: April 2, 2009
Clutch and Jade, two ocelots, were born on February 25th and are being nurtured by zoo personnel. Yesterday, they were finally ready to roam their new home.
The felines parents, Hot Rod and Ellie, have lived in the Abilene Zoo and they will be an upcoming exhibit sometime this year.
The two new cubs won't live in an exhibit, but they will still appear at special events. Clutch and Jade will primarily be used for educational purposes.


text:
Obama Wants to Ease Mortgage Credit, But He Can't Say How
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- President Barack Obama renewed his push for easier refinancing options for borrowers and highlighted the need for easier access to mortgage credit in his State of the Union address Tuesday.
But he was vague on what policy measures will be used to ease credit conditions.
Compared to his speech last year, housing got a relatively small mention this time around. Perhaps it is because a recovery in home prices has made housing a less urgent issue for Congress.
"The good news is, our housing market is finally healing from the collapse of 2007. Home prices are rising at the fastest pace in six years. Home purchases are up nearly 50%. And construction is expanding again," Obama said in his speech.
Still, he said tight mortgage credit conditions and the inability of many families who are current on their payments to refinance was holding back the economy.
"We need to fix it," he said. "Right now, there's a bill in this Congress that would give every responsible homeowner in America the chance to save $3,000 a year by refinancing at today's rates. Democrats and Republicans have supported it before. So what are we waiting for? Take a vote and send me that bill. Why would that be a partisan issue, helping folks refinance?"
It is not entirely clear what bill Obama was referring to as there is more than one refinancing plan currently in Congress awaiting approval.
Earlier this week, Senators Bob Menendez (D, N.J.) and Barbara Boxer (D, Calif.) reintroduced legislation aimed at removing barriers that prevent borrowers with government-backed loans from getting the lowest possible interest rates.
The Responsible Homeowners Act of 2013 aims at improving upon the government's current Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) by eliminating appraisal costs, reducing upfront fees on refinances, ensuring consistent standards for all lenders and providing equal access to refinancing options to all borrowers.


text:
Hotel Up is a modern design hotel, we had a nice room on the 2'floor with nespresso machine, beautiful bathroom with great shower( very slippery) and friendly staff, we were given all the information we wanted , like the name of a great restaurant: brasserie La Paix.. There was not enough space to unpack and hang our clothes. We heard... More
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- The hotel is located in the center of Lille and near Lille train station and shops. The hotel, brand new, consists of 27 comfortable rooms and modern decor. The hotel has a cozy bar: "The Tulip Bar" where you can enjoy delicious cocktails, champagnes, soft drinks and snacks. Parking: Consult us ... more less
- Reservation Options:
- TripAdvisor is proud to partner with Booking.com and Priceline so you can book your Hotel Up reservations with confidence. We help millions of travellers each month to find the perfect hotel for both holiday and business trips, always with the best discounts and special offers.


text:
Wristlet measures approximately 9" (L) X 5" (H)
Wristlet is fully interfaced for stability and durability.
Each seam is carefully sewn using a 5-needle serger and all stress points are double and triple stitched.
Please Note: Due to the nature of this beautiful print, placement pattern may vary but each wristlet is equally beautiful.
Manufacturer | ModDiva |
Material | No |
Style | No |
Color | No |
Purse Color | No |


text:
Latest Stories
The Venture Bros. Returns to Adult Swim for Season 5
May 31, 2013
Summer 2013 TV Preview
May 24, 2013
Adult Swim's Future Includes Dan Harmon's Animated Series and Mike Tyson's Mysteries
May 10, 2013
A Heisenberg Breaking Bad Action Figure? Yes, Please
February 13, 2013
NYCC: The Venture Bros. Smoke Up Comic-Con
October 12, 2012
TV Shows Coming to Comic-Con 2012
July 1, 2012
TV Shows Coming to New York Comic Con 2011
October 10, 2011
TV Shows Coming to Comic-Con 2011
July 10, 2011
Adult Swim: Black Dynamite Animated Series, Venture Bros Special
May 19, 2011
Why South Park Still Matters
April 25, 2011
I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills
Victor. Echo. November.
20 Years to Midnight
About This Show
- Summary
The Venture Bros. follows the adventures of two dimwitted brothers, their scientist father and his bodyguard, Brock. Hank and Dean Venture regularly find themselves in danger, even if they are oblivious to it. The Venture family lives on a spacious ranch with a high-tech laboratory, but their adventures take them to exotic locales around the world, from the deepest, darkest rainforests to the most dangerous urban jungles. When the boys get into a sticky situation, they rely on the muscled, mullet-headed bodyguard Brock to bail them out. With a huge knife, a steely glint in his eye and a taste for blood, Brock is the guy that you want on your side when its time to defile your enemy.


text:
Tom Eschen is the Weekend Sports Anchor and a multimedia journalist at CNY Central.
WEEDSPORT -- Tripp Halstead's family was told they had to say their final goodbyes last Friday, but the two-year-old boy who was hit by a tree during Hurricane Sandy fought, and now doctors expect him to survive.
Tripp Halstead was playing at his day care in Winder, Georgia on October 29th, when the winds of Hurricane Sandy brought a limb of a nearby tree right on his head, causing brain damage. After emergency surgery, doctors at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston induced him into a coma. After a tough week, Tripp began to improve, and on Thursday, the doctors felt confident enough to let Tripp breath without help. He struggled, but the family is still encouraged by his improvement since the accident happened.
"We've been on cloud nine all day as far as that news," Tripp's father Bill Halstead says. "Once [the doctor] told us that...awesome."
While his community in Georgia hopes for his improvement, Tripp also has family ties here in Central New York...hoping for the same. Tripp's father Bill graduated from Weedsport High School, and his great uncle Dan Humberstone still lives in Weedsport today.
Humberstone is starting his own movement here in Central New York. With the help of Farmboy Graphic, Humberstone created shirts and signs with Tripp's picture and slogan "team boom". A family friend also contributed wooden blocks with Tripp's picture and favorite movie character Lightning McQueen from Cars. Humberstone says the shirts and blocks cost $10 or whatever someone is willing to pay, while the signs cost $16.
Humberstone says he has received an overwhelming response already, which has become a big part of Tripp's recovery.
"It's so remarkable," Humberstone says. "It touches our family where we're at the point where we're in awe, because we can't believe it's happening. Something good will definitely come out of this."
In addition to the communities, celebrities such as Owen Wilson, who plays Tripp's favorite character in Cars, Larry the Cable Guy, who plays Tow Mater in Cars and music group Rascal Flatts all have contacted Tripp and his family in support.
Humberstone says 100 percent of the money donated will go to Tripp's recovery efforts and if you want to donate to contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
In addition to frequent updates on Tripp's status, the Facebook page, Tripp Halstead Updates,also has a PayPal link.


text:
Development over democracy
May 11, 2012
International financial institutions rank Ethiopia as one of the fastest growing economies but debates rage over its political strategy and regional role
As business and political leaders descend on Addis Ababa for the World Economic Forum on 9-11 May, Premier Meles Zenawi's government will be trumpeting its economic achievements. Visitors expecting a war-torn land scarred by continuing famine will be shocked. Yet the economic claims of the government, the World Bank and other international agencies (which depend on state cooperation) deserve closer analysis. On several big issues, Meles has become the voice of Africa and de facto leader of the New Partnership for African Development. He attends Group of 8 and G-20 meetings, says the right things about climate change and gets on well with United States President Barack Obama and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Somalia.
In cold statistics, Meles's government – in power for 21 years – has presided over a formidable economic turnaround. A recent World Bank report suggested that Ethiopia navigated the global economic crisis in 2008-9 better than many others. Modest declines in exports, remittances and foreign investment have recovered to more than pre-crisis levels. The International Monetary Fund recently suggested that Ethiopia could join the middle-income countries if its rapid growth continued. All this follows government claims of average 11% annual economic growth for the last eight years. When pressed, IMF and World Bank officials concede the government's calculations are 'optimistic' but 'not by more than 1 or 2%'.
In November 2010, Ethiopia launched an ambitious five-year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), aiming to improve the economy, incomes and social indicators. The government finds Western models largely irrelevant, as was made clear at the opening of the new Chinese-built headquarters of the African Union in January. Meles talks of a 'Democratic Development State' on the lines of Taiwan, South Korea and (in the background) China.
Critical outsiders talk of 'developmental authoritarianism', lumping Ethiopia with Rwanda as its leading exponents. The idea is that the central government keeps a tight grip on political and social freedom, invests heavily in roads, power plants and communications, and promotes access to markets for small-scale producers. Apart from concern about political freedom, outside critics argue that developing states cannot credibly take on that role, even if backed by lavish Chinese finance.
Another great leap forward
The GTP assumes average growth of 11% at worst and 14.9% at best, doubling the size of the economy by 2015 and matching China's accelerated growth in the 1990s. It would involve doubling agricultural production, significant increases in industrial production (notably in sugar, with ten new factories), fertiliser, cement, metals, textiles and leather goods. Infrastructure plans include over 2,000 kilometres of railway and 88,000 km of new roads. Hydropower would increase by 8,000 megawatts to 10,000 MW, distributed to 75% of Ethiopia with the possibility of exporting to the rest of Africa and the Middle East. The target is to increase mobile telephone access to reach 45% of the population, a quadrupling of usage but still below South Africa and Nigeria.
Critics say the lack of competition in Ethiopia's telecommunications sector and lack of internet access are still holding back development. Overall, the aim is to reduce the incidence of poverty from 29% (2010) to 22%. Larger objectives are defined as attaining high growth within a stable macroeconomic framework – in a stable, democratic, 'developmental state'.
The Horn of Africa suffered its worst drought in decades in 2011. This year's March to May rains began late and will be below the long-term average; these short belg rains reduce annual food production by up to 30% in northern areas and by 40-50% in the south. A second successive dry year will increase regional food insecurity, especially in the south and east where some 3 million people now get food aid.
Exporting is more difficult because Ethiopia has no port but export earnings for the first eight months of the fiscal year showed a 16% rise on the previous year, with increased earnings from gold and oil seeds (Ethiopia is now the world's fourth largest exporter of sesame). The main earner, though, is coffee exports, which fell from 122,000 to 75,000 tonnes. The government's biggest problem is inflation, now at an annual average of 40%. Civil servants and teachers had pay rises last year, but below 40%. Even the director general in a ministry gets only 5,000 birr (US$285) a month. The price of tef, the basic grain, has doubled in the past year, while food prices have more than quadrupled. Blaming this on corrupt profiteering, the government made a brief, unsuccessful attempt to cap prices by order and increased public-sector salaries.
In early February, Meles claimed that inflation had fallen to 32%, saying he hoped it would drop to single figures by July or August. Yet February saw another surge to 36%, then a fall again in March. In early April, he still claimed that control measures were working. He again blamed external factors but tacitly accepted some responsibility by admitting the government had cut public borrowing and was controlling the money supply.
Local oppression
Some authority has been decentralised to district and local administrations which, some say, can be more oppressive than central government. Much control is organised through the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), whose successes in the 2008 local and the 2010 national elections swept away the opposition parties.
An effort is under way to mobilise domestic savings. The government insists that the 78 bn. birr needed to fund the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Abay/Blue Nile River (see Box, Running water, vaulting ambition) will be met internally though the sale of bonds and other resources. It is also trying to identify cuts to make without harming the whole. The customs authority is being reorganised and attempts made to maximise tax collection. The government is even preparing to take on the Mercato (market) in Addis Ababa, where it is estimated that half Ethiopia's financial transactions take place in 18,000 legal businesses and 9,000 illegal ones.
In 2011, the tax department took 50.8 bn. birr, 15 bn. up on the previous year; the first seven months of this fiscal year showed a further increase of 12.5 bn. birr. One much-criticised scheme is the drive to develop commercial agriculture by large-scale land leases to foreign companies: some call it land-grabbing. The government has identified 3 mn. hectares available for large-scale production of food or other crops, with nearly 1 mn. hectares of marginal land for bio-fuel crops: jatropha, castor, oil palm and pongamia. Last year's overall fuel bill was $1.7 bn., up by 25% on 2009-10; it is likely to be higher this year, as tension between Sudan and South Sudan cut off supplies. There are plans to increase ethanol production from the sugar factories now being built.
Another policy international which non-governmental organisations criticise is the resettlement programme which would disrupt the traditional lifestyle of pastoralists – but give them secure livelihoods. In Gambella, Benishangul and Somali regions, 125,000 households have been resettled. On official figures, Ethiopia has reduced rural poverty, improved life expectancy, raised levels of education and other social indicators. The government says it is poised for take off with its large labour force and low wages. Yet the big political questions remain: how much freedom and accountability will the government allow? How fairly will the fruits of faster growth be spread?
Food, housing and water are deemed more important than democracy and trade unions. 'We're a fairly tough regime, no one denies that,' says an official in Addis, privately. He makes Ethiopia's world view clear: Eritrea is a menace; Somalia is not a cosy neighbour; the Oromo Liberation Front makes threatening noises but is in complete disarray. Foreign NGOs such as Human Rights Watch have difficulty entering the affected areas and horror stories emerge from the refugee camps about periodic political crackdowns.
Human rights training for the police has made little impact; trainees know that toughness is expected and that includes those trained by British specialists, whose contracts have been started, cancelled, then resumed. Meles talks of a democratic development state: it is likely to prove more developmental than democratic.


text:
- Household Helpers
- Organizers
- Home Décor
- Kitchen
- Bed & Bath
- Apparel
- Health & Beauty
- Entertainment
- Lawn & Garden
- Pets
Email Sign Up!
Join our email list for
special updates and offers!
special updates and offers!
Get Ready for Summer
Convertible Pet Steps (F4879)
Convertible pet steps offer two ways to give your pet a leg up! Does your dog or cat need a boost to get up to your sofa, bed or vehicle? Handy device can be used as either a 3-step staircase( 17 lb. limit) or as a ramp (36 lb. limit); converts in seconds. Ideal for aging pets with limited mobility. Sturdy wood frame; fabric-covered steps offer traction. 27" x 15" x 15".
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.


text:
I was wondering because I want more Gengar, but I don't want to waste all that time hatching a Gastly when I want a Gengar.
Everytime you hatch a Pokemon it will be in it's NFE (Not Fully Evolved) form. So you will have a Ghastly.
Although unless you breed your Gengar with a Female Gengar or a ditto you won't get a ghastly. The Pokemon species depends on the female, male if you have a ditto.
Although the base point is the same unfortunately, it will still be a Ghastly, not a Gengar.
NO. You will get a Gastly Egg and you will have to evolve it to get Gengar. There is no way to hatch a Gengar out of an Egg. Except for Hacking.
Breeding a Pokemon always result in the lowest evolution and it will always be at lv 1. The only exception is baby Pokemon, since they require the parents to hold a special item. Sadly, Ghastly is a normal Pokemon, so you have to train it. Source: http://pokemondb.net/mechanics/breeding
How to change your username How to add a user avatar Why was my post hidden? The points system Question etiquette Flags vs Downvotes Anime FAQ
Type a Pokemon name, type, move or ability to see instant results.


text:
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.-- Dane Boggs walks his dog, "Catch" down Ponte Vedra Boulevard every day, but not without risk.
"There's not enough room for everyone," he said.
The 2.7-mile stretch of road near Boggs' home has no sidewalks, putting pedestrians right in the way of traffic.
"There goes a big truck," he says as a semi whizzes several feet behind him. "How about that you ride your bike with a big truck behind you or a mother with a stroller? It's just not safe!"
Installing sidewalks comes with a hefty price tag of $400,000, but life is priceless, and for neighbors like Boggs, safety is worth every penny.
Neighbors have decided they're going to pay for 60 percent of the sidewalk. St Johns County and municipal services will pay for the rest.
"We pay taxes so we really do need their support," said Boggs.
But first they have to reach their goal. Neighbors have raised more than $100,000, but still need more than $100,000 more, and the clock is ticking.
"A lady and her dog were just hit by a car," said Boggs. "People are getting hurt all the time."
The neighborhood hopes to have all the donations it needs by spring to break ground on the new sidewalk by summer.


text:
My trip to the San Francisco Bay Area was, I believe, an outstanding success. I managed to schedule a surprising amount of productive-type behavior into five days, and I got to see a lot of what is an absolutely beautiful city, even when it's shrouded in rain. Which it was, by the way, beginning the day I arrived and lifting, I suspect, at roughly the same hour that my return flight took off.
The night before I left Texas, the Dallas area was rocked by tornados (tornadi?), so I don't know, maybe it's me.
I'd be the worst sort of jackass guest if I didn't stop right now and express my gratitude to Ian Golder and Monique van den Berg for putting me up (and putting up with me) for the duration of my stay. Five days is a long time to have a house guest, but they never complained and not even once gently suggested that perhaps I'd be more comfortable if I got a room at a hotel or one of the city's many fine homeless shelters. More importantly, their giant dog never tried to eat me, which I also consider the sign of a polite host.
(Actually, the truth is that I have something of a Bigdogaphobia, thanks to a horrible childhood attack by, ironically, the one breed of big dog that doesn't seem to bother me now, a Great Dane. I used to have scars on the back of my legs that told the tale, but I am far too old and fat to be able to look back there now. My thanks to Ian and Monique, and Goulash the Giant But Gentle Dogzilla, for being sensitive to my weird dog issues.)
The first night I was in town, I spoke to Monique's writing class at the College of San Mateo. If you're wondering what possible situation I might consider to be absolutely surreal, it might be speaking to a class that is studying personal narrative by way of my own book. Yes, my book was the assigned text; the students were reading it and taking tests about it and having classroom discussions about it. I could try to spin that experience into some fancy, existential parable, but in all honesty, it was just extremely damn cool to be me that evening. I highly recommend it.
I agreed to help workshop some of the personal narratives written by the students, and to be honest, I was nervous about it. I had no idea what I was going to say if I had to workshop an essay that was, well, bad. But here's the thing: none of them were. Everything I read had a real sense of voice; everything had something to say and a concept of how they wanted to express it. I was legitimately impressed, and only resented their youth a little. Damn kids.
The next day, we visited schools. You knew that already.
I'd never been to San Francisco before, but there are a number of people in the area whom I knew but had never met, in that nerdy internet way that was weird a decade ago but is just now The Way Things Are in the World. My signing at Book Passage in Corte Madera gave me the opportunity to meet some of them in the flesh, as well as see some people I'd met previously and at least one friend from high school. I know I'm going to screw this up and forget someone, but I'd like to thank Shannon, Ian & Monique, Annie, Kate, Alison, Halsted, Kara, Char, and the AMAZING Edith Meyer, who once again showed up with food, this time cookies, shortbread and a lemon loaf that I think I would have knocked down an old person to get to.
Most of all, however, there were two other special guests. Courtesy of Skype and a good sound system set up by Dana, the awesome events person from Book Passage, Julie and Schuyler appeared on my laptop and answered questions and generally charmed the pants off of everyone. So if you weren't there, well, you missed a lot of charmed, pantsless people. Your loss.
My last day in San Francisco was spent sightseeing in the city with Monique and attending a concert by the San Francisco Symphony, which was Monique's amazing Christmas present to me. The performance was conducted by Charles Dutoit, one of my favorite conductors who, with the Montreal Symphony, produced some of the best and most enduring recordings of the last thirty years. San Francisco Symphony performed Debussy's "Oh, look. A pretty deer.", Stravinsky's Symphony in C, and closed with Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, which is frankly a much better piece that R-K really had any right to compose, based on the rest of his output. Don't get me wrong, Rimsky-Korsakov was a brilliant orchestrator and wrote some fine music, by golly, but in Scheherazade, he really stepped it up. He did us hyphenates proud.
And of course, we visited the Pirate Supply Store at 826 Valencia, which (for zoning purposes) serves as a legitimate business front for the writing center founded by Dave Eggers. I bought pirate flags and a t-shirt and the obligatory eye patch for Schuyler and Julie.
I had a great time in San Francisco, and I'd love to return soon. There's a possibility that Schuyler might attend a summer camp for kids who use Big Boxes of Words, although I might have to discover buried treasure or lost mob money to make that a reality.
I hope it happens.
Okay, I mean it now. Tender-hearts stop reading now. I'm serious. If you don't like the rest of this, don't leave me any crybaby comments. You've been warned.
So yeah, I cut off the end of my finger.
The morning I left for California, I was packing my toiletries and had already put my razor in a side pocket of my little bathroom bag. I decided that it would be a good idea to store my toothbrush in the same pocket (NOTE: This was not actually a good idea), and as I pushed my toothbrush in, it stuck on something, my hand slipped, and my middle finger (aka "The Bird") on my right hand made a rather abrupt and rude introduction to the little Precision Trimmer blade on the top edge of my razor, which if you're into detail, is that funky five-blade "Fusion Power" thing from Gillette.
(Because, you know, it has five blades. How could I use something that just had four, or even three blades -- pshaw! -- all the while KNOWING that there were five blades out there, PLUS that one nasty little trimmer blade on top? Get fucking serious.)
I just went to the Gillette site to see what that little top blade is called, and ran across the following line in the ad: "So comfortable, you barely feel the blades."
I felt the blade.
Now, before you begin to wonder (as you inevitably will) if I immediately went to the emergency room, well, here's the thing. My plane was leaving in about an hour and a half. You just read about the wonderful time I had in San Francisco, and also how many professional commitments I had there. I couldn't just NOT go, all because I cut myself with my razor, and not even shaving but PACKING.
Also, in my own defense (and Julie can queasily back me up on this), it bled. A lot. So much so that I couldn't actually see what I had done. It hurt more than I thought a cut should hurt, and it would not stop bleeding for anything, no matter how much pressure I put on it. But still, I just thought it was a deep cut, right? And when we bandaged it up tightly, the pressure made the bleeding stop. I figured, it just needs some time to settle down. So we threw my bags in the car and drove to the airport, my finger hurting wildly but no longer squirting blood like a Monty Python sketch.
It wasn't until I got past security that I noticed that the bleeding had begun again, seeping through the bandages like, well, like a poorly bandaged wound that really should have been seen by a doctor. If before was a bad time to go have it looked at, then sitting outside my gate with my shoes off wasn't much better. I found a bathroom, decided against removing the bandages (which I still think was probably a smart move on my part, and one that my fellow travelers and bathroom-users would probably agree with) and simply applied MORE bandages on top on the poor little Dutchboy-like original strips that were bravely losing the fight against the flood.
Surprisingly, this second bit of first aid (would that make it second aid?) held, and I made my flight without incident. It wasn't until I attempted to change the bandages before class that I realized how bad it was.
Because it bled again. Badly. And now I saw why.
Okay, so first of all, sit down. Then imagine the very tip of your finger, or my finger really, if that makes you feel better about it. Imagine a piece about the size of a dime (which constitutes most of the tip of your finger, really) and about the thickness of two quarters. Now imagine it connected by a tiny piece of skin. Now imagine it NO LONGER connected by that tiny piece of skin. Imagine it instead stuck to the inside of a bloody bandage, a small not-bloody circle in the middle of a brownish-red tragedy.
And if you're REALLY into detail, also imagine taking your killer razor out of your bag to inexplicably use it against your own stubbly face, despite the fact that it has tasted human blood and may just want more more more. Upon examination, you find that it is surprisingly not at all bloody, because when you cut yourself, your "Ow ow, holy shit, ow motherfucker OW!" reflex kicked in quickly enough to get you to the sink before any real bleeding began. What you do find is what appears to be a small piece of clear plastic stuck in the blades. But when you fish it out, you remember that most clear plastic doesn't have little fingerprint ridges in it. Then you sit down again. And maybe not eat for the rest of the day.
Apparently I cut it twice. One was the big cut, and one was a little bit shaved off the tip, waiting for me to discover it later.
So yeah. I cut off the end of my finger.
Now, I didn't cut off a major, life-changing chunk of my finger. I'll have a flat spot, that's certain, but I can still count to ten and Schuyler can still paint all my fingernails. Still, the cut went deep into that part of the skin where the nerves live, and they do not like being exposed like that. Two weeks after the cut, it is healing up nicely (amazingly, no infection, which goes to show that God really does protect children and stupid people), but you know what?
It still hurts. A lot.
It looks sort of cool, though. I'll leave that to your imagination.


text:
Specifications & Dimensions
Color and Styling: | |
Color/Finish: | Black |
Dimensions and Capacity: | |
Overall Dimensions: | 56 x 38 x 32 |
Swath Width: | 36 in. |
Tilling Depth (in): | 1 to 5.5 |
Tilling Width (in): | 36 |
Product Overview: | |
Attachment Type: | Tillers & Cultivators |
Fits Brands/Models: | Universal- works with all brands of riding lawn mowers |
Item Weight (lbs.): | 239 |
Vehicle Type: | Tractors or ATVs |
Materials & Finishes: | |
Material: | Polypropolene |
Installation Requirements: | |
Assembly Required: | Assembly Required |
Wheels & Tires: | |
Tire/Wheel Size: | 9.75 x 2 in. |
Ratings & Reviews
Product Description
Condition Soil and Get Ready For Seasonal Planting with the Craftsman Mount Tiller
This powerful Craftsman universal tow mount tiller conditions soil and prepares seedbeds for seasonal planting. This heavy-duty tiller digs deep into soil, from 1 to 5.5 inches, to help it breathe easier and make sure plants get the nutrients and moisture they need for strong, healthy root development. When plants have strong roots, it's harder for weeds to grow. The 36 inch wide swath covers more ground in less time. And with a weight of 239 pounds, it will easily break through the toughest soil, turning barren land into a rich seedbed ripe for planting and fertilizing.
The universal Craftsman mount tiller is designed to connect to any brand of lawn, yard or garden tractor, as well as ATVs — no sleeve hitch required. The iso-mount hitch absorbs shock and vibrations for smoother tilling and pulling. The gas-powered 206cc Briggs & Stratton® Inteck Series 900 engine delivers consistent and reliable performance, and the chain drive transmission is protected by shear pins in the tine assemblies to keep the tiller in optimal working condition.
- Craftsman universal tow mount tiller enriches soil and gets it ready for planting
- Fits behind any brand of lawn, yard or garden tractor, as well as ATVs
- Powered by a 206cc Briggs & Stratton Inteck Series 900 engine for heavy-duty performance and dependability
- Chain drive transmission protected by shear pins in tine assemblies
- 36 inch tilling width cultivates more soil in less time
- Standard rotating tines dig deep into soil and are adjustable from 1 to 5.5 inches
- Tine action controlled by convenient V-belt clutch
- Iso-mount hitch absorbs shock and provides smooth action
- Holes in housing cover accommodate added wheel weights for balance and depth control
- Includes convenient tiller lift and transport system
- Assembly required
Added on December 12, 2012
- Online Only, extra 10% off tractor attachments sold by Sears. No in store price matching permitted Offer ends 01-Jun-2013 See details.


text:
Tweet |
Follow Us on Facebook Get updates from FaveCrafts.com posted directly to your News Feed. |
Bistro Window SignBy: DecoArt Turn your kitchen into a chic French bistro with this cute block sign. The materials are inexpensive and the project is quick and easy.
DecoArt Products Required
Americana Multi-Purpose Sealer
1. Paint as follows: cubes, Tomato Red; dowels and Styrofoam base, Yellow Ochre. Let dry. Related ProjectsRelated Products to Buy from CutRateCrafts.com - save 15-30% |
What's HotTop Kitchen Decor ProjectsSomething worth saving?
Free eBooks


text:
World Affairs Politics, government, leadership, elections, global issues, environmental issues, economics, domestic policy, foreign policy, social change, human rights, civil liberty, healthcare, education, news, history, space exploration |
| Thread Tools | Display Modes |
12-14-2011, 05:56 PM | #1 (permalink) |
Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 159
| Anger At Foolishness & Ignorance
Partially a vent but... This story: Afghanistan: Imprisoned Rape Victim Freed Upsets me. And to think that the President of her country actually feels he has the right and power to pardon her? Are you kidding me? Disappointed. And now she has to marry him? Another key aspect ticks me off. The idea that fundamentalism and flat perceptions would be used as justification. Heart breaking. How many centuries will it take before we evolve? At what point will we as a people grow up and wake up. Oh my family... |
12-14-2011, 06:04 PM | #2 (permalink) |
Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Netherlands
Posts: 363
Well yes, these kind of messages remind us that humanity is in very many respects a monkey tribe. Which evolutionary makes lots of sense, really.... If anyone wanted a proof of the theory of evolution. It is right here. We need to live with the knowledge that we are monkeys with an add-on capacity of doing a bit of reasoning sometimes..... And as soon as we are in even the smallest amount of distress the monkey takes over.
12-15-2011, 12:05 AM | #4 (permalink) | |
Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 8
| Quote:
I'm sorry maybe I'm simply misunderstanding your frustrations...are you upset that a women who was raped isn't in jail? | |
12-15-2011, 12:09 AM | #5 (permalink) |
Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 159
I was upset that they even think she's suppose to marry him, that she was ever in jail in the first place and that the President even thinks he had the right to "pardon" her when she did nothing wrong in the first place.
12-15-2011, 11:59 AM | #8 (permalink) | |
Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany
Posts: 8,749
| Quote:
| |
12-15-2011, 01:31 PM | #9 (permalink) |
Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 159
| That's a good point Brutha and I thought about that. I'm upset that it even got to that point in the first place. Yes, $hyt happens. But the fact that she was even put in jail in the first place upsets me. I understand that he'd have to pardon her in order for her to get out but the idea that people actually believed it was good and right for her to be there is upsetting.
Last edited by Prinie; 12-15-2011 at 01:36 PM. |
12-15-2011, 01:39 PM | #10 (permalink) |
Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 159
Add: and I put myself in the situation. If I had been raped and told and they through me in jail, I'm giving birth to this man's child. it's just putting her in a situation where they're almost imposing on her burden of guilt that she has no right to feel. That woman needs love and vindication at this point, not prison and the conditional pardon of "I'll pardon you if you marry your perpetrator." I'm an outsider looking in. I'm not deeply familiar with the culture there. But I do feel for her. And my heart goes out to her. It's like you do the right thing and your world puts you back in the hell you tried to climb out of by doing the liberating thing of telling the truth. |
12-15-2011, 02:22 PM | #11 (permalink) |
Family Member Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 5,479
So the System produces another unwanted child, whose parents resent it...and according to the culture, this is good? So is marriage in that country defined by the conquest of rape? While it's a step up from conking women on the head with a club and dragging them to The Cave, it's a very small step. |
Bookmarks |
« Previous Thread
Next Thread »
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
The End of Ignorance | Cado | Character & Contribution | 10 | 05-09-2011 07:32 AM |
I can't believe the ignorance. | mysterygal | Character & Contribution | 29 | 11-27-2008 03:46 AM |
Ignorance is Bliss? | Natureboy | Personal Effectiveness | 23 | 07-01-2008 06:38 AM |
Ignorance? | norbert | Spirituality, Consciousness, & Awareness | 2 | 02-17-2007 03:23 PM |
Ignorance is bliss? | ImOpen | Character & Contribution | 11 | 11-18-2006 11:57 AM |
All times are GMT. The time now is 05:46 AM.


text:
click image to zoom
How does it fit?
Sits close to the skin for a streamlined fit without the squeeze of compression.
view fit guideCUSTOMERS ALSO BOUGHT:
Women's UA Charm Longsleeve Shirt
$36.99 $49.99 style # 1228258
color: Cassis (580)
Please select a size
Only X available
On orders over $149.00. Subject to credit approval. See Terms
The fundamentals
- Ultra-comfortable cotton blend for the softest next-to-skin comfort
- Lightweight, 4-Way Stretch construction improves mobility and maintains shape
- Signature Moisture Transport System wicks sweat to keep you cool, dry, and light
- Dries faster than ordinary cotton yoga clothing
- Deep scoop neck for a elegant, yet athletic finish
- Extended length provides greater coverage
- Thumbholes allow for added coverage and warmth
- Rolled side seams to eliminate uncomfortable rubbing and chafing
- Satin inside back neck tape for a luxurious finish
- Lyocell/Cotton/Elastane
- Imported