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16th January 2012 05:52 AM #1
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How Many Kids do you want to Have?
I have four kids. They are 6, 4, 2, and 1. I know that for some people that is a lot. I was raised as an only child and my husband was one of four. So we both bring totally different experiences to our family dynamic.
In all honesty, we planned on having two or three kids. I don't even know that I was a "kid person" before I got pregnant, although I guess a lot of mums aren't! lol! The fourth was a bit of a surprise, to say the least. But really and truly I love being a mum, I love being pregnant- giving birth- everything about it. I think that later in life, not anytime soon, bu maybe in another five or six years, I would like to have another.
How many kids do you have?
How many do you want?
Has it changed?
Curious to see how other people feel.
16th January 2012 02:18 PM #2
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We have four children. My fourth was also a very big surprise. My son and his older sister are only a year apart, so I did not feel ready for another baby. When he was born, I finally felt like our family was completely. I feel incredibly blessed to have my children. I was once told I may have a hard time having one child, so everyone was surprised that I was able to have four. My views definitely changed, as I never thought I would have four. Yet, we know that four is enough for us and we feel complete as a family now.
16th January 2012 03:29 PM #3
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I was always a baby person. I knew from early on that I wanted to be a wife and mother. In fact I always said I wanted 10 children.
But my husband didn't want any children for the first 7 years of our marriage, though after we had our first, we ended up with 4 more. But it was really hard for him to make the decision to have "the next one". I always told him that if we had 10 children, he would love them all (to which he agreed). But the responsibility rested heavy on his shoulders which made it hard for him to say "yes" to trying for another.
I'm 48 now and peri-menopausal so I'm fairly confident there won't be any more babies for us, and I look forward to my grandbabies when the time comes.
18th January 2012 07:14 AM #4
I have three children. I didn't really plan how many children I wanted. When I had two the decision to have a third came naturally. I didn't however want four children as we'd have to buy a car that could seat that many, we have a small house so no spare bedrooms and I'd never seen myself as a mum of four. However when my third child was born I did seriously consider it for a couple of years but decided instead to focus my energy to midwifery. Every now and then I still wondering if that was the right decision.
9th February 2012 01:00 AM #5
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How do you know that you don't want to have any more children?
11th March 2012 09:42 AM #6
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For me, I don't know that I do not want to have anymore children for sure. If our financial situation changed I believe that I would want another. However, I have heard many people say that they just knew. They reached a certain number and they felt emotionally fulfilled, they just felt that their family had reached completion.
The reason that we may stop at four has less to do with the emotional and more to do with the practical at this point. However, I also feel that my ability to be there for my children emotionally is becoming stretched at this point. I am sure that it would be different if they were further apart in age, however.
Anukriti brings up an interesting question, how did other mums know when they were "done"?
28th March 2012 01:03 PM #7
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I have to 2 boys. They 2 and 1, Just a 1 year apart. The younger one was a surprise, we were not ready at all because we want to have at least 3-year difference between our kids. But he was God-given gift and we love him so as we love our elder son.
We want to have 4 kids but that would depend on our financial status. Nowadays, we should consider things before getting into something like having kids. We need to see to it that we give them the best care and best of everything in every child.


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Nicki Minaj's mother, Carol Maraj, is following her daughter's footsteps into the music industry.
Maraj has released a snippet of her first song, "God's Been Good." The track takes a new twist on gospel music by seemingly blending the genre with a dance beat.
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First I removed the two screws that hold the lower front cover of the dishwasher to get under the dishwasher. Then I removed the two screws that hold the element in place. I then pulled the element out about 3 inches and disconnected the two wires. I then opened the dishwasher door and removed the old element and replaced it with the new element. I closed the dishwasher door and reconnected the two wires making sure that I put the proper wire on the proper post. I then put the two screws back on the element to hold it in place Next I replaed the cover on the front and tested the dishwasher for heat by running it empty.
Make sure power is off. Remove metal toe kick with fillips screw driver. Reach under dishwasher with 1/2" openend wrench and completly unscrew brass nuts from element ends. Then open door and pull element ends straight up. Note: As you pull element ends up (inside washer) you are also forcing the element end wire connectors to come off underneath. The electricial connectors are very hard to get off any other way. Wendell Hensley Madiso0nville, Tn
I had to remove the dishwasher from under the counter. I then had to unscrew (from the bottom) the bolts that held the heater in place. After that I ran into a problem of disconnecting the wires that ran to the heater. I did not want to "force" the wires off and I was unsure how exactly to remove them. I figured out that they are really hard to pull off but there are no clips holding them on, so you won't break anything off. Once I got the wires off, I was able to screw the nuts onto the new heater and put it back into place.
Our dishwasher sat in a warehouse for a year after our move from CA to TX. When I finally installed it, there was some sort of white mineral deposit that had built up on the heater element. I didn't notice it back in CA. I tried to get as much as possible off but it kept building. So I purchased a new heater element. It's been in for a few weeks and my wife thinks the build up is happening again. To Repair;Unscrew the dishwasher from the counter. They'll be one or two screws attaching the dishwasher on the underside of the counter. Pull the washer out carefully. Remove any dishes and the bottom rack. Tilt washer on it's side. Remove wire connections to heater element (They slide right off but make sure to remember which one goes where)Unscrew the nuts that are holding the element on. I used some pliers. It wasn't difficult. Remove old element and replace with new. Reverse order.
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Package Installation and Updates
Apt and Package Basics
Most new users will use Muon Package Manager to install packages. The instructions below are for installing packages from the command-line terminal (Konsole).
- Install packages:
sudo apt-get install packagename
- Example:
sudo apt-get install mpd sbackup
- Remove packages:
sudo apt-get remove packagename
- To remove all dependencies:
sudo apt-get autoremove
- Example:
sudo apt-get remove mpd sbackup
- Search for packages:
sudo apt-cache search <keywords>
- Examples:
sudo apt-cache search Music MP3 sudo apt-cache search "Text Editor"
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sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get upgrade
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sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Installing .deb packages
Debian (.deb) packages are the packages that are used in Ubuntu/Kubuntu. You can install any .deb package in your system. .deb files can generally be installed from your file manager (Konqueror or Dolphin) merely by clicking on them, since file associations with the default installer is already set in Kubuntu. These instructions are for those who wish to install packages from the command-line terminal (Konsole).
- Install a downloaded Debian (Ubuntu/Kubuntu) package (.deb):
sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb
- Remove a Debian (Ubuntu/Kubuntu) package (.deb):
sudo dpkg -r packagename
- Reconfigure/Repair an installed Debian (Ubuntu/Kubuntu) package (.deb):
sudo dpkg-reconfigure packagename
- Example:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure mpd
Handling (Tar/GZip) and (Tar/Bzip2) archives
(Tar/GZip) archives end in ".tar.gz" and (Tar/Bzip2) archives end in ".tar.bz2". Bzip2 is the newer, more efficient compression method. These files can generally be automatically extracted by merely clicking on them from your file manager (Konqueror or Dolphin), since file associations with the appropriate archival utilities are set by default in Kubuntu. These instructions are for those who wish to use the command line terminal (Konsole).
- To extract:
tar xvf packagename.tar.gz
Note: tar is an application which can extract files from an archive, decompressing if necessary.
- -x means extract.
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- Decompressing ".gz" files
gunzip file.gz
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bunzip2 file.bz2
- Note: You can also decompress a package first by using the command gunzip (for .gz) or bunzip2 (for .bz2), leaving the .tar file. You would then use tar to extract it.
- To create a .gz archive:
tar cvfz packagename.tar.gz folder
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tar cvfj packagename.tar.bz2 folder
Installing a package from source
- Make sure you have all the necessary development tools (i.e. libraries, compilers, headers):
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
- Note: "uname -r" lists the current kernel you are using
- Extract the archive that contains the source files:
tar xvf sourcefilesarchive.tar.gz
- Build the package using the package's script (in this case the configure script), compile the package (make), and install the compiled package into your system (make install):
cd /path/to/extracted/sourcefiles ./configure sudo make sudo make install
- Note: typing ./ before a filename in the current folder allows the Linux shell to try and execute the file as an application even if it is not in the path (the set of folders which it searches when you type a command name). If you get a "permission denied" error, the file is not marked as being executable. To fix this:
sudo chmod +x filename
- Example: In the above instructions, configure is the shell script to build the package from source. To be sure the configure script is executable:
sudo chmod +x configure
Create a .deb package from source files
If your build from source is successful, you can make a Debian (Ubuntu/Kubuntu) package (.deb) for future use:
- Install package tools:
sudo apt-get install checkinstall
- Rebuild package using "checkinstall":
cd /path/to/extracted/package ./configure sudo make sudo checkinstall
- Keep the resulting ".deb" file for future use. It can later be installed using:
sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb
Note: These are basic instructions that may not always work. Some packages require additional dependencies and optional parameters to be specified in order to build them successfully. More info about .deb package structure can be found here.
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The Muon Package Management Suite is a collection of several package management tools, based on the QApt package management library for Debian-based systems, that includes the Muon Package Manager, the Muon Software Center (compatible with the Ubuntu Software Center), and the Muon Updater is a system update GUI. This is now the default package management system in Kubuntu.
Usage of the Muon Package Manager is somewhat similar to Synaptic Package Manager.
While "apt-get" is a fast way of installing programs/packages, you can also use Muon Package Manager (K menu -> System -> Muon Package Manager) for installing programs/packages. Most (but not all) programs/packages available with apt-get install will also be available from Muon. This is the preferred method for most desktop users. In this guide, when you see
sudo apt-get install package
you can simply search for package in Muon and install it that way.
- K menu -> System -> Muon Package Manager
- Search for the name of the program/package. You can also search for a word in its description.
- Right-click on the name of the package -> "Mark for Installation". (If the program is already installed, use "Mark for Removal" or "Mark for Purge" to remove it).
- Click Apply Changes.
- The selected program(s) will be automatically installed (or removed), along with its dependencies.
Synaptic Package Manager
Synaptic Package Manager is the GTK-based GUI package manager for Gnome/Ubuntu. It can be used in Kubuntu without difficulty. Usage is similar to the other package managers. Install:
sudo apt-get install synaptic
Manual Updates
- Manually, from the Konsole terminal (command line interface):
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
- or
- Use Muon Package Manager:
- K menu -> System -> Muon Package Manager -> Check for Updates -> Edit -> Full Upgrade (or one of the other upgrade options)
Automatic Updates
- Use Muon Package Manager:
- K menu -> System -> Muon Package Manager -> Settings -> Configure Software Sources -> Updates -> Automatic Updates
Repair broken packages
If a package installation fails (which can cause a Package Manager to freeze or become locked), or if a package has unsatisfied dependencies causing a similar condition, then run one (or both) of the following commands from the command-line terminal:
sudo apt-get install -f sudo dpkg --configure -a
- If a problem occurs with MergeList (appearing as a missing "Package: header" error):
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList... E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
- then repair by recreating the package lists:
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf sudo apt-get update
- If a problem occurs with a lock on the apt cache, for example:
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
- then run:
sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock; sudo rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/lock sudo fuser -cuk /var/cache/apt/archives/lock; sudo rm -f /var/cache/apt/archives/lock


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Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM mounted on Canon EOS 5D Mark III : Tests and Reviews
Further readings for the Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
We've tested 130 lenses on the recently-introduced full-frame 30-Mpix Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, covering focal lengths ranging from an ultra-wide angle 11mm to 600mm super-telephoto.
Our technicians have tested no fewer than 130 lenses on Canon's 50.6Mp EOS 5DS R Digital SLR. With the results for both prime and zoom lenses covering a diverse range of focal lengths, we've got all the data you need for picking out the right lens. In Part 1 of our three-part review, we bring you the analyzed and verified scores for standard zoom lenses as well as 35mm, 50mm and 85mm primes on the Canon EOS 5DS R.
As the first zoom offered for the new full frame A7r and A7 the mid-range moderate speed Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* 24-70mm f4 is a key lens for Sony. Read on to find out how well it performs on the 36-Mpix Sony A7R.
As a more modestly priced alternative to the EF 24-70mm f2.8L II USM and with a longer reach than the newer stabilized EF 24-70mm f4L IS USM, the similarly stabilized EF 24-105mm f4L IS USM remains a popular model for Canon users.
As a new addition to the Art-series, the Sigma 24-105mm f4 DG OS HAS looks promising, but can the firm replicate the image quality of their recent 35mm f1.4 and 18-35mm f1.8 models? Read on to find out.
The second in our series of selecting the best-quality lenses for your camera concentrates on one of the most highly-anticipated cameras of our time, the successor to the hugely popular EOS 5D Mark II. But by the time it was announced, in early March, it's probably fair to say Nikon had taken fair amount of interest away by announcing the 36M-Pix D800 and D800E models the month before. Be that as it may, there's no denying the 22.3 M-Pix EOS 5D Mark III is a remarkably capable camera, and a formidable rival to the Nikon.
Announced in February 2012, the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 lens Di VC USD is the latest full-frame, fast aperture standard zoom from the Saitama, Japan-based optical firm and is the first of its type to add VC (Vibration Control) image stabilization. Costing $1299 and available in Canon, Nikon and Sony fittings (the latter albeit without VC) and featuring USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive) technology, it's an obvious alternative to the pricier offerings from the top-names. Could this lens be a contender in the IQ stakes? Read on to find out.
Introduced in November 2012 as the proposed 'kit' lens for the EOS 6D, the EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM lens represents an interesting move for Canon – despite two well respected lenses in this category, the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM and the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, the EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM hopes to offer a compact, lightweight lens suitable for the newly created lightweight, full-frame camera segment. The red L-series band offers the promise of professional performance, but does it live up to the expectations?
The latest in the L series, the Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM is an ideal transtandard lens for reporting and can also make a good choice for portraiture. Versatile, it can also function as a macro with a reproduction ratio of 0.7x, Canon having worked hard to optimally match up the optical elements.
DPReview: Canon EF 24-70mm f/4 L IS USM Preview
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Back in September Canon introduced the EOS 6D, its entry into the nascent 'compact, lightweight' full frame SLR segment. With the launch of the EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM, Canon has now revealed what's destined to be its 'kit' lens. The newcomer is relatively compact in size to match the ethos of the 6D body design, but sports the company's premium 'L' series designation. However this comes with a price tag that's sure to make more than a few Canon users catch their breath - we've been told the the RRP will be $1499 / £1499.99 / €1459. What remains to be seen, though, is how much it will cost in a kit with the 6D body.Read the article
Added by ag08025 | February 16 , 2013
I do not believe
Most likely incorrect tests.I'll explain why DxO does not provide graphical results of the tests but only their personal considerations.So as another to drive the conclusion
Added by ag08025 | February 08 , 2013
I do not believe
because your tests are so far from reality?
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Added by ageha | February 10 , 2013
Re: I do not believe

This a comment for this page on the website
because your tests are so far from reality?
Maybe sample variation? ;)
Added by RIVERAKTRE | April 05 , 2013
Re: I do not believe
Interesting point but you have to remember you're not really comparing apples to apples here. The link you provided compares a Canon f/4 VS Sigma f/2.8 which isn't a true apple's to apple's comparison. More like a peach and orange.
DXO Lab tests thousands of lenses under Strict controlled environments, I highly doubt they're fluffing up the test results. PLUS "IF" they were...what are they gaining from doing so?
Something to think about.


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The Clerk's Office issues approximately 15,000 business licenses each year. These licenses include:
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For Maryland laws concerning business licensing, including license fees, see Maryland State Law Library (Maryland Codes, Title 17. Miscellaneous State Business Licenses and Title 16. Cigarette License). See below for specific Maryland Codes relevant to each licensing:
Traders: Subtitle 18. Traders and Chain Stores, §17-1801–16.
Cigarettes: Title 16. Cigarette Licenses, §16-101–508.
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Garages: Subtitle 8. Garages, §17-801–03.
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Maryland Business Licenses Online (Maryland Judiciary)
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Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing (Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation)
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by Shane Mitchell
My husband, Bronson, thinks I swear too much. That's why he presents me with a shellacked-cedar cuss bank at Luray Caverns in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. We can't resist the vivid green billboards announcing nature's hidden treasure at exit 264 off Interstate 81, which cuts through the fertile region that historians call the Breadbasket of the Confederacy. Discovered in 1878, Luray is the largest cavern in the East. Hearing a spooky "stalacpipe" organ there wheeze the notes to "O Shenandoah" in a subterranean chamber is alone worth the price of admission. Aboveground, Bronson spots my keepsake in a gift shop selling pewter spoons and stenciled porcelain bells; it reads "Swearing is bad and just ain't funny, so if you cuss it will cost you money." Frankly, I don't know what the hell he's talking about. (Clink. In goes a quarter.)
Once a year, we load up the Honda, bribe our black Lab, Diva, into the rear, and drive 500 miles south from New York to Charlottesville, Virginia, for an agrarian refresher. It's an exhausting slog, dodging semis until we hit the Old Dominion state line. On rural Route 11, we wind down the valley where, almost 150 years ago, General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson opened up a big can of whup-ass on the Grand Army of the Republic. (Clink.) Sandwiched between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge ranges, this shunpike began as the Great Warrior Path through Cherokee territory. When colonial settlers left for the frontier, it became the Great Wagon Road. By the time Jackson's brigade fought the Valley Campaign of 1861-62, Route 11 had been paved with gravel-and-tar macadam.
We break up our journey at the 103-acre Inn at Vaucluse Spring, outside Stephens City. The stone-and-brick Federal-era manor was originally built by the son of Gabriel Jones, the commonwealth's first regional attorney. According to the family history Defend the Valley, Jones's only fault was "an extremely irritable temper, which when aroused expressed itself in the strongest terms he could command, mingled with very pronounced profanity." (Bet he didn't have a cuss bank.)
In the nearby village of Edinburg, we're browsing through Shenandoah Valley guidebooks in People's Drugs when someone pounds me on the back. "Help you with anything?" It's pharmacist Harry Murray, who also dispenses advice about his true vocation—fishing (the drugstore is stocked with fly-fishing tackle and videos). Recently, a friend said that if I were deathly ill in Murray's store and someone ahead of me in line needed a new rod, I just might have to wait.
Crossing Massanutten Mountain on shady switchbacks through Edinburg Gap, we parallel the broad south fork of the Shenandoah River, which flows north into the Potomac. Diva finally gets her reward for sitting patiently in the back seat. An outfitter rents us a canoe and we glide over gentle ripples shaped by submerged limestone ridges as our pooch scans the shoreline for snapping turtles. At the pullout, Diva splashes in the muddy shallows and for the rest of the day our car smells of wet, happy dog.
Farther south, the breadbasket is being gobbled up by industrial parks and sprawling housing developments. It's heartbreaking to witness centuries-old farmland sprouting prefab McMansions, so we turn east toward 105-mile Skyline Drive. In the 1930's the Civilian Conservation Corps built this twisting road along the crest of Virginia's Blue Ridge. It runs the full length of Shenandoah National Park and has scenic overlooks every few miles. But its speed limit is a poky 35 mph, so we detour to the Thorofare Mountain Overlook, a knockout vantage point above the hickory forest toward the Piedmont (rolling countryside directly beneath the eastern ridge).
Hungry for pulled pork, we head to Cooter's Place in Sperryville. Ben "Cooter" Jones played a mechanic on The Dukes of Hazzard, served two terms in Congress, and currently performs as genial host at his fan museum/barbecue joint. On summer weekends live bluegrass concerts pull in the crowds, and every August the converted garage sponsors its annual DukeFest reunion celebration. Actress Catherine Bach, Daisy Duke herself, once stopped traffic for hours; Bronson wants his picture taken with the road cone-orange General Lee, a 1969 Dodge Charger that jumped a creek or hill almost every episode.(Sadly, Jones closed his place in Sperryville at the end of last year, but he's since set up shop in Gaitlinburg, Tennessee.)
Once Diva finishes her barbecue tidbit, we continue up the road to visit some live porkers. David Cole's pigs dine on vegetable scraps from the Inn at Little Washington (black-truffle pizza, wild mushroom napoleon). Cole, a former America Online exec, is plowing a fortune into an organic agri-venture at Sunnyside Farms, 15 miles north of Sperryville. In exchange for kitchen waste, Cole's farm supplies the nearby inn with free-range eggs, heirloom apples, and the plumpest blackberries I've ever seen.
Over sweet iced tea at Little Washington, chef Patrick O'Connell and I discuss local politics. He tells me about a town hall meeting where a resident, distraught over the transformation of this pastoral corner, asked: "Don't you think we could just postpone the future?" With his partner, Reinhardt Lynch, O'Connell has been a primary source of change in the county, seeding cottage industries, attracting a roster of world-class culinary talent, and, most recently, restoring a manor house to create the Presidential Retreat, a B&B set snug against Old Rag Mountain, just 20 minutes away.
At sundown, a quick dogleg off Route 231 takes us from precious perfection to something a little closer to home—truffle pizza is mighty nice, but country ham suits my Southern upbringing. The Graves' Mountain Lodge in Syria has been serving family-style dinners since 1965. Its pine-paneled dining hall is lined with trencher tables and every few feet, baskets of warm rolls are paired with slabs of margarine and bowls of the lodge's own apple butter. (Apple butter is to Virginia's Piedmont what olive oil is to Tuscany.) As we sit down, huge platters of fried chicken are placed in front of us.
Next morning, we head an hour south on busy Route 29 to Charlottesville. When I was 12, my mother shipped me to Virginia to visit her spinster aunt, who drilled me on etiquette (swearing isn't ladylike) and dragged me to historic landmarks. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville was my favorite. Never one to postpone the future, Jefferson could gaze down from his Palladian house at his equally elegant university, now a World Heritage Site. Despite his fascination with inventions, our third president's vision of his newborn nation was understandably agrarian. In 1785 he wrote to John Jay: "Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens...they are tied to their country and wedded to its liberty and interests by the most lasting bands." Jefferson's own garden was a laboratory with more than 400 species of fruits and vegetables. Of course, he didn't envision genetic crop engineering or farm subsidies. Know why so many Virginia fields are now grazed by burly Black Angus?Big hint: tax break.
But for some wealthy Piedmont landowners, grapes are sexier than cows. In 1979 the state had 29 wineries; now there are almost 85, including those in development. Across Carter's Mountain, where Jefferson planted his own vines, is Kluge Estate Winery, Vineyard & Farm Shop, a flamboyant new enterprise. And when Patricia Kluge, a British bombshell formerly married to media billionaire John Kluge, opens a farm shop, don't expect John Deere gimme caps. The shop, designed by California architect David Easton, showcases her méthode champenoise sparkling wine and a Bordeaux-style red. In her black Range Rover, Kluge drives me around rows of neatly tied vines; on the back seat rides Basil, her mellow yellow Lab. Basil has a doggie biscuit dedicated to him in the estate's patisserie—a perfect souvenir for Diva.
Backtracking north on Route 15, we head toward James Madison's Montpelier estate and the Orange County Fair, held every summer on the estate grounds. Kids pedal miniature Kubota tractors, heritage Nankin Bantam chickens occupy musky 4-H paddocks, and blue ribbons are awarded for prize tomatoes. To big applause, a teenager leads her Jersey around the Cow Obstacle Course in record time. Slurping lemonade, Bronson and I watch two farmers in dirt-encrusted jeans walk past. One is hugging a sleeping puppy to his chest and I overhear him say, "He's the last dad-gum one they had. Only had 'im two days and I'm already 'tached to 'im."
Our final destination—a hot-weather tubing expedition on the James River—takes us along the James River Road, a scenic hilly byway once favored by colonial-era drovers herding cattle to market. Turns out I'm not the only one stirred by this rural beauty. Novelists John Grisham and Jan Karon are recent transplants. Dave Matthews just purchased a gorgeous tract in the Charlottesville area. En route to the river, I admire the musician's open fields and hope to holy hell they stay that way.
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2 Kansas MILES 100. DRIVING TIME Half a day. A virgin patch of wildflower-dotted prairie survives in a part of Kansas where rocky outcrops made plowing difficult. From I-70 in Manhattan, in the northeastern part of the state, head south on 177. At first, the road swerves around and over limestone bluffs, but when you reach El Dorado and I-35, you'll be on the plains. Fans of wide-open spaces shouldn't miss the more than 10,000 acres of undisturbed land at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (620/273-8494; www.nps.gov/tapr), two miles north of Strong City.
3 Iowa MILES 120. DRIVING TIME With twisting roads and lots of stops, give it a day. Rugged, hilly, and forested—that's why the northeastern edge of Iowa is nicknamed Little Switzerland. Start in Dubuque, where the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium (800/226-3369; www.mississippirivermuseum.com) has the world's largest steam towboat as well as five huge tanks that offer close encounters with denizens of the deep . Then head north, keeping the river on your right. Small roads take you past locks and dams, ferry landings, backwoods communities, and Pikes Peak State Park (563/873-2341; www.exploreiowaparks.com), at 500 feet one of the highest points along the entire Mississippi River.
4 Washington MILES 85. DRIVING TIME One day. Island hopping makes this short trip deliciously slow. Take the ferry (888/808-7977; www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries) from Edmonds, north of Seattle, to Kingston; then follow 104 and U.S.101 to Sequim, a lavender-growing center that's the sunniest spot in western Washington. Along the way, browse roadside farm stands for lavender products. Continue to Port Angeles, then hop the ferry to English-accented Victoria, British Columbia, for afternoon tea—or an overnight stay—at the Fairmont Empress (866/540-4429; www.fairmont.com/empress; tea from $18, doubles from $120).
5 Utah MILES 310. DRIVING TIME Two days. Allow yourself plenty of time for this ramble amid the russet gorges and spires of southern Utah. After leaving I-70 near Green River, drive southwest on 24 through Capitol Reef National Park, then south on 12. The road climbs 9,200 feet up Boulder Mountain en route to the multicolored badlands of Bryce Canyon National Park (435/834-5322; www.nps.gov/brca). Spend the night at rustic Bryce Canyon Lodge (888/297-2757; www.brycecanyonlodge.com; doubles from $115), built in the 1920's of sandstone and ponderosa pine. The next day, continue south and west on U.S. 89 to 9, through Zion National Park, to I-15.
6 Mississippi MILES 210. DRIVING TIME One day. It's less than 250 miles from Memphis to Jackson, Mississippi, via U.S. 61 and U.S. 49, but plan for plenty of stops to savor the down-home cuisine of the Mississippi Delta. Unassuming eateries all along the route serve up barbecue, catfish, and the classic Southern meat-and-three supper; stop for lunch at the Blue & White Restaurant (1355 Hwy. 61 N., Tunica; 662/363-1371; lunch buffet for two $13). Stay at the sumptuous Alluvian Hotel (866/600-5201; www.thealluvian.com; doubles from $175).
7 Florida MILES 200. DRIVING TIME Two days. U.S. 98, from south of Tallahassee, west to Pensacola, is the last long stretch of Florida coast where sea views are virtually uninterrupted by high-rises. Loop onto 30A to explore the New Urbanist prototype town of Seaside—an outdoor museum of great architecture and planning. Spend the night at the WaterColor Inn (866/426-2656; www.watercolorinn.com; doubles from $265) and finish the drive in the morning.
8 North Carolina MILES 110. DRIVING TIME One day. Discover backwoods and sand hills on this trip through the North Carolina heartland. Head south from Greensboro on U.S. 220 until you reach the town of Ashgrove and scenic byway 705. It's 40 miles to Seagrove, a historic pottery-making community; there are still 80 working potteries to shop in. From there, take tiny 705, then go on 24 east to Fayetteville, past dreamy-sounding towns like Whispering Pines and Whynot.
9 Michigan MILES 125. DRIVING TIME One day. The western shore of Michigan has lighthouses and old beach towns, orchards and vineyards, dramatic bluffs with lake vistas. From Ludington (the terminus of a ferry from Wisconsin), go north on U.S. 31 to Manistee, where a logging boom left an exuberant Victorian architectural legacy. From there, follow 22 north along the shore. At Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (231/326-5134; www.nps.gov/slbe) one of the sand hills rises 460 feet above the lake; few can resist climbing the dunes for the views—and sliding down afterward.
10 New York MILES 45. DRIVING TIME One day. Luminous vistas of New York's Hudson River inspired a 19th-century school of painting and drew the era's gilderati to build palatial estates. How long you spend on the 45-mile drive north from Beacon to Hudson, via U.S. 9 and local 9G, depends on how many sites you tour. Highlights include the 54-room Neoclassical Vanderbilt mansion, FDR's Georgian-style Springwood, and painter Frederic Edwin Church's Persian fantasy Olana. Treat yourself to lunch at American Bounty Restaurant in Hyde Park (845/471-6608; www.ciachef.edu; lunch for two from $50). Operated by the Culinary Institute of America, it specializes in local ingredients.
by David Handelman
After flying five hours and driving another five to get to Saco, Maine, I was more than ready for bed. But since that bed was in a B&B, I was obliged to take a chatty tour of the 1828 Greek Revival house with its gray-haired owner-host. I wanted to be polite, of course, since he had patiently guided me there, via my cell phone, through dark unmarked streets and had waited up for me till 11 with a now tepid glass of Chardonnay. And I'm sure he, too, was just trying to be polite, seeing in me a rumpled fortysomething solo traveler who had barely spoken to anyone all day. But being newly single, I kept wincing at his innocent spiel.
His property, the Crown 'n' Anchor Inn, was "quite popular for weddings," he told me. Then he asked me my seating preference for breakfast, adding that all the other guests were couples. Up in my room, he cheerfully demonstrated that the sconce above the private Jacuzzi was on a dimmer. "You're alone, so you don't need a romance light," he said, "but we've got one!" Then he shut the door, thus officially beginning my first solitary vacation in 20 years.
Solitude was in fact the point of my drive, more than the locale itself (mid-coast Maine and Penobscot Bay). Recently divorced, with two children, I hadn't been on a pleasure trip without offspring or a significant other since postcollege backpacking by Eurail. The idea was appealing. Anything I wanted to do. Nothing I didn't want to do. But suddenly left to my own devices, where would I go?What would I do?Who was I?
I wanted to treat myself to some real relaxation—not easy when the first question from every maître d' was "Will someone be joining you?" I chose Maine because it was familiar—I'd gone to camp and summered there for 15 years, but I intended to avoid certain old haunts and their ghosts.
My initial act of liberation was at the car-rental counter. After years of schlepping from New York in a toy-strewn station wagon, I indulged in a sleek Mitsubishi Spyder convertible. I asserted my new devil-may-care independence after breakfast by intentionally heading in the "wrong" direction for my itinerary—I backtracked to Wells to explore Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm, a hidden wildlife estuary preserve that leads to a secluded beach, where I waded meditatively among snails and terns. Back in the Spyder, I hit Route 1 and found myself at the Maine Diner. I had eaten here before, but I was hankering for their "lobster pie"—fresh lobster meat baked in a dish with Ritz cracker crumbs and butter—which I devoured at the counter (one advantage to solo travel: not having to wait 20 minutes for a table).
I-95 is beautiful, in Maine, anyway: river crossings, forest, no fast food. By the time I reached the Bangor exit, dinner hour had arrived; I backtracked again, for lobster in the rough at Young's, a big, red no-frills barn in Belfast. It was already dark when I drove down Routes 175 and 166 to the peninsula that's home to the out-of-the-way Shangri-la of Castine. The town, which dates from 1604, was settled by the French and then held by the British, who reclaimed it from the United States briefly, in 1814, a testament to what a prime spot it is.
My lodging was at the sweet Castine Inn, which has been open since 1898 and has a reputation for serving the best food in town (though old-timey locals spurn the restaurant as too fancy-pants). The man behind the desk, Ray, informed me there was no space left the next night in the main dining room; I'd have to eat in the pub. Ray empathized about traveling solo. "The hardest time is dinner," he said, "when you want to tell someone about your day." And restaurants were always seating him at the worst table, he added. ("You mean, like the pub?" I remarked. He laughed.) My room was charming, but I hadn't anticipated the humblingly monastic impact of twin beds. At breakfast, I looked around the dining room—families, older couples, romantic pairs—and felt like a swimmer in a desert. People don't ordinarily allow themselves this kind of trip alone unless they're on business or recovering from something.
I found Castine to be the perfect walking-tour town, with well-maintained 18th- and 19th-century houses (and trees), dozens of quirky historical markers, and water everywhere—the Bagaduce and Penobscot rivers collide into the bay. (Castine's only flaw: the hulking Maine Maritime Academy training ship is sometimes docked downtown.) I got an ice cream from the Breeze, a shack on the downtown pier, then wandered the quaint, gently sloping Main Street to the McGrath-Dunham gallery, where a painting by Joshua Adam, depicting an empty boat cradle in a sun-dappled boathouse, spurred me to take a kayak expedition in the calm, nearly boat-free bay. Kayaking proved a satisfying mix of group and solitary venture. On our way back in, the sunset, at first muffled by clouds, exploded into a pink masterpiece, and the mosquitoes descended in celebration.
I returned to the Castine Inn too late for my pub reservation, which allowed me to get into the now emptying main dining room after all. As the waitress paraded out the chefs delicious extravagances (spicy duck on anise zabaglione), with no one to share them with and nothing to do between courses but read or eavesdrop, I couldn't help feeling self-consciously indulgent. As a solo traveler, I ended up preferring my my less self-conscious lunch experience the next day: a lobster roll at the dingy, rental-video-cluttered Castine Variety shop—the best I'd ever eaten. (Prix fixe $9.50.)
On the ride out, on 175, 15, and 172, I sampled fried clams at the Bagaduce Lunch in Brooksville, a trailer-sized shack with picnic tables overlooking reversing falls; hiked up a mountain in Blue Hill for a stunning view of the bay; then picked up a few gifts for my daughters at a toy store in Ellsworth. But Acadia National Park, on Mount Desert Island, beckoned: 55 percent of all tourists who visit Maine go there, yet I'd never made it in two decades' worth of visits. I drove up Cadillac Mountain and took in the 360-degree view, then proceeded to the Jordan Pond House, with its great vista of the pond and the hills beyond (known as the Bubbles). For lunch, friends had recommended Thurston's Lobster Pound, in the tiny fishing hamlet of Bernard, but all the tables were inside, behind screens, because it's such a mosquitoey cove. It was dusk by the time I reached Bar Harbor, the commercial hub of the island, and checked into the Bar Harbor Inn. In summer, the town is almost like Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A.—just as picture-perfect, just as thronged. I ran into acquaintances from New York, a couple and their 10-year-old, who'd been hiking all day, and felt sheepish explaining that I was alone. The next morning at breakfast, I spotted the sister of a friend. "I'm on my honeymoon!" she beamed.
I had some kind of breakthrough that day, finding my niche among the pairs and families. On my way to Southwest Harbor, one of the smaller, more charming towns on the island, I pulled away when I saw cars parked at the foot of the Acadia Mountain trail on Route 102. I was in a chattier mood than I had been, which was lucky; at the summit I was asked to snap a family picture, and the father told me that instead of swimming at the public area, south on Echo Lake, I could walk down a path to a much less crowded point of entry. I did and it was wonderful: a rock slab abutting the water, only about a dozen bathers. I dove in. This, at last, was my Maine—the leisurely, solitary lake swim.
A friend had suggested Red Sky, in Southwest Harbor, for dinner. I phoned. There was a single seat left—at the bar. (Triumph of the solo traveler!) I found everything endearing: the local artists' paintings on the faux-finish walls, and the owners, a husband maître d' and wife bartender, who chatted with me as I sat at the bar with my Philip Roth and house Pinot Grigio. After shrimp dumplings, lobster risotto, and Belgian bitter chocolate pudding, it didn't matter that I was alone—I was in heaven.
I'd discovered a pleasant comfort in traveling by myself. I'd gone at my own pace, hiked, swum, eaten when it suited me, pampered myself without guilt, interacted with only a little awkwardness. The next morning I drove south to pick up my girls, taking Routes 202 and 9, beautiful back roads through farmland and small towns. Outside Unity, a rock kicked up into my front right tire with a deafening noise, and a few yards later I had a flat and a cracked wheel. Driving carefully on the doughnut spare, I reached a fork in the road: a right turn would lead me to my daughters; to the left, a sign pointed to a town called Freedom. I didn't mind saving that particular byway for another trip.
12 Montana MILES 315. DRIVING TIME Two days. Even the interstate makes for a magnificent ride on this passage into Montana along the jagged Bitterroot Mountains. Take I-15 north from Idaho Falls, Idaho, go 145 miles to Dillon, Montana; then veer northwest on 278. After 48 miles, soak road-weary bones in the outdoor pool at Jackson Hot Springs Lodge (888/438-6938; $5). Continue to Wisdom, then take Montana 43 over Chief Joseph Pass to U.S. 93 and head north. At Darby, spend the night at the ultra-luxe Triple Creek Ranch (800/654-2943; www.triplecreekranch.com; cabins from $510, all-inclusive). From there, it's 65 miles to Missoula and I-90.
13 Massachusetts MILES 75. DRIVING TIME Half a day. An afternoon's drive from Boston encircles salty Cape Ann and recalls the state's seafaring history. Take U.S. 1A north from Boston, driving 22 miles to Beverly. From there, follow Massachusetts 127 east to the old port city of Gloucester. Stop here to browse the storefronts of the Rocky Neck Art Colony (www.cape-ann.com/rocky-neck), a neighborhood of winding streets lined with galleries and restaurants overlooking the inner harbor. Continue east on 127 and 127A, roads that hug the cape coast and offer miles of beaches, islands, and coves to explore.
14 Pennsylvania MILES 90. DRIVING TIME Half a day. Generations of Amish and Mennonite families have made Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, one of the country's richest—and most charming—agricultural areas. An hour west of Philadelphia via U.S. 30 are historic market towns such as Willow Street, Strasburg, and Bird-in-Hand. The back road to each typically measures less than 10 miles, but the drive will take a good part of your day, allowing for stops at antiques shops and historic sites—and horse-drawn-buggy traffic. Finish in Lancaster city's bustling Central Market (717/291-4739) for tasty baked goods and equally delicious people-watching.
15 Puerto Rico MILES 100. DRIVING TIME One day. The Panoramic Route network over Puerto Rico's mountain spine leads past waterfalls, forests of mahogany and bamboo, coffee plantations, and communities of houses set on stilts. At Cayey, 25 miles south of San Juan on Highway 52, head west, and up, on Highway 14. At Barranquitas, pick up Highway 143 to Adjuntas. From there, Highway 10 takes you south and down, to Ponce, on the coast. Give yourself the whole day for climbs, switchbacks, and snack breaks at roadside empanada stands.
16 Vermont MILES 125. DRIVING TIME One day. Take a lazy tour of several New England islands on a loop of Lake Champlain, starting in Burlington, Vermont. Follow I-89 north to U.S. 2 west, which crosses the lake via a chain of islands dotted with dairy farms and bucolic villages. On the western shore, head south on New York 9B and then U.S. 9, in the shadow of the Adirondack Mountains. Stop to walk or raft at breathtaking Ausable Chasm (518/834-7454; www.ausablechasm.com), a deep gorge known as the Grand Canyon of the East. From Port Kent, return to Burlington by Lake Champlain Ferries (802/864-9804; www.ferries.com).
17 Texas MILES 275. DRIVING TIME Two days. This route reveals the parched, mountainous terrain of the state's Big Bend region. From I-10, take 17 south to Fort Davis, then drive four miles on 118 to the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute (432/364-2499; www.cdri.org), for trails surrounded by native flora. Continue south on 170 west, a route with spectacular views along the Rio Grande. At U.S. 67, drive north for32 miles, and overnight in a historic fort on the highly civilized Cibolo Creek Ranch (866/496-9460; www.cibolocreekranch.com; doubles from $450, all-inclusive). The next day, return to I-10 at your leisure.
by Mary Tonetti Dorra
Visiting California gardens in the spring is like visiting Paradise. At least that's what financiers, industrialists, and railroad tycoons believed in the early 1900's. The Huntingtons, Blisses, Armours, and other wealthy families were totally sold on the Golden State once they'd viewed the Pacific Ocean below San Francisco, the rolling hills of San Luis Obispo County, the towering redwoods in Monterey County, the jagged mountain ranges along the outskirts of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.
I, too, have always been impressed by the state's natural beauty. But in the 25 years I have been writing and lecturing about America's horticultural heritage—its diverse climates and topography, its love of planted areas embraced by the land's majesty—I have never spent much time in my own backyard. I recently decided to explore the gardens of California, from Los Angeles to San Francisco, to find out what made each one unique, yet all of them distinctly American.
My tour began just 20 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, and my travel companion was John Irving—or rather, the characters in the Books on Tape versions of his 158-Pound Marriage, The Water-Method Man, and, most appropriately, A Widow for One Year (that was my state at the time). My first stop was the 160-acre Descanso Gardens in the suburb of La Cañada Flintridge, where I found thousands of camellias growing in such healthy abundance it almost took my breath away. In 1948 E. Manchester Boddy, a newspaper publisher and camellia enthusiast, helped bring Camellia reticulata—enormous six-inch ruffled blooms from China's Yunnan province—to the West. In addition to the reticulata camellias, the sasanqua and japonica varieties complete Descanso's collection of more than 40,000 tree-sized specimens, which produce blooms from December to April. Unlike many walled European public gardens, fencing at Descanso is cleverly hidden by grass and plantings. This creates the illusion of an unplanned unlimited space, in keeping with the open-garden tradition exemplified by Jens Jensen and the Prairie School Movement.
I returned to my car and enjoyed another 15 minutes of Irving while heading toward Pasadena, where I'd be spending the night. Then I remembered how close I was to the town of Altadena and Nuccio's Nursery, one of my favorite haunts. The Nuccio family has been growing camellias since 1935 and produced many of the first camellia hybrids developed in the United States. As I wandered through the nursery, I recognized Queen Bee, which resembles an old-fashioned powder puff, the type 1940's movie stars used in their dressing rooms.
The next morning, I drove a few miles south to San Marino and the Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens. Henry Huntington, a New Yorker transplanted to California—and heir to his uncle's Southern Pacific Railroad Co.—purchased the San Marino Ranch in 1903, realizing that the nearby San Gabriel Mountains would add immeasurably to his property's allure. Together with his first overseer, a young German landscaper named William Hertrich, he began to transform the ranch into a grand garden.
Huntington and Hertrich wanted to showcase the desert's diverse botanical specimens, and I soon realized why. When the Puya bromeliad begins to unfurl its petals, birds are drawn irresistibly to its teal blue, chartreuse, and purple blossoms. I marveled at the gentle berms studded with various sizes of golden barrel cacti and interspersed with natural fountains of aloes, pincushion cacti, and succulents.
The Huntington gift store is among the best, particularly for its book selection—I was delighted to see they had both volumes of my work—and I couldn't help browsing its shelves before going into Pasadena to shop. The recently opened Anthropologie sells furniture and found objects from around the world; I admired the 1930's French garden chairs and huge cast-iron birdbaths that had just arrived. I spent a good half-hour trying to figure out how I could fit one of the latter into my car.
I continued my spending spree at Botanik, just down the road in Summerland, which has one of the state's top selections of plants and garden ornaments. Cast-iron stepping stones in the shape of lily pads caught my eye, as did the large handmade pots painted with moss spores; once planted, moss grows decoratively on the pot's exterior.
After driving up 101 from Pasadena, I arrived at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Not all botanical gardens are created equal. Many try to do too much—rose gardens on top of water gardens next to hothouses—but the one in Santa Barbara narrows its focus splendidly with a collection of more than 1,000 native species, some of which are in bloom or bear fruit much of the year, including Arctostaphylos, Ribes, and penstemon. There's a spectacular display of wildflowers—buttercups, bush sunflowers, carpets of orange and yellow California poppies—in its meadow.
Leaving Santa Barbara, I began the five-hour drive north to San Francisco with not only John Irving to keep me company but also spellbinding views of mountains, ocean whitecaps, and, finally, massive redwoods. On the way, I stopped in Woodside, 30 miles south, to see Filoli, another example of man's passion for gardens. Filoli is the former estate of William Bowers Bourn II, who owned the largest producing gold mine in California (its name comes from Bourn's personal creed: Fight for a just cause, love your fellow man, and live a good life). Spring is undoubtedly the best time to visit: The Sunken Garden bursts with 70,000 tulips, the Daffodil Field is covered with 200,000 blossoms, and the Woodland Garden is filled with pink and lavender rhododendrons and azaleas. The spot I love the most is the Chartres Garden, which has spring flowering annuals planted in patterns inspired by the stained-glass windows of Chartres Cathedral, in France.
After leaving Filoli, I returned to the road and made my way to San Francisco; I very much wanted to see the newly reopened Conservatory of Flowers. The oldest public conservatory in North America, its 12,000-square-foot Victorian greenhouse, dating to 1879, contains colorful orchid collections and a lowland tropical garden, but my favorite area is the one that houses the Nymphaeaceae, or water lilies. One of the stars here is Victoria amazonica, an enormous water lily with leaves that can grow to six feet wide. I loved the juxtaposition of natural and man-made, gigantic flowers inside a fanciful structure of glass and metal.
As I began the return drive down the coast, I thought back on each garden. I saw the vistas around Filoli and how cleverly Bourn had, in the American tradition, incorporated his surroundings into his beloved garden. I remembered how Huntington and Hertrich merged landscaping and horticulture, how they used native plants so effectively in their desert garden, how the native live oaks at Descanso complemented the camellia collection. I thought about how passionately the original California gardeners loved their plants at all seasons and in all cycles of growth, and how carefully the gardeners of today work to preserve their visions of paradise.
I also thought about that birdbath. In went another Irving tape. If I raced south, I could make it to Pasadena before the shop closed.
19 Colorado MILES 150. DRIVING TIME One day. Allow an entire day for this scenic trek through Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park (970/586-1206; www.nps.gov/romo), where you'll find flower-strewn meadows and weather-ravaged peaks. From I-25 at Loveland, Colorado, follow U.S. 34 west (it's called Trail Ridge Road in the park), passing through alpine tundra. Bring sunscreen and a jacket—some peaks along the route top 12,000 feet. Beginning at Granby, U.S. 40 east traces the back side of the mountain range, linking up with I-70 at Empire.
20 Indiana MILES 150. DRIVING TIME Two days. The architecture is what surprises amid the rural landscape of these back routes through Indiana. Take I-65 south from Indianapolis to Columbus (800/468-6564; www.columbus.in.us), a small city with a huge trove of Modernist buildings—a 1954 bank by Eero Saarinen and an I. M. Pei-designed library are among the 21 architecturally significant structures. Meander along sleepy local roads—46 west, 135 south, and 56 west—to West Baden Springs. Stay overnight at the nearby French Lick Springs Resort & Spa (800/457-4042; www.frenchlick.com; doubles from $126), built in 1902. The following day, take U.S. 150 east to Louisville, Kentucky.
—Jonathan Lerner
Presidential Retreat
Inn at Little Washington
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Coulter blamed Democrats for 9-11, USS Cole attack, embassy bombings
Appearing on FOX News Channel's Hannity & Colmes [1] to discuss the new Bush-Cheney '04 campaign ad [2] that attacks Senator John Kerry's (D-MA) record on intelligence, right-wing pundit Ann Coulter [3] accused the Democratic Party of creating "the worst intelligence agency in the world." Coulter then blamed Democrats for the September 11 terrorist attacks; for the bombings of the USS Cole and the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania; and "for 20 years of attacks that have not been stopped."
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p0cTeam's method worked for desktop hd 5770.
After installation, before running startx, install new drivers for the vga.
Hey people,
I hope someone can help me; When i'm starting with the backtrack DVD and typing startx to start and install it, i always get a blackscreen. My grafic card is ati powercolor hd5850, i think this causes the problem.
I also tried to install with USB and follows any usefull tutorial, which were posted from others, who has a similar problem, but nothing helps me !
With the VM Oracle on windows 7 it works fine without any problems.
I will be very happy, if someone helps me. I tried every way and i am very frustrated !!!
p0cTeam's method worked for desktop hd 5770.
After installation, before running startx, install new drivers for the vga.
Last edited by wolf12; 03-22-2012 at 11:03 AM.
Thanks for reply, my friend !
The problem is that i cannot install. After booting with the DVD and typing startx the first time i get a blackscreen.
Or is there a way to install it ???
Thank you very much !
It works, but before installing.
But now i get another problem:
Everything is too slow. I try to install jockey-gtk, and follow the link from backtrack (http://www.backtrack-linux.org/wiki/...Install_OpenCL), but it didn't want to work. There is a problem with the fglrx ?!
I try to install fglrx manually, update & upgrage me system. No, No...
And now after making this:
root@bt:~# wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/am...x86.x86_64.run
root@bt:~# chmod +x amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run
root@bt:~# ./amd-driver-installer-12-2-x86.x86_64.run
root@bt:~# reboot
startx doenst work, it gives me an error message and the system is only in the terminal...
I hope there is someone, who can help me
Ok, after long (about 4-5 hours) trying and doing i also solved that problem !
I uninstalled all fglrx drivers and install the newest amd drivers again and o some fixes... It works now, with best grafical perfomance (openCL...).
If i can help someone, i'll do my best...
Best regards
I have the same problem, HP dv6-3030tx with radeon HD5650. The only way I've managed to make it work so far was to copy xorg.conf.failsafe to xorg.conf. After successful install with 'xforcevesa noapic noapci nosplash irqpoll' and reboot I installed the 12-2 driver and ran 'aticonfig --initial', but on reboot got 'no screens found' error. Modified GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT line in 'etc/default/grub' to replace 'vga=791' to 'radeon.modeset=0' and ran update-grub, but didn't make a difference. Then when I ran the recovery mode and reset to use failsafe graphics mode, upon 'startx' the computer showed a blank screen and a flashing caps lock, as when it did when I tried to first install it without the extra parameters. So replacing xorg.conf with xorg.conf.failsafe made it useable, but with no video acceleration (which is not too big a deal at the moment, but I'd like to improve the situation later). There is a video fix which I haven't yet tried due to time constraints so cannot confirm whether it works for radeon cards:
And another thing I'll be trying out when there is time is:
I don't know if that last one is gonna do anything, but can't think of anything else at the moment. No doubt there will be a fix sooner or later.
Hey gypsy, do you think you could tell me what fixes you applied after reinstalling the ati driver? I've purged and reinstalled it a couple of times, but it absolutely refuses to work - keeps giving me "no screens found" error. I can only use the failsafe config with no video acceleration. Lost the count of hours I've spent trying to get it working, no success yet. With the BT5-R1 there was some simple setting that fixed this exact problem, but so far I've tried everything and no luck. Thanks.
Sorry for the late response !
I've followed the introductions from this link: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/wiki/...Install_OpenCL !
What is exactly your problem, which errors do you get - perhaps i can help you ?!?
Best regards
Ok the thing is, that I keep getting "Fatal server error: no screens found" upon typing startx whenever I use aticonfig to generate a configuration file. I also followed that same guide and tried to run it, and then again tried reinstalling the driver, but it keeps happening regardless. So far the only way I can get in the desktop is by removing xorg.conf, or making a copy from xorg.conf.failsafe. When I get this error, straightaway checking /var/log/Xorg.0.log shows a couple of errors:
(WW) PowerXpress feature is not supported on A+I Mux Platform. Please uninstall fglrx driver.
(EE) no devices detected
in some other instance:
(EE) GLX error: can not get required symbols
PowerXpress is the thing that lets you switch between discrete and integrated graphics AFAIK, so I decided to try and switch them manually and followed this guide, which includes recompiling the kernel with added VGA switching support:
Doing that had a couple of effects: first, appending things like "radeon.modeset=0", or "nomodeset" to the /etc/default/grub file now had an effect (changed display resolution, some drivers cannot be loaded if modesetting is in use), whereas it didn't before. Second, now the screen resolution returned to normal (before the screen edges were outside the monitor with no option to change resolution), and now the brightness can be adjusted. But the "no screens found" error is still there. In the end, the computer does not seem to be able to use fglrx driver at all. I've tried changing the driver to "radeon" in xorg.conf; using i915/radeon/fglrx modesets 0/1 (and not using them), and all the aforementioned fixes with no success.
Looking at Xorg.0.log makes me think that it has something to do with BIOS of this particular card, as all the question marks next to BIOS there seem to suggest:
(--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 1002:68c1:103c:144a ATI Technologies Inc Madison [AMD Radeon HD 5000M Series] rev 0, Mem @ 0xa0000000/268435456, 0xc4400000/131072, I/O @ 0x00004000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
Majority of error messages associated with Radeon cards that I've seen appear to be very similar, but where some have an easy fix others do not seem to have fixes at all, which probably depends on the specific card. I appreciate your help, but don't worry if you can't think of anything - there might not even be a solution. Thanks.


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|Chap. 304
|Metlakahtla, etc., Indians of Alaska.
|Chap. 304
|8 U.S.C. § 601 note.
|Chap. 304
|U.S. citizenship.
|Sec. 2
|Certificate of citizenship.
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|8 U.S.C. § 601(c), (d), (e), (g), and note.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the Act of May 7, 1934, entitled "An Act granting citizenship to the Metlakahtla Indians of Alaska" (48 Stat. 667) is hereby amended to read as follows:
"That the Indians of the Tsimshian Tribe, and those people known as Metlakahtlans, who emigrated from Metlakahtla, British Columbia, Canada to Annette Island, in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska in the year 1887, and there established a colony known as Metlakahtla, Alaska, and any and all other British Colombia Indians who joined them there not later than January 1, 1900, and have since resided continuously in the Territory of Alaska, having been faithful and loyal to the Constitution, laws, and the Government of the United States, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States."
That the first sentence of section 339 of the Nationality Act of 1940, approved October 14, 1940, as amended (54 Stat. 1160; 58 Stat. 4; 8 U.S.C. Supp. 739), is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 339. A person who claims to have derived United States citizenship through the naturalization of a parent or through the naturalization or citizenship of a husband, or who is a citizen of the United States by virtue of the provisions of section 1993 of the United States Revised Statutes, or of section 1993 of the United States Revised Statutes as amended by section 1 of the Act of May 24, 1934 (48 Stat.797), or who is a citizen of the United States by virtue of the provisions of section 201 (c), (d), (e), and (g) of the Nationality Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 1138; U.S.C., title 8, sec. 601), or of the Act of May 7,
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Manager was on top of things and prepared my girls food seperately himself. Very accommodating.
separate area for preparing gluten-free
I love this place! I haven't had a hot Pastrami in years!! This place is amazing and I love that they have a separate knife kit for when they serve GF food! it is also refreshing to have a sticker that shows the person who prepared my food knows about my allergy!!
Megfroggy is right. I 2nd her review. You can eat a sandwich with bread gluten free. Their menu makes it easy to figure out what's thumbs up vs what's thumbs down. They have a dedicated GF prep area and panini press. Update: I just took away a star since they no longer have a dedicated GF panini press. Also the restaurant is huge which makes it feel a but like a fancy cafeteria. It's still a decent sandwich spot.
The menu is huge!! I actually ate a sandwich! The bread was amazing and it didn't taste any different than regular bread! There were sooo many choices I had a hard time deciding what to get! Awesome!!!!
Great fresh ingredients, lots of selections! The gluten free menu even lists all of the garden bar ingredients so there is no guesswork. Prices are reasonable too. Will definitely make this a regular spot.
Really caters to GF consumer. Food is delicious.
14531 Southwest 5th Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
Had a week and a half assignment in the area. Ate here 4 times. All were good choices and they were very attentive to my needs for Celiac. Will visit other locations when out of town. Thanks Jason's!
5231 University Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34201
Great food, great service!!! Yolanda, one of their employees is awesome too, she's a keeper! Love it there!!!
12320 L Street, Omaha, NE 68137
I'm not celiac but still have to eat gluten free. I ordered the Reuben with the Udi's bread. My sandwich came wrapped in a box with allergy info on top which was a first for me but thought it was a nice touch. The meat and sauce was really good but the bread wasn't dense enough and fell apart when I tried to pick it up. I finished it with a fork! But good flavors!
1520 Eastern Boulevard #12, Montgomery, AL 36117
They can't confirm that their food is safe for people with celiac disease
3140 S Iowa St #110, Lawrence, KS 66046
I've eaten here 3 times & haven't been sick (I have celiac). There are a few options for my soy & DF toddlers as well. Staff always accommodating & friendly.
19755 Hwy 59 N, Humble, TX 77338
Manager was on top of it. Spoke with employee to ensure change of gloves. The one I visited was in terminal B.
3167 E. University, Odessa, TX 79762
I have ea ten several times at Jason's Deli in Odessa Texas and they are very Celiac friendly.
117 Louis Henna Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78664
Of all the locations I have visited, they all have done an excellent job. I have had no issues with cross contamination. I have not been sick, not even slightly. My little ones love going there. They have so many options, except pizza. They even have gluten free dressing for salads.
3887 W Lake Mary Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746
GS salads and soups only!!! No GF breads for sandwiches. Not a GF friendly chain.
824 Woods Crossing Road, Greenville, SC 29607
The food here is absolutely amazing. Sandwiches ordered on gluten free bread come served in a sealed take-out container to avoid contamination. They also have Udi's cookies available for dessert if you don't want the soft serve! Lots of salad and soup options as well, for those who don't want a sandwich or want something with it.
149 Arnould Blvd., Lafayette, LA 70506
Careful and reliable
21953 F Katy Frwy, Katy, TX 77450
The staff checked everything I had a question about to see if it had gluten or not, said "wanted to make sure his answer was correct." They even brought me packaged silverware when I sat down!
4705 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. A-2, Atlanta, GA 30338
I've been a few times but decided it's not worth getting sick. The person cooking spoke little English. I watched them prepare my food and sit the food on the counter where gluten filled sandwiches were made. I asked the mgr for help but not sure they understood. I won't go again.
909 Spring Forest Rd. Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27609
Daughter 10yo Celiac loves the grilled cheese they make and ice cream they have. delicious she says. never been sick. they are knowledgeable and haven't cross contaminated. celiac friendly.
1975 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40220
They definitely have GF options, but only for "gluten sensitive."
1330 E. 15th Street, Tulsa, OK 74120
They do have a "Gluten Sensitive" menu; however, the top of the menu states this is still not safe for Celiac individuals. I called to verify anyway; and was told even a baked potato is most likely cross contaminated.
725 Eden Way North, Suite # 714, Chesapeake, VA 23320
Everyone is knowledgeable about celiacs! They have a separate menu, and the gf bread is great. They got me to try the veggie soup and their bean-salad and even the cookie is gf! I am very sensitive and have yet to experience a reaction to any Jason's location.
321 South Veterans Parkway, Normal, IL 61761
Excellent place to eat if you have diet restrictions. That being said my husband and I often have an upset stomachs after eating the salad bar. We haven't figured out what is triggering it.
2300 E McFarland Blvd. Suite 10, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
I have Celiac Disease, have eaten here before and been fine but today, even after talking with the manager who said they'd change their gloves, I got glutened. Within 10 minutes of finishing my salad I became violently ill. My day is ruined....probably my whole weekend.
Med Tech Pkwy and N State of Franklin Rd, Johnson City, TN 37604
They say they have gluten sensitive menu only!! There is a note on bottom of menu saying they are not for people with Celiac disease and restaurant cannot recommend persons with Celiac disease to eat their. I'm glad I saw that note I left, last thing I want too do is get sick. I have gotten really sick from cross contamination.
775 Yard Street #190, Grandview Heights, OH 43212
love this place. didnt seem to have a reaction.
410 North Hurstbourne Parkway, Louisville, KY 40222
Very good food, many gluten free options.
2159 York Rd, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
Great deli lots of choices and really fresh food
21953 F Katy Frwy, Katy, TX 77450
salad is not my thing but they have gf bread and take pretty good care about gluten. you're risk is fairly low of cross contamination, lots of gf options of you like sandwich or salad
7010 Dodge St., Omaha, NE 68132
Tons of options. They do gluten free right.
16639 Birkdale Commons Suite 120, Huntersville, NC 28078
While they do have gluten free bread for their sandwiches, you have to be sure that they understand cross contamination. They usually are great with allergies and celiac, however last time they contaminated my sandwich. Ended up making a new one and giving me a $10 gift card though, so they are very understanding.
1005 Hanes Mall Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27103
I took a 10 yr old that has Celiac to the one on Hanes Mall Blvd. They have a GF menu but when I asked about the prep, the manager told me that there is no way they can say GF. It is made on the same surfaces and next to all the regular breads. If you are simply eating GF by choice then ok but for gluten allergy / stay away!
7230 W Ray Rd, Chandler, AZ 85226
Love that when I asked for gluten free they brought out a completely different table top, changed gloves completely, got vegetables and meats from a separate container, everything was completely separate from other areas and they put it in a closed container rather than on a plate to prevent cross contamination that way. The sandwich was really good too
7356 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD 20740
The food is great, and no reaction yet. I'd give it 5 stars for quality and service, yet I rushed in saw gluten-free and didn't question how my sandwich was made. I may feel fine, but I wouldn't risk it. I may not be going again :(. But they were very friendly. Maybe if you nicely asked what they could prepare the most conscientiously with extra care, like a chicken salad I could see them doing the best they can.
My absolute favorite place to eat! I've only gotten sick once or twice over the years, but there is always that chance when eating out. And I believe the lady preparing my food was new and didn't understand what gluten free meant.
2105 B Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
Many GF options. They even offer GF chips. And you can get any sandwich on GF bread. Staff is always super friendly
39 Coliseum Crossing #15, Hampton, VA 23666
We've eaten at Jason's other places and this one is just as delicious! My wife ate gluten-free and didn't have any trouble at all.
3887 W Lake Mary Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746
Gluten bread for sandwiches and also offers GF cookies. Staff was knowledgeable about celiac.
1100 Main Ste. 101, Kansas City, MO 64105
They changed gloves and ours was handled in the to go box due to celiac.
1724 E Battlefield Rd, Springfield, MO 65804
Great place to eat. Awesome salad bar! Choices for the whole family. Even the Gluten sensitive members of the family.
12320 L Street, Omaha, NE 68137
Definitely would recommend. They offer options galore. It was nice to have someone who was capable of catering to my specific needs. They also have a way of not cross contaminating the sandwiches in their ovens. They are huge BTW so if you have a small stomach like I do. I would recommend half or a Salad or soup. I am definitely coming back again!
13550 Reflections Parkway #1-101, Fort Myers, FL 33907
The gluten free bread for my sandwich was one of the best I've had. A great choice for a GF lunch!
1330 E. 15th Street, Tulsa, OK 74120
Woah, how does a place that makes you sick get a 5 star review?? I also got sick. I agree that they don't understand or even try to keep it safe. What's the point of calling anything gluten free if its not.
7010 Dodge St., Omaha, NE 68132
Favorite sandwich spot since I went gluten free.
2915 Colonial Dr., Orlando, FL 32803
A regular lunch spot for me. Never once got sick. Have been eating here for years. Whenever I say gluten free when ordering they package my salad or sandwich with special labels. Consistent and excellent lunch food. Never ate off the buffet.
5 Westgate Parkway #100, Asheville, NC 28806
The worst Jason I have ever been to. Wanted corn beef sandwich toasted or grilled, but got crumbled pieces of bread. The corn beef was 2 thin slices with lots of fat.
39 Coliseum Crossing #15, Hampton, VA 23666
Jason's is one of my staple go-to's. Delicious, family friendly, never disappoints. I've been to most locations across Hampton Roads and this is by far my favorite.
17245 Chesterfield Airport Road, Chesterfield, MO
Ordered GF baked potato with spicy chicken added for daughter and it made her sick. Must have been cross-contaminated.
3032 John Hawkins Parkway, Hoover, AL 35226
Excellent service! Manager took our orders and made sure to follow whether an item was gluten free. He then made sure staff changed gloves and kept gluten free items separate.
943 North Green River Road, Evansville, IN 47715
Absolutely delicious gluten free bread. A separate menu just for gf items. Very friendly, helpful, and patient.
1450 W.O. Ezell Blvd., Spartanburg, SC 29301
Great food, they changed their gloves to prepare my food and brought it out separately from the rest of the order.
4554 Virginia Beach Blvd. Suite 980, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Good gluten free lunch option.
303 E. Altamonte Drive Suite 1350, Altamonte, FL 32701
They have GF sandwich bread (either Udi's or Rudi's - I couldn't tell which one she said), so I ordered a GF muffaletta. When the cashier asked if I wanted it toasted, I expressed concern about it being toasted where other breads are toasted, and she assured me it was done separately and would be GF. She was very helpful and knowledgeable.
8874 McGaw Rd, Columbia, MD 21045
Enjoyed a gluten free California Club sandwich on Udis bread, with chips and pickle. They did ask if gluten allergy or preference. Charged 59 cents extra for GF bread. They do not have a gluten free toaster, would have given a higher score if they did. I did not have my sandwich toasted. Self service, free vanilla and chocolate soft serve after your meal is a nice bonus. They had a disclaimer on a sticker on sandwich wrap; they do not recommend for celiacs.
8421 Brier Creek Pkwy. #101, Raleigh, NC 27617
Not bad. A.few gluten free options but not many. The girl who took our order was very lazy and acted like she didnt care. i had to tell it multiple times i cant afford a mistake and when my food came it came with a gf note that noted that it was gf. I didnt get sick here
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Alabama running back Eddie Lacy has injured his hamstring and will not work out at this week's NFL Scouting Combine, according to tweets from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Schefter reports that Lacy, who was nursing nagging injuries all season (turf toe and a beat up ankle), suffered a minor injury to his hamstring last week while training on his own. He will not participate in the combine, but hopes to be healthy enough to work out at Alabama's Pro Day on March. 13.
Lacy said he was only at 100 percent for one game this season, which just so happened to be the national championship. He ran for 140 yards and a touchdown in Alabama's 42-14 win over Notre Dame.
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