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Fri 6th Sep at 8:00pm
Funny Way To Be Comedy Club - Comedy Gala
@ The Witham, Barnard Castle
Featuring: Mark Watson, Matt Richardson, Tom Deacon, Eric Lampaert, Foil Arms & Hog, Nat Luurtsema
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Funny Way To Be Comedy Club - Comedy Gala: Mark Watson, Matt Richardson, Tom Deacon, Eric Lampaert, Foil Arms & Hog, Nat Luurtsema
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Mark Watson
The 2006 If.comedies Panel Prize Winner and Time Out's No 1 Critic's Choice. He was also a regular on BBC2's 'Mock The Week', host of ITV's 'Mark Watson Kicks Off', been in his own Radio 4 series, published successful novels and performed sell-out runs at the Adelaide and Melbourne comedy festivals and the Sydney Opera House.
'The highest achiever the Edinburgh Festival has seen this decade. A huge comic presence' (The Times)
'Simply Exhilarating' (The Daily Telegraph)
'Mark Watson is a Prodigy' (The Guardian).
Mark Watson was named in Ents24's top 20 hardest-working comedians of 2016.
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Matt Richardson
After starting comedy in 2009 at 18, Matt has become one of the fastest rising stars in comedy. 2013 saw Matt presenting ITV2's The Xtra Factor and appearing on Celebrity Juice, Nevermind The Buzzcocks, Sweat the Small Stuff and many more, and also touring with his debut national tour. From interviewing millionaire dogs in LA, to having his phone nicked by Kate Moss – Matt Richardson has done some strange things.
'Mildly laddish, but self deprecating stories all delivered with an irresistible twinkle...
This (extremely) young stand-up is poised to be the next bright, young sensation on the circuit - expect to hear a lot more of him' (The Guardian)
'Hilarious and charming' (The Daily Mirror).
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Tom Deacon
The charismatic star of Radio One Sunday nights is fast becoming one of the hottest tickets in UK stand-up. Winner of the 2007 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year, Tom made his Edinburgh Festival solo debut in 2009 and can be seen daily on BBC Switch's 5.19 show.
Tom has made guest appearances on BBC2's The Rob Brydon Show, Dave's One Night Stand and ITV2's Fake Reaction and in 2017 performed at The Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow in sold-out, 1000-seater theatres.
'Slick stagecraft, bags of energy' (Chortle)
'A mighty fine comic' (The Guardian)
'With looks, confidence, charm and great material, expect other comedians to
lynch him' (The Sunday Times).
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Eric Lampaert
Eric is renowned for sweeping up audiences in the sheer energy of his performance. Delightfully weird with a keen eye for the absurd, his scatty character rips like a mini-hurricane.
'Delightfully weird' (Time Out)
'He makes it look so easy but this is a man with very funny bones. Definitely one to catch' (Daily Express)
'Superb banter that was clearly improvised. The sign of a good comedian' (Three Weeks)
'Lampaert is at ease with the performer-punter dynamic, displaying a cool comic ease that grounds the show. Natural comic flair and the knack for a decent hook, action-packed and rapid, exploring the less-traditional delivery style really works for him, and should prove enough comic bite to take him to the next level' (The Skinny)
'Quirky with an eye for the absurd and a couple of near-Izzardian flourishes… energy is such that it's almost osmotic' (The Stage).
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Foil Arms & Hog
Ireland's top comedy trio present a fast paced mix between sketch comedy and stand-up. Wickedly twisted characters, unpredictable scenes and high energy performances.
With nine million hits on their YouTube channel, Foil Arms & Hog have a fast-growing fan-base; their weekly sketches, filmed in Dublin, include the hilarious WTF is Brexit?, US Immigration Test and How to Speak Dublin.
In just four years Foil Arms & Hog's blend of bizarre, ridiculous and surreal sketches have carved them a loyal cult following.
'A powerhouse of sketch comedy' (Chortle)
'Fantastic and increasingly bizarre' (The Scotsman)
'Original, well-written and really, really funny' (Kevin Bridges)
'They should be the world's top comedy trio. I have never laughed so much in one hour - ever' (Broadway Baby)
'Unless you're clinically immune to laughter, you will indeed be delighted and entertained. For sheer, unadulterated entertainment, and a great night out, you'd be hard pressed to find better. The only downside on the night was you left craving for more' (The Examiner)
'Impeccable comic timing, silly humour and just generally an exceptionally good evening. You'd be mad to miss Foil, Arms and Hog' (The Public Reviews)
'Most comedy acts are lucky if their show contains one uproarious laugh that unites the whole audience. This Irish troika is good for one per sketch in a performance that's greased with charm' (The Sunday Times Culture).
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Nat Luurtsema
'Nat Luurtsema is definitely an original thinker. Her inventive, witty routines demonstrate a wonderfully warped logic, taken to the limits of imagination' - Chortle.
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So what exactly are scales after all? What's the big deal?
I must confess that I did not quite understand the importance of scales when I was learning to play the guitar; and completely ignored them for many years. That was until I felt embarrased when I was playing at a gig and was asked to perform a live improvised solo. I had no idea what to do; luckily I was able to pull some cool rhythmic tricks out of my sleeve. Good gracious, what a close call!
Scales are important because you can use them to create melodies. You can create a nice melody just by choosing notes from a single major scale. Once I understood this concept, I performed one of my very first solos using this technique of pick-and-choosing notes from a single major scale. The solo certainly was not a master piece, but it did the trick.
What is a Scale?
A scale is simply eight successive pitches within an octave range. In other words, start a scale on a note; say C on the 5th string-third fret of the guitar and play eight successive notes until you reach the C on the 2nd string-first fret, an octave higher. Now the question is, what successive eight pitches or notes should you play? Well, it depends on what type of melody you are aiming for. These successive notes or pitches are called intervals, that once mathematically arranged can produced different types of scales such as: Major, at least three Minor Scales, and any number of different modes.
The first note of a scale is called the tonic, or first degree, of the scale. Unsurprisingly, the second note is called the second degree, the third note is called the third degree, and so on - until you get to the eighth note, which is the tonic again.
Common Scales Used By Guitarists and Musicians:
1. Chromatic Scale
2. Major Scale
3. Natural Minor Scale
4. Harmonic Minor Scale
5. Melodic (Ascending) Minor Scale
6. Melodic (Descending) Minor Scale
7. Blues Scale
Specialized Scales Used By Guitarists and Musicians:
Although the following scales would not be considered as the default for most guitarist, they are still useful to know.
1. Diminished 7th Scale
2. Dominant 7th Scale
3. Major Arpeggio Scale
4. Minor Arpeggio Scale,
5. Pentatonic (Major) Scale
6. Pentatonic (Minor) Scale
7. Whole Tone Scale

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Sneak Peek: Room & Board's 2008 Collection
R&B's tables and tops now come in bar heights
We had the pleasure of a personal tour of Room & Board's new 2008 collection last week. We also got a better understanding of how this furniture company works and thinks, and how that differentiates them from the rest...
R & B have scooped up the handiwork of Lauren Sanders, showcasing a good deal of her collection that we saw at ICFF last year.
Founded just over 25 years ago by John Gabbert, R & B is a biggish (and growing) Minneapolis company that doesn't try to build anything themselves. Rather they turn to skilled craftsmen, mostly in the USA, and work with them over the years to produce enduring collections at a high quality. This means that they are not designing stuff and outsourcing it to China like many of the others do. This also means that they stick with a smaller and more versatile group of collections and work on making pieces transformable so that customers can mix and match finish, size and shape.
The star of the 2008 collection is this reissued Hans Wegner lounger - not seen since 1951
The 2008 collection is only a slight variation on their themes, but it was clear that color and contrast were IN. As we walked around, we snapped pics of some of the new and notable items. Go ahead and click through our slideshow and you can read our short notes on the side of each pic to see all the hotness.


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Evan, I heard the critique that you point out many, many times. You are actually right in saying that we match only the inputs and outputs and that may not be enough. The way I see it is the following: 1. minimally, we have to add matching of preconditions and effects. Unfortunately, when we developed our algorithm, early 2001, there was no clear way in which to express the types of predicates that we would like to express using DAML. There were proposals (RuleML being one) that provided such a language, but they were not on the way to become standards and they were not endorsed by the DAML-S coalition. Now a rule language is coming out, and we should be able to push the matching beyod inputs and outputs. 2. There is a deeper problem with matching for capabilities. As I see it there are two ways to express capabilities: one is explicit by saying that a service S is a ComputerSeller, the other is implicit by saying that it is a transformation from a state to another. Ideally, you would like to have ontologies that support the explicit representation, but the problem is that those ontologies are hard to come by. This is because 1. there are an awful amount of functions out there, 2. you cannot really define functions without defining the things that they modify, so you actually need two ontologies one of things, the other of functions. To the extent there there are ontologies out there, they represent things, not functions. What we are trying to do at CMU is to push the implicit way to represent functions so that there is no need for ontologies of functions. I do not know how far can we go, and I am afraid that even adding preconditions and effects will not be enough, but it is worth the attempt. 3. the discovery process is more complicated than a simple match. There may be many web services providing the function that you want, and you have to select among them and find a way to use them. Hopefully, if there is a false positive selected by the matchmaker, it will be weeded out by the interaction process. I hope that helped. Cheers, --- Massimo Evan K. Wallace wrote: >Paul Denning quoted Massimo Paolucci: > > > >>>The result is a Web service registry that acts as UDDI but it can also >>>answer queries such as "which web service can do X for me?", which >>>cannnot really answered by the current UDDI. >>> >>> > >and went on to question this claim regarding UDDI. I have also read >[1] and do not believe that the paper demonstrated that CMU's DAML-S >enhanced webservice matchmaking system actually answers the question "which >web service can do X for me?" Rather it answers the question, "Are the inputs >and outputs (parameters) of this service compatible with the inputs >and outputs of the service I want?" For example the definition for the >advertised service could have matched anything that took in a price and >returned a car. A car rental service would have matched the request, when >what was actually wanted was a car selling service. Many other types of >services with much more divergent functions could also have matched the >underspecified request. > >I agree that given sufficiently rich definitions of the parameters this >blackbox description approach could give some confidence that >an advertised service will be something like the requested service. But >no detailed parameter ontology was presented which could have enabled this >and it could be pretty difficult to create one using only RDF(S) and OWL. > >I would be interested in hearing from Massimo or someone else who worked >on the system about how they plan to refine this method to reduce the >false positives. Do you plan to define deeper parameter ontologies or are >you waiting for an accepted language for specifying preconditions and >effects to address the issue? > >-Evan > >Evan K. Wallace >Manufacturing System Integration Division >NIST >email@example.com > > >[1] Massimo Paolucci, Takahiro Kawamura, Terry R. Payne, Katia >Sycara; "Semantic Matching of Web Services Capabilities." ><http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Esoftagents/papers/ISWC2002.pdf> In >/Proceedings of the 1st International Semantic Web Conference/ (ISWC2002) > > > >Received on Monday, 1 December 2003 19:01:35 UTC
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tundradweller1 Posts: 74Thank you M6user for your experience : (Quote: I have a 2007 Mazda6 with over 90k miles and not a spot of rust. If you think I am anal about keeping it clean...think again. I rarely wash it in the winter and wax it about every other year. Chicagoland winters aren't easy on cars finishes either. There were some problems with the early Proteges if I recall but that was quite some time ago.) 5+ years with no rust in the Midwest with similar non-obsessive washing/detailing habits. This gives a good indication Mazda has addressed the issue.
Hopefully the new high tensile alloy metals are even better.
Granted every auto maker has some major trouble. Toyota has the the most recalls ever yet they still outsell everyone. Carry on....
backy Twin CitiesPosts: 18,911Accord equal in style to the Mazda6, Fusion, and Optima? Well, ok... everyone is entitled to his opinion.
IMO the Accord should be ranked just above the Camry... at the BOTTOM of the "style" list. Maybe tied with the Passat. And I'd add the Sonata to the top group on style. It's a polarizing style, but... it's style.
A lot of the other categories are objective. But for "best bang for the buck", I'd put the Accord at the bottom of the list, with the top being maybe the Optima, followed closely by the Sonata and Passat. That one depends a lot on the current incentives picture though.
As for lowest maintenance costs... I think the cars with the long warranties have a decided advantage there. But it also depends on dealer practices, e.g. do they offer free oil changes and/or free extended warranties?
And this to do with cars how?
Way to make an enemy, Peggy.
Hilarious, your first post left the impression that you were looking for feedback.
Sorry I wasted my time.
Way to ingratiate yourself. But there were far far far more worthy candidates..oh well..
This is actually a pretty worthy list, Benjamin. IMO, though, basically even your very first items are also potentially subjective, since we know that some autos aren't that close to their EPA. Acceleration too, in that not everyone does 0-60 blasts. Sometimes they might prefer a quick boot from 45 to 65 or whatever. And then the numbers might be shaken up a bit.
I got a chuckle out of the best glove box light question. Regardless of how much so-called content Honda may have re-inserted back into the car, I still consider this penny-pinching tactic, a glaring omission. In my mind that type of cost-cutting makes me wonder where else Honda has crunched such ridiculousness. Just think of the possibilities..."If we chop 3/8" of length off every wire on every harness we can save x $ on our production. No matter that harnesses pulled and stressed to their limit..for the few failures we may have to wty, we'll clean up on this move in the end. Plus, just think of the quick go-to fixes our service shops can do well outta wty, since we'll already have a shortcut to the problem areas".
Or whatever, pick your own example..
For my interests, if most of these cars are relatively equal, I put exterior aesthetics aside, and place visibility out of the car as a priority. When operating any machinery in which there is constant interactivity, being able to see around you easily, is a stress reducer. Makes you safer too and can make crash worthiness less of an issue. Interestingly, Honda scores best in both these regards. If I recall, I think the low belt line was one of the characteristics of Honda's Civic that contributed to their popularity back in the good old days. Nowadays crash standards have us all sitting in a bucket it seems.
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You know, in defense of Honda; I think the new model is WAY better than the last three. It looks well built and classy. I like it's lines and am happy that Honda turned things around. I would have bought the EX if it had a 6 speed automatic instead of a CVT. However, I was ready to buy in December 2011..and the Optima was the best deal in town at that time IMO.
It's nothing personal...I am just not ready to take home a CVT.
Looking back a few years though, and I am amazed that Honda survived the 2003-2007 model years.
That Buick looking jelly bean on-wheels 2003-05 had no style whatsoever. Even the fully loaded EX-L V6 was white toast on wheels. Honda responded to sagging sales by slightly changing the rear fascia with equally boring triangle taillights for the 2006-07 model. Then relief came with the 2008, but only just so.
So, to me the new design is a revelation in comparison. Also, Honda has made the rear view camera standard on all models, and it is the ONE OPTION I regret not getting. (you guys know I bi*** about the Optima blind spot).
Anyway, happy presidents day weekend guys/gal's. I am gonna go wash my car :shades:
Chris Skalski: Network Engineer 2012 Kia Optima EX
What? No one is condemning the 5 cyl WV Passat. It's a good car. Very good.
The Passat SE and the Optima EX cost near as makes no difference $24,000.
I can tell you from experience that VW parts are VERY expensive. The 100,000 mile warranty on my Optima is very comforting, almost as much as the soulful growl of my dual exhaust. To each his own.
Chris Skalski: Network Engineer 2012 Kia Optima EX
The Optima LX/EX does not have a spare tire, but it DOES however have a space for one. The SX has a spare. In place of a spare the EX has a compressor and a fancy bottle of tire sealer. I was not pleased.
A 17" generic 5-lug donut is $75.
An OEM 2012 Optima donut is $175.
A cheap 17" tire is about $150.
So, lack of a spare is not really a deal killer. IMO of course.
Chris Skalski: Network Engineer 2012 Kia Optima EX
igozoomzoom Waleska, GeorgiaPosts: 801I have actually had some hands-on experience with several of the newest mid-sizers. I drove a new Mazda6 Grand Touring all day while I was having my CX-9 serviced one day last week. My brother-in-law is the body shop manager at a Honda dealer and he brought home a 2013 Accord Sport CVT for me to drive for a weekend. My best-friend has a 2013 Fusion SE 1.6 EcoBoost as his company car. I also had a 2012 Optima LX as a rental car for 10-days in Los Angeles last August.
So here's my take-
Best style: Mazda6, hands down! The Fusion comes in 2nd and the Accord and Optima are a distant tie for 3rd.
Best mpg:
Best acceleration: 4-cylinder Accord is slightly faster than the Mazda6, but the Mazda6 feels faster with it's 6-speed AT vs. the Accord's CVT
Best reliability & quality: the new Mazda6 has very impressive interior materials and assembly quality, I think it will also prove to be very reliable; Accord is almost a sure-thing
Best safety: According to NHTSA tests, the Optima is crash test superstar; the Accord only rated 4/5 for frontal impact, Fusion 4/5 on Side Impact and Rollover and Altima got 4/5 on Rollover; the 2014 Mazda6 hasn't been tested yet
Most bang for the buck: The Accord is definitely the winner, especially the high-content and high-value Sport trim level
Best visibility: the Mazda6's technology makes it the winner, thanks to the Blind Spot Monitoring System and Rear Cross Traffic Alert in addition to the Rear View Camera.
Best dealers: Finding a great dealer is hit-or-miss with most brands (Honda, Ford); Unfortunately, Kia and Nissan dealers (at least in the South) generally suck
Best resale value: Accord and Mazda6 (Honda resale value is legendary; if the new Mazda6 follows in the footsteps of the Mazda3 and CX-9, it will be right up there with the Accord.
Lowest maintenance costs: Optima's long warranty wins this one; but the Fusion will be in the shop so frequently for recalls that it may seem like the cheapest
Best handling: Zoom-zoom- the Mazda6 leads the pack
Best braking: Fusion and Mazda6 have shortest stopping distance, almost identical to one another; Accord is a very close 3rd place
Best paint colors: Fusion and Accord have the most colors to choose from and most of them are attractive; Mazda6 has the fewest choices (six) but at least of a few of them are stunners (Soul Red, Blue Reflex)
Best seats: Mazda6 seats would feel at home in a Volvo
Most interior room: Accord, Altima, Optima and Fusion all have 102-103 cubic feet of interior space, but the Optima and Altima come up short on rear leg room by several inches; Mazda6 is slightly smaller than the rest (99.7 cubic feet) but it feels just as roomy.
Biggest trunk: again, the four listed above range from 15.4 to 16.0 cubic feet, so they're all the same, but Fusion wins with the 16.0 if you live-and-die by numbers; Mazda6 is slightly smaller at 14.8 but shape and design make every inch useful.
Further opinions and comments on specific models-
Accord- as the former owner of three Accords, I was very disappointed by the 2008-2012 model- I hated it! The 2013 looks, feels and sounds like a Honda should.
Mazda6- I am a big fan of the 2014 Mazda6- it is at or near the top in most categories and it looks amazing; it will never sell in the same volume as Accord or Camry, but should easily double the sales of the outgoing model.
Fusion- a pretty face will only go so far; my best friend upgraded his company car from a 2012 Fusion SEL 2.5L to a 2013 Fusion SE 1.6 EcoBoost four months ago. It has been subject to three recalls and two warranty repairs and it is currently at the dealer for a third warranty issue! When it isn't in the shop, it is slower than his previous 2.5L and gets 4-5mpg less overall. The MyFordTouch interface is cumbersome, counter-intuitive and inherently flawed (Ford's equivalent to Windows Vista?). He is currently driving a rental Corolla and told me he wishes could just keep it and never see the Fusion again! That's about as sad as it gets ..2015.5 Volvo S60 T6 Drive-E Platinum, 2012 Mazda CX-9 GT
Very good reviews! Thanks for sharing your excellent points here.
The Mazda6 does seem impressive.
I personally slightly prefer made in USA to Mexico (Fusion) or Japan (Mazda6).
I'm not sure how you arrived at the conclusion that the Mazda6 has the best visibility. Can you explain that? The reviews I've seen give the Accord the best visibility both for its thin rear pillars made of ultra-high grade steel, as well as for its side camera. The visibility cameras are optional on both the Honda and the Mazda, and so I guess to me what's more important is the standard of visibility on even the base model.
The Honda Accord Coupe actually got a perfect score from the NHTSA:
http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/5-Star+Safety+Ratings/2011-Newer+Vehicl- - - es/Vehicle-Detail?vehicleId=7522
The Accord sedan got perfect on everything except for one 4/5, as you said. 5 stars overall. Can't figure that out one....? But the Accord is still the tops in the IIHS test, joined only by the Acura TL and Volvo.
Good points!
And you got that I meant the glove box thing a bit as a joke. But I disagree with you a bit here:
"I got a chuckle out of the best glove box light question. Regardless of how much so-called content Honda may have re-inserted back into the car, I still consider this penny-pinching tactic, a glaring omission. In my mind that type of cost-cutting makes me wonder where else Honda has crunched such ridiculousness. Just think of the possibilities..."If we chop 3/8" of length off every wire on every harness we can save x $ on our production. No matter that harnesses pulled and stressed to their limit..for the few failures we may have to wty, we'll clean up on this move in the end. Plus, just think of the quick go-to fixes our service shops can do well outta wty, since we'll already have a shortcut to the problem areas".
Honda has taken a few things out (like the glove box light, ski pass through, and double wishbone front suspension), but what they've added is much more and more important. And I feel 100% confident that all that remains is top quality in the Honda Accord. Can't tell if you were joking, but they aren't going to skimp on the wiring in the car....
The Accord's quality and ability to last a long time is quite well known in the auto world, and Honda wouldn't mess with that. Normally a "halo car" is a rare model (like a Corvette or S2000) that brings prestige to the brand even if they don't sell that many of them. I read somewhere that some of Honda's engineers and execs think of the Accord as a "halo car." Even though it's a mainstream sedan, with this generation they pulled out all the stops to make it something special too. But even Honda has to deal with economics and dollars and cents, and so while they were adding the equivalent of thousands of dollars of stuff to the base model, they simply had to save a few hundred bucks here and there too.
The base Accord LX still adds a huge amount of stuff compared to the last generation of Accord LX. In the last generation you got a VTEC engine in the LX, but it was a lower level, less sophisticated, and less powerful engine than you got on the EX and above. Now even the LX gets the same advanced and now directed injected VTEC as is found in the EX. Some might say no big deal, but it is a big deal.
To state the obvious, the engine is the most expensive part of the car by far, and some brands cheap out when it comes to the engine of the base model. In particular, the new Ford Fusion has a thrashy, unpleasant, and unsophisticated 2.5L 4 cylinder engine in the base model (I had it on a rental car. Yuck). You have to buy yourself with options the better 1.6 ecotec. And the Passat has an old tech, not very powerful, and not very efficient 5 cylinder in its base model car.
Don't have a smart phone myself, but Honda seems to be the first to integrate a Siri "eyes free" mode into a midsize mainstream car:
http://blog.caranddriver.com/honda-introducing-dealer-installed-siri-eyes-free-i- ntegration-on-2013-accord-acura-ilx-and-rdx/
As one person said, however, you might say to Siri...
"Where's Joe's Saloon?"
Siri might answer: "Yes, I will drive you into the Lagoon!"
The list in alphabetical order: Audi A6, BMW 3 series, Ford Focus, Ford Mustang, Honda Accord, Honda Fit, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Porsche Boxter, Scion FR-S, VW Golf/GTI....
Here's the 1 minute video C & D made for the Accord:
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/2013-10best-cars-feature-2013-honda-accord-- page-6
Car and Driver 2013 10 Best list:
The family sedan, elevated.
Let us get this straight: The new Accord has ditched its control-arm front suspension for struts; a CVT has displaced its four-cylinder's step-gear automatic; and gasoline direct injection is new this year—but only on the four—nine years after Audi first offered it in the U.S. So why is this car back on this list for a record 27th time? It's not because the Accord is a looker. What it has is inner beauty: Luxury-car big inside and yet smaller outside than before, this ninth-gen version fully delivers on Honda's "man-maximum, machine-minimum" philosophy. The Accord's greatness has always derived from its ability to disappear under its driver, but this new car verges on the ethereal—it is so easy to see out of, so easy to point into a corner, so elegant and light and forgiving in its responses that one big fluid loop develops between man and machine. This is true whether you're talking about the base four-cylinder sedan or the six-cylinder coupe with its clockwork manual. Its playful and graceful spirit makes taking grandma to the doctor and the kids to soccer and the boss to lunch no chore. You only think it's a driving appliance until you drive it. Then you understand."
http://media.caranddriver.com/files/2013-ford-fusion-se-ecoboost-vs-2013-honda-a- - - - ccord-ex-2013-nissan-altima-25-sv-2012-volkswagen-passat-25-se-comparison-test-c- - - - ar-and-driver2013-ford-fusion-se-ecoboost-vs-2013-honda-accord-ex-2013-nissan-al- - - - tima-25-sv-2012-volkswagen-passat-25-se.pdf
Best braking 70-0: Fusion 175 ft, Accord 184 ft, Altima 185 ft, Passat 185 ft
Acceleration 0-60: Altima 7.6 seconds, Accord 7.7, Fusion 1.6 8.3, Passat 8.8
Acceleration 0-100: Accord 19.8, Altima 20.5, Passat 23.9, Fusion 24.9
Top Speed (all are limited by their internal computers): Accord 127 mph, Fusion 122 mph, Altima 119, Passat 114
It's ridiculous that I think all of these cars have speedometers that go to 160. That's just silly. 140 is plenty as they will never get there....
Sound level 70 mph: Fusion 67 dBA, Accord 68 dBA, Altima 69 dBA, Passat 69 dBA
Roadholding: Fusion .87g, Accord .87g, Passat .84g, Altima .84g
Zero to 60 mph: 5.6 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 13.9 sec
Zero to 120 mph: 21.2 sec
That's slightly faster than a BMW 328i:
"With less weight to haul around—3552 pounds versus 3607 for the last V-6 sedan [2012] we tested—our Touring example sprinted to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds and tripped the quarter-mile lights in 14.1 seconds at 101 mph. Those figures put it solidly ahead of all its competitors and into sports-sedan territory; the Accord ties our long-term, six-speed-manual BMW 328i to 60 and trumps that car in the quarter by 0.2 second and 1 mph."
I'd love to see this test done including the Mazda 6. Interestingly, the "family" picked the Optima. I agree wholeheartedly with the family. If I had rated the cars in this test, I would have rated the Optima 1st, the Fusion second. If the Mazda 6 was included in this test, I'm not sure where I would place it other than it would be in the top three of this group consisting of the Optima, Fusion and Mazda 6 and that the Accord would be placed in fifth place as I would put the Sonata slightly ahead of the Accord as the more I look at the Accord's derivative, generic and utterly forgettable styling I become increasingly disappointed that Honda had a chance to make stunningly attractive Accord that could have been competitive styling wise with the Fusion, Optima, Mazda 6 and instead decided to "play it safe" and produce a bland, dated design that leaves me completely cold.
I own a 2001 Odyssey and have had to replace the transmission 3 times already. It is well documented that Honda designed transmissions prone to failure in my Odyssey and the 5 speed automatic that replaced it. Since the Accord's CVT is a new design for Honda, I would wait a few years to see if Honda has worked out any potential "bugs" in it given the fact that Honda does not have the best reputation with transmissions.
The style of the Optima may excite you, but it does come at a cost. There's a whole thread in the Optima Forums .com site about the blind spots bc of the huge rear pillars, "ghost cars" coming out of nowhere since you can't see them, adjusting your mirrors perfectly to minimize problems, etc. Here's one post from an Optima owner:
"Today was the last straw regarding "ghost cars" appearing out of nowhere. I am aware that it is due to the wide C-pillars and the steeply raked rear window design, which makes the trunk taller, hiding even large cars. It is the price I pay for style I guess. However:
It is so bad that I am getting paranoid. I must have looked three times before changing lanes this morning, but a Civic was there. This is the third time it has happened this month...."
http://www.optimaforums.com/forum/5-optima-general-discussion/4964-blind-spot-da- - - - - - - nger.html
The Accord V-6 also blows the Optima Turbo out of the water when it comes to acceleration. Does anyone need to go that fast? Probably not. But as Hans Solo once said about the Millenium Falcon, "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts kid."
The Optima is a great car—quality, style, value, made in usa, etc. But like other cars it's not perfect. The Honda Accord has its issues too. Some owners are reporting some software glitches sometimes with their electronics, although Honda has promised a fix soon. And the style of the Accord, which seems clean and functional to me, is dull to you and some other folks too.
otis12 Posts: 169I see the Optima turbo requires an oil change every 3500 miles, per the owners manual. Not a super expensive cost but some of the competitors go for 10,000 miles before a required oil change with regular (not synthetic) oil.


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The following are interview highlights with former WWE NXT Diva Aloisia:
On how she got into wrestling … "I was doing a trade show down in Miami and I came into contact with these guys who basically owned and operated CCW (Costal Championship Wrestling) which is Jimmy Snuka's school. So I started going to the school probably three times a week and that is how I got involved."
On how long she spent before FCW picked her up … "About eight months into my training I had a tryout with the WWE and I had another tryout about 10 months after that. So about a year and half until I was signed. But I really missed out on all of the fundamentals. I started the training and then they (WWE) wanted to throw me on all of the shows right at the start. I never really learned how to bump right, ya know? They just wanted me on TV doing the standard "giant stuff." But now I'm training again and going back to the basics and learning things the right way."
On who she'd like to work with … "From the time I saw her I wanted to wrestle Awesome Kong. I think a match between her and I would be fantastic!"
On her feelings towards working with WWE again after all that happened … "Honestly it all depends. Not just for WWE but for any promotion. It depends on what I'm working on at the time, it depends what they would be offering and really depend on where I'm going with my career. If they call back and I don't have any other contracts at the time, then sure I'd go work for WWE. There's no animosity toward them at all. They run a business and at the time, I didn't fit into their business plan.
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I feel for Byron.
It's not his fault LeBron split a week after he got hired
It's not his fault his 2 best players are made out of glass
It's not his fault the front office has wasted more top-5 picks than Michael Jordan (Waiters and Tristan are good don't get me wrong, but I still don't think they were top 5 worthy. Top 10-15? Yes. But not top 5)
It's not his fault Cleveland's not exactly a market that draws in big free agents
With that said though, the defense thing killed him and understandably so. I don't blame Scott. I'm upset that they fired him. But I do understand WHY they fired him.
TT broke a cavs record for ORBS in a season and was the second best Offensive rebounder in the league behind z-bo and a consistent double double guy at 21 years old, plus he has great intangibles. he was drafted on potential. Only bigs from his class you can make a case for are better than him right now is faried.
Dion Waiters is def. a top 5 rookie in last years draft. Don't really know what you smoking/huffing.
Grant turned two "reaches" into two very solid picks and you act like they f*cked their draft up?
Did you watch this past season?
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Experimental Film is a contemporary ghost story in which former Canadian film history teacher Lois Cairns-jobless and depressed in the wake of her son's autism diagnosis-accidentally discovers the existence of lost early 20th century Ontario filmmaker Mrs. A. Macalla Whitcomb.
By deciding to investigate how Mrs. Whitcomb's obsessions might have led to her mysterious disappearance, Lois unwittingly invites the forces which literally haunt Mrs. Whitcomb's films into her life, eventually putting her son, her husband and herself in danger.
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Chicken soup is food for the soul and is said to be the most famous broth-based soup in the world. Because it is so popular there are innumerable cultural variations and recipes. I could have an entire blog devoted to chicken soup – but that would get a bit mundane for both you and me even though I am a soup and sauce addict.
One of my favorite chicken soups – yes, I have a lot of favorites – is avgolemono soupa, Greek lemon chicken soup. "Avgolemono" refers to the egg (avgo) and lemon (lemon) sauce that is the basis of many Greek dishes. The term is also widely used to reference the soup that's made of the same.
This is a heartier version than most traditional and commonly found recipes because it includes both the cooked chicken and veggies. Many recipes also call for adding flour or cornstarch, I don't use either and make this recipe gluten-free friendly by using a starchy rice to make the soup thick and creamy. The eggs are also a thickener and give it some richness. If you can eat pasta, try it with orzo pasta – it's frequently the preferred starch used to make avgolemono.
The secret to making a really good Greek lemon chicken soup is the stock. If you have home-made stock all the better. If you don't keep your freezer stocked with it, you can substitute chicken thighs for breasts, which will make for a tastier broth. If you use bouillon cubes, good luck.
If you've never made or eaten avgolemono, do try it. Like many other Greek dishes, the use of citrus brings a refreshing balance of flavor. It's light but still satisfying and great for leftovers. I've been grubbin' on it these last few nights when I needed some comfort food – the cold temperatures and snow are back in Denver.
I also wanted to mention that I made a food stylng faux pas – I added the fresh ground black pepper to the bowl before I photographed (and soon after ate) it.
By the way this is one of those soups that tastes better the next day.
Greek Lemon Chicken Soup – Avgolemono
Serves 6 to 8
This is a lemony version of avgolemono. If that makes you nervous, cut back the lemon whisked in with the eggs to 1/4 cup and add more to taste. (Note: the lemon flavor gets more concentrated as the soup thickens. Use caution in using more than 1/2 cup (the juice of two lemons).
In the event, the soup is too lemony or thick for your tastes, you can thin it with another cup or two of chicken stock. If you prefer a thicker soup, reduce the amount of stock by a cup or two; you do so, you'll also need to reduce the amount of lemon juice.
Fresh parsley and/or dill are more than garnish with this soup. Don't skip it.
2 large chicken breasts, cut into 2 to 3 inch pieces, seasoned generously with salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 half medium onion, diced small
2 stalks of celery, diced small
2 large carrots, diced small
12 cups chicken stock* (3 quarts)
1 cup starchy rice such as Arborio or orzo pasta**
1 to 2 teaspoons salt, divided
3 eggs, whisked
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (2 lemons), juice divided
1 to 2 teaspoons black pepper
Fresh parsley or dill
- Cut chicken breasts into large pieces (2 to 3 inch pieces, about same thickness) and season generously with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- In a large pot, heat olive oil on medium heat. Add the diced onion, celery and carrots. Saute for about two minutes. If the vegetables and bottom of the pot are completely dry, drizzle in about a tablespoon more of olive oil and add the chicken pieces. Lightly brown on both sides, stirring vegetables to avoid over browning. Add chicken stock, rice, and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a slow boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 15 – 20 minutes until chicken and rice are cooked.
- Remove 1 1/2 cups broth and set aside in a separate small bowl. Set aside to cool slightly. Remove chicken with tongs and shred with a fork. Set aside separately. (2 large chicken breasts make about 3 cups shredded chicken).
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk the eggs with 1/2 cup lemon juice (use about 1/4 cup lemon juice for a more subdued lemon accent). Whisk in about 1/4 cup of the set aside chicken broth into the egg mixture to temper the eggs – so they do not curdle. Repeat again, incrementally and slowly adding more broth as you whisk. After you've incorporated all the set aside broth into the egg mixture, slowly add it to the large pot of soup, whisking quickly to incorporate.
- Return the shredded chicken to the pot – heat throughout. Note: the heat should be on low and the soup should not boil again. Add the black pepper and adjust the salt. Serve hot and top with fresh parsley or dill. Avgolemono will thicken as it sits.
*Chicken stock: If you do not have some quality chicken stock, use about 4 chicken thighs in lieu of chicken breasts to make this soup. Season the thicks generously and brown them with the onions, celery and carrots. However, simmer the soup for about 45 minutes to an hour to develop the flavors. Debone and shred.
**You can also use a mix of rice and pasta if you're not concerned with the gluten.
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For the fourth year running, we exhibited at Masterpiece London which took place in the South Grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 24th June to 2nd July 2014
Now in its fourth year, Masterpiece London confirms its position as the capital's leading art and antiques fair, bringing together fine art, antiques and applied arts from collectors, exhibitors and curators around the world. This is no ordinary event, but a forum for distinctive design, aesthetic excellence and unrivalled craftsmanship, making it the perfect setting for Theo to showcase his unique creations which merge art, design and jewellery.
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136. The Beatles, 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'
Writer: George Harrison
Producer: George Martin
Released: Nov. '68, Apple
One of Harrison's greatest songs was conceived during a visit to his parents' home. Having studied the Chinese fortune-telling book the I Ching, Harrison decided he should surrender to chance. "I picked up a book at random, opened it, saw 'gently weeps,' then laid the book down again and started the song," he said. Dissatisfied with the Beatles' recording of the song, he invited Eric Clapton to play the guitar solo. "It was good because that then made everyone act better," Harrison recalled. "Paul got on the piano and played a nice intro, and they all took it more seriously." Although Martin was the credited producer, the session tape box read "Produced by the Beatles."
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History. What is it? Can you touch it, like a lover's breast?
No one knows the answers to these questions, but here at Heading for the Exits, we're committed to helping people develop a better understanding of this mysterious subject. Once a week, your pal Universal Enveloping Algebra will crash headlong into the dense jungle of history and, just when you think he's been gone so long that he's definitely been eaten by a 200 pound spider, re-emerge with a treasure from the past to share with us all. This week, UEA investigates a truly remarkable object: the dictionary.
When you think of a dictionary, what comes to mind? Yes, horses, but what else? Words, perhaps? Lots of words? All the words? What a coincidence: Dictionaries are books that contain all the words. This concludes my article about dictionaries.
Ha ha! Just kidding!
Believe it or not, early dictionaries did not contain every word. In the days of the first dictionaries, back in the 1970s, rival companies would put out their own versions of the dictionary. Each company would race like mad to claim their favorite words so that no other dictionary could have them. Some companies put up as many as two, or even three versions of their dictionary per year, with each new edition featuring as many as six more words. "Oh, those days were wilder than a buckin' colt itchin' for a filly!" says noted dicologist (dictionary expert) Stool Magroggins in that North Carolina drawl we all know and love. "The best words were fought over like you can't imagine. You wouldn't believe the lengths these companies went to when twatbomb was discovered."
So how is it that dictionaries came to feature every word? The answer is easy: Steve Jobs. No, not that Steve Jobs. The owner of the most successful dictionary company in those salad days just happens to share a name with a man who was quite the revolutionary in his own right. He's known as "the Steve Jobs of dictionaries," which makes a lot of sense if you think about it. Not only did he buy out his rivals, one by one, to establish a true monopoly (and thus the ability to print a dictionary with every single word), early on he increased the rate at which new words were added by three — sometimes as many as four — new words per edition. Today, the "Steve Jobs — No, The Other Steve Jobs, Or Actually Just Whichever Steve Jobs You're Thinking Of — Dictionary" boasts upwards of 600 words, and these are all the words we know. Scientists speculate that even more words may exist, and many are hard at work trying to find them.
"Oh, those scientists. Sometimes I think they go too far," opines Stool Magroggins, voice lilting like a toad hoppin' on the raft bobbin' in the crick. "Mayhaps there's more words. Mayhaps we ain't meant to know 'em! If God wanted us to have more words, why didn't he give 'em to us from the beginning? Really makes you think, doesn't it?" It sure does, Stool. It sure does.


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Have you ever wondered why cookies taste better round? Why is it that chefs turn simple rice into circular mounds on each plate? Why is the shape of an apple so ravishing?
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The other day, I ran across an innovative new little POV videocam, produced by Sony, and posted the info in a link to my Facebook page.
It breaks ground in a number of very important areas, oh and check out the price tag. $200.00
Sony HDR-AS10 HD Action Camcorder
The conversation that ensued on FB with some of my talented colleagues, underscores how we as content creators, are moving into a new arena, one where POV may be the simplest and most flexible to convey in the history of Cinema, and we are able to do it inexpensively and without a lot of fuss.
Almost 2 decades ago, I was fascinated by the arena of high speed motion picture Cinematography and was forced to design and build quite a few systems at great expense. Those motion picture camera systems were fairly bulky and complex, weighing up to 6o pounds per unit and capable of shooting up to 500 frames per second. I still have them all. They still work perfectly. But everything has changed and continues to really come together, with some companies listening to the right people and some others taking bad input and completely missing the ball.
Right now, I am particularly impressed by two camera Companies. Sony, and Black Magic. Canon, whose systems I have used and which made my stills career: not so much. It seems that they only have conversations with idiots these days. I sometimes wonder if they will survive those, after some recent developments I have been sad to watch occur.
One need only to look at the Red Camera System and you see how a competitive market, demands critical, accurate informational input by users, for company product design and development. I have only shot on the Red System a handful of times. I won't be purchasing one, nor would I rent one to bill out to a client. For me and what I do, they simply are not facile-versatile enough, and are approx 4-10 times the cost of other systems that will completely satisfy any end user demands, are simple, reliable, and that I could actually justify owning.
This was illustrated last year when a VERY talented DP and I were out collecting some footage for a TV Pilot pitch reel for a surf show. He was on the Red. I was filming with a Canon 5DM2 and the Canon 600 F4 IS. We were on a pier, pre dawn. One of the guys comes walking up and casually mentions he is going to do a back flip off the pier with a surfboard. "Hang on a sec" I said and switched lenses, made a quick camera setting adjustment, and walked over to where he stood. "Okay, ready, I will cue you. 3, 2 1 Action" and I watched through the LCD as he did a perfect backflip, and handheld, I got a flawless capture with camera move.
I walked back over to my colleague and played back the shot. This is what he said. "My God that is perfect. I could not get my system in position or up fast enough to get that" My comment was this. "In this rapidly changing world we come up to speed or we are out of business". The rest of the day went like this, as we filmed down at Zuma later, and I swum that same system I had shot the backflip with, and captured imagery infinitely more compelling than the Red could have.
This is just where we are today. It is about being there and not being in the way with our gear and systems ramp up times, while capturing a file that will be adequate for accurate post production, and delivery for web, broadcast or the big screen.
Here is a great review of the Black Magic by Philip Bloom.
Lest one thinks I have lost all faith in Canon, here is what I consider to be the single best camera in their lineup for Video, basic Cinematography and Commercial stills. It costs approx 750.00 and is generally known in our US Market as the Rebel t4i. I have access to a lot of high end and complex subjects, and use a lot of different cameras to capture those. I always have a Rebel or two around. I have never seen one fail, and I shoot in the water a LOT. It even features phase pixel AF tracking in video mode, something the new flagship 5DM3 does not have, at 3800.00.
I continue to be stunned at what I see head our way daily, both good and bad. I spend a lot of time on study and research, as well as shooting. My colleague, Rob Dafoe, who is a talented DP and Editor, pointed it out the other day. Systems are going off the back and being jettisoned every day due to inaccurate design and poor ROI (return on investment, time as well as money). For an independent creative, ROI is everything, and time, well you do not get any new seconds added in your life, and some companies take great liberty in stealing yours if you let them. Best not to give them that option.
In this thread are a few stills I captured that are fairly high bar. Easy to do, now, compared to 10 or even 5 years ago. But I also have the footage from these days in Motion, captured on the Rebel, the 5DM2 and the GoPro HD systems, that would have been impossible, prior. I shot these for Corbis Images, general editorial, and for the Ocean Lovers Collective, which I am also building a series of branding-message video pieces for, that will screen online, and in a couple film festivals.
My expensive, heavy, and most excellent high speed film kit, may be a museum piece soon.
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Eddie the Eagle
By Erin
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Did you ever have a childhood dream that everyone around you thought you were crazy for? I know I have. Eddie the Eagle was inspired by true events of one child's "crazy" dream. A feel-good story about Michael "Eddie" Edwards (Taron Egerton), who is an unlikely but very courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself – even when an entire nation was counting him out as one big joke. After some major coaxing, he gets some help from a rebellious yet charismatic coach (Hugh Jackman) and Eddie takes the challenge head on and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. From the producers of Kingsman: The Secret Service, Eddie the Eagle stars Taron Egerton as Eddie, the loveable underdog with a never say die attitude.
After viewing the film, I had the chance to interview both Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton about their parts in Eddie the Eagle. A truly inspirational story, I was curious to know what drew in both actors into this story.
Hugh Jackman told us that he always loved the story. He was just 19 when Eddie jumped in Australia and was captivated by him, he became a folk hero in Australia. "It taps into everybody's desire to find the thing they love, to overcome whatever obstacles they are going to overcome to do it and as a parent now, I watch that movie and I am so thrilled my kids are seeing a movie that finally says you don't actually have to win to be a winner. You have to give with your heart, you have to give it all you got, and you got to love it. That's it. It's okay. That's enough. You don't actually have to be LeBron James, you can be the school teacher down the road and be a winner. You know what I mean? That's what I love about it."
Taron Egerton liked the challenge that the roll presented, in terms of acting and he is a big fan of Hugh and Fletcher. "I was a huge fan of Dexter Fletcher our director. His movies are brilliant. Matthew Vaughn [producer] who I did Kingsman with and of course Hugh, to work with someone who I admire so much was a great opportunity, it's one of the best decisions I've ever made."
Since the movie is inspired by a true story did they get to meet the real Eddie?
Yes! Of course! 😉
They had the opportunity to meet the real life Eddie. Both actors were delighted at the chance to meet with this inspirational athlete. Egerton told us that he's quite an amazing guy to hear speak and was a very inspiring, engaging chap. They both also got to view the film for the first time with Eddie. Egerton was even sitting right next to him, nervous about if he would like the film or not! Egerton shared with us,"I was shaking and wiping my eyes. That is pretty brutal, but he loved it. He cried, he brought his friends and his family. Imagine how nervous you would be watching your film." Jackman was happy to add, "I was worried when he was crying at the end of the film, but no, he loved it, he absolutely loved it. It was fantastic."
After chatting with the stars of the film, we took a group shot. It was a real pleasure getting to learn more and gain some more insight about the characters that they play and the all around story of how this film came to be. It was a very moving and inspirational experience. So, don't EVER give up on your dreams!
Make sure you don't miss out on this one! Soaring into theaters February 26th!!
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Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, in the United States. According to the 2010 census the population of Killeen is 127,921 making it the 21st most populous city in the state of Texas. It is the "principal city" of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Killeen is directly adjacent to the main cantonment of Fort Hood, and as such its economy heavily depends on the post and the soldiers stationed there.
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of killeen in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
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The numerical value of killeen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
In My Life
-----It was supposed to get very cold today. Now the forecast is saying that it will reach 60 degrees. I wonder if the winds and 80% chance of rain will cancel any warmth out.
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A HOLYROOD committee today voiced concern at the cancellation of a clan event planned for the 2014 Homecoming in the wake of the financial disaster of the Edinburgh's 2009 Gathering.
Stirling Council bought the rights to the Gathering brand after the Capital's event ended in massive losses.
But then Stirling decided to scrap plans for a repeat in mid-July 2014 "due to the scale, complexity, and reputational and financial risks inherent with a gathering-style event".
It said it would support the National Trust for Scotland's plans to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn in June instead.
However, American clan groups advised their members to put plans for travelling to Scotland on hold" amid "confusion surrounding 2014".
Edinburgh's Gathering, held in Holyrood Park in July 2009, was given a £180,000 government loan but collapsed with debts of about £516,000.
Tory MSP Murdo Fraser, convener of the economy, energy and tourism committee, said: "There has to be a question of whether we will get the large number of visitors we had hoped for from North America."


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Originally posted by Hermes8
if you still believe there is a "you" to be awakened, or enlightened or walk a path, or have experiences
then you are still asleep. perhaps a "less deep" sleep than others, more dozy
but the complete awakening is to see that there was no "you" awaken, emptiness
emptiness means "empty of self"
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Best Road Trips in Washington
See the Evergreen State Along These Famed Tours
It's hard to know where to start in scenic, historic, and cultured Washington. The Evergreen State features the Northwest's largest city, Seattle, plus small-town charm thanks to the state's apple, wine, seafood, and skiing industries.
You'll have plenty to do during your tour of the Puget Sound. Explore Sound-cities like Bainbridge Island and Edmonds, and be sure to have your checklist ready for Seattle. Must sees include flying fish at Pike Place Market, adorable otters at Seattle Aquarium, and incredible views of the city, sound, and Mt. Rainier from the Space Needle and Columbia Center. Check out the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge in Kirkland, the Chihuly Bridge of Glass in Tacoma, and the Troll Under the Bridge in Fremont – one of the better photo ops.
For those who like wine, apples, and high elevation, explore Washington's Fertile Valley and Cascade Circle. Check out the set of Northern Exposure in Roslyn near Cle Elum, don't miss the Bavarian Village in Leavenworth, and stop by the Apple Commission Visitor Center in Wenatchee. Golf and wineries abound in the Tri-Cities – Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick – while Mount Rainier National Park awaits near Toppenish.
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