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As if the summer season was not hot enough for gardeners and those in the nursery trade, my friends, Laurie and Carol, at the Garden Barn in High Street decided to make things even hotter last weekend - with an unplanned bonfire in their potting shed. Fortunately, no one was hurt (although Laurie was out of earshot when it started and caused some concern) and, although there was a fair bit of damage, they will bounce back. This couple know only one way to cope with something like the fire: they will knuckle down and repair the damage.
Being of a naturally cheeky disposition, I have decided to give them some choices for their autumn sale - some suggestions of varieties they may want to run specials on.
First up, of course, are the Cotinus, or as most of us call them, "smoke bushes". There are a couple of different groups of these, the American and European forms. The European species, C. coggygria, probably deserves the common name more because it has plumes of misty purplish flowers in early summer which fade to become even smokier. Their foliage colours up in the autumn, but the display is nowhere near as good as that of their American cousins. One form, though, called Royal Purple, has amazing foliage right through the growing season and deep-wine purple coloured leaves with a shiny surface. It has gigantic flower heads of light mauve over summer and, for autumn, it colours up almost as well as the American forms.
The American C. obovatus is taller-growing than its European relative and does not have the same number of flowers nor the same degree of smokiness. Perhaps you could call it the politically correct smoke bush - the smokefree smoke bush. However, what it lacks in flower power it more than makes up for with foliage display, especially in the autumn when the leaves take on hues of orange, scarlet and purple, giving a startling display. I think this may be the best autumn foliage display of any medium-sized shrub.
These are relatively easily-grown plants, preferring a sunny situation and cool, free-draining soil. They do not like the soil to be over-rich and they certainly do not need fertiliser applied often - when they are grown in rich soil they grow rather coarsely and do not colour up so well. However, they do respond very well to trimming and shaping, the neater bushes giving better foliage displays.
I do not even know if my friends stock this next plant, a striking evergreen tree from across the ditch, but perhaps they will soon. I am referring to the glorious firewheel tree, Stenocarpus sinuatus. This flamboyant tree, native to the coastal forests of Queensland, is frost tender, but I have seen it growing very well in Napier, so I am sure you could get away with it in warm areas of Wairarapa, especially near the coast.
It has unusual foliage - the leaves are glossy green and wavy - and has spectacularly showy bright orange-red flowers at this time. The flowers radiate out from a central point, giving the impression of a spoked wheel, and they last into the autumn. This is a great specimen tree (it grows about 10m high) if you have a frost-free site.
Another Aussie import could be on their sale list too - the Illawarra flame tree, Brachychiton acerifolius. This is a stunning tree with an unusual habit: it drops all its leaves just before it comes into flower in early spring. The leaves are bright green and deeply lobed, like a maple as the Latin name suggests, and are very attractive in their own right, but it is the remarkable flowering this tree is grown for. In late spring through summer, it produces masses of vivid red, bell-shaped flowers that cover the bare branches, making the tree look as though it is on fire.
Although this species comes from warmer climes than ours, it is quite adaptable and would grow in warm areas here - you would need to keep the frost off it for the first few years though. This very attractive tree would be worth the effort.
On a smaller scale, and of a different kind of fire altogether, you could go for one of the firethorns, Pyracantha varieties. These medium-sized shrubs have bunches of small, off-white flowers in spring - nothing much to write home about - but they come into their own in the autumn when they bear huge crops of little berries. There are several different clones, each with different colours, and although Shawnee and Orange Glow are nice enough, it is Brilliant, with its bright, shiny red fruit that gets my vote. Incredibly, the fruit seems to be unpalatable to birds, so it even manages to hang around through winter.
A word of warning though. The "pyr" part of the Latin name refers to fire, and the berries give that, but the "acantha" refers to thorns, and they carry these in abundance as well. Plant these shrubs with care, as they can be tricky things to tangle with - but, on the other hand, they might be great to plant underneath your teenage daughter's window.
Another plant with a Latin name indicating fire is the flame vine, Pyrostegia venusta. This is one of the many glorious climbing plants from South America and like many of them, it's a member of the Bignonia family. As such it has pendulous, trumpeter-shaped flowers in bright flaming orange. Again, this is not quite fully frost hardy, but in warm conditions makes a fantastic cover for a pergola or fence.
I am sure their many customers, their fellow nursery owners, and the wider gardening public join me in wishing Laurie, Carol and their team of co-workers at the Garden Barn all the best for a speedy recovery from their fiery setback.


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The NBA Draft is this Thursday and more than likely, three Bruins will be chosen in the first round. Jordan Adams, Kyle Anderson and Zach LaVine all declared for the draft after a successful 2013-14 UCLA basketball season that saw an out-right Pac-12 Tournament Championship, the Bruin's first Sweet Sixteen since the 2007-08 season (the Bruins went to the Final Four that year) and several All-Pac-12 accolades, all while doing it in head coach Steve Alford's first year.
Adams, Anderson and LaVine are all very talented and have the skills that could play an important role with a team that potentially selects them. Several websites and talking heads alike all seem certain that these Bruins will not only be selected, but are sure they will be drafted in the first round.
Here is just a small sample of where some of the more well known sports outlets have these three former Bruins landing:
|NBA Mock Draft
|Jordan Adams
|Kyle Anderson
|Zach LaVine
|CBS Draft Machine
|19th, Chicago
|22nd, Memphis
|Draft Express
|23rd, Utah
|25th, Houston
|15th, Atlanta
|Chad Ford of ESPN
|29th, Oklahoma City
|30th, San Antonio
|15th, Atlanta
|27th, Phoenix
|17th Boston
|9th, Charlotte
|Ed Isaacson of Rotoworld
|28th, LA Clippers
|21st, Oklahoma City
|26th, Miami
|Yahoo! Sports
|24th, Charlotte
|17th, Boston
|18th, Phoenix
Aside from the CBS Draft Machine, the majority of mock drafts have all three getting picked in the first round. No such luck for a lottery pick (except for NBADraft.net's guess with LaVine) but still, being selected to play in the NBA is a dream these guys have had for a long time and to have the optimism from "experts" that this could be a reality is plenty reassuring.
At this point, it depends on the needs of the teams in the Association. Adams is a fantastic scorer, so who will best benefit from a developing sharp-shooter? Anderson is a 6'9″ point guard that also lead the Bruins in rebounds (why he is not higher on some boards is unclear) but is also projected to be a late first round pick, which means there might be an opportunity for some of the better NBA teams to select him. LaVine is incredibly athletic but also needs time to develop, so what team is willing to invest in him? Aside from the unknown of who will be available for their selection, these ideas and more are being pondered by executives in every professional basketball organization. Better them than us.
So far it looks good for this trio and no matter where they go, they will all undoubtedly be great gets for some lucky team. Good luck, Bruins!
P.S. Good luck to Travis Wear And David Wear as well.
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In 1948, the Putnam Westchester BOCES Practical Nursing Program first opened its doors to students. The school is located in Yorktown Heights in New York and had two separate campuses in both Putnam and Westchester. It was in 1969 that the Putnam Westchester BOCES merged which resulted to the creation of many programs such as automotive technology, floral arrangement and cosmetology to name a few. This also resulted to the expansion of the technical college to support different facilities that will supplement the education of the students.
The practical nursing program in Putnam Westchester BOCES was established to address the need of having a good training facility for healthcare-related programs. Today, the Practical Nursing program in Putnam Westchester BOCES trains students to become competitive in their line of work. Students receive clinical hands-on experiences in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Putnam Westchester BOCES offers stringent programs that often last for a year or two thus allowing students to find employment the soonest possible time. This means that students need to take at least 40 hours every week to complete the program within a year.
Fulltime students at Putnam Westchester BOCES pay a tuition fee rate of about $12,600 annually which is not inclusive of workbooks, laboratory fees as well as uniforms.
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- Rockland County BOCES - Practical Nursing Program in West Nyack, NY (16 miles away)
- Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing in Teaneck, NJ (30 miles away)
- Orange - Ulster BOCES - School of Practical Nursing in Goshen, NY (32 miles away)
- Dutchess BOCES - School of Practical Nursing in Poughkeepsie, NY (33 miles away)
- Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing in Uniondale, NY (41 miles away)
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Today's NBA Draft Blog Scouting Report looks at a senior who has turned himself into a threat from all parts of the court, and is one of the best rebounders in the country – West Virginia's Kevin Jones. The body of a power forward with an always improving perimeter jumper, Jones certainly has a future in the NBA. Will his incredible rebounding ability make him a first rounder? Let's take a look at Kevin Jones:
Kevin Jones, West Virginia – Senior
Forward – 6'8, 260
20.6 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 55.4% FG, 75.0% FT
Post Skills- Jones certainly has the body to operate in the low post. He has a strong upper body and a wide base. When he gets his back to the basket, he does a good job getting low to seal off his defender and gives his teammates a big target to get him the ball. He has developed solid dropstep and up-and-under moves, but is much more comfortable going over his left shoulder than right. He has nice touch around the rim, and for his size, is more of a finesse player than power player. However, he does do a good job finishing through contact and finding ways to get shots off in traffic.
Footwork- Jones' footwork has certainly improved in 4 years, but he is still not very fluid, especially in the post. He uses his wide body to back people down, but when trying to make a move in the post, he uses to many steps and too many dribbles trying to set the move up. He needs to work on catching the ball in the post, and being able to go right into his move without hesitation. As I mentioned, he has developed a few nice post moves, but he needs to become comfortable making these moves over either shoulder. His footwork is much better over his left shoulder than his right.
Ballhandling/Hands/Penetration- Ballhandling is probably the weakest part of Jones' offensive game. In the post, he tends to over-dribble while making a move, leaving him vulnerable to double teams and being pushed out of position. On the perimeter, Jones does a decent job keeping the ball close to his body and away from defenders, but he really needs to be able to go to his left hand more often when handling the ball. At the next level, he will easily be forced to his left if he can't improve. That being said, he does avoid turning the ball over while handling it for the most part, but the team does a good job keeping him from having to do it often. Jones has great hands – he gets a solid grip on the ball, gets them out to give a good target and can handle difficult passes. Jones has shown the ability to get into the lane, but he isn't very smooth once he gets by his man. When he gets momentum going with that body, it is difficult for him to pull up or make a quick move. If he gets a clear path to the basket, he can finish and absorb contact from any weakside help defenders at the rim. He needs to work on being able to uses screens better to make a couple of quick dribbles and hitting the mid-range jumper.
Perimeter Shooting- Jones has shown the ability to hit both the mid-range and long-range jumper, but with his size, he tends to settle on those shots too often. He has decent form on his shot – a high release point, good arc, good rotation, though he could do a better job spacing his feet to get better lift on the shot, as well as allowing him to use pump and ball fakes better to get to the rim. His shot selection has improved slightly, though as noted, he tends to settle for the jumper too often. He does a good job acting as a pick and pop option on the perimeter, and should continue to get better at it at the NBA level.
Rebounding/Passing- Jones is a fantastic offensive rebounder, combining the physical tools to create space around the basket with great instincts to know how missed shots will come off the rim. With the space he creates, he is usually then able to get off a quick putback before defenders can react, and for his size, he has excellent quickness with his 2nd jumps. When it comes to passing, the one key area where Jones needs to improve is in the post – reacting to double teams quicker and knowing instinctively where cutters or open men will be.
Free Throw Shooting – Jones is a solid free-throw shooter, though there is plenty of room to improve. One area he really needs to work on is getting to the line more often. A player of his size should get to the line more often, but because of his tendency to settle on the perimeter, he averages less than 4 attempts a game.
Post Defense- Jones is a strong post defender, though his strength lies in being able to use his body to keep players from getting close to the basket. He is not a great jumper and doesn't have good shot-blocking ability, so his best bet is to use his lower body to keep pushing players away from the rim. He needs to also do a better job of denying the entry pass to the post. He moves his feet well though he doesn't anticipate offensive players' moves, so he is almost always in reaction mode. He needs to improve his lateral foot speed to stop quicker post players. He is a good help defender, though it is based more on instinct than speed of getting to the spot, and he has become much better hedging on high screens and recovering to his man.
Perimeter Defense- Jones has made great improvement as a perimeter defender, but he still has a long way to go to be consistent at the NBA level. The key is to improve his lateral movement and quickness. He positions himself well, and has very good court awareness. He also does a good job handling screens, having the strength to get through them or the instincts to know when to switch. He does a decent job closing on shooters, but just doesn't have the speed to always get to the man quick enough to affect the shot.
Rebounding/Blocking- Jones is one of the best rebounders in the country. Everything about the way he approaches rebounding is done right – blocking out, positioning, going after the ball and securing it. The only thing he could really improve on here would be improving his athleticism to get to the ball quicker, but it's not as big an issue with him because his wide body makes it tough for players to get around him to the ball. As I noted earlier, he isn't much a shot-blocker, and he will only really attempt to block a shot if he can get to it easily.
Summary & Intangibles
Athleticism – Average
BB IQ – High
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Back in this for the 2nd time. Earnings just released and Op Ex continues to improve... company experiencing all kinds of bad press from Dov Charney getting ousted and a new BOD formed. However, I think this is a turnaround candidate. Revenues are stable and Op Ex continues to move down. Company worth at least $3 IMO.
because of management transitions, perhaps buying for greater share ownership by outgoing President
It went rock bottom while others held sway; thus over the next couple months, outperforming the market shouldn't be too difficult
Think thisone is just about done. Still love the "Period Power" shirts though.
Got rid of their bat $#!& crazy CEO. Buying low.
Stock absolutely cratered due to Chairman/CEO ouster. It may not be a barn-burner, but it can definitely recover from $0.66 per share.
Look at all its competitors. They make their products overseas and somehow manage to have higher overhead? American Apparel is an American manufacturer that embodies American culture, it is excessively undervalued compared to its competitors.
company makes $600 million in top line revenues per year and is valued at 1/6th of this - this will not last - strong potential for an LBO or other buyout
It is a very niche brand that should have more support as economy improves.
the whole foods of clothing. non-gmo cotton???
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Hiccups at the new distribution center are behind them.
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Could be a multibagger if things fall into place.
Seems like a loosing clothier and possibly tied to the Goverment in a dotted line venue such as Marine Squads...
Short. American Apparel. Growth has slowed. No foreseeable profitability as their interest expense is strangling the company (which EBIT doesn't even come close to covering).
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Anything that stops the bankruptcy will send this thing higher.
Turnaround story. Stores seem to be filled and I love their products
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Hehe. I feel like this is one of my best bakes so far. Cos the little cakes comes out nice and tastes good too. This recipe is from a chinese baking book I bought at the book fair.
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Hi. Can i ask what type of milk do you use and where can i get it? Thanks. (:ReplyDelete
Hi, I usually use fresh milk for making cakes, using brands like Magnolia or HL. If fresh milk is not available, I use UHT milk too. You can find them at any supermarkets, convenience stores or provision shops.ReplyDelete
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May I know how much is 40g of milk and 100g of oil in ml? Thks.
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Saturday afternoon, I had the opportunity to purchase the new 25" monitor (in-store, from Micro Center), since I was desperate for a new one, and it sounded like a pretty good deal. When I got it home, I plugged it in to Port 2, in place of the 17", thinking I should be able to turn it on, and get caught up on lost time. Not quite.
As best I can recollect, I tried rebooting several times, because the screens at boot-up would display on the 25", but then once it was supposed to come to the Windows Login screen, it went completely blank. I rebooted in Safe Mode, which worked, aside from the fact that it was 800x600 resolution. I took that opportunity to install the Windows 7 driver contained on the disc that came with the 25". Then I rebooted normally, only to have the same problem yet again. I happened to turn on my 32" TV, and saw the Windows Login screen displayed there. When I logged in, the new 25" still did nothing. I reinstalled the aforementioned driver, and also opened up NVidia Control Panel to see what was going on. NCP wasn't even detecting the new 25". I attempted to use their Rigorous Display Detection, but that was fruitless as well. So, at this point, Sony TV plugged in to Port #1 appeared to be working fine; Port #2 appeared to be dead. I kept getting the same message on the screen of the 25" that "No Input Signal - Check Video Cable."
At this point, I decided to swap the ports that the monitor & TV were plugged in to. At this point, the 25" came on and allowed me to log all the way in to my desktop without any problem, aside from the fact that NCP was now not recognizing the Sony TV, which was now in Port 2. So I went to bed last night thinking the 2nd port on my graphics card was somehow faulty, though that didn't explain how it would, on occasion, appear to work up until the point where the Login screen should appear.
But all that's probably pointless because of what happened when I just went to turn on the computer this afternoon. I still had the 25" (Port 1) & 32" (Port 2) plugged in, and decided to turn them both on to see what would happen. This time, the 32" TV displays all the boot screen junk, while the 25" remained blank. But, yet again, when it made it to the Login point, both displays were now blank. Rebooted several times, yielding the same result each time. I unplugged the Sony TV altogether, and reintroduced the 17" CRT to Port 2. Yet again, the boot screen junk showed up through Port 2, but then something funny happened--the Windows Login screen appeared on Port 1 - the new 25". When that happened the 17" went blank. When I logged in, then, everything appeared somewhat normal--25" set as the primary display, with the 17" set as the extension thereof; NCP recognizes both displays at their correct resolutions. And so that's where I'm at now. Basically, both DVI ports do work. For some reason, the boot screen stuff shows up through Port 2 (I guess technically it used to happen this way because I used to have my old 19" LCD plugged in to Port 2), but then when I have both displays on, it reverts to Port 1, because NCP tells the computer that Port 1 is the primary.
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Windows 7 Fix: Error 651 Modem PPPoE Broadband Internet Connection
Error 651 is a well-known bug in Windows 7 which happen when you try to connect to the Internet using PPPoE connection. If you're one of the victims who met this bug, you should see the following error message: Error 651: The Modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error. These connections, however, would work just fine in Windows XP or Windows Vista PCs. Below are a few solutions that can perhaps fix the problem.
Fix 1: – Error 651 Modem PPPoE Broadband Internet Connection
The root of the problem is believed to be caused by the RAS PPPoE file raspppoe.sys found in the folder C:\Windows\System32\Drivers. To fix this problem, we will have to replace the file raspppoe.sys with a new one. Try to copy the file from your friend's computer which has Windows 7 installed.
Alternatively, you can download the raspppoe.sys file from this site (thanks to the author). After you get the file, before pasting it into C:\Windows\System32\Drivers, be sure that you rename the original file to something like raspppoe_ori.sys, so that if something weird happen you have a backup of your original file. Paste the new raspppoe.sys into the directory after you've renamed the original file. Try to connect your modem and it should work fine now.
Note: If you have problem renaming of altering the raspppoe file, it's most likely that you do not have the admin rights to do so. In this case, you need to login as administrator in order to do this. To modify the file as admin, simply log out of your windows account, and switch to your administrator account (usually named Administrator), and then you may be able to rename and pasting a new one onto it.
Fix 2: – Fixing Registry errors
Well, most of the time an error is caused by a corrupted or perhaps missing registry of a component. In this case, you may need to fix it with a registry cleaner tool. We recommend Registry Easy (download) which is a decent tool to automatically scan and fix your PC registry errors and speed up your system.


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Posts tagged ESO
Posts tagged ESO
This zoom sequence starts with a broad panorama of the central parts of the Milky Way. We then gradually close in on one of the bright regions of dust and gas where new stars are forming. In the final sequence we see a very detailed new close-up view of Messier 17, sometimes called the Omega or Swan Nebula in a new picture from ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT). Credit: ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM/Nick Risinger
(Source: physorg.com)
By Alan Boyle
A mysterious giant "blob" of glowing hydrogen gas on the edge of the observable universe has to be powered by the galaxies hidden within it, astronomers have concluded.
The detective story surrounding the power source for the Lyman-alpha blob, one of the biggest objects in the known universe, is discussed in this week's issue of the journal Nature. An international team of astronomers used the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile to track down the answer to a decade-old question.
"We have shown for the first time that the glow of this enigmatic object is scattered light from brilliant galaxies hidden within, rather than the gas throughout the cloud itself shining," the University of Toulouse's Matthew Hayes, lead author of the paper, said in an ESO news release.
The 300,000-light-year-wide blob of gas was spotted in the year 2000, shining at a distance of 11.5 billion light-years in the constellation Aquarius. It's called a "Lyman-alpha blob," or LAB-1, because it shines brightly in a characteristic wavelength of ultraviolet light known as the Lyman-alpha radiation.
Just as the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so do the stars appear to slowly march across the sky. Their leisurely pace is imperceptible to a casual observer, but you can test the effect for yourself: on the next clear night note the position of a bright star, and then check again a few hours later. The change is not caused by the motion of the stars themselves, but rather the rotation of the Earth.
Long-exposure photography is the ideal way to capture this motion. A camera is set up on a tripod, and the shutter opened to the sky. Normal snapshots gather light for a fraction of a second, but these special images need starlight to pour onto them for much longer, like a bucket collecting rainwater.
To obtain this image, ESO Photo Ambassador Gianluca Lombardi collected light for a total of 25 minutes. This may not seem like a long time, but the streaks of light in the night sky tell a different story. The Earth has rotated so that the pin-pricks of starlight have become star trails. In the top left, the trails form arcs around the southern celestial pole, which is outside the photograph. The ghostly traces of someone walking across the Paranal observing platform can also be seen.
Many familiar and outstanding pictures of astronomical objects are obtained using the same principle of accumulating light over a long period of time to build up an image. It is common for telescopes to gather light for several hours to make a single picture. This brings with it an additional challenge: the Earth rotating means that the telescope must also move to keep track of its target.
The Orion Nebula is one of the best-known star-forming regions in our celestial neighborhood, but astronomers can still find some "hidden treasures" if they just look at the nebula in a different light.
Case in point: this ethereal picture of the Orion Nebula, featured today by the European Southern Observatory in Chile. The image is based on data from the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, and submitted by Russia's Igor Chekalin for the ESO's Hidden Treasures astrophotography competition. This particular image took seventh place. Another one of Chekalin's entries, showing the M78 reflection nebula in Orion, won first prize (and earned Chekalin a trip to Chile).
The Orion Nebula, also known as M42, is a huge complex of gas and dust where massive stars are constantly being squeezed into existence. It's about 1,350 light-years away, which is pretty close by astronomical standards. You've probably already figured out that the nebula is in the constellation Orion, which is at center stage in the night sky at this time of year.
The hidden treasures that Chekalin found were data sets from roughly 52-minute exposures taken in five different wavelengths. The rays of light that passed through a red filter and through a filter sensitive to glowing hydrogen gas are represented as red in this image. Light in the yellow-green part of the spectrum is shown here as green. The blue-filter image is reproduced as blue, and ultraviolet shows up as purple. The result is a beautiful picture that sheds new light on the nebula's gauzy structure.
Explanation: Is this what will become of our Milky Way Galaxy? Perhaps if we collide with the Andromeda Galaxy in a few billion years, it might. Pictured above is NGC 7252, a jumble of stars created by a huge collision between two large galaxies. The collision will take hundreds of millions of years and so is effectively caught frozen in time in the above image. The resulting pandemonium has been dubbed the Atoms-for-Peace galaxy because of its similarity to a cartoon of a large atom. The above image was taken recently by the MPG/ESO 2.2 meter telescope in Chile. NGC 7252 spans about 600,000 light years and lies about 220 million light years away toward the constellation of the Water Bearer (Aquarius). Since the sideways velocity of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is presently unknown, no one really knows for sure if the Milky Way will ever collide with M31.
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"BADOCK WOODS MYSTERY DOG TREATER - Does anybody know who the mystery person is that keeps leaving piles of dog treats at the top of the lane by the playing field ?? It is now making it impossible to walk our pup there as he just makes a bee line for the treats. They seem to be there every morning."
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not only iin the wood but around the streets as well,its a mystery,they even go as far as the common.I to wondered what this was about as the bag is often tied .
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Simple Kind of Life Lyrics - Gwen Stefani
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For a long time I was in love
Not only in love, I was obsessed
With a friendship that no one else could touch
It didn't work out, I'm covered in shells
And all I wanted was the simple things
A simple kind of life
And all I needed was a simple man
So I could be a wife
I'm so ashamed, I've been so mean
I don't know how it got to this point
I always was the one with all the love
You came along, I'm hunting you down
Like a sick domestic abuser looking for a fight
And all I wanted was the simple things
A simple kind of life
If we met tomorrow for the very first time
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Would I try to make you mine?
I always thought I'd be a mom
Sometimes I wish for a mistake
The longer that I wait the more selfish that I get
You seem like you'd be a good dad
Now all those simple things are simply too complicated for my life
How'd I get so faithful to my freedom?
A selfish kind of life
When all I ever wanted was the simple things
A simple kind of life
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Definition of notorious in English:
notoriousSyllabification: no·to·ri·ous
Pronunciation: /nōˈtôrēəs /
Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed: Los Angeles is notorious for its smog he was a notorious drinker and womanizer
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- The list is endless, but here are a few of the more notorious celebrations of recent times.
- In the process he became the most celebrated, or at least most notorious, journalist of his era.
- For Dylan is not only the most renowned protest singer of his era but also its most notorious renegade.
infamous, scandalous;
well known, famous, famed, legendary
late 15th century (in the sense 'generally known'): from medieval Latin notorius (from Latin notus 'known') + -ous.
notoriously adverb
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- It is derived from property valuations which are notoriously inaccurate.
- They came away with a committed performance against a club who are notoriously difficult to beat on their own pitch.
- The key is interpreting rules which, in this sport, are notoriously vague.
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Pronunciation: dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪz
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Posts Tagged 'Among my many hats'
Episode 112: Someone Will Break Out Into Recipes
October 24th, 2014 | Robin
In the Gaming Hut we look at ways to add nuance to your setting's faiths by considering the split between official and popular religion.
Ken spills blood-red beans on the coming Dracula Dossier Kickstarter in Among My Many Hats.
The Food Hut takes on a bookish sheen as we recommend our favorite food writing.
Finally, the Consulting Occultist looks at the witch-related thoughts of once-influential scholar Margaret Murray.
Attention, class! Anchor sponsor Atlas Games wants to enroll you in Mad Scientist University, the card game of evil genius, insane assignments, and unstable elements. Act now, Ken and Robin listeners, and they'll throw in the Spring Break expansion set for free. Shipping within the US is also free.
Grab your battlemat and head on over to the Kickstarter for ArcKnight's Flat Plastic Miniatures. Their new transparency format combines snazzy looks with a great bargain, giving you more figures than competing styles.
Episode 108: Too Many Cyber-Monkeys
September 26th, 2014 | Robin
Before getting to the main meat of the episode, a Preamble Hut seems necessary to update a few stories of interest to KARTAS listeners. So gather round as Ken dispatches fresh claims of a DNA solution to the Jack the Ripper mystery, and Robin covers the latest bizarre twist in the Rob Ford saga. Or is that now the Doug Ford saga?
Then nestle in with your popcorn as Robin reports back from the Toronto International Film Festival for the 2014 edition of an obligatory Cinema Hut.
Ken's Time Machine departs from formula to contemplate an omnibus question from Fridrik Bjarnason. Which characters in history are so serendipitous or unlikely that they must have been undercover time-travelers?
Finally, Among My Many Hats sees Robin chatting about Feng Shui 2, which is Kickstarting even as we speak.
Episode 102: Nonsense is on the March
August 15th, 2014 | Robin
Ask Ken and Robin tackles a Tim Isakson question on ways to handle tone as a GM.
Among My Many Hats tips its pith helmet to Ken's new GURPS Horror book, The Madness Dossier.
How to Write Good sits in the chair to examine discipline, morale, the value of routine, and the hazards of self-doubt.
Thanks to a reminder from listener Joe Taylor, we finally let the Consulting Occultist loose on the Cathars, as we've been planning to do all along.
From the magical land of sponsors comes Atlas Games, who with a twinkle of fairy dust revive their 2nd Edition Once Upon a Time clearance sale.
Joining us for the first time as sponsor is Jeffrey Wikstrom's Arthur Dies at the End, an ebook series that spins the tedium of Malory into erudite fun.
Stone Skin Press has a deal for you. Until September 1st, all hardcopy purchases of Robin's action-driven Mythos fiction anthology Shotguns v. Cthulhu come not only with the expected free electronic edition of that book, but also an ebook of Schemers, Robin's anthology of betrayal and conspiracy. Just buy it at the Pelgrane Press store, as you normally would, no special links or offer codes required.
Episode 75: The Don Cheadle of Creepy Tunnels
February 7th, 2014 | Robin
A curious case study, in which a regrettable glacier incident leads listener Joe Tyne to a Call of Cthulhu stumbling block, warrants treatment from the experts in Ask Ken and Robin.
At the request of listener Benjamin Blattberg, we essay a hidden gems segment of the Cinema Hut.
In Among My Many Hats, Ken quizzes Robin on his latest creation, The Gaean Reach: The Roleplaying Game of Interstellar Vengeance. Death to Quandos Vorn!
Finally, with a nod of the chrono-helmet to Kevin Kulp's TimeWatch RPG Kickstarter, Ken's Time Machine unscrambles the Ossian hoax to, somewhat reluctantly, restore the literary reputation of 18th century poet and Scottish revivalist James McPherson.
Once again Fenix Magazine occupies the coveted anchor sponsor slot. After ten years delighting the Swedish gaming scene, they're now bringing the Best of Fenix to English-language GMs and players with their now-active Indiegogo campaign.
Our next sponsor, Sand and Steam Productions, is now well into its Kickstarter for their Fate-powered mythic Norse RPG, War of Metal and Bone.
Also aboard the sponsor train is Atlas Games, who in a dappled fairyland warehouse discovered the need to liquidate still perfectly fabulous copies of Once Upon Time 2nd Edition, as the 3rd Edition glimmers on the horizon. Take advantage of this special deal for Ken and Robin listeners!
Episode 73: Guff About Other Planets
January 24th, 2014 | Robin
Ask Ken and Robin dispenses advice on running SF and space opera games, in response to a query from Ed Hirsch.
In a curiously hexagonal Book Hut, we examine the seminal work of Argentinean fantasist Jorge Luis Borges, and the beautifully idiosyncratic English Lit class he once taught, courtesy of the newly translated book Professor Borges: A Course on English Literature.
Among My Many Hats prompts Robin to talk Storyscape, his design for a tablet-based tabletop roleplaying game, now being Kickstarted by friend of the show Slabtown Games.
The Consulting Occultist returns to the spiritualist movement of the 19th century to contemplate the Swedenborg-cribbing visions of Andrew Jackson Davis, the Poughkeepsie Seer.
Join us in welcoming a new anchor sponsor, Fenix Magazine. After ten years delighting the Swedish gaming scene, they're poised to bring the Best of Fenix to English-language GMs and players with a February Indiegogo campaign.
Our next sponsor, Sand and Steam Productions, is now well into its Kickstarter for their Fate-powered mythic Norse RPG, War of Metal and Bone.
Also aboard the sponsor train is Atlas Games, who in a dappled fairyland warehouse discovered the need to liquidate still perfectly fabulous copies of Once Upon Time 2nd Edition, as the 3rd Edition glimmers on the horizon. Take advantage of this special deal for Ken and Robin listeners!
Episode 69: You Already Met the First Tiger
December 13th, 2013 | Robin
Ken and Robin open the Gaming Hut to air evolving differences in gamer expectations, with Feng Shui player feedback offering a time portal between the mid-90s and now.
Among My Many Hats looks into Ken's gig as a dramaturg for WildClaw Theatre's stage production of Shadow Over Innsmouth.
With the holidays nearing, the Food Hut learns what Christmas food means to us.
Finally Ken's Time Machine gears up to undo the 1979 Iranian revolution.
Episode 59: Thwarted by Trees
October 4th, 2013 | Robin
Gather your Hegelian war band around the speakers to listen to our opening Gaming Hut segment, in which we look at ways to transform groups of murder hoboes into ensemble procedural casts.
We open a historical case file in the Tradecraft Hut, looking at the role spy novelist William Le Queux, abetted by the Daily Mail, played in whipping up espionage fever in the nineteen-oughts.
Among My Many Hats prompts Robin to share his preparatory thinking on the new edition of Feng Shui he'll be working on, in partnership with Atlas Games and Atomic Overmind.
Finally we dust off Ken's Time Machine and send him off to extend by at least a generation the golden age that was Periclean Athens.
Take a moment to appreciate the support of episode sponsor and Eliptonic essayist Matthew Rossi. Check out his Kindle-ready books Things That Never Were, Bottled Demon, and At last, Atlantis at Amazon!
Episode 43: In a Non-Necromantic Context
June 14th, 2013 | Robin
This week's Travel Advisory takes us to unfamiliar territory—not just the capital of Robin's beloved Canada, but the On Words Conference held by the Writers' Union of Canada. Come for compare/contrast between traditional and gaming publishing, stay for the Ottawa facts.
We bid a wistful Book Hut farewell to Jack Vance, the titan of SF and fantasy literature who inspired certain key concepts of roleplaying, not to mention the output of our sponsor Pelgrane Press—so much so that it is named after a Vancian creature.
In the Gaming Hut we list techniques for running successful defensive scenarios. Protecting your base needn't lead to turtling all the way down.
Finally, a very special Among My Many Hats takes you inside the process of The Nazi Occult, Ken's new history-bending work for the Osprey Adventures line. This serves as the prelude for a multi-part series on that very subject, which we'll kick off next week!
Episode 35: The Most English Story Ever Told
April 19th, 2013 | Robin
We start in the leatherbound precincts of the Book Hut for a look at a classic piece of early travel writing, Alexander William Kinglake's Eothen. Grab as a Gutenberg ebook, or in print.
Still in a choleric mood, we nip over to the Gaming Hut to examine the presentation of epidemic disease in fantasy gaming worlds.
Among My Many Hats provides an inside look at Ken's new subscription series from Pelgrane Press, the euphoniously titled Ken Writes About Stuff. Snag it from the newly spiffed-up Pelgrane shop.
A recent TED talk controversy provides a jumping-off point for the Eliptony Hut, in which we consider the works of cross-disciplinary eliptonist Graham Hancock.
Episode 23: Within the Eliptonic Radius
January 25th, 2013 | Robin
Kicking off with another service-oriented segment of Ask Ken and Robin, we suggest ways to introduce a rich setting to players who are unfamiliar with it.
Then we inaugurate the Eliptony Hut, first by explaining what the heck eliptony is, then squeezing adventure and story ideas from the latest in white-hot weirdness, the Martian ground squirrel.
What one might call Among My Many Hats Classic Edition sends us back in time to chat about a joint project, the Shadows Over Filmland supplement for Trail of Cthulhu. Which, due to a wondrous and wholly inexplicable coincidence, happens to be on sale at the Pelgrane Press store until February 1st, 2013. [Shadows over Filmland is $10 off, not 10% off as it says in the podcast - that's more than 25%]
Finally we rev up Ken's Time Machine, assigning our chrono-hopping Chicagoan to find the least-worst replacement for Joseph Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union.


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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) — The latest model of Stryker combat vehicles used by the U.S. Army in Afghanistan protects troops better than older versions, military analysts say.
The new design, with a V-shaped hull, reached army brigades in the spring, USA Today reported.
A total of 37 soldiers have died and 239 have been wounded from insurgent bombs due to the design of the previous model of Stryker, the report said.
The V-shaped hull, designed after the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle's hull, deflects the force of bomb blasts, while older Strykers have flat hulls, which absorb force from explosions.
When one of the new Stryker vehicles was hit by an insurgent bomb July 8 all soldiers onboard survived the attack and returned to duty.
"This is a case study in how to deal with a rapidly changing insurgency," said Loren Thompson, a military analyst and defense industry consultant. "You can't go through normal process. You must quickly turn around relatively low-cost solutions if you want to win the war."
The army would like to see 150 new Strykers, each costing $2.3 million, in service by the end of the summer, the report said.


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Posted Aug 02, 2012By
LONDON — Rebecca Soni of the United States set another world record to defend her 200-meter breaststroke title at the London Olympics on Thursday. It was the sixth world record in the pool at these Games.
She broke into a big smile when she saw the time, racing the clock more than she was anyone in the water. Japan's Satomi Suzuki took silver, more than a second behind at 2:20.72, while Russia's Yulia Efimova claimed bronze in 2:20.92.
"I'm so happy," Soni said. "I can't believe I did it."
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Men's 10-kilometer swimming marathon at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, August 10.
Photos from the medal round of the Swimming Women's Open Water competition at the 2012 London Summer Olympics on Th
Missy Franklin led the way as the U.S. set a world record in the 4x100 medley relay Saturday, giving her a fourth g
Michael Phelps' swimming career ended Saturday night in predictable fashion — a gold medal, the 18th of his Olymp
Photos from the medal rounds for Swimming at the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday, Aug. 4.
Photos from the men's and women's swimming competition at the 2012 London Summer Olympics on Friday, August 3, 2012


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Senna was originally released in 2010 and covers the life of one of the greatest race car drivers of all time, Ayrton Senna. Its producers originally thought the film would flop in the U.S. market due to a lack of knowledge as F1 as a sport and recognition of Senna as a star. Thankfully things have finally been sorted out, and the film is now showing in the U.S. In fact, earlier this summer it won the World Cinema Audience Award in the documentary category at the Sundance and has been overwhelmingly praised by critics as one of the most enthralling sports documentaries ever. Even if you know nothing of racing, this trailer is worth a watch.
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OTA practices don't typically mean much as far as foreshadowing, but for the Chicago Bears it certainly dropped some juicy hints.
Domenik Hixon injury clears way for Josh Morgan and Chris Williams
It really is a tragic end for a good player. Domenik Hixon has constantly flashed NFL ability both as a receiver and special teams ace. Unfortunately like so many other promising talents in history, his body just can't meet the demands as he suffered a third torn ACL. While this news could push him towards premature retirement, it also opens up another vital roster spot in a crowded receiving corps. Fringe players like Josh Morgan, a veteran free agent from Washington and Chris Williams, a return ace from Canada suddenly have a greater chance of making the cut.
Tim Jennings move to nickel corner more about size than skill
Perhaps the biggest buzz regarding schemes and alignment on offense or defense for the Chicago Bears centered on seeing Pro Bowl corner Tim Jennings moved from his outside spot to the inside nickel position during sub package schemes. At the same time rookie 1st round pick Kyle Fuller was plugged in at his position at left corner opposite Charles Tillman. Some might see this as a demotion for Jennings, which would be unusual considering the nice new deal he just got from the team. However, the move has far less to do with skill, of which Jennings has plenty, and more to do with size. Traditionally opposing offenses have their smaller, quicker receivers play in the slot and push their bigger targets to the outside. At 5'8″ this would make life much easier for Jennings while allowing the 6'0″ Fuller to provide a better matchup on the outside.
Shea McClellin showing comfort level is a good sign
Part of a reason why a player doesn't have success as a pro is because teams sometimes put him in a position where he's not comfortable. Many felt that was what was unfolding with the Chicago Bears and 2012 1st round pick Shea McClellin. After floundering for two seasons at defensive end where his clear lack of bulk and size worked against him, the team made a consensus decision to push him back to linebacker where it was hoped his speed and athleticism could flourish. Not to long after the announcement, McClellin was frank in saying it was a move he felt needed to happen. Early reports have said he looks quite natural at the position. If that is true, then the bust labels might just be put on hold for the third-year defender.
Brandon Marshall leadership is having an effect
The strength of the team is in talent of course but also its leadership. For a time after the departure of Brian Urlacher it was wondered if anybody would step up to seize the mantle. To everyone's great surprise, it would see wide receiver Brandon Marshall has accepted the baton and his efforts are already bearing fruit. After turning teammate Alshon Jeffery into a breakout star in 2013, Marshall brought even more Bears players down to his training center in Florida to work. Early reports out of practice say that the skill position players, especially the wide receivers are all in superb shape. Any coach will say that fatigue is the first obstacle that must be overcome in order to win.
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Power Point - December 3, 2004
December 3, 2004
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
-Romans 8:28
I confess—as a dad, I loved those times when I could reveal some of life's big secrets to my young children. I mean the serious stuff: how much easier it is to blow up a balloon if you stretch it a few times. Or how to twist those black and white cookies apart so you can eat the creamy stuff first. Big kids love to teach little kids the tricks of the trade.
Another good one is showing children how much easier jigsaw puzzles are to put together if you look at the picture on top of the box. Find the four corner pieces, then all the pieces with straight edges, and the perimeter is done. Then look at the box top and begin grouping similarly colored pieces together and, voilà, it's a piece of cake.
If you're a puzzle purist who thinks looking at box tops is akin to using a calculator for math, forgive me. But there's a spiritual lesson in puzzle box tops—especially for those who suffer. Life is a puzzle from our perspective but not from God's. He alone sees the whole picture and knows where each piece fits.
Today—the day you are reading these words—is only one small piece of the complete picture of your life. And only God has the box top. Will you trust Him that today fits perfectly? As ill shaped and strange looking as today may seem to you, today has its place. God is going by the picture, so let Him have His way. The day you see the completed puzzle, you'll be glad you did.
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