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Brussels (Belgium) is considered to be the de facto capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting the institutions of the European Union within its European Quarter. The EU has no official capital, and no plans to declare one, but Brussels hosts the official seats of the European Commission, Council of the European Union, and European Council, as well as a second seat of the European Parliament.
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In 1951, leaders signed the Treaty of Paris which created the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), and with this new community came the first institutions; the High Authority, Council of Ministers, Court of Justice and Common Assembly. A number of cities were considered, and Brussels would have been accepted as a compromise, but the Belgian government put all its effort into backing Liège,[1] opposed by all the other members, and was unable to formally back Brussels due to internal instability.[2]
Agreement remained elusive and a seat had to be found before the institutions could begin work, hence Luxembourg was chosen as a provisional seat, though with the Common Assembly in Strasbourg as that was the only city with a large enough hemicycle (the one used by the Council of Europe). This agreement was temporary, not even "provisional" and it was the intent that they would move to Saarbrücken as a "European District" which did not occur.[3][4]
The 1957 Treaties of Rome established two new communities, the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). These shared the Assembly and Court of the ECSC but created two new sets of Councils and Commissions (equivalent to the ECSC's High Authority). Discussions on the seats of the institutions were left till the last moment before the treaties came into force, so as not to interfere with ratification.[5]
Brussels waited till only a month before talks to enter its application, which was unofficially backed by several member states. The members agreed in principle to locate the executives, councils and the assembly in one city, though could still not decide which city, so they put the decision off for six months. In the meantime, the Assembly would stay in Strasbourg and the new commissions would meet alternatively at the ECSC seat and at the Castle of the Valley of the Duchess, in Brussels (headquarters of a temporary committee). The Councils would meet wherever their Presidents wanted to.[6] In practice, this was the Castle in Brussels's until autumn 1958 when it moved to central Brussels: 2 Rue Ravensteinstraat.[7]
Brussels missed out in its bid for a single seat due to a weak campaign from the government in negotiations, despite widespread support from the people. The Belgian government eventually pushed its campaign and started large scale construction, renting office space in the east of the city for use by the institutions. On 11 February 1958, the six governments concluded an unofficial agreement on the setting up of community offices. On the principle that it would take two years after a final agreement to prepare the appropriate office space, full services are set up in Brussels in expectation of a report from the Committee of Experts looking into the matter of a final seat.[8]
While waiting for the completion of the building on Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée/Blijde Inkomstlaan, offices moved to 51-53 Rue Belliardstraat on 1 April 1958 (later exclusively used by the Euratom Commission), though with the numbers of Civil Servants rapidly expanding, services are set up in buildings on Rue de Marais/Broekstraat, Avenue de Broquevillelaan, Avenue de Tervuerenlaan, Rue d'Arlon/Aarlenstraat, Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat and Avenue de Kortenberglaan. The Belgian government further provides newly built offices on the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg (22 Rue des Sols/Stuiversstraat) for the Council of Ministers' Secretariat and European Investment Bank.[9][10]
A Committee of Experts deemed Brussels to be the one option to have all the necessary features for a European capital: a large, active metropolis, without a congested centre and poor quality of housing; good communications with other member states' capitals, including to major commercial and maritime markets; vast internal transport links; an important international business centre; plentiful housing for European civil servants; and an open economy. Furthermore, it was located on the border between the two major European civilisations, Latin and Germanic, and was at the centre of the first post-war integration experiment: the Benelux. As a capital of a small country, it also cannot claim to use the presence of institutions to exert pressure on other member states, it being more of a neutral territory between the major European powers. The Committee's report was approved of by the Council, Parliament and Commissions, however the Council was still unable to achieve a final vote on the issue and hence put off the issue for a further three years despite all the institutions now leading in moving to Brussels.[11]
The decision was put off due to the varied national positions preventing a unanimous decision. Luxembourg fought to keep the ECSC or have compensation, France fought for Strasbourg and Italy, initially backing Paris, fought for any Italian city in order to thwart Luxembourg and Strasbourg. Meanwhile, Parliament passed a series of resolutions complaining about the whole situation of spreading itself across three cities, though unable to do anything about it.[12]
The 1965 Merger Treaty was seen as an appropriate moment to finally resolve the issue, the separate Commissions and Councils were to be merged. Luxembourg, concerned about losing the High Authority, proposed a split between Brussels and Luxembourg. The Commission and Council in the former with Luxembourg keeping the Court and Parliamentary Assembly, together with a few of the Commissions departments. This was largely welcomed but opposed by France, not wishing to see the Parliament leave Strasbourg, and by Parliament itself which wished to be with the executives and was further annoyed by the fact it was not consulted on the matter of its own location.[13]
Hence, the status quo was maintained with some adjustments; The Commission, with most of its departments, would be in Brussels. As would the Council, but in April, June and October it would meet in Luxembourg. In addition, Luxembourg would keep the Court of Justice, some of the Commission's departments and the secretariat of the European Parliament. Strasbourg would continue to host Parliament.[14][15][16] Joining the Commission was the merged Council secretariat. The ECSC secretariat merged with the EEC's and EAEC's in the Ravenstein building which then moved to the Charlemagne building, next to the Berlaymont, in 1971.[7]
In Brussels, staff continued to be spread across a number of buildings, on the Rue Belliardstraat, Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée/Blijde Inkomstlaan, Rue du Marais/Broekstraat and at Mont des Arts/Kunstberg.[16] The first purpose built building was the Berlaymont building in 1958, designed to house 3000 officials which soon proved too small, causing the institution to spread out across the neighbourhood.[17]
Yet, despite the agreement to host these institutions in Brussels, its formal status was still inclear, and hence the city sought to strengthen its hand with major investment in buildings and infrastructure (including the Brussels Metro: Schuman station). However, these initial developments were sporadic with little town planning and based on speculation.[17] (See: Brusselisation)
However the 1965 agreement was a source of contention for the Parliament which wished to be closer to the other institutions, it began moving some of its decision making bodies, committee and political group meetings to Brussels.[18] In 1983 it went further by symbolically holding a plenary session in Brussels, in the basement of the Mont des Arts Congress Centre. However the meeting was a fiasco and the poor facilities partly discredited Brussels' aim of being the sole seat of the institutions.[19] However, things looked up for Brussels when Parliament gained its own plenary chamber in Brussels (on Rue Wiertzstraat) in 1985 for some of its part-sessions.[18] This was done unofficially due to the sensitive nature of the Parliaments seat, with the building being constructed under the name of an "international conference centre".[17] The Parliament's half-move to Brussels was unsuccessful challenged by France in the Court of Justice, Parliament's victory led it to build full facilities in Brussels.[20]
In response the Edinburgh European Council of 1992 adopted a final agreement on the location of the institutions. According to this decision, which was subsequently annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam,[18] the Parliament, although required to hold some of its sessions, including its budget session, in Strasbourg, extra sessions and committees could meet in Brussels. It also reaffirmed the presence of the Commission and Council in the city.[21]
Shortly before this summit, the Commission moved into the Breydel building. This was due to asbestos being discovered in the Berlaymont forcing its evacuation in 1989. The Commission threatened to move out of the city which would have destroyed Brussels's chances of hosting the Parliament, thus the government stepped in to build the Breydel next to Berlaymont in 23 months, ensuring the Commission could move in before the Edinburgh summit. Shortly after Edinburgh, Parliament bought its new building in Brussels. With the status of Brussels now clear, NGOs, lobbyists, advisory bodies and regional offices started basing themselves in the quarter near the institutions.[17]
The Council, which has been expanding into further buildings as it grew, consolidated once more in the Justus Lipsius building[7] and in 2002 it was agreed that the European Council should also be based in Brussels, having been moving between different cities as the EU's Presidency rotated. From 2004 all Councils were meant to be held in Brussels, however some extraordinary meetings are still held elsewhere. The reason for the move was in part due to the experience of the Belgian police in dealing with protesters and the fixed facilities in Brussels.[22]
The Commission employs 25,000[23] people and the Parliament employs about 5000 people[24]. Because of this concentration, Brussels is a preferred location for any move towards a single seat for Parliament.[25][26] Despite it not formally being the "capital" of the EU, some commentators see the fact that Brussels enticed an increasing number of Parliament's sessions to the city, in addition to the main seats of the other two main political institutions, as making Brussels the de facto capital of the EU.[27] Brussels is frequently labelled as the 'capital' of the EU, particularly in publications by local authorities, the Commission and press.[28][29][30][31][32][33] Indeed, Brussels interprets the 1992 agreement on seats (details below) as declaring Brussels as the capital.[28]
There are two further cities hosting major institutions, Luxembourg (Judicial and second seats) and Strasbourg (Parliament's main seat). Authorities in Strasbourg and organisations based there also refer to Strasbourg as the "capital" of Europe[34][35][36] and Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg are also referred to as the joint capitals of Europe.[32]
Like Washington D.C., Brussels is a centre of political activity with ambassadors to Belgium, NATO and the Union being based in the city; with there being more ambassadors based in the city than in the US capital. There's also a greater number of press corps in Brussels with media outlets in every Union member-state having a Brussels correspondent and there are 10,000 lobbyists registered.[23]
Of the 1200 accredited journalists in Brussels, 1000 are from outside Belgium, 120 of these are from Germany alone (compared to 20-30 in Washington D.C.) however there has been a disproportionately small representation of US press in Brussels, with very few newspapers having correspondents based in the city.[37]
Brussels is located in the urban centre of Europe, located within the Flemish Diamond and in between Paris, London, the Ruhr, and the Randstad. Via high speed trains Brussels is around 1h25 from Paris, 1h50 from London, Amsterdam and Cologne (and the surrounding industrialised regions), 3h from Frankfurt.
The "Eurocap-rail" project plans to improve Brussels' links to the south to Luxembourg city and Strasbourg.[32] Brussels is also served by Brussels Airport, located in the nearby Flemish municipality of Zaventem, and by the much smaller Brussels South Charleroi Airport, located near Charleroi (Wallonia), some 50 km (30 mi) from Brussels.
Most of the institutions are located within the European Quarter of Brussels, which is the unofficial name of the area corresponding to the approximate triangle between Brussels Park, Cinquantenaire Park and Leopold Park (with the Parliament's hemicycle extending into the latter). The Commission and Council are located in the heart of this area near to the Schuman station at the Schuman roundabout on the Wetstraat. The European Parliament is located over the Brussels-Luxembourg station, next to Luxembourg Square.[16]
The area itself was historically residential, an aspect which was rapidly lost as the institutions moved in. Historical and residential buildings, although still present, have been largely replaced by modern offices. These buildings were built not according to a high quality master plan or government initiative, but according to speculative private sector construction of office space, without which most buildings of the institutions would not have been built.[38] However, due to Brussels's attempts to consolidate its position, there was large government investment in infrastructure in the quarter.[17] Authorities are keen to stress that the previous chaotic development has ended, being replaced by planned architecture competitions[39] and a master plan (see "future" below).[40]
The quarter itself is highly centralised and criticised by some, for example Romano Prodi, for being an administrative ghetto isolated from the rest of the city (though this view is not shared by all). There is also a perceived lack of symbolism, with some such as Rem Koolhaas proposing that Brussels needs an architectural symbol to represent Europe (akin to the Eiffel Tower or Colosseum). Others do not think this is in keeping with the idea of the EU, with Umberto Eco viewing Brussels as a "soft capital"; rather than it being an "imperial city" of an empire, it should reflect the EU's position as the "server" of Europe.[39] Despite this, the plans for redevelopment intend to deal with a certain extent of visual identity in the quarter.[40]
The most iconic structure is the Berlaymont, the primary seat of the Commission. It was the first building to be constructed for the Community, originally built in the 1960s. It was designed by Lucien De Vestel, Jean Gilson, André Polak and Jean Polak and paid for by the Belgian government (who could occupy it if the Commission left Brussels). It was inspired by the UNESCO headquarters building in Paris, designed as a four-pointed star on supporting columns, and at the time an ambitious design.
Originally built with flock asbestos, the building was renovated in the 1990s to remove it and renovate the ageing building to cope with enlargement. After a period of exile in the Breydel building on the Avenue d'Auderghem/Oudergemlaan, the Commission reoccupied the Berlaymont in 2005 and bought the building for 550 million euros.
The president of the Commission occupies the largest office, near the Commission's meeting room on the top (13th) floor. Although the main Commission building, it houses only 2,000 out of the 20,000 Commission officials based in Brussels. In addition to the Commissioners and their cabinets, the Berlaymont also houses the Commission's Secretariat-General and Legal Service.
Across the quarter the Commission occupies 865,000m² in 61 buildings with the Berlaymont and Charlemagne buildings the only ones over 50,000m². Due to the accession of 12 new members in 2004 and 2007 staff has risen by 2,250 demanding an extra 35,000m² of office space. There are concerns that further buildings within the district will create a "ghetto effect". In response to this problem the Commission has, since 2004, begun decentralising across the city to areas such as avenue de Beaulieulaan and rue de Genèvestraat in Evere (see below).[41][42]
Across the Rue de la Loi from the Berlayont is the Justus Lipsius building which houses the Council of the European Union and the European Council. The Council's secretariat had originally been based in the city centre, and then in the Charlemagne building joining the other European buildings centred on the Schuman roundabout.[15][16] From 2013, the European Council will move info Résidence Palace next door once it has been renovated and the Lex building beyond that was occupied by the Council in 2007.[43]
The Parliament's buildings, known as Espace Léopold, are located to the south between Leopold Park and Luxembourg Square, over Brussels-Luxembourg Station which is underground. The complex, known as the "Espace Léopold" (or "Leopoldsruimte" in Dutch), has two main buildings: Paul-Henri Spaak and Altiero Spinelli which cover 372,000 m². The complex is not the official seat of the Parliament with its work being split with Strasbourg (its official seat) and Luxembourg (its secretariat). However the decision making bodies of the Parliament, along with its committees and some of its plenary sessions, are held in Brussels to the extent that three quarters of its activity take place in Brussels.[44] The Parliament buildings have recently been extended with the new D4 and D5 buildings being completed and occupied in 2007 and 2008. It is believed the complex now provides enough space for Parliament for the next ten to fifteen years with no major new building projects foreseen.[43]
The Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions together occupy the Delors building, which is next to Leopold Park and used to be occupied by the Parliament. They also use the office building Bertha von Suttner. Both buildings were named in 2006.[45][46] Brussels also hosts two agencies, the European Defence Agency (located on Rue des Drapiers/Lakenweversstraat) and the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation - (in Madou Tower). There is also EUROCONTROL, a semi-EU air traffic control agency covering much of Europe and the Western European Union which is a non-EU military organisation which is merging into the EU's CFSP.
30% of the population of Brussels are from outside Belgium; of these, half are from other EU member states . About 3/5 of European Civil Servants live in the Brussels Capital Region with 63% in the communes around the European district. Half of civil servants are home owners. The institutions draw in, directly employed and employed by representatives, 50,000 people to work in the city. A further 20,000 people are working in Brussels due to the presence of the institutions (generating €2 billion a year) and 2000 foreign companies drawn into the city employ 80,000 multilingual locals.[47]
In Brussels, there are 3.5 million square meters of occupied office space; half of this is taken up by the EU institutions alone, accounting for a quarter of available office space in the city. The majority of EU office space is concentrated in the Leopold quarter. Running costs of the EU institutions total €2 billion a year, half of which benefit Brussels directly, and a further €0.8 come from the expenses of diplomats, journalists etc. Business tourism in the city generates 2.2 million annual hotel room nights. There are thirty international schools (15,000 pupils run by 2000 employees) costing €99 million a year.[47]
In September 2007, the Commissioner for Administrative Affairs Siim Kallas, together with Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region Charles Picqué, unveiled plans for rebuilding the district. It would involve new buildings (220,000m² of new office space) but also more efficient use of existing space. This is primarily through replacing numerous smaller buildings with fewer, larger, buildings.[40]
In March 2009, a French-Belgian-British team led by French architect Christian de Portzamparc won a competition to redesign the Wetstraat/Rue de la Loi between Maalbeek/Maelbeek Garden and Residence Palace in the east to the small ring in the west. Siim Kallas stated that the project, which would be put into action over a few a long period rather than all at once, would create a "symbolic area for the EU institutions" giving "body and soul to the European political project" and providing the Commission with extra office space. The road would be reduced from four lanes to two, and be returned to two way traffic (rather than all west-bound) and the architects proposed a tram line to run down the centre. A series of high rise buildings would be built on either side with three taller 'flag ship' high rises at the east end on the north side. Charles Picqué described the towers as "iconic buildings that will be among the highest in Brussels" and that "building higher allows you to turn closed blocks into open spaces." [48][49] The tallest buildings will be up to 80 metres high, though most between 16 and 55, but the higher the building the further back it will be set from the road.[50] The freed up space (some 180,000m²) would be given over to housing, shops, services and open spaces to give the area a more "human" feel.[40] A sixth European School may also be built. On the western edge of the quarter, on the small ring, there would be "gates to Europe" to add visual impact.[51]
Given the delays and cost of the Berlaymont and other projects, the Commissioner emphasises that the new plans would offer "better value for money" and that the designs would be subject to an international architecture competition. He also pushed that controlling the buildings carbon footprint would be "an integral part of the programme".[40] Charles Picqué has plans for a "new symbol of Europe" in the Quarter. This could be a 'Maison de l'Europe' or 'Huis van Europa', acting as an emblem of Europe and back Brussels in its position as capital of Europe. This idea has also been touted by Commission President José Manuel Barroso who desires a "space reflecting the history of the European project". Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering wishes to use the Eastman Building, next to Leopold Park, as a House of Contemporary European History but has not yet won the backing of MEPs.[43]
There are also plans to pedestrianise of part of the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat next to the Berlaymont.[52] A new Place Schumanplein (currently the Schuman roundabout) would be one of three new pedestrian squares. Schuman would focus on "policy and politics"[51] and Schuman station itself will be redesigned.[53] Coverings over nearby motorways and railways would be extended to shield them from view.[51]
A pedestrian and visual link would be created between the Berlaymont and Leopold park by demolishing sections of the ground to fourth floors of Justus Lipsius, the south "bland" façade of which would be redesigned. Further pedestrian and cycle links would be created around the quarter. Pedestrian routes would also be created for demonstrations.[51] Next to the Parliament at Leopold Park, the block of buildings between Rue d'Arlon/Aarlenstraat and Rue de Trêves/Trierstraat would be removed, creating a broad boulevard-like extension[54] of Luxembourg Square, the second pedestrian square (focusing on citizens).[51]
The third pedestrian square would be the "Esplanade du Cinquantenaire" or "Esplanade van het Jubelpark" (for events and festivities).[55] Wider development may also surround Cinquantenaire Park with plans for a new metro station, underground car park and the Europeanisation of part of the Cinquantenaire complex with a "socio-cultural facility". It is possible that the European Council may have to move to this area from Résidence Palace for security reasons.[51]
The concentration of offices in the main quarter has led to increase real estate prices due to the increased demand and reduced space. In response to this problem the Commission has, since 2004, begun decentralising across the city to areas such as avenue de Beaulieulaan (50°48′51″N 4°24′44″E / 50.81425°N 4.4122°E) in Auderghem and rue de Genèvestraat (50°51′50″N 4°24′12″E / 50.864°N 4.4033°E) in Evere. This has reduced price increases but it is still one of the most expensive areas in the city (€295 per square metre, compared to €196 per on average).[41][42] Neither Parliament or the Council have followed suit however and the policy of decentralisation is unpopular among the Commission's staff.[43]
Nevertheless, the Commission intends to develop two or three large "poles" outside the quarter, each greater than 100,000m².[56] Heysel Park (50°53′42″N 4°20′29″E / 50.8949°N 4.3415°E) has been proposed as one of the new polls by the City of Brussels, which intends to develop the area as an international district regardless. The park, built around the Atomium landmark, already hosts a European School, has the largest parking facilities in Belgium, a metro station, an exhibition hall and the 'Mini-Europe' park. The city intends to build an international conference centre with 3,500 seats and an "important commercial centre." The Commission will respond to the proposal in the first half of 2009.[57]
As for the existing Beaulieu poll, which is to the south east of the main European quarter, there is a proposal to link it with the main quarter by covering the railway lines between Beaulieu and the European Parliament (the esplanade of which sits on top of the Brussels-Luxembourg railway station). Traffic on the lines is expected to increase creating environmental problems that would be solved by covering the lines. The surface would then be covered by flagstones, in the same manner as Parliament's esplanade, to create a pedestrial/cyclists walkway between the two districts. The plan proposes that this "promenade of Europeans" of 3720 metres be divided into areas dedicated to each of the member states.[58]
In 2007, problems in forming a government because of different opinions concerning a state reform increased support for the independence of Flanders by Flemish independentalists from Belgium. Belgium currently operates a complex federal system between Flanders (Dutch speaking) and Wallonia (French speaking) which has been criticised by some but the system has also been compared to the EU, as a "laboratory of Europe". The Brussels-Capital Region, however, is surrounded by Flanders, yet is predominantly French speaking and officially bilingual.
In the event of independence, the future status of the city is unknown and problematic, but some have suggested it become a "European capital district", like Washington D.C. or the Australian Capital Territory, run by the EU rather than Flanders or Wallonia.[59][60] However, unlike these it would also be likely that Brussels itself would be an EU member state.[61] The possible status of Brussels as a "city state" has also been suggested by Charles Picqué, Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region, who sees a tax on the EU institutions as a way of enriching the city. However, the Belgian issue has very little discussion within the EU bodies.[62]
It may also be supported by the political territory of the city extending into bordering municipalities in the Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant, these rich areas would not only make the city financially viable as an independent state but potentially give the city around 1.5 million inhabitants, an airport and forest within its boundaries and make it three or four times larger than the current capital region. A large and independent status may help Brussels in its claim as the capital of the EU.[61]
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LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant's sprained left ankle didn't feel strong enough for Bryant even to test it on the court Sunday before skipping the Lakers' game against Sacramento.
Bryant is considered doubtful to play tonight in Phoenix, according to a Lakers spokesman.
If Bryant doesn't play against the Suns, he will have three more days of rest and treatment before the Lakers play their next game Friday night against Washington.
Two days after that is the Lakers' only multigame trip left this regular season: at Golden State, Minnesota, Milwaukee and Sacramento.
Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni had expected Bryant to test the ankle in the hours before the game against the Kings, but Bryant opted to save the effort given the minimal chance he would actually play against Sacramento, which was shorthanded without leading scorer DeMarcus Cousins (quadriceps).
It was Bryant's first game of the season not playing. He played one quarter on the ankle in Indiana on Friday before telling Lakers coaches: "I can't go."
Jodie Meeks was the replacement starter at shooting guard in Bryant's place Sunday night, though D'Antoni said he has already learned not to count Bryant out too early.
"I didn't think he had any chance (Friday in Indiana), and he played," D'Antoni said.
Pau Gasol downplayed the soreness in his right foot that has ruled him out for his planned return Monday against Phoenix.
Gasol said it was "to be expected" that he'd have some discomfort from testing his foot so much, so fast.
"Pretty normal reaction," said Gasol, who was examined by foot specialist Kenneth Jung on Sunday.
Gasol is on track to return from his torn plantar fascia against Washington on Friday night, which might be Bryant's first game back from his sprained ankle.
"I don't want to put any date so there are no surprises or disappointments," Gasol said.
Gasol felt soreness when playing 2-on-2 Saturday — but it wasn't so much that it stopped him from trying again to play 2-on-2 Sunday. Because of ongoing soreness, Gasol ended his workout early.
Gasol has an ultrasound exam scheduled for Tuesday, and the lack of urgency reflects Gasol's lack of concern at this point. Gasol is choosing to accompany the team to Phoenix for the game today and not having the ultrasound until he returns.
D'Antoni intends for Gasol to be available to take part in Lakers team-wide practices Wednesday and Thursday before the game Friday night. Gasol is expected to return to his main role at power forward, starting and finishing games — even if it doesn't happen right upon his return.
The Lakers' victory Sunday night came despite it being the first game Bryant and Gasol missed because of injury since Gasol's arrival to the Lakers in 2008.
As far as Jordan Hill is concerned after hip surgery, D'Antoni suggested it would be almost impossible to believe Hill could contribute to the Lakers again this season.
The Lakers have held out some hope that Hill could be available if they're still playing in June, but D'Antoni said it was unlikely to think Hill could heal, rehab and work his way back into the rotation at that point in the season.
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Brazilian oil company Petrobras has abandoned plans for deep-sea drilling off East Cape and turned in its exploration permits. Good. The drilling was risky, and exposed us to a catastrophic environmental disaster we would have no way of cleaning up. We saw how much damage the Rena did, both to our environment and the local economy - and that was a small oil spill. An offshore blowout would have been devastating.
Fortunately, we are no longer exposed to that risk. Which gives us some time to plug the gaping hole in our regulations. Currently, there's no requirement that deep-sea oil wells be fitted with blowout protectors, and no requirement for environmental insurance to cover the cost (both environmental and economic) of a catastrophic spill before a well is drilled. These two problems need to be fixed. If you can't plug it, you shouldn't drill it. And if you're not willing to pay to clean up your mess and compensate those affected, you shouldn't risk making one. The costs of drilling should be paid by the oil industry, not by the rest of society.
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Blackstone Steakhouse
10 Pinelawn Rd. Melville, NY 631-271-7780
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Description:Beef and seafood are the mainstays of the edibles delivered at this Melville steakhouse where the menu includes fairly pricey items familiar to contemporary American cuisine. However, come Thursday nights after 8 p.m., a DJ spins beats to a crowd averaging 30-50 in age -- and come other evenings, while there is no one working turntables, the bar is always a popular stop for nighttime drinks and conversation.
Hours:Dinner every day, from 3 p.m. Monday to Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Lunch, Monday to Friday, from 11:30 a.m. Dinner reservations recommended weekdays, necessary weekends.
Party size:Party rooms
When Blackstone Steakhouse opened in 2005, it earned a two-star rating and immediately upgraded dining out near Route 110 in Melville.
Based on recent visits, the restaurant itself deserves an upgrade, too.
New chef Richard Lanza, who last year was the opening chef at North Fork Oyster Company and garnered three stars for the Greenport restaurant, brings Blackstone to a third star now.
In addition to Lanza's excellent food, Blackstone has refined and enhanced its level of service. And the ambience continues to have a party-in-progress quality at dinner; a businessman's club at lunch. The decibels are high day and night.
Either way, have a steak: sirloin, filet mignon, rib, porterhouse, all outstanding. Catch the shellfish cocktails and the raw bar. Sample some superior uncooked fish, fatty tuna to fluke, yellowtail carpaccio to tuna tartare.
Try Lanza's sesame-crusted halibut, grilled whole fish of the day, lobster-and-crab salad, porcini-dusted diver sea scallops, braised Berkshire pork belly, pan-roasted pork chops, short ribs with mushroom risotto.
Side dishes and desserts, while not the reason to dine here, are better than before, too.
Sometimes, updating a restaurant is a dreary affair. Here: fun.
-Peter M. Gianotti, reviewed 2/23/12
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Blue Sea ST Blade Fuse Blocks
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This compact ATO/ATC fuse block consolidates branch circuits and eliminates the tangle of in-line fuses for electronics and other appliances. Can be used for switched and/or 24-hour circuits. Some models include an insulated cover that meets ABYC/USCG requirements with push-button latch and spare fuse storage. Corrosion-resistant tin-plated copper buses and fuse clips. Accepts ATO or ATC fast acting blade fuses and ring terminals. Fuses sold separately. Includes write-on small format circuit labels.The Common Sourced Circuit Fuse Blocks circuits must all be switched or all be 24-hour circuits.
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
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- 1 teaspoon salt
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- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 cup powdered sugar, as optional topping
- 1 cup honey, as optional topping
- In the bowl of a food processor, mix the dry ingredients. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the oil and the water, and process until smooth. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead until the dough is just elastic and comes together, being careful not to over work. Shape the dough into a ball, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. Flatten each piece and roll into a 7-inch circle, making as thin as possible. Poke a hole in the center with the handle of a wooden spoon or your finger.
- In a large sauté pan or deep fryer, heat the oil to 360 degrees F. Slip the rounds 1 at a time into the hot oil and cook for 2 minutes, turning once with a long-handled spoon. Drain on paper towels and repeat with the remaining dough.
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Monster Jam Xbox 360
- Publisher: Activision
- Release Date: Nov 13, 2007
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 2
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Whilst not a technical marvel with amazing physics and jaw dropping visuals Monster Jam completes the goal that all games should aspire to complete, it's fun.
Upon first sight, and play, this game can be judged quite easily as a bog standard, mediocre, racing frenzy game, any excuse for a bit of chaos.
Games Master UKA frivolous racer with a hefty price tag but brief brainless appeal. [Aug 2008, p.83]
Monster Jam is a simplistic arcade racing game that is below average in all areas.
Official Xbox MagazineReally, the biggest problem with Monster Jam is its price--for $20, we'd be all over it, but $50? Get over your bad self. [Mar 2008, p.92]
Monster Jam is a terrible racing game, and a laughable attempt at recreating the hefty impact of monster trucks to boot. With zero challenge and aggravating control, I don't think "MotorStorm 2" has much to worry about.
Xbox World 360 Magazine UKA game without a reason to live, consigned to the scrapheap by the 360's real racers. [July 2008, p.83]
Overall, Monster Jam brings nothing new to the genre. It feels like a direct port of the PlayStation 2 version with added achievements, and with the release of Race Driver: GRID at the same time, Monster Jam will never really get off the starting line.
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Creator: | Farris, Ion L. | |
Title: | Ion L. Farris Campaign Scrapbook | |
Dates: | 1916 | |
Abstract: | Scrapbook of clippings about the 1916 gubernatorial campaign of Ion L. Farris. | |
Extent: | 0.03 Linear feet. 1 volume. | |
Identification: | PKY 88.025 | |
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Ion L. Farris was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1878. His family moved to Marion County while he was still a boy. He decided to become a lawyer, studying in the offices of Herbert Anderson and W.K. Zewadski. After passing the bar he became a noted figure in public life. He was elected to the Florida Senate as a Democrat, becoming a very prominent party member. In 1916 he ran for governor but lost in the primary.
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Metformin is an anti-diabetic drug often used in women with polycystic ovaries to help them ovulate. Duphaston is a progestin used to start a menstrual period in women who have not ovulated. Folic acid is a vitamin (Vitamin B9) taking during early pregnancy to decrease the risk of birth defects, including one known as spinal bifida. These medications are not known to interact. When you are taking more than one medication (especially if prescribed by more than one physician), it is a good idea to ask your physician if they interact.
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WASHINGTON — A growing al Qaida-backed insurgency, combined with the Pakistani army's reluctance to launch an all-out crackdown, political infighting and energy and food shortages are plunging America's key ally in the war on terror deeper into turmoil and violence, says a soon-to-be completed U.S. intelligence assessment.
A U.S. official who participated in drafting the top secret National Intelligence Estimate said it portrays the situation in Pakistan as "very bad." Another official called the draft "very bleak," and said it describes Pakistan as being "on the edge."
The first official summarized the estimate's conclusions about the state of Pakistan as: "no money, no energy, no government."
Six U.S. officials who helped draft or are aware of the document's findings confirmed them to McClatchy on the condition of anonymity because NIEs are top secret and are restricted to the president, senior officials and members of Congress. An NIE's conclusions reflect the consensus of all 16 U.S. intelligence agencies.
The NIE on Pakistan, along with others being prepared on Afghanistan and Iraq, will underpin a "strategic assessment" of the situation that Army Gen. David Petraeus, who's about to take command of all U.S. forces in the region, has requested. The aim of the assessment — seven years after the U.S. sent troops into Afghanistan — is to determine whether a U.S. presence in the region can be effective and if so what U.S. strategy should be.
The findings also are intended to support the Bush administration's effort to recommend the resources the next president will need for Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan at a time the economic crisis is straining the Treasury and inflating the federal budget deficit.
The Afghanistan estimate warns that additional American troops are urgently needed there and that Islamic extremists who enjoy safe haven in Pakistan pose a growing threat to the U.S.-backed government of Afghan Prime Minister Hamid Karzai.
The Iraq NIE is more cautious about the prospects for stability there than the Bush administration and either John McCain or Barack Obama have been, and it raises serious questions about whether the U.S. will be able to redeploy a significant number of troops from Iraq to Afghanistan anytime soon.
Together, the three NIEs suggest that without significant and swift progress on all three fronts — which they suggest is uncertain at best — the U.S. could find itself facing a growing threat from al Qaida and other Islamic extremist groups, said one of the officials.
About the only good news in the Pakistan NIE is that it's "relatively sanguine" about the prospects of a Pakistani nuclear weapon, materials or knowledge falling into the hands of terrorists, said one official.
However, the draft NIE paints a grim picture of the situation in the impoverished, nuclear-armed country of 160 million, according to the U.S. officials who spoke to McClatchy.
The estimate says that the Islamist insurgency based in the Federally Administered Tribal Area bordering Afghanistan, the suspected safe haven of Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants, is intensifying.
However, according to the officials, the draft also finds that the Pakistani military is reluctant to launch an all-out campaign against the Islamists in part because of popular opposition to continuing the cooperation with the U.S. that began under Pervez Musharraf, the U.S.-backed former president, after the 9/11 attacks.
Anti-U.S. and anti-government sentiments have grown recently, stoked by stepped-up cross-border U.S. missile strikes and at least one commando raid on suspected terrorist targets in the FATA that reportedly have resulted in civilian deaths.
The Pakistani military, which has lost hundreds of troops to battles and suicide bombings, is waging offensives against Islamist guerrillas in the Bajaur tribal agency and Swat, a picturesque region of the North West Frontier Province bordering Afghanistan. U.S. officials said insurgent attacks on Pakistani security forces provoked the Pakistani army operations.
The Pakistan general staff also remains concerned about what it considers an ongoing threat to its eastern border from its traditional foe, India, the draft NIE finds, according to the U.S. officials.
For these reasons, they said, the army chief of staff, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, wants the new civilian coalition government of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to provide the military with political cover by blessing a major anti-insurgency crackdown.
However, the ruling coalition, in which President Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, holds the real authority, has been preoccupied by other matters, according to the draft NIE.
These include efforts to consolidate its power after winning a struggle that prompted its main rival, the Pakistan Muslim League-Q, to leave the ruling coalition.
Moreover, widespread anti-U.S. anger has left the coalition deeply divided over whether to unleash a major military assault on the Islamists, the U.S. officials said.
The government is also facing an accelerating economic crisis that includes food and energy shortages, escalating fuel costs, a sinking currency and a massive flight of foreign capital accelerated by the escalating insurgency, the NIE warns.
The Pakistani public is clamoring for relief as the crisis pushes millions more into poverty, giving insurgent groups more opportunities to recruit young Pakistanis.
(Warren P. Strobel and Nancy A. Youssef contributed to this article.)
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Where I stayed
little weird and Spanish though. I had a good flight. The taxi
driver spoke only Spanish so we just listened to the American radio.
There was a boy with a flaming baton at an intersection who wanted
money. The hostel is pretty sweet and not crowded. So far it�s just
me and this other girl in our seven room dorm. I like the check in
guy and I want to practice more Spanish. I listened to some of the
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Today was pretty sweet. I went to some pre'incan ruins, the tour was in
Spanish. i had an official Peru lunch. I went to Kennedy park and a
mall on the mountain beach. And a love park where a lot of people were
making out. I got a little sunburned. I got a Spanish phrase book and I
may take a free course at the hostel tomorrow. I thought I ordered
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Yes she does… and in a BIG way!
Starting in November, the upscale department store Barneys NYC will turn their famed Madison Avenue windows over to the superstar and her team for their interpretation of "Santa's Workshop!"
This has got to be a first, a Pop star getting full artistic control over the landmark store's holiday campaign? Barney's is doing it, and not only the windows. Gaga will get the entire 8th floor as her "workshop" to develop and design small gifts to sell to her "little Monsters."
25% of the proceeds will benefit Gaga's favorite charities.
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2014 presidential hopefuls
Norman Quijano. The mayor of San Salvador from the ARENA party won a second term by a landslide. As mayor of the country's largest city, he has already shown the ability to gather significant support and is probably viewed as someone able to get things done.
Tony Saca. President of El Salvador from 2004-2009, Tony Saca is rumored to be interested in returning to the presidency. The ARENA party elected him, but now they call him a traitor because of his connections to the breakaway GANA party. He is now the leading figure to be a presidential candidate for GANA. (A president in El Salvador may not be re-elected to successive terms, but can be re-elected when there is a gap in time between the presidential terms).
Salvador Sanchez Ceren. The current vice-president of El Salvador and former guerrilla commander is one of the traditional hard-left leaders of the FMLN. According to ContraPunto, the FMLN leadership is lining up to choose Sanchez Ceren as its candidate for 2014. The party leadership is unhappy with Mauricio Funes who they believe has not been true to the party agenda. In the same ContraPunto article, Mauricio Funes is quoted expressing skepticism about Sanchez Ceren as a candidate rather than a moderate leftist like Funes.
The FMLN, as well as the other parties, might do well to look at the example of Funes. His popularity remains high, as shown by a recent Mitofsky poll giving Funes a 65% approval rating - the highest in Central America.


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One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper.
That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the wild things are.
Max tames the wild things and crowns himself as their king, and then the wild rumpus begins.
But when Max has sent the monsters to bed, and everything is quiet, he starts to feel lonely and realises it is time to sail home to the place where someone loves him best of all.
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On World AIDS Day, Infections Remain a Challenge in Colorado [1]
There are at least 6,102 Coloradans living with HIV and at least another 4,511 living with AIDS. Among the organizations reaching out to them and others this World AIDS Day [5] is Colorado State University's Department of International Education, which is providing free and confidential HIV testing with the help of the Northern Colorado AIDS Project, notes the Rocky Mountain Collegian [6].
More people than ever are living with HIV and AIDS thanks to advances in medicine, but that's meant less attention on the diseases. "With that lack of a crisis, there's a lot of complacency," Ruth Pederson, executive director of the Colorado AIDS Project, tells The Denver Post [7]. Yet, the number of new HIV cases each year hasn't decreased for more than a decade in Colorado. "If the number of newly infected persons continues to stay where it is or rises, and we don't get new resources, it's likely we'll be in a situation where we can't provide medication to everybody who needs it," says Ralph Wilmoth, who heads the state health department's HIV section.
Meanwhile, local fashion designer and Project Runway runner-up Mondo Guerra is lending some celebrity to the cause, writes Latina [8] magazine. The HIV-positive Denver native has designed two T-shirts (here [9] and here [10]) for Piperlime.com, and $20 from each sale ($50 per shirt) will go to amFAR Aids Research. Guerra will also speak at the United Nations today about his struggles with finding low-income treatment in Colorado.


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The role of the external examiner in the assessment of clinical practice
Jinks, A.M. and Morrison, P. (1997) The role of the external examiner in the assessment of clinical practice. Nurse Education Today, 17 (5). pp. 408-412.
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In the first part of this paper we give a brief overview of the development of the different types of clinical assessment used in the UK. Some general problems related to the assessment of clinical practice are outlined. The second part of the paper focuses on the role of the external examiner in the clinical assessment of students. We outline some of the major problems we encountered as internal and external examiners on the same university-based course in which 'I-day' practical assessments were undertaken. We emphasize the particular problems of externally assessing the clinical practice component of the course in this manner and conclude that the continuous assessment model, while not without its own problems, is potentially a more effective approach to student assessment.
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text: The $45 a Month Verizon iPhone HackRosa Golijan10/29/10 11:00amFiled to: How ToIpod touch cellphoneiPodipod touchApple iPod TouchAppleCellphoneCellphonesiPhoneApple iPhoneiPhone AppiPhone AppsappappsLine2 iphone appLine2 appLine2SkypeSkype iphone appTop3341EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Can't wait for a Verizon iPhone? No problem—you can get one now. Cheaper than AT&T's borked handset, too. Yeah, we're being creative with the term "iPhone," but who cares. It works. The HackWith an iPod Touch in your pocket and a MiFi in your bag, you have a fully-functional, always-connected iOS device talking to the world over the Verizon Wireless network. Sure, it's technically a hack, you won't be able to send an MMS (just like the old days!), and you'll need to use a couple extra apps—but your reception will almost definitely improve, and the total monthly cost will be a good chunk lower than an equivalent AT&T plan. WHAT YOU NEED • An iPod Touch • A Verizon MiFi • A headset • A phone number from Line2 APPS YOU WANT • Calling: Facetime, Line2, Fring, or Tango COST • 8GB iPod Touch: $229 • Verizon MiFi: $99 plus $35/month (we recommend the 3GB plan) • Phone number (Line2): $10/monthThe Plan• Get A Number: FaceTime, Fring, and Tango are great ways to keep in touch, but they aren't ubiquitous enough yet. Try Line2, a $10/month service that gets you your very own phone number plus unlimited VOIP calls and texts within the US and Canada. You could also use Skype, but you won't get the free text messages. • Get Coverage: Verizon's MiFi will give you enough bandwidth to jaw off anywhere the company's EVDO fingers touch. Which is pretty much everywhere. If you've got a hankering for 4G, and live in one of the markets that supports it, you can also go with the zippy Sprint Overdrive. • Get Headphones: The iPod Touch has one setting: Speakerphone. Do everyone a favor and buy a headset. OK, It's Not Perfect...The primary downside to the iPod Touch Phone is that it can't send or receive MMS messages. Sadly, there isn't a perfect way to simulate this experience yet, so any naughty photos or videos will have to be sent the old-school way: Email. But who cares? We survived a couple years with MMS-less iPhones before, and we can do it again.Reply334 repliesLeave a reply


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Lately, Budster spent a long time, watching birds out of the window, and so he found some little plastic bird figurines in his Easter eggs. They needed a place to live, and the very same day I started working on a house for birds. I planned to make a fairy tree house for a long time. Birds will be the first tenants of Budster's house, but we will also invite, fairies, gnomes and other forest creatures in the future.
First, I felt inspired by this toy, but later saw others. I loved the rustic and natural look of it, and the multi-layered house seemed like a fun variation on a doll-house theme.
Woodworking projects can require the purchase of a couple additional tools, but none of them are very expensive. I have not worked with wood much before Budster's birth, but since then I have constantly found myself thinking of one toy or another I could make for him. As my husband gradually introduced me to different tools, I came to find the process of cutting wood, drilling holes, and gluing pieces together enjoyable and relaxing. In addition, Budster has reaped the rewards of my output, with a steady stream of toys made from safe, local, renewable materials.
It is likely that you already have a few tools necessary for wood projects at home – maybe from renovation projects. Still, I would divide this project in two parts: making the actual structure of the house requires more tools, while making the furniture of the woodland is possible with few very simple tools.
– branches from our yard of different thickness and crookedness (our neighbours cut an old walnut tree, and we had plenty to choose from)
– poplar board – width: no less than 5"; thickness: no more than ¼" (it can be any other type of wood, but, if buying from a store, poplar offers a good compromise between price and quality for this project)
– a drill with drill-bits of various sizes
– a screwdriver and woodscrews
– a handsaw
– a scroll saw or a jig saw
– a small vise for holding wood in place
– a pencil
– a sharp knife
– sand paper
– wood glue (Elmer's wood glue works well for us)
– wood filler
Many of these can probably be turned up without too much digging, but a scrollsaw is a less common household tool – it is also the most expensive tool on the list. I love our scroll saw. Of all the tools I borrowed from my husband's workshop, it is my favourite. It does an excellent job of cutting curvilinear shapes, and doesn't frighten or strain me. If you are interested in doing a lot of woodworking, you can check this model. In my initial foray into woodworking I had tried a manual version of the same tool – it can be called a coping saw or a jeweller's saw – but it was time-consuming and required more stamina, which I just did not have at night, when all the toy magic had to work. Still, it is the cheaper option. Another option is a jig saw, an affordable and versatile tool.
First, I examined the branches, chose the most inspiring ones and made a sketch that followed their natural curves and knots. Then I inserted the branches into the vise and cut them to the required height with my handsaw. At this point I could tell that the approximate height of my finished tree house will be around 15".
Next, I took a poplar board and drew the approximate designs of the levels. For this project, you do not need to follow the lines exactly, so it would work well for trying a scroll saw or a jig saw for the first time. The levels can have any shape you want. Mine looked like this. Because I wanted one of them to have a branch poking through, I drilled a hole in it.
When the levels were first cut out, they had sharp edges, which I rounded with coarse sandpaper, then smoothed with a finer grit.
Finally, the assembly began. First, I attached the base layer. I chose a drill-bit to pre-drill for the screws and drilled a hole through the wood, then into the branch. After that, I dabbed the bottom of the branch with some wood glue and attached it with the screw to the board.
I did the same with all the layers. It was necessary to drive the screw deep into wood, so that the screw's head was beneath the surface of the wood. After assembly, the screws could be masked with wood filler.
Next was my favourite part – adding details! By cutting several disks from a branch with the handsaw, then gluing them together, I made the stairs.
Another layer got a rope ladder. It was made of a couple of thin branches, cut into relatively equal parts to make rungs. About ten was enough for my ladder. Then, with a sharp knife, I made small notches close to both ends of the rungs. That's where I tied the rope, which was the next step.
For the rope I used a cotton twine, but heavy threads would have worked. I cut two long strips of twine, made loops at one end of them, and then went on tying branches together.
I liked the idea of a swing, and a piece of bark worked well for a sit. I drilled a couple of holes in it and hung it on the cotton twine ropes. For the hook I used a small twig.
Rocks I collected at the beach and dried moss from the forest were glued in different places for decorations. I bet moss would be a very cozy cushion to rest on if you were tired from climbing through the layers of this house!
That was all I planned for the tree house where we could settle Budster's birds to live.
But as the day was sunny and shuffling wood and moss around was pleasant, I decided to make furniture for fairies that can occupy the house in the future. The tutorial is in the next article.
In the meanwhile, not only birds, but other animals can visit this tree house and play on the different layers. Budster is delighted to make little scenes with them and explore different materials used in creating of this house.
Please, check my next post DIY Project: How to Make a Toy Tree House Furniture on how to be a fairy carpenter. If you want to stay updated on new stories from Adventure in a Box, consider subscribing to our Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or Instagram pages. Thank you for reading!


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Congratulations Crunchy Nug! If it's your first, welcome to the club!
Congratulations Crunchy Nug! If it's your first, welcome to the club!
Congrats, Crunchy!
I hit the SW show on Saturday (very cool, but crowded) and picked up the Death Star Briefing set finally; many of the sets had no price tag, many in the aisle with the register had $39.95, but a few on the glass display shelves in the middle had $29.95 tags. The cashier/manager was really annoyed and wanted to wait for confirmation that there were more before giving it to me for that price, but the next guest in line had one too so the other cashier confirmed it. I was VERY tempted to grab some maquettes or Kotos... still wish I'd grabbed one or two! I also got to sit in Han's seat in the little Millenium Falcon 'ride' there. It was neat walking through that Falcon hallway, and having actual switches to flip back & forth during the program.
Picked up the TF Alternators Ravage on Saturday morning; nothing at Burbank Target yesterday or today except one odd sight: a Combat Engineer without a helmet. Shook the card around, only heard the rattle of the stand or the holo; absolutely no sign of tampering around the bubble; the tape looked factory-fresh, with the little air pocket around the edge of the plastic and everything. Just an odd factory error, I guess!
Check this out. I just offered my comments:
-No AFA grading
-Make improvements to HasbroToyShop (allow pre-orders, limit # of figures per customer, increase supply to match demand)
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Congrats, Crunchy!
Didn't do much hunting over the weekend. Waited all day Saturday for FedEx to deliver my Sideshow Endor Troopers. On Sunday picked up a couple Treachery on Saleucami BPs and a Cantina Tin for $10 each at Walmart. Didn't see any TAC Wave 2 at all.
Love those recommendations. I know some people don't like it when brick and mortar stores limit the number of figures you can get, but it's apples and oranges when someone can apparently buy 99 of a single figure online. I think it's reasonable to assume they're not mere army builders.
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JediMasterSal can swallow that many troopers quite easily. I question the taste to put all of them in one scene.
However, I have nearly 100 Stormtroopers used in my dioramas. But spread out:
11 on the Tantive IV
10 dispersed through a custom Cloud City
7 in the Battle of Endor
9 or so spread between Death Star Playsets
Etc. I believe "less is more" sometimes, when you're trying to showcase the figures, but that's nearly 40 right there spread out between just 4 scenes.
With Han, Luke, Leia, and Chewie equaling 4 armed Rebels, 1 stormtrooper opposing them isn't much of a threat. For scene builders, army building becomes an obvious necessity.
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I would like a headphone setup, I've been doing some moderate to at times heavy research and I'm kinda confused on what to buy etc.
I'd like my headphones to be the audez'e LCD2, but I'm confused on which headphone amp and dac I should buy. They should be separate components so I can upgrade separately if I should ever feel the need.
I don't have a preference as far as having a digital or analog setup but I do have interest in having a vinyl setup. From what I've seen the price tag on a good one is out of my reach with my current budget. So maybe digital? I would like to get the very best out of my money and not buy something crappy.
I do listen to music very heavily I would say at least two hours a day when I'm at home. I think it's time to stop relying on YouTube for my music needs and get something that sounds more to my taste. I've been putting this off far too long..
Help/Suggestions please
Edit- I forgot to include my preferred music genre. I would say I love everything and I go through phases but I mainly listen to all kinds of rock, classic, pop, acoustic, metal, alternative ecetera..
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XCOLUMBUS: Paige Nemec of Crestwood lost 3-1 to Sean Fee of Mentor Lake Catholic in the second round of consolations matches at the Division II state championships at Value City Arena.
Trailing 2-0 in the second period, it appeared Nemec might have a 2-point reversal to tie the match, but after conferring the referees denied her the two points. The loss knocked her out of the 103-pound weight class, just one win shy of being guaranteed a spot on the medals podium and finishing anywhere from third to eighth place.
"I thought I had it," Nemec said quietly after the match.
In the third period, Nemec had to give up a 1-point escape or she would not have been able to score points except for a near fall. With :08 left in the third period, the senior tried to get a 2-point takedown on Fee, but time ran out.
Nemec, who won 115 matches in her career, took her headgear off and teared up after the crowd gave her a standing ovation in appreciation of her historic accomplishment.
"It has sunken it yet," Nemec told a press conference after.
Fee had defeated Nemec last week for third place at the Akron Division II district at Firestone High School.
Nemec is not quite down with wrestling, as she will be wrestling in several non-high school tournaments in the next month or so.
She did not rule out the possibility of trying to go out for the United States women's wrestling team. She says she will continue her soccer career at Lake Erie College, a Division II school in Painesville.


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Check your email if you subscribed to the mobile auction house prior to 8/23/12! Blizzard made the app free for all and sent me this little guy's redemption code as a thank you for having paid for the app!
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I have been farming this pet for what seems like forever, never really kept track until today. Decided to farm an Emerald Whelpling for the AH, got one after 371 kills, then I felt lucky, 139 kills later I finally got my Sprite Darter! Noxious Whelps are definitely a good place to hunt this guy down!
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Call it woman's intuition or possessiveness, but it turns out that Priya Kapoor was spot on when it came to knowing just what husband Ram meant to old buddy Isha
Yes, women always know. And Priya Kapoor is no different. She has been suspecting that there is more than just college buddy-ship between her husband Ram Kapoor and his friend from way back, Isha. And she just watched and waited and wondered, though not always silently, since she spoke to her friend Neha about it and also had long soliloquies that only she herself heard. And then came the HUGE sight with Ram. The ever-loving husband and wife yelled at each other and, like all happy couples, said a lot that should never have been said, but is often thought. And Priya decides that she would run away to her parents' home with her daughter Pihu and let the stout man stew.
But Ram has another way of dealing with the mess. He decides to visit Isha and ask her to intervene, telling Priya that there was nothing between them except for friendship that dated back to college times. Big mistake, any of us could have told him! It turns out that Isha does have serious feelings for the fat man, saying that she had gone through a miserable marriage and a nasty divorce and wanted to settle in India not with her husband, as she had always said, but with Ram. Shock, horror, amazement, total confusion – now you can just see that written large on Ram's face as you read that, right? It was indeed. And he goes back home and cannot face his wife when she asks him to tell her what is going on. Priya and Pihu leave for the Sharma home; Ram stays home and broods. Neither husband nor wife can figure out how to deal with the situation – Ram, even though none of it is his doing and Priya, who just wants reassurance from her man.
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Bump Wars Review
- Deep RTS/Tower Defense gameplay mechanics.
- Easy to navigate interface.
- No learning curve and poor help menus.
- Functional, bland graphics.
Bump Wars is a diamond in the rough and some strategy fans may be able to find a glimmer of something interesting, but most gamers might be turned off by its unpolished presentation.
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I'm always on the look-out for strange new strategy titles and I have to say that I've definitely found myself intrigued by Bump Wars from developer Coin Bump. Part real-time strategy, part tower defense, you'll have to master managing your resources and units to develop the best defense possible against the enemies advancing troops.
Once you've selected from the three available maps, you'll be thrown directly in to the battle with selectable units down the left side that can be dropped directly on to the field with a touch. By aligning units near each other you can raise their defensive and offensive capabilities, however each unit has unique requirements for activating these abilities. Your defenses will remain static while the opponent slowly closes in and you'll inevitably lose many units as the waves get more intense, however a deep level of strategy is needed to maintain a core unit while maximizing your damage to survive to the final wave.
Bump Wars is extremely simplistic, using basic icons to represent each unit type on the field. There are some basic animations and sound effects, but they feel more functional than truly aesthetic in their choice.
The most frustrating aspect of Bump Wars is its infuriating lack of a learning curve and new players will feel like they've smacked in to a brick wall. While Bump Wars can be intense and highly engaging, players will need to invest a lot of time in order to reach its strategic core, making this a hard game to recommend to all but the most staunch of strategy fans.