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Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Those Beautiful Ditches
10 comments:
- Lin said...
Regardless of how the colours look on screen I think it is beautiful! Hopefully someone can help you with your screen problems. xx
- 20 January 2015 at 12:35
- Valerie Wilson said...
It looks OK on my screen.
- 20 January 2015 at 14:43
- Faith said...
The front (bottom) grasses look medium yellow (not mustard, chartreuse or florescent) with a green tint, on my tablet. It's a lovely piece.
- 20 January 2015 at 19:06
- Marjorie's Busy Corner said...
Looks good to me, Monika, but I know what you mean. I use my iPad most of the time now and some things just work better on the laptop. But the ipad is so convenient for pictures. Oh well........lol
- 20 January 2015 at 19:34
- Suzanne Ramsay said...
Your colours are beautiful on my tv screen. I have attached a tv that we no longer need to my laptop with a cable for that purpose. I know there is a name, I just cannot remember the name of the cable. Mine is blue. The colours on my laptop are washed out as you mention, almost as if they have a layer of sheer organza or tulle over them. The tv screen is bright and beautiful. I have set the tv screen on a box so that the screen is just at the right height for me to look directly straight at it so no more hunching. I got this idea from my son who does computer animation and he needed the largest screen he could afford. At the time someone's cast of tv was cheaper than a bigger computer monitor.Hope this helps.
- 21 January 2015 at 00:17
- HollyM said...
On my I Pad the colors look good. A mustard yellow for the left hand yellow and chartreuse but not too Limey for the green.
Everybody's screens are different anyway.
When I'm lazy, I post with I Pad pictures which usually aren't as good as my camera.
I need a new computer as well and shudder to think of learning a new system.
- 21 January 2015 at 04:47
- email@example.com said...
Yup.. that's basically what I do in studio. I think I have figured a way to calibrate just to be sure what I see is as close to the real thing as possible. Thanks everyone!
- 21 January 2015 at 09:22
- Terri said...
OMG - I even love the back. It's amazing. Love your art.
- 21 January 2015 at 12:59
- Linda said...
Looks fabulous to me!
- 22 January 2015 at 06:23
- Regina said...
Your embroidery looks fantastic! And I can empathize with your computer woes...once they are set to our needs it is difficult to get used to something new.
I have send a link to my computer technician son, perhaps he can find something to help you adjust your screen.
- 22 January 2015 at 11:18
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The Pit Pony Awareness Trust
Writing a blog can be dangerous. It's easy to get dooced, and though I write anonymously and have given no details about my employer or the projects I have worked on I somehow don't think my boss will be all too happy should he ever find out. Still, I make great pains to keep the details of my work out of my posts as my company and the project really don't deserve any aggravation that may or may not arise from this blog. And though my company certainly has some issues that I think it needs to sort out it most certainly isn't the worst place I've ever worked, far from it. And the project too, though it has had its hiccups should be fun and I have no doubt it'll do a nice number of sales and delight the fans. But still, employers do not like developers to speak publicly.
There are some obvious reasons for this. A lot of work related talk can be sensitive and covered by Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs). Giving free reign to developers to talk to the press, for example, could lead to leaks, information that competitors may find useful or just a bad image if said developer isn't, let's say, the best personality to be talking to people. There are also a lot of industry employment issues, but luckily the blanket ban on public speaking usefully covers that up too. You think working in games is all fun and, um, games? That's probably because there have been few developers telling the world it is actually damn hard work. As such any contact usually goes through marketing and PR.
And herein lies a problem. Unless you work in the game industry yourself, how many actual developers do you know by name? There are a few high-profile designers, even a programmer or two, but what about generally? Do you know any programmers, artists, planners, audio designers, even testers by name? There are an awful lot of us, so not everybody can be famous, but it's a little irksome that the only people that get press coverage are producers, directors and marketing bods. You can't imagine the feeling when you're deep into crunch mode, working nights and weekends, and you see some footage of a guy at a trade show, glass of wine in hand, talking about your game, saying things like "we worked very hard on this" or "we're very proud to be bringing you this", but you've never seen this guy before; he's probably some marketing guy from the publisher's side. Or when game retailers get awards at game shows, yet nobody knows the name of that one programmer who implemented that genius bit of code on a late night one weekend that not only made the game but saved the whole project.
I certainly hope more developers break the silence and speak out. They don't have to rant or complain, and they certainly mustn't malignantly bring disrepute to their employers or break NDAs, but just write about things that are of interest. A few blogs I have linked to in the sidebar are just that: developers writing about things they care about, think are important or simply want to share. None of them are giving away sensitive information or revealing details about their projects that shouldn't be revealed. And though a lot of us, myself included, still fear reprisals from paranoid employers, we mostly write anonymously. It's a shame, but it will have to do for now. Maybe this is a small step to bring developers a little more into the limelight. Not to take away from the hard work marketing or managers do, which is also an important part of the whole development process, but simply to seek a little recognition for the people who sweat away in the trenches month after month to not bring you but actually create those games that have thrilled so many of you.
That said, you mustn't think I am writing this blog in a desperate bid for fame; I'm writing under a pseudonym after all. No, for me it was a genuine desire to let people know that working in Japan is simply like working in any country, with its quirks, lows and highs. But also to help those who really want to work here. I know that when I was looking to move there was very little information out there and the idea it was a "giant, almost impossible task" seemed very real. Hopefully with this blog I can let people know that it really isn't such a big deal and if you're willing to put in the effort to study the language then there is nothing really stopping you.
On a more selfish note, another reason for the blog was to bring out my latent desire to write. My mother always told me I had it in me, but she has to say that; it's genetic law or something, so mothers' opinions cannot be trusted. I am finding that writing is something I enjoy a lot, and maybe should consider doing something with it. In that sense the blog has been a very good exercise for me and also a bit of a boost for my confidence. I'll try to keep it up as long as I can.
In the meantime, I hope more developers start blogging. We need to step out of our shells where we willingly suffer the imposed silence that our bosses hang over us. If we write responsibly and not compromise our employers there is no reason why we shouldn't step into the limelight a little more. Without us, after all, there would be no game industry, no awards, no trade magazines or product for the punters to enjoy.

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SACRAMENTO � The Rev. Michael Rodgers leads a small congregation in North Highlands, and lives in a nearby neighborhood, which he can afford because he receives a government benefit his neighbors do not: a tax break on his housing.
Rodgers gets a housing allowance � what is generally referred to as a "parsonage allowance" � and pays no taxes on that money.
To Rodgers, this is a small reward ministers receive for the work they do in the community.
"Churches and ministers are often doing things, stepping in to help when the government can't," he said.
To the Freedom From Religion Foundation, this is unconstitutional: Giving clergy a tax benefit on housing income subverts separation of church and state and violates the First Amendment.
The Madison, Wis., organization filed a lawsuit last year in Sacramento federal court, challenging the tax code provision as part of its ongoing efforts targeting what it believes are violations of the separation of church and state. If the foundation wins, Rodgers and his brethren across the country would have to declare their housing allowances as income.
For Rodgers, this would mean paying taxes on the $1,452 monthly housing allowance he receives in addition to his $31,000 annual salary at the Faith Baptist Tabernacle Church in North Highlands, where he has served as pastor for 18 years.
The potential ramifications are huge. A ruling that concludes the provision is unconstitutional would be a costly blow to many churches and congregations across the country, some legal experts say. The housing allowance is the most valuable tax break available to clergy.
If the lawsuit is successful, "it will amount to one of the largest financial setbacks to churches in our nation's history," said Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute, a Sacramento-based legal defense group specializing in religious issues.
"It would be a huge setback that would without question result in many smaller churches shutting down."
Ministers have been allowed to deduct their housing allowance since 1954. They can spend that money on renting an apartment or buying their own home, according to the Internal Revenue Service.


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Absofacto is no stranger to the music business. After years of touring in Pitchfork-favored indie rock bands, he is now focusing on his solo material. "Light Outside" serves as his first release since his 2015 single "Dissolve", which flew to #1 on Hypemachine and sits pretty with 4M+ streams on Spotify.
Listen to "Light Outside" above and be sure to follow Absofacto on SoundCloud to stay up on all future releases.


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Harley is a small chihuahua who's seen better days. He's missing an eye, and his legs are deformed. Most of his teeth have been removed, and his tongue sticks out. He is physically a mess, and he's also this year's American Hero Dog.
The little dog received a standing ovation when his win was announced at the American Humane Association's 2015 Hero Dog Awards. His owners, Rudi and Dan Taylor, carried Harley onstage and tearfully accepted his award.
Image via Facebook
"It was just four years ago that he was pulled from the cage in the puppy mill and left to die," Rudi Taylor said onstage. "We never would have ever thought he would live this long and make such a difference for so many puppies."
Harley's story is a tragic one. He spent 10 years living in a cage in a puppy mill. When volunteers pulled him out of there, they found a long list of health issues. One of Harley's eyes was gone, most likely lost when his cage was power-washed with him inside it. He had a broken tail, infected teeth, twisted toes and heart disease.
The Taylors, residents in Berthoud, Colorado, were told that Harley would most likely only live another three months max when they adopted him. However, four years later, the 14-year-old chihuahua has become an American Hero Dog.
"Harley survived in hell for 10 years and there's only one thing that allows the spirit to do that, and that's to be indomitable," Dan Taylor said onstage. "That spirit is allowing him now to be the voice for dogs who cannot speak for themselves and give everybody hope that tomorrow's going to be a better day."
Harley's story of survival inspired Rudi Taylor to start the Harley to the Rescue campaign. It raises money for the National Mill Dog Rescue organization, which has saved more than 10,000 dogs from puppy mills.
Read more about Harley's story and see the other finalists on the American Humane Society's Hero Dog Awards site.
Image via American Humane Association
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Moderate Republican lawmakers will helm the Senate's budget and health committees, further marking the return of moderates to positions of legislative power in the chamber.
Sen. Carolyn McGinn, R-Sedgwick, will chair the Ways and Means Committee. The panel will play a key role in crafting a new state budget and closing the $350 million shortfall that plaques the current one.
Sen. Vicki Schmidt, R-Topeka, will take the reins of Public Health and Welfare. Schmidt, a pharmacist, chaired the committee prior to a purge of moderate lawmakers in 2012.
Sen. Ty Masterson, R-Andover, served as the previous Ways and Means chairman. He challenged Wagle for the presidency last week, but lost in a lopsided vote.
Sen. Michael O'Donnell, R-Wichita, had served as the health chairman. He opted against running for re-election.
Senate President Susan Wagle's office announced the appointments on Wednesday. Committee assignments will be announced next week.
The full list of committee leaders is are:Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee – Sen. Dan Kerschen, R-Garden PlainAssessment and Taxation Committee – Sen. Caryn Tyson, R-ParkerCommerce Committee – Sen. Julia Lynn, R-OlatheEducation Committee – Sen. Molly Baumgardner, R-LouisburgEthics, Elections and Local Government Committee – Sen. Elaine Bowers, R-ConcordiaFederal and State Affairs Committee – Sen. Jacob LaTurner, R-PittsburgFinancial Institutions and Insurance Committee – Sen. Jeff Longbine, R-EmporiaJudiciary Committee – Sen. Rick Wilborn, R-McPhersonPublic Health and Welfare Committee – Sen. Vicki Schmidt, R-TopekaTransportation Committee – Sen. Mike Petersen, R-WichitaUtilities Committee – Sen. Rob Olson, R-OlatheWays and Means Committee – Sen. Carolyn McGinn, R-Sedgwick


text: Troy 2,064 Report post Posted October 4, 2016 For those of you interested the behind the scenes activities... I finally migrated all of my film reviews to my website's new format. Basically the web pages for the old film reviews, indeed all of AALBC.com web page were static web pages. They were essentially MS Word documents, so if anything needed to be changed I had to open the document up and edit it directly. This is cool for a handful of pages, but it is entirely impractical for large websites like AALBC.com. As I added new content the problem just became progressively worse. To make any site wide changes like converting to https, or optimizing for mobile devices, just became very labor intensive. Today changing the format of a film review is trivial. The design of the web pages and the content are completely separate. This ideal is not exactly a revelation in website design, but for a site started in 1997, keeping pace has not been trivial, but it is the only reason AALBC.com has survived and grown over the past two decades. Every Wordpress blog is designed the same way, to keep content separate from the design. This is why you can click a button and dramatically change the look of an entire Wordpress website. But a Wordpress site, as flexible and easy as they are to use, would be too limiting for AALBC.com. I employ very different designs for different types of content; the design of a film review page is completely different than a book club page, or an author page, or a book review page as an example The other trick is that I have not broken any of the old URLs. They all continue to work even through the pages now have new URLs. This is critically important so that I don't lose any of the benefits I've gained in SEO (search engine optimization) over the years. In fact with the site redesign and the changes I made in the page's meta tags (the stuff read by search engines) I should actually gain some benefits in SEO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Collimating by star testWhen a Newtonian telescope is permanently mounted in an observatory, with an imaging camera in place,
it is very tedious to have to remove the camera and check the collimation with a laser collimator, Cheshire eyepiece and so on.
The careful alignment of the camera will be lost, and new flat frames will have to be taken.
A useful method is to aim at a reasonably bright star, and de-focus the camera by a considerable amount.
The resulting image will be something like this:
The three collimating screws (bolts, nuts) behind the primary mirror, can now be adjusted to
bring the hole to the centre.
On my scope I labelled the wingnuts 'A', 'B' and 'C'.
I found that with my telescope, wingnut C moved the hole to the right when rotated clockwise.
(This was with the focuser moved outwards. If moved inwards, I suspect the movement might be opposite).
B and C moved the hole as shown below:
When a nut is turned, the image of the star will shift dramatically. A quarter-turn moved it right out of the field of view
so only a 20 degree turn was made each time.
Maxim's 'Point telescope here' function was used to return the star to the centre of the screen.
This is very important - the star must be dead centre!
Keeping the star in the centre is quite easy once you realise that a shift of a nut will move the whole star image
in the same direction in which you are trying to nudge the central hole.
In the above image it looks as if a small anticlockwise turn of nut B is required.
When I had finished this operation I took an image and examined it with CCDInspector.
The collimation appeared to be perfect!
This was just a bit of luck.
I took another 5 images and CCDInspector gave this report on the group:
A collimation reading of only 1.0 arcseconds is most acceptable!
Some Newtonian telescopes have an offset secondary mirror. The effect of this is to produce
an off-centre central hole, even when the telescope is perfectly collimated.
I checked this using Niels Noordhoek's Maskulator programme. The image below shows a simulated diffraction pattern
produced by a perfectly centred obstruction, and one that is displaced.
The solution to this problem is to make a circular mask which will fit over the central obstruction.
The mask is made sufficiently large to completely cover the offset secondary mirror.
I made a simple one from a piece of cardboard.
Once the collimation is completed, the mask can be removed.
The cardboard mask


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This is something I found buried in the archives of the Hunter forum yesterday. It's written by Yurch of Anatheron, a man who has mentioned being a real life Survivalist, in addition to playing a Survival Hunter in WoW.
As opposed to just playing with Surv as a talent tree, if you want a window into the underlying mentality, this thread is something I'd suggest reading. It's intended as humour, but as Shakespeare said, comedy is usually the container of the greatest truth.


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LACKRACK and enterprise kit at home
Ever wanted to use enterprise kit at home? A Cisco switch here a GL380 there? Of course you do! There are a couple of problems with this though. Firstly the noise. I don't know if you have ever taken a 2U rack mount server like the GL380 and plugged it in at home rather than the racks at the office. It turns out that it is ALOT louder than you think. 2 solid walls and I can still hear mine and the high pitched whirring that those tiny high speed fans make. Well I cannot give you a solution for this just yet. I think I need to build some sort of hacked together soundproofed box and try to pipe the heat out with a large extraction fan. I am think the same kind of setup that you may have with a tumble dryer.
There is one other obstacle that you can overcome though. This being how do you go about mounting this nice shiny enterprise kit in the home. You could but a normal rack, but these are big, cumbersome, heavy and quite frankly expensive. Thanks to the magic of our favourite retailer of Swedish flatpack furniture there is a solution in the form of a LackRack.
It turns out that the LACK series of coffee tables (available in numerous colours) fits your nice noisy rack mount enterprise kit so perfectly it looks like it was designed just for that reason alone. The even better news is they are only £5 in the UK! You could go down to the local IKEA and pick up 4 for less money than an evening meal in London.
A couple of mounting screws here and there on the legs and you have yourself a living room rack that is cheap, easy to assemble, looks good and to top it off. If you stack these on top of each other, expandable as your labs grow.
Here is a few examples, but what are you waiting for! Onward! To the Swedish designed hell maze that is IKEA. Just remember, once you enter, you cannot leave…. until you have seen everything!


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Is Intel set to dump on SIS?By Julio Franco
SOURCES CLAIMED that Intel, faced with unexpected success from Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS) in eating into its Pentium 4 chipset business, is contemplating withdrawing the licence for the much smaller Taiwanese firm.
If the reports prove to be true, that will be a blow to SIS but more cynical observers might suggest that Intel feels the P4 licence might have served its purpose.
Read more: The Inq.


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I know it's been a few weeks since I've updated my blog, but I've been busy traveling/making plans to travel and trying to act as French as possible. Now that we've been here for over a month, we've all stopped hanging out as a group of 17 and we've all formed cliques. It's all very Real World, you know, the true story of 17 strangers picked to live in a city. When you combine exhaustion, homesickness, the stress of traveling and 17 different personalities and opinions, you're bound to have some drama. I have a good group of friends though, there are 7 of us who hang out and travel together and I have a blast with them. But I'm still finding it difficult to be myself around them and it makes me miss my St. Mike's friends, but for the four months that I'm here, I think it's okay to maybe be someone else.
A few weeks ago, my friend Ben asked if I wanted to go to Nice for the weekend. In the past, I might have taken time to think about it, worry about getting my homework done or stressed about organizing a trip on such short notice, but I decided to go for it and I had a blast. Nine of us went and we all stayed together in one big room in the hostel along with two Spanish kids and a woman from Russia who hated us. My friend Laura said to me before we left that this trip would either solidify our friendship or tear our group apart. Luckily, we're all still friends despite all of us having to share one bathroom for three days.
Our Russian Friend:
We spent two of the three days in Nice lounging on the beach and swimming in the Mediterranean. The weather was sunny and hot and all I could think about was how lucky I am to be able to hop on a train and go to the south of France for the weekend in the middle of September. We also took a daytrip to Monaco which was gorgeous but there's not much to say about it. We watched the changing of the guards, ate expensive pizza then went back to Nice. But at least now I can say I've been to Monaco. We booked a trip to Florence for Halloween weekend and then Venice in mid-November. We might also do a weekend in Scotland, so when I go home, I will have been to 5 or 6 six countries- England, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Italy and maybe Scotland. And Canada, but I don't know if that really counts.
Last weekend we went to Provence and visited Avignon, Arles and Aix-en-Provence. It was a nice trip, Provence is gorgeous, it was 80 degrees out and I got to meet up with a friend from St. Mike's who is studying in Aix for the semester. Grenoble is surrounded by three mountains and we are definitely spoiled by such a gorgeous view, but a lot of our architecture was built in the 1970s and is ugly. Aix, on the other hand, is a cute, historic town with buildings from the 15th century. It reminded me of Beauty and the Beast, actually.
As a group of loud Americans, we attract a lot of attention, mostly negative. People glare at us on the tram or say rude things to us. We're all working on trying to fit in better. We now only talk to each other in French when we're in public and we've all developed a French facial expression which consists of pursed lips and a look of displeasure when we're walking down the street. With my new facial expression and my leather jacket, boots and leopard print scarf (the uniform of choice for most French women right now) I think I'm blending in rather well. Sometimes people on the streets even stop me to ask for directions and I can understand them but I usually don't know how to reply so I just say "je ne sais pas" and run away. But I'm making progress and sometimes I have good days where you can't shut me up and I'm using complicated sentence structures and the subjunctive. Those days are rare, but nice when they do occur.


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April 12, 2015
SUBJECT: Heron Rookery and the Canon 7D Mark II
SUBJECT: Heron Rookery and the Canon 7D Mark II
Great Blue Heron Pair
Canon 7D Mark II, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec., ISO 800, 840mm
(Canon 600mm f/4 II lens + 1.4x TC)
It took me a while after the release of the Canon 7D Mark II to take the plunge. I love my Canon 5D Mark II camera. It's the best all-around use Canon camera currently on the market. I love the fact that it's a full-frame sensor camera. It's autofocus capabilities are top-notch. The 5D Mark III's full-frame sensor has the distinct advantage of being able to capture birds-in-flight with less risk of clipping a wing out of frame.
So why the change? Well...it's not so much as a change, but having an additional camera at-the-ready. I have been living with just one camera for bird photography for a while now and especially since Jo has now retired, we plan to both use cameras on our birding trips.
Anyhow, I have been giving the camera the run-through and it is very impressive. I won't bore you (this time) with all the bells and whistles that have already been reviewed by others. Instead here are a few items that I found interesting:
There are of course a few disappointments that need to be mentioned:
The bottom line is that for serious birders who want to photograph their feather friends, the 7D Mark II is made for you!
Here are some more photographs taken with the 7D Mark II at a nearby rookery:
And finally...I had to throw this pic in for the finale this week. I was about to leave the Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington, IL when I noticed a pair of sandhill cranes by the front door of the nature center. As the sign reads, they are closed on Fridays and although I told the pair of cranes the center was closed, they insisted on attempting to enter the premises. (I think they saw their reflection in the window and stared intently at themselves for at least 10 minutes.)
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How To Reach Jageshwar
A popular pilgrimage destination in the Kumaon region, Jageshwar is known among tourists for its ancient temples. It's not only the pilgrims, but even travellers from foreign countries visit this region to explore the age-old temples and soak up the natural beauty of the region. Reaching the place is never a difficult task as it remains quite well connected via rail and road routes. You can also plan to reach Jageshwar by air.
Reach Jageshwar By Air
People can reach Pantnagar airport as it is the nearest airport to the city. It is just 150 kilo meter away from Jageshwar. Luxury buses, taxis and Volvo cars are easily accessible to Jageshwar from Pantnagar airport. Tourist can also take flights from Indragandhi International Airport to Pantnagar airport. This is an international airway so tourist from outside India can also reach Jageshwar through Pantnagar airport.
Reach Jageshwar By Rail
The closest railway station to reach Jageshwar is Kathgodam. The railway station is at a distance of 125 kilo meters from Jageshwar town. Kathgodam railway is well joined with many important destinations around the country. it is well connected with Delhi, Howrah and Lucknow. One can buy tickets which costs around Rs. 150 upto Kathgodam. Trains are the major mode of transportation to one place to another. So, it is very important to make reservation at least 2 months before for a comfortable journey. Tata Indica type motor vehicles and taxis are available at the station to the town. A taxi may chars about Rs. 2300 for one trip from Kathgodam station to Jageshwar.
Reach Jageshwar By Road
Jageshwar has good connection with many Uttarakhand cities by motorable roads. Jageshwar is well linked with destinations like Haldwani, Pithogarh, Almora and so on. Government undertaking buses are operates on a regular basis fro these places to Jageshwar. Costs of may vary depending on the distance. Jageshwar is just 37 kilo meters away from Almora from where one can easily reach to the region. Apart from that taxis are also available from Kumaon region. The aloofness between Delhi and Jageshwar is around 400 kilo meters. Buses also run from ISBT Gate Delhi, to Haldwani and Almora as well. Bus routes also linked with northern cities.


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A long weekend
I'm so glad it's next week. Last week was crazy, let me just take you through a SUMMARY of my Saturday, last week. I woke up around 5:15am to get to Andrew's by 5:30, from there we all went down town for the Susan G. Komen Race for the cure. We walked the 5k fun run, however after walking from and back to our cars I think we walked well over 5 miles... not that that's much :)
We got home around 11am or so, I ate some lunch and got to school before noon for my test, which by the way, I hadn't studied for due to being so busy.
Shortly after my test I left to Sams to buy 300 hot dogs and buns, 800 hamburger patties and buns, and enough *fixin's* for the BBQ. I was at the church at 4:30pm and by 7pm we had fed over 600 people. ~sigh~
By 9pm we had cleaned up dropped people off and returned home. I was exhausted.
I slept well that night. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...


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Song: You're Welcome
- Yellow spandex leotard with orange sequined front detail
- Yellow and orange metallic jagged skirt with flower detail worn on dancer's right side
- Yellow and orange flower for hair
- Capezio Ballet Pink tights (Footed)
- Pink Ballet Shoes
Hair: Half up/Half down (curly or straight) with bangs pulled out of face and flower barrette worn to the dancer's right.
- Black Jazz Pants (Same as worn in Tap)
- Yellow long sleeved button down collared shirt
- Black Ballet Shoes
Song: When We're Human
- Lime Green sequined and black velvet leotard
- Lime green tulle tutu skirt with black overlay, worn with opening in front
- Lime green and black feathered hairpiece
- Capezio Light Suntan tights (Footed or transition) to be worn under black seamless fishnet tights
- Black seamless fishnet tights, to be worn over Light Suntan tights
- Black Tap shoes
Hair: Half up/Half down (curly or straight) with bangs pulled out of face and feather hairpiece worn to the dancer's right.
- Black Jazz Pants (Same as worn in Ballet)
- Black long sleeved button down collared shirt, tucked into pants
- Lime green cummerbund
- Lime green bow tie
- Black Tap Shoes
- Wear jeans, "Memories and New Beginnings" Finale T-shirt and tennis shoes.
What is Stage Make-up? How do I apply Stage Make-up?
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I'm sorry if this has been discussed before, I was just wondering why those 100 students were mentioned, what do they symbolize, and why are they buried in church?
And why is there so many coffins (probably theirs) when Mikage brings someone who confesses going "deeper"?
And lastly, why is a coffin burned to crisp when a duel is lost (with the black rose holder)?
I've actually wondered a lot about this. I've always had the idea that Ohtori doesn't really function on a linear timeline. Nor is the existence of the campus solid. People impress themselves upon the landscape. Mikage is a perfect example of this - someone who became completely sucked into the unreality. So is Anthy, who exists in perpetual stasis. Akio even commented that she too was a phantom. What is Ohtori? I often wonder that. Is it an extension of the siblings? Is it a place operative on its own? Does it even take on its own character?
100 boys died there, essentially trapping them within the confines of that world. They were used as the tools of Mikage. Did their influence simply disappear at the end of the Black Rose saga? What happens to those who died in the false world? What about the previous disposed duel victors? It'd be rather interesting to think that they were all in sort of rift. As if they were stuck in a The Shining situation, in which everybody exists in their own correlating timeline.
I think the significance of the dead bodies represents the sacrifices of the dead boys. Mikage notes that they were necessary murders in his episodes. In order for the duelist to be transformed, each has to have a sort of symbolic Rose Bride that comes in the form of the recycled souls. And by Rose Bride, I mean someone to be their sacrifice for them to build their new ambition upon. SKU focuses heavily on sacrifice as a theme, and furthermore its futility.
The corpses also represent the Black Rose duelists' former selves, I believe. They travel down to their deaths and are reborn in Mikage's fashion. Luckily for them, their suffering is transitory.
The coffin being burned represents the futility of the sacrifice. Since the Black Rose signets bears the power of their dead former bearers, Mikage is disposing of both the "Rose Bride" soul and dismissing one of his experiments.


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Science Journal of Physics
October 2012, Volume 2012, ISSN:2276-6367
© Author(s) 2012. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research Article
Synthesis , Characterization and Electrical Properties of Intercalated Mixed Metal Ions Cu2+-mn2+ and Cu2+zn2+ A-vanadyl Hydrogen Phosphate Hemihydrate Products
Author: El-Azzabi O. H1, Shakshooki S. K.1, Benomran M.1 & Suliman Y. A.3
Departments of 1Chemistry and 2Physics, Faculty of Science, Tripoli University,
3Industrial Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya.
Accepted 3 October 2012; Available Online 22 October 2012
doi: 10.7237/sjp/110
Cu0.25- Mn0.25 VOPO4 .4H2O (Cu-MnVPO) and Cu0.30 -Zn0.19 H0.01 VOPO4 1.8 H2O (Cu-ZnVPO) have been prepared from reactions of mixtures Cu2+-Mn2+ and Cu2+-Zn2+ metal ions with VOHPO4.0.5H2O. They were characterized by chemical, thermal analysis, X-ray powder diffraction and by FT-IR spectroscopy. Their conductivity determinations were made by ac-method at temperature ranges (25 -85°C) on compact discs using silver paste as electrodes. The variation of the ac conductivity as a function of frequency in the range 10Hz - 10KH was also studied . For the compound CuZnVPO, it is observed that ac conductivity increases with increasing temperature from room temperature up to 57°C , then another phase starts to form . In the range of 57-85°C , the ac conductivity reaches its maximum value, 9.4X10-4 mho m-1, and then remains constant. In case of CuMnVPO, the conductivity reaches its minimum value 5.5X10-4 mho m-1. The ac conductivity decreases with increasing temperature up to the transition point 72°C, where a new phase starts to forms and the conductivity remains constant. The activation energies for CuMnVPO and CuZnVPO, were calculated in the range 25°C to transition point and found to be 0.19, 0.12 (Ev)
Keyword: Electrical properties , intercalated Cu2+-Zn2+ and Cu2++Mn2+ , α-vanadyl hydrogen phosphate hemihydrate.


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The late Whitney Houston was one of a kind.
That being the case, it's unrealistic to expect someone else to look exactly like her, to walk and talk exactly like her, to sing exactly like her.
But Angela Bassett — the actress who makes her directing debut with Whitney, a Lifetime movie about Houston's tumultuous life with Bobby Brown — says it's possible for a biopic to achieve something greater than mere mimicry.
"What we wanted most from our actors was a chemistry and a connection," Bassett says.
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She believes Yaya DaCosta (as Whitney) and Arlen Escarpeta (as Bobby) met that goal and then some in Whitney, which premieres at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Yes, it's inevitable that some viewers will fixate on superficial differences, like the fact that Escarpeta doesn't have Bobby's gap-toothed smile.
"But if the performances come from an informed and truthful place, then we, the audience, will believe," Bassett says.
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She knows whereof she speaks. Bassett has played famous people in biographical films many times, including Tina Turner in 1993's What's Love Got To Do With It, for which she received an Academy Award nomination.
It's also worth noting that Bassett has some personal insight when telling the Whitney Houston story. She knew the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum-selling singer, who died in February 2012.
"I knew her just a little, not a lot," Bassett says. "The beautiful years are what I remember best, her star quality and her magnetism. She was open and available and joyous. And what a glorious singing voice. When she stood center stage, she just owned it. There was no one like her."
When the film opens, Houston is already a huge star and Brown's career as a solo R&B artist is just kicking into high gear. They meet and instantly connect at the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards. The film chronicles the subsequent ups and downs of their three-year courtship and 15-year marriage.
Whitney depicts the two as flawed individuals who weren't always good for each other. Houston already has a cocaine problem when Brown enters her life; he turns to alcohol whenever his ego can't handle being the second-biggest star in the family.
But there's no question, Bassett says, that their passion for each other was real.
"This movie is a love story," she says. "It's about these two individuals coming together and the choices they make along the way. It was a great love affair. But is love enough?"
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The movie doesn't sugarcoat the bad times, but it doesn't wallow in them either.
"I just wanted to provide a loving tribute memory," Bassett says. "Because she was a very loving person. Both of them were. So it's loving, but honest."
It's in the spirit of honesty that we point out that DaCosta doesn't do her own singing in the movie. Houston's vocal performances come from Grammy-nominated entertainer Deborah Cox.
And as for re-creating Brown's gap-tooth smile, Bassett insists they tried. But the Invisalign clear braces that were crafted for Escaerpeta to wear just didn't look right. "It looked like the gap was drawn on with a Sharpie," she recalls. "So we decided to go without."
Bassett currently co-stars in FX's American Horror Story. It was a quite a feat of scheduling to wedge directing a film into her calendar, but she made it work because she felt strongly about the story.
"It was divine," she says of directing. "I really took to it. And if there's another story that moves me, I'd like to do it again."
Another thing the film provides is a glimpse at how difficult it must have been at times to be as famous as Houston and Brown were.
Bassett can relate, at least on some level. She and her actor husband, Courtney B. Vance, aren't that famous, "but I know what she was up against in terms of the loss of anonymity," she says.
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Long explanation: 1) the Windows installer, for some unfathomable reason, does not contain all the files. The 64-bit zip file does. 2) a standard java JVM does not have the "plumbing" to run well as a Windows Service (for example, it does not react to Windows Service Events). That's why some smart people created a "service wrapper" which does have such plumbing, and this wrapper in turn will run the JVM which runs tomcat. This wrapper is what you get as "tomcat7.exe". 3) this wrapper takes its parameters from the Windows registry (for example, which JVM to run). Another Windows program, distributed as "tomcat7w.exe", is the GUI editor which allows to view/modify these parameters. Normally, all this should be set up properly by the tomcat exe installer. But it looks like in your case, something did not happen correctly. Under Windows 7, it may be because you did not get rid of UAC, or did not run the installer "as an administrator", or who knows what else. André Warnier wrote: > Joseph Morgan wrote: >> We downloaded and installed apache-tomcat-7.0.8.exe install for >> Windows from the Apache site, and installed as we normally do, from >> the EXE, and, as you presume, as a service. >> >> We normally start it via the Tomcat monitor, but of course that isn't >> working. So, from the command line in the "bin" directory, we are >> running, simply, "tomcat7.exe".... and it is from that we see the >> message. Now that I take a closer look at the bin dir... there isn't >> a "startup.bat". > > Right. Then, in short : run "tomcat7w.exe", which should be there. > That's a GUI which allows to edit parameters stored in the Registry, for > the "Tomcat JVM wrapper" which is "tomcat7.exe". > In one of the tabs, there should be the path of the JVM to run, and > that's probably what is wrong. Rectify it and retry tomcat7.exe. > > I'm not familiar with Tomcat7, but that's how it used to be for 5 and 6. > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: André Warnier [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Monday, April 11, >> 2011 7:40 AM >> To: Tomcat Users List >> Subject: Re: Tomcat 7 Startup Problems >> >> Joseph Morgan wrote: >>> We have a newly installed Tomcat 7 64bit in Windows 7 (quad-core w/8gb >>> ram, 322GB free disk space) >>> >> >> From where did you download / install it ? >> How did you install it ? >> >>> >>> >>> We copied the msvcr71.dll into the bin directory, and have Java >>> 1.6.0_23-b05 64 bit. >>> >>> >>> >>> Tomcat doesn't start, >> >> How do you start it ? >> >> and all we get from it is: >>> Service 'tomcat7' is missing the ImageFile >>> >> Where do you get that message ? >> >> Presuming it is installed as a Windows Service, what does the Windows >> "Services applet" show for this service ? (as an executable file) >> >> If you open a command window and navigate to Tomcat's installation >> directory, and enter "bin/starstup.bat", what do you see ? >> >> >>> >>> >>> None of the normal Tomcat logs are written even with debug set on, so >>> it's clear the basics of Tomcat can't seem to get going... >>> >>> >>> >>> Any ideas are appreciated. >>> >>> >>> >>> Joe >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com >> For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com >> For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Spring in Japan, and then especially the Sakura time, is so special here in Japan. You can feel it in the air - the air is warming up, the sun is climbing higher and early trees are blooming in the midst of stark winter parks.
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And so it begins, after some weekends exploring how and where exactly the trees are blooming or will be blooming and making my own family and my parents pose and re-pose, I am now ready for the weeks ahead with client sessions every weekend. Yesterday morning this lovely family modelled for me so I could use the photos to show you the beauty that is Sakura. And the beauty of this family! They all have a different color eyes; amazingly bright, and they are one happy bunch.


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TORONTO, August 5 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index could open little changed on Wednesday, as sliding oil prices weigh on the resource-heavy index while higher metal prices temper any decline.
A rally in global equities paused overnight, while the U.S. dollar hovered near its 2009 lows with two major central banks holding policy meetings. [ID:nL5145126]
U.S. stock futures were little changed before key reports on the labor market, factory orders and the vast services sector. [ID:nN05209746]
On Tuesday the S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE closed up 230.95 points, or 2.14 percent, at 11,018.10.
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Barrick Gold Corp, the world's largest gold miner, said on Wednesday it is eyeing global M&A opportunities and will consider assets that include copper. [ID:nSHA349047]
Canada's Coalcorp Mining Inc started a strategic alternatives review, including a possible sale of its La Francia mine, saying the current market value of the company did not reflect the value of its assets. [ID:nBNG524154]
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General Motors and Magna have narrowed their differences in talks over the Canadian supplier's bid for carmaker Opel, the economy minister of one of the German states that house Opel plants told Reuters on Wednesday. [ID:nL5306712]
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Air Canada, in the short term, plans to cut costs beyond the originally targeted C$250 million ($233.2 million), its chief executive, Calin Rovinescu, told Toronto's Globe and Mail in an interview.
Petrobank's Canadian unit will combine with TriStar Oil & Gas (TOG.TO) to form new oil production company. [ID:nWNBB9103]
The worst of the recession is over for Canada but the government is not declaring victory yet, and the jobless rate will continue to increase, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday. [ID:nN04274970]
Oil eased below $71 a barrel on Wednesday after inventory data showed a rise in United States fuel stocks, adding to doubts about demand from the world's biggest energy consumer. [ID:nSP536030]
Gold held near $965 an ounce in Europe on Wednesday, supported by the softer dollar, but gains were limited by weakness in underlying demand for the metal. [ID:nL5182069] Base metals were higher. [ID:nL5212940]
* Macquarie raises Canaccord Capital CCI.TO price target to C$8 from C$7.50; rating neutral.[ID:nBNG541375]
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June 25, 2009Returned my old Edge because the cable was broken and some other things that kept from working. Anyway, I received my new one today, updated version and everything now it says "eternal memory needs to be reflashed" Anyone have this problem too? I am pretty sure I reset it back to stock because it said "0" on the LCD where it shows the level the programmer is set to before I sent it in.
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'We are still investigating the matters, no new arrest made''-Police
Crimes in Lagos in the last few weeks will not be swept under the carpet as the Lagos command of the Nigerian Police will leave no stone unturned to solve the crimes; this is according to the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Joe Offor.
Mr. Offor, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), who spoke with our correspondent, via the phone on Monday, November 2, 2015 assured Lagosians that the police is not sleeping.
"Of course, we are still on the case, we are still investigating the incident. We are not sleeping, but there have been no arrests made yet", he said, responding to inquiries about the bank robbery of October 13, 2015 at FESTAC town, Lagos.
Refuting claims from some quarters that the police as moving at a slow pace in investigating the matter, he said, "We are not slow, that is not true. Things like this usually take some time, it is not something you just rush. It involves a lot of tactics. A lot of things are going on, we are not relenting. It will take time, but we will succeed".
Meanwhile, he also provided update on the death of one Fumbi Lawal who was killed following a business agreement in Oworonshoki area of Lagos.
Reports said that the perpetrators of the crime, said to be Niger Republic nationals, who do motorcycle hire purchase business, murdered the young man and threw him from a four storey building.
Mr. Offor revealed that the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Division (SCID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos and investigation is still ongoing.
"We do not have much problem on that case, what we are trying to do now is ensure that the investigation is tidied up so that the suspect will have no way of escaping", he said.
Continuing, he added that the suspect is still under police custody.
Asked if only one suspect had been arrested so far as against five mentioned in some reports believed to have committed the crime, he said "My last situation report reveals that only one suspect has been; maybe further arrests have been made, but the last report on my table in respect to this case showed that only one suspect has been arrested".
He further confirmed that the suspect confessed to the crime immediately he was arrested, and that the case would be charged to court in due time, after investigators have tidied up the case file.
Concluding, he said, "Yes, autopsy has been conducted on the deceased's body and it has been deposited at the morgue. No, according to the last situation report, the family is yet to claim the corpse".


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I spent my day at the park with lilStrange, while her big brother spent his day at school. It is crazy how this little girl has been in my life for over a year, but it was not until this past week, that we have had so much one-on-one time with her. Just the two of us. My full days of watching the two kids has now become one kid. Our days now involve age appropriate activities, for a one year old, that she and I do together. She gets her two naps on a schedule each day, her meals on time (not rushed or in the stroller) and 100% attention, all to herself.
Her whole life she has always had H with her. She only knows a life with him in it. The days I had a sitter watching them, they were still together, they had each other. Now it is just me and her, or the sitter and her. lilStrange's personality has blossomed these past few weeks, her vocabulary seems to have doubled and her ability to communicate what she wants, or does not want amazes me. I started taking her to a toddler gymnastics class, and a music class, they both have bubbles, and she loves bubbles and can even say "Bubbu" I had no clue until this past week.
At school pick up she lights up the second she sees her brother, she starts waving to him, kicking her legs in excitement and says, "Hissin, Hissin". This incredible bond between them is so sweet. I have an older sister, and I wonder if I was the same way when we were first separated because of school. H also misses her, and I miss him. But he needs his time in school to learn and grow, and she needs her time with me to grow.
I am so excited for this next year, and this special one-on-one time that I get to have with my daughter, and really get to know her as an individual. Not as a tagalong.


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Alex and I shot a segment with Rocketboom last week. We met them down in the Lower East Side (@ Local and Magician), showed them how dodgeball worked and introduced them to our 800 closest friends. I was actually a little stressed about how the clip was going to turn out (a little rushed, a little crunked), but it looks pretty good.
Watch here. (you can use the widget on the lower right to jump right to the dodgeball part)
Things that got cut:
+ Will McD wasted
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+ Me talking about K.Flip's girlfriend
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Amy and I spent the Thanksgiving holiday with her family in South Dakota and had a wonderful time. Hawkeye Point, the highest point in Iowa, was only about 2 hours away so we decided to take advantage of being in the neighborhood. Hawkeye Point is a few miles north of Sibley, Iowa and just three miles south of the Minnesota border. Hawkeye Point is on private property and the Sterler family asks that you call in advance, their number is 712-754-2045.
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I have obviously not blogged in a while. And there are, like, 5 whole people who regularly read my blog and want an update about what's been happening in my life. So here goes.
I wish I could say the reason I haven't written is because I've been doing something fabulous and farflung. But the truth is, thus far in 2015 I have stayed close to home. Of course that doesn't mean I haven't been busy. For instance, I recently decided to try online dating. It's been completely weird and (thankfully) mostly fun. And so far I've been able to follow my brother's advice to "not get murdered." So that's nice. In addition to being weird, fun, and non-murdery, it's also a surprising time commitment. I know. Excuses, excuses. And there's this little trip to China I have coming up soon which is requiring both time and money as I prepare (but, seriously, I'm going to China!!!).
So yeah, I haven't taken any trips yet this year. I have been on a couple wonderful hikes, though. And there are pretty pictures. That I'm sharing. Because Oregon is beautiful.
There have been breathtaking sunrises and sunsets.
There has even been an Oregon Ducks shirt.
Don't worry, Dad, I'm still a Razorback fan. No need to disown me. I realize I've already risked my inheritance by getting a tattoo and all.
This year may have begun quietly. But then again, so did 2014. And then I took a last-minute trip to Oregon and my life went in an entirely unexpected direction. Whatever it may be, I'm ready for the next adventure!


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Hungry Jack returns to The Hudson River Music Hall on Friday, May 13th. Their show opens at 6:00 pm with a screening of the 1932 classic horror movie "Tod Browning's Freaks", followed by three musical acts. At 7:30 pm, Glens Falls musical icon Shawn Kelly and his son will take the stage for a special acoustic performance. Shawn has been a mainstay of the music scene for over thirty years. The next act on the bill will be Queensbury's own Frank Palangi. Frank Palangi has been performing original, high-energy electric and acoustic rock throughout the Capital Region and beyond for more than a decade. Frank has shared the stage with such acts as Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction, Aron Lewis of Staind and several others.
Headlining the show will be Hungry Jack. This appearance presents the Music Hall debut of their newest member, drummer Manuel Hung. Joining Hung onstage will be Smokey Toenails, Sheikh Yourbaby, Otto Excelsior, and Thorkull Von Rummel. Hungry Jack released their latest CD "All You Can Eat" in October 2015 and has received much national and international acclaim since its release.
For those who have never experienced a live Hungry Jack show, it is quite an experience. They have been described as Monty Python and The Muppets meet Frank Zappa and Black Sabbath. Hungry Jack has opened up for national recording artists Michael Graves of the Misfits and One Eyed Doll. They also hosted the Five Finger Death Punch block party at The Glens Falls Civic Center in 2015. For more info on Hungry Jack visit www.hjack.net. The movie starts at 6:00 pm, first act goes on about 7:30 pm. $7 general admission, $5 for seniors and students. Tickets will be available at the door. 10 Maple St., Hudson Falls, NY 12839. For more information, please call 518-832-3484.
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Yesterday, Pat and I headed out to Homestead Heritage for the last time this spring. The seminar was on drip irrigation. We love the idea of watering our plants efficiently and consistently given the fact that we have had an excellent chance for rain for 3 days now and have barely registered a quarter inch. While there, we picked up a suet hanger and 4 suet bricks. If you're ever at the General Store at the Homestead, buy your suet from them. They were only $1 each and the hanger was $2.75. That gives you an idea of how inexpensive these feeders can be.
After that, we headed into town to Wild Birds Unlimited. It is one of my favorite stores. Although I can often find feeders elsewhere cheaper, their bird feeders tend to be higher quality, and some of them come with warranties or lifetime guarantees. We purchased this steel-trap birdfeeder while there. I just love this style. I bought a similar feeder for mother for her birthday a few years back. She said Uncle Billy had one like this and it was quite squirrel proof. The perch is weighted so that if a bird lands on it, nothing happens. When a squirrel lands, the perch clamps tight keeping the squirrel from the seed. We'll see. We have some mighty fat squirrels on our property---cunning ones, too!
|Trap-perch bird feeder!
|Hummingbird feeder from Poteet, Texas
We also purchased a tiny hummingbird feeder brush to clean the feeder portals. That cost a whopping forty-nine cents, and well worth the price. WBU also has a card with Hummingbird Nectar Solution and care for feeders. I like to mix up nectar in 2 cup batches. That way I'm not wasting a lot of nectar between batches. They recommend cleaning the feeder every 2 to 4 days, especially in the hot summertime, and changing the nectar regularly. Other websites warn not to use red food coloring as that can cause fermentation. (That made Mr. Pat a little upset…he likes the red color.) Below are the recipe and cleaning recommendations.
Hummingbird Nectar Solution
1 part sugar to 4 parts water (example: ½ sugar to 2 cups water)
- Heat half of water
- Dissolve all of sugar in hot water
- Add second half of water as ice water
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We finished the "shopping" part of the day at Lowes. We bought bird feed there because it's much cheaper than at WBU. We also bought 3 shade tolerant Hostas and 2 Caladiums. I planned to put the Hostas and Caladiums in the bed that is next to the house. It is a gardening goal of mine to find something that will grow well there besides Mondo Grass. Well, Mr. Pat loves Caladiums, and he snatched one of them to put in a special spot. I don't mind...it looks quite lovely there. Plus, it gives me an excuse to buy another plus 10 more plants for him to take care of! I've planted the Hostas, but I am waiting to snap pictures until we finish cleaning the bed out completely. I also need to watch the sun patterns, because I think part of that bed does get some sunshine.
Finally, other weekend chorse included:
- praying for rain (none so far),
- turning the compost bed--I think it's getting close to being finished!!
- planting new plants
- salivating over a tomato that is ripening
- bird watching


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Gold rebounded from light falls to trade near a one-week high on Wednesday, as the dollar fell and investors awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech later on Wednesday for clues on whether it will taper stimulus measures soon.
Earlier in the session, gold had slipped after weak Chinese trade data raised fears of an economic slowdown in the world's second-biggest consumer of the metal.
Bullion has fallen nearly 10 per cent since Bernanke said last month the US economy was recovering strongly enough to slow the pace of the Fed's $85 billion (Dh312 billion) monthly bond purchases.
"Some are hoping to see the Fed making an effort to calm the markets," said a Hong Kong-based trader. The trader said prices may see some support if the Fed decides to taper in December or later, instead of current expectations of a September wind down.
Spot gold gained 0.35 per cent to $1,253.16 an ounce by 7.37 GMT on Wednesday, after falling as low as $1,243.54 earlier. Comex gold rose $6 to $1,252.
Gold for immediate delivery hit a one-week high of $1,260.01 on Tuesday, helped by higher-than-expected Chinese inflation data and physical demand.
The Fed releases minutes from its June policy meeting at 6pm GMT and Bernanke is due to speak at a conference later on.
Several Fed officials have tried to reassure global markets after Bernanke's comments in June caused panic. Gold fell to a near three-year low of $1,180.71.
The Fed's bond purchases have raised worries about inflation, boosting demand for gold, which is seen as a hedge against rising prices. The stimulus measures have also boosted liquidity overall and driven funds into commodities.
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