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Hey guys - I saw this on a website... http://kehinde.com/blog/?p=214
Ivy's blog - had this fantastic post (I am guessing how many of us would even consider doing this!)
here's her entry:
The 2007 Knit From Your Stash Challenge
December 21st, 2006
I know I like challanges, but I think this will be the hardest. Harder than NaNo. Harder than the Knitting Olympics. This is the brainchild of Wendy from Wendy Knits. Her criteria for the challange is here. The basic idea is, don't buy yarn, knit from stash for 2007. I'm going to be crochetting from stash as well since I mean to crochet more in 2007. Her rules state that the challange is adaptable, so here are mine.
1. The Knit-From-Your-Stash-a-Thon will start January 1, 2007 and run through December 31, 2007.
2. I will not buy any yarn or spinning fiber during that period, with the following exceptions:
2.a. Subscription yarn and fiber doesn't count. This would mean the sock-of-the-month club, the roving-of-the-month club, the Koigu club, and the fleeces for my adopted sheep are all good to go.
2.b. I can buy yarn to make gifts if I really don't have anything appropriate in stash or if a specific item is requested that I can't make from stash.
These are also Christmas gifts that have been done for a while. Good ol' Cascade 220 for these and the fur was some Berroco something or other. The attached pics show one completed and one in progress.
Somehow or other, these yarns found their way into my stash via the net. Wish I knew a cure!
The greeen is alpaca laceweight from the Etsy shop Pancake and Lulu and the other two are merino laceweight from Grand River Yarns in Ontario.
Okay, so here's the deal. This is my first Christmas knitting and as a result, my first Christmas gifting knitting.
I've finished 4 sets of clogs for all the kids and I'm working on a scarf for my, um, my, what-do-I-call-her? - my partner's ex-wife (okay, that's your first assignment...what do I call her...and be careful, we have a great relationship!)
Anyway, I digress (as usual)
So, I've done the math and unless I knit 17 1/2 hours a day between now and Christmas morning, the scarf is not going to be completed.
What are some creative ways that you way-above-average creative guys have communicated an unfinished gift?
Thanks in advance,
finally got around to taking some pictures - these have actually been done a while.
It's a good thing though, that I knit better then I take photos.
Christmas Stocking - Wool of the Andes (Knitpick) - on size US 10 needles - felted.
Tricorn Hat - likewise felted - Lopi
Everything interesting seems to have a story to go along with it. The story of how I got started knitting is how I will make my introduction.
Two years ago I found her laugh and quirky idiosyncrasies endearing. She could light up a room, and always caught my attention when she was around. The forces of nature and gravity between two objects brought the two of us together. A rather exciting relationship began only months before Christmas. With the Holiday season quickly running up on me I decided that I would knit a stocking and fill it with affordable gifts.
Who knew circular needles came in different lengths? Not me. I got this 2 1/2 foot long needle home and realized I had made a terrible mistake. What would you do? Return the needle for a shorter, more manageable length? Hell no! The part connecting the two ends was plastic. Plastic, luck on my side, melts, and is fairly easy to cut. So, with the help of a Leatherman, a box of matches, and a little duct tape (to smooth it all out) a shorter needle was born. It's a keepsake that I will have a picture of to share soon enough.
The top of this stocking was flawless, the tube was a work of art, but the turn didn't exist. No, it wasn't bad, it just didn't exist because I was working with limited knowledge (for example, see above). My disappointment was probably worth a prescription for Zoloft. Rather than dwell I reached deep into my bag of tricks and went to the fabric store, bought some fleece, and cut out a shape that would later become the foot. I sewed it all together using a twist-tie from a bread bag and presented the miracle to the girl.
........I love you and you know why!!!
And yes, I had to do it in public.
........I love you and you know why!!!
And yes, I had to do it in public.
Okay, so I was just playing around on Etsy.com and I found this:
I want ... no NEED to knit this... now, I am not good at finding patterns ...
can anyone help??
This is the guitar "strap" I made for my best friend's daughter, and the guitar that she got for her. I based it off the "Marley's Ghost" scarf thing on Knitty.com. The links were fun and easy to make and the yarn is just good ol' Cascade 220.

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The Indiana Department of Transportation will POSTPONE a public hearing originally scheduled for Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at 5:30pm in the Wheatfield Public Library, 350 South Bierma Street, Wheatfield, Indiana 46392. THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE RESCHEDULED. The purpose of the public hearing was to offer all interested persons an opportunity to comment on the environmental document, Section 106 document, and preliminary design plans for the proposed SR 49 bridge rehabilitation project over the Kankakee River, 4.59 miles south of SR 8, located in Jasper County.
The project proposes to remove the existing deck from the truss span and construct a new concrete deck, strengthen the existing truss and repair deteriorated concrete at the pier supporting the north end of the truss. The project also proposes to repair the concrete deck on the steel beam approach spans with a concrete overlay. Finally, the project proposes to remove the retro-fit railing components from the original steel bridge rail and install a standard INDOT bridge rail, consisting of a 2 ft. tall concrete wall and a steel tube rail, on the bridge deck. The original steel bridge rail will remain on the bridge. The project extends from the south end of the bridge to the north end of the bridge, including the concrete bridge approaches. The total project length would be approximately 367 ft. The rehabilitated structure will have a 16 ton weight limit. The clear roadway width on the bridge will be 28 ft., consisting of two 12 ft. lanes with 2 ft. shoulders. Construction of the project will not require permanent or temporary right-of-way. The bridge will be closed to traffic during construction and will use the official state detour over State-maintained routes, using portions of SR 8 east to US 421, then south to SR 10, and west to SR 49.
Bridge No. 049-37-01938B/NBI No. 17940 is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register). As part of the Indiana Historic Bridge Inventory project, the bridge was determined to be "Select." Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requires Federal agencies to take into account the effects of their undertaking on historic properties. The proposed project does not involve any properties eligible for the National Register aside from the subject bridge. The project will result in a "No Adverse Effect" under Section 106. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will be issuing a "No Adverse Effect" finding for the project. In accordance with the NHPA, the views of the public are being sought regarding the effect of the proposed project on the historic elements as per 36 CFR 800.2(d), 800.3(e) and 800.6(a)(4). Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.6(a)(4), the documentation of "No Adverse Effect" specified in 36 CFR 800.11(e) is available for inspection along with the environmental document and preliminary design plans on the project are available for viewing in the following offices:
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3. Wheatfield Public Library, 350 South Berma Street, Wheatfield, Indiana 46392 Phone # (219) 956-3774
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The tentative timetable for construction will be discussed during the formal presentation. Public statements for the record will be taken after the presentation. Individuals interested in participating in the public statement session may sign the speaker's schedule prior to the presentation. The preliminary plans will be available for anyone interested in talking to the engineers about the project before and after the formal presentation. Conversations will not be part of the official record.
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The new issue of British tennis magazine tennishead includes a lengthy feature about Ana, focusing on her partnership with coach Nigel Sears.
The following is a reproduction of the story by Paul Newman:
Dream Team
British coach Nigel Sears has helped Ana Ivanovic rediscover her best tennis in 2012. They make the perfect unit, says the Serb
Her season did not finish the way she would have wanted, with Serbia losing to the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup final, but it has still been a memorable year for Ana Ivanovic. After repeatedly struggling to live up to the promise of her 2008 French Open victory, the 25-year-old Serb finished 2012 at No.13 in the world rankings, her highest year-end position for four years, and enjoyed her best season in Grand Slam competition since her Roland Garros triumph. Most importantly of all, she has at last found a coach, Nigel Sears, who she believes can take her back among the world's elite.
Ivanovic appeared to have the world at her feet when she won the French Open and subsequently became No.1 in the world. However, her results in Grand Slam tournaments tell the story of her subsequent decline. Until this year's US Open, Ivanovic had failed to reach the quarter-finals of 17 successive Grand Slam tournaments, suffering four first-round defeats along the way and losing to unheralded opponents like Ekaterina Makarova, Kateryna Bondarenko and Johanna Larsson. In the spring of 2010 she even dropped out of the world's top 50, less than two years after topping the rankings. Injuries played a part, but what appeared to be at the root of Ivanovic's problems was her failure to find the right coach. Until linking up with Sears, she had worked with five different coaches since starting out on the women's tour, not counting the adidas personnel to whom she kept returning on a temporary basis when she found herself working on her own again.
"I made some choices that weren't right in the past," Ivanovic admits. "It cost me in terms of my confidence and everything. But I think that some things happen for a reason and I think it was my fault as much as someone else's. I'm just happy now that I've found the right person and that I didn't give up, because it has been hard at times."
Sears was head coach of women's tennis at the Lawn Tennis Association in London when Ivanovic approached him in the summer of 2011. He first made a name for himself coaching some of Britain's leading men, including Jeremy Bates and Mark Petchey, but in more recent times he has worked almost exclusively with women. He coached Amanda Coezter and Daniela Hantuchova and then spent five years at the LTA, where he helped a succession of British women to make their mark on the international stage.
Given her track record in terms of coaches, you might think Ivanovic was a difficult player to work with, someone who always blames others when things are going wrong. However, the description could not be further from the truth. The Serb is one of the sweetest natured players on the women's tour and seems to have a smile and a kind word for everyone. She admits, nevertheless, that she has felt uncomfortable with the intensity of her relationships with some of her coaches in the past. The itinerant nature of professional tennis means that players and coaches often spend many hours a day in each other's company, which can put major pressures on both parties.
"Our job is quite strange in that we hire a coach and therefore we're the boss," Ivanovic said. "But coaches tell us what to do and I think some [male] coaches might struggle with the idea of a girl being the boss and telling them: 'I don't want to see you now. I want to have some time to myself.' So many coaches try to hold on and are too controlling – and that doesn't make for a healthy relationship. That's why I think you find a big difference in the relationship between men and their coaches and between women and their coaches."
When Ivanovic played at last year's Hopman Cup in Perth alongside Novak Djokovic she looked with envy at her fellow Serb's relationship with his entourage. "I saw how much fun they have and how relaxed they are," she said. "That's always something that's going to help you perform better because you're in a positive environment. Girls are a little bit different to guys. We are so much more stressed about everything. It was such a nice thing to see. I was thinking: 'Why can't I do that within my team?'"
Both Sears and Ivanovic think it helps that he has a daughter – Kim, Andy Murray's long-term girlfriend of the same age. "We have a good professional working relationship and we give each other some space," Sears said. "I've learned over the years that this is a healthy thing."
Ivanovic agrees. "I think it's very important to keep some distance, so that once you go on the court you can become more professional," she said. "He really respects it if I want to spend time with my friends and don't want to have breakfast, lunch and dinner with him. There are times when the only people you spend time with are the people in your team. That's hard, because I think: 'I'm a girl. I want to hang out with other girls. I just want to be a normal young woman.'"
Sears says that "every day is different" with women players. "More than anything, you're dealing with a greater swing of emotions," he said when asked to compare working with men and women. "You also have to figure out what women respond to and perhaps be a little bit more sensitive than you would be when dealing with men. You can probably afford to be a little bit more direct with the men in terms of communication. I think you have to practise your listening skills with women. I'm really happy that I'm now working at a time when I've had a lot of experience. Believe me, I draw on that experience every day."
The Briton, nevertheless, is not the sort to hold back in his criticism, which is fine by Ivanovic. "Most of the coaches just tell you: 'No, no, you're doing well. This is fine,'" she said. "But I actually want someone who will tell me what I didn't do right, so that I can improve. Sometimes it's important to lie a bit and build up a player's confidence, but at other times you want to hear the truth." Can Sears be quite hard in his comments? "Yes – and sometimes it upsets me," Ivanovic said. "But I think it's better that way because it pushes me to improve. And as much as I'm a perfectionist, he's a perfectionist too. He's always trying to make me better – and that's the only way to work."
Ivanovic's British connections do not end with Sears. She has been a frequent visitor to London to see her brother, Milos, who has been studying there, and to consult Mark Bender, a physiotherapist who worked with her at three of this year's Grand Slam tournaments. She has also trained at the National Tennis Centre at Roehampton. The director of her management company is another Briton, Gavin Versi, who is a former freelance journalist.
Joseph Sirianni, a former top 200 player from Australia, has joined her team as a hitting partner at several tournaments this year and she hopes to use him more in 2013. Ivanovic is spending most of the off season training in Dubai before heading to the Hopman Cup in Perth, which will be her only tournament before the Australian Open.
Players of Ivanovic's stature tend to judge themselves on their results in the biggest events and it has been her performances at Grand Slam level this year that offer her the greatest encouragement for the future. Having reached the fourth round at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon and the third round at the French Open, Ivanovic played in her first Grand Slam quarter-final for four years at the US Open before losing to the eventual champion, Serena Williams.
"Nigel and I have worked very well this year," she said. "I've made good progress, as shown by my improvement in ranking. Perhaps more importantly, I was able to finally reach a Grand Slam quarter-final after so long. I feel like I'm well-placed to achieve my goal of getting back to the top 10 early next year, then see how far I can go. Next year I'm looking for greater consistency. I feel like I played some great matches this year, for example against [Caroline] Wozniacki in Indian Wells, but I also had some disappointing results. But I'm definitely moving in the right direction and I'm close to the top 10. Unfortunately I didn't win a WTA title, but on the other hand we enjoyed a lot of success in the Fed Cup."
Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic were the inspiration as Serbia reached their first Fed Cup final. In the end they fell just short of emulating the Davis Cup feats of Djokovic and company two years earlier, but Ivanovic, whose preparations had been disrupted by a hip injury suffered the previous month in Moscow, had the satisfaction of keeping the final alive on the second day in Prague with her victory over the home favourite, Petra Kvitova. It was the sort of win that Ivanovic used to enjoy regularly, for she was no one-hit wonder: in the five Grand Slam tournaments from the French Open of 2007 to Roland Garros in 2008 Ivanovic reached three finals, one semi-final and one fourth round.
Does her coach believe she can rescale those heights? Sears is too wise an owl to burden his player with any such expectations. "I stay away from that kind of question," he said. "You just focus on getting better every day. She's already been world No.1. She's already won the French Open. If she just concentrates on getting better and reminds herself that she is that kind of level, then you have a lot more chance of achieving those things again. Firstly you have to see the ranking go up. You have to have wins registered against other top players. And she's starting to do that again. Then you have to find yourself in the top 10 and in the second week of Slams regularly before you can start talking about winning them."


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Soup is the perfect comfort food. This gift mix is packaged in two containers as the macaroni is packed separately. The ingredients for the soup look very appealing layered in a glass jar.
1/4 cup dried split peas
Combine the bouillon cubes, dried herbs, salt and pepper in a bowl and stir to blend. Place mixture into a small sandwich-size zipped-top plastic bag; seal and label. Layer the beans in an airtight container and place the spice package on top. Place the macaroni in a separate airtight container.
Another idea for packaging this gift mix is to use an airtight glass container that is large enough to hold all of the ingredients. Place the spices and pasta in separate zipped-top plastic bags, and place over the layer the beans.
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1 package Minestrone Soup Mix
Remove the packages of spices and macaroni and set aside. Rinse the beans and remove any shriveled pieces. Drain. Place 8 cups of water into a large stockpot and add the bean mixture. Sauté the chopped vegetables in a small amount of oil for 3 to 5 minutes. Add to the soup, along with the diced tomatoes and spice mixture. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Add the elbow macaroni and simmer for an additional 30 minutes or until soft. Add the sliced sausage and simmer until the sausage is heated.
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Paul Disavows Newsletters, But In '95 Video He Seems To Claim Credit
Originally published on Wed December 28, 2011 11:15 am
Ron Paul's struggles to distance himself from some decades-old controversial newsletters got a bit tougher over the holiday weekend.
On Sunday, Buzzfeed posted a YouTube video of Paul seeming to take credit for the Ron Paul Survival Report.
Buzzfeed says the footage is from a 1995 interview filmed for students in the MBA program at University of New Mexico.
In the video, Paul does not address any of the newsletters' racist content, such as this passage Frank James posted on Friday courtesy of blogger ITALKYOUBORED:
"Boy, it sure burns me to have a national holiday for that pro-communist philanderer, Martin Luther King. I voted against this outrage time and time again as a Congressman. What an infamy that Ronald Reagan approved it! We can thank him for our annual Hate Whitey Day."
In recent days, Paul has disavowed the newsletters, saying he is not a racist and claiming that his libertarian views preclude him from seeing people in "collective groups."
Before storming out of a recent CNN interview with Gloria Borger, Paul said: "I didn't write them. I didn't read them at the time, and I disavow them."
But in the 1995 video, Paul seems to take credit for the Ron Paul Survival Report. He describes himself as a physician but says, "I also do an investment letter," and mentions the Report. "I put that out on a monthly basis," he adds, explaining that it is "a gold-oriented newsletter but it's also expressing concern about surviving in this age of big government where there's a lot of taxes, a lot of regulations and attacks on our personal liberties."
On Sunday, the New York Times also reported on Paul's support among "white supremicists, survivalists and anti-Zionists." Paul told the Times he "wouldn't be happy" getting volunteer help from volunteers with anti-Jewish or anti-black views. (Slate's Dave Weigel has written about this over the years too.)
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Whether you take the opportunity to see traditional batik cloths being made, experience centuries old customs and festivities with a visit to a traditional village, or soak up some history in one of Indonesia's many museums – the list of heritage attractions appears endless.
Bali is magical. As probably the most famous island in Indonesia, Bali blends spectacular mountain scenery and beautiful beaches with warm and friendly people, a vibrant culture and out of this world resorts. Travel & Leisure Magazine has awarded Bali the World's Best Island in 2009, while the Lonely Planet's Best of Travel 2010 ranked Bali second place among the world's Top Regions. Also known as the Land of the Gods, Bali...
Location: Bali » Bali » Kota Denpasar
The magnificent Borobudur temple is the world's biggest Buddhist monument, an ancient site widely considered to be one of the world's seven wonders. Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Syailendra dynasty, the temple's design in Gupta architecture reflects India's influence on the region, yet there are enough indigenous scenes and elements incorporated to make Borobudur uniquely Indonesian. This awe inspiring...
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Rapa Nui National Park
Rapa Nui National Park
Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and original tradition of monumental sculpture and architecture, free from any external influence. From the 10th to the 16th century this society built shrines and erected enormous stone figures known as moai , which created an unrivalled cultural landscape that continues to fascinate people throughout the world.
Parc national de Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui, nom autochtone de l'île de Pâques, témoigne d'un phénomène culturel unique au monde. Installée aux environs de l'an 300, une société d'origine polynésienne a développé ici, en dehors de toute influence, une tradition de sculpture et d'architecture monumentales puissante, imaginative et originale. Du Xe au XVIe siècle, elle bâtit des sanctuaires et dressa des personnages gigantesques en pierre, les moai , qui, créant un paysage culturel sans égal, fascinent aujourd'hui le monde entier.
منتزه رابا نوي الوطني
يعكس منتزه رابا نوي، وهو الإسم الأصلي لجزيرة الفصح، ظاهرة ثقافية فريدة في نوعها في العالم أجمع. وقرابة العام 300، شكّل هذا المنتزه موطناً لمجتمع من أصل بولينيزي روّج فيها، وبعيداً عن أي نفوذ خارجي، لتقليد مهم وابتكاري وأصيل من الننحت والهندسة المعمارية. وبين القرنين العاشر والسادس عشر، شيّد هذا المجتمع المحلي أماكن عبادة وتماثيل ضخمة من الحجر، أو الـ "موآي" بالإسبانية، تشكّل إطاراً ثقافياً منقطع النظير لا يزال يسحر العالم كله حتى يومنا هذا.
source: UNESCO/ERI
拉帕努伊是当地人对复活节岛(Easter Island)的称呼,岛上酝酿了一种独特的文化现象。公元300年时玻利尼西亚人(Polynesian)在没有外界影响下,形成了自己独特的、想象丰富的、原汁原味的纪念性雕刻和建筑传统。从10世纪到16世纪,玻利尼西亚人陆续建立了许多神殿,竖起了许多称为莫阿伊(moai)的巨大的石像,至今仍是一道无与伦比的文化风景,吸引全世界各地游人慕名来访。
source: UNESCO/ERI
Национальный парк Рапануи (остров Пасхи)
Рапануи, туземное название острова Пасхи, является свидетельством уникального культурного феномена. Сообщество полинезийского происхождения проживает здесь с IV в., создав мощную, богатую образами, своеобразную традицию монументальной скульптуры и архитектуры, свободную от каких-либо внешних влияний. В период X - XVI вв. это сообщество построило святилища и воздвигло огромные каменные статуи, известные как «моаи», формирующие неповторимый культурный ландшафт, который продолжает поражать людей со всего мира.
source: UNESCO/ERI
Parque Nacional de Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui –nombre indígena de la Isla de Pascua– ofrece el testimonio de un fenómeno cultural único en el mundo. Asentada en esta isla hacia el año 300 d.C., una sociedad de origen polinesio creó, al margen de toda influencia externa, grandiosas formas arquitectónicas y esculturales dotadas de una gran fuerza, imaginación y originalidad. Desde el siglo X al XVI, construyó santuarios y esculpió numerosos "moai", gigantescos personajes de piedra que forman un paisaje cultural inigualable y fascinan hoy al mundo entero.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: NFUAJ
Nationaal park Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui, de inheemse naam van Paaseiland, getuigt van een uniek cultureel fenomeen. Rond 300 na Christus vestigde zich hier een samenleving van Polynesische oorsprong die een krachtige, creatieve en originele traditie vestigde van beeldhouwkunst en architectuur, vrij van elke invloed van buitenaf. Het hoge culturele niveau is zichtbaar in monumentale stenen figuren (moai) en ceremoniële heiligdommen (ahu) die ze van de 10e tot de 16e eeuw bouwden en oprichtten. Daarnaast kende het volk een opmerkelijke vorm van pictografisch schrijven (Rongo Rongo), dat tot nu toe niet ontcijferd is. Het landschap van Rapa Nui is ongeëvenaard en blijft mensen over de hele wereld fascineren.
Source: unesco.nl
Outstanding Universal Value
Brief Synthesis
Rapa Nui National Park is a protected Chilean wildlife area located in Easter Island, which concentrates the legacy of the Rapa Nui culture. This culture displayed extraordinary characteristics that are expressed in singular architecture and sculpture within the Polynesian context. Easter Island, the most remote inhabited island on the planet, is 3,700 kilometres from the coast of continental Chile and has an area of 16,628 hectares while the World Heritage property occupies an area of approximately seven thousand hectares, including four nearby islets.
The island was colonized toward the end of the first millennium of the Christian era by a small group of settlers from Eastern Polynesia, whose culture manifested itself between the eleventh and seventeenth centuries in great works such as the ahu –ceremonial platforms- and carved moai - colossal statues- representing ancestors. Rapa Nui National Park most prominent attributes are the archaeological sites. It is estimated that there are about 900 statues, more than 300 ceremonial platforms and thousands of structures related to agriculture, funeral rites, housing and production, and other types of activities. Prominent among the archaeological pieces are the moai that range in height from 2 m to 20 m and are for the most part carved from the yellow–brown lava tuff, using simple picks (toki) made from hard basalt and then lowered down the slopes into previously dug holes. There are many kinds of them and of different sizes: those in the process of being carved, those in the process of being moved to their final destinations –the ahu-, those being torn down and erected. The quarries (Rano Raraku and others) are invaluable evidence of the process of their carving. The ahu vary considerably in size and form; the most colossal is the Ahu Tongariki, with its 15 moai. There are certain constant features, notably a raised rectangular platform of large worked stones filled with rubble, a ramp often paved with rounded beach pebbles, and levelled area in front of the platform. Also extremely valuable are the rock art sites (pictographs and petroglyphs), which include a large variety of styles, techniques and motifs. Other archaeological sites are the caves, which also contain rock art. There is also a village of ceremonial nature named Orongo which stands out because of its location and architecture. While it has not attracted as much attention, the housing and productive structures are of extreme interest.
According to some studies, the depletion of natural resources had brought about an ecological crisis and the decline of the ancient Rapa Nui society by the 16th century, which led to decline and to the spiritual transformation in which these megalithic monuments were destroyed. The original cult of the ancestor was replaced by the cult of the man-bird, which has as exceptional testimony the ceremonial village of Orongo, located at the Rano Kau volcano. Fifty-four semi-subterranean stone-houses of elliptical floor plans complement this sacred place, profusely decorated with petroglyphs alluding to both the man-bird and fertility. This cult would see its end in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Colonization, the introduction of livestock, the confinement of the original inhabitants to smaller areas, the dramatic effect of foreign diseases and, above all, slavery, reduced the population of Rapa Nui to little more than a hundred. Currently, the island is inhabited by descendants of the ancient Rapa Nui as well as immigrants from diverse backgrounds, accounting for a significant mixed population.
Critère (i) : Le parc national de Rapa Nui présente l'un des plus remarquables phénomènes culturels au monde. Une tradition artistique et culturelle d'une grande puissance et dotée d'une grande imagination a été développée par une société totalement isolée des influences culturelles extérieures de toute sorte sur une période de plus de mille ans.
Criterion (iii): Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and original tradition of monumental sculpture and architecture, free from any external influence. From the 10th to the 16th century this society built shrines and erected enormous stone figures known as moai, which created an unrivalled landscape that continues to fascinate people throughout the world.
Criterion (v):Rapa Nui National Park is a testimony to the undeniably unique character of a culture that suffered a debacle as a result of an ecological crisis followed by the irruption from the outside world. The substantial remains of this culture blend with their natural surroundings to create an unparalleled cultural landscape.
The Rapa Nui National Park covers approximately 40% of the island and incorporates an ensemble of sites that is highly representative of the totality of the archaeological sites and of the most outstanding manifestations of their numerous typologies. The integrity of the archaeological sites has been preserved, but the conservation of materials is a matter of great concern and scientific research. The management and conservation efforts, still insufficient, focus on addressing anthropic factors and the effects of weathering, both on the material -volcanic lava and tuff- and on the stability of structures. Progress has been made in the closure of areas, monitoring and the layout of roads so as to maintain the visual integrity of the landscape.
An increase has been observed in cattle that wander illegally inside the Park limits. In terms of invasive vegetation, certain species have proliferated and have had an impact on the landscape. At the same time, they have adversely affected the structural stability which is being addressed through the management of the sites.
The Rapa Nui National Park continues to exhibit a high degree of authenticity because there has been little intervention since virtual abandonment of the area in the later 19th century. A number of restorations and reconstructions of ahu have been made on the basis of strictly controlled scientific investigations, and there has been some re-erection of fallen moai, with replacement of the red stone headdresses, but these do not go beyond the permissible limits of anastylosis.
Authenticity is being maintained and conservation interventions are consistent with the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, with prevailing sense of respect for the historical transformation of the Rapa Nui culture, which, in a context of deep crisis, toppled the moai. In this respect, it is important to consider that the Rapa Nui National Park must provide an account of the various stages of the Rapa Nui civilization, not excluding that of its crisis.
Protection and management requirements
The Rapa Nui National Park has two official protections. On one hand, since 1935 it has been a national park, administered by the National Forest Service of Chile (CONAF). On the other hand, the entire island was declared a National Monument in 1935 and the same was done with the islets adjacent to Easter Island in 1976. The property enjoys a solid legal and institutional framework for protection and management. There are two institutions responsible for this activity that coordinate with each other (National Monuments Council and CONAF) and with the community for conservation and management. There is a museum, the R. P. Sebastian Englert Museum of Anthropology, which supports research and conservation efforts. A management plan is in place which undergoes periodic review and there is a team in charge of Park administration. Nevertheless, site management becomes complex because of cultural differences and the reluctances from part of some sectors of the local community about State intervention.
Visitor management is a great imperative, with challenges in establishing carrying capacity and providing infrastructure of basic services and interpretation. Also, it is necessary that the local population effectively support the conservation effort, for example, through livestock control.
A better dialogue is necessary among researchers to reach conclusions on the available knowledge and to manage it in a functional manner conducive to conservation; to systematize the information produced and generate a periodic, comprehensive and sustainable monitoring system. Additional staff and resources are needed for the administration and care of the site, to reinforce the number and training of the park rangers team, and to increase the operating budget. There is a constant pressure on park lands; the State must prevent its illegal occupation.
The essential requirement for the protection and management of this property lies in its multifaceted status as a World Heritage site, as a reference point and basis for the development of the population of the island, and repository of answers to fundamental questions that are far from being revealed.
Long Description
Rapa Nui contains one of the most remarkable cultural phenomena in the world. An artistic and architectural tradition of great power and imagination was developed by a society completely isolated from external cultural influences of any kind for over a millennium. The substantial remains of this culture blend with their natural surroundings to create an unparalleled cultural landscape.
The island was settled around AD 300 by Polynesians, probably from the Marquesas, who brought with them a wholly Stone Age society. All the cultural elements in Rapa Nui before the arrival of Europeans indicate that there were no other incoming groups. Between the 10th and 16th centuries the island community expanded steadily, settlements being set up along practically the entire coastline. The high cultural level of this society is best known from its monumental stone figures (moai ) and ceremonial shrines (ahu ); it is also noteworthy for a form of pictographic writing (rongo rongo ), so far undeciphered.
However, there was an economic and social crisis in the community in the 16th century, attributable to over-population and environmental deterioration. This resulted in the population being divided into two separate groups of clans who were constantly involved in warfare. The warrior class that evolved from this situation gave rise to the so-called Birdman cult, based on the small islands offshore of Orongo, which superseded the statue-building religion and threw down most and slighted most of the moai and ahu.
On Easter Sunday 1722 Jacob Roggveen of the Dutch East India Company chanced upon the island and gave it its European name. It was annexed to Chile in 1888.
The most famous archaeological features of Rapa Nui are the moai, which are believed to represent sacred ancestors who watch over the villages and ceremonial areas. They range in height from 2 m to 20 m and are for the most part carved from the scoria, using simple picks (toli ) made from hard basalt and then lowered down the slopes into previously dug holes.
A number of moai are still in an uncompleted condition in the quarries, providing valuable information about the method of manufacture. Some have large cylindrical pieces of red stone known as pukao, extracted from the small volcano Punapao, as headdresses: these are believed to denote special ritual status. There is a clear stylistic evolution in the form and size of the moai, from the earlier small, round-headed and round-eyed figures to the best-known large, elongated figures with carefully carved fingers, nostrils, long ears, and other features.
The shrines (ahu) vary considerably in size and form. There are certain constant features, notably a raised rectangular platform of large worked stones filled with rubble, a ramp often paved with rounded beach pebbles, and levelled area in front of the platform. Some have moai on them, and there are tombs in a number of them in which skeletal remains have been discovered. The ahu are generally located on the coast and oriented parallel to it.
The Orongo ceremonial village, which was probably the centre of a complex of religious practices related to the Birdman cult, consists of over fifty semi-subterranean stone-houses built in contiguous groups, located on the rim of the Ran Kay crater below a towering cliff. There are abundant remains of the stone houses (hare) built by the earlier inhabitants of the island. The houses were raised on basalt foundation and form the nucleus for associated structures such as ovens or hearths, farm buildings and stone chicken houses. House groups sited near the coast are sometimes associated with round stone towers.
The nature of the geology of the island in such that are many caves (ana ) around the coast of the island, and these were used in the past by the islanders as temporary of permanent dwellings, being converted by the erection of stone walls at their mouths. A number of these contain wall paintings of deities, birds and fertility symbols.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
Rapa Nui was settled around AD 300 by Polynesians, probably from the Marquesas, who brought with them a wholly Stone Age society. All the cultural elements in Rapa Nui prior to the arrival of Europeans indicate that there were no other incoming groups; they rule out the many hypotheses that have been advanced regarding settlement from South America, Melanesia, Egypt, or elsewhere. According to island tradition, the colonizing expedition of fifty people in two canoes was led by King Hotu Matu'a.
Between the 10th and 16th centuries the island community expanded steadily, small settlements being set up along practically the entire coastline. The high cultural level of this society was high, and is best known from its monumental stone figures that evolved from this Situation gave rise to the socalled "Birdman" cult, based on the small islands Offshore of Orongo, which superseded the statue-building religion and was instrumental in most of the moai and ahu being thrown down and slighted.
On Easter Sunday 1722 Jacob Roggeveen of the Dutch East India Company chanced upon the island, and gave it its European name. The Spanish, led by Captain Don Felipe Gonzalez, claimed the island in 1770, naming it San Carlos in honour of Carlos III. The celebrated English explorer, Captain James Cook, was there briefly in 1774, and his great French contemporary, the Comte de la Perouse, in 1786. Whalers began to call at the island in the early 19th century, bringing with them venereal disease, which ravaged the population. However, the most devastating impact on the island's society and culture came in the 1860s, when Peruvian slavers carried off some two thousand islanders, including the king and the priests, in 1862. AS a result of public protests, about a hundred of them were put on a ship to be taken back to the island in 1865. However, smallpox broke out on board and only fifteen islanders survived to return to Rapa Nui, bringing with them the disease which led to an epidemic that nearly wiped out the remaining islanders: by 1877 only 111 inhabitants remained out of the estimated population of around 10,000 When Europeans first arrived. The island was annexed by Chile in 1888 in the belief that it had strategic and economic potential, but the mainland farmers who settled there found that agriculture was not profitable. A sheep ranch was moderately successful, but the lease of the company running this operation was revoked in 1952 and the Chilean Navy took control of the island. In the 1960's civil administration was resumed, Easter Island being given the status of a department within the province of Valparaiso. The population is now around two thousand people, about one third of them from Chile and the remainder descendants of the original Polynesian settlers.Source: Advisory Body Evaluation
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Maryland's Public Service Commission broke with years of precedent last Friday when it approved letting Pepco charge customers $24 million for extra infrastructure work, in advance, by way of a grid resiliency charge. Pepco's surcharge will be levied on top of what customers already pay and, according to the company, will be spent to upgrade 24 feeders.
Until last week, the commission had denied requests for similar surcharges — commonly referred to as trackers — including a request last year from Pepco.
Now that a tracker has been allowed, some fear denying others will be a challenge.
"If we now deviate from our historic ratemaking principles and allow this GRC tracker, it will be difficult to find a principled way to deny future requests by other Maryland utilities for tracker surcharges for their similar reliability plant infrastructure projects," Commissioner Harold D. Williams wrote in opposition. "Today we are letting the tracker genie out of the bottle, and I fear it will continue granting the wishes of Maryland utilities for many years and we may never get it back in the bottle."
Several cases, including one by Baltimore Gas and Electric, pending before the Commission include requests for trackers.
Separately, the utility had sought a $60.8 million rate increase. The PSC granted only $27.9 million, which will hike the average electricity bill about $2.41 a month.
In an emailed statement, Pepco vice president Myra Oppel said: "We are still analyzing the details of the Commission's decision. We believe the Commission took a step in the right direction for improving grid resiliency, but our customers would be even better served if the Commission were to approve additional aspects of our proposal."
Pepco won the surcharge dollars on a 3-1 decision of the commission, with one commissioner, Lawrence Brenner, agreeing to the charge simply to avoid a stalemate. Usually the PSC has five members, but the resignation of former Chairman Douglas R.M. Nazarian left a vacancy on the commission, which as yet to be filled.
Brenner said in his written concurrence that Pepco presented its proposal as "all or nothing, take it or leave it," saying if it did not receive the tracker, it would not do the work.
"My reaction to that is who is regulating whom here," Brenner wrote.
But he still joined two of his colleagues in allowing the tracker.
In July 2012, the PSC denied Pepco's request for a surcharge. Opponents have questioned what changed since to prompt a fundamental shift among the commission.
"Nothing has changed," said Paula M. Carmody, head of the Office of People's Counsel. Her office is an advocate for Maryland's utility customers.
While the surcharge may not be a large monthly increase on most bills, it is a big change in policy, and one that is not fair to customers, she said.
A surcharge is not needed for Pepco to deliver the reliable service that customers want and deserve, she said.
"These are reliability-related expenses, and it [reliability] is a core responsibility," she said. "As a distribution company, you are responsible under the law to maintain a safe and reliable system. A 2010 investigation determined Pepco spent several years not doing its job. Now they come in and ask for special treatment. We say repair and maintain the system, make sure it is fully reliable for customers and do it through the normal ratemaking process."
However, last fall a task force appointed by Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) recommended in the wake of the June 2012 derecho that surcharges may be appropriate to accelerate improvements to the grid. Maryland Energy Administation also supported the charge.
Forecast as a thunderstorm, the June 29, 2012, derecho took the region by surprise when within minutes strong winds downed trees and snapped utility poles. Just after the storm, the number of Pepco customers without power in Maryland peaked at 410,679, leaving almost 77 percent of Pepco's 534,601 Maryland customers without lights, fans, refrigeration or air conditioning. For some customers, their power was off for as long as eight days.
The task force's recommendation formed the backdrop against which commission approved Pepco's tracker, it wrote in the order.
While the commission wrote that, to date, it found similar surcharge requests lacking, it determined that a "properly defined tracker proposal, when aligned with specific and measurable milestones and expenditures, can be appropriate."
Abbe Milstein, who founded of Powerupmontco after the derecho, said the tracker should be appealed.
"In my opinion this is ripe for something that should be brought up on appeal, it is not something that should be let go," she said. "The bigger issue with this tracker is what it has now created in the state."
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2005 Season: Had another solid season at the middle blocker position � led the team in hitting percentage for the second consecutive season, hitting .277 for the year � averaged 2.66 kills per frame, the third-best output on the squad � tallied 319 kills on the year, also the third-best total on the team � finished second on the team in total blocks with 110, averaging 0.92 stops a game � posted season-best hitting percentage with a .667 performance (8-0-12) against King College (9/26/05) � belted a season-high 15 kills against Coastal Carolina (9/17/05) � managed 296 digs (2.47 d/g) on the year, second most on the team � posted a career-best 22 digs in the win over Wofford (10/5/05) � tied a career-high with four service aces against Furman (9/13/05) � recorded a personal-best 10 blocks (1-9) in the Atlantic Sun victory over Campbell (9/23/05).
2004 Season: During freshman campaign, led ETSU with .238 hitting percentage ... posted 328 kills, including a season-high 19 versus Appalachian State on Sept. 24 ... competing at the season-opening Mizuno/Auburn Challenge, posted seven kills and three assists in collegiate debut versus Auburn ... in 2004, had 18 matches with double-digit kills and eight matches with at least 15 kills ... ranked third among Lady Bucs with 78.0 total blocks for the year... posted career-best eight total blocks versus BSC in early September ... earned All-Tournament honors competing at the Nike/Comfort Suites Classic hosted by Eastern Kentucky University
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Hi Jimmy! and thank you for the request.
Cheers! :)
Jimmy ~! Thanks :)
so happy to see them. it 's first time since 2004 Seoul concert....it 's been 7 years already .. anyway.. I'll upload my JVRF pics and videos . see you then :]
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Thanks for request ! Circles is my favorite song, too ^^
Hey Jimmy!
I would like to go to a Incubus concert. I'll be in LA by October, it would be nice to go to the Hollywood Bowl and see them play. But we'll see if I can afford it. What about you? Will you go to any concert? :)